Previously On Unknown: Amidst a seemingly concluded battle, Yuji invited Daiki to join him, and to both their surprise, Daiki accepted. He pledged his loyalty and relinquished his title as a military commander, solidifying their newfound alliance. In a separate encounter, Akishima and Tsukikage engage in a tense standoff, and then a new character is introduced, Shiden. The events are getting interesting.
(Continuing)
But Shiden intercepted, by stating, "No Tsukikage, I'm not talking to Akishima. I'm talking to you." breaking the news to Tsukikage. He finally stops walking and is now in front of Akishima and Tsukikage, taking another smoke with his left hand in his pocket.
We finally get to see a picture of this character. Shiden has grey eyes and a slick back grey hair with multiple bangs hanging off his hair on his face. He is wearing oddly standard clothing as if he were a butler. A tuxedo with shoes that match and a classic, expensive watch on his right wrist. His left hand is in his pocket and he's smoking a cigarette.
It's very bizarre, I mean how is he wearing clean clothing on this island? Why are the clothes he's wearing that of a businessman
But questions aside, Tsukikage was shocked and he inquired. "Wait, what?" he was confused, at first looking at Shiden, but then slowly turning around to look at Akishima. And as he turns around and looks at Akishima, a terrifying gaze is staring at him.
"Ahh… That eye, that devilish eye. Who or what are you?" Tsukikage inquired, looking at Akishima who was staring right at him. With a glowing blood-colored iris and a thin fox-like pupil. A mysterious mixture of abyss and deep red aura emanated from his right eye.
A devilish chuckle comes from Akishima with a huge smile stretched across his face. It's almost as if his jaw is being torn open by the smile. And the aura from his right eye slowly started to expand and captivate his body.
"Huh? What are you talking about? I'm still A-ki-shi-ma…" An edgy, distorted, and terrifying voice comes from Akishima. His chuckle echoed throughout the eerie dark room. Looking up at Tsukikage who is standing in front of him. While holding the left side of his face. With his right eye still glowing and his huge smile still terrifying. Teasing Tsukikage the way Tsukikage did him.
"Agh, Agh, ah!!" Tsukikage is terrified as he retreats into the shadows. Disappearing in thin air. His face was evident with fear.
*On The Stairs That Lead To The Second Floor*
"Just hold on a little longer, Akishima," Hisashi assured in his mind, heavily breathing and running up the stairs that lead to the second floor. He's just been given orders by Matsumoto to head to the second floor so he can give Akishima a path to Yuji. "Just a little longer…" Hisashi continues. "I'm coming, Akishima! Just wait a little longer!!" Hisashi shouts out loud, his voice echoing to the second floor and also back to the first floor.
*Back At The Second Floor…*
"Hmmn… It seems that the stories Master Yuji has told us were true." Shiden looked at the terrifying Akishima holding his cigarette. "Not that I doubted him for a second," Shiden assured himself.
"It seems I made it before Hisashi," Matsumoto appears in the room holding the unconscious boy in his left arm with his walking stick in his right. At first, a greenish light slowly brightened and then Matsumoto appeared out of it.
"Hey, who are you?! Huh… Oh, it's you, the Martial God." Shiden was startled at first but then realized who it was.
"And I gave him a head start," Matsumoto continues, still not realizing Shiden.
"Hey! Are you ignoring me?!" Shiden inquired, angry, irritated, and annoyed. He crushed his cigarette in anger.
"Huh…" Matsumoto looked to his right, seeing Akishima seated on the floor with his back against the wall. Holding the left side of his face, with his right eye glowing in and out of dark red. It seems he's struggling and in pain.
"Uh, boy. Didn't I tell you not to lose focus and let your emotions take over?" Matsumoto scolded Akishima, as he placed the unconscious boy he had, right next to Akishima. Crouching in front of Akishima to be on his level.
For an old man who existed before time itself, it's really weird how he doesn't have a back problem. 'Well, I guess you read new things every day.' Now that I think about it, not really but, whatever. This is fiction anything goes.
"Grrr, you're ignoring me aren't you?!" Shiden stood there in anger, throwing his crushed cigarette to to right as he watched Matsumoto talking to Akishima, not even aware of his existence.
"I'm sorry… Sen-agh-sei…" Akishima weakly said, struggling to keep himself from losing focus, as his right eye blinked from red to normal.
"That's it! I don't care if you're a Martial God! You'll die by my hands!!" Shiden shouts as he is frustrated that Matsumoto ignored him. He launches closer but out of nowhere, Hisashi stops him.
"Hey, what'd you think you're doing?" Hisashi clash's fist with Shiden, with a cheeky smile on his face.
"Attacking an old man and a weak boy," Hisashi continues, pushing himself and Shiden back, then jumping up and attacking with a right roundhouse kick, as the kick lands on Shiden's shoulders, he anchors his foot on his neck. Then at the same moment, he uses his anchored right foot to bring down Shiden's head and then uses his left knee to bash in the man's face.
"Don't you have any shame!" Hisashi ends, as he also ends his assault.
"Hmmm. What a nice combo." Matsumoto praised the boy. Turning his gaze to the battle that's begun
"Agh, agh… Damn it, you cheeky brat!" Shiden shouted in pain. His nose was bleeding and his suit was messed up.
Akishima was still struggling in pain as he said, "Agh, agh… c'mon just go away already!" the pain got worse, but this was a good thing, as the more pain he felt the higher the possibility of him getting under control. And after a few more seconds, he manages to defeat the devil within.
"Finally…" Akishima is relieved, as he finally gets under control.
"Alright, now that you're back you should head to Yuji," Matsumoto told the boy. He and Akishima both get up off the floor.
"Huh, I see that you carried him here." Akishima looks at the unconscious boy on the ground.
"Yes, he's done well," Matsumoto told Akishima with a slight smile.
"OK, I'll be going now. You and Hisashi take care of things here." Akishima exclaimed as he headed off to the third and highest floor.
Shiden saw Akishima leaving, however, he didn't try to stop him, rather he grinned in his mind, scheming, "Everything went as planned. The boy is heading to the master's floor and I'm occupying this brat. It won't be as easy as you think Akishima, you won't just sail smoothly."
But while Shiden didn't make an effort to halt the boy, Tsukikage isn't planning on making the brat leave. Especially how he was insulted by him a while ago.
Tsukikage dashes from the shadows with a concentrated wind dagger in his right hand and his eyes filled with bloodlust, ready to kill. But as he is about to strike Akishima, who is leaving, Matsumoto stops him by canceling the wind dagger with his bare hands and then sidesteps to make Tsukikage fall.
Matsumoto's attack was successful and at the same moment, while still holding Tsukikage's arm with his left hand, he imbues his right hand with greenish energy and prepares to decapitate Tsukikage's head
Tsukikage sensing the killing intent unleashes a smokey, midnight-purple aura and vanishes just before Matsumoto could land his attack.
(To Be Continued)