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Chapter 5 - Bloodstained Barahoshi [1]

A beam of concentrated blood from the Oni's palm shot quickly at Shintawa, the latter hardly evading the attack. Shintawa ran at Barahoshi and twirled his katanas in his hands. Leaping into the sky, Shintawa concentrated Kami no Chikara into his blades...

Shintawa: Heaven Purger!

With a strong downwards motion, the Heaven Purger hit Barahoshi. The Kami no Chikara put into the blades shot out, cutting the surroundings. However, Barahoshi was mostly unharmed, regenerating the small wounds it left on his durable skin.

Barahoshi: A neat party trick. However, pretty pathetic.

Barahoshi planted his foot into Shintawa's gut. Shintawa's eyes widened as he spit up blood from the sheer force of the kick. Then, Barahoshi grabbed Shintawa by his hoodie and threw him at Kei-Kei, who had just started running towards him.

With an "oof" sound, Kei-Kei and Shintawa collided with each other. The two falling onto the ground. Keyati shot at Barahoshi but the Oni simply dodged the bullet. Barahoshi smiled and used his nails to draw blood from his fingertips. From the bleeding wound he made, his blood shot like a bullet towards Keyati. Dasizai reached into his bag quickly, pulling out several Yo-Kai Seal Breakers and stripping off his shirt to reveal multiple Yo-Kai Seals on his chest.

Dasizai took a dive in front of the blood bullet...

Dasizai: Seal Break: Okami!

Using a Seal Breaker, Dasizai released one of the Seals. The bullet pierced his torso and Keyati grabbed him as he flew back from the impact.

Keyati: Boss!

She looked down at Dasizai. Dasizai's eyes closed, and then quickly opened. They shifted from brown to red, his canine teeth enlarging, nails sharpening, and the hair dye he used to conceal his true white hair came off. Then, his white hair turned icy blue, and once he opened his mouth a female voice was layered with his...

Dasizai?: Argh! Finally outta that seal.

He lept up, and from him Reiryoku, the essence of Yo-Kai's, began to eminate. He had sealed Yo-Kai within his body and released one of them, the Wolf of Rage, Okami. Okami, now in control, locked onto Barahoshi and rushed him.

Okami: Haunted Claw!

Her claws swiped at Barahoshi, but he dodged and retaliated with a punch. She followed up with another claw swipe after taking Barahoshi's punch. Managing to actually draw blood this time. From the wound, Barahoshi made many projectiles from his blood and sent them point blank to Okami.

She quickly evaded, however they began to come back. Barahoshi kicked Okami whilst she was distracted and then hit her in the gut. The projectiles of blood hitting her back due to Barahoshi keeping her in place. Barahoshi raised his hand and covered it entirely in blood to strengthen it.

Before the hand came down, Shintawa and Kei-Kei jumped back into the fight. The two Managed to hit Barahoshi, Shintawa cutting off a leg and Kei-Kei cutting off Barahoshi's right arm. Okami lept away in order to recover. Barahoshi simply smiled and moved his freshly cut arm in the direction of Kei-Kei. Shintawa's eyes widened as he saw blood begin to swirl and compress from the arm...

Shintawa: Kei-Kei-

Quickly, blood shot out with the force of a shotgun. Kei-Kei was hot almost immediately, however he managed to instinctively limit the damage to his left side. It blew off his Oni arm and sent him back.

Kei-Kei: AGH!!!

Barahoshi regenerated his arm and quickly delivered a palm strike to Shintawa's chest. Then, he regenerated his leg, kicking Shintawa in the face. The grin of pure sadism on his face growing.

Barahoshi: You can't wi-

Keyati ran into him, shoulder tackling the Oni. She had no Kami no Chikara, however she trained her muscles extensively. Anomalies like her had bodies that couldn't rely on Kami no Chikara, so they were physically stronger in most cases. She punched Barahoshi in the face, however it didn't do much damage.

Barahoshi: Is that it?

Keyati: Shut the fuck up.

Keyati pulled the shotgun from her back, already loaded and placed a shot on Barahoshi's chest, blowing open his chest cavity thanks to the Kami no Chikara bullets. Okami then fired a ball of Reiryoku into the cavity from her resting spot, before relinquishing control to Dasizai.

Kei-Kei was hiding behind a boulder, having crawled there after getting it with the giant blast of blood. His left arm was slowly regenerating thanks to it being his Oni arm, but it was taking a while. At the same time, Shintawa threw a katana into Barahoshi's heart, piercing the organ.

Barahoshi: Hrgh! Ack! I- I can't be...beaten...

Barahoshi stuck his tongue out before ripping the katana out alongside his heart...

Barahoshi: BAHAHA!!! Kidding! I'm an Oni. A superior being! I don't need my heart to live.

Barahoshi grew a new heart in the old ones place as his chest cavity regenerated. The Oni spat a beam of blood from his mouth, breaking the rock Kei-Kei was behind.

Barahoshi: Quit hiding from me, Mishimura!

Kei-Kei's left arm was still just bone with a few muscles growing back. But, Kei-Kei grabbed Mochi with his right hand and stood up. Barahoshi looked at all of the quartet before leaping back. He smiled with pure evil in his expression.

Barahoshi: C'mon! Let's get the blood spilling even more!

Shintawa: Urgh...what a dickhead.

Dasizai: You're telling me.

Keyati stayed quiet, loading her guns, as Kei-Kei ran after Barahoshi. Barahoshi did the same. Kei-Kei had a look of anger on his face as he ran, the rage pulsing in his heart fueling the Dakuenaji in his left half, increasing the regenerative speed of his left arm. The purple aura of Dakuenaji appearing on his left fist.

Kei-Kei: I'll tear your head off, and show that I'm going to be number 1!

Barahoshi: Then come at me Mishimura-

Suddenly, with immense force, the punch of Dakuenaji slams into Barahoshi's abs, sending him flying back. Barahoshi landed and planted his hands into the ground, pouring blood into the floor. Then, a dame of blood formed around Barahoshi and Kei-Kei, separating them from the other three.

On the other side, Shintawa tried breaking through with his Kami no Chikara...

Shintawa: Kei-Kei!

Dasizai: Calm down.

Shintawa: How can I!? He's gonna die in there-

Keyati: You said he wants to be the Heavenly Swordsman right? Well then let him fight the Oni on his own.

Dasizai nodded, agreeing with Keyati in letting Kei-Kei fight on his own to prove his strength. Shintawa sighed before sheathing his katanas and looking back to the dome.

[TO BE CONTINUED]

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