The torrential rain poured down onto the land, and near the docks was a crowd of various swordsmen. Individuals from all kinds of backgrounds, towns, cities, and lives. Amongst the crowd were Kei-Kei, Shintawa, Dasizai, and Keyati. Keyati was shoving through the crowd, and occasionally using the shotgun she had brought on her back to scare people off, clearing way for the four to get onto the first boat heading into the Crescent Lake.
There were five boats in total, each one being packed to the brim with people. The waves were crashing against the boats and they hadn't even departed yet. Kei-Kei leaned over the edge, looking into the water. Then, he looked towards the other boats and the people crammed into the one his group was on.
Kei-Kei: "Geez...there's a lot of people here..."
Shintawa: "Willing to bet they all don't know how to deal with Yo-Kai. Typically only select organizations can."
Dasizai: "We shouldn't make assumptions. They could easily beat us with negative difficulty."
Keyati blew smoke out from her mouth and tossed the cigarette into the sea. Soon, the boats were all sailing out. And older man, with black hair that had white streaks messy beard on his face. He went to the edge of the boat, next to Kei-Kei. The other three looked at him, Kei-Kei not noticing. That is until the man cleared his throat.
???: "Well if it isn't a celebrity."
Kei-Kei: "Huh? Who're you?"
???: "Pardon me, I'm Haru. Haru Shiho."
Kei-Kei: "Well I'm-"
Haru: "Kei-Kei Mishimura. I know. I saw you in the finals of the Shinobi Conference. Must say, quite the fight. Even if that Shimo kid outclassed you."
Shintawa walked up, grabbing Haru's shoulder. His grip firm and strong on the older man, making sure he couldn't wriggle loose.
Shintawa: "And whatever in Dragon's name are you doing?"
Haru smirked and easily grabbed Shintawa's wrist, proceeding to yank his hand off and knock him back. Kei-Kei stepped up, his right hand reaching for Mochi.
Kei-Kei: "Hey!"
Haru: "Pfft. Sorry isn't owed to young idiots like yourselves. You and Shimo did have quite a fight. But, you are a kid at the end of the day. And I suspect you have the ambition of Heavenly Swordsman like every other chump here. Right?"
Kei-Kei: "So what if I do-"
Haru popped Kei-Kei in the nose and then kicked him in the gut, leaving him on the floor of the boat's deck. Keyati saw this and immediately grabbed Haru by the arm, squeezing extremely tight.
Keyati: "The hell is your deal, asshat."
Haru: "Your boy there wants to be Heavenly Swordsman. But that's gonna be me."
Everyone on the boat looked over, some had smiles of superiority, others just scowls. But all of them had belief they were the chosen, not some kid and a sea of other fools. This was a competition to exorcise a God Class Yo-Kai. And nobody wanted to lose it.
Keyati clenched her hands around Haru's forearm, slightly cracking the bones inside it. However, Haru then made a realization.
Haru: "An anomaly!? AHAHA!!! Oh my, not only is he a pathetic child, he travels with someone without Kami no Chikara!"
Keyati: "Shut the fuck up!"
Keyati was about to punch Haru, however Dasizai grabbed her shoulder. He shook his head, in his eyes he was clearly conveying the thought, "He isn't worth it." Keyati conceded and let go of Haru, going to help Kei-Kei and Shintawa get up. Haru walked into the crowd with a smirk.
Kei-Kei: "What an Onifucker!"
Shintawa: "Seriously...the guy was more aggravating to listen to then a Ningyo."
Dasizai watched Haru walk off and scoffed, despite stopping Keyati, he would be lying if he said the idea of letting Keyati strike the man wasn't pleasing. However, then the waves increased in fury, rain downpoured, lightning crashed, and thunder roared. Kei-Kei stumbled a bit, grabbing a handle and looking into the water.
In it, was a large yellow glow, seemingly there were two. However, then it began to move, to circle all five boats. Kei-Kei then realized...
Kei-Kei: "THE YO-KAI'S UNDER THE WATER!!!"
A massive head launched out of the water, taking two boats into its maw, all aboard perished. As it crashed down, it flipped two more. Nothing but blood was seen from those boats. Then, from beneath the final boat, was something lifting it. It fell over and everyone aboard fell onto...scales.
Kei-Kei, Shintawa, Keyati, and Dasizai quickly looked up and around. They were on a massive segment of the Yo-Kai's body. After moments of nothing, the head emerged, finally stopping its emergence looking down at all the people.
It was one of the God Class Yo-Kai, its scales a cyan color, fins on the sides of its body and membranes running down its back being dark blue in color. Its eyes were glowing yellow, on its snout was a horn from which the lightning could be channeled. This was the Calamity of Sea, the Storm King. The Rivu Aiasan.
Dasizai had done estimations based on his Reiryoku Sense, an ability he had honed since learning exorcism, to guage that it was around seven kilometers long and a half kilometer wide.
Dasizai: "This things a titan in length...no wonder it's in a capacity with only the two others that manifested..."
Then, Rivu Aiasan let out a deafening roar, causing bubbling under the sea. From the depths, turtle like Yo-Kai, in the human Class, climbed onto the body segment the ship and its passengers were on. There were hundreds of them. As the first one jumped up and leapt towards a male swordsman, he yelled.
Man: "KAPPA!!!"
The Kappa tore into the man, its brothers in haunted-ness joining it and attacking the passengers. However, nobody had Exorcist Incantations active, meaning they couldn't fight back. Kei-Kei, Shintawa, Keyati, and Dasizai ran from a few Kappa. Haru was also with them.
Haru: "Heh...looks like we'll have to-"
Shintawa tripped Haru up, looking back and smugly smirking.
Shintawa: "Hell no. You don't get to be a prick to, attack, and insult us and then team without major redemption. Which you don't have. See ya!"
Haru: "You little bastard-"
Several Kappa dug into Haru, the older man joining all the others. As they ran, Dasizai pulled an Exorcist Talisman from his coat pockets. He put Kami no Chikara into it and began an Exorcist Incantation.
Dasizai: "In burst of power, in group strength, Dragon grant me and my comrades combined might!"
Golden aura swallowed Kei-Kei, Shintawa, and Dasizai, leaving Keyati out due to her lack of Kami no Chikara. The incantation granting the three of them the ability to hit Yo-Kai, even if it was redundant for Kei-Kei due to Mochi. Keyati grabbed the shotgun from her back and loaded it with the special shells capable of harming Yo-Kai.
Dasizai: "Let's kill some Kappa, then the big sea snake."