Charlotte brings them around Soul City, to the 4th Soul Guard division barracks, passing by the beautiful scenery and the sweet cherry smell throughout the city. The 4th Soul Guard division barracks is filled with scientists and inventors. They follow her into the laboratory where they create the sheathes for soul swords, where Ghoul Reapers imprint their soul onto it generating the sword.
Charlotte speaks. "I'm going to get you both a sheathe, then you'll be able to meditate into your inner soul."
Kuro turns to Charlotte, a bit confused. "What is our inner soul?" He asks.
Charlotte responds quickly, her hair moving across her face as she turns to face him. "It's where your soul resides, and where you imprint it onto your sheathe," she brushes the hair out of her face. "Each soul is unique, not the same as anyone else's."
Matt turns to Charlotte. "What happens after you imprint your soul on the sheath? Back in the museum you said your 'sealed' sword allows you to invert the perception of everyone around you, but is there an unsealed version?" He asks with genuine curiosity.
"Yes, every soul has a counterpart that's stronger than it, and that part of your soul is unlocked through rigorous training and spiritual awareness. That part of your soul has a unique name to it. Some notable ones from history include former Soul Guard Commander, Maitreya Elsworth, his soul being named 'Avalokiteshvara.'" She responds to Matt with a hint of enthusiasm in her voice.
Kuro raises his eyebrow. "What happened to him?" He asks with interest, wanting to know more about this realm.
Charlotte sighs. "He went rogue, and decided to commit a great crime against one of the three great clans of the soul realm. This crime I may not tell you." Charlotte orders one of the scientist to hand Matt and Kuro each a sheathe, they then head to a meditation mat. Kuro and Matt sit on both knees on their respective mats.
Charlotte speaks once more. "Now, focus your mind into a deep relaxation, calm yourself. This will lead you to your inner soul, you may have to fight it to gains its respect." She claps her hands signaling for them to start their meditation. They each relax their minds, and enter their respective inner souls.
Kuro opens his eyes and his inner soul doesn't reveal itself yet, it remains a shadowy figure staring at him through the fog of his inner soul. His inner soul speaks up, its voice raspy for now. "I've been waiting a great deal of years for you to visit me, you know." It's voice like scraping a fork against a plate, brittle and harsh.
Kuro looks down at his hands after feeling a sensation, he sees the sheathe has become a full on katana now. He looks up and his life flashes before his eyes, his soul charging in a flash of light, swinging at him the same katana he has, and his body automatically propels himself backwards.
Kuro swings at his soul but with his lack of training he misses horribly, and slices the floor of his inner soul causing damage to the katana. He leaps towards his soul, and swings sideways, like a move he once saw in a video game. His inner soul easily dodges and slices down towards his neck, Kuro instinctively blocks with his katana.
His inner soul stops and sheathes its katana, and speaks out loud. "It'd be unfair to fight you further, in this state with no training. You've proven your worth as my wielder, my name is Raven." His inner soul transforms into its true appearance, she wears a purple ladies kimono with black hair fit into a bun, she has purple lipstick on.