"Staring Death In The Eyes, I Ready Myself… Dancing To Ignite The Ashe's Of The Soul Of The Heartless Vessel"- Kaida
The Fated Battle Begins, Hotoke Vs Kaida!!!
Hotoke(Coldly, Sour Face): You've Got Some Nerve Showing Your Face Around Here, My Worthless Daughter!
Kaida Then Plants Her Palm Onto Hotoke's Chest And Summons A Flame Which Sends Hotoke Flying Back Crashing Into Many Buildings!!!
Jason(Questioning, Focused): You Gonna Be Able To Handle Him?
Kaida(Nodding): Yeah! Just Keep The Other Tribe Leaders Off Me While You Guys Escape!
Jason(Nodding): Understood!
Kaida Summons Flames Underneath Her Feet And In The Blink Of An Eye Blitzes Right Past Jason As Hotoke Fly's Directly At Her…
Kaida Deeply Inhales As The Flame Within Her Soul Begins To Burn Brighter As It Sends Out Flames Throughout Her Legs And Arms All The Way To Her Feet And Fist's…
Hotoke Also Focuses His Spirit Energy Into His Fist As The Two Clash Punches, Which Cause A Big Explosion Covering The Entire Sky Above The Southern Tribe!!!
Smoke Then Engulfs The Area, Jason Focusing His Quickly Gazes At Asami And Azreal, Re-focusing His Attention Back Toward Aaliyah And Yami, Jason Gives Them A Nod…
Picking Up The Pace, He Focuses His Chaos Energy To His Feet And Fly's Past Aaliyah And Yami Like A Bullet, With Aaliyah And Yami Following Behind Him…
Asami And Azreal Follow Behind With Azreal Using The Chains Wrapped Around His Arms To Latch Onto The Southern Tribe's Walls And Using Them Like A Slingshot While Asami Fly's At Top Speed Following Behind Them!!!
Meanwhile On The Ground In The Southern Tribe… The Smoke Still Blocking Kaida's Field Of Vision… An Eerie Silence Befalling The Area.
Kaida Stands At The Center Of The Smoke Sweeping Her Feet In A Half Circle On The Pebbled Ground With Flames Bursting Out Of Her Feet, Getting Into The Starting Stance For The Flame Dancing Technique's!!!
Hotoke(Coldly, Slowly): This Is Pointless Kaida, You Will Die Trying To Oppose Me Just Like Your Sister Did…
Kaida's Look's Around, Her Heart Pounding In Her Chest Despite Resolving Herself To Face Off Against Her Father, As Flashes Of Her Late Sister Facing Off Against Their Father In A Death-match Begin To Replay In Her Mind…
Hotoke's Eyes Then Turn Bloodshot Red, As He Looks Through The Smoke And Everything Turns Black, However A Human Figure Appears In His Line Of Sight With Their Bloodstream And Heart Showing…
Hotoke(Internally, Focused): Trying To Use The Smoke To Erase Your Presence Is Pointless… You Should Know That, As Your Sister Tried The Same Thing… You Underestimate Me, Girl!!!
Hotoke Then Rushes Toward Kaida And Throws A Striking Attack… However His Fist Passes Right Through Her As Her Body Turns Into A Flaming Figure And Turns To Ash Falling On The Ground…
Hotoke(Surprised): She's Mastered Her Sister And Mother's Ash Clone Technique…
Suddenly Hotoke Look's Back To See Incoming Stones Shooting Toward Him Like Bullets!!!
Kaida(Focused, Calm): Inferno Technique: Flaming Stone Storm!!!
Hotoke Then Plants His Foot Into The Ground As A Stone Wall Emerges, Blocking The Stones…
Then Suddenly Kaida Appears Behind Him, In The Blink Of An Eye And Summons Flames In Her Palm In An Attempt To Strike Him, But…
Hotoke(Coldly): Too slow.
Kaida(Surprised): ?!
Hotoke Summons A Black Flame In His Right Palm As The Two Clash… The Flames In Both Of Their Palms Expand As They Struggle Against Each Other…
The Flames Then Shoot Outward Encasing The Entire Area Around Them, As One Side Of The Flaming Circle Is Black While The Other Burns Red…
Hotoke And Kaida Stare Each Other Down, As Hotoke Looks At Kaida With An Image Of Chikai And Kimiko(Kaida's Sister And Mother) Show In His Head…
Hotoke(Scoffing, Displeased): You've Definitely Grown Stronger… But You're Still No Threat To My Life. You've Always Been Second To Your Sister. And Now You'll Die Just Like Her.
Kaida's Eyes Widen, As Hotoke Begins Making An Intricate Hand Sign And Chant's Special Incantations In An Ancient Language…
Hotoke(Slowly): Kyokai Ido: Kyoukai Mugen Jigoku (Boundary Of The Limitless Hell)!
Meanwhile, Outside Of The Tribe… Jason, Aaliyah And Yami Begin Their Match Against Eastern Tribe Leader Asami And The Demon Hunter Azreal!!!
Surrounded By Open Field, They Can Now Go All Out!!!
Jason, Aaliyah And Yami Stand Side By Side Readying Themselves As Asami And Azreal Drop In On Them.
Asami(Chilling): Noroi no Yogoreta Ame (Curse Of The Tainted Rain).
A Red Cloud Then Forms Above The Area Which Darkens The Part Of The Sky Surrounding The Area…
Then Suddenly Red Rain Begins To Fall Out Of The Clouds And Hits Everyone…
Aaliyah(Internally, Focused): Is This… Blood?!
Then Yami's Heart Skips A Beat As She Falls To The Ground Clutching Her Chest!!!
Jason(Urgent, Focused): Yami! What's Wrong?!
Yami(Grunting): I… I Dunno!
Yami Then Rolls Up Her Left Arm's Sleeve To Then See A Black Curse Mark With Rose Patterns Going Up Her Arm And Covering The Left Side Of Her Face!
Jason(Internally): It's A Curse Mark… But Why Isn't It Affecting Me And Mom?!
Aaliyah(Focused): It's Probably Because We Have Chaos Energy And I Was Cursed With Demon Power From The Day I Was Born… And I'm Guessing That Your Curse Mark From Having Malum Sealed Inside Of You Is Warding Off Other Curses.
Jason(Nodding): So That's What It Is!
Aaliyah(Urgent): Jason, I Know You Don't Want To Do This… But I Need You To Use Your Curse Mark To Absorb And Destroy The One She Placed On Yami!
Jason(Nods): I Will!
Jason(Internally): But If Malum Comes Out! Then It'll Be… No! I Won't Let Him Come Out This Time!
Jason's Right Arm Pulsates As His Curse Mark Activates, Shining An Ominous Dark Red Color As His Chaos Energy Surges…
He Touches Yami's Arm As The Curse On Her Body Begins To Get Absorbed…
Aaliyah(Internally, Focused): I'm Not Too Worried About Azreal… But Asami, If She Forces Me Into Her Domain I'm Not Sure I Can Cancel It Out With My Own…
Asami Wasting No Time, Rushes Toward Aaliyah As Her Some Strands Of Her Hair Go Toward Her Arm, She Reaches Out Her Palm To Her Hand As Something Begins To Forge From Her Hair…
Asami(Focused): You Think I'll Give You Time To Think Up A Plan?!
Aaliyah(Focused): ?!
Forged From Her Hair, Asami Throws A Spirit Grenade At Aaliyah, Aaliyah Attempts To Slap It Away But Immediately Upon Contact…
Aaliyah(Grunting): Dammit!!!
The Grenade Explodes Upon Impact… A Spirit Grenade Is Imbued With Asami's Spiritual Energy, And When It Comes In Contact With A Spirit Energy That Isn't Her Own, It Explodes Immediately Upon Contact!
Aaliyah However Emerges From The Explosion Unscathed And With Unnatural Speeds, Surpassing Sound… She Bolts Around And Bounces Off The Air Itself And Strikes Azreal And Asami From Multiple Angles…
Then Aaliyah Rushes At Asami For Another Attack, And Manages To Land The Punch However…
Aaliyah(Eyes Widened): Shi-
Suddenly Asami Cracks And Breaks Down Like Glass On The Ground, And Before Aaliyah Can Perceive Her, A Mirror Appears Behind Aaliyah As Asami Peeks Out From Inside The Mirror And Gets Up Close To Aaliyah's Ear With Her Chilling Voice Sending Shivers Down Aaliyah's Spine!!!
Asami(Chilling, Ominous): Kyokai Ido!!!
Suddenly A Veil Forms Around Aaliyah And Asami Encasing Them Inside Of A Domain Existing On Another Spacetime As Aaliyah Looks Around To See Blood On The Ground And Ghost Like Entities Swirling Around The Air…
And In The Sky, Asami Appears As A Towering Ghost-Like Figure With Her Long Black Hair Extending And Acting As The Barrier Encasing Them Inside Of The Domain…
A Chilling Grin Etched On Her Face, Her Eyes Turn Blank As She Holds Out Her Hands With Her Blood Extending From Her Fingers And Before Aaliyah Even Notices Attaches To Her Body And Wraps Around Her…
Aaliyah(Grunting): Well Shit!
Asami(Voice Echoing): Chinurareta Akumu no Ryōiki (Blood-Soaked Nightmare Realm)!
Suddenly Aaliyah's Eyes Begin To Open And Close And She Then Finds Herself Asleep…
She Then Finds Wakes Up Inside A Dream And See's The Grand Elder Standing In Front Of Her…
Aaliyah(Confused): What The Hell?! Where's Asami?!
Grand Elder(Serious): Do You Really Think You Have Any Time To Daydream In This Situation?!
The Grand Elder Then Attacks Aaliyah As Aaliyah Dodges And Kicks Him In His Back Which Sends Him Flying…
She Then Rushes Toward Him And Lunges At Him Like A Feral Beast… Extending Her Hand In Order To Finish The Battle In One Attack.
However…
Jason Appears In Front Of Her As Her Fist Pierces Right Through His Heart, Blood Spilling Out Of His Mouth As Tears Fall Out Of His Eyes…
Aaliyah(Disbelief): N- No…
Aaliyah(Disbelief): Please… Not This Again!
Jason's Body Then Drops On The Ground, His Body Cold And Eyes Lifeless…
As Aaliyah's Eyes Dart Around The Domain… Her Heart Pounding In Her Chest As Tears Fall Down Her Eyes…
Aaliyah(Crying): Please… Stop!
Suddenly A Ghostly Figure Of Aaliyah Appears In Front Of Her, Reflecting Her Mental State…
Spectral Aaliyah(Angry): YOU KILLED HIM!!! IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Spectral Aaliyah(Shouting): YOU'LL LOSE HIM AGAIN BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO WEAK TO PROTECT YOU'RE KIDS!!!
Aaliyah(Crying, Voice Low And Distressed): S- Stop It… Please.
Suddenly The Scene Shift's To An Old House…
None Other Than Cain Sitting Down On A Chair In Front Of A Table With Alcohol And A Lamp In Front Of It, With A Fridge With Chains On It…
Then The Door Opens With A Fourteen Year Old Selene Entering The House, With Bruises And Cuts From Her Mission…
Selene Tries To Go Into Another Room As Suddenly…
Cain(Shouting, Drunk): SELENE GET UR ASS IN HERE NOW!!!
Selene Trembles, As Her Heart Skips A Beat… Tears Roaming Down Her Eyes, With Only One Thought In Her Mind…
"What Is This?" She Thought To Herself While Watching This Moment That She Had Never Known About During Her Time Separated From Selene…
Selene Comes To A Stop In Front Of Cain Her Eyes Focused On The Ground With Strands Of Her Hair Covering Her Field Of View A Little…
Cain(Ominously): Where's My Alcohol I Told You To Pick Up On The Way Back?!
Selene Trembles Still… Moments Which Feel Like Hours Pass Before She Responds.
Young Selene(Trembling): I… I Forgot.
Cain Then Makes A Displeased Expression As He Then Stands Up Slowly And With Every Ounce Of Muscle, Punches Selene In Her Stomach As She Coughs… Gasping For Air As He Then Drags Her By Her Hair To An Empty Room…
Cain Then Throws Selene Into The Room And Closes The Door Behind Her, And Locks It…
Cain(Shouting): Since You Can't Follow Simple Directions, Now You'll Go Another Night Without Any Food!
Aaliyah(Sobbing): Ohmigod…
Aaliyah(Crying, Voice Breaking Down): I… I Can't Do This…
Spectral Aaliyah(Coldly): Your Kids Both Have Suffered Because Of Your Weakness!!! And Eventually, Jason Will Die And Once Again You Will Be Powerless To Save The One Of The Only Two People You Can Genuinely Love…
Suddenly Aaliyah's Body Outside Of The Nightmare And Still Inside Of Asami's Domain Begins Bleeding As Wounds Start Appearing All Over Her Body…
While Inside Of Aaliyah's Head, Aaliyah Sinks Into Her Fear Of Losing Jason And Selene, Her Two Children Whom She Holds Dear, And The Only Two People She's Ever Genuinely Loved…
As Then The Spectral Aaliyah Then Wraps Her Arms Around Aaliyah While She's Sinking Further Into The Pool Of Fear…
Spectral Aaliyah(Softly): Our Mother… Cain… The Grand Elder…
Spectral Aaliyah(Softly, Sobbing): They've Taken Our Life Away From Us… And Now Have Turned The Entire World Against Our Son… Taken Away His And Selene's Innocence And Childhood Away From Them, Giving Them No Chance Of Happiness…
Aaliyah(Crying, Voice Cracking And Softening): I Don't Want To Be Weak Anymore… I- I Can't Lose Them. They're All I Have Left.
Spectral Aaliyah Then Embraces Aaliyah, Holding The Back Of Her Head As The Two Let They're Tears Flow Down Their Faces…
Spectral Aaliyah(Softly): If We Don't Want To Lose Them… Then Kill Anyone Who Tries To Take Them Away From Us…
Spectral Aaliyah(Softly): Let Your Power Surge Through You… Don't Think. Just…
Spectral Aaliyah(Softly): Destroy Everything!
Suddenly Aaliyah's Body Inside Asami's Domain Begins To Surge With Chaos Energy!!!
Her Hair Turning Red With Two Horns Growing On Her Head… Claws Emerging From Her Fingers With Her Clothes Ripping And Her Eyes Turning Pitch Black With Red Irises…
Asami(Confused): ?!
Aaliyah Then Breaks Out Of Asami's Blood Binds…
Berserk Aaliyah: *Growling*
Spectral Aaliyah(Determined): Show Them What Happens When They Harm Our Children!
Aaliyah Goes Berserk, The Showdown Continues In The Next Chapter!!!
To Be Continued In Chapter 64…