"As The Dragon Emerges From The Ashes, It Prepares Itself, To Dance Against Death"
Right In The Southern Tribe, Hotoke Watches The Sorcerers Train Rigorously!!!
Underneath The Scorching Hot Sun, In The Southern Tribe… The Sorcerers Perform Intricate Spells, And Techniques In Front Of The Training Fields…
One Kid Sorcerer, Sweaty And Scrawny Wipes Sweat Off His Forehead… His Breathing Heavy.
Kid(Sighing, Huffing And Puffing): It's So Hot Outside Today…
Then An Adult Walks Through The Rows Of Training Kids… And Punches The Kid In The Head!
Kid(Rubbing Head, Wincing In Pain): Owww!!!
Man(Shouting): Who Told You To Take A Break?!! The More Time You Waste, The Enemy Could Attack At Any Time, And Kill You!!!
Kid(Bowing, Voice Slightly Filled With Anger): My Apologies.
The Kid Then Gets Back To Training, The Other Kids Glance Over To Him… Not Daring To Oppose The Order Of Lord Masayoshi.
Meanwhile, In The Pleasure District… Inside One Of The Rooms Of The Pleasure Quarters, A Woman Is Putting Her Clothes Back On… While A Male Sorcerer Stands Up From The Bed And Zips His Pants Up, And Leaves.
As The Tears Flow Out Of The Woman's Eyes… She Head's To The Bathroom, And Looks In The Mirror, A Bruised Eye Reflected…
As She Gets A Rag And Wets It, She Lifts Her Kimino And Reveals Blood Flowing Down Her Leg… She Uses Rag And Wipes It.
Woman(Wincing, Eye Slightly Lowered): Ah!
As She Finishes Cleaning The Blood, She Cries More And Then Looks Once More At Her Reflection In The Mirror, And Punches It… Glass Shattering On The Floor As She Then Drops Down To Her Knees And Cries, Her Hands Shaking.
**Meanwhile, In The Main Building Inside Of A Torii Gate**
Inside Of The Building, In One Of The Room's On The Fifth Floor… Hotoke Stand's, In The Window Overlooking The Tribe…
Suddenly, Azreal Walks In…
Azreal(Grim): I've Not Been Able To Contact The Old Man… Seem's He Has No Intention On Handling The Problem He Caused.
Hotoke(Scoffing, Grim): As One Would Expect From That Rotten Bastard… Leaving It Up To Someone Else To Fix His Problems.
Azreal(Firm, Scoffing): Like You're One To Talk…
Hotoke Turns Around, His Eyes Lowered Yet His Gaze Filled With Intrigue And Malice!
Hotoke(Voice Low, And Chilling): I'm Afraid I Didn't Hear You, Would You Mind Saying That Again?!
Azreal Walks Closer Towards Hotoke… Unfazed.
Azreal(Firm, Coldly): I Don't Like Repeating Myself, But I'll Say It Once More… You're One To Talk, Criticizing The Old Bastard, When You're No Better Than He Is.
Azreal(Calm, Tone Cold): You Killed Your Eldest Daughter, And Raped The Other When She Was Just Sixteen… All While Even Now, You're Allowing These Sorcerers To Do As They Please To The Women Of This Tribe, By Force If They "Have To"?!
Hotoke(Eyes Closed, Voice Unsettlingly Calm): You Should Really Stop Sticking Your Nose Into Matters That Do Not Concern You… It'll Lead To Disastrous Consequences.
Azreal Walks Closer To Hotoke, His Face Right At His Ear…
Azreal(Grim): Do You Really Think I Fear You're Threats?!
Hotoke(Turning Head, Eyes Gazing Into Azreal's): Are You Challenging Me?!
Azreal(Shaking Head): I Already Have More Important Matters To Deal With… After All, You Should He More Focused On Kaida Instead Of Me… When You Ignite Sparks Into A Wounded Soul Like Hers… You'll Have A Massive Fire To Deal With And Before You Know It… All Of You're Ideals, Everything That's Important To Ya, Will Be Burned Away In The Blink Of An Eye.
Azreal Then Leaves The Room… Moments Later, Hotoke Leaves As Well…
At Least Forty-Five Minutes Later, Hotoke Walks To The Training Fields, And Watches The Child Sorcerers Train Until They Fall To The Ground In Pain…
Kid(Pleading, Crying): Mr. Masayoshi… My Body Hurts, I Wanna See My Mama And My Sister! Please!
Hotoke Then Looks At The Kid In Disgust, As He Walks Up To The Kid… And Breaks His Arm!
Kid(Screaming, Voice Cracking): WAAAHHHH!!!
Hotoke(Serious, Firm): You're A Sorcerer Now, Wether You Like It Or Not… Those Demons Out There Don't Give A Shit About You, You're Mother Nor You're Sister! Nor Will They Show You Mercy Just Because Your A Kid… Go To The Infirmary!
The Kid Then Stand's Up And Stumbles As He Runs To The Infirmary… Then A Sorcerer Comes Running Up To Hotoke, His Face Filled With Urgency, With Sweat Dripping Down It!
Sorcerer(Urgent, Tense): Lord Masayoshi!!!
Hotoke(Confused, Serious): What Is It?
Sorcerer(Urgent, Pointing): The Main Quarters… It's Burning Down!!!
Hotoke(Looking Up, Eyes Widened): ?!!
Hotoke(Serious): Who Is Behind Thi- Kaida!!!
Hotoke(Questioning, Grim): Where Is Kaida? How Did The Sensory Unit Not Be Alerted Of Her Intrusion?!! What's Wrong With You?
The Sorcerer's Eyes Are Directed Up Into The Sky, As The Many Other Child Sorcerers And Adults Alike Look Up…
Finally Hotoke Looks Up, To See What Looks Like A Shooting Star Going Up Into The Sky, And Right Above The Southern Tribe!
The Shooting Star Then Burns Brighter, As It Explodes… With Mini Falling Star's, Falling Down Right Onto The Southern Tribe, Burning Down Many Houses, And Even The Pleasure District!
Hotoke(Running Toward The Fire, Urgent): Sorcerers… Prepare For Battle!!!
**Meanwhile In In The Quarters Of The Pleasure District**
The Woman From Earlier In The Bathroom Is Trapped Inside Of The Building, As It's Burning… She Sits There, Her Eyes Dead…
Woman(Eyes Closed, Sobbing): It's Better If I Died… Then I'll Finally Be Freed From This, Hell.
As The Roof Above Her Comes Collapsing Down On Her Exact Spot, Suddenly A Flash Of A Black And Grey Light Sweeps Her Up, Electricity Crackling Around Them!
Suddenly, In The Blink Of An Eye, She's Outside…
She Opens Her Eyes To See None Other Than Jason Himself, Carrying Her!
Woman(Eyes Widened, Coughing); Aren't You?
Jason(Urgent): You're Gonna Be Okay Miss… Can You Get To Safety?
Woman(Nodding, Urgent): Uh, Ye- Yes!
Jason Then Runs Off, As The Woman Runs In The Opposite Direction!
Meanwhile, In Another Part Of The Southern Tribe… Children Are All Sitting In A Dark Room, With Red Lights Blaring, They're All Crying… Screaming Out For Their Mother's!!!
The Door Opens, As Aaliyah, Aria And Selene All Walk Through!
Selene(Reassuring, Smiling): You All Are Gonna Be Okay, We'll Protect You And Make Sure You All Get To Your Moms Safely!
Aria Then Directs The Kids Out The Door, And Picks One Kid Up…
Child(Holding Tightly Onto Aria, Eyes Closed, Shaking): Th- Thank You So Much Miss!
Aria(Smiling): It's Alright, No Need Ta Thank Me… Thank You For Being So Brave!
**Meanwhile, At The Main Gate Of The Southern Tribe**
Some Women Try To Run Out, But Are Stopped By Hotoke… Hotoke Fires A Beam Of Spirit Energy Toward Them, As They All Fall To The Ground, Trembling And Frozen In Fear!
They All Begin Sobbing, As Hotoke Prepares Another Attack!!!
Hotoke Then Fires Another Beam At The Women, But Suddenly… A Flaming Barrier Forms In Front Of The Women, Hotoke Turns Around To See None Other Than Kaida Herself Standing Behind Him!
Her Expression, Unsettlingly Calm… With An Intense Fire In Her Eyes.
Hotoke(Shouting, Eyes Red): Give It A Rest Already!!! If You Keep This Up, You'll Just End Up Like Yer Sister And Mother, And Fail Again! You Bitch!!!
Kaida(Calm, Slight Smile On Her Face): That's No Way For A Father To Speak To His Daughter… And Besides, You Think This Will End The Same Way It Did Last Time. Well If You're So Certain Of That, Then Kill Me Right Now.
Kaida(Calm, Mocking): And Beside, This'll Just End The Way It Did The First Two Times… So Why Do You Seem Afraid?
Hotoke(Walking Up To Kaida, Firm): Since You Wish To Die So Badly, Then I'll Grant You're Wish… Girl!
"The Final Death Match Begins!!!"
To Be Continued, In Chapter Seventy-Six…