- "What is it?" said Kyo - "So you have power of tool manipulation" Replied Naomi - "What is that supposed to mean"- "I am not sure, that is up to you to figure out, my eyes are only telling me it's name" Said Naomi as she shrugged- "And what about me?" Said Ayame with excited expression- "Nature manipulation" Said Naomi- "WHOA that sounds sooooo cool" Said Ayame- "Hey Naomi, even if those two magically manage to control their powers immediately, how are we planning on stopping Sadan, you saw what he did with that torn apart body we will stand no chance if we just purge in, what is your plan?- "i know a certain someone that has no sides in this war, everyone has been trying to get him on their side but he has just no interest in this war but at the same time nobody dares to go against his choice, he has power to defeat everyone all by himself and eradicate all 3 realms, he is also one of the two in that are named in history that have ever surpassed power of realm gods, other one being Sadan but i believe that he is stronger than current Sadan" Said Naomi- "What? there is someone like that? who" Said Lilith with surprised expression - "His name is Samuel Nygoz, he is also a human" Said Naomi- "I though Barthamus was the strongest human" Said Kyo- "Since Nygoz is not fighting the war all sides refused to declare him the strongest as it would be a disrespect to Barthamus as he is a king" Said Naomi- "And what guarantee do we have that he doesn't just kill us?" Said Lilith- "Oh he is a good guy, he is not a killer don't worry, i've met him once, not sure he remembers me but still" Said Naomi- "So we can just ask him to kill Sadan for us?" Said Ayame- "I wish it was that simple" Said Naomi- "Why? what is the matter?" Asked Kyo- "You see, aside from it's Sadan we are talking about, Nygoz and other realm rulers, including Barthamus have forged an unbreakable pact that they can not awarely commit any action that will cause harm to other, just to be sure that he was really choosing peace and was not going to turn on them" Said Naomi- "I don't see how that is a problem" Said Ayame- "Sadan is currently possessing Barthamus, Nygoz's part of pact still recognising Sadan as Barthamus meaning he can not harm him but Sadan was not even there when the pact was forged so he can still harm Nygoz without any consequences, that means that Nygoz has no way of harming Sadan as long as he is possessing Barthamus" Said Naomi while shaking her head - "Well, let's go and meet this Nygoz guy then, do we really have time to be resting right now?" Said Kyo-"It's Saturday in 2 minutes, during Saturday and Sunday afterlife is closed and all angels are forced up there, except for exiled ones like me of course, it only lets in qualified human souls, as long as angels are not available to Sadan he can not find " Said Naomi - "What if he finds exiled one like you?" Said Ayame- "I am the only one that is capable of opening gates to others that is exiled right now so there is nobody he can use" Said NaomiAs they were speaking sky suddenly started glowing and shining - "What is that?" Said Ayame - "Ah there we go, its Saturday, angels are being forced back up to afterlife" Said Naomi - "Well it has been decided, we go to Nygoz tomorrow and ask him for help" Said KyoAfter a few minutes they all fell asleep as they were hiding their soul's presence with a barrier to prevent being detected by enemy, at long last morning came, Kyo woke up first but not very awake at the same time, he was instinctively interacting with his ring tool kit to get himself a cup of coffee, as he took out a mug from it and placed it on table, when he took out coffee ingredients, he was going to grab the cup but as he once again instinctively put out his hand to grab it, the cup flew into his hands on it's own, even second hasn't passed as Ayame suddenly jumped out of her bed and yelled:- "WHOA, HOW DID YOU DO THAT"- "WHAT THE HELL" Yelled Kyo as he jumped- "YOU JUST PULLED A CUP TO YOUR HAND" Said Ayame- "You were secretly watching me and pretending to be asleep?" Said Kyo Ayame suddenly realized that she was exposed and was quiet for afew seconds, As Kyo processed Ayame's words he suddenly yelled:- "WAIT I DID WHAT?"- "What is with the commotion" Said Lilith as she was rubbing her eyes- "IT'S KYO, HE IS A WIZARD, DO IT AGAIN KYO, SHOW HER" Said Ayame - "He probably used his tool manipulation" Said Naomi as she slowly opened her eyes and sat up- "I don't know how i did that, and what kind of tool is a cup" Said Kyo - "I guess any manmade object that makes things easier is considered as a tool for your technique" Said Lilith- "Well, what were you doing when you used it?" Said Naomi- "I don't even know if i really used it, i don't remember i was asleep" Said Kyo- "So technique is sealed inside your brain, you must think about it in order to use it, and soul is in your heart meaning you have to pour soul current from your heart into your brain and then think of what you want to do" Said Naomi- "I guess that is one of those easier said than done stuff now isn't it?" Said Kyo As they were speaking Ayame closed her eyes as she swung her hand and grew a flower from the ground as she slowly opened her eyes and then smirked after she saw the results as she said:- "Easier done than said for me"- "I guess not then" Said Kyo - "Can't admit i am just better than you?" Said Ayame Kyo looked at a dagger next to him as he swung his hand and suddenly extended it turning it into a sword as he said while chuckling- "What is more useful now, a sword or a flower?"- "Oh shut up will you?" Said Ayame as she looked away and pouted- "That will wait, let's go to Nygoz's" Said NaomiThey get to their journey as it lasts for hours, they keep walking and walking where Naomi is leading, suddenly they come across a huge house as Naomi said:- "We are here"- "At long last" Said Kyo- "Let's go and knock" Said Naomi As they approach the door Naomi knocks, Afew seconds later the door is opened by a tall, muscular, handsome young man,suddenly Kyo and Lilith look over at Ayame and Naomi just to see them all flustered and blushing and avoiding eye contact as they rolled their eyes at the same time, Naomi starts trembling with her voice as she attempts to talk:- "H-hi sir, m-my name is Naomi, we've m-met before but i am not sure that you rememb - - -"- "Oh hey Naomi, of course i remember you, come on in" Said the man with smile as he moved from the door and welcomed them- "So this is Nygoz? whispered" Lilith to Naomi- "Ya, that is right" Nodded Naomi- "T-thank you Mr.Nygoz" said Ayame while still avoiding eye contact and looking down- "Oh please, just call me Sam, so what brings you here today?" Said NygozA few minutes passed as Naomi explained the situation to Nygoz- "This doesn't look like any of your previous attempts to recruit me to your army, and 3 races that are in war are together, this must really be true then" Said Nygoz with serious face- "It is true, what do you think we should do?" Said Lilith - "Oh, don't you worry about it, that Sadan guy is just a lucky loser, i can easily beat him, i will just wait at the afterlife as he arrives to the pond of great decimation and then i will just use my technique to immobilize him and then we will figure something out"- "What kind of technique?" Said Kyo- "I have two techniques actually, Sense manipulation and Dimension manipulation" Said Nygoz- "How is that possible?" Said Lilith- "Well, it shouldn't be but here i am" Said Nygoz- "Is it alright if i tell them mr.Nygoz?, i meant, Sam" Said Naomi- "Of course, i don't mind" Said Nygoz- "So, he is not 100 percent human, his mother was a demon and his father a human, such child should not be able to survive but against all odds he did, in demon family it's really common that you inherit one of your parent's techniques, so he got his mothers dimension manipulation and his own sense manipulation" Said Naomi - "But how are you planning on restraining Sadan?" Said Kyo- "My Sense manipulation has more to it than you can imagine, i can manipulate all senses, sight, taste, touch , smell, soul, that means that i can create illusions and i doubt Sadan will figure out that he is under my illusion, then i will use my dimension manipulation and trap him, he will think that he is winning, giving us enough time to figure out how to separate him from that body and after that i will destroy his soul, which will kill him permanently" Said Nygoz- "Sounds like a plan to me, let's do it" Said Lilith- "Well we can't find Sadan like this, we have to wait at his destination, so stay here with me before if you don't mind" Said Nygoz- "Hey Sam, so you are master at this magic and stuff?" Said Kyo - "You mean Soul current?" Said Nygoz- "Ya that" Nodded Kyo- "Yes, What about it?" Said Nygoz curiously- "Well, in my time we didn't have those, i just got mine from Lilith last night and i don't know how to use it, could you train us?" Said Kyo - "Ya sure, what are your powers though" Said Nygoz- "So, it seems i have ability to grant any tool a supernatural ability and she can manipulate nature" Said Kyo as he pointed at Ayame- "Very well, let's go to my training ground" Said Nygoz as he opened up some sort of portal to another dimension- "Huh? what is that?" Said Kyo- "It's another dimension for training so we don't break something in my house, because that would be bad" Said Nygoz- "Very well, let's go Ayame" Said Kyo as he held Ayame's hand and dragged her in the portal as she was still avoiding eye contact with NygozAs they stepped in the portal, they ended up in a strange dimension, similar to earth with nature but a few changes that would be seller of it not being earth - "There we go, now let me teach you, there are two types of techniques, normal one and imaginary canvas" Said Nygoz - "Now that you mention it, Balthazar and Barthamus used some sort of overpowered technique and they said imaginary canvas before using it, what is that?" Said Kyo - "i see, i will explain , so normal techniques use soul current as their fuel, soul current is an energy that is generated from soul, more you have, stronger your techniques will be, but Imaginary Canvas is different, instead of using soul current as it's fuel, it uses your soul itself, but using your soul as a fuel would burn it and that would be suicidal, so how do they manage it you might ask, forming a soul is a process that might take a few days, soul starts forming after fetus becomes 6 months old, it's a process that takes a few weeks, before soul is formed, it creates a protective layer first to protect it from any other soul radiation as its very vulnerable and fragile while its being formed, after the soul is made it becomes part of this layer, the layer loses it's function but just stays there, this layer can also be used as a fuel and can be regenerated from soul, a process that can take from a few hours to days, depending on the strength of soul, in order to maintain Imaginary Canvas you have to keep thinking about it in your mind, that is why it's called imaginary, if you lose concentration for even a second you will lose control over the technique but the outer layer won't stop burning once it started and it always takes one minute to completely burn, strength of soul doesn't depend it's consumption speed, if you lost control over your technique you can just concentrate again and reactivate it,it's an ultimate technique that one uses when they are really desperate but it usually takes decades of training" Said Nygoz- "So can you use it?" Said Kyo- "Ya of course" Said Nygoz with self confident face- "But you don't look very old to me,how much training did you have?" Said Kyo- "Ya i am 38, i learned it in 5 months, but i am the strongest after all, don't expect to learn it as fast as me, you guys look pretty old too though" Said Nygoz- "I am 17 and she is 19, we are not that old" Said Kyo- "Well, let's get to training then, your first task is to release soul current, not your technique, just soul current, release it as an energy used for offense" Said Nygoz- "How do we do that" Said Ayame as she made eye contact at long last- "I think he means that thing Sadan did at the demonic palace, he was shooting some destructive blasts remember?" Said Kyo - "Mhm, exactly but don't expect to do it anywhere near as powerful as Sadan's , he is master at it after all" Said NygozAs hours pass, they keep trying to release the soul current as offensive energy, after afew moments later Ayame manages to do it but she does it poorly and ends up exploding it in her palm which ends up damaging her hand, Nygoz quickly rushes to her and holds her arm as he magically heals her whole arm instantly - "How did you do that?" Said Kyo - "It's healing current, one of the simple techniques" Said Nygoz- "What do you mean simple techniques?" Said Kyo- "Simple techniques mean that it's not exclusive to one person and anyone can do it, it doesn't require concentration with mind either" - "Then why don't you use it to heal that burn on your hand?" Asked Kyo- "Oh, i got this while cooking, well as you are already aware any physical damage is left on soul and u need to heal soul to heal it, its impossible to heal soul with same soul current energy that it is releasing, meaning you can't heal yourself with it, only others" Said Nygoz- "Does that mean you can heal your souls protective layer with your friend and use imaginary canvas as many times as you want?" Said Kyo- "No, outer layer can not be healed with technique, it can only heal on its own" Said NygozAfter a few hours both Ayame and Kyo mange to learn how to release soul current as Nygoz says:- "This is incredible, you guys have unbelievable talent, this would have taken months to an ordinary person" Said Nygoz - "Of course we are not ordinary, give us more respect" Said Kyo - "Well it's time to go back, it's getting dark in our world" Said Nygoz as he opened portal back to earth and they all walked out- "So how was it" Said Lilith - "We learned how to release soul current" Said Kyo As they were talking, Nygoz was sitting in the chair with concerned look- "Hey sam, what is it?" Said Lilith - "it's crazy to think that i am already dead in your guys time and i am only alive because Sadan reverted universe, and everything else too"- "Well you are going to make him regret doing that, aren't you?" Said Lilith as she pushed his shoulder- "Ya you're right, Let's get him" Said Nygoz as he stood up from his chair and cracked his knuckles