Chapter 73
A Heartbreaking Conclusion
Yamamoto spins his sword sending Itsuki's blood flying off as he sheathes his sword and looks down at Itsuki as he says
“I’m feeling very generous today, Itsuki. Stand and join me, but if you've fallen to those attacks stay down you disappointment!" Yamamoto notices Itsuki's not moving at all and Yamamoto kneels down next to him as he says
"Well, I guess you truly are nothing more than a disappointment. Now I must move on to the half breed, let's hope he'll hold up better than you did!" Yamamoto slowly gets to his feet as he looks over at Kenji and he starts walking towards him but suddenly the ground shakes and he turns around and sees Itsuki's fist clenched as he's slowly pushing himself back up to his feet and Yamamoto *smiles* as he says
"I guess I may have been wrong about you!" Itsuki looks at him as his lightning surges in his eyes and Yamamoto says
"My offer still stands child! Join me and I will make you a god of the blade! I will truly teach you things beyond your comprehension of the blade" Itsuki says
"I don't need you, your skills are nothing compared to my fathers. There is a reason you serve underneath him, my father stands alone in every category! I'll show you the skills of a true swordsman" Yamamoto *sighs* as he says
"I tried my best to show you all a better life and I'm constantly disrespected! It's alright, I will create my own team in my new world. But first you must fall first child, then your brother and father will follow shortly after!" Itsuki snaps as his sword forms in his hand and he goes into a low stance as he close his eyes and says
"Yamamoto, I know you lived your entire life being feared and respected because of your skill. But this is the dawn of a new era and old stories of once titanus strength the world feared no longer matters! The only things that matter are what you can prove on this battlefield, here and now!" Yamamoto grabs his sword as he says
"The here and the now! Alright then, I'll show you what I can truly do here and now!" Yamamoto quickly rushes Itsuki and Yamamoto tries to slash Itsuki but Itsuki deflects the strike as Yamamoto stumbles behind him and Yamamoto is *shocked* as he thinks
"What was that!? I've never felt such a sudden change in skill, before he could barely keep up and now he's perfectly countered my blade! He's-" Suddenly a cut opens up on Yamamoto's back and Yamamoto gets *angry* as he turns around and screams
"HOW DARE YOU!" Yamamoto starts repeatedly slashing towards Itsuki launching shock wave slashes towards Itsuki but all of the slashes disappear as Itsuki isn't moving and Yamamoto notices his stance and Itsuki completely calm expression as his eyes are still closed and he is *shocked* as he thinks
"That technique! He truly has studied Kingsman well...But that will not stop his death!" Yamamoto closes his eyes as he sheathes his blade and says
"Child, I know this technique very well and I also know how to get around it. Now as I said, you must fall!" Yamamoto rushes Itsuki as he stops right in front of him and neither of them move but suddenly the ground is destroyed as hundreds of slashing shock waves are sent flying in every direction away from them and neither of them move until they both open there eyes and slash towards each other and they clash with such force it creates a tornado of shock waves slashes as both of there blades shatter and explode pushing them back and both of them are able to land on there feet as both of them put there hands out and Itsuki's lightning sword reforms in his hand and Yamamoto holds the hilt of his blade out as his darkness pulls all the shattered pieces back together and they quickly rushes each other slashing towards each other as they are deflecting all of the slashes until Yamamoto stabs his sword into the ground as he dodges Itsuki's slash and kicks Itsuki in the stomach making him slide back as he grabs his sword and rushes Itsuki as Itsuki throws his sword towards Yamamoto and Yamamoto flips over his sword as he lands in front of Itsuki and tries to slash him and Itsuki is able to dodge his slashes until he snaps and Itsuki's sword flies back towards him but as Itsuki's sword gets close Yamamoto's sword surges with darkness and he slashes Itsuki's sword splitting it in half as it explodes blinding Itsuki and covering the area around them in lightning and Itsuki opens his eyes but he doesn't see Yamamoto and Itsuki snaps as his sword starts reforming in his hand but suddenly he's cut across his shoulder and Itsuki is *shocked* but he starts being slashed all over his body as he thinks
"I can't even see him at all...I have to-" Suddenly Itsuki spits up blood as he looks down and sees Yamamoto standing in front of him as Yamamoto's sword through his stomach and he slowly looks into Yamamoto's eyes and Yamamoto says
"You truly had great potential child, but you were blinded by your undying loyalty to a dead man! Don't worry Itsuki, because you actually made me worry for a second I'll make sure in my new world the people know you" Itsuki opens his mouth but Yamamoto pulls his sword out of his stomach as Itsuki drops to his knees and he covers the wound as he thinks
"This...Feels completely different! My body won't heal this!" Yamamoto walks behind Ituski as he says
"I know your confused as the rest of the wounds on your body easily healed almost immediately after I delivered them, in the simplest terms for you to understand your father simply isn't the only one with darkness!" Yamamoto steps to the side of Itsuki as he says
"I can respect you, and for that I will give you an honorable death" Yamamoto slowly lifts his sword into the air as he looks down at Itsuki and Itsuki closes his eyes as Yamamoto says
"Lift your head!" Itsuki slowly lifts his head and Yamamoto says
"Farewell Itsuki, you will be missed by someone!" Yamamoto slashes down towards the back of Itsuki's neck and Itsuki slowly breathes in as he opens his eyes and Itsuki looks over at Yamamoto as he sees him moving extremely slowly slashing towards him and Itsuki stands up dodging the slashes as Yamamoto stabs into in the ground and Yamamoto is *shocked* as he says
"How did you!?" Yamamoto pulls his sword out of the ground as he jumps back and sees Itsuki not moving as his eyes are still closed and Yamamoto sheathes his blade as he says
"I don't know what you're doing, but you're going to die now!" Yamamoto calms his breathing as leans forward and he grabs his sword as he suddenly appears behind Itsuki and Yamamoto slowly sheathes his blade as he uses
"One Thousand Divine Cuts" Yamamoto *chuckles* as he says
"You truly we're an amazing warrior Itsuki, you forced me to actually use one of my attacks! Die with pride knowing you put up a good fight, but you could have been one of my greatest students and carried out my way of the blade" Yamamoto slowly turns around and he's *shocked* as he sees Itsuki still standing behind him and Yamamoto gets *angry* as he screams
"WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE!" Yamamoto dashes all around Itsuki until he appears behind and he sheathes his blade as he uses
"One Thousand Divine Cuts" But time stops as Itsuki steps out of the way of all the slashes and Itsuki looks at Yamamoto as everything resumes and Yamamoto is *shocked* but he *screams in anger* as he rushes Itsuki and throws hundreds of shockwave slashes at him but Itsuki doesn’t move as all of them disappear and Yamamoto starts circling Itsuki as he continues throwing hundreds of slashes until he lands on the ground and rushes forward with such speed dirt kicks up everywhere and as it clears Yamamoto's sword is in Itsuki's chest and he *smiles* as he says
"I told you, this fight is over!" Itsuki looks him in the eyes as he says
"Yes...It is!" Itsuki grabs Yamamoto's blade as he surges with lightning and Yamamoto *screams in pain* as he notices Itsuki's body is made of lightning and he is *shocked* as he thinks
"He changed places with a clone! I was so blinded by my anger I didn't notice!" Suddenly Yamamoto hears a voice behind him as he says
“How’d you like my trick…I got it from my brother!” Itsuki snaps as his sword forms in his hand and Itsuki lifts his sword into the air as it surges with such force the lightning turns black and Itsuki says
"You will fall for the disrespect you have shown my family!" Yamamoto is *shocked* as he says
"Damn it, I can't stop him!" Itsuki slashes towards Yamamoto's neck but suddenly Kingsman catches Itsuki's wrist as he puts his hand on Itsuki's stomach and says
"I'm sorry Itsuki, but I must cut your fight short and unfortunately I'll need him for a bit longer! Truly I am proud of you for everything you've accomplished" Itsuki looks at Kingsman as he *smiles* and says
"I was too slow to finish the battle, it seems at the end of our training together I've still failed. I'm sorry father, I lost focus of the battle and started to enjoy myself. Next time I won't hesitate at all!" Kingsman *smiles* as he says
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"Goodbye Itsuki" Kingsman uses
"Reversion!" Itsuki *smiles* as he falls to his knees and *screams in pain* as his lightning start violently surges destroying everything around them and Kingsman picks him up as he throws Itsuki up into space and Kingsman opens a portal of darkness as a kunai flies out and stabs Itsuki in the chest as Itsuki thinks
"Kenji, I'm sorry I must leave you alone here! But I know you have the strength to keep going, I know you will be hurt but please do not lose your way! You need to hold it together for mother and Hana, and please tell her as well that I am truly sorry for not honoring my word! But I'll always be with all of you!" Itsuki's entire body collapses as he explodes with such force it shakes the entire universe and the stars are all supercharged by his lightning brightening the sky as the kunai flies back to Kingsman's hand and Kaito walks up behind Kingsman as he says
"He was truly a warrior, but an even better son! His presence will truly be missed" Kingsman opens up a portal as he puts the kunai back inside and Kaito says
"What was that kunai for?" Kingsman says
“Instead of shaking the entire universe he would have destroyed it, and the other couple next to us" next to it” Yamamoto says
"I didn't need your help, I had him where I wanted him!" Kingsman looks at Yamamoto as he says
“No you didn’t, had I not stepped in he would have killed you.Your skills we’re slightly better than his, but your speed and reaction time are not. Had one of them landed from that black blade you would have died, he was learning your moves and techniques and countered them. The difference between you and him is the fact that he has almost the full power of a god and he wasn't even using half of it! He didn’t even pull out his black lightning until he was ready to kill you” Kaito is *shocked* as he says
“Raijin chose him as his replacement!? I understood he had his lightning, but I didn't think he had been chosen yet!” Kingsman says
“All the gods chose everyone of my sons as replacements” Kaito is *amazed* as he says
“What luck!” Kingsman *laughs* as he says
“Luck? It was not a mistake that I saved all of them from near death, and they just so happen to be strong enough to handle it. When I first met them I controlled my clone and touched them while my hands we're slightly covered in an element and they didn’t flinch, so I already knew their bodies could handle holding elements. And at that point I just had to get them in the gods eyes and as I did they all noticed the strength from all of them that I knew they would, but how much Raijin liked Itsuki I couldn't have expected! He truly loves Itsuki's spirit and energy so much that he is the one who created Itsuki's sword" Kaito looks into the air as he says
"Kingsman, did he truly need to die?" Kingsman says
"Unfortunately yes, I needed their full attention and now I can force them out a bit faster!" Kaito says
"Don't you think they know you're trying to kill them!?" Kingsman says
"Of course, but they are in a position where they can make no decisions except the ones I allow! I hated that I needed to kill Itsuki, but now that I hold almost all of their power I can siphon more of their power and force them out of their dimensions" Kaito says
"Couldn't we attack them inside of their dimensions instead of killing them?" Kingsman says
"I may downplay their power, but don't be mistaken they are threats beyond anything you've ever faced! Try to attack them in there own dimensions is suicide, even the other gods wouldn't trespass in the others domain and give there opponents the advantage! Even if we were physically superior there absolute control over the domain makes winning that battle damn near impossible" Kaito says
"So you're siphoning their power in order to force them to make a move against us outside of their dimensions before their existence is undone?" Kingsman says
"Correct, if I cannot destroy them in this reality then they will simply continue to exist in the next! This must be where they fall! I must siphon every ounce of power their power from existence to truly be rid of them once and for all!" Yamamoto says
“If you've collected three out of the four gods power you needed and Itsuki was that strong, how far along were the rest?" Kingsman says
“Riku died in the beginning stages of him developing Fujin’s power, but I was able to siphon Fujin’s power from Riku shortly after he died. Dai was killed when he had about half of The Phoenix's full power and that’s why he held up for as long as he did, but Dai has been killed before and he was brought back by the resurrection ability of The Phoenix and it would have happened again had I not taken The Phoenix's power. Itsuki had most of Raijin's power, but he continued holding it back constantly. The only time I could feel him start to let some of his real power out is when he hit me with his final arrow. I was not joking when I said he was a lot like me, he would have never forgotten this if either of you killed the boy and he was still alive! He would have killed everyone who destroyed his family! I wish we had met under different circumstances…He would have been an amazing son, and I wished we could have spent more time together” Kaito is *shocked* as he says
“You still care for them!? I thought you closed your heart to everything because you knew what needed to be done!” Kingsman says
“Though they weren’t my real sons technically, they still hold a special place in my heart. I wish none of this had to happen, but this is life and this is my revenge for them taking everything away from me and my revenge even against the ones who put us in this multiverse. We were nothing but pawns in their giant game, but they underestimated the power that we would have!” Yamamoto is *shocked* as he says
“Wait what about Kenji, is he Kuraokami’s replacement?” Kingsman says
“No, Kenji will never be a replacement for Kuraokami. He has my darkness inside of him” Kaito is *shocked* as he says
“What!?” Kingsman says
“When he was a baby his heart was too weak to pump so I infused him with just enough of my darkness to where his body will constantly heal his wounds, but not enough for him to manipulate it like I can. The gods knew the darkness around the multiverse would be their downfall, but they disagreed on how to handle it and the more their anger grew for each other the stronger the darkness around the multiverse got. The Phoenix wanted to destroy the multiverse and start over, Raijin wanted to destroy the darkness that floated outside the Multiverse, Fujin wanted peace and for all killing to stop, and Kuraokami wanted to try and calm the darkness. But since all of them had different ideas about how to deal with it they fought to see who would get their way and as they fought for decades there anger and hate for each other did and so did the darkness until it finally entered the Multiverse and looked for a host. After decades of their battle they had stopped just long enough to notice that the darkness had disappeared and they realized in that moment they were too weak to stop it and the other gods, and that is when they decided they need an heir to truly conquer the multiverse once again! Destroying the darkness and controlling the other gods, even as they sacrifice their lives they are still only focused on control and power! I-" Suddenly Kingsman notices that he can see his breath every time he breathes out and Kingsman turns around as he sees Kenji crawling towards him and his ice is surging around him as everything freezes around him and Kenji is *angry* as he says
“I’m going to kill…EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU!” Kingsman is *shocked* as he says
“I’ve never heard you speak like this boy!” Kenji screams
“DON'T EVER CALL ME THAT!" Kenji's ice starts to slowly cover his body and he starts breathing heavily but as his breathe hits the ground everything around him freezes as Kaito and Yamamoto is *shocked* and Kenji points his hand at Kingsman as he blasting him in the chest with his ice pushing him back until Kingsman plants his feet as he punches it destroying the Ice and he says
“Maybe I was wrong…I just never thought Kurokami would agree to give his power to someone with the darkness they're afraid of inside of him. We might be more alike than I thought” Kenji gets *angrier* as he slams his fist on the ground freezing the ground underneath them and Kingsman *smiles* as he says
"With one punch, you've frozen half of this planet! You truly are my son, I'm so proud of you!" Kenji screams
"YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER! AND I PROMISE I WILL KILL YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY BROTHER!" Kingsman squats down as he looks at Kenji and says
"I truly did care for-" Kenji screams
"DON'T SAY HIS NAME!" As the entire planets starts violently shaking and Kingsman looks around as he says
"Wow, in this moment you truly are awaken-" Kingsman is *shocked* as he looks at Kenji and sees darkness covering his arm and Kingsman says
"It's gotten bigger, so all your raging emotions have finally awakened it! Do not fall to my darkness! You saw how it affected me, I never wanted that for you. I didn't always have your mother to guide me through the darkness, it was very difficult to handle all on my own! But it will be ok, you must find your own light and reason to push forward. The thought of failing my family for the final time is what kept me pushing through it no matter what I saw, heard, or felt! I knew I couldn't fail them, not that way! Find your reason to walk through the darkness or you will succumb to it!" Kenji's eyes turn red as he roars at Kingsman and starts violently dragging himself towards Kingsman and Kingsman says
"Are you truly ready to become a man, I don't believe you are! Prove to me differently!" Kenji pushes himself off the ground and rushes towards Kingsman as Yamamoto and Kaito both try to move but they realize there legs are frozen to the ground as suddenly hands stretch out of the ice on the ground and start trying to punch them and they both are able to dodge the punches as Kingsman dodges all of Kenji's punches until he catches both of Kenji's hands and knees him in the stomach as he throws him to the side and Kenji rolls on the ground as he quickly gets back to his feet and rushes Kingsman as he rushes Kingmsan and tries punching him but Kingsman still dodges all of his punches until Kenji spits on the ground freezing Kingsman's legs as Kingsman catches one of Kenji's wrist and he *laughs* as he says
“Your smart boy! But you still need to do better!” Kenji's Ice surges across his hands as Kingsman's hands are frozen and Kenji's arms flow through the ice as he punches Kingsman in the face sending him flying back as he slams extremely hard into the ground and Kingsman *laughs* as he says
"You're getting better, I-" Suddenly Kingsman back is frozen as he tries to move and the ice stretches around holding his arms down as Kingsman notices Kenji in the air and Kingsman thinks
"...I always hoped you would be standing next to me, I never wanted this" Kenji slams down on Kingsman's chest as he punches him in his chest and Kingsman spits up blood as Kenji starts violently punching Kingsman all over his chest as he spits up more and more blood as he thinks
“Damn it Itsuki, you were too clever! I’ll need to deal with him now before I'm unable to!” Kingsman blocks Kenji's punch with his hand as he punches him in the stomach sending him flying back as he slams into the ground and Kingsman slowly stands up as he says
“I’ll leave him to the both of you, after you’re done Yamamoto I want to speak with you. Privately!”