Chapter 49

Ancient Secrets

Kaito pushes Gyomei back as they start walking around each other and they both swinging and relentlessly clashing blades until Kaito dodges his slash and knees Gyomei in the stomach as he flips his blade and hits Gyomei in the side of the neck with the blunt end of his blade making Gyomei stumble back but Kaito swipes his legs making him fall onto his back and Kaito puts his foot on Gyomei's chest as he says

"I told-" But Gyomei kicks his back leg as he pushes Kaito's leg off his chest making him fall forward and Gyomei grabs him by his throat as he's falling and slams him into the ground and punches him in the chest as he kicks Kaito away and Gyomei picks up his Odachi as he rushes up and tries to slash Kaito but Kaito's able to block his slash from the ground and pushes Gyomei's blade back but Gyomei starts relentlessly swinging towards Kaito and Kaito crawls back as he's dodging all of Gyomei's slashes until Gyomei tries to thrust his sword into Kaito's chest but Kaito dodges it causing Gyomei's Odachi to get stuck in the ground and Kaito kicks him in the stomach making him slide back as Kaito gets to his feet but he throws his sword at Gyomei and Gyomei's able to dodge it as he says

“You missed” Kaito *smiles* as he says

“Wasn’t aiming for you!” Gyomei turns around and sees Saigo reaching for a sword but Kaito’s sword is in the wall right next to his throat but as Gyomei turns back around Kaito punches him across the face and in the stomach and Gyomei tries to punch Kaito but Kaito ducks it as he uppercuts him and making him fall onto his back as Kaito says

“You should always watch your opponent” Gyomei stands back up and rushes Kaito but Kaito dodges all of his strikes and he chops Gyomei on his neck as he continues to dodge all of Gyomei's strikes and punches him in the stomach as he catches Gyomei's wrist and he sweeps his legs and slams him into the ground and Kaito says

“Is that it!?” Gyomei *chuckles* as he says

“Your strong, but I’m stronger” Gyomei consumes one of his planets and it launches Kaito back as Gyomei slowly gets to his feet as him and Kaito lock eyes and Gyomei rushes Kaito and punches him in the stomach launching him back and sending him slamming into the ground as he slowly walks over and pulls his Odachi out of the ground and rushes Kaito as he swings his Odachi overhead towards Kaito but Kaito's able to stop the blade between his hands and as there both struggling against each other but Gyomei punches Kaito in the stomach as Gyomei slams his shoulder into his chest sliding him back as Gyomei swings his Odachi again but Kaito dodges his Odachi as Kaito hits Gyomei on the wrist with his sheathe causing Gyomei to drop his Odachi as Kaito grabs his wrist and pulls him forward as he punches Gyomei in the face making him stumble back and Kaito runs around Gyomei hitting him with his sheathe all over his body until he hits Gyomei in the chin knocking his head into the air and making him drop to one knee as he's looking into the air, Gyomei thinks

"Damn, he's quick. Plus he's meticulously hit all of my pressure points with his sheathe, making it hard just to move a finger. But I still need to keep going, I can't lose!" Gyomei clenches his fist as he looks down but Gyomei's *shocked* as Kaito's holding his sword to Gyomei's throat as it's covered with his Icy Sun Flames but Kaito *smiles* as he stabs his into the ground and puts his hand out to Gyomei as Gyomei takes his hand and stands up as Kaito says

“I’m proud we choose you as the general of my armies” Kaito grabs his blade and sheathes it as Gyomei says

“Why didn’t you cut me?” Kaito says

“There’s no need to, this was not a battle. It was simply a test of our mutual skill” Saigo walks up and says

“Now that Kingsman's gone, are we going to bring back our armies from the other villages?” Kaito says

“You don’t think the two of you are strong enough to defend our village?” Saigo says

“I didn’t say that” Kaito says

“You didn’t need to, your voice sounded fearful” Saigo says

“I can handle any problem that enters this village” Kaito says

“Good, so the rest of our armies can stay divided between our villages” Gyomei looks at Saigo as he says

“Your turn” Kaito *smiles* as he turns to Saigo and says

“I’m ready when you are” Saigo says

“Naw, I wouldn’t want you to get hurt” Kaito unsheathes his sword and walks towards Saigo but Saigo jumps back and says

“I’m telling you now, stop or else!” But Kaito continues to get closer and he attempts to slash Saigo but he dodges it and Kaito says

“Your fast, let’s see how fast” Kaito continues to try and slash Saigo but Saigo continues to dodge his slashes until suddenly Saigo breathes a purple smoke in Kaito’s face and Kaito falls to the ground *coughing* as he drops his sword and Gyomei is *shocked* as he says

“You used your gas!” Saigo says

“He was getting very hostile” Kaito *coughs* as he says

“What the hell is this?” Saigo says

“Gas, and I used it to incapacitate you a little bit. But I just want you to know I could have killed you with a single breathe” Saigo blows on the gas as it disappears and Kaito slowly gets to his feet as he sheathes his sword and says

“I never knew you had this ability” Saigo says

“No one except Kenshin and Gyomei did, when all of our abilities developed we only told each other. The plan was for none of us to reveal our abilities, but Gyomei had to get flashy and start using his. But me and Kenshin have never openly used ours, well until now I guess. But I believe it is time you know about it" Kaito says

"Why would you hide your abilities from us?" Saigo says

"Honestly...Kingsman scared all of us" Kaito looks at Gyomei as he nods his head yes and Kaito looks back at Saigo as he says

"We knew he was on our side, but we all imagined if he wasn't if we'd be able to stop him. None of us even thought we would be able to slow him down in a fair fight, so we all decided to give us a slight upper hand on him if something was to happen" Kaito is *shocked* as he says

"Do you think I wouldn't protect all of you the best I could!?" Gyomei says

"As we do what, stand behind you and hope you can hold him off long enough. We knew you would try, but we simply didn't wish to have to stand behind you as you did it. We wished to stand beside you if that time ever came" Kaito says

"And you plan to use that gas to kill Kingsman?" Saigo says

“If I think I could, possibly. But with everything I've seen Kingsman get back up from, I honestly only believe even at it's most potent I could put him down for a few minutes. If even that, I know Kingsman was with us for a long time and I trust him...But he is terrifying" Kaito says

"Normally, Kingsman wouldn't kill you for nothing. But Kingsman is possibly the most unstable he's ever been, and that means he's unpredictable. When we make contact I'll approach and see if he's reachable, if not you wait for my mark to release that gas" Saigo says

"Of course my lord" Kaito says

"What can you fully do with your gas?" Saigo says

“I can use my gas to destroy all of your senses, basically all it takes is one breath for me to destroy your entire body. I can even use my gas to cover my body in a corrosive acid that can destroy anything. And somewhat mind control, but I haven't really tested it too well to know the drawbacks of it" Kaito says

"Interesting, but you'll need to fix the gas. With Kingsman being able to see it he can dodge it” Saigo *chuckles* as he says

“I’m allowing you to see it, I can allow my gas to mix with the contents in the air perfectly fusing my gas with the air” Kaito says

“Good" Kaito looks at Gyomei as he says

"I've seen your ability, but you've never explained exactly what it does. I know your punches get harder as your arms get brighter, but other than that I know nothing else. Explain it to me" Gyomei says

“I can only tell you mine if you tell us Kei’s” Kaito *chuckles* as he says

“That should be none of your concern, because I'm going to be the one to face him. But just in case either of you are to come across him, Kei’s ability is gravitational control. That’s how he dropped that meteor in the Minamoto Region'' Gyomei is *shocked* as he says

“What!?” Kaito says

“Kei can move anything no matter the size, he can combine things together and pull them apart. If he wanted to he could pull the entire world apart or just crush us all under the weight of a million suns'' Saigo is *shocked* as he says

“Why did you never tell us about this!?” Kaito says

“I didn’t think it important to inform any of you because I never wanted anyone, but me to face him. But Kei has never mastered his ability, or even extensively trained his ability to strengthen it. He’s always been confident in his fighting style, and he's felt he's never needed to master his ability. The only time I’ve actually seen him use it extensively was to shatter his opponents weapons” Gyomei says

“Even if he’s never mastered his ability, he’s still a dangerous opponent” Kaito says

“Exactly why I just wanted to fight him alone, I cannot allow any of you to kill my brother. I must be the one to kill him, he’s attacked my village, killed my villagers, attacked my family, and killed my wife and child. No one will take this from me, no one!” Gyomei says

“I understand my lord, this is something you have to do'' Saigo says

“But explain to me your Icy Sun Flames my lord, it's truly has me confused" Kaito says

“My Icy Sun Flames allow me qualities of both fire and ice, meaning if I started training purely my element to the extent I should have been, I could also acquire wings like Dai. But as of currently with a single punch I can freeze everything inside of them while burning them from the outside, or wise versa. Basically anything you've seen Dai or Kenji do, I can combine that attack and make it far stronger'' Saigo says

“Well, now that's surprising” Kaito says

“There very unique” Saigo says

“So if you clashed with Kingsman's fire purely would you win?" Kaito says

"Do you think you're the first person to think of this, me and Kingsman both wanted to know as well. And all I can say is there is a reason Kingsman only uses his darkness when facing me and with him being the strongest fire user currently, I can confidently say I'd beat everyone else with flames" Gyomei *smiles* as he says

“I don't think Dai would be very happy hearing that'' Kaito *laughs* as he says

“He definitely wouldn’t at all” Gyomei says

“Well since you've revealed Kei's ability I must be a man of my word, my ability allows me to transmit any damage I take and transmit it into power fueling my punches" Kaito says

"So your entire body is made up of kinetic energy, can you store it and use it later?" Gyomei *smiles* as he says

"What do you think my ace in the hole was against Kingsman" Gyomei cracks his knuckles as he says

"I have about ten years of relentless training and battles stored up waiting to be released" Kaito says

"I'm glad the two of you are very smart, but do not ever plot against one of my soldiers again! The next time you have doubts you bring them to me" Kaito Icy Sun Flames surge across him as he looks at Saigo and Gyomei as he says

"Or else!" Gyomei and Saigo both kneel to Kaito as Gyomei says

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"Of course my lord, we only meant to guarantee the safety of you and the village" Saigo says

"We would never plot against you my lord, we simply acted off of our fear" Kaito says

"Stand!" Gyomei and Saigo both stand up and look at Kaito as Kaito says

"Good, but do not withhold any concerns or doubts from me again" Gyomei says

"Of course not my lord" Kaito says

"Today was a good training session, that's enough for today" Kaito turns around and starts walking away but Saigo says

"My lord!" Kaito stops and without turning around as he says

“Saigo?” Saigo says

“Please keep my ability between us” Kaito says

“Of course, we can’t have an ability that strong being known throughout the world”

At the same time Shiro is sitting at Kei’s desk as a portal suddenly opens up next to him and Kei,Tahara, Haruto and Kono come out of the portal and Shiro stands up out of the chair and kneels as he says

“It’s been so long my lords, welcome back” Kei looks around the office as he says

“It’s good to be back home” But Tahara turns and walks to the door but as she grabs the door handle, Haruto says

“Where are you going?” Tahara doesn't turn around as she says

“I only wanted one thing from any of you” Kei says

“You think you just get to take my lord’s power and walk away!” Tahara says

“We cannot be seen together, if word gets out that we’ve spoken we lose the advantage over Kingsman. Or would you like me to stay and survive alongside you as your little soldiers do?” Kei says

“Fine, retu–” But Tahara walks out of the door and Kono says

“What’s the next step now my lord?” Kei says

“We will–” Haruto says

“We are going to dismantle them” Kei is *shocked* as he turns around and looks at Haruto as he says

“Are you staying with us my lord?” Haruto says

“Your armies have shrunk and your generals have been killed, I’m left with no other choice. And with one of your strongest soldiers having problems with the universe I'll need to, or else he could destroy the planet using it incorrectly. The kind of damage it could cause if the entire universe implodes in his chest would be catastrophic” Kei says

“Then we wait for your commands my lord” Haruto says

“We will analyzes how strong they’ve gotten and then we will attack them accordingly” Kei says

“As you wish my lord, Kono take possession of someone to watch over their village for a few days” Kono says

“I’ll get right on that my lords” Kono walks out to Shiro as he whispers in his ear and he leaves the room as Kei says

“Stand up, Shiro” Shiro stands up as Kei says

“Shiro this is Lord Haruto, whatever he says goes” Shiro says

“Understood, hello Lord Haruto how may I serve you?” Haruto says

“Leave us!” Shiro says

“As you wish” Shiro leaves the room as Haruto sits down at Kei's desk and says

“The moment we have Kingsman and Kaito's location, and gauge how much stronger they've grown in power we will move" Kei says

“I’m sure they've become extremely strong, but it’s also a possibility Kingsman may be crushed by the loss of Akita and could have given up fighting all together” Haruto says

“Let’s hope so”

At the same time Kaito is walking through trees as he has his eyes closed and he turns a corner and he starts walking forward as he stops and opens his eyes and Kaito looks down off of the cliff into the waterfall below them and Kaito sits on the edge of the cliff as he looks over and sees a rock with K+A carved into it and Kaito looks off of the cliff as he says

"I don't mean to invade this sacred area, but I wished to speak with both of you. Akita, first allow me to give you my deepest apologies. I truly never wished for any of this to happen, but I must take full responsibility for everything that happened. It is my fault for everything that happened, I saw the kind of threat my brother was becoming but I chose to simply ignore it and hope he would never cross this line. After Kenshin I should have known he was irredeemable, but I still held out...Love and compassion hoping my little brother would stop. Hoping my little brother would understand that after all these years, we do not need to keep killing each other" Kaito *sheds a tear* as he says

"But my misjudgment of his character cost us the most important people in our lives, I'm sorry Kingsman. I'm sorry Hana...I'm sorry Kenji, because of me you've lost both of your parents and your lives have been destroyed just because of...My brother. I should have killed him, I want to kill him...But I do not have the strength to. After everything he's done to everyone around me, I should be filled with an overflowing uncontrollable rage. But all I feel is pity for my little brother, I should have done more for him. If he came begging me for forgiveness...I do not know what I would do, I know what I should do. But it will be difficult" Kaito gets up as he looks down into the water and says

"Kingsman, when you return please come and speak with me. I know how bad things are when Akita isn't with you, but please through your anger and heart ache come and see me. Remember you still have people who care about you, Kenji,Kenzo and me. Then you have the people who think of you as there entire world, Itsuki, Dai and Hana, I know Akita showed you how to love and she understands you like no one else but please do not punish the world for what my brother did.If it comes down to it, allow me too pay for the sins of my brother" Kaito turns around as he sees Kenzo walking down the path towards him and Kaito walks up as he says

"What are you doing here Kenzo?" Kenzo says

"I come to this spot to speak with Kingsman and Akita as well, but truthfully they picked a beautiful location to make their own. And if Kingsman is to ever return I'd want to be the first one to gauge his head space" Kaito says

"I was hoping for the same thing, but I didn't wish to return here too often as not only is this there personal spot but it is also Akita's final resting place" Kenzo says

"Kingsman told me if he ever died he would wish I would come visit him and talk too him letting him know what's going on, I hope that same sentiment would extend to the one and only love he's ever known" Kaito is *confused* as he says

"He's never extend that sentiment to me" Kenzo *smiles* as he says

"Do not feel anyway, this was after a long battle in his rare moments of weakness when he believed he was going to die. Honestly he probably doesn't remember he asked this of me either" Kaito says

"Hmm, I guess that would be something like him. I came up here and spoke with them, but I never told them about everyone's progression" Kenzo says

"Since I am going up, let's have a sit down between all of us and talk" Kaito says

"Alright, I guess that would be good" Kenzo and Kaito turn around and walk back towards the edge of the cliff as they both sit down on the edge and Kenzo says

"I cannot say I'm glad to be here, but I do wish to speak with both of you. For one your children have grown very much, you probably won't even recognize them when you return but I can tell you they are definitely your children. Even the adopted ones are acting just like Kingsman, and honestly that's probably a horrifying sight for you Akita. I know how you can barely handle one Kingsman, but now there are three of him" Kaito *laughs* as he says

"That is truly a nightmare of mine, but Hana thankful isn't turning out like any of them. She's actually becoming more like you Akita, she's become a lot more gentle but she still has Kingsman's blood and she still wants to become a warrior. Honestly she has the potential to become very strong, but I know you don't want that path for her Akita. But if she takes it I promise I will protect her with my life...Even though my promises may not mean much to you anymore" Kenzo says

"With everything that's been going on, Dai and Itsuki have lived part of the life that you wanted for them Kingsman. When you get back, they both will want to fight you and see the gap between you and them. Actually all three of your sons are going to test you and see how much longer it will take for them to defeat you. Truthfully, I don't think you'll really be able to beat all of them at the same time with how much they're going to pressure you. I've done what you've asked and helped him become someone who is nothing like you, and you would truly be proud of the man he's becoming. Itsuki and Dai weren't my students, but they've been trained by you so well that they were able to develop even while just training by themselves. Dai was even able to get the drop on me once, he's gotten a lot faster and he's even grown some self control. He had an opportunity to attack me, but he chose not to and I was genuinely surprised. Itsuki on the other hand has always had great self control, but he just used you to gain all of his confidence. He will not do anything if you don't want him too, if you come back and decide you can't live among us anymore some of us will understand. But the children won't, and they truly will follow you to the end of the earth. Your influence truly runs so deep you become the center of attention in everyone's life that you meet, that kind of burden is one I do not understand enough to speak with you and give advice about it. But you've truly handled everything well as you've kept Itsuki from trying to go down the same path you did, and he really wanted to be like you" Kaito looking forward into the distance as he says

"Kenzo?" Kenzo looks at Kaito as he says

"Yes?" Kaito says

"Have you ever meditated?" Kenzo says

"Yes, but I never took you for the type to use meditation" Kaito says

"I've never tried, but I feel as if I need too now. Will you meditate with me?" Kenzo says

"Of course my lord" Kaito and Kenzo both cross their legs as they both close their eyes and start meditating

At the same time Kono and Shiro are sitting on a roof as Shiro looks to Kono and says

"When are you going to go scoop out Kingsman's region?" Kono looks at Shiro as a man jumps onto the roof behind Shiro and sits next to him as he says

"I already have been" Shiro is *shocked* as he says

"You've sent one of your puppets into his region already!?" Kono's puppet says

"No!" Suddenly a crow lands on Kono's shoulder as Kono's puppet says

"I've been using crows to watch over everyone as people began to become more of threats" Shiro says

"So you've been watching over all of them?" Kono's puppet says

"We've needed very close observation on our biggest threats to the plans, I've especially tried my best to keep my eyes on Kingsman. But he's been hard to track even after all these years" Shiro is *shocked* as he says

"How long have you been watching Kingsman!?" Kono *smiles* as Kono's puppet says

"Kingsman is undoubtedly the strongest person on this planet, I've been watching him and trying to wait for a moment of weakness to take advantage of him. But even as I've seen him on the verge of death in multiple battles, I could still see him smiling. His resolve is...Incredible, and if I could obtain him as a puppet-" Shiro says

"Your psychotic, to truly believe you can tame the demon that is Kingsman is nothing less than foolish. If you ever tried it, you would die!" Kono's puppet says

"Kingsman is very dangerous, yes. But even the strongest break at some point" Shiro *chuckles* as he says

"The day Kingsman breaks is the day we all die, he has a power the world has never seen before. And he's been undefeated all these years, and you believe you'd beat him" Kono puppet says

"False!" Shiro is *confused* as he says

"What are you talking about!?" Kono's puppet says

"I heard an ancient tell of the previous user of Kingsman's darkness, and supposedly it took three different clans and the man's own son to simply just seal him" Shiro is *shocked* as he says

"Who had Kingsman's darkness before him!? And sealed him in what!?" Kono's puppet says

"That is information that even eludes me...I've been searching for the rest of the story, but I haven't been able to find it" Shiro says

"Back in the golden age, every clan trained from birth just to be able to help their clans in the war. And more than half of them had elements, so how do you expect to seal Kingsman? We don't have the resources,numbers, nor strength to seal Kingsman" Kono's puppet says

"That's we're your wrong, we have more than enough strength to at least subdue Kingsman" Shiro says

"Are you plotting to use our battle against Kingsman to betray Lord Kei and take control of the world?" Kono's puppet says

"My resolve still remains the same, as long as I am given what I asked for then I have no reason to betray Lord Kei. But what about you? Do you not wish to take back your region or avenge your brothers?" Shiro says

"My brothers died because of Kingsman...Both of our goals cannot be accomplished, but I have come to realize that...Kingsman helped me" Kono is *shocked* as his puppet says

"How!? He stripped your family from you and you want to thank him for it!" Shiro says

"At first my goal was to kill him and that's all I could think about, but now I've seen Kingsman has unintentionally helped me and spared my family. My brothers would never have submitted to Kei's lead, it would have caused everyone under Kei to attack us all at once and enslave us until we submitted to his authority. Takumi's ego would have never allowed him to submit, and with Takumi not budging DaiSuke wouldn't either. My brothers would be suffering under him, and Kei wouldn't have cut it short either because he knew the powers of my brothers" Kono's puppet says

"Hmm...I see, but with Kingsman killing them all quickly he spared them that pain. I understand why you aren't as angry at Kingsman anymore, but would you also not want to remove Kei from the equation?" Shiro looks at Kono as he says

"Removing Kei would be very difficult, unless we were to allow him to be killed in a battle between Kingsman or Kaito. But hypothetically speaking if we're able to get rid of Kei, how would we proceed farther with Haruto now being here? He's far more powerful than Kei and I do not know if even Kingsman and Kaito could defeat him" Kono's puppet says

"Hypothetically speaking, if Kingsman and Kei are to fight It would be very smart not to allow Kei to die for nothing. After their hypothetical battle they'd be very injured allowing me to take over both of them" Shiro says

"Attacking with the both of them while there injured would be very foolish" Kono's puppet says

"All I would hypothetically need to do is make Kingsman run away as to not bring any negative attention to Kei in Haruto's eyes, and as they are fully recovered I would be able to use both of them along with a few others to attack him and overwhelm him. But there is only one issue" Shiro says

"Two" Kono's *confused* as his puppet says

"What do you mean?" Shiro says

"You tell me your issue and I will tell you the other" Kono's puppet says

"I would have to do a lot of mental training to even slightly start to take over his mind because of his darkness, the last time he touched me with it I started seeing things. To this day I can't use my ability without things moving around in the corner of my eye and disembodied voices that sound almost familiar" Shiro says

"That's one problem, but another one is...I don't believe Haruto's the biggest threat we have to worry about" Kono is *shocked* as his puppet says

"What!?" Shiro says

"A while ago Kei told me that I would be the one who is going to take his spot in leading the group as he moved up and joined Haruto in conquering planets, but I don't think Haruto leads the team Kei is going to be joining. So if you hypothetically we're to beat both of them and use the three of them as puppets you'd still need to deal with unknown and dangerous others" Kono's puppet says

"I could always simply have Haruto leave this team and run away sacrificing himself as he keeps them away from this planet" Shiro *laughs* as he says

"If you think you can do this without getting all of us killed I will watch as you do it" Kono stands up as his puppet says

"If I do this and they decide to destroy this planet anyways you would be affected as well, you know that right?" Shiro *smiles* as he says

"Yes" Kono is *shocked* as his puppet says

"So why are you smiling about certain death!?" Shiro grabs his shoulder as he's still *smiling* and says

"When I die I can finally see my brothers again, and I'm fine with it. But you have nothing waiting for you except fear and isolation" Shiro drops off of the roof as Kono thinks

"He's fine with dying because of his family...Shiro, you are a strange man"