Chapter 72
Generational Ideologies Clash
Jushiro *chuckles* as he looks down at Kingsman and says
"I truly don't know if I should hate you or pity you, your fall from grace all started by your own sons betrayal!" Kingsman turns his head as he spits blood on the ground and he looks up at Jushiro as he *smiles* and says
"It's...Ironic isn't it! You're father probably thought the sam-" Kingsman chest violently surges with light as Jushiro is *angry* and screams
"WATCH YOU'RE MOUTH, AND STAY-" Suddenly Jushiro hears someone snoring and he looks around confused until everything around him fades to darkness and disappears as he's able to see Kingsman standing up and he notices Kingsman is sleeping and Jushiro is *confused* as he says
"What the hell? What was that!?" Kingsman slowly opens his eyes as he *yawns* and says
"Good you're done, now can we get serious" Jushiro says
"You we're just on the ground! What did I see!?" Kingsman says
"I allowed you to live out your fantasies for a short period of time while I slept, even though your dreams are unobtainable I will give you credit for the idea of exploiting the wound my son has given me. It is a smart idea in theory, now let's see if you can truly accomplish it" Jushiro opens his mouth but's he can't speak as Kingsman appears in front of him and grabs him by his neck and Jushiro is *shocked* as Kingsman lifts his hand up in front of Jushiro's stomach and says
"Honestly, I've always wondered if I could punch you so hard it would make you stop talking. Let's finally find out!" Kingsman presses his fingers against Jushiro's stomach as he says
"I've never done a one inch punch before, but I heard they're extremely effective!" Suddenly Kingsman's elbow is kicked making him drop Jushiro as he notices Isamu's in the air between them and Isamu split kicks both of them in the chest making Kingsman stumble back as Jushiro falls backwards through the portal and Jushiro is *shocked* as he says
"Isamu! What are you doing!?" Isamu looks at Jushiro as he *smiles* and says
"It's alright my lord, I can handle this. For this world to become better it will truly need your brilliance, shape this world in our image!" Jushiro quickly gets up as he rushes towards the portal and he screams
"ISAMU!" Isamu waves to Jushiro as Jushiro notices Kingsman behind him and the portal closes as he slowly turns around and sees Kingsman standing behind him and Isamu says
"This is what you've truly always wanted, just me and you!" Kingsman says
"Isamu, the reason you've always been so far from the front line is because physically you are nothing. Your mental capabilities are what kept you alive, but now you must fight with your own strength! This time you can't manipulate and use other people to fight for you from the shadows, I know you gave Makoto and Jiro the information they need to find Haruto and me. I also know you were the one watching me the day the children arrived, you truly believe that you could manipulate and change the events to your will! But allow me to ask you this, is this how you wanted things to end? Was this the ending you had planned?" Isamu says
"You should have died! You are correct, I did point Jiro and Makoto towards the both of you, and I wanted to take your wife and children and turn them into warriors! You're children would have made excellent servants of the Golden Order, and your wife-" Kingsman grabs Isamu by the neck as he says
"Was this your attempt at trying to show me you're not afraid of me, it did not work! Because all I see now is a man attempting to display his fear as pride, but you simply cannot fool me. Isamu I truly understand trying to mask my fear, I've tried to do it my entire life. I've been afraid of everything for so many years of my life because everything that I understood simply kept changing with such speed I couldn't understand it. Honestly I started closing myself off because of it, until I decided change isn't bad...It sometimes is simply necessary. Your team for example, for so many years nothing has changed about any of you! No new editions, no new outfits, no new friends, no new wife's, everything has always remained the exact same with all of you. But now I've come along and changed it all for the better, now Jushiro has a clean slate to rebuild his team better than ever. If he makes it out of this alive that is, but since you trust his strength so much let's make a deal! If Jushiro kills me, I realize you and grant you limitless strength! But if I kill Jushiro, you will suffer endlessly for the rest of eternity! Do we have a deal?" Isamu opens his mouth but Kingsman tightly grips his neck not allowing him to speak as he says
"Of course you agree, you've dedicated your life to trusting his strength. So it's a deal, I'll make sure you have a view to examine our entire battle" Kingsman looks over and sees the moon as he *smiles* and says
"Perfect!" Kingsman throws Isamu towards the moon and Isamu slams into the moon with such force all the wind is knocked out of him as Kingsman appears standing over him and Kingsman says
"You won't need this, all you need to focus on is watching" Kingsman snatches the orb out of Isamu's chest causing him to *scream in pain* as Kingsman puts his hand on Isamu's head and says
"Control your breathing, you'll need to focus if you're going to be watching the universes shatter around you" Kingsman grabs him by his face as he holds him up and Isamu says
"If you don't kill me...I promise me and lord Jushiro will make you suffer!" Kingsman *chuckles* as he says
"You're right, Jushiro should watch!" Kingsman snaps as a portal opens up in front of Jushiro and Jushiro is *shocked* as he sees Kingsman holding Isamu by the face and Jushiro rushes the portal as he screams
"KINGSMAN!" Jushiro tries to reach through the portal but his hand is stopped as Kingsman looks over and *smiles* as he says
"This portal is made for observation, not travel. Now observe!" Kingsman stomps on the ground splitting the moon in half underneath his feet as it starts pushing apart and Kingsman plants his feet stopping the moon splitting further as Kingsman holds Isamu over the hole and Jushiro is *panicked* as he screams
"KINGSMAN, I PROMISE IF YOU DO THIS YOU WILL SUFFER! IF YOU DO THIS YOU EVERYONE IN YOU'RE LIFE WILL DIE, EVERYONE YOU'VE EVER LOVED WILL SUFFER! I WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER SET YOUR EYES ON! DO NOT DO THIS, KINGSMAN!" Kingsman looks at Jushiro as he puts his finger up to his lips and says
"Fall silent Jushiro, it will be ok. You must come to terms with the fact that nothing is truly permanent in this life, if you understand that loss become much easier to understand" Jushiro starts quickly punching the portal as he screams
"KINGSMAN!" Kingsman says
"It's ok Jushiro, Isamu is stronger than you think. His body may die, but his mind and soul will still be here. He will always watch over you, as you once watched over him" Jushiro falls to his knees as he starts to *tear up* and he says
"Kingsman...Please...Don't do this, Kingsman!" Kingsman notices Jushiro on his knees as he's on the *verge of tears* and Kingsman slowly walks over to the portal still holding Isamu by the neck and Kingsman kneels down and looks in Jushiro's face as he says
"You haven't even carried when you watched everyone else in your team die, but you show Isamu favoritism! If you can't see your team as all equals, do you truly think you deserve to be a leader!? All of those men pledged their lives to you without a second thought, but only he can invoke emotion out of you with his death! You truly have only ever cared about him, and now I hold all the love you have in your life in the palm of my hand!" Jushiro slowly looks up at Kingsman as he says
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"What...Do you want!?" Kingsman punches the portal cracking it as he says
"For you too suffer! For you to understand how touchable you truly are! For you to understand that you are the furthest thing from a god! For you to know that every action you've taken with no consequences at the time, this is it! Everyone of your actions have come back and I am your consequence!" Kingsman throws Isamu back and Ismau falls into the hole but Isamu's able to grab the edge of the ground as he looks down into the split and he notices darkness creeping up towards him and he looks up but he sees Kingsman standing above as Jushiro screams
"KINGSMAN, STOP THIS!" Kingsman says
"Observe how far your father will fall when you are gone!" Kingsman kneels down as he grabs Isamu's wrist and drops him down into the darkness and Isamu *screams in agonizing pain* as Kingsman grabs both sides of the moon and he sees Isamu looking up at him as he sinks into the darkness and Kingsman says
"After sometime it won't hurt anymore, just be patient!" Kingsman slams both sides of the moon back together as he snaps and uses
"Reversion" Repairing the moon but Isamu's screams still quietly echo throughout the ground as Jushiro is *crying* as his hand is pressed against the portal and he slowly looks up and notices Kingsman standing in front of him and his hand is pressed against the portal in the same spot as Jushiro's and Kingsman says
"You've known physical pain, but the pain I'm going to inflict on you will scar you much deeper" Jushiro with *tears in his eyes* says
"I will-" The portal suddenly closes as Kingsman stands up and says
"Save your breath, when we face each other for the last time I want you to truly understand how powerless you've always been"
At the same time Itsuki is violently slashing at Yamamoto but Yamamoto deflects all of his strikes and dashes past him slashing him across the chest and Itsuki falls to the ground as he thinks
“I have to control myself, I can’t let him get in my head. Kenji will be fine, I have to focus!” Yamamoto slowly walks up behind him as he *laughs* and says
“You are the one I'm supposed to be cautious about, my grandson truly doesn't understand what a true warrior is! You are nothing” Yamamoto raises his sword above his head but suddenly lightning strikes the top of the blade and lightning surges all through Yamamoto's body stunning him as Itsuki turns around and punches him in the chest sending him flying back as Yamamoto's able to land on his feet and Yamamoto grabs his chest as he says
"That strike actually had some power behind it, maybe you're not as weak as I thought!" Yamamoto rushes Itsuki as they relentlessly clash blades and Yamamoto says
"Well, your sword skill is actually decent for some like you. What is your name?" Itsuki says
"My name is Itsuki Matomi, son of Kingsman Matomi and I'm going to be the one who kills you!" Yamomata is *shocked* as he says
"You aren't-" Itsuki deflects Yamamoto's sword as he dashes past him slashing him across his chest and Yamamoto jumps away from Itsuki as he says
"You are not one of us, I can tell by your eyes. You simply don't have our fire!" Itsuki says
"I am my father's son, and you attacked my brother so now I will kill you!" Yamamoto *chuckles* as he says
"Well, you're definitely similar to my grandson at that age. And just as naive!" Itsuki rushes Yamamoto as they start repeatedly clashing blades until Itsuki catches Yamamoto's wrist as he slashes downward stopping his blade and Itsuki stabs towards Yamamoto's foot but he punches Itsuki in the stomach as he jumps back and Yamamoto is *shocked* as he says
“What kind of swordsman aims for their opponents feet!?” Itsuki *smiles* as he says
“The kind that’s slowing down a faster opponent” Itsuki rushes Yamamoto and Yamamoto tries to slash him but Itsuki slides underneath the slash as he stabs his sword in his foot and Yamamoto *screams in pain* and he tries to move his foot but he notices its anchored to the ground by Itsuki's sword as Itsuki uppercuts him and starts punching him all over his face and chest as he dodges Yamamoto's slashes until his hand surges with lightning and he punches Yamamoto across the face sending him flying back and slamming into the ground as Itsuki steps up and pulls his sword out of the ground and Yamamoto slowly gets to his feet as he pulls his sword out of the ground and he steps towards Itsuki as he notices blood drip from his mouth and he whips the blood as he says
"You're a decent fighter and swordsman child, but you're fighting a god of the blade!" Itsuki walks up as him and Yamamoto start circling each other as Itsuki *smiles* at him and says
"My father has already killed gods, I'm simply following in his footsteps" Yamamoto *laughs* as he says
"You will fall just like him!" Itsuki says
"If you think you're going to be the one to kill him your delusional, try something more believable! I know my fathers true strength and you are far from the required strength to kill him!" Yamamoto says
"Your father will fall child, but just in due time. He is only still around currently because he is still useful to me, when he stops being useful then I will dispatch of him" Itsuki says
"You will do nothing, but follow orders until he decides that you're no longer useful!" Yamamoto says
"I take orders from no one, but I have an order for you! Try not to die!" Yamamoto rushes Itsuki as they start quickly clashing blades until Yamamoto stomps on the ground destroying it underneath Itsuki as he switches stances pushing Itsuki back and with every step Yamamoto destroys more and more of the ground underneath Itsuki's feet until Itsuki slides back and stomps on the ground as lightning shoots out of the ground and the debris starts quickly flying towards Yamamoto as it starts circling him and Yamamoto is *confused* as he says
"What the hell!?" Yamamoto looks around but he slides back as suddenly Itsuki's sword cuts through the debris and Yamamoto is *angry* as he says
"This is meant to be a battle of swordsmanship child! Do you have no honor!?" Itsuki flies through the circling debris as he tries to kick Yamamoto in the stomach but Yamamoto catches his ankle as he slams him into the ground and lifts his sword into the air but suddenly the debris covers Yamamoto's wrist and entire sword and he is *shocked* as he looks up and sees the debris and he thinks
"How is this possible!?" Yamamoto looks down at Itsuki as Itsuki *smiles* and says
"Lightning has a magnetic field, and my strength simply amplifies it. Observe!" Itsuki blast Yamamoto in the chest with his lightning launching him back as he slams into the ground and the debris starts quickly attaching to him all over as he slowly gets to his feet and jumps into the air but suddenly a voice from above him says
"That is where your we're mistaken old man, our battle was never about pure swordsmanship. It is a test of our abilities and how we can utilize them in combat! My abilities simply far exceed yours!" Yamamoto looks up as he sees Itsuki standing on a cloud and he tightly grips his sword as he screams
"I WILL CUT YOU DOWN CHILD!" Itsuki says
"Be silent, as I make your death quick!" Suddenly three lightning pillars shoot out of the ground around Yamamoto as they all start blasting him with lightning causing him to stop in place as he *screams in pain* and Itsuki slowly lifts his sword into the air as he closes his eyes and says
"Father, guide my hand and truly bless me with your strength!" Itsuki sword surges with such force it turns into red lightning as Itsuki falls forward off of the cloud and towards Yamamoto as he says
"Old man, you may not have had an honorable life and you may not deserve my pity but you have it! Hopefully someone who loves you is waiting on the other side!" Itsuki slowly opens his eyes as he slashes Yamamoto across the stomach splitting him in half and Itsuki lands on the ground as he thinks
"Father, you always manage a way to teach me things that truly stay with me. Our battle showed me that in a fight the one with more secrets wins! I did want you to know about my magnetic field, I know you listened as we we're-" Suddenly Itsuki hears *laughing* behind him and he quickly turns around as he sees darkness stretching out of the low half of Yamamoto's body pulling his served half's back together and Yamamoto slowly stands up as he says
"Truthfully I haven't had that much fun in a while, I see why my grandson hasn't killed you yet! But if we're not going to be honorable swordsmen then I will change my tactics, but as I said!" Suddenly Yamamoto disappears as a voice from behind Itsuki says
"Don't die!" Itsuki is *shocked* and he turns around but suddenly slashes open up all over his body and Itsuki is *shocked* as he falls to the ground and thinks
"Damn it, I shouldn't have let my guard down! Father, I'm sorry!"