Chapter 006
Test Fit For A God
For the entire day Itsuki is locked inside the basement training nonstop but he falls to the ground exhausted as his *stomach cramps in pain* and Itsuki thinks
“I need…Food!” Itsuki tries to stand up but he can’t because of the *pain in his stomach* and he crawls over to the stairs but he stops at the bottom and thinks
“I don’t know...If I can make it up there!” Suddenly Itsuki's *stomach pains gets worse* as he thinks
“But I have to!” Itsuki slowly starts to crawl up stairs and he makes it to the top of the stairs but he notices he can't reach the doorknob from the floor and Itsuki struggles to pull himself off of the floor and he slowly makes it to his feet but he can’t get the door open as he realizes it’s locked and he raises his fist to knock on the door as his stomach cramps become worse and he falls backwards down the stairs as he passes out and slams into the ground but the basement remains silent until the basement door suddenly is opened and Sazama walks in drinking a bottle of sake as he says
"Itsuki, you better be-" Sazama is *shocked* as he notices Itsuki laying on the ground of the basement and Sazama quickly rushes down as he crouches next to Itsuki and starts shaking him until Itsuki's eyes slowly opens and Itsuki's eyes are blurry as he stares up at Sazama until he blinks and his eyes start to clear up as he says
"F-Father!" Sazama says
"What are you doing!? Itsuki, I told you how important it was that you did not waste a second of training! Get up, we need you to save us!" Sazama stands up as he pulls Itsuki up to his feet by his arm but Itsuki *holds his stomach in pain* as he *weakly* says
“I can't father…I Need some…Food!” Sazma gets *angry* as he says
“The royal guards go months without eating! If you want to beat them you’ll have to become like them!” Sazama let’s go of Itsuki’s arm but Itsuki falls back to the ground holding his stomach as he starts uncontrollably shaking but Sazama stares down at him *angrily* as he says
“Itsuki, we all must make sacrifices! This is your responsibility and you must accept whatever happens because you choose this path! You wanted to become a warrior, this is what a true warrior must go through! Stand up and Fight!” Itsuki slowly tries to stand up but he can’t make it to his feet as he falls back to the ground and Sazama gets *angrier* as he walks up stairs and into the kitchen as Mai is eating ramen and talking with Hitomi but Sazama grabs a handful of her ramen and Mai is *shocked* as she says
"What are you doing!?" Sazama turns around and slams his bottle of sake down on the table shattering it as he screams
"SHUT UP!" Mai quickly gets up as she steps and Hitomi hugs Mai as they are *scared* and Sazama walks back down the hallway as he walks back down the basement stairs and he walks over to Itsuki as he grabs him by his hair and pulls him up to look him in his eyes and he shoves ramen in Itsuki mouth as he screams
"HERE! YOU NEED IT SO BAD, RIGHT! EAT!" Sazama drops Itsuki to the ground as he starts *coughing extremely hard* and Sazama says
“Tomorrow I better see you training harder than ever before!” Sazama walks back up the basement stairs in *frustration* as he slams the door behind him and Itsuki starts *crying* as he thinks
“I should have stood up, I should have shown my father how strong I am! But my body can’t handle it, I have to make my father proud no matter what!” Itsuki slowly makes it back to his feet as he picks up the bamboo sword
The next morning Sazama and Hitomi are sitting at the table as they are eating breakfast and Hitomi says
“What are we going to do about the debt we’re in Sazama!?” Sazama is *frustrated* as he says
“I already told you, Itsuki is going to get us out of it!” Hitomi says
“But no matter how much training he does, he won’t be able to beat the–” Sazama slams his hand on the table cracking it and Hitomi quickly stands up as she *steps back in fear* and Sazama is *angry* as he says
“What did I just tell you!?” But Hitomi doesn’t respond as she's still staring at the crack on the table and Sazama gets even *angrier* as he screams
“WHAT DID I SAY!” Hitomi with a shaking voice says
“Y-You said Itsuki would handle it” Sazama says
“Exactly, so stop trying to tell me what to do!” Hitomi still with a shaking voice says
“O-Ok, I’m sorry” Sazama slows his breathing as he says
“Listen Hitomi...I got us in this mess and I’m going to get us out of it. I just need you to trust me, just for a little bit more!” Hitomi says
“I’ve always trusted you, I just don’t want to owe that much money on top of what we owe. Definitely not to Lord Ryuzo, he can be ruthless at times” Sazama says
“I know-” Mai walks downstairs as she sees them both and she says
“Sazama, where is Itsuki?” Hitomi is *shocked* as she says
“Mai! He is your father and you will respect him!” Mai crosses her arms as she says
“No he’s not, my father wouldn’t try and sell me to pay back his gambling debts!” Sazama stands up in *anger* and steps towards Mai as Mai is *shocked* and takes a step back but suddenly a large noise comes from in the basement and everyone looks at the basement door and Sazama walks down the hallway and opens the door as Mai and Hitomi follow behind him *concerned* as Sazama walks down the stairs of the basement and everyone is *shocked* as they see Itsuki slowly swinging a broken bamboo sword towards the worn out training dummies and Mai notices Itsuki is robotically swinging towards the training dummies as it doesn't reach but Sazama is *smiling* as he notices intense steam coming off Itsuki and Mai is *scared* and she slowly starts moving towards Itsuki as she says
“I–Itsuki?” Mai grabs Itsuki's shoulder but she's burned by Itsuki's body and she quickly steps back as she's *holding her hand in pain* and Sazama *chuckles* as he says
“Yes Itsuki, this is who you are! This is my son!” Suddenly the bamboo sword drops to the floor and Itsuki slowly turns around as he looks at Sazama with *tears in his eyes* and Sazama hugs Itsuki as he says
“You did it! You’re going to save us all!” Mai is *shocked* and says
“Itsuki!?” Mai points at Itsuki's hand as everyone notices Itsuki's hands are bleeding and Sazama guides Itsuki upstairs and into the kitchen as Sazama sits Itsuki down in a chair and grabs some ice and wraps Itsuki's hands up as Mai and Hitomi walk in and see Sazama kneeling in front of Itsuki *smiling* as Mai is *nervous* and says
“Itsuki, are you ok?” Itsuki slowly looks up at her as he says
“I’m…Sleepy” Sazama says
“No! We need you to fight the guards today, I need you at your peak! I need you just like this!” Itsuki looks at Sazama as he says
“Ok!” Itsuki slowly stands up as Sazama stands up and Mai is *shocked* as she says
"He can't possibly fight them! His body needs time to heal, look at him! He's barely talking and you're already trying to get him killed! This isn't even his problem, this is all because of you!" Sazama looks at Mai as he says
"He's ready, you heard him say it!" Mai looks Itsuki as she says
"Itsuki, you don't have to fight them! You need to rest, and I know Sazama hasn't fed you either!" Sazama steps towards Mai as he says
"He said! He's ready, now unless you would like to take his place! I'd advise you to keep your mouth shut!" Mai screams
"HOW ABOUT YOU-" Sazama slaps Mai as she stumbles back *holding her face in pain* and she looks at Sazama *shocked* as she says
"I hate you! It should have been yo-" Suddenly Sazama grabs Mai's throat as he slams her into the wall behind her and Sazama is *angry* as he says
"You-" Suddenly a hand tightly grips Sazama's arm and he looks over and sees Itsuki standing next to him and he tightly grips his arm as he's staring at the floor until Itsuki slowly looks in Sazama's eyes and says
"Father...We must go, we shouldn't keep Lord Ryuzo waiting!" Sazama lets go of Mai's throat as he says
"Yes, let's go!" Sazama grabs Itsuki's shoulder as he walks him towards the back door and Mai starts *crying extremely hard* as she says
"NO! Itsuki, don't go! Mom please stop him, please don't let him get Itsuki killed!" Hitomi looks at Mai as she says
"...I'm sorry Mai, but we need the money!" Mai is *shocked* as she says
"How could you! We-" Sazama slams the backdoor as him and Itsuki continue walking and Itsuki looks straight as he says
"Father?" Sazama *smiles* as he looks at Itsuki and says
"What do you need my son?" Itsuki slowly looks at Sazama as he says
"Don't put your hands on Mai again!" Sazama is *shocked* as he says
"You-" Itsuki says
"If you refuse, then I will not fight! Then I will dedicate all my training to defeating you!" Sazama notices Itsuki maintained his calm tone as he threatened him and Sazama says
"Hey, let's not do anything drastic! I won't hit her anymore, ok?" Itsuki slowly looks back straight as he says
"Good, but I am nervous about the upcoming fight" Sazama *smiles* as he says
“I know you’ll do good, and make all of us proud! And bring us home that one hundred million yen!” Itsuki and Sazama stops in front of a giant crowd of people surrounding Ryuzo's office and Sazama is *shocked* as he says
"I thought we were settling this in private! I didn't want this as a public spectacle!" They walk through the crowd and make it to the middle and Itsuki stops in his traces as he sees his opponent is Oda and he looks at Sazama as he says
"Father, I can't do this! That is Oda! He's the best samurai in the entire region, and it was said that he's never lost a battle of swords!" Sazama looks at Itsuki as he says
"You can do this my son, remember at one point Oda also had to look toward the top of the mountain from the bottom! But-" Suddenly Sazama is grabs by two guards as they pull him over to the bottom of the stairs leading up to Ryuzo's office and Sazama slowly looks up the stairs as he notices Ryuzo sitting at the top of the stairs in a throne and Ryuzo slowly looks down at Sazama as he says
“I know how you are Sazama, this is just a precaution. If he doesn’t win, and you don't have the money you can’t run off” Sazama *nervously* says
“My lord, you know that I would never run off on you!” Ryuzo says
“Is that what you said to Marco, the bartender? Or what about Sanji, the blacksmith? Or what about all the hundreds of people around us today lined up wanting you dead because of what you've stolen or cheated them out of!" Sazama *nervously laughs* as he says
"But I've never stolen from you!" Ryuzo says
"Let me be very clear Sazama! You are only alive because you pay me for it, and the day you fail to give me everything that you owe! I will be the one that swings the blade that kills you!" Oda walks up next to Sazama as he says
"I was mistaken my Lord, when you request me to fight I believe it would be against Sazama! I do not wish to kill a child!" Ryuzo looks at Oda as Oda kneels and Ryuzo says
"Oda-" Oda puts his hand on his heart as he says
"Please my Lord, I do not wish to kill this child! I will still be your vessel for combat, but may I please use a beginner sword!" Ryuzo *sighs* as he says
“Go ahead Oda, you can use a beginner sword until my word says otherwise! Just put Sazama in his chains!” Sazama is *shocked* as he says
"Chains!? Come on Lord Ryuzo, you know I'm not a fighter! Plus you've got all these scary guards with weapons and Oda! I couldn't do anything if I wanted to!" Ryuzo says
"I don't care if you try and run, but when it comes time for you to die I don't want you fighting back at all!" Oda locks Sazama's hands with chains as he turns around and walks towards Itsuki as a guard tosses Itsuki a real sword and Oda picks up a bamboo sword as Itsuki stares at Oda *nervously* and thinks
“I don't know if I can do this, Oda's low stance is unbeatable” Itsuki looks at Sazama as he's on his knees in chains and thinks
“But I have to do this, I have to try! I can’t let my family suffer!” Itsuki locks eyes with Oda as Oda takes a high stance and Itsuki rushes Oda and tries too thrust Oda in the chest but he leans out of the way as he hits him in the back of his knee with the bamboo sword making Itsuki stumble forward and Itsuki turns around as he's swinging his sword and Oda slides back as Itsuki rushes him and continues quickly slashing towards him and Oda's able to dodge all of his slashes until Oda catches Itsuki's wrist as he hits him in the stomach with the back of the sword making him fall too the ground and Itsuki slams down on his face and he feels Oda's foot underneath his stomach as he's suddenly flipped into the air and Oda quickly strikes Itsuki all over his body as Itsuki falls to the ground and Oda says
“I see your passion and heart, but you can’t win this fight! I understand it will be hard to accept this, but know that I am sorry for this outcome!” Oda turns around and looks at Sazama as he starts walking towards him but Itsuki slowly gets back to his feet as he says
“This isn’t finished! I won’t lose, I can’t lose, no matter what!” Oda turns around as he says
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“Maybe we aren’t done just yet” Oda rushes Itsuki as they clash sword until Itsuki pushes Oda's sword away as he tries to slash upwards towards him but Oda's able to lean out of the way as he *smiles* and they continue to clash with there swords bouncing off of each other until Oda pushes Itsuki's wrist away as Oda chops him on the shoulder making Itsuki drop his sword but Itsuki catches the sword with his other hand as he swings towards Oda and Oda jumps back but he looks down as he notices there's a slash across his chest and Oda *smiles* as he gets *excited* and says
“I love your spirit!” Oda appears in front of Itsuki as he raises his sword into the air with a *devilish smile* and he slashes downwards Itsuki as Itsuki raises his sword to block it but Oda strikes with so much force Itsuki’s sword is knocked to the side and Itsuki is *shocked* and he tries to punch Oda but Oda quickly slashes Itsuki all over his body until Itsuki falls to the ground but Itsuki as Oda starts slashes Itsuki all over his body and Itsuki falls to the floor but right before Itsuki hits the ground he stabs his sword into the ground stopping himself from hitting the ground and Itsuki slowly pushes him up as he's *breathing heavily* Oda *laughs* as he says
“Wow, you've truly impressed me! But I guess it’s time to end this, you’re a great warrior with much potential! One day, I know you’ll come back and face me again!” Itsuki *slows his breathing* as he says
“I'm not going anywhere, this ends now!” Oda takes a low stance as Itsuki slowly puts his sword into the air in a high stance and they rush each other as Oda slashes upwards towards Itsuki and Itsuki slashes down towards Oda as they both fly past each other but Itsuki falls to the ground with blood coming from his head and mouth as Oda says
“I’m sorry, but you could have never won this battle” Oda turns around but he notices his bamboo sword is split in half and he thinks
“Wow, you truly are a better warrior than I thought! Claim your trophy and use it to fuel the fire that you need to come back to me!” Oda tosses his broken blade next to Itsuki as he walks over to Sazama and he kneels down as he says
“It is done my lord!” Ryuzo looks at Sazama as he says
“This battle is over, where is the one hundred thousand yen?'' Sazama says
“I don't have the money, but we–'' Ryuzo gets *angry* as he says
“You cannot hold your end of our deal up so then I get to decide what happens, and if usually I would have killed your entire family! But I have a deal for you, how about I only kill you and I will pay off all your debt as well as giving your family the money you all lost!" Sazama is *shocked* and says
“Wait my Lord w-what about…Itsuki, he held up well didn’t he!? You all could train him and allow him to work off my debt!” Ryuzo is *shocked* as he says
“I give you a way to save your entire family, but you would sell your son to save yourself!?” Sazama says
“I want my family to be ok, they need me more than they need him” Ryuzo looks at him *disgusted* as he says
“You’re a coward sacrificing your son like that, Oda end this pest!” Oda stands up as he walks behind Sazama and draws his real blade as Sazama is *scared* and says
"Wait my lord please, there must be another route! He is very valuable, I-" Oda *angrily* says
"Silence! The mere thought of sacrificing your son to save yourself is pathetic, and you don't deserve to be a father!" Oda quickly raises his sword as he slashes down towards Sazama's throat but Itsuki appears in front of Sazama and Itsuki blocks Oda's sword with the beginner bamboo sword as he cuts his fathers chains with his sword but Sazama stands up and quickly runs away without looking back and Oda is *shocked* as he says
“Wow, you’re still standing!” Ryuzo is *confused* as he says
“What!? You protect him, but look at what he does for you! He ran away without even looking back to see if you were ok. Your loyal boy...Oda!” Oda looks at Ryuzo as he says
“My lord?” Ryuzo says
“Remove the boy from my village and then hunt that coward down!” Itsuki is *angry* as he says
“I won't let you!” Itsuki pushes Oda's sword away with the bamboo sword as he tries to slash across the chest but Oda catches the sword between his finger as he elbows Itsuki in the stomach and chops him on the neck and Itsuki falls forwards as everything starts to go black but he hears Oda's voice whisper
“Please come and see me again, I would love to see our battle when you get older!” Suddenly Itsuki wakes up but he's on the ground on the outskirts of the village as it's raining and he slowly tries to stand up but he drops back to his knees as his entire body is in extreme pain and he starts *crying* as he thinks
“I’m sorry Father, I’ve failed you. Please protect Mai and Mother, because I simply am too weak!” Itsuki is cold and shivering but suddenly a voice from behind him says
“Hey you!” Itsuki looks over as he sees Kingsman walking towards him) Kingsman while still holding Itsuki to his chest says
“You did what you could, that’s all we’ll ever ask of you is to try your best. If you do that, I’ll always be proud of you!” Itsuki *with tears in his eyes* says
“Thank you…Father” Kingsman is *shocked* as he thinks
“So you feel as if I'm your father, and your getting too say everything you didn’t get too say to him” Kingsman says
“Listen to me, as long as you try your absolute best you’ll never disappoint me. Because I know you will be one of the strongest warriors this world has ever seen, I promise you” Kingsman stands up and goes back to cooking as he says
“If you truly think of me as your father and you want to be my son that means your life gets a lot harder, I let the boy take more damage and risk than any of you because I know he has my blood! I also know he'll follow in my footsteps and overcome any problem in his path, the same as his father has always done!” Itsuki says
“I’m ready Sensei, but I've always thought of you as my father! From the day you saved and fed me!” Kingsman says
“All right, from this day forward you are my son! But there are rules that come with this, the most important one that you'll always need to remember is this one. If you ever give up or let someone else break your will, I'll be forced to kill you! Do you understand me?” Itsuki *smiles* as he says
“Yes sir! But what are the rest?” Kingsman *smiles* as he says
“The rest you learn overtime, until then just be you!" Kingsman slides Itsuki a plate of souffle pancakes and Itsuki starts eating as he says
“Wow Sensei, this is delicious!” Kingsman *chuckles* as he watches Itsuki quickly finish his plate and Itsuki says
“Can I have some more Sensei!?” Kingsman puts two more souffle pancakes on Itsuki's plate as Dai comes downstairs and sits at the table as he notices Itsuki eating pancakes and he looks at Kingsman as he says
“Sensei, food!” Kingsman slides him a plate of souffle pancakes and Dai takes a bite but he is *stunned by the flavor* as he says
“You can actually cook a bit, nothing compared to me though! But still almost decent” Dai continues eating as Riku comes downstairs and sits down next to Itsuki and Dai eating but as he looks towards Kingsman and opens his mouth but Kingsman points in front of him and Riku notices the stack of souffle pancakes as he *smiles* and takes a bite and Riku *coughs* as he says
“Meh, It alright! Could be a little better, these aren't really passable as souffle pancakes! Maybe overcooked flapjacks, but definitely not souffle pancakes” Kingsman’s darkness covers his hand as he pulls his sword out of his hand and he lunges towards Itsuki but Riku and Dai as able to catch both of his arms and Kingsman says
"Say it again! Let me go, and say it again child!" Kenji walks downstairs as he notices everybody and he walks up next to Riku as he says
“What's going on?” Riku slides Kenji the plate as he says
“Try this” Kenji notices Kingsman souffle pancakes as he says
"Oh, these are dad's famous souffle pancakes! What's wrong with them? There usually always good!" Kenji tries a bite and is *confused* as he says
"Wha-" Riku stands up as he *smiles and winks* at Kenji and he stands next to Kenji as he turns and looks at Kingsman and says
"Tell Sensei what you think about the flapjacks" Kenji *coughs* as he says
"Eww, dad are you feeling ok!? You usually make them perfect, these are terrible!" Kingsman drops his sword as he quickly pulls his arms away from Dai and Itsuki knocking them over as he jumps over the table tackling them both as he puts them both in a headlock and Riku *struggles to breath* as he says
“Doing this...Won't make your food better!” Kingsman *screams in anger* as lightning surges across both of his arms covering them both in lightning as Kenji and Riku *scream in pain* until a voice from behind Kingsman says
“What's going on?” Kingsman quickly turns around as he sees Akita and says
“Nothing! Were…Hugging!” Kingsman drops both of them as Akita says
“But you hate hugs!” Kenji jumps towards Akita as he *panics* and says
“Help mo–” But Kingsman catches his leg and pulls him back as he grabs Rikus leg and drags them both outside and he looks into the air but Akita grabs his arm as she says
“Kingsman stop, don't throw them!” Kingsman says
“We’re training!” Akita says
“Please put them down” Kingsman *sighs* as he lifts both of them up and says
"Your mother won't always be here to protect you, and when she's not the both of you are going to suffer!" Kenji *smiles* as he says
"Yeah, yeah! Hurry up and listen to what mom ordered you to do!" Kingsman drops Kenji as he tries to punch him but Akita says
"Kingsman!" Kingsman stops his punch inches from Kenji's face as Kenji's *smiling* and says
"What's wrong? Don't tell me the man who's feared around the world is scared of his own son!?" Kingsman *clenches his finger in anger* as Riku *screams in pain* and Akita is *shocked* as she says
"Kingsman please stop, don't they already have some big training to do today!?" Kingsman tosses Riku to the side as he says
"It was an accident!" Kingsman turns towards the house but he stops as he starts *laughing* and he says
"You're right, they do have training today!" Kingsman walks past Kenji and Riku as he turns around and looks at Itsuki and Dai standing in the doorway as he says
"All of you have two minutes to prepare yourself!" Kenji and Riku both stand up as Itsuki and Dai step next to them as Kenji says
“We have no time to waste, all of us must get stronger! Do not fear, if you fail now we will miss you and mourn your loss! But now it's time for all of us to start our elemental training, let's go!” Kingsman *chuckles* as he says
"Great speech child!" Kingsman snaps as four portals appear behind him and Kingsman says
“These are the places where you will be training!” Dai steps up to his portal as he sees the inside of a volcano and Riku steps up too his portal as he sees the center of a tornado and Kenji steps up to his portal as he sees that he is at the bottom of an ice cavern and Itsuki steps up too his portal as he sees his portal is surrounded by dark clouds and Kingsman says
“All of these portals led to the dimensions I've created, and they have the gods of the elements all of you wish to master! You need to make it to the top! They will try to stop you, so you’ll have too overcome and overpower them to reach the top” Dai *smiles* as he says
“Well, everybody stay safe and make sure you don't die!” Itsuki *smiles* as he says
“Remember what I said Kenji!” Kenji *smiles* as he says
“I’m not going too lose to this god or any other creature, noting will stop me!” Riku says
“Don’t be stupid, only do what you all have to and get out as quickly as you can!” Akita walks up next to Kingsman while holding Hana as Akita is *worried* and says
“All of you do your best to stay safe in there!” Hana says
“Brother!” Kenji looks back as Hana sticks her tongue out at him and Kenji sticks his tongue back out as he turns back to his portal and Dai says
“Let’s have a race, too see who gets back first! It’ll show us who’s really the best!” Riku *laughs* as he says
“You’re on!” Itsuki *smiles* as he says
“I don’t think you’ll wanna do that, I’ll beat all of you with ease!” Kenji *chuckles* as he says
“Lets do it then!” Kingsman takes a step forward as he says
“All of you! This will truly push you too your limit, and you’ll have to keep pushing and break those limits to overcome this challenge! DON'T ANY OF YOU DARE DIE ON ME! NOW GO!” Each of them step into there as their portals close behind them and Dai starts sweating as he looks down and sees he's on a small rock floating at the center of the volcano and he looks up as he sees the top of the giant volcano and he says
“Well, I have a climb ahead of me! Let's hurry up and get this over with!” Dai jumps onto the wall and he starts climbing but its very hard to keep a good grip because of the heat it making Dai sweat extremely hard as his hands start slipping off the rocks and he slowly keeps climbing until a rock breaks underneath his foot as one of his hands slips off of the wall as well and the rocks fall into the lave as it slowly starts moving and Dai slowly regains his grip as suddenly an ear piercing screeching comes from below him and Dai is *shocked* as he looks down at the lava and sees the head of a Phoenix pushing out of the lava as Dai kicks his foot into the wall and punch his other hand into the wall as The Phoenix shoots out of the lave and flies above him with such force Dai's launched off of the wall as he slams into the small floating rock and The Phoenix turns around as it flies back down at Dai while spinning and Dai notices it quickly coming towards him and he quickly stands stands up and punches The Phoenix sending it crashing into the wall as it slowly falls into the lava and Dai says
“That takes care of you, god my ass!” Dai notices the bad burn on his right hand and he *chuckles* as he thinks
"How could your body do more damage then you can!" Dai walks to the edge of the small floating rock and he tries to jump back on the wall but suddenly The Phoenix flies up threw the lava hitting Dai in the chest sending him flying into the air as it quickly flies above him and Dai *holds his chest in pain* as he notices the burn across his chest and The Phoenix blast Dai in the chest with a wave of fire from his mouth sending Dai crashing into the small rock cracking it and it slowly sinks into the lava as Dai is knocked out
At the same time Riku looks around at the tornado as he notices how strong the tornado is and Riku says
“I need to see how high I could go using the tornado as a propellant!” Riku jumps into the air but the tornado is so strong Riku is violently pull around as he's turned upside down and feels like he's being torn apart and Riku *screams in pain* as he's able to bring himself back to the ground and he says
"But I know what I can do to offset its strength, I'll need to redirect the air and allow it to flow around me!” Riku rolls up his leg sleeve as he rolls up his arm sleeves and he jumps into the air and lets the wind fill up his shirt and pants making it easier to navigate in the air and it's difficult to control but Riku starts slowly ascending as he tilts himself towards the sky and he starts slowly flying into the air until Riku notices a pair of golden eyes are circling him from out of the tornado and Riku thinks
"Is this-" Suddenly a compressed wind shot shoots through Riku's stomach as he *screams in pain* and *spits up blood* as multiple compressed wind shots shoot through Riku's body until the air stored inside of Riku's clothes are emptied and Riku falls back through the air as the tornado violently spins Riku around until Riku slams into ground as he's *bloody and weak* and Riku slowly looks up as he sees the top of the tornado and Riku slowly reaches out towards the top of the tornado until Riku notices the golden eyes are outside the tornado but there on the ground next to him and Riku thinks
"Is he laying on the ground just to watch me!?" Suddenly the golden eyes shift as they slowly float into the air and Riku is *shocked* as he thinks
"How big is this thing!?" The golden eyes are still staring at Riku as they tower over him until the golden eyes blinks as they suddenly disappear and Riku is *confused* as he says
"Where the hell did it go!?" Riku quickly looks around until he notices the light dims above him and Riku looks into the air as he sees Fujin standing on a ball of wind and Riku starts *shaking with fear*
At the same time Itsuki is just looking around in the dark clouds as he's following around a pair of red eyes that are circling around him and he thinks
“This thing is stalking me, but it won’t stop me!” Itsuki takes a step towards the dark clouds but he jumps in the air as a bolt of lightning shoots out of the cloud and Itsuki lands on the ground as he *chuckles* and walks towards the dark clouds as another bolt of lightning shoots out of it and Itsuki leans out of the way as it flies past his face and the lightning bolt flies into the clouds as two more shot out from his right and left side and Itsuki flips back but as he's in the air another lightning bolt shots out of the clouds behind him hitting Itsuki in the back as he falls out of the air and Itsuki *convulses in pain* as the lightning surges across his body and Itsuki tries to move but another lightning bolt hits Itsuki in the chest and he *screams in pain* as the light disappears around him and Itsuki slowly looks into the air as he sees Raijin standing on a dark cloud and Itsuki struggles to speak as the lightning surges across him and he says
"Is that...All you've got!?" Itsuki is *shocked* and he sees Raijin *smile* as Raijin jumps off of the cloud and punches Itsuki in the stomach knocking all of the lightning off of him as Itsuki *spits up blood* as Itsuki's pushed deeper into the ground and Raijin stands over Itsuki looking down at him
At the same time Kenji is looking around in the ice cavern and it’s so cold he can see his own breath and he says
“It's so cold in here, this cave has to be below negative twenty degrees here!” Kenji looks up at the opening in the sky but he doesn’t notice a pair of icy blue eyes watching him from the shadows and Kenji steps up to start climbing the giant ice wall in front of him and he puts his hand on the wall but his hand starts freezing instantly and Kenji *screams in pain* as he quickly pulls his hand away and he looks at his hand as it covered in ice and he slowly closes his hand shattering the ice around him as he quickly turns around and sees a silhouette of something giant in the shadows but suddenly Kenji blast in the back from a wave of ice and Kenji slams into the wall as his body starts freezing and Kenji quickly pulls himself off of the wall and he falls to the ground as he notices Kuraokami floating out of the shadows and Kenji is *shocked* as he stares at Kuraokami and Kuraokami opens his mouth as Kenji quickly gets up and rolls behind a pillar of ice as Kuraokami starts blasting the ice pillar slowly melting it