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The group of Silver Slumbering Dragon Organization and Nirvana Organization were discussing in the headquarters, planning on how to stop Maha and his agents along the Scarlet Armband Army on their way to Indonesia. They have contacted the government (except mentioning the SSD because they will coming after them) like Singgahsana, including the United Nations involved. Sanju was having a hard time thinking how to settle a score with Maha, and Radithya was trying to make resolution for a next Plan B in case they’re failed--the last thing they needed is someone dying. Karuna showed the presentation on the projector screen by his laptop through the LCD projector, the presentation was neat and simple with illustrations for agenda and quite complex-but making it easier to be seen.
Sanju hummed before they’ll show this onto them after they get some resting, he assessed the plan before he reconsider them for his opinion. “I have a question, what if Maha wasn’t able to be found somewhere in Indonesia?” Karuna processed his question with his eyes closed, thinking of what will happened if he wasn’t able to be found in here. “Since he’s quite unpredictable, do your best to find him--don’t get caught by his trap. But, you have to measure and think on how strong he was.”
Sanju nodded when he decided to let his father gave either his question or his opinion, most likely the plan B if it needed in case the plan didn’t go as they expected in that scenario. “How about this? I have proposition for the Plan B, if one of them not what we expected or failed… we can contact Althair for backups, if they’re prepared just right in time,” he suggested, pointing up his forefinger at him-it made him think for a moment before he nodded. “That’s alright for that, we can call one of the team members for help right?”
Radithya nodded that Althair’s adding the suggestion to the list for a plan B, before he stopped typing and look up at them. “Is there anything else?” Sanju was fine with the whole plan, his father agree with his son and shake his head--his team also didn't object while listening. Haruna didn't object either, even his team also went along with it--even Kirana's father doesn't have anything to say since he will be covering all of them.
While showing the presentation after he ate his dinner given from Radithya, pointing the laser pointer at the screen projector with the plan shown. And the visual of the city shown in front of them, the final revision of the plan that he made and it took three hours to reconstruct them.
“Before the day comes to start his plan; we’ll plant this at the spot almost far from the city—it’ll attract the Phantom Beasts’ attention even those three, this is to keep the barrier of the city safe from their hands. This is one of the important item to be kept, and when it grows—the Tree of Genesis will appear to attract any Phantom Beasts and won’t let him get away. Althair gave this to me, so he will be in hiding so no one noticed them. And, one of you must catch up on Maha once he reached the Tree of Imaginary.”
Karuna told them calmly, showing the Genesis Agate on his hand. It was a pure blue-green crystal that he obtained from his expedition with Althair, something that related to the Tree of Imaginary. “This seed will grow into Tree of Genesis once it was planted under the large pond of water. And the location that is available is in the city of Seranjana, if you have questions; feel free to ask.”
“Hmm… I have a question.”
Kirana asked when she raise her hand and Karuna lifted his eyebrows, looking at her with a smile. “Do we have to kill or capture both Amanda and Rizal?” he found that question interesting while Maha is one exception, he folded his arms when he pointed out. “Good question, actually it’s optional but since they’re international criminals known as the bioterrorists—it’s up to you all if you want to skin them alive or not, both of them needs to be rid off first.”
Karuna sounded fine when he said that, but in reality he was unforgiving. They weren’t surprised because of what he said, because they know how merciless he can be when he’s the General Commander of Nirvana Organization. “Thank you! That means, we have to kill them without them back again,” he said with his mischievous grin, thus he was fine with both because he loathed them so much in his life. “Suit yourself, if you want to,” Izana sighed softly when Sanju seems smirking by that thought, he did not like having the thought of them alive. “I agree, I’d rather not see them again.”
Juha rubbed his chin when he reconsider the plan for a moment and he raise his hand, since he have some questions to ask for the plan. “When and what time will Maha coming?” Juha watched his expression reverted into focused and stern one, humming before he answered with his eyes closed towards him.
“Unspecified, however we’ll ensure that he’ll come when we plant this, that’ll be next week for that scenario."
Jaemin listened to him, before he nodded. “Sounds great to hear, we have to get ready tomorrow. We need to go to the Seranjana Island the next week, to make a distraction for the Phantom Beasts. Also, Sanju and Haruna will be in different groups. Sanju will be handling Maha and Haruna will be handling Orther, so we can take our time with training all of you--except Haruna and his team because they will be taking a different training but with similar method."
Sanju and his team nodded, the Garuda Raksha stared at Haruna for a moment--which made Haruna approached him. “Sanjaya, take care okay?” he asked, Sanju nodded with a small smile. “I promise, the same goes for you too--Haruna,” he replied, patting his shoulder and nodded at the others after their heartfelt reunion. “You can come with us, Kirana.”
Althair permitted her, making her surprised before she nodded. “A-Alright…! Wait for me!” she said, hurrying towards the team as Sanju allowed her to come with the team--while Rayhanda joined the Silver Slumbering Dragon. When the group left, one of the officers in Nirvana Organization barged inside and informed the members in the meeting hall.
Two days later...
Sanju watched the General Commander of Nirvana Organization is preparing the Superstring Domain Dimension in the training ground, while he was waiting together with Raiden, Akito and Kanae. It made them nervous but curious about the mission that Karuna tasked them, while Althair will be supervising them. “Legion Rakshas are a faction of Rakshas who lost their humanity and will to protect their kinds, unlike some of Rakshas who are like you--they have hatred against humanity and let their power take control of their minds and physical form.”
Karuna explained, finishing the setups for the Superstring Domain Dimension he created for all of them, mostly for the Rakshas who are awakened in this generation. “They can break through every aspects such as dimensional space, regardless of any shape and looks they want to take control,” he added, standing up while he nodded at Althair and stepping back from there.
Raiden observed the gates for a moment, he asked. “How does Superstring Domain Dimension works for us?” he asked, until he showed the seven signets. “How does it works? Well, it’s not as simple as you think. I’ve experienced the Exalted Training, I have experienced a lot of samsara there--you won’t like it for the first time until you get used to that. It’s no joke, I promise.”
Sanju listens to him explaining calmly, he opened the seal of the scriptures he carried from the start. “Exaltation System has four stages; Preta, Manusya, Moksha and Purana. These are phases of battles that you’ll be doing to practice your strength and your Brahmastra’s true skills. There will be final two phases known as Exalted Elysium, these are the difficult ones because you must achieve the ultimatum of your potentials, powerful strength.”
Karuna explained, looking back at the gates. “For disclaimer, for the first time in the realm, this isn’t about getting stronger or not... but it’s to evaluate how far can you go. So, don’t expect highly about this, or else you’ll regret it. However, for the glitches… we’ll be catching up on you, since it's supposed to be the last of the Legion Raksha,” he stated, before Althair continued to them. “Exaltation System in Superstring Domain-Dimension is nothing but absolutely no mercy for Rakshas, regardless what type even elements. Whether you’re the strongest or not, I won’t guarantee there’s an exception there.”
Sanju clenched his fists because he didn’t want to rush himself into that level, this is no merciful training for their goods and required potential hardwork. I don’t know how strong Maha is… I need to be careful… he thought, before he watched him chanting the mantra of the entrance to the main realm to lead him into the stages. As he turn around he gestured his fingers, telling him to come inside and he did. Senja and Karina didn't go there since they already gained their Exalted Raksha forms in the first place before meeting them, along Yukito who already got one and Kinana also given a training; although she still trying to control her emotions.
Karuna finished the preparations after waiting for the realm to be done, along the signets of their symbols of the Rakshas and there’s one for him too. “There you go, you’re in the middle on the left--don’t rush, just take your time.”
Sanju was anticipating when he was readied himself, before stepping into the realm of the arena where the stairway to the final phase happens. That moment when he entered the realm, it was a domain where the battleground was tiled-floor circular floor--with several trees of ginkgo leaves and flowers--including jasmine flowers on the bushes and yellow-white skies above him.
“First stage, Preta…”
He noticed the Preta-class beasts are appearing before him, so he unleashed his Yin Garuda Raksha form and goes to clash against them—there are about twenty-five of them. Sanju’s ability as Yin Garuda Raksha is creating illusions and dreamscapes, plus conjuring black chains and mastering three weapons which is polearm, sword and chain-blade that were inside his large claymore-like case. He can perform mind attacks and creating false realities, such as slowing down time, warping and many others which requires energy.
His illusion was like a black silk threads, making anyone inside the dream illusion able to unleash their true selves in the dreams—it’s based on his personal illusion. His Yang Garuda Raksha form might be revealed its ability later, now he focused on his enemies—the Phantom Beasts that used to be human from the Phantom Eruption.
Sanju swapped his weapon into a polearm (spear) that has similar design from his sword and chain-blade that made from gold and silver on his red-black colored polearm, charged against the enemies with the help of his wings from the cape--while avoiding their attacks and making a small flash lights from his fingertips by releasing some Qi energy from his breath.
He snapped his fingers, conjuring several black chains around the monsters and swung his sword before throwing it onto them and slashes them, forming a tornado from his weapon with his Brahmastra. While his illusions only cause harm to the Phantom Beasts that attacked from behind, the enemies suffered great damage from his power because they had an advantage of his physical attacks.
He was in his Yin Garuda Raksha form once he passed each stages and soon he reached Manusya and Moksha stage, he transformed into his Yang Garuda Raksha form. The ability of Yang Garuda Raksha is thermal manipulation and firewood-flames conjurer, which based on his main attribute from the core and nature of his Brahmastra. He’s strongest by having better recovery and improved regenerative healing and accelerated healing factor. He was considered the ‘unique’ and ‘beautiful’ Raksha, somewhat he has similarity with the Aruna Raksha.
His energy was manifested as red and white colored flame that makes anything within his range surrounded by aura of flames as its power was like an orthodox chakra. The difference of his flames and Althair’s flames is that his flames were considered being an ‘energy of nature’ and the strength is based on the energy, power, ability and control.
The other difference from both of them is that he can create a lotus flame the moment he concentrated them. Althair’s flames is infernal and pure that can burn everything and considered ‘untouchable’ except himself. Sanju’s flame was considered to be closer like a natural elements which is the water and air (not like Haruse’s blue flames that was considered noble and rare), because he also considered as ‘dynamic’ and not fixed into one without moving or changing.
Karuna observed the screen by using his tablet to observe his power, this is indeed interesting to see the development from the awakening Raksha. Everyone is shocked and intimidated that they gulped, seeing him fighting them. While getting used to it and having his adaptability after a training, Sanju continued the battle after he got used to them. On the other side, Raiden also effortlessly defeating his opponents. Akito also make up his lack of strength with his speed and ended up defeating his opponents swiftly, including Kanae as she was seen severing the body parts of the Vipralopa-class Phantom Beasts.
He stabbed his weapons until he reach Purana stage, then being thrown into the last phase--the Exalted Elysium stage.
Sanju encountered Raiden in his Thunder Raksha form, Akito in his Insect Raksha form and lastly Kanae in her Crane Raksha form. They finished dealing with their enemies, not a single sweat is showed-and barely tired that makes them had the confident in this fight, before they sensed Sanju was being teleported inside to clash against them. There were purple, orange, blue and red sparks clashing around the area, it turns into chaos in the floor. And, there was a glitch.
“What the--what’s going on?”
Althair asked, noticing a glitch occurred in the screen. Karina was about to alert her friend, they went into panic that their friends were still in there. “Senja, don’t let Karina jump!” Haruse warned with a stern look, Senja nodded as he held her wrist quickly before she pulled away as they watched the screen, almost terrified by a possible event (knowing Karina has a strong bloodlust for battle and any threats that bothers her or anything that caused trouble between her and Sanju). Renata narrowed her eyes, she can't even detect and control the attacker without seeing its physical existence. Icha was confused as well, she thought that there's an anti-virus for this device.
Sanju didn’t remember how did he ended up there, he didn’t recognize his whereabouts. “What’s going on...?” he asked, looking around as he slowly stand up from the ground. He froze when he saw several marionettes were gathering around him, grabbing him with their strings. He was not able to move, his muscles turned stiff and even his heartbeat was started to rise—especially the fact that he has horrible anxiety, he believed the monsters will never stop or tormenting him.
Radithya grew worried as his son Sanju got separated from the others inside the realm, Althair was trying to calm him down and assure him that everything will be fine while the Superintendent tried his best to control the glitches to find his son from there. Ryoma was biting his fingers, which made Haruse had to keep him calm and not to get worked up.
Raiden was facing against his friends and the enemies, while the others are aware that there’s a strange event happens, even the screen starting to malfunction and almost lag when it was starting to break.
“How come this happened?” Renata asked, staring at Althair who was calm and trying to override the codes inside the realm with Karuna. “Nirvana organization’s base has the most powerful security in there, I’m sure your co-Superintendent has tight securities but something went wrong in here,” Icha replied.
Karuna noticed something wrong, before he growled. “Masked Riddlers... they’re the last of the Legion Raksha! They’re messing around with the security!” he announced in a dire tone, Althair surprised that the Legion Rakshas targeted the Nirvana Organization instead. What do they want? This made them worried of them. Jaemin commanded the IT specialists and generalists to stop the virus, before it could infect the whole files and the datas inside.“Karuna, do you notice any data has been transferred or not?” he asked, both have no clue what was happening inside the Superstring Domain-Dimension with no one seems noticing this problem in there.
Haruse was not surprised, shaking his head. “We knew this is coming, we need to get inside and--” his eyes widened as he saw the glitch on the gate behind them. Senja turned around with alarming stare at the sight, but remain composure and glanced at Karina--he knew how she wanted to join.
“No, wait.”
“Then, let me assist.”
Before Althair protesting at Karuna, the Mahesvara Raksha knew his enemies and his comrade might getting impatient. This is an emergency after all. Karuna clasped his palms on each side, closing his eyes. “We need to get inside and get them out of there before everyone perishes in there. This type of Raksha is controlling and connecting over a large sum of people within their consciousness to form an army, they construct unique dimensions and able to hijack the Core Authority of Rakshas—regardless of any kind of dimensions, such as Type-Maxwell Foundation Core Worlds’ authorization in the database. This is similar to Alma, but more into virtual and technology--after Alma died... she created this, from the beginning."
Suddenly the portal is being forged, opening to have someone enter inside to transport him into the realm, Karuna prepared the gateway with the help from Althair--both had the strength and knowledge with higher understanding to maintain the realm’s stability; until something happened. “Watch out!” the gate suddenly restricted itself into the dark void-like scenery before it cracks into pieces with two forces colliding on a higher level than both of them, the gateway becomes unstable and starting to crack.
“Sanjaya... please be safe out there,” Radithya whispered, he believed in his son even he sometimes a coward or anxious often. When the gateway was opened, Althair opened the signet as Karuna made the seal appear in a form of an orb. "Sanjaya..." Kinana muttered, trying not to cry as she stared at the screen. Yukito was patting her back to calm her down, while deep down he got so damn concerned over Akito and Kanae.
On the other side…
Sanju was locked inside the pocket dimension with a gigantic body chains that was holding him, chained up in the cage in the nothingness of the pit while the marionettes watching him, making him paralyzed. How many times did he tried to defeat the minions? So many bloods spilled into the ground, making him injured even his four friends. He was tortured, the energy has been drained from them that they were unable to fight back.
This one is powerful, not even close to Vipralopa-class Phantom Beasts without a group of Rakshas to defeat them together.
“Sanjaya Adinata... you are such a bad, bad boy...”
Sanju turned his head to his left slowly as he heard something talking to him, there is a puppet that is different with the others with golden colors covered with black armors appears, standing upright and towering him with its large body.
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Raiden screamed in pain as he was restrained by the strings, Akito was tied up as well so does Kanae who was inside the birdcage--they were unable to break free from the torture of the enemies that was tearing their souls apart. The entire floor was became a blur; turning into muddy and vantage-like, showing the images that was made him even more terrified (because in other words--he is afraid of them).
Until, he saw a flashback of everything from his friends in the college campus to the Phantom Eruption, his transformation as a Raksha, his close friends’ separation and soon right now—he even saw his grandparents died because of the Phantom Beasts and his other friends who died in the Phantom Eruption. He fell into his lowest point, as he was reflecting himself—whether he was right or wrong.
“Are you going to give up?"
Sanju watched his three friends were unconscious while still hanging, they fell limp after being strangled (they weren’t dead... yet) in front of his eyes--he could see blood dripping from their mouths. His eyes widened in horror, witnessing everything and remained restrained--while he yelled in pain from the tightness of the strings; he yelled in pain as he tried to resist, while panting tiredly. Fuck, it hurts so bad...
“Come on, you’re actually weak. Stop trying, you’re useless.”
The marionette stated, he remained silent for a moment while his head went hung low and didn’t even listening… yet. He realized that he’s not alone, he could hear their voices and they believed in him--they can protect themselves. There will be a time when he won’t be able to see his friends, which is why he have to solve things by himself if that happens.
He was determined to save them.
Sanju spat at the marionette’s face, making her angered that he managed to broke free from the strings—his face was bloodied so does his entire body while he was in his non-Raksha form. He stepped forward amongst his ‘dead’ companions, they were bleeding that they couldn’t regenerate due to the tightness of the strings--and he felt their strings restrained him again which made him bite the strings--before ripping it off from his sight.
Sanju grabbed his Brahmastra that was broken on the ground, before he lifted up his chin--his eyes soon flaring that was fiery and wrathful; filled with determination and will. He stood on his feet, using his broken Brahmastra to cut down his enemies while they were trying to stop him--which the two souls of his Raksha’s core resonating and it brought surprise to them. Despite his injured state and severe exhaustion, he still managed to hold on.
Well then, you finally reached here? – Yin Garuda Raksha.
His eyes widened a little when he heard his own voices--no, the two of his Garuda Raksha's manifestations.
I’m proud to see how far you go, Sanjaya Adinata. – Yang Garuda Raksha.
Sanju could sense the two Yin and Yang of his Raksha manifestations behind his back, somewhat satisfied to see how far he get. When he was listening to them, he didn’t say any words because he was limited to his speech (due to his throat almost got strained by the torture)--listening to them when he did and he nodded in front of him.
Face your own fear, you shouldn’t be afraid of your past. You’re no longer weak. – Yang Garuda Raksha.
Sanju recalled the flashback that happened in the past, before he close his eyes with a nod--feeling the tears that almost shed from his eyes.
Don’t give up, everyone supports you—be grateful that you save yourself off the misery you’re in. – Yin Garuda Raksha.
He decided not to repeat the same mistake, he could feel the presence of Miss Siska--seeing her glancing at him with a smile; before he saw her spirit also smiled at Haruna for his hard work.
Sanjaya Adinata, this is your redemption. – Yin and Yang Garuda Rakshas.
He finally realize what’s the meaning behind of this fight—it’s the confidence and determination of why he wanted to do this--and he has the desire to protect everyone he cared the most—but when his friends wanted to settle things on its own; he won’t force them. One heart, one soul, with the same purpose in their objectives. Once he regained the energy, he was using his core abilities with his own self for the first time and he finally spoke out loud with his hoarse tone.
“This is my resolve, I will protect everyone… without dying!”
Both Yin and Yang Garuda Raksha souls appeared behind his back in a form of spirit manifestation, before they close their eyes and engulfing into a huge tidal waves with color of light-red and dark red colors—keeping their main forms intact within Sanju and acted as the ‘voices’ of his final transformation.
"Maha... I will end you!"
The marionette was confused, what’s going on with him? Why and how did he turn out like this? She tried to cast all strings and ambushing him. However, she figured out that it didn’t work—the strings were severed instantly and he was panting by the blood dripping from his entire body. He look like something more than just a human, more than just a host to Raksha’s core--
He was the ‘torch that lights up the world’;a newborn era Raksha in the New World or the Current Era, and lastly; the Scion of Third Generation Rakshas.
“And… this is it…”
Sanju resisted by opening his eyes with bright crimson hue glowing on his irises, destroying the illusion before his eyes. “RAHHH!” he released a loud voice (which might be a scream) and transformed into a new Raksha of his beautiful and graceful form; with his Brahmastra reformed back to its newest form.
Sanju transformed into a Senapati Raksha into the mid-air, he wears a black turtleneck with black choker body harness underneath his white high-collared white shirt without sleeves and black short pants—his hair turned dark gray with dark gray sideburns on his braided hair instead of the top, which he has a light gray streaks on his hair bangs and braids with red hue on the bangs. His horns are white with a gold platinum color, combined with the crown and the curled horns with pair of earrings with tags on them.
His eyes are scarlet-gold with the sharp pupils; his Raksha mask becoming an orange-red visor with chains, revealing his sharpened pupils in front of the beasts as he has red-gold paints on his eyelids and the corner of his eyes. Wearing a black-collared thigh-length jacket with red and gold batik accents as the sleeves of his jacket folded to his elbows. The scarlet-gold wings-like cape hanging on his shoulder reaching his ankle gloriously; a flowing two red capes reminiscent of flames on the his shoulders behind him with the gold accents and two symbols of Chinese characters; Yin (陰) and Yang (陽) with golden colored lines on the characters.
He wears long black fingerless gloves and a black soldier cap with silver-red embroidery with garuda emblem in the middle, his right hand holding a black-red-gold prototype claymore while his left hand holding floating three set of the sword, spear, and chain-blade-he has three black belts with rectangular silver-gold buckles and chains while also had his jacket buttoned with his golden-colored large corset around his waist.
He wears a thigh-high black boots with red and silver embroidery with similar designs of eagle talons. His Brahmastra; Exalted Yudhistira was now on his hand, the katana has a Sulawesi-style blade and Borneo-style sheath--the weapon turns black, gold and red while having a pure scarlet-colored blade--which is multifunctional and can summon his three weapons at free will. He also carries his flintlock, now it has upgraded features on producing endless bullets--although it might take time for a cooldown for thirty-minutes. With the Yin and Yang and the firewood-flames, he finally moving past into the hope that lies ahead. He started to kill every of all marionettes around him with his katana, and he snapped his fingers--disabling the marionette’s ability from hijacking their core’s authority.
Sanju narrowed his eyes, watching his three friends were laying lifelessly on the ground--he sensed their cores were restrained by them. He lifted his flintlock in the air, before pressed the trigger--causing a huge shockwave and breaking the seals around their cores--leading them awakened at the same time, including their regeneration ability.
“S-Sanju…”
Raiden felt the Core of Thunder within him awakened, which he regenerated from his wounds and screamed--he has transformed into Mahamatra Raksha, or known as Thunderstorm Raksha. His purplish-black hairstyle as a Raksha remained the same; but both of his side bangs lengthened below his chin, which has neon red-pink and purple-blue shades on the streaks. His horns turned pink color with shades of blue which has golden earrings on top—with his red rings on his tied hair at the end. Both of his eyes remained the same, even the red paint on his eyelids retaining the similar shape on both corners of his eyes.
His attire consists of black bodysuit, black choker body harness underneath a dark violet-black collared uniform with light purple diamond-shaped beads and batik borders on his sleeveless uniform. With a white pants tucked into his thigh-high black strapped boots-which has neon and violet-blue shades at the end—along the purple-black belt around his waist. He wears a light violet-pink and black high collared jacket with the slitted part on his upper arms-his accessory consists of the oni-like mask on his right shoulder and the side of his head-and a long black fingerless gloves. He has black strap on his left thigh with the color of neon purple and violet with white splashes, he gained two pair of purple-pink skeletal hands floating on his sides. He also gained pink-gold visor on his eyes, the signature theme of his Exalted form.
Raiden unleashed his awakened Brahmastra on his hand with several thunder bolts surrounding it--Sanction of Vajra Narukami; Eight Thunders of Retribution. The black katana with red and gold handle has purple-magenta strains which similar to thunder patterns, it has a pearl-like red orb with the mitsudomoe symbol drum on the rectangular hilt-it was surrounded with lightning bolts on his katana. The red-yellow flames on his blade glow brightly which he swung his katana down on his enemies, cutting through the Phantom Beasts.
Akito happens to transformed into Exuvia Raksha; another form of Mahapatih Raksha, his whole appearance almost changed due to his potential has unleashed with his resolve. His hairstyle remained the same with purplish-blue shades at the end--in addition of magenta-ashen bronze shades on his bangs and the end of his hair length; his eyes are shimmering blue-red under a purple visor-like spectacles and gaining black-bluish curled horns with golden bronze earrings with black and blue flower ornaments on top of it with golden dangles. with several golden dangles hanging loose. Alongside a pair of four-petaled blue flower headdress hanging on each sides of his head with the golden dangles and earrings.
Wearing a black dress-like sleeveless batik cloth with the high-collared white cape that has gold platinum accents and embroideries around, in addition of black choker body harness under his attire and retaining his black sleeveless bodysuit. He wears a gold sash around his waist, black knee-length heeled boots with gold trimmings, with his pair of black long sleeves tied by the dark purple ribbon. He also gained two separate black capes that attached on his short cape-his horns turned black as well, it has shades of neon-blue ombre shades and jade green stone beads with golden dangles that similar to either a butterfly or hornet, he has bluish-purple paint on his eyelids and corners of his eyes.
Akito unleashed his katana which glows white and slowly shrinking size, and soon the emitted glow ceased into a new forged Brahmastra; Incarnation of Illusory Light; Ouka Ranman took a form of black-gold-purple gauntlet, with a small chain linking it to a stinger-like blade on Akito’s middle finger even his black fingerless glove. The stinger of the weapon is about twice as long as a normal length of Akito’s fingers and similar to the rod of his main Brahmastra-it can extends into longer length, increasing hs striking distance. The color pattern of the weapon is similar to hornet, with the poison locked and loaded inside the gauntlet and stinger—it can poison his enemies in wide range by speed like a hornet.
Lastly, Kanae transformed into Shinta Raksha, known as Red-Crowned Crane Raksha, almost has entire changes but has some unique similarity to the crane, retaining her black Raksha’s mask with her black sleeveless bodysuit and black choker body harness. Her bangs retains a similar style, while her hairstyle pulled into a high bun that has golden kanzashi hairpins and white orchid flower ornaments on the side of her hair—it has silver headdress with a dangles on both temples of her head and blue flower with the gold fan-like headdress on the side of her head which has strings on them. Her clothings consists of a white batik kimono with the inner fabric colored black, sashed by a large patterned dark gray belt, and black lace-up boots. She wear a red ribbon choker around her neck, which her sleeves has similar patterns of a crane--along her own kimono and has white chrysanthemum flower saches on them, holding her Brahmastra; Limpidity of Vagla on her hand as a glaive.
They transformed into an Exalted Rakshas; the ultimate forms of Raksha that have the same function as their Exaltation Phase. However, this is considered as the stronger and only accessible by completing Purana phase, unlocking their strongest state in that realm even able to conjure their main Brahmastra.
Raiden grumbled, while holding the katana in one hand and shaking off the pain in his waist. “Man... my back hurts like crazy. Did something happen when I was sleeping?”
Akito chirped in rather indifferent yet professional, a sign that he meant this in their duty. “I can give you a back rub later after we passed this stage first, now’s not the time for a moment.”
Kanae yawned, like usual... she’s being her sleepyhead self. “How long did I slept earlier…?”
Sanju rolled his eyes, what the actual heck did he just said. “You know… my shoulders were hurting too from that nightmare.”
Then, three members of Legion Rakshas appeared before them with dark intentions, revealing themselves within the dimension. “I suspected Nirvana Organization and Silver Slumbering Dragon has uncovered our organization, but seeing you four...”
It was a female voice among the trio, the one wearing light blue color cloak, hooded. The second male wore the red cloak and the third guy wore the green cloak, they had a very wicked and sadistic expressions on their faces. “This is definitely a reunion, but at a wrong place,” Sanju commented, standing there with his Brahmastra in his hand. “Four of you must pay!”
One of them launched at the awakened Rakshas, before Raiden made several cuts through the thin air with an agile movement which forms electromagnetic space barriers in front of their faces while dealing with the attack from that person with the katana, Akito jumped over and slashing them, injecting the venoms, delivering some damages. The person got scratched on her face and falling back.
Kanae swung her weapon and moving in circle of rapid speed to deal with the enemies which it created a swirl of tornado around her and sending the opponents in a clash with that whirlpool. When one male Legion Rakshas was cut down, he laughed at him. “It’s useless and futile, once you activate the code in the system inside this Exalted Elysium form--a Samsara Core; whatever rules will be broken and rewritten! Of course we won’t let you activating the Rakshas’ core powers—not at all, I warn you! At least the Legion Raksha will succeed… in getting an immense amount of power in the world!”
Raiden yawned, uninterested at his pointless monologue. “Stop talking about nonsense and a bunch of pathetic things--you make no sense. Screw yourself, we don’t have time for that bullshit,” he snapped, giving a thumbs down at them. The male Legion Raksha hissed in great anger and dashed onto him, while Raiden faced against him with a serious expression on his face.
Sanju narrowed his eyes, before he summoned his chain-blade and slamming it to the ground--creating and conjuring black chains surrounding the three of them on the ground before making them tightly grab on the invisible space on their arms, neck and torso. “I may feel bad because I never fight a woman; but when a person like you act rudely, then I won’t hesitate if I have to kill you without mercy. However, if you stand down--then perhaps there will be a next time to help your friends on your own,” Sanju suggested.
The woman got held and pinned on the ground, so is the male Legion Raksha while their arms and heads were clasped and they couldn’t move. No matter how they protest, no one listen to them... and none was showing any mercy when they’re going to slash them. The three of them screamed when Sanju moved his thumb into thumbs down, creating a large black sword above the three of them and slammed into their bodies as they had their flesh and blood spilled everywhere. With the last boss, a large marionette with several comedy and tragedy masks presented in front of them—along the three final bosses with different colors of the masks.
Sanju took a grip of his Brahmastra, before he shielded the appendages which he sprinted and ran on one of the limbs. He close his eyes, before he jumps and slamming down his Brahmastra--conjuring several chains, producing the flames and soon creating void-like distortion that disintegrated the boss into pieces and non-living matters. He nods at his teammates, allowing them to defeat the respective bosses of the Masked Riddlers--even the Legion Rakshas.
Raiden summoned Kurikara as he flies on top of his dragon companion, while he jumps down and performed thousand cuts and slashes on the disturbing large masked figure--before he created a powerful one downward cut along the thunderstorms and bolt crossing each other. “Roar, Kurikara!” he commanded, Kurikara roared before she blasted her roaring thunders from her opened mouth--electrocuting the beast and letting it fell to the ground.
Akito let out a sigh, before he made a quick dashes around the beast which he thrusts his blades into each limbs--then he landed down and the poison soon took effect on the masked figure. It screeched in pain by the venomous liquid that Akito injected on the creature.
However, when they were about to leave--there's another wave of Legion Rakshas is coming.
Until their other four allies landed on the ground, in their Exalted Raksha forms that was shown. Yukito being the first one to show up, in his Mahayana Raksha form.
His hair shaded into light cream with an ombre of light red color that similar to pink, his Raksha’s mask turned into an orange visor and his horns retained its usual form like his Flower Raksha form. His black choker body harness and the black bodysuit retained the same, except his outer that replaced with a long robe that changed into an oriental gradient red with gold platinum accents and the large, long black ribbon tied around his neck—along his white Japanese tunic with black borders and black obi with red strings around his waist. He also retained some of his long black fingerless gloves and thigh-high black boots, he gained five-petaled flower symbol behind his back and has batik patterns on his kimono.
Karina was in her Srikandi Raksha form, much to their surprise--her hair becoming crimson red with yellow and purple streaks, along similar bangs and hairstyle. Her eye color remained the same even her horns and complexion--including her black sleeveless turtleneck bodysuit and black choker body harness underneath her clothes, the only difference is her outfit as she looked even more fiery than before. Wearing a white trench coat, black sleeveless turtleneck with golden batik patterns of heron and Mandarin collars, and dark shorts. She wears calf-high black heeled boots and a black belt wrapped around her left leg above her knees. The trench coat has a hexagonal-shaped black ornament with a red tied bow on it and a red tassel hanging, her coat has a black-and-white heron-like wings at the bottom of it, with it's tips bending to dark gray bending to dark teal and has golden scales-linings on the inside. Wearing a long black fingerless gloves, she had a Brahmastra on her hand--Blade of Drupada which is her glaive that has been upgraded.
Senja transformed into Bima Raksha, he has dual-colored hair of bluish-black with red streaks and white layers on the above with red horns similar to a dragon--retaining his complexion and eyes. While still keeping his black sleeveless turtleneck bodysuit and black choker body harness, he wears a black high-collared sleeveless changshan with purplish-red cape that has a red and black cloth of a dragon's tail on the right side of his shoulder--along a long black sleeves on his arms and long black fingerless gloves. His dark gray pants covered his black knee-length boots with golden back heels, retaining his Raksha's mask and holding his Muruga's blade on his hand.
And lastly, Kinana became an Arjuna Raksha--her appearance still the same but in addition of a Raksha's mask over her mecha mask, the color of her flames emitted in gold-red color with white lights. With a wings similar to a dragonfly, she also known as one who commands the metals, technology and android-like beings under her commands--through her powers that she took command while as a Destiny Raksha.
"Leave this to us, we'll handle this."
Sanju heard what Kinana said, making him nodded--he began to rely on his friends when it comes to this. He didn't want to see them die, but they entrusted everything for him so he... decided to trust them. "You have my orders, now go."
After they received his orders, they began to clash against them and killing them off from trying to destroy the dimension. The others were watching from outside, they were surprised by the outcome as Radithya finally calmed down so does Ryoma who watched all of them fighting against them.
"Now... what should we do with this messed up Superstring Domain-Dimension?"
Althair asked, he couldn't believe Karuna just 'destroyed' half of the realm inside the center and makes the code and the matrix damaged; and he couldn't control it with this thing broken down. As soon Radithya and Karuna helped the four of them back to the training ground, Sanju winced in pain as he felt his whole body sore from the recent training they made and injuries from the trauma of his past experience. They looked fine, but they are definitely not fine because they got aching muscles and pain in their body. "I wanna bath," Sanju whined and Akito could feel his dizziness, while Raiden falls down to his knees while Kanae is sitting on the ground and sleeping soundly.
"So, how does it feels?"
Yukito asked his younger twin brother Akito, seeing him slumping on the backside of the stone pillar and falling down before rolling his eyes as he mouthed to respond back him; which he replied. "Shut up. I'm drained, sore and got bruises all over the place; my handsome face got stained with blood and dirt, so what's new? I'm going back to my room."
Akito grumbled, before he yelped when his older twin brother poked his cheek with his foot. "Stop being so pushy and keep yourself being a good brother--wouldn't hurt to talk for a moment with a dear sibling," Yukito rebuked and went silent, they only sharing a moment when nobody around them--only the two of them, to listen in their condition and situation--even a small talk, enough to keep their relationship stabilize.
Raiden was gliding like a snail on the floor to his room, his friends already dragging themselves back and return to the room. Karuna shake his head with a sigh, before he saw Sanju drinking his cold bottle of water. Senja laid down on the couch as was panting, Karina stretched her arms from the battle and lastly Kinana already dozing off into the couch beside Senja.
"Alright, time to rest everyone!"
Renata informed them, seeing that they were exhausted from the battle--due to the side-effects of the Exalted Raksha forms that costs them their energy to fight.
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