"Just... What the hell is that?" The three heads of the Guarded by Mighty Warriors stated in one voice. They were shocked as they looked down to see the two of them and their soldiers looking at a dark creature and a swordsman.
"What's this? Well, simple, it's just an actual real-life shape-shifting dark claw mob. Well, we actually didn't come for you. We came for a man named Kyoyurkona Gakure, a legendary swordsman that survived and vanished. I forgot the name of the place where he survived, but from where he survived is a very dangerous place. I heard he's the only one that escaped through all these years from that hell," the unknown swordsman stated. He was standing menacingly in front of the monster, who appeared to be furious and wanted to tear him to pieces.
"Kyoyurkona Gakure?! Impossible! He's here?" The main head stated, shocked, as the unknown swordsman in the ground who is facing the monster turned around and looked up. He showed his back to the monster, making the monster mad even more.
"Hey! You three old men look curious. You three might wanna back it off a little bit. These will start to go south from here. I need you three to get to safety. Let's head down in the underground facility," an unknown swordsman stated to them. The main head nodded and proceeded, followed by the other two heads on his sides.
He guarded the three heads alone as they headed down into the underground facility. The other unknown swordsman remained in the room, also watching their captain on the ground, standing menacingly in front of a dark claw mob.
"Who the hell are you?! That strength... It's not normal! You destroyed my face in a single kick and brought me down here by force. Tell me, who the hell are you? You're not from here. And also, I'd like to say you're good at naming, but my name is Zaraka Dezaya. Impressive for a swordsman to figure it out. I wonder what else you know," the dark creature said, who is named Zaraka Dezaya. He said it menacingly, making the swordsmen that arrived and had them both surrounded tremble.
Suddenly, an entire army arrived behind the swordsmen. The swordsmen around them immediately vanished and remained watching from afar. The army of the city surrounded them, and Zaraka Dezaya could clearly see that they were not in formation.
"An army without its leader is useless. Because one man can be a hundred or a thousand. Your leader, or rather the general, is dead! Rotting in the dirt!" Zaraka shouted, making everyone surprised, including the unknown swordsman in front of him. Suddenly, he laughed out loud, and an unknown soldier behind him charged towards him.
He was running towards Zaraka without thinking when, all of a sudden, he was blocked by an unknown swordsman. It was the other swordsman who was in front of the dark creature.
"I am Captain Shoichi Yamamoto. The main Captain of The Last. I answered your question. And I'd like to tell you that saying that is a mistake. You'll now feel the wrath of this single army. Underestimating them because you got their General killed is a grave mistake. And I'm also here; you are more than eight feet tall, have sharp claws, long fangs, can regenerate, and are strong, yet you are weak for me," the unknown swordsman said menacingly, who is named Shoichi Yamamoto.
The entire army drew their swords, itching to kill Zaraka with their own swords. They wanted to get near him and slash him, but they knew better not to underestimate any enemy. Shoichi was still facing him when suddenly they both made their moves.
A sudden silence occurred, and the ground they were standing on broke apart. A force pushed the soldiers; they all blinked once, and suddenly they saw Shoichi's blade collide with Zaraka's sharp claws.
All of their eyes widened when they saw Shoichi's sword glowing brightly. It was glowing bright white. They glanced at Zaraka and realized that his left arm was severed and that his right hand claws had collided with his sword.
"He's fast!" Zaraka thought furiously as he struggled to hold his sword back to avoid getting slashed and killed. He was sliding back into the ground, and his sharp claws have cracks where he collided with his blade.
"Weak! Pathetic! Filth! I can't let you live. Those dark eyes of yours... I can see that you've slain many," Shoichi said menacingly. He raised his right foot for a moment and stepped into the ground with great force, making them both sink for a split second.
Then Zaraka's eyes were slashed, making him grunt, take a fast step back, and jump away from him. As he got his eyes slashed, his left arm was healed completely. He was about to land on top of a two-story house nearby when, all of a sudden, he was kicked in the back as soon as his eyes healed back up.
He opened his eyes and saw Shoichi already on top of the two-story house. He sees his right leg and foot raise, realizing he kicked him. Zaraka was about to slam into the ground when, all of a sudden, he was stabbed in the chest and got pinned on the ground by Shoichi's blade. He was left lying on the ground while Shoichi looked at him menacingly in the eyes.
"Don't you dare escape from my wrath! You're not teleporting out of here easily!" He said furiously as he removed his blade from stabbing his chest and swung it down towards his neck. He was about to decapitate him when, all of a sudden, eleven dark claw mobs appeared behind him.
He senses them making him turn around, but as soon as he turns around, he senses Zaraka's claws approaching his neck. He was surprised to see eleven dark creatures that were the same as him.
"Captain!" shouted the unknown swordsman who was with him. He draws his sword and immediately rushes towards him. Shoichi Yamamoto kicked Zaraka's left leg and destroyed it entirely, making him groan in pain. It made him stop approaching his neck with his claws.
Shoichi immediately raised both of his arms and jumped up. He was slashed by one of the unknown dark claw mobs and was pushed back by it. While being pushed back, he remained with his eyes open the entire time, seeing them all smiling. He landed on the ground near a few soldiers behind him.
He then stood like nothing had happened as blood started to drip from his slashed right arm. He looked at it, seeing that his kimono for his right arm had been torn off but a portion of it still remained.
"Heh! Nice body you got there. You're nimble," Zaraka said as Shoichi glanced at him and realized that Zaraka was already on his feet and was with the other eleven dark claw mobs that are the same as him.
"Hey! Are you okay? Let one of us treat you. We should stop the bleeding while they still stand," a soldier said from behind Shoichi. Suddenly, the soldier who has been with Shoichi lately reaches him, worried.
"He doesn't need it. Leave us alone, we can handle them. If you try to get in the way, you'll just die. They are not any other dark mobs you've faced before. They are far more dangerous than those and far more than this," the unknown swordsman said while clutching his sword menacingly in his right hand. He looked at Shoichi's right arm, seeing the slash. That made him worried, and he started to sweat as Shoichi suddenly smiled.
"It's been a long time since I received something like this. Well, perhaps I should've done the same but twice!" Shoichi said furiously while smiling as all of a sudden the air around him got intense. His sword glows brightly, and suddenly he vanishes from where he was standing.
All of a sudden, he was behind them by twelve. The eleven dark claw mobs that arrived out of nowhere were decapitated, killing them entirely. All of the soldiers around were surprised for a split second as they saw Zaraka have a shallow slash in his neck.
Then they see Shoichi landing in the distance behind Zaraka. They both appeared immobile and emotionless for a split second. They then turn around menacingly, looking at each other straight in the eyes.
"I see, you're different than them. No wonder. I didn't feel overwhelming energy getting cut from the insides with my blade," Shoichi said menacingly. Zaraka glanced at the blade of his sword and realized that the white glow on it was releasing something he had never seen before. It was cutting the air every second, and it was spread on his blade.
"Your blade is like thunder striking the air that occurs in this world, but yours is striking every second nonstop. It's like lightning dancing in your blade," Zaraka said while smiling menacingly. He was holding his neck with his right hand. The claws in his right hand were cut, but they were slowly coming back to their original form.
"Oh, so you could see it? Impressive!" Shoichi said when all of a sudden he flew towards him at great speed, which immediately frightened Zaraka. He crouched down so that his chin nearly touched the ground.
Shoichi slashed the air in front of him. He looked down and saw black fluid on the ground emerging underneath Zaraka. It grabbed Zaraka's whole body, and he looked up, seeing that Shoichi already had his blade pointed at him.
Shoichi stabbed his blade down and stabbed the black fluid instead of his head. He then raised his sword, but suddenly it got stuck in the black fluid. He then saw Zaraka raise his right hand and swung his claws towards his face, when all of a sudden it was blocked by someone's blade.
Shoichi then kicked his blade with his right foot, slashing the black fluid and removing it from grabbing his sword. Zaraka then turned into fluid and vanished, but suddenly Shoichi slashed the black fluid and heard grunting noises coming from Zaraka.
The black fluid then immediately vanished, and Zaraka was nowhere to be found. Shoichi jumped up, flew down, and stabbed the ground with the tip of his blade, where the black fluid vanished. It made the ground crumble and make giant cracks.
"He escaped, Captain Shoichi," an unknown swordsman said on his side, blocking the claws of Zaraka with his blade. He stood as Shoichi remained kneeling on the ground and lowering his head, knowing he had failed to kill the creature who killed the General of the City.
"Taichi... Alarm the others. We will hunt them down and clear out this village. These creatures shall not see light tomorrow," Shoichi said furiously in a calm voice while slowly standing and re-sheathing his blade.
"As you order, Captain," Taichi said as he slowly turned around, re-sheathed his blade, and vanished in thin air. Shoichi's eyes were furrier than before as he sensed someone watching him from afar. He ignored it and thought it was another powerful swordsman who just happened to be around.