General McAvin was in the middle of the forest in an unknown location, on his way to one of the City of Woods' Regions. There were at least a hundred men running alongside him behind him. He was running through grass and dirt, passing giant tall trees. The moonlight shone brightly in the darkness.
It was his army. He was on guard, looking around and leading the way, when he noticed an unknown standing in the distance. The unknown was standing in front of a crater, on a laying giant tree.
He notices the unknown slowly turn around, and it is at this point that he feels the unknown's overwhelming presence. When he reaches the unknown, he comes to a halt and draws his sword. His army formed a defensive formation behind the General.
"Who are you? What happened here? You don't seem like an enemy," General McAvin said, sweat dripping down his brow. He recognized the unknown's eyes as those of a swordswoman. The unknown cleared her throat and leapt from the massive laying tree. She lands on the ground, strokes her sword menacingly, and returns it to its sheath with her right hand to her left waist.
"I'm one of Hikarin Gakure's swordswomen... I'm pleased to meet you, General McAvin. I was told to meet you all," she replied, smiling behind the mask she was wearing. It was a cat mask, and she was dressed in a white coat, a white kimono on the inside, white pants, and white boots. The General was taller than her and stood menacingly in the distance.
"And what?" he inquired, calmly.
"There are much stronger enemies lurking around now, and you've probably noticed the area that has been cleared out behind me that has turned into a crater. That is simply an example of your new enemies. I will be with you all for now as your guard," she replied as she saw General McAvin withdraw his sword and the army line up.
She nodded and began walking to the right. General McAvin and the army trailed her from behind, realizing they were getting close to the region.
"Where's Hikarin Gakure and his fellow swordsman?" General McAvin inquired as they continued walking. They had reached the end of the massive tree that was blocking their view of the crater.
"He's scouting the area," she replied as General McAvin turned to his right, his eyes widening in surprise. He sees giant dark monsters sliced into pieces on the ground. As he followed her, he moved closer to the crater's edge.
He noticed an unknown swordsman laying on the ground toast in the middle of the crater. It wasn't moving, but it was smoking, and it appeared to be dead.
"That single dark caused this entire crater and the lives of those wasted giant dark monsters that I sliced into pieces. Those things were supposed to be alive, but thanks to his explosion they all died. Giant dark monsters like that are immortal and harder to kill. You need to find small marbles inside them in order to kill them. Their strength is like that dark swordsman who blew up this crater," she said as General McAvin cleared his throat and signaled to his army to stay on guard and keep following.
"Are you saying you did it all by yourself?" he inquired once more.
"Yes," she replied, widening General McAvin's eyes even more. He was impressed as he inhaled and exhaled.
"Unbelievable! I can't believe it! She killed them, all by herself?! Tsk... I can't doubt that, I can sense her overwhelming presence from a mile away, it was strong and this is probably what caused that explosion," he thought as they moved into another forest with a very dark view. She walks in the dark, smiling, as the sheath of her sword begins to light up and illuminates their path.
After a few minutes of walking. They've arrived at their destination. They are now walking out of the forest as they catch sight of a massive mountain in the distance near a village.
As soon as they stepped into the forest, everything changed. In the distance, two unknown swordsmen approached them. She came to a halt, as did his army. General McAvin took one look at the Swordsmen and realized they were the swordsmen who had been in their city a while ago.
When they arrived, General McAvin approached them and moved to her side without her noticing. That drew her attention to him, but she quickly averted her gaze.
"General McAvin... I'm glad you made it here. The entire region is in bad shape. They're taking hostages and these Darks have separated children from their parents. I don't know where they're hiding the children, but we need to find them quickly," Hikarin Gakure said solemnly as General McAvin sighs deeply.
"This is the Region of Yama... This Region holds six different mines, one of which leads to one of the hidden dark strongholds guarded by unknown swordsmens. The miners of the region know this mine and they are not permitted to mine there, which is why they mine in the other places, those are inside the mountains," General McAvin said solemnly as Hikarin considered his next move.
"They might be hiding the civilians in one of those mines. You said there are six mines accordingly, and only one led to that place. Hmnn quite the hiding spot, we don't need to go to those Dark Strongholds, we just need to annihilate the Darks around us and save the lives of the Civilians before it's too late," Hikarin Gakure said as they all nodded.
"Exactly," she said as they started walking when they were startled by a loud noise coming from the Region. They noticed the region's walls in the distance had completely collapsed. They widened their eyes in search of an enemy.
"That's an enemy doing... Be aware," Hikarin Gakure warned the four of them as they became aware of an overwhelming presence. They realized it, and their eyes widened even more. They looked at the crumbling walls and saw an army of darks holding civilians.
Their eyes widened in terror as they saw the army of darks holding children hostage. From afar, they could hear their cries and loud noises. They could sense their terror. As she gasps, the swordswoman shakes her hand left and right.
"This can't be happening...!" Hikarin Gakure exclaimed furiously in terror as he noticed the darks holding swords and pointing them at their hostages. General McAvin noticed an unknown approaching them quickly and leading the way. The unknown held a scythe in its left hand and a sickle in its right hand, which were linked in a chain. The unknown was wearing a dark hood, making it difficult to see him.
"Bastards!" General McAvin yelled angrily. With his left hand, he grasps the sheath of his sword. He clutches it tightly as he notices the unknown dark smiling, which enrages him even more. The army of darks appeared to be thousands larger than General McAvin's. His army was terrified, their eyes widened, and some of them were kneeling in despair. The army of darks in the distance came to a halt as the unknown with the sickle and scythe approached them.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! I've got visitors! I'm shocked that the City of Woods would deploy an army and swordsmen to this Region, including General McAvin, a famous hero and the well-known man of his word!" the unknown exclaimed, giggling as he came to a halt and distance himself from them.
"Leave them out of this!" yelled General McAvin angrily. He was shivering in rage as he glared at the unknown with his overwhelming killer intent presence.
"Oh! The Kids... HAHAHA! No, I don't think I will, General. I won't do it as long as we don't have what we want," the unknown chuckled and smiled.
"Then what do you want?" raged Hikarin Gakure. The unknown laughed and smiled at him. As the unknown dark moved into a defensive stance, Hikarin Gakure drew his sword. He giggled menacingly while rotating his scythe and sickle in his hands.
"The Dark Stronghold locations. If you do that, I'll spare their lives," the unknown dark said menacingly, stretching his arms and hands ready to fight.
"Absolutely not, you piece of scum!" she snarled as she stood in front of Hikarin and General McAvin. She stands menacingly, shivering in rage. She widened her eyes as she drew her sword. The four of them were more enraged than ever before by what they were witnessing.