Mr. Kashikoi is declared dead and the whole Region of Zikeya is almost gone. There were no survivors and the situation of Captain J's swordsman was unclear but they all appeared to be missing except for one that tried to save Mr. Kashikoi from death two times in a row and failed in the end.
The swordsman was covered by debris from the houses, but he was fortunate to live. He cuts everywhere, slicing the wreckage into pieces as he slowly rises. He steps out of the rubble and onto a clear area with a path.
He noticed Mr. Kashikoi's lifeless body on the ground and the unknown dark swordsmen approaching him menacingly as he walked past Kashikoi. He takes another look at his face and notices him smiling warmly at him.
"My left arm is freaking numb! And my gut is hurting, god damnit! I can barely move! His kick almost tore my organs apart!" The unknown swordsman thought furiously as he spits out blood to his left and strokes his sword with his right hand menacingly.
"You are weak!" The dark swordsman exclaimed as the wind blew from his right and his head was slashed and took off to his left. The dark swordsman body falls to the ground up front dead. It slowly turn into dust as the unknown swordsman's eyes widened.
He notices a swordsman dressed similarly to him. They both smiled at one other as the person who rammed into the home grunted and struggled to stand straight. They both approached each other and hugged.
On the other hand. Captain J was woking up as Karinima waited for him in the past minutes. He was laying on the ground as he cough and Karinima immediately gave him a helping hand to stand.
"W-What happened?" He asked as he feels dizzy and his right hand hurt. He sighs and cleared his throat. Karinima the undead was staring straight into his eyes as soon as he gave him a hand to help him stand.
"You collapsed! Good thing they left you, they spare your life! I warned you, but you didn't listen, I said don't push yourself!! Look what happened, you almost died, and if they got a hold of your energy, they would've known that you came from one of the strongholds!" Karinima exclaimed furiously as he kept staring at Captain J, who nodded and was aware of his reckless actions.
"I'm aware, Karinima... And for your information, I pushed myself to that limit with my new power because otherwise I would've died," Captain J stated, prompting Karinima to nod and smile.
"Did they introduce themselves?" He asked as Captain J walk around to breathe and feel the air and the nature around him. He could feel the new energy traveling in his body once again. He feels that he's getting in the hang of it.
"They called themselves Deity. You're probably more than just a hundred years old, because if that's so you know them, correct?" Captain J asked as he sees Karinima the undead have his eyes widened.
Karinima turned around and approached a massive rainforest tree with a slew of vines and leaves on the ground. While Captain J waited for an answer, he sat down on the ground and put his back against a massive jungle tree.
"Yes, I know them and who they were in the past... And you'll probably get angry, but let me tell you, anger is just anger, and I'll tell you that if the anger is above you, you'll lose," Karinima remarked as Captain J stand and approached them.
"I saw one of them have a spear, Karinima. Are you telling me that it's them?" He asked, his aura and face is starting to change. He sees him clear his throat as Karinima sees the overwhelming hidden energy inside him traveling all over his body and slowly enhancing him little by little without him noticing it.
"There's a possibility that one of them killed your master, Captain J. I suggest you go back to the Region of Zikeya for now and gather all of your men back to the City of Woods for their own safety. It's dangerous out here now that they've known the location but not completely. We will try to stop them all from achieving this place, Good luck on your journey, for now, we will meet again," Karinima said as he stood and nodded at Captain J.
"Good luck and survive, don't die again, protect this place to the end, I'll be back," Captain J remarked as Karinima smiled and nodded. He then raised his left hand and pointed into the distance with his index finger.
"You walked into that darkness and you'll teleport back to where you last vanished. It's like a portal, Good luck once again, and be careful," Karinima warned him. He nodded at him once again and smiled. He approached the darkness that the undead is telling him in the distance.
He walked in and felt the same way he had the previous time. As he looked around, he noticed himself in a dense forest. When he turns around to gaze at the darkness, he notices that it has vanished and closed completely.
He then turn around to sense chaos and countless hundreds of people were dead. That made him tremble for a second and he started sweating. His aura and presence changed as he began running on the grassy path heading for the Region of Zikeya.
Urufu and Okami were the names of two unknown swordsmen who hugged each other near the capital and near Mr. Kashikoi's dead body. Okami was the injured swordsman, and the swordsman that arrived was Urufu, who killed the dark swordsman who kicked him.
They both started walking towards the capital's ruined building. They were attempting to conceal themselves because they did not know who they would be battling. They both kneeled in the shadows of the Capital as Urufu began to treat Okami, who was struggling to lean on a wall behind him.
"We are down to two, Okami. I haven't seen them, but one is definitely dead, and it's the new young one. I don't know where Captain J is because his presence is completely gone or far away," Urufu remarked solemnly as he took a big breath. After Urufu treated him, he was able to move his left arm east.
"That can't be true, Urufu! We can't just give up! We need to look for them!" Okami said in a high voice as Urufu shake his head left and right after finishing treating him carefully.
"We find Captain J. We look for him. Okami, I can't feel their presence anymore, they are gone except for us and the faint presence of Captain J," Urufu remarked in a low voice as he stands.
"Tsk! Fine, Kashikoi said he leak the information of one of the Dark Strongholds meaning that's where the Captain is but which part are we heading?" Okami asks in a modest voice as he stretches his neck.
They were about to turn onto the capital when an arrow pierced through on the other side of the capital behind them both. They discover it as another explosion occurs, sending the two of them away and injuring them. They slammed and rolled into the ground, but they both stand like nothing happened.
The entire capital was reduced to ash as they both looked into the distance and saw an unknown dark swordswoman holding an arrow in her hand and prepared to shoot it at them both.
"She once again destroyed the capital with a single exploding arrow. What a bother, her technique is troublesome. It could lead to the death of hundreds of people in a single shot of an arrow," Okami stated as he drew his sword with his right hand and presented a serious frightening face behind his wolf mask.
Urufu did the same, he also draw his sword and they both charged at her at the same time. They see her let go of the string of the bow and the arrow flew towards one of them. Okami glanced and sees it was aiming for Urufu. It was a giant arrow.
He sees the arrow going towards him, but the arrow, which was gigantic and bigger than her, split off in mid-air. It disintegrated into six pieces and rocketed faster than ever towards Urufu.
His eyes widened as he sees the six pieces of the arrow that split suddenly flash. A whole giant explosion occurred in the surroundings of Urufu as soon as the pieces reach him. He was sent back sliding into the ground smoking but he appeared to be standing and still conscious.
Okami could see blood trickling from the side of his forehead as he looked at the unknown swordswoman in the distance, who was preparing to discharge another massive arrow at them both. Suddenly, a flash of light appears, this time aimed at Okami. He was about to jump when the rubble he was standing on, which was the capital, began to crumble as the brightly flashing arrow reached him.
"OKAMI!" Urufu exclaimed, his eyes widening as another massive explosion happened. He sees massive rocks thrown into the sky, and a massive dark cloud appears where the explosion occurred. He couldn't see where Okami had been sent, but once the massive cloud of black smoke dissipated, he saw Okami standing in the distance and his eyes widened in dread.