The ghost Divisions.

Chapter 8: The clash

 The man asked for the location of Tekurai. The lieutenant colonel, who was waiting for him, said: He's in the town hall sir, at the second floor it would seem. The first floor and the rest of the village has been conquered by our men, but we can seem to get to the second floor. The man said: "It's not wonder you can't. The men against you are not just regular soldiers. Which is why I am here. I've come to claim the head of Tekurai." Meanwhile, at the east of the city, reinforcements kept arriving, more than would be expected for a simple village, and they were even starting to push back the soldiers in the city. For simplicity's sake we'll call the reinforcements (on Tekurai's side) the reds and the soldiers in the city (the enemies) the blues. The reds were pushing in the city from the east. Meanwhile, the one man on the blue's side who came from the west, had arrived in the town hall of the village, which was still surrounded. He entered the first floor, and drew his sword. He then advanced toward the stairs. 4 blue soldiers were guarding the stairs and one of them said: "Sir, we've lost tens of men trying to get up to the second floor, only 2 enemies are defending it, but they're really strong. We couldn't manage to get up there."

The man stared at him and answered: "That's why I'm here. You guys are too weak to defeat the guys upstairs."

He then started going upstairs fearlessly. Sora and Senshi were tired, and did not even immediately respond, especially since their opponent was so slow. When they did start to shoot, the man dodged every one of their bullets, while advancing toward them. He arrived to the second floor, kicked Senshi in the face before he could block, and slashed Sora in the torso. He immediately got the attention of everyone else, but before they did anything, Tekurai ordered them to stay back. He tried shooting at the man with a gun, but he deflected all the bullets with his sword, and then rushed at Natsumi. She was barely able to react, but Tekurai was quick enough protect her. Now, both he and the man had drawn their swords, Tekurai gave them the order to keep defending according to the plan. They would be unable to interfere anyway, so they had to do so. But Sora was injured so Senshi was the only one defending the stairs now. The man and Tekurai were too quick for the others to even be able to properly see. Meanwhile, in the east, more and more red soldiers were reinforcing and were pushing the blues further in further in. The blue lieutenant colonel had to call for reinforcements from the west, but it would take some time to get it, so the blues had to defend on their own for the time being. Eventually, they were pushed all the way back to the surroundings of the town hall, and Tekurai's group could see the reds coming in to help them, which gave them hope. Meanwhile, Tekurai was still fighting with the man. They were clashing their swords, but neither was able to damage the other. While they were clashing, the man said: "What is such a legendary guy as you doing in this place, Tekurai ?

Tekurai answered: I'm just teaching these kids the art of war. I wouldn't have them start at the main front.

The man said: For someone of your strength, this small village is not the place.

They continued to fight, getting a few cuts on each other, but no serious injury. Eventually, they could hear gunshots on the first floor, signaling the reds had reached it. At this moment, Tekurai ordered everyone else to go to the first floor and fight to retake it. The man said: "It was an honor fighting you, Tekurai". He then dropped a grenade in the room, and jumped out of a window.