2nd Chances

Part 38

"Tokito!" Gyomei yelled as he watched his little companion get sent flying.

"Go on without me!" Muichiro yelled to Gyomei as he was sent through a wall.

He barely landed on his feet, the disorientating twists and turns only threw him off for a few seconds as he regained his balance.

"Where am I?" He wondered as he looked at his new unfamiliar surroundings.

His eyes met 3 pairs of red eyes that stared right back at him.

"Upper moon 1" the demon's eye inscription read.

Muichiro quickly realized who has was standing in front of, but he was different.

Just like Giyuu said, he's got long hair and wields a blade, he even used some sort of moon based breath style no one's ever heard of.

Muichiro and the upper moon had a stare down for a few seconds before the demon addressed him.

"You seem familiar."

"What is your name?"

"Muichiro Tokito." He replied a little nervously.

He had to stall for time until others arrived, he couldn't fight this monster alone.

"Tokito.... So the Tsugikuni name has died out..."

"What?"

"You.... You the descendant of the child I left behind."

"Descendant?"

Muichiro couldn't believe that.

"you must be only 14 years old, yet you are powerful."

"It is my blood that allows you to be so strong."

"Three centuries have passed but still, did you think all that talent came from somewhere else?"

Muichiro's eyes went wide.

"No! That can't be, if it's been that long then not a single drop of my blood would contain even a trace of yours." He said regaining his composure.

Muichiro's mark flared up as he put his hand on the hilt of his blade ready to be drawn at a moments notice.

"So you are marked as well, my blood truly is strong even when watered down by garbage."

"Join us, I can have my master allow you to be a demon. Then you will not die by 25."

Muichiro tried to draw his blade, but his hand was trembling, his entire body was trembling.

His hands shook with a primal fear, something that was hard to overcome, this demon's presence was different.

It wasn't a kind of fear he was used to, this demon didn't look super scary, no, he looked pretty normal.

It was hard to distinguish it from a normal human aside from the 6 eyes and odd color skin.

It held this powerful intimidating aura unlike no demon he's ever seen, it was cold and sharp. This almost majestic like demon was Upper Moon 1, the opponent he had to face.

He knew who he was facing, this demon was more powerful than anyone he had ever fought before.

Realistically he stood no chance alone.

He steadied his breath as he forced himself to calm down.

"If Giyuu-San can fight him I can too!" He reminded himself mentally.

Giyuu's words played back in his head as he steeled himself.

"If you encounter an upper moon I suggest you go on the defensive. You did defeat one on your own but that isn't something you should ever try again."