Hidden rainfall

chapter thirty

Back at the battle field between Kasuno and Kuro. Daku stands in the middle of it. So this is the result of two gods clashing. To be honest I was expecting it to be a bit more destroyed. In any case I guess I should begin. Sealing technique reversal. A pool of shadows form and from it comes out Kuro. He was still bound by the chains. I see, a double seal, I would expect no less from a god. However I can deal with this. Seal technique release. The chains pull out of Kuro and take his shadow-like form with them back into the pool. Then the pool closes leaving Kuro out. It seems it's resealed your power but at least you're free. Kuro stands, who are you? I am named Daku and I would love to be your humble servant, he says while bowing. Servant? Yes I will be yours to use to reach your goals. You seem strong, very well then you can be my servant. Thank you Lord Kuro, may I ask what is your goal. I once waged a battle against a god who was considered undefeatable by all even the gods. I saw it as my duty to kill him and end his reign. He was named Kasuo. The result was us both dieing. I was content with that, I had brought down who was considered a god among gods. But now I am once again alive and there is a reincarnation of Kasuo. This must be fate. So my goal is to kill Kasuno. Unfortunately his seal has temporarily sealed my power. It will take some time before I have regained it, however from the feeling of it I think it can only be used against me once. Luckily he's not at full power either although I'm not sure why. In any case I do have a plan for how to deal with him. And what is that my Lord? Come with me and I will show you. They both depart the battlefield.
  We return to the house atop the mountain. It's morning once again and they are all outside. Fuyuko and Kasuno sit to the side and watch. Sumi and Ichiro stand ready to train like they have never before. And Aka is teaching them. So I am guessing you two would like to know what you are training to achieve. Wait I thought we were just trying to improve all around, Sumi said. That's a benefit of this training but not the reason for it. Oh then what is the reason, Sumi asks. It is called god mode, it is the highest form a mortal could reach. It burns physical stamina in combination with spiritual energy to create a temporary fire of divine energy. This will result in a boost to both your physical abilities but your magic as well. Although it won't last long and once it's gone you will be drained of almost all of the two things needed to make it burn. So you need to use it with caution. Technically speaking most gods were just humans who could keep god mode going indefinitely, Kasuno said. They became so strong that they autonomously created a spark in which they generated divine energy. This made them gods, with training this spark grew into a much larger reserve of divine energy to enhance magic and fist. Wait you said most gods, Sumi questioned. Yes not all gods were made through training, some were born. Specifically eight and only eight were born gods. They were the gods who created your world. Water, earth, fire, wind, ice, lightning, light and shadow, each god was created of one of those elements. They were the first to use them, and because of that they were called the elemental masters. They were the first and the most powerful gods to exist. I of course come close but still fall short to them. But it's all things that happened long ago, I am sure you have heard stories. Well yes but to know they actually exist is, Sumi said. Yes I know, it's overwhelming so let's not dwell on this topic. As I was saying, Aka said. You two will train to awaken this power, or at least you will Sumi. Ichiro, you already awakened this power when you fought me. So that was what I felt, Ichiro responded. Rage is the second best emotion for boosting one's power, although the fact that you were able to awaken god mode goes to say how strong you are. So we will attempt to get you to use this power once again. Wait, the second best emotion, Ichiro says. The best way to awaken a sudden boost in power is loss. Not necessarily an emotion but the loss of someone close to you could awaken power beyond comprehension. Although that's not important right now, we should begin your training.
  Now this story comes to the inside of a cave. The caves entrance was near the top of a mountain, but the cavern that we come to is deep below the mountain. In this cavern was Kuro and Daku. So what is this place, Daku asks. Let me tell you a story from long ago. This was towards the beginning of the world. Back then humans were still developing as a species and so the gods assisted them in that development. But the humans were threatened by a demon general and his army of demons. The gods fought against this threat and while the army was no match for divine might the demon general was a different story. His power rivaled the gods and he welded a special weapon which could absorb divine energy and all magic that was imbued with it. He was unlike anything the gods have ever seen and a few were even killed by his blade. But one god rose up to fight this demon general. This god was Kasuo and he was able to defeat the demon general. And the demon army was slaughtered. But rather than kill him, the gods saw use for his strength. So Kasuo used his magic to bind the demon generals soul to the service of the gods. But at that time his power was not needed so he was sealed away. Wait, don't tell me, Daku said. Kuro chuckled, you guessed right. Welcome to the tomb of the demon general Yokai. They have arrived at the end of the cave and at a stone coffin. I will implore his help to defeat Kasuno. A seal made by the gods to be broken by the gods. Awaken Yokai in my service. The stone coffin cracks and soon crumbles. The demon general stood in front of the two. He was twice as tall as they were. He wore samurai style armor but his skin was a very faded red. And his face had horns growing from the forehead and monster teeth. His eyes were black and his pupils orange. His armor was black with orange stripes so the two looked similar. He has a handle in his hand. The blade attached was to his size. Now we head for Kasuno, Kuro says.