Master of all spirits

Chapter 6

Chapter 6:

"Damn it! Waka sure got stronger during these two years!" said Aotabou. "Who's that girl beside Waka?!" growled Tsurara. "Calm down, all of you! He is no longer Nura Rikuo. The person in front of us right now is 'Kaoru', the merciless assassin of the Seven Flames Clan," said Kurotabou. "Yes, Kurotabou is right. We should not only see. We should understand our situation," said Nurraihyon. "Commander..." murmured the Nura Clan. "We have no choice but to fight till the end," said Nurraihyon. "YES, SUPREME COMMANDER!" chorused the Nura Clan. "Now, raise your weapons and fight to the end! Protect the Nura Clan!" Kurotabou raised his staff. The Nura Clancharged towards Kaoru, Haruhi, Arika and Tarashi. "Kaoru, Haruhi..." said Tarashi. "Yes, ma'am" they replied.

O' Seven Flames of Hell, come to me; Grant me the power to protect those I vowed to. I summon thee, Flames of Demon: Mammon!

They attacked with their backs facing each other. The Nura Clan had no manpower to counter such great power. Most of them are heavily injured from the attack. Before they could do anything, the Seven Flames Clan had vanished.

On the other hand, the Seven Flames Clan had their minions attack the city. Innocent humans were hurt, beaten up, souls broken and other cruel things demons are capable of. Nurraihyon was angered. Humans were warned not to go out. The Kudan Curse. Kiyosutgu found out about it at one point on his yokai-informant website. "What is this?! The supreme commander is in Ukiyoe Town?!" he had a huge shock. The next day, he excitedly told the Kiyo Patrol Cross. Yura was the one most uninterested since she already knew who that was. Kana, Torii and Maki were hoping they could meet him once again. Never they would know that Nura Rikuo's absence would lead them into a tragic encounter which will be engraved in their memories for eternity.

"Where's Rikuo? Do you know what happened to him?It's been two years since he disappeared that day." said Kana. "Of course, it's been two years since that fateful day..." Tsurara gloomily walked into the classroom. "What's wrong, Oikawa? You looked down..." said Kana. "This human girl...pisses me off so much...but yet, I have to protect you guys or everyone will be in danger!" thought Tsurara. "Nothing wrong, Ienaga!" replied Tsurara cheerily. "Is that so? That's good, then, " said Kana. "Now, as I was saying, the rumors of the Kudan Curse has been disturbing the doubtful identity of the Supreme Commander that we encountered two years ago!" said Kiyosutgu. Tsurara slammed the desk. Hard. "The Kudan Curse? Since when?!" demanded Tsurara. "It's been quite a while....it has rumors that a yokai will be born to give it's first and last fortune telling of the world and will die after that. I went there not hoping much for anything, but I came across something I would rather keep it hidden," said Kiyosutgu. "And what that might be?" questioned Tsurara. "Of course it has something to do with Nura!" Keikain Ryuuji kicked the classroom door open. "B...brother?! What are you doing in Ukiyoe Town?! Aren't you supposed to be in Kyoto?!" blurted Yura. Ryuuji slammed his book on Yura's head. "Shut up. You're too noisy." "OUCH!" yelled Yura. "What are you doing, you stupid brother?!" "That Kudan Curse has become too annoying. We have to regain the society's trust. They have started to suspect Nura Rikuo is a demon," said Ryuuji. "Speaking of the devil, where is he?" "He's not here anymore," said Kana. "What?" said Ryuuji. "Nura disappeared two years ago, the day our school was attacked by a shadow demon."said Maki. "Really? Then what Nurraihyon said was true...." muttered Ryuuji. "NURRAIHYON?!" yelled Kiyosutgu. "Have you met him ? Can I see him?" Ryuuji glared at him. "You have seen him before ," "Wha...at?" said Kiyosutgu. "Should I spill the beans?" said Yura. Kiyosutgu's laptop beeped and Kiyosutgu immediately clicked on his laptop. "What is......this....?!" Kiyosutgu quivered. "What is it?" everyone asked and tried to peer at Kiyosutgu's laptop. They were shocked.

A video was posted onto the Internet. It was a video of Nura Rikuo transforming into his Night form. But, the truth is, Rikuo cannot transform anymore.The person who posted it must really be an idiot, or he did it on purpose. So that he could get humans to distrust humans and break into two community parties. "This video....!" gasped Tsurara. "Rikuo was their master all along...! Why did he hide the fact? He knew I've been searching for him for years, and yet..." said Kiyosutgu. "You should be thankful." said Yura. "He's been protecting you guys from the darkness. You should be thankful no demons had dared to harm you until now." "Yeah, be thankful, you birdbrains" said Ryuuji. "Brother!" scolded Yura. "Now, where is Nura?" said Torii. "Well, for your information, he returned to Ukiyoe Town. But I'll advise you to not to go near him or involve anything with him. He's dangerous right now." said Ryuuji. "Dangerous, you say?" they questioned. "Don't believe me, ask that Yuki-Onna over there." Ryuuji glanced at Tsurara. "Yuki-Onna? You're, Tsurara?" asked Kana. "You're a demon too? Is that why you always tagged along with Rikuo?" said Maki. "Of course! Waka is the precious head of the Nura Clan!" said Tsurara. "Waka?" asked Kana. "This girl is dumber than I thought..." thought Tsurara. "It means 'Master'!" she huffed. "Stay away from him, your life is guaranteed!" Ryuuji pointed is finger at them, and then he dragged Yura with him. "Come, Yura. We have our hands too full to be bothered by this," said Ryuuji.

Sure enough, everywhere on the streets, there are people carrying weapons trying to spot and kill Rikuo. They Kiyo Patrol Cross have no place to release their hatred for demons. "Hey, what should we do?" asked Torii. "Look at them, they're trying to kill Rikuo!" "There's nothing we can do. Didn't you hear what Yura's brother told us?" said Maki. "But still, I...." Torii sentence was cut off by a sheer scream down the road. Upon hearing it, the Kiyo Patrl Cross raced down the street towards that scream. The first thing they saw was, Rikuo holding a sword, baring it at Gozumaru. "Ri...kuo..?" muttered Kana. The demon looked up. "I'm not Rikuo. You must have gotten the wrong person." he said. "No! You're Rikuo!" protested Kana. "What are you doing, you underlings?!" "Waka! Stop it right now!" said Tsurara. "Shut up, you lot are so noisy!" he sent an attack towards them. "KKKYYYYAAA!!!" Kana, Torii and Maki screamed. "Yuki-Onna, be careful!" warned Kejorou. Tsurara created a ice barrier. The attacked was stopped in time. "How dare you utter a word when you're being tortured by me? Is Kubinashi that important to you?" he said. "Rikuo...!" gasped Kana. "I am not Rikuo. My name is Kaoru!" he said. "Kaoru?" repeated the Kiyo Patrol Cross, except for Tsurara. Arika and Tarashi appeared before them. "Yes, my dear Kaoru. Torture every one from the Nura Clan. Leave no one behind." said Tarashi. "Yes, ma'am." obeyed Kaoru.

"Everyone of them, cast away the Fear of the Nura Clan and their trust in humans!" Arika laughed. "How cruel!" muttered Maki and Torii.

The Kudan Curse?! What's going to happen next? What is the fate that awaits Rikuo's former human friends? Will they still trust Rikuo, or discard him as evil?