An unknown Hashira was walking in a hallway underneath the capital of the south. It was a hidden hallway and in the distance, there was a door. He can hear his footsteps as he approached.
He gets there and unlocks the door. Everyone in the room fell silent for a split second as he entered. The room held fourteen persons in total. He is one of fourteen persons present.
He walks in, closes the door behind him, and proceeds to the round table. They were all seated in front of a round table in a big room beneath the Capital.
"Heads of the south, deploying your army is reckless because it is far from the north, let the west and east take care of it because they are the ones closest to the village. I already deployed my Shira's to the North Wind," a Hashira stated to the unknown man on the opposite side of the table. He's one of the heads, and he was seated with a serious face, while the other two on his side were staring at the Generals and him.
"Every army is ready to act at any time... We just need a little information if we needed to lock up the whole village, if the north wind is destroyed then we will lock up the whole village until the threat is over, we will launch the barriers, five thick barriers that can protect the whole village," the unknown man said, who was sitting in the middle of the two and on the other side of the round table. The main head talk.
"Mirishi Rou or I'd say Mirishi Kutaki, the main head of the South, I have something to say that will alarmed you all. Every general and Every Head and also the Shadow guard swordsmens that is with us, one of the swordsmens of the Legend's Behind the Masks reported recently that Glitch Mobs has been spotted lurking in the dense forest near the southwest, and that's the reason why they're there," the Hashira said to the main head who is named Mirishi Rou.
"This is an emergency meeting, please tell us why we're here, we don't know what's been going on, the only thing we Generals and Sergeants heard is that the north is under attack," the General of the Fifth Army stated, looking to his left at Mirishi Rou. He notices him lowering his gaze to the round table.
"The North Wind is under attack by Burraku's... A full-scale attack has occurred," Mirishi Rou said solemnly, drawing everyone's attention to him.
"What?! Isn't that impossible, Mirishi Rou? Our swordsmen and swordswomen, as well as Hashira's, Shira's, and special swordsmen, are more powerful than them, and we deployed some of them in the north, and if it's truly a full-scale attack, our men who were there are now long gone," the General of the Fifth Army replied.
"Launching a full-scale attack should already alarm the north before it happened! How can this thing happen? That's a prosperous nation and we can't just let it go to waste! We have people and civilians are in danger, Hashira you tell me right now! Where's the Hashira's of the North wind how can they be not alarmed what's been happening?" The General of the fourth army asks furiously as he stare at the Hashira to his right.
"You see... Every Hashira's are connected the same as the Shira's, they're connected as one, and once someone died, half of their mind is in the spirit dimension talking to that Hashira or Shira that died a second ago... But in this case, it's different. Those Hashira's aren't there in the north... Neither the Shira's nor we Hashira's of the other nations have reason to believe that every Hashira's and Shira's of the north wind has been kidnapped without us noticing it... And that's the problem," the Hashira answered in a calm, modest voice as Mirishi Rou looked at him, but the Generals continued to look down at the table.
Everyone in the room was stunned. When two Shadow Guard swordsmen appeared behind the Hashira and whispered, he smiled and giggled with his eyes closed. His eyes widened as he turned around. The Generals, Sergeants, and Heads were oblivious to what they were whispering to each other.
"Shadow guard swordsmen and Hashira?What are you three whispering about?" Mirishi Rou questioned, looking at them. The Generals and Sergeants both gazed at them. They suddenly close their left eye and walk back to the corner.
"Give us a minute, Mirishi Rou, we'll talk to the other Hashira's and Shira's for now, we'll have our own meeting, I'm sure every nation has gathered and also did an emergency meeting, I wonder why the Hashira's of the North Wind hadn't been calling a meeting for some time," the Hashira said as he gradually closed his right eye and half of their own consciousness was suddenly placed in an unknown dimension. He's with the Shadow Guard Swordsmen. There are just three of them.
They looked down at their bodies and hands and noticed that they resembled spirits and were glowing. They're transfixed as unknowns appear in a line in front of them. Unknown faces, some of them have only their left eye closed.
"This dimension allows us to talk even when we are far apart, the Gakure discovered this dimension and it is unbreakable... It can teleport our spirit or half of our spirit to talk with the other spirits, only real trained Hashira's and Shira's can enter this sacred place," the Hashira said that is with the shadow guard swordsmen seriously. A couple of them that were shown were completely unfazed and the Hashira that was with the shadow guard swordsmen saw unknown swordsmen has their spirits slowly fainting.
"The North has been attacked! It was a full-scale attack, and all civilians are dead! None of them are left!" yells an anonymous man frantically. It was an unknown swordsman who was completely unfazed and only had one eye open and the other closed, implying that his other half was in the actual world.
"I'm Fukeshin Gakure from the East, a Hashira, and I'm with Kiroshuku Hakure, the green-haired Shira, he was also a master but retired, he fought countless Burraku's and mobs, and we are currently in a predicament. We are inside the ravine down below, and we are requesting reinforcement from other Shira's and Hashira's nearby. We can defeat them if we get together! More will arrive, we must all work together to survive. There is no other option! I'm talking to the people fighting for the North Village, and every single one of you is exhausted... You don't have any options, but I hope you swordsmen fighting for the northwind don't choose death, you still have options... I'm sorry we weren't able to prevent these countless deaths. The gigantic vines and ravine will be closed shortly, and countless warriors will be buried... We or I apologize for arriving late to the scene, the result of going to the north wind that is now no longer standing is death," Fukeshin Gakure stated, his left eye open and his right eye closed.
Kiroshuku Hakure was not present, only his spirit, which was only an aura to his side. He can't go to the dimension because he's retired and has lost his left eye. They're both presently hidden inside the ravine behind a massive wall.
"Hey... I'm a Hashira from the north," said an unknown swordsman, groaning and feeling weak. Every Hashira and Shira who gazed at the stranger saw that he had both eyes open and gleaming.
"I'm sorry... I was supposed to call everyone in the first place, but I got kidnapped and killed, which should have alerted every single one of you, but I guess it didn't happen I'm sorry it's my fault that the village is destroyed, Fukeshin Gakure... The one who killed me is a powerful Dark beyond powerful than the Hashira's of the south... His techniques are warping and he is watching all the Dark Mobs... Red Dark Shira's... Violet Dark Shira's and a lot more... If you find him, do everything to kill him... He's warping everyone outside the world. I didn't manage to kill him since he's that strong and... That unknown has silver hair, the symbol of a real swordsman... He must have taken its body because the only thing he said during our fight was that a true warrior doesn't need a sword, but he's a coward and killed me by warping a portal and severing me in half, and I'm slowly fading away... So, everyone, please leave north quickly or, at the absolute least, kill that unknown so that teleportations can b-" the unknown Hashira continued as he was abruptly interrupted and vanished. Everyone exhales and is furious. Some of the Shira's and Hashira's have both their eyes open. They can be counted because of their powerful aura and their different kinds of colored spirits.
"Another Hashira is down! Where is the other Hashira who died?! Speak now before you fade away! We can't bear losing another Hashira! Nor Shira's! You all heard him! If you find that unknown warping portals come here now and call reinforcements, we will arrive shortly, since all Hashira's can teleport using magic, we all use magic, some of us use energy on our own and some of us use the energy of nature," the Hashira said, that is with the shadow guard swordsmen.
"Kiroshuku Hakure said he defeated Red, a Red Dark Shira Swordsmen... There was only supposed to be one of them but there's a number of them that arrived and... Rengoku! Where are you? Are you here?! Speak to me! These swordsman's and swordswoman's need information!" Fukeshin Gakure exclaims as he notices them all whispering. Suddenly, a flaming aura and a colored orange spirit erupted in the distance, drawing everyone's attention to him as his left eye gradually appeared and his right eye was seen bleeding.
"I'm sorry for being late! We got followed and I se—" Rengoku muttered as he was abruptly cut off and faded away. They were all looking at the spot where he appeared, waiting for him to return.
"Let's leave Rengoku for now, Fukeshin Gakure... Let's focus on the outcomes, we need to destroy their force or else... They could wreak havoc in other unprotected villages, our top priority, for now, is the swordsman that is inside the village and Fukeshin Gakure, is it true that the heads are dead and Garuki and Kaminari are the ones behind it?" The Hashira asked that is with the shadow guard swordsmen. He inquired solemnly as he turned to his right and looked at him.
"Indeed, they are dead... They were killed by them, they betrayed the village, and that is the result, and as a result, the northwind no longer stands... They knew this in the first place but decided not to, but they sent a message to the east and west except for the south because the south is currently more powerful than the north, west, and east, and they fear you might take over the north... Those two are loyal, but it's too late, they can express their feelings to the heads, instead they killed him without a doubt, Garuki and Kaminari are a powerful duo, but I'm not sure where that would take them if they fought the Dark Shira Swordsmen that controls the shadow, that Dark killed the heads in the past," Fukeshin Gakure replied.
"Every Shira of the East was heading to the north... The other two unknown Hashira's of the East were nowhere to be found except for ÆKenki and ÆKatsuki. They're the only Hashira's inside the village, and also the special swordsmans, Shimodo Rou, didn't order them. The Shira's decided on their own, the same as that man Fukeshin Gakure a Hashira," an unknown Shira speaks far to the right side of Fukeshin Gakure.
"Then the force of the Darks will be surrounded and destroyed for sure. This time they won't come back for a while, but we must destroy them there right now like how they destroyed the north. If, furthermore, Dark Shira swordsmen arrive, they'll be a menace and hindrance. We must stop them," the Hashira said, who was with the shadow guard swordsmen. His name was Kataku Sukure. He was the Hashira, that is, with the shadow guard swordsmen.
All of them were silent and emotionless and some of them were whispering and thinking. They stare and suddenly an unknown swordman steps up. They saw him and suddenly all of their eyes were looking at the unknown Hashira that was fading. The unknown was approaching Kataku Sukure and the other shadow guard swordsmen that were at his side.
"How are you moving? The last Hashira is unable to move!" Kataku Sukure said as he approached the Hashira as well. His eyes widened as he saw the Hashira didn't have a mouth. He became enraged and unable to verbalize his feelings as he saw him kneel and vanish. Kataku notices tears in his eyes before vanishing inside the dimension. Kataku Sukure walks to the spot of his disappearance and kneels in front of it.
"He was killed!" Kataku Sukure said, as all of them suddenly felt goosebumps and kneeled. They all kneel on the ground on their left knee. They were enraged, but then there was a sudden stillness. They all indicate thanks, respect, and the sign of peace and rest.
"That's it... They're gonna die... We won't be holding back Shira's and Hashira's, our enemies killed him... Now they'll pay for their sins. We, Hashira's, will teleport to the northwind capital, which is now a massive ravine, right? Fukeshin Gakure? You sent me that information since I'm the only person who you can count on. All Hashira's and Shira's are busy because of that attack. Now we will do the same that the east did, we will deploy and build a position. This is the day! We are gonna take down the Dark God!" Kataku Sukure said in a furious, calm voice, as all of a sudden they all nodded and vanished.
Kataku Sukure and the two Shadow Guard swordsmen have returned to reality. They approached the round table and noticed them conversing. The two Shadow Guard Swordsmen vanished into the shadows.
"Kataku Sukure, what happened?... Half of your body lights and the other slowly fades but remains, what's been happening in the other nations? I'm sure you Hashira's talked for a while, just like the Shira's who were there in the dimension, and we're also talking about the outcomes. We're talking about the unknown that can distort and watch the Darks' every move... We don't have much information on this, but one of the messenger swordsmen teleported a message to me that a dark who can warp is the one who killed a Hashira all by himself," Mirishi Rou said modestly as he stared at Kataku Sukure on the other side of the round table, on the fifth and fourth General's side.
"We'll leave two Hashiras here like the east did, they're ample defense, and we Shiras and Hashiras of the south will travel to the north wind by ourselves, we decided to pursue this dark that can warp portal and to the Dark God himself who's behind all of this... We were discussing in that dimension, Mirishi Rou... A Hashira approached me without its mouth. He later cried out and vanished, implying that he was killed by an unknown that we do not fully understand... Every Hashira and Shira respected him until the end of his life. We saw his true self... He didn't have his right hand or eye, and he was bleeding from the waist... He didn't provide any information for us, but every time Hashira tears out, he performs an excellent job. I hope the significance of his weeping... And I met Fukeshin Gakure in the dimension, he's with Kiroshuku Hakure, a former master and a former Shira, he didn't reach Hashira because of his old body, he's getting older and older day by day," Kataku Sukure remarked solemnly, drawing everyone's gaze down at the circular table.
"You said you'd travel all the way there by yourself. Does that mean anything?... I can only think of two outcomes or meanings of that. The first is that everyone, or I'd say, civilians are dead and you've become careless to make all the Shira's and the other three Hashira's travel there. The second is that thousands of civilians are still alive and you want a full rescue operation, isn't that right? Hashira?" Kataku Sukure smiled as he looked at him. He has a mask hanging over his right shoulder.
"Let me tell you something, Kataku Sukure... Once upon a time, there was a swordsman who stood in front of the Dark God, the creator of the Burraku's... The Dark God was not on his feet, and the swordsman stood in front of him with his white eyes from a distance, holding its sword menacingly in its right hand... He used a full white blade katana to destroy all of his guards, including the Reds, Violets, Darks, and the Dark Lord... Even if he wasn't near the Hashira level, he was far beyond it, and that man alone fought the Dark God guards, which begs the question, why does he need a guard if he's a God... Right? Well, that Dark God is preserving its power and skills to defeat this kind of swordsman, but he was just above his level, I got this story from the past when I was a child, the last page was missing and I never found it, the past heads said it was forbidden to know," Mirishi Rou replied in a serious tone that piqued the interest of everyone in the room.
"Let me answer you General of the third army... The northwind village is no longer standing except for the swordsman that is fighting inside. There was a Shira versus a thousand Dark Mobs there that were currently fighting. We will teleport to the Hashira that was there. It's Fukeshin Gakure. We are here to end the madness. If another madness has begun, we will get in contact," he answered directly the General of the third army and vanished without leaving a word.
"A Tragedy to the North Wind Hashira's must've happened... He said one of the Hashira's faded away, implying they died... A Hashira has died from the North Wind since there was a full-scale attack, then it's fighting for survival," Mirishi Rou told the Generals and Sergeants.