"ÆKenki, still fearless like his father, like father like son." An unknown voice can be heard as ÆKenki touched down. He looked around him and sees a bright light suddenly light up everywhere. He turns to his right and sees a portal circling.
"Who's speaking? Who are you?! Why did you bring me here?! What is this!" ÆKenki shouts as he looked around. He turns to his right again and glances in the far distance. He sees a Dark Energy spiral and it was circling a portal.
There was a river between and the ground he stepping on was black fluid, in the distance there was a bridge and underneath the bridge was freshwater. There was a small gap like a small wall blocking the Dark Fluid from flowing towards the freshwater. The bridge was heading towards the spiral Dark Energy and it was spiraling around the Dark Portal. It was massive.
"Who? Me? I'm just a shadow cast in this dimension, I kidnapped you and teleported you here as the Dark King asked... Don't worry fearless boy, this won't be the end." ÆKenki said in a serious tone.
"You are like you're father, he was honored the same as you who were honored but soon will vanish in the earth realm, you know it don't you?... Your father knows the secret of the realms, I was an unknown and the one who killed him because he lack of special abilities, yes... He knows all the realms but that's the only thing he can do, he's not good with sword styles nor techniques it's not even his bloodline but his wife is," the unknown said. There was a voice in the ceiling but that was just the sky. He can hear the voice in the sky that made him look up but see no one.
"I remember what my father told me... He was smart and a prodigy, I wasn't supposed to be born, he don't want a son or a wife but his wife made him a man, this is what my dad told me... Monsters aren't born they are made, and I believe that's what happened to the Dark Legend himself or the Dark God, there was more like it in this world but I cannot comprehend something that wasn't supposed to be in that way, like this world that shouldn't be existing. These kinds of dimensions shouldn't be existing it leads to a wormhole, you know I can use that right? Creating Bifrost, with this blade of mine I can harvest it but it will take some time, it's enough since the Legends Behind the Masks are there in time," ÆKenki said in a serious voice. He raised his voice in the end as he began to walk.
"You're the Advanced Hashira! ÆKenki! You inherit your dad's thinking and become advanced that surpasses a Shadow Guard Hashira, hmm! Yet you still don't know a lot of secrets... I believe that if you managed to know one of them you'll become like him but you are destined to protect an ancient place," the unknown said as all of a sudden there was an unknown shadow appeared.
That made him turn around but he ignore him and turn around again. He began to walk as he step on the wall that is separating the black fluid and the fresh water. He walk towards the bridge as he was now stepping on light wood.
"Who are you? Why did you bring me here?... This place, it's like a wormhole," he said as he stop walking and turn around and sees lighting up in the sky. The sky suddenly changes and he can see stars. It was also like circling like a spiral.
"Bifrost... I can't imagine that someone actually knows it... Well, your father was Hukenki, a prodigy, now let me see, I'm also a Dark Swordsman but I don't use swords, I used staffs, this place is hidden same as the Dark God! You can call me one of the Dark Shadow Guard Hashira!" He said menacingly as his appearance suddenly appeared holding a staff in his right hand and pointing at ÆKenki in the far distance. His voice was making an echo as he smiled menacingly.
"Tell me ÆKenki... Should I kill you? Like I how I killed you father and brother?... ÆKatsuki was one of the prodigies he was on the other continent but I can't believe that he's already in the village alone... The fourth army of the East is coming to the north wind but when they come there. There's nothing left to be seen except for the debris, bodies left behind, and the giant vines! You did nothing but watch I thought you were a prodigy like your father ÆKenki but I see that you're not, you failed to save the North wind, I thought you promised one to him that you'd protect every village even if that costs your life... Advanced, don't make me laugh I can't believe your such a liar," the unknown Dark Shadow Guard Hashira said menacingly. He still has his staff pointed at him and they were staring at each other.
"You know... I have better things to do, we the Hashira's of the East decided to not get involved, there's something big behind it... You unknown, we are there, and what makes you think that all of the Hashira's of the north have been killed? They are clones made by Kage Rigakure in the first place... He disguised like those Hashira's and to advance furthermore we sacrifice countless lives to end this, we are now here to fight and to end this!" ÆKenki said in a furious voice as he draw his sword with his right hand from the sheath on his left waist.
"That old man! He's a Shadow Guard Hashira! Those Hashira's are forbidden to act! Nor leave their protecting lands or hidden realms, why would you think that I believe you? ÆKenki?! You don't stand a chance against me and even though you're a clone you have no chance of winning! If there's a case you win this place will be yours and you'll discover something you can't handle, let's just say that one of them is part of the universe itself." The unknown said as he stop pointing at his staff and touch down the black fluid with it.
Suddenly there was energy around the top of his staff. There was a round ball on top of his staff and it was the same tall as him. It was a dark staff and there was energy traveling towards his staff coming from his right hand. As it travel the round ball that was connected to the staff started shining.
"The Hashira's of the north! You teleported me here so you can grab my head right? Well, that's not happening even you the real me... That staff of yours is older than you, I know you're more than five hundred years old, you will see the true wrath of a Hashira going serious mode even though he's just a clone of the real one... The Hashira's of the North Wind is still alive, Kage Rigakure acts like they were dead like the one that lost its mouth... That can't be happening to a Hashira, there's a total of 14 Hashira's in the north wind, you won't stand a chance since that legend's final wish was to help the new Generation... Before he died he said he was coming and the Dark Legend will betray the Dark King killing the entire half of the fortress... The infinite fortress exists and that's where the Dark God is living, isn't it? He asked and all of a sudden as soon as he heard infinite fortress his eyes widened.
Suddenly he was furious and the Dark Fluid that he stepping on started rising and circling him like a tornado. He raised his staff with his right hand and he was furious.
"One of the Hashira's knows the Dark Infinite Fortress! You should be erased from existence! ÆKenki! The fight in the north wind is just the beginning! The Glitch Mobs are on their way to end all of the other villages! An all-out war will begin and we will end the other continents next! Conquering the whole world is the plan in the start and killing all the living things since the living things that were here are unexpected! We can't believe that such humans can surpass such creatures and even a god itself." The unknown Dark said menacingly as he is getting rise by the Dark Fluid.
Their surroundings were getting intense and ÆKenki was getting pushed back by the wind which is the unknown Dark making. There was also black fluid splashing on his as he has his right hand in front of him with his sword. He was staring at the unknown as he sees his eyes glowing and there were colors mixed up in his eyes.
The unknown dark was about to flew towards him when all of a sudden a bright yellow warped portal opened underneath him. He falls into it and his eyes widened in shock as he looked down and sees water in another dimension. He touched down in the freshwater but the color of the water was bright yellow and it was shining.
He doesn't smell anything but he smells a tree. He sensed some behind him and that made him calm as the warp portal above him suddenly closed.
The dimension was bright. He feels relaxation and peace. He slowly turn around and all of a sudden his eyes widened as he sees an unknown woman sitting and leaning behind a giant tree. The tree was cherry blossoms and the leaves were making it a beautiful tree. The unknown woman has her eyes closed and there was a scythe next to her. She was calm and a distance away from ÆKenki.
He has his eyes widened behind the mask. He slowly reached for his mask with his right hand and slowly removed it. He sees a mask next to her, it was a white mask and it was glowing the same as the blade of her scythe. She has long white hair and wearing a white shining kimono.
She opened her eyes and sees ÆKenki in the distance. That made her smile and slowly stand and grab her scythe with her right hand on her side. She whirl around her scythe and put it behind her back and began to walk towards him.
"Sorry, I teleport you here without your permission. I'm Kuro, a scythe user probably the last, finding a scythe user these days is pretty rare like me I'm pretty, anyway... Long time no see ÆKenki, I saw you in that dimension that's why I warp you here, what's been happening in the real world?" She asked as she jumped up towards a tree branch right above her. She sat down on it as she grabs a leaf with her left hand.
"It's all a mess, the north wind is... It's no longer standing, the Hashira's and Shira's are there... They are there to finish everything, they are all holding back as planned and Kage Rigakure is on the move fighting replicas of the Dark Legend or Akoko Densetsu... I can't believe he's still standing after sending five clones and disguising as the Hashira of the North, and... He once said that he can't sense a Shadow Guard Hashira on the floating island, he also doesn't know where it comes from there's more I need to tell you," he answered in a serious tone as he kneel and put back his sword.
"Hmph? Floating island? Where did that come from... And another unknown Shadow Guard Hashira? They're supposed to know each other or Kage might have forgotten it... You can talk and send information to each other whenever you both want, the Hashira's can also do it, ÆKenki... This is the Chi realm... If you haven't sensed it yet. And you're not yet in you're prime level ÆKenki." She said in a serious tone as she giggled and smiled at him.
"You're actually here... I thought you weren't, the Chi realm... Kuro, we need you in our world. We need to defeat the Dark God and his armies... I know this is too much to ask but I heard you were stuck here and also in the future so if you can lend us a hand that could lead to victory," he said in a low voice as he heard her jump down from the tree branch. She giggled as she looked in the sky.
"I'm not supposed to help you ÆKenki nor the Hashira's... This is not the Era where they will be defeated, the Dark God has a lot of trump cards up in his sleeves, I can't join you but I can join to clear them out... There will be new ones born and will become the foundation of a new era and will become a legend, one of them is Kiroshuku Hakure student, Fudo Toka. I predicted it, since he's near Hashira level and now his teaming up with Fukeshin Gakure, he would most likely make Kiroshuku at his prime level, that would be awesome to watch. I'm excited to watch them from here. The Dark King will rise, ÆKenki if you don't stop him this midnight you'll end up becoming the prey, you don't wait for the Legend's Behind the Masks, the plans will be the mains and the current or former leaders will think of different outcomes to succeed, if that don't happen in this Era, Glitch Mobs will come for us, the knowledge about the Glitch Mobs are not much but the Legend in the past and the current Dark legend ended them all, he said that these Glitch Mobs are far stronger than Darks but they've managed to defeat them and send their home into the void, there the only two who defeated them, they came out of the portal exhausted, the Dark Legend was even unconscious and that Legend is the only one standing once again," she said in a low voice as she approached him. She sees him kneeling and that made her smile and close her eyes. Then she opened her eyes as soon as she reaches him.
"I feel like you need to tell me everything you've known in these past years and Era's, Kuro... You're a smart swordswoman and a scythe user and I've never seen anyone like you, you're my father's friend and I respect you till the day I die, you saved his life and now I need a favor, or I guess asked me what you, I need to do, your command is what I'll do... To repay you for saving my father," ÆKenki said in a serious tone as all of a sudden Kuro started laughing.
"Sheesh, Kid! Don't make things difficult! But don't get me wrong you're loyalty and bravery are surely hard to find! I have darkness and all the Hashira's and Shira's but there was at least one of them who'll be with the light, if there's kindness there's evil. You're his son then I should grant your wish, my first command is to travel far lands to the far southeast... You need to know something there and I'll take care of the rest in the north wind, but wait let me tell you something, you don't need to repay me, if you want to do this you can but if you don't want to then don't, I won't force you... But if you want to go there you're gonna need a powerful blow that can make a path down at the ocean using your sword if you can't do it then the missions are over... But I'll still continue, meeting and greeting the current Hashira's are an honor! I can't believe this day will come! Now let's get things seriously," she replied in a serious tone.
Her vibes suddenly change as she both raised her hands and whirl around her scythe making the wind blow and the same as the water that they were stepping on. Suddenly she lowered her head and she was completely unfazed and that made ÆKenki shiver for a second.
He blinks and all of a sudden he wasn't there in the Chi realm. He looked around but before that, he sees her still standing there menacingly and was not giving any vibes.
It was raining and the good thing was they were both wearing coats. They don't have a hood. He looked around and everything to his left was a forest. There were giant trees and then he turned to his right. It was a dock. They were stepping on grass and ÆKenki eyes widened as he glance and sees giant boats everywhere. The sea was not calm and the giant ships or boats are getting risen little by little.
"Looks like the climate is not good today huh!" She said as she raised her head and looked up at the dark sky. It was silent but the rain is making noise with the droplets. It was heavy rain and ÆKenki and Kuro were already wet. She giggled and hold her scythe menacingly which was glowing white.
"I guess this is unfortunate... But there are opponents here that you've never seen before... They'll come here in a couple of minutes and the same as the Legend's Behind the Masks, you'll see how they fight and the same as me... Watch the sea ÆKenki," she said in a serious tone as they both glanced to their right.
Suddenly ÆKenki started sensing different vibes in the ocean. That made his fingertips shivers but it quickly go away. He reaches for his mask with his right and wears it. Suddenly he sensed that Kuro's scythe was shining even more.
They glance and heard footsteps coming from behind that made them turn around. They both see five unknown swordsmen wearing demon red masks. They look menacingly and there was a white particle around their blade and around their right hand. They were giving no vibes and the five of them were looking down.
"What brings you here, Kuro? And who's that man? A new lover?" An unknown swordsman asked. He approached Kuro as the other four stopped walking and look down.
"Hmm? Lover? What made you think that way huh? You still suck, Akamugare!" She said in a furious voice to the unknown swordsman who is named Akamugare. He looked menacingly as she sees that he slowly reached for his mask with his right hand and removed it. There he sees Akamugare face smiling and giving a different vibe.
"My, my! I'm sorry okay? I didn't mean to hurt you! So, this is the place, southeast... Where they should be coming, the Glitch Mobs, they were planning to make a base in the hidden underwater city but I guess that Shadow Guard Hashira almost took care of all of them... Hmm! As expected! Now they're trying to escape! Wait, you're ÆKenki?... Hmm? A clone?! Uggh! Why don't you bring you're prime here? Oh yeah, I remembered two Hashira's are protecting every village I don't think that's enough but that's fine... Just sit down clone you'll be more useful later for something else," Akamugare said as he draw his sword and flew to the ocean in the distance. The ground they were standing on started shaking and the water of the ocean was rising.