Survive in 4 seconds.

With Jack being ready to learn the technicalities of the assassin, Kotaro explain first the first technique that he needs to learn.

"As an assassin, the first thing that you need to learn is become one with nature." Kotaro continued

"Since you pass the meditation, its easier for you to achieve this. In assassination, the target must not see you so it can't retaliate or escape." After he said this, Kotaro demonstrate on how to become with nature. Jack didn't surprised when his sensei gone all of a sudden and a few moments later, he's back in the same location.

Jack tried to do it and he imagine himself being part of the nature. Not only that, but he also control his breathing, he match it when the wind blows. With the help of his hunter instinct, which can also hide a killing intent, this technique can become powerful.

"Haha you did it in your first try." He praised his talented student.

"It's nothing much." Jack tried to hide his embarrassment but he failed.

"Okay, then the next one is on how to walk properly. There are two types of steps. One is very fast and on is very slow. When your target becomes alert at your presence, before he can call for reinforcements, you can approach him with a blink of an eye and kill him without mercy.

As for the slow one, it will benefit you to corporate the slow steps when you're being with nature. Patience is the key to achieve a successful assassination without alerting your target. The moment your enemies realizes that your target is dead, you're already out in the vicinity." He patiently explains the two essentials in walking and demonstrate it so Jack can learn it.

Being familiarize in two types of walking is not that hard for him now that his Mind Palace supports his brain to think fast while doing two different task at the same time.

Jack surprises himself when he tried to do his new skill Rhythm Tempo. His steps are so fast and quiet that it exceeds his previous skill Flicker.

"Since your weapon of choice is twin daggers. I will teach you on how to handle it properly." He demonstrates all the things that he knows about the twin daggers. Without hesitation, he absorbs all the techniques that Kotaro could offer.

Now that he learns all the techniques of twin daggers, Jack and Kotaro spar so Jack can get the hang of his new skills. Of course since this is only a spar, they didn't get hurt and only trying to accomplish the skills properly.

"Congratulations Jack-kun! You're now prepared to face the trials of Persephone-sama." He tapped Jack shoulders and tell him that he is now a full fledged assassin.

"Many thanks Kotaro-sensei, you're a great help." He paused and continued. "Now I can continue my journey and find Queen Persephone. Now, I'm so close to achieve my goal." He declared.

"Hold your horses Jack-kun, I will accompany you until in Fields of Elysium. After all, I'm done resting in my hideout here. Not that I'm actually resting." The assassin said hinting that because he teach Jack about being an assassin, he didn't get his rest.

"If you're coming along, then go pack your belongings. I'll wait you outside." Ignoring Kotaro, He just walk outside so he can breathe some fresh air.

A few months later, when they where so close in getting the two paths. Jack sensed that someone was following them. He informed his companion without letting his pursuers know that they already been detected.

Without waiting for there target to escape, they appear in the bushes and start to ambush the two.

Jack saw that a group of large Rottweiler are trying to surround them. But with his quick decision, he suddenly approach beside the two giant dogs and burn them. Kotaro also helps in cleaning up the mabeasts until no one survives.

"Do you like soul stones?" He asked his friend just to confirm. Obviously, he will gobble all of soul stones every time he sees one.

"Nah I'm good, We don't need it anyways." He answers Jack and reassures him that he just it so he can get stronger.

When they can see the two paths, they also see a humanoid being with four arms. He look at them with eyes full of hatred, specifically to Jack.

"Now that you've come here puny soul, you shall not pass!" He roared to Jack and declared a challenge.

"Tsk! A scourge huh. Jack stand beside, I'll deal with-" Before Kotaro can finish his sentence, Jack gently raise his hand to make him stop.

"This is my battle Mr. Kotaro. I'll show how strong am I." He approached the scourge with rhythm echo, hiding his killing intent.

Without minding the killing intent that aiming to Jack, he approach the scourge using rhythm echo and now he is a few meters reach.

"I am Agares, puny soul. This scourge will take his revenge when you seal my brother Valefor in your duat." He declared while seething in anger.

"I am Jack Summers, puny scourge. Try to survive in 4 seconds." He sneers at the scourge and he suddenly use his ace in the hole, the Beyond zone. New power surge in his body and without further ado, his use the threatening roar. Even though he gained a lot of increase in his powers, the scourge somehow has an immunity in the roar, still moving. Jack didn't bother by it and decided to vanish in his place.

Before Agares can turn around to find him, he was now doused in intense flames. Even though his skin was now melting, his damaged skin suddenly healing. To think that the scourge can somehow survive in his signature skill

"Damn you, Puny soul! Show yourself!" While he was shouting, Jack appears behind him and slash the behind its knees. Without the support of his feet, the scourge suddenly sits in the ground. Using the twin daggers with poisons coated in its blade, he cuts the scourge's head with two horizontal slash.

The twin daggers also made from tamahagane steel, a perfect weapon to kill the mabeasts and injure a scourge. Now the head of Agares was rolling on the floor but his twin daggers was somehow damage

*sigh*

"He really did survive within 4 seconds. Our battle last in a minute. Not only that, my new weapons are now in a damage state. The scourge really are powerful individual huh." He declared.

"Hey wait a second Jack, is it true that you have a scourge inside your soul? Hey pull that thing off, you never know what might happen to you." He said to his friend with a worried look.

"Let's just talk about this at a later date okay? I'm trying to wait for the soul stone to appear." After his long wait, he finally saw the big black crystal with the size of twice the soul stone of the bear mabeast.

'To think that killing a scourge become so fruitful. But how does Agares knows that I have the Grim Reaper inside of him? Let's think this later.' The important thing is, now that no one blocks the road, he can now proceed to the Fields of Elysium.

The best way to describe the Fields of Elysium, is a civilization inside hell. But the good part is, the souls that live here are so peaceful and has a proper life. Since money and food are not important here, they always bonding with there love ones here. To think that the population here is somehow big, humanity isn't so sinful as he thought.

"I guess, this is it. You just go to the mansion over there. Ask for Persephone-sama's presence and tell them that you want to become alive again." Kotaro instructed Jack on how to look for Queen Persephone.

"After I go to the Limbo, I will say goodbye to you my friend." Jack said.

The two friends said goodbye to each other and Kotaro went to his house to see his wife. Jack, now alone again, proceed to the mansion.

Seeing souls happily having a conversation without worrying the outside of this place, makes him smile to his face. He now wonder what qualifications does the humans must have to be granted in Fields of Elysium, since he is a not been granted to this paradise, but a candidate to be reincarnated.

When he was almost at the entrance of the mansion, a group of female knights suddenly burst at the gates of the mansion. Hostility suddenly surrounds in the area, aiming at Jack. Since he don't want any trouble, he just raise his hands. A sign of being unarmed and without resisting.

"Wait, I did not do anything wrong. I just want to see Queen Persephone and just-" Before he can finish his explanation, one of the female knights suddenly shouts at him.

"Silence scourge! Trying to hide inside the dead soul is your new trick to invade the Fields of Elysium huh? Sisters, arrest this wretched scourge. Throw him to the dungeon and let Queen Persephone judge him for sneaking in this paradise." The female knight declared and without waiting for him to comply, he was dragged inside and he will be sentenced for imprisonment.

'Bloody hell, Kotaro was right! If only I just released this goddamn scourge, I will not having a problem right now. Did I run out of luck now?' No one can hear his lament now that he is hands are tied up by a special thread that can seal all of his abilities and being dragged to the dungeon.