The Start of Something Real

The next morning, Kai rises and heads out to eat breakfast with his family. Along the way, he notices something weird and exciting. He has awakened his soul force. it started to form a small puddle within his soul realm. Looking into his soul realm, Kai discovers the great Titan.

"The soul force is richer than anything I've ever experienced," Kai muttered.

Kai's soul realm then lit up with twenty-one spirit rings and the avatar of a massive Bodhisattva clutching a great spear. In front of the Bodhisattva, A Cyan Moose stood and it said: "That is because my world is stronger than yours, Kai. Your people cultivated the spirit just enough to handle the soul force that you claimed from 'Spirit Beast'. In reality, those beast were actually Demon Beast of an alternate reality. Their soul force manifested itself in rings. And over time that power became your power."

Kai was shocked "Space-Time Moose!? What the fuck?"

The moose giggled and replied, "Space and time is an odd thing, Kai. But I left a sliver of my consciousness in my ring for this very moment."

"That's cool. I'm guessing you're here to explain this odd situation?"

The moose floated across the soul realm and stopped across from Kai.

"Pay attention and remember well. After this, I will be gone forever…

In your past life, you reached the apex of existence. You became the Asura God and Amitabha God and after collecting 10 rings for each of your Martial Souls, they merged and you became the Titan God, God-King, after you manifested your last and final ring. you know what happened after that…

You pulled yourself into a very dangerous Space-Time rift to escape the rebellion of the Gods. On your way out, the world laws hated you so much and even more so because of what you became. It tried to destroy you. Though a greater power reached out and protected you.

Now, you have no more soul rings. But that does not make you weak in this world. You retained the knowledge of all your abilities and experiences. As you grow, the old will become new, and the new will evolve. Honestly, you couldn't have asked for a better ending, Kai. Not to mention you're an actual Titan now. Any questions?"

"Yes, the girl. My cousin. She seems to be a Titan as well. Who is she?" Kai asked.

"That brings me to the reason you're here. This is a world of demons and gods. Titan's were snuffed out long ago. There are still some humans that carry the Titan blood. But they are enslaved. Besides your Ashikaga Clan, the Titan Race is Extant. The force that protected you and the force within that girl are the progenitors of the Titan Race. You are their incarnations. But you have completely merged with yours. The girl, not so much.

I know the fate of this world. And most likely your arrival fucks it all up. Even my gift of reading time is obscured. So I'm going to tell you this. You can run rampant, pillage, fuck, and impregnate any woman in this world. You can slaughter husbands and cities. But do not kill Nie Li. If he doesn't help in this life he will in the next. Trust me. Find the Gate to the Titan Realm, Kai"

The Cyan Space-Time moose fade into nothingness and the 21 rings and MArtial Souls behind the moose crumbled to nothingness. Kai watched as drops of soul force dripped into his soul realm. Soon the Titan appeared in the lotus position, quietly meditating on a massive floating piece of earth that looked like an upside-down mountain. A moment later, the Titian turned to dust and collided with Kai's body.

After Kai retracted himself from his soul Realm, memories and knowledge flooded his mind. Kai collapsed and held his head in agony. When the pain subsided, there was nothing left but a slit ringing. Push himself to his feet, Kai straightened his robe and went to find Mikoto.

He found her meditating in the training yard. He decided to sit and watch her until she finished. He didn't want to disturb her. An indecent thought sifted through his mind for a brief moment and Mikoto tittered.

"Eons have passed and your presence hasn't changed. Still a wild beast of a Titan. We barely awakened our soul force to cultivate again and you're already thinking about fucking me."

Mikoto sniffed the air. "You stink of lust, my love," she smiled sweetly and looked at Kai.

Kai smirked in return and said "It was only momentary thought of the future. The Titan you know is gone, he has merged with me. But I feel and understand everything that he felt towards you. I'm sorry."

Mikoto giggled "He isn't gone, just different now. You are him and he is you. He understood the cost of his actions, it was the only way we could come down from the 33 heavens. We were the first of our kind and the only two to ascend into our first incarnation."

"Incarnation?" he asked.

"You'll know more in time. For now, I must rest until this girl reaches the realm of Heavenly Axis. Remember, in this broken world, knowledge is key. Learn all you can, you never know what you might need in the future. Even the small things matter, my love. Akasha's memories will make you feel all-knowing. But the Tiny world and the draconic Realm has changed since we've been here. Learn your own way."

Mikoto's body went limp for a moment and then she came to with a surprised smile. "Kai, when did you get here?" she asked.

"Just now. I see you've awakened your soul force."

"Isn't it great? It must have been Shreya. When she awakened, it started my path of cultivation. Did Akasha awaken your soul force?" Mikoto asked.

"Akasha..."Kai muttered

"That's the name of the Titan in you," Mikoto replied.

"Yes, I know… Come on, the family is waiting on us," said Kai.

Mikoto hopped to her two feet and walked next to Kai. As Kai and Mikoto walked from the training yard, they were greeted by deep bows on their way to the main hall for breakfast. Kai gave a slight nod of acknowledgment to all who acknowledged them.

Entering the hall, the two Titan progenitors didn't see any breakfast. All they saw were their parents, 10 gold rank, and 5 Black-Gold Rank fighters standing around a Map of The Ancient Orchid Ruins.

Sachiko, Kai's mother, appeared in front of her boy and pulled him into her loving embrace. She just held him tight and long, smothered in her bosom.

"Let the boy go, Sachiko. We have things to do," said Ryuji.

Ryuji figured that Kai and Mikoto would explain things when they were ready and didn't dwell on yesterday's event.

" It's good to see you up and moving, son. Join us," Ryuji spoke as he looked at his son with eyes filled with swirling emotion.

" What are you all of you doing?" Kai asked.

" We are planning your expedition. Hopefully, we can set out tonight under the cover of night," Yoshi replied.

"Good, pack a month's worth of food, water, and an extra storage ring each. That trip should take 3 days since the lowest rank is gold and make sure you all come prepared to die."

A small amount of killing intent bleed from Kai and the fighters stiffened as they were caught off guard. Mikoto giggled by her mother and aunt as she watched the fighters sweat.

"Yes, Lord Kai" they replied, some stuttered and stammered over their words.

Kai smiled as the position of power allowed him to behave a lot more maturely. "Good. You will make our clan proud. I do not care about other clans and their so-called geniuses. I don't care how much money they have and their status. We will become the greatest clan because it ensures our survival and the prosperity of our Kin. This money isn't to make us look nice. This money is to rebuild, fund the cultivation of resources for your children, better clothes to keep them protected from the elements, food for their bellies, demon spirits, weapons, a better education. This mission has to go right. Failure isn't an option."

Every fighter that doubted a child could lead the mission, put those doubts aside. Kai had no intensity about him, he could remember the greatness of the Titan race. Though, as an Incarnation, his bloodline was restored. The blood of his kin was still deluded. Some of his kin are still enslaved, all because of traitors and tyrants. Kai became angry and forced himself to breathe slowly. The pain of what Akasha witnessed from the 33 heavens sat fresh in his mind.

"Hehe, he was an Empyrean for a reason…" Mikoto whispered and shocked her mother and aunt. She grabbed their hands and led them out of the room as Kai continued to plan the mission.

On the walk to the Main Hall, Kai and Mikoto decided that Mikoto will tell her story first and then Kai would follow up as to not overshadow his wife's life story with his dire tales.

While Kai was explaining all of his theories and detailing his plans for the clan, Mikoto was telling her mother and aunt a very wild story that she received from the Titan Matriarch within her. The story had taken a lot of time. So long that the three ladies had eaten breakfast, lunch, and dinner with snacks in between in Mikoto's room.

It was now sunset and everyone present at the meeting in the morning, except for Satoshi, was present at the meeting point outside of Glory City. Kai and the team traveled at high speed. The only time the team stopped was when they encountered Demon Beasts.

Kai collected all the materials of the demon best they killed along the way for future use even if it took some extra time to get there. The team rested during the day as opposed to night. This helped avoid accidentally being noticed by an unexpected traveler. As they arrive on the fourth day they encountered a pack of giant blue armed apes.

As the clansmen cut them down and their corpses were being stored in their storage rings, a major roar rang through the area and the pressure of a black gold demon beast surrounded the area. The gold rank fighters were ordered to protect Kai and shot the incoming raging ape beast.

Ryuji, Yoshi, the 1st, 3rd, and 6th elder released their Black-Gold cultivation and battled the ape. The fight carried on for an hour as age began to catch up with the 1st elder and he began to slow down and cough blood.

"bring him back!" Kai shouted.

A gold rank fight leaped out and tackled the elder just before the ape land in their previous spot forming a crater. Once it landed the only thing that can be heard was a joint attack.

" Thunder God's Fury: Chariot brigade!" as the energy in the area condensed the attack pummeled the giant ape. The attack lit him like he was going super Saiyan. Ravaged by golden thunder the ape feel face forward.

As Kai watched this his eyes opened wide with shock. Not because of the attack but, because the energy that condensed was caused by the ape. Time had stopped for a half a second, due to his past understanding of space, Kai recognized the application of the element.

But what really shocked him is that it looked as if the giant blue armed ape did it with knowing it was capable of such a thing. The Giant blue armed ape laid there breathing shallow breaths as Yoshi walked towards it and pulled out his sword. Yoshi's muscles contracted as he prepared to deliver the finishing blow

"Wait!! Don't kill it" Kai shouted.

Before Yoshi could turn around and ask why a golden inscription appeared.

" First seal: Slave Bind" and then another inscription began to overlap it " Second seal: Meridian Lock" Kai spoke as sweat began to run down his face.

Kai then called out, " fill it with your soul force, everyone, and don't stop until it turns blood red"

Yoshi immediately sent his soul force into it and everyone followed. It didn't take long before the requirements were met.

Kai's body dropped, drenched with sweat, he took deep breaths and said with a satisfied smile " After taking this treasure I really need start training"

" Kai, what was that inscription?"

He didn't care who asked as he gave a straight answer "The woodland Empire believed in slaves, beast and humans alike. They also had a love for inscriptions. More so arrays than anything, though. Anyways, That demon beast is special. We'll take him back to the clan with us to be a guardian. He won't hurt anyone, he is my slave now and his meridians are locked. So, be at ease. I suggest we rest here for the day. Digging up a secret chamber in broad daylight is kind of stupid"

" Hahahaha! That it is son, let's make camp, collect the demon beast carcasses and secure the area" ordered Ryuji.