Flat-Brim Samurai Chapter 99 - The Forbidden Sword

Flat-Brim Samurai Chapter 99 - The Forbidden Sword

 Apollo's breathing slowed ,"Where are we?" ,"This is a dimension parallel to our own where feelings and thoughts from the physical realm become a reality." The pastel sky along with the ever changing array of planets and stars flitted on in the distance ,"This is the spiritual realm." John recollected the previous knowledge ,"This realm is absent of physical matter." Brandon inquired ,"If nothing is physical, then what are we standing on?" John replied ,"This is the combined shared belief of planetary existence. Essentially people believe that planets exist and put emotions into thinking or talking about them. Those crystalized emotions get funneled into this dimension, creating spiritual matter. Essentially thought and belief is power in this universe. Whatever you thought could exist, exists here." Reese replied after thinking on the subject, he laughed whilst saying ,"Does that mean the monster under my bed as a kid actually exists here?" ,"It's not just your belief of that monster but everyone's belief of that monster, so yes, it should."

 John turned away from his troops ,"We should get moving, finding an exit in this nightmare could take years, we could possibly never even find one." Apollo spoke ,"But couldn't we think of an exit to this realm or have somebody think of an exit?" ,"Thoughts and feelings need to originate from the physical realm to actually do something, and for something like opening a doorway here, there needs to be conglomerate emotions towards that outcome. Which is why almost all beings here need to be called upon to actually transfer from here to our world. Only under certain circumstances can things traverse the two planes, such as having the raw energy to rip a hole and get back to our realm. Similar to our dimension however, emotions can boost your power."

 The dreamlike atmosphere of this dimension hypnotized Apollo ,"This is incredible," he uttered under his breath…

 … The man in the voided cloak observed ,"May he finally understand something higher than himself." ,"It was a good idea to help Dan, it's led to some interesting turns, but this still needs a little something extra." He paused for a moment before he thought of an idea ,"That'd be perfect," He smirked and disappeared…

 ..Dan lay on the ground, eyes wide open from surprise, frozen due to the overwhelming emotions he had. The man in the voided cloak appeared before him ,"It seems that the invasion didn't go so well, but that doesn't matter. Revenge is still what you want, correct?" Dan spoke ,"I don't know anymore, I don't know what I want." The man squinted his eyes ,"You're too emotionally broken, so what if I do this?" He stretched out his hand, reached his pitch black ki into Dan's mind, erasing his memories of what just transpired and instilling new memories with Art: Memory Erasure and Memory Addition. In this new reality he created just for him he'd nearly won. The man spoke without skipping a beat ,"You were so close to victory, might I guide you to a tool to aid you in your journey towards revenge?" Dan spoke with resentment ,"I'll do anything." The man smirked ,"Good, and you're comrades can't come, this is a journey for you after all." ,"You heard him, stay here at the castle for now."

 He led him to a palace ,"This palace was originally made by the denizens of this world to hold a weapon constructed by the demons of hell, but it has fallen. Its uses are limited but in your hands it should perform well. With this, you will be unstoppable." The man put his hands on the seemingly impenetrable doors and broke them with the slightest wave. ,"Your weapon lies within," he said, bowing whilst waving him to go ahead. Dan heard a voice whispering something, he said ,"Hello?" As he stepped forward that voice continued to get louder and louder ,"Dan… Dan… Dan," with each step the noise increased, now it felt like someone was screaming his name and he couldn't stop moving, he was in a trance. A sword in the middle of the room vibrated with the sins of the damned. The man said to Dan ,"That is the Blood Churner, a sword created by demons to grow stronger as it consumes the blood and souls of it's victims, you will use it for your revenge." Dan replied in that trance- like state ,"Yes I will." When he grabbed the sword, veins attached themselves to him, it latched onto his body and his soul in an instant, he screamed ,"AAAAHHHHHHHH." And then, the screaming stopped. Dan opened his eyes, his voice quivering ,"I can feel the powers of hell flowing through me, as their vessel I will punish all who come in my path." The man said ,"Excellent, do you remember who you need to kill?" Dan looked at him ,"Yes, John will perish, I will make sure of it." The man grimaced ,"Wonderful, then my work here is done."