9

Yumi, Sora, Shiori and Reina gathered infront of the fountain.

Yumi was holding a book with her.

"What are you all doing here?" A young boy came toward them.

"Kisame, how are you?" Yumi asked.

"Eh! I'm alright!"

"Come join us, we were about to hear a ancient story." Reina greet.

"Oh ancient story?! Sounds great!" Kisame moved towards them.

Reina started by reading the title.

[Devil of the battle ground]

"Wait, I know this book!" Shiori said after hearing the title.

"What's this about? It'll be better if you explain,so we don't have to read this thick book." Reina said to Shiori.

"It would be great!"

{As Shiori starts}

"So, there was a girl named 'Yesha', who was the Solaris kingdom's elite soldier. She was known for her great skill in any battle. She could go against thousand of enemies. But somehow a rumor was spread that she mu-"

As Shiori continued someone called.

"Greetings divisioners, it seems like captain had called Mr. Takahashi." A messager came to inform.

"Alright I'll be there!" Shiori stood up.

"See you soon!" Yumi waved.

"Yeah!"

"Aww man! He didn't get to finish the story!" Sora said with a disappointing tone.

"Maybe next time..."

[Inside Shigaki]

"Huh- to think it's already been three days and we don't even know what we have to do..." Emi said as she puts her chin to rest on her hands palm.

"Don't worry, Emi-chan! There will be something happening soon-"

"I think..." Senae said as she comforted Emi.

Ryu started at Senae as his eyes narrowed down to something about her.

Just then heavy air surrounded around the hotel.

"Huh?" Emi confusedly looked outside the window.

"Seems like it'll be storming today..." Ryu said.

"Huh- Hey! Don't you find it weird?? Like not a single people is here in this hotel besides us!" Emi asked.

"Maybe because it was bought by captain Hayato himself..." Ryu responded.

"Huh? Wait what?!" Emi jolted.

"Yeah! I also heard that there is a hotel he bought. So I assumed it's this one!" Senae responded.

Inside the living room, it was quite for some time. But it didn't lasts long as there was a huge falling sound happening suddenly.

"Huh?!! What was that?!" Emi, Ryu and Senae rushed towards the window.

"What's that?!!"

"It's a pillar?"

"No...it's a void...!"

They rushed outside.

Suddenly it made a grampling noise as it starts to throw something at them.

"Hey! Back up!" Emi shouts as she quickly created a shield using her ability.

"It's throwing rock?! It was waiting for us this whole time!"

"Step back! I'll try doing something!" Ryu moves infront of the void, struggling to dodge the rocks.

Ryu offered his hands as it created a grasp toward the void to capture it.

...

...

"Tch! It won't work!" Ryu hand stops as the voids mass was super.

Senae then got forward to try to break the void with her ability.

"Don't try! I don't think it's gonna work!" Said Ryu.

"Just how the hell are we gonna stop it-"

Just then the void stopped throwing rocks.

"I- I don't think I can hold it any longer!" Emi shouted from the other side of the shield.

"You don't have to hold it any longer! It stopped!" Senae shouted back.

"Really?!"

But that didn't stayed for a long time as the void started to grumple once again.

Outside the void it was shielded with hands like creatures?!

Ryu began to attack it while it still formed.

"Ryu?! Stop!" Senae shouted.

They shattered as they didn't knew the enemy's next move but they did sense that the enemy wouldn't leave after just one attack.

Suddenly a faint whisper of steel were heard as they looked infront without any warning the void started to throw knives.

"Ack-!" One of knife hit directly to Senae's forehead.

Ryu shielded himself by using his hands.

But for Emi, it was way too fast for her to even react.

"Emi!! Wake up!" Ryu shouted as he got to Emi and picks her up.

Senae somehow dodged the full force of knives but it still cut her even in her dodge position.

"Ryu! We have to do something or else we are gonna be end up dead!" Senae shouted.

Ryu couldn't think of anything as he stood there confused of what to do.

"Emi is unconscious, Senae somehow managed to dodge and save herself...shit someone has to step forward and stop this that's why we are here!"

Ryu thought to himself.

Ryu then got up leaving Emi to Senae as he moved towards the void with his hands clenched.

"It's time..." Ryu began to move his left arm towards the void.

Even Ryu was unsure if this ability of his will work or not.

"It's now or never!"

As Ryu stood infront of those moving knives, some cut through his clothes.

Ryu began to breath in. His lips parted as he spoke-

"Aurora shall be protected"

As those spell came out from his mouth then ray of light came from his back, attacking the void.

"What did he just said?..." Senae's eyes widened.