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by Md Abrar Chowdhury

There was once a peaceful society separated only by the treaty made between the Minatoma and Mori clans. As these were the only existing clans on Earth, they always had a rivalry because of limited resources and sheltering from the demons that existed on the planet. They were called the Oni Kitsune and they are wretched creatures that often tried to trick the humans into taking the burden of purgatory. In this world, it is run by a mysterious god called “Yomi” and she exists in the 8-Jigen. We are in the 3-Jigen so we can only comprehend things that are in this 3-Jigen and cannot process anything that is after the 5-Jigen. These barriers allow this god to create and destroy the Human-Jigen without getting affected by all the chaos that she causes. She is seen as a heartless god that eats and obsesses over the pain and suffering of humans. She created this Jigen in order to create the forbidden fruit that gives her the power that she desires. You see, the Oni Kisunes were once immortal humans that cheerfully roamed the earth, as one of god Yomi’s projects. As time went on, Yomi realized that immortality didn’t generate enough energy to fuel her Forbidden Tree.

The moments of happiness were decreasing because all of the humans achieved all their goals and they had nothing left to do. They were the first Sedai of failures. They were doomed to purgatory and many other attempts of creating worlds only led to disaster until she created someone that piqued her interest. By pure luck, she created an individual who had powers that allowed him to gain immeasurable amounts of strength and he dominated the 3rd Sedai. He created fear and tragedy in human’s lives and he finally gave her the secret. She finally found what fueled the Forbidden Tree. only emotional pain and tragedy fueled the Tree fast enough for her. So what she did was create a 4th Sedai, one designed to only cause sadness, and the cycle of hatred began. She used this idea in the last and final Jigen that she can create. Reasons were unknown for why but this final world is her last chance to gain what she so desperately needs.

The Prologue

In the world of the 4-Jigen, there are Oni Kitsunes that roam the earth. Oni Kitsune is derived from the Japanese word, demon and fox. For these are some vile creatures, they use tricks and gimmicks to try to finesse their way into a human’s mind to force them to pass on their burden. The four main Kitsune are the first people who were blessed with immortality. They were also the first ones that gave up on their lives by trying to kill themselves. One tried burning himself alive, one tried drowning, another tried jumping off a cliff and, lastly, one got hit by lightning. These attempts bounded their powers that would get and give to the humans. In return, they will get the death that they wanted, and in the afterlife, if it exists at all. If only they realized what type of person they made a deal with. To the world’s knowledge, Yomi the goddess of the world, is a selfish, narcissistic goddess that only cares about power. If only they knew the full story . . .

Chapter 1

The name who no one knew, but soon, everyone would. Kai, the son of the Shoji, who sold dairy products to the local grocery vendor, was in for a surprise. Kai was born in Fukui, East County in the lower region of the earth. Kai was born to outsiders, the reasons for why they exist are unknown but there were rumors that they began to appear. Legend has it that Oni Kitsunes had preyed upon a Mori clan member and was transformed into a human, while that person got the power that would later fuel generations of ascendants to the flame. With this person gaining the ability to empower objects with lightning, other clan members had grown greedy for power and made a deal with the tricksters. They thought they would gain strength, but instead, they were eviscerated from the planet. People soon found out that there are only a few true Kitsunes upholding their abilities to transfer power to humans. These were quickly named The Originals, strong Kitsunes who are not done with their life on Earth. Although they wanted their suffering to end, they were very grateful for the life that Yomi gave them and were prepared to find out what her goal was and find a way to fulfill it. Kai, being extremely poor, had dreams of being strong and becoming a strong warrior and protecting the Mori clan’s royal members. Even though he had little to no chance of actually even making it to the academy, he tried his absolute best to train and work hard to become the greatest.

Chapter 2

“Father! Father! Get up! There’s a huge spirit outside!” Kai said. He came back from refreshing their milk stock so his Shojen can easily sell his milk the next day. He wasn’t prepared for the gigantic Oni Kitsune, who spewed of dark energy and devoured everything in which it came in contact. This Kitsune was not counted for in the mythology of their world. They were really confused at what they were seeing. “ KAI! Stay back, he’s probably a mere trickster trying to trick us into giving in,” Shoji said. They were quite familiar with these normal Kitsunes, those who promise them a fortune in exchange for a small price. That small price being that they owe them their soul after they die. Of course, neither the fortune nor the small price is legit. That’s just how they are. Tricksters invested in seeking peace in their life. So much that they would rather have someone else take their spot in this empty and boring life. If only this Kitsune was JUST a trickster. Kai wouldn’t be scarred for life and he wouldn’t have gone down this road. This sad reality would soon change his life. FOREVER . . .

Chapter 3

“Come out, come out wherever you are! HA! Hiding in a shack isn’t going to stop me! HAHA,” the Dark Kitsune said, as he destroyed what little home they had left. At last, he finds them hiding in the backyard and he comes to Shoji and says, “It’s your time, Shoji. You have hid from us for 30 years. You have to take this burden. THE BURDEN OF DEATH. Shoji then faces towards Kai and tells him to hide behind the little garage they had at the back. He starts glowing a very dim purple with a fading aura covering his body. Kai catches a glimpse of this and he immediately remembers a story his father told him. A story about a gallant who bravely fought against the Kitsune and who was the descendant of a power holder. He protected everyone and, when it came his time, he had a child to whom he transferred his powers. With the power of evolution, this child would get his father’s power but also a surplus of abilities through the previous users’ experiences. With this said, he also gains their knowledge of the beginning of time and the truth of the world. The only way to trigger this power is common knowledge between the power holders. I wonder why his father was glowing . . .

Chapter 4

“Kai. I’m sorry. Up until now, I only thought about your welfare but I knew this day would come. The day where my past catches up to me. I was selfish for keeping this from you. I just wanted you to have a normal life. One where you don’t carry the burden of our existence. In time you will learn to master this power and I hope you can be the one who can change this accursed world.” Shoji says his last words sobbing as he unleashes his latent ability. His aura grows as large as his weakened power can go. He protected Kai with a shield and fully blasted the Kitsune with a purple beam of light. Although it wasn’t enough to kill the Dark Kitsune, he weakened him and he fled. “NO! FATHER!” Kai screamed. Kai then loses the most important person in his life. He then feels this immense pain in his heart. The feeling of loss. The emptiness that would soon change his life. He starts crying. He sits there and lets out all the air in his lungs. “Father. Why? I promise you. I WILL FIND THIS POWER. I’ll master it. I’LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. THAT TRICKSTER WILL PAY. WITH THEIR LIFE.” Kai angrily spoke. He had a plan. He would kill him and take his power and create his own clan. A clan that doesn’t care about what family you were born in, one that didn’t care about if you had powers or not. A clan that fights and helps achieve his dream. He sobs and then he sees strange memories. A flash that shows him a glimpse of someone’s memories. He then gets fully covered in a strong red aura. His aura is very different from his father’s, bright red fully illuminated in the darkness of the night. One that would soon be known as the color of revenge. The things he sees would fully change how he sees the world. His concept of life held no weight until this moment. He embarks on an adventure. To discover how to use his powers and start his own clan and someday capture all the Kitsune powers and take control of the world. As he is now, all power holders will learn of his existence and hunt him down and try to keep the power in only the two clans. For they know the dangers of Kai’s powers . . .

Interlude (Fast forward 1.5 years)

Kai learns the basic form of his abilities and is now prepared to set off and fulfill his promise to his father. He saw most of his father’s memories and regretted all the times he harshly thought of his father. He saw the struggles and the sacrifices his father made in order for

him to live peacefully. He went into Kohona ( home of the Minatoma clan) in search of allies willing to join him in his crusade. He gets into a battle between a swordsman named Itsuki. They had a very stupid disagreement and this is where he tested his strength. They battled and ultimately ended up in a tie. They made up and Itsuki said his goal was to grow as strong as the Minatoma King so he could reshape this country. When Kai was asked, he grew quiet. He told him his plan and Itsuki was shook. He agreed to join his revolutionary clan and try to aid Kai in his attempt to change the world. Itsuki and Kai fight side by side and fight off the Oni Kitsunes and soon are known as the Demon Slayer Duo.

Itsuki starts to look up to Kai because of his determination and his strength. Kai was fearless and dominated all the Kitsunes. They eventually decided to head out of Konoha but one person caught their attention. There was a dark druid that went by the name Akane. She told stories of various Kitsunes over her lifetime and she was a heavy drinker, to say the least. She murmured about a dark and scary kitsune that the clans have disregarded because of how dangerous it would be to pursue such a beast. When Kai heard of this story, he was shook. Kai knew of this beast all too well and he confirmed to everyone in the bar that this Kitsune existed.

He told everyone his story and everyone being very toxicated shrugged it off and laughed but both the Dark Druid and Itsuki were serious. Itsuki never knew his motivation for his dream and followed him because of his unshakeable determination to achieve peace. He knew the full length of the hatred from the clans and what it meant to be an outsider. You see, if you weren’t born with prestige lineage, you were treated as a nuisance to society because you were either a lineage to a Kitsune holder or just powerless. This hierarchy was so inhumane because everyone became crooked. Money and popularity were all that mattered to the people on top.

So it was for Itsuki, born into powerless people. It makes you think how much training someone had to go through to tie with a power holder like Kai. This being said, Itsuki has never gone face to face with an Original Kitsune or one that wasn’t identified like the Dark Kitsune. Akane talks about poneglyphs that are around the world that tell the stories about endeavors such as this unknown Kitsune. The only way to find a certain poneglyph is to have the power of the Originals. Kai, not knowing the requirement for finding poneglyphs,

asks Akane to join his crew and set out to find poneglyphs in the land of Kanashimi. This land is said to be run by the Rejected Ones that were run out of the main nations. They are ruthless and they protect various poneglyphs that can only be read by the selected few. These people believed that the only god is a ruthless person who is just like the Oni Kitsunes and there is no afterlife. These beliefs were excerpts from ancient poneglyphs that the founder of the Rejected Ones read and confirmed. Since this would cause panic and only panic, the clans decided to run these people out of the country in order to preserve their wealth. So Kai and his new group set out to investigate these lands and hopefully find the truth of this accursed Kitsune.

Kanashimi Land 1

Kai and his crew arrive at Kanashimi after 2 months of their departure from Konoha. Kai and Itsuki are starting to warm up to Akane as they get to their destination. Besides being very strange like going into a sad backstory everytime they mention anything, she is a pretty chill person. When they got to Kanashimi, they were immediately greeted harshly by a group of rejects. They were very aggressive and even blew up half of their ship. They started fighting and, when Kai went into his base form, they were all shocked. It was said before that Kai’s aura was the color of revenge, but the poneglyphs said this color marks someone special. They start battling and Kai wipes the floor with them. He destroys all the soldiers and eventually a commander comes out. His name was Shogun and was one of the strongest soldiers they had on the island. He told them to back down but Kai was filled with determination.

Akane comes out and attacks Shogun with void arrows and they inflict no damage. She took out her Eternal Darkness Sniper and shot him in the head. They were all surprised to see that the bullet barely even laid a scratch on his forehead. He was definitely strong. When Itsuki and Kai go to attack him, he starts to get serious and gets physical. “You will not get through here alive, you know. We are strong enough to attack the entire of Moria and possibly succeed.” Shogun said. Moria is the home of the Mori clan. They are also said to house the two strongest power holders and they are feared by the Minatoma clan. The only reason why they are in peace is because the power holders refuse to fight each other and destroy so many lives, knowing the consequences.

“I won’t let you beat us. We have come too far. I need to know where it is. I must get revenge for my father. Let’s go fight him, Itsuki.” Kai shouted.

“You bet. No way will we be beaten by a small obstacle.” Itsuki replied back. So they go full force towards Shogun unaware of his abilities. Kai went for a body blow while Itsuki went for the head. They were doing their ultimate combo off the bat because they knew he was strong. What happened next was very unexpected. Shogun punched Kai in the face and knocked him cold. He then used Itsuki’s own sword to slash him and threw a blast at Akane, and she was down. He destroyed them all in a couple seconds. He really wasn’t kidding . . .

Kanashimi Land 2 (5 days later)

Kai: “Where the hell am I? My head hurts so much!”

Akane: “Hello? Anyone there?”

Itsuki: “Why are you guys so loud?”

Kai: “ITSUKI. What happened? I’m so confused. Did he really finish us that quickly?”

Prison Guard 1: “Hey, you guys are making so much noise. You guys like getting electrocuted?”

Kai: “SCREW YOU. Unshackle us! NOW!”

Prison Guard 1: “I guess so. Level 3 for you. Have fun!”

Kai: “AHHHH!! What is actually wrong with you?”

Akane: “Oh my god! Are you okay, Kai?”

Itsuki: “AY! What do you think you’re doing to him? I’m gonna teach you a lesson. Watch when we get out of this.”

Shogun enters.

Shogun: “Oh, you lot are finally awake. It took you guys only five days. The other ones are longer.”

Kai: “WHAT? 5 DAYS! No way.”

Prison guard 1: “HAHA. This guy is resilient, let’s try level 5.”

Kai: “STOP IT. NOW!”

Kai then gets electrocuted on the highest level meant for the animals that aren’t tamed as quickly. He then starts getting very angry. He goes quiet while he is getting fried.

Prison guard 1: “Oh no fun. He died already.”

Shogun: “Uh. He’s not dead. It’s best if you get back.”

Kai then starts seeping out red aura. He is growing his aura since the last time he has transformed. He starts growing fangs from his aura and breaks out

of his shackles. He fiercely punches the prison guard and makes him into chunks of meat.

Shogun: “Woah, slow your roll. We kept you alive for a reason. We believe that you are a descendant of one of the hidden Originals. Therefore you have a destiny to fulfill. Hidden Originals are the Oni Kitsunes that help the goddess Yomi control the people and keep the people in line, but ever since your father and an old generation rebelled against this destiny, Yomi has been creating new Kitsunes that have stronger powers and will stop at nothing to achieve their dreams. We want to stop that from happening. You will have to read the poneglyphs in this land in order for you to fully understand.”

Kai’s mind is going through so many turns that he is so confused.

Kai: “What? I— have a destiny—”

Shogun: “It’s okay if you need time, the most important thing is you are worthy.”

Kai: “I think I kind of understand. I’m ready to read the poneglyphs.”

Shogun: “HA! You think you are capable right now? I’ve been training for 20 years and I can’t even make a dent into any poneglyph.”

Kai: “THEN HOW? I NEED TO FIND OUT WHO KILLED MY FATHER. THAT KITSUNE WILL PAY.”

Shogun gets quiet.

Shogun: “You know, son, sometimes you need to move on. Forgive and Forget. You have a lot of responsibilities here. You are one of the descendants of a infamous kitsune. You must read these poneglyphs if you want any of humanity to survive.”

Itsuki: “WOW! Kai you have an actual meaning in this world. I bet you feel so special! No need to brag!”

Akane: “Kai. You belong on this earth. Unlike me, you have a use for society. I hope you can achieve this dream.”

Kai: “STOP! Who said that I’m accepting any of this. I want to get revenge for my father and reshape our society. I don’t want to fight a god. I just want peace between humans and eventually to find balance in this world. Scratch that. My true goal is to find the Dark Kitsune and kill him and GET MY REVENGE.”

Shogun: “You can choose to walk down that path, but what about after? You will dedicate your life to track it down and ultimately kill the Oni Kitsune. What then? This road you’re going down will only cause you pain and suffering. You need to find peace and forget this accursed monster. For you have the power to change the world . . .”

Chapter 5

(Kai and his team train in the boot camp that the commander had placed them in, each to master their ability and strength. Kai, being the most determined, trained overtime and showed the most progress. They go through battle-ready combat and exercises for about nine months. By this time, Kai and his team have grown exponentially stronger and now fight Shogun to test their strength.)

Shogun: “Let’s see how strong you guys have gotten since the last time.”

Itsuki: “You won’t beat us this time.”

Akane: “We got this. This reminds me of the time when my entire family was slaughtered and I had to watch as it happened.”

Kai: “Itsuki, Akane. You know what to do, it’s time.”

Kai and the rest go into a newly-developed formation and attack Shogun strategically. He is so surprised to see that there are no openings and he sees Kai’s new form. Now Kai has full wings and a dragon’s head growing on his aura. Kai has really been training. He trained nonstop and you can tell by the way he carries himself that he will achieve his goal. They attacked shogun with an attack where he couldn’t block and they destroyed him in one move. Akane threw dark poison to make him vulnerable to other attacks while Kai and Itsuki, did their duo move but this time, 100 times more powerful. After this, Shogun nearly got knocked out and was impressed. He finally allowed Kai to try to read the poneglyphs. He had informed him that this specific one told the story of the Dark Kitsune. The one he swore to kill to his father and gain the power of. He goes to the poneglyphs and he focuses his aura towards the key and gets a flash of the Dark Kitsune’s history and the secret of the world. This vision also showed where his hideout was. After he sees it all, he silently walks up to his crew and tells them, “We are going, we have a destination to get to.” They knew what he wanted to do but were confused about where they wanted to go. He finally knew the identity of the Dark Kitsune. He sets his way to Moria Island. Home of the Mori Clan . . .

Final Chapter

Kai and his crew set off to Moria Island to go fight the Dark Kitsune. Kai still hasn’t revealed to his crew who this power holder is. They are so confused as to why they are entering this island but they will soon find out.

Kai: “Listen. The Dark Kitsune is a power holder. Someone of immense power in the Mori clan.”

Itsuki: “Whoever it is, I know we can beat them. We will follow you to the ends of the world.”

Akane: “I agree. We have come so far. We have gotten so far with each other, we will finish it together.”

Kai: “Thank you, guys! I haven’t had too many friends in my life and my father was the most important person in the world. He didn’t have much, but he did give everything to me.”

As they get to Moria Island, Kai reveals who the Dark Kitsune is. It is the King of the Mori Clan.

Itsuki: “WHAT? THE— KING—”

Akane: “He is too strong, Kai. Even with our power, we cannot defeat him in such a short time.”

Kai: “If you guys don’t want to come, so be it, I’ll go alone. I would rather die than let my father’s killer roam this planet.”

Kai zooms past them and heads straight towards the royal capital. Itsuki and Akane follow behind him but are slower because they don’t have the same ability as him. He gets there and wipes out all the guards. He reaches towards the royal knights. He reminisces back to when he wanted to be just like them. Protect the king and make good money to support his future family. Such an innocent dream. One not filled with emptiness and sadness. In one instance he lost the only person that mattered to him. He wanted to be strong and have a meaningful life. Now he chases this path of rogue life, and he will soon try to kill the person who he wanted to protect. So as he completely demolishes the royal knights, he destroys his future dream and permanently leaves his past behind.

Itsuki and Akane finally reach him as he heads towards the Kings mansion. There a ton of soldiers but they have his back and help defeat them all. He slowly gets closer and now the entire Island is on lockdown. “All soldiers. There is a threat at the King’s mansion!” blares the loudspeaker that is placed in every district of this island. The three commanders come out and they are not playing. It is not very often that someone challenges the king. They are not to be trifled with and one of them is even a power holder. He holds the Lightning Kitunes power and is one of the strongest commanders in the Mori clan. Itsuki takes him on and Akane takes on the other two while Kai advances forward. He finally meets the person who killed his father.

The king turns around and tells him something. He tells him the reason why and it makes him even angrier.

The king says, “I did it because it was fulfilling my mission to the goddess Yomi. She wanted it, so I achieved her goal. That’s how this life works, you do what you’re told and move on.” He immediately rushes him and goes all out towards the king. He goes to his half form, and shoots fireballs at the king. The king stops all the fireballs and fully transforms. This time as a power holder and not the Kitsune itself. He attacks Kai with his Dark sword and keeps at him no matter what. He has the full mastered form of the Kitsune. He has 9 tails and the face of a fox.

As he attacks, Kai gets weakened heavily. He is not strong enough to defeat this beast, for this monster had a steady power holder for too long. Kai’s mere two years is not enough training even for his stature. The king holds a sword against his chest and slices him. Kai falls to the ground and lays there. As he loses consciousness, he is met by a dragon. This creature tells him that he needs to unlock his power in order to beat this Kitsune. He gives him a key and he unlocks a door that leads to his mind. It turns out that Kai is a power holder to this mystical dragon instead of a Kitsune. He becomes one with the dragon and gains his final form.

So being one hit away from death, he transforms into a full dragon aura. He gets up and proceeds to attack the King. He punches him and knocks him off his feet. The King already knew what was happening. He had read the poneglyphs. One about a dragon who gave powers to humans to fight against Yomi’s vile creatures. He was Yomi’s longlost fiancee. The reason for Yomi wanting all this pain and carnage is because she wanted to release her fiance from the underworld in her Jigen. For she was a god in the 3-Jigen, she was a mere orphan in her own Jigen. The reason why she was named Yomi is because her sole goal is to reunite with her fiance. She has an attachment issue that started as a child and when she met him, separating is the last thing on her mind.

Until one day, Ato was taken by the almighty god of their world and demanded that she give him what he wants for Ato. So knowing this, The king refuses to lose against the power of anyone. What he doesn’t know is that Ato wouldn’t want this. He has given this mystical dragon power because this pain and agony is not fair for the humans. He sends this message to Yomi hoping that this would reach her and

for her to try other methods. So as Kai rises and fights against the King, he not only fights his own demons, but the ones created from this sadistic world. He will not lose. He creates one final attack as he is bleeding out. He does the same blast his father did before dying. He creates a supernova-like blast and finishes the job. He gets rid of the King. He gets his revenge for his father. As he bleeds out, he reflects on his journey. He had created amazing friends and although his father died, the journey to getting revenge just made him feel whole, but he was not finished. He had not finished his full oath to his father. He has gotten ridden of only one corrupt king and his journey has not ended. He gets up and patches his own wounds with his aura and as he falls, Itsuki and Akane come to catch him. He is not dead. His goal isn’t either.

To be continued . . .