That same day, 6:53 pm..
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr57A7ZA2Pa
Yuji and Maki were out training, while Megumi and Choso watch. Choso is watching Yuji’s every move, his every strike, his every counter, his every step. Megumi is also observing, albeit not as intensely as Choso.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSTJgTBCIw
Choso (Thoughts): “Now that I actually watch closely. It seems that his form of combat here is completely different from when he fought with me. He’s more calculated, more precise.. Like he’s trying not to go crazy, like he’s actively trying to control that drive for battle so he doesn’t overdo it.”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK4JcyHS3n
Maki stumbles back after being kicked. Maki had no time to react before Yuji already rushed up to her, punching her across the field. Maki crashes against some boulders, she wipes some blood off her lips.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJz3yzxZGtU
Maki: “Damn, just what the hell have you been doing to be this skilled? You been training in secret?”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYs0alpZptV
Yuji: “Not at all, I’m just now trying to control myself. I’ve been told about how reckless I act when in a frenzy, so I’m trying to tap into that and control it.”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UUal9h4Rp
Maki regains her composure, tightening her grip on her weapon.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGzMOGab7J
Maki: “I see, we’ll I’m certain not the one for that. You should train with the one who pushed you to such lengths. I’ve taught you all I can, it’s good to see you’re growing from it too.” She smiles.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalIP4D5Kng
Yuji: “So that means..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGHqlACK4j
Yuji turns his attention to Choso, who’s already stood up.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrIBTJEZnW
Choso: “I’ve been waiting for a rematch. I’ve observed your combat style, and I believe I have a chance now..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4y4GreeUad
Choso, collects some blood forming spheres behind him, he grabs one of them and he shapes into a blade. Yuji holds up his hand, covering his hand in the cursed energy flames. Yuji grabs the flames and forms them into a blade. Maki watched in disbelief.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdzZHlBRaJ
Maki (Thoughts): “No way! He can turn his cursed energy into actual weapons? I knew he could use actual flames to do that, but those? How is it even possible..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo47xBjdVOm
Yuji (Thoughts): “I still haven’t named this Technique yet..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBJQT5BBGx
Yuji rubs his chin, trying to think of a name. Choso notices Yuji stopping to think.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyseuSWa3A0
Choso: “What are you thinking about?”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1MGH3cvRO
Yuji: “I’m trying to pick a name for my Technique..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ028UA4SfYR
Choso: “Just call it Flame Manipulation.. It’s not that complicated really, the only hard part is coming up with the name of your moves, which you should create on your own instead of copying from others.”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WgiYK4Rak
Yuji shrugs, taking back his position.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBfqCieuaz
Yuji (Thoughts): “Since this blade is made up of my cursed energy and partially of flames, I should be able to shape it however I please to fit each circumstance.. I’ll call it, The Cursed Shift.. Yeah! Alright let's do this!”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0CzZQNMOu
Yuji: “Cursed Shift Morph: Inferno Whip..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpMdppMMcq
The Cursed Shift pulses, and melts down into a whip at his command. Choso gets on guard, and starts rushing in. Yuji pulls his arm back, and cracks the whip at Choso, the small sonic boom sending out a burst of cursed flames. Choso dodged the initial crack, and narrowly avoided the flame burst. Yuji acts quickly and in a swift motion wraps the whip around Choso, and slams him against the ground.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKxNYdGSlD
Choso grunts upon impact and with his blade slashes through the whip, setting himself free. He throws the blade at Yuji, though he dodges it. But behind him the blade floats and forms into a sphere. Yuji quickly turned around.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRahJu9MQP
Yuji: “Shield!!”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9K2rBCqai
Yuji’s cursed energy wraps around him in a bubble shield. Choso quickly closed his fist causing the sphere to burst into tiny blood shards that fly everywhere but fail to get through Yuji’s shield. Yuji’ spins around, facing Choso, who is kneeling down.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ttqPWQHKa
Choso: “Slicing Exorcism.”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBR2HpHBV5
Blood emerges from Choso face marking, and at a rapid pace flies towards Yuji.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNm5VyJCkk
Yuji: “Reinforce!!”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqCxmIQAWs
Yuji’s bubble shield grows bigger, and the blood collectively tries to break through it, only to run out. Yuji takes down the shield.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhx5EdAPGH
Yuji: “Cursed Shift Morph: Kamikaze Kunai!”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9a31UXdnc
The Cursed Shift melts out of its initial whip form into a kunai. Choso hears his words and sees the kunai form. He clasps his hands together, all the blood spheres moving in between.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kwPccXl7J
Choso: “Piercing Blood!”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrE2u781Bx
Choso fires off a beam of blood at Yuji, who in turn throws his Kunai, it flaring with cursed energy. Incredibly the Kuni pierces through Choso’s beam much to hsi shock. Right before it reaches him he jumps up as the Kunai hits a tree and creates a gigantic explosion.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABOYYAjr0l
Choso (Thoughts): “Damn, if that were to hit me..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIF2QqEcxX
Choso looks down at Yuji, who throws another Kamikaze Kuni at him. Choso, unable to dodge hold up his arms to shield, the kunai hits him and blows up at the same level as the first one. Choso crashes into the ground, but quickly gets up, his clothes tattered and burned. He rips off his shirt, and takes a deep breath
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBf8OIEZw8
Choso: “Flowing Red Scale: Stack..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavFTsOUSU8
Both of his arms fully turn red and a few parts of his exposed torso, he puts up his fists.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXywMC8C5o
Yuji (Thoughts): “Looks like that technique increases blood flow if I’m not mistaken.. Since his arms are more red than they should be with normal blood flow.. So how can I replicate that? Perhaps I could substitute my blood for cursed energy.. Let's try it..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWTUoE2wS3
Yuji takes a breath, closing his eyes. He focuses his energy, forcing it to consume and replace the blood in his veins. He grunts and falls down onto one knee In pain.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RvD8bd7js
Yuji (Thoughts): “Damn, this hurts like hell.. I feel so weak, I believe it’s because cursed energy only does damage.. So what if there’s a way to make this energy positive, so that it only heals.. Only one way to find out, I’ll just have to keep on adding more energy.”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUiUCeRaqm
Choso is confused by his sudden fall, but is suddenly overwhelmed by the feeling of Yuji’s impending death. He clenches his head tightly in confusion and distortion.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIR3tnmz9C
Choso (Thoughts): “What is this?! Why can I feel this?! Yuji?! What is happening??!!”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdm6mt73bJH
Choso drops to his knees, struggling to process this. Megumi watches in complete confusion, Maki does as well, but neither stepping in out of caution. Yuji continues to add more and more cursed energy into his veins, but his eyes widen a bit.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCLZhYXn7K
Yuji (Thought): “Wait, I’m just adding more.. It’s faster to multiply.. But by what? I don’t have another source..” He pauses for a moment. “Well if that's the case.. I’ll just make one..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpSWwcSUr0
Yuji focuses, straining as hard as possible. Choso can’t understand what all is going on, sensing the upcoming fate of Yuji, despite not even knowing him that well.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eTRlI8cC4
Choso (Thoughts): “It just isn’t possible, how can he be.. My brother..?”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3Fn6NBc5o
Choso suddenly stops sensing Yuji, he looks at Yuji who rises to his feet. Yuji had done it, he had replaced his very blood with positive energy, and now is in the greatest state he’s ever been in. Choso slowly gets up, looking at Yuji in disbelief. Yuji puts up his fists, and smiles.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimOG9NYJJ9
Yuji: “That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.. It was so confusing at first.. When I saw that flowing red scale I realized what you were doing, pushing your body to pump blood faster in certain areas to increase your performance. So I just had to replicate it, then I realized that you can simply do that because you’re technically a cursed spirit. So I decided to replace all of my blood with cursed energy.”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYD9Sk9HNH
Everyone was left in shock, their mouths hanging wide open.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzW8FULX91
Megumi (Thoughts): “He did what? How is he alive? cursed energy can’t be used as a substitute for blood!”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8h4QHRtgp3
Yuji: “But of course, cursed energy can’t be a substitute for blood. So I came to the conclusion that maybe positive energy could. So all I had to do was figure out how to make it. So while my blood was slowly being replaced, and I was slowly dying, I kept adding more and more energy. But I realized, multiplying is faster, but I didn’t have a second source of energy, so I made one and multiplied it by itself. This made a positive energy, and now flowing through my veins instead of blood, is positive energy.”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtT645cgbb
Megumi: “There's no way!! You replaced your blood with reversed cursed energy?! Just what the hell are you Yuji?!”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jzCZYylti
Yuji smirks.
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNErULx3o5
Yuji: “Good question.. I wouldn’t know the answer to that..”
123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNQH6irbWB
