Hikaru exhales deeply then shouts
"Why the violence... We're all embodiments"
A voice answered back
"It's futile to say that now, there's no turning back"
A man tries to ambush hikaru from the side but hikaru skillfully dodges and spinkickes the man which sends him crashing Into a tree
"Look at you, trying to preach good...."
Hikaru looks in disbelief as embodiments are being killed from both sides of the war
Hikaru runs to help taka but is stopped by a guard.
"Sorry...."
Hikaru effortlessly knockes out the guard before heading to taka's side. taka and hikaru fights the embodiments carefully trying thier best to minimize damage on them as they knock them out
The battle continues to rage on between embodiment who supports hikaru and those who support chibi with an unclear victor yet
Why is this happening?, embodiments aren't that easy to deceive so why are they blindly fighting each other for an unreasonable reason
It's just like Shibu had said
*****Earlier*****
Hikaru is running as fast as he could to the mountains,on his way,he encounters a man dressed in all white
"Yo hikaru...."
"Shibu...we need your help"
"That so called civil war has nothing to do with me,go do your thing..... there's something I must stop"
Hikaru was shocked at shibu's answer
"W-why..."
"You'll understand soon enough "
Shibu focuses his gaze on the path leading to a cliff ignoring hikaru's presence entirely
"Shibu...."
"Didn't you imagine why a small fry like an embodiment killer would cause our people to be in turmoil,we have gone to war with multiple embodiment killers for 3000 years and haven't lost ever since you were born so why now.... you know the answer hikaru,you just don't want to tell yourself the truth "
After that speech, hikaru nods and directs a question to shibu
"What should I do?"
"Say the truth...."
Saying that Shibu runs towards the cliff leaving hikaru behind
*****Present time*****
"The Truth huh?"
A guard sneaks up on hikaru and slashes his sword at him, but hikaru dodges and slams his hand into the guard's face knocking him unconscious
"Hikaru....."
Everyone turns and looks at the person calling hikaru
"c-chibi?"
Chibi's body was covered in burns and blood as he made his way towards hikaru with a katana in hand
Hikaru remained shocked at chibi's appearance and what caused it.with hikaru subconsciously absent, chibi closes in on hikaru and moves to slash his head off but hikaru skillfully dodges and kicked the blade in the air then jumps backward as chibi attempts a kick.the blade then lands in their middle partially stopping the fight
"I got a present for you....."
Chibi reaches into his pocket and removes a medallion necklace soaked in blood
"Does this look familiar?"
"Why.... Chibi WHY!!!"
The battlefield becomes dead silent except for hikaru's wailing and chibi's laughter.everyone continued to fight with little to no noise
"You caused my son's death hikaru,I just paid you back....."
"Everyone,do you know why I never wanted to start a war with the embodiment killers, because there were no embodiment killer in our midst... The killer was chibi...."
"So... "Chibi scoffs
"You're all gonna die anyways, real soon"
"Where's my son?"
"Oh that reject?..... I did away with him first"
Upon hearing those words, hikaru unsheathes his katana and closes the distance between him and chibi in an instant slashing the blade at chibi's neck
"There..... That's what I wanted"
Chibi ducks under and grabs his blade then goes for hikaru's leg but hikaru deals him a knee to the face before following up with a kick which sends chibi crashing into a rock
The civil war comes to a halt as everyone stands in awe and watches hikaru's and chibi's battle unfold. The battle became so intense that no one dared to raise a blade at another. All that was heard were the clashing of blades through the cold night, and movements too fast for someone to interfere and stop them
How did hikaru become this strong
Chibi runs towards hikaru then slashes his blade vertically with an energy attack but hikaru parries it with his normal sword which causes him to receive an injury in the process. Hikaru throws his blade to the ground moves to fight chibi
Is he nuts, he's gonna die if I--
Hikaru interrupts his thoughts with a flying knee to his face which stuns chibi and makes him drop his sword
Taka gasps in victory
Yes
chibi recovers almost immediately and grabs hikaru's leg and slams his on the ground making hikaru to spill blood from his mouth
Chibi stands over hikaru and laughs satisfied at his deads
"If this was a war hikaru,I'll be dead but it's one on one, let's see how long you're going to hold out ... Against an embodiment of death"
"Don't get a swollen head just yet...."
Hikaru sheer will and determination shocked the viewers as they had realized that when it came to one on one fights almost nobody stands a chance against him, not even hikaru
"I see....."
Chibi casually sits on air crossing his legs slowly
"I guess you're right,we shouldn't be fighting like this..... I should just finish you off"
Chibi proceeds to slash down at hikaru but hikaru barely evades with a Chinese getup
Hikaru and Chibi faced each other beneath the moon's silver glow . The air was charged with tension as they circled, their breathing the only sound in the still night.
"You think you can outmaneuver me?" Chibi sneered, confidence radiating from every pore.
"I'll show you the power of being small," hikaru retorted, a mischievous glint in his eye.
Chibi darted forward with a blur of fists, while Hikaru dodged with practiced ease , but Chibi's speed was unpredictable. Chibi ducked under Hikaru's retaliatory kick and tripped Hikaru with a swift leg sweep .
As Hikaru stumbled to regain balance, Chibi launched a flurry of precise blade strikes . Hikaru blocked desperately , but Chibi's unpredictable movements made it harder to evade .
In a flash , Chibi pierced through hikaru's gut wounding him . Hikaru crumpled to one knee .
"You're weak..."
"..."
Hikaru coughs blood as he manages to get back on his feet. A man standing on a high rock observes them
I see
"What are you guys doing"
Everyone turns their attention to him including chibi and hikaru
Shibu
Chibi frowns
What is he doing here
Apparently Shibu is one of the only people chibi can't beat . chibi focuses his look on Shibu
"Hikaru.... You did nothing of what I said you should do today... And you guys,is this a time to fight amongst yourselves?"
The whole area is rocked by an explosion from another place. Shibu realises something at the last minute
"You guys should stop this countless beef and team up with each other..... The embodiment killers have returned"
With those words, chibi takes to his heels and goes in the direction of the explosion moving relentlessly, not stopping for anything.which leaves hikaru suspicious
Where's he headed to
"Oh well.... this battle is meaningless now....."
Shibu smiles with full joy
"I hope i reincarnate in a more peaceful place....."
The people murmur about shibu's words as hikaru runs back to the hospital ruins
"We're all going to die... Don't worry I'll be dieing first"
An embodiment killer knocks his body off the cliff
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