"Blood God, isn't it? I will see if you are immortal based on hearsay!"
"Blood God Art: Uprising Vines!
Maki rushed against Shin's tendrils sprouting out of the ground. With nimble movements and incredible agility, she effortlessly dodged every single tendril from the ground and made her way to Shin's serious expression, licking his lips in the thrill and excitement as his bloody eyes gleamed.
In close combat, Maki overwhelmed Shin with her countless training and well-known experiences compared to Shin's clumsy defense due to his crushing, landslide victory against common folk without any battle awareness or experience fighting with other stronger foes. His weakness became evident in each second of the trading blows, Shin's immortal body was his only strong forte against a renowned female goddess.
Maki's eyebrows furrowed deeply. Every strike was deadly with her lethal impact, hitting vital points known to each exceptional warrior. Nevertheless, Shin was eating all of her assault with his tendrils consuming the corpses nearby, like a feast in his eyes, healing him continuously.
"Is that it, Maki Murakami? HAHAHAHA! If you are just this strong, you will never defeat me!" Shin mocked her yet in his mind, the corpses around them were gradually disappearing in his ravenous hunger.
"Tch! Don't get cocky, Blood God. You are sufficient enough to be my punching bag!" Maki knew Shin's concerns and that's why she began once more in her assault barrage with flawless use of [Everchanging Ring], depicting her as a war goddess.
'Hahahaha, he made these corpses as energy rechargers! Eat all you want like a buffet. However, Maki's fantastic display of weapon usage was awe-inspiring! How wonderful, Maki!'
After glazing Maki so hard, Yoichi looked at another fight between Satomi and Seimei. Both parties were just as fragile as paper yet Yoichi was surprised at Seimei's unique invention of controlling Yokai and Oni, demons of Japanese Folklore.
Secret Art: Kappa Liberation!
Secret Art: Nurarihyon Liberation!
"Oh! What's this? Demons?!" Satomi was interested in Seimei's ability to summon creatures as both a turtle-like yokai with a dent on his head spat water and a large head yokai rushed to her with two swords, brimming in fiery flames and tempestuous winds.
The water spat out by the Kappa was venomous and aimed at Satomi's eyes, blinding her for a little bit of time for his yokai comrade, Nurarihyon to deliver an ultimate strike, attempting to decapitate Satomi with his blazing fire sword and wind sword.
"Shit! How could anyone grow stronger like this? Any attacks were futile and jarring even for me!"
Secret Art: Turbulent Winds!
Seimei's countenance grew dire with his fan, supporting them in each attack. However, Satomi was unharmed and her mysterious blue eyes shone with inquisitiveness and curiosity.
"Do you want to know why? Why your hits don't truly connect with me? Because the distance between your assault and me was infinite. In this enclosed domain, I am the queen, the dominating empress of the space itself!" Satomi described her indestructible ability with a cheeky smile.
"Here, take this, Seimei. I hope you will not die... It will lose my excitement." Satomi converged her energy into her fingertip as the red color of the orb in her fingertip screamed danger in Seimei's instinct.
"Technique Reversal: Abyssal Red!"
A launched red orb shattered the trees in its wake as the corpses of bandits and warriors shot up. Seimei dodged the attack without having a thought to block it. In an instant, it swept Nurarihyon and Kappa out of the air, making them unbalanced in mid-air and Satomi exploited their shortcoming by assassinating them with solid punches.
Her technique was quite different due to the sheer mass of the red orb and its repulsive force became much more deadly compared to her counterpart. The sole reason was due to her [Quantum Mind], assisting with the overall boost and efficiency in controlling such accuracy in energy manipulation.
'As expected, she even managed to get a denser repulsive force since her mind was clear and focused without the useless knowledge stacking her brain. Good job, Satomi!'
Yoichi gave her a thumbs-up and peeked at Seimei's dirtied appearance. Seimei dived onto the ground as his white onmyouji dress was stained in deep red, gritting his teeth and a veiny structure popped out of his face. He was seemingly angry with his state and Satomi's indifference as if like the humiliation he felt from the golden-eyed bastard who was watching the show in relish.
In particular, his weakness made him so mad at himself with his previous attitude of being scheming and arrogant without having sufficient power to back it up. Currently, Seimei is slapped by the reality of being helpless and weak as the strong always gonna be on the top, as always.
"Satomi Murakami!!! I will present you with my wonderful ability! Take it with your life!" Seimei made his 100 shikigami and flew out of the field as the radiant light shone deeply from the shikigami.
"Hyakki Yagyō!"
At that moment, a bunch of yokai and oni alike were manifested and released with soaring killing intent around them. These yokai have one goal: kill all the humans in the vicinity and eat them!
Countless monsters popped out and rushed in Satomi's direction. A total of 100 demons with skyrocketing murderous intent were released by Seimei's shikigami as these anomalies assaulted the [Infinity], only to be unable to get into her indomitable barrier.
"Maki! We have a huge problem at hand! These monsters were aiming at the soldiers near the surroundings!" Satomi tried to expel them by using [Abbysal Blue] but they instantly regenerated as if the battlefield was their home and negative emotions were sucked into their terrific bodies.
"Hah?! Why didn't you tell me sooner?!" Maki retreated into her fight with Shin. Nonetheless, her injuries were minimal, and her fighting spirit was still emanating from her as Maki rushed to help Satomi.
"I have a plan for this, wait for a minute! I will show you my trump card!" Satomi wanted to try and release the Hollow: Purple with some powerful adjustments, thanks to her [Quantum Mind].
'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons? Isn't that Geto Suguru's plan in the Jujutsu Kaisen?... Well, it was a plan derived from Japanese Folklore so it's fine but the sheer number of negative emotions absorbing inside of these demons was something!'
"What have you done, Seimei?! That thing looks vile and horrendous! Are they edible?" Shin patted Seimei's shoulder, curious about the brand-new technique from his friend.
"...HAHAHAHA! They will never be stopped, it's their home ground! I wanted to see Yoichi Murakami's face with his wives dying in these abominations of the spirit world!" Seimei laughed wickedly. Logical and scheming were gone in his mind, only pure madness and brutality were replaced in his fragile ego.
*Crunch*
"Mhaybew I shoould— Uhokkggh!" Yoichi coughed and choked a little bit on the popcorn he ate, drinking water from his space pouch. Still, Seimei and Shin looked in his direction.
"Hehehe, sorry about that! The fight was exhilarating though it's a tad shorter than I expected. At least, you enjoyed the fight, right?" Yoichi awkwardly scratched his head with a cheeky smile while Shin and Seimei grew tense in the situation.
Their nemesis popped out in the dire crisis of them not having enough energy to fight back. Shin's battery, the corpses were completely gone and Seimei's trump card was also being used.
Noticing intense fluctuations of energy, the three men looked at Satomi's already-done technique as Shin's and Seimei's danger intuition told them to run away as soon as possible.
Glancing at the miniature black hole as it was formed, Shin and Seimei nodded. They have tons of experience with the monks and their senses are enhanced due to everyday practical killings, they don't want to know the ability and they don't want to get hit by that stupendous ability.
"Satomi! Aim at Seimei! That scheming rat has more brains than the self-proclaimed 'Blood God'" Maki managed to fend off the monsters nearby and looked at the gigantic ability, gulping her saliva at the sight of absorbing monsters like nothing.
"I understand it, okay? You don't have to nag me like I owe you something!" Satomi directed her attack as a gigantic black hole ate all the beings including the surrounding trees and blood-soaked ground into a spaghettification image.
"Abyssal Hollow: Purple!"
The black orb of a beast was unleashed, delivering devastation across the landscape. If someone was near, they turned into a spaghetti shape. If someone was in the center, they disintegrated immediately. The black hole was running at a constant speed, rushing into Seimei's position.
"Sorry, my man... Life's too short for your safety."
In a matter of seconds, Shin sped up with his quick maneuverability. He wanted to fight back with the absorption force of the hole and he succeeded yet Yoichi instantly appeared and ripped his head off as his body plopped onto the ground, eaten by the enormous force of a black hole.
"Aarrrghhh! You bastard! Give me back my body!" Shin was still alive even in Yoichi's sneak attack, pure agitation and frenzy rushed into his head.
"What an idiot, I saved your life! Look at your body, it's gone! Oh, wait, it's the wrong direction... It's a foregone conclusion, look at it now with your eyes!" Yoichi patted Shin's live head as Shin glanced at the sheer power of destruction from that singular hole.
'Shit, shit, shit! I have no other options available!'
"Secret Art: Body Possession!"
With a decisive option, Seimei sacrificed his entire body and head straight toward Shin's head as his abandoned figure was sucked by the intense pulling force of that goddamn black sphere.
'Oh? He handled the attraction force of a black hole and possessed Shin. HAHAHA, nice. I will play with both of you in the same body.'
He knew his inevitable death yet his soul wandered inside Shin's sea of consciousness. On the flip side, Shin was alarmed and glared at the invader of his immortal body, only to see Seimei's spiritual body intrude on his nefarious body.
"What are you doing here, Seimei?! Don't you have a body?! Oh, did you lose it?! HAHAHAHA, you are now an orphan in my mind— Arrrghhh!!"
"... Let's merge our souls. I can't hold this body for too long so let us be together with your immortal body!"
'Hmmm... Looks like they are having some party over there... Is this what Varus feels whenever he, his gay partner, and a Darkin merge? Maybe.'
Looking at Shin's scrunched-up face, Yoichi felt it was time to leave them alone and be merciful as his entertainment with these two troublemakers was somewhat... Exciting and thrilling.
"Why?! Why are you doing this???!" Shin felt a tearing force in his soul. His undying body would be completely gone once his soul was extinguished and he knew that along the way.
"Look at them! Look at how they are seeing us like insects! We are the gods of this world and I will not stop with my ambition to conquer this world alongside you, Shin! We have many different views and ambitions yet we are similar in killing these freaks and ruling this world in our hands! Are you gonna let them be the stumbling block for your glorious path? Or be a god in this wretched world?!" Seimei delivered his words in sincere but hateful and wrathful emotions flickered in his eyes.
"... HAHAHAHAHA! You are crazier than I thought! Then, let's be together, as one! With your incredible soul arts and my eternal body, we must rule this world in bloodshed, carnage, and power!" Shin laughed wildly and agreed, it would be boring without his comrade in his side.
At that point, Shin and Seimei merged as one, becoming one of the most mysterious and eerie myths in the world. Both of their souls were still in place but the connection between the two was much more compact and synchronized with each other.
"From now on, our name is gonna be Jashin! Jashin! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Both raspy voices rang as Jashin absorbed the remaining corpses littering the ground and looked at the distance, presumably to Yoichi's spot.
They still don't know why Yoichi didn't give them enough care for them but they will give him a surprise gift in the future. For now, Jashin escaped from the scene and left with the corpses as a snack, a celebration filled with bloodbaths.
'I will wait for you two, or should I say Jashin?! Hah, let's see how you cook for my amusement and pleasure in the future. Don't let me fail...'
On the tree branch, Yoichi took his final glance at Jashin and left the spot, looking forward to seeing them.
(A/N: First chapter for today. Let me write the other one for a bit. Thanks for reading XDD!)