Previously On Unknown: After the battle on the second floor, Matsumoto reflects on Hisashi's newfound ability and stores him and Shiden in his temporal gate. Curious about Akishima's battle, he teleports to the scene, finding Kaori stuck in a cracked wall. Matsumoto absorbs her into his gate and checks on the others. Meanwhile, Akishima faces challenges from The Warden of Garton, struggling against immense pressure. As he confronts the king, he recalls Yuji's terrifying appearance and fighting prowess, determined to prove his strength.
(Continuing)
*On The Stairway Where Akishima And Kaori Fought…*
Matsumoto stares at the cracked wall where Kaori was flung. He had a stern expression and the boy was standing behind him. Matsumoto places his hand on the wall and comments, "Just as I thought. It's here." He began pouring greenish mana into the wall and after a while, the cracked part of the wall fell and a hole was left in it's wake.
The boy's mouth open in surprise. "Wait… What is this place." he inquired, staring into the dark entrance.
Matsumoto entered into the wall then stopped, "What are you doing standing there? If you don't enter then I'll leave you behind." he conveyed.
"Oh, sorry." The boy apologized and proceeded follow his master. They both entered into the hole in the wall and soon after they completely faded in the darkness.
*Back To Akishima At The Entrance…*
Akishima stares up at Yuji his face filled with terror. "Uh…"
Akishima snaps out of it, uttering, "No, what's wrong with me…?" He then exclaimed, "I am not afraid of you!" He clenches his fist in anger and punches at Yuji, however, his attack fazed through Yuji. He widened his eyes in shock, uttering, "What…"
Deeper within the throne room chuckles echoed. Abruptly, torches within the room lit up in crimson flames, there revealed Yuji on his throne.
Akishima gasped in shock at the sight before him. "What's going on? How are you way down there?... You were just here a minute ago, right?" He continuously inquired trying to make sense of the situation.
Yuji, whose right fist was on his cheek and elbow place on the throne handle, seated upon the throne in a relaxed manner as if he had nothing to worry about. He then asks, "You're confused aren't you?" He chuckled whilst continuing, "You see, boy, you and I are not the same, not in the slightest… And something you need to know is that you cannot defeat me. You're not even close at your level."
Akishima was in a daze still trying to comprehend what previously happened. He stood firm and kept his gaze on Yuji, and then he started walking towards the throne. Whilst walking he commented, "You know, for a king who governs no people, you really talk too much." In a flash Akishima vanishes from sight, blitzing towards the throne. It looked like whilst he was walking he gripped the ground with intense force and flashed towards the throne, ripping the floor apart.
Akishima readied his fist which was glowing in blue mana. With the momentum from his dash he leapt into the air, looming over the Warden. He radiated bloodlust, his eyes glowing a bright blue against his shadowed face and he launched a killing punch straight at Yuji, Yuji gazed up at Akishima and all he saw was a fist approaching his face.
A loud explosion echoed through the room, the throne was shattered under the force of Akishima's punch. Akishima gritted his teeth as he shouts, "Is that all you know to do!? Can all you do is dodge?!" His anger boils as he turns his head staring at Yuji who was behind him.
Yuji smirks as he commented, "You're slow."
This angered Akishima even more, so he instinctively turned on his devilish right eye. His eye glowed a deep, menacing, reddish hue. The aura coming off of his eye seemed sickening, like a plague. His anger grew more intense and the devilish aura captivated his body. His eyes met the gaze of Yuji and he declared, "I've waited all my life for this moment… I'll kill you!" a huge wave of bloodlust was sent in Yuji's direction.
The air was heavy and black and red smoke swoosh throughout the room. Akishima's eyes were filled with bloodlust, his face shadowed and behind him was a figure made out of darkness and had a reddish outline. It had two horns protruded from it's head, it's eyes were red in colour and they had a look of ignorance. But probably the most prominent thing about this illustration was that malevolent grin.
Yuji smiled in amazement, his face was filled with enthusiasm as he got into a battle stance. Akishima seemed to have lost all humanity within himself and the only thing he thought about was to kill the one before him, and so, he also got into a stance.
*Back With Matsumoto And The Boy…*
Matsumoto walked along a corridor within the wall which he broke. He had a greenish orb of light which illuminated the darkness and gave way to a path. The boy followed Matsumoto steadily and he wondered, "Just what exactly is down here that could cause sensei to be so serious?"
Suddenly, Matsumoto stopped walking. This initially shocked the boy because he was in his thoughts but after calming done he inquired, "Um, sensei, why did you stop."
Matsumoto replied, "We've arrived."
The boy was confused because he didn't see anything up ahead besides the endless corridor. "Huh…"
Matsumoto extinguished the orb in his hand and then he began uttering something. His voice was too low for the boy to hear, so to him, Matsumoto was mumbling.
Abruptly, the ground began to shake and greenish light illuminated the floor revealing an odd and bizzare symbol. The symbol resembled that of a lion's head and surrounding this hear were ancient markings.
The boy watched in disbelief and a sudden wash of anxiety came over him. A bead of sweat dropped from his chin and he gulped.
The symbol of the lion's head began to rise and then it stopped at the height of Matsumoto's waist. Matsumoto stared at the lion's head before declaring, "Open." the mouth of the lion slowly opened and it revealed a scroll. Matsumoto took the scroll before exclaiming, "Alright, let's go." he turned around and began walking back.
The boy was stunned for a moment but then he began walking too. "That was it? It felt way too intense just for a scroll. That scroll must be important." The boy mused.
*Within the Throne Room…*
The two stood opposite of each other both in their respective battle stances. Yuji commented, "I guess it's about time… to start this long awaited match." He smirked as an overwhelming fiery aura captivated him. The aura was so intense that an illustration of a furious lion was behind Yuji.
Akishima, despite Yuji's fierce bloodlust, stood firm and readied himself, his right eye was emanating the same devilish colour.
Both instinctively gripped the ground with their feet and they vanished leaving only a cracked floor behind. In an instant they appeared in front of each other and then they both launched a punch which collided and caused a shockwave.
(To Be Continued)