The four kidnappees' demise draws closer and closer, on the other hand the Founding Fathers Cult rejoices and praises in awe that their long-awaited cause and methods have not be in vain.
The Founding Fathers Cult is a cult/religion that practices the idea that "humans" are the dominant species, modern industrial revolution has ruined the planet and endangered millions of lives and that "men" are more superior than "women". They preach that the world has gone corrupt; out of it's way, and that their creator has left them die and rot by the hands of their own kind. So they decided to take matters into their own hands. To create what their creator couldn't. To become gods themselves.
"Do you remember why we started our religion?" - Goto
"Do you you know why we practice our beliefs and teachings? - Goto
"Because we have been mislead and have fallen too deep!"- Goto
"Males becoming females females becoming males, machines destroying our planet and our children, and women thinking they are more superior than men." - Goto
"WHERE HAS THE RESPECT GONE!!" - Goto
"Pride month, feminism, technology, AI...it has all corrupted our kind into thinking they could be more!" - Goto
"Our creator gave us clear instructions; rule over this world and eveything that moves, multiply and build empires, and woman, submit to man!" - Goto
"But we have failed, and mankind made their own rules to follow, and our creator left us..."When man plans, God laughs." - Goto softly laughs
"But everything shall soon change." - Goto
"With our sacrifices here with us tonight, our pain and struggles shall vanish, and the beautiful eutopia we were destined for will arrive." - Goto
Goto continues to explain how he was able know about the elementals.
"I had a vision, no a prophecy from an omnipotent being in my dreams. It showed me that there was a way to conquer the Earth once again. Four beings will soon be born and will have god-gifted abilities. They will be no ordinary humans and no weapon, soldier or power will defeat them." - Goto
"But there is a way to gain these "god-gifted" abilities for ourselves, and tonight we shall demonstrate it." - Goto
Cuts back to prisoners
As they hall Ryu into a dungeon, they cuff him in chains and put him in the middle of a room.
Ryu looks around and notices chains are stretching him
"Yall are into some freaky shit not gonna lie." - Ryu
"Silence." - voice
"Hm...and you are?" - Ryu
"The last face you'll ever see unfortunately." - Ryu
"I'm guessing you already know that we're extracting your..."ability", but do you know how?" - voice
"Please...enlighten me." - Ryu
"In order for us to extract the ability we first need to manifest it. And the only way possible to do so to our knowledge...is bring you to the brink of death." - voice
"..."
"Wait wha-" - Ryu
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH" - Ryu screaming viciously
"I thought about which way to do so and I figured electrocuting you was the least bloodiest way to do it." - voice
Ryu continues to scream
"It is a shame though, you're still so young and could've had a wonderful life." - voice turns up the voltage
Ryu bleeds out his nose and eyes
"But your sacrifice will benefit more lives than you can think of." - voice
Ryu falls to the ground and his eye tattoo glows green
"Splendid!" - the man says as he extracts the element out of Ryu's body
Ryu lays there like a corpse with his eyes open
"I'm impressed that your still alive even after that. You'll be unconscious for a while though, but I still have to get rid of you for good." - voice as he leaves Ryu in the dungeon
"The first element has been extracted, onto the others." - voice
Back to Goto
"Genki Itō, Hajime Anzai, Katsumi Hironaka, Hōshi Machida and Daichi Sado. I personally thank you for carrying out your roles as their guardians up until now. I wanted to assure that all of them have awakened before bringing them here. You shall be personally blessed by me." - Goto
"Uhm Master...a quick question please." - Genki
"Yes go on." - Goto
"What happens to the kids now?" - Genki
"..."
"They shall be brought to the brink of death in order to extract their elements successful." - Goto
" Than what about after the extraction?" - Genki
"...We dispose of them" - Goto
Genki gasps quietly
"You are all dismissed." - Goto
Goto approaches Genki
"Have you grown fond to the boy, Itō?" - Goto
"No master, my feelings have no place in your temple." - Genki
Goto stares
"Good" - Goto leaves
Back to Ryu
As Ryu still sits there helpless, something happens. The chains connected to him still have electric charges in them, and his tattoo begins to glow. Ryu acts as a conductor like the chains so the electricity goes through him since his element is thunder and his body has built up a resistance to electricity. He snaps awake!
"HUH, uh huh uh!" - Ryu gasps for air
He uses his ability to zap the chains and he gets free.
Now that he knows what their planning to do with their abilities, he tries to find Jin, Kai and Shimo before they end up dead, and Genki tries plot something behind Goto's back.