Renjiro's battle was tomorrow.He was going to fight for the very first time against a real opponent.A Shōin user.He dedicated this last day to spent time with his friends,because this could've been the last day the can enjoy…
He,Ren and Kenji were at the gaming center playing cards.
"So guys who do you think your opponent will be?" asked Ren
"I hope it's not someone who can counter my Shōin haha!" said Kenji
"Wait,there is counter Shōin users?" curiously asked Renjiro
"Yeah you didn't know?" replied Ren
"Everyone has their counter.Its fair enough for me.My counters are Thunder Shōin and Lunar.Im glad that there aren't many users with those marks." said Ren
"Mine are fire,metal and fear.You are one of my counters Renjiro,haha!"
"I wonder who are mine…Maybe thunder and fear…. Im glad that there are like 50 thunder users in the world.What are the chances of me getting into a fight with one of them."
"It's not big,but it still can happen,so-let's just brace yourselfs for the worst.."
Then they continued playing games and talking.But then….
A mysterious cult like guys came closer to Renjiro and his friends.
They wore black robes with purple lines around their body.Each one of them had different patterns.It was like they had some roles or maybe it was a kind of hierarchy …
Then one of them spoke with a divine like voice: "Are you gonna participate in the tournament?"
"Yeah and we are gonna win!" said Ren
"Do not do it will have consequences…"
"The Gods will punish every single member of the tournament!Do not participate.Or else you will see the power of a God!" Said the cult
"What do you mean by that? We didn't do anything wrong!" replied Kenji
"The Gods are watching. They know everything." said the Cult Leader
Then the whole cult disappeared.They turned into ashes and spread in the air.
"What was with this guys? They seemed like they want to prepare us for something…"
Then Renjiro walked to where the Cult was standing.There he saw a white paper.It was blank.But then the paper shined.Words started forming.Renjiro was blinded.
Then a name was formed on the paper.
"The Aposltes of Divine Punishment"
They wrote their name on that paper.No one knew why,but they did feel that is might've been warned…
On the back of the paper,it was a symbol.
A violet circle with a cross of broken chains surrounded by lotus petals.
Seeing the cross,Renjiro gasped.
"They are sent by the Gods…"
"Maybe it's about some sin we did?"
"No we didn't sin,it's something that we still don't know.Maybe something in the near future.He said something about the tournament,it may be connected…"
Then a portal ripped out in the sky.It was purple and shadows were coming out of it.
Screams could be heard from it,dark rays were coming out.
The Apostles of Divine Punishment were back.
"We will warn you one more time in case you didn't hear us the first time…Do not participate in the tournament! The Gods will unleash a deadly disease to that world if do!"
"Are you warning only us? The tournament consists 50 participants and we aren't even accepted yet! So don't come here and say that we have to forfeit our dream!" angrily said Renjiro.
"We warned every single player.They all refused.You are the last hope of the humanity! Don't participate."
Renjiro then got mad.Sparks could've been seen out of his eyes.
He activated his Shōin.
"A thousand blades!" he yelled
Then the blades were sent towards the Dōeisha.Their Leader.
"Hymn of Absolution."
When those words were said,the blades disappeared.They were erased.
"W-what?" said Renjiro
"What did you do to my blades!!"
"They were erased. You witnessed one of our abilities. The Hymn of Absolution. It allows us to annihilate everything in our path leaving nothing. It has defensive and offensive implications meaning that we can also throw it and erase everything it touches."
"It's the Shōin of Divine Elegy."
"Divine Elegy…? Such Shōin exists? But how?"
"It's a special Shōin created only for us. The apostles sent by the Gods!"
Then Renjiro realized that they are no joke.If what they said was true,then they had to obey.
But they didn't.
Renjiro opposed himself to the Divine beings. He had a dream. And he wasn't giving up on it.
"We will participate! And we will win it all!!!"
With those words the Cult disappeared in darkness again-this time not coming back.
The Violet Requiem was gone.At least,for now.
The Cult itself was special.They were sent by the Gods with the sole purpose to protect them,but they wouldn't listen.
They had 5 members.Each one of them-with different role.
They had a Cantor-he was the Chant leader
The Dirgist-He was the keeper of the chains
The Absolutioner-he was the executor,the one who wielded the strongest power
The Bloomwarden-he was the Lotus Bearer
And the Arch-lamentor-The Ritual keeper
They all had their purpose.They were classified as a special threat level-and one of the strongest beings in the world.
But after all that-Renjiro wasn't scared or afraid. He was determined to win the tournament and marry Akari.
After all she even greeted for him,which was his biggest motivation.
He was going to marry her.