New ability

" And why are you out late at night !! " That was the first thing he should've or at least I thought he would say

, but instead, he asked us to get in quickly and have some rest.

what !!? why and how ?! is he the Hisashi I know, hmm...he must be planning something big to let us go this easy, I have a bad feeling about this.

Even though Hisashi is up to something wicked, I couldn't care less cause I'm exhausted.

Next day .....

" M..mom... * moan * "

The thought of returning home kept hovering in my mind and I woke up in a stagger.

The first thing I did was hurriedly look toward the window which presented an astounding display of the sunrise. The sun cast such a luminescent glow that it shook me out of my hallucinations.

It was a bright sunny morning. The sun shone brilliantly in the clear, blue sphere. White, fluffy clouds drifted across the clear, blue sky

The musical chirping of birds was accompanied by a cool morning breeze. The leaves of plants are covered from the dew drops.

I carefully lifted the blanket from my thighs and moved towards the wooden sink to wash my face.

like any other day in this surreal world, I miss home. The continuous buzzing image of returning, however, terrifies me the most for the last time, I had a car accident and I precisely recall blood -- a great deal of blood was dripping towards me from the front seat.

" SHINZUKO !!! " I heard a worried bellow from the other side of the door which assumingly resembled a male's voice.

I dried my hands with a towel and twisted the door knob.

" Shinzuko !! it was Kanji holding his sword and breathing abruptly as if he was running all the way here.

" kanji? what brought you here so early " I asked trying to get a hold of the situation

" master has ordered a student gathering in the main lobby and told me to bring you as quick as possible " he let out all the words without breathing in for a second. I wonder why Hisashi requested a student gathering.

I left my room after closing the door behind me and walked all the way to the main lobby with Kanji.

As we entered the lobby, we were greeted by an astounding person.

"Y-Your Majesty !? " I yelled in surprise

" Shinzuko Akira, I've decided to pay you a visit and check on your progress "

" M...My progress? " I didn't know what to say for I have no idea what my status is.

" Indeed, I hope you're done mastering the sword techniques and moved to the special marshal arts "

" she is working hard and trying her best your majesty, I'm sure she'll be ready in no time " Hisashi replied instead of me with an assertive tone.

" If it's Hisashi's words, I will not doubt your ability Shinzuko. Your time is limited and I hope you take it into consideration " The Emperor left the lobby with those words.

They expect me to train and make a progress in a short period of time, but I don't even have the slightest conception of the Jade Phoenix Gem.

" Everyone back to the training area! no one is allowed to slack off this time! special you Shinzuko " Hisashi ordered.

I should resist the temptation to punch him right now, cause I'm well aware of the consequences.

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We kept training for hours and it was almost time for sunset. Overwhelmed by the nostalgic feeling, I decided to return to the Cabin when " bzzt ! bzzzzzt !! " a bright white spark radiated inside my body and illuminated the entire place.

I wasn't able to see or hear anyone except for the white borders around me.

" shin~ zu~ ko ~ " dazzled by the delicacy of the voice, I started looking for the source of the sound.

" w..who's there! "

" don't worry we'll meet each other soon ~ " the delicate voice uttered in a way that gave me cold shivers.

My sight slowly recovered and I clearly observed my surrounding, but something feels cold on my lips. I reached out to touch my lips and " what's this? " I spotted a tiny dripple of blood from my lower lip

* cough cough! *

not so long after my sight recovered I started to cough uncontrollably with a surge of blood leaving my mouth my lungs stiffened and I was short of breath.

" throb throb! "

My heart palpitations are hard to cope with and I couldn't withstand the pain. I realized my body has developed a lot of heat and I was sweating bullets. " Shinzuko!! " I can voice calling for me but I was in severe agony to utter any word.

" GAAAHH ‼make it stop !! " I held onto my shirt and cried out loud hoping for this misery to end Fortunately, my vision got blurred and I collapsed to the ground with a thud.

POV: 3r person

Chisuke Akuma, the young merciless lord of darkness who has conquered the territory of the underworld and land of death, He is a year older than Hisashi having grey-to-white silky hair accompanied by glamorous scarlet eyes -- eyes that reflected true evil.

He rules with money and power and gives no attention to human rights whatsoever, moreover, he has the ability of ' Dark domination ' which raised him to his current status.

Chisuke, as he was relaxing at his lavishing mansion received a letter from the land of Reverie. The land of prosperity and vast jewel mines which he decided to conquer next.

He ordered the messenger to read it out loud and smirked as he listened to the message.

He slowly stood from his highbacked throne which was made of polished bones glit and satin-covered, partially glazed in blood, and walked towards the messenger.

Enraged by the letter, he brutally grabbed the messenger's hair and uttered in a dreadful voice.

" Tell your little Emperor to stop being a Pathetic beggar cause I won't let him slide easily with a marriage agreement "

He let go of the messenger's hair and turned his head towards the throne when " Your Majesty !!! his highness the Jade Emperor is planning to restore the Jade Phoenix gem !! " Another messenger barged into the Great Hall.

" And how is that ? " unthreatened by what he heard, Chisuke sat back on his throne and gazed at the messengers.

" the prophecy might be true, cause .... they have a human by their side "

" human? hmm...interesting, is it the middle-aged man who has the title of war monger? "

" contrary to your expectations your highness, the human is a mere child of age 17 who goes by the name Shinzuko Akira. she was brought here by mistake but given the burden of restoring the Jade Phoenix gem. " the messenger replied

" Shinzuko ? well this is gonna be easier than I anticipated "

" I don't mean to underestimate your power and ability master, but the thing is .... Shinzuko has the ability to use both pure and dark domination, The legendary ' Dure Domination ' "

" WHAT !!? IMPOSSIBLE !! " Chisuke jumped out of his seat and shouted at the messenger.

"S-Sir, I ... "

Chisuke sat back on his throne, his eyes opened wide, hung his head low and his hand placed on the throne's top arm rail

" Ha ! ha ! " he looked at the messenger with malicious joy.

" Shizuko Akira ~ Your fate is going to be unpleasant ~"