0.41: Seto and Satou

Seto and Noriko were still within Felicia's barrier as the demoniac kept going to the hideout.

"Noriko, this is wrong!" He shook his head. "We can't honestly leave that lady to fight on her own.

As much as it worried him, she shook her head and signaled that it was for their safety.

"How can you say that?! She just took the bullet for us; I'm going back."

He tried leaving, but Noriko held him back from his shirt. "Don't worry, you go back to the hideout and get some help. I'll hold them back with her."

ZWIP!

He jumped out of the barrier, and the demoniac ran faster thanks to less weight.

"Alright, now it's time to go and help, Nor-!" Before he took another step forward, reality struck him again. "I…can't see, DAMMIT! I forgot I'm not with her anymore! How am I going to even move from my position?!"

He fretted on the ground and kept trying to come up with a solution.

"That's it! Mister Austin said that most ronins have Immoral Beings within them; maybe I have one too." So he sat down, crossing his hands and legs. "If anyone can hear me, please, I need an absolute power-up to move."

As much as he tried, he had no success with his plan.

"I can help you."

"...?" A voice suddenly spoke to him. "Who's there?"

"Right in front of you."

Seto looked up and faced his reflection. "…" He rubbed his eyes a bit, then looked again.

"Relax, you're seeing perfectly. I am Satou, your split personality."

"Split personality?"

"Now you're getting it! I am the part of you that died out when you were born: your vision."

"That doesn't add up, though; why am I seeing you now? OUT OF ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE?!"

Satou did not react to his question. "We are mighty, you know that?"

He calmed down when he heard that. "What do you mean?"

"Don't you get it? You have the power to create! That is anything ANY villain would want!"

"Villain? I'm not a villain; I am a hero. Member of-"

"The captain-less Black Bullets? I know, who do you think killed their boss?"

Seto conceded the central fact around his belief. "I… didn't have a choice. He killed my mom."

"Our mom and I agree with your resolve. But you must understand that we are against the good guys now. If you even think of returning, we will only be a murderer."

"Dammit…so what now?" Seto asked himself.

"We must go help Felicia; she is our new ally. But hurry, for she is against a great force."

Seto agreed and ran forward.

CLANG!!

Instantly, he ran into a post. "HAHAHAHA!! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" Satou laughed.

"OWWW, I FORGOT I CAN'T SEE!!"

"We can see, didn't you know? Not the physical thing, but the spiritas within it." Seto stopped and attended. "Everything in the world has spiritas, and you can feel even the smallest leaves gliding. All you need to do is focus on your other senses."

"Other senses…smell, sound, taste, and touch. I can't use taste in this case, can I?" He asked.

"Oh, but of course you can. Working with all senses is crucial for a balanced spiritas flow in the body. If sight is not an option, maximize the others for peak efficiency!"

Seto focused on his surroundings. Curiously, he stuck his tongue out before checking for any taste. "I…can taste spiritas in the air!"

"YES! NOW TEST OUT EVEN FURTHER!"

He laid his fingers on the ground and stayed silent. After a far explosion, he felt the wave of spiritas traveling slightly close to his location. "I FOUND HER!"

"But remember, you have the power to create! Use it to your advantage!" Satou said before vanishing back within Seto. With the advice, he summoned his paintbrush and sketched fire from his shoes.

"Alright, here goes nothing!"

~PAINT PROWESS: ILLUSIO!!

SWISH!

With ease, his idea came to life as fire boosted him ahead. "WHOA!! YEAH, THIS IS AWESOME!!"

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