1.23: A Step Inside the ocean of emptiness.

Prologue

"Two thousand years ago, war was inevitable. Fire, Ice, Earth, Wind, Lightning, and Energy. That was all people saw past them with just a small glare. Humans, Aliens, and the "Power-driven People" were up and about nonstop. You woke up and then died. That was the life of the past. 

Years later, the elements split into different clans. Nakamorian(Fire), Native(Ice), Cassoule(Earth), Aoi(Wind), Motsubi(Lightning) and Yakuza(Energy). As each clan individually united, they built nations that grew as one. But, one warrior, responsible for the jointure of all species, was the Best 'Human' to live.

However, the aliens saw him as a threat and, as a result, summoned war on all the clans. The humans both had malevolent associations for eighteen years but lost their city and the Best Human. The aliens dominated and ruled over the humans; nevertheless, the Power-driven were exiled to duel among these associations.

Some lived, and some died. Some started to live among the humans. And these power-driven people were known as…"RONINS!"

"…"

Tedashii woke up from his nightmare and took his time to look around. He was surrounded by a white space with black rocks floating all over. "Where am I?"

He stood up and felt awful pain in his chest. "ARGH!"

When he reached with his hand, all he felt was emptiness.

"...What?" He then noticed the hole in his heart. "AAAAHHH!! THERE'S A HOLE IN MY CHEST!! I'M DYING! I'M DEAD! I'M…still complaining…?"

He was confused as to why he wasn't feeling any pain despite the hole in his body and the blood dripping out of it. He decided to stop worrying about it and started exploring his surroundings. He followed a path of black rocks that seemed to be leading somewhere and eventually came across a mountain with a gigantic bell on top of it. The bell had the word "King" engraved and was embellished with a red crown, a purple waist, and a black sound bow. The clapper of the bell was colorless but radiated vibrancy. Although he had no idea what it was, Tedashii was curious to see what would happen if he interacted with the bell. As he reached for it, he suddenly got hit by the sheath of a blade.

WHACK!!

"OWW!!" He pulled his arm away and looked up. A white monkey was hanging from the bell's crown, holding the Tsurugi. It looked down and grabbed the sheath at Tedashii's face. "Who…are you?"

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A Step Inside The Ocean of Emptiness.

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Tedashii just stared at the end of the sheath. He was so confused, thinking of where he was, how he got here, and why was a monkey with the Tsurugi threatening him for his life.

"What? I'm the one to ask that question!!!" The monkey said. Tedashii jumped up as he heard the monkey talk.

"WAIT, YOU CAN SPEAK?!"

"What do you mean? What do you take me for, AN ANIMAL?!"

As much as he wanted to, Tedashii didn't want to be the one to say it. The monkey took his time before clutching his blade and reflecting on himself.

"Ah, I am..an animal…YOU'RE KIDDING?! WHY THE HELL AM I A MONKEY??!!"

It struggled around, getting a grip on every single part of his body. Tedashii watched while being in thought for a while and finally recognized him. "Wait a minute, YOU MUST BE WU KONG!" Tedashii said as he ran towards him in admiration.

"What?" The monkey asked.

"You're the white monkey my mother told me about in her story. And you even have your destined weapon-!"

Tedashii thought for a moment and had seen that weapon before…but he ignored it. He held his sword up as Tedashii said that.

"Uh, kid. You got me confused with the wrong imaginary friend. I am NOT a monkey; I can kill you no matter what I am."

"Do you eat a lot of bananas?"

"Eh?"

"Do you ACTUALLY sleep in a tree?"

"How should I-"

"Can I grab your tail?!"

WHACK!!

The monkey smacked Tedashii away with his scabbard to halt his intolerable questions. "I don't know who the hell you are, kid, but keep that up, and I will kill you right here and…"

The monkey stopped as he noticed the hole in Tedashii's chest.

"MY GOD! YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD!"

Tedashii blinked as he stood up. "I'm not dead."

The monkey couldn't believe what he was hearing. "ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW??!! DO YOU FEEL YOUR HEART…AT ALL??!!"

Tedashii once again felt the hole. But this time, he noticed he didn't have his heart there.

"UWAAHH!! I DON'T HAVE A HEART?!"

The monkey smacked him again to the other end of the space. "You are not the funniest of clowns."

"Well, YOU ARE NOT THE FUNNIEST OF MONKEYS! I was going to give you a banana, but you must be the kind that is trapped in cages!"

A dark aura began to emit from the monkey. The right side of his skin cracked off, and he now had the same pattern Tedashii had whenever he was in his Revlo state. Out of fear, Tedashii kept keeping his distance.

"Whoa there…good monkey…"

He swung his Tsurugi out of its sheath as dark spiritas covered it.

~FUSHIGIRI PROWESS: DARK RAZE!!