1.92: Under Fushigiri!

They both arrived at the top of a building.

"I AM NOT READY!"

"SHH! Don't yell; they will spot you out."

"Explain to me again why am I in an all-black suit and a mask?"

Tedashii looked at the outfit Kenichi had chosen for him. He wore his guild outfit, which was a mix of purple, red, and white, with a clan mask. "… I'm not gonna rob the place, am I?"

"No, you'll have a sparing match with these villains."

Kenichi pointed down to the bandits protecting a treasure chest. "What you see, there is a chest with a fraction of my Armament. Your objective is to retrieve it and defeat them all."

"…"

Tedashii counted their numbers. "There's 20 of them, one of me. Why don't I call my team and-"

"No, Tedashii. Your teammates are not the ones trying to get stronger; you are." Kenichi laid his hand on Tedashii's shoulders. "To grow, you must also try to depend on your strength."

Those few words relieved Tedashii. "Alright, but I don't see how this will make me stronger."

"Watch this." Kenichi stepped a few blocks from the building and took a charging stance.

~RETRIEVE YOUR REALITY, ALKOTO!!~

BWOOSH!!

Tedashii was blown away by the massive spiritas that busted from Kenichi. As Tedashii opened his eyes, he witnessed another person with a Revlo.

"Whoa…what is this power?" He asked.

"This is the power of an Immortal, Revlo AlKoto. But unfortunately for me..."

BWOOSH!!

The marks disappeared, and he returned to normal. "I can't maintain the sync without my Armament. That is why I will train you to control yours."

"So your armament is inside that box?"

"No, that is just one of the 25 pieces."

"25?!"

Kenichi laughed and showed Tedashii his grip. "I only have the grip and the rain guard. So I will need your help to retain all of it while training you, of course."

"Okay, so what do I do? If I'm helping you get these, what do I get?"

"Tedashii, patience is key if you hope to go anywhere. You have the strength but need the knowledge. You are a hybrid."

"Hybrid?"

"Yes, you can cast both an Aoi and a Fushigiri Immortal. But you've used Hakuraa your entire childhood; It's time to balance the equilibrium."

Tedashii felt his right hand, then turned to his left. He realized he had never summoned anything from the left and could only hold Hiragana with his right. "That's true...so I can summon the other one, too?"

"At the moment, no. From what I see, you have used Hakuraa to a point where it is 100 to 0. So you'll have to use your left side more often now to fix that."

"Alright, how do I do that? I don't know the other one's name."

Kenichi gave him a piece of paper. "Right before you engage the enemy, say this phrase. You will then sync with it for a 1 percent equivalent."

He was about to unfold it, but Kenichi quickly stopped him. "Whoa there. Only when you're out of my range would I want to interfere…"

"Alright…sorry."

***

So Tedashii left and wore the mask, with Kenichi also keeping his distance. Once he reached there, he tried contacting Hakuraa. 

("Hakuraa, what do you think of this idea?")

But no response was given. ("Hakuraa?) That's weird…no word at all. Well, let's get over with this already."

He opened the paper and read it in his mind first. "Wait, this is the phrase Konami always used on me. So…this was my summon all along?"

He stored it in his pocket and took his stance.

"ENHANCE MY ENERGY, ALCHRONO!"

BWOOSH!!

An explosion covered the roof and alerted the bandits. 

"What was that?!" One of them asked.

"Watch the left; you guys cover the rear!"

They all grabbed firearms and surrounded the roof. One of them slowly approached the smoke and opened fire.

BAM! 

"Did you hit anything?" the others asked.

"I hope s-"

KICK!

He was knocked out, and Tedashii slashed the floor again.

"More smoke? Fire!!"

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

All their guns were destroyed, and there stood Tedashii in his new state. The mask covered his mouth and nose, with his body fully cloaked in spiritas. But his left eye had the purple, yellow, and red pattern whenever he lost control. "Whoa, I'm so fast in this state, and my body feels so light!"

The bandits dropped the guns and charged at him with weapons. "ATTACK!"

Tedashii watched as they charged towards him. "They are so slow. Alright, let me see what moves I got." So he switched to his inside voice.

("Hey, can you hear me?")

...?

("I'm Tedashii Katsuno, you are my Immortal. So I was-")

I only serve under Fushigiris, goodbye.

BWOOSH!

Tedashii turned back to normal, and time took its general flow. "What?"

DODGE! CLASH! 

He guarded one of the bandit's knives and dived out of the way. "Why am I back to normal?!"

SLASH! 

A bandit cut a fraction of the wall behind him with great precision. "HAKURAA!!"

BANG!! BANG!! BANG!!

He evaded the gunfire and took cover. As much as he called out to Hakuraa, she still did not answer. "What the hell is going on?"

Tedashii tried to think fast and remembered what AlChrono said to him. "Okay, I get the catch! ENHANCE MY ENERGY, ALCHRONO!"

BWOOSH!!

He turned back into his Revlo state and tried making contact. ("ALCHRONO!")

Who is this?

("I am…*exhales…I AM TEDASHII FUSHIGIRI! GRANT ME YOUR POWER!")

Granted…

BOOM!!