P.S= #67: Inside Mt Kyla

"Cory scratched his head. "What kind of material are we even looking for?" he asked.

"Tamashi rocks, that's what we swordsmiths use to make Tamashi blades," Mr Yuki replied.

"Huh?" the group looked confused.

"Soul blades, spirit blades," Mr Yuki explained.

They still looked baffled.

"Swords," he clarified.

"Oh," they all nodded in unison.

"So why do you use tamashi rocks instead of metal?" Elliott asked.

"Because tamashi rocks are the strongest rocks in the world, not only that, they're stronger than metal. Unbreakable, to be exact," Mr Yuki explained.

"And yet my sword broke. Unbreakable my ass," Cory grumbled.

"Don't blame the blade, blame the one who created it. If the swordsmith is unskilled, then the blade will be unskilled," Mr Yuki said.

Cory bent down and picked up a rock. "Is this it?" he asked.

"Yes, but not the one we're looking for," Mr Yuki said, taking it and throwing it away.

"Why?!" Cory asked.

"You see, when a blade is forged, it takes on a color. Either black, grey, or white. Black is the highest. Black-bladed swords give the sword special abilities. Black blade swords are normal supreme blades or special supreme blades," Mr Yuki explained.

"What color is the lowest?" Elliott asked.

"White," Mr Yuki replied.

"And what types of blades do they make?" Misaki asked.

"Normal types, I presume," Ava said.

"The deeper we go in the cave, the better the chance of us finding a black tamashi rock," Mr Yuki said.

"Question?" Elliott raised his hand.

"Yes, Elliott?" Mr Yuki said.

"You said that raw Haku would shut down our bodies, right?" Elliott asked.

"Yeah," Mr Yuki nodded.

"So why hasn't it shut us down yet?" Elliott asked.

"Because the raw Haku is being stored in the tamashi rocks. The deeper we go, the stronger the Haku gets. The stronger it gets, the more is stored into the tamashi rocks. The more it stores, the blacker the rocks get. The blacker they get, the better the sword becomes," Mr Yuki said.

"Wait, so the same place where we can find black tamashi is the same place the entrance is?" Cory asked.

"Entrance?" the group said in unison.

"Yes, the entrance to the other side," Mr Yuki said with a grin.

Mr Yuki led them deeper into the cave until they reached a large chamber. In the center, there was a pool of shimmering water with Black tamashi rocks all around. "This is it," he said, gesturing towards the pool.

Cory looked at the pool skeptically. "What is this?"

"This is the second way to travel to the other side," Mr Yuki said. "It's a safe and fast way to get there."

"How does it work?" Elliott asked.

"You have to jump into the pool," Mr Yuki explained. "The water will take you upwards to a city where you can breathe underwater don't worry it's a city of ruins after you reach there you will go straight until you find a pool similar to this and that will be the one to take you to the other side."

Cory looked hesitant. "Are you sure it's safe?"

"Completely safe," Mr Yuki reassured him. "I've done it before so have your grandpa and other slayers"

Elliott takes up a black rock "Is this what we're looking for?" Elliott asked.

"Yes, Oh no I forgot the bags give me a couple minutes to go back down and get the bags in the meantime stay here and take up the rocks." Said Mr Yuki.

"Ok." Said Misaki.

"Fine." Said Ava.

"Kk." Said Cory.

"Mmh." Said Elliott.

The group was left alone, and they started to collect the tamashi rocks. Suddenly, the water in the pool started to bubble and churn. The group looked at each other, confused.

"What the?" Said Elliott.

"Should it do that?" Asked Cory.

"I don't know." Said Misaki.

"I don't think so." Said Ava.

Four different right hands comes out of the water and grabs the ground then 4 Ayakashies comes out of the water.

"Oh look at that we didn't have to ramp page the hole village looking for them."

Ayakashies one of them dashes towards ava and punch her sending her fly through the cave walks until she reach outside.

"Ava!!!." Cory shouted.

"You should worry about yourself." Said the Ayakashi before he coat's his hands in Haku and punches at Cory but Elliott jumps in and blocks it which his hand which are coated in Haku too. The impact made the ground beneath them crack and open up Elliott and the Ayakashi falls in.

Misaki drew her sword and charged at one of the Ayakashies, while Cory went after the other. However, before he could strike, the Ayakashies jumped into the pool and disappeared Cory jumps into the pool after him.

"Cory!!" Said Misaki.

Suddenly, the pool began to glow, and a powerful force pushed Cory upwards in the pool, where he gasped for air instead of coming up to the surface he was sent to some where else. He looked around and saw that he was in an underwater city of ruins.

"Wow!!"