10. Meeting Hiko Seijuro [2/2]

I woke up because of the sun shone above me, I just remembered what the man in my dream said "He is Hiko Seijuro? the one who create Mitsuryugi-ryu? how did he still alive until now?" I mumbled.

I decide to drop the tought and proceed on ny way toward the ruin, I rushed there wanting to find what lay before it and found the secret in it.

after 2 and a half day traveling I arrive at the said ruin, I was greeted by a sad yet majestic ruin in the middle of nowhere.

from the layout and also the ruined house that stay visible I conclude that this is a small town with a beaming people once.

I feel the feeling that called out to me saying to go to the plaza where a single big house is standing, I go there and see a disturbing engraving, the engraving depict a Man holding a sword fighting a devils with a 4 arms.

"what does it mean, and why is it calling out to me?" I mumbled that part not expecting to get an answer.

"Haha, It just an old engraving which tell my story of fighting the Sins of Envy back in the war, and also the one who called out to you is not this engraving but me" A voice behind me said and I imedeitly turned back.

I see a man in ancient Yukata holding a sword in his waist exactly the same as Kusabimaru the man in front of me looks the same as then one who is in the engraving.

he had a sharp jawline a red hair and a deep blue ocean eyes that looks darkish, he is quite tall around 180cm or higher.

but unlike the one on the engraving he is missing an arm and also looked quite old, "Who are you sir?" I said while readying my self if he suddenly attacks me.

"Me? I am your ancestor you brat, the sword that you have is mine, and the surname that you think normal is what my son used back in the day" He grinned at me expecting me to bow down and kneel before him.

"uh, okay, so what and why did you called out to me gramps?" I said confused why did he need to called out to me, "And also, how the hell are you still alive".

"Who said I was alive, I am dead dead you see, what you see me right now is but just a remnant of soul of one of the strongest human" he said puffing his chest proudly.

"yeah sure, but that doesn't answer the question, Who are you and why did you called out to me" I asked started to get annoyed by his expression.

"haah, younguns these day doesn't know how to be calm and be more humble I see" he said shaking his head "I am Hiko Seijuro Slayer of Sins and saint of the sword way, it is nice meeting you descendant of Takahashi Kurotsuki" he said with a smile.

"You, You are the one who has been invading my dream?" I asked him "Yes, I've been wanting to meet one of the descendant of my son before leaving the mortal world and get on with reincarnation, hm maybe I will asked the reincarnation god to place me on a pirate world oh or even a world where a huge dungeon where you can fight all day exist, that would be fun".

"you, are you a battle maniac?" I asked to stopped his blabbering, "What? no, I am what you called someone who enjoys fighting the strongest".

"anyway why did you call me?" I asked thinking that the more I talked to him the more my brain cells will be reduced, and I also want to find why such a strong man or rather soul called out to me.

"Reason? I just want to passed on the last part of Mitsuryugi and also help you to unlock what hidden in Kusabimaru" he said calmly but I know the hidden meaning behind it.

"So tells me the cost, I know there is no free meat in this world" I said to him clearly understanding that he must've need something for me.

"Nothing except I hope you find the other clansman and slay the fate dragon who sealed the reincarnation cycle of this world" he said saying its not a big deal.

"Hah? what do you mean by slaying him you know how powerfull dragon can be and also how crazy they are" I said thinking he is crazy for asking such a price.

"no I am not, I actually fight him once but lose because of the limitation called age, if I was in my young day I probably can kill him and I will not needing to rely on you anyway" He said with a mocking smile.

I don't know why but the face and smile of his kind of remind me of dad at a times, and its started to get on my nerve.

"don't be angry boy, cause you will need it if you trained with me." He said to me thinking I already accept his demand.

"who said that I will accept it?" I said to him with a amused look "wait you won't?" he asked confused because usually human will start to kneel over power.

"I don't know, you are thinking I must've been a normal human who pursue power beyond any mean but sadly I am not, Immortality? I have it, Time? I have it, Better training method? I also have all those, so why do you think I will accept it" I said with a smug face.

"You will whatever you need it or not, trust me you will, The wound that managed to hold the Dragon back until this day is gradually healing, even the wound he received from this world God are almost all healed so you will need this strength more that you think" he said having a deep face and emotion.

"this, so you are saying the world is ending?" I asked him "No, it is not well not yet anyway, but it is inescapable that one day that Dragon will try to destroy the core of the world".

"I.. I wi accept, if you said is true and that this swordsmanship is the one managed to injure that dragon till this day then I will accept" I accept not because of the power he gave me but more at how this power can save my close one.

"well now that you accept lets go to the training ground" With a snap I suddenly appeared in some sort of grass land filled with many course and weird place.

"this will be your training ground for the next to month after that, I cannot train you more because I will not be in this world anymore, I also will help you unlock the last seal in Kusabimaru so train hard and comprehend as many as you can" He said with a warm smile which I answer with a nod.

"The swordsmanship is called Mitsuryugi-Jigoku it is a skill set of many powerfull moves which I created, The first on that you probably will learn the fastest is the weaker one called Jigoku no Sunzaku, It is a skill where your blade will have Hell fire intent in it and burst it out towards your enemy instantly burning whatever in its path"

"haha no need to look at me with that face, that may be the weaker one but the strongest one will let a human to brake the limit of the race and have the power to fight a God that is the skill which I use to fight the dragon" He said to me smiling widely at my surprised face.

"Wait you said fight against the god? you mean Human will get their devinety?" I asked "yes and no they will not have it but stole it, The skill will make it so that you can stole the got devine providence and make it you own or sealed it inside of something, no need to think about it what you need right now is to comprehend the Jigoku no Sunzaku".

And after that talk, the start of my full 2 month training begun.

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(A.N: as of right now I will probably in London with my friend, the update will still be consistent because I have been writing 5 chaps ahead before my travel so yeah for you who don't know I am from Indonesia so getting here from there is quite the Cultural shock, I will enjoy my trip as much as I can do so I may not be able to answer every question in the comment or anything so see you guys)