Chapter 12:
Blaze Borne
[Two Days later]
[Date: 15th August, 2396 AD]
Hiroshi was having a dream in his sleep.
[Location: A house, Hiroshi's dream]
Hiroshi was standing in the corner of a room.
He saw a woman, and a baby, with a Pendant in his Neck.
the woman's face was not clearly visible as Haze and Mist covered it. the baby, however, was clearly to be seen.
the woman spoke to her child.
The Woman: Hiroshi, my dear child. may god never let you be harmed by anything.
The woman was actually Hiroshi's mom. and the child was Hiroshi himself.
Baby Hiroshi giggled as his Mother tickled him.
Hiroshi's eyes filled with tears.
Hiroshi: Mom..? why can't I see you properly mom..? Mom..?
Suddenly, everything started collapsing and turning black.
Hiroshi shrieked.
Hiroshi: MOM!
[Location: Torojima Family's Library, Present Time]
Hiroshi woke up, Stressed. and sat straight.
Hiroshi: [muttering] Mom..! Mom...
Shinzo and Majuro were sitting nearby. they stood up to check on Hiroshi, concerned.
Shinzo: [concerned] what happened?
Hiroshi controlled his emotions.
Hiroshi: [sigh] Nothing...
he was in thoughts that he is still at Majuro's hut and the fight with Akuma was a dream.
but realisation hit him hard.
Hiroshi: [realising] wait... where am I..? where is Akuma?!
Majuro slammed his fist on his head.
Majuro: [sigh] You fought Akuma two days ago... he is dead.
Hiroshi recalls what happened.
Hiroshi: Oh yeah! I remember now! the last crystal broke and Akuma froze to a statue. then I fell.
Hiroshi touches his chest.
Hiroshi: wait... my chest... it healed so quickly?!
Majuro: yeah. because Shinzo and I prepared a medicinal soup for you.
Hiroshi: but wait.... you should be in Indonesia... right? what are you doing in Antarctica?
[awkward silence]
Shinzo: he isn't in Antarctica... in fact, we are in Indonesia.
Hiroshi: [confused] What?! How!?
Shinzo: when you were injured, I took you outside the Ice Castle to find someone who could help you. but everyone had melted away. and suddenly, a portal opened and we fell into it and reached here. Majuro saved us.
Hiroshi: thanks, Majuro...
Majuro: hold up. I didn't create any portal.
Hiroshi: [confused] huh? then who made it?
Majuro looks at Hiroshi's neck to see the Surokaya Pendant.
He realised something.
Majuro: wait.... i remember... right before you and Shinzo dropped here, the Portal cube shone bright and vibrated uncontrollably. I saw it myself. maybe... your Surokaya Pendant found you in danger and somehow contacted with the Portal cube to open a Portal to save you!
Hiroshi: [confused] Surokaya pendant?!
Hiroshi shows his pendant to them.
Hiroshi: are you talking about this?
Hiroshi takes a closer look at the Pendant himself and realises something.
Hiroshi: wait... this... this pendant... I saw it in my dream... and also somewhere else before...
Hiroshi sees a flashback of Himself.
[Flashback]
Hiroshi is swimming in a river alongside Ryumi and Krimson.
there, the same Pendant is in his neck.
Ryumi and Krimson throw water at Hiroshi, who is near a fallen, half submerged tree in the river.
while playing with water, the pendant breaks due to a twig of the tree and flows away with the flow of The River.
Hiroshi exclaims.
Hiroshi: MY PENDANT!
[End of Flashback]
Hiroshi: I remember! while I was young and Ryumi, Krimson and I were still training with Bajuro, we all went to a river. there, I lost this exact pendant! Bajuro used to say that this is the only thing my mother left for me. so, it was dear to me. and see, I got it back. still intact after 200 years!
Majuro: I knew it! the river would've caused it to reach the ocean. there, some fish must have ate it thinking it is food. and some fisherman would've caught that fish in Antarctica!
Shinzo: Destiny is so damn good.
"what belongs to someone, always returns to him no matter what happens."
Hiroshi gives them a confused look.
Hiroshi: but hey, Majuro. you said my pendant contacted the Cube... how?! and, did you find the history of that cube?
Majuro: [sigh] So... the thing is...
(Majuro tells Hiroshi everything. His mother, the beast gods, the boons, everything. except for the truth about his father being a Varkonian and invading earth.)
Majuro: so... that's what happened. you get it now?
Hiroshi: yeah...
Hiroshi still thinks of his mom, whom he saw in his dreams.
He gets a bit sad.
Majuro: [concerned] is everything okay?
Hiroshi: yeah. But... How do we Upgrade this Sugokyo Mark..?
Majuro: do you even know when or where you got this..?
Hiroshi: Yeah! I do remember. I got it after the fight with Riyaku when I Reclaimed my Fire Powers. It also helped me when I fought Akuma.
Majuro sighs.
Majuro turns to the exit door.
Majuro: follow me.
Shinzo and Hiroshi both follow Majuro. he went outside in the open area.
Hiroshi: [confused] why are we out here?
Majuro: because, you need to enhance your powers as stated in the book.
Hiroshi is still confused.
Hiroshi: [confused] but... how so? we don't know the way...
Majuro: the only way one can enhance his powers is by training. so, you need to train. and I will help you as much as I can in it.
Shinzo steps forward.
Shinzo: let me check everyone's Varkox levels.
Shinzo takes out the Varkox meter and uses it on Hiroshi, Majuro and Himself.
Shinzo: [surprized] WOAH! I have 250K Varkox Level, Majuro has 200K Varkox Level and Hiroshi, you have 400K VARKOX LEVEL!
Hiroshi: That's Awesome!
Majuro: that's awesome? its Terrible. by now, you should've reached 450K. [sigh] from now on, you will train daily with me. practicing each and every move of yours. and Shinzo, you practice on using guns. as it is your speciality.
Shinzo: but i don't have a well usable gun... all the ones in Rebel Headquarters are bad and weak. I am looking for an all powerful gun.
Majuro: you just need to practice. not actually use it in battle. you can use a normal gun.
Shinzo agrees with him.
Hiroshi: but, how long will this go?
Majuro: an entire month. 31 days, 3 sessions daily.
Hiroshi: what?! that's so much!
Majuro: it is essential for you to upgrade your powers. so you need to do hardwork.
Hiroshi: [sigh] Alright...
Majuro: and remember one thing. just like water,
"Fire is unboundable. it has no shape, nor any size. it can morph freely into anything."
so, in this training, I will teach you different ways to use your attacks. your each attack will have multiple variants which will provide you Versatility in battle. So, are you ready?
Hiroshi: Yes, I am.
(the scene shifts.)
[Location: An Unknown Room, in an Unknown place]
in a room, there was a big screen.
in front of it, all the remaining 5 tyrants were standing.
suddenly, the screen glowed bright and a figure, whose face wasn't visible, appeared on the screen.
His voice was heavy as boulders of Mountains.
As soon as he was seen, all the tyrants bowed down with fear and respect.
All Tyrants: Greetings, Master.
???: you fools! that kid killed two of our tyrants and you are standing in front of me, USELESS!
Gorokko, the fourth tyrant, steps forward.
Gorokko(Tyrant#4): Master, we are extremely sorry. but we trying to locate Hiroshi Soraya and his friends.
Kurumi, the third tyrant, mockingly says
Kurumi(Tyrant#3): [mockingly] 'We'? which 'we' are you talking about exactly? Master, 'I' have located the hideout of those brats. That Hiroshi, and his friends. they are currently in Indonesia. I even got pictures of them using a robotic bug I sent all over Indonesia. I got thousands of pictures of places all over Indonesia through them. it took me an entire day to find the exact picture we needed.
???: Show them to me.
Kurumi takes out his Laptop and shows the pictures of Hiroshi, Majuro and Shinzo.
Kurumi: I got their picture, but their actual location inside of Indonesia is unknown...
In that Image, Hiroshi was still asleep and Shinzo and Majuro were reading the Book of Varkonian History. near them, the Yellow portal cube was kept.
???: Yellow? I last saw that coloured cube 218 years ago. on the day we invaded earth. Kurumi, At any cost, bring that cube to me. and I will reward you with something that you always craved. More Power.
Kurumi bows down.
Kurumi: Thank you, Master.
???: and you all failures. get out from my sight.
The other tyrants leave, Kurumi stays.
the screen turns black as the figure disappears.
Kurumi talks to himself.
Kurumi: [frantically] find them?! get the cube?! I don't know their exact location. what does master expect from me?! I am a jester! not a magician!
he calms himself down.
Kurumi: [sigh] I need to Start finding them... it would take a lot of time.
he tilts his head above slightly. filled with confidence.
Kurumi: I wouldn't disappoint master, at all.
Kurumi jumps high. his jumps breaks the roof of that room as he exits.
[One Month later]
[Date: 15th September, 2396 AD]
Hiroshi is using his moves repeatedly in the open ground outside. but suddenly stops as Majuro comes there.
Majuro: So, Hiroshi. What's going on.
Hiroshi: Nothing. just practicing the variations and trying to make new ones. the multiple kinds of variations you taught me in this one month seem to help me a lot. i am feeling a lot stronger!
Majuro: Hiroshi, you have finally completed the training. as i expected from you. Congratulations.
Shinzo looks at Majuro and pouts like an angry kid.
Majuro looks at him.
Majuro: [chuckles] Congratulations to you too, Shinzo. you also have finally proved yourself. you are now way stronger than before. you can check your Varkox Levels.
Shinzo takes out his Varkox meter and measures Hiroshi's and His own Varkox level.
Shinzo: Woah. Hiroshi! you grew to 450K Varkox level in just a month! and I got 325K Varkox level!
Hiroshi: [happily] That's cool!
on the rooftop of the library, Kurumi was standing. watching them.
Kurumi: [sigh] let's get over with this.
Kurumi jumps down, right between them all.
All of them were confused.
They saw him carefully.
He was a jester. White makeup applied on his face, and had a cheeky smile. He had worn a jester's outfit in the colours white, blue and red. He had a jester hat on his head that divided into two from top. A golden bell hanging on both the ends of the hat.
Hiroshi: What the... who are you..?
they don't recognise him. but Shinzo does.
Shinzo: that's Kurumi! the Jester Tyrant!
Hiroshi: [in mind, shocked] what?! A Tyrant?! but why here?!
Kurumi: enough blabbering. whoever has the cube, hand it to me. and i'll let you live.
Shinzo quickly measures Kurumi's Varkox level.
Hiroshi: [angry] Never!
Hiroshi jumps backwards, creating a significant space between him and Kurumi.
then, he launches Himself at Kurumi in order to land a strong punch
Shinzo tries to stop him. he shrieks.
Shinzo: Hiroshi! don't do it! HE HAS VARKOX LEVEL OF 550K!
As soon as Hiroshi is about to hit Kurumi, He smirks.
before Hiroshi's attack hits, Kurumi hits with a punch at Hiroshi's fist. their fists collide. Kurumi doesn't even move an Inch, but Hiroshi is launched away, really far.
Hiroshi crashes onto a big stone, that shatters instantly.
Hiroshi barely manages to stand up.
Hiroshi: [enraged] I am not scared of you! if you want the cube, FIGHT ME!
Kurumi clenched both his fists. prepared for a big fight.
Kurumi: [excited] this is going to be Fun!
To Be Continued...
Next Chapter: Hiroshi Vs Kurumi, the Jester Tyrant.
Releasing: 14th September, 2025.
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