Chapter Four: Mysterious Power

                                    

                                          
Kensei's head was filled with a strange feeling of anguish. Not only this, there was something bugging him: Could Izanagi even manipulate one's mind? He couldn't possibly imagine Aki killing her own comrades. He had little sleep with these thoughts all lingering his mind, but the biggest question was: What changed? What made him change? It was probably his anger that made him somehow ... Snap.
                          
It was as if a switch had been turned on. The night passed quickly, as Kensei walked into the hideout with a stern look on his face. Glancing over to the table in the middle, spotting 3 individuals: Kitsu, Ryuu and ... Hachiman. "Finally here, hmh?" Hachiman spoke, as Kensei glared slightly. It was an unpleasant look to say the least. 
                          
Perhaps he was thinking Hachiman had other thoughts on his mind rather than to help. Or at least until he continued to speak, that is. "Change has occurred within you, something even you've realized. Now the next thing is to find out what power you hold, 'boss'.
                          
Kensei crossed his arms, seemingly confused. Power? Sure, he felt different from his usual self, but, did he really have any power to use? He didn't feel like he had anything special, just a strange feeling in his gut. Clenching his fist, he wondered who he would have to train with to use his 'power'. 
                          
"You have to learn how to use this power, but to do that we need to know what it is, so you'll be sparring ... Continuously." Hachiman stated, as he loosened up his shoulders and cracked his knuckles up. The look in his eyes only said 'Bring It!'. Kensei readied himself. The two would already dash at each other and start a fight without a care for the rest of their surroundings. Hachiman back-stepped swiftly, leading Kensei to the training room. 
                          
There was plenty of space to move around here and fight, no problem about that. Kitsu and Ryuu peaked at the fight from behind the doorway. 
                          
"Is this really going to help anyone out? They'll just end up beating each other up at this rate, no? Kensei will just ... " Kitsu started saying, as the two started trading blows with each other. 
                          
Ryuu shrugged his head, he was disagreeing with Kitsu's point of view. They would both gain something from this, this was simply something he knew as a god of Knowledge: The nature of these two people. "They'll both learn something, which will lead to a new solution!"
                          
Hachiman struck out, wind starting to spin around his arm as he threw a punch toward Kensei's chest. Side-stepping, he avoided the blow, feeling a wave of wind blast by his side. Kensei swiftly countered, throwing a body-blow at Hachiman. Hachiman took the brunt of it, jumping backward. 
                          
"Your body's gotten strong in a short period of time. Perhaps that's also something I can use ... To draw it out! Great Wind ... " He shouted, as wind started gathering in his palm, taking a side-ward stance. Spreading his palms out, he seemed to be forming something different: An orb! It only stretched out, growing to the size of a cannon ball swiftly. 
                          
Kensei blinked his eyes as he saw the green-looking energy gathered before his eyes. "Great wind what? Is that wind?!" Kensei thought, peering toward the energy. He clenched his fists firmly, crossing his arms for a firm guard. He wanted to take it head on!
                          
"W-What?! Kitsu, get down, he's going all out!" Ryuu shouted, pushing Kitsu aside as he jumped to the ground. "E-Eh?!"Kitsu said as she fell to the side against the ground.
                          
"CANNON!" Hachiman shouted, as he threw the orb forward at Kensei. Kensei blinked his eyes as it rushed at him at an incredible speed that his eyes could just barely keep up with. 
                          
Trying to step back to avoid it, he was mislead into thinking it would just go in a straight line. The orb suddenly stopped as he was jumping backward, and ... Exploded!