A Heavenly War?(Open)

[Shin Buriketsai]

Shin was awaken by the sound of his servant, also his students voice.

"Kai Shin, it is a nice day to train don't you think so? I would really like to continue if that is okay with you?"

Shin smiles at Sangu as he could easily tell how anxious his student was. "Don't worry Sangu, we will train today. Please call Elias, I am sure that he would want to be with us as well." Sangu smiles and hurries out to inform Elias of the training that was coming a in a few minutes. Shin walked over to his enchanted pool to scan the beauty that is heaven. He sees nothing out of the ordinary and proceeds towards Sangu who had quickly gotten Elias.

I'm very amazed at how fast you were able to get him here.

"It is very easy when he was on his way over here in the beginning."

"Shin, I know that he wants to continue his training but I have an urgent matter that needs to be discussed with you. It is regarding the banished." Shin eyes widened slightly at the thought that something could be amiss. He exhaled deeply as he turned around leading Elias into his chambers. Sangu tried to follow, but Elias and Shin quickly closed the doors behind them.

"Okay, now what is the urgent news? I'm sure it can't be too serious.

Elias looked at Shin with extreme seriousness."I'm afraid it can be my friend. There are rumors that a demon is gather a small army of maybe 100 lesser demons. We do not know why he would do this if it is to be true. No demon to my knowledge would ever amass such an army, none except for one........ Asmodeus.[/color]

Shin's eyes widened at the news. "Asmodeus? He is one of the most powerful demons ever known to the heavens. It took everything our ancestors had to defeat him. I hope that this is not true and that heaven isn't truly in danger. I mean, it's heaven. The land of peace can have no war.

Elias's eyes looked down hard into Shin's enchanted pool. He seemed to be truly worried, but why? Asmodeus can be dealt with no matter how much it would take. Elias was holding something in and he had no choice but to tell it.

"Shin, there is also something else. He isn't alone, and I'm not speaking of the lesser demons he's enlisting either. Asmodeus has help from a threat that took all of heaven to stop. Many lost their bodies to him, and even kai's were killed by him. It's....[/color]

"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT NAME! THAT IS BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE! HE DOESN"T EVEN HAVE A BODY! NO! I WON'T BELIEVE IT! I WON'T I JUST CAN'T!" Shin takes a seat and holds back the fear that was trying to rise and come through the face of Shin.

"Shin, we don't know if he is actively helping Asmodeus, but we can only pray that he isn't. The King of Demons is not someone we can afford to battle. We kai's are not the all powerful beings we once were. I'll see you soon shin. I advise that we send a messenger to the council or a higher Kaioshin."[/color]

"The higher kaioshins are wise and will no doubt no if.......HE.......is helping Asmodeus or if Asmodeus even have a small army. May we hope for the best on what seems like a very dark and dangerous path."

Shin and Elias say their goodbye's and Shin walks over to Sangu. "Sangu, I need you to go to the higher Kaioshins. We need to inform them of what is rumored to be going on and to see what path we can take. I won't use my telepathy because it is disrespectful for a normal kaioshin to do such a thing to the higher level kaioshin." Shin quickly grabbed a thick piece of paper and used his ki to write into it. He wrote "Abaddon" on the piece of paper.

"Abaddon is a threat I can't handle alone. I pray that they help us, because our ancestors would know that we need it." Shin simply waited for his messengers return. Left in the dark on what was truly happening on this strange day.
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Kasai blinked into Heaven rubbing his head as his temper escaped from every pore of his body. Jishin had been following Kasai for two weeks straight in order to make get Kasai to check out his muscles. After several times of Jishin that he was not going to do it the Southern Kaioshin proceeded to press his body up against the meditating Western Kaioshin’s in an infantile gesture to get him to do as he wanted. This had only pissed off Kasai, who at that point called him a ‘Justin Bieber Poopnose’ and threatened to Kai Punch him back to his planet if he was not left alone. He had been busy watching over the utter destruction of the only relevant planet in his sector, Vegeta. While Jishin was offended it only caused him pause for a moment and despite Kasai’s desire to punch Jishin into another reality he instead took up the words of his mentor, Dai Kensei. So he Blinked away to a place that he thought would be quiet and a good place to watch the battles unfolding in the world of the living. Unfortunately, Jishin had followed him there and continued to pester him. This process continued for far too long until Kasai had Blinked over to Heaven.

“By the kais! He is so damn annoying! You would think that he would get it after I told him no after the tenth time…” Kasai grumbled to himself.

The Western Kaioshin took a minute to look around Heaven where he knew that Dai Kensei was at that moment residing somewhere inside the plane’s boundaries observing the flows of the Universe. While Kasai did not always see eye to eye with his mentor he respected him greatly giving his word final weight even when he did not like it. He had already foiled one plot to get rid of Kensei and was not keen on getting involved in another one anytime soon.

As he scanned the heavenly landscape, (see what I did there? That was a pun) his eyes fell across the sight of a young kai waiting by himself. He appeared to be on edge about something as his body displayed several subtle ticks. And if that was not enough thanks to Kasai’s telepathy he could tell that his thoughts were darting in every which direction despite failed attempts at keeping his mind calm. Kasai sighed to himself; Dai Kensei had lectured him at one point about not being more helpful with the lesser kais than he had been. So begrudgingly he Blinked out of where he was standing and over to the young kai.

Kasai had ended up behind the young kai and made sure to suppress his power so that he could not be felt. It had always been his way to be sadistic to those that he helped just because of his competitive nature. He believed by being as such caused his students to think in different ways to figure out their problems and thus making them stronger. Kasai could point to Sohko who had turned out relatively well after his training, whether or not he would go through it again is a different matter entirely though.

“Okay man, you really need to calm your thoughts down I could hear you across the plane.” Kasai reprimanded. Then with a heavy sigh he ask, “According to Dai Kensei I am supposed to help lesser kais out more often so…” Kasai took a hard swallow, “What can I help you with?”

[Shin Buriketsai]

Shin stood outside of his home waiting impatiently on word from Sangu. Sangu had been gone for quite some time and Shin was on the brink of coming apart at the seams. He had no clue what he was going to do. Not only did he have to worry about Asmodeus, but he had to worry about the king of demons himself, Abaddon.

"Abaddon destroyed nearly all of heaven causing the council of old to intervene. Everyone was being massacred that day. My grandfather kai had the wounds and scars to prove it! Darn it, where is sangu? He needs to hurry. He has to hurry. Doesn't he know that all of heaven is counting on him delivering that note? Oh High Kia's of this heavenly plane, please guide us."[/i]

Shin's mind was running at a thousand miles a second due to the information Elias had given him. Suddenly, out of nowhere a voice was heard from directly behind Shin. Once the sound of the voice registered to Shin, Shin quickly double front flipped out a bit and turned around ready for battle. It was obvious that he was on edge. Once realizing that it was a kai he quickly composed himself in order to hear the words spoken."Okay man, you really need to calm your thoughts down I could hear you across the plane. According to Dai Kensei I am supposed to help lesser kais out more often so... What can I help you with?"[/color]

Shin was able to relax as he had just met a High Kaioshin Kasai.

" Western Kai Kasai! I believe we have an issue that must have the attention of the higher kaioshins. There is a rumor and valid proof that the demon of wrath, Asmodeus is amassing a small army in order to invade heaven. Given he is a bold demon, he could not have thought of this on his own. We have reason to believe that Abaddon is behind this sudden burst of bravery. We don't know how as his body was destroyed in the war he waged in heaven long ago, but he is back. The demon of wrath and the King of demons working together can only spell disaster for all of heaven. Western Kai Kasai, please I beg of you. Help us find out what is truly happening. Is it even possible for them to break the dimensional barrier we have placed?"

Shin was truly lost as he believed that the barrier was powerful enough to hold out anything and anyone. He was on edge and would have to calm down in order to truly stop what is happening.
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MEANWHILE IN H.F.I.L
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Asmodeus had called for all of his soldiers to stand in attention of the words he was preparing to speak.

"Listen up my fellow demons. For too long have we allowed the Kaioshins and so called warriors of justice live the good afterlife in heaven. They have it all up there and even still have possession of their mortal bodies. There are only a handful of us that can keep our bodies, but our numbers pale in comparison to their body wielders. I think it is time that we show them the power of demon's. The most powerful and feared race in all of the universe in life and death.[/color] Asmodeus takes a deep breath before speaking to his attentive audience. " We know that the kaioshin and their warriors do nothing but sit lazily on the asses and watch the universe unfold. We are their wake up call, we are their realization of the truth, and we... are...their...ultimate demise. FOR WE ARE DEMONS, AND THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN LOSE! DO YOU KNOW WHY? IT'S BECAUSE WE.......HAVE HIM!"[/color]

Asmodeus steps back as a huge spirit appears accompanied by hell, fire, and brimstone. The demons are in shock at what they are seeing. For too long they have believe their one true master to be no more. They shouted and yelling in sinister happiness at the fact that their king lives. Abaddon, the great demon king was now looking upon what would soon be his army to command. Abaddon raised his hand and all of the lesser demon's fall silent. Abaddon laughs as he still holds his power even in the harmless form of a spirit.

"My horrible and terrifying children, I have returned to you.[/color]

Those were the only words spoken by Abaddon, but it was all that was needed as the lesser demons flew into a frenzy once again. Abaddon's spirit vanishes into a dark room as the lesser demons continue to cheer. Asmodeus raises his hands in triumph and good spirits as he also leaves into the dark room. No doubt the two incredible forces were planning out the demise of the heavens.

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"Western Kai Kasai! I believe we have an issue that must have the attention of the higher kaioshins. There is a rumor and valid proof that the demon of wrath, Asmodeus is amassing a small army in order to invade heaven. Given he is a bold demon, he could not have thought of this on his own. We have reason to believe that Abaddon is behind this sudden burst of bravery. We don't know how as his body was destroyed in the war he waged in heaven long ago, but he is back. The demon of wrath and the King of demons working together can only spell disaster for all of heaven. Western Kai Kasai, please I beg of you. Help us find out what is truly happening. Is it even possible for them to break the dimensional barrier we have placed?" The kai frantically spit back at Kasai.

At first Kasai honestly didn’t think too much about the statements. The lesser kaioshin appeared to be frightened greatly at the information he had received. Little did he know but demons were able to slip into Heaven every once and a while just due to their knowledge of the barrier that divided the realms. It was not that long ago that a small group of demons had infiltrated Heaven that Kasai himself ended up stopping definitively. Not known to anyone at the time there was a still a small group of kaioshins that were keen on seeing Dai Kensei removed from power, this became public knowledge after the trial of the female kai that Kasai had caught fleeing from the sight of the demon’s break through. It even encompassed his former mentor Boku. Kasai was not worried about the demons as the higher kaioshins and even the lesser ones could easily eliminate them. The name that caught his ear that caused him to focus was Abaddon.

“First take a deep breath. Small amounts of demons have been known to get through the barrier. They are quickly dispatched as they appear. Asmodeus is also nothing to worry about despite his power, sure he is powerful but nothing the Cardinals could not handle. I could probably take him on myself with ease,” Kasai confidently trumpeted. The pride and arrogance disappeared from his face though as he brought the words to his lips. “Abaddon however…I do not know what information you have but it must be wrong. Abaddon is sealed away deep within the lower plane.” Kasai spoke in a stoic tone. His eyes were cold as ice and his voice as strong as diamond. Kasai was in no mood to through around that name with pleasentries.

“If such a thing would have occurred then Dai Kensei, the Supreme Kai himself, would have seen something of that magnitude disrupt the very fabric of the universe. That is what he does he observes the universe for such things. After which he would have called a meeting of the Cardinal Kais which at that point we would address a situation of that caliber. To assume something like Abaddon would be able to not be noticeable to our keen eyes is absurd.” Kasai said as he descended into a cross legged floating position at about chest level with the lesser kai. He crossed his arms and closed his eyes. Even something as farfetched as Asmodeus launching an invasion required some meditation.

Of course the Western Kaioshin’s knee jerk reaction was to charge off head first to fight this invasion. Sometimes the direct approach worked best, it did back when Boku tried to plan his coup. This time he had to think on what actions should be taken in order to account for the possible involvement of Asmodeus. Kasai just wished he had another Cardinal Kai to contemplate how to act and that the lesser kai did not notice his impatience towards thinking on a solution.

“Two questions for you. The first is what information do you have? The second is what is your name? If I am going to talk with you I have to know your name.” Kasai asked in a commanding tone. For the first time in a long time things were getting interesting in Other World.

[Shin Buriketsai]

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ALSO IN H.F.I.L
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(Drexx's/Azmodan post in separate thread. This post should not be considered for me when graded)

“Come to me.” A voice whispered, appearing out of nowhere like a light in the darkness. The broken Icer turned to face the voice. It sounded like Vil. Vil’s voice? Had his adventure through hell finally come to an end?

Slowly, agonizingly slowly he limped towards the sound of the voice. His body had been broken by the fall. He had died thousands of deaths at the hands of the lesser demons. Tortured and maimed and broken. Reborn again and again only to be tortured again. He considered just killing himself again, but where would he be reborn? He couldn’t risk it. Not with Vil so seemingly close.

With a leg dragging, clutching weakly at his broken shoulder, The Master of Sins continued towards the source of the voice in complete darkness. He held up a small ball of ki, the only thing he could manage in his state was a ball the size of a cue ball.

“Come to me, Master of Sins.” The voice would occasionally whisper, as if floating right next to him, only to sound again further and further away.

Finally he came upon the room where Vil awaited. Except Vil wasn’t Vil. It was something else. Something else entirely. A gigantic demon’s body lay still on the floor, surrounded by glowing runes and covered with stab’s and burns. Upon further inspection, Azmodan could clearly see that this demon was dead.

“Where are you?” Azmodan asked feebly, his voice weaker than he would have thought. He was dying again. Where would he appear when he died?

“Azmodan. Master of Sins. Look at you.” The voice was closer here. Stronger. No longer a whisper in his ear, here it was almost a roar. “Look how far you’ve fallen.” The voice mocked him, and the Icer found it hard to disagree.

“You were once great. You killed Belial and became Master of Sins” The voice filled Azmodan with pride, memories of killing Belial came flooding back. With that memory came the memory of Vil, and Belial killing him.

“And that’s why you became weak!” The voice scolded him. “You believed you owed something to Vil. You believed you were the reason he got killed. You owed it to him to come and get him. You overestimated your own power and why? Because he was your friend? Because he was your father?”

“Enough!” Azmodan roared. Fury overtaking him. Did the body of the demon smile?

“Did I push a button?” The demon asked teasingly. “Vil wasn’t your real father but you… Dare I say it… Loved him.”

Azmodan turned from the demon and began to limp from the room. A force stronger than any the Icer had felt compelled him to turn around.

“ Come now don’t be like that, you haven’t even asked why I brought you here…” The demon said coyly.

“Out with it!” Azmodan roared. He had had enough of this game. A strong force hit him in the stomach and forced him to double over. The same force gripped him around the neck and dragged him into the air. It hefted him through the space between himself and the demon body and stopped directly in front of the circle of runes.

“Though my power may be confined by these runes, I could still kill you Master of Sins. You are in my domain, and the confining spell has weakened over the years…”

“What… do you… want?” Azmodan asked squirming against the force. It released him and he fell to the floor, gasping and clutching at his neck.

“We are not as we once were, Master of Sins. We have fallen far. Look upon my body and know the demon Abaddon.”

The voice struck a cold cord in Azmodan’s body sending a shiver down his spine. He knew very well the stories that used to be told about Abaddon, the demon that took war to the kais, and nearly won.

“You know of me?” The demon asked as if reading the Icer’s thoughts. “Good.” the smile was evident in his voice.

“You… You fought the kais.” Azmodan said in a reverent hushed voice.

“I BEAT THE KAIS!” Abaddon roared, and a strong burst of wind ripped through the room, though where it came from he couldn’t say.

“I brought a war more glorious than any had ever seen to heaven. I was unstoppable, the true Demon King. None could stand before me. As I through down the last cardinal kai, they appeared. Heroes brought from the other realm. They were a distraction! The Kais banded together and banished me here many years ago.”

“What does that have to do with me?” Azmodan asked warily already knowing the answer.

“I have unfinished business with the kais. I need a body to do so. Though now you are broken and beaten, you do not have to remain that way. With me you would hold power you never even knew existed. We would march my army to the gates of heaven and beyond and I would destroy the kais, like I should have those years ago. And perhaps best of all…”

The demon didn’t have to say another word. Azmodan already knew what he was going to offer. Vil.

“I accept.” He said and with a blast of ki he destroyed a single rune in the circle. All at once Azmodan was struck with a force so strong it knocked him to his knees. It felt as if something was filling him up. His wounds began to close, and the Icer could feel the power of Abaddon coursing through him. He stretched and cracked his body, working out the kinks. It felt different, yet not unpleasant to have the demon inhabiting him. Their thoughts were one, their actions one, their beings one.

He looked down at his hand and smiled.

“Excellent.”

[Shin Buriketsai]

First take a deep breath. Small amounts of demons have been known to get through the barrier. They are quickly dispatched as they appear. Asmodeus is also nothing to worry about despite his power, sure he is powerful but nothing the Cardinals could not handle. I could probably take him on myself with ease. “Abaddon however…I do not know what information you have but it must be wrong. Abaddon is sealed away deep within the lower plane.”

“If such a thing would have occurred then Dai Kensei, the Supreme Kai himself, would have seen something of that magnitude disrupt the very fabric of the universe. That is what he does he observes the universe for such things. After which he would have called a meeting of the Cardinal Kais which at that point we would address a situation of that caliber. To assume something like Abaddon would be able to not be noticeable to our keen eyes is absurd.”

“Two questions for you. The first is what information do you have? The second is what is your name? If I am going to talk with you I have to know your name.”

The western kai was right. Shin needed to get himself under control, but the thought that two of the most powerful demon's are joining forces its hard not to get excited. The western kai easily disregarded Asmodeus, but his voice was cold and serious when it came to the King of Demons. He had claimed that they locked him away long ago, but Shin knew that couldn't be true. Dai Kensai, Shin admired the supreme kai, but he was absent much too often. It was as if the Supreme Kai had ignored the threats of the universe, and closed himself of from the rest of the kaioshin. However, he still had the respect of loyalty of Shin.

The two questions registered to Shin, and it was now confession time and time for him to be known to a higher kaioshin.

"Well to get the second question out of the way, I am Shin Buriketsai. I like to think of myself as one of the more concerned lesser kai's. I am not alone of the concerned lesser kaioshin. I now have a confession to make to you Western Kai Kasai. I am apart of a group of Lesser Kai's who keep a close eye on H.F.I.L, and also the demon realm of the Makaioshin. My close friend, and co founder of the group we call Heaven's Watchful Eye, Elias, has found some very disturbing information. We found out these things through placing personal spies in or nearby the realms. They have relayed info to Elias and I that the demons themselves were conversing on the return of Abaddon and the speech of Asmodeus."

Shin was now very calm and serious. He didn't feel that he was on an equal level with the kaioshin as he levitated in the air in front of him, but he felt it was no time to try and be coy about the situation. Suddenly, his train of thought was interrupted by Elias speaking to him through telepathy.

"Shin, I have more info on the rumors and data given to me by our scouts. One of them hide in the shadows suppressing their power level. They claim to have actually saw Abaddon, but he was in spirit form. They say it was horrible and he and Asmodeus went into a dark abyss like room. I can't help but believe it to be true as our scouts have never actually failed us before. It is no longer speculation, but fact that Asmodeus and Abaddon are working together. We'll keep watch for as long as we can, but I'm pulling them out of the deep depths and will keep them near the surface. We can't risk being discovered. Shin......this is real.[/i][/color]

Shin's eyes widened as Elias knew that he would get no response from Shin. Shin didn't know if the western kaioshin intercepted what was just relayed to him, but he decided to tell the high kaioshin anyway.

"Western Kai Kasai, it's no longer speculation. If you heard my current conversation then you know of what was just uncovered by one of our scouts, if not, then I must tell you that Abaddon has in fact returned, but he has no body. He was simply a spirit. I don't know if he has the power to bring himself back or what, but I feel that this is indeed serious. I don't know how the supreme kai did not see this coming, but I do not respect him less. I'm just glad that Heaven's Watchful Eye was able to catch bits of it soon. Please, how do you think we should go about it.

Shin was now asking for the wise kai's plan. He knew that the western kai could more than handle his own. He just wanted to know if he would be punished for bringing together a group kept secret from the council, and if the Western Kai could find more help if need be.

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Shin finished talking and informing Kasai what he had already heard. Both of the men in the telepathy needed to work in order to make sure that neither mind broadcasted the information they were talking about to any else in the area. While he sensed no trace of lying in the man’s voice who spoke of the Asmodeus and Abaddon but it was far too convenient for Kasai. Add that to the fact that this kai was part of a group that sought to actively interfere with the world of the living against not only the Cardnial’s orders but also Dai Kensei’s. Then there was the similarity to the group that the Western Kaioshin shined the light on by thwarting Boku’s attempt of a power grab. As all of it sank in Kasai’s anger grew greatly, it soon became visible on his face the disgust that he held for the idea.

“I heard everything well and good…” Kasai growled as he continued to try and control his anger. “And frankly I find not only the idea of you going behind the Cardinal’s and Dai Kensei’s back with this little group of yours to be deplorable.” Kasai continued in his menacing tone. Suddenly his eyes shot open and flames of energy erupted around him. “Then you have the gall to speak of Dai Kensei like that?! Who do you fucking think you are?!”

Kasai dropped down from his levitation to his feet. With his power roaring close to its full potential the Western Kaioshin got in the lesser kais face. With his right index finger he jabbed it into Shin’s chest in order to make a point.

“You form a group that actively subverts the orders the greater kais and you told me this and expecting me how to react? Happy? Glad that a bunch of nobodies are trying to actively put the kais at risk? Did you ever think for once what this looks like?! I broke up a ring of kais that was doing the exact same thing you are doing here and now. They were for actively involving themselves in the affairs of mortals and I was one of them. My other mentor convinced me that only by the kais’ guidance could the world of the living truly find peace. The only problem was that Dai Kensei is strict with his rule about the kais getting involved and so he sought to replace him in order to make sure the kais were protected. They used an army of demons to prove his point. I thwarted his plan and exposed the ring of kais!” Kasai screamed into Shin’s face. Little speck of saliva even flew from his mouth and landed on his cheeks and face. The news of this kai’s movements was far from pleasing to the Western Guardian.

“So now all of a sudden, a demon army heralding the name of the sealed away demon king appears on the forefront of Heaven’s attention which happens to cause the kais to question Dai Kensei’s leadership once again. Am I not supposed to be skeptical of this?” Kasai said as he twisted his finger in Shin’s clothing. “So let me ask you why should I not detain you, cause your little group to assemble, and then brand each and every one of you as makaioshins for trying to overthrow the Cardinals and Dai Kensei?” Kasai yelled at the top of his lungs. Shin was going to have to choose his words very carefully as Kasai was in no mood to here bullshit.

[Shin Buriketsai]

“I heard everything well and good…” “And frankly I find not only the idea of you going behind the Cardinal’s and Dai Kensei’s back with this little group of yours to be deplorable.” “Then you have the gall to speak of Dai Kensei like that?! Who do you fucking think you are?!”

Kasai was obviously angered at what he had heard. His eyes were full of fire waiting to erupt like a volcano. His power swirled around him rising to significant heights. He dropped down from levitating placing his feet firmly on the ground. Kasai approached Shin and proceeded to poke Shin in his chest.

“You form a group that actively subverts the orders the greater kais and you told me this and expecting me how to react? Happy? Glad that a bunch of nobodies are trying to actively put the kais at risk? Did you ever think for once what this looks like?! I broke up a ring of kais that was doing the exact same thing you are doing here and now. They were for actively involving themselves in the affairs of mortals and I was one of them. My other mentor convinced me that only by the kais’ guidance could the world of the living truly find peace. The only problem was that Dai Kensei is strict with his rule about the kais getting involved and so he sought to replace him in order to make sure the kais were protected. They used an army of demons to prove his point. I thwarted his plan and exposed the ring of kais!”

Saliva leaped from the mouth of Kasai in his angered state. Saliva landed on Shin's cheeks and chin. Shin remained silent, but countenance was evident in his face. He squeezed his fist closed and continued to listen to the enraged kaioshin.

“So now all of a sudden, a demon army heralding the name of the sealed away demon king appears on the forefront of Heaven’s attention which happens to cause the kais to question Dai Kensei’s leadership once again. Am I not supposed to be skeptical of this?” Kasai said as he twisted his finger in Shin’s clothing. “So let me ask you why should I not detain you, cause your little group to assemble, and then brand each and every one of you as makaioshins for trying to overthrow the Cardinals and Dai Kensei?”


Shin closed his eyes and wiped the saliva from his face. He then slowly removed the hand of the kaioshin that had gripped his shirt. He opened his eyes and stared right into the eyes of Kai Kasai. Fire rose in his eyes with a heat hotter than the pits of hell. It was now Shin's turn to speak on how he felt.

"Who the fuck do I think I am? My name is Shin Buriketsai! I am the got damn kaioshin who makes sure that nothing gets too out of hand! You say how dare I speak about Dai Kensei? I admire Dai Kensei and respect him greatly. I was saying that my respect does not waiver if he didn't catch what was going on." Shin adjusted his clothing still staring into the eyes of Kasai. "I am not this, ring of kais you speak of! My mission is not to prove anything! I would never try and remove the Dai! I simply do what I have to do to make sure that OUR realm is not threatened in any way! Maybe I was wrong to wish for help from a higher kaioshin if you believe so firmly that no intervention would work best! Then you call us nobodies, nobodies? Really? We are the ones who pieced together what was going on! Not you, nor the fucking council!

Shin was at the point of no return. He was now in dangerous territory. He could be killed by a single move from Kasai, and be labeled as a Makaioshin. Shin still continued even still.

Gather us up and label us as Makaioshin? Go right ahead! I don't give a care what you label us because we will still remain. Even if you call us Makaioshin we will continue to protect heaven from the demon realm itself! How dare you question my loyalty because of civil disobedience! I will die for this cause whether I have any of the cardinal kai's blessings or not! The Dai himself can banish me and I will still remain true to my beliefs and my mission! We or kaioshin, the protectors of the universe! You can stay and do what you like, but as long as Heaven's watchful eye exists and I'm in charge....we will always do what we fill is right!

Shin was nowhere near the strength of kasai, but he allowed his aura to flare and his power to rise. To be labeled a Makaioshin is a fate seemingly worse than death. Shin had blatantly disrespected the western kai because of his passion. Shin closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Listen, we are not trying to overthrow any of the high kaioshin. Yes we are disobedient, but do you truly blame us? I respect the dai for who and what he is, but when was the last time the council actually had a meeting. The Dai is a very private person and not even you can just automatically get an audience with him. If he hadn't been snooping around what do you think would have happen? Especially if Dai Kesei didn't see this or heaven forbids he saw this as no threat. We would have been slaughtered waiting on the council to intervene, and once you all would have learned that it was Abaddon, then what?

Shin took another deep breath as he felt his body tense up. Anger was starting to once again rise in his throat. The anger was not only his, but of all the lesser kaoishin who felt that they should be a bit more involved in certain situations.

"The fact of the matter is this, we did not bring this oncoming war. We are not in cahoots with the Demon's. We have no intention of overthrowing the kaioshin order of things. Yes we are being disobedient and disobeying the law of Dai Kensei, but I truly believe in my heart that this is worth it. I will not allow anything to happen to heaven. You say no intervention in mortal affairs? Well this is a godly affair. You can beat me, kill me, banish me, even label me a makaioshin all you like, but I will do what needs be.

Tears welled up in Shin's eyes while he looked at the western kai. One could only hope that Shin's reply to Kasai would not cause him to be banished from the realm of light, and be forced to walk in the darkness.

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Kasai’s rage exuded from his every pore which then proceeded to exude an immense amount of energy. Yet Shin refused to back down instead he responded with his own fit of rage even launching some small specks of spit onto the massive Western Kaioshin. The Namekian resembling Kaioshin would not back down however no matter how much the lesser kai tried to bluster. It was fairly obvious between the two power spikes that Kasai could crush Shin without much of a blink of an eye but something lit up in the back of his mind which caused the corners of his mouth to tug towards making a smile. It was not time to tip Kasai’s hand though and beat the sensation back and remained enraged looking.

Taking a few steps backward Kasai sank into a fighting stance and pulled his right fist to the edge of his chest while extending his left arm forward in a blocking position. His right hand opened slightly and after a few moments energy began to gather in his palm. This energy was something special though as it was the life force given to him by all that surrounded the Kaioshin, similar to the energy gather for the Spirit bomb. The energy formed into brilliant white glowing globe about the size of a softball. Kasai was always amused as it was always one of his favorite things in order to hold globes made of that energy, to think that a pure offensive kaioshin loved holding life force in his hand.

“You dare to break not only Heavenly laws but Dai Kensei’s direct orders that no kai would get involved in other planar affairs without the approval of the Cardinal Kais or Dai Kensei himself! For that is a offense that is punishable by exile and sealing inside of the realm of Demons with the other Makaioshin! Shin Buriketsai, you are found guilty by the Western Kaioshin Kasai Kage, this is your punishment!” Kasai roared at the top of his lungs. The winds around the Western Kaioshin swirled wildly toward Shin who was no doubt not expecting what he had seen from Kasai when he originally asked for help.

In for fluid movement Kasai used the torque from his body like a catapult launching his right fist forward as his right fist crushed the ball of life force in his palm. Instantly the energy in his hand became incredibly volatile and tried to explode the only thing stopping it was Kasai’s might. Beams of light escaped from in between his fingers and his fist was cloaked in his own energy’s flames. With a great howl Kasai cried out, “KAAAAAAIIIIIIII PUUUUUUNNNNNCH!!!!!”

Kasai spun like a top on his hips throwing the punch at full speed with enough energy to not only seriously hurt Shin but no doubt cave destroy the lesser kai if any part of his body happened to be hit. To make things even more fun just before contact with Shin’s face, his desired target, Kasai disappeared. Using Blink he disappeared from in front of Shin to the just off of Shin’s right side. It did not matter where Shin tried to dodge to or move to before Kasai threw his punch as the Western Kaioshin would always be right in that spot. Like a rocket his fist flew past Shin’s face missing it by only an inch before the energy in his hand escaped in a loud and bright explosion. However because of the way Kasai threw the punch the energy was directed just over Shin’s left shoulder causing a massive crater to form behind the kai which extended for many yards leaving Shin completely untouched.

The Western Kai instead of following up the attack slammed his right hand down on Shin’s right shoulder with impressive force. The act was not intended to be malicious but rather as a friendly shoulder clamp, with much more force. Kasai then began to laugh hysterically as a massive smile adorned his face.

“You remind a lot of myself kid when I was younger! You are a riot man! An absolute riot! You thought you were really gonna die didn’t you? I mean enough force to destroy an entire planet just went off next to your head!” Kasai laughed as all trace of his anger disappeared from his appearance. It was just how Kasai was, he only respected power and force. By standing up to Kasai Shin had amused Kasai enough to respect him a little bit, enough not to banish him anyways.

[Shin Buriketsai]

Shin had allowed his disrespectful words escape his lips. It was far too late to retract the words he had spoken. Sweat eased down the side of his face as he allowed his power to max out. His body, on the verge of trembling to the point where his bones would shred his skin. He had disrespected one of the most powerful Kaioshins ever. Soon, Shin's clothes would become soaked with sweat as Kasai stepped back a bit into his fighting stance. Shin was frozen solid, as if he were placed in a cryogenic tomb.

His eyes watched the western kaioshin carefully as his hand began to glow. Shin's eyes widened with fear. His heart began to pump with the speed of a wild stallion as energy formed all around Kasai's hand. The heat of the energy caressed Shin's body without even coming into direct contact. Shin could feel the life of the energy surge through the western kaioshin. It was more than obvious that Shin was at the point of no return. His fate had been decided and he's lived long enough.

“You dare to break not only Heavenly laws but Dai Kensei’s direct orders that no kai would get involved in other planar affairs without the approval of the Cardinal Kais or Dai Kensei himself! For that is a offense that is punishable by exile and sealing inside of the realm of Demons with the other Makaioshin! Shin Buriketsai, you are found guilty by the Western Kaioshin Kasai Kage, this is your punishment!”

The western kaioshin's voice rang through heaven with the loudness of a nuke explosion. Everyone would now know the fate of Shin. Shin could no longer hold back his urge to tremble at the raw power of the western kaioshin. Shin slowly swallowed his spit as Kasai instilled fear at the very core of Shin. Shin had feared no one, but to be witnessing what was happening in front of him changed everything. The sweat beads became larger and much more noticeable at the realization of the end.

“KAAAAAAIIIIIIII PUUUUUUNNNNNCH!!!!!”

The beautiful and powerful energy shot towards Shin. It was closing in fast as there was pretty much little distance between them. "Run! Duck! Move! Do something!"[/i] No matter what command Shin tried to deliver to his body, it just couldn't register. Shin braced for impact by closing his eyes. A large boom filled Shin's ears, but pain did not fill his body. "Is this what it feels like to die? Was he so powerful that I died on direct impact? Wow, I can't believe I led myself into the halls of the dead.[/i] Shin was more than shaken as he could see nothing but darkness. He was unaware that his eyes were still closed.... until.

“You remind a lot of myself kid when I was younger! You are a riot man! An absolute riot! You thought you were really gonna die didn’t you? I mean enough force to destroy an entire planet just went off next to your head!”

Shin opened his eyes and quickly sighed as he realized that he was in fact alive and not dead. "Western Kaioshin Kasai, you..... your insane! I thought you were going to kill me! Oh my Kai! Shin sat down Indian style and relaxed his nerves. "Kai Kasai? What is that you feel we should do? I mean, we need to think of something if a war is indeed imminent." Shin quickly tried to place the matter back on the topic as he wanted to quickly forget about nearly shitting his pants at the hands of the western Kaioshin.

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The kid nearly shit his pants after Kasai let ‘Kai Punch’ go off right beside his head. The look on his face was priceless; he legitimately thought he was going to die. Of course if Kasai had an attack that was designed to destroy planets coming at him he would panic a little as well, very little. Taking shallow breaths he managed to rumble out the following sentence.

"Western Kaioshin Kasai, you..... your insane! I thought you were going to kill me! Oh my Kai!"

“Well perhaps you should listen to what the Cardinals and Dai Kensei say then because if you disobey or orders again I will kill you without a second thought on the matter. Any of the Cardinals would do so as we must provide order to Heaven or it would be no better than Hell or the Demon Realm. Besides, I am not that insane.” Kasai defended himself. To think that a lesser kai would even dare to mouth off to one of the Cardinals. What was the Universe coming to? Surely these young kais knew some kind of respect. If they did they clearly were not expressing it very well.

Shin dropped into a cross legged Indian sitting position and began to try and center himself. He was also probably trying to make sure his bodily functions were under full control before he tried to get into an argument with Kasai again. Kasai followed Shin’s lead and sat back down into his levitating position he closed his own eyes and centered himself. He didn’t want to show it but the Kai Punch took a bit more out of him than he would admit. It was a Grandmaster technique he learned after becoming Western Kaioshin that after all of this time Kasai still had not fully perfected yet.

"Kai Kasai? What is that you feel we should do? I mean, we need to think of something if a war is indeed imminent."

“The first thing we do is call your informant here. While you know and trust him I don’t. If we are truly dealing with Abaddon then we are dealing with a demon who has numerous tricks you have never heard of. An easy deception is nothing to him, to fake a telepathic message is nothing to him, to replace someone you know is easy for him, so until I have that person you speak so highly of I will not consider this conversation leaving our company. Now summon him to our sides, I can wait. The war will wait, it is not here yet.” Kasai calmly stated with closed eyes. He absorbed some of the surrounding energy that he had used in a hope that once he had he would be that much closer to full power.

“Then once that conversation is done I will decide to do on both issues. Not only the war. But what to do about your little group as well.” Kasai’s eyes snapped back open and stared with steel resolve at Shin. He was not going to let this slide even if there was a war coming. The group would have to disband or there would be another war from within. Shin may not have been able to see the larger patterns that the Cardinals did but to have a group moving in direct violation of the Greater Kais’ orders was a threat to all in the upper realms.

[Shin Buriketsai]

“The first thing we do is call your informant here. While you know and trust him I don’t. If we are truly dealing with Abaddon then we are dealing with a demon who has numerous tricks you have never heard of. An easy deception is nothing to him, to fake a telepathic message is nothing to him, to replace someone you know is easy for him, so until I have that person you speak so highly of I will not consider this conversation leaving our company. Now summon him to our sides, I can wait. The war will wait, it is not here yet.”

Kai Kasai had been sitting Indian style levitating no doubt he was relaxed as he wanted to meet Shin's friend. He seemed to make Shin feel as though his information was false. As if the war was not actually going to happen, but something made up by Heaven's Watchful Eye. Shin shook these thoughts out of his head and focused.

“Then once that conversation is done I will decide to do on both issues. Not only the war. But what to do about your little group as well.”

Kai Kasai shot a sharp look at Shin as his eyes opened. The look he was giving Shin could cut through the toughest and hardest rock. It was obvious he strongly disapproved of the group that Shin was the co-founder of. Shin could not understand where this was coming from. Heaven's Watchful Eye was exactly that; a watchful eye that the cardinal kai's didn't seem to have in certain area's. Shin already knew what Kai Kasai was going to do to the group. Shin just began to prepare himself as he began to make contact with Elias.

"Elias, West Kai Kasai would like to have a word with you on our info gathering. He wants to know if it's really you and how did you come by such information. Remind you, what we are doing is forbidden and against the Cardinal Kaioshin so please be respectful of how he feels about us. Get here as fast as you can for I fear Kai Kasai's patience is very thin right now."[/i]

"Really now? It is not surprising that he has an issue with us as he should. However, I just want him to know...well I know he's listening so I'll just tell him myself. Kai Kasai, we are not here to be disrespectful towards any of the Cardinal Kai's. We are doing what we feel is right. Either way, I am on my way you two. Give me five minutes.[/i][/color]

Shin looks back at Kai Kasai and a question was stuck in his throat screaming for escape. He simply had to ask because it was his group after all. "What are your plans for the group I have constructed? I just must know."

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This Elias was certainly a cocky little thing. To talk to Kasai in such a manner, he dared to lie straight to Kasai’s thoughts. He didn’t mean any disrespect by blatantly defying an order that came down from the Cardinal kaioshins and Dai Kensei? Kasai found that to be a load of bullshit. He anger seethed forward again but this time he was able to tame it back. Instead of picking a fight over mental thought he chose to remain silent. His thoughts would be expressed once again in a very explosive manner when the kai showed his face. Until then howver it was going to a tense waiting period. No doubt their intentions were pure, or at least Shin’s were, but there was a reason why the Cardinals and Dai Kensei ordered that edict. To have lesser kais running around not realizing there was an order to the universe not only put their own lives at risk but also risked the safety of all of Heaven.

Shin was clearly nervous and curious on some level as to what his actions were going to be. Kasai was not known for being level headed, patient or understanding. Fighting was his forte, to always be on the offensive and thus it always made him hard to deal with. When his anger entered the subject time tables on all of Kasai’s reactions shortened to a thousandth of their normal time lines. And then came the fateful question that Kasai had been waiting for.

"What are your plans for the group I have constructed? I just must know."

The question hung in the air for a moment while Kasai worked back his anger. Shin may have earned his respect but this Elias character definitely had not yet. There was no question as to what the group’s ultimate fate was going to be. The real questions were what was going to happen to the group’s members and when the group would be disbanded. Kasai would not allow such a violation of the Cardinal’s edict to go unpunished. Following these edicts was what established order in the Heavens. When kais began to do things on their own they would slowly begin to believe that they could operate on their own. That their will and actions were what was right for Heaven, eventually leading them to believe that the regime that truly saw the entire picture no longer had the best interest in mind. This was always the fate of these groups if left unchecked. Kasai was not about to allow that to happen when he knew of the group’s existence.

“That is a matter I will think on,” Kasai grumbled through gritted teeth. “The first matter is getting your source here so that way I can vet the information I have been given. At which point I will decide what we will do on the Abaddon issue.” Kasai said in a strong tone that would break a lesser man’s jaw. The group aside there was still the much larger issue of Abaddon.

While Kasai would like to boast that he would be able to deal with him on his own it was nothing but bravado. There was a reason why the Ancient Kais could not kill him and only seal him away. Depending on the information that Kasai received from this informant it would be time to seek council with another one of the Cardinals. The problem was that there was no way he would swallow his pride and go ask Hewia for advice. And then Dai Kensei was deep in meditation watching the much larger scheme of the universe. Meaning there was only one other person he could ask for advice, the problem was getting his attention off of the mirror long enough to listen to the Western Kaioshin.

[Guest Shin Buriketsai]

“That is a matter I will think on. The first matter is getting your source here so that way I can vet the information I have been given. At which point I will decide what we will do on the Abaddon issue.”

The West Kai spoke through gritted teeth making it more than obvious he disliked the group. He considered the group to be a threat to order. He believed that their judgment would be clouded if they continued with what they were doing. There was no single doubt about the disdain he held for the group.

"I, I see. You don't want us to continue and you have to think of a punishment for us. I only ask that you don't punish them greatly. They were only following the ideals of Elias and I. We were the ones who changed their initial stance. Presence, charisma, and smooth persuasion won most of them over. I just ask that you have mercy in what you choose."

Shin was still in Indian style when Elias approached from the rear. He was with Shin's student and servant Sangu. Shin looked at Sangu and noticed a mark on his upper left shoulder. It was the mark of the dragon of light that Shin and Elias deemed the mark of Heaven's Watchful Eye.

Elias, Sangu, please tell me you didn't. Did you join Sangu? Elias and Sangu simply looked at Shin. They seemed as though they wanted to answer, but Elias wanted to address the West Kai first it seemed. " Your holiness, you wanted to speak with me?

[Shin Buriketsai]

Shin could hear the true disrespect in the tone of Elias. Shin could now catch a glimpse of what Kasai was referring to. Regular Kaioshin's feeling they are beyond the council. It was insane to truly see a kaioshin disrespect his superior.

"Elias! You will fix your tone and you will fix it now! That is no way to speak to a cardinal kai! He could destroy you without even trying! Shin's anger rose at the blatant disrespect showed to the West Kai. His power increased and his aura started to become visible. Shin shot a sharp look at Sangu. And you! You join them after I told you not too? There's a reason I told you not join us! You are not ready for what is out there! I hope Elias keeps you safe because you have no clue of the danger we're facing.

Shin and Elias locked eyes once more. " Shin, I.....[/color] Elias tilted towards Sangu and they both ran. Shin had no clue where they were going and was going to be damned if they got away, but before he could run after them Elias spoke. "Shin, We have word that something terrible has happened in H.F.I.L and it needs to be addressed. We can finish this later, but the war is nigh.[/i][/color]

Shin's eyes widened at the words of Elias. He looks back for the western kai and it was as if he vanished. Oh my Kai.... it's here. It's actually here. How did this come about so quickly? Had I been distracted that long to not even slightly notice that something had happened? What kind of Kaioshin am I? I am suppose to watch all that happens within Heaven and H.F.I.L. Damn, I need to fix this. Shin runs off in the direction of Elias and Sangu not knowing where he was going. He was just going to continue to run until he could feel them and the issues that appeared.

(pl please, leaving thread)