4th Reikon Squad

"Isn't it wonderful?" The Reikon said.

"What's wonderful?" Asked Ryoka. He was taken into a white void and was met with the Reikon.

The Reikon grinned and then walked away. The void slowly shattered, and he was taken back to where he had been tortured multiple times.

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Reikon Responder Agency Office;

"They're engaging one of the strongest Reikon Japan has ever seen. Its ability wasn't strong in any way. Though it sure is a hassle to take care of," said Asahi.

"How is an ability that isn't strong but troubling?" Asked Hanae

"Manipulation. It could breach the realm in our minds. Then, it uses what's in it as if it were variables. It would use it to create a torturing realm. You would experience hundreds of tortures. From physical to mental," Asahi closed his eyes as if he were in pain.

Hanae gasped, "Then, can you even beat it? Any attacks would probably be just in our mind while the Reikon could just be running around," she asked in curiosity.

He smirked, "It's possible. Just not for all..."

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"Ryoka, be prepared to face a hellish dream..." The Reikon's whispers echoed in his head.

It happened so fast, that his left foot was blown by an invisible bullet the size of a small cannonball. Then-

Sounds of howling came from every direction. The air was filled with sirens, crying, and screaming. The road was forming and taking shape like rivers of blood. Soon, it would group into a pond.

A tragedy unfolded in an instant as a family of three fled from an invisible monster that stirred terror. This day was meant to be like any other weekend; they planned to go out together, spend time shopping, and stroll the streets as a picture-perfect family.

However, today was not like any other weekend.

When they realized they had entered what seemed to be the domain of destruction, they tried to escape it. They heard a soft growl from behind them but they chose to keep their head straight. Come on, just a few more steps and we'll be-

The child's parents collapsed as they were screeching in pain. They gripped their chest hard as if something was disturbing; or stirring from inside. The child screamed and went to hug his dear parent in the hope of soothing the pain. An unexplainably horrific pain.

At some point, they stopped screaming. Then, they resumed while it got louder than ever. This loop goes on and on. They were longing for the ending. To the point, they would rather conclude it themself...

They scraped the road and dragged themself to a ruin of destruction. The child insistently followed his parents as crying, begging for help. Each of his dear parents picked up a shattered glass. They hold it against their neck. Their hands shivered as tears exited their eyes. They closed in the distance between the glass and the neck slowly.

It contacts the neck and blood rushes out and flows by the glasses and their hand. One would suppose that they would cry. But, knock yourself to reality; they smiled and giggled as they knew the soul and body would part, concluding the non-stop misery.

Then, they went to silence, cold, and motionless.

The child saw it all. From the point they picked up and...

"You see Ryoka, if only you were powerful enough," said the Reikon as they watched the tragedy unfold.

Ryoka stood in silence as tears flowed down.

"You see, I am not strong in any way. I just happen to know how to create a realm within a human's mind. Usually, that realm is where you would imagine and think. But, I swapped it and made the imaginary, the primary," said the Reikon in a bright tone.

Ryoka clenched his fist as he knew that he was powerless since he was in a realm himself.

"What you saw just now is no fictional. It's part of my memory to be shared. I'll hear your warm thanks later," it giggled.

"Every single person you failed to protect ends up dying like this. I got to their soft spot and I tore it. At some point, they felt tired and..."

The child stopped crying and picked up a piece of glass. Like his parent did, he held it against his thin neck. It contacted and-

"... They suicided in misery," said the Reikon.

Ryoka turned away, avoiding his gaze to see the rest of it.

"Once again, if only you were more powerful. You might be able to lessen or even avoid catastrophe," the Reikon joked, laughing heartily.

Finally, Ryoka responded, fueled by spite, "Well, thanks for the motivation. Surprisingly, you're right—I should be stronger. Then I can live up to your expectations. How does that sound?"

The Reikon scuffed, "As if you could," he mowed down attacks at Ryoka's torso with rods that were used to support pillars. Ryoka coughed out blood as each of them pierced his body.

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Asahi told Hanae with a soft voice, "... Someone powerful enough could do it. How? Simple, all you need to have to reach this requirement is..."

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"The realm seemed vast. I bet it could cover one-third of Kyoto. Amazing," praised Ryoka as he looked around. Never-ending flowing blood flushed out as more torture reached him.

Ryoka smirked, "Those books do come in handy, eh? Good think I spent a whole day locking myself in that dusty library," he paused. "I can see that you're trying to confine my mana here?"

The Reikon budged and paused its attacks.

"That's a yes, thanks. So, mana is equivalent to air in a bottle? Well, I just had to..."

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Asahi continued, "Someone with immense mana shall release its gate to shatter..."

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Ryoka stood in silence and shut his eyes. He snapped his finger and vines of mana gushed out from his shadows. It covered the sky and...

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"PWAAFF!! It'll shatter! The realm shall be no more!" Asahi yelled as he felt a waft of mana pass by.

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The sky shattered and the ground fades into black. The Reikon stood in gasped as he saw the impossible unfold.

The dark void changed its tone slowly to brighten. Then, welcome to the real world.

Ryoka closed in the Reikon who was still frozen speechless, "Shall we play once again? This time, it'll be fair and square," he smirked.

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Asahi calmed down, "Japan just saw the strongest Reikon yet there is. Now, we'll also see the strongest awakener in history, shall we?"