Just for a moment, a flash of hatred and cold murderous intent tinged Kenta's features before his eyes closed and his head went limp. A low growl emanated from his throat before a wheezing chorus of bitter laughter weakly poured from his mouth. As if a thousand ghouls shared some sobering unavoidable truth.<br/><br/>"He won't let us kill you," the voices rasped before going into another pitiful bout of laughter "He'd risk this world for one life. One little grain of sand trying to stop the flood..." the air around Kenta seemed to ripple, smudge, pinch, and whirl like a mirage in the heat "Very well then, you may serve some use to us," Kenta's body blinked from existence before whirling back into place a yard in front of Chaz. Kenta's face was cold and bitter, like a man that had seen his death countless times. "Remember something for us, child. Remember for him." voices began to whisper throughout the forest. They sounded urgent, begging for them not to speak Its name. But they had made up their mind.<br/><br/>"<span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Amatsu Mikaboshi</span>," the voices spoke from all around, trembling the forest with a primordial force.<br/><br/>"Thee, who spreads chaos among this realm. Mitsuishi has been overtaken, threatening to give Them true form," the cryptic words full of melancholy, shrieks and cries echoed throughout the forest in despair. "but They cannot become reality while this child remains untethered to his bloodline. He. Kenta will be drawn to Them no matter what he does and he shall be tethered and he shall be consumed as he has for an eternity," The grief of the trees grew louder and more desperate in their pleas and cries.<br/><br/>"You. Boy. You have an effect on this conduit, you make him... more Real. If you want to protect this world, you must have him remember." Kenta's mouth stopped moving and his gaze fell to the ground.<br/><br/>"<span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Speak to him the name and vanquish Mitsuishi</span><br/><br/>The words rumbled up from the forest floor and faded into the sky. Then silence. Kenta's gaze moved upward, primal fear registering on his face only for a moment before he fell to the ground. His body was still, unmoving as if his soul had left its husk. There were no dreams, only darkness.<br/>________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>The sounds of chattering birds and singing bugs broke through the silence in Kenta's mind. The morning rays flowed past the trees and gently bathed Kenta in a warm light. He sat up slowly, registering the hoarseness in his throat and the dull thump in his temples. Embers from the campfire flickered and sent white ash into the air. Kenta stared at the fire, not quite sure how he managed to get back to camp or what even happened when he and Chaz went to investigate that sound.<br/><br/>"Chaz" he nearly shouted in panic. His heart pounded in his chest as he tried to remember what had become of him.