The forest was vast and beautiful, but it gave off a very deceptive tone. It was where the hideout of the sun king was located.
Anyway, the Hashiro's squad and the other Usuki warrior dashed to the entrance of the forest after going through the fiefdom of Akira by protecting themselves with Usuki energy.
Furthermore, there were few deaths but they were not deterred as it was expected. When they reached the entrance, they all stopped to rest so they could have enough strength to continue their journey as they ha run a long way before reaching their destination.
"let's strategize before going in" Hashiro announced while panting as he believed their best chance of beating him was to outnumber an overwhelm him with their teamwork.
"Why should we?" one of them said.
"yeah!" said another.
"Why should my squad work together with your weak and useless squad?" General Tokujiro Hirashima said with a grin. Hokujiro had black hair and a muscular build. He was a Warlord Hirashima (Hirashima with blue colored Takudas). The same as Tiatsuri but he had a complete five Takudas. He and his team of female Akira clan members took own the storm raider who was fabled to move at twice the speed of sound.
"Besides I and my squad need the glory and the money from the bounty for ourselves" Tokujiro said then he and his team rushed in.
"Yeah, we want the bounty money for ourselves too" general Ijichi Akira said then rushed in with his squad of three Healing Hirashima clan members. He and his squad beat the venomous slayer with ease due to their super human strength and healing capabilities, making him them almost immortal.
"shouldn't we go in too?" Kaitara asked looking very curious as she watched the last person go in.
"Just watch" Hatashi said with an evil looking grin.
"This is gonna be good" Tiatsuri said with the same grin as Hatashi.
"They seem to have the same mind ever since the fight against the river king" Kaitara thought.
"They get along so well" she continued.
"it's just as if they're part of the same body"
Anyway, they watched while the other Usuki warriors entered the Sun king's hideout without caution. They watched them enter deep into the forest until they all caught sight of the Sun king's fortress.
"Bingo!" General Tokujiro said then he and Ijichi's squad ran towards the fortress but as the first person from Tokujiro's stook a step forward she got reduced to ashes. When Tokujiro and Ijichi's squad members saw this, they tried go inside by protecting themselves with Usuki energy then the Sun king appeared. He had spiky black hair and the mark of the Akira clan on his forehead. He wore a kimono that bore the color of the sunset. He looked skinny but he gave off a powerful aura.
"There he is!" General Ijichi announced then they all charged at the fortress and began trying to scale it.
While watching them, the Sun king just heaved a sigh then said: "some people just don't know when they're outmatched, do they?"
"fools" he continued.
"Solar technique: glowing sun swords" He said then in a blink of an eye, hundreds of beautiful glowing swords descended upon General Ijichi, General Tokujiro and their squads. The swords could not be dodged as they where to many and too fast to even see. So, they all got impaled and skewered by the sun king's blades.
Furthermore, the sun king went into his fortress after verifying they were all dead. Hashiro's squad watched the spectacle from afar. Watching them die with pity and utter disappointment.
"Why did they have to go in?" Kaitara said with pity as she was almost brought to tears.
"They survived a little longer than I expected them to" Hatashi said without any emotion.
"yeah" Tiatsuri said with a grin.
"Tiatsuri!" Kaitara screamed then hit him on his shoulder.
"Hey, what was that for?" Tiatsuri asked looking at her in shock.
"Why would you and Hatashi say something like that?" Kaitara asked with a sad and disappointed look on her face
"don't blame them their actually right for speaking like that" Hashiro said while looking up at the fortress.
"your in on this too sensei?" Kaitara said looking at him in awe.
"don't get me wrong here" Hashiro continued. Straight faced as ever.
"It's not our fault that they rushed in and died"
"it was due their carelessness and greed that they died"
"Hashiro" she said while looking at him then she sighed.
"alright" Kaitara said with a sad look on her face.
"enough with the yapping let's create a plan and get into the fortress already" Tiatsuri said with his two hands behind his neck.
"I have a plan" Hashiro said with a grin while he looked at them.
"just follow my lead" Hashiro said. This statement begun their infiltration of the sun king's fortress.
To infiltrate the fortress, firstly they all created clones of themselves which acted as decoys. The clones passed through the Hot rays surrounding fortress by using Usuki energy to protect themselves. Next, the clones scaled the walls which brought the attention of the sun king. This kept the sun king busy for just a short time.
Within this short time frame, they entered into the fortress through the back door and from the backdoor they reached the throne room in no time. The throne was as beautiful as anywhere outside the palace. It was so huge.
Anyway, when the Sun king figured out that the people he killed where just clones, he just shrugged and figured they'd be in the palace in preparation for his arrival. When he arrived, they had already prepared their stance and brought out their weapons.
Nevertheless, the sun king just grinned and sat on his throne
watching and then laughing at them.
"Why the hell are you laughing?" Tiatsuri said looking angry.
"I'm laughing because all this is futile" He said mid laughter before his laughter then stopped.
"I'm the leader of the seven feudal lords and the only one near the level of godhood" He continued.
"and you weaklings think you can stop me" he said with a smile and then in an instant he became enraged.
"how foolish!" He exclaimed while looked down on them.
"Call yourself all you want" Hatashi said positively which made the Sun king narrow his eyes.
"Yeah, no matter what you are we're still gonna kick your ass" Tiatsuri said assertively with a grin then he powered up his Takudas.
"Is that so" The king said seeming interested in their positivity then he gave a wide grin and said: "you all have a death wish".
"Solar technique: divine solar golem summoning" the sun king said then two giant armored warriors with a swords and armor that glowed like the sun appeared.
"let's see how long your enthusiasm lasts" the sun king said.
And so, they stood before an uphill task. The greatest battle to defeat the feudal lords once and for all.