Near HQ, Battle Vs. Akuma

After reaching the train station, Shizu still had a long way to walk to HQ. The town he had to go through was familiar as ever, and everyone greeted Shizu with the utmost respect. Shizu walked with pride and crossed the town soon enough. However, there was still a forest to go through. Shizu's pentacle eyes activated and he sensed the presence of an akuma. And a strong one at that. Shizu waited for the akuma to come up and battle the General.

But what he saw dumbfounded him and left him at a loss for words. Appearing out of the trees was Kakushi Hando, one of the strongest Generals in history besides Cross Marian and his likes. Kakushi smiled at Shizu and extracted a dagger from his belt. Kakushi then ran at Shizu at full speed, with an aura that showed his readiness to kill and dismember. Shizu suspected an akuma and activated his innocence. At the same time, Fake Kakushi swiped the dagger across Shizu's face, cutting him slightly. It seemed that this akuma could acquire the traits and abilities of a targeted person.

It's soul to Shizu symbolized that it was a level three Akuma, which explained its great speed and strength. Shizu was ready for this. But this Akuma seemed readier. It was as if he was a new breed, because it took Shizu great effort to dodge his continuous attacks, much less have time for his own.

Kakushi seemed to be as skilled as he was rumored to be. But Shizu couldn't let another general beat him down that easily, especially not a copy. Shizu smiled. This Akuma deserved more special treatment. Shizu had been developing a new skill that focused on Ten Piasu. This was the time to put it into field practice.

Shizu stared into Kakushi's eyes, distracting him from the vortex of wind that was swirling around his right hand, the Heaven's Touch. It glowed whitish grey and Shizu proceeded to pierce through the fake Kakushi with a fierce blow. The resulting aftershock blasted the ground into shrapnel.

Shizu smiled. "You're lucky to face my Ten Piasu, Reberu 2." Heaven's Touch's glow faded slowly away and Shizu's eyes, as well as his innocence, was deactivated. The akuma had been disabled and killed. It had been the longest battle versus a level three. The akuma were getting stronger.

'I walk around'
Hello General Sasaki
Akuma...I have no patience for you
O and to think you used to be my master
'I swing out my shuriken and puts on my glove'
You shouldn't have come back...Jake
'My eye turns red'

Innocence activate
'I grasp my long sword'
innocence activate
'My glove morphs into a gauntlet'
1 of us will die today
'He jumps out of the shadows and slashes me with his sword'

'I block'
You still aren't that strong you forget
'I punch him then slashes off his arm'
It isn't enough to destroy me
'I look at him'
You should have learnt more before coming to me

'A tear comes from my eyes'
Goodbye my student
'I grab the head and smashes it with my long sword'
Enjoy the afterlife
'I swing my long sword to destroy the akuma completely'