The Ancient Revelation: Rewrite

Harumi rushes to get Aoi out of the office, convincing her that spending time with her boyfriend is more important that her work for now. To her credit, she succeeds in this. Aoi leaves their office, going to the front of headquarters. Apparently, Akio will be waiting for her there.

Closing the door behind Aoi, Harumi goes to sit on her chair, as she laughs. She's happy that Akio's being active now, and especially in regards to his relationship with Aoi.

- "And yet, as the smarter one of the dumbasses.. you can't see it, can you?"

With a sigh, Harumi slightly smiles, looking up to the ceiling, thinking of.. Jack. Aoi gets to the front, where Akio's already waiting. Aoi smiles at him, with Akio returning the smile. Without waiting, Akio grabs Aoi's hand, as they leave the headquarters.

Meanwhile...

In what appears to be a temporary settlement, a man dressed in black walks towards an impromptu throne.

- "So.. commander. You killed all of our soldiers and turned them into undead monsters whose only purpose is to become stronger and destroy. What now?"

The man sitting in this "throne" is none other than the commander who humiliated Akio just one day ago, holding in his right hand a glass of red wine.

- "We wait. Those idiots were nothing more than dead weight while they were alive, so now they can actually serve a purpose. Did you overview their recent activity?"

- "Hm.. actually, yes. Apparently, they fought a group of the Shining Generals' scouts in the forest."

- "And?"

- "The Generals themselves appeared soon afterwards. Apparently, one of those scouts managed to get away and call for them."

- "Did Akio Phoenix appear?"

- "Yes. He was a bit late, but he was able to fight six of those monsters on his own."

- "I'm going to assume that he won. Such weaklings shouldn't pose an issue to him."

- "He did, but just barely. It appeared as though he was on the brink of death."

The commander's attention is piqued by that last remark, as he laughs.

- "Ho? Continue."

- "Commander... Allow me to refill your glass..."

A female underling of the Dark Wizard, which seems to be wearing a maid robe, walks towards the commander.

- "Shut your mouth, woman."

Annoyed by her interruption, the commander breaks the glass in the underling's face, knocking her down. The shards injure her, but she doesn't even let out a word. The commander looks back to the soldier giving him the report, as his irises turn from light blue to orange.

"I said.. continue."

- "R-Right. Apparently, just as he was about to die, Akio Phoenix entered some sort of subconscious movement."

- "Elaborate further. I'm interested."

- "As you wish. His body became bulkier, and his eyes turned orange. From the looks of it, he gained a massive increase in power, but he didn't look like he could control it."

- "And then what happened?"

- "Afterwards, the last of those monsters that fought him was defeated in two moves. Phoenix punched him far away, and he released some sort of fireball that evolved into a giant beam of flames."

- "I see."

The commander laughs maniacally, covering his eyes.

"I was right to spare him. He's already gotten stronger..!"

...

"So.. you told me that he was on the brink of death. How come? You didn't tell me."

- "Ah, yes. You see, Phoenix had exhausted all of his energy. That's why the sixth monster was able to bring him to such a state."

- "That does make sense. Alright, I know that Akio will be a formidable opponent. What about the others? I remember I saw a General with wind magic. What about him?"

- I presume that you're referring to Genkei Habuki, Phoenix's cousin."

- "Why? Is there another Wind General?"

- "No, not right now. At least as far as I'm aware."

- "Then don't waste time. How'd he fare?"

- "From my observations, it appeared as though he used a technique similar to that of Phoenix. His body also bulked up significantly, and he became stronger."

- "Was he on the brink of death too or what? Don't leave that info out."

- "No, not quite. Apparently, he was able to assume that form on demand."

- "Alright. How strong was he?"

- "Of those monsters.. he defeated quite a few of them. I didn't keep track."

- "So.. a cousin of Akio, he has a similar technique and he defeated a good amount of weaklings as well. He's interesting."

The commander looks to his right, at the maid, who's currently still on the ground and bleeding.

"You. Get up, dispose of that bottle and bring me a new glass full of wine."

- "As you wish, commander."

Clearly in pain, the maid stands up, leaving without any objections. The commander turns back to the soldier.

- "I heard the Lightning General this time is a guy too. He's probably plenty strong too. What's his name?"

- "Err.. from my information, he's Jack Inazuma."

- "Inazuma..."

In response to that name, the commander grabs his head. His orange irises turn light blue again, as he screams out in apparent pain. In his head, images of people he can't recognize come to his head, specifically of an older man with the same light blue eyes as himself.

- "I'm sorry..."

Reading his lips, the commander does realize that the man had uttered a name, but he couldn't hear it. Instead, a familiar voice brings him back to reality.

- "Jett..."

With flaming anger, the commander's irises turn orange again. The one who had uttered that name, his own name, was the soldier who was just giving him a report.

- "What.. did you call me?"

Immediately, the commander, whose name is now revealed to be Jett, stands up and rushes towards the soldier.

"I didn't turn you into one of those undead idiots because I know that you're worthy, weakling. However, you do not get to call me by name."

Jett chokes the soldier, who's struggling to breathe.

"Do it again, and you'll be given to the Generals' pets. Got it?"

The soldier slowly nods positively, as Jett lets him go.

"Good."

Jett walks back towards his "throne", as the maid kneels next to it, holding his requested glass of wine in hand.

- "Here you go.. commander."

- "Good girl."

Grabbing the glass, Jett sits on his throne.. as his irises flash purple. His eyes widen, as everything blacks out, with one man slowly appearing in front of him.

- "Jett..."

- "My... My lord!"