"I have several requests for you, warrior Jiro," Aji had to make before leaving Dompai.

"As long as I can, I will fulfill them, warrior." Jiro's face now looked at the young man before him like his teacher, and someone worthy of his respect.

"First, forget what happened here. Treat me like any other member of the Heavenly Army. I don't want my mission to end the Demon Lord's power to be disrupted. I must conceal my presence.

Second, I ask that warrior Jiro continue to teach the members of the Heavenly Army well, until they can reach the peak of their power. They will be of great help when facing the Demon Lord. You can train in Dompai, of course, at certain times to enhance your Ghost Speed ​​power."

Aji's two requests were quite simple. Forgetting the incident just now meant Aji wanted to conceal his strength. There must be a plan behind all this. He would, of course, do his best to fulfill the second request, as that was also what Dasatama had assigned him.

"I will try to fulfill your request, Warrior."

"Oh yes, just call me Aji." Aji didn't want to be singled out compared to his other comrades in the Heavenly Troops.

"Okay... Aji."

"And one more thing, Warrior Jiro."

Jiro was surprised. There was still one more, "What is it, A... Aji, as long as I can do it, I will."

Aji turned his body and moved towards the exit of Dompai, "Marry Warrior Jiro, find a good wife who can wait for you at home. The battle ahead will have a way for you to return. If you have nothing to remember and long for, then the battle ahead of you will no longer be motivated by victory. It will be a war to give your life!

Jiro began to walk away from Warrior Jiro. The third request puzzled Jiro. How could a young man give him such profound advice regarding family? In fact, Dasatama had always asked him to marry soon. Jiro always claimed he was busy training his martial arts skills, preparing to face the evil forces of the Demon Lord. Marriage could come later. The more he became preoccupied with his family, the less time he would spend training and improving his martial arts skills.

How could a young man like Aji advise him that marriage would also make him a decisive factor in victory?

"Wait, warrior Aji, how can you argue that having a family can be a decisive factor in victory? Doesn't being busy with family reduce our time for training?"

Aji stopped in his tracks, "That's a message from the Lightning Striker: family provides a powerful motivation to accelerate training. When you long for something, you will make all elements within you work optimally."

A message from the Lightning Striker? That's right! The Lightning Striker lived to old age without a family or children. Perhaps that was a profound message before he departed from this world. He trained constantly until he reached the top, yet he gave such a profound message about building a family.

Perhaps the Lightning Striker regretted his life being so busy training, without having a family like his two fellow fighters, Ganada and Yonan.

It was as if Aji wanted to tell him not to have regrets in old age. Just like the regrets of the Lightning Striker, and how much Aji knew was truly unlike that of a typical youth.

He was very wise and had learned the lessons of the three saints who had taught him well. He was a young man who would be able to lead the world in justice. Indeed, that was what the warrior Jiro was thinking now.

Family?

Perhaps, starting today, Jiro would consider it carefully. A family that would inspire him to fight for justice.

Meanwhile, Aji stepped out the door of Dompai, with the warrior Jiro following him. Aji simply stated it plainly: he didn't want the warrior Jiro to suffer the same fate as the Lightning Striker.

Aji didn't want anyone to walk the same path as the Lightning Striker, and regretted that he had no one to long for as his path home.

Arriving at the door of Dompai, Aji stopped and waited for the warrior Jiro. He invited Jiro to open the door, and Aji would walk behind the warrior Jiro. Jiro signaled through the energy of the ring stone he held, and the door of Dompai opened, and they exited.

***

Four people were around a round table. They were busy with themselves, occasionally speaking, sometimes remaining silent. They were waiting for someone, and the meeting was about to begin.

They were all busy, but they made time because they had been summoned to meet. The four of them were quite annoyed that another person hadn't arrived. However, they waited because they had to remain united.

Someone appeared with the energy of a portal, someone who had created one for him from a distance, likely somewhere nearby. The figure stepped out and brushed aside his long, flowing robe. As usual, it was Denta, all his style.

Denta approached his chair and sat down, seemingly carefree and untroubled.

The five of them were the Five Gates, the strongest weapons of Shura, the Demon Lord.

"I heard you recently lost a trusted confidant because you wanted to curry favor with the Demon Lord. Your move didn't even consult us first," came the voice of Nesia, a figure with needles in her hair buns. Her smile was even more terrifying, despite her charm that could captivate a man.

Denta looked at Nesia, slightly annoyed. "I only wanted to offer the best to the Demon Lord. I wanted to hand over the Dragon Heart to him, but it seems the white warriors have prepared themselves better than before."

"Excuses! You're just currying favor, Denta!" Zagar's voice retorted, his large frame and the beard around his face adding to his menacing expression.

"Enough!" Gultron had to break them all up, "We're not here to joke around! We're here to discuss preparations for our invasion. Especially one involving a weapon that's already been thoroughly prepared!"

Indeed, their goal was to pave the way for Lord Demon to once again rule the world. Lord Demon was in exile, recovering from his wounds from the great war 20 years ago. His recovery period was over, and he was absorbing the energy from the unfinished ritual.

He was currently unifying and perfecting the Blood Supreme. Once complete, the world would be under their control. The Five Gates would gain control of each continent.

And the world would be completely under the control of the forces of darkness.

A dream feared by humans across the continent. This threat was a grave one, and a great battle was imminent.