Return to the Kanshuu Shadow Dojo

At the suggestion of Hikitsujkeru Jinji and Kankyo An'ya, the group began the long journye back to the Kanshuu Shadow Dojo. On their way, Jujukoro returned to them and appeared before them as a spirit. He advised them and spoke of Mugen and Raijin. Shortly after that, Mugen dissapeared. The group found themselves releived from the feeling of intense evil that had seemed to follow Rajin. It turned out that Mugen was actually the one bent on destroying them. He was trying to find and kill anyone who might try to claim the Throne of Akashima.

When they reached the Dojo on Kanshuu, they found that Jinji and An'ya's master had fallen out of favor with the dojo for siding with Mugen. He was cast out and the two lost their place as high ranking students. But soon after, Jinji defended his honor against a young student and earned the group the right to train at the dojo.

Mugen showed up again, this time with Jinji's sister Hikitsukeru Sei'shin in tow. She was immensly powerful now, and after Jinji had thought she'd been killed, she returned and continued her training. Now, she was apparently siding with Mugen. A battle ensued and the fighting was fierce. Mugen was so strong he could take on the most of them at the same time...

Until Sei'shin joined the fray. She approached from behind and suddenly, in a whirlwind of destruction, she engulfed Mugen in flying shards of spirit stuff, causing him to flee once again.


Chirikun and the others trained fiercely after that, driving themselves to be able to finally defeat Mugen and Zunshu once and for all. But meanwhile, the armies of the Akako were ammassing and preparing an assault on the Imperial City.