A/N: Finally, after months of delay, the story is updated. Sorry if you didn't appreciate the wait but I was way ahead of the Anime anyway so pretend I stopped for it to catch up I guess. Also, the Anime is apparently going to be a four cour one, which is terrifying since there are barely over thirty chapters in the Manga. There's an important message in the bottom Author's Note so do read it.

Do note though, I am writing this as I am reading the Manga and this makes it real difficult to know things in the further chapters and will be crafting my own background instead majority of the time so don't expect chapters to parallel the story in terms of past events. This is almost guaranteed to break the story at some point so do understand if I hit a rock and have to rewrite stuff to fix the flow but for now, I'll tackle the reviews.

Arc of Carona: That was great.

Thanks!

MiniTeddyBear: Brilliant chapter! I enjoyed Rokuro's display of strength against Kamui and looking forward to Benio's progression. Nice emotional scene in the end as well. Great writing! I'm following the anime and manga but I'm waiting on the next release so I really need something to satisfy me and your story is perfect! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the feedback!

Zabaniya: I agree with you in the whole thing about how much different the Anime from the Manga. I have been reading the manga ever since i came upon it like when it had only 4 chapters and when I first saw the anime, I was completely shocked on how things are changed.

Anyways, the fanfic is nice since there are no other Sousei no Onmyoji fanfic ever. I'm liking the new personality of Rokuro.

There should be seven other stories at the time of posting so do check them out if you feel so inclined.

Nyan Cat: Yay! I missed you! Welcome back!

Good to be back, though I'm afraid I won't be for long.

Kuro kaze no aka kira: Will you have Rokuro and Benio end up together?

Would be nice if they did but it will likely be a slow process since this story isn't as happy as the original.

skullcandykliveL This story shows a very interesting potential development, despite the fact that this is some kind of AU fic. I am a little concerned about the fact that you'll most likely be relying on the canon plot in terms of progress. In other words, your story would be limited to how far the manga is. Nevertheless, I am sincerely interested with the development you have in mind and I'm looking forward to your next update.

My imagination is pretty limited beyond warping previously established facts so I usually only write Canon based stories, hope the update will be to your liking.

Nualie: ...Rokuro has absolutely no way of knowing Kamui's name you know... Literally none. But that's minor, I suppose XD You could've described him more tough, anime watchers are going to be confused... Will continue by pm.

Well it's far behind now so I suppose they should know about Kamui. For those wondering, he knows Kamui's name because of the thing revealed at the end of the chapter.

Continued by PM

Caseclose122: It is going to be a 52 episode series but I am a manga reader and I hate the anime. Out of all the studios why studio pierot. Also I kind of hate rukuros smug attitude and benio and ryougo not doing anything about it. I love your story but rukuros smug face makes me want to punch him in the face many times.

Yea, found out about that after the chapter. For his attitude, I hope I fixed him, he really was too much and had to be toned down.

andreisee1: This is so amazing, It's like the only Twin Exorcist Fanfic I can find and it's doing a darn good job, amazing hehehe ~ When do you update the story? Hahaha

Like I mentioned above, there should be seven more to check out by now and I was supposed to update every three weeks but you can tell that plan was thrown out the window completely.

Guest: Is Yuuoto coming?

No clue, is this Yuuoto in the chapters after the timeskip? I only know a Yuuto sorry.

zen-aku the spirit of the wolf: do you intend to have them end up together at some point anyway

its interesting and has definitely been repaired, rokuro is closer to canon while being dark and i applaud this. it would seem i have found another talented author, you are now in my list of talent which mind you has a very strict set of job.

As mentioned above, it will be a slow process but I hope to achieve it smoothly. Thank you for the praise and I hope the delay hasn't caused you to lose faith in me.

shashaspeaks: I love the Fanfic and Dark!Rokuro, and I understand how hard it is being the only SnO/TSE Fanfic writer here, but the problem is...

*spoiler alert. spoilerssszzzzz*

Kegare didn't kill the Hiinatsuki guys. Rokuro did. They all were baptized into Kegare by Yuuto, and Rokuro's arm was eaten then, and Yuuto ended up baptizing Rokuro as well. That was how he got the arm. I wonder if you could change a bit of the back story in the prologue, so it fits in with both the manga and anime (cuz that's what happened in the latest episode and long ago in the manga). Besides that stuff, love your fic. Keep going. I know you've said that you can't be expected to know everything, just try to fix that stuff. You've got two chapters that should be easy to fix. Meaning no offense, the long "dead"

Shashaspeaks

As mentioned in the Author's Note, I will be crafting my own background to fit into the story, thanks for the heads up though.

Nyan cat: WHAT?! What do you mean delayed?!

TT

It means delayed, as in not punctual lol. On a serious note, I had a bunch of stuff going on so couldn't update earlier, sorry, I know you really wanted more.

max3213: This guy here likes this. I hope you update soon!

I hope this guy still wants to read this terribly delayed chapter and this humble author seeks forgiveness.

3cheers4revenge: I like this so far :3 keep it up

Thanks, enjoy the chapter.

Lordshuvra: It was a nice couple of chapters. Hope you are going to finish it WITH a happy ending. Or I will exorcise you to oblivion.

Yikes, please don't, authors are volunteers, not slaves. The happy ending is likely though, not sure when is all.

fangs of death: So far this is pretty good, looking forward for the next chapter.

Hopefully you saw forward enough that the chapter arrived not too late.

Guest: I like it

I just hope you make her stronger and him less of a dick

Stronger? I think that would be world breaking lol…

koro sensei: nurfufufufufufu~ interesting...veryyyyy interersting…

So this story reaches ghosts? Cool!

ANONYMOUS: Whoa nice. That Keh made me remember Inuyasha. Nice story anyways.

Hope it was a good memory and thanks.

Once Rokuro returned home, he had practically already decided to train her, his conscience telling him that turning her down at this point would leave more than a bad taste in his mouth. With a tired sigh, he left her in her room to calm down before visiting her the next day only to see her knelt down with her head bowed.

"Err… What are you doing?"

"It is only proper to show respect to one's master."

"There's no need for formalities, just think of it as if you paid me to do this instead of me volunteering. And don't call me master either, it sounds weird…"

"Right… Well that how will we be training today?"

"We'll start with the absolute basics of Dark Exorcism I suppose."

"Dark Exorcism?"

"Yea, it's much like the Holy Exorcism that you've learnt up to now but instead of channeling your own innate ability and written talismans which has an upper limit of strength, you start at the no strength and slowly build it up through the killing of Kegare and absorbing their power."

"Absorbing their power?"

"The red orbs."

"I always wondered about that…"

"I bet you also want to know about my ability to enter Magano without the talisman right? It's all part of being strong in Dark Exorcism."

"So will I be able to reach that level one day?"

"Perhaps, though you and I are different in ways you shouldn't know and what I learnt in two years might take you significantly longer to master."

"I'm willing to spend as much time as necessary as long as my dream comes true!"

"Well said! Then come, we're going to need to do some mind exercises first."

An hour of travelling later, the duo found themselves in an underground unlit part of their home which had been added at some point by Rokuro.

"Now, to be able to utilize Dark Exorcism, you must channel, obviously, the negative emotions such as anger, grief, regret and other ones. The most powerful one however, is hatred, the one I mainly rely on. You are likely suited for it, my initial probing has shown me that."

"You mean when you insulted me and my parents at the beginning when we first met?"

"Indeed, had you displayed a more violent reaction or radiate a darker aura would you have been unsuitable to use Hatred of Kamui in your training."

"Shouldn't that have increased the likelihood of me being suited to Hatred?"

Rokuro shook his head.

"That would be defined as intense Grief such actions would show that you have yet to get over the loss and are not yet purposefully seeking out the reason for this Grief to enact revenge."

"I see…"

"To channel Hatred, one must first form a clear picture of his enemy, what the target of their Hatred is."

"I… I Hate Kamui! The murderer of my parents!"

"No! Think bigger! The larger the target of your Hatred, the larger the power level base will be."

"I hate all Kegare, had they not existed, then my parents would have lived peacefully and never encountered Kamui or any other Kegare!"

"Good! Grasp that feeling in your heart, think about what you lost because of the Kegare!"

"I… Must… Destroy… All Kegare!"

An explosion of energy that felt all too familiar to Rokuro erupted from Benio, causing the room to glow eerie dark red. The volcanic like explosion of power soon subsided and Rokuro smirked as the energy now condensed itself into Benio. She fainted at the influx of power, her body not used to holding such strength.

"Looks like this might be interesting after all…"

With that, Rokuro caught her falling form and laid Benio down on her bed upstairs.

'I guess I'll check on Ryougo while I wait for her to awaken from overexertion."

A few moments later, Rokuro found himself at the doorstep of the dorm and was just about to enter when he heard a scream. He jumped over the wall and towards the source of the sound. There he saw Atsushi lying flat on his back while Ryougo was kneeling in front of the doorway.

"I just leave for a little while and so much changed…"

'This voice…'

"Oi Rokuro, I heard you made Ryougo quit exorcism! Imagine my surprise when I saw him working in a convenience store."

The called stepped out into the open and smirked.

"And what of it?"

"Kid, you trying to ruin my years of effort put into training?"

"Not like your training did any good anyway…"

"Hmph, looks like I'm going to need to remind you of your place!"

The world turned crimson as the two entered Magano.

"Come then! I've been itching to test my strength on an actual opponent that isn't a Kegare! I'm sure the Twelve Heavenly Commander's White Tiger will be worth fighting!"

"Don't get so full of yourself!"

Rokuro manifested his gauntlet with shoulder guard and got into stance.

"Eradicate… Consume... Eradicate and Consume! Appear around me!"

"Hmm? I'd heard about your arm but they never mentioned the shoulder being covered as well."

"That's cause I never used it publicly up till now, nothing was worth fighting at this level after all."

"I'll be making the first move then!"

Seigen picked up some rocks, tossed them into the air and chanted.

"The enemy who receives blessings and yet infringes, with a bow and feather arrows, I shoot them down! Void Rending Bullets!"

"I'm surprised you haven't improved on that yet, let me show you how it's done! Void Rending Dark Barrage!"

Rokuro's rocks fired off beams and countered all of Seigen's projectiles.

"Come now, surely there's something you haven't taught me yet right?"

"Don't get cocky brat! Beast Claw Exposure!"

A tiger like plated claw with an exaggerated length manifested itself onto Seigen.

"Oh? Now that's interesting, guess you've been hiding something from me."

"That arm of yours is quite the surprise as well, is that how you survived Hiinatsuki?"

"Sort of, though I got this after the incident, but you wouldn't have known about it, I kept my training secret after all."

"Let's see just how strong you've grown boy!"

With an invisibly fast movement of his arm, a wind blade was sent through the air towards Rokuro who slapped it aside with ease.

"Come on, don't use such a predictable attack, I'm better than that."

"Keh, looks like I'll have to treat you somewhat seriously after all."

A cloud enveloped Seigen slowly as he activated a special talisman.

"I didn't just borrow the name of the Heavenly Commander kid, I was acknowledged by the founding shikigami! White Lotus Tiger Arms, Mystic Spell Equip!"

The smoke cleared and his new form was presented to Rokuro.

"Oh? Is this your final form?"

"Maybe."

"Well I'll just need to find out then."

Rokuro repeated his Void Rending Dark Barrage to test Seigen's empowered form, only for his projectiles to all be completely dodged with seemingly no effort.

"Oh? It seems you aren't all talk after all."

Quickly, Seigen approached Rokuro.

"But, still weak!"

Catching the kick and punch thrown at him, Rokuro spun his ex-teacher in the air, much like he had done in the past to the student. A boosted uppercut punch in the gut completely disabled the Heavenly Commander who landed weakly on the floor. As Seigen lay on the ground defeated, Rokuro had a resigned look on his face and bowed, completely foreign to everyone who had seen him fight up to now.

"Thank you for all your training, but I must go my own path now..."

"Ugh…"

Walking away, Rokuro spoke in a voice that Seigen could only identify as desperate.

"Listen Seigen, just stop… You don't have to fight anymore, I alone will shoulder that burden..."

Seigen looked up with the last of his energy at his ex-student.

'You sure have grown…'

With that, he slipped into unconsciousness and Rokuro left after, heading straight back to his home, leaving the devastated Heavenly Commander on the ground.

The Dark Exorcist returned to find Benio awake and waiting for him on the couch of the now cleared living room.

"So you're awake?"

"Yes..."

"We start the real training tomorrow so get some rest."

Rokuro then moved to leave the room.

"Wait…"

He turned back to look at her questioningly.

"What?"

She hesitated a little, as if somewhat unsure if she should raise her question after all.

"Well?"

"During the session… I thought of my twin brother…"

"Hmm?"

"He was at Hiinatsuki Dorm when the incident happened…"

"So you think I might know what really happened to him?"

She nodded.

'So first I fight Seigen which digs up these memories more than usual and now she asks me about them? What is this, some kind of sick joke?'

Rokuro crossed his arms.

'I suppose if she's with me now there's no harm in telling her a part of the truth…'

"Which one was he?"

"Yuuto Ijika."

"Hmm? I guess you inheriting the title of family head caused your name to change as well, didn't bother to check up on you that far back."

Rokuro closed his eyes for a moment, deep in thought.

"Yuuto huh? The guy always was a jerk, saw himself as stronger than anyone, not sure what happened to him though, now that I think of it… Quite sure he's dead though, never saw how but it's rather obvious he's gone."

"Oh…"

'It just had to be Yuuto… The one person which I can't reveal the truth about to her yet, thanks universe, thanks a lot…'

"How do you do that so casually?"

"Do what?"

"Remember the tragedy…"

"It'll be covered soon in your training but in order to bring out your power, you'll need to draw from the feelings of hate through the memories like it's as natural as breathing. It's why I don't flinch or anything when people remind me of it, I already am constantly reminding myself."

"So I'll have to relive the memory of my parents death over and over again in my head while I go about my day?"

"No, we'll start small for now, just learn to do so for short periods of time to simulate utilizing it for a battle. I only keep myself in a constant state of hatred since I want to always be alert in case something threatens my family again to reduce the time it takes for me to get ready for batt-"

A feeling of distress penetrated Rokuro at that moment as he sensed Mayura in danger.

'She must have dropped her charm when she moved to protect Seigen.'

"What's wrong?"

"Mayura's in danger, come, I'll use this as a demonstration but hurry!"

The two headed towards the source of the disturbance and Rokuro made it in just in time to smash the large shadowy monster in the face as it attempted to consume Mayura.

"Are you alright?!"

"Rokuro? I… "

A shockwave of pain suddenly reverberated through Mayura at that moment as she fell to the ground and a criss-cross of black lines started smoking off her abdomen. The daughter of Seigen struggled to breathe and started sweating profusely as the transformation began. Stunned by the sudden development, Rokuro failed to react in time and was pushed back by the initial surge of power as Mayura descended into darkness.

"Damnit, I need to get to her quickly!"

"What's going on?!"

"She turning into a fallen impurity!"

"What?!"

"I'll explain later, for now I need to reach her before it's too late!"

"Here!"

Benio crossed her twin enchanted blades and signalled for Rokuro to jump.

"Tch, guess there isn't much other choice…"

He ran towards her and used the blades as a boost platform to catapult himself into the air. With his hand outstretched in the shape of a claw, Rokuro aimed his fall right at her.

"Mayu!"

A bright crimson flash engulfed the plain and Benio shielded her eyes until it died down. Once she could see again, she saw a gold exorcism star sigil, uncharacteristic of Rokuro's fighting style, and a dark scarlet orb floating above the girl who had now returned to normal. Rokuro grabbed the orb and crushed the sphere with his arm.

"So it's begun again huh…"

The previously unconscious girl returned to the land of the living and saw her saviour.

"Rokuro…"

"Rest Mayu, I'll take care of things from now on…"

"It's nice to see you fighting again Rokuro, the docile you which resented exorcism always felt off and I'm sure Ryougo felt the same way…"

She closed her eyes after, too tired from the experience to continue with them open and allowed herself to drift off into sleep, entrusting herself to Rokuro. Benio approached behind him soon after.

"Rokuro, what was that…"

"It's what happened at Hiinatsuki all over again…"

"Huh?!"

"That's right, all the members at the dorm were transformed into monsters."

"So my brother-"

She was prevented from completing her question as a loud howl echoed through Magano.

"Later, for now I'll take care of Mayu while you fight that fallen impurity, make sure to draw on your hatred."

With that, Rokuro exited Magano and brought the girl back to Seika Dorm where he left her next to the injured Seigen. Benio on the other hand equipped her enchantments and tried to focus her thoughts.

'Impurities… All of them have caused me problems! Be they fallen, normal or Basara, they've always made my life difficult… I will destroy all of them!'

Power surged through the female exorcist as she successfully channeled the power and used it for the first time. With adrenaline fueled power and speed, she smashed into the Kegare head on, boring a hole straight through its chest and causing a star sigil like Rokuro's to appear over its defeated form as it died and left behind an orb which she collected just in time for the aforementioned youth to witness.

"Not bad, your base power has amplified your strength in Dark Exorcism quite significantly. Hold on to that orb for now, I'll teach you how to use it later. But first..."

Rokuro suddenly moved with great speed, manifesting his gauntlet and shoulder guard.

"Void Rending Dark Barrage!"

A stream of lasers were fired off at the camouflage cloaked figure sitting atop a nearby hill as Rokuro took a guarding stance. Benio was confused by the action and tried to make out what exactly Rokuro was aiming at when suddenly, a blurred figure landed in front of her and made the girl jump back in shock. She took a while to recover and looked up to see Rokuro in front of her.

"I really didn't have to meet you now of all times but I guess that was just wishful thinking since you always loved to watch your work first hand!"

Through slowly clearing vision, Benio tried to identify the blue haired figure who had appeared.

"Isn't that right?! Yuuto!"

"Huh?!"

Her vision fully clear and the name acting as a catalyst to jog her memory, she now recognized him.

"Onii-sama…?"

"That's mean Rokuro, you shouldn't be making such a face either, this should be the part where you cry tears of joy and have a friendly reunion with me!"

"Cut the crap, at least try to be honest in front of your sister would you?"

At that, the eye-patched boy's facade faded and more sinister smile replaced the previous jovial image.

"Well since you asked so nicely… It was a pain playing the 'good older brother' all these years anyway."

"Playing the part? Yuuto, I don't understand... "

His eyes snapped to her and narrowed.

"Shut up. Close that immature mouth of yours right now."

"Huh?"

"If you can't understand me then just disappear, not that it will make a difference in the long run."

He turned back to Rokuro and smiled.

"Keh, where've you been hiding all these years anyway? Was the prospect of running into me so intimidating that you left town?"

The taunt caused his mask to crack slightly as his eye twitched minutely.

"Very funny Rokuro, you always were a joker after all!"

At an incomprehensible speed, Rokuro rushed forward and smashed his fist into Yuuto's face then activated the upper part of his armor, causing dark jets of energy to propel his fist further into the ground which the boy's face now laid. Soon the boost subsided and he jumped back to avoid a potential counter by Yuuto.

"That was payback for Hiinatsuki…"

While Rokuro helped the still slightly dazed Benio up to her feet, Yuuto stumbled to get back up. Once he finally did and clutched his swollen face, he pointed to Rokuro in disbelief.

"That's impossible! I heard you were strong but moving at that kind of speed with such force is ridiculous!"

"Oh you mean you didn't know?"

"Know about what?!"

"I suppose I can't blame you, not even Seigen knew what happened so the official circulated story which you likely picked up on was that I was saved by Seigen."

"Huh?"

"The truth is, I survived Hiinatsuki on my own."

"How? I saw you at death's door!"

Rokuro shook his finger in front of Yuuto.

"Not quite, you saw me get surrounded before leaving, calling it a waste of time since the outcome was clear and that you wanted to leave before someone could see you."

A pebble skidded across the ground as Rokuro smirked at Yuuto.

"Thought that's just what you said, I think you were just a coward who didn't want to see what happened to Hikari a second time."

"Grr!"

"Now now, don't show such a face, we're friends right? I was just making a little friendly banter, hehe…"

Yuuto looked as if he would attack for a moment but quickly composed himself and his dark smirk returned.

"You nearly got me there Rokuro, good thing I always kept it in my head that you would likely try something like this. However, trying to piss me off won't work a second time."

"Then I suppose you let me get that first punch to test my power as well? What a load of garbage!"

Another twitch flashed by as Yuuto's irritation spiked yet again.

"Enough, now we fight!"

A giant sigil appeared on the ground around Yuuto as he jumped back.

"Light Rending Supreme Bullets!"

"Oh? That's rather interesting."

Rokuro looked towards all the large floating heads hurtling towards him before activating his own counter.

"Void Rending Dark Stream!"

A singular large insignic rock floated up from the ground and took aim, firing off a sweeping beam which melted all the incoming rocks.

"Bullets are so outdated, it's all about lasers nowadays, and here I thought you would be better than Seigen…"

"Impossible, to think that a weakling like you…"

A boosted punch quickly collided into Yuuto again as Rokuro dashed through the dust cloud formed from the destroyed rock chunks.

"That was for Mayura…"

The air within his lungs was expelled as Yuuto's gut was smashed. He collapsed as Rokuro stepped back.

"How… For you who didn't step forward into the door leading to immense power to so easily defeat me... "

"You sinned when you caused the Hiinatsuki tragedy."

A kick knocked him left.

"You sinned when you messed with Mayura."

Another smashed him right.

"But your true sin, is when you failed to see past the door and take the true path to power!"

A final knee sent him flying and landing on his back, the crimson sky above him seeming to wobble.

"Maybe you'll find it after this, now stay down…"

Walking towards a shocked Benio, Rokuro tried to calm her down.

"What… What just happened?!"

"Relax, I'll explain it slowly but first I need you to control yourself."

Taking a moment to calm down, Benio made herself presentable and looked to Rokuro for answers.

"Now, where to begin… I suppose I'll start with the tragedy, you saw what happened with Mayura right? Well, like I said earlier, that's what the happened to everyone at the dorm, only I couldn't save them."

His fist was clenched tightly as he recalled in detail the events of that night.

"Then what happened?"

"Well living on like that is no life anyone wanted to be a part of so…"

Benio paled at the thought of what likely was the true resolution to the Hiinatsuki tragedy. However, that brought up another question.

"But… How?"

"Of course you'd want to know… Well, let's just say that it has to do with what I said earlier about you and I being fundamentally different. Maybe I'll tell you the full story someday but for now let's leave it at that."

She nodded her head and waited for Rokuro to continue.

"What happened was basically that Yuuto tricked most of the dorm into believing that they would gain immeasurable power and be useful to the other if they did as he instructed."

A sarcastic smirk was on his face as Rokuro recalled exactly what happened.

"Well, he wasn't exactly lying, they did grow powerful after the ritual, just that he never mentioned the price… He used it for his own purposes and you can see the result in his strength, a regular exorcist would be dead in an instant against him now."

Shaking his head to dismiss the irritation, Rokuro returned to explaining.

"Me and Hikari didn't take part and so managed to avoid it. Only thing is, we were eventually hunted down by them and like I mentioned before, Hikari didn't make it, me surviving from the verge of being killed. I swore vengeance against Yuuto and Kegare so here I am."

"To think that my brother was…"

"It is to be expected you are in shock, he was always one to play with other's feelings. That is why you need to train, he is as bad as the Kegare with his choices. Keep this image in mind, the brother you thought you knew was just an illusion, this is his true nature."

She didn't say anything and just looked at the limp form of her incapacitated brother in the distance.

"He plans to redo the tragedy from Hiinatsuki…"

Rokuro nodded.

"He's likely already laid plans for it so I'll need to stop him here."

"Haven't you already won?"

"I've weakened him but it's far from over..."

"How? Isn't he lying defeated there?!"

"He has yet to get serious Benio, you think that the extent of his power gained after sacrificing the entire dorm is only so little that it can't even match up to me?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Rokuro didn't reply, silence the only response before a sudden shockwave imploded around him. She saw that his arm had extended and on the other end was a fist from a Yuuto she didn't recognize. His entire body was similar to how Rokuro's arm looked. Steam came off his body as the released form took its toll.

"So you're finally going to try and fight me properly?"

"Rokuro!"

"Too bad, I don't have time for you any more…"

"Don't underestimate me!"

Yuuto threw another rage infused punch but it was caught and after flipping him over with the momentum, Blood shot out of his mouth from the force of the impact and Rokuro's fist hurtled towards his face, only to stop short, creating another shockwave. He slowly moved back and opened the Magano gate, pulling Benio along with him.

"Come back here tomorrow if you want a rematch, I'll fight you if you can beat Benio…"

Coughing blood again, Yuuto's transformation rescinded and he laid blankly, face soon twisting into one of pure hatred.

'Rokuro… I will destroy you! I don't know what you're playing at but my sister stands no chance against me!'

Back in their home, Rokuro sat across Benio in the living room, time slowly passing as they waited for the other to speak up. It was only after some time that Benio broke the silence.

"What you said earlier… I can't possibly beat him…"

"You can, just not as you are now."

"What do you mean?"

He said nothing, hiding the truth as always.

"What do I do?!"

"Fight… Just train your Dark Exorcism for today."

Benio stood up and shouted.

"I won't survive the battle like that!"

Rokuro stood up, head still down.

"Enough! You agreed to listen to me and give up everything if you could pursue your dream…"

Benio was about to retort but saw a tear drip onto the ground below Rokuro.

"This isn't an easy decision for me either!"

She stepped back, surprised that Rokuro had unexpectedly lost his cool.

"But I promised you… I promised that I'd make you stronger…"

"I don't understand…"

"I'll see you at the place tomorrow…"

With that, Rokuro disappeared from the house, presence completely erased. Sitting back down, confused and exhausted, Benio tried to make sense of what had just transpired. Everything was just moving so fast, her mind was completely in a haze and each time she tried to collect her thoughts, something else would collide into the pile and disperse them like the first shot in pool.

Frustrated and noticing she stinked, the girl took to the showers, undressing and letting the cold water surround her. Within the serenity of the cool liquid, she managed to slowly organize the day's events and make sense of them. First was training, Rokuro had managed to get her started in Dark Exorcism and the power was immense but it didn't measure up to the strength he himself possessed.

'He mentioned then about us being different… Is it something to do with the black charm?'

Moving on, seeing as there were no clues to resolve the above question, Benio recalled the experience with Mayura. Rokuro displayed the ability to stop the transformation into a fallen impurity midway, he never fully explained it so again she was left with an unanswered question of how and had to move on to the next event, the fight with Yuuto.

It had been completely mind boggling before but now that she had time to think, she slowly pieced together the full picture with what she found out from Rokuro and the way her brother acted. He had been lying to her from the beginning, he caused the tragedy at Hiinatsuki and used them as an experiment to further his ideals.

'Rokuro mentioned him not seeing past the door, not sure what that means but for now it matters not…'

He changed his body into that of a fallen impurity but the power demonstrated far outstriped that of even the Basara Kamui who took away her parents. She didn't know exactly what he did but it was clear that he wasn't her brother any longer. No, he never was, it was all just an act by a messed up boy...

'Rokuro is right, I need to end him, before he causes chaos throughout the entire world with his plans…'

The next day, Benio entered Magano and saw Rokuro calmly staring down a furious Yuuto. He turned to his student as she arrived.

"Good to see you made it, I won't be helping you in this fight sadly so fight to your best."

Equipping her enchanted gear and channeling her hatred, Benio unleashed her strength as Yuuto prepared to fight.

'I can't hit hard so I'll need to slice fast!'

Taking off at lightning speed, Benio collided her blades into Yuuto who unsealed his arm to block, resealing it after pushing her back. Landing with her knees bent, she used the energy of the position to catapult herself forward as she struck at her older brother again. Like before, Yuuto blocked and pushed her back.

"Weak! Your attacks have no weight behind them!"

Benio persevered, confident that pushing him back was effective.

"Enough!"

By the fourth time, Yuuto had had enough and unsealed his legs to match her speed, slamming into her dual blades with his fist right in the centre, mimicking a skull's position on crossbones. She was blown back by the blast and struggled to stay upright. Falling to one knee, Benio rested for half a second before dodging a lunge by the blue haired boy.

"You're holding back Benio, do you really still think of me as your brother? How touching."

"I'm not!"

Denial flooding her thoughts, she pounced onto Yuuto from above, blades once again blocked.

"Weak! Weak! Weak! Your attacks aren't strong enough to be any kind of challenge! It's just your speed that's annoying!"

His eye unsealed as he stretched out his hand towards where Benio would be the next moment, determined by his enhanced sight.

"Just disappear!"

With that, Benio's legs were severed from her body in a blast of energy. No longer able to stop herself, the leftover momentum caused her to crash onto the ground a little ways ahead.

"Ahhh!"

"That's good Benio! Scream more for me as I continue!"

Appearing next to her, he moved dangerously close to her face.

"I really hate it Benio, that you didn't take me seriously just because I pretended to be your brother… Then again maybe you thought you did, but that doesn't change the fact that it was rude…"

With a free hand, he blasted off Benio's left arm. Another cry of pain left her lips as her tears intensified.

"I had hoped that you would be a worthy warm up before I fought Rokuro but I guess I set the bar too high for such an incompetent one such as you."

This time not even bothering to do it indirectly, he put his hand onto Benio's remaining limb and pressed down, instantly crushing the bone and tearing off the arm.

"You're not still thinking that I'm just a fake and that your older brother that you loved is deep down in my heart right?"

A soft strained voice was picked up by his ears and Yuuto lowered his head closer.

"Did you say something?"

"You're a monster…"

He got up and clapped his hands together in joy.

"So you finally get it?! I'm glad, that means I can end your life while you have no regrets!"

He raised his unsealed foot above Benio's head, intent on crushing her head.

"Now then, please di-"

Yuuto flew through the hills as Rokuro intervened.

"Right, that's enough, time out."

Benio looked up weakly.

"Rokuro…"

"Enough with those tears, if you could get stronger by crying then there'd be nothing to it…"

She forced herself to stop crying as Rokuro commanded.

"Good. Now, do you still want to fight?"

"Of course!"

"No matter the cost?"

"Isn't that obvious? I will accept any price or take any risk if it means I can stop my brother and have my revenge on those who have wronged me…"

"Good answer!"

Rokuro outstretched his hand and immediately after a brief period of focus, a crisscross pattern appeared on Benio's chest.

"You will become like the ones at Hiinatsuki… I will give you the appendages of Kegare, just make sure you can control it… If you succumb and become a Kegare yourself, I will take have to kill you and finish him myself so... Try not to, alright?"

'His voice sounded regretful near the end, was that what he meant by it was a difficult decision? Did he want it to play out this way so I would get stronger if I succeeded?'

Benio's vision faded as she found herself in the various situations she experienced after meeting Rokuro. In almost all of them, she failed to stand on her own, needing to be saved.

'I need to succeed! I can't just be a burden to him forever!'

The world turning dark once more, voices around her started to wail.

'Anger, sadness, hate, envy… All of these feelings that belong to the Kegare… They can't compare at all to mine!'

The darkness was blown away, bathed in a crimson red glow as Benio drew on what Rokuro taught her, remembering the determination in his eyes whenever he trained her.

Yuuto crawled back out from the crater he was used to create and caught sight of something completely unthinkable.

'Impossible! It's not possible! To think that Rokuro would even consider such a thing!'

"Oi Rokuro! What happened to not interfering?!"

Looking over, the boy in question smirked.

"Well she was pretty much done anyway, let's just call this overtime."

A bright light shone as Benio emerged from her coma.

"Oh, that was quicker than expected!"

"Impossible! There's no way someone like Benio would be accepted!"

Shooting forth and bouncing around the place before stopping next to Rokuro, Benio stood determined.

"Who said anything about needing their acceptance?"

She stood tall with her new arms and legs, seemingly made for her as they matched the mask she normally wore.

"Someone like you… For someone like you to be standing on the same stage as me!"

Distracted by pure disbelief, Yuuto failed to dodge his sister's attack and her godlike speed propelled her into his face, her new fist smashing into his nose. He flew back from the impact but she didn't let up, launching herself ahead of him before reversing her direction again to deliver another blow.

"Against someone like Benio… I…"

Another hit knocked him out of it as Benio continued her assault.

"I won't accept it!"

Unsealing his full form, Yuuto attacked Benio as she was about to get in a high hit, sending her flying towards a floating isle. However, unlike he perceived, she had actually absorbed the impact and used it to propel her upwards on purpose. Mimicking a certain man who was just a hero for fun, she kicked herself off the landmass and struck Yuuto in the face with unparalleled force, creating a crater in the ground where he stood.

Once the smoke finally cleared, Benio laid weakly on the ground as her time ran out.

"I suppose it was bound to happen eventually, the enchanted power in her was leaking at an unmatched rate, an unavoidable side effect of using the power without proper control… I remember when this happened to me, collapsed immediately after managing to exorcise everyone…"

On the other end, leaning against a rock was Yuuto, his right cheek crumbling.

"Just who are you? Rokuro isn't able to imbue such strength into another…"

Rokuro's face then contorted, his eyes changing to a more sharp shape and mouth becoming more defined.

"As expected of one who was able to keep me entertained, indeed Rokuro hides a dark secret… Know my name and engrave it into your memory boy, I am the Original Impurity, Edonogen!"

Overwhelming power leaked from Rokuro as the otherworldly entity took control.

"The original?"

"That's right, so heed my words boy, you aren't ready…"

The presence disappeared and Rokuro returned to his original appearance, falling unconscious from overexertion. At this point, Benio recovered enough to regain her senses and moved towards Rokuro. Yuuto was still frozen with fear from the earlier encounter but quickly recomposed himself upon seeing her stir and looked at the landscape destruction caused by their battle.

"Today really sucked… Never thought I'd meet such a big shot in such a place after getting beaten so badly…"

He walked slowly up the hill and was about to leave when Benio called out to him.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Back to that place…"

"That place?"

"Come and find me when you're ready to challenge without Rokuro's help, I'll be waiting…"

With that, Yuuto took off into the distance, unseen for a long time…

On a secluded cliff, untouched by the conflict, a shadowy figure walked off into the distance.

'I suppose I'll need to get stronger if I want to face even her in battle, let alone the boy... '

The golden-eyed boy looked to the crimson sky as a smile graced his face.

'Humans really are so very interesting…'

A/N: I apologise if the quality dropped, kinda out of it since the Anime went out the window and I stopped following it. Resonance might not make an appearance in the story for a while, but I intend to add it in some point in the future, just not until Benio is further along in her training.

I stopped writing this chapter when it hit three thousand words due to life getting busier and never managed to get back into it until now, apologies again for that. I knew I had to do something not to leave you all hanging so I forced myself to finish it up only to notice it fit nicely to right before the timeskip before releasing it along with this announcement.

Now for the important thing, I'm going to stop this story since it reached the time skip. I will almost definitely revisit it another day but until then, the story's first season will be considered completed. Sorry if it is to your displeasure but it is the only way I can think of that is fair to all of you who are waiting for a proper conclusion to this yet want good quality.

As always, review, favourite and follow if you've enjoyed. Don't forget to check out my other stories, community and poll as well. Story status information can be found on my profile and you can make suggestions on my forum. I hope you've enjoyed the story up to now, till next time…