Ah, time to get this fic going. Had this idea going on in my head for quite a lot of time now and I'm glad that I'll be putting this into words now. Hopefully I'll be able to keep a decent update schedule for this along with my other fic.

Okay, time for the first and last time I'll be posting this: I do not own Tenjho Tenge nor do I own History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi. If I did I'd have made this crossover actually happen.

Now onto the story! Hope you enjoy.

To Fight a God

Masataka was in pain. A lot of pain. For a while now, he'd been fighting Souichiro, who has returned from his little around the world journey with more power than before. Masataka along with Maya and Aya had come up with a plan to try and purge Souichiro of his father Sohaku and of his demon exorcist powers. At first when Masataka poured some of his Ki into Souichiro, it seemed like it was working, but something seemed to go wrong.

Souichiro, in his mindscape, felt Masataka's power flow into him and felt that he was now strong enough to take down his bastard of a father, but the second he was about to move, he felt something. He didn't know how to describe the feeling, but something just felt off. At first Sohaku had seemed actually surprised by what they had planned, but as the mysterious feeling struck Souichiro, Sohaku slowly smiled.

"That bastard... he knew..." Souichiro thought, his eyes widened as this realization struck. He had been screwed once again by him.

After that, no one knew exactly what happened, not even Maya or Aya, who were in Souichiro's mindscape at the time to help him confront Sohaku. All they do know is that a moment after Souichiro received Masataka's Ki, an explosion of some kind rang out, blowing everyone away. Maya and Aya were also thrown out of Souichiro's mind at the same time. Souichiro collapsed as well onto the ground of what used to be the Juken Club building.

He got up right after though, his eyes wide still with what could only be described as shock. He looked around and saw the people that had come to watch his fight with Masataka all severely injured and unconscious. And then he saw Masataka himself, quite possibly the most injured person of all. In addition to the wounds that he had taken during the fight, the explosion just made them far worse.

Souichiro was about to help him and everyone else, but then something seemed to assault his mind. Or someone. He clutched his head and let out a roar that shook the area. "Damn it, he's still inside of me," he thought. Sohaku was still around and seemed intent on taking advantage of this moment to try and take over Souichiro once and for all.

He wasn't about to let that happen and fought of Sohaku's creeping influence as best as possible, fleeing the scene in the process. Eventually, Souichiro was successful in pushing back his father's control, but he was no fool. He knew that Sohaku isn't going to give up, if him saying he was going to start the 1000 year war meant anything. Even now, Souichiro could still feel him waiting for the right moment. "Can't let him win... need more power... to fight him," he thought.

Souichiro walked on, not really having a clue to where he was going, the only thing on his mind is getting stronger to resist Sohaku. "Need more... red feathers..." he concluded as that was really the only thing he could do at this point and so continued his seemingly blind journey. He didn't know how much time passed as he walked, nor did he care.

Instead, Souichiro just had to wonder something. How can he find more red feathers? He's already traveled all across the world seeking them out and now he had hundreds of abilities at his disposal. But despite that much, it still isn't enough to be rid of Sohaku. With so many abilities, Souichiro was now left thinking if there were even any red feathers left for him to track down.

He pondered this. The only one left that he could think of is Aya, but for some reason, he just couldn't see himself taking her Dragon's Eye, regardless of how bad he wanted more power. There was also that kid from before, the one whose family was practically wiped out when F tried to hunt him down, but as with Aya, Souichiro can't bring himself to take the kid's red feather power.

"Crap, is there anyone left for me other than those two?" he asked aloud. Souichiro had been walking nonstop, barely paying attention to where he was even going. It felt like days have passed since he left the destroyed Juken Club dojo. He sighed.

If he wasn't so deep in thought, he'd have noticed someone nearby. "Hey, boy," the person called out.

Souichiro, taken off guard, quickly turned to come face to face with a strange man. The man was quite tall and it was obvious by his build that was a fighter, his muscles showing through the white shirt that he had on. It went together with his pants and what looked like a cloak, which were white as well. The guy's hair was even the same color.

"Who are you?" Souichiro asked. He was surprised by how calm the guy was. Normally people would be wetting their pants at the feel of the monstrous Ki that Souichiro unconsciously radiates, but this man was perfectly fine. He even seemed amused.

"My name is Isshinsai Ogata, but I like to be called Kensei," the man said. He moved closer to Souichiro.

Souichiro looked passive, not seeming nervous of the Kensei's calmness, but that didn't mean he wasn't suspicious. "What do you want, old man?"

Kensei chuckled. "Pretty blunt, I see."

Souichiro's eyes narrowed. Kensei put his hands up as if he were surrendering. "What do you want?" Souichiro repeated.

"Might as well get straight to the point," Kensei mused aloud, "I want you to come with me."

"And why would I do something like that?" Souichiro responded.

"I noticed your Ki earlier and took the liberty of tailing you for a bit. And in the process, I couldn't help, but take note of what you were saying to yourself. Something about red feathers I believe." Kensei smirked as he saw that he now had Souichiro's full attention.

"What about it?" Souichiro didn't like where this was going. He's been played before and he could tell that Kensei was trying to do the same thing.

"Come with me and we'll talk about it." They both stared at each other, Souichiro looking positively suspicious of Kensei while Kensei seemed to be amused still by this whole thing.

Souichiro had to ponder this. He's been used as Sohaku's little experiment for a while and this guy was giving off a similar vibe. But he had to admit that while Kensei may not know anything about red feathers, there is still a chance that he could help him. After all, it's not like he could do it on his own now given how few that probably remain. And if the guy turns out to try and double cross him, then Souichiro will have no choice, but to deal with him.

"Fine." Kensei seemed delighted.

"Then follow me," he said and took off with Souichiro in pursuit. Souichiro didn't bother to ask where they were going since he wasn't expecting an answer and also didn't bother to try and memorize any landmarks since he sucked at doing stuff like that. He was thankful that Kensei didn't try to make small talk along the way because he really just couldn't bring himself to focus on anything right now. That and the guy creeped him out a bit.

Before long, they arrived at their destination. Souichiro didn't bother to see what the place was. As of now, he had tunnel vision and getting this over with was the only thing he had on his mind. He continued to follow Kensei until eventually when Souichiro finally snapped out of his little funk, he was standing in front of two huge doors.

"Come in," Kensei said as he pushed the doors open. Souichiro followed him in and had to blink in surprise at the exterior of the room. It looked like some kind open wide area with no furniture nor windows or anything else of the sort for that matter. The only thing that stood out were pillars around the room.

Souichiro was a bit taken aback by the simplicity of the room. He was expecting something a bit more impressive, but then again maybe he had been Sohaku's guinea pig for so long that he had gotten used to the traditional japanese decor of the room Sohaku had kept him in.

However, he noted that his current line of thinking could wait for later as he noticed that there were other people in the room. There were seven in total and all appeared to be fighters, just like Kensei here. It appeared that they had been talking up until he and Kensei had come to the doors as they were now all staring at him with an analyzing gaze.

"Who is this?" a man with a strange mask on demanded. He sounded on edge, as if he was ready to fight.

Souichiro looked at the others and saw that they all seemed to be feeling the same. Not doubt their reaction to him is because of the Ki he kept giving off.

"Ah, this is, I suppose you could say, our new recruit," Kensei calmly said.

They all looked surprised at that, Souichiro included. What the hell was Kensei getting at? That was a question that ran through all of their minds. It took only a few seconds for them to regain their composure and talk.

"Ridiculous. What could this boy possibly do to make you consider him as a recruit?" another man with long blond hair asked.

The others were quick to agree with this question in the form of a nod. Some began to chat among themselves about Souichiro. It began to piss him off that they all seemed to ignore him and it showed through his Ki as it skyrocketed to such a level that everyone there except Kensei nearly reacted to it with violence.

"Hey, I didn't come here just to be pissing off a bunch of old guys. If I had known this would happen, I'd have just left," Souichiro growled. He could feel his blood boiling for a fight, something that he could really use to blow off some steam right now.

They all merely stared at him until one of them, a tall, dark-skinned man laughed. "You certainly have guts, boy. And you have an impressive Ki as well. For a second there, even I felt a little scared."

Then they all heard footsteps coming. They all looked back to see that someone was walking down some steps. Souichiro had just then noticed that the newcomer had been sitting in some kind of chamber at the top of a small flight of stairs not that far behind the group. It was obvious from the person's build that it was a man, but Souichiro couldn't make out the guy's face as he stood back far enough for his face to be hidden.

The room fell quiet as the man seemed to calmly analyze Souichiro. Souichiro tried to do the same with the man, but his skills at measuring others were lacking. Nevertheless, he could tell that the man wasn't one to be taken lightly and in fact, he's the only one that Souichiro could say is more powerful than Kensei. At least, that's the vibe he's picking up here.

"Sohaku?" the man finally said.

Souichiro raised his head in surprise. "He knows that bastard?" he thought. Now things were beginning to get interesting, he couldn't help but feel.

"How do you know my dad?" Souichiro slightly cringed as he called Sohaku his dad. He didn't even know why he said that.

The man took this in without making a sound. "I see. Then you must be Nagi Souichiro," he replied.

Souichiro, for the first time today, actually looked shocked. "The true warrior, Susanno... it's clear that Sohaku's plan has come to fruition," he continued.

The others' faces lit up at the mention of Susanno. "What? You mean to say that this boy is the true warrior?" the man with the mask nearly yelled.

His exclamation was ignored though. "You are in search of red feathers I presume?" the man asked.

Now Souichiro was beginning to have a slight freak out. "How does he know so much?" he thought with no small amount of suspicion. "So what if I am?"

"I would like to help you of course." The man still appeared to be calm, but Souichiro could feel a bit of Ki coming off of him and it actually made him tense. "I just want you to do something in return if you agree."

"What do you have in mind?" Souichiro wasn't liking this, but really, he had no way of tracking down any remaining red feathers so maybe the guy would be able to help after all. However, he wasn't entirely sure that the man was one to be trusted, at least not more so than Sohaku.

"Join YOMI," the man said. This caused a bit of an uproar from some of the others in the room. Kensei, who was still standing close to Souichiro merely chuckled. He was obviously amused by this whole thing.

"What in the hell is YOMI?" Souichiro asked.

"It's a group consisting of our disciples," the man explained as he motioned to the people in the room before continuing, "I would like you to join YOMI."

"And if this YOMI group is made up of your students, then who the hell are you guys?"

"We are Yami, YOMI's masters."

Souichiro stared at him, weighing the pros and the cons of this little deal. On the plus side, he had these guys to help him in his search and if the huge room was anything to judge by, then they probably had a large amount of money to help get around. On the negative side, he'd be part of a group that may or may not try to start something with him and these Yami guys don't seem too thrilled by his presence either. And of course, there's the chance that they will betray him at some point down the line. But right now, with Sohaku still trying to take over, he couldn't afford to do this alone. "Fine, you have a deal."

The man nodded. "Then Kensei here will take you to your new group. And rest assured that we will help you."

And with that, Kensei walked out of the room, motioning for Souichiro to follow him again. Souichiro had just barely gotten out of the room when he heard some of the people in there start to try and argue with their apparent leader.

He was a bit taken aback by the man being so willing to help. Now in some cases, something like that would be a good thing, but nothing about this Yami or YOMI even come close to falling into that category.

"We're here," Kensei announced.

He motioned to two doors, not quite as big as the first ones, but still big. He was about to open the door when Souichiro stopped him. "You brought me here because you knew this would happen didn't you?"

Kensei smirked. "Oh nothing like that. But if it'll make you relax, then let's just say that I want the same thing as our leader." He said that last part with a strange look on his face.

He opened the doors and led Souichiro in. There were several people around Souichiro's age in the room. To say that all of them were a bit different would be an understatement; not a single one looked even remotely average. One of them, a boy, looked like a soldier while another was in a wheelchair and had white hair like Kensei. The only girl in the room was dressed up as a lucha libre that Souichiro thought he'd see only on TV. The others were just as unique as them in their own ways.

"Who's this?" a boy with dark skin and strange red eyes asked.

"This is YOMI's new member." Kensei smiled at how all of them tensed in response to Souichiro's Ki.

Not a single one of them said anything, they merely sized Souichiro up carefully. Some of them looked ready to attack him. Kensei gestured for them to calm down, which took a minute or two. "Now, now, he was asked personally to be part of YOMI so the least you could do is welcome him to the group." He snickered as they all slowly relaxed and then he went for the door. "Hope you like your new home," Kensei said as he left.

Souichiro ignored him and focused on the people in front of him. None of them moved nor did they want to, all of them were too weary of Souichiro's frightening Ki to do anything and Souichiro just didn't really care.

Eventually, one of them, a guy with long bluish hair in a ponytail, walked up to him. "Welcome to YOMI," he said.

And that's the first chapter. I had several scenarios planned out instead of the one I had in this chapter when Souichiro meets Yami, but none seemed as good as this one, but I still feel that I'm being off on something.

Well, at any rate I hope that you liked it and if not, then I hope that you'll come to like it in the future because I love writing and I want others to enjoy whatever stories that I do even if it's just a little bit.

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