(He cocks his head to the side in confusion, never having heard of such terminology.)

Why do you question another’s choices they make of their own free will? (He’s one to talk.)

Stro. Everyone that’s helped to make this as great a space as it is!

Stro. Might as well share my discord just in case

A being like you… How am I sure your soul won’t be destroyed in one motion?

What compels one to do…whatever you are doing?

(Recovering quickly, he retaliates with a Tatsumaki Zankukyaku, knocking Jason away as Akuma lands.)

What intent does your failed flattery try to hide?

(Cloaking his fists in flame, he unleashes 3 rapid jabs at the air, each one being launched with the weight of an army of demons behind it.)

I am no human. I walk the path of the demon.

(He follows with a knee strike, linking it into an overhead axe kick, the impact leaving a crack in the ground where he stood.)

(Peering over his shoulder, Akuma glares at the digimon)

Stro. Oh my god Alex is a heel with a classic New Yorker accent

There was just an explosion. Keep your mouth shut and stop jinxing everyone.

Don’t disappoint me, then. (He leaps at him, a demonic glint in his eye.)

Do not be inappropriate. This is your only warning.

(Akuma picks up on this energy which is alien to him. Nonetheless, he believes he can work with this.) Close enough. Now follow my lead. (He begins with a straight punch, leaning into the move as he does so, energy from the Hado emanating from the demon.)

Your life force. A spiritual energy that powers you. Break the seal that contains your darkness, and allow it to infect the core of your ki. Your soul. Only then does the Satsui no Hado become yours to begin to tame.

This is a very important step. Are you aware of your ki?

Very well. First lesson: harness all of your negativity. Your misery. Your rage. Your fear. Imagine it as if it is all contained in a vault within your mind.

(He seems calm as he trains in his hollow.)

It is a new year. At this rate, I may as well end my search for the fight of my life, yet continue on my path nonetheless. It is better for me this way.

Has this world made me soft? I don’t know whether to run from this fate or embrace it. READER, I am usually never one to do this, but I require advice.

I’ve considered it. I prefer carving, however. (He shows her a wooden doll he’s carved.)

I thought it would be a rocket. Who saw it fit to give you a rocket?

Why do you have that?

I appreciate the kindling. I understand the connotations, yet after all that has happened lately, I lack the energy to be angry.

… (He inspects the box a bit.) I thank you. (He then opens the box.)

A…gift? (Akuma looks up from his meditation at the lucky rabbit.)

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It’s Christmas. Hmph.

(He puts his hand over the barrel of the pistol, letting a blast of ki loose, exploding the gun.) Merry Christmas to you too.

(OPEN INTERACTION) (Akuma is in the process of rebuilding his hollow home after it was nuked, rearranging a table, muttering to himself.) So it went here…

Slaughter them, Kirby!

(An enraged Oni stomps across the land, and sets his sights on the reader. In a booming voice he yells;) You! Did you destroy my house?!

(Akuma is absolutely livid, leaping out of the wreckage as the purest form of the Satsui no Hado, Oni.)

Stro. Gonna be on this for the next few weeks at least

Lesser men have tried to grasp the Satsui no Hado and perished for their foolish ambition. You truly think your body and mind capable of handling the tribulations it demands?

(Peering over his shoulder, he utters only one word.) Messatsu.

Please go to sleep, for the sakes of all of us. Not until now have I realized the Satsui no Hado can’t protect from migraines…

(Taking notice, Akuma’s demonic aura only flares, as if its a warning.) I know what you desire. Do you desire the risking of your soul?

I don’t understand your reference.

I was a rice ball for about 5 seconds… Everything is unfathomably chaotic.

Why are all the robots becoming breakfast meals?

Explain your reason for coming here.

Many a freak has fought and fallen at my feet, yet I could not begin to fathom how something like you gains life.