The forests surrounding his old home in the village held many mysteries and it had been such a long time since Rikudo had fled through them to the ouside world that he had almost forgotten them entirely. As he walked peacefully along the ground he listened to every gust of wind as it sifted through the leaves above. He could easily have flown over the trees at a much higher speed and yet something always called him to the forest floors regardless. As he neared the village he had once called home, something instantly caught his surprise. A bright orange light breaking through the trees, the likes of which immediately caused him to hover off the ground and speed forward crashing through multiple trees as easily as he would walls of paper before arriving as his village.

The entire place had been attacked multiple houses set ablaze. A few bodies lay deceased in the streets however there was not nearly enough to account for all the villagers. This clue told Rikudo that most of them had probably fled into the woods when whatever force attacked them began its assault. He still felt worried though, as he was uncertain if the villagers had the strength to make it out of the forest like he did. Regardless, they were on their own now and there was no way possible for Rikudo to find them all and rescue them. This was especially true considering he waa unclear how long ago this attack had happened albeit what evidence was available pointed towards it happening quite recently.

"No, no, no! What the hell happened here?! It couldn't have been the spirits, they can only enter our world at night right?" Rikudo thought to himself for a moment.

Just then however, a whooshing sound broke through his thoughts as he was swept off his feet and smashed completely through a burning building causing it to crumble to the ground. Rikudo flew straight up and out of the burning rubble as a small trickle of blood fell from a gash in his forehead to the palm of his hand. "Dont tell me thats enough to hurt you.. Son."

Rikudo's eyes widened intensely as he heard that last word, turning to face a large shadow hovering behind him. The shadow appeared to have skin made of black fire save for its glowing blue eyes and sharp teeth. "F-Father!? But how are you here and how did you do this with the sun still in the sky?"

The shadowy figure darted forward quickly grabbing up Rikudo by his throat with superior strength. "My dear lad, after all this time biding my power and watching youra grow I have learned how to pass over during the day time so that I may claim back from you what your mother stole. Though ill admit, I can only remain physical during the day for a short time, its all I need."

As the demon father of Rikudo began to crush his throat the markings throughout Rikudos body began to glow. Rikudo formed a ball of compacted ki in of his free hands and pushed it hard into the demons chest. The ball of ki then exploded sending both the demon and Rikudo himself smashing into the ground in opposite directions. Rikudo forced himself to his feet, one his arms burned heavily from the close range detonation of energy. Though to his surprise his father seemed fine, emerging from the crater his body had formed almost like nothing had happened. "Well well, maybe your not as weak as I thought. But even so, that power is not yours to use!" The demon shouted charging at Rikudo with great speed, swinging its shadowy arm hard into Rikudos missection. This blow, forced more blood up from Rikudos mouth and sent him crashing through multiple trees before skidding him through the dirt.

Once again however, Rikudo rose to his feet as his shadowy demon of a father approached him. The shadowy figure once again swung his fist towards Rikudo however this time Rikudo was ready and quickly ducked below the swing before delivering his own into where the demons stomach would be. As he made contact with the demon his markings once again ignited as he slammed the demon back hard against a tree a few meters away. As the glow of the marking faded this time something seemed changed within him and this tine when he looked upon his father he saw not a shawdowy figure but something more human looking, a large man with red skin and long white hair. The blue glowing eyes still visible along with his sharp pointed teeth. His father chuckled and spoke once more, "That look in your eyes tells me that you can finally see my real form. Can you not? Looks like your demon blood is boiling to the surface finally.. Well then lets put it to the test and see if you fare better against me than your mother did when she offered up to me her very own body!"

An explosive blue aura then erupted around Rikudo, clearly angered by what is father had said. "I swear on every last ounce of my very being I will destroy you!" Rikudo roared charging his father charging a multitude of condensed yellow orbs of kis behind him. Upon his command they each launched their own volley of multiple projectiles blanketing the entire area with explosions of energy. However, his attack had been too direct and his father had easily avoided it and crept up behind Rikudo landing a hard shot to his back sending him flying. Rikudo stopped himself in mid flight however and dashed towards his father, an all out close combat brawl ensuing between them.

As each punch and kick was thrown and blocked by each of them, the overwhelming force could be felt by anyone directly nearby the fight. His demonic father certainly held more power in him than Rikudo did by far but Rikudo was more capable of strategically using his strength so once an oppening presented itself, Rikudo planted a hard kick into the Demons neck. The force of the sideways kick was enough to send the demon hard into a far away mountainside with Rikudo immediately giving chase afterwards.

As Rikudo neared the mountain his father had been flung into, the entire top of it seemed to explode in a blast of black energy as his father floated away from it. His sharp teeth allocated into a devilish smile as he spoke once more. "You think your silly fighting style is a match for even a glimpse of my power?!"

His father them began to form a large red ball of energy which quickly grew to the size of a small town looming over them both. Rikudo looked on with utter shock and disbelief at the level power laid out before him. His father began to laugh, knowing full well that his son could not hold back against such massive power. However, as he prepared to launch his attack the energy ball faded and his body began to turn to dust. His time limit was up and it was time for him to return to the demon realm for the time being.

As his body faded Rikudo spoke one last time saying simply, "ill see you again soon father." Then just like that his father was gone and he was alone in the skies above the land he used to call home. The landscape dotted with craters and fire now more so that it had been before. Rikudo simply sighed to himself as he flew back towards west city, clutching hid right arm as a single tear left his chin. He knew this fight had just now begun but he was uncertain if he was truly ready for what comes next.