Chapter 30: Intervals
As Hikaru and Reito prepared to fight Ghost...
One question lingered in the background–
Where was Teshii in the middle of all this?
Back in the Meditation Hall...
The air was still, incense smoke curling in delicate spirals. Teshii and Master Takeshi remained seated near the open balcony, the biting mountain wind brushing softly against the ancient stone walls.
Master Takeshi stood with his arms folded behind his back, staring out into the cold, endless blue of the sky. His eyes were wide with disbelief, trying to absorb the magnitude of what Teshii had just told him.
The truth about the Elemenst.
The truth about Master Jiro's brother.
The silence between them stretched – thick with meaning.
Then–
Master Takeshi took a deep breath, grounding himself.