Road To Heaven Goes Through Hell

Eihei delved into the mind as well. "More like 11 if you count myself. Someone needs a lesson in arithmetic. To be honest, there's at least one more, though I'm still tracking that one down. There will likely be more after that, your grandfather was a globetrotter with a limited sense of what happens after sex. He didn't learn that lesson until later. Though I must say he had a terrible pullout game. Regardless of any prior knowledge." she noted. Continuing her way, she came upon the same scene that Takashi encountered earlier. Her sister trapped within her own mind, scratching at her head as if it was the only way to find reprieve. It was a sight that filled her with rage. Especially knowing this happened on her watch. However, remembering Raido's words (though she still despised him), she attempted the rein it in. Something told her that it have terrible side-effects if added to the very thing she was trying to destroy. Nevertheless, she continued walking through the mindscape. Beginning to encounter memories as her sister's pleas continued to ring in her head. Part of her began to ponder the stories she encountered here, the smorgasbord of memories and thoughts that paraded themselves through Ameya's mind. Given the corruption that was easily diagnosable by its continuous rot, Eihei began the search. She began considering the style of corruption; if anything, she knew there had to be a core memory that all of this resulted from. Once again, she was struck by the words of Get It Out. Yes, there had to be an origin point. Everything started from somewhere.

"Is your illusion set up yet?" Eihei called mentally, wanting to make sure this was in place as she began to clean the clutter in her sister's brain. Knowing Takashi, he would likely become distracted by some memories, particularly those of his puberty. Sure enough, she heard his hormone filled thoughts over the line. "REALLY TK? THAT IS YOUR GRANDMOTHER. Take those disgusting, lecherous thoughts and throw them away. I repeat, this is neither the time nor the place for this. Talking about your grandmother in such crass terms. Here I thought your were better than that. Seems like maturity is still eluding you. Talking about ass, hips and breasts. God you sound like a virgin." Eihei muttered from her end of the line. Receiving initial silence on the end, she assumed he had received every bit of the thorough chastising. More importantly, she could feel the framework brought into place as he focused on the genjutsu. However, she ignored this memory, her eyes pealed as she studied the temporal flux of the mind, looking for the spacial ambiguity that was the precursor to the rotting, coiling darkness. The mechanism was designed to follow happy memories, so a good one like this was exactly what it desired. Eihei felt it before she saw it. Though seeing it was of little comfort. "Here it comes." she said, her gaze pinning the darkness down. Eihei activated a variant of her newer creation, generating a barrier that functioned as temporal limbo. Compartmentalizing the darkness that tried to overwhelm its cage. "Great, it has some sentient qualities. No wonder it is self-perpetuating." Ei was clearly unenthused by this newest development.

Satori turned, staring at her grandfather from her grandmother's grasp. "Don't pat yourself on the back too hard grandpa, you might hurt yourself." she quipped, catching his self-congratulatory demeanor. Her attention returned to Kanmi. "What is it like to be alive again?" Tori asked, innocently curious. Kanmi hugged her grandchild tighter in response. "It's freeing. Being able to experience firsthand what you saw from a fair distance away. Realizing you have brilliant, beautiful granddaughter that you can finally meet." she said, tickling her grandchild and receiving a giggle as a reward. "More importantly, being able to connect with your children once more. Seeing the trials and tribulations she endured and wanting to be there was the worst feeling. Watching her shoulder the burden of leading a massive if ever growing family was terrible. A mother hates to see her child struggle and I'm no exception. Though no I'm here, and I plan on making certain that she isn't left to manage the same tall task again. No child should have to go through what she did. She needs her mom back, and Yama made the mistake of giving me to her once more. I plan on making sure he regrets that for an eternity." Satori then thought of another question. "Is that why you were behind that wall? Are you training?" she asked. Earning a gentle smile from her grandmother, "Yes my grandchild. That and to free myself of Yama's clutches once and for all. What I'm undertaking is difficult, but very much worth it. Especially if I can ensure the safety of my child and all she holds dear. Speaking of which, how are you cousins? Once this is all over, I mean to see all of my grandchildren. It is something that was a long time coming and I want to see this vision through. Face to face." Kanmi continued. Her granddaughter nodding before giving a response of her own. It was the typical response one could expect when talking about her cousins, yet Kan pondered the questions Satori asked earlier. She was quite the observant child, just like her mom before her. Kanmi couldn't say she was surprised, given how rarely the apple fell far from the tree.

Nevertheless, she felt the heat of true Raido's stare. One that was admiring yet filled with a certain intensity. Kanmi's cheeks rosened in spite of herself. Ever the inquisitive one, Satori picked this up immediately. She followed Kanmi's own admiring gaze as the woman admired the chiseled, well-formed man Raido had become. Even the shades appeared to have their place in his all black ensemble. It brought a sense of strength and fortitude that bellied his cleverness and flippancy. Her emerald gaze traced the outline of his magnificent jawline, only adding to the well-made look he carried. He exhibited a sense of proper masculinity that captured her. Was it weird that they were still enamored with each other after years apart? Raising their own families, moving on to build separate households. Nevertheless, Satori could read her grandmother and grandfather's intentions and thoughts like a book. "Don't do it grandpa. I don't want to see my mom kill you if she catches wind of this. You know perfectly well how protective she is of her mother. Especially when it comes to you." Satori's gaze immediately looked at Eihei, oblivious to what was transpiring as she devoted every ounce of her attention to her task; healing Ameya. Satori was comforted by the thought of Takashi tagging along; despite his wittiness, she knew he would look out for his aunt and prevent her from doing anything stupid. Yet Kanmi was emboldened by her granddaughter's warning. "Are you afraid of our daughter?" she asked Raido, a thinly veiled challenge present within her statement.