"So what did you want to talk about, Haruto-kun?" Mirajane asked as she stared at the redhead sitting beside her with a smile.
"Mirajane, I wanted to talk about Lisanna." Haruto said a bit hesitant as he made eye contact with the ivory haired beauty.
"What is there to talk about?" Mirajane said her tone darkened dramatically as her smile fell from her face. Seeing the mood change, Haruto quickly began speaking.
"I've been researching a special type of magic and I believe that Lisanna was caught in it." Haruto began explaining as he tried his best to defuse the situation, "You see the magic transports the targets into another location. And I wanted to see if my theory was true if you would take me to the place where Lisanna passed away. If it is true, there is a chance that Lisanna is alive."
The last part caught her attention as her eyes widened and she stayed silent for a little while before turning a shaky head towards the redhead once more. She gave him a shocked look before her face adopted a frustrated expression. Mirajane was having a mental debate with herself, one thing was that she did not want to give herself some false hope, but another part of her wanted to try though she had been hurt before, she would do it again if it could somehow bring Lisanna back.
"Haruto-kun, why are you helping me?" Mirajane questioned before speaking once more, "I don't mean it in a bad way, but you don't seem like the helping type…"
Hearing Mirajane trail off, Haruto decided to answer the question, "I don't know honestly. It may be because I don't want to see someone lose people precious to them."
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The rocky formation surrounded the area where Mirajane had guided the red haired shinobi. Looking around, Haruto could spot areas with claw marks, though it had been two years since the time the battle took place, the area was still sporting markings of it. Haruto gave a nod to Mirajane as he walked forward and pushed chakra to his eyes. His Sharingan came to life as they spun around and he looked around the area trying to spot some sort of magic use with his eyes. Having no luck, the redhead added more chakra to his eyes and soon they came together and they became his Mangekyo Sharingan l. Focusing more chakra into his left eye.
"Shitenno: Nishi," Haruto murmured as the Kanji for west appeared before him and glowed in a brilliant vermilion light.
Soon a figure began rising from the glowing Kanji. The glowing Kanji soon disappeared when the figure was fully out of it and once it was out, Mirajane could see it was a elderly man with a short black beard with white hair decorating it. Dressed in red robes, the elderly man carried a large white pearl in one hand and wrapped around his other was a large green snake. That was nothing strange, the strangest thing about him was that not only was his clothing red, but so was his skin.
"Jikoku-ten, scan the area and find some lingering energy sources around." Haruto commanded, the red skinned man nodded his head and followed out with the orders from his summoner and his eyes glowed as he began scanning the area.
Haruto waited patiently as he watched Jikoku-ten search the area for the energy from the Anima. Jikoku-ten was part of the four summons he had received with his left eye technique, Shitenno (Four Heavenly Kings). The technique allowed him to summon the Four Heavenly Kings and command them for battle or have them serve him for other purposes. They were powerful in their own right, each of them ruled over one area of the world and they all had different powers. Jikoku-ten was one of the weaker Kings as he was known for his amazing ocular powers. His eyes could catch anything as he was known as the 'one who sees all'. It was the best bet for Haruto to find any sort of remaining energy the Anima left behind, if Jikoku-ten could not find anything then it would be hopeless. Madara had commended him on such an extraordinary technique he had unlocked as the Four Heavenly Kings would be very helpful in many situations. They alone could fend off Kage level shinobi and when together they could defeat a few. Though they were not summoned with their full power, the abilities stayed as strong as ever. Not that he relied on them for battle, but when some were around they would make his victory easier and more certain.
"Haruto-kun, what is that?" Mirajane asked the redhead standing in front of her.
"Mirajane, he is Jikoku-ten, one of my summons." Haruto answered as he gave her a glance before his eyes drifted back to the Heavenly King, "If he can't find anything then there would be no hope at all."
Mirajane stayed quiet afterwards and allowed her attention to focus on the red skinned man looking around the area. It was not long before the holy warrior stopped scanning and moved towards one specific location on the rocky area and called for his master to come. Haruto went to his summon and Mirajane followed closely behind. Jokoku-ten motioned towards the area before him to the two and gave the redhead a nod.
"So this is the spot where an foreign energy source was present." Haruto muttered as he moved to the area and began looking around, Jikoku-ten moved out of the way and allowed his master to inspect his findings.
Jokoku-ten moved behind his master as he got the mental command. Knowing the intentions of his master, the Heavenly King began moving through hand signs keeping pace with Haruto. Tiger-Ox-Monkey-Dog-Snake-Ram-Bird-Dog. "Shitenno: Nishi: Eye Of The All Seeing" (Four Heavenly Kings: West)."
Haruto's left Mangekyo eye began spinning around rapidly before it began slowing down. His eye pattern stayed the same, but instead of blood red sclera, it was a golden yellow. Haruto and Jokoku-ten both closed their right eyes and focused their left eyes on the spot where the lingering energy source was found. Haruto could now easily see the small bit of magical energy left behind, though it was faint and looked as if it would end at any second, he could still see it. The technique he had used was called Eye Of The All Seeing, it was a technique that allowed him to share vision with Jokoku-ten. Both of them had to go through the hand signs together and they lost the use of their right eye when the technique was in use. Though it was a very useful technique, it was not one he would use in battle as it would restrict his line of sight and would most likely lead him to his death. But in situations like this, having the sight of a deity helps immensely.
The sight of the remaining magic from the Anima was multiple strands of golden magic surrounding the area. The strands seemed to be flowing up into the air and disappearing into the sky. Looking around the area, Haruto noticed that the magic that was disappearing into the sky seemed to come together before disappearing. It was strange indeed, Haruto continued to study the magic before he decided it was enough and cut the connection with Jokoku-ten. His left eye shifted and soon it became his regular pattern once more. Haruto then dismissed Jokou-ten and the Heavenly King of the West disappearing in a bright vermilion light. Mirajane, seeing the summon disappearing, went up to the redhead to ask him about his findings.
"Haruto-kun, what did you find?" Mirajane asked as she gave him a curious look.
"Well Mirajane, the magic was odd," Haruto began speaking as his eyes narrowed and he spoke once more, "The magic was different from yours and your siblings, it was a completely different thing entirely. The remaining magic from it seemed to disappear into the sky, but just before they disappeared they came together."
Mirajane pondered on those words before she eyed the blond once more, "So can you tell me if Lisanna is alive or not?"
"There is a possible chance she is alive, like you said no body was retrieved and she vanished in a bright light so the chances of her alive is very likely." Haruto responded as he returned her look. The two mages fell into silence as they stood there pondering on the events that had taken place a little while ago. Mirajane had a joyful expression on her face as she heard the information, there was a chance that Lisanna was alive. The silence continued before the two decided to head out and make their way back to the Guild.
"Haruto-kun." Mirajane called out, the redhead turned to face her with a questioning look on his face. Before he could respond, Mirajane leaned forward and gave him a small kiss on the cheek, "Thank you."
Haruto's eyes were wide open as his mind deciphered the actions Mirajane had just done. The ivory haired beauty gave out a small giggle as she moved ahead with a smile on her face. Haruto regained his composure after he had heard the beauty laugh and he quickly followed after the girl. Regaining his blank look, if one looked closely enough they could see the faint shade of pink that was now found on his cheeks. Mirajane had a large smile on her face as she stole another glance at the redhead before continuing forward leading the way towards the train station while Haruto followed from behind.