A thought had been lingering in Hojo's mind for some time.
"Where are the other six-eye users? You mentioned I am the eighth, so there must be others as well, besides these three."
He asked Yahaech, confusion and doubt clearly visible in his expression.
His question made everyone fall silent. An ancient and regretful memory flashed through the minds of Yahaech and the other six-eye users.
After a brief silence, Yahaech finally spoke with his voice noticeably low.
"A few centuries ago, a hole had appeared in my domain. That was when Heaven devoured them. Even I was helpless against that catastrophe back then."
A hole...? Hojo tried to imagine the situation of that time.
"That must be a true disaster that even someone like you couldn't resist it."
He said, a hint of solace softening his expression and voice.
"That's true. However, it will reopen in a month. And I'm not sure if I would be able to protect these three then."
Yahaech heaved a sigh as his expression together with other three six-eye users stiffened a bit.
"But why that actually happens?"
Hojo asked solemnly. He couldn't let this matter pass by without knowing the reason behind it.
"Because these six-eye users are already dead, they should be in the heaven according to the laws of this world. But due to my will present in their eyes, they always ends up waking in my domain after their death."
"That's the reason why heaven tries to engulf them."
A cheerful expression appeared on Hojo's face as if he had found the solution after hearing the cause.
"Then why don't you let them rest in peace in heaven? It's so easy."
Hojo said in a relaxed tone.
"That's where the main problem lies," Yahaech said. "If I let them go through that breached hole in the space, their soul would just get lost into the nothingness instead of returning to heaven. Their opportunity to go back into heaven was already vanished the moment they died and came to my domain."
The problem wasn't as easy as Hojo had previously thought.
The environment had became tense in the room as the discussion had been shifted to something unexpected.
After a few moments of thinking, Hojo asked Yahaech about what will happen if that hole reappears again after this month.
"I can't say for sure, but the worst that can happen is that they will also get devoured by the hole."
Yahaech replied as his lower two eyes took a glimpse of Gojo, Michizane and Izumi.
Michizane was silent as always while Izumi looked somewhat worried. For Gojo, there's no need to say anything, his face always remains full of happiness.
"But this time, I have some plans in my mind. And only you can execute them, Hojo."
Yahaech added, pointing his finger toward Hojo.
"Me?" Hojo looked surprise as other users present in the room stared at him. "What plans only I can execute?"
He looked little confused because he was going to return to the earth in just few couple of hours, so how could he help Yahaech in executing his plans.
"My plan is simple and straightforward. I'm going to reincarnate these three sorcerers back on the earth and kill them again so that this time they return to the Heaven."
Yahaech said with a expressionless face. Hearing word "reincarnate", even Gojo was stunned.
Is it possible...? Everyone was thinking this same line and Hojo asked it straight.
"Of course, it is," Yahaech replied. Why would I waste my time on something impossible? You know I'm not dead yet, that's why heaven never attempts to devour me."
'Wait, but he told me that after living 1500+ years, he suicided himself.'
Hojo thought as he thought about Yahaech's previous words about his death.
"Though, suicide isn't correct word, I made myself dead by trapping my soul in this domain for eternity. I'm immortal so I was never dead truly."
Yahaech cleared Hojo's confusion as he was reading his thoughts continuously.
After this, Yahaech continued.
"Maybe I wouldn't be able to execute this plan if Hojo hadn't come here. Because he's the centre peice of my plan."
"To reincarnate Michizane and others, you would need to implant three of my eyes into three different dead bodies. One eye would be enough to reincarnate one person with his full strength."
Yahaech's main eyes focused toward Hojo while other lower and upper in other direction toward Michizane, Gojo and Izumi.
It was advantage of six eyes.
"As for you, you already have two eyes of you, which are much like mini version of my all six eyes combined."
"What about the last eye, that would be remaining?" Hojo asked, pointing out this irregularity in plan.
"That one—I haven't thought about it, but you can reincarnate me with it. Though, it's up to you. I don't have anything to do on earth."
Yahaech said as his tone remained solemn with no expression on his face.
Earth was in danger because of those aliens, and after fight with Dabura, Hojo had realised that he isn't invincible.
He wasn't even able to protect himself properly, let alone defeating Dabura.
So, he wanted help.
"I will reincarnate all of you together, do anything you want but before that I have a request from the side of humanity."
"Yahaech, I know you are extremely powerful, that's why I want you to protect us from Simurians."
Simurians??
"Who are Simurians? Is earth in danger again?" Gojo was first to speak.
"Simurians are aliens that have arrived on earth from outer-space. They want to inhabit earth for themselves by perishing humans from it."
"So please, it's my request to all of you, please help us."
Hojo, overcome with emotion, knelt before them and made his request.
In an instant, Hojo stood again, time itself snapping back to the moment he had last been upright.
"Who gave you permission to beg before us like that...?" Yahaech said in serious tone. "You are equal to us, so don't beg. I'm your ancestor, so why will I refuse? Anyways, I wanted something interesting to overcome my boredom of thousands of years."
"Yeah, we will help you. I, Satoru Gojo, promise you."
Gojo said in his casual tone. By the way how he promised, it looked it was nothing special for Gojo.
"So, let's go for some training before Ritual." Gojo said, patting Hojo's shoulder gently.