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Ok! This will be a complete rewrite of chapter one. Please read it.

Saito (P.O.V)

Uh… where am I as I open my eye. I don't remember falling asleep.

"partner you're awake!" is that derf I turn to look at my side, and sure enough he is.

"derf, what happened?" I asked him feeling confused to what happened. I tried to remember what happened but my memories to foggy.

"you mean you don't remember?" he asked me first to confirm my memories.

Hm…. Let see…. The last thing I remember is… I tried to recall back as to what happened. Hm…. I was in some kind of room with…. Julio I think… that kind of bishounen face is not you can find everyday. Yep it definitely him. I nod to myself to confirm this fact.

In the room there was some kind of gate that show, wait! Is it my world thah it show? Hmm…. Then we talk about something. What is it? Come on remember, me! Yes we talk about louise…. At this I feel like my heart had been broken.

"hey, derf?"

"yes partner!"

"is it true that louise is…..?" I asked him hoping that what just happen is just an illusion created by void magic.

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"hey! Say something." I insisted on asking, but from his silence I already know what his answer would be. Look like I been thrown away by louise. No! I can't think like this. There must be something that make louise like that. I can still remember her smile when we on a date before I wake up in that strange room with Julio in it.

'flash' wait a minute. I feel a little dizzy as I feel that my memories is returning to me. I also wish that one particular memories doesn't return. It was during my talk with Julio. It seems that louise had asked tiffa to erased any memories about me in her. That mean that even I for some reason succed in meeting louise again, she wont remember me.

"so it true…" I spoke with a hollow tone that could be a mistake for a dead man. The truth is I cant feel myself alive. When I though that louise had abandoned me. It leave me in a really depressed state.

"get a hold of yourself partner, there no time to be depressed right now. We need to figure out where we are right now." Derf right. There something else I need to do first. I can figure out what I want to do later.

I look at derf and spoke a word of thank you for snapping me out. I then take a noticed of my surrounding it was a kind of road with a mark by a tree between.

"where are we?" I ask no one in particular.

"don't know but I don't think were in halkeginia anymore from the look of it.

"what do you mean?" I gave him a puzzle look.

"look up and you know what I meant" I decide to look up. Hmm.. nothing out of ordinary the sky still dark probably because it still night and the moon is shining brightly… wait! How come there only one moon on the sky. Then something click on my mind. It was about the gate that exist in the room that me and Julio currently in. Julio told me that the gate was a void spell that call a world gate but he also told me that the gate is only half open meaning that I cant past through this gate. He also give me a choice there whether I would like to stay or go back to my world. It obvious what my choice is. Just as I was about to tell him my answer the gate shook with vigor and a bright flash engulfed the room and the next thing I know I was here.

"were in earth!" I said a matter of factly. My brain still trying to process what just happen.

"earth? Is that the name of your world partner?" derf asked me while still being confused. Well I can't blame him really I also feel confused when I was first summon to halkeginia.

"yes. We need to figure out where we are?" as I was about to look around, I noticed a kid with a red hair running to someplace. Just when I was about to call on him I noticed a weird kind of creatures descend from the tree. As in instinct I immediately get a hold of derflinger and dash to the boy location. The creature didn't noticed me, so I managed to kill it in one strike.

"are you okay kid" i asked him. He look really scared right now. Well cant blame him since he just a kid.

"partner this is bad!" derf said and I noticed what he mean by bad. There was a whole dozen of demon(I decide to call them for now.) in front of me at least 100 of them. But fortunately behind me is empty. I tod the boy to run away. But he look uneasy at me.

"go!" with that shout he ran away from here. One of the demon try to get past me and get after the boy but I managed to cut him of before he managed to go even further. The other demon seem to understand that they need to kill me in order to past.

"hey derf look doesn't this remind you a little at the battle at saix-ghotta" this is almost similar to that battle fighting to let other escape.

"yeah, but we wont lose the second time."

"yeah! Listen up! No one past here until I stopped breathing. " I stated with a confidence tone. There no way that I would let thing repeat itself again. There won't be tiffa to revive me this time"

"let go! Partner!" derf said

"HORYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…" with that shouted I charge at the horde of demon in front of me.

a half and hour later.

'pant' 'pant' 'pant' "phew that all of them. I fall to the ground on my back. That was really tiring. Even with a boost from gandalfr it was still to hard. If the enemy was double the amount, I doubt that I will still be standing right now.

Though I would love to relax right now I still feel worried for the kis just now, wonder if he safe. "derf which direction is the kid run?" I ask derf because I wasn't paying attention to where the kid run just now.

"I think he ran to that way… look the sign of smoke on the sky" I look at the direction that derf pointed at me I can see a black smoke rising from nearby ground. I decide to get close to the place. I was shocked by a sight infront of me. There was s a village being engulfed in flame.

"what happened here!" I ask particular no one.

"I don't know but I don't think that this is the work of nature" upon hearing those word I can only think of one reason as for what happen.

"those demon, they must be the one who attacked this place." I grip derf tightly as I run to the village is.

"wha-" upon arriving at the enterance, what surprise me is the group of people being turn to stone, some of them holding a staff maybe they are a mage.

"partner look out!" thanks to derf warning I managed to put derf at the direction of the projectile by one of the demon and the projectile disappear being absorb by derf. "be careful, if you got hit by one of these you will be petrified like the other." The information derf gave me confirmed my suspicion that this guy was the one who attacked this place.

The demon look shocked at seing his magic doesn't worked and I used this momentum to kill him before he even got a chance to do anything. Then I notice a demon behind me was about to ounch me but I dodged to the left and finish him with an uppercut slash.

"let go find that kid fast! Wherever he is he cant be in a safe place if he still in here. I continued to search for the kid while cutting down any demon that appear. Whis thing is endless. I don't think I can hold on much longer. But fortunately I find the kid and he doesn't look like his hurt. But to my horror there was a demon that look like a golem half the size of foquet golem but still big. The golem is about to crush the kid with a punch. I try to move but I don't think I can make it. Just when it look like all hope has lost. Someone appear infront of the kid and block it punch with one hand. Thyen the new guy continued to kill no the correct word is massacred any demon in the vicinity.

"what strength, this guy is probably as strong as brimir, no! maybe even stronger." Derf make a comment about this guy. Though I must admit that this guy is strong. The kid look startled and decide to run to somewhere.

"hey wai-" before I finished my sentence he already gone. Well I guess the best choice is to go after him. That new guy definitely doesn't need my help. With that though I chase after the red hair kid. hoping he still nearby.

After a few minute of searching I found him from a far. is that! A demon was about to attack him. There no way I can make it in time. In time like this I wish I can use that teleportion spell that josepth once use.

Someone bloke the attack from hitting the kid. One is a girl with long hair while the other is the olod man wearing something like a straw hat. The attack hit him, although I already know what would happen, it still shocked me seeing them getting pertified like this though the spell is still incomplete.

I ran after the demon trying to strike him down, but he managed to dodge my attacked and kicked me on the side causing me to stumble away.

"be careful partner! This want is different like the other" yes it was true. I can feel it. This want seems stronger. I don't think I can beat him in my current state. I may have a chance if I still have my full energy. Fighting with that much of demon will do that to you. Though I could feel the guy who save us just now could take it In a matter of second. The demon lunge at me ready his fist. I block it with derf this caused me to thrown back a few meter back. His punch is strong. I don't think I end up with just a broken rib after getting hit by that.

He turn his focus to the kid, ignoring me completely. This is bad. I cant let the kid die. I need to protect him! Suddenly I feel my body is feeling light. It feels as if a gain my strength back though not as good as new. I can see that the gandalfr rune on my left hand shine brightly. Is this rune giving me strength to protect.

"raaaaarrggghhhhhhhhh….." I charged at the demon with a boost of speed I got from the rune, with a blink of an eye I the demon right arm got cut off. I was planning to sladh him in half but look like he managed to move fast enough to dodge the whole strike.

"krgh…." I can barely stand up right now as I fell to the ground. Clutching to derf to prevent me from falling completely. The demon look enraged at the lost of his arm. And he look mere then ready to kill me.

(is this it, is this how I going to die. Die without seeing louise again) just I was about to accept my fate. The old man who had been half petrified, mutter some incantation and threw a bottle at the demon. The demon demon disappear into the bottle. It look like he was sealed in the bottle.

After thing look safe. i approached the kid and the other two figure. The old man who sealed the demon had already been petrified more than half of his lower body while the girl only on her leg.

The old man turn and look at me ""those are some sword skill you have" he praise me for my skill though it not exactly mine. "you wouldn't happen to know how to use healing magic then?" he asked me hopefully. I just keep silent don't know what to say on this situation. he look like he know what my silent meant. "that would be to much to ask wouldn't it. This probably was done by a person with a grudge on this village. there were many particular people that came here because of nagi".

How can a grudge cause this much destruction. I cant help but wonder about it.

"the lesser demon summon were to strong for us to battle. He told me about it. It true it was though. Without a boost from gandalfr I don't think I'll survive this in less than a minute. "take the boy and his sister away. I'm to far gone to have this spell broken. But little negi I made a promise to that idiot a long time ago protect him" it true that his body is almost engulfed by the spell, it just a matter of time. Tch.. if only someone can use dispel the curse may be undo.

"don't worry I make sure he safe." That was all I could say to him. To make him feel better.

"good I leave them in your hand then." The old smile and that final expression was frozen as the petrification fully take place.

"one-chan" I turn to the voice of that kid, Negi. It seems that the woman, negi sister has broken out from petrification spell. And was lying on the ground. "nii-san please help onee-chan!" negi asked with a crying face. This must be to much for a kid roughly 4 to 5 years old.

"derf, do you have any idea?"

"hmm…. I could only think of one thing. Let ask that guy from before." Yeah he right, if anything that guy should be able to help. Just when I was about to search for him, he appear from the back. He turn to look at me.

As if by instinct I stand in front of negi and his sister while gripping derflinger pointing at him. I don't know why I did it, my body just move on my own, though I doubt I have much strength left, even standing is already hard for me.

"I'm sorry…. My coming here was to late…." I relaxed my guard a little at his answer. It look like he here to help. Negi standing beside me while holding up a stick that has a star at the tip of it. Look like he trying to protect his sister.

"you…."The man eye widened a bit at seeing negi. He come closer to him. I still stand to protect negi if anything should happen. "don't worry, I wont harm him." After he said that, I decide to give him the space with negi. He look like he know him.

Negi still holding up a stick intend to protect his sister. "I see… so, you still intend to protect your sister." The man crouch down to negi head level. Negi closed his eye feeling scared, even I was about to move to interceot him but I stop myself when I saw him petting negi head gently. "you've grown up, huh. Oh! I just remember" after he said that with a carefree tone the heavy atmosphere that was here just now seems to just disappear. "I'll give you this. Think of it as a memento." The man said while holding the staff to give it to negi. Negi seem to accept it and the word that came out from his mouth next shocking me a little. It look like that man was his father.

"I guess this is good bye " at those word I immediately understood what it meant. This guy...

"wait!" the man turn at me. "is that it! Is that all you have to say to him. I don't know what his circumstance is but aren't you supposed to be his father. Why do you need to abandone someone important to you. His grandfather figure just turn into stone and his sister was hurt. And you just going to leave him alone." I cant help but shouted all of this. Though half of that I probably meant it to another person. I guess I was bending my frustration at being abandon by louise.

He just keep a neutral look on his face before he shot me a grin "don't worry, im not leaving him alone, that girl can still be save if you brought a healer to her. and I'm pretty sure you'll be able to raise him just fine." Wait what does it mean by that. Wait I remember when I arrive at this world(not sure whether this still my world or not) the first person I met is these kid negi, and I protect him from being attacked by demon. Then my gandalfr rune respond to my desire to protect him. He must think that I am someone negi knew.

"there's no time left…. I really am sorry. I could not do anything for you. Please grow up well…negi" the man said while continued to float up from the ground. He turn his head and look at me. "sorry if I trouble you, but could you take care of negi for me, denizen of the other world." With that said he disappeared In the skied. I was shocked about him finding out about me came from another world. If someone know the existence of halkeginia that must mean there is a way to go there. I intend to find it and that man is the first clue I need to find.

After the man leave and disappear, the next few hour being me trying to comfort the crying negi.

"hey negi.."

"yes" he look up at me.

"do you want to find your father." He nod his head at my question. "then I help you."

"why?" he tilted his head, must be confused at some stranger suddenly want to help him.

"you see….." with that I decide to tell him about Halkeginia and his father may know something about it. He believe every story I told him, I guess that because he still a kid.

"I promised your father that I will take care of you and I intend to fulfill that promise. I watch over you until you can take care of yourself ok." …

"mmm…." Negi nod his head at that.

After that a help came. And but it look like they have trouble of healing nekane the name of negi sister. I offer them my help. They don't know what I'm going to do, so I told them to use healing magic one more time. When they use it I decide to activate another power inside me, Lidrasil. It abilities gave user a boost of mana or willpower or anything that it use to use magic. it can also be transferred to someone else to increase the effect of their magic. look like it work. Nekane leg seems to be almost recover completely. Though this power is convenient, it also have a downside to it. The power use never recovered on user body and if it overused can caused the user to die. After the use of my lifdrasil power combined with the fatigue I received from the battle…. And from the look of negi and nekane they seem worried but I just smile telling them that I was just tired…..

The lasted thing I heard is when derf spoke to me…"heh, look like even in the different world we still tied to protect people. Look like destiny love you partner" that right, my power is the power to protect, not to destroy. So I will use it to protect the people that is close tome. after that my world went dark.

here is my first story. i know that my writing is not really great but i haven't seen any kind of this story before so i make one. dont worry if i update a little late as i was currently having problem to acces a computer.

Alright here the rewrite of chapter 1. Although it doesn't perfect it still better than the original. As for chapter 2 I don't know whether I want to rewrite it or not since I eager to write the next chapter right now. It kinda a hassle trying to rewrite it.

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