When there is no person point of view indicated, it's Ayano's point of view. When it's not Ayano's point of view, it's normal point of view. (No ones point of view.)

The story follows a few days from the last happening of the last episode of the season.

Italics - A dream or in mind (thoughts).

I don't own KNS, everything on it, characters, plot, etc. I DO NOT OWN THEM. Just this story.

Chapter 1: The Beginning

Everything was dark and cold and lonely. Seems like I've been wandering in thid darkness for a while now. Staying still hoping someone would find me. Then I saw a light. It was warm and cozy, the air being fresh and not suffocating. It was like I found heaven.

"...ano" I was hearing something rather faint.

"...yano" The socond time, it was louder but not loud enough.

"Ayano!" Finally I heard it. It's my name.

"Ayano!" Again saying, I realized that I know that voice but can't quite remember the owner of that voice.

He kept calling me over and over again like he was afraid of something, like he was warning me, like he wanted me to run away.

Suddenly, I was falling and the light was gone. Then I was hearing other stuff while I was falling. They were saying things I can't understand. I hear a woman's voice then a man and then a woman again then a man, a woman, a man, a woman, like alot of voices mixed together.

"...time...near..."

"...fire..."

"...Kannagi...soon..."

"...ruling...judgement..."

"..die...stay.."

"...Kazuma."

Hearing the same thing over and over again and it's eating me. I was furious, I want to get out of here, wherever this is. "Please someone take me out. Get me out! Anyone! Argggghhhhhhh!-"

(End of dream)

"Nee-chan!"

I fell from my bed realizing it was just a dream. A really weird and bad dream. Sweating like hell I stood up, reached for my towel.

"Nee-chan! Fire! FIRE!" Ren shout at me. Then I came back to reality.

"What the!" I immediately went to the bathroom to put out the fire in my sleeves. 'I might be producing flames in my sleep. Maybe because of that dream.' I went back when I finished.

"Nee-chan, did you have a bad dream? I can hear you scream down the hallway." Grabbing my hand, Ren said with a worried face.

"I'm... I'm fine Ren. It's just umm.. It's just a dream." Is it? "Stop worrying, go down and eat breakfast already, I'll follow." Wouldn't want him to worry about something like that, would I? So I ordered him to go.

"You sure Nee-chan?" He asks. Still worried.

"Yeah, yeah. Just go already." I just wanted him out of my room so that I could think.

"Okay." He walked out, leaving me thingking about that dream.

"What was that? About time? And fire? And "Kannagi" meaning it's all about my family. What was it? Judgement? Did we do something to be against the law? I don't think so. I also heard "die" and "stay" maybe that's what the judgement is. Oh and Ka...Kazuma, I'm sure I heard it correctly. What the heck was that dream. So stressing, my brain can't handle it. Urghhh." Talking to myself like that, I must be a weirdo.

"What did you say Ren? Ayano created flames while she was sleeping?" Jugo said knowing what is happen but didn't tell Ren.

Ren continued talking but Jugo was lost in thought not knowing what Ren was blabbering about. "Ren call your brother for me. Immediately." He ordered the young man in straight voice. Ren followed what Jugo said and hurried out the room.

"Good morning father." Said Ayano while entering the room. "Where is Ren going? Why is he in such a hurry?" Questioned the young lady but her father just sat there with his eyes closed.

"Hurry up and eat your food is getting cold Ayano." Jugo said still eyes closed.

"Father I want to tell you something." She said while sitting and starting to eat. "I had a dream and it was quite weird like it's real but then Ren woke me up and I was on fire, well not me but my clothes are. Is it possible that I yielded flames while I was sleeping?"

"Maybe you just had a very bad dream. But if it happens again, tell me." Jugo said while looking at Ayano with a worried face. Very worried face.

"Okay well father, I'm going to school now." Standing up she bid farewell to her father and went to school.

Still in sitting down in the dining room, Jugo said, "May the fire spirits guide you Ayano."

Class started a few hours ago but Ayano was absent. She never made it to school. "Where is she?" Nanase ask. "Maybe she's just fighting some kind of monster somewhere here in Tokyo." Yukari said like she has nothing to worry about.

Somewhere in a forest in Tokyo.

"Ughhhhh...what the." Ayano said feeling pain all over her body.

"Finally, the princess has awakened." A mysterious man said with a chuckle in the shadows.

In the Kannagi residence.

"You asked for me, Jugo?"

"Yes, Kazuma. Have a seat." Gesturing the young man to have a seat.

"Earlier today, Ayano well, she..." Thinking if he really needs to tell Kazuma, knowing that he might worry and act out of concern.

"Well she...she told me she had a dream, a weird dream and when she woke up she was...she was on fire." Jugo said with his eyes closed.

"What!?" Jugo opens his eyes because of Kazuma's sudden high tone.

"Well not her but her clothes."

"You know Jugo you should say serious things without mistakes, well going back to the topic, what happened?" Asking Kazuma with a curious tone.

"It's starting." The old man stated witha serious tone and Kazuma knew that it's bad news.

Back in the forest.

"Wha...what happened to me. Ugrhhhh." Seeing blood dripping down her skin. In her head, her shoulders, her thight, here cheeks, and even in her nose. She was beat up and also her clothers where torn apart. "Shit." Feeling the cold wind upon her bare skin, she shivered. "Where is this place. What's happening?"

"This is the Forbidden Forest. Nobody goes in here because well, it's forbidden. What's happening? It's the beginning princess. The beginning of your death." The man let out a small chuckle and vanished behind the darkness while leaving some words, "I'll be back."

"What was that? The beginning of my death? Oh damn. Ugghhhh." Getting up she heard something. She wielded Enraiha and stayed alert.

In the shadows she can feel the youmas lurking, but she was weak and dizzy. The youmas getting closer and closer to her, she fought them one by one. Burning them and slashing them with Enraiha. She was fighting and fighting and fighting as hard as she can disintegrating one after another, but it wasn't enough.

She slowly feels her powers draining away from her like it was being taken. There are still a lot or youmas and she doesn't think she can handle them all. Silently falling into the ground, slowly drifting away from consciousness, she caught a glimpse of hope.

Someone stood in front of Ayano facing the enemies and fighting them.

(Kazuma's Point of View)

"Ayano!" Not close enought, I saw her falling into the ground. "What the heck, why so many at once?" I said while taking down youmas continuously.

I finally got to her, I stood in front of her battling and eliminating youmas one after another. "Hey Ayano! AYANO!" She seems unconscious but I kept on calling her.

"Hey Ayano! Wake up princess! Come to your senses!. AYANO!" She's really knocked out.

What the! How many of these are here? There's no end to it. Damn it. Ayano...Ayano...Ayano...Ayano! I let out everything that I got and killed all of the youmas with one attack. "Huhhhhh, not so tought now, are you? Stupid monsters." Seeing one that was down on the floor but still attempting to fight, "Just die already you damn youma!" Killing it just a flick of my hand.

"Ayano" I let out a small gust of wind in her face.

"Uggghhhhh" she was conscious but weak for her to open her eyes widely.

"Ayano" I called out to her.

"Ka...Kaz...uma." I was concerned hearing the way she said may name.

"Hey it's gonna be alright, just...just stay with me okay. Don't lose consciousness. I promise everything's gonna be fine." She just nodded. I better get her home where it's safe. I'm really worried, I want to help her, I want to stay by her side and fight with her.

Ringgggg...ringgggggg...

Jugo Kannagi calling...

"I assume you already found her?" The voice in the phone said.

"Yes, she's badly hurt. I'm taking her home now."

"No Kazuma. Don't bring her here. I'm feeling some evil presence surrounding our house. It's like they're here waiting for her, to take her. I can't let that happen." Hearing his worried voice over the phone.

"For now, I'll take care of her, Jugo. I promise I won't let anything happen to her." I just can't trust her to anyone else except her family and me.

"Thank you Kazuma. I'll leave my daughter in your hands." Those were the last words he said and he hung up.

I carried her and flew into the night sky.

I laid her down my bed carefully not want her to hurt even more. I look at her with disappointment at myself. "How could I've let this happen just like that?!" I'm such a jerk.

Getting some medical aids, bandages, alcohol, towels and such. Most importantly, Elixer.

"Ayano, I need you to get up and drink this." She's not answering. I thought she might have fallen asleep. But I need her to drink the Elixer.

I thought about before, when we battled Ryuya. I also gave her the Elixer. And now I think doing the same would help. I poured the Elixer in my mouth and made Ayano drink it through a kiss. "I better not tell Ayano about this." I said with a smirk.

The effects of the Elixer was not fast enough like before, knowing that Ayano's wounds are not ordinary. Having thought of that I became more worried. I thought she'd wake up now but she might be really tired so I just let her sleep. I tended to her wounds after that.

I think I should talk to Ayano about what's happening. It would make her alert and ready for anything. I hope everything turns out fine.

That's it for the first chapter hope you liked it.