Disclaimer All characters (except Atra Nex Scelus), concepts and settings belong to Ken Akamatsu! I only own the story and the ideas for this fanfic.
Azure Xuchilbara: Greetings to my humble reviewers! I'm sorry for the long wait! Since I'm almost done with middle school, things have been a little hectic.
Chachazero:What the heck do you mean reviewers!? You barely got a review!
Azure Xuchilbara: I'm sorry, Chachazero, but bear with me here. It's only been chapter one after all…I'm lucky to even get a review (holds a thumbs up to harrypocky). Thanks!
Chachazero: Lucky? Heh heh heh…(holds up her knives) I'll show you lucky…
Azure Xuchilbara: sweatdrop Err…Now hold on a minute Chachazero, let's not resort quickly to violence now!
Chachazero: Oh don't worry Xuchi-chan…I'll only take off an appendage or two!
Azure Xuchilbara: Ba…ba…bad animated puppet! Stay! Stay I tell you! Eeeep! runs away
Author's Note: talks while running OK, first I'd like to say that I forgot to mention that this story will switch around Evangeline AND Atra! Since the manga didn't show much of the slime- sisters personalities, I'll try to be creative on that department!
dodges as a knife flies over his head
Also, thank you to all the people who took the time to view my story! I am grateful and one step closer to getting all my "merchandise" back from my evil, demented sister! And lastly I'll probably up the rating to M (for future chapter plots) now that the story is finally rolling. Oh shi—trips and falls on his face
Moments later, sounds of agonized screaming can be heard along with deranged laughter
"Past of the Undying: Evangeline A.K. McDowell"
Act I - Chapter 2: Paratus
It's been said that things are not always what they seem, as some old saying goes. But not a lot of people pay any attention to them, especially considering how ridiculous it is. But even the most ridiculous of sayings will have an effect, be it good or bad, is up to that person's action…
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Mahora Academy, Room 2-A
The next day…
He readied his mind to the future chaos that will ensue. Clutching his book in his hand and with a face that could challenge the very gods, he stood his ground. Too much blood has been spilled in this room, and his countless predecessors who paid for it. The warrior murmured a silent prayer to his ancestors to watch and protect him, as he prepares for another fierce battle with angels, demons and anything in between. With a bathed breath of confidence, he enters the fray…and was quickly surrounded by its 'monsters'…
"Good morning Negi-sensei!!!" bellowed the 'monsters' of class 2-A.
Before the young magi turned teacher could answer, he was suffocated by his 'well endowed' students.
"Gummfh…Uummfh…Mummfh!!!" Negi screamed in a muffled voice as the air was cut from his lungs. "Huarrrggmmhhh!"
The girls heard his muffled cries of despair and quickly got of him with and apologized for their rather 'usual' greeting.
Negi bowed rather humbly and stood in front of his desk as his students went to their seats.
"Good morning class!" he greeted cheerfully.
"We are way behind schedule today so I want to get this lesson started as early as possible," he announced as he took out his teacher's edition of 'Neo Horizon' and flipped through a couple of pages. "Read page 182 to 184 please."
The entire class took their textbooks out and began reading except one. The 'Shotaconius Repreusentious' a regal creature the entire class knows better as Ayaka Yukihiro a.k.a. class rep, was busy drooling over young Negi Springfield to even take out her textbook.
Not far from this creature is another creature with a strength that matches her own…the dreaded 'Asunasaurous Rex' or Asuna Kagurazaka to her classmates and friends, glared at Ayaka with the desire to throw projectiles at the drooling 'shotacon'.
Not oblivious to the furure carnage is 3-A's very own cursed vampire, Evangeline A.K. McDowell. Who at the moment was deep in her own thoughts.
"I know I sensed something yesterday," the vampire thought as she looked outside the window. "Something vague…yet familiar"
A battle cry brought her attention back to class, just in time to see Ayaka in a very painful looking headlock by Asuna.
"You stupid monkey! Unhand me this instant!" screamed Ayaka as she tries to pry Asuna's hands off her head.
Asuna Merely tightened the hold in response. "Like hell I will you damned shotacon!"
As Eva observed the 'common' everyday battle, Chachamaru got up from her seat and went to her side.
"Mistress are you alright?" she inquired as a look of concern planted itself on her normally expressionless face. "You've been deep in thought for a long time now."
"It's nothing Chachamaru," Eva stated simply as she watched Negi trying to separate the two war beasts from disrupting his class any further. "Just go back to your seat and think nothing of it."
"As you wish mistress," the robotic maid bowed politely and left to her seat.
After Chachamaru left, Eva was once again brooding on the strange chill she felt yesterday, oblivious to a pair of pale glowing blue eyes observing her.
"Evangeline…Evangeline."
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Mahora Academy, Underground Ruins of Library Island
The cavernous ruin was bright despite the little scant sunlight that entered it. Bookshelves, some submerged halfway, littered the lake like grotto. A lone figure can be seen sitting cross-legged under the shade of an old marble pillar, his eyes closed in concentration…
"Evangeline Athanasia Katherine McDowell," murmured Atra silently as he starred at her image through his mind. "I've found you at long last."
Not far from him, Graf Wilhelm Josef Von Herrmann and the slime-sisters observed behind a fallen bookcase.
"I wonder if this plan of his will really work," mused the demon lord as he rubbed his chin. "We can't face Evangeline McDowell head-on in his 'state' of being."
"Relax old man! We haven't seen this 'Evangeline' your talking about, but I'm sure it's nothing we could handle!" Surumai said confidently as she crossed her arms. "What do you think, Ameko?"
The goo girl with the glasses simply fidgeted with her fingers. "I don't know about that one Surumai. She's one of the most powerful vampires around."
A vein popped from Surumai's head as she flailed her arms angrily. "Ah Bologna! She's gonna get pummeled by the slime-sisters, isn't that right Purin!?"
The most stoic of the slime-sisters didn't respond.
"Purin? Isn't that right?" Surumai asked her again.
Nothing but silence answered her.
Surumai lost her patience and poked Purin in the forehead. "Heeelllooooo---Anybody in here?"
Purin responded by grabbing her hand away from her face.
"That man," Purin stated blankly. "I sense something evil about him"
Everyone sweat dropped at Purin's statement.
"Well duh! All of us are evil here aren't we?" Surumai said sarcastically. "What are you, stupid?"
Purin turned to her sister with a look of seriousness on her face. "No, I mean a different kind of evil."
"I don't really think were evil---maybe slightly misunderstood," inquired Ameko with a smile.
Surumai merely stretched Ameko's lips sideways. "Nobody asked for your opinion!"
As Surumai and Ameko quarrel about their alignment, Wilhelm walked up to Purin and bent down to her level.
"So, you sense it too?" inquired the demon mercenary. "He's a different kind of 'evil' isn't he, Purin?"
The stoic goo girl nodded her head in reply. "Yes, I've felt this way since he teleported us inside this cavern."
Wilhelm merely sat down next to her and gazed back at the meditating baron.
"His powers---from what I've heard from back then, they're not that from any known magi, much less any vampire," the count stated as he turned back to Purin. "I was surprised he knew this place existed."
Flashback…
Inside the ruins of Library Island, a crimson light illuminated the area as five figures materialized from thin air…
"---are you!?" Surumai shouted as the light faded. "Huh?"
She then realized they were not at the academy any more. "Where the heck are we!?"
"We are at Library Island…or rather inside its underground ruins," stated Atra calmly as he turned to the count and the trio. "How I've missed this place."
Wilhelm raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "What do you mean you've missed this place?"
The young baron starred at him with a distant look in his eyes.
"It was my home a long, long time ago," he said dejectedly. "Even before I became a baron."
The German count decided not to press the issue any further, for now.
"Well, now that we are all here, what's your plans?" Wilhelm said as he looked around his surroundings.
"I'll explain it all in due time," said Atra as he went to a fallen pillar nearby. "For now, I must…find her."
End of Flashback…
Wilhelm's thoughts were interrupted by a voice behind him.
"I've found her," Atra announced with a triumphant grin. "It seems her curse was more powerful than I expected."
Surumai went up to the baron and tugged on the cape of his suit. "Listen buster, who do you think you are telling us what to do!?"
Atra merely looked at the rude goo girl with a warm, and yet almost somber smile.
"Someone who has nothing to lose."
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Mahora Academy, Eva's Cabin
After school…
Evangeline went to her bedroom and quickly undressed from her Mahora School uniform. Inside the 'Undying Mage's' room, dolls laid about left and right, especially on her bed. The whole room didn't look like the lair of an evil vampire…not one bit…
"Chachamaru? Is my bath ready?" questioned the naked puppet master.
The green-haired maidroid went to her side and bowed slightly. "Yes mistress, and the temperature is as you've ordered."
"Thank you Chachamaru, you may go back to your chores now," the nude little vampire stated as she entered the bathroom and closed the door silently.
Inside was like any other bathroom, a cabinet sits in a corner for keeping shampoo and whatnot, a rather elegant, body mirror at it's left and a large tub. Nothing out of the ordinary, except the walls were decorated with gothic ornaments, the floor tiles were in the shape of crosses and bats, and the bathtub was pure dark marble. Only a small window seated to the left of her tub allowed what little light to illuminate the room…
"Honestly, why do I even bother to go to the boya's class if I've heard the lessons dozens of times already," Evangeline mused as she slowly submerged herself in the large marble tub. "Argghh…and it's all that damned Nagi's fault. Hah! Thousand Master indeed!"
The vampire's face twisted in anger, then softened quickly.
"But then again, If it wasn't for that stupid curse, I would never have met Chachamaru…or the boya for that matter," sighed Evangeline in half-defeat as she submerged until the water reached just below her ears. "Nagi…where the hell are you?"
Unknown to her, Chachamaru has been listening to her little rant the whole time. The robotic maid was saddened that her mistress was down and quickly formulated a plan to cheer the evil little vampire up.
An idea slowly formed in her cybernetic brain.
Without hesitation she picked up the phone and dialed Negi's dorm. A cheerful voice answered the phone.
"Moshi-Moshi! This is Konoe Konoka speaking," the magi healer answered through the other line. "If it's about another omai, you can forget about it grandpa."
"Hello Konoka-san," Chachamaru said. "Is Negi-sensei at home right now?"
"Ah, Chachamaru-san! I'm sorry," konoka apologized. "Negi-sensei went shopping with Asuna at the mall."
"I Understand. Thank you Konoka-san," the robot said. "I'll go meet him there then."
Chachamaru bid Konoka goodbye and hanged up then phone. She then excited the cabin and took off using her built-in rocket jets to find Negi.
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Mahora Academy, Underground Ruins of Library Island
A scream pierces the tranquil silence of the underground grotto…
"You want us to do what!?" Surumai shouted as she stomped her feet on the marble floor. "No way! That's not how we do our spying!"
Atra frowned at her display of anger and merely patted her head.
"Relax little one, I'm not going to hurt you or your sisters," assured Atra with a smile. "I merely need your assistance for this very vital matter."
Surumai pouted angrily and shook his hand off.
Ameko started to fidget with her fingers. "I'm sure It'll work out if don't act like we usually do."
Purin remained silent and merely nodded in agreement with her sister.
"But were good at what we do! Why do we need to dress up as SCHOOLGIRLS!?" Surumai bellowed in exasperation. "Were the slime-sisters! When it comes to espionage, we are number one!"
Atra sweat drooped. "Right…Anyway…"
With a snap of her fingers, tendrils of shadows that seem to come out of thin air shred their clothes to ribbons.
"Eeeekkk!" the trio screamed in unison as they were left with only their birthday suits.
"What did you do to our clothes!?" screamed a very embarrassed Surumai as she tried to cover up her 'assets' in vain.
Atra just grinned ear to ear like nobody's business. "I must say, Graf Wilhelm has outdone himself to find such lovely treasures."
"P..Pervert!!! I knew that old man and you have a lot in common!" fumed Surumai.
Unknown to them, that very same 'old man' happened to be approaching them.
"Ah, the food in this place is quite good! Do you girls want---," Wilhelm announced joyfully.
He never finished his sentence as torrents of blood spurted from his nose from the lovely display of unrestrained freedom before him. His mouth laid agape happily.
Ameko screamed. "Mr. Herrmann! Mr. Herrmann! Are you all right!?"
"Serves him right for popping out of nowhere like that," Surumai said coldy.
Purin went up to the fallen count and nudged him on the side with her foot. "I think he's out cold."
Wilhelm's form twitched slightly.
"Mr. Scelus! Please give us our clothes back!," begged Ameko with puppy dog eyes. "For Mr. Herrmann's sake!"
The baron's smile faded.
"Oh sorry about that girls. I'll give you new ones right away," apologized the ebony-haired magi. "I suggest you three don't move."
"Huh?" the three girls said in unison as a three crimson glyphs with intricate markings materialized under their feet.
"Permissum nonnullus schola induviae pro illa puella materia ut is regnum!" Atra chanted loudly as the glyphs glowed. "I beckon thee!"
A blinding flash erupted from the three glyphs and before any of the girls realized it, school clothes appeared on them.
"Wh…Wha?" Ameko said, confused. "The skirts are too short!"
Purin was blushing with Atra's 'choice' of clothes.
"Is this is what gets you off, you pervert?" butted Surumai. "Sheesh…School uniforms are getting popular nowadays."
"Mahora middle-school uniforms to be exact," Atra inquired happily. "You are all going to be registered to Mahora Academy."
A deafening screamed echoed from Library Island…
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Azure Xuchilbara: limping while holding bleeding hands Well, that's all for this chapter! Again any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated! Whew, that was tiring…
Chachazero: Not as tiring as cutting of an appendage or two! (holds up a bottle with something inside it)
Azure Xuchilbara: M…My pinkies! Give it back!!!
Chachazero: N.O.
Azure Xuchilbara: I…Hate…You.
Chachazero: blushes I already have someone in my carved heart…
Azure Xuchilbara faints from lose of blood and logic
Chachazero: Ah well, It's not like he needs them to write anyway…
Latin Words:
Paratus – preparation
Permissum nonnullus schola induviae pro illa puella materia ut is regnum - let some school clothes for these girls materialize to this realm