THE WARLOCK INCIDENT

PART 1 – The New Foes

Fate flew straight to where Signum and Agito were fighting the huge monsters. Teana was holding Eriol, who was badly hurt while Subaru and Caro were resting nearby. Fate landed and went near to Eriol as fast as she could!

"Erio! How is he?" she asked.

"He was hit by that monster, but Captain Signum was able to shield him. He should be fine now." Teana answered. Fate looked at the towering black monster. Signum and Vita were trying there best to fight it but their attacks were not even painful to the enemy!

"Subaru, Teana, Caro! Go and bring Erio to the base and have him treated! Agito and Signum, on me!!" Fate said as she prepared Bardiche into its sword form! Teana and the others flew away while Agito and Signum stood with Fate.

"It's no use!! We can't defeat it even if we use our strongest magic attack!!" Agito yelled.

" Well, what if we use two strongest attacks! I'm sure we'll break that monster apart!!" Fate said.

"That…might work. Besides, we are out of options…" Signum yelled. "Here it comes!!" as the monster roared. Fate held Bardiche tight as Signum and Agito merged!

"Fire Phoenix Flash!!!" yelled Signum. The monster was stunned with the fiery flash! Fate then flew up with speed as she prepared for her ultimate attack!

"Jet Zanber!!!!" as she hit the monster with all her strength. The whole area was filled with smoke from the blast that hit the monster. Fate was panting as she looked at Signum.

"We did it!" she yelled, smiling. Signum, however, had a horrified look on her face!

"Testarossa!! Watch out!!!" she yelled. Fate looked behind but it was too late! The monster grabbed her and then roared again! "No…how can it still live!!?" Fate muttered in pain. Signum watched helplessly as the monster began crushing Fate!! The poor blonde began to gasp as she slowly lost consciousness.

In the Time and Space Administration Bureau Headquarters…

"No!!! Fate-chan!!!!" yelled Nanoha as she and Chrono watched in the monitor. "Please! You have to let me go!! She needs me!!!" Nanoha yelled. Chrono was about to agree when…

Back in the city center…

"Spellbreaking Slash!!!" a voice yelled as a young man in a black overcoat cut off the monster's arm, which was holding Fate, with a scythe! The monster roared in pain as it fell down! The arm, however, began to fall with Fate.

Fate slowly opened her eyes. She felt she was falling down. "Am I really…gonna…die?" she slowly whispered. Just then, she gazed upon a young man with a black eye patch on his left eye.

"Not yet, princess!" as the man grabbed Fate and jumped unto the nearest ledge. Signum watched as he skillfully jumped down to safety! "What…amazing skill!!" she thought. The man ran towards her, carrying the injured Fate Testarossa Harlaown like a bride.

"Please take care of her." The man smiled. Signum could only nod as she held Fate and let her lie down. The monster, however, stood up again and roared in anger. "We can't defeat that…thing!! We tried all sorts of magic but we can't win! But you, you were able to cut him!!" Signum yelled at the man. "Who are you?"

The man held out his hand. "Samael!" he said. The scythe appeared unto his hand and he grabbed it with a focused look. "My name is Cirrus Yurigami. I am a Spellbreaker…and I am here to help you…" he smiled. Fate was able to hear those words as she whispered. "Cirrus…Yurigami…" and then she fainted.

2 hours later…

"Cirrus Yurigami…Captain of the Commission of Defense Against Warlocks…reporting sir!" Cirrus saluted towards Chrono. Chrono actually could not believe when he saw this man destroy that thing with just one strike. "Um…who exactly are you? And what was that thing that you killed?" Chrono asked.

"I am one of the elite Spellbreaker sent to help you with this Warlock problem. The creature is called a Warlock, a monster created by evil magic and it actually sucks magic to live and grow. It seems your city is dependent on magic, which is why the Warlocks have found your place suitable to invade."

"The hell!!? No wonder any form of magic attacks is useless!" Chrono grumbled. "And why is it that you were able to destroy this…Warlock…without problems?"

"Because my weapon, Samael, can cut off the source of magic energy once it hits a Warlock. Also, I have the ability to use Spellbreaking magic to counter whatever the Warlock throws at me…" Cirrus explained. Chrono just nodded as he walked away from him.

"Seeing as that you can destroy the Warlocks by yourself, then why do you need to contact me?" he said. Cirrus then took out a letter and presented it to Chrono.

"Because we have reason to believe that someone or something here in Midchilda is the one cause of the Warlock Invasion…" Cirrus said. Chrono read the letter and was shocked!

"I see. This may be something serious after all. Very well, please find yourself at home. We will be more than glad to accept your offer. If you excuse me, I have something else to do." As Chrono walked towards his office. Cirrus then went out of the meeting area. When he was outside, Signum was standing there along with Agito.

"Mr. Yurigami! A word please!" Signum said. Cirrus bowed a little. "What can I do for you?" he asked.

Agito frowned at him. "So he's the one who killed the creature? Doesn't seem that strong to me!"

"Agito! Your manners!" Signum said. She then bowed a little. "Thank you for saving Testarossa for me. Although it is quite suprising to see someone from another dimension to come here and help us…much less someone who is very powerful as you are…"

"That is what we Spellbreakers do. Our mission is to eradicate Warlocks. No matter where we go, we must ensure the safety of mankind from them…" Cirrus replied. "By the way, how is the princess?"

"Princess? Oh, you must mean Testarossa. She's in the infirmary right now. If you want, I can take you to her." Signum suggested. Agito only scoffed while Cirrus smiled.

"Yes. That would be great. Thank you…" he replied.

Meanwhile, Fate was lying inside the infirmary together with Nanoha, Yuuno, and Vivio. "Fate-mama, please don't do this again!!" Vivio exclaimed. "It hurts to see you like this!"

"Now,now…" Fate laughed while Vivio pouted. Nanoha smiled. "Ummm…why don't you and Vivio go out and check the new museum for awhile, Yuuno-kun?"

"Eh, sure…" Yuuno agreed as he and Vivio went out. "I've heard about your savior, the one Chrono mentioned… the Spellbreaker?" Nanoha asked Fate. Fate only looked at her.

"Yes. "She smiled. "He destroyed that monster with a single hit. I thought it was impossible but…I sensed that man has great power inside him…but he is one full of mysteries as well." she said. Nanoha only sighed when the door opened. Signum came in together with Agito. "Testarossa, are you alright now?" she asked.

Fate smiled. "Yes. And please call me Fate more often, Signum…."

Nanoha chuckled. "That's Signum-chan for you, always so formal!" Suddenly, the door opened and they saw Hayate Yagami, Vita and Shamal, the infirmary doctor. "How are you feeling Fate-chan? Are you alright?" Hayate asked with a smile.

"Yes, I am fine. And what's with all of you coming here?" Fate giggled.

Vita sighed. "Well, everyone here is pretty much concerned about you." She muttered.

"Which reminds me…" Shamal said. "I saw a very handsome man outside. He has an eye patch on his left eye. He was just standing outside, I wonder what he wants?"

"Oh! I forgot!!" Signum said as she went out and opened the door. "Cirrus-san, please come in!" she said. Cirrus then walked inside. "Everyone, this is Cirrus Yuragami, a Spellbreaker from another dimension and Testarossa's knight-in-shining armor. He says he's from Earth in the year 3000…" Signum introduced him.

"WHA?! Knight in shining armor?!?" Fate blushed while the others giggled.

"Hello ladies…a pleasure to meet all of you…" Cirrus cooly greeted them as he took off his cap and placed it unto a cabinet. All of them, especially Fate, could see how handsome he really was, even if he was wearing an eyepatch.

"Ara, ara! Since when did you have such a handsome knight to protect you Fate-chan!?" Hayate giggled.

"No, wait!" Fate was blushing mad! "He's not-"

Shamal then looked at Cirrus. "Such a handsome and strong young man, you really made a good choice Fate-san. Would you agree to protect me as well, Cirrus-san?"

Cirrus smiled. "I would love to…but I have called her "princess" already, so she is the one whom I will protect the most. " he said while looking at Fate. Fate felt her cheeks burning red as she looked down, trying to avoid eye contact with the man. Cirrus only smiled.

"You are the Spellbreaker, right?" Nanoha asked. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am-"

"Nanoha Takamachi, former Ace of the Combat Corps, Midchildia Time and Space Administration Bureau." Cirrus quickly said. Nanoha was surprised! "How did you know who I am?" she asked.

"I have records of every important history database in every dimension. This is actually important because I have to mingle with you. Now, I'm sure you are all interested with the monster I just beat,right? Well let me explain it to all of you…" and he proceeded to tell them of what he told Chrono.

Nanoha was shocked. "Are you saying…that no matter what magic attacks we do, it will only make the Warlocks stronger!!?"

"Indeed. Signum and the princess can testify about that…" Cirrus said while Fate frowned. "Will you please stop calling me princess?" she asked Cirrus. The boy just nodded. "Sorry…" he said. Fate only stayed quiet but deep inside her, she always wanted to be called a princess. And now, a small part of her began to regret what she said.

"In that case, I think we'll need to investigate more." Hayate said. "Vita and Signum, prepare the information that we need. Shamal, I need some samples from a Warlock so we can check for more clues about its structures and weaknesses."

"No problem, as long as Cirrus will come with me!" Shamal then wrapped her arms around Cirrus's hand. "Yes, of course." Cirrus replied. "Excuse me." As he bowed a little and went out along with Shamal. Nanoha then giggled. "Wow, I didn't know he liked you that much Fate-chan!"

"What?! What are you saying?! We only just met and-" Fate babbled, blushing brightly red.

"It was only a joke, Fate-chan!" Nanoha laughed. "Geez, you're really taking this seriously…"

Fate sighed in relief. "Sorry but…you knew what happened back in high school. As far as I am concerned, men are an abomination! They're traitors and they love playing with a girl's feelings!" she bitterly said.

"Now, now Fate-chan! Don't judge Cirrus-kun yet! We still haven't really get to know with him. Be nice to him!" Nanoha said.

Fate only frowned. "Whatever! I wish he would stay away from me. He looks suspicious…" she said when the door opened. Nanoha and Fate were surprised to see Cirrus in front of them!

"Sorry, I forgot my cap." Cirrus smiled as he quickly grabbed his black cap and went out. When the man was gone, Fate suddenly felt a squirm inside her. Nanoha then looked at her. "Did he…did he just hear everything you just said?" she asked. Fate did not reply. Her mind was made up. "I'm going to check the records all over the different dimensions. I'm gonna check who Cirrus Yurigami really is." She thought. Nanoha only sweatdropped.

This is my first time to write a fanfic so please be merciful with your comments! LOL. Next chapter will come out a little sooner and will be more longer, I promise! Till next time then!