Back at Mahora Academy.
Shouts, sounds of fabric touching fabric and blows being blocked came from the arena, another part of Evangeline's resort. "You become better, Negi-bouzu!" Ku Fei chided happily in her broken Japanese as she ducked and shot a low kick towards Negi's abdomen. "My-" Negi started as he averted the kick by positioning the upper part of his right arm on her heel, pushing her leg away from her and making her lose her balance. "Thanks for the compliment, master!" He finished while grinning. He then launched himself into the air and dropped his heel on the spot where Ku lay just a second ago. She was already back on her feet and responded with a simple right jab, aimed at Negi's face, who blocked it with his left arm, supported by his right.
And just as Ku tried to follow-up the attack and break through Negi's defences, Evangeline's voice boomed through the resort. "Hey squirt! Are ya sleeping or something?! Get out here, this is bad!" After that, the communication ceased. Negi gritted his teeth and released his fighting stance. "Get the rest ready, I'll go on ahead!" He called out to Ku as he ran towards the exit. "Mae Virga!" He shouted as he extended his right hand, which held his staff after only a few seconds time. Stepping onto the magic circle which functioned as the exit, he channelled magical energy into his staff, preparing it for flight. The shockwave which encased Negi and his staff while flying knocked over a few things in Evangeline's house, but it didn't matter, there were more important matters at hand, otherwise Evangeline wouldn't have reacted in this manner.
When he flew out of the house, he instantly began extending his magical senses, probing for anything unusual in the immediate vicinity. He didn't have to look far…he didn't even have to use his magical senses to see it. A huge magical circle, which consisted of 4 interlocking pentagons and a large 5-pointed star in the middle, formed in the air right next to the World Tree and from that circle came a beam of dark-red light, which struck the ground. Negi feared the worst as he sped off towards the light, he saw Chachamaru and Evangeline closing as well.
"Master!" He called out to Evangeline as he flew beside her. "I don't know what this is," Said Evangeline through clenched teeth. "But it doesn't look good. Prepare yaself for the worst, squirt." Negi nodded while gulping down the lump that formed in his throat. He activated his Kanka and chanted various magical protection spells as they touched down and prepared to attack as soon as the light dissipated. What the light revealed, Negi couldn't believe what he saw. Before him stood three people: one of his length and seeming his age on the left, the one in the middle was at least as tall as Chachamaru with a calm, stoic expression and the one on the right was an older man, with walking stick and everything, but had a fierce look in his eye. The small guy let out a chuckle. "This is all this world has to offer to defend itself? A apprentice wizard kid, a robot and a useless vampire? Ha! This should be no problem at all to take it over!" He finished while flashing a wide grin.
"I-I won't allow it!" Negi exclaimed as he pointed his staff forward, magical energy gathering at the tip. Then, another magical circle appeared high up in the sky. This time, it was a perfect round ring with symbols on the edge. Pink lights converged at the middle of the circle and a pillar of multiple colours slammed into the ground, just as the one before. Only this time, however, a larger group was revealed. "What?!" The older man shouted as he looked at the group. "No…it can't be! Zachros!" He turned his head as he indicated the man next to him. "Activate your stone; get us out of here, now!" He shouted hysterically as he swung his arms around wildly.
"Stop right there!" A female voice called from behind him, it was Hayate who pointed her palm forward. "Verketten Sie Klemme." "Lightning Bind." "Restrict Lock." Three metallic voices followed up each other as various magical lines bound themselves around the three men. The one in the middle looked at the bindings with fairly little interest. "Hm. Fools." He said as the same dark-red glow as before appeared in front of his chest, covered his companions and in an instant, they were gone.
