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Struggles of Half Breeds

Chapter 3: Team Up

Kagutsuchi Port, 3 minutes earlier

Hazama arrived to Kagutsuchi via airship. He stepped out with his usual grin and left to the NOL building. He knew where he had to be and when, but he kept walking at a slow pace.

He thought to himself 'Seems there's no need to rush things. The world is still in one piece, which means the doll did her part well. Everything is setting into its right place. No matter what may happen… I have already won. Hahahaha!'

He kept walking down the streets while maintaining a sinister smile. Things are about to get even more serious.


Kagutsuchi, NOL building, basement, present

"Who are you?" Ragna asked the 2 half breeds.

"And how do you know us?" Noel added with surprise in her voice.

Nova and Emy looked at each other and decided to answer "Long story…" So it was left at that. (For now at least…)

Rachel was looking around the place, as if she was searching for something, or maybe someone. 'He's not here yet but we have to make sure it happens before that. Hm…' she thought to herself and as if on queue, Nova noticed her searching gaze.

"Are you looking for something?" he asked her, to which Ragna got annoyed.

"Damn it, Rabbit! Stop hiding things from us and spill!" the Grim Reaper asked rather impatiently.

Rachel merely turned to him and said "It is not the time to reveal that just yet. However…" she turns to Noel and speaks to her in a serious manner "You must take a good look at these two." She points at Nova and Emy when saying this.

Noel is confused by this and simply asks "Why?"

"You shall know." Rachel replied in a calm way.

Noel looked at both of them and suddenly, her eyes turned blue and emotionless.

"What the hell?!" Ragna asked in surprise.

Emy took a step back as she looked scared. "Did we do that?!"

Before anyone could respond, Noel started speaking in a machine like voice "Loading… loading… loading… complete. Analyzing… analyzing… complete. Subject Number 591 recognized. Error… error. Full potential: suppressed. Code word: Heaven."

Rachel raised an eyebrow at this. "Interesting. I did not think she could unlock their full power. This will make things easier for us." she said earning an angry look from both Ragna and Nova.

"What the f*** is going on, Rabbit?!" Ragna asked irritatedly.

"Answer us already!" Nova added in an angry tone.

Emy just kept staring at Noel in surprise, feeling uneasy about the situation. "Heaven…" as soon as she said this word, she fell to her knees while holding her head in pain.

"SIS!" Nova exclaimed as he turned to Rachel furiously "Speak up you damn girl!"

"Her seal has been broken. Now, she can utilize her full power through training and practice." she answered him in a calm manner. "But we now have a problem."


"And I thought I'm good at hide and seek! HAHAHAHA!" a voice said from above. Rachel, Nova and Ragna turned to the source and saw Hazama grinning at them. "Well, well, well… seems Rags is still alive. How's the arm doing?"

Ragna was filled with rage upon seeing him. "You bastard!" he was about to charge at him but Nova suddenly got in his way. "Out of my way!"

"Hell no!" he replied to the Grim Reaper and said "This bastard is all mine to take down!"

Hazama raised an eyebrow at the person who said this. "Oh, so you're here. Shame. I had such high hopes for you and that little brat over there." He points at Emy.

"Leave my sister out of this!" Nova responded in pure rage.

"Hm… no use I'm afraid. That project is a lost cause. I didn't come here for either of you anyway." He looks at Noel and realized something 'WHAT?! How can the eye be activated already?! Oh well, no matter. I still have the upper hand here.' he thought and turned his attention back to Nova and Ragna. "Well then… since you robbed me of my duty, I can spare some time to play with you two."

Ragna draws his sword as he said "I'll wipe that smirk off your face!"

Nova extends his wings and says "Get in line! I'm taking him down!"

Rachel then smacked the both of them. "You shall fight together." she added, earning a surprised look from both of them.

"I can't fight with him!" They said in unison while pointing at each other. "Hey! Quit it! Stop copying me, damn it!" they kept saying at the same time.

Rachel remained calm and said "This is not the time to defeat Terumi. You must stall him while you can. There will be another chance later. That is all for now."

"I hate your mysterious bulls**t." Ragna said while turning to his enemy. "Huh… fine. What was your name again?" he asked his new 'partner' as he got ready to fight again.

Nova took a stance as well and said "It's Nova. And by the way…" he started to speak as he looked at Ragna's face closely "… those wanted posters of you are crap." He said while chuckling a bit.

Ragna was surprised then made a slight smile "You have no idea. Now… let's get him!"

"Right! Hang on!"

"To whaaaaaaaaaaat?!" as he said this, Nova picked him up and flew to Terumi's height. "Well, maybe this'll work after all." he said to himself then focused on Terumi. "Time to finish you!"

Terumi took out knives and got into a stance before saying "Let's have some fun!"

He launched himself towards Nova and Ragna to stab them but they suddenly vanished which made Terumi surprised. Nova reappeared behind Terumi and Ragna was about to slash him when he blocked it. He took a few steps back and started chuckling. "Seems this will be interesting."

"Nova, how did you do that?" Ragna asked silently, so his enemy couldn't hear.

"I have no idea. Seems I'm just this fast." he answered quietly. The Grim Reaper just shook his head while being a bit amused by this situation. "We have a chance in speed against him." Nova stated and Ragna agreed.

"As long as we can keep up this way." he added as they charged at Terumi again.


Meanwhile, Emy was slowly waking up, while holding her head. "Ow… what was that?" she looks up and sees Nova and Ragna fighting Terumi. She gasps, realizing who the green haired man was. "What the hell is happening?!"

Rachel turns to her and answers "They are holding him up until we are ready."

"Ready for what?" the young girl asks while still focusing her gaze on the fight.

Rachel turns to Noel, who still had lifeless blue eyes and was in some type of hypnotized state. She then suddenly started speaking "Analyzing… analyzing… complete. Subject Number 591 recognized. Full potential: accessible."

"I don't get it. What's with her? And what's this full potential thing?" Emy kept asking these questions while getting more confused by the minute.

Rachel kept looking at the battle between the 3 men while answering her. "You shall learn in time…" Well… kinda answering.

Noel turned her attention to the fight as well. "Searching… searching… complete. Analyzing… analyzing… complete. Subject Number 485 recognized. Error… error. Full potential: suppressed. Code word: Inferno."

"He must come back here." said Rachel as she was still looking at the fight.

Nova and Ragna were panting heavily as Terumi seemed as fit as ever. "Is that all you got? What a shame. I expected this to be much more entertaining. HAHAHA!" he said in a mocking tone.

"Damn it! What now?" Ragna asked Nova who seemed to be getting tired.

"Ragna… I can't keep this up. I have to land." he answered as he touched the ground and fell to his knees while panting even more. "I… don't get it… why do I get… so tired… of flying…"

Ragna kept focusing on Terumi but was still listening to his partner. "You have to pull yourself together. This isn't over yet." He told the half breed as he readied his sword again.

Emy ran up to Nova and said "It's my turn now."

Both Ragna and Nova were very surprised by this. "You can't… be serious, sis." Nova said as he was still catching his breath.

"Bro… say Inferno. I know it sounds weird but just do it."

Nova looked confused but decided to say the word anyway. "Okay… Inferno…" he clutched his head because of the pain he felt and fell to the ground. "What… the…" was all he said as he lost consciousness.


The Grim Reaper just stood there surprised, not understanding the situation at all. "What was that about?" he suddenly felt a sharp pain at his side.

"You're still injured." Emy said as she got next to him. "I know how to end this fast. Clash with him and don't let him get away. As soon as I yell, you just duck."

"What are you planning?" Ragna asked while still holding his injured side.

Emy looked at him with killing intent and answered "Just do it!"

Ragna let out an annoyed sigh and decided to do as she said. "Fine, but don't blame me if you get killed."

Terumi was getting impatient. "Well, if you're not going to move…" he stated as he charged at Ragna. "… I'll make you move!" he clashed with Ragna using his knife and the two remained like that. "Time to die, Rags."

Ragna grinned and simply replied "Not today, jackass."

"NOW!" Emy yelled and Ragna ducked quickly, earning a surprised look from Terumi. His expression turned to fear as Emy suddenly shot up behind Ragna and punched her foe so hard that he flew out of the room through many walls. Feeling satisfied, she smiled a bit while rubbing her wrist. "That felt great."

Ragna got up and just stared at the large hole left in the wall. "Remind me never to get on your bad side." He said while turning to Emy.

"A wise choice." she replied then turned to the hole as well. "But he's still alive."

"And that is all for now." Rachel chimed in as she appeared beside the two of them with Noel and Nova. "We must leave this place."

"WHAT?!" Ragna yelled in anger as he was about to blow. "This is our chance to-"

"Get yourself killed. There will be another time, when both of your allies will be stronger. For now, we must leave."

Nova was slowly getting up, still holding his head. "Ow… anyone got the license plate of that truck?"

Emy knocked her brother on the head. "This isn't the time to be making jokes!"

"OW! Sis, my head hurts already! I don't need more pain!" Nova replied while still holding his head that was pounding with pain now.

"Then stop fooling around!"

"Yes, mom…" Nova answered in an annoyed tone. His sister shot a death glare at him and he felt like he just signed his death wish. "Uh… just kidding."

Ragna kept looking at them surprisingly. "You two are weird." he said in a calm manner.

Noel looked at Nova and started speaking again. "Analyzing… analyzing… complete. Subject Number 485 recognized. Full potential: accessible. Task: complete. Returning to stand by." After that her eyes returned to their usual emerald green color and looked around. "Um… what just happened?"

"That's what I want to know." The Grim Reaper added, turning to Rachel.

The vampire girl simply opened a portal and said "We shall take our leave." With that, she warped everyone out of there.

Terumi got back to the room, feeling dizzy. "Note to self… punish Relius hard for this." He shakes his head and got back to his usual self. "Hm… this certainly complicates things. No matter. The ultimate ace is still up MY sleeve and 2 freaks can't do anything to stop it!" Terumi left the place while laughing like crazy.


Kagutsuchi, Orient Town alley

Rachel gracefully landed on her feet while Nova and Ragna fell on their faces, then Emy landed on her brother and Noel landed on Ragna's back.

"Sis, get off me! You're heavy!"

"YOU MEAN I'M FAT?!" she kicked his brother's head to the ground.

Nova painfully lifted his head up and replied "I mean… enjoy the Nova couch… hehehe…"

Noel got off Ragna and he stood up while looking at Rachel with anger. "Now start talking, Rabbit! What the hell is going on?!"

Rachel smiled slightly at the 4 of them before saying "All in due time. As of now, you're all going to cooperate with each other."

"But… why?" Noel asked in complete surprise.

"I'm not gonna work with a person from the NOL!" Ragna yelled out completely frustrated.

Rachel kept her smile as she replied "You must, because of them." She pointed to the siblings. "You 2 are the only people they can count on, given current circumstances. Also, I have observed many outcomes for this crisis… but their involvement with the two of you may be one of the most intriguing. I look forward to what tomorrow will bring." She opens a portal behind her and slowly walks to it. "And Ragna…"

"What?"

"You should still learn some manners. I don't want them to pick up your foul attitude. One of you is all too much for the world as it is." She left through her portal as Ragna threw an empty tin can of cat food at the spot where it was.

"Damn her to hell!"

Nova got up and asked "So… what happens now?"

Ragna gave out an annoyed sigh and answered "Well… I guess the 4 of us are stuck with each other for the time being."

"I… don't really mind…" Noel said while fidgeting her fingers a bit.

Emy then asked "Where to now?"

"Judging by the look of Ragna, we should get to a medic."

He looked at Nova with slight anger and asked "What's that supposed to-" he cut himself off as his side was hurting again. "Okay… I see your point…"

Noel turned Ragna to say "I remember that there's a clinic not far from here."

"Then let's take him there." Nova said while trying to help Ragna but the Grim Reaper pushed him away. "What?! I just tried to help!"

"I can manage!" he said as he kept holding his side. Noel walked up and tried to help him.

"Please listen to him. You're injured." she said while getting closer to him.

"I don't need help."

"Listen to her!" Emy yelled as she was about to hit him.

Ragna just sighed again and leaned on Noel. "Fine…"

"Good. This way." she started leading them into town.


Meanwhile…

Rachel returns to her castle, where Valkenhayn was already waiting for her with some tea. "I assume everything went well, madam?" he asked.

Rachel took her seat and sipped her tea before answering. "I hope so. That was only the first part of the process. Now, it's up to Mr. Grim Reaper and Ms. Doll to show them the rest."

"But madam, they have many questions only you have the answers to." Valkenhayn added as he stood behind Rachel.

She took another sip as she replied "That is correct. But some questions… should never be answered…"

To be continued…


My lines might be disturbing, if so, sorry about that. I hope those who like this story like this part as well. Please leave a review.