Inside the residence of Mrs. Shirayuki a fight was breaking out in the middle of the destroyed living room. On the ground lay a larger blue skinned brute that was bleeding out onto the floor by multiple impact points from ice spires. Another was standing and roaring at a shadow demon who was holding a sword, who stood before a young mage that had summoned him. All around a group of monsters were watching with awe as the demon dashed towards the brute and jumped into a fierce kick, sending the agent of Fairy Tale back out the destroyed wall and into the snowy street.
"Take them down Amazing Joe! Then we'll clean the rest of the town up!" Ahakon called out as he walked up behind his demon.
"As you command master," the boy said simply before vanishing into a black wisp. From inside the destroyed room the group was watching with grief-stricken eyes.
"I can't believe this… the real Dark… is gone," Yukari said as she looked at the new demon with teary eyes.
"He can't be… HE CAN'T BE! IT'S NOT FAIR!" Felucia yelled out as she gripped her hair in anger. Mr. and Mrs. Shirayuki looked at their daughter as she lay on the ground, the snow maiden slowly getting up and looking at the demon with heartbroken eyes.
'No… Dark…'
"DARK!" she cried out as the brute outside was sliced across the torso and chest multiple times, the monster being carved all around his body by an invisible blade. The beast howled out then dropped dead as the shadow demon reappeared next to his kill, walking calmly back towards the young mage.
"Good work," Ahakon said proudly. He then looked back to the group as they stared at the two with sorrow.
"We have to go now… I'm sorry. I promise I'll clean up this mess, it's the least I can do," he said with a slight bow. The two then ran off back into the town as more screams and gunshots echoed out into the night.
"Oh dear," Tsurara said softly as she turned back to her daughter. Mizore trembled as she watched the demon run off with the young mage then looked down with closed eyes, struggling not to scream out.
"Mizore, I'm sorry," her father said softly. Yukari and Felucia looked at the snow maiden then back out into the firefight.
"What do we do now?" Yukari said softly. Mizore looked out towards the fight with gentle eyes then focused her sight on where the demon ran off. She took off quickly towards the warzone while the others looked in surprise.
"Mizore! Wait!" Yukari called out as the snow maiden ran off into the streets. She looked to Felucia and the two nodded, the girls quickly following after their friend.
"Mizore…" Tsurara said softly. The house shook as another explosion rang out from the dwelling next to them.
"Dammit, c'mon. We need to make sure she still has a home to come back to," Mizore's father said with a determined expression. The two snow people ran over to the nearby fight to assist their fellow villagers while the three girls chased after the mage and demon they once knew.
Down the streets Ahakon and his demon were running quickly towards another fight down the road. Several agents of Fairy Tale were attacking a fortified building with snow maidens shooting ice shards out from the windows while the snow men ran out with frozen claws. Some of the agents shifted to monster forms while others took aim with rifles.
"Burn this place down to the ground and find that kid!" one of soldiers yelled out as he open fired towards the advancing snow men. The gun fired off a few rounds before ice kunai flew into his hands and arms, the man stumbling back while the gun fell to the ground. The snow man he hit dropped dead as the others charged in and started to attack. An ogre and a two headed wolf demon roared out and charged the villagers, the powerful agents swinging their fists and knocking two snow men off to the side easily. They struck down and crashed the ground as two others snow men dodged to the sides and attacked the evil monsters. The ogre was sliced across the arm and shoulder before he wound back and struck the man with a bone crushing blow to the head. The body flew off as ice shards pelted the ogre, the beast raising his arm to catch most of the blades. He roared out then looked to the side in time to see a fire blast fly into him and send him off into a wild stumble. The smoking beast looked in surprise to see a young mage down the road glaring at him.
"Get them Amazing Joe! Show no mercy!" Ahakon yelled out. The two headed wolf roared out with both heads then charged towards the boy. As he did so the ogre was suddenly struck down, a slice mark driving through his spine from head to lower back. In a flash two more soldiers had their hands sliced off, the severed limbs falling to the snow below while still holding their guns. The snow people watched in amazement as the shocked soldiers were sliced to pieces then dropped down with blood covering the snow around them. A boy appeared from a black wisp and glared around at the other agents.
"As you command master," the shadow demon said coldly as his pitch black eyes glared at a nearby fire lizard. The demon ran towards it and dodged to the side to avoid the incoming fire stream from the beast. He quickly vanished into a black cloud as the lizard spread his fire all around him, the snow around vaporizing with the surrounding houses being caught in the flame. The agent looked around the surrounding inferno and chuckled as the two headed wolf closed in on the mage. Ahakon raised his hand and focused his power, his arm glowing softly with a white hue. As the agent closed in the mage swung his hand down in a chop and in doing so a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky and blasted the wolf, the beast tumbling into a roll with smoke coming from his body. After he crashed to a stop Ahakon looked around with a cool glare.
"Is that all you have Fairy Tale? Pathetic!" he called out smugly. Suddenly the wolf demon lunged from the ground and pounced on the boy, the surprised mage being pinned down to the ground.
"Enough of this game, you're dog meat!" he roared from both heads. Ahakon watched in fright as the monster lifted back his paw to strike. Nearby Mizore ran from around the corner and looked in surprise as the mage was pinned down by the agent. She glared at the monster and prepared to attack when suddenly a sword flew out of thin air and struck though the beast's back, the monster howling out in pain as the blade pierced through his heart. Ahakon put his hands to the agent's chest and focused his power. A blast of pure energy blew the monster back a few feet into a roll. The beast collapsed down dead as the fire lizard's head snapped around. Mizore watched in awe as the shadow demon reappeared next to his kill, glaring at the body of the wolf demon.
"Nobody will harm my master," he said coldly. Mizore looked to the young mage with devastation then to the demon. Felucia and Yukari ran up to the snow maiden and looked around in surprise. The shadow demon vanished and the surrounding agents were quickly knocked around, some of them having their necks snapped while others had bones that shattered from invisible impacts.
"He's just as effective as Dark was when it comes to killing," Felucia said softly.
"Shadow demons are only summoned to kill. It's what they do best," Yukari said with a slow nod.
"Not Dark. He's better than any other shadow demon," Mizore choked out as she struggled not to cry. Ahakon glanced around then spotted the girls, looking at them curiously.
"Why are you here? Go back to your homes, I already said I'll take care of this," he said politely.
"Mizore, why did you follow him? It's not… it's not Dark," Felucia said gently with a saddened expression.
"We should go help your parents. Those two can handle themselves," Yukari said. She blinked then looked down.
"Well, you two can help them, I'm still useless out here," she said with sorrow.
"But… Dark…" Mizore said as she held out her hand shakily towards the shadow demon.
"It's not him," Felucia said softly. Mizore shook her head then looked down with teary eyes. She held her choker with one hand while the other covered her heart.
"No… it's… it has to be…" she said as she started crying.
"Mizore!" Felucia yelled out. The snow maiden looked to her with a slight jump as tears gently ran down her cheeks. The doll demon looked towards the shadow demon that had reappeared from his attacks with sorrowful eyes.
"I understand your pain. I know… it hurts. But, he's gone," she said sadly. Mizore shook her head then looked to the shadow demon with tears.
"No… NO!" she yelled out.
Suddenly the house next to them exploded fiercely from a giant wyvern sliding through the structure. It had a large dragon's head and reptilian body, having no legs as the large beast slid around on its long belly. The head had two glaring yellow eyes and two horns protruding back, the monster's fangs bared as it crashed through the building and swallowed two snow people whole. Its long body slid across the snow covered ground while its barbed tail crashed through the houses behind him. The monster raced out towards the mage and demon with a deafening roar as the girls watched in surprise.
"What the hell? Since when does Fairy Tale have dragons?" Yukari cried out.
"They don't, that's a wyvern," Felucia said with a bit of fear. She knew these monsters were not agents but rather beasts that were unleashed for mass destruction. They were hell to tame, and even more of a nightmare to stop.
The massive monster raced towards Ahakon and the shadow demon, the mage readying his hands with a fire spell as the demon picked up his blade from the fallen two headed wolf.
"Damn them, kill that thing Amazing Joe!" Ahakon yelled out. The demon nodded then vanished into a black wisp as the mage aimed his fire blast towards the wyvern's open mouth.
"Are you crazy? Get away from there!" Felucia yelled out. Yukari watched with fearful eyes as the monster closed in on the boy's position.
"Die you jerks!" Ahakon yelled as he fired off a bright red blast, the magical projectile flying into the mouth and down the throat of the beast. A crackle was heard as the blast detonated and smoke billowed out from the monster's mouth, the beast however not slowing down or seeming to be fazed in the least. Ahakon watched in surprise as his attack did nothing to harm the monster.
"Oh crap!" he yelled as he ran towards the side of the road. The monster closed in and roared out, then suddenly was knocked off course and flew past the surprised mage. The massive creature crashed into and through another house as the shadow demon appeared next to his master.
"Are you ok master?" the boy asked curiously. Ahakon nodded fearfully then watched as the wyvern circled around in the next street over and came crashing through another house towards them. The shadow demon picked up Ahakon and tossed him over to the girls with a powerful throw as the wyvern closed in with his mouth wide open. The mage soared through the air with a surprised expression then landed in the soft snow and rolled over to the girls with a dazed look.
"What… just happened?" he asked as he slowly got up.
"You were saved by your demon of which I refuse to disgrace with that stupid name you gave him. What's wrong with you? You can't kill that thing with simple magic!" Felucia yelled out. Mizore cringed at hearing her call the shadow demon his.
"But… I'm a proud mage! I can handle myself just fine. Don't treat me like some little kid!" Ahakon shouted out.
"Proud mage and stupid! That thing would have eaten you whole if Dark didn't save you!" Yukari yelled out. She stopped then looked down with sorrow.
"His name's not Dark! It's Amazing Joe! And I can handle myself just fine!" Ahakon yelled out. Mizore looked at the large beast then around curiously.
"Wait, where is he?" she asked worriedly. The group looked around in wonder as the large beast was slithering over towards them with the shadow demon no longer in sight.
"Oh no… did he get eaten?" Yukari cried out.
"No!" Felucia and Mizore yelled out in terror as they looked to the approaching monster. Ahakon laughed and looked to them with an amused smirk.
"Ha! Like my demon would be so careless to get eaten by such a pathetic monster," he said with a laugh.
Right after he said that the large beast howled out and crashed into a winding tumble, rolling off to the side and careening through a few houses before coming to a halt. The group looked in amazement as the entire left side of the wyvern was sliced across and blood was pouring out into the snow around it.
"What… I didn't even see him attack the monster. Where was he?" Felucia asked curiously as she looked around. Snow people were watching with awe from their homes as the group searched around carefully. There was no sign of the shadow demon anywhere.
"Where is he?" Ahakon asked with a perplexed expression. Yukari looked back to the fallen monster and stared wide eyed.
"Um…" she said softly while pointing to it. The group looked over as a slice mark raced across the dead creature's side, then again and again. A large chunk of its hide and flesh carved off and a boy walked out with a calm expression. He walked over to the group and shook his head, bits of guts and entrails flying off his shoulders and hair. Ahakon stared in astonishment as his demon casually walked over to him and nodded.
"It's dead now master," he said simply.
"He… did get eaten…" Ahakon said softly as he looked to the beast.
"Well… a wyvern's insides are a lot softer than its outsides. I guess he saw that as the best way to take it down," Yukari said with a stunned expression. Mizore and Felucia stared at the demon with wonder as he stood there. Somehow, even though he was swallowed whole by the large monster and went through the majority of his throat and insides, he had little to no blood or guts stuck to him.
"He is just that good," Felucia said in amazement. Mizore stared at the boy with wide eyes.
'He's just like my Dark, only he would be able to pull off something so crazy and walk away unscathed…'
"Haha! I told you we can handle ourselves just fine!" Ahakon cheered out. The girls looked at him with mixed expressions of disbelief and question before gunfire echoed out and blasted the snow around them. The group scattered as the snow was kicked up by a bullet storm. Mizore looked over to see two more soldiers approaching with their rifles pointed at them.
"Dammit, get out of my home!" she yelled out she fired off her ice shards. One of them got impaled while the other ducked behind the corpse of the wyvern. Felucia growled then charged towards the corpse, the girl jumping up on top of it and running along the body. The soldier reloaded his gun then looked up with surprise as the doll demon jumped up into the air and came down on top of him with a fierce kick. The human soldier was literary crushed down by the impact as Felucia grabbed the rifle and fired down the road toward two more agents. The approaching cat demon was pelted and fell down with a loud howl from the bullets tearing her up while the bat demon took off into the air and glared at Felucia. He howled out a screech that sent a sonic wave toward the doll demon, the girl covering her ears and crying out from the pain. She dropped the gun then staggered back as the sound drove her senses into a tumble. Ahakon aimed up and fired out a bolt of lightning, zapping the bat demon and having him fall to the ground dazed. The agent looked up from the snow as a blast of fire connected to his face and sent him flying back into a building.
"And stay down!" Ahakon yelled out with a sneer. He glanced over to Felucia who shook her head to see straight again.
"As I was saying, I'm not just some kid," the boy said proudly. Felucia blinked at him then looked over to the charred bat demon. She smirked then glanced to the boy.
"Lucky shot," she scoffed. Mizore looked behind her and saw the shadow demon getting up from a snow bank. She then glanced down and looked curiously at something. Underneath where the demon was a young witch was looking in wonder at the boy, who had knocked her back and shielded her from the gunfire.
"You ok?" the shadow demon said simply. Yukari slowly nodded and looked at him timidly. The demon seemed to stare for a bit then turned and walked back towards his master. Yukari slowly got up and looked around with a saddened expression.
"This sucks, I'm worthless without my wand," she said softly.
The demon walked back towards the mage with a calm gaze, then glanced back to the witch for a moment then forward again. Something about saving the young girl seemed a bit off to him.
"What was that about?" he said quietly to himself. He wasn't sure, but for an instant he thought he saved a little snow girl instead, but the image quickly changed back to reality.
"Yeah! Haha, we're unstoppable!" Ahakon cheered out.
"Glad you're having fun," Mizore said dryly. Ahakon chuckled and looked around.
"Well then, let's get back to business Amazing Joe, we need to clean up this town before it burns down," he said proudly. The demon nodded and held his blade tightly in hand. The two started to walk before the demon felt a cold hand grip his. He turned back to see Mizore looking at him with pleading eyes.
"Dark, please remember. Please!" she begged as the demon turned to look at her. He just stared at her with a blank expression while she gazed at her boyfriend's image with heartbroken eyes. She held a hand over her heart and looked down to it.
"See? Your mark is over my heart! Please remember!" she cried out. The demon looked down at her chest for a moment then back to the snow girl.
"I do not recognize that mark," he said simply. Mizore stared at him with absolute devastation. She backed up a bit and trembled, gently shaking her head as her mouth quivered.
"No… it's your mark… it's your mark! You gave it to me!" she said with tears starting to flow again.
"Please stop trying to steal my demon away miss. We already said we would help drive away Fairy Tale from your town, but Amazing Joe is certainly not your boyfriend," Ahakon said with a tired sigh. Mizore looked at the young mage then to the demon as she trembled.
"Mizore…" Felucia said softly.
A fierce whistling sound was heard that caught the group's attention.
"Get back!" the shadow demon yelled out as he grabbed Ahakon and Mizore and threw them away from the location, the two smacking into Felucia and Yukari with the group tumbling away. A rocket raced down to the ground near the shadow demon and blasted into a fierce explosion, the boy being thrown from the street into the window of a nearby destroyed house. The group watched in shock as the demon was blasted out from the streets as they scrambled back to their feet.
"No! Amazing Joe!" Ahakon cried out. He looked up to see three figures on the roof of a nearby house. One was a soldier who had a rocket launcher and was rearming. Another was in monster form, the muscular brute having a horse's head and glaring green eyes. The third was a larger monster, somewhat resembling a spider, except that each leg was a massive talon like spike with the abdomen looking like an arachnid's. The upper chest was human and his arms and head looked to be that of a man, his arms crossed before him and his black eyes glaring at the group. He had the black jacket and yellow insignia of Fairy Tale on as his long black hair flowed in the breeze.
"Eliminate the boy this time," the spider agent said with a dark chuckle. The soldier aimed the launcher down toward the group as they glared up at the agents.
"Damn you!" Mizore yelled as she fired off her ice kunai, the two monsters leaping into the air as the blades struck down the soldier. The man fired the rocket as he tumbled back off the roof towards the group. Mizore dashed away as Felucia picked up Yukari and Ahakon and threw them away towards a snow bank. The projectile flew at the demon and blasted the girl into a fiery explosion.
"No!" Ahakon cried out as the two climbed up out of the snow.
"Relax, she's fine," Yukari said as she looked up to see the two agents flying back down and landing in the street nearby.
"Fine? She took a rocket to the face!" Ahakon cried out as he looked at the flaming crater.
"Yeah, and she'll be fine," Yukari replied as the two agents walked closer.
"Haha, nowhere to run now," the spider agent chuckled. The horse demon laughed a bit then looked behind to see Mizore charging towards him with her ice claws. The monster quickly dashed to her in the blink of an eye and sent a punch towards the girl. She dodged to the side and swiped at the agent, the beast quickly catching her wrist and throwing her towards a destroyed building. She flew towards a pile jagged wood from debris then stopped instantly. Everybody stared in surprise as Mizore seemed to float in midair, having stopped just before she would have been impaled by the wooden spikes. She looked around with wide eyes as a black wisp swirled around her. The shadow demon reappeared as he set the girl down, the snow maiden looking at him with wonder. He glanced to her as she stared at him with a racing heart.
"You ok?" he asked simply. Her heart jumped a few times as she nodded slowly. The demon nodded then glared back towards the agents.
"Ha! Yeah, my demon is still alive!" Ahakon cheered out. The horse agent roared out in anger and took two steps towards the mage before a hand tapped his shoulder. He looked back to see a doll demon glaring at him with a cool smile.
"Miss me?" Felucia said sweetly before she grabbed the demon from around the neck and threw him over her, the monster smashing into a house nearby and crashing through the wall. Ahakon and the spider demon looked in surprise as Felucia cracked her knuckles and turned her gaze back to the spider demon.
"What… how… she died!" Ahakon cried out.
"Indeed, what trickery is this?" the spider snapped. Felucia laughed and stood up proudly.
"You won't defeat me with such cheap attacks," she said arrogantly.
"Really now," the spider said as he glanced behind him. He used his rear two legs to block the attack of the shadow demon, the boy striking his sword at the monster and being deflected by the large talon like legs of the agent. The monster then struck out two legs in a sideswipe, the boy using the blade to block the attack and being knocked into a fierce tumble. The agent then turned to block the flying ice spires that flew at him with a leg and the fire bolt that struck at him with another. He then used a leg to block the kick from the doll demon then strike the spike-like appendage through her chest. Felucia coughed out as she clutched the leg, and then wavered in place as her head hung low. After a moment she looked back up with a smirk.
"That tickled," she said simply. The agent then used two legs to swipe at her off. She flew off the spike and tumbled back before the horse demon picked her up by the hair and swung her over him, the girl slamming into the ground with a fierce crash.
"Oh no!" Ahakon yelled out as the girl twitched on the snowy street.
"Again, she'll be fine. Focus here," Yukari said simply as she snapped her fingers. Ahakon blinked and looked at her confused then towards the spider agent again. The shadow demon and Mizore were attempting to swipe at him with claws and the sword, both of them being deflected by his many legs and being knocked back repeatedly. Felucia jumped back up and ran towards the horse demon, jumping onto his back and grabbing him by the throat. While he struggled to get the girl off of him Ahakon glared at the agent that was proving difficult for his demon to kill.
"Damn him. Amazing Joe, vanish and take out this pest!" he yelled out as he waved his hand in front of him. Suddenly a spider web shot out and hit the boy's wrist, then yanked back. The young mage watched with surprise as the magical bracelet flew through the air and was caught by the spider monster.
"I do believe I can make better use of this than you," he said with a dark chuckle as he put the bracelet on.
"NO!" Mizore and Yukari yelled out as the shadow demon charged the agent again.
"Hold it right there," the agent said in a commanding voice. The group watched with fear as the shadow demon stopped in his tracks and just stared at the agent.
"No… NO!" Ahakon yelled out.
"Yes. Yes. Now then, eliminate these kids quickly. We have an entire village for you to raze to the ground," the spider said with a laugh.
"Yes master," the demon said calmly. The group looked at him with horror as he turned and faced the young mage with a dark glare.
"No… Amazing Joe! It's me! Your buddy!" Ahakon cried out as he backed up in fear. The demon launched towards him quickly with a fierce attack with the blade. Yukari grabbed the mage by the cape and yanked him off to the side as the demon sliced the ground where he was just standing.
"No! Stop!" Felucia yelled out. The horse demon roared out as he struggled to reach behind him to grab the girl. Suddenly he was hit with multiple ice shards through his chest and jerked about. Mizore glared at him then looked back with fright to the demon that was eyeing the young casters, not noticing the horse demon falling forward dead with Felucia twitching about on his back with multiple ice shards sticking out of her.
"Kill them all!" the spider commanded. The snow girl glared at the agent and readied her ice claws.
"I won't let you use him like this, HE HATES BEING USED!" she yelled out as she charged the agent. The spider agent laughed and snapped his fingers, with the shadow demon promptly looking over and running towards the snow girl. Mizore watched in surprise as the demon swung his blade at her, the girl just dodging it by a hair. She looked with wide eyes as the demon glared at her with pitch black eyes.
"No… stop…" she said softly as she backed up. Ahakon yelled and fired another blast of fire towards the agent. The spider merely raised a leg to block the hit then fired off a web from his rear, the glob of sticky coating striking the two young kids and pinning them down to the ground. They struggled to move about as they were bound together and to the road as the agent laughed.
"Wait your turn, then you can die by your own creation," the agent said with a dark smile. Ahakon and Yukari glared at him then looked to Mizore and the shadow demon with worried eyes. The snow girl watched the boy walk towards her with a cold glare, his hand holding his blade tightly.
"No… please stop this… Dark…" she said as she backed up. He brought back his sword as a glob of webbing flew over him and hit the snow girl. She yelped as she flew back and hit a lamppost, being tied to it securely. She thrashed about then watched with fright as the demon walked up to her.
"Haha, thought I would help the boy since you never seem to stay still," the spider laughed. The shadow demon brought back the sword and prepared to strike.
"No! Don't do it!" Yukari cried out.
"Amazing Joe! Stop please!" Ahakon yelled out as he thrashed about in the webbing.
"No… stop…" Felucia coughed out as she slowly slid herself up off the ice spires. Mizore watched with wide eyes as the boy she loved prepared to slice her head clean off.
"Dark…" she said as a tear rolled down her cheek.
He narrowed his eyes as his grip tightened on his sword.
"I love you…" she said with a heartbroken expression.
He geared back, the group watching with anticipation. She smiled softly and looked at him with loving eyes.
"I don't hate you. It's not your fault," she said kindly. He swung the blade through the air, the whistling sound of the sword echoing out. Everybody stared with surprise at the sight.
"What… what is this? What are you doing?" the agent yelled out as he looked at the demon. Mizore was staring with surprise as well, as the blade had just stopped next to her neck. She looked at the demon with wonder as he seemed to be straining himself, the arm holding the sword trembling.
"What… what's he doing?" Ahakon asked out loud.
The shadow demon started to tremble as he stood there, the words of the snow girl echoing out in his head loudly. They shouted and whispered in his mind over and over again, boring deep into his consciousness.
"I don't hate you. It's not your fault."
"I don't hate you. It's not your fault."
"I don't hate you. It's not your fault."
"I don't hate you. It's not your fault."
"I don't hate you. It's not your fault."
"I DON'T HATE YOU. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT."
He started to feel something from within, a loud and furious roar echoed out inside of his mind as he backed up a bit.
"What… is this…" he stammered as he looked at the surprised snow girl with dark eyes. His eyes flickered back to normal then to black as his power wavered. He twitched and jerked about as dark wisps flew around him quickly, the power that made him up seeming to pulsate violently at hearing those words from the snow maiden.
"What the hell? Kill her already!" the agent roared out. The boy looked to the sword in his hand, the blade trembling violently as he shook.
"I don't hate you. It's not your fault."
Those words echoed out, as if spoken by a little girl. He trembled and dropped to his knees as his body started to heat up. He felt his aura flare out furiously around him then die down, the spirits that made up his body seeming to go crazy from within. Or at least one of them was. Everybody watched with awe as he thrashed about on his knees.
"What-" he said franticly as he started to hear other voices in his head.
"Rescuing the innocent from the evils of this world. But you are capable of so much more," a strange boy with oblong eyes said gently.
"Who-" he said as he looked around quickly. He felt voices spill into his head, images that didn't make sense flashing before him.
"DAMN YOU DARK!" a stone golem roared out into the night sky.
"What-" he said startled as he looked around, the group watching him curiously. Mizore watched the boy shake and glance around franticly with wide eyes.
"So what if I was born from hatred and fear…"
He grabbed his head with one hand and shook about, the dark feeling from within surging through him.
"I never wanted to be evil. I never wanted to be a killer…"
"What is this?" he yelled out as images of a school flashed before his eyes, images of a classroom that seemed familiar.
"I never wanted to be a demon from hell…"
Images of students that attended the school, an angel and a few vampires.
"I never wanted to be a weapon…"
Images of witches and a succubus, of a werewolf and various others.
"But I will own this curse..."
Images of a snow girl, her short lilac hair and lollipop.
"I will own this power…"
Images of the snow girl's laugh and smile, the girl seeming like a beautiful goddess.
"I will be with her…"
Images of the snow girl's loving eyes, and the cool feeling of holding her close.
"I will guard her…"
Images of dancing with her and fighting alongside her, of kissing and cherishing her.
"I will care for her…"
The demon looked up with wide eyes at the bound snow maiden, her clear blue eyes staring back with wonder.
"Demon or not…"
He looked to her chest, the glow of the marking over the heart shining brightly, the dark mark seeming to light up in his eyes.
"I WILL PROTECT HER!"
The marking pulsated in front of the demon, the insignia becoming clear to him once again. Mizore watched in amazement as the demon slowly stood up and stared at her with wide eyes.
"Dark?" Mizore asked softly. The demon looked at her in awe as the spider demon started walking towards them.
"Fine, if you won't follow orders I'll just kill you both!" he roared out.
A name circled around in the demon's head, a name that he knew very well from somewhere. A name that was most important to him, something he treasured deeply.
"You lousy excuse for a demon!" the agent yelled as he geared back a spiked leg to impale the demon from behind.
A name that sounded perfect to him.
"Mizore…" he breathed out. The snow girl stared in complete surprise, her lollipop falling from her open mouth.
"Die!" the agent yelled as he thrust his leg forward.
Suddenly a massive wave of dark energy blasted around the shadow demon, with the agent stumbling back and watching in surprise. The group was staring with wide eyes as Mizore watched with shock. The girl was right next to the onslaught of evil energy, the cold and dark power washing over her and overwhelming her. She stared with wide eyes and an open mouth, her breathing ragged as she trembled in her bonds. In front of her the shadow demon was arching back and yelling out, his aura skyrocketing around him and darkening the area around the street to pitch black. Only the lamppost above Mizore gave any remote light, although dimmed down very much. The girl was the only thing seen in the torrent of darkness as she stared at the demon from hell before her. The dark energy that flowed from him, the hatred and fear that howled around him in black wisps and streaks, the cold feel of his aura all washed around her.
Yet she felt no fear.
The boy looked down and growled furiously, shaking a bit as his fists clenched tightly.
She felt no danger.
The boy slowly looked up to the girl with a dark glare, his pitch black eyes seen in the void around them with the sword clutched tightly in his hand.
She felt no sorrow.
The boy growled then turned back behind him, the darkness around the area subsiding to reveal the group and agent staring with wide eyes at the demon.
"What… what are you…" the agent said as he backed up a bit, the cold and evil aura frightening him. Yukari, Ahakon, and Felucia stared with wonder at the shadow demon as he took a step towards the agent.
All Mizore felt was love. Love for the boy in front of her, love for the boy that stole her heart in more than one way.
Love for the boy that walked towards the agent with sheer fury in his eyes.
The spider demon swung out a limb towards the boy, the demon quickly dodging it and slicing it off at the upper leg. The limb flew off as the monster howled in pain.
"I am hatred…" the shadow demon growled.
The spider used two more limbs to attack from both sides, the boy deflecting one and jumping over the other. He quickly sliced off both legs before landing back down and resuming his advance on the agent that cried out in pain.
"I am fear…" he said with malice.
Yukari and Ahakon watched as his dark aura flared around him, the two feeling cold chills run down their spines. Felucia watched with amazement as the boy stared down the spider monster, struggling to free herself from the webbing that she failed to free the young kids from.
"I am a killer…" he said with hatred.
The agent swung two more legs at him, the boy slicing them off in the blink of an eye. The monster yelled out in agony then dropped to the ground with only three limbs left. He watched in horror at the boy as he walked closer.
"I am a shadow demon…" he said with anger.
The spider used one more limb to quickly attack the boy, the demon deflecting it then slicing it off with one hand, the severed limb flying off into the air and whizzing past the bound snow girl. Mizore watched with a stunned expression as the shadow demon walked up to the trembling agent while the webbing around her sliced off and fell to the ground. The agent yelled out and struck out with both remaining spiked limbs.
"I am her boyfriend!" he yelled as he sliced one off, the snow girl staring with shock while her heart skipped a beat.
"I am her protector!" he declared as he sliced off the last limb, the agent watching in fear and cringing in pain as all his spider legs were now sliced off. The shadow demon pierced his blade into the agent's chest, the spider staring with absolute terror at the shadow demon as he coughed out blood.
"I AM DARK!" he roared out before he sliced upward, the blade carving the agent into two from the waist up. The sword struck up into the air as blood blasted out from the slice through the spider demon with a sickening crunch. The agent wavered then collapsed back dead, the shadow demon roaring out into the sky as he stood over his kill. Everybody watched speechless as the demon stood there amidst the slaughtered spider monster.
Mizore's heart started racing as a large smile spread across her face.
'He… he remembers… he remembers me! He remembers us! He remembers himself! He-'
Suddenly Dark yelled out in horrible pain and thrashed about, the group watching with surprise and worry as he stumbled to the side and collapsed, thrashing about as his sword tumbled away. He screamed and shook uncontrollably on the ground, rolling away from the corpse and howling out in pain. Yukari watched him in disbelief then looked to the agent he just killed. She gasped then looked to Mizore with frightened eyes.
"Mizore! He hasn't been freed yet! He'll die for killing his master!" she shrieked out. Mizore gasped and looked to the remains of the spider demon, the bracelet on his human wrist glowing red and smoking. She looked over to Dark as lightning started to arc around his body.
"No… NO!" she screamed out as she ran towards the mutilated spider demon.
'If he dies now we'll never be able to bring him back again!'
She ran towards the agent before fire erupted from around the bracelet, the corpse and surrounding grounds being charred and burning ablaze fiercely. Mizore watched in horror as the fire spread from the corpse and raced towards the shadow demon thrashing about in the snow.
"It's the fires of hell! It's going to reclaim him!" Ahakon yelled out. Mizore looked in fear at the fire then to Dark.
"Dark!" Yukari yelled out. Felucia watched with horror as she thrashed about as well, still stuck on the webbing holding the two young kids tightly. Ahakon stared with wide eyes as the fire raced towards his buddy while Yukari kept trying to desperately free herself from the webbing. Mizore ran towards the blaze surrounding the bracelet and stopped, shielding herself with an arm as the heat skyrocketed around the corpse.
'Dammit!'
She looked around franticly then started to focus her power around the fire. Nothing but steam erupted as the flames continued to burn brightly. The blaze raced towards Dark and surrounded him, the demon yelling out in agony inside a ring of bright red flame. Mizore looked to the demon with terror and shook her head.
'No! No, I can't lose him again!'
She looked at the bracelet in the inferno, the fires from hell burning strongly all around it. She glared at it with a focused look and summoned all her power around her.
"Mizore, don't go near it! You'll be burnt to a crisp!" Felucia yelled out as she tried to free herself still. The snow girl shook her head and stared at the glowing bracelet with determination.
'No! I can't live without him, I won't abandon him! DARK!'
She yelled out and dashed into the fire, the group watching with shock as the ice maiden ran through the bright flames. Her aura flashed around her fiercely as steam billowed away, her power melting around her as soon as it formed. She pushed all her monster energy around her to shield herself as she ran towards her goal.
'Dark…'
Her power wavered and the fire raced across her leg, the skin searing at the touch. She cringed in unbearable pain yet focused ahead of her with all her might.
'I promised I would bring you back…'
The ground beneath her footstep sizzled and flashed into a white smoke, the girl's aura wavering as her monster energy drained rapidly.
'I won't let you go again, no matter what!'
Mizore lunged toward the bracelet and grabbed it with all her might, the band snapping off the charred agent's body as his flesh and bone fell to pieces as ash. She tucked and rolled out the other side of the blaze, trailing smoke and vapor as she rolled into the street. The snow girl tumbled and collapsed down face first on the ground, struggling to get up again. She clutched the bracelet tightly and tried to speak, her breath taken from her by the heat.
Dark yelled out in pain as the ground around him cracked and scorched, the fires of hell starting to burn underneath him. Mizore shakily looked over to the demon as he roared out in agony, her eyes half closed from her power being drained. She took a deep breath, and uttered one last phrase before blacking out.
"Be free."
The bracelet glowed brightly then faded, the band turning to dust then crumbling away. The fires around the street vanished in a cloud of smoke as the shadow demon fell limp on the ground. Felucia stared with fearful eyes as the demon lay there motionless.
"No… no… NO!" she yelled and yanked away from the webbing with a fierce pull, the bonds snapping and ripping apart. The three got up and ran over to their two comrades that were lying in the street. Yukari ran over to Mizore while Ahakon and Felucia ran over to Dark.
"Is he ok? Tell me he's ok!" Ahakon cried out in fear. Felucia looked over the shadow demon worriedly, the boy lying still on the ground that was scorched and charred.
"I… I don't know," she said shakily.
"Mizore! Mizore are you ok?" Yukari cried out worriedly as she tried to budge the snow maiden. Mizore groaned and moved a bit, weak from having all her power drained.
"Amazing Joe! Please wake up!" Ahakon yelled out with tears starting to form. Slowly the shadow demon started to stir and move.
"He's ok… HE'S OK!" the mage yelled out as he jumped for joy. Felucia watched with overwhelming relief as she wiped a tear away, glad her friend was once again alive. Yukari smiled brightly over at the shadow demon then looked back to Mizore as she stirred as well.
"Mizore! Mizore wake up!" Yukari said as she tried to move the snow girl. She turned Mizore over to rest on her back and looked at her with worried eyes.
Slowly Dark's eyes opened and he and sat up. He shook his head then held it with one hand. The mage and doll demon looked at him with extreme joy as he blinked then looked at the two.
"Felucia?" he asked simply. The doll demon's eyes watered up as she smiled brightly at him. In a flash she tackled the boy into a fierce hug.
"DARK, YOU CAME BACK! YOU CAME BACK TO ME!" she cried out ecstatically. The shadow demon blinked and continued to look upwards at the sky with a blank expression.
"Felucia," he said quietly. The girl leaned back and stared into his eyes with a dreamy gaze.
"Yes Dark?" she asked as she sniffled.
"Get off me," he said flatly. The girl blinked then jumped off with a nervous laugh.
"Sorry about that, but, I mean… I missed you! I couldn't bear to live without you Dark!" she cried out with a worried expression. Dark stood up and stretched out slightly, then glanced to the doll demon and smiled softly, the girl jumping a bit at the sight.
"I missed you too," he said simply. The girl trembled then dove into another fierce hug, wrapping her arms around him and starting to cry into his shirt.
"OH DARK I MISSED YOU SO MUCH! DON'T EVER LEAVE ME AGAIN! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!" she cried out. Ahakon just watched with wonder as Dark stood there with a blank expression on his face while Felucia cried uncontrollably in her embrace.
"Felucia," Dark said again.
"Yes Dark?" she sobbed out as she nuzzled into his shirt.
"Get off me," he said flatly. She blinked then jumped off with a soft smile.
"Sorry," she said gently as she wiped away her tears.
"Amazing Joe! You're alive!" Ahakon cheered out. Dark just looked down to him with a blank expression.
"Stop calling me that," he said simply. The mage blinked then looked at him with saddened eyes.
"But… you were my demon, my buddy. We were going to destroy Fairy Tale together!" he cried out. Dark looked at the boy and nodded.
"And we will. I have no intention of letting Fairy Tale get away with what they've done," he said with a commanding voice. The young mage's eyes lit up.
"However, call me that ridiculous name one more time and I'll rip your spine out," Dark said flatly. Ahakon looked at the shadow demon nervously and nodded quickly, then glanced over to the sleeping snow girl. They walked over to her while Yukari smiled brightly at Dark.
"Dark… you're back!" she said as tears of joys started to flow. The demon nodded and smiled softly at her.
"Good to see you again Yukari," he said gently, the young witch wiping her tears away and nodding eagerly. The demon then looked down to his snow girl and knelt down beside her.
"Mizore…" he said softly as he ran his hand through her hair, brushing the hair back away from her face. He pulled her up gently to hold her close to him, using one arm to hold her close while the other caressed her cheek gently.
"She went through the fires of hell for you, literally," Ahakon said in amazement. Dark glanced to the boy then to his girlfriend.
"She is certainly incredible," he said with a soft smile. Mizore's eyes slowly opened, looking in a daze at the boy holding her.
"Dark?" she said softly. He nodded and smiled gently at the girl.
"Yes, thank you my little snow bunny, for saving me," he said softly. She gasped then pulled the boy into a fierce hug, crying as he held her close.
"Dark! I was so worried, I thought I lost you forever!" she cried out as she pulled him closer. The group watched with relieved smiles as the snow girl cried in the arms of her beloved. After she got most of it out she looked to him with loving eyes, sobbing as she gazed at her boyfriend once again.
"Promise me you'll never leave me again, I can't live without you," she said softly. The demon smiled gently and held her close to him, his nose resting against hers as he gazed into her eyes.
"I promise you my Mizore, I'll stand by your side forever," he said, then leaned in and kissed his girl. The two locked into the embrace as Mizore's world faded to white around her. She had her boyfriend back; she had her future husband back. She had braved the fires of hell and brought back her demon to stay with her, something no snow woman would ever have dreamed of doing. They kissed passionately there in the street surrounded by their friends, the two lost in their own world. When the kiss finally ended they slowly stood up while Mizore kept her eyes locked onto her boyfriend.
"Glad to have you back Dark," Yukari said with a smile. The boy glanced down to her and nodded, then to the young mage.
"So… Dark," Ahakon said gently as he looked up at the demon. Dark nodded and smirked at the boy.
"Thank you for bringing me back Ahakon," he said. The mage smiled and rubbed the back of his head.
"Well, you know, I needed the help a bit back there. Still, don't mention it Amaz-… I mean, buddy," he said with a small laugh. Dark nodded then looked around, the fires and roars of the battle in Snow Woman Village still echoing out around them.
"I'll make you a deal kid. I'll honor your wish of me helping you destroy Fairy Tale by letting you come with us if you do something for me," Dark said with a glance to the mage. Ahakon tilted his head curiously.
"Sure, um, what might that be?" he asked. Dark's eyes shifted to pitch black as he walked forward towards the town.
"Show these bastards who dare attack my girlfriend's home a true mage's wrath."