Chapter Seven

The ground shook from just a stamp of his foot, Heihachi was not going to be referred as such by a small girl. "Who do you think you're calling old anyway?! Ah! Now I see!" Pupul didn't exactly understand, but found herself hiding behind Radec, whom she was infatuated with. "You're that replacement of that one very talented magician! And so is your puny gerbil! Hah! You will never be as good as the original, Arle Nadja!"

Everyone blinked, not sure what he was talking about. "Arwho? Did you forget to take your medications again old coot?" Sweet Tooth chuckled, before being kicked in the gut. "Ow! Hey now…" He coughed, PaRappa and Spike were trying to help Dan pull Pupul away, to no avail, as she was completely stuck to Mael.

"Arle? Uhh, I've heard of her, and she's my idol in a way… But this isn't about that; I found at least one of the three things I was searching for! I love this man, and I don't care about his wrongs or age! He's my one and only!" Gigadis got up, in sight after Dan knocked him over the head, not happy at all to see Pupul with someone else... Even worse when Radec shoved her to the ground, placing his foot on her.

He glared for a few seconds. "You unworthy children and Dan can leave, this child needs to be taught a lesson, a painful one at that." Taking out the knife and rifle, Radec wasn't best with hand-to-hand combat always, preferring long-range. Kuu tried to leap out and attack, only to be shot by him, releasing a pained squeak. "What a pathetic animal you keep, typical… Yet you keep that clueless smile on your face, perhaps you have a back up plan?" That wasn't the case, truly.

Pupul wasn't reacting to her partner taking a hit through the belly, unlike Gigadis, who was immediately tending to him. "Yes! Insult and harm me more!" Radec stepped back, removing his foot, almost frightened by what she said. "Why did you move?! Hey! You should've been crushing me harderrrr! That's not fair!" Unable to take her naive nature much longer, Mael blasted the girl on his own.

"You! First you attack Kuu, and the girl I want who prefers you… You strike her?! Do you know who I am?! I'm the Prince of the Underworld! Rising from the surface to-" Heihachi began cracking up, Kratos on the other hand, grabbed Spike and PaRappa to get them out of this. As much as he would destroy Gigadis for being an underworld being, being involved would be a poor choice.

Once his laughter was over, Heihachi scoffed at the prince. "You? Just another knock-off! And you got KO'd by Sir Daniel of all people, easily!" Sir Daniel grumbled something incomprehensible, when Gigadis saw his attacker only now. "This entire town is full of petty rips! Not even the funny or good kind! You're a pitiful excuse for an Underworld Lord!"

Gigadis was disregarding the insults now, only having a long stare at Sir Daniel. "That THING? He's the guy who knocked me out?! I don't believe such a idiotic looking character could even pull off destroying a black magician on his own! AHAHAHA! Don't try and fool me, old man!" Heihachi wasn't going to take that last part, unlike Dan who was too busy annoyed with Pupul who had gotten up to make her way back to the colonel.

Chaining the prince to a rocket with his already prepared Level Three, Gigadis couldn't move at all no matter what magic was used. "What the- Get me down! NOW!" Heihachi just cackled at him, watching the craft take off into the sky and to space with his binoculars... And yet still no response from Pupul.

"Such a sweet feeling is going through my chest! Only would be better if… Please hurt me again! But with your hands! Please!" Radec wasn't even the one this time who delivered the blow, but Sir Daniel did for him, smacking her with his hammer. "Wha?! Don't attack me! I gave back your journal!" Dan just sighed, his try of smacking sense into Pupul didn't work. "Oh, I know what this is… You're in my way! Trying to keep me away from my soulmate! Well, I'll show you then!"

Looking into her eyes was chilling now, they were empty and the bystanders could tell this wasn't like Pupul, Kuu hopped back to her side. Gently, sparkles began falling from the sky from where Gigadis took off… They had the same glow as AP, and the same power as well. "This should make ridding you and the old guy easy! And I can get what I want; the one who I will hold onto, and turn my days golden!" Her body had a blue aura, as did the other three.

Everyone else backed off. "Geez, what happened to her? She was being so normal and friendly before! I know love makes you do crazy things but… I've never had this problem!" PaRappa shivered along with Spike and Kat, both of them standing behind Kratos and Nathan Drake in case something bad happened.

"Uh, well, I've done weird things to get a guy's attention… Though I didn't flip out like this." Kat felt sweat roll down her face, embarrassed to admit that. "I wonder if he's responded to my e-mails? I sent about, nine of them." She tried to laugh it off, though it only made the others feel more awkward.

Sweet Tooth found himself chuckling though, fitting for an insane man like him. "I do it too, don't worry! Just ask cupcake- Ow, hey!" Needles felt a punch in his shin, given by Kratos. "Man, why is everyone picking on me today?!"

It was clearly going to end up being an all Level Three match, and they could only kill other in such limited range. Heihachi was shot down constantly by Radec, while Sir Daniel was however grounded and got sent off by the rocket from the old man. Pupul on the other hand, was mad enough to head straight for Mael. "You fool! I've had enough of you!" He aimed the guns, only to be shot away by her powerful lights.

All the levels ended, Dan couldn't get a Three, but his Level Two aimed up high, the goblet shooting up to destroy Pupul. Heihachi dodged it. "Your levels are petty as always, knight!" Not liking that remark, Sir Daniel tossed his axe to his head, leaving a bruise. Rather than attacking Fortesque, he went toward the respawned girl, still angered by her own words.

"This battlefield isn't working for me." Radec growled, trying to get a good aim from far back, Pupul headed in his direction instead. "Not again! What part of 'leave before I make your life nothing' didn't you get, child?!" She was completely stuck to him again. "Get… Off of me!" Kicking her, she landed near a dual-bladed item with a purple glow. By the time Sir Daniel and Heihachi were also reaching, she sliced at them, taking their AP.

Setting off the Level One, Radec shot at Heihachi again, making him explode. "I have a score of two, the others have just one point… I should've shot the girl, but it's better for her to be distracted by the others, so she can stop bothering me." Sir Daniel attempted to dodge Pupul, and stab her with everything he had. "But I have to participate it seems..." Shooting at the both of them, Dan rushed quickly to Mael and wasted his Level One, angling himself just right to hit him.

Daniel jumped up and down in joy, only to be rammed by Kuu instantly. "We both all have two points now, except that old man! I'll win… And make you my prize!" Radec shuddered at the thought, not wanting to be around a delusional sorceress and her awkward pet. "You should just give in now, so you can save being humiliated!" Pupul giggled, the colonel gritted his teeth...

And struck her harshly with his knife. "I don't SURRENDER! I'm finished with you!" His temper was slowly getting the better of him, throwing Pupul down on the ground, who just kept grinning at him. "Quit enjoying this! I may be a sadist, but not in this way!" His foot was grabbed, tossed in retaliation by the teenager, who began wailing all her attacks on him along with the other two who kept coming close.

"Okay then, how about this then?! I don't mind a change of roles!" The blank stares she was giving was making him more uncomfortable, but found himself being frozen by her ice magic. "The ice storm can freeze the foe, and make them immobilized for a bit!" Smacking Mael again with her staff, his gas mask was being torn off a bit by the impact. "I'll thaw you out though, don't worry!" His eyes were no longer covered by the veil; and they had amusement in them.

Her Level Two settled the score, burning Radec's body with the waves of fire to make him explode. The match was finished and Pupul would get what she wanted as he came back, his masking still nearly destroyed. "You… You insane girl! I… I love it!" He began panting, Sir Daniel seemed to also have been burned by the flames, and found himself grumbling in pain along with Heihachi, who was trying to tend them. "I can see now, you're secretly as mad as I am… But play off as a hero." He shook his head, laughing. "Never though, will I submit to you, or belong to anyone."

Taking time to process that, Pupul yelled out and charged at the colonel, who cloaked himself and vanished into thin air. "NO! I won! Fair and square! Get back here! I'll have you… I came so far and…" She began crying, collapsing to the ground, one of the things she was yearning for and was making her heart fly, ran from her.

One thing she knew, was that Pupul would grab him back...

((I'm thinking I should change this to a "T" rating because of how psychotic Pupul got here… And yes, random reference to the original/superior Madou protagonist, Arle Nadja. Considering Heihachi's age, it would make sense for him to know about her I figured. Anyway, just one chapter left until her rival fight!))