Death Walks Again

I do not own Rosario+Vampire or Darksiders or any of the characters. I own only Nyxaros/Death II. The original Death Character from the games is owned by THQ and Vigil games

Author's Note: Alrighty, finally broke 2,000 views. Ruby, Tsurara, and Mizore are all now in second place with 2 votes a piece. Ageha finally got a vote. That just leaves Kokoa with no votes. Any ways here's the new chapter.

Chapter 7- The Siege of Youkai Academy

Nyx awoke with his face in something soft and the feeling of someone stroking his hair, he looked up to see Mizore tenderly running her hands through his long black hair.

"Hello Mizore." he said with a yawn.

"Hey, did you sleep well?" Mizore asked with a smile.

"Fantastically, I had the softest pillow ever." he said as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes.

"I'm glad you enjoyed them." Mizore said with a small smile as she blushed crimson.

"Them?" Nyx asked with a raised eyebrow before Mizore pointed down to where he had been laying his head. Nyx glanced down to see that he must have rolled over in the night and rested his head on top of Mizore's breasts. He cleared his throat uncomfortably as he sat up and proceeded to put the armor he had worn the previous night back on. Careful not to wake the sleeping Kurumu, who was currently asleep in her sleeping bag. After he finished, he turned around to see Kurumu, who was still obviously half asleep, start to change into some new underwear. He scrambled out of the tent to avoid making Kurumu angry for watching her change.

After the battle last night, Nyx had set about making sure all his friends were okay. Yukari had lost her wand but they located it within half an hour. Kurumu and Mizore had been exhausted and dizzy from hanging upside down for so long, but otherwise alright. Moka had been weak from blood loss after injecting it into Tsukune after he had received a decent sized cut from one of the plant monsters. After which Nyx had released Inner Moka so he could berate her for weakening herself for Tsukune's sake for such a minor cut. He pointed out that, had he not arrived, her stupid mistake could have cost them all their lives.

After that they had all decided to get some shuteye before they left the next morning. As soon as the opportunity had presented itself, Mizore had volunteered to let him stay in her tent with her. Kurumu had vociferously protested, saying that Nyx should stay with her instead . This had prompted a veritable shouting match between the Succubus and Yuki-Onna. This had gone on until Nyx had agreed to share a tent with the both of them so he could get to sleep as soon as he could. (Now you're all caught up)

"Ah, I'm sorry Kurumu! I didn't realize you were changing. I'll give you some privacy!" Nyx exclaimed as he scrambled out of the tent to avoid looking like a pervert. He waited patiently until Mizore and Kurumu exited the tent with tired yawns.

"Jeez, if you wanted to see my underwear, you could've just asked." Kurumu said casually to him. (AN: OH THANK GOD! I've wanted to use that line for like 5 chapters now!)

"What?!" Nyx exclaimed, caught off guard by Kurumu's forwardness.

"Yeah, I'll let you see any part of me you want, you jus gotta ask." She said as she turned to smile at him before she was encased in a solid block of ice.

"He doesn't wanna see you. Why would he, when he's got me?" Mizore interrupted she reached to place Nyx's hand on her chest when he yanked it out of her reach. Thankfully before Mizore could continue, they were interrupted by Ms. Nekonome calling out

"Everyone get ready to go, the bus will be here in half an hour, meow." She called out loudly.

"I gotta get goin, if I show up on the bus when you arrive back at the Academy I'll get in huge trouble. I'll see you all later." He said as he summoned Despair to him with a mental call. Despair galloped past Nyx as he threw out his arm and vaulted himself onto the saddle in one smooth motion.

"Alright, see you later." Mizore said as she waved goodbye to him. Shortly after there was the sound of cracking ice followed by Kurumu saying,

"Dammit Mizore, don't freeze me like that! And Nyx, are you sure you can't ride back with us?" Kurumu asked as she turned back to Nyx when it became apparent Mizore was ignoring her.

"I'm sure. I'll see you when we get back. Ruby, Dust, come!" He barked as he summoned Harvester in its dual scythes and stored it on his belt. In response, two crows flapped over and landed on his shoulders. (Ruby can shape-shift into a crow, remember) He grabbed Despair's reins and was preparing to head for the school, when he heard a galloping sound behind him. He turned to see Fury, riding atop Retribution leap from the top of a nearby hill before landing a few meters away with a crash.

"Death, the Council has ordered we return to the Academy at once! Belial is attacking the school! We must stop him!" Fury declared as Retribution trotted up until he was even with Despair.

"Wait, who's Belial?" Tsukune asked quizzically in response to Fury's outburst as he emerged from his tent.

"He's a fat ass demon that attacked the library at the beginning of the year. Nyx, let us come! We can help!" Kurumu interjected.

"No! This is a matter for the Horsemen! You would only be in the way!" Fury replied harshly.

"I'm sorry, who are you to tell me I'll be in the way?!" Kurumu asked indignantly.

"Kurumu, she's right. Besides, if any of you got hurt I'd never forgive myself. I'll explain later." Nyx replied before Fury could shout the succubus down.

"You and I will have a serious talk when I get back." Nyx said coldly as he turned to glare at Moka(outer), who had just returned from somewhere in the forest. She simply nodded somberly, she had agreed last night that she had acted rashly and was the one at fault for the group's predicament.

"Wait, are you really going to take Ruby with you?" Yukari asked shrilly as she appeared from behind Moka.

"I will follow Lord anywhere he permits me to, Yukari. My life is his to do with as he wishes." Ruby replied from his shoulder.

"That's not true, you're a living person with your own will!" Yukari yelled in reply.

"Which was forfeit when she lost the Nex Sacramentum. Now trouble us no further, witchling." Fury cut in severely.

"Now Despair, ride like the winds across the Abyssal Plains!" Nyx exclaimed as he snapped the reins. With a sepulchral whinny, the phantom horse took off at a speed that not even an angel in flight could match with Fury and Retribution right behind them.

Moments later they arrived at the school to see that it had become a battleground between the Hellguard and Belial's army. While Nyx recognized some of the faces on the side of the angels including Uriel and Nathaniel along with a few Angelic Champions from his dreams. What almost frightened him was the opposing army. There seemed to be no common element between the soldiers, some looked like living shadows armed with claws and scythes of the same material, wearing masks of bone. While others appeared to be human, but moved with a grace and speed obviously not so. These ones were armed with katanas for the most part, while some seemed to have more powerful weapons with unusual abilities. There were others that seemed to be thrown together from random bits of flesh and bone. These ones seemed to wield magic with great ease, casting spells much stronger than any he was sure Ruby knew. (I just used like 3 different animes to create the idea for the soldiers, not sure if copyright infringement or not. :3)

"My Lord, what would you have me do?" He heard Ruby ask from his left shoulder.

"Locate the obese demon leading this horde." Nyx responded as he surveyed the battlefield. The Angels were losing yet the horde seemed unwilling to move from its position surrounding the dean's office. They must be after something inside, he thought as Ruby took to the air to locate Belial. Nyx was about to join the fray when someone from behind him spoke up,

"It looks like you came back to die with your school." the Youko said. Nyx turned to see Kuyou, holding Affliction in one hand and a bag in the other.

"What have you got there, Kuyou?"

"None of your damned business, Horseman." Kuyou sneered back at Nyx.

"Very well. Fury, go assist the Angels while I deal with this pest." Nyx said as he dismounted Despair and removed his dual scythes from his belt. Fury nodded and took off towards the battlefront at her brother's direction to assist the failing Hellguard.

Fury rode toward the battle when she felt something rocket toward her side. In the instant before it collided with her, she back-flipped off of her saddle. By the time she hit the ground, her whip was ready in her hand.

"Well, Lord Belial was right. You are a worthy opponent. But we must cut this short." A voice from behind her said, and before Fury could react she looked down to see a hand sprouting out of a large hole in her chest. She tasted blood as she coughed, causing a copious amount of blood to spill out of her mouth onto the ground as she fell to the ground with a thud. And so the Black Rider was vanquished...

Meanwhile, back with Nyx and Kuyou...

Nyx lunged toward Kuyou, swinging Harvester, now back in its original form at Kuyou. Just as Kuyou dodged out of the way though, Nyx shifted Harvester into two scythes and cut the bag that Kuyou was holding. The contents fell the the ground with a CLANG! Nyx immediately reversed his direction and swept the small circular object up into his hands.

"No! Give that back you wretch!" Kuyou shouted as Nyx turned over the object in his hands. It turned out to be a mirror of some sort. As he gazed into the mirror he heard a voice.

"Remember your past, my child. Remember your power." said the voice, thick and sultry with the promise of pleasure and pain in equal measure. The pupils in Nyx's eyes vanished as he loosed an enormous roar as a crack appeared in the sky above the two fighters. Kuyou barely heard the gigantic rushing towards him over the sound of the roar and only just managed to avoid being cut in half as the scythe flew into Nyx's hand. As soon as the scythe touched his hand, Nyx's body exploded in a flash of purple light.

When Kuyou's vision returned, he saw the same figure he had seen during their last fight, yet this was no spectral shadow. The Reaper before him was very real. And very angry. The skeletal being rushed forward, swinging its massive scythe. Kuyou brought up Affliction to block the blow. But even a weapon as powerful as Affliction shattered underneath the power of the Reaper's true form. There was a shriek as Affliction shattered into a million slivers under the force of the blow and the next thing Kuyou knew, he couldn't feel his legs. Which was normal considering they were no longer attached to him...

With a flash of light Nyx's body returned to normal as he started to search for the mirror again, he turned around to see Belial bending over to pick up the mirror.

"Stupid Youko, can't do anything right. I'd love to stay and play Horseman, but I've places to be. Akua, Kahlua! Kill the last rider!" Belial said as he stuffed the mirror in to a bag on his belt. With no warning, two women leaped from the trees and planted themselves between Nyx and the Demon Lord. One was tan with blond hair dressed in white, the other had black-blue hair and was dressed in a cheongsam.

Before Nyx could move to stop Belial, the girls removed their earrings. As they did blonde one's arm turned into a collection of razor-sharp wings. Before he could move to attack though, the one with black haired on moved her arm downward in a slashing motion. Seconds later Harvester was thrown from his grip and a long gash appeared on his arm, but no blood leaked out (according to the Abomination Vault, Death doesn't bleed). Before he could summon Harvester, his chest was pierced by several of the razor-sharp bat wings. Then in a moment not unlike when he had summoned the ghouls, a single word word escaped his lips.

"Zero." he muttered(Some of you may remember reference to a horrible woman mentor back at Noctus Academy, here's another hint to her identity). Kahlua's eyes widened in shock as his hair turned bone white and an enormous wing burst from his shoulder and impaled her shoulder and knee while he raised his right hand and slashed toward Akua. Who just barely managed to avoid being cut in half by the Jigen-Tou he had launched at her. Though she did not escape the Jigen-Tou unscathed, it left a deep cut in her left side. Kahlua jumped back to regroup next to her sister, when a horn sounded over the battlefield. Akua and Kahlua glanced at each other before disappearing in a flash of red light. Nyx turned around to see the entire battlefield was now devoid of life, both of the armies had vanished, leaving only their dead behind...

A few hours later...

"What do you mean I'm suspended?!" Nyx roared furiously at the headmaster. His hair now back to it's black color he was now dressed in his typical black uniform. After the battle he had been called to the headmaster's office for some reason. Ruby stood behind him with Dust perched on her shoulder.

"You left the school grounds when you were specifically told not to, this is your punishment. Now, pack your things. You can come back at the beginning of next year." the headmaster replied calmly. Nyx whirled around angrily and stomped out of the room, Ruby trotting silently after him.

"Notify the council that the seal was compromised, also let them know that Belial made off with Lilith's Mirror and four of the Rosario Seals." Mikogami said to Panoptos, as the Father of the watchers appeared in front of desk.

"Will do, sir. I live to serve." Panoptos said as he scribbled the info down on a scroll before disappearing again.

Author's Note: Alrighty here you have it. Next chapter will focus on Ruby and Nyx. Please review as always. This is 19th Angel, signing off...