Chapter 9: Two Masters and Riders attack
(opening theme fate ougon no Kagayaki )
Ashura started his day so well, so why did this have to happen?
He started his day with saber and Gatomon right with no complaints, he talked with Viola about how great her classes were, and he had no homework today...but still he had to sleep in class as everyone left, why didn't anyone wake him up?
Next thing he knows right now is the girl from before looking at him all serious like he did something wrong
And it didn't feel right in his stomach...
(Come to think of it she did act weird this morning )
Flashback
As he was prepared to leave to second period he saw Mavis walking to her homeroom, so as a friendly gesture
"Hey Vermillion " he called out while waving
She turns around with a stupified look like he did something dumb
"I want to thank you again for helping me and me pal, I really appreciate and feel in debt to..."
He stopped himself as he saw a serious look on her face liked he didn't understand the atmosphere
But to her she thinks back to her thoughts from a night ago
(What are you going to do if he gets in your way) she remembers what were spirit said last night (...I'll personally deal with him even if that means removing him)
With a huff, she walked away
"Umm...okay?" He said awkwardly
"Hi Ashura " said a voice as Kakashi comes by "I figured you should receive this note" he passes him a letter
He reads the note saying "after school activities and classes are canceled until futher notice" he read out loud. He thinks to himself (could this involve the weird things involving the digimon?)
(Then again I thought she slept on the wrong side of the bed...) he wondered to himself
"How long a re you planning to stare off into space" she got his attention
"Am I bother you? " he bluntly questioned which made her lose a step in shock, like his answer suprised her With a moment of silence she spoke "Meet me in the roof in three minutes" she said
"Wh-why?" Ashura questioned but Mavis didn't hear him as she walked up tairs waiting for him
"Is something bothering her?" He said as he paced himself up the stairs
As he reached the enterance to the school roof up saw the door that lead to one of his lunch spots besides the quite spaces incase Roger ever came by
He opens the door, he looks around the roof of the school but doesn't see anyone
"Up here..." he looked up behind him seeing Vermillion sitting on the roof of the stairs he just left "So why are you asking me to come up here?" She says nothing but looks around "You didn't bring Saber..." she looks upset which makes Ashura think back this morning
"What do you mean you won't let Saber come with you?!" Gatomon shouts to him
"Like you said before with little energy he won't be able camouflage himself in spirit form" Ashura reminds her"Plus it's school"
"School with a compititor in your area, what if she attacks you"
"Umm...Maybe I could say something to her?"
"You told me you barely know her what makes you think you..."But was interupted by Ashurs "Jeez, than I'll go home as quick as possible." He reassured her
She sighs in disappointment, "look if your in danger just summon him"
He then looks at it seals on his digivice, "It's that effective?"
"Only if necessary" she looks really serious
"Okay then I'll remember it later" he says
"I just figured that I didn't need him at school" he mentioned to her.
Now She looked more serious "Didn't you remember what we talked about before?" She recalls their previous conversation
"Yeah you said as was so competitor"
"I said were enemies, and if we crossed each other again" she says as her hand starts to slowly glow "What, I thought it was okay because were in a populated area" he mentioned
"I'm afraid not, if it was a couple of hours you would be correct, but it is not populated right now is it?" She counter argued which had him beat in reason (Aw man I think she's serious about this ) Ashura thought as he sees she stands up "I'll show thst it is a grave mistake to let your guard down against an opponent" she prepares an attack
"Prepare yourself!" She said she shot miniature light balls at him, so by instinct he jumps out of her range. "Seriously?!" Ashura complained "What was that?"
"If someone like you knows nothing about a gandr shot then this will be easy win!" She jumps and does and enhancement magic on her legs for a low blow kick
"You mean that European curse that sickens someone by just pointing" he said quickly as he just ducks her strike
"That almost took my head off!" Ashura shouted but dodged again as a light blast just passed him and hit his hair and shes her running toward him (should I worry incase she knows physical combat?) he thought Vermillion grabs his shirt and judo flips him hard
*Thud*
He landed on the ground on his back, "Those blasts looked really sharp for a curse..." he said in groan"That's because it's harder to control with a moving target" Vermillion commented as Ashura quickly jumped to stand up
... (Yup)he groaned in a bit of back pain as he tries ignore it
"Interesting, you recover quickly" she sounded like it was a compliment While he just shrugged "Yeah well I took a lot of beatings recently" he remembered the digimon attacks. He made his hand glow which made her go on the defensive but he only threw tiny dust at her "What?" The dust blinded blinded her for a second but brushed it away just to see him gone and turns to see the exit door opened
"...HEY GET BACK HERE!" She quickly chased after him in a tricked expression
He already was sprinting away, he knocks over trash cans and leftover chairs to slow her down incase she catches up
*huff*
*huff *
He stops a bit for a second or two, but sprints again because he hust forgot the situation he is in "Heh friends, boy do I pick the most interesting!" He joked to himself to calm himself and to pace himself but he really shouldn't talk and run at the same time. (I think I just wasted energy by just talking and running...Huh?) He then feels a blast scratch him
"Ah!" Ge felt and triped down, but more shots kept coming, he comically got up and scurried away "Woah Ahh Ow Talk about sharp!"
"If your going to remark about situation come up with something original!" She critized as she chases him
He sees the end of the hall which leads to the next floor. He stops (Yes the stairs!) He runs towards it
"STOP RUNNING!" She shouts at the end of the hall and sees her shooting while running which is a dangerous hazard "It is futile!"
He shot up in shock "No time to walk down!" And he just jumps over the long stairs "Hyaah!" He felt a long fall and felt fear that he may break his legs
*thud*
He landed on his feet...hard felt the shock and pain "Ow..." Ashura complained in pain but heard steps and sees her jump
...Unfortunately when she jumped he witnessed what was under her skirt... "Eh...?" He saw in shock while she covers her skirt in midair "tch" she unconsciously covered her skirt with her arms
Just like Ashura, Mavis landed on her feet...hard felt the shock and shudders in silent pain with an embarrassed face but her face regained her composure as she realized "Shoot! I could have just attacked him with my landing!"
"You really shouldn't try just dangerous stunts Vermillion you actually flashed me on that stunt" Ashura unnecessarily commented while this upset her "Whyyyyy youuuu..." she said in with a tick mark "Uh oh" he started running again
"I I can't keep this up, *huff* and I don't want to fight her *puff* not that I could right now!" He then sees an open classdoor
He enters the door and locks it, and sits down to rest a minute, "T-that was crazy!" He tries catch jis breath for at least one minute
*KNOCK!* *KNOCK!* *KNOCK!* "I know your in there, I heard you slam the door!" The blond shouted behind the door obviously not going anywhere"If you don't come out on the count of three, I'll just blast it open"
"For pete sake" Ashura said as he starts to gather some chairs to keep her locked out
"1"
He starts to place each table on another
"2"
He drags a table to himself and flips it to use it as a shield "I hope my new powers could help with for at least protection" Ashura hoped
"3!"
"DIGITAL TRACE , ENHANCEMENT!" He activated his pixels that surrounds the table he holds and waits and light covers the doors
*BANG!*
Everything at the front of the classroom was sent flying, and there was smoke that was hiding a big hole with Mavis walking in non chalantly
*cough *cough*
But ruined it due to coughing with the smoke
"Did you seriously want a fight that badly?" Ashura questioned her needs and actually feels a bit nervous about her"You did well for you escape attempt but now you will not escape this fight" She says to him
*sigh* "I guess I have no choice, If it's a challenge you want then I'll have to be a nice guy and give you one" he said as he stands up, and attemps what he said as a bluff
"I can tell your bluffing because of the sudden bravado. But if your no longer running..." she stops talking as she prepares to shoot (darn it) Ashura thought
"Don't worry it wont kill you, but it will be quick" She said in a simple tone
*kyahhhhh!*
They were both interupted due to a sudden shriek Which shook them out of there tense atmosphere
"What was that?!" Ashura said as he ran passed Mavis to check it out (It must be coming to the school exit) Ashura thought "H-Hey were not done yet!"
With a temporary pause, Ashura used the scream as an excuse to walk away but really wanted to know the source of the sudden scream
*haah*
He made a noise as he sees a girl laying on the ground he runs to the body and tries to shake her awake"Hey you okay!" He kept shaken her "Uh please, it's not okay to be outhere"
Mavis then runs to the seen "Why did you...Oh No..." she looks in shock and runs to Ashura "What happened" she said in worry "I don't know I just found her this way, she may be unconscious!" He said in the same tone as her. "Just let me see" She said as she tries to check if any injuries or some energy issue... (sigh not good) Mavis thought to herself
Ashura checks the lady's pulse, and he hears some beats, and he sigh "it looks like she may be okay"
"No she's not!" She suddenly yelled "Can't you tell that her life energy is drained?!"
"Life energy?" He then remembered "what you said before..." he remembered "Are you saying her life is in danger?" He said in a worrisome tone while Mavis Gritted her tooth "Not on my watch" she said as she pulled her sleeves in and stands up as she looks at Ashura
"Please take a step back" she said as he looks at her in confusion "What are you planning to do exactly?" He said
"I'm going to give her the necessary life energy so she can live another day" she says and she knees down and places her hands in her body "You can do that? Ashura questions her as she nods yes but it would take awhile and take some portion of my energy but nothing to effect my life." She explains to him
Isn't there anything a mage or magus can't do?" He said, "She remakes with "That depends on the definition of the mere word itself" he looks at her wondering what she meant, but he could ask later "So how long would this take?" He ask out of curiosity while she said "in about a few moments"
"That's good" he said in relief as he didn't want a victim. But he now wonders how did this happen in this area
He then just remembered something
He finds Roger simply lazying on a club room
"You okay" He asked
He turns his head to him "Yeah man just...tired"
"You've been rebel at night again?" Ashura asks
"No, I took it easy, help Mero with her errands" Roger Explains which made Ashura think (I wonder if he gets suspicious of her job?) He thought
"But the weird part is I was fine this morning" he said as he slept again
Ashura then hears footsteps and turns around to see a teacher walk in, a man with pale skin long red hair with covering right eye
"Uncle Nagato?" Ashura sees his relative but as he heard that Roger gets up "Nagato!" Like some trigger. Ashura looks confused at the reaction but sees Nagatos eyes glare at Roger...(Of course your not supposed to sleep here Roger... Still it looked...menacing ) "Ashura thought about his uncles look
"Ashura I perfer you to call me mr. Uzumaki in campus, also I came to inform you that the other clubs like archery are suspended until futher notice" he informed "Um I know mr. Kakashi told me" he said
"Then you know about the absences of the missing students..." Nagato reminded him "Yes...don't you think that's weird?" He said
"I don't think it's a matter you need to worry about." He reassures him which made Ashura think
"Still do you know how it happens?"he questions his uncle "Some get sick, but some tend To disappear that's all I know" Nagato answers
(Could this be what Uncle ment?) he thought
*swish*
He then he some noise, and notices the noise coming from the entrance. "Hmm?" He walks to look but sees nothing until
He sees a incoming projectile coming towards them, (Wait I think I can dodge that!) he thinks but his eyes widen and looks as the weapon heads directly at Mavis
In instinct,...
*stab!*
"Ah!" Mavis shouted but suddenly got up and looks to see Ashura in front of her. she sees his left arm in blood but his other arm holds it down
"What was that!" She says "I'm not sure but I think it's a spear with a rope" he observes the weapon that injured him. "I can see that," she tmstates the obvious but looks down "Umm...are you injured?" She asks
"Heh you try to hirt me and you ask if I'm okay" he smiles "Im lucky it only scratched me...deep cut though as he sees his blood drip" she looks awat in embrassement "But I think I caught it" but feels a strong
*Woah!*
"Wait!" Mavis calls out to him but The rope pulls him away from the entrace and leading to in the outskirts of the school
The rope throws him onto a tree which hit him harrd
*smack*
"Oof! Sigh first I get blow away next I'm pulled" he looks around to see that he's in a forest nearby the campus he sees the chain fly back but couldn'tsee where
"So who's the hitman who forced me here?" He said to himself As helooks to see anyone
"You mean me" said a female voice
"Eh...where? Exactly?" He kept turning his head around "simply above you new guy"
He looks to see a woman with a weird ree hat in a red dress with blond hair with eye mascara with blue eyes and sharp pupils sitting on a flying broom
"Greetings I'm Rider and your in a hot mess" she says as she hovers around The range where Ashura stands "And you dragged me here because...?" He wanted an answer from her "I was actually intending to grab that smart girl to be honest." She says but looks to see a digivice on his belt "but I guess it was a total loss seeing as theres a master in front of me regardless" she says with a smile as she blasts a wind attack on him
"Not again!" He complians as he comically jumps out of the way as he heard the blast landed which caused some dirt to fly
"Now this is entertaining" Rider commented as she was blasting kept blasting on where. He would run which makes Ashura very cautious causing him to jump of the targeted spots with his skill and luck alone
"Hahaha!" She laughs to herself but realized something "Oh snap! " she says as she uses her chains from before to strike at him
He sees the chain and dodges "that was cl...Huh?" He suddenly feels restraint " Oh I conjured up a potion to paint a second chain invisible, pretty clever right?" And with a snap of her fingers she raises him up
He struggles but with the wound on his arm it made it a lot difficult "This was nice and all but zi just remembered that I was sent to only steal energy and your definitely going to be a hassle so." She summons one of her digimon attacks but
"Stop right there!" Says a familiar voice as yellow shots hit the chains sending Ashura down on his butt...hard
"Sigh too much trouble" mRider says to herself "Maybe I'll try again later" she says as she flies away
Ashura feels the chsins off him and sees Mavis hurrying to him "Indian boy!" "Again with the nickname...?" he mumbled to himself
A few minutes start to pass, he explains the event while she tries to clean his wound with magic mini barriers
"So who was that?" She starts a conversation as she wraps his wound up "not sure maybe a servant I honestly didn't hear much due to how high she was"
She huff "It's probably no suprise after all, there is a master who associates in campus." She reveals to him "Another one here?"he says with wide eyes "Didn't you feel another strong pressence? So it's likely that a third master may work or study here"
"Hmm..." he looks at her strangely "what Hey I didn't set up those drainage events!" She argued
He gets up " I know that, as it. Doesn't seem like l something you would do" he looks directly at her "I'm just thinking if were going to fight again " she looks at him in realization
"Because last I checked you tried to dhoot my head off" he puts his hands on his hips. She remembers "Oh that, I've lost interest in defeating you" shecholds her arms together and turns away
"What?" Ashura says
"Now come with me " She said as she walk to the exit out of the forest
"Why?" He says as he follows her
"To finish fixing your wound, because if you die due to bloodloss then it's not my fault." She bluntly replied
He just blinks at her remake she tries attacking him now dhe want ls to help him? ( And I thought Aunt Kushi was an odd girl)
(END theme Teleportation Guy by Mell )