Negima Nex: The Negative Plane
Chapter 10: True Colors - Part 1
With their newfound strengths discovered by training inside of the D.D.T.S., Asuna and Negi decide to do a practice fight between each other to test their new level of power. Anya and the others watched as Negi and Asuna practiced out in front of the school.
"All right Negi! Take...THIS!" Asuna cried, swinging her sword as fast as she could. Negi quickly blocked with his staff and shoved Asuna's blade aside like it was nothing.
"Wh...Whoa!" Nodoka gasped.
"Here I come Asuna!" Negi cried. He pulled one hand back and started to bend the nearby energy atop his palm until it formed a sphere like shape. Negi jumped back and swung his arm forward.
"Heh. Bring it." Asuna thought. Negi yelled as barrages of arrows came raining down from his palm. But as they were coming at her, Asuna gasped and ran back as fast as she could. The arrows made a strong impact on the ground.
"Holy crap! Look at 'em go!" Chamo cried. Asuna glanced back as Negi's arrow barrage continued. When it seemed like Negi was out of arrows, Asuna turned around and swung her sword, firing a ripple of raw energy at him. This came at breakneck speeds and Negi just barely avoided it.
"Dang it! I missed!" Asuna exclaimed. The others were staring in awe, gawking at the new power.
"WHUH? What's Asuna worrying about MISSING? That was so fast!" Kotaro exclaimed. Shadrux chuckled.
"See? What did I tell you? The D.D.T.S. is not something to take lightly." Shadrux said. Anya quickly turned to Shadrux, her eyes lit up with enthusiasm.
"Th...Then let ME train in it next! If it did this to Negi, it could very well TRIPLE my power!" Anya exclaimed. Negi and Asuna continued to counter with their new attacks, laughing as they continued to miss.
"What do you think Asuna? Is this incredible or what?" Negi asked. Asuna laughed.
"You bet! With this power, Negor and Akusa are SO going down!" Asuna exclaimed.
Meanwhile...
Meanwhile, in the heart of San Francisco, far from where Negi and others were currently seen, Negor and Akusa glared down at the city streets from above.
"Oh ho ho. Can you sense it Akusa? This place. It's just ITCHING for me to tear it to shreds." Negor sneered, flashing his claws. Akusa smirked, pulling out her sword.
"Yes Negor. I feel it too. I guess its mutual." she said. Negor snickered, looking on at the clueless people below him. Everyone was busy talking between one another, unaware of the danger that lurked up above. As Negor flashed both sets of claws, his eyes turned to slits and he licked his lips.
"Come on Akusa. It's PLAY TIME!" Negor cried, leaping from the rooftop. Akusa quickly followed, jumping down after Negor. They were coming down above an outdoor cafe, targeting a table with customers happily enjoying themselves. They were a group of young teenage girls.
"So, I said to him...you know what I said? I said..." one girl asked. But then, another stopped her to point up.
"Hey. What's that?" the girl asked. The other girls looked up and saw Negor skydiving towards them, tucking himself in like a torpedo heading straight for them. The girls gasped.
"Holy cow! RUN!" one exclaimed. Negor laughed as the girls ran in fear. His impact smashed the table to pieces as he set off a large quake from landing. Cars soon screeched off the road, scared by Negor's sudden landing.
"WHOA! What the hell...?" a driver exclaimed. Everyone looked on towards Negor, standing like a insane assassin in the smoke surrounding him. As he slowly emerged, he sneered and lightly licked his claws.
"Hello everyone. Hope you don't mind me saying this..." Negor sneered. Around him, people gasped as he flashed his red claws towards them.
"Today's your lucky day. I'm here for a little "amusement" on this dull world of yours. So...call it a treat that I get to KILL you!" Negor chuckled. The crowd gasped.
"Wh...What the?" a man asked. Negor laughed as he came charging at a nearby patron, the same man that cried out. He drew his claws back and stared on with insanity in his laughing voice.
"DIE!" Negor laughed. But suddenly, just as Negor swung his claws at him, a giant flash appeared in front of Negor's eyes, blinding him and making him stumble back.
"DAGH! My eyes!" Negor exclaimed. He growled and shook his head, glaring through his fingers once the light dimmed down. In front of him, he saw Negi and his group, armed ready with their weapons. Asuna stood with the Teleportation Stone in her hand. Negor gasped.
"What? YOU again?" Negor asked. Negi aimed his staff at Negor and began chanting a spell. He fired a barrage of light arrows towards him, causing Negor to lung away and back to Akusa's side.
"You know something Springfield? I was surprised that we met each other last time...but now I'm starting to get irritated! So buzz off!" Negor snarled. Negi clutched his staff with both hands, looking on into Negor's eyes.
"Your cravings of destruction end today Negor! I'm here to stop you and to take back the Star Crystal which you stole!" Negi cried. After that, a brief silence fell through the air, broken when Negor started to laugh.
"HA! Yeah right. You actually think I can be stopped by YOU?" Negor asked. But he suddenly gasped, spotting Shadrux among Negi's group.
"Listen to the kid you little piece of trash. You're coming back with ME...dead or alive." Shadrux said. Negor growled but then lightly snickered.
"I think I get it now. You want me to thrash you to the brink of death again. Is that what you want Springfield? I'd be glad to do it for you." Negor said, readying his claws. Asuna huffed.
"Actually...we're here to kick BOTH of your butts! Because this time is gonna be WAY different!" Asuna cried. Negor smirked, glancing back at Akusa.
"You have bell head. Four eyes is MINE." Negor hissed. Akusa nodded and drew her blade, coming at Asuna ready to strike. But Asuna smirked and lunged for her. Akusa gasped and jumped back, avoiding Asuna as she piledrived her sword into the pavement, causing a large crack to surge down the ground.
"Wh...What the? That looked powerful!" Akusa thought. Asuna chuckled, quickly ripping her sword out and giving a mighty swing. A giant ripple of raw energy was fired at Akusa, striking her dead in the chest and sending her crashing into the building behind. Negor gasped, watching Akusa take the hit.
"NO WAY!" Negor gasped. Akusa groaned, implanted in the wall. She looked down at Asuna's smirk and snarled.
"Why...that little...brat!" Akusa thought. She pulled herself from the wall and lunged down at Asuna, swinging her sword and crossing blades with hers. Negor yelled and came charging at Negi. But he quickly chanted a spell and summoned orbs of magic around him. Negor gasped as the orbs suddenly circled Negor at high speeds.
"Take THIS!" Negi cried. Negor gasped and shielded himself as the orbs crashed into him from all sides. The blast sent Negor flying backwards and hitting the ground. But as he rebounded back up, Negi fired another wave of arrows, striking at his chest before Negor could shield himself. The barrage of arrows blasted Negor clean through the front doors of the cafe. Anya and the others smirked.
"All right! Take that ya Negi fraud!" Kotaro exclaimed. Strangely after being hit by Negi's attack, Negor seemed silent. But he suddenly came exploding from the doorway and charging straight at Negi. He swung his claws, cut off by Negi casting a strong magical barrier around him and his friends.
"How...How did you get this STRONG? It's unreal!" Negor exclaimed. Shadrux smirked and aimed his rocket launcher at Negor.
"Negi! Now!" Shadrux shouted. Negi nodded and dropped the barrier, surprising Negor as Shadrux locked on.
"This is for what you did to the base you little runt!" Shadrux exclaimed. He fired a round of missiles at Negor, catching him off guard and sending him flying into the air. Akusa groaned as she found each swing at Asuna blocked by timely counterstrikes.
"This can't be! I was stronger than you! It's...It's impossible you should keep up with me now!" Akusa exclaimed. Asuna chuckled.
"Well, that's what happens when you get such a strong motivation when training. I was motivated...to kick your cocky little butt!" Asuna exclaimed, striking away Akusa's blade and firing another ripple of energy. It came straight down like a raging sharks fin, slamming into Akusa and driving her into a nearby fence. Akusa quickly emerged.
"DAGH! Don't toy with ME!" Akusa shrieked. Asuna and Akusa continued to clash as Negi and Negor were now on a full scale miniature war against one another through the city. Negi dove down an alleyway as Negor tailed from behind, leaping off buildings like a wild cat.
"You...You're DEAD!" Negor roared, lunging down at Negi as he entered the alley. He flashed out his claws, slashing straight through the buildings surrounding the alley and fired another slash barrage at Negi. Negi quickly avoided the attack and ran out into an open street. As Negor emerged, Negi quickly began chanting another spell.
"Ha! Not THIS time twerp!" Negor roared, lunging at him again. But Negi's spell ended and he swung his staff. Negor gasped as he saw cracks erupting in the ground beneath him. Sewer water suddenly rocketed out and slammed Negor into the air.
"Negor! Behold...my NEW power!" Negi cried, unleashing another barrage of arrows. These were more razor sharp than the ones before, homing in on Negor at lightning speeds.
"Dagh! Wh...What?" Negor gasped. He quickly covered himself with his arms and legs, taking the full barrage from all sides. He yelled and crashed down to the street.
"YES! Direct hit!" Negi thought. But suddenly, as the smoke cleared from Negor's impact, Negi saw something strange happening to Negor. He rose up quickly and eyed Negi, his eyes bubbling with fury.
"THAT is IT!" Negor snarled. He suddenly stood on all fours, snarling like a bloodthirsty beast. His slit eyes turned thinner as Negi saw Negor's skin bubbling.
"Wh...What in the?" Negi thought. Negor roared as something was bubbling on his back. He then began frantically twitching, almost as if something inside of him was about to explode. With one loud roar, sounding like a monstrous demon rather than himself, two giant demonic wings ripped out from his back, tearing holes through his clothes. A long tail with spikes extending out from its tip suddenly popped from his rear.
"Is...Is this Negor? But...no. This must be what he REALLY looks like." Negi thought. Negor snarled, breathing dark haze from inbetween his teeth. His eyes were now entirely blood red, no signs of any pupils. Negi gasped.
"Well, well, well...look at what has happened Springfield. You finally get to see me...as the RAVENOUS DEMON I TRULY AM!" Negor growled, speaking in a warped voice. Negi seemed terrified at the sight of Negor. Negor then laughed.
"Get ready kid! It's been YEARS since I had to change into THIS against someone! But guess what? You're the FIRST person I use it on in THIS world! So feel HONORED!" Negor laughed. He then lunged at Negi, roaring loudly.
TO BE CONTINUED...