Sorry for the wait. I'm a bit sad for what about to happen in the future of this story. I hope I won't receive too much criticism about that. So we'll begin the chapter from the last chapter.

I'm here to apologize for many mistake I make in the last chapter. I don't think I will go and redo it. I will leave it to my Beta alternate rouge for correction hope that won't be much trouble for him/her.

Without further ado let begin the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own zero no tsukaima.

Thing had start to become really weird. By weird I mean not that kind. First this village Is under attack by the vampire. I assume it was the same one from the port town. Since it was hard for vampire to be on Albion because it was a floating continent they usually can be found on other country. There hasn't been any sight of vampire for as long as this continent has been floating.

This vampire is by chance managed to use the ship to arrive In Albion for a reason that unknown to me. but that not what matter now. What matter is the vampire is attacking- no, massacre is more correct term to use in this situation. Everyone in the village has been killed. We haven't managed to find any survivor so that what we could assume right now.

I arrive at this village and manage to stop, according to Derf is a ghoul. Ghoul is someone who had been suck by vampire only to be revive as his puppet. A person who had become ghoul lose any free will they have. They already dead when they become a ghoul so nothing that can be done to cure them. The only thing that could be done is killing it as to end they suffering. At least that what I heard from Derf and 'undercurrent' who currently reside in my Katana.

Not to mention that from the story Tabitha told me they was on a fight before the vampire step in. I start to have second though whether it a good idea to have this guy as ally but decide to allied with him. He doesn't seem to be cooperating at first. As soon that Tabitha mention that we should burry him underground he sure change his mind quickly. That one problem settled.

And we back to our biggest problem. The ghoul is still alive and currently in search for us. To make thing worse we don't know the whereabouts of the vampire, for all I know he could be watching us right now. But from the look of how the ghoul move I assume that he didn't know our hiding place so we could rule out that possibilities.

"So, what's the plan." I ask the other. The only think I could think of Is charge straight at the ghoul and finish it off quickly.

"Well I just sit out of this one. You could swing me all you want but I doubt I'll be able to help you with any of my abilities." Damn, he's even more useless than Derf. I don't know what kind of abilities this sentient sword had but it clearly is not the same as the one Derf had meaning that he cant absorb magic.

"…"

Tabitha just stood there silently but from the way she move her body as if she want to tell me something.

"What is it Tabitha?" Seeing that she might have some plan I might as well ask her.

She lean to my ear as she whisper…

Hm… that does sound a best plan. I should use Derf in this fight since he still have a bit of magic to be use.

"Ok! Let do it." I stood out I the open to let the ghoul notice me. I just hope that the vampire wont interfere while the plan in motion or else it could be really bad. I mean it. We don't have any back up plan in case something go wrong so we could only hope It would go well.

The ghoul seem to start notice me as it start to make a screeching sound before charging at me. I dodge the attack with ease. He cant match me in speed when I'm in wind mode.

As I continued to dodge that attack then something wrong start to happen. I loose my footing when I step on unbalance ground.

"Gah!"

That one mistake is enough to make the ghoul attack almost hit me. When I say almost I didn't manage to dodge it punch but with a swing from Derf it enough to create some kind of wind barrier almost the same as the one Tabitha use but a bit weaker. The barrier was enough to stop the ghoul punch but it was not enough to sent it flying.

Looking at the situation I start to think.

I wonder if I could test what Derf told me about before.

"You might not notice this partner but you had unconsciously manipulate the jewel power without me doing it."

From what I managed to interpreted from that sentence It seem that I can control the jewel power without the help from Derf. I didn't notice it since I'm just using it like normal so I assume that Derf the one who activate it.

If what he say is correct then right now is the best time to test it. I don't have time to tell Derf what I plan since the barrier won't last long from the look of it.

I concentrate, trying to feel the energy from the jewel that had been surround me from some time now. I try to imagine the move that I want to make, it was nothing complex. Tabitha could easily do it with her magic. Nevertheless with a swing of the sword a strong gust of wind rushing down at the ghoul completely knocked him out to the burning house. He got thrown inside the house who burning brightly from the fire that surrounded it.

"NOW!" I shouted.

Tabitha came out from where she was observing. She just finish her chant with a wave of her want. A small tornado start forming at the center of the house. The flame got caught with the wind and the small wind of Tornado start to turn in to a flame of tornado as the ghoul is consume by it.

From where it is we can hear the screaming from the ghoul before he was burned to ash from the attack. The screaming stop along with his movement.

Sigh… it seem that the plan succeed. The plan was simple. I only need to lure the ghoul and make sure that he end up on one of the burning house and then Tabitha will make use of the surrounding fire with her wind magic. From what she told me this was not ordinary flame. It was a product of firstborn magic so there was no way the ghoul could survive from it.

"Did that do it?" I ask just to make sure.

"It seem like it, but partner, that move you use, it clearly not from me was it?" So Derf ask about that move I use.

"Yeah… there was no time to ask you for it so I could only try what you said to me." That move will surely prove useful to me. It doesn't cause a fatal damage as it only use is to knocked away the enemy to make some distance. It will be useful especially when I face with multiple enemy.

"It seem that we run out of energy at the same time." Just as Derf finish saying that I can feel that my body become bit heavier returning to it normal state as the wind covering me and Derf disappear.

"Someone coming." Tabitha spoke as soon as she got to fighting stance. I also feel alert to my surrounding. Could it be the vampire? This is bad. I already lose the entire magic store in Derf meaning that I was in my normal state right now. Even so that does not mean I won't be able to fight. That whole month of training hasn't been just for show so I at least confident to defend my self.

A silhouette of shadow appear not to far before being completely revealed by the light emitting from the fore surrounding. What appear is a man. He looks young so I guess he was at least twenty. Nothing seems to indicate that he is not human. If I didn't hear the story from that sailor I'm pretty sure that I will rule out the possibilities that this man is a vampire.

Since I already heard the story about vampire my guard was up the entire time. It was truly different from any vampire that I read from the book. They doesn't have a red eye and they also doesn't have a fang. He looks completely human but there was something that gave out that he is indeed vampire.

He doesn't seem to faze a bit from the corpse that had been lying on the ground. Normal human will at least had what going on but he doesn't even take a glance at the corpse. He only walks to us calmly before making a stop just about few meters from where were standing.

"Interesting, it seem I underestimate you human a little. But I wondered, that human girl is definitely a noble but what about you?" He said addressing me. What about me? Well I'm just a normal average guy who had been living peacefully in japan before I got drag in this world and on the way learning how to fight and acquire some sort of skill to use. I guess we can assume that what I am. There's no way I would tell him that though. Vampire or not I'm pretty sure he will think I'm crazy. Not that his opinion matter to me.

"I can't sense any of noble blood in your body but I can feel it, the amount of magic power that it could posses. Is greater than any human." That guy loss me. first he say that I'm not a noble so that automatically make me a commoner than. And what did he meant by my body. The only different my body is that they have….

Wait! Could it be he talking about the rune that attached to my chest. He say something about the magic power in me? Can I really use magic because of it? Then again if that was true the rune will have react already when I'm in a pinch before like when I was surrounded by dozen of Wolves and Derf was empty at that time. I remember his word. Maybe it will help on figuring out the true purpose of Lifdrasir.

"Air cutter"

Tabitha without waiting for any word launch an 'air cutter' at him but as soon as the attack near him a blue shield appear in front of him and the attack stop before it bounce back to Tabitha. Seeing It I take this chance to use Derf to block the attack for her.

The attack was absorbed by Derf and without waiting for anything else I immediately enter the wind mode as the wind start to cover Derf and me. It sure help in this situation. I need all the advantage I could get if I want to face the second strongest race in this world.

I charge at him with blinding speed and swung Derf but as soon as my sword get near him the same barrier appear again and I can feel a force pushing back the attack from Derf. I got thrown back by it but managed to regain my footing.

"What was that blue barrier?" It was strange. If it just a shield I'm pretty sure that I only got stop at that but that barrier felt as if it just use the force I useto swung Derf back at me.

"That was a counter, it was an ultimate form of defense where any attack will be thrown back to the attacker." Surprisingly the one who answer is 'undercurrent who had been quiet up till now. Must be getting bored already.

"Reflect anything! such spell exist? Did it have a weakness or something?" Many question was raised. I'm pretty sure that was normal. A spell that could reflect anything is seem more like a cheat to me. it must have some kind of weakness.

"Hmph… is that all you got human. This won't take long. I'll finish you off before I turned you to my obedient puppet." This guy start gloating already. Honestly he haven't even move from the spot he stop earlier and now he already think he won the battle. And what with that last remark? Does that mean he'll turn us to ghoul? Well over my dead body. Then again he need me dead to turn me to ghoul.

"Run."

"What was that?" Tabitha seem to said something.

"Leave this place and run away. This is my mission."

Mission? So this is what she meant by mission before. Even so there no way I'll leave her alone.

"Sorry, but I won't leave you alone. Even though we only fought together once before. I already consider you as my comrade. Therefore, we'll fight and live through this somehow.

Her face was clearly shocked by my declaration. She give a brief nod before turning to look other way. Did I just see her smile just now?

"Ohh… this surprise me. You doesn't show any emotion when we fought before and now you're smiling. Hey boy, I must say you're one interesting kid." 'undercurrent' decide to spoke. So it was true that she just smile. Then if she can smile that mean there are still emotion in her after all. That make it better.

But, wait! Did he just say I'm a kid. I let you know that I already 16. Although that must not mean much to sentient weapon who had been living for thousands of years.

"Any other idea." That guy seem to be amused from our talk as he has not taking the initiative to attack.

"Only one. But it not really a good idea." Derf answer.

"We don't have any other choice right. So tell me."

"Applied as much physical force as possible when you attack. That should break the counter. Even the counter had it limit." As much physical force as possible. The attack from before is already the strongest attack I could managed. How did I want to increase it further from my current state. No matter how much experience I get from fighting those monster I can't just increase my strength in a short time.

As if understanding my current dilemma Tabitha come to a solution to our problem.

"That." Her finger point to something.

"That!" when I take a look I start to notice what she was planning. But the only problem is was it enough. If it isn't enough then I would be in a world of pain from it.

"Hey Tabitha, could you use your magic to…" I whisper to her my opinion on her plan.

She nod at that.

All right it time for counterattack of the counter. But it seems that guy was done waiting as he seem to mutter something before rock had start raising from the ground moving at us.

I use this chance to jump at the rock and use it as a platform. It seems that his magic had given an advantage to our plan. I step on one of the rock and while I go higher to the sky.

Tabitha use this chance to move to nearby pile of wood who hasn't burning fully. She stand at one of the pillar before finishing her spell and soon after that a strong gust of wind blew from the ground launching all pile of broken wood to the sky. The force of the wind send me even further up. And I use the broken wood as a stepstone to jump more higher.

When I feel like I cant go up anymore I can feel my body start to being pulled by the gravity of the ground. I concentrated on Derf as the wind start to form some kind of Drill around it as I point it downward to the vampire.

Tabitha who hadalso following me stop at mid-sky just a little below of me and start her second spell. As soon as I got passed her she launched her spell at me.

"breaking wind." A strong gust of wind continued to push me at a greater speed toward the ground. Yes this is the only way to increase the force of my attack, by using the force from Gravity it will increase the force that my sword will give. Not to mention Tabitha spell had increased the speed I'm heading to the ground below. This is the only way to get past the barrier. A counter of the counter.

As the speed continued to increase to the ground something unexpected happen. The force of wind that has been spinning like a drill surrounding me start to emit a spark. Soon the drill of wind had been covered by a spark of lightning as it continued descend with more speed.

"booom" something like a booming sound can be heard accompany by the crater on the ground where the vampire had been standing. The attack stop in mid air but one could feel that it hasn't fully stop yet. I can feel it as the barrier try to deflect the attack but it keep pushing through.

Come on…. Please get through… I silently pray. If this don't work I don't know what else we could do to destroy his counter.

"Haaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh…."

With a battle cry I continued to assert force to the ground while I keep concentrated for the wind to push it down.. The vampire still looking calm but his face soon turn to a shock one.

"What! How could-"

A crack had formed on the barrier and it got bigger and finally with a shattering sound of glass it broke entirely as my attack got through and continued moving at the vampire with an electricity covering it at high speed.

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Tabitha watch from the sky as the attack seem to get through the barrier. But it still doesn't make her feel better.

"Booommm"

The sound of Saito crashed to the ground can be heard even far from the sky. She cant see anything from here because the smoke had been covering her view.

As soon as she felt that she was about to hit the ground she immediately casted a levitation spell to decreased the speed of her falling before landing slowly to the ground. Without waiting for anything else she immediately raced out to where Saito had fallen. She was fine because she have use a levitation but what about Saito who had been falling to the ground at such speed.

With a simple blast of wind she cleared out the dust that making her unable to see what going on.

As the dust start to clear she can feel her heart start to beat faster. The figure that appear from the dust is.

"Itetetete…. That hurt." Saito appear seemingly unharmed. She felt herself breathe a sigh of relief seeing him unharmed. She quickly changed back to her expressionless face but in her heart she felt happy that Saito wasn't unharmed. It was a strange feeling. The other person that she worried like this is her mother but for some reason she felt the same kind of feeling toward the boy.

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Iteee… that really hit the spot. In a bad way of course. I expect some kind of bruise in my body after falling to the ground at such speed but it appear that I escaped unscathed. Why is that?

"That was really close partner. If our new allied hasn't cast that levitation spell the second we reached the ground you could be dead by now." Eh? Was that force really too much. I thought that it will at least leave me hurt but I never though that it could cause me buried six feet under. And who is this new allied? Could he mean…

"Did you just save me 'undecurrent'?"

"Hmph… like I said that was just a code name. though I don't even remember my own name. I did just save you. Called it an instinct but I have a feeling that interesting thing will happen if I stick with you. How about it?"

It seems he fine that he even have time to make an offer to me. I don't plan on releasing him in the first place. I'm just starting to get use to the Katana and there's no way I would let it go just because some sentient weapon just posses it. Come to think of it I need a name for my Katana and since his name is already 'undercurrent' I think I already have the perfect name for him.

"All right, since you save my life. You said you didn't have a name right? If that the case how about I give you one." I can't just name it. Must ask first whether he would agree to it.

"Sure… suit yourself I doubt it would be worse than undercurrent." Since he just agreed to it might as well tell him what I think.

"What about 'Teiryuu'. It mean undercurrent in my home place." It sure was simple. Since it was a Katana I think Japanese name is more suitable and all I need I translate it to my language. Simple as that.

"Teiryuu, oh well it sound a lot better than undercurrent. Nice to meet you then. The name Teiryuu." Glad that he like it. It seem that whenever I said something about a name this translator thing seem to understand as it doesn't translate the meaning. If it do than I would never be able to introduce my self to other people as Saito. they will only heard something else entirely.

Now then I guess there are still problem that need to be settled of. Not to far from my place a sillhoute of person moving can be seen.

It none other than the vampire. He look really in a bad shape. Blood covering all his body and clothes. What more noticeable is his left arm had gone completely. He stood there half standing while trying to whistood the pain from my attack.

"guh… how could I… be bested by a human. Cough, cough." He seems to be in pain as he seem to sprout blood from his coughing.

The fight not over yet from how it look. I don't know how he managed to escaped the attack but it appear he didn't escaped unharmed from it.

It seem that the fight had gone longer as I can see that the fire from the building had start to subside and dawn is approaching. As soon as the sun come out the vampire will be o threat to us since they weakness Is sunlight.

"guugugugugugu….."

What! the ground start to shake. An earthquake? How is it possible? Albion is a floating continent so there no way there could be an earthquake.

"Take this." While me and Tabitha is losing balance from the sudden earthquake, that vampire pointed his hand at us while mutter something. an arrow of light appear aiming at us.

Shuk! The sound of arrow piercing a flesh can be heard. Because of the earthquake we didn't able to dodge the attack and as a result…

"TABITHA!" The light arrow pierced through Tabitha body and disappears soon after. I immediately held Tabitha before she fell to the ground.

She still breathing but from the look of it she wont last long with how much blood coming out from his body.

"Hey! Hang in there!" Damn it. Isn't there something I could do? At this rate she will surely die. Her face look really in pain right now.

"Hahahahaha…. That what you get human." That guy keep laughing even in that kind of state. It seems that the earthquake wasn't over yet as it keep shaking. The vampire loose his footing and as a result causing him to stumble back and the next thing that happen he fell into a nearby river. With that much wound on him I don't think he could survive the current so I could ignore him for now.

The problem right now is the girl in front of me.

"Derf! Can you do something?" I ask him. He usually can come up with a solution when were in a pinch so I hope he could so something about it.

"Sorry partner, there's nothing I could do." That surely crush my hope but his next word cause me to gain it back. "I may not be able to do anything but I'm sure Teiryuu have some kind of healing spell he could use."

"There nothing I could do right now. I use the last of my willpower on that levitation spell to prevent you from falling. Furthermore the amount of willpower I use will increase greatly without human medium." Our last hope and he need to say something like that.

"By human medium, can you use mine than." If he need human then I;m sure I could help.

"Sorry, but you're not a noble so you don't have capacity to use magic. I may be able to heal her if there something that could boost my willpower but it seem that was not possible at the moment."

Something to boost willpower. I don't know what that mean but if only we could have something like that.

Just when I was thinking about that I can feel something start glowing.

"Partner, your rune!" It was indeed the rune on my chest start glowing.

"What is this feeling?" Teiryuu seem to react from the rune as the Katana also start glowing. "Oi boy! Place me on top of her. I think I could heal her right now." I don't know what happened but right now is not the time for question. If there something that could heal Tabitha I better not waste anymore time.

As I hold Teiryuu above Tabitha he start to glow with a blue light and soon after that Tabitha body also start to cover with a blue light. The wound on her stomach seem to be closing little by little and soon the wound was closed tightly.

"She should be safe for a while, she still didn't escaped danger yet. That the best I could do with a healing spell so you may want her to get treat fast." It seem Tabitha was fine for now. She look like already unconscious so I guess I need to carry her.

Westwood Village not to far from here so I'm sure Tiffa can heal her fully.

As I take a step outside the village I turned around to look at the remnant of the village. The vampire had fallen to the river and I don't know whether he still live or not. If he is than I'm not going to let him go this time. I kill him with my own hand.

Hmhm… finally we get to see Lifdrasir in action. About it ability I'm thinking of using both from the novel and anime meaning I will combine both abilities forming a new kind.

We also finally got a name for Saito Katana. It thank to Tsun for giving me the idea.

So I don't know what else to say but read and review please.