The group was staring in shock at the sight before them. They had just returned from being hurled through time by Luna's rampaging magic, the chronofly accidently sending everybody back in time to different intervals. By an unfortunate turn of events Falla was thrown back far enough to prevent Tsukune from meeting Moka for the first time, the chronofly's interrupting drastically changing the course of events for everybody. Tsukune and Falla became a couple, the two becoming friends and then lovers after the chronofly sustained a head injury and forgot everything that happened beforehand. Moka became trapped in a relationship with Saizo, the bully managing to steal her away since Inner Moka could never be released. Kurumu had continued her previous goal of trying to seduce and charm all the boys in the school while Mizore and Yukari met with untimely ends, the young witch being killed by bullies without the group to save her and the snow girl being killed by the abusive gym teacher Mr. Kotsubo. Dark and Rason's timeline was also changed, with the angel choosing Astreal as his girlfriend and with the shadow demon marking Apoch's heart. Although the timeline was thrown out of line with the changing of the couples a good foresight did come from it. Akua and Kahlua witnessed an event that was set to happen tomorrow, an event the group needed to be prepared for. It seemed that Jovian and Jacqueline would be attacking the school on a mission to capture Moka for their master, and they would be aided by the doll demon Felucia who appeared to be completely under their control. Another predetermined warning came from Luna's time interval which was set in the distant future when the human and monster worlds were completely destroyed. It was learned by the headmaster of that time that Alucard, the great destroyer, was awakened from his eternal sleep with Moka's blood, the monster then going on a rampage and destroying all life.
To prevent these horrible events from occurring the headmaster gave Luna a special bracelet, one that when worn would not only focus her magic properly, but also store any excess magic to spare her the stress of an overload. With complete control of her time magic the chronofly easily jumped back through the time stream and picked up her friends one by one. She even brought the Apoch and Astreal of that timeline with them, the two witches being spared the fate of simply vanishing when their reality ceased to exist. Once they corrected the timeline and had Tsukune meet Moka as he should have, which involved her running into him on her bike, the group returned back to their normal time, safe and sound.
"I suppose I should thank you Tsukune, apparently you being so nice to me in that messed up reality was just what my sister needed to see," Falla said with a cold smile.
After returning however things fell apart for the group. After discussing what they had learned and seen in their timelines Luna began to see Falla for being a good soul.
"I was beginning to wonder just how much of this nice crap I would have to endure before she would cooperate," Falla said with a chuckle.
Falla had been seen as being a loving and caring girlfriend to Tsukune, even going so far as to save his life. She seemed to have a heart after all.
"How could you Falla… how could you?" Moka said with her hands over her mouth, staring with wide eyes.
Thinking her sister had turned over a new leaf Luna finished the incantation that she started before, the one to return all of Falla's magical power from the other side of the time stream back to the chronofly.
"Why Falla… why?" Tsukune said in disbelief.
After her magical power was restored Falla smiled genuinely at her sister and thanked her, seeming to be overwhelmed with emotion at her sister's faith in her.
"How could you Falla, you were becoming a good person, just like Kyouko wanted," Yukari said as she started to cry.
However, in the blink of an eye the chronofly appeared behind Luna, the girl having swiped through her sister in the moment of time with a cold smile. The group watched in horror as the stunned sister dropped to her knees, before Falla kicked her in the back and severed the two halves.
"Kyouko? Hahahahaha, that lowly human? You really think I care ANYTHING about a HUMAN BEING?" Falla laughed wildly.
Kurumu had dropped to her knees and was staring at the slain sister in front of her with wide eyes, overcome with shock and fright at seeing Luna sliced in two.
"But you saved her… you saved her twice!" Tsukune cried out.
"Hahaha, all a means to an end you stupid boy. I had to win over my sister somehow," Falla said with a dark smile. She remembered when she first had the chance to leave Kyouko, the human about to be raped by thugs. She knew if she saved the human girl that would show kindness and heart, something that could work in her favor.
"How could you? What about becoming a good person? What about being Kyouko's friend?" Ahakon said shaking his head with shock.
"That foolish girl, she actually thinks I'm her friend? How touching," Falla said with a laugh. She remembered how after she left the residence again she found Kyouko sitting alone in the park. The chronofly then lured a few passing thugs towards the area, and watched the events unfold. By being the hero again Falla had started her plan of planting the seed into the group's mind, that she could be trusted and friendly.
"You monster… we trusted you… she trusted you!" Rason yelled out.
"Well of course you did, that's what I needed from you all, remember?" Falla said with a smirk. She remembered how she had instructed the improper construction of the headband to seal Luna's magic, the chronofly then showing an 'act of kindness' by telling them how to remove the shock.
"All of what you did… all of how you acted. A lie?" Akua demanded with anger. Falla laughed a bit and shrugged.
"You seem so surprised. Surely you didn't truly believe that I had any intention of remaining here at this filthy school, at being denied my magic and crown, being forced to remain by her side as an equal? You filthy worms, why would I ever choose family over power?" Falla laughed. The chronofly knew that with the altered timeline version of herself apparently acting so nice and kind, that worked even more in her favor as well, and sealed the deal by pretending to publically admit her care for Kyouko.
"My dear sister was always such a fool, hardly fit to be queen," Falla scoffed as she looked down to the body of her sister.
Kurumu shakily held her hands around Luna's head, watching with watery eyes as Luna's breathing slowed down. The stunned chronofly looked at her with eyes that began to lose focus, her world starting to turn dark. Kurumu choked back a sob and leaned in closer.
"Luna… don't worry… we… can fix this…" she said shakily. Luna smiled softly at her friend as her breathing stopped.
"Protect… my angel… please…" she said before her eyes slowly closed. The group looked at the girl with devastation as the succubus trembled a bit. The chronofly laid still in the arms of the blue haired girl, all eyes watching as her lifeforce went out completely.
"Luna," Kurumu said softly. She felt her heart ache, her breathing becoming ragged. She gasped as tears formed in her eyes, then shook with agony and arched back.
"LUNA!" she cried out. She buried her face into the girl's shirt and cried as she held onto her deceased friend. The group looked at the body with strained expressions, even Dark showed pain for the loss of their friend.
"No… Luna…" Rason said as he looked down with devastation.
"Luna… no!" Yukari cried out as Ahakon held her closely. Akua and Kahlua looked at the girl with remorse, both feeling a loss for the girl that helped save everybody before.
"Good riddance," Falla scoffed. The group slowly looked to her as Kurumu cried out in agony, everybody's eyes glaring at the dark sister with fury.
"How could you… your own family, your own sister!" Moka yelled as her rosary brightened. Her inner self felt fury for the loss of their friend as well.
"We'll never forgive you. Never!" Rason yelled as he fought back his tears. The girl he saved, who was a close friend to him and all his friends, who called him her angel, was dead.
"You… bitch!" Mizore yelled as she formed her ice katana. Astreal raised her hand to aim at the chronofly with a glowing wrist as the group got into defensive positions. Yukari held her wand ready as Ahakon prepared his magic. Tsukune and Moka's aura flared up with anger as Dark's aura blackened the area around them. Rason's eyes started to glow as his wings ripped from his shirts and bandages. Akua and Kahlua glared at the chronofly with their anger rising.
"Really? You think any of you can defy me? I'm a chronofly, the queen of my race!" Falla boldly declared.
"You're no queen, you're just another murderer," Apoch hissed as she raised a shield in front of the group, the girl's magic only able to cover a wall before them. Falla laughed and looked at them amusedly.
"Well, if you all want to fight, then go ahead. Not like I was in the mood to spare such rubbish a decent mercy killing," Falla said with a cold smile. The group eyed her closely, everybody fully aware of what a chronofly could do. She could stop time instantly and kill them all with little effort. Not even Yukari's magic or Astreal's energy bolt would reach her in time. Even a bullet might be able to be avoided if the chronofly was skilled enough.
"No? Scared? Hahahaha!" Falla taunted as she looked at the group with a cold glare. Kurumu trembled and looked at her fallen friend, the chronofly that now lay still on the ground.
'Luna… you can't die…'
She remembered when they first met, how Luna's dementia was barely repressed by her magical seal, and how the butterfly girl was obsessed with Rason just as much as Kurumu. Luna even tried to kidnap him when they first met out of both love and insanity.
'You can't leave us…'
How the girl was a unique case; her random outbursts of laughing, her ability to instantly tackle Rason by jumping through time, the way she could draw perfectly at high speed, and how she would eat anything casually like it was no big deal.
'We're friends… we became friends…'
How she saved the group by allowing Tsukune to go back in time properly with the Chrono Displacement spell, thus allowing Tsukune to rewrite history for the better. How she even brought them all back with full control of her magic from the twisted timeline. She had become whole, her mind focused and ready for anything. She was ready to become a capable fighter alongside the others to stop Alucard from coming to be.
'We have the same angel… you can't leave him… you can't leave him Luna!'
Kurumu shakily sat up and looked at her friend with watery eyes. They had started off as rivals, both drawn to the same angel that changed their lives. She was odd, unique, and generally crazy with her chrono dementia. But she had become a valued friend, a part of the group.
"Luna…" she breathed out. She looked down as her hair covered her eyes. The pain of losing her, the pain of her dying in her arms, was pushing Kurumu to the edge and beyond.
"HAHAHA, oh I'm sorry, I thought you would be glad she's gone. Wasn't she such a bother for you, trying to get your angel all the time? If anything, I thought you would thank me," Falla said with a smirk.
Kurumu clenched her fists and growled with rage, the girl's anger building at the loss of her friend. She would give anything, even letting the chronofly kiss her angel again to have her live once more. It started to become unbearable, the pain growing and growing within.
"No thank you huh? How ungrateful, such disrespect for a queen, wouldn't you all agree?" Falla said looking to the others with a cold smile. The succubus shook with anger then looked down. Her eyes slowly widened a bit as the group glared at the chronofly, her gaze seeing something that caught her attention.
"Well, this has been so much fun, but time to end this little school trip. Oh, and don't worry Tsukune, I'll visit your cousin and mother afterwards. I'll make sure Kyouko knows exactly what kind of friend I am," Falla said with a glare. The group growled at her and tensed up, everybody ready to try to strike the girl before she shifted into time.
"You will pay Falla…" Kurumu said as she slowly stood up, still looking down with her hair covering her eyes while her aura flared up around her from sheer anger. The chronofly looked at her amusedly and tilted her head.
"Oh? How interesting, and just why do you assume that?" Falla said with a laugh. Kurumu looked over to her with narrowed eyes, glaring at Falla with unbelievable hatred.
"Because…" Kurumu said as she held out her arm. Falla looked at her curiously as the succubus growled loudly.
"You killed the queen!" she yelled as she snapped on the bracelet that was on Luna, the trinket's four gems still glowing a bright green. The group watched as a green glow washed over Kurumu, her eyes flickering green for a moment. The stored magic from the bracelet started to flow through the girl's monster aura, the succubus focusing in on it with all her might.
'I have no idea how this magic works…'
Her mind started to fragment slightly, unknown symbols and strange colors washing around her vision.
'I have no idea how to control it…'
She felt her body tense up and feel loose at the same time, a strange sensation where all her senses picked up, while something else poked at her mind.
'But please… Luna… if you can hear me…'
Images of her friend flashed before her eyes, the girl that had become a close friend to the winged demon.
'Guide me… let me be your sword…'
Falla looked at her cautiously as the succubus extended her wings and nails, the tail appearing behind her as she screamed out in rage. The area around her rippled and distorted as the magical energy surged through her body.
"Long live queen Luna Cii!" she screamed before she flew towards the chronofly. Falla blinked then darted back, shifting into the moment as her wings extended out behind her. Everything faded to a dull color around her. Bats stopped moving in the trees, grass stopped swaying, sound cut off all around her. The group of monsters ahead of her froze in place… all except for one. She gasped when she saw Kurumu still flying at her, the girl also moving through time. The blue haired girl's body flickered green as the bracelet shifted her into the moment of time as well.
"DIE!" Kurumu yelled as she swiped at the dark sister, the girl's nails razing through the air and streaking behind them a blurry fast moving cosmos. Falla ducked back then shot into the air. She then watched with surprise as Kurumu took off into the air at high speed after her.
"Impossible!" Falla cried out. Kurumu shot up next to her and swiped at the chronofly, the dark sister then darting around and swiping back at her opponent. Kurumu easily flew around the tear in space and struck from behind, the chronofly just darting up in time to avoid the five streaks of torn space that came from the girl's long nails. Falla looked at the girl with a wide eye as Kurumu yelled out while charging at her.
"How?" Falla shouted as she flew around Kurumu's strike. The succubus swung again at the chronofly, then darted around and tried again. Falla watched with disbelief that not only was the blue haired girl moving through time, but was also faster. Just as was the case with her race with Luna, Kurumu's wings allowed for faster flight.
"You killed her! You killed the queen you bitch!" Kurumu yelled as she struck at Falla again, the tears just missing her and slightly searing part of her skirt. Falla growled then lunged forward, grabbing Kurumu by her wrists. They floated there in the moment of time, with everything else frozen around them.
"How are you doing this? You can't move through time!" Falla barked out. She growled in frustration then looked to Kurumu's wrist, the glowing bracelet catching her eye.
"What… that damned bracelet…" she snarled.
"It stored up Luna's excess magic remember? And I'm going to use it to avenge her. I'm going to tear you apart Falla!" Kurumu yelled as she darted back and broke free from the chronofly's grip. Falla growled at her with clenched fists while they floated high in the air.
"You wish you lowly ant… I am the true queen of our race, and I will not fall to anyone," she said with hatred in her eye. Kurumu yelled out and flew towards her again. Falla swiped at the girl, the chronofly's strike searing time towards the succubus in a small wave. She then watched as Kurumu flew up and around the tear easily then swiped at her with both hands. Falla shot back as the ten streaks of torn space rippled past her. She growled then flew up quickly, but not faster than Kurumu. The succubus flew up past her, flipped around, and then dove towards the girl with fire in her eyes. Falla swiped at her again, the succubus veering off and flying past the chronofly. On the way past her tail wrapped around Falla's neck, the succubus then yanking and pulling the chronofly behind her. Kurumu flew down towards the ground low and soared over the grass as Falla slammed into the ground and was dragged through the dirt. The succubus then arched up, flew around in a tight loop, and then grabbed Falla by the wrist.
"For the queen!" she yelled as she flung the chronofly towards the school. Falla crashed through the windows and tumble into an empty classroom, smashing through desks and chairs that broke apart then froze in midair behind her. Falla looked over to see Kurumu flying at her, the succubus then swiping at the girl with her nails. Falla rolled away then struck at the girl, the two dodging and weaving around in the classroom that had debris and broken furniture frozen in the air around them.
"You insolent little bitch, how dare you call that miserable mistake for a chronofly the queen!" Falla roared as she struck towards Kurumu.
"She was the queen, the rightful heir to the throne that you destroyed! You were the mistake Falla, you were the nightmare! And now you're going to pay for all that you've done!" Kurumu yelled as she dodged around and swiped at the chronofly again. Falla dodged back just as Kurumu darted forward and kicked the girl through the doorway. Falla crashed through the wooden door and tumbled into the hallway, the broken splinters and bits of the door freezing in place behind her. Kurumu flew out towards her with another strike, the chronofly then darting to the side. Falla struck again and again at Kurumu, the succubus showing increased agility and speed over the chronofly.
'Impossible! How can this pathetic monster be faster than me?'
"I won't let you live Falla, not even if you beg! I'll never forgive you!" Kurumu yelled as she struck at the girl. Falla shot back just as Kurumu flew towards her again, the succubus keeping her assault up. She was determined to strike down her friend's killer, the girl's rage flowing through her as they fought in the empty hallways in the moment of time.
"You foolish girl, I'll send you and all your pathetic friends to hell, you'll all fade away into time!" Falla yelled as she darted to the side and swiped down toward Kurumu. With blinding speed the succubus shot forward and missed the strike by a hair from her tail, the girl then grabbing the ground and spinning around to face the chronofly as she skidded back a bit. Kurumu glared at the girl before glancing to her wrist. One of the gems slowly faded back to a clear color, the girl then jumping with surprise.
'Dammit, the magic is starting to run out. If it all vanishes before I kill her…'
The succubus looked to Falla with frustration and anger. If her magic ran out she would drop out of the shifted moment and freeze in place. Falla would easily kill her and all her friends the moment that happened.
"Join your friend in oblivion!" Falla yelled as she flew towards Kurumu, the chronofly then swiping around towards her head. Kurumu dodged away and followed through with both hands to swipe at the girl. They dodged and weaved around the hallway, their attacks ripping and tearing apart the walls and ceiling. Debris and papers that were taped to the walls were floating about, frozen in time around them as they darted back and forth in their duel. Falla had sheer rage in her eye, fighting with her all to destroy the girl opposing her. Kurumu swung her nails around furiously, fighting with her all to take down the evil sister. She wouldn't have any backup, nobody to come to her aid. It was just her and Falla, one on one in this fight to the death. Should she fail her friends wouldn't live to see another second of life.
"I won't show mercy, no matter what, I'll kill you for this!" Kurumu shouted as she swiped near Falla again. The chronofly darted up and struck downward, the succubus jumping back as the searing wave of space tore apart the ground. Kurumu darted backwards through the hallway as Falla flew at her, the chronofly having fire in her eye. Kurumu skidded on the ground with her feet before launching up. She struck her nails upwards and tore apart the top of the hallway, the girl then flying through the torn ceiling. She flipped over and landed down on the hallway of the second floor while Falla shot up as well. The chronofly struck at her again, the tear coming close and searing her skirt slightly as Kurumu dodged to the side. Kurumu flew past the girl and grabbed her by the neck with her tail, the succubus flying down the hall and banking tightly around a corner. Falla slammed into the wall of the intersection then was pulled through the air as Kurumu flew towards the windows. Falla grabbed the tail and reoriented herself, then skidded her feet on the ground, pulling the succubus to a stop. Falla yelled and attempted to swipe at the tail before Kurumu let go and spun around to face her. The chronofly flew at her and the two resumed their duel of striking and dodging in place. As the hallway around them started to get torn up and more debris floated around in place the succubus glanced to her wrist. Another gem slowly faded to a clear color.
'Dammit, I need to end this soon!'
Kurumu swiped at the girl again, this time with the chronofly lunging forward and kicking her in the gut. Kurumu tumbled back before Falla flew over and kicked her again, the succubus being shot back and smacking into a wall with the windows on it. The glass above her cracked a bit from the impact as she coughed out in pain.
"You think a low rate monster like you can defeat me? You think you can use my own magic against me?" Falla snarled with anger. Kurumu started to get up before Falla flew at her and attempted to swipe at her head. Before she hit however she seemed to freeze in place. Kurumu blinked then looked at the girl. Falla's one red eye was wide as she was looking out the window with surprise, her expression of disbelief. Her hand was in a chopping motion and was right at Kurumu's neck, the girl's attack having stopped just in time. Kurumu looked at her with surprise then glanced behind her. Outside there was nothing but cloudy skies and the rotting forest that was nearby. She looked back to Falla as the chronofly just stared outside.
"No… you're not real," Falla growled while shaking her head with frustration. She yelled out as Kurumu darted to the side, the chronofly then swiping her attack at the window and destroying it. Kurumu eyed her carefully as Falla started to chuckle erratically.
'What's she talking about?'
Falla turned to her with a wicked grin then darted forward with a swipe of her hand. Kurumu dodged back as the tear in time seared across in front of her, watching as Falla followed through with strike after strike. But this time the chronofly wasn't glaring at her, wasn't showing anger. She was starting to laugh while smiling wickedly. Falla lunged at her again, the succubus catching her by a wrist then spinning her around. She flung the girl out through the window and into the air. Falla tumbled around then took flight into the sky as the glass and wood from the windows froze in place. Kurumu growled then flew out after her. She flew up into the air where Falla was laughing wildly.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA, I'M GOING TO TEAR YOU APART, ALL OF YOU!" she screamed as she started laughing uncontrollably. Kurumu stopped and looked at her cautiously as the air around the chronofly started to bend and distort.
'Has she lost it?'
She jumped with a gasp then looked at the girl with wide eyes as the chronofly started laughing crazily while staring at her with a wide red eye.
'Her chrono dementia… she HAS lost it!'
She blinked then looked up as the sky behind Falla started to crack apart. She bared her teeth in frustration as the area around the chronofly started to shatter apart and distort wildly.
'Not good, last time she went off the deep end… she… she…'
"She's going to destroy everything if you don't hurry," Luna said from beside her. Kurumu jumped in surprise and looked over to see Luna flying in place next to her, the chronofly dressed in her elegant white dress with the green trimmings.
"Luna?" Kurumu said shocked.
"Your bracelet is about to give out, don't let her cast The Ender spell again or else it's all over." Luna said calmly as she watched her sister laugh wildly in the air. Kurumu blinked and looked to her bracelet. Another gem slowly started to fade, with only one remaining that glowed brightly. She gasped then looked over to see Luna was gone.
"Luna?" Kurumu said looking around franticly. She looked back up to Falla with worry.
'Oh great, now I'm hallucinating too. This magic is going to drive me insane if that bitch doesn't destroy us all first.'
The girl growled and then flew up towards the chronofly with all her might, the bracelet on its last gem of stored magic. She narrowed her eyes as she flew up near the fallen sister. Falla laughed wildly before looking to her with a wide red eye.
"YOU CAN'T DEFEAT ME! I'M THE QUEEN OF TIME! HAHAHAHAHA!" she laughed out as she trembled in the air. She held out her hands towards the girl, the air around her distorting and cracking apart into a starry cosmos. Slowly large symbols started to appear around her, the red glowing letterings appearing as she prepared the spell. Kurumu's eyes widened as she watched the air around Falla turn a deep red haze, the symbols then starting to spin around her.
'Not good! Whatever she's doing I can't let her finish!'
"Now… now you all…" Falla said as she aimed her spell down towards the incoming succubus. Kurumu flew up with all her might towards the chronofly as the girl prepared to cast the forbidden spell.
"NOW YOU ALL CAN FADE AWA-" she started before a hand grabbed her wrist. She blinked then looked to her side to see Luna there, the girl holding her hand with a deep glare in her green eyes.
"But… you can't…" Falla said looking to the hand that was holding her in place, the chronofly staring at it with shock.
"Not this time dear sister," Luna said with a bite. Falla looked at her with disbelief as the image of her deceased sister kept a firm grip on her wrist, the glowing symbols around her slowly fading as the spell was interrupted.
"NO!" Kurumu yelled from below. Falla looked down to see Kurumu fast approaching, then back to see Luna was gone. In a flash Kurumu flew up next to her and swung her nails out at the girl, the chronofly watching with shock as she darted away. The strike razed near her face and three streaks of blood shot out from her cheek. She screamed as she held a hand to her bleeding face and glared at Kurumu.
"How… how did…" she said with frustration. Kurumu screamed out as she charged at her again, the chronofly striking at the girl with her own attack. Kurumu dodged around then flew down to avoid the searing rifts. Falla growled with frustration and anger as she focused her magic.
"Damn you… JUST DIE ALREADY!" she screamed as she flew down towards the succubus with rage. She dashed towards Kurumu with a hand held back, preparing to swipe at the succubus with her magic.
"You will fall!" Kurumu yelled as she flew towards the girl with all her might. She geared back and prepared to swipe upwards, the two on a collision course with each other. The two flew at each other at high speed with an attack geared back, each girl looking to tear the other apart with the chrono magic.
"DIE!" Falla yelled as she swiped forward.
"FOR LUNA!" Kurumu yelled as she did the same.
The sky above tore apart wildly as a wave of magical energy erupted from the collision, the sky cracking apart and tearing off into a blurry fast moving cosmos. The shockwave rippled out as the opposing strikes connected, time and space around the area being fractured and torn apart. Kurumu careened towards the ground, straining to move from the impact as her eyes where half opened. She looked to see the ground rushing up at her at a fast pace, the girl still struggling to recover.
"AHHHH!" a girl's furious cry came from back in the air, the succubus shakily looking back up to see the silhouette of Falla thrashing about in the sky. Kurumu tried to straighten out as she flew toward the ground in a wild tumble. Before impact she vanished suddenly, and then reappeared on the ground lying still. She blinked then slowly sat up, the girl's world still spinning from the impact of the attack.
"What… how…" she said looking around. She didn't know how, but somehow she just appeared on the ground safe and sound.
"Looks like you pissed her off," Luna said calmly next to her, looking up with a calm gaze. Kurumu looked at the girl with surprise then up. In the air the sky was stating to seal back up, the ripped space healing as a figure was seen thrashing about in the air. Kurumu blinked then looked over to see Luna was once again gone.
"Am I… losing it?" she asked worriedly. She slowly got up and shook her head, then looked around to see everybody nearby.
"Uh oh, not good," she said seeing she was next to her friends as they were still frozen.
"AHHHH! DAMN YOU!" Falla's voice yelled from above. Kurumu looked up and gasped, the girl then dashing off to the side as Falla slammed into the ground where she was with a powerful strike. The ground around her ruptured apart as the trail of fractured time seared brightly from the air downwards towards her point of impact. Kurumu darted around and then looked with surprise as Falla stood there, with her left hand striking down toward the ground where the earth was torn up, while her left wing had a section sliced off. Kurumu looked up to see the part of the wing that was cut off floating in the air above.
"DAMN YOU! HOW DARE YOU RUIN MY PERFECT WINGS!" Falla roared as she glared at the succubus with fury. Her laughter had been replaced with a furious growl while her fists were clenched. Kurumu looked at her with discontent then readied her nails.
"I'll do more than that you little bitch; you're at the end of your line!" she shouted out. Falla growled then looked over to the group standing still.
"Very well then little Ms. Hero, let's see you protect them as well!" she yelled as she flew towards Rason, the angel still looking towards where the two girls stopped time before. Kurumu gasped and flew toward them as fast as she could, trying to intercept the chronofly before she reached him. Falla geared back with a swipe to strike down the angel with fire in her eye.
"Just die you accursed angel!" she yelled as she struck forward.
"NO!" Kurumu yelled as she tried to get there in time. Falla's strike flew towards the boy's head, and then she stopped in place. She looked to her side with surprise then swung her hand out wildly, tearing apart space off to the side. Kurumu watched with surprise as Falla screamed and started swiping at her side, the air around her side being torn up with rifts and tears. The chronofly shook her head then looked back to the angel.
"DAMMIT, YOU WON'T STOP ME LUNA!" she roared as she struck towards the angel. Her wrist was grabbed before she could follow through, the chronofly looking over to see Kurumu holding it.
"She won't… BUT I WILL!" she yelled as she swiped her other hand upwards, the girl hacking off Falla's arm. The chronofly screamed as she backed up, staring with a wide eye at her missing limb. Kurumu tossed the severed limb away, the lifeless arm freezing in place in midair as the succubus glared at her foe.
"You murderer!" Kurumu yelled as she flew behind her and sliced off the top two sections of her wings. The chronofly yelled out in pain as the wings fluttered to the side and froze in place. Kurumu yelled as she grabbed the two lower sections and started to yank hard.
"Pay the price you bitch!" Kurumu shouted as she ripped the two wings out forcibly, the snapping and ripping sound echoing out as the succubus tossed away the two sections. Falla screamed as she dropped to her knees, cringing in horrible pain. She then faded to a dull color and froze in place, falling out of the moment in time. Kurumu glared at the girl as she was kneeling there with fury, her nails extended while she growled with rage. She raised a hand back as she prepared to strike down the fallen sister.
"You will pay Falla… for everything you've done, you will pay!" she yelled out.
"Such a disgrace to our kingdom, how sad she's fallen to such depths," Luna said softly from behind her. Kurumu looked back to seeing the chronofly looking at her sister with disappointed eyes.
"Lu… Luna?" Kurumu said in disbelief. She stared at the girl with shock then glanced over to her group of friends. Luna's body was still lying in two pieces from where she was cut down. The succubus looked back over to the chronofly standing behind her, the girl dressed in an elegant white dress.
"You're not real. I'm hallucinating just like Luna used to do," Kurumu said softly. The chronofly looked at her with a curious smile and tilted her head.
"Please, you can't let Alucard come to be," she said softly. Kurumu looked at her with a saddened smile and then down.
"I promise Luna…" Kurumu said softly. Luna nodded as Kurumu turned to face the dark sister, the girl's green eyes slowly going from a happy expression to a narrowed glare. She watched Kurumu with a dark glare as the succubus looked at Falla with anger. Kurumu blinked then looked behind her to see the girl was no longer there, and then back to Falla. The last gem on her wrist faded to a clear color, the world around her then fading back into its normal color.
"AHHHH!" Falla screamed as she held her severed limb. The group watched with surprise at the sight as explosions and crashes echoed out from the school. All the damage done by the girls' duel snapped into reality as hallways and classrooms were instantly demolished. The group looked around with surprise as the chaos echoed out from the school while Falla screamed in agony.
"What… what just happened?" Rason asked looking to the severely wounded chronofly. Kurumu walked up behind the girl and held her hand up, her nails extended and ready to strike.
"Kurumu?" Moka said in surprise. Falla shakily looked back and up at the girl with her red eye, fear seen on her face as Kurumu glared at the girl.
"This is the end of you Falla, say goodbye!" Kurumu yelled as she swiped down towards her. In the blink of an eye Falla vanished and reappeared to the side, the girl stumbling to her feet. The group looked over to her as she shakily got up and held her bloodied limb.
"How dare you… how dare you!" she yelled as she glared at the group with fury. The air around her distorted slightly as her magic flowed about wildly. Kurumu stared with surprise at the girl's movement then growled with frustration.
"What just happened here?" Tsukune said looking around confusedly.
"Such a pity, looks like that bracelet ran out of magic. So sad you can't shift into time anymore," Falla spat out with hatred. The group looked at Kurumu who glanced to her wrist with frustration. All the gems were clear again, the magic having been drained during their fight.
'No! Dammit, now what? I was so close to ending it!'
"You will all die for this… I'll destroy this entire school; I'll raze your homes to the ground! There will be no mercy from your queen for this act!" Falla yelled out with fury. She then looked to Tsukune with hatred.
"And you and your precious cousin… I'll make sure to peel you apart slowly for all this trouble. I'm going to enjoy watching you and that filthy commoner scream in agony until your faces are frozen with true horror," she said with a cold tone. She blinked then glanced to her side, then swung her hand out with anger as the group watched her cautiously.
"Dammit, I will NOT FALL FOR THAT AGAIN!" she yelled as she looked around her. She looked to her side and saw Complica looking at her with disappointed eyes.
"Sister," she said softly.
"JUST FADE AWAY COMPLICA!" Falla yelled as she struck at the image. The strike phased through the girl as she vanished, the group just watching cautiously.
"She's losing it again," Kurumu said carefully. She blinked then rubbed her eyes. The group just stared at something with surprise as Kurumu shook her head.
"Oh crap, now I'm hallucinating too," she said nervously.
Falla looked to her other side and saw her father staring at her with discontent, the king's eyes narrowed at the girl as she trembled.
"You are a disgrace Falla, you shall never wear the crown," Ultima said sternly.
"Father… YOU OLD FOOL! GO AWAY!" she yelled as she swung at the illusion. The image faded away as the group stared with disbelief at something still.
"That magic gave me chrono dementia too," Kurumu whimpered as she started to cry.
"Kurumu…" Rason said cautiously while shaking his head.
Falla looked ahead to see Luna staring at her with discontent, the girl's arms crossed before her while she had her white dress on.
"Sister… your memory won't stop me from ruling… NOTHING WILL!" Falla yelled as she swiped at the image. The hand phased through the girl, yet the image didn't vanish. Falla looked at her with frustration as Luna merely shook her head.
"I don't know how you survived Falla…" she said dully. Falla looked at her puzzled as Luna glanced behind her.
"Not that it matters. Now, just shut up and fade away into time," she said with a cold tone. Falla blinked then slowly looked behind her.
"You're not hallucinating," Rason said with worry. The group was staring at the sight with wide eyes as Falla slowly turned around to see for herself.
"What… what is this?" Falla said with disbelief. She blinked and stared with a wide eye at the sight.
CRACK!
The chronofly dropped to her knees as blood trickled down from her head, the girl looking with a stunned eye at the figure standing before her. She coughed out blood as her body trembled from the shock.
"What… but… how…" Moka said looking with bewilderment.
Standing before Falla was a girl dressed in the school uniform.
"How can…" Tsukune said shaking his head.
She held a large rock in both her hands, the stone having blood on it from where it struck Falla in the head.
"Are we… seeing correctly?" Ahakon said rubbing his eyes.
She had long black hair that went down to her shoulders and a patch over her left eye.
"We… are…" Yukari said in awe.
Her one red eye was looking at the downed chronofly with discontent as the group just stared at her in disbelief. Falla looked up at the girl and slowly shook her head.
"No… you… can't be real…" she said wearily. The girl raised the stone back up and growled at her as Falla's eye widened.
"You're not going to hurt my boyfriend!" the girl yelled out, the girl the group had seen before from the other timeline, the girl that was once Tsukune's girlfriend in the other reality.
"Falla?" Kurumu shouted out with surprise. The girl struck down with the rock towards the downed chronofly's head. The group watched as the stone hit the girl's skull and a loud crack echoed out. Blood shot out the back in a spurt as the girl's body twitched. She wavered then dropped back dead, the girl's head cracked open and a look of shock on her face. Everybody stared at the slain girl then looked up to see the copy of Falla tossing the stone away.
"You won't take him from me… you won't…" Falla said with worried eyes.
"What… the hell?" Akua said in surprise. Falla looked at the copy of herself on the ground then to the others. She smiled timidly then ran over to them. In a flash she jumped over and embraced Tsukune in a hug.
"Tsukune!" she cried out happily as she held him tightly. The boy just looked at her with surprise, him along with everybody else that was rendered speechless.
"What… she's…" Moka said staring at her with shock. Falla blinked then looked around at everybody.
"Um… hey," she said softly. The group just looked at her speechless as she backed up a bit and looked down nervously.
"Hey, what is going on out here?" Ruby's voice called out. The group looked over to see the witch walking up to them from the school.
"Would somebody mind explaining why multiple hallways and classrooms just got obliterated? As if I didn't already know. Luna? Falla? What have you two been-… AHHHHHHHH!" she screamed out seeing two dead chronoflies on the ground. She trembled and pointed to Luna's body with fright.
"What… what the hell- AHHHHHH!" she screamed out at seeing Apoch and Astreal looking at her curiously. The elder witch stared at the two sisters with disbelief and shock then shook her head.
"How… how can- AHHHHHH!" she yelled at seeing another copy of Falla looking at her worriedly. Ruby looked around with wide eyes, and then collapsed down. The group looked at the passed out witch then to the new copy of Falla.
"Sorry…" she said looking at Tsukune worriedly. The boy blinked then looked to the dead body of Falla, then to Luna's, then to Kurumu with bewilderment.
"Kurumu… what…" he said slowly. The group looked to her as she slowly turned her gaze from the second Falla to Luna's body. She looked down and closed her eyes, letting a single tear drop. She walked over to the body and knelt beside it, mourning the loss of her friend. Not even the appearance of the second Falla could take her mind away from the shock of Luna's death. Not even the fact that the chronofly was avenged let her mind rest. The group slowly looked down to their slain friend with remorse, everybody feeling the pain from the loss.
"For… the queen," Kurumu said softly as she hung her head down with closed eyes.
Falla was walking back towards the school with a dreamy expression on her face. Tsukune had left to return back to classes after giving the girl a rough love session in the woods, the chronofly having waited a bit longer to regain her senses as her mind was reeling.
"Wow… I can hardly walk. Hee hee, Tsukune, you could have fooled me with you being human, I thought you were going to split me in half that time," she said dreamily as she gently rubbed her rear. She blinked then looked curiously at the sight before her.
"Would you stop looking at me like that? That wasn't me," Tsukune said with a worried expression on his face.
"I don't know man, she sure was calling your name," Rason chuckled. Kurumu laughed a bit while Moka growled with anger.
"My mate did not call her name; this isn't how the timeline is supposed to go remember?" Moka snapped sternly.
"Calm down Moka, we always knew Tsukune was a nice guy. I mean… he even made Falla swoon," Kurumu said before laughing. Moka growled loudly as her rosary flared up.
"I still can't believe Falla is so… nice now," Akua said shaking her head.
"I'm still reeling from Tsukune giving it to her in the ass," Kahlua said with a blush.
"My mate did no such thing!" Moka yelled out with anger. Tsukune looked up with embarrassment as the group chuckled a bit. Falla watched from the trees with confusion and wonder as the group of friends had gathered near the school. Akua and Kahlua were looking at Moka with amused expressions, the pink haired vampire's expression far from being amused herself. Tsukune was looking down shaking his head while Rason and Kurumu were laughing a bit. Apoch and Astreal were looking at Tsukune with wide eyes of surprise while Mizore merely had an eyebrow raised, the snow maiden not sure what to say about the event.
"What the… Tsukune?" Falla said curiously to herself.
"My sister is being nice now? I… can't believe it," Luna said looking down in disbelief. Falla looked to her puzzled.
"Sister?" she asked under a whisper.
"Nice and getting down and dirty with Tsukune," Kurumu said with a purr.
"Kurumu!" Moka yelled as her aura flared up with sheer rage. The succubus looked at her with worry then darted behind her angel for protection.
"Anyway, we should be getting the others and undoing this timeline. We need to set things straight," Akua said looking at the group. Falla looked at her confusedly.
"What is going on here?" she asked quietly.
Luna nodded then focused her magic around them. The air around the group ripped apart and shattered into a slow moving cosmos. Falla watched with a wide eye as the group seemed to float into the rift.
"What... what is going on here?" she asked with fright.
"We need to hurry and set the timeline straight again, none of this can ever happen," Moka said with discontent. Falla looked at the rift with shock then around.
The group was standing before the headmaster as Falla was looking at the man with worried eyes. Ruby was by the man himself looking at the chronofly with wonder while she was explaining her story.
"You saw us then?" Moka asked curiously. Falla nodded and glanced back to her.
"Yes, I didn't know what you were talking about or what was going on. But when I saw Tsukune go with you, I thought my boyfriend was being taken from me," she said softly.
"Then… that means…" Yukari said with wonder.
"Did you… follow them?" Ahakon asked. Falla looked to Tsukune and nodded.
The group appeared instantly outside the main gate of the academy, the air around them cracking and tearing apart slightly from the disturbance. As they looked around a tear ripped apart and a figure tumbled out of it and into the bushes. Falla groaned as she held her head, the girl's vision spinning still as she tried to regain her senses. She had jumped into the rift at the last second to try to follow Tsukune, the girl then looking with amazement at the time stream she floated through. She followed closely behind the group as they floated through the cosmos of time, then watched with awe as Luna tore open another gateway. After the group went through she hesitatingly followed after, the frightened girl scared of what was happening but determined to find her boyfriend nonetheless.
"What… what is this?" she asked softly as she got up. She looked around then watched the group with Tsukune walk up to a bench where two young kids were sitting. Falla looked at them closely then tilted her head.
"Hey, that's that young witch and mage, the ones from last year. But… I thought she died last year. How…" she said confusedly before trailing off. She was looking with a wide eye past where the group was towards a tree near the tree lines of the forest. Under it was a girl and boy she recognized.
"That's… me… and Tsukune!" she said in shock. She was looking at the boy and her other self from a year ago, when they first started dating. She had short hair then and the couple was acting bashful with each other.
"But… how…" Falla stuttered. She watched as the two young casters realized the group was behind them. The group walked away from the bench back toward where they appeared, the chronofly jumping with surprise then hiding back in the bushes.
"I can't believe it, Apoch! Astreal! You're alive!" Yukari said with joy.
"It's a miracle, how… but they…" Ahakon said looking between the two sisters. The two witches smiled softly at them then looked to Luna.
"I brought them with us. It was our last chance to save them after all," she said kindly.
"Thank you Ms. Luna," the sisters said in unison.
"Seriously… how do you two always do that?" Rason asked nervously. The sisters merely giggled and shrugged as Falla watched from inside the nearby bush.
"Since this timeline will be erased, I thought I should save them while we could," Luna said kindly.
"That's great Luna, I can't believe you can actually do that now," Yukari said with amazement. Falla looked at them puzzled.
"This timeline will be erased?" she said worriedly, that phrase not sounding good at all to her.
"Are we glad to see you Luna, we thought we'd be trapped here in this false timeline forever," Ahakon said with relief.
"False timeline?" Falla asked cautiously.
"I'm glad you're all ok. Sorry about having you all go through this. I never meant for my magic to go so out of control," Luna said remorsefully.
"You're able to get us back to the real timeline again, that's all that matters," Kurumu said with a smile.
"Yeah, besides, this alternate reality has been a real eye opener," Rason said with a sly grin to Tsukune. The boy slumped down as Moka growled with her teeth bared.
"I'll say, did you guys see Tsukune and Falla dating? It's unreal," Ahakon said with amazement.
"Oh we saw more than that," Kurumu said with a laugh. Moka shook with anger as her rosary glowed brightly. Falla looked at them curiously then to Tsukune.
"Can you believe she's actually nice now?" Yukari said with wonder.
"Nice now? What are they talking about?" Falla said puzzled.
"It's a surprise to me as well Yukari. I never thought… my sister could be capable of behaving that way," Luna said looking down with wonder. Falla looked at her strangely then to herself.
"Why are they all talking about me like that?" she asked worriedly.
"We have learned about them being together, among other things. But for now we need to straighten this timeline out," Akua said in a calm tone.
"Yeah, we have to make sure Tsukune and Moka get together, not him and Falla," Kahlua said with a smile. Falla jumped a bit and looked at the pink haired vampire who was nodding with a focused expression.
"Her? And my Tsukune?" Falla said with shock.
"Let's get going then. Only one more of the group to pick up," Luna said as she waved her hands around. The area tore apart again as the group floated in place into the time stream. Falla watched with shock as they vanished into the cosmos then jumped out of the bushes.
"What are they talking about? Tsukune's my boyfriend, he's supposed to be with me!" she cried out. She ran towards the rift and leapt into it before it closed.
"I see, so you followed them in an attempt to keep Tsukune as your boyfriend," Ruby said with wonder.
"Yes… I didn't know what was going on. But… I didn't like any of it. I didn't want to lose my love," Falla said with a tear forming. She looked to Tsukune with remorse.
"I didn't want to lose you to anybody," she said softly.
The group appeared in an instant within the rotting forest. They all looked around cautiously as the tears and rifts ripped around the air and surrounding area. Again Falla dropped from a tear and landed behind a tree, the chronofly keeping a close eye on the group with a worried expression.
"I have no idea what's going on here, but there's no way I'm losing Tsukune to some other girl. Not now or in the past," she said as she kept Moka in her sights. She watched as the group looked around then noticed another figure nearby.
"Hey, that looks like…" Falla said peering over closely. It was her, with short hair, and an annoyed expression. The girl was walking towards a tree line before Luna appeared right behind her and held her in place.
"I don't… remember any of this," Falla said looking around puzzled. She then looked over and watched curiously as the group was looking toward the tree line intently. After a pause a girl on a bike raced past her towards the tree line. Falla watched as the girl shot out of the trees, then a crashing sound was heard. The chronofly looked over with surprise at the sound then saw everybody breathe out in relief.
"I heard what you all said… about how that was how he was supposed to meet Moka. How… he was supposed to have her and not me…" Falla said with a tear in her eye. The group looked at her with sympathetic expressions as she looked down.
"I didn't want to believe it… I couldn't… that the boy I loved and who loved me… was never supposed to!" she cried out before she broke down sobbing.
"Falla…" Kurumu said softly.
"I'm sorry Falla… I…" Tsukune said before looking down with remorse. Falla choked back her sobs and looked at him with a teary smile.
"I love you Tsukune… I… always will…" she said as she looked down timidly.
As the group returned back to their timeline Falla dropped down into the bushes again, the girl's expression of devastation. She had gone from being in a perfect relationship with the boy she loved to realizing her relationship was never supposed to have happened, that she was never supposed to have happened. She listened in as the group explained to one another what they found and what they saw. About Alucard, about the supposed attack on the academy tomorrow, and about how the less than elegant version of herself and Tsukune met when they weren't supposed to. How she came to be, from a head injury that changed her from a horrible monster into a sweet girl. She felt devastated by the news, but still held onto the feeling she felt for Tsukune, knowing that what she felt was real.
Then she even watched in horror as the darker side of herself killed her own sister, a sister she would never get to know personally now. She even witnessed the power of the chronoflies, with their time manipulation magic, and Kurumu's attempt to strike down the evil chronofly. After the evil Falla declared that she would kill everybody, including Tsukune, the good natured version of the dark princess couldn't sit idly by and watch anymore. She picked up a large rock and started walking up behind the dark version of herself with determination, the girl not about to let anybody, even a copy of herself, harm the boy she loved.
"I had to stop her. I couldn't let her take the boy I loved from me. I just couldn't," Falla said shakily. The group looked at her with sympathy then to each other.
"Thank you Falla," Tsukune said kindly. The group glanced to him as Falla looked at the boy with a loving eye.
"You're just the kind of girl your sister had hoped existed inside of you, the girl she wanted you to become. Somebody with heart," Tsukune said with a warm smile.
"Tsukune… I am who I am… because of you," she said softly. She glanced to Moka worriedly, the vampire looking at her with a dull expression.
"Alright, let's get something cleared up here Falla. I'm thankful you stopped that evil version of yourself, and how you helped avenge Luna," Moka said as she walked over to Tsukune. She glanced to Falla with narrowed eyes as she held Tsukune's arm.
"However, let's get something straight here. Tsukune is my mate. Understand?" she said sternly. Falla looked at her curiously as the group just watched her.
"He's my mate. He's my boyfriend. And if anyone's ass belongs to him it's MINE!" Moka yelled out. The group blinked and just looked to her as Tsukune looked down with a weak expression.
"Um… interesting choice of words Moka," Kurumu said with a raised eyebrow. Moka glanced to her then back to Falla.
"Well? Have we got that cleared up?" she asked as she put a hand to her hip. Falla just continued to look at her curiously as all eyes fell on her. After a long pause her wings extended out behind her and started to flutter.
"Um… Falla?" Ruby asked worriedly.
A few moments later a group of monsters ran screaming out of the headmaster's office, crying out in fright while a sparkly dust fluttered about in the air inside the room. Inside the room Dark was slowly shaking his head as he watched Falla kissing Tsukune on the ground passionately, the boy looking up with surprise as the girl's wings were fluttering behind her. The dust was floating around them and away as the girl kept the boy pinned to the ground. By the desk the headmaster was watching as he held a cloth up to his face covering his mouth and nose. Everybody else had either run out the door or leapt out the window as the crazy dust floated gently around the room.
"I see things aren't going to settle down here anytime soon," the headmaster chuckled.
"No, far from it," Dark said glancing to the window. The headmaster looked at him curiously as Dark's eyes narrowed.
"Tomorrow our war continues once again."