A school for monsters is no easy place to manage. Given that the student body is volatile, dangerous, and destructive, managing a school of these kids is tough work. Sure, the teachers were monsters too, and some of them stronger than most would think, but the majority of the faculty was there to learn as well, and sometimes their monster nature got the better of them as well. It would take a being of great power to run a school for monsters, let alone keep order in place. That role falls onto the Headmaster. Acting as a principal of sorts, he oversees the academy's operations and tries to keep the students in check. Obviously there is a lot to handle, so a few fights and deaths are to be expected. But still, without the headmaster's power and influence chaos would surely take over. Though he appears to be an ordinary man wrapped in a white robe there is far more to him than meets the eye. As the headmaster of the academy, his job was also to watch out for any harm to his new students. One he more often than not, succeeded in.
The man himself was seated at his desk while his glowing eyes were watching the guest in his office with interest, his smile always showing which hid his true motives. And his hands were again placed in front of him in a steeple formation as he calmly listened to his guest shout at him.
"Your witches? I don't believe you can own them. Do you mean they are your daughters?" he asked curiously.
"I suppose you could say that, I did bring them into this world," Ghaldin said with a smirk, the man glancing around briefly.
"But that's beside the point. Where are they, I've come to take them back with me," he demanded again.
"Sorry, but this is a rather large school, I'm afraid I don't know the exact location of all my students at any given time," the headmaster said with a simple shrug. Ghaldin growled and shook his head with discontent at the man.
"They are not your students, they shouldn't have come here at all! They tried to run away from me and I'm here to reclaim what is mine," he said glaring at the headmaster.
"Running away from you? I see, and why would they want to do that?" the headmaster asked as he tilted his head curiously. Ghaldin just looked at him with a cold expression.
"That does not matter. Tell me where they are or I will have to turn this place upside down to find them," he threatened with anger. The headmaster chuckled and looked back down to his paperwork.
"Well that might be a little difficult to do, even for a wizard of your caliber. Still, they are students here, and as such they are under my protection. So I'm going to have to ask that you refrain from harming them while they are here," the man said calmly. Ghaldin looked at him with discontent as he growled a bit. He knew very well he couldn't attack the headmaster, not alone anyway, and to not underestimate this particular monster.
"Very well, I will find them and persuade them to come back with me peacefully. Satisfied?" he said with a lighter tone and a mocking smirk. The headmaster looked at him for a second then back down again.
"You may try if you think that will work. I just don't recommend using force," he said as he went back to his paperwork. The stranger bowed to the headmaster and then walked out of the office with haste. When he was gone the headmaster chuckled and leaned back in his chair.
"Yes, I don't think I would use force near that particular group of students."
In the hallway of Yokai Academy all eyes were on the twin witch sisters as they trembled with fear. Dark and Rason were still lying unconscious while Ruby had finally managed to regroup with the others despite her injuries as the others watched the sisters, noticing that they seemed to be frightened by something other than the two vampires standing before them.
"Sister… what will we do?" Apoch asked in a low whisper. Astreal looked to the two boys who were still out.
"Wake up…" she said nervously under her breath. Tsukune and Inner Moka glanced to each other then back to the witch.
"Wake up… WAKE UP!" she yelled at them, neither boy moving in the slightest from her cry.
"Sister, they're still sleeping. He's coming, hurry," Apoch said as she started looking around frantically. Astreal looked at the boys with tears in her eyes and shook her head.
"Wake up! You promised you would protect us!" she cried out. Both boys were still out cold and lying still. The witch looked at them with devastation then to the two confused vampires in front of them.
"What have you done? Why did you interfere?" she yelled out with anger.
"Have you lost your mind? They made no such promises to be your slaves," Inner Moka said with a scowl.
"They were the only protection we had! And you ruined them!" Astreal yelled at the vampire. She raised her hand towards the girl and a bright red glow raced along her arm towards her palm, the wrist glowing brightly as she aimed her magical attack.
"Just please go away!" she yelled as she fired the blast at Inner Moka with blinding speed. Before it could hit she was pushed aside and onto the ground. The vampire looked back to see what had happened and saw Tsukune next to her looking behind them both with wide eyes. She glanced over and saw a burning hole in the wall where the blast went through.
"So, you want to fight after all, suits me just fine," Inner Moka said with a smirk as she got back up. She then charged at the witch and launched into a flying kick. She was close to impact when she smacked into a wall of light. It flickered for a moment with a bright light then faded from view. Bouncing off Inner Moka jumped back down and struck at the witch again with her fist. Again she hit the wall and recoiled back as the light pulsated in front of her.
"What the hell? What is this?" she said glaring at the witches. Then she remembered seeing the same magic before.
'That's right; Kokoa was deflected at the music club room when she was fighting-'
"I won't let you hurt my sister," Apoch called out as she kept her hands before her, a bright glow emanating from them as she had her magical barrier raised before the two witches.
"She's all I have left!" she shouted shaking her head.
"Enough of this! Mr. Dark! Mr. Rason! Rise and get rid of them! Do it now!" Astreal yelled out with frustration. The two boys started to stir and groan as they slowly moved. Mizore and Kurumu watched them as they backed up with worry and caution. Dark and Rason stood up and wavered slightly, seeming to be in a daze still.
"I don't understand sister, why are they like this? They were so much stronger and faster before," Apoch said curiously as she looked at them worriedly.
"I don't know, they're not even using their monster strength, they're just… standing there! I don't understand; why isn't the spell working properly?" Astreal replied with desperation.
"That's because you're not a master like I am," came a voice from down the hall. Astreal and Apoch's eyes widened as they froze in place. They slowly started to shake in pure fear as everybody looked over to see a man walking down the hall. As he got nearer he continued.
"After all, it's an art to control the living with such… care," Ghaldin said proudly.
"Master…" the sisters breathed out as they slowly looked over to the wizard. They felt their hearts stop in fear as they trembled, staring with shock and horror at their master standing before them.
"Master? This guy's your master?" Ruby said looking at the newcomer. Tsukune got to his feet and was looking at him along with Inner Moka with a careful eye. Mizore and Kurumu backed away from Dark and Rason as the two boys slowly looked up to Tsukune and Inner Moka with weak glares.
"Yes, these two are mine. So glad to see you've been keeping them company," Ghaldin chuckled as his gaze went across the group. It stopped on Rason and Dark as they wavered slightly while standing, the two boy's auras flickering around them briefly.
"Ah, and such sloppy work from them as well. Such a disappointment really," the man said with a laugh. The group looked to the two boys then back to the stranger as he chuckled to himself.
"Who are you and what have they done to them?" Inner Moka asked with a stern tone.
"They seem to have those two under their control, but only barely. Yes, their true strength isn't being called upon; you two fools only took over the mind but not the body. How pathetic, I expected better from you two," he said as he grinned at Dark and Rason. The man laughed then glanced to the sisters with a raised eyebrow.
"I thought you were better than that," he laughed to them. The witch sisters trembled and backed away, eyes locked onto their master as they turned pale.
"If you're their master then set things straight, release those two from their control now!" Inner Moka demanded while losing her patience. Ghaldin chuckled as he walked up towards the two sisters, the girls freezing in place and staring at him with extreme fright.
"My dear girls, why did you take command of these two I wonder, was it because, oh I don't know, you were planning to kill me!" he yelled out as he struck Astreal across the face, sending her to the ground with a loud cry.
"To betray me!" he shouted as he sent Apoch down after with a quick strike across her face. Both girls lay on the floor cowering up at the man as he turned to face the group.
"Ah, where are my manners? Allow me to introduce myself, I am Ghaldin Rayazo," he said with a small bow. He rose up proudly then glanced back to the sisters.
"Now then, tell me; did you think you could escape me that easily?" he asked as he turned back to face them. The sisters scrambled back wildly as Astreal looked to Dark and Rason.
"Kill him, kill him now! Protect us!" Astreal yelled out loud. The two boys took a few steps forwards but were halted instantly as Ghaldin held out his hand and made a quick motion, stopping the boys in their tracks while a strange light came from his wrist.
"Now now, if you're going to use somebody, use them right," he said in a mocking tone. He laughed at the sisters as they stared with wide eyes then looked back to the two boys that stood motionless.
"So, these two were your way of being rid of me? Interesting," he said as he walked towards the boys who stood there with blank expressions. Well, Dark's was always blank, but if he had normally shown emotion it wouldn't be there now.
"Enough, please let them go!" Kurumu said running to Rason's side.
"Please, undo the spell. Release them," Mizore added walking to Dark's side. The wizard looked from one girl to the other then laughed a bit.
"Oh, are you their girlfriends? Oh how cute," he said with an eerie grin.
"Kill him! Do it now! Protect us!" Astreal yelled with tears coming out. Apoch just watched with wide eyes as the two boys they admired stood still and ignored her sister's order.
"No, I don't think so. I'll deal with you two in a minute," Ghaldin said as he glanced over to the sisters. His gaze then fell back on the two boys in front of him as the group watched him cautiously.
"Interesting, I wonder how powerful they really are. They must be something if you thought they could kill me," he said holding a hand to his chin in thought.
"Who cares? Just let our friends go right now," Tsukune said walking forward with discontent. Inner Moka kept watching the stranger closely as the man glared at the boy.
"Watch your mouth little man. You don't know who you're talking to," he quipped.
"I don't care who you are, let them go now!" Inner Moka yelled as she walked forward. She gestured to Rason and Dark expectantly while narrowing her eyes at the wizard.
"What are you waiting for, let our friends go and take those two witches with you!" she ordered out. Ghaldin looked the two boys over with a curious eye then chuckled to himself, showing a dark smile on his face.
"Interesting, I could always use some more powerful slaves," he said with intrigue. Mizore and Kurumu stared at him in shock, the two girls then looking to their boyfriends then back to the strange man as they slowly shook their heads.
"What… what are you saying?" Kurumu asked worriedly. Ghaldin waved his hands again in front of the boys, this time doing so slowly, and a bright glow came from his wrist as he did. The group watched as the man waved his hand around then looked at the boys with a calm smile.
"Now, tell me your names," he said eyeing them closely.
"Rason Miyamosa," the angel replied with a grin.
"Dark Kuyumaya," the other boy spoke with no expression.
"I see; I wish to see just how strong you two are, how about a little demonstration?" Ghaldin said looking at the others with a sly smile.
"I don't like where this is going…" Ruby murmured as she glanced from the two boys to the wizard.
"I know; I want to see you rip the hearts out of your girlfriends. Yes that would be a good show indeed," Ghaldin said with a laugh. The group jumped with a bit of shock and looked to Dark and Rason as the two boys nodded.
"Yes my master," Rason said with a creepy grin as he then turned to Kurumu. His wings ripped out from behind him, tearing his shirts apart as the girl backed up worriedly.
"As you wish, master," Dark said, and then turned to face Mizore with eyes turning pitch black as a black fog appeared at his feet. Mizore stared at him with fear and backed up shaking her head. The group watched as the two boys slowly advanced on the two girls.
"What? Rason? It's me, Kurumu. I'm your girlfriend now, remember?" Kurumu said as she backed up to the door of a classroom, staring with wide eyes as her angel prepared to attack.
"Dark… it's me. Mizore… snap out of it!" Mizore pleaded as she backed down the hall slowly, looking with disbelief at her boyfriend's cold glare.
Rason's wings spread out as he prepared to lunge at the target.
"Time to die my dear," he said simply before he rushed towards the girl at great speed, closing the distance as he geared back for a punch.
"Kurumu!" Ruby yelled out as she tried to knock her friend out of the way. Instead, both were pushed from Rason's charge through the classroom door. They screamed as they were forced across the room, knocking over desks and chairs violently until being blasted out the window. Ruby fell towards the ground below as Kurumu's wings sprang forth and the girl took off into the sky.
"Kurumu! Ruby!" Tsukune yelled out as he saw his friends disappear outside.
Dark vanished in a black cloud leaving Mizore looking around wildly.
"Dark! Don't!" she cried out before being knocked across the hallway into another classroom, crashing through the door into an empty room. She tumbled through the room and knocked over a few desks before coming to a stop, whimpering as she slowly started to get up.
"Mizore!" Tsukune yelled out as another friend vanished from sight. He turned to face the wizard who was laughing, the boy's fists curled up in rage.
"You bastard! Make them stop!" he yelled out and charged at the man. He wound a punch back and struck towards the wizard, but before his fist hit he was stopped by a wall of bright light. The punch collided with the transparent barrier as it pulsed in front of him while Ghaldin just smiled amusingly at the boy. Tsukune blinked then looked to the side and saw Apoch's arms outstretched, having an expression of sorrow as a few tears were coming out.
"I'm sorry Mr. Tsukune, I can't control myself now," she said with remorse. The vampires looked at the man with rage as he laughed a bit.
"Haha! Yes my dear Apoch, shield your master from harm. Good girl," he said as he waved his hand around her head, his wrist glowing brightly in doing so. He chuckled then smirked at the vampires.
"You see, these witches are indeed mine. After all, I created them," he said arrogantly. Tsukune and Inner Moka looked at him with surprise then to the witches, both girls watching them with remorseful expressions. Apoch was standing in front of the man with her hands outstretched while Astreal stood next to her motionless.
"Created?" Tsukune asked bewildered.
"Yes, I wanted to create the perfect slave. So I used my own power to forge life! However, it was too difficult to create one powerful slave, so I decided to split it into two. As you can see it worked beautifully," Ghaldin laughed as he gestured to the sisters who were standing before him, the girls trying to hold back their tears.
"I'm sorry," Apoch said quietly.
"You… monster! Let us go!" Astreal yelled as she tried to move. The vampires watched as she seemed unable to budge even an inch in any direction. Inner Moka growled then glared at the wizard, the vampire then running towards him with a snarl.
"You bastard! How dare you use people like slaves!" she yelled as she struck at him with a powerful kick. It too slammed into the wall of light and bounced the girl right back. She watched with frustration as the wall of light flickered before the wizard and his witches.
"Ha, I gave them life; I can do whatever I wish with them! And I've crafted them so well, don't you think? A perfect shield-" he said as he waved his hand over Apoch, the girl breaking down and crying as she was forced to hold her shield up for her master.
"And a perfect sword," he laughed as he waved his hand over Astreal. She then rose her hand up and charged up her attack, her magical energy flowing to her palm once again as she focused her power.
BLAM!
The shot fired out and missed Inner Moka by a hair as it shot through the wall behind her, the vampire having dodged it just in time. Astreal choked back her sob and mouthed out 'I'm sorry' to the vampire.
"Haha, not bad, most can't dodge shots from my perfect weapon. Let's see how well you do if we pick up the pace!" Ghaldin called out as he waved his hand over the witch. With that Astreal began to fire shot after shot at the two vampires. Tsukune and his girlfriend dodged left and right to avoid the deadly streaks of energy, all while trying to break through the barrier before them. They struck at it with a powerful punch and swift kick, but each attack from either the boy or girl was stopped effortlessly. As they attempted to break down the barrier in place Apoch and Astreal were watching them with pained expressions, fidgeting as they tried to move away from the man that was once again using them as his own weapons.
"AHHHH!" Ruby yelled as she fell from the sky towards the ground. She tumbled around in the air as the ground was racing up at her. She blinked then showed a puzzled expression.
"Oh wait… I can fly," she said simply. With that her raven wings sprang from her back and she slowed her decent. The six magical wings allowed her to soar downward and land gracefully on the ground. Once she regained herself she looked around quickly.
"Kurumu! Where are you?" she called out as she searched the sky.
"Up here! Help me already!" the succubus yelled out as she was dodging attack after attack from the angel. He swooped by her with a punch as the girl yelped and dodged to the side. Then he circled around and kicked at her from above, the girl ducking down just in time as the angel flew past. He seemed to be able to fly faster than her, although he did seem to turn slower with his larger wingspread. She watched him bank around with a dark gleam in his eye, the angel then flying right at her with another punch. She gasped and ducked down as the boy's attack clipped her wing. She spiraled around before regaining herself, the girl then dodging to the side as Rason tried to strike at her again.
"What do I do here?" she yelled out.
"Hang on! I'm coming!" Ruby called up as she took off into the sky. She raced up towards her friend and waved her wand around.
"I'll try to slow him down!" she said, and with that she cast out a dozen black crows that seemed to home in on the angel. As they got near they turned to black ribbons and tied around his arms and legs, linking him to her wand. She then yanked back with all her might as the angel stopped in place and looked back to her with a glare.
"Down boy! Bad angel!" Ruby scolded as she tried to hold the brainwashed angel still. Kurumu looked at her boyfriend with devastation as he thrashed around in his bindings. He was still trying to get free, slowly breaking through the ribbons as the witch was trying to pull him down to the ground.
'Rason… my Destined One… no… what should I do? I can't attack him…'
"Dark! Please stop!" Mizore yelled from inside the classroom. She kept looking around to find the invisible boy but saw no movement or heard any sound. Suddenly she was hit left and then right from unseen strikes, her legs then being swept out from under her. She landed hard on her back with a gasp before she felt something push her down. Looking up she saw Dark reappearing, the boy having a foot down on her stomach and pushing down hard. She coughed out and tried to lift the foot off of her while he was glaring at her with pitch black eyes.
"Don't… do this… Dark…" Mizore said as she tried to free herself.
"Say goodbye," He said as he prepared to stomp down on her. Mizore stared at the boy with disbelief as he lifted his foot up to strike down at the girl.
'No… Dark… please…'
"GOODBYE!" yelled out a voice from behind. The boy turned to see a girl flying at him at high speed with a kick.
WHAM!
Dark flew across the room and slammed into a wall, the boy then tumbling down into a pile of desks with a crash. Mizore looked up to see a redheaded vampire standing over her with a look of discontent.
"I may not approve of his taste in women-" Kokoa said as she helped the snow girl up. Mizore looked at Kokoa with wonder as the redhead smirked at her slightly.
"But killing you is a little extreme," she finished with a shrug.
"Th… thank you Kokoa," Mizore replied, surprised that Kokoa came to her aid like that. The two girls then turned to Dark as he got up and knocked the desks away violently. He growled at the girls then charged them with the intent to kill. Mizore looked down and shut her eyes, then focused her power with a bit of regret. Suddenly half the room was frosted over, the girl's power also freezing the lower half of Dark in the process. He looked down at the ice then started pulling from it, causing it to crack.
"So what's going on here, I thought he was so into you," Kokoa said eyeing the boy with puzzlement.
"He was… is… anyway those witch sisters put a spell on them. Rason and Dark aren't like they were before, they're trying to kill us now," Mizore said eyeing her boyfriend.
"So why not beat those little twerps into the ground like I was going to before?" Kokoa yelled out at her with discontent.
"Their master is here, he made them like this. He's using them like toys," Mizore said with remorse. The ice around Dark shattered and he looked at the girls with killer intent, growling with pitch black eyes. Mizore and Kokoa got into defensive positions as they prepared for him to attack again.
"And to think, those are the eyes I stay awake at night thinking about," Kokoa said softly, seeing the boy she admired like this. Mizore glanced to her briefly then back to Dark, not ready to incapacitate her only help in stopping her brainwashed boyfriend.
Rason ripped through his bindings finally and arched his wings back. Ruby flew back off balance as the angel turned to face his girlfriend with a dark smile. The boy chuckled then rushed at Kurumu with another strike, missing her by an inch with a punch as she dodged to the side as fast as she could.
"What do we do?" Kurumu asked out loud as she watched Rason bank around for another run at her.
"We have no choice Kurumu, we have to try to take him down," Ruby replied as she flew towards her friend, having a frustrated expression. Kurumu looked at her with surprise and shook her head in response.
"I… I can't! He's my Destined One! I can't attack him! I finally got a boyfriend who I'm supposed to be with, I can't fight him!" she cried out. Rason flew by again, being dodged only barely by the two airborne girls as they scattered.
"We don't have a choice!" Ruby called out as she cast her spell again, sending out her crows that shifted into multiple flying black ribbons. The bindings flew towards the angel as he glanced back to them with a smirk. The ribbons flew around him, but this time Rason grabbed hold of them and pulled the witch downwards with him. Ruby screamed as she was being dragged down towards the ground by the fast moving angel.
"Cute trick, now dig your own grave and sleep in it," he said with a creepy smile, and then flung the witch towards the ground. Ruby screamed as she tried to adjust herself with her wings, pulling up only slightly before hitting the ground and tumbling to a halt on the grass. She groaned in pain and tried to stand back up as her world was spinning slightly.
"Ruby!" Kurumu called out worriedly.
"Just fall already!" Rason said as he dove down towards her with the intent to kill. Kurumu watched with wide eyes and a fear tears forming as her boyfriend raced down towards her friend with a dark smile.
'No… Ruby…'
Ruby looked up and gritted her teeth, anger and frustration taking over. She wavered a bit as she struggled to focus her magic, still in a slight daze and hurting from both Astreal's attack earlier and being slammed into the ground by Rason.
"STOP!" yelled a voice from above. The angel slowed down and turned around. He looked up to see Kurumu staring at him with tears in her eyes and a bit of anger.
'I won't let you do this… I won't let you be used…'
Kurumu slowly extended her nails as Rason turned to face her with a dark smile. The girl growled with frustration and anger as she stared down at the boy. After a pause she let out a loud scream and dove downwards towards her Destined One, her mate of fate, her boyfriend.
Her opponent.
"So what do we do now?" Kokoa asked as Dark glared at them in the damaged classroom. Mizore eyed the boy carefully, not wishing to harm him or use any of her real power on him. She knew he wasn't in control, and with him also being her new boyfriend she hated the idea of having to attack him. Instantly the boy vanished and the girls quickly looked around for movement.
"Oh-" Kokoa started.
"-crap," Mizore finished.
WHAM!
Kokoa was sent flying into a wall, smacking against it hard then being yanked back and thrown to the ground. She rolled over then crashed downward into the floor forcibly with a loud gasp, being sent down and indenting the ground with a powerful invisible strike.
"Kokoa!" Mizore called out as she watched her friend get hurt by her boyfriend. Kokoa gasped for air then whimpered as she lay in the indented floor. Again the vampire was crushed down with a loud scream, coughing and jerking about as her body was pushed down further. Mizore watched with horror as her boyfriend was crushing the girl into the ground. Dark reappeared above her and put his foot down on her stomach again, the young vampire looking up with weak eyes as she struggled to move.
"Die," he simply said as he glared at her. He started pushing down on the girl again, the vampire crying out in pain as she struggled to push his foot off of her.
"Dark…" Mizore breathed out. The boy looked up as he kept the vampire down, his black eyes glaring at the snow girl still.
"I won't let you do this…" Mizore said as she looked at him, tears starting to form and drop her face. She slowly extended her ice claws and her hair frosted over. She had no choice; her boyfriend was going to kill her friends and herself at this rate. He had to be stopped, or at least knocked out. The snow girl held her claw up across in front of her and looked at her boyfriend with pleading eyes.
"I won't let you become a tool like this, I promise."
Tsukune and Inner Moka kept charging and trying to break the magical shield before Ghaldin and his witches, but were having no luck whatsoever. Each punch and kick from the two powerful vampires bounced right off as the barrier remained constant. Apoch's shield was proving to be nearly impossible to break while Astreal's constant firing was keeping the two fighters at bay and slowly tiring them. Each shot whizzed past the two vampires and blasted a new searing hole into the wall behind them.
"Hahaha, just give up and die already. My perfect weapons are the best after all," Ghaldin gloated with a smile as he gestured to the two witch sisters, the girls struggling to budge as they were held in place by their master's will.
"Never!" Tsukune yelled as he struck the barrier yet again, his punch colliding with the powerful shield and doing no apparent damage to it.
"You will pay for what you have done! We won't forgive you!" Inner Moka roared as she struck again and again, the vampire's powerful kicks also having no success at cracking the powerful magical barrier.
Apoch and Astreal just watched the two vampires who were trying to break through their magic as they started to cry. They had used their friends against them and even now were being used to stop them personally by their evil master. They had fled to the academy to try to find sanctuary and protection, but were found and recaptured again by his powerful control over them. They couldn't move, they couldn't stop using their magic from their master's command, they could do nothing but watch as the two vampires tried again and again to strike down the evil wizard. As they watched the vampires strike at the shield over and over again only one thing was on their minds, one prayer they both silently shared.
'Please… kill him…'
