Outside near the academy three groups of girls were running out to engage in duels over the boys they all claimed as their own. Moka and Falla ran out into the clearing near the building with the chronofly turning to face the vampire, the girl's wings extending out while Moka's rosary started to glow. Both claimed to be Tsukune's mate, with Moka reasoning that the boy from this timeline was indeed hers while Falla claimed that Tsukune was Tsukune in any timeline. With neither girl willing to back down, or even listen to Tsukune's reasoning that Moka was indeed his girlfriend, the two had decided to settle their fight with… a fight. To their left Astreal and Kurumu were squaring off, with both claiming that the angel they loved belonged to one and not both. Astreal had the chance of being Rason's girlfriend in her original timeline and was persistent to remain as such even in this new existence she was brought into. Kurumu wasn't too thrilled about that thought, and decided the best way, and perhaps only way, to reason with the witch was to beat her into the ground. To Moka and Falla's right another pair was squaring off. Apoch and Mizore were facing each other with focused expressions as they prepared to fight over the shadow demon they both loved. Apoch was marked by Dark in her original timeline, and would not give up her chance to be his wife even though Mizore had the mark in this existence. Although the witch claimed she was fine sharing the boy by them both being his wives, Mizore was determined to keep him all to herself no matter what.
As the three pairs got ready to fight Ahakon and Yukari were watching from nearby, the two young casters hanging out near the door of the academy so they could see the fight and also run back inside to get medical attention for the losers of the battles.
"Alright, enough of this nonsense Falla. Tsukune's my mate, and I'll be damned if I just let any other girl take him from me!" Moka yelled as she ran towards the chronofly. Falla narrowed her eye as she took off into the air, the girl's butterfly wings fluttering behind her as the insanity dust started to fall around her.
"I'm not some other girl you damned vampire, I'm his girlfriend! I've been his for far longer than you, and if anybody is going to be with him in this timeline or any it's going to be me!" she shouted out as she flew over the vampire with the dust fluttering down below her. Moka held her breath and covered her mouth and nose with her hand.
'If I breathe in that stuff again it's all over.'
'She's a one trick wonder now, she doesn't have her magic. Just get her grounded then she's an easy target. Like hell she's worthy of our mate.'
The vampire dodged to the side and started running after the chronofly, the two heading towards the woods nearby. Moka darted up into the trees with a few graceful leaps then lunged at the flyer with a kick. Falla darted off to the side as Moka flew through the dust and landed down on the ground. She paused then exhaled, the girl then looking around cautiously as the dust started to flutter around the trees.
"Need to take her down fast, I can't hold my breath from this stuff forever," she said with annoyance. The girl took another deep breath then dashed off after her flying foe.
As they started their duel in the woods Apoch extended her blade, the flat edge of light flickering in her hand, while Mizore fashioned her ice katana. The two held their blades ready and stared each other down. Mizore wasn't going to take any chances with the witch. If she was really Dark's girlfriend before she must certainly know how to handle the sword just as he does. The way she stood confidently against Mizore with a calm expression was further proof the witch felt ready to fight. The snow girl growled then dashed towards her. In a flash the two blades connected, the flickering sword of light by Apoch pulsating while Mizore's katana shaved off a few flakes while she kept the power flowing through it.
"I don't wish to kill a wife of my husband, but if I need to then it's your fault. Last chance to accept our places as his wives," Apoch said casually.
"Hell will freeze over first," Mizore snapped as she whipped her blade around and struck towards the waist of the witch. Apoch held her blade out with one hand and blocked the attack, the girl then holding her other hand out and raising a small shield in front of her as Mizore attempted to swipe at her with an ice claw. The snow girl watched in surprise as her attack collided against the barrier then narrowed her eyes at the witch.
"So, you can use more than one barrier as well," she said with a tone of frustration.
"I've taught myself to control my magic well. Are you so surprised?" Apoch quipped with a laugh as she pushed away the ice claw with her barrier then struck outwards and in with the sword. Mizore stepped back and deflected the strikes, the girl then locking the blade into a power struggle with the witch.
As they glared into each other's eyes Astreal crossed her arms and smirked at Kurumu, the succubus having her wings and nails extended.
"I'm surprised the school's whore is so adamant on being my angel's lover. What's wrong, that harem of boys not enough for you?" she asked with a scoff. Kurumu blinked then shook her head with annoyance.
"I'm not like that; I'm not like the Kurumu from your time. I love Rason, he's my Destined One, and I'm the only girl for him. Just like he's the only guy for me," she said sternly. Astreal shook her head gently and giggled.
"Wrong. I'm his girlfriend Ms. Kurumu, and that's the way it's meant to be," she said as she raised her hand to fire. Kurumu growled then took off into the air as Astreal merely watched.
"What makes you think you're a match for an angel?" Kurumu laughed. She blinked when Astreal smiled coolly as a glow raced across her back. The succubus watched with awe as translucent wings seemed to manifest behind the witch, the wings appearing to be like an angel's yet they were transparent and flickered a yellowish light. The witch laughed then took off into the air after the succubus.
"Because I'm the best flyer in school next to him," she said proudly as she raced up pointblank to Kurumu and held her hand to the surprised girl's face. Kurumu gasped then darted back as a blast of bright red energy shot out into the sky. The witch laughed then swooped into a wide circle around the girl while aiming her hand at her.
"She can fly!" Ahakon said with amazement.
"No way… she learned the flight spell! I've been dying to learn that one," Yukari said in wonder.
"Now then, time to show you who Rason's real girl is," Astreal said as she started to fire at the blue haired girl while flying around. Kurumu dodged and weaved around, being pushed back further and further as the witch used her ranged attack while flying around in circles. The succubus watched the witch with surprise as the girl flew around at high speed while keeping up her attack.
'No way! Astreal can't fly! How… how could these two sisters be so different than… wait…'
She remembered then, the two girls were the lovers of Dark and Rason in their timeline. They hooked up the day they arrived, which meant they had been together for a long time as well.
'Dammit… of course that's why they're different. Being Dark and Rason's girlfriends… of course they would adapt to be their ideal mates.'
She growled in frustration as she glanced down. Apoch was pushing Mizore back further and further, the witch not only able to use a shield and sword of great strength and durability, but was also proving to be more nimble and agile than her original counterpart. The witch swung at Mizore, then leapt up and kicked the snow girl off to the side. As Mizore rolled back Apoch dashed to her and swung down with her sword again. Mizore jumped back up and blocked the attack, only for Apoch to spin around and bash her with her shield, the barrier knocking the snow girl off balance. Apoch then ran up and jumped up towards her, connecting her foot to Mizore's chest then kicking off. The snow girl flew back and crashed through a bench while Apoch landed down gracefully.
"Dammit… they know what they're doing in a fight," Kurumu said with frustration as she struggled to push towards Astreal. The airborne witch fired blast after blast while soaring around in the air at high speed. Kurumu was sure she could close the distance between the two, provided the witch wasn't sending barrage after barrage of energy bolts at her constantly.
"Oh man, I don't think they're going to win," Ahakon said worriedly. Yukari shook her head as she watched blast after blast just miss Kurumu in the air while Apoch kept up her attack on Mizore. The succubus wasn't able to fly any closer to Astreal while Apoch appeared to have a clear upper hand in swordplay against Mizore.
"Not good… not good…" Yukari said with worry. From behind them Tsukune, Rason, Dark, Akua, and Kahlua ran out from the school.
"What's going on n- what the hell?" Rason said looking up at Astreal, the witch soaring around with transparent and glowing wings. Dark stared with surprise as Apoch repeatedly broke through Mizore's defense and knocked her back, the witch holding a sword of light while her other hand repeatedly formed a temporary shield to block the snow maiden's attacks.
"What is this? How…" Tsukune said looking around.
"Where are Moka and Falla?" Akua asked quickly.
A few trees in the woods suddenly crashed down loudly along with screams coming from nearby.
"They're out there," Ahakon said simply pointing towards the tree line while keeping his eyes on the fights in front of him.
"Are you sure?" Kahlua asked curiously. Akua merely glanced to her and shook her head.
"How is Astreal… flying?" Rason asked surprised.
"Apoch can use two barriers, one as a sword and one as a shield," Dark said carefully as he eyed the witch, the girl swiping her blade and knocking Mizore back into a tumble while the frozen katana was cleaved into two.
"Astreal learned the spell of flight, she's able to fly around just like Kurumu and fire her energy projectiles. And Apoch… the Dark from her time made her into some lethal warrior," Ahakon said in disbelief looking at the two.
"Surrender Ms. Kurumu!" Astreal yelled as she fired another shot towards the succubus. The blast seared near her shoulder and just missed her wing, the girl cringing in pain. She yelled out in frustration and flew towards the witch only to gasp in surprise and dart off to the side as more shots flew by.
"Dammit!" Kurumu yelled as she wasn't able to get closer to the witch.
"I told you Ms. Mizore, I'm Dark's wife, and I will not back down from my rightful place at his side," Apoch said coolly as she struck her sword out again. She sliced Mizore's katana into two, and then spun around and jump kicked the surprised snow maiden back. She tumbled back into a roll before smacking into a barrier behind her. She slowly got up before Apoch pushed her into the wall, holding the glowing blade at her throat. Mizore looked at her with frustration as Apoch giggled.
"I told you," she said simply.
"He's mine!" Kurumu yelled as she tried to fly and weave around the shots to get to the witch. Astreal laughed then flew up into the air higher, firing at the succubus while moving through the air backwards. Kurumu spiraled around then flew up towards the witch between the shots just barely. She geared back for a strike before she collided with a flickering wall of light in the air. She bounced back as a blast struck her chest and detonated into a fiery explosion. The girl screamed as she shot down towards the ground trailing smoke.
"Kurumu!" Rason yelled out.
"She can fly, use her ranged attacks, and use a barrier like Apoch?" Yukari said in surprise.
Astreal looked to Rason as the succubus flew towards the ground at high speed. Rason flew towards his girlfriend as his wings ripped through his shirts. The angel raced through the air hovering above the ground and caught the succubus before impact. He landed back down and held her in his arms, the girl cringing in pain as her sweater was burnt apart on the front and her bra was barely intact still. He looked at her with worry then up as Astreal flew down gently towards him.
"Apoch," Dark said coldly, the witch blinking then looking behind her to see the shadow demon glaring at her.
"Let my Mizore go, now," he said with a cold tone. Apoch looked at him nervously then dissolved her blade and barrier. Mizore stumbled back as Dark walked up to Apoch, the witch looking at him with worried eyes.
"Um… Dark?" she asked softly.
"How dare you hold a blade to my Mizore's throat," he said with anger. The witch looked at him with a bit of fear as the others watched her with caution.
"But… she…" Apoch said softly.
"Idiot," Dark said sternly. Apoch jumped at that as Mizore walked around and stopped behind him, watching the witch carefully.
"I had hoped you would understand, I had hoped you wouldn't have been so single-minded as nearly every girl in this school appears to be," Dark said shaking his head.
"What… what do you mean?" Apoch asked worriedly.
"You three girls just don't get it. We're not the boys you fell in love with," Rason said holding his girlfriend in his arms. Astreal and Apoch looked to each other then back to the ones they wanted.
"But you are that boy Rason, you are the angel I love," Astreal said urgently.
"I bear your mark Dark; I have your essence on my heart for all time. How could you think I don't belong with you?" Apoch asked fearfully. Dark sighed and shook his head.
"Apoch…" he said softly. Mizore looked at her boyfriend then back to the witch. Dark walked forward and looked closely at the witch.
"Would you really betray your love for the demon that marked your heart?" he asked gently. Apoch looked at him with surprise then shook her head.
"What? I would never betray you!" she cried out.
"You don't get it still," Dark said softly. Astreal looked at Rason with worried eyes as the angel nodded in agreement.
"We aren't the ones you fell in love with. If you try to be with us, you're betraying the ones you really fell for," he said gently. Astreal looked at him puzzled and shook her head.
"No… you are the angel I love. I know it," she said urgently.
"Dark, I would never betray you, I swear!" Apoch said with a few tears forming. The demon shook his head at her.
"You two need to see things for how they are. Did I mark your heart Apoch?" he asked simply.
"Yes, you di-" she started before he spoke up a bit more sternly.
"Did I mark your heart?" he asked with narrowed eyes. She looked at him worriedly and slowly nodded.
"Ye… yes. You…" she stuttered.
"Did I personally mark your heart?" he asked with a tone of anger. The witch trembled and glanced down to her chest.
"Well… I have your mark…" she said softly.
"Idiot. You're not worthy of it at all," Dark said sternly. Apoch looked at him with shock while Mizore looked down with closed eyes.
"What? But… how… how can you say that?" Apoch asked as she started to cry.
"Because the demon that marked your heart, the one that sacrificed himself so you could live, was the one you loved. And here you are, trying to not only be with a boy that merely looks like him, but has already chosen somebody else. I'm not the Dark you knew Apoch. I'm not the one that marked your heart. And that means that not only are you not deserving of it for attempting to betray that demon's trust, but I do not have to honor it," the shadow demon said coldly. Apoch backed up a step and shook her head fearfully.
"No… no please… you can't mean… I am worthy… I am!" she cried out.
"You two don't get it, the boys you loved, the ones that loved you back, are gone," Rason said as Kurumu slowly stood back on her own feet, the girl holding her chest as Yukari ran over to heal her.
"A little help Yukari…" she groaned as she winced in pain.
"Yeah yeah, hold still. Good thing your oversized boobs blocked the attack from reaching your heart," Yukari said as she held her wand towards the girl's wound.
"Hey, I'm wounded here, how about a little sympathy!" Kurumu cried out.
"Oh, sorry. So glad your sweater cows survived the hit," Yukari said simply. Kurumu growled with rage and flinched at the same time. Astreal looked at the angel with heartbroken eyes and shook her head.
"No… you are him… you… you are him!" she cried out. He shook his head and looked at her remorsefully.
"I'm sorry Astreal. But… I'm not the Rason you loved. He died so you could live, you remember that right?" he asked gently. She choked back a sob and nodded.
"He was the one who claimed your heart, not me. This isn't your timeline, I'm not the boy you fell in love with. Please try to understand that," he said as Kurumu looked at Astreal worriedly. The witch sisters looked to each other then back to the boys.
"But… my heart…" Apoch said looking down at her chest.
"Your heart was marked by a boy who loved you, a boy who died for you Apoch," Tsukune said gently. The sisters looked to him as he glanced between the two with sympathetic eyes. The two girls slowly shook their heads and looked down with fearful eyes.
"Our boyfriends…" Astreal said softly with devastation.
"Are… are…" Apoch said while trying to keep her tears back.
"Gone," Mizore and Kurumu said gently. The witch sisters cringed at that and looked at them with devastated expressions.
"No…" they said softly.
"I'm sorry Apoch," Dark said softly. He looked at the girl's heart, the insignia indeed being his. Only it wasn't his, it belonged to a different Dark; one that not only taught the witch how to fight on his level, but also sacrificed himself to keep her alive.
"I'm sorry as well Astreal," Rason said gently. The blonde haired witch looked at him with heartbroken eyes. He looked exactly like the boy she loved, exactly like the angel she fell in love with. He was the same as the boy she learned to fly for, the one she wanted to follow wherever he may go. Only he wasn't him, as the boy she loved, the Rason that stole her heart, was dead.
"Apoch? Astreal?" Yukari asked worriedly as she finished tending to Kurumu's wounds. The witch sisters stood there while looking down with teary eyes.
"Dark… my husband…" Apoch said holding a hand over her heart.
"I'm sorry, really I am," Tsukune said softly.
"My boyfriend… my angel…" Astreal said looking up with watery eyes.
Mizore and Kurumu looked to each other then to the witch sisters. The two new girls finally got it, that the boys that stood before them now were not the ones they fell in love with. The ones that stole their hearts died to keep them alive in their original timeline.
"It's because of Luna's ability to bend time at will that you exist now. She wanted to give you two a chance again," Akua said calmly.
"Yeah, she wanted you two to live because she liked you. Don't waste that gift trying to take those that aren't yours," Kahlua said gently. The witch sisters looked at them then down.
"Ms. Luna… she spared us from being wiped out in that timeline," Apoch said softly.
"She wanted to save us even though we never met her before," Astreal said sadly.
"She met you here, in our time. We were all friends, and we still can be. That's what she wanted for you two," Tsukune said kindly. The witch sisters looked at him then to Dark and Rason.
"Mizore is my only wife, that will never change. However, I wouldn't be so cold to cast you out of my life Apoch. I'm fine being friends, just friends," Dark said in his usual tone. Apoch looked at him with wonder then down to her bracelet. She sniffled and nodded slowly as she started to unfasten it.
"Leave it on," Mizore said softly. Apoch looked to her with a bit of surprise as the snow maiden walked up to her.
"It's your boyfriend's mark. You deserve to wear it," she said softly.
"But… Ms. Mizore…" Apoch said looking down.
"It's ok. I don't expect you to forsake the love you felt for the demon who loved you back. If you want, then keep wearing it. I don't mind," Mizore said kindly. Apoch looked at her for a moment then broke down crying. The witch buried her face into the snow girl's chest as Mizore held her gently, crying out for the loss of her real Dark.
"Ms. Kurumu… I'm… I'm sorry," Astreal said as she started to cry. She looked down and trembled, realizing that her real angel was really gone forever. Kurumu looked at her with remorse then smiled softly. Rason smiled gently and rested his hand on the witch's shoulder.
"I'm fine being friends still too Astreal, if you want," he said kindly. She looked at him with teary eyes then to Kurumu.
"It's fine. Just no hugging or kissing. And try to keep the body contact to a minimum," Kurumu said with a weak smile. Astreal wiped her tears away and looked at the angel curiously.
"Really? I… can still be near you?" she asked softly. He nodded and smiled at her as Kurumu held onto his arm.
"It's just like Luna wanted, for us all to be friends again," he said gently. Astreal nodded slowly and looked down with a gentle smile.
"Friends," she said softly.
"Friends," Apoch said with a gentle smile as she looked at the group around her.
"Friends," Tsukune said with a nod.
"Ok, great. You're all friends again. Glad that's settled, but I think we have one more problem to deal with," Akua said plainly. More crashes and yelling came from the woods nearby as two girls continued their fight.
"Oh yeah… forgot about them," Yukari said with a weak smile. Tsukune sighed and glanced to the woods.
"Something tells me those two are going to be harder to reason with," he said tiredly.
"Do you want us to separate them for you master?" Akua asked curiously.
"No, I'll handle it. And I'm not your master, remember?" the boy said shaking his head. Akua looked down a bit while Kahlua tilted her head slightly.
"Be careful Tsukune, Falla's using her insanity dust," Yukari said worriedly.
"Not a problem, I'm immune to it, remember?" he said with a smirk as he walked towards the woods. The group nodded and looked to each other. As he walked towards the tree line Kurumu watched him with a slight smile, the girl blinking then shaking her head to clear her vision. She thought for a moment she saw Luna again, but the image vanished as Tsukune walked by.
"Kurumu? Are you ok?" Yukari asked as she saw the succubus look towards the trees with worry.
"Did I hurt you too badly? I'm sorry, I wasn't intending to cause any serious damage before," Astreal said worriedly. Kurumu glanced to her then back to the woods with a nervous smile.
"No, it's not that. It's… just my imagination," she said with a weak laugh. She stopped and looked down in thought. Something about her and Falla's fight earlier was still poking at her mind, the girl struggling to remember what was off about it. Not to mention that lately she's had the constant feeling like she was being watched.
In the woods Moka was darting around the trees while sparkly bits of insanity dust floated around. She was holding her breath as she tried to find the elusive chronofly. Every time she had come close the flyer always managed to fly off and spread more of her dust around.
'Damn, she's just waiting for the dust to get to me. The coward.'
'What do you expect? She knows she can't face you in physical combat. All she can rely on is her cheap tricks.'
She ran through the woods and then spotted a figure moving along the branches up above. The vampire narrowed her eyes and leapt up into the branches. She breathed out then inhaled fresh air while looking around with a focused expression.
"Quit hiding you coward!" she yelled before she took another breath and leapt towards another tree. The figure darted down towards the ground and ducked behind a tree. Moka narrowed her eyes then leapt down towards it. She landed down and rounded the tree, preparing to strike. She stopped suddenly and stared with wide eyes, gasping with surprise at what she saw.
"Wha-" she started before she felt her lungs light up. She grabbed her throat and looked around, the area around her starting to turn black and hazy.
'No! I inhaled the dust!'
She trembled and looked forward with wide eyes, staring at the figure she had been chasing. Standing by the tree was a girl with a white elegant dress with green trimmings. She had her butterfly wings extended out and had her arms crossed before her. Her green eyes were narrowed as she looked at the vampire with discontent.
'Luna?'
Moka shook her head then looked around as strange and grotesque monsters started to shift and phase through the ground and trees. Moka screamed and she started running wildly through the woods, the girl's fear taking over as the dust set off her brain's imagination. As she ran the image of Luna watched her run off then shook her head with a dark glare. She vanished just as Falla landed down and looked towards the sounds of the screaming.
"Ha, serves you right you little bitch," she said with a laugh as she took off towards the vampire as well.
Tsukune was running through the area looking around franticly. The sparkly dust bits were starting to settle as he scanned for the two girls. After a short pause he heard screaming, the boy sighing and then looking over to see Moka running around while holding her head. She screamed out in pure terror as she ran straight into a tree. She collapsed back onto the ground as Falla landed nearby.
"Haha, stupid girl. Take this lesson to heart, Tsukune's all mine," she said confidently.
"Falla, stop this!" Tsukune said as he walked up to her. The girl spun around then looked at him with a bright smile.
"Tsukune!" she said as she leapt towards him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Don't worry about me Tsukune, I was just teaching this girl to back off from my man," she said with a purr. Tsukune shook his head with exasperation then removed the girl's hold on him.
"Falla, why won't you listen to me? Moka's my girlfriend, she's the one I love," he said sternly. Falla looked at him with a bit of surprise then with worry.
"What are you saying? We belong together, you're my boyfriend," she said softly. Tsukune shook his head again and looked at her with remorse.
"Falla, your boyfriend was from that other timeline, the one where you two were destined to die in remember?" he said simply. She looked at him with concern then with a worried smile.
"That… that's crazy Tsukune. We've been together for over a year. We…" she said before she saw the boy's remorseful expression.
"Falla, that wasn't me. Can't you see that I'm not the same Tsukune as he was?" he said worriedly. Falla looked at him with a saddened eye then over to Moka who was screaming her lungs out while rolling around.
"The girl I love here is the one you just scared to death. She's my mate Falla; she's been my mate in this reality. You and I in that other timeline… we… we…" he said as he looked down with a remorseful expression.
"Don't say it…" Falla said softly. The boy looked at her as she trembled.
"Don't say it… don't say you and I shouldn't have been together. We belong together Tsukune… I know we do," she said with a hopeful eye. Tsukune just looked at her with sympathetic eyes and then down.
"Please listen to what I'm saying Falla. That timeline never should have happened. We-"
"Don't!" Falla shouted out with tears in her eye. She shook her head and looked down.
"I'm not like that monster I killed earlier. I'm not her! I'm not! I'm not heartless! I'm not a killer! I'm not the same as her! Don't tell me I was destined to remain like… like… her!" she cried out. She held herself tightly as she shook her head.
"I can't remember anything… before I got hit on the head. Nothing… just my name. But I like that far better than being told that I used to be some fucked up killer! Somebody who destroyed my entire race because of a foolish ambition to be queen; I don't want to be like that, I don't want to be like her!" she shouted out. Tsukune looked at her with remorse as the group ran over to them. The dust had settled at this point and everybody could easily hear Moka's screams. They looked at Falla as she started to cry.
"Dammit, don't tell me my existence shouldn't be! I know damn well you're not the same boy I fell in love with, but… but… I CAN'T LOSE YOU!" she screamed out as she started to cry. The group watched with surprise and sympathy as they saw Falla actually cry before them.
"Falla…" Tsukune said softly.
"No! I won't let go Tsukune, I can't! You're all I have left! You're all I've ever had!" she cried out as she ran over and held him tightly. He stood there with his arms by his sides as the group just looked from them to the screaming vampire who was rolling around on the ground.
"Please don't let me go Tsukune! Please!" she begged as she sobbed on his shoulder. The boy gently held her as the girl broke down in his arms. She cried and held onto the only boy she ever loved, the only thing that she could remember ever having. She knew he wasn't the same Tsukune, she knew the one that first started their love was dead. But she couldn't bring herself to let him go. She wanted him, needed him with everything she had.
The group was standing near the clearing with Moka looking at Falla with a dull stare. She had finally recovered from her fear induced panic and was trying to keep from attacking the chronofly like she had intended. Lunch period had already started yet the group had a few things to work out before they grabbed a bite to eat. Apoch and Astreal had admitted that they acted foolish and had conceded from trying to gain back the boys that resembled their fallen loves. Kurumu and Mizore had forgiven them and were making an effort to restore what peace they could between their friends. Moka however was not in a forgiving mood yet as Falla, even knowing the Tsukune here was not the same as the one she fell for, was refusing to give up on him.
"I'm sorry, but explain to me once more why I can't beat her into the ground," Moka said with anger.
"Because we're trying to keep the peace here, and last time you tried to fight you ended up screaming and rolling around in the woods out of your mind," Rason said flatly. Falla was watching Tsukune with a worried eye as he was looking up with a tired gaze. He wasn't sure how to handle the situation and keep everybody happy. Falla simply would not let him go from her heart, the boy seeming to be the only thing she had in the world.
"Keep the peace? Excuse me, but that's easy for you to say. Apoch and Astreal listened to reason; Falla however seems incapable of seeing that she's out of her mind!" Moka barked out. Falla gave her a dull glare as Tsukune sighed.
"She's not incapable of seeing how things are. She knows I'm not the same boy that loved her. It's just she's refusing to let go of that idea, that we belong together," he said softly.
"It's not an idea, it's my life. I won't let go of the only boy that ever showed me kindness. This timeline… it's all I have now. And he's… he's all I have left," Falla said as she looked down with a pained expression. Moka looked at her with a bit of sympathy then away.
'Great, she's not out of her mind, she's just stubborn.'
'I suppose I can see where she's coming from. But still, she needs to move on. Tsukune is our mate in this reality, and that's the way it's going to stay.'
"Falla, can't you at least consider just being friends with him? I mean, he's not telling you to take a hike, it's just he already has a girlfriend," Kurumu said gently. Falla shook her head and looked to Moka.
"I will not give up the only boy that loved me. I know he's not the same one… but dammit he's all I have left. I'll NEVER let him go," she said sternly.
"It's not your call to make though, it's his," Rason said simply. Falla looked at Tsukune with a worried eye then down.
"And he's already made it," Moka said with a bite while crossing her arms. Falla clenched her fists and shook her head with frustration.
"I'd rather die… then give him up to anybody," she said with anger and a narrowed eye.
"You're not giving him up," Yukari said shaking her head.
"Yeah, you're just being friends with him. Why is that so bad?" Ahakon asked curiously.
"Because my life and heart belong to him. I won't accept another girl taking that from me, I won't!" Falla shouted out with anger. The air behind her distorted slightly then returned to normal from her outburst. The group's eyes widened a bit as Falla shook with frustration.
"Did… you guys see that too?" Kurumu asked cautiously.
"What? I wasn't looking, do it again," Kahlua said curiously as she looked around at the group.
"He's all I've ever known. He's all I've ever had. How can you expect me to give him up?" Falla yelled at Moka, the vampire looking at her cautiously. The chronofly took a step towards her as her eye glared at the vampire.
"I love him; I've loved him far longer than you have. I've been with him far longer than you have. I know more about him than you'll ever know! He's my world! He's my life! Dammit vampire, he's my everything!" she shouted out with energy. A rift seared behind her briefly before vanishing.
"Oh no…" Mizore said softly.
"Falla…" Kurumu said worriedly.
"You think you're better than me? Is that it?" Falla said in her rage, not hearing or seeing the reactions of the others. Moka started backing up towards the school building as Falla walked closer to her.
"Falla?" Moka asked with a bit of fear.
"Just because you gave him some of your blood, you think that makes you better than me? I nearly died for him! My skull was nearly cracked open because of my love for him!" Falla shouted out with a tear forming in her eye. The air around the two started to distort and bend slightly, however the chronofly failed to notice as her glare was locked onto Moka.
"Falla? Calm down," Tsukune said worriedly. Apoch and Astreal watched with a bit of fear at the chronofly as the group eyed her carefully.
"It's not fair, you have no right to tell me beat it when he's been mine from the start! If anybody should concede it's you!" Falla roared as the air around them started to crack apart.
"Her magic…" Rason said with worry.
"She has it after all…" Yukari said with fright.
"Falla, stop now!" Ahakon cried out. The chronofly shook with anger, the girl's frustration over the vampire keeping her love from her boiling to the top. The air around the girl rippled out as her magic started to run wild. She felt something pulling from within, the girl's monster energy spiking through her.
"No… it's not fair… IT'S NOT FAIR!" she screamed out. The air around them shattered and ripped apart, the two girls looking around with surprise as a fast moving cosmos was seen through the tears. The door and walls of the academy next to them were torn apart as the rift opened up around the two girls.
"What… what is this?" Falla cried out. Moka backed up and looked around with wide eyes as the ground and wall of the school were ripped apart and cast into the time stream.
"Moka!" Tsukune cried out as the two girls looked back to him.
"Tsukune!" they both yelled as the rift flashed a bright light then sealed up, the two girls vanishing from sight.
"No!" Tsukune yelled looking around.
"What happened? Where did they go?" Akua said looking around franticly.
"Oh god, Moka!" Kurumu yelled out with fright.
"Not good, Falla's magic is still with her," Ahakon said with worry.
"No no no no, Moka!" Yukari cried out.
Inside the time stream two girls were screaming and holding onto each other for dear life. The stars and celestial bodies around them were flying past in blur.
"What the hell is this?" Falla cried out.
"You used your time magic Falla! You threw us into the time stream!" Moka said looking around with shock.
"I didn't know! I didn't mean to do this!" Falla said looking around with a wide eye.
"Get us out of here then! Do something!" Moka yelled out.
"I don't know what to do, I don't remember how to use that magic remember?" Falla barked back.
"Well do something, only you can control this power here!" Moka cried out. Falla looked around as the two girls held onto each other with fright.
"I… I don't know what to do… how do I get us back?" she said with urgency.
"How should I know?" Moka said with fear as the stars around them started to move faster. The two girls held onto each other tightly and screamed as the area around them flashed a bright white. Suddenly they were both rolling down a grassy hill, crashing down at the bottom of the slope with a groan. They slowly got up and shook their heads, then looked around slowly with surprise.
"Um… Moka?" Falla asked as they went back to back.
"I know… I can see Falla," Moka said quietly as they looked around with fear. All around the two girls were small four legged monsters. They were gray and covered in scales, the growling beasts resembling a dog crossed with a lizard. They all growled with their teeth bared, their yellow eyes staring at the two girls as the group of monsters circled around them.
"What… are those?" Falla asked worriedly.
"I'd rather not find out. Get us out of here," Moka said worriedly.
"I don't know how remember?" Falla said with a tone of annoyance.
"Well think quickly, because these things are just the welcoming party," Moka said looking around. Aside from the hill the remote area was just grassy fields, with hundreds of the feral beasts closing in slowly. Falla looked around with fright then down.
"Falla… do something. We can't fight them all…" Moka said urgently. Falla blinked then grabbed the vampire, the girl then taking off into the air.
"We don't have to, I can fly remem-" she started before they looked down to see a few of the hounds lashing their tongues up at them. The long sticky whips wrapped around their legs and started to pull them back down.
"Oh c'mon, you've got to be kidding me!" Falla yelled out. She fluttered her wings and the insanity dust started to flutter around. Moka held onto the girl tightly as she held her breath, watching as the dust floated down around the beasts.
"It's not working… no way…" Falla said as the hounds continued to growl and snap at them while they were being pulled down. Moka shook her head and looked back to the girl.
"You have to warp us out of here!" she cried out.
"Are you deaf, I don't know how to!" Falla shouted back.
"If you don't remember we'll never see Tsukune again!" Moka said looking down to see them getting closer to the hounds. More sticky tongues lashed up and wrapped around the girls bodies. Falla's wings started to struggle to move as more of the sticky whips stuck to it.
"Dammit… I'm not going to die like this!" Falla yelled as she struggled to fly back into the air. She growled as Moka tried to yank the sticky tongues off of them.
'What are these things?'
'I have no idea, and I'd rather not stay to find out.'
"Falla… please… you have to try to remember…" Moka said as another tongue wrapped around her neck. She broke loose from the chronofly's grip and started to fall back towards the hounds. Falla grabbed her by the hand while still trying to fly back up.
"I don't… know what to do though!" she cried out as she tried to climb back into the air.
"Just think about something! Anything!" Moka cried out as her grip started to loosen. Falla closed her eye and focused on the only thing she could think of.
'Tsukune… help me… please… help me!'
The air around them started to distort as they were almost back down on the ground. A few of the hounds were leaping up towards the vampire, the girl kicking them back down.
"Keep trying, hurry!" Moka yelled as she felt one of them bite into her leg. She screamed and kicked it off as blood trickled down her leg.
'Their teeth… they're razor sharp.'
'This will be over soon if she doesn't do something fast.'
More of the hounds started growling loudly and closing in around where the blood was dropping down, the beasts acting like land based piranhas. Falla shook her head with frustration and yelled out.
"TSUKUNE!" she cried out as she wished with all her might to be anywhere but here. In a flash the air around them broke apart, the fast moving cosmos again being seen through the rifts. The ground was torn up as sears and tears ripped across it, the beasts that were caught in the tear being sliced to pieces instantly. The girls fell into the rift right before it closed in on itself, the hounds around the area running off with whimpers and howls from the odd phenomenon.
"AHHH! Not again!" Falla cried out as the two girls tumbled through the time stream. Moka cringed in pain as her leg started to burn, the blood still flowing from the wound.
"God… it hurts!" she cried out as the pain escalated. Falla tried to reorient them, the girl's wings fluttering wildly as they spiraled through the cosmos.
"Moka… what's wrong?" Falla yelled out with worry.
"The bite… it's burning! Oh god it's burning!" Moka cried out as she cringed in pain. Falla grabbed and pulled the girl closer, then looked down to the bite on her leg. The blood was still flowing as the wound was already inflamed.
"Oh no… what did they do to you?" Falla said with fright. Before the vampire could scream in pain a bright flash erupted around them, the two crashing down onto a table and rolling onto the ground. Moka screamed in pain as the wound started to sizzle and burn wildly. Falla shook her head and looked around. They appeared to be in an old abandoned room of some sort, with wooden tables and chairs about. There was a worn wooden door to one side, an old fireplace on the next wall, a few bookcases with no books on them on another, and just a brick and stone wall for the other. The ground was cobblestone, and also appeared weathered and dusty. The ceiling had an old light fixture on it, with the candles long since melted away. There were no windows, and hardly any light in the area. Falla scrambled to her feet and looked at Moka with worry. The vampire was screaming as she shook her head, her wound starting to become unbearable.
'What... what the hell, what is this?'
'That bite… what the hell did it do?'
"Oh no… we… we need to get you help. Fast!" Falla said looking around. She ran to the door and opened it only to see there was a brick wall behind it.
"What… where the hell are we?" she screamed out looking around. She then looked back to Moka with a wide eye.
'She needs a doctor… or a wizard… or something!'
Moka started choking as she held her throat, the girl's eyes wide with shock.
'I can't breathe! What…what is this?'
'It's poison! We need to get a cure for it fast!'
She shook her head as she tried to speak, the girl's eyes twitching as her mind started to swim.
"Dear lord… Moka! Moka, what do I do?" Falla cried out. The vampire shook and choked on something as her body started to spasm. Falla looked at her with fright then around.
'Trapped… we're trapped… and she needs help. She needs help!
"Moka!" Falla cried out as she grabbed the girl by the shoulders. She felt her mind slipping, her magic started to waver around her as stared at the vampire with fright. She trembled wildly as she closed her eye, seeing flashing symbols race through her mind in a blur.
"MOKA!" she screamed out as she arched back.
"Let her die…" a girl's voice whispered from behind her. Falla looked back to see nobody there with them.
"She'll bring about the end…" the voice said again, just barely being heard.
"What… who's there? Please help me!" Falla cried out. She growled with desperation then yelled out.
"Somebody HELP!" she screamed, the girl's magic tearing apart the area around them. The roof started to cave in as tears and rifts tore apart the ceiling and floor around them. As the room collapsed in the girls vanished, the two disappearing before stone and dirt dropped down into the small chamber.
In an instant the two girls appeared again, crashing down onto the ground next to a stream. They were outside in a dark forest, with high trees all around and the clear blue water running next to them. Falla stumbled to her feet and looked around quickly, then down at Moka. The vampire was choking constantly as she trembled, the girl's eyes wide with shock.
"What… what's going on… what do I do?" Falla said grabbing her hair.
"Leave her…" the whisper came again. Falla looked around franticly, unable to find the source of the voice.
"Who's there?" she shouted out.
"She'll lead to the end… let her die…" the voice said again under a whisper.
"No… NO! I'm not a murderer; I'm not like that other me!" Falla yelled as she held her head, shutting her eye and trembling.
Suddenly a loud cracking sound was heard, the girl looking over to see a tall tree falling towards them. She screamed then dove on top of Moka, grabbing hold tightly as the large tree crashed down towards them. In the blink of an eye they vanished as the tree slammed down, dirt and dust flying up from the impact.
They reappeared lying on the ground, the chronofly holding the vampire down while Moka's world started to fade to black. She couldn't breathe, the pain was mind-blowing, and her senses was starting to shut down. Falla sat up and looked at the vampire with fear.
"Moka… Moka please don't die. Don't die, please!" she cried out.
"Moka!" Tsukune's voice called out. Falla looked over to see the group staring at them with shock. The two girls had reappeared next to where they originally jumped from, the shattered doorway and wall of the academy a clear sign of their rough jump.
"Tsukune! Help her, please!" Falla cried out. The group ran over and looked at Moka as she laid there, the girl's eyes starting to slowly close as she choked weakly.
"What happened? Moka? Moka!" Kurumu cried out kneeling beside her.
"Sister!" Kahlua cried out.
"What happened Falla?" Akua demanded with anger.
"I don't know! I don't know! We appeared somewhere, something bit her, and then we've been appearing all over in these weird places. What's happening to me Tsukune?" Falla said backing up with fear.
"Moka!" Yukari cried out as she looked at the vampire with fright.
"What bit her?" Ahakon asked urgently.
"I don't know, it was like a dog… or a lizard… or both. There were hundreds of them; they were going to eat us!" Falla said looking at the vampire with fright. Apoch and Astreal looked at each other then to the vampire.
"Kirlings," they said in unison. They ran over and knelt by the vampire as the group looked to them worriedly.
"Kirlings?" Rason asked.
"Oh crap, not those things," Yukari said fearfully.
"We know of those things from our studies. They look like large reptile beasts with poisonous fangs," Apoch said worriedly.
"Did they have long sticky tongues?" Astreal asked quickly.
"Yes, they tried to pull us back down. My dust didn't even work on them," Falla said worriedly.
"It wouldn't, your dust induces fear from those that inhale it. Kirlings don't fear anything, they are just mindless creatures that live to hunt and feed," Ahakon said shaking his head.
"One bite from them and the blood is infected with a strong poison. It keeps their prey from escaping the pack," Astreal said worriedly.
"Can you cure her? She's dying!" Kurumu cried out.
"We can try, but I'm not sure if we can now, it looks like the poison's spread throughout her body," Apoch said with fear as the two sisters held their hands above the girl. Yukari and Ahakon rushed over and started to focus their magic as well, the group watching as Moka twitched and slowly closed her eyes. The area glowed with a soft green and light blue as the casters tried to heal the vampire's ailment.
"What happened… how did… what did I…" Falla said looking at her hands.
"Try to remain calm Falla, it looks like you have your time altering magic after all," Rason said cautiously.
"My what?" Falla said with a jump.
"You lost control of it like Luna used to do. Count yourself lucky you got back here in one piece," Dark explained. Falla looked at them then to Tsukune.
"But… how did I do this?" she asked worriedly.
"I'm not sure. Right now try to calm your mind, if you get too excited you might let the magic go loose again," he said cautiously. She nodded slowly and looked back to Moka, the girl still lying motionless while the casters worked to heal her.
"Isn't it working?" Akua asked worriedly.
"We're trying, she's in a critical condition," Apoch said shaking her head.
"She's so close to death as it is, I'm not sure we can pull her back," Astreal said worriedly.
"I never wanted this… I just wanted to be Tsukune's girlfriend," Falla said as she started to cry.
"Your tears won't fix this, so knock it off," Akua said with anger.
"Our sister better be ok after this," Kahlua said with a glare at the chronofly. Falla looked at them worriedly then back to Moka.
"We should get Ruby and the headmaster," Kurumu said looking to the building.
"We don't have time to move her, we have to cure the poison now," Apoch said urgently.
"If we don't heal her blood now she's a goner," Yukari said as they continued to focus on the vampire's poison.
"Moka… please come back. Please," Tsukune said worriedly.
"Let her die…" a voice came again, with only Falla seeming to hear it and look around franticly.
"Who's there? Who keeps saying that?" she shouted out.
"What are you talking about?" Kurumu asked with a jump.
"I keep hearing a voice… it won't leave me alone," Falla said fearfully.
"Chrono dementia. Looks like all your magic and its drawbacks came to you after all," Mizore said softly.
"But…" Falla said shakily.
"She'll bring about the end… let her die…" the voice said quietly again.
"What do you mean? What end?" Falla shouted out.
"What are you hearing?" Dark asked cautiously.
"The voice… it wants me to let her die. It keeps saying she'll bring about the end," Falla said with fear. The group glanced to each other then back to Falla.
"The end?" Akua asked carefully while raising an eyebrow.
"What's happening to me… what's wrong with me?" Falla cried out. Moka started to stir as her leg began to heal, the wound slowly vanishing.
"I think it's working… we can cure her still," Apoch said with relief.
"She was nearly a goner there, that was too close," Yukari said shaking her head.
"Just keep it up, we have to get every last bit of that poison out before it gets to her heart," Ahakon said as he focused his magic on the vampire's body, all the casters trying to remove all the harmful toxins in the girl's bloodstream.
"No!" a voice shouted out, the group looking around at the sudden sound.
"Stop talking to me you crazy dementia!" Falla shouted out.
"Um…" Rason said looking around carefully.
"If she's got dementia how come I heard a voice just now too?" Kahlua asked curiously. The group looked around as the four casters continued to heal the vampire.
"You guys… I've been getting a bad feeling ever since Luna died…" Kurumu said worriedly. The group glanced to her as she looked around slowly, the girl feeling a chill run down her spine.
"I mean… I've been thinking I've seen her around us still… and… I feel like I'm being watched all the time now," she said with a bit of fear.
"It's just your imagination Kurumu. We all feel the pain of losing her, it's natural," Tsukune said gently.
"Is it natural to hear voices too?" Rason said looking around.
"It's not just that though…" Kurumu said worriedly. She looked down then over to Falla.
"When I was fighting the other you, when we were shifted into time, I thought I saw Luna's image then. I thought I was hallucinating, but…" she said as she remembered what stood out about the fight.
"Luna… she… stopped Falla from casting The Ender spell. I mean… she grabbed Falla's hand! She was there! Falla even looked at her with surprise. At the time I thought I was just imagining the whole thing. Then… when I was about to slam into the ground from one of our attacks… I just vanished and reappeared on the ground. It's like something caught me then set me down. And there was Luna again, standing next to me," she said with fear.
"But Luna's dead, we all saw her get cut down. We all saw her die right before us. We were there when we had her buried here near Apoch and Astreal's graves," Tsukune said with concern.
"Yeah… about that…" Apoch said shaking her head.
"Something we didn't have to see… really," Astreal said quietly. Seeing tombstones with their names on them and knowing that a pair of sisters that used to be them in this timeline were buried there made the two girls feel uneasy.
"But the feeling… it's not going away. I feel like I'm being watched… even now," Kurumu said looking around. She knew somebody was watching her, she just could never see anybody around. Dark was looking around carefully, removing his earbuds and putting them in his pocket.
"I'm not sure what happened with you Kurumu… but something doesn't feel right," he said cautiously. Mizore was looking around slowly as well. They both felt it, the sudden appearance then disappearance of a presence when the voice spoke up to everybody.
"Moka! Can you hear me?" Yukari called out, the group looking down to see the vampire's eyes slowly opening. After the glow around her body subsided the vampire slowly sat up.
"What… what happened?" she said wearily as she held her head. She jumped bit then looked around in surprise.
"Wait, those things! And Falla! What…" she said looking to the chronofly. Falla breathed out in relief then smiled at her.
"Moka!" Tsukune said as he knelt down and held the vampire close. She blinked then slowly held him closely as well.
"I'm so glad we got to you in time. Are you ok?" he asked as he leaned back and eyed her worriedly.
"I'm fine… but… what happened?" Moka asked shaking her head.
"I'm sorry," Falla said softly. Tsukune and Moka stood up as the chronofly looked down with remorse.
"I only wanted to scare you out here… I never wanted… I never knew I could… I don't know how I did that, but I'm sorry," she said with sorrow. Moka looked at her with wonder then to the damaged side of the building.
"She has her time magic back. She… jumped us around like Luna did," she said in amazement.
"And her chrono dementia, she's hearing voices," Ahakon said looking around.
"Actually, we all are," Yukari said worriedly.
"Voices?" Moka asked worriedly.
"She's hearing voices saying to let you die. And Kurumu thinks she's seeing Luna around still," Akua said curiously. Moka jumped then looked to the succubus.
"Luna!" she shouted out. The group looked at her as she turned towards the woods again.
"Yeah, I've been thinking she's around still. It's freaking me out," Kurumu said worriedly.
"Me too," Moka said softly. The group looked at her curiously as she turned to Kurumu again.
"I saw her out in the woods while I was chasing Falla. At least, I think I did. It may have been that crazy dust that got to me, but… I saw her standing out there. She was wearing a white dress-" she started before Kurumu looked at her with wide eyes.
"With green trimmings," she finished. Moka blinked then nodded slowly.
"You both saw her?" Tsukune asked worriedly.
"I think I did, but I don't know if the dust made me imagine her," Moka said with concern.
"I saw Luna around us today, I know I did. It can't be chrono dementia though, I wasn't in the shifted state long enough," Kurumu said with worry.
"I imagined I saw Luna earlier once when I was looking out the window. I was sure it was my imagination though. But… she was wearing what you both described, a dress she never wore here before," Rason said cautiously. Everybody looked to him then to each other with worry.
"Are we all going insane?" Mizore said shaking her head.
"I've been getting the feeling we're being watched a bit too…" Akua said glancing around carefully.
"Ok, I'm sufficiently freaked out here. I say we go inform Ruby and the headmaster about all this. Falla's time magic is back, and we're all losing it," Rason said worriedly. Everybody nodded, and then one by one they all turned to Falla who had a look of fright on her face.
"Falla?" Tsukune asked curiously. The chronofly slowly shook her head and backed up a bit, her red eye wide as she stared at something.
"What's wrong?" Kurumu asked with concern. Falla's mouth started to quiver as she shakily pointed to something behind the group. They all blinked then slowly looked behind them.
Standing behind Moka was a figure, a girl with butterfly wings slowly fluttering behind her. The wings were brightly colored with blue trimmings, white wings, and yellow spots.
"It… can't be…" Mizore said with wide eyes as she backed up.
She had short black hair and was about Moka's height. The air behind the girl was ripped apart, a dark void being seen behind while her white dress flowed gently in the breeze.
"We… we're seeing things, right?" Rason asked worriedly.
Her green eyes were set in a cold glare, staring at Moka with anger. Her body seemed to phase in and out of view a few times, her dress and body becoming transparent for a moment before becoming solid again.
"Impossible…" Yukari said under a whisper.
Her hands were at her sides, the girl glaring at the vampire as the group turned to face her.
"Luna?" Moka said with surprise in a soft voice. The chronofly reached out slowly and rested her hand on the vampire's shoulder, the girl's cold glare having turned into a calm smile. The vampire jumped a bit and looked at the hand. She felt the grip on her, the feel of her touch. She wasn't hallucinating, the chronofly was really there. Falla stared with a wide eye at the girl, the girl that was the image of her sister who was cut down earlier that day, the girl that had torn through the time stream and allowed her to escape a faulty timeline that was doomed.
"She's… alive?" Yukari said in amazement.
"Luna, is… is that really you?" Tsukune asked in awe. Moka looked at the chronofly with wonder as Luna smiled eerily at her. Slowly her smile turned into a twisted grin as her eyes glowed a deep green, her grip on the vampire's shoulder keeping firm.
"Alucard will never come to be…" Luna said as she started chuckling. The group looked at her with wide eyes as she started laughing.
"SO SAITH ME, QUEEN LUNA CII!" she yelled as she flung the vampire into the black void behind her, the girl screaming as she was thrown into the rift in time and space while Luna laughed wildly.