It was Saturday morning and Halberd was sitting in the dojo, watching the other's preparing for their round. Gao finished his homework and his training with his mother while Drum was sitting and watching. Once the training was over Gao walked near Drum, who took his real form and flew in the air.

Halberd was taking a day off. The dragons were getting tired and the punisher split their search so they have a day off to recover. He looked at Hanako, watching his brother flying away. The dragon lightly smiled and stood up. He walked near her and said, "Good morning Hanako."

"Good morning Halberd," she replied. She lightly sighted.

"Is there something wrong?" the dragon asked.

"No. Everything is okay. Big bro is helping Drum," she replied as she turned toward him and smiled.

Halberd nodded negatively and replied, "You missed him right?" she didn't reply, but the dragon knew he guessed right, "After all, you spend less time with your brother lately."

She didn't reply once again, but tilted her head.

Halberd didn't like seeing her feeling down like that. He thought about a way to cheer her up and remembered how Gao felt when he flew flying on Drum's back. He smiled and said, "Do you want to fly with me?"

Hanako looked at Halberd and wasn't sure how to respond, "Won't mom be mad if you do this?"

Halberd chuckled nervously, knowing Suzumi attitude and what she did to Ironchain, "Right...I want to keep my tail at the end of the day so...Let's ask her permission first. It will be safer that way."

It took a minute and Suzumi agreed, but only because it was him. Hanako and him walked outside and were on the roof of the house.

Halberd smiled and commented, "It always payoff to be responsible. She would never have said yes to Ironchain," he clapped his hands and turned into his real form. He smiled and lowered himself, "Climb on my back and hang around my throat tightly."

She climbed on his back and did as she was told. She smiled and said excitedly, "I'm going to fly on a dragon!"

Halberd chuckled and replied, "Are you ready?"

"Yes!" she shouted.

"Set. Go!" Halberd said. He opened his wings and flapped them with his strength. He flew in the air as fast as he could.

During an hour they flew over the city and watched the surrounding. Hanako giggled as she discovered the town from above.

"It's so different than below!" She yelled.

"I know. This is how I see the world. My eyes are powerful. I can see the humans below me very well!" Halberd explained.

After an hour, they returned back to the house and landed. They returned inside.

Suzumi watched Halberd returning inside with Halberd on his back, hanging against his horns.

"How did it go?" Suzumi asked with a smile.

"It was fun!" Hanako replied smiling joyfully.

"She liked it. I'm glad she's smiling now," Halberd replied with a small smile. He looked around as he smelled fury, "Anything happened here?"

"Not really. Axia is starting to get impatient for his material and missed Drum already. I'm not use to see him acting grumpily."

"He doesn't get angry often, but Asmodai is really pushing it and-"

The door knocked and they looked at it.

"I better hide and-"

"Deliver for Axia!" a voice shouted behind the door.

"FINALLY!" Axia furiously yelled. He dashed at the entrance and opened the door, "You sure took your time Asmodai!"

Chapter 14: The Demon Asmodai

Asmodai was a pink demon with a muscular body, a long pink tail and opal eyes grinning at Axia. He wore a blue jean with a purple one over the leg part of the jean and an opened yellow jacket covering his horns. He held a blue bag with the symbol of the Magic world on his back.

"I was a little busy those four previous days with this Tetsuya," Asmodai replied.

Axia noticed he had someone on his shoulder. It was a boy with peach skin, blond hair with four bananas shape looking haircut and emerald eyes looking at Axia with a smile. He wore dark purple pants with a black shirt under a long sleeved yellow jacket.

"Yo Axia! Asmodai spoke a little about you," Tetsuya said.

Axia drew his spear and pointed it to the crotch of the demon, "Explain to me why you are late or you can kiss your-"

"Hold your tongue Axia," Halberd said grabbed Axia spear before continuing, "There's a little kid here."

Axia looked at Hanako, still on the shoulders of halberd. He grunted and said, "You know what I mean anyway! Did you bring everything I ask for?"

Asmodai chuckled before answering, "Of course I brought what you asked for. If I didn't, I wouldn't be here."

"You are late Asmodai! You are so unreliable," Axia crossed his arms and added with a lovely voice, "Not like my Drum-kins."

"There you go," Asmodai gave the bag to Axia. The blue dragon grabbed it.

"Who are you?" Hanako asked the boy.

"I'm Tetsuya Kurodake yo. I'm a friend of Asmodai as you see," he said while the demon put him on the ground.

"He's my partner. I met him four days ago and we clicked well," Asmodai said with a small smile.

Axia saw his smile. He knew Asmodai for a while and knew that this kind of smile meant that something else was in his mind, "Define: Clicked well."

"Sorry, but this isn't an interrogation Axia. I brought what you asked-"

"FOUR days after you came to this world!" Axia yelled at the demon. Smoke came out of his ears as his fury boiled his inside before he calmed down, "Why did you take four days to bring it?"

"I showed him my music for four days Axia," Tetsuya said winking at the dragon.

"You got distracted. Unreliable demon," Axia grumbled. He then looked at the demon and said, "I had to wait for you during all this time," he looked into the bag and said, "High quality gear. This is perfect for what I need."

"The academy knows you are the best Axia, so they brought you the best for your new spellcards."

"New one?" Halberd asked, entering in the conversation.

"Yes. I've been thinking for a while about the fact that in this world, we need a human to use the spellcards. I thought about a scenario where the human was by himself and ambushed by dragon or any being of other worlds. If such things happened, what do the human needs?"

Asmodai grinned and answered, "A way to call us by their side."

Axia snapped with his claw, "Exactly."

"Why didn't one of those spellcards existed before?" Suzumi asked.

Axia turned toward her and replied, "Because we can defend ourselves with our spellcards. I cannot say the same with the humans...Except you, who hurt my Drum-kinds."

"After throwing him on the ground, I didn't really believe I actually did it," Suzumi replied a little nervously.

Axia giggled and said, "Succeed once, you can again. Anyway, I'll prepare the spell card when I can."

Asmodai said, "Now that the delivery is done, I think I shall make my leave."

He turned around and was about to walk away when Axia grabbed his tail and pulled him inside.

"Don't go away now, you are our guest," Axia said nodding at Suzumi.

Asmodai sighted and replied, "As you wish Axia."

"You just got own yo," Tetsuya commented with a smirk on his face.

"You aren't really helping me right now you know," Asmodai commented.

"Calm down." Tetsuya took one of his four pointy parts of his hairs and gave it to Asmodai, "Here's a banana."

Axia, Suzumi, Hanako and Halberd looked confusingly at what just happened for a few seconds before they went over it as the demon ate the banana. None of them wanted to say anything about it or question about it.

"If you dragged me here, you have something important to say right?" Asmodai asked as he put Tetsuya on the ground.

Axia nodded before saying, "Drum told us that some habitants of other worlds are coming here with some evil intention. They are ready to hurt anyone to get the reward of Findar's head."

Asmodai frowned and replied, "Yeah. I saw a fight on the roof of the school yesterday. Something bad is starting now and I don't really like it."

"That's why I'll need your help with the spellcards I'll create. You have some knowledge on how creating a few of those rights?"

"Nope. Creating spellcards aren't my thing, but using them is one of my ability," Asmodai replied with a small grin.

Axia sighted and replied, "Right. You didn't really enter in the academy after all."

"Even if I can't help you that way, maybe me and Tetsuya could take care of those troublesome beast. I am not interest in Findar's head at all, but for those like Rouga and Cerberus, they sadly got my attention," he said as he cracked his knuckles, "What do you say?"

"I agree yo. You can't attack people just like that and get away with this," Tetsuya replied.

Halberd sighted and said in his mind. Another innocent kid into this mess to fight against kids who got into this mess and create even more mess.

"Halberd?" Asmodai asked.

The dragon went out of his thought and asked, "What is it?"

"Is this little girl your partner?" Asmodai asked curiously.

Suzumi lightly glared at Halberd, but the dragon replied, "She isn't my partner. She's way too young. I will also never involve a child into this mess. I just wanted to cheer her up."

"It was fun flying with him," Hanako replied.

Asmodai smiled and replied, "Knowing your reputation, it had to be the case. Oh yeah! I remember to ask you something Axia."

"What is it?" the blue dragon asked, correcting his monocle.

"Do you have a partner?"

Axia lightly looked down and replied, "Not searching for one yet. I'll be busy creating spellcards. I also don't intent to fight Findar. I have no chance against him. I'm a magician, not a warrior."

"Too bad for you," Asmodai turned around and said, "We have to go now. Tetsuya's mom will be angry after us if we are late."

"She knows too?" Suzumi asked.

"Yep. You should have heard her scream when she saw me," Asmodai chuckled.

"You forgot about your scream before you knee in front of her yo," Tetsuya said before chuckling too.

Asmodai glared at Tetsuya before replying, "Try to stay on your feet when you are attack there. Anyway, we got to go," he finished his sentence and grabbed Tetsuya before flying away.

Axia sighted and commented, "Guess we have nothing else to interest him for now," he turned toward Suzumi and asked, "Is there a room I could use to create spellcards? I can guarantee nothing will explode, burned the house or drown the city."

That wasn't reassuring at all.

Halberd grunted and replied, "It won't happen under his watch. It isn't a dangerous spell he will create."

"True. It's only a portable lab in this bag. Nothing too fancy or big," Axia replied with a cheerful smile.

"There is a room, but..." Suzumi didn't continue.

Axia saw the lips of Suzumi moving down and said, "I'll use the dojo when there's no one there then."

"Thank you," she replied. She turned toward Hanako and Halberd and asked, "Can you put her on the ground."

"Oh. Right," Halberd replied, putting her on the ground.

"Can we fly together again sometime?" Hanako asked.

The dragon gently laugh before patting her head, "If your mother don't mind. I'll be glad to fly with you."

Suzumi nodded with a smile as she turned toward Axia, walking in the dojo with his portable lab.

AC: This is the end of chapter 14.

Next chapter: A Mean Enemy: Part 1.

Gao will have to fight an enemy who enjoys mocking his allies and foes.

I am not sure, but I think I reach around the middle part of the first Arc. Chapter 15 introduce the most of the important character of the first arc. If some characters are underdeveloped, they will be more in the second Arc (Second Arc is closer to the first Season of Buddyfight with a real villain). After chapter 16, more battle and actions until the end of the Arc as the introductions will be mostly done.