In the giant castle of the dark lord Issa Shuzen all was quiet. The magnificent castle of the great vampire stood amidst a vast countryside. There were white mountains in the distance while green plains rolled on to the left of the grand estate. A forest was seen nearby with a path leading from it towards the large castle, the place being the home of the great vampire lord. Peace and tranquility was all that was around for miles and… you get the picture.

In the living quarters for the family of vampires a girl was standing at her balcony overlooking the countryside. She was dressed in an elegant dress shirt with a long flowing skirt. Her red hair was pulled back into two loose pigtails by black ribbons. Her emerald eyes gazed around at the landscape with a calm look. She sighed happily as she turned around and walked into her room.

"It's so lovely out today my dear, should we go for a walk?" she asked in a polite tone. A boy walked forward from the middle of the room. He was dressed in a familiar prince's outfit, with dark dress shoes, navy blue colored pants, a dark tailcoat jacket with golden buttons and stripes on it, and over his shoulder a red sash which bared a rosary emblem on it where it met the shoulder. His red eyes gazed at the blushing girl's expression and his smile was kind as always. His impressive vampire aura radiated from around him as he walked closer and held her close.

"Yes, but first," he said as he leaned in and kissed the girl. She savored the feeling and held him closely. After the kiss ended she gazed up at the taller boy.

"Tsukune…" Kokoa said softly. She giggled and admired his eyes, gazing deeply into them. His aura fluxed greatly and took the girl by surprise. In a flash he ripped off her dress and tossed her onto her bed. She bounced on it then looked at him with surprise and lust. The boy had a toothy grin as he climbed into bed with her, running his hands along her legs.

"Tsukune… yes…" she said softly.

His hands ran up to her thighs, the girl shivering with pleasure.

"Tsukune… yes, yes!" she moaned out.

The boy reached up and gracefully worked his fingers into her, causing her to thrash about slightly.

"Tsukune!" she cried out.

"Yes!" she yelled out as she felt herself get hot all over.

"Yes!" she screamed as she felt her body quiver.

"YES!" she screamed as she jumped up from her chair. After a moment she blinked then slowly looked around. All eyes were on her with wonder and surprise; Tsukune's and all their friends, along with Mizore's parents. Kokoa looked down embarrassed then eyed around the room slowly.

"Um… yes what?" Rason asked confused.

"Kokoa?" Moka asked surprised. The redheaded vampire looked around then downward.

"Um… sorry," she said weakly.

"Are you ok?" Tsukune asked. Kokoa glanced to him, a small blush forming right away.

"Yeah… I just need to get some air," she said softly before she walked towards the door.

"Stay close to the house my dear, those guards are patrolling the village at all times," Tsurara said as they watched her walk out. As soon as the door was closed the snow woman looked at the group curiously.

"Is she ok?" she asked.

"She'll be fine. I think all this talk about invasions and such has her worried about home," Moka said as she watched the door with worried eyes.

"I see, well I hope the poor thing won't have to go through anything like this," Tsurara said as she looked downward. She glanced to the pendant in her hands then looked back to Tsukune.

"So, if you're not who Mizore was referring to, who is? Whose insignia is this?" she asked curiously.

"That belongs to her boyfriend. His name is Dark Kuyumaya," Moka said with a smile. Tsurara looked at her with surprise.

"Kuyumaya?" she asked. The group nodded.

"You mean she found a snow boy in that school? I'm amazed," Tsurara said looking at the pendant closely. The group glanced to each other curiously.

"Um, Dark's not a snow boy," Rason said a bit confused. Tsurara looked up at him then to her husband.

"Dear, wasn't the family at the lower slopes named Kuyumaya?" she asked. The husband looked up thoughtfully then nodded with a smile. She turned to the group curiously.

"Yes, that was the family name of some of our villagers that lived on the lower slopes. I'm amazed that name would be elsewhere in the monster world. What kind of monster is he?" she asked with a smile. The group glanced to each other worriedly.

"Um, he doesn't like to tell many people about that," Tsukune said nervously.

"Yeah, he's a bit secretive that way," Yukari giggled.

"I see. Does Mizore at least know?" the snow woman asked softly.

"Yes, we all know. It's just… he doesn't like us to tell everyone. But since you're Mizore's parents, I guess it would be ok to tell you. You'll find out eventually anyway," Rason said with a laugh.

"Oh it can't be that bad. It's not like he's one of those accursed shadow demons," Tsurara laughed a bit. She then looked around the room to see everybody staring at her in silence.

"What?" she asked softly.

"Shadow demons?" Tsukune repeated slowly.

"Yes, those hateful beings are despised here ever since one wiped out the town on the lower slopes a few years back," Tsurara said as she closed her eyes.

"Wiped out… the town?" Rason said carefully. The group slowly looked to each other.

"Yes. That poor family, the Kuyumaya family was living there at the time. Some horrible wizard threatened to use us as slaves just as Fairy Tale has done now. But back then we thought we would be strong enough to deal with him. Turns out we were mistaken. He summoned a horrible shadow demon and let him loose on a killing spree in that town," Tsurara said with a pained voice.

"Oh my…" Moka said as her eyes widened.

'You don't think…'

'Dark…'

"Um, how did you people stop him then?" Kurumu asked nervously.

"Well, we didn't. Somehow that wizard was killed in the town. We never did find out what happened to him. We found what was left of him next to a poor little girl's body," Tsurara said softly as she looked down with closed eyes.

CRASH!

Tsurara looked up to see everybody had fallen off of their chairs in shock. They got back up and looked at her speechless.

"Is something the matter?" the snow woman asked worriedly.

"I don't recall Mizore ever mentioning that story," Moka said as she glanced to the group.

"Yeah, seems like something that she would know of," Tsukune said worriedly.

"She doesn't know. Small monster attacks and threats have always been made from time to time. However we didn't want to tell her the sad news of what happened to her people. At the time she was a bit moody from not finding a husband, so we decided it was best to just tell her it was simply another bothersome monster in the village," Tsurara explained.

"Uh oh," Rason breathed out.

"What's wrong? I didn't mean to scare you with such stories my dears, I'm sorry," Tsurara said with a soft smile. The group looked at her with nervous eyes then down to the pendant.

"So, who is this Dark Kuyumaya? I'm curious as to who Mizore wanted for a husband," the snow woman said as she looked down to the pendant.

CRASH!

The group looked towards the door where a loud ruckus was taking place outside.

"What the?" Rason asked.

"Kokoa!" Moka cried out. Everybody ran to the door and looked outside through the windows. Out on the snowy road Kokoa was standing, glaring around at several men in black uniforms who were surrounding her, some carrying automatic rifles.

"I said back off creeps!" she roared as she dodged one of the men's lunges at her. She swiftly kicked him and sent him flying into another soldier, knocking them both back into the snowy road.

"Freeze or die!" another called out as he raised a rifle to her. The vampire gasped and stepped back from the armed man.

"Kokoa stop!" Moka yelled as she ran out the door to her sister. She got in front of the redhead and held her arms out to shield her.

"Please, don't hurt my sister!" she pleaded. The man kept a close eye on them with his gun aimed at the girl's head.

"Who are you? You're not from around here are you?" he called out. Two more walked over and held up their guns, clicks being heard as they armed their weapons.

"They're not snow people. Intruders!" another yelled out. The vampires gasped and closed their eyes, preparing to be riddled with bullets.

"Stop, please!" Tsurara cried out. The men glanced over to her as she ran in front of the young girls.

"They are friends of our family. Please don't hurt them," she said as she stood before them. The guards eyed her carefully, guns aimed at the girls' heads.

"It's their fault, one of them tried to arrest me for just standing there!" Kokoa barked out.

"I told you it wasn't safe out here," Tsurara said in a hushed voice as she glanced back to the vampire.

"You're Tsurara Shirayuki, aren't you?" one of the armed guards said with a sly grin. The snow woman nodded slowly.

"We were told to keep you under surveillance in case you tried anything suspicious, seems like our mistrust was well placed," the man chuckled. Tsukune and the others watched the standoff then quickly headed out of the building towards their friends.

"Hey, wait a-" Kurumu said as she stepped forward. She heard the click clicks of guns being armed from around her and stopped in place. The group looked around saw armed guards on both sides of them.

"Don't move!" one barked out.

"Human weapons? You guys are humans?" Yukari said in surprise.

"Enough talk. Get these conspirators to the palace. Let the commander deal with them," one of the soldiers ordered. Tsukune, Moka, Kurumu, Yukari, and Rason were herded over to the other girls and surrounded by armed soldiers while Mizore's father watched from the window with worried eyes. Tsurara made a gentle motion with her hand for him to get back inside. The husband looked at her with a pained expression then walked out as well.

"No, don't…" Tsurara said softly. A guard spotted the man and pointed his gun at him.

"You too snow man. Get over here," he called out. Mizore's father nodded and glared at the guards around them. He walked over to his wife and smiled softly at her.

"Why must you always insist that we do everything together?" she jested softly. He just shrugged and smiled at her. No matter what her husband was faithful and would not leave her side.

"Question, why are you afraid of humans with guns? You're monsters," Tsukune whispered.

"A bullet to the head is fatal for anything Tsukune," Moka whispered back.

"Yeah, human weapons are just as threatening to most monsters as they are to humans," Kurumu said in a hushed tone.

"But… vampires are S-Class…" Tsukune said nervously.

"Doesn't mean taking a bullet to the head isn't deadly," Kokoa said dryly.

"Besides, if they all open fire, we all would surely not survive," Tsurara whispered. Tsukune looked around with worried eyes. He figured human missiles and nuclear weapons were a threat, but thought monsters could shrug off bullets like they were nothing. Apparently some might be able to, but many would not be so lucky.

"Enough talking! Let's go, and any sudden movements and you're dead!" one of the armed men ordered. The group was then led off towards the snow palace in the mountain side surrounded by their armed escorts.

Mizore was up overlooking the village from her balcony in the palace. The sky had turned to night as she gazed at the landscape with sorrowful eyes. The wind gently blew around her, her purple hair and kimono flowing a bit in the breeze.

"My duty… it's my duty…" she murmured to herself. She kept reminding herself of her duty to her people, trying to find some reason to believe that it was right. She wished with all her might that it didn't have to be this way. While she looked around with a heartbroken expression the door to her room opened again. From the hall that was always guarded a man walked into her room once again.

"Still looking at your future kingdom?" Miyabi said as he walked up behind her. The doors behind them closed and locked again from the outside.

"Leave me be. The wedding isn't until tomorrow," Mizore hissed. The man chuckled and held her shoulder, gently turning the glaring woman to face him.

"Yes, but there's been a change of plans," he said with a warm smile. She continued her glare at the man she despised, not wishing to waste any of her words on him.

"Seems your mother tried to sneak some people into our town," he said with a chuckle. Mizore's eyes widened.

"What? My mother?" she said softly.

"Yes. Apparently she's gotten herself in a lot of trouble. The higher ups want her… executed," he said with a grin. Mizore gasped and looked back down to the village.

"No… NO!" she yelled out. She turned to Miyabi with pleading eyes.

"Make them stop. Let her go now!" she yelled out in anger. The man looked at her with a calm gaze.

"I could be persuaded to do so…" he said with a smirk. The snow maiden looked at him with fury.

"What are you talking about? Hurry up and save her, I've already agreed to marry you, what more do you want?" she yelled out. The man chuckled and ran his finger along her cheek.

"So full of fire, so much power and passion behind those clear blue eyes," he said gently. He traced his finger down along her chest towards her belly.

"I love that in a woman, so full of energy. You will make a fine wife for me indeed," he said as he ran his finger down towards her thigh then around to grab her rear. She gasped and looked down with a growl.

"As a wife, you will be expected to act as one for your beloved husband," he chuckled as he ran his hand along her rear. The snow maiden growled and struggled not to slash at him.

"You…" she breathed out in anger.

"Be a faithful wife to me, and I'll see if I can spare your dear mother," he said as he pulled her face up to look at him. She snarled then closed her eyes. Her mind was filled with rage for this evil man, but she had to save her mother. She knew she would give anything to save her.

Anything.

"…fine," she breathed out.

The man walked her over to the bed and pushed her on top of it. She lay there with a disgusted look on her face and looked to the side. Her arms lay limp by her head as her kimono came undone in her tumble.

"Such beauty, that is indeed the gift of a snow woman," Miyabi said softly as he slowly undid and parted her clothing, gazing at her ripe naked body. The snow maiden fought back her tears the best she could and kept looking away. She was determined not to look at him at all during this, and used all her might not to attack him.

'Mother… please be ok…'

Miyabi leaned over her and kissed her neck gently, the snow maiden shivering at his touch.

'Dark… I'm sorry…'

The man held her breast tightly in one hand as he ran his fingers along her soft warm womanhood in preparation.

'Dark… forgive me…'

She clutched the sheets in her hands, struggling not to scream out. The pain she felt in her body was nothing compared to the pain in her heart; the pain of losing something she wished for only him to have.

Only her Dark.

The group was walking down the streets with worried expressions. All around them armed soldiers in pitch black uniforms were marching with them. Some were carrying assault rifles, some shotguns. Others walked with no weapons at all, most likely monsters that didn't need or want to use such weapons. The group glanced around as they walked towards the palace. From the windows of the buildings a few eyes were seen before quickly closing the curtains. The snow people were aware of them being taken, but were choosing not to get involved in fear of their lives.

"Those poor villagers, this is horrible," Moka said softly.

"Hey, what's the meaning of this? Why are you-" Rason started before a soldier hit him in the back of his head with a rifle.

"No talking, keep moving!" the man barked. Rason rubbed his head and glared at the man. He made a mental note that if given the chance, that guy would be his first target. The girls looked around worried then to each other. If any of them tried to make a move everybody would be shot down quickly. Tsukune kept looking around with a careful eye.

'Dark… are you here somewhere?'

'Just use your full power… you can kill them all easily.'

'No, you're just trying to gain control again.'

'At least with me you won't die.'

The group approached the outer yard before the palace. Snowy roads and hills ran up to the palace courtyard in the mountain side. It looked like it used to be a snowfield originally, but now it was sent up as a military outpost. There were large tents and heavy trucks driving around. In front of the palace was a big clearing that seemed to be used for troops to be deployed at and unload cargo. To the left of the clearing were three helicopters that were parked on the ground. They looked to be fighter gunships, as the guns and missiles on them showed they didn't mean peace. To the right of the clearing was a larger structure that seemed to be a makeshift headquarters. All around the area armed troops or larger than normal soldiers were walking around. They all dressed the same, and all had the same twin tail fox insignia on their hats and jackets.

The group was taken to the clearing and stopped. There was a ripple and glow around the ground in front of them that seemed to stretch along and block off the way to the palace. There was obviously a barrier setup to keep intruders out, and likely a powerful one to prevent an entire town from breaking it down in case they tried to fight back. But the bullets and firepower these guys were packing would certainly be a problem on their own.

"So, didn't agree to the peaceful solution our general proposed huh?" a man said as he walked forward. He was dressed the same as everybody else, but had a gold belt and carried a katana on his hip. He glared at the group with a wicked grin.

"We've done no wrong. Please, let us go," Tsurara said with a pleading voice. The man laughed as he eyed the group.

"So, I heard these are friends of the family. How come I don't believe that? What are you trying here?" he yelled out at her.

"Nothing, we weren't doing anything!" Moka pleaded.

"We just came to find our friend," Yukari said with worried eyes.

"Your friend? And who might that be?" the Fairy Tale officer asked with a questioning glare.

"Please, they were worried about my daughter. Is it possible for them to see her once more?" Tsurara said softly.

The man laughed and walked back to the barrier. He phased right through it and talked to some other Fairy Tale soldiers on the other side. One of them called in on a radio he held and glanced to the group.

"This isn't going to end well, is it?" Rason asked nervously as he looked around. Even if he wanted to fly off he wouldn't get far before being gunned down. Tsukune looked around with a frustrated expression.

'Dammit… I have to do something… but what?'

'Something to consider, bullets kill you. How about we kill them first?'

Tsukune shook his head and looked down. The ghoul was not helping right now. The boy knew if he even tried to take down one of these guys he would be gunned down. They were in enemy territory, surrounded by a hostile force. He wasn't sure what he could do to save his friends, but he was fearful his time to think of a plan was running out.

Up in the palace two armed guards stood before a double door entryway. The room was reserved for high ranking officials or V.I.P.'s in the village. Inside a snow maiden was kept against her wishes at the request of Fairy Tale. They were ordered to make sure nobody else entered but the general himself. The man had entered a while ago as the guards kept a vigilant watch around the area. Those who slacked off or didn't take their job seriously were dealt with harshly in this organization.

The doors clicked from being unlocked on the inside and a man walked out. He had a calm smile and arrogant expression on his face as he glanced back behind him. The room was torn up by ice shards and spikes. The snow maiden had lost her cool and tried to fight the man off during their time together, but wasn't able to stop or overpower him. The girl laid curled up on the bed with a sheet grasped over her. The man chuckled and closed the door behind him, locking it again from the outside. Mizore wept into the bed as she held the sheet over her naked body.

'No… no… no…'

She shuddered and cried out in misery.

'No... that… that was…'

She shook and trembled in the bed as she broke down.

'That was… only for…'

She looked down with a devastated expression. She held her hand over her mouth to muffle the scream, and another over her violated womanhood which had a small trickle of blood running down her thigh to the bed sheets.

'That… that was only for Dark!'

She buried her face in the bed and screamed out. The room frosted over from the girl's emotion and rampaging power. Ice spires shot up around the room, damaging the bed and furniture, as frost blanketed the walls and floor instantly.

"NO!" she cried out in agony. She cried uncontrollably in the bed, surrounded by ice and frost.

Outside Miyabi chuckled as he walked down the hallway.

"The least she could have done was scream for me during, how rude of her," he said with a sly grin. As he walked down the hallway a Fairy Tale soldier walked up and saluted him.

"Sir, got a call from the front barrier. They brought the conspirators and Mrs. Shirayuki in as requested," he spoke in a professional tone.

"I see. I wonder what she could have been thinking," Miyabi laughed to himself.

"What are your orders?" the soldier asked as he had the radio in hand.

"Kill them. My wife needs to understand her place, as does the rest of their kind," Miyabi said with a cold smile. The soldier nodded and walked off while talking on his radio.

"Really now, how foolish are these snow people anyway," Miyabi said as he walked down the hallway.

Outside the group was waiting next to a flicking wall of light that separated them from the snow palace, the prison where Mizore was held by the evil organization. Around them guards stood watching carefully. Some had rifles pointed at the group, some were just watching while seeming to be unarmed. Inside the barrier two soldiers were talking to a ranking official and eyeing the group with narrowed glances. After a moment the official walked back out with a wicked grin.

"So Mrs. Shirayuki, I've spoken to my superiors about your humble request," he said calmly. Everybody looked to him curiously.

"And the answer is no. No, instead they feel we need to make an example of you for everybody else to see, that we will not tolerate disobedience," he said as he waved his hand around in the air. The group of soldiers surrounding them armed their weapons, walked beside their leader, and took aim. The group looked at them nervously then to the official as he grinned at the group while his comrades stood in a firing line.

"You will be executed for your decision to act against us. But don't worry; your daughter will be safe with the general. Your people however, not so much," he chuckled. Everybody stared at him with wide eyes.

"What? You can't do this!" Rason yelled out.

"Please!" Tsurara said as she looked around.

"Any last words?" the official said as he held his hand in the air.

Tsukune glared at the man as he clenched his fists.

'Ok, no choice now. I have to use my power…'

'Don't hold back, heh heh heh.'

Tsukune bared his teeth and growled as he glanced around. There were four armed soldiers with rifles and two unarmed guards watching them as they stood before the barrier, two more soldiers behind the barrier, and their leader. He had to strike fast before any of them let loose their bullets, a near impossible task. The girls looked around at the soldiers with frustration. They wanted to attack, but the odds they would all walk away from this alive were zero. Tsurara looked up at the palace with sorrowful eyes.

'My daughter… my dear Mizore…'

"Fine, ready! Aim!" the official called out. The guards took aim at the group in the middle, preparing to gun them down with their firing line. The group tensed up, about to launch themselves into a last ditch attack.

BOOM!

Everybody looked to the side with surprise as a red glow blanketed the snowfield around them. Two of the three helicopters exploded violently and burst into flame. Cries of agony and panic echoed from the destroyed launch site.

"What the… what happened?" the leader said as he looked at the chaos.

BOOM!

The headquarters next to them seemed to explode in a massive fireball, the shockwave blasting over nearby trucks and engulfing the side of the courtyard in flame. Troops screamed as they jumped from the blaze while others panicked and tried to put out the fires.

"What is it?" the leader yelled out. The two soldiers from before ran out from the barrier in a hurry.

"Sir, there's an intruder!" one cried out as the other looked around frantically.

"We have the intruders, they're right here!" the leader roared as he unsheathed his sword and aimed the blade at the group. They were looking around in surprise as well.

BOOM!

Trucks that were stationed near the palace blasted to pieces, shards of burnt metal and shrapnel flying from the carnage. What troops that weren't engulfed in flame were running around quickly to put out the fires.

"What? How can this happen?" the leader roared. He looked back to the group and walked over to Tsurara, his sword extended to her throat.

"What are you playing here snow woman?" he hissed. The woman blinked and looked at him in surprise.

"I don't know what you're talking about, this isn't our doing," she said softly. The man growled and looked around. Screams were heard from around them as the outer yard had been turned into a warzone.

"Enough of this! Guards, execute these pests and find the culprit responsible for this mess!" the leader yelled out as he walked back towards the barrier. The armed personal aimed their rifles again and glared at the group.

"Dammit!" Rason yelled as he braced himself.

The guards fired their rifles at the group but their shots flew up into the sky as an ice wall blasted up from beneath them, throwing them off balance. Tsurara growled at them with fury in her eyes.

"How dare you! We had an agreement you wouldn't harm us," she hissed. The two unarmed guards stepped forth, fire engulfing their hands as they glared at the snow woman.

"Not smart snow bitch," one of them said in a low growl. Tsurara backed up with wide eyes as the two magical casters glared at her. Any type of fire attack would spell death for a snow woman.

"NO!" Tsukune roared as he lunged at one of the fire casters, his aura blasting around him suddenly. He sent a fierce punch to the man and sent him flying back into the barrier, the man smacking into it and bouncing off into a tumble. The other caster aimed at the boy and lit up the air in front of him.

WHAM!

He was sent flying back as well from an angel's strong punch. Rason ripped out his wings from his jacket and looked around.

"We're done being pushed around by you!" he yelled out. The armed guards took aim at the boys.

WHAM!

One of them flew high into the air from Moka's kick, her rosary burning bright. The vampire then reached over and grabbed the gun from another soldier and spun around, smacking him to the ground with it. The gun was then blasted from her hands, the rifle taking the bullet instead of her body, by another soldier. He aimed at the vampire and pulled the trigger. Before the gun fired it was yanked up and expended its ammunition into the air. The guard looked down to see Kokoa holding the rifle up with one hand and winding up a punch with the other.

WHAM!

The soldier was sent flying back into a tumble by a powerful right hook to his jaw. Kokoa threw the gun to the ground and dashed to him, sending another fierce punch to his face which slammed him down into the ground. The final guard took aim at the redhead and prepared to fire. Suddenly his gun was sliced to pieces in his hands. He looked over to an angry succubus as she slashed at his torso, spilling his blood, then being launched back by a fierce kick to the head.

"You rotten bastards!" Kurumu yelled out.

The two other guards that came from the barrier took aim with their rifles, but before they could fire at anybody ice kunai flew at them and knocked the guns out of their hands. They looked over to see Mizore's parents glaring at them. The soldiers growled and drew out their side arms and took aim. Before they could fire a metal tarot card flew by and sliced the pistols into two. The guns fell apart as they glanced over to see a witch giggling and sticking her tongue out at them.

"No you don't," she taunted as her card flew back into her hand. The guards looked back in time to see a punch and kick coming from Tsukune and Rason. The guards were launched back and rolled into a tumble.

"So much for being subtle," Rason said as he looked around. Two more armed guards walked up beside the frightened leader. When he saw his backup he glared with a wicked smile at the group. He laughed as the two men took aim with automatic rifles.

"This ends here," the leader scoffed as watched the group tense up to fight them.

Suddenly one of the soldiers screamed out in pain. His arm twisted back and snapped, the gun in his hand dropping towards the ground. The rifle however stopped before it hit the snow and seemed to hover above the ground. Everybody stared at it in surprise as it just hovered there.

"What… what trickery is this?" the leader said as the gun lifted into the air and aimed at the soldier with the broken arm.

BAM!

A single round emptied his head onto the snow below and he dropped where he stood. The rifle then aimed and open fired at the other soldier, sending him to the ground promptly. The rifle was then tossed to the side as the leader backed up fearfully.

"What… what is this?" he cried out as he looked around nervously.

"Tsurara," Tsukune said calmly, bringing everybody's attention to him.

"You wanted to meet Dark Kuyumaya didn't you?" he said with a sly smile at the official. The snow woman blinked and looked around in shock.

"What are you talking about boy?" the leader growled. He then glared at the snow woman.

"I don't know what kind of magic you pulled here, but you're through!" he yelled out as he pulled out a handgun and aimed at her head. She gasped in surprise and took a step back. Suddenly the man jerked about and trembled a bit. His gun dropped from his hand as blood started to trickle out of his open mouth. There was a carving sound as he coughed out more blood.

"Looks like you pissed off Mizore's boyfriend," Kokoa said coolly. The leader glanced to her with fear then screamed out in pain. He looked down as a sword slowly appeared before his eyes from a black wisp. The tip and blade became visible, and were seen protruding out from his back. The man shakily looked down to his chest to see the sword and handle become visible, as well as the boy who was holding it. First his black shoes and blue jeans became visible, then his black jacket that had a little grayish fur around the neck. His head appeared, showing his messy short dark hair, and eyes that glared at the man with hatred. He wasn't wearing his trademark headphones, but that was understandable seeing as how he was focused on his task here.

"Wha… who…" the leader choked out. In a flash Dark whipped the blade upward, slicing through the man's chest, neck, and skull. The dead leader dropped to the ground, cut nearly in two by the demon. As he hit the ground the barrier surrounding the entrance to the palace disappeared.

Dark looked around slowly, eyeing the warzone around them with a cold glare. A guard ran towards them as he started to shift to his monster form, a reptile beast with more muscle than your average bodybuilder. The group looked over to see him coming, only for Dark to kick up the leader's pistol to his hand and promptly shoot with pinpoint accuracy at the monster, a bullet blasting through its skull, with the monster then dropping into a tumble. The stared at the fallen beast then looked at Dark with surprise.

"Dude…" Rason breathed out as he stared at his friend. Dark's expression was fixed into a deep glare. He looked over to Rason and aimed the gun towards him, the angel backing up scared.

"Whoa! Whoa, same team!" he cried out.

BAM!

A guard behind Rason with his sword ready to slice the angel down dropped to the ground with a bullet in his skull. The group looked at the fallen soldier then to Dark.

"Holy… shit," Rason said as he looked around. The sword wielding boy walked towards the group, tossing the gun aside like it was nothing. His eyes were fixated in his glare as he gazed around the area.

"Good to see you again Dark," Tsukune said as the group gathered together. He glanced around then back to the demon.

"Did… you do this?" he asked curiously. Dark glanced to him and nodded. The demon then looked around and raised his hand up, his face showing he was straining himself. Soon a dark cloud swirled around them, black wisps flowing about and through the group as they watched with awe. The area flashed with a black tint then seemed to be cast in a dark shadow. Two guards ran by and looked around as they held guns at the ready. After a moment they ran off towards the destroyed headquarters.

"Wow, you're cloaking us," Yukari said in amazement as she looked around.

"For now," Dark said as he lowered his hand and shook his head a bit. Casting a cloaking shadow like that took a lot out of him. He focused his vision again and looked towards the group.

"Amazing, you leveled their base here," Kurumu said astonished. The silent boy looked at the snow woman and snow man who were staring at him with frightened eyes.

"Shadow demon," Tsurara said softly. The group looked at Dark then to Tsurara.

"Dark… we need to ask-" Rason started before Dark walked up to Tsurara. The woman was shocked, she didn't know whether to attack or thank this demon.

"Mrs. Shirayuki," he spoke in a calm voice, his expression changing from a dark glare to his normal expressionless appearance.

"Y-Yes?" she said softly as she slowly regained herself. The boy looked at her then to the snow man.

"Kuyumaya. That's your last name?" Tsurara asked curiously. The boy merely nodded as he looked back to her again.

"Tell me… were you here a few years ago?" she asked cautiously. After a pause Dark nodded again. Then he held up the sword to the woman, extending the hilt to her for her to take. She looked at it then to the boy in wonder.

"Yes, I was the demon that slayed your town. I was under the orders from my master but that is no excuse. All I can offer you is a chance to exact revenge for your people. I'm sorry Mrs. Shirayuki, I wish I could take back what I was forced to do, but I cannot. All I can offer is my life in retribution," he said calmly. The group looked at him in surprise, he was offering Tsurara the chance to kill him if she saw fit. She looked to the blade then to the warzone around them. The demon that had once attacked their people had returned, but now was fighting on their side. Flames were flaring around the destroyed Fairy Tale headquarters outside while vehicles were smoldering piles of wreckage. After a moment she looked back to Dark with wonder, and then a small smile formed.

"Thank you, for helping us," she said softly. She glanced to the blade then gently pushed the hilt back towards him.

"Tell me, your last name…" she asked softly. The boy looked down at his sword.

"The last snow villager I killed was little girl, an innocent child. It was her blood that caused me to kill my master," he said softly. Mizore's parents gasped at hearing that.

"She stole the magic bracelet from him, and ordered me to be free before she died. She spared my life. In honor of her giving me life, I adopted her last name," he said as he looked back up.

"Arial Kuyumaya," Moka said softly. Mizore's parents remembered the little girl found by the dead wizard's body. She must have been the one that set this demon free.

"Dark…" Kokoa said with gentle eyes. The group then looked at him with soft smiles, now knowing it was here that he was set free, and that Arial was a snow girl.

"No wonder Mizore caught your eye in school," Rason said with a smirk. The demon merely glanced to him.

"What? I'm just saying, you have a type," Rason laughed. Dark just shook his head then looked back to Mizore's parents.

"Thank you Dark, for helping us. It seems Fairy Tale cannot be trusted in the least," Tsurara said with anger as she looked around at the warzone.

"I'm going to get her back," the demon said with a stern voice. Mizore's parents looked to him with worried eyes.

"I'm sorry, this is our fault. We only did what we thought would save our people. We were mistaken yet again," Tsurara said as she looked down. She reached into her pocket and took out Mizore's choker with the pendant on it.

"This is your mark, is it not?" the snow woman asked. The boy nodded and looked at his girlfriend's pendant.

"I see. I never would have imagined she would find a shadow demon of all monsters for a husband," Tsurara said as she looked up at the palace. After a moment she looked to Dark with a warm smile.

"We'll go get the villagers and drive whatever forces are left out of our town while we can. Please, bring Mizore back safely," she said softly. The demon nodded and bowed to the woman.

"I will defend her with my life, I swear it," he said confidently.

"She chose well. I know you'll make a perfect husband for her Dark," Tsurara said with a smile.

"Well c'mon, we have to find her quickly," Tsukune said as he called forth his vampire powers again. His eyes turned red and his aura grew once again. Next to him Moka's rosary burned brightly as she summoned her inner strength. Kurumu and Rason looked to each other with smirks and nodded. Yukari readied her wand and looked to the palace with determination.

"Good luck," Tsurara said before she and her husband ran back to the village. The snow people would handle what remained of the patrols in the town, the group was left with dealing with the palace, and Mizore's captors. Dark eyed the building and growled, the shade around them vanishing as his eyes turned pitch black. He walked forward towards the palace, sword in hand and fist clenched. The others followed him as well, determined to bring their friend back by any means necessary.

Tsukune looked forward with determination. His friend was in trouble, but he had the power to help. And he would, he would help save his dear friend no matter what. He focused on keeping his power in check, he had to use a great deal this time to fight back an overwhelming force, and he needed to remain in control.

Moka walked with the group as she eyed the palace. One of her best friends was being held here, and she would do anything to help. Her rosary burned brightly as she summoned her power around her. Even her inner self was determined to help save the snow woman, after all, she wasn't about to let anybody harm her friends.

Kurumu walked in stride with her angel. She was focused on fighting by his side and to save her dear friend. This was her chance to prove she was a capable fighter, and was set to fight with her all and to also impress her boyfriend, to prove her worth.

Yukari walked forward with her wand held tightly. These were no ordinary bad guys. Some were humans with guns. Some were powerful monsters. She knew that amongst the group she was the weakest link, but was determined to fight alongside her friends and help save Mizore regardless. She would not abandon a friend in need, no matter what. She already lost Apoch and Astreal, she would not lose another.

Kokoa walked forward with a focused look. She didn't have her pet bat this time, and needed to rely on her own strength. But she was a proud S-Class vampire, and was positive she could hold her own. She was going to be Mizore's maid of honor, and was determined to make sure the bride married the right man. And nothing was going to stand in her way.

Rason followed the group as he focused his strength. His eyes glowed slightly as did his wings. He didn't know if there would be much room to fly in the palace, but was confident that he could hold his own regardless.

During the approach towards the building that held their friend prisoner Rason glanced over to Dark with a curious eye. The way the demon handled the firearm and used explosives to take out Fairy Tale forces with such precision made him wonder about the boy. He knew he was a killer and skilled with a blade, but felt there was more to the demon than they were aware of.

Dark kept his eyes set in a glare at his destination. His soon to be wife was being held here. He had to rescue her from Fairy Tale. He knew very well what they were capable of, and was trying to hold his rage back from his girl being taken like this. As they walked up to the grand door only one thought crossed his mind.

'Mizore, I'm coming for you. They better not have laid a hand on you…'