High atop the palace in a grand suite a snow maiden was crying in a luxurious bed. All around Mizore the room was frosted over, ice spires shooting up from around the ground, and the furniture damaged from the violent power of the snow girl. She lay curled up on the bed with a sheet grasped over her naked body while tears flowed from her face onto the bed. She was heartbroken, devastated, and in a state of shock. She had lost something that was precious to her, the one thing she wanted to give to her true love. Yet it was taken from her to keep her people and mother safe from harm. Mizore lay in the bed crying and trembling in agony. During her breakdown the doors to her room unlocked and a familiar man walked in. He smirked and chuckled at the snow maiden while walking over to the bedside.
"Now now my dear wife, no need for such dramatics," Miyabi chuckled. The snow girl continued to cry, not paying the evil man that defiled her any mind.
"It seems that my words to spare your mother weren't needed," he continued, the snow girl then glancing up at him with anger.
"What do you mean?" she said softly.
"It appears that a few kids have come here looking for you and are causing quite a commotion," he said with a calm smile. Mizore looked down and shut her eyes. She hadn't realized they had come for her, her sorrow and crying had drowned out the battles outside the palace.
'Dark… you came…'
"They are on their way up to see you now. They must really care about their dear friend," Miyabi said looking back to the door. Mizore shuddered and let out a small whimper.
'Dark… it's too late…'
"It's a shame they are causing such a racket in doing so. They'll be hunted down for sure," Miyabi said glancing to the snow girl out of the corner of his eye. She trembled and clutched the sheets in her hands.
'I'm sorry…'
"Perhaps you can tell them you're happy here now. If they leave peacefully, they might be spared," he said with a soft smirk. The snow girl opened her eyes and lay there in thought.
"You can tell them the good news; that you are now married and will live happily ever after. Or, they can be killed here and now trying to take you away. It's your choice," the man said as he walked towards the door.
"Wait," Mizore said softly. The man turned around and smiled.
"Yes?" he asked playfully. Mizore looked at him with discontent. Then she set her hand on the bed, creating an ice trail leading from it to the ground next to the bedside. From the ground a pile of ice and snow started to build and shift while growing. It grew to her size then took her shape. The ice doll blinked then looked at the man with sorrowful eyes.
"Take her to see them in my place," Mizore said softly as she lay back down.
"Please don't hurt them," she wept out. The man chuckled and motioned for the doll to follow. After they left and the door was again locked Mizore looked toward the balcony with heartbroken eyes.
'Dark, I'm sorry… I'm not worth saving now… I'm not worthy of you anymore...'
Ever since they met the boy named Dark Kuyumaya, Tsukune and his friends have come to understand this strange shadow demon well. He always had a calm blank expression and spoke like he really didn't care about anything in particular. He kept his headphones on nearly all day and tuned the world out around him. He always kept his cool and calm demeanor, even in battle. However there have been a few instances where his darker nature had been seen, although briefly. Most of those occurrences were when his girlfriend and love interest Mizore was threatened or in danger. When this happened Dark usually dealt with the problem swiftly then returned to his normal calm state, whether it was simply punching a bully through a wall or throwing the poor sap onto an active table saw. As violent as he may have appeared he always returned to his peaceful and quiet self shortly after.
Now however his calm persona seems to have vanished entirely as the group stood there staring at him in both fear and surprise. Deep within the snow palace in Snow Woman Village the group was facing an agent of Fairy Tale in a giant dome hall. All around them fallen soldiers of the evil organization lay, some dispatched by the group, others slaughtered by Dark. The remaining agent had a calm expression and a casual smirk on his face as he stood there staring back at the shadow demon. The demon was glaring at the agent with murderous rage, having heard that the man from Fairy Tale not only kept his girl prisoner, but also violated her sexually and taken away her innocence. After hearing that the demon revealed his true nature with his evil aura violently circling around him, darkening the room to near pitch black.
"Miyabi…" Dark growled as he eyed his target with malice and hatred. The man simply chuckled while looking back at the boy.
"Did I upset you? If it makes you feel any better, she wasn't that good. She didn't even scream for me," he said with a smirk. Dark let out a roar and dashed to the man at high speed, sending a punch to his face with extreme hatred. The man flew back through a hallway at high speed, the demon dashing after him with the intent to butcher his foe. The group stared at the sight as they vanished down the corridor with surprise.
"Um… well, he's pissed off," Rason said softly as they regained themselves. Dark's massive aura was not only surprising to the group but also scared them a bit. The aura felt cold and evil, sending chills down everybody's spine.
"That creep deserves whatever Dark does to him," Kokoa hissed.
"I can't believe he did that… poor Mizore," Kurumu said softly while looking down. She knew how important a first time was for any girl, and for a succubus it's especially sacred. She growled and looked down the hall with a glare.
"Let's go help, that bastard needs to suffer for this!" she roared. A violent explosion echoed down the hallway where the two had disappeared and the palace shook a bit.
"I'd say Dark's got this one handled. Besides, I get the feeling this fight is personal now," Tsukune said as he held the unconscious Yukari in his arms. He looked down to her then to Moka.
"Here, take Yukari. You girls go find Mizore, she needs her friends now more than ever," he said as he handed the pink haired vampire the witch.
"Um, sure. What are you going to do?" Moka asked curiously as she held onto the young girl.
"Rason and I will go keep an eye on Dark. I think after he deals with that agent he might need some help to calm down," Tsukune said as he looked down the hallway.
"Um, you can talk to him, I'm not going near that guy right now," Rason said with wide eyes. Tsukune smirked at him then motioned him to follow.
"C'mon, let's go make sure this guy from Fairy Tale isn't too much for him. He seemed rather calm the entire time he watched Dark," Tsukune said before the two boys ran after their enraged friend. The girls looked to each other then around.
"Well, they came from that hallway, so I guess we search for Mizore there," Moka reasoned.
"Let's hurry, we need to find her fast," Kokoa said as the girls ran down another hallway. As they ran to find their friend Moka looked down to the sleeping girl in her arms.
'Yukari, wake up, please wake up soon.'
Down the hallway a fierce battle was taking place. Miyabi was thrown against the halls of the corridor violently, smashing into the sides of the marble and stone walls causing them to crack and shatter. He was smashed into the wall then blasted down the hallway by a powerful punch. Tsukune and Rason ran down after them and watched the spectacle with wide eyes. Miyabi seemed to be thrown all around the hallway by an invisible force, crashing into the walls and sliding against the floor, tearing up the tiling in doing so. They looked to each other with nervous expressions; no mistaking it, Dark was pissed. After a few more violent crashes against the destroyed corridor walls Miyabi was blasted further down by a fierce kick. He tumbled back into a roll and crashed into and through a pair of doors down the hallway. He collapsed out into another larger hall, this one looking like an auditorium as there were round tables set in a semi-circle and a raised stage on the far end. The stage was a few feet higher and above lights hung from the ceiling near some catwalks. Miyabi got up and dusted himself off with a chuckle.
"So, I guess I did anger you didn't I? I've heard so much about you boy, you don't disappoint," he said calmly. Tsukune and Rason ran into the auditorium in time to see the man standing there one moment then shot down into a crater the next. Dark reappeared next to him with fury in his eyes as he growled at the agent.
"I think Dark's got this," Rason said with a smirk. Tsukune eyed the battle closely.
"I'm not so sure, that agent doesn't seem to be hurting from this," he said worriedly. Dark reached down and lifted the man up by his neck with one hand and punched him fiercely with his other fist. He sent blow after blow to the agent repeatedly while roaring out in anger. After a few more hits he sent a powerful punch to him and sent the man flying back through several tables into a fierce crash. Dark vanished and Miyabi was again launched into the air, and then crashed down into another table violently.
"You were saying?" Rason said as he laughed a bit. Tsukune kept his eyes on the man carefully.
'He doesn't seem to be hurting from this. That's not good.'
'So observant, and here I thought you were a complete idiot…'
'Not now! Just leave me alone already.'
'Not going to happen buddy.'
'Dammit not NOW!'
Tsukune shook his head to clear the voice out then glanced around the large room.
"Where did they go?" he asked. Suddenly Miyabi launched from the broken tables and slammed against the wall of the auditorium with a loud crash. He slumped down then looked in front of him only to be blasted back into the wall, cracking it apart and being pushed into it a bit. Dark reappeared and sent another strong punch to the man's face, slamming his skull back into the stone wall. Without warning Miyabi suddenly sent a fierce punch to Dark, sending the boy flying away and crashing through tables on the other side of the room.
"Not bad kid, you're everything they say you were. Still, I don't think you're worth all this trouble," Miyabi said as he got out of the indentation in the wall and walked casually towards the boy. Dark got up and growled at the man with fury.
"Then again, if he says you are, that's good enough for me," Miyabi said with a shrug. Tsukune and Rason glanced to each other curiously then back to Miyabi. Dark just roared and vanished into the darkness yet again. The agent laughed and looked around leisurely.
"Still not done yet?" he chuckled. Suddenly he was knocked left then right, then took a fierce punch to the face which blasted him back into the ground. He shook his head to clear his vision then smiled.
"Not bad, still, not enough," he laughed as he jumped back up and dusted himself off.
"Oh c'mon, he's still not down yet?" Rason said shaking his head.
"I was under the impression that you were vicious and a cold blooded killer. So me fucking your girl doesn't get you angry enough?" the man laughed as he looked around. A violent roar echoed in the hall as Miyabi was thrown back into another wall at high speed. He started being crushed in further and further into the wall by repeated punches from the invisible demon, the thunderous claps of each hit echoing out in the room. Tsukune and Rason watched in surprise as the wall around Miyabi cracked and shattered from the repeated blows being dealt to the agent. After a few more hits Miyabi was thrown to the center of the room. He got up and wavered a bit then shook his head.
"Wow, not bad kid," he laughed as he looked around.
"He's still not dead?" Rason asked bewildered.
"I told you, he's stronger than he's letting on," Tsukune said carefully.
"So you do have some fire left in you. Good, let's see you live up to the legend then," Miyabi said as he extended out his arm. The agent's arm and hand seemed to morph and reshape into a long twisted blade, his shoulder and his side seeming to change as well. The man's reformed skin seemed to be made from bone and metal melded together as it formed into a sharp blade that he moved around as his arm. His body seemed to be disfigured as the bone and metallic surfaces twisted and melded together around his transformed limb. He swung the blade behind him, stopping instantly. Dark reappeared before him, the boy holding onto the blade with both hands. He had each hand pressed on each flat side of the blade and was keeping it still with sheer force.
"Not bad, you might just be worth all this hassle after all," Miyabi said before his other arm shifted into a twisted blade as well. He swung at Dark causing the demon to jump back and eye him with hatred.
"What the… what is he?" Rason shouted out. Tsukune summoned his aura and prepared to jump into the fight.
"Dark, let us-"
"STAY OUT OF THIS!" Dark yelled, causing the boys to jump back.
"This is my fight! He's mine to kill!" he roared with anger. The two boys looked to each other then back to Dark. This was a fight he was determined to win on his own, and seeing him angry like this, they thought it was best not to get on his bad side at the moment.
The girls were running through the palace with haste to find their friend. Moka was holding Yukari in her arms as they ran through hallways at high speed.
"Where could she be? This place is huge!" Kurumu called out as they looked around. There were so many rooms to search through, and so little time.
"Maybe we should split up again," Moka suggested. Kokoa shot her a glare.
"Great, then Yukari can be next in line to be harmed," she hissed.
"Kokoa, what's gotten into you?" Moka asked as they dashed up another flight of stairs.
"You let Tsukune come to harm. How could you?" the redhead yelled out.
"We were in a fight with a Fairy Tale wizard, I tried to help the best I could Kokoa," Moka pleaded.
"Yeah, besides we've all been hurt today. And Tsukune's tough, he can handle himself," Kurumu added as they neared the top.
"Tsukune got hurt because of you big sister! He'd be just fine if I would have gone with him instead!" Kokoa yelled out, the other girls stopping in their tracks to look at her.
"Kokoa, it was an accident. Please just let it go," Moka said to her angry sister. Kokoa walked up the stairs towards the entrance to the upper hallway.
"Accident or not, it's your fault," she growled. She got up to the top and looked around. Suddenly she jumped back and hugged the corner wall.
"Kokoa?" Moka asked. The redhead held a finger to her lips and motioned them up. They slowly approached the entrance and peeped out. Down the hall two armed soldiers stood by a pair of doors. The doors seemed to have a great amount of frost on them.
"Armed guards, that means something's there," Kokoa growled. The girls nodded and glanced to each other.
"Mizore," Moka said softly. Kurumu peeked back out.
"They have rifles in hand, how do we get close to them without getting shot?" she asked. Suddenly the whole palace seemed to rumble with the sound of an explosion echoing behind the girls. The guards looked around cautiously.
"Wow, Dark's really letting that bastard have it," Kokoa said with a smirk. She peeked out to see one of the guards approaching the stairs. She pushed the girls back a bit then waited. When the guard rounded the corner Kokoa leapt at him with a fierce punch, smashing in his nose and sending the guard back into the wall. She then grabbed him by the shoulders and dashed out into the hallway towards the other soldier. He aimed his gun and fired at the redhead, but the vampire managed to close the distance with her human shield. She slammed into the other guard and knocked him far back into the hall. He got back up in time to see a succubus dashing at him with her nails. She drove them into his chest and sliced at his face, the soldier screaming out in pain then dropping to the ground.
"That was easy," Kokoa said smugly as she tossed the bullet riddled soldier to the ground.
"Yeah, I guess so," Moka said looking at the fallen soldiers. They went to the doors and tried to open them.
"Locked," Kokoa grunted. She blinked then giggled.
"So what?" she said then kicked the door with extreme force. The lock blasted off as one of the doors slammed open, just barely hanging on by the hinges. The girls walked in and looked around. The room was frosted over entirely with ice spires shooting up around the ground. They gazed around then gasped. Out on the balcony a snow girl was standing on the railing, her kimono and short purple hair flowing gently in the wind as she looked out into the night sky. She glanced behind to them with a teary eye.
"Mizore…" Moka breathed out with wide eyes.
The snow girl let out a whimper before falling forward out the balcony. The girls gasped in horror.
"MIZORE!" Kurumu yelled out as her wings spread out, the succubus dashing through the room and out the window. The two vampires ran to the balcony to look down in terror. Kurumu was flying down as fast as she could to stop the snow maiden's fatal fall. While she fell through the air towards her death Mizore let out a few more tears of sorrow.
'Dark…'
The cool air was whipping past her as she plummeted downward.
'I'm sorry… I'm no longer pure…'
The ground was racing up at her at high speed.
'I'm not worthy of you… I'm not worthy of living…'
The snow girl fell towards her death, a winged demon following closely behind.
'I'm sorry…'
"MIZORE!"
The snow girl's eyes widened as she felt something wrap around her waist. Suddenly she was pulled upward from her fall, the succubus trying to pull up with all her might. The two veered upward then slammed into a snow bank on the ground, tumbling through it and rolling to a stop in the soft snow. The vampires at the top balcony watched with wide eyes.
"Oh my… Mizore!" Moka called out. Yukari started to stir in her arms and groan.
"Ugh… what happened?" she said as she slowly opened her eyes. She blinked and looked up at Moka's terrified expression.
"Moka?" she asked curiously.
Down on the ground Mizore was shaking off the shock from the impact. She looked up in time to see Kurumu's hand racing towards her.
SLAP!
The sound echoed throughout the night sky as Mizore was stunned by the hit. She turned to see Kurumu looking at her with tear filled eyes.
"What the hell? What is wrong with you Mizore?" she screamed out. The snow maiden just looked at her in shock, unable to say anything.
"Why would you do that? How could you?" Kurumu yelled out as she shook the snow maiden by the shoulders. Mizore just looked back at her while Kurumu started to cry.
"You can't just leave us like that, what were you thinking?" she yelled as she backed up trembling.
"Kurumu…" Mizore said softly.
"You can't just leave us like that…" Kurumu said as she looked at her friend with worried eyes.
"But… I'm not worthy of Dark's… I'm not pure for him…" Mizore said looking down in aguish. Kurumu growled and slapped the girl again. Mizore looked back to her in wonder.
"Are you crazy? You're the only girl that guy wants! How do you think he would have reacted if he found out you killed yourself?" Kurumu screamed out at the girl. Mizore held a hand to her cheek with a stunned expression.
"But-"
"No buts! That Fairy Tale bastard may have stolen your innocence, but he didn't steal your heart! That's what belongs to Dark, what bares his demonic mark!" Kurumu said pointing to Mizore's heart. The snow girl looked down to her chest; her heart was permanently marked as his, something she cherished dearly.
"Please, don't ever do something so stupid like that again. I can't bear to lose another friend," Kurumu said softly. Mizore looked up to her and nodded.
"Kurumu…" she said softly. The blue haired girl gave her a soft smile.
"Your boyfriend came here looking for you, and after all the trouble he's caused he still has to rescue his princess," Kurumu said. Mizore looked back to the palace.
"Dark…" she said softly. She then looked around and gasped. The flaming remains of Fairy Tale's outpost were burning and smoldering around the front of the palace.
"What… what happened here?" the snow maiden asked surprised.
"Dark. He took out everything on his own. It was… unreal," Kurumu said looking around. Mizore looked to her with wonder.
"He blew up all their vehicles and buildings with explosives, and killed the soldiers that were going to kill us and your parents," Kurumu said softly. Mizore looked around in awe. The place was a battle scarred warzone. And her boyfriend did it all on his own. She couldn't believe it.
"He… did this?" she asked softly.
"He seems to know how to use their weapons against them well. He even used their guns against them, it was incredible," Kurumu said remembering how Dark appeared at the last second to save them from the soldiers.
"He did?" Mizore said looking around in amazement.
"You should have seen him…" Kurumu started, getting the snow maiden's attention again.
"When he heard what that Miyabi did to you…" she trailed off. Mizore looked at her curiously.
"What did he…" she asked softly. Kurumu looked to her with a serious face.
"He lost it. He went absolutely crazy with rage. His aura… it was so dark and evil. He charged that guy with everything he had. I'm sure he's making him pay the price for what he's done to you," Kurumu said with a determined look. Mizore's eyes widened and she looked back to the palace.
"I've never seen him so angry before. He was like a wild demon, it was kind of frightening actually," Kurumu said softly. Mizore kept looking at the building with eyes of wonder. She never knew he could act that way.
"C'mon, we should go find them. He's waited long enough to see you," Kurumu said with a small smile. Mizore looked back to her and nodded.
"Yes. Thank you Kurumu," she said softly. The succubus then grabbed hold of her and flew her back up to the palace. When they got back to the balcony there were two angry vampires and a confused witch waiting for them. They landed down and Mizore looked around at them.
"Mizore…" Kokoa growled. The snow girl looked at her worriedly as the vampire glared at her.
"I told you before never to break Dark's heart, what do you think would have happened if you hit the ground like that?" Kokoa yelled out. The snow girl looked down and nodded slowly.
"I'm sorry," she said quietly.
"I'm still lost here, what happened?" Yukari asked looking around. The group looked to each other then to the witch.
"Mizore slipped and fell off the balcony," Kurumu said with a shrug. Mizore just glanced to her with a blank look. She mouthed out 'slipped?' to the girl with a raised eyebrow.
"Really?" Yukari said curiously. Mizore blinked and looked at the girl. After a moment she shrugged.
"…yeah," she said softly. The young witch just looked at her for a few seconds then showed discontent.
"Well be careful! Dark would be furious if hears you killed yourself like that!" the witch yelled out. The snow maiden just glanced back to Kurumu.
"I guess so. Just don't tell anybody about it, ok?" she said softly. The witch giggled and nodded, then looked around.
"Hey, where are the boys?" she asked. The girls looked to each other.
"We'd better find them again. I want to see what Dark does to that creep," Kokoa said with a growl.
"What creep?" Yukari asked.
"C'mon, they should still be near where Dark attacked him," Moka said as they started for the door.
"Attacked who?" Yukari asked confused.
"Yeah, we don't want to miss the show," Kurumu giggled. The girls ran off leaving a confused witch standing there.
"What's going on?" Yukari yelled out as she followed them out. While they ran back towards where the boys were last seen Mizore's mind was focused on her beloved.
'Dark, thank you for coming for me… I promise I won't leave you for anything.'
Back in the destroyed auditorium Rason and Tsukune were watching a fearsome duel between their friend and a very strange monster. The agent from Fairy Tale had literally shifted his body into a weapon, his arms becoming twisted blades that looked like bone and steel melded together. Dark was glaring at the enemy with pure rage, determined to kill the man that defiled his girl.
"Ok… what is he exactly? I wasn't aware of any monster that could shift their bodies like that," Rason said carefully. Tsukune just eyed the agent curiously.
'I wasn't either, it doesn't seem possible.'
"Maybe his real form is… a walking pile of blades?" the boy said confused.
Out on the destroyed floor Dark growled at the man. He promptly dashed towards Miyabi with blinding speed, the agent preparing to attack the oncoming demon. Dark threw a fierce punch towards his foe's head, the agent quickly dodging to the side and slicing at him with his bladed arm. Dark dodged the swipe by a hair and sent a kick towards the agent who promptly blocked it with his knee then swung his other arm at the demon. Dark dashed back, the blade slicing across his chest as he backed up. The demon grunted with pain then dashed at the agent again, blood dripping from his sliced jacket. Miyabi dashed at him and swung both blades towards him, intending to slice him down in a crossing strike. Dark jumped over the blades and kicked the agent in the face, causing him to fly back and crash into another table. Miyabi quickly jumped up and raced towards Dark at high speed.
"Hahaha, is that all?" he laughed as he closed in. The demon growled and prepared to strike back.
Suddenly a sword seemed to fall from the ceiling and strike near Dark, the blade sticking into the marble tiling with the hilt wavering in the air in front of him. Dark looked at it in surprise, then promptly grabbed it and swung at the agent, the sword clashing with Miyabi's blade and holding him there.
"What the…" Miyabi said glancing to the sword. Tsukune and Rason looked up and around.
"Where did that come from?" Tsukune asked curiously. It was dark above the auditorium, all the catwalks being cast in a dark shadow.
"Seriously, swords just fly to this kid," Rason said softly.
Dark swung the blade around fiercely at the agent, with Miyabi using both his bladed arms to deflect each strike as he was pushed back slowly. Dark's strikes increased in speed and ferocity as the boy attacked with great anger. The agent dashed to the side and swung his arm at Dark, the demon striking the blade with his sword and pushing it upwards and away. Following through with the motion Dark spun around and swung his sword at the agent's shoulder, striking it with a fierce scratching sound. The man howled in pain as he backed up, a red sear forming on his disfigured arm where he was struck. Dark continued his assault by throwing the sword at his foe, the blade flying through the air and slicing into his other shoulder. The blade pierced it and went through causing the man to howl in pain. Miyabi looked up in surprise as Dark flew down from above and slammed into his face, blasting the agent down into the ground. The area around them shattered and blew apart from the force, dust and debris flying away from the new crater.
"Damn…" Rason said as he watched the fight rage on.
"I think he's starting to get the upper hand," Tsukune said hopefully. He then glanced back up.
'Where did that sword come from though?'
"Tsukune!" a voice called from behind. The two boys looked over to see the girls running towards them.
"Moka! You found Mizore!" Tsukune said with a smile. The girls ran up and looked around.
"Yeah, she's alright," Kokoa said looking at the maiden with a smile. Mizore looked at the two boys.
"You came, thank you," she said with a soft smile.
"Sure thin-" Rason started to say before his world went black.
"Rason! I found her! I found her! She's alright, we found her and everything's going to alright again! I just knew we would, you're my lucky angel, my perfect Destined One that makes everything better! I don't know what I would do without you, you're the best angel ever!" Kurumu cheered out happily. After a moment she blinked then let go with a gasp, the angel then wavering around dazed.
"Really? Here? Now?" Kokoa said in disbelief. Rason blinked to get his vision back then smiled weakly at his girl. She just giggled and looked at him with loving eyes.
"We're your friends Mizore, we wouldn't let them take you," Tsukune said. He then looked down with a sorrowful glance, knowing what Mizore had been through, and then glared back out to the battlefield. Mizore looked down in sorrow for moment then looked around the destroyed room.
"Where's Dark?" she asked curiously. A loud explosion rang out from the middle of the room. Suddenly the floor burst apart and a body was thrown up into the air. It flew across the room and slammed down into the ground with a fierce crash.
"AHH! What the hell is that?" Kurumu yelled out as she looked at the agent lying there with twisted limbs of bone and metal. The girls looked at the monster with wide eyes.
"What… who is that?" Yukari said nervously.
"His name is Miyabi. He's the one that-" Rason started before being jabbed hard in the gut by Kurumu.
"He's the one that brought Mizore here. Dark's going to wipe the floor with him," she said with a confident tone. She glanced to Rason then motioned to Yukari. The angel looked at her curiously then nodded. He understood she didn't want Yukari to know all the horrible details just yet.
"What… is he?" Moka asked worriedly.
"Nasty, and very strong," Rason said as he eyed the man who slowly got back up. His face was bloodied and he had cuts and slices all over his body.
"Damn it… why would you… give him a weapon?" he muttered as he wavered a bit. The group eyed him cautiously.
"Where… did that boy go?" he asked. He gazed around the room, paying the group behind him no mind. Suddenly he was knocked back by a fierce kick, the agent promptly swinging his blades in front of him. One of them clashed against a sword and sparked, the demon reappearing before him as he struck at the monster again and again. The group watched the demon fight with fury and rage.
"I'll kill you! How dare you harm my friends, how dare you violate my Mizore!" Dark roared as he swung at the monster, his mighty strike sending Miyabi flying back into another table and crashing through it.
"Wait… violated?" Yukari cried out looking to Mizore. The snow girl looked down in anguish then back to her boyfriend. The witch looked at her with wide eyes.
"We'll explain later Yukari," Kokoa said softly. The group resumed looking at the scene with watchful eyes.
Miyabi swung at Dark in a lunging attack, striking the boy and sending him flying back into a tumble. He rolled then jumped into the air, just avoiding a strike from the monster, the floor below being sliced apart and ripped to pieces by his disfigured arm. The agent looked up to see Dark coming downward with a vertical strike, the monster reaching up with his other arm and blocking it. The ground beneath him cracked and shattered from the force as Dark leapt back over to the ground.
"Hahaha, I see why he was so interested in you. No wonder, I can clearly see how you were one of our top agents," Miyabi chuckled. The boy roared out and launched at him with his blade, determined to strike down this foe. The group however was staring at Dark with wide eyes.
"Did he just say…" Tsukune said in disbelief.
"One of their top agents?" Rason continued.
"Dark… was part of Fairy Tale?" Kurumu said in shock. Everybody looked at him as he fought Miyabi, stunned to hear that their friend was once part of this evil organization. Mizore looked at him with wonder.
'Dark… you were one of them?'
"You know… it kinda makes sense," Rason said quietly, the group looking to him curiously.
"What are you talking about, Dark's nothing like these creeps!" Yukari cried out.
"I know, but think about it. The way he took out all their equipment outside. The way he's so proficient with their guns and his sword. I can see how he learned to do all that stuff," the angel said as he watched the shadow demon closely.
"Yeah… the way he killed those soldiers with that gun before… with such precision and ease…" Kokoa said as she remembered how Dark easily dispatched Fairy Tale forces with their own weapons.
"But Dark isn't one of them! He can't be!" Yukari shouted out as she looked at her demon friend. Mizore watched her boyfriend attack this agent ruthlessly in wonder.
'Dark… you… you were once like them?'
Dark sent a fierce swipe towards Miyabi, the man jumping over it and striking down at the boy with both arms. Dark dashed back and just dodged the attack, the agent following through with a fierce kick. The demon was blasted back into the ground with a fierce crash.
"Dark!" Mizore cried out. Miyabi turned to her and grinned.
"Ah, come to watch me kill this demon my dear wife?" he chuckled.
"You monster, I'll never be your wife, never!" Mizore yelled out. Miyabi dashed at her, instantly appearing in front of her with one of his blades held at her throat.
"Come now, don't be so cold. You need to treat me with love and compassion," he said with a dark smile. Mizore glared at him as she stood there, the group looking at the agent and preparing to attack.
"I'd rather die," Mizore growled out.
"So be it, your people had their chance," he said with a laugh. Suddenly he was pulled back and howled out in pain. The group stared at him as he trembled, his eyes wide with surprise. He looked down to see a sword appearing from a black wisp. The tip and blade became visible, and were seen protruding from his chest which was still flesh and bone. Behind him Dark reappeared, sword in hand and holding the agent's neck with the other.
"She's… MINE!" Dark roared out, the group looking in wonder at the boy holding the agent in place. Mizore stared at her demon with wide eyes. She had never seen him so angry before, so furious. His aura that circled around him was dark and evil, his eyes glared at the agent with hatred and fury.
Yet she wasn't afraid of him. She felt no fear for the shadow demon.
'Dark…'
She loved him the same, and still felt safe with him.
'My Dark…'
Miyabi screamed out and roared in anger.
"You bastard, is that all you can do? Sneak up on your prey, so weak!" he yelled as he pulled forward out of the demon's grip. In a flash Dark dodged to the side and punched the blade in front of him, breaking off the tip and sword that was visible. He quickly sent a strong punch to the hilt, breaking it off as well. The agent roared as he spun around to try to grab the sword any way he could, but was unable to pull the piece of metal still lodged into his chest from either side.
"How do you think I got to be top agent at Fairy Tale? Killing efficiently is what I was born to do, what you people trained me to do," Dark said coldly while he walked around the agent. The group looked at Dark with surprise at those words. Suddenly Dark roared and sent a strong punch to Miyabi's face, knocking the agent back into a tumble and falling to the ground. Dark glared the agent as the monster struggled to pull the blade out of his chest, his own arm blades unable to reach it. Dark watched carefully, knowing full well what the agent would have to do to remove the broken piece of the sword. Sure enough after Miyabi struggled for a moment his arms shifted back to their human form, the metal and bone skin turning back into normal flesh. He reached up to grab the sword until Dark's foot stomped down on his chest.
"Now Miyabi…" the demon said in a cold voice as the area around them grew darker. The agent looked up at the demon and showed signs of frustration.
"I'm going to make you regret ever touching my Mizore," he finished as his eyes glared into the agent.
"You act like you're so innocent, there's blood on your hands too, far more than mine," the man said with a chuckle. Dark pushed down on the blade and made the man cringe in pain.
"Wrong, that blood is on Fairy Tale. I was misled, I was lied to, and I was used. But unlike you Miyabi I refused to remain a pawn in their game. And unlike you, I will live to see the sunrise," he said as he vanished into a black cloud. The group watched the man as he struggled to get up. Suddenly his right arm lifted up and snapped into two. Then again, and again, breaking into more fragmented pieces. The group gasped as the man yelled out in pain while his arm twisted around, the crackling sound echoing out all throughout the room. After his bones had been pulverized to dust the arm yanked up furiously, and tore off from the shoulder. Miyabi screamed out as his arm was tossed aside.
"Holy… shit!" Rason yelled out as the man's other arm lifted up.
"He deserves it," Kokoa growled as the man's other arm started to snap and break apart in the same manner. When it was pulverized as well it too was torn off from the shoulder.
"He deserves worse," Mizore hissed as she watched her demon tear apart the man she despised. His leg lifted up and started breaking apart again and again. Tsukune and Moka watched with anger and discontent at the man's misery. They felt no pity for him, not after what he did to their friend. After his leg was disfigured it was also yanked upward, tearing away at the pelvis.
"Pay the price you asshole!" Kurumu yelled out. His other leg lifted into the air and started to break apart piece by piece. When it was pulverized as well, off it came with a sickening tearing sound from the agent. He roared out in pain as he squirmed about, all his limbs removed painfully and slowly.
Rason stared at the man with wide eyes. He knew his friend was a bit rough, but this was just plain brutal. Miyabi was lifted into the air, Dark reappearing in front of him, holding the man up by the neck.
"You will pay…" the demon growled as he stared at the man, the man who was now looking at Dark with fear.
"You will PAY!" he roared out as he sent punch after fierce punch to the man's face. With one more mighty swing the agent's jaw broke clean off and flew off into the room. The group gasped a bit at seeing Dark ruthlessly tear the man apart while Mizore watched with discontent. She despised this man with every fiber of her being and wanted him to suffer. The agent choked out blood as Dark held him in place. After a moment Dark threw the battered body off to the side, the agent landing down face first. Dark snarled and walked over to it with a cold glare.
Yukari watched with wide eyes of fright. She wanted this man to pay for what he did, but the way Dark was going about it was downright scary. Dark walked over to the body and growled at him. Miyabi shakily looked up to see the eyes of a snow girl glaring at him.
"Like I said Miyabi, only one man will ever be allowed to call me his," she said in a cold voice. She looked over to Dark as he stood over the battered agent.
"And that's him," she said proudly. Dark reached down and jammed one hand into the back of the man's neck, and pushed down on his head with the other.
"Know this Miyabi…" Dark said as his grip in the neck tightened around something.
"I will hunt down every last Fairy Tale member for this act, I will murder them all. I will show you all what happens-"
He then yanked up, snapping and pulling out the man's spine, the bony appendage tearing out from the agent's back with a sickening ripping and crackling sound. The group gasped and stared in shock as Dark literally yanked out the monster's spinal cord. He stood up and roared out.
"When you mess with a shadow demon!"
Dark threw the cord off to the side and glared at the remains of Miyabi Fujisaki, the man that dared to touch his snow girl. The group stared at him with wide eyes and open mouths. Even Mizore was surprised by the violent execution of the agent. Dark breathed heavily for a bit then closed his eyes, his aura diminishing and the darkness around them disappearing. After a moment he opened his eyes, the color having returned to normal, and looked at the group. They just stared at him in shock.
"Holy… FUCK!" Rason yelled out, looking from Dark to the butchered corpse. Yukari just blinked then fainted, collapsing next to the stunned group as they stared at Dark with unblinking eyes.
"He had it coming," Dark said simply, his calm persona seeming to have returned.
"Yeah… but… wow…" Tsukune said in disbelief looking at the torn up corpse. Moka stared with wide eyes at her demon friend.
'Wow… that was…'
That was a true shadow demon's wrath. Glad to see he showed that agent his place.'
'Yeah… I'll say he did…'
Mizore slowly walked forward and looked at Dark with wonder. The boy looked at her then down saddened.
"I'm sorry… I wanted to tell you… I just…" he said softly. Mizore just looked at him, still surprised by his violent method of dealing with her captor.
"I was scared," he said softly. The group looked at him curiously thinking they heard wrong. Nothing ever seemed to faze this boy, let alone scare him.
"Scared?" Mizore asked quietly. The boy looked up to her and nodded.
"I was scared if you knew… what I had done in my past, what I was a part of… you wouldn't love me," he said softly. The snow girl blinked then jumped into a passionate kiss with him, holding the boy tightly. He closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her, holding her gently and securely. The two kissed there amongst the torn up auditorium, nothing else around them seeming to matter. When the kiss ended Mizore looked at him with teary eyes.
"I love you Dark, no matter what I'll always love you," she said gratefully. The boy smiled at her softly, holding the girl he cared about close to him gently. The snow maiden looked at him, then downward with sorrow.
"Dark… I'm sorry… I'm not… he took…" she stammered out. The boy put a finger on her lips and smiled softly.
"You are still as pure as freshly fallen snow my little snow bunny," he said gently. The girl looked at him with wide eyes, her heart racing from hearing those words.
"Dark… I love you!" she cried out as she pulled the boy into another kiss.
After a moment Yukari woke up and looked around in a daze.
"Ok… that's enough for one day… can we go now?" she asked weakly.
"Yeah, we're done here," Tsukune said with a nod, the rest of the group nodding in agreement. Dark looked to his girlfriend with a slight smile.
"Let's get you home," he said softly. Mizore smiled and nodded, then buried her face into his chest while holding him tightly.
'I'll never leave your side again Dark, no matter what. No matter what happened in your past, you're still the only one I will marry.'
A clapping sound was heard echoing from around the hall. The group looked around cautiously.
"What the… who's there?" Rason called out as they scanned the room. Dark looked back to the broken sword that lay on the ground. He was curious how it managed to fall in front of him during that battle at just the right time. He turned around and gazed upwards towards the rafters.
"Show yourself!" he called up. The group looked up and around.
"What a show," a gentle voice called out. A figure dropped down from the rafters towards the ground. He landed gracefully on the stage and looked at the group, everybody staring at the odd boy. Dark's eyes narrowed at seeing him again. The pants that were plaid colored with red and gray, the black turncoat, the white shirt and red tie underneath it, the short blonde hair and the way he smiled playfully.
And his eyes…
"You…" Dark said with a growl as he got in front of Mizore and glared at the boy. The newcomer smiled and spoke in a gentle voice.
"I always knew you were capable of so much more Dark, it's so good to see you again. I trust you found that sword to be useful," he said as he looked to the remains of the agent.
"Poor Miyabi. Still, a necessary sacrifice," he said with a chuckle and a small shrug.
"Who are you?" Tsukune asked cautiously. Dark's eyes turned pitch black as he stared into the eyes of his enemy, the eyes of the one that introduced him to Fairy Tale, the eyes that were blood red, just like a vampire's. But it wasn't the color or type of eyes he had that made them unique, it was the fact that one of the eye's irises was vertical while the other's was horizontal. The boy gave a polite bow and smiled at the group.
"My name is Kiria Yoshii."