High up in the sky a zeppelin was flying through the air as clouds gently rolled past. The large craft was originally designed to take rich and wealthy businessmen and people around on luxurious cruises in the sky. It had however a new purpose as there was no humans on board, rather only monsters. At the front deck black humanoid beings were piloting the large vessel while a boy with glasses watched the clouds drift by up in the captain's lounge area. He chuckled then glanced to a pink haired vampire that was sitting across the table from him, the girl drinking tea while keeping her eyes closed.
"Are you sure I can't offer anything else? We have plenty of food and drinks to select from on this ride," Hokuto said with a smile. Moka set the cup down and opened her eyes to a narrowed glare at the boy. She looked away towards the front of the craft as only the clouds and blue sky were seen before them.
"I merely accepted the tea to get you to shut up Hokuto. Now that you're speaking again it's lost all taste," Moka said plainly.
"No need to be so cold Moka, enjoy the ride. How often do you get to fly up in the sky like this?" the boy said gesturing towards the clouds before them. Moka looked down with closed eyes.
"Flying with a psychopath sort of takes the thrill out of the trip," she said. The boy chuckled and shook his head amusingly.
"What I'm doing is the right path for the world. I didn't expect you to understand it however. You just don't see the world for how it really is yet. Don't worry though; you'll see firsthand soon enough that humans and monsters are all the same. They're all just mistakes known as life," he said calmly. Moka glared at him with anger as the boy smirked at her. He looked again towards the front of the cabin with a calm expression as the vampire felt her hate for the boy rise even higher. She glanced down to the conch shell on the table then back to the monitor where she last saw sight of her friends being here.
'I need to get that artifact and get the hell out of here. Mizore, Apoch, where are you?'
In one of the larger halls inside the zeppelin three girls were seen standing in silence. The surrounding hall was high-class all around, with the quality carpeting, the elegant paintings, the small chandeliers above, and the windows letting the sunlight shine into the luxurious craft. Yet the three girls who were in the hall weren't about to have a calm discussion about their differences. That point was well established by the fact that they were all holding swords in hand.
Felucia smirked at the two girls facing her as she held her claymore towards one of them with one hand, ready to kill them without a second thought. Mizore watched her brainwashed comrade as she held her ice katana at the ready, knowing that she could fight and not worry about killing her friend, although freeing her was something that was equally as difficult as getting her to stay down. Apoch held her blade of light in hand as she watched the demon before her. She was aware the girl was a friend of Dark's, and was ready to try to save her however she could. However seeing as how the doll demon was holding a blade to Dark's wife, the witch felt she needed to use a bit of force.
"Felucia, don't do this," Mizore said softly. The demon laughed and shook her head.
"I didn't kill you at the academy Mizore. I could have, but I didn't. You came here, it is you that made the mistake," she said with a cold smile.
"You won't stop us Ms. Felucia, we're taking Ms. Moka back with us," Apoch said sternly.
"Haha, back where? Look out the window bitch; neither you nor that vampire will do to well flapping your arms. No, she's staying right here with my master," Felucia said with a laugh. She gripped her sword tightly and tensed up.
"You two however, will die right now!" she yelled as she dashed towards them. The demon swung her large blade towards Mizore, the snow girl jumping back only to dart to the side as Felucia slammed it into the ground with a follow-up attack. Apoch swung towards her, knowing the demon couldn't die so there was no reason to hold back, and swiped at her head. Felucia ducked under the blade, gripped the handle to her sword, and then swung out towards the witch. The large blade tore up the carpet and floor as Apoch stumbled back from the swing and the debris. Felucia spun around and struck towards Mizore, the snow girl holding both hands to her blade and blocking the strike. She was pushed back as Felucia followed through with her swing, the demon then pushing the snow girl back into the wall with the windows. Mizore's back hit the glass which cracked a bit as Felucia pushed forward with her blade. The ice katana cracked slightly from the stress as the snow maiden tried to keep it solid with all her monster energy.
"I'm going to enjoy killing you Mizore, I've always dreamt of doing so," Felucia said with a laugh.
"Was that before or after you ate me out?" Mizore replied flatly. Felucia blinked and looked at her puzzled, the snow girl then pushing back and firing an ice shard into the demon's head. Felucia stumbled back and fell onto her back as Apoch just stared at Mizore with surprise. The snow girl glanced to her and shrugged.
"Long story," she said softly. Apoch just nodded with a stunned expression then looked to see Felucia charging towards them. Mizore focused her power and froze the demon's feet down as Apoch swung towards her. The demon tossed the blade up as she bent backwards, avoiding Apoch's swing by a hair. The claymore fell back down into her hands, the demon promptly spinning it around and striking behind her. Apoch gasped as she formed her shield, the wall of light blocking the blade and knocking it off to the side. Felucia ripped out of the ice and swung her blade around fiercely. Apoch darted back while Mizore backed against the windows again. In a flash Felucia darted towards Mizore and pushed her against the glass with one hand, the other holding the blade back to strike.
"Ms. Mizore!" Apoch called out as she ran towards the demon with her blade. Felucia smirked and chuckled at Mizore, then threw the snow girl towards Apoch. The witch gasped as she caught the girl, her blade vanishing from her hands as the two tumbled back. They crashed against the wall as Felucia ran towards them to strike. Apoch held out her hands and a barrier formed before them, the demon striking against it and bouncing back. Mizore froze the ground below Felucia, the demon then slipping and falling flat on her back again. Wasting no time Mizore jumped forward and struck down with her blade. The ice sword pierced through Felucia's chest and dug into the ground, causing the demon to jerk slightly then fall limp. Mizore left the blade there as she stood back up while Apoch slowly got to her feet again.
"C'mon, we need to get Moka before-" Mizore started before a claymore whipped up at her. She jumped back as the blade sliced across her shoulder, the girl screaming as she stumbled back and hit the glass again. It cracked more as the girl held her bleeding shoulder. Apoch looked in surprise then down to see Felucia smirking at her. The witch blinked then looked up to see Felucia had her blade over to the side and ready to strike out towards her. She gasped before Felucia swung the blade towards with a powerful throw. The witch raised her hands to cast the barrier, the wall of light appearing as the blade traveled to her. In a flash the barrier phased in with the sword halfway through it. The edge of the sword blasted off with a spark and flew towards the witch as the handle shot off with a bang and crashed through the glass next to Mizore. At the same time the flying blade struck into Apoch's shoulder and knocked her back the window behind Mizore shattered apart, the snow girl screaming as she flew out with the gust of wind.
"Ms. Mizore!" Apoch cried out as she grabbed the broken blade that was pierced through her shoulder. Felucia slowly got up and then pulled the ice katana out of her chest, the blade cracking then shattering into dust. She laughed a bit then looked over to the witch.
"Aw darn, she forgot her parachute," she said with a sweet tone. Apoch stared with wide eyes as the wind howled through the opening before her. She pulled the blade out of her and dropped it to the ground as she shook her head.
"No… Ms. Mizore…" she said softly. Felucia chuckled and walked up towards her. The demon grabbed the witch and held her up by the collar.
"Don't worry, you'll be following right after," she said as she tossed the girl towards the opening. Apoch screamed as she bounced on the floor then flew out into the sky. Felucia watched her fall out of view and laughed, the demon's long hair flowing in the heavy wind that gushed out through the broken window. She scoffed with amusement then walked off down the hall with a smug smile on her face.
Outside the zeppelin Mizore was holding onto the side of the carriage with an ice claw, the girl's shoulder bleeding as she held onto the bottom corner of the vehicle with a strained expression. She looked down to see Apoch holding onto her other arm and looking up at her with surprise.
"Ms. Mizore?" she said with awe.
"You ok?" Mizore called down. Apoch merely nodded, paying her own wounded shoulder no mind at the moment. Mizore nodded then looked up. She had fallen down and towards the back of the moving vehicle before her claw finally grabbed hold, the girl seeing the long gash she carved into the carriage on her way down.
"C'mon, we have to get Moka out of there," Mizore said as she looked down to Apoch. The witch nodded and began to climb up, the two girls desperate to get back in there and finish their fight.
Sirens were blaring as police cars raced down a street towards multiple emergency calls. There were reports of explosions and suspicious characters in a residential area and the human police force was sending a few cars over to investigate. As they approached the house in question they could see clouds of black smoke billowing up from the side of the building while spectators were running away scared. The police cars screeched to halt in front of the building as armed offices got out and held their guns towards the disturbance.
"Attention, this is the police! Lay down your weapons and come out now!" an officer called out in a speakerphone. The front gate and wall of the building were destroyed and scattered about in the road while smoke and debris were obscuring the vision in the side yard. Suddenly a bolt of multicolored light fired out from the haze, the yellow, pink, purple, and black colored beam striking the center car and blasting it into a powerful explosion. The men that weren't incinerated were thrown back into a smoking tumble as the two other cars nearby were tossed into the air and crashed down behind the road.
"Hee hee, I'm such a naughty girl. Jovian will have to punish me tonight for sure," Jacqueline said with a smile and giggle as she looked back to the group around her. The witch was surrounded by a multicolored dome as Tsukune, Ruby, Gin, Kokoa, Yukari, and Ahakon were glaring at her. Tsukune had his aura flaring around him while Ruby aimed her wand towards the evil witch. Gin was in his werewolf form while Kokoa growled loudly at the evil sister that used Mrs. Aono as leverage to get them out here. Yukari held her wand towards the dark witch while Ahakon focused his magic through him with all his might, the mage glaring at the girl with anger.
"Here's your damned punishment!" Yukari yelled as she waved her wand. The ground before her blasted forward towards the evil witch in a rolling wave. The girl giggled as the wave of stone and earth crashed against her dome and parted around her. She smirked as the group growled in frustration.
"Not even a scratch," Yukari said with anger.
"Her shield didn't even flicker," Ruby said with worry.
"Then let's put the pressure on," Gin said as he dashed towards the witch. Tsukune and Kokoa followed after, the vampires focusing on their strength as the witch merely watched them. All three struck the shield at the same time, the group attack sending out a powerful shockwave that kicked away dust and smoke. The shield however stood perfectly still and didn't flash at all. Jacqueline yawned then tilted her head.
"Excuse me, but aren't you going to play for real?" she asked with a bored tone. She glanced behind her to see more police officers running in from the front yard. She giggled then held out a hand towards them, firing out rapid shots of power quickly. The group watched in horror as the shots pelted and tore up the humans, the blasts then traveling across the street and striking into a house. The building erupted into an explosion as the witch turned back to the group.
"You're boring me. Quit it," she said simply. Tsukune growled loudly as the group looked at the girl with frustration.
"Damn her…" Ruby growled out.
"What are we going to do? We can't break her shield," Yukari said with worry.
"Look out!" Ahakon said as the evil witch took aim with both her hands. The group dodged to the side as she fired out a blast then darted around again as the witch kept shooting without hesitating. The girl giggled a bit and shook her head.
"Is this all you can do? How boring," she said with a laugh. The blasts flew past the group and seared through the back wall around the residence, the energy bolts then shooting into the house behind Tsukune's home. The building flashed brightly then erupted into a massive fireball. The group looked back with shock then around.
"She's going to level the entire town at this rate!" Kokoa cried out. She and Gin tried again to strike at the shield, the two being bounced off effortlessly as the barrier held strong. Ahakon and Yukari fired their attacks of fire and magical energy, the strikes detonating into a powerful explosion that shattered the windows and cracked the sides of Tsukune's home.
"Watch it you guys, Mrs. Aono is still in there!" Ruby shouted out. Jacqueline giggled and looked over to the house.
"Oh, is her presence bothering you? I'll fix that," she said as she held her hand towards the building. The blonde haired witch giggled as a bright glow built up in her wrist.
"NO!" Tsukune roared as he struck at the barrier with his fist, the boy's vampire energy flowing around him in a fierce torrent. His rosary seal rattled on his wrist as it kept his full power restricted. The boy struck the barrier with a powerful hit, the force sending out a shockwave and large dust cloud around the area. Jacqueline smirked then slowly glanced over to him.
"No what Tsukune? Oh, you mean, no to this?" she said with a sly smile as she fired her shot into the building. Tsukune looked over with shock as the bolt pierced through the wall into the building. The ground rumbled a bit before the entire house detonated into a powerful fireball. Tsukune and the group stared with horror as the place blasted into fiery pieces. Ruby screamed and rose her shield up around the others as Tsukune was thrown back, the boy crashing through the wall next to him and rolling into the yard next door.
"Mrs. Aono!" Ruby cried out.
"No!" Kokoa screamed.
"No!" Ahakon cried out as he shook his head.
Jacqueline laughed before looking back to the group, the others staring at the fiery remains of the household with horror. It was leveled into a flaming crater, the building having been completely annihilated by the witch's attack. Tsukune crawled through the broken wall and stared with disbelief and fright.
"No… mom… MOM!" he screamed out as he looked down and pounded his fist onto the ground, the hit creating cracks etching away from him from the sheer force.
"Hee hee, too bad, so sad," Jacqueline said with a shrug. Tsukune screamed out in agony as the others stared at the flaming crater with devastation.
"DAMN YOU!" Tsukune yelled out with agony.
"That wasn't very nice," Gin's voice called out. Everybody looked over behind where Ruby was as a figure walked out from the backyard. A werewolf walked through the haze and smoke, carrying Mrs. Aono in his arms. The woman was unconscious as the wolf glared at the evil witch.
"Blowing up this lady's home, not cool bitch," Gin said with discontent.
"Gin!" Kokoa said with amazement.
"You saved her!" Yukari cheered out.
"Incredible, how?" Ruby said with astonishment. Tsukune ran over as Jacqueline looked at the woman curiously.
"Hey, how did you do that? That's not fair," she said with a pout.
"Not very smart are you witch? Werewolves are all about speed. While you paused with your attack I just ran in and got the old lady out of there. Sorry though Tsukune, I couldn't save any of your dirty pictures," Gin said with a smirk. Tsukune looked from his mom to the wolf with shock.
"What?" he cried out. Gin chuckled and shook his head.
"Just kidding man," he said. Tsukune looked at him with a stunned expression then down to his mother, the woman still asleep.
"Thank you Gin, thank you," he said graciously as he saw his mother was still alive.
"That's not fair, she's supposed to be ash right now," Jacqueline said with a dirty look. Tsukune looked over to the witch with anger. The girl scoffed then held her hand towards them.
"Fine then, I'll blast her and all of you to dust myself," she said as she fired another shot towards them. The group jumped away as the shot flew past them.
"Gin, get her out of here now!" Kokoa yelled as she and Tsukune struck at the barrier around the witch again. It didn't flicker at all as the girl laughed at them. Gin nodded then leapt over the wall into the other yard, the wolf then looking around cautiously as he held the sleeping woman in his arms.
"AHHH! It's a monster!" a girl's voice cried out. Gin looked over to see a little girl looking at him in terror as a human man gasped with shock.
"What is that thing? Holy shit, it's killed our neighbor!" the man cried out. Gin blinked and looked to the sleeping woman in his arms.
"What? Wait, no, she's not-" he started before the man brought out his shotgun.
"I'll teach you to kill harmless housewives you filthy monster!" he shouted as he aimed his gun. Gin jumped then darted away as the man fired wildly at him. He ran out into the street and stopped, looking around to see several squad cars blocking off the road on both ends of the street near the flaming crater. Armed police men were staring at the werewolf with wide eyes and open mouths while spectators stared with shock. Explosions echoed out near the flaming ruins of the building as the wolf looked around with worry.
"Oh… shit…" Gin said quietly as he looked around.
"That thing killed my neighbor!" the man with the shotgun called out as he ran towards the monster. A blast of multicolored energy pierced through the wall next to him and struck through his body, the man being knocked to the side as the bolt of magical energy crashed into his home and blew half of it into a fiery inferno. The humans stared with terror at the beast that stood before the building that seemed to burst into flame behind him.
"What is that thing?" a woman cried out.
"It's a monster! It's killing those people!" another woman shouted out.
"Holy fuck man, it killed that woman!" a man said with anger.
"Shoot to kill!" a police officer shouted out. The men around the blockades took aim as Gin looked around with fright.
"What? Wait, hold on!" he cried out.
"Fire!" a policeman shouted.
Gunfire erupted from the blockades as Gin jumped with surprise and shut his eyes. He stood there for a moment then opened his eyes to see Ruby next to him, the woman holding her magical barrier up around them. The crowd watched with shock as the bullets that were fired seemed to bounce right off the glowing purple shield. Ruby looked around as she held her wand up.
"Please, you all need to get out of here, it's not safe here!" she called out. People just stared at the girl in gothic clothing that was holding a glowing wand while standing next to a giant furry beast.
"Oh my god, it's a witch and bigfoot!" a man cried out in horror. Gin twitched at that while Ruby glanced to him.
"Bigfoot?" the wolf said with a twitching eyebrow. Ruby shrugged as she looked around.
"You need to get away from here quickly; please, it's for your own safety!" Ruby called out. Another blast of multicolored light flew past the two and struck into another house across the street, the building detonating into a fiery explosion as well. People screamed as they scattered while the police started firing again at the witch and her furry companion.
"This isn't going to end well," Gin said worriedly. Ruby merely shook her head as more explosions and flames erupted from next to the burning ruins of Tsukune's home. Jacqueline had already destroyed five human houses, the witch attracting the human city toward their little fight. Humans had seen Ruby and Gin, the two monsters being revealed among the human world now, and were targeting them as threats right away. Gin growled quietly then looked to the sleeping woman in his arms, worried just how much more badly this will get today.
People were staring in shock at the sight of two girls having crashed down onto a car from above. They watched with wide unblinking eyes as the blonde haired girl had brightly glowing wings that were spread out while she was holding another girl, the two having landed down with a crash onto a parked car. Before anybody could scream, the girl with wings rolled off to the side with the other girl before a bolt of multicolored light struck down from above into the car. It detonated into a powerful explosion that knocked nearby spectators back off their feet.
As the fires and smoke cleared slightly Astreal's wings slowly vanished, the blonde haired witch lying still as Kyouko groaned weakly in her arms.
"What… was that?" Kyouko said wearily as she looked up. She blinked and saw the destroyed car next to them. Kyouko gasped then looked back to the girl that saved her life.
"Hey, hey are you ok? Hey!" she said shaking the girl. Astreal groaned a bit and slowly opened her eyes.
"Ow," she said softly.
"Hey, are you ok?" Kyouko said worriedly.
"Ow," Astreal said again.
"Please, speak to me. Say something," Kyouko said with worry.
"Ow isn't enough?" Astreal said looking to her with a strained expression. Kyouko looked around to see people staring at them with wide eyes. Nearby cars had stopped as well to look at the strange girl that had glowing wings.
"Please, somebody help. She's hurt. Please help!" Kyouko cried out. People just continued to stare without moving an inch.
"Please, why… why won't anybody help us?" she cried out as she looked down to the girl who was struggling to move again.
"Dammit, somebody call an ambulance or something, she's hurt!" Kyouko cried out as she looked at the witch with worry.
Suddenly explosions were heard above, the crowd and two girls looking up as blasts of colorful light erupted from the room where the two had fell from, the hotel shaking a bit as crashes and chaos were heard. People started screaming as debris and chunks of the hotel dropped nearby. A car was crushed by a falling chunk while smaller bits rained down around the area. As the crowd ran away screaming Kyouko tried to lift the witch up around her shoulder while looking around with fright.
"We… we gotta get the hell out of here!" Kyouko cried out as she looked around franticly. She heard a rumbling sound then looked up to see a massive chunk of the hotel breaking off and sliding down towards the road. Kyouko screamed then ran towards the front entrance of the lobby, the building closer to her and the only chance she had to avoid the falling debris. She stumbled in through the doors and the two girls tumbled into a roll as a massive piece of the building crashed down outside, the streets around the area filling with dust and debris as the front lobby was blasted with smoke. The girls rolled over as the shockwave from the impact threw them into the lobby. Kyouko coughed then looked back to see the front entrance demolished and nothing but rubble and debris outside.
"Oh my god!" a woman cried out as the people in the lobby freaked out about the building crashing down like that. As people ran away screaming in a panic Kyouko looked down at Astreal, the witch in a daze and struggling to move still. She looked up with worry as loud explosions echoed out above them.
"What is going on here? Tsukune? Where are you?" she said worriedly as she held the weary witch in her arms.
Up above in the hotel Jovian was giggling as she ran down a hallway, firing her multicolored blasts of energy in front of her as a raven haired vampire darted around the corner. Akua watched the shots race past her and destroy a room with a powerful explosion with frustration. She waited a bit, then ran around the corner and struck at the witch with a kick. She bounced off from the shield around Jovian as the witch held a hand towards her.
"Bye bye," she said innocently. Akua gasped as the witch fired a shot towards her. In a flash she was gone while the shot flew back into the fiery room and blasted the inferno out into the hall while leveling the room completely. Jovian blinked then peered down the adjacent hall to see Kurumu gliding down the corridor with her wings and with Akua in her arms.
"That was too close," Akua said shaking her head.
"We can't even touch this girl, what are we supposed to do?" Kurumu said as she banked around a corner and set the vampire down. From behind the evil witch Rason and Kahlua lunged at her with a powerful punch and kick, the two strikes connecting to the shield and doing no damage at all. Jovian merely held a hand behind her towards them, the two gasping before Rason pushed them over into a nearby room. The multicolored attack from the witch shot out and raced down the hall, the explosion being heard and felt as the building rumbled from the energy blast. Rason and Kahlua got back to their feet and looked around worriedly. This room was empty, but they were sure that some humans would likely have a clue something was going on here.
"This is bad. We can't stop her and we're right in the middle of a human city," Rason said with frustration.
"What do we do? We can't break her shield," Kahlua said with worry.
"I have no idea. I just hope Astreal got to Kyouko in time," Rason said worriedly.
The doorway to the room blasted apart into a powerful explosion, the two being thrown back and slamming into a wall. They shook their heads from the hit then looked to see Jovian walking in and looking around casually.
"So, having fun yet? Because I am," she said with a wink at them. She aimed a shot towards the two monsters with a laugh. Kahlua jumped in front of Rason as her arm shifted into a bladed weapon again, the witch then firing her bolt of energy and striking the metallic limb. The projectile detonated and blasted them back through the wall into a tumble. Kahlua regained herself and got back up as Rason stared at the vampire's arm. Kahlua glanced back to him then forward as the smoke slowly cleared.
"You ok?" she asked. Rason nodded slowly while looking at her weapon. Where the shot connected it was black and scorched, but still in once piece.
"Yeah, thank you. It… it didn't destroy your arm," Rason said in awe.
"Yeah, I used it to block their attacks during that time jumpy thingy we went through. It hurts like hell, but it doesn't break away after one shot," she said as she glanced to the arm.
Jovian walked through the smoke and giggled at them.
"Oh my, what happened to your arm? Looks rather unsightly if you ask me," she said with an amused smile. Kahlua hissed at the girl as Rason got back to his feet. Jovian laughed then looked behind to see Akua striking her shield with a kick while Kurumu tried using her nails. Both girls' attacks were hitting the barrier and doing nothing apparent to harm it.
"Still believe you're going to break it huh? How sad," Jovian said shaking her head. Kahlua struck at it with her arm while Rason delivered a powerful punch to the glowing barrier. The four fighters watched with frustration as the shield held up perfectly fine. Jovian giggled and looked around at them.
"Haha, this is a joke right?" Jovian said as she aimed her hands down at the ground outside of her barrier. She fired two shots down at the floor, the area around the witch blasting into a powerful explosion. The group was tossed back as Kahlua landed against Rason and slumped back against the wall, the vampire holding her arm in front of her while she was breathing heavily. Akua and Kurumu rolled back and tumbled out into the hallway. Kurumu hit against the wall on the ground as Akua slowly started to get back up. In a flash Jovian raced up towards her and held a hand to her heart. Akua stared with wide eyes as Kurumu gasped in surprise, both seeing the multicolored glow swirling around Jovian's arm and towards her wrist which glowed brightly.
"Die," Jovian said coldly.
"Akua!" Kurumu cried out as the blast hit Akua at pointblank range, the vampire screaming as she was thrown back through a door and into a hotel room.
"No!" Rason shouted out as he and Kahlua struck at Jovian, the two fighters hitting the barrier again and again.
"Damn you! You killed my sister!" Kahlua cried out as she started sobbing loudly. Kurumu stared in horror at where the eldest vampire vanished into and shook her head.
'No… she didn't deserve to die… she was being good… she was good! She was a good person again!'
"No!" Kurumu cried out as she lunged at Jovian, swiping at the witch with her nails and fury in her eyes. Jovian giggled and looked around with a smile as all the fighters repeatedly tried to break through her barrier.
"Relax, you're all going to join her soon enough," she said with a laugh. She aimed her hand back at Rason while the other aimed at Kurumu.
Suddenly the ground below the witch blasted apart, the girl looking down with a bit of surprise as she dropped down to the lower level. She landed down on a knee as debris crashed around her, the witch looking with surprise to see Astreal standing in the hall with her hand held up. Behind her Kyouko was peeking out from around the corner, the girl glaring with anger at the witch.
"My turn," Astreal said as she aimed both her hands towards the witch. Jovian blinked then smiled amusingly at her. Astreal fired two streaks of red magical energy at the girl, both of them connecting with the shield and detonating into small explosions.
"Haha, you should have run when you had the chance," Jovian said as she aimed her hand at the witch. Astreal looked at her with a stunned expression and took a step back.
"Honestly, so predictable," Jovian said shaking her head.
"Then how about this for a surprise?" Akua's voice called up from above. Jovian looked up, with surprise, to see the vampire dropping down towards her with rage in her crimson eyes. She delivered a powerful kick to the shield, the witch looking up curiously at the vampire.
"How come you don't stay dead? What gives?" she asked plainly. Akua growled then kicked off of the shield, jumping back up to the upper floor. She struck the ceiling with a powerful punch then dropped back down next to her surprised friends. Astreal took aim and fired her shots at the floor near Jovian, blasting the floor into debris and flames as it started to crack slightly. Jovian looked to see the witch glaring at her then up to see a large chunk of the hotel above crashing down from the hole above her, the floor above having been weakened by Akua's attack and the overall damage to the building. Jovian watched with a slightly annoyed expression as the large amount of debris crashed onto her shield, the ground below her cracking apart from the stress, then pushed her down to the lower floor with a loud crash. Astreal ran back to Kyouko and led her over towards an opening in a nearby room, the witch then flying out into the air from the destroyed hotel suite while holding onto the human girl. She flew up then over to where Kyouko was thrown from before, the room barely remaining after a good portion of the front of the hotel had crashed down into the streets below, and landed back down inside. She looked around worriedly then ran out of the remains of the room, leading Kyouko out into the hall and down to where the others were looking down into a hole towards where Jovian was pushed down.
"Are you all ok?" Astreal asked worriedly.
"Yeah…" Rason said looking to Akua with wonder. The vampire smirked and lifted up her shirt, the boy jumping back with surprise and a blush at first then watching with wonder. The girl's upper chest was metallic and slightly scorched, even her breasts were shifted into the strange matter. Kyouko looked at the strange shift from flesh to metallic bone then to the vampire with wonder.
"Kahlua got an arm, I got a chest plate," Akua said with a shrug as her body returned to its normal state, the vampire lowering her shirt before anybody could see her breasts in normal form.
"Good thing too, you scared the hell out of me," Kurumu said with relief. She then looked over to Kyouko.
"Are you ok? Oh god Kyouko, I'm so sorry about this," she said with remorse. Kyouko nodded slowly and looked down with a saddened smile.
"I'm ok now, thanks to you guys. Thank you… thank you for coming for me," she said as she started crying a bit. Astreal held her close then looked to the others.
"I believe the humans outside may know about us now," she said worriedly.
"We had a hunch," Rason said rubbing the back of his head tiredly. Kyouko choked back her sobs and looked at the group worriedly.
"Where's Tsukune? Is he here?" she asked looking around.
"No, he went to-" Kurumu started before the building started to rumble violently. The group looked around then down towards where Jovian was buried under debris.
"Why did I feel this wouldn't be over yet?" Rason growled as a multicolored light started to shine through the debris below them. The group stepped away while Kyouko held onto Astreal with worry.
"Um… what's going on?" Kyouko asked fearfully.
From outside spectators were staring with shock at the sight of the hotel. It looked like a missile had struck the front as a large part of the building was demolished and reduced to rubble and debris in the streets below. Explosions had been heard earlier as the building was seen to be shaking wildly. And strange girls with wings were even seen crashing down onto cars.
Police cars drove up to the damaged streets and offices quickly got out, the men then pushing the crowd back as more of them arrived. Suddenly a massive bang echoed out as the hotel shook wildly. Everybody looked to see a bright blast of multicolored light detonate from the center of the building. People screamed and started scrambling away as the building, which had already lost a bit of structural integrity in the front, started to cave in and lean forward with horrible screeching and crushing sounds.
Moka was staring in horror at a monitor screen in the lounge, trembling as she watched a video play from the security cameras in the airship. It showed how Felucia confronted the two intruders and their sword fight. The vampire cringed and fought back tears as she saw Mizore get knocked out into the sky with a loud scream, then watched with devastation as Apoch was tossed out afterwards. As the video ended and the screen turned black Moka choked back her sobs.
"No… please no…" she said as she shook her head.
"Oh oh, play it again! I love the part when she screams as she falls out, it's priceless," Felucia said laughing a bit. Hokuto chuckled and looked to Moka with an amused grin.
"You didn't think they would actually get far here did you? Such misguided faith," he said casually. Moka trembled then looked down with sorrow.
'Mizore… Apoch…'
"Ah that was fun, a bit short for my tastes though. I would have loved to peel that snow girl like an onion," Felucia said with a shrug. Moka yelled out and backhanded the demon, the girl flying back off the couch and tumbling down the stairs. A loud crack was heard as her neck snapped when she crashed down onto the floor. Hokuto chuckled as Moka's rosary glowed brightly, the girl feeling her anger building. Two dark minions appeared behind her and held her down by a shoulder each, the vampire growling and then slowly glaring over to Hokuto.
"Feel better?" the boy asked calmly. After a moment Felucia walked back up the stairs as she stretched out her neck with a small crack. She sat down on the couch next to the vampire and chuckled.
"That wasn't very nice," she said with narrowed eyes and a sly smile. Moka glanced to her and bared her teeth.
"They were your friends… your comrades! Dammit Felucia, snap out of it!" she yelled out. The doll demon blinked then looked at her curiously. After a moment her expression slowly turned to devastation.
"Oh… what… wait. Moka? You mean… you mean…" she said as she started breathing heavily, the girl having horror in her eyes. She trembled and looked down with a whimper.
"What… what have I done? Oh god what have I done? Mizore! Apoch! They're… they're…" she said as she started crying. Moka looked at her with a pained expression as the doll demon shook violently. After a pause Felucia started laughing, looking back to Moka with a playful smile.
"Gotchya," she said as she leaned back with a smug grin. Moka looked at her with fury then to Hokuto.
"Ok Moka, you've let out some steam. That's all well and everything but do try to remain calm while aboard my airship," the boy said calmly. The vampire struggled to keep her emotions in check, being surrounded by the enemy and feeling agony for the two friends that went overboard.
"After all, no need to spoil our ride any further," Hokuto said with a smile.
"Damn you!" Moka yelled as she tried to lunge across the table, failing in keeping her emotions in check. The two minions held her back as the boy smiled amusingly at the vampire's efforts to swipe at him. Felucia giggled as the two minions pulled Moka back into her seat and held her there.
"Wow, this girl's got some claws," Felucia said with a mocking meow and claw gesture. Moka trembled with fury as she glared at Hokuto across the table. He merely chuckled as he looked back ahead out at the sky. Felucia smiled and giggled a bit before just looking up with a calm gaze. Moka looked down at the table to the demon's spirit artifact, the shell just sitting on the table in plain view. She needed to get the artifact and escape somehow, the vampire still franticly thinking of how she could do so while trapped high in the sky and surrounded by the enemy.
"AH! That stings," Mizore said as she cringed. She and Apoch were in a small restroom, the two girls having their shirts pulled off while Apoch tended to their wounds. The witch held her hand on the shoulder of the snow girl, the wound slowly healing up as a soft glow came from the girl's magic.
"Sorry Ms. Mizore, I'm trying to hurry," Apoch said softly as she cringed a bit. Her own shoulder was still bleeding but she had insisted on healing Mizore's wound first.
"It's not your fault… I can't believe I let her get that hit in, I was so careless," Mizore said with frustration.
"She got us both Ms. Mizore, don't blame yourself for anything," Apoch said as she removed her hand from the girl's shoulder. Mizore looked at it and moved her arm around slightly, the wound having been healed and her arm feeling as good as new again.
"Thank you Apoch. It feels great," she said gratefully. She looked to see Apoch holding her hand to her own injury, not flinching or making a sound as her deep wound started to slowly heal. Mizore watched her curiously as the girl had a blank expression on her face, similar to the shadow demon they both loved.
"You really are different Apoch," Mizore said softly.
"What do you mean?" the witch asked glancing to her.
"It's just… the way you fight, the way you act, everything about you. It's so much different than how the Apoch that used to be here was," Mizore said. Apoch just looked at her for a moment then glanced down.
"Are… you going to put your shirts on yet?" she asked. Mizore blinked then looked down to see she was still half naked. She jumped and grabbed her shirts from the nearby counter. Apoch giggled softly as the snow maiden quickly slipped them on.
"Anyway, I am how I am… because of him," the witch said softly as she looked back to her wound.
"I figured as much. It's just… I'm nowhere near as battle hardened as you. And… you and I dated Dark for nearly the same time," Mizore said looking down after she got her shirts back on. Apoch just glanced to her again as Mizore closed her eyes.
"I'm thankful that you're a capable fighter Apoch, believe me I am. I just wish… I could be better as well," she said softly. Apoch looked at her with a gentle gaze as Mizore sighed.
"If it were Dark up here he would have easily taken down Felucia with a sword. I wish I could have learned more during our time together," Mizore said softly.
"Dark didn't teach you to use a blade personally did he?" Apoch asked curiously. Mizore looked at her with a black expression then shook her head.
"No. Actually, Felucia trained me mostly. Dark never got a chance to personally teach me his fighting style. All he had time to teach me was how to try to detect his presence, and even that I'm still learning how to do properly. It seems Felucia's ahead of me on that one now," she said softly. Apoch nodded and looked at her with a calm smile.
"You know, I've trained with Dark for a long time, I started a week after I met him actually," she said softly. Mizore looked at her with wonder as the witch returned to healing her wound.
"I was so happy that he cared for me, and protected me. And my word, the way he ripped out my old master's spine for me, so romantic," Apoch said with a dreamy sigh. Mizore blinked then smiled softly at the girl.
"Yeah, the way he does that is kind of romantic isn't it?" she said with a soft giggle. She now knew it was Dark that finished off the evil wizard that came for the witches in their time, and it seemed that he used the same finishing move that he used on Miyabi.
"He always protected me, always watched out for me. I loved it, but at the same time I wanted to protect him. So eventually I requested he teach me personally how to fight. I worked with him after school in the sword fighting club, and he taught me how to properly use a blade," Apoch said softly. Mizore looked at her curiously. She remembered Dark was offered to join that club after he protected Yukari from a bully in it, but the demon refused then. It seemed that in Apoch's time he not only accepted the offer but Apoch did as well.
"Every day I learned how to fight and act like him. I was determined to protect him and be worthy of his mark," Apoch said softly. She sighed then looked down with sorrow.
"But… I failed. He died and… I couldn't avenge him," she said sadly. She choked back a sob as she looked away. Mizore looked at her friend with remorse as the witch silently wept.
"I couldn't stop them… I couldn't stop them from taking my Dark… I could only run. I'm so ashamed, I failed to protect my husband," Apoch said sorrowfully.
"Apoch… it wasn't your fault. Jovian and Jacqueline… nobody would have been prepared to fight them in your time. I'm not even sure we're prepared enough now," Mizore said softly. Apoch shook her head slowly and glanced to the snow girl as her wound healed up.
"I failed Ms. Mizore. I swore to protect him with my sword… but I couldn't," she said with sorrow. Her wound finished healing up, the witch moving her arm to make sure it was ok. She sighed and looked back to Mizore.
"But I won't let you fail Ms. Mizore. Dark's your husband in this time, so we cannot allow him to share the same fate as my Dark," she said hopefully. Mizore nodded and looked down.
"I want to protect him the best I can… if only I had the training you had with him. I had hoped to be just like him when it came to fighting, but I've got a long way to go still," she said softly. Apoch looked at her curiously as she put her shirts back on.
"You fought well out there with your sword against Ms. Felucia, I'm sure Dark would be proud of how you did," she said assuredly. Mizore sighed and nodded.
"I need to free Felucia. Somehow, I need to bring her back," she said softly.
"She must be important to Dark. Is she an old girlfriend or something?" Apoch asked looking down with a hint of concern.
"No, she's an old friend from Fairy Tale, one his comrades from when he was one of their agents. She rebelled just like he did and freed herself from them. She's not a bad person, and she's helped us get through a lot in the past. I have to save her; she's a friend of mine too. Even though…" Mizore said as she glanced away. She knew Felucia loved Dark; it was clear as the blue sky the airship was sailing through, but even knowing that Mizore still felt compelled to save the girl.
"Even though what Ms. Mizore?" Apoch asked. Mizore paused then shook her head.
"Nothing, never mind," she said softly. Apoch nodded then looked at her curiously.
"Um… were you two close?" she asked slowly.
"What do you mean?" Mizore asked.
"Well… were you two… close as well?" Apoch asked slowly. Mizore looked at her for a moment then jumped with a bit of surprise and shook her head.
"No, I mean… we're just friends," she said quickly. Apoch paused then tilted her head.
"Then why did you have her…" she asked curiously. Mizore twitched then shook her head again.
"Forget about what I said earlier, it's a long story. Really," she said worriedly. Apoch glanced down to the girl's skirt then back to her face.
"Ms. Mizore… did you… subdue her? Like that?" she asked curiously.
"No! That's not how it happened!" Mizore said franticly.
"So… it did happen? You had her… go down on you?" Apoch said with a gasp.
"No! I mean… she did… but it's not like it sounds," Mizore pleaded.
"Oh my…" Apoch said with surprise and a soft blush.
"Stop it Apoch, just forget I ever said that. I only brought that up to catch her off guard. Really," Mizore said worriedly.
"Does Dark know?" Apoch asked.
"Yes, he knows. It doesn't bother him though, he's very understanding," Mizore said looking down. Apoch nodded and looked at her worriedly.
"You're not going to make me… do that… are you?" she asked nervously. Mizore just blinked then looked up at her with disbelief.
"I mean… I already backed off from him in this time. And I don't think I would be any good at that anyway Ms. Mizore," Apoch said worriedly. Mizore just stared at the girl with stunned silence.
"Although… if Dark is open to that… and if I could be with him in doing so… I suppose I could try it," Apoch said looking down worriedly.
"Apoch," Mizore said quietly.
"Just… give me some time to practice. I mean… I've never done… that before," Apoch said looking away with a blush.
"Apoch," Mizore said again.
"Oh my, I never thought I would be doing something like that to be with Dark again. This is all a bit sudden. But… if he's ok with it… I suppose I can learn how to," Apoch said worriedly.
"Apoch," Mizore said a bit louder.
"Just don't tell my sister about this. I'd rather she didn't know, you know?" Apoch said looking back to Mizore. She blinked and watched as Mizore just stared at her with an open mouth.
"Ms. Mizore?" Apoch asked. Mizore just shook her head at the girl.
"What's wrong?" Apoch asked again.
"Apoch. Stop talking. Now," Mizore said simply. Apoch jumped a bit then nodded eagerly.
"Yes mistress," she said with a bow. Mizore twitched at that then growled loudly at the girl.
"Don't call me that!" she shouted out.
A black minion burst through the door with a howl, the two girls looking with surprise as it raced in followed by another. Apoch formed her blade and struck up into the skull of the first monster as Mizore darted around her and swiped at the other with her ice claw. She formed her blade in her hand then pierced the monster through the head. The two dropped dead as the girls glanced to each other.
"C'mon, we need to find Moka and get her out of here," Mizore said looking to the door.
"Yes mistress," Apoch said confidently.
"Stop calling me that! I'm not your mistress, and you sure as hell aren't going anywhere near my body, or Dark's for that matter. Are we clear?" Mizore said sternly. Apoch looked at her curiously before the room shifted slightly, the two girls then falling back against a wall.
"What… what's happening?" Mizore asked looking around.
"The ship… it's… descending," Apoch said looking back to her with wonder.
"Damn you!" Tsukune yelled as he struck at Jacqueline's shield once again, the mighty punch connecting to the barrier with great strength. The charred grass and dust around them blew away from the force as the witch giggled at the boy. Her shield didn't flicker in the slightest as she held a hand out to face him.
"Sorry, only my sister can touch me," she said with a smirk. She fired off a multicolored shot, the boy dodging to the side just in time. She fired again and again at him, the vampire darting around franticly as the deadly bolts of magical energy flew through the air.
"We need to get through her shield!" Ahakon called out as he fired a bolt of lightning at the witch. It struck the barrier with a flash then faded away, the shield still standing as its colors swirled gently around. Yukari growled then raised her wand up, focusing her magic through it. The ground around the area rumbled before the earth beneath the evil witch shook violently. Jacqueline looked down as the ground below her blasted up and over into the flaming crater that was once Tsukune's home. It crashed in as flames and rocks flew out.
"Burn in hell you bitch!" Yukari yelled out.
"Did that work?" Kokoa said watching the fires carefully. The flames flared up violently before a powerful gust of wind erupted from the crater. The flames flared out and rolled towards the group who watched with fright. Tsukune grabbed Yukari as Kokoa grabbed Ahakon, the two then running away and jumping over what remained of the wall between the two destroyed houses. The fires crashed into the wall as the flames parted from the crater. Smoke and dust flew out into the streets as Ruby and Gin looked around worriedly, the two under attack from police officers that were firing at them out of fear. Everybody stopped and started yelling as the smoke billowed around the streets and houses.
"Now what?" Gin said worriedly as he held the unconscious Mrs. Aono in his arms.
"No idea," Ruby said as she held her barrier up around them still, the streets all around now blanketed with a thick smoke. Slowly the haze and dust settled as everybody looked around cautiously. Tsukune and Kokoa peeked out from behind the wall to see the flames had died out in the large crater.
"Hee hee, nice try," Jacqueline said as she walked up from the scorched ruins. The group looked to her with frustration as the humans around stared at the girl with shock. Her multicolored barrier flowed around her gently as she giggled in joy.
"What… what is she?" a woman cried out.
"What is she? What the hell are they?" a man yelled as he pointed to Gin and Ruby.
"They're monsters I tell ya!" a man shouted out.
"Fire!" a policeman called out. Ruby looked around as bullets once again started striking her barrier. Jacqueline laughed as bullets bounced off her shield, the girl walking out towards the street calmly.
"Haha, you all want to play too?" she asked with a giggle. She aimed her hand out towards a blockade of police cars down the road as Tsukune and Kokoa ran over.
"No!" Kokoa cried out.
"Get back!" Tsukune called out to the humans.
Jacqueline fired a powerful shot down towards the line of cars, the bolt striking a car and blasting it into a powerful fireball. The cars nearby flew off and crashed into the houses next to them as people were thrown back from the force. Jacqueline laughed then aimed her hand at the other blockade down the road.
"Run away!" Ruby called out to them. The humans looked at her with shock then over to see Jacqueline firing another multicolored blast towards them.
"No!" Gin yelled as the projectile struck into a car and the entire blockade erupted into a firestorm. People's screams echoed out as flaming wreckages flew back down the street in a wild tumble. The people on the sidewalks and nearby looked at the devastation then over to the strange girl with fright.
"No… dammit no!" Tsukune yelled out in anger.
"Hahaha, this is fun!" Jacqueline cheered happily. Tsukune, Kokoa, and Gin again struck at the barrier while Ruby held onto Mrs. Aono, the woman being held in the witch's arms and unconscious still. Yukari and Ahakon ran over to them as the three other fighters were pushed back from the multicolored shield around the evil witch.
"Again with this? Are you even trying?" Jacqueline taunted with a laugh.
"We can't stop her, what are we going to do?" Yukari cried out.
Sirens were heard as police cars started to drive towards them again. One of the cars in front stopped quickly and looked at the damage with disbelief.
"Unit 5 what is your status?" his radio called out.
"This is Unit 5…" the man shakily said into his receiver.
"What is going on down there? We're getting reports of gunfire. Can you confirm?" the voice on his radio called out again.
A powerful explosion erupted from nearby as a flaming car rolled past him. The man looked around shakily and saw what looked to be a giant wolf monster, a young girl with red pigtails, and a boy trying to punch and kick a glowing dome around a laughing girl.
"Um… I…" the man said worriedly.
The girl in the dome laughed some more then fired out a strange beam of multicolored light towards the fighters, the blast missing them and heading towards another group of strange figures. Two young kids, both dressed in odd clothing, darted away as a girl in gothic clothing who was holding an unconscious woman took off into the air with what appeared to be multiple bird wings on her back. The man stared in shock at the sight and started to tremble.
"I repeat, can you confirm? Dammit, would somebody tell us what is going on down there?" the voice called out.
"This is Unit 7; we are approaching the site now. Keeping a watch out for- HOLY FUCK WHAT THE HELL IS-" another voice called out before an explosion was heard around the battle site. The man in Unit 5 watched with wide eyes as a flaming police car was tossed into the air after the strange laughing girl fired a colorful blast of light down the road at it. The girl laughed some more before firing around wildly, the street around her erupting into colorful explosions as the strange group fighting her dodged around franticly. Houses nearby were annihilated as people were running away screaming.
"This is Unit 5… somebody… help…" the man squeaked out.
"Oh my god, what are those things?" a man's voice franticly yelled out from the radio.
"What are you seeing?" the radio called back again.
"AHHHH!" another man's voice cried out on the radio as more gunfire and explosions erupted down the street.
"What's going on down there? Somebody report!" the man on the radio called out again. The policeman in Unit 5 trembled then screamed out with fright.
"I have no idea! Just send… everything! The police, the army, please! Somebody get down here now!" he cried out.
"What are you seeing? What's attacking you?" the voice in the radio asked again. The man in the car watched with fear as the laughing girl aimed her hand at his car.
"M… m… MONSTERS!" he shrieked before a blast of light flew at him.
Tsukune glanced back to see another police car annihilated by Jacqueline's magical attack then looked over to the witch with fury.
"Damn you!" he yelled as he struck the shield around the girl again.
"You need to expand your vocabulary a bit more Tsukune, you're starting to sound like a broken record," Jacqueline giggled as she fired at him again. Tsukune, Gin, and Kokoa continued to dodge and weave around the witch as Ruby landed back down on the sidewalk with the sleeping Mrs. Aono in her arms. Yukari and Ahakon ran over as a bolt of energy detonated behind them. People around were staring with shock while most of them were running away screaming for their lives.
"She's unstoppable!" Yukari cried out looking back to the evil witch.
"We can't get to her, this is crazy!" Ahakon said with fear.
"My god… everybody's going to know about us now. This is a disaster," Ruby said looking around at the chaos in the human town.
"Disaster? This is a freakin' nightmare! Jacqueline's unstoppable, Tsukune's home is completely destroyed, and humans are SEEING us! How could this possibly get any worse?" Ahakon cried out. The three looked around then up as a sound was heard. Descending from the clouds above a large airship was seen, the white zeppelin lowering down towards the town. Humans were looking at the massive airship with surprise and shock as the casters just stared at it with wide eyes.
"You just had to open your mouth," Yukari said shaking her head.
"Sorry?" Ahakon said softly.
"What… is that thing?" Ruby said with wonder. Mrs. Aono started to stir in her arms as the large airship lowered down below the clouds. Tsukune and the others looked up as Jacqueline waved at the ship.
"Hello master!" she called out.
"Master?" Gin and Kokoa said with surprise. Tsukune blinked then growled with fury as he glared at the descending airship.
"Hokuto!" he yelled out.
Up in the ship Hokuto and Moka were standing at the front of the bridge. The boy was chuckling as he looked down at the battle zone erupting in the town while Moka was staring with shock. The vampire was being held by two minions on either side while Felucia was looking down at the chaos with crossed arms and a smirk. The three watched through the windows as explosions and fires erupted out while sirens were heard nearby.
"No… god no…" Moka said shaking her head.
"Looks like the fun has already begun," Felucia said with a laugh.
"Indeed. Now Moka, let's see just how understanding and caring humans are while they attack your friends," Hokuto said as he looked around at the chaos. Moka glanced around worriedly as she saw police cars, riot vans, and helicopters heading towards the residential district that was on fire. She looked over and gasped as she saw a large crater where a familiar house used to be.
"No… no! Mrs. Aono!" she cried out with tears forming.
"Oh shit, Tsukune's mother? Was that her house?" Felucia asked worriedly. Moka nodded as she stared at the ruins with devastation. Felucia nodded then laughed.
"Haha, oh well," she said with a careless shrug. Moka trembled and shook her head.
"No! Stop this!" she cried out.
"I'm afraid that cannot be done. Your friends will either die by the humans, or be forced to fight back against them. Humans and monsters cannot coexist, such beliefs are misguided. Each side will kill the other without ever trying to reason with it, both being fearful of that which is different or frightening. It's kill or be killed in this world, that's the way it always has been. It's all the same Moka, all lives are evil," Hokuto said with a calm smile. Moka trembled and looked down to the chaos below at the town where Tsukune grew up and lived before coming to Yokai Academy, the town where her mate and friends were being exposed as monsters to the world around them.
"No… it doesn't have to be this way… we can coexist. We can share the earth, I kno-" Moka said softly before she froze in place.
"Share the earth? With humans? All they do is squabble over anything they can. You've seen how they spread over the world like a disease. I don't understand why you would want to coexist with them when they are more barbaric than most monsters," Akua said shaking her head.
Her sister's words echoed in her mind. She shook her head and looked out the window with worry.
"Share the earth? Ha, such a hopeless dreamer aren't you Moka?" Hokuto asked amusedly. The vampire shook her head slowly as she watched the chaos down below.
'No… we can live together… I know we can…'
"Do you think we'll ever really have peace in the world?"
"As it stands now, learning to live among them is our only solution."
"Tsukune's mom and cousin approve of us. Why can't the rest of their kind?"
"Try asking them yourself, and see what answer you get before a bullet goes through your head."
'No… it's not true. Human's… they wouldn't treat us all that way.'
Explosions echoed out below as gunfire was heard amongst the warzone, the vampire looking down with worry.
"This is what happens when humans are aware of us Moka. They take up arms and fight to preserve their own wretched lives. This would be no different than if you were to walk into public with your sisters and show your true forms. Humans will always kill monsters in their world, just as monsters will always kill humans in theirs," Hokuto reasoned simply. Moka trembled at that and looked at the fires below with worried eyes.
"Then… why is there a rule where humans are to be executed on sight here?" Kahlua asked curiously.
"Because this is still the monster realm, and the dark lords have deemed it a no-human zone as it is our only remaining home. They cannot be allowed to come here because they may try to conquer here as well," Ms. Nekonome said.
"So the dark lords, my father included, want us to learn to coexist with humans, but not tolerate any coming here?" Akua asked raising an eyebrow.
Moka started to breathe shakily as she remembered what her sisters had said during class.
"Um, so, let's say I do learn to be all nice and stuff with the humans. How will that help if they try to kill me?" Kahlua asked curiously. Ms. Nekonome looked at her for a moment then shook her head.
"It won't, that's why you must learn to keep in human form so they don't discover what you are," she said as she tapped on the board where it had a demonstration of how to keep in human form.
"So you're not only telling us we have to live by their rules, but must also live in fear of them?" Akua asked glancing up to her.
"Well, not fear exactly," the teacher said worriedly.
"You're telling your students that they have to hide from humans for their entire lives just to live in the real world?" Akua asked while shaking her head.
"No… it's not… like that," Moka said softly as a tear dropped from her cheek.
"See for yourself. They're not going to try to talk to your friends, even though they are trying to stop my assistant from destroying them all. They're going to try to kill them instead, all because they aren't human. Even if Tsukune used to be a human himself he will receive no sympathy from monsters such as humans," Hokuto said plainly. Moka looked down with sorrow at that remark.
"Will the human race accept him still? I mean… we've changed him into… one of us."
"Likely not. He'll have to wear that seal in the human world and suppress his power as much as possible. He probably already knows this however."
"It's not fair though, if it wasn't for his efforts the world would have been destroyed. Isn't that proof enough that monsters can be good?"
"Again, try telling that to the humans before they shoot you where you stand."
"Tsukune…" Moka said shakily as she started crying. The thoughts about how humans and monsters were so separated came back again, the vampire feeling her heart ache with fear and sorrow.
"Aw, don't cry yet Moka," Felucia said softly with a smile. Moka slowly looked over to see Felucia's smile turn into a devilish grin.
"Not until you watch all your friends die like the monsters they are."