"We're getting reports of explosions and gunfire in the east residential district. Police are on the scene now and are urging people to return to their homes," a male reporter said while looking at the camera.
Click.
"Still no word on who is responsible for the recent bombings taking place in the quiet town, we are still waiting for confirmation from the police force on all the details," a woman said on another channel.
Click.
"Police are still in pursuit of the strange bus that has been driving through the city on a rampage, the vehicle so far showing no signs of slowing down as it continues to race through the busy streets. Police are attempting to divert the bus away from populated areas but are having no luck so far," a man said on a different news network.
Click.
"We are getting reports of strange activity; people are in a panic here in the town. No word on what's causing the explosions that are still going on, we'll have more as the story develops," a reporter said as he looked around at screaming people running from a blurred view of fires and smoke in the distance.
Click.
"Rescue workers are being dispatched to the Kilodien Hotel as the building seems to have suffered a serious attack. As you can see the structure is caving in on itself, the building just barely holding up still," a woman reported as the camera showed a large hotel that was half leaning forward. People around the site were running and screaming as debris continued to fall off of the building.
Click.
"This is Hotowa Hirashia reporting live from the scene… there appears to be some sort of attack going on… whoa!" a man said as he ducked down, the background of the scene hazy in the camera's lens as explosions and gunfire echoed out.
"Whatever is going on is big… I'm receiving word that the military is stepping in soon. No word still on what is causing the attacks however," he said before another loud bang echoed out.
Click.
"As you can see, we're flying over the residential district east of the city, and it looks pretty bad. We can see houses on fire and multiple explosions still erupting down below. There is no word yet from the police on what is going on down there, but paramedics and armed forces are being deployed," a woman reported from a chopper as it flew over the battle scarred town.
Click.
"I'm telling you, there's monsters! There's monsters in that town!" a girl screamed out at a reporter. The man nodded and looked back to the camera with an inquisitive expression.
"Monsters. This reporter is a bit skeptical, but that is the word on the street. Monsters. We'll have more on this as it develops. Heh heh, better break out the garlic and silver bullets, right Kaya?" the man said with a smirk at the end.
Click.
"As you can see armed forces are being deployed into the town. The fighting seems to be intensifying, although we're still not sure who is fighting- WHOA!" a woman reporter said before a massive blast echoed out in the background. The camera looked over to see a large truck flying through the air on fire and crashing down onto the ground. Soldiers were seen running towards the commotion as others tried to evacuate people who were screaming in fright.
Click.
"There have been strange sightings of people with wings reported near the Kilodien Hotel, police and rescue workers are on their way to assess the situation and evacuate people out of the building. As you can see it's barely standing at all after an unknown explosion erupted from inside just a few minutes ago," a man said as the camera focused on the damaged hotel.
Click.
"Run for you lives! Monsters!" a man yelled out as a large crowd stampeded over a reporter, the camera tumbling about and landing on its side on the ground. People were seen running away screaming as gunfire and explosions echoed out. A woman tripped and landed near the camera, crying and screaming out of fright.
"They're not human! They're not human!" she screamed as she scrambled away.
Click.
Razico sighed and sat back on his stool, looking up at the TV over the bar in his usual hangout with a dull expression.
"Seriously, how many news stations do they need anyway? And all reporting the same thing. Trouble this, riot that. Humans," the warlock muttered before he drank his tea. He looked down and then glanced to the side. Not many others were in the bar as the man sighed tiredly.
"Today's been a rocketing success. Failed to get a job done, nearly killed some innocent kids, and that witch now thinks I'm a thief. And on top of that my little botched job there cost me my other contract. Oh yeah, I knew I shouldn't have gotten out of bed this morning. But do I ever listen to my better judgment? No," he muttered to himself. He looked up at the TV with a dull expression as he drank his tea.
"This is Kikia Rishiya reporting from near the conflict. As you can see, there are some strange events taking place. I didn't believe it at first… but… well here," the woman said as the camera panned over to see something within the haze of smoke. A few figures became visible as the camera focused with all the explosions echoing out. A strange girl in black clothing was laughing while appearing to fire out bright multicolored lights from her hands, the same lights that erupted into powerful explosions wherever they struck. A boy with red eyes, a girl with red hair in pigtails, and what looked to be a giant wolf monster were all striking at the girl with unbelievable speed. Their attacks seemed to bounce off a weird dome that surrounded the girl, the barrier also shifting around with the strange colors of her attacks. Gunfire echoed out as the three fighters jumped back quickly, the girl looking over and laughing wildly. She aimed her hand and fired a bright shot over towards something, the camera slowly jerking about then looking over to see a police van blasting into a fiery inferno with people screaming nearby.
"This is insane… what are looking at here?" the reporter cried out. The camera looked around shakily then zoomed in on some others near the side of the road. There was a little girl in a witches outfit, a young boy in a mages outfit, and-
Razico spat out his tea and looked with wide eyes at the TV as a familiar witch was shown holding an unconscious woman in her arms.
"Ruby?" Razico said with disbelief.
"I have no idea what we're seeing here… but… those reports of strange monsters being here… I think they were right. They were right, there's monsters here!" the woman cried out as the camera looked around at the strange fighters shakily. Suddenly it looked up as a loud engine sound was heard. The camera quality was low looking through the haze but a large airship of some kind was seen descending from the clouds.
"What is that? What on earth is going on here?" the woman cried out. An explosion blasted in front of them with the camera being rolled back into a wild tumble. It landed down as a woman and man scrambled to their feet in its view.
"Screw this I don't get paid enough to deal with this shit!" the man yelled out.
"Get us out of here!" the woman yelled as the two ran with the crowd away from the scene. Razico stared with surprise at the TV as the camera feed cut to static. He reached up and clicked the button again.
"This is your eye in the sky from Channel 5 News, we're reporting to you live from what appears to be an attack of some form taking place. We are getting reports of monsters… monsters? Is this right? Monsters? Um… ok, monsters attacking the town. Wha- look at that. Ladies and gentleman there now appears to be a large airship descending upon the town. Holy shit what the hell are they doing here? Um… yes, and- whoa, look down there, now! There appears to be some activity, yes, there are some… what are those?" the man said as the camera looked around then down to the street to see the fighters again. The camera zoomed in a bit to show them, although blurry, as a boy, a girl, and a large furry beast were striking at a girl in what appeared to be a glowing dome of light.
"What the hell is this? Ladies and gentleman I… I'm not sure what we're seeing here but- holy shit!" the man yelled as the girl in the dome fired a bright colorful light from her hand, the light traveling past the fighters and hitting a building that was on fire. The building detonated into a powerful explosion as people around scattered. The camera zoomed in on the inferno then looked to the side to see a young girl and boy getting up next to a woman in a gothic outfit. The woman was looking down at another woman she was holding in her arms then around quickly.
"Ruby," Razico said softly.
"I have no idea what we're seeing here. Monsters? Those… those are monsters?" the man said to the side of the video feed. Razico looked at the chaos being televised then down with a focused expression.
"I'm getting word that the armed forces are meeting with heavy resistance from… what? A teenage girl? This can't possibly be… wait, you mean her?" the man said as the camera focused on the strange girl in the colorful dome. Suddenly a bright light flew up at them then the camera cut to static. Razico looked at the screen with narrowed eyes for a moment then walked off. He tossed over a few coins for the drink to the barkeeper then walked out with a focused expression.
Tsukune and his friends watched the nearby helicopter burst into flame then looked back to Jacqueline with anger, the witch giggling and looking around with a big smile.
"This is fun, I like playing with you guys," Jacqueline said happily. Tsukune, Kokoa, and Gin glared at the witch with anger and frustration then up at the airship that was flying overhead.
"Hokuto's up there?" Gin said.
"Dammit, what's going on here Jacqueline? What are you up to?" Tsukune yelled out. The witch giggled then resumed firing at the trio. They jumped around as the multicolored bolts of energy raced through the air. Some struck the ground where they blasted into powerful colorful explosions, others raced over and tore apart houses, and some fired into the air over the heads of the panicking humans. Ruby, Yukari, and Ahakon were looking up at the airship with caution as it slowly flew over them.
"Hokuto. He's here," Ahakon said with anger.
"What's he up to? And what's with the airship?" Yukari said shaking her head.
Ruby looked up at the large craft then down to the woman shifting around in her arms. Mrs. Aono slowly opened her eyes, her vision slowly clearing.
"What… Ruby?" she said softly. She blinked then looked around to see chaos erupting around them. She jumped down to her feet and looked around with shock.
"Wha… what's going on here? What happened? Tsukune?" she said looking over to seeing her son attacking a girl in a glowing dome.
"Mrs. Aono, thank goodness you're ok," Ruby said with relief.
"What happened here- AHHH! Our house!" the woman cried out seeing the large blackened crater that was once her home. She shook her head with disbelief and looked around with fright.
"What's going on here?" she said trembling. The neighborhood around the woman was a warzone as fires and destroyed buildings were seen everywhere. She looked up and jumped with surprise at seeing a massive airship flying above her.
"What is… what is this?" she said turning pale.
"Uh oh…" Yukari said softly as the woman started to waver.
"Well, we sort have a bit of explaining to do it seems," Ahakon said nervously as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Oh… my. Where… where is that sweet little girl that made me tea? Is she alright?" Mrs. Aono asked weakly as she wavered. She looked over to see Jacqueline laughing while firing colorful blasts at her son and friends.
"She's over there… she um… tried to kill you," Ruby said simply. Mrs. Aono just looked at the witch for a moment then collapsed down with a thump.
"Saw that coming," Yukari said shaking her head.
"Is she going to be ok?" Ahakon asked worriedly.
"I don't know if any of us will be," Ruby said looking around at the destruction and chaos in the human town. She looked over and gasped, raising her wand to form her barrier as bullets started to ripple around them. They looked over to see humans wearing tactical body gear and carrying assault rifles. They were firing at them while some took aim at Tsukune and his friends.
"Tsukune look out!" Yukari cried out. The boy looked over and gasped as the men took aim at them.
"Whoa whoa! We're on your side!" Gin cried out.
"Fire!" a soldier called out.
A blast of multicolored light flew over and struck the soldiers, all the men then being blasted into fiery ashes as Jacqueline giggled.
"You don't have to tell me twice," she said with a wink. Tsukune looked at the ashes of the humans with wide eyes then yelled out, again striking at the evil witch's barrier.
"You monster! I'll kill you!" he yelled out. She laughed and shook her head.
"Now now Tsukune, you're the monster they were going to shoot. If anything, you should be thanking me. At least with me your death will be less painful," she giggled as she aimed at him again. She resumed firing at them while the soldiers attacking Ruby continued to fire.
"Hey stop! We're on your side!" Yukari cried out.
"Knock it off will ya?" Ahakon yelled out. The men threw a few grenades over to them, the elder witch just looking down at them as they rolled next to her shield.
"Oh c'mon," she muttered. The grenades blasted the road apart, the three casters and Mrs. Aono being thrown back as the ground around them erupted with a bang. Mrs. Aono landed onto Ruby, the elder witch being knocked to the ground as the two smaller casters rolled back towards a burning building. They slowly started to get up as they heard screaming.
"Help me! HELP!" a girl's voice called out. They looked over to see a woman screaming at the second story window, the house around her burning ablaze.
"Hey… hey!" Ahakon called out. The woman screamed as fire started to build around the roof of the house. The two young casters looked to each other then the building. As they did soldiers ran up and aimed their guns at them.
"Are they monsters too?" a man asked worriedly.
"Are you kidding, that teenage girl over there leveled half the town. They could be just as dangerous," another said with frustration.
"Take no chances, orders are to eliminate all the threats," a man said as they armed their guns.
"Wait, hold on!" Yukari cried out.
"That woman needs help! Do something!" Ahakon said looking to the woman in the window. The men looked over then back to the casters.
"We'll save our own kind monster, that's no concern for you. Now say goodbye," a man said harshly.
The woman screamed as fire and smoke burst out of the room next to her. The casters looked to her then back to the soldiers.
"Dammit we're not the bad guys here! That witch over there is!" Yukari yelled looking to Jacqueline. Ruby started to slowly get up before soldiers aimed their guns at her, the witch holding her wand up in her hands that were raised defensively.
"Drop the stick, now!" a soldier yelled out. Ruby looked around slowly at them then to Mrs. Aono who was out cold at her feet.
"Please let us help her!" Ahakon yelled out. Another explosion echoed out as Jacqueline continued to fire around wildly at the three fighters striking at her shield. The soldiers looked to the witch then back to the young casters.
"Drop it now!" a soldier pointing his gun at Ruby said again as he and his friends armed their rifles. Ruby nodded slowly then dropped her wand.
"We're not here to hurt you… I'm on your side," she said slowly.
"Like hell you are!" a soldier yelled out.
"What the hell is she?" another said with anger.
"Captain, we got one alive here, what are your orders?" a man said into his radio.
"Please let us help her; your men aren't going to get to her in time!" Ahakon pleaded. The soldiers looked to the burning building then back to the boy.
"And just what are you going to do kid?" he asked cautiously.
"Please, let us show you we're on your side. Please!" Yukari cried out. The soldiers glanced to each other then to the burning building. From around the corner a truck roared around, the vehicle filled with more soldiers. Jacqueline glanced over and held a hand behind her back towards it. She fired a blast towards it, the magical attack racing past everybody and blasting the truck into a fireball.
"Watch out!" a soldier next to Yukari said with surprise. Yukari looked at the rolling wreckage then held her wand towards it. The ground and pavement under it jettisoned up on one side, the vehicle then spiraling off to the side and crashing against a lamppost. The soldiers looked at the destroyed truck then to Yukari.
"You know what, fine, shoot me. I don't care, but at least let me save her first!" Ahakon said running towards the building. The men just watched as he held out his hands towards it. A bright blue glow flashed and giant wave of water seemed to manifest out of thin air, the wave then crashing into the building and flooding through the halls. The fires were put out as smoke and steam flowed from the windows and roof. The woman, now soaking wet, slowly looked out the window with wide eyes at the boy. He waved and smiled at her, then looked to the bewildered soldiers.
"How… what…" a soldier said in shock. Yukari looked over and jumped with surprise.
"Look out!" she screamed as she waved her wand. A massive chunk of earth and pavement blasted up near the men as a colorful blast struck it, the stone barrier detonating into a colorful explosion as the men tumbled back. Ahakon looked to see Jacqueline smirking at them. She laughed then resumed firing at the others. The men holding Ruby at gunpoint looked to their rescued teammates then to the witch.
"Like I said, we're on your side," Ruby said with a nod. The men glanced to each other then to the witch cautiously.
"Um… sir?" a man slowly called into his radio again.
The men near the young casters slowly got up and looked at them with surprise.
"Like we said you jerks, we're on your side," Ahakon said looking back to the evil witch. They just looked at him with stunned expressions then over to the evil witch.
"She however, is not," Yukari said with a growl. She looked around to see other people around then back to the soldiers.
"Tell your friends to get everybody away from here right now," she said in a commanding tone.
"What… but…" a soldier said looking around.
"Dammit, do as my girlfriend says already, we're trying to save you people!" Ahakon yelled out as he ran towards the others.
"You heard my boyfriend. Do as I say," Yukari said sternly before she ran after him. The soldiers just looked at the young kids with surprise then to each other.
Ruby looked around then to the men holding her at gunpoint still.
"Mind if I lower my hands now? Or do you still think I'm a bad witch?" she said flatly.
"A… witch?" a soldier said worriedly. Ruby rolled her eyes then picked up her wand.
"In case you haven't noticed me and my friends are trying to stop the real monster here," she said looking to Jacqueline. The soldiers looked over to the girl firing around wildly.
"Ruby!" Yukari called out. The two young casters ran over and looked towards the fight. The soldiers just looked at them puzzled as the others from before ran over.
"Sir, um… they… helped us," one of them said unsurely.
"I know, we saw," another said curiously.
"What… is that thing?" another said looking at the werewolf with fear.
"That's Gin. A werewolf. Don't mind him; he's like a puppy when he's not fighting to SAVE you people!" Yukari yelled out with frustration.
"Yeah, you were firing at us, what did we do?" Ahakon said with annoyance. The soldiers jumped and looked around nervously.
"Sir? Orders?" the man with the radio called out again shakily. Mrs. Aono slowly got up and looked around, then looked to Tsukune with fright.
"Oh my… Tsukune… what is going on here?" she cried out.
"Ma'am, are you… ok?" a soldier asked worriedly.
"No I'm not ok! My house is destroyed, that sweet little girl tried to kill me, and my boy is fighting in some scary war! Do I look ok because I'm most certainly not ok!" she cried out.
"Your son?" a soldier said looking over to the group.
"Um… is he the boy or the… were-thing?" another asked.
"Werewolf," Yukari and Ahakon said flatly.
"He's the boy of course, what's wrong with you? Do I look like I have fur and a tail?" Mrs. Aono cried out. The men jumped and looked around franticly.
"Seriously sir, what do we do here?" the man with the radio called out again.
"You need to get her and the others away from here now," Ruby said as she aimed her wand at Jacqueline. The soldiers and woman watched with wide eyes as the three casters aimed at the evil witch. Tsukune and the two others glanced back then darted away.
"This ends here Jacqueline!" Ruby shouted out as she fired out a series of white projectiles at the girl.
"Your playtime is over!" Ahakon yelled as he fired out a blazing fireball.
"Magical BLAST!" Yukari screamed as she fired out a massive ball of energy. The series of attacks flew towards the girl who merely smiled and tilted her head. The dome was struck with the barrage and the area around it lit up like a star. A fierce explosion echoed out as dust and debris flew out. The humans nearby just stared with wide eyes as the group watched intently.
"Have a feeling that didn't do shit," Gin growled.
"I wouldn't be surprised at this point," Kokoa said shaking her head. Tsukune glanced up at the ship that was hovering overhead.
'Hokuto… I'm going to fucking kill you for this.'
"Wow…" Mrs. Aono said softly. The soldiers just stared at the destructive power of the three casters then looked to them with wide eyes. Ruby glanced to them then scowled at the men.
"Dammit, we're trying to help you here! Just get the people away from here now! If we all survive this we'll gladly explain everything!" she shouted out. The men jumped back a bit then glanced to each other. The man with the radio held it to his ear as the other end started talking.
"No! Damn damn damn!" Yukari yelled out as the group saw Jacqueline standing still as the barrier around her glowed constantly.
"No… no!" Ahakon yelled out in frustration.
"Her barrier is too strong. Nothing we're doing is working," Gin said shaking his head.
"If only we had Apoch here," Kokoa said looking down with frustration.
"She can't be our only way of stopping them. There must be another way to get to her," Tsukune said with anger. He glanced over to see his mom looking at him with wide eyes.
"Mother," he said softly. He looked back to see Jacqueline watching the airship up above with a calm smile.
"Listen you guys, get my mom and the others out of here," Tsukune said cautiously. Kokoa and Gin looked to him like he was crazy as the dust around the area slowly settled.
"What? Are you crazy, we're not leaving you alone with her," Gin said shaking his head.
"Yes you are. I'm going to remove my rosary, hopefully my full power will be enough to break her shield," Tsukune said glancing to the seal on his wrist.
"But… we can help you," Kokoa said worriedly.
"No, you'll be rolling around on the ground crying out my name and every human around here will be deathly afraid of me," Tsukune said flatly. Kokoa twitched at that then looked down.
"Look, I know you want to help, but I need you to get the others to safety. Make sure they're ok and the humans around here aren't caught up in this anymore than they already are. I'll deal with her," Tsukune ordered while glaring at the witch that so far was just looking around with a giddy smile. Gin and Kokoa glanced back to the others then to the boy.
"Alright, we'll get them away. Give her all you got Tsukune," Gin said with a nod.
"Yeah, we'll be watching from afar," Kokoa said as they ran back towards the others. Tsukune glanced to see them go then over to the witch. She giggled and held a hand towards them, a glow trailing along her arm towards her hand. Tsukune growled and shook his head slowly, the girl then looking at him with a curious smile.
"Um… sir? That big were-thing is heading over here," a soldier said with fear.
"Werewolf," Yukari, Ahakon, and Ruby said together. The two ran over to the group and looked around while the soldiers stared at the furry monster with fear.
"Hey Mrs. Aono. Um… sorry about all this," Kokoa said worriedly. The woman looked at her with shock then over to the big beast next to her. Gin smirked and rubbed the back of his head.
"Um… you remember my boyfriend, right?" Kokoa said looking at the wolf. Mrs. Aono nodded slowly as the soldiers stared at the girl with shock.
"Boyfriend? A… monster?" one of them shakily said. The girl glanced to him and smiled, showing her fangs.
"Yeah, a monster, like me," she said proudly. The men looked at the vampire then to each other worriedly. The man with the radio nodded and looked over to the group of monsters.
"We have confirmation. The Kilodien Hotel has… monsters there too," he said worriedly.
"Yeah, there are two of those damned witches," Gin said looking back to Jacqueline. He blinked then looked to Ruby and Yukari.
"Um… no offense," he said quickly. They nodded as they glared at the damned witch themselves.
"What? Another one of those… those things?" a soldier said with shock.
"Not quite liking being called 'things' though," Ruby said dryly.
"What is my Tsukune doing out there? Why… why is he fighting this girl?" Mrs. Aono said with shock.
"Because he might be the only one who can stop her, he told us to get you all out of here. He's waiting for you all to retreat to a safe distance away," Kokoa said looking around at the people.
"What? Stop her?" Mrs. Aono said worriedly.
"Are you crazy? We can't leave him with her alone! She's a nightmare!" Ahakon cried out. Mrs. Aono jumped at that and looked to her son with worry.
"Oh dear. Tsukune," she said with fear.
"It's what he wants. He's going to remove his seal and try to strike her with everything he has. We have to get the people around here away now," Gin declared.
"What? What are you all talking about?" a soldier said shaking his head. Ruby growled then walked up to the man.
"Listen buddy, like I said, WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE!" she yelled out. The man jumped back and looked around at the monsters right next to them.
"We don't have time to explain everything, just get your people out of here now!" Kokoa yelled out. Gin nodded and looked to Mrs. Aono.
"You too, Tsukune wants to make sure you're a safe distance away from this place," he added. The woman looked to him with shock then back out to her son. The soldiers looked to each other then out to the witch that so far had decimated an entire town and every soldier that got close to her.
"What's one boy going to do against that… monster though?" a man asked shaking his head.
"You'll see. Tsukune's one of the strongest monsters out there," Yukari said confidently.
"He… is?" Mrs. Aono asked in surprise.
"That boy over there? Really?" a soldier asked with disbelief.
"You just saw firsthand how a teenage girl can level an entire town, don't judge somebody by their appearance alone," Ahakon mentioned while glancing to the man. The soldiers looked to each other worriedly then back out towards the two fighters.
"You'll see soon enough, now let's get out of here and… Dark?" Kokoa said with surprise. They saw Dark racing over on a motorcycle through the dust and flames nearby. The boy drove up to them and stopped, his eyes locked onto the airship above.
"What are you doing here boy? Get out of here now, can't you see-" a soldier started before the demon looked to him with a cold glare. The man stopped and looked at him with wide eyes as the boy's eyes flashed a black color before returning to normal.
"Oh… he's… one of them too," the man said backing up with fear.
"What are you doing here? Where's Mizore and Apoch? And Moka?" Ruby said worriedly.
"Moka? Moka Akashiya? She's here too?" Mrs. Aono said looking over at the name. Dark just looked up with a focused expression.
"Up there," he said with a tone of frustration. The group looked up with surprise and stared at the large airship above.
"She's… on that thing?" Gin said with wide eyes.
"What? But… why?" Ahakon asked. He jumped then looked to Jacqueline.
"Wait… if she's up there… then that means… oh… NO!" he screamed out. The group, including Tsukune and Jacqueline looked over.
"Hey, who's the boy on the bike?" Jacqueline asked playfully.
"Dark? What is he doing here?" Tsukune asked himself. Ahakon looked up then back to him.
"Tsukune! Moka's on that thing! She's onboard the airship!" he cried out. Tsukune blinked then looked up with surprise.
"What? But… that means…" he said with fear.
"Hokuto!" Ruby yelled out as everybody looked up.
"Hokuto's on that thing?" Dark said with anger.
"Oh god… no! Big sis!" Kokoa cried out. Mrs. Aono and the soldiers just looked around, absolutely lost as to what the group of strange monsters were talking about.
"He's got Moka now! We have to get up there now!" Yukari yelled out. Dark growled then looked over to see Jacqueline aiming at them. She fired a blast of energy towards the group, the demon then hopping off the bike and throwing it towards the projectile. It struck as a powerful explosion erupted before the group.
"Seriously sir, what the fuck are we doing here? Give us an order!" the soldier in the radio yelled out with fright.
"You have your orders; get these people to safety now!" Gin said as the group faced Jacqueline. Mrs. Aono looked at Dark as a black wisp flowed around his feet. He glanced to her and nodded. The soldiers looked to each other then to the strange witch that was destroying everything around her.
"What… what do we do here?" a soldier asked looking around franticly.
"Hell if I know, we weren't trained to deal with this!" another said looking around with wide eyes.
"I say do what they say, I'm not up for sticking around here any longer," one of them said nervously. They nodded and looked to the group.
"Alright, we'll push everybody back from here. Just… stop this madness. Please, we're begging you," one said with worry.
"We intend to," Dark said coldly.
"We won't fail, just get her and the other humans away from here," Ruby said glancing to Mrs. Aono. The woman looked at the witch then over to her son.
"But… Tsukune…" she said worriedly.
"Trust me ma'am," Dark said. The group looked to see him eyeing the boy carefully.
"Your son can handle himself just fine with this," he said with a nod. The others nodded in agreement to that and faced Jacqueline. Mrs. Aono looked around worriedly as the soldiers ran up to her.
"C'mon, we're getting out of here," one said as they started leading her away. They looked back to the monsters that helped save them then guided the woman off. She looked back to her son with confusion and fear as he faced the strange evil girl.
'Tsukune… what's happened to you?'
"We're pulling out; all units get the civilians away from the fire zone now. I repeat, all units get the hell out of here now!" a soldier called out into his radio. Tsukune glanced back to see them leading his mother away then forward to the witch. She giggled and looked at him with a curious smile.
"So are we going to play or not?" she asked tapping her foot expectantly. The boy nodded as he glanced to his friends.
"C'mon guys, let's give him some room to wipe the street with her," Gin said with a growl.
"Um… Dark? Is anybody else up there with Hokuto and Moka?" Ruby asked looking up.
"Felucia is onboard along with Mizore and Apoch. Why?" Dark asked glancing to her. The witch blinked and pointed up. The group looked up to see a black humanoid minion flying down towards them from the airship.
"Oh, right. Those things. I forgot about those things. He has those things as well," Dark said simply.
"It's those summoned beings from before, what are they doing here?" Yukari said puzzled.
"From before?" Gin asked curiously.
"Those are the ones from when that evil vampire lord tried to take Moka and Tsukune away," Ruby said as the being flew towards the evil witch sister.
"They have Alucard's blood in them now. They're… a bit more difficult to deal with," Dark cautioned. The group looked to him with surprise then up at the dark minion.
"Perfect, let me guess. He has a dozen of them," Yukari grunted while shaking her head.
"Probably more than that," Dark said simply.
"Why just send one then, is it that strong now?" Kokoa asked puzzled. The dark minion flew down and landed next to Jacqueline. Tsukune looked at the familiar monster with caution then at the witch.
"Well, this has been fun Tsukune, but my ride is here. I guess playtime is over for now. Maybe I'll see you later though, here's hoping," the girl said with a wink. The minion picked her up and then started flying her up. The witch laughed and started firing wildly down towards the group. They dodged and weaved around the barrage from the witch as she was taken higher up.
"She's escaping!" Yukari called out. Ruby growled then extended out her raven wings.
"Like hell she is!" she shouted as she flew up as well. Jacqueline looked down to see a blast of magical energy racing towards her. It struck the shield surrounding the witch as she laughed.
"Sorry, but you can't ride with me," Jacqueline taunted as she fired a colorful blast towards Ruby. The woman dodged around it then cast out her magical crows.
"You won't escape Jacqueline!" Ruby called out as the flyers flew towards the evil witch. Jacqueline giggled then looked over to where Mrs. Aono and the soldiers were running with a crowd of humans. She laughed then aimed her hand at them.
"So you want me to continue our little game then?" she asked curiously. Ruby aimed her wand at the girl as the crows flew around the airborne witch sister.
"This game ends now!" Ruby shouted as she waved her wand. A glowing ring of light formed around the dark witch, the circles of bright white light glowing with odd symbols. The crows flew around it and shifted into black symbols, the glowing incantation then spinning around the girl. Jacqueline looked around curiously then over to Ruby.
"A containment ring? Really?" she laughed. Ruby flew up to her and aimed her wand at the girl.
"You're not going anywhere," she said sternly. The evil witch giggled and shook her head.
"Such weak magic, how insulting to think you assume I can be locked up so easily," she said calmly. She waved her hand around as a multicolored glow streaked around her. The rings around the witch shattered as Ruby watched with surprise. Slowly glowing rings formed around the elder witch, the woman looking around with wide eyes. She screamed as the multicolored seal around her electrified her, the woman jerking about before falling down out cold. Her wings vanished as her eyes tried to focus.
"Have a good flight… until you land that is," Jacqueline laughed as she was taken up towards the ship. The group watched as Ruby dropped down towards the ground over the town with wide eyes.
"Ruby!" Tsukune called out.
"No!" Yukari yelled out.
"Gin, catch her!" Kokoa yelled out. The wolf took off at high speed as the group watched with fearful eyes. Gin ran down the street then leapt up onto a small building, the wolf then jumping from the building to another street as he watched the witch plummet towards the ground below. He saw the woman fast approaching the ground far away from him with frustration.
"Dammit… I'm not going to make it!" he yelled out. The woman raced towards the ground at high speed, unable to move or think properly from her stunned state.
"Ruby!" Gin called out as the witch neared the ground. He then heard the roar of a motorcycle nearby, the wolf looking around quickly. From near where the witch was going to hit there was a parked auto transport truck near an intersection, with the loading ramps lowered and no cars on it. As Ruby neared the ground Gin watched with surprise as a motorcycle raced up the ramp and flew towards the woman, the driver than catching the witch and landing back down on the road across from the intersection.
"What… what the?" Gin said with surprise. He ran over around the corner to see the motorcycle driver holding the witch in his lap. Slowly Ruby's eyes focused as she wearily looked up at him. She blinked as the seal around her vanished slowly and her mind clicked as to what she was seeing.
"Razico?" Ruby said softly.
"Hey Ruby, having a busy day?" the warlock said with a cool smile. She looked at him with a blush as Gin just stared at the man with wonder.
"The thief?" he said in surprise. The man twitched and glanced to him with a mean look.
"That's treasure hunter," he snapped sternly. He looked back to the witch as she stared at him with wonder.
"So, what exactly has the school's witch been up to out here in the human world?" he asked curiously.
The others ran up from down the street and watched with surprise as they saw Gin looking at Ruby and Razico, the witch who had wrapped her arms around the warlock and was kissing him deeply.
"What the… Razico?" Tsukune said in surprise. Ruby let the kiss break and looked at her savior with wonder, the warlock blinking and watching her with a bit of surprise.
"He… saved her," Gin said with a shrug.
"Razico…" Ruby said softly. The witch felt her heart pick up as the man had saved her life and was holding her on his bike with him. She blinked then looked up to the airship that was moving away, the witch snapping back to reality.
"Oh no, Moka!" she cried out.
"What? What did I miss here?" Razico asked puzzled.
"We'll thank him for saving her later; we need to get Moka out of there now!" Tsukune said looking up to the airship. Dark looked over to the warlock as Ruby slowly got off of his lap with a timid smile.
"I need your bike," he said walking over to him. Razico looked at him amusedly and chuckled.
"Really? And I need a million dollars. But we all don't get what we want, do we kid?" he said with a laugh. Dark just looked at him with a focused expression then glanced to Ruby.
"You like him?" he asked simply. The witch jumped a bit and nodded slowly.
"Well… he did save me, and… wait, why do you ask?" she asked curiously.
"Just wondering," Dark said simply as he grabbed the warlock by the collar. The man blinked then was flying off into a tumble onto the street. Dark mounted the bike and glanced to Tsukune.
"Get on," he said in a commanding tone. The boy nodded then jumped on, the two then speeding off after the airship above. Razico got to his feet and looked at the boys that took his bike with disbelief.
"What the hell, he stole my bike!" he yelled out.
"Ah, that's why he asked," Gin said with a nod.
"Yep, wanted to make sure he didn't seriously hurt somebody important to Ruby," Ahakon said with a smirk.
"Very kind of him actually, he doesn't usually ask first," Yukari said with a nod.
"He is a gentleman after all," Kokoa said with a shrug.
"Gentleman? He stole my bike!" Razico yelled out.
"So complains the thief," Gin said flatly.
"Treasure hunter!" Razico barked back. Ruby looked at the two racing off then around.
"We need to follow them, fast," she said quickly.
"And just how are we going to do that?" Gin asked simply.
The group heard sirens behind them and looked to see a familiar bus screeching around a corner nearby. The bus was being followed by a large collection of police cars that accumulated from its wild roundtrip of the human city. Ruby smirked and waved to the driver.
"I have an idea," she said with a confident smile. Razico looked around at the group then towards where his bike was speeding off without him.
'Seriously, every time there's a woman involved… every single time.'
Up in the flying zeppelin Moka was looking down through the windows of the front deck, showing a devastated expression as she watched the fires and chaos erupt down below.
"No… this can't be happening," Moka said as she shook her head. She saw what remained of Mrs. Aono's home after Jacqueline had completely annihilated it and watched as the surrounding neighborhood was leveled to the ground by the S-Class witch. Cars and people could be seen franticly driving around down there as faint screams echoed into the air.
"What did you think would happen? That everybody would become fast friends?" Hokuto said with a laugh. Felucia chuckled at the vampire's side and shook her head.
"She would," she said with a laugh. Moka looked down with a pained expression, thinking that Tsukune's mom and town were being slaughtered by one of Hokuto's witches.
'No… Mrs. Aono…'
'I'm sorry Tsukune...'
They watched the explosions and flashes of magical attacks from the deck for a while before the ship started moving again.
"Well, that's enough of show number one; let's give you another example shall we?" Hokuto said with a laugh. Felucia nodded eagerly as the ship started moving towards the city in the distance. Smoke could be seen coming from the area as Moka's eyes started to water.
"Please stop this," Moka begged. She looked to Hokuto with pleading eyes.
"They're just innocent humans, stop this now," she said urgently. The boy shook his head with a chuckle.
"I already told you before, it cannot be stopped. This is how the world works Moka; you need to open your eyes to that little fact. Once you do you'll understand why Alucard is necessary in this world," Hokuto said with a smile. Moka looked at him with sorrow then back out the window.
After a while Jacqueline came into the control deck with a smile on her face.
"Wow, that was fun," she giggled. She jumped with joy then ran over to Felucia.
"Yay, my dolly is here!" she said happily. Felucia giggled and held her close.
"Where else would I be silly?" she said kindly. Moka looked at the witch with teary eyes then glared at her with fury.
"You…" she growled. The witch looked over and smiled brightly at her.
"Oh, and is this that Moka girl? I've heard so much about you!" Jacqueline said happily. She watched as Moka lunged at her, the vampire bouncing off the multicolored barrier that appeared around her and Felucia instantly. Moka was again grabbed by the two dark minions and held back as the witch laughed a bit.
"She's so feisty, have you been having fun up here with her?" she asked looking to Felucia with a playful grin.
"Nah, she's actually not much fun. Besides you're much more fun mistress," Felucia said with a giggle. Jacqueline hugged the girl tightly then looked to Moka with an arrogant smile. The vampire growled loudly at the girl while struggling to get free.
"You monster! You killed Tsukune's mom!" she screamed out. Jacqueline looked at her curiously then up.
"Tsukune's mom? Oh, her. No, I didn't kill her, sorry," she said with a shrug. Everybody looked at her puzzled.
"You didn't?" Felucia asked. Jacqueline shook her head.
"No. Master, Tsukune and his friends didn't play fair. That kept saving her and wouldn't die," she pouted. Moka looked at the witch with surprise then over to Hokuto. The boy just eyed his witch carefully.
"What do you mean? Tsukune was down there with you?" he asked. The witch nodded and then looked down with a saddened smile.
"Yes, but you came to pick me up before I could kill them. They just wouldn't stand still for me. It wasn't fair," she complained with a pout. Moka looked at the witch carefully then glanced out the windows.
"But… didn't the humans try to kill you both?" Felucia asked.
"Well at first they did, but then they all just ran away. I was having fun for a while playing with them then everybody just left. And before that Tsukune and his friends kept saving some humans around us as well," Jacqueline said shaking her head.
"So… Mrs. Aono is alive? And so is Tsukune?" Moka asked hopefully. Jacqueline merely nodded. Moka blinked then looked to Hokuto curiously. The boy glanced to the windows then down.
"They were… protecting the humans? But why, weren't they firing at them?" Felucia asked surprised.
"At first they were. Then… they were all just talking about something," Jacqueline said.
"Talking?" Moka asked with a glance at her. She smirked then looked to Hokuto.
"So, 'each side will kill the other without ever trying to reason with it' huh?" she mocked with a raised eyebrow. Hokuto looked at her with a blank expression then at his witch.
"Are you certain about that Jacqueline?" he asked carefully. The witch just nodded at him. The boy looked to Moka then out the window again.
"Where is sister? Is she joining us?" Jacqueline asked looking around. Moka's slight smile faded as she glanced over to the witch.
"Jovian?" she asked with hatred. Jacqueline nodded with a bright smile.
"Yep yep," she said happily. Moka glared at the witch at hearing from the dark sister's name.
"We're on our way to pick her up now," Hokuto said calmly while looking out the window.
"Yay!" Jacqueline cheered with a hop.
"Off to prove another failed hypothesis Hokuto?" Moka quipped with a scoff. The boy merely glanced to her quickly then back out the window.
"Don't think this changes anything Moka. Your friend may have persuaded his dear old mother and some frightened people to hold their fire, but by the looks and sounds of it down below the human race isn't exactly welcoming the monster world with open arms. Tsukune hasn't proven anything other than he can use fear and confusion to slip out of danger," Hokuto said plainly. Moka growled at him then looked out the window, relieved that her boyfriend and his mother were at least still safe. Jacqueline looked at her master with wonder then over to a nearby monitor.
"Hey, who are they?" she asked. The group looked over to see a camera showing a familiar snow maiden and witch cutting down dark minions in a hallway within the airship. Moka's eyes widened as she smiled.
"Mizore? Apoch?" she said happily.
"God fucking dammit, how come people aren't staying dead around here?" Felucia groaned out.
"I've been noticing that too Felucia, it's quite annoying," Jacqueline commented.
"Something is certainly amiss; however in the meantime we have other issues to deal with. Felucia, be a dear and make sure those two die this time," Hokuto said rolling his eyes. Felucia nodded and walked away.
"Yes master," she said simply. She grabbed a sword from a minion and walked towards the entrance to the cabin.
"Oh, and Felucia?" Hokuto said with a smirk. The demon glanced back to see him looking at her.
"I don't think a sword alone will be sufficient here, you might need to bring along something else," he said with a calm smile. She looked at him for a moment then nodded with a sly smile.
The upper section of the Kilodien hotel was leaning over the streets at an odd angle after a powerful explosion had damaged the center of the structure. The leaning building was making groaning and creaking sounds as debris and glass dropped down to the streets below. Human rescue and police officers had the street blocked off as crowds of humans stood behind the blockades, everybody staring up at the sight and screaming in terror.
Up in the building a group of friends were noticing the building was becoming rather unstable, as they hung on for dear life.
"AHHH!" Kyouko screamed as she held onto Akua's arm, the vampire holding onto the wall tightly as the group looked at the windows. They could see not the sky or horizon but rather the adjacent building and street below as their room was facing towards where the building was about to fall to.
"Is everybody ok?" Kurumu said as she held her nails into the floor, looking down at the windows that had furniture slammed against them. They were cracking a bit as the building trembled slightly.
"Oh yeah, this is fantastic," Rason said as he held onto Kahlua, the blonde haired vampire using her bladed arm to hold tightly to the floor. Astreal was holding onto the doorframe as she was trying not to slide out of the building.
"Ok, we need a plan here," Akua said as she tried to pull up the screaming human. Kyouko was looking at the sight of the street below with wide eyes as she scrambled to scoot back up.
The building shook a bit as the furniture crashed though the windows, the broken glass and hotel furniture then raining down and crashing onto the road below where debris from the side of the building lay scattered throughout the closed off streets. The floor beneath the group started to crack and shift as they looked to each other with worry.
"C'mon, we need to get out of here, and not by falling down there," Rason said as he climbed up the vampire and slowly started crawling up towards Astreal and the doorway. The witch nodded as she tried to pull herself up into the slanted hallway.
The floor beneath Kahlua and Kurumu cracked some more while the wall Akua had her hand dug into cracked as well.
"Uh oh," Akua said quietly.
"Uh oh?" Kyouko said with fright.
"Um… guys?" Kahlua said worriedly.
"I don't think… this is going… to hold," Kurumu said shaking her head.
The floor ripped apart as Kahlua and Kurumu slid down towards the windows. They screamed as they dug their claws and nails into the ground to stop, the two carving up the ground as they slid across the floor. The wall to the side shattered and Akua and Kyouko slid towards the open windows with a scream.
"No!" Astreal cried out.
"Akua, Kyouko!" Rason shouted looking behind him. Kurumu stopped her decent as Kahlua slid down, the girl's bladed arm tearing up the floor all the way towards the windows. Akua, Kahlua, and Kyouko then flew out over the street with loud screams.
"No!" Kurumu yelled as she darted off the floor and out the windows. Astreal and Rason let go and jumped towards the opening as well.
Down on the street people were screaming and pointing up as they saw three figures fly out of the windows above the streets. People gasped and screamed as the trio fell, then stared with wide eyes as three other figures flew out and extended their wings.
"What the hell is that?" a man yelled out.
"I told you there were people here with wings! I told you!" a girl shouted out.
They watched as the three winged figures raced towards the ones that were falling towards the hard pavement below.
"Hang on!" Kurumu cried out as she flew down and caught Kahlua, the succubus then trying to pull her up. Rason flew down and caught Akua in his arms as Astreal flew down with her glowing wings and grabbed hold of Kyouko. The three flyers then flew down and set the three other frightened members of their group down on the street.
"Are you ok?" Astreal asked worriedly. Kyouko just nodded shakily then hugged her tightly.
"Thank you! Thank you! I love you, thank you so much!" she cried out. The witch just looked at her with surprise and slowly held her. Akua and Kahlua caught their breaths and looked to their saviors.
"Thank you," Kahlua said.
"Much appreciated," Akua said softly.
"No problem. Moka would kill us if we let anything happen to her sisters," Kurumu said with a smile. She blinked then looked around to see crowds of people staring at them in shock.
"Uh… oh…" she said softly. The group looked around and showed signs of worry as every human around the area just witnessed them in action. The people were staring at a girl with demonic wings, a boy with angelic wings, a girl with brightly glowing wings, another girl with a twisted bladed arm, and two others that looked around nervously.
"Um… do you think they saw us?" Kahlua asked worriedly.
"Kinda hard to miss Kahlua," Kurumu said flatly.
"Oh my god, there are monsters here!" a woman screamed as the crowd panicked.
"They have wings, did you see that?" a man yelled out.
"Look at that one's arm, its hideous!" a woman screamed. Kahlua blinked then looked down with saddened eyes.
"I'm not hideous. I spent all morning doing my hair properly," she said sadly.
"I think your hair is the last thing they're looking at right now," Akua said cautiously.
"Somebody do something! They're destroying the hotel!" a man screamed.
"Hey, we're not the bad guys here!" Kahlua pleaded as she held her arms up defensively. People screamed in horror as the group glanced to her.
"Then stop waving your weaponized arm around at them!" Kurumu barked out. The vampire blinked then looked to her bladed arm, then looked down in shame as it shifted back to normal.
"They're attacking the entire town, I heard there were monsters over in the residential area too!" another man yelled out. Police officers took aim with their guns as they shook their heads with shock.
"We have monsters here… I repeat… we have… monsters here! …yes that's right, MONSTERS!" a police officer yelled into his radio.
"Oh this is so not going to end well," Rason said nervously.
"This is about as bad as it could get," Kurumu said worriedly.
Suddenly the entire area started to rumble as the building next to them was trembling. Everybody looked up to see the top half of the damaged hotel shaking as debris started to crack off from it.
"Actually, I think it's about to get worse," Astreal said with fright.
"Run!" Akua yelled out. The three flyers flew off towards a side of the street, with people screaming and running from both the falling building and the approaching monsters. Akua, Kahlua, and Kyouko ran after as people were watching the building nearby break apart with shock. Large chunks of the building stated to break off and fall towards the street as the top half of the building started sliding off its broken slanted base. People were screaming and running from the sight in a panic. Kurumu, Rason, and Astreal flew over and looked back to see the building breaking apart and collapsing down.
Kahlua and Kyouko ran towards the screaming people as Akua stopped, the vampire glancing over to see a small boy lying near the edge of the road. He was coughing as small amounts of debris were around him. He slowly looked up as the building above started to crash down towards him.
"My son!" a woman screamed in the crowd. The three flyers looked over with surprise to see the boy screaming as a large chunk of the hotel flew down at him.
"No!" Rason yelled out.
The road started filling with dust as chunks of the building hit the ground, the crowds fleeing away from the chaos screaming. The small boy watched as large pieces of the hotel crashed around him, then vanished in a dust cloud before a massive chunk crashed down onto where he was last seen.
"NO!" the woman shrieked as the building fell down and smashed into the ground with a loud crash. Dust and debris shot into the air as people scrambled back away from the destruction. The crowd ran back as the woman stopped and turned back, screaming while holding her hair. People eventually stopped and looked at the sight as others kept running for their lives.
"No! My son!" the woman screamed out. Kurumu, Rason, and Astreal landed down near Kyouko and Kahlua, the group looking back towards the destroyed hotel then over to the crowd of people before them. Everybody turned to look at them with horror and anger as the group looked around nervously.
"They destroyed the hotel!" a man yelled out.
"My baby, they killed my son!" the woman screamed as she dropped to her knees crying. Policemen ran to the front of the crowd and aimed their guns at the group. The monsters stepped back as Kyouko looked between the two parties.
"Wait! They didn't do this! They saved my life, they're not bad!" she cried out.
"Get away from them girl, they'll kill you too!" a policeman yelled out.
Kahlua looked behind her with teary eyes as the dust cloud began to settle around the collapsed building.
"Sister, where… where are you?" she said softly.
"Please, don't hurt them! The real monster is inside that hotel, she did this!" Kyouko yelled pointing to the half of the building that was still somewhat standing.
"Enough of this kill those things now before anybody else gets hurt!" a policeman yelled as the men took aim. The group looked at them with worry as Kyouko shook her head.
"Don't please!" she screamed.
"Hey c'mon, we're the good guys here!" Rason called out.
"Wait, don't do it!" Kurumu cried out with fear.
"Mommy!" a boy's voice called out from behind them. Everybody looked to see Akua running through the smoke holding a boy in her arms. She ran up to the group and looked back with a focused expression. The boy looked over to the crying woman and smiled.
"Mom!" he called out. The woman looked at the boy with amazement as Akua set him down. He looked up at her with a look of wonder as she slowly backed up to her friends.
"Denzel! My baby! My baby!" the woman cried out running up to him. She hugged him tightly as she dropped to her knees, crying as the boy just looked at Akua with wonder.
"Sister… you saved him, you saved a human child," Kahlua said softly. Akua just looked at the boy as he stared at her.
'I… saved a human boy. Why?'
The woman sobbed out of joy then looked up at Akua. The vampire jumped a bit then glanced to the policemen. Everybody in the crowd was looking at them with surprise as the woman slowly got back to her feet.
"You… saved my son," she said softly. Akua merely nodded slowly as the group watched the men with guns worriedly.
"Are you… a monster too?" the woman asked worriedly. Akua glanced away and nodded slowly again. The small boy looked at her with wonder then walked up towards her, the people in the crowd looking at him with worry.
"Hey, get away from her. She's a monster too kid!" a man called out.
"Somebody do something!" a girl yelled out.
The boy looked at the girl that saved his life curiously.
"What… kind of monster are you?" he asked softly. Akua looked at him then slowly kneeled before him.
"A vampire," she said calmly. The boy jumped and looked at her with wonder.
"A vampire?" the mother said with fear. The crowd started backing up slightly as the policemen still held their guns at the ready.
"Really? I thought vampires had pale skin, and couldn't go out in the sun," the boy said curiously. Akua smirked a bit and shook her head.
"No, those are just stories about us," she said softly.
"Do you… drink blood?" the boy asked slowly. Akua looked at him with a blank expression and nodded.
"Are you… going to drink my blood?" the boy asked worriedly. Akua smiled softly and shook her head.
"Of course not, it would be very rude to drink somebody's blood without their consent," she said softly. The boy looked at her curiously then smiled.
"You're really pretty," he said gently. Akua blinked and looked at him with a bit of surprise, then smiled gently at him.
"Thank you," she said softly.
A policeman looked at the sight with wide eyes then slowly brought out his radio.
"Um… sir? You're not… going to believe this," he said slowly.
The woman walked up next to her son and looked at Akua.
"You… you're not here to hurt us?" she asked worriedly. Akua stood up and shook her head.
"No, we're not the ones causing problems here," she said looking back to the destroyed hotel. The woman nodded and looked at the group curiously.
"You see? They're not here to hurt us. They're on our side," Kyouko said with a smile. The crowd just stared at the group of monsters with stunned expressions as the young boy smiled at Akua. The vampire glanced to him then towards the building again.
'Why did I do that? Why would I risk my life for a human?'
"On… our side?" a man in the crowd said worriedly.
"Then… what destroyed the hotel?" a policeman asked out loud.
A loud explosion blasted from the standing remains of the hotel, a bright multicolored flash erupting out as debris and chunks of the building blasted away. A broken pipe whipped towards the group with a whistling sound at high speed. Kyouko turned with wide eyes to see something flying right at her. The crowd watched as the pipe struck a glowing wall of light before the girl as Astreal raised her hand up. Everybody stared at the sight of the girl with glowing wings as she held out her magical barrier. The young boy and woman backed up with wide eyes as Kyouko looked at the witch with wonder.
"Wow…" Kyouko breathed out.
"Mommy… she saved her," the boy said with wonder. The woman slowly nodded as the crowd watched the glow vanish. Astreal glanced to Kyouko quickly and eyed her over.
"Are you alright Ms. Kyouko?" she asked. The girl nodded slowly and looked at her with wonder.
"Yeah… did… you do that?" she asked with wonder. Astreal nodded then looked back towards the building.
"That monster… saved her," a man in the crowd said with wonder.
"I don't believe it," another man said in surprise.
"I told you I saw a girl with wings save anther girl earlier, it was her!" a woman cried out.
"What did that?" a man yelled looking towards the hotel. At the top of the destroyed structure a figure was seen with a multicolored glow around it.
"Jovian," Rason said with anger.
"Dammit she's still alive!" Kurumu said with narrowed eyes. Kyouko looked at the glowing light with fear then backed up.
"What is it?" Denzel asked with worry as he clung to his mother. Akua glanced back to him.
"A real monster," she said with concern. The boy and mother looked at her with fear than over towards the odd glowing light. Rason growled then looked back to the crowd.
"You all need to get out of here, that witch is what's causing the havoc here!" he called out.
"You heard my boyfriend, get the hell out of here now!" Kurumu called back. The crowd looked up to see a bright multicolored light streaking towards them. It struck towards the back and blasted into a colorful explosion. People screamed as dozens were instantly incinerated while many more where thrown from the impact site.
"No!" Astreal cried out.
"Mommy!" the boy cried out as he grabbed onto his mother's waist. The woman stared at the blast site with shock then looked to the others.
"Get out of here now! She'll kill you all!" Kurumu yelled as she took off into the air towards Jovian. Rason extended his wings and flew towards the witch, grabbing Kahlua by the arm as her other arm shifted back into her blade. Astreal glanced to Kyouko quickly then took off after the others as well. Akua looked back to the crowd then to the little boy.
"Please run from here, we'll try to stop her," she said worriedly.
"Is she… going to kill us all?" the boy asked with fear.
"Not if we have anything to say about it," Akua said with a nod. The boy looked at the vampire then over towards the others that were flying towards the witch. Kurumu flew past Jovian, the blue haired girl's nails razing across the colorful shield and doing no damage. Rason flew by as Kahlua swiped at the barrier, the vampire also doing no damage with her swing. Astreal flew past as she fired two shots at the evil witch, the energy blasts doing nothing to the shield as well. Akua looked at her friends' attempts to strike down the witch then back to the crowd.
"Get out of here now! Hurry!" she yelled before she ran towards the destroyed hotel. The crowd just watched with stunned expressions as the boy watched the beautiful vampire run towards the battle. He blinked then cheered out.
"Go get her vampire!" he cheered. The crowd looked to the boy then to the others. Kurumu flew towards the witch as the dark sister fired out multicolored blasts of energy at her. The succubus weaved around then kicked the barrier, the girl then launching back up as the witch continued to fire.
"You'll pay for this Jovian!" Kurumu yelled out.
"I told you, they're fighting for us. They're the heroes here!" Kyouko cheered out. The crowd just watched as Rason struck at the barrier while Kahlua swiped at it with her arm. The two then flew up as Jovian laughed behind her powerful shield.
"We won't let you get away with this!" Rason called out.
"They are… they are fighting for us," Denzel's said with awe. The crowd watched as Astreal flew around while avoiding Jovian's attacks, the witch then returning fire at the evil sister. Jovian laughed as the attacks struck her shield and did no apparent damage. Astreal growled then looked down in frustration.
'I'm the sword in our spell, how can I not cut her down? Dammit I'm the sword!'
"Sir? Orders?" a policeman said with worry. The officer just looked at the sight with wide eyes as he called into his radio.
"Sir? What… what do we do here?" he said with fear.
"Your orders are to get the hell out of here!" Kyouko yelled out. The crowd looked to see the girl watching the fight with anticipation.
"You heard them; you have to get away from this place. I've seen that witch in action, she doesn't go down easy. If those monsters can't stop her nothing can!" she called out. The crowd looked at the girl with concern then over to the fight.
A blast of energy flew past and tore apart a nearby building as fire and debris shot out. The crowd backed up and looked at the fighting monsters with fear.
"Go get her vampire! You can do it!" Denzel cheered out. The crowd looked to him as he started cheering out loudly.
"Go get her, teach that monster whose boss!" he yelled out.
"You can do it, tear her apart!" Kyouko yelled out as well. The crowd looked to each other then over to the fighters that were trying to take down a laughing girl who was firing out strange beams of light everywhere.
The group landed down on the destroyed floor of the building, nothing but blue skies and clouds above now as the top half of the building was laying all over the street below. Smoke and fires were burning around the floor that was now the roof as well as around nearby taller buildings that were hit with Jovian's attacks. Akua raced up next to them from a destroyed stairwell as they glared at the dark witch.
"Hee hee, having fun? Because… oh wait, I wasn't having fun. You buried me in there, that wasn't very nice," Jovian said with a look of discontent.
"Then how about we bury you in a grave next?" Akua said with a hiss.
"You'll pay Jovian, you're nothing but a horrible monster," Rason said with anger.
"We won't let you get away with this," Astreal said with a glare.
"You'll suffer in hell for touching Kyouko like that, you bitch," Kurumu growled.
"You've done enough damage in your lifetime, time to put you down," Kahlua said as she readied her arm. The group stopped and blinked as they suddenly heard something, the fighters then looking over towards the streets. Jovian raised an eyebrow and glanced over as well. Slowly the cheers and applause from the crowd of humans started to rise, the group looking to see humans cheering for them with smiles.
"What are they… doing?" Astreal said cautiously.
"They're… rooting for us," Rason said in wonder.
They looked to see the crowd of humans that were so scared a moment ago cheering them on in their fight. The little boy and mother stood at the front of the crowd yelling out for them as well, the two humans knowing that the monsters that saved the boy's life were indeed heroes. Kyouko was jumping with enthusiasm for the group as well, hoping they would put an end to the evil witch that abused her.
"I don't believe it," Kurumu said softly.
"They're not afraid of us," Akua said with wonder. Jovian just looked to the crowd with a blank expression as the cheers from the humans rose up higher. The people in the crowd were still scared beyond belief, but seeing the group of monsters that helped save some human lives and take the fight against a monster that clearly wasn't friendly, they cheered on their heroes all the same.
"No? Well, let's change that, shall we?" Jovian said as she held her hand towards the crowd. The group looked to see her aiming her attack at the humans and gasped. Jovian giggled as a multicolored glow swirled around her arm towards her hand, and then glanced up curiously.
"Aw, is playtime over already?" she asked with a small smile. The group looked up and stared with surprise. The crowd down below slowly stopped cheering and looked up with surprise as well. Flying low over the city a large zeppelin was seen overhead, the engines of the twin turbines in the back being heard as everybody stared at the large flying craft.
"What… is that?" Rason asked carefully.
"Um… you got me," Kurumu said.
"What the hell is going on here?" a policeman said with fright. The one with the radio just raised the device up to his head again.
"Sir? Help me," he squeaked out.
Jovian giggled playfully, with the group looking over to her in response, then looked at the fighters before her with a cold smile.
"Dang, my master is here to pick me up it seems," she said with a pouty smile. The group blinked then jumped at that.
"Master? You mean…" Rason said as they looked back up to the flying craft.
"Hokuto!" Akua yelled out.
"He's on that thing?" Kurumu yelled out. From the ship above a black minion flew down towards the dark witch, the group looking at it with surprise. The crowd of humans watched the strange monster fly down from the mysterious airship that was over their heads.
"What the… that thing again?" Kurumu said with surprise.
"What is that?" Astreal asked.
"It's a summoned being we faced before. If there's one here there's likely a whole army as well," Rason said as the minion flew down and landed behind Jovian. The witch giggled as the group glared at her.
"So sorry, but it seems we're going to have to cut our playtime short. But, please accept this as a going away present," Jovian said as she aimed her hand at the group. They watched with surprise as a blast of colorful light shot out at them. It raced towards its target at high speed, the group member only staring with shock and surprise, as the dark minion grabbed Jovian to take her up towards the ship. The multicolored beam flew through the air towards Jovian's target during her attack that revealed the existence of monsters to humans, her attack before attempting to flee with her master and sister in the airship that flew over the city.
Her attack that raced towards Astreal's heart.