TsukuneBlackout: I can't just go and tell you why she did it, you have to find that out for yourself, in this chapter here. Who knows? I'm certainly not going to tell you if they are or aren't planning something. As I said, you'll have to find out yourself. Yeah, that would be the most preferable wouldn't it? Yeah, I remember it, though I haven't see the second Thor in almost two years now...anyway, back on topic. You absolutely refuse to believe it huh? Well scroll down, you'll find out if you're right or not in this finale here. Now why would I tell you that? That would ruin things. All I'll say on the matter is, as I've shown, there are people behind the scenes pulling strings, Aqua just being one of them. So..yeah, that's all I'm saying for now.

Zy-Guy: Well, I'm glad it made it better for you. Myself, I think it fits the chapter to a certain degree, but just not enough to recommend listening to it. Great song though, only heard it after looking it up from your review, so thanks for that. It definitely fits the story, even a chapter/episode I have planned in the future, but this one in particular, I don't think so.

Kaywye: Yeah, more than one of my favorite animes does that, so I definitely understand your frustration. To be honest, that's one of the reasons why I write Fanfiction, to continue those stories I love so much, and to allow the relationships I adore so much to flourish. It just comes from my mind instead of the original creator is all. Yeah, harem animes just don't seem open to actually having a harem ending. I mean, I get why some don't go that route, as it's just not plausible in certain cases, not to mention some harems are formed without true love, but if all the girls truly love the guy, and he truly loves all of them in return, why not have them all be together? Yes it will make things complicated, and yes it is far from orthodox, but come on, why should that matter? Everybody is happy that way, literally everyone. With the exception of whiners who don't like that sort of thing, of course. Regardless, I digress.

You are so very welcome! :) In turn, allow me to thank you ever so much for reviewing.

You do huh? Well, I guess you'll find out real soon won't you? Just read on my friend, you shall see.

ShadowMark3: Perhaps, perhaps not. You'll find out by reading this though, yep, you sure will. So hop to it. Yeah, I'm pretty sure everyone hopes he dies at this point. You're not exactly alone on that.

Guest: No sense at all? You might think that way, but not everyone agrees. He didn't dodge because he didn't see it coming. He never thought Ruby would just up and impale him like that. He was caught completely off guard. Reflexes aside, he never would have expected that, ever. Is Ruby really brainwashed? I'm not going to tell you, you have to find out for yourself, just scroll down and get to reading to find out.

DBZ Abridge reference...Respect.

SupernalGodzilla: Maybe she does, maybe she doesn't. Who knows? Oh wait, I do. XD And I'm not telling you. XP You'll find out shortly though. Madara is a dick? Understatement of the year.

Natsu Dragoneel: Deshiko is the red head with a bo staff, she was a part of the security committee originally. She's a hopping corpse, like Ling Ling. Kuyo forced her to work for him, in my story, against her will. How? I'll be explaining that later. Tsukune was the only one who was kind to her after that. When did he even interact with her after the whole Kuyo debacle? Once again, you'll find out later in my story. She unofficially joined the group after helping Tsukune and Gin against Kuyo. Whatever that other story is, I can't seem to find it. Not sure I'd like it though. The amount of Rosario Vampire stories I actually like on this site isn't even in the double digits. One of the reasons I made my own to be honest. Oh a kick ass fight is definitely coming, I just can't tell you exactly when.

Guest: Agreed, let's just jump right in my good friend.

Yep, just ninety percent. Don't confuse brutal for fucked up either, because I've got plans for some messed up things in the future, s'all I'm saying. Honest answer? No. Madara is not the person I have in mind for that last ten percent. Hell, even saying I only went ninety percent is a bit of a lie. I have plenty of other brutal kills planned, as we are far from the end of Tsukune's tale. Close to the end of this story? Yeah, real close in fact. But that, my friend, is what sequels are for. ;) Who will deliver the finishing blow? I'm afraid I still can't answer that for you. Steady chapters? Eh, I don't know about that. I work best when I can write whenever I feel like, as that gives me flexibility to get to it whenever my fingers are itchin to get goin. But I still have to resort to the library, not to mention my new job and everything else, yeah, it's just all one big hassle. So...we'll see. Anything can happen. If I can help it though, I'll never take nearly two years to update again, that was torture for me as well as you guys. Yeah, sure, hard. Keep telling yourself that. :P

Is that so? Cool. I admit, sounds interesting. Definitely making me want to check it out more, that's for sure. A playthrough? Eh, I don't think so. If I decide to write it, I'll get the games, cause I'm not gonna write a story on something I watched someone else play. I wants ta play it meself. I usually watch playthroughs to see how others played games, with the exception of the first Witcher game. Had to watch that since it was PC only, and I wanted to play Witcher 2 and 3. Man I fucking love those games. But I'm rambling again.

Anyway, you've never heard of Trails Of Cold Steel? That is...I mean, I've only played the first two, the third is still in development, but...just, goddamn. It's most definitely one of my favorite game series ever. It's a part of a much larger series, The Legend Of Heroes series, but those entries in particular are what got me hooked. I do intend to play some of the other games too though, though mainly just to flesh out the world more as well as some of the characters that showed up from other entries and series and all that. I just...I just can't sing praises high enough for Trails Of Cold Steel, I just, okay, I'm gonna stop now, cause I could go on all day.

Strictly Nintendo and old school PlayStation? I couldn't do that. Most of my favorite games of all time are from this generation, PS4, or the previous PS3 and 360, I dabble with all three major companies, though I do admit there some from the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube Era that hold a special place in my heart. Before them though, while I did play games for systems prior to them, I just never got taken with them. The original Playstation and the Nintendo 64...yeah, with one single exception, I can't think of any games on those systems that I hold too much affection for. That one exception you might ask? The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, of course. That game was, just...just wow. It was truly ahead of it's time. That, to this day, is still one of my favorite games of all time. Just so good. So...yeah, I guess you could say I'm more of a next-gen gamer...I suppose. I don't really think of myself as such, as I don't care if it's new or old, just if I enjoy it or not, ya know? I mean, I could go on for days about the games I love, and besides Ocarina Of Time, all of them are on the PS2, Gamecube, PS3, the 360, or the PS4. But, I digress.

I think you should look up a playthrough of the games. If you do, try and watch the Fie path, cause Fie is best, end of story. Though, as I said, my main story will be an AU, so really, all you'll need to know is the basics of how things work and you should be able to enjoy it. Yep, romance plays a pivotal role in all my stories, that includes the dozens I've yet to begin writing. I'm as obsessed with romance as I am with bad ass action scenes, more specifically battles, which is a whole fucking lot. I mean, I can not stress enough how much I love those two things. I simply cannot. As for your advice on which girls to and not to use, well, I make no promises. As I will use the girls I find the most interesting and lovable, to me personally. Sorry. :(

Yeah, I do ramble, that is for sure. Usually, real life or otherwise, I'm rather introverted, unless I know the person I'm talking to well, or I'm speaking on subjects I love. When one of those two conditions are met, I become one hell of a chatterbox. I could go on and on, but I've proven that by now.

Moving on. Well, I have seen stories get taken down for containing lemons, so I'll hold off. I might still increment some steam here and there though, nothing that should get me in trouble though. Hopefully.

It's alright, I understand. I mean, I know I certainly wouldn't have been able to read it if El had gotten his way. Because he didn't actually initiate the actual act though, I can read it. Though it's not because of sensibilities or sensitivity to such a thing, but just because it would piss me off and depress me too much to continue on honestly. Yeah, I know, that's a bit weird, but hey, sue me, ya know? No problem, you needed to know what she did.

Yeah, just gonna come right out with it, I've never seen Sin City. So...yeah, I wouldn't know the scene you're referring to. I know the movie, it just didn't interest me enough to watch it is all.

The relationship with Tsukune and his ghoul side is...complicated to say the least. Remember, the ghoul is an amalgam of all his negative emotions with the typical blood lust and crave for destruction of a ghoul. As for a compromise ever being reached, well, that is yet to be seen.

Ya know, I wasn't thinking about that, but maybe it will happen, the strategy remark thing anyway. As for Madara not being as strong as everyone thinks he is, yeah, I'll just be blunt here, he totally is. He is buttloads of powerful. I mean, seriously, he is the blink his eyes and you just might vanish forever powerful. He wouldn't be the fourth division leader otherwise. Raw power, intellect, and fighting prowess, those are the things that decide your rank in Fairy Tale. The higher the rank, the more of those three someone possesses. In other words, your hunch is wrong my friend.

Zombie apocalypse is definitely one of the best ones to have, that's for sure. At least you have a fighting chance in that sort of apocalypse. Yep, and I have no intention of throwing all said development into the trash, so thirteen she shall stay!

That's the case with a lot of things. Sounds easy on paper, but is always so freaking hard to actually accomplish. Not going to lie, the glowing eyes in the dark while making love, that...that just tickles my funny bone. I want to see that so bad. That's happening no matter what now, in some way, shape or form, someway, somehow. Congratulations my friend, you've just created a monster. XD

Huh, I see. Well, if you feel that way, then you feel that way. Not much I can do about it. Though I do think you'd make a pretty good story if you tried. If you feel like it's your place to give out ideas and help other writers rather than become one yourself, and you're happy doing just that, then far be it from me to stop you. I mean, I know I certainly appreciate the help. :)

He was doing his best to restrain himself. If he had slipped even a little, he would have hurt Tamanori quite a bit. But he had a job to do, something to strive toward, a goal to focus on. He had to find Ruby and save her. So that's what he tried to do. It's kinda his thing, blaming everything on himself. It's what he's used to. Before Yokai, everything was his fault, whether it really was or not. It's an issue of his, one that, thanks to his girls, hasn't gotten completely out of control yet, but it's really only a matter of time. His inferiority complex and his other issues, he'll have to face them and overcome them once and for all eventually. It's just a matter of time. Though...you know what they say, things tend to get worse before they get better.

Eh...you'll see on that. As for Gin, believe me, I have something like that planned. Hell, something similar happens soon, you shall see for yourself. But I have one scene in mind that's going to be just like that, as I said though, it's for later.

As for your ideas...what I had planned and is written below is...well, nothing like that. Not even a little bit. You were so far off. XD I mean, it's really good. You drew a very interesting conclusion that I would have considered, if I wasn't so deadset on what I've already written that is. It's great way to take the finale for this arc. It's just not the direction I took or had planned to take. Also, you mentioned you were thinking over creating an account just to converse with authors? I think you should, especially in cases like this. What am I talking about you ask? Well, your review got cut off. It suddenly just ends.

'Kurumu screams at the witch's and warlock's and ask them if they feel vindicated for murdering an innocent human, if they feel better trying to kill over a dozen innocent people, she tells them that they dont deserve a home, that they truly are monster's, the people dont respond, they were tricked by Fairy Tail and now they lost their home for good, they let their hate and anger get the better of them. Kurumu then turns to Ruby and gives her a mass'

There's nothing after that. So either your review got cut off, or you picked a really weird place to end it my good friend. XP

cy9224: Yeah, I've had practice at doing that. Judging by your reaction, I'm doing pretty well. Good, I'm glad. Does she? I don't know, guess you'll just have to find out for yourself. And in case you're wondering, yes, I am indeed evil like that. Mwahahahahahahaha! I don't know, like seriously, I don't know. I suppose that makes sense, one transfusion of blood begets fifty percent, another should do the same right? Eh, doesn't matter anyway. That's not the route I have planned. Cool, thank you. I most definitely will continue, don't you worry about that one bit.

So, um, you guys are gonna really hate me for this. This here, this ain't the finale. Sorry. :( It was going to be, but things just keep popping up and distracting me from the little shred of time to write I get. My muses for two different stories are calling my name, I'm going to be staying with my Grandmother for a week or so to help her replace some flooring, even though I don't know how to, yeah, that'll be fun, and my job, as well as helping take care of my little brothers, are more taxing on my time than I had originally expected. Now, don't get the wrong idea, I'm not trying to complain your ear off with excuses to soften you guys up on this, just trying to be honest. I only get a miniscule amount of time to write compared to everything else I do in a month, and it may start going to another story soon...really sorry about that. All of this is relevant because, well, I didn't want to leave you guys hanging for two or more months with only one update. So, I decided to give you guys what I had before I start working on something else for a bit. I had to switch a few things around, edit some stuff and create a new scene or two, but I was able to turn it into an actual chapter/part of an episode, rather than some of the finale, or a large snippet of a new chapter. It's the prelude to the finale now.

Sorry I'm doing this to you guys again, I don't mean to. It just happens. And I'm sure your sick of my apologies by now, so I'll just leave you with this. Hey, it's more content than you were going to get originally, at least that's something right?

Anyway, here it is, part seven of chapter/episode nine of season four. Please read, review and enjoy.


Tsukune could see nothing, absolutely nothing. He was surrounded by darkness in every direction, unable to even see his own hands in front of his face. His head was pounding and his stomach felt like it was on fire, pain surging from it as if he had sustained a serious injury there. "Oh, right..." He remarked as he recalled exactly why he felt said pain and how exactly the wound it stemmed from had been inflicted upon him.

"Ruby..." He breathed her name, overcome by melancholy as he did, the image of her skewering him with a javelin flashing before him having something to do with that.

Then, another image flashed into existence in his vision. The smug face of the man who had set this act of treachery in motion. "Madara!" He growled with hate.

"Give me control, and I shall tear them asunder!" The ghoul promised with blood thirst, speaking up from the darkness as the image faded.

"I will not!" Tsukune refused immediately, as his senses were consumed by the darkness once more.

"I won't harm the others, just that traitorous bitch and her new master! You have my word! Now, just hand our body over!" It urged.

"I will never let you control me again! You hear me!? Not ever again!" He defied it with everything he had.

"So you're just going to lie here unconscious, as you and your lovers and your friends die!? What kind of logic is that!?" The darkest part of the teen criticized.

"I won't let anyone hurt the ones I care about! That includes you! Did you think I'd just forget about what you did!? You kicked the crap out of Gin, and then nearly killed my girls! You brutalized them! They were bleeding and crying! Mizore nearly died because of what you did to her! That won't ever happen again! You won't ever be in control again!" The seventeen year old remonstrated with rage.

"Did you forget about the times I took control afterward!? With the thunder beast and that vampire woman, I protected them! What good were you to them then!? None! You were too weak to be of any help! It's only because of me that they, and you, are still alive!" The ghoul challenged almost condescendingly.

"Oh, you mean the two times where we both had a semblance of control!? The times where I had just enough hold of myself to prevent you from turning against my family!? You mean those times!? I'm not an idiot! If you had full control either time, you would've turned on them next!" Tsukune refuted with a snarl.

"ARGH! FINE!" The vampiric entity conceded with frustration. "Then share control with me! Whatever it takes so that whore can perish!" It begrudgingly offered to compromise.

"NO! Neither of us will touch so much as a hair on Ruby's head!" He objected with great vehemence.

"WHAT!? You mean, even now, you still don't see the truth!? SHE BETRAYED US! It doesn't matter who it was for, she still turned on us! Are you seriously trying to tell me that doesn't make you angry!? Because I know it does! I'm you after all!" It asserted.

"OF COURSE IT MAKES ME FUCKING ANGRY!" Tsukune cried. "It makes me so goddamn angry that I don't think I would be able to even see straight if I was awake!" He claimed with flaring emotion.

"THEN WHY!? WHY WON'T YOU MAKE HER PAY!?" The murderous entity demanded furiously.

"Because it's not her I'm angry with! If you're truly a part of me, you should know that!" Tsukune contended with extreme aggravation.

The ghoul was given pause at that, taking a moment to establish his words as truth, before speaking up once more as it realized something. "You're angry with...YOURSELF!? WHAT KIND OF IDIOCY IS THAT!?" It importuned incredulously.

"Not just myself! I'm also pissed at Madara for making her do it! And even if it was her I was angry with, I still wouldn't hurt her. As I said, you should already know that." The teen reiterated.

"I do! And it INFURIATES ME! No matter what they do, you never make them pay for their transgressions, ever! They can do anything and you won't punish them! That's just par for the course I suppose, it stems from just how weak you are! You just flaunt your flaws with them and prove everyone right, you prove yourself to be a weak-willed, good for nothing, pathetic loser! No matter what happens, that is what you will always be! CRYBABY, LOSER, FAILURE AONO!" The ghoul maligned with dark fury.

"Maybe that is what I will always be, a weak, pathetic loser who fails at everything he does." He granted his dark half. "But...at least...IT'S BETTER THAN THE MONSTER YOU WANT ME TO BE!" Tsukune repudiated with the utmost defiance.

"YOU FOOL! Don't you understand!? Who could ever love someone like that!? NOBODY! It's just a matter of time before those girls show their true colors! They'll stab you in the back and leave you to bleed out, all alone! One of them already has! No one will ever truly love us! That's why we have to get them before they can get us! THEY'RE JUST MORE CYNTHIAS WAITING TO HAPPEN!" The ghoul reviled his other half.

"SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH! DON'T YOU SAY ANOTHER GODDAMN WORD ABOUT THE GIRLS!" Tsukune castigated, infuriated by the ghoul's words. "They are nothing like Cynthia. If...if what you say ever comes to pass, then it will be my fault. The girls are far too sweet, kind, caring and just perfect to ever do something like that. So for it to ever happen, the blame would lie solely with me. If they ever betray me, then I will deserve whatever they do to me. I will have brought it on myself." He self-deprecated.

Silence...

The ghoul failed to respond for an ungodly amount of time, leaving the air still and without the slightest hint of noise. Until...

"None of this matters anyway. You heard what Ruby whispered to me, so all of this bullshit is just plain irrelevant." Tsukune ended the back and forth with those words.

"I have to wake up, so come on body, get your ass in gear!" He tried to command himself to wake up, and surprisingly, it began to work, as he felt himself begin to regain consciousness.

"No one will ever really love us. One day...the betrayal will be all too real..." The ghoul whispered so faintly that Tsukune failed to hear it.

Even if he had, it wouldn't have mattered, as his world was all but literally rocked, as flashes of intense, searing pain plagued his form. So sudden and acute they were, that it took a moment for the scream to form in his throat. Almost everything on his mind was blanked out of existence, as the pain took over and he yelled his agony out. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"


"Tsukune wake up, you have to wake up!" Yukari urged her unconscious lover, rolling him over onto his back with the help of Kyouko.

Both girls on their knees on either side of him, continued to do their best to rouse him from his state once he was on his back, purposely avoiding letting their eyes make contact with the hole in his gut. It wouldn't do them any good to focus on it or the blood draining from it.

Nor did they let themselves focus on the sounds of battle, as the others engaged the mass of magical beings in combat. Just because they didn't focus on them, didn't mean they weren't aware of what was going on behind them though. The explosive sounds of blows pierced their eardrums regardless, as Moka and Kokoa headed the defensive assault, shattering bones and rupturing organs with every attack. Their kicks, kicks and punches on the younger vampire's part, killed more than a few of the bloodthirsty witches and warlocks almost instantaneously. From crushing their windpipes and causing them to asphyxiate, to caving their rib cages in, causing their ribs to pierce their hearts and or other vital organs, and smashing their skulls in and inflicting lethal brain trauma, the sisters were more than a force to be reckoned with just on their own. The level of their lethality only grew, as Ko transformed into his hammer form and his mistress began to wield him with frightening efficiency.

Then there was Mizore, who riddled the oncoming aggressors with large shards of ice, inflicting serious wounds and even death on more than her own fair share of magical monsters, not to mention her large ice claws she would form. And anyone who got too close got frozen solid, inside and out, killing them. Kurumu cut the attackers to ribbons with her claws, slashing at every last one of them that was within reach, wanting nothing more than to eviscerate them all.

Gin took a more defensive approach, staying close to the downed ghoul, fighting off any and all would be assailants from reaching the all but defenseless teen and the young witch and human girl trying to see to him. Needless to say, his claws, having transformed the moment he moved to take action, would be stained with the blood of more than a few of the fools who dared to try and harm his best friend.

Vladimir and Deshiko battered and bruised all that they touched, breaking more than their fair share of bones and killing a few as well. They were holding their cool better than the girls, that didn't mean they weren't enraged like them though. They simply wished to enact retribution on the two responsible, the ones floating above all the others in the sky

Fang Fang and Ling Ling were diverted from the horde of magical beings by their original intended opponents, both Nathaniel and Kagura, the two rushing the siblings before they could assist the others in their fight with the tens of thousands of witches and warlocks. They drew the brother and sister pair away as far as they could, only able to bring them over to the other side of the clearing before being unable to push them any farther away from the deadly skirmish. It was there that they finally did battle.

Tamanori and Fujiko avoided causing any casualties, merely fending off the aggressors, preventing them from getting close to their daughter, and therefor, by extension, Tsukune and Kyouko.

With the combined efforts of these individuals, not one, not a single one, of the monsters made it past them to Tsukune. However, that didn't mean he was safe. Hell, it didn't even mean he would live. As his hair finally stopped flickering between it's two colors, settling on brown, his monster energy fading fast. The black vein like patterns failed to vanish though. Even still, he was reverting to his base form, but with the wound he had sustained, though not as serious as others he had dealt with prior to this moment, he would almost assuredly die without his healing factor.

"Tsuki, we need you! Don't die on us, I beg you! You're stronger than this, I know you are! A little wound like this won't stop you, right!? Not when it comes to your girls! When it comes to them, you're stronger than anyone else in the world! I truly believe that! I have to, because I've seen it first hand!" Kyouko attempted to rally her cousin, fear for his life seeping into her being as his breathing remained shallow despite her and the thirteen year old's best efforts.

"You're okay, I know you are! You have to be okay Tsukune! You're okay...aren't you!? Please be okay!" The little witch entreated, cupping her lover's cheeks in her dainty hands, as she fought to keep from giving into hysteria once more, as well as to keep the tears back that were welling up. She had just barely managed to recover from her mental break, and she would undoubtedly relapse because of this, unless Tsukune woke and reassured her that he was fine posthaste, of course.

It was faint, but his breathing pattern changed, as his eyelids showed signs of opening. It would be imperceptible unless you were staring directly down at his face, but he was starting to wake up. Hope filled both the witch and human girl alike, as they called his name yet again, trying to pull him back to the land of the living even quicker. But, unfortunately, things were never that easy.

"Well now, we can't have that, can we?" Madara queried rhetorically, having noticed that Tsukune was coming to, having been watching him from the beginning, having hoped to see him torn apart. "Just do everyone a favor, and stay down there in the dirt, like the dog you are." The warlock derided with unmasked disdain, pointing his open palm downward toward the teen, magical energy gathering in it.

The sudden and large flux of energy caught young Yukari's attention, so, without thinking, she turned her head to look toward the source, angling upwards to catch sight of Madara. Flashing a nasty, smug grin, he expelled the magical energy from his hand in a flash, his attack firing down as fast as lightning. It whizzed right past the tiny witch's head, just barely scathing the side of her face, tearing a small gash open in her delicate skin that blood would trickle from, and severing several strands of her hair while it was at it, the black tresses carried away by a gust of a wind a moment later. She barely managed to flinch as it whipped past her, nearly taking her head off, her eyes shooting wide open, resembling dinner plates, as her mouth opened for a gasp, only for nothing to come out, at the same exact time the sound of flesh being torn through filling her ears, blood splashing onto her face that was not her own.

Shellshocked, time seemed to slow down exponentially, as her brain all but shut down. Unable to so much as process a single thought, Yukari lowered her head from it's upward angle, and began to turn it to face her downed lover. The sound that had reached her ears would have filled her head with terrifying thoughts, if it could properly function that is, her traumatic experience keeping her from using her mind to even a fourth of it's usual capacity. All she knew was where the sound came from, and she had to see what had happened, because it couldn't possibly be what she feared it could be. And yet, as the muted sounds of all her friends screams reached her, not able to understand a word of their exclamations as they were just about inaudible to her in spite of it, dread consumed the entirety of her being.

Time passed by agonizingly slowly, every second seeming close to a century, until, finally, she laid eyes on him. It was worse than she could have imagined, as Tsukune had been skewered by four tendril like spikes made of pure magical energy, one having gone through his right knee, another through his left thigh, the third through his left shoulder, and the fourth through the right side of his chest, the exact opposite position of his heart. Needless to say, at least one vital organ had been pierced by that last one. Blood seeped heavily from all four of his new wounds, more coming out of his mouth as he hacked the crimson liquid up, half conscious because of all the pain that was surging through his body.

The thirteen year old was near catatonic, not able to so much as twitch as she stared at her lover, her mind failing to come to grips with what she was seeing. So much so, that the sound of her friends, all of whom were now desperately shouting Tsukune's name in concern and terror, one of whom was not five feet in front of her, were still barely audible. Her eyes were quickly forced to shift, as her boyfriend's body was lifted into the air by the beam-tendrils, holes in the ground stained with blood from where they had punched through the ghoul's body and stuck into the ground.

Madara, who was manipulating the magic energy constructs, said things still attached to his palm, lifted his hand and in turn raised the vampiric teen off the ground, his body hanging limply from the things as he had yet to regain control of his motor functions. Like some sort of sick puppet master, he hoisted his enemy ten feet off the ground, before stopping, leaving him to simply dangle there on his energy weapons. "There's no use for a meager, inadequate being such as you. No reason for you to even exist in this world, so just die already, you pathetic trash." Madara belittled the seventeen year old, another beam-spike of energy shooting from the center his palm and racing down toward it's intended target faster than anyone could hope to stop it.

"TSUKUNE!" Cried his loved ones collectively, as the sickening sound of skin tearing and the squelching of flesh being impaled rang through the air. Even Ruby's voice was heard among them.

Tsukune tried to scream in the agony that wracked his body, but was unable thanks to the magic beam that had tore through his neck and ripped itself out the back, his throat filled with blood, gargling and choking on his own life essence in his attempt to vocalize his physical anguish.

Yukari, still down on her knees, could only gape up in horror at her lover's grievously injured form, blood dripping down from his wounds and splashing down upon her face, as he was suspended in the air directly above her. Everything around her seemed to fade from existence then, darkness encroaching all around her, with the sole exception of Tsukune. No sounds, smells, or anything of the like could penetrate her newly formed tunnel vision, as even the explosiveness of the other girls all releasing their monster energy to the fullest and going psycho was merely a tickle in the back of her head. All she smelled was his blood, even able to taste it as it fell into her mouth which hung open, all she saw was his severely damaged form, all she heard were the sounds of his retching as he slowly suffocated. And as he fought to stay alive, and slowly lost ground, sure to die within moments, the little girl felt such torment, such desolation, that nothing mattered anymore. A black hole of nothingness formed inside her body, sucking up all emotion she felt. Her friends, her parents, her infatuation with Moka, none of it mattered anymore. Nothing at all mattered, least of all her life.

What did still matter in the embodiment of emptiness she was transforming into? Tsukune. And the flame of his life was to be snuffed out before her very eyes in a matter of seconds. "Tsukune..." She breathed his name with desperation, his body trembling in it's death throes. "TSUKUNE!" She cried to the heavens, throwing her head back as tears rushed down her face and her monster energy exploded all around her, a vibrant light blue blasting her surroundings in every direction, her power skyrocketing to new, dangerous levels.

So consumed with bloodlust they were, many of the witches and warlocks were unable to sense the mass of danger they were all in, as Tsukune's girls all lost their shit. They were simply enraptured with the human's dying form, actual smiles crossing some of their faces, as many of them began to call out congratulations to Madara, as well as expressing how glad they were the human was dead and or dying, cheering that a life was ending before them.

"YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THAT HUMAN SCUM DESERVES!"

"FEEL THAT ANGUISH HUMAN!? IT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT YOUR KIND HAS DONE TO US! NOTHING!"

"HOW DOES IT FEEL YOU FUCKING BASTARD!? FINALLY GOT YOUR COMEUPPANCE FOR WHAT YOU DESPICABLE HUMANS DID TO US ALL!"

"CHOKE ON YOUR OWN BLOOD YOU ANIMAL! IT'S WHAT YOU GET!"

"DO THE WORLD A FAVOR AND DIE ALREADY YOU SUNUVA BITCH!"

"You're the ones..." Yukari whispered beneath her breath, hanging her head now that her scream had come to an end. "...who should die."

No one so much as heard her.

"You should all...die." She repeated. "Die." Raising her head, all the despicable, disgusting magical beings were within her field of vision. "Die!" Her eyes began to glow an almost ethereal color, some sort of design forming within them, it was blurry at first, until it came into focus and fully formed. A white pentagram was within her purple irises. "DIE!" She exclaimed, her own bloodlust flowing freely. "ALL OF YOU DIE!" She cried her lungs out with white hot fury, a transparent dome of blue energy materializing around her, then rapidly expanding to encompass the entirety of the area.

Needless to say, that got their attention. Not that it mattered, as before they could process this, the slaughter of their numbers began. No mercy would be shown, as Yukari painted the Witching Fields with the blood of those who dared to call for Tsukune's death.


Tears streaming down her face, Ruby fought down the lump in her throat, shaking her head to clear the extreme blurriness of her vision as she did, tears thrown off her face and sent hurtling to the ground below. Tsukune was in the midst of dying, that, however, did not mean he had to die. He could still be saved. But it had to be now. It was now or never, finally time to execute the last phase of her plan.

"Isn't that precious? He still clings to his wretched life." Madara remarked snidely. "I can fix that though." Just before he could fire another beam of magical energy, this one decidedly more lethal considering it was aimed at the ghoul's head, he was caught off guard, as Ruby pulled his arms up, after tossing the javelin aside, hers under them, her hands resting on his shoulder plates as she locked him in a full nelson.

"What!?" He exclaimed in shock and bewilderment, as he was restrained and forced to drop his 'puppet' to the ground, his magical energy beam-spikes fading from existence. "Ruby!? What the hell do you think you're doing!?" He demanded of her.

"Stopping you from killing the person most important in the world to me, my master!" She answered point blank with heat.

"What about Korone!? The woman who raised you, the woman who taught you everything you know, your mistress, I thought she was more important! She can't live if he does, remember!? You made your choice!" He reminded her with anger.

Ruby simply opted not to respond to that, keeping her hold on him as she maintained silence. He struggled, of course, but found himself unable to break free, as the nineteen year old held the hold as tight as she possible could, her muscles straining greatly as she kept Madara in check, it impossibly taxing to control her physical superior like this. Yet, she managed to do it, even as he fought to free himself with no concern for harming her. "Damn it wench! Do think me a liar!? Because I assure you, I am very capable of bringing your dead mistress back to life! I've proven that! But this insolence of yours is a detriment to that! So let me go, NOW!" He commanded her, his anger rising.

"You think I don't know that!? I know all too well that you can do what you claim you can. If I were to do as you bid and allow Tsukune's death to pass, I've no doubt that you would hold up your end of the bargain and bring Her Ladyship back to this world. There's just one problem." She informed him.

"WHAT!? What could it possibly be gir!?" He questioned her with aggravation.

"Tsukune is more important to me than Her Ladyship is. I would never, ever, choose her, or anyone else over him! He is my Master!" She exclaimed with passion and devotion, even as more tears fell from her eyes.

Madara just snarled at this.

"I allowed you to believe I had been swayed by your spells and mind games, but all along, I had planned for this." She enlightened him to the truth, her voice grim.

"Planned!? Planned to what!? Lock me up in a full nelson in the hopes that maybe, just maybe, your friends or even your lover could take me out while I was rendered defenseless!?" He queried rhetorically with vexation. "Don't make me laugh!" He mocked. "Who do you think I am girl!? Some rank and file amauter!?" He inquired with rage. "I am Madara Yaga, the one who will succeed the throne as King of the Monsters! I can't be beaten by punks like you and your friends!" He boasted, jerking his body forward, nearly breaking free from Ruby's hold as he did.

"Keep talking, it won't matter soon." She brushed him off, holding him back against her with all her might and then some, her wand tucked away but glowing nevertheless.

"And just what is that supposed to mean stupid wench!?" He growled his query, more than fed up with her and her lot.

"Surely you noticed all the magical energy I've been charging up since I got my hands on you?"

"And!?"

"I've been working on a new spell, possibly my strongest one to date. It's so strong that it could wipe that Thunder Beast guy off the map. Only, there's a catch, two, in fact. The first? It takes all of my magical energy to use. The second? It's nigh impossible to hit somebody with, as it's just that difficult to aim. However, in this case, with me acting as the conduit, I can make it strike you dead on. Complete contact, full effect, maximum carnage." She menaced, fire burning in her teary eyes.

Madara scoffed at her attempt to intimidate him. "You don't scare me bitch. I've taken attacks from some of the strongest monsters in this world, so I'm sure I can handle whatever you can dish out. I will not be beaten by someone as weak and pitiful as you." He sneered at her.

"Oh, you misunderstand me. It is not my intention to defeat you with this technique, I know I'm not even close to being powerful enough to have any hope of doing so. That said, I can weaken you. I'm confident this attack will do at least that much. And that's all I need to do, weaken you, so that my Master can kill you." Her eyes narrowed, her voice promising death as she said this.

"HA! You really think that feeble bastard can kill me!?"

"I know he can." She responded without missing a beat, complete faith in her lover. "All he needs is a little help to even the playing field. So, that's what I shall do. He is my Master and I am his servant, in all things. Whether it be daily life, love, or combat. I will always serve him to the best of my ability. No, I will go beyond even that." Her resolve hardening, she somehow managed to tighten her grip on her fellow magical being even further, tearing up her muscles as she did, forcing her body past it's limits to do so. "I will be his perfect servant. That means I must weaken you without fail. So, prepare yourself Madara! It is time for you to feel the wrath of lightning itself!" She cried out for all to hear.

The crack of of thunder roared through the clearing, as purple colored lightning struck, blinding everyone in the grand clearing with the flash of extremely bright light.


To Be Continued...

Also, a little note, just so everyone knows, the pentagram design in Yukari's iris was the idea of a good friend of mine, that simply goes by Guest. Just putting that out there.