Disclaimer: I do not own -man, just the OC

Matt, Road, Tyki and the Earl stood at a large table in one of the many rooms in the ark. In the center of the table was large model of an island with a massive monastery on its summit at the base of the mountain was a large wall and there were houses that lined up as they reached the base of the monastery.

"What are we looking at here" Matt asked the Earl as he looked at the model.

"This is the place you will be attacking" said the Earl.

"Ok, so you want us to walk in there and destroy this place right?"

"That's correct" said the Earl. "But it's not as easy as it might look."

"What do you mean? The place is covered with stone. I can just destroy it like I did the Black Order's old headquarters."

"It's not so simple Matt. This mountain is an island located in a large bay that covers any and all entrances during high tide. And we all know that you can't manipulate anything that is covered by large bodies of water."

"So we just open a portal in the city."

"No we can't, the area is too small for me to open a portal and because Road's never been there her doors are useless."

"So then what are we supposed to do wait until low tide?"

"Pretty much, but it has to be at a certain time" said the Earl.

"Why is that" asked Road.

"Because everyone there must die, you must enter the fortress at the right point so that when high tide comes the water will cut off their escape route."

"That's pretty cold" said Matt.

"Is it a problem?"

"Not at all" Matt said with a smile.

"Once you're done killing everyone there I want you to destroy it."

"Sure thing, but I have a better idea" said Matt.

"And what is that?"

"Give me a small army of akuma, they can fly over there and just kill them, while Road and I wait on shore for any stragglers."

"What about me" asked Tyki, even though he didn't seem to care if he was involved or not.

"Do we really need you for this one" asked Matt. "I think Road and I can handle something like this, I doubt the people defending it will give us much trouble."

"That's true and besides I need you to handle something for me" said the Earl.

"What is it" asked Tyki.

"I'll tell you after we finish things here" said the Earl. The conversation only lasted a few more minutes. During that time the Earl gave specific details about the fortress. "One last thing" said the Earl as they finished up. "This fortress was chosen by the Black Order for a reason. I have tried to attack it many times with many level 1 and 2 akuma but it has never fallen. If things start to go bad don't hesitate to get involved yourself." Matt and Road nodded and left the room.

"Hey Road, I'm going to go on ahead and check this place out from a distance. Can you collect the akuma and meet up with me in about 2 hours" asked Matt.

"Sure thing" said Road and she wandered off. At the same time an ark gate opened and Matt entered it.

Matt found himself on a flat open plain. He looked around for a moment and saw nothing. Matt began to believe that the gate brought him to the wrong place. He turned around, about to enter the gate, then he saw something on the horizon. He could see it clear as day, a lone mountain with a large church standing at its summit with a large spire coming from the building. Even from this distance which matt deemed to be at least 2 miles (3km) he could see the fortress extremely clearly. Matt eventually found himself about half a mile away from the fortress and it was even more imposing at this distance. Matt stared at it in total awe. Then he heard laughter.

"You really like that place don't you" said an evil sounding voice. Matt turned around to see his shadow develop eyes and a mouth, and then rise from the ground.

"Majnun" said Matt as he scanned the shadow figure. "This…is new. I don't think you've ever done this before."

"Indeed, this would be the first time" said Majnun.

"Since when have you been able to do this?"

"Since about…" Majnun looked at his shadowy hand as if he was holding a pocket watch and stared at it for a moment. "One minute ago."

"Seriously" said Matt giving him a look of disbelief.

"Yep, apparently I've been able to manifest myself for a while, I just didn't know."

"You're not all that bright are you?"

"Quiet you. You wouldn't have any power if I didn't tell you so I obviously know something" said Majnun.

"Fair enough" said Matt as he turned back to the fortress.

"I'll say it again. You really like that place don't you" said Majnun. Matt smiled.

"Indeed, I don't think I want to destroy it."

"So you're willing to defy the Earl's orders? He'll see that as you betraying him, and the consequences would be severe." Matt looked at Majnun with a confused look.

"I never said I wouldn't obey the Earl" Matt said then he grinned. "I don't want to destroy it because I want it for myself." Majnun stared at Matt then began to laugh.

"Of course what could I be thinking" said Majnun, a bit sarcastically, as he finished laughing. "Well I think things have just gotten a bit more interesting. I look forward to seeing how this one plays out" said Majnun his shadow returned to the ground and reformed Matt's shadow. At the same time a massive ark gate opened and Road walked out with a lollipop in her hand. Her eyes widened when she saw the fortress.

"Wow, this place is bigger than I expected. The model the Earl had doesn't give this place justice" said Road as she walked up to Matt.

"Indeed" said Matt. "By the way Road, where are all the akuma?"

"I didn't forget them" said Road as dozens of level 2 and level 1 akuma came pouring out of the gate. Matt turned to the akuma.

"Listen up, there has been a change of plan" said Matt. Everyone, including Road looked at Matt in confusion. "As of now your orders are to kill everyone inside the fortress, but you are not allowed to destroy the fortress itself."

"What are you saying Matt" asked Road.

"I've decided I want this place for my own. I figure, why should I let such an amazing structure go to waste?" Road giggled a little at what Matt said.

"Alright, that's fine by me. Though if you ask me I have no idea what you would do with something like this."

"And that's why I didn't ask you" said Matt. Then he signaled for the akuma to attack and they went flying towards the fortress. At the same time two stone throne-like chairs came out of the ground and Road and Matt each sat down in one of the seats.

"So you're going to let them fight? Usually you would want to be in the fight."

"I do, but as you can plainly see, there's water surrounding the fortress and I can't get over there right now" Matt said with a frown. "But I think I'll enjoy the view and wait it out until the akuma either win or lose" said Matt as he put his hands behind his head, the sound of fighting could be both seen and heard from this distance.

After about an hour and a half, the sound of fighting stopped. Matt looked on with anticipation for the surviving akuma to return but none did.

"It looks like the akuma lost" said Road as she finished her lollipop.

"That's fine, I didn't expect them to win" said Matt as he stood up and his chair sunk back into the ground. "Akuma are truly worthless sometimes. But I should look at the bright side of this."

"And what's that" asked Road as she stood up after him.

"It means I get to have some fun today" Matt said with a smile and he began to walk to the shore.

Thanks for reading! Please review. Chapter 36 coming soon!

I really enjoyed writing this chapter. Mainly because Mont Saint Michel is a real place (and seriously, if you don't know what this place is I really recommend you google search it. Words don't give this place enough justice. When I wrote the part where Matt first saw Mont Saint Michel I tried to convey how I first saw it when I visited the abbey, which I hope I could convey. Anyways, I could talk about how great this place then this chapter would go on for much, much longer than it should. Until next time!