Everything was silent around them. Shinoa still held Yuu in her arms as she tried to process it all. Was the fighting over? Were they safe? How were the others?

Looking around, she was happy to see that everyone else seemed to be okay.

"Is it over now?" Yoichi asked, looking concerned around in the room. He too seemed relieved to notice that everyone had survived, but also shocked that there were so many dead Kyuuketsuki members.

"I think so," Kimizuki answered. "How's he holding up?" he was looking at Shinoa as he asked the question and she knew whom he was referring to without him needing to say the name.

"I think he's okay," Shinoa answered. "What about the rest of you?"

Mitsuba looked around. "Kimizuki, Yoichi and I are fine," she said.

"I think we're alright over here too," Goshi said after checking up on his squad-members. "It's just Guren and-"

"Wake up you idiot!" Shinya yelled. The shield had now faded away and he had sat up on top of Guren and was now shaking him violently, realizing that he was unconscious. "Guren, wake up damn it!"

"It's not gonna work," Goshi walked over. "He'll wake up later, right now we have to focus!"

Shinya didn't pay attention. He didn't move, but he did stop calling for Guren to wake up.

Shinoa looked around again and noticed that some Kyuuketsuki had survived the attack. This reminded her of the female vampire in that white room from earlier.

"We still haven't obtained Mika," she reminded them. "I saw him in a room with a female vampire who was the one who activated Yuu-san and the Oni," she said.

"Then, we should save Mika-kun," Yoichi said.

"Can we?" Mitsuba asked.

"I don't know," Shinoa said as she laid Yuu down carefully. She smiled as he moved a bit. It appeared he was still alive, thank goodness.

"We have to try, for Yuu-kun's sake," Yoichi said encouragingly.

Shinoa nodded, knowing that he was right. She stood up and turned to her squad. "Then you go ahead. I'll catch up shortly," she said as she approached Shinya and Guren who were still on the floor.

"What are you doing, Shinoa?" Mitsuba asked, slightly irritated with the fact that their leader wasn't coming along.

Shinoa didn't answer, she just sat down by Shinya's side. "Shinya-san," she said. "Yuu-san was fused with the Oni and now it's in my position. You need to hold onto it," she said.

"The Oni?" Shinya asked as if almost in a daze.

"I and the rest of my squad are going to get Mika-san back and there is a Kyuuketsuki member with him. I don't want to risk her getting her hands on it," Shinoa explained.

"I'll take care of it then." Shinya stretched out his hand and allowed Shinoa to drop the small black object onto his palm. He looked at it suspiciously as Shinoa stood.

"Who shall have it?" Shinya asked.

"I'd prefer if it was destroyed but it's up to you, you still have the higher ranking," Shinoa said. "Don't hand it to Mahiru though." She walked towards the room and picked up her pace once she was half way. The others were already in there.

In the white room, the woman was standing, holding Mika's body in her arms. She wasn't big at all, in fact Shinoa would guess that even Mitsuba was taller than her. So it looked rather odd with Mika lying in her arms like that.

Yoichi was standing in the back of the room with Gekkouin aimed on the woman. Kimizuki and Mitsuba were also ready for battle and Shinoa asked Shikama Douji to lend her power before she also prepared herself.

"First one come to get him and now another." The woman made an irritated sound. "Tell me why this boy is so wanted by so many," she said.

"He is the only family Yuu-san has left," Shinoa said.

"Yuu-kun cares about him, so we want to get him back for him," Yoichi said.

"Yuu-san would actually be really upset and angry if we fail to bring Mika-san back with us," Shinoa told.

"Hyakuya Yuuichiro is supposed to be dead," the woman said. "You die from the power of the Oni and Seraph uniting inside of you." She was backing away as she spoke, attempting to escape. Shinoa noticed this and ran up to her quickly, Mitsuba and Kimizuki went to stand guard by the door.

"Yuu-san survived," Shinoa answered.

The woman smiled. "Now that's a surprise. I didn't think that could happen," she said.

"It's because he's magical." From the door, Ferid Bathory entered the room with that smile on his face that never seemed to fade. "Due to their additional power they cannot fuse completely with the Oni. It is said to be a polar opposite of the Oni's power and therefore it's impossible to complete. You should've stuck with Mika-kun like you'd intended." He continued to smile as he spoke. "But now the Oni has fallen to the magical organization and is lost forever." He attempted to sound tragic, but everyone could feel the cold sarcasm from him.

The woman glared at Ferid angrily. "Don't forget you were the one who remarked that the other was the best experiment," she said with a voice colder than ice.

"Relax Krul," Ferid smiled evenly calm. "You can just take the Oni away from them. The strongest are out cold anyways."

"We're too few," Krul said. "We'll just have to steal the Oni at a later date."

"So what do you plan to do with Mika-kun?" Ferid asked.

"Take him with me to a safe place," Krul answered as she walked towards Ferid. She eyed Shinoa carefully. "You've got to be Mahiru's younger sister. You look like her," she said.

Shinoa's eyes widened slightly. "You knew her?" she asked, surprised.

Krul didn't say another word to Shinoa as she walked towards the entrance. "If they try to stop me, I don't mind if you kill them," she said.

Ferid smiled. "What makes you think I'll do that much for you, Krul Tepes?" he asked sweetly.

Krul didn't answer. They both knew that Ferid had an interest in Mika and if he slipped away now, they wouldn't get their hands on him again. He was just as eager to keep Mika with them as Krul was and therefore he could gain something from helping her.

"Don't go," Shinoa said angrily. She had turned towards them with Shikama Douji in hand, ready for battle.

Krul turned. "There's no use in stopping me. "Ferid will kill them if you try that too, Hiiragi," she said. "Not just the two by the door but even the one with the bow would be finished within seconds." Her tone was cool and calm, and the worst thing was that Shinoa could sense that she wasn't exaggerating. She had seen it for herself too. The Kyuuketsuki were fast in combat. Crowley and his subordinates had been quick in their attacks and Shinoa had barely even been able to defend herself properly on time.

"Good," Krul said. "Just stand down and let us leave peacefully and nothing is going to happen," she said.

Shinoa bit her lip as she started feeling annoyed. Why couldn't she do this? Why couldn't she save Mika, not even for her precious Yuu-san? (Did I just say that?)

All she could do now was stand and watch as Krul left the room with Mika in her arms.