Inside the rundown club the group was unexpectedly enjoying some time to relax. Earlier the girls were brought in by gunpoint by the gang members while the boys were held outside. All seemed grim, with the girls preparing to either go down fighting or be subjected to being their playthings, and the boys outside facing a few thugs with their shotguns. Now everybody was enjoying their time there as their foes had become their friends. Their leader Kenzo and his gang were once part of Fairy Tale as well, and after having followed Dark's example to free themselves and not be used as tools, they happily sheltered the group from Fairy Tale's search parties around the town. In the rundown building the group was enjoying a moment of peace with the once hostile gang members. Tsukune, Moka, and Kokoa were sitting down on the couch watching TV with some of the members while Kurumu and Rason started to play pool with each other, the two lovers happy to have a moment to enjoy each other's company without fear of being shot at. Yukari was at the bar on her stool still talking to Kenzo, the demon from hell who surprisingly enough had shown himself to be friendly to the group.
"So, did you used to work with Dark?" Yukari asked as she looked curiously at the man. He smirked and resumed going through some paperwork he had on the counter.
"Not quite, but everybody in Fairy Tale knew of him. He was the best agent, and most of us lower agents looked up to him," he said as he thumbed through some papers.
"Wow, so, how did you start working for Fairy Tale?" the young witch asked.
"Well me and Felucia originally came into this world through rifts in the monster world. Not all demons are summoned, some of us can enter the monster and human worlds at will," he said as he smiled at the witch who looked at him curiously.
"Rifts?" she asked.
"Yes. Essentially they're gateways between the outer worlds and the mortal ones. If a demon is strong enough or has help, he can create one to pass through," he explained. Yukari blinked then glanced to Rason.
"Is that how angels could come into the world?" she asked.
"I suppose so. It works for hell, might work for heaven. I've never met an angel to ask myself," the man chuckled, unaware that an angel was playing pool in his club. Yukari giggled and looked back to Rason.
'That must be how Rason came here.'
"Yeah, so basically being demons we used to think humans were a joke, a mistake really. We joined Fairy Tale under the impression that we were doing what was right and just. Of course, being used and mistreated by them started to wear down on that notion. Not to mention we got to know a few monsters and humans in this world, most of them not all that bad," Kenzo continued, looking around the club.
"We had enough of being used, but were scared to stand up against the entire organization. Then we heard of Dark and how he singlehandedly blew up a district HQ. So we thought if our idol and top agent wanted out, then so did we," the man said with a laugh. Yukari nodded and thought about that.
'Wow. Dark's defiance against Fairy Tale started a rebellion within their organization. Hee hee, Arial, you started a large chain reaction by setting Dark free.'
"I see. Glad to have you on our side," she said with a small smile. The man laughed a bit then looked back to his paperwork.
"Yeah yeah, being the good guys isn't really our thing, but for Dark, we can bend the rules a bit," he said as he glanced to the witch with a wink, the girl giggling at that.
Over by the pool table Rason and Kurumu were playing a friendly game while making small talk.
"Hard to believe we would be in here having an ok time after what just happened," Kurumu laughed as she took another shot.
"I know, just goes to show how quickly the tides can turn," Rason said looking around the table for his next shot. He moved over and made his attempt while the succubus eyed him with a loving gaze.
"I can't wait to introduce you to my mother. She's going to flip when she sees I've found my Destined One. I just hope… she's ok…" she said as she looked downward with worry.
"I'm sure she'll be fine. We led Fairy Tale away from the hotel, and they don't know who your mother is," Rason reassured gently. Kurumu nodded and smiled at him.
"I don't know what I'd do without you Rason. To tell the truth I'm still a bit surprised myself really, us being together like this. Two weeks ago I never knew you existed," she said softly. Rason smiled at her like he always did, the girl feeling their bond flowing between them.
"I'll always be here for you Kurumu. Like you said, you're my Destined One," he said with a wink. The girl giggled and nodded to that. She looked back to the table with a warm smile.
'My angel, my Rason, I'm so lucky to have you. I promise nothing will ever pull us apart.'
Over on the couch Moka, Tsukune, and Kokoa sat as they watched the TV with the other gang members. It was an older unit, not flat screen, not HD, but at least had good image quality. A thug kept switching the channel as nobody could agree on what to watch. Moka clung onto Tsukune's arm with a soft smile as the boy watched the TV casually, both of them feeling somewhat safe now. Around them gang members stood and sat on the ground, the same ones that threatened and held them at gunpoint, but now were treating them like close family. Kokoa sat on the end of the couch next to Tsukune with a calm look in her eye. She was happy to have a moment to rest, but was finding it hard to remain focused. Her eyes wanted to look to her side at the boy who made her heart jump still and she had to fight the urge to glance at him.
'Dammit, enough already! My sister won the pact; I have to abide by it. Grr, why can't I just let him go already?'
The vampire sighed then looked up at the ceiling, the grayish color that was all around the club showing no creativity or class. She had to remain calm and in control. If her power spike started she would have to use up the energy quickly. Whether she did so or not however wasn't the only problem. If she made too much noise or commotion she could attract Fairy Tale to their location, that and she would be passed out from the lack of energy.
'This sucks. What did I ever do to deserve this?'
Felucia walked out from the backroom and sat down on a stool next to Yukari, showing signs of frustration still.
"Hey Kenzo, give me something with some kick," she said plainly. The man chuckled then poured her a drink of alcohol from the collection behind him. Yukari looked at the demon curiously, the temperamental girl glancing to her side after a moment.
"What?" she growled.
"Nothing, just… wondering how you and Dark first met," Yukari said nervously. She wasn't really wondering about that, but that's all she could think of to say. Felucia smiled dreamily and looked upward.
"It was fate, that's all there was to it," she said happily.
"Not even close," Kenzo said shaking his head. Felucia growled at him with an agitated look.
"Shut up, you weren't there!" she barked out.
"Actually, yes, I was," he said flatly.
"Shut up shut up shut up!" the doll demon yelled out. Yukari looked between them curiously.
"Really Felucia, let it go already," Kenzo said with a tired sigh. Felucia shook her head furiously then looked down with a determined expression.
"Never, I know we're made for each other. I knew it from the moment I laid eyes on him," she said sternly.
"What happened? How did you two meet?" Yukari asked curiously. Felucia smirked at her then looked up in thought.
"It was fate. I was standing in the assembly hall, my first day at Fairy Tale. I was eager to show everybody that I was a capable demon, a perfect soldier for their war," she said confidently. Kenzo shrugged and shook his head gently.
"You realize I was standing there next to you right?" he said dryly.
"And then he walked by, the great Dark Kuyumaya. Fairy Tale's top agent! Oh I got goosebumps just thinking about it again," Felucia said as she swayed around on her seat. Yukari looked at her with a curious eye while Rason and Kurumu walked over, both eyeing the demon as she swayed about.
"What's wrong with her?" Rason asked.
"You mean besides the fact that she's crazy?" Kokoa asked as she, Moka, and Tsukune walked over.
"She's telling us how she met Dark," Yukari said.
"He and some superiors just walked by, and we had to stand aside for them. This wasn't a parade or anything, no big deal," Kenzo said with a weak expression.
"He walked by and I jumped forth, ready to serve whatever desire he could think of. I embraced him and asked what he wished of me! Oh my Dark, if only you would have taken me back then, but I won't give up. Never! For it was your first words to me that sparked our unwavering love for one another!" Felucia called out enthusiastically. Yukari tilted her head curiously.
"What did he say to you?" she asked.
"Get off me," Kenzo said simply.
Silence.
"It was fate!" Felucia cried out in a dreamy state, the group looking at her with weak smiles.
"You don't say," Yukari said softly.
"Please tell me I wasn't that delusional when chasing after Tsukune," Kurumu said with a frightened look on her face.
"Actually you and Mizore weren't that bad," Moka said looking up thoughtfully.
"You were close though," Kokoa snickered. Tsukune just looked up avoiding the question altogether.
"And as soon as I melt that fucking slushy whore who stole his heart I'm going to be the wife he'll take right away! We'll live happily ever after, and have lots of kids, and get away from all of this horrible war and violence! And I'll have a diamond ring showing everybody I'm his wife and his mark over my heart and a home on the countryside-" Felucia started rambling as she went off into another dreamy bliss. While she was going on and on about how life would bend over backwards for her the group backed up cautiously as Kenzo brought up a shotgun with a blank expression.
Mizore and Dark were walking through the streets hand and hand. Every now and then a Fairy Tale truck would drive past, speeding along the roads in search of the group. Of course as long as Mizore held onto the demon while he used his power, both of them were invisible to the naked eye.
"They haven't given up, not even a little," she said as she looked around. Men in Fairy Tale uniforms were walking around the streets and alleyways. This part of the city was mostly deserted, with only tough street gangs really taking residence here. Still, there were plenty of enemies patrolling about.
"No, this isn't going to be easy. Odds are these are just the scouting parties. If they spot us more will flood into the district," Dark said glancing around cautiously. The two started walking down the alleyway towards the group's abandoned SUV.
"What are we going to do then? The headmaster never prepared us to fight off an entire army," Mizore said as she looked down with a troubled expression.
"Shouldn't be too hard, we just need to keep one step ahead of them," Dark said in his usual tone. Mizore glanced to him and smiled softly.
"Still, I'm enjoying the private time we can have," she said as she clung to the boy's arm.
"Always the optimistic one aren't you my little snow bunny," he said with a soft smile. She giggled and nodded.
"That and I'm just happy to be with you. Wherever you go I want to stay by your side," she said as she looked up him. Dark stopped walking and looked into her clear blue eyes. He gently brushed the hair away from her face and behind her ear, the snow maiden's heart starting to beat faster from the touch.
"Mizore," He said softly as he leaned in. He removed her lollipop with one hand as his other held the girl from behind, the snow maiden closing her eyes in preparation of the kiss.
"Check over here!" a voice called out. The two blinked then looked around. Two agents started walking down the alleyway towards them. Dark looked around, noticing not many places to hide in this small walkway. The two agents walked closer, with Mizore looking around cautiously. She glared at the soldiers, her hands icing over in preparation to attack, before Dark pushed her against the wall, his body pressing against hers as they flattened out against the brick building.
"If they go down backup will sweep the area more closely, they'll find the others," Dark whispered to her. She slowly nodded as her hands returned to normal. The two agents walked by, just missing the cloaked boy by an inch and kept walking with a focused look. When they left Dark looked around cautiously.
"We should get going," he said as he started to move. He stopped when he felt Mizore's arm wrapped around him still and her leg hooking behind him to keep the boy close, the couple leaning against the wall in a provocative position.
"So soon?" she asked disappointed. The boy smirked at her and leaned in, kissing the girl gently. She sighed happily and held the boy close to her, enjoying the moment with her beloved. When the kiss ended he gently put the candy back in her mouth.
"Wait until we get to the hotel," he said with a small smile. She nodded in a daze before the two continued down the alleyway, both under the cloak of the demon.
The two walked out of the alleyway and looked around cautiously. The wreckage of the Fairy Tale SUV was smoldering against the wall down the street while the SUV they left was still sitting there. All the doors were opened, showing it had been swept through by others. They walked up to it and looked around, noticing the bag with Dark's mp3 players was gone.
"Ok, now I'm pissed," Dark said flatly. Mizore smirked and reached into her sweater pocket. She pulled out a player and nudged the boy with it.
"The one you let me listen to on the ride here," she said happily. The demon looked at it and smiled gently at her.
"Yeah, I'm definitely marrying you," he said as he took the player and put it into his pocket, the snow girl blushing and looking down timidly.
"Looks like they came through here, no telling how many though," Dark said looking around. Mizore eyed the area carefully, the place where her demon showed some pretty impressive driving skills earlier.
"Well, maybe we should head back then, not much we can do out here right now," she said softly. Dark nodded then glanced to the inside of the SUV.
"While we're here though, let's listen up for anything interesting on their radio," he said as he leaned into the truck and flipped a few switches. The dashboard lit up and the color switched from a soft blue to a deep red. Dark tuned the radio for anything their chatter might give away. After a few moments of sifting through static voices were heard.
"I repeat, we have them located at the old downtown district, corner of 4th St and Deren Lane. All units be advised, they are with reinforcements. All forces converge on location and capture high priority targets," a male voice called out. Dark and Mizore looked to each other.
"They know where we are," Mizore said worriedly in a whisper.
"Damn…" Dark said softly while looking down.
"Understood. This is unit six, we are almost at the location. We have orders from the commander, deploying the shield and sword for combat," another male voice called out.
"The shield and sword?" Mizore said softly. Dark gave a puzzled look.
"I've never heard of those codenames before," he said looking around. He turned off the radio and glanced to Mizore.
"We need to hurry back, c'mon," he said as he held her hand. They then started running back under the demon's cloak, running towards their friends before it was too late.
A gang member was walking back from outside the backdoor in the club with a nervous expression. He stopped when he saw Felucia walking to the back room, the girl growling and cracking her neck again. The thug blinked then shrugged, knowing the doll demon was always temperamental anyway. He walked out to the main club area and glanced around. The group of kids were by the bar again, with Kenzo putting the shotgun back after he 'calmed down' Felucia with it. The gang member smirked then walked towards the front door.
"I swear that girl never learns," Kenzo said as he rubbed the back of his head.
"We know how that goes, don't worry," Tsukune said with a weak laugh. The girls smirked at him from that remark. Moka clung to his arm and smiled happily.
"She'll learn eventually," the vampire said softly. Kurumu clung onto her angel's arm and giggled.
"Yeah, we did," she said as she looked up at the boy. Rason smiled at her and kissed, the girl melting on the spot.
'I can't wait until we get to that hotel room; I'm going to take you for the ride of your life Rason.'
"Haha, well here's hoping, otherwise we'll run out of ammo just dealing with her," Kenzo chuckled. He looked to the front door to see a gang member walking outside, the two guards just shrugging and closing the door behind him.
"Hey, where's he going? We shouldn't be out there right now," Kenzo called out. The two guards looked at him puzzled.
"But, he said you wanted him to look around the area," one of them said as he scratched his head.
"What? I never gave such an order, get him back in here," Kenzo called out with a snarl. The two guards jumped and nodded, then opened the door. They took two steps out before gunfire echoed out and they flew back, both thugs shot repeatedly in the chest. Everybody stopped what they were doing and looked over in surprise.
"What the hell?" a thug said as he peeked out the door. A bullet blasted through his head causing him to fly back.
"Dammit they found us!" Kenzo said as he pulled out the shotgun again. The other members pulled out their guns while some turned into monster forms. Ogres, pig demons, lizard men, various types changed and got into defensive positions.
"Get back here now you kids!" Kenzo yelled out as he reached over the counter and picked up Yukari. He pulled her back behind the counter just as the group jumped over as well, bullets starting to blast through the entryway and riddle the front entrance.
"Damn, what the hell? I thought they couldn't kill some of us," Rason called out as he held Kurumu down, the girl holding onto him in fear.
"They're just blasting the front entrance, those bullets wouldn't have killed you, but may have wounded you and kept you immobile," Kenzo said as he peeked out behind the counter. He shot back down just as a bolt of lightning arced through the door and blasted the wall behind them, liquor bottles shattering from the blast.
"Ok, they got spell casters out there too. Great," Kenzo said dryly. He leaned out behind the counter and called back down the hall.
"Hey, get out here Felucia, we got trouble!" he shouted out as gunshots struck apart the frame of the main entrance. Felucia took a few steps out then darted behind the counter as well as she saw the fire zone.
"What the hell is going on here? Hey, those assholes destroyed all my liquor!" she yelled out.
"You mean my liquor you freeloader," Kenzo said dryly. The girl blinked then rubbed the back of her head with a small laugh. Another bolt of lightning shot by and blasted the ground in front of the bar.
"It's Fairy Tale, they found us. Get these kids out the back way and towards the old district. Me and the boys will hold them off here," Kenzo said as he filled the ammo up in the shotgun. The group looked to him in surprise.
"What? We can't leave you here with them like this," Tsukune said as another blast of fire shot through the door and slammed into the counter, part of it blowing away.
"Let us help you, we can fight too," Moka said as her rosary started glowing.
"No, now's your chance to escape. If their forces are all here you can evade them and get to safety. Besides, Dark would kill me if I let anything happen to you on my watch," Kenzo said as he looked around. He growled as a thin cloud of white smoke started to fill the club.
"Alright men, let's show these bastards what we're made of!" he called out as he grabbed a bottle of liquor and hopped over the counter. He ran towards the door and hurled the bottle out, the man darting behind the wall next to the door for cover. A lizard man jumped out and launched a fireball from its mouth towards the bottle, the glass shattering and the fiery liquid spraying out into the street, catching onto some armed Fairy Tale soldiers and a few SUV's.
"Go, now's your chance! Slip out the back, we'll hold them here!" Kenzo called out. He leaned out and fired his shotgun, quickly returning behind cover to avoid another shot that struck the doorframe.
"Alright men! Let's show these fuckers who they're dealing with!" he called out, the gang members yelling out in response. Two ogres blasted through the concrete wall and charged out towards the streets, the rest of the gang then following. Gunshots and crashes could be heard as they started battle with the Fairy Tale forces. Kenzo focused his power and waved his arm out at the area, a thick cloud of smoke billowing out and covering the street. He chuckled and looked back to the group.
"We fight best under cover. Now get!" he said before he charged out. Felucia nodded and started towards the back room.
"C'mon you guys, we gotta get the fuck out of here now!" she yelled out as she ran over to the wall of weapons. The group ran over and jumped in surprise at the weaponry.
"Whoa, what's all this?" Kurumu asked in surprise. Felucia picked up a heavy claymore with one hand and held it back over her shoulder.
"Just some toys to play with. Grab something if you like," she said casually with a smirk. Kokoa ran forward and looked around. Her eyes were bright with all the instruments of destruction, she felt like a little kid in a candy store. She grabbed something as a wicked grin spread across her face.
"Oh yes," she said darkly as she picked up a giant morning star. The group blinked and looked at her as she held the weapon back over her shoulder.
"Ok, I'm good," the vampire said casually.
"Shouldn't we help them? With all this surely we can provide some support," Rason said looking back.
"Haha, they won't need any help. Trust me, Kenzo and his gang can handle Fairy Tale just fine. We need to use this chaos to get you guys far away from their sight, otherwise they'll drop in the heavy weaponry. Now c'mon, we can escape through here," Felucia said as she ran out the back door. The group looked to each other and nodded. They all took off while Tsukune took one last look behind him towards the front entrance. Smoke was obscuring the vision but gunfire and monstrous howls could be heard outside. Streaks of light whizzed past as magic wielders and monsters exchanged magical blows.
"I hope they'll be ok," he said worriedly. A moment later a laughing roar was heard.
"Hahaha, is that all you fuckers got? Get back here!" Kenzo called out, multiple shotgun blasts echoing out shortly afterward. Tsukune smirked then ran off to catch up with the others; he felt the gang would be just fine.
The group was running through an abandoned street in haste, with crashes and explosions heard behind them as war was erupting back at the club.
"Sounds like they're really going at it," Kurumu said looking behind her shoulder.
"Yeah, Kenzo always gets to have all the fun," Felucia said with a pout. She managed to run very quickly with the oversized sword held back with one hand, the doll demon obviously having a great deal of monster strength.
"So where to now?" Yukari asked looking around.
A bolt of lightning blasted before them, the group stopping and looking ahead with caution. Two figures were walking towards them, one a human while the other was a larger ogre. They both had Fairy Tale uniforms on, well the human did, the ogre had the tattered remains of his after his transformation. The man held up his arm and electricity started to spark around it.
"Hold it right there," he said sternly. The ogre cracked its knuckles and eyed the group with its single eye.
"I don't think so," Tsukune said as he and Moka got into fighting positions.
"Taking us on by yourself, not wise," Kokoa said as she readied her weapon.
Screeching was heard from behind them as two SUV's pulled around the corner and drove down the road at high speed. The group looked over and blinked.
"Ok… so they got some backup," Kurumu said with a shrug. The SUVs' passengers leaned out and fired with their magic, each truck launching a fireball towards the group. Rason and Kurumu spread out their wings, with Rason's wings ripping through his shirts while Kurumu extended her nails. The two shot into the air as Kokoa and Felucia ran towards the vehicles, both of them readying their weapons. The fireballs whizzed past them towards Tsukune and Moka who jumped over the blasts, both of them eyeing the area around them carefully.
"Ha, easy targets," the agent next to the ogre said as he readied his magical attack. A blast of magical energy flew into him at high speed, the spell caster being blown back by the shockwave and tumbling into a smoking heap on the street. The ogre blinked and looked over to see Yukari aiming her wand at them, her breathing heavy as she growled.
"You little brat!" the ogre yelled out as he dashed towards her. At the same time Kokoa and Felucia were nearing the SUVs as they drove towards them. In one smooth motion Felucia brought up her sword and jumped into a fierce downward cut, the blade slicing through the SUV's front easily. The blade carved through the vehicle and dug down into the pavement, the demon then jumping up and bringing the blade upwards with her, the sword now angling up and onto the moving vehicle. The demon touched down on the roof of the truck and thrust her blade through it and upward, literally swiping through the truck with an uppercut slash. She casually jumped off and watched the two halves of the truck split apart and crash, the wreckages bursting into flames.
While she was carving that truck up Kokoa took the more direct approach and raised her weapon up, then fiercely slammed the giant mace down onto the second oncoming vehicle, the massive weapon crushing down on the engine and smashing it down into the ground. The SUV then flipped over and flew above the redhead as she watched it with a glare. The truck landed behind her and bounced a few times before tumbling over and crashing into a nearby building. The vampire smirked at it and raised her weapon back onto her shoulder.
"Not bad kid," Felucia said nodding. The vampire scoffed at that.
"Don't give me that, my strike was perfect," she said arrogantly. The two girls chuckled at that then ran to catch up to the others.
The ogre ran towards Yukari, the girl struggling to summon more of her power again. Before the brute could get to her two vampires flew past the small girl and sent a strong punch each to the ogre's chest. He flew back and tumbled into a roll, the massive brute literally steamrolling over the dazed spell caster, the man becoming a red smear on the pavement. The ogre got up dazed and looked around, only for an angel to come straight down from above and deliver a bone crushing elbow drop to his head, the ogre blasting down into a crater dead.
Two agents crawled out of the crashed SUV that Kokoa knocked out and stood up. One readied an SMG while the other charged up his arm with a magical spell, fire racing along it.
"Kill the others, but leave the vampires," the soldier with the gun said.
"How about not!" a voice yelled from above. They looked up to see a succubus dropping down from the sky. Kurumu landed down next to the soldier, her nails slicing the gun to pieces, and fiercely kicked the man back into the crashed vehicle, the soldier's body flying through the underside and into the backseat. The spell caster fired his blast at her, the succubus dodging to the side then lunging at him, her nails diving into the man's chest. He yelled out in pain as she slashed outward then swiped at his head, the nails dicing it to pieces. He dropped down dead as the truck near her started to smoke. She smirked then shot back into the air before it blew apart, the truck catching fire as flames roared around the wreckage.
"We need to keep moving," Felucia called out as she ran over to Moka and Tsukune. Yukari shook her head to clear her vision then nodded.
"Let's go," Tsukune said as they started to run off again. They took few more steps before smoke started to fill the street, clouds of the thick haze billowing around wildly. The group stopped and looked around cautiously.
"Is this Kenzo?" Moka asked as the smoke filled the area up, the grayish clouds stifling their vision.
"No, I don't think so," Felucia said as she looked around, her sword being kept at the ready. Kurumu landed near them as they looked around, the smoke blinding everything around them.
"Smoke grenades," Felucia said as she readied her sword, the group tensing up as well. The smoke around them started to shift and flow around as if something were moving through it.
"We're not alone," Rason said cautiously, eyeing the area around them carefully. He and Kurumu used their wings to blast away the nearby smoke, but the whole street was blanketed with it.
"Now what?" Yukari asked softly. Suddenly a figure dashed through the smoke, a long whip-like flail racing over and nearly striking the girl in the head. She jumped back with gasp as the group looked around.
"Fairy Tale agents, they're in the smoke screen!" Felucia said as she swung the blade in the haze. It billowed around it, but the blade hit nothing. Again the flail raced at the group, with Kokoa growling and using her morning star to block it. The chain flail wrapped around it then yanked it out of her hands with great force.
"Hey! Give that back!" she roared out.
"Hehe, if you insist," a voice called out from the smoke. Suddenly the mace was flung through the thick clouds towards Rason, the angel gasping at it in surprise
"Look out!" Kurumu said as she grabbed the angel and dropped them both down to the ground, the massive mace flying just above them and crashing into the street nearby.
"Wow. Thanks lover," Rason said with a relieved smile. Kurumu nodded and smiled back.
"You bet angel boy," she said softly. They jumped up and looked around; catching a glimpse of the hidden assailant dashing around briefly before it vanished back into the smoke.
"Hehe, that was close," the voice called out again. Tsukune and Moka growled then dashed out on opposite sides, both sending fierce kicks into the smoke, but neither hitting anything.
"Dammit, show yourself!" Tsukune yelled out as his crimson eyes glared around the area.
"You coward," Moka growled as her rosary burned brightly while lighting up the smoke around her.
"Hehe, where's the fun in that?" the voice called out. Again the flail flew through the air at Kurumu, the girl gasping in surprise. The chain link weapon raced at her then was suddenly pulled back an inch before it got to her neck. A few loud crashes and some yelling were heard as the smoke started to violently flow around in an area, the group watching it cautiously. After a moment a monster flew into a tumble at them, the creature appearing human but instead of arms it had dozens of reptile claws. One of them had the flail attached to it. His eyes glared around at the group as he slowly got up, right before he was launched back into the smoke by the flail going taught and yanking him back. Again more loud crashes were heard as the group watched cautiously. A loud crack echoed out and the body once again was tossed back onto the ground in front of everybody, the monster's head dangling around and hanging at an odd angle.
"Gee, wonder who did that," Rason said with a smirk. Sure enough Dark walked through the haze and looked around at the group. He had his usual blank expression as he walked towards them, casually stepping over the dead body of the agent.
"Hey Dark, good to see you again," Kokoa said with a smile. In a flash Felucia raced up to him and hugged the boy tightly.
"Oh Dark! You saved us again! You're the greatest, the absolute grea-" she started before an ice kunai struck into her head and the girl fell back onto the ground. A figure walked up next to Dark and clung to his arm. As the haze cleared a bit everybody could see Mizore glaring at the doll demon.
"Mine," she said softly. Felucia jumped back up and growled at her.
"How dare you, you damn slushy!" she yelled out. Mizore held out a hand and her ice claw formed.
"Tramp," the snow maiden said with a growl.
"Um, perhaps you two can continue this colorful discussion when we get to safety?" Moka asked flatly. The two girls looked at her then glared at each other.
"Where's Kenzo? We saw the smoke and expected him to be here," Dark said looking around.
"Oh, he's back at the club holding off Fairy Tale's forces with the others. Don't worry though, they'll be just fine," Felucia said confidently.
"Back there? Then… where's all the smoke coming from?" Dark asked cautiously.
"We figured Fairy Tale used smoke grenades. They tried to ambush us here but that didn't work so well for them," Rason said with a laugh.
"Smoke grenades don't last this long," Dark said carefully. The group looked around, noticing the smoke was still very thick and wasn't clearing up at all.
"But… what else could it be?" Yukari asked curiously. Dark narrowed his eyes, growling quietly as he looked around.
"Dark?" Mizore said cautiously as she looked around, the snow maiden and demon going back to back as everybody watched the smoke billow around them still.
"Fairy Tale is up to something. This isn't from human tech, its magic," Dark pointed out. Felucia looked around with narrowed eyes.
"So, there's somebody else here isn't there," she said as she readied her sword. Everybody looked around cautiously, nothing moving or being seen in the thick clouds.
"So… plan?" Rason asked as they all gazed around the area.
From the clouds by Dark and Mizore a red glow erupted against the haze, a large figure being seen as its two limbs were outstretched.
"Look out!" Tsukune yelled out, the demon and snow girl looking over in surprise. The figure's hands lit up and fire blasted through the clouds like a jet stream. The demon pushed the girl away and dodged to the side, the fire just missing them and flying past, the twin flames blasting into a building nearby which burst into flames instantly. The area around them glowed with red and orange hues from the fire nearby, the shadowy figure moving back into the smoke screen. Dark got up and looked around, then dashed over to Mizore and helped her up.
"Are you ok?" he asked worriedly. She nodded then coughed a bit.
"Yeah… but that was too close," she said weakly. The fire missed her but the extreme heat weakened the girl. She wavered and collapsed into Dark's arms, the boy holding her securely. He growled and looked around.
"Damn. Rason! Kurumu! Clear the smoke as much as you can!" Dark shouted out. The two flyers nodded then took to the air above the group. They flapped their wings and the smoke started to part around the area. In the receding lines a figure dashed though in the clouds, always keeping out of sight.
"It's still in the smoke; we have to find it fast!" Felucia said as she eyed around the area closely. Kokoa growled then glanced over to see her morning star lodged into pavement nearby. She dashed towards it at high speed. Before she got to the weapon however a stream of fire shot in front of her, cutting her off. She gasped and jumped back, the heat nearly scorching her arms.
"He's over here!" she called out as she looked around frantically. Rason and Kurumu shifted their direction and started to fan the smoke away from the young vampire. Kokoa ran over and picked up her weapon, the giant mace resting behind her shoulder as she gazed around.
"Now where are you hiding?" she growled.
Yukari narrowed her eyes then aimed her wand at the smoke.
"Magical BLAST!" she yelled out, the massive projectile flying out towards the smoky area. It flew over and sent the smoke billowing away in a wave, the area clearing up as the blast soared through. It struck a target and exploded violently, causing more smoke to shoot away. The group watched the blinding haze and saw the figure standing there in the dust of the impact zone.
"There!" Kokoa yelled out as she saw the figure, the twin fires starting up once again from the hidden beast. She roared and swung her mace around, the weapon then being thrown towards the monster. The giant mace flew at the target then was stopped in the air as one of the limbs caught it. The smoke blasted away from the impact zone, revealing their foe. It was a giant scaly humanoid figure, but instead of a head it had a single red eye. Its two hands looked like giant pincers, but the palms had mouths in them filled with razor sharp teeth. One of the pincers had grabbed the mace as the other aimed at the young witch, the two giant mandibles parting to reveal the fire building up inside the mouth. Kokoa stared wide eyed at the monster, this type never seen before by the young redhead.
"That's an ugly one," Rason said as the group stared at the new monster. A massive fire stream launched out and shot towards Yukari, the little girl staring with wide eyes. Before she could blink she was grabbed and moved away from the fiery stream. The monster growled with his two mouths as he tossed the mace off to the side and looked at the prey he had missed. She was being held by Tsukune, his crimson eyes glaring at the monster while his aura flared around him.
"Tsukune?" Yukari breathed out, feeling the massive aura around her as the boy held her in his arms.
"Whoa, that was fast," Rason said amazed.
"I know, I didn't even see him move," Kurumu said astonished. Moka stared in surprise as well.
'That speed, it was unreal.'
'He still seems to be in control, I thought only the ghoul had that sort of speed.'
Tsukune looked at the witch as he set her down, the girl staring in surprise at the boy.
"You ok?" he asked. She nodded slowly then shook her head to snap out of her daze. They turned to see the monster aiming at them again.
"Get out of the way!" a voice roared from behind them. The boy turned and jumped to the side, just barely pulling Yukari away in time as Felucia raced past them with her large sword drawn back. She leapt into the air and flew down at the monster with a powerful strike. The monster reached up and stopped the sword with one of its pincers and aimed the other at the girl pointblank. She smirked and chuckled as the fire built up in his arm.
"Doesn't matter if you attack me dummy, I can't die. You however can," she said confidently before she glanced behind the monster. It turned in time to see Dark flying at the eye from behind, the demon kicking in the eye socket and knocking the monster off balance. Felucia dropped down and caught the blade as it was dropped, then swung it around and sliced off one of the monster's arms. The beast howled out as blood spurt from the wound and wavered around. It then jerked about as large ice shards jammed into its back, with a snow maiden walking closer and lowering her arms.
"Forget about me?" Mizore asked coolly as the monster turned its other arm to face the girl, fire building up in its mouth again. Before it could fire the arm was smashed downward by a giant morning star, the redhead holding it glaring at the enemy with hatred.
"Didn't grab it that time did you?" Kokoa barked out. The monster roared out in pain as he thrashed about. Felucia then spun around and sliced across the beast's torso with her sword, carving through the body.
"Yeah! Fuck you!" she yelled out as her blade sliced out the other side, blood flying off the sword as she drew it back. Kokoa wound back her mace then swung at the top half, knocking the now separated top half off cleanly, with blood gushing out from the lower half as it fell to the ground.
"Yes! Nice job you guys!" Rason said with a cheer. He and Kurumu flew down to the group as they all walked over to the fallen foe.
"Now that was some good teamwork," Tsukune said with a nod. Moka and Yukari looked at the fallen beast and nodded.
"Well done," Dark said in agreement.
"Of course, I always do excellent work," Felucia boasted arrogantly.
"Yeah, but I finished it off," Kokoa scoffed.
"Hardly, I sliced it in two!" the demon barked back.
"You would have been burnt to a crisp if we didn't save you!" Kokoa yelled out.
"Glad to see those two getting along," Rason said with a smirk. The group chuckled at that then looked around. The smoke was starting to clear up now that the monstrous agent was dead.
"I guess that's that. We should get moving before more show up," Tsukune said as he looked around.
Kurumu walked up the street a bit and peered through the haze as her wings and nails retracted. The lights from the grand hotel could faintly be seen in the distance. She smiled happily and looked back to Rason with dreamy eyes.
'Almost there. I can't wait for mother to see my angel, and I especially can't wait for-'
BLAM!
A red blast of light shot through Kurumu's chest from behind, the girl going wide eyed with surprise as she jerked forward. The group looked over with shocked expressions as the succubus wavered in place.
"Wha-" she breathed out.
BLAM!
Another blast of light shot through her, the girl staggering forward and dropping down to one knee. Rason's eyes stared in horror, the angel trembling at seeing his girlfriend being struck through by piercing red lights.
"No!" he yelled out and ran towards her. He smacked into something and bounced back, a wall of light flickering in front of him. The group yelled out in horror and ran towards the girl, also running into the wall of light.
BLAM!
A red light blasted through Kurumu's chest again, the girl wavering back and dropping down onto both knees. She looked ahead with a shocked expression as her eyes struggled to remain focused.
"Kurumu!" Mizore yelled out as she slammed her ice claws on the wall of light, the glow flickering then fading out.
"What is this?" Moka yelled out in terror as she looked around the area in front of them. She punched the wall again, the light flickering around the impact zone and then fading. Her eyes widened as she watched the light pulse in front of her.
'No… it can't be…'
BLAM!
Another shot raced through the Kurumu's body, the succubus jerking about as the blast tore through her. She wavered as her eyes started to lose focus, smoke drifting up through the searing holes that were on her chest. Rason stared in complete shock at his girlfriend as she sat there, her eyes looking at him with tears starting to form. From behind her two figures walked through the receding smoke.
"Don't you just love reunions?" a soft voice spoke up, the group staring in shock at them as they walked up next to the wounded girl. Kurumu blinked then looked up shakily to see them.
"No… it can't be…" Mizore said with wide eyes.
They were dressed in Fairy Tale uniforms; black shoes, black socks, black miniskirts, gray underwear just barely being seen underneath. They had black t-shirts on, a Fairy Tale pin over each of their hearts.
"Impossible… you're dead…" Kokoa breathed out.
One had short black hair and yellow eyes.
"No… there's no way…" Yukari said as she tried to fight back tears.
One had long blonde hair and black eyes.
"Damn you," Dark growled as his eyes shifted to pitch black, his aura flaring around him.
They both smiled wickedly at the group and giggled in unison, their eyes set in a cool glare.
"No… NO!" Rason yelled out in anger and fury. Kurumu looked up in disbelief, glancing to one of the agents as her world started to blur.
"A… poch…" she breathed out, seeing the familiar girl smiling down at her and waving politely.
"Hello Ms. Kurumu," Apoch said with a soft yet dark voice. The succubus looked over to the other girl, her breathing slowing down.
"As… tre… al…" she breathed out slowly, the other girl looking down at her and smirking. She raised her hand up to Kurumu's head, the succubus starting to feel cold and numb.
"Hello Ms. Kurumu. Now, please die," Astreal said coldly as her hand lit up with a bright red glow. The group gasped as the glow grew on her wrist. Rason's eyes widened as he pressed on the flickering wall with all his might. He shook his head in fury and pounded on the wall with all his strength.
Up in the night sky a final blast echoed out into the air, followed by an angel's furious cry.
"KURUMU!"