Whoa! What a busy week I had! Well, there were like two or more, I guess. Sorry, you already know the reason of the late chapter and yes, is only a one but is very good, at least for me. Hope you like it and be free of telling me what do you think, ok?

Enjoy!


Against the rules: Tsukune vs. Akua!

Tsukune had a lot of enemies and he remember some more than others, like Saizou who was the first to persuade him to in Yokai Academy would suffer a lot and he suffered much. But only few Yokai managed to Tsukune really see death in person, one of those people is Akua Shuzen, the stepsister of Moka. It has much experience in battle and powers that surpass by far their other sisters and common Yokai.

Tsukune doesn't have a good relationship with her because she didn't accept his marriage with Moka, but especially for the battle on the floating garden. Remember those moments lived above it showed Tsukune who really didn't want but have to. Tsukune left his guilt aside to see Akua was not playing with words. She was one of the people that he respected too much and even now, she still is a little scary.

"Okay, Akua-san. I told you, didn't I? That I would fight and I will give my best." The brunette smiled but Akua didn't return the look.

"Tsukune, you have changed. The only good thing was found in you ... is gone". She warned and Tsukune gave a serious look. "You will not defeat anyone with that. You lose your time, Tsukune. A look lamely likes that." "It's not enough!". The battle began with exchanges of punches, elbows and kicks, until Akua kept her distance.

"What will you do now? I must be careful with her, she can kill me if I neglect". Tsukune went to give a few punches that were easily dodged and deflected with her arms in a majestic way because now Tsukune had no defense.

"Yoho Saishusui". The blow caused Tsukune take out blood from the mouth but that was when Akua had no mercy on him; gave of punches and elbows in all vital points and would have cut him with the Jigen Tou if it were not because Tsukune dodged. "Fight seriously, Tsukune. Or you want to die? I'll give you the pleasure".

"You really want to kill me, You used the Jigen Tou!". He accused, but Akua shook her head.

"Therefore I tell you to fight seriously. I was going to give you a blow on your neck with my palm to let you out cold. I'm not fighting seriously." The chestnut mouth fell open, she was not even really fighting, was just playing around. Akua's eyes became like two half-moons, indicating that she was angry. "You dodged with luck. You're really not good enough for Moka"

"What? No way, I'm now much stronger than before and still ... the difference between her and me ... It's too much!". "Fight seriously then, I'll do it too!"

"Then I'll have to finish you off once and for all". They were inside the castle but nobody was there with them, although Kokoa is listening everything from outside. Akua had explicitly told them not to bother her.

"Aghht!". With an indescribable and with a damn speed, she made another Yoho Saishusui to Tsukune in his stomach but then took a hit of the same magnitude in the face and then another in his ribs and finally one in his chest that sent him to the wall and remained stuck for a moment to this. The blood came from his mouth and nose, the trademarks of the knuckles of Akua were in Tsukune's cheek who was about to faint and fell on the floor.

"I have made the Yoho Saishusui five times without using the Jigen Tou, you're finished, Tsukune". Akua went to touch his neck and still felt his pulse, then she sigh for a moment. "I don't understand ... What happened to you? You'll protect my sister? Without using the Jigen Tou and you're already defeated".

The blood went out from the brown but he heard everything that happened. Akua's voice sounded far away but clearly. She spoke the truth, What happened?

"Akua-san ... you're right. I'm not strong; I always need the help of others. Even when I fought against Akua-san, I needed Moka-san to not die. I really ... can't even be at its height, How am I going to fight with Akua-san? Or against someone else?". A tear spilled down of his cheeks and turned red to join with his blood. He moved his fingers slightly. "I will never be as strong as her. Akua can handle everything in a second and didn't need the help of others... but I need them at all times."

"For a moment I thought you really could be with my beloved sister and I could accept you as such. But it is not true; you've lost everything I thought you were. When we faced ... you gaze was not of fear, even after what you saw, you were ready for anything, Tsukune. But now, that memory ... is just that, a memory". Akua turned her back to Tsukune and both recalled an emotional time in their fight:

"I came prepared. To stop the Jigen Tou and be the shield of all. I will not let you hurt anyone else!" After a fight broke out between them, in which there was no doubt in their hearts, it was all or nothing.

Akua had to smile to feel a Youki up with strength, ferocity, Eager to fight!

"No. Don't go ... Akua-san, I have not yet lost. I want to see Moka-san"

"Speak of the devil ... you're still standing." The chestnut dripping blood but didn't care, he was tired and sore but it mattered not. Tsukune's eyes glowed of red color and Akua continued with her smile but now Tsukune was no longer smiling, he was with the eyes of a vampire; willing to do whatever, to shed every drop of his blood in order to win. That was what meant a fight for a vampire, now Tsukune knew that.

"You know, when we face ... I was afraid, I didn't know if I could protect everyone and if I would live to tell. But ...". He cleans his blood but anyway keeps coming. "It was nothing compared to the fear of losing my friends and leave everything!". The tonfa of light appeared on his forearms and now the two were at the same level. Tsukune dodged the fine cuts that Akua tried against him and with this cut things in the room.

"I never understood ... even I'm impressed, Tsukune. There is something I didn't understand when we were fighting. Why you don't fear me? Why standing up if you know you'll only get more pain? Why don't you give up if you don't have a chance against me?" At that time, she was cut on the cheek and again kept their distance. "Jigen Tou!" Thrown cuts were huge but Tsukune dodged all and surprisingly, received one of these with his tonfa of light and could counter her attack with his defense as a shield, but left him with cuts into his arms. "Now I understand perfectly, because I can't against you, even Moka cannot surpass you"

"You are worthy of admiration, Tsukune. I was so wrong with you, but you've never shown this force! You have something special and that's ..."

"You never know when it's over; you're really as I told you years ago: a dog who only knows how to attack". "Did you understand, Tsukune? It's for that appreciation for life that you can follow on foot, while you keep in mind that, nobody will stop you"

"Release the seal, Tsukune! I will not get into your fight and even I will apologize to Moka but do as I say. If by my will I want to use your body, what could I do, but if I don't, you'll use my power! This is how our seal works!"

"Releasing seal # 1!". Tsukune's body changed but he was still conscious of what he did and what he was doing, there was no change in mind. Akua went straight to him and everything was within fractions of a second. "OHHHHH!". The blood came out and stained the clothing of Akua, had punched in the ribs but Tsukune knew how to harness that suicidal move, grabbed Akua's arms and shoved a header that opened the head of her. "I WILL DEFEAT YOU!". He released her to give blows to every part of her body and then sent Akua up to three rooms on with her body. That was the end, the Black Devil was defeated with that, Tsukune was stained with his own blood and in the knuckles with Akua's blood, but not excessively. He walked toward her with much effort. "Now ... let me see Moka".

Tsukune faces the black devil without doubt in his heart! Exploiting the full potential manages to defeat Akua! Will he be ready for what is to come?