A/N: Hey guys, this is Dave and i'm back for another chapter of 'Blazblue Advent'. This one, something will change that can make a big diffrence. If you are about to figure out what the first couple gonna be then that's right, i'm doing that ship. And without further ado, let us begin.
Wings of blindness
Makoto was walking through the metal way of the lower levels of the Hanging Gardens, searching for Noel, Buckfire or Tsubaki in the dark path.
"This is odd, this place is too deserted, even with the whole Grim Reaper incident." Makoto says, looking around the floor as an orb come out of nowhere and flies to Makoto, which she tries to hold it by hand but it being enchaned up and shine bright.
"Makoto." Noel's voice can be heard from the orb.
"Is this from Noel?" Makoto asked as she looks at the orb carefully.
"I found Tsubaki, i'm with her right now." The orb says.
"What?" Makoto ask in shock of hearing this.
"I'm going to try to talk to her. Can you come to our location quickly as possible." Noel says as the orb dissapear, make the Beastkin look in shock of what just happen.
"Alright, i need to go there quickly." Makoto says as she runs to the location that they are at right now.
Once Buckfire recieves Noel's letter to him, he shrughs off and decides to walk there as well but his phone that Vulturon make for the three of them ring up so Buckfire decides to accept the call once he sees who is calling him.
"Yeah, what is it Brother?" Buckfire asked, not rushing quickly.
"Can you come to my location right now? I've got something to show you right now and it's maybe an one time only, so you can't see it a second time for a long time." Vulturon asked as Buckfire intended to say no but thinks back a bit as he decides to visit his little brother and sees what does he have for him to watch.
"Alright, where do you want to meet me?" Buckfire says, having sometime for this.
"Good, go to this location and one of my men will be there for you." Vulturon answer as Buckfire's phone revealed the location that he will meet the Vulture at.
"This better be worth it, Vulturon." Buckfire says as he make his way to the meet point while close his phone, wonder why his brother call him at this point and what he's got to shown for him that can't be seen ever again.
"This is Tager. Do you read me, Kokonoe?" Tager asked through his communications on the dark sky and near the long staicase that Ragna walks on.
"Yeah, iread you. What is it, Tager?" Kokonoe says, wonder why the Red Devil call her up at this time.
"I've picke up some of the Azure traces. They're faint, but there." Tager answer.
"The Azure, huh?" Kokonoe asked, wonder what the traces are.
"Yes, and two traces at the same time at that. They both appeat to be on upper levels." Tager answer.
"Damn, so we missed our target, go after her immediately. Secure her before that snake bastard does, no matter what." Kokonoe orders.
"The static is getting worse, is it beacuse of the weather?" Tager asked himself as he looks up and says "I'm heading to the upper levels."
"Roger that and remember, you should do this quitely or else, that guy might cane for you again." Kokonoe says, remember the incindent that Tager face before hand as Tager turns off his communication and walks to the upper levels.
At the Hanging Gardens where Noel and Tsubaki is at, the fountain is flowing watter beautifully and there are no one else in the place as Noel looks around for people while Tsubaki stand still, looking at her with a calm face.
"There are no signs of people here, either.." Noel says while looking around as she steps a few inches from Tsubaki to search people much more while the red head just look at her with the thoughts of her wearing an NOL blue uniform and standing next to Jin.
"You know, i..." Noel says which snaps Tsubaki back to consious as the former turns to the latter and continue "Had no idea that you'd been assigned to the Zeroth Division."
Tsubaki turns her head to the left as she say "Noel, the reason I, one of the Wings of Justice, came to Kagutsuchi is..."
"I know." Noel interrupts as she explain "You came here beacuse you received an Imperial Command to kill Major Kisigari, Buckfire and me.".
Tsubaki looks at Noel in shock at first but turns her head down as she say "Noel, why would such a, if it was just me for acting against orders, thay'd be one thing, but, it's an Imperial Command. To me, the Imperator is..."
"But still, it makes no sense for you to kill Major Kisigari, even Makoto and Buckfire.." Noel interrupts while shaking her head as Tsubaki looks at her in sadness and say "Then, please, don't resist and do as i say. Let's return to HQ together. Right now, there might still be time to have your sentence lightenes with a pardon from the Imperator."
Noel steps back a bit while Ragna is walking on the floor up a bit as she say "I'm sorry, Tsubaki. Would you mind waiting a bit longer?".
"Why?" Tsubaki asked as Ragna was still walking on the direction.
"I can't say for sure, but i have this feeling that something big is happening here in Kagutsuchi right now." Noel says as Ragna continue to walk as the nights make him unable to be see outside anymore.
"Are you talking about the recent earthquake or is it that Grim Reaper incident?" Tsubaki asked, wonder beacuse of it that makes Noel want to stay here as Ragna still walking on an narrow hallway.
"Yeah, all those things are linked together in some way or another and i feel like i'm telated to it in some way, too." Noel answer while Tsubaki is still watching her seriously as Noel continue "I don't know my past, too."
"Have you already seen Brother Jin?" Tsubaki asked, wonder if Noel knows anything about the yandere brother.
"No, i think the major has likely gone after that man by now." Noel answer, wonder if Ragna or Buckfire is safe or not from their battle with Tager.
"You mean Ragna the Bloodedge and speaking off it, is the intel that you and Buckfire make contact witg the Grim Reaper true or not?" Tsubaki asked, hoping she and the Gaxelloid didn't do it at all.
"Yeah, we did." Noel answer honestly.
"Why?" Tsubaki asked in shock as she explain "Of all people, a rebel who's set himself against the Imperator..."
"Listen to me, Tsubaki." Noel says, trying to calm her friend down as she explain "It's true that he stands in opposition to the NOL, but there's some reason for that."
"You and Buckfire been tricked." Tsubaki says, concluding that Ragna is just manupilate Noel and Buckfire.
"You're wrong, me and and Buckfire can both tell that he's not a bad person. No, actually, the way the NOL is right now is the one--" Noel says, tryings to convice her red haired friend.
"Noel!" Tsubaki says in a large voice, which cause Noel to stop as the former continue "Do you know what you're saying? Throwing your support behind a rebel? lt's the same as going against the Imperator!".
"That's not it, i just..." Noel says as Tsubaki lets out a sigh in dissapointment of her two friends.
"Second Lieutenant Noel Vermillion, this is an order from a surperior office." Tsubaki says while Noel takes a step back as she continue "Return to the HQ at once. If you cat against orders, in the name of the Imperiator, by my authirity as an executive of the court l, i will charge you with Treason, strip you of your rank, l and sentece you to permanent expulsion from the NOL once and for all."
"Tsubaki." Noel says timid.
Meanwhile, At Ragna's location, he is now standing across face to face with Rachel, staring each other for a bit.
"You seem to be creeping around like an insect, the same as ever." Rachel says, looking at the Grim Reaper.
"Rabbit, what's wrong? Getting bored of being in the audience?" Ragna asked, remember about Rachel's job of being an Observer.
"Some scenes cannot be seen on stage." Rachel answer cryptic.
"Eh, what are you talking about?" Ragna asked.
"If you're interrested, folllow me and you will see something uniqe." rachel says as she turns back on the other side and walks away.
"Damn, it's better be worth it Rabbit." Ragna says as he follow her.
"Noel, Tsubaki. Both of you don't do anything rash." Makoto says as she jumping towards to get to the two girls before stopped and saw Buckfire standing next to a dinosaur Maverick with wolverine claws, apperence like a T-rex and has a big body.
"Hmp, looks like you do came after all, Master Buckfire." The T-rex says roughly, knowing that his real master is this Gaxelloid's younger brother.
"Yeah, i guess you could say that." Buckfire says calmly before continue serious "Now, anser me: Why does my brother want me here at this time, Mattrex?".
"Hmp, as serious as ever, Buckfire." Mattrex says as he turn his back and answer "And as for the question, If you really want to know what this is all about, then follow me and you will know why my boss call you hear for.".
Buckfire stares at the Maverick for a bit before say "Sure, and it's better be worth it or else, i'll make sure to punish my brother for wasting my time."
"Oh, it's deffinetly going to be worth of your time and you don't have to punish Boss for that stuff." Mattrex says with a smile on his face as he and Buckfire walking up, leaving Makoto confuse and thinks of what to do now in this situation.
"I could follow the two and sees what is important for Buckfire to see that dinosaur but i don't want to leave my friends or else situations will gone worse than before.' Makoto says as to wether follow Buckfire and Mattrex or go and find Noel and Tsubaki as she sighs and picks to follow the two.
'Let's hope it worth my damn time for this, Buckfire' Makoto thought as she follow the two behind, stay quiet for the two to not know of her pressence as they continue their walking.
Above Noel's and Tsubaki's location, Relius Clover is standing there with his doll, Ignis to his side and Vulturon on the left side to keep his distance with the Mad Puppeter watching as thunderstorms start to struck out of nowhere as the tension between Noel and Tsubaki is rising up.
"So, should we interrupt this or not?" Vulturon asked, trying to break the silence while wanting to help Noel before things get worse.
"No, we shouldn't let this experiment go to waste, Vulture." Relius answer, wanting to see how Noel would do in situation like this as he turns to the Vulture and says "Although, this is none your business at all but you're still around here, you make yourself interresting to my eye."
"Thank you for the latter." Vulturon says half in delight and the other half in cauntions of Relius's pressence as he continue "and for the former, Noel's my and some of my fammiliars friend, so i can't miss this."
"I see." Relius says in understand what the Vulture means by the word fammiliars as he fix his gaze back to the scene.
"Tsubaki, please. Just a little more. Give me just a little more time!" Noel pleads her friend.
"Noel..." Tsubaki says as she continue to stare at her friend in sadness as she continue "I understand."
Noel puts a smile while Vulturon looks at Tsubaki suspicious of what she means by the word 'understand'.
"Wait, does she say that mean she's going to kill Noel or what?" Vulturon asked as to which the Pupeter nods at this question.
"Yes, and this is where the true show begins." Relius says, focus on Noel for what to see in her.
"It seems i have no choice but to execute you by force." Tsubaki says as she prepares for a stance and a white circle summons below her, which makes Noel steps back as Tsubaki enchanted "In my right hand, i hold the sword of Judgment. In my left hand, i hold the scales of truth. l server the wings that rule the heavens. I am the wings of Judgement."
Once the enchanting is done, Tsubaki's clothes were being built diffrent enitrelly as in her right hand, held a bright red show and on the left hand, holds a shield with an eyeball and at her head, her hat being built diffrently as well. Once the transformation is done, an dorm covered the entire Hanging Gardens, once Noel was through with the wind coming at her, she opens her eyes to see her friend in shock.
"Second Lieutenant Noel Vermillion, if you resist, your punishment will be death!" Tsubaki orders as Hazama grins as he and Phantom watching the scene on the headquarters in Kagutsuchi.
"It appears that she has donned the Izayoi. Right now, nearly all eyes have been shut out of Kagutsuchi, now it's time to show your stuff." Hazama says as he looks up and continue "First Lieutenant Tsubaki Yaoi, please fight to your heart's content in excahnge of your own light."
Noel looks in shock of what just happen as she say "That's..."
"Sealed weapon Izayoi: A powerfull ars magus that has been passed down to my family, the Yaois for generation." Tsubaki says as she points her sword at Noel.
"Don't do this, Tsubaki! There's no point of us to fight." Noel says, trying to calm her friend down.
"Then don't resist and Obey me, Noel." Tsubaki says, tries to convice her to comeback.
"An observer, huh?" Relius says as Rachel arrives her just in time to watch this as Ragna arrives with his uncertain face and Relius continue "And, the Azure man as well."
"Who the hell are you?" Ragna asked as he reached to his sword then stares at the puppet and continue "And that puppet, it's not an Nox Nyctronex, isn't it?".
"Hey rabbit, did you bring me all the way here to introduce me to this guy or what?" Ragna asked as he turns to stare at Rachel, wonder if Relius is the reason he's been brought here.
"I don't think so, Rags." Vulturon says as the Grim Reaper turns to see him there as the Vulture ask "How you're doing, mate?".
"Same as ever, you?" Ragna says, control his anger to greet the Vulture.
"The same." Vulturon answer with his usual face as he looks down a bit.
"Relius Clover, this is not a story that you may interfere in." Rachel says while looking at the Mad Pupetter.
"Interfere? I merely came to see my creation." Relius says, still look down at the scene below.
"What do you intend to do with her, anyways?" Rachel asked.
"That was supposed to have been a defective unit and yet, it became the Azure Succesor, it concers me so if possible, i'd like to retrive it and examine it as fast as possible." Relius answer.
"And that is not interfering?" Rachel asked
"And you're not the one interfering, i hear you unleashed the Tsukuyomi unit." Relius says as the enritre field was silent a bit before he continue "The time-shearing Susano'o and the time-shielding Tsukuyomi, is it?".
"You are usually in your talkative mood." Rachel says as anger rising on Ragna so much that he want to talk.
"Boss, we're here." A rough voice says from Vulturon's back as they are turn to see Mattrex and Buckfire walking towards them, the latter grow anxious of many people in this place, even though most he knows himself.
"Thank you, Mattrex, You can stay here to watch somehting." Vulturon says to his minion as the Maverick nods and leans on the wall and the Vulture turns to Buckfire and ask "How are you doing, Buckfire? I'm alright"
"Alright as well, what about your search?" Buckfire ask.
"Not close as ever, you?" Ragna says.
"The same." Buckfire answer peacefully as he turns back to where he and Mattrex came from and say "Alright, Makoto. You can come out of here right now".
"Aww, how did you know i was behind you, Bucky?" A girl voice can be heard as Makoto pops up from the way and say while walking towards the group "Ah well, guess i don't have a reason to hide anymore."
"Yeah, you don't have anymore." Buckfire says bluntly as he answer "And as for your question, Mattrex saw you when we meet each other to get here and i tell him to let you follow us when you weren't nearby so that once it's over, we can continue doing our thing."
"You did?" Makoto asked in shock of hearing how the Maverick can see her when he doesn't look like he stare at her.
"Yeah, i did." Mattrex answer roughly as he ask "Now boss, can you tell them why we're here in the first place?".
"Of course i can, but first..." Vulturon answer as he lays two fingers on Ragna and Makoto respectively as he continue "You two should get to know each other, in case you two have to work together in the future."
"Aww, do i have to?" Makoto asked, doesn't want to get near the Grim Reaper at all and want to avoid him every opportunity while she can.
"Just listten to my brother and do it, Makoto or else he wouldn't tell us about why he call us here for." Buckfire says, tired of the girl's uncorrative emotion.
"Yeah, besides..." Ragna says as he walks towards them and continue "I wouldn't hurt you if you hurt me first, i promise."
"Okay." Makoto says as the two shake hands and Makoto asked "So, is it true that Noel and Buckfire work with you on their own, Ragna?".
"Yeah, they do." Ragna answer calm on the outside, but on the inside his rage is boilling more and more as time goes on.
"I see." Makoto says, understand now what Buckfire told her was true all along as her thoughts about the Grim Reaper change a bit.
"It wasn't that hard, isn't? Vulturon says in his usual smile as the two turn back to him as he continue "Anyways, the reason we're here though is beacu..."
"Don't do it Tsubaki." Noel says, which makes Ragna, Makoto and Buckfire shock of what they just heard as they went near the balcony and shocked of what they just saw.
"Noel." Ragna says in worried.
"What the hell are those two doing?" Makoto asked in shock of what's happening before her eyes.
"Hmp, figures that it will come down to this sooner or later." Buckfire answer, knowing this will happen sooner or later once he heard what Noel said on his message before as he turns to his brother and say "Hmp, looks like you didn't waste my time at all, brother."
"Yeah, i didn't." Vulturon says as he turn to saw the concern on Ragna's and Makoto's face as he continue "And don't worry, once when i say Now, you guys got to stop it as fast as you could but for now, it's a show that we can't stop."
"I see." Makoto says, worrying about her friends's safety and hoping when Vulturon tells it's time, he do it immideatly.
(Cue 'Memory of Tears' in Blazblue)
Tsubaki make her first move by charging in to attack Noel as the blond removes her cloak and summons Bolverk to block Tsubaki's attack, which she was shocked by it.
"A Nox Nyctronex, why do you have that!? Tsubaki asked as she destroy the block and deliver a swift kick to Noel, which she slides back a bit.
"That's right, Noel..." Tsubaki says as Noel opens her eyes as she continue while tranform her sword into a whip "You've always been into all sort of things..."
Tsubaki lashes at Noel which she blocks it with her left weapon and aim the right gun towards Tsubaki, which she charges right in and rams her with her shield. It was strong that it knock her down to the floor.
"What's wrong, Noel? Aren't you going to pull the trigger? Tsubaki asked while pointing the sword at Noel as she use her weapon to stand up.
"Bolverk doesn't the exist to shoot my precious friend!" Noel says which make Tsubaki shock as she continue "Tsubaki, let's stop this already!"
Ragna was griping on the ledge shockingly as he ask "Hey, what's going on here?"
"Yeah, why is Nollers and Tsubaki are fightting right now?" Makoto asked as well.
"I merely came to see my creation." Relius answer as the two turns their eyes towards him.
"Creation?" Ragna asked, wonder what Relius means by the word.
"What do you mean by it? Answer me or else." Makoto says in anger, ready to beat Relius for forcing her friends to attack each other.
"That is a thing that i made, Dimesional Boundary Interface Prime Field No. 12, it is nothing more or less" Relius answer.
"A Prime Field, Noel?" Ragna says in shock as Rachel close her eyes.
"What do you mean by it?" Makoto ask, wonder what Relius means by it.
"I think what he means is that Noel's a Murakumo unit." Buckfire answer, which Relius nod on this.
Meanwhile on the battlefield, Tsubaki is still holding her sword while shaking in fear as Noel was standing up, looking at her friend in worry.
"She keeps going on about friends this and friends that. What rubbish! Such abbsurd rubbish." Hazama says as Tsubaki and saws her in an green dorm.
"Captina Hazama?" Tsubaki says in shocked, wonder why the NOL Captian is here.
"Her words are drivel, you must not led astray by them. It is with such cheap words that she steald everything away from you." Hazama says as he appears behind her and continue "You graduated from the Military Academy at the top of your clash and you come from the preeminent twelve main famillies, so why do you put up with this insignificant Praterioan Guard? Especially as a member of a unit that takes out the trash shunned even within the NOL".
"I have pride in the work i do and all i do is in the service of the Imperator. I have never felt discontent, not once!" Tsubaki says as she turns around to face him but didn't appear there at all.
"You musn't lie, First Lieutenant. In truth you feel hatred, don't you?" Hazama says, trying to fuel up Tsubaki's rage.
"Hatred?" Tsubaki repeats, wonder what's he thinking about.
"For Noel Vermillion, who stands before you." Hazama whispers on her ear.
"N-no! Noel is my..." Tsubaki says as Noel looks at her friend stand there, doing nothing in confusion.
"Tsubaki?" Noel asked.
"What the hell is going on?" Ragna asked, confuse of what's happening in his view.
"I think Tsubaki's going through an emotional state which shuts her down a bit." Buckfire answer, knowed that look before.
"Well, aren't we going to help Nollers or what?" Makoto asked, want to use the opprtunity to make the two stop fighting as soon as possible.
"This isn't the end yet, but you want to get in right now?" Vulturon says, wonder the logic of this girl.
"He's right, Makoto we should wait a bit more before jump down there quickly. Who knows what other tricks Tsubaki got in store for us." Buckfire reason as he leans on the rail, look at the scene.
"Alright." Makoto says sadly as she continue to look with a sad face on her.
"You must care for your friends alot to do something reckless, Makoto." Ragna says, tries to mood up the Beastkin.
"Yeah, they're always by my side and don't treat me like a monster like most other people would." Makoto says, remember back all the time the people in the Academy treats her harshly all beacuse of the Beastkin's racism as she turns to the Criminal and continue "But you wouldn't understand though, as you're just like the rest of them, anyways."
"Wait, you're saying that i hate Beastkin like everyone else?" Ragna ask in disbelief of what he just heard.
"Yeah, do you?" Makoto says, waiting for the usual answer of yes.
"No, i don't." Ragna answer honestly which shocks Makoto.
"Y-you don't?" Makoto asked, not belive that the Grim Reaper doesn't hate Beastkin like nearly everyone else.
"Yeah, instead i found them cool and this is my first time meeting a squirrel one, so don't expect me to treat you like shit unless you start first, Makoto." Ragna answer, gain a bit of trust for the girl as Makoto looks at him with a little red on both her cheeks.
"Okay, i try." Makoto says, interresting in the Reaper a little more as Buckfire looks at the two happy about his two close friends are getting along together as he still thinks about Tsubaki.
'But wonder what makes Tsubaki do something like this. It doesn't make sense to her at a...' Buckfire thought as the Izayoi's dorm effect the Gaxelloid, who saw an image of Jin and Tsubaki, both in the Blue NOL costume and talking to each other about buisness. Once he snaps back from that, he starts look at the scene in realize what the vision's talking about.
'So that's why she's doing this. It's all beacuse of jelaousy that's cause her to begin act like this.' Buckfire thought, remember how she always exicted when stand near Jin and do things with him without getting borred as he smirk up a bit 'But it looks like me and Makoto were right about your crush with him after all, Tsubaki.'
"Utterly medicore grades, an absetminded personality entirely unsuitable for the Praetorian Guard and this is the woman to whom you lost your precious post of being Jin Kisigari's ministral secretary." Hazama says while walking Zip Zap slowly around Noel as he ask once he stop his walking and turn towards Tsubaki "Well? Do you hate her or not?!".
"Noel is my good friend. I am following the Imperator's command--" Tsubaki answer, trying to calm herself down.
"You saw it, did you not? When you donned the Izayoi?!" Hazama asked infront of Tsubaki as the vision start to play once again "That was a distortion in the world! By rights, you should have been the one standing by Jin Kisigari's side!"
"Noel Vermillion!" Hazama says as he lets Tsubaki see her friend and continue "By rights, she is a being that would not exist in this world."
"A being that would not exist?" Tsubaki asked, wonder what the Snake means by it.
"One who should not be here. No, one who must not be here. The one who will take everything from you in this world." Hazma says as he and the green dorm dissaper instantly, leaving Tsubaki stare at Noel with a shock face.
"Noel!" Tsubaki says in anger as Hazama went back to Phantom's location as he puts a hand on his fedora and say "Yeah, right, Tsubaki? Unforgiveable, right?".
"Gotta kill her, right? And then die!" Terumi says as he take over the vessel and continue "Die tragically! You're nothing but the trigger to awaken the doll!".
Once Terumi is done, he lets out an evil laugh as Hazama tooks back and say "Now, the preperations for the Cauldron is complete. I suppose it's time we made our move as well. We are going, Phantom."
Meanwhile on the battlefield, Tsubaki keeps charging in and attack relentsly while Noel kept blocking attack after attack as Tsubaki brings her sword to Noel's face, which miss barely a few meters as Tsubaki jumps up.
"Aurora impact!" Tsubaki screams as an white circle appear beneath her legs and she jumps in for another attack as Noel's eyes suddenly shine up as her hat was pop off her head and her hail flow wildly as she suddenly turns back, kick Tsubaki then use both her guns to attack her chest then finally, deliver a swift kick to her friend that sends her a few meters away, then Noel appear behind Tsubaki at a fast pace and deliverd an elbow attack that sent her to the ground, unable to move for a while as Noel eyes return back to her usual color. Everyone who were watching (except Rachel, Relius and Vulturon for they all have know what Noel truly is) were shocked of what just happen.
"D-did that just happen?" Makoto ank, wonder that if all that she saw was real or not.
"I-it did." Buckfire answer, also shocked by this as well.
"So, this is Noel's full potential, right?" Ragna asked, shocked by the fact that this timid girl able to defeat an opponent at a fast pace as possible.
"I guess so." Mattrex answer, remember that Vulturon told him about it but still shocked by how it's true.
"Hmp, so she is much more powerful than i can imagine." Vulturon says, not wanting to let the Mad Pupetter knows he saw it before.
"Yeah, it's look like it." Relius says, analyze while he can.
"We should be more careful around her than usual from now on, guys?" Ragna asked, worry that sometime she will use this on him at some point.
"Sure." Makoto and Buckfire answer as Tsubaki coughs a bit from the injuries.
"Tsubaki." Noel says in worried as she was about to rush over but Tsubaki raise her sword, still able to fight.
"A-as i thought, i am... no match for you." Tsubaki says while still coughing.
"I'm sorry." Noel apologize.
"Why-why do you apologize?!" Tsubaki says in anger as she start to stand up, continue "You, who took my place... took everything from me!".
"Tsubaki." Noel says in fear of her friend.
'Yup, it's beacuse of that.' Buckfire thought once he heard that.
"Even then... Even then... I." Tsubaki says as once she stands, the white circle summons below her as she enchant "Charging Ars Magus, Disengage Restrain System."
"Restrain System? Is it the system that we put to hold us back from going Ape-shit, boss?" Mattrex asked, wonder by what Tsubaki mean by that.
"That's the one, Mattrex." Vulturon answer as he turns back to the scene and continue "But if that's the case, then that means...".
The energy around Tsubaki bust out more as Noel screams "Please don't do this anymore."
"With all the power that i can bring to bear..." Tsubaki says as she charge to Noel.
"TSUBAKI/NOWWW!" Noel and Vulturon screams as Tsubaki was charging closer to attack Noel but been blocked by Ragna's BloodScythe.
(End song)
"Ragna!" Noel says in shock of his sudden apperence as Buckfire and Makoto appears from the top as they prepare their weapons just in case of battle: Buckfire puts his arms together and Makoto with her tonfas as Noel continue "Buckfire, Makoto, you guys came."
"No problem, Nollers." Makoto says.
"You can count on us to show up on the right time, Noel." Buckfire says.
"Ragna, you mean Ragna the Bloodegde?" Tsubaki ask in shock that her other friends and the SS-class criminal come here to stop her as he push her aside and she asked once land down "What are you doing here?".
"You two are starting to get on my nerves, do you want to fight or not?" Ragna says, half honest and half try to cover he's been waiting to stop this while holding his sword on his left hand as he turns to Tsubaki and say "Watching you irraties me."
"Grim Reaper, if you... if you only do not exist then Brother Jin would be..." Tsubaki says.
"Brother Jin?" Ragna repeats, wonder why Tsubaki would reffer his little brother as an brother figure to her.
"If you don't exist." Tsubaki screams as she charges right in to stab Ragna, but he blocked it just in time with his sword.
"Damn, what the hell are we all doing here? If you two are going to keep up, we're going to join as well." Ragna says as he earns a nod from Buckfire and Makoto.
"Why did you have to interrupt? Ragna, this has nothing to do with..." Noel says.
"Openly expressing as though you were a living thing..." Relius interrupts as he appear behind Noel and once she saw him, she drops to the ground immideatly, shock that he appears here.
"Colonel Relius." Tsubaki says, wonder why the NOL Colonel appear here.
"Bastard/No way, Relius/ Don't touch Nollers." Ragna, Buckfire and Makoto says in usion as Ignis appears and prepare herself for battle as Relius grabs Noel by throat, exam her.
"You may have succeeded in the Azure, but in the end, still a defective unit." Relius says while looking at her as once he's done, he puts her back in the ground and walks away with Ignis following him as Ragna puts his sword to the ground, Buckfire seperates his arms and Makoto put her hands on her body.
"Creppy Bastard." Ragna says, anger by this.
"You got that right, Ragna." Makoto says, agree the Grim Reaper about this.
"Well, at least it's over." Buckfire says in relief as the last three appear in their own ways: Rachel with her teleportation with rose petals around her, Vulturon with black outlines and Mattrex through the ground as they all look to the dirrection that Relius left and then stares back at Noel, who was still in a shock. Tsubaki's visson is getting blurry as she decides to run away, which makes everyone turns to her direction in neutral faces. Noel looks in sadness as she slowly stands up and start walking to Tsubaki's dirrection.
"Hey." Ragna says as he continue while Noel slowly "So you go after? And Then what? She saved you a lot of trouble by leaving, you know."
"But, even then..." Noel says while thinking a bit as she continue "She's my good friend That's why... That's why...".
"Damn." Ragna says in sadness for her.
"Go on." Rachel says as she slowly turns to face her as she continue "If that is what your heart indicates you."
"But whatever happend, don't let the outcome control you." Vulturon advice.
"Miss Rachel.. Mr Vulturon." Noel says slowly as she turns to Ragna, who scowls as this look.
"Do whatever you want." Ragna says while looking away.
"And we're be there for you shortly, Nollers." Makoto says as Buckfire nods.
"Please excuse me!" Noel says as she runs to the dirrection as everyone stare at each other for a bit as the Izayoi's dorm slowly dissapears.
"Hey Rabbit, showing me this? Is that your goal?" Ragna asked.
"The same goes for you as well, huh?" Buckfire asked to his brother which he nods at this.
"What she's really is begining to dawn on you, isn't it?" Rachel says as the Grim Reaper thought back of Saya and Noel.
"The color of her eyes was diffrent, but everything else is the same." Ragna says while looking at it, which earn a confuse look on Makoto and a sad one on Buckfire.
"Her?" Makoto asked, wonder who's he talking about.
"Is that who i think it is?" Buckfire ask as Ragna turns to stare at him a bit and nods at his answer.
"You know who, Buckfire?" Makoto asked as he turns to Ragna and he shakes his head a bit.
"He doesn't want me to told you, yet." Buckfire answer, which earns a sad look on her face.
"Okay." Makoto says in sadness.
"That's true, she's still in pre-smelt stage. Right now, she's still an ordirany person. Now that you three know about this, what are you going to do about this?" Rachel asked as Ragna, Buckfire and Makoto think about what to do as Rachel continue before teleports away with petal roses flying in the place "Think well upon it, Ragna, Buckfire and beastkin".
Once the Alucard dissapear, Vulturon says "Whatever your decision is, don't mess it up or else, things will go either worse or better."
"So be careful with your decision, guys and see you later." Mattrex says as he dissaper through the ground while Vulturon teleports himself. After a while, rain start to appear as Ragna picks up his sword while the other two was still think about it as he intended to put his sword back but realize something.
"Damn it." Ragna says as he throws his sword to the ground, cause Makoto and Buckfire to be shock as they look up to the Grim Reaper, wonder what he mean by it.
"Damn what, Ragna?" Makoto ask, wonder what the Grim Reaper thinking right now.
"We left Noel with that Chick now, that's why." Ragna answer as the two realize what the Grim Reaper mean by it.
"We should get there as fast as possible." Buckfire says, worried about what happen next.
"Come on, let's go." Ragna says as he picks back his sword while Buckfire grabs the jacket and Makoto grabs the hat that Noel left and runs to her as fast as they could.
Hazama and Phantom was at the narrow spot as Hazama starts to say "Oh? It seems like the Izayoi barrier has come to a stop now."
"Let me take a look." Terumi says as he takes a look through the event and says in anger "The hell, they're both fine? What's up with these freakin lame turn of events? She always get crushed like a puny bug, so i gave her that thing to take with her and still!".
"I swear." Hazama says as he takes control once again as he continue "I suppose in the end, the only one i can rely on is myself.
On Tsubaki's location, Noel is able to found her stand there.
"Tsubaki." Noel says as Tsubaki turns to her friend as she breathes a bit before continue "Um, you know, i..."
Noel stop by the look on Tsubaki's eyes, which appears to be blind.
"Tsubaki, your eyes... Why?" Noel ask in shock of what she just saw.
"That's how the Izayoi works, it's an ars magus that was create to steal the light in every possible way." Tsubaki answer.
"Why use something like that?" Noel ask, wonder why her friend would use something like that.
"I can't win against people Brother Jin or you and that's why i have no choice but to use the Izayoi." Tsubaki answer.
"But that's! Just beacuse..." Noel says timidly.
"Say Noel, did you know? I've been jealous of you a long time ago." Tsubaki admits.
"What?" Noel asked, wonder what Tsubaki jealous of her for.
"Noel, you're an incredible person than you think. No matter how i worked, i can't win against you." Tsubaki says, remember the old times.
"That's not true, i've always looked up to you, always thinking of how great i would be if i could be like you Beacuse you're being depenable, strong and kind. Both Makoto, Buckfire and me really love you for that." Noel says.
"Thank you Noel, but i'm not much an admirable person. When you end up working for Brother Jin's side, i thought of you and i'd wish you just dissapear once and for all." Tsubaki as the amonsphetre is still cloudy as she ask "Disapointed, isn't it?".
"No, even with that, i still love you as a friend, Tsubaki." Noel says.
"Even though i tried to kill you?" Tsubaki asked.
"That was beacuse you were ordered to and you had no choice!" Noel screams as Tsubaki turns around
"Let's just pretend we've never meet each other today." Tsubaki says as she ts her hood on, leaving Noel all by herself.
From affar, Tager was walking to search for Noel.
"Hey Tager" Kokonoe says through her communicator.
"Is that you, Kokonoe? the comn signal is extremely unstable. Is it beacuse of the bombardment the other day?" Tager ask, wonder why the communication is low.
"No, that's not it. That is somwthing more powerful." Kokonoe answer, still stagger a bit.
"Kokonoe?" Tager says, wonder what the pink Beastkin talking about.
"Nevermind. More importantly, how is it going with the traces of the Azure." Kokonoe says, wonder how the progress going in.
"I've confirmed it. It's on the upper levels, just as i thought." Tager answer while Kokonoe is typing on some stuff.
"Just keep tracking on the traces of the Azure. If things go well, you might find one of our contacts on our side" Kokonoe says, reffering Makoto as their contact.
"Roger that." Tager says as he cuts his communication as Kokonoe continue to search through the research through the area.
"If this comn interference is due to sealed arsmagus as she turns her chair around as she continue "I swear, bothersome things just keep happening."
The storm was still raining as Ragna, Buckfire and Makoto arrives on stairs to saw Noel sit there with her legs up.
"Noel." Makoto says as Noel looks up to see the three breathing a bit as the Beastkin continue "Thank goodness, you're alright."
"Huh, looks like there's nothing to worry about anymore." Buckfire says as he gives Noel her jacket, which she takes it and wears it back.
"Hey, where's Tsubaki at, Noel?" Ragna asked as he looks around to don't see her anywhere around here.
"S-she leaves a bit earlier." Noel answer to which tears are on her eyes.
"Are you alright, Noel?" Buckfire ask as he leans in to her, only for her to hug him and cries on his left shoulder, cause him to have a huge blush on his face
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"You cry like something bad just happen, Noel." Makoto says as she gives back Noel's hat to her to which she accepts back.
"That feels much better." Noel says as she puts her hat as she continue "Thank you, guys."
"No problem, Noel." All of them says to her.
"Yeah, We should split up." Ragna says, felling being watched by somewhere around here.
"Agree." Buckfire says as he points to the two and continue "You two get out of here together and i'll take Noel with me for safety."
"That's sound good, come on let's go Makoto." Ragna says as he turns to the Beastkin, who want to go with Noel instead but Buckfire's a safer option than her.
"Alright, see you guys later." Makoto says as she and Ragna leaves out first.
"See you two later." Buckfire and Noel says as they put the hoodies on and stays there for a bit, unaware of Bifrost watching them a few meters away from their location.
"Hmp, so brother goes with timid blondie and Ragna goes with Beastkin, i wonder if things are going to be alright or not in the future?" Bifrost says as he leaves out of there and walk back to the forrest, wonder what will happen next in the near future.
A/N: And that will be the end of this chapter. I didn't expect this one to be publish earlier than my usual one. If you read my previous fanfiction then you know why i make Ragna and Makoto meet each other earlier than they barely see each other and of course with the situation right now, that's going to happen sooner or later. Orriginally, i was going to write the watch above scene to not have Relius at all but i don't know how to do it so i decides to stick it. Hope you guys have a good day and see you for another time.