AC: Hello everyone. I change the title of this episode because the previous version didn't fit what was going on in it.

A young boy was sitting on the ground, his back against the wall of a metallic building. He grumbled as he punched the ground.

"Hello," someone said.

The boy raised his head and saw a Shadow Hero gazing at him.

"A dark hero," he grumbled.

"If you ended up here, on the down town of this city," he kneeled down, "And left in this way, you aren't a hero."

"Shut up," the boy grunted.

"Once out of here, you might never be a hero. Our world can be awfully horrible."

"Shut it," he grunted back.

The dark hero grabbed the boy in his arms and walked away.

"H-hey! Let me go!"

"Such fighting spirits. You still haven't given up being a hero," he lightly smiled, "Then you will become like I. A Dark hero."

The boy lightly calmed. He never wanted to take that path, "Just release me already!" He got no answer from the one taking him away, "Why?"

"Even the exiled like us have the spirit of a hero in us. Just not the kind that is accepted," he finally got an answer.

The boy sight and admit defeat. He let the other one brought him somewhere.

After the recent attack on Ziun, Tasuku was grumbling with some frustrations. The night was approaching and he was back at home, by himself once again. All his mind could do was wandering around.

He wanted to do much more than simply giving support. He felt his muscles tense and go to the frontline and fight by the side of his buddy.

The boy thought of Jackknife and closed his eyes, "Jack," he was really worried for his friend and wondered if he was well. The boy heard the microwave ringing and went to get his diner.

When he put his meal and took out his deckcase. It wasn't that useful for now.

Something suddenly came back. Something that Gao told him after visiting Darkness Dragon World. He went to take the spell card that the darkness dragon left him and gazed at it. His fingers lightly shivered, "Would you… help me?" Despite his uncertainty, he took out a card and looked at it, "Help me save Jack?"

Episode 18: Hunt Begins, Darkhero Manifest

A boy and his buddy walked on the street of Tokyo.

A boy named Mukuro Shigamine walked forward while his buddy Shadow Hero, Schwarz followed behind.

Mukuro was a boy with peach skin, purple eyes, orange hair with a yellow bang that covered his left eye. He wore a yellow shirt with pants of the same color and a black cape and gold with a long collar around his shoulders. He was ignoring the heat despite sweating a lot.

His buddy looked like a humanoid machine with his attire. His face was hidden by his metallic mask with only his red eyes standing out. He wore a grey trench coat with pants and boots of the same color. Around his waist, he wore a golden utility belt with 2 pouches on the back. On his wrists, his wore two large wrist guards with large triangular shaped blades. He adjusted his fedora on his head and his black tie.

"Still no sights of any Omni Lord," Mukuro grumbled his frustrations.

Schwarz nodded negatively. He ignored the gaze of the humans wandering around them as they continued walking.

The boy took out a cellphone from his pocket and sighed, "I'm getting hungry. We should search for something before we continued."

His buddy nodded positively as they proceed to buy something. The boy took out his wallet and got a lunch for him and his buddy. He didn't know how the monster ate his food and didn't want to check under the mask. He wasn't sure if there was anything under it anyway.

They stood against the wall of a building and gazed at the intersection.

"Searching for any of them is proving difficult," the orange haired boy grunted as he took a bite of his lunch. He grumbled and commented, "If we don't find any Omni Lord today, we have to change our plans. We cannot just wait forever to get it. Eventually, they would seal Yamigedo away."

His buddy nodded, already finished eating. Schwarz crossed his arms and observed the sky. It was the blue sky of a hot summer day. He didn't care for the heat but his buddy was affected by it. He tapped the shoulder of the boy and pointed at an ice cream store.

"I'm fine."

The monster raised his fedora and frowned.

"Fine. I'll cool off a little," he crossed the street to get something, the humanoid monster behind him, "You don't have to check if I get it you know."

His buddy frowned a little more and the human just took his ice cream and began to eat.

"You are so much a jerk," he grumbled.

The monster chuckled as he adjusted his fedora, looking a little less intimidating than before.

"Anyway. Do you have an idea how to attract an Omni Lord?" Mukuro asked.

"We need to find a demon first and ambush the Omni Lord at the end of the battle," Schwarz suggested.

Finally, an answer. He didn't spoke since we came here, "I don't think so. There is this barrier thing we saw."

His buddy had witnessed a barrier forming early on. They were unlucky that no opportunity to get an Omni Lord came off. They were never alone and that was their main problem.

"Well," the boy finished his ice cream, "Maybe using a less conventional way can work. We just have to take our inspirations from our usual enemies Schwarz," he began.

His buddy negatively nodded.

"Listen. We are Dark heroes and doing things the way we want is the best way," the boy replied.

"There is a certain limit we cannot pass between us and villains," he reminded the boy.

"We won't go to that point of course. We just need to make them believe of that," Mukuro replied.

"Then I have no problem with that," the monster agreed.

The duo continued searching for an Omni Lord for a big part of the day. The boy had to endure the high temperature of the afternoon and was already getting exhausted. He got a bottle of water from his friend and continued marching forward.

The tall monster hoped they would find anything soon. The young boy wouldn't be able to endure everything if this kept going on this way.

Dawn was walking toward the home of someone he knew. The late afternoon was perfect for him as the clouds covered the sky. The weather report said that it wouldn't go away until tomorrow. All that he needed.

He held a picture in his hand of himself, disguised as a human and another one by his side. The lips of the monster pointed down as he remembered the good times and how, everything broke apart. He sighed and he put it back in his pocket. He adjusted his Buddy Police Force uniform.

Right now, he wasn't standing up that much and wouldn't attract the attention of a demon as easily as the other Omni Lords. His only feature that could cause him some trouble would be his ears but, in his uniform, they didn't stand out.

He eventually reached the house he was seeking. It was the house of his old friend who passed away. He knocked at the door and a woman opened up.

The woman wasn't surprise to see him and said, "Welcome."

"I'm here to pay you a visit Miss Mitsuyo Fujimiya," Dawn replied.

"Just call me Mitsuyo," the woman replied.

The Omni Lord looked around and asked, "Is your daughter here? I was sure she would have come already."

"She is outside with her buddy right now. Kazane will be home later if you stay long enough," she smiled at him.

"With this heat?" the vampire monster asked.

"Yes. The heat doesn't stop her. I made sure she had a bottle of water on her and her buddy did the same. I'm not worried for her," the mother of Kazane replied.

The two went in the living room and sat on a chair, talking of the old time. On a shelf, Dawn could see the picture of his partner who died during a Police mission long ago. That made him melancholic and also sad, I could… should have done something, he sighed at his own powerlessness, "It's been a few years already but I cannot forget it."

Mitsuyo replied, "I know. I'm glad Kazane went over it. She had many friends now who supports her. Like Gao and his friends."

"They are good kids," the monster in human disguise agreed. He was glad she was surrounded by good friends and not anyone from the bad part of the city. He witnessed that all too well.

"I'll bring some tea."

"Thank you."

He waited for her to come back as she poured him some tea. They drank quietly as they remembered the pass a little. Today was the day his partner died from his injuries. A day where his heart pained him the most. He put the cup down and said, "I'm happy she isn't depressed about it."

"I was worried a little too when she was smiling again after a few weeks. I'm still wondering a little if she forced herself to be happy back then. Now, I'm certain she is really happy."

"Where did she go today?" Dawna sked.

Mitsuyo replied, "She said she had to get something for my husband. I'm sure she wants to give him an offering. Mine is to make sure my daughter is fine. I don't plan on failing until I'm gone," she finished her cup and served another for herself, "I also heard you left the police to join the Buddy Police Force. Anything happened to push you that way?"

I had to make it up a little, "Yes. I wanted to do more for a while. With the Buddy Police Force firmly established, I wanted to offer my experience to help them outside of the field. There is still the children and their buddies working for them and maybe for a long time," he admitted.

"They do a good job and no one really complained about it," she commented.

"The Buddy Police Force still has no one else of their caliber. Many are still getting used to a buddy by their side. It will take time. I hope I can be of use," he said.

"Sometimes, Kazane said she wants to help them but I'm not sure if it's for her. She is still young and have the time to make up her mind," Mitsuyo commented, a little worried for her daughter.

"She is a fine child. Maybe she wants to follow her father footsteps or her friends," Dawn had to agree that she should wait until she was an adult, "As long as she grows up first."

"That's my stand. Don't worry for that," she smiled at her reply.

The two continued to speak for a while. Time passed and the monster gazed at the picture, "I'm… still so sorry I couldn't save him Mis- Mitsuyo. I should have done more but I didn't."

"Don't apologies too much Dawn. It wasn't your fault," she reassured him.

The monster wasn't that convinced. He never told her who he really was and that if he used his power, he could have change it. He didn't. He acted like a human being and failed.

"My husband would have felt the same if it was the opposite you know. I'm still blaming myself a little," she sobbed, "The last thing I told him was good day. Maybe… if I had said something else that day. If…" she closed her eyes, "But we cannot do anything now."

"What would you have said?" he asked.

"I made your favourite dishes," those were simple words.

Dawn understood the meaning behind it. It wasn't just about the food, you wanted to tell him to come home after work, "You're right," he conceived.

"Just like the other years," she replied.

They continued talking until the monster had to leave and return to the Buddy Police Force. He had a mission to continue. He took his real form and took flight; I have to stop Yamigedo before he takes their life too. I won't let Kazane and her mother die. Not on my watch. I promise you that Daichi.

Mukuro and Schwartz were still searching for anything standing out. The presence of a demon or an Omni Lord was all they were wishing for. Either way, they would find out where an Omni Lord would be. As the day came to an end, the heat began to calm down. The two observed the busy street of Tokyo from above, sitting on the roof of a tall building.

"This was… pointless. We didn't advance at all," the boy grumbled before drinking some water.

His buddy nodded in agreement. He was getting impatient himself. Many days of effort without any result wasn't something they desired.

The red eyes of the monster suddenly noticed something and looked closely. He pointed his finger and said, "Found one."

Mukuro coughed because he was drinking some water and looked at where he was pointing. He saw very little and took out his binoculars, "That's…" he saw the purple clothing of the monster that flew in the air, "Seventh Omni Earth Lord, Count Dawn! Finally!"

Schwartz grabbed his buddy and jumped from roof to roof, chasing after the Omni Lord. The made sure not to lost sight of the vampire monster or they would miss their chance.

"We will attack him the moment we are within range," Mukuro said as he took out his deckcase. His deck case had a special blue crystal put on it that began to shine as they approached it.

That blue crystal was an object that contained the energy needed to cast the spells. Since on Earth, it was the human who produced that energy instead of the world itself, compensation was searched for when it wasn't use by humans or humans with little power.

They closely crossed the distance. The Omni Lord didn't notice them yet and was taking his time and saving energy to reach the Buddy Police Headquarter.

They were getting closer and closer and eventually; Schwartz saw his change and took out his gun. It looked like a three barreled shotgun and it aimed at the monster. The Shadow Hero fired and the vampire monster heard the shot.

The lasers that came out of the gun missed the target who flew above much quicker than the two expected.

Schwartz landed on the roof of the closest building and put his buddy down as he aimed to fire again.

Count Dawn was near the monster and hit the weapon away from him as it fired in the sky, "You think you could ambush me like that?" he asked unsurprised.

"So, you knew we were near you from the start," Mukuro grumbled a little frustrated at their failed attempt. Despite that, he grinned and added, "But it won't change anything," he readied his deck case, "Because we will get what we want."

"What does a monster from Hero World has against me?" the Omni Lord crossed his arms, "Shooting against someone who has done no wrong goes against the Hero Code," he raised his cane and pointed at the boy, "And why are you interested in me? It's clear you want something. I feel it crawling out of your skin."

"I will do anything to fight evil. I am Schwartz, a Dark Hero," Schwartz replied first as he loaded back his weapon.

Count Dawn frowned as he knew what that meant, "You better leave any innocent out of whatever you want."

"Depends on you," the boy said as he drew a spell, "There is one thing we want and you, Omni lord, will give it to us if you want to avoid trouble on Earth," he turned the card and continued, "We won't take no for an answer."

It's pointless to pretend I am not an Omni Lord, "Now is the worst time to make any demands to an Omni Lord."

"You mean about Yamigedo. We know of the Great Fiend. This is why it's the best time to make such demands," the human answered as he took a step closer. He raised his hand with the spell and said, "Because there is so much me and my buddy will get out of this. Opportunities like that are rare and unique."

"Such vile coming out of your mouth," he grabbed his mustaches and thought of escaping them. He had no time to deal with them. He turned around and was about to leave when words that stopped him was said.

"Leave and pay the consequence," Schwartz said as he pointed his gun to the lively street of Tokyo.

I have no choice in this, Dawn concluded in defeat, "Ask it then."

"Where is your Omni Lord Emblem?" the boy asked.

They are after this, the monster frowned as he gazed at the two who targeted him, "Why do you want to know about it?"

"It's simple. I want to have the Omni Lord so I can become one obviously," Mukuro replied as he took another steps towards the Omni Lord. He let out a small grin and said, "With it, I will become a hero," he let out a small smile, showing ambition, "I will be a hero worthy of praise and my buddy will also become a hero."

His buddy raised his hand, telling him to not advance further. The boy stopped as he could feel an aura coming from the Omni Lord.

"It is for selfish reason then. I can see that you want more the praise and fame than the duty. This is your true color. You won't before a hero like this. There is nothing heroic in this. It is an egoistical reason. This is why, I will not let you obtain an Omni Lord Emblem," Count Dawn replied, I won't bother telling you about the Emblems.

Schwartz went to the offensive and fired his weapon three times at the Omni Lord who avoided each of them.

He isn't threatening the public now. He just wanted to fight me and… surely to avoid calling reinforcements, the monster blocked a punch coming at him with his cane and struggled to push the other monster away, Strong, he mentally admitted.

"It's only the beginning!" Mukuro said as he casted a spell, "Momentary Flash!"

Schwartz flashed away and was behind the vampire monster. He gave a powerful kick on the side of the Omni Lord and sent him away.

Dawn quickly recovered from the impact and avoided the other blast of the tri shotgun like weapon of the monster. He noticed buddy partner of the Shadow Hero monster frowning as if the boy was expecting something else. Realisation came and knew what he shouldn't do no matter what, he wants me to summon my Omni Lord Emblem. They are trying to put me in a critical situation where I have to use a spell. They will swipe it then, he knew that his option was limited. He decided to let them know, "I won't cast any spell boy."

The human grunted, knowing that their intentions were known, "We will push you until you summon it."

"It won't be difficult," his buddy replied.

"Unless you kill me first," the Omni Lord from Legend World replied.

That put the two on the edge. They wondered if the Omni Lord Emblem could be lost forever if the Omni Lord himself died. This uncertainty made them unsure if their strategy would be perfect.

"Just be careful," Mukuro concluded.

The monster charged and tried to beat the monster from Legend World with his fist. His fists never reached his enemy who simply dodged with speed and agility. His red eyes shined brighter as his frustration increased by his failures to hit the monster.

Count Dawn blocked a punch with his left hand and the chest with his cane, sending the Shadow Hero away.

Schwartz jumped in the air and landed on his feet, glaring at the monster he couldn't defeat. He went on the offensive and tried to brute force his way. He saw the cane coming and avoided it at the last second. He received a kick in the knee and lost his balance. The Shadow Hero was on the ground and saw another attack coming at him. He rolled on the ground and a crack was left where he was a second ago.

Mukuro frowned when he saw how powerful the Omni Lord was. The monster wasn't holding back at all and their chance of victory could only come with his spellcards. He was certain of it.

His buddy was powerful and was certain he could win on his own but now, he saw that an old Omni Lord like Dawn was on another level.

The battle continued and the monster from Hero World couldn't turn things around. Mukuro tried to use the spell card but the battle was happening close to him. The boy knew that the vampire monster made sure they were too close for him to be comfortable using it without getting hit himself too.

Schwartz was sent in the air by an impact and grunted painfully. He spun his body and landed on his feet. He saw a purple bat coming at him and shot at it, knowing it wasn't safe. The bat exploded near him and created a black smoke.

The boy saw his chance. The were both standing far away from him and the smoke was perfect for his spell. He yelled, "New Plasma-mine!"

Dawn heard the spell activated but didn't know what it was. He never heard of such spell before and was wary. When he charged, he suddenly saw a silver sphere emitting some ominous light. When he was close, it suddenly opened and the sound of something mechanical activated inside.

The vampire monster only had time to gasp before it suddenly exploded. More explosions occurred as a chain reaction to the first one.

Mukuro watched with a smirk which disappeared when he saw his buddy sent in the air and landed on his side.

"Caught on," the Shadow Hero grumbled as he stood up.

He blew with one mine, the boy nervously chuckled, at least it wasn't as bad as Count Dawn, he hoped.

"Not bad for a spell," the Omni Lord declared.

The duo gasped when he heard the strength of that reply. They knew it wasn't over.

Schwartz pointed his gun where he heard the voice and waited for what would come next.

The dust and smoke began to disperse and the silhouette of the monster from Legend World began to be visible. He didn't appear to be in shape with his body curving forward and his arms on the ground. Yet, his weapon was still high up, aiming at the mechanical hero. The monster chuckled, "It will take more than that to get me you two," it hurts so much. I'm lucky to avoid the worse.

The smoke finished dispersing and the Omni Lord was covered with wounds. He wasn't looking as good as he let it out to be but wasn't panting. There were no signs of exhaustion on his face. He still remained calm as if he never was caught up in the explosions.

The metallic hero didn't waste and second and started shooting at his enemy. His blasts were blocked by the weapon of the Legend World monster with speed. The two clashed in another close fight and the Omni Lord was struggling this time. The spellcard weakened him and was in danger of losing this fight if it continued.

It would have been an easy victory if it wasn't risky to use a spell.

A girl and her buddy, in her hood was watching the roof of a building where there was an explosion.

"We should stand aside," her buddy said as the commotion was spreading across the street.

It was Kazane and her buddy who witness from afar the battle without knowing what was going on. Kazane had short red orange hair, peach skin and crimson red eyes. She wore a white shirt with green sleeves under a light-blue sleeveless & hooded jacket and blue shorts.

Her buddy was Bladewing Phoenix. In his SD form, he was a puffy green bird with yellow eyes. He wore a yellow helmet with a sword on top of it. He looked like a ball in this form and was in the hood of the girl.

The girl kept watching as there were more than one explosion, "We should check it out."

"W-what? Lady Kazane! Are you certain this is a good idea? You are putting your life in danger to approach such battle unprepared!" Phoenix replied quickly.

She smiled and showed her Deck Case, "I'm ready for this and who knows when the Buddy Police Force will come," she let out a small smile, "If it helps my friend, I'll go up there."

Her buddy sighed, "You are way too much influence by Gao and his friends," he looked at the side, "Such respectable people," and so problematic too, he commented with a small smile.

"Let's go!" her Deck Case turned into a green sphere and small wings appeared at the back of her shoes. She flew in the air.

"But we will back down once the Buddy Forces are here."

"Of course, buddy," she replied.

Once she arrived at the scene, they watched it from afar. They didn't know who was the good guy and bad guy. All the saw was a monster from Hero World attacking a monster from Legend World. Simply by that scene, they should already guess who was the monster who caused trouble. They saw a human with a deck case on one side and the card felt like they came from Hero World.

However, Phoenix saw something wrong, "I don't like the way the monster from Hero World is fighting. I think he is a Darkhero."

"Darkhero?" Kazane asked.

"They are those who fight in the name of justice. However, for them, the end justifies the mean. If Killing everyone to strike down evil must be done, they will do it," her buddy answered.

Kazane watched the two battling and saw that the monster in purple suit was on the ground and panting.

Her buddy heard the boy ordering, "You should give us your Omni Lord Emblem now if you want this battle to end!"

That was enough to make up their mind.

"Get that monster from Hero World," she said.

"Clearly they have suspicious intentions," Phoenix replied as he took his real form. In that form, he was much bigger and didn't look like a ball. His eyes were now yellow and red while his green feathers turned into swords.

"Careful," she said.

"I will lady Kazane. You too," he replied before charging.

The monster from Dungeon World charged at high speed at the Shadow Hero. The moment Schwartz felt something, he turned his head and saw a green bird coming at him. He couldn't do anything as he was tackled by it.

"W-what?" Mukuro yelled.

"Who?" Count Dawn asked as he stood up and looked around.

"Are you okay?" the girl asked the vampire monster as she stood by his side.

The monster from Legend World recognised her and didn't say anything. She didn't recognise him. It was true that in his form, he looked different and did talk a little differently, to hide his real age, "I'm good," she does look well and healthy.

Phoenix flew in the air and avoided a few shots from the mechanical monster.

"What do you think you are doing, standing in our way?" Mukuro asked as the two monsters battle.

"And what do you think you are doing, attacking him and trying to steal something? I don't see anything heroic coming from a monster from Hero World."

"We are Dark Heroes. If this is the way to save the world, we will do it," the boy replied.

Kazane frowned. She didn't understand what the boy meant, unaware of the current danger the Earth was facing. She ignored that part and replied, "What you are doing is wrong. What did Count Dawn do to you to deserve to be attacked this way?"

"He didn't let us obtain something," he didn't want to be specific, won't let anyone steal my chance.

"It is something that belong to me and I cannot let them have it," the Omni Lord added as he adjusted his glasses.

The battle continued between the monsters and the blast from the flying monster forced them to cover their faces for a few seconds.

"How is that saving the world? You are attacking someone why didn't do anything wrong," she replied.

Mukuro frowned at those words. He countered, "That Omni Lord didn't do anything to prevent your world to be attacked from a Great Fiend that could devour it with you included."

Kazane casted a spell to protect her buddy as the battle continued. Once she did it, the girl answered, "My friends never do that last year when we fought against Azi Dahaka plan to control our world. I was there to fight against them. None of us did that! We didn't attack someone like you did!" she wanted to add something about Azi Dahaka, but memories returned about him controlling the mind of Kiri. That one almost faded away. She retracted from saying that and instead said, "My friends at the Buddy Police Forces are the real heroes. You aren't," she didn't press on more than that. The furious glare she received was enough to shut her up.

Mukuro tried to reply to her arguments but had trouble finding something, anything to reply. He shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. We are going to save this world."

Meanwhile, Schwartz continued shooting at the green flying monster but missed.

Phoenix mobility was superior and flew around the monster, always keeping an eye of Kazane, just in case she could be hurt. He dodged one last time and when he saw the monster reloading his weapon, he charged. He crossed his wings and threw metallic feather at the monster.

Schwartz saw them coming and avoided them at the last second. He saw one last one coming at him and blocked it with his gun. The contact made him dropped it and it felt down the street.

"Let's end this fight!" The green monster declared as he charged.

The Shadow Hero buddy smirked under his mask, "Shadow Requiem!"

The weapon appeared. It was a black and red sword with the handle that looked like a gun. It released a lightly dark aura but one that didn't feel evil. Just chaotic. The boy threw his sword at his buddy who quickly grabbed it.

"Looks out!" Kazane yelled.

Phoenix saw the weapon ready to attack him a little too late. He couldn't go elsewhere, caught on his momentum. He decided to continue his offensive. He readied his claws and to endure the pain. He had to inflict the most damage.

The Hero monster readied his gunblade and once the other monster was close to his range, he slashed.

After the attack, the coat of the monster was badly damaged, revealing his metallic body while black oil came out of his wounds.

Phoenix felt on the ground and bounced a few times, traces of blood each time he felt. One he stopped rolling, he returned on his feet, a wound on his chest but no that deep. He was bleeding and losing some strength, but he wouldn't back down, I grew weaker, he admitted in his mind.

"Phoenix!"

"Finish him Schwartz. We'll get the Omni Lord next!" Mukuro said as he saw their moment of victory coming.

His buddy nodded and charged. His blade was ready to finish the battle when a gray form suddenly began to descend. The sound of metal resonated loudly as two metallic weapons hit one each other's.

Once it was down, the gray mass slid on the ground and turned around as the momentum ended.

The Shadow Hero dropped his sword and painfully grunted when his right arm was wounded enough that he couldn't close his fingers and lost more black blood.

"W-what?" Kazane whispered.

The flash of gray was a dragon with gray scales, but paler on his underbelly, amber reptilian eyes gazing at Schwartz, a long tail, a pair of large black horns and two sharp wings on his back. He wore black breast armor, armored plate one over his crouch which was attached by a belt with a blue orb at the center of it and a pair of boots on fire.

Someone jumped down from the back of that dragon. Tasuku stood by his side and nodded at the dragon. He turned towards Mukuro and his buddy and declared, "You are under arrest for assaulting someone and wounding one of the officers of the Buddy Police Forces. Hands in the air right now."

"You are in no state to keep fighting and more are coming," the gray dragon declared as he held his large sword and pointed at them.

The boy with orange hair grunted as he gazed at his buddy. They weren't in state to keep fighting, "Sorry, but we will retreat now. We will get it one day," he said.

His buddy grabbed him while the boy used a spell that temporarily blinded them.

"Demios!"

"On it Tasuku!" the dragon replied as he charged. He used his nose and tried to find their tracks but sneezed loudly. There was something in the air and affected his sense of smell, "Can't track them. Something-" and sneezed loudly, "I'm sorry Tasuku."

"It's okay," the boy replied. He gazed at the three and asked, "Is any of you gravely injured?"

"I'll be fine," Dawn replied, "I heal really quickly."

"I already cast the spell but I'll go to the hospital later," Kazane replied.

Her buddy turned back into his SD form, "No need for this lady Kazane. I am feeling better. It wasn't that deep of a wound."

"I'll still go there and have a check," she stubbornly replied.

"As you wish," Phoenix replied.

The girl turned towards Tasuku and Demios and said, "Thanks for coming. You were here just in time."

The boy smiled, "Good to see you two again."

"We will have to fill a report," Count Dawn declared.

"Sure," the blue haired boy nodded.

"Hum," the girl hesitated when she gazed at the Darkness Dragon, which she recognised now, and looked around, "Where is Jackknife?"

The boy lips went down.

The dragon answered for him, "Something happened to Jackknife. Until we find where he is, I will be his buddy."

"He was kidnapped and we cannot find any traces of him," Tasuku added about the green dragon whereabout.

Kazane didn't get more detail and she didn't to press it further. The boy was obviously worried for his original buddy.

"Anyway. We should get going and get that report done," Tasuku replied with a small smile.

"What is going on right now Tasuku?" Phoenix asked as he raised one wing, "We heard that guy saying that he wants this Omni Lord Emblem to fight a Great Fiend. He said that we are all in danger. Is it true?"

Count Dawn already knew she heard that and took notice of it. He didn't want her, especially her to enter in this conflict. However, he knew that she might be dragged into it if Yamigedo fully awakened his power or took more drastic measure.

The boy avoided looking at them for a few seconds. The gray dragon put his sword on his back and crossed his arms when the boy gazed at him. The dragon let out a small nod before the boy looked at the Omni Lord who also gave him a nod. Tasuku faced the girl and her buddy.

"No point in hiding it," the Buddy Police boy commented before explaining to her everything that was going on for a while. The appearance of Yamigedo, the death of Tenbu and more details about why his buddy disappeared.

Kazane lightly paled at that news and whispered, "Gao."

"He is away for now, trying to figure things out with his family. So, he doesn't know what happened to Jack yet," Tasuku concluded. He pointed his thumb towards the Buddy Police Headquarter, "You should come with us for the report. They will want to know what you saw."

"Sure," she replied.

"And we will make sure that everything is fine with Phoenix," he reassured her.

"Thanks," she replied before activating her buddyskill.

Count Dawn followed her while Tasuku climbed on the back of his current buddy and followed them.

It took an hour for the five to finish giving their reports for what happened and also explaining to Kazane and her buddy why they should talk about it. It shouldn't be brought to public eyes. She agreed to remain quiet about it.

She added however, "But if you need help like with Azi Dahaka. You can ask us. I won't let anyone getting hurt by them or those two," she declared, "I should really go and make sure my buddy is really alright."

"I am fine lady Kazane," the green bird replied with a small smile on his face.

"Thanks," Commander I replied. When she left the room, the man put his hand on his forehead, "And we have more problem than only Yamigedo and his demons."

Count Dawn nodded, "I wasn't expecting a monster from Hero World and his buddy to be after an Omni Lord Emblem to become one themselves."

Stella added, as she pointed at the Darkness Dragon who was still in his real form, "And what is he doing here? You didn't tell us that."

"Well," Tasuku hesitated to explain it but the Darkness Dragon beat him to it.

"I was called here by Tasuku. I let him have the card to summon me last year if he ever needed help in the future. He called me today," Demios began the explanation.

"And we came here to confirm with you, Commander I, when we saw a battle going on and had to act," the boy concluded now that it was said.

"I see," the commander was thinking about it. He was uncertain, remembering what happened last year, "Can we trust you on this?"

"I swore in my honor as a Purgatory Knight that I will not disappoint you or cause any unnecessary trouble," the dragon put his hand on his chest and lightly bowed, "I will also help you stopping Yamigedo's plan to destroy your world," he raised his head and glanced at the boy, "I also promised myself to protect Tasuku with my life and reunite him with Jackknife. So, no need to worry about me. I will never break that oath, even if my ruler orders me to do it."

Commander I nodded, "And make sure Tasuku don't put himself in too much trouble. He has been staying here for a few days and…" he sighed with a small smile, "He is obviously not the one who likes to stay behind."

Stella chuckled, "Guess I'll take back that main duty for myself."

The group continued to talk for a while and to confirm everything. Eventually, the boy and his buddy had to leave and go to their home.

Count Dawn and Commander I looked at each other's, they had many things to do.

"I'll warn the others about those two who are after the Omni Lords," Stella said as she took out the phone.

AC: This is the end of this episode. If you want to know how Tasuku got his buddy, it will be explained in the next episode.

Next Episode: The Poisoned Labyrinth. An episode focuses on Tasuku and Demios.