Yamigedo observed his demon who would lead the others into the upcoming battle. Heim held five demons, in the form of cards, in his hands and observed them. Today would be the beginning of an intense battle to exterminate the Omni Lords. The demon already had formed a strategy to defeat them once and for all. He wasn't over the fact that he lost the previous battle and won't disappoint his master again.

"Is everything ready?" Yamigedo asked.

The demon nodded, "Of course. We will claim victory this time. They will regret standing in your way. I can promise you that or die in the battle."

The Great Fiend smirked, "Good."

Shido, Sofia and Gallows watched the conversation, only aware of one side. It was easy to guess what was going on.

Ikazuchi gazed at the trio, "And you made sure that everything is going according to plan. You follow his plan to the end."

"Yes Ikazuchi," they replied.

This time, they would be mostly on standy and be ready to unfold the trap. It was impossible for them to help every demon when only one of them could disguise into Death Shido.

"Too bad we won't really participate in the fight. Sha," the Darkness Dragon sighed.

"Now. All of you go and killed the Omni Lords. Bring their corpse to me," he ordered.

The group went away and left the two inside the cavern.

Ikazuchi gazed at his friend and asked, "How long before we are ready?"

"Very soon. Maybe tomorrow," the monster said with confidence. He let out a large grin as soon, they will get their revenge on their enemies.

Episode 24: The Great Assault Part 1

Drum woke up and sat on the bed. His buddy was already up. After his father visit yesterday, he felt truly rejuvenated. He would never guess that a word with his father would be so helpful. He gazed at the Omni Lord Emblem and grabbed it, "I will make you proud grandpa," he jumped off his bed and climbed down the stairs.

He went in the kitchen when he heard Halberd painfully yelled. It was clear that his training continued, but it's early in the morning, he thought. He gazed outside and saw the sun high in the sky. He overslept a little, but I feel so much better, he thought.

If there was one thing, he wasn't completely certain, compared to Gao, was if Azi Dahaka would really help them or not. As they said, their world will be in danger if Yamigedo wasn't stopped. So, they had a good reason to help them. He had to put his faith in them. It was the best way to help Jackknife too, that weird. Last year, I would never believe anything he would say. I would never think any of that. Demios, Troubadour and any other darkness dragons. Thanks grandpa.

He prepared his breakfast and thought that those darkness dragons were nice in their own ways. They were descendant from dragon of their world who sacrificed themselves. With no hope to survive on their own, Azi Dahaka gave them a chance to survive and made Darkness Dragon World a better place. That was a success. The little he saw from that world; it was no surprise they were harsh and violent.

Drum began to eat his breakfast and his mind continued to wander towards the Star Dragon Omni Lord who kidnapped Jackknife, why would an Omni Lord do that? Why? Is there something he can gain from this? Is he the one Tenbu is wary off? Is he an ally or an enemy? Still, I'll have to be careful when I meet him. And make sure Gao is too.

He finished eating his breakfast and went to see his buddy, watching television, "I'm ready Gao," he said with a large smile.

"Good," his buddy smiled back.

They stood up and went to the Buddy Force Headquarter.

Tasuku was watching the news on his cellphone, in case something happened. Right now, everything was calm. There was no demon manifesting in the city and nothing dangerous. The boy refused to let his guard down. Trouble could come at any time.

He put it on the side when he received a text message from Takihara. He put the news on the side and read it: Hey Tasuku. How's everything going back in Tokyo?

Everything is calm for now. What about you? Did you find anything about Yamgiedo location?

My buddy did notice something suspicious but nothing else for now. We are going to investigate it. It will take a while. We cannot be seen. This is my last chance to check on you before we begin the investigation. Anything to share?

Tasuku smiled, Demios is doing his best and he makes sure I'm eating properly. He's really putting Jack role. Gao and Drum are back, and they are feeling better. I think Drum was in an even better mood when I called them yesterday.

It's really reassuring. They've been through a lot together. The family was there by their side. I'm glad for them. Are they rushing things?

A little but with everything going on… I agree that it wouldn't help them to stay on the side. Gao is the Sun Fighter after all.

Sure is. Tasuku. What about Jackknife? Any progress?

Not a lot. Gao told me that Azi Dahaka will investigate the matter but… I'm not certain he will help us.

Let's hope he is. Commander I had no problem letting him out of jail, so there is something going on behind the scene. I trust out commander. *Our.

Me too.

Good. Just second.

What is it?

Tasuku, everyone should prepare themselves. Card Burn told me that the activity had increase not long ago. If Yamigedo is around here. That means that maybe the demons are going to attack today.

We are ready to stop them.

Good luck. I'll begin my mission now.

Stay safe.

You too Tasuku.

The boy ended the communication. Demios was by the side of the boy and asked, "That is a strange way to send messages… Really quickly."

"It was Takihara. He is searching for Yamigedo and told me that they might have found him. If they are close, then they are going to attack the city to get the Omni Lords soon," the boy stood up.

"Tasuku."

"Don't worry. I'll make sure everyone knows this," the boy replied with the darkness dragon tailing him.

The boy went into the command room and saw Commander I talking with Stella. Count Dawn was also present and read a few of the reports they got from the other members of the Buddy Police Force.

"What is it Tasuku?" Command I asked.

"Is it about the report I just got from Takihara?" Stella asked.

"Yes," the boy replied.

"I was about to tell Commander I," she replied.

"Something is going on I imagine," the Omni Lord guessed.

"Correct," the woman explained. She resumed what the report said and the anomaly that recently occurred.

The commander nodded, "So an increase in activity of the demons is probable. I'll warn the officers of anything. They will observe the usual locations where they attacked."

Tasuku could mostly think of the parc, as it was a common location for battles. Even before the attack of Yamigedo, it was a place that called trouble.

Demios crossed his arms and asked, "And what do you want us to do Commander I?"

"Stay put here for now. Be ready to go out if something happens," the man replied as he adjusted his glasses. He opened the computer and checked the map. They could see that the Buddy Police officers were spreading around town to have a good view. He searched for any blind spot they might had but it was mostly covered.

"Hey there!" Gao said as he entered in the room with his buddy. He saw the radar and asked, "Is something going on?"

"Because we are ready!" the red dragon declared.

Stella answered, "Nothing for now. We received a report from Takihara. Something is going on right now and it might be trouble. We cannot be certain. It only depends if the spike of energy his buddy detected was from Yamigedo or something unreleated."

The black-haired boy nodded as he asked, "And what you want us to do for now?"

"Remain on standby until they found something suspicious," Commander I replied with a smile.

"Gao. We should call Tetsuya and Zanya. If there is a demon activity, they should be ready to watch Ziun and Asmodai," the red dragon said.

"I'll call Tetsuya," the boy replied.

Tasuku took out his cellphone, "I'll warn Zanya."

The two contact their friends and warned about the situation. They replied they'll be on their guard and called the others.

A young man was sitting on the roof of a tall building with his buddy by his side. He was feeling a little bit uneasy for a while.

"Is something wrong aniki?" Dragon Kid Ricky asked.

"I think so. There is something wrong in the air. Maybe they are more demons coming. More than before," he crossed his arms.

"We should go and get the demons the Buddy Police Forces obtained eventually," his buddy suggested.

"No. We cannot make them our enemies. They are also here to prevent the invasion of those demons," he stood up and said, "We need to capture as most as possible when they come. We have to undo what Yamigedo did," he activated his buddyskill and sat on his hoverbike while his buddy sat on his shoulder and grabbed the handle on the side of the boy's head.

"Let's go aniki! We got demons to hunt!" the little dragon yelled.

"Oh yeah!" and they flew in the sky as they waited for face some demons.

Drum was walking left and right nervously. Something could happen at any time and he didn't want to miss it. He wanted to stop the demons as quickly as possible. He was ready to stop them. The tension of waiting was getting to him.

He realised it and stopped walking and decided to sit on a chair and watch the screen. It would be better than walking around.

Demios watched the red dragon and noticed he tapped the table with his little claw nervously. He went towards the dragon and sat by his side, "You are a little too ready for an attack. It might not be."

"I know but I just can't stop it," he replied. He remembered what grandpa Tenbu and slowly breath and began to lightly calm down. He continued and felt he hand of the gray dragon on his shoulder, "Yes?"

"It's good to know your mind is back into it. Don't waste energy in anticipation. Just hope that no one will be attacked, and it will be easier to go through. Breathing is a good idea," he said before also watching the screen.

Drum changed his thought as the other dragon suggested and focused on the safety of everyone. He put that as his number one priority, and it was helping. If nothing happened, it just meant that everyone remained safe, "Thanks."

"No problem Drum. We are allies in this battle… And I hope it remained after we stopped Yamigedo," the dark dragon admitted.

Gao also talked with his friend and checked if he was okay.

"How's it going at home Gao?" Tasuku asked.

"It's going good. Drum's dad visited us yesterday. After he arrived, Azi Dahaka and Kyoya also came and the three were in our house at the same time," the boy explained.

Demios also listened. His imagination was that the property of the Mikado family was in pieces when the two leaders crossed path. He gasped when he heard that nothing like that happened. The likely scenario he had in his mind was thrown out the window.

"He wanted to know what the journal contained," Gao resumed the rest.

"What did it say? I'm sure Drum read the will now," his friend said.

Gao thought back about what Tenbu said and replied, "Tenbu… Doesn't want us to tell you what it is. I don't know why but it might be because they are some Omni Lords he doesn't trust."

The blue-haired boy nodded as he was pensive. He knew his friend and it was to respect his will that he remained quiet, "Okay. I won't ask more," he said nothing else. He smiled, showing his belief in them and Tenbu.

"We believe that this is the best way to stop Yamigedo Tasuku. With everything we learned, it is. It's… hard to believe it but I do. I have faith in Tenbu. He is our grandpa dragon," he smiled a little more. It disappeared when the alarm rang.

"I got an important message," Commander I said as he listened to it, "Okay. Something suspicious is going on at the dock. Some of the workers noticed a few monsters there. One of them has been recognised as a demon," he showed the image and they recognised the demon Heim with a few demons by his side.

"They are coming in mass. Go at the docks right now. I'll warn the others. We need to prepare an intervention and isolate them from the populace," the commander said as he prepared everything.

"Let's go!" Gao said as the four went out.

Count Dawn nodded at the man and Stella, "I'll join them. This isn't going to be an easy fight this time."

Stella looked at the screen as the monster left. She had to agree. The enemies came in numbers this time. That many demons meant that a big battle might endangered many people if unchecked.

The dragons took the lead as they went to the dock. Tasuku held around the throat of his buddy. Without Jackknife, Tasuku couldn't use his buddyskill anymore. Gao used his own as they gazed down. They knew the adults of their forces were on the scene and probably evacuated everyone.

It was still strange for the kids to know they were considered on the elite side of the forces, but they had more experience and learned everything quicker.

"This place is a little far away," Count Dawn commented as he joined them.

"Yes. There isn't that much that happens in the dock and the Police Force are closer to act first in any situation," Tasuku answered.

"You took time to know many things," the Omni Lord said.

"It's the case," Gao said while scratching the back of his head nervously, admitting he wasn't that knowledgeable.

"Don't worry Gao. You know more about doing the good things," Drum encouraged his buddy.

Tasuku nodded. He did lose his way once. Never Gao. His friend wasn't changing that much. His friend held to his belief to the very end, even if he doubted himself.

"We're here," Demios said.

They looked down and saw the Buddy Police Forces surrounding the docks. They decided to land with them instead of going right inside and instigate a battle that early. They were three and the demons were five.

Once they landed on the ground, someone came to them.

"Terumi," Tasuku said as he was walk away.

"And Medusa," Demios added.

"We came the moment Stella called us. We're near and ready to help. I'm sure Tetsuya and Asmodai will be here soon," Terumi said.

"Good. I'll go talk with the officers," Tasuku said, as he was the leader of the Buddy police Force junior.

Tetsuya ran towards them soon after she said that with his buddy behind, "We're here for the mission."

"Tetsuya sure got a lot of energy. I'm exhausted already," the pink demon chuckled as he adjusted his yellow hood.

Medusa smiled, "It's good to all fight together officially," her smile disappeared, and her anger showed with her crisped face, "Because I'll make them regret feeling useless!"

Her buddy nervously chuckled, "She's not over what the previous demon did to us," she crossed her arms, "But we won't put ourselves into trouble."

"Indeed. We need to act together and fight together. We cannot just accept a one on one duel," the Omni Lord grabbed his triangle beard and observed the dock. There was nothing standing out right now.

"So, we will need to be in group instead of splitting up," Zanya said as he walked towards them with his buddy Tsukikage. His younger brother followed behind with Ziun.

"I'm ready to fight those demons," the First Omni Lord cracked his knuckles.

"Ziun. Did you remember more?" Count Dawn asked.

"No. I just know that I cannot let any of you fight on your own. I won't run behind and with my Omni Lord Emblem, I will stand by your side," he showed them that his resolve was still strong.

Tasuku came back with a small screen with the map of the dock, "I got as much intel as possible. This is what they have so far," he showed the small red dots on the screen, "The demons divided into three group. One of them is standing alone in a ship. It's probably their leader ready to supervise everything."

"So, this is the demon we need to take out to gain the advantage," Gao thought.

"We still have to stop every demon," Asmodai reminded them.

Zanya pensively said, "I am worried about why they didn't attack right now. We know they are here and I'm certain they saw the two dragons coming here. Yet, they did nothing to attack us."

"There is obviously a trap that is ready for us. Once we go in the dock, maybe they will prevent us from going out. Meaning that they will cut any of our chances to escape," Count Dawn said.

"And we should believe they will be patient for long," Terumi commented as she gazed at the map. She was a little too close to Zanya who took a few steps on the left.

"Challenging them on our own will be a terrible idea. We will have to divide carefully," Tasuku began to plan the three teams.

"It will be better if Tasuku and Gao don't go together. You two are some of our strongest buddyfighter," Demios suggested.

His buddy nodded and revised his plan. It was true that Gao was powerful, and Drum was very volatile when it came to battle. He could just switch to another form to compensate his previous weakness. He saw Tetsuya pointing at Terumi and him. It was obvious the boy would want to be sure that his crush was alright.

"Tetsuya and Terumi. You two will go to the east of the dock were the demons are waiting for a big chance of an ambush," Tasuku began.

"We are on it yo!" Tetsuya replied.

"I'll be on my guard. I am one of the Omni Lords they want," Asmodai said.

"Gao and Zanya will take Heim on the ship," Tasuku said.

"You fought him before Tasuku," Gao said.

"Yes. But I'm not as use with me spellcard with my buddy right now and I know he isn't a girl," he answered.

They nodded at this. Except Zanya who's face turned red in embarrassment.

"I'll go with them," Ziun declared as he punched his hand.

"Okay," the leader of their group replied.

"Be careful Ziun," Count Dawn said.

He got a nod.

"What about me?" Akatsuki asked as he pointed at himself.

"It's best if you say here Akatsuki. I don't want to think of your safety if that demons tries anything. He can be sneaky and use a demon we don't see to possess anyone," his older brother answered.

"And you aren't the Buddy Police Forces," Demios said. He waved his finger and added, "You are even younger than anyone here."

"Of course," the young boy replied as he waved at them, "Good luck!"

The darkness dragon was happy that they young one didn't protest or try to convince anyone, smart kid.

"And the last one in the West will taken care off by me and Count Dawn. We will take those two demons ourselves. If we need too, I will use the Future Force," the boy said.

It made sense for him to go alone with Count Dawn and no one protested.

"Be careful Tasuku," his friend said.

"Don't worry Gao," he replied.

"I will use my spells if needed. As an Omni Lord, I am not limited," the Omni Lord let out a reassuring smile.

"Everyone know what to do?"

They nodded at their leader.

"Let's go!" Tasuku ordered.

Everyone split to their mission objective.

Demios was proud of hi buddy and everything he could do. The boy was living to his potential.

Tetsuya, Terumi and their buddies rushed to the demons located at the East. They knew they were getting close when Asmodai said, "We should slow down now. We don't know where they are, and we have to expect an ambush."

The two humans obeyed the pink demon suggestion.

"Any idea how to take care of them?" Tetsuya asked.

Terumi thought about it and suggested, "We are in the docks and they are many containers. We should be above," she pointed at the containers, "We will not be attacked by surprise form the air. If they are expecting this, "We can still see them coming."

Medusa nodded, "Good idea," she readied her bow.

"Maybe we can stay a little at the back you two. We will go forward and let them begin their ambush. Medusa has a bow," Tetsuya suggested.

She had a range weapon. Terumi nodded, "Yes. We will hide and watch. When the demons come out, we strike."

"Maybe we are the one who are going to ambush them," Asmodai grinned with satisfaction before lightly chuckling.

"Let's go," Tetsuya said as he grabbed a spellcard to escape an ambush with his buddy.

Terumi did the same, to attack a demon.

Asmodai grabbed his buddy and jumped on the containers. He did this as he charged towards the location of the demons. They remembered during the meeting that they didn't more. They were waiting for them. Expecting an attack.

Terumi and Medusa followed them a bit before stopping. The gorgon monster grabber an arrow and aimed forward, ready to intercept anything. Her instinct kicked in, "Terumi, watch around us. Maybe they aren't going to stay here."

The girl nodded. It was a possibility that just crossed their mind now. She prepared herself and gazed down. She saw nothing so far and didn't hear anything.

The anticipation was getting greater than before.

Gao and Zanya walked towards the ship with their buddies and the First Omni Lord by their side. Zanya was the one who took the lead, as he carefully observed if anything suspicious was near them. They couldn't afford to make a single mistake, or it might be costly. They had to stop the demon. Heim was on his own, but he could be with Death Shido. One of them or more.

"Why would he attack at the docks?" Gao wondered. It wasn't a crowed place and no one except them were present.

"There is something in their mind. I don't know why one of them is on the ship or why they split up," Zanya gasped, "Maybe they are more than those two Death Shido we keep encountering?"

That didn't look good for them.

Drum sniffed the air, "I'm not smelling anything strange so far. Maybe there is a trap, but I cannot smell it?"

"Nin," he showed his scroll, the trap might be something we cannot guess. We are going to fight that demon on the ship. Maybe the ship itself is trapped.

"He is dividing us," Ziun commented as he held his green Omni Lord Emblem and took out a spellcard.

The blue haired boy thought about it. He tried to understand the plan and anticipate a way to go around it, why would the demon wait on the ship? Is there even anything special on the ship? Maybe he will make us pursuit him inside. Then we will have to pass through the traps, "Everyone. Maybe he will make us chase him in the ship. We cannot allow that to happen."

"Okay," his friend replied with a thumbs up.

The red dragon frowned, "I do not like this," before standing closer to his buddy.

Tsukikage did the same as his hand rested on his katana.

The muscles under the skin and fur of the Omni Lord also tensed up. An ambush was probable. The other probable thing would be a chase with many traps waiting for them. They had to avoid ending up in a chase situation and for that, they had to be quick and ready for anything.

They were in front of the ship. Nothing happened so far. Drum and Tsukikage took the lead, while Ziun stood to protect their back.

"If he didn't move, the demon must be on the ship," Gao said.

The other boy nodded, "I cannot see him from here. He isn't that much in the air. I'm certain he knows we're here," he used his buddy skill and his deck case turned into a katana. He held it and took out a spellcard.

Gao did the same as his deck case turned into a belt and took out his own spellcard, "I took a shield."

"I took one to attack," his friend replied.

"Let's go," the red dragon declared as they climbed on the ship.

Tasuku wasn't certain why but he felt like he was going to be in trouble. He didn't what made him think that, but he didn't like it at all. What made him think of that? That was the question that spiral in his mind.

"Are you alright Tasuku?" his buddy asked by his side. He held his sword and was ready for anyone to attack him.

"Yeah. I… I just feel like our battle will be troublesome. I don't know why?"

"Maybe we are going to fight a demon you challenge before," the darkness dragon suggested as he thought about it, "I did feel that way when I was challenging a dragon I fought twice. The second time, I felt uneasy before I confronted him. He was powerful and dangerous. I knew I was fighting someone dangerous."

"I don't feel that way. It's something else but I don't know what," the blue haired boy answered.

Count Dawn said, "No matter who he is, we are ready to fight him. There is no reason to feel uneasy about it."

"Maybe it's because I fought him with Jack," he thought as they reached the West section of the dock.

"Probably," the Omni Lord concluded.

They stopped when they were near the location. Tasuku checked on the screen and they were near. He put it in his bag and asked, "Why are they attacking here? Why nothing happened? I can't help but wonder why trap us here."

"I won't complain. It's not a crowed location and everyone evacuated," Count Dawn answered. He scratched his beard and nodded, "I am indeed worried about their true plan. I believe they will go all out without a barrier. They will witness what the demons can do."

"Should we call about it?" Demios asked.

Tasuku replied, "I'm sure Commander I is ready to deal with it. He is good when it comes to crisis. When it came to Azi Dahaka arrest, it went very well," he let out a small smile, "Let's just stop the demons as quickly as possible."

They decided to proceed with caution and slowly walked towards the estimated location of the demons. The boy and his buddy went from the ground while Count Dawn walked on the containers to have the air advantage. They took a minute before the darkness dragon smelt their enemies.

"They are close and… stinky," Demios let his tongue out for a second before gazing at his buddy.

Tasuku sighed as he remembered which demons they might be against, "Please not them again," I want to do over with Gao, he thought. He was now certain of which demons they were against. The encounter with them was not a pleasant memory him and Jackknife had. They were just… something else.

"You know who they are?" his buddy asked.

"Yes. Don't want to talk about it. They are… something else Demios. Careful and be ready to deal with things unexpected. If they do that again," he sighed and went forward.

"Are they powerful?"

"Yes. They could combine into one monster and their power increased. Not only that but their wounds are less grave than before the fusion. So, we have to beat them before they become one."

"I heard you," Count Dawn said.

They continued and they faced the two demons, waiting for them with a grin. The boy remembered them and put his hand on his face, "Damn. I was right."

"What do you mean damn?" they furiously yelled at the human.

Foonbaltes had been freed and was back for another run against Tasuku. He was a biped dragon with red scales, except for his gray underbelly, crimson eyes and a ruby on his chest. He had an axe on his forehead and another one on his tail.

His brother, Kibaltes also wanted another round. He looked less like a dinosaur compared to his sibling. He had a purple body, covered with darker purple fur, except for his face, and feet, which were pale brown. He had a pair of wings, silver color and purple eyes.

Foonbaltes recognised Tasuku, "That's the human who beat us!" He pointed his claw at the boy, "He wants to lose against us this time!"

His brother chuckled, "You were lucky to overcome our brotherhood human! This time! It will be different!"

"Indeed," Demios pointed his sword at them, "Because I am Tasuku's buddy this time."

They looked at the darkness dragon, "Who are you?" they were extremely unimpressed.

Demios pride didn't take that attack, "I am Tasuku's budd, Demios Sword Dragon! Leader Of The Purgatory Knights!"

"So?" the asked.

The darkness dragon was pissed. He was about to attack when his buddy made a sign to stop the offensive, "It can be a trap Demios," the boy whispered.

"Keep calm. A trap could be in motion and you were falling into it," Count Dawn said. He added, "But I don't believe they could make one like that on their own."

Tasuku said, "We weren't lucky that we defeated your brotherhood the last time demons. We had a stronger one than you. You just didn't realise it," he readied his deckcase and took a card.

Kibaltes gazed at the dragon and the boy, "But your brotherhood is nonexistent with this new buddy of yours."

"You're previous one was weak too. You didn't hesitate to replace your previous brotherhood… probably over an argument," Foonbaltes chuckled.

The demon was wrong, but it brought back some bad memories. Demios took the defense of the boy, "How stupid are you? Jackknife isn't absent by choice," his blade was sharp and ready to cut any opponents who tried to hurt his buddy, "It was against his will. I am helping him bring back his buddy. If you try to imply anything else, you will pay the price heavily. Much more than what we will do to you," he grunted as he prepared for battle.

Count Dawn was also ready as he pointed his cane to them, "It won't be long before you are sealed. Whatever plans you have won't work."

"Who fights who brother?" Foonbaltes asked.

"I want to fight that black dragon with his low self-esteem," Kibaltes replied.

It was obviously a fake insult that the dragon in question didn't even feel it on his scales. He did frown as he waited. He didn't mind if one fight him and the other the Omni Lord. He will drag his opponent away from the other demon to avoid a fusion. It was a simple plan. The possible trap might complicate things.

"Me too. There is only to settle this brother!" the first one said.

His brother replied, "Who has the most stinky fart will fight this Demios and-" that demon was sent against a wall when Demios punched him in the face.

"No one will pick an opponent that way! It's disgusting, twisted, stupid and I won't tolerate such things!" the Darkness Dragon yelled, I won't be chosen as an adversary that way!

"That's how they picked who challenge Jackknife," Tasuku whispered.

"Brother… You will pay!" Foonbaltes charged at Demios. His forehead axe aimed at the dragon. Demios blocked it with his sword and took a few steps back, increasing the distance with its brother.

Kibaltes quickly recovered and avoided Count Dawn offensive. The battle between the demon and the Omni Lord was fast. None of the two could overpowered the others. They clashed against each other's. The fangs of the servant of Yamigedo never passed the quick defense of the vampire monster, who had more experience and could easily make his stand against the demon.

The dragon had no trouble blocked the axe coming at him and the other one from the tail of the monster. He ducked when the blade passed over him before he followed up with a back flip. He let his sword fall on the ground and with a quick spin, landed on the tail of the demon and flattened it.

"Damn you!" Foonbaltes cursed before biting the shoulder of the dragon.

Demios braced the pain and tried to grab his sword. He lost his balance when the tail of the demon slid on the ground and saw the axe at the end of the tail coming at him.

Tasuku raised his spellcard and yelled, "Darkness Dragon Shield!"

A shield appeared and blocked the attack. The monster used the shield made by his buddy to be back on his scaly feet. The darkness dragon braced the pain and pulled. He felt the fang tearing in his flesh a little, but he grabbed his sword. He stabbed the leg of his enemy who screamed. He took his change to escape the maw of the demon and checked his wounds. He saw his shoulder damaged but didn't reach the muscles under his solid scales. He was bleeding a lot. It wasn't his worse battle of his life.

"Demios!" his buddy was worried.

That made the dragon happy, "Don't worry. The battle isn't over," he pointed his sword at the demon and slashed.

Foonbaltes blocked and chuckled, "You don't have a strong brotherhood dragon! It's very weak! You will fall under us."

"Delude yourself. You never faced a Purgatory Knight!"

Meanwhile, Gao, Zanya, Tsukikage, Ziun and Drum walked on the ship and quickly reached the demon who commanded the others. They already had a plan to fight the lonely demon.

"You again," Zanya said, remembering it wasn't the first time they dealt with him.

Heim walked towards them with a small grin. The demon had gray skin with orange-red eyes, long grey hair and long ears like an elf. He wore black clothing with green texture and carries a black and green dagger-like sword with him. He drew his sword, "A shame I wasn't facing Tasuku and Jackknife once again. I would have like to be the one to kill them both. Anyone standing in the way of my master deserve death."

Gao frowned, "We are going to stop you and seal you demon. I don't know why you are attacking the dock, but you have no hostage."

Zanya pointed at someone else, "We forgot to notice that Death Shido was there."

The boy whose identity was hidden by his armor was sulking a little. When he was noticed, he recovered as if he was never ignored, "Master Yamigedo ordered us to hunt the Omni Lords. We have three of them here. Each of them will fall."

Ziun replied, "Sorry to disappoint you," his muscles tensed, "I will not die. Even if my memories didn't return, I will come back alive. My friend Akatsuki is waiting for me to return unharmed."

Heim pointed his sword at Ziun, "Too bad you don't remember me. We fought against one each other's once. I remember almost cutting your neck with my blade. But that fur must be hiding the scar."

Once the Omni Lord said those words, he tried to think back while making sure he wasn't attacked by surprise. Nothing came back about that demon. However, he had a strange sensation on his neck. Maybe he had a scar that began to act up now, maybe I did fight that demon long ago. I will never be certain until my memories are back, he gazed at the dragon and the nanomachine ninja.

The other two nodded and took a step forward.

"We are going to arrest you Heim," Drum declared as he charged. The drill on his gauntlet began to spin as he punched the face of the demon. The sword blocked it before he was quickly countered with a kick. The red dragon blocked it with his leg and jumped away, just as Tsukikage charged with his katana and took the charge.

Their blades bounced on each other's as the two tried to pass the other's guard. Their sword fight intensified while Ziun waited for the opportunity to charge.

Drum took this chance to get back some strength. With their numbers, they could waste the endurance and fighting capacity of the demon before going all in. He also gazed around, searching for any possible trap. He sneezed.

"You're okay Drum?" Gao asked, focusing on the demon.

"Yeah… something smells weird and made me sneeze," the red dragon admitted.

Zanya frowned and whispered, "Someone doesn't want your dragon scent to sniff something out. I don't know why but be on your guard."

"Now," Ziun said as he charged.

Tsukikage dodged the last attack before taking some distance and hearing the warning of his buddy. The nanomachine ninja let out some mini versions of himself to inspect the ship for anything dangerous.

The Omni Lord blocked the sword with the back of his hand. The blade didn't pierce the hand.

"I see you know how to make sure your hands aren't stabbed," Heim chuckled.

"A simple spell and it is enough. Something you know already," he ducked the sword coming to his face and kicked the gut of the demon, sending him away.

The enemy flew in the air and turned around to charge the Omni Lord. He missed the face when the lion like monster dropped on his back and jumped back to his feet.

Ziun saw the sword coming at him and blocked it with his hands, trapping the sword between his palms. The blade of the weapon was near the nose of the Omni Lord. He chuckled, "The fight feels familiar."

Drum's muscles tense as he was about to switch place, "Gao. Save your strength against Death Shido. I'll beat the demon with my fist eventually," a grin was on his face as he charged.

The Omni Lord threw his enemy in the air and jumped backward, letting his ally take the charge. As the dragon battled, the fist fighter monster panted, "He is not getting exhausted. He is a powerful demon. No wonder I might had trouble defeating him in the past. But I still beat him," he gazed at the two humans and the nanomachine ninja.

Drum blocked any attacks coming at him, feeling refresh for the short rest. He asked no questions and let his buddy do the thinking for him. He already thought while on the side. He let the sword bounce on his gauntlet before he punched the chest of the demon with his drill on. The demon was sent away but quickly regained his balance.

Heim spit some blood and chuckled, "No bad."

"Nin!" Tsukikage took out his scroll, take my place Ziun. I think there is something bad in the ship.

The Omni Lord nodded as he prepared to take charge again. He was worried that something will happen soon. He put his faith on the nanomachine monster. Once it was time, he charged forward while Drum backed for the fight. He noticed who took the lead and asked the humans, "What's going on?"

"I don't know," Gao replied.

"But something is wrong in the ship."

Tsukikage gasped as he yelled, "Bombs!"

Death Shido chuckled and said, "Surprise!" he showed his spellcard and it began to shine. The spell activated and they heard many explosions on the ship, I hope they will get out of this. He thought as he jumped to safety.

The five lost their balance and began to slide towards the ocean. Drum and Tsukikage managed to grab something and stop their fall but the two humans and Ziun felt in the water.

Ziun tried to return to the surface when Heim appeared in front of him with a large smirk. His sword was suddenly longer and impaled the Omni Lord in the gut.

The lion monster painfully grunted as he was pushed at the bottom of the water. The blade came out on the other side of his body and pierced the ground. The Omni Lord realised that he was stuck on the ground as he tried to escape. He could see his blood coming out of his wound and going to the surface.

The demon smirked as he went upward.

Ziun tried to free himself. He didn't have time before he ran out of oxygen. The wound wasn't fatal, but time might kill him. He raised his head and gasped.

The demon was now dragging Gao and Zanya in the bottom of the ocean. With the ability to fly, Heim was extremely fast and took the advantage.

The two humans tried to do anything but were restrained. They had much less time than Ziun before they drown in the bottom of the ocean. They had to escape as fast as possible.

To Be Continued

AC: This is the end of the first part. I hope you like it.