Suddenly, Mikhail's body began to change into that of... a ...beautiful woman's. Who saw that coming? Is anyone else here confused?
"I truly hoped it would not have to come to this," Mikhail said, almost sadly.
Nakahito said," Come on, wake up, Zataku. Wake up! We need you! Come on, wake up!!!"
"He will never awaken so long as I have control over his spiritual power. I had no idea he was ever that strong. He never used the full capacity of his strength. I will not make that mistake" Then, she turned and walked out of the room, closing the sliding metal door behind her. Nakahito at the door, fully intending to make Mikhail restore Zataku's soul, and shoulder bashed it. He poured his strength into each strike, and even tried a "Makai Tenjou", but nothing worked. He wasn't strong enough.
"LET ME OUT OF HERE!!!" he screamed, then collapsed next to the door both from pain and exhaustion. With each shoulder charge, he had, quite idiotically, wounded his shoulder. "Nothing. I can't do anything. Why?" he asked himself, a tear flowing from his eye along with the realization that he was worthless. Then, he heard a thud like something was hitting the door from outside. He backed away a few steps, and watched as something outside bashed in the door. In a matter of moments, the door fell like a five hundred pound domino. Behind it stood Saki and Karinka who look like they had both just thrown a punch with all their strength.
"Nakahito!" Karinka said, joyfully as she tackled him in a hug that would've made even Kurumi jealous.
"You found us! But, Zataku... Mikhail drained his power. If we can't kill her, he'll stay like that forever!" All of them looked to the demon king. His skin had lost all of its color, as had his eyes, his breathing was shallow, and it appeared that he was dying.
"Who's Mikhail, though?"
"An android. I think she's going after Kurumi now"
"We've gotta help her," Saki said, picking Zataku up, and slinging him over her shoulder. With that, they ran from the room with the intent of finding Kurumi as quickly as possible.
They ran to a catwalk overlooking the main academy base. Nakahito looked down onto an oil tank, and yelled," Hey! There they are!" Below, Kurumi was facing off against Mikhail in a fighting stance while the white-haired android stood casually, as if it wasn't taking any effort at all.
"Kurumi!" Saki yelled, and prepared to jump down to aid her sister.
Karinka put a hand on her shoulder to stop, and said," You can't. Don't you sense it? Saki, you and I are no match for her" With one punch, Mikhail succeeded in throwing Kurumi back nearly twenty feet to the edge of the tanker. Things did not look good.
"Please, stop," Kurumi said as Mikhail advanced toward her," I don't understand why we have to keep fighting each other"
"I told you. Because you are something that cannot exist"
"I can't loose. I won't let her beat me. I won't" Kurumi thought as her eyes went a shade of blood red again.
"It's over," Mikhail said as she brought up an outstretched palm, and made it face Kurumi's head. She focused the stolen power of Zataku into a sword of light attack, and fired it. In a massive explosion, far more than the demon god would have deemed necessary, she sent Kurumi flying into the forest below.
"Kurumi! No!" Nakahito yelled. Mikhail fired another blast, which pierced a hole in the clouds, into the general area that Kurumi fell in, and was rewarded with a tac-nuke sized boom. "Come on, Saki. We've gotta get down there"
"No, it's too dangerous. If something happened to Zataku, or us. Kurumi would never forgive me. She'd want us to stay up here safe. We just have to trust her, Nakahito. I know Kurumi's gonna be alright"
"I beg to differ," said a weak voice from behind Saki. Zataku was there, on one knee, using whatever strength he had to stand," Get me down there right now. I have to help Kurumi"
"Zataku, you should rest. You're energy's been drained," Saki replied, supporting his back with one hand.
He chuckled, and said," I may not have my usual powers, but I can still help" With nothing else to say, Karinka picked up Nakahito, and Saki took care of Zataku, and the four members of the team descended into the forest crater.
They landed very hard, but not beyond their abilities. Zataku was hit the hardest by this, and began to bleed from where he was held. "Zataku, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Really. Just take me to Kurumi. I'll fight, and I'll win" Then, with a strange noise like a machine, Mikhail landed several feet away using Zataku's "slow fall" spell.
"It's done," she whispered, as though regretting her actions. Then, a pile of wood shifted behind her.
Kurumi, still red-eyed, pushed the broken lumber off of her, and said," It's not done. Not yet it's not"
"Why do you insist on denying your fate?" Mikhail asked.
"Kurumi... wants her master" So, Mikhail rose into the air under the power of the levitation spell, and fired another sword of light into Kurumi. At the last moment, Kurumi said, in barely more than a whisper," Power of Zataku, I invoke. Shield me" A black transparent dome sprang up over her, and Mikhail's attack went off to the sides like excess rain water. The dome dropped a moment later when the attack dissipated, and Kurumi said," You will not get in my way. Not anymore" Black lightning crackled up and down her slender frame, and the black wings that Zataku had seen earlier became visible to all once again.
Then, she charged Mikhail with a punch ready. She, slowly, pushed through her shield, and nailed her in the gut toward where Saki, Karinka, Nakahito, and Zataku where watching.
Zataku, sensing opportunity, ran forward, with what energy he had, and grabbed Mikhail's shoulder while her shield was down.
He yelled," By my will, I take my power BACK!!!!" What appeared to be lightning came from Mikhail's chest, and into Zataku's hand. His eyes widened and became filled with color once again as his godly might was restored. However, Kurumi ignored this, and proceeded to attack with a flurry of punches. Mikhail, with, at most, one half of her former power, blocked them with one hand. Then, she drew her arms to her shoulders, and threw them to her sides to use her body's energy to create a blast wave of her own. Kurumi landed with a crash while Mikhail charged up for another attack. A greenish orb appeared in her hand, and then was blown into a beam at Kurumi. She invoked Zataku's shield power once again, and blocked the shot. Both enemies remained immobile, as Kurumi could not drop the shield while Mikhail was still firing in a continuous beam.
Zataku appeared behind Mikhail in instant transmission mode once again, and kicked her in the back of the head, effectively ending her attack. Kurumi's black wings were seen again during this time, so Zataku chose to analyze what her power level was. His eyes widened at what his sixth sense told him. She was becoming even powerful than he was at full power!
"I truly hoped it would not have to come to this," Mikhail said, almost sadly.
Nakahito said," Come on, wake up, Zataku. Wake up! We need you! Come on, wake up!!!"
"He will never awaken so long as I have control over his spiritual power. I had no idea he was ever that strong. He never used the full capacity of his strength. I will not make that mistake" Then, she turned and walked out of the room, closing the sliding metal door behind her. Nakahito at the door, fully intending to make Mikhail restore Zataku's soul, and shoulder bashed it. He poured his strength into each strike, and even tried a "Makai Tenjou", but nothing worked. He wasn't strong enough.
"LET ME OUT OF HERE!!!" he screamed, then collapsed next to the door both from pain and exhaustion. With each shoulder charge, he had, quite idiotically, wounded his shoulder. "Nothing. I can't do anything. Why?" he asked himself, a tear flowing from his eye along with the realization that he was worthless. Then, he heard a thud like something was hitting the door from outside. He backed away a few steps, and watched as something outside bashed in the door. In a matter of moments, the door fell like a five hundred pound domino. Behind it stood Saki and Karinka who look like they had both just thrown a punch with all their strength.
"Nakahito!" Karinka said, joyfully as she tackled him in a hug that would've made even Kurumi jealous.
"You found us! But, Zataku... Mikhail drained his power. If we can't kill her, he'll stay like that forever!" All of them looked to the demon king. His skin had lost all of its color, as had his eyes, his breathing was shallow, and it appeared that he was dying.
"Who's Mikhail, though?"
"An android. I think she's going after Kurumi now"
"We've gotta help her," Saki said, picking Zataku up, and slinging him over her shoulder. With that, they ran from the room with the intent of finding Kurumi as quickly as possible.
They ran to a catwalk overlooking the main academy base. Nakahito looked down onto an oil tank, and yelled," Hey! There they are!" Below, Kurumi was facing off against Mikhail in a fighting stance while the white-haired android stood casually, as if it wasn't taking any effort at all.
"Kurumi!" Saki yelled, and prepared to jump down to aid her sister.
Karinka put a hand on her shoulder to stop, and said," You can't. Don't you sense it? Saki, you and I are no match for her" With one punch, Mikhail succeeded in throwing Kurumi back nearly twenty feet to the edge of the tanker. Things did not look good.
"Please, stop," Kurumi said as Mikhail advanced toward her," I don't understand why we have to keep fighting each other"
"I told you. Because you are something that cannot exist"
"I can't loose. I won't let her beat me. I won't" Kurumi thought as her eyes went a shade of blood red again.
"It's over," Mikhail said as she brought up an outstretched palm, and made it face Kurumi's head. She focused the stolen power of Zataku into a sword of light attack, and fired it. In a massive explosion, far more than the demon god would have deemed necessary, she sent Kurumi flying into the forest below.
"Kurumi! No!" Nakahito yelled. Mikhail fired another blast, which pierced a hole in the clouds, into the general area that Kurumi fell in, and was rewarded with a tac-nuke sized boom. "Come on, Saki. We've gotta get down there"
"No, it's too dangerous. If something happened to Zataku, or us. Kurumi would never forgive me. She'd want us to stay up here safe. We just have to trust her, Nakahito. I know Kurumi's gonna be alright"
"I beg to differ," said a weak voice from behind Saki. Zataku was there, on one knee, using whatever strength he had to stand," Get me down there right now. I have to help Kurumi"
"Zataku, you should rest. You're energy's been drained," Saki replied, supporting his back with one hand.
He chuckled, and said," I may not have my usual powers, but I can still help" With nothing else to say, Karinka picked up Nakahito, and Saki took care of Zataku, and the four members of the team descended into the forest crater.
They landed very hard, but not beyond their abilities. Zataku was hit the hardest by this, and began to bleed from where he was held. "Zataku, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Really. Just take me to Kurumi. I'll fight, and I'll win" Then, with a strange noise like a machine, Mikhail landed several feet away using Zataku's "slow fall" spell.
"It's done," she whispered, as though regretting her actions. Then, a pile of wood shifted behind her.
Kurumi, still red-eyed, pushed the broken lumber off of her, and said," It's not done. Not yet it's not"
"Why do you insist on denying your fate?" Mikhail asked.
"Kurumi... wants her master" So, Mikhail rose into the air under the power of the levitation spell, and fired another sword of light into Kurumi. At the last moment, Kurumi said, in barely more than a whisper," Power of Zataku, I invoke. Shield me" A black transparent dome sprang up over her, and Mikhail's attack went off to the sides like excess rain water. The dome dropped a moment later when the attack dissipated, and Kurumi said," You will not get in my way. Not anymore" Black lightning crackled up and down her slender frame, and the black wings that Zataku had seen earlier became visible to all once again.
Then, she charged Mikhail with a punch ready. She, slowly, pushed through her shield, and nailed her in the gut toward where Saki, Karinka, Nakahito, and Zataku where watching.
Zataku, sensing opportunity, ran forward, with what energy he had, and grabbed Mikhail's shoulder while her shield was down.
He yelled," By my will, I take my power BACK!!!!" What appeared to be lightning came from Mikhail's chest, and into Zataku's hand. His eyes widened and became filled with color once again as his godly might was restored. However, Kurumi ignored this, and proceeded to attack with a flurry of punches. Mikhail, with, at most, one half of her former power, blocked them with one hand. Then, she drew her arms to her shoulders, and threw them to her sides to use her body's energy to create a blast wave of her own. Kurumi landed with a crash while Mikhail charged up for another attack. A greenish orb appeared in her hand, and then was blown into a beam at Kurumi. She invoked Zataku's shield power once again, and blocked the shot. Both enemies remained immobile, as Kurumi could not drop the shield while Mikhail was still firing in a continuous beam.
Zataku appeared behind Mikhail in instant transmission mode once again, and kicked her in the back of the head, effectively ending her attack. Kurumi's black wings were seen again during this time, so Zataku chose to analyze what her power level was. His eyes widened at what his sixth sense told him. She was becoming even powerful than he was at full power!
