Haunting Past And Unexpected Enemy
Meanwhile with Mannen...
The Knight of Ice was in a bad mood, just walking back and forth outside the school. He was quietly murmuring to himself. Goh and Mannen have had little 'fights' before, but this was the first time Mannen actually slapped Goh's arm away.
"Who does Goh think he is? I don't need to be bossed around. Hm?" He heard a scream, and looked around.
"Time for me to save the day and have another girl fall in love with me." Mannen said with an arrogant smile. It is uncertain whether his ego was greater than his actual skill. He ran towards the sound of the scream.
There she was, sitting down in a position which looked like she had been knocked down. At first Mannen had a confused look on his face, and then looked toward the direction of where her fear-filled eyes were staring at. There they were, Leafe stealing seeds, just like in the past.
"What the-?" He pulled the screaming girl away and dodged the seeds.
"I thought all of them were destroyed years ago!"
"Well, we just had to make some more..." A voice behind him said. Why did it sound so familiar?
Mannen turned around to the one controlling the two seeds. The Knight of Ice opened his mouth and widened his eyes in surprise. It was...
"I'm not gonna just wait! Who cares if it's a trap? We've gotta save Mannen!" Goh said angrily. He left and the others started to follow him.
"So, how have you guys been?" Himeno asked, trying to sound casual, as they all headed to Mannen's school.
"Hayate's been laid off, all the radio programs have been cancelled, Goh (as you saw) can't control his powers, Kei's been overloaded with work, Mannen and Hajime are in high school, and Shin hasn't been seen." Sasame told her. There was an uneasy silence. As if something was going to go wrong.
They finally arrived at the school. The building looked as if a giant creature had eaten a chunk of it. The surrounding area was a colorless shade now; its Leafe was taken.
"This is terrible..." Himeno said as she saw the destruction around her. She closed her eyes and shook her head, thinking that the destruction would go away. Reopening them, the scene was still the same, nothing happened.
"I don't remember this much damage ever being done before." Yayoi said, thinking about into the past when other buildings were attacked.
"Yayoi's right, the seeds are a lot stronger." Sasame told them. He took a few stepped forward, then heard the Knight of Ice's Leafe; Mannen was still alive. The Knight of Sound pointed right in front of him and there was a teenage, white haired boy lying on the ground, rubble was all around him.
"Mannen!" Goh rushed towards the white haired teen on the ground. He gently lifted half of his unconscious body up in a sitting position. The others walked up to him and kneeled down, looking at Mannen's face for any sign of life.
"Wake up! Wake up!" He shook Mannen, tears streaming down his face. Everyone waited with baited breath. The teenager groaned softly.
"Unh..." Mannen's eyes started opening. Goh let out a great sigh of relief and wiped his tears with his sleeve.
"Are you alright?" Himeno asked, as everyone else stared at him.
"Ha...Hajime..." He muttered.
"Is Hajime hurt too?" Yayoi and Himeno exchanged worried glances.
"No...He..." Mannen tried to continue. His voice, along with the rest of his body, was weakened; The Knight of Ice had difficulty speaking.
Suddenly a wave hit them all. Himeno had blacked out.