Prologue: To the beginning

The first thing I remember from my past was the stench of blood. It was a revolting smell; it always made me puke when it reached my nostrils. Then I remember opening my eyes, they were stained blood-red making it difficult to see what was in front of me. Though I didn't even need eyes to distinguish the agonizing sight that was in front of me. I was surrounded by dead corpses. The corpses were not humans, but vampires, demons that were from fairy tales told by parents to scare their children into learning morals unless they want to face the consequences. However, these vampires were not make-believe creatures, they were real, and they were all around my body. There were so many of them I couldn't even count how many there were, it seemed like hundreds, perhaps thousands. I killed them. Not just a few of them, I killed all of the vampires that were around me, though for some reason I couldn't remember committing those murders. However, I know I killed them, not just because I was carrying a katana drenched in blood, but because I am a murderer. Ever since I was alive, I had an ability that attracts vampires to me, and when they eventually found me, they were never pleased. They always had the same look on their face, eyes bugling out of their sockets, bloody tears running down their faces, and teeth-gritting so hard against each other they were breaking. It was a face that personified the words, murderous rage, and I had no choice but to take their lives in response. That fact doesn't make me any less of a murderer though, I still killed them, and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't fun. I don't remember how I killed all the vampires that were surrounding me, though I had a wicked grin on my face, and my lips were smeared with blood. It was irrefutable proof that I must have had a lot of fun killing those vampires, which means I'm a worse person than all of the vampires combined. I'm a monster. After taking in the sight that was around me, I proceeded to walk away from the dead corpses that were surrounding me, since a murderer does not stay at the scene of a crime hoping to be arrested. I walked past the clearing I was in, towards the forest, all while making a trail of blood coming off my bare feet and katana. After what felt like hours I reached my house that was near the top of the mountain that my home was located on. I apparently lived near a village that was overrun with vampires that were hunting me I was the sole survivor because I'm a murderer. Before I went into my house to cleanse the blood that I was covered in off of my body, I took a look at the moon. The moon was blood-red, a sight that was only visible once every few years, and a sight that instantly caught my eyes. It was absolutely magnificent.

A Certain Magical Index Side Story

My eyes opened to the sight of irritating light that was coming from opened curtains in my dorm room. In response I tried rolling away from the blinding light that was being poured onto me, I then saw the Kouhai who was sharing the dorm room I was resting in with me. The Kouhai (forgot her name) is a girl a year younger than me with a brunette styled with pigtails and glasses that made her look very nerdy. She was staring at me with a worried look on her face, before I could respond with a "is there something wrong?" she beat me to the punch.

"Himegami-Senpai, why are you crying?"

I then proceeded to look at a nearby mirror so that I could see my reflection, as I saw myself with my own eyes that confirmed the words she said to me. I saw my long, straight, black hair and many tears running down my face, The Kouhai was telling the truth, and I had no clue why or how that happened.

"I guess I had a bad dream, don't worry about it, I'm fine now," I said, as I tried to brush off the worries of my Kouhai, with a fake smile on my face.

"Well, if you are feeling better now, you should get dressed quickly so you don't miss homeroom, you only have ten minutes left." My Kouhai told me, which sent immediately a bolt of energy throughout my body, fully waking me up from the half-asleep half-awake state my body was in.

"Eh, why didn't you tell me sooner?!" I said, wondering what could have possibly made her wait so long to try and wake me up,

"Sooner? I've literally been trying to wake you up for the past twenty minutes! I was shaking you, slapping your face, and flicking at your forehead all while trying to eat my breakfast so that I wouldn't starve and nothing worked! I then had a final idea of opening the curtains, so that you wouldn't be late to class, and this is the thanks I get?!" She said with a rage-filled aura coming off of her body as her pigtails became undone and her brunette hair stood straight up.

"I'm sorry, I did not know you did all of that for me in an attempt to help me, thank you." I apologized realizing the error of my ways.

"I-It's whatever, I shouldn't have snapped at you like that, just get out of bed and put your uniform on!" My Kouhai said as she tried to hide her obviously blushing, the red face from me.

"Roger that, my precious Kouhai!" I said saluting with a hand near my forehead toward my guardian angel who saved me from being tardy for homeroom.

"Since when was I considered precious by you?" she muttered with embarrassment.

"Did you perhaps save me any breakfast, kouhai?" I asked as my stomach rumbled for food.

"My name is not kouhai, it's Nanoha! N-A-N-O-H-A!" Nanoha said in a loud voice toward me in an attempt to get it through my thick skull.

"Nanoha? Oh, thanks for letting me know kouhai!" I said to Nanoha as I grinned cheerfully.

"Ugh, why do I bother with you, Himegami-Senpai, but yeah, I got you a piece of buttered toast. Nanoha said with a defeated look on her face.

"Wahoo! Buttered toast, my favorite, Kouhai knows me so well!" I said with excitement for being given delicious food.

"You better hurry though, now you only have eight minutes left, Himegami-Senpai. Nanoha said reminding me of the limited time that I have left until class starts.

"Oh crap, thanks again Kouhai! I said as I proceeded to get dressed at breakneck speed. Once I finished getting ready I took the toast from Nanoha's hand, put it into my mouth, and rushed out of our dorm room while shouting my thanks toward her.

"My name isn't Kouhai, it's Nanoha. Nanoha muttered while pouting.

My name is Aisa Himegami; I'm a Japanese student enrolling at Kirigaoka Girls' Academy, which is a certain all-girls academy that contains a middle school, high school, and college students. Kirigaoka Girls' Academy is also known for having students with niche abilities, in contrast to Tokiwadai Middle School, which only accepts the best of the best of students, like the infamous "Railgun" for example. I'm an Esper with the ability, Deep Blood, which attracts and kills vampires, though since there aren't many vampires left in the world, it's not very useful. This means I fit right at home in Kirigaoka Girls' Academy, except for the fact that I'm a murderer.

As far back as I can remember, I've been miserable, over a certain incident in my past, which resulted in the deaths of my family and friends. I couldn't stand the agony I felt over my powerlessness so I ran away from my hometown located in a rural mountain village, and eventually ended up as a student at Kirigaoka Girls' Academy. I thought that by trying to escape my past and enrolling at Kirigaoka, I thought that maybe, just maybe, I could have a fresh start and forget the pain I've been feeling for so many years.

I was wrong. Not even teasing Nanoha makes me happy, only eating delicious food makes me feel a little bit better. Unbeknownst to Nanoha or anyone else for that matter I've been having the same dream over and over again about that night. The night my family and friends were slaughtered by vampires, the night where I was surrounded by dead corpses, the night I became a murderer. I guess I don't deserve a family that loves me, or friends that support me, since I'm a murderer. Even still I wish-

"Someone, please save me," I muttered in a low voice so silent that not even I could have heard it as I approached homeroom.

After school: 5:02 PM

After I finished my classes for the day, I decided to go to a local restaurant since I wanted to eat some delicious food to make me feel a little bit better. However, I didn't know this at the time but I was going to meet the man who would save me from my cruel fate.

"Welcome to Macronall Hamburger, what would you like to order today?" The Waiter said wondering what I was going to choose to eat.

"I'll have two number nines, a number nine large, a number six with extra dip, a number seven, two number forty-fives, one with cheese, and a large soda. I said as the other customer's jaws dropped to the floor with surprise.

"W-Will that be for here or to go?" The waiter said with a dumbfounded look on his face.

After finishing my appetizer for the day, I decided to leave the restaurant satisfied until-

"Hey, wait! You have to pay for all the food you requested!" Said the Waiter with an exhausted look on his face.

"Oh, that's right," I said, as I went to grab my wallet from my pocket only to realize I forgot it at my dorm room along with my phone so I couldn't even call Nanoha for help.

"Is there any way you could accept an IOU from a beautiful girl like me?" I said with the most cheerful face I could make with a bright smile that can rival the sun itself.

"NO! I have a wife and four children to feed; you are paying for the meal one way or another!" Said the Waiter with a very pissed-off look on his face and sparks of lighting coming off of him that gave Nanoha's most angry moments a run for their money. Figures guess I have only one option left, my family's secret technique that was passed down from generations throughout my lineage for over five centuries of time.

"RUNAWAY!" I screamed, as I bolted at light speed to the door so that I could escape having to go to prison, or even worse, manual labor, until I saw him.

The man had black, spiky, hair that reminded me of a certain anime character, as well as a school uniform along with an orange T-shirt underneath and blue jeans. I then realized the man before me must be a huge simp and that I could use that fact to my advantage.

"Excuse me, I'm wondering why such a handsome, dashing, and attractive man is doing here," I said in a very feminine voice as I made the most flirtatious look on my face along with a wink, which all combined can earn the love of any man who would ever come into contact with me. It was completely and utterly foolproof, there is no way this man can resist the charm of a beautiful girl like me-

"I'm just here to buy some burgers for dinner." The man said in a very nonchalant tone that somehow ignored my allure.

"Huh? You do realize you are talking to a beautiful girl right now." Why the hell didn't my seductiveness work on him? There's no way it could have failed!

"Why should I care, I don't even know who you are." The man dismissed my question with a straightforward reply of his own.

That does it! I only have one chance left to fix this situation and I'm going to take it! I proceeded to "accidentally" fall onto the man in front of me.

"Oops," I said as the man caught me with my breasts landing right onto his palms.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! You perverted idiot!" I screamed as I proceeded to slap his face.

"Just my luck!" The man yelled as I knew the stereotypical trope that is a girl falling onto a guy, my last-ditch plan that I thought of has worked, and now he has to pay for my meal, hahaha!

The man proceeded to pay for all the delicious food that I ordered so that he could make it up for accidentally committing the crime of inappropriately touching a beautiful girl, though unbeknownst to him it was all according to my devilish plan, which resulted in me getting off scot-free. Yay, no manual labor for me! I said in my head so that the man would not hear me.

"Hey, my name is Kamijo Toma; I sincerely apologize for my rudeness." The man said as he revealed his name to me while bowing his head.

"Apology accepted, you did pay for my meal as punishment after all," I said while twirling my hair through my straight, long, black hair.

"Is there anything else I can do for you since you don't appear to have any money on you?" Toma said as he made me realize that I don't have enough money for a train fare ticket back home. Crap, I probably already depleted most of his money due to my selfish choice that resulted in him paying for all the delicious food that I ate, I can't just make him pay for a train fare ticket on top of that, though trying to say I have any worth as a person would be a lie, I'm a murderer after all.

"I should be fine, don't worry about it," I said lying through my teeth as I noticed a group of men approaching us, the man in the front had unique, green hair that did not look natural while wearing a white suit over a blue dress shirt and wearing a light-pinkish tie, as well as wearing loafers.

"Madam Himegami, we are here to escort you back home." The green-haired man said to me, he was obviously very suspicious, he didn't look dangerous, though I can't assume the man has no combat ability by his features alone. In the worst-case scenario, I can make a clean getaway with my secret technique, plus if the green-haired man is dangerous I shouldn't let this average, run of the mill, man gets injured due to more of my own selfish actions.

"That's right; these people are my teachers, who are making sure I get back to the dorms before curfew." I lied hoping not to involve Toma in this situation any more than it already has.

"Come now, Madam Himegami, your dinner is getting cold." The green-haired man said as I proceeded to follow him out of the restaurant along with the group of men accompanying him.

"Farewell," I said to Toma since we would probably never see each other again.

"Wait a minute, all the food you just had here wasn't your dinner?!" Toma exclaimed in surprise as I walked out of the restaurant.

After I left the restaurant with the strange green-haired man and the group of men accompanying us, he proceeded to lead me to the pitch-black alleyway, I realized how dangerous this situation was proving to be, so I used my secret technique passed throughout my family to me.

"RUNAWAY!" I screamed as I sprinted at the speed of sound to escape these suspicious men. The green-haired man proceeded to stab himself in the neck with a needle.

"Stop." The green-haired man said as his command made my body "stop" in place. I felt like I was frozen in an iceberg, unable to move and completely trapped like a helpless animal. What the hell is going on? I thought to myself since I could not understand why my body would not move at all from this man I only just met telling me to "stop."

"Now, running away from a considerate gentleman like me, why would you do something like that, Himegami Aisa? The green-haired man said to me making me question how does he know me in the first place, I've never seen him before in my entire life until today?

"Forgive my rudeness, Himegami Aisa, I almost forgot to introduce myself." The green-haired man said to me with a wicked grin on his face, subtly revealing his nefarious intentions.

"My name is Aureolus Izzard, I'm an alchemist, and I need your help to obtain immortality," Izzard said revealing what he wants though that doesn't answer the question that is why me?

"You may be wondering why you of all people, the truth is you are special, Himegami Asia, you have the Esper power named Deep Blood, do you not?" Izzard said as his response shook my body to its very core. I don't understand, how does he know my cursed ability? Everyone who would have known about my power died that night when I became a murderer, so how the hell does he know my power?

"For your next question, then how did I gain the knowledge of your existence, simple, the vampire who massacred your village told me himself," Aureolus said with a sinister smile on his face that made him look like a frightening, evil villain from a comic book.

"That's impossible, you bastard!" I screamed as I rushed at full speed toward Izzard breaking the spell that he put onto me.

"What? This mere, powerless girl refused my command, with her willpower alone, that shouldn't be possible?! Aureolus screeched as the group of men came forward to intercept me. The men are fast, but I'm faster than them, I can easily dodge them, make my way to Izzard, grab him into a chokehold, and demand he tells me who killed my family and friends. After Izzard tells me who that monster's name is I'll kill him anyway. I'm a really awful person, so killing this piece of trash that is in front of me won't change a dam thing. Aureolus proceeded to take a step back away from me.

"You aren't getting away from me!" I said as my hand was about to reach his throat when-

"Sleep." Izzard already stabbed his throat with a needle as he said his command to me which immediately resulted in me collapsing onto the concrete floor and passing out.

"To think that there was someone who could negate my ability with sheer willpower, brief as it was though, marvelous! This pathetic girl really is the one I was searching for all this time!" Aureolus cackled loudly in delight.

"Master, what should we do with the girl?" One of the men proceeded to ask Izzard.

"Stick to the plan, we all return to Misawa Cram School so that I can achieve my wish," Aureolus responded reminding them of the devilish scheme he had in mind, which he was planning to use Himegami Aisa to achieve. Aureolus Izzard's plan was to save a certain girl from a cruel fate.

A few hours later

I awakened to the sound of a door opening and someone's footsteps which signaled that I was alive and not alone. As I opened my eyes I saw a green-haired man who was wearing a white suit over a blue dress shirt with a light-pinkish tie, as well as wearing loafers.

"Aureolus Izzard, I'm going to kill you!" I said when I noticed that I couldn't move very well, that there were chains on my arms as well as on my legs too.

"You are a very disrespectful child, you do realize the huge difference between our powers, and that you are in a predicament where I hold the advantage in every conceivable way," Aureolus said as he motioned toward a nearby mirror which showcased how horrible of a situation I'm currently in. Disregarding the several chains that are restricting me from moving my arms or my legs, I'm also chained onto a giant catholic cross in a crucifixion pose, and to make matters worse I have very little strength to move my body. Even if the chains weren't limiting my movements, I can't even walk in the state I'm in, that green-haired bastard must have drugged me after he used his ability on me.

"Why are you doing this?" I said playing dumb as I tried to stall for time hoping that the drugs would wear off soon.

"Do I really need to remind you? Fine, you possess the ability of Deep Blood, which can attract and kill vampires, and I'm going to use your ability to achieve immortality so that I can obtain my wish that I have desired for many years. However, you already know the gist of your situation, considering that it's fairly obvious why I desire your ability and that you are just trying to stall for time so that the drugs I gave you would wear off, though the effects are going to last for another 24 hours so whatever plan of escape you were concocting is futile." Aureolus said as he revealed the truth of my dire situation, and I bit my lip in retaliation.

"Well look at that, even though I put enough drugs into you that any normal person would be completely unable to move, you can still make movements although subtle they are, you continue to surprise me, Himegami Aisa," Izzard said which enraged me to the point that I wanted to break free of these chains and slug that cocky bastard right in his annoying face.

"I already know if it weren't for the chains and drugs confining you to the giant catholic cross, you stand no chance against my ability, Ars Magna. You have probably figured this out since it is fairly obvious what my ability does though, my power allows me to think of anything and make it into reality, and then I must verbally express a command so that the conditions are met. My ability is also not limited to simple phrases like you have experienced, for example, "stop" and "sleep" it can be far more complex, for example, "you shall not touch me." The only drawbacks to my power are that it requires intense concentration to achieve the desired effects, which is why I use acupuncture if I happen to become too excited, and that I cannot alter the laws of reality, so I would not be able to manipulate reality to the extent of terraforming this country or any other illogical feats like that." Izzard said which made me further realize the severe difference in terms of our respective powers when compared to each other, the green-haired bastard is completely right, I really have no chance of attempting an escape on my own, let alone actually being able to defeat this guy. In terms of physical strength, I have the upper hand slightly though due to my childhood, but combat ability means nothing in a fight where Aureolus can screw the rules of a fair fight by simply commanding me to "stop" the only chance I have of overcoming him is with a sneak attack which is impossible due to the situation I'm in. I'm completely screwed." I thought to myself as I bit my lip again in defiance, which caused blood to spurt from my cut lip.

"Ha, haha haha hahaha! Now you truly realize that in this situation you have no chance of defying me, if you simply go along with my grand plan, then I can promise you that your chance of survival will be approximately fifty-fifty, so just be a good little girl and not an annoying brat, alright." Izzard said which made me almost lose all hope in getting out of this predicament alive until-

BOOM!

"What on earth was that?!" Aureolus said as both he and I had no clue whatsoever at what has just occurred.

"Master! A huge explosion just went off on the first floor of the building!" Said one of the men that were with Izzard earlier when they forcibly captured me at the back alley.

"What! How is that possible? Which one of you buffoons accidentally detonated a bomb! Aureolus said as he questioned the goon.

"It wasn't us, sir! It was the intruders who have infiltrated Misawa Cram School!" The goon said as he answered Izzard's question which only resulted in more questions that needed answers.

"WHAT! How the hell did they manage to get past the seal that is surrounding the building? No, more importantly, who are these intruders? Aureolus said as he wondered who would dare interfere with his well-thought-out plan.

"There are two of them, sir! One of them is a red-haired magician wearing a black priest robe that is from the Anglican Church! That magician is the one who caused the explosion downstairs with his fire magic! The goon said explaining part of the situation to Izzard which only seemed to further enrage him.

"Dam it! It had to be England of all the annoying nations that had to send one of their insufferable mages to attempt to defy my plans, what about the second intruder?" Aureolus wondered as he thought there was no way that this situation can get any worse than it already is.

"The other intruder is a man with black, spiky, hair, wearing a school uniform from a certain high school. The man at first appeared to have no power whatsoever, however, he has defeated multiple of our comrades in combat as well as one of the dummies that were sent to stop him, the man managed to beat all of them including the dummy with the use of his right hand alone. The goon said who was completely dumbfounded by what he was uttering, even though he saw the intruders himself and barely managed to escape.

"What do you mean he stopped them all with just his right hand? That is completely absurd! Ugh, fine, let's say what you just said is hypothetically true, where are the intruders right now then? Izzard said while ignoring that apparently a sizable portion of his men have been thoroughly defeated by a high school student who only used his right hand.

"The intruders are advancing to this floor while we speak; we may only have five minutes at most before they reach us, sir! The goon answered Aureolus while confirming that the current situation is getting worse with the passing of every second.

"You have got to be joking! Dam, it all, intercept the enemy and stall them at all costs even if you have to lay down your own life, no one, I repeat, NO ONE will stop me from obtaining my wish!" Izzard said while commanding his goon in a very harsh voice.

"As you wish my master!" The goon said, obediently obeying Aureolus's orders without Izzard being forced to use his ability. A man with black, spiky, hair, could it really be you Toma? I thought to myself.

"I'm going to make sure that 'she' is secure, the intruders will be annihilated soon enough. Oh, and don't think this means your survival, worst-case scenario, I'll kill you myself, now until we meet again, Himegami Aisa." Aureolus said while he walked out of the room along with his goon.

Minutes passed that felt like hours, it was the slowest time have moved for me since that night I became a murderer. I've always known that I was a terrible person, I could have been more affectionate to my family, I could have been nicer to other people, and I could have chosen not to kill all of those vampires. I made choices that defined my fate, but even still, I really want to be-

"Yo, Himegami, I've come to rescue you." Said a certain, black, spiky, haired man, giving me hope that I haven't felt to this point in my entire existence.

"T-Toma? I said, completely dumbfounded at the man in front of me.

"Himegami, you don't need to cry, everything's going to be ok now," Toma said while I looked at my reflection in the mirror, as I noticed several tears running down my face. Dam, when did I become such a crybaby? Toma proceeded to touch the chains restricting my movements with his right hand which in turn made them magically dissolve into thin air as I fell with the chains no longer fixing me in place.

"I got you, you don't have to be afraid anymore, and I'm here for you now," Toma said as he caught me by my back, stopping me from falling to the ground.

"I and my partner just have to stop one more bad guy, so that I could rescue my friend, and then we can all go home," Toma said explaining his plan, while I was still in a daze at this extremely unexpected situation that I could have never predicted.

"Don't worry, Himegami, I will handle the bad guy, so just rest while I will ensure that we will all have a happy ending!" Toma said as he proceeded to pick me up bridal style, which resulted in me blushing really hard and pissing me off to boot.

"You idiot! I can walk on my own, so you don't have to do that, you baka!" I yelled while ignoring the situation that Toma was just trying to help me.

"I'm sorry, just please don't do that, it's really embarrassing," I said while covering my face from Toma so that he couldn't see my red, blushing face.

"I understand now, sorry about that," Toma said while smiling cheerfully like an idiot.

"Let's go," Toma said grabbing my hand as we rushed out of the room together.

"Right!" I responded as I wondered if this all meant if I was worth saving if I really was a horrible person after all.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I heard a loud, screech that came from the floor above us, as both I and Toma rushed to the source of the ear-piercing cry, to our absolute horror; we were welcomed to the ghastly situation of a man being ripped to shreds, which revealed many internal organs as blood sprayed everywhere.

"Stiyl! Aureolus Izzard, you bastard! Toma screamed at the top of his lungs as he bolted at top speed to beat the shit out of Aureolus for harming his friend.

"Slam to the ground," Aureolus said while Toma proceeded to fall face-first onto the ground harshly.

"Ha, HAHAHAHAHA! Was I seriously afraid of intruders when I have an unstoppable ability, your partner was piss easy to deal with and you are even less of a threat, you pathetic brat?" Izzard said while Toma proceeded to get right back up after landing on the ground as blood dripped from his nose.

"It's useless, you have no chance of surviving your current predicament, let alone possibly defeating me, you are outclassed in every single way. Izzard said declaring himself the victor of the fight. Toma proceeded to sprint toward Aureolus again at full speed, ignoring Izzard's declaration of victory.

"Fine, have it your way, "suffocate," Aureolus said, while Toma began to gasp for air until Toma touched his own throat with his right hand, which caused him to breathe normally again.

"WHAT! I-Impossible! There is no way you can dispel my ultimate power!" Aureolus yelled while not believing what he has just witnessed with his very own eyes. I also could not believe what I just saw, Toma managed to cancel out Izzard's ability with the use of his right hand, the rumors turned out to be facts. This wasn't a Saturday morning cartoon I was watching, this was real life, and Kamijou Toma just made the impossible become possible.

"I will protect Himegami from you, I will save Index from you, and I WILL DEFEAT YOU, AUREOLUS IZZARD, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW! Toma roared his battle cry, preventing no one a chance to ignore it, and Toma declared his declaration of war against Aureolus Izzard.

"It's Useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, USELESS! You have no chance of defeating me, though I accept your challenge, come at me with your best, Kamijou Toma! Aureolus yelled, declaring his resolve to fight till the very end, as he stabbed himself with another needle.

"Be electrocuted," Izzard said, while electrical sparks appeared out of nowhere towards Toma, as Toma proceeded to block them with his right hand.

"Be crushed," Aureolus said, while a car appeared out of thin air onto Toma, as Toma touched it with his right hand erasing the car from existence.

"Fly to the sky," Izzard said, while Toma was forcibly lifted into the air against his will.

"Be torn to pieces," Aureolus said, while Toma's skin and innards were being ripped to shreds, as Toma touched himself with his right hand reverting his body back to normal.

"Bring a gun to my hand," Izzard said, while a huge machine gun spawned out of nowhere, as Aureolus proceeded to fire tons of bullets at lightning speed toward Toma. Toma blocked the bullets with his right hand, though one of the bullets missed his right hand and pierced his leg, as Toma groaned in agony.

"This is my chance! "Sleep," Aureolus said, while Toma started to fall to sleep, as Toma tried to touch himself with his right hand, however, he wasn't quick enough due to the pain of the bullet that was pierced into his leg.

"Game over. I've won! Now "DIE." Izzard yelled towards Toma, but a certain girl was now in front of Toma, and she appeared so quick that Aureolus didn't even notice her arrival. The girl predicted something like this would happen, as she watched Toma and Izzard duel, and she saw Toma get injured with the bullet that pierced his leg. The girl always thought she was incapable of saving anyone; she couldn't save her parents, her friends, or anyone else. The girl always thought of herself as a murderer, that all she could do correctly was kill, kill, kill, and kill again. The girl was convinced that she didn't need to be saved, that she couldn't be saved, even still; she wished millions of times throughout her life, for someone, anyone, to save her. Eventually, after a long, difficult, time for the girl, someone tried to save her, the man declared to protect her from the villain who tried to harm her. The man fought bravely against the enemy he was facing, that man, Kamijou Toma, was a true hero, in every sense of the word. However, Toma could not block every single attack that was caused by the villain, Aureolus Izzard, Aureolus seized his one chance to kill Toma, and it would have worked if the girl didn't interfere. The girl believed that everything would turn out ok, that even if she died, Toma would avenge her by defeating Aureolus and stopping Izzard from hurting anyone else. The girl didn't mind if she were to die then, what she wanted at that moment, more than defeating Aureolus, even more than being saved herself, was that she wanted to save someone else. Even if it meant her own life in exchange, it was worth it to save another person, because it's the right thing to do. That's why the girl ran so fast toward Toma, that it seemed instantaneous; she chose to save Toma at that very moment because she wanted nothing else but to save the man who risked his own life to protect her. Even though it's a little selfish on her part, the girl chose to do it anyway, because that girl's name is Himegami Aisa, and that's the person she truly is at heart.

"Dam it, I missed," Aureolus said while clicking his tongue, as Himegami collapses onto the floor and dies.

"You pathetic bitch, do you honestly think sacrificing your own life will change anything, ha, HAHAHAHAHAHA! It's useless! This time I will kill Kamijou Toma, all I have to do is tell him to die and its checkmate." Izzard said while grabbing one of his needles out of his pocket so that he can claim his victory.

"Now, Kamijou Toma, "DIE," Aureolus yelled as he realized that Toma is nowhere to be found. Izzard then proceeds to scan the room though all he can find is Stiyl's body which looks like a piece of artwork now, Himegami Aisa's dead corpse, and no sign of Kamijou Toma anywhere.

"Did that pathetic brat actually manage to escape me? There's no way he could have gotten far, I can still easily kill him, and then, I'll finally be able to save Index-" Aureolus said just before being cut off by Toma revealing himself while landing a right hook into Izzard's face which broke Izzard's nose in the process.

"I finally nailed you right in the face, you bastard!" Toma screamed while blood proceeded to gush out of Izzard's nose due to the blow landed by Toma.

"How dare you. HOW FUCKING DARE YOU STRIKE ME, YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT!" Aureolus howled like a bloodthirsty beast as his eyes became bloodshot red and his face twisted into an unrecognizable monster. Toma proceeded to charge straight toward Aureolus, while Izzard grabbed another one of his needles and stabbed himself.

"You shall not touch me!" Aureolus yelled while Toma proceeded to miss Izzard and only made the distance between them both greater.

"Bring sword to my hand!" Aureolus yelled as a sword appeared out of thin air, right onto Izzard's hands.

"I will come to you now!" Aureolus yelled, while he suddenly appeared right in front of Toma, grasping his sword ferociously. Izzard proceeded to sever Toma's entire right arm off.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Toma screamed at the top of his lungs over the excruciating pain of having his right arm slashed off of his own body.

"HAHAHAHA! With the loss of your abnormal right arm, you have lost, and I have won! Aureolus shouted, declaring himself as the winner of the decisive battle, while Toma proceeded to stand right back up.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !" Toma laughed maniacally, which caused Aureolus to shudder in disbelief.

"I-I-IMPOSSIBLE! How can he still stand? How can he laugh after having his entire right arm cut off? You've completely lost your dam mind!" Aureolus yelled, absolutely dumbfounded at the man in front of his eyes, as Izzard grabs another one of his needles from his pocket and stabbing himself in the neck with it.

"Suffocate!" Aureolus screamed, while Toma did not proceed to gasp for air, which only caused Izzard to get more desperate.

"No, "be electrocuted!" Aureolus screamed, while electric sparks completely missed Toma, as Toma started walking toward Izzard.

"Impossible, "be crushed!" Aureolus screamed, while a car magically appeared out of thin air, and not landing onto Toma, as Toma started walking closer toward Izzard.

"This isn't happening, "fly to the sky!" Aureolus screamed, while Toma did not begin to float in midair, as Toma walked even closer toward Izzard.

"This cannot be real! "Be torn to pieces!" Aureolus screamed, while Toma did not proceed to get torn to pieces, as Toma was now right in front of Izzard.

"DIE!" Aureolus screamed, while Toma did not proceed to die, as Izzard began to tremble in absolute fear toward Toma.

"No! Please forgive me! I'm sorry for killing your partner and the girl; I didn't mean to do it! All I was trying to accomplish was saving Index's life! So please, please don't kill me!" Aureolus wailed, completely losing all of the confidence he had against Toma.

"No. That won't work against me, after what you did to Stiyl and Himegami, I will never forgive you. You tore Stiyl to pieces, you killed Himegami, do you think I have any pity for you? None, none at all, not even a little bit, you chose to hurt them, and I'm choosing to hurt you. As the saying goes, what goes around comes around, you caused other pain, and now you will receive all that pain back in full. Toma said, while space, where Toma's arm used to be, was now replaced by the presence of a huge, menacing, dragon, as Aureolus continued to tremble in horror over the man that was in front of him.

"What on earth are you?" Aureolus said, while the dragon that appeared where Toma's right arm used to be opened its maw, showcasing many rows of sharp fangs.

"My name is Kamijou Toma, an average high school student, and the man who has defeated you!" Toma roared, while the dragon proceeds to consume Aureolus Izzard whole.

"It's finally over, I beat the bad guy, and thank you so much Stiyl and Himegami, your deaths weren't in vain. Toma said while looking toward Stiyl's body that was torn to pieces, and Himegami's dead corpse, only to realize that they are both completely fine. Stiyl's entire body was put back together, along with Himegami who is alive again, they are both breathing, and they have both been reverted back to normal and are unharmed.

"Thank goodness, Stiyl, Himegami, you are both alright, where's Index though- Toma says as he proceeds to collapse onto the ground, and passes out due to the external injuries that he received over the course of the battle. Index appears out of nowhere, notices Toma lying on the ground, and proceeds to comfort him while noticing that all of his injuries are reverting back to normal before her very own eyes. Index whispers to herself in an almost silent voice, that only she can hear.

"You saved me again, you saved everyone else again, thank you, Toma." Index said, as the battle to the death has finally been concluded, the day is saved, and a happy ending has been achieved.

The next day

I awakened to the sight of an unfamiliar ceiling, I wondered where I was, and then I realized that I'm in a hospital, resting on a bed. I thought to myself, what I was doing here, and then all the memories of the other night came rushing back, I died, though I'm alive again. I had no clue how or why this was possible, though that all didn't matter when compared to the man who saved my life.

"Where's Toma?" I quietly said to myself, when I noticed a certain frog-faced doctor who has suddenly appeared next to me.

"You don't need to worry, Kamijou Toma is alright, and most of his injuries were automatically healed when Aureolus Izzard was defeated. However, Kamijou Toma's right arm remained severed, though I managed to reconnect it to his own body, so he is ok, and he is in the room next to this one if you desire to see him." The frog-faced doctor said, explaining the situation to me, as I thought he resembled a certain children's mascot.

"I'm going to see Toma," I said to the frog-faced doctor as I made my way out of the room I was resting in and toward Toma's room. When I went into Toma's room, I noticed him sleeping on a hospital bed, while a certain girl wearing a nun's habit with gold highlights comforted him.

"So I assume you are the 'Deep Blood' girl that Toma saved unless I'm mistaken. The girl said in a very obnoxious voice while proceeding to play with Toma's hair.

"You are correct, how's Toma doing?" I asked the girl, who continued to run her fingers throughout Toma's hair which pissed me off for some unknown reason.

"Toma's ok, though when he wakes up, I'll make sure he experiences pain that is ten times worse than what he received the other night for making me worry." The girl said as a mischievous smile appeared on her face which showcased her anticipation for Toma to wake up.

"Hey 'Deep Blood' girl, your ability attracts and kills vampires, if I'm right, then this Catholic Cross I have in my possession should nullify your power's effects." The girl said while proceeding to grab said catholic cross from her habit and handing it over to me.

"Thank you, I guess," I said while putting the catholic cross around my neck, and looking at myself in a nearby mirror. I thought to myself that the catholic cross doesn't look good on me, though I decided to begrudgingly accept the gift.

"Oh, and just so we are clear, Toma's mine. Toma saving you was a one-time thing, so don't get chummy with him, do you understand?" The girl said while many veins popped out of my forehead in anger due to the ridiculous statement this girl just uttered.

"I don't even like Toma that much; he's a baka, so you can have him. However, since when were we ever rivals? Even if I liked Toma, which I don't, you don't really stand a chance against me, I'm a beautiful girl, after all." I said, with a huge smirk on my face, which enraged the girl in front of me.

"Eh, you are not beautiful, compared to me you are ugly and I'm really hot." The girl said which only managed to piss me off further.

"How can you even say that, when you don't even have boobs," I said which only enraged the girl wearing a nun's habit along with gold highlights further.

"Ugly." The girl said.

"No boobs," I said.

"Ugly!" The girl yelled.

"No boobs!" I yelled

"UGLY!" The girl screamed.

"NO BOOBS!" I screamed.

"What the hell's going on? I'm trying to sleep and I can't with you both in a screaming match!" Toma yelled, which caused the girl to jump on top of him in retaliation.

"Toooommmmaaaaaaa!" The girl said while sweat proceeded to drip off of Toma's forehead.

"You may have saved me, that annoying guy with red hair, and the ugly girl in front of me, but you made me worry again. This means it's time for your punishment, Toma! The girl said while opening her mouth showing off many sharp teeth, as Toma began to tremble.

"No! Please forgive me! I'm sorry, it won't happen again! So please anything but that! Toma yelled, which only made the girl wave her pinky finger in Toma's face.

"No, no, no. That won't work on me, you may have saved everyone again, but making me worry is the greatest crime you can ever possibly commit. You said it yourself, what goes around, comes around, Toma! The girl yelled as she proceeded to lunge toward Toma so that she could obtain her sweet revenge.

"JUST MY LUCK!" Toma screamed as the girl on top of him proceeded to bite him all over his body, owning up to her word that she would inflict pain onto him that was ten times worse than what Toma suffered the other night.

After Toma was almost bitten to death by the girl wearing a nun's habit along with gold highlights, I decided to ask Toma a question that has had me confused ever since I awakened earlier today.

"Hey, Toma, why did you do it, why did you save me? I asked the spiky, black-haired man in front of me, while desperately awaiting his answer.

"I did not have a reason to rescue you," Toma said which only made me more confused. Does this mean I still don't deserve to be saved? Does this mean I shouldn't have been saved? Maybe a bad person, a murderer, like me shouldn't have been saved after all. I only caused Toma and others pain, so why, why was I the one who was saved in the end?

"You shouldn't need a reason to save another person, because it's the right thing to do," Toma said, which caused a time that I thought has stopped for me, to resume. People don't need a reason to save another person; they shouldn't need a reason to save another person, because it's the right thing to do?

"I-I don't understand. What does that even mean? How can you tell if a person is worth saving? We barely know each other at all, so how can you say for sure that I'm worth saving? I'm a bad person! I'm a murderer! I've killed other people! I've let people around me die, people that I cared about! The family that I loved so much! My friends that I cherished so much! They are all dead, because I, a bad person, a murderer, couldn't save them! So why do I have a second chance at life, while everyone I cared about didn't get a second chance! I'm worthless, the lowest of the low, who only causes others pain, I caused you so much pain! How the hell does that make me worth saving?" I screamed while tears flooded from my eyes, running down my cheeks, and landing on the floor.

"You are right. I barely know you just like you said, so I can't say for sure if you are a good person." Toma said, which confirmed my suspicions. I knew it. I was never worth saving after all. I'm a murderer after all, no better than that green-haired bastard, so being saved really was a mistake.

"But! Just because I barely know who you are doesn't mean that I shouldn't have saved you! Because that means the person I saved is alright, lives are precious, they shouldn't be wasted or cut short! Who knows maybe I save a really awful person, but then that person decides to change their ways and helps make the world better! There is no rule that a bad person can't be redeemed or at least atone for their own mistakes! That bad person might save another person, who could make the world a better place to live. Even if that bad person doesn't do that, there is no good reason to let people die! Toma screamed, which made even more tears flow out of my eyes. Is he right? Could I actually become a better person? Could I save someone else? If I do that can my life finally be worth something? Is it ok to not let bad people die? I thought to myself as these complex questions only made me worry more if I can't find a way to live up to these expectations. Can my life actually ever be considered precious?

"So, just live your life the way you want to, become the person that you want to be, Himegami. Toma said which made my heart feel emotions I have never felt before. The tears stopped pouring from my eyes, and I wiped the ones remaining off of my cheeks.

"Yes, yes I will try to be the person that I want to be, thank you so much for everything, Toma," I said while making a cheerful smile. This smile is the first real smile that I have made in so many years, ever since before that day, I could have never made another real one without his help. I don't know if I'll ever become a good person if one day my life can have value if it can actually be considered precious. But, I can try to be better, even a bad person, a murderer, might be able to become a better person if they can save someone else. After all, you really did save me, Toma. I thought to myself, as I realized for the first time in my entire life, I want to see what happens next and that I'm optimistic for the future.

Forgot to put this in earlier but, New chapters will be released every Sunday, starting on the 13th! Also, each chapter's title will probably be a reference to a song, the prologue is called To the Beginning. This is a reference to the song that is featured as the second opening for Fate/Zero, though this will not be limited to Japanese songs, that's what I'll say for now. Stay tuned for this Sunday for two new chapters, that's right, this Sunday will feature a double chapter upload! Hope you guys enjoy it!