The Void Emperor

by Dark Guard Productions

Is being upgraded see Redux story when it is out

5. Chapter 4

Judan: Hello my fellow readers! Today we bring you a special chapter. One with romance, danger, and bravery! Prepare to (Whack!) OW!

Slayer: Please ignore him for the time being… Anyway we're back once again, so thank you for reading. However before we get started we have comments to take care of… So Shadow if you please?

Shadow: Sure thing boss. Anyway we'll answer the two guest comments right here. One Issei isn't really being bashed; in fact he's pretty important to this story. Sure they always make fun of him, but that's just because of the way he acts. Which isn't quite so different than cannon, and besides… if we truly hated him Rodrick wouldn't have given Issei advice in the beginning. Now secondly… we don't know how you came up with this, but Rodrick is not getting all the girls! We keep saying he will only have five, so Issei is still up for grabs by the majority of women. Seriously I don't know what else we can say to that!

Judan: That I think we can all agree to. Anyway we have only two chapters left for you to give us your votes. So a shout out to everyone who has thus far! Also if we end up with inconclusive votes will just choose whoever we want. So get them in while you can.

Slayer: Yeah not our fault, so far everyone's only voted for Akeno who at this point probably won't be a part of it. Grafyia is actually getting a few, but needs more before we relent. And Vali in first place, which is surprising since we never thought of it until it was mentioned. We'll give you the votes so far after we're done here.

Judan: As for the character bio up next we have Ryu, if you want someone specifically just say so in either a review or pm. Also the same thing goes for the fun facts.

Shadow: Also here's a graphic warning… Some things in this chapter might be too much for a few of you. Although it won't be as bad as some things we'll say.

Slayer: That's pretty much it for up here. So remember we here at dark guard productions own nothing except… OC's and reality building concepts. Everything else belongs to their respective owners. So without further ado…

Everyone: Here's the story!

Ryu Shibura's character sheet

Height: 5' "11"

Age: 18

Nationality: Japanese

Hair: Black

Eye: Black

Special: Enchanted blade Arcane Throne. A sword that has been in his family since the feudal era… The sword is a four foot long uchigatana and is completely black. The guard is a metal ring attached to the blade by four metal points. The handle itself is black leather with four white diamonds running down it. The handle is also elven inches long.

Weapons: Arcane Throne, combat knives, small crossbow.

Skills Ranks: Draconic Magic user Rank mid-Journeyman, Hand to Hand combat low journeyman, Bladed Weapons Rank low expert, Strategist Rank low expert, Illusion magic Rank mid-expert, Crossbow Rank mid-expert, Demonic Magic Rank high journeyman, Tracker/Hunter Rank high expert, Thief Rank low master, Magic Researcher Rank high novice, Healing/First aid Rank low master

Likes: Sakuya, spending time with his friends, training, cooking, studying history and biology, helping those in need, and sleeping.

Dislikes: Those who interrupt his sleep, those with dark hearts, the Vatican, fast food, math, and perverts (Issei's an exception since he know he's a good guy.)

Idols: None that he can think of…

Hobbies: Listening to music, napping, training, looking through history and anatomy books, poker (Mostly against Azazel), Stratego, hanging out with friends, and just helping around the city.

Dreams: His dream is to prove that although human he can beat out any supernatural force. While also helping his friend Rodrick accomplish his goal.

History: He lived a rather normal life, well as normal as one could get knowing about the supernatural. His family lived in Kyoto and had good relations with the Yokai. Despite having a demon slaying sword that is. However times had changed and his family was now well liked. His mother's name is Misoko Shibura, and she had long black hair and a nice figure. She was also five foot nine and had brown eyes. His father is a kind man who has brown hair and black eyes, but wears glasses. He is six feet tall, and is also very kind. His life truly didn't change much until he met Rodrick. Despite being almost two years older than him, they became fast friends. And when asked he accepted the offer to join his peerage.

Peerage: Now set in stone due to few votes and suggestions…

King: Rodrick OC

Queen: Sakuya (Touhou)

Rooks: Mittelt, Koneko

Knights: Ryu Shibura OC, Allen Walker (D grey man)

Bishops: Kunou, Asia

Pawns: Issei (4), Fem Vali (4)

Harem votes: actual harem… Ophis, Koneko, Sona

Grafyia (We need someone to actually tell us how to spell this for some reason the spelling keeps changing…) - 3

Akeno-1

Fem Vali-6

Ravel-2

Hello= Regular talk

[Hello]= Kuros

{Hello}= Ddraig

(Hello)= other sacred gears

'Hello'= Masamune

Hello= Thoughts/talking to inner spirits

(J/N)= Judan Notes

(S/N)= Slayer notes

Chapter Four: Four is not a good number

The Void king

I was almost at my limit right now. At this point in time I've picked up both Riser and Allen. But at the moment all three of my passengers were arguing with each other. Well more like Vali and Allen were arguing with the phoenix. Riser Phenex is a tall man in his early twenties; he has short blonde hair and blue eyes. And despite the place where we're going to being known for cold weather… he most certainly wasn't dressed for it. Something about phoenix's being immune to the cold. Personally I stopped caring at that point.

He wore what I've come to known as his usual outfit. It consisted of a burgundy blazer, with some form of gold embroidery on its right side. He also wore matching pants and black dress shoes. He also happened to wear his blazer open, and wore a white dress shirt underneath. However for some reason the shirt only had one button in the middle. This revealed his chest slightly, which was fairly toned I had to admit. However his clothes just screamed… "I'm a prick! Come and get me!"

The moment he got on he acted like he was far above all of us. He even had the gall to try and flirt with Vali! Even after I threatened to toss him out the air lock! I also threatened to seal his wings so he couldn't fly his way to safety. It only worked slightly… Allen on the other hand was much more manageable. He hopped on and bowed politely with that nice friendly smile of his. Although, he did send a heated glare at Riser…

Allen had white hair that covered his ears, and reached to the bottom of his neck. He also had a few bangs covering his forehead. He was about as tall as I am, but that was a given seeing we're the same age. Now unlike most other exorcists that wear white robes, Allen wore a black coat with a strangely designed cross on his left side. It kind of looked like a compass. He also wore black dress pants, and black leather boots. On his hands were white gloves, and underneath his jacket was a white shirt with a brown vest over it. Although he did wear his jacket completely zipped up, the coat also had a hood. Altogether I, Allen, and Vali looked more ready than Riser.

But now at this moment my right eye was twitching at their argument. Not that I blamed Allen and Vali, for trying to get the guy to shut up though. However I had just about had it.

"If you all don't shut up I'm ejecting all of you from your seats!" And I could actually go through with the plan as well. All seats came with an emergency ejector, which were launched through the roof after it opened up. However I also had the option of whether or not to activate the parachutes. Azazel at the time called the add on the ultimate prank… me and Ajuka just stared at him before shrugging at the time. In truth I never actually thought that function would come in handy… until now…

Of course Riser was the first to answer. "Riser does not fear being tossed from this pathetic vehicle! I could just as easily teleport to Russia. Riser in fact does not need any of you! He could do this mission on his own!" We all let out a collective groan at his words. Because that right there is the biggest form of narcissism, we've ever come across. Him talking about himself in third person that is… however! It was my job as team leader to get him back home safely.

Well okay mostly safe… I mean I'm sure they won't mind if he came back comatose right?

[I don't see why not kid, I don't see why not…] You knew it was bad, if one of the most powerful beings in existence wanted him dead. However I had certain vows and promises to keep so I had no choice. The vows I am talking about were made to Bladedancer. He made me promise that if I ever led a team. That I'd make sure I did everything I can, to get my troops back safe and sound. So basically my hands were tied on what to do with the pompous idiot. Luckily for me our long trip on the jet was just about over, well at least until we had to go back. Because I wasn't planning on losing this plane again any time soon!

We were now actually two miles away from our destination; however we needed to land about a mile away. So circling around I tried to look for a good place to land. I eventually found a good size clearing in the forest surrounding us. Deploying the winter landing gear I flipped a switch. Behind my head a sign saying "Fasten seatbelts" in red lit up. Taking that as a sign everyone did as directed and even Riser surprisingly. Having not flown for a while though I am a bit ashamed to say the landing was rough. Especially, since we happened to be landing on snow.

Sighing I turned back to my crew of misfits. "Alright people this is it, now before we get off we need to set some ground rules… One you will refer to me as marshal, and will listen to my orders. Two! I will hear no complaints; any complaints will be reported that means you Riser!"

"HEY!" However his indigent shout went ignored as I continued.

"Third, you'll be using the codenames I will give you. And finally number four… all of us are a team, and I expect us to work together. Answer me if I'm clear to all of you?" Everyone nodded their heads, but I was in drill sergeant mode. "I said are we clear?! Answer me with words!"

There was a collected """YES SIR!""" Although Riser said his yes sir with a slight edge to it… Nodding my head in satisfaction, I went over to a side compartment near my seat. Opening it I took out four, four way communication radios. I also took out ear pieces that also came with a built in microphone.

"Alright each of you will receive one of these just in case. This way we'll be able to communicate over long distances, these are also new models and are quite expensive so don't break them." Both Allen and Vali laughed a bit at that; however Riser just folded his arms, although I could see a small smirk on his face. With everyone now equipped I quickly told everyone their code names. Riser was Phoenix for obvious reasons… Vali was Divider, and Allen was Cross. After a little more discussion on how this would go, I grabbed a map and marked where we were.

I quickly grabbed my pack, and after a brief moment decided to grab some explosives. You know just in case we need to blow something up. Luckily these were all military grade… that Azazel stole from the United States marines. I'm still not so sure on how to feel about that though… however they were all timed explosives and easy to arm and set. Stuffing the explosives along with my food and water into the pack, I made sure everyone else was ready. After that I opened the hatch, and the cold Russian air hit us in the face.

Stepping out into the white blanketed land, we looked around at the area we were in. Around us were trees covered in snow, and not too far away were some medium hills. In fact we were actually at a base of a fairly large one. However our objective was actually at the base of the hill, on the opposite side we were on… So yeah after some groaning we started our long march, literally up hill. Along the way we stopped a few times to rest and eat. I also have to say I found another person who can eat just as much as Ophis, and Koneko. As we sat we just stared at Allen, as he devoured everything in his bag.

I guess it's not just small girls that have black holes for stomachs…

[Well that's a comforting thought, while yet a horrifying one…] I nodded absent mindedly at what my partner said, after the whole daddy issue a few days ago. We've once again had become friendly to each other. Which was a huge relief for me, since I wouldn't know what to do if, we stopped being friends. So after resting for a bit and eating we continued our march. However it was at the top of the hill, that we managed to spot the irregularity. To say it wasn't what I expected would be an understatement. My thoughts were interrupted by Vali.

"Huh… You don't see that every day." I turned to her than back towards the anomaly. She was right because in front of us was actually a huge facility. It looked to be made out of stone and the roofs were covered by snow. And though I say it was huge, that was only because it was built around a strange black pond. In fact the actual structures weren't that big. I scowled at this development and at the fact that even with my eyes… I couldn't make out true detail. So relenting I took out a pair of binoculars to see what was up. What I saw surprised me even more. Seeing my surprised expression Vali spoke to me.

"Hey what is it do you see down there?" Turning to her for a bit than looking back I answered.

"I don't know exactly what's happening, but as far as I can see. Everyone down there is human; however they are all heavily armed. Well at least by the human definition of heavily armed. Also their technology seems to advance for this current day and age. However what worries me is that large black pond. I can feel a strange presence from it." Bringing his left hand to his chin in thought Allen spoke up.

"You think that's what Odin wants us to take care of?" I gave an hmm at his question before answering.

"That's certainly seems to be the most likely case. However I still wonder about these humans… In fact their weapons slightly worry me." Everyone down there was walking around in some kind of uniform. This consisted of a black tactical vest in a white full body suit. The suit looked like it was made of Kevlar, but I knew better than to judge based on appearance. The suit also came with black gloves, with grey metal plates attached to them. They also had black boot that also had grey plates on them. Also their knees, elbows, and shoulders were covered in them as well. However their helmets were the most interesting thing.

They were black and ceramic with a glass visor. The color of the visor was red. The helmet covered their whole head except their mouths, and the visor looked as if it could go up and down. Overall the shape of the helmet was round and smooth.

Hey Kuros what do you make of this… after a few moments I was confused when I didn't receive an answer. Um… Kuros? I was getting slightly worried as my dragon partner wasn't answering me. I was about to go into my inner mind and check, when he finally answered me.

[Sorry but they all have a distinct feeling to them, one that I'm not surprised you didn't pick up on. However I also feel a very powerful presence in there. One that is completely foreign to me. However to make sure we'd have to get closer. But if I'm right I suggest that you don't get shot.] Kuros' words worried me, but I trusted him and turned to the others.

"Okay I just talked to Kuros and what he said worried me. It would seem as though these aren't normal humans. He said they all have a distinct feel to them. He also said he felt a strong force down there. But most of all he warned us not to get shot." Allen and Vali looked at me concerned while Riser scoffed at me.

"Really now? I'm sorry but these are just human weapons. They may be able to hurt you weaklings, but they can't hurt Riser Phenex!" I just looked at him with a bored expression, while everyone else glared at him. At this moment I was very tempted to have him as a guinea pig. And much like the real ones we used… he would die. But only this time from a barrage of bullets…

[He wouldn't be missed you know? He wouldn't be missed…] I shook my head from both my thoughts and at the dragon. He'd been going on about murdering him this entire trip. I must say though I've almost given in a few times, and I'm not afraid to admit it either. However I still had some promises to keep. So instead of smiting him in a righteous dragon wrath, I just started giving orders.

"As much fun as it would be to see you get turned into Swiss cheese, I'll have to give you real orders. Now were going to approach this carefully and stealthy. I have a few guns with silencers and I expect for you to use them." I then addressed Allen directly. "Now I know your stance on killing so I'll just give you a Taser and shock baton." He nodded giving me a thankful smile. Digging through my pack I had brought with me I grabbed three mk.23 pistols and silencers. Handing one to Vali and Riser who looked rather disgruntled at the weapon, I kept the third for myself. Now normally I'd use my own pistols but… they weren't compatible with stealth combat.

Putting the pistol into one of my holsters, I got out two more and gave it to my gun wielding teammates. As for Allen I got out a long ranged Taser and a shock baton. I then handed everyone some bullet clips, I also gave them a combat knife just in case. Now before beginning the long trek downhill; I gave them a quick lesson on their weapons. Once I was satisfied that they knew what they were doing, we continued on. After an hour or two we made it down to the tree line right before the facility. Hiding behind some trees, I observed the men standing guard at the entrance.

I also took note of the cameras above their heads. It was here that Kuros finally spoke to me again.

[Hmm… it seems as though I was correct. These men all have a bit of Abyssal energy in them. How peculiar… I know they're all humans but that energy should have changed them.] What he said confused me quite a bit.

What do you mean by that? And what does the Abyss have to do with anything? I heard a sigh before I was answered.

[I'm sorry Rodrick, but I can't tell you now. It would take too long to explain, just don't get shot and I'll tell you later.] I was now thoroughly surprised, if Kuros was actually using my name. Then that meant that this was indeed a serious matter.

Alright but I want a full explanation later, but for now tell me about those guns you seemed worried about?

[I can do that at least. Now those guns are actually just regular guns, however their bullets are a different matter. They are known as dark maker bullets, and are dipped in Ingato wolo poldo.] My scowl deepened when he said that.

Deep wound poison, not exactly a friendly name. I heard him chuckle a bit before continuing his explanation.

[Glad to see your lessons in Abyssal are paying off. But yes as you guessed this is a dangerous poison. For like its names sake, once hit with it all unnatural healing is stopped. In other words, potions, spells, herbs, healing factors. All of them stop working on the one poisoned. It makes it so you heal as fast as an ordinary human.] I was now grimacing at the danger of this poison.

I can see why you said we shouldn't be shot, this is rather dangerous. Turning to the others I quickly let them know what was going on. To say they were surprised, especially Riser was an understatement. For Riser his whole fighting style, revolved around being able to regenerate from any wound. So for him this was the worst kind of situation, which worked for me actually. It meant that Riser would be more likely to follow my orders.

"Alright so here's what we're going to do, you three will take out the guards right after I take care of the cameras. I'm going to use some probes to put them on a loop. This'll only last five minutes so we need to get rid of them. After that I'll use two henged shadow clones to cover for them. Now since me and Allen are more used to these kind of stealth missions… that means you Vali and Riser will need to put on the uniforms. After that we'll infiltrate the building. Now despite wearing disguises I'll want you two to not get seen. It'll just make it easier in the long run. Once inside we'll split up, now make sure to radio into me if you find anything of interest."

Once I was done getting orders everyone gave me an affirmative. Setting up for the sneak attack on the unsuspecting guards, I held up three fingers. While I held two circular probes within my left hand.

"Alright on my mark… three, two, one." Jumping from the trees I quickly threw the probes. I smiled when they I hit both the camera's, now it would loop the last minute. The others did their part perfectly as well. Quickly and without much noise, they fell upon the two unsuspecting guards. Being a perfect sneak attack, they weren't ready as they were both shot down. Quickly following the plan I made two clones. Then transformed them into perfect copies of the dead guards, looking through their pockets we found ID's. One was named Bill, and the other was Ted.

It was at this moment that I felt a very cold chill go down my spine. As if thousands of fans were suddenly screaming for my blood.

I'll think about that at a later date… Shaking my head we stripped them of their uniforms, seeing their faces they were both tan. However one had long shaggy black hair, and the other had curly short blond hair. This only solidified the feeling I had before. Shivering slightly I turned towards Vali and Riser.

"Okay you two get changed quickly, however… Vali you can get changed behind the trees." She mumbled a thanks before pausing when Riser said something.

"It's not like there's much to see anyway." He was about to laugh when Vali kicked him pretty hard… right between the legs… Now even if he was immortal such a blow would hurt rather severely. So clutching his crushed ball sack, he slid down to his knees. Me and Allen could only shake our heads at the sight, because he completely deserved it. Quickly recovering thanks to his regeneration, he got up and changed. It wasn't soon after that Vali made her way over to us.

"Okay is everyone ready?" Everyone nodded at me. Nodding back I used the ID card of Ted to open the door, I also gave Bill's card to Allen. Once inside I took a look at our surroundings. Surprisingly there weren't that many cameras, but I was fairly sure there were more inside. There were also only two paths to take, left and right to be precise. The hallway itself was rather pristine and white. However they were actually rather dim, with the hanging lamps over head giving off minimum light. But seeing how there were windows on the opposite side of us. The lights would only be useful during the night.

Thinking of a plan I turned to the others. "Okay here's what we'll do, Allen and Riser you two will go left. Make sure to look for any rooms that might hold files, or computers. Also take this, it's a hacking probe Azazel forced me to make at one time." Digging through my pocket, I gave him a flat half centimeter thick octagon. It was also only I inch across.

What I said about it was also true though. In fact at the time I didn't really think why he wanted it. Because I was mostly bored at the time, however I was able to stop him from using it to hack into the Pentagon… Yeah not one of my best moments… however I had to wonder what he had against the states.

He took it from me and put it into his pocket. "Thanks we'll contact you if anything happens, or shows up. Be careful you guys." And with that they ran down the left hallway. However I must say… I felt a little guilty at having forced him to work with Riser. But his sacrifice will be remembered.

[All hail the brave hero! Just thinking of it brings a tear to my eye…] Ignoring the sarcastic dragon I turned to Vali.

"Alright you ready to go?" Her mouth quickly turned into a smirk.

"Whenever you are my marshal…" I sighed at her tone of voice.

Leave it to Vali to laugh at even my field name. Shaking my head I quickly started making my way down the right hallway.

Why can't we be friends? Sincerely the line break…

The Spectator

About two hundred meters down the hallway Allen, and Riser met their first obstacle. Around a corner they were about to go around they heard voices.

"So… you wanna watch guys down in the TC? You know… watch as they try and get that new monster under control?" Looking around the corner they saw two men. Currently the one on the right was shaking his head.

"Nah… It'll just end up like usual, with their blood smeared against the window. Seriously the Tamer core should just give up on the damn thing. It would cost us a whole lot less bodies and cleaning supplies." The one on the left nodded his head at that.

"Yeah you're probably right, but you heard the boss. The creature holds many secrets that we can use." The one on the right scoffed and folded his arms over his chest.

"Yeah right that's what they said about the Devil, and that skin walker looking thing. Oh let's also not forget what he said about subject nine. We can't even look at it without the thing going into frenzy." The left one rubbed his head sheepishly at that.

"Yeah I guess you're right, but it's not like we can dispose of the thing. Remember the best we could do was trap it in ice, and throw I back into the black lake. We're lucky it hasn't jumped back out yet. After all it killed thirty personnel before we subdued it." The other nodded his head solemnly.

"Yeah but orders are orders I guess. Anyway want to grab some dinner? I'm starting to get hungry." The other laughed before patting him on the back.

"Sure thing! After all it's chicken and fried rice today. And I can't wait to get some of the new strawberry Vodka!" And with that, they made their way down another section of the hallway. Seeing that they were now out of hearing range, they started discussing what they heard. Allen thinking quickly spoke first.

"Hear that Phoenix? It seems like we've found a clue as to what this place was built for." Riser folded his arms while nodding, it seemed as though he was finally taking this seriously.

"I must agree, however what worries me was the mentioning of this… devil." Allen put a gloved hand to his chin while humming in agreement.

"I wonder… you think their holding him or her captive? Because if they are, it seems as though their experimenting on them." Riser nodded his head in agreement, as Allen continued. "But I'm a bit worried, they also mentioned a skin walker and this Subject nine. If even they couldn't kill it with their weapons, what on earth could it possibly be?" Having no idea Riser just shrugged. "Hmm… somethings not right here. Let's tell Marshall what we've learned."

Why can't we be friends? Sincerely the line break…

Over on the other side of the building, Rodrick and Vali weren't having as much luck. So far they've run into no important rooms, or any people for that matter. In fact the fact they've found nothing, was grating on Vali's nerves.

"AHH! This is useless! Where is everyone? And where are all the important rooms?! So far we've only found a bathroom, a meeting room, and a dorm room!" Rodrick who was now also in a stolen uniform, nodded his head in agreement. So far the only useful thing was the suit from the dorm room. Though he was surprised to find nothing of true importance in there. However both stopped as they heard Allen's voice over the radio.

"Marshall Do you copy me? This is Cross over." Putting my hand up to my microphone switch I turned it on.

"This is Marshall reading you loud and clear over." There was a pause before he started talking again.

"Alright good, I think we've found out a little bit about this facility." Allen then proceeded to quickly inform them of what they overheard.

The whole thing was very concerning. He was actually starting to believe that they wouldn't be enough for this job.

"Alright if you find anything else let me know, as for now focus on finding a archival room or something. Marshall out." With those words he turned off the microphone, and turned to Vali. "Well seems as though this just got more complicated. At this point we might actually have to assassinate everyone in the building. Because I doubt they'll let us blow up the black lake." She folded her arms underneath her chest before nodding in agreement.

"Yeah you're probably right about that, especially since their experimenting on different creatures. However I think we need more information before we do something rash." he hummed in thought for a second before giving his thoughts.

"True… but maybe there's something we can do. Let's look for an operational control center. From there we should be able to control the whole facility." She frowned slightly at that.

"And if there isn't such a facility? What if things don't go as planned?" At this Rodrick smirked.

"Well if that's the case we'll just blow this place sky-high. And I already know how to do that. See this place is in the middle of nowhere, far away from any form of civilization. So how do they get their fuel and electricity?" Vali shook her head and shrugged at his question. "Well… they have to store gas in either a large tank underneath the facility. Or they have to store them in smaller tanks all over the place. And seeing how we haven't found such things, my guess is the first option. So we find the main line, break it, then place a timed explosive underneath it. That way we not only blow this place, but we can also get out of here before we all die in a fiery inferno."

Vali just looked at him for a bit before sighing. "Okay but what about the lake? Shouldn't we get rid of that as well?" That actually made Rodrick stop for a second.

Sucking in some air through his teeth he answered her. "Well the bomb I said is timed, so… we'll just have to quickly get rid of the lake and then run away. Sorry but that's the only thing I can think of." He paused for a second as they approached a corner. Quickly he peered around it to make sure no one was there. Seeing that the coast was clear he turned back to Vali in order to continue.

"But first things first. Let's make sure this place should be destroyed. Then we'll do what needs to be done." To Vali the plan still seemed a bit complicated however, even with his reassurances.

"Wouldn't it be easier to just kill everyone in the facility like you said? I mean between the four of us it should be fairly easy." He ended up sighing at her questioning, before turning to her sharply. Vali gulped a bit, because even though she couldn't see his eyes. She knew that he was glaring at her.

"Divider… listen while you may be correct on that assumption. You fail to recognize the danger in going that route. Remember these "dark maker" bullets, can kill us fairly easily. If we were to go with your plan, then the whole facility would be on our tails. Now you're fast, but tell me honestly. Can you dodge hundreds of bullets all at once?" At this Vali shifted from foot to foot while looking at the floor, before answering.

"No… I guess not." Rodrick flinched a bit at her tone, not meaning to make her upset.

"Okay I'm not mad at you okay, I just don't want any of you to get hurt." Looking up at him, she was a bit hesitant.

"Really? You aren't mad?" Rodrick smiled a bit before answering.

"No I'm not, don't worry about it, for now let's just get moving!" Vali perked up at that, before smiling.

"Alright then! Let's solve this mystery!" Nodding his head enthusiastically Rodrick turned around. However if he looked back he would've saw the mischievous grin on Vali's face.

Seems as though I win again. Hehehe… Yep she was playing him, oh well this was actually a rather regular occurrence between them. All though… Rodrick's never once caught her smile. What can we say he's a sucker for sad and crying girls. This of course happened to be what Kuros was telling him right now…

[You're a both a sap and a sucker for sad girls you know that? I mean come on! Obviously she was faking it! In fact… most of the girls you're extremely close with do that to you!] Rodrick scoffed at this before retorting.

Come on Kuros I doubt they do that on purpose. Besides what else am I supposed to do? Just leave them sad? There was a short pause before Kuros answered in a deadpan.

[Yes. Yes you should kid. I mean it's only a matter of time before they take advantage of that part of you. So yeah you should try before you become to whipped.] At this point Rodrick stopped listening to him, and went back to paying attention to his surroundings. They kept moving looking into any door they came across. Vali was had just about had, it when they finally came to a set of electric doors.

Taking a closer look, Rodrick noticed two card slots on both sides of it. "I think we've finally found it." Not wanting to get her hopes up Vali folded her arms under her chest.

"And just how can you be sure that this…" She trailed off while pointing to the door. "Is the correct one! We've already passed like I don't know… two dozen!" Rodrick rolled his eyes at her exaggeration.

"Okay first off, we've only passed by seven doors. Secondly I think this is it because it requires an ID to enter. Two in fact, but luckily we have Ted's and this guy named…" He trailed off while searching his stolen uniforms pockets. Finally finding it he brought it up to see what was on it. "Paul Carvel… You know that name sounds familiar for some reason…" Shrugging that off, he gave Vali Ted's card while he put Paul's in one of the slots. Motioning to the other one Vali wordlessly put it in. There was an electronic clicking noise and the doors swung open. However Vali still had something to say.

"I hope you know if this isn't the right one. I'm going to destroy everything in here right?" Looking over towards his companion the void emperor just sighed. Not even responding he entered the room. Taking notice of all the screens and control panels, Vali had to begrudgingly admit that Rodrick was right. However the room also had a bunch of guys in there. All but one of them wore the same suit. The one exception was instead wearing a completely black version of it. He was also giving out orders to the rest of the men. Luckily by of the looks of it he was also the only one armed.

Taking notice of the two new presences he turned to them. "What are you two doing here? I don't recall asking for any replacements yet!" The man both acted and sounded like a drill sergeant. Something Rodrick admired, but at the same time knew they were pretty much busted. However he still tried to act his way out of this.

"Sorry sir but we had something important to report sir!" The man frowned while humming thoughtfully.

"Hmm… Alright then what is there to report soldier?" Thinking quickly Rodrick was about to respond when an alarm started to go off. Suddenly they were forgotten, as everyone went to check the security monitors. "What's going on?!" The commanding officer sounded pissed off at the moment. His mood worsened when one of the others told him.

"Sir! There appears to be intruders! They broke into the west wing archives. We would've never have noticed, but luckily they started arguing and the sound system picked up on it." Thinking quickly Rodrick spoke up.

"That's actually what we came to tell you sir! We had noticed someone in uniform acting suspiciously, and we thought to tell you sir!" Turning back to them, he nodded appreciatively.

"Good thinking you two, but I'm sorry to say that you're warning came a bit late." He then turned to one of the computer users. "Alright tell security to head on down there! We can't afford anyone to find out what we're doing. Eliminate them!" There was a yes sir! As the man got to work relaying the officer's orders. Scowling in frustration Rodrick started to whisper to Vali.

"This isn't good, we need to get to work fast. Hopefully Phoenix and Cross managed to nab some files." Vali nodded in agreement, although she was curious about something.

"I wonder what they did to get caught in the first place?" He tone was questioning but… Rodrick just shrugged not really knowing.

Why can't we be friends? Sincerely the line break…

Five minutes earlier

Sneaking around was a lot more difficult for Allen and Riser. Mostly because Allen didn't have a uniform on. But also because they really didn't know what they were looking for. This was frustrating and the Phoenix wasn't even trying to hide it.

"Now just where is that archive room?! We've been looking for hours!" Unfortunately for the poor exorcist he had to put up with him.

"Listen Phoenix we've only been searching for an hour. This place is a lot bigger than we thought, just be patient and we'll…" Allen trailed off as he saw a door with the sign Archive above it. The duo had the same thoughts when they saw the door.

You got to be kidding me. Sighing Riser spoke to break the silence.

"So what was that you were saying? Something about being patient right?" Allen frowned but nodded his head. "Well… good advice there, good advice…" Sighing at his partner Allen went up to the door. Examining it he saw that they needed three security cards to open it. Unfortunately for them they only had one. Also they heard voices coming towards the door.

Almost panicking Allen dragged Riser behind a corner. Waiting they saw the door open, and out walked three women. All of them were wearing the same uniform. They were also laughing about something. Luckily they were walking away from them, acting quickly they ran for the archive room door before it closed.

Rubbing his hands together Riser spoke again, but this time it lacked frustration. "Okay so that was a lucky break, but what should we do now?" His question was quite valid as they both stared at the contents of the room. It was fairly big with a table with five chairs around it. The room also had file cabinets all over the walls. In fact it was more accurate, to say the walls were file cabinets. Pursing his lips Allen didn't answer, instead he just started looking though the files. Seeing this Riser followed his example and started searching. Or at least for the next five minutes, at that point he just sat in one of the chairs.

Getting slightly ticked Allen turned to him and gave a whispered yell. "Would it kill you to help?! I've already got most of the files we need, just help me with finding the rest." Riser laughed at him while waving him off.

"Sorry but I'm Riser Phenex, this work is more fit for a peon. In other words this is below Riser." Allen's eyes started twitching, as Riser started to refer to himself in third person again. Trying to hold in his anger as he searched for the facilities blueprints, he continued whispering.

"Okay look the sooner we find all the documents, the sooner we can leave this place. And I'm not sure about you but this place gives me a bad feeling." As expected Riser's response was rather arrogant.

"Ah… so the little human is scared of other humans with guns? Well don't worry because Riser Phenex can survive anything!" Allen lost it at that point.

"Okay that's it!" Stomping over he picked his "partner" up by his shirt. He was looking at him dead straight in the eye, and for once Riser felt nervous. "Look and listen here you pompous bastard! Marshall gave us a job and he expects us to do it! So get your ass in gear before I shove my foot right up it!" Riser was quite surprised about this sudden personality switch. He thought that Allen was a nice easygoing guy. But this side of him was actually rather scary.

What Riser didn't know at this time, was that this side of Allen went by a different name. This was known as Black Allen, a side personality he developed while playing poker. The reason why he played in the first place was to pay off his masters debts. Which the man kept dumping on him, where his master was now… well not even the Vatican knew the answer to that question. After his training he knocked Allen out while giving him his golem. A yellow spherical creature with bird wings, and a cross on its face. It also had a long thin yellow tail, with a feathery end that looked like a flame. The golem also had sharp teeth, and was named Timcampy.

However he had a plan developed when he decided to quit the church. So he left the golem back in his room. But… that was then, and this is now. Speaking of the now, it was at this moment that the two heard what sounded like a female computer. Looking over towards the voice they saw a computer drop from the ceiling. It was being held up by a round metal pole.

"Unauthorized access in archive room. Please give password within the next fifteen seconds." At this Allen and Riser turned to each other slowly. They knew that they had screwed up. Jumping up they started rummaging through the files as fast as they could. After ten seconds Riser had finally found it.

"I got it! Let's tell Marshall and let's get out of here…" He was cut off as the computer started speaking again.

"Password incorrect, time limit is up…" They waited for a few seconds to see what would happen. Seeing that nothing did they were about to sigh in relief… when an alarm started going off. However it was also at this time that other things started to go wrong in the facility…

Why can't we be friends? Sincerely the line break…

Present time

Back in the control room one of the female soldier's started to panic.

"SIR! Subject Nine has reappeared from the lake! He's… oh no…" Starting to feel the pressure but not letting it show. He yelled at the woman.

"What is it?! We don't have much time!" His yelling managed to shake her from her shock.

"Subject Nine is running towards three more subjects holding pens. They are subject one, subject four, and subject twelve!" When hearing this the lead officer gritted his teeth, and slammed his fist on a console.

"Dammit! Warn all personnel and tell them to get into full combat gear! As for those already combat ready, tell them to stop Subject nine at all costs! We can't allow it to free the others! We'll stand no chance if that happens! As for the intruders try and get their help, because if we die they die! Now move it! Move it!" Everyone started to mobilize, and send his orders out throughout the rest of the facility. All these actions only caused the two other spies in the room to become rather nervous.

Because of the way this guy was speaking, these "subjects" were quite dangerous. Turning to her leader Vali started to whisper to him.

"Rodrick what should we do? At this point we don't have much time left. Should we leave as to go help, then plant the bombs?" Rodrick's mind was racing at her question, as along with his many questions.

How could so many things just happen to turn up when we're here? Maybe Vali's right we need to cut our loses, before one of us loses everything. So with that line of thinking he saluted the unknown officer.

"Sir! Permission to help go and deal with subject nine sir!" Turning towards them he didn't hesitate in his answer.

"Of course soldier, we need every able body for this! Go and try not to get killed!" Both saluting they left the room in a hurry. Turning to Vali while turning on his mike, he gave out his new plan.

"This is Marshall Do you read me over?" He waited for a second but eventually got a reply from Allen.

"Yeah we can read you loud and clear. What's our new plan over." Quickly putting on the finishing touches to said plan he answered.

"The situation has changed, we need you two to meet us outside near the lake. Once there stay hidden, me and Divider will be planting explosives. Once that's done, the four of us will destroy the lake during the confusion. After which Divider and Phoenix will fly us out to our jet. Hopefully they'll be too busy dealing with the escaped subjects, to deal with us. Do you understand over?" The reply was instant.

"Yes I understand, better to finish our objectives quickly then leave. Good thing we've got all the files we need from the archive. We'll head to our location now over." Smiling slightly in satisfaction seeing that they got everything they needed, he turned to Vali.

"Alright let's get to it, you'll stand look out while I plant the bombs. Might as well try and keep the element of surprise up till the last second." Vali nodded her head in agreement and they took off. However she was also having her own thoughts.

Albion I don't understand, I've only felt fear from one person in my life. And yet I'm afraid of these creatures I've yet to even see. What's going on with me? It took a bit but the white dragon emperor answered.

(To be honest my only guess is that your instincts are telling you to run. Trust in these feelings Vali, and you should be fine. But also keep close to the void emperor just in case. If you're feeling this strongly about these creatures, then they are powerful. The old man and his holder will be able to protect you.) Though she was slightly relieved, Vali was also a bit angry at his words.

I doubt I need Rodrick to protect me Albion! We're strong enough on our own! She heard the dividing dragon snort before retorting.

(If you want to be stubborn about it, then fine. Just don't blame me when you die!) Unconsciously wrinkling her face at his words she bit back.

Don't worry I won't, because I won't die. I don't need anyone to protect me! I'm not weak anymore! Though he didn't say anymore Albion was shaking his great head.

(That girl I can understand why she doesn't want to seem weak anymore… but this is too far, and even if she doesn't realize it. I know she has feeling for the boy, however her own pride and pain blinds her.)

Back in the outside world, Rodrick and co had made it to first location. The idea was to set up six bombs at key points throughout the facility. Most of these were the gas pipes and electrical out puts. This way the entire facility will be destroyed in not just one explosion. But six different ones. Setting the bomb quickly Rodrick turned to Vali, who he noticed looked rather ticked for some reason.

"Hey the first is set." She didn't even acknowledge him. Frowning slightly he put a hand on her shoulder. That getting her attention she turned to see his worried face. "Hey are you okay? You seem rather upset." She winced slightly at making him worry. And though she knew she could trust him with her life. Vali was reluctant to seem even remotely weak. So she decided not to tell him what was wrong.

"I'm fine Albion just said some things that got me mad." Not exactly a lie, but still rather close to one… Frowning at what she said Rodrick wasn't completely convinced. But decided Vali would tell him when she wanted to.

"Well alright just try to not get distracted, from here on out it's a delicate operation." She nodded once and then they took off once again. Every once and a while they'd have to stop. As to let more of the unnamed soldiers run past them. But it wasn't too long until they had placed all but one of the charges. However that location also happened to be where the creature was. So being as stealthy as possible they approached the location. However as soon as they did… a guard impacted against the wall next to them with a sickening crunch. The back of the guards head also exploded when it hit the stone wall.

Needless to say they became more cautious as they rounded the corner. What they saw surprised them, because neither of them had ever seen the creature before them. It was tall, very tall about nine feet in height. However thanks to the shorter hallway it was slouched over. The actual height of the creature could've been anywhere from elven to thirteen. It was skinny, as in all the bones were clearly visible. The creature was very pale pink in color. As if someone was trying to cover it in raw chicken skin. It also had a long whip like tail. Along it were tiny spikes going all the way up to the top of its head.

The head actually unnerved them when they saw it. It looked as if someone attached a dog's snout to a human head. While also cutting off at least half of the snout, and stitched it close. The eyes were amphibian like, yet moved around like a chameleons. However what unnerved them the most, was when it opened its mouth to roar in anger. Thin needle like teeth extended outward, as a long forked tongue spit outward. It was thin and a foot in length. While the teeth were about five inches each. With the longest in the front being seven. It's legs were lanky and were shaped like grasshopper legs. Only with long, thin, and clawed feet.

Both of them didn't know how it didn't kill itself when it closed its mouth. However while not unnerving, they were most wary of the creatures arms. They were long about six feet in length. No muscle only skin and bones, however it didn't have fingers. Instead it had claws… twelve inch long claws that seemed to move like regular fingers. It were these same claws that were used to rip open another guard's chest. He died before he even felt the pain. His internal organs being shredded even with his Kevlar suit.

Though they were used to some pretty grueling sights, what the creature did to the guard sickened both of them. However for Vali, it also reminded her of a sight she didn't want to remember. It didn't help that every fiber of her being, was telling her to get away from the creature. Noticing that she was breathing hard, Rodrick saw that his partner was on the verge of a panic attack. Thinking quickly he grabbed her and ran to an empty room. He then quickly proceeded to close the blinds, while keeping a small crack open. This way he could see outside and keep track of the situation.

However for Vali, all she could do was remember that night her mother was killed. She didn't even know why she was remembering it. Only that she was, and the feeling of fear wasn't helping. Albion was yelling at her to calm down, but she paid him no heed. The creature and the way it killed, along with the overwhelming feeling of fear she felt. Blocked out all sound from getting to her. As for Rodrick he was extremely worried about her. He had never seen her act like this in all the time he's known her.

She had always been a strong, brave, and prideful battle maniac. Although she had lessen on that last one as the years had gone by. He honestly didn't know what was wrong with her. But he knew he had to do something. That's when he remembered what he'd do for his younger sister, when she woke up from a nightmare. He knew these two situations were different, but it was the only thing he could think of. So gently taking her into an embrace he massaged her back. He was rewarded as she started to shake less. Still he couldn't help but take in her pleasant scent. Lavender, that's nice Thankful he held that position as Kuros started speaking to him.

[Lendopo Diren…] (S/N Len–Doe-Poe Die-Rin) Rodrick was confused by what he said.

Huh? What does that have to do with anything? There was a pause before Kuros continued.

[As you know that means Feared one in Abyssal. What you don't know is that it is also the name for that creature.] Rodrick inwardly frowned at the name. Already deducing what it could probably do. His deduction was met with agreement from the Elder dragon.

[Your thoughts are correct. It's greatest ability is being able to induce fear, into anyone near it. It does this by bringing up the worse memory the person has. And then enhances it, by putting more fear into it. However it is also very fast, strong, and intelligent. Truly a creature to be wary of.] Rodrick scowled when he heard this, but was still confused by something.

If that's the case then how was I spared? Kuros chuckled at the question.

[You can thank me for that. Remember as an elder dragon you have a powerful mind. So most things like this don't affect you, well… at least not nearly as well. You see if it were to use all of its ability on just you. Then even you would feel quite a bit of fear. Although not nearly to the extent of some others.] While Rodrick was talking to Kuros, Vali was starting to calm down. As she was, she also happened to be mentally beating herself up.

Look at me… crying and shaking in the arms of my greatest friend. I said I would stay strong and not rely on his help. But now… I just can't believe I lost it like that! As he was talking to Kuros Rodrick noticed that Vali had calmed down. However she spoke before he could.

"I'm sorry… I'm sorry you had to see me like this. I wanted to stay strong, so you wouldn't think that I'm weak. But I just don't know… something came over me and I lost it. I guess I truly am weak…" Sighing a bit then chuckling he patted her head a bit.

"Actually Vali it isn't your fault that you acted like this." Pulling back from him she looked at his face in confusion. Smiling a bit he explained what Kuros has just told him. Hearing this made her sigh in relief.

"Few! And here I thought I had broken down in fear just from some ugly monster. However…" Vali's face quickly became scrunched up in anger. "The next time I see that thing I'm ripping off its head!" Now it was Rodrick's turn to be afraid. Although it was fear of Vali and not the monster currently murdering everyone.

[You're certainly strange you know that? To be afraid of Vali, and not the literal creature of fear outside the room… that's just a bit strange.] Being ticked off from that comment, he quickly smirked as he created a comeback.

Oh… I see and tell me are you not afraid of Masamune when she gets angry? There was no reply to that question causing Rodrick to smirk. I thought so…

Why can't we be friends? Sincerely the line break…

They waited a bit in order to make sure the Lendopo Diren, had completely pass by them. Once sure they quietly exited the room, only to see the hallway littered with body parts. Blood was everywhere, dripping down the walls and even from the ceiling. Though the most disgusting thing was the body of a female soldier. She was ripped completely in two and thrown against a wall. Her head completely exploded from the impact. All in all they concluded it looked like a group of rabid zombies passed by here.

Not to say all zombies were bad, after all some were just simply undead brought back to life. However it was the rabid ones that gave them all a bad rep. But that's a story for another time. Deciding to hurry before they became the next victims, Rodrick quickly found the correct spot and planted the explosive. Walking away he heard Vali squeal, it was surprising since it was a really girly squeal. He also admitted it was kind of cute. However turning around he understood why she did.

On her was a intestine, which had fallen from one of the lamps.

"You know I probably would've freaked out a lot worse if that fell on me." Looking back at him while taking the organ off her shoulder, she folded her arms and nodded. This caused him to twitch his eye a bit. "You didn't have to make it seem like such a sure thing you know?" He only got a condescending smirk in response. This caused him to sigh as he started to move on.

So I help her in a moment of need, and this is the thanks I get… I guess I'll just never win when it comes to her… Still he ended up smiling, knowing that she was okay again. However his face became red when he heard a voice he wasn't expecting.

'I told you! You can handle at least five girls. Why don't you add Vali chan and Sona chan to your group?' It was certainly surprising that Masamune was once again speaking.

Okay first you finally talk to me again and that's what you ask? Secondly it wouldn't be fair to any of them. I'll only accept if they all accept. This is why I agreed to Koneko and Ophis in the first place. There was a pause before the sentient sword spoke again.

'So they have to all agree huh?... Rodrick really didn't like the tone she had said that in.

What are you planning? His response was only a giggle which only made him more nervous. As for Vali she was having her own conversation.

Looks like you were right Albion, I'm sorry for snapping at you. Currently Vali was apologizing to her lifelong partner. She did feel bad about yelling at him, considering what had just happened.

(Sigh… don't worry about it too much Vali. I understand how you feel about the whole thing. And I might be a hypocrite for saying this but… sometimes we just need to let people in, and ask for their help.) Vali snorted at this before agreeing… to both things.

You're right you are a hypocrite. At that Albion's ego deflated a bit. Although I do see your point, and I guess I can at least trust you and Rodrick. And maybe Azazel as well… Looking towards him while they continued to run, she pictured him holding her again. Turning red she shook those thoughts from her head. Okay… so where did that come from? Through her confusion she could hear Albion laughing… she decided to ignore him.

Going as fast as they could, they eventually made their way outside. There waiting for them was Allen and Riser, the former was holding some kind of briefcase. Noticing them Allen waved at them.

"Yo! It's about time you two made it. I got everything we need inside here. So let's get rid of the lake and get goin!" Although he still tried to act serious, Riser was also showing signs of impatience.

Nodding his head Rodrick answered them. "Alright, then this is how it'll go. I'll activate the bombs starting a five minute countdown. It'll be up to us to destroy the lake, and then get out as fast as we can. The explosion is going to be rather massive." All gaining serious faces, Rodrick took that as the go sign. So taking out the detonator he pressed the button. Now having only five minutes, Vali and Rodrick quickly activated their sacred gears. Rodrick's was the same black gauntlet. However Vali's was different from both Boosted and Dragon gears. It still had gauntlets, but it also had two silver wings with blue gems on them. This was Divine Dividing.

It also came with a helmet with a blue visor. She would've gone balance breaker, but seeing Rodrick not using his… she decided to forgo that for now.

As for Riser he just started preparing a large blast of fire. He also brought out his wings, which were actually just fire shaped into bird wings. Allen though was the most surprising, taking off his gloves he activated his ability. Quickly a white aura surrounded him, and when it disappeared Allen's outfit had changed. He was still wearing his coat, however he now had a white cloak over him. It was slightly cross stitched at the bottom, and it had a hood with an opera mask attached.

However what was really surprising were his arms. One was white glove with a large cuff at the wrist it also had blue lines go up his forearms, and the other was a black claw with a grey metal cuff around his wrist. The black arm also had red lines going up it. This was Crowned clown his a special ability that he possessed.

Now with their powers activated, they all jumped back and launched their respective attacks at the black lake. From Riser came a giant fireball, from Vali came a dense ball of energy, from Allen came a cross made of energy, and then from Rodrick came a series of draconic lightning bolts. As soon as they all collided with the lake there was a massive explosion. Bracing from the blast, they all waited until it stopped.

Seeing how there was smoke Rodrick used a wind spell to blow it all away. All of them were happy with the results. Now instead of a large black lake, there was a huge crater. Seeing how they didn't have much time left, Vali grabbed Rodrick, while Riser grabbed Allen. Flying fast they managed to get a hundred meters away… when the explosion happened. Much to their misfortune, the explosion was a lot bigger than Rodrick thought it would be. In fact the blast wave was so strong and big, that it knocked all four of them out of the air.

Crashing into the snowy hill they had recently climbed and descended. Riser had ended up falling face first and being buried. Pulling him out seeing that they landed correctly. They looked between each other before looking towards the facility. Or at least where it was located… Instead there was now a huge crater, which was only enhanced by the crater they already made. Once again looking between each other they couldn't help but laugh.

Recovering first Rodrick decided they needed to get moving. "Well I hope Odin doesn't mind the new landmark. As for now we're done here, let's all go home." Cracking his back and stretching Riser nodded in agreement. Although he once again had his condescending smirk on his face.

"Riser must agree with you, and luckily for Riser he can just teleport home." He started to use the spell before he hesitated. Looking back at the rest that were wondering what he was doing he spoke again. Only this time it held no arrogance. "Okay even I must say it has been a pleasure working with all of you. So the least I can say is I hope we meet again in the future." And with that he finally teleported out of the area, leaving the others with their jaws hanging low. Vali was the first to speak what they were all thinking.

"Did we just get a compliment from Riser?" The other two just nodded dumbly before hiking back up the hill. Although this time around Vali was standing a bit closer to Rodrick. When they were almost to the jet Rodrick turned to their only female companion.

"So what are you planning now? I mean you can easily get back to the Grigori. Or do you just want to ride in the jet you and Azazel stole again?" At hearing that Allen couldn't help but turn to look at them.

Azazel stole his plane? His thoughts were confirmed when Vali giggled a bit.

"You should know that it was Azazel that did the theft. I only didn't tell you about it. But yeah I'll see you two off then teleport back home. I'd fight you, but this has been an exhausting day. We'll just have to have our match next time. And also Rodrick…" Her voice had trailed off and become shy at the end. This prompted both boys to look at her in confusion. However that turned to surprise as Vali took off both her and Rodrick's helmet. She then quickly gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"That is for helping me earlier." They just stared at her while she laughed. "Hahaha… Well this is it see you boys later." With one last wink she teleported off. Shaking his heads from his silver haired friend Rodrick turned to Allen.

"Well that was something, but any ways… what do you want to do?" Shaking his head again to clear his mind Allen thought for a moment.

"Well if you can drop me off at the Vatican, that'd be great. Since you know… I still need to officially quit. Plus Timcampy is there, and Master Cross would kill me if I lost him." Nodding his head they both got onto the jet and they left. However neither of them, noticed the four figures watching them from the tree line. The only humanoid one of them spoke to the others. His voice was hoarse as if it he didn't use it for a very long time. Yet it still held a certain strength to it.

"Well, well, well. It seems the ones we have to thank for our escape have left us. I had hoped to thank them… properly. Oh well there is always next time, now come my brothers we have work to do." With that all four of them disappeared into the shadows.

Judan: Well here it is another ending, yet there still hasn't been a serious fight! Even I'm getting bored of that and I'm writing this thing!

Slayer: Wait don't you mean I'm typing this thing? I mean my grammar isn't the best, but it is about a quintillion times better than yours.

Judan: Now that's just mean Slayer…

Slayer: Whatever, now time for the discussion. Vali has now grown closer to Rodrick, and we now confirms she's part of the harem.

Shadow: Yeah and also Riser has lessen up on his arrogance a bit. This will definitely change the outcome of Rias's arranged marriage.

Judan: Yep and Allen's now in a spot to take up the knight position.

Shadow: I must say I'm a little sad that the Abyss got thrown a curveball here. After all my home is the Abyss!

Rodrick: Ahh… Don't worry you don't matter to this story. The most you'll do is show up in an omake. Speaking of which… why hasn't there been one lately?

Judan: (shrugs) Well to be honest it's mostly because these chapters have pretty good length already. So I don't want to burn anyone out by adding more stuff. Next chapter though will be shorter with an Omake.

Slayer: Yeah we'll get on that as soon as we created chapters for the other stories. Also make sure to check out some of my other stories. If you can get passed the terrible beginners grammar, I'm sure you'll enjoy them. Well I guess that's all the time we have right now.

Judan: Especially since it's five in the morning. I thought you said you wouldn't stay up that long writing anymore?

Slayer: Yeah the last time wasn't pretty… I ended up blowing up a moon…

Everyone: Uh….

Slayer: Okay then well this has been a Dark Guard production, now signing off!