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The Testament of Kiva
Testament 6: When Sadness Reaches Zero
(Earlier)
Mio had passed out in the classroom, due to feeling the effect of the master and servant pact. Basara had taken her to the nurse's office, and was by her side on the bed.
"An anemia." Basara looks, and saw the school's nurse.
A young woman hip-length, dark brown hair, red glasses and a 'beauty mark' under her left eye, wears a nurse's usually adorns a green sweater with a white robe on top, a short skirt and long, brown tights, with high heel shoes. This is Chisato Hasegawa.
"She has a slight fever, but she should be fine with a bit of rest." Chisato assured Basara. "You're the transfer student everyone's talking about?"
"Huh? Um, yes I am." Basara nodded.
"How does it feel to make an enemy out of every man in the school, on the first day you transfer in, playboy?" Chisato asked.
"So the faculty heard those rumors, too?" Basara concluded. "What am I supposed to do when I make enemies without intending to?"
"Well that's easy. You should build up allies." Chisato told him.
"It's not that simple. Right now all the guys in school-." Basara started
"It's not a matter of quantity; it's the quality of your allies." Chisato told him.
"Quality?" Basara blinked
"Don't misunderstand me. Don't separate quantity and quality, when you're weighting the scales." Chisato said before she adjusted her glasses.
Then the school's alarm ringing, and soon heard the speakers saying.
"Hasegawa-sensei, please report to the faculty office immediately."
"Is it time already?" Chisato said, before turning back to Basara. "Sorry, but I need to step out for a meeting."
Chisato then went into her coat pocket and brought and throw Basara the keys to her office, before he catches them.
"Lock it again when you leave, and return the key later." Chisato said before she opens the door. "I'm the school nurse, Chisato Hasegawa. Basara Toujou, consider who your enemies and allies are when you act." She told him before she exits the room and closes the door.
"What an odd nurse." Basara said, before Kivat come in through an open window.
"You can say that again." Kivat said.
They soon heard Mio starting, to moan a little.
"Mio, are you alright?" Basara asked.
Mio started to moan louder as her servant pact appeared on her neck.
'Is the curse still active?' Basara thought.
"I'll step out for a minute." Basara said as he was about to leave, until Mio grabs his hand.
"Please…Don't leave me alone…" Mio requested with a pleaded look on her face.
"B-But…" Basara got the good look on her eyes, he sighed as he could not say no to that face. "Alright you win, I'll stay with you."
Basara then brought out his phone to call Yahiro.
"I'll stay with you, so don't look at me like that." Basara said, before he placed the phone by his ear, which Yahiro soon answered. "Hey, Takigawa."
(With Yahiro)
Yahiro was in the school hallway, listening to Basara on his phone.
"Sorry, but it doesn't look like I'll be able to go back yet." Basara told him.
"Okay, I'll handle it here." Yahiro told him.
"Thanks, give Yuki and the teacher my regards." Basara said.
(Back with Basara)
Basara hang up his phone.
"Takigawa said he'd handle organizing the assignment for me." Basara told Mio.
"I see." Mio said, as she had slightly sited up.
"How are you? Will you be all right?" Basara asked.
Mio lay back down and placed her hand on her forehead.
"I think I might have calmed down some." Mio answered.
"What happened anyway?" Basara asked before he sits on his chair. "The curse doesn't activate unless you think something bad about me, right?"
"Could that be the reason Mio?" Kivat asked.
Mio turned sideways on the bed, avoiding eye contact.
"I-I didn't…" Mio mutters.
"Oh right," Basara said before he brought out his phone. "I should give Maria a call, so get some rest."
Mio turns back to Basara.
"S-Sure…" Mio nodded. "Maria's at the arcade again?"
"Y-Yeah…She said there's a game she's been hooked on lately." Basara answered.
"Yes. Yes. Of course you know that girl does love her games." Kivat nodded.
"Good grief!" Mio said with annoyed sound in her voice. "Playing, sleeping in class…All of you are like that."
"Sleeping in class has nothing to do with it." Basara told her. "I'm right here beside you, so don't be so upset."
"You listen to what big brother said Mio. After all being too stressed will lead to wrinkles you know." Kivat told him.
Mio brought her blanket to her mouth to cover it.
"I-I know…" Mio mutters.
After a while, Mio had fallen asleep. Basara decided to head outside to get a drink from a vending machine, while talking to Maria on the phone, explaining the situation.
"So it looks like we might be here, a while longer." Basara told Maria, before his drink fall out.
"Understood. I will come to get you a bit later then." Maria told him.
"Thanks. And how are things on your end?" Basara asked before he brought out his drink and sets his shoulder on the vending machine.
"Today I did not sense such a presence for once." Maria answered.
"I see. Later, then." Basara said before he hangs up.
Basara then felt a presence behind him, which made him look, but saw only Yahiro walking to him.
"Oh, it's just you, Takigawa." Basara said in relief.
"Don't look like you've seen a monster." Yahiro told him.
"Sorry for asking you to take my place." Basara told him.
"Who cares? More importantly, how's Naruse, she feeling any better?" Yahiro asked.
"Yeah, more or less." Basara answered. "She's settling down."
"I was surprised when she suddenly collapsed. And her face was bright red; she seemed awfully embarrassed about something." Yahiro stated sounding a little teasing.
"A-Anyway, thank you." Basara said sounding a little off. "I'll definitely pay you back for this someday."
Basara then throws Yahiro his drink, which he catches.
"Oh, speaking of which, Basacchi, did you see Nonaka?" Yahiro asked.
"Yuki? No." Basara answered.
"That's strange." Yahiro then opens the drink, while explaining. "She left saying she was going to check up on you two."
"She did?" Basara asked, before having a conclusion on what's she's really going to do, as Yahiro was drinking. "Well I'm heading back, then."
Basara was about to head back to Mio's room, until suddenly the lights turned off which surprised the two high school students.
"Whoa, a blackout?!" Yahiro thought out loud, wondering what happen.
Until, they both saw cloaked animal head demons walking towards them.
'Don't tell me?! They've already infiltrated the school?! Mio!' Basara thought, as Yahiro was looking scared and is starting to look like he was going freak out.
(Meanwhile with Mio)
Someone's shadow covered Mio, as she started to wake up.
"Basara?" Mio mutters, before she blinks in surprised seeing it was Yuki looking over her. "Yuki Nonaka?"
"I need to talk to you." Yuki told her.
This made Mio sits up, wondering what she wanted to talk about.
(Back with Basara)
Yahiro drops his drink, as he looks at the demons approaching them.
"Wh-What's going on?" Yahiro turns back to Basara. "Hey, Basacchi!"
The demons eyes started to glow, Basara elbows Yahiro in the gut so hard he was knock out as he fallen on the ground.
The demons charges at Basara.
"Kivat!" Basara called out.
"Kivatte ikuze!" Kivat comes flying to Basara before he catches him and let him bite him.
"GABUU!"
The Kivat Belt soon appears around Basara as chains before he changes into the belt.
"Henshin!" Basara said before he inserts Kivat on the belt, and soon charges as he transformed into Kiva.
"Don't get in my way!" Kiva shouted before he brought out the Garuru Fuestle, and inserts into Kivat.
"GARURU SABER!"
Kiva transformed into his Garuru Form, and slashes through the first group of demons with his Garuru Saber, and slashes the next group, before changes back to his base form, and runs to Mio's room.
Kiva slams the door open.
"Mio!" Kiva saw that Mio is gone. "Dammit!"
(Now presently, with Mio and Yuki)
Mio and Yuki were now on the roof, with Yuki looking at the sky, and Mio was talking to her.
"So what do you mean by 'talk'?" Mio asked, the childhood friend of her step brother.
"You should have heard from Basara. You know why I'm here at this school." Yuki stated.
"Yes, I've heard." Mio nodded. "I know what you are, and what your relationship with him is."
Yuki slightly turned to Mio.
"With you around, Basara will suffer. So," Yuki raises her hand and summons a green aura out of it. "Leave Basara."
(With Kiva)
Kiva runs through the hallway of the school, searching for Mio and Yuki.
'They couldn't have gotten far yet. Dammit…All because I let my guard down. Mio!' Kiva thought, can't help but feeling more worried for Mio.
(Back with the girls)
"No." Mio refused. "Even after learning the whole truth, he said he would keep on protecting me." Mio then made a happy face, before she said. "Because he said, we're family."
Yuki fully turned to Mio facing her.
"I see." Yuki then summons her swords and gauntlets, and sends an energy slash at Mio after draws her sword, which she blocks with a magic circle shield.
Yuki pointed her sword on Mio with a menacing glare, who remains unfazed of her glare, refusing to back down.
"So you're resorting to force in the end? In that case…I won't show mercy, either." Mio said before she fires a magic tornado at Yuki, which in traps her inside, but Yuki cuts it away dispersing the attack like it was nothing.
"You're only taking advantage of Basara's kindness." Yuki stated, before she sends another energy slash to Mio, which she blocks with a magic shield, but it had slightly pushed her back but still stands her ground.
"Then what about you?" Mio asked. "You're ignoring his own will, and pushing your selfless kindness onto him!"
Mio then summons two magic circles, which fired two tornados at Yuki, which she avoided by running to the side.
"I'm not making any excuses! I don't regret it, either!" Mio exclaimed.
Yuki cuts down the two tornados, which made flower petals as she cuts them down.
"If I apologized after getting him this involved, it would be rude to him!" Mio stated as she continues her attack. "So I'll fight fair and square! Together with him!"
Yuki cuts down the last of Mio's tornado attack, and then slashes downward which sends a shockwave at Mio, who blocks it with a magic barrier, but it was soon shattered when it cancels the attack.
"My magic barrier?!" Mio gasped.
Yuki sheaths her sword, as a green aura surrounds her body.
"If you say such words again, I won't forgive you. If you knew Basara, then you couldn't say such things!" Yuki stated with angrier face.
"What do you mean?" Mio asked.
"Basara can't fight like he used to anymore. It's likely hard for him to even hold his other sword in his hand." Yuki stated.
"W-What are you saying?" Mio asked.
"Five years ago, in order to save us, Basara eliminated many of our friends from this world." Yuki explained, this surprised Mio after hearing that.
(Back with Kiva)
Kiva continues running through the hallways, still looking for Mio.
"Mio! Dammit!" Kiva said.
"Just stop, Basara!" Kivat called out, which made Kiva stop. "Just clam down for a moment and think. You have the means to locate her."
"Right, this is what the Master-Servant pact was for!" Kiva realized, before he concentrate, and soon the Master-Servant pact symbol appeared on his hand, and soon found where Mio is. "Above, huh!"
(Back with the girls)
"What do you mean?" Mio asked, still feeling shock of what Yuki had told her.
"The reason Jin-san, and Basara, left the village…and lost their right to belong to the clan…" Yuki continue to explain.
Mio then remembers her first discovering of Basara's that he was part of the hero clan.
"Even now, that past is still making Basara suffered. You have no idea how cruel it is to make Basara wield his sword!" Yuki brought her hand on her sword and charges at Mio for an attack, but soon stop when they heard the door slam open.
They both look to see Kiva, before he reverted back to Basara, and was panting feeling a little after breath.
"Basara?" Mio mutters.
"What's the meaning of this, Yuki?" Basara exclaimed. "Weren't you supposed to be her observer?"
His words made Yuki slightly narrowed her eyes.
"Mio, you too. You told me you wouldn't make enemies out of the hero clan, didn't you?" Basara said which made her look to the ground.
"I…" Mio mutters.
"Mio what's wrong?" Basara asked.
"They were talking about your past." They look and saw Lars looking above them. "Up until just now."
"When did he?!" Mio wonder who they didn't notice him earlier.
"So you're exiled from the hero clan! And then become the current inheritor of the legendary Kiva, and you're guarding the descendant of the pervious demon lord? What an awfully intriguing tale." Lars stated.
"So you're behind those demons that showed up before?!" Basara said.
"Basara, what demons?!" Mio asked.
"Don't worry." Basara told her.
"Yes, Mio, there's nothing to worry about." Kivat told her.
"But!" Mio said.
"Indeed. It's pointless worrying about it now. These past few days, he's been fighting none stop in several battles, from both demons and Fangire alike." Lars stated.
"Huh?" Mio said wondering what the masked man means.
"Every night. Until dawn." Lars stated.
"Basara, what does he mean?!" Mio demanded to know.
"Quite!" Basara exclaimed, before he grabs Kivat and let him bite him. "Henshin!"
Basara inserts Kivat back on his belt and transforms into Kiva, and soon jumps to Lars, for a punch.
"Now, now." Lars said, before he fires a shadow energy wave attack on Kiva, pushing back to the ground of the roof.
"Basara!" Mio and Yuki shouted in the same time.
Kiva lands back on the ground on his feet.
'He's strong!' Kiva thought after feeling his attack, figuring that he's not an easy opponent to beat.
"Basara, Kivat, what does he mean you two have been fighting every night?" Mio asked, wanting to know.
"It was for your sake." Lars stated, which made Mio turned to him. "The power you've inherited from the previous Demon Lord draws stray, lesser demons and most Fangire to you. If those were to beging harming other innocent humans, the hero clan would determine your existence to be harmful, and upgrade you from a target for observation to a target for elimination. And once you become a target for elimination, you wouldn't be allowed to live, even though you're a former hero. That's why that woman told you to leave him."
This made Yuki narrowed her eyes on the mask man.
"Well, he and that succubus at your side have been hunting down stray demons and Fangire every day and night in order to keep that from happening." Lars told Mio, which made her even more shocked.
"Is that true, Basara?" Mio asked.
Kiva remained silent as he looked away, before he stood up.
"Then the reason Maria stopped coming to get us was…" Mio started.
"If I told you, you'd only blame yourself, right? So…" Kiva told her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know anything…" Mio said.
"No! You're not the one at fault-." Kiva started.
"No." Lars interrupted. "Mio Naruse, your existence is to blame for it all."
"Why you!" Kiva glared at Lars.
"Kisama!" Kivat also glared at the masked man.
"If that comes as such a shock to you, then would you mind ceding the pervious Demon Lord's power that's the cause of all this?" Lars said as he waved his hand.
Mio's shadow started to shift into a different shape then her, and coming out of it, was a demon.
"Get down, Mio!" Kiva told her, as he and Yuki saw it.
Mio blinked as he brought out its arms with a blade attach on his right arm.
Kiva was about to bring out his Wake Up Fuestle.
"Do you really have time for that, and are you planning on eliminate her this time?" Lars asked.
This made Kiva/Basara remembers a memory from his childhood of facing a red eye demon with a dark aura around it.
This made Kiva stop going for the Fuestle and runs to Mio, before he force remove Kivat out of his belt, reverting back to Basara.
"Basara! What are you doing?!" Kivat said, as he was rolling in the air before stopping.
The demon slashes at Mio, and then blood was spilled out.
Mio fallen to the ground, as some of the blood got on her body and on her cheek, and her face turned to a shock look, on what she saw happen.
"Basara!" Kivat and Yuki shouted, on what happen.
Basara was seen lying on Mio, with the demon's blood stab on his back, as Mio was still processing on what has happen, not believing what she is seeing.
"No…Hey…You're kidding me, right? Basara?" Mio mutters, as tears fallen on her eyes. "Basara!"
(Cue Break the Chain)
(Instrumental) As the song was playing, in the main room of Castle Doran Mio was sleeping on white bed wearing red dress while rose petals fall on her, then changes to Kiva walking through the hallways of Castle Doran. Then the scene changes Kiva picking up Mio in bridal carry. The tone changes then Kiva turns face to face at the screen. Then Kiva was flying upside down with his right leg armor open.
(Baku Baku beatin' heart! Kattobashite killin' it now!) Kiva on his motorcycle begins driving it fast on the street.
(Baki Baki beatin' heart! Kimi koso one and only) Then changes to Kiva sitting on throne in Castle Doran, The Arm Monsters in their human forms and Mio, Maria, and Yuki walking towards him. Changes back to Kiva flying upside down again.
(Kimi ga sekai ni sonzai shiteru, imi wo shiritakunai? {Baku baku beatin' heart!}) Maria and Yuki were in the kitchen papering for dinner, while Basara and Mio were setting the table, Kivat is seen flying in the screen singing.
(Baki Baki beatin' heart!) Basara, Mio, and Yuki are seated in their classroom, then changes Yahiro eating with Basara on the roof, while in that time eight Kivat's were singing on the top and bottom of the screen.
{Instrumental} (Soko ni kakurete temo! Nani mo hajimannai) Mio then remembers Zolgear killing her parents, and then changes to Basara with chains crawling under his skin, and then changes to Lars, Zest, Valga, and Zolgear together on a stair case. The scene changes to Basara as the chains speared out of him and restraining him.
(Tozasareteta DOA wo sono de kowase) Kiva was walking in a dark room, and then Kiva watches shattered stain glass was reforming making a window that shines on him beneath him is the shadow of the mirror. Then change back to Basara freeing himself from the chains.
(Me ni mienu fuan wo kazote tomaranaide) Basara held Kivat on his hand and let him bite him and then inserts him into his belt, and then changes into Kiva.
(Unmei no RUURU yabutteku) A child Basara was on his knees in a carter as was Brynhildr stab on the ground next to him.
(Me ni mienai tsunagari shinite ugoki dasou) Kiva on the throne of Castle Doran and near it is the Arm Monsters in human form, and then showed Mio hugging on the back of his neck, Yuki was hugging him on his arm, and Maria hugging on his leg.
(You got to change! Breakin' the chain! Tobashiteke ashita e) Kiva was readying his fist and shattered the stain window in pieces again, Kiva changes back to Basara.
(Don't be afraid! Walk in the stage, just GO! {Instrumental}) Kivat was flying near Kiva's raised right leg and the armor opens and freed the red wings. Kiva was now showed on top of Castle Doran and then jumps high in the air.
(Baku Baku Beatin' heart! Kimi koso one and only) Kivat fly's through the screen followed by Kiva doing his signature attack. Then changes into title of the story with Kiva's symbol.
"Basara!" Kivat flies to Basara and Mio and looks at his partner. "Come on! Wake up, please!"
"Basara…No! Hang in there! Hey!" Mio called out with tears forming on the edge of her eyes.
"Though he was a member of the hero clan, he was but a ruined one in the end. He was more fragile than I expected." Lars stated.
"Kisama!" Kivat glared at the masked man, until he and Mio saw the shadow demon slowly coming towards them, which Kivat got in its way, to protect her and Basara. "You want her you have to go through me!"
The demon was then cut in half by Yuki, and soon glares at Lars.
"I'll never forgive you! How dare you!" Yuki exclaimed before she fires an energy slash at Lars, which he dodge.
"Oh?" Lars then saw Yuki coming in behind him. "You're not bad."
Lars dodges Yuki's attack by jumping over and landed behind her a few feet away, as Yuki turned around before he landed.
"You need to treat him soon, or it might be too late for him." Lars told Yuki, which made her grit her teeth knowing that he's right, before she jumps back down to Mio, Basara, and Kivat. "Do you understand now? This is the consequence of your decision."
"My…" Mio mutters.
"Will you continue to involve others, get them hurt, and still continue fighting your futile battle to carry out your own revenge?" Lars asked, which made Yuki click her tongue, and then a portal appeared behind Lars. "However, depending upon your decision, I could end all of this in an instant." Lars said as he flouted to the portal, and when he fully went through the portal vanishes.
"Basara…I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Mio cried, as Kivat was saddened seeing her like this.
"Mio…" Kivat mutters, while Yuki had a little pity in her eyes.
They soon heard a roar; they look and saw Castle Doran flying to the scene, which surprised Mio and Yuki when they saw the Dragon with a castle body.
"Castle Doran, just in time!" Kivat said.
Castle Doran opened its mouth and produced an orb of energy that hovered down to Basara, Mio and Kivat, it then fully enveloped them and then carried them upwards, and then to the dragon's mouth.
"Basara!" Yuki gasped, before the dragon castle flies away leaving Yuki behind, while she watches it leave but still can't help but feel worried about Basara.
(At the Toujou and Naruse house)
Castle Doran had safely delivered Basara, Mio, and Kivat back to their house, and also made Maria surprised seeing the castle dragon after Mio called her to meet at the house, and coming out of its mouth, was Mio, Kivat, and Jiro who was carrying Basara on his arms.
Before they could bring Basara inside, Maria asked who Jiro was; he just told her that he's a servant of Kiva and a friend.
Soon they brought him to his room, and lay him on his bed, for Maria to treat his injuries.
"How is he?" Mio asked, the succubus
"His wound has closed, and his pulse is normal." Maria assured her master.
"Thank goodness." Mio felt relived knowing that Basara will be alright, but soon remembers Lars words to her, which made her tighten her fist, not knowing that Jiro notice it.
"If he just gets some rest and recovers his stamina…" Maria said before turning to Mio. "Mio-sama?"
"Oh, don't worry, I just felt a little feverish." Mio stated before placing her hand on her forehead.
"That's not good. We should get medicine…" Maria said, while Jiro didn't fully buy her feverish statement.
"Don't worry. I'll be resting in my room for a bit. You just take care of Basara, okay?" Mio told Maria, before she leaves.
"H-Hai…" Maria said.
"If you want, I can escort you to your room." Jiro told Mio.
"Oh no, you don't have to do that, I'll be just fine." Mio told him, as she exits the room and closes the door.
Then everyone else in the room heard Basara starting to wake up, before turning to him.
"Basara!/Basara-san!" Kivat and Maria said before coming close to his face.
"You two…" Basara mutters, and soon saw Jiro behind them. "Jiro…"
"Good to see you awake, Basara-sama." Jiro said.
Basara was now sitting up on his bed, with Jiro with his back against the wall, and Maria apologizing to him, with Kivat flying by her head.
"I'm sorry. If only I would have arrived a bit sooner." Maria told him.
"No, you helped enough." Basara assured her.
"But you are incredible. You are conscious already?" Maria said.
"It's probably because of the Hero Clan's training routine. Am I correct?" Jiro asked.
Basara looks down.
"Yeah. Our clan undergoes special training for our bodies. Since childhood." Basara stated, as he remember his past.
(Flashback 10 years ago)
By the river, nearby the Hero Clan's village, Basara was training with a child of his clan, in a practice match, and he smacks his opponent's sword out of his hand before he fallen on the ground.
"Good! Basara, that's enough." An instructor told him.
Basara puffed as he wipes off his sweat with his forearm.
"Incredible, Basara!" A child Yuki said, which made Basara turned to her as he chuckles.
Watching Basara from afar was the Hero Clan's elder and another member of the Clan standing beside the elder.
"That's Jin's son for you."
"It's more than just his swordsmanship. The power he was born with, too…That child is the hope of our next generation." The elder stated.
"Bad news!" They both turned and saw a member of the clan running to them with a bleeding shoulder, and Basara and Yuki heard his scream, before turning to them as well.
"What is wrong?" The elder asked.
"The sacred demon sword! The seal on Brynhildr has been undone!" He told them.
"Sacred demon sword? You mean…" Yuki started.
"The sword that sealed the evil spirits long ago." Basara finished.
"But by who?!"
"It was Seito!"
"Him? He has always shown discontent with our ceasefire with the demons." The elder stated. As Seito opens the door of the shrine Brynhildr.
"Don't tell me he tried to go to the demon realm on his own?"
"Worse than that! His body's been possessed by the evil spirits that were sealed, and he's heading for the village!" Seito grabs the swords handle, when he did the sword started glowing, and soon made a pillar beam of light, that destroyed the shrine.
"What!? The children!" When the dust settled Seito appearance has changed into a monster like form wearing a cloak, and has a purple aura around.
"Get the children to safety!"
"Dammit! It had to happen while Jin's away!"
Seito was running down on the river, and standing in his way were several heroes, with their swords ready to battle, as Basara, Yuki, and the other kids runs away to safety.
Seito then jumps to the heroes, and with a single stroke he made a small explosion and killed several of the heroes, and the explosion sent Basara and Yuki flying a few feet before they fallen on the ground.
Seito then killed the other remaining heroes easily slaughtering them, before Basara sits and started to have a panic attack as he watch so much blood shed.
Then Seito slowly walks to Yuki who manages to sit back up, and soon saw the corrupted hero in front of her, which made Basara stands up and runs to her.
"Yuki!" Basara shouted before he comes in front of Seito to protect Yuki.
Seito raises his sword up in the air readying his attack, as Basara still stands his ground, then he eyes light up, then an explosion of a pillar of light, destroying everything a few miles around.
Then when it cleard, Basara and Yuki were now in a crater, and Seito is gone, leaving only Brynhildr stabbed on the ground behind Basara.
(End of flashback)
Basara remained quiet, with his eyes looking down.
"Basara-san?" Maria got his attention back, snapping him out of it.
"Oh right, where's Mio?" Basara asked.
"She said she was feeling feverish and went to her room." Maria told him.
"Feverish? Was it the curse again?" Basara asked.
"When the cruse activates, she is more…squirmy and embarrassed." Maria started with her cheeks slightly red.
"And, thus the power of succubus magic at their works." Jiro sighed quietly, having some experience of succubus.
"Huh?" Basara looks down again.
"Anyway, I will go check on her." Maria said before she leaves.
'What? Something's nagging at me…' Basara thought.
"Basara, is something wrong?" Kivat asked.
"Oh it's nothing Kivat." Basara told him.
"Good because, I want to give you a piece of my mind! What were you thinking pushing me away like that, and only taking the hit by yourself?!" Kivat exclaimed.
"I'm…I'm sorry, I didn't want you get hurt…" Basara said.
"No excuses! Listen Basara, I get you don't want anyone close to get hurt, but you and I are supposed to be partners, fighting together as one." Kivat told him.
"I know that but still…" Basara said as he tightly holds his blanket.
"Basara-sama," Jiro got his attention. "I thought once you become stronger as Kiva, you'll eventually be ready enough to face your past, and move on. But after what happen, you're clearly not there yet."
"Yeah I know you don't have to tell me…" Basara mutters. "I thought I was getting there, but I guess I'm still not."
After seeing the sad look on his eyes, Jiro sighed.
"Listen Basara-sama, I understand facing your past and to move on, is not an easy thing to do. So I'm going to give you this little advice, one of the ways of moving on, is that you need to mostly learn how to forgive yourself." Jiro told him.
"Forgive myself…" Basara mutters. "I'm not sure if that's even possible for me."
"Well it is mostly up to you. I'm only here to act as the servant of Kiva, what you do; from here on is your choice." Jiro told him.
"There is trouble! Mio-sama is-!" They heard Maria shouting as she runs in the room.
Everyone was now in or by Mio's room, and saw she is gone.
"That idiot!" Basara said, as Maria falls on her knees.
"I'm sorry; I should have realized what she was going to do something sooner." Jiro said.
"No…this is my fault. If you could just tell me where she is…You are the only one who can sense Mio-sama!" Maria said, in worried about her master.
"Let's go, Maria!" Basara told her.
"Absolutely not! You have not fully recovered! I will go alone…" Maria said, before Basara patted her on the head.
"Maria." Basara said, before looking at Kivat. "Kivat, you ready to go? Partner."
Kivat smirked, before he nodded.
"Of course, I told you on the day we met, that you and I are partners in the end. Just remember that and don't force me away in battles." Kivat told Basara, before remembering the day he met Basara.
(Flashback 10 years ago)
Basara was seen sitting against a tree, while crying, still guilty on what happen to his other friend, by losing control of his powers.
"You alright, bōya? What's wrong?" Basara looks up and saw Kivat flying in front of him.
"W-What are you!?" Basara said in straddle of seeing this talking bat.
"Me? Well I'm Kivat-bat the 3rd, of the Kivat-bat family! But you can call me Kivat for short." Kivat told the young Basara. "So mind telling what's wrong? I mean you look so sad."
Basara looks down. Kivat was no on Basara's shoulder as he explained what happen, in his village.
"Hmm, I see…" Kivat nodded in understanding. "Sorry if I forced you to bring out a sorrowful past."
"No it's alright, in fact I feel slightly better talking about this to someone." Basara told the bat.
"Well I'm glad I was able to help. And you know what I'll be your new friend from here on." Kivat said, which surprised Basara.
"Really?" Basara asked.
"Of course." Kivat nodded until he saw Fangire Fangs behind Basara's neck.
"Look out! Kivat kick!" Kivat flies and kicks the fangs away.
"Well, well," They looked and saw a Deer Fangire walking out of the woods, to Basara and Kivat, and Basara was surprised to see the Fangire. "I saw a snack, but imagine my surprised to see a member of the traitorous Kivat-bat family here; this might be my lucky day."
"Kivat, what is that?" Basara asked.
"It's a Fangire! You need to get out here Basara now! I'll hold it off!" Kivat said as he flies to the Fangire.
Kivat slashes at the Deer Fangire a few times, Basara was about to run but can't leave Kivat behind. The Deer Fangire tries to swat at Kivat who dodges his attacks.
"Can't catch me!" Kivat mocked while sticking his tongue at the Fangire, which irritated it, as the Deer Fangire continues to swat at Kivat, who continue to dodge his attacks, until eventually, the Fangire manages to swat Kivat to the ground.
Kivat was about to fly back up, until the Deer Fangire stomps it's foot on one of Kivat's wings.
"I'm going to make you regret insulting me!" The Deer Fangire swore, before it brought out a spear, and was going to stab Kivat with it, until Basara grabs the Fangire and tries to pull it away.
"You leave Kivat alone right now!" Basara demanded.
"Basara! What are you doing I told you get away!" Kivat told him.
The Fangire just chuckles, before it smacks Basara away to the ground. Basara got back and charges at the Deer Fangire trying to push it off of Kivat, until the Deer Fangire slaps him to the ground, and kicks him away a few feet.
"Basara just stop! You'll only get yourself killed like this!" Kivat told the young Basara.
"Never! You said you'll be my friend, well I won't abandon a friend who's in trouble!" Basara swore, which surprised Kivat.
"Basara…" Kivat said.
"Aww...That's sweat what beautiful friendship, but it also makes me sick! So I'm gonna end this right now!" The Deer Fangire was about to finished Kivat, until they all heard a loud roar, and soon saw Castle Doran flying in and rams onto the Fangire pushing it off of Kivat.
"Just in time, Castle Doran!" Kivat cheered, while Basara was amazed by the dragon castle, before flying to Basara. "Basara, I thank you for helping me. I admired you courage and willingness to help despite the odds you face. So I must ask you, are you willing to fight with me?"
"Fight with you?" Basara said.
"Yes," Kivat nodded. "Right now I'm looking for a partner to fight with against the Fangire, like that one and others of his kind. And I think you might be the right partner I was looking for. I'm not sure if it can work, but I need to know are you willing to do it, to fight for the sake of others."
Basara looks at the Deer Fangire who slowly getting back up on its feet, he then looks at his hand, before he made a fist, and looks to Kivat with determination in his eyes before he nodded.
"Alright, first I need you lift you hand up." Kivat instructed him, Basara did what he told and Kivat moves to his hand. "Alright, but brace yourself this is going to sting a bit. GABUU!"
Kivat bites on Basara's hand, which made him, cringed of feeling the slightly singing pain. Until Basara heard the hypnotic sounds, as stain glass markings appeared on his face, and soon saw chains warped around his waist before it change into the Kivat Belt.
"What the?" Basara said in surprised seeing the belt, before Kivat inserts himself onto it.
"Henshin!" Kivat said.
"Henshin?" Basara parroted.
Then his body then morphed before the quicksilver broke apart, changing into adult size Kiva.
"What the?" Kiva said in surprised as he looks at his hands and the rest of his body. "Kivat what happen to me?"
"I don't have time to explain! But to make things sort, right now you are the armored warrior known as Kiva! And this means that you and I are partners to the end!" Kivat told him.
"Kiva?" Kiva said, as he continues to look at himself, before looking at the Deer Fangire who stood up on its feet.
Kiva wasn't sure all this means for now, but figures that he can now stand a match against the Fangire. Kiva then enters his combat pose as he and the Fangire charges at each other.
(End of flashback)
"Yeah your right." Basara nodded. "I shouldn't have pushed you away like that. You and I are partners and partners trust each other."
"Good to hear it. Now let's go and find your sister!" Kivat told him.
"Yeah!" Basara nodded.
(With Mio)
Mio is in the middle of a forest, sending off her creating a magic barrier to prevent any people out of the area around her.
'The spell to keep people away is complete. This is for the best.' Mio thought before looking down to the ground, with sad eyes. 'Maria, Basara…I'm sorry.'
"It would seem…" Mio gasped, when Lars was behind her when she didn't notice. "That you've reached your decision."
Mio then turned to the masked man, which made him chuckle.
"If you're willing to be the sole sacrifice, then…all of this will end, smoothly." Lars stated.
"That's right; I'm the only one…who should get hurt fighting!" Mio declared with an unyielding face, before an explosion erupted beneath Lars, no doubt a trap set by Mio.
Mio then casted and fire three balls of lighting at Lars.
"Not done yet!" Mio declared, before she fires four fire balls at Lars, which made an explosion pillar high in the sky.
Mio was breathing in and out a few times, when the explosion died down.
"That should do it…" Mio stated, but is proven wrong when she heard.
"Are you satisfied now?" Lars said as the smoke around blows away, revealing himself to be unharmed by Mio's relentless attack.
This made Mio conjured a small ball of fire in her hand.
"Your flames are quite pretty. Shall I order my subordinates to find out?" Lars asked, which made Mio blinked. "Your fire spell or the home where that former hero sleeps, which do you think will make the prettier flame?"
"You coward!" Mio exclaimed.
"You're the one who got him involved. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself!" Lars told Mio.
Mio gritted her teeth, before she claims down by putting away her fireball by closing her hand, and closes her eyes.
"You're after me, aren't you? Then please, don't lay a finger on Basara, Maria, or anyone else." Mio requested.
"That is a wise decision. You have a deal." Lars told her, as he walks to Mio.
Lars brought his hand close to Mio.
"Give me your hands." Lars told her, Mio did what he told her, Lars then made shadow magic cuffs around her wrists, to bind her hands and can nullify her magic.
"Now, shall we go, then my dear?" Lars asked.
"Where do you plan on taking me?" Mio asked.
"The demon realm of course." Lars answered, before he opens a portal. "My master is expecting your vis-!"
Before he could finished, an energy was sent between them, which Lars jumps to dodge, and made Mio step back.
Mio look and saw it was Yuki armed with her sword, running past her to Lars.
"Nonaka?!" Mio gasped.
Yuki slashed at Lars, who blocks with a dark aura to shield from harm, before he made a shock wave to push her away, before she stops in front of Mio.
"Why?!" Mio demanded to know why she's here.
"I'm surprised you would ally yourself with her." Lars said.
"I…" Yuki started, as her clothes change into the Hero Clans armor. "…Simply can't forgive you after you hurt Basara."
Yuki then jumps to Lars going for another slash, but he summons the same aura to shield himself from her attack.
'Mio Naruse, you apologized to Basara over and over as you cried on that roof.' Yuki said inside her mind, as she slashes at Lars multiple times. 'And now, you're even trying to offer yourself up. I think I now understand why Basara is trying to protect you.'
Yuki then jumps away from Lars a few feet.
"You can't defeat me. You should already know that." Lars stated.
"Then take this!" Yuki said before she channels an aura around her sword and slash on Lars protected aura, and shattered it, which had surprised the mask demon, before he jumps away.
"How did you break my barrier?" Lars demanded to know.
"If you can't cut it down in one stroke, then keep cutting until it breaks. That's all." Yuki said, before she sheaths her sword.
"You mean. You focused all your attacks on the exact same spot without erring?" Lars concluded.
"Don't underestimate the hero clan!" Yuki told the mask man, before slashing her sword firing a shock wave at Lars, which he dodges by jumping, and landed on a nearby park building.
"Fine, then allow me to toy with you a bit more." Lars said, before he fired magic energy balls at Yuki.
"Look out!" Mio said, before Yuki dodges his attack by jumping back, when it hit the ground it made a smoke cloud, which Yuki jumps out of.
"Oh? You managed to evade that? In that case!" Lars created several small orbs around him.
Yuki gasped when she saw a raining barrage attack coming at her from the sky, having no time to dodge it, she blocks it with her sword, but was sent flying, and her back smash onto a tree.
"Nonaka!" Mio shouted in worried.
Yuki stabs her sword on the ground, using to support herself back up.
"I can…" Yuki mutters not going to give up. 'I can still fight. After all, he…I'm alive because Basara saved me. That's why I withstood harsh training and became strong!'
Yuki gasped when she saw, Lars created a large orb over his head.
"This is the end." Lars stated.
"Stop! Nonaka isn't involved! I don't care what happens to me! So!" Mio begged him.
"That's not possible. Anyone who interferes with my mission will be eliminated." Lars told her, before he throws the orb at Yuki.
"No…Stop!" Mio cried out.
Just as the attack was about 10 feet to Yuki, coming in front of her and between the attacks, was Kiva, which surprised the two girls and Lars.
"Leave it to, me, Mio." Kiva told her.
Kiva then brought out Brynhildr, but when he did, a green aura started to consume Kiva's arm.
"Basara!" Mio and Yuki gasped.
'Could me being Kiva bringing out some sort of negative effect?' Kiva thought as he looks at the sword before setting his eyes at the coming at attack. 'No matter! I don't have time to think on that, right now I need to stop this thing!'
"Let's go!" Kiva shouted, as he charges forward, and slashes at the orb projectile, and was in even ground against it, and he soon remembers his attack's powers.
(Flashback)
Basara and Yuki were in the crater that he created after losing control of his power.
"Banishing Shift. It renders all forms of attack meaningless. Because it eliminates the phenomenon the power's very existence, and sends it to the zero, dimension." The village elder explained.
(End of flashback)
Kiva was still in even ground against the orb projectile.
'Don't be afraid.' Kiva told himself.
(Flashback)
The crater is seen even bigger, as it was on about half of a mountain.
"It eliminates everything, even the remains of its victums?"
"It's dangerous!"
"And frightening!"
"We should confine Basara and the demon sword Brynhildr in order to prevent a repeat of this tragedy!"
Brynhildr's aura then changes from its purple glow to green.
(End of flashback)
"Just give up." Lars advised the bat warrior.
Kiva then remembers that time he met Kivat, and the time he save Mio from the Horse Fangire.
'To never run away! That's what I've learned from Kivat and Mio! Protect what you want to protect!' Kiva told himself; before a large crack appeared on the orb projectile and it grow larger and larger, until it finally shattered it into pieces.
This had surprised everyone around.
"B-Basara, that power!" Yuki said in worried.
"It's incomplete," Kiva started before he puts the sword away, and the aura around his arm disappeared, before he moves it around and checks it, and felt it was alright. "But I can handle doing this much."
Beneath his armor, he can feel that his wounds are starting to reopen.
'I don't think I'll be able to fight for too long, so I need to finish this fast!' Kiva thought before he charges at Lars in lighting fast speed, before he appears beside the masked man, and punches at him, before he summons a protected aura barrier around his body to block it, but this didn't stop Kiva as he kept attacking at Lars, before he jumps away, and landed on the park building's roof.
Lars laughs in amusement.
"I see now. Then I'll readjust my evaluation. The biggest hindrance to my mission…is you, Basara Tou-No Kiva!" Lars exclaimed as he summons hundreds of orb projectiles around him.
Kiva then pulls out the Arms monster Fuestles, and inserts one of them into Kivat, which surprised Mio and Yuki.
"First up: GARULU SABER!" Kivat called as he blew into it.
In Castle Doran, Jiro was looking up from his hand hearing his Fuestle calling him.
"Next: BASHAA MAGNUM!" Kivat shouted after Kiva replaced the Garuru Fuestle with the Bashaa one.
Ramon looked up from his hand with a bit of shock.
"Finally," Kivat said as Kiva slipped the final Fuestle into place. "DOGGA HAMMER!"
Riki eyes moved from his hand to his two housemates and the three nodded to one another.
"Let's go," Jiro said as he and the others put their cards, and stands up from their seats and walked away from the table they were playing on, and walks into Castle Doran's mouth and at a time, before assuming their true forms and before vanishing into orbs of light.
Castle Doran roars before firing all three of the Arms Monster weapons.
The Arms Monster weapons flew towards Kiva and surrounded him. They spun around and around, then released a bright flash of light.
In the light, Kiva began to change. Chains wrapped around his left arm and shoulder, shattering to become the Garulu Cobalt Arm. The chains then wrapped around his right arm and shoulder to reveal Bashaa Emerald Arm. Finally, the chains warped around his chest before shattering, revealing Dogga Violet Chest.
This is Kiva - DoGaBaKi Form.
The light died down, and everyone gawked at the new Kiva.
(Cue: Destiny's Play by Tetra-Fang)
Lars then hurled his attack on Kiva.
Kiva then brought out his Bashaa Magnum and spins around while firing at the orbs in pin point accuracy, causing them to explode, and Kiva soon jumps out of the smoke cloud.
"He shot them all down?!" Lars said in surprised.
Kiva then brought out his Dogga Hammer, and slams it on Lars barrier aura, which slightly pushed him back while his feet are being crashed into the roof.
"Brute force alone isn't enough to break through my barrier." Lars stated.
"Who said I was alone…Maria!" Kiva called out, and Maria in her succubus form, punches on Lars face, which shattered his aura barrier.
"The succubus?!" Lars said, as he was thrown off the roof, not before Kiva slams him down to the ground with his Hammer, sending crash rolling on the ground before he stops on his feet.
"Too slow!" Kiva shouted, as he brought out his Garulu Saber and slashes Lars on his chest.
"Kiva…Basara…Toujou…" Lars mutters, as Kiva kept slashing Lars multiple times, before he kicks Lars away.
Kiva throws away his Saber and crosses his arms around his neck.
"WAKE UP!"
The chains around Kiva's right leg shattered freeing the red wings, before he raises it up. Kiva then jumps in the air and coming to Lars for a kick, and kicks straight through him, before he exploded.
(End of song)
As the battle was now over, Kivat flies out of the Belt reverting Kiva back into Basara, and the bindings around Mio's hands disappeared freeing them.
Basara breaths in and out, catching his breath, as Yuki looks at him.
"Basara…" Yuki said.
"It's over." Basara sighed in relief.
"Yes it's certainly is." Kivat nodded agreement.
Then they look at Mio, as she was about to go to Basara, before Maria hugs her, while crying in joy.
"Mio-sama! I was so worried about you! Please don't ever do something like that again!" Maria cried, before Mio hugs her back.
"Sorry. I'm very sorry." Mio told her loyal succubus servant.
"Looks like you're safe." Basara said as he walks to her.
"Yeah…T-Thank-!" Mio gasped, as a shadow demon got behind Basara.
"What's wrong?" Basara asked, before the demon stabs through Basara on his back, before he looks down and saw his blood on the ground and around the demon's blade.
"Basara!" Yuki and Kivat shouted in the same time.
Basara then fallen on his knees, and then fallen on the ground. This made Mio even more shocked, as her eyes shack and is becoming dull and void of light in them, and as her aura appeared around her body.
"Mio! No!" Kivat was about to go to her, until.
"No…No!" Mio's scream created a shockwave, which eradicate the demon that stabs Basara, and sent Yuki, Maria, Kivat, and the unconscious Basara away.
Then the ground begins to erupt, and the trees were being pushed back, as Mio's power caused a pillar light explosion.
Basara's hand begin to flinch, before he started to raise his head, regaining conscious, and then saw Yuki, Maria, and Kivat knocked out, on the ground.
"Wh-What happened?" Basara said before he manages to get back up, with his hand on his wound.
He then saw Mio levitating, and saw a dark space behind her and is starting to spread around the area.
"Mio!" Basara gasped before he got back on his feet. "Is this the Demon Lord Wilbert's power?"
"B-Basara!" Mio mutters.
"Calm down. See? I'm fine. It's over now." Basara assured her.
"No!" Mio told him.
"Nani?" Basara said.
"You can't! Holding this power back is all I can do, and I can barely do that!" Mio explained.
'Gravity waves? If it keeps going out of control like this…Then the town…No the whole world will be in danger.' Basara concluded.
"Please…Basara…I can't keep this power under control any longer. So…" Mio begged him.
"Wait! Don't give up!" Basara told her.
"There's no time left! Please, before I end up destroying this world!" Mio then begin to form tears on her eye. "So please…Kill me!"
Basara remained quiet, as the two hooded men were watching what is happening in the shadows wondering what he'll do.
"I refuse!" Basara gave his answered, which surprised the two hooded men and Mio.
"Y-You baka! It should be clear what you're supposed to protect!" Mio cried.
"I may protect people as Kiva! But I am still your family! Your brother! And it's a brother's duty to protect their little sisters, if I can't do something like that, then I have no right to be Kiva!" Basara told her, which surprised Mio. "I'm bringing you home."
"Huh?" Mio said.
"I'm definitely bringing you home. You and I are going back home together! If you're my little sister, then shut up let your brother save you and the world!" Basara told her, which surprised Mio even more before her tears begin to fall on her cheeks.
"Yes…Okay…Please…Save me, Onii-chan!" Mio bleed to him.
Basara saw the Kivat is still unconscious, that means the only thing he can do now is use Banishing Shift, Basara soon drew out Brynhildr.
'The only thing that could save Mio is with a complete Banishing Shift.' Basara thought, before he focuses his energy, and his aura started to appear around his body. 'I need to discern the root of the power going out of control…And eliminate only that.
Then the images of Yuki, Maria, Kivat, Jiro, Ramon, Riki, and Jin appeared, in his mind.
"Just hold on, and I'll get rid of it. I'll reduce your sadness and suffering to nothing." Basara told his sister, as he readies his sword.
Mio nodded, as wind swirls around Basara.
"Banishing Shift." Basara said, before he slashes his sword downward, and everything turned bright, as Mio is seen falling to the ground, and Basara fallen and lands on her chest.
"Let's go home." Basara said, before a tear drop from Mio falls on his cheek.
"Yeah…" Mio said.
(Next day)
The sun was setting, at the Naruse/Toujou house, inside was Riki vacuuming the house, and Riki doing some gardening in the yard they decided to help around until Basara is fully recovered after what had happened last night, before the doorbell rings.
"Coming!" Maria opens the door, and she, and Riki and Ramon, saw it was Yuki with a slightly embarrassed face outside. "Oh, hello."
"About last night…" Yuki started before she looks up. "Umm, where's Basara?"
"He's sleeping, he pushed himself so hard when his wounds had not finished healing, so…" Maria told her.
Yuki then brought out a far.
"What's this?" Maria said before she grabs it.
"A medicine passed down in our village. Since Basara bears the blood of us heroes, it should be especially effective." Yuki told her.
"Thank you for going so far. Please come on in." Maria told her, as she was ready to let her in.
"Yes, I bet Basara-sama, will be pleased to see you doing well." Ramon told her.
"I just wanted to bring this by. Take care." Yuki said, before she leaves and closes the door.
"Hmm…Such a strange girl, but I can tell that she has a good heart. I can see why Basara-sama likes her so much." Ramon said, before he continues vacuuming.
Yuki was seen standing on the park looking at the city, with the sun setting behind it, as she remembers Basara's action last night.
'Banishing Shift.' Yuki thought before she remembers using that move on Mio without harming her. 'That…'
Yuki then remembers that time 10 years ago, when Basara uses and lost control of that very technique.
'Was that the same as before?' Yuki thought. 'No, he controlled its power.'
Yuki was now smiling with tears forming on the edge of her eyes.
'So he's finally…He's finally facing it.' Yuki thought in joy, before saying. "Welcome back, Basara."
(A few days later)
Basara had now fully recovered, so now he, Mio, and Maria heads to the school.
"It's been a week since we were at school." Mio said as she, Basara, and Maria walks to school.
"You didn't have to take time off, too, Mio." Basara told her.
"Wh-Who cares? I told them we both came down with a summer cold." Mio told him.
"That is right." Maria said in agreement. "Thanks to the medicine we received from Yuki Nonaka-san, and Mio-sama's warm-oh warm- and tender care, he did not need to be hospitalized."
"M-Maria!" Mio exclaimed with a red blush on her face.
Basara then looks at the school roof, with a suspicion look in his eyes.
Even though his class had started, Basara decided to head to the school roof, and soon saw Yahiro by the fence.
Yahiro turns around facing Basara, greeting him. "Hey, Basacchi. Is it okay for someone who just recovered from a cold, to be skipping out of class?"
"Weren't you the only one who could open the lock?" Basara asked.
"Well, this is a big school. I'm sure there are some other people who can do it too." Yahiro stated.
"Anyway, are you all right?" Basara asked as he walks to Yahiro.
"Hmm?" Yahiro blinked before realizing what he meant. "Oh, you mean that night? What was that about anyway? You suddenly elbowed me in the sternum, and then ditched me."
"I don't mean that." Basara stated, before stopping close to Yahiro. "I did a kick you hard, at the park, didn't I?"
"What are you talking about?" Yahiro ask having no clue what he means.
"If you keep on acting innocent, you'll regret it." Basara stated, before he punches at Yahiro who dodges by jumping over and landed behind Basara a few feet away.
Yahiro had this dark look on his face with a smirk, as the image of Lars appeared in front of him, indicating that he is the mask man.
"When did you notice?" Yahiro or rather Lars asked.
"That night at school you were talking about how Mio collapsed, right?" Basara said, as he remembers his words from that night.
"I was surprised when she suddenly collapsed. And her face was bright red; she seemed awfully embarrassed about something."
"Wouldn't one normally think she had a fever, if she was wobbling and had a flushed face?" Basara said.
"No," Lars places his hand over his eyes. "Seeing Naruse's usually reaction, I knew her succubus attendant must have been involved right away. I had trouble holding in my laughter, so…" Lars lowered his hand on his mouth.
"Ahh, I really did it now." Lars said before he removes his hand from his mouth and forms a dark aura around himself. "So? What are you going to do Basacchi?"
Lars's aura gotten even bigger, Kivat then flew to Basara side ready just in case, as the two look at each other with unnerving eyes.
"Nothing." Basara said before he closes his eyes and made a smile. "Right now I'm not sure I can beat you for certain, and in fact…I just want to negotiate with you."
"Negotiate?" Lars said as his aura died down.
"Yeah. You're the one, the acting Demon Lord sent to observe Mio, right?" Basara asked. "Then, your goal is to help her awaken while you were observing her. That's your mission, right?"
"Things nearly went well back there at the park, though." Lars stated.
"But you failed." Basara stated, which made Lars narrowed his eyes. "If he finds out you failed in your mission, the acting Demon Lord will probably send someone even more powerful than you. And as much I hate to admit it, I'm not ready to deal with them yet."
"I see. So either I pretend nothing happened and continue observing her, or you and that succubus or little bat by your side, can tell the acting the acting demon lord, I screwed up." Lars concluded.
"It's not a bad deal, is it?" Basara asked.
"You and I are enemies. You sure about this, there is, no telling when I might betray you." Lars stated.
"I believe in you." Basara told him.
"What makes you say that?" Lars asked.
"The fact, that I'm still alive right now." Basara told him, which made Lars chuckle. "The shadow demon that attacked me didn't kill me. The dagger it used was clearly avoiding my vital spots."
"That could have been, simply luck." Lars stated.
"Well there's Maria. She's out hunting demons by herself, so there should've been plenty of chances to kill her." Basara stated.
"Hmm…" Lars simply hummed.
"Those are the reasons I believe in you." Basara said.
"Well I don't like it myself, but if Basara wants to put his trust in you, then I shall as well." Kivat said.
The two remain silent while eyeing each other, before Lars smirked.
"You've got quite an imagination." Lars said, before he turns to the right. "But well, things gotten difficult for me after what happened. I guess, for now I'll play along with that idea of yours, Basacchi."
"That's a relief." Basara said while smirking, and soon the school ball rang.
"Well, I need to be heading back." Lars said as he was about to leave.
"Wait, Takigawa, do you know who killed Mio's foster parents?" Basara asked which made Lars stop and look at Basara.
"Hold on now. It's not fair to expect information from me without anything in return." Lars told him, which made Basara clicks his tongue and Kivat narrow his eyes at him, which made Lars, hummed, before he walks away before saying. "It was a man name Zolgia."
"Zolgia?" Basara and Kivat parroted.
"He was Naruse's observer before me, but…He's not the type who'd lay low forever. He will make a move soon, on both Naruse and you as well for your Kiva power." Lars explained.
Mio then opens the door, coming onto the roof.
"Mio!" Basara gasped surprised to see her here, and Kivat quickly flies away before she can see her.
"See ya!" Lars said before he left the two step siblings on the roof.
"I'm shocked. Skipping classes up here together…" Mio said before walking to Basara.
"The weather was so nice, we didn't realize the time." Basara told her.
"What were you talking about with Takigawa?" Mio asked.
"Nothing really, just how nice the weather is." Basara said, not going to tell her about his actually talk with him.
"U-Umm, you see…" Mio mumbled with her cheeks blushing. "I haven't thanked you yet for saving me."
"What, are you on about again?" Basara asked.
"So…So…" Mio brought her lips out for a kiss which surprised Basara.
Basara swallowed air, as he was about to kiss her…
"Stop!" Basara was pulled back, and he soon saw it was Yuki.
"Yuki?!" Basara gasped in surprised.
"N-Nonaka? Why?" Mio asked.
"I can't let my guard down. Stop throwing yourself at Basara." Yuki told Mio.
"No one's throwing herself at Basara!" Mio exclaimed at the hero clan member.
"Basara," Yuki ignored the future demon lord, and brought out a lunch box. "I would like you to eat this."
"A bento?" Basara said with a smile. "Oh, I remember your cooking being so delicious since we were kids."
"Hold on!" Mio exclaimed getting his attention. "I was planning on having lunch with Basara…"
"Empty handed?" Yuki said.
"Leave it to me, Mio-sama!" Maria said running through the door and onto the roof, heading towards her master.
"M-Maria?" Basara said surprised to see her here and the other two were surprised too.
"The bento is prepared! Now Mio-sama, you can't lose to his expressionless childhood friend!" Maria stated before pointing at Yuki. "Do that with Basara-san! It's 'Aah', 'Aah'!" She said before she brought out a bento for Mio and Basara.
"You must be joking!" Mio exclaimed. "Why should I do that for a guy like him?"
Mio then felt the master-servant starting to take effect, as it appears on her neck.
"Again?" Basara said with a blushed on his face, while Yuki folded her arms.
"There's no choice. Since it's come to this, Basara-san, you'll have to do 'Aah'…" Maria advised him before she opens the bento. "…Or rather, make Mio-sama 'Aah'…"
Maria brought out a sausage with a fork poked into it.
"Now Basara-san, use this thick Frankfurter…to violate Mio-sama's cute mouth a bit-." Maria started.
"As if I could do that!" Basara exclaimed at the succubus.
"You're saying that now?" Maria sighed in disappointment. "Haven't the three of us done even more amazing things together? Just the other night, we even had a naked cake-play in the bath. My…"
Yuki's cheeks had turned red after hearing that, before she looks at Basara.
"What's she talking about?" Yuki asked her childhood friend, which made Basara look at her.
"You didn't know? Basara-san recently became Mio-sama's master." Maria told her.
"I won't allow! Ever!" Yuki swore.
"Mio-sama's body and soul have been enslaved to Basara-san. It happened right in front of me." Maria said while looking at Mio.
"Hey, why are you running your mouth, Maria?! I'll kill you a hundred times!" Mio exclaimed at Maria.
"Will you two cut it out?! Basara is mine!" Yuki told them.
"Huh?! Since when is he yours?!" Mio exclaimed.
"Stop talking crazy!" Maria said.
Basara had a tired look on his face as they were arguing, before Kivat flies on his shoulder.
"You lot…" Basara sighed.
"Well things have certainly gone out of control." Kivat chuckles.
(With Jin)
Jin is seen in a forest while talking to someone with his phone, smoking a cigarette.
"Yeah, I got your message from him." Jin said as group of strange looking flamingos on a pond looks at him. "I told you so, didn't I? So long as the chance was there, he'd rise to the occasion. After all, Basara's their son and mine."
Behind Jin was numerous dead demons that he fight and killed, while he remained unharmed.
"Yeah, that's right. Please keep an eye on Basara and the others while I'm away." Jin said before he hangs up and puts away his phone, and walks into the forest.
'Don't let yourself get complacent with this, Basara. Mio's not the onlye one.' Jin thought as he remembers the day that he and his son left the village. 'No one can run away from their past or their destiny.'
To Be Continued…
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