Ch. 21 Lilith's Mirror + Doubles + Vampire
In a small suburban home, a woman and her niece were discussing some important matters. The mother had on a white long sleeve blouse and blue jeans with her orange apron over her clothes. She had short brown hair and her eyes seemed to be shut. The niece had on a blue short skirt along with a white shirt and red sweater. She had short black hair with hairclips on the sides of her head. "Oh, you're going to visit Tsukune's school?" the woman asked.
"That's right!" the niece declared.
"Well, in that case, I'll make some of Tsukune's favorite rice balls," she smiled. "You don't mind bringing them to him, do you Kyoko?"
"This isn't a social visit!" Kyoko shouted.
"Uh…" The mother didn't quite follow.
"His friends from school had strange powers; he might be in danger!"
"Kyoko, we've already had this conversation," the mother tried to explain. "You must have just dreamt that they had strange powers."
"I'm sure of what I saw Auntie!"
"And that's why I've got to get to the bottom of this strange school," Kyoko stated. In her hands, she held a small box wrapped in a green cloth. She carried it by the knot as she began walking up the trail leading to Yokai Academy.
"Out of the way—!" a voice yelled out. Kyoko quickly turned, but it was too late. Kokoa was riding here orange bike at high speed. Inside the basket was a box with the same green pattern handkerchief that covered it. "Get out of my way, now!"
Crash!
Kokoa and Kyoko collided as they both went hurdling down to the ground. Both boxes crossed in the air.
"Ow…that hurt…!" Kokoa complained. "Hey, what the hell were you doing standing there like an idiot!" Ko flew in from above.
"We don't have time for this, wee," Ko advised.
"Yeah, you're right. We just got our hands on a secret weapon that's gonna bring my big sister back!"Kokoa stood and ran over to the box. She picked up her bike and started peddling to the school.
"Wait," said Kyoko, "Was that bat talking to that girl just now…!? And come to think of it, I could have sworn I've seen her somewhere before."
Ding-Ding-Dong! Ding-Ding-Dong!
"Those bells!" Kyoko sprang up and grabbed the box. "I better get going!"
*Flush*
Rai came out of the restroom while rustling a paper towel in his hands. Jolt was standing outside waiting for him to exit. "Woo, much better," Rai said. He then started walking beside Jolt as they made their way down the hallway. "I'm surprised the restrooms are always clean. Come to think of it, I never see anyone use them."
"Pika," Jolt nodded. Rai pulled out his cellphone that was now a completely crispy, square block.
"I really should call my boss back," he recommended. The battery pack fell from the back of the phone. It shattered on the tile. "…I'll just write him a letter when I get back." Rai's attention turned to the group ahead of them. Tsukune and Moka were walking side by side when out of nowhere, Kurumu starts pouncing on him. For some nonspecific reason, she had on a maid outfit complete with a sleeveless corset along with a short skirt and apron. Not too long after, Yukari came in with a washtub and bashed Kurumu on the head. Immediately, Mizore froze Yukari in a block of ice. "And we're back to this again." To the two, it looked like the ordinary routine. Tsukune hangs with Moka, Kurumu jumps in, Yukari hits her with something heavy, and Mizore wraps it up with her blizzard. Rai simply walked past them. "No shouting in the hallways." They all froze in place. "Thank you." As they moved forward, Rai and Jolt heard a voice coming from behind a corner.
"Pika Pika!" Jolt pointed up ahead. Rai peeked around the corner and saw a teenage girl talking to herself.
"Weird," said Rai. "Never seen her on campus. She new?"
"Oh my god!" Kyoko cried. "Yokai Academy is some kind of training school for workers in the sex trade!"
"…Really, you too?" Rai asked. Kyoko jumped from her spot.
"Kya!" She cried. "Who are you?"
"First, I'm a teacher at this school. Second, I thought I told everyone no yelling in the halls."
Ding-Ding-Dong! Ding-Ding-Dong!
"…Unless it's after class, of course." Rai sweat dropped.
"Well, I'm not a student at this place you call a school. I know this is an academy for prostitutes! It's the only explanation for those girls to be clinging onto Tsukune like that!"
"…I'd ask if you needed to see the nurse, but we kinda 'cut' her out of the job." Rai looked over to the Tsukune and the others. "How do you know Mr. Aono?"
"I'm Tsukune's cousin, Kyoko."
"Pika?" Jolt popped out from behind Ray.
"KYAA!" She pressed against the wall. "What is that!?"
"Oh this? This is…"
"A mouse!" Kyoko grabbed Jolt by the tail and tossed him away.
"Uh, that wasn't really necessary," Rai speculated.
"Whew, thank goodness," Kyoko sighed in relief. She was starting to feel uneasy about coming here in the first place. The situation is just too weird. Maybe I should just forget this and take these rice balls and just leave…
"You wouldn't happen to be my new master, would you?" the box asked.
"I'm not like those tramps over there," Kyoko stated. "If I was dressed in a maid outfit, I'd be way cuter than those hookers and tramps!"
"B-But, Master…" the box spoke again.
"What!" Kyoko fired back. They both paused for a minute.
"Did your lunch just talk?" Rai asked. They opened the package and found an oval shaped mirror with gold framing designs around the edges. On top there was a pair of wing crests with a red jewel centered in the frame. Rai held it in his hands.
"A mirror?" Kyoko was muddled. "How did Auntie's rice balls turn into a mirror?"
"Well, you can't eat it now," Rai replied.
"W-What's this!?" Kokoa flinched as she opened the box of brown and yellow rice balls.
"Yummy-yummy!" Ko smiled. "These are the best rice balls I ever had, wee!"
"That's not the damn point!" Kokoa smacked him away.
Rai gazed at his reflection. "It does have certain charm to it," he smiled. A radiance of green light flashed from the looking glass. It ensnared Kyoko and Rai in a blinding frenzy. Once it subsided, Rai rubbed his head. He felt a strange headache coming on. From the mirror, a small green-haired pixie fluttered out and sat on the gold rim. "Great, now I have a headache and I'm seeing fairies."
"Actually, my name is Lilith," the pixie replied. "It's very nice to meet you! I'm the spirit of this mirror, and you must be my new master, right?"
"Not really," Rai answered, "It was this girl, Kyoko, who—"
"KYAAA!" Kyoko shrieked and took off running.
"Hey, where are you going?" Rai threw the mirror aside and ran after her.
"Why'd you do that, you little runt?" Kurumu questioned Yukari.
"Now, now…let's calm down," Tsukune tried to lower the steam of battle.
"I'm tired of your Ginormous junks getting in the way all the time!" Yukari fired back. "Besides, I'm the one who likes Tsukune the best here!"
"How about we find out now!" Kurumu drew out her claws. Mizore stepped back and readied her ice arm.
Blop
"Hmm?" Mizore turned to see Jolt being squished by her foot. "Oops, sorry."
"It's Jolt!" Yukari cheered as she hugged him.
"Yeah, it is," said Moka. "If he's here, then where's the teacher?" Everyone looked beyond the hallway. Tsukune noticed at the corner there was an arm lying on the floor. "Hey guys, look!" They all ran over to see Raimundo sitting on the floor.
"When did he fall asleep?" Yukari asked.
"And there he was telling us to stop messing around," Kurumu huffed.
"Should we wake him up?" Mizore asked.
"Leave it to me!" Yukari raised her magic wand. With one wave, a washtub appeared overhead and bashed him.
Bonk!
"What the—Ow!" Raimundo rubbed his head. "It now feels as though I have a mild aching in my cranium." He looked up at the kids. "May I help you children?"
"Uh…" The group sweat dropped. Rai was acting more enthusiastic than he normally is. Not to mention his appearance seemed a little off, such as he wasn't wearing his tool belt.
"How was your nap, sleeping beauty," Kurumu said sarcastically.
"I don't recall taking slumber in this vicinity," he answered. "I do appreciate the alarm. Thank you, Ms. Sendo."
"Uh…sure, it was nothing," said Yukari.
"Pikachu?" Jolt also noticed this strange new attitude.
"Well, we should be heading to the club room now," Moka decided. "We need to start cleaning out our old things."
"Very well," Raimundo stood tall and proud. "I'll be happy to assist the lot of you!" He marched onward.
"Since when did he decide to join the Newspaper Club?" Mizore asked.
"I guess he volunteered himself," Tsukune gave a cowardly laugh.
"THIS IS TOO FREAKY!" Kyoko cried. "THIS IS SOMETHING OUT OF A SCARY MOVIE OR A TV SHOW!"
"Will you stop running?" Rai continued after her. The pixie followed behind Rai with the mirror in her hands. In a split second, Kyoko stopped. Rai huffed from exhaustion. "When did I *gasp* get out of shape?"
"Oh…wait!" Kyoko realized. "That must be what's going on."
"What?" Rai asked as he looked up.
"I'm getting punk'd on some crazy hidden camera show, aren't I?"
"If it is," Rai raised his hand. "Ashton Kutcher would be watching; laughing his ass off right about now."
"So, how'd they pull this effect off?" Kyoko stared amazed at the mirror. "It looks way to real to be a prop. I wonder if it's some kind of CGI."
"Oh, I see—Master, you're just a regular human, so you haven't seen too many monster before," Lilith noticed.
"No no, she's—uh, a regular student at this school, you know," Rai gave a cowardly smile.
"Hahaha!" Kyoko laughed hysterically. "Monsters…that's pretty funny. This must be a comedy show then."
"Yeah—funny, ha-ha," Rai tried to play along.
"But it's true!" Lilith explained. "Great, my new master is a total moron."
"Cut her some slack," Rai whispered. "She doesn't know monsters even exist."
"She doesn't?" Lilith scanned the area to search for students. "In that case, I'll prove it to her." She flew off to her right. There was an odd group nearby with three guys huddled around wearing the Yokai Academy uniforms with brown pants, shoes, white shirts, and red ties, but instead of the green jackets they had on pink kimono jackets. One guy was kind of round and short with cut blonde hair; his jacket saying 'Kurumu is my life'. The guy on his right was a taller and thinner man with glasses and dark brown hair; his jacket read 'Yukari is my life'. The final guy looked pretty ordinary with moussed light brown hair; his jacket read 'Moka is my life'. In his hand, he held a DVD of Vampire Moka titled Secrets of The Vampire.
"Look guys!" Kozo showed the video to his group, "I just got my hands on yet another hot video of Moka!"
"Whoa," Nagi stood amazed.
"Way to go!" Taira approved.
"Excuse me, guys," Lilith flew close to them.
"Huh?" the three turned to the small pixie.
"You know, I gotta thing for small chicks," Nagi commented unexpectedly.
"I don't, but I can learn to have one," Taira added.
"Uh…that's um, nice, I guess," Lilith said; somewhat disturbed. "Could you guys just look into this mirror for me?"
"Huh?" The three guys stared at their own reflections. Kozo appeared to be a red umbrella with one eye and with his tongue sticking out. Nagi had his neck stretched like a snake. Taira was showing his large blobby stomach with his face having no eyes, nose, or mouth. When they realized it, they were actually like that in real life.
"What the hell just happened?" Nagi asked.
"She changed us into our monster forms!" Kozo panicked.
"And on campus!" Taira cried. "We're gonna get suspended!"
"See, look at those guys," Lilith flew back to Rai and Kyoko.
"Well, we can see their not as threatening as we expected," Rai commented.
"They were making themselves appear human, but they're actually monsters."
That's it, Rai thought, our cover's blown.
"This mirror right here shows a monsters true nature. Once they look inside, their transformation magic undoes itself…"
"That's amazing!" Kyoko shouted.
"It is?" Rai said in confusion.
"Those are the best special effects ever!" Kyoko applauded. Rai and Lilith struck a failed anime pose. "So the kids only dress up as monsters here. That only makes this school even more suspicious to me. There's still something strange about this place."
"Yeah, sure…let's go with that," Rai said on the ground. "But, why the detective work and wanting to find out about this school?"
"My cousin, Tsukkie, goes to this school," Kyoko answered. "So, I don't care what it takes—I've gotta get to the bottom of what this joints about." Lilith smiled from her words.
"Okay then," Lilith replied, "That's what you wish for, eh Master?" The magic mirror released more shining green light.
Kurumu and Yukari were carrying boxes back to the Newspaper club. Yukari had to stop since she no longer had the strength left. "This stuff weighs a ton!" she whined. "Why did you buy so many frickin' ingredients, Kurumu?"
"Because," Kurumu explained with bubbling hearts surrounding her. "I'm making Tsukune a huge cake that's gonna be yummy-wummy for his tummy-tummy!"
"Geez," Yukari sighed. Suddenly, a large cry came out from the school yard.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
People were screaming all over campus.
"Why is everyone screaming?" Yukari asked. From a short distance, a pixie carrying a mirror started flying closer to the two. "Who or what is that!?"
"I don't know. I've never seen her before!" Kurumu backed away. The pixie raised the mirror in front of them.
"Sorry to interrupt," Lilith apologized. "But I need you to show the world what hideous monsters you two really are." A glowing green light flashed out at Yukari and Kurumu. When the light subsided, their eyes glowed red and fangs appeared from their evil smiles.
Newspaper Club
"Kurumu and Yukari are pretty late," Tsukune wondered. He carried a box in his arms to help rearrange the club room. "I wonder where they're at."
"They did say they were going to go shopping first," Moka added. She sat atop of a small ladder by a bookshelf.
"Perhaps I should assist in their retrieval for the supplies," Raimundo offered. He lifted a chair over his head while Jolt swept underneath. Moka and Tsukune sweat dropped at his proposal.
"I think they'll be alright," Tsukune smiled weakly. "For now, that just leaves Mizore then."
"I feel like we're forgetting someone else," Moka stood on the ladder, "But I don't know who that might be…"
"Careful, Moka!" Tsukune warned her. "Here, let me get that for you."
"It's okay, I got it." Moka lost her balance and toppled the boxes on the shelf. She lost her footing and fell off the ladder.
"Hold on, Moka!"
Bam!
Moka fell on Tsukune. The papers all scattered across the floor. "I was bound to sweep the whole floor, anyways," Raimundo sighed.
"Oh no!" Moka cried. "You poor thing, I'm so sorry!"
"Don't worry about it," Tsukune assured. "You're actually pretty light." Moka blushed from his compliment.
"Thanks you very much," Moka answered. "Tsukune…"
"Yes, Moka?"
"…You smell so good," Moka pulled out her fangs. Jolt covered his eyes.
Slam!
"Sorry to interrupt!" Rubi barged through the door. She had on a military outfit with black boots, green pants, a green jacket, and a general's hat. She had a black and yellow belt with a sword holster attached to her right side. She gave a proper salute.
"Not at all, commander," Raimundo saluted back.
"Rubi, what the…?" Tsukune stuttered.
"What's with that outfit?" Moka asked.
"Pika?"
"It's a long story, but the director assigned me to serve under the academy patrol detail today," Rubi stated. "But, that's not as important as the favor I need to ask the Newspaper Club!" The four were stunned. "The thing is an item has been stolen from the director's treasure store and I…"
"AAARRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" A howl came from behind Rubi. The door completely bashed open, revealing a giant wolf with blue fur and a red headband on his head. However, he stood on two legs and wore the Yokai Academy men's uniform. "Panties!" The wolf jumped to the floor and pulled out his camera with a large scope. "Woof-yeah!" Moka pulled down her skirt.
"Kyaaa!" Moka shrieked. The wolf rolled over and continued snapping pictures of her.
"Oh man, Moka's wearing white one's today!" Gin howled.
"Please stop doing that…!" Moka cried. Tsukune and Raimundo tried their hardest to pull the wolf away from Moka.
"Gin, stop!" Tsukune tugged, "You're being worse than usual!"
"Why is he so strong?" Raimundo pulled hard, but he wouldn't budge.
"Hey Ginie," Rubi interrupted, "You didn't happen to look into a strange, gold mirror, did you?" Gin turned to her direction; his mouth was drooling with saliva.
"If I say yes, will you show me your panties, too?" he asked. He then jumped to the floor and rolled over as he took more photos. "Woof! Woof! Woooooooooooooooo~"
"Pika…CHU!" Jolt unleashed a thunderbolt at Gin. The attack burned him to a crisp, but it did stop his perverted actions. He twitched on the floor as the smell of burnt fur filled the room.
"It seems you taught this dog to heel," Raimundo jested.
"We're sorry!" Moka cried. "Please don't be dead!"
"It's worse than I thought!" Rubi ran out of the room. Everyone followed Rubi to witness the events outside. There were monsters all over school. From flying demons with wings to walking four-eyed tree beasts; they all had the same glowing red eyes and their rage released in growls and roars. "It's just as I feared; we're already too late!"
"What's the meaning of this?" Raimundo asked. Nearby were some monsters fighting each other. The three fan boys versing the three girls, but in their monster forms with bug wings, bugs eyes, antennae, and pincers.
"Eat my twirling umbrella attack!" Kozo declared.
"You really think you can defeat us with that thing?" Brunette shouted back.
"What a minute," Tsukune asked, "Why is everyone in their monster forms? Did everyone decide to break the rules?"
"No, they looked in Lilith's Mirror," Rubi replied. Raimundo was startled.
"…What mirror?" he asked.
"It's a legendary mirror that emits a very special light," Rubi explained. "When monsters view that light, everything about them is completely laid bare. Their true form and their true nature. Unfortunately, someone made off with that mirror."
"Any idea who it was?" Moka asked.
"According to some eye witnesses, the thief had orange hair tied into pigtails on the sides, knee-high socks and a really ugly bat companion by her shoulder. That's all that he have." Tsukune, Moka, and Raimundo all smiled faintly from the obvious perpetrator.
"Doesn't that sound like someone we might know, Moka?" Tsukune questioned.
"Pikachu," Jolt shivered from the thought.
"At any rate, we've gotta get that mirror back immediately!" Rubi exclaimed.
"What will happen if we can't?" Raimundo asked.
"If we can't contain this flood of monster energy, then the great barrier surrounding Yokai Academy will be very well annihilated!" The three gasped from the news. On a nearby tree, Miss Nekonome was under the control of Lilith's mirror. Her cat-like reflexes took over as she started chewing on a raw fish. Her eyes flashed a sharp red.
"It even got Miss Nekonome!" Moka cried.
"Get that out of your mouth!" Raimundo shouted. "You don't know where it's been!"
"Hrneow!" Miss Nekonome leapt from the tree and took off.
"I'm gonna go look for the others!" Tsukune took off.
"Oh, but…Tsukune!?" Moka was about to give chase until Raimundo held her by the shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'll be sure to have his back," Raimundo went after Tsukune.
"Please, be careful!" A crow swooped down onto Rubi's arm. She listened closely and followed the conversation.
"I see," Rubi replied. "Are you sure?" The crow nodded. "I understand. Thank you." The crow took off. "There's been a strange development. Lilith's Mirror has been spotted, but it's in the hands of two humans. One of them appears to be a girl that wondered onto campus and the other wearing a tool belt."
"Wait…," Moka cried, "Did you say a human girl?"
"Pika?" Jolt jumped onto Moka.
"What is it?" Moka asked.
"Pika Pika Pika!" Jolt explained.
"A tool belt...?" Moka thought. "But he was just…"
Kyoko shuttered from the snarling monsters in the area. "I know its nuts, but it's way too realistic to be special effects!"
"Yeah, that's some…good makeup," Rai tried to comfort her.
"They don't even make costumes as big as some of the things I've seen wondering around!"
"They're…uh, very unique."
"And not to mention the fact that everyone she shows that mirror to transforms."
"…I got nothing."
"Then…that must mean every student here is a—!"
"Come on, what's the problem?" Lilith flew over with her magic mirror. "Isn't this what you wished for, Master?"
"You're not helping," Rai added.
"Actually," Kyoko wanted this to end, "You've done enough, Lilith. Maybe we should stop now?"
"No, Master." Lilith answered.
"What do you mean no?" Rai asked seriously. "She gets it; it's a school for monsters. What more is there to see?"
"You need to take it all in…," Lilith smiled viciously, "…as long as you're both still alive, that is." She flew off with the mirror.
"That can't be good," Rai pondered.
"Wait, how do you know this is a school for monsters?" Kyoko stepped away from Rai. "Why aren't you like the rest of them?"
"Well, I am a human, after all."
"You're what?"
"What's this?" A voice rang from their right. "It smells like the scent of delicious humans." The erotic woman stood near the two, but the lower half of her body was in the shape of a long, scarlet cobra. She licked her red lips.
"Hey," Rai remembered her, "Aren't you the seductive—?"
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Kyoko screamed.
Tsukune managed to see the mirror fly over the monsters. "That must be the mirror Rubi mentioned!" he said.
"Then we must fetch it at once," Raimundo added.
"Hey, Tsukune…" Kurumu spoke out. She rested on a tree just behind the two.
"Oh, Kurumu!" Tsukune noticed her. "Glad to see you're ok…" He noticed Kurumu acting different. She was breathing intensely and looked to be red in the face.
"Is something wrong, Kurumu?" Raimundo asked.
"I don't know why," Kurumu walked over to Tsukune. Her wings and tail expanded out from her body, "…but body feels hot all of a sudden. You don't mind if I—"
"Have some dignity, woman!" Rai held up Kurumu's arms so she wouldn't remove her…outfit. Kurumu grew pissed.
"Don't try to come between us," Her nails grew out. Her tail wrapped around Raimundo's neck and tossed him into a tree. She jumped at her chance with Tsukune and pressed onto him. "Tsukune, you can't tell how much I love being with you!" Tsukune tried to resist.
"You must overcome her control Tsukune!" Raimundo shouted.
"Is that so?" Tsukune replied. "But I can't tell how much I love the feeling of her bouncy, bodacious boobs!"
Bonk!
"Back off you slut!" Yukari slammed a washtub directly at Kurumu. She took her chance to have Tsukune to herself. "If you wanna squeeze some boobs, try mine instead!"
"If you parents could see you now, they'd be crying their eyes out, Yukari!" Raimundo cried. In an instant, she was frozen in a block of ice.
"Well, if its boobs you want," Mizore added, "I've got some really great ones of my own right here for you. Their like snow-white mounds of heaven with pink little cherries on top." Tsukune loved cherries.
"I want cherries!" he said. "Yummy little cherries! Gimme some cherries!"
"This has gone far enough!" Raimundo jumped in between Tsukune and the girls. They were not happy.
"Stay out of our way!" Kurumu shouted.
"I'm the one Tsukune wants!" Yukari cried.
"You shouldn't stick your nose in other people's business," Mizore advised. The three girls charged in at Raimundo in a three-to-one match. Yukari used her washtubs to rain down a heavy load on him. He quickly rushed around the group and avoided the falling metal. Mizore summoned a thicket of snow to impale Raimundo in a blanket of white. He crossed his arms and pushed against the attack. Kurumu swung out at Raimundo with different sweeps and kicks over and over again. She had the upper hand; being able to fly around him and avoid Raimundo's counterstrikes.
"Oh man…this is really bad!" Tsukune stood watching the fight. "The magic from that mirror is driving everyone berserk!"
"Tsukune, are you alright?" Rubi came running at the scene.
"Oh thank god," Tsukune was relieved. "Someone who isn't effected."
"What would you like me to do—err, for you?" she asked.
"Eh?" Rubi sat down by a tree and pulled up her skirt.
"I want you to command me, Tsukune," Rubi insisted. "Please, I'll do anything you ask of me."
"That mirror has turned you into a bunch of sex fiends!" Tsukune wailed.
"Please, give me a command now," Rubi offered. Tsukune decided to take his chance.
"Uh…eh…a command?" Tsukune thought up an idea. "Uh, okay, how about you tell me what happened to Moka."
"As you command," Rubi complied. "The two of us ran off together to chase down Lilith's mirror, but at one point we got separated. She took Mr. Ortega's pet with her."
If Moka were to look into that mirror, which side of her would be revealed to be her true nature?
"Don't you have another command for me yet?" Tsukune snapped out of his thoughts. He focused back on the fight. Raimundo was in no condition to go on. He was surrounded by the girls with each one taking a corner.
"This does not bode well for me," Raimundo gripped his fist to fight off the scratches and bruises left on him. The girls charged in for a final attack.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Kyoko screamed. Rai was wrapped by Ririko's long tail. The yellow bulb at the tip opened like a peeled banana. The inside of the sprout had pink buds with white wiggly feelers poking outside.
"Someone needs to call animal control!" Rai shouted. As he struggled, the grip on him only tightened. Ririko pulled Rai in close.
"There's nothing quite like the taste of a nice human," she smiled. She tapped her finger on Rai's nose. "Now—it's—time—to—feast!"
"Somebody help!" Kyoko cried.
"What do you mean? I'm fine!" Rai yelled back.
"You get away from them!" Moka ran in and pushed Ririko away…about a few yards to be exact. The constriction on Rai was released. "Kyoko! Mr. Ortega!"
"Hey, great timing," Rai rubbed his back. Jolt hopped off Moka.
"Pikachu!"
"Moka?" Kyoko was surprised to see her.
"I thought it was you," Moka ran to her. "I'm so glad you're alright!"
"No!" Kyoko huddled against the wall. "Stay away! I know what you are!"
"Uh?"
"She knows about Monster High," Rai explained. "We found this mirror and now she's seen the whole school change in front of her."
"I don't want you coming anywhere near me, Moka!" Kyoko demanded. "There's no way I can trust you after what you've done!" Moka was left speechless. "You've made us think you were a human, but now I know what you really are! Do you really think I'm gonna let Tsukkie stay her in a place with monsters like you? I'm taking Tsukkie home with me!"
"Hold on there, red riding hood," Rai interrupted. "Don't start jumping to conclusions. This might be a school for monsters, but they're not really monsters…okay, that didn't come out right."
"Of all the people to run into…Moka Akashiya," Ririko regained her strength and started rising from the ground. "The student who came between me and Tsukune." Behind her was Lilith's mirror floating in the air. "You caught me off guard last year, but that's not gonna happen this year! Now I've brought about my teacher's pets; not only obedient, but hungry too!" A massive swarm of monsters overflowed to Ririko's side.
"Kyoko," Moka asked. "Do you think you can grab that mirror over there?"
"What?" Kyoko freaked. "Are you insane? We're basically asking to get snatched!"
"That's not a bad idea," Rai added. "You girls go for the gold, while Jolt and I take on the study group."
"Even if that works, there's still no way I can trust any of you after what you've been hiding from me!" Kyoko exclaimed.
"You're right!" Moka interrupted. "I am a monster posing as a human, Kyoko. And I don't blame you for not believing a word I say. But, when it comes to Tsukune, you have faith in him, don't you?"
"It's alright; if anything this girl's a straight 'A' student and an airhead. Tsukune trusts her, so you can too."
"And right now, Kyoko, I need you to trust me as much as you trust him. I trust Tsukune with all my heart, so please just help me out a little!"
"Pikachu!" Jolt leapt onto Kyoko's knees and smiled. The monsters began closing in on them.
"We need an answer now!" Rai readied himself.
"Please Kyoko!" Moka held out her hand.
"Save the human girl for me!" Ririko shouted. Kyoko mustered up all the courage she had and grabbed on.
"Aah…fine, I get it already!" The four went running at the group.
"Jolt, make a path!" Rai shouted. Jolt took the lead. In a coat of static, it went into a full-on collision with the monster swarm. "Use Wild Charge!"
"Pika Pikapikapikapikapikapika!" Jolt slammed against half the crowd and blasted them away. "PIKA!"
"My turn," Rai yelled out. Rai tried to pull out his scythe, but his weapon wasn't on his belt. "Wait, my scythe, where is it!?" The monsters dived in. "Fuck it!" Rai turned and lowered his hands. "Jump!" Moka pressed on Rai's hand and jumped high into the air. Rai turned and gave a right hook into a monster's jaw. "Walk it off, kiddo." Moka and Kyoko soared into the air until they were just above Ririko. Moka pressed against her faced and reached for the pixie. Kyoko grabbed onto the mirror.
"Got it!" Kyoko shouted. Rai and Jolt covered their spot for a standoff.
"No, stop it!" Lilith struggled in Moka's hand. "Let me go!"
"Kyoko, the mirror!" Moka quickly asked.
"Right here!" Kyoko held the mirror to Moka.
"I've had it with the three of you!" Ririko shouted.
"You ladies might want to pick up the pace!" Rai requested. The monsters huddled around them.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Kyoko shouted. In a flaring purple light, Moka's appearance changed quickly as her inner vampire took over. She leapt to the ground and readied her aim. She and Rai stood back to back.
"So she used the mirror to bring me out…" Moka grinned. "…without having to take off the rosary, clever girl."
"Now, I think it's time to wrap this up," Rai suggested.
"Agreed," Moka and Rai charged in and started beating the crap out of every enemy standing in their way. Moka lashed out with kicks all over the place. Rai pulled in some fast punches while delivering a few kicks himself. At one point, Rai grabbed onto Moka and started swinging her as she flailed against the surrounding beasts. In return, Moka threw Jolt into a tree and rebounded off; flying back and forth like a lightning bolt. Without Ririko noticing, Moka kicked her head down to the dirt and knocked her unconscious. When the fight ended, the field was leveled with beaten monsters. "Not bad for a reaper."
"Not bad for a vampire," Rai replied.
"As for you," Moka turned to Lilith," Your power was your own undoing." Moka went over to grab the mirror. "What gives you the right to go around exposing people's true natures?" The mirror began flashing its green light.
"This does!" Lilith confirmed. When the light faded, there wasn't just one Moka, but two now! The girls glanced at each other, shocked by their doubles.
"Whoa, I think I do need glasses!" Rai stood surprised.
"Pika!?" Jolt was baffled.
"Y-you, it can't be…!" Pink Moka stuttered.
"…Well, I guess it's the first chance we meet face-to-face like this, isn't it?" said Silver Moka.
"Hahahaha," Lilith laughed. "Apparently, you have two true natures, and they were both brought out by my mirror!"
"This is just too weird!" Kyoko spoke out. Pink Moka fell to the ground.
"I…feel weak all of a sudden…" she said.
"Just stay down and wait this one out," Silver Moka ordered. "I'll take care of the pipsqueak here."
"No wait—!" Pink Moka tried to stand.
"In your dreams!" said Lilith. "You're not the only ones who can transform into something else!" Lilith turned the mirror towards herself. The green light encased her and changed her appearance into a more fang-bearing version of a demon.
"You used the mirror on yourself to unlock your own powers—what are you?" Silver Moka asked.
"I'm an antique spirit—a sacred Shinto spirit who's the soul of a treasured antique item!" Lilith explained. "So don't go lumping me in with all the other monster riff-raff!" Silver Moka started rushing in, but the light seemed to repel her back.
"How could a weak attack like this be too much for me…?"
"It's because the two of you always shared a single body. And when you split up, so does your powers, you moron. Hahahaha!"
"You two need to pull yourselves together!" Rai shouted.
"Stay back!" Silver Moka shouted. "I know I can handle this!"
"But we need to recombine our bodies!" Pink Moka included.
"You said you trusted Tsukune, didn't you?" Pink Moka stopped. "You can trust him all you want, but you not strong enough to protect him on your own now, are you?"
"Let's cut the crap and get on with it!" Lilith summoned razor spikes form the mirror and fired at Silver Moka. She was knocked down. "Given your state, even a little pipsqueak like me might get to defeat a vampire, huh?"
"You still have us to deal with," Rai rushed in. He stood face to face with the mirror.
"We'll see about that!" The mirror blasted Rai with an intense green light. When the light disappeared, Rai was still standing.
"You done with the light show?" Rai asked.
"What…!? But how?" Lilith was shocked.
"I'll be taking that now, thank you very much." Rai grabbed onto the mirror, but Lilith wasn't willing to give it up. "Damn it, will you let go!" The hell? She can't be that strong! Moka caught her with one hand! "Jolt, give me a hand!"
"Chu!" Jolt fired off streams of electricity at Lilith. She quickly pulled the mirror away and dodged each lightning bolt.
"She's getting away!" Rai shouted.
"We're not gonna let that happen!" Kurumu announced. The girls had returned to their normal selves.
"We're here Moka!" Tsukune shouted.
"Prepare to be defeated by us…" Raimundo declared. Everyone paused for a moment. Everyone was doing double takes from the two Moka's and back over to the Raimundo duo.
"What the hell, both Moka's together!?" said Tsukune.
"Tsukune!" Pink Moka cried.
"Glad you can make it," Silver Moka added.
"Nice to see you too, cuz," Kyoko waved over.
"Kyoko, what are you doing here!?" Tsukune asked.
"Why the hell are there two of you?!" Kurumu asked.
"That is something I'm not sure of myself," Rai raised his eyebrow at the duplicate.
"Perhaps we were affected by the mirror from the very beginning," Raimundo theorized. "We did gaze into it and were radiated by the green energy."
"What do you mean we? I'm the only Raimundo here!"
"Not until I was released in the first place."
"Will you all shut up!?" Lilith demanded. "How did you break free of the mirror's power?"
"Sorry to disappoint you, Tinkerbelle," Kurumu pointed to her, "But my boyfriend freed us, and his name is Tsukune Aono!"
"Huh?" Tsukune sweated from that assumption.
"Wow, Tsukkie saved you guys?" Kyoko was surprised herself.
"How did you do it?" Pink Moka asked.
"This does not bode well for me," Raimundo gripped his fist to fight off the scratches and bruises left on him. The girls charged in for a final attack.
"Stop it!" Tsukune stepped in front of Rai. They stopped their attack.
"Tsukune?" The girls asked in unison. They reverted their attention back to satisfying their boyfriend. "You can always count on me! We'd always take such good care of you, Tsukune!" They all bundled around Tsukune and drew closer.
"Come on, Tsukune," Kurumu enforced, "You gotta pick one of us to be a replacement for Moka."
"Eh?"
"Please pick me!" They chanted.
"I can't do that," Tsukune replied.
"Why?" They asked.
"Because…honestly, none of you can ever replace Moka."
"Please," Kurumu begged, "I'm better than Moka, because I love you more than she does!"
"And I feel the same way about all of you," Tsukune added. "Just like Moka, no one in the world could ever replace any of you."
"Well…that was just…" Tsukune tried to show some modesty.
"Not bad, lover boy," Rai commented.
"Tsukune," Pink Moka whispered.
"Truly inspiring words to follow by," Raimundo added.
"Sonofabitch—!" Lilith shouted. "I guess the light wasn't strong enough! In that case, I'll have to use a stronger one!"
"That's not gonna work this time!" Kurumu stated. In a flash, the girls all wore black blindfolds over their eyes.
"This way we don't have to look into the mirror at all," Yukari announced.
"Clever, huh?" Kurumu said proudly. "I call it the 'Ya-hoo-hoo Blindfold'!"
"That name really sucks, Kurumu," Mizore pointed out.
"Yeah, well so do you!" Kurumu fired back. "You ready to do this!"
"Right," Rubi approved.
"Ready!" Yukari cheered.
"Bring it!" Lilith threatened. The girls stood ready. Lilith floated in the air; waiting for the strike…so far nothing…nothing yet…anytime now…really?
"I should've asked this before," Mizore lifted the blindfold slightly, "How do we take her down if we can't see her?"
"Huh!?" They just realized it until now, but Mizore was right.
"Crap!" Kurumu noticed. "That's a good question!"
"Ahh…" Rubi was embarrassed. "We never did discuss anything passed the blindfolds."
"…Yeah, we're screwed," Rai announced.
"Hahaha," Lilith laughed, "What a bunch of idiots! You won't even see the killing blow coming!" The needles poked out from the mirror.
"Pika!" Jolt rushed to the girls. He hopped on each one and turned their heads in the same direction.
"Right, Thanks!" The girls appreciated. In awesome and scenic battle positions, the girls all struck out their active attacks on Lilith. But more so, they simply called out in unison and delivered an upward kick at her.
Girls: "I think it's well past time…to learn your place!"
For some strange and unexplainable reason, it worked. Lilith crashed to the ground and her reign now came to an end. The mirror fell beside her. "Why was learning my place so painful?" she passed out.
"Yeah, we did it!" Yukari cried.
"We defeated the bad guy instead of Moka," Mizore added.
"I didn't need their help, Tsukune," Silver Moka tried to help Pink Moka to her feet.
"Moka!" Kyoko came running in. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"I'm alright thanks to you," Pink Moka replied. "Thanks so much for trusting me."
"See, you had nothing to worry about," Rai added. "You did alright for your first time taking on a monster army."
"Oh, come on…it was nothing, you know…" Kyoko tried to play off as cool.
"Now that that's settled," Raimundo walked up to Rai. "How do you explain this?" The others were still perplexed by the situation between the two Ortegas.
"You're not wrong there," Rai answered. He looked himself up and down. He then noticed that Raimundo's eyes had yellow irises. "No way, you're—!"
"My big sister ~!" Kokoa cried out. She jumped onto Silver Moka and started squeezing her tight. "Now that the real you is back, I'm never gonna let you go ~!" Silver Moka pushed her off.
"Another pest to deal with," she grew annoyed. Rubi raised the mirror and readied the green fabric.
"If we wrap it back up in this cloth, Lilith's Mirror should be rendered ineffective," Rubi explained.
"Then let's hurry and get back into the same body," Silver Moka confirmed.
"What!?" Kokoa didn't understand.
"We might have more to discuss in the future," Raimundo looked over to Rai.
"Looks like it," Rai agreed. They both shook hands.
"Hold on," Pink Moka interrupted. "I don't know what you said back there. Tell me." Silver Moka looked over to her and smiled.
"You'll have to figure that out on your own. Go on, do it."
"Oh, right!" Rubi hurried and covered the mirror with the cloth. A white light radiated over the school as the students went back to looking like humans, including the teachers. Moka and Rai returned to their singular forms.
"My big sister is gone now, isn't she?" Kokoa asked. "Why'd you have to go and screw up my plan!?"
"You're plan? "Rubi asked. "I take it you were the one who stole Lilith's mirror, wasn't it?"
"Me and my big mouth!" Kokoa was being dragged away by Rubi as she continued to list the punishments waiting for her.
"Man, what a day," Tsukune sighed.
"Hey, Tsukkie," said Kyoko.
"Look, I can explain all the crazy stuff you saw here, I swear!"
"Just tell me this—do you like it at this school?" Everyone seemed surprised by her question. "You heard me—do you like going to this school?"
"Yeah…of course I do. I mean…I've got some really wonderful friends here that I wouldn't want to go to school anywhere else!"
"Pika!" Jolt cheered. Everyone else seemed relieved.
"Okay then," Kyoko approved. "If you're happy here, then this place's secret is safe with me. And if you trust them, then I'm sure I trust them too."
"I'm sorry," Kurumu interrupted. "But just to set the record straight, they're the friends and I'm the girlfriend…right, Tsukune ~?"
"No, it's not and it never will be, you big smelly sow!" Yukari yelled furiously. "Sorry, but Lilith's Mirror must still be affecting me."
"Stop lying, you little liar!" Kurumu began spanking Yukari on her rear end.
"Owie—!" she cried.
"That's actually an insult to sows," Mizore added.
"What did you say," Kurumu heard that.
"I think it's best to stay on the sidelines for now," Rai suggested.
"Pika Pika," Jolt nodded.
"I'm not through with you yet!" Kurumu pointed to Rai.
"Aw come on!" Rai whined. "I get it, you don't like me! I guessing your gonna blame me for anything else tht goes wrong!"
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The earth under their feet began to shake. Everyone huddled together. "I swear, it wasn't me!" Rai shouted.
"Don't let it be what I think it is!" Rubi said cautiously. She ran out of the school.
"No, it's happening even faster than we feared!" The headmaster spoke. Deep within the chambers of the school, a small pedestal rested in the center of a magical spell circle. Resting atop it was a silver rosary with a red jewel in the center. The bottom half cracked.
"Look up there!" Kurumu pointed out. The sky above them began forming fissures with pieces falling to the ground.
"No! The great barrier—!" Moka cried.
"What's wrong with it?" Rai asked.
"The great barrier that protects Yokai Academy is starting to come apart," Rubi came running out of the school.
"Pika!?" Jolt shrieked.
"It's probably leaking huge amounts of monster energy into the human world as we speak."
"Hold on—," Kurumu pondered. "Didn't we seal Lilith's Mirror so it wouldn't happen?"
"So why is this happening now…?" Mizore asked.
"Because, there's a rosary that regulates the great barrier…but it cracked under the sudden onrush of uncontained monster energy.
"A rosary?" Moka gripped her choker. A larger fracture formed in the sky. Now a row of homes could be seen from an upside down viewpoint. The students around the school began to panic.
"What happens if that thing breaks apart?" Kyoko grabbed onto Rubi.
"A flood of monster energy will call forth an army of savage beasts," Rubi explained. "The entire human world will be plunged into a chaos of terrifying proportions."
"We're gonna die!" Kyoko cried. "I knew it! I knew you freaky monsters were something to be afraid of!"
"Keep your skirt on," Rai spoke calmly, "We can still come up with a plan to stop this."
"We're gonna be eaten by a hoard of Ravines monsters!" Kyoko trembled.
"I can't let this happen," Moka whispered. She ran off toward the school.
"Moka, hold on!" Tsukune called to her.
"Where are you running off to?" Yukari cried out.
"She wouldn't—!" Rubi deduced.
Moka stood in front of the alter that held the broken rosary. It looks exactly the same as mine. The others came rushing from the higher level. "Moka!" Tsukune called out.
"Tsukune, I need you to do something for me!" she replied. "I want you to take my rosary off me, and put it here in place of the broken one!"
"But wait—if I do that then you'll—!"
"I know, but…"
"You can trust him all you want, but you're not strong enough to protect him on your own now, are you?"
"I can protect Tsukune." Everyone gathered around the small pedestal. The barrier began to shatter more than before. "I'm begging you, please hurry up! I wanna…I wanna protect you guys! You, Kyoko, and you're mother too. I can save you all!"
"Moka, there's gotta be another way out of this," Rai insisted.
"There's no time!" said Moka. She hugged onto Tsukune and looked up to him. A flash of violet light began to overtake her. Everyone could see Moka forcing Tsukune's arm to remove the cross. She ran to the pedestal and swept away the old rosary. In its place, she inserted hers.
"Don't do it, Moka!" Tsukune cried.
"I'm sorry, Tsukune." Moka cryed as she began her final transformation. "I promise…Trust me...I promise you…" The magical seal around them glowed a radiant green aura. Before them, Moka had changed her look, but the last of herself was her emerald eyes. "I really…fought hard this time, huh?" Rai silently nodded. "I fought as hard as the other me would've." She turned to Tsukune and gave off one last smile.
"Mokaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—!" Tsukune cried.
One Week Later…
"Alright guys, how's everyone been doing?" Rai announced. "Time to start off with roll call for class today. Miss Aida?"
"Here."
"Mr. Aono?" Tsukune stared outside the window. Jolt went over and tugged on his arm.
"Pika Pika," Jolt whispered.
"Huh—oh, here!" Rai looked back on the list.
"Ms. Akashiya?" No response. Everyone turned to Moka who had her face planted inside a magazine for professional fighting. It was no surprise since this was her 'usual' habit. "…Akashiya?"
"Yeah, I'm here," she answered with no interest.
"…That's good to know." This could take some getting used to.
-To Be Continued-
Moka: …In the days after an eternal farewell…the path that leads us to reunion, seems so endlessly long. But will you follow that path even then…Tsukune?
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