They encountered their newest enemy till date, Foras.
Dan and Tsubasa fought the evil man but lost, as they were to lose their lives; they were saved by their companions. Meanwhile discussing the reports about the World War 2, Shun stepped in with a rather sad emotion.
Shun shook his head and told them to forget about her for minute which annoyed Dan.
What did you do to HER!?
Dan!
I have another interesting observation. Hades daughter.
WHAT!?
Bring her to me! NOW!
People are so cruel! Why can't am I the one to be told all these things, I don't want it! Dad... save me!
Alice in danger! You're one of us!
-Alice's room-
Alice slowly started stretching her body parts. Recalling the last encounter with her comrades; gave her chills. She clutched onto her sheets, she remembered her tears drifting her off to sleep.
"Why..." Her cries began once again.
-Flashback-
Shun knocked on the door, as she opened and was about to hug him, he rejected.
"Huh? Shun, what's wrong?" He asked her about the mini talk between Dan and her; she lost her emotion from the question.
"I don't wanna talk about it" She said in a low tone, closing the door completely and heading for her room, a gasp from her was heard as she was confronted with an upset Shun.
"I told you that I didn't want to talk about it!" She shouted in a hesitating tone. He gave her the look, the cold look.
"Alice, we are doing this for your own good"
"You don't have to! I can handle myself, I can control my powers. Whatever Dan said is a lie, I wasn't trying to kill him, I wasn't trying to!" Shun stopped her.
"What do you mean kill?" He asked, getting closer to her. She backed away.
"Shun please don't do this. I beg you" She had no where to run, she was scared. The power within her was starting to act again, frightened of the outcome; she ran past him but was stopped once again.
"I'm not leaving till I get an answer! What did you do?!" She let her tears fall, going down on her knees, blocking her ears as she whimpered her pain away.
"Alice!" He went down to her level, rapping his arm around her curled body.
"Stop... Stop... STOP!" The same aura surrounded her said body. Shun backed away in time and gasped by the light. Closing his eyes; after a while he opened them again.
"Alice!" Her new set was ruined like the other, Alice was unconscious. He rapidly shook her shoulders, hoping for a little flinch but nothing happened. He quickly took her to her bed room, laying her on the bed. He noticed a ripped shirt as he looked for some new dress.
"What?" He pulled the rest out and was shocked to witness the teared shorts, pants, everything. Whispering her name once again, Shun stood and glanced upon the sleeping Alice. He sighed and walked out, ashamed of his action towards his future love; if he could call her that any longer.
-End of Flashback-
"Dan... and now Shun... Do I have to ignore him too?!" She unemotional looked at her trembling hands.
"Maybe I should just give up on fighting. If this continues then, they will leave me.. or worse... I'll have to leave them" She felt a sudden glow from her window, hitting her cold skin. She leaned against her wall.
"Should I even attend school today?" She gazed outside of the window and then down at the pic of her grandfather or rather late grandfather.
"Is he even dead? I came home.." Walking out of her room and into the living room.
"He wasn't here" She went to his bedroom. Imagining his smile whenever he woke up sleepily.
"Or here" She went into the kitchen. She remembered the time he cooked for the first time but ended up burning the whole kitchen.
"I doubt that he would have been here after all that" The last place, his laboratory; Alice sighed heavily.
"And not here... Ever since we came back, everything changed... In a bad way and it gets worse for each day" She walked in her garden, skipping her way into the forest. 2 steps with her one foot, spreading her legs at the third, repeating that little dance, she came upon a skipping robe.
"What's happening to me..?" She asked into the sky before continuing her way to her secret hideout. The hideout none knew about, not even Dan.
-School-
A yawning Dan stepped into his classroom, sleepily gazing around the class. Everyone were here and as usual, Tyson bombed him with his absorb questions.
"Oh Tyson shut up will ya?!" He sloppily yelled as he took his sit.
"C'mon ,you didn't tell me anything and I'm your closest friend on the football team so I have the right to know!" Dan gave him the death glare before threatening him for life if he was to continue with his bizarre interview about his 2nd life.
"Jeez, you are no fun!" Tyson, on purpose continued bothering Dan by blocking his view. Dan sighed, hoping that Purdy would walk in faster than expected even if that meant longer lessons.
"Hey Dan!" He managed to get a look at the person who called for his name, Runo and them.
"Hey guys!" He greeted back as he walked over to him, leaving Tyson behind.
"You did your homework?" Marucho asked, hanging his school bag at the edge of his chair.
"Yes and it was quite easy, for once" He answered, rolling his eyes. They discussed about their homework problem solution in math. Dan thought it was too easy to make but as he realized that it was work from last school year; he gasped.
"Ohhhhh SHIT! I'm so dead..." He cried, they sweat dropped. Tsubasa, Hinata and Subaru walked into the class and took their seats, waiting impatiently on their teacher to walk in.
"TSUBASA!" Dan waved, not waiting for a respond, he ran towards Tsubasa, grabbing a chair in front of him, turning it so it was faced towards Tsubasa.
"Dan... you seem more energetic than you used to be, something happened?"
"Nothing really, I don't know to be honest. Maybe because I have BROTHER!"
"Hehe, Dan it's nothing new you know?"
"I know but still, it's just so awesome and besides you are so clever and I'm so stupid so we are the opposite match which is PERFECT!" Tsubasa once again giggled, patting Dan's head.
"You're not stupid, you just aren't showing your clever side" Dan chuckled and scratcted beneath of his nose with his index finger. Mrs. Purdy stepped in and said her good morning before starting the class as usual with a roll call.
Tsubasa!
"Yes!"
Dan Kuso!
"Yes yes yes yesss!"
Shun Kazami!
"Here"
-Later-
Alice Gehabich
...
Alice!
"She's not here" Dan answered to her second call.
"Huh? Where is she?" Dan gave her the i-don't-know look. They rest looked worriedly at her chair expect for Dan.
-After school-
"Let's go around Wardington!" Julie cheerfully suggested, they were all gathered but had nothing to do but head home and do their homework and well, just do things they were interested in but no, Julie wanted a groupie moment.
"We got other things to" As Romeo once again started his leader tone, Julie shut him up.
"Oh Romeo shut up! Let's have some fun for once!" She took hold of his wrist and dragged a protesting Romeo. They chuckled by the two's commercial scene.
"But don't we need to contact Alice?" Asked Hinata. They stopped rethinking about the idea.
"Let's wait with her for a bit, she gotta rest from all the things I've put her through" Dan said, continuing his walk towards the Mall.
-Foras-
*That presence still lays around this doomed city, but where is she?* Foras, flying through Wardington; unnoticed; searching for the daughter of Hades, Macaria.
He glanced down at the trees, must be the forest. The presence grew wider.
"She must be close"
-Dan and them-
Tsubasa and Subaru stopped from taking any further steps, stopping the rest from doing it.
"You feel it too?" Kaito asked and they nodded.
"I know who it is and who he is after" Shun said, drawing the attention to him.
"Let's go!" Subaru said and they headed out from the mall and into the forest.
-Alice-
"Must be enough for today, gotta get back home" Alice wiped the dirt from her skirt before proceeding her way home.
"I think this will be your last time to go home" A voice said from far above, Alice looked up and gasped by the man who was slowly landing onto the ground.
"W-Who are you?!" She asked, preparing her guards before he could make a move.
"I'm just a normal guy, after a unique girl and that girl, happens to be you" He said in creepy yet dark tone. Alice backed away before she began running. Foras smirked.
-Dan and them-
"Can any of you guys find her?" Dan asked his team, Tsubasa, Subaru, Hinata and Shun. Subaru could feel a familiar sense and it must be Alice.
"Guys I found her, follow me!" They boost their speed, specially Dan and Shun. The team from the opposite side got the message and hurried their way.
-As they met up-
"She is somewhere around here" Subaru said, looking behind her. Their searching was soon interrupted as a scream further down the forest was heard.
"Alice!" Dan yelled out and headed for the direction of the scream.
-Alice and Foras-
Alice tripped between her clumsy step as her fear for her life grew.
"Stop... Please... What do you want with me?!" Foras, silently approached the scared teen, making her slowly crawl away, getting on her knees again and continue her run away. As Foras took his step, he was struck by a golden beam from Hinata.
"Oi! Foras! What business do you have with Alice? Answer me!" Dan charged towards Foras but he easily dodged it and launched a punch at Dan's stomach, appearing before him. He kicked Dan towards his comrades with a harsh knee; Dan groaned. As he turned, he was confronted by The 3 Warriors of Time.
"We won't let you pass!"
Romeo: In the name of Excalibur...
Akane: We summon the power of Lore...
Kaito: Scaena!
Romeo went first, he targeted his face with his sword but Foras surprisingly grabbed the edge with ease. Romeo struggled, Kaito and Akane jumped from their stand and flashed him with their respective power but he easily purified the beams with his glare. Foras held tight onto Romeo's sword, earning a crack which caused a slight shock to the young but attractive teen.
"E..Excalibur...? Cracked.." Foras threw the sword as Romeo loosened his grip onto it, he dashed towards Romeo and struck him with an elbow, sending him flying into the trees.
"Romeo!" Akane and Kaito yelled, Foras appeared in no time for the remaining to react. A push with great force, knocked them into a tree and their consciousness out. Shocked by the foes amazing combat skill, sent chills through the rests' body. Without any question, Foras continued his mission as he was assigned to by his overlord.
"Wait!" Hinata and Subaru went next.
Aesa!
Moira's!
Hinata and Subaru stood side by side, reaching their arm towards the incoming enemy. A magical circle, dark violet (Subaru) golden (Hinata) appeared before them.
ROARING SNAKE! Large anacondas danced with each other as they were summoned from the rings, grabbing onto Foras and squeezing him.
"Hm" Was heard from Foras. A red glow surrounded his aura, a broken sound was heard from the snakes.
"What's going on?!" As the light merged with the two anaconda's, they shattered into pieces. Subaru and Hinata were stunned.
"What power!" Foras, unnoticed, took hold of the girls' face with his large palm and smashed them against the ground. Not only cracking their bone if they were that weak but also the ground.
"SUBARU! HINATA!" Tsubasa roared. Marucho and Julie gulped.
"H...He took so many out... in one move" Runo stuttered, looking at her said comrades. Julie and Marucho gulped once again.
"Why are you guys afraid?" Dan asked, alluding the sudden question to Julie, Marucho and possibly Runo.
"We weren't coming to stop him, we were here to save Alice. Right now he is just standing in the way, let's take him down and get Alice!" The hesitant teens took a deep breath before responding with a "Yes!" Julie and Marucho ran towards the overpowered man.
Earth Smasher! Julie summoned two blocks and threw them towards Foras but he shattered them from a 1 cm distance. Marucho Water Tornado! A water tornado was fired from the palm of Marucho and towards Foras, he gave it a smiply glance which reflected the mini tornado, washing Julie and Marucho away.
"I'll be your next opponent!" Runo clutched her knuckles before starting a material art fighting with him. It was a one sided one-to-one combat, Foras simply blocked her kicks and punches with a single hand. He took hold of her knee and smashed her onto the ground, making sure that her spine made the first contact to the grass.
"S..Strong.." She whispered before giving into the dark.
"Runo!" Foras continued.
"Seems like I'm the next" Yuu said, strecthing his neck while holding his one shoulder with the opposite arm.
Yuu took his position. Moving his right leg forward while leaving his other leg half-bending, Yuu clenched his hand and pulled it back while opening his palm, facing the foes' face. Foras noticed a familiar sense and turned his head to face the concentrating Yuu.
Poseidon's...
Foras's eyes widen for the first time since he fought the teenagers.
"Yuu, what's he gonna do, Tsubasa?" Dan questioned as he noticed the smile which appared on his brother's face.
"Just wait and see"
Tsunami Bazooka! He fired his fisted hand towards Foras. Foras was struck, sliding on the ground afterwards. Dan's jaw almost dropped to the ground followed by his other half awoken friends.
"Poseidon?..." Romeo whispered from his distance.
"It can't be" Kaito whispered as he got on his knees.
"Foras, was taking down?!" Dan gasped, looking at his enemy dusting himself off the dirt.
"Damn you!" Foras cursed under his breath. He charged at Yuu, as they thought that it easily would be dodged, they were wrong; Yuu was defeated.
"YUU!" Dan, Tsubasa and Shun were left.
"Wait!" Shouted the three boys who were left. Shun charged and kicked the side of his head but to use, Foras copied the same technique, sending Shun flying towards the almost standing Romeo.
Fotia! Dan went into the air, his fist heated and held his arm stretched. Target: Foras.
Golden Arrow With his newly upgraded attack, he got his guitar pick ready; the sign of a golden G clef appeared before Tsubasa, he launched the pick onto his guitar.
Inferno!
G-CLEF! Arrows formed as g clefs were directed towards Dan's inferno, merging with the flames giving a boost in power. Not even a flinch could be seen. Foras sighed.
"You kids' never learn, do you?!" He gave his attention to Dan and Tsubasa, before they noticed that Foras already passed them, they were slashed. Dan crashed onto the ground while Tsubasa fell onto his knees immediately. Foras went pass the many fighters he had defeated and felt a string of life in them.
"We won't..." Whispered Dan as he stood onto his feet.
"Let you have her!"
-Alice-
She didn't know when to stop. She didn't want to stop, everything seemed pointless; hopeless.
*Why do you do this!? I didn't ask for help nor did I want any! I've hurt you. I'm dangerous! I should just vanish and never come back!* She stopped in her tracks to catch her breath. She leaned against a tree, touching it gently with her palm, as she removed her hand; she gasped. A burning mark had been implanted on its skin.
"W..Why?... How?" She backed away, terrified of her own body. She wanted to die. She continued her miserable escape.
She once again stopped, falling onto her knees. She was too exhausted to continue, she felt a presence nearing her.
"Who is there?!" The bushes were moved aside and she gasped by the scene of her best friend Dan. His shirt was stained with red fluid, he had a swollen eye, he had a deep scratch at his bottom-left lip. He was bruised from head to toe, his blood ran from his lip and down to the ground. Whispering her name in shock, he got closer.
"You're..." He coughed.
"One of us!" He forced the 3 words out before he gave in to the darkness, falling into her arms.
"One of... us?..." She couldn't keep her eyes away from her unconscious friend. Remembering their past lives as warriors, gave her chills. She recalled the time she fought against Samuel with her comrades, they didn't give up nor should they have cause they had hope, friendship and each other... She broke into her held-back tears.
"What have I done!? Aaaah!" She let herself cry on Dan.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I only had myself in mind, I didn't consider your feelings. I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
"Well well, how sweet. The tears of a underworld goddess" She stayed quiet by the sudden voice.
"Now, let me not give you the same treatment as I did with your weak friends"
"They are not weak.." She whispered.
"Huh? What was that?! Hahaha, don't make me die out of laughter. If they weren't weak I would be defeated by now but I'm standing!"
"I said... THEY ARE NOT WEAK!" Her purple aura once again surrounded her; she stood.
"I'm a real idiot and it's first now i realize it. Always put others before yourself thats what I've told myself and look what I got out of it, they fought for my wealth, they fought for my safety. NOW IT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK FOR THEIR PRIDE!" She raised her palms and got into fighting postion.
"Huuu.. so you are serious now?" He asked in a sarcastic voice, preparing himself too; 1 second silence and they clashed. Alice already lid her fists with Hades Balls. She dodged the unexpected punch from behind and launched a kick at his atlas, she spinned and struck him at his waist with great speed. She backed away and send a Hades Impact, sending him flying towards a tree.
"I must have underestimated this one"
"Yes you did!", She appeared before him and stomped her feet onto his abdomen, receiving a groan from the foe.
She took hold of his neck, smirking down at him with her sadistic look which she pulled out to scare him "You still wanna fight the daughter of the King of the Underworlds?" She asked with her said expression. Foras hissed attempting a kick at her tummy but failed as she moved away in time.
"I don't know how you took my comrades down, you are so weak compared to what I've experienced through my year fighting" She said, provoking him but knew that he wouldn't do much cause he was to die anyway, she had been powering her two energy balls.
Hades…
She clasped her arms above of her head as two purple energy balls hovered besides her.
Dead Scream!
She arrowed her arms directly at Foras, sending the globes immediately at the target. Foras gasped as it got closer; asking his death out loud.
"You really are a good for nothing" Said a voice as it raised it's damaged comrade and teleported away. As the deadly globes ignited with each other, releasing a blast, Alice kept her glare onto the ground which it had scratched.
"Gone, huh?"
-Later-
Dan flinched his left eye as he slowly started waking up, surrounded by his bandaged and well looking friends.
"Wow, my head!" He whined as he rubbed his head, remembering the fight not so long ago. Runo giggled as Dan settled himself down he gasped, earning a sigh from the rest.
"Alice!"
"Is right here" Said a girl, answering his coming question. Alice. Dan jumped from his space and hugged her.
"You understand now? You are one of us! You've always been!" Alice tried holding her silent cries back but they gave in; she hugged him back.
"Thank you! Thank you!" The rest joyfully smiled by their cute scene, even Shun was touched for once.
"Let's celebrate this happy reunion!"
"Aye!"
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