Episode 6: アップライジングパート2：ショーダウンのユーロカジノ！
Uprising Part 2: Showdown at Aeuro Casino!
Aeuropa City
Rasputin and the other Chivashi of Les Cinq Frères (excluding Rikuto and Natsuhisa) were already living amongst the people and were planning out projects for their evil missions. After all, they knew that Alex and the other stars were getting ready...so they were too, getting ready.
The younger Chiropteran King took on a form of a young looking innocent boy based on the memories of Alex's true brother from another life. Ever since he discovered that he possessed Alex's memories of Earth, he has taken it and used it to his own advantage. Whenever Alex begins to remember, he invades his mind and eats it up while instilling pain to keep him away.
"And you are sure this is a good idea?" asked Haruto.
"Innocence is the key to fool your enemies," he replied as he turned his head to the window inside the limo.
Reiji cleared his throat and added, "The same can be said for us, right?"
"Anything is possible," said Rasputin, "But now, we are here…finally."
The driver parked the limo and opened the door for them to exit while Mariko paid the driver with counterfeit money that looked like 99% of the actual currency used. Once they regrouped, they stood at the gardens that lead to the Aeuropa Casino.
"Ah yes, the casino," smiled Rasputin, "I've heard it has a grand theatre for us."
"Indeed," said Haruto, "Finally, in a matter of time, a new chapter awaits for us."
Mariko smiled wickedly as Reiji added, "A new era for us Chivashi and Chiropterans."
"I hope the others are keeping our prey at great distraction. It'll be an interesting reaction they will have if they fall here too late," replied Rasputin as he hummed his song.
"Master, don't waste your voice just yet," said Haruto.
"I know," smirked Rasputin, "It's all in a matter of time...before we get an army of our own..."
Back in the forests, the gigantic magic swirl of water exploded as the Six Stars landed in the woods and the cliff-side, looking over Aeuropa City.
"Well…we're here again," sighed Makoto.
"You guys were here?" asked Rin.
"Well…uh…the vase," said Makoto as he showed it to Rei. The megane somehow recognized it but didn't realize that it came from his mansion. He gasped at it once it all connected.
"H-how did you managed to get it though!?" gasped Rei, "We had all of the securities and…"
"The gods lead us through there," said Haruka, "We learned a new spell that enables us to hide our heat radiation from having the systems to detect our presence."
"Oh…you mean that spell that enables the water to cover our skin, right?" asked Rin.
"Ha! A very useful one," smirked Naigsa.
"Yes," agreed Makoto, "It hides body radiation."
Alex stared down at the city and growled to himself while gripping on his sword, "Rasputin…"
"We should get going, let's go," said Rei as he led the others. Alex couldn't keep his eyes off the city but a tug from Nagisa got his senses back.
"Come on, Alex!" said Nagisa, "We'll defeat him!"
About a half hour later, the team got inside through the Western Gate and headed down to the central plaza when they saw the TV screens and people's tablets and phones reporting news of recent murders.
"Oh my gosh!" said a person, "Look at this!"
"Th-that's horrifying!" replied the other guy, "10 murders all in the Southern Distract just now!?"
"It seems so, but not to worry, our security here will take care of that," replied the first.
"Yeah you're right," agreed the second.
"Reporting live from the ACNews-Net 5, another murder has been discovered with a 34-year old man killed in his office at the Aeuropa Casino. Sections of the casino are now being locked down until the case is solved," said the female news spokesperson."
Alex remained silent about this while Haruka turned to Rei and asked, "A bunch of murders?"
"Something is suspicious," said Rin as he turned to Alex.
Makoto was feeling a bit nervous about this but the comfort from Haruka's hand kept him calm and cool at the very least.
"Maybe we should check it out if it's linked to any monsters?" asked Nagisa.
"Well I know where the casino is at," said Rei, "We should go there."
Finally, Alex replied, "Is there a place nearby? We shouldn't charge in without knowing what to plan out first."
"It may be safer that way," nodded Haurka.
Before the others could reply, their necklaces glowed as the Five Suiei Gods echoed inside their heads.
"I see you boys have arrived here in the city, quite a move there," said Suiei Nanase.
"Here, we managed to give you some money and things for this town," echoed Suiei Tachibana as the boys received a set of cash in their hands.
"And there is a place nearby where you can talk...Rei you know what I'm talking about?" asked Suiei Ryugazaki as Rei's hand feels a new phone.
"Y-yes," said Rei as he turned on the phone and began to make purchases to a hotel.
"I almost forgot how much of a hacker genius you were," replied Makoto.
"H-hacking…" muttered Alex as he felt a bit dizzy again, seeing a group of people in his mind, "T-te-terran…N-Nost?"
Alex's head spun harder and harder as he could see a bunch of people tying at the computers while seeing one of them, a boy with blue hair…red glasses…his face…?
"Alex!? ALEX!?" gasped Rei as he caught the Chiropteran in his hands.
"It feels like the more close we are to Rasputin...the more memories he's getting?" asked Haruka.
"If that's the case...you think he'll remember us?" asked Makoto.
"But what if it's a trap?" replied Rin, "Rasputin will most likely invade his mind again and…"
"Takeshi gave him something that should protect his mind from Rasputin," replied Rei, "C'mon there is a cafe nearby where we can talk."
The five with Rei carrying Alex arrived at the café as their clothes changed to a fancier form and sat down while the sun was setting down for the night. Alex woke up upon their entry to the café and they all sat in the booth with each other.
"Oh by the way when I was on my phone I managed to reserves some rooms in a hotel," said Rei.
"Oh?" blushed Makoto with a smile.
"I see," said Haruka.
Alex could only turn his head to the window and watch the people passing through town with their heads watching their devices. Rei turned to look at him while the others were discussing about the rooms.
"So I'm guessing I'm with Rin-chan, right?" asked the blonde as he looked at Rin with a blink of his eye.
Oh it's on, thought Rin, I will certainly get you tonight.
The Chiropteran turned around as the waitress handed out their drinks to them while Makoto sighed as he looked at Haruka's water.
"What?" said Haruka, as he took a sip on the flavored sparkling water, "This is a fancier drink."
"Oh Haru," replied Makoto as he gave him a quick peck on the cheek.
Rin chuckled and turned to Nagisa as the blonde was drinking his sunny breeze drink while Alex took a sip on the root beer and smiled a little. He recalled his days with Aki, Anya, and Georgia back at Lynhaven's Bar.
"It's not as good," said Alex, "Mother would make it really delicious."
Rei took a sip of his tea and turned to Alex, asking, "So um…do you want to share a room with me, Alex? There's only three rooms left with…"
"…I guess there's not much left," he answered, "Probably better to stay close at a time like this."
"Is this hotel near?" asked Nagisa.
"Just about 10 minutes of walking," replied the megane.
"Oh my GOSH!" cheered a random girl as she giggled on the news, "Hey! Did you hear about the show coming up tomorrow night?!"
"Yeah," said the other girl, "They say that a new star is in town!"
Alex grunted to himself while the first girl said, "Yeah but it's an opera though…I'm not much into that though but I wonder who's going to sing?"
"Hmmm…well it appears…" replied the other girl as she looked over her tablet, "Oh it's someone named Yefimovich Nitupsar."
It has to be an alias, thought Alex as he tried to listen carefully.
"Is something the matter?" asked Rin.
Rei finished his tea and turned to Alex, "We can go to the hotel now if you feel uncomfortable."
Alex remained silent as he wasn't sure what he not sure on what he wanted to say. The others looked at him for a moment.
"Is something bothering you?" asked Makoto.
"Please tell us," said Nagisa, "Alex-chan."
Finally he replied, "…a lot of things are bothering me. The dreams I am getting, the whereabouts of my prey…"
"Everything will work out, don't worry," smiled Rei.
Afterwards, the gang arrived to the hotel and into their rooms where they split off into pairs based on their loved ones; Haruka and Makoto, Rin and Nagisa, and Rei with Alex (though the latter has no idea how close he was to be with the megane).
The Chiropteran walked into the room and sees only one queen size bed there. He turned to Rei and said, "I'll sleep on the floor."
Rei widened his eyes a bit and said, "No! I will not let you sleep on the floor! Go sleep in the bed and I'll sleep on the floor!"
Alex sighed and replied, "I told you; I am a Chiropteran, it's not a big deal if I don't sleep in the bed."
He slumped down against the wall and Rei answered, "But I will feel bad for letting you sleep on the floor! I'm not moving from this spot!"
Rei sat down next to Alex but the Chiropteran's eyes glowed red as he used his strength to pull Rei up, much to the megane's surprise. Alex didn't want to growl at him but his face was a bit annoyed by the stubbornness. Before either of them could react, Rei tripped over his feet and the two fell on the bed together with Alex on the bottom and Rei on top.
They both blushed at each other and Rei asked, "Can we…share the bed?"
Alex could only sigh as he tossed his sword down to the side as Rei made his way over behind him and hugged around.
"R-Rei?" asked the Chiropteran.
"Y-yeah?" he replied.
Alex blushed for a moment before he continued, "W-what…d-do…y-you…uh, l-like about me? You're always so interested in me even though I feel worthless…"
Rei gasped as he answered, "You are not worthless! You are the most beautiful and interesting person I have ever met! I mean…I-I like your personality, even when you want to look like a cold person, I know deep down you are kind and honest."
He took a breath and stuttered, "I…I lov-li-like your smile."
Alex felt a strange sense of warmth coming from Rei as he could feel the hug even deeper than before. He turned around to hug him back and said, "T-thank you."
Rei smiled and pulled him closer till their clothes pressed on their skins, feeling a strange feeling of love before them.
"T-this hug," said Alex, "It-it feels familiar. I don't know what it is...but...it's probably something important."
Rei smiled even more and answered, "Someday you will remember everything and you will know if it was important or not."
The Chiropteran nodded and closed his eyes while Rei brought him closer and whispered, "Goodnight."
"H-Haru?" asked Makoto as he lied down next to him.
"Ma-Makoto," said Haruka, "What's wrong?"
"…I can't sleep by myself on the bed," he answered.
"Y-you remember?" asked Haruka.
"Remember what?" replied the taller boy as he cuddled around Haruka.
"…That day," said Haruka, "The night before the competition, you were a bit nervous. It was back on Earth when we were in high school still and…"
"I…I do!" smiled Makoto as he blushed a little.
"T-thank you," replied Haruka, "F-for staying with me."
"Oh Haruuuu!" squealed Makoto with happiness as he hugged him tighter. The two briefly smiled before they closed their eyes and rested as well.
In the other room, Rin sat down on his bed while Nagisa went to the shower to wash up. He was trying to plan a way to get back to his blonde...he had been defeated twice and didn't want to be Nagisa's new record for being the seme.
Rin rested his hand over his necklace and said, "Suiei…can you hear me?"
"Yes I can," echoed Suiei Matsuoka.
"How…uh…did Makoto managed to top Nagisa back on Earth?" asked the human.
"R-Rin!" gasped Suiei Matsuoka, "Wh-why are you so interested in that!?"
"Well you know we're a bunch of swimming homos," smirked Rin.
"Well yes of course," replied Suiei Matsuoka, "But at a time like this!?"
"Oi! My poor Nagisa being an uke!?" echoed Suiei Hazuki's voice, "Not happening on my watch!"
"OI! I just want to feel inside of him for at least once?! Is that too much to ask?!" growled Rin.
Matsuoka sighed and said to Hazuki, "Just let them be; it's not worth the aggravation. Rasputin will sense us if you do anything reckless."
"Fine," said Hazuki, "Just don't hurt my Nagisa!"
Rin walked up to the bathroom and taps on the door, "Hey, is there room for two?"
"Maybe…" said Nagisa as he opened the curtain a little and peaking out his head for a moment before resuming his wash.
Rin walked inside and found the lube that Nagisa used on his earlier. He took a squirt of it on his hands and rubbed them together to activate the scent and flavor and walked in to see the blonde's beautiful adult-looking yet youthful body before him.
"Looking so attractive yes, my sexy penguin?" asked Rin.
"You're sexy yourself too…Rin-Rin," smirked Nagisa as he and Rin hugged together.
Rin took his chance to turn Nagisa around and dipped his fingers inside the blonde's mouth while using his other hand to poke his fingers into the blonde's entrance. Nagisa bit Rin's fingers in hopes to remove him and fight for the top.
"Shit!" growled Rin as he removed the fingers out, "You know…you can bite pretty well but…I can do this!"
He went down to Nagisa's neck and sucked on the skin and gently biting with his shark teeth while using his fingers to throb on the blonde's shaft.
"R-Rin!" gasped Nagisa as he tried to push him off but Rin brought him closer and the two were standing against the wall of the shower as the water drenched both of them.
"N-Nagisa," said Rin, "I know you were always Makoto's top…except for that one time…and I know you weren't that thrilled…but…I want to know what it was like for him to feel inside of you…I want to feel you!"
"R-Rin…" replied Nagisa as he closed his eyes and remembered what Makoto did to him back on Earth; it was quite the fight but Makoto tied the blonde up and even covered his eyes…which was rather a bit of a comeback…but with Rin…
He turned around and kissed Rin on the lips briefly and said, "…alright. But only this once…"
"It may be important to use it as a memory or something...after all," replied Rin, "We still have yet to uncover some mysteries."
"Oh just do it already!" moaned Nagisa, "We'll deal with that later! Otherwise I will…"
Rin poked himself to Nagisa's entrance while he rubbed his hands on the blonde's chest and licked on his neck as Nagisa moaned in pleasure. After a moment, Rin finally entered inside and began to sway back and forth.
"Mmhh…aah…AHHHH!" moaned Nagisa.
Rin grabbed a hold on Nagisa's shaft and throbbed it faster and harder, increasing the pressure.
"Mhhhm…aaah…s-so cl-closeeeaaahh!" said Nagisa.
The two shared another passionate kiss as their wet bodies of sweat and water mixed in as one while the heat between them amplified. Finally, after the final few thrusts, Rin unleashed a wave of whiteness inside while Nagisa erupted more stickiness of love out, splattering the shower curtain.
Rin breathed heavily and said, "I-I love…y-you…Na-Nagisa…I…I w-won't forge-ett…thi-this…"
Nagisa smiled to Rin's surprise and said, "Love you too silly shark. I won't forget this either…how it felt to have you inside. But you're definitely going to pay for this!"
Rin sniffed a few tears and said, "Oh Nagisa…"
"Rin-Rin," smiled the blonde as he gave him a soft kiss on the cheek.
"I just hope everything will be well again soon...we need him..." he replied.
"I know, we'll get him back…he's waiting for us and the others," said the blonde.
The two washed up and got into bed together, cuddling happily in their sleep as they ready themselves for tomorrow.
Alex woke up and found himself in another dream where a tree stood mighty and tall with the Sakura petals floating around.
"W-where am I?" he muttered just before he heard someone coughing nearby. Alex turned to see a cloaked figure on the ground in a puddle of water or something.
"O-oi!" he shouted, "Are you okay!?"
Alex ran to the stranger before him as the man lifted his head up barely and smiled, "A-alex...my dear…"
The boy's eyes widened in shock as the figure on the ground before him looked awfully familiar by the face and the clothing.
"W-who are you?" asked Alex.
Suiei Marotta coughed up and vomited up a strange necklace from his mouth with a heart shaped pendant. Alex gasped in shock as he saw the necklace before him and that the others had it…but…what did it mean?
"T-take it…take it! P-please…" moaned Suiei Marotta weakly.
Alex reached down to grab it just before the dream tore apart as he felt something happening upon touching the necklace…
"R-Remember me…and wh-who you are…" echoed Suiei Marotta.
The Chiropteran woke up and gasped as he turned to see the sunlight. He looked at his fist but it had nothing inside.
"Alex?" yawned Rei as he felt the bed sheets moved out, "What's the matter?"
"…it's nothing," said the Chiropteran as he rested his hand over his own chest, feeling his heart.
"You sure?" asked the megane, "And what time is it?"
Rei checked his phone while Alex remained silent and remembered the necklace from the dream and the other boys having it…but that figure from the vision…who was it? Was it someone important?
"Hey, I'm going to check up on the others," said Rei, "Wait here."
Makoto looked at the sunshine and turned to Haruka as the tsundere turned to the side for a moment, trying to sleep a few more minutes.
"Well that was quite a cuddle," smiled Makoto as he noticed and he and Haru were flirting around but wasn't sure if they did the thing or not.
They heard a knock on the door and Makoto goes to open.
"R-Rei," said Makoto.
"Hey, is Haru up too? I just to check to see if we're all set to go soon," replied the megane.
Haruka yawned and stretch while rubbing his eyes, "I just hope there's a pool at this place."
"Haru!" sighed Makoto, "I know you want to have some fun…we all do. But we can't!"
"Not now, but after we defeat Rasputin maybe we can have a pool party, okay? I'm going to check on Nagisa and Rin...I hope they are awake," said Rei as he left to the next room.
Rin woke up and found himself naked with a blanket barely covering himself while he yawned to see the sunlight. Nagisa woke up as well while cuddling to him.
"Why so early?" asked Nagisa.
"It's no doubt that the others are up…" began Rin when the heard a knock on the door.
"Oh shit!" said the red-hair as he scrambled out of bed and grabbing a towel to cover his crotch and rear as he called out, "Oi! Hold on a sec!"
"It's just me," said Rei through the door. Rin walked up to it and opened to see the megane standing before.
Rei blushed at Rin before turning his head away and asked, "Wha-why are you wearing a towel? And uh, go-good morning Nagisa."
"Morning Rei-chan!" smirked Naigsa, "We'll be ready in about 5 minutes!"
"Yeah, don't worry," agreed Rin, "We got this!"
Alex walked out of the bathroom after washing his face and saw a strange looking object right next to his sword. He looked at the crutch and brushed his hand on it.
Rei returned to the room and said, "Hey they're all awake now and…uh, Alex? W-what is that?"
Alex took a grip on the crutch when another memory flooded into his mind once more. He stood in a auditorium on stage and saw a blonde looking woman standing out to her audience when the alarms went off and the students were asked to leave.
Seconds later a boy screamed out and unleashed his katana at her as she replied, "And yet I must apologize…I'm sure you understand; you're so strong, I had to take precautions…but I wonder... I hope you enjoying playing this game as I tease you some more about your name…"
The Chiropteran breathed heavily as his ears felt like they were going to split open, causing him to fall again while Rei caught him.
"Alex! What's the matter!?" shouted the megane.
The others arrived to see the commotion as they saw Rei holding Alex from behind.
"Another memory?" asked Haruka.
"I think so…" said Rei.
They turned to see Rin and Naigsa arriving with the former almost tripping over his feet while Nagisa grabbed him by the hand.
"Be careful!" said Nagisa.
"It's not like I was drinking or anything," replied Rin.
Their casual clothes transformed into the following; white shirts, black pants, various shoe designs, and colored (or black vests) while Rin's hair was tied up to a ponytail as they arrived to the casino. However, there were a lot of police there as well as several tapes that blocked the entrances.
Rei walked up to the police officer and said, "Excuse us but we have been recently hired and our first day was here today. Is there a way we can get inside so we don't be late?"
"We ask for you ID," replied the police, "For verification."
The others showed their IDs while Alex kept on his crutch where his sword was hidden inside.
"Oh and this is one of our new friends as well and he is handicapped but he can still work; our manager said he can go in for a few hours," said Rei.
"Very well," said the other police officer, "You understand the situation and you know that you are required to evacuate upon orders."
"Right," said Rin, "Thank you."
They grouped inside while Rei took out his phone in order to hack to the security cameras and shut them off.
"I got the cameras turned off for now, I hope it will buy us some time," explained Rei.
"Alright, so what are we going to do? Split into groups or work together?" asked Nagisa.
"The Chivashi are dangerous, if you face them alone, you'll be killed," said Alex.
"Then let's stay together for now," replied Rin.
"But, if we do need to split up...?" asked Makoto.
"Hmm...Maybe Nagisa, Alex and I in one group and you in the other?" suggested Rei
"Yeah that sounds good," agreed Nagisa.
"N-Nagisa?" asked Rin as he was a bit worried.
"I just think that Haru and Makoto work good together and I don't want to split Alex and Rei. So I just thought that we are the only couple who can be seperated..." said Nagisa as he turned away for a moment.
This is going to hurt, thought the blonde, I'm so sorry…Rin-chan.
Rin hugged Nagisa and said, "D-don't get yourself hurt, okay!?"
"Only if you promise to not get hurt too!" smiled Nagisa.
Alex sniffed out the blood and began to walk off on his fake injury.
"O-oi, wait up!" said Rin as he and Nagisa went after the Chiropteran with Rei.
Makoto turned to Haruka and held his hand.
"Are you okay with this?" asked Haruka.
"Well we've seen worse, haven't we?" replied Makoto
With the cameras, disabled, the gang walked through several of the gambling areas such as Slot Machines, Pool Tables, several restaurants, some shopping areas, poker tables, and everything they could imagine.
"A-amazing…" said Rin.
"It's like a world of its own," smiled Makoto.
"Definitely beautiful," agreed Rei.
"Hey can we play on those machines?!" asked Nagisa.
"What's the legal age here?" asked Makoto.
"I think it's 18," said Rei.
"Hehehe, it's 16 in Neo Tabuk!" smirked Rin.
Alex smelled the blood even more as his eyes glowed red. He took off and ran while holding out the crutch with a low growl.
"A-Alex! Wait!" shouted Rei, "Where are you going!?"
"I really wish I could play," sighed Nagisa but he turned to follow them.
Alex dashed his way towards the back of the Casino where it led to a series of hallways that were entrances to the offices and restrooms and other private places away from the public. The Chiroptrean found the doorway that led to an office and he kicked it down and saw police line tape all over.
The others shortly arrived and saw Alex staring at a puddle of dry blood from the remains of the man. He put his crutch to the side and goes down to the puddle and dipped his fingers in for a taste.
Ugh, that's so disgusting, thought Makoto as he turned his head to the side.
"Well," sighed Rin, "I guess blood testing rules apply differently to him."
"I wonder what it taste like," said Nagisa.
Rei turned to the blonde and replied, "W-why do you want to know?!"
Alex got back up on his feet and turned to the others while his eyes glowed red, "It was murder…killed by a Chivashi."
He pointed to the dry crusted blood and explained, "When a Chivashi or a king uses its own blood to kill their prey, the victim is crystallized and dies."
Makoto jumped behind Haruka in fear while Rei asked, "Do you know who killed him?"
"I said it was done by a Chivashi," replied Alex, "I cannot identify the individual blood as I previous stated back in Iglis Magna."
"D-does your blood…do that too?" asked Rin.
"Yes," he answered, "However, the blood must be put inside the person...simply touching it is not effective. That's why…if I can kill Rasputin, my blood might be able to crystallize him…however, his blood can do the same with me."
"So then what will we do?" asked Rei.
"We need to stop them, and end this…" began Alex when his eyes widened in shock as he heard the song again from Rasputin.
"Iooooooo sonoooooooo laaaa voooooooceeeee che chiaaaamaaaaaaa il tuo nooooooomeeeeee….stooooo cercandoteeeeeee amor stooooo cerdandoteeeeeee… "
Alex began to run out but Rei grabbed him by the arm, "Where are you going? You can't leave alone."
"We have to stick together!" said Nagisa, "Remember?"
"It's not THAT!" panicked Alex, "Can't you hear that song!?"
"W-what song?" asked the blonde, "I don't hear a thing…how about you guys?"
The other shrugged as Alex sighed in relief but he was still worried.
"Then he's not singing it at full level…probably just teasing my brain," said Alex.
"W-what do you mean?" asked Makoto.
"Your brother is here?" asked Rei.
Alex turned to the megane as he saw the phone, "R-Rei…what can you do with that…thing?"
"I can do almost everything, what's up?" asked Rei.
The Chiropteran closed his eyes for a moment before answering, "I need to know, is there going to be an event tonight…a schedule…I can feel it…something is going to happen."
Rei nodded and went to his phone to search for the shows at the Aeuropa Casino Theatre Palace. After a few moments he read, "There is an opera called Dark Evolution of Love located at the Lawston Theatre around 9:30 PM tonight."
Alex gasped as he recalled the incident back in Lha'li when Rasputin sang that same song and the people there…
"N-no!" he gasped, "This is even…"
"What's the matter?" asked Rei as he rested his hand on Alex's shoulder.
"T-that singing voice...it was Rasputin. I...I remembered...long ago…" he replied, "Is he…going to be here?"
"We should ask somebody…" began Nagisa.
"Bad Idea," said Haruka, "Asking won't get us anywhere plus it would cause suspicion."
"Maybe we should talk to the gods," said Rin as he rested his hand over his necklace. Moments after, all of their necklaces began to glow as the five Suiei Gods reappeared once more.
"You have made great progress," said Suiei Tachibana.
"Is there anything that needs to be done?" asked Suiei Nanase.
"Well, we were in the casino and Alex heard Rasputin's voice and we are wondering if you know a place where we can plan our attack?" asked Rei.
"Well…based on our findings…" said Suiei Matsuoka, looking a bit nervous.
"Rasputin will be here…he will perform tonight," finished Suiei Hazuki.
They all gasped in shock while Alex's eyes grew red with anger. The gods also revelaed that the Chivashi are present at the casino with Rasputin and that his alias name was Yefimovich Nitupsar.
"You must be really careful. After your expierience with one of them, you know that they will try everything to deceive you," said Suiei Ryugazaki.
"Why is he here anyway?" asked Rin.
"What is he trying to do?" asked Makoto.
Alex could only think back about the Tragedy in Lha'li when Rasputin sang over there and turned the inhabitants into Chiropterans and the downfall of that city, making it what it was today; a city of ruins and criminals and some monsters.
"Is he looking for Alex?" asked Nagisa.
"…Rasputin," said Alex, trembling a little, "If…if he sings…e-everyone…."
"A-Alex!?" asked Haruka.
"W-what will happen?" asked Rei.
"…I hunt down Chiropterans…but he…he creates them," revealed the Chiropteran.
"W-what!?" gasped Makoto and Rin.
"How?!" asked Rei.
"We can't let him do that! But how does he even…" began Nagisa.
"His song…his voice… will turn humans to chiropterans...when he sings, the people will suffer and transform," he revealed, "It's what happened to the people of Lha'li a long time ago…that's what led to its downfall."
"T-that's!" gasped Nagisa as his eyes flickered pink for a moment, "I swear, he's going to meet his end tonight!"
"We have to save them!" said Rei.
"But there's more…" replied Alex, "If this is broadcasted, anyone watching this no matter how far or near they are…they will transform and it's irreversible."
"The entire city is in danger!" gasped Rei, "Or perhaps the entire world assuming it gets international broadcasted!"
"These people are innocent, they shouldn't suffer because of him!" said Rin.
"We'll do what we can to assist you guys. This is going to be a tough and dangerous task," said Suiei Nanase.
"However, we cannot stay in our visible-like forms for too long...not until Alex regains his powers of the Suiei," replied Suiei Tachibana.
"But that doesn't mean that we won't be able to help, we'll just have to do things...magical I guess," sighed Suiei Matsuoka.
"But still, watch over your cute little butts, okay?" asked Suiei Hazuki.
Suiei Ryuugazaki shook his head and said, "He's saying be careful, alright?"
After much of discussion, they all planned out the launch of this mission:
Haruka, Rin, and Makoto were to go to the actual theatre to explore around and see to the place while Alex, Rei, and Nagisa were tasked to go to the control room in order to prepare anything to stop the future broadcasting.
At the control room, Alex looked at a schedule of the events and sees that the Opera is divided into 5 acts, with Rasputin performing in Act III.
"Wow," smiled Nagisa, "Rei-chan you're good at this!"
"We need to shut down the event before Act III," said the Chiropteran.
Rei took out his phone and began to type into the system and hacking it over while Alex said, "If you shut it down too early, it will cause suspicion."
"Maybe we should set up a backup plan?" asked Nagisa.
"Perhaps the fire alamrs," muttered Rei as he also set up the alarms as well.
Meanwhile, in the actual theater, Makoto, Rin, and Haruka explored around and were stunned at how big and fancy this place was; statues around, red leather seats and there were even several balconies all over as well as an upper level and lower level.
"Shouldn't we just get all six of us to sit together..?" asked Makoto
"We will not be sitting with the others," said Rin.
"W-why!?" gasped Makoto.
"If all six of us blends in, our enemy will suspect us...we need to be in the same room, but not next to each other," explained Haruka.
"Which means that we're gonna play behind the scenes," smirked Rin.
"Meaning…?" asked Makoto.
"We're going to go backstage," said Rin, "And spy from there…until we can get the audience to leave, we'll stay hidden and watch before we attack."
"I guess we're really in for our magic," sighed Makoto.
Haruka remained silent for a moment as he could remember his days back on Lynwin when he and the others were living out their days both swimming and not.
"I just hope once this is over…we'll have him back," said Haruka after his eyes blinked.
"We will!" smirked Rin as he wraps his arms around Makoto and Haruka, "We'll have the best party after this is done!"
While the Magic Six were preparing their plans, Les Cinq Frères had their own goals to accomplish. Rasputin sat down in the make-up room on a chair while the Chivashi sat down on the couches nearby.
The make-up artists and dressers prepared for Rasputin as the minutes continued to count down. It was still several hours before the show and they all knew it was going to be the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new era.
"You're looking so innocent, dear master," said Haruto.
"You think they're here?" asked Mariko.
"Oh they already are," said Rasputin, "What a shame…while they chose this option, Natsuhisa is already experimenting the survivors in Lha'li of his own."
"Do you want us to do anything?" asked Reiji.
"The show must go on," replied the Chiropteran King, "Maybe we can give them a little tease…with a game of cards?"
Mariko's eyes widened as he sensed the presrence of Rikuto arriving in town. He gave a nod to the others before he left to go fetch the other Chivashi but Reiji stopped and said, "I'll go to him."
"I just want to swim in a pool of blood," sighed Haruto.
"Oh?" asked Mariko, "Now you're acting almost like him!"
"I said blood, NOT water," growled Haruto.
Rasputin could only chuckle about this conversation with a mental image of blood and guts everywhere around and Chiropterans feeding and killing.
Once the gang already set up the plans, Haruka, Makoto and Rin met up with the others at the Slot Machines again.
"I'm up for some fun, how about you sexy penguin?" asked Rin.
"Me too!" replied the blonde.
"Will we be safe here though?" asked Makoto, "I really have a bad feeling about this,"
"Let's keep in our trio but we don't have anything to communic –" began Rei when a headset appeared on his head.
"Huh?" asked Nagisa as his appeared on as well.
The others got a headset in a blue-tooth design that was small and versitle. To their surprise it fit comfortly in their ears.
"This will keep you all connected," said Suiei Tachibana.
"You can report to your findings for each other," added Suiei Nanase.
"Awesome!" smirked Nagisa.
The gang split back into their trios as they explored around, reporting to any findings they had while they got a chance to watch people play the slot machines, pool tables, cards, and even shopping around.
Alex arrived at some shop with Nagisa and Rei as the Chiropteran saw strange looking objects and Rei was blushing.
"W-what's all this?" asked Alex as he pointed to a long-looking toy with a cap at the top in a flesh-like color.
"Oh you know, some sexy toys, lubes, rope…well that's if you are into S&M," said Nagisa in a casual tone.
Alex blushed heavily and turned his head to the side while gripping on his crutch.
"I'm going to order the tickets," said Rei as he took out his phone to order them.
Seconds later, Alex could hear the song again as the language was strangely familiar and more familiar. He still covered his ears with his hands. Rei chanted a spell to create a water barrier over his ears.
"…that song, he can only sing it once per every time he is awake from hibernation; a powerful spell. Once it is performed, he cannot do it again until the next time he awakens," said Alex as he starts to move away from the shop.
Rei and Nagisa followed him though the latter was tempted to get something for Rin later but there wasn't much time to screw around.
Meanwhile, Haruka, Makoto and Rin walked their way through the slot machines and other card tables before they saw a group of guys hanging out by the pool table as they were playing their own game.
"Looks like they're into that," said Makoto.
"Too bad it's not OUR pool that we go by," smirked Rin.
Haruka wanted to strip off but Makoto's hand gripped on his wrist which prevented him from doing so. They walked over to a lounge to sit down as they were wondering how the others were doing.
"So then, what should we do?" asked Makoto.
Haruka was about to sit down when he felt something hitting his foot. He turned to see a white ball on the ground from the pool table.
"Oh sorry about that," said one of the men as he walked over to Haruka, "I'll get it."
Haruka picked it up and handed it over, replying, "Oh no, it's fine…here."
"We must have been a bit too competitive," blushed the second guy, looking a bit innocent and cute.
"So then, are you three new in town?" asked a third guy as he carried his pool stick
Haruka nodded as the first one replied, "Well that's cool, do you want to join us?"
"I only swim freestyle," said Haruka.
"Ooooh!" chuckled the second man, "I see you're a swimmer?"
"Well there is a swimming pool down by the main lobby," said the third guy.
"Oi! Haru! Aren't you going to sit down!?" asked Makoto.
Rin's eyes narrowed as they activated his x-ray vision mode, he could feel something off with these three people but he couldn't put a finger on it.
Something is not right…we can't let our guard down, thought Rin.
"R-Rin?" asked Makoto.
"We need to stay close," said Rin as he got up to stand with Haruka.
"Oh are you all into swimming then?" asked the third guy.
"Well yeah," said Rin as he wraps his arms around both Makoto and Haruka, "We are a team and we compete! Now you said something about a pool, right?"
"Well of course, what would a casino be without one?" asked the third guy with a smirk on his face.
The three guys led the trio to the main hall but Rin was getting more suspicious by the minute...he could feel their smirks and grins as if something was not right. He briefly looked at Makoto and Haruka with a nod.
Haruka remained silent while Makoto felt really nervous but Rin kept his fists to the side, knowing that something was about to go down. Once they got to the lockers, the three guys ahead vanished like steam.
"W-what was that?!" said Haruka as he rushed through the lockers and exited to the pool entrance.
"HARU!" shouted Makoto as he and Rin followed the tsundere to the pool deck where they stood in shock at the sight before them.
"W-what in the name of…!?" gasped Rin.
The trio saw a pool of blood with several of the people dead/killed, whatever as they saw a couple of Chiropterans feeding on the gore before leaving the room. Rin held both of their hands as Makoto was too horrified to even make a scream.
"GUYS! GUYS!" shouted Haruka through the headsets.
"What's the matter!?" replied Alex through the speakers.
"Is everything alright?!" asked Rei.
"Rin! What's going on!?" asked Nagisa.
"T-the people…" began Makoto.
"It's a trap, we're on our way out so…" began Rin when the speakers broke off the signal breaks and the three guys stood before them.
"S-shit!" growled Haruka as his sword appeared by his side despite in their casino outfits; all of their wepaons appeared by their sides.
"We had to shut down the radios…" said Reiji, "I'm sure you understand…Suiei Gods."
"It seems that you three have been meddeling with our grand work of art," hissed Mariko.
"What are you guys?!" growled Rin as he readied his sword.
"You should know...Alex must have told you," smirked Haruto.
"Chivashi…" said Haruka, "And why do you look so much like us?!"
"We wanted to share some appeal at least before we kill our prey," giggled Mariko, "Some sex appeal, yeah?"
"I won't let you lay a finger on us or else…!" growled Rin as he gripped on his sword tighter.
"Or else…?" replied Reiji.
Rin chanted his water spell and unleashed a blast of water at them, trying to blast the Chivashi away but the trio dispersed and they each swipped them down, crashing them to the wall. Rin spat out some blood while Haruka felt shaky from the crash and Makoto could feel some blood dripping from his face.
Reiji readied his staff to aim a blast of energy and sent a blast towards Rin while the latter unleashed his water shield, causing the blast turn into the steam. Haruto soared up to Haruka and looked into his blue eyes before him.
"Your blue eyes…I am so jealous of them…" said Haruto in a teasing face as he opened his mouth and was about to rip of and eat them.
"HARUUUU!" screamed Makoto as he unleashed a blast of water blades, stabbing at Haruto's eyes, causing the Chivashi to scream and fall back.
Alex placed his crutch to the side while taking out the katana and ran down the halls with Nagisa and Rei, "They found them!"
"We have to get to them!" said Nagisa.
"Quickly! This way!" shouted Rei.
Alex sniffed out the Chivashi and replied, "They're down by the swimming pool and I smell more blood!"
"If they even put a figner on our guys, I will kill them!" growled Nagisa as his eyes flickered hot pink
The trio ran as fast as they could as they finally reached to the pool entrance. Alex kicked down the door as they saw their friends fighting for their very lifes and saw the pool of blood before them.
"A-are those the people that were killed and missing?!" asked Rei as he felt a bit sick at the sight.
"You won't get out of here alive!" snarled Nagisa as he readied his spell book. Haruto turned to see the blonde and soared his way over while Reiji went into combat against Rei. Alex tried to slash down Mariko but that Chivashi snuck around and went behind Haruka for the kill until Makoto threw up a water shield.
Rei clashed his sword against Reiji as the Chivashi said, "How amusing…I see your glasses have powers of its own…give them to me!"
"As if I would let you!" growled Rei as he clashed his sword against Reiji's staff.
Haruto growled and unleashed a scream at the blonde, blasting him to the wall.
"NAGISA!" screamed Rin as he got up and readied his blade at Haruto and charged while Rei tried to slice off Reiji's arm.
Nagisa got back up on his feet as his eyes glowed from hot pink to vermillion red as he hissed, "I won't let them win! Get over here you sonofabitch!"
Rei almost sliced Reiji's head off but missed while the Chivashi pinned Rei down and said, "So you know our little secrets…how one dimensional of you."
The Chivashi readied his blast and threw Rei across the pool, throwing him towards the window as the megane crashed and broke the window to shards.
"REIIIII!" screamed Alex as his eyes glowed dangerously red and soared over to slash at Reiji but ended up blasting him to the wall. Alex soared over towards Reiji and was about to use his blood power when they all heard a voice from Rasputin.
"ENOUGH!" said the other Chiropteran King, "The show is about to begin…leave now Chivashi. As for you…my dear older brother, I cannot wait to see you soon…in time for my children to wake up!"
The Chivashi vanished away as Makoto and Haruka managed to get their way over to Rei and Alex while Rin hugged Nagisa tightly and spilled a few tears. Makoto readied his vase for a healing solution while Alex held onto Rei's hand and lowered his head.
"R-Rei…" said Alex.
"I'm alright Alex," smiled Rei weakly, "Please don't worry."
"It's my fault for being too reckless," replied the Chiropteran.
"No! Don't blame yourself!" said Rei, "It's not your fault..."
Rin and Nagisa walked their way over as they saw Rei taking off his vest and shirt while Makoto put the healing gel on the megane's back, rubbing it a little.
Their clothes were somewhat damaged and ripped from the battle as they were all having cuts and bruises from their encounter with the Chivashi. While Alex's wound were healing away as being a Chiropteran, Makoto used more of the healing powers from the vase to fix him and the others up.
"It's almost time," said Haurka as he saw a clock nearby. Rei checked on his phone and to his surprise it was intact from all of the fighting.
"We need to be careful," replied Nagisa.
Once the six were all healed and ready, they took their positions of the theater as the crowds begin to fill up. The Suiei Gods were standing by for emergency back-up as they knew that time was precious before Rasputin will begin his art of the music.
Rei, Alex, and Nagisa sat in the crowd while Haruka, Rin and Makoto hid themselves backstage on the rafters.
In the audience, Alex set down his crutch and looked at Nagisa and Rei.
"I hope everything goes well," said Nagisa.
"Rei...we have set up the back up plan. Don't lose sight of Alex, okay? I am so proud of you," echoed Suiei Ryugazaki's voice inside of Rei's mind.
"I won't," he smiled to himself.
The first two acts went smoothly...with Act I as a poem about life and happines...and Act II about war and losing the loved ones...the audience clapped on each of the acts and were excited to hear the opera part. Alex could already feel shaky about the next act while Rei held his hand and said, "Everything will be alright."
Finally, the announcer stepped out to make a brief message and said, "We have been really excited to show the world our lovely new opera singer...He comes from the unknown but the known and shares quite the talent in his voice. And with that, we are going to broadcast this around the globe since it is such a special event to share!
"Now then, let is give a warm welcome to our new friend, Yefimovich Nitupsar!"
The audience clapped their hands as the curtains opened up with a scenery showing a castle-like place with a stone bridge and an area of grass with a moonlight display in the background.
In the control room, the crew members prepared the lights and setting up on the broadcast just as the music began seconds after the audience were clapping.
"So far so goooood," said one of the guys until suddenly the screen turned blank.
"W-what the!?" asked another guy.
"I think that's enough of your playtime," hissed a voice.
The guys turned to see Suiei Nanase and Suiei Tachibana as the two gods appeared and used their powers to drown them inside spheres of waters, cutting away their breaths and killing them.
The other gods appeared behind them once the work was done.
"Now then, let us prepare the alarms and get the people out of here safely," said Hazuki, "We got little time before it begins."
As the background music began to play, seconds later, Rasputin appeared on the stage as he descended down from the cords and landed gently on the grass.
Alex could only breathe heavily with vengeance while Rei held tighter on Alex's hand while Nagisa smirked to himself, "Show time…"
Finally, the voice opened;
" …Ooooooooooooo...ooooooooooooooo...ooooooooooo...oooooooo...oooooooooooooo...hhhhaaaaaaaaaa...ooooooo "
Alex opened his crutch to get his sword.
" …Ioooooo...soooonooooooo...laaa voceeeeee...che chimaaaaaa il tuo nomeeeeeeeee...stoooo cercandoteeee, amorrrrr, stoooo cercandoteeeee... "
And somewhere in the audience, a young man was covering his head as he was gasping in pain while the people were being hypnotized by the song. Alex's eyes widened as he saw the newly developed Chiropteran beginning to feast.
The alarms suddenly went off as the people began to scream and escape as more people began to mutate around, transforming into the monstrous Chiropterans.
"Please, remain calm, obey the evacuation instructions and leave the casino in an orderly fashion," spoke the announcer as the alarms continued to go off.
The sound from the alarms combined with the song seemed to have canceled each other out, allowing people to escape but those who were closest to Rasputin were turning into Chiropterans and Acephlipterans.
"We have to finish them off before they kill more people!" shouted Nagisa as he readied his spell book.
Haruka, Rin, and Makoto combined their powers to break down the rafters in hopes to crush the Chiropteran king but Rasputin simply walked to the side as the metal impaled the ground and crashed through the stage.
Alex took out his blade and cut open to leak his blood onto the sword as he looked into Rasputin's green eyes of envy. His eyes glowed bright red and he finally jumped into action, making his way through the people and the Chiropterans.
"ALEX!" shouted Rei as he and Nagisa tried to follow him.
Rasputin continued to sing as if nothing was happening while he saw his brother soaring down towards him. Nagisa blasted down a handful of Chiropterans with his water spells while Rei kept on going.
"RASPUTINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!" screamed Alex as he jumped onto the stage and slashed out his sword with his blood power.
Rasputin stopped singing as the background music still went on playing as the younger boy said, "My dear brother…"
He touched Alex's cheek but the older brother didn't feel his hand; w-what was this?!
"You came all this way for me?" asked Rasputin as his fake hand dissolved into the light particles. Haruka, Makoto and Rin arrived at the scene and saw Rasputin and Alex staring at each other.
Rasputin's body began to shimmer and fade as the hologram began to dissolve as he replied, "I am so sorry...but I am sure you understand...you're powerful...I had to prepare a few things before I got here. And so…"
The younger Chiropteran vanished into the mists as he echoed, "I hope you're ready to play my game...and hear my true act…soon."
Rei gasped as he was shocked by the sight and cried out, "H-he tricked us! It's a trap!"
Alex fell down to his knees and trembled with anger while more Chiropterans appeared and were heading over to them. Rin, Nagisa, Makoto, and Haruka used their powers to combat the monsters down as the song finally stopped playing, leaving the theatre in dead silence.
Rei arrived to join up with them just as the gods appeared before them in a panicked tone.
"You guys have to get out of here!" said Suiei Tachibana.
"W-what's happening now!?" asked Makoto.
"Option D has been activated," said Suiei Ryugazaki.
Rei gasped as he recognized that emergency code from his life living here in Aeuropa City; Option A was evacuation only while B was calling for emergency and C with evacuation and inspection while the final one…
"Option D is extermination…" muttered Rei, "They're going to wipe clean of this place!"
Alex slammed his hands down with anger while Rei rested his hand on the Chiropteran's shoulder.
"The emergency and the chaos unleashed here...the laws of Aeuropa City declares that anything in the state of chaos must be wiped clean," said Suiei Matsuoka.
"I understand," replied Rei and he turned to Alex, "Hey, we really have to go now. We will find Rasputin again...and by then, we won't let him get away."
Alex turned and hugged Rei tightly while the others glomped together for a hug as Rin called upon the traveling spell, "Waters of travel…get us out of the trap of death!"
The theatre around them began to rumble as the waters sealed them away from the bright light of the explosion before them, causing the theater and the casino to fall down and collapse into the flames.
They all woke up and found themselves back in the forest safely. Rin got up and saw the small dot of fire and smoke that was once where the casino was at.
"For so many to die that incident…" trembled Makoto while Nagisa hugged around Rin sadly.
"Many families lost their loved ones today...and it was all for nothing!" said Rei as he breathed heavily by the situation, "All the planning and making sure that everything will be done in time and it turned out he tricked us!"
"But the song though…it was real," replied Alex, "It still turned people into Chiropterans."
"Maybe he pre-recorded it?" asked Makoto.
"It may be," said Nagisa.
"That's insane!" replied Rin.
"We were able to at least stop the broadcast…otherwise it would have turned the whole city into monsters," said Haruka.
"I'm glad that part worked…" sighed Rei.
The six decided to rest out into the forest...each of them filled with revenge in their hearts. As for Rasputin and the Chivashi, they too, were already on the move from Aeuropa City...heading to whoever knew what they were up to. But the dawn of battle draws closer and closer...
~Episode 6 END~
~Episode 7 PV~
Rei: All of them…and we couldn't do any more!
Alex: …Rasputin will do anything to fulfill his wish…but I know there's more to than that…
Nagisa: You guys! There's trouble going on here in Lha'li! Where are those people going!?
Makoto: More Chivashi ahead, those brain-washed bastards!
Natsuhisa: I live to experiemt on humans and things…and I love it!
Alex: I won't let you take away more lives from these people!
Haruka: Next time, Free! Recruitment; Live or Die! This is our last stance before we fight!