Seiteki and Tsukune were sitting at a lone table, under candlelight. Tsukune didn't touch the slab of raw meat on his plate, but Seiteki was busily chowing on it. She wiped her mouth.

"What's wrong, Tsukune? You haven't touched your food."

"I'm not a big fan of raw meat, or you." Tsukune said.

Seiteki got up from her chair and walked around to Tsukune's. She put her head on one of his shoulders and began to massage the other.

"Don't worry. After a couple of weeks out of eternity with me, you won't be saying that."

"Out of eternity?"

"You didn't know? The husbands of kitsune live as long as the kitsune does, and we live for a LONG time. My mom PERSONALLY knew the first caveman, if you know what I mean. My life is just starting. I'm 2500. How old are you?"

"Um, 16."

"Well, congratulations. You're going to live a lot longer than I am. If you really abhor me that much, which I know you don't, you'll be free of me in about 175,000 years."

'That's way too long!' Tsukune thought.

"Kitsune also stay fertile their entire lives, so we can do it every single day until I die and I'll still produce children. Isn't that great?"

"Yeah, peachy." Tsukune said sarcastically.

"Speaking of which…" Seiteki picked Tsukune up from the table. "What do you say we start right now?"

"I say no, never. And you can't make me."

"Oh, I beg to differ. You do know that I can put you under my lustful trance and MAKE you have sex with me, right?"

"You can cast all the spells you want, but nothing will make me do it with you."

Seiteki's eyes glowed red. Tsukune's eyes glowed as well, and he began to walk toward Seiteki.

"What's going on? Why can't I control my movements? Stop!"

Tsukune slowly stopped his feet, then began to back up.

"Your conscience is fighting me." Seiteki said, frowning. "We'll fix that."

Seiteki's eyes began to glow brighter and Tsukune's body moved toward Seiteki, not stopping until his chest was pressed against hers. Tsukune looked uncomfortable and frightened as Seiteki began to unbutton her shirt.

"Like I said, you can do it voluntarily or involuntarily, but the end result…" Seiteki stopped as she unbuttoned the last one.

"You're GOING to do it."

Outside the school, the students, under special privilege, since it was a dangerous situation, had assumed their true forms. Mizore had crafted blunt weapons from ice to give to the others.

"It's a good, well-thought-out plan, but are you certain it'll work?" Gin was asking Moka.

"No. I'm not certain of anything. But this is the best plan we've got and we have to try everything we can."

"Run me through the plan again."

"You've shown us how we can turn the boys back to normal. Knocking them unconscious will destroy the mind-controlling grip that Seiteki has on them."

"Because they're like toys. You can't play with something that's not powered on." Gin pointed out.

"Right. That's the mission of the other monsters. You, Mizore, Yukari and Kurumu, once we cure them, and I are going after Seiteki."

"We don't know where she and Tsukune are."

"Where's the only place in school where at least a select group of people can relax?" Moka asked.

"The teacher's lounge!" Gin said, slapping his head.

"Exactly. I found out how we can take down Seiteki. She must've accidentally blurted it out when I got her mad. When I called her a princess, she loudly corrected me, saying that she was a queen, queens had power, and her tails guaranteed that."

"What does that mean?"

"The power of kitsune are determined with the number of tails they have. Nine tails means all-powerful. One means weakling. Seiteki has four, so I'm guessing that's somewhere in between. If we cut off her tails, that should drain her of her power."

"What do we do after we cut off her tails?"

"We cut off her head."

Moka slid her finger against her neck.

"Alright. I'll rally the others. When are we striking?"

"Now."

Gin nodded and called the other students for battle. Mizore and Moka stepped up to the courtyard. Mizore furled her eyebrows.

"Isn't that the teacher's lounge window?" she asked, pointing.

Moka looked and saw an open window. Inside, two people were embracing. They appeared as if they were undressing.

"Oh no. We have to go, now!" Moka yelled to the students, who were positioning behind her. "Toss the projectiles!"

Students who carried large ice balls threw them toward the teacher's lounge window.

By this time, Seiteki and Tsukune had stripped down to their undergarments. Tsukune was laying face-up, topless, on a couch, still unable to control his movements, while Seiteki sat on his stomach.

"So how long do you think it'll be until we can do this without the use of kinetic manipulation?" Seiteki asked, rubbing Tsukune's chest.

"You don't even know if this is going to last. I bet Moka is planning to save everyone about n-" Tsukune had to stop when Seiteki pressed her lips against his.

"You talk too much about Moka. I can guarantee you won't even remember her after this. If I have anything to say about it, after tonight, you won't even remember your own name until noon tomorrow."

Seiteki was about to continue to kiss, Tsukune, but something smashed against the wall outside. Seiteki made a fox growl and put on a bathrobe. She looked out the window and ducked as a sharp ice projectile came inches away from beheading her.

"Excuse me for a second, my king." Seiteki said, stepping outside the door. She called for a couple of guards. Two kids walked up to Seiteki and assumed their true forms. One kid was a minotaur. The other was chimera.

"Barricade the door. I don't want ANYTHING disturbing us. Do you understand?" Seiteki said to the two large monsters, scowling.

"Yes, master." the two beasts said, bowing.

"Oh, and also, your human forms are cute. After the rebels are exterminated, this school is torn down and replaced with my new palace, I'll call for you."

"Yes, master."

Seiteki re-entered the teacher's lounge while the two beasts stood in front of it.

"Now, where were we?" Seiteki asked, taking off her bathrobe again. She gasped as Tsukune was at the window, waving his hands.

"Help me! I'm up here!" he was yelling.

Seiteki pulled Tsukune away from the window, closing it.

"You are just a naughty boy, aren't you?" Seiteki asked playfully. "Your will is stronger than I had originally thought, if you could break my charm so easily. I don't want to take away your consciousness. It would make it less fun if you're just a zombie."

Tsukune broke Seiteki's grip and backed away. Seiteki smiled.

"Ooh! A chasing game. Sexy. Though, I thought the guy was supposed to chase the girl."

"Not this time!" Tsukune said, running away from Seiteki, who wasn't far behind.

They ran all around the teacher's lounge until Tsukune got tired and stopped in front of the couch, where Seiteki tackled him.

"Well, what do you know? Back where we started." Seiteki said, panting and sweating a little from the chase.

"This hot, sweaty lingerie is uncomfortable."

Seiteki reached behind her to unstrap her bra.

"I hope you don't mind if I-" Seiteki was cut off when the door to the teacher's lounge burst open.

A giant ball of ice hit the side of the school. Moka picked up a sharp piece of ice. She spotted Seiteki scowling in the window and tossed the piece of ice at her. She was surprisingly accurate, but Seiteki ducked before it could strike her. Moka cursed under her breath.

"We're going in. Mizore, Gin, come on!"

Moka gathered her troop and headed toward the door with the rest of the student army following. Mizore used her powers to melt the ice she put on the door. Moka smashed through the doors, meeting many possessed students. Mizore forcefully ripped the rosario off of Moka's neck, transforming her into a full vampire.

"Let's go. We've got a bone to pick and it belongs to a fox." Inner Moka said, running into the building.

She and Gin stopped when a couple of possessed boys stepped in front of them. Mizore threw a couple of blunt ice balls at them, knocking them unconscious.

"Don't worry. I've got you covered." Mizore said.

The trio ran through the halls of the school, trying to avoid the heat of battle. They soon came to a door that was being guarded by a minotaur and a chimera. Neither looked friendly. The chimera roared, breathing fire. Moka and Gin could avoid it, but Mizore began to melt in the presence of heat. She moved her half-liquefied body away from the heat as much as she could. She quickly took a packet of mint Tic-Tacs from her pocket and deposited some in her mouth, regaining her form. She put another clump in her mouth.

Moka was holding off the minotaur while Gin fought the chimera. Neither were winning. The minotaur had pinned Moka to the ground while Gin used all of his strength to hold back the chimera's scorpion tail aimed right at his heart. Suddenly, a wave of icy fog drifted over the two huge creatures, freezing them.

"No need for thanks." Mizore said.

Moka cracked her knuckles and punched the teacher's lounge door, completely destroying it.

Seiteki gasped as Moka burst through the door.

"You're in trouble now, you little scamp." Moka growled.

Seiteki, wearing nothing but lingerie, sat casually on Tsukune's chest, crossing her arms.

"Guess again." she said, pointing behind her. Moka looked and saw Kurumu and Yukari, possessed.

Yukari used her magic wand to make Moka, Gin, and Mizore levitate. Swinging her wand to one side, the trio flew in one direction, smashing into a nearby bulletin board. Moka cleared the stars from her head and grabbed a piece of the smashed board. She ran up and cracked the wooden board against Yukari's head, knocking her unconscious instantly.

Kurumu sliced the wooden board into pieces. She brought her claws on Moka, but Moka caught them, then belted Kurumu hard in the stomach. She flew into a wall and fell unconscious.

Moka turned to re-confront Seiteki, but an elongated tail grabbed her by the waist and lifted her into the air. Seiteki had put on a bathrobe and stepped out, already assuming her half-full form. Mizore and Gin were being held by two more tails, but Seiteki's attention was mainly focused on Moka.

"You really are a persistent bastard, aren't you?" Seiteki chuckled. "You won't quit. I'm THIS close to becoming a goddess. Why are you so inclined to screwing that up for me?"

"Because you're nothing but a selfish, conniving brat!" Moka rebuked.

Seiteki threw Moka into the teacher's lounge, over Tsukune's head, and into a table. Moka was about to stand, but Mizore and Gin flew in and collided with her, knocking her back even further. Seiteki walked back in and past Tsukune, patting him on the chest.

"Be still. I'll be back for you in a quick moment." she said lustfully.

Changing personalities instantly, Seiteki growled deeply like a fox as she walked toward the crumpled heroes on the floor.

"You are frustrating me to the brink of insanity." Seiteki said, rubbing her temples. "So I'll give you a deal. I'll let all of you live, if all of you leave. Just agree to leave my kingdom and I'll call off my slaves. All of you and the rest of the students you saved will be free."

"What about Tsukune?" Moka asked.

"If I am to keep my honor, my human lover must stay with me until I die. I averted that disrespect by killing my previous human lover before he could dump me, because I knew he would, but I can't kill Tsukune. Tsukune must stay here."

"I could care less about your honor. Tsukune is coming with us."

"No! I love Tsukune! And I need my honor! Kitsune can't return to their homes if they lose their honor. Shame-ridden kitsune lose everything: their children, if they have any, which I do, their homes, they can't even stay with their parents anymore."

"You're lying." Moka said disdainfully.

"What?"

"I almost showed pity, until you told me about killing your previous lover. A couple of days ago, you said that you killed him AFTER he dumped you, which means you would've lost your honor anyway."

Seiteki squinted as she listened to Moka.

"Hours ago, you told us that this entire scheme was devised by your mom after you escaped society, which would imply that you're still in contact with her, despite your loss of honor, which is treason in kitsune law, if there even were any kitsune laws. Kitsune don't have any laws. They follow their own path, wherever it leads them. They also don't have any shame. They lose a love, they kill them, they find another love."

"Very impressive. You certainly know your kitsune knowledge. However, your cleverness just killed your only chance of surviving. Prepare to die!"

Seiteki ran forward, jabbing her claws at Moka. She tried to dodge, but Seiteki's claws were too quick and she caught Moka on the cheek. Mizore ran and tried to cleave Seiteki in half with an ice knife, but Seiteki dodged it. One of her tails, however, was lazy and didn't move fast enough. The tip was cut off by the ice knife. Seiteki screamed in pain, clutching her tail.

"M-My tail! You've injured one of my gorgeous tails!"

Moka noticed that Seiteki's legs looked a little unsteady, as if she was losing strength.

"It's true. The source of a kitsune's power comes from their tails."

Tsukune, who was previously unable to move, slowly rose.

"No! M-My powers are diminishing!"

"Why can't you just grow the tip of your tail back like the lizard you are?" Moka asked.

"Kitsune tails take a long time to recover if they're injured. During that time, we're weak and lethargic. The amount of time we're incapacitated depends on how much the kitsune's tail is injured. And since this is just the tip…"

Seiteki cracked her knuckles and punched Moka in the face at light speed. She was sent flying through the wall, outside the school, and freefell to the ground.

"Yep! I still got it!"

"Moka!" Tsukune gasped, running to the hole in the wall.

Seiteki used her tails to bind Mizore and Gin and her hands to turn Tsukune toward her.

"You're not going to betray me, Tsukune. You are my king."

Seiteki's eyes began to glow red, and Tsukune's eyes only flickered.

"I-I am y-your…your… No!" Tsukune resisted Seiteki's intoxicating stare, pushing her away. Spying the rosario on the floor nearby, Tsukune placed it in his pocket, not wanting to lose it.

"My power is weaker. Even a small injury to my tails can completely crack my powers of suggestion."

Seiteki, while distracted, didn't see a jarring kick to the head coming. She staggered and fell out of the hole in the wall.

"That's for turning me into a zombie!" Kurumu, who performed the kick, yelled out the window.

Seiteki slowly rose to her feet. Moka was nearby, regaining her composure, which was difficult, since she had been active for a long time and needed rest inside the rosario.

"I'm not through with you yet!" Seiteki yelled, elongating her tails to pull everyone inside to the ground.

She growled, but stopped as something made her tails tense up and drop whoever they were carrying. Yukari was standing in the doorway, twirling her magic wand. Suddenly, Seiteki's four tails began tying themselves in knots.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow, OW! That hurts!" Seiteki said, trying to pull her tails apart. She succeeded, but her tails tensed again as Yukari gained control of them again.

"Time to wrap this up!" she joked as she made the tails twirl around Seiteki, binding her.

"I'm not through yet! This is MY kingdom! I will NOT be dethroned!" As Seiteki spoke, she felt an itching sensation in her rear. Before she knew, a fifth tail had sprouted.

"Well, what do you know? Looks like I've blossomed! How convenient. Especially considering that when kitsune gain their fifth tail, they have power over their dominant element."

"Which would be?" Moka asked.

Seiteki breathed in deeply and expelled fire from her mouth in a steady stream. Moka didn't seem fazed or impressed as the stream came inches away from her face.

"Fire? Wow. I did NOT see that coming."

"Not just fire. Little known fact about kitsune: they are very dominant in ALL elements, including earth," Seiteki stomped on the ground and it began to shake wildly, cracks forming in the ground.

"Air," Seiteki said, blowing a large gust of wind at the large group. "And something that I think you'll enjoy, Moka." Seiteki puffed out her cheeks, then spout a jet of water right at Moka. As soon as the cleansing substance hit Moka, she doubled over in pain, falling unconscious.

"She's going to be out for several minutes or so, but she's not the only one who's dead in the water." Seiteki opened her mouth and expelled a projectile of fire.

Those who were still conscious dodged out of the way, scattering. Gin, Tsukune, and Yukari hid behind nearby trees, while Kurumu flew Mizore onto the roof of the school. A light bulb clicked in Yukari's head.

"Don't foxes have bones in their tails?"

"It's cartilage, but there's not much of a difference. Why?" Gin asked.

Yukari waved her wand, controlling one of Seiteki's tails.

"Because if they did have bones in their tails, I'm sure that THIS would hurt a whole lot!"

Yukari rapidly twisted her wrist, making the wand swing. Seiteki's tail twisted the same way, only it created an angled joint. Seiteki screamed in pain, her tail falling limp to the ground.

"You broke my tail! You're going to pay for that you…you…" Seiteki couldn't finish and expelled a wave of fire at the nearby trees.

Tsukune grabbed Yukari's hand and pulled her away from the blaze.

"What happened? Why didn't it do anything?" Yukari asked.

"It probably did. Look at her. She's getting to be a little weak on her feet. Actually removing the tails would give a more adverse effect." Gin pointed out.

"You mean like this?!" Kurumu bellowed, flying down and severing another section of Seiteki's already injured tail.

Seiteki screeched in pure agony, dropping to her knees.

"No more! No more!" Seiteki pleaded, but Kurumu continued to wear down Seiteki's tails with no mercy, until it was just a little nub on her rear.

Seiteki fell to the ground, completely paralyzed. "No m-more, more, m-more, no, n-no, more, no, n-no, n-no, m-more." she repeated over and over.

Moka had regained consciousness and was steaming. "If cutting off one tail can do THAT to Seiteki," Moka said, clutching the four other tails. "Imagine what would happen to her if we amputate the rest of them."

"No, please. I-I'm begging you. Don't do that." Seiteki wheezed. "If a kitsune ever loses all of its tails, it'll die."

"How do we know you're not lying? Like you've been doing since you came to this school. You're nothing but a deceitful, murderous skank, just like Kurumu said!" Tsukune said crossly.

"I never said deceitful, but I really should've." Kurumu said.

Seiteki was silent as she took in Tsukune's harsh words. "I swear to you, I'm not lying, but I give you consent to cut off my tails and end my life."

Tsukune gasped and Moka grinned.

"I've always done what I've done because I thought it was what I was expected to do. My mom killed with no problem at all, and my father's malevolent hijinks almost always caused death, so I assumed that murder was what I had to do to get my respect. Now that I look back, I did some unforgivable stuff. I've murdered 27 innocent girls whose time had not yet come. All to satisfy my need for sex." Seiteki was weeping, her tears staining the ground.

"I don't deserve to live! End my life now so I won't cause any more harm to all of you!"

Some students had begun stepping out of the doors, witnessing the scene.

"I love you, Tsukune. I can't deny that. I'd cut off my tails myself if it meant being with you. I knew that from the moment I laid eyes on you. I wanted you all to myself, ignoring most of your friends and deeming others as a threat." Seiteki continued, staring up at Tsukune, whose eyes had softened.

Moka squinted. "You're not buying this crap, are you Tsukune?"

"Every word I've just told you is true, but it's your choice if you want to kill me. I honestly think I don't deserve any more chances."

"You don't." Moka said, tightening her grip on Seiteki's tails.

She squinted, preparing to die.

"Moka, wait." Tsukune said.

"What?!"

"I'll do it."

Moka sighed, handing Seiteki's tails to Tsukune. "For a moment, I thought you had bought it."

"In a way, I have."

"Huh?"

"I'm not going to kill her. And you're not going to interfere." Tsukune took the rosario from his pocket and connected it to Moka's necklace.

"You're going to regret your decision in the future, Tsukune." Inner Moka said before she assumed her original form.

"No, I don't think I will."

Tsukune took out a pocket knife. Seiteki screwed her eyes shut, prepared to die. Tsukune sliced through all but one of Seiteki's tails. The blonde girl fell limp.

"Is she dead?" Yukari asked.

"No, she's not dead. She's suspended in her own dream of agony. That's the next best thing to killing her. That nightmare trance should last for about a week. Once she wakes up-"

"We don't want her to wake up." Mizore protested.

"Can I finish? The state she's in will emotionally traumatize her so much, when she finally comes to, I can guarantee, she won't even remember her own name. She can start her life completely over."

Mizore was silent.

"Well, if you want to put it in a negative way, she'll be asleep in hell for the next week. Every moment of her unconsciousness will be filled with excruciating pain and agony. And when she wakes up, her memory will be gone. She won't remember anything, her family, her children, every single happy moment in her life will be gone. Can you think of a worse punishment than trying to live a life like that? Not even being able to remember your own name without someone reminding you?"

Mizore's eyes widened at what she heard.

"Okay. When you put it that way, it seems worse than death. I'm cool with it. Who knows? When she restarts, we could be her friends."

"That's the right thinking."

Seiteki's unconscious body was held in the infirmary while the entire student body, including the teachers, helped to rebuild the school. Memorial cloths were burned to remember those twenty-seven students who died.

Everything was rebuilt, everyone was cured of their trance, and everything was put back to normal, as much as possible.

~One week later~

Someone slowly began to see something other than darkness, and feel something other than unbearable pain. She regained consciousness, placing a hand on her head, trying to quell the hangover-like feeling. The person looked to her right and saw a boy standing beside her, smiling.

"Who are you?" the girl asked.

"I'm your friend. I'm Tsukune Aono. Do you remember anything? Do you remember who you are?"

The girl searched through her memories, but found absolutely nothing.

"N-No. I can't remember my name. Do you know my name?"

"I do. Your name is Seiteki Debiru. Can you describe yourself physically?"

"No. I can't. What's wrong with me? Why can't I remember anything?!"

"Calm down. Here's a mirror so you can paint a mental picture of yourself."

Seiteki looked into the mirror, seeing her crisp, brown reflection.

"Wow. That's me? I'm beautiful." she said, touching her face.

"Do you want to meet the rest of your friends?" Tsukune asked, taking Seiteki's hand and helping her out of her bed.

"Sure." Seiteki smiled and left the room with Tsukune.