Chapter 6: The (Not-So) Epic Battle on Library Island

"It's been a while, hasn't it?" Vladislov said. He took a few steps toward Vladimir. "Hmm… you're a few inches taller than me, now. The last time I saw you, I was twice your size."

"SHUT UP! DON'T ACT LIKE WE'RE FRIENDS!" Vladimir screamed.

"Such harsh words could hurt someone's feelings, Vladimir. I guess since the people who raised you died, you weren't taught any manners."

"DIED!? YOU killed them!"

"That's what I said, they died."

"Because of you!"

"Hey, it's not nice to accuse others of something. Besides, to me, they just happened to die when I stuck my sword into them. They were just too weak, unlike you."

"What do you mean?"

"What? You haven't found out, yet? Heheheh… so you're about to die without knowing why."

"YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO'S GOING TO DIE! Sword of power, come onto me, Dragon's Bane, Ragnarok!"

A long broadsword appeared in Vladimir's hands. The hilt was studded with rubies, and had its name, Ragnarok, engraved into its blade. The blade itself was partially red, and wasn't that wide.

"Your Dragon's Bane is that puny thing? Heheheh… this will be easier than expected. Dragon's Bane, Zantetsuken!"

A light formed in Vladislov's hand. It expanded into the form of a large scimitar. Its blade was extraordinarily thick. The blade extended to about three feet. Unlike Vladimir's sword, Vladislov's had no decorations. It had a silver blade and a black hilt.

"Do you remember this sword, Vladimir? You should. It's the last thing you saw before you warped out of the village," Vladislov said in a provoking way.

"Things will be different, this time. I've been training relentlessly. And I now have the assistance of four dragons."

"Even if you had an unlimited amount of dragons, you will never be able to defeat me. Dragon Activation! Grant me your strength, Dragon Lord of Darkness!"

A black aura surrounded Vladislov, causing him to become even more camouflaged by the darkness of the library.

"What's wrong, Vladimir? Why aren't you activating your pacts with your dragons? You scared?" taunted Vladislov.

"I'll show you! DRAGON ACTIVATION! Dragons of flame, earth, water, and air, give me your powers!"

A strong wind started spiraling around the two. Vladimir's sword was on fire, and he had two dragon wings protruding from his black; one made of water, the other of stone.

"Impressive, you can even do a partial dragon fusion. Well then, show me your strength."

Vladimir vanished and appeared right behind Vladislov and tried stabbing him. However, Vladislov moved out of the way without turning around.

"Too slow."

Vladimir started chanting a spell. "Elements of Earth, gather to me! 1000 arrows of earth, wind, fire, and water!"

Hundreds of small orbs gathered around Vladimir. "Burst Fire!"

The orbs shot out magical rays all over the place, causing many of the bookcases to fall over and several traps were set off. The vortex around the two fighters prevented anything from coming into or out of it. There were so many explosions that the vortex became a dusty tornado in the middle of the library. When Vladimir's magical orbs stopped shooting arrows, and the dust cleared away, Vladimir looked around for Vladislov, but couldn't see him anywhere.

"Heheheh… normally that would've worked, Vladimir. However, one of my dragon's abilities is to hide within the shadow of something. It just so happened that this time, it was yours that I hid in."

Vladimir turned around and saw a figure climbing out of his shadow as if it was a hole in the ground.

"I-impossible!"

"Thanks to your tornado, it was able to break a whole in the ceiling and some of the moonlight made you cast a shadow. So, in other words, you lose."

The vortex around them suddenly vanished.

"No! I can't lose!"

"Let's face it. You used all your magic in that one attack, a foolish move. You know as well as I do that when you run out of magic, your dragons go back to sleep within you. Now, let's end this."

Vladislov walked over to Vladimir and punched him. This sent Vladimir flying into the only bookcase left standing in that floor of the library.

"Your abilities are great, but your performance is horrible. Well, say 'hi' to the others I've killed for me. Eclipse!"

A shining black light formed in Vladislov's hand. When he extended it, the light shot towards Vladimir's body. There was an enormous explosion that shook the whole library.

"Hmm… it's weird. I didn't notice your presence until just now," Vladislov said as he turned around and looked up.

"Good work, Chachamaru!"

"Thank you, master."

Evangeline and Chachamaru were hovering above Vladislov. Chachamaru was holding an unconscious Vladimir.

"Okay, con artist! Where'd did you get that dark magic? I created it, but I've never seen something like that."

"You created the power of darkness? Don't make me laugh. This power has been in this world since the beginning of time. In reality, you are the con artist. But if you want to fight about, I'd be happy to."

"Um… no. I have a better idea. CHACHAMARU LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"

Chachamaru and Evangeline left with Vladimir.

"Heheheh… you live yet again. I could chase you, but I have more important things to do right now, like finding that magical book for instance."

Meanwhile with Negi's party…

"Final Question! What is the translation for 'dish'?"

"It's 'osara'!"

Somehow, Negi and everyone had to play a game of twister with a giant stone golem so that they could get the magical book, only if they won. They had to spell the translation for a word using a twister bored, which had just about every sound known to man on it. However, on the last question, the translation for 'dish', Asuna accidentally pressed 'ru' instead of 'ra'.

"That is WRONG!" yelled the giant.

Suddenly, an extremely powerful tremor shook the whole room. The giant lost its balance and fell on the twister board, almost killing everyone. The twister board broke and everyone fell into the hole that appeared.

Evangeline's Cottage 2 days later…

"Oi! Wake up! How long do you plan on taking up my bed!? GET UP!" Evangeline angrily yelled at Vladimir, who had been knocked out for two days.

"Eh…" Vladimir moaned.

"GET UP!" Evangeline roared while stepping on Vladimir. "Seriously! Don't you get enough sleep in class!?"

"Eck… Ow! What the… Why are you standing on me? Wait a second, what happened in the library?"

"FINALLY! You're awake!" Evangeline screamed, apparently ignoring Vladimir's questions. "You've been nothing but trouble these past two days. First, Chachamaru and I saved you, then we had to use a bunch of medicine on you. But that's not all! I've had to sleep on the couch these last two days! You have some serious explaining to do!"

"Evangeline? You saved me? Why? Aren't you a criminal?"

"I'm the Queen of Darkness. But that guy had dark powers, too. I can't just let someone claim my title. So I needed you to tell me about him and you dragon knights."

"Why?"

"Isn't it obvious! You should understand your opponent before you fight them! And you seem to be the only person who knows about that guy. So, hurry up and tell me about everything I want to know!"

"Okay. I can't really do anything with these injuries anyways. I guess I'll tell you about us dragon knights, and especially about Vladislov, my brother."

A/N: Don't ask me how a light can be black. It just is, okay?