Evangeline's POV: Yawning, I sat up and stretched. After assuring Ako that I was fine, I strolled out into the blazing sunlight. Almost immediately, I felt tired and nauseas, so I quickly grabbed an umbrella (Don't know why there was one sitting around outside) and opened it up, grateful for the shade it provided.
As I walked I passed by many of my other classmates, most of them ignored me or gave me dirty looks. This treatment was common, however I felt a sudden sadness well up in my heart as I realized how lonely I have been. As I paced around, I came to the bluff where Lyn, Negi-bozu and Nagi had fought demons only four days ago. Tears welled up as I thought of how close I was too seeing Nagi again. Next time, I WILL NOT FAIL! I thought as I wiped away the tears.
Glancing around, I saw that I was all alone in the clearing. Hoo…I might as well get back to camp…eh? What's that over there? Peering farther down the trail that led to the base of the mountain, I saw a dark haze forming. I quickly ran back to camp and began searching for Lyn. Rushing back into the medical tent, I saw that Lyn wasn't there. "Ako! Where did Lyn go?" I barked, looking around frantically.
"Huh…Oh Eva! Lyn left early this morning to go train out back in the woods." Ako responded, startled by the urgency in my voice.
"Thanks!" I yelled back as I ran out of the tent. Approaching the woods, I skidded to a stop as Lyn walked out. "OY! Lyn!" I shouted.
"What? Oh hello Evangeline, what do you want?" She asked staring at me with a quizzical expression on her face.
"Back on the mountain peak, where you and Negi first fought off some demons, I saw a dark haze forming down the trail leading down the mountain. Since I didn't know what it was and I felt a strong vile energy flowing from it, I decided to find you." I answered.
"Bring me too it…Hmm there are storm clouds coming up from the same direction as the peak, Lets go!" She barked suddenly, making me jump.
Turning, I rushed back with Lyn hot on my heels. When we reached the peak, we saw a large black mass of Armored demons climbing up the trail, straight toward us. *GULP* "I'm not sure if us two alone can hold them all off." I said glancing towards Lyn.
"Eva…go back and wake Negi, and bring him here." Lyn whispered still staring at the approaching horde. "I said GO!" She barked. As I turned to run, I felt a massive spike in the spiritual energy surrounding Lyn. Lyn was sheathed in a blazing yellow light that bathed the peak with a warm golden glow. She had summoned the Ensis Expulsum and stood in a defensive stance with the sword drawn back with the pommel facing toward the demons.
For the second time today, I found myself running into the medical tent. "Negi! Wake up Negi-bozu!" I shouted grabbing him by the shoulders and shaking him furiously.
"Huh? Oh Eva-chan, whoops! Sorry master, what do you need?" He asked groggily.
"No time! Come on! Lyn needs to talk to you! It's important! Something is going on!" I shouted snatching the tired boy and dragging him along by the wrist.
We rushed out of the tent and ran back to where Lyn stood, still watching the approaching demons. The sky had already darkened and was partially clouded with black storm clouds. Lighting flashed off in the distance. "Lyn! I've got him!" I shouted over the roar of thunder.
"Negi come over here, quickly!" She barked, beckoning him forward with one hand. I gave him a sharp push in the back, sending him lurching forward. "Alright Negi, is there anyway you can make a provisional contract with everyone here other than me at once? Because as you can see from the approaching horde of demons down the trail, we're rather pressed for time." Lyn asked.
"Well yes, but…um" Negi stuttered, blushing a deep red.
"Well yes what? Wait…WHY ARE YOU TURNING RED!?" Lyn snapped, glaring at him.
"Well you see…that is…I have to kiss each of them to seal off the contract, and being their teacher, I'm not supposed to have a relationship with any of them." He whimpered, staring fearfully at Lyn's angry visage.
"YOU HAVE TO KISS THEM TO SEAL A PROVISIONARY CONTRACT!? WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND JUST IN THIS WORLD ARE YOU…" She yelled, only to be cut short by the sudden appearance of a white ermine from Negi's pocket.
"Ah don't worry Aniki! It just a quick smooch on the lips! You'll have to start kissing girls eventually!" The ermine said clambering onto Negi's shoulder.
"Did that ermine just talk?" Lyn whispered, taken aback.
"Yes, he did." I answered, shaking my head in disdain.
"Oh, you bet I did baby! The name is Sir Albert Chamomile!" The ermine added, puffing out his chest.
"Be gone vermin!" Lyn roared pointing her sword at the ermine, which jumped straight up in fear, the fur on his back standing on end.
"Ahh! Aniki save me!" Chamo cried cowering in fear.
*SIGH* "Alright! Can we just initiate the provisional contracts and get this over with!" I yelled over the commotion.
"Oh yeah! That's what I'm talking about baby! Now a little bit of this…A little bit of that…and some more of this! Yeah! All right! Provisionary Contract Circle complete! First one up is?" He asked looking around in confusion.
I felt a gentle but firm push toward the magic circle. "Wha - no! I'm not making a contract with Negi-bozu!" I shouted, turning away.
"Then go get the other students." Lyn called out, tapping her foot impatiently against the ground. "And hurry, we don't have much time!" She added, glancing over her shoulder.
I quickly ran back to camp and after some pressuring, got the rest of Class 2-A to follow me back. When I reached Lyn, Chamo and Negi who were all standing around the magic circle, I heard a cacophony of gasps and exclamations.
Me and Lyn got everyone lined up and through the process of forming a provisionary contract with Negi, after each girl had set one up the started to form a circle with their hands clasped. As we were halfway through, a sudden pitch-black darkness overtook us, with the only light being from the magic circle. "Hurry! They're getting closer!" Lyn yelled to me, raising her sword.
"All done!" I shouted a moment later, to Lyn who was glancing about frantically.
"All right! PACTIO!" Chamo shouted just as the first line of demons came swarming over the bluff towards us. The resulting flash of light and magic energy was strong enough to incinerate the front line of Armored Demons and send the rest scrambling for cover.
"Get Ready! They aren't done yet!" Lyn warned.
"Li La Lic Lac, Phasmatis de Obscurum! Phasmatis de Ventus! vado foras et caedo deorsum meus inimico! Obscurum Ignis Typhon! Lilac!" I cast, sending a whirling tornado of dark energy out toward a cluster of Armored demons, beating them together and tearing away at their essence.
I watched Lyn charge forward cutting through demons left and right in a torrent of blood, while occasionally blasting some of them back with a compressed beam of dark energy.
"Rastel Maskil Magister! duodeviginti phasmatis lux lucis, quindecim ventus spiculum eo per idem eadem idem semita! Tel ma amoris!" I heard Negi call out before twenty-eight Light arrows and seventeen Wind arrows blazed over my head and slammed into another Line of demons killing twelve of their number.
"Lic Lac Li La Lilac! Phasmatis of ventus! Phasmatis of obscurum!Phasmatis of glacies!Exorior plactum meus hostilis! Lilac!" I shouted Launching a missile of compressed ice, wind and darkness toward another demon who had gotten two close.
*SHINK* Whirling around, I saw a demon who had somehow gotten around my defenses, crumple to the ground, cleaved in half by none other than Setsuna Sakurazaki. "Thanks! I owe you one!" I said.
"Don't mention it!" She called back over her shoulder as she rushed forward to engage another demon.
Glancing around, my heart caught in my throat. Most of the class other than Kaede, Ku Fei, The Narutaki Twins, and Yue Ayase still didn't know how to use their newly granted Pactio powers and where being surrounded by a group of Dog like demons, wearing heavy armor over their torsos and legs.
"Li La Lic Lac, Phasmatis de Obscurum! Phasmatis de Ventus! vado foras et caedo deorsum meus inimico! Obscurum Ignis Typhon! Lilac! Lic Lac Li La Lilac! Phasmatis of ventus! Phasmatis of obscurum!Phasmatis of glacies!Exorior plactum meus hostilis! Lilac! Lic Lac Li La Lilac! Phasmatis of ventus! Phasmatis of obscurum!Vorago Vesica! Phasmatis of glacies!Gelidus amnis! Lilac!" I cast en masse, sending out a whirling tornado of darkness, and three blasts of wind, ice and dark magic. The resulting spell collided against the demons with such force that the whole clearing shook slightly. A sudden feeling of exhaustion swept over me briefly before I shook my head and refocused on the fighting.
"Swodahs ni eht tfel, thgil ni eht thgir. Release Shadow dance!" "Esaeler laes! Shadow Dance!" I watched as Lyn disappeared quickly and reappeared striking downward against the back of one demon, as she did that, about a dozen other demons were swiped into the air by shadow copies, cleaved apart.
Turning away, I kicked away another demon and clawed another across the face, sending blood spurting from his face in red runnels. "Lic Lac Li La Lilac! Phasmatis of ventus! Phasmatis of obscurum!Phasmatis of glacies!Exorior plactum meus hostilis! Lilac!" One demon was frozen solid, while another was cleaved in two by a jagged bolt of dark energy that followed.
Staring around the battlefield, I saw that even though we had managed to cut through a massive amount of demons and managed to rebuff a couple waves, we were beyond hopelessly outnumbered, Demons still poured over the bluff towards us and only seemed to be increasing in number.