In an empty building somewhere in town, the ding of an elevator rang, and the doors slowly opened. Rujutan and Kenage stepped out, with stoic looks on their faces.

"Remember the plan, little brother. We don't want to end up like Mikoto." Rujutan said, zipping up her jacket.

"How are you going to play YOUR game?" Kenage asked.

"I have my own agenda." Rujutan said, smiling mischievously. She walked out of the building with Kenage, and they both went their separate ways.

***

"Alright, Seiteki. First things first. Before we have any fun, we have GOT to get you some new clothes." Kurumu said with her hands on her hips.

She, Seiteki, Mizore, and Moka were in a clothing store at a local strip mall.

"W-What's wrong with the clothes I have?" Seiteki asked, looking at her plain yellow blouse and skirt.

"What's RIGHT with them? You're looks alone aren't going to turn many heads. You don't remember, but back at Yokai, you used to be a recluse when it came to fashion."

"Kurumu! Don't take advantage of her memory loss." Moka said.

"Anyway, I'm here to fix all of that. Take these seven outfits and try them on." Kurumu ordered, throwing a mountain of clothes at Seiteki and pushing her into the dressing room.

After about thirty minutes, Seiteki came out, wearing the fourth outfit that Kurumu gave her.

"Stop! That's perfect!" Kurumu said.

Seiteki was wearing a tight, glittery orange tube top that revealed a large amount of her cleavage and midriff area. She was also wearing a similar frilly mini-skirt and tights.

"Wait, wait, wait. You're wearing the skirt wrong. Let me fix it."

Kurumu pulled the waistband of Seiteki's skirt up, just below her naval. This change emphasized Seiteki's thighs more, and her underwear could be clearly seen by anyone her height or shorter.

"There! That's better."

"I don't feel comfortable in this." Seiteki said.

"I don't blame you." Mizore said sternly, pushing Seiteki back into the dressing room.

"What's the problem? She looks hot!" Kurumu protested.

"She looks like a slut. That sort of apparel may have worked for the old Seiteki, but she's innocent now. I don't think that turning heads is what she prefers anymore."

"Um, guys?" Moka said.

"Oh, and I suppose YOU know what she wants to wear?" Kurumu challenged Mizore.

"No, but I know more than you do. Seiteki, wear these." Mizore said, giving Seiteki another outfit.

When she came out, Mizore smiled. Seiteki was wearing a large, long-sleeved, snow-white shirt with a longer skirt where the hem extended to just over her knees. She also wore light blue cuff bracelets.

"See? That looks amazing on her." Mizore said.

"That looks like something that YOU would wear." Kurumu said, looking Seiteki up and down.

"Which means it's perfect."

"Guys?" Moka said louder.

"Seiteki, go back in the dressing room and put on outfit number five." Kurumu ordered.

"No. Don't move. We're getting this one." Mizore said.

"Um, I think Zoka has something to say."

"Who?" Mizore asked. Seiteki pointed at Moka.

"Who cares what Moka has to say? This is a crisis!" Kurumu said.

"GUYS!!" Moka yelled, stomping on the ground. Everything went silent.

"You're both wrong! I have an outfit that I know that SEITEKI will like." Moka said, handing her one more outfit.

A couple of minutes later, Seiteki walked out, smiling. She was wearing a yellow low-cut t-shirt that only revealed a small amount of her cleavage, paired with orange and white bell-bottom track pants and large sneakers. She also wore large orange-tinted sunglasses on her forehead.

"I like it." Seiteki said.

"Me too. I think it suits her." Mizore said.

"Hmm. It's a little too 80s-" Kurumu started, but she changed what she was going to say when Moka and Mizore gave her two icy stares.

"-a little too 80s if I was wearing it, but it fits Seiteki really well."

"Nice save." Mizore whispered.

"It's decided. We're getting this." Moka said. Seiteki changed back into her original clothes and the yokai clique walked up to the front of the store.

***

Rujutan pretended to browse the store, instead opting to spying on Seiteki and the girls she was surrounded by.

'Hmm. Mother didn't say anything about others. This complicates things.' Rujutan thought as she followed them all the way to the checkout counter.

'Time to make my move.' she thought, smiling inwardly.

Rujutan walked up to the group, gasping loudly. 'It really is her!' she thought with giddiness.

"Seiteki?? Is that you??"

"I'm sorry, but do I know you?" Seiteki asked with confusion.

'She's lost her memory. This explains a lot.' Rujutan thought as she spoke again.

"You mean you don't remember me? Rujutan, your own little sister?"

"I have a sister?"

"You have 279 younger sisters."

"What?!"

"Wow. Your mom needs a hobby." Kurumu said.

"You two certainly LOOK related." Moka said.

Rujutan gave Seiteki a big hug. "I haven't seen my Onee-san in months! And now that you're here, I'm so happy!"

"Hold on a second." Mizore whispered to Moka. "This girl doesn't know the new Seiteki. She's known the other, evil Seiteki her whole life. Isn't that a little suspicious?"

"Suspicious how?" Moka asked.

"Isn't there a chance that she could be evil, too?"

"Maybe, but she hasn't shown any evilness yet."

"Oh my goodness! You're breasts have gotten SO much bigger since I last saw you! Do you mind if I feel them?"

"Um… Well…" Seiteki stammered.

Rujutan didn't wait for an answer and pressed her cheek against Seiteki's bust.

"Ah! They're so much softer than I remember! They're like fluffy pillows!" Rujutan said. People around the store began to stare.

"If she's not evil, she's at least incestuous and perverted." Mizore said.

"I remember when you used to push me around and make fun of my anatomy. Well, look at me now!" Rujutan said, rubbing her own large chest against Seiteki's. The latter began to blush a deep shade of pink all over her face.

'Why am I feeling this way?' she thought, but then her mind began to distort. 'Who cares… It feels soooo good…'

'Hee hee. It's working.' Rujutan thought.

"Hey, guys. Considering that I haven't seen my sister in... Oh, who cares? Can I spend some time with her?"

"Sure, Seiteki." Moka said.

After purchasing her clothes, Seiteki gave them to her friends to take home with them.

"Yay! Come on, Onee-san!" Rujutan said, dragging Seiteki out of the store while smiling evilly.

***

Nearby, Kenage was silently watching the remaining girls. His eyes finally rested on Mizore.

"I choose her." he murmured, closing his eyes. "I'll have to assume my true form for a few moments, however."

Kenage crouched down and crawled backwards into the shadows, assuming his true form, then quickly transforming back into a human form. When he stepped from the shadows, he looked exactly like Mizore. He focused his mind, and suddenly, his hands turned into large claws made of ice.

'Excellent. These will be perfect to kill him with.' Kenage then ran along the wall, sticking to the shadows like glue.

He soon approached Tsukune's home, having arrived far before any of the others. He used his new claws to scale the wall of Tsukune's house, smashing his window.

"Gaah!! Mizore! What are you doing?!"

"Ending your game." Kenage said, ripping out one of his icy fingers, which quickly grew back. The finger he took, extended into a large spear. Tsukune's eyes widened as Kenage drove the spear straight through his chest.

"W-Why..?" he wheezed.

"I have my strategy." Kenage said.

"Hey!" yelled a voice outside the house. Kenage turned and saw the real Mizore, along with Moka and Kurumu. He grinned, then reverted to his original male form, making a huge leap to the roof of the house across the street and continuing to run.

"I'll chase him!" Kurumu said, growing her wings, claws, and tail. She beat her wings in the air, lifting herself off of the ground and soaring after Kenage.

Moka and Mizore rushed into the house and ran up to Tsukune's room. Mizore's jaw dropped and her mint lollipop fell out of her mouth. Moka had a look of pure dread on her face.

"Moka! Heal him before he regresses!" Mizore said with panic in her voice.

Moka ran forward and slowly removed the ice spear from Tsukune's heart. While she was doing this, Tsukune began to twitch and growl the word 'kill' under his breath. Suddenly, all of the links on Tsukune's holy lock shattered at once.

"We need a monster barrier spell!" Mizore said.

"Only the Headmaster and Yukari know it by heart!" Moka responded with rising fear in her voice.

Tsukune screamed, his voice distorted and ghost-like. Mizore blew a cloud of ice over him, which froze him in place for a few precious seconds.

"Call Yukari and ask her about the spell! I'll hold off Tsukune." Mizore said. She continued to refreeze Tsukune as he kept breaking free from his icy shell. Moka took her cell phone and hit a few keys rapidly, placing the device on speakerphone. After a few moments, a sickly voice answered.

"*SNIFF!* Hello?"

"Yukari! Tsukune's ghoul form is resurfacing! We need the monster barrier spell!"

"Only someone *snort* with a powerful magical aura can use the monster barrier spell. You're going to need an alternative."

"What kind of alternative?!"

"The holy lock has *sniff* shattered, right? You're going to need to repair it and put it on the wrist that is opposite of the wrist that the lock was originally."

"How do we repair it?" Mizore asked between breaths.

"You're going to have to release Inner Moka."

"How-" Moka started, but Tsukune stood and pushed Mizore aside, flailing his arms around, slicing anything that he touched. Moka stepped back to avoid getting clawed. Instead, Tsukune slapped the rosario off of Moka's neck. Inner Moka revealed herself, hew eyes widening when she saw the state that Tsukune was in.

"Inner Moka?" Yukari asked from the phone.

"Yes? What is it?"

"You need to repair the holy lock in order to bring Tsukune back. First you need three mediums."

"Hold on a moment." Moka said, grabbing Tsukune by the scruff of his shirt and throwing him out of the window.

"Okay, what were you saying?"

***

At a small bar, Seiteki and Rujutan were taking shots of clear liquid in a drinking game.

"I think I'm going to win." Rujutan said.

"Wow. You're… *burp* a much better drunk than I am. Why do I feel so strange? My throat burns." Seiteki said, her voice horribly distorted.

"Because you're an idiot." Rujutan said.

"W-What?" Seiteki asked.

"This is a little known fact, but kitsune aren't good drinkers in general. Just a couple of beers and more than half of our strength is gone."

"F-For the past minute, we've been taking shots of tequila." Seiteki said.

"No we haven't. I'VE been taking shots of water. YOU'VE been taking shots of pure alcohol. I'm surprised you're still conscious."

Rujutan looked back at Seiteki, and she was on the floor, barely awake. Her fox ears, tail, and tail stumps had grown, and hints of her chest fur began to poke out.

"It's amazing what alcohol can do to kitsune. Because we no longer have the spirits to control our forms, our hybrid body begins to emerge. I'd better get you out of here before people notice."

Rujutan picked up her older sister and carried her out under her arm, toward the strange building where she and Kenage emerged.

***

"Stop right now!" Kurumu yelled at Kenage. He turned around to face her.

"Whatever you say." Kenage said, taking a stance. Kurumu flew lower, preparing to tackle her opponent.

All of a sudden, Kenage crouched low and sprouted five tails, grew long fox ear and a large tuft of chest hair. Kurumu squinted as she flew faster toward Kenage. When she came about arm's length of him, all of a sudden, the sound of a cannon rocked the air and Kurumu was sent flying backward. When she stood, she was clutching her stomach.

"W-What was-"

Kenage cracked his smoking knuckles on his right hand.

"My hands are my greatest weapon. They're as quick as a bullet, and just as concussive. Those nails make you a close range combatant, which means that I'm your worst enemy."

"Not necessarily. Charm!" Kurumu said, winking at Kenage. Suddenly, the air around Kurumu and Kenage began to vibrate. Kenage squinted.

"Ha! I have too much will to fall under your seductive powers, and frankly, I don't think you're that cute."

A vessel popped in Kurumu's head. "What did you say?! I'm the cutest thing you'll ever see!"

She ran forward again, aiming her claws at Kenage. Once again, Kenage stomped on the ground, but Kurumu anticipated the coming strike, so she barrel-rolled out of the way, right before the cannon sound. Kurumu planted her feet into a nearby wall and used it as a spring to give Kenage a flying tackle. After rolling on the ground for a few moments, Kenage got the upper hand and rolled on top of Kurumu, sitting on her stomach and pinning her to the ground.

"Just surrender. This is one game you can't win." Kenage said.

***

"Do you have your three *achoo!* mediums?" Yukari asked over the phone.

"The rosario to transform my monstrous aura to magical aura and someone to make the real transfer into my last medium, the holy lock."

"We'd better hurry. We don't know where Tsukune went." Mizore said, touching the rosario and the holy lock with either hand. Moka closed her eyes, sending her energy through the rosario and Mizore, into the holy lock. Suddenly, the links began to come together in their insertions and the cracks began to fill themselves. After several seconds, the holy lock was fully repaired.

"Now we have to get this on Tsukune's left wrist, quickly." Mizore said, leaping out of the window, grabbing the lock. Moka followed close behind.

"I see him!" Mizore called, running toward a shadowy man running through the darkening streets. Tsukune saw them and stopped.

"Oh. Doesn't he still want to kill us?" Mizore asked. Her question was answered when Tsukune sprinted toward them.

"Let's go!" Moka said, following the same path that Kurumu did. Tsukune was trailing close behind, screaming the word 'kill'.

Mizore and Moka were looking behind them, so they didn't see Kurumu and Kenage in front of them. After violently crashing, Kenage stood, just in time to catch Tsukune's full weight into his face, making all of the dogpile collapse through the ceiling and landsliding into the street.

***

Rujutan stopped as the mountain of debris crumbled in front of her. Kenage crawled out, scratched up and bruised.

"Did you kill the boy?" she asked.

"That's no ordinary player." Kenage panted. Suddenly, Tsukune burst through the rubble. Rujutan's eyes widened.

"He's a ghoul?! Mother didn't tell us that!"

Moka lifted the rubble off of her and the others, throwing it aside as Tsukune faced Kenage and Rujutan.

"Ghouls are the toughest things to kill, period. Merciless, malevolent, and just plain tough." Rujutan explained.

"I guess there's no point in dragging it out. I'd better take my attacks to the next level."

Kenage clasped his hand above his head, throwing strange sparks. When he brought them down again, his hands were covered in an odd light green fire. Tsukune ran forward, and Kenage stomped on the ground.

"Kitsune-Bi! Multi-Blast!" Kenage yelled, throwing his fists as fast as he could. Several balls of green fire flew from his hands, seeming to strike Tsukune all at once. Kenage bent his leg further and he sped up his punches. As the fox fire struck Tsukune, it exploded outward, making a circular wave of green flames.

"Kenage! You're going to draw attention and give away your identity!" Rujutan warned.

Kenage threw one more punch, one that was so fast and so powerful, the fire went out as soon as the punch left his fist. A large needle of wind flew at Tsukune so fast, nobody saw it. Instead, they saw the result. The wind needle struck Tsukune and passed through his body, causing several internal injuries. The needle then crashed against the wall behind Tsukune. Tsukune's pupil-less eyes began to twitch and he stumbled forward a couple of steps before collapsing to the ground.

"He's close enough to death." Rujutan said. "Let's go before the cops show up."

She and Kenage ran into the building behind them, carrying a still unconscious Seiteki. Mizore looked up at the sign on the roof.

"H-E Double Hockey Sticks Recording Studio." she read.

"Come on! We have to follow them!" Kurumu said, running to the door.

"Not yet." Moka said, running to Tsukune and slipping the holy lock on his left wrist. The black marks that spread across his body began to retract, and Tsukune soon assumed his human form again. He groaned in pain.

"W-What happened?"

"You regressed." Moka explained. "Your ghoul form took over, but you were stopped. Just rest for a moment. Your regenerative powers should've healed you by now."

Tsukune slowly stood. Moka pointed at the building in front of him. "They took Seiteki in there."

"Why?"

"We're about to find out."

Moka walked past Tsukune into the ominous building, with everyone else in tow.