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Spoilers: Possible spoilers of episodes 23+
Chapter One
Wolzard sat in the quiet darkness, away from the annoying Meemy or Nai & Mare. He rarely ever felt like going back to the throne room of Infershia since Meemy decided he should govern over the empire. Wolzard was there to do the will of N. Ma, nothing more. The five magicians had so much power and were worthy opponents. Such power, yet used for such a foolish cause. Wolzard felt that he could make at least one of them see what true power was, and what it felt like to have ultimate strength; the power of darkness. He had been able to communicate with the Magician of Red many times and fought him many times. He tried to convince him to see the true potential of his power, but it was no use. His foolish sense of justice was too strong. Then there were the two female magicians. The Magician of Pink might have been an easy target to lure in at first, but she showed unusual growth. The other had a strong sense of justice like the Magician of Red and was too pure. There was the oldest, the Magician of Green, his dedication would prove useful for their cause, but that dedication was already in full use to his siblings. Lastly, there was the Magician of Yellow. He was the most cunning out of the five. He had helped his siblings out of many situations. He was also able to use the forbidden spell of Reverse… despite the outcome, he had survived. Wolzard stood up. "This could be promising…" he said to himself, but then he heard an annoyance from behind him.
"Wolzard--," said a whiney voice of a young girl.
"Wolzard--," echoed yet another whiney voice of a young girl.
Wolzard turned around and was greeted by two young girls dressed in gothic clothes. One had more of a gothic punk influence and the other a gothic lolita. Nai and Mare: who actually was a single being named Vancuria. She was the queen of the vampires and in her long life, was bored and decided she'd make separate personalities.
"Meemy-sama is looking for you--," said Nai.
"Looking for you--," echoed Mare playfully.
"That is not of my concern. You can go back and tell him that I have something better to do," said Wolzard, as he disappeared into the darkness.
Nai then pouted and said, "He left, Mare."
"He left, Nai," echoed Mare. The two then joined hands and morphed back into the batwinged creature named Vancuria.
"I wonder what he has planned now," Vancuria thought out loud. "Well, since I am a spy, I guess I'll do my job and tattle to Meemy about this." She then flew back towards the fortress of Infershia.
Tsubasa got back to the house and wiped off his face and his neck with a towel. He headed into the magic room and this time, all of his siblings were awake and trying to have breakfast. Urara and his older brother, Makito were the only two that were actually dressed. Both his younger brother Kai and oldest sister Houka were still in their pajamas and both of them had neglected brushing their hair. They were also fighting over the food.
"There's no need to fight for food, there's plenty of aniki salad for everyone!" exclaimed Makito proudly, even though no one was fighting over his salad. The battle was usually over the other food because it was so sparse. Kai and Houka ignored Makito and continued to fight over the last fried egg.
Urara saw Tsubasa come in and said, "Welcome back, Tsubasa. Breakfast is ready, help yourself."
"Thanks," said Tsubasa, sitting down at the table.
"Welcome home Tsubasa-chan!" said Houka, with her mouth full. She had been the victor and got the last fried egg.
Kai, who had lost the battle over the egg, frowned and said, "You stink, Chii-nii."
This was usual banter between Tsubasa and Kai (he was an annoying pest by nature), but for some reason today, those words bugged Tsubasa more than they usually would. Tsubasa would usually have something smart to say back, but instead he punched Kai in the arm and said, "Shut up."
"What the hell, that really hurt," said Kai, pushing Tsubasa in retaliation.
Tsubasa got up and said, "DON'T touch me."
Kai also stood up and said, "You're the one that punched me!"
Before anything else could happen, Makito pulled them apart and said, "Stop, sit down, and eat."
The two calmed down and sat down. Tsubasa quietly reached for a piece of toast and Kai glared at him as he stabbed his salad with his fork.
"What's wrong with you two this morning?" asked Urara, clearing some of the dishes.
"Nothing," both replied.
"They always fight. It just means they love each other," said Houka, in her own happy little world as usual. Both of the brothers gave a look of disgust, but didn't say anything.
"It's not the best way to start the day. You need more vitamin C! Eat more salad!" It was usual for Makito to lecture and to annoyingly name everything "Aniki", but Tsubasa found it even more annoying than usual. He didn't really want to say anything so he just ate his toast.
Houka finished her breakfast and cheerfully got up. "Gochishousama! I've got a date to get ready for so Urara-chan, please take care of my plate!"
Before Urara could protest, even though she wouldn't have, Houka merrily pranced out of the room and got ready for her date. "Sure," Urara replied simply as she continued to eat her breakfast. Tsubasa got along pretty well with both of his sisters, but he really wished that Houka wouldn't be so irresponsible, selfish, and lazy, and that Urara would sometimes just tell Houka "No".
Tsubasa then realized that he had just throught negative things about all of his siblings. Usually when he got back from his jogs, he'd be a lot more laid back, but for some reason, he found himself even more irritated. Out of nowhere, a young man materialized in the room. He was quite tall, charming, and had a sophisticated presence about him. "Good morning, Hikaru-sensei," said Urara, "Please have some breakfast."
"Good morning, Urara, everyone," said Hikaru, sitting down.
"Morning, Hikaru-sensei," said Kai.
Hikaru was their mentor and even though he looked like a normal young man, he was actually the Heavenly Saint, Sungel. He was incredibly powerful and smart. He had also spent part of his life in the form of a frog because of a curse, but thankfully Urara was able to break it. Tsubasa owed him his life. When he used the Spell of Reverse despite Hikaru's warnings, Hikaru risked his life to save him. Tsubasa still felt extremely guilty for that incident. He looked down slightly when Hikaru sat down at the table.
"Here, Hikaru-sensei, have some aniki salad," said Makito.
Hikaru smiled and said, "Thank you." Makito was quite happy that someone still ate his salad happily.
Tsubasa quickly finished up his piece of toast and got up. "Gochisousama. Ura-nee, I'll clean up "Hou-nee's mess." He picked up Houka's messy plate and started to head out.
"That's all you're going to eat, Tsubasa?" asked Urara.
"Yeah, I'm not really hungry," said Tsubasa, continuing out of the room.
"Is Tsubasa all right?" asked Hikaru.
"He's fine. He's always like that," said Kai, not even giving it a second thought.
"I see…"
"I wouldn't worry too much, Hikaru-sensei. Tsubasa just has his moments sometimes," said Urara.
Makito nodded and added, "To be honest, he probably has the least amount of things wrong with him out of all of us."
"Speak for yourself, Nii-chan," said Kai.
Hikaru nodded, but couldn't help feeling some uneasiness.
Vancuria landed in the throne room of Infershia and presented herself in front of Meemy. Meemy resembled something like a metallic mummy. He was once the Heavenly Saint, Raigel, but he betrayed the other Heavenly Saints and was made into a mummy by Sungel. Recently he was freed and crowned himself the emperor of Infershia. Vancuria bowed and said, "I have some news for you, Meemy-sama."
"Hopefully it's some useful information," said Meemy, in his high-pitched voice that resembled a disgruntled woman. "What is it? And where is Wolzard?"
"Well… that's what I have to tell you, sire. Despite your summon, he said to tell you that he had better things to do."
Meemy gave a look of disgust and annoyance. "That arrogant little… who does he think he is?!" Meemy's voice squeaked, "Did you find out what these "better things" were?"
"Er… no, sire…"
"Then go find out! What kind of spy are you?!"
Vancuria didn't let her pride as the Queen Vampire get in the way and just replied, "As you wish." She flew out of the throne room and flew far enough that Meemy wouldn't hear. She then landed and turned back into Nai and Mare.
"Who does that stupid he-she think he is?!"
"Think he is?!"
"Ugh, I can't stand him!"
"Can't stand him!"
"Even though I don't really want to follow his orders, I'm curious about what Wolzard is up to."
"Let's go find him!" said Mare, every once in a while she did speak on her own.
They then changed back into Vancuria and headed off.
Tsubasa had spent most of the day alone in his room. Later that night, he got ready to go to the gym and as he was heading out the door, he heard, "Tsubasa?"
He turned around and saw Urara. "Yeah?"
"You're going to the gym?"
"Yeah. You don't need to set a place for me at dinner."
"All right…" said Urara, as Tsubasa went out the door. Urara had also been a little worried about Tsubasa the last couple of days. It wasn't unusual for him to have his moments, but it seemed like something was really bothering him.
Tsubasa spent about two hours at the gym and he still felt irritated, and now he was also tired. He punched the punching bag one last time and then lied down on a mat and stared up at the ceiling as he tried to calm his breathing. He closed his eyes and then heard an ominous and familiar voice say, "Magician of Yellow." Tsubasa quickly opened his eyes and stood up. He looked around him, but saw no one. He thought for a second that he was just imagining things, when he heard the voice say once more, "Magician of Yellow." There was definitely no one around, which meant the voice was in his head. Wolzard would contact Kai using telepathy, but he never used it on him. "Come to the river alone."
The voice stopped and the gym was quiet again. Instinctively, Tsubasa reached for his magiphone to contact his siblings. He opened the phone but then stopped. Wolzard told him to come alone. Usually, Tsubasa would put more thought into this whole situation, but something inside told him to just go alone. He reached for a towel and wiped the sweat off of his face and headed out of the gym. He wasn't exactly sure of where Wolzard was referring to, but he just let his instincts lead him. And sure enough, he found him. Wolzard was waiting for him right by the dark river. Tsubasa moved closer to him but kept enough distance between him and Wolzard just in case he all of the sudden attacked.
"You came by yourself, very well done."
"What do you want, Wolzard?" asked Tsubasa.
Wolzard drew his sword and pointed it at him. "Show me just how much skill you have."
Before Tsubasa could even reply, Wolzard charged. He managed to roll out of the way and get his magiphone out. "Maagi, magi, magiiro!" He turned into Magiyellow and chanted, "Jijiru!"
A bolt of lightening fell from the sky and landed on Wolzard, but he easily deflected it with his shield. "Is that all you've got, Magician of Yellow?"
Tsubasa usually wouldn't let that get to him, but he let his rage get the best of him. "Magistick bowgun!" His magistick turned into a bowgun and he shot a shower of arrows at Wolzard. But then, Wolzard disappeared and then reappeared right above him, about to strike him with his sword but Tsubasa used his bowgun to deflect the sword. It took all of his strength to keep the sword from coming down on him. Suddenly, something hit him in the stomach, knocking him onto his back. Wolzard had cast a spell and ghostly wolves came out of his shield. Tsubasa tried to get up but the pain was too much. He realized that he was also back in his normal form, because of the impact of the blast. Wolzard walked over to him and pointed the tip of his sword at Tsubasa's throat.
"You have more strength and potential than you allow yourself to show. Why not try using another dark spell?"
"…I didn't really enjoy all of the time in the world trying to suck itself into my body," said Tsubasa, glaring at Wolzard.
"Not all dark spells come with the consequences the Reverse spell came with. With your wit and your skill, you would excel at dark magic. The only thing holding you back is you."
Tsubasa wondered if he heard right. Why hasn't Wolzard just killed him yet? "I made the mistake of using a forbidden spell once. I'm not going to make that mistake again. The last thing I want to do is become someone like you, you killed our mother! You're going to pay for that!"
"Well then young magician, make me pay for it," said Wolzard, taking a step back and moving the sword away from Tsubasa's throat.
Tsubasa's rage gave him a boost of adrenaline that helped him get back up. He didn't have enough strength to transform again, so he charged at him with a storm of punches. He knew himself that he wouldn't be able to cause Wolzard any damage because he was using his bare hands against Wolzard's armor. Wolzard scoffed and he chanted the spell again, "Douza Uru Zazaado," sending Tsubasa flying back once again. "You are truly impressive, young magician. But you still need more work. I will summon you again on a later date. Consider my offer, Magician of Yellow." Leaving that message, Wolzard disappeared.
Tsubasa felt a bit of relief along with the anger of not being able to do anything. He tried to get up, but trying to move at all caused immense pain.
Up on the bridge nearby, Nai and Mare were observing the battle. "Wolzard beat him to a pulp!" said Nai, doing a little dance.
"To a pulp," repeated Mare, also doing the dance.
Nai then pouted and said, "But he didn't kill him off."
"Didn't kill him off," repeated Mare, shaking her head.
"Let's go tell Meemy-sama."
"Okay," said Mare, as they both disappeared into the night.