Disclaimer: I don't own Rosario+Vampire, or any elements from the Ace Combat timeline, don't sue.

A/N: Well, 5th chapter. Didn't think I'd be writing another fic again after my last Gundam Seed/UC crossover one. And this one is turning into much more of an epic monster than the last one, and I didn't even anticipate this happening. As always, I would like to thank those that have continued to read and enjoy this story as well as those that have left reviews. Enjoy!

- The Demon Lord of the Round Table

"This is just regular speech between characters."
"This is someone's thoughts or speech on TV, book, or mind."
This is Inner Moka speaking through the Rosario.

Chapter 5: The Round Table

It was in the middle of the night, and Tsukune and Moka were fast asleep in their own rooms. Tsukune clutching his teddy bear close to him while Moka softly moaned in her sleep as she enjoyed her dream of sucking on Tsukune's blood. But Solo Wing Pixy was still up, deeply disturbed by the events from the other night as he held that piece of blue hair that he managed to knick off Grabacr. He just couldn't shake off the feeling that something was really off. He started playing out various scenarios in his head, starting with who "Gabriel" really was. Could he have been the assailant? And further to that, what was his overall goal if that indeed was the case? And then another possibility stood out to him, this man was an agent for the Fairy Tale organization and was either here for recruiting purposes or to destroy the school and everyone in it. It made a lot of sense considering the events in the Youkai world and the human world outside, all the chaos pointed to one organization, the same organization that had some substantial support from Issa Shuzen, the feared Count and powerful vampire lord, two of his daughters were in said organization. His fears seemed somewhat justified as there was indeed an increased presence by Fairy Tale, and the increasing chaos in the human world, starting with the nuclear meltdown in Yuktobania and the dam explosion and subsequent flooding in Osea. Pixy was determined to prevent them from gaining control over the human world and knew that if he could count on anyone's support, it would be his newly found friend, Tsukune. But he would need much more support than that as he quickly got on his computer and sent emails two of his friends that lived in Osea, a sorcerer and wizard. Just then he heard a knock at the door as Pixy yelled out.

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Ruby-sensei." Ruby replied back. Pixy got up from his chair and opened the door to allow her in, somewhat curious as to why she was at his room this late, and just then an assortment of perverse ideas went through his head as he felt a trickle of blood from his right nostril.

"Sorry for coming over this late, but there's something I need to ask you…" Ruby said with a serious look on her face.

"It's fine, what did ya need?" Pixy asked.

"I heard you and Tsukune were involved in a fight earlier with a dozen demonic creatures…And if I heard right, those demons weren't just pee-ons, were they. What exactly happened?" Ruby asked, since she was still in charge of school security at the moment.

"No they weren't. They were at least mid-level class demons. They weren't exactly powerful per se, but their numbers could have caused us a lot of trouble." Pixy said as he still held on to the strand of blue hair. "But as quickly as they appeared, Tsukune dispatched them with speed and displayed this overwhelming power after one of the demons had attempted to attack the pink-haired vampire, Moka. Tsukune's demonic aura was so…oppressive…It's a feeling I haven't felt in quite a while, but when I did, I knew it was fear. And that sword he carried with him and used on the demons, it's unlike any other that I have ever seen in my entire life, it was like, he was a completely different person than the one we all saw in class…"

Ruby looked at him somewhat shocked, astounded as she paced up and down the hall for a bit until she looked back over to Pixy.

"Pixy-san, tell me the truth, so you're saying Tsukune defeated all of the demons with no help?" Ruby asked.

"Aside from me saving his life soon after that incident, yes. A mysterious blue-haired assailant attacked Tsukune from behind with a curved blade, but my sword stood between him and Tsukune's certain death. I…didn't get a good look at the person, but I'm certain the attacker is male, and he was awfully quick, like a python." Pixy explained which only made Ruby more concerned about the current situation. "Let me ask you something, most of the members of the youkai underground organization, Fairy Tale are still alive and active members of the group correct?"

"Yes, but, why do you ask? They were all defeated last year by Moka and Tsukune…" said Ruby but Pixy shook his head.

"Just because you defeat someone doesn't mean you've killed them. Fairy Tale has probably been lurking in the shadows, biding their time until they make their return. And with these recent events here in this world, and in the human world, I can't help but feel they're back now." Pixy said as he wandered back into his room, sitting on his chair, Ruby shocked at his theory. "I guess I haven't been entirely honest, two other gentlemen from Osea, Joshua Bristowe and Anthony Belvidere, they're both eldritch knights as well, and all three of us plus a few others are protectors of the human world from any threat the Youkai may pose into our world. Fairy Tale is one such threat, Ruby-sensei. You will probably see more of us at the start of the next semester to help you guys combat this threat."

"So is that the only reason why you're here?" Ruby asked since she also noticed that he and Tsukune we're becoming fast friends, a little too fast for Ruby's liking since she didn't know if Pixy was a threat to her precious friend.

"No, I actually also came here in hopes of furthering my education at Youkai Academy. It was a dream of my adopted father back in Ustio to have me study here. If you speak to your headmaster, you'll know what I'm saying is true. He's the one that allowed me to come here in the first place." Pixy said as he leaned back in his chair.

"While that may be the case, and while you may have a legitimate reason to be here, I don't want you involving Tsukune or any of his friends in this reconnaissance mission of yours. They've been through enough, and I don't need you going around causing more trouble for them." Ruby responded sternly, her eyes fixated upon the sitting figure of Solo Wing.

"I hate to say this, but in the end, it may come down to Tsukune stopping whatever sinister plan that is unfolding right now." That clearly angered Ruby as she pulled out her wand threateningly at Pixy, the young man sighing as he ran his hand through his short brown hair. "Look, I understand how this sounds at the moment, but believe me when I say this. I'm not here to bring harm to anyone. And Tsukune is my friend too, I never really got off that well with anyone before, but he was welcoming to me and accepted me. That's something I never really experienced back in the human world…"

With that, Ruby sighed quietly as she put her wand away, slowly nodding as she walked away from Pixy's room, closing the door behind her.

"But if what I'm saying is right…" Pixy said to himself. "Then Tsukune, buddy, you'd better stay on your toes at Moka's…"

The next morning rolled by pretty quickly as Tsukune busied himself getting his stuff ready and going through his usual morning routine. After an hour or so, he finally met up with Moka outside, though he noticed that Kokoa was nowhere to be seen, and probably for the better at this point.

"Where's Kokoa-chan?" Tsukune asked.

"When I went to her room this morning, she wasn't there, so that probably means she left for home already." Moka replied, but then looked into Tsukune's eyes with her emerald green orbs, a slight blush forming over her face. "Tsukune…you have a rather nice scent today…"

"Eh? Scent?" Tsukune asked.

"Tsukune…" Moka whispered as her blush increased.

"Moka-san…" Tsukune replied, smiling at her as they continued to stare at each other lovingly, murmuring each other's name as Moka leaned in towards his neck and sucked in his sweet blood. However she was to be interrupted by Larry's laugh.

"And what exactly are you doing to my buddy, Moka?" Pixy said as he grinned, Moka and Tsukune quickly separating as if they were guilty of something naughty.

"N-nothing that you need to be concerned about! You're just as bad as that stalker Mizore!" Moka yelled out, annoyed that her morning feeding was interrupted, yet again.

"Maybe, but I'm not stalking Tsukune at all." Pixy said. "Don't worry though, I'll be out of your hair. I'll see you around buddy, stay safe."

"Indeed." Tsukune said as he fist-bumped with Pixy, Moka still somewhat annoyed as she latched onto Tsukune's arm.

"Come on Tsukune, let's go." Moka said as she smiled as the two walked off while Tsukune waved back at Pixy.

After an hour or two, they finally made it to her father's castle. Tsukune at this point was somewhat winded as he dragged his travel bag behind him, his sword also close by as the doors mysteriously opened for them as if they were being expected. Carefully the two walked in, though Tsukune was nervous, remembering what had happened before when he had met Moka's father for the first time, but this time he felt prepared for anything he was about to throw at him. Kokoa looked at them both with slight contempt as the doors to the main hall opened where her father was waiting for them both. Moka quickly ran up to her father and hugged him tightly, her father only smiling back and holding her in turn.

"Hello father, I hope that you are doing well." Moka said as she smiled.

"I am." He said calmly but then looked over to Tsukune and a more serious demeanor took over his features as Tsukune nervously bowed to him.

"Hello, Lord Akashiya." Tsukune greeted as her father merely turned around and guided her daughter to a separate room to speak with her in private. What was said between her and her father was never really known to Tsukune, but nonetheless he held onto his bag, preparing for the possibility that he'd have to head back to Youkai Academy as Kokoa approached him from behind. Whether it was out of sheer instinct or remembering past events, Tsukune quickly turned around with his sword drawn at her. Kokoa was shocked at how quick he'd become and slowly took a step back.

"Hey! I'm not trying to hurt you or anything…not yet anyway. What are you even doing here? Shouldn't you be going home to the human world?" asked Kokoa, surprisingly civil with him, though he surmised that everyone is polite when there is the threat of force. As a Yuktobanian revolutionary once said: "Power comes from the barrel of a gun."

"I can't. The bus routes got suspended because of the war in the human world and the chaos in this world." Tsukune responded as he placed his sword back into its sheath. Kokoa looked at him, tilted her head then turned away from him as she went about her way. He sighed, leaning back against the door as he waited for Moka and her father to finish talking, trying to remember the route back to the academy as best he could. Once more, Tsukune removed his blade and inspected it, randomly slashing at the air with his sword. The Blade of Razgriz seemed to flow seamlessly in his hands, as if it were the very extension of his body. In the distance, he failed to see Kokoa spying on him from a staircase nearby. Her very heart was beating faster and faster as she gazed upon Tsukune. She wasn't sure what it was about him, perhaps it was his intoxicating scent that his blood gave off, or maybe she actually developed some feelings for him since she saw him fight her father the last time. However, Moka and her father finally came back from the other room as her father instructed her to take Tsukune's belongings, minus his sword up to the guest room.

"My father wants to go somewhere and speak with you in private, I'll see you later, but for right now I'll take your things up to the guest room that you'll be staying in." Moka said as she smiled, taking Tsukune's travel bag as Tsukune nodded but looked back over to her father who was calmly staring at him as he motioned for him to come with him down the hall. What happened soon after this was somewhat of a mystery as her father snapped her finger, almost instantaneously they were at an unknown location, but they seemed to be surrounded by a ring-shaped mountain range. He looked over to Count Shuzen as he began to speak, still calmly.

"What my daughter said back in there earlier was a bit of a misnomer. I have no real desire to talk to you, but rather fight you to see if you're worthy of being my daughter's bloodmate…" Tsukune's eyes widened in shock but before he had time to react her father merely flicked his finger at Tsukune that sent him flying backwards into the ground, feeling a severe pain his chest as he screamed out in agony.

"So much for being prepared…" Tsukune thought to himself as he brushed the dirt off him, unsheathing his sword, but before he could he noticed a rather peculiar object that fell from his pocket on the ground. It resembled an ear piece of sorts, and out of curiosity, he put it on, he then heard a familiar voice on the other end.

"I was wondering when you'd notice it, buddy." Pixy said to him from the other end. It's a special communications device, I can also see from your perspective the surrounding environment. Tsukune unsheathed his sword, looking around him.

"Boy am I glad to hear your voice! Just where the hell am I anyway?" Tsukune asked.

"Hold, I'm running the preliminary scans…Okay you appear to be at the mountain range known as the Round Table!" Pixy said.

"We're in Belka?" Tsukune asked, incredulous.

"No, the other Round Table, there's one in the Youkai World too. This mountain range is considered sacred by most Youkai and several humans as well as it is a place of honor where monsters duel each other. Humans have also dueled here with monsters as well as history would indicate. However, as of recent, humans have held superiority over the Round Table. Be careful, the terrain is rough and Count Shuzen looks like one tough customer."

"Yea, you got that right Pixy…" Tsukune replied back as he tried hard to spot where Moka's father had went, seemingly having disappeared.

"From now on you're callsign is Galm 1, and mine is Galm 2, we are the 6th Tactical Security Division, 66th Security Taskforce Unit, Galm Team. I just spoke with Ruby and the headmaster, we're going to be the new security force for the school, they say that they'll speak with Moka when the semester begins to join and help combat the threats that surround both the youkai and human worlds." Pixy said. "Shuzen may be horrifically stronger than you, but I still have faith in you buddy."

"Thanks man. Now where the hell is he?" Tsukune screamed as he looked behind him but as soon as he turned back around he was sent flying by the vampire lord's immense power as Tsukune landed on a formation of boulders, smashing right through them as he coughed out blood, his sword flying further off into another pile of rocks nearby. "SHIT!"

"Tsukune! Watch out buddy! He's going to use his powers again!" Pixy yelled over the radio.

Quickly Tsukune attempted to get back onto his feet, his entire body feeling quite sore now as he ran over towards his sword, glowing its usual dark blue as he attempted to reach for it but only to be hurled into a different formation of boulders, his face now quite a bloody mess. Tsukune wiped off the blood that trickled down his face, now he was getting angry. He turned back, quickly going for the sword again but Shuzen only hurled him straight into the side of a cliff as he came crashing back down. The powerful vampire lord came over towards his sword and spoke, rather calmly.

"You're still just as weak and pathetic as you were last time. My daughter was wrong about you; you're just a cowardly human."

Tsukune could feel the pain reverberate all over his body, his blood leaving a trail on the face of the cliff that he had just got tossed into. He was very slow to get up, but his rage soon boiled over. He could see Issa attempt to pull the Blade of Razgriz from the rocks, but the sword seemed extremely heavy to him, continuing to attempt to pull it from the ground. Tsukune's anger mounted to new levels as he slowly felt himself transform into the reborn demon hero, Razgriz. Though the pain was immense, his demonic aura continued to get stronger and more oppressive, and soon even the powerful Lord Akashiya was forced to look up at him, his hair turning from its usual brown to a longer blond, his eyes to blue. Tsukune had enough this time, he wasn't going to screw around; it was indeed going to be a fight to the death. Quickly he got back up on his feet and landed a bone-crunching punch straight into the vampire's jaw, almost hearing the loud snap of his face being broken in along with several teeth as he was sent flying into the ground. Tsukune spitting out the blood from his mouth.

"Way to go buddy! Yea!" Pixy cheered from the other end. Tsukune ignored him as he pulled the sword from the rocks and looked down at Lord Akashiya who was getting back up; he was actually bleeding, much to his surprise.

"So this is the power that everyone has been talking about…So it isn't a lie…But I'm still infinitely stronger than you!" he yelled as he sent Tsukune backwards into the same mountain that he hit before. He slowly opened his eyes as he saw the vampire about to use a finishing move on him, most likely going for the kill. Quickly Tsukune pulled out his longbow that Razgriz had provided him with as he fired the arrow, lighting surrounding it as it wailed towards the vampire, quickly he reacted, a blast counterattacking the arrow as a massive explosion sent Tsukune deeper into the side of the mountain while Shuzen himself landed backwards into the ground.

"This…human boy is actually giving me some trouble, I don't believe it…No, there's just no way he's human, he's something else! That powerful aura!" the Vampire lord thought to himself. Though his thoughts would be broken as the mountain itself seemed to shake at Tsukune's very presence. His rage continued to boil over, his power ever increasing, but just then Razgriz appeared before him, Tsukune in a berserker-state of sorts.

"Your transformation is complete, you have my full power, but you must fight through this, you must not let my powers consume you! Fight it Tsukune!" Razgriz said before he faded away. Tsukune shook, and so did the earth below him, his eyes now glowing red, it seemed as if the ghoul side of him and Razgriz's demon powers were fighting each other for supremacy over Tsukune's soul. He looked over to Lord Akashiya, as he approached calmly but then sped up as he charged towards him, knocking the vampire lord back a few feet, and before he even had any time to react slashed his sword straight into the ground, nearly taking off Shuzen's head. The vampire couldn't believe this was actually happening; Tsukune was going on the offensive.

"How did he ever get this strong so quickly? Where did he get all of this raw power?" Count Shuzen thought to himself.

"Buddy! Yo buddy! Are you still there? Galm 1 do you still copy?" Pixy yelled into the earpiece. Tsukune merely growled as he continued to slash away hard at the vampire lord, somehow being able to parry the brutal attacks from the sword. Tsukune lined up for the killing blow as he readied his sword, but then a load roar from a lion-esque creature was heard from behind as it leapt between Tsukune and Moka's father. Tsukune looked down at the creature, about to strike at it, but then something made him calm down, slowly reverting back to his regular demon-hero state; the lion slowly licking at his hand as Tsukune instinctively petted its mane. Moka's father quickly rose back to his feet as he looked over to Tsukune. He had taken quite a beating, and one that he probably hadn't received, ever, at least up until now that is.

"Galm 1! Buddy! Come in!" Pixy yelled.

"I'm fine Pixy, I'm right here. I'm not too sure of what happened." Tsukune replied.

"I got some bad news, you got four, count that four, visitors coming from your 12 buddy!" Pixy exclaimed as Tsukune and the Vampire lord looked upwards as they spotted four men on horses dressed in full plate armor, but adorned with indigo stripes and crosses on their shields and indigo feathers on their steel helmets. Their insignia was that of a helmeted knight with an indigo cross that read: "The Indigo Order of Belka" and "7th Eldritch Knight Division – Belka, 51st Tactical Squadron."

With that, Shuzen spoke to Tsukune as he spotted the squad of eldritch knights getting closer and closer.

"You fought well, Tsukune Aono. You've more than earned your right to be my daughter's bloodmate…if you survive this, son." With that said, Count Shuzen merely smirked at Tsukune as he played with his hair as he disappeared in an instant. Tsukune immediately became angry, feeling somewhat betrayed as the vampire left him to his fate at the oncoming enemies.

"That son of a-…" Tsukune said before he was cut off by Pixy.

"Damn! That's the Indigo Squadron! It's a highly powerful squad of eldritch knights from Belka! No doubt they are there to hunt down rogue youkai and Fairy Tale, and that includes Count Shuzen apparently! They have never lost a battle according to the legends." Pixy yelled as the Indigo Squadron surrounded Tsukune, their swords drawn as the lion-esque creature got below Tsukune and propped him back up onto its back. "Their squadron leader's name is Dmitri Hydenrich, an exceptionally powerful eldritch knight, it's said that he once killed nine powerful vampires in the span of 5 minutes all by himself! Tsukune! Be careful, these guys are tough!"

"I'm surrounded Pixy! What do I do? These aren't like the demons from the other day!" Tsukune yelled out, somewhat panicked as he clinched his sword tightly, parrying the attacks from the various knights.

"Don't worry buddy! I'm on my way!" Pixy yelled as he ran towards the location of the Round Table as quickly as he could, using every quickening and speed spell he knew, his sword already drawn to hack away any trees that got in his way. Meanwhile Tsukune was clearly on the defensive.

"That coward Shuzen ran away, that's to be expected of vampires, they cannot face knights head on! But we will take your life instead!" the leader, Indigo 1, Dmitri yelled out as he attacked Tsukune with his broadsword but only to be parried once again. Indeed, he was on the ropes this time as he faced one of the eldritch knights that charged straight at him to finish off the battle as Indigo 3 slashed his sword at Tsukune, but only to miss and overshoot him. The great demon hero could hear the horse turn back around as he turned around the other way, slicing right through the eldritch knight as blood spattered all over Tsukune as the horse ran off in a different direction, leaving its master to fall to the ground.

"Way to bag one there buddy!" Pixy yelled.

"Matthias!" Dmitri yelled out, soon one of the other eldritch knights, Hans Backenbauer, Indigo 2, would charge at him as well, his sword beginning to be engulfed in a fiery ember, Tsukune saw this as quickly took his longbow back out, firing an arrow at his horse, killing it and forcing Indigo 2 to the ground. Quickly Tsukune charged in with his sword, obviously having his attack parried as the knight swung his flaming sword back at him, but soon saw an opening in the knight's armor and thrusted the Blade of Razgriz forward, impaling Indigo 2 through his armor. Blood shooting out in all directions as Tsukune pulled his sword back.

"Second kill of the day!" Pixy exclaimed. The tide of battle was clearly shifting, and all at the hands of Tsukune.

The remaining two Indigo knights charging at Tsukune, hacking, slashing away at him but all of them blocked. Quickly Tsukune found himself backed into a corner as a formation of boulders were right behind him.

"Let's finish this peasant off and avenge our brothers-in-arms' deaths!" Dmitri yelled.

Just when it seemed like he was going to be in a world of trouble, Pixy finally arrives as he knocks Indigo 4, Franz Breitner to the ground as the two scuffled and fight amongst themselves which left Tsukune with Dmitri, the leader. Tsukune quickly charged at Dmitri as the Indigo lead was knocked back several feet. Soon, a lightning charge enveloped the Blade of Razgriz as he approached Dmitri with a cold look as he swung his sword, Dmitri struggling to block his increasingly vicious attacks. Tsukune then swung his sword towards Dmitri as he was sent flying into the cliff's face from the force shockwave of the attack, his sword knocked far away as Dmitri fell to the ground. Looking back over, Pixy finished off Indigo 4 as he sliced his head open with his particularly ornate, but unusually designed sword. The handle seemed to twist around Pixy's hand like a double helix of sorts.

"Yo buddy, still alive?" Pixy called out to him as he patted him on the back, giving him the pins of the two Indigo eldritch knights he just killed, as well as his own Galm Team pin. "These are yours, keep 'em."

"Finish me, Demon Lord…" Dmitri blurted out as he coughed up blood, both Pixy and Tsukune looking back at him. Slowly Tsukune approached him and shook his head as he administered first aid, bandaging up his wound towards his shoulder using bandages that Pixy had on his back pocket.

"Anymore killing at this point is purely unnecessary. I don't like to take lives at all." Tsukune said to him as he got back up.

"A merciful Demon Lord, indeed quite the irony…Cold-blooded killer one moment, merciful and caring the next…" Dmitri weakly managed out as Tsukune and Pixy walked away. "I never got your names…"

"I'm Larry Foulkes, but people call me Solo Wing Pixy…" Pixy said to him.

"And you, Demon Lord? Do you have a name?" asked Dmitri.

"Tsukune Aono…I am…Razgriz…" Tsukune said as Dmitri merely nodded and looked back up towards the sky. Tsukune himself walked off but suddenly collapsed as he reverted back to his normal human form. He wasn't feeling any pain, but rather extreme exhaustion as Pixy quickly picked him back up to his feet and put him slightly on his shoulder to help him walk. Seeing this, the lion-mount went off in a different direction as it seemingly disappeared, but to no doubt in Tsukune's mind that it would return again soon.

"Come on, let's get you back to your beautiful, blushing girlfriend Moka before she throws a hissy fit about you being gone for too long…Demon Lord." A small grin formed over Pixy's face as Tsukune couldn't help but laugh as well as he walked with the help of his friend, who was now quickly turning into his best friend and brother-in-arms.

"Hey Pixy, what's with the red dog on the pin?" asked Tsukune.

"It's the demon hound, Garm from the Norse legends, hence the name, Galm Team. It fits rather well, our numerical designation is 666, and you're the Demon Lord according to the Indigo leader. Heh." Pixy said. "We'll make a fine team, you and I, buddy."

"Hey Pixy…thanks for saving my ass for a second time in a row…" Tsukune said as they continued on towards Moka's castle.

"Tsukune, you're the first real friend I've ever really had. I'm your wingman on and off the field of battle, so don't worry about it. I'm always gonna be around, buddy." Pixy said.

"Thanks Pixy…" Tsukune said, hoping that what he said would be true in the future as he slowly felt himself lose consciousness from over exhaustion. Pixy sighing as he picked him up into his arms over his shoulder.

It took them a few hours, but they finally made it back to the Vampire Lord's castle where Moka and Kokoa were waiting for Tsukune. Immediately Moka jumped up seeing Pixy carrying Tsukune over his shoulder as he gently placed him in Moka's care.

"Tsukune-san!" Moka yelled out as she panicked, seeing him battered, bruised, and bloodied all over as Pixy coldly spoke.

"He'll be fine." Pixy said, clearly irate, looking around for someone.

"Pixy-san? Is, everything alright?" Moka asked.

"I want to speak to the son of a bitch that left Tsukune for dead! Your father abandoned him in the Round Table when the Indigo Squadron of eldritch knights attacked him! He was outnumbered four to one before I managed to get there in time! Your father is a COWARD as well as a corrupt individual!" Pixy yelled, now clearly enraged. "YOU HEAR ME SHUZEN? YOU'RE A COWARD! YOU'RE A GODDAMN COWARD! IF YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF HONOR LEFT THEN COME HERE FIGHT ME YOU SON OF A BITCH! YOU RAN FROM A FIGHT! THOSE INDIGO KNIGHTS WERE AFTER YOU, YOU SPINELESS COWARD! AND INSTEAD YOU HAVE TSUKUNE FIGHT YOUR BATTLE FOR YOU!"

"Hey! That's my father you're talking about you bastard!" Kokoa yelled out in defense of her father but Pixy turned around and shot right back.

"SHUT UP!" Pixy yelled as she yelped and took a few steps back. "YOU REALIZE HOW CLOSE TSUKUNE WAS TO LOSING HIS LIFE IN THE ROUND TABLE TODAY? YOUR FATHER RAN AWAY FROM PEOPLE THAT WERE AFTER HIM! NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I'M SO PISSED?"

With that, Kokoa began to cry, which was pretty rare considering her usual attitude towards everyone. She was torn between her great respect for her father and just how close Tsukune was to tasting death at the hands of the Indigo Squadron. Moka herself was unsure of how to respond to Pixy's outburst of anger as she held Tsukune tightly. But all she really cared was that Tsukune was back in her arms, safe and sound. The Demon Lord slowly woke up, looking over towards Pixy.

"Pixy, calm down…it's okay, I'm fine, that's all that matters in the end, everyone's alive and okay." Tsukune said as Pixy sighed, kneeling down beside his buddy and slowly nodded to him.

"You gonna be alright, buddy?" Pixy asked.

"Yea…" Tsukune slowly nodded as Moka looked over to him.

"Can you help me bring him to the guest room? You can stay in his room if you'd like for tonight…" Moka offered as Pixy slowly nodded. The three of them plus Kokoa went back inside, Pixy again carrying Tsukune up on his shoulders towards the guest room on the upper levels of the castle. With Moka's help they gently placed him on the bed, Pixy quickly bandaging up any wounds that he found. The room itself was quite luxurious and spacious as well, the walls painted a dark red, adorned with various paintings and pieces of furniture including a chestnut-wood dresser and a chair that stood at the other end of the room. There was also a large flat-screen TV at the other end. Tsukune yawned quietly as he slowly looked over to Pixy and Moka, smiling. Pixy looked back at him, a thought suddenly occurring to the eldritch knight, was this really the same Tsukune that he just saw decimate the Indigo Team? His brain couldn't wrap around the fact that despite him possessing large amounts of raw power, it didn't seem to affect his gentle personality at all. It was much more than what he could say of the average person turned politician back in the human world, and to an extent, the authority figures in the youkai world as well.

"Pixy-san, do you think you and I can talk in private for a while?" Moka asked as Pixy looked over and nodded. He started to form a slight idea of what she wanted to speak about as Moka went over to Tsukune and gently kissed him on the lips, using every bit of will power to try not to suck on his blood.

"Goodnight Tsukune." Moka smiled as she walked outside to meet with Pixy who was already out there as she closed the guest room door.

"Listen, if this is about my outburst outside, I'm sorry. It was definitely way out of line." Pixy said, attempting to do a bit of damage control.

"No no, it's fine, but this isn't about that." Moka said as she turned to him. "It's just, I've never seen Tsukune take an immediate liking and trust to someone so quickly. He's only known you for two days, and already he trusts you with his life in battle. He's been through a tough time lately, with his father and his friend dying recently. I don't want him to feel anymore suffering or anguish. I implore to you as someone who cares about Tsukune more than anything, don't betray his trust, Pixy-san. He means the world to me…"

Outer Moka, despite her gentle nature, had a funny way of saying things that made one unsure of themselves. And there for a minute, Pixy stood there in deep introspection, as if to ponder the future, but then immediately shook it off.

"Tsukune is my buddy and brother-in-arms; I couldn't ever do that, Moka." Pixy responded as he sighed quietly. He suddenly realized how little trust he had from the rest of Tsukune's friends, and if there was anyone's trust that he needed to secure for the upcoming battles, it would be her's.

"I believe you. However, I won't be so approving of you should you decide to overstep your bounds with Tsukune…" Moka flatly stated, remembering what her Inner half had said about Saizou.

"What do you mean?" Pixy asked, slightly puzzled as Moka formed an annoyed expression on her face.

"Let me put it to you more simply. Don't let me catch you staring at Tsukune in the wrong way or hear about you doing something you shouldn't be doing with him. You know exactly what I mean, don't you?" Moka said as she glared at Pixy. She couldn't afford to be complacent anymore if Tsukune was to be her bloodmate; everyone was now officially a threat, even guys. Pixy face-faulted as he realized what she was getting at as he gagged at the thought of being even remotely interested in Tsukune in such ways.

"I love him, and he's my buddy and all, but not in that way. That's just…not down my alley at all." Pixy said as a grin formed over his face, but then looked downwards to the lower levels, sighing quietly as he remembered someone from his past. "In a way, I kind of envy him; he's got you, someone to love. That's not even including the other girls that follow him around, an eleven year-old witch notwithstanding."

"What's wrong? Don't you have someone waiting for you back home?" Moka asked. Pixy went into details about how he never really knew his real parents too well since he was a Belkan refugee taken in by an Ustian soldier. He filled her in on how he was such an expert swordsman and sorcerer, eventually becoming an eldritch knight. He then finally got onto the topic on his love life.

"Back in Ustio…I used to have someone that I could love and feel loved from. She was a witch named Natsume Kyokou. We used to hang out a lot after our training was done, and much to the chagrin of our parents, we were intimate with each other. Yes, we slept with each other…Anyway, there's something you got to know about the regular human in Ustio, they're very intolerant of people different from them. I guess a part of that has to do with the fact that they've always been at war with Sapin in the past or more recently Belka. But you see, witches, sorcerers, wizards, even eldritch knights like me; we're heavily persecuted against in the human world, and yet, I stand here as a protector of their realm. The irony kills me sometimes. Well, it so happened that it was a cold night. I was waiting outside the coffee shop since that's where Natsume and I were going to meet for our date that night. However, it also turned out that there was a witch hunt frenzy going on in town…and…Natsume didn't see them coming until it was too late…they…" Pixy sighed as he buried his face into his palms as Moka listened intently. "They bound her, tied her to a pole, and burnt her at the stake. She died in such a draconian way, and here I thought witch hunts were a thing of the past…"

"Oh my…I'm sorry Pixy-san…" Moka softly muttered out.

"I sat there waiting for hours into the night, until finally I gave up and went back home to my dad's. I went to bed, but for some odd reason, something wouldn't allow me to fall asleep, something kept bothering me. I was worried about Natsume, but I wouldn't find out until the next morning…"

It was early in the morning as he heard a couple outside of his house pounding at the door. Larry's adopted father answered the door as the couple ran in, a woman bursting into tears. He slowly got out of bed, quickly getting dressed with his sword up upon his holster as he went downstairs to see what all the commotion was about.

"Dad? What's going on?" Larry asked as he saw Natsume's parents on the couch being consoled by his father. "Oh hey guys. What's wrong?"

The three of them turned to look over at the young man, the mother getting up as she sobbed and shook her head. His father turning away as he guided Natusume's father to his private study.

"I'm so sorry Larry, I'm sorry…" her mother said to him, an unbearable look of endless sadness upon her face as Larry stared back into her face as she embraced him. It slowly dawned on him why her parents were there without Natsume with them. He felt all of his strength sapped from him as he no longer felt the connection between himself and his lover, slowly backing away from her mother's embrace, shaking all over. Running towards the door with as he ran right out of his own house, his father stepping out attempting to convince him to stay behind. Quickly he spotted smoke and a glowing flame in the distance as he ran towards the town square and there he saw his love, Natsume tied to the stake under a burning pyre.

"NATSUME! OH GOD!" Larry yelled as he ran up towards her, hearing her cough through the searing heat and smoke.

Larry quickly used his ice spells to put out the fires as he leapt up to untie his girlfriend, taking her gently into his arms. The damage looked like it had already been done, her burns were too severe and she seemed to have a lot of trouble breathing. She looked up into his eyes as she smiled, gently placing her hand on his cheek as the young eldritch knight began to tear up ever so slightly, shaking his head.

"I'm sorry…that I was late to our date last night…but better late than never, right?" She said as she smiled weakly as she coughed.

"Shhhh, don't talk. You're gonna be okay, you're gonna be okay Natsume! You're gonna be okay and when you are you and me are going to skip training and just spend the whole day together, just you and me babe! Just hold on, please, until I get help…" Pixy said as he tried to hold back his sobs but she merely just shook her head as she smiled still.

"Larry…I'll always love you, I'll always be with you, I'll guide you through everything, and maybe, eventually we'll be together again…" Natsume said to him as she gently wiped away some of his tears that streamed down his face. "You're such a nice, caring person Larry, please, never change…You'll always be my Pixy…" She uttered her last words as her eyes slowly glossed over and closed, taking her very last breath as Larry felt his entire world shatter and collapse like it never had before. He shook violently with her still in his arms as tears fell upon Natsume's face as he screamed out in utter agony, birds flying away from the sudden noise, so loud the entire Ustian town could hear it. He gently placed her down on the ground and unsheathed his sword that his father had given him upon becoming an eldritch knight as he looked over to a drunken passerby, shoving the sword near his throat.

"TELL ME WHO DID THIS! TELL ME WHO DID THIS RIGHT NOW OR I SWEAR TO YOU I WILL KILL YOU WHERE YOU STAND!" Pixy demanded as the drunkard stammered out his words.

"It be 'dat new dang church down thar' ways mi boy. Now if you'll excuse me…" The drunkard replied to his query, Pixy shoving him down into the gutter as he went back to pick up his deceased lover as he seethed and boiled over with rage and agony in his heart, hatred beginning to take over his soul as he busted open the church doors leading into the sanctuary, many of the congregation already there praying for Sunday services. This church was a new fundamentalist church that got its start from the Usean continent and spread to the Osean continent that particularly advocated witch hunts.

"…I see…" Moka said as she looked upon Pixy with a sad expression, but he continued to look down, his expression unchanged.

"But it doesn't end there…It should have, but it doesn't at all…I did something terrible that day…" Pixy said as he continued on with his story.

Larry's anger had reached new heights as now his seething hatred for other human beings no longer knew boundaries. The entire congregation stood up and stared at him, including the priest as his service was interrupted.

"Did you bastards do this to my love Natsume?" Pixy said, his face down, but his eyes glowing with searing contempt.

"So the witch-whore did have a lover!" a member of the congregation yelled out, unfortunately for this man, he was too close to Pixy for his own good as he quickly sliced his head off with his sword, watching his head roll towards the middle of the church as everyone gasped and screamed as the man's body gushed out blood from the neck up like Directus' city fountain.

"You…You'll all pay for this…YOU'LL ALL PAY FOR YOUR CRIMES! YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE FOR THIS! I'LL NEVER FORGIVE ANY OF YOU! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ALL! JUST DIE!" Pixy yelled as he magically sealed the door of the church, blocking everyone's escape as they all backed away towards the front of the church. Pixy's eyes looked almost demonic with rage, his murderous appetite increasing as he looked over to Natsume's lifeless body. "I'll make this right baby, I'm going to kill all of them for you, all of them will be sacrificed just for you Natsume-chan! Watch me dear!"

Pixy knocked over all the pews and benches that stood in his way, throwing bibles all over the floor as the woman and children screamed, the men standing in front to protect them, but it was to be in vain as he slew everyone that was within his grasp, the entire floor of the church a bloody mess, red liquid covering the white tile, limbs of the dead congregation members all over. With his awesome power he summoned a ball of fire as he killed off the women, all of them screaming in agony just as Natsume did when they burnt her at the stake. The children hiding behind the priest.

"For the love of Christ please spare the children! They had no part in any of this and you know it!" the priest pleaded with Pixy, but he wouldn't have any of it.

"You should have thought of that before you killed Natsume-chan. Now they will have to pay for your crimes as well!" Pixy yelled as he started to impale the children as well, the blood of innocent children spattered all over his jacket, finally only he and the priest remained.

"Please! Please! Spare me! I mean you no harm! I'm sorry!" The priest pleaded to him as Pixy had a small smirk go across his face as it soon turned to contempt.

"Not nearly as sorry as you will be here in a minute." Pixy conjured a spell to have the sword's tip enhanced with poisonous acid as he impaled the priest right through the neck as the poisonous acid worked its way through his body, killing him surely, but slowly as he screamed out in horror as the priest felt his own body being eaten away at ever so slowly.

"I want you to know something before you die, you son of a bitch. I'm going to hunt the rest of your church down, I will go all over the world and wipe your church clean off the face of the earth, and then finally I will go to Usea and kill everyone one of you bastards that started this horrid excuse for a hateful religion. All of you…will die and I shall never rest until I accomplish this end. And I will start right here."

Pixy looked up towards the crucifix in contempt and spat.

"Damn me to hell for all I care, but I no longer believe in you." Pixy said as he hacked away at the wooden crucifix, forming another ball of fire and launched it towards the priest as he burnt alive, other things beginning to catch on fire as well until the entire church was engulfed in flames. Calmly he walked towards Natsume and kissed her deep on her lips as he carried her lifeless body out of the church as it burnt to a cinder…The church never returned to Directus.

"You know they say a pixy loses a wing whenever they do something evil or wicked…It'll never be able to fly right again afterwards…" Pixy said as he sighed. "Safe to say, people call me Solo Wing Pixy for another reason too…"

Moka stood in utter shock as she heard the rest of Pixy's story. She wasn't sure at all on how to even react to it. Inner Moka however, couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy for the eldritch knight. She hated humans for how they persecuted her while she went to school in the human world, though she wasn't sure if she could bring herself to kill children. Of course, her hatred for humans abated, due much in part to her meeting Tsukune, he seemed so different from everyone else; her first precious friend and soon, possibly lover.

"I guess, in some weird way, I'm helping protect the human world to cleanse myself of that horrid sin, think of me what you will…" Pixy said, looking away as he went towards Tsukune's door.

"I still think Pixy-san wants to be a good person and is still a good loyal friend. That's what's important for right now." Said Moka as she smiled. With that, Pixy smiled a little too as he stepped inside to get some long needed sleep.

However, neither Moka nor Pixy noticed a serpent crawling its way into Tsukune's guest room, the red snake with intricate diamond designs slowly crawling up towards him on the bed as it bit gently at its neck, releasing a non-lethal toxin, but one that can still cause a lot of problems nonetheless. Far in the background outside of the castle, Grabacr grinned as his sinister plan was slowly, but surely going into motion…

To Be Continued…

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