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A/N: Here's the latest installment of Demon Hero and Vampire, chapter 6! Here Moka's mother will be introduced into the storyline! (Despite what little is known about her) As always, 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 6: A Flicker of Hope

The snake that had just bit into Tsukune's neck slowly slipped away through the window back towards its hideous master, Grabacr as Pixy made his way towards the comfortable chair that had its own leg rest. He sat and laid back as he sighed quietly, looking over Tsukune who seemed to be sleeping quite peacefully. He wondered how fell asleep so easily, but then he remembered something.

"Those with a clear conscience have no problems sleeping at all…Guess my dad's words rang quite true." Pixy said to himself, gently rubbing his forehead, sighing quietly. Pixy sat there for an hour before he finally felt sleep overtake him as his eyes shut, but as that happened, Tsukune began to twitch involuntarily as his pleasant dream that he was having turned quite nightmarish. A series of images started to go through his mind, first he saw Moka kissing on another guy, namely Gin the werewolf, and though he hadn't even made up his mind yet, he couldn't help but feel betrayed as he screamed out, but seemingly the two couldn't hear him. He then turned around to see Pixy as he ran up to him crying, but all Pixy did was stare at him with cold eyes and then turned and walked away from Tsukune. He yelled out for his friend but Pixy just kept walking away until he disappeared in the distance. Then, there was nothing but darkness as he felt himself sucked into a dark, never-ending void. He felt sick to his stomach and wished the nightmare was stop, and it did, the void at least. He opened his eyes to Inner Moka dying in his arms, bleeding profusely as panic, sadness, fear over took him, and in the distance he saw Pixy lying dead on the ground with three dark figures hovering over him, his own sword impaled into Pixy's bloodied body. Slowly he dropped Moka's body and slowly stepped away from the scene, hoping the darkness would envelope him again. He screamed out louder, hoping to himself that none of this was real.

"Moka-san! Pixy!" Tsukune yelled out in his nightmare as he kept stepping backwards, and turning around he saw a reflection of himself, only as Razgriz. And for some reason he began to uncontrollably sob as he spotted his father and his friend Alvin, screaming out for it to end as he felt a cold, but almost comforting hand gently on his shoulder, turning around he could see Mizore smiling at him, extending her hand to him. But then soon Tsukune woke back up as he kept screaming.

"DAD! ALVIN!" Tsukune screamed, waking up in a cold sweat while his friend Pixy was shaking him back into reality.

"Tsukune! Buddy! Snap out of it man! You're okay!" Tsukune was startled as his eyes slowly focused in the dark and saw Pixy's face, still trying to reassure him. "You're okay man, calm down."

Tsukune could feel his heart beating a million beats per minute almost as he breathed heavily, looking around him as he spoke.

"Where's Moka-san?" asked Tsukune.

"She's asleep buddy, we all were seeing as how it's 3 in the AM." Pixy said as he yawned.

"Yeah…I'm sorry…" he said as Pixy shook his head.

"It's okay buddy, just had a nightmare, it really isn't your fault." Pixy replied as he sat back into his chair as he spotted Tsukune getting up slowly, his sword close by him as he walked towards the door. "Where are you going?"

"For a little walk, clear my thoughts, you know…" Tsukune said as Pixy nodded, attempting to go back to sleep. "I'll be back."

Slowly he slipped out of the guest room and out, heading down the stairs as quietly as he could. He went through the grand, dark hall dimly lit by candlelight and towards the main entrance to the castle and out, greeted by the fresh cool night air. He sighed as he sat down on one of the steps, looking out towards the wilderness pasted against the dark red sky. He buried his face into his hand and pulled out a picture of an old picture of him and Alvin as kids during a cookout at his house, his mom was busy making lemonade while his dad was there on the grill. All the while he was replaying the nightmare in his head, trying to understand its true meaning, though he felt a presence behind him as he quickly unsheathed his sword, only to find Moka's father staring at him, sighing quietly he put his sword back and sat back down.

"You fight quite well for a human…" her father spoke. "You also defeated a group of skilled sorcerer-swordsmen…how did you gain your power?"

"My ancestor was the demon hero Razgriz; I guess you could say I inherited his powers." Tsukune curtly replied, really just wanting to be left alone to finish his grieving.

"I was not trying to run from the fight earlier, I was merely just testing you. I would have finished off those foolish humans quite easily." Lord Shuzen said as he approached Tsukune closer and saw the picture in his hand. "So I heard your father passed away."

"Yeah…" Tsukune replied as he sighed, though a part of him was still nervous that Moka's father was right behind him, not knowing if he was going to attack him without warning.

"Do you know how a noble is defined?" the vampire asked but the questioned was seemingly rhetorical so Tsukune did not answer. "It is defined by someone who possesses certain traits, of honor, loyalty, and courage, and as well money and land. But very rarely does one display those three traits naturally that you seem to exemplify."

Tsukune said nothing as he put his picture away slowly, gently rubbing his own forehead as he finally worked up the courage say something.

"You know I had one of those worst nightmares I've had in quite some time, probably not even since I was a little kid. Moka-san was in it, so was Pixy…and at the end I saw my dead father and friend…It was…vivid to say the least…" said Tsukune.

"Well, you've more than proven yourself worthy for my daughter and to be a part of my family, son. I know you've lost your own father, and though I wouldn't understand the bond between father and son too well since my father wasn't around when I was young like you, I know it is…something very hard to cope with. Loss rarely ever is, but with time, the pain will abate. But, just as I have accepted you, I hope you will be one day, able to accept me as your father." Lord Shuzen said as Tsukune merely nodded slowly as he seemingly disappeared back into the castle, sighing quietly he slowly began to sob once again. A large part of Tsukune wanted to go back home as the whole world around him seem to shift away from his control, and how he hated it all. He then felt another presence, but this time it was a much more trusted presence as he felt Razgriz's presence all around him, the bite wound on his neck slowly disappearing and the toxin pulled from his body. Tsukune felt lighter again, as if his ancestor was attempting to reassure him of the path that he currently was treading on; to have no fear of the uncertain future ahead.

With that, slowly he got back up and made his way back to the guest room and back onto the bed and pulled out his teddy bear from his nearby travel bag, drifting back into a deep sleep with his bear clutched tightly, much to Grabacr's chagrin as he stared on from outside, quite angrily. The next morning rolled around as Pixy was still passed out, snoring loudly while Tsukune was still fast asleep as Moka slowly slipped into the room quietly, glaring at Pixy as she sighed but then looked over to Tsukune as her heart started beating excitedly. Immediately she was drawn to Tsukune's scent as she leaned over to suck on his blood as Pixy slowly opened one eye.

"I can see you…" Pixy said quietly as Moka put on an annoyed expression as she grabbed Tsukune's sword that felt like a ton to her and dropped it on Pixy as it knocked him out as Moka looked on satisfied with her deed as she spotted Tsukune's tattered teddy bear. An idea suddenly came to her mind as she smiled and attempted to take the bear from Tsukune's grasp but only to find out that he had an iron grip on it. Determined, she finally pried it from Tsukune's grasp as he sobbed in his sleep.

"Hey! Give it back! That was my ball Kyou-chan!" Tsukune yelled but the fell back asleep, much to Moka's relief. She leaned down to kiss him and walked out of the room with Tsukune's teddy bear.

After a few more hours Tsukune and Pixy finally woke up, got dressed and made their way downstairs where they found Kokoa feeding her pet bat/weapon Ko-chan. She glared at Pixy but stared at Tsukune, which he found a bit disturbing while Pixy shot back his own glare.

"Dumb human weakling!" Kokoa screamed.

"Guess it takes a dumber strawberry to spot one." Pixy laughed but was soon interrupted by Moka's entrance.

"Tsukune!" Moka called out as she tackled him to the ground, Tsukune wincing in pain a little since hadn't fully recovered from the events of the previous day. The pink-haired vampire had a slight blush go across her face as he leaned in closer to Tsukune. "Today, there is also a nice scent…"

"Moka-san…" Tsukune blushed as he smiled back at her.

"Tsukune…" Moka said as she sunk her teeth into his neck as she sucked away.

KAPUCHU!

Pixy facefaulted as he fell backwards, laughing at the whole spectacle, Moka looking over to Pixy quite annoyed as well as Kokoa who looked at Pixy like he was an idiot, though both Moka and Kokoa stood at attention as their father entered the grand hall with Tsukune still on the floor as he got back up slowly.

"Laugh as you very well might, Mr. Foulkes, but I assure you if you continue your behavior around my daughter and my son-in-law after their wedding, it will be no laughing matter." Shuzen shot out to Pixy as he gave him a glare back.

"Says the mighty powerful vampire that ran away from the Round Table yesterday." Pixy shot back as he went for his sword.

"Don't bother. Even Tsukune here knows I can finish you off quite easily. Now put your hand back to where it was and don't do anything foolish while you're still here, if you want to stay alive that is." The powerful vampire replied to the eldritch knight, though it was quite clear that Pixy still wanted a go at it. "Now then. Moka, your mother is coming here in a few hours to pick you up. You'll be spending the holidays with her, as will you, human. She wants to meet you evidently. As for you, the one they call 'Solo Wing Pixy', you'll be departing from my castle right now and you will go HOME or else I will kill you, and I rest assured, I am not joking at all."

That immediately set Pixy off as he took it as a challenge as both Tsukune and Moka held him back, trying to calm him back down and after some minutes, he finally did back down as he looked towards Tsukune.

"Right…Contact me on the radio if you need help buddy. And Moka, Ruby and the headmaster want to speak to you once the semester begins again; you've been chosen to help maintain peace and security around the school. As were Tsukune and myself." Moka nodded and then looked back to Tsukune and patted him on the shoulder. "Stay alive, buddy, and see you again, friend."

"You too Pixy." Tsukune said as Pixy walked out of the castle. As soon as Pixy left, Kokoa approached Tsukune with a glaring look.

"Your friend is a jerk!" Kokoa screamed at Tsukune, but then noticed blood still trickling from his neck a little as she leapt up and licked the rest up. "Your blood is delicious, by the way."

The last comment left Tsukune a little more disturbed and Moka a little annoyed with her younger half-sister than before and with that, Tsukune made his way back up to the guest room, quickly trying to get his stuff packed away again as they were about to leave soon. He turned the TV on to the news and got to the Osean Broadcasting Corporation news channel to get updates on the progress of the war against Yuktobania as Moka entered the room.

"In other news today, a group of Yuktobanian fighters entered into Osean airspace and dispersed chemical agents over November City and simultaneously launched an attack on an Osean airbase on Japan. Luckily, no one was killed in the chemical attack on November City as the Osea Air Defense Force's Wardog squadron got there in time to spray the antidote over the city."

"Damn Yukes." Tsukune said as he continued watching along with Moka.

"With this, the Osea's CENTCOM, General David L. Gennedy gave us this brief statement on the status of the war."

"The counter-offensive against Yuktobania will be carried out as planned. As we speak, we have already established a firm beach head on Yuktobanian soil and all that stands in our war is Cruik Fortress. After that we will take Cinigrad and install a new, friendlier government. Victory is at hand Osea; please give us your continuing faith."

"Aside from the war, other disasters of the world continue to occur as officials are left without clues as to what has been causing them. Earlier in Apito International Airport, a 747 jumbo jet crashed straight into the terminal, killing 45 people and injuring dozens more. And in other news, an oil rig belonging to Delarus Petroleum outside of the Emmerian coast mysteriously exploded, resulting in huge fires on the rig, and as well spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the sea, as of now, there are no known survivors. More news coming up at the top of the hour."

With that, Moka shut the TV off, sighing to herself as she shook her head and looked over to Tsukune.

"Are humans always that violent with each other?" Moka asked.

"Sometimes it's a necessary evil. I hate it too, but sometimes it just can't be avoided. Sometimes, you really do have some evil people in the world that need to be taken out, and when it comes down to it, there's no other option. Though, I'm finding it quite strange that all these disasters are occurring all over the world at the same time as this war is…And I'm hearing that a lot of strange things are happening in this world as well…I'm starting to wonder if somehow all of this is linked in some weird way…" Tsukune said as they both pondered the same thing.

A few more hours had passed and finally a limo had pulled up to the castle, quite obviously sent by Moka's mother, Akasha Bloodriver, the leader of the Three Dark Lords and the Shinso that defeated Alucard. The two stepped in with their belongings, though something had occurred to Tsukune as he looked behind him.

"Hey isn't Kokoa coming too?" asked Tsukune, somewhat perplexed by her absence.

"She's my half-sister; we have different mothers, Tsukune." Moka replied as she smiled nervously as she hadn't seen her mother in some years now. Tsukune nodded as he got in and closed the door. He looked outside the window, wondering if his own mother and Kyou-chan were doing alright. Tsukune certainly hoped so since he most likely wouldn't see them until the week of spring break.

"Did you tell your mother that you wouldn't be able to make it this year?" Moka asked.

"Yea, she didn't seem too disappointed, but she probably was a little sad after the phone call. Kyou-chan is probably disappointed too." Tsukune said as he toyed with his radio that Pixy gave him.

"Tell her I'm sorry the next time you talk to her." Moka said as she smiled.

"Actually, she asked about you when I called." Tsukune replied as he grinned, recalling all that she had said in regards to the whole girlfriend thing.

"What did she say about me?" Moka asked, now curious.

"Oh nothing important really…just…stuff. Yeah, stuff." Tsukune said as Moka narrowed her eyes at him but giggled nonetheless as she kissed him on the nose gently as he wrinkled his nose a little. After half an hour or so, they had finally pulled up to a castle that was even bigger than her father's. Slowly Tsukune stepped out with his sword nearby as Moka followed out behind him. Her mother was already there in front of her residence to greet the pair. Moka bowed and hugged her mother tightly as she embraced her the same. Nervously Tsukune approached the older woman that had the same appearance as Outer Moka, the similarity was just uncanny. Nonetheless, he bowed respectfully.

"Hello." Tsukune said as she looked back at him and smiled.

"Hello, I am Akasha Bloodriver, leader of the Dark Lords, and Moka's mother. You must be Tsukune Aono, I've heard much about you." Her mother replied as she inspected Tsukune's features and sniffed out his scent. "I can certainly see why she likes you so much, you have a wonderful scent…"

Akasha smiled at him almost seductively and flashed her tongue and fangs at Tsukune as he turned away and blushed, clearly annoying Moka.

"MOTHER!" Moka yelled out as she glared at her.

"Sorry dear, I couldn't resist." Akasha said as she laughed, Moka just shaking her head and the perverted nature of her mother.

"It's going to be a long Christmas…" Moka said to herself as they all made their way inside. It then suddenly dawned on Tsukune that he forgot to check for his teddy bear and quickly searched through his travel bag, but only to turn up empty.

"Crap! It's missing!" Tsukune exclaimed as panic washed over him as he continued rummaging through his stuff.

"What's wrong Tsukune?" Moka asked with concern.

"My…" Tsukune said as he sighed. "I carry around a teddy bear with me that I've had since childhood…my dad gave it to me, I think I might have left it back at your father's house…"

"Don't worry about Tsukune; I'll take care of it later." Moka smiled as she lightly grasped his hand, seemingly calming Tsukune down.

"Alright…" Tsukune said as her mother led them up to the guest room.

"Well here you all are, the guest room." Akasha said as she smiled, but left Tsukune more perplexed than before.

"Whaaa? Wait, if this is Moka's room, where's mine?" Tsukune asked.

"But, this is your room, Tsukune. You'll be sharing it with Moka as long as you both don't have any objections?" Akasha said. Tsukune facefaulted while Moka blushed.

"I don't as long as Tsukune-san thinks it's okay…" Moka said, smiling as she blushed as Tsukune slowly nodded, trying his hardest not to faint. An almost evil glint could be seen on Moka's mother's eyes, and with any luck, she might even have a grandchild by next August.

The whole situation made Tsukune feel very uncomfortable but decided to go along with it, and as it turned it, most of that feeling disappeared as the three decorated the rest of the castle with holiday décor and lights and such. Finally they set up the Christmas tree which made Tsukune feel like for once that monsters actually had semi-normal family lives, which made him feel much better about the situation. Everything was going fine seemingly up until Tsukune heard a crackle on the radio, it shocked him a bit, but he listened in on the incoming transmission.

"Yo, buddy, I got some bad news! I'm kinda in the middle of fighting a battle over here myself, a bunch of demons that were summoned by someone, I think judging from how powerful these are it had to have been someone from Fairy Tale. But that isn't the worst of it, there are three bogeys on the way to your position, but strangely two of them are coming from the north and one from the south, they seem pretty powerful but I haven't been able to get much of a read on who they are!" Pixy warned over the radio. Just as Pixy spoke, an attendant to Akasha ran up to her and whispered something into her ear as her eyes grew wide with horror. With a straight face she walked off towards another end of the castle as Moka grew more confused and concerned as the minutes.

"Galm 1! Do you copy?" asked a familiar voice over the radio that belonged to an older witch, Ruby.

"Ruby-san? What's going on?" Tsukune demanded as he unsheathed his sword as it glowed a dark blue, signaling that danger was definitely nearby.

"Pixy is busy with another battle right now, but you need to prepare yourself for battle right now, a few enemies are on the way! One of them is a familiar enemy, Kahlua Shuzen, Moka's half-sister! She's been sent from the Fairy Tale organization to kill you, Tsukune. Someone knows about your new powers Tsukune! The other two I still can't figure out who they are but they're definitely hostile!" Ruby warned.

"Tsukune what's going on?" Moka yelled out.

"We've got company…" Tsukune replied as he went over and removed Moka's rosario as she transformed into Inner Moka in a flurry of bats.

"It's been a few days, Tsukune, shall we go greet our 'company' and show them their place, mate?" Inner Moka asked with a smirk as Tsukune merely nodded as he transformed almost at will into Razgriz through the sword's sheer power, quickly jumping out the window, landing right in front of the silver-haired Kahlua Shuzen.

She looked upon Tsukune, who was now for all intents and purposes, the demon hero Razgriz. His sheer power and oppressive aura was enough for her to step back just slightly, and enough to make the nearby Ofnir and Grabacr stop in the woods.

"Master Abbaddon ordered us to stay back if they are engaged with a Fairy Tale fighter, why do the work when she'll do it for us, heh." Grabcr said as they hid up in a nearby tree, observing the whole fight that was to unfold.

Just then, Moka also dropped down as her eyes widened in shock as she spotted her older half-sister, Tsukune still staring on with steely determination.

"Let us not beat around the bush shall we? Dispense with the bullshit and remove your limiter." Tsukune ordered, and Kahlua did just that, watching her transform before his eyes, her right arm turning into a set of razor sharp wings, readying his sword. "Moka, she might have the edge over you and me in sheer strength, but she can't take the both of us on. I remember our fight with her last year, and this time I don't think she'll be able to just focus on you."

"I'll fight by your side, my lover." Inner Moka calmly replied as a smirk appeared over her face.

"You've changed, Tsukune…" Kahlua calmly stated, and with blinding speed she attacked Tsukune with her razor bat wings but just as quick Tsukune parried the attack, much to the shock of Kahlua. And just as quickly, Tsukune went on the offensive, strike after relentless strike. The sheer force of the Blade of Razgriz forcing her backwards. Inner Moka was nearby attempting to finish off the fight as she attempted to kick her older half-sister into the ground but she blocked the attack, but she had no time to focus on Moka as Tsukune was relentless in his pursuit against Kahlua. He had definitely had enough of Fairy Tale's activities in the Youkai world and their plan to rule the human world. Tsukune's constant domination of the fight surprised even Inner Moka; it seemed to her that he was getting stronger and stronger with each fight. This was definitely much more different that their last battle and it required the combined effort of Inner Moka, Tsukune, and the rest of his harem. No one was quite sure just how powerful Tsukune's potential was, but it was quite certain that he knew how to use momentum to his advantage.

Quickly she attempted to land a kick to Tsukune's head only to miss completely followed up by another punch which was blocked as he grasped her wrist as he charged right into her, knocking her back several feet but yet Kahlua still managed to stay on her feet, though Moka would take advantage and knock her straight into a tree, breaking it completely as she went right trough. Tsukune pressed onto the attack once again as he drew up his sword and went in for a strike towards her head only to be blocked by her wings as sparks flew all over the place, lightning beginning to envelop the sword itself, striking yet again, but this time Tsukune got further as she struggled to block. Through sheer luck she managed to pull away.

"Way to go buddy! I can't believe you're putting Kahlua on the ropes, but I guess that's why you're the Demon Lord now!" Pixy remarked as he sped towards Tsukune's location as he used his quicken and fleet of foot spells.

"What are you…" Kahlua asked as she braced herself for another attack from Tsukune as he stared cold into her eyes.

"I am Razgriz…" Tsukune simply said as Moka simply smirked.

"He's my mate, sister." Moka smirked at her. "His ancestor is the Demon of Razgriz, the demon of the North Sea. And you stand no chance against Tsukune and his power. I've noticed during this whole fight that you've had great difficulty keeping up with Tsukune's attacks despite your blinding speed. He's simply quicker and stronger than you."

As premature as Inner Moka's assessment of the battle was, it certainly did seem that way as Tsukune was gaining more confidence as the seconds ticked away.

"There's no way a fairy tale legend would come true like this…could there?" Kahlua thought to herself. "Father always denied the existence of Razgriz, the great demon hero of the humans, but yet, here I am, face to face with its awesome power…I just don't believe how a year ago he couldn't even handle a single punch from me, now he's fighting me on greater than equal terms…I might be able to take him alone, but Tsukune knows how to press his numbers advantage against me."

"Why are you here…?" Tsukune asked rather coldly as prepared for another attack as Inner Moka did the same.

"Why are you guys even back after we had shown you guys your place?" Inner Moka yelled.

"Much to my own regret, to kill you Tsukune…I don't want to, but you're too big of a threat to our plans now…We will take over this world, and yours, human…" Kahlua calmly stated as Tsukune put his sword down into the ground as he closed his eyes.

"Then come get me…if you can." Tsukune shot out to her as Inner Moka widened her eyes at Tsukune's behavior, almost certain that he had some sort of death wish, but all he did was merely smirk as Kahlua closed in for her attack, as if Tsukune knew something that no one else at that moment did.

"TSUKUNE!" Inner Moka yelled out but from out of nowhere from behind Tsukune came Pixy with his sword already done, slicing right through her wings, shattering them for the time being as Pixy turned around, much to Kahlua's shock.

"Who…Who are you?" Kahlua almost demanded to know, but still in a calm voice as she retracted her wings as she stepped away from Pixy only to be cut off by Inner Moka.

"Solo Wing Pixy…" Pixy replied as he grinned while Tsukune attempted to go in for the final kill but ended up missing as she got away. She could tolerate great amounts of pain and injury, but she knew she wouldn't win since she was outnumbered 3-to-1, especially with Tsukune becoming much stronger than originally anticipated.

"Tsukune definitely assessed the battle situation well. He knew that since he was more powerful, that I would have more trouble dealing with him. That also meant that he knew that I couldn't just focus on my sister this time, he actually executed the numbers tactic well. And I didn't even see his other friend coming at all…" Kahlua thought to herself as she continued to run quickly in the opposite direction. "Demon Lord is right, nicknames travel fast, but this time it actually suits Tsukune…"

With that, Ofnir and Grabacr decided to withdraw as well but not retiring from battle just yet; knowing that they would have a difficult time with all three of them being there, though the battle wasn't exactly over like Tsukune had hoped. Both Pixy and Tsukune heard the transmission over the radio.

"Attention to all friendly units in the area! This is Sorcerer 1, Anthony Belvidere! It's just me and Wizard 1, Joshua Bristowe out here and we are under attack on all sides, a lot of monsters are here attacking us and we won't be able to hold…oh god-there's two more! These two are more powerful than the ones that are already here! Please send reinforcements to the Round Table!" the voice said. Pixy looked over to Tsukune as he nodded back to him.

"Moka, I'm going with Pixy to help them out, go see if your mom is okay or needs help. I'll be back…" said Tsukune as he approached Moka.

"You had better return to me alive, mate." Inner Moka said as she lightly kissed at his neck that sent a shiver down Tsukune's spine and then turned to Pixy. "I trust you with my mate's life, protect him with yours and do not fail or else you will face your own death at my hands, magic swordsman."

"Don't worry, we'll survive. Let's go hunt some wild dogs, buddy!" Pixy yelled out as the two ran through the woods towards the Round Table. Almost immediately they ran into resistance as several summoned lower-level demons appeared, Pixy and Tsukune immediately brushing them aside as they all dissipated into wisps of hellfire. Almost immediately the lion-like mount had reappeared and hoisted Tsukune onto its back as the creature ran towards the Round Table with all due haste. They had finally arrived, but the situation looked near hopeless. Joshua, Anthony, and their respective squad members were outnumbered heavily and were being cut down mercilessly by the horde of fire demons, reanimated zombies, and of course, Ofnir and Grabacr still in their human forms. Almost immediately Tsukune and Pixy leapt into the fray, slicing several demons and zombies in half as Anthony looked over to the incoming Galm Team as he yelled out.

"Thank god! Finally some reinforcements! Glad to see you again Pixy!" Anthony yelled as he fought off Ofnir while Joshua was busy fighting away the demons that were attempting to attack Anthony's 6. Both of them wore blue steel plate armor and both wielding swords that were magically tuned to cast spells. "We've taken a lot of damage during this battle; we really need to retreat before our injuries start catching up to us! Please cover our retreat!"

"Glad to see you're both hung in there! Go ahead and make your retreat eastward. Tsukune, let's hunt these dogs down!" Pixy yelled out as he grinned, almost enjoying the bloody slaughter of battle as he took off the head of another zombie with his own sword. As Tsukune made short work of the rest of the demons as the sky seemed to glow, sending bolt and bolt of lighting, smiting the demons in front of him, leaving impact craters all over the ground. Soon, there was only six left in the Round Table, the Galm Team, Joshua, Anthony, Grabacr, and Ofnir. Joshua and Anthony of the 8th Eldritch Knight Division, 32nd Tactical Squadron, split into two fighting groups, Wizard Team and Sorcerer Team respectively, though their other squad members were dead by this point, they made their escape as Grabacr looked over to Ofnir as he ginned, Ofnir quickly giving chase to them. Grabacr then turned his attention to Tsukune and Solo Wing. Pixy's eyes widened as he gazed at Grabacr's blue hair and remembered something.

"Blue hair!" Pixy yelled out as Tsukune looked over to him. "That's the same guy that tried to attack you from behind that day! The same new guy that joined your class, 'Gabriel'! Who are you really?"

"Are you serious?" Tsukune yelled out as he looked into Grabacr's scheming eyes as he grinned, his tongue flicking out like a serpent's.

"How…observant of you, Mr. Foulkes, or is it Pixy?" Grabacr grinned to himself as he toyed around with his hair, holding his curved sword menacingly. "Not that it matters now as I will do away with you quietly, and without sorrow…But I am Grabacr!"

"Says you, ya bastard with a deformed tongue!" Pixy yelled as he charged forward, using his quickening spell with his sword ready to impale, but only to be blocked by Grabacr. The blue-haired serpent monster gave a sadistic laugh as he spat out acid into Pixy's eyes as he screamed out in utter pain, feeling his eyes burn and swiftly punched Pixy right into the ground, attempting to impale him with the curved blade but Tsukune was there to intervene, though it took every ounce of strength that Tsukune had to save his best friend's life.

"So, Demon Lord of Razgriz, we finally meet in battle…" Grabacr grinned, not even using a quarter of his power as he sent a swift kick to Tsukune's face knocking him straight into Pixy, Tsukune now hurled over in pain. The both of them couldn't believe just how powerful Grabacr really was, and it was even harder to believe that he wasn't even breaking a sweat.

"How is it that I was fighting Moka's father on such equal terms, but having so much difficulty with this guy?" Tsukune thought to himself as he got back on his feet slowly, while Pixy conjured up a holy water spell to clean out his eyes.

"Aquos Luminos!" Pixy yelled out as the blessed water rinsed out the acid from his eyes as he looked at Grabacr with contempt as did Tsukune. But Grabacr was relentless as he pressed on the attack again as they both struggled to parry his attacks. Tsukune went in for a high slash towards Grabacr's head only to be sent flying some 10 feet from the blunt side of the curved blade, crashing right into the side of a boulder.

"Bastard!" Pixy yelled as he threw everything he had against Grabacr, flame engulfing his sword as he slashed away at Grabacr, but still the serpent monster looked like he was in full control of the battle, quickly Tsukune got back up, though he was now in a lot of pain as he charged right at Grabacr, commanding his mount to come to him as he jumped onto it, charging headlong at him, swinging his blade with such force, ferocity that this time it actually took the serpent by surprise as he was sent backwards into the ground. Pixy took a moment to catch his breath as Grabacr got up slowly.

"You fools will wish you had never done that…" Grabacr said as his eyes glowed red, his hand reached out to Pixy and clenching his fist as Pixy stood there as if he was paralyzed, screaming in pain and flung his hand as if to throw an object as Pixy went headfirst through a cliff face and falling back down onto the rocky gravel a bloody mess, unconscious. Tsukune angrily charged in with his sword as he jumped off the mount, exhaustion starting to kick in but ignored it as he continued. Tsukune did everything in his power to attempt to kill Grabacr, but only to be blocked at every strike. Again Grabacr's eyes glowed red, clenching his first once more and sent Tsukune skidding along the ground, also turning into a bloody mess much like his friend Pixy. He felt the strength leaving his body as he transformed back into his regular human self, struggling to get back up but couldn't as he saw Grabacr with his curved blade drawn once more as he stood over Pixy. He raised his blade as he was about to go for the kill, only to be interrupted by Tsukune as he got back up, transformed back into Razgriz as he gave off a powerful aura. Desperately he charged straight at Grabacr, leaving only a blue glow, knowing his best friend's life hung in the balance. Quickly the Blade of Razgriz pierced through Grabacr's shoulder, spraying a little blood into the air that took the serpent by surprise. He angrily eyed Tsukune as he spotted more trouble for him, Inner Moka along with Joshua and Anthony. Deciding to withdraw from combat, he leapt into the air and disappeared into the wooded area and blended in with the darkness of the night. Tsukune watched Grabacr disappear as he breathed heavily, collapsing to the ground as the remaining strength he had left also waned. Both Pixy and Tsukune were in the fight of their lives against Grabacr, and they survived.

Almost a week later, Tsukune finally woke up in the guest room of Moka's mother's house. Thinking he was still in the middle of a fight with Grabacr he reached for his sword but it simply was not there. Clearly disoriented he screamed out for help.

"Pixy! Pixy are you there? Oh god!" Tsukune yelled out as Outer Moka rushed into the room and held him tightly as she rubbed his back to calm him down, gently putting him back into the bed.

"It's okay Tsukune, you're alive, shhh." Moka said as she tucked him back in and smiled. "Pixy and his two friends went back to the academy, he's fine Tsukune. He told me to give you this note."

Hey buddy, sorry I couldn't stick around. I didn't think your girlfriend's mom wanted me or my other friends hanging out there for too long. I went back on campus, but hey, I'll see you again when the new semester starts. Thanks for saving my ass out there against Grabacr, buddy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year friend, see you again.

- Solo Wing Pixy

Tsukune slowly nodded as he gave a small, nervous smile back to Moka as he read the note, noticing that this time he was heavily bandaged up. He reached back for his teddy bear but that was no longer there either. He looked over to Moka that was smiling and revealed his bear, newly stuffed and sewn as he handed it to Tsukune.

"Looking for this?" Moka giggled as she kissed Tsukune on the lips. "Merry Christmas Tsukune. I noticed how beat up it looked the last time you were sleeping with it, so I decided to sow it up for you."

"Thank you, Moka-san, this bear was given to me by my father, it's one of the few things I have left to remember him by. It means a lot to me that you fixed it up." Tsukune said as he kissed her back on the cheek. "Merry Christmas, Moka-san."

Quickly Tsukune leaned over to the other side of the bed to reach for his travel bag and pulled out a neatly wrapped gift, complete with a red ribbon on it and handed it to the pink-haired vampire. She smiled as she opened it and revealed its contents, a bottle of rather expensive perfume from the human world. She sprayed it and sniffed it as an aroma of lilacs and lavender filled the air.

"Thank you Tsukune! It has a wonderful fragrance!" Moka smiled, her eyes turning starry eyed as Tsukune looked over with a nervous smile. "Tsukune…"

"Yes, Moka-san?" Tsukune replied as Moka leaned in closer towards her prospective bloodmate.

"Speaking of fragrances, there is also another lovely fragrance today…" Moka smiled as a blush formed over her face as she bit into his neck and sucked on his blood.

"Of course." Tsukune said as he grinned to himself.

KAPUCHU!

Meanwhile, Ofnir and Grabacr reported back to their master Abbaddon, reporting yet another failure as Abbaddon berated Grabcr for failing to accomplish his set objectives.

"You have failed me for the last time Grabacr! You will pay with your life!" Abbaddon yelled, but Grabacr only grinned as he shook his head.

"You are a fool, you think you controlled us, but it is you who is the real pawn here." Grabacr said as Abbaddon turned around to spot a hooded man wearing glasses holding a sword. "Good evening…"

"The Doctor…" Abbaddon spoke out as the figure drew closer.

"You are the one that failed Abbaddon. You failed in destroying Fairy Tale. You failed in destroying Youkai Academy, and you've also failed in destroying the barrier hiding this world from the humans. YOU have failed me for the last time." The figure said as he thrusted his sword right through Abbaddon. Skewered by the figure's sword, he fell to the ground in a bloody pool. "You two, Ofnir and Grabacr, you will serve me directly from this day forward…"

To Be Continued…

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