Yes, i know, it's been wayyyy over a year since i lst updated. Well, I've been spending the last year thinking about what to write in the next chapter. So, after a long time of looking and such, I got some new ideas for the enemy which would possibly give away what may have happened to the other members of the Ala Alba within the next couple chapters.

well, hope you like.

Disclaimer: dont own Negima. but if i did, I'd find some way to make Ken bring it back.(rumors september for possible revival...dunno know if it's true.

It had been four weeks since mahora was taken, and that Setsuna and Konoka escaped. It has been a long four weeks, but a week ago they met a traveler named Sojiro, who did not tell too much about himself. For the past week they have been avoiding the Lizard like men; leaving traps going in a different direction, even used shikigami to keep them off the trail.

But what they never noticed, was that someone had been watching them this whole time, for the past three weeks. he wore a Black hooded Mage coat, similiar to the one that guy in white wore before they escaped. he had been able to track them using an ability of his, and so far they had been on the outskirts of a small chinese village for the last couple days.

This Man, name unknown, with unknown intentions and unknown powers; just silently watched them.

Closely.

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Setsuna, Konoka and Sojiro had made it at least 3km away from a village, it was starting to get dark and they had to hurry. if by any guess it would be pitch black in four hours, hopefully they can get there long before it gets too dark. The feeling that Setsuna had been having since Sojiro came got worse, as if a overwhelming power was pressing her down, but she couldnt for the life of her figure out what was going on.

"Sestuna, is everything alright?" setsuna turned to the voice, it was Sojiro, "I'm guessing that you've been feeling something?"

he shook her head, "No, I'm just wondering how everyone is doing right now..." Sojiro put a hand on her shoulder as Konoka was walking up from having to use the bathroom, "I dont know who or what we are dealing with.. And i dont know how they did it, but from the stories you and Konoka told me about them, I can guess that right now they might be planning a way to escape, Right?" Setsuna nodded as Konoka suddenly hugged her arm, "c'mon Se-chan! we dont have much farther to-"

Sojiro suddenly felt a sense of Killing intent and acted. Like lightning he picked up setsuna and Konoka and vanished in Instant Movement reappearing about two hundred yards away from where they were standing. Just then the explosion covering over hundred and fifty yards erupted. setting them down Sestuna looked pale, is if she had never seen such power.

"What was..." she started and Sojiro said, like he knew what was going on, "That is whats known as Silent Death, it's an Spell that compresses a huge amount of magic and Ki into something like a Bullet or anything that is that size up to a bottle of water. it's called Silent Death cause it moves so fast that the sound from it does not even register from the time it was fired to the time it discharged. Then when it hits something, or gets within five feet of the target, it will explode causing..." as he talked, the debris slowly settled and there was a massive crater in the ground, "..a massive crater, instant death to most."

"Whoa Partner, thats the first time that anyone escaped that attack, very good." They turned to see a black hooded man, he was wearing a mage Robe...was he the attacker? "I suppose that since you can dodge that, it was a waste..." he reached into his pocket, they made a defensive stance as he pulled out a small book, reading it he said, "Crap...I didnt expect that thing to cost so much...I think that they over charged me..now i cant by anymore..." he said in a whining tone, Setsuna wondered who the crap he was, but Sojiro, was not so sure now.

"Well, it's nothing to cry over spilt milk right?" the man took of his hood revealing his face, his skin was white, and he had dreadlocks that were at least three feet long when he pulled them out, and he wore sunglasses, "I mean, it's not like things HAVE to be cheap..but still being cheated when i bought that thing..I'm going to have to talk to that sales man once i see him.." The Man looked over at the party and pointed his finger at them, "You two ladies have been naughty, running away from us like that..."

Sojiro didnt like this guy at all, that way he talked, the situation, there was no doubt that this was the man who fired the Silent Night spell, but for him to just appeared without anyone even knowing..he was skilled indeed. "Now you there, with the girls, Dude Listen, i would ask that you let them come back with me you see? those crappy looking' Lizard dudes are looking for ya, hell even my Partner is with them now...soooooooo..." he suddenly got out of his 'happy face' mode and was serious, "I suggest that you let me take them, Dude."

Setsuna couldn't believe this...this guy is on a whole different level then her...this Man was close to Fate and Negi's level..maybe even higher. This man..they cant fight him..no matter what they had to choice but too.. "Hell no." Setsuna looked at the voice, it was Sojiro who spoke out. "I don't think so, these two are my friends, and I'm not going to let you take them, EVER." Sojiro held out a small piece of paper, it was a talisman. a small flash of light soon revealed a massive sword around 11.5 feet long and very wide. The weapon looked soo heavy that it seemed only people like Jack Rakan can use it without difficulty. It also was shaped very differently.

The Man sighed, "Dude, i know that you have this whole 'Hero deal." he used quotation marks as he said that last part, "Going on, but really, your out of your league, seriously." "So what? You and I know that once we get into that Village you cant stop us...So.." Sojiro jumped at the man, sword posed the strike, "Your not going to take them!"

The Man smiled and though it seemed that Sojiro's attack was fast, the man did manage to block it, with a Blade of his own, much smaller than Sojiro's weapon. "You know, I was never good at talking things out peacefully so..." as they locked blades he leaned closer to Sojiro's face, "How about this, Winner gets the Girls, how's that?" he suggested with a smile. Sojiro managed to push hard enough to push the man away, "How about, I just Kick your ass?" The man smiled insanely, "Just the way i prefer the best."

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The man who was with the Lizard soldiers was watching the fight, he had to admit the guy with the girls was holding his own quite well. From his view the fight was going so fast that even he was starting to think that this 'High Speed Battle' was just ridiculous.. no one should have this speed

Course he's been out here forever, that kid down there..he was good to keep up with his partner, But he wondered if it was enough. "geez..i wouldnt know anyway, this fight is too damn fast for me.." It would be good to end this and retreat, there was no way to get the two Girls now, not with them soon the range. "Looks like the fight will have to be in Mundus Magicas... huh?"

A Red Blade was at the mans throat, "Oh..how long have you been here?" he said unfazed by the blade, even though all of the Lizard people were dead as well. there stood a cloaked man who had a gun-like weapon in his other hand said, "Not that long, long enough to kill those weaklings you brought."

"Oh boy..this just isn't my day.." he was monotone in his reply

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Setsuna couldn't keep her eyes on them, that kind of speed was impossble..course Negi was pretty fast with the Raiten Taisou form of his... Konoka then asked . "Will he be okay Setsuna?" She nodded, "Yes, I think so, I think we better get to the village now, i thini he'll make it." They stared to run away from the battle. But of course, when Konoka noticed... Setsuna was gone.

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Sojiro and the Man pushed away from each other and a flash of energy rippled in the air. "Well..Looks like your not just some Street Punk kid with good moves..." He looked at sojiro's weapon. "Thats no ordinary sword...I heard about it..But i never actually thought that you are the master of the Great Sword Ascalon." Sojiro was shocked that the man knew the name of this sword.. it got him distracted enough so that the man was right there in front of his ready to strike, "Die."

Sojiro couldn;t do much, the fact that he was running out of energy while this man still had power was amazing..was the gap really that huge? He heard a clash of metal and he didnt realize that he had closed his eyes. He opened them and setsuna was in front of him. Weapon drawn and surely pissed off. "Setsuna-san?" he said slowly. She looked intently at her enemy, she figured that the only way to beat this guy..was to use her Artifact. "hoho? Whats his? a girl came in with more force that you? I guess you really weren't a cause for concern after all." As if he felt something, his attitude was suddenly different. "I'm going to have to hurry, my partner in crime is in danger..and he's not really much of a fighter at all..what a pain in the ass. So anyway, you going to use your Artifact right, Setsuna Sakurazaki of the Shimeryu? Well, lets see if you can manage not to bore the hell out of me."

Sojiro then realized that something was terribly wrong. But before he could say anything at all She had already brought out her card, crying out "Adeat!" The Man grinned a wicked grin as he held out a strange object from his pocket. "Your finished." was all he said. "Artifact: Takemikazuchi!" next thing that happened strange black magic formed from the man's object surrounded setsuna as she used her artifact. "ut furetur" the man whispered into the object.

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Konoka stopped suddenly felt a sense of dread unlike anything she's ever felt before...as if part of her soul was being ripped off. She looked behind her towards where the battle was... What was going on just now? "Se...chan?" she muttered slowly.

What happened to Setsuna?...wait..who is Setsuna? Konoka feels that she was forgetting something very important...he slowly fell to her knees as her eyes gave a glazed look. She was breathing, but something was clearly wrong. The answer lies with the pools of Blood flowing under Setsuna and Sojiro's bodies. Sojiro barely stood up as he looked at the man. A white feather floated to the ground. "You bastard..."

Notes:

ut furetur is latin for 'to steal' this translation might be wrong, but it's from google translate so sue them not me.

Hah...i wonder indeed what happened...