Chapter 13 – Another Boring Day?
'That was a mistake I never wanted to make. I can't believe I actually allowed my instincts to get a hold of me.' Evangeline thought while sipping from a teacup. 'It actually felt good though.' She then touched her lips and she fell into a slight blush. 'Argh! This is pissing me off!' She thought 'Why can't I openly say what I want to say and start thinking so much about it?' 'Has staying in this place make me soft?'
"Master, is something bothering you?" Chachamaru asked when she saw Evangeline touching her lips.
"Nothing. Go and get me another cup of tea." Evangeline said with a shoo-ing action. The robot nodded and went off. "Are my actions that obvious that even she could sense it? I guess I will confront him about it at night."
"Vicis! There you are!" a blonde girl shouted, waving her hand in the air. Vicis turned into the direction of the voice and waved back. This caused many people to look at their direction, after all, both of them where handsome and pretty even by celebrity standards.
"Hi Mafuyu. I kept my promise right? If you passed the test, I said I would give you a tour of the school." Vicis said with a smile and Mafuyu felt content and for her, she felt more attracted towards Vicis for today.
'Maybe it's because he is wearing casual clothes.' Mafuyu smiled back towards Vicis. 'I get to go on a date with him too. I hope his affections to me will increase too.'
'Somehow, I'm getting a chill down my spine. I wonder why.' Vicis said while rubbing his neck.
"Come on, let's go!" Vicis said while grabbing Mafuyu's hand and proceeding to introduce the places in the school and ate lunch together. Something most people would die to have, a nice date with the person you like.
"Wanna take a break? I bet you're tired." Vicis recommended when he saw a bench near a giant tree. "By the way, this tree is called the World Tree, rumour has it that if you confess your love to someone here, he or she would go out with you. But it's most likely just a rumour as I can't feel any magical energy from it."
"But it's still interesting right?" Mafuyu smiled and sat beside Vicis.
"I had the time of my life. Living in the Library Island seemed to be so boring. Thanks for allowing me to join your class. This feels so surreal that sometimes I feel that this is all a dream." When Vicis heard what Mafuyu said, he went ahead and held Mafuyu's hand tighter and said "My hands, the feel warm right? This is not a dream Mafuyu. So rest assured." Vicis said with a kind smile and a soft tone.
"Thanks Vicis."
"No problem, we are friends right?"
'I want to be more than friends though. But that can never happen, I can feel that Vicis has something hidden deep inside his heart. Even with his kind and helpful personality, his eyes doesn't seem to sparkle like someone who have a dream or any goals in the future. Those eyes doesn't even have any hopes in the future.' Mafuyu concluded. 'I am beginning to sound like I've known him for a long time. Maybe it's because of my date with him today?" Mafuyu begin to laugh to herself. 'Maybe I'm just trying to make a link with Vicis, after all, it's the first time for a long time since I went out with someone lik-.'
"So where do you want to go next?" Vicis broke Mafuyu's thought process.
"It's late, how about we go to your house?"
"It's our house remember? I promised to let you live at my house." Vicis said. 'Oh crap! I forgot to discuss this with Eva-tan. Sh*t, I have a bad feeling about this.'
"Erm, Eva-tan?" Vicis shouted inside the house.
"Come on in."
Vicis opened the door and Mafuyu followed him inside. Both of them sat on the couch and saw Evangeline facing the opposite way and when Evangeline turned to see the two people, Vicis could feel the temperature of the room drop by fifty degrees.
"This is Furan Mafuyu. This is Evangeline McDowell" Vicis introduced them respectively.
"Oh? Isn't someone popular?" Evangeline said with a evil smirk and a menacing voice.
"Oh. It is just a child, I was wondering who Evangeline was." Mafuyu tried to scorn her back.
"I'm five hundred years old and a shinso!" Evangeline snapped at Mafuyu.
"So your an old woman?" Mafuyu snapped back.
'This is totally my fault right?' Vicis thought to himself. 'This is bad, This is really bad! What should I do?'
"Here is tea for the guests, master" Chachamaru said in a monotonous tone.
'Good job Chachamaru. I will get some pictures from Kazumi Asakura and give it to you.' Vicis thought to himself as he knew Chachamaru liked Negi but kept silent about her feelings. Vicis felt that something unpleasant was going to happen and decided to interrupt them.
"Now that we have introduced ourselves, Eva-tan can you allow Mafuyu to live here until a place in the dorm is free?" Vicis asked in the most polite and quiet voice he ever used and it felt more like a plea than a question.
"Alright." Evangeline said almost immediately.
"Really? Are you sure?" Vicis jumped up in surprise. "Thanks Eva-tan! I love you!" Vicis said while hugging and carrying Evangeline.
"HEY! Wait a second! HEY!" Evangeline said while trying to free herself from the grip of Vicis and kicked him in the stomach in reflex.
"Ouch! Sorry, I got too excited." Vicis winced in pain and rubbed his stomach. 'But seriously, I can't believe Eva-tan would so quickly and easily accept her in.'
"What type of person do you think I am? I am not that unreasonable and her staying here is just until a room is available right?" Evangeline said with a vein popping out of her head.
"Huh?" Vicis said with a blank look on his face. 'Did I say my thoughts out loud?'
"Erm, sorry to disturb your lovely discussion but I think you guys have forgotten that I am here." Mafuyu said with a evil smirk and it didn't take a genius to see dark aura being pulsated all around. "McDowell, you don't mind if I use Vicis for awhile right?" Mafuyu then grabbed Vicis by the arm and pulled him to a corner.
"I do mind and remember that you are a guest in my house okay?" Evangeline said, sharping her claws.
"Oh? Are you picking a fight?" Mafuyu said, unsheathing her sword and preparing a iaido stance.
"Come on, break it up!" Vicis said standing in between them. "Mafuyu, you have to report to the dean right? Go ahead, I will follow after you. Evangeline, I have something to ask of you, can you wait for me at your room?"
"Evangeline?" Evangeline said angrier than before, radiating dark aura towards Vicis.
"Ah! I mean Eva-tan!" Vicis said almost immediately, shivering from the aura Evangeline was giving off.
"I will withdraw from now because Vicis asked me so and I have something on today." Mafuyu said sheathing her sword and walking out of the room. "But, if anything happens to Vicis while I am not here, I will kill you."
"So, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?" Evangeline said with a serious tone to her voice.
"Erm, I know this may sound weird and everything but I just can't shake this bad omen from my head. I was hoping you could help me."
"Two days ago, I had a dream, it was realistic, too realistic. I was walking back home when i cut myself on the neck and when I went to find you, someone pounced on me and drank my blood. Instead of feeling fear or shock, it felt more like pleasure, pleasure by getting your blood sucked by someone you don't know and then I woke up in my bed. Eva-tan, I want to know whether or not this was a dream."
"Why are you asking me? You said after that, you woke up in your bed right? Then it must be a dream." Evangeline quickly answered back. "Why, do you feel turning into a vampire is something bad? Do you fear sucking the blood of those near you?" When Evangeline said that, Vicis could hear something in her voice, even when it was slight, there was something close to fear or insecurity and this chilled Vicis as Evangeline was one who didn't falter nor matter what happened.
"No! That wasn't what I meant! Stop changing the topic Evangeline!" Vicis exclaimed. "Did you bite me?"
"I DID! I lost control that night, are you happy to see the great Evangeline lose herself? I smelt your blood and my instincts took over! I sucked too much of your blood and almost killed you! I enjoyed it too! So what? Are you scared of me? You should be! I'm a monster. I can't live without hurting those I care about!" Evangeline snapped and shouted at Vicis, scaring him for a moment before Vicis hugged her. "What are you doing? I don't need your pity! Let me go!" Even with her putting up a brave front, she was close to tears and Vicis knew that she wasn't a monster and was only made to be a monster by other humans.
"You are not! I know that! You are just a girl I care about! Who cares whether if you are a Vampire, Werewolf or some Eldritch Abomination! I just love you! Anyone who tells me how bad or evil you are can just die for all I care! All i see is a girl asking for someone to love her and if I can't even do that, I don't deserve to be loved either!" Vicis shouted back while hugging Evangeline tightly. "So don't ever call yourself a monster okay?" Vicis then said in a quiet but firm tone.
"Did you really meant what you said?" Evangeline said, tearing up and if anyone saw her, they would only see a weak and meek little girl who never had someone caring about her life. "If you did, never leave me okay?"
"I would never leave you Eva-tan, I love you from all my heart."
"Whack!" Vicis cringed in pain when he felt Evangeline punching him hardly in the stomach. "What?" Vicis said in surprise.
"What's with that confession of yours? You're four hundred years to early for that kind of stuff." Evangeline replied with a evil smirk and she looked like nothing had happened to her.
"That's the Evangeline I know." Vicis said with a smile.
"Go back to sleep." Evangeline said with a smirk and walked back to her room.
"Alright. Alright." Vicis walked out of the balcony, ruffling his hair, thinking. 'Maybe she was acting through the whole situation and I got tricked perfectly. I guess being a vampire isn't that bad.'
Chapter 13 – End
Chapter 14 – You Got What You Deserved
"I finally reached where he is now. He promised he would write letters and call me but why didn't he do any of his promises? He will get it from me when I find him." A mysterious girl said under her breath. "Japan huh? The scenery is great though. Maybe I should get a vacational house here. I wonder how much would it cost? Then maybe I can live her with him." the girl blushed and hid her cheeks with her hands and shook her head out of embarrassment.
"Hime-sama, there you are!"
"Hmm? Oh, you are here."
"Are you sure he was seen here?"
"Yes, my information network is never wrong."
"I guess so."
"Come on, let us go!"
"Achoo!"
"Are you sick?"
"Nah, someone must be talking about me."
"I wonder who?"
"Don't know, I got a bad feeling since I woke up, I feel as though someone I know is coming here."
"Who is it? An old flame?"
"Something like that. I have to go, the dean wanted to meet with me about something."
"Huh? Wait a second! Who is it?"
"Bye!"
"If I remember correctly, he was last seen near a certain Japanese all girls school. Is he cheating on me? Now I feel even angrier at him."
"Hey pretty lady!"
"Who? Me?"
"Yeah, why are you alone? Why don't I take you to somewhere real nice?"
"Sorry, not interested."
"Come on, it will be really good."
"I said I am not interested."
"Don't make a fool out of me. You little bitc-."
"That's for scolding me and for ignoring my warning and I am not making a fool out of you, you are already a fool for not listening to what people say."
"My ARM! IT'S BROKEN!"
"Screaming out loudly too. Maybe I should make you shut up for good?"
"AHHHH!"
"Sheesh, there are nothing but weaklings in this place. I hope I can meet him again."
"Hime-sama, are you alright?"
"Yeah, someone like that couldn't even hurt one strand of my hair."
"What did you need to see me for?"
"We have reports of people having large scale searches of someone by the name of Nova Classi, a SS rank jack of all trade who mysteriously disappeared five years ago. Does that name ring a bell?"
"No, not at all."
"Really? I heard rumors that you have worked with him before. Shouldn't you know something about him?"
"I'm had just came out from magic school, how can I know somebody like that? And you should know that rumours are just rumours and most of it are false. You should know better to trust rumours."
"I guess you're right."
"So? What is it that you need? I don't believe you asked me to come just for the sake of this person."
"You don't beat around the bush do you? Alright, my first job for you is to protect guard Evangeline. I have reports of high ranking demons coming to eat Evangeline as a mean of growing stronger. Although I know you would protect her without me asking but it's better to warn you before hand just in case."
"I see, thanks. Is that all?"
"Yes, you are dismissed."
"Thanks, See you again."
"So, did you think he was lying?"
"I can't seem to feel any signs of him lying though."
"I see. Do you have any information on what he did on the past?"
"No. But I have heard from a reliable source that he had been seen on the new world five years ago. He was widely known due to his extraordinary talent in manipulating elements."
"I see, but he doesn't give off any magical energy right now. The only thing I can sense is ki and that isn't much against a magic user."
"I will try to find how he has lost his magic and why."
"I hope for some better results and good news from you, Takamichi."
"Don't worry, if he proves to be a threat, I will kill him. I will protect the students in this school.
"Argh! Where is that school? It's been three hours since I was here!"
"Maybe we should take a break, Hime-sama."
"NO! I will not rest till I find him."
"But it's getting dark and I bet you're tired after walking for so long."
"Who do you think I am? Something like this wouldn't tire me at all."
"But Hime-sama..."
"Less talking, more walking, Nova Classi."
"Just call me Nova, I hate being called my full name."
"Sorry."
"You don't have to apologize, I just never want to go hear that awful name again."
"Then let us go, we have to find him."
"Yes, Hime-sama!"
"What a day it had been today."
"Nova Classi huh?I met her five years ago and I was taught by her for three years on how to use ki to it's full potential. It's been two years since I met her and her master. I wonder if leaving them two years ago without warning except a letter and two million dollars? Speaking of it, I didn't send them any letters or call them right? Oh sh*t! I hope both of them had forgotten me or I will have to explain to them about why I didn't contact them for two years."
"When things get to that stage then would I do something about it. Wait a second... I didn't ask Eva-tan about whether I am a vampire or not. I guess I will ask her about it tomorrow."
"I'm tired, I guess I need to sleep."
Chapter 14 - End
Chapter 15 – My Past...
"Eight years ago, I was transferred to Wales due to my guardian's will. Seven years ago, I was in despair, I felt that life didn't had any meaning, although right now I can't seem to find a reason why I should be alive but I still could leave through the day as I felt that there were people in the world who needed someone to help them."
"Six years ago, I decided to explore the New World and start pushing my limits and find someone who could teach me on how to use Strucdos's powers. Five years ago, I met Nova Classi, She was and is a hundred percent success rate bodyguard until she was permanently hired by Hime-sama. I admired her for her bravery and morals. She killed hundred and thousands of people but she never ever did anything which would betray her morals. She never killed children, elderly and pregnant women nor protect any evil doers who had planned the suffering of many people. She was called cold blooded by many people, true, she had top class professionalism when doing her jobs but when she wasn't doing her job, she was kind and helpful. She always used the money she earned and donated them to war orphans and gave up most of her life to helping others when not in a job."
"It was that time that I met Hime-sama or what most people would call, the successor to the largest clan in the New World, Aoi Hoshi-sama, the 43rd successor to the Hogosha clan which focuses on combining magic and ki, applying it on a range of skills, manipulation, reinforcement and pure magical strikes on rather than magic alone and most of them can easily fight most low level demons and Hime-sama, alone, is able to defeat a hundred middle level demons with her bare hands. Hime-sama was someone the total opposite of what you expect from a successor. She was strong, open-hearted and would rather want to have fun all day than be the next head of her clan. Although she hates weak people and can't tolerate wrong doings. I guess that's what put her and Nova together. Both of them met two years before I met them and they hitted off really well. They taught me how to use weapons, ki and many other life long skills. Those years were one of the best years I had. Those years made me feel that I had a place I could go to, a place I could call home."
"Sometimes I wonder if the reason I'm still alive is because of them. They taught me that if I couldn't find a reason for living, I should make one instead. Because of that, I left them without a word, I wanted to make one. A reason, a sense of belonging and someone I could say as the most important person in my life."
"Two years ago, I met a group of people who do all sorts of jobs.. All of them had distinct personality and in their company, I felt that I was at home. We had fun together, did jobs here and there and had fights among ourselves on what jobs to take. I guess explaining in detail would be better."
"Hey Vicis!" I opened my eyes to see my best buddy, Drew Haven who was an old war veteran aged 41.
"What is it Drew? It's 5:30 in the morning."
"We have another job request! Looks like our job is to protect someone."
"Who is it?" another person said.
"No idea. They didn't leave any details about the job, just the pay and whether to accept it or not." Drew said to another of my buddies, Drew Lono.
"It sounds really suspicous you know?" a female voice said.
"Ah hello, Mrs Drew." both me and Lono said together.
"Call me Daisy. Mrs Drew sounds alittle too weird." Daisy said towards us.
"The pay is really really good though. Look at this, twenty million for protecting someone for a day, isn't it best to take it?" Drew said, focusing on the reward.
"That just makes it even more suspicous, who would give up twenty million just to protect someone for a day? There isn't any name written on it too. How can you be sure that they really have twenty million?"
"But if we don't accept it, our fame would go down. Let's just accept it, if it's a trap, we can just beat up the person who did it and get it over with alright?"
"But-"
"Come on honey, if we get the money, we can retire for good and start a family. I'm sure you would want that right?"
"Oh alright. But if we are in any one bit of trouble, we have to quit the job and forget all about okay?"
"Thank you darling, you're the best!" Drew said while hugging Daisy.
"Such mushy mushy talk is making my head hurt. You two are already so old, yet you two act like recently married couples."
"Yeah, I agree." Vicis said nodding his head.
"Hahaha! But age doesn't matter in love you know." All of us laughed together.
I felt like a family and both Daisy and Drew welcomed me like a son and Lono felt like a brother to me. I felt that this place was the place I should be that was until the day of the mission came, my happiness was destroyed in a day. It was also the day I learnt to freeze my heart and never interact with anybody for a long time. Even if I interacted with someone for a long time, I should never get involved with them, after all such stuff never ever have happy endings.
"Thank heavens you people accepted the job! We heard news about your success rate and felt that you guys were the best for this mission." a priest spoke to us.
"No problem, you do have twenty million right?" Drew said.
"Of course, here it is." the priest said while showing them the balance of their job deposits.
"Good, so who are we supposed to protect?"
"Her." the priest pointed to a girl with brown hair, sitting on the floor of the church.
"How old is she?"
"She is 15 years old, she came from a legendary clan which lasted for thousands of years and this year, even in her clan, she is counted as a genius of geniuses and her magical potential is limitless. We took her in five years ago as her parents told as that she is in a constant target of her clansmen and didn't want her to have a . A month ago, her parents warned me at their relatives had plotted to summon demons three days from now and they could not do anything as it would involve suspicion and they wouldn't be able to catch who organized the plan. They gave me twenty million as a hiring fee to hire someone capable of delaying till they could kill off the betrayers, causing the demons to be forcefully sent back due to the fact that they do not have a owner."
"So you mean she is my age?" Vicis asked with a mixture of anger and shock. "You're telling me, a 15 year old girl is the target for assassination for the past few years? No one should deserve something like that."
"You're right. That is why I hope you guys can protect her."
"Of course we will."
"Those bastards should get what they deserve, destroying such a child's life."
"Thank you, I knew we could count on you."
"Please follow me, I will try my best to inform you of your enemies."
"Vicis, you coming?"
"Nah, go on ahead, tell me about it later."
"If you say so."
Vicis looked at the girl on the floor and walked towards her and said. "What's your name?"
"My name is Novel Hana. Nice to meet you." she said.
'What the hell? She's like a broken doll, I can't see any life present in her eyes. What kind of life did she have? Damn it to hell. Those bastards. When they come, I'm going to teach them a lesson.' Vicis gripped his hands so tightly that they bled. "My name is Terminus Vicis, don't worry, I promise to protect you from anybody."
"Protect...Me? The...Last...Person...Who...Said...That...To...Me...Got...Killed. I...Don't...Need...Anyone...To...Die...Protecting...Me...Again."
"Then how about this? Give me your hand."
"Why?"
"Just do it. It's a good luck charm.
"Alright." Hana said while putting her cold hands on Vicis.
"I, Terminus Vicis, swear to always protect Novel Hana, even if it kills me to do so. So trust me alright?" Vicis said while putting her hands on his forehead.
"Alright...I...Understand."
"Good." Vicis said while smiling.
"Hey, Vicis! Time for us to go, we have to set a barrier around this place." Lono shouted
"Alright!"
"Please...Don't...Die...Okay?" Hana said, showing a mixture of sadness and fear.
"I won't and the demons only come three days later." Vicis felt even more determined to survive after seeing her actions. "See you later."
"Yeah."
"Hitting on her so quickly? You little playboy. You act quickly huh?" Lono smiled like an old man while saying it. "So someone like her is your type huh? She is rich and strong too. She can probably handle her own ground so you two can travel together."
"It's not like that! She just gives off this feeling that makes me want to protect her. I wonder why?" Vicis explained quickly. "Maybe because she looked like me before."
"Looked like you? How can this be? You're always so cheerful and never gives up hope while she looks like a broken doll. Stop joking around. Let's quickly set up a barrier and stock up on our equipment."
"Yeah."
"Are all your preparations complete?" Drew shouted across the church.
"Yeah." Vicis said.
"Done." Lono answered immediately.
"Finished." Daisy answered thirdly
"Good, 3,2,1 and start the barrier!"
"Alright"
"It's a success!"
"Let's get prepared for a twenty four hours barrier. As long as we give off a stable amount of magical energy, the barrier should be able to block off all of the demons sent by them."
"Let's hope that we can make it last for twenty four hours."
"I'm tired." Vicis said, yawning. "Hmm? Whose that? Novel?"
"Ah...Vicis."
"What are you doing in the flower field? If you wanted to pick some flowers, couldn't you just ask someone for help? Who are you giving the flowers to?"
"That...is..."
"If you don't want to say, I won't force you to do anything you don't feel like doing. But I'm still going to help you."
"The flowers...ar...fo...yo."
"What?"
"I said the flowers are for you..."
"Ah..." A silence brewed between them. Vicis felt flustered and didn't know what to think while Hana was just waiting for Vicis to said something as she had never felt the urge to give anything to someone and didn't know what to say in this situation.
"Erm...That is... Thank you. Ah... I guess I came at a wrong time. Sorry. I should go."
"Don't be.. I like...Your...Company. Do you...Dislike...My...Company?" Hana asked with tears on the side of her eyes and Vicis felt like hugging her and taking her with him.
"OF COURSE NOT! You're so cute!" Vicis said, hugging Hana from behind.
"Cute...Is...That..A...Good...Thing?"
"Argh... You're making me look like a fool... And yes, cute is a good thing."
"I see...Thank...You."
"Come on, let's find some flowers together."
"Yes..." "By...The..Way...Can..You...Call...Me..Hana?" "I...Dislike...Being...Called...Novel..."
"Alright, Hana."
"Thanks..."
"Not a problem!"
The rest of the day were spent without much happening. Drew, Daisy and Lono went to town to buy some equipment. Hana opened up more towards me and On the second day, I promised something to the girl I felt attracted to. Now that I look at it, maybe I feel in love with her. Maybe I didn't but I was definitely attracted to her. She was a person I felt that that I could live anywhere when I was with her.
"Hey...Vicis..."
"What is it, Hana?"
"Do...You...Think...That...You...Will...Win?"
"I don't think we will win, I must win... Because you are here, I promised to protect you right?"
"Vicis..."
"Yes?"
"Can...You...Promise...Me...Something...Else?
"What is it? If it is something I can do, I will do it."
"Can...You...Take...Me...With...You?"
"Huh?"
"I...Hate...Being...Alone...Please...Take...Me...With...You."
"But the places we are going, is dangerous..."
"Do...You...Hate...Me? I...Don't...Care...About...How...Dangerous...It...Is, I...Just...Want...To...Be...With...You."
"You are such a fool. I can never hate you. I can't get you into trouble."
"Please..."
Vicis hugged her and played with her long brown hair. It was the first time he felt such an emotion. Was it love? He didn't know but he just felt that this girl was an very important person in his life and his heart thumped loudly. He felt as though it was going to come out from his mouth
"I love you so much... I want you to be happy. So let me ask you... Are you sure you would be happy if you followed me?"
"Yes..."
"Alright... You can follow me..."
"Thanks... I...Love...You...Too...Probably... After...All...This...Is...My...First...Time...Feeling...This...Type...Of...Emotion."
Third Day
"I'm sensing large scale energy spikes nearby!" Daisy shouted, alerting the whole church.
"Set up the barrier!" Drew shouted through the church.
"The amount of dark magical energy is insane! Who are we dealing with anyway?" Daisy exclaimed.
"Don't know but we gotta try to delay them!" Drew shouted.
"Forces incoming!" Vicis said.
"All of the air forces have been blocked off. The land forces are focusing their attacks on the north side of the barrier, focus more magical energy there!" Daisy said.
"Judging from the forces, if we keep at our rate, we may just be able to keep up till the betrayers are found." Drew said.
"It's been five hours since the demon attack and we are holding up fairly well."
"All we need is just to survive six more hours and the demons would most likely be destroyed."
'I will guess I would need to run to the Old World to escape the main family from finding Hana if I'm going to bring her with me.' Vicis thought to himself
"Vicis, focus on the barrier and remove your other thoughts."
"Sorry! I will." Vicis shouted back. 'I will think of a plan later.'
"Just three more hours!"
"Wait... Why is the barrier getting weaker? Lono! Quickly focus your energy on the barrier!" Drew shouted
Vicis opened his eyes and saw Lono taking a gun and shooting at Drew and Daisy.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? LONO!" Vicis shouted at the top of his voice.
"The betrayers promised to grant me great power if I sabotaged your plans... The main family is probably crushed by now... Now, the demons can break in and all I need now is to kill you." Lono said with an crazed look in his eyes.
"YOU BASTARD!"
"Vicis, why don't you join me? We can get limitless power together you know! I don't want to kill you, after all, you are my best friend." Lono said while laughing maniacally.
"F*CK YOU! AFTER KILLING YOUR PARENTS, YOU STILL SAY YOU WANT ME TO JOIN YOU?"
"You're a fool Vicis... Time for you to die."
At that time, the last thing I saw was the round black hole and the last thing i heard was "BANG!".
I seriously thought that I was dead but I guess a contract with the spirit God isn't just for show. I felt like I was in a dream-like stage and everything around me was total darkness. My body felt heavy and tired but I couldn't give up, Hana took me as her hope, if I was dead, even if she lived, she would drown herself in regret and that was when things became worst.
"Good job, Lono. The successor is in our possession and the main family is crushed. We now rule as the head of the clan!"
"So? Where's the thing you promised me?"
"You will see it soon enough."
"Stop fu*king around, give me the book now."
"Alright, alright... You will see it... IN HELL THAT IS!"
Lono stood still before his head rolled off and his blood was splattered all over the church walls.
"Do you really think that we would give such a item to a weakling like you? You drowned in power after seeing us at first hand... People like you should die quickly. Although I must thank you... if you didn't kill them and tell us about the main family's plans, we wouldn't have won."
"Sir! What should we do with this guy's body?"
"If I remember correctly, this is Terminus Vicis."
"Sir! That is correct."
"Burn it, destroy all traces of us being present in this church, after all, we don't want anybody to know about the main family dying just yet."
"Vicis...Why...You...Promised...Me...That...You...Would...Win..."
"It's all your fault... Because of you, everyone near you has died..."
"That's...Not...True...At...Allll"
"It is... And you know it... One by one... All those who were near you... Died..."
"No...No...NO!"
"What is the successor crying about? Make her shut up would you?"
"Make me shut up? I see you try..."
"Who was that? Show yourself."
"I'm right here! Come on..."
"Sir! Her Magical levels is getting out of control! She has gone berserk!"
"EVERYONE! FOCUS YOUR ATTACKS AT HER! KILL HER!"
"Kill me? You weaklings? Your puny attacks won't even kill a fly..."
"SHUT UP! KILL HER!"
"Ashes To Ashes, Dust to Dust. Insects Like You Should Disappear..."
At this point, all the attacks casted by the thousand over units were all cancelled. The sky rained chaos upon the fields... Meteors, energy strikes came out of nowhere and destroyed the whole place...
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? IT'S A FU*KING MONSTER! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"
"Too late... All of you will burn... burn to nothingness and nothing will be left in this world... Tremble before me!"
"Stop...It...I...Don't...Want...To...Hurt...Any...One."
"Stop lying to yourself... You want vegenance for Vicis... He was killed because of this fools so why are you resisting it?"
"..."
"Speechless are we now?"
"Face the facts... You want revenge... There's no need to be shameful of wanting to have revenge..."
"I believe that Vicis is not dead... He will definitely protect me and save me."
"Are you a fool? He is Dea-."
"Hana, I WILL PROTECT YOU!" Vicis shouted, surrounded by white orbs of light.
"Great Spirits Of The Anicent, Give Me Your Strength, To Protect Those Close To Me... I Call Upon The Armour Of The Past, The Weapons Of The Future..."
"The Armor Of Alpha And The Sword Of Omega!"
"IMPOSSIBLE! HE WAS DEAD! HIS HEART STOPPED."
"I WILL PROTECT HANA!"
"I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU SURVIVE BUT YOU WILL NOT SURVIVE AGAIN!"
The battle turned out to be one of epic proportions, Vicis teleported infront of the Crazed Hana and used an Earth combined with Ice handcuff to bind the Crazed Hana and used his sword and stabbed the Crazed Hana in the chest. The Crazed Hana rejected the sword and broke the binds and teleported to the side of Vicis and kicked him, sending him in the air. Vicis used the winds to stop his constant movement and used his own original thousand bolts that had a much quicker cast time and focused on one point rather than aiming a huge area. The Crazed Hana easily blocked the lightning by reinforcing her hands with magic and ki and directly confronting the lightning.
"Return Hana back to me!"
"You Little Insect! How Dare You!"
"SHUT UP! I PROMISED HER! I WILL SAVE HER! I WILL BE WITH HER! SO GIVE HER BACK!"
Although the fight was intense, it was obvious that Vicis had a disadvantage, he could not use life-threatening spells as the body was still Hana's and only lightning spells can be casted due to it's non-fatal but paralyzing properties.
"I Am Interested, Human. Why Would You So Much For A Girl You Met Three Days Ago? It's Not Like You Have Anything To Earn By Doing So."
"ISN'T IT OBVIOUS? CAUSE I LOVE HER!"
"Just Because Of That? You Would Die For Just That? Humans Are So Interesting."
"JUST? LOVE ISN'T SOMETHING SO WEAK! SHE MADE ME FEEL ALIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME! I FEEL THAT IF SHE ISN'T HERE, THERE'S NO POINT IN ME LIVING! SO RETURN HER TO ME!"
Vicis struck and struck but all his attacks were easily blocked by the Crazed Hana. The battle was balanced, although it may look like Vicis's attacks are useless, it can be said that the Crazed Hana could not strike back as it would give an opening to Vicis so it was obvious that this had turned in a battle of stamina or when someone made a mistake. Vicis made a decision to do something he should pratically insane. He dropped his weapons and walked towards the Crazen Hana.
"Are You Giving Up? What A Bore. I Will End Your Life Quickly."
"I am not giving up. I trust that Hana will come back."
"Shut Up And Di...What Is This Trickery? I Can't Seem To Attack... Is She Stopping me? No! I Am In Charge Of This Body! I Will Not Be Trapped Again! I Am The First Head Of The Clan! How Can I Be Defeated By A Fifteen Year Old?"
Vicis walked and walked quickly towards Hana and Hana begun throwing balls made out of magic and ki. Vicis kept walking towards Hana, his bled all over and his hands were broken but he did not falter.
"Die Die Die Die Die! Why Won't You Just Die?"
"HANA!" Vicis shouted and hugged her tightly. "I love you... Come back..." Vicis cried, for the third time in his life... He felt so utterly useless, he could save his village nor his father... but now that he could save the most important person in his life right now... He would do it, even if it costs his life...
"Vicis...I...Love...You...Too..."
"Hana?"
"Vicis..."
"You're back!" Vicis dropped to his knees and tears begun to flow relentlessly. He was so very happy, for the first time in his life, he actually managed to save someone in his life. He felt an accomplishment beyond anything before.
"Hahahahahaha...hahahhahah...You're back... I'm so glad...I'm so gla-..." he was cut off when he felt a hole in his chest. "What the hell?"
"HAHAHAHAHA! I KILLED THEM! I KILLED THE SUCCESSOR AND VICIS! I'M NOW THE HE-..." the betrayer was also cut off when he felt every bone in his body break and bend in the worst possible shape. "ARGHHHHHHHHHHH! IT FU*KING HURTS! SAVE ME! SOMEONE! SAVE ME!I AM THE HEAD OF CLAN, THE STRONGEST THERE IS! I COMMAND SOMEONE TO SAVE ME!"
"No one is going to save your pathetic excuse for a life as*hole." Vicis said in a cold, monotonous voice, full with murderous intent.
"FU*K! I AM THE STRONGEST IN THE WOR-."
"Shut up!" Vicis shouted and soon, the betrayer's arms and legs are torn off and he died.
"That bastard! His death was too quick. Hana... We are going to die right?"
"Yeah...*cough*...But...*cough*...We...*cough*...Will...*cough*...Be...Toge...*cough*...ther...*coughx3*...right?"
"Yeah... We will be together..."
"If...We...Can...Let's...Get...Married..."
"Okay..."
Both of them fell down, in a pool of blood, hands ontop of each other, in a field of burning grass.
"Am I dead?" Vicis said, rubbing his head. "Wait...HANA? HANA!"
"So you're awake? What's your name? My name is Nagi Springfield." the red-headed man said with a grin. "When I found you, you were fatally injured you know? Be thankful that she was with me, she was the one who healed you." Nagi pointed to a lady with short hair, nodded back to Nagi.
"DID YOU FIND A GIRL BESIDE ME?" Vicis stood up. "Ouch!"
"Be careful, even if she healed you, you're body is now lacking huge amounts of magical energy."
"I COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT MY BODY! DID YOU SEE A GIRL BESIDE ME?"
"No... Why?"
"FU*K! FU*K! FU*K!"
"Woah there... Stop sprouting vulgarites... So who is the girl beside you?"
"She is my... wife...to...be"
"What?" Nagi and the short hair girl shouted together. "How old are you? How long have you met? Wife to be? What type of girl is she?"
"..."
"Come on, say it, say it!" Nagi looked really eager to know while the short haired girl looked embarrassed.
"Sorry, but I have to go find her right now..."
"What the hell are you saying? Do you know you were on the brink of death?"
"IF I CAN'T MEET HER, MY LIFE DOESN'T HAVE MEANING."
"You stupid retard!" Nagi said while charging a punch and hitting Vicis straight on the chin. "What do you mean your life doesn't have any meaning? Are you fu*king retard?"
"That hurt..."
"AH! I'M SORRY! I FORGOT YOU WERE INJURED!"
'Is he an idiot? That name... Nagi Springfield... Wait a second...' Vicis thought seriously for awhile.. "ARE YOU THE THOUSAND MASTER? NAGI SPRINGFIELD? FATHER OF NEGI SPRINGFIELD?"
"You just noticed it now? And please call me Nagi, I hate flashy names... Wait you know about my son, Negi?"
"That kid is too serious... All he does is study, study and study... Many have said that he is a prodigy and does very well in school... Too well actually... That kid is going to break at this rate... You have to visit him once in awhile."
"Damn... Sorry, but I can't..."
"You have to save people like me right? What a pain... Just as I thought, you really look like my father... Someone who used to only live for others... including me... Don't worry, your son has great friends, one of them is called Nekane while the other is Anya."
"I see..."
"With that said... BYE!" Vicis quickly teleported away and ran like a mad man.
"HEY! STOP RUNNING! YOU AREN'T HEALED YET! YOU NEED TO REST!"
"Sorry! I have to find her... Even if die!"
"Shut up!" Nagi said and teleported right infront of Vicis.
"How the heck?"
"You have to rest... I can't let you risk your life after I saved you... I also need to know why you had a hole in your chest, in middle of an field that looked like a war had occured."
"Spirits Of Light, Blind My Enemies."
A bright flash came out of nowhere, blinding Nagi and Vicis took this change to quickly teleport away.
"He got me real good!" Nagi said after ten minutes.
"I have a feeling we will meet him again..." Nagi said with a smile.
"Me too... That kid will look for her around the world. During that time, we will meet again."
"Yeah, that's what will happen, Nemu."
I spent the two years trying to find her, I searched around the New World but I couldn't find even one trace of her...I also lost most of my magical energy and now I can only rely on spirits to use my spells...I also never met Nagi and the girl he was with again...Now that I reflect back on it... Maybe I didn't use as much effort as I could... Maybe it because I knew deep down inside that she was gone from my life... My third regret in my life... There were so much things happening... Now that i looked at it... When my village was destroyed, I lost my heart but when Strucdos became my father, I found it again. When he disappeared, I froze my heart... When I lost my group members, my heart tore into two. When I lost Hana... My heart disappeared... I could no longer love or hate... I became just like Strucdos in the past... Maybe after sometime, when I find her again... My heart would return...
"There... I let out all my pasts but to who? Who was listening to me? I am now in my bed, feeling that I had to say something...And I decided to say it out loud... I wonder why? Maybe because I couldn't handle my past? Am I that weak?" Vicis grabbed his bed sheet, tears dripping down onto the bed and muttered under his breath. "Sh*t... Hana... Where are you? My life seems to be so empty without you here..."
Chapter 15 – END