Chapter 12
Everyone was talking to each other. "Say, Yuusuke-kun, what should we do tomorrow?" asked Midori.
"Tomorrow?" said Yuusuke, confused.
"Today's the girls' last day at Kanenone Gakuen." It was true tomorrow all the girls were supposed to be going back to their school and life would return to the way it was, for some people anyway… "Starting tomorrow, it'll be just you and me."
"You should go back with Kutsuki and the others tomorrow," said Yuusuke, sadly. "I'm confused. The person that you see is the me of the past, but Bacchi-Gu and the gang see the present me. There are two Yuusuke Takazaki's inside of me. We can't be together with me feeling this way! It'll be better for us to remain separated!"
"That's not true! The one I love is Yuusuke-kun! There is none of this past or present stuff!"
"Didn't you feel this way when you remembered your past?"
"I wasn't confused, because we had promised that I could see you again, and be together for sure!"
"Urusai!" exclaimed Yuusuke. Midori ran off.
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Kyo and Mahiro were talking. "So Kyo, what are you going to do?" asked Mahiro.
"I don't know. It's been a month so it's possible that the Mibu will attack at the festival, but I hope not. I don't want anyone else getting hurt…"
"Don't worry Kyo; I'm sure it'll be fine…"
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"The Bon-Odori tonight will be fun, wouldn't it?" Sanae asked Leo. Both were in the garden and sitting on a blanket having a picnic.
"Hm," Leo nodded, not really paying attention.
"Leo-kun," Sanae spoke with concern in her voice, "Daijoubu desu ka?"
Leo smiled at her and replied, "Daijoubu."
"Are you sure?"
"Hai."
"Leo-kun," she said firmly, "Please, don't lie to me. I know tomorrow I'll be leaving with the other girls. Don't pretend it isn't bothering you."
"Sanae-chan," Leo sighed, "Yes that does bother me. I am going to miss you very much and being with you has been fun. But…"
"But what?"
"Yesterday, I called my superior and reported what has been going on. My onee-chan and I have been ordered to leave tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?"
"I won't be going to school here," he said, looking at the sky, "And neither will my onee-chan. I'm not sure where we will end up on our next assignment, but I just hope it's close to you."
"I hope so too," she leaned and kissed his cheek. He looked at her and leaned forward to press his lips against hers.
"Sanae-chan, aishiteru," he said, embracing her.
"I love you too, Leo-kun."
"I'll never forget you," he promised, "Never."
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That night at the dance…
Unfortunately it had started raining, so the dance had to be moved indoors. Dr. Chigusa stood in front of everyone. "Today marks the final day of our month-long trial enrollment for the co-ed school proposal. Our final event will be the Bon Odori festival. Please enjoy it till the very end. Ijuin-san, who organized the event, please say a few words to everyone."
Bacchi-gu got up on stage wearing a purple yukata robe. He started crying. "Wow, he's actually crying," said Kat. She was in a black yukata with red birds on them and blood red obi. On the back of the yukata was a Heart symbol. She looked to her side and saw Tenjin and Ichiban-Boshi crying as well. She sweat-dropped.
"Ijuin-san, what's wrong?" asked Dr. Chigusa.
"I forgot one important thing!" cried Bacchi-Gu.
"What's that?"
"Bon Odori is where you dance alone! So I can't hold a girl's hand!"
The other two members of the Baka Trio cried as well. "We were distracted by the thought of yukatas! We'll miss our last moment of happiness!"
Kat rolled her eyes, "Bakas."
Leo chuckled with a sweat drop. He was wearing a blue yukata robe as well with a white obi and a white dragon design around his right sleeve. There was also a blue spade symbol on the back outline in white. "Well, you have to give them credit for suggesting and setting this thing up."
"Of course," Kat nodded in agreement, "Despite them being morons sometimes, they did good work. So, when do we eat?"
The dance soon went into full swing. Midori walked up to Yuusuke. "Yuusuke-kun, can I please talk to you alone?" asked Midori. Yuusuke nodded. Kyo watched the two of them leave. He wore a simple black yukata and had his sword at his hip. He looked outside and saw Shinrei glaring at him. Kyo turned to Mahiro.
"Stay here and don't let anyone go outside until I get back, okay?" Mahiro looked at him and nodded. "Aishiteru, Mahiro-chan."
"Aishiteru, Kyo," said Mahiro. They kissed and Kyo ran outside.
Kat's eyes narrowed. 'Where is he going?'
Of course, the Bon Odori had already started. The students all gathered in a circle around the tall yagura tower as the obon music began to play. A traditional enka tune began to play as the students began to dance around the tower in a circle.
Ichiban-Boshi walked over to Futaba. "Futaba-chan, could you please teach me Bon Odori?" he asked.
"Sure" said Futaba with a smile as she walked with him to go dance.
Leo danced behind Sanae, who was dressed in an elegant looking yukata. Behind Leo, however, was Tenjin, who was glaring at Leo and staring lovingly at Sanae.
Of course, as Kat danced, the back of her head was still itching. Where had Kyo gone off to?
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Kyo and Shinrei were in the woods. "So Kyo, what is your answer? Will you join us, or will we be forced to make you?"
"My answer is this…" Kyo drew his blade and prepared to fight. "I'll kill every last one of you Mibu bastards till there's nothing left!"
"I was hoping you'd say that," said Shinrei with a smirk. He readied his twin blades. "Prepare to die!" The two opponents charged at each other. They slashed their weapons. The weapons collided and they jumped back.
Shinrei slashed one of his blades at Kyo, hoping to take him out in one blow. Kyo blocked with his blade, or so it seemed. A large gash appeared on Kyo's shoulder. 'What just happened?!'
"Kyo… you understand nothing. You know nothing of the Mibu! Let me teach you…" Shinrei prepared his blades. He charged at Kyo. Kyo went to block but was once again hit. Shinrei slashed at him again. Kyo then thought of an insane and suicidal idea… he shut his eyes. He jumped back and dodged Shinrei's strike as well as the ones that followed. 'How is he doing this?!'
"… There." Kyo slashed at Shinrei. "You picked the wrong demon to mess with!" Kyo slashed at Shinrei, nearly taking his arm with him.
"You are a tenacious one. You have improved… a little. Too bad it won't be enough" said Shinrei as he readied his blades.
"Take this! MIZUCHI!!!" exclaimed Kyo as he sent his most powerful Mizuchi at Shinrei.
Shinrei slashed his blade, "Water Seven-Split Dragon!" Several dragons appeared from the rain and flew at Kyo. It then did something unprecedented, it ATE Kyo's Mizuchi. They then tore at Kyo, creating gashes everywhere and destroying his yukata, leaving him only in his pants, his scar glowing in the darkness…
'My time has come…'
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Yuusuke and Midori were talking. They were at the hut they went to when they were looking for shelter the last time it rained. "Midori, why are we here?" asked Yuusuke.
"This is our starting point," said Midori.
"Starting point?"
"Hai, all the rain just reminded me of this place. This is where we came with Kyo-kun and Mahiro-chan. This is where I told you why I liked you. So, I wanted you to listen to my feelings again, right here. Yuusuke-kun, you told me to go home. Did you mean that you wanted me to go back to the future?"
"Why do you ask such a thing?"
"Because you don't seem the least bit happy! We're here, together. According to Reika-chan, that means we're already going against the will of Fate! See, don't you get the feeling like a new 'us' is starting? We'll definitely be all right this time!" They heard a loud scream coming from outside. "Yuusuke-kun, what was that?"
"I don't know, but it sounds like someone's hurt!" The two of them ran outside to see what was wrong.
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Kyo slowly stood up, cuts all over his body and he was bleeding heavily. "I won't lose to you Shinrei. I will beat you and send you back to Nobunaga, in pieces if I have to."
"Kyo… you fool. You have no chance at defeating me. I will destroy you then I will destroy all your friends, paying special attention to that Mahiro girl," said Shinrei.
"Kyo-kun!!!" exclaimed Midori as she and Yuusuke saw the wounded warrior.
"Get out of here!" ordered Kyo, but the two were too shocked to move.
"Maybe a change of plans are in order… I'll kill these two first!" Shinrei slashed his blade, sending a water dragon at Midori.
"No!!!" yelled Kyo.
"NO!!!" exclaimed Yuusuke as he pushed Midori out of the way. The dragon shot straight through his chest.
"Yuusuke!!!" exclaimed Kyo as he ran to his friend, Midori already by his side. "Yuusuke, get up! Don't die on me!"
"Yuusuke-kun!" was all Midori could say between her tears.
"He's dead…" said Kyo, sadly. "Yuusuke's dead…"
"Huh, I was aiming for the girl…" said Shinrei, uncaring.
Kyo growled at Shinrei. "I"LL KILL YOU!!!!!!!!" yelled Kyo. Something inside Kyo snapped. He stood, blood dripping down his hands. His arms swung back and forth, as if no longer connected. His cross-shaped scar and eyes glowed blood red. His teeth had become fangs, and his hands claws. He stared at Yuusuke's lifeless body, Midori crying over him. He let out a low growl. He turned his attention to Shinrei. Kyo spoke in a distorted, demonic version of his voice, "Shinrei… I will destroy you!" He charged at Shinrei with inhuman speeds. He grabbed Shinrei's head in his claw and slammed him into a tree, splintering it. He lifted Shinrei into the air and threw him into the forest, crashing through several trees. He then ran after him. "I'm not through with you yet…"
Shinrei crashed through several trees before landing in front of the school, surprising everyone and stopping the dance. "How did he get so powerful?" Shinrei asked himself. Kyo then appeared in front of him and slammed his fist into Shinrei's face, once again sending Shinrei flying. Shinrei crashed into the school, where the dance was now in full swing. Everyone stared at him until Kyo walked in, his body drenched with rain.
Kyo looked at Leo and said, "Go help Yuusuke." Everyone looked at Kyo in fear. They had seen him fight before, but they had never seen him like this. Shinrei stood up and readied his blades. Kyo cracked his neck and let out a demonic smile. "Glad to see you're still alive… I would have hated to kill you so soon." Kyo pounced at Shinrei. Kyo flipped in the air and did a drop kick on Shinrei's head. His face smashed into the ground. Kyo smirked and pulled Shinrei off the ground by his hair. He looked Shinrei straight in the eye and said, "I'm going to enjoy tearing the flesh from your bones!" Kyo then slammed Shinrei's face into the wall. He pulled Shinrei back and threw him into the wall. Shinrei grabbed the closest person next to him, Futaba. He positioned his blade across her throat.
"Don't come any closer Kyo. I will not hesitate to kill this girl."
Kyo smirked. "Go ahead…" Everyone was shocked at Kyo's response. He then charged at Shinrei. He threw Futaba aside to dodge Kyo's strike. Shinrei slammed his curved blades into Kyo's shoulders. He just laughed. "Did you really think I would be taken down so easily?" With one hand Kyo lifted Shinrei into the air. He grabbed Shinrei's arm and slowly crushed every last bone. He then tossed Shinrei aside. "I'm done with you. I thought you would put up more of a fight."
Shinrei stood up and held his arm. "Damn you, Kyo. You'll pay for this…" Shinrei then disappeared.
Kyo turned back to the students. "With him gone I'm going to be quite bored, so why don't I just kill you all…?" Kyo smirked and slowly advanced on the students, until he felt a hand on his shoulder. Kyo turned to see Mahiro, staring at him sadly. "Mahiro-chan…" began Kyo, speaking in his regular voice.
"Kyo… please stop this," begged Mahiro.
Kyo smirked. "Sorry, but the boy isn't available right now," He then smacked Mahiro and sent her flying into a wall, unconscious.
'NO!!!' Kyo thought. 'This can't be happening… this just can't be happening!'
He turned back to the students. He advanced on them, when he felt a fireball crash into his back. He turned around to see Kat. "Kyo, what's wrong? Why are you doing this?"
Kyo smirked, "Because it's fun. Now, why don't you transform and show me how well you can fight?"
"Henshin!"
"CHANGE SUZAKU!" An energy field gathered around Kat. When it dissipated her armor covered her and she aimed an arrow at Kyo. Everyone was shocked by Kat's transformation. Mutterings of 'she's one of those Knights?' and 'I can't believe it was her!' filled the room. The Baka Trio could only say one thing.
"She's been going easy on us!!!"
"Don't make me hurt you…" warned Mimic.
"I would love to see you try, little girl!" Kyo then vanished and appeared in front of Mimic. He did an uppercut and sent Mimic into the air. He leapt after her and slammed his foot into her back, making her crash down. Before she hit the ground Kyo appeared and slammed his foot into her side, once again sending her flying. She crashed through the wall and shot into the forest.
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Leo had brought Yuusuke to the nurse's office. He didn't realize that he was dead and Midori refused to leave him. Sanae and Reika entered the room. "Midori-chan! What happened?!" screamed Reika.
"The… The Mibu attacked. Their leader attacked me, but… but Yuusuke-kun…" Midori began crying. "I have to help him…" Everyone stared at her.
"How do you mean, Midori-san?" asked Leo. Her hands began to glow white. "Sugoi…" stated Leo.
"No, Midori, you can't!" exclaimed Reika.
"What are you guys talking about?" questioned Sanae.
"It's all my fault…" said Midori.
"Stop it, Midori!" yelled Reika.
"I can save Yuusuke-kun with this!"
"If you do that, then you will die!" exclaimed Reika. Everyone looked at her. "That power gives other's your life force. That's the light of life that is given to you by traveling through time…" Reika was interrupted when Futaba burst into the room.
"Leo! Kyo has gone insane and is fighting your sister!"
"NANI?!" exclaimed Leo as he ran out.
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Kyo was pummeling Mimic; she couldn't get a single attack off. "I know you can do better than this girl" spoke Kyo as he threw Mimic into a tree. The rain began to mix with the blood in Kyo had spilt earlier.
Mimic was bleeding through her armor, green blood. Her visor was cracked but she still glared at him. She fired ice spikes at him but he knocked them away. He then was ready to finish her off when…
"Henshin!"
"CHANGE SEIRYU!"
Draco smashed into Kyo, riding on his bike. He then dismounted from it and helped his sister up but gasped as he saw her green blood. "Onee-chan?" he questioned. She looked away shamefully.
"I'll tell you later, trust me," she said.
Kyo smirked, "So the loving brother comes to protect his sister…" Kyo looked at his claw, which was stained with green blood. He licked the blood off of his finger. "Your blood is so sweet. I wonder if your brother's tastes the same!" Kyo charged at Draco. "Let's find out!" He slashed at Draco with his claws but he jumped out of the way.
"Kyo-san, what's happened to you?" questioned Draco.
"The boy is no longer in control," said 'Kyo'.
"So then you must be his ancestor," concluded Draco.
'Kyo' shook his finger. "Wrong…" he bent down and prepared to charge at Draco. "I'm a whole different kind of animal!" 'Kyo' charged at Draco and did a flying kick into Draco's chest sending him flying. Draco landed and readied himself. 'Kyo' jumped into the air and plummeted toward Draco. Draco easily jumped out of the way. Instead of crashing into anything, 'Kyo' used his momentum to swing around behind Draco. He dug his claws into Draco's back and lifted him into the air. He threw Draco at Mimic. The two collided.
"This isn't the Kyo we know, otouto-chan," stated Mimic as she stood up.
"Hai, onee-chan," replied Draco.
The demon that was once Kyo looked at them. He tilted his head and grinned, showing his fangs. "I was really hoping you'd put up more of a fight."
"Who are you!?" demanded Mimic, breathing heavily.
'Kyo' smirked, "You can call me Akuma."
"Take this!" exclaimed Mimic as she slashed two cards through her weapon.
"CHOP! TORNADO!... SPINNING WAVE!"
Mimic spun at Akuma, fire and ice surrounding her. She chopped at Akuma, who grabbed her helmet and stopped the attack with a knee to her gut. He gripped down on it hard and began to crack.. "Let's see that face of your's child," said Akuma as he gripped even harder. The helmet shattered under his grip and his claws dug into the back of Mimic's head, causing her to scream in pain.
"Onee-chan!" exclaimed Draco as he charged at Akuma. "FUUJIN SHOT!" he exclaimed as he summoned a ball of air and sent it flying at Akuma. It exploded and sent the demon staggering back a few feet, letting go of Mimic. Green blood flowed down a cut on her forehead as she groaned in pain.
"I'm going to be feeling that in the morning," she groaned as she got back to her feet. She then saw her brother slashing at Akuma with his sword. He slashed a card through his sword.
"SLASH!"
Draco slashed at Akuma then powered his sword with electricity. "RAIJIN SLASH!" exclaimed Draco as he brought the electrified blade down on Akuma.
However, the blade never made contact. Draco looked to see his blade, clutched in Akuma's claws. The electricity surged through his body, but he gave it know mind. He actually smiled. "Pathetic, child" said Akuma as he pulled at Draco's sword. He then snapped it in half with his bare hand before smashing Draco away and crashing into the yagura tower. It collapsed from the impact and buried him under the wood.
"Otouto-chan!" Mimic screamed in horror.
Akuma cracked his neck as he looked at the ruble. "What a waste, no fun at all."
"I'll kill you!" screamed Mimic as she charged at Akuma. He grabbed her face and slammed her into the floor. He lifted her up by her hair. He stared at her straight in the eye.
"And here Kyo thought so highly of you two." Akuma sighed, "But you're no fun at all!" He lifted his claw for the final strike. "Die knowing how weak you are!"
"FUUJIN!" A powerful typhoon ripped through the air blew Akuma back, blasting him straight into the school building and letting go of Mimic in the process. She looked over her shoulder to see her brother, but with his helmet gone. His body was crackling with electricity as a slight tornado spun around him, allowing his long hair to fly around his head. He ran over to his sister and helped her up, "Daijoubu desu ka, Onee-chan?"
"Hai," she nodded as she stumbled on her feet. Green blood continued to pour from her wounds. She looked away shamefully.
"Onee-chan," he began, "Your color of your blood has…surprised me, but it doesn't change a thing between us. You are still my sister, despite that."
"Otouto-chan…" she said, looking at him.
"Demo, I'd like an explanation," he reminded. "Onegai."
She nodded and then heard movement from the building.
"How sweet," Akuma sneered as he dusted himself off, "Brother and sister, together again. You were both born together." He then roared as he charged at them, "NOW DIE TOGETHER!!!"
"FUUJIN!" Draco shouted as he sent a blast of air at Akuma once again, but this time their possessed friend turned enemy was ready for it. He walked against the current, digging his heels into the ground so that he wouldn't be sent flying again. Draco seeing this, added something else to his attack, "RAIJIN!" He sent bolts of lighting flying and striking at Akuma, who grunted at each shocking strike.
"EAT THIS!" Mimic screamed sending a stream of fire flying at Akuma. Taking his cue, Draco decided to add his wind powers so that a vortex of flames formed around Akuma, trapping him.
"There," Mimic panted. "No way can he get out of that."
Akuma roared as he jumped right through the vortex and grabbing the twin Knights by their throats and then lifting them up. The twins' legs flailed around as they gripped the hands crushing their throats.
"You've given me so much trouble," Akuma growled. "Now…DIE!"
"FIRE! BULLET!" was heard and then Akuma was caught by several small explosions on his back. He let go both of the twins who were gasping for air and they both looked up to see who had saved them. Their eyes widened in surprise.
Standing with a gun, styled after a tiger, in hand was an Advent Knight. He was clad in white armor with black tiger stripes on his chestplate and back. His diamond shaped shoulder guards pointed upwards. There was a diamond symbol on his belt buckle and another one on his chestplate. The bodysuit under the armor was black with white metal plating on his gauntlets and boots. His helmet, which was white as well, had a pair of sharp black extensions on top of the white eyepieces to emulate tiger ears and black tiger stripes running down the middle of his faceplate and the back of his helmet. He was riding on a bike.
"Who are you, a friend of theirs?" Akuma questioned as he regarded the Knight. The Knight dismounted from his vehicle and looked at Akuma.
"You could say that," the white Knight said before he called out to Draco and Mimic, "You two okay?" He saw Mimic's green blood and was surprised, but would ask about it later.
"Pluto-san!" Draco shouted.
"Yeah, we're fine, Tiger," Mimic smirked. As soon as she said that, their belt buckles snapped close and ejected their Category Aces as the energy fields stripped off their armors. They had taken too much damage already and were in no fighting condition.
"You two get to someplace safe. Let me handle him," Pluto told them before he stared at Akuma.
"You think you can beat me?" Akuma smirked, amused.
"I can try, can't I?" Pluto slipped his gun back into its holster and got into a fighting stance. "Let's go!"
"Now there will be three graves!" Pluto charged at Akuma and the White Tiger Knight threw a punch. Akuma easily dodged and slammed his fist into Pluto's stomach. Akuma grabbed Pluto's arm and lifted him into the air, then slammed him into the ground. Akuma lifted him up by his arm and glared at the Knight. "I have defeated both of your friends with barely a scratch on me, what makes you think you have a chance?"
"This…" said Pluto as a boulder slammed into Akuma and smashed him into the ground.
"Pluto-san!" exclaimed Leo, as he limped toward Pluto. "Please, don't kill him!"
"As if he could…" said voice. Leo and Pluto looked towards where the boulder was, only to see Akuma holding the boulder in his hand. He was bleeding from a wound on his forehead. He licked the blood that was pouring into his mouth and glared at Pluto. "Let me taste your blood."
"Leo, get yourself and your sister out of here," Pluto instructed, taking out his gun.
"But…" Leo began to object.
"That's an order! Now go!"
"Hai," Leo nodded before running over to his sister and picking her up before carrying her to safety.
Pluto aimed his gun at Akuma and began firing.
Elsewhere, Leo was bringing his sister to where the others had fled. "Leo-kun, is she alright?" asked Sanae.
"I hope so, she was beaten pretty badly," said Leo. Kat coughed up some green blood. The others stared at her in shock.
The Baka Trio gawked at her. Her clothes had been torn to shreds, revealing her "physique" to the perverted Trio. "Wow…" was all the three idiots could say.
She began to stand up, green blood gushing from her wounds. "I've got to keep fighting…" She stood up, holding her clothes to her body. "You with me, otouto-chan?"
"Onee-chan, I don't think you should fight. You should be resting right now!" exclaimed Leo.
"Otouto-chan, I'm going. With or without you," said Kat as she readied her buckle.
Mahiro ran up to her. "Kat-chan, please, bring Kyo back…" she pleaded.
Kat gave her a thumbs up. Leo strapped his belt on.
"HENSHIN!!!"
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Meanwhile…
A bright light engulfed Yuusuke as Midori kissed him. "Please, let this save him…" she begged silently. They parted lips. "I love you, Yuusuke-kun…" A bright light engulfed the medical building. When the light faded, Yuusuke sat up in the bed, Midori, passed out on his lap. Reika and Futaba watched silently.
"What happened?" asked Yuusuke.
"Now, it's your turn to save Midori," said Reika.
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Pluto was shooting at Akuma repeatedly, but his efforts proved fruitless as his shots were being dodged by his opponent. Every time Pluto would shoot at him, Akuma would seem to vanish and then show up someplace else, as if he was toying with Pluto.
"Stand still!" Pluto exclaimed.
Ask, and you shall receive. Akuma towered over Pluto, who was surprised to see him just appear like that. Akuma then brought his fist up to pummel Pluto, when…
"FUUJIN!"
A windstorm blew into Akuma. This was followed by a storm of ice-cold energy, turning the windstorm into a blizzard, freezing him in a block of ice. Pluto looked to see where the blizzard had come from to see Mimic and Draco running towards him.
"Pluto-san!" Draco shouted.
"Backup has arrived!" Mimic added.
Akuma shattered his icy prison. "Fools! Didn't you learn your lesson the last time?!" He vanished from view. The three Knights prepared themselves.
"Just who the hell is this guy?" questioned Pluto.
"It's a long story," was the reply he received from Mimic.
"And you three are out of time!" exclaimed Akuma, appearing behind the three of them. He grabbed Draco and threw him into the other two Knights. "I'll slaughter every last one of you!"
"Well, we ain't going down without a fight!" Mimic exclaimed. Her visor glowed red as her left hand ignited with red flames and her right hand was covered with frost energy.
"We made a promise towards Mahiro-san to bring Kyo-san back!" Draco swore. His body crackled with electricity as a tornado blew around him, "And we intend to keep it!"
"I have no idea what's going on, but I know that if we don't take you down, we're all dead," Pluto said. As he spoke, rocks began to rise up around him as well as pieces of metal.
"LET HIM HAVE IT!" Mimic shouted as she sent a blast of ice and blazing energy.
"FUUJIN-RAIJIN COMBO!" Draco shouted as he sent a gale force and lightning bolts at Akuma.
"TAKE THIS!" Pluto roared, sending large rocks and pieces of metal flying at Akuma.
The elemental attacks slammed into Akuma with such an explosive force that the ground shook from the impact. A massive shock wave erupted, pushing the Knights back with its recoil. They looked to see the smoke cloud.
"Did we (pant) win?" Draco asked.
They then saw a figure walking out of the smoke.
"Oh, you got to be kidding me!" Mimic cried out in disbelief. Pluto had his gun ready, just incase. As the smoke cleared, it revealed none other than…
"KYO!" Mimic shouted, happy to see the red-eyed samurai.
"KYO-SAN!" Draco added, happy as well. Kyo had numerous wounds on his body from the attacks he'd received. He looked up at the three Knights and smiled before he passed out from exhaustion.
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In Kyo's mind…
Demon Eyes Kyo stood above his descendant, looking down at the sleeping warrior. "You did good kid…" said the samurai proudly. He looked at Akuma, who was once again weighted down with chains. "So, you're the presence I've been feeling."
"Yes. I must admit that this boy, Kyo, he is by far one of the strongest warriors I have ever seen, and he hasn't even reached his full potential… yet." The two warriors looked at the young Kyo. "It is time for him to awaken… for his greatest trial has yet to show himself…"
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Kyo slowly awakened. He was greeted with a less than pleasant sight… the barrel of Pluto's gun. "Could someone please tell me why this person is pointing a gun at my face?"
"Pluto-san," Draco said sternly, "I don't think that will be necessary anymore. Put the gun down."
Pluto looked at the Knight of Spades in disbelief, "Are you nuts, kid? This guy nearly killed us and you expect me to just let him go? He's too dangerous to have around."
'He's the one pointing a gun at my face and I'm the dangerous one?' thought Kyo.
"Still, it's not his fault that he's the way he is," Mimic said to him.
"Speaking of which, why do you have green blood?" Pluto asked accusingly, turning his glare towards the Knight of Suzaku.
"We all have our secrets, Tiger-Boy," she retorted. "Like, we've never seen your face."
"I have my reasons."
"Well, so do I," Mimic answered firmly. She then looked at her brother, "Otouto-chan, I…"
"I told you before, green blood or not, you're still my onee-chan," Draco then hugged her.
"Look, I'm happy that you two care for each other a lot and don't care about each other's faults, but can you get your friend to not point his gun at me?" Kyo said to them. Pluto grumbled and slipped his gun back into his holster before both Draco and Mimic helped him up. "Thanks."
"I expect answers soon, you two," Pluto said to Draco and Mimic, "But not right now. There's still some unfinished business to take care of."
"Like what?" Draco asked.
"You two are going to take care of some Beast Spirits that have started showing up in Tokyo. Be there in two days. I'll wait for you until then," Pluto turned on his heels and walked away. "See you two later."
Kyo turned to look at Leo and Kat, who'd just removed their helmets. "I'm guessing he's an Advent Knight too?"
"The first," Leo clarified, "And the one who chose us."
"Well, all I know is that school is gonna be hectic tomorrow," Kat sighed. Everyone had witnessed her and her brother's transformation, not to mention Kyo going insane and threatening the entire student body. "So, Red Eyes, what the hell happened? You nearly killed my otouto-chan and I."
"I have no idea. The last thing I remember was fighting Shinrei and… Oh my God! Yuusuke! Where is he?!" exclaimed Kyo.
"Kyo-san, please settle down. I brought him to Dr. Chigusa's office," explained Leo. "Now, please explain as to why you attacked us?"
"Like I said, the last thing I remember was fighting Shinrei. Yuusuke was… injured, and I just snapped. For the past few days I've had this weird feeling that, besides my ancestor and me, there was a third presence within me. And I think that when I snapped, it was let loose. I only know one thing about it… it craves blood and carnage. The more destruction and pain it causes the more powerful it becomes…" explained Kyo.
"Yeah, my otouto-chan and I experienced that first hand. Damn thing nearly crushed my skull," Kat grumbled.
"Again, I'm sorry," Kyo apologized.
"We still have another problem. How are we going to explain this to everyone?" Leo said.
"You're right," Kat agreed, "People are going to be asking a lot of questions."
Sanae and Mahiro ran up to Leo, Kat, and Kyo. "Kyo!" exclaimed Mahiro happily as she leapt into her boyfriend's arms.
"Leo-kun!" Sanae exclaimed before she jumped into the Knight of Seiryu's arms and gave him a full kiss on the lips. He blushed for a minute before returning the kiss.
They then saw Yuusuke carrying Midori, followed closely by Reika and Futaba. They ran up to join them. "Reika-san, what happened to Midori-san?" asked Leo.
"She gave up her time in the present to save me" explained Yuusuke as they continued to run. They were running toward a tree in the middle of a clearing. "Why didn't you stop her?" Yuusuke asked Reika.
"From the bottom of her heart, she wanted to save you. If not, you would have remained dead, and Midori couldn't live with herself like that," answered Reika.
The group was now in front of the tree. Reika walked up to the tree, which began to glow white. "I must take Midori back to the future now…"
"Reika-chan…" said Midori silently, a little louder than a whisper. "Please, let me say goodbye to them…" Reika nodded.
"Midori…" Kat said slowly, "You're really going away, aren't you? I'm really going to miss you, girl." She wiped a tear away from her eye.
"Midori-san, please, do not forget about us when you go back to the future," Leo said, distraught as well. "Sayonara…" He was fighting back the tears, without any success. Midori hugged both Leo and Kat. She walked over to Mahiro and Kyo.
"Midori-chan…" said Mahiro, tears streaming down her face. "I'll miss you!" she pulled Midori into a hug. Midori walked over to Kyo. He was the only one not crying.
"Kyo-kun…" began Midori. She was interrupted when Kyo pulled her into a hug.
"Take care of yourself, Midori," said the samurai.
"Only if you promise to watch over Mahiro-chan," said Midori with a smile.
"Deal."
Midori walked over to Futaba. "Futaba-chan, please look after Yuusuke-kun…"
Futaba silently nodded.
Midori bent down so she was eye level with Sanae. "Sanae-chan… you are strong, and I will miss you…" The two hugged.
Finally, Midori walked over to Yuusuke. "Yuusuke-kun, we'll be together forever…" They hugged and then parted. She then walked toward Reika. "Reika-chan, I'm ready…"
"Will she be able to come back?" questioned Sanae, crying.
Reika shook her head. "It's okay. I'll always be with you all. My life will become one with yours and continue on in this time." She gave them one last big smile then vanished into the light, tears rolling down her face.
"I am sorry to say…" began Reika. She looked at Kyo, Mahiro, Leo, Sanae, Kat, Futaba, and Yuusuke. "But none of you were supposed to meet Kat and Leo at this time…"
"What are you talking about?" demanded Kat.
"You must lose your memories…" said Reika as the light behind her grew bright. Everyone was shocked as the light enveloped the entire school, repairing all the damage that had been done. Leo and Sanae held each other one last time, whispering, "Aishiteru" to one another. Kat took one last look at her friends. And Kyo… He stood awaiting the light to envelope him. They knew that even if Fate stood against them, they would overcome it and be together again. The light washed over them…
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The next morning…
Everyone was in the classroom one last time to get pictures and exchange phone numbers and all that stuff you do when you know you won't be seeing someone for some time. Some girl picked up a picture. It had Yuusuke in the background but the point of interest was the other person in the picture. She had green eyes and brown hair that fell to her shoulders. "Hey, do you recognize this girl?" the person asked another girl.
"No, but she looks really nice, I bet we could've been friends!" said the other girl.
Sanae was with Wakaba. "Sanae-chan, daijoubu desu ka?" asked Wakaba.
"Daijoubu, Wakaba-chan. It just feels strange, as if I've forgotten something important, something dear to me…" said Sanae.
"Hey, has anyone seen Kyo?" asked Bacchi-Gu.
"Oh yeah, he gave me this note earlier," said Yuusuke, pulling out a note. He opened it up and read it.
Dear Yuusuke,
You've always been a great friend to me and I won't forget you, but please, don't come looking for me. I'm not sure if you remember what happened the other night, but it is too dangerous for me to be here. So, Mahiro and I are leaving. I don't know when we're coming back, or if we are coming back at all. Please, take care of yourself and the others. I'm leaving you in charge…
-Kyo
P.S.: If Bacchi-Gu and the others start acting up, hit 'em once for me!
"Kyo's gone…" said Yuusuke, no louder than a whisper.
"What's that, Yuusuke?" asked Tenjin.
"Nothing, I can't wait for the school to become Co-Ed" said Yuusuke. "I'll run the welcoming committee and get you three some girlfriends…"
"What's that Yuusuke?!" exclaimed Ichiban-Boshi.
"You sound like you found love, when you were as miserable as the rest of us!" yelled Bacchi-Gu.
Yuusuke just looked at the picture in his hand, the one of him and the girl. 'Midori… my Midori…'
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Both Leo and Kat were on their bikes as they sped along the road towards Tokyo. They then decided to make one last stop before looking back at where they were and the place they were leaving.
Leo and Kat both removed their helmets and looked back. Leo said to his sister, "Onee-chan, do you have the feeling we've forgotten something?"
"If I remembered what I've forgotten, would I have forgotten it?" she replied. "What's wrong?"
"I just think that…well, I left something behind, but I'm not sure what it is." He thought, 'Was it something important?' He could feel it in his heart as he wiped what appeared to be a tear falling from his eye.
"You crying?" Kat asked.
"Just some dust in my eye."
"Well, that thing you forgot, it'll come to you so don't worry. Besides, there are Beast Spirits to seal in Tokyo."
"Hai," he nodded in agreement before quoting, "Okaasan said this; look ahead to the future because new experiences are just in front of you."
Kat just chuckled at her brother's Zen-like philosophy, "Let's just get there first, okay?"
"Hai," Leo nodded before putting his helmet back on again as he revved up his engine. Kat did the same and raced after him.
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Kyo and Mahiro were walking away from the campus. "Kyo, what's wrong?" asked Mahiro.
"Nothing, just something at the back of my head that's bugging me," replied Kyo. He felt something in his pocket and pulled it out. It was a picture. He looked at it quizzically. "Hey, Mahiro, do these people look familiar to you?" He pointed to a girl with black hair who was wearing a bow ribbon on her head, another girl with brown hair and green eyes, and a boy with auburn hair and emerald eyes who was wearing a pair of goggles around his neck.
"Not really," replied Mahiro.
"Okay…" said Kyo, dropping the subject, though the thought stayed in the back of his mind.
"Well, it's almost your sixteenth birthday, I say we go home and be with Mayumi-chan and just unwind," suggested Mahiro.
"Sounds good to me," said Kyo with a smile. He draped his arm around her shoulder and they walked off, unaware that they were being watched.
A man dressed like a hippie watched from the trees. "How romantic! It's true, all you need in the world is love!" he exclaimed. "Too bad I have to destroy it…"
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Well, that's it. Thank you to all who have read this fic. A big thaks to ZK Chromedragozoid, who has been with me in this fic since the beginning. If you liked this story and would like to see what happens to Kyo, Mahiro, Leo, and Kat, then please read my fic AKoL: A Warrior's Path and Chromedragozoid's fics; Advent Knights of Legend and its sequel Advent Knights of Legend: Trials of the Joker. Thanks again! It's been fun!