Ch.3 Fire vs. water

Three hours later at the Kannagi house Saiga wakes up from Kazuma's attack at the construction site inside of his own hotel room which is different from the one Kazuma'a staying at. He exits the bedroom area and enters the living room where Kazuma, Ayano, and now conscious Lapis sit in different chairs.

"It's so creepy she just sits and stares at us" Ayano comments

Kazuma looks at Lapis with an irritated expression since she is a replica of Tsui-Ling which Kazuma still can't get passed. As he enters the room everyone's sights turn on Saiga as he sits down himself.

"So you mind explaining yourself?" Kazuma asks

"Yeah what was up with sudden language change" Ayano adds

Saiga sighs, grabs a soda from the fridge and begins to explain himself.

"Okay so I have my own contract but not with a spirit king or a demon rather just a strong deity-like creature of this world. My contract is with the azure dragon the bringer of the god's fire with this contract I can gather countless fire spirits into my body. However it's also very dangerous because my sword which absorbs fire spirits from my body I would be burned to ashes just using my power, and as an added side effect I speak Latin during the boost since the creature is from Italy under the holy capital."

"Okay so far so good now tell us about Alister and don't lie to me" Kazuma demands

"I'm sorry but I can't…not now" Saiga utters sadly

Kazuma stands up grabs Saiga but the shirt and gets angry raising his voice.

"Who is he and what does he want with me" Kazuma shouts

"Kazuma stop yelling at him won't solve anything maybe he can't say did you consider that" Ayano points out

Kazuma puts Saiga down and storms out the room leaving Lapis behind in Saiga's care. Ayano looks at Saiga with clear empathy and decides to leave as well to give him privacy. Ayano decides to walk home even though it has become dark out and Kazuma fly's back to his hotel. On the way to the Kanagi house Ayano cut's through a community forest area for a shortcut. While on the way she trips on a vine and falls forward hitting her face

"Ow that sucked"

"Here let me help" a voice says

From in front of her face a young man has his hand extended which Ayano grabs and he helps her stand up. She sees his face but is unaware that it's Alister since she's never seen his face.

"Thanks but who are you?"

"Oh I'm sorry really where are my manners…you may call me Alister Alphonse"

"Alister..Kazuma mentioned that name which means… you wanted something from him didn't you tell me now!

Ayano summons Enraiha and takes her stance to prepare to fight. Without thinking she begins to attack swinging her sword at all directions which Alister dodges with ease.

"Oh my you want answers yet you keep attacking me like maniac"

"Shut up and die!"

Ayano attempts at a high kick but Alister grabs her leg by the ankle, and a sharp unbearable pain surges through Ayano's leg.

"What did you do to my leg!?"

Ayano pulls down her sock and looks at her ankle which has turned dark purple.

"What the!"

"Frostbite its terrible thing to get looks like you just a lost a foot"

Ayano still continues her assault with a limp after a while Alister knocks her back with a blast of water, and continues slamming her into the ground with repeated water attacks one after the other. Trying to get back up Ayano is lifted up by a pillar water and shot at again, knocking Enraiha out of her hands. Ayano tries to reach for her sword until Alister grabs her wrist and inflicts it with more frostbite paralyzing it.

"(No he's.. he's too strong he's gonna kill me help…Kazuma help me!") Ayano thinks

"I have no intention of killing you Ayano Kanagi what I want is you I need your potential"

"What do you mean by that"

"Aren't you sick of being second fiddle to Kazuma knowing he's so much stronger than you and that every time you face him you're made a joke"

"What no way I'm not…"

"Don't kid yourself you're nothing compared to him all you have is that sword and now you can't even wield it forsake your name and pledge loyalty to Astaroth he'll grant you power beyond Kazuma's and my contracts"

"You're joking right I'd never do that no matter what you offer"

Alister nods his head and steps closer to finish off Ayano but is stopped by fire magic from another source. Alister looks and sees Kazuma's younger brother Ren who left the house to look for Ayano before her curfew. He looks down and sees Ayano's frost bite greatly angering him causing to glow with flames of honest anger.

"Little wretch this offer is not for the likes of you now die!"

Alister opens his palm summoning a body of water out of the ground which surrounds Ren's body and encases him in a small prison of water.

"Wha…What is this!" Ren shouts

"Ren let him go you freak!"

"Silence I'll crush him right now and be done quickly"

Alister lifts Ren into the air and prepares to finish him as well and again is interrupted by another fire attack this time from Saiga who arrived in time transformed.

"Rogo vos, quaeso, hanc amentiam Alister" Saiga declares

"Tch this is none of your concern Saiga keep out of this or else I'll kill you as well"

"Filiis meis et non dimisi ut noceat!"

Saiga dashes at Alister swinging his sword managing to get a few cuts in but only barely. After a moment of only defense Alister unsheathes a pair of swords, one was ice blue, and the other dark blue and joins in a series of exchanged blows block each other until Alister runs Saiga through with one of his two swords causing him to fall in pain.

"Very well Saiga I'll leave for but I still want my fire and wind magic users one way or the other just remember Ayano you still have the opportunity"

Alister warps away again in a veil of cold air while Ren falls to the ground mostly unharmed. Ayano goes into shock from all her injuries and frostbite so Ren and Saiga carry her to a hospital to get treated. two hours later at the hospital Ayano's bedridden and Jugo has been informed of his daughter situation and rushes to the hospital.

"Lord Jugo I am so sorry about Ayano" Saiga pleads

"Don't worry Saiga if not for you both Ayano and Ren could have been killed by that man"

The doctor comes out of Ayano's saying she needs to get her hand and ankle amputated which Saiga disagrees. He walks into her room and touches her frostbitten area's healing them completely. Jugo becomes flabbergasted and asks about what he did.

"The azure flame can heal all cold inflictions even by the darkest cold"

"Impressive looks like you've really grown in eight years thank you"

Saiga leaves the hospital happy that he could help Ayano but uneasy about Alister so he decides to tell everyone about him but decides to wait until Ayano recovers completely since he'll be back for her.