CH.5 Nightmares
Later that night Saiga spent the night at the main house to recover, however after the incident with Kazuma's lover being resurrected he couldn't help but dream of his time in Europe. (Five years ago) Saiga gets off his flight to Italy to start his venture to the see the world, shortly after however he sees a man close to his age stealing baked goods from a store near the airport. Disliking thieves Saiga chases after the young man, and tackles him bringing him down.
"Thought you could get away with stealing huh"
"Get off me I was just trying to feed a homeless family"
"Wait what?"
The young man brings Saiga to a poor family consisting of parents and two small boys. After explaining for a while about how the city has lots of homeless people these days Saiga apologizes to the young man and introduces himself.
"I'm Saiga Saiga Kannagi"
"And I'm Alister Alphonse"
Four weeks later after meeting the two young men decide to become partners in theatre production inside an abandoned opera house. Month three the young men became gifted musicians through brutal practice Saiga mastering violin, and Alister an organist, but they lacked a singer. Two days later however while shopping for groceries with the last of Saiga's money Alister tells his story of his childhood with Saiga.
"I never knew my parents really they died when I was three and I was sent to an orphanage, the children were cruel to me because I was small and the owners were abusive. They would beat us regularly especially me, but it ended when one of the other children burned down the house, but naturally they blamed me that's when they they…."
The painful memories from his childhood cause Alister to break into tears and fall to his knees. That's when they heard singing from out of nowhere the sound was beautiful and soothing. Alister stands back up and wipes his face looking for the source and Saiga looks with him. After a second they see a young woman with pale blonde hair and hazel eyes looking at them.
"Do feel better now?"
"Could you please…. Sing that again?" The two ask
"Sure no problem I love to sing"
The young woman begins to sing again bring the two men to a great state of joy, and the woman's name was Sophie Cantore. Sophie then joined their group and for months they enjoyed each other's company living each day as if it was paradise. Then one day while practicing violen Alister and Sophie bring news to Saiga.
"Saiga I asked her to marry me and she said yes"
"And we want you to be the best man at our wedding"
"That's great no it's beyond great"
With their happiness sealed even with Saiga feeling slightly heartbroken the three made preparations for the wedding. Saiga even went out of town for a week to get the perfect dress for Sophie to wear, but when he returned to the city he found Alister walking aimlessly around with his eyes dead.
"Alister are you okay where's Sophie?"
"She's dead Saiga she's dead"
"What how no..no"
"She was killed by a group of evil magic users she was sacrificed to a demon, and she screamed for me every second she was in pain, she was bleeding and I couldn't save her, but I do know one thing I'm going to get revenge"
Saiga seeing his friend's plight decides to leave him alone but doesn't see him again for some time. Three years later Saiga ventured around the world more and hears rumor of a man wreaking havoc in China and decides to see if it is Alister. His suspicion proved true he met Alister in China dressed in his present day outfit.
"Alister what have you been up to are killing innocent people now"
"No it's them again they ruined my life a killed my wife I'll see them butchered for that but for now I'm going to bring Sophie back to me"
"How are you going to do that?"
"My master Astaroth he told me so much in so little time, he said he'd make it all go away"
"Alister is Astaroth a demon?"
"So what if he is?"
Saiga prepares a fire attack with his right arm, but Alister quickly reacts by severing his friends arm with his ice sword.
"AHHHHH! What did you do"
"You're either with or against me Saiga I don't want to kill you so I'll give you two options join me and become a servant of Astaroth or never appear to me again if you do I declare it betrayal and I'll kill you"
Alister warps away in a veil of cold air leaving Saiga bleeding in the middle of the street.
"Alister!"
Saiga wakes up shouting Alisters name and realizes it was just a dream. Ayano is now trying to live normally while the others look for information, and is currently attending class during the day everything is moving fine until an unannounced message comes through the intercom.
"Hello students this is your new speaker my name is not important but I do have a game for you all to play"
The voice was unfamiliar to all the students including Ayano and her friends in the school.
"The game is called Kamikaze and basically I've tied bombs to certain students fifty to be exact"
Thinking of it as a joke most of students laugh except Ayano who is skeptical about the speaker's words until a student in the middle of the room explodes. This causes the entire room to panic and scream with fear and frenzy.
"Now then to win the game all you have to do is guess my name here's a hint I belong to a great clan once a prestige clan and then we were defiled by the Kannagi's"
As the speaker continues more explosions can be heard in the background. Ayano decides to go to the office to confront the speaker and stop him from killing more people. Back at the house Genma bursts through the doors of Saiga's room.
"Kid get up there's trouble at Ayano's school it might be you're old friend"
Saiga quickly gets up, and he and Genma quickly enter a car which Genma drives with haste. Saiga grabs his cell phone to try to call Kazuma, but he doesn't pick up"
"We don't need that punk hopefully but we don't have time to wait"
Back at the school the building has caught fire due to the explosions caused by the bombs, Ayano gets to the announcement room but finds no one, she then tries the roof but is finding it hard to get there because of the debris. Eventually getting to the roof a slim man wearing a mask stands alone his mask a gold ring around the blank faceless mask which had two green eyes.
"Long time no see Kannagi"
"You now I remember who you are I never really heard you're voice but I recognize your figure anywhere Ryuya Kazamaki!"
The man removes his mask revealing he is in fact Ryuya of the Fuuga clan who were killed by their own leader.
"So Astaroth brought you back too I see"
"Yeah he did, but this time I don't need the power of Geho's power to defeat you, lord Astaroth has given me greater power and soon my family will have his power as well"
"Save it I'm sending you back to hell right now!"
Ayano remembering her previous fights decides to wait for Ryuya to make the first move as not to get injured needlessly again.
"Better hurry Kannagi"
"What for?"
"Simple if you don't hurry and defeat me you'll burn to death along with your friends!"
"No you wouldn't!"
"I would hehehe"
Before Ryuya could start laughing a blue fireball from the entrance hits him in the face buring his face.
"AH who's the deadman!?"
"Lorem ipsum nuper me in iuvare descendit gradibus Genma"
"Speak our language you freak show ah that hurts"
"Saiga thanks I owe you one"
Ryuya loses his temper and clutches his head in pain causing purple energy to erupt from his body. After a minute of screaming he stops as his bangs moves away from his forehead revealing a purple sigil on his head.
"(gasp) Sed non est in potestate est, ut longe resonante Astaroth
"What Astaroth what"
Before Ryuya can move he pulled away by an unseen force and disappears howver someone else takes his place Kagutsuchi.
"Ryuya calm down seriously but I'm sure my father will forgive you, he wasn't supposed to use his wind magic this early in the game only some really enjoyable human toys"
"You again what are you"
"Me I'm everything you should be strong, fearless, a true sword master, and of course the daughter of the most cunning demon in existence"
"Yeah right as if I am strong and you are not a sword master, and what do you mean daughter of a demon you're just imitation of me a shadow"
"Don't you mock me I'm far superior to you or your friend there besides you lost your best player and all we had to do was bring back some dumb bitch to do it"
"non dicimus deum similis os claudere rursus damnat vivus sive mortuus!"
"Get over it point is without Kazuma you can't beat us not that you could in the first place… Now then how about a replay of what happened last"
Kagutsuchi prepare for her hellfire attack again as she raises her left arm to charge the fire.
"Now then writhe…"
Before she could speak anymore a concentrated wind attack from a long distance cuts through the replica's raised arm severing it. Then Kazuma appears between Saiga and Ayano.
"I heard what you said don't ever call her a bitch again you hear me!"
"You would betray us after we gave you your girlfriend back traitor"
"Hey I never said I'd join besides it was deal between me and Alister not you or Astaroth"
"Fine I don't need both my arms however"
Kagustuchi notices her blood dripping from the flesh left on her arm, she then grabs the area with her hand and burns the wound shut, and picks up her sword. She prepares to fight but is forced away just like Ryuya. Then a large bubble of water appears above the school and dowses the flames a moment later Alister appears to the trio.
"I did not order this I apologize my subordinates are impatient"
Kazuma walks up to Alister getting in his face.
"Alister I can never repay you for what you've done but I will never help demon understand?"
"Hm you really are the opposite of what I chose but also know this I brought her back because if I'm going to have this joy so should you we were both robbed by those freaks until later"
Alister disappears and Kazuma flies away, Genma walks on the roof saying he got all the students out safely and that only a few were killed by the explosions. Kazuma calls Ayano's phone explains about why he's been out for a while and that he has new information to share with everyone, but he wants to be alone for a while.
