Me: Yo~! I'm back! Firstly, my deep apologies for taking such a long time to update the story. How to say….hmm….you could say that I forgot the plot and I need to rewrite it again and of course I did! This is what happen when you tend to slack off for the whole year~! Anyway, lately my grammar and vocabs been in chaos and thus, please spare me…I will attend the primary school along with my 7-years old cousin this year to learn the basic. As a token of my appreciation for sparing me, please accept this handmade pink, big eared sloth made by Gwendal. *throw the stuff toys at everyone*

Gwendal: It's an elephant…

Me: *sweatdropped* uhh, well of course…

Disclaimer: I do not own KKM! I just love them~!~ Enjoy!~

Chapter 2: A FRIEND

"Shibuya!" Murata moved closer and clasping Yuuri's hand. "He's freezing. How is he, Gisela?"

Gisela leaned forward and touched Yuuri's hand, checking for pulse. She gasped.

"I-I can barely sense heika maryoku! He's too weak! I'm not sure if he could mana-!"

"HEAL HIM! You can't just let him die!" Wolfram shouted with anger.

Conrad gritting his teeth. He held Yuuri even closer. "Yuuri…"

Murata took a deep breath. Then he spoke, " Please be calm, Von Bielefeld-kyou. I won't let him die."

"I'll give him some of my maryoku. Gisela, I want you to focus your healing on the cut. We need to be quick or he'll lose more of his blood. Shinou..." Shinou gave a slight nod.

Gisela gave a firm nod. She closed her eyes, concentrating all of her maryoku and soft green light emitted from her hand. She applied it onto Yuuri's deep cut on his stomach. At the same time, Murata channeling his maryoku to replenish some of Yuuri's maryoku. Not long after that, they just stopped. Yuuri coughed more blood and looked in a pain.

"Geika..I-I can't heal it at all… The wound only got worse!"

Everyone was shocked. Murata and Shinou were in deep thought.

"Can't you do something about it?" the brunette finally spoke.

"Gisela! Try harder!" Gunter insisted. Wolfram slowly held Yuuri's cold hand.

Shinou looked at Murata. " My Daikenja, could it be.."

A nod.

"That won't be necessary. He's also rejecting my maryoku. I'm afraid we can't heal him using her power. I need to confirm something. Weller-kyou Conrad…" Murata looked into the brunette eyes.

"That person, is he using a sword that alike Morgif true form to stab Shibuya?"

A paused. Conrad recalled the sword shape. It does look like Morgif true form although he can't see any face on it.

"Yes."

Murata stared at Yuuri with a worried look and he clenched his fist. "I knew it."

" Gisela, did you bring the herbs?"

"Yes."

" Apply them. At least it will give us enough time before we arrive at Shinou Temple."

Gisela hurriedly mixing the herbs and turned it into a paste. Later, she applied them carefully. Yuuri didn't give any response.

"Everyone, we should start heading back now."

"Wha-?" Wolfram clenched his fist. "We can't leave him like that! That herbs won't even heal him!"

" Wolfram, we should listen to Geika." Gwendal tried to calm down his younger brother.

"But Ani-ue-!"

"Von Bielefeld-kyou, I do understand your deep concern but if you don't listen to my Daikenja, I'm afraid we'll lose Yuuri forever in no time."

Wolfram stunned. That is the sentence that he fears the most. He gritted his teeth and stared at the ground.

"Understood, Shinou-Heika."He gave in.

"We better hurry. That herbs won't last longer."

Conrad gently lifted up the young Maou and carefully held him as he walked into the carriage. The rest followed. Wolfram, Murata and Shinou were sitting inside the same carriage with Conrad and Yuuri. Wolfram kept holding Yuuri's cold hand and his emerald eyes didn't even bother to stop gazing his pale fiancé. Murata sat quietly and crossing his arms, thinking about something. Shinou couldn't disturb his Daikenja and just staring outside the window. The atmosphere was gloomed. When they were about to arrive, Conrad murmured something to Yuuri, deep inside his heart hoped that it will reach him.

At Shinou Temple

"Ulrike…"

"All the preparation is done, Geika,"

" Weller-kyou, please take Shibuya inside. The rest stay here. Listen, no one will interfere the ceremony. "

Wolfram was about to complain when Gwendal firmly hold his shoulder and slowly shook his head.

"Yuuri…"

Slowly, the door closed. They could do nothing more. Except waiting.

"Weller-kyou, the upcoming event won't be a pretty sight. Are you sure you'll be okay if you stay here?"

Conrad take a look at the young Maou that was placed on the bed made from blue crystal, located at the center of the room. For him, the sight is already unbearable. Yuuri looks very pale and there's a hole near his stomach. He could see it very clearly now that his upper uniform was removed.

Conrad nodded. He could hear the young soukoku that stood beside him sighed.

"I expect nothing less. But then, please listen very carefully, Weller-kyou."

"When the ceremony begins, never get close to Shibuya until I construct you to do so. No matter what happen. The process might fail and I'm afraid there'll be no more second chance. Even a tiny mistake could cost his life. We must completely remove the curse or it'll consume Shibuya from inside and there'll be no other option to heal his injuries. There's…60% of chance that the process will fail. However, this is the only way." Murata slowly walked near the bed and he stopped beside Yuuri's body. " When I construct you to come to aid, you must hold him with all your might. That's the vital point of healing and removing the curse. We will give our final shot. He might or not turn into his Maou form and the worst case is he'll be able to overcome the chains that Ulrike will create. Shinou and I will ensure the curse to be completely removed before his maryoku is all drains and to do that, you must keep him at his place. We must act fast and accurate since his maryoku is depleting…worst than I imagine. If you fail, I'm afraid this would be our…last day with Shibuya."Murata slowly took Yuuri's hand and hold it gently.

"Do you understand, Weller-kyou?"

60% of chance…Conrad could tell that his heart was about to break into pieces when he heard that. But he also knew that this ceremony must be done.

"I..understand.."His voice sounds more determine than before.

Murata nod at him then placed his hands on the deep cut that looks like a hole."Shinou.." Shinou nodded then moved to Yuuri's side and placed his hands at the same spot. "Ulrike.." said Murata without glancing.

Ulrike stood at the end of the bed, near Yuuri's head. She raised her hands. "Then let us begin.." Ulrike begins chanting with full concentration. Colourful aura begins to surround the bed, the crystal itself begins to glow as it absorbed the aura. Aurora chains begin to form, holding Yuuri's hands and legs to the bed. Even so, it still looks beautiful. The view is stunning as the aura and the crystal's bright glow fill the room. Even Yuuri's pendant emits its beautiful, watery light. It's all well and beautiful until at one point which would haunted anyone that love Yuuri.

Light sharply burst from the wound and Conrad swore that he just saw that tiny Maou jerked like he's being stabbed from his back for a second time with the same sword. Yuuri coughed more dark bloods. Murata and Shinou started to compress the light with their maryoku. Ulrike is sweating a lot, while closing her eyes, she gives her best focus to allocate the light through the deep cut, to be more precise, the cursed itself by channeling the mixed power of hers and the crystal that is collected inside the crystal bed. Murata and Shinou struggle to keep the wild force steady. The wound looks horrible than before, like it's burning and Conrad could hear it hissing. The curse itself began to evoke, spilling dark and red blood from the wound. Yuuri tried to move his body, in effort to reject the pain and the treatment. He looks restless, tilting his head left and right countless time. His hair slowly grew longer till it reached his shoulder. He screamed in agony and at that time, his sharp eyes open and glows. Murata could hear the chains cracked loudly. Without taking a glance at the stunned Conrad, while putting all of his effort into compressing the light, he shouted.

"NOW! WELLER-KYOU!"

Outside Shinou Temple

Everyone could hear the young Maou deep voice screamed in agony. Light flashed from the closed door. Dark clouds start to form. Thunders wildly struck the place from above, enough to make everyone deaf. Storm mercilessly blow everything within it. Rain starts pouring heavily. All happens within the range of Shinou Temple. It becomes very cold as it will frost the place. Like their heart were frozen in fear when they heard the deep voice of their beloved Maou.

"H-Heika.." Gunter firmly clasped his hands together, hoping for the best.

Wolfram could no longer hid his fear. He ran toward the door, ready to busting through when his brother reached his hand.

"Ani-ue! Forgive me but I need to get to him!" said Wolfram, frustrated.

"No, Wolfram! You heard Geika. You must stay firm." Gwendal unsure if his tone was convincing enough when he himself couldn't stay firm as he used to be. He also worried but there's nothing he could do about it. For now, the only thing that he could do is to compose himself for the sake of his little brother. That's the least he could do.

"I couldn't just stand here! I need to be by his side!" Wolfram tried to pull his hand while trying to get closer to the door.

"He got Conrad! Now please have faith in him!"

Wolfram stopped. He knew it wasn't the right time to feel jealous but there's a sharp pain in his heart and he felt hopeless. He was trembling. Both fear and anger at war within his body. His knees buckled on their own accord, reaching for the floor. He sobbed with frustration.

"Yuuri.."

Gisela couldn't bear her tears when she looked at the broken, young soldier. She looked away and weeping quietly.

A moment later, the sky cleared. The door was opened and Murata was out. He looked very exhausted to the point that he looked as he was struggling when he walked. He was about to fall when a hand caught him.

"Be careful there, Geika~" Josak gave a wide smile.

"When did you arrive?" Murata fixed his glasses while letting him support his body.

"A couple of minutes ago. It's tough to get in here when the storm suddenly becomes wilder." Josak carry him at his back like usual.

" Geika! How is-" Everyone rushing to his side.

"He's fine. He just need to rest. But he can't go back to the castle yet. He needs to stay here for 3 days for further treatment." Murata took a glance at the red-eyed blonde prince. "You could stay by his side tonight." Wolfram then, without waiting for another second, dashing inside the temple. Gwendal sighed with relief.

"Is there anything that you required, Geika?" Gwendal looked at the exhausted soukoku.

"Please invite the king of Small Shimaron to the castle after 3 days. I have matters to discuss."

A nod. "And Gisela, please gather the same herbs as much as you can and bring it here. Give it to the priestess. I'll ask them to look over Yuuri. I hope you could conserve your maryoku till the 2nd day. Your healing skill will be needed on that day."

"Understood. I'll be on my way." Gisela salutes and went to the horse.

"For these 3 days, we'll be more focusing into healing the wounds. Josak, gather any information as much as possible after this."

"Leave it me~" Josak winked.

"I'll send a troops to guard here. Is there anything else?"

"I think that should be enough. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to…lay down for a while."

"I'll see you later, Heika." Josak carried the sleepy soukoku into the next building accompanied by 2 priestess that were waiting for them.

"I'll stay here with Heika,"said Gunter, looking inside the temple.

Gwendal sighed. He knew that Gunter is always concern about his Majesty but this time he needs to do something better than sitting beside the bed.

Gwendal pulled Gunter's robe, dragging him to the carriage.

"You will return to the castle with me. Conrad and Wolfram should be enough. We got situation here."

Inside the temple

Conrad stared at Yuuri's sleeping face. He slowly bend and his lip touched the young king forehead. He then gently stroked Yuuri's hair. The pain is still there. The images are haunting him, flashing inside his mind over and over again. The scream, the sobbing and… the begging.

When he was instructed by the Great Sage to hold Yuuri, he nearly abandoned him. But, a realization hit him hard. He couldn't let the king die. He went to aid and held him with all his might. The chains were breaking apart. It was hard to hold someone with such power. The Maou stared Conrad with hatred as he was struggling to break free. His sharp eyes were still glowing but it fixed at Conrad's face.

"WELLER-KYOU CONRAD, I COMMAND YOU TO RELEASE ME! WHO ARE YOU TO DEFY THE KING?

"…Forgive me…Yuuri-heika" His hands were still holding the young king to the bed. With his help, Ulrike managed to renew the chains that were breaking. Slow, but more effective.

"I WILL PUNISH YOU!" He roared. He clenched his hands firmly.

Conrad could tell that the maou is not joking. He could hear thunders wildly struck the place but couldn't penetrate the building. Several priestesses were chose to build a barrier from the attack. Murata had already thought of every possible situation. It was lucky for him that the Maou power was weaken due to the huge loss of maryoku. If not, all of the priestesses in the Shinou Temple will need to combine their power to hold the attack, with no guarantee that the attack will only comes once or twice.

"Shinou!..Urghh!.. How long is it?" Murata struggled to keep his eyes open. The light blinded his view. He was sweating a lot. He's about to come to his limit.

"A little bit, my Daikenja...hold on.." Shinou swiftly moved his hand to the lower part of the wound.

"H-Hurry up! I couldn't stay any longer!" Murata tried to compress the light again. His maryoku is depleting at a critical point.

The curse is about to finish but at the last stage of the treatment to completely removed the curse is costing the ultimate pain. The young Maou was exhausted by the unbearable pain. He was about to give up when the last maryoku entered his body. Shinou closed his eyes and concentrate before he channeled an enormous amount of maryoku. He directed it at the last existence of the curse. The crawling pain defeated the Maou. He could no longer hide his tears.

"C-Conrart…" He whispered. But Conrad heard him."Please…release me..."his deep voice cracked. He shut his eyes tightly, hoping the pain would go away. He coughed dark blood and some spilt on Conrad's hand. It was warm and thick.

"…please… hang on… a little bit...longer…Yuuri." Conrad was trembling but he tightened his gripping. He understood the meaning very well. Yuuri was asking him to release him, the same as killing him. Conrad felt the need to compose himself in such situation no matter how hard it is for the sake of everyone that is waiting for Yuuri's return. That included him.

"…Shinou-heika….please…hurry…" Ulrike is also at her limit. Renewing the chains while controlling the light had consumed a lot of her strength.

Not long after that, she gave a loud gasped. Her eyes widen.

"S-Shinou-heika… Yuuri-heika is…!" She could feel him slipping away. Conrad noticed that Yuuri is sweating a lot and he could hear his soft groaning. Yuuri was over his limit. He's no longer resisting. Even his stubbornness couldn't defy the fact that there's only a drop of energy left. He became too weak that he can no longer run amok. The pain had sap most of his energy and his will to live. His eyes are lightly shut and he couldn't clench his fists. Once again, his breath became slower. His heart was beating at a very slow pace. Conrad feared the worst. He held Yuuri's frozen hand and tightened his gripped. He called upon his dear king name for several times and kept encouraging him to keep stay with him.

"Tch! Such a stubborn curse..." Shinou was furious. He compressed the light with all his might using his final blast of maryoku. There's no time left. It was tough at first but he managed it. The wound was no longer as bad as it was. There's still a cut but not too deep. The final collision of the powers pushed everyone to the side except for Shinou. Murata stumbled along with Ulrike. They were panting heavily. Shinou gradually became so tiny. Conrad was also about to stumble but he managed to lean near the bed. He could now felt the pain of his injuries. He forced himself to stand up to check on his majesty conditions. Yuuri looked pale but breathed evenly. His heartbeat returns to normal. He had fallen asleep. The light slowly faded except the bed and the pendant. Yuuri's is like being wrapped in a blue, watery cocoon. Soon, a few priestesses came.

Conrad gently took Yuuri's hand to his side. He helped the priestesses cleaned the bloods. He received a clean, white cloth from a priestess and he used it to cover Yuuri's exposed body. Some priestesses help Ulrike to get inside a room and Shinou was leaning near the wall, still catching his breath. Murata stood with the help of the priestesses and he walked toward the door while smoothing his uniform. Without looking at Conrad, he said, "Weller-kyou, well done."

The flashback stopped. Conrad noticed someone was running into the temple. He removed his hand from Yuuri's bang and slowly changed his current position to the back. He could see a young teen with golden hair rushing inside.

"Yuuri!" Wolfram ran toward the bed and found Yuuri that is peacefully sleeping. A white cloth is covering his body. He's breathing slow and steady. Wolfram held Yuuri's cold hand and gripped it gently. His emerald eyes stared his fiancé with affection. "I'm glad you're safe...Yuuri..." His other hand touched Yuuri's cheek. It's cold. He noticed something different about Yuuri. His hair is longer and he looks matured. He also had a slightly broad shoulder. He resembles more the Maou form.

Conrad slowly touched Wolfram's shoulder from behind. He looked very tired but he still gave him his warm smiled.

"Conrad…why does Yuuri..."

"…Geika might explain later. For now, I suggest we come back after we treat your injuries. You should get some rest as well."

"Do you expect me to leave him here alone? I refuse."

"Wolfram, I'm sure Yuuri would be sad if he sees you like this. You need to-"Conrad fell to his knee. He was expecting nothing less. He had lost too many energy.

"Conrad!" Wolfram helped his brother to stand up again. He placed his hand behind Conrad's waist while the other took Conrad's hand and placed it behind his neck, reaching his shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Wolfram. Thank you." He smiled at his young brother.

"Hmph! Y-you need to tend your injuries more than I do." Wolfram's face was red but he hides it by looking at the other way. Conrad chuckled.

Wolfram took a look at his fiancé. "I'll be back." Conrad could see his young brother deep affection toward the young king. He smiled.

"W-what are you smiling about? Come. Let's get you treated." said the blonde, slightly annoyed by the teasing smile.

Shinou-heika was there all along, observing those two brothers. He couldn't help but smile a bit.

It's been three days since the ceremony. Yuuri woke up and found himself laying on a weird bed made from crystal. It's hard and not comfortable at all. He was wearing his uniform not his pajama. His head was blurry. He couldn't find anyone in that room.

"Isn't this…Shinou Temple? What am I doing here?"

Yuuri got up and wanted to go out of the room. He found it awkward and hard to walk. He tripped for several times. He reached for the wall and slowly walked toward the door while letting the wall to support his movement.

"What is wrong with my body? How long have I been here? Where's everyone?" Questions arose inside his mind. "Conrart? Wolfram? Murata?" No one answered him. "Wait…, is that my voice? I got sore throat?" He cleared his throat. "I don't think so…" He continued walking. "Maybe everyone is outside." In front of the door, he saw someone about his age was standing. He has a straight, short cut blonde hair and has a slender figure. He'a quite tall and has a pale skin. He wore a white robe with a few golden stripes and a pair of black boots. He got a pair of blades with golden and silver sheaths. Yuuri couldn't see his face.

"Uh, hello there!" Yuuri tried to greet the mysterious boy.

The boy didn't even bother to turn around to face him but instead he slowly walked to the outside.

"H-Hey you there! Wait!" Yuuri tried to follow him with a certain effort. "Seriously, what's wrong with my body? It's starting to ache." To his surprise, the boy did wait for him but whenever Yuuri was about to reached him, he continued walking. When they reached the front gate of the temple, the boy stopped. Yuuri was struggling to keep standing on the ground. They weren't that far now.

"Umm…excuse me…, do you know where everyone is? I see no one around here except for us. Usually Ulrike and a few shrine maidens would be wandering somewhere around." He paused. He remembered something about the shrine. "How did you even get in here anyway? You're a guy…RIGHT? They allowed someone unknown inside a shrine? Or… do I know you?"

The teen turned to face him. His eyes were gleaming with a very familiar color. Yuuri eyes widen.

"Soon…" The boy replied. A kind yet mysterious smile plastered on his face.

"You…are…" Yuuri couldn't avert his eyes from that boy. His mind was registering something. Something familiar and important that related with the boy. His head was getting heavier and fuzzy.

The slender boy continued walking and vanished in a thin air. Yuuri wanted to follow him but instead he collapsed.

"YUURI!" Wolfram ran to the outside of the temple. He was getting a cup of water and a clean towel to clean Yuuri's face but when he was back, Yuuri was nowhere to be found.

"What's the matter, Wolfram?" Conrad approached. He was preparing the horses.

"It's Yuuri! I couldn't find him anywhere!" Wolfram was really worried. The young king wasn't supposed to move until the final healing session. In fact, he wasn't supposed to wake up yet. His wound wasn't fully healed. Not to mentioned that his maryoku was still replenishing. Wolfram was blaming himself for leaving the young king alone just now. He wouldn't forgive himself if anything happened to his beloved fiancé.

"Calm down, Wolfram. He mustn't be far. Let's us split."

"That won't be necessary, Weller-kyou." A pretty, long hair boy approached. He smiled to the two retainers that stood in front of him.

"Saralegui-Heika!"

Conrad could see Berias was holding the Maou. He was unconscious.

"Heika!" Conrad went to Berias. Berias gently gave the young soukoku to his retainer. Wolfram went beside his brother and examined the young soukoku. "He's asleep."

"You're supposed to come to the Blood Pledge castle tomorrow. What brings you here today?" Wolfram gave a sharp stare at the pretty boy.

"Ah, well, I found it's weird that Yuuri didn't send me the letter like he used to and I went to the castle earlier. They told me that he's here. So, I came and found him lying on the ground near the gate. I thought he was someone else, judging by the slight differences of his appearance." He chuckled and continued, "My, he was very hard to resist that I nearly kissed him. You should be more careful." Saralegui gave Wolfram his sarcastic smile.

Vein pops up, irritating the young retainer."Why you little-!" Wolfram was about to pull his sword and burned the long hair boy when he heard a soft groaning from the sleeping king.

"Wolfram, bring our guests to the guest room and go get Daikenja and Gisela. I'll bring him inside."

"Tch!" Wolfram tried to resist the urge to attack Saralegui.

"You have our gratitude, Saralegui-heika. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to bring Yuuri-heika inside." Conrad gave him a slight bow before he entered the shrine.

Wolfram stomped very hard when guiding the two guests to the guest room. His face was all red, engulfed by anger. The pretty boy did a good job in pissing him.

"Berias, did you see someone else beside us along the way to the shrine? " Saralegui asked his retainer in a slow tone.

"No, heika."

"Hmm…,I wonder who's Yuuri talking to just now." Saralegui crossed his arms, thinking.

Me: That's all for now~ I hope you like it~

Wolfram: *sharp stare* well I don't…with that so called-pretty boy!

Me: *goosebumps* Uhh, rest assure will ya… Sara didn't even kissed him!

Sara: Eh? I thought you asked me to do it. Thanks for letting me though. I really enjoyed it. I was looking forward to it. *sarcastic smile*

Wolfram: *triple veins pop out* …..I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! *roaring*… *now that's one big ball of fire*

Me: SARA! YOU TRAITOR! Can't you tell that he's lying! Wolfram, stop it! You'll burn my poor skin! I just came back from the spa! *run far, far away* *come crossing Gwendal *

Me: Owh~ you made a new toy. What a cute big-eyed lizard. *Wolfram getting nearer* I'll see you later! HEEEeeeellp~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *getting far away*

Gwendal: It's an owl.

Me:Thanks for reading~!