Persona: Brink of Delusion
Chapter 1 The Fated Children...
Tokyo City, near the harbor...
Hayate Ayasaki P.O.V
Both Springfield and I took a ship to get here. It took us about four hours to get here. It's like a hometown coming for me. I remember when I was first enrolled into the academy when my no-good-for-nothing parents abandoned me and sold me to some yakuzas. Thank God, Igor-san rescued me there and he admitted me to the academy. I gained real friends for once in my life. That's when I also met Springfield and Anya-san. The three of us got along well and we became a team. "Sigh... So many things have happened."
"Yeah huh? I didn't know Japan is this wide. I have to admit... I'm kinda nervous since this is my first time coming here. But you've been here before right Ayasaki-san?" Springfield asked me.
"Ah. It was six years ago when I was first admitted to the academy. Ha ha. And that's when I also met you and Anya-san."
"Yeah huh?"
"Aniki!" ...! Huh? That voice is...
"Chamo-kun!" "Albert Chamomile!" How did he get here!
"Aniki! And you as well older Aniki!" The little white ermine who has been with us for five years now came out of Springfield's backpack and climbs up to his right shoulder, then magically he brings out a cigarrete as he usually does. "So this is it huh... You two have finally become full pledged persona-users! Which means it's now time for the real thing for you two!"
"Uh... yeah, but, why are you here Chamomile-san?" I asked
"Oh, good question older Aniki!" A sweat drop appears at the back of my head. Even though he keeps referring to me and Springfield as 'Aniki' or 'Older Aniki', he's much more older than the both of us. "When I heard you two passed your final exams, I couldn't help but bring myself to come along with you guys! So I snuck into Aniki's backpack and waited for the right time to show up!"
...A sweat drop appears on the back of our heads. "You just decided to come along Chamo-kun...?" Springfield asked.
"Of course not, Aniki, I'm also here to help you two. You two were assigned to be getbackers right? That's quite a detective like job you two are assigned to." He blows out a smoke from his cigarette. "Fortunately for you two, I know a thing or two about things like this! So, from today on, I'll be official guide in your journey!"
"Ha ha." Me and Springfield give off a small laugh. "Thanks Chamo-kun." "Thanks Chamomile-san."
"Hmph. That is my role I'm afraid. You're just happens to be a second guide for them." ...! We heard a voice somewhere... "Hn!" ...! Someone jumped down from the street light! "I'll be your guide and most trusted assigned companion as grand master Igor commanded me to."
"You..." I begin. The guy in front of us is wearing a black clothing that consists of a black cape which makes him look like a superhero. He has a raven colored hair and blue eyes just like mine.
"You're Ayasaki Hayate and Negi Springfield right?"
"H-Hai." We both said.
"Who are you?" Chamomile-san asked.
"Like I said, I'm a guide that has been instructed by grand master Igor to watch over Ayasaki and Springfield. As for my name... I don't have one." Eh? He doesn't have a name...?
"Ja... What can we call you?" I asked.
"Hmph. You can call me whatever you wish. But... If I have to pick a name, I suppose you can call me Judas." Eh... Judas? As in Judas Iscariot? The Apostle who... well... "And by just the name Judas, don't be bothered by the foolish story that was written on the book that people call The Bible. It's not 100% true. ...Or perhaps none of its true. It's simply a story that mankind tries to understand but misinterpret it at the end." He walks up to the nearby alley. ...I have to agree with him that even though people believes in God, they come up with many silly stories like Adam and Eve. We, however, having the potential to see through the fog of deceit, we call ego, that is within us, knows that story is a mere fiction or delusion. I don't even know why people believes it... Must be because they are afraid of not knowing the Truth.
"Hey, where are you going, guide?" Chamomile-san asked this guy who named himself, Judas.
He touches the alley wall... Flash! ...! The three of us are taken by suprise, when the wall he touched turned into a door. There are velvet light coming out of it... "Follow me." He said as he opened the door... ... We decided to follow him.
Velvet Room...
To our suprise, we are not inside the building where the door was summoned, but instead, we are in a velvet colored room that is filled with a lot of strange objects like doors, psps, dolls, powders, and scientific models of a human body. "Welcome... To the Velvet room." Judas-san said sitting to the desk in front of us and puts his hands together with his chin resting on them. "You guys are probably wondering just what kind of place this is right? Well, to make it short. This is a private place for those who has the Wild Card." ...? Wild card.
"Uh... What is this... Wild Card...?" Springfield asked.
"The Wild Card is a rare persona ability that a few individuals like you, who have no ego or rather, your ego is under your permanent control, can achieve or acquired. Unlike other people who easily get deceived their ego, you two can see through the fog of delusions which is quite rare to most people. But... I suppose just by telling you this isn't enought, correct? You two have already acquired the wild card but you have not yet completely gotten used to it. You will soon though so do not get worked up about it."
"Uh... Okay." We both said.
"Now, as for your first step in this path you two are destined to walk, I'll give you two something that can keep you busy... and a chance to meet new people who will be accompanying you." ...? People accompanying us...? ...He brings out a piece of paper. "For your first job as getbackers, there are two daughters of two rich families who are currently being held hostage by a mafia or maybe yakuza, or whatever you prefer to call them by."
"Daughters?" I asked.
"Ah. A 13 year old girl and a 15 year old middle schooler, I think. Their names are Nagi Sanzenin and Konoka Konoe. Their parents asked the police to search for them all over the city and is willing to reward anyone who finds them a 30, 000, 000 yen."
"...!" That much!
"Uh... Do you... know exactly who are these families are...?" Springfield asked.
"Yeah. If they are some sort of mafia families, count Aniki and Older Aniki out! We're not gonna do the dirty work of some mafia bosses!" Chamomile said.
"Oh they're not mafias, don't worry. ...Well, except for that grandfather of this Sanzenin Nagi. I heard he's dealing with some dirty businesses..."
"Then we're refusing the job! We're not gonna involved ourselves with that mafia boss!" That's true... By experience, I've learned to not trust rich people such as yakuza bosses. But... These two girls are in danger... We can't just ignore them...
"..." Me and Springfield look at each other for a decision. "...Hm." We smile at each other then turn to Judas-san. "We'll do it." We both said at the same time.
"Ehh! But... But Aniki! Are you aware that you'll be doing the dirty work of a mafia boss!"
"Even if those girls are daughters of a mafia boss, I'll still save them Chamo-kun. Please consider that they are perhaps not their parents." Springfield said with his flashy smile.
"...Ah... Aniki... You and Older Aniki are always like that huh... Okay... I get your point... Yeah! Let's do it!" ...? For some reason, I can almost see a dollar sigh on Chamomile's eyes. ...I have a feeling he's planning something... Well, as long as it's not harmful, I guess I should just ignore it.
"Ja, take this paper." Judas-san hands the paper, he's holding, to me. "It has all the details on the two girls. Oh, and I'll be providing you my assistance as well."
"Eh? You will be helping us, aniki-judas?" ...Why are you referring to him as 'aniki' as well?
"In a matter of speaking... It's time for you to exit this room..." He stands up from his seat. Flaash... My vision becomes bright... ...
Back to the nearby harbor...
"Eh? A're?" We find ourselves back from where we enter that place called velvet room. Judas-san is nowhere in sight though...
"A're? We're... back...?" Springfield asked.
"Are you two ready?" ...! That voice...
"Judas-san?"
"Oi, aniki-judas! Where are you!" Chamomile-san asked.
"Much closer than you think. I am one with you two, so that makes your journey mine as well."
"Eh?" We both asked.
"Anyway, from that piece of paper that you... we are holding, those two girls are on the nearby warehouse that is not far from here. Think you're up for it?"
"Well..." We turn to our left, where we can see some warehouses up ahead. Me and Springfield turn to each other and nod. "We're up for it."
"Good. Now, let's go!"
"Yosh... Let's go, Springfield!"
"Ah!"
"Here we go, ojou-channns!" Chamomile-san exclaimed as we started running towards the direction where the warehouses are.
Meanwhile, At an abandoned warehouse...
Normal P.O.V
A group of men are unloading various goods on the cargo boxes. Two girls are tied up near the window. One is a twin blonde hair girl with a bored expression. The other one is a long hair femal student with a concerned expression on her face. The blonde one doesn't seem to mind her situation as she is perhaps without care for her own well being. "...If I die here... I may be able to reunite with mom... I don't need all the inheritance of that old fart... I just want to see my mommy again..." She thought as the memories of her mom comes to her mind.
The other girl notices her sad expression. "Um... Are you alright...?"
"Huh? Ah... Yeah..." Small tears come out of her eyes. "Are you a rich person? You must be if these idiots wanted to kidnapped you."
"Uh... Yes, I suppose you can say that I'm from a rich family... But not very rich." The other girl said giving off a small laugh from the twin blonde's grasping of the situation. "I wonder if somebody will come and rescue us..." Her concerned expression returns.
"Yeah..."
Back to the three, or perhaps four, if counting Judas...
Negi Springfield P.O.V
Chamo-kun, strangely enough, had put a small circular object in my head that he claims that it will bring us fortune... I do not how this will bring us fortune but, Ayasaki-san seems to have understand his intention, but I didnt... (Note: This device is similar to the magical circle that Chamo draws or summons in Negima, in which whenever a girl kisses Hayate or Negi, a 50,000 Ermine Dollar is charged.) Oh well, I suppose I don't have to find out. We have more important things to do anyway. Like rescuing those two poor girls for one. Tap, tap, tap! "Huff... huff... Is that it...?" I asked, catching my breath. In front of us is a warehouse that seems to be where cargo boats dock. It's the perfect place for mafia syndicates or yakuzas to execute their illegal operations...
"Looks like it." Ayasaki-san said. The two of us are hiding behind the walls.
"It is the place. Those two girls are inside." Judas-san said to us. Though he's not physically with us, he assured us earlier that he is always with us with every passing time. "Now, we have to-"
"This is it!" ...? "We found the place!" ...A group of girls wearing strange outfits have arrived...
"..." Me and Ayasaki-san turn to each other with our expressions asking if we know them to which we shrug. We turn back to them.
"Whoa... Are they rangers?" A sweat drop appear on my head, and probably Ayasaki-san's as well, from Chamo-kun's question. They look like rangers but... ...They don't seem to know what they are getting themselves into...
"Huh?" Eek! They spotted us! "Hey, there are two suspicious persons here!" The girl who looks like ninja pointed us!
"Huh! Are they one of those guys who kidnapped Konoka!" Eh? That girl... She... Looks exactly like Nekane-nee-chan... "Ja, Baka Rangers, prepare for battle!" ...! Wh-What! They all raise their guns!
"Hey! Wait a minute!" "Ahh! Y-You girls got the wrong the wrong guys!" "Hey, don't accuse Aniki and Older Aniki to be in league with those yakuzas!" The three of us try to reason to reason with them, but-
Bang, bang, bang! "Guh!" I cover myself! Splash! Splash! Splash! ...! "Eh...?" I feel wet... Opening my eyes, I see Ayasaki-san in front of me, drenched in water... Did he covered me...? Looking at the girls... "Huh...?"
"..."
"..." An awkward silent befalls us. It seems the girls' guns... are not guns at all... They are water guns...
"...Ah." Me and Ayasaki-san turn to them with an awkward expression of our faces.
"...Hey..." The one who resembles Nekane-nee-chan turns around and asked her... ...I don't know if I should call them squadmates... "Aren't we suppose to use real guns...?"
"Well... We just passed our initiation training at the academy so... we don't get to use the real thing... Ha ha..." The young woman with long green hair with a pair of glasses said with a small laugh.
Toink! A sweat drop appears at the back of our heads as the other girls fall down to the ground... "Say what! What did they expected us to do with these water guns! Shoot those bad guys with it!" The one with pink hair with ponytails, asked.
"Yeah, we can't win with these water guns!" The other pink hair girl said.
"Mwuhahaha!"...? A young woman with blonde hair appeared behing them. She's being accompanied by two girls. One is a long pink hair girl(Hinagiku Katsura) and the other one is raven hair girl with a hair clip(Setsuna Sakurazaki). They both have serious expression on their faces. "You girls are indeed the baka force of our class. You actually think you were asked to save Konoka-san? Ha ha ha! You girls are nothing more than a distraction for us to make our move."
"WHAT!" The girl who looks like Nekane-nee-chan exclaimed. The other girls felt a little betrayed but didn't seem to mind it as if they figured this would happen sooner or later.
"Did you locate Konoka-ojou-sama?" The raven hair girl girls, with the exception of the one resembling onee-chan, who is arguing with the blonde hair, nod and point the warehouse. "I see. Ja, you can leave the rest to us. Katsura."
"Hai. I'm ready. Ja- Hm?" The pink hair girl turns to us. "You two are...? Oh, are you two random passengers? You best leave this place. It's dangerous."
"Oh uh... We're-" Ayasaki-san tries to explain but-
"Don't bother explaining it to them." We heard Judas-san's voice. "They won't believe you anyway, and more importantly, they must not know about your persona powers unless you two wish to attract unnecessary attentions." ...He's right about that. "By the way..." ...? He becomes serious... "An annoying guy has been watching for some time now..." ...? We turn to his direction... ...! Someone is aiming at the pink hair girl!
"Ka..." Ayasaki-san rushes towards her.
"Huh!" She is confused by his action.
"Look out!" Tuckle! He tuckled her down! Bang! Saving her from the sniper!
"Guh...!" The girls are frightened by the sudden shot.
Hayate Ayasaki P.O.V
"Gr...!" I turn to the sniper. I spot a small stone block. I grab it then...! "Hua!" Whoosh! I throwed it towards him!
Strike! "Guh!" Crash! Bulls eye! The sniper fell from his sniping position!
"Katsura!" The girls yelled.
"...!" I turn to the warehouse. The other yakuzas seem to have heard their ally fall to the cargo box.
"Hey, what's going on- Hey!" Uh oh! "What are you kids doing here!"
"..." All of us turn to one another then...
Draw! The raven hair girl with a sword drawed out her sword... "You pigs... You will pay for kidnapping Konoka-ojou-sama!" Whoosh! She jumps towards them! Strike! Strike! Strike! She hit three yakuzas with the side of her sword, knocking them down!
"You bitch...!" One of them point a gun on her!
"Hn! Sakurazaki!" The girl with long pink hair pushed me away from her and ran towards the girl! "Huaa!" Strike! She jumped towards the yakuza and kicked him on the face, sending him flying towards the wall and knocking him unconcious.
"Hey! What's going on out there!" Uh oh... The other yakuzas came out of the warehouse! "Who the! Who are you-"
"Hiyaa!" Strike!
"Ugh!" Both girls knocked the first guy unconcious. They then enter into a swordsman fighting stance. They're awesome... But... Can they deflect those guys' shots...?
"You annoying bitches! Shoot them!" A yakuza yelled out.
"O-Oi! Katsura! Setsuna!" "Get out of there!" The girls yelled for them to get out there but... They are surrounded...
"Gr..." And they realize that...
"..." I turn to Springfield...
"Do it. Those girls can't handle those guys despite their masculine personalities. ...And one of them needs a reality check." I hear Judas-san's voice.
"...Hm." Me and Springfield nod at each other. We draw out our weapons...
"Shoot them! Do not care that they are girls! Show them no mercy!" One of the yakuzas said. The others point their guns at the two girls.
"...!" Both of them realize that they are outmatch. At then...
"Setsuna!" Katsura!" The girls yelled. Bang, Bang, Bang!
"Ah...!" Both girls covered blink their eyes, waiting for their end. But...
"Masukuja!" Judas-san offered his assistance by giving us god-like speed! Then...!
Deflect, deflect, deflect! "Ugh!" "Ugh!" ...We manage to deflect all of their shots with our weapons, thanks to Judas-san's assistance. All of them went straight back to the guns where they were fired, jamming them all, making them useless.
"Ah...!" "Ah...!" The girls are suprised by the feat we performed. ...Only natural I guess. This is one of the things that we learned at the academy when our teacher, Elizabeth-sensei, taught us about deflecting moves.
"Don't use your personas here. They won't be necessary. Just beat these guys up and get this over with. Those two girls I mentioned earlier are inside. Make it quick." We heard Judas-san's voice guiding us.
"Hm." Me and Springfield nod at his suggestion. We prepare ourselves then...
"Chamo-kun, hang on tight to me..." Springfield said to Chamomile-san in a whispering tone.
"Hm. Got ya, aniki." He hides inside Springfield's uniform.
"Gr. You brats... You're gonna pay for this!" The yakuza guys draw out knives. ...That's nothing though.
"...Hmph." Me and Springfield give off a confident smile...
"Show this guys reality." Judas-san said in a confident tone.
"Ah... Hiyaa!" Dash! In a god-like speed, we charge towards them then...! Strike, strike, strike!
"Guh!" "Ugh!" All of them are sent flying in mid-air!
"...!" Again, the girls are suprised by what we just did.
"How-?" The one with long pink hair asked unfinished.
"Hua!" Whoosh! I jump upward then...! STRIKE!
"Ugh!" Crash! I performed a circling kicked on one of the yakuzas's abdomen, sending him crashing on the cargo box below!
"Hiyaa!" Strike! Strike! Strike! I then knock every attacking yakuzas with the side of my rapier, down.
STRIKE! "Ugh!" Springfield kicked one of them on the chin while jumping backward!
"Hiyaa!" Strike! Strike! Strike! He then performed various aerial attacks on the attacking yakuzas, knocking them down.
"Ah..." The girls seem to be amazed by him. I suppose it is amaizing to see a ten year old boy fighting off a bunch yakuzas. Well, that's
Springfield for them.
Normal P.O.V
"So... Cool... And cute..." The one with short purple hair with long bangs covering her eyes(Nodoka Miyazaki) murmured as she watches Negi fight.
Strike! Strike! "Hua!" Strike! Hayate knocks down the remaining yakuzas. Tap, tap, tap! He and Negi then run inside the warehouse.
"...Should we... follow them...?" The one with long dark green hair(Haruna Saotome) asked.
"Hey, what's going on out there? We heard-" STRIKE! "Ugh!" A yakuza is sent flying towards the wall, near the two girls, who are being held hostage, as he went to check what's going on outside by Hayate.
"Huh?" Nagi and Konoka are confused by what happened. They turn to the two figure, who are being hidden by the blinding light of the light bulb outside, coming in...
Tap... tap... "You guys need a lesson about kidnapping innocent girls like those two..." Hayate said with a confident smile. Negi has the same expression on his face.
"Ah... " They then point their rapier and short sword towards the yakuza.
"..." Both girls are rather amazed at the guts of the two bishounen guys to challenge the yakuzas.
"You... How did you get in here! What happened to our guys outside!"
"Ha ha... They're sleeping. Don't worry, they'll be pick up by the cops later. As for you..." Dash, dash! Hayate and Negi, in an instant, have their weapons lock on the necks of two yakuzas, thanks to Judas casting Masukuja earlier. "It's way past your bed times... Sweet dreams..." STRIKE!, STRIKE!
"Ugh...!" The two yakuzas are hit by the sides of the two's weapons, knocking them unconcious.
"..." They then turn their attentions to the remaining yakuzas.
"Ah...!" The yakuzas back away from the two.
"Ooh! You're so cool Aniki! You too Older Aniki! Now those girls are surely will fall for you two! Which means more money for me!" Chamo thought as he excitedly cheer for Hayate and Negi.
"Guh...! Uh..." The yakuzas are at lost at what to do. They look around to see if there's anything they can use against the two bishounen guys. They then spotted two long iron poles that they can use as weapons agains the two. "W-We're not afraid of you two, do you hear!" One of them said shaking.
"Y-Yeah! We're not afraid of you two! Just watch! Hiyaa!" One of them charges!
"Hmph." Strike!
"Guh!" Hayate kicked him on the abdomen, making him drop his iron pole.
"Hiya!" STRIKE! He then sent him flying towards the other yakuzas, making them shiver.
"..." Nagi is amazed by him.
Tap, tap, tap... He then steps forward and points his rapier at the yakuzas. "The rest of you should already know what you should do right...?"
"H-Hai! We surrender!" They beg.
"Good. Now, why don't you guys stand still...?"
"H-Hai!" They did as instructed.
"Now... raise your hands." They did as instructed, again. "Thank you." Hayate said smiling.
"You're welcome."
"Yeah... Springfield, now."
"Hai." Snap. Negi removed the chain of the fences at the side...
"Ahh!" The yakuzas are rapped up by the fences that were unleashed, making them unable to move from their positions.
"You guys will stay there until the police comes." Hayate said as he and Negi approaches the two hostages.
"You okay?" Negi asked Konoka.
"H-Hai... Who are you?"
"We're nobody of important. Just two guys who are willing to help any women in trouble." Hayate said with a flashy smile, attracting Nagi to him.
"Yeah. That's right!" Negi said.
"Eh... Really?" Konoka asked as she is freed by Negi while Nagi is freed by Hayate. "You were amaizing back there! Are you he's side kick?"
"Eh? Uhh... What do you mean-"
"Ojou-sama!" The "Baka rangers" come in with the two women with swords. "Ojou-sama, are you alright!" The one with an hair clip immediately went to aid Konoka.
"Se-chan... I'm fine. This little hero saved me." She refers to Negi.
"Are you okay?" Hayate asked Nagi.
"Y-Yeah... ...Thanks. For rescuing me." She said looking away from him, blushing.
"Ah. It's nothing. No one would not want to rescue a cute girl like you, you know.."
"Eh! Uh... I... I... I guess... so... but..."
"Well anyway, we better- Hm?" Something then caught his attention... "That's..." He turns to the container that is at the far end of the right side of the warehouse.
"...? Ayasaki-san?" Negi asked.
"..." Tap, tap... Hayate slowly approaches the container. A nameplate "JEHOVAH" is on it.
"...?" Negi follows behind.
"...Jehovah..." Hayate read the nameplate. Looking inside...
"..." An headless being with a masculine humanoid body is seen...
"...!" Hayate backs away a little from the container.
"Wh-What's wrong!" Negi asked, concerned.
"...Something is inside... Moving..."
"Eh?" Negi checks as well... "Ah...!" He backs away from the container as well.
"...! Watch out! Step away from that container!" Judas voice said.
"Huh!" Both of them asked then...
"Grooaarr!" Shatter! The two jumped away from the container. The being inside broke through its glass.
"Huh!" The girls are taken by suprise at the sudden course of events!
"Grooaarr!" Moorph! 'Jehovah' then morphs its body into a probably ten feet tall, and its shoulders become larger. Tentacles have grown on its lower body and around its shoulders. A hideous head also emerged from its upper body."Grooaarr!"
"Gr..." Hayate and Negi prepare themselves for battle.
"Eww! What is that!" Nagi asked, disgusted at 'Jehovah''s appearance.
"That thing..." Judas said.
"Is it a Shadow!" Chamo asked in a quiet tone, to make sure that the rangers doesn't hear him.
"Yes... But not a ordinary one. Ayasaki. Springfield. You... We have to battle this thing. Ready?"
"Ah." Hayate nod.
"Hm. You bet." Negi nod as well.
"Grooaarr!" 'Jehovah' turns its attention to the two persona-users!
"O-Oi! What are you guys doing!" The girl who, according to Negi, looks like Nekane yelled.
"Let's go, Springfield!" Hayate said.
"Ah!"
"Grooaarr!"
(Battle Commence)
"This should help." *Infinity* Flash! Judas casted a spell that makes the two persona-users invincible for a few moments. "Now go! Get rid of this delusionary being!"
"Hm!" Both persona-users agreed then...! "Hiyaa!" Slash, slash, slash! They both battle 'Jehovah'. They start with its tentacles that it uses to attack.
"Grooaarr!" *Mabufu* Shatter, shatter! 'Jehovah' then unleashed icycle attacks that form then shatter! Fortunately though, thanks to Judas's Infinity spell, it proved to be just a nuisance to Hayate and Negi.
"Hiyaa!" Slice!
"Grooaarr!" Hayate cut off the tentacles on its right shoulder!.
"Hiyaa!" Slice!
"Grooaarr!" Negi then performed an aerial slash on the other shoulder's tentacles, slicing them! "Grooaarr!" Angered by the two persona-users, 'Jehovah' turns its gaze on the two... "Grooarr!" *Nihilistic Laser* A purple laser is fired through its 'eyes' then... Boom!
"...!" The girls felt concerned for the two as they were engulfed by the explosion that was caused by 'Jehovah''s attack. But...
Whoosh, whoosh! "Hiyaaa!" Slash!
"Grooaarr!" Both of them came out through the smoke and inflicted a cross slash wound on 'Jehovah''s torso, making it agonize it pain.
"Hua!" Slash, slash, slash! Negi then jumped on 'Jehovah''s head, and performed three aerial slashes on it.
"Grooaarr!" It then tries to regain to composure. Looking up front, it sees Hayate running towards it.
Tap,tap,tap! "It's way past your bed time lady... So why don't be a good girl and go to sleep for eternity!" He lunges forth his rapier...!
"Grooaarr!" 'Jehovah charges for another nihilistic laser!
"Huaa!" Whoosh! Hayate jumps towards its head...!
"O-Oi! Older Aniki!" "Ayasaki-san!" Chamo and Negi yelled.
"Oi, baka!" "Watch out!" "Oi!" The girls yelled.
"Ayasaki-san-!" Negi is about to do something but...
"Relax. He's on time." Judas's voice is heard.
"Eh?"
"The Infinity spell is about to dimish... At about... 3..."
"Hiyaa!" Hayate draws closer to 'Jehovah'...!
"2..."
"Grooaarr!" 'Jehovah' is about to finish charging its attack...!
"...1..."
"HIYAA!" "Grooaarr!" BOOM! An explosion occurs at the moment the two parties clashed!
"Guh!" "Ah!" The girls are blown away by the explosion.
"Ah!" "Ahh!" Negi and Chamo are blown away too but not the same extent as the girls.
"Gr... Huh...?" The long pink hair girl tries to see who won... and then...
Whoosh! "...Hmph." Hayate emerged from the smoke with his rapier spilled with 'Jehovah''s blood. He lands on the ground, then turn around...
The smoke clears... "Grooaarr!" ...revealing that 'Jehovah''s head has been smashed, making 'her' headless again. "Grooaarrr!" 'She' then falls to the ground and dissolve into a blinding black mists.
Later... Outside...
The police arrived to arrest the yakuzas. The girls are thanking Hayate and Negi for their help. "You saved us! We owe you one!" Konoka said to Negi, gratefully.
"Ah, no, it was Ayasaki-san who beat that monster... Ha ha..." Negi said rubbing the back of his head.
"You helped out too you know, Springfield." Hayate said, sharing the credit to his best friend.
"That's right." Judas's voice is heard again.
"You guys were awesome!" The girl with long green hair, whose name is Haruna Saotome, said.
"Yeah! Are you two some kind of secret agents from an important company!" The one with short pink hair, whose name is Makie Sasaki, asked excitedly.
"Uh... well... Sort of..." Hayate said. He guessed that it's close enough to the truth.
"Wow!"
"Hey how old are you?" "Where did you came from!" "How did you do those awesome moves!" "Which academy were you trained!" Most of them suddenly grabbed hold of Negi and asked him various questions, with Chamo enjoying their breasts that is, as he is ,unnoticeably, in Negi's uniform.
"Ha ha ha..." Hayate felt awkward on his situation and give off a small laugh.
"..." Nagi and Nodoka both stare at the two with Nagi looking at Hayate while Nodoka is looking at Negi. Both of them blushing.
"...Oi." Nagi calls him out.
"Hm? What is it?" He asked.
"Thanks a lot... for rescuing me back there... You really saved me and that rich girl there, a lot." She refers to Konoka, who is also enjoying hugging Negi.
"Ah. It was nothing. Just doing what normal people would have done."
"Y-Yeah... I guess... ...Oi."
"Hm? Yeah?"
"I didn't catch your name..."
"Oh that's right! We didn't catch your name yet. What's your name boy?" Makie asked Negi.
"Oh uh I'm... Negi Springfield." He said.
"And you are?" Haruna asked Hayate.
"Oh I'm... I'm Ayasaki Hayate. I'm Springfield's best friend and guardian." He said with his usual flashy smile.
"Ayasaki... Hayate..." Nagi and the girl with long pink hair, whose name is Hinagiku Katsura, thought. They make sure they won't forget his name.
"..." Tap... tap... Hinagiku slowly approaches Hayate.
"...? Yes...?"
"... Th-Thanks a lot... for your help... but... next time...!" She points her finger on him. "Next time, we'll be able to do it on our own! We'll succed for sure!"
"Uh... O...kay...?'
"Hm. Yes. For now," She offers a handshake. "We appreciate your help... Ayasaki-kun..."
"...Ah." He accepts it. "You were impressive there by the way, Katsura-san."
"Oh... Thanks... But please, just call me Hinagiku." She said blushing while turning her eyes away from him.
"Eh? But-"
"I said you can just call me Hinagiku!"
"...Okay... Hinagiku-san..."
"...You still have a lot to learn Katsura-san..." The other girl with a sword, whose name is Setsuna Sakurazaki, thought. She then turns to Hayate... "Maybe this person can vanish her delusion..." She hoped.
"Well, for rescuing me and Sanzenin-chan, how we give you a reward?" Konoka suggested.
"Hey, yeah! That's right! You two need a reward for your deeds!" The girl with pink hair with pony tails, said.
"Eh? Oh uh that's... There's no need for that. We were only trying to help after all." Negi said.
"That's right." Hayate said.
"You two are going to receive that 30,000,000 yen after all." Judas said.
"Yeah huh...?"
"Ohh, you two don't have to be modest." Konoka said. "Ja, how about... a kiss!"
"EHH!" Both Hayate and Negi exclaimed.
"Hey, good idea!" Haruna said. The other girls agreed. Nagi and Nodoka are blushing madly at the suggestion.
"...?" Yue Ayase, Nodoka's best friend, notices her friend's behavior. "...Nodoka." She then turns to Negi. "Ah..." She figured out the reason for her blushing.
"Ja, everyone get together!" Konoka said. Most of them gather around Negi and hold him so that he won't get away.
"O-Oi, oi! Come on! Springfield is still-" Chu. "Eh?" Nagi quickly kissed Hayate's left cheek then turned away blushing. "San..zenin...san..." A slight blush appeared on Hayate's cheek. Also... Cling! "Eh?" The circle device that has been putted by Chamo on his head, kicks in, chargin a 50,000 ermine dollar on the perverted ermine.
"..." Hinagiku is staring at Hayate, thinking if she should..."Hmn..." ...but her ego, of not wanting to lose, kicks in and prevents her from doing so. (Those who are disappointed, do not worry, a very grand and romantic scene awaits her and Hayate.)
"Ja, everyone ready?" Haruna asked.
"Hai!" The girls, with the exception of Nodoka, Setsuna and the girl who looks like Nekane, Asuna Kagurazaki, all prepare themselves to kiss Negi.
"Ahh! W-Waiiit!" He struggled but to no avail...
"Chuuuu!" Chuuuuu! CLIING! The device that has been putted by Chamo kicks in again, earning him about five 50,000 ermine dollars which makes it at the total of 300,000 dollars if you include Nagi's kiss on Hayate.
"Whoooo! I'm so gonna be rich!" Chamo, who has been on Negi's uniform for some time now, thought excitedly.
"Ehhh~" Negi has finally been released from their grasped.
"...Lucky boy." Judas commented.
"Ha ha ha..." Hayate could only give a small laugh. "I think it's time for us to go. Ja, we'll going now. Ora, Springfield, let's go!"
"Eh...? H-Hai..." He slowly stands up.
"Ja, see you girls around!" Both of them run off to the right direction.
"O-Oi! Wait up!" They yelled. "Will we see you two again!"
"..." Nodoka is reluctant to see Negi goes and that she could never see him again. The same thing can be said about Nagi and Hinagiku who are reluctant to just see Hayate off and that they would never see him again. For the first time, both find themselves in a shall we say a love-at-first-sight situation?
"Ah! Sure! Right Springfield!" Hayate asked while running.
"H-Hai! I'm sure we'll cross paths again!" Negi exclaimed outloud before he and Hayate disappeared from their sights. The girls give off a dreamily sight as they disappear but felt assured of both's assurance that they'll cross paths again. Still though...
"...They forgot their 30,000,000 yen reward... Oh well. I suppose we won't be needing that much money for Ayasaki's and Springfield's survival in the city. We still have 50,000 yen at our disposal after all. And that is enough to keep both of them from starving to death. ...But. Nah, I'll ponder about this later." Judas said to himself.
Meanwhile, in a deep ice cavern...
"..." A shirtless young man ,who looks exactly like Hayate with the exception of his dark blue hair, is slumbering peacefully within an ice cube... "..."
"Sera... My son... The time for slumber has passed... Our enemies have revealed themselves. The Promised Land must be revealed now!" A voice said.
"...Ah..." The young man awakens. Shatter! A sharp, fiercing, glare from his eyes shattered the ice cube. He falls to the ground, shirtless. He regains his composure however. Opening his dark blue eyes. A dark silhoutte appeared in front of him...
"Come... Let us journey to the Promised Land together, my son. We shall make the world ours... And those who would dare stand against us shall die! HA HA HA!"
"...Hmph." The young man makes a deadly serious and angry expression on the vow of journeying together to the "Promised Land" with the silhoutte... "Hn!" The silhoutte then dissolves into a black mists that gather around him. The black mists provided him with a black coat as his clothing. Whoosh! A long black angel wing then emerged at the back of his right shoulder. Whooosh! He then flies out of the cavern, leaving black feathers falling on his departure...
End of Chapter 1
Note: I hope you enjoy this chapter. The next chapter will introduce Luca, who will be filling Aerith's role in FF7. Also, some of you may have noticed that the scene with Sera is similar to that of Genesis's scene in Dirge of Cerberus of FF7 when he flew away from that cavern or something. Anyway, I'll be working on the next chapter soon. More Hng characters will be introduced. Until then, I wish you all the blessings of Truth, and I hope you all enjoy the story. Ja ne!