Persona:Brink of Delusion

by judasuu

This is my second story that is related to the persona series. This time it will be a cross over of Hayate no Gotoku and Negima. The story will revolve around Hayate Ayasaki and Negi Springfield as they journey to the "Promised Land".

7. Chapter 5 The Temple of a Forgotten Race

Persona: Brink of Delusion

Note: This is very long chapter. Try not to get lost as you read it ha ha. Well anyway, a lot of scenes here will be mirroring some romantic scenes from hayate no gotoku and negima. Hayate and Negi will help some of the girls such as Yue, Nagi, Maria, Izumi and Luca to overcome their delusions and form a romantic relationship with all of them. This is also where they will battle Athena and Evangeline. Well, enjoy!

Chapter 5: The Temple of A Forgotten Race...

The group had a shall we say a tour fun time as the plane they are riding have passed by through a lot of beautiful places in Japan. Various appreciable sceneries such as a landscape of a grassland, a beautiful forest with the sight of mount Fuji, a tranquil looking lands where a lot of animals are marching and various birds passed by them from above are seen by the group. "Wow!" Izumi said amazed by the beauty of the sceneries.

Flash! "This is gonna be good for our collection of pictures of all the beautiful places in Japan." Risa said as she took a picture of the landscape of a grassland.

"Stop playing around you three. This isn't some pleasure tour trip." Hinagiku said.

"Oh don't be such a kill joy Hina. We can enjoy ourselves once in a while."

"...You do nothing but enjoy yourselves." She thought. She then turns to Hayate, who is sitting beside Negi and Nagi, who is bombarding him with questions about personas, and gives a grin. She approaches him.

"Ah, Hinagiku-san. Enjoying the trip?" He asked.

"Not really." She then sits beside Nagi.

"Hey! Only three people can sit on one seat!" She complained.

"Yeah? Well since you're a kid, that makes this seat only occupied by two people with your size."

"What did you say!"

"Ora, ora. Come on, let's all get along." Hayate calms the 13 year old girl.

"Yeah. Let's all enjoy ourselves while we're here." Negi said.

"Hey look Se-chan!" Konoka is enjoying herself on her seat, watching the view from the window, with Setsuna, who seems to be concentrating the whole time. "Mou, Se-chan! Can't you just enjoy yourself once in a while!" She rubs her shoulders.

"...Ojou-sama. You know we're about to go to an island where no one has ever been. ...Or at least no human as ever been, and we need to be prepare for the worst. Who knows what we might encounter there?"

"I know but..."

"So there's suppose to be an ancient temple or something right?"

"Ah. Suirenji said it's called the Temple of the Ancients."

"Temple of the Ancients huh... Sounds mouthful. ...But at the same time, it sounds dangerous."

"Hm."

"..." Luca is standing on the sides, watching the beautiful view through the window though her mind right now is focusing on what awaits them on the island where the Temple of the Ancients stand. "...I'm coming there... mother..."

Meanwhile...

Whoosh! The Tennouso sisters fly towards the island. "There it is." The older one, Athena, said.

"Ah. The Temple of our people." Evangeline said licking her lips hungrily. "The power to rid the world of humans who have made this world pathetic will finally be ours onee-san."

"Ah. But..." The images of Hayate and Negi came to their minds. They blushes at that. "Maybe we should spare some of them, don't you think so Evangeline-chan?"

"Ah. That boy and his friend there... They are different."

"Hey! What was that?" Machina said trying to catch up with the two. "Did I hear you say something?"

The two are annoyed by his interference. "...Get lost Machina. Watch out for enemies that may come our way." Athena said in dark, threatening tone.

"H-Hai!" He does so.

"Hmph. That robotic servant of ours... He still has much more to learn. But that guy..." Again, Hayate came to her mind. "Maybe he'll be the fitting replacement..."

"Hm? What was that?" Evangeline asked.

"Nothing. By the way, have you called the other servant?"

"You mean Chachamaru? Yes. She's on his way. She'll meet us on the island below." Whoosh! Whooosh! Both of them prepare to land on the island, followed by Machina. Below is...

"..." A young woman with light green hair and dark green eyes is waiting for their landing.

"Chachamaru." Evangeline lands first, second is Athena and the last one is Machina, who dismisses his eagle wings after landing. "You have arrived in time. I'm impressed."

"As ordered, master." She said with a bow.

"Hm. At least you're a lot more useful than Machina here." She said giving Machina a ridicule look.

"Hey! I'm good and obedient as she is!" He complains.

"Yes you are... Like a dog. And more likely... A snake." Athena said giving a wicked smile on the faithful servant.

"...Yes."

"Anyway, let us proceed. This temple has not been entered by anyone, including our own people, for some time now so expect some critters lying in waiting for us." By 'critters' Athena refers to a group of monsters that were created by the Ancients in a desperate attempt to prevent those who are after the diabolical jewel that is inside which of course...

Meanwhile, at the last floor of the temple...

Tap... tap... tap... Sera makes his way to a pillar with drawings on it. The drawings show a meteor falling onto the planet with many people trembling in horror. "This is it... I have found it." ...He touches the pillar then... Flash. Responding to his touch, the pillar turns into a pedestal. On top of it is... "Ha ha ha... HA HA HA!" His insane laugh echoes throughout the halls...

Back to the group...

"Hey, are you sure we are at the right coordinates? I mean, I appreciate all of these beautiful scenery and all but I don't want to think that we have to get lost in the middle of the sea if we don't know where we are heading." Asuna said getting concerned by the delay of time of finding the island.

"I don't know. Siip." Nagi said taking a sip of her juice. "We're merely relying on Suirenji remember? She'll tell us where to find it."

"You gotta to be kidding me..."

"Relax will you? The pilot is not someone to forget our destination. Unlike you, who always get lost during your patrols. Wa ha ha ha!" Ayaka ridicules her. (The pilot that she mentions is Klause, who is piloting the plane.)

"Why you..."

"Cut it out you two. This is not the time for that." Setsuna scolds the two. "Suirenji-san, are we almost there?"

"Almost... I can feel it nearby." Luca said with her eyes closed. "Also..."

"Hm? What is it?" Hinagiku, who is sitting beside Hayate and Negi, asked.

"...There are people in there."

"People?" Nagi asked.

"Ah. ...It's those two girls."

"Two girls? You mean..." Hayate said getting an idea of who she is about to speak of.

"You mean Evangeline Tennouso and Athena Tennouso?" Negi continued his unfinished question.

"Hm. That's them."

"Huh. So they got there before us." Setsuna said.

"No surprise there. They made their way there just last night you know? Assuming of course if they went immediately." Risa said.

"Yeah huh?" Izumi said.

"Hmm... Judas-san said that they're both Ancients..." Hayate mumbles.

"Hm?" Luca heard him a little bit.

"Oh uh nothing. Just thinking out loud."

"Hm." She accepted his reason.

"Anyway, we better be prepared or else they might get the better of us." Asuna adviced.

"Nah, those guys will be no match for Hayate." Nagi boasted to which it caused a sweat drop on everyone's head.

"Yeah... You're right..." Setsuna said jokingly to which Konoka mused.

"Hmph. Spoiled girl." Judas said.

"Ha ha ha..." To which Hayate only laugh at.

Later...

Whoosh! The group finally arrived on the island. It's small surprisingly. The trio, Nagi, Nodoka and Yue watched the view from the windows as they land at the cliff near the sea. They then exit the plane afterwards. Surprisingly, Nagi brought some luggages with her. "Do you really need all of these stuff?" Setsuna asked annoyed by her spoiled attitude.

"Yeah. You don't really need all of these luggages." Hinagiku added.

"I can bring whatever I want." The spoiled girl said.

"...Hmph." Both Setsuna and Hinagiku simply ignored her to which Maria could only give off a laugh.

"So this is the island..." Hayate said looking around.

"It sure is peaceful here..." Negi said observing the surrounding.

"Do not be fool by the tranquility of this place. It's full of traps and dangers." Judas warns the two.

"We know. We have to make sure that no harm would reach them." Hayate refers to their companions.

"Ah. I hope they do not prove to be a nuisance to you two. But I suppose that would rude if I say it like that. Just make sure you guys will protect them." Hayate and Negi nod to that. They clunch their fists to that promise. They approach the group.

"Ja, I think you guys will have to stay here." Negi said.

"Eh!" Everyone complained of course.

"Why is that?" Nagi is the first one to speak of her complain.

"We didn't come all this way just to stay here you know." Second is Risa.

"That's right! Come on Hayata-kun~" Third is Izumi.

Both persona-users rub the back of their heads. "Uh well... It's just... too dangerous in there." Hayate said.

"You don't know that yet." Hinagiku said.

"Yeah, we're coming with you two. Like it or not."

The two, and Judas and Chamo, give off a sigh. "...Very well. Just make sure you are prepared okay?" Negi said to which they all nod.

"There are already people inside. It's those two..." Luca said trying to sense anything other than monsters inside the temple in front of them. Then she sensed something more evil than the Tennouso sisters... "...And that guy." This alarmed Hayate, Negi, Chamo and Judas.

"That guy... Does she mean...? ..." Judas said getting the hint.

"That guy in black..." Negi said.

"..." Hayate has a troubled expression on his face. Sera is actually a friend of Ikusa in the past. He has the feeling that he may have something to do with his older brother's death... "...Let's go." He said.

Negi, Chamo, and Judas nod. "Ja, everyone who is coming, please come with us."

"Alright!" The chinese girl, who was introduced by the girls(Negima girls) as Ku Fei, cheered. She's the new girl in the group.

"Yosh. Time for some adventure." Kaede said.

"Bring it on. We can do this." Asuna cheered.

"Don't get too arrogant now. We are being expected by a lot of malevolent beings inside." Setsuna adviced.

"That's right. Expect a lot of unexpected things you guys." Hinagiku said to the girls.(The Hng girls that is).

"This will be a cinch!" Konoka cheered.

"I hope there aren't any dirt inside that dirty temple." Nagi said sipping her juice.

"That is very unlikely Nagi." Maria said.

"Take care of the plane Klause." She tells her butler and pilot to which he saluted.

"Hm?" Then a white tiger(The white tiger in the previous chapter who is happen to be Tama) is seen near the plane. He seems to have snuck inside without being noticed by the group. "..." Klause thought of what to do with him but since he looks helpless, he decided to let him in. "Just so as long as he doesn't eat me or ojou-sama..." He thought as he signaled the tiger to follow him in the plane to which he did.

"Ja, let's go." Hayate said taking the lead.

"Alright!"

"Yosh!"

"This should be worth the time." The trio said.

"Yay!" "Adventure time!" The Narutaki twins cheered.

"I hope these guys know what they are about to get themselves into." Judas said.

"Daijobou. We'll be there to protect them." Hayate assures.

"Ah. Do that."

"We'll be just fine." Negi added.

"I hope you're right Aniki." Chamo said. All of them walk towards the entrance of the temple.

Meanwhile...

Tap, tap, tap. Sera is walking down a hallway which walls is filled with strange drawings as if depicting a prophecy. "...When the barbaric beasts have brought about the world's demise, a single jewel will brought about the salvation of the world. The great being, Jehovah, will lead all of these souls to their eternal slumber of peace. There will be no sufferring. Only joy... In the eternal tranquility that awaits all living things. ...Such is the way of the universe. Just as sands run out, so does the lifespan of a living thing. ...The same goes for me..." He turns back with an angry expression. "To think... my traitor friends..." Flashbacks of Nagi Springfield, Negi's father, and Ikusa Ayasaki came to his mind. "...To think that I have delivered them there..." He kneels on the floor shaking... "...In the Promised Land... I was left alone... In this cruel world that most barbaric creatures live in..." ...His expression is becoming of that of an insane man... "I'M TIRED OF IIT!" He let out a loud cry that echoes throughout the temple.

Somewhere else...

"Huh?" His cry was loud enough for the Tennousos to hear.

"What was that?"

At the group...

"Huh?" Hayate also heard him from the entrance...

"What's the matter?" Negi asked noticing his best friend's troubled look.

"Uh no, it's nothing." He said followed by the thought. 'What was that just now?' He looks far ahead where darkness lurks. Nothing can be seen at the moment but there are evidences that somebody just went in.

"Look at these tracks. You don't think they..." Makie said having an idea whose tracks are those in the floor.

"It's those blonde girls, no doubt about it. But..." Hinagiku notices unfamiliar tracks. "These two tracks... One of them probably belongs to that idiot butler of theirs and this one is... Hmm..."

"A new enemy?" Setsuna asked.

"Who knows? Best prepare ourselves as we march in. Let's go." They walk in...

Tap, tap, tap, tap... ...Their footsteps are the only thing that can be heard in the hall until... Crash! "Guh!" Everyone is taken by surprise when something broke through the wall!

"Wh-What was that!" Asuna asked.

"Wohohoho!" A golem with a bat! "I am the guardian of this place! All non-Ancients shall be exterminated!"

"Huh? H-Hey! Wait a minute, we have an Ancient here!"

"Huh?" Asuna pulls Luca.

"Ah, K-Kagurazaka-san!" Hayate exclaimed.

"You good for nothing traitor! Don't sold one of our comrades!" Ayaka pulls Luca out her grasp.

"What? You sold me once too you know!"

"Be quiet! This isn't the time and place for your childish quarrel!" Setsuna scolds the two.

"Wohohoho! I can only see a few Ancient blood within her. She does not much the requirements unlike the other two!" The golem probably refers to the Tennouso sisters. "Now, I shall now proceed in smashing all of you!" It raises its bat! It's gigantic bat that is.

"Gyaah!" Everyone exclaimed.

"Tch! Hiyaa!" Hinagiku charges forth!

"Hinagiku-san!" Hayate calls her out.

"Hiya!" Slash! She hit it successfully in the head but...

"Wohohoho! Weak minded human female. Is this all the strength you got?" Her attack is just as if her sword just touches it. "Now I shall smash you!" It grabs hold of her sword that is stucked on its head.

"Gyaah!" Hinagiku is in trouble!

"Hinagiku-san!" Hayate rushes to her aid!

"This should help." *Hero Spell* Judas casted the same spell last night. A golden glow surrounds Hayate then...

"Haa!" Whooosh! Two white angel wings emerged out of the back of his shoulders!

"Ah!" Everyone is surprised by this.

"Ayasaki-san!" Negi exclaimed.

"Hiyaa!" Strike!

"Guh!" Hayate managed to break the golem's grip on Hinagiku!

"Gyah!" He then catches her.

"Hinagiku-san, daijobou!"

"Hayate-kun... H-Hm." She nods blushing.

"Wohohoho! Amaizing for a human. So it seems some of you are worthy of time. Let this entertainment labyrinth begin!" It said raising its bat. It's gigantic bat that is.

Scrutch! Scrutch! "Guh!" ...! To everyone's surprise, Makie is pushed to the secret rotating door on the left wall by the right wall which seems to be a trap for those who are not Ancients.

"Makie!" "Sasaki-san!" Negi and the others exclaimed.

Scrutch! "Gyaah!" ...! The Narutaki twins fell to a trap hole!

"Fuka! Fumika!" The girls(Negi girls) exclaimed.

Scrutch! "Guh!" Konoka is pushed to another secret rotating door that is on the other side of the left wall!

"Ojou-sama!" Setsuna exclaimed as she comes to her aid but was too late. Bonk! Bonk! To her surprise, the door wouldn't rotate. "What is wrong with this! Why won't it open!"

"Sakurazaki-san!" Negi exclaimed but...

Scrutch! "Gyah!" She too has been pushed to the door. She cannot come back...

"Sakurazaki-san!" Bonk! Bonk!

"Springfield, get away from there!" Judas warned immediately then...

Scrutch! "Huh?" The wall is going to push him as well! "Guh!" Whoosh! BONK! He managed to slip out of the way in time.

"Aniki!" Chamo, who is on his right shoulder, exclaimed. But then...

Scrutch! "Guh! WaWaaah!" The floor suddenly opened!

"Gya-gyaaah!" Chamo exclaimed as they fall.

"O-Oi Springfield!" "Negi!" "Negi-kun!" "Negi-chan~!" The others in the group who have still not yet fallen for a trap exclaimed.

"S-Springfield..." Hayate said concerned for his best friend.

"Just great..." Judas said placing his hand on his forehead.

"Now what?" Asuna asked. And then suddenly... Scrutch! "Gwa-waaah!" She falls for a trap hole as well.

"Asuna!" "Asuna-san!"

Scrutch! Scrutch! Scrutch! "Gwaah!" "Gyaah!" "Guh!" Nodoka, Yue, Haruna, Ku fei, Kaede, Nagi and Maria fell for different traps such as trap holes and by the trap wall that pushes people on the rotating doors on the left.

"E-everyone!" "Sakurazaki-san...!" Hayate and Hinagiku are the only ones left. (And Judas too for that matter.)

"Oh great... This complicated things..." Judas said.

"Now what do we do...?" Hayate asked.

"...We have to find the others."

"But how?" He asked Judas, forgetting that Hinagiku can't see him.

"Huh? Who are you talking to?" She asked.

"Oh uh no one. Anyway, we have to rescue the others."

"This whole place is a trap! Guuh!" Oh, and Ayaka is one of the only ones who haven't fallen for a trap yet. But the bigger problem right now is...

"Wohohoho! Now the fun begins!" The golem said getting ready to annihilate them.

"Gr..." The three of them take a few step back.

Scrutch! "Huh? G-Gyaah!"

"Yukihiro-san!" "Inchou!" ...And in the end, class rep fell for it too...

"Ah, we're the only ones left..." Hayate said grimly.

"Wohohoho! Now it's play time!" The golem waves its bat.

Hayate gives him an angry glare for the mischief that he has played on their friends. "Go play yourself!" Strike!

"Guhh!" He kicks him on his metal leg, though it's rough, he is able to hurt him due to his persona. "Guh! No fun. I will smash you!"

"Let's go Hinagiku-san!"

"H-Hai!" Tap, tap, tap! The two of them made a run for it to the deeper part of the temple.

"Wohohoho! You can run but you cannot hide. I will hunt you all down. Wohohoho!"

Meanwhile... At Negi...

"Ahh!"

"A-Aniki!" Negi and Chamo brace themselves for an impact!

Bonk! "Ow..." He landed on his butt.

"Sigh... That was dangerous you know."

"I know... ow." He rubs his butt. "Where is this? Where are Ayasaki-san and the others!" He asked worriedly.

"We fell for a trap remember? We cannot know what happened to Older Aniki and ojou-chans." Chamo said looking up. It seems the option of going back is impossible. "...At the moment, we have no choice but to keep moving."

"Eh? But... Where are we going?" Negi asked getting up.

"Right now, we have no choice but to keep moving forward. So let's go."

"B-But... We don't know what's up ahead... If only Ayasaki-san and the others are-"

"Daijobou Aniki. You got me!"

"H-Hai..." ...He won't be much of a help though. Of course, he can guide little Negi...

Oh, about the trio...(Izumi, Risa and Miki)...Here's a Flashback...

When the group were about to enter the temple...

"Ooh, this should be nice." Flash! Risa takes a picture of closophie flower that is near the entrance of the temple.

"Wow! This place looks great!" Izumi cheered. Then... Click. "Eh?" She steps onto a what seems to be a trap... Scrutch! "G-Gyaah!" ...She fell to a trap hole.

"I-Izumi?" Risa didn't see her fall but... Scrutch! "Huh? G-Guuh!" A trap hole that is beside her opens and she loses balance and fell to it.

"Hmm?" Miki didn't see her friends fall to the traps then... "Where did they- Hmgm!" Two magic hands that emerged out of the temple's wall covered her mouth then pulled her to it, before it rotates, sealing her within somewhere the temple.

Hayate and the others were too busy about observing their surrounding for anything unexpected so they pretty much have forgotten about them. ...Except Judas who decided to inform them about them later since they'll be going deeper into the temple anyway.

End of Flashback...

"A-Ano... Do we have something like a flashlight?" Negi asked since the halls up ahead is pitch black.

"Hm... Maybe Aniki-Judas can help. Oi! Aniki-Judas!" Chamo yelled.

"I think Judas-san is with Ayasaki-san right now..."

"You call?"

"Guh!" Both are taken by surprise when Judas's head passed through the ceiling above them.

"I figured you might need my help."

"Judas-san!"

"How did you get here? Where are the others?" Chamo asked.

"Ayasaki and Katsura are still up there. Everyone else has pretty much fell for it."

"Oh... So... We all fell for it..."

"Well, except those two who are still up there."

"Why did you come here?" Negi asked.

"I figured they would be safe since I casted that Hero Spell on Ayasaki, so I decided to check on you two. Anyway, let's go. This should help you on the way." Flash! He summons a small ball of light for Negi. "Here." It flies on his palms.

"Ah, this should help us."

"Come on." Tap, tap, tap. The three of them made their way.

Meanwhile... At Makie and the Narutaki twins...

"Ow... My butt hurts..." Makie said rubbing her butt. So are the twins.

"Yeah... Ow... Where did we...?" Fuka asked observing their surrounding.

"Huh? This place is...?" Fumika asked. Then they realized that they might be helpless when it comes to dealing with the residents of the place. "Gyaah! What do we do onee-chan!" She clings to her sister.

"Daijobou! Negi-kun will surely come and save us!" She assured her. But... "Now, where are the others?" ...looking around, they realize that their hero, sort to speak, is nowhere to be seen nor the others. "Uh... Where is everyone...? ..."

"..." Realizing the situation... "Gyaah!" Both twins run up to Makie. "Makie-san! What do we do! We've been separated from the others!" Fumika said crying.

"Daijobou! We'll just call out for them to come to us!" ...What a bunch of naive girls... Oh well. "Oi! Everyone! We're over here!" She said waving her hands thinking that anyone will come over to rescue them... "Eh?" Realizing that no one will be come, they... "Gyaaaah!" They cried out in despair. "Where is everyone?"

"That's what we have been trying to tell you!" The Narutaki twins said.

Meanwhile... At Nagi and Maria...

"Ow..." Nagi rubs her butt. "That hurt... Daijobou, Maria?"

"H-Hai. I think I hurt my my ankle though..."

"Eh! Daijobou?"

"Ah. Daijobou. I can still walk." She stands up only to... "Ugh." ...She finds it difficult to do so.

"You're not okay at all! You need help! Hayate!" Nagi's voice echoed throughout the dark hall. ...No respond though. "Hayate?"

"I think we've been separated from them. We're on our own..."

"Eh! B-B-But..." Nagi is tearing up from fear.

"This is bad... We don't know what's lurking inside here. And we're not good at dealing with those sort of things." Maria thought.

"Grr." ...! Then a roar of a monster is heard in the hall...

"Wh-What was that...?" Nagi asked frightened. Now she knows what fear is.

Meanwhile... At Ku fei and Kaede... And Ayaka...

Ayaka, who was the last one to fall to the trap, fell on top of Ku fei. "Ow... That hurt you know inchou." She complained.

"I couldn't help it. I fell, remember?"

"Hai. Hai..." Both of them stand up.

"The others seem be nowhere in sight." Kaede said observing their situation. "We must have fall off far away from them."

"Nooo! Negi-chan~!" Ayaka yelled crying.

"Calm down, inchou. Negi-bozu will be fine. He has that persona thing remember? He'll be fine."

"Yeah huh? We best focus on our current situation." Ku fei said. "By the way, is that kid for real?"

"Negi-bozu? Ah, he's really cool. That friend of his is cool too. I think he may have won Katsura's heart."

"Eh? R-Really? The almighty president of the student council, Katsura Hinagiku, have fallen for him?"

"Ah. I've noticed her behavior whenever she's around him. I envy that girl. Finding true love at last... Dreamily Sigh... It's so dreamy."

"Yeah huh?" Ku fei goes to imagine what it feels like to find true love.

"This isn't the time for that you two!" Ayaka snapped them out of their daydreaming. "We need to focus on getting back to Negi-chan and the others!"

"Yeah, you're right. But do you two know how to get back?" Kaede asked.

"Hmm... We fell really high. Maybe they're in the high floors." Ku fei said.

"Hm. I guess you're right."

"I think this whole place is a trap. Be careful not to step on any trap you guys." Although Ayaka said that... Click. "Huh?" ...She step onto something...Splash! Splash! "G-Gyaah!" Water is pouring the room!

"Ah, inchou!" The other two girls exclaimed.

"Wh-What is this!"

"I think you just activated a trap inchou!" Ku fei exclaimed with an accusing finger.

"What!"

Splash! Splash! "If this continues, this place will be flooded soon. We must leave!" Kaede said and then she and Ku fei took their leave.

"H-Hey, wait for me!" The class rep follows behind.

Meanwhile... At Asuna, Konoka and Setsuna...

"Ah... Ahh... Where..? Gyah!" Setsuna finds herself face to face with Konoka's underwear as she fell next to her. "O-Ojou-sama! Get up! You need to get up!" She instantly stands up and wakes her beloved friend... or it looks that way.

"Ahh... Se-chan?" She wakes up from the impact. "Where...? Where are we...? Where is everyone?"

"Ahh..." Luca is the next to wake up. "Where...? Ayasaki-kun...?" She asked looking for Hayate but finds that he's nowhere to be found. "What happened?" She asked as she stands up.

"It seems we fell for the trap of this place. By the way, we didn't see you fell here. How did you get here Suirenji?" Setsuna asked.

"Ah well..."

Flashback...

"Don't sold one of our comrades!" Ayaka said as she freed Luca out of Asuna's grasp when the golem guardian said that those who are not of Ancient blood are to be exterminated.

"You sold me once too you know!" Asuna exclaimed. Then...

"Huh?" Luca notices that the right wall seem to be... free of space. "How could-" Scrutch! "Gya-!" ...A secret rotating door pulls her in without being noticed by everyone.

End of Flashback...

"And that's how it happened. Hehe..." Luca said.

"...Wow. So you were the first to fall the traps of this place." Setsuna said. ...Well actually it was the trio who fell first. "Well anyway, we need to rendezvous with the others."

"Ahh... Huh? This is...?" Asuna is the fourth one to wake up from the impact. "Were we...?"

"It's about time you wake up. We're on our way now."

"Huh? Where are we-?"

Crash! ...! "Gyah!" Something came crashing in!

"Grooaarr!" Monsters, that are similar to Shadows, came crashing in through the wall. They have the appearance of a rabid wolf with two horns. "Grooaarrr!"

"Gyaah!" Asuna backs away from them.

"What are those!" Konoka exclaimed.

"Monsters! Looks like you were right about this place being dangerous Suirenji!" Setsuna said as she drawed out her sword.

"Se-chan!"

"Stand back! All of you! I'll handle this!" She said as she entered into a fighting stance.

"Not alone you won't!" Asuna said joining her.

"Stand back Asuna! This isn't something you can handle."

"Oh yeah? Watch me!"

"Me too." Luca said joining them.

"Luca?"

"Daijobou. I can deal with them. Ahh." She closes her eyes. Flaash!

"...!" To the girls' surprise, a pure green light surrounds Luca. They are gathering around her...

"Ah... Ahh!" Flash! ...A pink figure came out of her... A persona...

"Ahh..." It has an elegant pink body with red-orange pony tail hair. (This persona's face is similar to that of Aerith in FF7). "Ahhh..." It unleashes pure pink light on her surrounding environment...

"Grooaarr!" "Grooaarr!" The light seems to be painful for the monsters. "Grooaarr!" They all fall down and dissolve to the ground.

"Ahh..." Luca dismisses her persona. "Hm..."

"...Wow... Wow!" Asuna exclaimed which surprises the idol. "That was cool Luca!" She embraces her.

"Eh? Uh..."

"Yeah. We didn't know you could do that." Setsuna said amaized by Luca's power.

"Yeah. That was beautiful! You should have told us that you have powers too!" Konoka said cheerfully.

"Ah well... We... Ancients were the first one to ever summoned personas so... since I have Ancient blood I have less ego and I'm... well, intuative, sort to speak, so I can do it. It's the same thing for Ayasaki-kun and Springfield-chan. Ha ha..."

"I see. So that's how it works." Setsuna said. "Well, with that power of yours, we should be fine as we go to the other sections of this place."

"Yeah, we're counting on you." Asuna said as she tap Luca on the back.

"Ah well... To tell you the truth, I don't think I'll be much of a help to you guys." The idol said.

"Eh? Why not?"

"Because... well... ...My persona... isn't really battle oriented."

"Eh? But didn't you just kick those monsters butts earlier?"

"Actually, that was more like a magical attack Asuna, not physically." Konoka said.

"Whatever. Anyway, isn't that enough?"

"Well, it will take some time for me to concentrate since... well... this power of mine is not like the others. It's not like Ayasaki-kun's persona nor is it the same as Springfield-chan."

"What do you mean?" Setsuna asked.

"Mine is of more of like a supporting persona. I can give you guys back-up in battle if that can help."

"Hmm... So it's more of like a supporting unit for the others. Hmm..."

A sweat drop appears on Konoka's head. "Uh... It's not the army Se-chan."

"Well anyway, let's go. Just leave the fighting to me and Setsuna while you give us back-up okay?" Asuna said with a thumbs up.

"O-Okay." Luca said. And there they set off.

Meanwhile... At Nodoka, Yue and Haruna...

"Ahh..." Yue awakes to find...

"Daijobou, Ayase-san?" ...Negi. Judas is beside him but Yue cannot see him. Chamo is on his left shoulder. They seem to have made their way around the temple and got to them(The library expedition club members in Negima that is.).

"Negi-kun... Chu." She suddenly brought out a juice ang begun drinking much to Judas's amusement.

"Huh." He smirk much to Negi and Chamo's confusion. "I can tell love at first sight when I witness one." He said.

"...? ...!" Chamo immediately got the idea and smirk and elbow at Negi. "Nice going Aniki."

"Huh?" The boy, of course, is oblivious of their topic.

"Ahh... Ahhh..." Nodoka wakes up then see the one who she shared a first kiss. "Negi-kun..." She said blushing.

"Ow... I think I hit the back of my head a little." Haruna said waking up. "A're?" She takes notice of Negi's presence. "Ah, Negi-kun! Did you fell here as well?" She walks up to him.

"Uh no. I came here. I found you guys lying here." The boy said.

"Oh, I... see." She said followed by the thought, 'total disappointment... It would have been cooler if he fell here along with Nodoka and they may have accidentally kissed(she doesn't know that they have already kissed ha ha) in the process. Oh well... At least here, he'll be like a prince who will rescue a damsel in distress.' ...What a dreamy thought.

"Anyway, I think we best get out of here." Negi said to which the three nodded in agreement. But then...

Crash! Crash! ...! "Grooaarr!" "Grooaarr!" The same monsters that came crashing on where Asuna, Luca, Konoka and Konoka were, came crashing down on them!

"Gyah!" The three exclaimed.

"A-Aniki!" Chamo signals Negi to summon Izanagi.

He nods. "Okay. Hiyaa!" He charges towards them with his persona card in hand! Flash! Blast! He crushed it then...! Slice! Slice! He battles the monsters!

"Grooaarr!" Stab! One monster attacked him from behind, only to get stabbed on the mouth by his blade. He then tosses it to the side.

Slice! Slice! Slice! And dispatched the remaining monsters. "Let's go!" He signalled the three to follow him to the nearby hallway.

"Hm!" And they did. They made their way to the bottom of the temple.

Back to Hayate and Hinagiku...

Tap, tap, tap! Both are running away from the golem that is chasing them. "Huff! Huff! Ah!" Hinagiku turns around to see if it's still chasing them.

"Wohohoho! You cannot escape me!"

"Gr!"

"Forget about him Hinagiku-san! We can't fight him here." That is because the hall is filled with traps so they have to find another suitable location for them to pay it back.

"I know. If only there's a place-" As if granting Hinagiku's wish, they exited the hall and found themselves in a very large interior of a room that resembles a dome with many pathways and a very deep pit sort the least. The Ancients seem to be far more knowledgeable in constructing structures compare to humans. "Wh-What is this place!"

Crash! "Welcome! To the labyrinth of entertainment! Wohohoho!" The golem said after getting out of the hall where they were running.

"You call this entertainment?" Hayate asked bewildered by the place.

"Of course! This is where the Ancients have keep their knowledge well hidden to prevent any fools from obtaining a very dangerous item that is residing at the bottom of this temple."

"An item? At the bottom?" He asked looking down. From where he is, they still have a long way to go to go down to the deepest part of the temple considering they currently in a high floor with their chance of going down is to jump to each path way without falling. Hinagiku, having an experience of falling from the Sanzenin building and being catched by the one she loved, have now seem to have overcome her fears of heights so the height of the place does not affect her much. Hayate is just focusing on how to get down. "Hmm..."

"Hayate-kun! We have to deal with this guy!" Hinagiku said drawing her sword.

Hayate turns to the golem. "...Hai. Let's go, Hinagiku-san!" He said drawing out his rapier.

"Wohohoho! Time for some entertainment!" Slam! The golem said stomping its metal foot on the ground.

(Battle Commence)

"Hiyaa!" Slash! Slash! Slash! Both Hayate and Hinagiku attacked the golem! They find its body hard to inflict damage with however since it appears not only made of metal but with something else as well. Probably something that the Ancients used in their creations. So Hayate has to resolve into using his persona, Helel.

"Tch! Persona!" Flash! Blast! He summoned his persona card, crushed it then...! *Megidolaon* Boom!

"Ugh!" He seems to have hurt it. At least a little. "Wohohoho! Not bad! Not bad! Show me more of your strength boy!" It taunts him though he seems have become desperate due to Hayate's attack.

"I'm here too you know! Hiyaa!" Whoosh! Slash! Hinagiku attacked it on the head!

"Wohohoho! You're just in the way! So move!" It pushes her away with ease, insulting her.

"Why you-!"

"Wait, Hinagiku." Hayate stops her.

"But-"

"I need you to do something. Look there." He points a lever with rope.

"That's..."

"I think we can use that to get down. Let me handle this guy."

"But Hayate-kun..."

He then places both his hands on Hinagiku's shoulder... "Trust me okay?" He said in a romeo tone. ...Sort to speak. "I'll protect you. With all my life. I promise."

"..." Hinagiku is speechless and blushing at the same time. "O-Okay. I trust you... But please... Don't harm yourself."

"Of course!" He said with his flashy smile and a thumbs up.

"Hm." She accepted his vow then... Chu.

"...!" Cling! ...Again, she surprised him with a kiss on the lips. "Heeheehee." She giggled with made him blush even more.

"..." Hayate rubs the back of his head, embarrassed then went on to battle the golem while Hinagiku runs up to the lever. Casting romance aside for a while... "..." He turns to the golem. "Sa... Let's do this." He raises his rapier toward it.

"Ah. LET US RUMBLE!" SLAM! SLAM!

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! The clash of the titans(Sort to speak) have begun! Hinagiku watches them then turn her attention back to the lever. "Hiya!" Slash! Slash! Slash! Hayate continues his onslaught on the golem's body along with his persona, Helel. Slash! Slash! After delivering multiple attacks on the golem, Whoosh!, he decided to back away for a while then...! Flash! The Hero spell that Judas provided him with activates, providing him with angel wings. "Hiyaa!" *Maragidyne* Ignite! Igniite! He fired a circle of fire on the golem!

Boom! Boom! "Ugh!" It seems to have made a severe damage on its body. "Ugh. Wohohoho! Amaizing! Amaizing! Just as I expected of a worthy oponent!" Despite its boasting, it seems to be becoming desperate.

Hayate lands on a nearby pathway then... "Hua!" Whoosh! He flies back towards the golem!

Meanwhile, back with Negi and the three girls(The Library Expedition Club)...

Tap, tap, tap! The group is running through a very long hallway that is filled with torches on the sides. "Where are we going exactly?" Haruna asked.

"We're heading for the lowest floor. Me, Judas-san and Chamo have found a way stairway that leads down there before we got to you guys." Negi said as they passed by an intersection.

"..." He forgot that the girls do not know about Judas's existence so it made them confused when he mentioned him.

"Huh? Who is Judas?" Nodoka asked.

"Judas Iscariot?" Haruna asked referring to the... well... the apostle who... ...actually, it's not really important since names do not mean much.

"Oh I mean uh... M-Me and Chamo-kun have found a stair way right Chamo!" He quickly realized his mistake.

"Th-That's right! Me and Aniki did!" Chamo said before whispering to Negi. "Be careful what you say Aniki! They do not know about Judas-aniki!"

"Yeah. And I don't mind not being known that I exist thank you." Judas said.

"What was that Negi-kun?" Yue asked.

"Oh uh nothing! Anyway, we better keep moving!" Tap, tap, tap! They continue throughout the hall until...

Crash! "Guh!" A stone hand suddenly emerged out of the right wall!

"What the!" Haruna exclaimed.

The hand extend towards them! "Look out, Aniki!" Chamo exclaimed and they all jumped out of the way but...

Snatch! "Gyaah!"

"Yue!" "Yue!" "Yue-san!" Yue has been captured!

"Guuh!" The hand takes her to deeper part of the temple!

"Yue-san!" Tap, tap! Negi gives chase!

"Negi-kun!" Both girls exclaimed.

"O-Oi, Aniki!" Chamo exclaimed.

"Hmph. Being a hero are we? Hm. I'll give you your desire." Judas points his index finger on the boy. *Hero Spell* Flash!

"Huh?" Negi is engulfed by a golden light causing Chamo to fall from his shoulder. "A-Aniki!"

"Hiyaa!" Whoosh! White angel wings emerged at the back of his shoulders and give him assistance! "Yue-saan!" He reaches out for the princess, again sort to speak.

"Gyah! N-Negi-kun!" She reaches out for the prince. The prince reaches out as well then...

Flash! "Grooaarr!" A golden light shines on the hand, causing it to loose its grip on Yue. Then...

"Hiyaa!" Flash! Blast! Negi summons Izanagi then...! SLASH!

"Grooaarr!" Yue is freed from the hand's grasp and he was able to catch her in bridal style in mid-air.

"Yue-san."

"Negi-kun... Chu." She, again, brought out a juice and drinks it as if it's a way to surpress her heart from beating faster but it proves to be futile. "Ah..." She drops it as if the juice is saying 'be honest will you?'. "..."

"Yue!" "Aniki!" Chamo and the other two girls catch up.

"Yue..." Nodoka warms up to her best friend. They are after all share a very loveable friendship. ...Will it last though when it comes to two bestfriends having feelings for the same person...? A love triangle situation! How will it transpire? Let us find out! "Yue, daijobou?"

"H-Hai. I'm okay. Negi-kun... saved me." She said looking away from her savior blushing.

"..." Judas has taken notice of the situation. "Hm..." He turns to Nodoka. "..." Then to Yue. "...A love triangle situation. Hmm... Interesting. I suppose I'll do my part into this little story." Love story that is.

"Ja, we best get-"

Crash! ...! "Gyaah!" To their surprise...

"Grooaarr!" A gigantic colossus that has the appearance of a greek man emerged from the bottom floor in the high chamber that is filled with many doorways. The colossus is seems to be a hundred feet tall considering that the floor below cannot be seen by the group.

"Ahh! Wh-What is that!" Haruna asked frightened as she takes a few step back.

"A statue?" Nodoka said frightened.

"No, it's a colossus!" Yue confirmed.

"I don't care what it is ojou-chan! But it seems to be hostile to us don't you think!" Chamo exclaimed.

Slam! Slam! "Grooaarr!" The colossus gives out a loud roar, making some debris from the sealings fall.

"Aniki, we have to deal with this big guy!"

"A-Ah. Right!" Negi enters into a fighting stance, ready to do battle with the colossus.

"H-Hey! Negi-kun, don't tell me you're gonna fight that... thing?" Haruna said pointing at the colossus, disgusted by its appearance.

"That's what I intend to do!"

"Hmph. It must be a guardian of some kind. It's probably been created to prevent anyone from going down to lower floors of the temple." Judas explained to Negi. "You're going to need a lot of my help, Springfield. So here. This should make things easier for you." *Infinity* Flash!

A rainbow barrier forms around Negi. "Ah, arigatou, Judas-san."

"Thank me by destroying that thing."

"Hai! Here I go! Hiyaa!"

"A-Aniki!" "Negi-kun!"

"Yikes! I better leave for a while!" Chamo, realizing that he may fall to the lower floors below should he accompany Negi in fighting the colossus that is standing on a very high chamber, gets off Negi's shoulder.

"Hiyaa!" Blast! Slash! Slash! He summoned Izanagi and began battling the gigantic colossus!

"Grooaarr!" Slam! Slam! The colossus tries to hit Negi with its fists but he finds him very elusive so it hit the walls instead, causing more debris to fall. "Grooaarr!" His roar made more debrises to fall from the ceilings.

"Guh! Aniki, shut that stupid statue up!" Chamo yelled.

"On it! Hiya!" Whoosh! Negi jumps to the right side of the ceiling then to the other side and then...! "Huaa!" *Ziodyne* Zap!

"Grooaarr!" He hit the colossus on the head with a lightning bolt!

"Negi...kun." Yue is impressed by the young persona-user as she may have... "...N-No..." ...though she does not admit it, she has fallen for the ten year old boy.

"...Huh." And Judas has noticed that. "Clinging to fog of deceit huh? Huh, typical. Oh well, I suppose I'll do my part." He decided to guide her through the impenatrable fog that is blocking her true self.

Yue P.O.V

I have this feeling that has been ringing in my heart that I have just realized recently. ...No, perhaps it is something I have been ignoring for some time now... This feeling... What is this...? "It is Truth." ...? Huh...? That voice... "I am one who guides people like you who are lost in the dark." ...A 16 year old guy, I think, who is wearing a black clothing with a black cape appeared... Where is this anyway...? I am surrounded by darkness... I cannot see any light except the one that is shining down on this guy. Who is he...?

"Who... are you?" I just have to ask.

"Huh. Like I said, I am one of those who guide people like you who are lost in the dark. That is at the depths of this impenatrable fog of delusion that you are clinging into."

"Fog... of delusion?"

"Ah. Look at this." Flash! ...Our environment becomes very bright. Then he points on a certain direction in this... endless... a place with no limits it seems, and I see something... It's Negi... He's fighting that colossus.

"Wha...?"

"Tell me... What do you see of Springfield?"

"What... do I see...?"

"Ah. Do you find some amazement?"

"W-Well?"

"Do you find him attractive?"

"That's..."

"More importantly... Do you..." ...He's probably going to ask the hardest question... "...do you love Springfield?"

"..." ...How can answer that...?

"...I'll take that as yes." ...He said simply. "Silence means yes you know. ...Or at least in many occasions."

"..." What am I suppose to say? "...Just what are you implying...? And just what is your name and who are you?"

"Huh. My name is unimportant. Besides, names are only necessary in the world of the living. We don't need that around here." ...Around here...? "And as I said before, I am one of those who guides people like you through the fog of deceit so that you may find the Truth."

"...? The Truth?"

"Ah. Want me to show you?"

"Huh? That's..."

"Here." He points his index finger in a certain direction. Flaaash...! Then suddenly...

"Ah..." I find myself in a very comfortable place... This place... is this... Heaven...?

"Just as you are capable of loving, so does your best friend." ...Is he referring to Nodoka? "I know you people are quite sensitive in this... 'love triangle' as you people put it, but do not be disturbed by the fact that you and your friend love the same person. In a way, that is actually very beautiful."

Beautiful? ...Even though he said that as if there is no problem at all in loving your best friend's crush, I find myself agreeing with him and I do not feel any guilt. "Why do I...?"

"This is your true self... Acknowledge it." He places his palm on my face as I am drifted into this endless comforting and soothing place... This feeling... Love... ...I...

Normal P.O.V

Slash! Slash! Slash! "Hiyaa!" Negi continues battling the colossus as Yue is guided by Judas to find her true self amidst the fog of deceit.

"Negi-kun!" "Aniki!" The two girls and Chamo exclaimed.

"Hiyaa!" *Maziodyne* Zaap! Multiple lightning bolts is fired on the colossus's face!

"Grooaarr!" Causing it to agonize in pain. "Grooaarr!" Angered, it raises its right fist for an attack on Negi.

"Aniki, look out!"

"Hn!" Whoosh! Negi moves around the chamber to avoid the colossus's attack.

"Grooaarr!" SLAM! It slammed on one of the grounds on one of the pathways around the chamber! "Grooaarr!" SLAM! Then another one.

Whoosh! "Gr!" Whoosh! SLAM! Negi continues dodging its gigantic and very solid fists.

"..." Yue watches him non-stop.

"Impressive kid right?" Judas asked her.

"...Hm." She admitted. She stands up... "Is it okay for me to... I mean... I've been..."

"You've been in love with Springfield ever since you found out that he has the potential to summon his persona when you first met him. You admire him for not giving in life despite the sad things that the world has in stored for all living beings. You've become attractive to him due to his potential to overcome life's hardships with his true self. Those are admirable traits, you admit yes?"

"...Hm. Yes." She admitted confidently. "Ja," She turns to her best friend. "Nodoka... I... ...I love Negi-kun too... I was attracted by his enthuastic nature... His attractive personality... His sweet and gentle personality... All of those traits... are my type." She said facing Negi, who is still battling the Colossus.

"Hiyaa!" Slash!

"Grooaarr!" Having inflicted enough damage on the colossus, it begins to fall back to the deeper floor. "Grooaarr!" Crash! It's torso falls to the floor where the group are.

"Hn!" Negi runs up to it then...! "Hiya!" Slice!

"Grooaarr!" He managed to inflict a scar on its stone face. Then for the final touch...

"Hiyaa!" *Thunder Reign* Zaap! Zaaap!

"Grooaaarrr!" Rain of lightning bolts rain down on the colossus, slowly dismantling its torso. Its face has been badly damaged. "Grooaarr!" It's defeated. It falls back to the deeper floor. CRASH! The impact echoed throughout the chamber.

"Alright!" Haruna cheered Negi's victory.

"Negi-kun!" Nodoka as well.

"Nice going Aniki!"

"..." Yue is simply amazed by the young boy. She can tell that he may have perhaps had a difficult childhood but despite that, he's still determine see through his life till the end. "Negi-kun..." She finds herself slowly approach him...

"Hm?" And Nodoka notices it.

"...Bold girl. But... You are truthful, I'll give you that." Judas said to Yue.

"..." Yue continues staring at Negi as he dismisses his persona then...

Crumble! "Ah!" ...! The ground suddenly crumble!

"A-Aniki!"

Crumble, crumble! "Wh-What's going on!" Haruna asked frightened.

"That colossus must be a guardian of this floor and now that it's defeated, it's starting break apart!" Chamo said.

"EHH!" Everyone(except Judas) exclaimed.

"Y-You mean like in an RPG game in which when a boss is defeated, the thing he's guarding will crumble?"

"Something like that!"

"Gyaah!"

"W-We better get out of here!" Nodoka said.

"I agree! Let's go!" Just before they all could run for it however...

Crumble! "G-Guh!" The part of the floor where Negi is stepping on crumbled into pieces!

"N-Negi!" Yue exclaimed. He's about to fall!

"Aniki!"

"Tch! Hey, go for it!" Judas exclaimed, imploring Yue to rescue the boy.

"...Hm!" Tap, tap, tap! She does so.

"Yue!" "Ojou-chan!"

"Negi!" She reaches out to him!

"Yue-san!" He reaches to her as well then...

"Ah!" Flash! Judas casted a barrier that prevented Negi from falling though he didn't notice it. Thanks to that, he and Yue were able to reach each others' hands.

"Yue-san..."

"Negi...kun..." ...A romantic atmosphere fills the air.

"Huh." And Judas noticed it.

"Yue! Negi... kun..." Nodoka rushes to them but then notice this romantic atmosphere.

"Hmm?" Chamo does as well. He observes the situation very carefully. Negi and Yue holding hands, staring into each others' eyes... "Ooh!" Steam pours out of his nose in excitement. "Could this be...!"

"Eh?"

Noticing that Nodoka has feelings for the boy as well, he decided to play safe. "Oh uh nothing ojou-chan! Oi, aniki!" The little ermine rushes to the two. "Hurry up will you? We don't have-" Crumble! "Gyah!" As soon as he approach them however, the ground shakes. It seems it cannot handle another weight, even the weight of a small ermine.

"H-Hey! It's dangerous over there! Get in here will you!" Haruna yelled, imploring for Negi and Yue to get out of the edge of the floor.

"..." Yue stares at Negi in the eyes.

"Yue-san...?"

"Negi...kun..." She could not hold back anymore... Flashbacks of when she first met the boy along with the others came to her mind. The way he could fend of delusionary beings(Shadows and Jehovah) despite just being a ten year old boy. Being able to live in a foreign country with just his best friend, Hayate, (She thinks that they both share the same fate of losing a guardian or parent. In Negi's case, he never met his father as he is killed in Japan. Note: In the manga and anime of Negima, he did met him yes? Well, in here, he did not because Nagi Springfield was killed by... well, you will know in the next chapter. Keep reading if you want to know.) and not having any guardian to watch over them. Those traits alone were enough to impress her. There are those who have been lost in the fog of deceit and have been led to believe by it that there is no hope for them in life. What Judas told her earlier is that do not be confused by the images that fog is showing her or other people for that matter, for they are only illusions that are manifested by fear itself. In other words, fear is a fog of deceit. "Negi-kun..."

"Hm?" Without expectations... Chu. "...!" Cliing! ...And the device kicks in...

"Oi! Aniki! What's going- Gyaah!" Chamo who carefully went to the edge of the floor saw this scene, romantic scene. "Gyaaah!" A mass of steam pour of his nose in excitement.

Judas decided to see it as well. "Hm? Oh my..."

Yue broke off the kiss. "..."

"..." Both she and Negi are staying silent with blushes on their cheeks.

"..." She then pulls him up.

"Negi-kun! Daijobou!" Nodoka asked, carefully approaching the edge of the floor to ensure it doesn't shake. She is oblivious of what just transpired.

"Huh? Oh uh... y-yeah. I'm okay, Nodoka-san..."

"..." Judas is keeping an eye out on the three(Negi, Yue and Nodoka). "Hm. Everything will turn out well. I'm sure." He turns around. "For all delusionary beings out there, reality will always be reality and no fog of deceit can alter or change it. Though you may try, you will only suffer utter failure. That, is the power Truth." Make no mistake about that. It is true.

"Heehee." Chamo goes to Negi's right shoulder grinning. "You're the man Aniki." He whispers to him.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about!" The boy said blushing.

"Yeah, yeah." The ermine didn't heed his words.

"Are you guys okay?" Haruna joins the conversation.

"Ah... We're fine." Yue said, having just experience the romantic experience earlier.

"...?" Nodoka notices her friend's odd behavior.

"I see. Thank God. Anyway, let's get out of here." Everyone agreed on that and they set out to the stairs that Negi, Chamo and Judas found earlier. ...All the while, Nodoka is watching his friend, Yue, staring at Negi.

"..." ...How will this turn up? You will see.

Meanwhile... Back Hayate and Hinagiku...

"Hiyaa!" Slash! Slash! Hayate inflected another set of scars on the golem!

"Ugh! Wohohoho! Good, good! Show me more of your strength boy! Hiya!" Whoosh! SLAM!

Hayate dodged his attack. He then land on the edge of the wall above it. "How long are you going to keep standing there?"

"Wohohoho! That is until you beat me or I beat you boy! Wohohoho!"

"Is that so? Alright... Ja, I'll beat you to a bloody pulp!" Assuming of course if a animated object like him has blood that is. Whoosh! He jumps towards him!

"Wohohoho!" Clash! Both have clashed with their weapons!

"Hiya!" Tap, tap, tap! Hayate run up to his bat up to his head! "Hiyaa!" Slash!

"Ugh!"

"Hua!" Slash! Slash! Slash! He continuosly and viciously slashed its metalic head until... "Huaa!" SLICE! He sliced it off.

"Ugh!"

"Hayate-kun!" Hinagiku exclaimed amazed at the feat of slicing off its head.

Whoosh! Hayate jumps down from its bat. "Huff. Huff. How's that?"

"Wohohoho!" Strangely enough, even though its head has been sliced off from its metalic body, it can still speak. ...What a work of art indeed for the Ancients. "Impressive! Simply impressive boy! Wohoho! You have cut off my head! Wohohoho!"

A sweat drop appears on Hayate's head as the golem boasted on how he sliced off his head and he seems to be enthuastic about it. "...Why are you happy about that?"

"Wohohoho! I am simply impressed! Now I have found the perfect type of partner for my daughter!"

"...? Daughter? He has a daughter?" Hayate thought amazed at the idea of a golem giving birth to a child golem. He has to hand it to the Ancients for their knowledge of such things. ...If it's true.

"Unfortunately, creations such as this do not give birth."

"...? Guh!" To Hayate's surprise, Judas is beside him. "J-Judas-san? Where did you-?"

"I checked on Sprinfield for a while. He's fine. As for the others...

Flashback...

At the trio...

"Ahh..." Izumi is the first to wake up after falling for the trap in the temple. "Where am I...?" She looks around. Her two other friends are nowhere in sight. "Guys? Where-?"

"You awake? Good."

"Gyah!" She is surprised to see Judas behind her. He deliberately allow her to see him for the first time since he's going to need her help with something. "Wh-Who are you? And... Why are you floating?"

"That is not important. I'm more like a genie to you all and that's all you need to know." He decided that that's the best description he can give to Izumi since she won't understand all of the details about him anyway.

"A genie? Really? Ja, does that mean you can grant wishes?" She asked excitedly.

"...No. Though I do help those who are lost in the dark and provided assistance to those who are living in reality. ...Like you."

"Me?"

"Ah. Take this will you." He handed her a red-pink pendant.

"What is this?"

"Think of it as a guide. It will guide you back to your friends. Well, Ja ne." He disappears from her sight.

"Eh? H-Hey! How am I-?" Flash! "Eh?" Right before she could ask Judas about the pendant, it glows. Then it suddenly pulls her to the hall to her left. "G-Guh! W-Wait up!" She gets pulled by the pendant.

"She should be fine." Judas said before taking his leave.

Izumi P.O.V

"Gyaah!" I'm being pulled by this cute pendant that is given to me by mr. genie(though Judas is 16 year old looking young man, she refers to him as 'mr'. Awkward isn't it?) I don't know where it's leading me! Tap, tap, tap! I take a right turn with this pendant pulling me. "Ah!" It's Risa and Miki. "Guys!" I run up to them.

"Ahh... Izumi..." Risa-chin is the first one to wake up. "Where-? Wait, where are the others?" She scaredly look around. There's nothing to be frighten off though since... ...Actually, there are a lot to be frighten off...

"Waah..."

"O-Oi, why are you crying? This isn't the time for that!"

"I know..." I wipe the tears on my eyes. "I think we're lost though..."

"Tch... Yeah. We don't know where the others are... Oi, Miki! Wake up!" She wakes Miki up. But...

I look around. Where are suppose to go now...? I thought this trip was going to be fun... Flash! "Huh?" The pendant glows again.

"Oi, are you awake?"

"Ah... Where are-"

"Gyaah!" I got pulled again by the pendant!

Normal P.O.V

"Hmm?" Both Risa and Miki turn to Izumi, who is pulled by the pendant Judas gave her. "O-Oi! Izumi!"

"Gyaah!" She is continuosly pulled by the pendant and one can only wonder where she is being taken.

Back to Asuna, Luca, Konoka and Setsuna...

"Hiya!" Strike! Asuna fends off a monster. "Hiyaa!" Then she performs a back kick on the attacking monster from behind. "Alright, who wants some more!"

"Don't get too cocky Asuna! You will be no match if you are outmatched by them." Setsuna said pointing her sword on the monsters that is blocking the pathway.

"Whatever. As long as we have Luca, we'll be unstoppable! Luca! Now's your cue!" She signalled Luca who is preparing her persona's white spell.

"Ahh... Ah!" Flash! Pink lights engulf the area!

"Grooaarr!" All of the monsters are engulfed by it and dissolved.

"Alright!"

"Yosh, so far so good. Let's go." Setsuna said taking the lead.

"Off we go!" Konoka said cheerfully. Luca follows behind the three.

"Alright," They observe the surrounding first on an intersection in the pathway. "the coast is clear guys." Asuna said checking left and right.

"Anyway, don't you guys think we should get back to Ayasaki-kun and the others?" Luca asked.

"We will. We have to rely on ourselves for now though." Setsuna said.

"Yeah, so just follow our lead. Oh, and make sure that persona of yours is ready."

"Okay..." For now, Luca will have no choice but to defend these girls from danger with her persona since right now, she's the only one with special power. "Ja, I'll do my best."

"Hmhnm. Yosh, let's go!" And they made their way to the right. Though that may be a both the quickest and hardest path to take since... welll...

"Grooaarr!" "Grooaarr!" Cerberuses looking monsters, and by cerberus looking, meaning they have twin heads, are there lying and waiting for anyone who will be their preyers.

"Oh great..."

"Monsters..." Setsuna touches the hilt of her sword.

"I'll back you up." Luca said preparing to summon her persona.

"Stand back ojou-sama."

"Yeah, leave it to us!" Asuna said.

"You stand back too." Setsuna said stepping forward.

"Huh?"

"You're no match for these type of monsters. Leave them to me and Suirenji."

"Oh come on!"

"Here they come!" Konoka warned.

"Grooaarr. Grooaarr!" They charge at them!

"Come you abominations! Hiya!" Slice! Slice! Slice! Setsuna battles them!

"Se-chan!"

"Ahh... Ah!" Flash! Luca casted Matarukuja on Setsuna, making her stronger.

"Hiyaa!" Strike! She kicks down one of the monsters on the ground! "Huaa!" Strike! Then she pushed away one of them with a kick on the abdomen.

"Grooaarr!" This aggravated the other monsters and they let out an angry lash on her.

"Hmph!" She prepares to defend herself with her sword.

"Se-chan!"

"Hey! You can't win against their numbers!" Asuna warned.

"Daijobou." Luca assures the two concerned girls. "Ah..." She prepares to cast another supporting spell then... "Ahh... Ah!"

"Ah..." Setsuna feels like she has become fast as a bullet. She prepares to attack then... "Hiya!" Dash! Dash! Slice, slice, slice!

"Grooaarr!" In a blink of an eye, all of the monsters died and dissolve on the ground.

"Wow..."

"Se-chan..."

"I have increased her speed. That's how she was able to do it." Luca said dismissing her persona.

Setsuna draws back her sword. At the sudden moment... "Se-chan!" She is embraced by her ojou-sama.

"Guh! O-Ojou-sama..."

"Ja, I think that's the last of those guys here in this floor. We better head down. The others might be down there." Asuna said.

"Ah. Let's. Sa, let's go." And they made their way to the bottom floors.

Meanwhile... Back to Ku fei, Kaede, and inchou, Ayaka...

"Ahh... Ahhh... This has been a bad trip for us..." Ayaka said as she follows the two girls that has a experience in fighting.

"Yeah huh? I wonder how Negi-bozu and the others are doing." Kaede said.

"Yeah. I hope they're alright." Ku fei said.

"Ah, they'll be alright. Negi-bozu and that bishounen best friend of his are no push-overs."

"Oh right, by the way, who was that friend of his? That beautiful looking guy who kinda resembles little Negi-bozu?"

"Oh him? He's Ayasaki Hayate. From what I understand, he and Negi-bozu are from England in the country of Wales. They both study there."

"Ah, I see. More foreigners in Japan huh?"

"Ah, since you're a Chinese, you're kinda like them huh?"

"Ah! I like it when there are other foreigners like me!"

"...Would you guys focus on our situation here? We are in danger in getting attack by the residents of this place and not only that, we could fall for any trap at the moment." Ayaka said.

"That may only happen to you inchou." Kaede said.

"Hm. That's right!" Ku fei agreed.

"Whatever..."

In the Shadows, red eyes are watching the three as they crossed this place that is looks like inside cave with waters surrounding the pathway. "Grr..."

"Hm?"

"Hm? What's the matter?" Kaede asked noticing Ku fei is disturbed.

"I think I heard something..."

"Eh? What is it?" Inchou asked.

"Hmm... I think it was..."

"Grooaarr!" Monsters! They have the same appearance of a rabid wolf of the monsters that attacked Asuna and other three earlier!

"Gyaah!" Ayaka falls down to ground in shock.

"Monsters!" Ku fei exclaimed.

"Tch. So much for leaving here peacefully... Oh well, I guess it can't be helped. Ku fei, get ready." Kaede said as she entered into a fighting stance.

"Hm! Uwa!" Ku fei enters into a Chinese fighting stance.

"Hey! I wanna help too! Hiya!" Inchou enters into a fighting stance, making the two wonder if she can fight. Well, since she's a representative of the rangers, perhaps she is capable in a battle. An inchou, after all, is the one who leads other rangers. "I'll show you what I'm capable off! You freak of natures will not stop me from rescuing my beloved Negi-chan!" Strike! Strike! STRIKE!

"...!" To the two's surprise, she IS very capable of fighting... Must be because of her determination to get to Negi. "Uh... Wow... Inchou is... very capable in fighting."

"Yeah... I didn't know she was this good..." Kaede said.

"Grooaarr!" Two more monsters then appear from behind them.

"Uwa, more company?"

"Yosh, Here I go!" Whoosh! Ku fei jumps in rotating move then...! "Hiyaa!" Strike! She kicked one of the monsters, sending it flying!

"Grooaarr!" The other one is aggravated. Strike!

"I don't think so." Kaede kicked it on the chin, making it groan in pain and it's sent flying along with the other one.

Strike! Strike! "Uwaa!" Ichou is, surprisingly, good with a lot of karate manuevers. Just goes to say, don't underestimate women who have a lot of love for a certain person. "What are you two doing? This way!" She takes the lead.

"Right behind you, inchou!" Strike, strike! The two said as they finished off the two remaining monsters by kicking the off the cliff where a waterfall is standing.

Back to the trio...

"Gyaah!" Izumi is continously being pulled by the pendant, making her wonder where exactly is its destination is. "Gyaaah! Risa-chin! Miki! Would you mind giving me a little help here!"

Tap, tap! "Izumi! We're coming!" Risa said as they follow their friend.

"By the way, doesn't the wall doesn't seem like the temple's interior anymore?" Miki said noticing that the walls are no longer resembling the interior walls of the temple.

"Hmm? Yeah, you're right... Are we in some kind of cave?"

Izumi P.O.V

"Gyaah!" Wahh, this is bad. I'm being led by this pendant that was given to me by mr. genie and it's leading me to who knows where. Waah! I wish that boy who rescued me six years ago were here!

Flashback...

"Gyaah! Don't! Let go of my doll!" A younger Izumi said as a dog rips her bunny doll apart. "Gwahh, I'm scared..." She sits under a tree as if hiding from the dog. She is clear as day though.

"Grr." The dog spits her doll and turn to her. "Grr. Warf! Warf!"

"Gyaah! Please don't hurt me!"

"Grr."

"Hey, leave the girl alone!"

"Eh?" Strike! A younger Hayate, wearing the uniform of Persona academy, came kicking the dog, loosing its grip on the bunny doll on its mouth.

"Woop!" The dog is sent flying on the neary tree. "*Wine* *wine*"

Young Hayate picks up the doll. "You should know better how to treat a girl. Here you go." He hands it over to young Izumi like gentleman.

"Ah... Arigatou-gozaimasu... Oh uh..." Realizing that he may not know Japanese since she is currently in Wales, this is when the students of Hakou Academy went on a field trip in the United Kingdom and their first destination is Wales, she decided to just give a nod of appreciation.

"Ah, think nothing of it." He seems to be capable of speaking Japanese to her surprise. "You're from Japan right?"

"Eh? H-Hm. We are on a field trip here."

"I see. Ja-" Hayate realized that the dog is barking behind him. He turns to it. "...What? You want some more?"

"Ah, h-hey, you don't have to-"

"Hey Rocky! Where are you boy!" A male voice shouts. It could be the owner of the dog. The dog leaves the two.

"Oh... So that's his master. Anyway, I'm glad you're safe." Young Hayate said with his flashy smile.

"H-Hm. Yeah... I'm glad. But you know, you're kinda strong. I'm impressed." Young Izumi said.

"Haha... That is because..." It's because of the training he received in the academy. Oh, and Negi here is just five years old at the moment. Though of course, he cannot say anything about the academy and how they teach the studens there. ...Even though the chance of young Izumi believing it even if he does so is 0%. "Well anyway, I better go back now. See ya!" Just before he was about to leave...

"Ah wait up!"

"Hm? What is it?"

"You save me you know. You deserve a reward for your deed. Say, what kind of reward should I give as thanks giving?"

"Reward? Uh no, a reward is not really..." Young Izumi insisted however as she...

Chuuu... "Mmm..." ...gave him a passionate kiss on the lips.

"Eh? Ehh? EHH!" Young Hayate backs away from her while covering his lips.

"Ehehe... Daddy told me that this is the most pleasurable thing in the world. So, when Izumi grows up, Izumi will be your bride!" She pronounce proudly and childishly.

"Uh ha ha..."

"Hey, Izumi!" A voice said.

"Ah, that's Kotetsu-kun! Well, I'll be going now my future bride! I'll come back here when we go on vacation!(She refers that she's going back to Wales should she and her rich family decide to go on vacation). Oh, by the way, I haven't caught your name..."

"Eh? Oh uh it's... Ayasaki Hayate."

"Hayata-kun... Hm. I got it. I'm Izumi. Segawa Izumi. Nice to meet you Hayata-kun! And see ya!" She said as she blows a kiss on young Hayate.

"Ha ha..." He gives off a laugh while touching his lips that was kissed.

End of Flashback.

If only he's here... "Gyaah!"

Norma P.O.V

The pendant continue leading(pulling Izumi that is) the trio to the end of the pathway which is... "Whoa!" The pendant stops guiding Izumi when they came across a cliff that seems to be inside a cave. "Guh..." Izumi is bewildered by the height of the place.

"Izumi!" The other two came.

"Oh."

"Whoa, what kind of place is this?" The two said.

"Are we in the deeper part of the temple?" Risa asked.

"Who knows." Miki said.

Back to Hayate and Hinagiku...

"Hiya!" Slash! Hayate pushed the golem away from him then...! "Hn!" Tap, tap, tap! Whoosh! He jumped on his torso then...! "Hiya!" Slash! Slash! Slash! He inflected a lot of injuries(damages since it's a construction after all) on its body. It wasn't long before the golem could fall down to the deeper part of the temple below.

"H-Hayate-kun!" Realizing that, Hinagiku exclaimed at the boy to be careful. "Be careful! You might-"

Slash! Slash...! "Hiyaaa!" And for the final blow...! "Hn!" SLASH! The torso of the golem is battered, thus, it falls along with Hayate since it cannot maintain its balance anymore. Hayate hangs on the edge of the pathway but... Crumble! "Guh!" It collapses. "Ahhh!" He falls to the darkness below.

"Hayate-kuuun!" Hinagiku yelled out loud.

Somewhere else...

"Hm?" Athena heard her scream.

"What's the matter?" Her younger sister, Evangeline, asked.

"Is it an enemy? Where is it?" Machina asked excitedly like a child.

"Calm yourself Machina. I detect no enemies in this path we have taken when we first took it." Chachamaru, the one who is loyal to Evangeline, said.

"Yeah. So be a good boy and shut up." The younger one of the Tennousos said.

"But..."

"Forget about it Machina. It seems they have arrived." Athen said referring to Hayate and the others.

"What? You mean those two...?" Evangeline asked in a rather excited tone since she's looking forward to see Negi again.

"Ah... It's that bishounen guy and his little friend. Heehee... I think we're going to have fun here Evangeline-chan." Athena said licking her lips.

"Hee." So did her little sister. "Indeed. I'm looking forward of meeting them. Heehee."

"..." The two servants of them are bewildered by their conversation so they decided not to get into it since it might only disturb and anger them.

"Uh..." Machina begins but...

"Don't talk Machina." Chachamaru silences him for the sake of their masters.

"Ja, let us see if we can meet them at the jewel chamber." Athena said with a wicked smile as they proceed on to the last floor of the temple.

Back to the trio...

The three of them are figuring a way on how to proceed to the opposite cliff but so far, they could only come up with a blur. Oh, and the pendant that Judas, who Izumi knows as 'mr. genie', has vanished now since it has done its purpose in leading Izumi. "Now what? We can't give up now." Risa said.

Then Judas came passing through above the cave ins. "Ayasaki is on his way... Not that it was something I planned but then he might prove helpful to these guys."

"Ahhh!" ...! Then Hayate's voice echoed throughout the cave.

"Huh!" The trio heard him of course.

"Hn." And Judas simply look up.

"Ahhh!" Splash! Hayate falls onto the water pond on the left of the cave.

"Hayata-kun!" "Ayasaki-kun!" The trio rushes to him.

Splash! "Uwa! Huff huff. Huh?" He looks around. "This is...?"

"Hayata-kun!"

"Segawa-san. Asakaze-san. Hanabishi-san. You guys are..."

"Whoa, what happened? Why did fell from above and all the way here?" Risa asked.

"Yeah, are you okay?" Izumi asked concerned. Then...

"Oh I'm okay. Daijobou. Segawa-san." He said again with his flashy smile.

"Huh?" Izumi sees something familiar with that smile...

Flashback...

"Reward? Uh no, a reward is not really..." Young Hayate said refusing a reward but then...

Chuuu... "Mm." ...Young Izumi gave him a passionate kiss.

"Eh? Ehh? EHH!"

End of Flashback.

"That smile..." She thought. That smile looks exactly like the smile that she saw from the boy she met six years ago. "Could it be..."

"Hm? What's the matter Segawa-san?"

"Eh? Uh nothing! Nothing at all Hayata-kun. Ha ha." She said followed by thought, 'It couldn't be... If Hayata-kun was that boy then... Ah...' She blushes at that thought.

Hayate stands up soaked in water. "Ah... I'm all wet..."

"Yeah. You best not remain in a cold place like this if you don't want to catch a cold Hayata-kun." Risa said.

"Ah, I know. Hm?" Hayate then notice that the cliff where the trio were is high and that they could have not jump from that height to get where he is. "Umm... How did you... get down from... there?" He asked pointing the cliff.

"We use the stairs." Miki said pointing the hidden stairs on the right side of the cliff.

"Ohh. I see."

"Are you alright?" Judas comes down.

"Ah Judas-sa-" Hayate covers his mouth, forgetting that no one else can hear or see Judas.

"Huh? Did you say something?" Risa asked.

"Oh uh nothing. Just... thinking out loud." He then whispers to Judas. "How's Springfield and the others?"

"They're fine. I took a look at their predicaments."

"And?"

"They're doing fine despite... well..."

"What?"

"It seems the Ancient has finally revealed her persona."

"Ancient? Oh, you mean Suirenji-san?"

"Eh? What about Luca-chan Hayata-kun?" Izumi overhears their conversation. He only heard Hayate of course.

"Oh uh nothing! I'm just... thinking out loud."

"...Hm." She seems to accepted his reason.

"What was that about Suirenji-san?" He asked in a much more quite tone.

"She used her persona."

"Eh... Eh!"

"Ah. The Ancients were the first to discovered that power if you must know. So it is natural for her to be able to summon hers."

"..." Hayate is speechless.

"Well, anyway, we best get moving. You lead these girls."

"Oh uh okay. Ja, everyone, let's get out of here."

"Ah. I'm sick of this place. Ja, Hayata-kun, you take the lead. Since you're the only one who has that persona thing, we'll leave all the fighting to you if we come across any of those monsters in this place." Risa said.

"Hai! Leave it to me!" Again, his usual flashy smile forms on his face.

"..." Again, Izumi sees some familiarity on it. "..."

"Hm?" Again, Judas has taken notice of it. "..." He decided to see through her thoughts. "Oh my..." He then turns to Hayate. "These are... ...I see. A reunion are we? Hm. That is very delightful."

"Ja, let's go." Hayate said followed by the thought, 'I hope Hinagiku-san is alright... ...I better get to her. I have to protect Segawa-san and her friends as well.' He nods on that vow. "Let's go." They set out.

Meanwhile... Back with Negi and the three girls(the library expedition club)...

The three of them(four if counting Chamo) are walking down a pathway with torches on the sides. "..." Negi is walking on the middle of the two girls who he received a kiss from.

"..." Both girls are walking by him side by side. The atmosphere is kinda awkward due to the silence.

"Hm." Haruna smells something fishy, sort to speak. She speculated that something unique happened. ...Like a love triangle. "Gee..." She can't contain her excitement to something like that. "This is gonna be a very excited development for Nodoka and Yue!" She thought excitedly with stars on her eyes.

"Geegee." Chamo is grinning like hell on Negi's shoulder.

"...?" He notices it and is confused by it. "Chamo-kun...?"

"Eh? Oh uh... what is it Aniki?"

"Why are you-?"

"Say, Negi-kun," Haruna suddenly puts her head on Negi's right shoulder. "what can you tell about Yue and Nodoka?"

"Eh?" "Eh?" Both parties, Negi and the two best friends, asked.

"You know like are they cute to you?"

"Eh-Eh!"

"Ha-Haruna...!" Nodoka said blushing along with Yue.

"...Don't ask ridiculous things like that." Yue said.

"Oh come on, Yue. Don't be a kill joy." Haruna said winking at her, hinting that she may have taken notice on her feelings for the young boy.

"Ah..." Which of course, frightens her since Haruna is the last person she least wanted to know about it.

"So, Negi-kun, which one you think is cuter? Nodoka or Yue?"

"Eh! That's uh..." Flashbacks of the two girls giving him a kiss came to his mind. "Uh... That's... Ahh..." He cannot answer her of course. Who would though?

"..." Neither the two girls cannot answer that. Both turn to each other... "..."

"Yue..."

"Nodoka..."

Haruna turns to them. "Oh my..." She thought as she giggles. "Did I hit it right? Both of them are...? Oooh!" She begins to think of a scenery of which Negi, Nodoka and Yue and sitting on a tree as a blizzard is passing by(Note: Just wanted to let you know, in this story mine, the month is December. And in this chapter, the date is December 24, the day right before Christmas.).Both parties are blushing and that is enough to protect themselves from the cold, unforgiving blizzard. Then...

"Ano... Negi-kun..." "Negi-kun..." Both girls cling on to the boy's arms...

"Ano... Which one of us you think is cuter?" Nodoka asked.

"Which one of us you think is smarter?" Yue asked.

"That's umm..." Negi stummered.

Below the tree... "Geegee." Haruna is disguised as snowman. Despite the cold, she is empowered enough by her excitement to prevent the cold from freezing her. "This is gonna be good!"

Okay, enough with her delusion...

"Ahh... Ah." Back to reality, she's drooling.

"Hey, Haruna. You're drooling." Yue said.

"A-Ano, Haruna-san..." Negi called out.

"Eh? Oh, right! Sorry! Let's get going guys!" She takes the lead. Chamo follows through her delusion earlier and thought that there might be more ermine dollars for him as Hayate and Negi becomes more closer to their companions which all of them are girls. This looks like a harem party according to him.

It wasn't long before the two would... "Ano... Yue?" Nodoka calls out.

"What...?" She said feeling like she knows where this is going.

"Can we... talk for a bit?"

"...Ah."

"Ja, please wait for us here. We have something... to talk about."

"Eh? Uh ah. Okay. Ja, we'll wait here." Negi said. Chamo decided to snoop on the two's conversation.

"Shh! Hey." Haruna calls him out.

"Hm? Nani?"

"Give me the details okay?" She asked with a thumbs up and a wink.

"Hm! Sure!" The little ermine gives her the same and goes off to snoop on the girls' conversation.

"What was that about?" Negi asked as he noticed that Chamo left.

"Eh? Uh nothing! Chamo is just... well... just... needs some time to be with himself for a while."

"...? Okay..." ...You should at least be suspicious a little...

At the two girls...

Both are staring out from the opening that is on the pathway, with pillars standing out from outside. From just looking at it, makes you wonder on how just deep the temple is. "Ano... Yue?"

"...What?"

"W-Well... ...I told you before back at the academy that my heart start beating faster whenever I'm around Negi-kun yes?"

"...Ah. You did."

Flashback...

Yue is changing into her pajamas. "Nodoka, come on, it's time for bed. You're gonna get a headache if you keep studying all night." She said as she passed by her friend who is studying on her study desk with books all over its sides that serves as her shield to hide what she is really doing. She is actually reading a romance novel. "Huh?" Yue saw a glimpse of it as she climb up to her double-deck bed. "Hey is that...?" She climbs down with the intent of checking it out.

"Y-Yue!" Nodoka immediately close it.

"What is that? A story book?"

"Y-Yeah. It's about the three little pigs ha ha."

"..." She of course didn't believe her since she knows that she is old enough to read something childish like that.

Keplunk. "Hey!" Haruna comes in in her pajamas.

"H-Haruna-san!"Nodoka subconciously hid the book behind her, which of course prove to be her fatal mistake since now Yue has a clear sight of it.

"Hm?" She realizes that it's a romance novel. "..." She then turns to her best friend. "Nodoka... are you... in love?"

She decided to ask that after Haruna went to bed as they stare outside their window. So this has take up for about one hour and thirtee minutes now. "E-Eh! I-I-I..."

"Are you in love with someone?"

"Th-That's... ...Do you remember that little boy earlier?"

"Eh? Ah, that ten year old boy who did our job for us along with his friend(Hayate). What about him?" (Note: This takes place short after Chapter 1: Fated Children)

"I think... ...I think I like him!" She proclaim courageously.

"...Oh. I see. ...Well, if you like him, why don't you confess to him?"

"Eh? C-Confessed? B-But..."

"Well? What are you going to do?"

"I... I... ...Okay... I will!"

End of Flashback.

"Yue I..."

"...Nodoka I..." Both girls are about to confessed about their feelings for the same person.

"Ooh! This is exciting!" Chamo, who is hiding on the wall's opening that is on the middle of the pathway, thought.

"Yue I..."

"Nodoka... ..."

Both girls turn to each other then... "I kissed Negi-kun!" Both of them exclaimed while blushing at the same time. "Eh?" Both girls are surprised by this.

"Oooh! What's next? What's next!" Chamo said with steam coming out of his nose. He then blows a smoke from his cigarrete afterwards.

"..." Both are silent at the moment then...

"Ha ha..."

"...Ha ha"

"Ha ha ha!" Both laughed much to Chamo's confusion.

"Huh? Why are they laughing?" He thought.

"Ha ha. So that's why you were acting funny around him earlier." Nodoka said.

"Hm. Yes..." Yue stares out to the opening. "I like Negi-kun... He can live life with just his friend(Hayate) and battle monsters(Shadows) that no teenagers or adults would dare to fight." Flashbacks of the time they first met Negi and Hayate came to her mind. Their fight with 'Jehovah' and the yakuza guys. (They share the same fate of that they are living with their best friends with Yue having Nodoka and Negi having Hayate) "He's very incredible for a ten years old boy."

"Ah. He is." Nodoka stares out to the opening as well.

"..." For once, Chamo thinks that this is a very special moment between two friends. He didn't treat this as snooping anymore but rather, it's a friendly moment between two girls who like the same person. This one he enjoys listening for once in a while. "Heh, young ojou-chans who are in love." He said as he blows another smoke from his cigarrete.

"Ja, Yue, how about...?"

"Share him?" This surprised Chamo.

"Hm. I think it would be okay right? Let's have a friendly competition. Okay?" Nodoka offers her winky finger.

"Ah. Let's." Yue holds it with her own winky finger. "Ja, Nodoka, let the best girl win."

"Ah!"

"...Okay. I guess I should go now." Chamo said leaving the scene.

Back to Negi and Haruna...

Haruna is tapping her foot patiently while Negi is sitting on the ground, waiting for Nodoka and Yue, Oh and Chamo as well. "Hm?" He then spotted Chamo. "Ah, Chamo. What took you?" He asked as he climbs up to his right shoulder.

"Oh nothing."

Tap, tap. Nodoka and Yue returns. "Hm? Hey, you have returned!" Haruna said.

"Miyazaki-san. Yue-san. Welcome back." Negi said.

"Hm. We're back."

"Ja, are two satisfied?" Haruna asked referring if they have reconciled with their feelings.

"Hm. We're fine now."

"Satisfied?" Negi asked, oblivious of the topic. Haruna simply smiled at him and Chamo elbows on his right cheek, much to his confusion.

"Hm. Sa, let's get going." Yue said.

"Alright then, let's go." Haruna said and they both made their way to the bottom floor through the stairs of their destination.

Nodoka and Yue walk up to the sides of the person they love. "Ne, Negi-kun." Nodoka called out.

"Hm? Nani?" They both hold his hands... "Eh? Wh... What is this?"

Both girls nod to each other then... "Mm." Chuu!

"Guaah!"

"Gyaah!" Chamo screamed on his thought as they kissed Negi. Cliiing! And yet another 50,000 ermine dollars is charged on the little ermine.

"Ooh. How bold. Geegee." Haruna giggled pretending that she's not taking notice.

"Gwaah~ M-Miyazaki-san. Yue-san..."

"Please call me Nodoka, Negi-kun."

"Yeah, it's not fair if it's just me." Yue said.

"...Nodoka-san." They smiled at this. Yup, everything turns out fine just as long as one is truthful to one's self. Consider that as a message to the fog of deceit. And so... Everything will turn out fine for these children. As for the others...

Back to Hayate and the trio...

The four of them passed by a lot of large spaces on the cave ins of the temple with many ponds on the sides. Hayate has to make sure that none of the monsters get to the other three for they are not experienced fighters. "..." Izumi is keeping her stares on the young man non-stop.

"..." And Judas is taking notice of that. "Huh. Childhood seems to attract people to one another."

"Huh?" Hayate asked, overhearing his words.

"Nothing. You'll be in touch with it soon." By'it' he means a romantic moment yet again.

"..." Izumi is still staring on the bright young man and her friends have begun to take notice of that.

"Hey, have you noticed that Izumi has been staring on Hayata-kun for some time now?" Risa asked Miki.

"Ah. You think something like... 'that' is going on?" By 'that' she means... you know what.

"Hm. You think?" They stare at their friend.

"Ah. Look, she's blushing."

"..." She's blushing alright.

"Hm. How did it happened? Had Izumi fallen for him?"

"I don't know. Sa, let us what will transpire."

"Hm. Okay." They decided to be it just that for now.

"..."

"Hm? What's the matter Segawa-san?" Hayate has taken notice of her staring.

"Eh? Uh... Nothing! Just nothing Hayata-kun! Ha ha..." Bump! "Gyah!" She stumbled on a rock!

"Ah, Segawa-san!" Hayate catches her in bridal style.

"Ah." Izumi has come face to face with the young man.

"Daijobou, Segawa-san?"

"H-Hai." She said followed by the thought, 'this face... It's him...' A flashback of young Hayate came to her mind. 'If this is him then...'

"Hm? What's up? Is there something on my face?"

"Eh? Uh no, it's nothing!" She immediately stands up. "A-Anyway, we need to keep moving. Let's go! Chaarge!" She goes to walk ahead acting cheerful but then...

Splash! "Grooaarr!"

"Gyah!" A monster! It emerged out of the pond! It's a cerberus looking monster as well!

"Grooaarr!"

"Segawa-san!" "Izumi!"

"Segawa-san, I'm coming!" Hayate draws out his rapier then...! "Persona!" He crushed his persona card then...!

Slice! "Grooaarr!" The monster's hand claw is sliced! It falls to the ground with its blood spilled.

"Ah." Izumi sees this then turns to Hayate. "Hayata...kun."

"Hiya!" Slice!

"Grooaarr!" Hayate finished off the monster.

Splash! Splash! "Grooaarr!" Two more emerged from the pond.

"Tch! More of you huh... Bring it on! Hiyaa!" Slice! Slice!

"Grooaarr!" Hayate made quick work out of them and they dissolve to the ground.

"Hayata...kun." Izumi stares at her savior. Yup, that's the exact appearance of the boy who rescued her six years ago. "It's you... You are that..." She begins to blush madly.

"Hm?" Risa and Miki has taken notice of this.

"Hm." So did Judas. "Well, time for a opening of a romance curtain." Since there are still fog within Izumi, he decided to guide her through it. "Be at calm."

"Eh? This voice... Mr. genie?" Izumi asked.

"Ah. Be at ease."

"...A're?" She then finds herself in a dark pitched place with no light everywhere. "This place is...?" Flash! "Eek!" The place suddenly becomes very bright. "This is...?"

"As you can see, the Truth is very bright."

"Eh?"

Judas comes sitting down. "So, are you ready to live in Truth?"

"Mr. genie!"

"...Would you stop calling me that? That's not really my name you know."

"Eh... Uh okay... But... What is this place?"

"Can't you tell? Well, nevermind. The description of this place is beyond words. Why don't you take a look at this?" Judas points on a certain direction. A image of young Hayate rescuing young Izumi appears.

"This is...?"

"That's Ayasaki-kun. The same person you are with right now." Then an image of Hayate fighting the monsters on the cave appear.

"Hayata-kun!"

"So? What are you going to do?"

"That's... ..." Izumi closes her eyes for a moment then... "I'll confess to him."

"Huh. Yeah, I thought as much. So... Should I bring you back?"

"Eh?"

Snap! "It's time for you to go back." Judas snapped his finger as light engulfs the place.

"Ah!" Izumi finds herself back at the cave in part of the temple. "Ah." Hayate is still battling some monsters.

"Hiya!" Slice! Slice!

"Grooaarr!"

"Hiyaa!" Slice! Strike! One monster is sent flying towards a sharp point of rock and is stabbed on it, killing it.

"Grooaarr." The monsters lie dying on the ground and dissolve into red mists unlike the Shadows that dissolve in black mists. This may suggest that the monsters are produced by the temple's defenses as a way to protect the 'jewel' that is on the deepest part of the temple.

"These are not Shadows..."

"Ah. These are shall we say the 'defenses' of this ancient temple. As you can see, the Ancients are quite unique compare to humans. Though in a way, they're more like the same as humans as they are vulnerable to the fog of deceit."

"..." Izumi takes a few step towars the boy she met six years ago... "..."

"Hm?" Risa and Miki notice her action.

"What is she?" Miki asked.

"Izumi?" Risa asked.

"..." ...she runs up to him.

"Alright, I guess we're safe for now- Guh!" Hayate is taken by surprise as he is embraced by Izumi. "S-Segawa-san?"

"Hayata-kun... It's you isn't it?"

"Eh?"

"She refers to the first time you met her." Judas explained.

"Eh? When did I...?" He asked in a whispering tone.

"You know... You remember the time when you were still training at the academy and that you saved a girl from a dog when you were on your way to the rest room?"

"...? ...! Ah!" Seems like he remembered. "Segawa-san..." He stares at the girl who is hugging him.

"You remember? You do do you? Yes, it is you!" She exclaimed happily as she tighten her grip much to the confusion of Risa and Miki.

"Huh?" Both have a confused expression on their faces.

"What is this...? A drama romantic scene...?" Risa asked.

"More like an opera..." Miki said.

"I prefer it to be called a drama romantic scene as the brown hair said." Judas said.

"Oh Hayata-kun, we meet again!"

"S-Segawa-san, calm down." He is mercifully set freed at little. Izumi has still not loosen her grip on him though. "Segawa-san... So it was you during that time... right?"

"Hm! And you are that boy who saved me right?"

"That time? Can either of you tell us what's going on?" Risa asked.

Izumi let goes of Hayate. "Uh well... ha ha... It was six years ago during our field trip..."

"Huh?"

Later...

Izumi and Hayate told them the story. "I see... So you guys met six years ago in Wales. Huh. We were in England too but in a different location." Risa said recalling the field trip in their childhood days. "Well, that's good I guess. This is quite a reunion for you two."

"Ah!" Izumi said cheerfully as always.

"That is correct." Hayate said.

"Hm. Well, good for you I suppose. Well anyway, I'm surprised you didn't told us the story Izumi. We've been your friends for a long time now and you didn't share us this?"

"Uh well... I... can't share something that embarrassing ha ha..."

"Embarrassing? You're telling us that you found love and you are embarrassed to speak about it?"

"Uh well... ha ha..."

"Huh. I guess that's just how things are huh? Sigh. Oh well. Ja, romeo,(She refers to Hayate) lead the way. We'll find our to the others."

"Oh o-kay. Ja uh... follow me everyone." Hayate is not much of a leader. But he did performed leadership during one training in the academy so he has at least some experience in it. "Ja, let's go." They made their way to the deeper part of the room.

Meanwhile, at Nagi and Maria...

So far the two of them manage to sneak by unnoticed by the monsters that are lurking in the pathways. But who knows when they're luck will run out. "Hm..." Maria takes a look at the surrounding while she and Nagi are behind a wall near a stair. Seems like the coast is clear. "Let's go." She said and Nagi nods. They both made their way but...

Stomp! "Grooaarr!" Their luck has just run out!

"Gyaah!"

"Maria!"

"Gg!" Maria takes Nagi with her and they run at the opposite direction.

"Grooaarr!" The cerberus looking monster didn't avert its eye on them. "Grooaarr!" It chases them.

"Grooaarr!" Then more monsters show up. One is Minotaur looking monster. The other two are wolves.

"Grrr!" Both are hungry for some blood. ...human blood. "Grooaarr!" They chase them as well.

"Are they after us?" Nagi asked frightened.

"Huff huff! I think so." Both she and Maria run for the stairs the leads down to the deeper part of the temple. But they're not safe there though...

"Oh no what do we do... Mom..." Flashback of Nagi's mother came to her on how she treasured her dearly and how priceless she is to her. "Mom... Mom!" Nagi yelled in her thoughts.

Somewhere else...

Sharp! "...Huh?" Hayate seems to have heard her plea and so did Judas.

"Did you hear that?" He asked.

"Ah... It's Nagi-san..."

"Ah. Someone she knows must have sent us that... 'message'... to help her."

"'message'?"

"Just putting it to words. It could be her mother... That girl has no mother so I guess it's safe to say that her mother died."

"Died?"

"Ah... And it seems it was by the hands of that girl's grandfather... That old man that was killed by that guy in black."

"You mean..."

"Ah. That old man is more corrupted than you thought. Well, anyway, you should answer her plea for help."

"Hm. That goes without question." He then turns to the trio who are following behind him. "Hurry up guys! Nagi-san and Maria-san are in trouble!"

"Eh?" They asked.

"Hurry!" Tap, tap, tap! He and Judas run ahead! Well, actually, Judas is floating.

"H-Hey! Hayata-kun!" Izumi called out.

"Wait up!" Risa said as they follow behind him.

Back to Nagi and Maria...

"Huff! huff! Ah!" Maria continues running down the stair way while carrying Nagi on her arms since she's not much of a sports(Note: She doesn't like exercising much from what I've learned.).

"Maria, are they coming to get us?" She asked frightened.

"There's a door there. I think we should be safe-"

Crash! "Grooaarr!

"Gyah!" Another cerberus looking monster emerged from the door they were about to enter and the impact of the broken door knocked both of them down. "Ah!" They turn to their killer then...!

"Grooaarr!" It raises its claws on them...!

"Gyaaah!" Both girls cover themselves then...!

"HIYAA!" STRIKE!

"Grooaarr!" Bonk! Rescue has arrived.

"Huh?" Both girls open their eyes to see Hayate.

"Hayate...kun."

"Hayate!"

"Daijobou?" He asked. The monster was sent flying towards the wall.

"Hey, Nagi, Maria-san!" The trio arrive. "Daijoubou?" Izumi asked as kneels beside them.

"Everyone... You're safe!" Maria said delightened.

"Hayate." Nagi turns to their savior.

"Daijobou. Nagi-san. Everything will be okay."

"Ah..." Nagi could have sworn that she saw her mother behind Hayate and she's rubbing his cheeks... "O...kaa-san...?"

"Hm..." Nagi's mother... or perhaps her spirit nods.

"Eh?" Hayate is of course confused from her words since he cannot see her.

"..." Judas can though. Well, he's a spirit himself. "Here to guide your daughter huh?"

"Hm." She nods with a gentle smile. She then comes to her daughter to guide her through the fog that is blocking her true self at the moment.

"Hm." Judas decided to help.

"Yosh, you guys stay back. I'll deal with these guys! Hiyaa!" Slice! Slice! Slice! Hayate battles the monsters!

"Grooaarr!" Each of them falls one by one.

"Hayata-kun!" Izumi said.

"..." Nagi watches him battle the abominations.

"Nagi..." Her mother rubs her head.

"Okaa-san... Why are you...?" Her mother simply smiles at her.

"Hn." Judas then saw fit to guide her through the fog that is blocking her as her mom requested of him.

"Ah..." Nagi then finds herself in a very dark place with no light that can be found. "This is...?"

"So... you're ready to live in Truth?"

"Huh?" Judas shows up before her. "Ah, wh-who are you!"

"My name is not important. Anyway, here's your mother." Nagi's mother appeared beside him.

"Okaa-san! Wh... What's going on?"

"Be at calm Nagi. There's nothing to be afraid of." She kneels before her daughter and gently rubs her head.

"Okaa-san... What's going on...?"

"Just like this fog you are currently trapped in, those monsters that are scaring you are no different from the delusions." Judas said.

"Eh?"

"He's right Nagi." Her mom said.

"What fog? I don't-"

"Here." He points on a certain direction. Flash!

"Ah!" The place suddenly becomes very bright, making her avert her eyes. Judas has done the same to Hinagiku, Yue and Izumi now. "Eh?"

"See how bright the world is? This is reality. And no fog of deceit can alter it. That delusion you were clinging to was turning you ugly. Fortunately for you, there's someone who is willing to protect from all these delusions." Judas points on another direction. An image of Hayate fighting the monsters appear.

"Hayate!"

"That young man will look after you Nagi." Nagi's mom said.

"Okaa-san..."

"I promise you that I'll always be with you and intend to keep that promise."

"Ah, so don't worry about you mother not being with you. Though you may not see her, she's very close to you, much closer than you can imagine." Judas assures her.

"You..." She turns to her mother who simply smiled. Then tears began to flow from her eyes. "*sob* *sob* Okaa-san!" She embraced her beloved mother.

"Hmhm." She hugs her back.

"Hn." Judas watches them with delight. "Now then," He kneels before her and places his hands on her shoulders. "About how you will live from now on, how about being under his care." He refers to Hayate who he points on the image that she is watching.

"You mean...?"

"Ah. Be with him. He'll look after you. Oh, and fix that attitude of yours." He of course refers to her spoiled attitude. Maybe now she'll be a proper ojou-sama.

"..." She again turns to her mother who simply smiled again. "Okaa-san... Hm. Okay. I understand." She gives a warm smile of her own. At then, the all of the fog that is still remaining has been lifted, thus allowing her true self, who is very loyal and loveable to her friends and love ones, especially towards Hayate now as she has fallen for him, to emerged. " I love you, Okaa-san." She embraces her mother.

"Hm. I love you too, Nagi."

"Hn. Now," Judas has finished guiding her.

"Ah." Nagi finds herself back to Maria's arms and the trio are beside her. Hayate is fighting the monsters.

"Hiyaa!" Slice!

"Grooaarr!" Hayate has finished off the last of the monsters. They all dissolve on the ground simultaneously.

"...Hayate." Nagi stands up. She is no longer the spoiled childe she was once, but now she's a more mature child who is faithful and loyal to her friends and love ones.

"Nagi?" Maria has taken notice of her change of expressions. Right now, she has a much more calm expression which makes her cute. Everything that is in Truth, is beautiful after all.

"..." She walks up to Hayate.

"Whew." He wipes off the blood on his forehead, draws back his rapier, "Hm?" then he turns to her. "Nagi-san, daijobou?"

"...Hm. Arigatou. You saved us again." She said smiling. Her smile is beautiful now and she has become quite attracted even to Hayate.

"Oh uh... N-No problem." Hayate said blushing followed by thought, 'wow... she seems... different.'

"Ora, Maria, say thanks as well."

"Oh uh... A-Arigatou-gozaimasu, Hayate-kun." She said bowing.

"Oh uh yeah. Well anyway, we better get out of here." Hayate said.

"Ah, we'll have to find the others. They could be anywhere." Risa said.

"Ja, let us go together. We'll find the others and join them."

"Huh?" Everyone has taken noticed of Nagi's change of personality. "Heh, since when did you become mature? Anyway, let's go."

"Hm." And they made their way deeper to the temple.

Meanwhile, back to Negi and the other three(four if counting Chamo)

Right now, they are at the mid-bottom level of the temple which means they are almost at the deepest part of the temple which its walls resemble a cave in. "..." Negi checks to make sure that the coast is clear. They are hiding on a wall on the middle of the pathway. "Alright... It seems there's no monsters around here."

"I hope the others are okay. I wonder how Katsura and our other squad mates are capable in these kind of situations. I think we can only rely on you and Ayasaki-kun, Negi-kun." Haruna said.

"Hm. Daijobou, we'll protect all of you!"

"Hai, hai. Isn't that great Nodoka, Yue?" She elbows at Nodoka and winks at Yue which made them blush.

"..."

"Would you just focus on our position, Haruna...?" Yue said.

"Hai, hai."

"Okay, let's go." And they made it to the stairs that is on the other side of the hallway they are in and began climbing down.

KEPLUNK! "Gyaah!" ...! ...Of course, there could be trouble in the ways...

"Sasaki-san!" "Makie!" "Makie-san!" "Ojou-chan!"

"Gyaah!" The Narutaki twins are the next to emerge out of the pathway that is just below Negi and the three that is connected to the stairs.

"Fuka-san and Fumika-san!"

"Where did you guys came-"

Crash! "Grooaarr!" ...! A cerberus looking monster emerged out of the pathway they came from!

"Gyaah!"

"Everyone! Tch!" Negi draws out his swort sword! "Get away from them!" Whoosh! He jumps towards it!

"Negi-kun!" "Aniki!"

"Hiyaa!"

"Grooaar?" The monster turns to Negi only to... Slice! "Grooaarr!" ...only to be cut in half. It falls to the ground then dissolve.

"Negi-kun!" "Negi-chan!" Makie and the Narutaki twins said with tears on their eyes. They seem to have escaped the monsters in the temple for some time now. They may perhaps have been able to do this due to their training as rangers in the academy that involves when one is on a 'hot spot' situation or in what others may say, a 'getting out of the frying pan' situation. They basically means the same thing since it means getting out of in a situation where in when one is outnumbered by their enemies. "Negi-chan~!" They all cling on the boy.

"Ah! O-Ora, come on, it's safe now." He said trying to brush them off but they are stucked onto him like they've been sticked together by a tremendous, effective, glue branchise. "Ora..."

"Negi-chan~ You save us..." The Narutaki twins said clinging onto him.

"Negi-kun." Makie felt like she has been granted a messiah by God. That messiah is of course Negi. Though that is only a matter of speaking but in Makie's perspective, she has been saved so that makes Negi a messiah or a savior.

"Hey, you guys okay?" Haruna walks up to them follow by Nodoka and Yue.

"Y-Yeah, we're okay but..."

"But what?"

"There are monsters following us. They're gonna be here at any second!"

Bonk! Bonk! ...! Something is banging up against the wall! "Wh-what was that?" Yue asked.

"I think that's..." Haruna said. And then...

Crash! Crash! "Grooaarr!" ...! Two cerberus looking monsters came crashing down from the ceiling!

"Gyaah!" The girls screamed.

"That's not exactly what we are looking for! We're looking for our friends!" Haruna said jokingly to which no one's amusement.

"This is no time for jokes Haruna-san!" Nodoka said.

"Yeah! We have to get out of here!" Fuka said.

"Grooaarr!" The monsters charge at them!

"Aniki!" Chamo implores Negi to protect the girls.

"Hm. Okay, here goes! Hiyaa!" Blast! He crushed his persona card then...! Slice! Slice!

"Negi!" "Negi-kun!"

Slice! Negi succesfully dispatched the two monsters but then... Crash! "Grooaarr!" A huge one emerged from the ceiling in front of them!

"Whoa!" Haruna exclaimed.

"What is that!" Makie exclaimed.

"Ah...!" The monster has the appearance of gigantic worm with a large circular mouth with sharp teeths all over it. Negi has to make sure that it doesn't get near the girls since it is apparent that it can burrow through the ground and emerge out of nowhere without anyone's expectation which is something to be dreaded of since it can mean their deaths will be in an instant should they get attacked by it. "What should we do, Chamo-kun?"

"Hm... If only Aniki-judas is here. Hm, I guess we'll just have to rely on you for now Aniki. You can do it! Get that hideous worm!"

"Hm, okay!" Negi prepares himself then...

Crash! ...! "Grooaarr!" A debris then came falling down on the monster, making it unable to move. On top of the debris is... "Negi-chan!" ...Ayaka, Kaede and Kufei.

"Yukihiro-san!" "Inchou!"

"Ku fei!" Haruna said.

"Kaede-nee-chan!" The Narutaki twins said.

"Yo! Thought we could drop in." Kaede said.

"Hello, everyone! Hee hee!" Ku fei said waving at them.

"Negi-chan! Gyah!" Ayaka is about to run up to Negi but then the debris is shaked off by the monster.

"Grooaarr!" It tries to remove the debris that is preventing it from getting out of its predicament.

"Gyah! You... You dare try to stop me from loving my Negi-chan! You will pay a thousand fold!" Flames of anger ignite behind Ayaka.

"Whoa!" Making Kaede and Ku fei back away from her a little.

"Ah, inchou!" Fumika said frightened by the class rep's burning fury.

"Gah, and this is why you must not get in inchou's way." Haruna said.

"Hmhm. Yeah huh?" Fuka said frightened as well.

"Ge..." Even though ichou is trying to help her beloved Negi, he himself is frightened by her. Ah, the irony.

"Stay down you beast!" Stomp!

"Grooaarr!" The monster is crushed by the debris that Ayaka is stepping on to increase the weight, making it agonize in pain. "Grooaarrr!" Splat! It is squashed on the ground.

Its blood has been spilled on the group(Negi's group). "Eww!" Haruna, Makie and the Narutaki twins said. The monster's blood is all over their ranger attires.

"Gross!"

"Yuck!" The Narutaki twins said.

"Gah, now I'm gonna be washing this uniform for a week." Haruna said.

"At least the monster is vanquished." Yue said.

"Yeah huh?" Nodoka said.

"Hey, not that I'm not grateful to inchou and all, but she didn't have to shower with blood." Haruna said.

"Negi-chan!" Ayaka jumps off the debris and embraces her beloved Negi.

"Gah, Y-Yukihiro-san."

"Daijobou? You're not hurt are you?"

"Ah, no. I'm fine. Ora, you don't have to..."

"Guh... Can't... breathe..." Chamo, who is being squashed by her hug, said trying to get off Negi's shoulder.

"Hm. Daijobou, I'm here now." Inchou said treating the young boy like he is her younger brother.

Kaede and Ku fei jump off from the debris, with the monster below it, as well. "Ja, are you guys okay?" Kaede asked.

"Hm! We're fine Kaede-nee-chan!" The Narutaki twins said.

"But we still haven't found the others. We need to regroup with them." Haruna said.

"Hm. I see. Ja-"

"Everyone!" ...! Hayate's voice is heard. Keplunk. "Ah, there you guys are! Ah, Springfield!" Hayate and the other members of their group came out of the pathway that is above Negi's group.

"Ayasaki-san!"

"Guys!" Nodoka said relief that the others are alright.

"You came." Yue said.

"Hey, you guys are alright!" Risa said as the groups rejoin. "Yosh, now all we have to find are Suirenji, Kagurazaka, Konoe-san, and Sakurazaki-san."

"Don't forget about Hina as well." Miki reminded.

"Oh, right. Where is she by the way?"

"Ahh!" ...! That was Hinagiku's voice.

"Huh?" Everyone turns above then...

"Ahhh!" Hinagiku is falling down!

"Hina!" "Hina-chan!" "Katsura-san!" "Hinagiku-san!"

"Ahhh!"

"Hinagiku-san!" Flash! Hayate uses the Hero Spell that was provided by Judas, giving him angel wings then... Whoosh! Catch! "Hinagiku-san!" He caught Hinagiku in mid-air.

"Hayate-kun..."

"Hinagiku, what happened?"

"Uh... well..." She said trying to avert her eyes on him. Their situation right now gives a flashback of the romantic moment in the Sanzenin building the other day. "It is because..."

"Wohohoho!" ...! That hollow voice... Crash! ...!

"Wh-What the!" Risa exclaimed.

Hayate goes back to them with Hinagiku on his arms. He's holding her in bridal style. The thing that just fell is... "Wohohoho! I caught you again!"

"You again!" Haruna said. It is the golem earlier.

"How did you get down here?" Risa asked.

"Wohoho! This labyrinth has a lot of paths. One can always lead to the same path of the other people are walking. Wohohoho!"

"Gee..."

"We don't have time to play games with you! Quick, guys! Into that way!" Hayate said. Everyone does as he say and they all run to the pathway where Makie and the Narutaki twins came from. "Catch up with us if you can!" He said following the others. Hinagiku is still on his arms.

"Wohoho! You won't escape me!"

Tap, tap, tap! Everyone runs forward towards the end of the pathway. "Where are we going?" Negi asked while running.

"We need find Suirenji-san and the others. Judas-san went to find them." Hayate said.

"Eh? Where is he?"

"Still searching I guess."

"Judas?" Hinagiku heard their conversation.

"Eh? Oh uh it's... it's nothing!"

"Y-Yeah! We're just mumbling Katsura-san!" Negi said adding Hayate's defense.

"Hm." Hinagiku is not convinced however.

Meanwhile...

Judas flies through a lot of walls as he searches for the other four. "Tch. Where in the world are they? Hm?" He then spotted Luca, followed by Asuna, Konoka and Setsuna, running on the pathway where he is currently in. "Ah, there they are. Good, now, I need to inform Ayasaki of their location." He is about to leave but then...

Crash! ...! "Grooaarr!" A cerberus looking monster came crashing down. It's no harm to him however as it cannot see or sense him for that matter. Crash! Crash! More monsters came crashing down.

"...This could get messy." He realizes that Luca and the others are heading straight to them based on the layout of the temple that he has come to memorize due to him being able to roam free without having to worry about being harmed by the monsters of this place. "I better hurry up."

Back to Hayate and the group...

Tap, tap! "Huff! huff! Ah." They have come across an intersection. Hayate, who is still carrying Hinagiku, and Negi are the ones leading them.

"Did we lose him?" Nagi asked.

"I think so." Maria said.

"I don't think he followed us." Risa said. The golem seem to have not intended to chase them. It could be because that his size is not suitable for the pathway as he is large to enter the door from the very long stairway that they came from.

"What should we-" Crack! "Guh!" ...! The ground is suddenly destroyed!

"Gyaah!" Everyone manage to hang on to the sides except...

"Maria!" Nagi exclaimed. Maria has fallen to the darkness below!

"Maria-san!" Whoosh! Hayate jumps into the darkness as well to rescue her!

"Hayate-kun!" Hinagiku exclaimed.

"Ahhh!"

"Hn!" Whoosh! Hayate spreads his white angel wings to quicken his pace!

"Ayasaki-san!" Negi exclaimed.

"Hayata-kun!" Izumi exclaimed.

"Hey." Judas comes through the ceiling above them.

"Judas-sa-" Negi covers his mouth, forgetting that they could see Judas.

"Hey, how's the situation? Where's Ayasaki?"

"Uh... well..." He stares down.

"Down there?"

"Maria-san fell and..."

"...? ...Oh, I see. Ja, I'll see what aid I can give." He follows Hayate to the darkness.

"Judas-san!" Negi said in a whispering tone.

"Now what do we do?" Nagi asked.

"I don't know. We better worry about ourselves first though. It's not gonna do us any good if we fall there as well." Risa said. They all climb up from the edge of the hole.

At Maria...

"Ahh!" She continues to fall down. Her thoughts are, 'Ah, am I going to die here...? ...Is this it? This is the end for me? ...' A wave of regrets came to her as she continues to fall down. From her perspective, everything is moving slowly. The rubbles that fell down along with her are falling in a slow pace and she herself, is falling in a slow pace. She gives off a sad expression as her sight becomes gray as if the world as lost its colors. "Sigh... " She closes her eyes as tears pour out of her eyes. 'This is it huh... ...I always knew that my life would end in a tragic way... That has been my fate ever since I graduated from highschool. I'm not like all teenagers. Most of them are going on dates, having fun with friends and all I ever did was do my student council duties in the clocktower of Hakou Academy(Note: She is the previous president of the student council in Hayate no gotoku. This is mirroring that past of hers.).I wasn't able to enjoy my highschool days... ...I didn't even know what my family name is. But... None of that matters now." She is about to come in contact with the floor below... "I'm..."

Whoosh...!

'...doomed.' More tears pour out of her eyes at the thought of certain doom. ...That's just what she thinks however as...

Whooosh... Whoosh! "Maria-saaan!" A certain young man who will guide her to the Truth comes to her rescue!

"Ah!" She opens her eyes, the world has regain its color, everything returns to normal pace and above her is...

"Ahh!" Hayate reaches out his hand to hers.

"Hayate...kun..."

Then Judas comes flying down with his gaze focuses on her. "Give out your hand please." He said with only her can hear his voice.

"..." She does so then...

"Ah!" As Hayate reaches out for her hand... Flaash!...

"...A're? This place is...?" She finds herself in very bright place. There are small lights flying everywhere. This place is like Heaven. "How did I...?"

"It seems that traumatic experience of yours has snapped out of your delusions."

"...!" She turns around to see Judas who comes flying down. "You are...?"

"I'm a friend sort to speak. So, are you ready to live in Truth?"

"Truth?"

"Ah, you have been living in a delusional world for some time now. It cannot last. All delusions eventually come to an end and in its place, the light of the Truth will rise up and vanish all of the fog for the brand new days that will come to you."

"Brand new... days?"

"Ah. That being said, you need someone to cling to."

"Someone?"

"Ah, someone who will guide you to those beautiful days. Someone like..." Judas points on a certain direction. An image of Hayate reaching out to her appear. "Someone like him."

"Hayate-kun... But... He's... younger than I and..."

"Your age matters not. All love are permittable. Just as teenagers can love ten year old children(he's referring to Negi and the Negima girls), someone like you is capable of loving someone as him."

"I... I can love... Hayate-kun...? Be his... girlfriend?"

"Ah. So, how about it?"

"..." She looks at the image of Hayate. Her thoughts are, 'Is this love? Love at first sight? I read in a story book that love-at-first sights are experiences that a lot of people experience and that this is a sign for them that they have found the one they are destined to love. Is this... have I found the one I am destined to love? Hayate-kun...'. She turns to Judas, who simply gives her a nod. "Hm." And she gives a nod of her own. Then she smiles with tears pouring out of her brown eyes. 'So da ne... I thought when I first met this beautiful person... This Hayate-kun... I felt a feeling of hope. A hope that I will yet find happiness in my life. I may not have been able to enjoy my highschool days but I can now start enjoying my life. Together with Nagi... With her friends and... ...and Hayate-kun..." Flaash! "Ah." She finds herself falling again. Hayate is about to reach her hand.

"Ahhh!" Catch! He successfully caught her before she could reach the floor. "Maria-san."

"Ah." Hayate then flies back upward. Maria enjoyed watching him as they fly back to the top where everyone is waiting. For her, the path they are flying up to is a portal that leads to the brand new days that Judas spoke of. The past has come and gone and now, new beautiful days awaits her. She will be with her Nagi and her friends... Negi and the other rangers and... ...and Hayate.

"Hmph." Judas gives off a delighten smile as he flies back up as well.

"Ah, Judas-san."

"Hm." He gives a thumbs up for rescuing Maria, not just from saving her from the fall, but also, for being her morning star(this is the same as shooting star) to the Truth.

"Hm." He gives him a thumbs up as well, much to Maria's confusion. She turns to his direction and finds no one since she cannot see Judas. But she figures that it might be him.

"Hm. Arigatou." That thanks was meant for Judas. She then turns to her savior. "Arigatou. Hayate-kun" That was meant for Hayate. She touches both of his shoulders and rest her head on the right.

"Maria-san?"

"..." No response. She seems to have fallen asleep from the comfort she received earlier.

"Hm." Hayate smiles at this. Whoosh! He quickens his pace to the top.

Back at Nagi and the others...

All of them are waiting for Hayate and Maria. "Hm?" Negi then spots a white thing below. "That is..."

"Hm? What is it?" Nagi asked.

"That's..." He points at the white thing.

"Everyone!" It's Hayate with Maria on his arms.

"Ayasaki-san!" "Hayate!" "Hayate-kun!" "Ayasaki-kun!" "Hayata-kun!"

Whoosh! Hayate reached the top and he gently lies Maria on the ground. "Sorry it took so long." Everyone gathers around him.

"Ayasaki-san." Negi said.

"Ha ha. I'm fine Springfield.

"Hm." Both of them put their arms together as a sign of their friendship.

"Is she okay?" Haruna asked.

"She's fine. She's just sleeping." Hayate said.

"Hm. I guess she fainted huh?" Risa said.

"I think anyone would faint from that experience." Miki said.

"Yeah huh?"

"But at least she's fine!" Izumi said.

"Ah."

"Hm. That's right." Nagi said. She looks at Maria. Then she turns to Hayate. "Arigatou, Hayate."

"Ha ha. It's nothing. I only did what normal people would have done."

"Ha ha. You always say that."

Negi looks at Maria, who is sleeping with a smile. "I guess Ayasaki-san has shown her the Truth. Hm, that's good. With more people living in Truth, the world can become a much more bright place to live."

Judas comes flying down beside him. "Hey, how's everyone?"

"Ah, Judas-san. Everyone's fine. No monsters came and attack us."

"Hm. I see. Ja, I better lead you guys to the other four." He of course refers to Luca and the other three.

"Ah, Ja, everyone, should we get going?"

"Ah." Hayate carries Maria to his back. "I'll carry Maria-san. Let's go."

"Hm!" Everyone nods and they set off.

Back Luca, Asuna, Konoka and Setsuna...

Tap, tap! The four of them continues running towards the end of the pathway then... Crash! "Grooaarr!"

"Ah!" They stop when a cerberus looking monster came crashing through the right wall.

Crash! Crash! Then two more came crashing down through the other wall and ceiling. "Grooaarr!"

"Oh great. More fighting." Asuna said.

"Leave it to me!" Setsuna said stepping forward.

"I'll back you up!" Luca said preparing to cast a supporting spell for Setsuna but then...

Crash! "Huh!" The right wall is suddenly destroyed. Amidst the smoke is...

"Kagurazaka-san!"

"Suirenji-san!" Hayate, Negi and the group.

"Ah!" "Everyone!" "You're okay!"

"It's about time you guys got here. What kept you?" Setsuna asked as Hinagiku draws out her sword and join her.

"We could ask you the same question. Falling for a trap earlier, we could have made our way through without having to dealing with these monsters if you guys hadn't been fallen for those traps earlier, Sakurazaki-san." She said.

"Hmph, enough of this. Let's get these abominations!"

"Yeah!" Both enter into a fighting stance.

"Grooaarr!" The monsters attack! "Grooaarr!" All of them are aiming for the two girls!

"Here, this should help!" Flash! Luca summons her persona and casted Masukuja on the two.

"Huh?" Hayate and Negi are surprised by this since they did not know that Luca is a persona-user.

"Suirenji-san, you...?"

"Hm. As I expected." Judas said as if he has expected this.

"Huh?"

"Ancients were the first ones to discover about the personas so it's no surprise that she can summon hers since she has Ancient blood within her."

"Huh. Suirenji-san..."

"Ah!" *Masukuja* Flash! Pink light has enveloped Hinagiku and Setsuna, giving them strength.

"Ah..." Both girls prepare themselves then... "Hiyaa!" They charge at the monsters! Slash! Slash!

"Grooaarr!" Bonk! They succeeded in pushing back the monsters. But...

"Grooaarr!" They did not kill them however. They seem to have become more aggravated than before. They must have been empowered by the temple itself as it is the one producing them in order to protect the one that is being kept on the bottom floor of the temple. The temple must be feeling threaten for it to do this. Perhaps it sees the group as a threat as they intend to go to the deepest part of the temple with the intent of stopping the real threat... Sera.

Meanwhile, at the deepest part...

"..." Sera is sitting on the ground with his back resting on the wall. "...They are here. Huh. Ikusa's younger brother... Ayasaki Hayate. Hmph. It may fate that I have come to meet him in person. Just as it was my fate to discover about my origin..." Shock! A lightning bolt struck as he said that. It seems to be raining outside.

Outside the temple...

"Hm. It started raining. I hope ojou-sama is okay." Klause is looking through the window in the cockpit of the plane.

"Mmgh." With him is the white tiger. He seems to be whining for some reason.

"Daijobou. They'll be fine. Anyway, you must be hungry. Come, I'll give you something to eat."

"Argh!" He becomes excited.

Back to Sera...

"Those two Ancients will soon arrive here. They intend to retrieve the jewel." His Shadow is replaced by Jehovah's shadow.

"My son. You know what you must do yes?"

"Hai, Mother. I'll let those two take what they have come for. And then... ha ha ha... And then I will ultimately send them all to the Promised Land. HA HA HA!" Shock! shock! The sound of the lightning bolts echoed along with Sera's insane laugh around the temple.

Somewhere else...

"Hm?" Athena was able to hear it but is uncertain of where the source of the voice came from.

"What's the matter?" Her younger sister, Evangeline, asked.

"Is it an enemy? Where? Where is it?" Machina asked being overprotective of his two mistress.

"Shut up, Machina! Chachamaru, restraint him. Don't let him go unless we say otherwise."

"Hm. Understood, master." Their other servant does so.

"H-Hey!" Machina is restraint by her.

"As master's command, I shall not let you go until she has given me the order to do so."

"Aw, c'mon!"

"Shut up! What is it, onee-chan?" Evangeline asked.

"Hm. Probably nothing. Let's go. The jewel is just up ahead." They continue onward.

Back to Hayate and the group...

"Hiya!" Slash! Slash! Hinagiku and Setsuna continue battling the monsters while Hayate and Negi are making sure that they don't reach the girls.

"Are we just gonna stand here and watch?" Haruna asked.

"Yeah, is there something we can do or anything?" Risa asked.

"Well..." Hayate said followed by the thought, 'Right now, we have to protect everyone. Me and Springfield have personas so only us and... Suirenji-san... Can she fight? Judas-san told me that her persona is not battle oriented and that it is only capable of giving support in battle. Right now I guess all we can do is protect everyone.'.

"Hm?" Judas turns to his right. Something seems to be stirring from that direction. "Hmm..." He takes a closer look then... "...!"

"Hm?" Hayate notices his that he is troubled. "What's wrong?"

"Something is coming..."

"Huh?"

"What's coming?" Negi asked.

"The strongest defense of the temple..."

"Eh?" Both asked.

Slash! slash! Hinagiku and Setsuna continue holding the monsters at bay until... Crash! "GROOAARR!"

"...!" Both are taken by surprised by the huge monster that is stucked on a wall with its torso, hands and head are the only things that are outside the wall that came through the same wall of what seems to be a part of its body.(Note: This monster has the same physical description of the demon gate in FF7 when Cloud and his party were about to exit the Temple of The Ancients when Caith Sith was going to sacrifice himself.).

"Wh-What is this!" Hinagiku asked.

"I... I don't know. It's..." Setsuna said trying to find the right words to describe it.

"Ah..." Everyone is in awe of its sudden appearance.

"Wh-Wh-What is that?" Haruna asked frightened.

"Like Sakurazaki-san said, it's a monster that is a complete mystery." Yue said.

"Oh like I don't know that?"

"Now's not the time for that! We gotta deal with that ugly freak!" Asuna said.

"GROOAARR!" Slam!

"Grooaarr!" The wall monster grabs one of the cerberus monsters.

"GROOAARR!" Munch, munch. ...It ate it.

"Ew..." Asuna said disgusted by the blood that pours out its mouth.

"GROOAARR!" It reaches out for the other cerberus looking monster as it seems to be hungry to eat it as well.

"Grooaarr!" It tries to run away but...

Slam! "GROOAARR!" ...It wasn't fast enough. Munch, munch. Blood pours out of the wall monster's mouth and it tainted the floor.

"Grr..." Hinagiku and Setsuna are frightened at the sight of the blood as they see their own reflections on it. That looks like a scene of an horror movie in which two girls have witnessed a murder that is not done by a human but rather, a malevolent being that preys on humans. That alone is enough to scare anyone who has witnessed it.

"Uh... What... are..." Hinagiku stuttered as they slowly turn to the monster then...

"GRR" The monster licks the blood on its mouth then turns to them. "GROOAARR!"

"Gyaah!"

"Hinagiku-san!" "Sakurazaki-san!" Hayate and Negi come to their aid!

"Negi!" "Hayate!" Asuna and Nagi said.

"Hiyaa! Persona!" Blast! Slash! Slash! They stop its mouth from reaching the two with their weapons with their personas mirroring their actions!

"Hayate!" "Negi!" The two girls with swords said.

"Hiyaa!" Slash! Hayate pushed it back then...!

Slash! Slash! "GROOAARR!" The wall monster lunges forth its right hand towards them!

"Ah, Negi-kun!" Konoka exclaimed.

Slam! "Guh!" It's attack shaked the pathway, causing Hayate and Negi to fall to the ground with the walls and ceiling having been mercilessly damaged that left crackings all over them. This also makes it dangerous as the pathway has now lost its balance and is about to fall.

"Gyaah!" And everyone realizes that.

"Guh!" Nodoka exclaimed.

"Ahh! It's gonna fall!" Haruna said.

"Everyone, we have to get out of here!" Luca exclaimed.

"Now you're talking, let's get out of here!" Risa said.

"Gyah!" The trio run for the other way.

"Hey, wait up!" Haruna and her two friends run for it as well follow by Ayaka, Ku fei and Kaede.

"Negi-chan!" Ayaka stays behind for a few second, before she is dragged by the two rangers who has some experienced in fighting. Though as she has displayed earlier, she may also has some experience in fighting as well or maybe she's just too determine to keep her beloved Negi safe from the clutches of the monsters of the temple.

"Hey! Over here! Come on!" Asuna said, imploring Hayate and Negi to get off the other side of the pathway as it is about to fall.

"Ah." They regain their composure then...

"GROOAARR!" The wall monster draws closer!

"Ah!" The two made a run for it but not before rescuing the two rangers with masculine personalities.

"Let's Sakurazaki-san!" Negi said taking Setsuna's hand.

"Ah, N-Negi! Ah!" She finds herself being dragged away by the ten year old boy.

"Hurry up Aniki!" Chamo, who is under his shirt, said.

"Hinagiku-san," Hayate carries Hinagiku in bridal style again. She has no problem with it though as she wants to show more of her femine side to the one she loves. "let's get out here." He takes her to the other side of the pathway but...

"GROOAARR!" The wall monster jumps to the other side as well and gives chase to them!

"Gyaah! It's after us!" Izumi exclaimed.

"What should we do!" Konoka said.

"Daijobou, it won't be able to follow us once we're out of this hallway!" Asuna said.

"Let's go, Sakurazaki-san!" Negi said.

"A-Ah!" Though he's a ten year old boy, she has been impressed enough by him to trust him on situations like this.

"Everyone, wait up!" Hayate said.

"Huff! huff! Ah!" Luca is trying to catch up with them but it seems she's not much athletic like the rest of them.

"Hm?" Hinagiku has taken notice of that. "Hayate-kun, Suirenji is..."

"Huh?" He takes notice of her as well.

"Huff. huff. " Crumble! "Gyah!" The floor is suddenly destroyed due to a lack of balance!

"Suirenji-san!" Hayate quickly and gently, let Hinagiku down then rushes to Luca's rescue!

"Hayate-kun!"

"Suirenji-san!" Whoosh! He reaches out to her!

":Ayasaki-kun!" She reaches out to him as well. This is like a Romeo and Juliet scene in which Romeo is willing to die along with Juliet except that they're not going to have an unhappy ending just as those two did. For that is because...

"GROOAARR!" The monster is about to swallow Luca...

"Hayate-kun!" Hinagiku exclaimed.

"Hmph." Judas suddenly points his right index on the monster, sending a ray of golden light.

"GROOAAR!" It pushes the monster a little, giving Hayate a chance to retiliate.

"Be a gentleman and die already you delusionary wall!" STRIKE!

"GROOAARR!" The wall is pushed back.

"Suirenji-san!"

"Ayasaki-kun." Romeo and Juliet are reunited, sort to speak.

"Suirenji-san, daijobou?" A romantic atmosphere is in the air...

"Hm. I'm fine Ayasaki-kun." Two children that have no parents and they have been able to find hope as the Truth blessed them with unique destinies that involves saving the world. What a perfect match. If the other girls would agree that is.

"Hm." Judas smiles with delight at the atmosphere.

"GROOAARR!" The monster is going to interfere it however.

"Hmph." Both Hayate and Luca are annoyed by it.

"Just a sec." Hayate said.

"Ah, it's okay."

Hayate prepares a powerful attack... "GROOAARR!" ...the monster draws closer.

"Give it to him." Judas said.

"Hm." Chaarge. Blue energies gather around Hayate then...! "Ahh!" *Morning Star* BLAAST! A golden star, that is much like a shooting star, is fired on the monster!

Boom! "GROOAARR!" It falls to the darkness along with the other side of the pathway.

"Hm." Hayate brushes off his hands then turn back to Luca. "Suirenji-san."

"Ayasaki-kun." Both of them hold hands despite that they are falling but they don't seem to mind this at all as they are just staring to each others' eyes.

"Ah..." Hayate rubs the back of his head, blushing.

"Heehee." Luca laughts at this.

"Hmph." Judas decided to help Luca lift all of the fog of delusion that is blocking her true self from emerging entirely. "Hey." He calls her out.

"Hm?" She then finds herself in a bright place with some fog covering the place. "This is...?"

"Need some help in vanishing these fog?" Judas comes flying down.

"Hm?" She turns to him. "You are...?"

"You have found the one who can guide you to the Truth. Be with him will you?"

"...? You mean Ayasaki-kun?"

"Ah, I suppose you can tell what I am and what this place is."

"This place is... ..."

"So, will you embrace the Truth entirely?"

"...Hm. I will."

Judas smiles with delight at this. "Hm, okay then. Ja, " Snap. He snapped his finger and with that, the place becomes very bright as the fog is lifted, allowing Luca to entirely embrace her true self, giving her persona additional abilities.

"Ah." She then finds herself holding hands with Hayate. "Ayasaki-kun." She calls him out smiling.

"Hm? Nani? ...!" Without warning, she embraces him. "Uwa, S-Suirenji-san?"

"I've decided."

"Eh?"

"I've decided that you'll be my boyfriend!"

"Eh... Eh!"

"You don't want to?"

"Eh? Uh no, it's... fine by me but..."

"Ontou?"

"Uh... yeah." ...He's powerless to resist her.

"Yata!" She embraces him even more.

Flash! "Huh?" Two white angel wings then emerged out of the back of Hayate's shoulders.

"Hmph. Heroes are always rewarded." Judas said.

"Hm." Hayate flies towards the other side of the pathway where Hinagiku is while holding Luca.

"Hayate-kun!" Hinagiku said waving at them.

Hayate and Luca turn to each other. "Heehee." Both give a chuckle. Judas follows them.

Hayate let go of Luca as they landed. "Ja, we better rejoin the others. They're at the stairway." Hinagiku said pointing the stairway where they came from.

"Hm, let's." Hayate said.

"Hai! Let's go!" And they set off.

At the stairway...

The others are already there, waiting for the three. Maria is still sleeping when she was carried by Makie and Narutaki twins when they made they run from the wall monster. "Ah... Ahh..." She seems to have wake up.

"Ah, you are awake!" Fuka said.

"Ah... This is..."

Keplunk. The other three arrives. "Hm? Ah, Ayasaki-san!" Negi said.

"Hina!" Risa said.

"You guys came!" Izumi said.

They all gather to them. "Everyone, daijobou?" Hayate asked.

"Ah!" "Hm!"

"Everyone's up and ready. We can all go together now." Haruna said.

"Ah, now the gang's back together, we can start kicking some butts." Risa said to which her other two friends cheered which caused a sweat drop on the others' heads. "So, what do we do now?"

"I think it's time for us to go. ...Downstairs." Hayate stares at the darkness below...

"You think those two are already down there?" Risa asked referring to the Tennouso sisters.

"Could be."

"They are." Judas said as he appears next to Hayate. "I went to explore down there when I came to check on you all. I saw those two coming to the chamber of the Jewel."

"Chamber of the Jewel?"

"Ah, it's where the accursed jewel that the Ancients have tried to sealed away long ago is being kept, but those two are so deluded that they cannot even see the catastrophe that it will bring about upon the world and themselves should they use it."

"But, why would they after it? Don't they know how dangerous it is?"

"They don't. They have come to believe that it is the key to ultimate power. That is why it's called the Jewel of God."

"Jewel of God?"

"Ah, though do not be fooled by what it's called. It's something that was created by... by Jehovah 'herself'."

"Eh?"

"Ah, Jehovah fooled the Ancients, tricking them into believing that that jewel was created with the purpose of saving the world. 'She' was disguised as one of their elders, their leaders, during that time."

"Disguised?"

"Ah, Jehovah as you can tell is a master of deceit. 'She''s the cause of all the fog that has plagued the world and corrupted many people, humans and Ancients alike. Even 'she' is deluding herself. She believes herself as 'God'."

"God?"

"Ah, so be cautious when you and Springfield finally confront 'her'. Well, I wouldn't worry about her deceiptions since you two have the wild card."

"Why is that?"

"Because the wild card is something that the fog of delusions cannot deceived or defeat. With it, you two should able to see through her deceits. Well, that and I'll be there too to guide you two so do not worry about it."

"...Okay. Ja, everyone, let's go!"

"Hm!" And so, they venture into the darkness below...

Later...

The group go down to the darkness where their adversaries, the Tennousos and the one who was the first to arrive with an intent of killing all of them and with his 'mother' Jehovah giving him guidance, or more likely delusional ideals. With the Tennousos aiming to retrieve the dangerous jewel that is on the chamber of where Sera is right now, what is going to happen to these three parties? The showdown is about to begin! "Hey, are we almost there?" Risa asked.

"I'm not sure." Hayate said lighting the way with a flashlight that was given to him by Nagi. She thought of bringing one when they first entered the temple. It seems to have become useful after all.

Judas walks ahead, well actually he's floating, to see what's up ahead. "Hm..."

"What's the matter?"

"Last I check here, there was a room that is filled with gold coins."

"Gold coins?"

"Ah, though all of it are just replicas so don't bother looting them."

"Uh... Okay." Hayate turns to their friends. He wonders what will be their reactions if they see the gold coins that Judas mentioned.

They notice his stare. "Hm? What's the matter Hayata-kun?" Izumi asked.

"Oh uh..."

"Hey, look!" Negi said pointing a room with light eminating from it. "That room."

"What is that room? Is there someone there?" Haruna asked.

"The lights are on..." Nodoka said.

"Maybe someone is in." Yue said.

"Well, only one way to find out right?" Asuna said, implying that they should check the room.

They all nod in agreement and go to check out the room that Judas mentioned that has many gold coins inside. When they got in... "WOW!" Most of them exclaimed. There are a lot of pile of golden coins all over the place. These horde of coins is enough to make someone very wealthy. Perhaps more wealthier than the leaders of the world.

"Th-This is..." Risa and some of their friends such as Izumi, Haruna, Asuna, Konoka, Makie and the Narutaki twins are drooling at the sight of these horde of coins.

"W-Wow... So many... coins." Negi said. He's not someone who is aiming to become rich so he's not much attracted to the coins like the others are. In fact, these kind of things can make someone blind enough that they might become ignorant fools.

"Yeah... Huh?" The same can be said about Hayate.

"Huh. I knew it would come to this." Judas said not surprised by their friends reactions as they enter the room of riches, sort to speak. Though they're not really gold coins as Judas mentioned earlier that they're just replicas.

"It took you a while to get here." ...! A voice said. Turning to it they see... "We have been waiting for your arrival." ...Machina. Alongside him is Chachamaru.

"You... You're that guy from before!" Asuna said.

"And that is...?" Nodoka asked about Chachamaru's identity.

"My name is Chachamaru Karakuri. It's a pleasure to meet you all." She said bowing like a maid.

"Uh..." Negi and their other friends are confused about her manner of greeting them as she does not seem to be hostile to them in any way.

"Hey! Don't forgot about our mistresses orders! We're here to dispose of them!"

"...!" Hearing that, Hayate and the others dismisses Chachamaru's greeting as they realized that she may be associated with the Tennousos.

"...I have not forgotten. Sa," She enters into a fighting stance. "let us oblige our masters' orders."

"...!" This alarmed everyone as they enter into fighting stance.

"Ah. We will dispose of you." Machina said as he enters into a fighting stance as well.

"This could get ugly guys." Asuna whispers.

"Hm. I hope this doesn't get escalated even further..." Konoka said.

"Unfortunately, the chance of that is very low." Setsuna said.

"Enough talk, let us go! Hiyaa!" Machina charges first! He's aiming for Hayate!

"Hn!" Block! He managed to block his fists with just his bare hands. At that moment however... "Hm?"

Whoosh! Chachamaru jumps upward then... "Activating combat mode." Her fingers turn into gun barrels.

"...!" Wh-What the!" Asuna exclaimed.

"She's a robot!" Konoka asked.

There is no time for questions however as... Bang! Bang! Bang! "Kyah!" Makie and the Narutaki twins duck for cover. So did Nagi and Maria.

"What the hell! You guys are trying to kills us?" Nagi said angrily.

"That's exactly what we intend to do. Grr!" Machina said trying to overpower Hayate with his strength but is having a hard time to do so as he is determine to protect their friends from him and Chachamaru.

"Grrr...! You... won't... get any near them! Hua!" He pushes back Machina then...! Whoosh! Blast! "Hiyaa!"

"Hn!" Blast! Clash! Both of them summon their personas, well actually Machina did not summon a persona but rather, a Shadow, and they clashed! "Grrr...!" Claash...!

"Hiya!" Clash! He pushes Hayate away then...! Whoosh! "Hiyaa!" This time it's his turn to attack.

Hayate prepares to block his attack but then... "Here, this should help you." Flash! Judas casted Infinity on him, making him invulnerable to any kind of attack, even...

"Hiyaa!" Block! ...even Machina's deadly attack.

"What!" He is surprised by this phenomenon then...

"Hmph. Hiyaa!" Hayate pushes him away then...! "Hua!" *Megidolaon*

Boom! "Ugh!" Machina is blown away by the attack!

"Alright, Hayata-kun!" Izumi cheered.

"Nice going Hayata-kun!" Risa cheered as well.

"Grr... Dammit." Machina wipes off the blood from his mouth and gives Hayate a glare.

Bang! Bang! Meanwhile, Negi is dodging Chachamaru's every bullets as she continues firing on the group. The girls are taking cover while the ten year old boy is thinking on how he will attack the robot maid while dodging her every attack. "There must be someway I can get near her." He thought.

At then, Judas decided to intervine. "Hmph. Powers that can only harm others are meaningless." He said casting a barrier on Negi though he's not aware of it.

Bang! Bang! Chachamaru continues firing on Negi then... Deflect! deflect! "Ah...!" To her surprise, and that of the girls(Negima girls), her shots were deflected by an unknown force.

"Huh? This is...?" Negi asked.

"Now's your chance Springfield." Judas said.

He turns to him. "Judas-san... Hm, okay!" He rushes towards the robot maid!

"Negi-kun!" Both Nodoka and Yue exclaimed.

"Be careful Negi-kun!" Haruna exclaimed.

Tap, tap! "Aniki, be careful!" Chamo, who is still under his shirt, said.

"I know. Hiya!" Whoosh! He jumps towards her then...!

"Hn." Blue energies gather around her...

"Hiyaa!' Blast!

"Hn!" Blast! Clash! Both of them summoned their personas and clashed! Claash...! "Gr..." Chachamaru finds Negi a worthy oponent as she is having hard time blocking his attack.

"Grr...!" Claaash...! They broke off then...! "Hiyaa!" Clash! They clashed again. Clash! Clash! Then they continue attacking each other with the two of them either blocking or dodging their attacks.

Clash! The same can be said about Hayate and Machina. "Gr..!" Claash...! They broke of the lock then...! Clash! Claash...! They are lock on again.

"Grr...!" The two of them are trying to overpower one another. "Grrr... I won't let you reach Athena!"

"Grrr...! And I won't let you harm them!" Claash...! Hayate pushed him back from the girls.

"Ayasaki-kun." Luca said. She decided to aid him in the battle. "I need to support him. Ah." Flash. She summons her persona. "Ahh..." *Masukuja*

Flash! Pink light envelopes Hayate, making him faster. "Huh?" Machina is surprised by this and he turns to Luca. "That girl..."

"Hiyaa!" Strike!

"Ugh!" Without warning, Hayate kicked him on his right cheek in a very quick pace, sending him flying. His pace is so fast that he was able to do it in just a blink of an eye.

Clash! Clash! "Gr..." Negi and Chachamaru continues their duel then... "Grr..." Claash...! They backed away from each other.

"You are stronger than I anticipated." Chachamaru said.

"Huff. huff. You as well. Were you trained by someone?"

"Ah. My master constructed me and trained me in battle. I was also given the power of persona much as you and some other humans do." She said without any signs of hostility towards Negi.

"Huh? She seems to be holding no grudge against Aniki. Is she just fighting him because she's been ordered to do so?" Chamo thought.

"Ja, why are you...?" Negi asked.

"My master and her older sibling is on their way to the chamber up ahead. The jewel that will bring peace to this world is the one that they're after." She of course refers to the jewel that Judas mentioned. The one that was created by Jehovah to which the Ancients mistakenly believe to be the key in saving the world. It's purpose however is the exact opposite of that. As Judas mentioned earlier, Jehovah is the master of deceit, thus it is no surprise that she was able to deceive many of the Ancients. "Ja, may I ask why do you intend to stop them from ridding the world of evil?" She asked the ironic question of which she's the one who is stopping Negi and Hayate from ridding the world of evil.

"That's uh..."

"You got it all wrong ojou-chan!" Chamo comes out of Negi's shirt. "Your masters are the ones who are unleashing evil on the world by using the jewel!"

"...? Pardon?" She dismisses her persona. "May you please expand on this?"

"..." Negi at first is uncertain. He turns to Chamo then to her. She seems to be not hostile in any way so he concluded that there may be no harm in explaining things to her.

Clash! Clash! Hayate and Machina continues their duel. "Hiya!" Clash! "Grr...!" Machina is getting frustrated at the nuisances that he suffered with in this fight. "Grrr... Huaa!" He tries to hit Hayate on the cheek but...

Whoosh! Hayate dodges his attack then...! "You're wide open!" Strike! He hit him on his cheek, sending him flying once again.

"Guh!"

"Hmph, cling on to delusions if you want but I tell you this now, delusions will only lead to madness."

"Argh... Ah." He tries to stand up, again, wiping off the blood on his mouth."Curse you... Very well. If it has come to do this, I guess I have no choice but to unleash the darkness withing me!" Dark energies gather around him.

"Huh!"

"Wh-What's he doing!" Asuna asked.

"So... Something is happenning to him..." Nodoka said.

"I think he's becoming stronger." Yue said.

"Ah." Negi takes notice of what's happenning so did Chachamaru. Negi explained to her about what Judas told him and Hayate earlier as they go down to the stairway in the darkness earlier. "Ayasaki-san!"

"Machina. Stop it." Chachamaru said but her words didn't reach Machina as he...

"Grrr...!" His eyes are becoming yellowish like a snake... "Sssrrraaa..." ...his mannerism is becoming of that of a beast... "Sssrrraaa... SSSRRRAAA!" Flaash! ...He transforms into giant snake. "SSSRRRAAA!"

"Guh!" Hayate is taken by surprise at this.

"Gyaah!" So did the girls.

"Ah... Ah..." Negi is speechless at the phenomenon.

"Hm. Machina's snake-avatar form. It has been a while since he uses that form in battle." Chachamaru said not surprised by it as she may have expected that Machina would have transform into that.

"SSSRRRAAA!"

"Gyah!" Makie screamed.

"Wh-Wh-What happened to him?" Fumika asked frightened.

"He... He turn into a snake..." Fuka said frightened as well.

"Ah..." Everyone is speechless at his transformation.

"SSSRRA." He turns to Hayate. "NOW, LET US SEE HOW DELICIOUS YOU ARE! SSSRRRAAA!" He lunges his gigantic mouth towards him!

"Ge...!" Hayate becomes aware of this then...

"Get away from there!" Judas exclaimed.

"SSSRRRA!" Whoosh! Crack! Hayate jumped out of his position, avoiding Machina's attack. "SSSRRA."

"Hiya!" Slash!

"SSSRRAA!" He managed to inflic a scar on his body but only a small scar. "SSRRAA!"

"Gr...!" Snark! Snark! Hayate tries to dodge his every bite using his ambidexterity skills then tries to counter attack by inflicting more scars on his body but again, they're only small scars.

"Hayate-kun!" Hinagiku exclaimed. She goes to aid the one she loves.

"H-Hey, Katsura-san!" Setsuna calls her out but she just ignored her. "Oh great..."

"Now what?" Asuna asked.

"Gr. Huaa!" Setsuna draws out her sword and goes to aid her rival(Hinagiku is her rival in swordsmanship).

"Ah, Se-chan!" Konoka said.

"Great, what are we suppose to do?" Asuna asked.

"We'll help out as well!" Risa said. She and her other two friends along with Haruna and Yue and Nodoka are on a ruined pillar's opening where one can view the entire room. "Sa, that's why we have this." She brings out a grenade. She pulls it off then... Pop! ...It turns out to be just a water grenade. "..." She stares at it and feels ridicilous of her boasting that they will help. "...I thought you brought the real thing..." She said to Haruna.

"Uh well... We're still rookies so... we're prohibited to use real weapons such as grenades. Ha ha..."

"Hello? We're in a dangerous situation here! How come we're prohibited to bring something like a grenade in this kind of situation!"

"I have one." Miki said bringing out a bomb of her own.

"...Where did you get that?" She hands it over to Risa.

"My parents has one. That one is a souvenir from their last strip in Australia." A sweat drop appears on everyone's head.

"...Yeah. Whatever." She pulls it off. "Oh! It's real!" She plays with it for a second then... "Hm?" She realizes that it's about to explode since she just pulled it off...

"Hey! What are you waiting for! Throw that thing away from us! Hurry!" Haruna said.

"Gyah!" She does so. She throws it towards Machina.

Boom! "SSSRRRAAA!" It exploded near his upper body.

This proves to be an advantage for Hayate. "Hm. They prove to be helpful after all."

"SSSRRRAA!" The explosion only slightly hurt Machina however. He turns his attention back to Hayate. "SSSRRRAA!"

"Uh oh!" Snark! Snark! He dodges his bites again.

"Hayate-kun! You snake bastard, hiyaa!" Stab!

"SSSRRA!" Hinagiku stabbed her sword on Machina's body then she pulls it down, inflicting yet another scar on his body. "YOU LITTLE... I'LL EAT YOU FIRST!" He turns his attention to her.

"Ge...!" She becomes aware of this.

"Hiyaa!" Stab!

"SSSRRAA!" Setsuna does the same thing to Machina. Another scar has been inflected on his body. "SSRRAA! YOU ANNOYING LITTLE...!"

"You really are stubborn aren't you?"

"Hmph. I could say the same about you. You could have chosen not to help me." Hinagiku said to her rival as they enter into fighting stance.

"Huh. Can't do that. I can't let any of my fellow rangers to be put into harm."

"Huh. I guess that's just like you. Sa,"

"SSRRAA!" Machina turns his attention to the two girls then he turns back to Hayate.

"Hn..." And he notices this.

"SSRRA. I'LL DEAL WITH YOU LATER." He decided that he'll get rid of the girls first.

"Here he comes." Setsuna said. Machina comes closer to them, completely ignoring Hayate which will prove to be his fatal mistake.

"Huh. What a weak minded fool. Give it to him Ayasaki." Judas said.

"Ah." Hayate said then...

"SSRRAA! I WILL MAKE YOU TWO-" Stab! "SSRRAA!" He turns around to see Hayate stabbing him with his rapier that is empowered by his persona.

"You shouldn't just ignore enemies that are behind you you know."

"Yeah, or it will prove to be your undoing." Setsuna said.

"Ah, now it's time for your punishment." Hinagiku said.

Whistle! "SRRA?" Machina turns around to see Makie, the Narutaki twins, Ayaka, Ku fei and Kaede being on range point. They all carry bow guns with them that are aim towards the him.

"Yeah! Baka rangers on range!" Ku fei said.

"Ready for fire." Kaede said.

"Yosh, ja, everyone prepare to fire." Ayaka ordered.

"Just to let you know, I'm not taking your orders." Asuna said.

"I said prepare for fire."

"Hey, come on now you two, you guys can settle your dispute when mr. snake is not a threat anymore." Konoka said.

"Hmph." Asuna grumps to which she could only give a laugh.

"Anyway, ready aim...!" The rangers point at the gigantic snake in front of them.

"SSRRAA! NO!"

"Fire!" Both Ayaka and Nagi exclaimed. Shoot! shoot! shoot! They all fire at once!

Pierce, pierce, pierce! "SSRRAA!" A lot of holes have been inflected on Machina's body with blood pouring out of them. The arrows are stucked on his body which is quite painful for him.

Whoosh! "You need to be taught a lesson about respecting others Machina." Chachamaru said pointing her barrel finger tips towards the snake as she floats from the ground.

"SSRRA? YOU WOULD SIDE WITH THEM? YOU WOULD BETRAY OUR MISTRESSES?" Machina asked.

"No. But it is also my obligation to correct our mistresses should they make a mistake. Sprinfield-san told me about the jewel that they after. It cannot be retrieve no matter what or else the entire world will be doom."

"HUH? YOU WOULD BELIEVE THESE GUYS? THEY ARE HUMANS! HUMANS ARE THE CAUSE OF ALL EVIL IN THE WORLD! THEY MUST NOT BE TRUSTED!"

"You're wrong! Even though humans have made mistakes in the past, they have learned from it and even though some of them have become ignorant, it is only because of the fog of deceit that is everyone, including you!"

"FOG? HUH, YOU THINK I BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU SAY LITTLE HUMAN? I'VE KNOWN HUMANS TO BE SELFISH CREATURES WHO ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES. THERE IS NO WAY YOUR KIND CAN BE TRUSTED."

"You're wrong Machina. Springfield-san spoke truth. It is because of the fog of deceiptions that humans have become blinded to the truth and so is our mistresses' people, the Ancients and so are you for that matter. You claim you have the power of your persona but in reality, that power you are using is that of a delusionary being called a Shadow." Chachamaru said.

"WHAT?"

"That's right. And I think it's about time you get a reality check." Hayate said holding his rapier tightly."Springfield, hold him at bay!"

"Hm!" Negi prepares to summon his persona.

"SSRA! YOU THINK I'LL LET YOU DEFEAT ME? I WILL DIE FIRST BEFORE I LOSE TO A HUMAN LIKE YOU!"

"Hn. You talk too much. The time has come for you to quit your charade and reality will be showed forth right straight into your face!" Hayate said.

"SSRRAA! YOUR WORDS MEAN NOTHING TO ME! SSRRAA!" He lunges forth at Hayate again then... Bang, Bang, Bang! "SSRRAA!" Multiple bullets suddenly inflected more holes on his body."SSRRAA! CHACHAMARU? WHY DID YOU..."

"Like I said, you need to be taught a lesson in respecting others." Bang, Bang, Bang!

"SSRRAA!"

"Yeah. Now... Springfield!" Hayate rushes towards him!

"Hai!" Shoock...! Electricity are gathering around Negi then... "Ahh... Ahhh!" His persona, Izanagi, generates more electricity then... "Ah!" *Thunder Call* Zaaap!

"SSSRRRAAA!" A field of electricity electrifies Machina, wounding him and knocking him down. Then at that moment...

"Ahh..." Brilliant lights gather around Hayate then... "You're about to learn a lesson. Delusions lead to madness. You have been clinging to a lot of delusions for a while now. And now, your delusions ,as well are you ego, are about to be shove off by reality." Flash!

"SSRRA?"

Flaash... The lights become a pillar then... "Ah... Ahh!" Flaaash!

"SSSRRRAAA!" They all rain down on Machina, and his body is burned by the blinding light. "SSSRRRAAAA!" Boom! Boom!

"Gyah!" "Guh!" The explosion has blown the girls away a little and the golden coins replica all over the room have all been blown away and dissolve into black mists signifying that all of them are mere illusions that is made of fog of delusions.

"Guh!" Negi is supported by Chachamaru as he is almost blown away by the explosion.

"Guah!" Hayate tries to maintain his composure.

"Hayate-kun!" Hinagiku comes to support him but... Boom! "Gyah!"

"Hinagiku-san!" She's the one who ended up needing support.

"Hayate-kun."

"Daijobou." He holds her tightly.

"...Hm."

The smoke clears out, revealing a beaten and battered Machina, who is back to his human form, lying on the ground with his blood spilled on it. "Ugh... Ah..."

All of them gather around him. "...Are you okay?" Negi asked.

"Daijobou. He has suffered similar pain like this from our mistresses. He will survive." Chachamaru said causing a sweat drop on everyone's heads.

"Uh... Okay." Hayate said.

"W-Well... Th-Thank goodness we're safe. Ha ha." Maria said.

"Huh. Yeah. Though he's in bad shape." Nagi said.

"Ah... And the whole room is messed up." Risa said observing the damage that has been done on the room. With all of the replica gold coins gone, the entire room has a lot of space. "All the coins are gone."

"They weren't really coins you know." Miki said.

"Ha ha. Yeah. We had fake money back home too." Izumi said which caused a sweat drop on her head.

"Well anyway, I think we better get moving. Hey, you'll be okay right?" Hayate asked Machina.

"Ah... Ahh...:" He tries to speak but his throat seems to have been injured so he cannot speak coherently.

"I guess you're saying 'yes' right? Ja, stay there for a while. We'll come back for you later." Hayate said as he head for the next room.

"J-Ja, Chachamaru-san, are you coming with us?" Negi asked which surprised everyone.

"Huh? We're taking her with us?" Asuna asked.

"W-Well... She helped us earlier so..."

"Hey, this is our enemy here. Did you forget already that she tried to kills us earlier?"

"That's only because she was ordered by her master. And besides, we need all the help we can get." Setsuna said.

"That's right. Come on, Asuna. I'm sure she won't do that again." Konoka said.

"You have my assurance that I will not harm all of you until we reach my mistresses and tell them of what you know and if they should order me to attack you, then I will oblidge." Chachamaru said.

"See?"

A sweat drop appears on Asuna's head. "Yeah... How lucky we are to have her." She said jokingly.

"Ha ha..." To which Negi could only give a laugh.

"I think it would be better if we all proceed further. Ayasaki is waiting for us." Judas said.

"Ah, so da ne. Ja, let's go everyone."

"Hm!" Everyone nods in agreement and they all proceed to the chamber of the jewel that is at the end of this floor. ...All the while, Machina is lying on the ground groaning that they are cruel for leaving him behind without anything to aid him. Well... They say those who live in delusion will only ruin themselves and that's what happened to him. He'll live though as Chachamaru mentioned earlier, he has endured this kind of pain before, so everyone doesn't have to worry about him, at least for the time being since they have more important matters to attend to at the moment. Like the Tennousos for one and the other one is... A youngman that has been consumed by the fog and has become twisted and corrupted. A youngman who knew Hayate's older brother Ikusa and Negi's father Nagi Springfield. ...What horrible revelation awaits Hayate and Negi? They're about to find out!

Later... In a what seems to be a storage room...

The group enters a room resembling a storage room. The room is full of dust and there are a lot of storage lockers on the sides. "What is this place?" Risa asked.

"A storage room?" Makie said as they walk in, observing their environment.

"It sure is dusty around here. You think someone should ought to clean this room up." Haruna said.

"Sou dess ka ne?" Nodoka said.

"Hm?" Yue then notices something that is out of place amongst the stuff around the room. "Hey." She calls out the others.

"Hm? What's up?" Haruna asked.

"Take a look at this."

Everyone gathers around her. "This is...? ...!" Hayate dust off the object then to their surprise it's...

"A coffin!" Everyone asked.

"Wh-What is a coffin doing here?" Asuna asked.

"I don't know. Maybe it's for decoration?" Konoka said.

"Heh, yeah right. Who's the idiot who would decorate their room with a creepy coffing like this?"

"You finally arrived." ...! A voice inside the coffin said.

"Wh-Who's there!"

Sliide. The coffin opens up. Inside is a young man... He's wearing a dark brown clothing with a black cape that is worn by vampires in horror movies. "I have been waiting for you all." He stands up from his resting place... If this is a scene of a vampire movie that is.

"Wh... Who are you?" Hayate asked.

"I am someone who is indebted to those two women who act like queens in the world." He said fixing his attire. "And you must be the ones who she mentioned as other persona-users." He said to Hayate and Negi.

"Huh? We?" Negi asked.

"Ah. So you decided to disobey your masters and bring them to them Chachamaru?"

"No. I am only correcting my mistresses mistakes." Chachamaru said.

"Mistake? Hm?" The young man then takes notice of Judas.

"..." It seems he can see him... Hayate and Negi are surprised by this.

"Um... Judas-san... He... He can see you?" Hayate asked in a whispering tone.

"Ah. It seems he's a gifted individual with a strong intuition. Strong enough that he can see me." Judas said.

"..." The young man turns to Hayate then to Negi, and then to Judas. "...Hm. I see." He seems to figure out their situation. "Well anyway, those two asked me to stay here to ensure that if all of you made it here, I will grant you passage to the next room." He said walking up to the end of the room. He places his hand on a what seems to be an verification device.

"What's that?" Asuna asked.

Slide. "...!" To everyone's surprise, a secret wall opens up.

"It's for verification. Those ensure that only you people would get passed through here. Well since I'm here, I might as well go with you. I'll lead you to the chambe up ahead." The young man said.

"Huh. We could have opened that door ourselves you know." Asuna said.

"Huh. You cannot do that."

"And why is that?"

"Because that door is not something that is made of human hands. It cannot be break open by normal means unlike your kind's creations of doors."

"What did you say!"

"Ora, Kagurazaka-san. There's no need to resort to violence." Negi said.

"Shut up brat!"

"Hmph. As expected of Asuna-san. Loud and annoying." Ayaka said.

"What was that!" And they argue again.

"Huh. Kids." The young man said as he walks out of the room.

"Um... by the way, we didn't catch your name..." Hayate said.

"...Leonne."

"Huh?"

"That's my name. You asked for it right? As for my family name, it's long gone."

"Eh?" The group could only ponder on what he said as they follow him with Konoka and Setsuna trying to break up Asuna and Ayaka much to Setsuna's annoyance.

Later...

The group passes by a cave in as they continue walking . "By the way, Leonne-san? Was there someone else came here?" Hayate asked.

Leonne stops on his track. "...Yeah. Someone else came here first."

"Eh? You mean..." Negi asked having an idea of who it is.

"That young child... Who was taken by bad people and is forced to partake in a lot of insane experiments that made him cold and ruthless."

"...?" Everyone has a question mark on their heads.

"Fortunately, the good people came to rescue him and they took care of him in their orphanage while his mother was killed by the bad people... And I was left with no one to care for in the world.

"Um..." Hayate is about to ask him about what he's saying but...

"He's referring to guy in black." Judas said.

"Hm." Leonne heard Judas and he confirms it. "That child... she was my girlfriend's son. She gave birth to him but then he was taken by bad people. People who abuses others... And the child was left in a brink of death where he was rescued by good people."

"S-Son...?" Hayate asked,

"Ah. That child... He's here."

"..." A dark atmosphere hangs on everyone. Then...

"Then-" Konoka was about to say something but...

Crash! ...! Something came crashing down. "Wh-What was that!" Asuna asked.

The smoke clears out revealing... "Wohohoho!" ...The golem from before.

"You again!"

"Wohohoho! I told didn't I? You cannot escape me!"

"Gee. You're really messed up you know that?" Yup, the golem is in a bad shape with its head being ripped off off its head by Hayate earlier and it's body have been severely injured, sort to speak, as there crust all over it.

"Wohoho! This is nothing to me! Just as long as my daughter gets the most suitable partner for her!" Everyone ponders if a golem like him has a daughter.

"Granddaughter actually. That's enough Konoemon. Stop this foolishness already." Leonne said.

"Eh?" Konoka and Setsuna recognized that name...

"I just about had enough out of you you walking construction! Hiya!" Strike!

"Ugh!" Bonk! He is sent flying on the wall then Hayate runs up to his torso to see... "Ah..." ...an old man with a long white beard comes out of the headless torso.

"Eh?"

"Ah..."

"Grandpa!" "Konoe-san!" Konoka and Setsuna exclaimed.

"Eh?" "Huh?" Hayate and the others are confused by the situation.

"Are you alright? I wouldn't say you deserved that but that's what you get for pushing things too far when it comes to your granddaughter." Leonne said helping up the old man who is happens to be Konoka's grandfather.

"Ah. But you know me. I do anything for my beloved Konoka." Konoe said as Leonne dust him off.

"...Sure you do."

"Moo, Ojii-chan!" Konoka complains.

"Konoe-san! What is the meaning of this?" Setsuna asked.

"Ah, Konoka-chan... Though you didn't know, our family has a connection with the Tennousos. They asked us to slow you and your friends down as a way to test those two." Konoe said pointing Hayate and Negi.

"Eh? Me?" The two of them asked pointing themselves.

"Ah, and I also took this chance to test the two of you to find out which one of you is suitable to be my daughter's partner."

"Eh... Really?" Hayate asked as a sweat drop appears on his and Negi's head.

"Granddaughter." Leonne corrected him.

"Wow... What a loveable grandparent." Judas said.

"Ha ha." Again, Hayate could only give a laugh.

"Moo, ojii-chan! You could have just escorted us here than giving us a hard time!" Konoka complains again.

"Sou da yo! Ojou-sama was put in danger because of you!" Setsuna said.

"Heh, if I didn't slow you people down you would have been killed."

"Eh?" Everyone asked.

"This temple kills those who are not true to themselves. That's why those monsters, those... defenses, I guess, tried to kill you people. If you have gone straight down here, you all would have been killed by the strongest defense of this temple(the wall monster). So in a way, you can thank Konoemon." Leonne explained.

"Oh... I... see." Hayate said.

"So that's why you did it." Negi said.

"Ah. So..." Konoemon sizes up Hayate and Negi. "Hmm... Both of you seems to be good-looking young men. You two are suitable for my daughter."

"Granddaughter." Leonne corrects him again.

"But... I suppose the most suitable one is... you!" He points Hayate.

"Eh-Eh!"

"Ojii-chan!" "Konoe-san!" Konoka and Setsuna complain.

"So what do you say boy?" Konoemon asked.

"Eh? Uh I'm... I'm still 16 so..."

"Ah age doesn't matter. Someone like you is capable of taking care of her."

"That's enough!" "Ojii-chan!" "Konoe-san!" Hinagiku, Konoka and Setsuna intervine between Hayate and Konoemon.

"You can't just decide something like that!" Hinagiku said.

"Yeah and besides," Konoka snuggles Negi. "I prefer Negi-kun to be my partner. He saved me that time."

"Eh!" The ten year old boy exclaimed.

"Hm, is that so?" Konoemon asked.

"Konoe-san! What's the meaning of this? Why didn't you informed me that you would be here?" Setsuna asked.

"As I said, the Konoe family is connected with the Tennousos. We are to abide by their orders if we want Hakou Academy to remain."

"Eh?" Everyone asked.

"The older sibling of the Tennouso, Athena, is the chairwoman of the academy. If Konoemon disobeyed her, then he will be fired from his position as the dean." Leonne explained.

"Oh... I..." Konoka stummered.

"Sorry I didn't tell you Konoka. But I didn't want you to bear the burden." Konoemon apologizes.

"Ojii-chan..."

"Well, anyway, Ayasaki, there's someone I want you to meet." Leonne said.

"Eh? Who... Who is it?" Hayate follows him to a cave in with a large pond. "This place is...?" Everyone follows behind.

"This... is I suppose is a grave site of the mother of the young child I spoke earlier. There she is." Leonne points on the frozen crystal cube that is at the other side of the pond.

"Hm? ...Huh? ...! That's...!" A beautiful looking woman is on it. She has long brown pony tail hair and she's wearing a scientist uniform.

"Who is that?" Everyone asked.

"Her name is Linda Amalya. She was a scientist who was working with my father. She and I fell in love."

"Ooh. Really?" Konoka asked fascinated as she gets excited when it comes to love.

"Can you tell us the story?" Haruna as well.

"Haruna." Yue said annoyed by her hobby of snooping. Nodoka is beside her.

"Huh. You wouldn't like it even if I told you. She gave birth to that child I mentioned earlier but after that... ...Sigh. My father died."

"Oh. We..."

"We're... sorry." Setsuna said in apologetic tone.

"Huh. Don't be bothered by it. It's been a long time since that happened... After father died, that old bastard Sanzenin took over our company and he took the child from Linda and experimented on him." Leonne elaborated further.

"Sanzenin...? You mean..." Hayate asked as he stares at Nagi.

"..." Nagi knows that the Sanzenin that Leonne mentioned to is Mikado, her grandfather since he referred to him as 'old bastard'.

"She died afterwards because she could not bear to watch her son suffer. She killed herself... And I was left no one to care for. So I took her body and buried her here." Leonne continued.

"Why did you do that?" Konoka asked.

"Because I didn't want her beautiful face to rot so I buried her here in that crystal cube and I've been guarding this place ever since, not caring what anyone say about me."

"I... see. And that child you mentioned to is..." Hayate said having an idea on WHO exactly the child is...

"Ah. It's that guy who came earlier than those two queens. That guy... Whose name was given to him by Linda. Sera."

"Sera? Is that his name?"

"Ah. Linda gave that name to him but he never knew that it was her who gave it. Not me. Sigh. Another tragedy has occured because of the fog... and bad people."

"Leonne-san..."

"Anyway, you want to go the chamber where the jewel is right? I'll take you there. Come on." Everyone follows Leonne.

"..." Hayate gave one last look at the mother of Sera.

"How pitiful. She was not living Truth so she suffered." Judas said.

"But... Why?"

"Hm. Many people have been victimized by the fog of deceit. It's a shame I know. But, you and Springfield can change that. If you defeat Jehovah then..."

"Hm. I know. Sa, I'll make sure we'll get rid of that evil entity." Hayate clunches his fist on that promise.

"Hayate-kun." Hinagiku called out.

"Ah, Hinagiku-san."

"Let's go. Everyone's leaving."

"Ah. Ah... Let's." The two of them leaves followed by Judas.

Later... At the chamber of the jewel...

The group finally arrives at the last room of the temple. The chamber of the jewel where most likely the Tennouso sisters are waiting. "This is it. My master and her older sister are inside. Are you prepared?" Chachamaru asked.

"Hm." Hayate and Negi nod.

"We're ready." Negi said.

"This will most likely result into a battle so prepare yourselves everyone." Setsuna said.

"Hm." Konoka nods.

"Sure." Asuna said.

"Hm."

"Hm."

"Yosh, I'm ready." Kaede, Ku fei and Ayaka said.

"Hm."

"HmnHmn." Makie and the Narutaki twins nodded.

"Sa, we better be careful." Maria said.

"Ah, those two are not kidding." Nagi said.

"We best prepare ourselves. I can feel them just the other side. They know we're here. They're waiting for us..." Luca said.

"Sa, let's do this!" Haruna said.

"We're ready." Yue said.

"Hm. Let's work together everyone." Nodoka said to which eveyone nod. This is it...

"Sa, I'm opening the door. Prepare yourselves." Leonne said as he slowly places his hand on the wall that looks a like a door that can only be opened by a verification device just like the secret wall at the storage room. Sliide... ...The secret wall opens... A blinding light shines over everyone.

Ritual chamber...

As expected, Athena Tennouso and Evangeline Tennouso are there, waiting for them. Behind them is a pedestal with the cursed jewel on it. "So you have come..." Athena said.

Everyone walks in with a stern look on their faces. "Athena Tennouso." Hayate said.

"Evangeline Tennouso." Negi said.

"Welcome... boy. And your friend too." Evangeline said.

"We have been expecting you. By being here, it is apparent that you beat Machina. And..." Athena turns to Chachamaru. "...and her."

"Chachamaru, what is the meaning of this?" Evangeline asked.

"Master, do you truly know what that jewel is capable of?" Chachamaru asked.

"Of course. It is our key to salvation. This world will be cleanse of stupidity and a new world will arise."

"You're wrong. That jewel... is an accursed item."

"What?"

"This boy told me." She refers to Negi.

"You're wrong Evangeline-san. That jewel is not what you think it is. I know this may seem hard to belive but, that jewel is the exact opposite of what you have thought it to be!"

"...What?" Evangeline asked.

"Springfield speaks truth. That jewel was created by Jehovah. If you use it, you will brought about the destruction of the world and the death of everyone including you!" Hayate said.

"...Hmph. Why should we believe you? You humans were the cause of all suffering in the world. It is because of you that our parents... our accursed parents..." Athena closes her eyes with tears pouring out of it. "It is because of you that they died!"

"Sou desu ka. Those two accursed parents of ours were killed by humans due to their naivety of wanting to coexist with them. And they have been mercilessly killed by those barbaric beasts..." Evangeline said with tears and anger on her tone. "That is why..."

"We're going to rid the world of your kind!" Both Tennousos said as they spread their capes that resemble a shiso vampire's cape, that sent gust of winds that pushed everyone away a little.

"Whoa!" Everyone tries to regain their composure.

"Ah, as expected of the Ancients." Leonne said.

"Ah. Some of them have the abilities of a vampire." Konoemon said.

"V-Vampire!" Everyone asked.

"Those two are vampires?" Konoka asked.

"Not exactly but... I suppose you can call us vampires since we prey on every human that challenge us." Evangeline said.

"And those who entertain us of course. Sa, Hayate..." Athena said in a mixture of a seductive and wicked tone.

"Sa, boy..." Evangeline said in a same tone. Then...

"Let's dance!" Kreek! kreek! A wave of bats fly towards the group!

"Ah!" "Gwah!" "Gyaah!" "What is this!" "Ge...!"

"Guh! Arrgh...!" Hayate tries to shake off the bats then... Flash!

"Kreek! Kreek!" The bats cleared out, frightened by the small bright light ball that Judas summoned to protect the group.

"Huh?"

"Huh. Bats are always frightened by the light. Well, those that are not fond of daylight that is." Judas said.

"Judas-san."

"Ah. Oh man." Everyone regains their composure from the attack.

"Hm. Impressive." Again, Athena and Evangeline thought that it was Hayate and Negi's doing. Judas didn't mind having the credit though. "It seems you two are interesting guys indeed."

"Yeah." Evangeline licks the back of her hands which made Hayate and Negi twitch. "Sa, onee-chan..."

"Ah." Snap! Flash!

"Guh!" "Ah!" Everyone's eyes is averted from the Tennouso sisters as a big ball of light appeared on the ceiling. The place became sort of like a dancing ball.

"Eh?"

"This is...?" Flash! "Wah!" A light shines on Hayate and Negi.

"Eh? This is?"

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Evangeline said as in a loud tone as if she has a microphone.

"Eh?" Everyone feels like they are in an awkward position as if Hayate and Negi are the 'special guests' and the others are 'backsiders' right now.

"The bloody show of the Tennousos is about to begin. Our special guests..." Both Tennousos turn to Hayate and Negi. "Are those handsome guys! Ssrrooaarr!" Bangs suddenly emerged out of their lips. They lick their lips hungrily.

"Ge..." Which made Hayate and Negi winch and the others are frightened by the two girls whose appearance right now is resembling a shiso vampire that can send shiver in the spine of children, sort to speak.

"Ssrrooaarr!" Whoosh, whoosh!

"Hn...!" Both of them rushes to the persona-users in a blinding speed!

"Where did they-"

"Ssrrooaar." Hayate wasn't able to finish his question as he felt a warm breath on the right side of his neck.

"Uh..." He slowly turns around to meet Athena's eyes. Her facial expression has a mixture of a wicked and seductive expression. "A-Athena..."

"Hm. Why don't we dance in the middle, Hayate?" She said placing her left index finger on his chin then... Swap! They suddenly vanished in an instant as Athena covers herself and Hayate with her cape.

"Ayasaki-san!" Negi exclaimed then at that moment...

Swap! "Ssrrooaar."

"Ge..." Negi finds himself in a similar situation as Hayate. The younger Tennouso places her hand on his shoulder down to his waist then she licks the left side of his neck which send a shiver down his spine. "E-E-Evangeline... san. How..."

"HmHmmhm. You have a cute face boy," She licks her lips hungrily which again made Negi twitch. "I think you're my type. Sa, shall we dance?" Swap! She covers herself and Negi with her cape then they vanished in an instant.

"Negi!" "Negi-kun!" Asuna and Konoka exclaimed.

Grrk... "Huh?" Then a sound of metal is heard above. ...Sloot! Shot! "Gyah!" ...! A cell wall suddenly comes down preventing anyone from entering the 'stage' where the 'ball' will be held. "O-Oi! What is this!"

"Where did they take them!" Setsuna asked.

Flash, flash! "Eh? Huh!" Hayate and Negi find themselves on the 'stage' with two lights shining on them.

"This is...!" Hayate said then...

Flash, flash! Two more lights shine. The 'constestants' are... "Welcome! To the Tennouso blood dance!" ...Athena and Evangeline.

"EHH!" Hayate and Negi exclaimed.

"And now..." Evangeline prepares to 'dance' along with her sister as they enter into a fighting stance with their bangs shining to which Hayate and Negi winch again then... "Let the blood show begin!" They both run towards the two then...! Whoosh, whoosh!

"Huh!" Both disappeared from the sights of the two then...

Swap! "Ssrooaar." Athena appeared behind Hayate.

"Guh!" He is taken by surprise and took a few step back away from her. "Ge..."

"Ssrrooaarr!" She then drawed out a rapier then...!

"Tch!" Clash! Clash! The 'ball dance' begin! "Grr.." Claash... Both are on a lock on.

"Ayasaki-san!" Negi exclaimed then in an instant...

Swap! "Ssrrooaar."

"Guh!" Negi steps away from the younger sister who appeared behind him.

"Ssrrooaarr. Ssroarr!" Kreek! kreek! She sends a wave of bats towards the boy!

"Ah! Ahh!"

"Tch. Pardon me." Judas passes through the wall ceilings to aid Hayate and Negi then... Flash! *Infinity*

Flash! "Ah." Negi is protected by the Infinity spell that he casted. "Judas-san." Judas gives him a thumbs up signifying that he'll always be there to aid them.

"Hm. Interesting. No one has ever evaded my and onee-chan's attack. You and your friend are indeed very unique compare to these other humans." Evangeline licks her lips. "Good. I want my dance partner to be like that! Ssrrooaarr!" She rushes towards him!

"Guh!" Negi prepares to block her then...

"Srooar!" She face him face to face then, Swap! "Srrooaarr!" In a blink of an eye, she is right behind him. "Srrooaar!" She then puts puts her mouth to his neck but...

"Gyah! P-Please don't bite me!" He grabs her from behind and supplex her but her grip over him is so tight that she's stuck to him. "Gee...!"

"Heehee." She turns into a dark blur then before he knows it, she's right in front of him with her hands on his shirt. She licks her lips again. "Hehe. I like you. Chuu."

"...!" Cling! She kissed him on the lips, activating the circle device, charging more 50,000 ermine dollars for Chamo.

"Ahh!" Nodoka, Yue, Makie, the Narutaki twins, Konoka and Ayaka exclaimed. The person they like and love has just been kissed by a vampire girl. Well actually, like Evangeline said she and her sister are not really vampires but they have their capabilites and qualities. And they may also have their characteristics to drink blood like they do.

"Hmnhmmn!" Negi tries to break free of her grip.

"Chuu... Muuah!" Evangeline breaks off the kiss and releases him.

"Uwa! Wha... wha..." He is surprised at her actions. He touches his lips. It seems to have been wounded and the blood pouring out of it is evidence of that. "Wha..."

"Your blood was delicious. Hm. You're exactly like that man."

"Huh...?"

"She drank his blood?" Asuna asked.

"Ah. Ancients like them, those who has the characteristics of a shiso vampire, has fondness for the blood of animals and humans. That's why they are considered to be the 'hazardous' among them." Leonne said.

"Hm. The Tennousos are one of those." Konoemon said.

"Ja, they are really vampires?" Konoka asked.

"Not really, no."

Claash...! Hayate and Athena broke off the lock and jumped away from each other. "Hiyaa!" Clash! Claash...! Then they lock on again.

"Hn, you are strong. Good. I like that in a guy." Athena said. Claash...! She broke off the lock then... "Hn!" She grabs his shirt.

"Guh! Mmrrgh!" Hayate supplex her like Negi did to Evangeline then...

"Ha!" She turns into a black blur just like her sister did earlier then like Negi, Hayate finds himself facing her face to face with her grabbing his shirt again. "Hm. You are cute. You're my type of guy. Chuu."

"...!" Cling! ...She kisses him like Evangeline kissed Negi. And of course, the device kicks in. Another 50,000 ermine dollar for Chamo.

"Ahh!" Hinagiku, Izumi, Nagi, Maria and Risa exclaimed. The person they like and love, well actually Risa is just fond of him, not love him, has just been kissed by a girl who is a vampire, again, she's not really a vampire, only that she has their capabilities and qualities. And their characteristics too for that matter just like her sister. They have the same personalities and power it seems. They're like Hayate and Negi's opposite, in which Hayate and Negi bear the same personality and that they are males. And the Tennousos are females.

"HmnHmn!" Hayate tries to break free of her grip but she has no intention of releasing him just yet. Athena made the kiss deeper until both of them have run out of breath. This is probably the most memorable kiss that Hayate will not forget. He did kissed Hinagiku in the lips before but it only lasted for 10 seconds while Athena's kiss lasted for...

"Chuu... Muuah!" ...one minute. "Hm. Your blood is delicious. Heehee. I like that in my dance partner." She said licking the back of her right hand.

"Ah..." Hayate touches his lips. It's been wounded and the blood is pouring out of it. "Ah... Wh... Why did you?"

"Hiya!" She charges at him again!

"Whoa, guh!" Clash! They clashed again.

"Hey! What do you guys think you're doing! This isn't some romance dancing bar you know!" Asuna said. Nagi and the others are complaining as well.

"Uh that's ball Asuna, not bar." Konoka corrects her.

"Hmph. Whatever."

"Those two seem to be capable of battling them equally, don't you think?" Leonne asked Konoemon.

"Ah, that boy Negi and that young man Ayasaki are seems to gifted. They have a power that no one else posses. The power... to perhaps change the world itself."

"Ah. Though I think... the best word to describe it is... "

Clash! Clash! Hayate and Negi continue battling the Tennousos. "Hiya!" Clash, clash!

"...is to cleanse the world of dirt. Like the delusions that everyone clings on."

"Hm." Konoemon agreed.

"Hiyaa!"

"Hiyaa!"

"Hiyaa!"

"Hiyaa!" Clash! Clash! Both parties have locked on. Claash...!

"You two are probably the only ones that have better challenge us equally. No one else has ever pushed us this far." Evangeline said.

"Grr... Why are you...?" Negi asked for their intent of using the accursed jewel.

"Gr. If you really want to rid the world of evil then rid the world of that accursed jewel for it is only a worthless object!" Hayate said. Clash!

Claash...! "Huh. So you say. You humans had an easy life while we, who suffered, who were reviled as monsters, suffered an hellish life in which we were casted out of human society and we were forced to live a life filled with sorrowful memories of the death of our parents and ancestors with the only thing that is left for us to do is to extract revenge on those who have betrayed us!" Claash...! Athena broke off the lock in a rage then... "Huaa!"

"Hmph!" Clash! Clash! Clash! She and Hayate duel each other fiercely.

Claash...! Negi and Evangeline broke of the lock. And then... "Hiyaa!" Clash! Claash...! They have lock on again. "Grr..." Negi stares into his eyes. "Huh?" Being able to see through the fog of deceit, he can tell that she is imploring for someone to help her escape the delusion that is keeping her true self from emerging. She is screaming for help in her hellish life. Asking for someone to help her and her sister to escape their hellish life and bring them happiness. "Evangeline-san..."

"Gr..." Evangeline tightens her grip on the hilt of her short sword.

Clash! Clash! "Hiyaa!" Claash...! Hayate and Athena have locked on again. "Huh?" Then Hayate saw through the fog that is blocking Athena's true self to emerge just like did. "Athena-san..." He thinks that he may be able to save them.

"..." Judas has been watching for some time now, waiting for the right moment to intervene."Hm. Looks like things are about to become a grand dramatic and romantic performance for Ayasaki and Springfield." ...Again, you think there should be popcorns and drinks for this?

"Hiyaa!"

"Hiyaa!" Clash! Clash! Both sisters attack the two viciously while they just block or dodge their attacks since they see little point in fighting them.

"..." Chachamaru realizes the pattern in Hayate's and Negi's actions as she analyzes the battle for some time now. "Master... ...Your saviors have come to guide you to the bright and magnificient reality."

"Hm?" Nagi overhears her.

Clash! clash! The Tennousos broke the two's guards, they intended for this to happen, then... "Hiyaa!" CLASH!

"Ah..." Hayate's and Negi's weapons have been disarmed from them.

The Tennousos then point the tip of their swords to their faces. "Hmph, looks like won." Athena said.

"Indeed." Evangeline said.

"..." Both Hayate and Negi kneel down before them with their hands up.

"Hayate-kun?" "Hayate?" "Negi?" Everyone is in shock.

"Hey, don't just give up guys. You can-" Asuna said unfinished as Leonne stops him.

"They know what they're doing." He whispers to her.

"..."

"Just keep watching." Everyone waited for something to happen.

The Tennousos lower their swords then walks up to the two and places their hands on their chins. "Sa, as punishment in losing to us, you two are to become our slaves." Athena said.

"Heehee. Yes. That would be the most fitting punishment for you two. You will witness the salvation as the Jewel of God will cleanse the world of evil humans and bring us all to the Promised Land." Evangeline said.

"..." Hayate and Negi remain silent.

"..." Judas flies down beside them. "I got you two protected, so don't worry." He assures them.

"Hm." They nod.

"Sa, our slaves." Both of them pulls the two up with just their hands touching their chins gently and rubbingly. "You two will probably the two last humans who will be remaining here on the world as we cleanse of other humans!" Athena said.

"Ah!" Shatter! Using telekenesis, Evangeline pulls the accursed jewel out of the pedestal that is at the end of the chamber and now it's on her grasp. "Heehee. It is time sister."

"Yes."

"Wait." Hayate interjected. "Can we request something before you do that?" He asked with a serious expression. Negi's expression is the same.

"..." Everyone is eager to find out what will happen next.

Both Tennousos turn to each other then turn back to the two. "Sure. Just as long as it's..." Athena said unfinished.

"We'll offer our lives to you." Hayate said.

"Huh?"

The two kneels before them again. "We'll be your loyal servants. You two will our masters."

"Ah. We will do as you command just as long as you will not use that jewel." Negi said.

"...Huh?" Evangeline asked.

"You two wanted to have a peaceful life right? We'll give it to you." Hayate said.

"What?" Athena asked.

"We saw it through you, in our battles a moment ago. You two wish to be saved. Wish to be freed of the delusions that is deceiving you." Negi said.

"Ah. And we can help you. Just as long as-"

"No." Athena said outright. "We will extract our revenge on the humans for what they did to us and our ancestors. Because of them we-" Athena could not finish her sentence since... Chu. "...!"

"Huh!"

"Huh." Everyone is in shocked of what just transpired... Hayate and Negi suddenly embraced the two sisters and kissed them.

"Mm. Muah." They broke off the kiss. "We'll be your partners. No matter what you two ask of us, we'll do it."

"Hm. Even if it means offering our lives for you two." Negi added. Both of them have a serious expression on their faces as if they really mean what they're saying.

"Uh..."

"Er..." Both Tennousos are speechless.

"..." So does the audience. Some of them felt betrayed as they also have feelings for the two.

Judas notices this and decided to do something about it. "Hmph." Flash! He summons eleven white feathers which he calls feather of truth. Whoosh! He blows all of them towards the girls who has romantic feelings for the two.

Flash, flash, flash. "Ah." The feathers did the magic of assuring them that they are still loyal to all of them and that they are willing to accept any punishment that they will give to them. Though they decided not to since that will just childish. They are mature enough to realize this kind of thing after all. In their eyes, they see Hayate and Negi simply saving two girls from the fog of deceit. Just like they saved them. With a little help from Judas of course.

"Hn."

"Well, I wonder what's going to happen next." Leonne said.

"Hm." Konoemon nods.

"Well? Athena-san."

"Evangeline-san." Both Hayate and Negi said.

"..." Both sisters turn to each other then turn back to their slaves. "...But... we..."

"Huh. How sentimental." ...! A voice said. Tap... tap... tap...

"Huh!" They turn to the left and...

Tap... tap... Stepping out of the shadows is... "You all have entertained me and Mother." ...Sera.

"Sera!" "You...!" Everyone exclaimed.

"But... The time for charade is over. Now it's time for you all to die!" Sera has shown himself. What's going to happen now? Find out in the next chapter!

End of Chapter 5

Note: Whew. This was a very long chapter. I feel like I wrote two chapters at once haha. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this. Hayate, Negi and the girls expedition's to the temple is kinda like mirroring the expedition of Negi and the Baka rangers when they were going to study for their exams in Library island. Also, various scenarios here are mirroring some scenarios from hayate no gotoku and Negima. One of this is Yue's confession to Negi and she kisses him. Other scenarios is when Hayate saved Izumi from a dog. Also, the way Machina transformed into his snake form is kinda like Genesis transforming into his Genesis avatar form in Crisis Core. There are still scenarios that is mirroring some scenes but I won't elaborate on it any further. Oh, and one last thing, Hayate's and Negi's loyalty and dedication to Athena and Evangeline is mirroring their relationship to both of them in hayate no gotoku and negima in which Hayate is very dedicated to A-tan and would risk his life and everything just to be with her. Negi is very loyal to Eva-chan as her disciple or apprentice. Well that's it. In the next chapter, which is the chapter before the last one, Hayate and Sera will battle but it will not be the final battle just yet. The rest will be mirroring chapter 137 of Negima in which Negi and Evangeline were... well... Negima fans should know what happened in that chapter. Negi will receive the same treatment in that chapter and the same thing will happen to Hayate and Athena. And that's all the spoilers I can provide. This was a very long chapter, I enjoyed writing it and I hope you enjoy it. Ja ne!