Blossom's heart skipped a beat as she gazed at what was before her. The demon in front was the same orange haired demon that had attacked them before. I should've known they'd come after us again! She cursed. Her fear was slowly overtaken by anger. Anger at herself, at her life, and at the demons. A normal day. That's all she wanted. Just one day were nothing went wrong!

From the earliest days she could remember, she'd had terrible luck. She'd had to fight for survival. Everyone thought she was a freak. And they weren't wrong, either. She never wanted to know of the demon world, she never wanted to have these unnatural powers, she never wanted to be God's daughter. All she wanted was a safe place she and her sister could live in peace.

Blossom always knew she'd have to fight for her wish. And she was prepared to do just that. She stood up slowly, trying to balance on the shaking ground. To her relief, the shaking seemed to be dimming, but not by much.

"Ooh, I like the gleam in your eye." The orange-haired demon smiled. "The look of vengeance, rage! Go ahead, let it go! All the anger boiling up inside you!"

Blossom clenched her fists, forcing herself to stay calm. She wasn't an idiot. She knew demons looked for your weak points and expanded from there. If she lost all control of her temper, she knew she'd black out, and everything would go downhill from there. Raging in a battle was one of the worst things you could ever do. It caused you to throw rushed blows and messed up your thinking.

You always have to have a sense of calmness in a fight, so you don't turn into a complete monster. You needed to be able to think, come up with a strategy that lead to your comrades being as unhurt as possible. Blossom took in a deep breath, refusing to lose control of her emtions. Ever since that day, she promised herself to never let her feelings get the better of her. For Lily's sake and her own well-being. And she was never going to break that promise.

"You're that demon from the last attack!" Rin realized, also standing up. The demon's grin grew wider, as if pleased they recognized him. The demon suddenly flicked his wrist, and Blossom felt a weird sensation. It was almost like an invisible wave passed through her. She felt less powerful than before, and her feared ebbed from the back of her mind.

She ignored it, trying to figure out what the demon just did. The other exwires seemed to still be in shock. Blossom prayed that they'd snap out of it, and soon. They could not afford to let this surprise get to them, especially if the outcome of losing was what she feared it would be.

Rin glared at the demon, but his face went from anger to confusion. Blossom wondered what he was confused about. "What the..?"

"What's wrong?" Blossom asked. "I mean, besides the fact we've been attacked, again, and that there's a huge Gehenna Gate standing over there."

"My flames…they aren't working…" Rin said.

"What? Wait, try your sword!" Ryuji suggested. Blossom noticed how the demon watched in amusement as the teenagers' confusion grew. Whatever was going on, Blossom was sure it was that demon's doing.

Rin pulled out the sword and…

Nothing happened. No flames. Nothing.

They stared in disbelief. Blossom glared at the demon.

"What did you do?!" She demanded.

"I didn't get the chance last time," The demon said, "but let me introduce myself. I am Astsria, a highclass demon, with control over powers and emotion!"

The demon laughed as it dawned on the students just what that meant. Izumo and Shiemi tried to summon their familiars, but with no luck.

"That wave of engery you felt? That was an activation of a field in which no powers can be used. All you have now is your strength alone." Astsria smirked. "Which makes my job a hell lot easier."

Blossom was thankful for the dagger she had been given before they went out to eat. It was just for safety until she got better at swordsmanship. She would've never been able to afford it herself. Blossom wasn't very bothered by the no powers thing. She was just fine using her fists. But they'd have a huge disadvantage, though.

An idea dawned on Blossom. If she took out Astsria, then would the force field go down? And then would the others be able to use their powers? Blossom narrowed her eyes. It was worth a shot. She ran toward Astsria, throwing a faint. The demon dodged it. With her free hand, she griped the dagger hidden in her jacket, pulling it out and stabbing the demon in his side.

The demon screeched, and kicked Blossom away from him. Blossom smiled. A blow like that would put most people in the hospital, or kill them. If she had punched him, she would've broken a few of his ribs. Astsria looked at her, his eyes burning with anger. Her eyes widened as she realized the blow had had no effect.

"Impossible…" She whispered. Astsria looked at his troops.

"You know what to do. Capture the needed ones, kill the rest."

Blossom gasped. He was going to kill her new friends. She clenched her teeth. She was not going to let that happen. The demon army lunged forward, and the teenagers tensed, ready for the attack.

Yukio readied his pistols, Kline pulled out his twin daggers, Rin steadied his sword, Blossom raised her dagger, Marla pulled out her knife, and Lily aimed her gun. Bon held up his fists, and so did Izumo. Shima readied his weapon (Blossom couldn't figure out what it was-a long pole with keys on the end? What was that supposed to be?).

Blossom slashed through the demons as they attacked, dodging and kicking. She heard gun shots as Yukio and Lily shot at demons. They probably cleared two hundred of them in two minutes, but they just kept coming back. Blossom started to feel panicked, how could they win if the demons just kept coming?

Pretty soon, she became exhausted, and she could tell the others were as well. The demons spilt them up-which was one of the worst things that could happen in battle. Marla, Blossom, Lily, Kline, and the Okumura twins were on one side, and the normal exwires on the other. The others were closer to the door. They could kick it down and escape.

"Bon! Take the others and get out of here!" Yukio ordered.

"But-"

"Go! Call for help!"

Her classmates were reluctant to go, but after a moment of hesitation they ran to the door. Shima knocked it down, and the fled. Blossom watched them leave, hoping they came back with help soon.

And thats all for this upload :P hope you enjoyed ^.^ i'll try to have the next chapter up in a few days