Hi readers! I am back with chapter 6! A bit of action has been added to this chapter, well, hopefully, it'll be mostly action though. But let's start the chapter without further ado! Let's start!

Normal POV

Previously...

" Hello Cardfighters all over the world. I trust you're all enjoying yourselves as you strive to win a fight today? It pleases me immensely. Friends and comrades and frenemies... Growing as fighters... I know how fulfilling that can be. And yet, nothing lasts forever. No matter how fun your days are, they'll come to an end eventually. And that day is right before you." Takuto announced

" Huh?!"

" This may seem sudden, but your world... is going to be destroyed." Takuto announced

Aichi turned to Kourin. Hilda looked at Aichi for confirmation. Aichi nodded.

" It's time we go on the offense." Aichi thought

Kamui clenched his head as he is still resisting Reverse.

" Kamui-kun!" Aichi exclaimed

" This is unavoidable. Link Joker holds sway over the world." Takuto announced

" Link Joker?" Hilda said

" Link Joker... A destroyer possessing ultimate power who has crossed hundreds of millions of planets and dimensions to get here." Kourin said

" Cardfighters... I'm sure some of you are aware of the phenomenon known as "Reverse". Link Joker is the very one controlling that phenomenon. When a Cardfighter loses to a Reversed fighter, he becomes Reversed too. If he's Reversed, his personality changes, and he becomes very strong... but what really happens is that he becomes a soldier in our Link Joker army." Takuto anounced

" Could it be..." Kunieda said

" You're right, Aoi-chan. That's what happened to Naoki Ishida that time." Koma said

" With an increase in their numbers, we have become more powerful than ever. Take a look at this." Takuto said

An image of a black ring appeared.

" This is a gate." Takuto said

" A gate?" Oga said

" Dabuh! Ai, aidabuh!"

" If you look up in the sky, you will see them, here and there all over the world." Takuto said

" All over the world?!" Furuichi exclaimed

Kamui was still struggling with Reverse.

" Kamui-kun!"

They turned to Emi and the others.

" Emi! Gouki-san!" Aichi exclaimed

" Kamui-chan!" Nagisa exclaimed

" Kamui!" Gouki exclaimed

" That's... Takuto?!" Rekka exclaimed

" Even now, the number of Reversed fighter is increasing. The gates will open wider the more Reversed fighters there are. And when they eventually cover the Earth... this planet will smother in darkness of nothingness in the blink of an eye. All life will fall into darkness. This has all become possible because of you Earth fighters. Thank you very much! By way of gratitude, I'm only telling you fighters about this today. I hope you all spend the scant reminder of your peaceful days in despair. For a world ruled by Link Joker, despair is a perfect fit." Takuto announced and laughed menacingly

The screen was destroyed by Hilda.

" You're going to regret that." Hilda said

" Hilda." Aichi said

" But... This is not funny at all." Kunieda said

" Agreed." Furuichi said

" But we know about this." Aichi said

He stood up.

" Right now, an enemy called Link Joker has appeared. And its soldiers are..." Misaki said

They turned to Kourin and Maki.

" That's right. We're their soldiers... and your enemies. What's happening is our destiny." Kourin said

" Kourin-san..." Aichi said

" In the end, I've always been alone." Kourin said

They fell silent.

" Nee-san... Is she..." Hilda thought

A menancing laughter snapped them out of their thoughts. Kamui was completely Reversed.

" I'm being filled with power." Kamui said

" Kamui-kun." Emi ask

" Kamui-chan?!" Nagisa exclaimed

" I'm going to thoroughly crush any enemies who could overpower me. That's the only thing of any value. Are you stronger than me? Aichi Sendou!" Kamui said

" Even you, Kamui-kun... I'm done being on the defensive..." Aichi muttered

" They're both Reversed, so your only recourse is to defeat them in a fight. If you want to help them, take out your decks. Go ahead!" Maki said

" It's weird." Rekka said

" Rekka-chan?" Mai ask

" Is something wrong?" Emi ask

" Aichi Sendou is unusually calm and quiet at this point of time." Rekka replied

" Now that you've said it. He's awfully quiet." Gouki said

" Fine with me, wench!" Naoki said

" Naoki-kun... I'll handle this. They are not asking for a cardfight right now." Aichi said

" What else would they be asking for?!" Naoki ask

" Hilda." Aichi said

Hilda passed her umbrella to him. He unsheathed the sword.

" This was what you wanted, right?" Aichi ask

" As expected from a demon maidservant, right, Aidagarde?" Maki ask

Black mist surrounded Aichi and he turned back to Aida. The sudden transformation shocked the others.

" Aida-san!" Furuichi said

He wanted to jump at Aida. She stopped him with her heels.

" Get away from me, Creepichi." Aida said

She kicked him towards the wall.

" So you knew all along then." Aida said

" Yeah. This was all to lure you." Maki said

Aida wanted to step forward but Beel grabbed her ankle.

" Young master. Sorry. I'll be back soon, so please stay with Oga-san and the others, okay?" Aida ask

" Dabuh!"

" Hilda, please take care of them for me. I'm going." Aida said

" But your condition..." Hilda said

" I won't last any longer, I know. Koma-kun, I need to confirm something. You can't be seen by normal people, right?" Aida ask

" Of course, Aida-chan." Koma replied

" Lend me your power." Aida said

" Got it." Koma said

" Could it be..." Kunieda exclaimed

Koma turned into beast form.

" It's now or never." Aida thought

" Demonword Summoning."

Aida got into her fighting stance.

" As long as I hold back, at most, I can knock them out." Aida thought

" Black Tech..."

" Stop! If you do that-!" Kunieda shouted

" ... Movement of the Nebula!"

Aida disappeared and appeared behind Kamui and knocked him out, then moved on to Kourin. She knocked the both of them out in one swoop.

" Not bad. A demon this powerful will be perfect." Maki said

Aida wiped off the blood coming out of her mouth.

" But... Can you handle this many?" Maki said

Lots of Reversed fighters gathered around their surroundings.

" Emi! Get everyone near Hilda and the others!" Aida said

" Yes!"

" Black Tech... Thousand Nebula Waves!"

The sword was engulfed in demon powers and she sent the power flying to the Reversed fighters. Most of the Reversed fighters were knocked out.

" Splendid! But..." Maki said

Everyone widened their eyes.

" You didn't notice this, right?" Maki ask

" T-This was your plan... all along?" Aida said

Maki had used a sword and stabbed Aida. Maki pulled out the sword and Aida collapsed onto the ground.

" AIDA NEE-SAN!"

" Don't worry, I didn't stab anything fatal. I just did it to make her unconscious." Maki said

" Nee-san! Nee-san!" Hilda said

She ran towards Aida's side and picked her up.

" Nee-san, wake up!" Hilda called

Kunieda helped her to carry Aida to the others. Hilda handed her over to Naoki.

" Please take care of her. I have someone to take care of." Hilda said

She took her sword from Aida's hand.

" I won't forgive you." Hilda said

" Me too." A voice said

A transfer demon portal appeared and Yolda came out.

" I saw everything while transferring here. How dare you do that to our sister." Yolda said

" That makes the two of us." Hilda said

" S-Stop... T-That's enough..." Aida said

" Looks like I failed to make you unconscious." Maki said

" We need to retreat for now." Misaki said

" But..." Hilda said

" Hilda, it's the best option we have." Oga said

" Let's go, Hilda." Yolda said

Naoki carried Aida and left with the others.

" Akubaba!" Hilda called

The Akubaba descended and Hilda and Yolda hopped on it.

" Follow them." Hilda said

The Akubaba took off into the air and followed Naoki and the others.

Outside the school...

" Now, hurry and get on!" Shin said

" Shin-san!" Misaki exclaimed

" Um..." Rekka said

" What is it, Rekka?" Misaki ask

" We'll go back on our own." Gouki said

" What?! But it's dangerous!" Shin said

" We'll be alright. Go. Aichi Sendou can't last much longer." Rekka said

" Y-Yeah..." Naoki said

" Please be careful, Rekka-chan." Emi said

" Let's go, Nagisa." Gouki said

Naoki and the others along with Oga and the others got on the van while Gouki and the others went their separate ways back.

" Hey! Get a hold of yourself!" Naoki said

" What's wrong?!" Misaki ask

Aida was slipping into unconsciousness.

" She's losing too much blood. We need to settle her down fast." Kunieda said

" Hey! Hey! Don't close your eyes!" Oga said

" I'm... sorry... I... can't..." Aida said

She fainted from the blood loss.

They finally arrived at the shop and Aida was carried to Misaki's room. The guys waited downstairs.

" We dropped off Emi-chan and Mai-chan but..." Shin said

" I wonder if the others are alright..." Furuichi said

" Now that I think about it... Where is Aichi-kun?" Shin ask

" You don't know, huh? Aichi is that girl." Oga said

" Huh?! How... Wha..." Shin said

" A demon... She's a demon that can take on another form. Aichi is her second form. Her real name is Aidagarde." Oga said

" Aida-san? Why is she injured?" Shin ask

" That Student Council Secretary stabbed her! She got injured because of protecting us!" Naoki said

" Calm down, Ishida! There's no use chewing someone else's head off!" Shingo said

At the same time, the girls came down with Lamia, who Yolda transferred from the Demon World.

" How is she, Boss Lady?!" Naoki ask

" For now, she's out of danger." Misaki replied

They heaved a sigh of relief.

" But, here's the bad news... Since she used Black Tech just now, her condition will continue to deteriorate until..." Lamia said

" Then is there anyway we can save her?! You're a demon doctor, right?!" Naoki ask

" A contractor. What Aida nee-san needs is a human contractor to work with her to use her powers, if not... in a few days time, she'll die." Hilda said

" No way..."

They slumped onto the chairs.

" Hey, can I go see her?" Naoki ask

" Okay. But don't disturb her. She needs her rest." Lamia said

Naoki nodded and headed up the stairs.

He opened the door and noticed Aida on the bed, still unconscious. He sat down on a chair beside the bed.

" Aichi... No wonder you always acted like a girl, you are one. But right now... You idiot." Naoki thought

His tears were already flowing down his cheeks. Aida opened her eyes.

" Naoki-kun?" Aida ask

Naoki immediately wiped his tears away.

" Y-You're awake. Are you alright?" Naoki ask

" Y-Yes... Lamia-chan helped me. My wound is fine now." Aida replied

" You scared us when you went unconscious in the van." Naoki said

" I'm sorry. I guess I was too tired." Aida said

Aida noticed the leftover tears on the corners of Naoki's eyes and used her hands to wipe it away. Naoki blushed.

" Were you crying because of me? That's not manly at all, isn't it? I thought you were always talking about the way of a man?" Aida teased

" Look at you, still using your energy to tease me. Just rest and relax." Naoki said

When...

" Woah!"

Naoki slipped on his own steps and fell on the bed. The both of them were blushing because, one, their faces and lips were very close to each other and two, they were in a very awkward position.

" U-Um, Naoki-kun... Could you please... I'm feeling uncomfortable..." Aida said

" A-Ah! S-Sorry! I-I didn't mean it!" Naoki said

" It's alright." Aida said

Naoki got off the bed and just in time, Misaki opened the door.

" Aida, there's someone who wants to see you." Misaki said

" Judging by your looks, it's an uninvited guest, isn't it?" Aida ask

" Unfortunately, yes. He wants to talk to you." Misaki said

" Fine. Tell him I'll go down in a minute." Aida said

" Can you move?" Misaki ask

" A little. But I can still move down." Aida replied

" Okay then." Misaki said

She closed the door.

" You sure?" Naoki ask

" Yeah. Just let them." Aida replied

" Okay then."

" Um, Naoki-kun... I need to change so..." Aida said, she blushed

Naoki wondered what she was about to say next, then blushed.

" Ah, sorry! I'll go wait for you outside then." Naoki said

Naoki closed the door.

" W-What am I thinking?!" Naoki thought

The door opened after awhile. Aida had changed to Aichi.

" I don't want to see that guest in that form. I don't want to have a mob of perverts like Creepichi." Aichi reasoned

" Okay..." Naoki said

Naoki helped Aichi down the stairs. When they opened the backdoor, Miwa was standing and waiting.

" My, my. And here I thought I could see the real demon form. I see you're not going to show me that form." Miwa said, red marks appeared then disappeared

" Don't tell me... You're Reversed too?" Aida ask

" Bingo!" Miwa replied

" Then what are you doing here?" Aichi ask

" I'm just gonna tell you this... If you want answers from someone, you have to fight someone else first." Miwa said

" In order to get answers is... Takuto-kun... So that means... You don't mean..." Aichi said

" Correct! It's gonna be an interesting fight, right, Aichi?" Miwa said, red marks appeared on his face

" Red marks... No doubt about it then." Hilda said

" Disappear from our face this instant." Yolda said

" Hold it, ladies. I'm talking to Aichi here so would you kindly please get out of the way?" Miwa ask

" In your dreams!" Hilda said

" Hilda, Yolda. Let him continue." Aichi said

" But..." Yolda said

" Now." Aichi said

" Yes..."

" Continuing what I was saying, you are the one who made him do it. To be more precise, you and Ren. You two got stronger and he felt left behind. So he got stronger through Reverse. Aichi... Ren... He did it to be your equal again." Miwa said

Silence...

" Fight against him with your awesome skill. That's what Kai wants. But don't forget, there's not much time left." Miwa said

He turned to exit the shop.

" You! You really just came here to say that?!" Yolda ask

" Even now, I'm still his friend. When I think I can do something on his behalf, I act. That's all. Oh, and one more thing, don't die before that." Miwa said

He left the shop.

" No choice. We might just need to beat them one by one." Naoki said

" Yeah. There's no way around this." Shingo said

Aichi suddenly slipped out of Naoki's shoulders and collapsed onto the floor.

" Hey! Aichi!" Naoki said

" Bring her up now!" Lamia said

They carried Aichi up and closed the door.

~ After awhile~

They came down again.

" Well?" Shin ask

" I'm sorry. If she doesn't find a contractor, like Hilda nee-sama said, she'll die soon." Lamia replied

" Then?" Naoki ask

" I'm predicting at least three to four days. That's the longest she can last. So until then, she shouldn't do anything risky." Lamia replied

" Isn't there another way around this?" Oga ask

" I told you a hundred times! She needs a human contractor! That's the only way!" Lamia said

" Naoki." Misaki said

" What is it?" Naoki ask

" Aida wants to talk to you." Misaki replied

" Okay."

Naoki knocked on the door and opened it. Aida was wearing an oxygen mask, courtesy of Yolda, who managed to transfer some oxygen tanks from wherever she got it.

" Naoki-kun." Aida said

" You wanted to talk to me?" Naoki ask

" What's with that look? Smile. It's not like I'm going to die soon, right?" Aida said

" How can you still joke around like this? You..." Naoki said

" Naoki-kun, I know what you're thinking. You shouldn't. I don't want to endanger your life." Aida said

" Then what other way is there?! You're dying soon and I can't even do anything to help." Naoki said

" But it's not what you think. It's not as easy as you think it is. You'll be targeted all over." Aida said

" I don't care! If it means I can save your life, I don't care whether it'll endanger me!" Naoki said

" You see, Kai-kun also asked me to let him be my contractor. But my gut feeling tells me he shouldn't be, and I was right to not let him be my contractor." Aida said

" Then..."

" But maybe I can think about it." Aida said

" Thank you, Aichi!" Naoki said

Naoki hugged her out of the excitement.

" U-Um... Naoki-kun?" Aida ask

" Ah, sorry!" Naoki said

" It's okay. It feels warm like this. I'm already very happy." Aida said

The two continued chatting for the rest of the day.

And that's the end of this chapter! Not much action but I think it's more romantic... Let's look forward to the next chapter soon! I'll see everyone in the next chapter! Bye bye!