WolfGear Presents: Negima? The mage and the Gunslinger
Pairings: Negi X ku-Fei Kaede X OC
Chapter sixteen: Revenge Arc: part 3 inner demons
I don't own Negima!
Negi and Fei-Ku were walking back to the school grounds hand in hand; they had gone out on a date to a restaurant in another region of town. Not wanting to have one of the girls spot them and cause a headache of problems for the two. As they neared the academy grounds they separated from each other's grasp reluctantly, though both knew the consequences if they were spotted; rumors spread fast at Mahora after all.
They turned the corner just as Kaede rushed through the gates of the school, with an extreme look of worry on her face, a few seconds later Kataro Jumped in front of them; carrying the twins much to Negi's surprise.
"Fuuka, Fumika? What's going on? Why are you with Kataro and were is Kaede going?" Negi asked the two girls, a terrible feeling settled into his gut as they explained what was going on, Kataro also warned Negi of Count Graf Herrman the demon that Stan sealed in a bottle. The child teacher took a deep breath to calm his nerves, not only was someone from Jack's past here by his as well! He asked the twins were Jack's last location was then told them to go find Konoka and Setsuna no doubt there would be some injuries need to be heal before the end of the night.
With the twins taken care off, he knew they would have some explaining to do later, but he had to deal with the situation at hand.
"Will you help us Kataro?" He asked extending his hand to the Hanyou. The dog boy stared at it for a second then grabbed it in a firm grip.
"You got it; I owe these guys a couple of good punches." Kataro smirked as he let go of Negi's hand and raced off, with Negi not far behind. Fei-Ku shook her head, boys she thought as she ran after them.
Jack stumbled through the trees his wounds were starting to get to him and he still had three more opponents to take care of, this whole thing just pissed him off this the exact reason he hated loose ends they always come back and bit you in the ass.
"Man you look horrible like something the cat dragged in" a smog voice said Jack knew who the voice belonged to, there leaning against a tree was Hans as arrogant and bull headed as he was alive. "Don't give me that look is that anyway to treat an old friend?"
"We're not friends" Jack said drawing his gun but his vision went blurry and his hand shook from exhaustion. Hans pushed himself off the tree casually strolling in front of him as if he wasn't a threat.
"Hmm I guess your right there but no need to be rude." The assassin said evenly
"Why aren't you like the others?" Jack snapped at the man he felt different from Zero and Tsukuyomi he almost felt human well the other felt like empty dolls.
"Oh you mean why can I speak? It simple really when bringing back a sole to this plain it either comes willingly or has to be forced to came back, Me and your pal Jason had unfinished business we wanted to finish. So we willingly accepted that old timers offer." Hans explained "Zero and Tsukuyomi didn't want to come back so they were turned into the mindless shells you fought, Zero was always too soft hearted for killing and Tsukuyomi's dream of being defeated by a strong opponent had come true so she didn't want to came back either; the only thing left in them was there knowledge on fighting."
"I see why did Jason come back?" if they come on their own will, why did he ask him to kill him back the church? It didn't make any sense to him.
"I don't know, but what I do know is I wanted one last crack at you before I spend the rest of eternally in hell!" Hans yelled drawing his gun from it holster hidden under his coat. Both fired bullets whizzed through the air Jack barely able to dodge the bullets and duck for cover. While Hans just watched as the bullets Jack fired completely miss him, it was probably unfair to fight the cowboy in his current state. He did say he wanted another crack at him, nobody said it had to be a fair one though.
Jack dodged another one of Hans's shots it was clear to him that the man was just toying with him, he always was a sick basterd. He enjoyed picking apart his opponents till they were nothing but helpless before him; this though his fatal flaw he never finishes his opponent right off he likes to gloat first then kill.
Hans dodge another sloppy shot from Jack till the cowboy's guns where empty it was time to get this over with the revived assassin mussed, but first he would toy with the cowboy a little more.
"Isn't this fun Jack? This reminds me of the last time we met like this, except this time I'm the one with the gun and you're on the ground bleeding. I think I'll have some fun with those girls of yours; they sure did look like they could use some of my special attention. Don't worry I'll send them back to you in the afterlife!" Hans grinning insanely as he rose aimed at the cowboy, however he never got a chance to pull the trigger as the cold steel of Jack's throwing knife pieced his skull.
"Sorry but I'm not about to die by the likes of you." Jack told the corpse as it turned to dust and bone, he leaning against the tree behind him to regain his breath. He didn't get injured this time but it proved how weak he was from his earlier battles. He didn't get long to rest as a familiar figure marched through the trees with a large crucifix on its back.
"Can ever just catch my breath can I?" Jack complained he was tired off this bull shit! He aimed his gun at his old friend the man who was once his teacher and teammate, but he had one more question for the man, why did he come back willingly? "Why did you come back Jason? What businesses do have to settle with me?"
"I just wanted one last showdown with you." Jason said setting the crucifix on the ground and took of his suit Jacket, showing his shoulder holsters to the world. "One shot Jack that's all"
Jack holstered his gun he let his hand hover over the handle well Jason did the same; they stood there waiting for the other to make a move. A single leaf floated down slowly towards the ground as soon as it touched the ground, both reached for their guns two shots echoing out into the night. Jason's body fell to the ground a bullet hole right in-between his eyes. Jack fell to his knees holding his hand over the wound in his chest.
"Fuck, that just barely missed my heart!" he coughed as blood fell from his mouth he heard dirt crunching under a boot. He looks up to see Vetis standing over him with amused look on his burned face. "You fucking basterd" he spat at the man making sure to spit on his well-polished boots.
"I know" Vetis replied slamming his boot in the cowboys face knocking him out cold. Everything had gone according to plan. Thought his puppets were destroyed they proved to be worth the effort it took to make them. The picked up Jack's body and began to track up the hill to the world tree. So he would never have to worry about being called weak ever again!
Kaede paused to catch her breath she had come across a skeleton along the way she didn't know who it was or were it come from but the signs pointed to him being on the losing side of Jack's gun from the shell casings. The spots of blood on the ground though worried her; it meant that Jack hadn't come out unscathed. Just then she come across another skeleton this one was a female from the looks of it and it had two bloody swords lying next to it.
"Jack please hang on I'm coming!" she called out running again worried for her lovers safety.
Jack grounded as he came too, when his vision finally cleared he saw that he was at the base of the world tree and that he as chained down by his wrists the chains were wrapped around trees to either side of him. He looks down to see a giant magic circle below he and a demon chained across from him, judging by the Demon's struggling he wasn't her willingly. The sound of boots stomping on the ground catches his attention; he looks over to see Vetis walk out of the tree line with a handful of dead critters.
"Do you know what you are Jack?" Vetis asked as he places the dead animals in certain parts of the circle, the walks in between his two captives.
"I'm human last time I checked" the cowboy answered wonder were the man was going with this, he thought the man was insane before but it looks like he got crazier in the past few hours.
"That is where you're wrong my boy. You see you are what I like to call an Elemental eater, or in your case a Fire-eater demon. Your father is a lightning-eater if my sources are correct. Did you ever wonder why fire could heal you? No other mage could do that even if they studied for their whole lives!" Vetis said for some reason he didn't sound as insane as before he was clam as he when about setting up his ritual.
"You see Jack what I'm really going to do is make you absorb this demon here into your body unleashing your dormant demon blood, than place you under my control, and when your powers reach their peak I'll take your body as my own!" he laughed madly activating the circle.
The runes glowed dark purple as Graf watched in horror as he watched his body dissolve. Is this what he what he was released for after ten years of imprisonment? Just to be absorbed into some Halfling, for some crazed human's ambition to become a demon. Well he wasn't going being some pawn! He summoned all of his power and shot it into Jack; he would make sure the madman did not have his way!
Jack screamed in agony as the demonic power overwhelmed him! He could feel his body changing already, his nails turned into claws; he could feel his ears stretch till they were pointed. His muscles explained then compressed then repeated time over and over again each time he could feel them becoming denser and stronger! His Hair lengthens to the length of his waist and turn fiery orange, two horns emerged from the sides of his forehead, his eyes turning blood red as tattoos spread over his body.
Graf watched as the last of his power was drained but he had accomplished his adjective he knew the demonetized Jack would be too powerful of the madman to control. He only wished he could have fought the lad before his demise but it was not to be, he would just have to settle for leaving his power with someone worthy of them. With that he burst into to cloud of dust disappearing from the earth forever.
The Demonic Jack easy broke the chains holding him as if they were string; he advanced upon the burned man wanting to test his new razor sharp claws. He smirks as the man quivers in fear as he swipes down on the man's shoulder.
Kaede hear a loud scream price through the air, she was just about to the clearing around the world tree. The ninja had found two more skeletons on her way here and left markings for the others to follow. Hiding in the leaves she looked in horror at the scene before her, she didn't know how but she knew the demonic orange haired being was Jack and in his hand was a man with horrible burns on his face and his right arm was missing. The arm had been flung across the clearing from the looks of it.
"Jack stop!" She yelled running from her hiding spot, but Jack ignored her as he continued to squeeze the live out of the man. It wasn't the killing of the man that Kaede was worried about from the looks of it he was the cause of all the trouble that as happened and Jack had told he kill before. No it was the fact that Jack seemed to be enjoying it that concerned her. She reached for her weapons but remembered she remove them because she didn't want her parents to be suspicious, with nothing else she remember the scroll she had gotten in Kyoto, she never used it in battle before but it was all she had.
"Yukimura" she called the scroll appeared and wrapped her in a small cocoon then disappeared leaving her clothed in armor instead of her dress and two spears in her hand.
"I said stop it right now!" she yelled thrusting both spears at once. Jack dropped the man and move easily out of the way avoiding being stabbed. Vetis being the coward he was ran off into the forest leaving Kaede to deal with the demonic Jack on her own.
"Snap out of it Jack this isn't you!" she cried dodging the claws aimed at her head, she jabbed at Jack's side but he grabbed the shaft of the spear then kneed her in the stomach. Then followed up with a punch in the face knocking the ninja in to a tree "Jack please" she said softly as tears fell from her eyes, she was losing him and she didn't know what she could do as he grabbed the helm of her jacket and ripped away the wrap that bound her breasts. Just then arrows of wind slammed into the fire-eater knocking Kaede loose of his grip.
"Kaede! What going on?" Negi yelled readying another barrage of arrows, but they didn't seem to have much of effect on the beast before him. Kataro rushed in throwing punch after punch, but Jack just grabbed his arms then swung him wildly around smashing him into the ground.
"It's Jack they did something to him! We got to do something, he getting more out of control!" The ninja cried she felt so, helpless before the demonic Jack as he rampaged about, things just when from bad to worse as the twins showed up with Konoka and Setsuna. They had demanded they take them with them or they wouldn't tell were the others were leaving the girls no choice; but to bring them.
"Fuuka, Fumika get out of here!" Kaede yelled running towards the twins she couldn't believe Setsuna let them come didn't they know it would be dangerous! Jack had finished smashing Kataro and looked at the new arrivals. He ran towards them ignoring the arrows of wind Negi launched at him.
Setsuna jumped at the fire-eater sword drawn, but she was swatted away like a fly as Jack backhanded her, Fei-Ku's staff expended out of the bushed behind the girls. Having been told to act as back up just in case the situation turned dire, by the looks of things they did, she thought as she pressed the attack swinging her staff around.
It was caught easy though by Jack, he threw the martial artist away as he continued towards the defenseless twin claws extended. The two quivered in fear as Konoka shielded them with her body, waiting for the blow but it never came, they looked up to the site of Kaede standing in front of them arms spread wipe and Jack's claws through her guts.
Kaede felt the blood spill from her mouth as she removed the claws from her stomach; Jack remained frozen in place as she did this. She reached out and touched Jack's face she smiled as she kisses him softly on the lips the pulled away.
"Please come back Jack please." She whispered as she fell into unconsciousness from the blood loss. Jack caught her in his arms as his hair shortened and returned to his natural color and his claws disappeared as while.
"Kaede no!" he yelled for the first time in his life he was afraid, he looked at Konoka then barked "Heal her"
"But I don't have the skill to heal such wound yet!" the healer replied but Jack would hear none of it as he grabbed her by the hand and placed them over the wounds.
"Just focus and I'll do the rest" he said drawing on his powers and mixed them with Konoka who chanted the strongest healing spell she knew, it normally wouldn't be able to heal this kind of damage but if you over charge the spell it should heal most of it. That was at least was what Jack hoped for as he sent his own power into the spell, he can use others spells other than fire but that doesn't mean he can use his power to charge another person spells. Blue and orange spiraled together as the two worked to heal the damage that Jack had caused, they did this for the better half of an hour before results started to show.
Kaede's eyes fluttered open she looked into Jack's eyes and smiled "Next time stop when I say it the first time." This seemed to lighten the mood as they laughed at ninja attempt at humor "Oh yeah you have to meet my parents for this I did run out of them to come save you."
"Sure love anything you want" Jack said as leaned against a nearby tree Kaede's head resting on his legs, surprisingly the twins come over and snuggled up with him even after everything that's happened.
"Thanks for saving us Jack" they said together as they drifted to sleep, he didn't know why they still wanted to be near him after he almost tried to kill them but he didn't care they were his family and he was glad they stayed.
Off in the distance Vetis ran always to the lake till he finally stopped figuring he was far enough away from the rampaging demon.
"Damn him Damn him I will I have my revenge for this and…" A flash of lightning arced across the sky but there were no cloud in sight, the shuffling of feet caught the burned man's attention as he turned around. Behind him was a man in a worn out duster with a cowboy hat and three scars on the right side of his face.
"What are you doing here!" he yelled fearfully as the man pulled out a 44 smiths and Weston revolver and pointed it at his head. "NO don't please!"
His cries went unheard as the man pulled the trigger ending his life.
"That was for my wife" he said pulling out a small bottle "and this is for my son" he tossed the bottle on the body and watched as it burst into blue flames consuming it till it was nothing but ashes.