WolfGear Presents: Negima? The mage and the Gunslinger

Pairings: Negi X ku-Fei Kaede X OC

Chapter 68: The Left and right hands the forming of a new world

I don't own Negima

She couldn't believe it. The world was burning the whole world was burning away and all she could do was watch as the people of the magical world turned to dust. The twins cried against her legs and she felt her heart become heavily with sorrow. Evangeline wanted to tell the two that Kaede and the other were alright but the sheer power of that attack consumed the whole plant of Mars, how could three humans survive that?

"Hey look at the base of the tree!" Sayo pointed at the image of the magic world Evangeline had created so they could watch what was happening. Eva looked closer and to her surprise was Rubi in her fire cat from with three bodies huddled close to her fierily fur. She must have pushed them to safety just as the spell activated and since the dark world tree was outside of the spells attack they were safe even from the heat of the attack.

Rubi's feline form faded away leaving her laying naked on top of her charges gasping for air. "Woo that was close! I doubt I could have survived that fire if I'd stayed in there for more than a minute." The fire cat breathed easier knowing that she did survive and also managed to save everyone else too minus her scorched toes. Uh those were going to take weeks to regenerate!

Negi, Kaede and Ku Fei stirred finally realizing that they weren't dead and looked out onto the burning Mars in sorrow all those people alive and magical were now nothing but ash. They couldn't stop couldn't help but cover their mouths as vile filled their throats they could almost hear the screams of the inhabitants roaring in their ears and to make it worse it was Jack's power that was the cause of it.

Shihime watched from atop the Dark world Tree the glow of the flame reflecting in her eyes as she breathed in the plants suffering. Opposite of her was the World tree of light where her brother was even though they were thousands of miles apart it felt like they were right in front of other.

In her option they should just leave the plant like this so they could finally have their battle, but she felt the heat of the flame rising inching closer to the roots of her tree. In her weakened state she would not be able to survive they would all die and then how would she ever find out which one of them was strongest. Jake had truly planned this out in detail.

"Fine," Asta moaned, "Have it your way!" She yelled, and continued with the plant to turn Mars into a livable planet. This is the same plan that Negi thought of the first time around but instead of using science and taking years to complete the two McCoy siblings were going to it in a day.

With the destruction of all magical life and influence the barren land of mars lad before her bleak and lifeless.

Having served his prosperous the branch holding Jack released him letting him fall to the ground. Acting quickly Negi flew to catch his friend but even with his improved strength keeping one as heavy as Jack airborne was a challenge, but he managed to safely bring both him and the cowboy down to safety where Kaede and Rubi were quick to examine him.

"Jack!" the two women yelled quiet literately pushing Negi out of the way, while Rubi did that more than Kaede, but she didn't say anything about it. Course their concern for the cowboy was understand able his normally black hair had turned white and he was breathing harshly from exhaustion.

Without even thinking about it Kaede quickly laid her hands on his chest and began using her Ki to try and refill Jack's reserves, but with the huge gap between them she would kill herself before Jack ever reached the minimal level of energy to keep him alive. That's were Rubi came in. Gently pulling the ninja way from the downed Cowboy Rubi traced a circle of fire around him and let it consume him! At first Kaede was going to pull him out when he purred contently and rolled into a ball like he was taking a nap.

"Remember dear, fire heals him if he stays like this for a few hours he should be back on his feet in no time." Rubi assured the ninja. The real problem would be when the others fell. "Negi do you know any earth spells or water spells?" The young mage was very skilled in Lightning and wind magic from what she knew, but that wouldn't help Thomas and Jesse when their role was done.

Reaching into his list of spells Negi was ashamed to discover he hadn't bothered to many other spells other than lightning and wind, sure he knew the very basic water and earth spells, and some of Jack personal fire spells, but the spell Rubi was using to heal Jack was despite its appearance a very high level spell.

"Does the spell have to be as powerful as the one you used on Jack?" He asked the fire cat, if they could get by with a simple spell they could be good shape, but if not they were going to need someone else, which was going to be difficult seeing how they were the only one left on Mars.

Rubi wondered the same, if she assumed Thomas and Jesse were going to be in the same condition then yes a high level spell would be needed to heal them, but… she thought looking at the two girls beside Negi, if they used three weaker spells that equaled the power of higher spell they could just manage to keep everyone alive.

"Ku, Kaede how good are you at earth and water spells?" The fire cat asked grinning at the two, who looked at each other and shrugged, "While we're just going to have to work on that before the next person falls now won't we?"

Up above Shihime pondered on what element was to use next, Vulcanus aka Jack was the destroyer, but what would come next Terra? The land would need to tilled and tolled so it could grow vegetation, but that would require air and sun light, so Ray would be next as he is the controller of both night and day and air.

"Darkness covers the land in the crest of the new moon," and as she had said the world was covered in a night so deep that you couldn't see the stars. "Now Light separate from black and show your rays upon the earth while the winds whisper a silent song." Rays of blinking light beaked out from the clouds bathing the world in light. The barrier around the tree dissolved. Rubi and the others had expected to be suffocated by the lack of air on mars' real environment but were relieved that wasn't the case.

"Wow, I don't know how but this is the freshest air I ever had!" Ku exclaimed taking in a deep breath. The others didn't know if her statement held any real proof behind it but yes the air was the purest they ever breathed, no smug, toxins or pollution of any kind. It was refreshing.

"Ku's right. The air is breathable. I can't believe it they're really changing the plant to be livable." Negi said amazed. The plan to inhabit mars when from years in the making to right now, it's just so hard to believe that it was possible.

Thunder roared above them as dark clouds flew head dropping huge glops of rain on to the barren lands. Negi quickly dragged his unconscious friend away to drier ground, while Kaede and Ku leap into the air and caught the falling Ray before he hit the ground. They grunted under the eldest McCoy's weight as they dragged him over to Jack beneath the Dark world Trees thick branches.

"Hey I'm still down here with my feet charcoaled! And if you didn't know I HATE WATER!" The fire cat hissed at the rain. Kaede leaped over to Rubi and carried her beside the others, while Negi used his wind magic to begin healing Ray. "Thank you Kaede, I'll be sure to bestow my blessing to you when Jack grows a pair and pops the question." The cat purred loving the shade of bright red the ninja's face had turned. Oh how she loved to teased these kids.

"Shut it up, curiosity killed the cat." Jack groaned awaking from his comma. "And what's this about you hating water you take like eight hour baths!"

"Every three months," Rubi retorted, "Why do you think I live in the middle of the desert! Whatever looks like John and Thomas are going to be next to fall conceding all the rain and lighting, so be ready to heal them." The storm grew worse, reminding her of Noah's flood. "Also we should get to higher ground."

Watching from afar atop of the world tree of light was Jake. He knew soon that it would be his turn to participate the final step in his plan would require all of his strength, which is why he needed Asta to handle the fire three steps. The final step required Jesse's power of earth combined with his own to fertilize the land, but that wasn't all the illusionary life that once inhabited this world would be reborn as flesh.

Gently he took hold of a budding fruit careful not to displace it from its branch. "Brigitte… you and all the other are my children as well, bring this land to prosper with your brothers and sisters, it is my last gift to you." The fruit pulsed with a golden light making Jake feel a warm. "I'm glad you think so, but I am a horrible father. I was never there for any of my boys, even Ray I turned him away in favor of blood and battle." Jake emitted sadly, if he could bring his children and their children even a little peace from the threat that Asta posed then maybe he could make up for some of his mistakes, but even then it would never be enough.

"I'm sure one day they'll understand." A gentle voice whispered. "Besides its half my fault things turned out the way they did."

Jake felt a small hand slip in with his large ones. His eternal second wife Evangeline, he hadn't stayed by her side like he vowed to either. "Maybe, but I will not blame you for it, who knows we might make better grandparents." He joked; they certainly nailed down the not seen very often part.

"At this rate I think we'll be great grandparents." Evangeline giggled. She already met Chao and the girl seemed to be comfily enough around her so maybe there's still hope. "How long will it be this time?"

He smiled at the vampire's insight, they were breaking a lot of rules with the big guy up stairs, and he had to put something on the table to make up for the blood he spilt. "I'd say one hundred years, but I'll get to say good bye this time at least or at least till the ruler of the twilight awakens from her slumber, that is if the world still here when that happens."

"If the world still here… what are you?"

"Asta won't be put to sleep, and sooner than later her darkness will consume her and she'll be worse than I was once." Jake whispered darkly remembering his time spent under the weight of his own darkness, even if some good had come of it with the fall of power of the corrupted and the ushering in a new age of freedom, he still killed many more then he had too.

"If's that's the case, why go through the trouble of making this planet livable if you're just going to destroy it?" Eva questioned curiously. Why not fight then recreate the world with Negi's method? What could be the reason behind it?

Jake chuckled happily as Eva's face contorted into one of irritation, he thought she looked cute with her cheeks puffed out like that, knowing that she was trying to understand his reasons, and failing.

"The thing is if I were to fight Asta now I may be able to win, but the damage to the magical world and earth would be so great that I might as while not stop her. This way a huge chunk of Asta's power will be wasted and she will be weakened to the point that the boys and John's kids could maybe win with a bit of a struggle but better than nothing." Then he added; "Besides I have a few more aces left just in case."

He winked at the Loli vampire and shrunk down so he was the same height as her and kissed her lips. "Time to go love, I'll see ya later, and try to be more active in the boy's lives seeing how you complain about having too much time anyways."

Calling on the power of the world tree of Light, Jake disintegrated into a stream of light energy and was absorbed tree. While at the world tree of Darkness Jesse did the same making her family gasp in shock when she disappeared. Even in his weakened state John lashed out with powerful bolts of lightning and thunder that shook the earth and sky.

"Give her back DAMMIT!" He screamed in rage as Negi and Rubi tried to hold him down, and failing miserably. Just when John was about to break free Eva appeared and knocked him on the head.

"Be quiet and have some faith in your father! This next part is hard enough to do without you throwing a tantrum." She scolded harshly. Many were surprised when John actually conceded to Eva's command. They were even more surprised however when the vampire pulled John's head into her nonexistent bosom and proceeded to comfort him. "I know it's tough, but soon you'll have Jesse back for good, so just hold on a little longer."

Jesse could feel the darkness encroaching on her, suffocating her with its invisible grasp, she wanted to scream, but the words died in her throat. Everything seemed to have finally worked out for her, she had her father and brother back and they were family again, but not even five minutes later they were torn apart again, it hurt so much that she wanted to cry.

But just as the tears started to form Jesse suddenly felt the darkness lift and replaced with a warm light that tickled her senses.

"Hey know don't cry, it'll be alright." A voice called out to her. Jesse turned left and right trying to find the source of the voice, but found no one. "I'm right here." The voice said again, this time she could tell that it was coming from in front of her.

"Who are you? Where are you?" She growled. Sadness and loneliness be damned she was not going to be toyed with! Her aura flared with power as rose thorns protrude from her forearms covering her arms in a thorny sleeve of razor sharp barbs.

"Whoa calm down there Jesse. I promise to get you out of here just as soon as you help me." The voice said, and then added. "Oh and I'm your grandpa Jake. Sorry about not freeing you sooner, but fate is a bitch, and not the white haired kid the Jack fried, I mean the real Lady Fate, controller of destiny and all that. She can be so prickly about how things are supposed to happen you wonder how she got the job seeing how everything is heart break or something equally tragic."

"You really must be a grandpa if you keep rambling about things I don't care about." Jesse said dead pan. She then had to rub the small bump on her head where Jake had hit her. "What you do that for!"

"Respect your elders!" Jake scolded his granddaughter. This is why being of darkness make such horror able parents, he would say vampires because Dracula has been the one watching her for all these years, but then he would be insulting Evangeline to with that statement.

Arms crossed Jesse sulked but growled out a harsh "fine" and sat, floated? Actually were in the hell were they? She didn't know but she wasn't as uncomfortable at first now that the darkness had been banished.

Jake sighed in relief; it seemed that his willful granddaughter was willing to hear him out. He guessed she got her attitude from Evangeline. Not wasting the moment he began to explain.

"You calmed down now? Good, now listen everything that has happened with you and the rest of your family is all part of my plan to turn this planet into a livable planet instead of the false world that was here before. Each of you my descendants are compatible with a one of the elements and all they in tell. Ray is night and day as well as the wind, John is the light of the heaven's or in the old terms God's judge, Thomas is storms and weather as well as the water of life, Jack is the fire of destruction and you my dear Jesse are his opposite the mother of earth the only female McCoy ever born and you possess a power that not even I possess."

"What's that?"

"The power to turn ashes to flesh, You Jesse can bring those killed by Jack's flame back to life. That is your gift as twins, one kills while the others revives."

Author's note

Ok I'm going to end it here for now. Been a while yeah? Sorry about that need to reorganize my schedule a bit. I've been reading a lot of Inuyasha fanfics lately and it kind of throwing me of track. Thought I have gotten a few more Ideas for my next story, Inuyasha: Red Soul. I plan to start it after I finish this one, which maybe by summer at the earliest. I also need to finish my black lagoon fanfic too by then as cool as it would be, I don't want that one to drag out to what 70 chapters now? After I finish New Lagoon I plan on writing a FF13-2 story featuring my avatar Wolf from White knight chronicles. Any of you play White Knight? It pretty fun, especially since you can make your own character to use though out the game. It's cool to see what people come up with for character designs online.

One last thing I'll explain what I was talking about at the end of the chapter, pretty much if Jack reduces someone to ashes like he did with the entire population of the magic world. Jesse can recreate them from the earth, but only if she combines her powers with the world trees. She can only do this once in a life time though, otherwise she would die, and I don't want this to be like dragon ball Z where everyone gets a dozen chances at life.

Ah I feel like there was something else I wanted to say… but I can't remember so bye!

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