Chapter 2: Dragon Mage + Vampire
Disclaimer: I do not own Rosario + Vampire. I twisted the author's storyline into my own imagination. If violence is an offense to you, please do not read this!
The figure stood in front of them, hooded and cloaked. He was a boy about Gin's height and age, more likely a year older than Tsukune. His face could be seen but part of his cloak was covering his mouth. In his hand was a large staff with lightning flashing on both ends of the staff. He tapped it on the ground causing it to rumble, which stopped the girls from pulling Tsukune. Tsukune got up to his feet, wipes the dirt off his uniform, and stared at the mysterious figure.
"Are you Aono Tsukune?" sneered the stranger, pointing at him.
"Yes I am," replied Tsukune, surprised that the stranger knew who he was. "Who are you and what do you want?"
"Never mind who am I. I have found the ghoul," said the stranger, taking off his hood, mask, and cloak. The moments after he did that Tsukune became amazed by the stranger's appearance. He was wearing a blue headband tied around his head. The small shimmering armor plates on his shoulders and knees look amazing. He was already wearing light armor. His face was pretty serious. The girls stared suspiciously at him and smirked at him. The mysterious figure spun his staff, thrust it in the air, and caught it. He placed the staff behind him like a bo staff on his right hand and extended his left hand in front of him. Blue sparks flashed from the crystals on the ends of his staff.
"I am here fight you," said the stranger, pointing his staff at him.
Tsukune was speechless. He never thought a random person would challenge him in the beginning of the school year. Was he trying to fight him to win all the glory and the hearts of his friends? The girls gasped and immediately stood in front of Tsukune.
"Why me?" he asked.
"I am after the ghoul disguised as a Youkai student," said the challenger.
"What the hell are you talking about desu?! yelled Yukari.
"If you want to fight him you have to go through us first!" snapped Moka. She grabbed Tsukune's hand and forced him to take off her Rosario, transforming her into Inner Moka. Kurumu and Mizore sharpened their claws and the two witches drew out their wands.
"What is this?" asked the stranger. "A vampire, a succubus, a snow woman, and two witches standing in my way to protect the enemy? I am not here to fight amateurs like you. I want-"
"Who are you calling amateurs, trash?!" interrupted Inner Moka.
"And who are you referring to as the 'enemy'?" snapped Ruby, pointing her wand at the stranger.
"He is a ghoul and my enemy," replied the stranger, pointing at Tsukune. "The ghoul is an enemy of my father."
"Tsukune is our friend and I won't allow you to kill him," yelled Kurumu as she spread out her wings.
"Hah, you talk for a perverted succubus who only wants him for her mate of fate. You succubi in a perverted manner to him only trying to win him," he sneered. "No guy would be attracted to you because of your perverted behavior."
"Why you!" she advanced toward him, but Moka grabbed her.
"He's trying to provoke you. Don't let it get to you," Moka said to Kurumu.
Kurumu glared at the challenger
"Step aside girls," he commanded, motioning them with his staff. "I don't want to hurt you unless I have to."
He then turned to Yukari.
"A pipsqueak like you should leave while you have the chance," he sneered.
"Who are you calling a pipsqueak you jerk, desu!" Yukari screamed, charging at him.
The challenger pointed his staff at her and fired a beam of blue light at her, sending her flying back in front of Tsukune.
"Yukari! cried Kurumu, helping her to her feet.
"Yukari-chan, are you alright?" Tsukune cried, also helping Yukari.
"That jerk!" Yukari grunted.
"Save your anger till the fight," said Ruby.
"I will not repeat myself again. You have one last chance to step aside and none of you will get hurt, like your little witchy friend did," warned the stranger, pointing his staff at them. Still, none of them stirred and are still in fighting position.
"So be it. You leave me no other choice," he said as he advanced toward them.
"Then bring it on, trash," snapped Inner Moka, charging at him.
She lifted her foot and darted toward the challenger. The stranger avoided it and her foot smashed the ground creating a large hole in the ground. Kurumu flew up in the air and fired her breast missiles at him. The purple beam of light darted toward the challenger. He placed his staff in front of him and summoned a force field around him to block the missiles. There were a blast and the stranger disappeared and reappeared in front of Kurumu, smacking her on the stomach with his staff. Kurumu's body collapsed to the ground and then disappeared. The stranger then smiled.
"A succubus clone illusion," he thought. "That was well played. Now where did the real one go?"
Kurumu flew down next to her friends.
"Damn it. He doesn't play nice. He just blocked my breast missiles," Kurumu said, breathlessly.
"Then we'll just have to attack him together," said Inner Moka.
All five of the girls charged toward him and the six began to fight. Yukari raised her wand summoning falling metal pots from the sky but the stranger was too fast and able to dodge her attack. She then fired tarot cards at the stranger but he spun his staff, deflecting them back at her and causing her to retreat.
Ruby fired black beams at him from her wand. The stranger leaped into mid air and dodged and darted toward Tsukune.
Mizore charged and fired her ice beam at him. The ice beam hit freezing him in place into an ice statue.
"That was too easy," she whispered.
All of a sudden the ice statue began to melt. Then the melted ice statue dispersed. The stranger was standing with his body covered with blue flames.
"Let's try this!" Mizore shouted.
She raised her hands and summoned a humongous snowman. The snowman roared and stomped toward him. The stranger leaped up in the air and raised his fist that flashed with lightning. Before the snowman could strike, the stranger plunged his shocking fist in the belly of the snowman. The snowman exploded and its remains melted on the ground. Mizore charged with her ice claws slashing at him. The mysterious figure dodged the cold claws, grabbed her wrist and thrust her at Yukari. Before Yukari could cast a spell, Mizore crashed into her.
"Ow! Mizore!" yelled Yukari.
"It's not my fault!" argued Mizore.
"How pathetic. You two need to learn how to work as a team rather than fighting each other," taunted the stranger. But the two ignored him still continued to argue with one another. He extended his hand and lightning flashed out of his fingers, shocking both Yukari and Mizore. The two were debilitated by the lightning and were unable to move.
"Yukari! Mizore!" cried Kurumu, watching the stranger paralyzing her two friends.
"There is no time," said Inner Moka. "We must incorporate our strength and work together to beat this guy in order to protect Tsukune."
Inner Moka, Kurumu, and Ruby charged at the mysterious fighter. Kurumu and Inner Moka started slashing and kicking at the stranger. As she did that, Ruby summoned a giant crow to do her bidding. The stranger evaded Kurumu and Moka's attacks and summoned an ice wall to block the crow's attack. But the crow blasted through his ice wall with its giant beak, sending ice flying toward him. The stranger began to grind his teeth and spun his staff to block the ice chunks.
Kurumu flew down and with a terrific speed she dashed through and slashed him with her claws.
"I got him! I think I got-"she stopped. A piece of the stranger's cloak fell to the floor. Inner Moka and Ruby glared at her.
"Well...I had him," Kurumu said giggling.
Moka leaped up into the air and unleashed a kick shockwave at him. Like a tornado, the stranger spun his staff, deflecting the shockwave back at her. The shockwave smacked her in the chest and it pushed her backward next to her exhausted friends. Kurumu and Ruby helped her up back to their feet and glared at the stranger.
"This guy is tough and he is definitely an S class monster by the way he is fighting but he is still in human form. How the heck are we supposed to beat this guy?" thought Kurumu.
"I keep kicking him with all my might but he somehow was able to avoid my attacks and his ability to use magic is getting in my way," thought Inner Moka.
"He is able to fight in human form. He can even use magic that is more powerful and advanced than mine. That's not common," thought Ruby. "Is he a wizard? He can't be one because this type of magic is much stronger and more advanced than the average wizard. What kind of monster is he or is he really a monster?"
Tsukune watched the battle rage for a while. He glanced to his right and saw Yukari and Mizore lying on the ground. Seeing them unconscious he ran after them, leaving Moka's Rosario behind.
"Mizore, Yukari, are you alright?" cried Tsukune, kneeling down.
"Tsukune…" moaned Yukari. "We can't move…he's just too strong…"
"I'm going to take you to the infirmary immediately," declared Tsukune.
"You have…to escape…he's after you…not us," moaned Mizore.
"I am not going anywhere and leave you guys for dead!" snapped Tsukune.
"Tsukune," Mizore's face turned pink. Her eyes fluttered after Tsukune's statement. "You are so…kind." Tsukune brought out his Band-Aids to cover up all the burns on their faces, arms, and legs.
The battle between the three remaining girls and the stranger continued to rage and blood is all over the ground. The nearby cemetery turned into ruins and thousands of trees around it were destroyed. All three of the girls became exhausted from the battle, panting for air but the stranger was still able to fight. He did not appear to be affected by any of their attacks at all and the girls took a lot of damage.
A few minutes later, he glanced at the Rosario Tsukune left behind. He picked up the Rosario and a cunning smile appeared on his face. At that moment, Inner Moka charged at him for a kick. The stranger then threw the Rosario at her neck. The seal locked on to Inner Moka's neck and she slowly transformed back into Outer Moka. She then collapsed onto the ground, unable to move. A few minutes later she woke up and found herself in her Outer form. She tried to snap off the seal from her neck but it was stuck. Tsukune saw that Moka was in trouble and ran toward her. The stranger let out a deep breath and exhaled blue fire on the ground, blocking Tsukune from helping her. He then turned to the girls.
"You girls are persistent in protecting him," smiled the stranger, brushing off his cloak. " You were warned not to interfere!"
"Bring it on!" yelled Kurumu.
"With pleasure," sneered the challenger.
He fired a cloud of mist at them. Kurumu, Ruby, and Moka whirled around and squint through the smoke, trying to find any trace of the stranger. The stranger is nowhere in sight. It was quiet and the girls stood back to back against each other. All of them were nervous and were desperate for their opponent to attack. Still, the stranger could not be found in the fog.
"Where is he?" Moka frantically asked.
"I know he is out there somewhere," replied Kurumu. "But I can't see squat."
"Stay on your guard girls," said Ruby. "I had a feeling that this guy is definitely a high-rank monster. He might be a legendary one more powerful than an S class vampire."
They waited, but there is still no sign of the stranger. The fog was too thick and not even the sky, tree or even the ground can be seen. The stranger's footsteps and his voice can be heard but they still couldn't find him. Then his voice and the sound of his footsteps faded away. The area became dead quiet and the girls nervously glanced around for the stranger. It was a scary feeling that the girls had, expecting that the stranger would suddenly strike at any time. They glanced at the ground for the stranger's shadow but cannot be found.
"Get ready for anything," Moka said.
It was still quiet. Sweat has been dripping down the girls' faces. Even Ruby's hand was sweating from gripping her wand. The girls nervously glanced around to find their opponent. There was still no sign of him. Just then the smoke began to turn thin. They were able to see the graveyard and the forest. The stranger was gone.
"Is he gone?" asked Kurumu.
"I don't know, Kurumu," said Ruby.
"I don't hear anything," said Kurumu.
"No, he's out there. He could be full of surprises," said Ruby. "I can sense him."
"He's right behind us!" said Inner Moka's voice. "He's gonna…"
Her words were cut by the stranger's echoing voice.
"You are too late," his voice echoed. Whack! He plunged the staff right onto Moka's upper rib. Moka fell, unconscious. Kurumu saw that Moka has fallen and knelt down to her trying to wake her up. Whack! The stranger's staff struck her right wing, causing her to scream in pain. Kurumu then fell right on top of the unconscious Moka. Ruby whirled around trying to find the stranger. She fanned her wand to clear the mist. Then suddenly the stranger struck her from behind and she fell to the ground, unable to move. He then raised his staff, and a beam of green light shined on them.
Meanwhile, Moka opened her eyes and found herself and the rest of her friends tied up to a tree in chains. She tried breaking free but she couldn't move her body. A minute later the rest of the girls woke up and tried to break free through the chains but it chains were too strong and their bodies were weak from their battle with the challenger. Ruby recognized what was going on and what happened to them.
"I know what he did to us. He used his… stun beam on us," she groaned.
"Stun beam what is that?" grunted Moka.
"It's a type…of advanced magic spell…a witch or wizard can use. He used that on us...so we can't…break free to defend Tsukune."
"What about Tsukune?" asked Kurumu. "This guy is gonna kill him."
"I can't break free from the chains," moaned Moka. "There's some type of magical energy beam that is keeping those chains from breaking. My body is too weak to move."
"Why didn't he kill us?" Moka asked.
"This guy is only after Tsukune. He wants to challenge him. There must be something about this guy," said Ruby, observing the stranger.
The girls looked up and saw the stranger standing right in front of Tsukune, breathing heavily with exhaustion. He cracked his knuckles and pointed his staff at Tsukune.
"Alright, Aono Tsukune," exhaled the stranger. "Now there's no interference, it is just you and I. I am going end the existence of the ghouls in the world of Youkai."
The girls stared in terror as the stranger walked towards Tsukune. They the stranger and saw his staff flashed with lightning. Tsukune clenched his fists and glared at the stranger.
"How could you do that to my friends," cried Tsukune, holding his fist at him. "You will pay for this!" The stranger did not respond for a while and is still approaching him. After that moment, Tsukune let out a deep breath and made a loud roar. The scream was very loud that the girls had to cover their ears. Bats and crows woke up and flew in all directions. The girls watched in terror and knew what is going to happen. Tsukune's eyes are red and a dark red light shined around him. His tiny wings spread out from his back and the black flame marks spread from his body. The bite marks on his face and neck were also exposed. The stranger stared at him for a moment and smiled.
"Now, the REAL battle begins," smiled the stranger, taking off his cloak. He put down his staff and a blue light shined right on him. His skin turned into scales and spikes shot out of his body, ripping through his clothing. Two giant pairs of wings sprouted out of his body and an arrow-shaped tail behind him. Sharp teeth began to grow from his normal human teeth and his face also transformed. His body is light blue including his eye pupils. The girls gasped at the appearance of the stranger, a dragon.
"Is that his t-true form, a d-dragon," stammered Moka, shaking in fear.
"This is no ordinary dragon. It's a dragon mage," said Ruby, shaking too. "It looks like the legends are true. Dragon mages are legendary monsters. Not only they fight like dragons but they also can use magic while they are in their dragon form or human form. Like dragons, they contain monstrous strength."
"Dragon Mages? That explains his ability to use magic, while he's in human form." Said Kurumu. "This monster definitely has to be an S-class monster."
"No, Kurumu, this ranking on this monster is higher," replied Ruby. "He is a double S class monster which is higher than an S class vampire."
"I'm afraid he won't stand a chance against this guy, desu," said Yukari.
"At least he broke a little sweat fighting us. Tsukune must take advantage of that," said Mizore.
"I do not know but it may have something to do with his true identity," said Ruby. "We need to wait and see."
The girls turned to Tsukune and the dragon. Both of them glared at each other with animosity.
"Tsukune, you got to get out of here!" Moka warned Tsukune.
"You can't win this fight, desu," cried Yukari. "He's just as dangerous as you think."
But Tsukune ignored them and charged at him with his fist pointed at the dragon. The great beast growled and took a step toward him. The girls continued to warn Tsukune but he and the dragon clashed. Tsukune lashed out a strong kick at the dragon with his powerful foot. The dragon spanned out his wings and covered his body with them to block his attack. Tsukune then retreated and waited for him to attack. The dragon then fired his ice beam at the ground from his mouth. Giant ice spikes began to form and darted toward Tsukune. Tsukune spread his wings and jumped to avoid the ice spikes.
He then raised his powerful fists and plunged them into the ice, destroying and melting the ice, causing tiny shards of ice and water to rain on the girls. He then grabbed two large chunks of sharp icicles and hurled them at the dragon. Before the ice chunks could reach him, the dragon spread his wings and soared into the air. Tsukune then followed him jumping onto a tree for a kick up, spread his wings, and flew after the dragon.
As the dragon flew higher, he glanced back and noticed that Tsukune was behind him. He later let out a deep breath and released a line of blue roaring flames at Tsukune. Tsukune avoided the attack and raised his claws at the stranger and jabbed at him hitting him twice on the jaws. The dragon snarled and snapped at him. The girls gazed up into the sky and watched the two clashed, but could hardly see what was going on because both of them flew too far from them. They couldn't tell who would win the dual. The battle still continued to rage in the dark sky.
All of a sudden Tsukune grabbed the dragon by the head and thrust him down to the ground. There was a loud boom when the dragon hit the ground. The girls began to cheer seeing that he was beating him back. The dragon slowly got up to his feet and gazed up at the sky for the ghoul. Tsukune charged and pounded him with his powerful fists. Tired of getting hit by the powerful blows the dragon whipped out his long tail and held Tsukune's arms tight around his waist. Tsukune roared and broke himself free to lash out a powerful kick. The kick was so strong that it hurled the dragon down into the cemetery. The girls cheered and Tsukune hurried toward the cemetery waiting for the dragon to rise up to his feet. There was a blue flash of light and then it disappeared. The stranger appeared again with his staff in his hand and breathing heavily. His body was covered with scratches, bruises, and even blood. He rose up to his feet and held out his staff.
"This battle may belong to Tsukune, desu," said Yukari.
"Don't be so sure, but it will end once he finishes him," said Moka.
Ruby's eyes suddenly widened.
"What is it, Ruby?" asked Kurumu.
"Did you guys notice that he has taken more damage than when he was not in human form?" asked Ruby.
"Yeah," replied Moka.
"Could it be his dragon form has something to do with it, desu?" asked Yukari.
"I believe so. I think he was trying to reserve his true power for the real fight," said Ruby.
"His nature may be a little bit similar to Tsukune's. His attacks are a lot stronger and accurate but he seemed to be a lot less agile and more vulnerable while in his dragon form," said Mizore.
"If I'm not mistaken yes. Tsukune must have used this to his advantage," said Ruby.
The dragon mage staggered a bit and panted for air. Tsukune advanced toward him with his claw in the air, as he was about to mercilessly strike down his opponent.
"How could I get beaten like this?" he said breathing heavily. "I had just enough of you! I shall end this once and for all!"
He raised his staff and a magical chain appeared and wrapped him tight against a tree. Tsukune struggled but the chains were too strong for him. Before he could break free the dragon mage fired a black beam at him. When the black beam hit he screamed and lowered his head. His red eyes slowly turned back to brown and his black skin turned tan again. The bite marks and his wings slowly disappeared.
"Wha-what is happening to him?" cried Moka.
"He is slowly changing back to his normal form," said Kurumu.
"That's not good. He's using a spell to disable his power!" cried Ruby.
"That means Tsukune cannot fight him anymore, desu!" screamed Yukari.
"Tsukune! No!" screamed Mizore.
The dragon mage set down his staff and reached behind his back and brought out a weapon. It had two blades on each side on the hilt like a sword with two blades the dragon mage pointed it at his prisoner. Tsukune realized what is going to happen to him and struggled to break free.
"You ain't so bad for a ghoul," breathed the dragon mage. "My uncle must have trained you well. But it's too bad that our battle will come to an end."
The girls began to scream, seeing that he was going to kill Tsukune.
"Please! Don't kill him! He's our precious friend," they implored.
"Nice knowing ya, Aono Tsukune," said the dragon mage, raising his weapon above Tsukune. "Our battle was legendary." Tsukune slowly lifted his head from the ground and stared at the feet of his challenger.
"Now die!" he yelled and he plunged the blade into Tsukune's body. The girls gasped at the scene. Tears began to fall from their eyes. Tsukune then gasped, let out his last breath, and closed his eyes. He could move no more.
"NOOOOOO!" the girls shrieked and they all wept, still chained to the tree.
To be continued…