Hey my dear readers! I am terribly sorry, I promised to update faster from now on but I really had no time to write anything at all since school work kept me so busy. My holidays are starting today so I am posting this chapter before Christmas! I can't promise but I will try to post another one before the new year! Thanks for all your support so far, enjoy this chap!

Lapis POV

When I woke up I found myself in a room I have never seen before. Sure Armagests resisdence was big but they would usually place me in my room. Coming to think of it, I remembered that I fell asleep in Bernhardt's room. I wondered why I was here now. I got up and only noticed that I was still nude. I looked around the room but there were no clothes for me to wear. I decided to take a shower and get clothes from my room. I wrapped myself into a blanket and went to the door. When I tried to open it I realized that it was locked.

"Why?" I thought shocked. What the hell did this mean? Would I get executed by him? It had to be that...Prisoners who were locked usually would either get tortured or exucuted. My body started to shake. A few months back something like that wouldn't have bothered me...but now I wanted to live. I wanted to live and meet Ayumi every now and then. I didn't want to die.

Li Lonyue's Pov

"Tell me where Lapis is so that I can take her home. I don't want to waste anymore time here!" I yelled enraged at the man with the blue mask. He raised his head and just laughed foolishly.

"Li Lonyue, Chinese wind magic user Li Lonyue, I thought you would be better than this. Did you really think you captured me with this?"

"What are you talking about?"

"This is my mansion. It plays according to my rules you know."

What the hell was this about? Maybe he was just messing with me and trying to confuse me. He suddenly raised his hand and I felt an awful pain from behind. Everything around me went black and the last thing I felt was my head hitting the floor.

"Kazuma...I am...sorry..."

No one's POV

"Hmph. Foolish boy. I can't believe Kazuma sent him to defeat me." Bernhardt said while stomping on Li Lonyue's head.

"Yamato!"

"Yes master!" A tiny looking young boy appeared, he looked scared.

"Clean up this mess..."

"Understood master."

"Well now all obstacles should be gone, this guy should have lost all of his memories. Should I still keep him here just to be save?" Bernhardt thought.

When he made up his mind he turned to the boy and said:

"Bring him down to the first floor, when he wakes up call me."

"Yes master!"

Bernhardt's POV

Now let's go and see what my beauty is doing. What a pity, I wanted to spend much more time with her. I opened the door to the room where she had been locked into and found her with a fearful expression on her face. Now that looked hot.

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"Master...please...won't you give me a second chance?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Why am I in this room? Why was I locked?"

"Oh. Don't worry about that, it was just for your safety. If you want you can go back to your room."

She looked relieved.

"Thank you!" She said as she quickly went to the door, but I stopped her by grabbing her left arm.

"After I tell you to."

She shook heavily.

"Understood master." She said not looking into my eyes. I didn't like this, I wanted her to look at me. I lifted up her chin to look into her beautiful eyes.

"They are still full of pain, fear and sorrow, just the way I like it. The Kannagi's weren't able to get rid of that part of you." I commented looking at her as if she was the most beautiful thing in the world. Well she was and she was mine, she would always be mine.

"I am sorry, but I am a bit cold I want to wear some clothes."

"I will tell the maid to get you some from your room."

"Thank you..."

I then pressed my lips on hers wildly, the next few hours would mean fun.

Kazuma's POV

Still no news from Li Lonyue, just what the hell happened? I was seriously pissed off, but not just that, I was also worried. I got up from the couch and looked at the window, it was getting dark. What would take him so long? I took out my cell phone and dailed Li Lonyue's number.

Li Lonyue's POV

I opened my eyes and found myself in a dark room, my head was hurting awfully and I couldn't remember anything. Why was I here? Shit. I definetely was here for something important, but what was it? I tried hard to remember, I knew I had come to Japan for some work, I also knew I came to see my best friend Kazuma...but there was more...wasn't I fighting against someone before I came here? I was sure I was...it would also explain the memory loss. I hadn't lost all of my memories, just the memories from about a few hours ago. Probably someone ereased my memory in order to defeat me. Very strong magicans could indeed do that. If that was the case I would have to do something against it. Whoever they are, they clearly underestimated me. I smirked and folded my hands. I will get my memories back and then kick the ones ass who did this to me.

Long ago I trained with an immortal Taoist together with Kazuma , I myself decided to become an immortal, while Kazuma refused the offer. In my training I also learned how to fight against memory loss attacks. If Kazuma would be in my place though things would look diffrent, since he didn't possess that power. Well but that was only natural since I have been training for about 12 years and he merely for 4. I closed my eyes and concentrated on getting back my memories.

Lapis POV

Again he did it to me. But this time it was really weird to me. I felt really uncomfortable. Before leaving Armagest I just did it without any emotion but now I felt just uncomfortable, I wanted him to finish it as soon as possible. When he turned my body around for another round a word suddenly left my lips "Kazuma."

Bernhardt suddenly stopped asking me in a emotionless tone

"What did you say?"

I just shoock my head. "Nothing..."

"Be honest, I just heard you say something."

"No...really..."

"I asked what you said!" He yelled pulling my hair.

I still gave no answer. Why? Why did he have to demonstrate his power like this? I was very strong and would be able to beat up any ordinary man would he do that to me, but I had to chance against someone like Bernhardt. I felt how I just wished I could beat him and run away. But that was impossible.

Breaking my silence he said

"I see, so he screwed you too?"

"What? No...no he didn't!"

"That's just like him..."

With that his anger faded away and he continued with it. As he was done he left the room without a word. I got up and rushed to the bathroom. Standing under the warm shower, which made me feel a bit comfortable again, tears started streaming down my face.

"I...I can't keep this up any longer! I want to go back! Kazuma I want to see you again! Kazuma...I...I love you! Kazuma!" I have never cried that much in my life, I couldn't even recall a memory in which Tsui-Ling cried this much.

"Also...Ayano...I am so sorry...I just want to make up with her...Ayumi too...I want to see Ayumi..."

I really was in a big mess now. How would I be able to get out of this? Kazuma was probably still looking for me in town. I want to leave this place...I want to go back to the Kannagi's. They treated me gently and with respect. What should I do? I still had my cellphone and Kazuma's number. I should call him when Bernhardt wasn't around. And then I will tell him everything.

Li Lonyue's POV

Done.

I see, so it was that masked bastard. Would not have expected anything less cowardly from him. Now, how do I get out of this stinky ceiling? I looked around to find a way I could smash the walls without breaking anything else, since Rin could be anywhere in here. I felt my cell phone vibrating. Huh? How weird for Bernhardt not to take that away from me.

"Hello?"

"Li Lonyue!" The other party screamed.

"Yo Kazuma, sorry I got caught up in a mess and currently I am trying to find my way out of some ceiling inside Pandemonion."

"Is she there?"

"I am certain she is. Listen, due to using a special tactic, I lost a lot of power and it will probably take some time for me to regain my strenght, can you make it here?"

"Where is it?"

"Do you know the shiawase building next to the fujibayashi shopping district?"

"I do."

"Near it is Pandemonion, just focus on sensing my presence, I will create an entrance for you."

"Okay got it. I am on my way now."

"See you, let's kick that bastards ass."

"For sure."

Kazuma, I am counting on you. I slowly broke the walls to get out of this ceiling.

Kazuma's POV

I flew as fast as I could.

"If that bastard did anything to her I will kill him off with a single blow."

While almost getting there my cell phone rang. At first I thought it was from Li Lonyue again, but when I read "Lapis" on the display my eyes widened.

"Lapis?" I said with a surpised voice.

"Ka-zu-ma...I am so sorry...I made a big mistake in running away when you tried to support me...I ...I went back to Armagest and thought it would be best to go there to avoid causing you anymore trouble. But Bernhardt still plans to hurt you and he wants me to take part in it. I realized how dear you and the rest of the Kannagi's are to me and now I just want to come back. I don't know what to do since I don't stand a chance against him..."

Her voice sounded so teary it almost broke my heart.

"Listen, I am on the way to save you. A few hours ago I sent a friend of mine there to look if you are there. He was defeated a while ago. I will save you, just wait and don't be sorry, your heart was just in confusion."

"Thank you Kazuma."

"See you later."

"Yup."

I hung up and landed infront of where Pandemonion should be. I looked around and finally spotted the entrance Li Lonyue created for me.

"Now let's end this." I said flewing up.

That's it! A bit shorter again but the next chap will be longer! Sorry if you expected more of a fight between Bernhardt and Li Lonyue but there will be a great fight in the next chap (Kazuma vs Bernhardt). So look forward to that!

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!