"SPADE 6!"

"DIAMOND 6!"

"HEART 6!"

"CLUB 6!"

"SPADE KING!"

The sword absorbed the energy from the cards and finally announced, "FOUR CARD!" The Evolution Qinglong card was projected in front of him with the projections of the other Category 6 cards at the corners. The projections were then absorbed into his body as the elemental energy of the cards surged through the blade, coating it with fire, electricity, ice and wind energy. The Trial came falling down straight at Draco. The projections of all the cards Draco had activated appeared above him, in the same order and in a straight row. He then leaped straight up and through the projections as his body absorbed the elemental energies. When he passed through the final projection, the Trial was already in range so he swung his sword in a wide arc, slicing the Trial at the middle. There was a huge explosion and Draco came falling back down followed by smoke and fire. When he landed, only Draco was left standing and no sign of the Trial was in sight. Draco then looked at Kyo, as if preparing for a fight.

"Do not worry, Leo. I am in control," said Kyo as the aura around his body vanished and he returned to normal.

Draco deactivated his belt buckle. The energy field swept over him and stripped off his armor. Shadow and Pluto did the same. As for Mimic, she simply swiped her card through her belt buckle.

"SPIRIT!"

"What happened to you?" Leo asked Kyo.

"Yeah, what was that?" Kat added.

"According to Mibu legend, the last one who is born of the Mibu Clan gains immense power and if they can control that power, they could save the clan, if not they would destroy it. This actually helped me make sense of what one of the Mibu once called me when I was a kid, 'He who is destined to save or destroy'. I can control the true power of the Mibu Clan, the power of the Demon-God. When I become the Demon-God, I fuse myself with Akuma and the old man. This grants me all their strengths. I don't really use that form to often though. I don't even wanna think about what would happen if I lost control while in that form," explained Kyo.

"Woah, heavy," Cyborg said, amazed.

"No kidding," Beast Boy nodded in agreement.

Robin had his eyes narrowed, scrutinizing Kyo. He had a lot of power, too much for a normal person. It was the same for the Knights. Leo…Draco was able to destroy the Trial in one blow. It wasn't that he didn't trust his new friends…well, he didn't fully trust them…there were still a lot of secrets they hadn't shared, but Robin feared their power could fall into the wrong hands, like Slade…

Raven listened to Kyo's story and in a way it was similar to hers. She had once been destined to destroy the world but like the red-eyes samurai she had fought against it. No…Kyo actually embraced his destiny but not as a destroyer.

Takada looked at Karmen who smiled upon seeing him. She then ran over and hugged him, saying, "I'm glad you're back."

"I am too," Takada nodded. Kat slapped his back.

"Nice to see you," Kat grinned and then she frowned, asking, "Where did you go?"

Takada informed her, "I was out looking for the Baihu Beast Spirit. The King of Diamonds."

"And let me guess," Kat's eyes narrowed, "You couldn't find him so you came back empty handed."

"Actually…I did find him," Takada said. Desmond was paying attention now.

"Souka? Where?" Leo asked.

Takada then said, "Kanenone Gakuen."

Episode 49: Kanenone

A dark portal appears in a grassy clearing and 6 people walked out of it. They are Jinx, Takada, Leo, Kat, Kyo, and Mahiro. The seventh member of their little group was the last to exit. It was Hikaru, the Tiger Beast Spirit and Queen of Clubs. The portal vanished behind them.

"That's quite an amazing ability," Mahiro admired, "To travel from one place to another in the blink of an eye."

"No big deal," Hikaru shrugged, "All Royal Beast Spirits can do it. It's one of our unique abilities aside from assuming human forms."

"I'm sure," Takada frowned.

Leo looked over and saw Kanenone Gakuen. He commented, "It's been so long…but it still looks the same."

"Not really," Kat said, narrowing her eyes, "There are boys and girls now. I guess the co-ed thing passed."

"Then let's go in and say hello," Hikaru marched ahead but was dragged back by her shirt. Kyo was tugging her back. "Hey!"

"I think we should be subtle. That Baihu Beast Spirit could be watching us right now," Kyo told her. "Besides, we can't just waltz in unannounced."

"That's okay," Takada assured them. "I used some of the corporation's connections to get us in and registered as new transfer students. No one will even bat an eye at us."

"Good job, Tiger-Boy," Kat grinned. She then smiled wistfully as memories came into her mind; pleasant memories of good friends and beating up a trio of idiotic perverts. She sighed.

"It will be good to see everyone again," Leo said before frowning sadly, "Even if they no longer remember us." He felt Jinx taking his hand into hers and squeezing it. She smiled at him and he smiled back.

"But first…there is somewhere we need to go," Kyo said, leading them into the forest. "Let's go."

"To where?" Jinx asked.

"I think I know," said Mahiro.

Everyone was silent. They stood in what once could have been a village, except now the huts were destroyed and gravestones took up most of the land. "Kyo, what is this place?" asked Jinx.

"Back when Leo and Kat were here, we wandered into this village. The village came under attack and all the inhabitants except for one were killed… by a man I could have stopped," explained Kyo as he kneeled in front of a headstone that was at the front. He then spoke to the stone. "I swear I will protect Mika with my life." Kyo then stood up. "One of the reasons I came with you guys is because I'm hoping to find that bastard… and kill him."

Leo gasped in shock and said, "Kyo-san…you don't really mean that, do you?"

Kyo nodded.

Jinx added in, "That guy probably deserves it, but we can't just kill him. There are consequences." Jinx may have been a former villain, but she would never kill. It just didn't bode well for her even if she had been trained to use lethal force when she had been trained in the HIVE Academy.

Kat scoffed, "Well, I don't know about you two, but Red-Eyes has my vote here. Genjiro deserves to die for what he did. It's only fair. A life for a life, letting the punishment fit the crime."

"Onee-chan, you can't be serious?" Leo questioned. Kat sighed.

"Otouto-chan, you're still innocent and naïve. There are still things in this world you can't understand. Sometimes…revenge is the only answer." Leo became silent.

Hikaru was inspecting the graves and frowned sadly. Humans were just so…fragile. They were mortal and could die. She, however, was a Beast Spirit and could not die. Looking at the gravestones, she was reminded of the talks she had with Desmond. He feared death. She knew that, even if he didn't admit it. With a sigh, she let out a prayer in her native tongue.

Takada knelt down and prayed. Leo, Kat, Jinx, and Mahiro all did the same. When they were done paying their respect to the fallen villagers, Kyo stood up.

"Come on, there's someone we should meet," Kyo told them.

"Who?" Takada asked.

"Is it someone we know?" Leo asked, eagerly. Kyo just smiled.

After walking through the forest they came to a hut, smoke billowing out of the chimney. Kyo smiled as he looked at the hut. "Now this brings back some good memories…" said Kyo. Everyone looked at him, wanting an explanation. "When I was young, after my family ran away from the Mibu, we lived here for a short time." He would have continued with the story but he was tackled to the ground. Everyone prepared for an attack until they got a good look at Kyo's "attacker". She was about 13 years old with short black hair and brown eyes. She wore a white buttoned up shirt with a green tie and green skirt.

"Kyo!" exclaimed the girl happily.

"Hey, Mika. Could you please get off of me?" asked Kyo. The girl blushed in embarrassment and stood up. Kyo leapt to his feet and pulled Mika into a hug. "It's good to see you again."

"Ah, Kyo I see you have returned," said a man in the doorway. He had short blonde hair and black eyes. "And I see you have returned with friends." He looked upon everyone who was with Kyo. He noticed Kat and Leo. "Oh yes, and you two. It has been far too long, my young Knights." The man walked towards the others.

"Muramasa-sama," said Leo, remembering Kyo's former teacher.

"And Katherine, I have finished that project that you asked of me before that unpleasantness with the Mibu," said Muramasa. "Please, please, come in." Muramasa and the others entered the hut.

After brewing some tea, Muramasa left toward the back room. Muramasa returned, producing a sword. It was an average sized katana within a black scabbard. He then pulled the sword out. The handle was a mixture of black and red with a red metal guard that resembled a pair of wings, while the blade was colored gold. "This is one of my better works. It is named Kasaikori." He handed the sword to Kat, who held it tightly. The blade seemed to glow at her touch. "And she seems to accept you as her master."

"This is so cool!" she said, gazing at her reflection on the blade.

"Okay...why did you make it for her?" Takada asked warily as Kat admired her new weapon.

"She gave me the material, an exquisite horn to forge," Muramasa replied.

"A horn?" Jinx quirked an eyebrow. "What kind of horn?"

"Zhu's horn," Hikaru answered. Everyone turned to look at the humanized Beast Spirit. "A year ago, Zhu Paradox, the King of Hearts also known as the Zhuqiao Beast Spirit, came back with one of his horns gone. He didn't want to talk about it, but this answers that question." Hikaru grinned at Kat. "Lucky you."

"You're gonna teach me how to use it, right, Muramasa?" Kat asked.

Muramasa nodded, "Certainly."

"Okay…there is a lot that's happened here I didn't know before," Takada said, looking at the twins.

"We had our memories erased, Tiger-Boy," Kat reminded him. "How could we report it to you if we didn't even remember?"

"Okaasan said this," Leo quoted. "Memories are like a movie. Sometimes we misplace the reels." Everyone stared at him. "Okaasan told me that one. I can never figure out where she comes up with her advice but it's good."

"And confusing," Jinx added.

"Now, if you all are here, there has to be a reason," Muramasa gazed at the group of teens seriously. "What is it? I may be of assistance."

Takada was reluctant. This was an official mission from Smart Brain and no civilians were allowed. However, Kyo and Mahiro had come along and they weren't exactly what you could consider 'civilians'. And if this Muramasa guy was someone they knew, he could be anything but normal. Takada then explained to him their mission and Muramasa listened. He nodded. "I see."

"Muramasa-sama, can you help us?" Leo asked.

"Certainly," Muramasa smiled. "It's what old friends do for one another. I believe I have a technique that is perfect for you, Katherine." They walked outside and into a clearing. "Kyo, do you mind if I borrow Tenro?"

"Sure," said Kyo as he handed Muramasa his sword.

Muramasa held the sword. He smiled, "It seems Tenro has really grown attached to you, Kyo. You must be taking good care of him." The blade began to glow red. "I invoke the secrets of the Mumyo Jinpu… I call forth Suzaku!" said Muramasa as he slashed his blade upward. Out of the sword flew a powerful phoenix. It flew into the sky. "Now, Katherine, the Suzaku is one of the four divine techniques of the Mumyo Jinpu style. With this only being your first day back I'll give you some time to become readjusted to your surroundings. However, starting tomorrow, I will begin teaching you how to call forth the Suzaku. First some basic training. Leo, would you like to assist me?"

"Of course, Muramasa-sama," said Leo as he stepped forward.

"Okay, please fight your sister."

"Nani?" Leo gasped. "Demo…" Leo hesitated.

"What's the matter, otouto-chan?" Kat teased. "Scared?"

"It's not that…but…" Leo shook his head.

"Hey, just do it, OK?" Kat said, drawing out Kasaikori from the scabbard. She then tossed the scabbard aside and Hikaru caught it. She then held the blade in front of her, gripping the hilt tightly. The blade began to glow. "This is just practice."

"I just fear I may hurt you," Leo said while he gripped his bokken. He twisted it and the bokken made a clicking sound before he slid the hidden blade out from the hollow bokken. He handed the hollow scabbard to Jinx. "I've had Kazemaru since I can remember and have trained in the art of kendo."

"So? I've done pretty well with my Suzaku Arrow's blades even without any fancy training," Kat snorted. She grinned. "Come on…"

Leo sighed and took a stance, gripping Kazemaru before pulling his goggles over his eyes. "Very well." He then charged at her. He thrust his sword out at her and she dodged to the side before kneeing him in the stomach but he stopped it with his hand before swinging the blade. Kat leaned back and did a flip to gain some distance. Leo then glided towards her, swinging Kazemaru as she was forced to block with Kasaikori. Sparks flew off their swords as they swung and parried one another.

"They're both pretty good," Jinx admired.

"I guess," Kyo shrugged, "But Leo's been training in using his sword for a while now and Kat only fights by instinct."

"Skill VS Instinct," Hikaru nodded. "A tough match."

"They were chosen as Advent Knights not only because of their compatibility with the Category Aces, but also because of their inherent skills," Takada informed. "And Kat still has some tricks up her sleeves. Look."

Kat created a shield of ice to block Leo's slash before she leapt over him and then covered her sword with flames. It glowed and she swung it, sending a blade of fire at him. Leo sent a blast of wind to the ground before sending himself flying high into the air. The flame blade melted the ice shield on contact. Leo, in the air, summoned his electrical powers and surged them through his sword before sending bolts at his sister. She dodged each one before she sent ice spikes at him. He deflected them by using air-shields before he floated back down. The twins then charged at one another and their blades made contact. The blades grinded against one another as the twins pushed in opposite directions. Leo's emerald eyes crackled with electricity as Kat's eyes were ablaze.

"Enough!" Muramasa shouted. The two fighters stopped and looked at Muramasa. "An excellent job, you two. That is enough for today. I believe there is another reason that you came this far out into the country."

"Great," Kat grumbled. "In a skirt again." She was dressed in the girl's uniform, the one she had worn a year ago.

"Oh, the things Desmond would say if he could see you now" said Kyo with a smirk.

"Look at it as a trip down memory lane, only literally, onee-chan," he said to her, wearing the boy's uniform.

"We just graduated school and now we have to go back?" Kat whined. "No way!"

"It's part of the mission, Kat," Takada told her, dressed in a school uniform too. "Undercover and infiltration."

"Hai, hai," Kat just said dryly.

Jinx and Hikaru walked out from a room, dressed in the school uniforms and at that moment Leo just froze as his eyes fell upon his girlfriend. She was an object of beauty in the uniform as a tint of pink formed on his cheeks. Kat grinned and Takada rolled his eyes. He was so bitten by the love bug.

"How do we look?" Jinx asked. Her hair was down.

"Kawaii…" Leo breathed out but then closed his mouth with his hands suddenly, blushing like mad.

"I kinda like this. Going back to school sounds fun!" Hikaru giggled.

"Only for you, Tigress," Kat just muttered.

Kyo and Mahiro were also dressed in their old uniforms. "Jinx, Hikaru, there is something we need to warn you about," said Mahiro.

"Try three things," muttered Kyo. "You'll need to deal with a group called the Baka Trio."

"Who?" Hikaru asked, tilting her head to the side. Jinx's eyes narrowed. She'd had a few talks with Kat about the infamous Baka Trio.

"Just three idiotic perverts who don't seem to possess any morals or brains when it comes to dealing with women," Kat informed bluntly. "Aside from that they are pretty harmless."

"Well, I guess we better go say hi," said Kyo.

Soon they were back on the campus, watching the students go by around them. No one seemed to notice them. Not far away were three people sitting on a clock tower, looking through binoculars. They were Bacchi-Gu, an overweight young man with glasses, Ichiban-Boshi, a suave looking man with blonde hair, and Tenjin, a large man with a gentle heart. "I see them!" exclaimed Tenjin.

"Those new girls!" said Ichiban-Boshi, excited. He looked through the binoculars and looked at Kat. "Hey that girl looks familiar."

Bacchi-Gu then grabbed the binoculars. "He's right, she does look familiar."

"What are you three doing?" asked a voice from behind them. They turned to see a young man with messy brown hair and brown eyes.

"Yuusuke, those new exchange students are here," said Tenjin as he handed Yuusuke the binoculars.

Yuusuke's eyes widened when he saw Kyo. "It's Kyo!" exclaimed Yuusuke.

"NANI!?" yelled the Baka Trio in unison.

Kyo looked up and around after hearing the scream. "Guess they know I'm here," said Kyo with a smirk. "Let's go walk around campus. I'm sure we'll find a few old faces." They walked off. Leo then bumped into someone, knocking her over. Leo bent over and helped her up.

"Gomen na-" He then got a good look at the girl and stopped cold. She had long black hair and light black, almost gray eyes. Her name was Sanae.

Sanae looked at Leo and blushed slightly. She then ran off.

"Leo, what's wrong?" asked Jinx.

"That was…" Leo was too stunned to finish the sentence.

"Sanae," finished Kyo. Jinx looked at him. "Guess she hasn't regained her memories yet."

"Kyo-san!" exclaimed a voice as everyone turned to look. Running toward them was Yuusuke, a girl with brown hair and amber eyes; she was also holding a potted cactus, and a girl with long purple hair and amber eyes. She had the Baka Trio tied up and was dragging them along. Kat smiled as she saw their state. It reminded her of the good old days.

Leo also smiled in remembrance but frowned slightly after he had bumped into Sanae just moments ago. No matter how long it had been, he still had feelings for her even if he had only regained his memories in such a short time. Jinx noticed his sad expression and squeezed his hand reassuringly. He looked to Jinx who was smiling and he smiled back.

"Kyo!" Yuusuke called out.

"Hey, Yuusuke," Kyo smiled at his old friend. "It's been awhile."

"You jerk! Where have you been?" Yuusuke scowled.

"Oh, here and there," Kyo replied as Yuusuke growled before the other boy smiled.

"It's good to see you again, Kyo."

"Same here, Yuusuke."

Yuusuke's eyes fell upon Leo and Kat and widened considerably.

"Mahiro!" both Futaba, the purple haired girl, and Wakaba, the girl with brown hair, cried out. Mahiro smiled at the two girls.

"Hello again."

Yuusuke took out his wallet and removed a picture. He checked it and then looked at both Leo and Kat with wide eyes before checking again. He then gestured to Futaba. "Futaba-chan, it's them!"

Futaba quirked an eyebrow. "What are you-?" he shoved the photo in front of her and her eyes widened as she took a look at both Kat and Leo. She gasped.

"Otouto-chan, why are they looking at us?" Kat wondered.

"I think they finally recognize us, onee-chan," he replied.

Bacchi-Gu, Tenjin and Ichiban-Boshi slowly inched forward. They were on their backs and tied up. They looked up and tried to get an eyeful of the girls' panties. However, they were each met with a foot to the face, one from Kat, one from Futaba, and one from Kyo. "Hi, Kyo-san" said Bacchi-Gu.

"I missed this" said Kyo, nostalgically. His eyes then widened when he realized something. "Yuusuke, did you call Futaba, 'Futaba-chan'?" Yuusuke nodded. Kyo burst out laughing.

"And what's so funny?!" demanded Futaba.

"It's just… It's just that the last time I saw you, you couldn't stand Yuusuke" laughed Kyo.

"Hey! Yuusuke!" called someone new. Everyone turned to meet the newcomer. He was slightly taller than Kyo, about 6' 7". He had jet black hair and blue eyes. His face was very calming. Standing next to him was a young girl, about 16. She had short blonde hair and black eyes.

"Oh, Kyoshiro-san, Tokito-san," said Yuusuke. "I'd like you to meet some friends of ours."

"I would love to, but we gotta get to class. Unless you wanna hear one of Kyojiro-sensei's rants about peace and love."

"Good point," said Yuusuke. "C'mon guys, we better get going." Everyone left, headed toward class. Kyo was watching Kyoshiro. He gripped his hand until it made a fist.

"Kyo, what's wrong?" asked Mahiro.

"I don't know why, but I don't trust that Kyoshiro. Something about him just feels… wrong," said Kyo.

Kat's eyes narrowed at Kyo's words. She hadn't gotten any sort of weird vibes from Kyoshiro, but she was only made to detect Beast Spirits. Maybe Kyoshiro needed to be observed. Leo, on the other hand, was interested to get into class soon.

Yuusuke and the others were sitting in the classroom, while Leo and his group waited outside to be called in. The teacher, known as Kyojiro, was dressed like a hippy. His black hair was pulled back and his eyes were covered by sunglasses. He held a fan in his hand. "Now class, we have several new students joining us today. So without further adieu, let us welcome them." He looked over the names and let a small smile creep across his face when he saw two of the names. "Well, let me first call in Ryuki Leonard Narukawa, Neko Katherine Hasuma, Hikaru Jou, Kyo Kuromasa, Mahiro Orsono, Yoshiyuki Takada and Jennifer Wilcox." The teens entered. "Now, tell us about yourselves."

Leo smiled and bowed politely, "Hello, it's nice to meet you all. Please, call me Leo. I like to cook and practice Kendo."

"Call me Kat," Kat introduced herself. "Leo's my twin brother. Anyway, you better not mess with us!"

"Onee-chan…"

"Hi, I'm Hikaru!" Hikaru introduced herself. "I already like it here and hope we become good friends."

Jinx was introduced herself. Nobody seemed to notice her pink hair and eyes and for good reason. Jinx didn't want to attract too much unwanted attention, so she placed a glamour spell on herself to look 'normal'. Leo and the others saw her as she was but other saw a girl with black hair and tanned skin. She was still attractive, though. "Hi, I'm Jennifer. I come from America," she said in perfect Japanese.

"My name is Kyo Kuromasa; it's nice to meet all meet all of you. Please, call me Kyo." Kyo eyed the teacher and gritted his teeth. He had to restrain himself. He was undercover and trying to cut his teacher's head off would surely blow said cover.

Mahiro bowed to the class. "My name is Mahiro Orsono. You can all call me Mahiro." She eyed the teacher and gulped.

Takada was the last to introduce himself and the girls had hearts in them like when they looked at Leo. "Hey, just call me Takada."

"Well, it's a good thing we have extra seats," the teacher said. "Take any seat you want, ok?"

"Hai, sensei," Leo nodded. Everyone went and took their seats.

Kyo walked past Kyojiro and said, "You go anywhere near Mahiro and I'll make sure you stay dead… Chinmei."

"Oh, Kyo… always with the temper, you gotta remember peace and love!"

Kyo sat at his desk. He had a strange feeling and looked underneath the desk. He pulled out a letter. It said "Meet me after school. I'll be waiting in the clearing. Oh, and be sure to bring your sword…" 'Great, my first day back and I've already got a challenge…' thought Kyo. He eyed the teacher, Kyojiro… No, Chinmei. Only Kyo and Mahiro knew who he truly was, a warrior of the Mibu, one of the most powerful, and he was supposed to be dead…

Leo and Kat looked around to see many familiar faces. Kat was grinning at future punishments she would bring upon the heads of the Baka Trio. She could ask Hikaru the Tiger Beast Spirit to help her out as well. 'Oh…that was so much fun back then. Those idiots are gonna be so much fun to mess around with again.'

Leo was thinking of rekindling the friendship he'd shared with the old gang. Also, he was thinking about Sanae. He may be dating Jinx right now, but he still held fond feelings for Sanae. As far as he could remember, she'd been his first real girlfriend. 'It's a good thing she doesn't remember,' Leo thought. 'It spares her the pain…but what about my pain?'

Takada's mind was only on the mission as he sat at his desk. The Baihu Beast Spirit was in this school, under the guise of a human and assuming a false identity. But who could it be? Could it be a student like Hikaru or a teacher like King had been. The cell phones could only detect them in their true forms so he had to wait until the King of Diamonds revealed itself to them and then they would defeat it and seal it. 'It's here…and I will find it.'

Jinx was thinking about the school in general. Maybe she could get to know more about Leo's past in this place, including his past with Sanae. She loved Leo and her selfish side wanted to keep him as hers. She cast Leo a look and when he looked back at her she winked. Leo blushed a bit and turned back to the lesson while Jinx silently giggled. It was so much fun to tease him. Kat had also told them that they had hot springs here in the school. She began a plan to have some fun with Leo. 'Wonder if I should wear a bikini there or go in the nude?'

Hikaru had graduated Murakami, but going on a mission and undercover in another school was so much fun! She got to experience school all over again. The exuberant Tiger Beast Spirit had taken Desmond's place in this mission due to the Black Knight of Genbu's medical condition. His cancer wasn't getting any better and so he needed to rest at home with Raven, Walter and Shima looking after him. His buckle and cards had also been hidden so he wouldn't be tempted to transform again. Hikaru loved Desmond like a brother. Like Setsuna, she regarded the Knight as family, like how she regarded Hotaru Tomoe, her little imouto-chan…'I gotta study and learn more too. School is so interesting. Too bad Shima and Daichi look too old.' All the Royal Beast Spirits had assumed human forms that matched their personalities and Hikaru had been the most immature of them, so she looked like a teenage girl.

Soon classes ended and the students went about the rest of their day. While on their way out, Takada bumped into a man walking into the room. He had white hair with some black in it and wore glasses. His skin was tanned and he had a goatee. Also, he wore a yellow blazer with a black turtle neck and brown slacks. He looked at Takada. "Sorry," said Takada.

"Not a problem, young man," said the man. Takada then left to catch up with his group. 'Damn, the Knights are here! This can't be good. If they found me then he could…'

"Something on your mind, Kanai-kun?" asked Kyojiro with a smirk.

"Just because your Master and Qinglong were allies does not give you the right to act in such a friendly manner, Chinmei," said Kanai harshly.

"Oh, Baihu, you should be more relaxed. Peace and love make the world go round," said the hippie teacher. "Besides… that fool Nobunaga was just a pawn in our master plan."

"Really?" questioned the disguised Beast Spirit. "And tell me, what exactly is this 'master plan' of yours?"

"All in good time, Kanai-kun. All in good time…"

Kyo had pulled his group aside to tell them about a little problem they had. "What's wrong, Kyo?" asked Hikaru.

"The Mibu are here," answered Kyo. They stood in a clearing where Kyo was to meet his opponent. Everyone except for Mahiro looked shocked. "His name's Chinmei and he is supposed to be dead."

"How do you know that?" asked Takada.

"Because I cut him and half and knocked him off a cliff," said Kyo, anger in his voice.

"An interesting story… Demon Child," said a mysterious voice. Everyone turned to see a man clad in a black robe, his face covered by a hood. In his hand he held a typical katana, except it was completely black. "Your friends may want to leave… the school is about to have quite the roach problem." As if on cue a large buzzing sound filled the air, and a large group of Albino Roaches were headed straight toward the school.

"Takada-san!" Leo alerted his fellow Knight.

"Right," Takada nodded, "Let's go."

"Red Eyes, you can handle this guy, right?" Kat asked.

"Just give me 10…no, 5 minutes and I'll join up with you guys," Kyo said as he trained his eyes on the newcomer whilst removing his glasses. Kat didn't look convinced but right now she had to take care of the Albino Roaches.

"I'll stay with Kyo," Mahiro said.

"Alright," Takada nodded. "Let's go!"

"I'm coming with you!" Jinx shouted out as she ran after the Knights and Hikaru. Kyo unsheathed Tenro and then faced his opponent.

Students ran in panic, screaming in terror as the Albino Roaches crashed right through the windows. They ran out of their classes as the monstrous insects began attacking anyone and everyone they could get their hands on. A male student was surrounded by several of them when they were suddenly frozen solid. Someone smashed the frozen Roaches to pieces and extended a hand, grabbing the panicking student by his shirt and telling him, "Run!" He didn't need anymore persuading as he ran as fast as he could. Kat then faced a few Albino Roaches that were staring her down, their claws ready to tear her apart. She simply flipped her hair back and called, "Henshin!" She slashed her card through her belt and charged at them.

"CHANGE SUZAKU!"

The Advent Knight of Suzaku slashed at them with her Suzaku Arrow, instantly killing them and also punched and kicked at them.

Yuusuke and Futaba were running down a corridor as half a dozen Albino Roaches were chasing after them. Futaba stumbled on her heels and fell. Yuusuke went to help her up.

"Futaba-chan! Get up!" Yuusuke insisted.

"Yuusuke, it hurts!" she cried. She had sprained her ankle in the fall. The Albino Roaches began to close in on the couple and they both held each other. At least they would die together.

Not today…

"FUUJIN!" Gale force winds suddenly blasted the Albino Roaches away from the couple. The bewildered teens looked around in confusion and relief as to who or what had saved them. They saw Leo, the new kid, running towards them.

"Daijoubu desu ka?" he asked them.

"What's going on?" Futaba asked, shakily.

"No time to explain," Leo told them as the Albino Roaches recovered and stalked towards them. "Go, run."

"But what about you?" Yuusuke asked.

"I'll be fine. Now, nigette!" Hayaku!" Leo insisted as he stood to combat the Albino Roaches.

"Futaba hurt her ankle!" Yuusuke informed and Leo just growled in agitation.

"Then stay behind me," Leo said as he reached for something in his pocket.

"What can you do?" Futaba asked skeptically but then her and Yuusuke's eyes widened as they saw a belt wrap around his waist. Leo then slid the Ace of Spades into his belt.

"Henshin!" Leo called, flipping the panel over.

"CHANGE SEIRYU!"

He ran through the energy field only to come out clad in armor. Futaba gasped in shock while something in Yuusuke's mind began to stir.

'This…I've seen it before,' Yuusuke thought as Leo, now Advent Knight Draco, drew his sword and slashed at the Albino Roaches. He was giving the couple time to run.

The Baka Trio were huddled in a corner as the Albino Roaches were coming closer.

"Waah!" cried Bacchi-Gu. "I'm gonna die a virgin!"

"I never even got to meet my dream girl!" cried out Ichiban-Boshi.

"Waaaaahhhh! My imouto-chan!" Tenjin bawled.

Takada saw the scene and ran into the class, shouting out, "Henshin!"

"CHANGE BYAKKO!"

Advent Knight Pluto aimed his gun and shot at the Albino Roaches, drawing their attention away from the Baka Trio. "Come on, come and get me you ugly bugs!" Pluto tempted and the Albino Roaches went to attack the white Knight. The Baka trio just sat where they were, watching this. It was both frightening and exciting, but in the back of their minds, this just seemed so familiar.

Sanae couldn't run any longer as she panted. Wakaba was with her.

"Sanae-chan!" Wakaba yelled, "Come on!" she insisted.

"I…can't," Sanae panted, sweating. Her stamina still hadn't become any better.

"Those…things are coming!" Wakaba grabbed Sanae's arm and dragged her along, only for their path to be blocked by more Albino Roaches. Wakaba cringed as she stood protectively in front of her friend in an attempt to shield her.

Suddenly, an orange and black blur rushed past them and attacked the Albino Roaches ferociously, killing them as they were being torn apart. Then, a pink beam of energy flew past the two girls and slammed into the Albino Roaches that had been following them, causing them to explode. Finally, a volley of arrows came flying by and pierced through some more of those monsters, killing them.

When Wakaba saw the tiger-like creature, she nearly screamed but then they heard someone say, "Don't worry, we're here to help you." They turned to a girl with pale skin, wearing a dark dress and had her pink hair up in horn-like pigtails.

"What's…going on?" Sanae asked, close to tears. Jinx looked down on the scared girl. Even though she was Leo's ex, she had to help her.

"We don't have time to explain now, but you gotta trust us," Jinx told them and then spoke to the Tiger Beast Spirit, "Tiger, can you make a path for us?"

The tiger-like creature spoke in a female voice as she brandished her claws, "Sure."

"Thanks," Jinx nodded. "Now, come on you two!"

Meanwhile, Kanai was hiding under a table in the teacher's office. "Oh…no…They're here for me," he spoke to himself in fear. "I can't get sealed, not now!" The Albino Roaches came into the office and Kanai gritted his teeth, "Looks like I'm going to have to fight!" He rolled out from under his table as it got smashed by the Albino Roaches. He got ready to change when…

"RAIJIN!"

Lightning bolts struck the Albino Roaches, effectively killing them as they turned to dust. Kanai looked up to see Draco with his hand outstretched. The Knight of Seiryu ran towards Kanai. "Sensei, daijoubu?" he asked. Kanai played along and nodded. "Sensei, it's not safe here. You better get out of here."

"Thank you," Kanai said gratefully before he ran out of the office. He couldn't believe his good luck. He had just been saved by one of the people trying to seal him. Well, he wasn't about to look his gift horse in the mouth. Especially not with HIM on the lookout for him.

Draco watched the faculty member run from the scene of the battle. He took only a moment to catch his breath before more screams could be heard outside. That was all the incentive he needed before charging off in the same direction.

Elsewhere, Kyojiro was surrounded by Albino Roaches. "Well, there surely are a lot of you…" He readied his fan, as if it were a weapon. He began waving it around, sending arcs of energy at the Roaches. "It's the Happy Come Come Bullet!" The blades cut through the Roaches, decimating them.

Kyo and his mysterious opponent faced each other, waiting to see who would make the first move. Kyo decided it would be him. Kyo charged at his opponent. He slashed his blade and the person countered. They swung at each other then blocked accordingly. "Just who the hell are you?" asked Kyo as he slashed. The person jumped back.

"A Red Cross Knight!" The Knight then did something unexpected. He slashed his blade, "Mizuchi!" A powerful Mizuchi sped at Kyo.

Kyo didn't have time to act shocked as the powerful attack sped toward him. "Mizuchi!" Kyo countered with his own Mizuchi. The two attacks collided and canceled each other out. The Knight charged at Kyo and vanished from view. "Where'd he go…?" said Kyo, trying to figure out his opponent's next move.

The Red Cross Knight appeared behind him. "Mizuchi!" Kyo was hit, hard, by the powerful attack. He was sent flying. Kyo got up and readied himself. "Is that the best you've got… little brother?"

"Nani?!" yelled Kyo.

"What, Nozomu never told you?" the Knight charged at Kyo and slashed. Kyo blocked. "He was my father as well." He kicked Kyo back. "My mother was Shihoudou. And then he left us for your human filth of a mother." Kyo roared and slashed at the Knight. He blocked but was being knocked back from Kyo's relentless attacks.

"Don't you dare talk about her!" yelled Kyo. The Knight kicked him backward.

"You should have seen her beg when I killed her," said the Knight.

"What are you talking about?!" yelled Kyo as he slashed again.

His opponent dodged. "I was the one in charge of killing your family!"

Kyo's eyes flashed. He had had enough of this. "Shishin Douji Hatsudou!" Kyo summoned his four most powerful attacks: Suzaku, the great red phoenix, Seiryu, the legendary azure dragon, Byakko, the mighty white tiger, and Genbu, the powerful black tortoise entwined in serpents. His opponent merely watched in amusement.

"Pathetic…" the Knight's blade began to glow with dark energy. "I invoke the dark secrets of the Mumyo Jinpu… San Suzaku!" The Knight charged at Kyo but was soon replaced by three pitch black versions of the Suzaku. Two of them destroyed Kyo's attack. The third slashed right past Kyo, knocking him into the air. The Suzaku turned around and plowed Kyo into the ground.

"Kyo!" cried Mahiro.

The Knight landed away from the crater. A man with has short snow-white hair appeared next to him. He had two different colored eyes (one blue and one red), and wore a futuristic caped uniform with a dark purple bandanna covering the lower part of his face. "What do you want, Migeira?"

"Your fight is over. We must regroup with the others," said Migeira.

Kyo stood up and wiped the blood from his mouth.

"I'm not done with you yet!" yelled Kyo. He charged at his opponent. Migeira lifted his right arm, revealing a large five-barreled gun in its place.

"Soul Shot!" A ray of white light shot from Migeira's gun and hit Kyo in his shoulder, creating a gaping hole as it blasted through him. Kyo fell back towards the ground. The Knight then vanished. Migeira walked towards Kyo but Mahiro got in his way, arms spread out defensively.

"You're not getting any closer!" said Mahiro. Migeira pulled a vile out of his cloak and handed it to her.

"Give this to him; it will speed up the healing process. Unlike the others, I have no interest in attacking a weakened opponent…"

"Then why did you attack Kyo!?" yelled Mahiro.

"Because if I didn't step in, my colleague would have killed him…" Migeira then turned and vanished.

Mahiro kneeled by Kyo. She opened up the vial and poured it onto the wound, praying that it would work.

"VINE!" Mimic's scanner cried as she slashed the card through her bow.

The image of the card was absorbed into her before she threw her bow forward. Instead of letting go of the handle, a large and thick vine extended from the end and wrapped around a large group of Albino Roaches. Making sure that the plant material was holding the Albino Roaches tightly, she lunged forward and slashed them all, causing them to dissolve into nothingness.

Checking her surroundings, she spotted some Albino Roaches heading off in a different direction. She moved to follow them before another scream echoed through the air. It only gave the female Advent Knight even more incentive to run faster.

Mimic dashed around several corners before she saw a swarm of Albino Roaches going for Jinx, Hikaru, and two girls Mimic recognized as Sanae and Wakabe. The hex witch and Tiger Beast Spirit were slowly getting overwhelmed as they tried to protect the two civilians. Acting quickly, Mimic reached to her holster for another card. She hadn't had the opportunity to use this one before. Category Jack of Hearts: Fusion Wolf. If there was a time to use it, then it was now. She removed the scanner from her Suzaku Arrow and attached it to her belt. Steeling herself, she slashed the card through her buckle.

"FUSION WOLF!"

Mimic's transformation was much different from expected. Instead of a golden projection of her card engulfing her, the image of the Wolf Beast Spirit superimposed itself onto her body before her armor changed.

She had changed into a more feminine version of the Wolf Beast Spirit, the Jack of Hearts, and was snarling through her teeth. She then lunged at the Albino Roaches and slashed them apart with her claws.

The Tiger Beast Spirit tensed up along with Jinx and Sanae, but when they saw the belt around the female Wolf Beast Spirit's waist, they knew who it was.

Growling, Wolf Mimic told them, "I need you to take both these girls outside. I'm gonna rejoin the others." She then leapt out of the window.

"Was that really Mimic?" Jinx asked and Hikaru could only nod.

"FUSION JACK!"

"FUSION JACK!"

Draco and Pluto had just activated their Category Jack cards. The two of them were now outside of the school and the students and teachers who stayed behind watched as the two Knights dealt with the remaining Albino Roaches.

When Wolf Mimic arrived to the scene, jumping out of window as she killed an Albino Roach, Draco looked shocked at her appearance but Pluto offhandedly commented, "That's her mimicking powers you're looking at," before they all three faced the horde.

Wolf Mimic was the first to attack, pouncing and then tearing the Albino Roaches to shreds with her razor sharp claws. She let out a howl as they were being dismembered and decapitated by her own hands. She also used her fire and ice powers to freeze and burn them with her claws. The burnt ones were incinerated into ash and the frozen ones shattered to pieces.

"SLASH! THUNDER! MACH!" Draco sword announced as he slashed the three cards through, "SLASH SONIC!" His wings spread out and took him to the air before he dove down and slashed the Albino Roaches to pieces with his electrified sword.

"RAPID! BULLET! FIRE!" Pluto gun announced as he swiped the three cards through, "BURNING SHOT!" his six peacock tail-like wings took him to the air and he stayed there before aiming and firing a rapid volley of fireballs from his gun, causing them to explode when they impacted against the Albino Roaches.

The ones remaining, a small margin of them, then decided to make their escape. They beat their wings and flew off.

"No way!" Wolf Mimic shouted, "No escape for you!" She then concentrated all her fire powers and her body ignited with an intense flame. She then sent a powerful stream of fire at the retreating Albino Roaches.

"RAIJIN!" Draco called and lightning struck from the heaves to crash into the escaping swarm of Albino Roaches, vaporizing them until nothing was left.

Everyone who was watching this stood stunned before they began applauding and cheering for them.

Wolf Mimic slashed through her Category Ace, "CHANGE SUZAKU!" to once again assume her Advent Knight form.

"Let's go," she commanded as they all left the scene.

"Who made her boss?" Pluto commented as he spread his wings.

Draco chuckled before spreading out his own wings and grabbing his sister before the three Knights flew off before the students could swarm them and ask for questions.

Futaba and Yuusuke were among the students who'd seen this and well…this was starting to make their memories stir.

ZK Chromedragozoid: OK, I think we can call this chapter finished. What did you guys think? Anyway, here's a preview for the next chap. Also, I would like to thakn Shadow Element 13 and Ten Faced Paladin bcoz I wouldn't have been able to finish this chap without them.

Yuusuke and Futaba has just regained their memories and are going to talk to the Knights again. Meanwhile, Leo is planning on going to have a picnic with Jinx but gets a surprise when he sees her kissing Kid Flash. He runs away and meets with Sanae. Another Trial attacks and Leo transforms to Draco King Form to beat it…but something goes wrong…

Episode 10: Berserker