Yuzu: Wow. We're finally back!
Chizuru: I guess so. I'm honestly surprised
Karin: Don't be. There's no way this gem will get cancelled
Chizuru: Don't raise any flags
Konoka: Konsu does not own the characters of Negima or Bleach or any of the special guest that appear this chapter
(Chao appears in a blink surprising everyone)
Chao: Bet you don't know who they are
(Urahara walks pass Chao waving his fan with a smile)
Urahara: Let the story resume
Negi (13) was stressed. School was right around the corner and he had yet to plan for the upcoming term. All his time was spent trying to reveal magic to the world in a way that would be beneficial to everyone, especially those of Mundus Magicus, a way where conflict would not rise and cause war, a way to save everyone. However, there have been serious resistance to his plans. He truly had no idea there were so many people knowledgeable about magic and how many did not want magic public knowledge. Why couldn't any of them see he was doing this for everyone? Especially for his troublesome student from the future, Chao Lingshen.
"Chao-san. This is quite difficult." Mumbled Negi. "But I'm moving forward. Don't worry, things will turn out alright."
Negi truly believed these words, even as he placed a letter addressed from a Moon Princess on his desk. It was the fifth letter from the Moon Princess, pleading with him to stop with his plans, explaining that he was making a mistake. Negi didn't believe so and no person claiming to be a princess from the moon was going to make him believe differently. Unfortunately, whoever this person was, she knew him pretty damn well to guess what he what he thought about her and knew he would not listen to her words. Which is why she said she would be meeting him today at four and that was only an hour away.
"I'm surrounded by pushy women."
The door to Negi's office opened and Asuna (18), one of his ministra, and unofficial guardian walked in the room. The woman groaned at the sight that greeted her. There were junk food scattered across the office, empty soda bottles on the ground, and to make matters worse, Negi smelled as if he hadn't taken a bath in months, and knowing him it was probably the case.
"You stink!" She snapped and Negi flinched.
The boy knew what was coming and before he could make a run for it, a shiver crawled down his spine. There was someone behind him, someone frightening, and the insane giggle did not make the person any less terrifying. Long slender arms grabbed him from behind and pulled him close, smashing his back against what he knew was not two fluffy pillows.
"Negi-sensei," Cooed the woman. "It's time for a bath. Don't worry, I'll make sure to clean every inch of you."
The terror squeezing his heart intensified by ten folds and he wanted nothing more than to scream, and he would have to if the woman, this terrifying creature had not blew in his ear, knocking him into a daze. On the other side of the desk, Asuna pinched her nose and sighed loudly.
"I don't even know how you manage that, but stop showing up like that you'll have Kaede on your ass again, Ayaka."
Giving Asuna a wide grin, Ayaka adjusted Negi so she was carrying him bridal style.
"I simply walked in the room behind you Asuna-san. Really. You need to be more aware. And as for Kaede-san you can tell her to get the kunai out her ass," Ayaka flicked her hair back and made her way around the desk, heading for the door. "Now if you excuse me there's a hot bath waiting for me in my room." Not even two steps towards the door, Asuna stopped Ayaka with a calming hand on her shoulder. The woman was smiling brightly, but to Ayaka she could feel the maliciousness in the air.
"Give me Negi and take the bath alone, Shotacon."
Taking the insult in stride, Ayaka turned to Asuna and smiled.
"Okay."
That was too easy, far too easy. Usually, Ayaka would put up a fight, bitch and whine about Negi until someone (Asuna) forcefully shut her up. However, there was no fight this time, there wasn't even a hint of resistance. Something was definitely up. Before she could call Ayaka out on it, she handed her Negi and briskly left the room without another word. The stink that was Negi was enough to draw her attention from Ayaka and to the boy. Face scrunched up at the intense smell, Asuna hurried to the baths to clean the disgusting child.
While Asuna gave Negi his weekly bath, Ayaka stood outside the school staring off with a blonde haired girl with two buns in her hair, and said girl was flanked by two older beautiful women, one who was fairly masculine, the other could possibly pass as a princess. However, Ayaka knew which of three the Princess was, the two older girls were far too close and imposing to be anything more than grunts. However, to be polite Ayaka would simply refer to them as Bodyguards.
"And you must be the Moon Princess. I'm Ayaka Yukihiro, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Princess-sama and Bodyguards-san."
The Moon Princess (19) narrowed her blue eyes at Ayaka. She didn't like this woman at all, she reeked of darkness.
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"Sounds like you're having fun Secchan." Konoka Konoe (17) giggled into her cell as she walked around her room in her underwear. Well. It was her room and Setsuna's, but her room nonetheless.
"Fun? No, not at all Ojou-sama. This kid is driving me insane!"
A frown married Konoka's face at the title Setsuna called her. How many times did she have to tell her to stop calling her Konoka-sama? Honestly, she loves Setsuna, but she really knows how to irritate her.
"Secchan." Warned Konoka.
Even though they were not face to face, Setsuna could picture Konoka's glaring face perfectly in her mind's eye and she chuckled. She already knew what had upset her lady, she really did, but it was hard to break old habits. She loves her Konoka dearly, and despite her other's best wishes, she still thought of her as her Princess, something that would never change.
"Sorry Konoka," Konoka smiled as she slipped into her pants. "But as I was sayin' she's driving me insane. She never stops! At this rate she'll exhaust me more than you ever could!"
At this, Konoka paused and raised an eyebrow. Sure Secchan did not imply what she thought?
"Wait! That came out wrong!"
Of course she didn't, but that didn't stop Konoka from hanging up in Setsuna's face and continuing her day without answering any of her love's calls or text messages.
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"What's wrong Big Sister?" Sneered Karin mockingly. The girl twirled her black practice sword around her wrist in anticipation, knowing a battle was about to brew. She's been training with Setsuna and Master Aoyama for a couple of months now. She knew how much this Konoka Konoe meant to Setsuna, and knew by pushing the right buttons she could get her to fight. It was a never ending cycle. "Did your wifey hang up on you?" Setsuna glanced away from the phone to glare at Karin. "Sorry that she's such a bitch." That did it and before Setsuna realized what was happening, she was in Karin's guard kicking her in the chest sending her crashing across the ground and into the forest behind her.
Although her lessons with Master Aoyama were few, she learned a lot from simply observing. The woman refused to teach her techniques, focusing everything on the basics. Honestly, she hated it, but who was she to complain. The woman chose her over thirty others for personal training, she was giving her power, the power to stand beside her brother in battle and protect her sister and father. However, her observation skills were far from adequate to duplicate the techniques her master and Setsuna used. The best she could do were bastardized versions of them and honestly they were crap. Then there was her experience. She had none. To fix this, she requested battles with Master Aoyama, but the woman refused to spar, explaining her skills were far too low to learn from a spar with her.
Always the keen one, Karin knew what her master said was true. She could learn nothing from her, but what if she could learn something from battling Setsuna, and that something was experience. Sure Setsuna was far stronger than her, something she knew firsthand from their first battle. Since then however, Setsuna refused to fight, using the same reasoning as Master Aoyama, Karin wouldn't hear of it however and always challenged her to no avail. Under normal circumstances Setsuna would never spar, but that was only under normal circumstances.
"Damn," Karin picked herself off the ground and stared at her left arm, it was bent in an awkward angle. "It's broken." She deadpanned. Despite her nonchalant attitude, Karin was pale and had broken out into a cold sweat. This was new to her. Pain wasn't new, but this level of it was something else and staring at the broken limb made her sick to her stomach. For a moment the world around her darken. She was going to pass out from shock. A twig snapping snapped Karin back into the world of the living and she gripped the hilt of her practice sword tightly.
"I apologize for attacking you like that Karin-san," said Setsuna. The kenshi stopped when she noticed Karin's broken arm and she grimaced. "We should get that looked at. Come on." Setsuna turned to leave and made her way back towards camp. She stopped however when she felt Karin not following and she sighed. The girl truly was exhausting. Taking a glance at the child, she noticed energy rising from her body in waves. The girl's face was perfectly blank, but her eyes were like a raging inferno. Such passionate eyes, yes. This was the reason why she had yet to return to her Konoka. This wasn't just a favor for her master, no, this was a personal reason.
Setsuna truly wanted to see this girl grow. She had the potential and Setsuna had every intention of utilizing it and making Karin into a powerful Kenshi. Hmm, she wondered if this is how her master felt when it came to the girl.
A slit formed in Karin's eyes and she charged Setsuna, energy crackling from the blade like lightning, and with a roar she swung her sword, attacking her senior with all her might.
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A few days later in Karakura Town, something strange was happening, something stranger than usual. There was sightings of a beautiful woman with the strangest ears anyone has ever seen accompanied by a floating doll carrying groceries. The news even reached the one and only, Kisuke Urahara. The Friendly Candy Shop Owner made his way through town, heading where he sensed an abnormal energy. By his side was his once lieutenant, Hiyori Sarugaki. The girl was obviously displeased with the situation, but he was fine with that. Causing the people he cared about displeasure was a personal pleasure of his. He could practically feel Hiyori's annoyance and although he was not facing her, he could almost see the irritated tick in her eye and her gritted teeth.
"Ah. Looks like we arrived." Said Urahara. Losing the tick in her eye, and returning from her fantasies of finally killing Urahara, Hiyrori found they arrived in a certain neighborhood, right next to a certain house belonging to a certain orange-haired idiot and his family. Taking a glance at Urahara, she found the man was grinning, clearly amused about something, and it didn't take her long to figure out why.
"Wow. To think the object of the town's gossip would move next to the Kurosakis'. Is it a coincidence or is it fate?" Hiyori stared at Urahara, the tick in her eye back. Seeing the look, Urahara held up his hands in surrender and made his way to the Kurosaki Household with Hiyori following faithfully behind. Ten feet to the door, a shout is heard followed by another and another, and a few more after that.
"DAD DON'T STICK YOUR FINGER IN THE BATTER!"
"BUT DADDY'S HUNGRY YUZU!"
"PLEASE WAIT UNTIL IT'S DONE!"
"BUT I CAAAAN'T!"
"NOT THE GUMDROP BUTTONS!
"WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH GUMDROPS?"
"YOU MONSTER! GET OUT MY KITCHEN!"
The two flinch hearing crashes and bangs, and moments later Isshin is seen walking out the house with multiple bumps on his head. The man sighed as he sat on the steps and his sigh grew when he saw Urahara, not even acknowledging Hiyori.
"First Yuzu kicks me around and now the Incarnation of Chaos and Misery is at my door. What have I done to deserve this?" He groaned.
Fed up with Urahara and being ignored by this new guy, Hiyori snapped.
"Shut up Baldy!" She pointed at Isshin and then glared at Urahara. "I'm goin' home and don't you dare call me for something stupid again!"
Loud footsteps are heard from the house and the door slings up revealing a flour covered Yuzu. The girl's face was flushed as she looked around. For a moment she overlooked Urahara and Hiyroi. The two were blurs in her eyes so they blended in with the area. However, after a minute she found them and focused on the smaller blur.
"Yep," Yuzu smiled brightly. "The day keeps getting better. First we get new neighbors and there's a girl here. Hey. Whoever you are, do you want to help me bake this cake for our new neighbors? They're quite amusing," Babbled Yuzu and she grabbed what she believed was Hiyori's arm which was in fact her head. The moment she came in contact with her however, Yuzu was no longer seeing a blur but Hiyori as a whole. In fact, she could now see Urahara and she gasped. "Ah. The Suspicious Candy Shop Owner! You're a spirit!" A smile graced Urahara face and Isshin groaned. Things could not get any worse.
"Hey," A chilling voice called out from the house over. "Mind keeping it down I'm trying to sleep."
Urahara, Hiyori, and the Kurosakis' turn to the owner of the voice and found it belonged to a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. The woman, Yukihime, stared at the group frowning. These four, they were far from normal. The man wearing the hat and clogs and the girl with the fang, they were obviously spirits, from the feel of them they had to be Shinigami. The man with the exhausted look in his eyes was the same as the previous two, but his true form was hidden within a false body, and like the hat and clogs man there was a dangerous glint in his eyes as he gazed fearlessly into hers. Putting those three aside, the young girl interested her the most. There was a familiar something about her, something so familiar she had to grin.
"I didn't think I would meet interesting beings in this town," Yukihime's grin darkened at the slight narrowing in Urahara's and Isshin's eyes. "My name is Yukihime. I moved here from Mahora Academy," Urahara's eyes narrowed further at this. Yes, he knew all about Mahora Academy and what kind of humans resided there. In fact, he paid the academy a visit once a little over ten years ago and imagine his surprise when he found there on the night of a full moon.
"Right. I'm Isshin Kurosaki and this darling girl is my daughter, Yuzu." Isshin placed his hand on Yuzu's head and rubbed her head affectionately. "We welcome you to the neighborhood."
Staring between the adults, Yuzu huffed and placed her hands on her hips. It was time to take charge.
"Yukihime-san," The woman glanced at Yuzu. "How would you like to join us for tea and dinner? You're welcome to join us as well Suspicious Candy Shop Owner and Spirit Girl."
The tick in Hiyori's eye grew worse and she exploded.
"The name is Hiyori Sarugaki you brat!"
Yusu responded without missing a beat.
"Okay Monkey-san."
The tick grew worse and before Hiyori could attempt to rip the innocently smiling Yuzu apart, Urahara grabbed her by the collar and made his leave.
"Sorry Kurosaki-chan, but we'll have to decline," Urahara smiled and took one final glance at Yukihime. For a brief moment, a powerful pressure fell on Yukihime. It was powerful, powerful enough to cause her legs to tremble. However, it was nothing new to her, she felt this pressure many times in her long life and like every time she felt such a threatening pressure, she welcomed it with a daring smile.
High above, away from the action floated Chao Lingshen (26). The woman sat in the air watching everything unfold with a critical eye. The woman frowned feeling something building above her head and in a blink she was gone. Down below, Yuzu glanced away from the sky and made her way inside with her father and Yukihime following after her. The moment they were inside, Chao reappeared and landed on Yukihime's roof. Annoyed, yet pleased at Yuzu's reaction, Chao smiled.
"That's Yuzu-san for you alright. Drop sky first, ask questions never. Stupid Violent Drunk."
Done with checking on Yuzu, Chao turned in the direction of the mountains where Karin Kurosaki, Setsuna Sakurazaki, and Motoko Aoyama were at. Deciding that was her next destination, Chao levitated in the air and too off, vanishing in a blink as the sky once again trembled.
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"Come on now Leader. You don't know the brat. Hell, I don't even know her. I only knew her brother and I wouldn't even say I knew him. It was more like 'Hey Kurosaki, is my Orihime around so I can grope her?' kind of thing. Look, I'll try talking to her again, but I'll doubt it'll show any results. The kid is stubborn like her brother. Besides, there's something you should be aware of."
Closing the blinds in her hotel room, Chizuru walked over to the table where four pictures were placed. In those pictures were four different individuals who were similar in nature. The first was Yuzu Kurosaki, the second was Orihime Inoue, the third was Negi Springfield, and the last was Evangeline McDowell. She picked up Evangeline's picture and whispered into her Bluetooth, paying no mind to the black cat watching her intently from the bed.
"The Apostle of Darkness, The Ice Queen Evangeline A.K. McDowell is in Karakura."
Silence followed, a disturbing silence, one Chizuru did not like at all. When the Leader was silent, trouble usually awakened with a roar. Oh how she hopes it didn't involve her getting hurt.
"Red Princess," Chiruzu flinched at the title. Nothing good ever came when the Leader called her that. "You have new orders. The first is to battle Evangeline McDowell, and then Karin Kurosaki. Assess both their battle powers and then report back to me."
Yep, Chizuru knew she was in for a world of hurt and she didn't like it.
"Hold on Lair! There's no way in hell I'll survive a battle with a Queen, especially Evangeline McDowell! Are you trying to get me killed? And why Karin Kurosaki and not Yuzu?"
When Lair responded, the woman's voice was chilling, yet controlled.
"You will battle Evangeline because I ordered you to," The room suddenly became dark and Chizuru turned to the window to see storm clouds gathering outside. "This fear you have over Queens and Kings will be the death of you, Honsho. This is the reason why you will never grow beyond a Princess. You're view on the world is narrow and you are weak. This is why the Middle Kurosaki Child defeated you," Rain suddenly poured from the sky. It was sudden, too sudden to be natural. "However, since your will is weak. I will simply send you off to fight the Younger Kurosaki and assess her powers. If you cannot do this, then I have no need of you and I will expel you from the Dark Saints."
For a moment the rain outside halted and during that moment, Chizuru saw it. The water drops, they formed into a dragon and it leered at her menacingly. It was going to devour her. However, it was only there for a moment and the halted rain, poured down on the Earth once more. From her position on the bed, Yoruichi, stared at her daughter. Her baby girl, she was pale and had broken out into a cold sweat. She was terrified. The girl's spiritual pressure was fluctuating in her fear. Yoruichi wanted nothing more than to comfort her daughter and destroy what was making her feel this way. She couldn't however. Whatever trouble Chizuru had gotten into, she would have to deal with it herself. This did not mean she would allow her daughter to die. She be damned if she allowed her to die.
"I-I understand, Leader-sama," Mumbled Chizuru. "I'll follow my orders," Chizuru swallowed the growing lump in her throat and harden her heart. She knew what it meant to be expelled from the Dark Saints. It's not as simple as being killed. It never is. When you are expelled from the Dark Saints, you are devoured by the Abyssal Dragon and held within its stomach for months, unable to move and slowly drowning. While contained in its stomach, your memories and everything that makes you, you, is stripped away every minute you are trapped in that hell.
"I will confront and battle Evangeline McDowell, the Ice Queen and do the same with Karin Kurosaki and report back to you without fail." said Chizuru tonelessly.
Honestly, Chizuru would rather be killed by Evangeline than be expelled from the Dark Saints.
"That's what I wanted to hear."
The Leader ended the call and the rain stopped falling.
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Mahora Libarary
There are beings known as Royalty that exist throughout the universe. They are Princes, Princess, Kings, and Queens. They should not be mistaken by the royalty found in kingdoms on the mortal plane. These Royals are beings blessed by the power belonging in the Infinite Realms. The Infinite Realm is a mysterious plane of existence. It is said the elements that make up reality is concentrated in that plane, forever existing, forever trying to overpower the other, forever trying to break down reality and recreate it. However, there is another rumor. To stop such a thing from happening, a powerful being, one known as a Goddess had linked the forces of the Infinite Realm to individuals on the Mortal Plane known as Royals. Beings who are able to bring forth a section of the Infinite Realm to the Mortal Plane.
Gardens and Kingdoms are the level of control these beings, the Royals, the Princes and Princesses, the Kings and Queens are able to bring forth to the Mortal Plane and within themselves…
Although similar, this power is not to be mistaken with that of a person's mindscape called forth to the Physical Plane. These Gardens and Kingdoms do not belong to one soul. Should a Royal die, their power is passed on to the next generation….
These Royals, they will one day fight for their right to rule and control the Infinite Realm…
The Royals, most noticeably the Kings and Queens are said to be as powerful as the Celestials…
Nodoka Miyazaki (17) closed the old diary and sighed. The diary was too damaged to read any further. The parts she did read were scattered throughout the damaged book. It was frustrating, and yet, the things she read was quite intriguing. She happened to come across it while walking through Library Island. It was floating in the water, literally out of place. She had no idea where it came, but she would keep it for now. There was a lot of important things she needed to research after reading through the diary.
"Royals, the Infinite Realm, the Mortal Plane, a Goddess, Celestials, and the power to bring forth ones mindscape to the Physical Plane."
Yes, there was a lot of things that needed to be researched. Nodoka had a feeling she did not find this diary by chance. She had to find Yue (17), her friend would like to know about this.
As Nodoka ran off to find Yue who was off in another section in the library, she took no notice of Chao Lingshen (17) floating above, watching her silently, carefully, smirking knowingly.
"Everything is right on track."
Asuna: Huh, there's two Chao Lingshens' this isn't good!
Negi: I'm sure it won't be that bad
Asuna: You're too optimistic Negi. One Chao was trouble, but two!
Evangeline: Yukihime? Really? Taking elements from UQ Holder! now
Negi: Konsu also does not own UQ Holder!
Yuzu (whines): I wanna see Ichi-nii!
Urahara: We'll see more of Kurosaki-san soon enough. Rest easy young lady
Yuzu: Really?
(Urahara smiles mysteriously and walks away chuckling)