"Welp, looks like this tower thing means that we aren't going to have to deal with too many attacks anymore," Kanashi noted. "And that's just fucking awesome, but we still haven't destroyed completely everything of them to be sure."

"That is true… I'm looking through the information right now, and it's saying a lot of things about planned attacks, probably to fit in with their funding," Fuuka said as she gazed upon her laptop screen. "But I found out a lot of other things as well."

"Like what?" Yashiro asked.

"Well, the first thing that I noticed was that there were seven assassins, Takaya being the seventh one," Fuuka explained. "In short, we've met four of the seven."

"Who're these other guys then?" Kurow asked.

"I noticed some names that were mentioned in the requests," Fuuka explained. "They seem to be aliases, but from the pattern so far, the names tie in with their powers. For example, the ones called 'Raz', 'Red' and 'Illusion.' Raz was a user of razors, while Red used heat-infused strikes with his blade-fists. And Illusion, of course, used illusions to deceive her enemies."

"Huh. Well, we can at least speculate a little," Akihiko nodded.

"Yes. The other names that I noticed were 'Mage', 'Lightning', 'Night' and the last one that belonged to Takaya, 'Bang,'" Fuuka said, listing the names off. "Bang seems to be a reference to Takaya's revolvers."

"That makes too much sense," Ken agreed.

"Where do they GET these names, I mean it! Seriously, is this like a bad music reference or something that nobody knows about or something?" Kanashi sighed. Everyone, especially Yashiro turned to look at him.

"…they're just aliases, the names there. But what about their server handles?" Yashiro asked.

"Oh right! The ones that they use online!" Fuuka exclaimed. "Raz's username is StRaz."

"Hm… then what's Takaya's?"

"His username is 'BC,'" Fuuka answered.

"BC? StRaz? Wow, whose idea was it to come up with these nicknames?" Yashiro chuckled.

"Why? Is there something that we're missing?" Ken asked.

"No, not really. But these nicknames are like shortened names of these songs that I know," Yashiro explained.

"Uh…" Kanashi blinked and everyone turned to look at him. "Hey! I don't got no voodoo powers here!" he said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Anyways, Red is 'BldRedRock' and Illusion's name is 'MLus,'" Fuuka listed.

"Wow, they really are like song references," Yashiro mumbled.

"Mage is 'RockOfSpells'… Lightning is 'MLight'… and lastly, Night is 'NightLies,'" Fuuka said. "I'll try to see what I can find out about the assassins when I get some time. But for now, that's what we have on them."

"Who came up with these names?" Kurow sighed. "They sound stupid."

"Yeah, I dunno," Junpei shrugged. "What else have we got Fuuka-chan?"

"Um, well… I think it has to do with what Strega is for," Fuuka said timidly.

"Let me guess," Minato said as he came down from the stairs. Everyone turned to look at their previously disgruntled leader. "Basically, they're worshippers of Erebus that are capitalising on human despair and their nihilism to bring some power to the guy, and when he's fully summoned, he can either, touch Nyx and bring the Fall, OR, summon legions of Shadows to bring Apathy Syndrome to the world, and bring the Fall that way."

"How did you guess?" Fuuka blinked.

Minato sighed. "I guess it just made sense to me, since I kinda broke every contract possible by asking Nyx to give me a second chance to show her that the Fall isn't something that she should act on. But thinking about it, Erebus would never do something like what he's done with Strega unless there was some kind of trigger. More specifically… my trigger."

Fuuka nodded. "I think that the second option that Minato mentioned has something to do with the Shadows that made up the guises of cultists. Say that there were enough of them, they could amass their power, and summon Erebus."

"Sounds like Fall 2.0," Minato sighed.

"I think the first part of it seems to be true, considering the activity that the generator was being used for," Fuuka said. "But the question would now be… where would Erebus be if he's been summoned? The good thing is that we don't have to deal with Shadows anymore. But now we're dealing with Erebus himself…"

"Sounds pretty hectic," Kanashi said. "I mean, if ya think about it, we're pretty much battling against the guy that's representative of all darkness and shit. I wonder what he thinks about the Dark Side…?"

"You aren't seriously suggesting that he watch Star Wars, are you?" Yashiro deadpanned at Kanashi.

"I dunno, but that seems like a funny idea if you put it that way," Kanashi grinned.

"Um… guys?" Yukari asked, trying to get them back on track.

"Uh right," Yashiro sighed. "Sorry."

"In any case, Erebus would most likely be going after Nyx," Minato said, biting his lip. "Which is kinda bad since Nyx has kinda gone AWOL on… me, really."

"Oh right! What does it mean, Erebus has to 'touch' Nyx?" Yukari exclaimed.

"You know, that could sound like a pretty dirty joke if you took it out of context," Kurow chuckled.

"Shut up Kurow," Minato growled. "Not the time, or the place."

"Yeah, yeah, sorry captain," Kurow rolled his eyes.

"It means that Erebus has to kiss Nyx," Fuuka said, a slight shade of pink dusting her cheeks.

"I wonder what the original joke there was…" Kanashi mumbled. "What?" he asked as everyone turned to look at him.

"You know, considering someone's bad sense of humour…" Minato said, pointing up at the ceiling. "Could be that the first idea was that Erebus would have to consummate with Nyx…" he sighed with a deadpan. "In that case, it would've been a pretty bad joke, considering what we could assume Erebus would have to DO to Nyx in order for that to happen…"

"Oh wow," Junpei chuckled.

"Shut up with that creepy, pervo laugh," Yukari snapped.

"Yeah, anyways, I think we can be glad no-one actually wanted to use that joke," Akihiko said, his eye twitching. "Why is Ken still here?"

"…I dunno," Kanashi said, quite honestly.

"Well, it'll still be a problem for Erebus to try and get a kiss from Nyx at all," Minato nodded. "I mean, they might be consorts, but from what I heard from Nyx, it's almost as if she's tired of Erebus in some way."

"What, tired of him banging her?" Junpei said, covering Ken's ears.

"…yes," Minato facepalmed. "Shut up with the perverted jokes dude, it's not funny."

"Yeah, probably should," Junpei sighed, flinching under Yukari's scrutiny.

"In any case, if there's anything that can be drawn, I think it's that Nyx and Erebus aren't the best of lovers anytime soon," Minato said. "I think we can be safe on that front until Erebus decides to try something else."

"I think so as well…" Fuuka mumbled.

"I guess that's our update here, huh?" Yashiro said, leaning back on the couch.

"Yeah. Pretty fucking huge," Kurow nodded.

…

"What do you want?" Nyx asked, standing far apart from Erebus.

"What, you mean I can't see my beautiful sister once every million years or something?" Erebus whined.

Erebus stood fairly tall and had pale white skin like Nyx's, and a shade of hair similar to hers; nearly pitch black in colour, and it was tousled about messily on his head to give him a bit of a windblown look. The main difference between the two of them however, was that Nyx had blue eyes. Erebus had an eerie shade of red instead. "You suck at flattery, you know that?" Nyx commented. "And where did you learn to speak so casually? Was it from hearing everyone in the generator room talking or something?"

"Yeah, actually, it was," he chuckled. "And a little bit from Minato."

"Why are you referring to him like that? Last time I checked you probably would have referred to him as 'that insolent human' or something along those lines," Nyx scoffed.

"Why aren't you calling him that then?" Erebus countered, and a smirk crawled onto his face once he heard Nyx's silence and saw her defeated expression. "In any case, I suppose you know why I'm here?"

"No, why are you here? Why are you here for me, Erebus?" Nyx sighed.

"Because, I want you with me…" Erebus whispered into her ear just after appearing next to her.

"Bad attempt," Nyx rolled her eyes as she shrugged off his words. "Talking dirty doesn't suffice as foreplay, you know that."

"Aw, can't blame me for trying though," Erebus pouted.

"Hmph," Nyx rubbed her temples, taking another few steps away from the primordial. "Still as whiny a brat as ever."

"Hey! I am NOT a whiny brat!" Erebus exclaimed, his eye twitching.

"Oh brother, just saying that proves it," Nyx laughed.

Erebus groaned. He walked right into that one. "Nyx, tell me something."

"What?"

"How long does your promise last?" he said with a low tone.

"Until the next spring," Nyx replied succinctly.

"Hmph. Since when did you let your curiosity get the better of you?" Erebus asked, rubbing the back of his head.

"Since forever ago," Nyx snapped. "This time isn't any different."

"Then why did you go with Minato?" Erebus asked.

Nyx looked back at Erebus blankly, before she smiled mirthfully and a small amount of silence was broken. "Because, I'm selfish just like him…" she sighed. "Erebus, why don't you tell me?"

"What?" Erebus asked.

"What is the difference between a human and a god?" Nyx questioned, looking up at the darkened sky with wonder.

"Our powers, obviously," Erebus scoffed.

"That's right. Just our powers," Nyx smiled slightly. "Hmph. At least now I understand Zeus a little more. Still a sneaky bastard though."

"You aren't seriously considering Minato, are you?" Erebus said as his eyes widened.

"Maybe I am," Nyx replied. "But he's still a selfish jerk, so maybe not."

Erebus looked hurt at what Nyx said. "What's that got to do with me?"

"Erebus… you just want me all to yourself, don't you? I know what lengths you'd go to so that you'd meet with me," Nyx smiled slightly. "Including hurting other gods and humans."

"Isn't that true? But isn't that true of a lot of guys with girlfriends or wives?" Erebus asked.

"Oh, probably. But how would I know? We're consorts, not parents or lovers," Nyx smirked. "Anyways, I'd like to see what you can do to get that kiss off me. Make it interesting for me won't you?"

AN: Wow, look at how many dirty jokes I made this chapter. I almost didn't think I had it in me, along with the pokes to myself. Haha. Also yes, the assassin names are music references. But it's kinda obscure. Let me and the other guy that helped have his fun. XD

Plz box meh yo thoughts and imma see ya guys later.

Raidou: Heh, thanks. And yes, she cried, again, even though she doesn't like crying. A little bit, but it isn't that bad. Yet. *maniacal laughter*

Nights: Yes. And yes.
I'm sorry, not battling yet.
Sure will.

Law77: Cerberus syndrome? *thinks* Well, I haven't really watched much of the Fate series, so I dunno whether I could answer that question… Sorry… *sweatdrops*

Yoshikunitsu: Perhaps, perhaps…
Ah, luck. That'd be nice.
Ooh, good luck wid tests?
Sure will!

Anakin: Ah, not really. If Erebus manages to get a kiss off Nyx, then the Fall will come down a few moments after that and there ain't no turning back after that. Regardless, it is yet nerve-wracking…

Q/A SECTION

(Nyx) Convo 1: To Yoshikunitsu.

Nyx: Trust… hm. Perhaps…

(Minato) Convo 2: To Yoshikunitsu.

Minato: I guess. Luck. I guess Fortuna hates me. *chuckles*

(Nyx) Convo 3: To Technodude 458.

Nyx: Hmph, whatever you say. And why the heck would I trust Erebus? *deadpans* Also you insulted Chaos? Wow. Just… just wow.

Hoshiro: I don't intend on pulling Nyarlathotep into the story. That's… that's someone else's job. *looks up at the night sky*