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Chapter 17
Baal and Meltankos
Lucas and the others had retreated to Yuri's house, the dog who was named Repede laid down in his basket chewing on a bone that Yuri had given him. Everyone was in shock, after the fight the villains tried to kill Amu however she was protected by a ray of light. As the villains escaped an egg few out of Amu's bag and hatched right in front of all of them. Now a Shugo Chara with golden brown hair and a yellow dress floated around in the air with the other three. Amu and the others seemed to know this person very well and in fact introduced her to everyone. Her name was Dia, she was Amu's fourth and strongest Shugo Chara. Amu had brought her with her in her bag and explained that she was somewhat reclusive and would only return when she shined. Yuri became interested in Amu's story as Lucas who was now back in his normal form began to explain everything to him, especially the Pact.
"Interesting, but comes as no surprise seeing as I met that Ikuto guy" said Yuri.
"You did, when?" questioned Amu.
"When they met me, all of Brave Vesperia was present and some stuff happened, long story short he told everyone about you and I joined" said Rita.
"Should have known who you were the moment I saw you, he did tell me to look out for a bunch of wise guys" said Yuri.
"Sounds like him" said Train.
"Anyway, you are looking for your last member, well do you have any idea who he might be?" asked Yuri.
"If I focus on the Gauntlet I'll be able to figure it out" said Pan.
Joy then pulled the last gauntlet out of thin air and gave it to Pan who held it tightly and examined it.
"Yes, he is very close, defiantly male, blond hair, knight armour and uses a sword" said Pan.
"Huh, I was hoping it would be another girl" said Mir.
"Blond hair huh, I think I know who you are talking about" said Yuri.
"How close is he?" asked Shelke.
"Very" said Pan.
"How very?" asked Etna.
"About 75 centimetres that way" said Pan pointing at the door.
"Wait, are you saying?" questioned Snow.
"Seems so, he is right outside the door" said Joy.
There came aloud knock at the door and a voice shouting out at them from the other side.
"Yuri, you in there" said the voice.
"That's him" said Yuri.
He walked over and opened the door, there stood everything that Pan had described, a young male knight with blond hair and using a sword. He glanced at them before looking at Yuri with anger.
"Flynn, we we're just talking about you" said Yuri.
"Are you responsible for it?" asked Flynn.
"For what?" asked Yuri.
"The damage caused by the fountain, there are holes everywhere" said Flynn.
"Oh that, no that was a bunch of villains like the ones Ikuto dealt with, by the way allow me to introduce the wise guy and his friends" said Yuri.
Lucas then moved forward and reached out his hand.
"Lucas Murphy" he said.
"Flynn Scifo" he said as he shook Lucas' hand.
"So you know Ikuto huh, well thing is we caught them burning down the town and so with Yuri's help we fought them off" said Lucas.
"Fine, if that is the case then I suppose they are excused, by the way did you say Lucas?" asked Flynn.
"Yes" he said.
"I was asked to give this to you if I saw you" said Flynn.
He then handed him an envelope, it was a plain old thing with barely anything on it, it only held his name and nothing more. Lucas opened it to reveal a card with the letter l on it, it was in an odd font and underneath it was the words meet me by the fountain. Lucas just ignored it and placed it into his pocket, he then faced Flynn.
"Hey Flynn, you know how Rita was forced to go with Ikuto's group" said Yuri.
"Yes, I volunteered to go and help but they wouldn't let me" said Flynn.
"Well this lot are looking for there last member, this guy is located somewhere in this city" said Yuri.
"Really, then I shall help you hunt him down" said Flynn.
"Not so fast, he is actually already here" said Yuri.
"Really, where?" asked Flynn
"He's male" said Pan.
"He's blond" said Snow.
"He's in knight armour" said Shelke.
"He carries a sword" said Sakura.
Flynn's face then lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Figured it out yet?" asked Yuri.
"You mean me?" questioned Flynn.
"Bingo" said Yuri.
"But I can't" said Flynn.
"You just said not five minutes ago that you wanted to help" said Mir.
"But now that I think about it who will protect Lady Estellise" said Flynn.
"Leave that to Yuri" said Rita.
"We need all the help we can get" said Lyner.
"Our enemy is a strong one" said Shelke.
"I suppose I could lend you my help" said Flynn.
"Great, so do you know how a contract works?" asked Etna.
"Yes, where is it?" asked Flynn.
Pan then pulled out her contract and showed it to everyone, it had a long list of names and seemed to have grown in size from the last time they saw it. Flynn was just about to touch the contract when a light emanated from the envelope Lucas had in his pocket, the light enveloped them and blinded them. Lucas felt odd and as soon the light faded he opened his eyes and saw that they were no longer in Yuri's house but by a fountain. There four people looked at them, one was a guy with black hair and was dressed in a white shirt and blue trousers, another was an odd looking guy that was flying. The third was a guy with blond hair and dressed in a white outfit while the final was a guy welding a katana and was more like a shadow.
"I was correct, I knew he would most likely not come unless he was forced to" said the man in the white shirt.
"Good thing I placed that teleporting spell on him" said the flying man.
"Who the hell are you?" asked Lucas.
"Greetings, my name is L" said the man in the white shirt.
"Hey there, my name is Fai" said the blond haired man.
"The name is Kuja" said the flying man.
"It's Zangetsu" said the shadow man.
"What do you want?" asked Maria.
"Well normally I wouldn't have used such convenient matters however we have a mistress we have to obey" said L.
"What?" questioned Syaoran.
"You know her as Project H, we are her Knights of the Purgatory and we are forced to fulfil her wishes" said Zangetsu.
"Our mistress can be demanding sometimes however, her appearance doesn't suit her nature" said Fai who smiled like an idiot.
"What the hell do you mean?" asked Snow.
"We are like birds in a cage, we have wings but no room to spread them and so we are caged and forced to obey our master" said Kuja.
"I don't really care about your predicament however if you work for H then tell her I want some god damned answers" said Lucas.
"You will get some but not now, Zangetsu" said L.
Zangetsu then shot some kind of attack at them which forced all of them to fall to the floor, all except Snow and Syaoran. Try as they might they could not get up off the floor, they couldn't move and inch.
"What the hell" said Mir.
"Sorry but you had to be repressed, we don't want you to make a scene now do we, considering we're doing you a favour" said L.
The man named Fai then picked up the contract that Pan had dropped, oddly his name didn't appear on the contract and neither did a gauntlet. What he did was then drop it on Flynn's head and smiled as Flynn's name appeared and a gauntlet attached itself to him, the gauntlet had changed colour and was a dark grey with images of Flynn's sword all over it.
"Oops, seems like you don't have a choice but to join them now" said Fai who rolled up the contract and placed it by Pan's body.
"Why the hell did you do that?" asked Aigis.
"Simple really, out mistress has asked us to keep you on the path" said L as he pulled out a chocolate bar and began to eat it.
"The path?" questioned Mint.
"It's a long story" said Zangetsu.
"That was a violation of his free will, how dare you" said Syaoran.
Syaoran drew his sword and charged at L however Zangetsu battered him away with his katana, Snow then tried to help Syaoran but he was blasted away by a spell form Kuja. The two of them looked as Zangetsu and Kuja approached them.
"Another thing that we will do is help you evoke your Pacts; you are a liability in you weak form and unless you learn your gauntlet's name you will be of no use" said Zangetsu.
"So we shall help you learn them, they cannot be told but only learned through battle" said Kuja.
"Not a fake battle were there are no risks but a battle where you could lose your life, so be prepared as if you are unable to activate your Pacts by the battles end then you will most likely die because we're going to kill you two" said Zangetsu.
"What" said Train.
"We can't move, we can't help them" said Joy.
Repede growled as he laid on the floor as Syaoran and Snow got ready to fight.
"This was not part of what we were asked" said L.
"Technically this will help them stay on the path, if you have any objections L then feel free to stop the fight" said Kuja.
"Very well, do as you like but you face the consequence" said L.
"Well then, let's begin" said Kuja.
Syaoran tried to attack Zangetsu however he easily dodged all of his attacks and with a flick of his fingers knocked Syaoran into a wall. Snow tried to hit Kuja but he kept teleporting everywhere stopping Snow from hitting him, Kuja then used a spell that sent him through the wall Syaoran had just gone through. The two managed to get up off the ground and walked out into the open, Syaoran pointed his sword at Zangetsu while Snow got ready to fight.
"Again, how futile" said Kuja.
"Indeed, why not just evoke the Pact's, you can't can you, weaklings, undeserving of the ability to fight" said Zangetsu.
He teleported to where Syaoran was and grabbed his sword, he then broke it in two surprising everyone and then whacked both of them back into the wall.
"You are no were near my level of power" said Zangetsu.
"Stop it, leave Syaoran alone" said Sakura.
"Oh, looks like you have a girlfriend my little love-bird, I wonder how you would react if we plucked her wings" said Kuja.
Kuja then moved towards the defenceless Sakura as everyone tried to get up, none of them could access their powers yet they had to do something. Kuja grabbed her by her hair and pulled her so she faced him, he smiled as Sakura shivered in fear, Syaoran saw this and with rage in his eyes quickly ran past Zangetsu with his broken sword while muttering something.
"Gauntlet of power I call you to obey your master, I call the gauntlet who has made me it's host, I name thee Baal, son of thunder, I evoke the Pact of Yuri Lowell" said Syaoran.
Syaoran's gauntlet began to spark with electricity as an eye opened up on it, it was a yellow and blue eye that looked around at everyone.
"Do you except this?" asked the gauntlet.
"Of course I do" said Yuri.
"Very well, Pact Accepted" said the gauntlet
"Evoking Pact Yuri" said Syaoran as he decked Kuja sending him flying.
There was a bright light and Syaoran evoked the Pact and Yuri fell to the floor uncontentious, when the light faded Syaoran was wearing Yuri's jacket with a white top with a wolf amulet wrapped around it. His Gauntlet had increased his armour up to his shoulder and small lightning rods suck out across his back and arm. He seemed to be wearing what looked like roller blades and his hair had turned a dark brown, his mask was only half and was in the shape of a black dog wearing an armoured helmet. His sword had been repaired however it now took on the form of Yuri's and looked like a cross between his and Yuri's.
"Are you okay Sakura?" asked Syaoran who like Lucas had his voice and Yuri's speaking at the exact same time.
"Yes" said Sakura.
"He evoked his Pact, he did so in such little time, I see, so depending on how desperate the person's situation, they can learn their gauntlet's name faster" thought L.
"Not bad but you're no match for both of us" said Kuja.
"Gauntlet of power I call you to obey your master, I call the gauntlet who has made me it's host, I name thee Meltankos, witch of ice, I evoke the pact of Fei Ku" said Snow.
A blue crystal like eye then opened up and looked around as ice began to appear around Snow's gauntlet. An image of Fi Ku also appeared in the Ice.
"Do you accept this?" asked the gauntlet who had a female voice.
"Finally, yes I do" said Fei Ku as if she was there.
"Very well, Pact Accepted" said the gauntlet.
"Evoking Pact Fei Ku" said Snow.
"Call me Master Ku" said the image of Fei Ku.
There was a bright light as Fei Ku collapse in the grounds of Mahora and her soul entered Snow's body. When the light faded away Snow had entered his Pact form, his coat had changed to a bright orange with hints of red, he wore a karate black belt around his waist and now had arm guards and knee pads that had small icicles shooting out of them. He now had two gauntlets much like a boxer has gloves that had ice all over them, the ice was coloured red and yellow and in Japanese was the words Master Ku written on them. His mask was again half and was in the shape of a yellow dragon with red markings, Snow now had cold white eyes that he sated at his opponents with. To everyone's surprise he entered the pose that Fei Ku usually took before she fought.
Let's finish this" said Snow whose voice was combined with that of Fei Ku.
Snow then charged at Kuja who sent a spell his way, too bad for him that he didn't notice that Snow had already slipped past him, when he finally noticed it was too late as Snow kicked him into the ground with on of Fei Ku's moves. Syaoran tried to attack Zangetsu again but Zangetsu prepared an attack.
"Getsuga Tensho" said Zangetsu.
He fired off a wave of black energy but Syaoran just battered it away with one hand which amazed Zangetsu.
"He deflected it with one hand" he said amused.
Syaoran then attacked Zangetsu and managed to actually force him to try and block Syaoran's attacks, he proved stronger than expected as he was being forced into the ground. Syaoran and Snow were about to deal what they thought would be the final blow to their opponents however an Unnamed girl deflected their last attacks and forced them back.
"Uh oh" said Fai.
"Tsukuyomi, but that can only mean" said Zangetsu as he turned his head.
Something then flew through the area and whacked both Kuja and Zangetsu in the back of the head with a pan, they all then saw the cause, Project H, Marcus and two new faces had entered the area.
"Idiots, I told you not to do this kind of thing, why don't you listen" said Project H.
"The boss is really angry with you" said the new girl.
"I told you" said L.
"Doesn't matter, they will just have to help me with my brake through" said Project H.
"Oh no, don't go injecting us with strange needles again, the last one you gave me left me with a rash for days" said Kuja.
"It's better than the Abjection Punishment, shame I can only do that punishment if you really go overboard" said Project H.
"She doesn't call this overboard" said Mir.
"Zangetsu, release them" said Project H.
"Yes mistress" said Zangetsu reluctantly.
Zangetsu waved his hand and whatever was stopping them from moving disappeared, they all managed to get up off the floor and surrounded Project H and her group.
"Honestly, we can't leave you alone for five minutes" said the new face.
The new person was a boy who looked a lot like Ikuto but younger, he seemed to have wolf ears on his head.
"Project H" said Lucas.
"Oh hey Lucas, fancy meeting you here, how's life been treating you" she said in a tone that sounded childish and like she was mocking him.
"Don't toy with us" said Aigis.
"My, aren't we defensive" said Project H.
"Listen miss, let's be fair, after all they were attacked by Kuja and Zangetsu for no reason" said the new boy.
"But it's more fun if we mess with their heads" said the new girl.
"Who asked you" said the new boy.
"Enough you two or do you want to help me in my dissection laboratory" said Project H.
This made the two of them shiver and they shut their mouths and looked down at Lucas' group.
"I want answers" said Lucas.
"Then catch me" said Project H.
"What?" questioned Lyner.
"Haven't you ever heard of the game it, your meant to catch me but so far you haven't laid a hand on me, I'm winning it seems" said Project H.
"This isn't a game" said Amu.
"Oh but it is, life is but a game of chance and chase and I intend to play it and I do so well" said Project H.
"Yet another crazy flat old brat" said Etna.
"Don't call me flat, old or a brat demon swine" said Project H who had gone from looking sweet and innocent to flat out scary with absolute anger.
"Please don't make her angry" said L.
"Her appearance is deceiving, she isn't an innocent little girl like you would thing, she's more of a demon herself then a girl" said Fai.
"What did I say" said Project H.
This caused all of her underlings to take in a deep gulp as they shivered as she smiled.
"I won't let this spoil my fun, not when the game is getting interesting" said Project H.
"Interesting?" questioned Shelke.
"This is like a game of risk, both me and Michel will move our pieces into place and our army's will battle, I'm supposed to sit and watch however that's no fun, it's much better to do what I want" said Project H.
"What on earth are you on about?" asked Lucas.
Project H then appeared right in front of Lucas in a split second, she was so close that he could feel her breath, she placed her hand gentle on Lucas' chest right over his heart and as she did his heart skipped a beat. When she touched him he felt familiarity and also fear, his heart was shaking yet overjoyed at the same time.
"You should know Lucas, you and me were like brother and sister at one point, I once believed I was your favourite, too bad you forgot me Project A" she said with a smile on her face.
Maria then took her sword and tried to attack Project H however she just disappeared and then reappeared by Marcus.
"I remember you, you're the oversight, you have done well to look after him thought in truth you were supposed to die, well to be accurate you were meant to die the moment you were born, however I thought letting you live would help my goal but now it is annoying, Michel should have killed you just after you left your cell and no matter what you won't die no matter what steps I take" said Project H.
"What?" questioned Maria.
"You were supposed to die but they protected you that time, the explosion should have killed you but you escaped, the Dalek was supposed to kill you but it's weapon hit that half demon by mistake and then there was that whole thing with Syaoran, honestly I thought this one would work but he took your place, after that I gave up, too much hassle but honestly now it is interesting, even I don't know how the story will end this time" said Project H.
"Explain yourself" said Flynn.
"Hahahaha, I told you, you have to catch me first" said Project H.
"Fine, if that is what you want then I'll play your little game" said Lucas.
Lucas dived towards Project H trying to grab her but he was kicked to the side by the new boy, Lucas recovered and landed on his feet as he drew his sword to retaliate.
"What the hell" said Lucas.
"Don't think it'll be that easy" said the boy.
"Amu, change with me" said Dia.
"Okay, My heart Unlock" said Amu.
Amu then transformed into her Diamond form, she was dressed in a gold suit with gold flap like wings.
"Chara transform, Amulet Diamond" said Amu.
Amu then put up a barrier around Lucas as the boy attacked, the boy hit the barrier and was surprised as it managed to hold him off, Lucas then tried to attack him with his sword but the boy who was incredibly fast dodged his attack.
"That the best you can do, you can create barriers which will stop my attacks, that could be a pain" said the boy.
"Then take her out" said Marcus.
"I don't hit girls" said the boy.
"I do" said the new girl who charged at Amu.
She raised her sword however Amu dodged it and blocked her next swift attack, she laughed as Amu pushed her back.
"How interesting, I am Tsukuyomi, you, the one know as Lucas has made a Pact with my Senpai Setsuna and that makes me very mad so I'll just have to take my anger out on your friends" she said.
Her sword glowed as she unleashed another strike Amu put up another barrier but this attack was too powerful. When she unleashed it her blade was glowing pink, the ground shook and broke, Amu's barrier slowly cracked and soon broke and she was sent flying back as cherry blossom leaves flew through the air.
"Hey leave her alone" said Snow.
Snow then tried to attack Tsukuyomi who dodged all of his attacks and then kicked him into a wall, Aigis then shot at her with Train's help however she dodged all of their bullets, Syaoran and Flynn then tried to attack her however she blocked both of their attacks with one of her blades, she did so without little effort.
"Why don't you get lost and what the hell is a senpai anyway?" asked Maria.
As she said this she tried to attack Tsukuyomi form behind however she saw this and swung her blade in a full circle creating a wave of energy which sent the three of them flying back.
"Don't forget about me" said the boy.
He charged at Lucas who blocked hit attack with his sword however Lucas felt like he had been hit by a truck, he was much stronger than he had expected.
"I am Kotarou Inugami and I am your opponent Lucas Murphy" said the boy.
Lucas was rolled out of the way to dodge the boy's fist; it stuck the air but created an aftershock that obliterated everything that was in its way. Lucas prepared to summon his Pact however Kotarou got to him before he could summon it and hit him in the back and sent him flying.
"How fun" said Project H.
"I guess we just have to sit and watch" said Fai.
"How boring" said Marcus.
Lucas was running away, trying to put some distance between him and Kotarou however Kotarou kept on catching up with him and Lucas found it hard to dodge his attacks however he knew that a full on attack would be suicide, while he dealt with Kotarou everyone else was fighting Tsukuyomi who seemed to be even more powerful them Kotarou. She unleashed some impressive sword attacks of them causing many of them to take cover; in fact she seemed almost god like in power. Lucas had been forced to a corner and in a split second Kotarou had appeared and punched him into a wall. Lucas felt great pain when he was hit by the blow and Kotarou moved in to deliver yet another punch however in a split second Lucas managed to grab hold of his fist and held it tightly in his hand. This surprised everyone as Kotarou tried to get out of his grip however Lucas smiled.
"Koto'no Iknugam" said Lucas.
His fist then caught fire and there was a huge explosion, it shrouded both of them from view and all the fighting stopped at they wondered who survived the attack, Project H smiled as she stared at the scene expecting results.
"So he used his power to create an explosion, even he should have known that he would also be affected by it at that range" said Project H.
The two combatants then jumped out of the smoke, both badly beaten, Lucas more than Kotarou and both trying to catch their breath. Both of them smiled at each other, it had been a long time since Kotarou had fought someone who could be his equal, well save for two people in general but both he and Lucas were enjoying the fight.
"Not bad" said Lucas.
"Same to you Murphy" said Kotarou.
"This is getting boring, Kotarou, Tsukuyomi, that's enough for today" said Project H.
"But it's just getting good" said Kotarou.
"I said that's enough, don't worry, you'll both continue your fights at a later date" said Project H.
"Urgh, fine, we'll continue this battle at a later date" said Kotarou.
"A little tip before I go Lucas, Michel has found yet another Piece of Eden and is on the trail of the second resting place, that is all the advice I shall give you however if you really want to catch me then get stronger or else you like a fly on a wall to us" said Project H.
"Knights of the Purgatory, gather, let us depart" said Zangetsu.
"Oh Mir, one more thing, do you intend to let Lucas dive with you?" asked Project H.
"What, hell no, why would I let that guy inside my Cosmoshpere" said Mir.
"You have let idiots in before, well then you won't get stronger and you will be a liability, your loss, thin about it Mir" said Project H with a smile before she disappeared.
All her friends then vanished with her leaving them quite confused wondering just what on earth was going on, however they had gained their final ally and were now ready to final get some answers from the Demis.
A few minutes later
Lucas and the others had gathered at the centre of town ready to depart, they had dispelled their Pacts and Yuri was now wide awake. Pan was readying their travel arrangements while Rita and the others bid farewell to Yuri and Repede.
"So you're okay with coming with us?" asked Lucas.
"I don't have much of a choice now" said Flynn.
"I suppose so" said Joy.
"So you two take care now, if that is what you are up against then you are in for a fight" said Yuri.
"You better look after her" said Flynn.
"I know, don't worry" said Yuri.
"If they start making trouble again then let us know and we'll deal with it" said Syaoran.
And if you ever need my help you know where to find me" said Yuri.
"I am sure our paths will cross again" said Mint.
"Okay everything's ready, time to go" said Pan.
"Cya Yuri" said Rita.
"Better hold on Dia" said Amu.
Dia then held on tightly to Amu as the portal opened up and they all vanished, they all landed in the bridge of the Elle Ciel, Takuto, Lester, Chitose and Vanilla were all their keeping an eye on the ship, it shocked them all when they suddenly appeared. The Doctor then came into the room with Kurogane, Syaoran Two, Sakura Two, Mana and Forte right behind him. Both Mana and Forte seemed somewhat displeased.
"Hey Doctor" said Lucas.
"Oh, Lucas your back, we're still waiting for Ikuto and his friends" said Doctor.
"So who won the competition?" Aigis asked Forte.
"It was a tie but next time I won't lose" said Forte.
"You better watch you back because I don't intend to lose either" said Mana.
Soon Ikuto's group entered the bridge due to a portal; they noticed that they had in fact brought two new companions with them instead of one.
"We're here" said Dante.
"So then looks like it is time for some answers" said Lester.
The Demis felt pressure as it was time for them to spill their secrets.
Aftermath
Welcome to the aftermath I am your host Joy
And I am the new co-host, Project H
Yes, the rumours about a co-host were true and unfortunately I was unable to threaten, I mean persuade the writer enough to just leave thing as they were, her talking will be in bold letters
Anyway yet another interesting, chapter, me and my knights were so cool, by the way there won't be a character review for this chapter as we're dealing with some roulette problems at the moment, don't worry, my experiments will give us satisfaction, if you don't like it then I will experiment on you he-he
Okay, weird, anyway the roulette is broken but I promise double the reviews then chapter, so the answer for last chapter's riddle is time, easy to see if you open up your mind
And this chapter's riddle is how do you make an even 7
It can't be done
Yes it can
No it can't
Yes it can, it's a riddle
Either way next chapter the Demis spill their guts and explain not everything put most things
Until then cya.