"We're coming to you live-… as you can see the HDA center here-… all around HDA officials are working to contain-…" a female reporter on the news station said, the video and audio cutting out as static fluxed across the screen.
"Dammit what's wrong with this thing? Hey!" Falla cried out as she scrambled towards the TV and shook it a bit, looking at the news report with fearful eyes while Rin and Kyouko were behind her sitting on the bed. The trio of girls were inside Rin's dorm room at the academy, watching the news report with worried expressions.
"That thing looks like it's an antique," Kyouko said shaking her head.
"Falla? I don't think hitting it is going to help," Rin said shaking her head. Falla shook the TV more then looked back to the two girls with frustration.
"If this thing doesn't tell me what happened to Ceal and the others I'm going to tear it apart before you can say another word," she snapped before looking back to the TV, shaking it wildly as her friends watched her worriedly. The video distorted and cut out slightly before showing the feed again.
"We're getting reports that a few of the monsters inside the center have escaped and have fled into the city. HDA officials were quick to deny these reports and state that all monsters are being contained and eliminated as we speak," the reporter said as she stood before a heavily damaged HDA command center. Fires and small explosions were seen around the structure as gunfire and screams were heard in the background.
"Oh god, that place looks like a warzone," Kyouko said biting her thumbnail. Falla looked at the report with worried eyes and slowly sat back.
"Ceal…" she said softly.
"He said he was going to save my sister, what happened?" Rin asked worriedly.
"Reports of monsters running loose in the city have been coming in, with one incident regarding a car chase taking place inside a local galleria. However HDA officials were quick to report to the scene and found no traces of these dark creatures in the area. Local officials are working with the HDA to quarantine the city and begin a large-scale sweep to make sure that nothing of the monster world is loose," the reporter continued, the video having static and blurring occasionally.
"Please tell me they got out of there," Kyouko said softly as the video showed a torn up mall from the inside, with damaged HDA trucks and soldiers running around while people were being evacuated quickly. The feed changed to the reporter outside the damaged HDA command center again as bright flashes and gunfire were seen around the structure.
"The HDA-… and will continue to-… exterminate these-… no word yet as to-"
The feed cut out and static was seen as the girls watched with surprise. Falla scrambled back to the set and quickly tried changing the channels, seeing static across every one with the video distorted.
"What the hell, what's with this thing?" Falla yelled out as all the channels showed static. She yelled out as she shoved the TV back against the wall and held her hands to her face, struggling not to scream or cry. The TV video feed wavered then cut out completely as Kyouko watched with concern. She ran over and tried changing the channels, seeing nothing but static on all the channels.
"What happened though? Where's my sister?" Rin asked nervously.
"That's weird, all the channels are out," Kyouko said turning the channel again and again. Falla looked to the set with worry then over to the window, standing up as yelling was heard outside. The three girls walked over and saw dozens of other students outside in the courtyard while talking to each other franticly.
"What's going on?" Falla asked. Kyouko looked back to the TV then to the students outside.
"Something's going on here," she said cautiously. The girls ran out of the room and down the stairs then outside to seeing other students talking franticly while a few teachers were trying to calm them down. The three girls pushed their way through the crowd and saw Ms. Nekonome and Ms. Ririko trying to calm the students down.
"Ms. Nekonome? What's going on?" Falla asked. The cat demon looked to her with a troubled expression and shook her head.
"Oh dear, I'm sorry Ms. Cii, but… there's a bit of an emergency going on," she said with remorse.
"All of you need to return to your rooms and stay there for the night. Classes are canceled tomorrow and you will all be allowed to call your parents to leave the academy grounds then," Ms. Ririko called out. Rin, Falla, and Kyouko glanced to each other worriedly.
"Secret's out," Kyouko said shaking her head.
"They must have heard about the declaration of war," Falla said with remorse.
"I can't go home now, my parents are in the human world!" a girl in back cried out.
"Mine too, where are we supposed to go? We're stuck here now!" a boy yelled out.
"It's too late for us to go back now, what are we supposed to do?" another girl cried out. Rin, Falla, and Kyouko looked to each other puzzled then to the teachers as they were motioning the crowd to calm down.
"If your family was located outside the monster world then you'll be allowed to stay here until further notice," Ms. Ririko called out. She blinked then saw Kyouko standing at the front of the crowd.
"Wait, you… you're that human from before," she said with surprise. The crowd looked to Kyouko as she jumped a bit.
"Um… yeah," she said cautiously as she glanced around.
"What? She's a human?" a boy said with surprise.
"What's she doing here? Is she one of their undercover agents?" a girl snapped eyeing the human carefully. Falla glanced around quickly as she kept on guard, not liking the looks her human friend was getting from the crowd.
"She's here as a guest from the headmaster," the chronofly said looking to the teacher as Rin held an arm out to back Kyouko away from the crowd, the siren also not liking the harsh looks Kyouko was receiving. Ms. Ririko looked at the human girl carefully then nodded slowly.
"Well, I suppose it doesn't matter, not like we could send her back now anyway," she reasoned simply.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kyouko asked.
"Oh dear, um…" Ms. Nekonome said looking at the human girl.
"Didn't you hear? The monster world has been sealed off from the human world," Ms. Ririko said shaking her head.
"What?" Rin, Falla, and Kyouko cried out.
"Yes, I'm afraid the dark lords have sealed off the gateways to the human world after your kind declared war on us," Ms. Nekonome said worriedly.
"Wait, sealed off? You mean… we're trapped here?" Kyouko said with wide eyes.
"But… Ceal's still out there, him and all the others. They can't seal the gateways now; they need to come back here still!" Falla cried out.
"My sister's still out there, you can't seal the gateways now," Rin pleaded while shaking her head.
"I'm sorry girls, but it's already done. The dark lords have completely locked down the monster world until they can figure out what to do about the human race declaring war on us. All passageways into the human world are now closed off," Ms. Ririko informed with a solemn tone.
"No! No you can't let them do that! My boyfriend's still out there, he was going to bring the others back here! He's still out in the human world!" Falla cried out shaking her head.
"I'm sorry, but there's nothing we can do," Ms. Nekonome said looking down with remorse. Kyouko looked at the teacher with wide eyes then down.
'That's why all the channels cut out; we're sealed off from the human world. We can't go back…'
"How are they going to get back now? You can't do this!" Falla cried out with frustration. Kyouko looked at her with concern then to the crowd behind her, seeing all the worried and frustrated students. A few of them glared at the human while others merely looked away to avoid eye contact.
"I'm sorry Ms. Cii, but the decision was made by the dark lords," Ms. Nekonome said with regret. Falla cried out and looked down while grabbing her hair in frustration.
"No… no! Ceal!" she shouted out shaking her head. Kyouko looked at her friend with remorse then down.
"But my sister is still out there, the others were going to bring her back. How can they bring her back if the gateways are closed?" Rin whined as she tried to keep from crying.
"Can't the headmaster open the gateway for a quick second, just to let them back in?" Falla begged loudly. The teachers shook their heads with sympathetic expressions.
"I'm sorry, but until the dark lords figure out how to deal with this turn of events I'm afraid the monster world will remain sealed off for our own protection," Ms. Ririko said with a solemn tone. Falla looked down with closed eyes, worried greatly about her boyfriend. She wasn't sure if he was still alive, and even if he was he couldn't return to her now.
"No… I can't be separated from him like this, I just got him. I just got him!" she cried out. Kyouko walked over and held her gently, looking at her friend with worried eyes.
"I'm sure he's fine Falla. You know your boyfriend, he's a tough guy. He and the others just had to have gotten out of city," she reasoned hopefully.
"But what good is that if they're trapped in the human world?" Falla asked looking to her friend with watery eyes.
"Let's just stay positive here and keep believing in them, that they're still alive. That's all we can do now. As long as they're still alive there's hope they'll return," Kyouko said looking to Rin. The siren nodded slowly and looked down with worried eyes, fearful if her sister eluded execution or not. Falla held back her sobs and nodded slowly as she wiped her tears away.
"You're right, Ceal isn't some weakling, he doesn't go down easily. Neither are the others, they… they just have to be alive still. I can't lose faith in them," she said hopefully.
"He's going to come back Falla; he still has to tell you that he loves you right?" Kyouko said with a small smile. Falla smiled a bit and nodded, hoping to hear those words from the catalyst mage upon his return.
"Yeah, you're right. Thank you Kyouko, I'm… glad you're here," Falla said looking to her friend with a bit of relief.
"Why is that human staying here? She doesn't belong here with us," a girl in the crowd said with anger.
"How could your kind declare war on us like that, we never attacked you!" another girl shouted out. Kyouko looked at them with worry then down.
"She's probably a spy from the humans, she shouldn't be here at all," a boy said with narrowed eyes. Kyouko clenched her fists and looked at the student with frustration.
"Hey! I'm no spy, and I never wanted to declare war on you. I wanted your kind to be in our world, dammit I was friends with the three monsters that went to my school," she declared sternly. She shook her head and looked down with anger.
"I never wanted any of this. I know monsters can be trusted; I owe my life to one even. The only ones that shouldn't exist are the HDA, they're the real monsters!" she yelled out. The crowd looked at her cautiously as the human trembled a bit.
"Why did you come here? This isn't your world," a girl said shaking her head. Kyouko looked to her with concern.
"Because my own people tried to kill me, I was chased out of my world into this one for trying to help monsters like you," she said softly. The crowd looked at her with wonder as Kyouko looked down with concern.
"My own kind… tried to shoot me down all because I sided with the innocent monsters in the world. Even if the gateway wasn't sealed… I can't go home now, not after how they treated you all. I… I don't know if I belong there anymore," she said closing her eyes.
"She's an outcast?" another girl in the crowd asked curiously.
"She's here as a guest from the headmaster, not because she's in danger in our world, but because she's in danger in hers," Falla said looking at the human with concern. Kyouko nodded slowly as the crowd looked at her curiously. The human then looked around at the crowd with remorse.
"I never wanted this to happen, I wanted peace like you all did. It's all that HDA's fault, they're the ones that shot first and didn't even bother to ask questions. They're the ones that turned the world against all of you. They're the ones that are responsible for the gateways being sealed now," she said with regret. Kyouko looked at her two friends with remorse as the girls were trying to remain hopeful that their loved ones were still alright, both of them praying that at least the group managed to escape HDA custody and get out of the human city.
"Well, either way you're stuck here now. You're welcome to stay in the dorm building since the headmaster has granted you a visit here," Ms. Ririko said while adjusting her glasses then turned towards the dorm building nearby. Kyouko nodded then looked to the other students.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry for what my people did. Please, we really did want peace, but… some humans… well, they can be real monsters themselves," she pleaded with remorse. The crowd watched her cautiously as the human girl looked down with closed eyes. From the crowd Saizo walked up to the girls and looked at the human carefully.
"Just who are you anyway, what's your name girl?" he asked. She looked at him with worry then glanced away.
"Kyouko Aono," she said softly.
"Aono?" Saizo said with surprise. The entire crowd and teachers looked to her with wide eyes as the human looked around curiously.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" she asked.
"Did… did she just say Aono?" a boy in the crowd asked.
"No way, it couldn't be," a girl said looking at Kyouko with wonder.
"Are you… are you related to Tsukune Aono?" Saizo asked carefully. The human looked at him and nodded.
"Yeah, he's my cousin," she said.
"He is?" Saizo said with a jump.
"Did you hear that? She's related to Tsukune Aono," a boy in the crowd said with surprise.
"Oh my god, she's… his cousin," a girl in the crowd said with wonder. Kyouko looked around as suddenly everybody was staring at her with awe and talking about her.
"What's going on? You all know my cousin?" she asked.
"Know him? He's a freakin' hero! He took down Alucard!" a boy in back cheered out. Falla blinked then glanced away with a dull expression.
"Well, technically he couldn't have done it without my help, but yeah, sure, let's give him all the credit," she said quietly.
"You're related to the famous hero Tsukune Aono?" a girl asked looking at Kyouko with amazement.
"Oh my, is that true?" Ms. Nekonome said with surprise. Kyouko looked around and nodded as all eyes were locked onto her.
"Yeah, I am," she admitted. Ms. Ririko stared at the human with wide eyes then jumped a bit.
"Um… oh dear. Say… about before… I'm… really sorry about that. I… wasn't quite myself what with that damned mirror's influence that day," she said shakily with a nervous smile. Kyouko looked at her curiously then around as everybody was smiling at her. Saizo looked at the girl with wonder then smiled coolly.
"Well if you're his cousin, then you're more than welcome here," he said with a nod. The girl was suddenly rushed by the crowd, all of which surrounded her and stared at the girl with amazement.
"Wow, you're really his cousin? Does that mean he has human relatives, or was he adopted by humans?" a boy asked with wonder.
"You can sleep with me in my room tonight, I can bake us cookies," a girl offered with an eager smile.
"No, you can sleep with me, and you can tell me all about your sexy cousin," another girl said with a blush.
"No way, you can sleep with me babe, I'll make sure to keep you safe here," a boy said flexing his muscles a bit. Kyouko looked around at the crowd with a stunned expression as everybody was suddenly begging her to sleep in their rooms tonight. Before she could say a word Saizo pushed them all back with a fierce grunt.
"Back off already, you're crowding her. Give her some room," he scoffed looking around at the crowd. He straightened out his shirt then smirked at the human.
"Name's Saizo Komiya, don't worry, you're safe here with me," he said with a twinkle coming from his smile. Kyouko looked at him with wonder before the boy moved closer and held her close around the waist, her face taking on a slight blush as the boy smiled coolly at her.
"You can stay here with me, I'll take real good care of you and keep you safe," he said proudly. Kyouko glanced to the arm that was holding her as his hand held her near and caressed her slightly right under her breast then looked back to him with a blush.
'Wow… ok, being hit on by a boy monster… um, now what? Oh my god, he's trying to feel me up, this… this is so cool; a monster is hitting on me!'
"Really, Saizo was it?" she asked as she smiled timidly at him.
Falla gave the boy a dull expression then crossed her arms.
"Yes Kyouko, meet Saizo, the boy that nearly killed Tsukune on his first day here at Yokai Academy," she said flatly. Saizo twitched at that then smiled nervously as Kyouko looked at the boy with narrowed eyes.
"Wait, he nearly did what?" the human asked sternly before pushing his arm off of her and stepping back.
"That… was just a misunderstanding. Really, it's all water under the bridge for us. We've actually become best friends here," Saizo said with a nervous chuckle.
"Really? I don't recall him ever mentioning you, or seeing you with him while he was helping to save the world," Kyouko said crossing her arms. Saizo laughed weakly as Falla cleared her throat, the boy looking over to her as she narrowed her red eyes at him.
"I appreciate you keeping the crowd from suffocating her, but if you try to touch my friend again you're going to be in a world of hurt before you can blink," she said firmly. Rin looked at Saizo worriedly as the boy smiled nervously at the chronofly.
"Hey c'mon now, I'm not doing anything bad here. I'm just trying to be the gentleman here for the young lady," he said with a simple shrug.
"Right, because orcs are the picture of chivalry and honesty," a boy's voice came from near the crowd. Everybody looked over to seeing a figure walking up to them. He was slightly taller than Tsukune in height, dressed with white tennis shoes, black jeans, and a dark green t-shirt with a black denim vest that was left unzipped in the front. He had short black hair and dark green eyes, the boy raising an eyebrow at Saizo while he walked closer to him.
"Honestly, you orcs and your unjustified arrogance, nothing but a joke," he scoffed, then glanced to Kyouko with a blank expression and shrugged a bit.
"Besides, something tells me she doesn't need protection, she seems pretty calm about all this as far as humans go. Stranded in this world surrounded by monsters, and she's not screaming at all," he reasoned casually.
"Who are you? Do you go to this school?" Kyouko asked as she saw the boy wasn't wearing the normal school uniform. He shook his head and looked towards the academy nearby.
"Not really, I was just passing through and saw the commotion," he said without a care.
"I'm sorry, but we don't allow visitors at this hour, not to mention that the school has been closed down until further notice," Ms. Ririko said adjusting her glasses while eyeing the new boy. He glanced to her as Kyouko looked at him curiously.
"As I mentioned, I was merely passing through. I have no intention on staying here the night," he said simply.
"Just who do you think you are insulting me like that? You've got some nerve calling my race a joke," Saizo said with anger. The other boy looked to him with a dull expression.
"That's what you are orc, don't get mad at me because you can't deal with the truth. Trying to hit on a girl while claiming to be so noble and just, pathetic," he said flatly. Saizo growled loudly at the new boy and clenched his fists.
"You little bastard, I'm going to make you eat those words!" he yelled as she swung at the boy with anger. The newcomer grabbed Saizo's arm and flung him over his head without much effort, the crowd watching as the newcomer slammed Saizo into the ground behind him. The teachers watched with a bit of surprise as the new boy merely glanced back to the student that had his upper body dug into the ground while his legs were twitching in the air.
"Wow, he's strong," Kyouko said with an impressed nod. Rin looked at the student stuck in the ground with a curious glance then back to the new boy.
"Who are you anyway?" she asked. The newcomer glanced to the girl then back as Saizo stumbled back up, the boy shifting to his orc form and growling loudly at the newcomer.
"You little punk, you're going to pay for that!" he yelled as he swung his large fist at the boy. The crowd watched as the newcomer grabbed the fist and held it with one hand, looking at the orc with a bit of discontent. The large monster swung his other fist at him, the boy again catching it with his other hand.
"Wow, he's… really strong," Kyouko said with wonder.
"An orc isn't that strong Kyouko, at least not as far as most monsters go," Falla reasoned with a shrug. She knew physically she couldn't stand up to an orc either, but with her magic she was far above him regardless. Rin tapped her headphones and looked at the newcomer curiously.
"Did he tell us who he was yet? I blanked out again. Um, when did they start fighting?" she asked. Kyouko looked at the new boy curiously then smiled a bit.
"So, what kind of monster are you?" she asked. The newcomer shoved Saizo back and just watched the orc with a bit of annoyance.
"I don't think my type has a name in your world," he said glancing to the human. She watched him curiously as he shrugged a bit and looked back to the orc that was glaring at him with anger.
"But, I suppose 'hybrid' is a fitting name," he said as large demonic wings spread out behind him. As they did Falla's eyes widened, the girl staring at the wings with surprise. It wasn't the fact that he had wings that shocked her, many monsters did after all. It was what the wings looked like that made her heart skip a beat. They were slightly larger in size than Kurumu's wings, had no feathers, phased through his clothing unlike Rason's wings did.
And were grayish with a metallic shimmer to them, seeming to be made of metal and flesh melded together.
"That… that's…" Falla said shaking her head, recognizing that type of appearance from before. Kyouko and Rin looked to her curiously then back to the newcomer as he arched his wings behind him. Saizo charged towards him with a punch geared back, the winged boy then darting up into the air in a flash. Saizo swung his fist and looked around, seeing the winged boy flying around him out of the corner of his eye before being kicked in the back of the head. He was blasted down into the ground as the newcomer landed next to him, his wings retracting slightly as he looked at the dazed monster with a dull glare.
"Seems the only one around here eating anything is you with the dirt," he said simply. Kyouko looked at the boy with wonder, his wings shimmering slightly from the moonlight as he stood with a casual stance over the orc that was once again headfirst in the ground.
'Wow… he's pretty hot for a monster…'
Falla stared at the boy's wings with wide eyes then slowly pointed to them.
"Those wings… they're…" she said shakily.
"So cool," Kyouko said with a soft smile. The winged boy glanced to the girls as Falla shook her head.
"No, not cool. They're the same as Alucard's!" she cried out. The crowd looked to her with surprise then to the newcomer while Rin and Kyouko stared at him with wide eyes.
"What? Like Alucard's?" a boy in the crowd said with a jump.
"Wait, they are?" Ms. Ririko said looking at the newcomer carefully. He didn't show any reaction as he continued to look at Falla with a dull expression. The chronofly stared at the wings with surprise then at the boy.
"What… what the hell are you?" she asked. Kyouko looked at the boy's wings, remembering the news broadcast about the large destroyer that was rampaging through the human world. How its skin had a strange metallic shimmer to it, just the same as the newcomer's wings.
"Just another monster trapped in this world like you," the boy said casually. He then looked down as Saizo growled with frustration, the orc slowly getting up as he spat out dirt.
"You… I'm going to crush you into the ground and-" he started before the winged boy held out his right arm towards him, and in doing so a wraith blade extended out from the top of his lower arm near his wrist. The metallic looking blade was held to Saizo's head, the orc staring at it with wide eyes.
"As foolish as you orcs are, I would seriously recommend rethinking your little strategy. Perhaps more towards something of a cowardly retreat," the winged boy said while looking down at the orc with a focused expression. Saizo looked at the blade then to the newcomer with wide eyes as the crowd watched with wonder. The orc blinked then slowly shifted back into his human form and raised his hands up defensively.
"Easy now, I was just-"
"You were trying to feel up a girl under the guise of being noble, another cowardly trait you orcs possess. Now, you're going to walk away, and if you value your skin you will leave that girl alone," the winged boy said before retracting his blade and wings. Kyouko stared at him with wonder while a faint blush formed on her cheeks. Saizo looked at the newcomer carefully then slowly stood up while holding back his frustrated growl. He glanced to the girls then started walking away as the newcomer merely watched him leave out of the corner of his eye.
"Are you… one of Alucard's offspring?" a girl in the crowd asked nervously.
"His wings are just like Alucard's, what else would he be?" a boy said cautiously.
"I thought Alucard and all his offspring were killed that day, they were all wiped out by our heroes," a boy said worriedly. The newcomer showed no reaction to the murmurs and whispering forming in the crowd regarding him while Falla stared at the boy with a stunned expression.
'His wings, they look just like the kind from Alucard, no other monster I know has that look to them. How can that be, what is he?'
"Who are you?" Rin asked curiously. The boy didn't say a word, then turned around and started walking away. He stopped and glanced back to Kyouko.
"You're fortunate to be on this side of the gateway; after all, humans are the real monsters of the world. You're far safer here than you were out there," he said simply.
"They're not… all bad," Kyouko said softly with a curious expression at him still. The boy just looked at her for a moment then back ahead.
"I suppose not, seeing as how the headmaster of this academy is allowing one to stay here," he said before walking away. Kyouko watched him walk away with a curious eye while Falla just stared at the boy with disbelief.
"Who was that? …what was that?" Falla asked with a cautious expression. Rin tapped her headphones and looked around.
"Hey, where did he go?" she asked curiously, the girl's mind lapsing slightly from her damaged headphones. Kyouko and Falla glanced to each other then ran off after the boy, with the confused siren looking around quickly before following after her friends. The crowd and teachers watched them go with wonder as they ran down the worn path towards the academy.
"I wonder what that was about, and who do you supposed that boy was?" Ms. Nekonome asked curiously.
"I have no idea, I just hope that human girl doesn't inform her cousin about my… less than professional behavior with her last time we met," Ms. Ririko said worriedly.
Down the worn path the three girls ran quickly in search of the mysterious boy, all of them looking around quickly through the darkened woods.
"Where is he? Where did he go?" Kyouko asked quickly.
"How should I know? I may have both eyes back but that doesn't mean I can see any better in the dark," Falla said looking around. Only the red moon above gave any remote light to the surrounding area, the three girls looking around carefully for any sign of the mysterious boy yet seeing nothing.
"Why are we looking for him?" Rin asked curiously as the three girls stopped and looked around the rotting forest.
"His wings were just like Alucard's, I want to know what he is and what he's doing here," Falla said with a firm expression.
"His wings did look similar, but do you really think he has any connection to that thing?" Kyouko asked as she looked to Falla. The chronofly glanced to her and shook her head.
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out. If he's related to Alucard in anyway, nothing good could come from it," Falla said looking around the darkened woods with a careful eye.
"What if he is related to Alucard? What if he's that thing's son? What if he becomes another invincible destroyer and kills us all?" Rin cried out fearfully.
"If he's a threat I'll handle him myself, even if he does have Alucard's blood in him I can take him down," Falla said with determination.
"Akua and Kahlua have Alucard's blood in them, and they're not evil," Kyouko reasoned.
"If he has Alucard's blood I want to know how and why, that's not something that he would just find in the monster world," Falla said glancing around carefully.
"He wasn't really a bad guy though, he was only trying to defend me from that orc," Kyouko pointed out.
"I still want some answers; those wings and his blade, they all looked exactly like those of Alucard. It's just too… too…" Falla said shaking her head.
"Suspicious," Kyouko finished, looking around the darkened forest curiously.
"What do we do now? We'll never find him in the dark like this, and he could be long gone by now," Rin asked worriedly. Falla and Kyouko glanced to each other then looked around again at the darkened woods.
"Well, for now we don't have a choice. All we can do is wait here, and see what happens next," Falla said looking up towards the sky. The girls all looked up to seeing a few clouds rolling by in the sky near the blood red moon. They were stuck in the monster world now while their friends were all trapped in the human world. They didn't know if the group had escaped the HDA, or even the human city, and had no way of contacting them as all lines of communication between the two worlds were cut. And on top of that a strange boy with wings similar to Alucard had appeared, the mysterious monster raising concern with the isolated girls.
"Please tell me they're ok, just let them at least be ok," Falla said softly.
"With all of them together, I don't think there's anything in the world that could stop them," Kyouko reasoned hopefully.
"Except for being trapped in the human world," Rin said worriedly.
"They'll find a way back, they just have to," Falla said hopefully. She closed her eyes and held a hand over her heart.
'Ceal… please come back to me.'
"I wonder if they know, I wonder if they know the gateways are closed," Kyouko said softly. Falla opened her eyes and looked up at the sky, wondering how the group would handle the news of being trapped in the human world.
"We're trapped here!" Kurumu cried out, sobbing loudly as she was held by Rason.
The group had managed to elude HDA forces and make their getaway out of the city, the large group of monsters having rescued those that were captured by the human military as prisoners of war.
"This isn't happening… tell me this isn't happening…" Ran whimpered shakily.
They even came across two wandering souls from the heavenly realm, the snow angel Arial and chronofly angel Complica, both girls having joined the group as they couldn't reenter heaven from the human world.
"The dark lords sealed off the gateways, we're… stuck here," Ruby said with growing fear.
However their escape did come at a cost. Mizore was nearly killed on the spot from Arial's wrath, the snow angel furious that anybody other than her was near her precious shadow demon. Although the snow angel had mercilessly attacked the snow girl in a fit of rage, Mizore's life was saved by the catalyst mage Ceal. However Arial's act of violence wasn't known to Dark, the shadow demon the only one of the group that wasn't aware of Arial's true feelings towards him as he had passed out briefly upon seeing his guardian angel in person.
"This is a nightmare… and it just won't stop," Leon said looking up at the night sky.
Another instance came from the human girl Sandra, who was shot dead during the escape from HDA soldiers. Sun and the two wandering angels showed remorse and sorrow for losing their friend, however pushed on so her sacrifice wouldn't be in vain. Although they didn't know her, the rest of the group did hope that the brave human would have a peaceful afterlife for her noble efforts to help them.
"What do we do now?" Apoch and Astreal asked together worriedly.
Through the gunfire and close calls the large group of monsters had managed to escape the HDA controlled city and flee towards the monster world for safe refuge. However their escape came to a quick stop as the gateway into the monster world was no longer in place, the group seeing that they were still in the human world after traveling through the tunnel that was once a way into their own realm.
"We panic, that's what we do," Gin said holding Kokoa from behind, the vampire holding his arm and looking down with fear.
Near the road that led into a tunnel in the mountainside the group had parked their 'borrowed' escape vehicles near the side of the road and were gathered in an overlook next to the blue sea, the area having a few benches over by the railing above the cliffside.
"Why did the dark lords do that? Don't they know there are still monsters here in the human world?" Ahakon asked worriedly.
"They know that, but they also know that mankind outnumbers and overpowers the monster world by far. They sealed the gateways to prevent the fall of the monster realm," Razico said looking out at the blue sea with a distant gaze.
"What do we do now, we're trapped here," Yukari said shaking her head. Rason growled a bit then looked to Gabriel.
"Alright Gabriel. I want answers, now," he demanded walking towards his comrade. The redheaded angel looked at him worriedly as Dark walked up towards him with Arial holding onto the demon's hand tightly.
"You said you had more to tell us, what more has been going wrong today besides you letting these two out of heaven where they could be wiped from existence forever?" Dark demanded with a tone of anger. Gabriel looked at them nervously then glanced to Ruby, the witch nodding then looking towards her friends.
"I'm afraid… today has been a bad day," she said with remorse.
"A bad day?" Kurumu said in disbelief. She shook her head and marched up to the witch.
"We've been arrested, shot at, chased, and hunted down like criminals. We've been through HELL Ruby! Today isn't a 'bad day', today's a fucking nightmare!" she yelled out.
"A human girl gave her life today trying to save us, I want to know why she had to die," Moka said looking towards Sun with concern, the siren looking down with remorse.
"What happened to Falla's school? And the city? Why did the humans arrest all of us?" Mizore asked. Rason grabbed Gabriel by the collar and lifted him up.
"Talk Gabriel! I'm in no mood for any more waiting, I want to know what the hell is going on right now!" he yelled out.
"Ok! I'll explain everything, really! Just… put me down!" Gabriel pleaded. Rason dropped the boy onto his feet and crossed his arms. Gabriel looked at him worriedly then down with remorse.
"Alright, it's just… I'm not sure where to begin," he said looking towards Render and Leon, then over to Ruby.
"How did this all start?" Yukari asked. Gabriel nodded then gestured towards Render and Leon, all eyes switching to them as Apoch and Astreal stood by their boyfriends.
"Ok, so here's the deal. Shit went down, and it kinda… got out of control," Render said with a shrug. The group just looked at him as Leon shook his head while looking up.
"They're going to need more than that Render," he said tiredly. Apoch and Astreal stepped forward and looked towards Moka's group with concern. They explained that Jovian, Jacqueline, and Falla's darker self showed up at their school, how the evil witches used them to try to steal from the two hunters while Falla's other self tortured the good version of herself. As they explained why the school was destroyed and how, Moka's group stared at them with shock along with Sun, Fang Fang, Arial, and Complica.
"Jovian and Jacqueline? They came back again?" Yukari cried out.
"Those two… came back? With the other Falla?" Moka asked in disbelief.
"How… how did they…" Rason said looking to Gabriel.
"I don't understand, what was it they wanted to steal from you two?" Ahakon asked looking at Render and Leon. The two hunters explained what they were after along with Razico and Ceal, the legendary relic Pandora's Box. How unlocking it would unleash the monsters long since sealed away by the Almighty, and if the monsters could be beaten back then a single wish could be granted. They explained that the three dark souls from hell wanted the box to wish for their lives back, since they were disembodied souls like Arial and Complica. The group listened with stunned expressions as the hunters told them that they killed the three evil girls, with Render and Leon dispatching the S-Class sisters for good while Falla dueled with herself and won… after their battle demolished the surrounding area. Complica stared at the two hunters with amazement then looked down, stunned to hear how her sister had literally 'fought her inner demon' and won.
"So… any questions so far?" Render asked. Rason slowly raised his hand up and Render nodded at him.
"What… the… hell?" Rason said looking at the other group with wide eyes.
"That's how that city got destroyed? Falla and… Falla did that?" Moka said with disbelief.
"You're going to unlock something that has monsters sealed away by the Almighty? Are you out of your mind?" Yukari cried out.
"I think I'm going to be sick… I'm going to throw up… I just know it," Kurumu said weakly as she felt her knees wobble a bit. Render looked around at them and smiled nervously.
"Um… the box is actually safe. Ceal's family has opened it plenty of times in the past, so it's cool," he reassured looking to the catalyst mage. The group looked to Ceal as he was just standing off to the side with a blank expression. Complica was still standing next to him, holding his human hand tightly while her bat was still in the SUV.
"Just who the hell are you anyway? You're a dragon slayer, a necro monster's owner, and Falla's boyfriend? Where the hell did you even come from?" Kurumu said looking at the catalyst mage. Render and Leon explained how Apoch and Astreal were shot in the hearts in the human world by the HDA, and how Ceal kept them alive with his magic. How the group fled the human world back to Yokai Academy where Ceal used the remains of the deceased witch sisters to regenerate new hearts for the witches. They also explained why Ceal had his demonic hand, how his wish to kill Fafnir backfired and took his hand while making the dragon immortal to all others. They even told the group how the catalyst mage had not only restored Falla's mind and magic, but also how he managed to put her back together after her darker self had torn her apart, and even gave the girl her eye back from her darker self. Complica stared at the catalyst mage with awe, stunned to hear what kind of boyfriend her sister had.
"You… gave Falla her eye back?" Moka asked with even more disbelief. Ceal merely nodded as the group stared at the mage.
"I… don't believe it. I can't believe any of this, this is… crazy!" Kurumu cried out.
"Is this true?" Rason asked looking to Ruby. The witch nodded and looked at Ceal curiously.
"Yes, I saw her myself back at the academy. She's as good as new again and has full control over her magic with no trace of her dementia. He really did heal her," she said in wonder. Moka looked at the mage with surprise then down.
"I… I don't know where to begin with all this…" she said as her eyes darted around a bit.
"Well… if you have any questions so far I'd recommend asking them now, there's still… more to tell," Render said carefully. The group looked to him as he and Leon glanced to Ruby. The witch nodded as all eyes fell on her.
"I'm afraid as good as that bit of news is to hear, our remaining report gets much worse. The humans didn't take Falla's little duel too well, and… the HDA used the incident to declare war on the monster world," she said with remorse.
"War?" Moka cried out.
"No… they didn't…" Rason said quietly. Ruby nodded and looked down with remorse.
"With Jovian, Jacqueline, and the dark Falla attacking people in plain sight like that, and all caught on camera, the humans have revoked the peace treaty," she said shaking her head. Moka covered her mouth and shook her head as Kurumu and Mizore looked down with stunned expressions.
"No… this isn't happening," Yukari said as she started to cry, being held by Ahakon who was trying not to freak out.
"That's… that's why they arrested us?" Ran asked. Razico nodded and looked at Moka's group.
"You all showing up there was bad timing, they accused the 'heroes that defeated Alucard' of the whole mess," he said with regret.
"Wait, heroes of Alucard?" Fang Fang said looking at the group with wide eyes. Gin glanced to him and nodded.
"Yeah… that… was us," he admitted with a shrug. Again Sun stared at him with wonder as Kokoa glanced to her with annoyance. Fang Fang looked at them with surprise then up with wonder.
"Well… today is certainly one of those days," he said with a nervous laugh. Arial held onto Dark's arm tightly, knowing that her demon was one of those heroes and loving the fact even more.
"I'm going to start with the most prominent question at the moment; how did those three even come back? They were dead, and as far as I would have guessed they should have been down in hell," Dark said looking to Gabriel. The angel nodded with a worried expression, knowing what this was going to lead to. He then looked to Ran with concern.
"Your old master sent them," he said. The group looked to Ran as she went wide eyed at that.
"My… old master?" she asked nervously. Gabriel nodded with a worried expression.
"Yes, he pulled their souls out of hell and sent them into the human world. Whatever he is… he defied the laws of life somehow," he explained with remorse. Ran looked at him a stunned expression then down with even more fear than before. Sun and Fang Fang looked at the siren curiously as she trembled a bit, the girl then jumping and looking to Gabriel.
"Wait… then… that means…" she said shakily. Gabriel nodded as the group looked back to him.
"He sent them there, after Falla," he said looking to Rason. The blonde haired angel looked down with frustration as that was something he feared would be true.
"Oh no, we were too late," Yukari said with fear.
"We were right, he found out about her. He tried to… wait, but Falla's other self tried to kill her. I thought she would have wanted to take her alive," Kurumu said looking at Gabriel with a confused expression.
"She originally was going to, but she and those other witches wanted freedom more, so they tried to go after Pandora's Box instead of taking Falla back alive," Leon explained.
"We were too late, we couldn't save her in time," Moka said looking down.
"Save her in time?" Fang Fang asked. Moka nodded and looked to him.
"Our friend Falla is a powerful monster, but she's also one of the last of her kind. Ran's old master wants to find her to-" she said worriedly, then blinked and slowly glanced to Complica, the chronofly looking at her with worried eyes.
"Wait, you mean those dark monsters want to take away my other sister too?" she asked nervously. Moka's group looked at her with surprise as the chronofly tried not to cry. The girl whimpered and shook her head as she held onto Ceal's hand tightly. The group turned to Gabriel as he was looking down with a pained expression.
"Gabriel, what is she talking about, what-" Rason said before halting in place, the angel then looking at Gabriel with a careful eye. After a pause he narrowed his eyes at Gabriel.
"Gabriel, where's Luna?" he asked slowly. Moka's group jumped a bit and watched Gabriel as the angel continued to look down at the ground.
"Gabriel? Where is Luna?" Rason asked sternly. Gabriel slowly looked up to him with a remorseful expression.
"I'm sorry Rason," he said softly. Moka's group went wide eyed at that as Rason walked closer to Gabriel.
"Gabriel. Where. Is. She?" he demanded with anger. Gabriel looked at Complica with remorse as the chronofly was whimpering.
"She's still in heaven right? She's still safe, right?" Rason asked with clenched fists. Gabriel closed his eyes and slowly shook his head. Rason looked at him with wide eyes then grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.
"Where is SHE?" he yelled out with anger. The group looked to Complica as she started to cry, the girl burying her face into Ceal's side as the boy held her gently with one arm. The mage glanced down to her then back to Rason.
"Take one guess angel," he said solemnly. Rason looked at him with shock then to Gabriel.
"The anomaly in heaven… the one the Almighty wanted her to look at… it was… a rift… into that world," Gabriel said shakily. Kurumu and Moka held hands over their mouths with a gasp as Ran stared at the angel with fright.
"She… she went in there?" the siren asked fearfully. Gabriel looked at Rason with a pained expression and nodded.
"She… volunteered to check it out. She flew into it days ago, and…" he said before he closed his eyes and shook his head. Rason growled as his eyes started to glow, glaring at Gabriel with rage.
"Gabriel…" he said with great anger. The redheaded angel looked back to him with remorse.
"She never came out," he said sadly.
WHAM!
Gabriel flew back and crashed down through the pavement, coming to a halt after he tore up the ground from the powerful strike by Rason. The group looked to the furious angel as he trembled with both anger and devastation.
"You… sent Luna… IN THERE?" he yelled out as his wings ripped out from behind him, the group seeing the brightly glowing wings from the angel as his shirts flew off in tatters.
"I'm sorry Rason; we didn't know what it was. The Almighty had no idea either; it wasn't anything of his design. That's why he asked Luna to look at it; we thought it was another rift in time. We thought she could fix it," Gabriel groaned out as he slowly stood back up. Rason yelled out with anger as he clenched his fists, then struck down at the ground and shattered the pavement beneath him. The group watched as he yelled out in agony, the boy unable to bear the thought of his friend being used as a breeder for this dark monster.
"LUNA!" Kurumu screamed looking up at the sky with horror and grabbing her hair.
"Oh god, NO!" Moka cried out holding her hands to her head.
"She's going to be… she's going to be…" Ran said shaking her head with fright.
"What? What's going to happen to my sister?" Complica asked looking around with tears in her eyes. The group looked to her as she shook her head while whimpering.
"What's going to happen to her? Tell me! What's going to happen to my sister? What's going to happen to her?" she cried out. Everybody looked at her with remorse as the chronofly held onto Ceal's hand tightly. The mage glanced down to her with a gentle eye then away.
"She'll be kept in the darkness Complica… alone," he said softly. Complica looked at him worriedly as the group watched the young chronofly angel. Everybody except Sun, Arial, and Fang Fang knew that Luna wouldn't be alone in the darkness at all, how she would be used as a breeder for more chronoflies.
"No… Luna…" Yukari whimpered as her eyes started to water. Rason growled heavily then looked to Gabriel.
"We need to go after her, right now!" he yelled out.
"Let's go, we need to get her out of there right away," Kurumu said as her wings sprang out from behind her.
"Take me up there Gabriel; take me to that rift right now!" Rason shouted out. Gabriel looked at him with worry then up at the night sky.
"You guys might need a bit more help getting her out of there, who knows how many bad guys you're going to run into there," Render mentioned cautiously.
"I don't care!" Rason shouted out at him, the battlemage backing up while holding his hands defensively.
"There's so many of them, so many in that world," Arial said shaking her head. The group looked to her with surprise as Complica nodded in agreement.
"They're all so dark and scary and there's so many of them," the chronofly whimpered.
"Wait, you two were there? You two were in this dark world?" Moka asked with surprise.
"Arial? You went into that place?" Dark asked with concern. The snow angel looked up at him worriedly.
"I didn't want to go there; I wanted to come down here with you. I overheard Gabriel talking about the rift and thought I could come back down here through it. But… when I went through it there was just… just…" she trailed off looking down.
"Darkness," Ran said softly. The group looked to the siren as she was looking up at the stars in the sky.
"Dark clouds, shadows everywhere, no light, nothing but darkness," she said softly. She looked to the two young angels with worry.
"That was where I was kept prisoner with my sisters for so long. Whatever you saw, however many you thought you could make out in the darkness, it was nothing but a small fraction of what he has. He has countless minions at his disposal from all over the human and monster worlds," she said with regret.
"He does?" Complica asked worriedly.
"Ran and her sisters were once this evil bastard's slaves, he used them to charm legions of warriors into joining his army," Kurumu said with frustration.
"That means… Luna's surrounded by hundreds of these dark monsters," Ruby said with worry. Ran shook her head with a frightful expression.
"Thousands even. You'll never get to her, not even close. It was a miracle you two got out of there alive at all," she said looking to the young angels.
"Dammit! We need to get her out of there now!" Rason yelled out into the air. The group looked at him with worried expressions as the angel tried to control his anger.
"We will Rason, we'll figure out something to save her. I promise," Gabriel said while looking down with a pained expression. The thought of Luna being raped and violated in the dark world was causing the angel great pain as well. Rason looked to him with anger, growling loudly as he clenched his fists. He then looked down with closed eyes as Kurumu held him from behind, the girl crying softly and holding her angel close.
"Luna…" Rason said with sorrow as he trembled a bit, the glow from his wings and eyes slowly dying down.
"We'll get her back… we'll get her back Rason," Kurumu said before she started sobbing, crying into the angel's back while Moka's group looked down with pained expressions. They had no idea that this entire time Luna had already been captured by the dark being. Ahakon slowly glanced over to Arial then looked at her curiously.
"But how did you get down here from there though?" he asked the young angel. Arial shrugged and looked up at the sky.
"I just flew down through the clouds, and ended up here in this world," she said softly.
"Me too, that's how I got trapped down here as well. I flew down through the dark clouds, but I couldn't go back up through them," Complica said worriedly.
"So this dark world… it's above us?" Moka asked looking up at the sky.
"Wherever it is, it's between the heavenly realm and the human world. There is a rift that's remained open in heaven, however the rift into the human world is inconsistent, it's disappearing and reappearing around randomly," Gabriel explained.
"That somewhat explains how these two got down here, but that makes me even more worried that an army of dark monsters could be raining down on us from above at any time," Ruby said looking up at the sky with a bit of fear.
"Nothing has come out of the rift in heaven, neither from the dark world or one of our own," Gabriel said with regret. Arial nodded and looked up at the sky.
"Only one of them chased me out when I left, it followed me all the way down to the ground before I got too hot. That's when I met Sun, she saved me," she said looking to the siren. The snow angel jumped then looked at the siren worriedly.
"Wait, that's right. Those dark monsters, they kept coming after her. They kept trying to take her away as well," she said. The group turned to Sun as she looked around worriedly.
"They did? Why?" Moka asked.
"That's what I want to know," Ceal said coldly. The group looked at him as he walked closer towards Sun.
"Alright, everybody knows what's going on now. I've waited long enough for my own answers. Now, what are you girl? What makes you so special that this monster sends minions and dragons after you? I want to know what the hell you are right now," he said sternly. Sun looked at him nervously then wrote down something on her pad to show him.
I'm just a siren, I'm nothing special.
Ceal read the pad then looked at the girl carefully.
"Why is it you never speak? You always write down everything on that pad, why?" he asked.
"She has to, her voice is too powerful to use with us nearby," Gin said looking at his friend. Kokoa looked at him curiously then to Sun.
"Her voice is too powerful?" she asked cautiously.
"Yes, she's a siren, and her voice has always been extremely powerful, even when speaking normally. She uses that pad to talk to people around her for their own protection," Gin explained as Sun looked at him with a gentle expression.
"She's a siren too?" Ran asked. Sun looked at the girl curiously and pointed to her. Gin nodded and glanced to Ran.
"Yeah, and as if that wasn't a coincidence enough, her last name is Otonashi as well. I thought she was your other sister when you girls came to the academy," he said. The two sirens looked at each other with surprise as the group looked between them.
"You have my last name?" Ran asked. Sun just looked at the other siren puzzled and nodded slowly. Ceal growled and dark tentacles started to slink up and around the group. Everybody looked around at the limbs then back to Ceal as he glared at Sun.
"You're not just a siren girl. Whoever this dark being is he wouldn't send a dragon after you for no reason. I want an answer right now as to why he wants you," he demanded.
"Start talking right now," Kokoa ordered with a glare at the siren. Sun looked at her and shook her head while shrugging. Kokoa growled and clenched her fists.
"Then start writing, I don't care. You kissed my boyfriend, there was a dragon chasing you in that city, I want a goddamned explanation right now; just who the HELL ARE YOU?" she yelled out with anger. Sun looked at her worriedly then to Ceal as the boy was growling a bit.
"I'm losing my patience siren, and you will not enjoy my company when that happens," he said coldly.
"Seeing as how he's just a ray of sunshine when his patience isn't being lost, I suggest you give him an answer right now," Render suggested glancing to the catalyst mage then to the silent siren. Sun showed a fearful expression and wrote down something quickly then showed everybody.
I honestly don't know why this monster is after me, I'm really nothing special. I'm just a siren who worked at a human inn; I never did anything to provoke anyone coming after me.
"He's sending quite a lot of dangerous creatures after you, you're obviously worth something to him," Dark said cautiously.
"Well it can't be because she's a siren, I mean Ran's a siren and the dragon didn't go after her at all," Ahakon reasoned looking to Ran.
"Ran and her sisters haven't been targeted at all since they were freed, this monster doesn't seem as interested getting them back as he does getting her," Mizore said looking at Sun curiously.
"Sun killed a few monsters that came after her, the same ones I saw in that creepy place. Whoever's in charge there wants her badly," Arial said looking at Sun with concern.
"Just how powerful is her voice? I mean if she can't talk without hurting us maybe that's why this monster wants her," Fang Fang asked curiously. Sun looked around then wrote down something else.
My voice is powerful yes, but I still don't think that makes me that special. Besides I never use it, I've always kept quiet to protect those around me.
"I've never heard of a siren having to keep quiet for the protection of others," Ran said curiously. She looked at the girl carefully then tilted her head.
"How is it you have my last name anyway? Where did you come from?" she asked. Sun looked at her then wrote down something on her pad.
Well I was alone most of my life, I never had any parents and I only knew my first name. I thought the family name I took was no longer in use.
Ran looked at her puzzled and shook her head.
"You… knew of my family name? How?" she asked. Sun wrote down something else then showed her.
I adopted it after leaving a village of sirens deep in the forest, I heard the family was killed the night before and I really liked the sound of the name. So I just started using it, I wasn't aware the family had living members still.
Ran watched her carefully as the group looked to her.
"Wait… a village of sirens… deep in a forest?" she asked cautiously. Sun nodded then wrote down something more.
Yes, of course I stumbled across it at a bad time as the entire area was nearly leveled to the ground in a vicious storm.
Ran looked at the siren with wide eyes then slowly pointed to her.
"You… you were there? You were there that night?" she asked looking at Sun carefully. The silent siren nodded and looked at her curiously, then wrote down something else.
Yes, are you alright?
Ran stared at the siren with wide eyes, the images of the horrible night flashing before her again. How she saw the shadowy figure flying before her, the one that had feathered wings, long hair, and a long flowing dress. How the mystery monster cast out fire and chaos all around that annihilated her village and killed her parents. How the monster used high pitched sounds and shrieks with powerful magic.
"It was you…" Ran said under her breath. Sun tilted her head curiously as the group watched Ran, the siren staring at Sun with shock.
"It… was you… it was you!" she yelled out with rage. Sun backed up worriedly as Ran clenched her fists.
"Ran, what is it?" Moka asked worriedly.
"You were the monster I saw that night… it was you! You were the one that destroyed my home; you were the one that destroyed everything! YOU KILLED MY PARENTS!" Ran screamed before she dashed forward and tackled Sun to the ground. The group watched with surprise as Ran started choking Sun with fury, the silent siren's legs kicking around from under her.
"You killed my family! You destroyed my village! It was you! It was you that took everything from me!" Ran screamed with anger.
"Ran stop! Let her go!" Gin yelled out running over and yanking the furious siren off of his friend. Sun coughed weakly as Arial and Complica rushed over to her, the siren looking at Ran with surprise as the girl was screaming and trying to claw at her still.
"She killed my family! I saw her! I saw her!" she yelled out. Sun slowly stood up before black tentacles grabbed her by the arms and waist, the girl being lifted up into the air as Arial and Complica watched with surprise.
"Ceal stop! Put her down!" Gin called out to the catalyst mage.
"Don't hurt her, please!" Complica begged.
"Let her go now!" Arial yelled out at the mage. Ceal walked up towards the surprised siren and glared at her.
"No more lies siren, either you start giving me the answers I want or I'll end your life right here and now," he said coldly.
"Stop Ceal, let her go now!" Gin called out as she tried to hold Ran back still, the girl trying to charge Sun with fury and tears in her eyes. Kokoa growled and stepped forward.
"Kou, transform now," she ordered sternly, the bat squeaking then shifting into a large morning star. The group looked to her with concern as the vampire glared at Sun while grabbing her oversized weapon.
"What kind of bat is that?" Fang Fang asked curiously.
"So, you're a murderer huh?" Kokoa snapped with discontent at the silent siren. Sun shook her head quickly as the group looked back to her.
"She's not a murderer, put her down right now!" Arial yelled out, the ground around her freezing over as her hair frosted over slightly.
"She killed my family! I saw her! I saw her destroy my village!" Ran cried out as she broke down into tears, still trying to charge Sun with vicious swipes of her hands. Arial looked at her with a careful glance then back to Sun with concern. Gin looked at Ran with worry then to Sun as the siren was bound by the dark limbs.
"Sun, what is she talking about? You never killed anyone, right?" he asked. Sun shook her head at him then looked to Ceal with fear as the boy glared at her. He reached down and picked up her sketchpad then held it out as the tentacles holding her arms loosened.
"I'll give you one chance to explain yourself. If I don't like your answer, this is the end of the line for you," he said coldly. Sun looked at him nervously then grabbed the sketchpad, shakily writing something down. Ran stopped moving and watched her as did everybody, the group waiting to hear how the silent siren would defend herself from the accusation of being Ran's family killer. The siren wrote down something and quickly showed Ceal.
I was there but I wasn't the one that caused that place to be destroyed. There was another that was going wild and using very destructive magic.
"Another?" Ceal asked flatly with a raised eyebrow. A black tentacle wavered around behind the siren then wrapped around her neck, the girl staring with wide eyes at Ceal as the dark limb tightened a bit.
"Is that the best defense you've got? Blaming somebody else for what you did?" Kokoa growled as she glared at the siren.
"It was you! I saw you destroying everything! My village, my home, my parents, you took everything from me!" Ran cried out as she tried not to break down completely. Sun shook her head and hastily wrote down something else.
I tried to stop the one responsible for the village's destruction, but I was knocked out during the fight. I couldn't stop her from destroying everything, even with all my power.
Ceal read the pad then glared at the siren.
"Really, and just who was it that you tried to stop then? If you're so powerful with your voice who was it that you lost to?" he asked as Kokoa glared at the siren while gripping her weapon tightly. Sun shakily wrote down something else as everybody watched her carefully. The girl then showed the pad to Ceal with a worried expression. The mage read the pad then growled a bit, then glanced to Sun with cold eyes. Kokoa read the pad then jumped with surprise.
"No…" she said looking to Sun. The siren looked at them worriedly while she was bound by the dark limbs.
"What did she say?" Gin asked as Ran watched the siren with anger and frustration. Ceal grabbed the pad and looked at it carefully then back to the siren. Moka walked over and looked at the pad then gasped.
"Oh no…" she said looking at the writing with wide eyes.
"Moka? What is it?" Ruby asked.
"What did she say?" Ran asked with anger. Moka glanced back to her then to the pad, then read aloud what Sun had written down, what the siren claimed to be the true destroyer of the village that night.
"A siren wearing headphones."