Inside Rin's dorm room at the academy a group of girls were rendered silent after learning about the mysterious boy that had come and gone earlier that night. Kyouko and Falla were looking at the vampire sisters Akua and Kahlua with wide eyes while Rin tapped her headphones a bit, the siren blinking then looking at them curiously.
"Um, I blanked out again. What did she just say?" Rin asked looking to Akua. Kyouko blinked then looked down with a stunned expression.
"He's… half human?" she said in disbelief.
"Yes, Talon was originally a human that was taken off the streets and away for experimentation by Fairy Tale. I'm not proud to admit that I was once part of this organization, and knowing that monsters and humans were once used as test subjects for Kiria's own benefit hurts all the more," Akua said with remorse.
"Wow… so he's a human with Alucard's blood infused into him," Kyouko said with wonder.
"So that's why he attacked Fairy Tale? Because they used him for their experiments?" Falla asked curiously.
"Yes, once he turned into… a monster, he broke out of containment and went on a rampage. He destroyed the testing facility he was held at and worked his way across the land hunting down everybody that had once worn that Fairy Tale insignia. Whether they were agents, scientists, or even receptionists at our human offices, he killed everybody he could find. Nobody was safe from him," Akua said with regret.
"So he's a good guy like Tsukune and the others, he wanted to stop Fairy Tale as well," Kyouko reasoned hopefully. She laughed a bit and looked at Falla with a confident smile.
"And you were convinced he was evil, I told you he wasn't bad just because he had Alucard's blood in him," she said proudly. Falla slowly looked to her and shook her head.
"Kyouko, you're not seeing the big picture here," she said worriedly.
"What are you talking about? He's just after everybody that was in that evil organization, he's not-" Kyouko said before she blinked then looked back to Akua and Kahlua.
"We were in that organization Kyouko, as much as we regret it, it's true. We once served Kiria with his dark plans," Akua said with remorse.
"That's not all," Falla said looking down. The girls all looked to her as she shook her head.
"I knew it was too strange for him to be just passing through, he was here for a reason," she said with a bit of frustration.
"What's wrong?" Kyouko asked.
"Dark worked at Fairy Tale," Falla said looking to her.
"What? Dark was part of that place too?" Kyouko asked with surprise.
"Oh no, that's right, Dark was Fairy Tale's top agent, everybody in the organization knew him," Kahlua said worriedly.
"That's why he was here Kyouko; he didn't drop by just to keep Saizo from going near you, he was looking for Dark!" Falla exclaimed.
"That makes sense, he must have learned about Dark staying here and came after him," Akua said worriedly.
"What? But… Dark's one of the heroes that put an end to Fairy Tale and Alucard, he's not evil at all," Kyouko said shaking her head.
"It doesn't matter Kyouko, didn't you just hear them? This Talon guy is looking for anybody who ever worked at Fairy Tale, regardless of what they did. He's looking for and killing everybody whoever worked there, and that includes Akua, Kahlua, and Dark. He came here looking to kill Dark," Falla said with concern.
"This isn't good. Dark is safe from him since he's in the human world, but we're trapped here," Kahlua said nervously.
"Calm yourself sister, one of us alone should be more than a match for him, together we can handle him if he shows up. He may have Alucard's blood in him, but so do we along with our vampire blood as well," Akua said looking to the window carefully.
"But you two aren't evil; you made a mistake and helped rectify it. You even helped save my life from Jovian," Kyouko said with concern.
"He doesn't care Kyouko, to him we're guilty and to be executed for what Fairy Tale did to him," Akua said shaking her head.
"But… he can't be evil, he can't be," Kyouko said looking down with concern.
"Get it through your head Kyouko, he's a murderer. Fairy Tale created a monster and now it's running loose," Falla said looking down with caution.
"We need to head back home and send word to father about this. It's only a matter of time before he tracks us down," Kahlua said worriedly.
"Then we'll have to track him down first," Akua said with a focused expression.
"Wait, what do you mean by that?" Kyouko asked worriedly.
"I mean we need to find him first and take him down, before he does so to us," Akua said glancing to her.
"No, you can't kill him, he's just… he's just angry about what Fairy Tale did to him, he has every right to be. You can't kill him for that. There… there must be some way to reason with him, to show him you're not bad anymore," Kyouko pleaded.
"There's no reasoning with him, many agents have tried. He's out there right now searching for any in the monster world that once belonged to Fairy Tale. And what do you think will happen if the gateways are ever opened again?" Kahlua said with a solemn expression.
"He'll head out into the human world, and kill all those that were part of Fairy Tale as well. The humans will see a monster going on a killing spree, and it will only further their cause to wage war against us. We need to kill him before the gateways are opened again," Akua said firmly.
"No, you can't do that. He's not a bad guy," Kyouko pleaded.
"Didn't you hear them at all Kyouko? This guy's been spilling blood everywhere he goes because of his quest for revenge. What if he finds Dark and kills him too? Are you still going to say he's not bad?" Falla said while crossing her arms.
"But he's not bad, we can talk to him, tell him that Fairy Tale has been defeated and those responsible for his abuse have been killed. He doesn't need to keep looking around for revenge, he can stop and live his life," Kyouko said urgently.
"He won't stop, he's even declared so. He won't stop until he kills everybody from Fairy Tale with his bare hands," Kahlua said shaking her head.
"We need to get going and send word to father about this. You girls stay here at the academy where it's safe, at least he won't be coming after any of you," Akua said as the sisters walked towards the door.
"Wait, there must be another way," Kyouko pleaded.
"It's us or him Kyouko, and I intend to live," Akua said simply.
"If by some miracle the gateways are allowed to be opened again he'll get out and run loose in the human world, we'll have another monster making us all look bad to everybody," Kahlua said shaking her head.
"But… but…" Kyouko said as the two vampires left the room. The human watched them go with disbelief then looked to Falla.
"I told you that guy would be bad news. I told you, if he had Alucard's blood in him that means he's going to be a serious problem," the chronofly said with discontent.
"He's not evil; if he was evil he would have just killed us all for the hell of it. He's just seeking revenge against those that took away his humanity," Kyouko reasoned with concern.
"If Dark had been here those two would have gotten into a fight. I would like to think with Dark's training and strength he would have been victorious, but what if he wasn't? What if Talon had killed him? Would you still think he's not evil?" Falla asked with an accusing stare.
"He hasn't killed any of our friends yet, he can still be reasoned with. He just wanted to put an end to Fairy Tale, that's not wrong," Kyouko said defensively. Falla shook her head and looked over to the window.
"He's trying to kill our friends Kyouko, and if I ever see him again, I'll kill him first. I won't let him kill those we care about all because he's angry at Fairy Tale. There's a difference between killing out of revenge and killing out of anger Kyouko," she said firmly. Kyouko looked at her worriedly then down, shaking her head a bit.
'No, he's not evil, he can't be. That dream, it felt so… real. He's a good person, I just know it.'
"Ok, for the last time, you're an idiot," Leon said flatly.
The large group of friends/allies/rivals/wandering souls had finally arrived at a safe haven for them, with everybody having a chance to finally rest and recover from their ordeal thanks to one of their new friends they had picked up during their lengthy and dangerous escape from HDA custody. Fang Fang, a yasha they had liberated from HDA imprisonment, had graciously allowed the group of monsters that saved him to stay at his family estate, a large Chinese villa located atop a large hill near a human city, as thanks for everything the group had done for him.
"And I'm telling you for the last time it's just a realistic and honest observation of the truth," Render said simply.
To everybody's surprise the yasha was the son of a mafia leader, and had not only great wealth from his family but also a sound retreat for the group to lay low until they could figure out their next move. There was some slight tension as Ceal and Fang Fang had a rocky history, however the yasha made good on his word to make amends for his father having tried to avoid paying the dragon slayer, and offered a truck filled with gold to the catalyst mage. Of course Ceal had no desire for gold, and the group watched with surprise as the mage had destroyed the gold simply to take the wealth away from Fang Fang as payment. With a place to stay at the group had taken the yasha up on his offer, and although they had escaped from HDA and human law officials thanks to their new friend giving them shelter, they still had various other problems to deal with, some even relating to internal conflicts within the group.
"No, it's just your biased opinion on the matter. You're always impossible to reason with," Leon argued shaking his head.
Everybody had learned the truth about how the human city around Falla's school was thrown into chaos, and how the dark being from another world had come after the chronofly by bringing three souls out of hell to use as his pawns. They also learned to their dismay that Luna had already been captured by the dark being, and was being held in the other world surrounded by countless minions and monsters.
"It's not biased; everybody can see it but you. You just can't face facts man, it's sad but true," Render said with a casual shrug.
The group also had a few immediate conflicts to deal with besides the human world declaring war on them. One was with the return of two wandering souls, Arial and Complica. The two young angels weren't able to return to heaven through the barrier above the mortal realm, and were stuck down in the human world while being faced with the possibility of being wiped from existence should they die again. Complica had expressed her desire to return to her heavenly home with great urgency; however Arial had no desire at all to return. She wanted to remain down in the mortal realm near her demon, refusing to let him go in her belief that they were destined to be together.
"Enough about this, we already have enough to be dealing with right now without you getting so easily distracted like this," Leon said with a bit of annoyance.
Of course Arial's reunion hit a major snag as she had finally learned the truth about Dark and Mizore, how the snow maiden was apparently claiming the demon as her own. This wasn't something that was taken lightly by Arial, given her obvious attempts to kill Mizore, which she came close to doing earlier that day. However the snow angel's true motives were only visible to everybody but Dark, the shadow demon being unaware that his guardian angel was in love with him romantically, something that Mizore was painfully aware of.
"I'm not distracted, I'm just aware of my surroundings to a higher level than you are. Its part of being a battlemage, no need to be so jealous man," Render said with a smirk.
Not only was the group faced with trying to keep Arial from killing Mizore, another conflict arose with the addition of another siren. The newcomer Sun had shown her good nature by not only taking care of Arial and Complica upon their arrival, but also aided in the group's escape from HDA control. However everybody was a bit surprised to learn that she and Gin were already acquainted; something that Kokoa wasn't taking too well, especially since the siren had kissed Gin on first sight. The group learned that Gin had once expressed his love to the siren; however the girl turned him down at the time as she wasn't ready for a serious relationship in her life. That now seems to have changed as the siren has shown that she isn't about to let Gin go even though he has a girlfriend now.
"To a higher level? You do remember that you more often than not set off the traps during our hunts rather than avoid them like I did," Leon said with a raised eyebrow.
The entire group of monsters had a few things to deal with all at once, and for the time being were trapped in the human world as the gateways into the monster realm had been sealed off. They had to prevent mankind from going to war with their world, they had to rescue Luna from her dire fate, they had to find a way to send Arial and Complica back home (and hopefully do so before Mizore would be killed from the snow angel's wrath), and they needed to deal with the mysterious monster in the darkness before his army would bring about more havoc in the world.
"That's because I fear nothing during our adventures, just like a true treasure hunter. Now, admit I'm right and save yourself the headache of trying fruitlessly argue with me," Render said confidently.
And they needed to settle another dispute as well.
"For the last time Render, Apoch and Astreal are the exact same physically, Apoch does not have larger breasts than her sister," Leon said with exasperation.
Walking down a hallway inside the main building within the compound's barrier the two mages were making their way towards the dining hall to meet with the others. The interior of the building was of high class surroundings, with red carpets over smooth wooden floorboards, elegant wooden rafters complete with lamps inside decorative metal holders, and fine crafted wooden doors leading into the various chambers of the grand building. The two boys walked down the hallway from their guestroom they were given from the resident yasha, were dressed in their usual outfits, with their usual hairstyles, and having another pointless argument… as usual.
"And I'm telling you she does. I'm not being offensive to your girl, ok? I'm just pointing out that Apoch is more developed. She has a more seductive sway with her hips when she walks, and her bust size is indeed more mature and larger than her sister's. She's just blossoming into a fine woman before Astreal, there's nothing wrong with that," Render reasoned with a cocky smile.
"First off, Ceal was right to call you an idiot; I'm now in full agreement with him on that one. Secondly, if anything Astreal has a more dignified walk to her and a more enchanting smile as well. Third, your vision of Apoch being 'more developed' is being misinterpreted by your brain due to your 'aura of confidence' that she keeps saying you possess. It's more like an aura of arrogance and simplemindedness if you ask me," Leon said rolling his eyes. Render chuckled and shook his head while looking forward still.
"Oh Leon, you poor thing. I know you're just now moving on and opening your heart to another girl, and I'm happy for you. I really am. Selena would be happy too. But you're the one that isn't seeing the big picture here. Again, I'm not saying Astreal's a bad pick for you, I'm just saying I hit the jackpot among the two of them by getting a hottie with a badass fighting spirit," he said with a nod. Leon took another step then stopped while looking ahead. Render stopped and looked to him as Leon glanced down.
"Finally starting to see the truth?" Render asked with a smile. Leon shook his head and glanced back behind them.
"No, but my low level of awareness tells me we're being followed," he said turning around. Render blinked then looked back to seeing Apoch and Astreal standing behind them, with the two girls wearing new black shoes and white socks, light blue miniskirts, white t-shirts, and both of them having deep blushes on their faces. Apoch glanced down to her body then looked back to Render, fidgeting a bit while Astreal was staring at Leon with wonder.
"What the… how long were you two behind us?" Render asked curiously.
"High level of awareness huh?" Leon said flatly while glancing to him.
"We… were behind you the entire time," Apoch said quietly. Astreal nodded slowly in agreement.
"So you've heard everything we've been talking about?" Render asked curiously. The girls slowly nodded while staring at them with blushes. Render looked at them curiously for a moment then up in thought. After a pause he looked to Leon with a shrug.
"Anyway, like I was saying, Apoch definitely has larger-" he started before Leon just whacked him in the back of his head, the boy keeping his eyes on Astreal.
"I see you found more comfortable clothing. You look great Astreal," he said with a soft smile. Astreal just continued to stare at him while Apoch looked at Render curiously.
"Thank you. You look great as well," Astreal said softly. Leon looked at her with a curious smile.
"I'm wearing the same thing as before though," he said with a shrug. Astreal just nodded slowly then glanced to Apoch, the raven haired witch smiling at her boyfriend while he rubbed the back of his head with an annoyed expression. Apoch glanced to her sister and smirked with a twitch of her eyebrow, the blonde haired witch giving her a dull glance in response. Render shook his head then looked at Leon with a puzzled expression of annoyance.
"What was that for? I was just pointing out that Apoch-" he started before a loud scream was heard from nearby.
"Get out of my way Complica!" Arial yelled out. The four casters looked over to see Arial running down the hallway towards them only to be tackled to the ground by Complica. The angels were still wearing their normal outfits, with Complica no longer wearing her jacket leaving her wings exposed.
"Stop Arial, please calm down," Complica begged as the snow angel thrashed around on the ground.
"I don't need new clothes and I don't need my own room, I'm sleeping with my husband after dinner, right after I kill that snow girl for daring to take my demon from me!" Arial yelled out as she scrambled to her feet and ran down the hall.
"Wait, hold on, time out!" Render cried out waving his arms around.
"You need to cool down kid, he's not your husband," Leon said shaking his head. In the time it took Arial to throw a massive ice shard towards him Astreal held out her hand and formed her barrier, the wall of light blocking the shard then the snow angel as she ran up to it. She pounded on the barrier then growled loudly, the hallway around her freezing over instantly as the four casters watched her with wide eyes.
"Holy crap, that girl's an angel?" Render asked with disbelief.
"I used to believe so," Apoch said softly.
"Please calm down Ms. Arial, and please stop trying to kill everybody around you," Astreal said firmly. Arial growled loudly as her hair froze over and her hands formed into ice claws.
"Don't you dare to tell me to calm down; some other woman is trying to take my husband away! Now move aside, nothing is going to stop me from being with my true love!" Arial yelled out with anger.
"Ah, to be young and in love. And also insane," Render said weakly.
"Arial, enough!" Gabriel yelled out from behind. The group looked back to seeing Gabriel and Rason walking up towards them. Gabriel was dressed in his usual clothing while Rason had a new pair of his shirts on, the boy wearing his trademark white t-shirt and golden button down shirt that was left undone.
"I have had it, I have had it Arial. We have enough to deal with right now, the world's gone to hell and Complica's sister needs our help. I'm in no mood to deal with your obsession over Dark," Gabriel said sternly.
"Obsession? He's my husband!" Arial yelled out. Gabriel narrowed his eyes and pointed to Rason.
"Do you know who this is?" he asked firmly. Arial glanced to Rason then back to Gabriel, the angel crossing his arms with a firm expression.
"His name is Rason, and he's the official guardian angel of the monster world. That means that his authority is over mine regarding you, and also something you need to keep in mind Arial…" he said, the group then looking to Rason as he raised an eyebrow at the snow angel.
"He reports directly to the Almighty," Gabriel said with a nod. Arial glanced to Rason cautiously as the angel stepped forward.
"I'm willing to overlook your defiance at the Almighty's laws regarding you leaving heaven, you helped save us all back at the HDA command center. But if you lay one hand on Mizore again you will have to answer directly to him, do you understand?" Rason said sternly. The group looked to Arial as the snow angel showed a worried expression.
"But… that's not… fair. I saw Dark first, he's mine!" she cried out.
"Not one more word Arial," Rason ordered sternly, the young snow angel's frozen hair and claws returning to normal as she backed up a step.
"We're all going to eat dinner now, and then rest. If you even mention Dark being your… husband, I will send you straight to the Almighty myself upon your return to heaven. Do you hear me?" Rason demanded. Arial stuttered something as Astreal lowered her shield, the casters and chronofly watching the snow angel carefully.
"You… you can't…" Arial said nervously.
"Just say yes Arial, don't upset the Almighty," Complica said shaking her head.
"Do you hear me?" Rason repeated sternly, his eyes giving off a slight glow briefly. Arial looked at him with disbelief then over to Gabriel.
"He… he can't do this, that's not fair," she whined.
"Like I said Arial, all monsters are his jurisdiction. You may have been allowed into heaven, but your actions are against the Almighty's design regardless. It's his say, or else," Gabriel said firmly. Arial looked at them with sorrow then down with a deep glare, growling loudly.
"You… you can't keep him from me like this…" she said through bared teeth.
"Do you hear me or not?" Rason said with a commanding tone. Arial growled loudly with clenched fists, closing her eyes tightly as she trembled a bit. She then looked to Rason with a deep glare and a few tears forming, breathing deeply as she tried not to scream in anger. Rason pointed down the hall while Gabriel had a solemn expression.
"Go to dinner, keep your wild dreams to yourself, and leave Mizore alone. If you touch a single hair on her head it's all over for you Arial," Rason said sternly. Arial growled loudly then looked down while glancing back down the hall. After a pause she turned and walked down the hall with a frustrated expression, muttering and growling to herself as the group watched her go. Rason sighed and glanced to Gabriel as Complica ran ahead after her friend.
"I really hope Dark never hears that I spoke to her like that," he said weakly.
"As long as you keep that girl from going postal again your secret is safe with us," Render said with a curious eye while he watched Arial and Complica round a corner down the hall.
"You think she'll behave now?" Leon asked looking back to the angels.
"As much as she wants to be with Dark, I doubt she'll be eager to stand before the Almighty in contempt. She'll behave… at least for now," Gabriel reasoned with a shrug. Rason nodded then sighed a bit.
"It's just one problem after another around here, I don't know how we're going to deal with all of this at once," he said shaking his head.
"You kept Ms. Arial from killing Ms. Mizore for now, I'd say that's a victory in itself," Apoch said with a small smile.
"I suppose that's true, one problem down for now," Rason said with a shrug.
A loud crashing sound was heard nearby, the group looking over down the hall to see some dust billowing from one of the connecting hallways.
"And another one to go," Render said simply. The group ran down the hall and rounded the corner to see Sun stumbling back onto the ground while Kokoa was growling loudly at her, the vampire carrying her large morning star weapon again while glaring at the siren.
"Kokoa stop, don't hurt her," Moka pleaded, running up to her sister and trying to hold her back. She was wearing a new outfit consisting of black shoes with white socks, a pair of pink shorts, and a white t-shirt that had a red stripe around the waist.
"What's going on here?" Rason asked.
"That bitch was trying to sneak into Gin's room, I saw her!" Kokoa yelled out. Sun shook her head as she slowly got up onto her feet.
"How do you know she was looking for Gin's room?" Gabriel asked.
"Because I was in Gin's room with him!" Kokoa yelled out. The group looked to Sun as she glanced around worriedly.
"Kokoa stop, she wasn't trying to sneak into my room," Gin called out as he ran down the hall towards them. He was wearing a pair of gray shoes, black pants, and had a dark green t-shirt on while still wearing his wolf necklace and red headband.
"Yes she was, I saw her poking her head through the door while you were changing, the damn peeping tom!" Kokoa yelled out. Gin blinked then looked over to Sun curiously, the girl blushing a bit and glancing away.
"Sun? Is that true?" he asked. The girl looked to him then wrote down something on her notepad.
I figured with all the times you watched me undress in the ladies room at Yokai, me watching you one time wouldn't be so bad.
Moka and Kokoa's eyes widened then looked back to Gin, the boy showing a nervous expression.
"You did what to her? Gin, how could… wait, I already knew he was like this, what am I saying?" Kokoa said, then shaking her head before looking back to Sun with a glare.
"It doesn't matter if he did that or not in the past, he's my boyfriend now and only I can see him like that! You had your chance and you blew it, so back the hell off from my mate or so help me I'll smash you into the ground and burn your fucking remains!" she yelled out with anger.
"I always thought vampires were more elegant and civilized," Leon mentioned raising an eyebrow.
"The actions and words of Kokoa do not reflect our race as a whole," Moka said flatly.
'I'm not sure which is more odd, the fact that two girls are actually fighting over Gin, or that I'm bothered by the idea of the siren coming between him and Kokoa.'
'I'm with Kokoa on this one. Sun may be a nice girl, but she has no right to go near him like this now. He's Kokoa's mate, our sister has every right to be upset.'
"Sun, we are grateful you protected Arial and Complica before we met, but still you need to understand that Kokoa and Gin are together now," Moka said gently. Sun glanced to her then wrote something down with a dull expression.
Isn't she a bit young for him?
Moka's eyebrow twitched a bit as the girl forced a smile.
"They're in love, that's all that matters," she replied with a tone of annoyance. Sun raised an eyebrow then wrote something else down.
He was in love with me while also taking pictures of me in my underwear. Doesn't that count?
Moka looked at the pad with a stunned smile then glanced to Kokoa, the young vampire looking back to Gin with a worried expression. He shook his head and smiled nervously as Kokoa showed a bit of uneasiness.
"Oh c'mon, it's not like I'm doing that now, I'm a changed man remember?" he pleaded. Kokoa nodded slowly then looked back to Sun.
"You're too late; we're together after you rejected him. He's all mine now," she said firmly. Sun looked at her with a dull expression then wrote down something else.
Did he even take pictures of you in your underwear?
Kokoa smiled arrogantly and stood proudly while having her large weapon resting over her shoulder.
"He sure did, I was the best piece in his collection," she boasted. Moka smiled weakly and glanced to the others, not sure how she should feel about her sister bragging about Gin having taken pictures of up her skirt before. Sun smirked and wrote down something else for her to see.
Really, I doubt that seeing as how I was the best piece in his collection. He even told me so many times.
Kokoa looked at the pad with a jump then growled at her.
"You wish bitch, he took far more pictures of me and my underwear than you by far, both in the girls' changing room and outside while I was just walking to school. He had at least three cameras filled with them," she said proudly.
"Um… what are they arguing about here?" Render asked with a bewildered expression. Sun rolled her eyes and wrote down something else.
He took high definition shots of me and also filmed me while I was in swimming class on multiple occasions. I saw the videos myself, very high production values on his work.
Moka showed a concerned expression and glanced to Gin, the boy looking down with a hand over his eyes as he shook his head a bit.
"Again, I'm not like that now," he pleaded. Kokoa looked at the pad with wide eyes then growled loudly at the siren.
"That's nothing, he and I had sex in the newspaper club room on multiple occasions, after all I am the girl he picked to be his mate," Kokoa said proudly. Rason and Moka looked down with slight cringes as they remembered a few occasions walking in on the couple during those events. The others looked at Gin with wide eyes while Sun glanced to him curiously.
"Do we really need to be talking about this now?" he groaned, shaking his head while still looking down.
"I vote no, I still want to have an appetite for dinner," Astreal said flatly.
"Seconded," Apoch said quickly.
"Seriously, they're really arguing about this?" Render asked in disbelief. Sun looked at Gin with a raised eyebrow then back to Kokoa, then wrote something down on her pad and showed the vampire.
You're far too young to handle him properly; I doubt he was fully satisfied with such an inexperienced schoolgirl.
Kokoa growled then swung her giant weapon into the floor, the wooden boards below shattering and crushing down into the ground.
"You've got a lot of nerve speaking to me like that. I'll have you know I took him all the way inside while he was in his werewolf form! Like hell you could handle something like that without being split apart, only a true S-Class monster like myself could do that!" she yelled out. The group looked to Gin with wide eyes as the boy looked down with embarrassment.
"And there goes my appetite," Leon said flatly while looking up.
"Enough Kokoa, we don't need to hear any more about this. For crying out loud don't you have any shame?" Moka said shaking her head.
'That would be an obvious no.'
"Yeah, you made your point. You have absolutely no shame and you guys do it wherever you please, can we just end this little discussion of yours?" Render asked with a disturbed face. Sun narrowed her eyes at Kokoa as the two stared at each other with discontent, faint traces of lightning barely being seen as they shot between them. Rason and Gabriel glanced to each other then turned to walk away.
"We'll be in the dining hall making sure Arial behaves, feel free to join us once you're done having this colorful discussion," Rason said simply, the two angels then walking down the hall and rounding a corner. Kokoa scoffed and grabbed onto Gin's arm as her weapon poofed back into its bat form, the familiar flying over and perching on her shoulder.
"Get it through your head, he's mine! I've gone through hell to keep him in my life and there's no fucking way some old high school friend is going to take him away from me, you got that?" she shouted out. Sun glanced to Gin then back to Kokoa with discontent. Moka looked at her sister then to Sun with concern, the silent siren then walking away with a bit of annoyance. Kokoa growled quietly then glanced to Gin, the boy still looking down with a hand over his eyes.
"Well… I think we'll be joining the others now," Leon said taking Astreal's hand and leading her away. Render nodded and took Apoch's hand, the four then walking down the hall while trying not to think about Kokoa and a large werewolf having sex before dinner. Moka sighed and glanced to her sister.
"Kokoa, you didn't have to go into such detail about that. We really didn't need to know about any of that," she said weakly.
"You think?" Gin said with exasperation. Kokoa looked down with annoyance while she held onto her boyfriend's arm.
"Who the hell does she think she is peeping on my boyfriend like that?" she growled with anger. Gin looked at the girl with a bit of concern then lifted her chin to look at him.
"She's not going to take me away from you Kokoa. No girl ever could," he reassured gently. Kokoa nodded slowly then hugged him around the waist.
"Still rubs me the wrong way seeing her going near you. She needs to get it through her head that you're mine, or so help me I'll beat it into her skull myself," she muttered.
"Welcome to the club Kokoa," Moka mused with a smirk. Kokoa looked to her curiously as Moka started walking away.
"Now you know how we've all felt from time to time," she said with a slight laugh. Kokoa showed a small smile to that then looked over to see Ran and Ahakon walking down the hall, the siren wearing her outfit from before while the boy was dressed back in his usual mage's outfit complete with red cape. Walking on the other side of Ahakon was Yukari, dressed in her usual witches outfit and hat again.
"Wow, what are the odds they would have the exact same clothes I wore before?" Ahakon asked looking down to his outfit with a curious smile.
"I know, Fang Fang's tailors got this put together for me so quickly, I feel like I'm at home again," Yukari said with a giggle. Ran blushed a bit and glanced to Ahakon.
"You look very dashing in it Ahakon, as always," she said while walking near him. Yukari glanced to her with a dull smile and nodded while Ahakon smiled a bit and rubbed the back of his head, looking down with a small chuckle. The three walked up to Gin and Kokoa then saw the damage to the hallway around them.
"What happened here?" Yukari asked.
"Kokoa and Sun got into a little argument," Gin said with a weak smile. Kokoa growled a bit then glanced to see Ran looking down with concern, the siren then looking away with a worried expression. She took Ahakon's hand and held it tightly, feeling uneasy about the other siren being nearby still. The mage looked at her with concern as Yukari glanced around the hall.
"I never thought I'd see the day when Gin would have girls fighting over him," she said looking around the damaged hallway with a curious eye.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? My boyfriend is a very desirable S-Class werewolf," Kokoa said firmly.
"That used to be the biggest pervert in school. He even took pictures of me in my underwear," Yukari said tugging her skirt down.
"Wait, he did what?" Ahakon yelled out looking to Gin with a glare.
"Oh come on! Can we please just forget about how I used to be, I'm not like that anymore! It's all in the past! Besides I didn't mean to get her in the shot, I was taking it of other girls and she walked in front of me!" Gin cried out. The group just looked at him as he shook his head with exasperation.
"You took pictures of Yukari like that? Isn't she a bit young for you?" Ran asked.
"Just forget about it already! He's not like that anymore! Besides you're one to talk, you keep hanging onto Ahakon and he's clearly way younger than you are!" Kokoa yelled out.
"That's different, I'm not taking pictures of him in his underwear," Ran defended shaking her head as she held the boy's hand tightly.
"Yeah, you only drew him like that," Yukari said flatly. Ran twitched a bit then looked down with worry.
"He had his pants on still," she said quietly. Kokoa rolled her eyes then glanced down the hall to where the others had left. Ahakon looked down with a nervous smile then glanced to Gin, the wolf rubbing the back of his head with a nervous expression as well.
"Well… I'm getting pretty hungry, how about you?" Gin asked with a forced smile. Ahakon nodded quickly and the two boys walked ahead down the hall, both eager to avoid any more discussions about Sun and Ran's obvious infatuations with them. Kokoa watched them go then looked to Ran with a raised eyebrow.
"Was Sun really the siren you saw that night? The one that destroyed your home?" she asked as the girls started walking down the hall together.
"I'm sure it was her, it had to have been. My sister couldn't have done such a thing," Ran said with a bit of anger.
"But you didn't actually see her did you? You just saw another monster causing the damage," Yukari pointed out. Ran glanced to her then back ahead.
"She was there that night, she looked just like the monster that killed my parents and destroyed my home. It had to have been her," she said firmly.
"But what about her accusation of the siren wearing headphones? Is that just a coincidence?" Yukari questioned.
"She saw Rin's hair color and headphones, but the siren she claimed was there had red eyes, not blue," Kokoa said looking down in thought.
"She's making the whole thing up, I know it was her. It had to have been," Ran said with frustration. Kokoa glanced to her then looked back ahead.
"As much as I would love to crush her into the ground under that assumption, the way she described Rin's exact appearance is too much of a coincidence to be ignored. It may not have been Rin, but sounds like she saw somebody that looks like your sister," she said cautiously. Ran looked at her worriedly then ahead, unable to believe her kind-hearted sister could have destroyed their entire home, or even had the power to do so.
The three girls walked down the hall and entered the main dining hall of the building. It was a larger room with small wooden tables and sitting pillows set out around a small pond in the center, the centerpiece having a few exotic fish swimming around through the crystal clear water along with colored stones resting on the bottom.
Sitting at one of the eating tables Fang Fang was talking to one of his guards with a calm smile, the yasha dressed in his usual apparel of a light blue Chinese long sleeve jacket, black pants, and light blue shoes. He glanced over and waved to the new arrivals then motioned for them to sit anywhere. Sitting next to him Moka was looking down at her meal prepared by the yasha's cooks, having a blank expression as she hadn't touched her food yet. Kokoa walked over and sat down next to Gin, the wolf seated next to Moka and smiling at his girlfriend. The vampire smiled a bit at him then looked over to see Sun sitting on the other side of Fang Fang, the siren glancing to Gin with a curious eye. Kokoa snarled quietly and grabbed hold of Gin's hand tightly, looking down to her meal with annoyance as Gin looked between the two girls worriedly. Sun glanced to Kokoa with discontent then looked down at her meal as well, clenching her fists slightly in her lap. To her side Apoch and Render were seated next to each other with Leon and Astreal next to them, the four glancing around at the dining room and sensing the conflicts of their peers.
"Yeah, all of us eating dinner together. Nothing could go wrong with that," Render said flatly.
"Not sure which is going to cause more problems, Sun or Arial," Leon said shaking his head.
"Ms. Arial," Apoch and Astreal said simply.
Nearby Gabriel was looking down with a raised eyebrow while Kurumu was shaking Rason as the angel was again passed out from her overzealous greeting. The succubus was wearing a blue miniskirt, light purple t-shirt, and a worried expression as she was trying to wake up her boyfriend after her bosom had once again deprived him of oxygen.
"I'm so sorry Rason, wake up, please!" Kurumu cried out.
"Poor angel," Yukari said shaking her head. She walked over and sat next to Ahakon, the boy smiling at her then over to Ran as she sat on the other side next to him. The three smiled a bit at seeing Kurumu trying to wake up her boyfriend then looked over to see Arial and Complica sitting next to each other across the centerpiece. Arial was looking down at her table with a focused glare while Complica was glancing to her with a worried expression.
"Please Arial, just let it go," Complica said quietly.
"I will never let my demon go. Never," Arial hissed.
"Think she'll behave?" Apoch asked worriedly. Render glanced to the side of the hall and shrugged.
"We're going to find out," he said as the group saw Dark and Mizore walk into the room, the snow girl holding onto the demon's hand while they both had blank expressions as always. As they did everybody glanced to Arial, the snow angel quickly looking over to Dark with a bright smile. She blinked then looked over to see Gabriel glancing to her with a stern expression while Rason shot up with a gasp, the boy coming to his senses as Kurumu breathed out in relief. Arial looked back to seeing Dark and Mizore walking over and sitting next to her, with the demon right beside her and Mizore on the other side of him. Mizore glanced to Arial worriedly then to the others, all of them watching the snow angel carefully. Dark smiled at Arial then looked around to seeing all eyes watching her.
"Why are you all staring at her like that?" he asked carefully. The group jumped a bit then smiled nervously.
"Just… still amazed to see her… here," Moka reasoned shakily.
"Yeah… hard to believe that this is the girl that… you dedicated your life to," Kokoa said in agreement.
"Yes… very hard to believe," Mizore said quietly.
"Dedicated… his life to?" Arial asked looking to Dark curiously.
"That's right Arial, Dark's lived his whole life in honor of you," Rason said as he and Kurumu sat next to Mizore, the snow girl glancing to them then back to Arial. Gabriel sat down next to Complica and watched the snow angel carefully, the girl looking at Rason puzzled then to Dark.
"I don't understand, what is he talking about?" she asked.
"I wanted to make you proud Arial, I wanted you to be happy with the life you gave me," Dark said softly. Arial looked at him with wonder as the demon smiled gently her.
"I wanted to honor your wish of granting me my freedom, I've lived my whole life in your memory," he said gently. She looked at him with surprise as the group smiled a bit at that.
"You… have?" she asked softly.
"Yes, you were my guardian angel Arial. I know I was used as a weapon of war during my life, but I've always pushed on to lead a good life for you. I wanted you to be proud of your demon," Dark said with a slight tone of pride. Arial looked at him with awe then smiled lovingly.
"Dark…" she said softly. Dark brushed a few hairs away from her face, the girl smiling bashfully at him.
"I hope I haven't let you down Arial, I've tried to be a good soul in this world. I've tried to be worthy of your wish, and of your faith in me," he said genuinely.
"Dark…" Arial said softly with a few tears forming. She cried out and leapt into a hug with him, holding him close as her wings fluttered a bit.
"You're the best shadow demon ever, I always knew that. I never had a doubt that you were a good soul," she said with a few tears in her eyes. The group smiled gently at seeing Dark holding the angel, the demon showing a calm smile as she held onto him tightly. For a moment the world around Arial vanished as she was held by her demon, the girl feeling her body warming up from her heart beating faster.
"Thank you Arial," Dark said gently. Mizore smiled a bit and brushed a few hairs away from her face, and in doing so Apoch glanced to her then jumped in surprise at seeing the ring on the snow maiden's hand.
"Ms. Mizore… is that…" she said pointing to it. The group all looked to Mizore as she glanced to her wedding ring, the girl smiling softly and nodding.
"Oh my… is that a wedding ring?" Astreal asked with wonder. Arial looked over to the ring with wide eyes then slowly to Mizore with a deep glare.
"Yes, Dark officially proposed to her, and even had that ring forged just for her," Yukari said with a smile. The group then glanced to Arial as the snow girl was growling quietly, her eyes glaring at Mizore while Dark was smiling at his fiancée. The snow angel glanced to Rason then back to Mizore, then stood up and looked away with her hair covering her eyes.
"Arial?" Dark asked as the girl started walking away towards a doorway. As she got to it Ruby and Razico walked in, the witch wearing her usual choice of a gothic dress while Razico was dressed with his usual gray boots, black pants, red belt, and black shirt.
"Sorry we're late, this is such a huge place, we sort of got lost," Ruby said with a shrug. She watched as Arial walked past them and out of the dining hall.
"Where's she going?" Fang Fang asked curiously. Razico looked out in the hallway and saw Arial forming a large block of ice before her away from the dining hall, focusing her power and shaping the block into a perfect likeness of Mizore. Arial looked at the statue for a moment then formed her ice claws, then started hacking and cursing loudly as she viciously tore apart the likeness of the snow girl.
"Um…" Razico said looking back to Ruby. The witch peeked outside of the dining room and watched with wide eyes as Arial dismembered the snow statue of Mizore with furious swipes of her claws. Ruby blinked then glanced to Razico with concern as the warlock just watched the snow angel venting her rage, the young girl cleaving the head of the statue clean off while slicing apart the upper body with powerful strikes.
"What's wrong?" Dark asked. Razico glanced back to him then out in the hallway to seeing Arial swinging a giant hammer made of ice onto the remains of the snow statue's body, smashing it into the ground with loud snarls.
"She's… just going to the restroom I think," Razico said looking back and smiling at the group nervously. Ruby looked back out through the door and saw Arial stomping down on the bits of snow and frost with fury, having rage in her eyes as she hopped up and down while nearby guards just watched with puzzled expressions.
"Going to the restroom?" Dark asked puzzled.
"Yeah… the poor thing must have had it building up all day," Ruby said with a nervous smile as she watched Arial walk over to a decorative sword that was on the wall, grab it, and then walk back to the remains of the statue. She geared back with the sword and swung down at the statue's head that was next to the frost and pieces of the body that were annihilated by the snow angel. She struck down again and again with vicious snarls, destroying the head with powerful strikes while nearby guards just watched with stunned expressions. After the head was reduced to frost and dust the snow angel placed the sword back on the wall then stomped around while growling loudly in frustration. Ruby and Razico closed the door then walked over to the others with nervous smiles.
"She'll be right back I'm sure," Ruby said with an eager nod, the two casters then sitting down next to the others as Dark looked over towards the door. After a while Arial walked back in and across the dining hall with a blank expression. She walked over towards Dark, sitting down next to him and looking down at her meal with a focused gaze.
"Arial? Are you alright?" Dark asked. Arial glanced to Rason then back to Dark, and then nodded once.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she said softly.
"Well then… please, dig in everybody. There's plenty more where this came from," Fang Fang said gesturing around at the meals before the group. Ruby and Razico glanced to Arial carefully as the group started to eat, the snow angel just staring down at her meal with a dull expression. After a while she started to eat as well, avoiding eye contact with everybody while still looking down.
"Thank you for all of this Fang Fang, we would be in real trouble without your hospitality," Moka said softly while looking down at her meal, eating slowly with a slightly saddened expression.
"Of course. I know you all have had a rather unpleasant day, and surely have more hardships before you, but please take this time to rest. You've earned it," Fang Fang said looking around at everybody.
"We're very grateful for you letting us stay here, we'll try to be on our way and out of your hair as soon as we can," Ruby said graciously.
"Nonsense, it's been ages since I've had guests. Besides, it looks like the human world won't exactly be welcoming you with open arms at the moment, this villa is the safest place for you now," Fang Fang reassured with a wave of his hand. He looked to Sun with a sympathetic expression as the siren was still looking down at her meal.
"I am sorry about your friend today. She was very brave to help a group of monsters such as us escape from her own kind," he said gently. Sun nodded as she held back a few tears, wiping her eyes as the group looked at her with sympathy.
"Her name was Sandra, yes?" Ruby asked gently. Sun nodded and glanced to her. Moka raised her glass with a sympathetic expression.
"To Sandra then," she said softly, the rest of the group doing the same in honor of the fallen human.
"Not often monsters have a toast to humans," Ceal said as he walked into the hall.
"Ceal, there you are," Razico said looking over to him.
"You're just in time to eat with us, please, have a seat and dig in," Fang Fang said motioning towards an empty seat. The catalyst mage walked over and sat next to Gabriel, taking a drink as the group saw his reptilian hand holding the glass. He then glanced over to see Complica smiling softly at him, the girl's wings fluttering a bit as she sat on the other side of Gabriel. Ceal looked back down to his meal with a blank expression before he started eating, not making eye contact with anybody.
"What kept you? You get lost too?" Ruby asked curiously.
"I'm well aware of the layout of this building, I was here before," Ceal said casually while still looking down at his table.
"I hope my guards weren't giving you any trouble, I gave them specific orders not to bother you while you stay here," Fang Fang said with concern. Ceal kept eating while not looking at anyone, while all eyes were on him.
"I was just feeding Xarai. All that gold gave him an appetite for real meat," he said simply. Fang Fang blinked then looked at him worriedly.
"Um… what… did you feed him?" he asked nervously.
"Relax yasha, I fed him outside of the compound walls, I wouldn't feed him such junk food as your guards," Ceal said simply. Fang Fang looked at him curiously then up in thought.
"But… what's around here to feed a necro demon with?" he asked curiously.
"There were quite a few deer in the woods near your home. Not many now," Ceal answered. The group looked at him curiously as Fang Fang smiled weakly.
"Oh, I see," he said while rubbing the back of his head.
"All that gold and deer, he must have a full stomach by now," Render said with a laugh. Ceal merely shook his head as he kept eating with a blank expression.
"What do you mean no? How much does he eat?" Kurumu asked curiously.
"He can eat forever succubus, his many stomachs digest food rather quickly and are always available for more," Ceal said glancing to her. The group looked at him with wonder from that.
"So… he's always hungry?" Moka asked.
"He's a big boy, he's got a big appetite," Ceal said dryly. He blinked then glanced to the side as a soft groaning sound was heard under the floor. The group looked around curiously as the sound seemed to echo around them.
"What was that?" Ran asked. Ceal paused for a moment then resumed eating.
"You missing a dog yasha?" he asked without a care. Fang Fang blinked then looked at him curiously.
"Why, yes, we are. My father's dog Riko ran away a while ago. Why do you ask?" he asked tilting his head a bit.
"Xarai found him," Ceal said simply. The group blinked then looked to Fang Fang, the boy showing a nervous expression.
"Um… found him?" he asked carefully. Ceal nodded then glanced to him.
"In the woods," he said simply.
"Oh dear, is he… ok?" Fang Fang asked worriedly. Ceal paused for a moment then held out his reptilian hand, snapping his fingers as the group watched curiously. From beside him on the floor a dark rift opened up with another ghostly moan heard from below, the group watching as a mangled dog collar flew up through the rift and into the boy's hand. He tossed the collar over to Fang Fang across the centerpiece as the rift slowly sealed up. The yasha caught the pink collar and looked at it with wide eyes as Ceal kept eating casually.
"I'd say he's seen better days," Ceal said simply.
"Oh dear, Riko," Fang Fang said shaking his head.
"Your demon ate his dog?" Yukari asked with surprise.
"Not my fault the dog was lost in the woods, he was fair game to Xarai," Ceal said glancing to her.
"Well… father's not going to be pleased about this," Fang Fang said softly. Ceal glanced to him then smirked a bit.
"If you'd like, I can have Xarai give him back, although I doubt you'll be eager to pet him now," he said with chuckle. Fang Fang looked at him with a blank expression for a moment then down.
"What the hell, your demon ate his dog and you're laughing about it?" Kurumu said with discontent.
"Um… sorry Fang Fang," Moka said softly. The yasha trembled a bit and held an arm across his eyes. After a moment he started laughing and looked up with a smile.
"Thank god that dog is gone, it's a miracle," he said with relief. The group looked at him puzzled as he shook his head with a chuckle.
"I hated my father's dog, the horrible little monster always bit me whenever I tried to pet him," Fang Fang said with annoyance. The group glanced to each other then looked back to him as he looked down with a relieved smile.
"I was glad when he ran away; he was like a demon dog in some ways. Always tearing up my clothing and biting on my hair braid like a chew toy, I always feared he might come back some day, the little monster," he said shaking his head.
"Then I guess… Ceal did you a favor… by feeding your father's dog to Xarai… which sounds very weird," Razico said looking down with confusion. Fang Fang laughed a bit and nodded slightly.
"Yes, I suppose he did. Although I'm not sure if that was his intention as he was just feeding his own pet. Still, I guess I should thank you for making sure that demon dog never came back," he said looking to Ceal. The mage continued to eat without even glancing to him. Fang Fang nodded then looked around as he tossed the mangled collar behind him carelessly.
"Well, now that we're all here and the hound from hell is no more, perhaps we could get to know each other finally. I'm very eager to know more about my saviors today," he said with a curious smile.
"Yeah, I think some introductions are an order as well," Rason said looking at the new faces in the group. Render and Leon smirked and shrugged a bit while Ceal didn't show any reaction at all. Sun glanced to Gin and smiled softly, then looked over to see Kokoa glaring at her. As the group started to introduce themselves and what they were Arial slowly glanced to Mizore, the snow maiden listening to what Render and Leon actually were with a blank expression as always. The snow maiden then slowly glanced over to catch Arial's eye, the snow angel narrowing her eyes as she scowled slightly. Dark continued to listen to the newcomers' introduction, not seeing Arial glaring at Mizore or the snow girl's worried expression. Arial mouthed out something before looking back down to her meal, something that Mizore, although wasn't fluent with reading lips, could make out.
'He's mine.'
After the meal was over the large group of monsters were heading towards their rooms for a much needed rest after a nightmarish day. Fang Fang bid the group a goodnight before heading off towards his own room on the other side of the building, talking casually to one of his guards and instructing him to make sure the group was not disturbed during the night, including Ceal.
"So a battlemage, a mimic mage, and a catalyst mage, all were in your school? What are the odds of that?" Yukari asked looking to Apoch and Astreal. The sisters giggled in unison and looked to their boyfriends, the mages smiling a bit at that.
"It was a good thing they were there; I still can't believe Jovian and Jacqueline came back like that. Those two were a nightmare," Kurumu said shaking her head as she was holding onto Rason's hand. The angel nodded and looked up with a worried glance, still concerned about Luna's fate and whether she was ok in the dark world.
"Render took care of Ms. Jovian splendidly, he was certainly more than a match for her," Apoch said holding Render's hand, the boy chuckling a bit while rubbing the back of his head.
"Leon's ability to mimic their magic saved the day, Ms. Jacqueline finally got what was coming to her and then some," Astreal said holding onto Leon's hand, the mage glancing to her with a smile.
"But Render saved his life as well, Ms. Jovian was going to kill him before he cut her down with his sword," Apoch pointed out.
"It took Leon using Ms. Jovian's magic to break down her own barrier, without him we would have been killed," Astreal said glancing to her sister.
"That's not true, Render maneuvered around Ms. Jovian and used my own sword to his advantage in cutting through her barrier, he didn't need Mr. Leon's help at all," Apoch said proudly.
"I vaguely recall having to save that idiot from that witch's attack today," Ceal mentioned flatly, walking ahead of all of them with a dull expression.
"Hey, c'mon man, this is between me and my buddy here," Render said with a nervous chuckle. Astreal smirked at her sister, the raven haired witch giving her a dull stare as the others behind them glanced to each other.
"Well, at any rate, we're glad to have you all helping us like this," Ruby said graciously. Razico nodded then looked over to see Moka looking down with a worried expression.
"Moka? What's wrong?" he asked. The vampire shook her head and looked ahead with a gentle expression.
"I wish Tsukune was here," she said softly.
"He's got his own battle to deal with, and we have our own. We'll deal with this problem so when he comes out of Paradise he won't have to," Ruby said assuredly.
"He's going to come out of that place any day now Moka, we just need to make sure the world's still spinning then for him," Kurumu said gently.
"I hope so, I really miss him. I just hope he's doing ok," Moka said softly.
"He'll be fine Moka," Dark said from behind them. Moka glanced back to seeing Dark and Mizore walking together holding hands, with Arial walking closely to the demon's other side.
"After all that boy's been through, I seriously doubt anything in Paradise is going to slow him down during his recovery," the demon said simply.
"He's right Moka, he'll be fine. We need to deal with this crisis in the meantime, you don't want your mate coming out into a war," Gin said from next to Kokoa, the two walking and holding hands while Sun was walking behind them. Moka nodded and looked down with a small smile.
"Thank you, I just miss him is all," she said softly. Sun walked up next to Gin and showed him her sketchpad.
Who is this Tsukune she's talking about?
"He's her boyfriend Sun, and also the one that struck down Alucard," the wolf said proudly.
"What? He was the one that did that?" Render asked looking back to Moka with surprise. Leon looked at the vampire with wonder while Ceal merely glanced back to her. Sun stared at Moka with wide eyes as the vampire nodded with a gentle smile.
"Yeah, my mate put an end to that destroyer for good," she said with a proud tone.
"Along with Falla's help vampire," Ceal added while looking back ahead. Moka looked to him then smiled a bit.
"That's right, if it wasn't for her chrono magic and Tsukune's strength, Alucard would have destroyed all life in both the human and monster worlds. Those two really did save the day," she said gratefully.
"You all fought bravely that day, you really are the heroes the world needed that day," Ran said glancing to Ahakon as she walked next to him, the mage rubbing the back of his head with a chuckle in response.
"You're the heroes the world needs now, if only the humans would understand that," Gabriel said looking down with concern, walking next to Rason. In front of him Complica nodded then ran up to Ceal, grabbing hold of his reptilian hand with worry.
"You're going to help my sister, aren't you?" she asked softly.
"Of course, after all I need to kill this monster in the darkness for all the distractions he's laid before me in my quest to slay Fafnir," the mage replied dryly. Complica smiled at him then looked down as her wings fluttered gently.
"And the fact that Falla's in great danger by this guy has nothing to do with you wanting to kill him, right?" Render mused with a chuckle.
"Careful Render, getting Ceal to admit that he has a heart can be hazardous to your health," Razico jested with a smirk. Ceal kept walking ahead while a blank expression as Complica looked up to him curiously.
"Of course he has a heart, he loves my sister Falla," she said softly. Ceal glanced to her then ahead as Render smiled amusingly at the boy.
"Oh ho ho, he admitted it did he? About time, and here I thought he was going to play the part of a cold heartless jerk forever," he said with a laugh.
"You love her Ceal?" Ruby asked with an intrigued smile. All the group got out of the mage was an annoyed low growl as he kept walking forward.
"That's a yes," Razico said with a laugh. Moka looked at the boy curiously then smiled kindly at him.
"She's lucky to have you Ceal, it sounds like you've really been protective of her," she said gently.
"Yeah, and of Complica too. I think he's got a thing for butterfly girls," Render added with a chuckle. He was instantly yanked into the air and swung around by a black tentacle, the group watching with surprise as the boy swung around against the walls and ceiling with loud yells. Ceal kept walking forward as Complica looked back curiously to seeing Render being smacked around the hallway before Apoch formed her blade and cut him down. The boy landed on the ground with a thud as the dark limb vanished back into the rift.
"Render, are you alright?" Apoch asked worriedly as she knelt down next to him. The boy nodded in a daze as he was slowly helped to his feet.
"Yeah… I'm alright. Heh heh… I may have pushed him too far… I think," he said with a small shrug.
"What was your first clue?" Leon asked flatly. The group looked ahead to seeing Complica walking with Ceal down the hall, the chronofly looking ahead as her wings fluttered a bit behind her while she held onto his reptilian hand.
Yukari lied down on her sleeping mat with a soft sigh, pulling her covers up as she looked at the ceiling. She was dressed with a white t-shirt and underwear as she tried to rest her mind from her long day. Glancing to her side she saw Arial sitting on her mat, the angel dressed in her normal clothing still as her wings glittered a bit behind her from the moonlight coming through a nearby window. She was rolling her lollipop around in her mouth with a low growl, having her legs held up to her chest while she was looking down with a focused expression. Yukari looked at the temperamental snow angel worriedly then over to see Complica looking down at her sleeping mat for the night, the girl dressed in a simple white t-shirt that went down to her thighs and underwear as well. After a moment of silence Complica walked towards the doorway with a saddened expression.
"Complica? Where are you going?" Yukari asked.
"I can't sleep right now, I'm just going to go walk around for a bit," Complica said softly before opening the door. Arial looked to her then quickly stood up.
"I could go for a walk as well," she said simply. Complica glanced to her then walked out, the two angels leaving the room while Yukari watched with concern.
Outside in the halls the two angels split up and walked away from each other, with Complica looking down at the ground with a saddened gaze while Arial walked away with a focused expression. The snow angel looked around carefully as she walked silently through the hall, peeking around the corners as the hallways were barely lit with low flame lamps. She looked around carefully then saw Dark walking out of one of the rooms, the boy dressed in his jeans and black t-shirt still while he had a blank expression as always. She smiled and walked towards him, the boy looking to her with a curious glance.
"Arial? What are you doing up?" he asked gently.
"I couldn't sleep, I was… just going for a small walk," she said softly. Dark smiled a bit and kneeled down in front of her as she looked down bashfully.
"It's late Arial; you've had quite a tiring day. You should try to get some rest," he said gently. The girl smiled at him as she walked closer to him.
"I'd sleep better… if I was sleeping with you," she said softly. The boy smiled and hugged her, not getting that she meant it literally.
"I'll be here when you wake up Arial, I promise. Get some rest, you've earned it after going through so much today," he said leaning back to face her. The girl nodded and smiled lovingly at him.
"Whatever you say Dark," she said, looking down with a timid expression as he held her gently. He smiled a bit and kissed her cheek, then stood up and walked away. The girl blushed brightly as she held a hand to her cheek, her eyes wide and her heart racing. She wavered slightly then smiled brightly, looking back to seeing the boy rounding the nearby corner.
"Dark… kissed me. Dark kissed me, he kissed me, he kissed me!" she cheered quietly with joy, hopping around a bit with her wings fluttering behind her. She stopped when she heard voices from around the corner, then quickly ran over quietly to listen.
"Still up man?" Rason asked curiously.
"Just getting Mizore some cold water, she's getting a little warm," Dark said simply. Arial blinked then narrowed her eyes as she looked back down the hall to where Dark had come out of a room.
"Well don't you two lovebirds stay up too late, we have a busy day tomorrow," Rason said with a slight laugh before footsteps were heard of them walking away. Arial clenched her fists with anger then raced towards the door where her demon had come from, slowly opening it and peeking inside. The room was darkened to near pitch black inside as the window blinds were closed, the room having a cold chill inside of it as well. Arial narrowed her eyes and walked in, slowly closing the door behind her.
"Dark?" Mizore's voice asked softly. The window blinds were drawn up and light was seen coming into the room, illuminating the small table to the side, the dresser and closet door to the other, and the bed in the corner that had a snow girl tied to the bed frame with her belt. She had her white bra and purple and white striped panties on still along with her stripped leggings, the girl's hands bound together at the top of the bed as she had been busy with her demon before he left to get her a drink to cool off. Mizore's eyes widened as she saw Arial glaring at her, the snow angel's wings glittering in the moonlight as the girl's eyes were cold.
"Arial," Mizore breathed out, her hands shifting around a bit as she couldn't move. Arial walked up towards the bed then climbed up onto it, looking down at the bound snow girl with a cold glare. Mizore glanced to the door then to Arial with worry, the snow angel tilting her head slightly as she scowled down at the girl.
"What… what are you doing?" Mizore asked worriedly. Arial slowly put a hand over her mouth and formed her other hand into her ice claw, with Mizore watching with wide eyes. She aimed the frozen claw down with a pointed finger touching above Mizore's heart. The snow maiden whimpered something and shook her head as Arial held a hand over her mouth.
"Dark is mine, do you understand me?" she asked coldly. Mizore tried to move her hands, unable to budge as her belt held her tightly.
"Do you understand?" Arial asked as her frozen claw pushed down slightly, the snow girl whimpering as the tip pierced her skin. Mizore stared at Arial with fear as the snow angel held a hand over the girl's mouth tightly.
"Dark is my demon, he's going to be my husband, and only I'm going to have his mark over my heart. Do you hear me?" she said harshly as she pushed down her with her claw more. Mizore yelped a bit and looked at the snow angel with fright as she squirmed on the bed.
"If you kiss him, I'll claw off your lips. If you touch him, I'll cut off your hand. If you take his seed into you, I'll carve it out of you. He belongs to me, everything about him is mine," Arial said with anger. Mizore glanced to the doorway then back to Arial with wide eyes, unable to move at all and with the snow angel poised to strike down into her heart with a frozen claw. Arial leaned in closer and narrowed her eyes at the snow maiden.
"You don't deserve him, nobody else could ever be worthy of my demon," she said with hatred. She then held her frozen claw up towards Mizore's face, the girl looking to it with wide eyes.
"This is your only warning bitch, back off from my husband," Arial said firmly. Mizore looked at the claw with wide eyes then to Arial, the angel glancing up to seeing the shimmer of the ring on Mizore's finger. Arial retracted her snow claw then reached up and took the ring off of the snow maiden's finger.
"Like hell you're going to marry him," she said with anger. Mizore whimpered something and shook her head as Arial tightened her grip around her mouth.
"The only one that could ever have this ring, is me," she said firmly. She got off the bed as Mizore looked at her with disbelief.
"You can't do this Arial; don't you see that he doesn't love you like that? He think's you're like his mother, not like you're his wife. You're his guardian angel, he's always thought of you like that," she said shaking her head. Arial narrowed her eyes as she kept the ring in her grip tightly.
"Then as his guardian angel, I forbid you to marry him," she said sternly. Mizore stared at her with shock as the angel started to walk away.
"No… you can't do this," Mizore said as she struggled to move in her bonds. Arial walked over to the blinds and reached up for them.
"He's mine snow girl, now and forever," she said before she closed the blinds, the room going dark as Mizore looked around franticly.
"No, no! Arial!" she cried out as she tried to free herself. She whimpered and shook her head, feeling that her ring from her demon was no longer on her finger. She thrashed around on the bed as she struggled not to break down.
'This isn't happening, this isn't happening! That girl's no angel, she's a goddamned demon!'
Arial walked out into the hall and quietly closed the door behind her, looking down with a focused gaze as she put the crystal ring in her pocket. She glanced back to the door then walked down the hall, having a slight glare in her eyes as her wings fluttered once behind her.
"He's mine, now and forever," she said quietly to herself.
Complica walked down the darkened hallways with a saddened expression, trying not to cry as she couldn't stop thinking about her sister that was trapped in the darkness. She finally found help to try to save her, however they were all trapped in the human world while her sister was supposedly alone in the dark world above. The girl wiped a tear away then knocked on a door, looking down worriedly as she waited. After a pause the door opened and Ceal looked down to her.
"What are you doing up?" he asked.
"I couldn't sleep I can't stop thinking about my sister and the dark world she's trapped in and we're trapped here and we need to save her but we can't and I can't sleep knowing that she's suffering and we're all here resting and we can't get to her and this is horrible and I'm trying not to cry but I can't help it I miss my sister so much," Complica whimpered as she rubbed a few tears away from her eyes. Ceal just looked at her with a blank expression then raised an eyebrow slightly.
"I suppose with all that swirling around in your head sleep may elude you," he said flatly.
"Can… can I sleep with you Ceal? Please?" she asked looking up to him with pleading eyes.
"Wouldn't you rather sleep with your snow angel friend?" Ceal asked glancing down the hall.
"Not when she's upset like this because when she's upset she keeps making the room colder and even in heaven it's uncomfortable when she keeps making the room colder during our sleepovers because then it's so hard to sleep when I'm so cold but she never notices and she never listens because she's so stubborn but don't tell her I said that because she's my friend it's just that I can't sleep near her when she's like this," Complica said worriedly. Ceal just looked at her for a moment with a blank expression.
"Well, I suppose that answers that question," he said glancing back to his room.
"Please Ceal?" Complica begged. The boy paused for a moment then looked up with a dull expression.
"As long as you stop talking so much, fine," he said before walking back into his room. Complica nodded then walked in after him, closing the door behind her. She looked around his room as the boy walked over to a bed and laid down on it, the mage reading a book while a lamp next to him was lit on a small table. He held the book with his human hand while his reptilian one rested at his side.
"You're reading? I like to read too, what are you reading? Is it a bedtime story or a school report or a bestselling novel or a fanfiction or-"
"I said if you stop talking so much," Ceal said while still reading his book. Complica nodded worriedly then looked down, then walked over towards the bed with a timid expression. The bed was about a queen size, with the mage sitting next to the edge of it near his table on the right side. The girl gently crawled up onto the bed and lied next to him on another pillow, being next to the wall where the blinds were pulled over the window. She looked at the boy curiously as he kept reading with a blank expression. After a pause he slowly glanced over to her.
"What?" he asked.
"Thank you for letting me sleep with you," Complica said with a gentle smile. The boy just looked at her for a moment then back to his book.
"Sure," he said as he turned a page in the book. She looked at him curiously as she lay on top of the covers next to him.
"Was I really a bad person for going back in time?" she asked softly. Ceal glanced to her as the girl had a worried expression.
"I don't think you're a bad person Complica, you just made a mistake with your life," he said simply.
"I know, I just wanted to see him again. He was the first boyfriend I ever had, I loved him," she said looking down with worry. Ceal looked at her for a moment then back to his book.
"Sounds like you loved the idea of having a boyfriend more, and didn't want to let that go. You were young Complica, you both were. He may have been the one for you, or just another star in your sky. Either way, ending your life to spend one more day with him was a mistake no matter how you look at it," he reasoned calmly. The girl whimpered and nodded as she closed her eyes.
"I thought he and I… oh he's going to hate me. He's going to hate himself knowing what our love did to me. How could I have made such a stupid mistake? I threw away my life for him," she said before burying her face into his side. The boy glanced to her as she held onto his arm, the girl crying softly as she lay next to him.
"We've all made mistakes Complica," he said softly. The girl slowly looked up to him then down to his reptilian hand.
"That's part of life. What matters is what you learn from them, and what you choose to do differently to avoid them again," he said as Complica ran a hand gently along his reptilian limb, the girl looking at the otherworldly hand he had with gentle eyes while her fingers traced along the scales. She looked down as she wiped a tear from her eye then looked back to him.
"But I'm dead now, it's all over for me," she said sadly.
"You may be dead, but you're here aren't you? You still exist, both here and in heaven when you return. You can still learn and exist in your afterlife," he said calmly. She looked down with worry as he returned to reading his book, the girl then lying back down next to him.
"But what do I do about him when I see him again? What do I say? What do I do?" she asked nervously.
"Do the same thing you'll do when you see your sister Falla again. Assure him that what you did wasn't his fault, that you made a mistake. After that, it's up to you what you wish to do," he said with a shrug. Complica nodded then slowly closed her eyes.
"Ceal?" she said softly. The boy glanced to her as she gently held onto his arm.
"Falla's lucky to have a boyfriend like you," she said quietly. He looked at her for a moment then back to his book, not saying a word.
After a while all had fallen quiet inside the large building in the villa. Ceal was lying down on his bed as he looked up with a calm gaze, then glanced down to seeing Complica sleeping quietly next to him. She shivered a bit as she held onto his arm, both of them above the covers as she had fallen asleep holding onto him. The boy slowly freed his arm then focused his magic as he sat up, with Xarai's limbs then sifting through the wall above the bed. The dark limbs slowly and gently lifted Complica up as Ceal pulled the covers down, the girl then being laid down on the bed by the dark limbs. Ceal pulled the covers up over the chronofly as the limbs vanished into the wall, watching the girl slowly stop shivering and then sleeping quietly. Slowly he moved his reptilian hand and brushed a few strands of hair away from her face, then lied back down on the bed with a blank expression. He lifted his reptilian hand and looked at it with a dull gaze, slowly forming it into a fist.
'We all make mistakes Complica, some of them just make us stronger in the end.'