Rosario Vampire: Brightest Darkness Act VI

by A.G. Fanfics

Mankind has declared war on the monster world, Tsukune is struggling to control his vampire urges while kept in isolation, and a great evil is preparing to conquer everything. Moka and the group must now try to prevent war between the two worlds while defending against the growing darkness that approaches them all.

49. Apologize

Akua groaned weakly as she laid face first on a bed, her face having a slight blush to it while she was holding onto her rear with a pained expression. Next to the raven haired vampire Kahlua was whining while having tears falling from her cheeks, lying face first down on the bed as well while she was bent over on the edge as she was grabbing hold of her rear.

"I'm sorry…" Kahlua breathed out before she started crying.

"I'm sorry… I'm sorry…" Akua breathed out in short gasps.

Standing next to the bed Issa was looking towards the window of the room with a stern expression, his hand clenching slightly at his side while his crimson eyes stared out towards the cloudy sky which was above the castle.

"Not only did you fail in putting an end to that abomination you two helped create, but you also allowed it to step foot inside my home!" he said loudly, with the vampire sisters trembling in fear while looking up to him.

"We're sorry daddy, we tried to stop him," Kahlua whined.

"Please, we'll find him, we'll stop him, I promise," Akua said as she trembled.

"I don't want to hear any more of this, we have a crisis on our hands, having you two coming here to tell me of this failure is not what I wanted to deal with today," Issa said looking to them with a stern glare.

"We're sorry," Kahlua pleaded before she broke down into tears, burying her face into the sheets while rubbing her sore rear.

"We'll find him again, I promise we'll put an end to him," Akua begged. Issa turned to them while raising a hand in the air, the two girls looking to him with widening eyes as they shook their heads.

"Please, please I'm sorry," Kahlua whined.

"Oh… god…" Akua cringed as she looked down and shut her eyes.

Outside the room's closed door Ten-Ten was sitting on an elegant chair in the hallway, fanning herself leisurely while screams and pleas for mercy were heard inside the room. The woman glanced to the door then away while remaining silent as Akua and Kahlua cried and shouted out their apologies as frantically as they could. After a while Issa opened the door and walked out into the hallway while having an agitated expression.

"So, you are the one that rescued my daughters from their mistake. Thank you," he said to her, the woman smiling weakly at him and nodding.

"I'm glad I was able to help them. Um, are they alright?" she asked. Issa glanced back into the room, seeing Akua bent over on the bed with her rear held up while she was gripping the sheets and having her face buried in them. Kahlua was sprawled over the edge of the bed while her legs twitched on the floor, both sisters quietly whimpering while their rears wiggled a bit.

"If they do not clean up their own mess and soon, they will not be," Issa said, with the sisters jumping bit then trembling nervously while whining some more. Ten-Ten smiled weakly at them then looked to Issa with concern.

"I'm thankful I was able to save them the other night, but the reason for my visit to your home was not to come to their aid, but rather to seek an audience with you," she said humbly.

"I have heard from my daughters about your plight. I am sorry that you are cut off from your family, I know we severed many families in the monster realm when we closed the gateways, an unfortunate price to pay for ensuring our world's safety," Issa said solemnly.

"I understand, I do, you had to do what was necessary for the greater good of monsters, I do not blame you for the actions taken. But I wish to see my family again, and will do anything to make that a reality. My daughter and I are trapped in this world while my husband and dear son are in the other. Please, if the gateways truly must remain closed, then could my daughter and I at least be allowed through one more time? You may seal us away in the human world if that's what it takes, we'll survive on our own, I just can't bear for my family to be split apart like this," Ten-Ten begged softly.

"Your dedication and willingness to go through so much for your loved ones is commendable," Issa commented while glancing to her.

"I will never abandon my family lord Shuzen, my place is with them. If we must live together in the human world from now on, then so be it," Ten-Ten said with a nod. Issa nodded then looked down the hall.

"You've done me a great service by bringing my daughters to me and caring for them after their ordeal. I will make that up to you, and as your luck would have it, we may not be sealed off from the human world for much longer," he said calmly. Ten-Ten looked at him with wonder from those words.

"Really? Are you saying the gateways are going to be reopened?" she asked.

"There is a possibility, the dark lords have all agreed that there is a greater threat here, one that has played both the humans and our own kind in this conflict," Issa said glancing to her.

"A greater threat?" Ten-Ten asked. Issa nodded and pointed back down the hallway.

"For now, please make yourself at home in the guest parlor, I'll have an escort watch over you and bring you anything you need. I have to resume my talks with the other lords, there is much for us to discuss at the moment," he informed. Ten-Ten looked at him curiously for a moment then nodded.

"Very well, I hope to hear good news from you very soon," she said with a bow. Issa then walked off down the hall while the woman watched him go with curious eyes. She then glanced into the room to seeing Kahlua dropping onto the floor while whining and holding her rear, with Akua remaining in her position still while her rear twitched a bit in the air.

"That hurt so much… owie owie owie," Kahlua whined.

"Oh god… I can't… I can't move…" Akua said weakly as she gripped the sheets with tightly shut eyes. Ten-Ten watched them curiously then walked off down the hall while fanning herself casually, ignoring the whimpers and cries of the vampire sisters as the two girls were incapacitated after their punishment from their father.

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Flying up in the air an HDA helicopter was making its way back to its base. Inside the vehicle Moka was sitting in her seat with her legs crossed casually, having her arms crossed, and looking down a bit with a distant gaze. As the vampire remained deep in thought about current and upcoming events Dark was sitting next to her, watching the sights passing by through the window while HDA soldiers sat on either side of them. Sitting across from them Complica, Ceal, and Falla were buckled into their seats, with Falla still holding onto Ceal's arm while Complica was watching the sights passing by through the window with wonder. Falla glanced to her little sister and smiled at her.

"Enjoying the ride Complica?" she asked. Complica nodded as she kept looking out the window. Falla smiled gently at her and shook her head a bit.

"I never thought I'd be going for a helicopter ride with you like this," she said softly. Complica looked back to seeing her sister just smiling kindly at her.

"We have to do more things like this together while you're down here with us, I have a lot of making up to do being your big sister after all," Falla reasoned with a small shrug. Complica smiled a little then looked back out the window while holding in her tears.

"That's ok, we don't have to do anything special, just as long as we're together today that's all I want," she said softly, feeling her heart aching again at the thought of what was coming that night. She whimpered then wiped a tear from her eye as the others looked to her curiously.

"Complica? What's wrong?" Falla asked. Complica shook her head and looked back to Falla with a few tears in her eyes.

"I'm just so happy to be here with you like this," she said before she leaned over and held onto Ceal's arm, resting her head against him as the boy glanced to Falla then back to her while remaining silent. Falla smiled gently at her little sister as the girl forced a smile on her face while holding in her tears. Complica knew she had to tell everybody the truth soon, but didn't want to make them sad hearing the news just yet.

The helicopter flew along towards its destination, passing over hills and forests along with another human city. After a long flight the chopper approached the HDA base, heading towards one of the helipads to the side of the compound where other HDA helicopters were seen. Soldiers and vehicles were moving about in the loading bays and courtyards, while approaching the base's front entrance was a convoy of HDA armored trucks and SUVs. The airborne craft headed towards its landing pad and slowly touched down, with the soldiers then opening the doors and disembarking while Moka and her friends unfastened their belts and harnesses.

"Alright, let's go meet up with the others," Moka said before they all jumped out. They started walking across the lot while two soldiers remained at Moka's side, the vampire leading her friends toward the main building while HDA soldiers and personal were busy running about. A few stopped to look at the monsters, showing cautious and leery expressions while a few watched with curious glances. As they did Moka glanced around as well, seeing the armed humans allowing them to safely traverse through the area like this.

'It's hard to believe we've come this far.'

'First the humans tried to execute us, now we're being guarded and protected by them. Hard to imagine what tomorrow will bring us.'

'I won't let this chance for peace slip by, no matter what we cannot lose the humans' trust with us again. They may be our only hope for surviving this war.'

The group made their way across the lot towards the main building before seeing many familiar faces ahead of them, all of them standing in front of the entrance to the building along with several HDA soldiers. Ahakon and Yukari were looking around at the surrounding compound with curious eyes while Ran was staying close to Ahakon's side, the siren seeming to be shaken up about something as she had a nervous expression on her face. Ruby and Razico were looking around at the soldiers moving about while Kyouko was looking at her cell phone, the human realizing she couldn't call any of her friends back home and tell them where she was now. Mizore and Felucia were glancing around at all the armed humans with careful eyes while Arial was holding onto Felucia's hand and trembling slightly, the snow angel forcing a calm expression on her face while she listened to her music. Kurumu, Rason, and Fang Fang were watching as Luna was clinging to Gabriel while the angel was holding her with a weak smile on his face, the chronofly trembling while she seemed very shaken up about something. Near them Sun was seen on a stretcher while a doctor was examining her, with Gin and Kokoa standing near the siren and watching as the silent girl was still completely unresponsive to everything around her. Apoch and Astreal were sitting on a bench while Render and Leon were next to them, the girls being checked over by HDA nurses as they seemed to be shaken up about something as well.

"Sister!" Complica called out as she ran ahead towards Luna. The other group watched as the young chronofly ran up to her sister and hugged her, with Luna looking down to seeing Complica smiling up at her.

"We're back we found Dark and Ceal and he has the spell to heal Sun and we flew here in a helicopter it was amazing it flew around in the air without any wings or magic it was so strange and it made a loud noise and I got to sit next to Ceal while looking out the window we passed by a city and some forests and we saw-" she said before she dropped to the ground gasping for air, with Luna quickly kneeling down and holding her up as the others smiled a bit at the dazed little girl.

"Breathe Complica! Breathe!" Luna said as she shook the girl lightly by the shoulders. Complica took a few deep breaths and regained herself while Arial ran over and hugged Dark as he and his group approached the others. Dark looked down to her as the girl trembled while burying her face in his shirt, her hands gripping him tightly as she whimpered.

"Arial? What's wrong?" he asked with concern. He looked to Mizore and Felucia questionably, the two girls glancing to each other before looking back to him.

"She didn't quite like the ride," Felucia said with a shrug.

"She didn't like the ride? What about us? What about Apoch and Astreal?" Ran cried out.

"Apoch and Astreal? What about them? Hey, what's wrong with all of you?" Moka asked as she saw some of the group was a bit on edge.

"The helicopter they were in crashed outside the gates before we got here, those four almost died," Rason said pointing to the witch sisters and mages. Moka looked to them with surprise while Complica looked to them then to Luna with wonder as the elder chronofly broke down crying and held her close.

"Oh Complica, I'm so sorry you had to ride in those horrible things, are you ok? You weren't too scared were you? Oh my god I was worried sick you would have been terrified out of your mind, are you alright now?" Luna asked worriedly. Falla looked at her with puzzlement and slowly shook her head.

"She's fine, we were both totally fine. Complica was loving it even, she wanted to go for another ride before we landed," she pointed out. Luna looked to her with disbelief as Moka walked over to the witch sisters.

"What happened? Are you two ok?" Moka asked. The girls looked to her with worried eyes and nodded.

"Yes, we're fine now. They say it was an engine malfunction; it just dropped out of the air and crashed into the woods a little ways from here. Two humans died in the crash, we just made it out alive before it blew up," the sisters said in perfect unison.

"Good god, how did you two say that together like that?" Leon said with a jump.

"That was amazing!" Render said with wonder. Rason frantically pointed to the witch sisters while looking around at the group.

"See? See? I told you guys, that's not normal the way they do that, doesn't anybody else notice this?" he cried out.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry. Thank the lords you're all alright," Moka said looking around at the witch sisters and mages.

"Oh c'mon, please? For god's sake they say everything together, how is nobody else noticing this? Somebody, please notice this, please?" Rason said aloud with disbelief.

Luna looked at the witch sisters with worried eyes then to Complica, the young girl looking to her with a small smile.

"You liked riding in that thing?" Luna asked unsurely.

"Yeah, it was fun. Didn't you like it sister?" Complica asked curiously. Luna shook her head and looked to Gabriel as the angel was smiling weakly at her.

"She… didn't quite like it much either," he mentioned with a small shrug.

"I hated it, I thought we were all going to die riding in those things," Ran said while holding her arms around herself. Dark knelt down and held Arial close, the snow girl holding him tightly then leaning back and looking at him with worried eyes.

"Are you ok?" he asked.

"I was so scared, I thought that thing was going to fall out of the sky, I mean it was just hovering up in the air and I was strapped inside of it, it was horrible," Arial said shakily. Dark nodded a bit then held her as the girl took out her earbuds and put them in her pocket, wanting to hear Dark's voice now that he was back with her.

"I'm sorry, next time I'll pilot the helicopter myself, ok?" he said gently. Arial smiled and looked at him with wonder.

"Really?" she asked. He leaned back and nodded at her with a wink.

"I'll take care of you and take you for a ride you'll definitely remember," he said assuredly. Arial blushed and glanced away while nodding a bit, feeling her heart beating faster at those words.

'Wow, I always used to dream of him saying those words to me, but not about this. Calm down, he's like your son, he's not talking about… doing 'that' with you. Oh my god, that would be… no, just don't think about it. Still, I think what he's talking about this time would be the best thing ever. My demon really is incredible.'

Mizore and Felucia walked over to them as Dark stood back up, the boy glancing to them with a raised eyebrow.

"Did you two at least ride with her?" he asked.

"Yeah, Felucia held me and comforted me when I was scared, she's the best, nothing scares her," Arial said looking to Felucia with admiration. The doll demon smiled nervously while Mizore glanced to her with annoyance.

"Oh, c'mon, I'm not… well… damn, yeah, I am pretty great," Felucia said looking up in defeat. She glanced to Mizore who was staring at her with disbelief, the demon then shrugging with a weak smile.

"What? It's the truth, I can't lie about that," she reasoned, with Mizore's eyebrow twitching from that.

"Hey!" Kokoa called out. The group looked to her as she and Gin were watching them expectantly.

"Hello, brain-dead siren over here! Hurry up, did you get the spell or not?" Kokoa called out impatiently. The group looked to Dark as he held the scroll up with a nod. Ceal took the scroll from him and walked over towards the siren with a dull expression.

"I'm sorry, were you trying to tell me to hurry up?" he asked while looking at Kokoa with a raised eyebrow. The vampire smiled nervously and backed up a bit along with Gin.

"Um, sorry, no, I wasn't… um… never mind," she said before looking down with remorse.

"Can you help her now?" Gin asked worriedly.

"Please say you can big brother," Complica said while Luna held her close. The doctor next to Sun looked to the siren then to Ceal questionably.

"I'm sorry son, I'm not sure what all is going on here, but I'm afraid this girl needs professional medical attention," he informed.

"Which is why I'm here. Get her inside into a quiet room, I can't focus on something as delicate as this with all this noise around me," Ceal said looking around, the sounds of vehicles and troops moving about being heard along with a strong breeze that blew through the area. The doctor looked at him puzzled then shook his head.

"What? Excuse me, but I'm not taking orders from-"

"Right now," Moka ordered. The man looked to her as she crossed her arms.

"You heard him, give him what he needs, he may be the only one who can save our friend," she said firmly. The soldiers next to her glanced to the girl then to the doctor as the physician put his hands at his hips with a stern expression.

"Who do you think you are telling me what to do young miss?" he demanded. Moka glanced to a soldier next to her, the man gesturing to the vampire with a shrug.

"The director has given her Class-1 clearance, do as she says," he informed.

"What? Class-1? Her? But she's one of those monsters isn't she?" the doctor exclaimed.

"Yes, and she has Class-1 clearance, given by the director himself," the other soldier said simply.

"You want to take this up with the director?" Moka questioned with a raised eyebrow. The doctor looked to her with a stunned expression as the vampire pointed towards the building.

"If not, then get her into a quiet room right now, my friend needs to focus to do his work, move," she ordered. The doctor looked at her with disbelief then to Sun.

"But this patient is in catatonic state, she needs-"

"What she needs is Ceal to use his magic to heal her mind, get her inside now!" Gin shouted out at him. The doctor looked at him with puzzlement then to Ceal.

"What? Magic?" he questioned.

"Move it, now," Ceal said coldly. The doctor looked to the soldiers who merely nodded then to Sun. After a moment's hesitation he started wheeling her into the building while Moka looked to her escorts.

"Please go with her and make sure no other doctors or personal go near her, leave everything to my friend here and to him only," she requested. The soldiers nodded then walked off after the doctor and siren. As they did an officer walked past them and towards Moka.

"Ms. Akashiya, I was waiting for your return, the director has requested that you and your friends report to the briefing room at once," the man said in a professional tone.

"I'm sorry, but first we have to take care of our friend, hopefully this won't take too long," Moka said shaking her head. The officer looked at her carefully as the vampire gestured around at the group behind her.

"We'll gladly speak to the director as I said we would, but one of our friends is in serious condition and we will not start these talks until she is taken care of," she explained.

"I was informed that your friends survived the little crash outside our perimeter, are they in need of further medical attention?" the officer questioned.

"Little crash?" Ran cried out. Moka glanced to her then to the man again while shaking her head.

"No, my friends who were in the crash are alright. It's someone else that needs help, please tell the director that we'll be joining him afterwards, we'll explain everything then," she informed. The man glanced around at the group then to Moka again.

"Very well, please hurry then," he said before walking back towards the building. Moka watched him go then looked to her friends who were all watching her now.

"Wow Moka, now you're ordering around the HDA?" Kurumu asked with wonder. Moka smirked a bit and shrugged before looking to seeing a convoy of HDA trucks and SUVs coming through the front gate. The group looked to seeing the line of vehicles driving through the large courtyard before coming to a halt near them. From the armored trucks a few soldiers exited through the rear, followed by other figures who were escorted out of the transports.

"Auntie?" Kyouko said with a jump at seeing Mr. and Mrs. Aono being helped out of the truck. Kasumi and Koji looked around at the surrounding sights of the military compound as they were guided over to the group, with Kyouko then running over to them and hugging Kasumi.

"Kyouko? What are you doing here?" Kasumi asked as she held her.

"I came here with my friends, you wouldn't believe what I've been through with them," Kyouko said looking back to the group.

From behind them Tsurara and Akio walked over, with Mizore smiling at seeing her parents again.

"Mother, father!" she called out as she ran over to them. Tsurara smiled and rushed over to hold her daughter, with the father quickly running over and holding them as well as the snow family was reunited.

"Oh Mizore, thank the lords you're alright," Tsurara said gratefully.

"We were worried sick about you, are you ok?" Akio asked with relief.

"Kurumu? Kurumu!" Ageha called out as she walked by them.

"Mom!" Kurumu called out as she ran over, with the elder succubus then rushing over and holding her daughter closely.

"Oh Kurumu, you're ok, you had me scared out of my wits," the woman said as she held her daughter.

From behind them Tamanori and Fujiko walked over with the HDA escorts, with Yukari's eyes lighting up at seeing her parents.

"Mama! Papa!" she cheered out as she ran over to them.

"Yukari!" Tamanori said as he and his wife rushed over and knelt down to hold their daughter close.

"You're both here too, I'm so glad to see you again," Yukari said with relief as she hugged her parents.

"Not as glad as we are to see you, we were so worried about you. Are you alright?" Tamanori said as the parents looked at their daughter with relieved smiles.

"Tsukune? Where's Tsukune? Is he ok? Is he here?" Kasumi asked desperately as she looked around quickly.

"No, he's not here auntie, but he's ok, I promise," Kyouko reassured. Kasumi looked to her with worried eyes then over to seeing Moka walking up to her.

"Mr. and Mrs. Aono, hello again," she said kindly.

"Moka, you're ok, oh thank god you're alright," Kasumi said with relief.

"We saw the HDA arrest you on the news, we thought they would have executed you by now," Koji said worriedly. Moka shook her head and looked around at the surrounding base.

"There was a big misunderstanding, they thought we committed crimes that we didn't, but the HDA have listened to our story and have agreed to talk things over with us about it," she explained.

"A misunderstanding? They tried to kill you all, just what the hell is going on here?" Ageha demanded looking around at the humans with discontent.

"Why have we all been brought here like this? Why are the HDA now protecting us after they tried to kill all of you?" Tsurara asked looking around with a careful eye. Everybody looked to seeing another figure walking towards them from the trucks, her sword glistening in the sunlight as it rested on her back.

"Because Moka made the request that all our friends and family be placed under protection while we deal with the true culprit behind the recent attacks, and the HDA has honored that request," Akasha said with a slight smile on her face. Moka's friends stared at the woman with wonder, except for Dark and Ceal, while Kokoa's jaw dropped a bit as she saw her long lost mother standing before them.

"Is… is that…" Ruby said with awe.

"It's her, that's really her," Rason said with wonder.

"Akasha Bloodriver," Ahakon said softly. Dark glanced to him then to Akasha with a raised eyebrow.

"Wait, Akasha Bloodriver?" he questioned, remembering that name very clearly. Akasha looked around at the group then saw Luna, the chronofly staring at her with wonder.

"Luna? You're here as well? I must say this is quite a surprise, I wasn't expecting to find you again so soon," Akasha said as she walked up to the chronofly. Moka glanced to Luna and nodded with a smirk.

"It seems like she found us before we could find her, although how I'm still not clear on," she mentioned. Akasha looked at Luna with wonder then smiled and gave a slight bow.

"I see, I'm glad to see you're safe and sound. My name is Akasha Bloodriver, I've been sent to protect you during these troubling times," she said calmly. Luna just stared at her with wonder, stunned that the woman who sealed away the great destroyer Alucard had been sent to be her bodyguard, then smiled a bit.

"Wow… um… thank you?" she said with a small shrug. Akasha smiled amusedly at her then noticed Kokoa staring at her still.

"Kokoa, I see you're awake and fully clothed this time, how nice of you," Akasha mused as she turned to face the redhead.

"Akasha? Is… is that really you?" Kokoa said softly with wonder. Akasha walked up towards the vampire then gently held her by the shoulders.

"It's good to see you again Kokoa, my how you've grown into a lovely young woman along with Moka," she said kindly. Kokoa struggled to find words to say to the woman, her voice giving out as she couldn't think of what to say at all. Akasha chuckled lightly and gently brushed a few strands of hair away from Kokoa's face.

"I missed you too," she said softly.

"Akasha…" Kokoa said quietly.

"Hey!" Arial yelled out. Everybody looked to her as she waved towards the main building behind them.

"You can all say hello to each other later, right now Sun's waiting for Ceal to help her. Let's go!" she yelled out. Tsurara and Akio looked at the girl curiously, seeing the young snow girl with frosted wings behind her.

"Mizore, who is that?" Tsurara asked. Mizore glanced to her then looked back to Arial with a dull expression.

"Long story," she said flatly. Moka nodded and looked around at everybody.

"Listen up!" she called out, with everybody looking to her as she pointed to the building.

"There is a lot for all of us to talk about, many things have happened-"

"Hey, that's my line," Ruby said with a pout.

"-and we will talk about it all very shortly. I promise everything will be explained to all of you, but for now we have urgent matters to attend to. Please, everybody just follow me and we'll get all of this sorted out, just know that the HDA is on our side and you are all welcome guests here," Moka informed. She looked to Ceal and gestured towards the building.

"Please, do what you can for Sun, her life is in your hands," Moka said gently. Ceal nodded before he and Falla started walking in with the rest of the group following after them.

"What is going on here?" Kasumi asked.

"I have no idea, but it had better be good after everything the HDA has put us through," Ageha muttered.

"Oh don't worry, this is going to be a doozy of a story to tell you all," Kurumu said shaking her head.

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Inside an observation room Sun was seen lying on her stretcher, remaining perfectly motionless while Ceal and Falla were standing next to her. Inside the empty room two HDA soldiers and the doctor were standing by the door while watching the monsters curiously. On one side of the room the wall was a one-way glass window, with Moka and the rest of the group watching through it while being seated in rising rows of seats like a mini auditorium. Standing down by the glass were Arial and Complica, the two holding their hands to the glass while they watched with worried eyes as their friend was either going to be cured of her condition by Ceal or die in that very room. Seated in the room were other HDA personal and soldiers, all also watching the event with curious eyes.

"What's happening here, what are we watching?" Kasumi asked.

"Auntie, it's a long story. That girl in there suffered a serious head injury, she's practically brain-dead now. Our friend in there is going to try to heal her mind with a spell," Kyouko explained.

"What? She's… he's going to… what?" Kasumi asked confusedly.

"Who is that girl?" Akasha asked while watching the event with a curious eye.

"Her name is Sun Otonashi, she's the siren I was telling the director about, the one the evil king in the dark world wants to capture," Moka explained.

"What? Siren? Evil king?" Koji asked.

"I feel as though we're in for a lot of explaining after this," Tsurara commented.

"It's seeming that way," Akio reasoned.

"We'll explain everything after this, for now let's just pray Ceal's able to heal her broken mind, or else she's lost to us all," Fang Fang said while watching the scene with worried eyes.

"Please let her come back to us," Complica whimpered.

"If Sun doesn't get better from this…" Arial said looking back to Kokoa with a glare. Kokoa gulped as the group looked to her, with Kou sitting on her shoulder and glancing to his mistress with concern.

"Kokoa? Did you have anything to do with this?" Akasha asked. Kokoa twitched then slowly looked to her with a nervous expression.

"Um… sorta," she squeaked out.

"Sorta? You were the one that hit her square in the head and nearly killed her on the spot," Felucia commented dryly. Kokoa jumped a bit then waved her hands around nervously while looking at Akasha.

"I didn't mean to hurt her so badly, she just wouldn't back off from my boyfriend, I had to get her to stop chasing after my mate. I'm sorry, I never meant to cause this," she explained frantically.

"You nearly killed this girl because she wouldn't leave your mate alone?" Akasha questioned. Kokoa hesitated then nodded shakily. Akasha looked at her for a moment then back ahead at the catatonic siren.

"In the future Kokoa, do try to use your words for a more peaceful solution rather than attempting to murder those that annoy you," she mentioned calmly. Kokoa looked down with remorse and nodded as Akasha glanced back to her.

"I trust you're going to apologize to this poor girl when she wakes up?" she asked.

"Yes, I will, I promise," Kokoa said looking back to Sun. Akasha looked back ahead for a moment then to Kokoa curiously.

"Out of curiosity, where is this mate of yours that you nearly killed this girl over?" she asked. Kokoa smiled a bit and looked to Gin next to her, the boy smiling nervously and waving to Akasha.

"Hey," he said simply.

"Ah, yes, you were the werewolf that was helping Kokoa and her friends in the city," Akasha said with a nod.

"Yes, my name is Gin Morioka, sorry we didn't get a chance to introduce ourselves earlier. Heard a lot about you by the way, big fan," Gin said with a weak smile. Akasha eyed him for a moment then looked to Kokoa with a raised eyebrow.

"This is the one you chose to have as your mate?" she questioned.

"Yes, I love him with all my heart, we've been through so much together that I couldn't imagine being with anyone else," Kokoa said assuredly.

"Does your father know you're dating a werewolf?" Akasha asked.

"Yes he knows, he said it was alright," Kokoa said with a small whine. Akasha paused for a moment then glanced back to Gin.

"Well then, you and I are going to have to get acquainted after this, I want to know more about the boy Kokoa not only wishes to be with but is perfectly willing to kill for," she said with a slight smile. Gin nodded nervously then looked to Kokoa, the young vampire smiling a bit at him before looking back towards the observation room with concern.

Inside the observation room Falla was looking down at Sun with sympathetic eyes. Ceal had permitted her to be with him during this, however Complica was asked to join the others and watch from behind the window.

"Ceal, do you think it can work?" Falla asked looking to her boyfriend. Ceal unrolled the scroll and eyed it over carefully.

"It didn't work for my sister, I'm not promising anything with this Falla, all we can do is try and hope the siren comes back to us," he answered solemnly. He held one hand out over the siren's head, a bright blue and green light flaring up around it as everyone in the other room grew quiet.

"Here he goes, he's going to use the spell," Gabriel said softly.

"Please let it work," Ran said worriedly.

"If that young girl in there is brain-dead, what manner of magic could he use to reverse such a state?" Tamanori asked. Moka glanced over to him then looked back to Sun.

"Something that's a shot in the dark for us, but it's all we have," she said.

Inside the observation room Falla stepped back a bit as she watched Ceal focusing on casting the spell. The blue and green lights flashed around his hand then swirled around in the air, drawing out strange and erratic casting circles that were angled around the siren's bed. Everyone watched as the mage held his hand over Sun's head while reading from the scroll, with the casting circles flashing red then white before shifting to a silver color. The humans watched the sight with awe while the rest of the group waited anxiously to see if this would save the siren's mind.

"Falla," Ceal said, with Falla looking to him instantly.

"Undo her straps," he ordered. Falla nodded then proceeded to unfasten the siren from her stretcher. After she did so she walked over to Ceal's side and looked at the siren with wonder.

"Ok, now what?" she asked. Ceal then kicked the stretcher out from underneath Sun, the mobile bed rolling off to the side of the room and slamming into a wall while Sun remained floating in midair where she had been. The lights around the siren flashed before a spiraling funnel of silver and green light formed from a casting circle below, the swirling lights traveling up and through Sun's head where they phased through the girl's skull and traveled upwards before connecting to another casting circle. Falla stared at the sight with wide eyes as Sun's dress fluttered a bit while her body remained perfectly still in midair.

"Wow," Complica breathed out.

"That looks trippy," Render said with wonder.

"Holy crap, now that's a magic trick!" Koji cheered out. The group looked to him as he stood up and pointed to the floating siren.

"How is she hovering in the air like that? Wow, now that's some impressive magic!" he cheered.

"That's not the magic trick you idiot!" Kokoa barked out at him. Koji looked to her with a jump as the vampire waved towards Sun.

"Ceal's not done yet, this isn't why we're here, sit down and be quiet!" Kokoa yelled out.

"Kokoa, manners," Akasha scolded. Kokoa twitched then smiled nervously at Koji.

"I mean please sit down, they're not done yet," she said shakily. Koji slowly sat down while Ageha glanced to him with a raised eyebrow.

"Doesn't take much to impress you humans, does it?" she asked flatly. Koji looked down with embarrassment while Kasumi held him gently.

Inside the observation room Falla was watching as Ceal placed his hands on either side of Sun's head, with the strange funnel of lights swirling around through her skull as the colors shifted from blue to green then back to silver. Ten minutes passed by as nobody said a word, with all eyes watching the siren closely to see if she would again move or wake up. After a while Falla showed a worried expression and looked to Ceal.

"Ceal, isn't it working?" she asked.

"There's nothing happening within her mind, she's not coming back from this," Ceal said solemnly.

"Please don't say that. Is… is there any hope of her waking up?" Falla asked. Ceal glanced to her then back to Sun while remaining silent.

"She's not going to wake up Falla," he said shaking his head. Falla showed a worried expression and looked to Sun. After a while she looked back to the window and shook her head, knowing the group would be watching them closely for any sign of progress.

"Oh no," Luna said holding a hand over mouth.

"It's not working, it's not working," Complica whimpered before she started crying.

"No, no! Wake up Sun! Please!" Arial cried out while holding her hands to the glass.

"Oh my god, what have I done?" Kokoa said holding her head and looking down.

"No, please don't say this is how it ends for her," Gin said shaking his head.

"Was that girl special to you as well?" Akasha asked glancing to him. He looked to her then to Sun as Ceal continued to try to use his magic.

"She was a close friend back at Yokai Academy. She rebuffed my affections for her back then, but when she met us in this world she seemed to have changed her mind about me. I'm with Kokoa now, I love her and her only, but I didn't want Sun to get hurt like this, I should have made it clearer to her. I just wanted to be with Kokoa," he said with remorse.

"Well that's not going to be a problem now, Kokoa just killed her only competition for you," Kurumu said looking to the redheaded vampire with discontent.

"I said I was sorry, I never wanted this!" Kokoa cried out.

"You killed her in your jealousy Kokoa, not even Ceal's magic is bringing her back from what you did, her blood is on your hands," Kurumu snapped at her. Kokoa looked to Sun with devastation then to Gin as the boy looked down while holding a hand over his eyes.

"Gin… I'm sorry," she whimpered.

Complica watched with teary eyes as Falla was talking to Ceal inside the observation room, the elder chronofly then walking out of the room through the door out into the hall before opening the door to the group's room.

"Sister, is she…" Complica said fearfully. Falla shook her head and looked to Kokoa.

"She's not coming back," she said with remorse. The group looked to Sun with worried eyes as Kokoa grabbed her hair.

"No, don't say that, can't Ceal… can't he do anything else for her?" Kokoa asked.

"There's nothing else we can do for her Kokoa. Ceal said Sun's mind isn't coming back, who she was can't find her way back, she's gone," Falla said shaking her head. Kokoa looked at her with devastation then to Sun as Ceal was still using the spell on the siren's mind.

"No! Sun!" Arial cried out before she broke down into tears, slumping down against the glass window while shaking her head. Complica looked down with closed eyes and whimpered while Moka looked to Kokoa with a pained expression.

"How could you Kokoa?" she said softly. Kokoa looked to her then to Sun, then to Gin.

"I… I'm sorry. I never wanted… this isn't…" she said before she cried a little. She shakily got up and slowly walked down to the front of the group, heading over to the window and putting a hand on the glass as she looked at the girl she struck down with her own bare hands.

"I didn't mean to do this to her, I never wanted to… kill her," she said shakily. Complica ran over to Falla and held onto her.

"Isn't there anything else Ceal can do? Please, don't let Sun die," she pleaded.

"I'm sorry Complica, Ceal said she's just too far gone to save, her mind can't find the way back," Falla said softly. Complica held onto her sister and cried while Arial screamed and gripped the window, with ice forming around her hand as she growled furiously. The snow angel stumbled to her feet and glared at Kokoa as the vampire backed away from her nervously.

"You killed her… this is all your fault!" Arial screamed out.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for this to happen, please," Kokoa whimpered.

"Oh dear, this is terrible," Fang Fang said with remorse.

"I'd start running Kokoa, if you value your life," Ruby said as she watched Arial growling furiously at Kokoa. Arial screamed and ran towards Kokoa, the vampire backing up against the corner before the snow angel collided with a flickering wall of light. Kokoa watched as Arial furiously swiped and clawed at the barrier then looked to seeing Apoch holding a hand out towards her.

"Why did you back into a corner Ms. Kokoa? How do you expect to run away now?" Apoch asked with disbelief.

"Where else was I supposed to go?" Kokoa cried out as Arial continuously slashed at the barrier with her claws.

"You can't stay there forever! When you come out I'm going to tear you apart for this, look at what you did to Sun! You killed her! There's no excuse for that!" Arial cried out as she kept slashing at the glowing barrier of light.

"Um, excuse me," Rason said holding his hand up. The group looked to him as he pointed to Ceal who was still using his magic on Sun.

"If Ceal wasn't able to heal Sun then how come he's still going with his magic? Why hasn't he stopped?" Rason asked. Falla looked to Sun with remorse then to the group.

"When Ceal stops the spell it will kill her remaining lifeforce, she'll be completely dead then. If any of you wish to say one final goodbye to her then now is your chance," she explained. Arial looked at her with devastation then quickly ran out of the room followed by Complica; the two young girls racing into the other room and over to Sun. Moka sighed and stood up.

"Let's go you guys, we should pay our final respects to her while we can," she said mournfully. The group stood up and slowly walked out while the parents and HDA personal remained, with Kokoa still lingering by the corner as she looked into the room with sorrowful eyes. She watched as everybody gathered around Sun, the siren still in a catatonic state while Ceal focused on keeping what little lifeforce she had left stable.

"This is a nightmare, this isn't how I wanted Sun to leave my boyfriend alone," Kokoa said leaning against the window.

"Kokoa," Akasha said, with the girl looking up to seeing the woman watching her with a blank expression.

"Aren't you going to go apologize to her?" Akasha asked.

"She's not going to hear me now," Kokoa said shaking her head.

"That doesn't change the fact that you wronged her. Get going, you need to apologize for what you did to her," Akasha said while pointing to the door. Kokoa looked at her with concern then back to the group in the other room.

"What's the point though, she would never forgive me for this. How could she, I killed her out of petty jealousy, I wasn't thinking and look at what I did to her. If she could talk right now I'm sure she wouldn't have anything nice to say to me in return. I'm the last person in the world she would want to hear from, if she even could hear anything," she said with remorse.

"You don't know whether she'll hear you or not, but you have to at least try. Kokoa, if she is able to hear anything, if deep down in her mind she's still there, then all you can do is hope your words will reach her," Akasha said gently. Kokoa nodded slowly then blinked, freezing in place as her mind started to remember something.

'Wait, Falla said… she said that Sun's mind can't find the way back. Does that mean that Sun is still alive deep within her consciousness?'

Kokoa looked to the others with a curious eye, watching as the group was saying goodbye to their friend one last time while Arial and Complica were crying near them.

"What if… what if she's still in there… just deep, deep down inside her mind?" she asked softly. She looked down for a moment then to Sun with wonder.

"What if she could hear it too?" she said with a jump.

"Hear what?" Kou asked. Kokoa looked to Akasha then back to Sun, and then quickly raced out of the room as fast as she could. After a moment's paused Kasumi slowly pointed to the doorway.

"Did… did that bat just speak?" she asked shakily.

"I think it did ma'am," an HDA soldier said unsurely. Kasumi blinked then screamed before she dropped to the ground, with Koji quickly kneeling down and fanning his unconscious wife while the other parents just watched them.

"Seriously? The only thing that's scared her so far is a talking bat?" Ageha asked dryly.

Inside the other room the group was gathered around Sun, the siren floating in place while Ceal held his hands against her head still. Everybody looked at the catatonic girl with remorseful eyes, knowing that when Ceal stopped his magic the girl would be dead that very moment.

"Sun, I'm so sorry," Moka said while lowering her head.

"Thank you for watching over Complica and Arial, thank you so much," Luna said softly. Gin looked at the siren and gently held a hand to her cheek.

"I'm sorry Sun, please, rest in peace my friend," he said gently.

"No! Sun!" Arial cried out as she grabbed hold of the siren's hand which remained in place in midair.

"Please wake up! Please please please please please please!" Complica begged quickly. Falla held her little sister then looked around at the group.

"Does anyone else wish to speak, or should we… end this?" she asked.

"Hold it!" Kokoa called out from the doorway. The group looked to see her walking towards them while watching Sun carefully.

"What are you doing here? Get out! Haven't you done enough to her?" Arial yelled out at the vampire. Kokoa glanced to her then looked to Ceal.

"Ceal, is she still in there?" she asked. Ceal just stared at her as the vampire waited for a response, the girl then waving to Sun frantically.

"Is she still in there? Is she still who she was somewhere deep down in her mind?" she asked again.

"There's nothing left of the siren in her brain now thanks to you," Ceal said flatly. Kokoa shook her head and pointed to Sun's head.

"No, that's not what I meant. You told Falla that Sun's mind can't find a way back, does that mean that she's still in there somewhere, is she still in there at all?" she asked desperately.

"The spell is meant to guide her memories and person back from the brink, to bring her consciousness back into her body. Wherever her mind has gone to I do not know, but soon her spirit will be following after," Ceal said solemnly. Kokoa walked up to Sun and looked at her carefully.

"So her spirit is still here, her soul is still in that body, yes?" she asked.

"Kokoa, what is this about?" Moka asked.

"Tell me Ceal, is there anything left of Sun in that body?" Kokoa cried out. Ceal looked to Sun then back to Kokoa with a shrug.

"Her lifeforce remains, however only barely. The spell to bring back her mind isn't working like I warned you it wouldn't, once the mind is lost like this it can't just find its way back again," he said before looking down and glancing away with a bit of regret.

"She's too far gone to save Kokoa. Even with Arial and Complica crying into Sun's ears she isn't coming back, her mind is gone," Falla said shaking her head. Kokoa looked at Sun carefully then shook her head.

"There's still a way, there's still a chance we can reach her, to help her find her way back," she said with determination.

"How? Ceal's magic can't bring her mind back after you knocked it into oblivion, what else is there we can do?" Felucia asked skeptically.

"The spell isn't enough, we need to call to her," Kokoa said looking to her.

"We've been screaming her name and it doesn't do anything!" Arial yelled out at her. Kokoa looked to Gin with hopeful eyes.

"Sun loved you, right?" she asked. Gin nodded as Kokoa smiled a bit.

"And she loved everything about you, didn't she?" she asked.

"Yes, that's what she said, but what does that matter now?" Gin asked. Kokoa walked up to him and rested her hands on his chest.

"Howl for her," she said softly.

"What?" he asked with a jump.

"Howl for her?" Arial asked. Kokoa nodded and looked to Sun.

"She loved Gin, she loved him just as I do, everything about him she cherished dearly. And if that's true then she must have loved his howl just as I do, it would have been like sweet music to her," she said softly.

"His howl isn't music, it's just horrible noise," Ran said with annoyance.

"Not to me, it's the most beautiful sound in the world, it's like music to me," Kokoa said holding a hand over her heart.

"A werewolf's howl is beautiful music to you?" Render asked with a raised eyebrow at the girl. Kokoa nodded and closed her eyes.

"Yes, you have no idea how much it resonates with me. It always has, it's unlike anything I've ever felt. It moves me inside, I love it so much," she said softly. She looked to Gin with pleading eyes as she held onto him.

"It's been able to reach me when even words couldn't. When my overcharge went critical I couldn't hear anything, I was dying in the flames when nobody could save me. But I heard you; your howl reached my soul and snapped me out of it. I found my way back because of you," she reasoned. Gin looked at her with wonder then to Sun as Kokoa turned to her as well.

"If she really does love you so much, then she must love your howl as well. Maybe it could reach her mind, help her find the way back to us. The spell Ceal has alone may not be enough, something has to help her find her way, and your howl could be just that," she said softly.

"You want him to howl in his werewolf form to help Sun come back to us?" Leon asked.

"Could that really work?" Complica asked.

"It worked for Kokoa, Gin's howl always resonated with her, it helped her regain control over herself when her overcharge went critical," Moka said softly as she thought about it. Kokoa turned to face Gin with pleading eyes.

"Gin, I love your howl so much, and after this I only want you to sing for me and me alone. But this time you have to do it for her. Please, howl for her," she begged softly. Gin looked at her while remaining silent then to Sun, the others all exchanging glances while Ceal just watched the siren with a blank expression.

"Whatever you're going to do, do it now," Ceal said glancing to Gin. Arial looked at Sun with worried eyes then to Gin as well.

"Please, could you try it? If it's the only way to reach her then please help her come back," she said softly.

"We've got nothing else to lose at this point, I say try it," Fang Fang suggested. Gin looked around at the group then to Sun, seeing her floating in midair with a calm, serene expression on her face. After a moment he nodded and gently took hold of her hand.

"Ok, I'll give it a shot, for her," he said. The others backed away as he slowly shifted into his werewolf form, his clothing stretching and ripping slightly as the humans near the door watched with wonder. From the other room the parents were watching as well, with Koji staring with wide eyes as his wife slowly started to come to.

"What… is that?" Koji asked.

"What does it look like, he's a werewolf. Weren't you listening to them earlier?" Ageha asked glancing to him. Kasumi slowly stood back up with the help of her husband, the woman looking around wearily then to the window, seeing Gin standing near Sun in his werewolf form.

"That's a werewolf? That boy was actually a werewolf?" Koji asked shakily.

"Oh… I remember him, yes, he saved me when our house blew up during that monster attack, such a nice werewolf," Kasumi said with a small smile.

"Wait, what?" Koji exclaimed nervously. Ageha looked at Kasumi curiously then to Gin again.

"So a giant werewolf doesn't faze her but if she sees a talking bat and she's out like a light. Go figure," she said with a shrug.

Inside the observation room the group watched as Gin stood next to Sun, the large werewolf looking at the siren with remorseful eyes. He then arched back and let out a powerful howl, with everybody except for Kokoa and Ceal covering their ears as it was deafening. Even in the other room the parents all covered their ears as the sound was very loud through the glass. Gin took a breath then let out another long howl, with the group watching him with strained expressions before seeing Kokoa showing no signs of annoyance or discomfort at all. She watched Gin howl with adoring eyes, feeling the sound wave resonating through her. Although she couldn't explain why, somehow a werewolf's howl seemed to call to her, to spark something inside of her, something she hoped Sun would feel as well.

"Seriously? You like this noise?" Render groaned as Gin let out another loud howl.

"Yes, his singing is amazing," Kokoa said gently.

"Singing? This isn't singing. I know singing, and this is as far from singing as it gets," Ran complained as she covered her ears tightly. Kokoa looked to her with a stern expression and shook her head.

"It's like music to me, and the mates of werewolves all adore it as well. It comes from his heart, his soul, it's magical in its own way," she argued.

"It's so annoying I can't even begin to tell you just how annoying it really is, really, it's just that annoying," Render said shaking his head as Gin howled again. Even the humans in the room were covering their ears while others out in the hall were looking towards the disturbance with annoyance and confusion. Kokoa watched as Gin howled again then looked to Sun. Ceal was showing signs of aggravation as he continued to use his magic on the siren's head, the mage growing more irritated that he couldn't cover his own ears while he focused with his power.

"Is it working? Because we're all going to either go deaf or kill Gin to shut him up soon," Felucia said as she held her hands over her ears tightly. Kokoa walked over to Sun's side and watched the girl as she remained motionless.

"C'mon Sun, hear him; hear the howl of the wolf you love. Follow the sound, follow it," she said hopefully.

"I think she would be better off not hearing this to be honest," Leon complained as Gin howled again.

"What if Kokoa's wrong and this only makes Sun run further away from us in her mind?" Razico asked while holding his hands over his ears.

"Then she's the lucky one of all of us," Kurumu whined as she shut her eyes and held her hands over her ears as well.

Kokoa held onto Sun's hand and looked to Ceal, the mage watching the siren closely.

"Nothing's happening in her mind yet, she's not reacting to this horrendous noise, not that I blame her," Ceal said glancing to the vampire.

"Please, you love him Sun, you must appreciate this like I do, you have to feel the emotion in it like I do," Kokoa pleaded.

"The only thing I'm feeling are my ears filling with blood, or at least I hope that's what I'm feeling," Kyouko groaned loudly as she shut her eyes while holding her hands over her ears.

"This isn't working, Sun's not waking up and we're all growing nauseous from the horrible sound," Ruby said shaking her head. Gin howled again while Kokoa held onto Sun's hand tightly.

"Sun, listen to the wolf you love! He's calling to you! He's calling to you!" Kokoa shouted out hopefully.

"Kokoa, we can't stand this, it's not working and quite frankly we're growing angrier with you for even suggesting doing this in the first place," Rason said shaking his head. Arial groaned and looked to Ceal with weary eyes while Gin howled once more.

"Is this working or not?" she asked loudly. Falla cringed and looked to Ceal while Luna was groaning loudly as well.

"Headaches and chronoflies don't mix, please stop this!" Luna cried out while she clung to Gabriel with one hand, the angel holding her and shutting his eyes from the noise. Falla shook her head and looked to Sun as Ceal kept going with his magic.

"Is it working Ceal?" she asked looking to Ceal. The mage kept watching the siren closely while Mizore whacked Gin in the back of the head to get him to stop.

"Enough, that's not working," Mizore muttered as she rubbed her ears. Gin looked to her then to Sun with remorse as the siren remained motionless still. Kokoa closed her eyes and looked down as she felt the guilt for what she had done to the girl growing inside of her.

"Do that again wolf," Ceal ordered. The group looked to him as he stared intently at Sun's head, with small red streaks of light being seen traveling through the funnel and her skull briefly.

"Wait, what?" Leon asked rubbing his ear.

"I think we misheard you after having our eardrums exploded, did you just ask him to do that again?" Render asked with disbelief.

"Right now wolf," Ceal said glancing to Gin. The werewolf looked to Sun then howled again, with the group cringing and watching the siren carefully. Another streak of red light flickered next to the others, with Ceal focusing on them closely.

"Is it working Ceal?" Moka asked.

"Again, louder," Ceal ordered. Gin arched back and let out a powerful howl, with the parents and surrounding humans holding their hands over their ears with annoyance as the sound was growing to be unbearable. The group watched as several red streaks flickered through the funnel before slowly fading.

"What's happening, is… is that… is she…" Arial asked hopefully.

"A spark in her cerebrum," Ceal said, with the group looking to Sun with surprise.

"What? A spark? Is that good?" Kurumu asked.

"Oh my, are you saying that infernal noise is actually working?" Fang Fang asked. Falla looked at Sun with wonder then to Gin with urgency.

"Howl again! Hurry!" she cried out. Gin nodded then howled again and again, each time resulting in more red and orange streaks of light blooming through the swirling funnel.

"It's working! Keep going!" Arial cheered out while holding her hands over her ears still.

"How is that horrible sound helping her wake up?" Felucia whined as she tried to block out the noise.

"Who cares, keep going Gin! Don't stop!" Moka called out. Gin howled again and again, with the group watching as more of the bright lights came into view while passing through the siren's head. Ceal focused on his magic carefully, sensing the mind of the siren beginning to light up inside. After a while Ceal looked to Gin and shook his head.

"Stop, use your voice wolf, call to her with your words," he ordered.

"But isn't the howl bringing her back? Why have him stop now?" Yukari asked.

"Because if he howls next to me one more time I'm going to kill him where he stands, I'm sick of hearing that damned howl of his, that's reason enough to have him stop. Besides, she should be close enough in her mind that she can hear you normally now, call to her, guide her back," Ceal ordered while focusing on the siren. Gin shifted back into his human form while taking hold of Sun's hand along with Kokoa.

"Sun! Can you hear me! Sun! Follow my voice, come back to us!" Gin called out.

"Please Sun, you have to wake up, follow our voices!" Arial cried out.

"We're all here for you Sun; we're all with you, please wake up!" Moka called out. Kokoa trembled then held Sun's hand tightly with closed eyes.

"Please Sun, I'm sorry! I'm sorry I hit you, I'm sorry I hurt you so badly, I mean it! Please wake up, don't leave Gin like this, don't leave Arial and Complica, don't leave any of us! Please!" she cried out.

"Come back Sun, come back to us!" Ran called out.

"Is it working? Is she coming back?" Complica asked nervously. Ceal focused his power as the red and orange streaks through Sun's head shifted to a bright yellow, the group watching as the golden streaks of light swirled through the siren's head while the casting circles they were tethered to began to spin around quickly.

"Ceal? What's happening?" Falla asked carefully.

Sun's hand twitched a bit.

"Sun?" Arial asked looking to it.

Her leg twitched slightly.

"She's… she's moving again," Ahakon said softly.

The siren's fingers curled up slightly before relaxing.

"Sun? Sun!" Complica called out.

The siren took a larger breath of air, her mouth opening slightly as her breathing normalized.

"Sun! Please wake up!" Gin called out.

Slowly the siren began to fall, with Ceal following her down with his hands while glancing to Gin.

"You going to catch her or let her fall onto the floor?" he asked flatly. Gin jumped a bit then quickly knelt down and caught the slow falling siren, her hair dropping down behind her while the group watched with wonder. After a moment Ceal stopped using his magic, the lights fading from his hands as he stood back up again while Gin held Sun in his arms.

"Sun?" Gin asked softly.

Slowly Sun's eyes started to open, her irises focusing a bit as her world shifted from a black haze to a blurry image that began to gradually clear up. When it did she saw everybody looking down at her with growing smiles, with Gin having a few tears in his eyes as he saw Sun slowly looking up to him.

"Sun, you're alive, you're ok," he said with relief. Sun blinked then looked to Kokoa, the vampire kneeling down next to her with a sorrowful expression.

"I am so sorry Sun, I promise I'll never do that again ever, I never meant to hurt you so badly," she said softly. Sun looked at her puzzled then around, seeing that they were in a different room with HDA soldiers and a doctor standing by the exit. She blinked then looked to Gin with bewilderment as the boy nodded.

"It's ok, you're safe Sun, you're going to be alright," he assured gently. He slowly helped the girl stand back up as the group smiled with relief at her.

"You were hit in the head by Kokoa… really hard, you almost died," Gin explained, with Sun jumping a bit before looking to Kokoa. Gin glanced to his girlfriend then back to Sun with a worried smile.

"We thought we lost you, the hit left you practically brain-dead, but Ceal managed to heal your body and mind, we just managed to bring you back," he said, with Sun looking at him with wonder then to Ceal. The mage merely glanced to her then looked away while remaining silent.

"She's alright, it's a miracle," Gabriel said with awe.

"What?" Luna said rubbing her ear, having a slight ringing sound in her ears still from Gin's howling.

Sun looked around at the group with wonder then to Gin as he smiled remorsefully at her.

"We were afraid you were never coming back to us, are you feeling ok now?" he asked. Sun blinked then looked to her hip, not seeing her sketchpad, then around curiously before back to him again. He glanced around, seeing nothing to write with, and then looked back to Sun with a weak smile.

"Um, we'll find you a new sketchpad, don't worry," he said. Sun glanced to Kokoa then looked at her worriedly as the vampire was looking down with remorse still.

"Sun, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hit you so hard, I just… you wouldn't back off, you wouldn't get it through your head that Gin's my boyfriend, I lost my temper with you, I'm sorry," she said looking back to Sun with concern. Sun looked at her curiously then down to seeing Arial walking up to her.

"Sun, listen to them, they love each other, Gin wants Kokoa to be his girlfriend, please see that," Arial said softly. Sun shook her head and started to point to Gin before Arial stepped closer and shook her head too.

"Please Sun; it's too late for all that now. You had your chance and you let him go, you have to live with what came of it now. Please, see that he loves her now and not you," Arial said hopefully. Sun looked at her with a raised eyebrow, glanced to Dark, then to Mizore, then back to Arial with disbelief. Arial looked to Kokoa then back to Sun again with worried eyes.

"Sun, you crossed the line with what you did and said to Kokoa, please see that you can't be with Gin anymore. I don't want you to be sad Sun, or get hurt, and if you keep chasing after him you're going to get hurt again," she said softly. Sun looked at her with concern then to Gin, the boy nodding as the group watched them in silence.

"She's right Sun. I love Kokoa; she's the one I want to be with. I'm fine with being friends with you, but only as friends. Please understand that I love Kokoa and she's the only one I will love," he said gently. Sun showed a hurt expression and looked down, feeling a painful sensation in her chest as her eyes watered up. Gin breathed out then walked over and hugged the girl, the siren glancing up to him timidly as he had a gentle expression on his face.

"Please don't cry Sun. I would never cast you out of my life, you're still one of my very good friends, I don't want to lose you at all. So please, can't we just be friends?" he asked softly. Sun looked up at him for a moment then hugged him tightly.

"Sun, we've all been in your shoes before, we know how you feel," Moka said softly.

"You can still have him in your life, as a friend who would always be by your side," Arial said gently.

"He's not telling you to take a hike, just that he can't return your love now," Kurumu said with a shrug.

"You don't have to let him go in your life either Sun, just respect his choice of who he wants to be with," Ruby said softly.

After a while Sun let go of Gin and looked at him with sorrowful eyes before a small smile formed on her face. She looked down for a moment then glanced to Arial, the snow angel nodding at her. Gin smiled a bit as Sun glanced up to him, the siren then looking to his chest with worried eyes as she wiped the tears from her eyes. After a moment she looked over to Kokoa with a dull expression. The vampire hesitated then glanced away with a shrug.

"You mean a lot to Gin, I saw how he felt about you. He may not love you as he does with me, but he does care for you still. As long as you can respect that we're together, I suppose… I'd be ok with you both just being friends," she admitted. Sun watched her for a moment then looked down with closed eyes while holding onto Gin again.

"Sun?" Ran asked softly.

The group watched as Sun then walked over to Kokoa, the vampire watching her carefully as the siren just stared at her. After a while of silence Sun gently reached out and pulled the girl into a hug, with Kokoa looking over her shoulder with wonder. Sun breathed out, and then spoke in a quiet whisper.

"I'm sorry," she said quietly, with the group hearing the words echoing in their heads very clearly. Sun leaned back from her hug and looked at Kokoa with concern, the vampire staring at her with wonder before smiling a little.

"Does this mean you two are good now?" Moka asked. Sun glanced to her then backed up a bit from Kokoa. She looked down with remorse then to Gin, the boy watching as she slowly walked over to him again. She showed a saddened smile and opened her mouth a bit, hesitating before speaking in a quiet whisper.

"I'm sorry… that I let you go," she said quietly, the girl's voice echoing in the heads of everyone as if she talked louder than a normal person would have. Gin looked at Sun with wonder before smiling at her.

"I promise, I'll never let you go as my friend," he said kindly. Sun nodded then looked to Kokoa, the vampire watching her with wonder. After a moment's pause Sun smiled a bit at the girl, with Kokoa smiling back at her.

"Friends?" Kokoa asked. Sun merely nodded with a calm smile while remaining silent. Gin smiled at the siren then at Kokoa, the vampire looking to him with a smile of relief that everything was ok again. Arial and Complica ran over and hugged Sun, the siren holding them both while smiling gently down at them as the two young angels were happy their friend was alive again.

"You had us scared to death Sun, I was so worried you might never wake up again," Arial said looking up at the siren.

"Don't ever scare us like that again please don't never again," Complica said shaking her head. Sun smiled and nodded as she knelt down and held them close.

"Yes, you gave us all quite a scare, though it's good to see that you're alive and well once more," Fang Fang said kindly. Sun glanced to him then looked to Gin, with the wolf nodding in agreement to that.

"Excuse me," a voice called out from the doorway. The group looked to seeing an HDA officer standing there while watching them with a raised eyebrow.

"Just what is going on in here?" he asked firmly. Moka turned to him with a weak smile and rubbed the back of her head.

"Sorry about all the noise, we… were just helping our friend recover from an injury. Um… we had to do so with that howling just now, sorry about that. But we were successful, she's ok now, so we're done with having to make such a loud racket, I promise," she explained. The officer just looked at her for a moment then to the nearby soldiers and doctor, the three humans staring at the monsters with wonder before glancing to the officer.

"Um… they… and she… with…" the doctor said unsurely. The officer rolled his eyes then looked back to Moka with annoyance.

"Ms. Akashiya, the director has remained good on his word with allowing not only your friends but also your family safe refuge here as well as our protection; however I must insist that you uphold your end of the agreement as well. The director has been waiting patiently in the briefing room for all of you, now unless there is a pressing emergency still I'm going to have to ask all of you to get over there right now so we can discuss our current situation in the world," he demanded. Moka nodded then bowed to him.

"At once, tell the director we're on our way, and we're sorry for the inconvenience to those around here just now. It won't happen again, I promise," she said assuredly.

"See that it does not, you're supposed to be setting a good example of the cooperation we can expect from monsters, do not forget that," the man said before walking off. Moka nodded then looked to the others.

"Alright, Sun's back on her feet and everyone's here. It's time we sat down with the director and plan our next move," she announced. Sun raised a hand, with Moka glancing to her with a nod.

"We'll explain everything that happened when you were out Sun, don't worry, but for now-" she said before Sun shook her head and raised her hand higher.

"Yes? What is it?" Moka asked. Sun held her patient's dress out with a weak smile as she looked down to it before back to Moka. The vampire glanced to it then smirked a bit before looking to the nearby humans.

"Um, could we get some clothes in here for Sun? She's not exactly dressed to see the director right now," she said with a shrug. One of the soldiers just nodded slowly before they all walked out while trying to process what they just witnessed. As they did Akasha walked into the room and leaned against the doorframe while watching the group with a raised eyebrow and crossed arms. Moka smiled weakly at her and shook her head.

"Sorry about the noise mother, it was the only way to save Sun, we had to do it to help her come back to us," she explained.

"I'm not upset about that, I'm a bit curious about it, but not upset. Although Tsukune's parents are dealing with splitting headaches in the next room from it right now. Mizore's folks are helping soothe them with ice blocks made for their heads, but I think apologizing to them for the unpleasant noise just now would make them feel better as well," Akasha said simply. The group looked to Gin as he smiled nervously.

"Um… but I only did so because… it's not like I was trying to…" he said before Akasha narrowed her eyes a bit at him.

"An honorable man takes responsibility for his actions, are you an honorable man for Kokoa here?" she questioned. Gin glanced to Kokoa worriedly then nodded with a weak smile.

"Yes, I'll… go apologize to them, right away," he said before walking out of the room. After he left Akasha looked back to Kokoa with a smirk.

"So, him?" she asked. Kokoa nodded and glanced to Sun, the siren smiling gently at her and nodding in agreement in the vampire's choice for a mate.

"Yes, he's the only one for me," Kokoa said looking back to Akasha with a proud smile.

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High up in the sky, deep within the floating island which was hidden from view from the human world, a figure was walking down the halls inside the monastery's catacombs, his footsteps echoing out slightly as he hummed a casual tune to himself. He stood slightly taller than Tsukune in height, wore white shoes with black bows on them, vertically striped black and white knee length socks under his black dress pants along with a white belt that had two straps hung at his hips, a vertically striped black and white undershirt, and a sleek black trench coat which he kept open all the way with two golden strings latched at the top. On his right hand he had a ring on his middle finger with a small skull on it, his hand holding a straight walking cane which also had a skull ornament adorning the top. He had blonde hair that went down past his ears while he wore a black top hat on his head. His brown eyes were looking ahead while a slick smile was on his face, the boy making his way down the corridor while spinning his cane around leisurely. He passed by two guards, both dressed in dark shoes and pants, black trench coats with gold buttons on the chests, black belts with golden buckles, and insignia pins over their hearts that were twin golden fox tails set in a loop. The guards saluted the boy as he walked by them into a larger hall.

"Knock knock, I hope I'm not interrupting anything important. Actually, now that I think about it, I do hope I am," the boy said glancing around the hall. It was a darker lit area with several stations of computer terminals and people dressed in white cleanroom garbs. There were guards walking around while keeping an eye on everything while several larger glass containment pens had ominous soft blue blooms coming from them. Many of the scientists were writing down their notes on their experiments while others were working with test tubes and beakers in a few areas. One of the scientists glanced over to the boy then stood at attention with a salute as the boy walked over to him.

"Ah, Xia-Long, it's an honor to have you drop by, what brings you here-" he started before Xia-Long held his cane out to the man's throat with a dull expression.

"Save the idle chitchat, I'm sure you can imagine why I'm here. Not that all this bioengineering and human technology doesn't interest me, well, actually it doesn't, but I'm more interested in the results of your lengthy and so far fruitless labor, as is she," the boy said with a sharp eye at the man. The scientist trembled a bit in fear before smiling nervously and nodding.

"Yes, of c-course, r-right this way, please," he said before quickly leading the boy through the hall. As they did Xia-Long glanced around carelessly at the sights of scientists and workers busy with their projects, with some working with a black chemical that was being filtered through several tubes and glass containers while others were monitoring obscured test subjects in the large glass containment pens.

"I think you'll be happy to hear, as well as she, that we've perfected the serum, and even increased its potency and molecular structure," the scientist said proudly.

"What would make her happy is what we've asked for, have you accomplished your task yet or not?" Xia-Long questioned impatiently. The scientist stopped and glanced back to him with an eerie smile.

"Oh, indeed we have," he said with a chuckle before pointing ahead. He and Xia-Long walked towards one of the containment pens, an ominous blue glow coming from within while two other workers were monitoring screens that showed vital signs and other data regarding a test subject.

"With the blood we recovered from the fallen Fairy Tale HQ we were successfully able to produce our latest and greatest creations yet, and with the next generation Blackheart serum infused into their very blood, they've actually surpassed our expectations by tremendous leaps," the scientist said, with Xia-Long watching a figure that was slightly obscured in the blue glow from within the glass containment pen.

"So no more croaking after an hour of use?" the boy said dryly.

"No, if anything they'll live longer than any of us. Their physical structure and strength are greatly accelerated as is their monster energy, they are beyond S-Class by far," the scientist assured.

"Really, do show me," Xia-Long said with a small smirk. The scientist nodded then gestured to the figure in the pen while the workers monitored the screens carefully.

"Subject 4, demonstrate your power," the scientist ordered.

The inside of the pen began to freeze over, with frost and ice rapidly forming on the walls with a hissing sound along with steam billowing up through a few exhaust vents into steel shafts that led out of the hall. A few slits in the glass walls let off super chilled vapor and steam while a high pitched hiss was heard from within the containment pen. In a flash the entire inside of the glass enclosure erupted with frozen spires and jagged icicles from the walls and floor, with red cautionary lights flashing along the edges of the glass container which was so thick that it could hold the impressive arctic power from within. The scientist gestured to the screens which reported that the test subject's health was still perfectly fine while the temperature had dropped to a very lethal degree.

"Absolute zero," the scientist said proudly. He glanced to Xia-Long then smirked as the boy was merely staring at the frozen glass pen with a blank expression.

"That, my commander, is as cold as anything can possibly get. Even the most powerful ice magic out there cannot come close to matching that temperature, even the most skilled yuki-onna cannot create ice and snow that could match that, and human technology has just barely scratched coming close to such a frozen state. That, my commander, is perfection itself," the man boasted. Xia-Long glanced to him with a raised eyebrow, the scientist nodding then looking back to the pen.

"Observe," he said as the ice receded and vanished while the soft blue bloom of the containment pen remained constant. Inside the figure held up an arm to the side, forming a frozen shield of ice that was stark white with gray streaks through it, the object having a chilled vapor coming off it as it was deadly cold, even though the skin of the figure wasn't harmed nor affected by it at all. From the side of the pen a glass window slid down and a guard held a heavy assault rifle into it, aiming at the figure while Xia-Long watched with a hint of interest. The guard fired into the chamber, the bullets striking the shield and sparking as they bounced off while everybody watched carefully. After a large drum of armor piercing ammunition had been expended the guard pulled his weapon back before the glass window slid back up into place.

"Not a single crack or fracture, the subject's manifested ice is unbreakable," the scientist boasted before a few glass panels slid open above the pen showing several nozzles with small flames forming in them. The test subject formed a dome of ice around it, the figure becoming a darkened hazy silhouette through the ice before the pen was flooded with superheated flames from above. Xia-Long watched as the frozen dome of ice became engulfed in flames while the deep red and orange fires swirled around inside the glass container. After a while the flames stopped, with smoke and haze billowing up into the exhaust vents while the glass panels slid back into place. Everybody watched as the dome of ice became visible, bearing no cracks or breaks while only having a few scorch marks on it. Steam and chilled vapor were coming off of the protective shield as it hissed silently.

"And fireproof too, the subject bears no weakness or aversion to fire as does its weaker counterparts," the scientist said. Xia-Long nodded slowly as the test subject recalled the protective barrier, dissolving the indestructible ice completely before standing still inside the pen again.

"Not bad," he said simply. The scientist nodded while admiring the work with the test subject.

"If this is not enough of a demonstration of our progress, perhaps you would like me to show you the others, they are all coming along just as splendidly as this one, and all have surpassed not only our expectations but their original designs," the man offered. Xia-Long glanced around then back to him with a slight smile.

"Very well. If the others prove to be just as interesting as this one, then perhaps our leader may commend you personally for all your hard work," he mused playfully.

"Thank you my commander. Please, allow me to show you how the other subjects are coming along, I believe you'll be quite pleased at what we've created," the man offered while gesturing over to the side. He and Xia-Long walked off while the two workers continued to monitor their test subject.

Inside the glass containment pen the figure stood in silence, waiting for the next command by those that created it. As the steam and vapor swirled around gently it parted to reveal the subject in view with the soft blue glow coming from behind it. She was as tall as Mizore, had short lilac hair styled just like Mizore had, had clear aurora blue eyes like Mizore did, had a lollipop in her mouth like Mizore always did, although merely for appearance since her body had an internal temperature far below that of an ordinary snow woman, and wore a simple black miniskirt and sports bra that showed her lovely figure which was identical to Mizore in every way. The test subject's eyes slowly glanced to the side to follow the scientist and Xia-Long walking away then looked back ahead, with the two workers watching as she just stared at them with a cold gaze that made them feel slightly uneasy. The men exchanged glances then took notes of the data on the monitors before walking off to continue their research, with the copy of Mizore remaining still inside her glass containment pen. After a long pause her hand twitched slightly, causing a massive burst of frozen energy and air to erupt around her, freezing the ground solid while creating a thick sheet of ice all over the walls.

As the super chilled ice began to recede with the snow girl calling it back her expression remained cold, her eyes giving off a faint crimson glow briefly before returning to normal as she awaited her next command.