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.

52. The End Of Complicacy

Inside her home in the human world Marin was sitting on a couch watching the TV, the woman having a worried expression on her face as she kept cycling through the news networks in hopes of finding out what had happened with the recent monster attacks. After seeing the report about how the HDA prison had been attacked and broken into she was growing fearful something might have happened to Sun, Sandra, and Arial, with each passing hour afterwards causing her more distress.

"Oh god, just please, let them be ok, please let them be ok still," she pleaded as she kept switching between the news stations, with each one saying they were all waiting for an official response from the HDA. After a while she set the remote down and looked down with a sigh as a news reporter was recapping the recent monster attack in a human city and how the HDA had taken two monsters in for questioning.

"They never should have gone, those poor girls. What if something happened to them? What if… what if they're all dead?" she said sadly. She looked to the window and watched as a few cars drove by on the road, the day starting to come to an end with the sun slowly lowering in the distance.

"Oh please, just let them be alright," Marin said softly to herself.

"Ladies and gentleman, we are receiving word that the HDA is ready to make a statement regarding recent events," the newsman spoke up suddenly, with Marin quickly looking back to the TV. The reporter was holding a hand to his earpiece, listening to something before looking to the camera again.

"It appears as though we'll finally know what is happening in our world and what the HDA plans to do about it. Our onsite reporter, who is currently inside the HDA Headquarters, has the news," the newscaster said before the video switched to that of a woman standing inside a conference hall addressing the camera. There were other reporters and news crews standing nearby while at the front of the hall there was a podium setup with the flags of Japan and an HDA flag hanging on the wall on either side, with the HDA flag having a blue backdrop with a white outline of the earth on it while the letters HDA were written across the globe in gold letters.

"This is Akia Akiane reporting for Channel 6 news, here at the HDA Headquarters. Yes, even after my close brush with death reporting from the attack on our schools and cities I am still alive and here to deliver the news as your faithful newscaster. For those of you who are following me on Twitter, Facebook, Crunchyroll, deviantART, Fetlife, FurAffinity, Mixi, and , thank you all for your continued support, it's given me the strength to continue on and be the best reporter I can be for you. My new book, 'The Story of Akia - Heroes of the Newsroom', will tell my story to the world once it's finished, you can pre-order it now on-"

"Akia!" the male newscaster called out from the station. The woman jumped a bit then smiled nervously and nodded.

"Ah, sorry, right. Um… yes, I believe the HDA is finally ready to address the public and explain what is happening in our world during these troubled times," she said before looking towards the podium, with the camera then focusing on it as Hothorne walked over from the side and stood behind it.

"Hello. I am Hothorne Tamaka, director of the Human Defense Agency. I've gathered you all here to speak to the public about the recent monster incidents," the man said as all the reporters took pictures of him.

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Sitting on a couch in a human residence a woman was watching the news while her little son was sitting in front of the TV. The little boy watched the address with worried eyes, thinking about the beautiful vampire that came to his rescue before and whether or not she would be in danger now.

"I know you all have your fears and concerns about recent events. Those with loved ones who were injured or lost during this crisis, our prayers go out to you. The HDA was formed by the governments of the world to handle situations like this, and to react accordingly. The safety and preservation of the human race is our job, our purpose, and our mission. This organization was formed to fight for and protect our world against monsters who dared to attack us," Hothorne stated.

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Citizens of a human city were watching the address on a large screen that was set on the side of a taller building above a human intersection, all of the people listening closely as traffic had come to a halt with the people all listening to their radios and watching nearby TVs.

"When our schools and homes were attacked, when lives were lost and ruined, the HDA stepped in to do our job. Our fears and anxieties about letting monsters into our world willingly were realized when we were attacked from within, our trust in who we once believed to be our allies shattering with that horrible tragedy. We arrested and quarantined all we could, chased the dark lords of the monster realm out of our world, and believed we had done what needed to be done, that we ensured our race's survival on this planet," the man spoke boldly. He then shook his head with a solemn expression.

"We were deceived," he said, with people watching the report with surprise.

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Standing off to the side of Hothorne were Moka and Akasha, the two vampires no longer wearing their gloves or combat vests as they watched the director giving his speech. Next to them were two HDA escorts, assigned to stay with the vampires during this event.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the world, I regret to inform you that our efforts to stop a war from breaking out were in vain. The attack in our world was not aimed at us, it never was, we were merely caught in the crossfire," the man said gravely, with the reporters watching him curiously. Hothorne nodded and showed a serious expression.

"I have spoken to the daughter and wife of a dark lord, in person, and expected to hear a tale of lies and deceit from them wishing to save themselves. However what they told was far from it, rather it was a tale of deception that had been cast over all of us. Upon investigation into the recent attacks, including the one on our prison, we have learned that these unfortunate events are because of another. Having said that, I'd like to present to you the daughter of the dark lord Issa Shuzen, Moka Akashiya, and her mother, Akasha Bloodriver," the man said waving to the vampires. The two monsters walked towards the podium as the humans all watched with hushed whispers of skepticism and doubt. Moka took Hothorne's place at the podium while Akasha stood next to her, both looking towards the cameras with a serious expression.

"My name is Moka Akashiya; you may remember me from my recent presence in a human city during a demon's attack. I'm here to let you all know that there are evil monsters out there. I'm not going to lie and say we're all angels, the attacks you've all seen were caused by monsters and there is no denying that. I know that this has caused tension and hatred towards all of us monsters, and you have every right to be angry and feel that way," Moka said before looking down and closing her eyes. After a pause she looked back to the cameras and continued.

"When my mother and I were brought here, we were told to explain everything to the HDA, to tell why what has been happening has happened to your world. Just by telling the truth didn't sway anyone, after all I could only imagine how we looked to you, seeming to use any excuse we could to justify what had happened to your homes and people. But it was by good fortune that Mr. Tamaka here wasn't quick to pull the trigger on his gun. The HDA has been doing their job very well, something you humans should be thankful for. They've been watching over you, doing their absolute best to defend you from a new and strange force to your world. They've done nothing wrong, they were only doing everything they could for the good of all mankind," she informed. Akasha nodded and took a step forward.

"And it was only because of them doing their job well that the truth could be realized. With security footage and eyewitnesses to these crimes, they were able to see that our stories were indeed the truth. The HDA has been fighting monsters that were running loose in your world, as is their job. However, they had been fooled into pointing their weapons at the wrong monsters," she explained.

"What do you mean the wrong monsters?" a reporter called out. Hothorne walked up to the podium as the two vampires stepped back.

"We've been deceived people, we've been led to believe that the monster realm wanted to attack us and start a war. However the vampires behind me, yes, vampires, are not to blame for these attacks. Due to an unfortunate misunderstanding and timing, they were the ones we believed to be the culprits of this crisis. They and their companions arrived on the scenes of these attacks, seeming to be behind them, when in fact they were as innocent as our own civilians. In our haste to react to this war, we forgot that they were in fact our allies, and we could not see the true threat to us all behind them," the man said. The reporters all looked to each other then to Hothorne as the man sighed and shook his head.

"I'm not going to lie, I'm not going to dance around this, I'm going to get straight to the point here, as I know you all want. There is a third party in this conflict, one who has attacked both humans and monsters alike," he announced.

"A third party?" a reporter asked. Hothorne nodded and continued his speech.

"Yes. We have not been the targets of these attacks so far, our allies have been. The school which fell to monsters was the cause of three students from the monster realm being the targets. We, humans, were merely caught in the firing line, assuming that we were the targets all along. The recent attack in a nearby city was the cause of this third faction coming after our allies again, an attack that was put a stop to by our very allies themselves. The HDA reacted accordingly to these outbursts, believing them to be a systematic attack on our world. We were fooled into thinking we were fighting the real threat to our kind, when in fact we were shooting at the ones who had stopped theses monster attacks in the name of peace," Hothorne explained. The reporters started to talk amongst themselves with hushed whispers as he continued.

"If it wasn't for video evidence and the accurate testimonials of Ms. Akashiya and her companions, I wouldn't have believed it at first, but I'm here to announce that the monsters that came to us for peace were indeed innocent in all this," he said assuredly.

"Mr. Tamaka, if the monsters behind you are indeed innocent, then who is actually to blame for this crisis? Who is this third party that you speak of?" a reporter called out. Hothorne nodded and looked down to the podium, eyeing the picture of Babylon that Complica had drawn.

"There is another out there that believes he can do as he pleases, and destroy whatever he wishes. He has caused us much grief with his presence in our world, and not only that but also in the world of monsters. We have learned that many from the otherworld have been forced into slavery by this new threat, turned against their former brethren and used as puppets for their new master," Hothorne explained.

"And what proof do you have of all of this? How do we know this isn't some form of trick they're using to play us again?" a reporter accused.

"Because seeing is believing," Hothorne responded, with the reporters watching him curiously.

"I've seen the footage confirming their stories, all of their testimonials fit accordingly with what they've told us, and not only that but I've met those that this new threat is after personally, I've seen how important these unique monsters are and how much they need our help now. Ladies and gentlemen, these monsters are not our enemies, however there are those that are," the man stated firmly. He then smirked a bit and glanced to Moka, the vampire standing at attention while watching the reporters still.

"Which is why Ms. Akashiya and her companions are here with us today. As we've said, there are monsters that are evil out there, or some that are misguided and on edge, all of which being the reason why the HDA exists, to deal with them accordingly and protect our world. As a show of goodwill and to assure us that some monsters can be our allies still, Ms. Akashiya is the head of our newest branch in the HDA, the Monster Coalition," he announced. The crowd looked to the vampire as she stepped forward and nodded.

"This message is going out to all monsters in the human world. The HDA was tricked into fighting us, and all because of an enemy who believes he can overthrow us all in this world. The HDA are not your adversaries, just as you are not theirs. I, Moka Akashiya, daughter of the great dark lord Issa Shuzen, ask that all monsters in this world please put an end to your riots and civil protests, the humans were tricked into attacking the wrong targets. Because of this new threat humans have lost many loved ones, their actions were justified, we cannot condemn them for protecting themselves, so now we must show them that we are indeed their allies and call a truce to this disorder. Myself and my friends will be assisting the HDA in this upcoming conflict, we will fight for both humans and monsters everywhere. The age of hiding among the humans is over, the moment for peace is at hand for all of us, it's time to make an example of what good monsters are capable of," she said proudly, and then pointed to one of the cameras with a stern expression.

"There will only be two sides in this conflict; us, and them. This is the only ultimatum there is; either you stand for peace, or against it. The Monster Coalition of the HDA stands for peace between the two worlds, and we will not allow anyone to break that. It's time to choose your side once and for all," she declared. The reporters all started asking questions frantically while camera flashes were going off, with Hothorne and the two vampires watching as the media went into a frenzy. Hothorne nodded at the girls, the two vampires then walking off to the side and out of the hall with their escorts while the reporters took pictures of them. The director then held his hands up to try and calm the crowd down while getting their attention.

"The Monster Coalition of the HDA will be going into effect immediately, with their division assisting HDA forces in restoring order to the cities that have been affected by the recent attacks. The division does include those that slayed the destroyer known as Alucard, with those monsters having been found innocent and cleared of all charges against them," the man declared.

"Mr. Tamaka, Mr. Tamaka! Are you saying that the HDA is now going to be working with monsters?" a reporter called out with surprise.

"That is correct. Those that are causing trouble in our world will answer to both human and monster enforcement. Those in the new division have agreed to do so in a show of goodwill to mankind and to prove that they are indeed our allies. In return the HDA will be assisting them with the issue of this third party that is a common threat to us all," Hothorne confirmed.

"Mr. Tamaka, just who is this new threat? Who is responsible for these horrible events?" a reporter called out. Hothorne looked down to the picture on the podium of Babylon then to the reporters with a stern expression.

"A monster who picked the wrong world to invade."

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High up in the sky above the human world, unseen to the humans and monsters below, a floating isle was drifting by near the clouds. On the island within a large monastery a few figures were watching the declaration by the HDA on a few TV monitors, with some showing Hothorne addressing the public while others were of human news stations covering the conference and conveying both caution and optimistic curiosity of this new monster division that would be fighting for them.

"Interesting, any idea who he's talking about?" Xia-Long questioned with a raised eyebrow. Standing next to him was a tall muscular man with long bright hair, having a stern expression on his face while his eyes were glaring and surrounded by dark patches. He wore a Fairy Tale commanding officer uniform, the muscular looking man shaking his head as he watched the reports.

"It doesn't matter, whoever they think they should be afraid of is a waste of their time, they and this 'third party' will all be destroyed soon enough," the man declared sternly.

"Although I agree with what you say Raika, do not forget the recent attacks featuring a dragon and an unidentified flying demon of colossal size in human cities, there is another at work in this world who has some powerful reinforcements of his own," a third figure said with a hollow male's voice, which wasn't a normal figure at all. It appeared to be a floating set of samurai armor with a helmet and flowing cape, however there were no legs or feet beneath the suit at all and no body seen within the armor's cracks or openings either, rather the armor appeared to be hovering in midair on its own. Raika scoffed and glanced to the armor with a small snarl.

"I have not forgotten, however even such monsters as those won't be a match for us soon and you know it," the man retorted. Xia-Long chuckled and glanced to them with an amused smile.

"Now now Raika, Gairen is merely reminding us that we're not alone in this and we shouldn't do anything hastily. If someone out there has dragons for pets surely they have some strength after all, wouldn't you agree?" the boy questioned.

"I say he does raise a small point," a woman's voice said from behind them. The three looked to seeing somebody walking towards them in the hall. It was a woman with short, light blonde hair that was held back with a cross for a clip. She wore an over-sized commander's jacket that she left undone and hanging off her shoulders, revealing her short black dress and empire style halter underneath. On her feet she wore gladiator-style sandals, while around her neck was an array of cross-like pendants that rested against her bosom. Her crimson eyes merely glanced to the TV monitors with only a hint of interest before returning to the three other Fairy Tale members who stood at attention for her, or rather two that stood at attention and a third that merely floated in place.

"After all, for the time being we're not ready to act yet, and another hindrance such as the setback similar to the one by Kiria Yoshii would be rather irritating, if I do say so myself. For now we should keep an eye out for whoever this third player is, no need to be caught off guard if we can help it," the woman said nonchalantly.

"Gyokuro Shuzen, it's nice to be graced with your presence," Xia-Long said with a bow. The woman glanced to him, her lip twitching slightly and revealing her fang.

"Is it nice for you? I was waiting for you to tell me more about how our progress is coming doing down below in the labs, however you never came by as I requested of you. You do realize that I can tell where exactly you are on my island at any moment, right? I've been aware of where you've been all this time, mind explaining?" she questioned. Xia-Long smiled weakly and nodded with a shrug.

"Apologies my lady, I didn't mean to keep you waiting. In actuality I merely got sidetracked with this little tidbit of news in the human world, it got my attention out of idle curiosity, for that I am sorry, it won't happen again. However I believe you'll be pleased with what the boys downstairs have cooked up for you," he said with an assuring smile. Gyokuro just looked at him for a moment while drumming her fingers at her hip.

"See that you remain focused on what I tell you from now on. At any rate, I'll be awaiting your report on how they're coming along shortly, I trust you won't make me long this time?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. Xia-Long shook his head and bowed to the lady.

"I'll go have the scientists round up the most promising subjects for you at once," he said graciously.

"Good, and they had better be as promising as you say they are, I'm not in the mood to deal with anyone's failures today," Gyokuro said before walking off. Xia-Long waved her off then looked to the other two Fairy Tale officers who were just watching him.

"In the unfortunate event that they aren't up to her standards, I'd hate to be in your shoes," Raika mentioned with a chuckle.

"Are the subjects really in working order?" Gairen questioned. Xia-Long nodded and glanced away.

"Well, most of them are anyway," he reasoned.

"Most of them?" Raika asked with a raised eyebrow. Xia-Long shrugged then started walking away.

"Works in progress my dear comrades, just works in progress. You can't rush this sort of thing, or at least that's what the worker ants say," he said as he walked off, with Raika and Gairen watching him leave the hall before looking back to the monitors. Moka's speech just finished playing again on another network, with the vampire's picture being shown along with a newscaster questioning if this was just another trick from the monster world.

"How quaint, that girl is actually trying to bring about peace between the two worlds, she truly believes humans are worth coexisting with. Such a misguided soul in this world," Gairen said with some amusement. Raika nodded and glanced to where Gyokuro had walked off then back to the picture of Moka on the TV screen with a dull glare.

"I can understand how our leader finds this girl to be nothing more than an eyesore."

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Inside a lounge within the HDA compound all that was heard were the soft cries and whimpering of three sisters. Sitting over on some couches off to the side of the large room were a few troubled parents who were coping with learning that the apocalypse was drawing near and that a little monster girl was doomed to cease to exist in a few hours. Koji and Kasumi were seated together, the human parents praying that their son would be alright with his vampire bloodlust while also trying to keep their wits after being brought up to speed as to what has been happening in the world. Tsurara and Akio were remaining silent as well, feeling remorse for a young girl whose whimpers were heard. Tamanori and Fujiko were also seated together, both still trying to comprehend just what has been happening in their world and also what was to come. Ageha was seated on a comfortable chair, looking down with a distant gaze as the information that was told to her and forced into her head by supernatural means was sinking in.

Over on the other side of the lounge three sisters were huddled together on a couch next to the wall. Luna and Falla were sitting on either side of their little sister Complica, holding her and trying to control their crying while the younger sister was looking down with closed eyes, feeling her heart aching at knowing she was going to be gone forever very soon. Sitting across from them on another couch were Fang Fang, Arial, and Kyouko, the three watching Complica with worried eyes as the three chronofly sisters were crying out of despair.

"This isn't happening, she can't die like this," Arial whimpered with a few tears forming in her eyes.

"There must be something we can do for her, anything," Kyouko said shaking her head.

"There is one thing, however we've all agreed not to try," Fang Fang said glancing to the side, with the three then looking over to seeing Hex sitting on a chair while having his dice slowly twirling around above his open palm. The reality bender had a blank expression on his face, not seeming to care about the chronofly sisters' misery as he sat further away from them.

"That bastard, he could save that little girl, he could do it right now, and yet he just sits there and does nothing," Kyouko cursed. Arial shook her head while glaring at the boy.

"I don't care what it would take, I'd play his game with my heart to save Complica," she said firmly.

"You're not going to be doing such a thing," Fang Fang said shaking his head while watching Hex with discontent.

"I know, I promised Dark I wouldn't, but… but it might be the only way to save her," Arial said worriedly.

"It could, and it could very well take more away from us. We've already lost Akasha and Falla to him, there's no telling how much worse it could get if we roll his dice again. As much as we all wish to save Complica, we've agreed not to play his game again," Fang Fang said glancing to her with remorse.

"Even Complica said we shouldn't, she doesn't want anyone else to suffer because of this. She said she'd rather fade away forever than have anyone else lose something important to them," Kyouko said looking to the young chronofly angel.

"She is indeed a selfless and caring soul," Fang Fang said gently. Arial whimpered and looked to Complica with watery eyes.

"I can't lose her like this, she's my best friend," she said wiping the tears from her eyes.

From the side of the room Moka and Akasha walked into the lounge, with their two escorts saluting them before heading off down the hall. The two vampires walked over to the chronofly sisters as everybody looked to them.

"You're back, how'd it go?" Kyouko asked.

"I think rather well, Moka here was very persuading with her speech to the human media," Akasha said to Moka with a calm smile. Moka glanced to her with a troubled expression and nodded slowly.

'She's still acting like my mother, her personality hasn't changed.'

'It's not her personality that's been stolen, it's her heart. The same as Falla, they're still who they were, only now their hearts belong to that monster.'

"Yeah, I think it went alright, nobody yelled or threatened us anyway. At least we've made ourselves known to be in support of peace with the humans, now we just have to uphold it," Moka reasoned.

"That's good, I hope it works out ok for you," Complica said with a teary-eyed smile at her. Moka smiled remorsefully and walked over to the girl, kneeling down in front of her and wiping a tear from the chronofly angel's cheek.

"How are you feeling Complica?" she asked softly. Complica trembled a bit and shut her eyes, a small ripple of distorted air and space flaring up by her leg for a moment before subsiding.

"I'm ok, I just feel… weird," she said shakily.

"Her aura is growing unstable, her magic is slipping out from time to time now," Luna said with concern.

"She's… she's hanging in there, she's a tough little fighter," Falla said wiping a tear from her eye. The group looked to her as she smiled softly at her little sister, holding her close and trying to hold in her tears.

"She's still her, she's still the Falla we knew," Kyouko said quietly.

"Yes, it's only her heart and affections which have been twisted around. I suppose it's good that Complica can still spend… her final day here with both her sisters," Fang Fang said softly.

Moka stood up while looking at Complica with remorseful eyes then glared at Hex with fury.

"You're still not going to do anything, are you? A little girl is about to die and you're not doing a damn thing, you should be ashamed of yourself," she scolded. Hex glanced to her with a raised eyebrow.

"If you wish to change reality for her then play for it, as I've said many times before I am not obligated to help anyone under any circumstances, especially lesser beings," he said simply.

"We may be lesser beings to you, but at least we value a life no matter what it is, something that clearly you, as powerful and ascended as you claim to be, cannot understand," Fang Fang said with discontent. Hex rolled his eyes then looked to his dice with a bored expression.

"It's not that I don't understand, it's just that I couldn't care less," he said simply.

"You're a monster!" Kyouko yelled out at him. Hex chuckled and glanced to her with a raised eyebrow.

"No, I'm not a monster, I'm more than that," he said simply.

"No, you're worse than a monster, you're going to let my little sister die all because you don't care; you're just as evil as your father! You love to gamble and play for the hearts of women, but you don't have a heart yourself!" Luna yelled out. Hex closed his hand around his dice and stood up, looking to Luna with a curious eye.

"Evil am I? You do realize that I'm here protecting you Luna, keeping your younger sister's magic concealed so that my father doesn't find you. If anything you should be grateful for me helping you as I am," he pointed out as he walked over to them.

"We know that Hex, and I'm so thankful you're with us, I don't know what I'd do without you being here with me," Falla said worriedly to him. Kyouko looked to her with disbelief.

"What? For god's sake Falla, he's not helping your little sister, he's going to let her die! How could you be thanking him for anything?" she cried out. Falla looked to her with discontent while holding Complica close to her.

"This isn't his fault or responsibility, he's an outsider in this, he isn't obligated to do anything for free for us under any circumstances. I love my little sister with all my heart, but I have absolutely no right to ask Hex to change reality all for me or her, nobody could ask such a thing of him without a cost," she argued. She then glanced to Luna with a raised eyebrow as her sister was staring at her with a stunned expression.

"You know this as well as I do sister, you've even said so before. If we want to change reality we need to play by his rules, otherwise we're on our own," Falla reasoned.

"I can't believe you're using that against me at a time like this, for crying out loud Falla, our little sister is going to vanish from existence soon, how can you justify Hex not helping at all when he can?" Luna cried out.

"It's not Hex's fault she's going to die, you can't blame him for that or hold him responsible," Falla said shaking her head.

"She's right, you can't get mad at Hex for this little one's troubles, he isn't to blame for any of this," Akasha added.

"That's a load of crap!" Ageha called out from the other side of the lounge. The group looked over to seeing the parents now looking towards them with the elder succubus having a dull expression on her face.

"He's got the power to save that little girl's life, and he's choosing not to. We can sure as hell blame him for this when she's gone, the lousy bastard. I used to know of one world-class asshole that was the worst, I mean absolute worst person ever, but this kid tops him by far," Ageha snapped.

"You're just the foulest kind of person for not helping this poor young girl," Kasumi added with discontent.

"How can you live with yourself by treating others so callously, you have no heart or soul as far as I can tell," Tsurara said with a bitter scoff. Akasha looked at them with a raised eyebrow then gestured to Hex.

"If that's how you all feel, then why don't you roll to save Complica?" she asked. The other women looked to her nervously then to Hex as the boy smirked at them. Akasha nodded and walked over to Hex's side while watching the parents with a dull glance.

"You all expect him to do something for free, something that is an impossibility within this world, yet you don't want to pay any price for it. You have the nerve to say he's horrible for not doing anything, yet you all ignore that in order for him to change reality somebody must play his game and win their wish fair and square. Hex does not do free wishes nor charity cases, not for anyone," Akasha stated boldly.

"You're just saying that because he charmed you into being his bitch, I'd bet you'd jump into a river if he told you to," Ageha scoffed. Akasha glared at her while reaching back for her sword, with the other parents watching her with surprise and fear.

"Stop!" Moka yelled out. Everybody looked to seeing the vampire having a serious expression, her gaze aimed downward while she was struggling with the fact that her mother was charmed like this. She slowly breathed out then glanced to her mother.

"Don't, please mother," she said softly. After a pause Akasha slowly lowered her hand from her sword, with Moka shaking her head and looking to Hex with a glare.

"You're not going to help us. That's all there is to it. There's no point in talking to you about it any further, so let's drop the conversation altogether. Complica only has so much time left, I don't want her to have to deal with fighting and arguing before she leaves us," she stated. The boy just looked at her in silence while pocketing his dice. Moka glanced to Complica, the young girl looking down with sorrow while Falla was holding her gently, then back to Hex.

"If it wouldn't be too much trouble for you Hex, I'd like to ask you to leave her alone for the duration of your stay," she said firmly.

"I wasn't aware I was being a bother for her," Hex said simply.

"You're a bother for all of us, actually you're more than a bother, but I'm not going to say what I really think of you in front of children. These are her final hours, leave her to spend them with her friends and family in peace, I don't want her to even have to look at you for the rest of the day," Moka ordered sternly. Hex smiled amusedly at her and crossed his arms.

"I have to mask her power from my father's eye, I cannot leave this place or else risk having Luna found," he mentioned.

"Then mask her power while staying out of our sight, surely a greater being such as yourself can do that," Moka snapped with anger. Hex chuckled and nodded before Moka walked up to him, getting close to his face.

"Leave us be with Complica, now is not the time for us to be dealing with you," she hissed. Hex glanced to Falla then to Akasha before looking back to Moka with a casual smile.

"Very well, I'll stay out of your hair until her time is up if it'll make you happy. After she's gone I'll be leaving anyway," he said with a shrug.

"I assume you're going to take my mother and Falla with you then, am I right?" Moka asked. Hex merely nodded as everybody watched Moka glaring at the boy. The vampire clenched her fists as she narrowed her eyes at him.

"We won't let you keep them Hex. If you take my mother from me, I'll be coming after you, mark my words," she hissed with anger. Hex chuckled at her as the vampire's aura flared up briefly.

"Consider them marked," he said carelessly before walking around her, the vampire glaring ahead as she tried to restrain herself from attacking the boy. She knew he was powerful, not to mention her own mother and Falla would defend him to the death now, but that didn't change the fact that both sides of the vampire wanted to tear his throat out. Hex walked towards the door then glanced back to the group.

"I'll be around if you change your mind about playing a game or two, otherwise have a wonderful evening," he said before walking out of the room. Akasha and Falla looked to the door with gentle eyes then to Complica as the young chronofly was whimpering and wiping the tears from her eyes.

"I really hate that kid," Ageha muttered as she looked down with discontent.

"I don't think he got enough spankings from his mother," Kasumi said with a huff. The parents all blinked then looked to each other.

"Hey, wait a minute, who is his mother?" Ageha asked.

"Yes, I was going to ask that as well. Hex filled our heads with who he was, his father, and his sister, however I don't know anything about his mother," Tsurara said curiously. Koji sighed and shook his head.

"According to the rules Hex stated, we would know everything about who he is and his father, that's all that was supposed to be given to us. We know about his sister Pandora because that's Hex's whole objective being here for, to save her. But he never once mentioned his mother being part of the deal," he pointed out. Everybody looked to him as he looked up with a careful eye.

"Think about it, you know who his sister is, but do you know everything about her?" he asked.

"Well… no, now that you mention it, I only know where she is and what she looks like," Akio said looking down in thought.

"Exactly. Hex's game did what he said it would do, and that's it. We only know about Hex and Babylon, the full story behind Pandora and whoever the mother is however is still a mystery," Koji reasoned.

"Wow, so you were actually paying attention during all this after all," Ageha said simply. Koji jumped a bit then smiled weakly while rubbing the back of his head.

"Well, I'm trying to keep up," he said with a nervous laugh. Kasumi looked down with worried eyes while her hands fidgeted in her lap.

"How does Tsukune deal with all of this and still get good grades in school? This is all too much to handle," she said shaking her head.

"Have you seen our kids? Nothing stops them from doing anything," Tamanori mentioned. His wife nodded and opened her mouth to speak before Ageha spoke up.

"Damn right nothing stops my Kurumu from being amazing. I mean hell, she's even been killed before during all of this, but she's still standing and going strong. That's my girl, tough as nails, just like her mom," she said looking to her nails with a smug expression.

"What do you mean she's been killed before? She looked alive and well to me," Koji said scratching his head.

"Oh dear, is she one of those… zombies?" Kasumi asked nervously. Ageha twitched then glanced to her with a bitter smile.

"No, she's not. It just so happens that her Destined One is a genuine angel from heaven, and he brought her back to life so that they could be together forever. My Kurumu has the perfect mate in life, no offense to you or your little son of course," she said with a shrug.

"Little son? My Tsukune defeated that large monstrosity that was terrorizing our world, Alucard, remember?" Kasumi argued loudly with a huff.

"Oh for god's sake, I helped with that too!" Falla yelled out from the other side of the room.

"Falla, let it go," Moka said dryly.

"Give credit where credit is due!" Falla barked out. The parents all looked over to the chronofly then to each other again as Ageha showed a smug grin.

"I'll admit your boy did alright, with the help of that girl over there, but my Kurumu has overcome many challenges on her own," she boasted.

"Her boyfriend had to bring her back to life after she was killed, yeah, she's been doing splendidly so far," Tsurara said dryly. Ageha twitched at that then glared at the snow woman as she leaned back with a smug smile of her own.

"Now my Mizore's fiancé however is a real catch. Dark was a professional assassin, a perfect gentleman with my daughter, knows how to drive and use human weaponry flawlessly, can even fly a helicopter, saved our entire town from Fairy Tale, and from what I've gathered from Mizore is quite the vigorous and powerful lover as well," she bragged.

"Don't give me that horseshit, my daughter and her boyfriend helped out against Fairy Tale and you know it, and there's no way your daughter's demon is a better lover than my Kurumu's angel. Kurumu's gone on and on about how Rason is the most skilled and passionate lover out there, that boy can fuck her brains out like a pro!" Ageha yelled out. Everybody at this point was staring at the two bickering woman as they were glaring at each other with lightning shooting between their eyes. Falla was holding her hands over Complica's ears, the young girl looking up at her sister who along with Luna was staring at the parents with troubled expressions.

"Ok, getting a little loud over there," Fang Fang commented while feeling a bit more uncomfortable.

"Too much information," Kyouko mentioned.

"Wait a minute," Kasumi said nervously. She looked between the two fighting women then jumped with a stunned expression.

"You mean to tell me that our babies are having sex already?" she cried out. Everybody looked to her with confusion as she stared at Ageha and Tsurara with an open mouth.

"Of course they are, why wouldn't they?" Ageha asked.

"They're old enough to know when it's time to start a family," Tsurara mentioned. Kasumi stared at them for a moment then looked to Moka with surprise.

"Have you and my Tsukune been doing that too?" she asked frantically. Everybody looked to Moka as she showed a nervous expression.

"Um… well…" she stuttered. Kasumi trembled then pointed to her while shaking her head.

"You and Tsukune have been acting like sex crazed fiends as well? Say it isn't so!" she cried out.

"Sex crazed?" Moka asked with a nervous smile. Kasumi broke down crying and clung to her husband.

"Oh my poor baby, what's become of him? First he gets turned into a vampire then he becomes a lust filled monster with no morals!" she cried out.

"Hey, wait a minute…" Moka said weakly while holding a hand out towards her.

"That's not true auntie, Tsukune's had sex before he even became a vampire with Falla," Kyouko said, then slapped a hand over her mouth.

"Kyouko!" Falla yelled out at her. Kasumi looked over to Falla with shock, the chronofly then smiling nervously at her.

"Um… well… we…" she said shakily.

"You… you've both been defiling my Tsukune?" Kasumi said nervously, envisioning Falla and Moka dressed in skimpy black lingerie and holding Tsukune down on a bed together, the two girls purring while the boy was smiling nervously at them. Falla shook her head with a nervous smile.

"Hey, hold on, that's all in the past now… actually it wasn't even in this timeline, technically I've never had sex with your son in this world, so… I'm innocent, really. Besides, he was a perfect gentleman with me back in my old timeline, he never did anything bad with me once, I was the one who got him into kinky things in the first place," she reasoned before freezing in place at the realization of what she said. Kasumi stared at her with bewilderment and shock as did the other parents. Moka face palmed and sighed while shaking her head.

"Falla, just stop talking," she said with annoyance. Falla smiled nervously then looked away while everybody just stared at her.

"Well, she really is still her even under Hex's spell," Kyouko said weakly.

"In your old timeline?" Tsurara asked with confusion.

"What kind of kinky things?" Arial asked curiously. Falla looked to her with a jump as Arial tilted her head with a curious expression.

"You don't need to be hearing about such things, you're a bit too young for that," Fang Fang said shaking his head. Arial glanced to him with a raised eyebrow while Complica at this point was tugging on Falla's hands as she had grown curious to what everybody was saying.

"Excuse me, but I've watched porn before in heaven, I'm not some delicate little girl when it comes to sex," Arial said flatly. Everybody just stared at her with wide eyes.

"Wh… what?" Kyouko asked shakily.

"You've been watching porn in heaven at your age?" Akasha asked with a raised eyebrow. Arial nodded and glanced away.

"Just for research purposes, nothing wrong with that," she reasoned. Everybody just stared at her in silence for a while, trying to think of what to say about that.

"I don't know what to say about that," Luna finally said while shaking her head.

"What's everybody talking about?" Complica asked as she tried to remove Falla's hands from her ears.

THUMP!

Everybody looked to seeing Kasumi passed out on the ground with Koji staring at Moka with wide eyes still.

"Mrs. Aono…" Moka said softly with concern. Akasha sighed and walked over to the doorway, looking out into the hall at a few passing HDA personal.

"Excuse me; Kasumi Aono has fainted again, could you please get someone in here to tend to her?" Akasha asked simply. The men glanced to each other then nodded and headed off quickly. As they did Yukari and Ahakon walked by and into the room, seeing Mrs. Aono lying on the floor while the parents around her were looking from her to Arial with bewildered expressions.

"Hey, what's going on here?" Ahakon asked.

"How come that lady passed out again?" Complica asked as she removed Falla's hands from her ears.

"Why did Tsukune's mom faint?" Yukari asked.

"Don't worry about it Yukari, she'll be fine," Moka said looking down with a hand over her eyes. Koji lifted up his unconscious wife and rested her on a couch, fanning her with one hand as the other parents all watched her curiously. Two HDA guards and a nurse came into the room and rushed over to Kasumi's side, with Moka shaking her head before looking to Falla.

"You didn't have to go that far into detail about you and Tsukune's history," she mentioned flatly. Falla smiled nervously and rubbed the back of her head.

"Sorry," she said with a shrug.

"How come she fainted again what's wrong with her is she going to be ok how come everybody was looking at Falla and Arial like that what were you all talking about what was the big secret I like secrets what was it?" Complica asked while looking around at everyone. Ahakon and Yukari glanced to her then looked around the room.

"Where's Hex?" Yukari asked with discontent.

"He's around, I told him to stay out of sight for the rest of the day," Moka said crossing her arms.

"I still don't understand why you're so hostile towards him, he's a wonderful guy Moka, and quite handsome too," Akasha said with a curious smile. Moka glanced to her then looked away with a scowl.

"I'm sure you believe that with all your heart; however I didn't want him around and upsetting everybody else with his presence. He's going to be out of sight for the remainder of the day so we don't have to look at him," she hissed.

"Perfect," Yukari said looking to Complica before running over and taking hold of her hands.

"C'mon Complica, we have a surprise for you," she said eagerly.

"A surprise?" Complica asked as she was brought up to her feet. Yukari nodded and looked to Luna and Falla.

"You two need to come with me as well, everybody's waiting," she said excitedly.

"What are you talking about? Waiting for what?" Luna asked.

"Where is everyone anyway?" Akasha asked looking around.

"Yeah, where did everyone go?" Moka asked.

"You'll see," Yukari giggled as she pulled Complica out of the room, the chronofly stumbling after her while Ahakon looked over to the parents.

"You can all come too, we still need spectators," he offered.

"Spectators? For what?" Akio asked.

"What's going on Ahakon?" Falla asked. Yukari popped her head back into the room while looking over towards the chronofly sisters.

"C'mon you two, let's go!" she yelled out before leaving again. Luna and Falla looked to each other with puzzlement then shrugged and followed after the witch and their younger sister.

"Ahakon, what's going on?" Moka asked looking to the mage. The boy smiled at her and waved towards the door.

"Follow us and find out," he said before running out of the room. Arial quickly followed after him while Kyouko and Fang Fang shrugged and walked out of the room as well. Moka watched them go then looked over to the parents.

"I guess let's go and see as well," she said with a shrug.

"What about her?" Ageha said pointing to Mrs. Aono.

"She'll be fine, the HDA and her husband can look after her, I'm rather curious what everybody is up to," Tsurara said looking to the door. Akasha glanced to Moka with a raised eyebrow.

"Any idea what this is about?" she asked. Moka shook her head and looked towards the door with a curious expression.

Running down the hallways Yukari was leading a stumbling Complica at a quickened pace, the young witch giggling with excitement while Complica was looking at her curiously.

"Where are we going what's this surprise you're talking about where is everybody what's going on?" Complica asked as Yukari led her through the building.

"You'll see Complica, you'll see," Yukari said as they made their way toward the side of the building and out through two double doors. Outside it was getting darker, with the day slowly coming to an end. Bright lights were set around the compound with humans still going about their normal routines at work, however the section of the outer courtyard that Complica and Yukari were in wasn't lit up, rather it was darkened with shadows being seen all around a large empty field.

"What's going on, why is it so dark out here?" Complica asked. From behind Luna and Falla came out through the doors, seeing Complica and Yukari standing there while all around them it was dark and shadowy.

"Complica? What's going on?" Luna asked looking around.

"Where is everybody?" Falla asked.

From around the area large lights clicked on with loud snaps, with the courtyard being illuminated brightly from all around. The three chronofly sisters stared with surprise at seeing they were standing in a dirt field, which had a baseball diamond set on it along with crates staked to the sides like bleacher stands. There was a billboard set to the side where Sun was resting against the railing in front of it, with a scoreboard set for two teams, the 'Angels' and the 'Demons'. Felucia was seen standing next to the home plate, tossing a baseball up in her hand leisurely while watching the girls with a calm smile. Standing on the field were all their friends, wearing tennis shoes, long pants, and shirts with their team colors. Wearing black and red uniforms were Render, Leon, Apoch, Astreal, Dark, Mizore, Ran, Ruby, and Razico. Wearing white and blue uniforms were Gin, Kokoa, Rason, Kurumu, Gabriel, and Ceal.

"What is this?" Complica asked as Yukari ran over to the side really quick to grab something. Ceal walked towards the chronofly sisters as the others watched Complica with smiles on their faces, except for Dark of course.

"Complica, would you give us the honor of joining us for one last baseball game?" Ceal asked.

"B… baseball game?" Complica asked softly. Ceal nodded then glanced back to the others.

"It wouldn't be the same without you," he said gently. Complica looked around at everybody, all of them nodding and smiling at her.

"Oh my god, you guys…" Luna said with a smile forming. Falla smiled with wonder then looked to Complica, the young girl having tears forming in her eyes.

"Really?" she asked. Ceal knelt down in front of her and wiped her tears away, showing her a small smile as he nodded.

"We know how much you love this game, so we wanted to do something special for you while you still had time. Everybody pitched in to get the field set up, and we've already decided on teams. Your sisters and I can be on your team, if that's alright with you," he said gently. Complica nodded then quickly hugged him tightly, the boy holding her as her sisters smiled happily at the young girl.

"Thank you, thank you big brother," Complica said softly while crying a bit. Ceal nodded then glanced to Falla, the girl not even giving him a second glance herself, then looked to Complica again as he stood up. Yukari ran over and held out something in her hands, showing three pairs of the white and blue uniforms for the sisters.

"Here you go," she said happily.

"You had these made for us too?" Complica asked as Luna and Falla took their uniforms. Yukari giggled and winked at her.

"That and Render whipped up something special for you to use with some power tools," she said waving to Render. The boy gave a wave back as Ceal stepped back a bit.

"Xarai," Ceal called out. Complica wiped her tears away and looked at him with wonder as he smirked at her.

"Her bat," he announced, with Xarai's groan then being heard from below. In front of the young chronofly one of the necro demon's limbs came up through a dark rift, holding a polished white baseball bat with a long slender black dragon engraved into the metal. Complica stared at it with awe as she slowly took hold of it, with Xarai letting go and vanishing into the rift again.

"Wow…" she breathed out.

"Just a little something to knock a few homers with, I think it came out pretty well," Render mentioned with a casual shrug. Complica admired the bat with loving eyes then looked around at everybody.

"How about it Complica, ready to give your all with one last game?" Gabriel asked with a gentle smile.

"Don't expect us to go easy on you though, it wouldn't be a real game if we did after all," Ruby said with a wink.

"What do you say kid, think you can take these guys with us?" Kurumu asked with a smirk. Complica looked around at everybody then nodded with a teary-eyed smile.

"Yes, I'd love to, thank you all for this," she said eagerly.

"Then get into your uniforms, it's on," Render said as the two teams looked to each other with challenging smiles. Luna and Falla looked to each other with curious smiles then to Complica, the young girl looking at her special bat with adoring eyes.

The chronofly sisters left to get changed quickly while everybody else showed up. Yukari and Ahakon directed them to the crates set to the side to sit on, informing everyone what was going on. As the new arrivals were brought up to speed the chronofly sisters came back to the field, all dressed in their uniforms with Complica holding her new bat.

"I see, so the little one loves this game does she?" Akasha asked.

"Yeah, so we thought it would be the best way to spend her last hours with us," Yukari said with a gentle smile at Complica.

"That's so sweet of you guys," Kyouko said looking around at everybody. Complica's team was standing off the side waiting for their turn to bat while the other team had taken to the field. Felucia put on a black baseball cap and looked around at everybody with a bold smile as she was picked to be the umpire.

"Alright everyone, let's play ball!" she called out.

Complica walked up to the home plate and got ready, taking a moment to look around at everyone as her team cheered her on. She saw her friends and family, all gathered together under good terms with the humans again, all ready to play her favorite game with her. She wiped away a tear then looked to seeing Razico readying to pitch to her, the man nodding as his team got ready in the field. Ruby had the catcher's mask and vest on as she knelt down behind the chronofly, ready to catch the throws from her boyfriend. Complica nodded and got ready to swing, with Felucia watching her with a confident smile.

"Knock it out of the park kid," Felucia said confidently. Complica nodded and tensed up, with Razico then throwing the ball towards her. Everyone watched as she swung the bat, striking the ball with a loud crack that sent it flying off into the air.

"Wow," Kyouko said with wonder. Complica took off running as her team cheered for her, with the other team watching as the ball flew over to the outer field. Render and Leon chased after the ball while watching it, the two running towards each other before colliding and dropping onto the field as the ball landed behind them with a few bounces. Apoch and Astreal cringed at seeing them hit like that while others in the field were smiling amusedly at the sight. As Complica giggled and ran around the bases Luna and Falla were watching her with gentle smiles.

"She really is a natural at this game," Falla said softly.

"She's played it nonstop ever since she learned about it, it really is her favorite pastime," Luna said in agreement. She then looked to seeing Falla struggling not to cry while having a saddened smile on her face.

"I never went to any of her games, not once. I never played with her, I never listened to her talking about it, I never… I was horrible to her," Falla said shakily. Luna watched her sister with concern as Falla tried not to break down into tears.

"And I only got to spend one day with her, just one day… it wasn't enough to make up for all the years I neglected her. I don't think I could ever make up for how I treated her, I'm a horrible sister," she said softly.

"You're not the monster that was so cold to her, she knows that. And Complica has been so happy to spend this time with you, she loves you Falla," Luna said gently.

"I'm going to miss her… so much. Please just tell me I'm dreaming and she's not going to die soon, please tell me I'm not going to lose her like this," Falla whimpered. Luna held her gently, watching as Falla was watching Complica with teary eyes. The young chronofly ran over home plate, with her team cheering along with the spectators. Even the other team was smiling in approval of her while Render and Leon were getting back on their feet again. Complica jumped for joy and gave Felucia a high-five while Luna looked to her with a remorseful smile.

"She's smiling, she's happy now; even in the face of annihilation she's still being strong. All we can do for her is make her final moments in this world count," Luna said while holding back her tears as well. Falla nodded and wiped her tears away, forcing a happy expression as Complica looked to her with a giddy smile.

"You're right, this is Complica's final game, and I'm going to cherish every moment of it with her," Falla said genuinely. Luna looked at her with a curious glance then to the Complica, seeing that although Falla was hexed into loving Hex and no longer cared about Ceal at all, she still loved her little sister and felt the pain of what was coming very clearly. Complica then rushed over and hugged Falla while Kokoa took her turn and got ready to bat, the vampire showing a devilish smile as she geared back and readied to swing. Falla held her little sister with a loving smile, with Luna looking at the two and feeling her heart aching at knowing that she would be losing both of them very soon.

Even though a war was looming on the horizon, even though in a few hours Complica's soul was doomed to cease to exist, everybody enjoyed their time playing the young chronofly's favorite game, hoping to make her final hours count. And count they did, as Complica loved every second she got to play with her friends and family, especially with a few standout moments.

Such as:

"Hit the deck!" Rason cried out as he, Kurumu, and Gin dropped to the ground with their hands over their heads, leaving Luna, Gabriel, Falla, Ceal, and Complica looking around at them bewilderedly as the catalyst mage was on the pitcher's mound.

"Deck? What deck?" Gabriel asked looking around with confusion. The ones that weren't lying on the ground in fear of their lives looked to see Dark at the hitter's plate, the demon having his bat held back while watching Ceal with a blank expression. Kokoa was watching the demon with nervous eyes while she had the catcher's mask and vest on, being very close to the boy that was known to be dangerous in this game.

"Um… Dark?" Luna asked with a nervous expression.

"Remember what we told you earlier Dark!" Kurumu cried out.

"Wait, what's that supposed to mean?" Falla asked nervously.

"Seriously, do not hit anyone with the ball!" Gin called out.

"What?" Luna and Falla asked with a jump. Ceal narrowed his eyes as did Dark, the two staring each other down as the mage gripped the baseball in his reptilian hand.

"Complica, get down," he said as he geared back with the ball. Falla ran over and tackled Complica to the ground while Gabriel rushed over and grabbed Luna before bringing her down as well, the two shielding the girls as Ceal threw the ball towards Dark. The demon hit the ball with a loud crack, the ball then flying right back at high speed with Ceal dodging to the side with an expert roll. The ball raced through the air before striking into the ground behind Gin with a loud bang, the wolf jumping then looking back to seeing a dust cloud shooting back along with a crevice through the earth.

"Holy crap man, settle down, it's just a friendly game!" Gin cried out. Ceal looked back to the frightened wolf then to Dark, the demon smirking at him before taking off towards the first base. Ceal watched him for a moment before a slight smirk came across his face, his reptilian hand flexing slightly before relaxing while his team scrambled to their feet to stop Dark from running all the bases.

And then there was:

Ran stood at the plate with a focused expression, feeling slightly nervous about playing this game for the first time. Razico wound up his pitch then threw the ball, with the siren swinging it and missing.

"Strike one!" Felucia called out as Ruby caught the ball and threw it back. Ran got her balance again then readied to swing, with Razico nodding before throwing the ball again. The siren geared back and swung, missing the ball and spinning a bit off balance while Ruby caught the ball again.

"Strike two!" Felucia called out before Ruby threw the ball back to the warlock. Ran shook her head then got into position again, with Razico readying to throw once more.

"C'mon Ran, you can do it!" Ahakon called out from the crowd of spectators. Ran looked to him with wonder and a small blush from hearing his voice as Razico geared back for his pitch.

"Ahakon," she said softly, then saw Razico throwing the ball out of the corner of her eye. She yelped and swung the bat on reflex, knocking it high into the air with a loud crack. She spun around a bit from her swing then looked up with surprise as the ball soared nearly straight up from the hit.

"Oh my, um, what do I do now again?" she asked as she looked around franticly. Everybody watched the ball soar upwards, come to a graceful halt in the air, then fall back down. Ran looked around then dropped the bat.

"Right, drop the bat, and then run around the bases to score," she said, getting ready to run for the first base before looking up, seeing the ball coming straight down onto her face. The siren jerked back from the hit as her glasses cracked then dropped to the ground, her leg twitching once as Felucia watched the dazed siren with a raised eyebrow.

"She's out!" Felucia declared with a shrug.

And also this:

Ruby took her turn at bat, swinging once and missing as Ceal was on the pitcher's mound.

"Strike one!" Felucia called out as Kokoa caught the ball. Ruby held in her scoff and readied to swing as the vampire threw the ball back, with Ceal then gearing up his pitch before throwing it again. The witch swung and missed, with Felucia snickering as Kokoa caught it.

"Strike two!" she called out. Ruby growled a bit as she got ready for the final swing, with Ceal readying to throw it while the witch gripped her bat tightly. The mage threw the ball one more time, with Ruby swinging and missing as Kokoa caught it.

"Strike three! You're out! Haha, you really are out of shape aren't you?" Felucia laughed as Kokoa threw the ball back to Ceal. Ruby yelled out and swung back at Felucia with the bat, striking the head of the demon and smashing in the skull with a loud crack. The parents off to the side screamed as did Kyouko, with Arial watching with surprise at the sight of Felucia dropping down onto the ground. Ruby yelled out as she repeatedly swung down on the demon's head, smashing it into a bloody smear on the ground.

"She just killed her!" Kyouko cried out.

"No she didn't," Moka said with an amused smile.

"What do you mean she didn't, she cracked her head open like a watermelon," Ageha said with a disturbed expression.

"Relax, she's fine," Yukari said with a wave of the hand.

"Fine? How is that fine? Her head is smashed into a bloody smear," Tamanori asked with disbelief.

Everyone watched as Felucia slowly sat up while her head and face regenerated again. She cracked her neck slightly then looked to Ruby with annoyance as the witch walked away from her with a huff.

"You don't have to get so touchy about it; it's not my fault you like anything that's jelly filled!" Felucia barked out. Ruby looked back to her with fire in her eyes then ran towards the demon with the baseball bat geared back. Felucia blinked then took off running while Ruby chased her around while yelling foul words at the demon, with everyone just watching the sight.

"What the…" Ageha questioned with puzzlement.

"How did she…" Kyouko said with disbelief.

"So, ever heard of a doll demon before?" Moka said with a shrug while glancing back to the confused parents and Kyouko.

Not to mention:

Mizore took her turn at bat, watching as Ceal got ready to throw the ball. The snow maiden tensed up as the mage threw it towards her, the girl readying to swing as her lollipop rolled to the side of her mouth.

"Swing!" Arial called out, with Mizore then swinging on reflex and missing. Kokoa caught the ball while Felucia showed a troubled expression as Mizore looked back to seeing Arial snickering at her.

"Um, strike one," Felucia called out as the vampire threw the ball back to Ceal. The mage caught it and got ready to thrown again, with Mizore turning her focus back to him as she wound up her bat. Ceal geared back and threw the ball, with Mizore gripping her bat as it flew towards her.

"Swing!" Arial called out, with Mizore swinging and missing again. Mizore looked back to seeing Arial laughing at her while Felucia sighed.

"Strike two," Felucia said, with Kokoa throwing the ball back to Ceal.

"Arial!" Gabriel yelled out. Arial jumped a bit then looked to seeing both Rason and Gabriel shaking their heads at her with stern expressions. The snow angel gulped then looked down with a nervous expression while Mizore just gave her a dull glare. She breathed out then looked back to Ceal as the boy got ready to throw the ball again. The catalyst mage geared back and threw the pitch towards Mizore, with the snow maiden swinging and striking the ball with a crack. Everybody watched as the ball was launched backwards at an angle off to the side, flying over and smacking Arial in the head. The snow angel yelped as she fell back off her seat and onto the ground, with Mizore dropping the bat and holding her hands over her mouth with a stunned expression at seeing the angel struck with the ball.

"Geez frosty… nice shot," Kurumu said with wonder.

"Did you try to do that?" Felucia asked looking to Mizore.

"No, I really didn't," Mizore said, shaking her head as she heard yelling coming from where Arial was on the ground with a lump on her head.

"Sure you didn't," Leon said flatly as the group watched Tsurara and Akio helping Arial back onto her seat, the snow angel glaring at Mizore while holding a hand to her bruised forehead. Mizore glanced around then smiled nervously at her.

"Sorry about that Arial," she called out.

"Sure you are," Astreal commented flatly.

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As the evening turned to night HDA soldiers and personal started to gather around the field, watching the game of monsters being played and cheering them on. Even Hothorne eventually joined the parents and vampires in their group to watch the game, everybody rallying with each hit and out. As the game neared its end Complica stepped up to bat, the bases loaded, and the score dwindling by just a few points for her team. Sun looked to the scoreboard then to Complica with hopeful eyes as the whole game came down to this moment.

"C'mon Complica, take us home!" Luna called out from third.

"It's all on you kid!" Kurumu cheered from second.

"You can do it, knock it out of the park!" Rason called out from first. The crowd of spectators cheered as Complica readied to swing with her engraved bat, the little girl having a determined smile on her face. Razico got set to throw the pitch while both teams waited anxiously to see what would happen, all silently voicing their support for Complica to win. Complica looked around at the large crowd, smiling with wonder as everybody was cheering for the show. She giggled then stumbled off-balance, using the bat to hold herself up as the crowd suddenly grew quiet. Complica trembled then dropped to a knee, breathing heavily as a distorted tear of space seared around her back and leg.

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

"Complica," Falla said with growing fear for her little sister.

"Complica, are you ok?" Ruby asked as she saw the chronofly struggling to stand before her.

Moka watched Complica try to stand back up as the crowd started to talk in hushed tones then looked to Hothorne.

"Mr. Tamaka, what time is it?" she asked carefully. The man looked to his watch then to her with a solemn expression.

"10:41 PM," he said with sympathy.

"Oh god, she's only got 14 minutes left," Kyouko said nervously. Arial stood up to yell out to Complica before Moka yanked her back down into her seat.

"No, don't ruin this for her, this is her last time at bat," Moka said shaking her head. Arial looked to her as the vampire watched Complica slowly getting back on her feet.

"This is her moment, don't take it away from her," Moka said. Arial nodded then looked to her friend with sorrowful eyes, feeling her heart aching at knowing her friend was on the verge of annihilation. Akasha nodded then stood up and started clapping steadily. Moka looked to her for a moment then stood up and started clapping as well, with Yukari and Ahakon doing the same. All the parents and Hothorne did as well, with Arial wiping a tear from her eye before standing up and clapping for her friend with a saddened smile. Slowly all the HDA troops around the field began to clap for the girl in unison, with her team doing the same as well. Complica looked around as the sound of the steady clapping grew louder and louder, her eyes gazing around at the sight with wonder.

"C'mon kid," Felucia said gently. Complica looked to her as the demon winked at her.

"If this really is your last play, then go out swinging," she urged. Complica nodded then showed a determined expression as she stood up and readied her bat, the girl looking to Razico and nodding as she got set to swing. The warlock nodded and geared back with his pitch, with Complica narrowing her eyes as she focused with all her might to keep her magic and power stable.

"You can do it Complica!" Moka cheered out.

"It's all you!" Kyouko called out.

Razico threw the ball towards Complica, the chronofly watching it fly through the air as she gripped her bat tightly. With a mighty swing she struck the ball with a loud crack, the ball soaring up into the air as Complica took off running. The other runners started going around the bases as the ball flew over the field and towards the large fencing surrounding the compound, with Ran chasing it with her glove. She leapt into the air to catch it, the ball flying just over her reach and onto the grass. The siren stumbled a bit while regaining her balance before snatching the ball up, gearing back with her arm as she turned around before throwing it with all her strength.

"Run Complica! Run!" Kyouko called out as Luna and Kurumu crossed home plate. Complica rounded second as Rason started to run towards home, with the ball flying towards Apoch. The witch caught the ball and threw it towards third, with Complica crossing the base just before Render caught the ball. The boy fumbled the ball around in his hand and glove before throwing it towards home, with Complica sprinting towards it as Ruby got ready to catch the ball.

"Complica!" Arial cried out as she grabbed her hair. Complica yelled out and dove into a slide towards the home plate, with Ruby catching the ball then reaching down to stop her as dust built up around them.

"She's safe!" Felucia called out while waving her arms around. The crowd and teams cheered as the dust settled, to show Complica's leg resting on the plate with Ruby holding the ball to her. The witch smiled and stood up as she took off her mask.

"Well done Complica," she said gently. Complica got to her feet before her team rushed over to her, with Luna and Falla kneeling down and hugging their sister as the humans around cheered from the game.

"Angels win! Angels win!" Felucia called out triumphantly. The other team clapped and applauded just as the winning team did, with everybody watching as Luna and Falla lifted Complica up onto their shoulders.

"Let's hear it for her folks!" Razico called out. Complica looked around with a wide smile and wonder as everybody was cheering for her, with Sun jumping for joy after she set the final score on the board. She giggled then waved around at everybody, feeling happier than she could ever remember.

She then twitched before shaking a bit as a distorted wave of torn space flared up from around her shoulder, with the crowd quickly falling silent as Luna and Falla hastily set their sister down, the young girl dropping to her knees struggling to breathe as she was trembling still.

"Complica? Complica!" Falla cried out.

"Back up, give her some air," Kurumu said pushing a few of their friends back. Everybody backed up a bit as Complica dropped onto her side coughing, with strange neon lines of light etching away from her in the air.

"Complica!" Luna cried out. Arial shook her head then quickly started running towards her friend, with Moka, Akasha, Kyouko, Yukari, Ahakon, and Hothorne following after as they pushed their way through the crowd.

Complica slowly stopped shaking as she took a few deep breaths, her vision blurring for moment before coming back again.

"Complica?" Luna asked worriedly. The young girl slowly got up on her knees and coughed a few times before looking to Luna with a worried smile.

"I… I'm sorry… to ruin the fun… this has been… the best night of my life," she said softly.

"Complica!" Arial cried out as she ran over and hugged her friend, with the others gathering nearby and watching as the snow angel started crying.

"No! You can't go; you can't leave us like this!" Arial cried out. Complica slowly stood up with Arial's help, the young chronofly catching her breath before looking to her friend with a small smile.

"I'm sorry," she said softly as Arial let go of her. Luna and Falla quickly ran over and hugged her, all three of them starting to cry as the surrounding humans watched with wonder. Moka hesitated, fearful of the truth, then glanced to Hothorne.

"Mr. Tamaka… how long…" she asked, with the group looking to him as he turned his gaze down to his watch. He breathed out then looked back to Complica with a remorseful expression.

"It's now 10:47 PM," he informed.

"Oh god, eight minutes, she's only got eight minutes left," Kokoa said holding a hand over her mouth.

"No!" Luna cried out as she held onto her little sister dearly. Falla broke down crying as everybody looked at the young chronofly angel with sorrow. Complica hugged Luna tightly then looked around at everybody. She then let go of her sister and walked over to Hothorne, with Luna and Falla watching her with heartbroken eyes.

"We're not all bad, we're not. Please don't start another war with the monster world, please," she said softly. Hothorne nodded with a solemn expression.

"You have my word little one, that we'll do everything we can to ensure peace between our two worlds, I promise," he said genuinely. Complica smiled and hugged him, the man then gently holding the girl as well. Complica then looked over to Arial, the snow angel crying and shaking her head.

"No! This… this can't happen! Hex! Hex, where are you? I'll play your game! I'll play to save her! Please!" Arial cried out desperately while looking around. Complica walked over and hugged her friend, with Arial clinging to her while sobbing uncontrollably.

"Don't play his game Arial, not even for me, I don't want anyone else to lose anything because of me," Complica said softly.

"But Complica… I don't want to lose you. You're my best friend," Arial whimpered.

"And you're mine as well, you always will be," Complica said holding her close. She paused for a moment then leaned back to look at her friend.

"Arial, please, give Mizore a chance, just give her a real chance," she said softly. Arial looked at her with sorrow then shook her head.

"What? But… but-"

"Please Arial, Dark really does love her, and she loves him," Complica said worriedly. Arial looked at her with teary eyes then to Mizore, the snow maiden watching them with remorse just as everybody else was. After a moment Arial looked back to Complica, the chronofly smiling gently at her.

"Just give her a chance, for me," Complica said softly. Arial wiped her tears away then nodded before hugging her friend again.

"Ok, I promise," she said dearly. Complica hugged her friend then smiled gently at her before looking over to Ceal. The boy slowly knelt down on one knee as the girl walked over to him, her eyes watering up slightly as she smiled at him.

"I love you big brother, thank you for watching over me down here," she said before hugging him. The boy held her and closed his eyes.

"You will never be forgotten here Complica, no matter what your name shall live on," Ceal said gently. Complica nuzzled against him then looked at him with worried eyes.

"Please, protect Falla, and tell her you love her. I know you do, don't let Hex keep her like this, she needs you," she said softly.

"I promise you Complica, I will get her back, and I'll never let her go," Ceal said softly with a nod. Complica smiled at him then kissed his cheek, the boy showing a small smile at her in return. Complica wiped her tears away then looked down for a moment before back to him again.

"Ceal… can I… say goodbye to him too?" she asked. Ceal nodded and stood up, backing up a step as everybody watched with worried eyes. The boy snapped his reptilian fingers, causing a dark rift to appear on the ground before Complica.

"Xarai, Complica wishes to say… goodbye," Ceal said solemnly. A dark tentacle slowly came up through the ground, with people and Hothorne jumping and backing up further with surprise.

"What in the world is that?" Hothorne asked loudly.

"Ceal's necro demon, Xarai. Don't worry, he's friendly, once you get to know him," Ruby said gently. Complica gently hugged Xarai's limb, the tentacle slowly wrapping around her arm and waist as a low groan was heard below.

"Goodbye Xarai, take care of my friends," Complica said before kissing the tentacle, the limb slowly brushing her hair before she backed up. The dark limb crept back down into the ground before the rift vanished, with Complica looking over to Gabriel as the angel had a remorseful expression. He knelt down as the girl walked over to him, feeling his heart ache knowing she would be gone soon.

"Complica… I'm sorry," he said softly.

"Don't be, this was my choice, it's not your fault," Complica said shaking her head. She hugged Gabriel tightly, the boy holding her as he closed his eyes.

"Take care of my sister, don't ever let her go," Complica said softly.

"I promise Complica, I'll guard her forever," Gabriel said gently. Complica leaned back and smiled at him, then looked over to Luna as the girl dropped to her knees with tears in her eyes.

"No… this isn't happening…" Luna said shakily. Complica walked over and hugged her, with Luna holding onto her tightly as she choked back her sobs.

"I love you sister, please don't forget about me when I'm gone," Complica said softly.

"Complica… I could never, I'm going to miss you so much," Luna said before she broke down crying. Complica held onto her as the group watched with remorseful eyes. Luna leaned back from her hug and smiled softly at her sister.

"I love you Complica, more than you could ever imagine," she said before wiping her tears away. Complica smiled at her sister then looked to seeing Falla standing next to them, holding Complica's bat with a sorrowful expression.

"Complica…" she said softly. She knelt down as Luna let go of their younger sister, with Complica then hugging Falla tightly. Falla held her as she started crying, with Complica feeling love and comfort from her sister like she never did before in their old home.

"I love you Falla, thank you for being the sister I always hoped you could be," Complica said softly.

"I'm so sorry, for everything Complica. I wish I could have had more time with you, more time to show you just how much I love you," Falla said shaking her head. Complica leaned back and smiled at her sister.

"It's ok, we had this time together, and I loved every second that I got to spend with you. That's more than I could have asked for. Thank you," she said softly. Falla choked back her sobs then showed a saddened smile as she presented Complica her bat.

"I know I missed all your games before, but I was so proud of you today. Do you think… before you go… you could hit one more homerun? For me? Please?" Falla asked worriedly. Complica looked to the bat then smiled at Falla and nodded.

"For you," she said taking hold of the bat. She paused for a moment then hugged her sister one more time.

"Ceal's going to save you," she said softly, with Falla then looking at her little sister with confusion and teary eyes as she didn't understand that. Complica stood up and looked at the bat before Ruby walked over and handed her the ball, the chronofly taking it then walking over to the pitcher's mound as everybody watched her. Gabriel held Luna as she stood up again while Falla tried not to cry as she watched her sister taking her place on the mound. Complica looked to the bat, then to the ball, then back to seeing everybody watching her. She saw her friends and family, surrounded by humans that were now on their side in this war. Slowly she smiled at seeing everybody together like this, feeling confident that they would overcome what was coming their way. She took a steady breath then looked ahead again, seeing the dark sky in the horizon past the illuminated field.

'They're going to live, they're going to survive.'

She held the bat down to the side as she prepared to toss the ball up, the air around her starting to distort and bend a bit before returning to normal. She could feel something within her, like her soul was struggling to breathe.

'Though I fade away into time, they will not.'

She then looked ahead with a determined smile, a single tear dropping from her cheek as she got ready to hit one last baseball in her life.

'Babylon, you won't win, you won't beat them.'

The girl tossed the ball up, gearing back with her bat as she felt all her magical energy flaring up within her. Her wings started to glow brightly as the crowd watched with wonder.

'Mark my words…'

The ball fell back down as the girl tensed up, her eyes giving off a deep green glow as the air cracked and etched away from her.

'They're going to kick your butt.'

With a mighty swing she struck the ball, the loud crack echoing out just as her body gave off a bright flash of light. The ball soared out into the air along with the baseball bat that was cast into a sharp spin, with glowing powder flaring up from the flash in the form of butterfly wings. The air shattered apart around the sparkling dust, with shards of space and time seeming to fall into a dark void before a bloom of purple and blue light shined through the rift. Everybody stared at the sight before the rift sealed shut with a crackle, leaving the sparkling dust to drift around and fade away as the baseball bat and ball fell to the ground further away. Silence filled the courtyard as everybody stared at where the young chronofly angel had vanished.

Luna trembled as she stared with wide eyes at the sight, her mouth quivering as tears welled up in her eyes. She shakily took a few breaths while shaking her head before crying out with all her might.

"NO!" she screamed as she broke down crying, with Falla shutting her eyes as she tried to stop her own tears. Arial broke down crying and held onto Dark's side, the demon holding her gently with one arm while staring at where Complica had vanished with remorseful eyes. The group all looked down with closed eyes, mourning the loss of the chronofly's soul. Hothorne looked down for a moment then around at the surrounding humans.

"All of you, finish up your duties for the night, leave our guests alone to cope with their loss," he called out. Slowly the soldiers and personal dispersed, giving a few looks back to the field before returning to their duties. Hothorne looked back to seeing Luna and Falla crying on the ground, the sisters feeling devastated at their loss. Arial was crying as she held onto Dark's side, the demon holding her gently as his angel wept for the loss of her friend. The other group members were looking down with sorrow, all feeling some pain for losing the young girl. Even the parents and Akasha were looking down with remorseful eyes, sad to see a young girl's soul vanish like that.

"Why are you crying?" Hex asked as he walked toward them. Everybody looked to him as he approached where Complica had vanished.

"Hex," Falla whimpered before she scrambled over to him and held onto the boy while breaking down into tears, with Ceal watching with growing anger for the reality bender as the others glared at Hex. Akasha looked at Hex with some returning joy as she walked over to him, with Falla leaning back from her hug on the boy with watery eyes.

"My little sister is gone, she's gone forever, it's horrible," she said shakily.

"And you could have saved her!" Moka yelled out. Hex looked to seeing the vampire glaring at him with anger.

"You could have saved her, she would still exist right now if only you would have done something, she would be in heaven right now with her family, safe and sound where she belongs! Instead she's gone forever! That's why they're crying Hex, that's why we all feel sad right now, because their little sister is gone and never coming back!" she yelled out. Hex shook his head and gently removed Falla's hands from his body, the group watching as he walked over to the pitcher's mound.

"You speak as if she really is erased from all existence, how amusing," he said distantly as he looked around at the air above the mound.

"What are you talking about? Her soul was destroyed before our very eyes; she's erased from existence entirely!" Ruby yelled out at him. Hex laughed and looked to her with an amused smile.

"Oh? Are you sure that's what you saw?" he asked. Everybody watched him carefully as he walked towards Ruby.

"Is that what happened for a fact?" he questioned playfully.

"What are you saying, of course it is. The Chrono Displacement spell kills its caster after 24 hours; it destroyed her lifeforce, her soul. She's gone, wiped from existence now," Ruby said shaking her head.

"Funny, that's not what I saw happen," Hex said looking to Luna. The chronofly watched him with teary eyes as Gabriel held her from behind.

"What are you talking about Hex?" she asked bitterly.

"That was quite a strange outburst from her at the end, wouldn't you agree? Surely that couldn't have been normal, even for such an event," Hex said with a shrug.

"Cut the crap you bastard, what are you trying to say?" Felucia snapped. Hex smirked and looked to her.

"I'm saying her soul wasn't destroyed," he said simply. The group looked at him with surprise as he glanced back to the pitcher's mound.

"What do you mean her soul wasn't… what are you saying? How could she survive this?" Luna asked shakily. Hex chuckled and walked towards the spot where Complica had disappeared.

"I never would have guessed I would be witnessing such an event, and here of all places. Such a memorable experience, I can't wait to tell Pandora all about it," he mused playfully.

"Tell her about what? What happened Hex?" Gabriel demanded. The reality bender stopped and glanced back to him.

"It appears that the spell that was supposed to kill her both could and could not, and as such, a paradox occurred," he explained.

"A paradox?" Hothorne questioned. Falla shook her head with worried eyes.

"But that can't be, a paradox is an impossibility, how could…" she said with uncertainty. Hex nodded and pointed to her.

"Exactly," he said assuredly, with Falla showing him a curious expression. Hex chuckled and walked towards her with a calm smile.

"Tell me, did your sister always have such a unique… monster energy?" he asked.

"Unique? What do you mean?" Falla asked. Hex nodded and looked to Luna and Gabriel.

"I remember that girl now very well, or rather hearing about her. You see, while I was sneaking into my father's little keep up above I overheard something rather interesting from one of the minions on patrol. It seemed that two wandering souls managed to slip through that world and down into the human realm from heaven, sound familiar?" he asked. The group looked to Arial as she pointed to herself.

"Me? What about me?" she asked.

"Well, it wasn't so much you that was interesting as it was Falla's younger sister. Do you remember when you were in my father's world, how none of you magic or monster energy would work?" Hex asked. Arial nodded and looked up at the sky.

"Yeah, I remember. I couldn't use any of my ice powers at all, I could only run from there," she said softly.

"Yes, that world can suppress your monster energy and magic, to leave you helpless and vulnerable to my father's forces. Luna, did you experience the same trouble when you were there? Was your magic not working as you wanted it to?" Hex said glancing to Luna. The chronofly nodded while watching him carefully.

"Yeah, it didn't work at all. I couldn't shift into time or do anything when I got there," she confirmed. Hex nodded as the group watched him with curious eyes.

"That's right; your power would be completely nullified in that realm. Magic and monster energy are suppressed to keep intruders weakened and prisoners captive. Your magic was cut off, this young angel's monster energy was cut off…" Hex said, and then glanced to Falla with a twitch of his eyebrow.

"But your sister's magic however, was not," he finished, with the group looking at him with wonder now.

"What? Her magic worked in that world?" Luna asked. Hex nodded and looked up with a laugh.

"Correct, it seems she was able to use her chrono magic even in that world, although not consistently. The guards in the keep reported that the young intruder's monster energy was… unstable. It was inconsistent, ever changing, unpredictable," he reasoned. He chuckled and looked to Luna with a shrug.

"It wasn't really noticeable until just before she left this world. Her monster energy started going, well, crazy. Her aura and monster signature became highly unstable, shifting and changing around wildly. Her very lifeforce altered and fluctuated as her magic went critical within her," he explained.

"But… what does that mean?" Gabriel asked. Hex chuckled and walked up towards him.

"What that means is that her lifeforce changed completely, the essence that makes up her soul is both unstable and stable at the same time, her monster signature didn't remain the same during her final moments. That means that when time was up with her spell, and her lifeforce wasn't the same as what was supposed to be destroyed, well, that's a dead end right there for logic," Hex said with a shrug. The group looked at him with puzzlement, the boy glancing around at them then shaking his head.

"In other words, the spell couldn't destroy her lifeforce; she appeared to be a different soul to the magic, so it became a paradox with nobody to take as payment for her little trip. She became a paradox, existing after the spell's duration which was impossible by its laws," he explained.

"But that's not possible, literally. Paradoxes can't exist, they're self-contradicting, they're impossibilities, they're… they're…" Luna said shaking her head.

"Anomalies?" Hex said looking to her with a smirk. Luna stared at him for a moment before her eyes widened, with the group slowly piecing that together.

"Anomaly. Just… like you," Yukari said pointing to the boy. Hex nodded and looked to where Complica vanished.

"An impossibility that could not be corrected by the timeline or reality around them, led to be by incomprehensible circumstances coming true. They both cannot exist and continue to exist, breaking free from their destined timelines and fates before becoming wandering entities of life. What you all witnessed just now, was the birth of an anomaly," he said with a tone of pride. Everyone stared at him with stunned expressions as he looked around at the pitcher's mound.

"A rather flashy birth too if I may say so," he mentioned.

"Wait, wait wait wait, are you saying Complica… is like you now?" Luna asked shaking her head. Hex chuckled and looked to her with a shrug.

"Beats me what she is like now. I have no idea what she'll become, I couldn't even begin to imagine where in the endless sea of time and space she'll turn up, or have any guess as to what remains of her soul after such a transformation. I have no clue as to what her affinity will be with her new existence, or how powerful she could become from it. All I can say is this; somewhere, somehow, your little sister does exist," he said assuredly. Luna stared at him with surprise then looked up at the sky, wondering what really happened to her little sister now.

"She's still alive? She's… she's out there somewhere?" Falla asked hopefully, looking up at the sky with growing hope. Hex nodded and walked over to her.

"She's still alive Falla; however that's all I could speculate with her. Again, there's no telling what she'll ascend to now that she's been changed from a lesser being into something much greater," he said calmly. Falla nodded while holding her hands together, praying that her sister was alright wherever she was now.

"She still exists, she's still out there somewhere," Luna said softly with tears forming in her eyes. Gabriel held her gently from behind as the two looked up at the sky, with everybody doing the same around them. Complica wasn't destroyed by the Chrono Displacement spell, rather she had ascended beyond both the mortal realm and heavenly realm, becoming an anomaly in existence just as Hex was. Where exactly she was now and what became of her however, was a mystery.

"Good, I'm glad she at least still exists, somewhere," Arial said wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Do you think she'll find her way back here again? Will we ever see her again?" Yukari asked softly. Hex glanced around at the sky then shrugged.

"Hard to say, frankly it would be a miracle if she could even stray close to this exact world and reality, provided she learns how to travel as such in whatever state she is now in," he reasoned. The group looked to him as Falla hugged the boy out of relief.

"Thank you Hex, I don't know what I'd do without you here with me, I love you so much," she said gratefully. Akasha smiled gently at the reality bender as she walked over to him, with the group watching the boy with discontent. Ceal held in his growl as he saw Falla hugging Hex with loving eyes, the chronofly not even glancing to the catalyst mage or acknowledging his existence. Hex chuckled and smiled amusedly at Falla before looking to the others.

"Well, now that her sister isn't here causing fluctuations of chrono magic and endangering Luna, I guess I'll be on my way, after all I suppose I'm not needed here right now, not to mention I'm getting the sneaking suspicion I'm not wanted here," he said simply.

"Hex, if you take my mother and Falla away from us, you can be damned sure we'll be coming after you," Moka hissed with anger. Hex laughed and looked to her with an amused smile, with Falla holding onto his arm and smiling curiously at the group. Akasha shook her head with a smirk while crossing her arms as Moka glared at the reality bender.

"Now now Moka, you'll see them again. We'll all meet again, I promise, after all you have the keys to something very precious of mine," Hex reasoned. He then glanced to Luna with a smirk.

"And of course I'll be coming back for Luna should you all fall to my father's army, I'm sure Falla would appreciate having her sister around alive and well," he mentioned. Falla nodded while smiling at her sister, with Luna glaring at Hex with anger.

"You'll never have me as your trophy Hex," Luna said with hatred.

"Never say never dear sister," Falla giggled while waving a finger at Luna.

"Don't worry Luna, we won't let you die with this world, Hex will take care of all of us after this is over and done with," Akasha mentioned with a confident smile.

"Yeah, we'll be his forever after this world is dead and gone, maybe he can even help us find Complica again, he really is amazing that way," Falla said looking to Hex with loving eyes, the boy shaking his head with an amused smile at her.

"As long as we can be with him we'll be happy Luna, you'll understand that soon enough," Akasha mentioned. Moka glanced to her mother then to Hex again as her rosary glowed softly.

"He'll be dead along with his father after this is over, and his sister is going to rot in her box for all time," Moka said sternly.

"Oh, oh, I am so going to smash Pandora's pets into the ground for this, you have no idea. I can't wait to see the look on her face as well as yours when she stays trapped in that damned box forever," Render cursed.

"I'm going to make Selena proud with this, by opening that box and causing you great misery for all of this Hex," Leon added.

"You may not have a side in this war, but as far as we're concerned you're our enemy now," Kokoa growled with anger.

"We shall be meeting you again soon, and it will not be a pleasant visit for you or your sister, I assure you," Fang Fang added.

"You won't be able to run away from me, I will find you, and I will make you suffer," Ceal added with a cold glare, his reptilian hand giving off a black glow. Hex chuckled then started walking away, with Falla and Akasha following after him.

"I'll be checking in on you all from time to time, do hurry and make your way to my sister's box when you're able to, she's just dying to play with you after all," he mentioned with a laugh. Falla giggled and looked back to Luna while holding onto the boy's arm.

"Keep your magic hidden dear sister, stay safe until we come back for you," she said with a wink. Akasha looked back to Moka and waved with a kind smile.

"Take care daughter, I'll be seeing you again real soon," she said before looking back ahead. Hex and the two girls slowly vanished from sight, with everybody watching as they disappeared completely.

"They're gone, where… how did they do that?" Tsurara asked looking around carefully.

"Hex took them somewhere, they could have gone anywhere in time and space now," Mizore said softly.

"Falla," Kyouko said softly with worried eyes.

"We'll get her back Kyouko," Moka said firmly. The group looked to her as her rosary was burning brightly, her eyes giving off a faint crimson hue behind their emerald color as the vampire was feeling her anger rising from within.

"Hex will not be keeping my mother or Falla away from us like this, we're going to get them back," she said sternly. Ceal nodded while glaring at where he saw Falla vanish, his teeth slightly bared as he focused on getting his girlfriend back again.

"So now what do we do? Complica may be safe wherever she is, but things are still going to hell here," Kurumu pointed out. Moka walked forward in front of the group, her pink hair flowing in the breeze as she had a focused expression on her face. After a moment she looked back to everybody with a stern expression.

"Get your rest tonight, tomorrow we step up to our roles once again," she announced.

"Our roles?" Ahakon asked. Moka nodded and looked back to where her mother had vanished with the reality bender she despised so much, her vampire aura flaring up as she clenched her fists.

"Yes, as the soldiers we were trained to be."