(Hi guys. I'm back with another update just for you guys. With the addition of Kotaro and Fate in the cast things will be getting more entertaining for the two young professors.)
The next day, after the incident with Herrman the situation was briefed to Dean Konoe who acknowledged the assistance of both Kotaro and Fate. When Eishun was noted he decided to let Kotaro serve the rest of his sentence at Mahora as a student in the boys section of the academy which Kotaro had no problem with. Fate had also been instated at Mahora as a substitute teacher to fill in for either Negi or Dustin should either one not be able to teach. At the girls dorm room the girls were relaxing in the foyer as Negi and Dustin approached.
"Good to see all you girls here." Negi said.
"We have some friends we want you all to meet." Dustin added.
"Friends?" Nodoka asked.
Negi and Dustin made way as Fate and Kotaro presented themselves. Haruna recognizing Kotaro from the arcade gasped, "Hey you're that kid from Kyoto."
"Yup, that's me." Kotaro smirked.
Rin looked relieved that neither Haruna, Asuna, or even Nodoka recognized Fate since he was the one who temporarily petrified them.
"These are some friends we made during the Kyoto field trip." Negi explained.
"I'm Kotaro Inugami, nice to meet ya nee-sans." Kotaro greeted.
"And I'm Fate Averruncus, a pleasure." Fate bowed his head.
Haruna gasped at the sight of Fate and whispered to Yue and Nodoka, "Get a load of that look, he's an ideal bishonen with that hair and face." Yue and Nodoka face faulted.
"So why'd two kids from Kyoto come all the way here?" Asuna asked.
"Actually Kotaro has enrolled in the boys section of the academy." Negi explained.
"And Fate here is going to be acting as a substitue teacher should Negi and I be unable to perform our job." Dustin added.
Suddenly Asuna's eyes widened, "What?! But that means Takahata-sensei won't be filling in as a substitute!"
"Yes, sorry Asuna." Negi chuckled sheepishly.
"So you can expect to see Kotaro and Fate are going to be hanging out with us from here on, so we expect you girls to treat them like you treat us… Or not." Dustin joked as the girls giggled.
Soon enough the girls started applauding the two boys welcoming them, "Well Kotaro and Fate welcome to Mahora." Haruna greeted them.
"Welcome to Mahora!" the girls cheered.
"Arigato for your kind welcome." Fate bowed his head.
"Yeah thanks, but can we get going now, Dustin you promised you and Negi would show us around." Kotaro said.
"Of course Kotaro, coming Rin Cocone?" Dustin asked.
"Of course." Rin said as she went to join them.
"Coming." Cocone went to Dustin's side
"What's all this?" Haruna raised her brows.
"We're having a day out, just us kids." Dustin explained.
"We'll be back late, so you girls enjoy yourselves." Negi said.
"Well come on you lot," Dustin began putting his arms around Negi and Kotaro holding them close, "We're wasting precious time. Come onto the city!" he started leading them out of the dorm with Rin, Cocone, and Fate following as he sang 'An Actor's life for me'.
Taking the hint most of the girls left to go to their dorm rooms, but the cheerleaders brought the pactio girls close, "What're you three doing?" Ayaka asked.
"Come on, this is a perfect chance to watch and see how they plan to spend a day out." Sakurako said.
"You mean spy on them?" Chizuru gasped.
"Yeah, I'd love to see what they'd do don't any of you?" Kakizaki asked.
The girls soon suddenly started blushing as curiosity started overtaking them as Ayaka spoke, "I for one feel we should follow them soley to keep an eye on them so that they don't get into trouble!"
"Agreed." The others agreed while Konoka giggled.
"Oh this is going to be so much fun."
"I'm not sure fun is the proper way to describe it, Ojou-sama." Setsuna replied feeling uneasy.
"Don't be a stick in the mud Setsuna." Konoka chuckled.
"Yes, ojou-sama." Setsuna said while blushing.
"Well come on before they get away!" Madoka said as they all took off.
Soon the girls were watching from around corners as far as they could so none of the kids could spot them. Soon they saw the kids walking around the city sightseeing.
There they are." Sakurako squealed.
"Wonder where they're going?" Madoka asked.
"Hopefully someplace decent and age appropriate for them." Ayaka said cautiously.
"I don't think we'll have to worry about that, Ayaka." Kaede assured her.
"Agreed, and I don't think we'll have to worry about Fate or Kotaro leading them into trouble. At least not Fate." Mana added.
With the kids Kotaro and Fate had been looking at every spot of the city amazed by it's activity. Soon enough the group of kids were sitting in a booth at a restaurant.
"First up my friends, grindage." Dustin explained.
"About time. I'm starving." Kotaro said.
"Very well then." Fate said as he sat pleasantly.
Soon they waited as their food came and started eating, "Man this steak is good." Kotaro said as he ate.
"Superb." Dustin said as he took a bite out of his burger.
"Delicious." Cocone said as she took a bite of her food.
"How is your meal Fate?" Rin asked the boy who was eating some meat.
"It is… delectable." He answered.
"I'm glad." Rin smiled.
"You know this is important for you and Kotaro Fate. If you're going to be stationed here at Mahora to help us, we need to bond more and not just as comrades." Dustin said.
"He's right, after all I want to be able to talk more about fighting and our objective with you guys." Negi added.
"What could be better than taking about fighting?" Kotaro asked curiously.
"A lot of stuff, Kotaro." Rin answered the dog hanyou.
"You would know being a princess, Serenity." Fate answered.
"Fate I told you you don't have to be formal with me." Rin argued.
"I prefer formalities." Fate answered as he took a drink from his coffee mug.
"Man I'll never understand you. Rini said she didn't wanna be called princess so why do it?" Kotaro said.
"Rini? Well that's another I can chalk up on my nickname list.' Rin thought.
"As a guard I am obligated to address her with formality." Fate answered.
"Well as long as you don't call her princess in front of the girls." Negi said.
"Yeah no one besides the partners are to know." Rin reminded him as Fate nodded.
"Well my friends, this will be the beginning to a beautiful friendship," Dustin held his drink up and they toasted before taking a sip. Dustin noticed Fate had been drinking coffee, "You really love coffee, Fate."
"It is a delectable beverage that I've grown accustomed to."
"How much of that do you drink?" Negi asked.
"I drink about seven cups a day." He answered plainly.
The group nearly spat up their drinks as Dustin called, "Seven cups a day?! My dad only does two cups a day. How can you go through seven without going all hyper?!"
"I just don't." Fate shrugged his shoulders casually.
"If it's the caffeine you love you should try regular soda, it works just the same." Dustin offered him the drink.
"I'll stick to my coffee." Fate said rejecting the offer.
As they continued enjoying their food, the girls had been watching from outside the restaurant observing them, "Seems like normal friends hanging out behavior." Setsuna noted.
"Yeah, and you girls thought something was going to happen." Konoka giggled at the others.
"Shh, they're coming out." Kazumi shushed her as they ducked down from inside the bush seeing the group walk out.
"Alright guys next on our agenda... A sauna!" Dustin announced. The girls gasped at that while the cheerleaders trembled at the possibility.
"A sauna?" Fate asked.
"Yeah, a way for us men to enjoy a good bonding." Dustin explained putting an arm around Fate who just looked blankly at him.
"Well then let's go." Negi said as they walked on with the girls following from behind.
'A sauna would be a good way to sweat all this stress off what with the training with Evangeline.' Rin thought with a shudder.
Soon at Mahora city's sauna, Negi, Dustin, Kotaro, and Fate were on the mens side while Rin and Cocone were on the ladies side along with the girls who were keeping their distance so the two little girls wouldn't notice.
"Ah dig that steam guys? It's like all your stress is pouring off." Dustin said as he flexed his arms.
"My pores are screaming." Kotaro panted.
"Mine too." Negi panted.
"How about it Fate you feeling the heat?" Dustin asked Fate who was sitting calmly as sweate also poured down his torso.
"It feels quite pleasant actually." He answered cooly.
"How can you sit there and pretend to be fine?!" Kotaro asked.
"Who's pretending?" Fate asked.
"You don't feel at all hot in here?" Negi asked in surprise.
"Is it hot?" Fate asked as he glanced at the boys who all face faulted.
Meanwhile on the girls side, Rin and Cocone were relaxing, 'Ooh like oil in the joints. 'And I need this to help me forget about those Diabound dreams I've been having.' Rin thought.
Cocone looked to Rin, "Do you wish the sauna was mixed?"
Rin did a double take at Cocone's blunt question, "What? Why do you ask that?"
"Just asking if you wished this was a mixed sauna room." She repeated.
"Well I'm not really sure… Wait a minute do you wish it was so you could be in here with Dustin?" Rin asked.
"Possibly." Cocone answered while maintaining her stoic face.
"I'll never understand you." Rin sighed.
By the girls Kasuga scowled and thought, 'Cocone I never would've guessed you had that kind of side to yourself.'
"Girls, I think I'm going to pass out." Ako panted.
"Keep it together Ako." Ayaka ordered quietly.
"Oh I wish we could've sneaked a little peak on the mens side so we can see Negi-kun," Kakizaki whispered only for Ayaka to smack her on the back of her head, "Ow."
"Kakizaki keep it down." Ayaka whispered.
Cocone spoke to Rin, "So you think with Kotaro and Fate we stand a better chance against the Shadow Master?"
"It's hard to tell I mean, we know what the two can do, but the Shadow Master's been incorporating more stronger fighters into his ranks like Diabound and we've only been able to come out on top by luck." Rin answered.
"I know, and Dustin's determined to bring Alistair to our side. I don't know why though." Cocone continued.
"Because Dustin's father told us that he's always had the ability to see the goodness inside others. And if he can see goodness inside Alistair then there may be a chance we can keep him from wandering down the dark path." Rin explained.
Cocone looked at her captivated by her reasoning and spoke, "Dustin, he's a wonder."
Rin nodded and was about to doze off until she could feel the heat getting to her, "Whew better get out of here before I pass out." She stood up.
"Right behind you." Cocone followed her.
"There they go." Fuka gasped.
"Come on." Fumika said as they crept after them out of the sauna.
Rin and Cocone upon toweling off and got back into their clothes saw the boys, "Hey guys." Rin greeted as they were panting like crazy.
"Are they alright?" Cocone asked Fate who stood there looking fine.
"We had a contest about who could stay in there the longest. In the end they all bolted." He explained.
"I thought I was gonna suffocate in there." Dustin panted as he fanned himself with his hands.
Kotaro had been drinking water from a fountain like a dog, "Water… water…"
"Come on let's get out of here." Negi said as they left.
"They're on the move again." Makie said.
"Yup." Yuna nodded.
"We should too." Chao said as they followed after them.
As the kids walked outside feeling relieved to be cooled down by the breeze, "Well Dustin, what now?" Fate asked curiously.
"First I'm gonna cool myself down, second we're going to an arcade." He answered.
"Awesome!" Kotaro cheered.
"That's good, maybe's there's A.C there." Negi said in joy.
"Sounds like a plan." Rin admitted.
"I'm game too." Cocone added.
Soon at the nearest arcade the group had been playing some games as Fate spoke while playing a fighting game against the CPU, "Very intriguing."
Kotaro was playing a racing game against Negi, "Prepare to eat my dust Negi!" the dog hanyou called.
"Don't count on it Kotaro!" Negi replied as he played the game.
Dustin was playing the dancing game against the CPU but thought, "This is the very type of game I first competed with Alistair. I know he's not evil. If I could just get through to him,' he looked over seeing Rin watching her play a simple arcade game whle Cocone was watching prepared to take a shot at it after she was done, 'Well she seems to be enjoying herself as much as us.'
The girls had continued watching the kids from behind the scenes as Kazumi took some snapshots, "Now these are photogenic."
"It's good to see them acting like kids, after all they only have one childhood." Chizuru said.
Soon the kids had been sitting in a booth as Rin spoke, "We definitely have to do this more often."
"I'll say." Kotaro agreed.
"This does have some entertainment." Fate admitted.
"Yes, it's been a fun day." Cocone added.
"Fun indeed. Didn't I tell you all this was a great idea?" Dustin asked.
"You sure did." Negi agreed.
"Did you enjoy it, Serenity?" Fate asked his princess.
"Yes actually I did." She answered.
"Well guys I think this concludes our day out. What say we head back?" Dustin asked.
"Sounds good to me." Kotaro said.
"Let's go." Negi said as the group headed out while the girls stayed hidden.
As the kids walked Fate whispered to the others, "You know of course we were being followed."
"Yeah, but hey let them." Dustin answered as they continued on.
As the kids walked on the girls noticed, "Well looks like they're heading back now." Mana said.
"Think we should too?" Makie asked.
"Are you kidding, we're in the city aren't we?" Kakizaki asked.
"Yeah as long as we're here let's make the most of it." Yuna agreed.
"Sorry girls but I need to pass," Ako began, "I still have some stuff to do. So maybe next time."
"Ok Ako, we'll see you back at the dorms." Akira said as Ako headed back while some of the girls split up to do different things.
Ako was heading back for Mahora's dorm, until she bumped into someone, "Oh sorry." She said until she looked seeing two punk looking teenage boys.
"Hey, that hurt." One said.
"Sorry I should've watched where I was going." Ako apologized while feeling uncomfortable around the two.
"I think maybe we ought to teach you what happens when you go around bumping into people." The one said as the two tried surrounding her.
"Hey!" a voice called as they looked seeing another boy with soft messy brown hair covering his eyes, his attired included dress shoes, khaki pants, and a blue long sleeved shirt, "Didn't you hear the girl? She said she was sorry what more do you want?"
"Beat it dog meat." The punk answered.
"Dog meat? How classic I bet you stayed up all night coming up with that one." The guy answered.
"I don't like the way you're talking to me, so I think it's time I teach you a lesson." The punk said as he and his partner tried to attack the guy.
However as they tried attacking, the guy just kept sidestepping and dodging whatever they were trying to do to attack him until they were wearing themselves out. With a gentle push to their foreheads with only fingers they fell down exhausted.
"And that's how to fight with one move." The guy told Ako who blushed.
"Um, thanks." She said.
"No problem, I'm Spicer by the way."
"Ako."
"Nice to meet you. Hey wanna grab a drink?" he offered making her confused if he was starting to hit on her until he finished, "As a way to take your mind off what just happened."
"Um sure, ok." She answered and the two stopped at a coffee shop and ordered a cappucino each. Soon the two were talking and laughing.
"You seriously learn under two boys under thirteen?" Spicer asked.
"Crazy I know, but they're incredibly smart, both either have an Oxford or a Harvard level of education." Ako explained.
"You don't say." Spicer asked.
"Yeah, you know Spicer you're a real nice guy."
"Thanks, I just act the way I should and being nice is who I am."
"Well don't ever change that, some people who start out nice let age change their attitudes."
Spicer nodded and spoke, "You're a nice girl Ako, one of the coolest girls I've ever met."
"Me cool? Go on." Ako brushed it off.
"No really, on a sale of one to ten I rank you as eleven." Ako started blushing up a storm.
"Stop you're embarassing me."
"Sorry about that. Say after your classes tomorrow you wanna come back here and enjoy another drink?" he offered.
"Sure." She answered.
"Great, I'll see you then." Spicer said as Ako headed off. Once she was out of sight he moved his hair out of his eyes more revealing they were red, "See you soon." He snickered as he walked around a corner into the alley as Ragnarok in his disguise appeared before him.
"Well, did you do it?" Ragnarok asked.
"Yes, the operation was a success." Spicer answered.
"Perfect and tomorrow when she comes you'll put the next phase into the plan."
"Of course," He continued answering until he started twitching and his eyes turned blue, "No! You can't make me! I don't wanna do this anymore!" he spoke in a more innocent tone.
"I'm sorry, but your tenant doesn't want to stop. That's why I tracked you down and hired you for this job." Ragnarok answered.
"I don't care what you do to me I won't hurt another innocent girls' life!" he tried to run only to freeze and turned back around with his eyes red again, "Sorry, but you don't have a choice in this matter, Spicer." He snickered along with Ragnarok.
The Shadow Master thought, 'We'll break Negi's and Dustin's partners spirits one by one.'
At Mahora academy, the kids returned to their resptable place of lodging with Cocone living off campus due to not being of age yet to live on campus, Rin and Fate went back to Evangeline's, while Kotaro returned to the room belonging to Ayaka, Chizuru, and Natsumi. Chizuru had volunteered to allow Kotaro to bunk with the three and even going so far as to tell Natsumi Kotaro was a cousin of hers, which she bought.
As Dustin went back to his room Negi decided to take a walk with Chamo, "Boy that was some day out, hey Aniki?"
"It sure was, and it was very enjoyable. Though I probably shouldn't have went along with the contest in the sauna." Negi said as he shuddered from the memory of nearly having heatstroke.
He then looked seeing Ako enter the room, "Oh hello, Ako."
"Hi, Negi-kun." She said with a smile.
"You look very happy today nurse nee-san, what's the occasion?" Chamo asked.
"Well I made a new friend today while I was out."
"A new friend huh, what's she like?" Negi asked.
"Oh it's not a girl, it's a guy."
"I see, and?" Negi asked.
"Well he's polite, kind, and quite a gentleman, almost like you Negi-kun."
"Like Aniki? There's something I gotta see." Chamo said as he puffed a cigarette.
"Well it's good to see you making friends, Ako." Negi said.
"Yeah, especially when my relationship with guys aside from you and Dustin hasn't been on a good record." She said.
"Remember not to worry so much about past experiences Ako, because they remain in the past."
"Right, Negi-kun. Well see you in class tomorrow." She patted his head before heading back to her dorm room intending to tell Makie.
The very next morning in class 3A, the girls were taking notes by Negi and Dustin's orders until the bell rang.
"Well that concludes the lesson for today, class dismissed." Negi said as the girls started leaving with Ako grabbing her things and planned to head back to the dorm and change before she'd meet up with Spicer.
When she was changed into something more casual she headed off for the coffee shop and soon enough spotted Spicer sitting down having a cappucino.
"Spicer!" she called as she got closer but he didn't respond, "Spicer, hey." She called.
Spicer looked up at her with a questionable look, "Do I know you?"
"Spicer come on, it's me Ako." She said thinking he was messing with her.
"Ako?"
"Yeah the girl from yesterday? You saved me from two punks and bought me a cappucino right here?"
"I did that? Sorry but you must be mistaking me for someone else, I'm sure I'd remember someone like you."
"Ok, what're you trying to do because it's not funny." Ako pouted.
"Who's joking? I think I'd remember a flat unattractive girl like you."
"What did you call me?" Ako gasped.
"Flat and unattractive. Do I have to spell it out for you because you're that dumb?" he continued asking.
Ako's eyes started wattering, "But I…"
"Look go find somebody else to bother and stop wasting my time," Spicer brushed her off. Ako finally couldn't take it and she bolted from the spot and cried as she ran off. As she ran Spicer looked back smirked and he started taking in deep breaths as a gray aura was being absorbed into his nostrils and his mouth as a gray aura surrounded him, "Delicious."
'Why do this to innocent girls?' Spicer thought.
'I feed off negative emotions, it's my three course meal, and you know that. And the pain you feel from all you're made to do is my dessert.' Dark Spicer thought back.
'This is why I can't meet anybody, not since you took my body from me!' Spicer thought in sadness.
'But you were the perfect candidate, a nice fella before we were together and now I've turn your best quality into a girls weakness.' Dark Spicer thought with a cackle.
At the dorms, Negi, Dustin, and their group were talking until they saw Ako run into the dorm sobbing her eyes out, "Ako!" the girls gasped as they ran over to her.
"Ako what's wrong?" Akira asked.
"Did something happen?" Makie asked.
"Girls, it's happened again?" Ako sobbed.
"What did?" Fuka and Fumika asked.
"Another boy, he…" Ako cried as the girls started realizing as Makie asked.
"It wasn't who you told me last night was it?" Ako only sobbed deeped proving she was right.
"I can't believe someone would do that to you again." Madoka said feeling angry at who hurt Ako's feelings.
"It's this curse, it always happens." Ako said as the girls continued comforting her as the boys watched.
"What's all the water works?" Kotaro asked oblivious to her feelings.
"Kotaro." Rin nudged his shoulder to keep him quiet.
"What?" Kotaro asked.
"When a girl gets dumped by a boy it's a big impact on her, and the same can be said if reversed." Dustin said.
Kotaro sighed, "I don't get it."
"Of course you don't." Fate answered making Kotaro frown at him.
Negi approached wanting to provide his own comfort but as he got closer to Ako he stopped and spoke to Chamo, "Chamo you feel that?"
"Yeah, the vibes are emanating off her like crazy." Chamo nodded.
Negi nodded and took his staff, "Ako, hold still." He ordered taking the girl by surprise as she was surrounded by a magical aura that died down.
"Negi-kun?" Ako asked with a tear stained face.
"What'd you do?" Ayaka asked.
"It's just as I figured, Ako you've been in contact with a spirit."
"What?!" the girls gasped.
"A spirit?" Ako asked.
"Yes, and judging from your state it's a wraith; a spirit that can feed off emotions and in your case negative ones." Negi deduced.
"Spicer's a emotion consuming spirit?" Ako gasped as her sadness was being replaced with surprise.
"So it appears." Negi said.
"This is unfortunate," Fate began, "If such a spirit is on Mahora's ground then no one is safe."
"We gotta find this Spicer and deal with him." Dustin said.
"Ako, will you be up for it?" Mana asked the girl still recovering from her traumatic experience.
Ako put on a determiend face, "Yes, because now I know how to deal with my problem."
"Alright Ako, lead the way." Negi ordered as Ako did so retracing her steps back to the coffee shop which was deserted much to everyone's confusion.
"Whoa, city looks almost like a ghost town." Rin said.
"Freaky, I've never seen the city look so quiet even at night." Sakurako said.
"A barrier must have been set up around this place keeping all normal people away from this spot." Konoka guessed.
Suddenly they heard a cackle coming from all around, "What's that?" Sayo gasped.
Ako recognizing the sound of the laugh knew who it was, "Spicer."
"Spicer?" they asked.
"Correct," Spicer said as he appeared, "Greetings everyone."
"You're the one who made Ako feel lousy!" Akira accused.
"Guilty as charged, she was just another victim of my charm." Spicer admitted.
"Another victim?" Kazumi asked.
"Oh yes, I've been doing this for a long time now. I play on a girls good side only to dump them in the most heartbreaking of ways possible and feed off their negative feelings. Clever isn't it?"
"Not on our part." Negi shook his head with a frown.
"Negi Springfield," Spicer eyed him followed by Dustin, "And you must be Dustin Bowers. My employer told me about you boys and your lovely partners."
"Employer?" Negi asked.
"Like we even need to say it." Dustin sighed.
"What?" Kotaro asked not getting it as Fate explained.
"He works for the Shadow Master."
"Ohh." Kotaro realized.
"So he sent you here you play on Ako?" Yuna asked with a frown.
"Of course, she seemed like the perfect first target in mind," Spicer chuckled, "All those negative emotions you've held deep down. It's like a dinner with nobles."
Ako shouted in a hurt voice, "You monster! I believed you!"
"Keep talking, cause you're only making me stronger, love!" he cackled as he absorbed the negative emotions.
The girls frowned, "Let's get him!" Ku called.
"Hai!" they all agreed and started fighting Spicer who was dodging their attacks.
"Too slow ladies, how disappointing."
"I'll show you who's slow!" Kotaro called as he rushed into battle and started fighting Spicer.
"A hanyou of the dog tribe, haven't dealt with one of you in years." Spicer smirked as he blocked a punch from Kotaro and slugged him away.
"Damn!" Kotaro rubbed his cheek.
"Let's go, guys!" Dustin motioned to Negi and Fate who followed his lead throwing attack after attack at him.
"You fools have no idea who you're dealing with, the more negative feeling you let out the stronger I become!" Spicer cackled as his aura glowed and he started pounding them one after another.
Fate grabbed his sword attempting to slice Spicer only for the guy to catch the sword in mid chop and spin Fate around throwing him aside. Watching from his viewing window was Ragnarok and the others.
"Yes, do you see that guys? That's the way to do it!" Ragnarok cheered to his minions.
"I could do that too." Alistair said hiding his jealousy.
"Sure you could, boy." Pythor said making Alistair frown.
Back at the fight the group kept getting tossed around as Cocone said to Dustin and Kasuga, "If I can read his thoughts maybe I can find a way we can defeat him."
"It's worth a shot." Kasuga said.
"Get to it." Dustin ordered as the short nun girl concentrated and dug into Spicer's thoughts before hearing another.
'Hello, is someone there?'
'Who're you?'
'I'm Spicer.'
'What? How can you be Spicer when you're fighting us.'
'That's not me! I mean it is me but not me doing it. That spirit's got a hold of my body. He's been using me as a body suit for months now. He makes me get on girls good sides only to break their hearts so he can feed off their emotions. I've tried to isolate myself so I wouldn't hurt anybody, but he's too strong for me to resist forever.'
'What can we do to stop him?'
'You've got to…' Spicer was cut off as Dark Spicer thought.
'You've said quite enough!' the mind link was ended.
"Cocone, what happened?" Dustin asked.
"Dustin, Kasuga, we have to help him." Cocone explained.
"Help him? Cocone what're you saying?" Kasuga asked thinking her magister has lost it.
"Spicer isn't the spirit, he's merely a vessel for it."
"Hmm," Dustin looked at Spicer, "Looks like we have to try and exorcise the spirit from inside him."
"But how, I don't think we can get him in a sealing circle fast enough not with his power growing." Domino cawed.
Dustin looked around seeing Ako and Negi trying to fight back but was getting tossed around like the others. He then spotted the cheerleaders and started adding it up, "Yes it might work!" he flew from his spot gathering the five together while Spicer was so preoccupied fighting Fate, Rin, and Setsuna, he didn't notice.
"Dustin, what's up?" Negi asked.
"Guys this is going to sound nuts, but Spicer is also a victim as much as Ako."
"What do you mean?" Kakizaki asked.
"Spicer is possessed by the wraith and forcing him to do its job. He's obviously suffering so much inside." Dustin explained.
"So how can we exorcise that spirit out of him?" Chamo asked until Negi noticed why Dustin brought Ako and the cheerleaders over.
"Of course! Ako you can use your poison syringe on him powered by the cheerleaders cheer making it strong enough to expel the spirit from the body long enough for me to contain it and send it back to hell."
"Precisely." Dustin nodded.
"Will it work?" Madoka asked.
"Only one way to find out." Ako put on a look of determination.
Back at the fight, Spicer continued blocking sword strikes from Setsuna and Fate as he spoke up, "You know not only do my victims have sorrow and frustration, but so do I. I found the best way to deal with it is to let it out! After all, keeping this stuff inside eats away at you... And letting it out harms those whom you love!" he let out a giggle and small spreads of dark flames started forming around him, "I call this move Ragefire Darkmind!" he announced before becoming a living tornado of dark fire striking anyone who was in his way.
"How can we stop him now?" Sayo asked.
"By turning the rotation of his speed with something faster," Chao deduced, "Ku, Kasuga, Kaede help me out!"
"Hai!" the three girls called as they ran opposite of Spicer's rotation slowing him down.
"Hey! Stop that!" Spicer called as his rotation ceased.
"Negi, come on!" Dustin called as the boys charged at Spicer throwing whatever martial arts move they could.
"Spicer, I know you're really in there and we're gonna help you!" Negi called.
"Just hang in there!" Dustin added.
"Fools! That weakling is gone!" Wraith Spicer declared.
"We'll see about that!" Dustin called as he fired a shotgun attack at Spicer knocking him down to the ground. As he got up he was unaware of Ako behind him holding her syringe.
"Go Ako! Go! Go!" the cheerleaders cheered powering up her energy as she channeled it into her syringe.
"Sorry Spicer, this is going to hurt." Ako struck Spicer into his ass with the injection and the supplement was being sent into him.
Spicer started screaming as the poison from the injection was driving the spirit out. Soon black smoke started pouring out of his mouth and forming into a cloud.
"Aniki now!" Chamo called as Negi used his staff to contain the cloud into a sphere of magic.
"I banish you spirit back to the pits of hell! Tel Ma Amorista!" Negi chanted as the black cloud started vanishing until it was completely gone.
"You did it, Negi-kun!" Makie called.
"So did you, Ako!" Akira called.
Ako sighed in relief as she pulled her syringe out of Spicer, "Is he?" Ako asked.
The girls gathered around and helped Spicer to his feet, "Hey are you ok?" Kotaro asked.
Spicer opened his eyes revealing to be blue, "I-I'm free!" he cheered, "I'm finally free!" he danced with joy.
"He's fine." Zazie said.
"Oh thank you everyone, that wraith inside me has been making my life a living hell!" Spicer cried.
"Well you're alright now, that wraith can't harm you anymore." Negi said.
"It's been months since I had control over my body. It feels great."
"Well we're glad you're alright." Ako said as Spicer looked ashamed when facing.
"Ako… I'm sorry."
"You weren't yourself." Ako assured him.
"Even so, the stuff I said to you what I said to countless other girls in the past under the influence of the wraith only made me more frustrated and hurt. That's what helped make it strong enough to keep my body under its control so easily."
"You can't change what you did, but you can start a new." Mana explained.
"Yeah what she said." Kotaro replied.
Spicer looked around seeing everyone smiling at him giving him assurance, "Everyone. Thank you." He smiled.
At Ragnarok's domain, Pythor spoke, "Looks like he was no better off."
"Silence Pythor!" Ragnarok growled.
"What do we do now?" Thorn asked.
"We plan for next time. And next time, you Alistaire will personally see to it they are terminated." Ragnaroks aid to his youngest minion.
"Works for me." Alistair smirked.
"But before that I still have much to teach you." Ragnarok added.
"Bring it on." Alistair beckoned.
Back at Mahora, after Spicer removed the barrier keeping the normal people out, he was standing on opposite sides of the group, "Well I better get going."
"Where will you go, Spicer?" Sayo asked.
"I got a lot of things to atone for," he began, "I don't know how long it'll take me until I find full redemption."
"I sure hope you find it one day." Negi said.
"Thanks, and Ako if I come back would you be interested in going out with me?" he asked.
The girls looked at Ako as the nurse girl glanced over to Negi with her eyes before answering, "Sorry, Spicer. I'm already taken."
"Well had to try," Spicer shrugged, "But I do happen to be quite knowledgeable on demons and spirits thanks to having that wraith in me for months. So if you guys have any questions about a demon or spirit that has you stumped give me a call."
"Will do." Dustin nodded.
"Well, I'm off." Spicer said as he walked on.
"There he goes." Akira said.
"I hope he finds atonement." Rin said.
"We all do, princess." Fate replied.
Later on at Mahora's dorm, the girls returned to their rooms while Ako just sat in the foyer to reflect on what happened today. Suddenly Negi approached, "Can I join you, Ako?"
Ako smiled, "Of course, Negi-kun."
So Negi took a seat next to Ako on the sofa, "Ako, I'm sorry today brought up bad memories for you. You didn't deserve it."
"I know, but I remembered back when you reminded me I had people who cared about me. Because of that I was able to pull myself together and help free Spicer."
"It took guts to do what you did today and I have to say I'm very proud of you, Ako." Negi smiled sweetly at her.
Ako blushed from his words and her eyes started swelling up with tears of joy. Taking Negi by surprise the soccer nurse took his head and held it to her chest in a tight embrace, "Negi-kun." She said with a small sob.
"Ako." He gasped.
"Negi-kun, I love you so much!" she nuzzled her cheek into his hair.
When she gave him some air, he looked up at her smiling at how happy she was feeling, "I love you too, Ako."
Ako smiled at Negi and leaned forward puckering her lips and prompted Negi to do so as well. Soon two two lips finally met as the two engaged in a passionate kiss with Ako still keeping her hands around Negi's head. Unbeknownst to them, Chamo had been watching the whole scene.
"Bow-Chika-Bow-Wow." He whispered to himself as he salivated from the sight.
(And that's the chapter. Hope you enjoyed it folks. The OC Spicer is owned by author Pepperjack ninja. Don't miss next time where the kids plan to get into a place that doesn't allow children. See you all then.)