(Welcome back fans to my latest chapter. This one's gonna contain surprise after surprise. I hope you're ready for them. Enjoy.)
One night at Ragnarok's domain, the Shadow Master himself was in a training area with Alistair coming at him with the intent to kill. Ragnarok was blocking punch after punch as Alistair kept throwing them.
"Give me all your might and will, Alistair!" Ragnarok ordered.
"You'll be sorry!" Alistair called as he continued his onslaught of attacks on the Shadow Master.
"That's it! Be as merciless as you can be!" Ragnarok continued egging Alistair on to give him everything he had.
Watching from the sides were Diabound, Voltaire, Thorn, and Pythor, "The boy has really grown since Ragnarok's taken him under his wing." Diabound noted.
"Indeed. He may very well prove to be a valuable asset to our group yet." Thorn agreed.
"You two give the kid too much credit," Voltaire countered, "One can only be called strong if they truly defeat an enemy and so far he hasn't been able to do so."
"It's not like you've been doing any better these last couple of months." Thorn snarked making the pyromancer dark warrior frown and was prepared to set the plant woman on fire.
Pythor laid a hand on Voltaire's arm signalling him to stand down, "Do not worry my hotheaded friend. Alistair will get the job done, and if not we'll make sure he does." He eyed the younger dark warrior still fighting with Ragnarok.
The next morning at Mahora Academy, Negi and Dustin were in the middle of their class until the bell rang, "Well class that's about it for today!" Dustin announced.
"Have a good day and be sure to remember your homework." Negi instructed.
"Hai, sensei!" the girls said as they started leaving.
As the boys and Zyphon left the class, they saw Shizuna approach, "Negi-kun, Dustin-kun?"
"Oh Shizuna-san, is there something we can do for you?" Negi asked.
"Dean Konoe has requested you two to meet him in his office right away." She explained.
The boys and Zyphon looked at each other confused, "What could he possibly need?" Dustin asked.
"Only one way to find out." Zyphon reminded him.
"I hope we're not in trouble." Negi said in worry.
"How can you be, when you didn't do anything wrong… At least not that we know of." Chamo said as the group walked for the Dean's office.
Upon entering the office they saw the dean at his desk, Takahata off to the side with the boys partners, Eva, Chachamaru, Kotaro, and Fate, "Headmaster,sir." Negi greeted him.
"You called?" Dustin asked.
"Yes, welcome everyone," The dean began, "Now I've called you all here because we have three visitors sent from Darius Mikael to meet you all."
"Visitors?" Negi asked.
"From Master Darius? Who could he have sent?" Dustin asked in confusion.
"That would be us." A voice said.
The group looked over and saw three teenage boys about the age of eighteen. The first one had brown eyes, short black hair, and long athletic legs, while his attire included black work boots, blue jeans, a plain white shirt, and a black open leather vest. The two other boys were in fact twins. Both had brown hair and green eyes, but were dressed differently. One wore sneakers, black jeans, and a green shirt. The second one's attire was sneakers, blue jeans, a shot sleeved aqua blue shirt, and over it was a short sleeved opened red shirt. What was most noticing about the second twin was that he was holding a red fox in his arms.
"Who're you guys?" Makie asked.
"I am Valmont Baliton, and this is my twin brother Belmont." The one twin wearing green answered while motioning to his twin brother wearing aqua blue.
"Hiya," Belmont said as he stood nervously while looking up at the window seeing the sun peak in. The fox looked up as if wanting to be introduced, "Oh yeah, this is my familiar, Melody."
"She's so cute." Konoka cooed at the fox.
"And you?" Dustin turned to the first one.
The teen smirked, "The name is Xever."
"So why're you three here to see us?" Mana asked.
"Well Ms Tatsumiya, I've heard around from the dean and Master Darius that you have been dealing with someone very close to me." Xever explained.
"Someone close to you?" Yuna asked.
"Who do you mean?" the Narutaki's asked.
"Alistair." The teen answered.
"What?!" the group gasped.
"You know Alistair?" Dustin gasped.
"How?" Negi asked.
"Because Alistair is like Valmont and I." Xever explained.
"Like you guys?" Akira asked.
Xever and Valmont looked at the dean and Takahata who nodded in approval. Suddenly the two teens touched their foreheads and suddenly underwent a transformation. Their skin, ears, and eyes became that of a dark warrior's appearance.
"Dark warriors?" Sayo gasped.
"Girls on guard!" Dustin ordered as they all armed themselves only for Takahata to block their paths.
"Girls stand down!" he ordered.
"What?" Kaede asked.
"Are you kidding me we have two dark warriors in this room!" Chamo called.
"There's no need for alarm. Xever and Valmont are not our enemies." Dean Konoe instructed.
"Huh?" they asked looking at the two and Belmont being the only spirit warrior out of the trio nodded in assurance.
"I am so lost here." Kazumi said.
"It's ok, all will be explained. Valmont, Xever, and Belmont have come here to help you all by order of Darius." Dean Konoe explained.
"Hold on. Xever how do you know Alistair?" Dustin asked.
"Well Dustin, the thing is… he's my brother."
"Your brother?" the cheerleader trio gasped.
"Yeah, well not by blood. I was adopted into the Savage family." Xever explained.
"Ok, but how come Valmont's a dark warrior and Belmont's a spirit warrior and yet they're twins?" Ayaka asked in confusion.
"You see our father's a dark warrior and our mother's a spirirt warrior," Belmont explained, "And as you can see what side of the gene pool Valmont and I came from."
"So then you know of what we've been doing as of late with Alistair?" Chizuru asked.
"Yeah, including the fight that went on in New York City." Xever added.
"But if you're Xever's brother, how did you two end up getting seperated?" Dustin asked.
"The thing is many years ago our parents passed away. Our mother was a dark warrior, but our father was a regular person."
"Did he happen to know who he was with?" Domino asked.
"Yes, though he knew mom and Alistair were different he could never bring himself to look down upon them because they were different."
"That's a first." Dustin said.
"But when our dad passed away our mother was taken from us by other dark warriors who claimed her to be a traitor for marrying a mere human," Xever continued, "Alistair was torn from that day thinking back to what the older dark warriors said about our loyalties are to be with our own kind and that associating with regular humans or spirirt warriors was a crime because they could never truly accept us because we are different. I comforted him as much as I could claiming there was nothing wrong with our choices and that we're free to associate with who we want be they dark warriors, spirit warriors or humans."
"And then?" Ku asked.
"I was suddenly drafted into a training facility for both dark and spirit warriors and Alistair was left on his own. I wanted to go back for him to bring him with me but they said I couldn't go back. I trained as hard as I could so that I would one day find him again, but now to see what's happened to him without my guidance and support only shows I failed."
"You can't change what happened, but you can make up for what follows." Eva answered with crossed arms.
"What she means is Alistair may be rolling with a wrong crowd now, but I have my hunches that somewhere inside him is the Alistair you remember. You just need to remind him." Kaede explained.
"Yes, I really want my brother back. He's the only family I have left." Xever said looking sad.
"And that's why we're here." Valmont added.
"All three of us trained at the same facility and became best friends. We trained together with other dark warriors and spirit warriors and learned to get along with them as both sides really should." Belmont explained.
"I agree." Dustin nodded, "From the first day I met Alistair, I felt this kind of connection between us. Even when we fought together a part of me could sense he wasn't evil, but rather just confused. He didn't fight me because he was ordered to or had any beef with me. It was because he enjoyed fighting me as if I was the only worthy opponent he's ever faced."
Xever chuckled, "That's Alistair for you."
"Alistair will have to show himself again sooner or later." Chao noted.
"And when he does this is where we take the fight to him and show him that he doesn't need to be on the villain's side." Dustin said.
"That's assuming he even wants to switch sides." Eva warned him.
"Don't say that." Xever said.
"Just saying." The vampire shrugged.
"So we'll be sticking around campus for a bit and help you guys out." Valmont explained.
"And in case anyone else wonders about me and Valmont." Xever said as he and Valmont touched their foreheads again and suddenly returned to their human appearances.
"Neat." Ako gasped.
"So how do you three know Master Darius?" Dustin asked wanting to know.
"We've trained under his guidance awhile back with others like Burai and Spike." Xever explained.
"One shocking thing after another." Chamo said.
"Well we better get going. The dean found us a place to live on campus." Valmont said.
"Allow us to walk with you there." Zyhon suggested.
"Cool. We can get to know the rest of you." Xever said.
"Well let's go." Kotaro said as they left the room.
Takahata turned to the dean,"Are you sure they'll be ok?"
"I'm positive, after all if anyone can help Dustin reach Alistair, it's Xever." The old man explained.
Meanwhile at Ragnarok's lair, the shadow master was looking through his monitors and saw Negi, Dustin, and his group out in the open even with three other teen boys with them, "There they are. I think I'll give them a little workout for today and keep them waiting for tomorrow." He snapped his fingers as multiple shadow soldiers appeared.
"Yes, master?"
"Go and give the boys a little roughhousing."
"Yes, sir." They vanished.
Back with the guys, they walked while noticing Belmont was walking with an umbrella over him, "Why're you carrying an umbrella when there's not a cloud in the sky?" Yuna asked in confusion.
"I'm very sensitive to UV rays." Belmont explained wanting to let it go.
"Has he always been like this?" Kotaro asked Valmont.
"Not always, though he's acted weird over the last three months. Every time it's sunny out he'd walk with an umbrella, and sometimes he'd stay in the shadows on the ground. One time when the sun came out he jumped into a river."
"Haven't you asked him why he does that?" Konoka asked.
"Multiple times but he just says he's sensitive to the sun. Granted many have sensitive skin, but his is definitely on a level of abnormality." Valmont admitted.
Xever whispered to Negi and Dustin, "I got to say boys, ten and eleven years old and you made pactios with these lovely young ladies?"
"Hey we got charm." Dustin admitted.
"Clearly."
"I could hardly call it charm." Negi replied.
"I could." Chamo butted in.
Suddenly Xever and Valmont froze, "Danger." They said as the shadow soldiers appeared.
"These guys, again?" Kotaro asked.
"They never quit." Mana replied.
"Let's get in the game boys." Xever said as he and Valmont resumed their dark warrior form shocking the soldiers.
"What? Dark warriors with you guys?" one asked.
"Except we're not evil." Valmont explained.
"Where's my brother?!" Xever demanded.
"Who?" another asked.
"Where's Alistair?" Xever continued.
"Alistair? He's your brother?"
"Yes, and I want him back."
"The boss will want to hear about this." One said to another.
"We'll tell him later. Get them!" and the two sides fought like always while Xever and Valmont fought next to Kotaro, Makie, and Fate.
"Nice to see dark warriors fighting along us for a change." Makie said.
"Hope you get used to it." Valmont said as he launched a shadow gun blast at one shadow soldier.
Xever concentrated his dark energy in the form of two switchblades, "Come on boys. Bring it." He beckoned them as they started attacking him. He used his dark energy switchblades to stab at his enemies and when one tried a frontal assault he back flipped. When he landed on his hands and spun around while splitting his legs out delivering double kicks.
"Wow! Xever's hardcore." Yuna gasped as she launched a spirit ball at two dark warriors.
"I excel in Capoeira." Xever explained as he delivered another kick to an incoming shadow soldier.
"Good form." Ku admitted as she and Chao were using their own hand to hand skills against the soldiers.
Meanwhile three shadow soldiers were attacking Belmont who was struggling to fight while holding his umrella above him, "Spirit gun!" he fired a blast at one but only got him in the arm as he clutched it, "Dammit!"
"You have weak aim!" one announced as he knocked Belmont off his feet sending him umbrella flying.
"No!" Belmont cried as he was under the sun. Suddenly his skin started drying up.
"Belmont!" Xever and Valmont gasped.
"What's happening to him?" Rin gasped.
"Water." Belmont wheezed.
"Get him!" the soldiers started going after Belmont only for his fox Melody to jump before him. The soldiers looked in confusion until Melody glared at them as a fiery aura surrounded her and she started striking at them.
"Whoa, looky at foxy go." Chamo gasped.
"She ain't a normal fox." Domino noted.
Meldoy jumped above and unleashed fire upon the shadow soldiers incinerating them into nothing.
"All right!" the girls cheered until they saw Belmonth quickly drying up.
"Belmont, what's wrong?" Valmont asked.
"I need shade and water." He wheezed.
"Akira!" Negi ordered as the swimmer nodded and fired a jet of water on Belmont soaking him, turning his skin back to normal.
"Ah, that's good." Belmont said in relief as he went into the shade.
"Belmont, what was that about?" Valmont asked.
"Yeah all of a sudden you were drying up like a raisin." Kotaro said.
"Well you see guys, there's a perfectly logical explanation for it." Belmont began acting sheepishly until Eva spoke.
"You're a zombie aren't you?"
"A zombie?" the group asked in shock.
"Yeah. I am a zombie." Belmont admitted.
Valmont looked to this twin, "Bro, is there something you wanna share with us?"
Belmont seeing everyone gazing at him knew there was no way out of it, "Well Valmont, remember that night three months ago when I first came home with Melody? The truth is I died that night."
"Died?" Valmont gasped.
"Yeah. After training I went to the convenience store for some stuff and I saw Melody sitting out there looking right up at me. I was curious to see a wild animal like a fox to actually be out in the city and in front of the store. She kept her eyes on me even when I exited the place. When I was walking home I had no idea I was being followed. Suddenly when I least expected I got stabbed in the back with the sword piercing my body. Suddenly everything went dark until my eyes opened up again. I looked and saw my shirt dripping with blood and Melody was there looking at me. I found out she brought me back to life as a zombie."
"She brought you back to life?" Sakurako asked looking at the fox.
"But how's that possible?" Madoka asked.
Suddenly from Melody's mouth came words in a female voice, "Because my dear, I happen to be a fox enchantress that excels in both good and dark magic."
"She can talk?" The girls gasped.
Chamo turned to Domino, "You'd think they'd get used to seeing talking animals by now."
"For real." Domino agreed.
"You brought my brother back to life as a zombie and not completely healed?" Valmont asked the fox.
"Well it's hard to completely revive a persons's body." The fox admitted.
"So now because of this zombie body I am sensitive to the suns rays, but on the upside I can use more strength than a normal human can combined with my spirit energy, and can take as much pain as I want and I'll still survive. Downside to that is my body parts tend to dislocate or come off all together." The girls groaned at that.
"So this is why you don't like coming out during sunny days?" Valmont asked realizing it.
"Yeah. I've been developing a spirit technique that covers my body with my spirit energy in order to protect my skin, but it's not that easy. I'm on a breakthrough with it though."
"Nothing's ever easy ." Eva replied.
Valmont sighed, "Belmont, I don't understand. Why didn't you tell me or our parents about this from the start?"
"This isn't exaclty something to boast about, brother." Belmont replied.
"Even so, if we knew you were like this we could've done something to help you out."
"I was scared. I couldn't take the chance of you, mom, or dad knowing what I was because of my accident."
"If you were a real zombie you wouldn't have heart or a sense of conciousness," Valmont said, "You're my brother, and you always will be no matter what. Don't try to carry a burden on your own like this again."
"He's right, trying to do too much on your own without letting those close to you know can be just as dangerous as getting those close to you involved." Fate explained.
Dustin turned to Melody, "Why did you decide to revive Valmont anyway?"
"Because he offered me a treat," She admitted, "I watched him approach the store where he looked at me with curiosity in his eyes. When he went inside I wodnered if he'd even pay any more attention when he got out. Soon enough upon exiting the store he approached me gently and placed a biscuit on the ground for me. I rarely experience such acts of kindness. So I followed him just to get to know him more. But then I saw he was stabbed. I decided to repay his act of kindness with a little of my own by giving him life again even if it's undead life."
"I never did find out who it was that killed me, that why I swore to one day find out who did it and make them pay." Belmont promised.
"Hold on, if you're a real zombie does that mean you can't age like I do anymore?" his brother asked.
"Not exactly. Though my body may be undead. Melody has altered my body so that it will still grow but when my body becomes too old and rotting I will shed it and gain a new body."
"How new?" Rin asked.
"I will be reborn as an infant, but will still retain my conciousness. Thus I am eternal."
"Dude eternal life is overrated." Dustin said.
"Hey!" Eva shot.
"I know, but I don't plan to live forever. Once I have found the murderer who took my life and killed them. I'll have Melody undo her spell on me and return me to the dead."
"You can do that?" Kazumi asked the fox.
"I can, and I will abide to his request." She answered.
"Here's your umbrella back." Ako offered the spirit warrior twin his umbrella.
"Oh thanks." He said taking it and used it to block the sunlight.
"A Dragon spirit warrior and a Zombie spirit warrior, now I've seen everything." Makie sighed and they all laughed.
Back at the lair, the shadow soldiers rematerialized before their master, "You have failed me."
"Our appologies master, but they had additional support."
"Additional support?" Ragnarok asked.
"Yes, one was a spirit warrior, and the other two were dark warriors."
"What?" he gasped, "Dark warriors helping our enemies? Traitors."
"We managed to get one of their names. One of the dark warriors is named Xever."
Ragnarok did a double take, "What did you say?"
"Xever, sir, and he happens to be Alistair's older brother."
"Hmm…" Ragnarok thought until a smirk curled on his face, "This could be very useful to us. Alistair!" he called.
Alistair ran into the chamber, "Yeah?"
"My henchmen wish to tell you something they discovered today." He said motioning his shadow soldiers to speak.
"Well we fought Negi and Dustin today, but they weren't with just their partners. They had extra help."
"Don't they always seem to get extra help when they need it?" Alistair asked knowing this wasn't the first time.
"Yes, but this time one of your own kind was helping them."
"A dark warrior?" Alistair gasped seeing his rival has made friends with one of his own.
"Yes and we think you may know him."
"I do?"
"His name is Xever."
Suddenly Alistair's face turned into shock while he stood there feeling petrified, "No, that can't be. There's no way."
"It's true, we heard his name."
"But Xever is…"
"Your brother."
"Yeah. He was there?"
"He was."
"I thought he was gone for good. I mean I spent a long time trying to find him, but I never found anything." Alistair said as tears started forming.
"I wouldn't waste your tears on him, Alistair." Ragnarok warned him.
"What do you mean?"
"He doesn't care about you.'
"That's a lie! Of course he does, he's my brother!"
"If he's your brother where has he been all this time?" Ragnarok tempted him.
"When we were younger we were seperated. He was drafted into a training facility. I tried to catch up with him but I couldn't keep up. I was young and inexperienced."
"Didn't he come after you?" Ragnarok asked.
"Well he didn't, but I know he was trying to…"
"But he didn't." Ragnarok countered with the evidence of what Alistair gave him.
"Xever wouldn't abandon me! We're family!" Alistair said as he was losing his grip on his belief.
"Aren't families suppose to stick together no matter what? Where was he when you were off struggling to train yourself. Was he there when you were in Kyoto? I don't think so."
Alistair started losing his faith in Xever which he's held onto for three years. Suddenly more tears came into his eyes, "Even my own brother left me. I should've known from the start. I am doomed to remain alone."
Suddenly he felt his head lifted up by Ragnarok, "Now-now, Alistair. Forget about the past and move on with your life. You don't need Xever anymore, because we're your family now, and we'd never abandon you."
Alistair thought back on his life seeing his time with Ragnarok and the others have made him stronger then he could've ever imagined he'd be. Suddenly his tears ceased and he looked at Ragnarok with determination, "Yes. I see it all. Well if my own brother sides with my rival then I'll have to do something about both of them."
Ragnarok smirked, "Perfect, and we will help you every possible way we can." He whispered into the boy's ear as he was finally comsumed by hate and revenge."
That night at Xever, Valmont, and Belmont's apartment off campus, the boys were settling in, "This place can be considered paraside for a guy looking for that special someone." Valmont said as they saw so many female students on campus.
"Stay focused guys, remember why we came here." Xever warned them.
"Don't worry Xever, we haven't forgotten." Belmont replied.
"We're gonna help you get your brother back and show him that fighting for evil is not the way to go." Valmont added.
"Thanks guys. What would I ever do without you?"
"You'd be lost." Belmont joked.
"Oh har-har." Xever replied in sarcasm.
"Well better get some sleep, tomorrow is another day." Valmont said as they turned in.
As Xever looked up at the moon through the balcony sliding screen door he saw a reflection of eight year old Alistair off the moon, "Goodnight brother." He said to himself before falling asleep.
The very next morning, after class was over, Negi and Dustin were leaving class and upon exiting the building saw the teen boys were waiting for them on the steps, "Hey guys!" Xever waved.
"Hey Xev!" Dustin said as the boys reached the bottom.
"Are you three ready for the tour around the school?" Negi asked.
"You bet we are." Valmont agreed.
"Well then let's go." Dustin said as the boys started walking off.
Meanwhile in Mahora city, Ayaka, Chizuru, Natsumi, and Kotaro were walking while Natsumi was carrying grocery bags, "You think we bought enough green onions, Chizuru?" Ayaka asked.
"Of course, we'll be able to make dinner with no problems now." The busty girl noted.
"But why am I the one carrying the bags?" Natsumi complained as she tried holding onto all the bags.
"Come on Natsumi, we did rock paper scissors and you lost." Chizuru reminded her.
Natsumi only sighed and thought, 'I only lost because I knew you waited to watch me make the first move before throwing out the winning hand.'
Kotaro looked seeing how Natsumi really couldn't hold so many bags looked guilty as well, 'Guess this is where I should be helpful,' he thought before turning to her, "Here Natsumi-nee let me help you."
"Kotaro-kun?" Natsumi gasped.
"But, Kotaro." Chizuru reminded him.
"I don't care if she lost it, she doesn't deserve to carry them all by herself," he said as he took some of the weight off Natsumi, "There you go. Much better isn't it?"
Natsumi blushed before smiling, "Mhmm. Arigato, Kotaro-kun."
"Why Kotaro, that's so nice of you," Ayaka said, "Perhaps Negi-sensei's gentleman charm has rubbed off on you."
Kotaro did a double take, "WHAT?! NO WAY! I'm just being nice! I'm no way a gentleman like Negi is!"
"Oh Kotaro." Chizuru giggled while Natsumi watched the three and thought.
'Kotaro seems so close with Chizu-nee and Iincho. I know I've been getting to know him a lot since he moved in with us, but there's something strange about him.'
Suddenly there was an explosion close to them, "What was that?" Ayaka gasped.
"Bombing?" Natsumi gasped fearing they've entered a warzone.
"Worse." Kotaro said as he glared at the explosion sighting.
Ayaka and Chizuru seeing Kotaro looking serious knew this had to be a dark warrior attack. Chizuru turned to Nartsumi, "Natsumi, you stay here and wait until we come back."
"Wait what?" she asked.
"Trust us Natsumi-nee, I don't want you getting hurt." Kotaro answered.
"Kotaro-kun." Natsumi gasped as the three ran off.
Elsewhere, Haruna and Yue had been walking around as well, with Haruna carrying bags of doujin, "You think you bought enough of those, Haruna?" Yue asked dryly.
"No, but I didn't wanna go past my budget." The manga artist answered.
"Just don't leave them lying around unless you want to scar Nodoka for life." The stoic girl warned her.
"Don't worry I won't," she assured her friend until they heard an explosion, "Whoa what was that?" she gasped.
Yue tensed up and could tell such an explosion meant trouble, "We should go and get someplace safe." She tried to leave but Haruna took her arm.
"As if, this could be quite a story if we can sell it to Kazumi. Come on!" she dragged her along.
"Haruna!" Yue called but knew she wasn't going to stop.
At the sight of the disturbance, Voltaire, Pythor, Alistair, and a horde of shadow soldiers were blasting things right from left making people flee from them.
"Yes, run! Run scared!" Pythor laughed.
"Well Alistair, how do you like it?" Voltaire asked as he was blowing up cars with his fire.
"It's beautiful. I've never felt so alive." Alistair smirked.
"Hold it!" a voice called as they turned and saw Kotaro, Ayaka, and Chizuru.
"Kotaro?" Alistair gasped.
"Miss me, Alistair?" Kotaro smirked.
"I see you moved on from Chigusa as well as I." Alistair answered.
"He's not the only one." Another familiar voice said as they looked seeing Fate, Rin, Eva, Chachamaru, and Toothless.
"Fate?"
"In the flesh." He answered stoically.
"So many old faces gathering here. Why'd you jump ship from Chigusa?" Alistair asked the white haired youth.
"I fulfilled my mission as an undercover spy and no longer had need to serve with her." He answered.
"Undercover spy? So you were playing us all?!"
"Surprised me too when I found out." Kotaro admitted.
"No matter. Today I'm going to prove my worth as a dark warrior by destroying you!" Alistair declared.
"I'll take that as a challenge," Kotaro began, "I've been wanting to get a chance to spar with you."
"I'll settle for you until I can get to Dustin." Alistair said.
"Enough squabbling!" Voltaire called as he unleashed his fire only for Chizuru and Ayaka to jump away.
"Chizuru, let's go!" Ayaka ordered as the girl nodded.
"Fate, come on!" Rin ordered as the two took off followed by Toothless, Eva, and Chachamaru.
As Kotaro and Alistair were matching each other, Ayaka and Chizuru were fighting Pythor while avoiding his teeth and tail, and Rin, Fate, and the others were attacking Voltaire making sure to not get caught in his fire blasts.
Kotaro blocked a punch from Alistair, "Not bad, Alistair. You're definitely stronger than you proved to be back in Kyoto."
"I have changed Kotaro, and for the best."
"Somehow I don't buy that." The honyou replied.
"It's true, under the Shadow master's tutelage I've become stronger than ever!"
Pythor was unleashing his snake from his hands at Ayaka and Chizuru who dodged and Chizuru launched a spirit gun at the serpentine knocking him back.
As Evangeline, Chachamaru, and Toothless were busy holding off the shadow soldiers Chachamaru spoke, "I've already sent an SOS signal to the others. They should be arriving shortly."
"And quick. I don't want to dirty my hands on these urchins." Eva said about the shadow soldiers.
As Alistair blocked a punch from Kotaro he bawled his fist back and powered it up with dark energy before slugging Kotaro in the gut sending him flying across the ground. Alistair approached him with a smirk, "You were worthy Kotaro, but it's time for you to meet your end." He got ready to fire a shadow gun blast only to be countered by a barrage of laser blasts.
He jumped away seeing the blasts were coming from Zyphon. Standing at the robots side was Negi, Dustin, Valmont, Belmont, and the rest of the girls looking ready to fight.
"Alistair!" Dustin called.
"Ah, the guest of honor has finally arrived. I've been waiting for you to show up, Dustin."
"Good because I got a guest of honor of my own." Dustin answered as Valmont and Belmont stepped aside as Xever approached.
Alistair gasped seeing his brother again up close and in person, but still held onto his newfound hatred of him. Xever looked at his brother seeing how much he grown, and especially in the field of hair.
"Alistair Curtis Savage, you come here right now!" he pointed to his side.
"Curtis?" Kotaro chuckled at his middle name while Rin was holding in laughs as well.
Alistair thought feeling embarassed, 'I can't believe he would say my middle name in public!'
"Well Alistair, I'm waiting." Xever said impatiently.
Alistair frowned, "Sorry brother, but I have a new family now."
"New family? You call these two family?" Xever asked motioning to Pythor and Voltaire.
"They were there for me when you weren't!" Alistair called, "I had to train myself until my bones cracked just to get strong. I was alone for so long, and then I was founded by the Shadow master who took me in a trained me to my full portential! And where were you all this time? WHERE?!"
"I was out training myself, not to get stronger for my own benefit, but to find you!" Xever explained as the girls watched the brothers argue, "That day when we were seperated I vowed to find you again. I spent years searching for even a hint of your whereabouts but got nothing."
"Spare me the sob story, because I'm past that." Alistair answered.
"Alistair, you can't possibly feel that. I know deep down you still care."
"You heard the boy. He's made his choice." Pythor said as he slunk to his side.
"Then I guess there's no other choice in the matter." Negi sighed wishing they could've gotten through to Alistair.
"I guess not." Valmont answered.
"That suits me fine." Dustin said as he approached.
"Today I'm finally going to defeat you and prove I am the superior!" Alistair warned Dustin.
"I got nothing to prove about superiority, especially to you. Only that I did enjoy our fights and our spars because it made me stronger."
"I used to think that, but now I follow another reason to fight. Vengeance." Alistair warned him with his eyes glowing red symbolizing his anger.
"Girls, Alistair is mine, Xever I know you have beef with him but if something happens…"
"I'm way ahead of you Dustin." Xever nodded.
"Let's go!" Belmont called as the group charged into battle.
The girls started fighting the shadow soldiers, while Negi, Kotaro, and Fate were fighting Pythor, and Belmont, Xever, and Valmont fought Voltaire.
Pythor was whipping his tail at the three boys knocking them off their feet only to land back on them, "This guys nuts!" Kotaro said to his friends.
"We'll attack him form all sides, but be careful he can turn himself invisible." Negi warned them.
"Hai!" Fate nodded as they surroudned Pythor and started attacking him on all sides.
Pythor kept blocking one attack after another but was slowing down as the three kept striking hard. When they were about to attack together Pythor quickly went invisible confusing the three, "Great, now where is he?" Kotaro asked as he looked all around them.
"Who knows, I could be here!" Pythor's voice came behind Kotaro who tried to punch him but ended up punching air.
"Or mabye I'm right here!" his voice came from around fate who tried to grab him but grabbed the air.
"No I'm right here!" Negi felt the serpentine knock on his head and tried to grab him but grabbed nothing.
"This isn't working!" Kotaro groaned in aggitation.
"Remember we musn't rely on our eyes." Negi recalled as they concentrated and suddenly Kotaro did a backfist slug and nailed Pythor's face making him visible again.
"Good form wolf boy," Pythor said as he lunged his mouth at Kotaro to try and bite him only to miss and take a bite out of the pavement, "OUCH!" he cried chipping his teeth.
As Voltaire was firing blasts of fire at Xever and Valmont the two retaliated with firing shadow gun blasts at the pyromancer. Belmont watched and said to himself, "Ok Belmont, it's now or never!" he started concentrating as his spirit energy surrounded his body like a protective coat, "Yes! It worked!" he cheered as he threw his umbrella away and wasn't drying up from the sunlight.
"Hey pyro top! Taste this!" Belmont called as he powered up his right fist with spirirt energy while muttering, "200 percent! 300 percent! 400 percent! 500 percent!" he dashed at voltaire slugging him in the face sengind him flying backwards and crashed into a wall leaving behind a huge imprint, "How'd ya like that, huh?!" Belmont called.
"Uh, bro!" Valmont called as Belmont saw because of him using more strength than an average human is limited too ended up dislocating his elbow.
"Damn I hate it when this happens." He groaned.
Melody sighed, "You can't resist showing off, can you?" Belmont shrugged using his other arm that was still in tact. He waited until his arm healed itself before it was back in place.
Watching from a distance around them was Natsumi who was shocked out of her wits, "Ayaka, Chizuru, Kotaro, Negi-sensei, Dustin-sensei."
Even Haruna and Yue had caught the fighting between both sides. Yue who already knew of this wasn't as shocked but for her sensei's sake had to act surprise around Haruna, "OMG, Yue do you see this?"
"Yeah, Haruna I do, can we please go before something worse happens?"
"How can you want to leave when our own senseis and classmates are fighting those villains?" Haruna asked.
"That's exactly why I want to leave." Yue replied.
Dustin and Alistair were engaging in hand to hand combat, "Your two partners are slowly falling to our combined power."
"I wouldn't worry about them Dustin, because I'm your only opponents!" Alistair called as he tackled Dustin as they rolled across the ground before getting back up and flew up into the air where they had an aerial battle.
Dustin punched Alistair in the face while Alistair spun kicked Dustin, only to get his leg caught by Dustin who threw him down. Alistair managed to gain enough energy to fly back up to Dustin who caught his fists.
'He's become stronger since last time, but I am stronger too.' Dustin thought while fighting back.
'He's stronger than I remembered him. This makes it all the more worth it.' Alistair thought as he blocked a kick from Dustin only to receive a punch to the stomach.
The two continued throwing punches and kicks before they locked fists and grappled glaring into each others eyes, "Alistair, you don't have to do this anymore. Your brother is here now!"
"As far as he and I are concerned. I have no brother. I have no family!"
"Xever told us everything, Alistair, and I know where you're coming from!"
"You don't know anything about me!" Alistair bellowed as he over powered their grappled.
"I know plenty. It's hard losing a mother I know. That's why I'm grateful to still have my dad! Is this really what your parents would want to see what you are?"
"Shut up!" Alistair shouted as they broke the grappled and slugged Dustin in the stomach sending him crashing down for the ground.
"Master!" Zyphon called as he quickly flew up and caught his master, "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine." He groaned as he waited for his energy to get back.
Alistair glided down at the two but before he could land an attack, Xever flew up and caught his fist, "This is between us now." The older said.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." Alistair answered as the two started fighting in the air before Xever tackled Alistair to the ground surprising everyone. The two got up and engaged in hand to hand combat with Xever using his martial arts skill while Alistair was using his knowledge of hand to hand combat from Ragnarok and the others.
As Alistair fought he was powering up energy into fist before launching it at his brother, "Shadow shot!" he blasted Xever in the chest sending him flying backwards and crashing onto the ground.
"Xever!" Valmont and Belmont called.
Pythor and Voltaire who peeled himself off the wall watched in excitement as their youngest comrade stomped over to Xever who was struggling to get up. Finally Alistair stood before his brother looking down at him with hate, "Any last words, Xever?"
Xever looked up at his brother with only one thing to say to him, "I'm sorry."
"What?" Alistair asked taken back by his words.
"I'm sorry Alistair. You didn't deserve to end up this way. I was supposed to be there for you, but I wasn't. Mom and dad said it was my responsibility to look after you and care for you, but I failed them as well. If destroying me will put you at peace then do it! Just remember Alistair, I still care about you. You are and always will be my brother." Xever said while shedding tears to show how sorry he was.
Alistair taken back by his brother's words and seeing him cry made him flashback to when he was eight and his brother was fifteen.
Both boys were training in hand to hand combat before Xever knocked Alistair down, "Oh man, you beat me again." Alistair groaned.
"Did you think it would be easy?" Xever asked.
"No, but still one of these days I have to beat you in a fight." Alistair sighed.
"One day you will Alistair. One day." Xever helped his brother up.
"But when?"
"Patience, brother. Good things take time."
Alistair then flashed back to when their parents died, and both boys were in the hospital mourning over their death. Alistair was clinging to Xever while sobbing, "Xever, what do we do now? What do we do?!"
Xever calmed him, "It's ok, Alistair. It's ok. Mom and dad may be gone, but we still have each other. We're going to make them proud and live on for them and each other."
"Don't leave me alone, Xever. Pleas don't ever leave me." Alistair cried.
"I won't, Alistair. I promise."
Suddenly the flashback took him to the last day he saw his brother when Xever was placed inside of a convoy and drove off, "XEVER!" Alistair called as he tried to go after the truck but wasn't fast enough to run and wasn't strong enough to fly. He fell on his face in mud and looked up seeing the convoy drive off and Xever looking through the back window pounding on the glass calling out to him while shedding tears.
Alistair snapped out of his flashback, while still gazing at Xever seeing those were the same tears he shed when they were separated. He knew they could not be fake tears of someone who never cared for him.
The girls and the guys saw as Alistair was hesitating on whether to attack him or not, "Alistair! Why are you hesitating?!" Pythor demanded.
"He's right there! Finish him!" Voltaire ordered.
Alistair who had his fist raised started lowering it, "I-I can't!" he answered.
"What?" the two dark warriors gasped.
"I can't hurt Xever! I can't!" Alistair cried, "Brother, I'm sorry. You did mean to look for me all this time. I can see it now. I was wrong. I shouldn't have doubted you. I'm so sorry." He started crying.
"Alistair!" Xever rose up and pulled his brother into an embrace.
"Have they made up?" Makie asked.
"I think it's safe to say they did." Mana smiled.
"Alistair!" Voltaire called out, "Have you forgotten who you devoted yourself to? Who you pledged your loyalties?"
Alistair turned to face them with a frown, "He lied to me! Xever never abandoned me! And I refuse to serve a liar!"
"You forget who it was that made you stronger?!" Pythor called.
"No I have not, but now I'll make him regret he ever trained me." Alistair smirked as he dashed from Xever and started fighting Pythor head on.
"You may have learned under his wing, but you are still a novice compared to us!" the serpentine warned him as he used his tail to trip Alistair, but he landed on his hands and back onto his feet.
"We'll see who the novice is here!" Alistair called as he and the serpentine fought.
"Go Alistair!" Dustin called as he and the group was conserving their strength after fighting so many shadow soldiers.
Voltaire saw the two fought and saw Xever was still vulnerable, "I'll do the job myself!" he conjured fire from his body, "Try to fry!" he sent the blast at the older brother.
"Xever look out!" the boys called.
Alistair seeing this gasped, "NO!"
Xever braced himself for the fiery attack but felt nothing. He opened his eyes seeing Alistair was using his whole body as a shield. Alistair screamed as his body was being cooked. The flames died as Alistair fell to his side with third degree burns on his arms, chest, and face.
"Alistair!" Xever called as everyone ran over to him.
"Fool." Voltaire scowled.
"Alistair, speak to us!" Dustin called.
"That was smoking." Alistair groaned.
"Alistair, why?" Xever asked.
"You've always been the one protecting me, Xever. Now it's time I started protecting you." He smiled.
Xever smile and nodded before frowning at Voltaire and Pythor, "They'll pay for this."
"Zyphon, girls look after Alistair." Dustin ordered as he, Negi, Valmont, Belmont, Kotaro, and Fate stood ready.
"Attack!" Pythor called as he and Voltaire returned to fighting the group of boys with neither side letting back.
"You'll pay for what you did to my brother!" Xever warned Voltaire.
"Checks in the mail!" Voltaire called as he started throwing fireballs at Xever who used his combat dance moves to avoid the balls of fire.
Alistair looked seeing his brother and his comrades give it their all, "They can't do this alone. I have to!" he struggled but was too weak.
"You're in no position to do anything." Chizuru warned him.
"But my brother!" Madoka hushed him.
"Don't worry we'll help. Sakurako, Kakizaki remember that cheer we've been working on?"
"Yeah." Sakurako answered wondering where she was going with this.
"Well this may be our chance to use it."
"What? But we haven't perfected it yet." Kakizaki warned her.
"It's now or never girls!" Madoka warned her two friends.
Sakurako and Kakizaki looked at each other seeing they didn't have many other options left and nodded. Suddenly the three summoned their pompoms.
Voltaire and Pythor after dodging the guys attacks saw the three approach, "What're they doing?" the pyromancer asked.
"I don't like the looks of this, Voltaire." Pythor hissed.
The three cheerleaders struck a pose and called out, "Our magical cheerleading dance will capture your body and mind...Here we go!"
Zyphon started playing techno music as the three started doing their cheer dance. Suddenly Pythor and Voltaire were caught in their trance and were forced to mimic their dance steps.
"What's going on?" Voltaire called.
"I can't control my body!" Pythor added unable to control his movements as well.
The boys watched as Dustin spoke, "That must be some cheer."
Sakurako and Kakizaki linked arms giving Madoka a boost as she was launched up and flew downward with her fists powered up with spirit energy and landed the final blow. She slugged the two in the face sending them backwards and crashed into a tree.
"Checkmate!" the cheerleaders declared while striking one final pose.
"Whoa!" the group gasped.
Pythor and Voltaire groaned and got up, "I can't believe they bested us!" Pythor groaned.
"But they did, Pythor, and I think it's time we retreated." Voltaire suggested.
"What about Alistair?"
"He's as good as dead the way he is." Voltaire said as they retreated into the portal.
"We did it!" the girls cheered before remembering Alistair and ran over to him.
"Alistair, how do you feel?" Negi asked.
"Like a Texas barbeque." Alistair coughed.
"He needs a medic right away." Xever said only for Konoka, Rin, and Ako to approach him.
"That won't be necessary." Rin said.
"We'll take care of him." Konoka assured him.
"Huh?" Xever was confused.
"Trust us." Ako replied as the two concentrated their magical energies.
"What're they doing?" Valmont asked Negi who answered.
"All three specialize in healing magic. Alistair should be just fine."
The three girls concentrated their magic on Alistair who was lifted back onto his feet as his body glowed. When the glow died down Alistair's body was completely restored with all his third degree burns gone.
"Alistair, are you alright?" Xever asked.
"I feel marvelous." Alistair smiled and was embraced by Xever.
"Don't ever do that again!"
"Well since you asked nicely." Alistair said in sarcasm.
Negi, Dustin, Kotaro, and Fate approached, "Congratulations, Alistair you did the right thing by defecting to our side." Dustin said.
Alistair smiled, "Who said I was defecting to your side?" this suddenly got Negi worried while Fate squinted his eyes preparing to attack if he tried anything, until he blurted out, "I'm joking!" he chuckled with Dustin and Kotaro following.
Alistair then looked ahead and raised a brow, "Hey are those three with you?"
"Three?" Negi asked until everyone turned and to their horror saw Natsumi, Haruna, and Yue were watching with Haruna and Natsumi looking shocked while Yue shrugged her shoulders to the group.
"Uh-oh." Rin gasped.
"Oh great." Ayaka sighed.
Suddenly Natsumi and Haruna launched themselves at Negi, Dustin, and Kotaro bombarding them with questions until Chizuru appeared behind them and gripped their shoulders, "Now you girls, just calm down and we'll explain things."
"We will?" Kotaro asked while groaning.
"What choice do we have now, Kotaro?" Dustin asked.
"Alright girls, we'll explain." Negi promised.
Meanwhile at Ragnarok's domain, Voltaire and Pythor stood before their leader, "So Alistair has up and betrayed us?"
"I'm afraid so." Pythor answered.
Ragnarok bawled a fist and blasted a wall with his dark energy, "DAMMIT! And I had high hopes for him!"
"He's still a child after all sir." Voltaire reminded him.
"Regardless! Now we're down on support once again. First Felix went and now him." Ragnarok sighed, "No matter. No matter tomorrow is another day." He left the chamber.
Back at Mahora, Negi, Dustin, the guys, and the girls explained the situation to Haruna and Natsumi, "Whoa! I never would've guessed you and Dustin-kun would be this special Negi-kun." Haruna gasped.
"And you, Kotaro…" Natsumi added.
"Yeah. Sorry for lying to you Natsumi-nee." Kotaro said feeling guilty.
"And so are we." Chizuru apologized on behalf of herself and Ayaka.
Haruna turned to Yue, "And you knew this whole time?!"
"They swore me to secrecy, besides if I told you you'd just go off blabbing it right from left." The short girl explained.
"Well you have a point." Haruna admitted.
"So we implore you not to tell anyone else in class about this otherwise I'll be finding myself on display in a pet shop as an ermine." Negi warned them.
"That doesn't sound pleasant." Natsumi admitted.
"So then you'll keep our secret?" Rin asked.
"I will on one condition." Haruna smirked.
"Haruna what're you planning?" Yue asked feeling something was up.
"I want a pactio."
"Huh?" the boys asked.
"Well if I'm gonna be keeping this secret, I want to be able to use magic or spirit energy as well."
"I like this one." Chamo said.
"Me too." Domino agreed.
"So how about it boys, anyone interested in having me in their group?" Haruna flirtingly asked the boys.
Negi started sweating until Dustin spoke up, "I'll be happy to have you as a partner, Haruna."
"Dustin?" the girls gasped.
"Hey she could be beneficial. I mean all of you have something to contribute." Dustin explained.
"Yeah so come girls. can I?" Haruna asked.
"Well it's not our choice to make," Chizuru answered and turned to Dustin, "It's his."
Haruna looked at Dustin, "Well, Dustin-kun?"
Dustin smirked and turned to Domino, "Get to work."
"All over it," Domino took out his chalk and drew up the pentagram, "In you go, sweetheart."
Haruna stepped into the circle followed by Dustin, "Ok so you know what you have to do?" Dustin asked.
"Yeah, I gotta kiss you." She answered.
"And you don't have a problem with it?" Dustin asked.
"None, after all it's just a kiss. It's not like we have to do… that. Or is that optional?" Haruna asked with a hint of hope in her tone.
"It isn't." Domino answered.
"Well a kiss will work just the same," Haruna lowered herself to Dustin's level, "Ready, Dustin-kun?"
"I am." He nodded.
"Then lay one on me, big boy." She smirked before pulling the boy into a kiss which he accepted.
The two started glowing as Dustin's spirit energy was flowing into her body becoming a part of her, "Pactio!" Domino cawed.
When the glow died down Haruna cheered, "Yes! I got spirit energy! So totally superstar!" she gave a peace sign.
"Well, Haruna, this is your pactio spirit card." Domino handed her the card.
"Awesome." Haruna said as she kissed it for good luck.
"Well Natsumi, what about you?" Chizuru asked.
"What? Me?" she asked nervously.
"Yeah. Come on being part of the team's a big honor." Chamo egged her on.
"But I don't think I have anything to offer this group." She said in low self esteem.
"Don't be ridiculous, Natsumi-nee," Kotaro began, "Everyone has something to offer, even you."
"Like what?" she asked wanting an example.
Kotaro unfortunately stammered having nothing to say but had to think fast, "Well I'm not sure but being with us may help you find something to offer us if you give it a chance!"
"Still…" Natsumi continued to pawn it off still unsure.
Kotaro sighed, "Natsumi-nee, you don't have to be afraid of doing it because we're all here for you if you just trust in us and yourself."
Natsumi looked at Ayaka and Chizuru who nodded in assurance. She smiled, "Ok, I'll do it."
"Then you're going to do it with me." Kotaro answered taking the group once again by surprise.
"You Kotaro?" Negi asked.
"Yeah. I haven't been learning a bit of magic at Eva's resort for nothing right?" Kotaro asked.
"But are you sure you want a partner now? You haven't even finished your first level training." Rin reminded him.
"I'm sure of it. I want to do it, so I can protect those I care about. Like you Natsumi-nee."
"Kotaro." Natsumi gasped while blushing.
"Well is that a yes or a no?" Chamo asked waiting to jump in.
Natsumi looked at Chizuru and Ayaka who nodded, signaling it was ok. Making up her mind she spoke, "Chamo, get to work."
"Already on it, babe!" Chamo announced as he drew up the circle and the two stepped in.
Kotaro spoke to Natsumi who lowered herself down to his level, "Just so you know this is my first time."
"Mine too." She admitted.
"Well, here we go." Kotaro said as the two leaned in and kissed.
"Pactio!" Chamo called as the pactio card was formed and the two broke lips with Natsumi blushing for having her first kiss with a young boy, "Here ya go nee-san your card."
"Arigato." She accepted it.
"Well Kotaro, how was your first kiss?" Dustin asked eager to know.
"Felt weird, but in a good way." He admitted.
"Don't worry you'll get used to it." Dustin chuckled.
"You know something, how come you don't have a pactio Yue?" Haruna asked.
"Yeah, you're the only normal one who doesn't have one with any of the boys." Yuna realized.
Yue blushed, "Well it's just…"
"You want one with Aniki? The circle's still active." Chamo egged her on.
"No, I mean I…"
"Why don't we just let it go for now?" Negi suggested before things get too dramatic.
"Ok." They agreed to let it go.
Dustin turned Alistair, "So you see, Alistair. You never belonged with the Shadow Master. You belonged with us the whole time."
Alistair sighed, "I wished I could've gone to you guys before things turned out like this."
"You can't change what's already happened. You can only move forward and continue to make your future better." Xever explained.
"And now that you know the truth, you don't have to fight alone." Negi added.
"Fight by our side and we can overcome the Shadow Master and his lackeys." Kotaro put in.
"Will you join us, Alistair?" Dustin asked while extending his hand to him.
Alistair looked all around at his brother and his pals, and all of the girls who smiled at him welcomingly. Making up his mind he smiled, "I say hell yeah!" he locked hands with Dustin and they shook on it.
Watching from behind the girls was Chachamaru and Evangeline who smiled, "Well isn't this a perfect sight."
"Master?" Chachamaru wondered.
"It's rare to see spirit warriors and dark warriors form a bond of friendship. Looking at those two is just another sign of hope that one day all spirit warriors and dark warriors can put aside their differences and fight side by side instead of each other," Evangeline smiled at Dustin and Alistair with Xever, Valmont, and Belmont congratulating Alistair on his choice, "Congratulations, Dustin."
"So now that Alistair's back with us we'll be bunking together at our apartment." Xever explained, "And he'll have to be enrolled at the boys section of the academy."
"What? Attend school?" Alistair complained.
"Don't worry, you'll be with me and I'll make attending worth it." Kotaro patted the dark warrior kid's shoulder.
"I feel so much better." He answered in sarcasm and the girls laughed.
"Well it's better to be with Kotaro and not the Shadow Master." Dustin assured him.
Alistair turned to him, "Please don't address that loser by that title. He doesn't deserve it."
"Then do you know who he is?" Fate asked.
"I do. His name is Ragnarok."
"Ragnarok?" the group asked.
"Yes, unfortunately his name is all I know. Him and others are secretive types."
"Well now we got a name to work with. That'll make trying to figure out why he's after us easier even if it's a smidge." Dustin admitted while the girls agreed.
Negi looked at the time, "Oh my it's getting late."
"Why don't we go back to the dorms and have dinner?" Chizuru suggested.
"Yes, an excellent suggestion," Ayaka agreed, "And you boys are welcomed to join us." She offered to the three dark warriors and one spirit warrior.
"We'd be delighted." Valmont answered.
"Well then let's go!" Yuna called.
"Race!" Dustin called as he started running.
"Hey!" Kotaro called.
"Head start no fair!" Alistair called as he started running after him with Kotaro and Negi.
"Come on, Fate they're already ahead of us." Rin dragged him along.
Fate sighed, "If you insist." He started walking and started going faster and smirked, "It's on!" he started running with Rin after the boys while the teens chuckled.
"Kids," Kasuga chuckled only to get her foot stomped by Cocone, "Ow!"
"I'm a kid too you know." she replied.
(And that's the chapter readers. It was a long and complicated fight, but Alistair has finally found the place he was meant to be. With his brother Xever, Negi, Dustin, and the others he now has a true family once again. Unfortunately this only means Ragnarok will strike even harder than before now that Alistair's betrayed him to his enemy's side, but with the addition of Natsumi and Haruna in the crowd they'll over come anything he'll throw at them. Kotaro will be getting another pactio partner sometime later, but for now just wait. And Yue I got plans for her as well. I own the three teen boys Xever, Valmont, and Belmont and got inspired to make Belmont a Zombie Spirit Warrior thanks to an anime I've developed a liking too known as 'Is this a Zombie'. Don't miss next time, where Pythor opens a can of worms that the boys fear they will never be able to close. See ya then.)