Takeo's eyes widened and he stood back up, while Jun fell on the ground with a smirk on his face. Everyone were completely shocked by what they saw, Jun lied on the ground for the complete ten count.
[And Jun Huang is down.] Kazumi announced with a smile on her face. [The victor is Takeo-Kun.]
Takeo placed his hand on his ribs started started breathing heavily, he fell backwards and landed on his back. Kazumi ran to him and started to check to see if he was okay.
"Takeo-Kun are you alright?!" Kazumi asked, with a worried look.
"No, that last attack fractured some of my ribs and broke both of my arms." Takeo thought, with a strained expression. "Can you please call the doctors?"
[Aid Station]
Takeo was being checked by the nurse, she sighed and glared at Jun who was also in the room with them.
"You not only fractured the bones in both of his arms, but also three of his ribs in that attack." The nurse stated. "While you only came out with a couple bruises."
"What can I say, I heal fast." Jun responded. "Besides, I was holding back as much as I could."
"Yea, so was I...so next time I'm not holding back." Takeo declared.
"I'm going to go and something to cast his arm and something for the pain." The Nurse stated. "Seriously what's with these matches?"
As the nurse was leaving, Takeo looked at Jun with a curious expression.
"Alright, time to spill it." Takeo stated, with an irritated tone.
"Nii-San!"
Before Nariko could hug Takeo, Haruki was holding her back.
"Nariko that would be a bad idea." Haruto stated, with a slight sigh. "So can you continue fighting in the tournament ?"
"Not a chance, I have two fractured arms and three fractured ribs." Takeo answered. "And my entire bodies in pain."
"I'm not going to the next round either, I never really cared about winning." Yukiko stated. "But, why would you go so far in your match Jun-San?"
"To prepare him for his true enemies." Jun answered.
Before Takeo could respond Negi and the others ran into the Aid station and waved at him, except for Chizuru, Natsumi and Haruna.
"Takeo-San, that match was amazing!" Negi exclaimed.
"Seriously that match left me at the edge of my seat." Asuna added.
"Takeo-San, you looked impressive as always." Yue stated, with a slight blush.
"Ta-Kun, how're your injuries?" Setsuna asked.
Jun stood up and cleared his throat getting everyone's attention.
"With the Pride of our Emperor guiding us, we shall lay down our lives for our Empire our Home." Jun called out. "We the Stars from Heaven, We the Shields of the People, We the Sword of Judgment and We are the Five Commanders of the Stars."
"What does that mean?" Kotarou asked.
"N-Nii-San." Nariko called out, stepping behind Setsuna and the others.
"Nariko-San, wants wrong?" Yue asked, as she looked back.
Setsuna looked as Yukiko who was preparing her sword, her hands was shaking incredibly. She looked around and saw everyone wearing a terrfied expression. Setsuna looked and saw saw Takeo clenching his teeth and his were glowing bright red, releasing an immense killing intent.
"Those people." Takeo said, as he clenched his teeth tightly.
"Ta-Kun what does that quote mean to you?" Setsuna asked.
Takeo was too enraged to answer her question.
"The Five Shields and the Five Swords of the Albion Empire, the People who hired him." Chidori answered. "Jun, I told you not to tell him."
"The people who hired him are the one responsible for the deaths of the people in that village." Asuna responded, with a shocked expression.
"I thought of that possibility." Yue stated, gaining everyone's attention. "Based off what Takeo-San told Negi-Sensei and Asuna-San, the timing and everything else was too much to be a coincidence. Them assigning Takeo-San instead of someone more experienced, leading him away from the village using the demons, and using an element that he was adept at using."
"They planned it from the very beginning." Takeo stated, as he started calming down. "That quote is a creed for the Star Commanders, their most elite mages. It's going to be a real pain if they send them."
Everyone looked at the despair ridden expression on his face, but he looked at them and smiled.
"But that can wait for later, Negi-Kun, Kotarou-Kun, Kadae-Chan and Se-Chan you all still have a tournament to finish." Takeo stated, with a smile. "I already started minimal treatment on myself so I'll probably be able to move on my own in a while."
The four of them nodded and headed towards the arena for the next match, and everyone else followed as them.
"Hey, Nari-Chan can you come back for a second?" Takeo asked.
"Uh, yea Nii-San." Nariko answered, nervously.
Once everyone was gone, she sat down next to him and looked down at her feet. She suddenly felt Takeo placing his hand on her head.
"I'm sorry that I scared you." Takeo said. "If anything wouldn't want for you of all people to see me like that."
"I don't want Nii-San to leave, just like daddy." Nariko responded, with tears falling from her eyes. "Every time you didn't come home when you were on a mission. I was always afraid that you wouldn't come back."
Takeo held his arms up, she looked at him with a confused expression.
"Come on give your Nii-San a hug." Takeo said, with a smile.
Nariko wrapped her arms around Takeo, he winced in pain. But he ignored it, and he continued hugging Nariko. He looked up and saw the Nurse coming back into the room.
"Alright, go back with mom and the others." Takeo said.
Nariko smiled and ran back to go with their mother, once she left the Nurse started tending to Takeo's injuries. She placed a cast on both of his arms, she also started to carefully wrap around his chest area and she gave him pain killers.
"Alright, just stay in here for a while." The Nurse ordered.
Takeo nodded, the nurse left the Aid Station and once she Evangeline entered the Aid Station.
"Uh, sorry I can't talk now Nee-Chan." Takeo said, as he lied back.
"I'm not here to talk to you." Evangeline declared. "Just how long do you plan on hiding your existence from me, Ryu."
Takeo started laughing with Ryutaro's voice, until he sat up despite his injuries to his ribcage and his eyes were glowing bright red.
"Well I guess I couldn't hide from you forever huh, Nee-Chan?" Ryutaro asked. "Well, I guess that you have some questions."
"You're damn right I do baka!" Evangeline declared, with an irritated tone. "Why would you place a curse on yourself for power? If you have a problem with Magia Alethea then you should've come and find me."
"I guess it did, after witnessing it's power and I was afraid of using it again while it was still incomplete. So I started seeking out ways to complete it on my own." Ryutaro answered, in a guilty tone. "But I didn't know who that guy was until it was over, his very presence was oppressing and I couldn't even think straight."
"Who was the guy who cursed you?" Evangeline asked, in a suddenly saddened tone. "Was it...?"
"You guessed correctly, the man who cursed me that day is the very guy who turned you into a Vampire." Ryutaro answered, with a slight sigh. "He lied about the entire Clan being affected, truth-be-told this curse is going to end with Takeo. That man's true purpose was to see the Clan Leader in despair and how far someone will go to get revenge."
Evangeline looked at him with a shocked expression, she clenched her teeth out of irritation.
"Even dead he's always intruding with my life." Evangeline stated. "What do you mean, "this curse is going to end with Takeo?"
"There are probably some member in the Narukami Clan that noticed this, but the Curse only affects one person within the clan. The power the Narukami Clan has been using was their own." Ryutaro explained. "That Dark Curse only affects one person from the very moment they're born and only becomes truly active with through the correct emotional response. Takeo hatred towards his uncle and his despair being able to protect the Villagers."
"That Curse's Encroachment on his body, exactly what's going to happen when it takes over his entire body?" Evangeline asked.
"The Path of the Righteous and The Path of Vengeance." Ryutaro answered, with a serious expression. "His grandfather came to see which of those paths he was tilting towards. On one side he has the Path of the Righteous, the Absolute Beings the Shinto Gods. If he picks the Path of Vengeance, the curse will completely encroach his entire body. And he'll be reborn into the same breed as Vampire as you."
Evangeline looked at him with a shocked expression, Ryutaro's right eyes stopped glowing red and turn back to normal.
"Well looks like my times up, well the time will come when Takeo is going to meet me and tell me is answer. The Path of the Righteous, Magia Alethea and The Path of Vengeance, Magia Erebea. I wonder which path he's going to choose." Ryutaro stated, his left eye started changing back to blue. "I'm really sorry that I wasn't that light that guided you from the darkness, but if there's anyone that can bring you from the darkness. It's Takeo and those kids from this Class."
Ryutaro gave her his usual smile, and she smiled back at him as he lied back down. Evangeline turned around and headed back towards the tournament.
"Some predecessor I am, from here on out I leave the Narukami Clan to you Takeo." Ryutaro said, as he closed his eyes.
Unbeknownst to Takeo, Negi and the others their battles and uses of their abilities were being spread throughout the web. Watching the match between Negi and Setsuna was three silver haired men.
One of them being Izanagi, the other being Raiden and the third being on who looked like them.