For a good while, the only sounds in the immediate area were the burning remains of a once large building. It was crumbling to pieces. Weaponry had torn it asunder. Yet eventually, a person's footsteps could be heard in this desolate place. Followed by someone close behind.

Chaos wasn't something he enjoyed. It was far too messy and could always hamper his hard laid plans. Yet sometimes it could give him opportunities that he never found possible in normal circumstances. Such as the current issues going on in Kivotos now.

The flames around him burned brightly but his own flames were just as much. His face was nothing more than darkness broken by white light that was in the form of eyes and a mouth with visible 'cracks' spread throughout. He was an unsettling man in a suit if there ever was one. That was fine with him. An unsettled opponent tended to be off guard.

Behind him was another dapperly dressed man. Although he too was strange. Instead of a single head, he had two plain manikin heads that were set at an angle from each other. They were certainly an interesting duo. In any other place, they'd have garnered everyone's attention.

Thankfully for them, they strolled alone. Black Suit was very thankful that the 'tip' he had given those gangsters hadn't kept them around. Although the news of a 'Sensei' certainly meant they were a little late. Oh well. He could plan around that as well.

"Your handiwork is as intelligent as always," the manikin headed individual spoke up. As he spoke, the two heads smacked against each other in a strange rhythm.

Black Suit, his 'given' name, chuckled, "We can't all be spectacular artists. Besides, sometimes a rough image has its own beauty. We wouldn't be here if I hadn't spurred things on like I did."

"Perhaps," his companion, Maestro, said.

They walked in silence for another moment before they stopped. They looked down to see an intricately painted circle. The design was foreign to them in every conceivable way. That's why Black Suit couldn't help but grin wider at it. So many possibilities.

"It's ruined!" Maestro shouted in anger and anguish, "Such delightful detail. Such a sublime design. Yet it's marred by destruction. The world has lost such a beautiful sight! I would expect this from Beatrice in her cruelty. You Black Suit? I would have thought you'd be more careful."

"Unfortunate circumstances," Black Suit simply stated, "We'll have to make due with what we have. Besides, I think its destruction is to our benefit."

"How?" Maestro said with fury, "Art should never be tarnished like this."

"Ah," Black Suit raised a single finger, "Sometimes art can only flourish after destruction. You see the same thing in forests after a fire. What we're seeing here is the catalyst to a lot of interesting developments. We can simply rebuild it anyway if we have to. It shouldn't be difficult."

"It shouldn't be difficult, you say." Maestro scoffed. He stared down at the intricate circle once more, "I can already tell this is going to cause us headaches if what you told me was right."

"Yes but it can also lead us to the answers we seek," Black Suit said, "We've been on the backfoot for too long. Kivotos needs a bit of stirring up if we're to snag our answers. Don't worry, my friend. We'll have more art to show off in the coming days. That much I can assure you."


Kazusa sighed as she sat down. A bowl of cream puffs laid before her on the table outside the cafe. She had wanted to spend some time with her friends but apparently Natsu had roped the others into one of her 'sweet adventures'. She was kinda grateful she had missed out this time. Natsu tended to get them in more trouble than it was worth. Then again, she did want to see her friends this day. It was kinda boring.

The former delinquent catgirl popped one of the cream puffs into her mouth. Aside from being alone, today hadn't been too bad. She got some good sweets. Everything was nice and peaceful. Reisa hadn't shown up at all. Nothing was going to get her down. Besides, she could spend some time in the afternoon with her friends. Whatever Natsu had planned wouldn't go on for that long. She adjusted her dark coat. She may not be a delinquent anymore but darker clothes, and a choker, were still her style. It went with her dark hair and reddish eyes.

"Fou."

Kasuza blinked in confusion. Was someone talking to her? She looked around herself. There was no one there. She shrugged. Must have been a passerby. She went back to eating her cream puffs.

"Fou!"

This time it was louder. She looked up to see a little animal had jumped onto the table. If there was one word that popped into her mind immediately it was 'Cute'. It was all white and fluffy with long ears and a bushy tail. She wasn't sure what it was though. Was it a cat? A dog? A strange ground squirrel? It certainly wasn't a baby anteater she had seen a few times on campus.

"Fou."

Kazusa's eyes widened. It talked. Kinda. Maybe that was its natural sound. Given the few more whines and yips she heard, she calmed down. It was just a normal animal. She paid no mind to the fact that its eyes belayed a keen intelligence.

The catgirl looked down at her plate. Her cat ears twitched. It seems as though he, she thought it was a he at least, was hungry. Giving out a small sigh, she plucked one cream puff out of the bowl and handed it to him.

"Eat up, little guy."

The little creature seemed to smile as it grabbed the puff. It gorged on it with ravenous hunger. Kazusa couldn't help but smile. She leaned a hand over and started to pet it as it was eating. Not the smartest move for a wild animal but hey, the perks of being a student meant you could handle a bite or scratch quiet well.

The little creature didn't seem to mind the petting. Actually, it seemed to lean into her touch. She couldn't help but chuckle at the adorable sight.

"You alone?" She couldn't help but asked.

The creature looked up at her and surprised her with a nod, "Fou."

"Huh," Kazusa shrugged slightly. Some of the animals were smarter then they let on, "Why don't you stay with me… What should I call you?"

"Fou!"

"Fou, I guess works."


Being a delinquent after the city calmed down was tough. Most of the sukebans had been captured. The rest were scattered to the winds. They probably wouldn't try something big like that again for a good while, if ever. Not with that hulking figure of a Sensei around. Then again, some might just do it to see him rip his shirt off again. Perverts, some would say.

So right now, most of them would stay low. That would be hard given how rambunctious they were. No doubt some would act out on their own. That was fine. They weren't exactly a tight knit bunch. They could do what they wanted. Others would play it smart. Keep their heads down till the storm blew over.

This was Kivotos. There would always be chaos around the corner. They wouldn't stay hidden for long. No doubt their next big job would just waltz on by.

A large animal sound spooked some of the sukebans hiding in an abandoned part of the city. The rundown building kicked up dust with how loud it was. One of them, a younger girl with a ponytail, stood up from her chair. She could finish that 'Bokemanz' game later.

She opened the door outside and her eyes widened. Right there outside, staring right at her, was a dinosaur. It couldn't be anything else. She'd seen the movies and books. It was a… she had to think on it. Oh yes! A Stegosaurus!

It was strange to see a blue one.

Well, it was strange to see one at all. The large dinosaur gave out a bellow which made her jump backwards in fright. Then it shook its head and moved on. A small bleat sound was heard near it. The sukeban almost 'd'awwwd' on the spot with how cute the small Stegosaurus was. The little chibi dinosaur waddled after its parent. They didn't move far since the adult was starting to munch on a nearby bush.

"What'ya see-HOLY MOLY!"

A taller blonde sukeban shouted before another sukeban, this one with a long skirt and more prim short hair, stopped her. She gestured to the dinosaur that had stopped eating to look at them. After a moment of silence, it went back to its food.

"Are you stupid?" The long skirted sukeban said, "Keep your voice down. That thing is huge!"

"I know but its a dinosaur," the blonde said, "How often do you see a real life dinosaur?"

"No often," the long skirted one said, "If we're not hallucinating, that might be the only living dinosaurs ever."

The younger sukeban spoke up, "So they're rare? Do you think someone might buy them?"

The other sukebans went quiet. Then a grin started to form behind their masks.

"Yes," the long skirted one said, "They just might."


Authors Note:

I'm really sorry for the late chapter. Life has been... bad but I wanted to get something out to show that I'm still active and I wont' be abandoning this chapter. Hope you all enjoy it and can't wait to read what you all think.