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Author's Note: I'm sorry about the late chapter, I got ill for a few days and it drained me of energy but I made it up to you, my beloved readers, with the start of what I would call as 'Travels' arc, a series of events that happens during the travels of our intrepid… heroes?

Anyway if you have read the light novels of the Fate series then you will be familiar with the setting that will be revealed soon. This arc is two years pass the meeting of Jp's so Tsuki, Manaka, and Miyako will be 15 while Ayaka and Misaya are both 14 other than that I would like to thank.

Painful Lesson

Otterly. adorkable (Nice name by the way)

The Rupture

Bornstellar – Regarding to your question the answers are: No I am not going to make a complete SMT x Nasuverse crossover if I did, I would post it in the Megami Tensei x Fate crossover. I'm just using some of the characters from Devil Survivor 2.

I will not put OP Shin Megami Tensei characters here because they will absolutely wreak havoc on the Nasuverse and it won't even be funny. Holder of the True Magics might have an infinitesimal chance in beating them but I won't do that.

Ever.

You won't see YHVH trials and or conceptions here. That scumbag doesn't exist here… well maybe his counterpart who is "God" in the Nasuverse. Anyway as I said earlier there won't be any conceptions or trials coming from God or YHVH.

For the reviews, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my story, now then on to the story.

"Hello"- Talking

'Hello'- Thoughts

Hello- Flashback

"Hello"- Speaking in Flashbacks

"[Spell]"- Casting a Spell

Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to the Nasuverse franchise or any other character I use in other franchises. If I did I would be rich.

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Chapter 5: Familiar Faces

My name is Sajyou Manaka.

In the fifteen years that I have lived in this world, only the seven of them made me feel alive.

It was due to my dearly beloved Tsuki that I have felt such raw emotions, such as happiness, sadness, anger, regret, jealousy, contentment, and so many other emotions.

Before I met him, I was just a shell of a human being, hollow and without purpose. I just went through my life following the strings of fate, studying Magecraft, making my father proud with my immense accomplishments at such a young age and taking care of my adorable younger sister. Even though it should have given me happiness and a sense of accomplishment, it only made me languish in my uninteresting life.

Due to my connection to the Root my dreams were plagued with so many possibilities or events that could have been. I have seen a version of myself dying to the blade of a different man I fell in love with. I saw myself plunging the world in chaos using a scarlet beast that has ten heads and ten crowns, with none matching our might as the mundane sent their vast armies and mighty armaments and the Magi unleashing Grand Ritual spells at us, and the Counter Guardians of Alaya and the Elementals of Gaia battling legions of corrupted beings of legend that I commanded. They tried to kill me but in the end we strode across the earth as the victors leaving mountains of corpses in our wake.

Then it stopped as soon as I met him, an effeminate boy who was just innocently sitting in a classroom full of mundane. There was something about him that made the Root quiet, his presence was like a void that denies the fundamental truths of the world. I don't know the cause of it and I know my beloved does not know of it, especially his other connection to the Root.

That was one of the reasons that I was so intrigued by him, but it was overshadowed by him embracing my whole being.

I tried asking him about something unnatural about his childhood but all he had, aside from his Origin abilities, was a distant memory of crisscrossing branches that was a part of him as soon as he was born in this world, he didn't even know why he had it and it only deepened the mystery that was Akari Tsuki.

I felt my lips morph into a smile. Even if he doesn't have any of those special qualities I still would love him due to him loving me for who I am.

"Manaka you've been staring at the wall for quite a while. Are you okay?" An overtly worried voice sounded behind me and I beamed as I looked at Tsuki who was washing my bare back with soap using his hands.

"Oh I was just thinking about our expedition in this coming month, to think there is a magical labyrinth out there that hasn't been explored by anyone, think of all the treasures that we would be getting and the mysteries that we would unearth!" Tsuki lets out a small laugh as he saw my excited smile.

He shifts his position and starts to delicately lather my legs with soap "It seems you have forgotten the fact that said labyrinth is rife with peril and every adventurer who set foot there never saw the light of day ever again." The antique white haired young man replied with an amused tone.

I pouted at him and he just gave me a small smile "I didn't forget about it, I just discounted it at the very beginning because I know we will conquer that dungeon, those that went there in the past are nothing compared to us and any foes that we come across will be smote and their ashes will be scattered across the four winds!" I stood up abruptly and produced a flame in my right hand.

"Such a flair for the dramatics," He looks at me with amusement as I let out an involuntary squeak when he pinched my inner thigh, the flame sputtered into nothing as I lost my concentration and the shock had me tumble back into my seat "Although you are right that there are no adversaries that can stop us when we combine our strength, yours alone can make space-time crumble into itself but together we are unstoppable." Even though his voice was quiet the intensity and the utter confidence in it was enough to make me blush.

"Well of course, we are unstoppable, with your sharp mind and my formidable Magecraft nothing can stand in our way." I gave him a playful wink and quickly leaned forward to peck his lips, his reaction was to blush a luminescent red that caused me to giggle.

That's right with all the missions we have taken, all of them went without a hitch. With his masterful planning and my powerful spells none have matched us, even that Dead Apostle Ancestor that we accidentally came across. Although he injured Tsuki, Tsuki did the most damage to him as I was occupied with wiping out his countless minions, when I was done mopping up his trash I finished the fight (read: one-sided massacre) by obliterating him along with his pathetic Reality Marble.

Tsuki composed himself with a few deep breaths and he resumed washing my body. A pleasant silence accompanied us and I was left drifting to my thoughts imagining the both of us taking all treasure and basking in the glory of conquering the unconquerable labyrinth. The sound of the bathroom door opening dragged me away from my thoughts I immediately locked my gaze on the trespassers that intruded on our relaxation time.

The two trespassers were wearing nothing but towels as they entered. They were talking with each other and froze when they saw us, immediately I relaxed as it was just my cute imouto and her friend Misaya.

Both of them were slack-jawed and I was left wondering why they are looking at us with their faces turning into living tomatoes… hmmm I could go for sandwiches with meat and tomatoes, I'll ask Tsu-kun to make me some after our bath.

It was Ayaka's friend that talked, more like shouted, first "What are you two doing?!" Misaya said with her cheeks flushed red and her breath coming out ragged.

I tilted my head downwards and saw Tsuki washing my chest with a roguish grin on his face. What would make him smile like that? Normally he only does that when he's about to do something naughty.

I eyed Misaya questioningly "What's wrong Saya-chan? Tsuki and I are just taking a ba-ahhh!" A moan came out of me as Tsuki pinched something sensitive in my chest, he repeated the action and I tried to stop him but he just kissed me passionately and his hands roamed around my body combined with him touching me in my sensitive spots and him kissing me relentlessly, left me too weak to say, do, or think anything, I don't know how much time has passed but I felt a pressure building up in my lower region and then I felt utter bliss and I could see dots lining my vision as I shouted his name and released it. Eventually he stopped as he felt my body going limp in his touch and gently cradled me to his lithe but firm chest.

Tsuki stood up and smiled at Misaya's incredulous stare "You interrupted our lovey dovey time so I had to fast forward to our last activity on the list, both of you could use the bathroom now if you want." His smile became innocent and he showed far too much teeth for it to be convincing.

That broke her, immediately she skillfully weaved a Rune in the air, a blast of air followed as she dashed towards Tsuki with a magically reinforced punch that he easily dodged with a tilt of his head. He poked her chest and immediately she was aware that she had dropped her towel, instead of crouching and covering up her naked body, it only fuelled her anger, as she jumped back and drew a litany of runes with such speed that would make modern runemasters shrivel up and cry in shame due to them being outdone by a mere 14 year old.

What followed in the ensuing chaos was a thoroughly broken bathroom with its bathtub smashed into pieces, the pipe of the shower punctured with a fist shaped hole, the toilet bowl being uprooted and used as a projectile, Manaka lying in the bathroom floor with an elated expression and Ayaka sprawled on the floor with thin streams of blood coming out of her nose and her countenance similar to her older sister.

Downstairs Sajyou Hiroki just sighed wearily and shook his head in exasperation as he calls the repairman for the bathroom.

All in all, it can be chalked up as a normal every day morning for the family.

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"Both of you are old enough to know that you shouldn't fight in the house and yet you have done so anyway," Hiroki took a deep breath and let out an explosive sigh as he massaged the bridge of his nose "It's only nine thirty in the morning and already you dealt me a massive migraine. Well, what do you children have to say for yourselves?" His stern gaze was directed at Tsuki who was smiling wryly and Misaya who's looking at the effeminate young man with clear annoyance.

"This sexual deviant; took advantage of Manaka's innocence in the bathroom and he did it right in front of us!" Misaya snarled at the end of her sentence while Ayaka, who was still looking like a tomato, held onto her shoulder as her friend was looking like a feral dog that was about to pounce by the second.

"Now, now you shouldn't even enter the bathroom when it's occupied by someone else; it is bad manners you know." He nods his head sagely as if he's saying wisdom from the Gospel.

This time Misaya did lunge at him but Ayaka, who took hold of her friend with all her might, stopped her from potentially maiming his beloved brother. All the while, Tsuki is smiling at her serenely.

"Enough!" The shout of the patriarch of the Sajyou's resounded in the living room and the three of them flinched as they heard the anger in it, he took a few deep breaths and his composed look returned "Misaya you must understand that even though that yes what he did was shameful, that doesn't necessarily make it wrong as it is consensual, add the fact that they are couples as well, you have no right to judge them with what they do with each other… sexually." Although he tried hard to remove the uncomfortable feeling that rooted itself in his being when talking about his daughter's love life it was still made apparent in his tone of voice and the shifting of his expression to an uncomfortable one.

"Godfather, Manaka-san is an innocent maiden that would never say no to this man." Misaya had calmed down considerably after the man's shout, not used to seeing the man that treated her like his actual daughters, losing his composure in all her life.

Tsuki made a bzzt sound with matching arms shaped like an actual 'X' "That's where you're wrong Misaya, Ma-chan has said 'no' to me but it's not readily apparent because she rarely does."

The sound of heeled footsteps coming down the stairs followed by an exquisite voice halted Misaya's reply "Saya-chan there's no need to defend me, if I didn't like what Tsu-kun was doing, I would have stopped him, even if he is adamant about it." Manaka said sternly and Misaya reluctantly nodded as she backed down from the argument and dropped the subject.

Seeing that the matter was settled Hiroki spoke up "If that's settled then it's time for you four to go to the Jp's headquarters, I'm sure Hotsuin-san is already waiting for you. Misaya, Ayaka remember that your first mission is being assigned today you should not let them wait, so get your belongings and get ready for your departure." Both of them scrambled upstairs to gather their bag full of equipment for the mission.

A smirk morphed in Tsuki's lips "You really want us gone that badly huh, Hiroki-san?" Even though it was posed as a question, his tone was one of confirmation.

Hiroki's expression settled to a blank "Yes." He said with a deadpan tone. The sound of thundering footsteps coming down echoed and both Ayaka and Misaya appeared with their baggage in hand.

Tsuki just laughed, gently took Manaka's hand and walked to both Ayaka and Misaya and took hold of the heavy bags they were holding "We'll get out of your hair and leave then. Bye Hiroki-san!" All four of them waved goodbye to him and a flash of light engulfed them, in a few seconds the light and the people in it were gone.

The father of Manaka and Ayaka stood there for a moment and stared at where they have been, he laid down on the sofa they vacated "Today is Misaya and Ayaka's first mission for Jp's," He puts his hand on his eyes as his expression becomes grave "They are so eager to prove themselves that they are capable but they don't think of their safety enough for me to relax. I do hope they come home safe, supernatural incidents have been on the rise in Japan and the world as of late. I sincerely wish that this will not lead to something catastrophic in the future but if it does," Hiroki sat up, pulled out his wallet and took out two pictures in the first it was his two daughters Manaka who was five and Ayaka who was four being engulfed in a warm hug by their mother Elizabeth. The second one was containing Manaka, Tsuki, Ayaka, and Misaya, all smiling happily as they ate in the backyard of their home. "Oh Elizabeth I hope your spirit will guide those four and let them come home safely. They're all I have left in this world."

The man closed his eyes and prayed that his children will come home alive and well.

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"You're late. Most of the time you always go here at seven in the morning." Miyako looked at Tsuki with a raised eyebrow as he looks at her with his usual pristine smile.

"Manaka wanted to have a relaxation time with just the two of us. So who am I to complain if my dear cute girlfriend wants to spend more time with me?" Manaka nodded in agreement while Ayaka and Misaya blushed at remembering their 'relaxation' time.

Miyako saw Ayaka and Misaya's reaction and just shook her head, already deciding not to question what their 'relaxation' entailed so she went to other matters "Ayaka, Misaya," Both girls instinctively straightened their postures, even though their posture was already perfect, as she spoke to them "The group that you will be accompanying for the mission are already waiting for the both of you, so please follow me." She stood up from her chair and walked out of the room with the four of them following her.

"Ayaka, Miyako are you sure you don't Manaka or I to accompany you on this mission? I heard that it is a dangerous one and the both of you don't have any combat experience, the only thing that the both of you have are your training and your Magecraft." Tsuki said with unbidden worry as he looks at the two, while Manaka took a glance at them and said nothing on the matter.

The two of them looked at each other then at him and spoke in unison "Yes."

He furrowed his eyebrows and he rubbed his forehead in annoyance.

"Onii-chan I'm glad that you think of our safety but we need to do this, we want to know how we measure up to others and how our skills match up to our adversaries." Ayaka said with a serious expression.

"There is a chance that you will see death, either by your hands or by others. Are the both of you ready for the carnage that you will see when the hunt begins? Are you ready to see the dead walking among the living and feasting upon their flesh while abominations created by demented Magi wreak havoc on a community just because?" Tsuki asked as he looked at them steadily with narrowed eyes.

A long tense silence stretched as the four of them stopped on their tracks, the two of them mulling over what he said to them. True, they know that as Magi they will encounter such things in the future for their world was rife with violence everyday people die because of some crazed lunatic's machinations whether it would be from the mundane or the moonlit. Misaya and Ayaka knows that one must know firsthand to pass judgment on to something or someone, that was drilled into them by the people that helped them reach to where they are right now and now they must prove to them that their teachings were not a waste upon them to prove that they must risk their life through battles like them.

After all, Magi walk with death.

The terse silence was broken Misaya looked at him with a genuine smile "Tsuki, we appreciate your concern towards us but I think," She shakes her head "No. I know that we are ready for this. We understand why you want us away from missions such as this but we want to personally know the dangers that you and Manaka-san encounter and if proven otherwise then we will strive to become competent enough that nobody can harm us."

"Bold words coming from someone who hasn't defeated me at all when we train, even I encounter foes that are far greater and powerful than me but I use my guile to triumph against the inhuman foes that can crush me if I make a single mistake with their staggering might. Can you stand up against monsters that even veteran Enforcers and Executioners will cower away from? I highly doubt it." Tsuki said without a shred of vanity in his tone, only stating a fact that has been proven time and again.

Misaya was far from being dissuaded or angered by her jab at her abilities instead her determination only grew at his words "Then let us go, how can we prove ourselves if you don't even want to let us out of your protection? We need to know what kind of monsters are hiding in the dark, you are just making us ignorant and if we encounter a monster one day we will be caught unprepared and it will be your fault if we are lost on what to do against such a formidable adversary. As a lady and heiress of the prestigious Reiroukan I refuse to be subjected to floundering in the darkness of my ignorance." The young man grimaced and Ayaka tugged Misaya's hand for her to stop, but she ignored her and kept looking at him in the eye.

Silence drifted over them again and Ayaka broke out in cold sweat as she was left thinking on what to do if her brother disag-

"Ok then." Tsuki said with a smile and a casual wave of his hand.

The sudden shift in his demeanor threw them for a loop and then they registered what he said "What!?" Both of them shouted in disbelief.

He raised an eyebrow at them "Oh I thought you two would be happy that I agreed to your decision?" He said with a questioning look on his face.

"We are Onii-chan! It's just… I thought that you would make it hard for us or say that we should beat you first before you agree." Ayaka said with a vexed look on her.

"Haha, you watch too much anime if you think I'm going to say such a stupid line," He puts his hand on her head as she pouts and gently swivels her to the right "Now say hello to your teammates."

Ayaka caught sight of five people with amused smiles standing in the hallway that she hadn't seen before and she can honestly say that they are quite the peculiar bunch.

A blue eyed good looking young man with wavy black hair wearing a blue and white turtleneck a bunny hoodie with long rabbit like ears, blue trousers and dark navy sneakers.

On his right is a gentle looking light brown haired girl who was wearing a navy blue school uniform with a blue and white ribbon tie, black mini skirt, black medium length socks and brown shoes.

At the handsome young man's left is a teenager with stylish brown hair, who was wearing a yellow scarf, navy blue uniform similar to the girl but clearly designed for men, and a black chemise collar shirt with a blue and white tie.

In front of them is a girl who has long red hair and gray eyes, pure white scarf with black music notes and a white fur hat, a white school uniform with a skirt, long black thigh high stockings and brown shoes,

At the back of them was the last one who was a bright orange haired young woman with a white lotus on her hair and curves that made Ayaka envious she has orange eyes and wears blue rectangular glasses, long black extended silk gloves covering her whole arm and a sleeveless short black dress that goes to her creamy white thighs, shoes with high heels and she carries a long design pattern white piece of cloth that oozes out Mystery and Age like one of those artefacts that Onii-chan and Onee-sama brought when they stumbled upon an ancient castle town that was located in a tundra.

The teenager with a bunny hoodie smiled as he stepped forward "It seems you have worked out your problem so the only thing to do is to introduce ourselves to our teammates for this mission. I'll start; my name is Kuze Hibiki head of the Kuze clan and leader of our team." Hibiki said with a charming smile that would get any normal girl swoon over him.

The brown haired young man adjusts his scarf as he tried to hide the fact that he was looking at Manaka and Tsuki with a flushed face, he waves his hand and grins "Er… hi my name is Shijima Daichi, heir of the Shjima clan; I hope we can get along."

A demure voice came from the gentle looking girl "My name is Nitta Io, heiress of the Nitta clan." Io said with a reserved smile.

The long red haired girl's lips curled into a dazzling smile and waved both of her arms excitedly "Hiya! The name is Ban Airi just an average magical girl." Airi cheerfully said as she flashed them a peace sign.

The young woman with the orange hair spins in place and winks at the group "Hey there, name's Koujo Hinako dancer extraordinaire," A pause "Oh and heiress of the Kujou clan." Hinako added the last part as if it's an afterthought and gives them a smile.

Silence drifted over Ayaka and Misaya as they looked at the group with a blank expression. The silence stretched into an awkward one and even Miyako regarded them with a small amount of pity, fortunately Manaka broke the silence.

"You guys are weird." Manaka said with a pure smile and her expression was of utmost innocent amusement like that of a child. The five of them looked at her with raised eyebrows.

Airi's eyebrow twitched "Uhhh… Hinako did she just compliment us or insult us?" Hinako just shrugged at her question also feeling lost when she didn't even detect something akin to mockery in the adorable girl's tone and Airi's vexed expression only grew when Manaka giggled.

"Oh I'm sorry if it came out like that but it was a compliment. You can take it as a fond feeling whenever you see something amusing. Isn't that right Tsu-kun?" Manaka said with a sunny look as she wrapped her arms around his.

Tsuki let out a chuckle "I agree Ma-chan," He lays his hand on Ayaka and Misaya's shoulder and poke their cheeks "Now Ayaka, Misaya it would be rude if you don't introduce yourselves, when they have."

That snapped them out of their stupor and Misaya cleared her throat as she composed herself "Forgive me it seems I forgot my manners. My name is Reiroukan Misaya, heiress of the Reiroukan family; I'm looking forward on seeing what power the clans of Jp's have to be the protector of Japan." She lifts up the ends of her red sundress and curtsies while sending them a challenging smile.

Ayaka's lips curled into a small smile and adjust her glasses when they looked at her "Sajyou Ayaka daughter of Sajyou Hiroki and little sister of Sajyou Manaka and Akari Tsuki."

Hibiki perked up when he heard Tsuki's name "Pardon me Sajyou-san but you mentioned Akari-san and Miyako said that he will be here, I am quite inclined to meet him so I could thank him regarding his meritorious services to Jp's and Japan as a whole," He stopped when he saw the white haired young woman looking at him with mirth "Did I say something to amuse you, milady?" He said with a tone of curiosity and a cocked eyebrow.

"Oh no, it's just, I'm flattered that someone personally wants to thank me for the missions that I have done for Jp's." Tsuki's grinned as he saw the confusion in his eyes.

"What but I'm-" Tsuki's grin stretched into a manic one when understanding lit up on Hibiki's eyes.

Hibiki looked at Miyako, who was trying to hide her amused smile, with an irritated look "Miyako you told me that Tsuki is a male."

Miyako covered her growing smile with her gloved hand "I did."

Seeing her prolonging it Hibiki went to the heart of the matter "Why did you tell me he's a boy when clearly she is not?"

"Are you implying that I lied to you?" Her amusement can be plainly heard on her tone.

"Yes." Hibiki all but shouted.

"I did not."

"What! Look at her Miyako and tell me that a beautiful lady like that can be called a man." His eyebrow twitched when Miyako just let out a laugh.

Suddenly, loud laughter erupted from Tsuki who collapsed with laughter, those who know him just looked at him with amusement and the others with a questioning look, it took a while before it tapered off and left him wheezing and inhaling for air. After a minute he stood up shakily as he was being held by Manaka.

"Miyako didn't lie to you Kuze-san." Tsuki said to him with a smirk.

"Then… you really are a man?" His disbelief was palpable as the rest of his friends who are displaying varying degrees of shock in their features.

"Oh, do you want some kind of proof, Kuze-kun?" Tsuki winked at him with a playful expression and Hibiki resembled a tomato as he sputtered.

"No no no no, Akari-san, I'll take your word for it." Hibiki said with a tired and defeated expression.

Tsuki was about to tease him again but Miyako took pity on him and saved him from further embarrassment "Hibiki take your team and head to Okinawa, once you land contact me and I will provide you with further instructions depending on the situation, any questions?" Hibiki shook his head "Then gather your gear and wait in the lobby. I'll talk to Ayaka and Misaya before they go." Miyako said with a clinical tone and expression as she crossed her arms under her bust.

Hibiki blinked at the request but complied. He and his friends went to get their equipment while Ayaka and Misaya stayed at Miyako's behest.

When they were no longer in sight Miyako's expression shifted into a worried one as she looked at the both of them "Ayaka, Misaya I know that you would not be dissuaded from your course so I would advise extreme caution and to tread lightly while in the duration of the mission. Intel suggests that there are several Magi groups that were spotted in Okinawa and based on their profiles all of them are rogue," Her expression became stern as she looked at the two "So do not hesitate in killing them for they will not. Is that understood?"

Ayaka's face twisted into a grimace at the thought of killing but nodded in acceptance and Misaya only let out a hum of agreement.

Miyako scrutinized them for a while before letting out a small sigh "Then say your farewells to Tsuki and Manaka. Your flight is an hour away and all of you need to be in Okinawa in the afternoon."

"Onii-chan, onee-sama we will return with our heads held high." Ayaka said with a determined glint on her eyes.

"And when we return you will acknowledge us that we can take care of ourselves." Misaya huffed as she saw Tsuki and Manaka's amused look.

"Then if you have said your piece then it's time for you to get a move on," Tsuki gently pushed them to Miyako "Good luck the both of you." He said with a sombre tone while Manaka bade them farewell with a wave of her hand.

Ayaka and Misaya turned their back on them and followed Miyako as she led them out.

Silence enveloped Tsuki and Manaka as they watched Ayaka, Misaya and Miyako leave.

It was broken when a sigh came from Tsuki "You think they will be okay Ma-chan?"

"They will Tsu-kun you know how strong they became when they trained with Miyako. So have a little faith in them." Manaka said with assurance and her ever present immaculate smile on her lovely lips.

"Manaka is right Tsuki. Both of them are quite formidable in their own right. I would know since you begged me to personally train them to my standards." Miyako said with an imperious look as she walked towards them.

Tsuki's smile twitched "I didn't beg, I asked a favour, there's a huge difference between them."

The purple eyed young woman ignored him "Your words when you begged me were 'Please train Ayaka and Misaya, I'll do anything you want done perfectly, if you make them stronger!' afterwards you performed a Dogeza in front of me, I have to admit it was such a fitting image of you to be bowing down to me!" Her eyes widened and her cheeks flushed red as she realized what she blurted out. Tsuki looked at her with an amused smile while Manaka tilted her head questioningly.

"My my Miyako it seems your inner nature is surfacing, it would be best if you push it down," The white haired young man moved in a blur and in a blink of an eye he was already behind Miyako hugging her intimately with his arms around her and his lips just a hair's breadth away from her ear "Before I push you down." He said sensually, Miyako became beet red and shivered as his breath ghosted over her and then she remembered that she was being hugged by him.

"You pervert!" She lashed out with a kick but it was dodged with ease as he pirouetted back to Manaka laughing all the way.

The adorable girl just purse her lips as she voiced her question "What do you mean by 'push her down' Tsu-kun? Are the two of you going to fight?" Her innocent inquiry stopped the both of them and they both laughed fondly at Manaka's innocence while said girl was pouting at them cutely.

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Okinawa the largest of the Ryukyu Islands is easily one of the most beautiful places in Japan due to its beaches, temperate weather, and numerous tourist attractions such as nature parks, museums and historical sites. It would be an excellent vacation spot and I would immediately lie down on the beach to bathe in the sun's rays.

Sadly, I'm not here for a vacation, just an extermination mission for a bunch of idiotic rogue Magi. Hahhh I wish I could just relax and let my body rest on the beach.

A tug on my hand took me from my thoughts and saw Ayaka giving me a questioning look.

"You seem down Misaya."

I waved my hand lazily "Oh it's just I wanted to lounge around on the beach. Every spare time we have is either used up training with Miyako-senpai or furthering our research in Magecraft, Tsuki is such a slave driver always saying 'if you want to be exceptional then transcend the limitations of modern humans and join me in training!' It's a wonder that my skin is still smooth and white, with all the bruises and scrapes that we got from our brutal training." I sigh wearily as I lean at Aya-chan's side.

"Well we were the ones that wanted the training Misaya," Ayaka cleans her gun as she talks "Besides we came out stronger than ever right?"

My nose puckered into distaste as I take in the sight of her gun "Why do you even use such a thing? Firearms has no grace when used, they just emit a loud bark, like a dog's" The word firearm was spat with such venom Ayaka thought that the gun itself would melt.

The cerulean eyed girl assembled her sniper rifle and put rounds on its internal magazine before looking at me with exasperation "Come now Misaya you know how useful guns are. Onii-chan mentioned how much useful a gun is in combat, especially in the moonlit world where Magi always think that those that come after them fight 'fairly'… or as fair as dubious rogue Magi are. Besides, I love using guns as my weapons they're efficient unlike your old naginata" The smooth sound of the bolt closing brought a small smile at Ayaka's lips.

I rolled my eyes at her and she reciprocated with a wry smile "My naginata is a hundred times more powerful than your pea shooters," Quickly standing up the ko-naginata expertly spun in my hands and I thumped the end of it in the floor, its thump echoing throughout the room "This naginata was owned by Gozen Tomoe who fought in the Genpei War with Minamoto no Yoshinaka those guns of yours will never compare with its power!"

"True," Ayaka acquiesced with a nod "But that doesn't mean it can't grow to such. You remember what Onii-chan did to you when you trained right," The memory of that event made me shiver in terror "So you do remember."

I shake my head in frustration "I refuse to acknowledge that thing as a firearm!"

A small giggle can be heard from Ayaka "That's because it isn't. It's the combination of technology and Magecraft that onii-chan has painstakingly researched for years and it has bore fruit as expected of my amazing onii-chan." The sound of adoration can be clearly heard from Ayaka's voice and I just smiled as she gushed over her brother.

"You really love your brother huh?" An amused voice suddenly interjected.

The sound of the voice made Misaya and Ayaka turn around and they suddenly remembered that there were other people in the room namely: Hinako, Airi, Daichi and Io.

Hinako, the one who spoke, smiled at them slyly and Ayaka turned red "Of course I love my brother but not in the way that you think." Ayaka said with a flustered expression but based on Hinako's continued amused smile she wasn't convinced in the slightest.

There was something about these two that were familiar ever since I saw them something has been wriggling about on the back of my head, it's as if I saw and heard of them before.

I narrowed my eyes on Hinako and Airi. That orange hair and curvy body, the red hair and small but charming body "Wait a minute," I gave them a once over and backed away as I recognized them "I knew you two were familiar, the both of you are the AiHina stars."

That's right. At school I heard my classmates playing their songs and performances. I have to admit, their songs are quite good and their performances are spectacular with Hinako's enchanting dances and Airi's upbeat and refreshing playing of the piano.

Airi looked pleasantly surprised at me figuring out their identities "Oh, are you a fan then? If you want I can sign my name on your naginata." She produced a pen out of nowhere and stepped forward with a large smile.

"Please get away from me lest you want to be skewered." I pointed my naginata at her but she stepped forward heedless of my weapon.

Thankfully Hinako pulled her back by the scarf and saved her from being impaled "Airi! What did I tell you about being overbearing?" Hinako said with a chiding tone and expression.

"That I shouldn't be and it will make the fans uncomfortable and scared." Airi said with a blank tone as she pouts.

Hinako pats her covered head and shoots me a smile "That's right, so you still want that autograph?"

"I admit that your music is good but I wouldn't call myself a fan of yours." I looked down at her, and upturned my nose. Resulting to Airi visibly wilting with Hinako consoling her but I paid it no mind.

"Can you tell us why you would talk to us? Surely you have something in mind other than to just talk?" At her smile I concluded that yes that was the reason "Are you serious?" The disbelief in my voice was palpable.

"Well we don't have much to do aside from waiting for Hibiki to finish his meeting with Miyako. Soooo… yeah Airi and I wanted to get to know the both of you." Hinako stuck her tongue out cutely and Airi nodded in agreement.

Sighing I look at Ayaka who just shrugged indifferently "I suppose. What do you want to know?"

Minutes passed by as the girls talked about any topics they could think of. At first Ayaka and Misaya were leery of their intentions but as their talk progressed into more mundane things like 'Misaya your hair is so shiny. How can I get mine like that?' and 'Ayaka you look so mature in those glasses unlike BakaHina over there.' Both of them enjoyed their talks with the two girls and by the time Hibiki finished with his meeting he saw the four of them giggling.

"Did your brother seriously blow up a castle?" Airi put her two hands on her mouth to stop her laughter from spilling over.

"He did, Onee-sama, Misaya and I were there to act as guards for the rear but thirty minutes later he ran out firing his rocket launcher at the entrance of the dungeon, before we could ask why. He carried us out of the castle while babbling about 'Tentacle monsters going to taint the purity of the girls!' And then he blew the whole castle up with his military grade explosives!" Ayaka said as she laughed and wiped away the tears that gathered in her eyes.

I smiled fondly as I recall that event "Oh yes I remember that! I never saw Tsuki run so fast even with his Reinforced legs," My eyes caught Hinako and Airi looking at us with a blank look "What? Why are you looking at us like that?"

"Er… Ayaka did you just say tentacle monsters?" Ayaka nodded and both of them grimace in disgust.

Misaya was about to ask them what bothered them but Hibiki immediately intervened sensing the direction of the topic treading dangerous waters.

He clapped his hands to gather their attention "Everybody ready your equipment, we're going to the mountains. Intel suggests that there is increased traffic around the mountains that are not civilian or military; moreover our sensors have spotted groups of individuals with large reserves of Od who have crossed the boundary of the foot of the mountain, so it could very well be the rogue Magi that we are hunting. That's the end of the report, any questions?" Hibiki took their silence as their answer "Then meet me at the exit." He hurriedly walks out of there, with Daichi and Io slowly following, unnerved by the grouped girls steely gaze on him.

The four of them looked at the direction he walked out (read: fled) and looked at each other "Putting aside that peculiar man. Why are the both of you looked positively repulsed by the idea of tentacles? I myself find them disgusting but you two look absolutely disgusted" I asked with a hint of curiosity due to their peculiar reaction with Ayaka nodding in agreement.

Hinako and Airi silently deliberated the pros and cons of breaking their innocence, not even a couple of seconds passed they made a decision.

They stood up and ran towards the exit, leaving Ayaka and I blinking in surprise due to their abrupt departure.

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Hiking through a mountain is a tedious task even more so when it is being done at night I pity those people who do. Unfortunately I am one of those people and with the cold air in the mountain, I am shivering and feeling rightfully irritated. Thankfully Ayaka and I were at the back of the Jp's team that will assist the seven of us, so thankfully they can't see me in such a distasteful state.

"Misaya you're shivering. Just take my sweater I have Formalcraft sigils on my blouse underneath so I don't need it." Ayaka said with a begging tone. Truly Ayaka is such a sweet and thoughtful friend, but I have my pride as a noblewoman and that means not taking Ayaka's snug and homely sweater.

"No, I will not have you disrobe in front of all these people just so I could be comfortable. Now please drop it Aya-chan." Of course I wouldn't say the real reason why. My pride won't allow it.

Ayaka opened her mouth ready to argue but a wave of uneasiness wafted through us and we were instantly on guard. The rest of the team didn't and they were caught unprepared when a corpse lunged with its teeth bare, ready to tear into the flesh of the unsuspecting Jp's member near it.

A shot echoed around the clearing and the corpse fell. A distortion appeared in the treeline and it revealed skeletons and corpses that poured out of the treeline in droves. Reinforcing my legs I dashed towards the front. My slender and formidable ko-naginata spun in my hands and met no resistance as I effortlessly beheaded two of those abominations in one swing.

Our actions broke the shock of our allies and they immediately bared their weapons fangs on the enemies that suddenly appeared. Shots rang out and the enchanted guns tore through the reanimated flesh of the undead like paper even the skeletons were dismantled with precision, the soldiers targeted the cores in their chest and easily breaking the bone casing protecting it with their bullets.

Dancing in the midst of the undead, Hinoka weaved through them, punching and kicking with inhuman grace and speed, blood erupting in all sides as she shattered the skulls with a single hit. At her side Airi moved slower than Hinako but it was offset by her producing lightning with but a flick of her wrist easily boiling or incinerating the heads of the reanimated fleshy remains, the bone soldiers stood no chance as her lightning tore through the bones protecting the core with impunity, easily destroying it.

Hibiki commanded the troops of Jp's with ease even as he dove through the chaos with his katana slashing apart his foes effortlessly. At the Jp's group Daichi guarded Io as he shot down the walking dead with impeccable aim using his old timey rifle and those that came near him were pierced or slashed apart by the uncannily sharp bayonet attached to his rifle. While Io produced spells of astounding magnitude of quality and quantity with her talismans, easily taking scores of them in one spell. Her control in using it was phenomenal as one of her fire spells engulfed her targets and the flames raced to the trees but she immediately halted the flames with a wave of her hand.

Ayaka gunned her enemies down with a rain of lead, each of her shot finding their marks. The ones who came near her were sliced apart by the water that hovered over her its keen sharper than enchanted reinforced steel the blue glow it exuded responded with the bracelet that she wore and in an instant it formed a water wall in front of her, protecting her from a fireball that came from the tree line. She lets go of her carbine and raises her sniper rifle, with speed surpassing those of normal humans she spotted, aimed and shot through a small hole she made in her water wall; her targets head missing and his body collapsing shortly after.

As soon as the rogue Magi came into play, things got bloody for Jp's as most of the soldiers that survived relatively unscathed were killed or heavily injured by the spells being hurled around by the Magi from all sides.

Seeing his comrades dying and a new enemy appearing on their flanks and rear, Hibiki ordered Hinako and Airi to the left, me to the rear and the rest of them to go forward as he dashed through the right to cut down anybody he came in contact with, the spells hurtling towards him sliced in the middle and dissipating them, he faced his left palm to the enemies and a shot of concentrated mana raced through his targets and tore them apart with the ensuing explosion.

I dashed through the rear and saw Ayaka shooting at the combined forces of the Magi and their remaining familiars. I pumped Magical Energy into my legs and the ground that I stood on cracked at the force of my step easily becoming a blur to the Magi, I didn't even hesitate in ending their pathetic lives with a swift flick of my naginata that sent their heads soaring through the air, I flitted through them and sliced them apart perfectly and those who tried to fight back were met by slashes that sent their limbs flying off to different directions and their blood spilling all over the ground. I drew the runes for earth and spikes of rock pierced the remaining Magi's abdomens and hoisted them up in midair. The sound of their agony fills the air, their screams of pain melody to my ears, like those of a singing of an angel and I couldn't stop my lips from spreading into a smile. The screams faded abruptly and I looked at Ayaka who was holding a handgun and my smile turned into a slight frown.

"Ayaka you shouldn't have wasted your bullets on those trash, they were going to die anyway." Ayaka glanced at me and gave me a disapproving look.

"Onii-chan would be disappointed when he learns that you wasted your prana on something so petty as to torture somebody."

"True it is petty, but seeing such worthless worms squirming and screaming for their lives brings shivers down my spine," I walked past Ayaka and kneel down beside the crying Magus that is trying to crawl to safety with both of her hands and half of her legs missing courtesy of me "Like this worm here." The Magus sobbed harder as she saw me beside her.

"Oh don't cry worm, your beautiful face is being marred by all these tears," I wiped the tears from her cheeks and took hold of her bloodied chin, a comforting warm green glow emanating from my hand while her eyes became unfocused "Now tell me dear, if you want this pain to end you just need to tell me what I want to know. Is that understood?" She didn't speak and I slapped her harshly leaving a stinging red mark on her face "Speak when you are spoken to worm, lest you want your pain to become tenfold and incur my wrath!" She nodded fervently and answered 'yes' "Good, now tell me where is your leader? This ramshackle of a strategy you used on us was orchestrated by someone and it's not any of you imbeciles who did that. So tell me who did."

The Magus took in a shallow breath before she spoke "Branch Master Ulysses Payne, he heads the operation of the East Asia Bureau."

"What is this Bureau you are speaking of?" This mission is getting more interesting by the moment and it seems Ayaka is of the same thought with her focusing entirely on the dying woman before us.

Her body shuddered violently before I poured in more Healing Magecraft to stabilise her. She coughed up blood before she spoke "The Bureau is something that is spread internationally, when we are recruited we weren't told anything about The Bureau its goals, their leaders, central headquarters, anything about it are unknown or the other branches locations for that matter. Our leader could be the only one who does." Her tone became increasingly blank.

I caressed her cheek letting the warm glow wash over her "Tell me about this Ulysses Payne his abilities, personality and his location."

"He is an arrogant but powerful necromancer he was the one who constructed the familiars that attacked your group, he made them as part of his personal army and he made more of them when he saw the wards, his arrogance is justified because he has the abilities to back it up often ruling our group with an iron hand always forcing us to do his bidding and…" She started to glow an eerie purple and a hex mark in the shape of a disfigured rectangle appeared on her forehead as she thrashed her head around screaming all the while.

"A silence hex, how quaint, let's see if you are good as she says." I analysed the hex and in less than five seconds I easily found how to deactivate it and I was left feeling disappointed "It seems this master of yours is a disappointment; now please tell me the location of his hideout."

Her breathing became faint indicative of her near death "Near the crest of the mountain he built his workshop on the far side of the holy shrine, one that he cannot enter due to it being barred by a powerful Bounded Field and it is surrounded by angry powerful wraiths on the outside of the field I thought he would leave them be, due to them being too powerful but to our surprise he went back and subdued them and used them to construct his greatest creation and succeeded." The woman paused as the pool of blood that poured out of her trickled into drops.

"What is it?" I stopped pouring prana in her knowing it would be just a waste of energy.

"A… Gashadokuro." Saying her final piece her eyes glazed over as her life left her body.

Ayaka and I looked at each other in worry as we processed what she said. Gashadokuro's are gargantuan skeletons taller than four story houses that are notorious for killing and eating lone travellers who are just crossing the road and they gained infamy when the daughter of Taira Masakado, Takiyasha-hime, summoned one to assault the ancient city of Kyoto, the seat of imperial power of ancient Japan, during her rebellion she failed in capturing it but the damage she has done was catastrophic to both infrastructure and the lives of both civilians and soldiers of the city and most of it was due to the Gashadokuro's raw strength and its supposed invincibility and invisible capabilities.

From what the Sajyou's and Reiroukan's have gathered about the ancient monsters of Japan the Gashadokuro isn't classified as a Phantasmal Species. They are something that evolved from the angry spirits of humans and as they fused together they formed the Gashadokuro. A malevolent spirit formed by the hungry ghosts of victims of famine and soldiers who weren't given a proper burial and they seek the living to satiate their hunger and having their victim join their twisted search of purpose as one of them. Fortunately, if there is a Gashadokuro, then we can kill it with our weapons.

The sounds of combat were absent for a while now and there are no signs of the Jp's team in our immediate vicinity making us more wary.

"Ayaka we need to warn the group before they are caught unprepared." I said in a commanding tone and Ayaka nodded in agreement as she holster her handgun, cocks the bolt of her sniper rifle open to put additional ammo on the barrel closing it with a smooth sound and takes the carbine that the floating water held, she dried the stock with a bit of heat and she cocked the firing lever with a satisfying clink judging by her smile.

We took off sprinting towards where the bulk of the Jp's team went and the trees we passed by were a blur to us as we raced through the rocky road of the mountain pathway the cold air of the mountain whipped through our adrenaline filled body cooling us with its chill.

The appearance of fog intensified as we neared our location but something tells me that this is not natural. Not even a second later, a sound of teeth chattering and bones rattling caught our attention and Ayaka and I slowed to a halt, both of us vigilantly surveying our surroundings with our backs to each other.

Suddenly I felt a creeping in my bones, it resonated with my primal instincts sounding an alarm, telling me whatever it was; it was going to kill me if I don't dodge right now. I agreed with my instinct and pumped prana into my legs and jumped away just in time to see a large bone white hand crashing where we stood.

I turned around and what I saw sent shivers down my spine. Standing at approximately 24 ft. was a bone white skeleton with its skull set in a sinister smile as it looked at her its hollow eye sockets were filled with a mockery of a human's eyes with small bone white balls on the left and right and a black dot on the center of it, its ribs are protecting the bones wrapped around the black beating core made of… something that can only be called materialized hatred, its feeling of malevolence permeating the surroundings almost as if its palpable and its bony hands and feet were sharp and I easily surmised that being hit or slashed by that will be detrimental to my health.

The feeling of dread intensified as its whole frame shook when a semblance of a booming mocking laugh came from it and Ayaka, who was beside me, gripped her gun so hard that her knuckles turned white.

I stepped forward, took in a deep breath and looked at the monster with my piercing red eyes. The gesture garnered its attention and it lowered its skull to look at me closely.

"My name is Reiroukan Misaya, listen well foul spirit for I will be your vanquisher. When I am done with you not even a single part will remain in this material world and you will pass on to become my slave," I rolled down the sleeves of my white dress and raised my right arm as the black Magic Crest of my family pulsed to life, the eerie moans of the spirits trapped within it comforting to my ears and bringing me a calm feeling and it seems even the giant skeleton was affected by it with its smile vanishing being replaced with a frown "Now prepare yourself for your second death!" The wind shifted as I drew a multitude of runes enhancing my strength, speed, agility, durability and strength of the ko-naginata in my hands and firing balls of fire in its head, the fireballs connected and it charged out of the smoke unscathed from my attack.

My red lips morphed into a smirk and I reciprocated the charge with my own, with my boosted speed I bolted towards its large right foot and pivoted around it. My naginata dug into its ankle but to my surprise it got stuck before I can sever the bone completely and with a speed that belies its size, its huge fist came hurtling down as soon as it saw my naginata digging into its foot. I dodged the attack but the shockwave threw debris all around scattering sharp stones in the process making me cough up the dust that I inhaled.

Ayaka went to the tree line and shot her sniper rifle to its core. The bullet broke through the surface of the protection but it stopped halfway on its second layer and the giant looked at her with a snarl, I capitalized on it being distracted and leaped near its foot ready to cut off the rest of the ankle but I was irritated to see the part I cut has healed. My fingers danced in the air and I slammed my hands to the ground the runes for earth became alive and actualized.

Large chunks of blunt thick rocks erupted from the ground and easily broke through the right foot of the Gashakoduro. It surprised me for a moment seeing how quickly and easily it damaged the animated skeleton. The undead skeleton averted its attention from Ayaka to me due to his right foot being impaled with multiple chunks of rock and reared back its other leg a kick. Thinking quickly I drew the rune for earth and enchanted my weapon with it, I drove my weapon to the ankle and it cut through with ease then I jumped away.

With nothing to support the weight of the large undead it was about to topple over but it seems it has a semblance of intelligence as it used its two hands to support its weight. It reared back its head and spat out a billowing clouds of fog easily masking its large presence.

'Damn it, I can't see two feet in front of me!' My head looked all around trying to find Ayaka or that irritating lumbering skeleton ninja, I gripped the naginata as my instincts sounded their alarms and I jumped to the left, but its large hands has too much coverage and a finger from its right hand left a deep gash on my left arm. The blood already spilling on the floor, I tried to heal it but I keep getting interrupted by its sneak attacks.

'If this keeps up I'm going to die of blood loss,' I ducked from an incoming hand swipe and rolled to the right to dodge the other one before I could retaliate its presence was concealed by the mist once again 'Curse this infernal fog, it keeps hiding that bloody monster.' I felt its presence once again and I was about to dodge but an explosion suddenly set off behind me and the resulting concussive blast rocketed me away from danger but leaving me tumbling to the ground clutching my profusely bleeding arm and confusion from rolling around several times. Several concussive blasts followed and the fog was being swept away by the blasts and I saw the Gashadokuro missing several parts of its body, notably its arms, one leg, and parts of its ribs but it is quickly regenerating.

Something was hurled towards it and as it entered the space between its ribs a bright explosion came afterwards that blew away the remaining ribs and most of the protective casing of the core.

Ayaka wasted no time as she jumped towards the defenceless monster, water formed around her and its shaped into that of spears she sent them careening towards the unprotected core and with a careless throw a canister of something tumbled into the core and she quickly jumped away from it.

What resulted was an even larger explosion of… water? The core was completely obliterated and I felt the souls trapped in it were automatically gathered by the Magic Crest on my uninjured arm. The large bones of the monster disintegrating to dust as the medium that held it to the world was no more.

Seeing that the Gashadokuro was truly defeated Ayaka ran towards me, eyeing me with genuine concern on her features.

"Misaya how's your wound?" Ayaka said with a fretting tone.

"Oh don't worry about it Aya-chan I already healed most of it while you were fighting that thing." True it is a blessing that she held down that ferocious beast as I healed myself, of course that was thoroughly unpleasant as I felt the accelerated pace of my skin knitting back together. At least my skin is still unblemished; having such a huge ugly scar on my beautiful skin would leave me weeping.

"How did you even see that creature in all that fog, Ayaka?

She pointed at her head and I saw a small contraption with a scope "This is a thermal imaging scope I can see the heat that emanated from the core so I just guessed where to throw my grenades and voila scattered pieces of bone." Her cheerful tone as she described her victory wasn't enough to assuage my headache.

"So that contraption of yours helped you achieve victory, well I must admit if you haven't I would surely be in dire straits right now," I dusted off my dress as I stood up and picked up my naginata "Thank you, Aya-chan." Hugging her tightly Ayaka was caught off guard but she returned with one of hers.

We stayed in that position for a moment and separated ourselves with bright smiles on our lips.

"Seems you beat that hunk of bones as well; good job girls!" A familiar voice rang through the air.

I look behind Ayaka and saw Airi and Hinako, looking ruffled and a bit injured but otherwise fine, the both of them were running towards us.

"A Gashadokuro attacked you too?" Ayaka asked for confirmation.

Airi nodded fervently "Yeah, that giant creepy skeleton just jumped out of nowhere and started to attack us," She made a face of disgust that made her look cuter "Seriously, it's like a creepy stalker with all those ninja moves it pulled off so I incinerated that black thing in its chest with my lightning." A spark of electricity went off in her fingers and I wisely decided not to touch her hands in the immediate future.

"Have you seen the others?" My question was met with two shakes of the head "Then we need to move forward the others should be near the shrine of the mountain."

"What's up with the shrine?" Hinako asked with a noticeable edge on her tone that contrasted with her smile.

"I interrogated one of the Magi that attacked us; she said that their Branch Master, Ulysses Payne, should be on the far side of the shrine inside his workshop. We don't know if he has anymore guards but we have to assume he does and the Jp's team is in danger of meeting with him head on in his own territory." The grim tone of my voice made the perpetual smiling idols frown.

"Then we have to hurry and-" A large explosion cut off what she about to say and we were treated with the site of a huge flame erupting near the summit.

The four of us looked at each other and ran towards the series of explosions that was surely heard by everybody.

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End Notes: This chapter will be an Omake instead of a profile of the characters. The chapters that are in the Omake are part of the story and remember its part side story of characters and the behind the scenes events of the main story. So I hope you enjoy!

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Omake: Manaka's Making Friends Pt.1

1 year ago

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"It's so lonely when Tsuki's not here. I wish I didn't take this stupid job." A teenager with blond hair and an ethereal visage was lamenting her fate as she traversed a dark path towards a lake upon it, is a castle made of marble that stands as the backdrop in the unnatural blackness of the night.

There was a reason why it was like that, for you see this castle is inside a territory of Dead Apostles or vampires if you will and they have taken this land for their own.

If you're wondering why a teenage girl is wondering all by her lonesome, then you don't know Manaka Sajyou.

As Manaka trudges through the stone steps she hears the sounds of combat and being the always curious girl she is. She walks towards the sounds with a hurried pace and sees a large group of vampires facing off with one person who was wielding a very large sword. Manaka could feel the anger of the person with every swing of his sword his shout is as feral as it gets. Manaka likens it to an angry shriek of a bat and Manaka dislikes bats.

The person cuts down every Apostle in his path, as he swung his sword clumps of malice spread across the air and killing the lesser Apostles as it passed through them. The anger in it too much for them to handle, causing them to die. He hurriedly climbs the wall with an enraged expression; something that Manaka thinks is his default expression.

The blue eyed girl was about to follow but she noticed a second person on the edge of her senses and this one was human. She tilted her head left and right continuously, as she makes a decision, then her features brightened as she thought of an idea.

She skipped towards the gates of the castle and as she looked at the gargantuan gate up close she held her palms at the gates and cutely invoked.

"[Arashi]!" The voice of Manaka echoed and flames hotter than the lowest level of hell was summoned as a raging inferno and the gate immediately turned to ash and the nearby stone masonry turned into goop as the temperature was too much for them to handle while Manaka wasn't bothered at all.

She dismissed it and the air under her lifted her up and she twirled in midair as she gently glided down the inside of the castle.

The interior of the castle was a thing to behold… That would be the case if the mundane saw it but Manaka saw things that would make the mundane or the oldest of the moonlit eat their family for a chance of seeing a glimpse of what she has seen.

Her smile waned as she saw groups of Dead and Apostles coming to her. She waved her hand, the bracelet with a crystal snowflake shined and a mystery of everlasting frost emerged in the air, easily engulfing and killing them all in the ice they are trapped in, all of this happened in just two seconds.

The air became frigid but it didn't matter to Manaka because she has the coat that her beloved has given her so all will be well. She resumed her travel and decided to finish her mission quickly so she can spend more time with her Tsu-kun.

As she left, the human, that Manaka sensed, arrived in front of the remnants of the gate and raised an eyebrow in surprise as she took in the destruction around her. The regal looking woman walked around the gate and felt the air becoming frigid as she looked around she saw hundreds of statues made of ice she punched one of the statues heads with her Holy Mithril gauntlet and saw chunks of flesh that became frozen.

She hurries her pace as she ponders who in the world has done that much destruction and through it all. Instead of feeling fear or trepidation, a savage smile crosses her luscious lips, all she can feel was excitement.

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Omake: Manaka's Making Friends Pt. 1

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