Chapter 6: Triple Trouble

Tengu City's Street. 6 June...

Kazoki was standing in the middle of the street with crossed arms. He didn't have a good start today. He wake up late today, and apparently, Tenka has forgotten to wait for him. So he decided run to the School. Only run into an annoying face. "What are you doing here, Tokisaki?"

"Ara-Ara~ You don't seem happy to see me."

In front of Kazoki was Kurumi, the transfer student. However, her apparence is different. She wear a dress of color red and black. Her hair were in twin tail style, and the bang that hide her left eye was gone, showing a golden...clock?

Kazoki frown. "I asked you a question."

Kurumi shake her head amused. "So serious. A boy of your age should think about having fun, usually."

"The only time i have fun is when i'm not bothered by a random idiot." Kazoki said annoyed.

Kurumi cocked her head. "Ara? It sound like you're insulting me."

Kazoki shrug. "You say it, not me."

Kurumi was quite for a moment. This wasn't what she was expecting. She was already aware that Kazoki was familiar with Spirits. However, when she decided to see him, she didn't expect to see him being so...calm. It's almost like he didn't care about the situation.

Nevertheless, she was here for a reason.

"I actually wanted to talk about you're Inversed Spirit's Friend." Kurumi stated with a little smile. "Tenka, was it?"

"What about her?"

"You may already know this, but i'm aware of the Inversed Spirit." Kurumi explained. "And from what i learned about them, they are mostly feeling negative Emotions and are instable...however, when i saw her with you, she was...different. Not to mention that outside of Yatogami-san, you are the only person with who she actually listen to. So it got me curious."

Kazoki rose a eyebrow. "So?"

Kurumi smile. "So maybe you could tell me how did you manage to...tame her?"

"You talk like she was a Animal." Kazoki roll his eyes. "I just treat her like i treat everyone else. Nothing special about this."

"The fact that an Inversed Spirit didn't kill a Normal Human is not what i would call 'Nothing'."

Kazoki sigh annoyed. "Just ask her yourself. Nothing stop you from doing so."

Kurumi put a finger on her chin. "Actually...i'm afraid it won't be possible."

Kazoki tilted his head. "Why's that?"

Kurumi put both of her hands under her chin and smile. "Because as we speak...the School is-"

"Oh! I forgot! Thanks for reminding me!" Kazoki remember he was late and run past Kurumi, much to her shock and confusion.

"W-Wait!" Kurumi turn around and try to reach him. Kazoki ignore her and keep running. "...Oh well, he will find out when he arrive." She cross her arms. "Still though, a Human who is not afraid of Spirits...how strange."

Raizen High School...

Kazoki look up from the School. "...So that what she mean."

The entier School...was gone.

Kazoki cocked his head. "Where is it?"

"Somewhere else."

Kazoki turn around and see Kurumi walking toward him. "It's concurently trapped in a place where no Human should be able to survive."

Kazoki rose a eyebrow. "And you did it, because?"

"You see, not to long ago, Shido claimed that he wanted to save me, despite the horrible things i've done." Kurumi explained as she stop in front of Kazoki. "So i decided to make him take it all back...by putting his loved one in danger."

"So you want to play the Villain just to prove a point?" Kazoki frown. "That sad if anyone ask me."

"In contrary, it's make thing interesting." Kurumi place a hand on Kazoki's torso. "I want to see how he will fare against me when we fight on the School."

Kazoki titled his head. "Wait a minute...how can you fight him if you here?"

Kurumi smile...before a vortex appear behind her and show another Kurumi. "I have the ability to make Clone of myself. Which mean that i can be anywhere at once."

"...Cool."

Kurumi lose her smile and became confuse. "...Cool? I just told you that i plan to put everyone in danger, and all you have to say is 'Cool?'."

Kazoki shrug. "Whatever."

Kurumi frown. "...What is wrong with you? Does all of this seem...boring to you? You are the strangest Human i have ever seeing."

"Coming from the Spirit who want to hurt people just to prove that she's Evil, i take that as a compliment." Kazoki said before he walk away, only to stop when Kurumi grap his wrist. Kazoki look at her annoyed. "What? This is my only day off and i want to enjoy it."

Kurumi look at him. "Don't you want to save your friends? Do you even care about them?"

Kazoki frown before he snatch his wrist out of her grip. "You're supposed to be a Villain, right? Which mean that this should mean nothing to you. Personaly, i really dislike hypocrite. However, what i hate more then hypocrite..."

He glare at her with anger. "It's people who lying to themself!"

Kurumi flinched for a second. Kazoki ignore it. "...To answer to you're question, i'm not too worried about it. Because i know that they're going to defeat you."

Kurumi cross her arms. "And why's that?"

"Because they have Tenka with them." Kazoki answered simply. "And she's the strongest person i know. Even if you have clones by your side, i doubt that you can defeat her so easily. You plan failed before it started."

"I'm wouldn't be so sure."

"!!" Kazoki and Kurumi look to the side...before Kurumi was shooted in the chest, much to their shock.

Tengu City Building's Rooftop...

Tenka was seeing with her Sword and in her Astral Dress. She glare at the being in front of her. "You have a lot of nerve for challenging me, Spirit."

Earlier today, Tenka wake up and was about to eat when she feel something to the School. Curious, she decided to investigate. Only to find the entier School in some kind of Space Prison.

Normaly, Tenka wouldn't actually cares about those peoples, but when she saw that Tohka was also afffected, sort of, she feel annoyed. In a way, Tohka was also a part of her. And to see her in this state is no different then mocking her. So she decided to find responsable, only for the resposable in question to intercept her on the Rooftop.

And now, the two of them were about to fight.

"Don't take it personaly, but i'm here for Shido and i don't wish for you to get in the way." The being revealed herself to be Kurumi who held a Gun toward Tenka with a smile on her face. "Beside, i'm curious to see what a Inversed Spirit can do."

"Well, you won't be dissapointed!" Tenka yelled as she swing her Sword, creating a shockwave that destroyed the Mountain. Unfortunately, Kurumi dodged before the attack hit her.

"I certainly hope so." Kurumi smile before she raise her hand. "Zafkiel!" A giant clock appear behind her. Kurumi shoot Bullet toward Tenka who dodged them all. Tenka then create a sphere in her hand before lauching it toward Kurumi. She deflect it and was about to shoot Tenka before she was send fly by a punch. She recover and see that Tenka was gone. "What?!"

Kurumi feel a cut on her waist, then her hands, then her legs. Kurumi was about to to use a Bullet when Tenka appear in front of her and kick her in the face.

Kurumi back away and feel something on her lips. She touche it and look at it in shock. It was a trail of blood. She started to feel a bit nervous. She know that Tenka was strong, but not that strong!

"Now, i'm going to finish this." Tenka raise her Sword and was about to kill Kurumi with it...

...when they hear a sound.

"What is it?" Tenka look to the side and, to her shock, the School was covered in a Dark Barrier with a crack in the middle. She look at Kurumi. "What did you do!?" Only to be confuse when Kurumi frown.

"I'm afraid i have nothing to do with this, Yatogami-San." Kurumi said as she narrow her eyes at the crack. "While i was the one to trap the School, it was only to suck the time of the Students and to make Shido retract his words from earlier. I'll think that someone else is behind this."

Tenka frown. "If it's not you, then who is it?"

"That would be me."

Tenka and Kurumi look to the side and the former's eyes widened. "You!?"

Earlier, with Shido...

The bell rang out, ending the Class. Shido sigh and look outside. "Let's do this."

Shido then call Fraxinus to know Kurumi's position, only to get no result. However, he suddenly feel heavy, making him stumble foward but still standing on his feet. Looking outside, he saw a Dark Aura surronding the School. "Reine, what's happening?"

"We're analizing it, hang on." Reine's voice was hear in Shido's ear. After a moment, she told him what's happening. "It's a wide-area barrier. It purpose seem to be causing weakness in the Human in it range."

Shido was shocked to hear this. Who could have done this? His eyes widened when he realise who is the guilty. "Kurumi...bu why would she do this?"

"Shido..."

Shido turn around and saw Tohka leaning on the wall. He rush toward her and take her in his arms. "Tohka! Are you okay!?"

Tohka nod weakly. "I'm fine...but, my body feel so...heavy."

Shido sigh before frowning. "I don't understand, how come i'm not affected by this?"

"Tohka and Yoshino's spiritual power are sealed inside of you. It's as if you have the divine protection of the Spirits. As a result, you're the only one who can move normaly." Reine explained.

Then, the School's speakers turn on and a voice was hear from it. "Shido-San, can you hear me? Please, come join me on the roof. And you might want to hurry."

Kurumi's laugh was the last thing hear before the School's speakers turned off. Shido frowned. "Kurumi."

Raizen High's Rooftop...

Shido quickly arrived and find Kurumi waiting for him in her Astral Dress. "Kurumi!"

"Welcome, Shido-San." Kurumi smiled. "I'm glad you could join me." She gesture around her. "Now, what do you think of my "Time Eating Castle?""

"Time Eating Castle?" Shido asked with a frown.

"Yes." Kurumi nodded. "You see, my Angel, Zafkiel, also know as the Emperor of Time, is different from the others. While i can control it, it also have a mind of his own." She point at her left eye. "This clock that you see represent my time. Or rather my lifespan. Even though my Angel has a lot of power, it cost a large amount of my time every time i'm using it. That's why i'm draining the lifespand of others Humans once a while."

"So that's why everyone is like this!" Shido though before glaring at Kurumi. "But why are you doing this?! You say that you where here for me! Let them out of this!"

Kurumi shake her head. "I'm afraid not. You say that you wanted to save me. I want you take back what you say. If you do, i'll will lower the Barrier."

"No!" Shido yelled, stunning Kurumi.

"W-What?" Kurumi asked before she frowned. "Didn't you hear what i've just say? I'll remove the Barrier if you retract your words.

"I know." Shido nodded. "But i won't give up on you! I'll say that i will save you and i mean it!"

For a moment, Kurumi's expression changed before it came back to normal. She sigh. "You're certainly are something, Shido."

Kurumi summon a Pistol and aim at Shido. "In that case, i just have to force you."

Shido brace himself for the upcoming fight. Kurumi was about to shoot when they hear a breaking shound, they look at the source...when Kurumi's hand was cut off, surprising them both.

"W-What?!" Shido exclaimed shocked.

Kurumi's eyes widened in shock as she stare at her cut off wrist. She frown and look around. "What's happenning?! Who did this?!"

"...Me."

Shido look behind Kurumi who turn around and was shocked. "I-It can't be!"

In front of them was a young blond hair boy with a bang on his right eye. He wear a black rich suit that seem to be made of copper. He was glaring at Shido with pure hatred.

Shido couldn't belive it. His apparence might be different, but he could still reconize him. "You...are of those three guys that wanted to hurt Kazoki!"

The blond smirked. "Indeed. The name is Deroc. And i'm going to have my revenge against you, Shido."

Shido take a step back. But before he could say anything, Kurumi stand in front of him and point at Deroc with  her Gun. "I'm afraid i can't let you do so. Shido is mi-"

BAM!

Kurumi's eye widened when a bullet missed her ear. She barely see it coming. Deroc was seeing with a Gun of his own which was smoking thanks to the shoot. "No one asked for your opinion, Spirit."

Kurumi flinched at the tone. Shido was stunned. "H-How did you-"

"-Know?" Deroc finished as he smirked. "Simple. This information was given to me by a special source. Thanks to them, i now know everything. To think that the source of the Spacequake would be a bunch of pathetic Girls."

Shido blinked. "Pathetic? I'll though that you loved Girls?"

"That's in the Past." Deroc growled. "Girlfriends, relationship, all those things are behind me. Now all i care about is to destroy your and Kazoki's lives! And for that, i'm going to take away everything from you."

Kurumi chuckles, which bring their attention to her. "It's seem that this day as taken a  unexpected turn."

She raise her hand. "Zafkiel!"

A giant clock appear behind Kurumi, to Shido's shock. She then aim her Pistol at the 'I' symbol "Dalet!"

Kurumi's clock eye begin to move and she point at her chin before shooting herself. However, instead of being killed, something else happened. The hand that was cut off her body flew back to her and reattached itself into her arm.

Shido couldn't help but being amazed. Kurumi glance at him with a smile. "This is one of my Bullet, Dalet. It allow me to rewind the time of a target. As a result, i can recover from any injury."

Kurumi turn back toward Deroc...only to see him with a creepy smile. She was confuse. Why wasn't he scared or shocked?

Deroc chuckles. "Well, seem they made the right choice after all...that make things more easy for me."

Kurumi blinked. "What are you-"

The sound of a door slamming interruped her unfinished question. "Shido!"

Everyone turned toward the sound and found Tohka on the door. They noticed that her uniform has now a part of her Astral Dress.

"Tohka!" Shido exclaimed.

Tohka smile upond see Shido before she narrow her eyes at Kurumi. "You won't hurt Shido any longer!"

Tohka was about to charge at Kurumi before Shido stop her. "Tohka, stop!"

Tohka turn toward Shido confuse. The blue hair boy glare in front of him. "Right now, Kurumi is the last of our problem."

Confuse, Tohka follow their glance and see their new opponent. It didn't take to long for her to reconize him. "Oh! You're one of those bad Human that wanted to hurt Kazoki!"

Kurumi glanced at them interested. "...It's seem that this Kazoki is more popular then i though."

"Correction: I'm the bad Human that will kill you all!" Deroc sneered before he smirked. "As for Kazoki...he might be dead as we speak."

"What do you mean?" Shido asked.

Deroc laughed. "Come on! Did you forget that i'm not the only want that want to kill him?! As we speak right now, he's in the middle of a reunion with them."

Shido and Tohka's eyes widened before they shared a glance. "No!"

Meanwhile...

A puddle of blood was formed on the gound as Kurumi fall to her knees while holding her chest. Kazoki glare at the one shooting her. "You..."

In front of them was a guy who's bald in the middle of the hair and wear a black suit that was made of copper.

"You..." Kazoki narrow his eyes as the guy smirked. "...Who are you?" He asked confuse.

The guy face faulted before he get up. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! DON'T YOU REMEMBER THE GUY THAT WANTED TO RUIN YOUR DATE?!"

Kazoki rose a eyebrow as he stare at the middle of his head before it dawned to him. "Oh, i remember...you're that ugly baldy that smell like toilet."

The guy feel like a arrow pierced him. "I'm Nibal! And i'm the one that going to kill you!"

"How? With your bad breath?" Kazoki titled his head. "You're already killing me with you're ugliness. You dumb pig!"

"GAH?!" Nibal cry out while feeling his heart being crushed at his words. "I-You-Why-DAMN IT!!"

Kurumi was feeling confuse at the situation. Why is Kazoki's making fun of that guy? Was he not afraid? And how did they know each others?

"But never mind that." Kazoki frowned. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in Prison?"

Nibal's eye twiched before he regained his composure. "Yes, you're right. We were sent to Prison after you stopped us from achieving our Dreams."

"Being smacked around?" Kazoki rose a eyebrow. "Because i can't really call it a Dream since it's always happen."

Nibal ignored his mockery. "But then, as we were planning to escape, someone came to us."

Kazoki narrow his eyes. "Who was it?"

"I don't know." Nibal say. "That person was wearing a mask and was talking with a strange voice. Because of that, i couldn't tell if it was a Man or a Woman. Only that they wanted us to kill two peoples." He smirk and point at the snarky boy. "And one of them is right in front of me."

"And how are you going to do it?" Kazoki crossed his arms.

Nibal chuckle. "The one setting us free also given us some gifts. One that will be enough to destroy you and the others."

Nibal then lifted his hand who glowed. Kurumi's eyes widened when she feel something familar about it. "I-It can't be..."

"Sandalphon!"

Meanwhile...

Tenka glared at the one in front of her. She never though that she would see him again. "How are you here?!"

In front of them was a familar clown nose boy...except he was at the same size at them this time. And he has a more menacing look.

"It's don't matter." The boy said with a snarl. "This time, i'm going to have my revenge on you! Or else my name is not Claro!"

Claro charged at Tenka only to be punch away. He recover and was about to attack when Tenka appear behind him and kick him away. Tenka look at him annoyed. "If that the best you can do, then i'm not impressed."

Claro get up and growled before he smirked. "Don't worry, i'm just getting started."

He raise his hand in the sky and say something that surpised both Tenka and Kurumi. "Zadkiel!"

From the ground came out a huge puppet of color purple who looked like a Rabbit. It roared at it glare at the two Spirit. Kurumi's eyes widened. "An Angel?! But how?! You're not a Spirit!"

Claro chuckle. "You have to thanks the one who set me free. He know that we wouldn't be strong enough to eliminate Tenka, so he gave us little extra. I don't know nor i care about how he got them, but i'll think it would be ironic for you to die at the hands of your greatest weapon."

Tenka narrow her eyes as the purple Rabbit set it sigh on her and charged.

Meanwhile...

Kazoki ducked in time to avoid a strike from Nibal's Sword before he quickly run toward the nearest wall to dodge another cut. He need to find a way to snatch the Sword off his hands if he want to win.

Kurumi was dodging with difficulty. Usually, those attacks won't be a problem for her, but after the sneak attack she received, she's growing weaker at each second. She wasn't even sure if she was going to make it alive.

Nibal smirked and launched another strike toward Kurumi who dodged it. "Is that the best you can do? Everyone say that the Nightmare Spirit is very dangerous."

Kurumi gritted her teeths and weakly raise her hand. "Za-"

Nibal kick her in the stomach. "I don't think so!"

Kurumi hold her stomach while Nibal raise the Sword to kill her...only to being hit by a rock in the right eye. "AAHHH!"

Kurumi blinked before she look to the side and see Kazoki playing with another rock. "You're wide open."

Kazoki throw the rock, but this time, Nibal cut it in two. He glare at the boy. "I'm going to kill you!"

Kazoki was about to leap foward before he hear a clicking sound followed by a voice saying. "Aleph."

Then, a Guntshoot was fired.

Kazoki blinked and look at his hands. He clearly feel a Bullet hit him, but for some reason, it didn't hurt him. He turn toward Kurumi who was holding her Pistol. She weakly smiled. "I don't think i'll be able to help you on this one...so i gave you a little Boost."

Kazoki rose a eyebrow. "A Boost?"

Kurumi nodded. "I used one of my Bullet to accelerate your external Time. Now, you're Speed is above him."

Kazoki turn toward Nibal as he though of a idea. He kneel on the ground...before he quickly leaped toward him!

Nibal barely have the time to do anything before he was suddenly punched in the face before being slapped two time. He growled. "Why you little-"

CRACK!!

Nibal's eyes bulged out of their pocket as he kneel overs and hold his crotch with a pained expression on his face. Foam was coming out his mouth.

Kazoki has kicked him in the balls!

Kazoki dusted his hands as he watched the idiot get up with agony and glare at him with pure anger. "Have some nuts, dumbass."

Nibal leaped toward Kazoki and try to cut him down, only for the boy to dodge them. Then, when Nibal was about to attack from the side, he was shoot to the back. Angry, he turn around only to be confuse. "Hum? Who are you?"

Kazoki follow his glance and see a new person. It was a Girl who seem to have the same age as Kotori, with blue hair in ponytail and brown eyes. She wear some kind of weird armor, which is different from the Spirit. For some reason, something about her seem familiar.

"Mana Takamiya." The Girl say with a frown. "And i'm going to take you down."

Meanwhile...

Shido hit the wall hard, falling on his butt. He look up as Deroc's laugh was hear. He saw the blond dodging Tohka's attack before he hit her back. This don't make any sense. The last time he saw him, he was barely a threat (Outside of the Gun). So how is he able to fight them at the same time? And more importantly... "Why can he use her Angel?"

Deroc smirked with both of his hands on his pocket...and a giant clock behind him: Zafkiel.

Soon after revealing them Kazoki's possible fate, he did something that shocked everyone, especially Kurumi. He summoned the Zafkiel. Except his version was black one. That startled many of them. How could he use the same Angel of another Spirit? In fact, how could he use a Angel? He wasn't a Spirit. When they asked him about it, he only answered that it was a gift from the one setting him free.

Deroc then tested his power by shooting Kurumi on the Heart, much to their shock. She fall to the ground dead. After that, Shido and Tohka has being try their best to fight against him, only for him to use the Zafkiel at every turn.

And now, Shido and Tohka were backed up into a corner. Tohka was pushed back right next to Shido. Deroc smirked. "I must admit, you fools put up more of a fight then i'll though...however, this end now."

Deroc raised his Gun toward them. Tohka weakly get up. Shido call her out. "Tohka!"

"I-I must protect you, Shido!" Tohka take her Sword.

Deroc smirked and was about to pull the trigger...only to be shoot in the hand. "Gah?!"

"Now, now, we can afford that, can't we?"

Everyone glance to the side and spot...

"Kurumi?!" Shido exclaimed upond see the girl he though was killed. "Wait, are you another clone?"

"Wrong." Kurumi walk up toward them and stand next to Shido. "The Kurumi who was shoot was a clone. I'm the real one."

"...No matter." Deroc glare at Kurumi before taking another pistol. "I'm still going to kill you all!" He was about to pull the trigger...only for his arm to twist itself, much to his shock. He grapped it with a yell. "Ahh!!" He look to his right arm and, to his shock, it became...shriveled up. "What!?"

Shido blinked as watch Deroc's arm lossing it color. "What's happening?"

Meanwhile

Kazoki punched Nibal in the face, pushing him back. The bald guy growled before he block a strike from Mana. "Damn it! I just wanted to kill Kazoki!"

"You won't get that chance!" Kazoki snarled before he spot Kurumi's Gun on the ground and pick it up. He shooted at Nibal who dodge them...before being hit by one.

"Gah!" Nibal clunched his shoulder before glaring at them with fury. He was about to attack with his Sword when Mana kick him away. He growled. "Why the hell did you even interfere?! This has nothing to do with you!!"

"...I originaly came here to take down Nightmare." Mana admited. "But when i saw you try to kill a civilian, i know i couldn't just sit back and ignore this...although, i didn't expect the civilian in question to fight back."

"I'm not a guy in distress." Kazoki said. "And the name's Kazoki, by the way."

"ENOUGH!!" Nibal roared. "I'm going to-" He stopped when his Phone started to ring out. Confuse, he pick it up. "What?"

"Nibal! We need to get out of here!" Claro's voice was hear through the Phone.

Nibal frowned upon noticing the panick in his voice. "What's wrong?"

"Those Spirit are stronger then we expected! We have to leave now!"

Meanwhile

Claro was laying on his back with a scared look on his face. In front of was Tenka with her Sword glowing. She was glaring at him with pure disdain. "Die, worm."

Meanwhile

Nibal flinched when he hear a scream, then nothing. "Claro! What's just happen!?"

No response.

"Claro? Claro!!" Nibal screamed with his confidence remplaced with fear.

"Look like you're luck rant out." Kazoki mocked before he aim the pistol and pull the trigger...only for nothing to happen, much to his annoyance. "...Really?"

Nibal, upond seeing this, started to laugh. "HAHAHAHAHA! Now you can't no longer-"

BAM!!

"OW!" Nibal was knocked out the ground after receiving the pistol right in the face.

Kazoki dusted his hands. "There is more then one way to use a Gun."

Mana stand beside him before looking at the boy. "Well, i'll certainly didn't expect you to be able to fight him a fight."

"Well, i certainly didn't expect you to come in a flying armor and fight him as well." Kazoki answered sarcasticaly.

Mana frowned. "I would apreciate if you forgot what you just saw."

"A bald pig who suddenly get Superpower and a Girl that can fly is not something easy to forget." Kazoki commented.

Instead of answering to this comment, Mana looking at him up and down, something that Kazoki noticed. "What?"

"...Are going to the same School as Shido Itsuka?" Mana asked.

"Yeah, why?" Kazoki asked before deadpanned. "Let me guess, you're another Girl who is in love with him."

"Yea-WHAT!!?" Mana started to say before she scream in shock. "N-No! I'm not in love with him!!"

"Hey, i don't judge." Kazoki shrugged. "Many Girls of his Harem are madly in love with him, it's alright for you to feel the same way."

"I'M NOT...wait, Harem?" Mana blinked. "He has a Harem?"

"He deny it, but yeah." Kazoki nodded. "Right now, there is only four member, including his Sister, Kotori."

It was more then oblivious that Kotori liked Shido has more then a Brother. Anyone could see it if they were smart enough. That was mostly because Shido is the only Boy she talked in her life.

"...My Brother is a womanizer." Mana muttered shocked.

Kazoki rose a eyebrow. "Oh? So he's your Brothers?"

"Yes!" Mana say forgetting her shock for a moment.

"...To think that the Harem Protagonist has more then one sibling, what are the odds." Kazoki say before he glanced at Mana. "...You know, now that i look at you, you kinda look like Shido."

Mana sighed at this before she keep talking with Kazoki. However, neither of them noticed Kurumi who was struggling to get up.

Meanwhile

Deroc took a step back upond seeing his arm dissapear. "W-What is this!? This is-my Arm!"

Shido stand up, helped up by Tohka. "I don't understand. It look like his Arm is growing older."

"Because it is."

Shido, Tohka, and even Deroc watch as Kurumi slowly walked toward the blond. "Kurumi?"

"...Deroc, was it? There is something i would like to ask you?" Kurumi say in a strange calm tone. "How long can you use Zafkiel?"

Deroc frowned. "Just today! Why?"

Kurumi cocked her head. "So...you don't know how it work?"

"Of course i do!" Deroc snarled. "I can summon Clones and use Bullet to manipulate Time at will!"

Kurumi was silence upond hearing those words. Then, she slowly start to smile before she began to giggle at herself, then started to laugh. While it worried Shido and Tohka, it annoyed Deroc. "What's so funny?! Answer me!"

Kurumi slowly calmed down before sighing. "Poor Deroc. If only you have come more sooner, you would realised...that you sealed your fate."

Deroc became confuse. "What do you mean?"

Kurumi spread gestured to Shido. "You see, like i've explained to Shido earlier, Zafkiel has a mind of his own. Every Bullet used cost the Time of the user. In others words, their lifespand."

Deroc's eyes widened in shock and fear. "W-Wait! You mean?..."

"Yes." Kurumi confirmed. "The second you used MY Angel, you sealed your Fate. And with all the Bullet you shoot since the beginning of the battle...i'll say that you won't last any more longer."

Deroc became horrifying at what he just hear. He wanted to believe that it was a lie, that she was just tricking him. And yet, the evidence was right here. He used a Power that don't belong to him at the cost of his lifespan. And he didn't notice from the start since he was so busy try to kill that damn blueberry and his Girlfriend!

"No...no! No, no, no, no, NO!" Deroc grapped his hands as he feel himself becoming weaker at each second. "THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!! MY LIFE!! MY REVENGE!! NO!!!!"

Kurumi shrugged uncaring. "Next time, i advice you to think twice before using a power that don't belong to you. The only reason i'm still alive is because i'm draining the lifespand of others Humans. But you? You don't have anyone to feed you."

Deroc suddenly stopped, much to their confusion...before he slowly look up with a deranged smirk. "Wrong...i have two peoples that can feed me."

Before any of them could wonder what he mean or stop him, Deroc suddenly turn around and jumped from the bulding. Shido run toward the railing. "He's getting way!"

Kurumi hold her arm, stopping him. "No need. With the state he is right now, he won't go that far."

With Deroc

Deroc was running like a mad man toward the position of Nibal. He lost contact with Claro earlier. However, that pathetic dog was still here! If he manage to get his hand on him, then he won't die!

Thanks to the comminication between them earlier, he was able to track down his localisation. He won't take him to long to get there.

Deroc smirked madly when he saw three people ahead. One of them was Nibal unconscious, the other one was Kazoki, and the last one was a Girl with blue hair. Perfect! As soon he stole Nibal's time, he will kill Kazoki and that girl!

He. Will. LIVE!!

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PAN!!

"!!" Deroc's eyes widened when he feel a sharp pain in his abdomen. He slowly look down, and saw his torso with a hole in it. He feel a huge pain inside of his body as he slowly fall to the ground.

Deroc weakly lifted his head as he spot who Shooted him...Kurumi!...or at least, a Clone. Because she was holding her chest with one hand and hold a Pistol with another, which is the one she used to shoot him.

Kazoki and the Girl, hearing the shooting, turn toward her, but she pay them no mind as she weakly smiled before she fall to the ground. Neither of them bothered to acknowlege his presence as they were too focused on the Nightmare Spirit's Clone.

This wasn't fair! He was supposed to have his revenge on Kazoki and all his loved one! Instead, he die alone with his greatest enemy not even knowing he was here! This...wasn't...fair.

With those though in mind, Deroc slowly closed his eyes one last time as he sleep forever.

With Shido

"So...are you going to keep stealing everyone's lifespand?" Shido asked nervous. After everything that happened today, he didn't want to fight Kurumi...or even if he can, that is.

Kurumi sighed. "To tell you the truth, i'm quiet exausted. So even if i wanted to, i couldn't...beside, my Barrier was broken a while ago."

Shido couldn't help but sigh in relief before he noticed Kurumi walking away. "Hey! Wait!"

"I'm afraid that we have to part away, Shido." Kurumi turn around and smiled. "But rest assured, i'll be sure to go on a Date with you again. See you."

On those words, the Nightmare Spirit disappear in her shadow, leaving behind Shido and Tohka. The latter turned toward Shido. "Are you okay, Shido?"

"...Yeah." Shido nodded. "Still though, that day was really crazy. Between Kurumi who do all of this and those guys that suddenly possese Angel and attack us."

"But how it is possible?" Tohka cocked her head.

"I'm not sure." Shido frowned. "Right now, i'm more worried about Kazoki. He did say they were after him too."

"Let's go check on him." Tohka proposed with Shido nodding.

Meanwhile

Kazoki was walking back to his Home. After the battle with the three stooges, he decided to go back Home, since the School was probably closed with the event of today.

He was thinking about a lot of things. Why the hell were those three dumbass could use Angel? And how did they get them?

"No matter." Kazoki shake his head. "I wonder if Shido and Tohka take care of the others two. I'll doubt that they will just take my life like that." He then spot something coming toward him...or someone.

The figure then land in front of him. Kazoki titled his head. "Oh. Hey, Tenka."

"...You're still alive." Tenka say in a serious tone.

"As if i'm going to get killed easily. Especially by a dumb pig." Kazoki say with mockery. "...Where were you earlier?"

"...There was one of those fools that wanted to end my life, so i'll ended his own." Tenka frowned upond remembering the one that could use a Angel. "So i'll take that you defeated one of his comrade?"

"If it wasn't the case, i wouldn't be here." Kazoki answered.

"True." Tenka agree before she ask a unexpected question. "...Are you okay?"

"...Huh?" Kazoki rose a eyebrow.

"I asked if you were okay." Tenka frowned.

"...Yeah." Kazoki nodded. "Since when are you concerned about me?"

Tenka look away. "I'm not! I just don't wish to lose someone who can cook for me!"

Kazoki frowned. "Oh. Nice to see that it's the only thing that you care about."

Tenka...held back a wince at this. It's clear that her answer bothered Kazoki a lot. And for some reason...it bothered her. She sighed. "Fine then...i'll do it."

Kazoki blinked. "Hum?"

"I'll be cooking tonight." Tenka say firmly. "After the day we just had, i suppose a celebration is in order. Feel honored, it don't do this favor to anyone else."

"...You sure that's a good idea?"

"Are you doubting of my skills?" Tenka narrowed her eyes.

Kazoki shrugged. "Hey, in my defense, i've never saw you cooking anything before, so you can't blame me for this."

Tenka frowned, taking this personaly. "Very well. I'm going to make the best dish you ever laid your eyes on, and you're going to like it!"

"...Yeah, sure. We'll see."

Then, Shido and Tohka arrived on the scene. And after making sure that Kazoki (And Tenka) were okay, they waited until the snarky boy leave before they talked about the event of today.

Later...

Kurumi was standing at the top of a bulding. Right now, she has a lot in her mind. Mostly about the three boy that she and her clones fought with the others.

How come they could use Angel? They were not Spirits. And why does their Angel were similar to her and the Spirit that Shido sealed? How did they get those power?

She has to investigate at once.

Kurumi take her pistol and was about to use one of her bullet to go back in the past...before stopping when she feel something near. She look toward the direction and frown.

Something...was a odd. There was a presence that feel like it was here but at the same time not. Strange. Nonetheless, she decide to see it.

Kurumi dissapear in her shadow and reappear to where she feel the presence. Only to find a strange scene. "It's him..."

A few meter was one of the three boys that were try to kill Kazoki and the others, and he looked very scared. "Please! Just give us another chance! I swear that we can kill Kazoki and those idiots if we attack them once again!"

Intrigued, Kurumi glance to the side to see who he was talkign to...and was shocked.

The person was a strange being that don't seem to have a physical apparance. She could only see a black shadow that seem to radiate a strange aura of darkness. The only thing she could see on their face was two dark red eyes.

For a reason she don't understand, Kurumi feel afraid when she saw that being. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to not fighting whoever it was. Not even the Spirit of Origin made her feel that way.

Whatever that thing was, they were very dangerous.

"You had your chance, Nibal." The being spoke in a distorted voice. Kurumi couldn't tell if the being was a Man or a Woman. "I gave you those Angel in order to get rid of Kazoki, but instead of finishing them off at once, you decided to play with them. As a result, you're arrogance is the cause of your defeat, and unfortunately for you...i don't believe in second chance." They lifted a hand, much to Nibal's horror. "Farewell, scum."

"N-No! STO-"

BAM!

Kurumi's eyes widened when Nibal explosed in a pool of blood. The being lowered their hand without another word. The Spirit has even more question in her mind.

Who was that? There no way that it can't be a Spirit. Especially since she can't sense any Reyrokyu inside them. However, there was something that intrigue her.

From what she just hear, this being is the one to give them an Angel each. But how was it possible? And why does they look like Zafkiel and the others?

No matter, she need to leave right no-

"Enjoy the show, Nightmare?"

"!!!"

Kurumi's eyes widened in fear. She has being spotted! But before she could do anything else, she was pinned to the wall. She then find herself face to face with the being that she was observing.

The being smirked. "Someone once say that curiosity kill the Cat. With you...it couldn't be anymore accurated."

Kurumi slowly feel her throat being crushed. "Wh-Who are you!?"

"My identity is not important." The Being shake their head. "The only thing you need to being concerned is whetever i'm going to let you go or kill you."

"W-What do you want?" Kurumi struggled to talk as she try to free herself from their grip. "A-Are you after the Spirits to steal their Power?"

The being chuckled. "You seem to have overstimed your kind's role in this story...this is no just about Spirits anymore."

Kurumi's eyes widened. The being titled their head. "However, you're half right. I'm after the Spirits, but not in the way you think."

The being smirked. "I want to...kill them all!!"

Kurumi gasped. The being rose a eyebrow. "Oh? The Nightmare Spirit is shocked to hear that someone want to kill Spirits? What are the odds."

"W-Why?" Kurumi say with difficult. "Just why!?"

"...You don't need to know." The Being say before they leaned foward. "I'm just going to tell you this...when my Plan came to it fruition, you and the rest of this World are going to vanish. Farewell."

The being let go of Kurumi before they dissapear. The Nighmare Spirit rubbed her neck as she was thinking about the being that just appear.

Who were they? Why did she feel so scared in their presense? And why did they want to kill all the Spirits?

She wasn't sure about this...but there was one way to find out.

Kurumi then point her pistol at her head. "Hei."

A shoot was hear, and the next second, Kurumi's mind was filled with Visions.

Kurumi's mind...

The entire City was filled with fire, there was dead body everywhere, with scream being hear in the background.

Shido was seeing with his sword at his side, helplessly fighting against someone.

Tohka's eyes were filled with tears as she try to reach Shido's body.

A little blue hair girl was helplessly watching as an being beat up two orange hair girls who seemed to be twins.

A lavender hair girl was seeing burned from head to toes. Her face was filled with despair.

A blond man in military clothings was seeing strangling a little green hair girl in Witch clothings.

Tenka was figthing against a blond hair girl, who was probably a Spirit.

Kazoki was standing face to face with the lavender hair girl from before, and when Kurumi saw his face...she has never seeing so much hatred in someone's eyes in her entire life.

Real world...

Kurumi opened her eyes in shock. She look up and saw that it was night time. The Spirit look down. "What was that Vision? It was unlike anything i've seeing before."

Whatever the case, it's definitely a bad omen. She look at her pistol in her hand. She though about using another bullet to see the Future. But she don't wish to strain her mind in the process. Nonetheless, she has now a new objective: Discover the identity of this strange being and find out why he want to kill Kazoki Anakin.

Kurumi then dissappear in her shadow once more.

To Be Continued

It's has taken months, but it's finaly done.

Before anything else, i wish to apologise for the lack of Update. I was busy with real life and my Anime War Reaction Story. Also...i was having writter block to conclude Act 1 of this Story. I know i say that the First Arc ended in the previous Chapter, but i've decided to make this one the True Ending of the Arc. It's more fifting this way.

Also, i was writting two separated Chapter of this Story.

I've though mutiple time about skipping this Chapter, but i couldn't. Because what's happening here is important for later. It's serve as a build up for the Final Arc of this Story. Which won't happen soon enough. Also, i didn't want to delete a Chapter that took Months to make.

I've decided to bring back the dumb Trio of the others time. But this time, in a more serious way rather then comical. You might be wondering "How can they use Angel?" or "Why does their Angel are copy of Tohka, Yoshino, and Kurumi?" That will be explained later. But, you're going to be surprise by it. However, i can tell you this, you won't ever see those three ever again. By the way, the name "Deroc and Nibal" mean arrogant in a different language. Which suit them well. "Claro" is a random name i came up with.

The main problem is the fight Scene. It's more easier in Dragon Ball Story. Which is ironic since this is about Fighting. I was originaly planning a battle between Tenka and Kurumi. But i wasn't sure about it. Kurumi is one of the strongest Spirit, but i'll doubt she could last long against Tenka without her Clones...but i could be wrong.

So i apologise for the fight scene of this Chapter. But i'll do better in the Future.

Anyway, the next Chapter will begin the trip to Arubi Island, which will be very different then the Canon Version.

Later, folks!