《The Revenge of the Devil of Conquest Vol.1》 Prologue ¡° Why Saber....¡± the girl said. ¡° I had no choice you knew this was going to happen soon or later.¡± Saber said looking at the girl with blue eyes. ¡°I can help... I can still save you¡± the girl said with sadness behind her voice. ¡°I''m sorry.¡± Saber said feeling those words striking him like a knife to the heart realizing that somebody still cares about him. ¡°I know you Saber I know you don''t want this¡° the girl said as tears begun down her cheek. ¡°Is because you lost her huh I know we both lost her¡± the silver Haired girl with blue eyes said. ¡° Don''t you dare tell her name!!¡± Saber said with anger in his voice. ¡°It''s not your fault that you killed them it was you''re Mag-¡± the girl said before she was cut off. ¡°Shut up I don''t want to hear that from you out of all people I''m done listening to your bullshit¡± Saber said. ¡°She hated leaving you all alone with that pain that you needed to feel ¡° the girl said. ¡°Shut up!!!!¡± Saber voice cracked ¡°She loved you I don''t think she would like it if she saw you like this please stop....¡± the girl said looking at the boy. ¡°i don''t need your love or forgiveness that''s all we need to kill each other and plus what''s the point of stopping me if everyone hates me for what I did.¡± ¡°I don''t want to fight my best friend brother Saber you know I can''t fight you¡± the girl said ¡°Then you shall die like the rest of them and feels the regret of not killing me ¡° Saber said as he ran towards the girl ¡°.........wait please I don''t wish to fig-¡± the girl couldn''t finish her sentence because of saber rushing at her. ¡°Hey look if my brother does anything stupid because I got hurt make sure to put him in his place.¡± She heard an Echo in her head the girl quickly dodge the next attack from Saber as the girl took a few steps back ¡° You choose this point Saber you didn''t have to carry all of that hate as you did it consumed you. The girl said looking at Saber Saber took out his swords looked at the girl her as his used to laugh with her and with his sister and friends but now their enemies the girl and Saber took their stance and got ready to spill bloodshed as they clashed with their swords Sparks flew by as the metal first met contact. ¡° Saber please I don''t wish to fight no more let''s go back to being friends like we used to be change your name we could move to a different country live a normal life I''ll forgive you for what you did we can make a family together¡± the girl said as she tried to overpower him with her daggers.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°How can I go back like I used to be i killed so many people I''m all alone.¡± Saber said with Despair and sadness and pain and regret in his eyes in his voice as well. ¡° Don''t be foolish I''ll forgive you just come back please Saber¡± the girl said as she was getting overpowered by him. ¡° I don''t care just leave me the hell alone why do you keep trying to save me I killed so many people to get here and yet you still want to save me why!¡± Saber yelled at her. As he Overpowered her and kicked her in the stomach the girl want flying towards a wall she fell to the ground. ¡°........¡± she slowly got up on one knee looking at Saber with fear in her eyes. The girl couldn''t believe what she hears from her friend ¡°I. I...¡± the girl said try to say something by was cut off by Saber. ¡° What do you not wish to fight your friend now you should''ve just died back then when I saved you.¡± Saber said. ¡° I...no. I Saber please stop this I don''t want to see you like this please stop¡± the girl said enchanting her speed and her daggers and her strength with what little magic She had left in her ran towards Saber. ¡° Lets ended this endless cycle of bloodshed and death ¡° Saber said as he too ran towards the girl. as she clashes with Saber sword they both fought the girl used on her spell to shoot at Saber. Saber used his Magic to make a shield the girl used a teleporting spell right next to him. Saber looked at her as his sword and her dagger slab each other. ¡°AGU!!!!!!¡± Saber said in pain as he felt more pain then before He wants on this dark path the girl hug him and looked at him she was in a lot of pain as well since she uses her magic too much but Saber push her onto the ground and got on top of her ¡°We need to stop! We don''t have to do this!¡± Saber yelled to his twin. ¡°You gave up your good name for the sake of saving thousands of people. You gave it all up thinking it would save the lives, but it didn''t and now they see you as an enemy. We need to change their look on you and the only way to start doing that is by finishing things up here.¡± ¡°They haven''t done anything wrong! So why should we!?¡± ¡°They won''t stop until this gift is gone, you know that. This hurts me as much as it hurts you, but it must be done.¡± ¡°I''m not going to fight you Saber.¡± the girl said threw her daggers away and stared at the boy. Tears shone in her eyes. Unable to control his hatred, anger, and frustration Saber formed a fist and punched the girl across the face several times. ¡°Please we have to stop!¡± ¡°Finish her Saber.¡± ¡°Saber¡­ this isn''t you.¡± Saber punched her across the face. Her face bruised up and covered with her own tears and blood. ¡°This isn''t you Saber.¡± ¡°Finish her Saber!¡± Saber reached for the knife that girl did not dare to pick up and for a moment everything stopped. From inside his head appeared a woman in a black and red outfit. She was someone Saber knew all too well. ¡°Saber?¡± the girl said. ¡°It''s you?¡± Both Sabers replied. ¡°You''ve changed¡­ the both of you.¡± ¡°How¡­ how are you here?¡± Saber asked. ¡°Remember what I said in back at home? When I helped you unlock your magic?¡± ¡°I will always be your allay stop crying even if the World Turns against you in hatred.¡± Both the light and dark said in unison. ¡°When I used my magic to release yours, traces of it remained inside and it allowed me to enter inside your mind and when you absorbed my Magic that increased the chances of this happening. You saw me before didn''t you? I couldn''t communicate with you just yet. It was more difficult than I initially thought. It''s a trick that only those in our family are capable of doing.¡± Both twins teared up at the sight of their loved one reappearing once again in front of them. Not as an enemy, but a friend. The dark approached her and attempted to caress her cheek, but like before his hand went through her. ¡°I don''t have a physical form here¡­ I''m sorry.¡± The dark turned around and formed a fist angered for not being able to feel her soft skin once again. ¡°Why¡­ why did you have to sacrifice yourself to protect me? I was useless, powerless a weak brother to defend you and myself. You shouldn''t have suffered for my weakness.¡± ¡°Don''t say that. You weren''t weak.¡± the girl Chapter 1 Tragedy It''s been a month since my parents died, I came to this school i never thought it would. Be this depression i really do wish my sister, was here but she so busy with over things getting kicked out the house for not lessening, to my mom or dad because of something but they died when I was sill a kid. I was sent to a foster home where I met a kid named Aizen he was pretty cool but crazy and a psychopath eh, but when I turned 17. I left got a small apartment as well a job and signed up for school Fukuoka Daichi High School I met people not friends they would talk behind my back but I didn''t have a chance I hate being alone. Saber was thinking but a girl tip him on the shoulders. ¡°Hey. You''re Saber right? So like I was wondering if you like to go on a date with me this Friday.¡± the girl said. ¡°Oh sorry I can''t i have things to do my bad.¡± Saber said looking at the girl ¡°Oh...okay sorry for asking then¡± the girl walked away from Saber desk. Nice one jackass, I had a cute girl who asked me out on a date. Saber thought he let out sigh pulled out his phone looked thought his texts nothing. He then put it away in his pants pocket ¡°Yo Saber, I heard you turn down a cute girl a few seconds ago do you like dudes or something¡± Aizen said mocking his best friend. ¡° Shut up asshole it''s not like that it''s just I have to do things on Friday kind of important and besides she could have just been dared¡± Saber said to Aizen ¡°Okay, okay ass hat so how do you finish the''re work yet?¡± Aizen said looking at Saber. ¡°No I''m still stuck in this stupid question the plus and I don''t understand this one¡± Saber said irritated at the question. ¡°Let me see you idiot¡± Saber looked at the question ¡°It''s 23¡± ¡°Thanks man¡± Saber wrote down the answer and gave his work to his teacher who graded it as Saber and Aizen got ready to leave school the give Saber work back. Saber took it and saw it ¡°I can''t believe I got a 34% because of you Aizen damn it all I knew I shouldn''t have relied on you¡± Saber said holding his paper in his hand while walking home ¡°Alright men this my stop here see ya later Aizen¡± Saber said walking up the stairs but stopped because Aizen want to tell him something. ¡° Yo Saber be careful there has been a lot of kidnaps lately so make sure to lock your door ¡°Okay my mom¡± Saber said to Aizen. ¡°Hey don''t be an asshole be safe¡± Aizen said walking away Saber wants to his apartment door and opened it He walked to his living room and to change into something more comfortable for a few moments after that he want and made himself some food and sit down in his couch turn on the TV Saber gets a text from his phone |hey bro it''s me you''re favorite little sister | may!? I haven''t heard from you in a while how''s it been? | nothing much just bored as always with school work ya know so how''s mom and dad doing?. |....they died when I was 16. I want to tell you but I couldn''t find you anywhere I thought you died too. |....oh i never knew I''m sorry bro. |it''s okay it happened in the past so why did you want? |what I can''t talk to my brotato now |you and your puns sis how I might I missed it | brotagonist you done anything naughty with girls by any chance |WHAT NO!!! | chill out I was only playing around you know how you''re older sister gets right |...yeah |don''t I''ll visit you tomorrow |really! Okay then I''ll make sure to clean up the apartment Kay! | yay I can''t wait to see my bro ^^ |oh men i gotta go okay I''ll see you tomorrow |night |night bro Akuma gets up and turned off his TV and walked towards his room he opened his door and closed it behind him he lay down on his bed and closed his eye''s. IN A DREAM ¡°Where I''m.....?¡± Saber said looking around but saw a pool of blood around him and saw a girl on the ground that looked like his sister. ¡° What the hell.?¡± He asked. ¡°Brother why didn''t you help me...?¡± She said. ¡°Help¡± ¡°Help me¡± ¡°Help me¡± ¡°Help me!!!!!!!¡± She kept saying over and over. ¡°What are you talking about?¡± He said slowly backing away from her. He falls over a body and few were around him. ¡°Mom¡± ¡°Dad¡± ¡°Who are those people?¡± He saw people he never met before. ¡° I loved you so much¡± one of them talked. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Who was that?¡± ¡°What hell is going ON!¡± He yelled out. Dark voices can be heard ¡°What the.¡± ¡°There it is again?¡± ¡°So cold so dark...¡± ¡°The hell?¡± ¡°HELP US KILLER YOU KILLED US ALL¡± Hands start covering over Saber body Saber woke up yelling and looked around as he tried to get air in his longs.¡°What the hell was that? Why did i have that weird dream like that,¡± Saber said getting up from his bed rubbing the back of his neck got a text message from his sister. He picked up his phone. |hey bro are you ready I''m waiting outside |what? |i be here for few minutes kicking on the door and you didn''t answer so I thought to wait outside. |oh shit my bad sis I had nightmare I''ll get the door. Saber stretched a little and made his way downstairs to open the door and saw his older sister but she was pretty small. ¡°Oh hey sis it''s be awhile huh, You''re still small like always¡± Saber said looking down at his sister while petting her head. ¡°...bro come on I''ll grow one day and how about we out for a little it''s nice out I mean it is summer of course ¡± Akari said with a smile as a little blushes is visible. ¡°I don''t know I think. I might go broke if I do...¡± Saber said rubbing his neck. Akarilooks at his brother and gave him puppy eyes ¡°...dammit fine I''ll go get ready ¡° he said going back to his room putting on his red shirt with a blue and white hat that say ¡°I love NY¡± gets a pair of blue jeans and put some white sneakers on he made his way downstairs back to his sister ¡°Let''s go Akari¡± Saber asked may as she takes a stepped outside after walking around for a bit Akari and Saber sit down at a Cafe ¡°So Akarihow''s school been i never really heard much about your school that much¡± Saber stated. Akari was silent for a little ¡°It''s a normal school just like yours nothing that much important why do you ask?¡± Akari said raise an eyebrow ¡° I don''t know maybe I''m going to transfer schools I don''t like my school that much it gets annoying and plus I don''t get along with a lot of people there so it''s better to change School¡± Saber added.A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. Akarilooked at his brother he doses look different from by for what happened to him Akari think to herself. ¡°Oh do you really miss your older that much Saber my i never thought you had that keep of fetish¡± Akari said giggling a bit. Saber got red. ¡°What! no of course not why would you say something like that! Akari!¡± ¡°Just kidding but how about we just look around Tokyo for a bit it''s has been a while since I got here come show your big sister around¡± Akari said walking over to her brother and stared hugging him. ¡°Okay jeez come on¡± Saber said pulling money on the table Akari and Saber head out toSunshine City after a few hours looking around. ¡°Hey Saber let''s go to the Sunshine City Aquarium¡± Akari said hugging the plushie that Saber got for her. ¡°Okay let''s go then Akari¡± Saber had a smile the hole time they want inside of Sunshine City Aquarium as Akari and Saber walked around looking forward for a good time as they were looking at the Fish Akari looked at his Brother who had a smile the hole time it made her sad to think how she left him Alone with his mother and father for so long. ¡°Hey Akari did you know about mom and dads magic?¡± Saber said looking at the Aquarium with a few tears showing down his cheek. ¡°How did you know?¡± Akari stomach sink she never seen here brother who those eyes before ¡°You know how to unlock magic do you Akari¡± Saber said looking at his sister ¡°....fine I''ll do it okay but just use for good please promise me¡± Akari said walking over to him putting her hands on his head feeling his hair ¡°I will always be your allay stop crying even if the World Turns against you in hatred¡± Akari said Whispering into his ear and wiped the tear away Saber calm down for a few moments Akari started to unlock his magic as his hair was sill black but had white highlight into it Akari took notice and never seen something like this. ¡°...your hair¡± Akari said touching it and feeling it felt so smooth yet so soft and looked down at Saber eyes they red like hers. ¡°Akari what''s wrong?¡± Saber said looking at his sister who had a Small blush she looked away ¡°Come let''s go home I''ll teleport us there¡± Akari said holding his brother hand and teleport ed them back into his Small ApartmentAkari looked around his Apartment for a few and looked back him feeling a bit sad for her brother who''s be alone Saber told his sister that he was going to take a shower Akari want and sit down on the couch and turn on the TV soon falling asleep Saber got out of the shower wand in his room to put on some clothes want out to the living room as he saw his pass out sister on the couch he turns off the TV picked her up and took her into his room lay her down on his bed put the blanket around them both as he felt asleep the next morning he woke up alone in the bed thinking that his sister left Already he got up and want in his bathroom brush his teeth and look at the mirror looking at his new hair style he didn''t really mid it as he turns off the sink and headed into the living room he saw his Sister watching TV. ¡°Hey Saber are you ready to go my school?¡± Akari said looking way from the TV now looking at his brother ¡°Do I need to fill in information or something¡± Saber said rubbing his neck. Who Akari started giggling a bit and got up walked over to her brother ¡°Nope I''ll just open a portal to Tokyo zone¡± Akari said walking away from her brother want to get something out of her bag chalk stick and a Spell Book Akari walked over to her brother. ¡°So are you ready?¡± Akari said making a pentagram on the floor with the Chalk stick Saber looked at what his sister was doing ¡° and done so Saber ready to go?¡± Akari asked again Saber didn''t know want to say. ¡°¡­okay Lets do it then¡± Saber said getting on his knees and looked at his sister who had a knife Akari looked at his brother. ¡°Okay Saber I''m going to need to cut her hand okay¡± Akari said grabbing his hand Cut it as the blood was coming out it was turning into a pentagram with a language that he couldn''t read the blood so stop. ¡°Okay I''m going to open a portal dimension Tokyo zone ¡° Akari said ¡°Okay.¡± Saber Added. Akari took a small book and read it ¡°Tor zireael Tor lare fo su du Lu duh¡± She said a different language as they were transported to a different Zone ¡° This can''t be real I never quite knew how beautiful the world can be¡± Saber stated as he looked around him Akari took Saber''s and hold with his hand as she had a small blush they started to walk around Ikebukuro Academy Town Saber had a smile looking forward for a new life his sister. ¡°... Saber i-¡± ¡°Akari is that you?¡± Akari blushed pushed her brother to the ground and quickly turn around to see her best friend Mariane Lucas who''s from Brazil then be friends since Akari came to Ikebukuro Academy ¡°Akari oh my god it''s been a while since we talked.¡± Mariane said. As stated to get up from the ground looked at his sister with annoyance ¡°What the hell Akari what was that for?¡± He said rubbing his head looked at the over girl named Mariane ¡°Yeah it really has, oh? Who''s that behind you?¡± The girl with blue eye said. ¡°Oh that''s my brother younger brother Saber Akamine ¡° Akari added. ¡° He''s single and ready to mingle¡± Akari said winking at the both of them Mariane and Saber both blushed at the sentence that Akari said. ¡°Hey Akari shut up okay!¡± Saber said looking at his sister Akari who was sill laughing at both of their reaction ¡°Nice to meet you uh Mariane was it?¡± He said rubbing his neck he embarrassed of his sister. ¡°Oh yes nice to meet you Saber I heard a lot about you¡± Mariane said with smile while looking at Saber. ¡°Oh really I hope those good things¡± Saber said looking at his sister. ¡°Come on I''ll show you around ikebukuro Academy.¡± Mariane said walking with Akari and Saber. They talk for a few hours while walking the Academy Akari got scold by professor nxy for her bring her brother her without permission but they let him off the hook he managed to become a Hunter by being examined by a sorcerer by the school policy to discover the students potential and Power after he managed to become a second-in-command of Akari and Mariane team an after few months passed by he started getting used to this life he never knew what really happened to that girl that ask him out and he felt really bad leaving his friend like that but he never regretted it he made new friends cool guy named Manuel reyes age 18 has brown hair who''s from the Dominican Republic and crazy girl called kat Hernandez age 17 has orange hair who came with Manuel Chen Ai age 17 who has red hair golden eyes raised in China no family. Mariane Lucas silver hair blue eyes Age 16 sister of maria raised in Brazil Maria Eduarda brown hair purple eyes Age 17 sister of Mariane raised in Brazil Adalgisa Ada age 17 purple hair hazel eyes raised in a noble family in Germany who can be pretty scary sometimes Saber became pretty close with them like a happy family. ¡°Okay everyone let''s take a group picture!¡± Manuel said. Everybody got into precision''s Saber was happy with this new life nothing can go wrong right...? ¡° Everybody get out of the building right now we being attacked by demons led by the half huma-¡± the men said as he got cut in half as he was about to finish his last sentence blood splatter on the floor. ¡°....what the hell...¡± Saber said looking at the body in front of him he heard gunshots firing at the demon fled Saber turned around to see Manuel shooting at the demon. ¡°Come on let''s go Saber¡± Akari said. By grabbing his hand. ¡°Let''s split up me and Saber take this way to help others you guys take the other way¡± Akari said to the group. ¡°GOT IT!¡± everybody said on sync Akari and Saber want out to the Forest to help the fellow students only to see students get ripped in half and slaughtered like cattle Saber wants to throw up he couldn''t do that in front of his sister. ¡°......¡± Saber had killed demons and half human he couldn''t say anything as he looks at the horrific sight. He in so much shock that he couldn''t move ¡°Saber looks out!!¡± Akari said shield her brother from the incoming swords that pierced her as well a spear. ¡°Akari...¡± the half human pulled out the swords out of Akari and let her fall in Saber arms who was covered in her blood he started crying where did he go wrong he thought this could be a new life nothing more this story is a tragedy. ¡°....AKARI! NO GOD NO WHY! Did you do this DAMMIT IT SHOULD HAVE BE ME!¡± Saber yelled at looking at the men''s in their weird get up he lay down his sister on the ground and picked up her sword and looked at the half humans. ¡°Sleep easy Akari I''ll join you soon¡± Saber let out a battle cry As He ran towards the demons and soldiers cutting a demon head while be stabbed by 3 soldiers Saber yelled in pain but didn''t care as he headbutt one of them Saber used the chance to break the Soldier''s neck he still had the swords in him he killed the other two he bleeds badly he fell to his knees and slowly start crawling to his sister leaving a blood trail behind him. ¡°DAMMIT just when my life was getting started why do you always do this GOD I HATE YOU WHY DID YOU HAVE TO KILL HER...¡± he stated to cry. ¡°....WHY her god...eh¡± Saber said coughing up blood. He holds onto to his sister hand turn on his back looking at the full moon ¡°....looks nice today huh.oh.....¡± Saber slowly closed his eyes... A girl covered in bandages with a robe walked over the died body''s saw Saber she walked over to him looked at him ¡°oh? Looks like he not died interesting!¡± She got on her knee kissed Saber on the lips to heal him of course ¡°you my seven card now Saber Akamine¡± the unknown girl walked away from the boy. In Saber mind ¡°Oh I''m died.¡± He said. ¡°Dammit I was too weak to. Protect my sister ¡° he said with a sadness in his voice. ¡°She just wanted to see her brother grow up with her and have a nice life but this world is too cruel to let that wish be granted¡± he said. ¡°My mom and dad used to tell me they loved me but they hated me deep down in their heart mother look at me father love me please I was always alone people never really like me because of my name and family history Even you Akari just because my family was hated for a lot of things but why me I''m human not a demon right....i just wan to be a good brother to my sister that''s it.¡± ¡°You my seven card now Saber Akamine Chapter 2 darker than black He wakes from his dream only to see blood That was every corner of the woods. Butchered and dismembered bodies lay in every part of the area in their proximity. Saber lost complete control over his body and mind and had not realized what he had done. He fell to his knees. Tears began to stream down his face. He began to look at the body that lay before him and could not believe what had happened. His sister had sacrificed herself to save Saber from one of the Half human, a half human members who was about to stab Saber with his sword. ¡°Why¡­ God, why, WHY, WHY, WHY, GOD DAMMIT, W¡± Y!?¡± Saber yelled, as he began to cradle he¡°. ¡°WHY COULDN''T IT BE ME!? YOU DON''T DESERVE THIS!¡­ I¡­ I didn''t have the strength¡­ THE POWER TO KEEP YOU S¡± FE!¡± Saber cried, as he looked his sister empty eyes. He looked at the night sky which held a full moon That was all he can see now with his own 2 eyes. Red, blood, darkness¡­ he couldn''t take it anymore. The lives that were lost and the people that cried as they hid from the demons and members of the Half human, Half human at the city. All of this was starting to get to him. ¡°I¡­ I have had it¡­¡± Saber thought to himself as his Magic that turned to darkness began to appear. The girl with bandages covering her body look from a far ¡°Oh! He was gotten pretty strong¡± she said giggling a little. As this began, more members of Half human, Half human were heard arriving to his location and surrounded the boy and his dead sibling. The girl covered in bandages smile at what Saber might do ¡°Oh I can''t wait for you my beloved seven cards¡± ¡°Did this weakling really do all this?¡± one of the Half human, Half human said as he drew his weapon. ¡°Bullshit. It must have been several demons¡± said another, as he cautiously surrounded the devastated boy. ¡°It seems as though his swanky sister was already taken care of. I wish I was the ones to kill that bitch though¡± another said, making Saber''s Magic getting more intense. ¡°Shut up¡­¡± Saber silently said, as the statement made him upset. ¡°What was that? You waste of a shit!¡± said the closest man who wielded a Greatsword. ¡°Waste of a shit?¡± Saber said, as his black Magic began to give form to a black armor set with red markings both in the front and the back. One that would make every warrior intimidated. The black Magic also gave Saber a black mask, one that would closely resemble that of the Half human Witch wore a Japanese style demon mask. A sword Manifested in his hands turned black with its red black markings still in place. The sword increased slightly in width and length and had red black carvings around it. ¡°What the hell is going on with him!¡± one yelled as they slowly backed away from the Black Knight. ¡°I don''t know man! But he can''t take on 15 of us!¡± another yelled as they got ready to attack. The girl with the bandages started laughing ¡°killed them all Saber Akamine make them pay for they did to you¡± ¡°AAAAAARGGGGGHHHH!¡± Saber screamed as he began his assault on the enemy forces. His speed had sharply risen and he was already in front of the shocked the men that was ready to attack. Saber sliced the enemy in half as the blood covered his mask, not giving him any chance of using her to defend herself from the quick attack. ¡°WHAT THE HELL!? Screamed one of the Half human, as he began to run toward the black knight. Within seconds, Saber was already in front of him ready to unleash a barrage of attacks. The Half human, strategically ran directly toward him as he began the assault on of the enemy''s teammate. Saber took notice and ducked as one of the enemy with the great sword lunged in a diagonal formation cutting through his teammate in order to get to Saber. ¡°Who is the wasted shit now asshole?¡± Saber said as he used his blade to cut through the Greatsword wielding soldier''s leg. Saber quickly flipped his sword to stab the Greatsword wielder that was now laid on his back straight to his heart. But as he did, the other Half human, member began to use his sub machine gun straight at him. This however, was futile as he shielded himself from his attack using his left arm. After ending the Greatsword wielder, Saber proceeded with his assault to the others. One was caught running away from the battlefield, knowing that he had no chance of winning. The girl with bandages ¡°my, my he''s a cold-hearted one isn''t he¡± ¡°You are not going anywhere¡± he said, as he chased down the terrified Half human. Saber threw his black imbued sword towards the Half human members with great aim that went right at the Half human head. Blood¡­ pools of blood now lay on the ground. One might even say that the area was an ocean of blood. The bloody black knight once again fell to his knees in front of the blood of his sister that laid emotionless on the floor. The girl with bandages ¡° I wonder how nexy would react to this old type of magic maybe I''ll send him the video¡± The said sending the video to him. Saber carried his in a cradle position, as if he were holding a newborn baby back to the city. It took hours to walk back, but to Saber¡­ it seemed like days. When he finally arrived in school grounds many bodies lay on the ground. Fire surrounded the area, and as the fire was raging, it began to rain. Saber had an emotionless Face as he looked at the night sky and realized that dark clouds had already formed when he was walking back to the city. He looked back down and continued walking towards the school. As he walked, he could hear the screams of people yelling for help, but Saber didn''t care. Did nothing and continued walking down the cracked road. As he looked what was in front of him, he noticed that the attacks had stopped. The Hunters and Skynet soldiers managed to make the Half human retreat and had wiped out the demons. When he finally arrived into the school, his team and friends waited for him and many other students were gathered to figure out what to do next. Mariane had turn around when she heard the breathing of a man from her opposite direction. ¡°Saber?¡± Mariane said as the rest of the team turned around and stared at the emotionless face that stood before them with a horrified expression that spoke a thousand words. His body, covered in his sister blood and face from carrying her all the way from the forest. ¡°I''m sorry¡± Saber said as his light red eyes began to shed tears again as he collapsed to his knees with his Sister still on his arms Frozen. Mariane and the rest of their team quickly ran towards the collapsed boy that could no longer stand. Their faces gave a horrified look, a look that made it seem as the world was about to end. Their faces were just as horrifying as Saber''s face. ¡°WHAT HAPPENED!¡± said Mariane loudly, as she looked at the boy terrified light red eyes. The rest of the students that were there turned around at the sound of mia''s yell. ¡°Who is that? It looks like she''s dead.¡± one of the students said, as she looked on as their team and Manuel and kat were trying to grasp what had happened. ¡°Isn''t that his sister ¡° another said loudly. ¡°Hey it is! How could this have happened?¡± a student in the front row said. ¡°Mariane¡­ get Maria and Chen and tell them to come help pull his sister out of his arms.¡± Manuel told Mariane as he proceeded to kneel down in front of Saber. Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators!¡°Saber tell me¡­ how did this happen?¡± Manuel said as he held the shoulders of his friend who would be considered close to a brother after spending many years together as best friends with the boy. Maria and kat proceeded to pull his sister from his arms. ¡°NO! DON''T TOUCH HER!¡± Saber exclaimed, as he struggled to hold on to his sister. ¡°SHE CAN STILL BE SAVED! We just need doctors¡­¡± Saber said. ¡°LOOK AT ME Saber!¡± Manuel yelled, as he shook Saber trying to get his attention. ¡°SHE''S DEAD!¡± Manuel yelled to him, trying to get him to understand that she is no longer alive. ¡°He said that she''s dead.¡± One student said. ¡°How did his sister? She is the best magic user in the school, probably one of the best in all of Japan.¡± ¡°It''s probable that she was trying to protect her weakling. Brother Everyone knew that she loved her dear brother who''s a coward a good for nothing¡± Saber grinned his teeth after he heard the statement. A voice with sadness and despair yelled. ¡°BE QUIIIEEEET!¡± yelled Adalgisa. ¡°INSTEAD OF JUST STANDING AROUND, GET HELP!¡± She yelled at the students who slowly backed away and proceeded to get help. ¡°I¡­ I wasn''t strong enough¡± Saber said as his voice began to crack. ¡°This isn''t your fault Saber. You can''t blame yourself for not being able to save her.¡± Manuel told the boy who couldn''t agree to what his best friend had just said. ¡°She sacrificed herself to SAVE ME!¡± Saber exclaimed. ¡°ME! ¡­ a weakling brother who to lazy to do anything in his life, a weakling who shouldn''t even be here in the first place!¡± Kat and Maria managed to pull his sister out of Saber''s arms and helped the medical team carry her onto the stretcher. By simply looking, Mariane could feel Saber''s pain. She can feel his despair¡­ his sadness. Tears ran down her fragile face. Looking at the black and white highlights had a bit more white on top of his hair boy made her feel as if she lost someone so close to her, causing it to break her heart in to. ¡°Saber¡­ let me help you get on the stretcher. You need to get patched up and rest.¡± His best friend said, not knowing what too else to say to the boy statement. Mariane quickly ran to the Saber to help Manuel place him onto the stretcher. She looked at Saber''s empty eyes, eyes that no longer had a reason to live in this cruel world. Mariane was now frightened at what she was looking at. Never in her life has she seen someone with those same as her brother eyes, eyes that have come to a realization that nothing that he does will help anyone. As she looked toward the boy that was being taken to the infirmary, she bit her lower lip to the point where it began to bleed. She was angry, outraged at the people who had done this to the soul crushed Saber again. Mariane wiped off the remaining tears she had left and marched towards her room with in her hand. Manuel and kat walked outside and looked at the scenery. Smoke, death, and looked at the full moon was what they were seeing. ¡°Manuel¡­ what are we going to do.¡± Kat said as she tightly held Manuel''s hand. ¡°I don''t know¡­ we''ll cross that bridge when we get there.¡± Manuel said, while he pulled kat closer to his arms Hours later, the once full moon returned to its natural state. All the students were now asleep, trying to get the image of blood and gore out of their minds. There were a few magic user and in Warrior and gunsmith still awake, patrolling the school and the surrounding area. As Saber team were at their room sleeping heavily, however, one teammate remained awake. It was Mariane who couldn''t sleep, knowing that her close friend is injured and devastated of the loss of a teammate. She was just staring at the shattered white moon, the moon reminded her of Saber, the black knight she came to know. The bright white glow that the moon shined reminded of her of the kindness and generosity that Saber was very well-known for. Every time she was close to him, she always felt as calm and in peace. This was something that she loved about the black knight. She got up and quietly walked to the infirmary room where Saber was held, she wanted that comfort he always had. On her way to the infirmary, she bumped into Nicky Scarl who was patrolling inside the school. ¡°Sorry Vicky, I didn''t see you there.¡± Mariane said as she tried to avoid talking loudly to keep anyone from hearing. ¡°It''s my fault Mariane. I''m a bit tired and I get really clumsy when that happens¡­ anyways, what are you doing up so late? You should be resting.¡± ¡°I should, but I couldn''t sleep knowing that a close friend is in an uncomfortable spot right now and I want to just see if he is doing fine.¡± ¡°You mean Saber? I heard what happened to him and his sister from other students. It''s devastating what I heard, are the rumors true?¡± ¡°Yea¡­it''s true.¡± Mariane said, trying to avoid crying again. ¡°I''m sorry to hear that, I do hope all you for the best. And do send my regards to Saber when you reach him.¡± Vicky said with a saddened but sincere voice. ¡°I will¡± ¡°Oh by the way, be careful when roaming around the school or outside of it. The kidnappers will surely use this time as a perfect opportunity to kidnap people.¡± ¡°Don''t worry, with my knife in my hand, they will think twice before doing something like that.¡± Mariane said, as she smirked. ¡°Okay, I will see you later¡± Both Vicky and Mariane then walked away. Mariane felt a little happy knowing that there is someone else other than her teammates who care about Saber. Mariane finally reached the room in where Mariane was recuperating. She opened the door and saw Saber sitting outside of the wide open window staring at the moon. ¡°You should be asleep Mariane.¡± Saber said, with a calming soothing voice that would make any person feel at calm. ¡°I should, but it''s hard to do that when someone close is in pain.¡± Mariane said, in a caring voice. ¡°I guess you are right Mariane.¡± Mariane walked inside the room and decided to sit next to the crestfallen boy. ¡°I sometimes wondered¡­ what would my life be as if I never met you or my sister. Would I be living in a small apartment? Would I be working in a shop in some random town earning minimum wage?¡± ¡°You would have still ended up here Saber¡­ you want to be able to protect the¡­¡± ¡°Protect what? I couldn''t even protect my sister.¡± Mariane remained silent after hearing that statement. ¡°Do you know my family''s history? The Akamine are heroes and in war, fought many bloody battles and were victorious. They were inspirations to the younger generation. When my mother had me, they told me that they were happy to know that they had a boy that will continue the legacy, but that came to an end when my mother and father hated me for being a failure so when my sister was born she became a better magic users then me they loved her so much but me they hated me but it doesn''t matter no more because they''re dead. Mariane put her hand on Saber''s shoulder after hearing that. When she heard about Saber''s father''s and mother death, she could feel the connection they had she felt bad about him having a bad childhood. ¡°I didn''t have any other person to help me train to become like my sister. My mother and father wouldn''t allow me to train because they feared that I would end up being my sister down¡­ I understand why they would want me to be safe in their way, but I wanted to help the innocent people that were being terrorized by evil. I want to stop this evil force and bring peace into this world and help my sister. I don''t want anyone to no longer suffer.¡± Saber said, raising his voice slightly. Saber''s eyes began to release tears when she saw that small smile that Saber released after he said. Mariane now fully understood what Mariane felt. She knew now how she felt about him. It was only a month ago when she was wounded in a confrontation from several demons. She had fought many others and began to run out of stamina and Magic. She couldn''t take them all on and thought that this was the end of the road for her, but out came 2 teammates that were separated from the mission. It was Saber and Akari. Akari managed to get the demons'' attention which gave Saber the opportunity to pick Mariane up and run away. She looked at the boy that held her and what she saw amazed her. His clear red eyes, his charming hair, and his elegant face that seemed like if he were an angel sent from heaven to come rescue her. That''s where here feelings began and she now acknowledges that she is indeed in love with the boy that stood before her. ¡°You still can save those you love. Life is meant to be hard time to time, and you can''t let that stop you from achieving your dream.¡± Mariane said as she leaned closer to the Saber. ¡°But I''m usel¡­¡± Saber gets cut off ¡°No you''re not. You managed to stay alive all this time, and as a leader you were able to keep your team alive. Tell me, would you let someone else lead? Knowing that they can fail as a leader and cause your friends to die? Knowing that you could have been the person to be able to save them?¡± Mariane said, as she stared at him. Saber looked at the delicate Mariane whose face was a few inches away from his. Her innocent and sincere blue eyes, her soft and gentle hand that was pressed against his left face, her statements about the situation, all these things made Saber realizes that there are still something to live for, something to keep him going. He has friends who are still relying on him, he has friends who do care for him, and he has something to bring to the world and intends on spreading it. ¡°Thank you Mariane¡­¡± Saber said, putting a small sincere smile on his face. Mariane leaned forward to him, trying to close the gap between them, aiming for the boy lips. Footsteps were then heard coming towards the door which made Mariane quickly back off from Saber''s face and get up. The door opened and came in Vicky. Mariane face turned red when she saw Vicky staring at the two. Saber didn''t understand what was going to happen when Mariane leaned towards him and didn''t think too much of it. ¡° Mariane what are you still doing here. It''s been nearly an hour now and why are the lights off?¡± Vicky said, with a surprised look as she turned the light on. ¡°Ummm I kinda lost track of time. You see I was¡­¡± Mariane said, as she luckily gets cut off by Saber. ¡°Mariane was cheering me up. I was feeling down and she wanted to cheer me up. As you can see it took quite a while but she was able to do it¡± Saber said to Vicky. ¡°Yeah that''s right. That is what I was doing!¡± Mariane said loudly, trying not blush. ¡°Oh, okay. Well I think you should really head back to bed, professor nyx told me to keep guard by Saber''s room and doesn''t want anyone visit him till morning.¡± Said Vicky. ¡°Well it is late. I can see why he doesn''t want anyone visiting. Why is he still awake anyways?¡± Saber said as he looked somewhat interested. ¡°He didn''t say why, but I wouldn''t consider it weird of him staying up this late knowing that trouble can come at any given hour. That and he is always drinking that special coffee of his.¡± Vicky responded, with a slight chuckle. ¡°Yea I guess you''re right¡± Saber said. ¡°Well I guess I will be heading off Saber, sleep well¡±. Mariane said, speed walking towards the exit. Everyone left the room now and Saber returned to his bed. ¡°I will become better¡­ I will protect my friends.¡± Saber said as he slowly fell asleep. Chapter 3 Roads Days passed by and most of the students started their daily routine. Getting up, attending class, but also still helping out the custodians with the aftermath of the battle. The team decided to go see their friend at the infirmary. ¡°I really hope he is OK. I can''t imagine the kind of pain he is going through right now.¡± Maria said with a worried look. ¡°I think it would be best if we give him more time to himself. Something like that isn''t something that anyone can get over in days.¡± Chen recommended. ¡°What he needs are his friends to comfort him and show him that we are here for him.¡± Mariane said with a serious tone. Finally, they reached the room he was in, they opened the door to see that he wasn''t in his bed or by the window where Mariane almost kissed him. ¡°Where is he? Where could he be at a time like this?¡± Adalgisa growled as she looked around the room. ¡°To think that I wasted a few minutes just to see that goofball¡±. Meeting ¡°Ah¡­ Saber Akamine. I have something I wanted to discuss with you, which is why I called you here.¡± nxy''s said, staring at Saber with an interested look on his face. He sipped some coffee from his mug and continued to explain the reason for his meeting. ¡°I understand that you were one of the people on the battlefield days ago along with Ms. Akamine and I wanted to ask youwhat exactly happened?¡± nxy''s asked, as he continued drinking his coffee. ¡°I don''t want to talk about it.¡± Saber said, with a depressed look. ¡°I want to know what happened because I was told by a witness that a black and white highlights knight with a woman they claimed to be Ms. Akamine were cornered by many yama uba member in the forest.¡± Nxy''s said with both eyes glued onto Saber''s face. Witness? Now that''s impossible. There wasn''t anybody else there other than me and my sister in that god awful woods. Was he there? Now that can''t be right, me or even Akari would have felt his presence. Not only that, but he would surely help¡­would he? Saber thought to himself. ¡°Yea¡­ me and Akari were at the forest during the attack. She¡­sacrificed herself to save me.¡± Saber trying his best not to breakdown and cry again. ¡°I am sorry for your loss Saber. Was there anything else that happened after that?¡± nxy''s asked curiously. ¡°Anything else? You mean besides my sister that was laying there emotionless rotting on the ground because of those sick and disgusting Half humans?!¡± Saber said, trying his best not to yell. ¡°I didn''t mean it like that Saber. The witness said that they saw the black and white highlights knight change into some sort of dark armored knight.¡± Dark armored knight? Is he serious? How can I turn to an armored knight? I don''t even remember anything after Akari''s death. I had collapsed because of the exhaustion when I tried to help Akari. He must be joking with me, surely I would remember something like that. Saber thought to himself, trying to figure out what exactly Professor nxy is trying to get at. ¡°Now isn''t the time for jokes professor nxy. I want to find the person responsible for the tragedy and make them pay.¡± Saber said as he slammed his hands on the desk and looked at the professor''s face with eyes filled with rage. ¡°Calm down Saber. You are going to break my desk.¡± Saber looked down at the desk and noticed that his hands were breaking the legs from both corners of the desk. ¡°I¡­ I''m sorry. I didn''t know.¡± How did I do that? Is that just an adrenaline rush? ¡°I understand your frustration Saber and I know how much you want to catch the person responsible for the incident, but you need to tell me what you remember after Akari''s death.¡± ¡°I already told you what I remember¡­ I don''t remember anything. I don''t remember this black knight and I don''t remember what he did.¡± Saber said as he was already getting tired of listening to the professor. ¡°Then at least take a look at this.¡± Professor nxy slid a video recording to Saber that captured the incident that occurred in the forest. What¡­what is this? That can''t be me, I don''t remember what happened after I lost conscious. I could have sworn that I collapsed. Is that really me? Saber thought to himself as he watched the clip of him brutally killing the half human. ¡°I¡­ I don''t believe it. I couldn''t have killed those half human, THAT CAN''T BE ME!¡± Saber began to yell. He couldn''t believe the fact that he butchered and dismembered the half human that stood before him. Even he can''t see himself doing such an act. ¡°Calm down Saber! You need to calm down!¡± Professor nxy said as he attempted to calm the knight. Saber began to see the images of death and blood in his head. He started to remember what happened that night. He saw the images of Akari as she jumped in front of Akari to protect him from a spear that was thrown straight at him. He was seeing the images of him slaying the half human soldier one by one. Their faces gave a horrific expression as they drew their last breath before being butchered by the black knight.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Saber head began to hurt as he collapsed to the ground. The voices of his victims yelling for forgiveness before they were slaughtered began ringing in his head. ¡°STOP! MAKE THE VOICES STOP!¡± Saber yelled, hoping that his yelling would make the screams go away. ¡°Yuki-onna! BRING ME THE MEDICS TO MY OFFICE HURRY!¡± nxy yelled after dialing Yuki-onna from his phone. ¡°I''m sorry Saber.¡± nxy said as he knocked the boy unconscious to ease him from his pain. Back in the infirmary ¡°I''M SORRY! I''M SORRY!¡± Saber screamed, looking at Akari who stood in front of him. She had a spear lodged through her abdomen, nearly penetrating Saber'' body. ¡°Why did you let me die? Why brothe?¡± Akari asked. Blood was spilling out of her mouth, her red eyes were wide, as if she saw something terrifying. ¡°YOU DID THIS TO ME!¡± ¡°No I¡­ I WANTED TO SA¡­¡± Akari grabbed Saber''s neck and began choking him. ¡°Forge¡­*gasp*ve¡­ me¡­¡± Saber said, desperately trying to get air. *Gasp* Saber woke up trying to get air into his lungs. ¡°SABER!¡± Maria yelled, shaking the boy who was on the bed. ¡°What¡­ what''s going on?¡± ¡°You were having a nightmare.¡± Mariane asked the startled black and white haired boy who was trying to grasp what was going on. ¡°¡­ Yea.¡± ¡°Don''t you worry, it''s over now¡± Mariane told him, trying to comfort him. The whole group began to explain to him what had happened. Saber knew that something was wrong with him, but wouldn''t tell any of them of what was wrong and what he was discussing with Professor nxy''s. ¡°Well I feel better now. I think I should head back to the room and get dressed, I need to get back on track and attend classes again.¡± Saber told the group who was worried about him. ¡°Are you sure? Maybe you shouldn''t rush yourself. You just woke up and who knows if you have fully recovered.¡± manual said. ¡°Yea I''m sure, and besides, I don''t want to get overflowed with school work the longer I wait. It would be best if I get back as quickly as possible¡± Saber said with a small smile on his face. He walked out of the room and left to his dorm. ¡°He seems¡­fine, a little too fine.¡± Chen said as the group watched the boy walk away. ¡°I find that a little too weird. No one can just wipe off what had happened just like that and pretend like that never happened.¡± Maria said, squinting her eyes at Saber. ¡°Maybe he is trying to hide what he really feels just to avoid having a depressing conversation.¡± Adalgisa added. ¡°Well, we''ll continue talking about it in a different time, we have class with Yuki-onna and we will really see if Saber is fine.¡± Maria said, as the group headed to class. Sparring match ¡°Alright class. We will be having sparring matches today and it will consist of 2 teams comprised of 2 students each. I understand that some, if not all of you are tired, but you can never know what might happen next, and you should always be ready.¡± As Ms. Yuki-onna was about to begin the randomizes, Saber walked in. ¡°Ah¡­ Mr. Akamine, so nice of you to join us. We were about to select the teams, but since you are here, I will add you to the list.¡± Ms. Yuki-onna proceeded to add him to the randomizer. ¡°Uh¡­ WAIT! I don''t really feel it up to it today!¡± Saber said, scratching the back of his head. ¡°OH COME SABER! YOU LOOK READY TO ME!¡± Maria yelled at the boy who was somewhat far away. ¡°Ugh¡­ fine¡­ okay.¡± Saber headed towards his group of friends to take a seat. ¡°Very well, our first match up will be¡­ Mariane Lucas and Kat Hernandez vs Chen Ai and Adalgisa Ada.¡± ¡°Aw man.¡± Mariane said quietly. She was hoping to get teamed up with Saber. ¡°Don''t be sad Mariane, WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS!¡± Kat said excitedly. ¡°She seems finally better.¡± Maria said as she looked at Kat walk towards the arena alongside Mariane. ¡°I had to cheer her up every day and explain to her that everything was going to be OK.¡± manual told Maria. The 2 teams reached the field and began readying their weapons. ¡°Wait a minute¡­¡± Saber said as he began to search his back. ¡°What''s the matter?¡± Asked Manuel ¡°I forgot about my sword and shield.¡± ¡°Well where did you leave it?¡± Maria asked with a little attitude, thinking that he was just making an excuse to not spar today. ¡°Back at the¡­¡± Saber stopped. His face turned pale as he remembered where he had left it. ¡°Saber are you alright? You look pale.¡± manual asked. ¡°I¡­ I''m fine.¡± ¡°So where did you leave it? Maria began to repeatedly ask. ¡°Where huh? Hello?¡± ¡°¡­ I don''t remember.¡± Saber said, with an angry tone. ¡°What''s with the attitude?¡± Maria asked as she stood up from her seat and got close to Saber. ¡°What attitude?¡± Saber asked, starting to get annoyed. ¡°THAT ATTITUDE!¡± Maria grabbed the boy by his tracksuit. ¡°Let¡­me¡­go.¡± ¡°HEY YOU TWO!¡± Professor Yuki-onna yelled. ¡°If you want to spar that badly then I shall let you go first. This one will not be a double''s match and instead will be a one on one match.¡± ¡°What!¡± Saber said loudly, surprised by the announcement. ¡°I''m fine with that.¡± Maria said, grinning at the Black and white haired boy annoyed knight. ¡°What about us?¡± Chen asked. ¡°You will be sparring after Mr. Akamine''s match.¡± Saber¡­Mariane thought, as she began to worry about the fragile knight. ¡°Fine, whatever, but I need you to make it a hand-to-hand combat only match. I forgot to bring my weapon¡± Saber told the professor. ¡°Sorry but that''s your fault. The match will remain the same.¡± Professor Yuki-onna said. ¡°Damn you.¡± Saber quietly said while walking towards the field. Maria began to remove her weapon to be in an equal field with Saber. ¡°You will not disarm yourself Ms. Eduarda.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Maria said, trying to reason with the professor. ¡°No buts!¡± Professor growled. The two students took their stands. The students that were watching were asking each other why the professor was acting the way she was. Some were saying that she wasn''t this strict and this was really out of her character. ¡°Let the sparring match¡­ begin!¡± Saber quickly got into his hand-to-hand combat stand. Before the tragedy, he had been practicing heavily with Akari on how to fight without using his weapons. Luckily, this was the perfect time to use it. Maria immediately shot at the boy several times to which Saber was able to dodge them successfully, but tripped in the last evasion. Saber knew that he wouldn''t be able to block Maria''s fury attacks because of her magic that she can Enchantment into her fits that can easily injure him even though his Magic can somewhat reduce the damage taken. Maria took notice and ran towards the knight to take advantage and performed a heavy jump attack. Saber rolled to the side and avoided the heavy hit that shattered the cement floor. Saber grabbed Maria''s arm and attempted to go for an arm bar, but Maria anticipated this and used her other arm to shoot at Saber who had his back to the floor. Saber didn''t have time to dodge and had to take the hits head on. Saber was pushed back from the shots and used the momentum to get back on his feet. As he looked back at the feisty girl, Maria was already running towards him, unleashing a devastating cross punch. Saber without hesitation ducked and went for a strong hook to Maria''s stomach. To his fortune, this knocked the air out of Maria and she quickly collapsed to both knees, trying to get oxygen back at her lungs. Saber unleashed a powerful kick to Saber''s face that sent the girl flying to the other side. ¡°MARIA!¡± Mariane yelled. Shocked to see what happened to her big sister. Saber looked at Mariane''s face that held a worried look. Without warning, he was immediately sent flying by a devastating right hook by Maria whose enchantment activated after the devastating kick. The attack knocked the White Knight to the other side of the arena, shattering the wall. And just like that, the match was over. Saber was completely unconscious and was quickly sent back to the infirmary. Chapter 4 lines ¡°Are you awake yet Saber boy?¡± Maria asked, as the boy slowly awoke from his slumber. ¡°Aw man¡­my face hurts. What happened?¡± ¡°Well I went a little overboard and knocked you unconscious. The match was getting fun and I didn''t hold anything back on the last attack.¡± ¡°Yea¡­ I can still feel it. By the way, where''s everyone at?¡± Saber asked maria, as he looked around the room. ¡°They all went to class, but I decided to stay for the day. It''s the least I can do for going overboard.¡± ¡°You didn''t have to. Things like that tend to happen in a fight whether it is a sparring match or not. Hey! Isn''t this the same room that I have been staying for days?¡± ¡°Yea it is. If you continue coming back here, they might decide to make this your official dorm room.¡± Maria said as she giggled at her comment. ¡°Ha, real funny.¡± Saber got up from his bed and went to wash his face on the sink. Maria looked at the Black and white highlights'' boy from her seat and began to ponder what Saber made upset back in the arena. Saber shut the sink off and looked at the mirror in front of him. I need to get stronger. If I can''t beat maria, how good will I fair against the person responsible for the attack? Not only that, but I am worried about Professor nxy''''s video recording. Could that really be me? Well, whatever it is, it responded to my rage and anger of the incident. If I can somehow control that power, I will be able to get my revenge and take out the person or persons responsible for this. Saber thought. ¡°Hey, Saber¡± maria asked, as she stood up from her seat and walked towards Saber.Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author. ¡°Yea?¡± ¡°I want to ask you why you got so upset before the sparring match?¡± ¡°I wasn''t upset. Did I seem upset?¡± ¡°Yeah you did. When I asked you where your weapon was.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ it''s nothing. I guess I got a little annoyed because you kept asking. Saber said, scratching the back of head. Maria walked closer to the White Knight and scowled at him. ¡°That''s not true. You always scratch the back of your head when you lie to someone.¡± Maria said getting closer to Saber. ¡°That''s not true at all! You can''t even prove that.¡± Saber said, as he stopped himself halfway from scratching his head again. ¡°THERE YOU SEE!¡± Maria yelled. ¡°OKAY FINE! I did lie but I don''t feel like telling you.¡± Maria grabbed the boy by the shoulders and pulled him closer to her. ¡°Saber¡­ we are friends right? Why can''t you tell me?¡± Maria said. Their faces almost a foot away from each other. Saber''s face slowly turned red and he began to sweat. ¡°OKAY! Okay¡­ I''ll tell you if you let me go.¡± Saber tried his best to regain his composure. Maria grinned at what he said and didn''t let go at all. Instead, she pulled him a bit closer. ¡°Does this make you uncomfortable?¡± Maria asked, grinning. ¡°No¡­ uh¡­ not at all!¡± ¡°How about you tell me why you were lying, then I will let you go.¡± ¡°I¡­ I didn''t want to tell you or anyone because¡­ I had left it at a forest somewhat far from here. ¡°Was that it?¡± Maria asked as she looked closely to see if Saber would do any gesture that would make it seem he was about to scratch his head again. ¡°It seems you are telling the truth Saber boy. Now¡­ was that so hard?¡± ¡°Um¡­no.¡± Saber said, trying to scratch the back of his head but was still being held by Maria. Maria let the Knight go and proceeded to exit the room. ¡°Oh, by the way, you do see me as a friend right?¡± Saber took a deep breath simply turned her back to her. Maria giggled and left to her room. Now Saber was alone in the room trying to decide what to do about his Sword and shield. Well there is no point in staying here, I need to go get my weapons back, but I would need to ask someone for permission to leave the school. I better ask Professor nxy since he already knows about me being in the forest. I also have a few questions about me being the Black Knight Someone came with a big smile and asked him if he want.to go to Ikebukuro Academy Town Cafe Saber said yes they made thei rway. Chapter 5 writer The girl set in the booth of the ikebukuro Academy Town Cafe shop she''d decided to occupy for the day, laptop open in front of her and the cursor blinking, waiting for its operator to type in the words necessary to continue her story. Though there was something wrong today... The girl was experiencing something she wasn''t accustomed to, as she rarely felt it. Her brain wouldn''t push the story on in her mind, anything she happens to conjure up seemed stupid and quite bland. It wasn''t like her, considering the title she published when she was still in puberty: ''Dear Akin''. Renowned for its suspenseful nature and ability to draw the reader in, it sent her from street bum to rich girl. So no, she was not accustomed to this feeling. She was not accustomed to writers block. The girl sighed and leaned back in her seat, today was going to be annoying for her... Any day without writing seemed so boring to her... Writing was the only way she could express her creativity, well there was also dawning, but she wasn''t particularly good at that. Actually she was horrendous, it was awful chicken scratch at best... She re positioned herself and lead forward once more, placing her head in her hand and frowning, blowing a strand of light green hair out of her face. The same blank screen stared back at her mocking her with its wordless features. The girl, in a fit of childish rage, stuck her tongue out at the screen as if it were alive and could be offended by such an action. ¡°Ai?¡± A voice asked quizzically, distracting her from her stare down with her laptop. It was her father, the manager of the cafe shop she was attending, she enjoyed her fathers company greatly, he was so kind and loving, she''d no idea what she would do without him. ¡°Is something the matter?¡± He asked a slight concern in his voice. Even if he is a bit nosy... She added. ¡°I can''t think of anything to add!¡± She complained as her father listened, eyes on her as he polished cups. ¡°I''m not used to writers block and I hoped to fill the day with writing and at least get another chapter done.¡± She frowned and whimpered slightly provoking a smile from her father. ¡°Now I''ll have to find something else to do...¡± She moaned in annoyance as she closed her laptop and set in her messenger bag. Jack was happy his daughter had such a well-rounded hobby, even though her stories were a bit dark, and even more happy she made money off of it, it made him proud. She more than once offered to buy him a bigger store, one with more... ''Pizaz'' as Ai would word it, but he declined each time. For one: it was her money and two: Kin liked small simple places. ¡°I guess I could read...¡± She suggested as she pulled out a small black book with white lettering. ¡°I would love to finish this story by the end of the week, it''s really captivating...¡± She mused to herself, and to her father if he was still listening, as she found her place. Though, as she did the chiming of the door opening brought her eyes from her book and up to the entrance, where she saw a two young ikebukuro Academy students walk in, though one could tell a lot from how a certain person enters a room. The first boy walked in, keeping his arms to his sides and his head tilted downward ever so slightly as if he were subconsciously trying to hide himself from the world around him. His friend, or she guessed that''s what he was considering how close they were walking, came in loudly. Well, in a physical sense, he kept his chest out, a big smile graced his face Her eyes lingered on the first boy, for whatever reason, and followed him as he took a seat near the window of the shop and looked outside, most likely admiring the scenery. It was a bright and sunny day out. Though Ai''s most inspirational work came when the sky was covered in a blanket of gray fog. He was strange, no that wasn''t quite the right word, unique. Yes that was it! Ai could tell behind that innocent exterior lay a complicated and fascinating piece of exsistance. Ai bit her thumbnail subconsciously as she watched him. To the more casual onlooker he would appear a normal boy, but Ai was a writer, and she knew better. There was something about him, something that would take a carefully deductive person to reveal. As she looked onto the boy trying to figure out just what was hidden in his eyes. A persons eye''s could tell a lot about them and the boy she was looking at eyes must tell of a tragedy. The way he stared outside revealed a slight sense of hurt, from what she could deduce, something that he was trying hard to hide whether he knew it or not. Saber sat there staring out the window, watching the people go by enjoying their lives. People, he never thought anything of people, while most people have a tangible fear of Half humans and in the local gangs are cautious, Saber always had Half human and dark users in the back of his mind, but he never really felt threatened by them. What sort of fulfillment could a Half human and dark users have out of him? he knew how to fight but, weak and to be honest he was just plain mushy. Saber didn''t know how Half human liked their meat, but he figured they enjoy something with a bit more tenderness. ¡°HEY SABER! WAKE UP!¡± a certain energetic voice called to him, snapping him from his thoughts. His best friend, only friend rather, the man who brought him back from his daydreams, Manuel, was a colorful he would always speak loudly or sometimes be quiet and had almost no sense of shame. He was, in fact, the exact opposite of Shi Saber Akamine. Saber was an introvert in just about every definition of the word. His friend, besides Manuel, were books. And He sometimes talk to the girls They were the only moments his Sister left him after her death, her sister that he loved. It was calming, the smell of the pages, the sound they made as he turned the pages he felt as if his Sister was there with him, even though he never knew the man. ¡°Sorry, Manuel...¡± Saber trailed off as he stared at his best friend. ¡°I''m just a little tired...¡± And why wouldn''t he be? Despite mostly confining himself to his dorm. Manuel frowned slightly and sighed, Sabers never a good liar, something was troubling him and he wasn''t going to speak about it, best to pry the information out of him. ¡°So, where''s this cutie you''ve told me about? The one with the silver hair and the eyes to match along with a nice blu-¡± ¡°Manuel!¡± He interrupted before his friend had gone to far in his reciting of Saber''s description aloud. No sense of shame... Saber thought as he watched Manuel snicker at his embarrassment. In fact Saber would prefer him not talk about miss Mariane at all, he had a particularly bad feeling about this date, that it would go horribly wrong. But, to be fair, this was his first date ever. He had the right to be a little nervous. Manuel then sighed, ¡°Well, I have to go to the restroom, don''t leave me while I''m gone.¡± He waved as he walked to the back, right past a certain green haired woman. He noticed her earlier, when he walked in, eyeing them, particularly Saber, from across the shop with a certain investment in her eyes. Ai watched as the boy''s eyes followed his loud friend, all the way up to the point of the door shutting. He quickly pulled a book out of his backpack and flipped open to a bookmarked page, probably hoping his friend would take his time with his self relief. Ai''s eyes drifted from the boy to the book he was reading, in fact she was quite familiar with the book. Thicker than water, her latest release, and it was pretty successful, in fact she was certain there was something concerning it today? Perhaps today was the same day of the release of it? She decided to shake the feeling off, as it really didn''t matter, she was far more interested in this Saber fellow. Ai walked over to the booth he and his now preoccupied friend were using, her presence going completely unnoticed by the boy, entranced by her novel. It was quite flattering, that someone she''d deemed so interesting was so entranced by her work. There was something about the reader that drew her to him, suddenly the pain in his eyes was lifted, even if just a little, when he started his read. Ai wondered if all books did this or just hers... It didn''t matter really, just something interesting. Ai then slammed her hands roughly on the dark brown table, which caused a loud boom to emanate and made the boy jump in his seat. He wasn''t the only one effected by it though, from the back of the shop, she heard a loud crash, and a few curse words come out of it in a failed attempt to be hushed. ¡°Sorry!¡± She called back as she carefully seated herself across from Saber. Mia who worked at the place replied with a few mumbles which caused Ai to smile. ¡°May I help you ma''am?¡± The boy asked, by the sudden intrusion of her hands upon the table. Ai grinned a little, she found his shyness kind of cute. ¡°Yes, actually!¡± She answered reaching into her back pocket for a notepad and her aprons breast pocket for a pen. ¡°You see, I find your entire... Mannerism... fascinating.¡± She said marveling at the boy, eyelids just above half open. ¡°Definitely the making of a main character for a tragedy.¡± She said, trying to make that sound as much of a compliment as she could. ¡°Your name?¡± She asked, twirling the pen in her slender tiny fingers, almost to fast to be human.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. ¡° Shi Saber Akamine...About just call me Saber everyone dose so¡± Saber said, mesmerized by the strange woman before him. His first impression of her was that she was beautiful. Her hair flowed intricately from her head, framing her face, which held a smile and a pair of Brown eyes. Her skin looked so soft and smooth. A part of Saber wanted to feel it. ¡° Shi Saber Akamine...¡± She muttered as she wrote on her notepad. All her attention drawn to the tiny yellow booklet. ¡°Um miss-¡± Saber was hushed before he got to finish his sentence. The woman had outstretched her thin arm, which had a baggy, dark green sleeve wrapped around it, and placed a finger at Saber''s mouth, forcing him to stop talking. ¡°Ladies first.¡± She said, almost mockingly, as she retracted her finger. Saber flushed as she retracted it, wondering why she didn''t let it linger for just a bit longer. It all felt so... relaxing. There was something about this woman that made his body relax when she spoke. ¡°Now,¡± she began ¡°Tell me, is there a reason you have such a sad look in your eye?¡± Saber was taken aback, out of all the things she could have asked him she asked him that? It wasn''t so much strange as it was uncalled-for. Nobody, save for Manuel, ever worried for his personal well-being, what was she getting at? Yeah his sister died he felt depressed as hell he can only say. ¡°I um mm...¡± ¡°Of course if you don''t feel comfortable talking about it you don''t have to.¡± The strange woman said, letting him know he at least had an option, though with a hint of disappointment was evident in her voice. Whoever she was, she was generally interested in him. ¡°N-no, it-it''s fine...¡± He said, regaining his composure, ¡°I''ts only that; I don''t really get questions like this often...¡± He notices the girl frown slightly, not one of disappointment nor annoyance, but rather sympathy. ¡°Isn''t really noticed by others...¡± she muttered lowly as she scribbled away on her note pad. Even the motion of her hand whilst she wrote relaxed him, he fought the urge to release a tired sigh as she continued to press the pen to paper. ¡°Have you... lost any loved ones in the past? Friends, pet, mother or father? Or. Sister?¡± The way she spoke, Saber noted, sounded as if she spoke from experience. Though the more prominent thought in his mind was about his Sister, whom he missed greatly. His sister who would make him smile. She never complained about her School or friends, but she died trying to save me. ¡°I lost my mother and father when I was a child.. my father... and mother who loved me so much but my sister died.¡­ as well in a accident¡± he revealed, almost reluctantly to his interviewer he lied about his sister being in a Accident it''s his fault for being too weak to protect her. Once again she took notes, careful not to repeat what was told to her, lest she upset him Ai looked back up, her face turning from interested to sympathetic. ¡°Is there anything else?¡± she asked, not so much to write it down, but rather just to listen to his story, his life was one of such anguish that it made her... sad. Which was a contrast to her normally happy demeanor. Shi Saber Akamine huh? What a complex creature... She watched her subject fidget slightly in his seat, he obviously didn''t feel comfortable with what he was about to say, or not say. ¡°Actually,¡± she began ¡°why don''t we continue this some other time?¡± she suggested, putting the notepad back and once again twiddling the pen rapidly between her fingers. ¡°Now it''s your turn.¡± A confused expression came over Saber face. My turn? He wondered My turn for what? He asked once more, as a dumbstruck look formed on his face. As if she were inside his head, the woman answered his mentally asked question ¡°You... had some questions for me, did you not?¡± she asked, somewhat awkwardly. Saber shook his confused, yet relaxed, snapping himself back into reality. ¡°Oh, Y-yes!¡± he stuttered ¡°Who are you?¡± Ai threw back her head in a fit of laughter at her own stupidity, she was a forgetful person, so naturally she would forget to introduce herself. But as whom? She wondered. My Pen name: Airbus Sen or my given name: Ai? She paused trying to choose until finally¡± Why not both... eventually. Ai smiled a devious smile. ¡°Let me answer your question with another question.¡± she ordered more so than offered. ¡°What is that book you''re reading there?¡± Saber looked down. ¡°Oh, it''s thicker than water.¡± Saber replied, curiosity lingering in his voice. ¡°M hmm...¡± Ai acknowledged, ¡°And who, I ask, may be the author of this book?¡± she asked, a knowing smile spread across her face as she began tapping her fingers upon the hard cover. ¡°That would be, Airbus Sen...¡± he replied. ¡°Would it now? You know: I happen to know Airbus Sen...¡± she teased, placing her chin upon a bridge made of interlocking fingers all the while maintaining eye contact with Saber. ¡° R-really!?¡± the Ikebukuro Academy student asked, excitement lacing his voice. ¡°What''s she like?¡± his attempt at unraveling the personality said author. ¡°Mmmm, Why would you care?¡± Ai teased further, intentionally trying to provoke him. ¡°She''s my favorite author...¡± he replied, slightly embarrassed. ¡°She''s so camera shy I''ve never even seen a photo of her, I''d at least like to know that much.¡± ¡°Oh... Alright.¡± The cryptic author replied, somewhat flattered that she was his so-called ''favorite author''. ¡°Sen has a rather strange, borderline illogical personality... she does this weird thing with her writing utensils and has long... curley... green hair.¡± she described herself, all the while a smug grin latched itself onto her face. Immediately Saber caught on, his lips parted slightly in surprise as he was about to exclaim in joy of his new discovery. Or he would have, had he not been silenced once again by a single finger. ¡°Shh, don''t be so loud, Saber.¡± she said as she smiled brightly, hoping it would brighten his day. The physical touch of Ai finger, coupled with the warm smile she gave Saber caused his cheeks to redden. He never would''ve guessed that she was this pretty, her strangeness didn''t surprise him, now that he knew her true identity. After all she was the author of works such as ''The Re ''. But her beauty was a surprise, however a pleasant one. She didn''t have the long straight hair, big behind, nor the largest breasts, but that''s probably what made Saber see her as so beautiful, her beauty wasn''t artificial, it was real, she didn''t rely on cheap products nor the size of body parts to be attractive, but rather she just came as she was and didn''t care one way or the other who thought what of her. But the thing that drew him more to her had to be her ability to relax him, in fact that''s why he found her writing so compelling. The way she described certain feelings, certain scenes, and certain ways of speaking sent shivers of pleasure down his spine which in turn caused him to focus on nothing other than her work. And once again he found himself melting at the feeling of her fingertips on his trembling mouth and once again regretting it as she pulled away almost slowly, as if she wanted to make him suffer. ¡°You said that I''m your favorite author?¡± She inquired, ¡°Tell me... What do you like most about my books?¡± She asked, almost seductively, or rather that''s the way it seemed to Saber. ¡°I- uh...¡± He said now visibly shaking in embarrassment, It must be a gift really..., he deduced, How does she know how to make me so uncomfortable? Ai giggled at his visible shaking. ¡°Awwww, how cute...¡± She commented, whimsely, ¡°You have a little crush on Miss Airbus Sen don''t you?¡± She inquired, teasingly. ¡°N-no!¡± he stumbled, ¡°I''m just kind of... star-struck...¡± He replied, trying his best to stop his voice from cracking and stared rubbing the back of his neck. ¡°Mmhmm...¡± she replied, not convinced. So, to prove herself right she centered a finger at his chest poking onto it softly, but hard enough that he would feel it through the clothes. She then began trailing her finger, in a walking motion, up his chest. ¡°I''m sure that''s all...¡± She lingered on her last words, dragging them out until she reached to him rubbing his back his neck. A deep red enveloped his cheeks. A slight smile of victory emerged on her face as she pulled her hand back. However, she decided that she''d tortured the boy enough and decided to reward him, for putting up with her games. ¡°Now then,¡± she began cheerfully, all sense of seduction leaving her voice, ¡°how about I sigh that book you''ve got there?¡± She suggests happily. Saber felt his heart leap, his favorite author, not only took the time to analyze him, but now offered to sigh his book? It was a book worms dream come true. ¡°Y-yes please!¡± He replied eagerly, like a child getting candy, causing Airbus Sen to giggle. She twirled the pin once more than she opened the book to the front page and gave her signature. She always enjoyed the act. Giving a signature takes so little effort, but gives the recipient so much satisfaction, that''s when it hit her. That thing concerning her book, was a book signing. How could she forget? Today she was scheduled for a book signing and she was... Ai quickly glanced at her wrist watch. 9 minutes late already! Oh no no! ¡°Ah! Saber, I''d really like to continue this conversation some other time!¡± She said, as she shuffled through her bag, looking for a certain pace of plastic. She certainly is strange... Saber thought as he watched her dig in her bag. He also noticed, despite her personality, how normal she was. Most people in her posisition wouldn''t involve themselves with commoners like him, most celebrities wouldn''t frantically dig through their bags in public. She was normal and it was beautiful. Waking him from his admiration of here she handed him a piece of crumpled paper. ¡°When you''re ready, come by and see me, we''ll continue this later...¡± She said as she quickly turned to walk out. Saber was awestruck as he stared at her and then down to the peice of paper... Did his favorite author just invite him over? Ai stopped her quick stride when she saw Mia, a young high school girl, standing there watching her. She was giving Airbus Sen a disapproving, yet amused look. ¡°Was teasing the poor guy really necessary?¡± She asked ¡°Mmmm, no. But it was fun.¡± She replied as she walked out of the cafe shop. Mia shook her short haired head and sighed, she would never understand Ai. The two were friends, but Ai was just so... Random: she was always happy, always writing, and always doing something weird. At the same time though it was a refreshing contrast to Mia''s, admitly, bitchy mood. As she saw Saber leave the cafe back to the Ikebukuro Academy Saber was thinking about asking professor nxy''s about the dark Magic. Chapter 6 Path A week has pass by as Saber was making his way back to the school he looked at the note that Ato give him back at the cafe weird he said to himself as few minutes later he made into Nxy''s office ¡°Ah¡­ Mr. Akamine. I was wondering when you will come back.¡± ¡°Sorry to keep you waiting. It''s hard trying to grasp what I am and keeping it a secret to the others i needed a week to think some things over.¡± ¡°It''s best to keep it that way¡­ for now. Now, I know you must be wondering what that black Magic is and what it did to you. Well, have a seat because it''s going to take a while to explain.¡± Saber proceeded to take his seat and listened carefully to what Professor nxy was about to say about what this black Magic and black knight is. ¡°This black Magic is very, very rare. This black Magic has typically makes the host more prone to negative emotions.¡± ¡°Negative emotions?¡± Saber asked, starting to get frightened. ¡°Yes negative emotions. You will become more prone to depression, rage, jealousy, irritation, and you will become more insecure. Not only this, but you will likely be more prone to the need of revenge. Aside from all the negative things, this aura also enhances your strength, speed, and reflexes.¡± ¡°How do you know all this!?¡± Saber asked as he got up from his seat. ¡°This black Magic or darkness is what I like to call it, has been around in ancient times. I have read and done much research on it and I didn''t believe it at first. However, after finding out the previous host, this made me realize that this power was possible to obtain. It picks its host randomly, however there are a few conditions that have to be met in order for the person to receive this power. ¡°A few conditions?¡± Saber asked. ¡°Yes. Only a person who is pure hearten can receive this power, for example you and your family." ¡°My family!?¡± Saber shocked at the information was shaken. ¡°Yes your family. The Akamines are known to be the most pure heated families in Japan. Which is why your family are the most likely to receive this power. Your great, great-grandfather in fact, had this power.¡± ¡°My great, great-grandfather!?¡± ¡°Yes. There have been documents and information about him having a black Magic that manifested into a full set of knight armor. Only a few people know about this darkness and it is still kept secret. Reason for this is because there would be many that would seek the host and try to get for themselves and who knows what they would do with this powerful gift or what I would like to call a curse.¡± ¡°¡­ My grandfather, what happened to him when he received this¡­ curse?¡± Saber asked. ¡°Your grandfather used this power to protect the people of remnant from dangerous demons and half human as well as corrupted individuals who posed a threat to peace, at the cost of his life.¡± ¡°The cost of his life?¡± ¡°According to the information that I managed to gather, he used his last ounce of strength to wipe out thousands of grim that had invaded a city long ago. It seems that this black Magic can wipe out the demons in an instant from miles away, at the cost of the host''s life.¡± Saber remained quiet. Shocked at the information he was provided, he had a hard time believing all of this. To think that his family is prone to this curse and that one member of his family had already fallen victim to it. ¡°Your grandfather had lost his family from a Half human attack. And from that attack, his spirit was broken, thus allowing him to receive this power. That is the other condition which I manage to find out. In your case, your sister was killed in front of your eyes and your spirit was broken as well.¡± ¡°What¡­ what should I do¡­¡± Saber asked now trembling with fear.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. ¡°What you should do is do what your grandfather did all those years. Protect the world from a great catastrophe that might occur. Control this power like your grandfather and not let it overtake you like the previous hosts.¡± ¡°Like the previous hosts?¡± Saber said, as his eyes widened at that statement. ¡°This black Magic can only choose 2 hosts at a time in this world. The last host was completely swallowed by the darkness and had nearly destroyed a whole nation. I believe that the big catastrophes that occurred in the history of remnant were because of this Darkness. If it weren''t for the four Queens, all would have been lost.¡± ¡°The four Queens?¡± ¡°The four Queens have a power that might be equal to that of someone who wields the darkness. The four Queens have a power that was given to by a wizard long ago. I believe that the Darkness and the Wizard could be related somehow, but with the information we have gathered, we can''t be certain.¡± ¡°We?¡± ¡°I and four other individuals have been looking into all these lores about the 4 Queens and the darkness. Since you were one of the chosen by the Dark, it is safe to tell you who the other 3 are. The other three are Yuki-onna, Matheus, and James. They should be coming here momentarily.¡± ¡°You mean professor Yuki-onna!?¡± Saber asked, shocked at the fact that his own teacher knew about this. ¡°Yes. I was the one who instructed her to put you in a match when you arrived to class. Although it seemed you managed to put yourself first in the fight.¡± ¡°Don''t remind me.¡± Saber said, rolling his eyes. The elevator opened and there stood the 3 people who knew about the information. ¡°So where is the unlucky fool?¡± Matheus asked, as he walked out of the elevator smoking a cigarette. ¡°You''re looking at him.¡± Nxy said. ¡°This scrawny Black haired boy with white highlights? You can''t be serious. I thought it would be some buff looking bad ass.¡± Matheus said, as he looked at the scrawny Boy. ¡°HEY! I can be¡­ bad ass¡­¡± Saber said looking down in shame. ¡°To think that an Akamine would once again be gifted with this power.¡± James said, as he observed Saber. ¡°For the last time James, this gift is nothing more than a burden.¡± Professor Yuki-onna said to the man. ¡°This burden, is something to our benefit. We can use this to our advantage against the criminals who attacked us and if we can use this boy to aid us, we can stop the people responsible.¡± James said. ¡°Or this kid can go insane and kill us all.¡± Matheus added, ¡°I won''t do that! I¡­ I want to be able to control this power so that I can get back to the person who killed my teammate.¡± Saber said, forming a fist in his right hand. ¡°Revenge huh. This should really play out smoothly now.¡± Matheus said as he continued drinking. ¡°Listen Mr. Akamine, I understand you want to get the vagabonds responsible for this incident, but you will not be the one pursuing the ones who are behind this. You will help us against their underlings, but the masterminds behind it, they will be answering to us.¡± Matheus told the boy who was sitting in front of him. Saber got up from his seat and walked to the window that held a beautiful view of Ikebukuro Academy city and thought about what Ato said. "Those monsters took hundreds of lives during the attack and one of the lives was Akari Akamine, a teammate and someone very close to me. I had to watch her as she slowly died on my arms. Do you know what it''s like to see your world burn in front of your eyes? She was the one who helped me become a better fighter, she was the one who accepted me even though she knew I should have not been here, she was the one who loved me for who I was. A weak and defenseless student. Because of her death, this power had arisen from me and now I have to deal with the consequences that comes from it.¡± Saber turned around and looked at the three who stood and looked at their eyes. ¡°DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT I DON''T DESERVE TO GET MY REVENGE!?¡± Saber yelled at the 2 who stood there shocked. Saber''s eyes turned yellow and his black Magic began to slowly expel. ¡°Saber!¡± Professor nexy yelled. ¡°WHAT!?¡± Saber looked at himself, noticing the black Magic that was resonating. ¡°I¡­ I''m sorry.¡± Saber said as he quietly went back to his seat. ¡°It seems the kid''s Magic responds to his anger¡± James said. ¡°Oh really? I thought it responded to his happiness.¡± Matheus said, glaring at James. ¡°Very well Saber, you will be helping us find the people responsible for this and by my orders, you will be working under Matheus.¡± Nxy said, as he looked at the drunk man. ¡°ME?! Why do I have to babysit this kid? I have important things to do other than watch this kid get in my way.¡±Matheus said as he glared at nxy. ¡°You will be training Saber to become a better hunters well as help him control the darkness. He will be also help you investigate anything that can lead to the people behind this and their whereabouts. Saber is also allowed to take any cases he is personally interested in.¡± Nxy said scowling at the Brown haired man. ¡°I refuse.¡± James stated. ¡°I think it would be best if he comes along with me. I have all the proper training equipment along with the latest technology that can help him become a better fighter. He will be able to increase his strength and fighting prowess at a faster rate than training with Matheus here. I can also prevent him from going completely insane if the Dark does consume him.¡± James stated. ¡°Why don''t you let the boy decide where to go. He can stay here, he can go with Matheus, or he can go with James to Skynet.¡± Yuki-onna said to nxy who was sipping his coffee. ¡°Very well. Saber, what will you do? Stay here at school, go with Matheus, or with James?¡± Everyone stared at Saber with ears wide open. ¡°Well¡­ I think¡­ it would be best¡­ if I¡­¡± Chapter 7 deeper into ¡°I''ll give you an answer when I come back I just need to clear out my head¡± Saber said walking away from the people all of them look at him he took the elevator down and he decided to skip class and headed to the library to read his bookTo distract himself from the thought before it once again made him feel nauseous, Saber want go check out ''The Hanged Man, a book that he''d yet to finish. Well, Saber thought, If I''m skipping class then I might as well enjoy myself... He opened the novel and flipped to find his place and released a sigh of contentment as he relaxed in the booth. Ato walked down the concrete pathway which led to Ikebukuro Academy has a Cafe in the Library to ways to get in by going in the school or go by the side where the sidewalk is it''s called the ikebukuro Academy Town Cafe, she''d been going there more often now, hoping to see that Saber Akamine fellow but had been disappointed each time. It had seemed that Saber Akamine had dissipated from existence. But, her waiting for him did give her some time to write, and it kept her father company as well. Her father''s only company were Mia, Kolkata, Rim, and Genii, only one of which was particularly talkative in any way. She did feel bad for her father having so little company, a nice man like him should really be more cherished. Her thoughts then once again shifted to her... she struggled to find the correct term... Ah!, he was, for lack of a more masculine word, her muse. He was, as she stated, such an interesting being. You could look the world up and down and wouldn''t hardly find a person quite like him. In fact, upon reflection, she hoped she didn''t scare him off. After all, she had crossed some rather inappropriate boundaries. But, in her own defense, his flustered face was rather adorable. Ato stopped, having arrived at her destination and looked upon the dark brown door, which mirrored the coffee itself in a strange, yet appropriate way. The author could smell the alluring scent of coffee wafting through the tiny cracks that separated the door from the wall. Here''s hoping... she thought as she opened up said door and brought herself up the stairs to a second door, behind this door, as brown as the first, the smell of coffee was even more evident than before, the smell of her father''s coffee, which she would swear to gods that she didn''t believe in was the most delicious treat in life for any Half human, or human for that matter. The green haired woman lightly and carefully gripped the circular handle and twisted until she heard the mechanism within unlatch and until the know, without unnecessary force, stopped turning. Speak of the Devil. Was the woman''s first thought as her eyes rested upon a certain black haired and White highlights'' boy whom, once again, was enthralled in the latest release of a certain ''Airbus Sen ''. She noticed something about his eyes, which still held their previous story, that there was something new. Upon first glance one would have mistaken it as exhaustion, but no, it ran deeper than just simple sleep deprivation, far deeper. In his eyes was the look of a man who was changing, for the better or worse she could not tell, physically or mentally she could not tell. But in the end that only made the college boy more intriguing. Once again, as if their first meeting was being replayed before them, Ato walked over to the boy, who, as before, was to enveloped in his book to even notice her presence, and stopped. Now she could have continued the reenactment of their first meeting but she decided against it, There was something even deeper being revealed in his eyes that even she could not know, and she didn''t want to let it flee in fright because of her playful nature. So, instead of her causal, random, cheerful nature she decided to greet him more formally. ¡°Hello, Shi.¡± The familiar voice shook Saber from his book, in all honesty he wasn''t necessarily used to his given name, despite it being... well... his given name. No one, not even his friends called him Shi, everyone always refereed to him as ''Saber''. Out of curiosity as to who else would use that name, Saber looked up to see someone he never thought he''d meet in public again. Of course, he still had the piece of paper she''d handed him Week and a half ago, but he thought she''d forgotten who he was by sun up. It was not to call Sen a shallow or forgetful person, but rather himself a forgettable person, he wasn''t the type of person one worries.This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. ¡°Miss Sen?¡± He said, still surprised at her appearance before him. However, she had another type of appearance, one in the form of her styling for today. She worse her hair in a rather odd style, as if she''d try to tie it in a bun, but instead gave up halfway, Big Blue round glasses, and a tan short sleeved shirt with a dark Blue apron layered over it. Shi was beginning to wonder if she''d dyed her hair that color as she seemed to have an affinity for it. ¡°Ahhh, so you do remember me...¡± she teased as she rocked on her heals. ¡° I was begging to think you were avoiding me.¡± she feigned emotional pain, which cause Shi to shake his head frantically. ¡°N-no! It wasn''t that I... was just...¡±, he searched for a way to reveal his status for the last week was like hell to him without causing alarm, ¡°Hospitalized got into a Fight with my teammate...¡± he said lowly. Ato had most certainly not expected that to come out of his mouth. Was he some sort of closet dare devil friend is that, was the sick or upset, or was he attacked on purpose? Rather than asking three time she asked just once, forgetting her sad facade she got closer to him, face inches away from his Causing a light shade of red to form on his cheeks and asked, with great concern: ¡°Oh my what happened!?¡± It wasn''t quite a scream, but rather hushed worriment. ¡°You mean... It wasn''t on the news about the demons and half human attack on ikebukuro Academy?¡± He asked confused. Shi was certain an incident like that would be a front page story. Ato laughed a little and said: ¡°Oh... I don''t watch television to often... most of the time I''m writing... or sleeping...¡± she added reluctantly. ¡°Well recently I was involved in an incident concerning ikebukuro Academy Attack...¡± He said preparing to tell the rather unfortunate tale, before he was interrupted by the author. ¡°That was you?¡± She asked mouth open, and eyes sad. It was an adorable sight, like a kitten or a puppy begging for food or to be pet by the hand of their master, . He knew it was rather strange to think of her in this way, but it was hardly in any of his control. He found himself choking almost, trying to push his voice from his throat out to his mouth to speak... it was difficult though... He didn''t know why, but it was because of her. It was not a star-struck feeling, something similar, but deeper than that. ¡°Yes...¡± He replied, trying his hardest not to choke upon saying it. ¡°Forgive me...¡± she said, apologetically, ¡°Here I am teasing you about your absence, when in actuality you had been hospitalized... And you lost your sister right, Akari Akamine.¡± Shi stared at her confused, she''d said she didn''t watch television so how was it that she knew so much? ¡°I thought you don''t watch television?¡± Sen smiled in reply, like one would smile at a child or a pet. ¡°There are a more ways to get the news than through a television.¡± she began. ¡°In fact I believe of we stopped watching so much television and started enjoying our own lives a little more, instead of someone else''s, half of the things you see on the news, you wouldn''t see. People let others decide for them and never really formulate their own opinions on a subject. That, dear Shi, is called ignorance.¡± she stated matter-of-factly as she turned her answer into a philosophy speech. She was about to move, to say something else, Saber noticed, when she abruptly stopped and a smile crept onto her face. ¡°Listen, Shi,¡± she began kindly. ¡°I know you were hospitalized recently, but you never did take me up on my offer to continue our conversation at my home.¡± Saber blushed at the way she said that, while kind, it also sounded as if she was going to force him to come to her house. Not that he would mind, after all, who would mind such an invitation from an idol? He was about to answer her invitation well not really a question but rather a hint, but she beat him to it Ato grabbed her ''muse''s'' wrist and pulled him closer, all most over the table, to her. ¡°So let''s go now.¡± she practically breathed on his surprised face. The green haired woman dragged Shi out of the both, out both doors and onto the sidewalk where they then made their way to her residence. Chapter 8 inner demon Saber now sat on a comfortable sofa in the living room of Sen. Her house was actually quite modest considering how much she made for her works, It was a two story, had three bedrooms and two baths, hardwood adorned the floor and the lighting on the ceiling amplified it, the walls were of gray brick and a single chimney sat with him in the living room. All in all it was a very American styled home. In fact, it was a perfect fit for her in some strange way. When they had arrived, Sen had dimmed the lights and told him to remain on the couch while she prepared some food for her guest. She then emerged from her kitchen with a plate of sandwiches and two coffee cups''s in her hand. ¡°Sorry, it took so long... the coffee from this morning had gotten cold.¡± she apologized, smiling, as she sat herself down on a leather chair angled to the left of the couch in which Saber sat. She then sat the plate down on the table in the center of the room. They sat there in an awkward silence, Ato looking at Saber expectantly. What was she expecting? Saber wondered as he shifted awkwardly in his seat, averting his eyes. ¡°Well?¡± she asked, ¡°Eat one.¡± She said motioning to the combination of bread, dairy, and meat. ¡°Oh! Right sorry...¡± he said, mentally cursing himself for his rudeness. Previous endeavors with food forgotten, Saber unwittingly put the food in his mouth. To him, it tasted like every other thing he''d eaten since waking from his accident... awful. Immediately he regurgitated the food back onto the plate, eye''s watering and tongue twitching in disgust. ¡°I''m sorry, Miss Sen...¡± He apologized, face heated in embarrassment of his intolerance for food. She simply laughed an shook her head, making Saber wonder, for a split-second, if she''d done something to the food to make that happen. ¡°Don''t be,¡± she reassured him, ¡°I''ve never been the best at making food, even simple stuff like sandwiches. Too much mayonnaise?¡± she asked scratching the back of her head. ¡°No, it wasn''t your food it was me... back in ikebukuro Academy Doctor Kano said to me that: my intolerance to food was caused by the traumatic incident I endured... My mind thinks it should be dead and my body is coping with my sister organs so I-¡± ¡°Did you say your sister''?¡± she asked, tone going from friendly to serious, her face filled with worry. Saber gulped, did she know Akari? Did she know she had the dark Magic? She must have... Why else would she be so concerned all of a sudden? ¡°Yes...¡± He said reluctantly... A silence fell between them before Sen spoke up. ¡°Shi... why don''t you tell me what really happened that night... skip to the most ''important'' part.¡± she said as she clasped her hands together in front of her soft face which was contrasted by hard, serious eyes, and tight lips. It made Saber''s heart beat faster... there was something she wants telling him and it made him uneasy. ¡°That night I was with my Sister looking for everyone who needed help we¡­.killed demons half human, because she said if we don''t help our friends or people why would that make us...¡± He scoffed silently. ¡°But as we head back halfway she was...¡± he paused, remembering how Akari died protecting him being covered in her blood... Until, he broke that day. ¡°She um... she-¡±If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Tried to protect you...¡± Sen finished for him looking down... ¡°Y-yeah... So you knew too, right? That Akari was Killed because of me?¡± An eerie silence settled in the room for a short period of time before the author spoke up once more. ¡°Shi... Are you hungry?¡± she asked looking at him. ¡°Am I hungry?¡± he repeated his confusion evident in his voice. ¡°I don''t Know what you mean...¡± The author sighed and then said ¡°I''ll show you...¡± Ato held her finger pointed upwards to the ceiling, studying it intently with big eyes. Saber was curious as to what she was doing (He was beginning to think she was just plain crazy...) Next she took the pointer finger of her other hand and slowly, roughly broke the skin of the upwards pointing finger, causing blood to ooze slowly from it. For some unexplainable, disgusting, and disturbing reason Saber couldn''t look away as the blood trickled slowly down her finger, unto her palm and down to her slender wrist, it would have flowed lower, had she not angled her arms at him. ¡°Here, lick it up...¡± she commanded. This shook Saber from his trance. He couldn''t do that it was disgusting... yet... he wanted to. Saber gulped, feeling his mouth begin to salivate heavily as he looked more intently at the dark red liquid that traced her arm. He began panting as he reached for it, Closer... closer his arm got to feeling the bodily fluid that drained out from the authors wrist and then, almost hating himself for it, He pulled back and leap off the couch away from the girl. ¡°NO!¡± he yelled at himself, ¡°You don''t want that...¡± his body was shaking uncontrollably, he looked down at his legs which now looked as if they were filled with angry bee''s, his hands were twitching violently. He''d lost track off where he was, he was more concerned with the fact that he wanted to not only lick the blood, that sweet blood, from Sen Ato''s arms, but rather he wanted to rip off her arm and feast upon it as well kill her. No, No, No, No, No,NO! He mentally yelled, violently shaking his head from left to right, Why... why do I want that? He asked feeling warm, bitter tears crawl out of his Red eyes. Suddenly, Saber found himself pinned back on the couch, by a pair of thin, yet surprisingly strong, arms. He looked up at his restrainer to see Sen hovering above him, looking down and smiling calmly, though her eyes were different, or more accurately, her right eye... looked just like his when he activates his armor except it held no psychotic stare but rather, one of sadness despite the smile that rested just underneath it. ¡°I''m sorry, Shi... But if I don''t do this you''ll most definitely starve.¡± She said just as she shoved her finger into his mouth. Saber protested at first, trying hard to reject the taste... that sweet succulent taste... NO! He yelled mentally. No, no,no, no,no, no... Y-yes, yes, yes... His thoughts changed and his resistance stopped as he realized the blood tasted like the tastiest, richest, most delicious thing he''d ever experienced in all his life... Just like Sister''s cooking. In fact, he found himself mentally begging Sen to leaved her slender soft finger in his mouth, as she retracted it, leaving a string of blood mixed from saliva connecting Saber''s mouth to her finger. It was strange, he felt full, well-fed would be the correct way to describe it, as if he''d just eaten a small meal. He was breathing heavy, yet calming down, tears still stinging his eyes and staining his cheeks. Out of all the things he could have asked her right now, only one was on his mind. ¡°This because of the dark Magic¡­?¡± He whispered, looking up at the green haired woman who had him pinned, now gently, to the couch. She nodded... ¡°And you are, too?¡± He asked. This time Ato verbalized her answer in a calm soft voice, trying to calm Saber down and stop him from having another spasm. ¡°Yes...¡± her voice sounded like a soft hiss, purposely sending Saber into a relaxed state. ¡°Why do you taste so good then?¡± he whispered back, although his whisper was much more frantic than hers, but a whisper nonetheless. Ato began carefully stroking her guests forehead trying to lull him to sleep, He obviously had a strange day with nxy telling him to choose who to train with, perhaps a good rest would do him good. ¡°Shh,¡± she hissed softly, ¡°Just rest we''ll talk when you wake up...¡± she whispered softly now closer to his ear, as she watched his eye''s roll back, his lids cover them, and felt his breath steady signaling his loss of consciousness. Chapter 9 dark users 101 Saber felt odd, weightless really, like he was suspended in reality. Not the sky, nor the ocean, he just was. His left side was burning up, and he could feel his eye stinging. He tried screaming, but nothing came out... He could feel the air rushing past his teeth and lips, the vibrations of his vocal chords, but he heard nothing, nothing other than a high-pitched ringing. Suddenly a feminine hand with nail polish adorning it, gently placed itself over his left eye, pressing slightly, then leaving as quickly as it arrived. The pain receded, his eye stopped stinging and he felt comfortable... Almost as if someone had thrown a comforter over him in his sleep. Saber sighed a little, closing his eye''s letting the feeling caress him, sending him into a state of pure bliss that traveled every nerve, every cell of his body began to feel numb with pleasure... And then... He woke up. It wasn''t a violent emergence from sleep, but rather a regretful and longing-to-go-back-to one. Saber didn''t stand up, he simply laid there staring at the ceiling of the room as his memories came back to him about his sister and sighed. Sen Ato finger probing his mouth, her pinning him down, and the delicious taste of blood in his mouth. In all honesty he should''ve leaps out of bed right there, ran back to Ikebukuro Academy, and called nxy right there, but he stayed. Though he was a little uneasy, he figured if the author wanted to eat him, she would''ve by now. Saber tried to move, but found himself restrained by two thin, but strong restraints wrapped around his upper body. He also felt a weight on the top of his head and two more restraints on his legs. Unable to move his head, due to the death hold, he moved his eyes up to be met with a green puff of hair stands that tickled his forehead. He felt a warm breeze being blown into his hair and the restraints upon his legs shifted slightly and low, muffled groan pressed against his hair. Saber had already almost deduced what lay on him and his face turned beat red. He then moved his free arm up and pushed the covers off himself, revealing none other than a sleeping Sen Ato, who hand entangled her body with his own. Saber felt his body heat up, he suddenly felt very itchy, uncomfortable, hot... He began breathing quietly faster, trying to suppress the arousal he felt. ¡°M-miss Ato?¡± He asked, hoping she''d wake up and release him from her, while not provocative besides the entanglement of legs, warm soft skin, which could make any male buckle at the knees. ¡°Mmmm, you''re awake, finally?¡± She yawned as she shifted the position of her head, and unraveled her limbs from the new Dark Magic user. She then rolled away, almost to the edge of the rather big bed they both occupied. The female Dark Magic users as well a half human sat up, stretched her arms and yawned once more. ¡°It''s a little past noon.¡± She wore a white, dress-like night gown which, though used straps that showed her bare shoulders and top of her cleavage, was dense enough to hide her more private areas from Saber, her hair was unruly and had a dozen''s of cow-licks, her eyes were underlined by bags which showed just how tired she was, but in a flattering way. Saber noticed that the dress was practically just a sheet on the bottom and he assumed she hadn''t worn any undergarments... He did his best to look away ¡°I''m sure-¡± she stretched, cracking her back, ¡°you have some questions right now...¡± She paused, to fall back onto her soft bed, head just hanging over the edge, letting her hair flow down. Saber''s suspicions were confirmed as, while not quite seeing it, he did see her legs end just before her groin began and noticed no fabric, when her gown flew up from the sudden movement. He made sure not to look once more. Instead, just focused on his questions. ¡°I realize I should be focusing on more important things, but, why were you... restraining... me this morning?¡± He asked, raising an eyebrow. Sen laughed, throwing her head even farther back. ¡°Restraining?¡± She asked, adoration of some sort in her voice. ¡°That is called cuddling, Shi.¡± She said matter-of-factly holding up her pointer finger in the form of a lecture... Saber''s face flushed, due to the term she used for it. ¡°Fine then, why were you cuddling me?¡±Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Because you''re so handsome, Shi Saber Akamine...¡± She moaned out, stifling a laugh. Saber gasped at this in embarrassment, causing the author to smirk. ¡°Just kidding... It''s because you were crying...¡± She said a little somberly. ¡°Crying?¡± Saber asked, embarrassment forgotten. ¡°Yeah... You didn''t stop whimpering since I force-fed you my blood... The only way I could get you to stop was by holding you.¡± She paused, ¡°You were a mamma''s boy weren''t you?¡± She added, a little sad. ¡°I suppose so...¡± He replied. ¡°Anyways, to more serious matters... I''ve come to terms surprisingly easily that I''m a Dark Magic user as well a half huma-¡± ¡°Half-Human and dark user!¡± She corrected quickly, throwing her finger up yet again. ¡°W-what?¡± He asked confused. ¡°There was something I noticed when I forced fed you.¡± She said, rising from her position, right eye closed. ¡°Only one of your eyes-¡± she opened the closed eye and pointed to it, revealing that red and black eye, ¡°Everyone who''s a dark user have a different color it''s called dark eye''s but you activate only one as of now.¡± Saber nodded understandingly, ¡°So, you''re a Half-Human too?¡± ¡°Good job!¡± She said cheerfully clapping her hands once, ¡°Now, as for why I taste good to you, despite being a Half-Human that''s because you become a dark Magic user of course, is a little more complicated...¡± She paused before rolling off the bed and on to her feet... ¡°Here, follow me.¡± Saber followed Sen down to the kitchen where she leaned next to a knife holder, making Shi wonder what exactly she did with those knife. She also hands human foods like bread, ham, cheese, and milk around, it must be for appearances. He determined as he looked around. ¡°Now then!¡± she said pulling him from his thoughts, ¡°On to Dark user''s biology 101.¡± She''s a little too nonchalant about all this... Saber thought as he sat down on a dinning chair. ¡°Dark users have dark armor, which means, impressive healing abilities, and besides against other Dark users but if a human is strong enough they could kill you. But what gives them this?¡± She asked in rhetoric. ¡°Well, both humans and Dark users have certain types of cells known asMagic cells, though the amount is different for both. A healthy human, of both genders, normally has around between 500 and 800 Magic cells. A Dark user, on the other hand, can have between 1,000 and 5,000 Dark Magic cells.¡± She paused and placed herself closer to Saber, inches Away from his face. ¡°But what happens when the two interbreed?¡± She asked, one again, rhetorically, placing a pointed finger inside one that she had formed into a hole, putting a rather inappropriate image in the boy''s head. ¡°You and I, Half-Human, are made... Half human and dark users we have there blood that can pass for human, but-¡± she lifted Saber''s shirt, revealing a pale body with random red spots, she then quickly grabbed a knife from her knife holder and slammed it against his stomach. It broke instantly, snapping in half. ¡°-skin that can stop bullets.¡± Saber hadn''t had time to scream, he didn''t even realize what had happened, until he saw the knife bounce off the floor and by then the fear had passed. ¡°But,¡± she continued, ¡°like I said, only a Dark user and human can pierce the skin of another dark users naturally... if they strong enough¡± Sen then lightly skimmed her finger down Saber''s stomach, where she stopped, just under the tiny gut Saber had poking out, it sent shivers down his spine. Then, she lightly pressed and drew blood from him, taking some red substance and licking it before making a sound of satisfaction. ¡°Any more questions?¡± Saber, holding back a blush, simply shook his head, while he pulled his shirt back down. Sen''s personality was a bit too open for his own, but somehow he liked it. He never expected her to be so... Free spirited... ¡°Good, because we''ve got some errands to run...¡± She said, looking at him. ¡°What errands, miss Ato?¡± ¡°Well, first we are stopping by your Dorm so you can get a shower, change clothes, and pack your belongings, because you''re moving in,¡± she said as if they had planned this, when in reality she''d decided this on her own. ¡°And then-¡± ¡°Wait, what?!¡± Saber asked, not quite sure he heard her right. ¡°Moving in? Why would I move in?¡± ¡°Well... To be honest, Shi, you''re a rather weak specimen.¡± she said, folding her arms, ¡°And the way I see it, you have three paths from here on out: Stay with me and let me show you how to live this life, be alone and eventually die from either starvation or stay alone and cause trouble, bringing into ikebukuro, which is not good for anyone...¡± She told him, raising an eyebrow. Saber gulped, ¡°Dammit more choices okay but give me a few days I''ll come back tell you my answer I need to do a few things before I do so...¡± He said lowly. ¡°Fine¡± She said, ¡°Now, I''m getting in the shower.¡± she told him as she walked off, ¡°Don''t be peeking!¡± She coo''d as she disappeared into the hallway. Saber blush at the thought walked out of her apartment headed for ikebukuro Academy to tell nxy his answer to get those people back into the office he couldn''t say anything about Ato or his friends it''s better that way. Chapter 10 minutes Saber made it to the Ikebukuro Academy was thinking about what Ato told if it was ture that she was a dark user he can''t say a word to nxy or his friends "Dammit " he thought to himself as he waited for the elevator doors to open they opened as he walked in the office and saw the people waiting for him. As he opened his mouth "It would be best¡­ if I choose Matheus. If what you say is true, then we might be able to get information about the people who started the attack much quicker." Saber stated as walked closer to them. "I see. Very well, you will be helping Matheus gather information and assist in raids. However, you will first need to be trained so that you can handle yourself in serious situations. Matheus, I am counting on you on training the boy to become a proper Hunter." "Whatever. I will help the boy get stronger. I do have a few conditions if he intends on being my apprentice." "What will that be?" Saber asked Matheus. "Until you can handle yourself on the battlefield, you will need to follow my instructions and not question what I ask you to do. The cases that we will be investigating will be risky and can lead to one of us getting possibly killed. In addition to that, some of these cases will need an extra hand." "What do you mean by extra hand?" Saber asked raising an eyebrow. "You will sometimes have a partner to help you during a case. What kind of partner? Well, if I tell you, it will ruin the surprise now wouldn''t it?" Matheus said. "Can I at least choose who I can take?" "If you stay in my good side, then maybe I will consider your request. Until then, I will be assigning your teammate." "Wait a minute¡­ why would I need a teammate if I have you?" "About that¡­ I hate working in 2 so I will be working solo most of the time, but that''s until I can be certain that you can handle yourself." "Fine. If it means getting faster results to finding the mastermind then I agree." "Very well, from this day forward you and Matheus will be working together." Nxy said, as he stood up ready to dismiss the group. "Nxy you can''t be serious. I think the right choice is for Saber to come to Skynet with me." James stated. "I''m sorry James, but Saber has already made up his mind. The least I can do is allow you to determine who Saber can work with during some cases which he will be tasked alone." "Hmmm¡­ fine, seems reasonable. I have someone in mind that can benefit the investigations." James stated. "Very well, you are all dismissed." Nxy said as he took a drink of his coffee. "Oh Professor nxy, I forgot to ask you something." Saber said, as he walked out of the elevator. "What is it Mr. Akamine?" "Can I have permission to leave the school? I left my stuff back at the forest and I really need it back. There is also other stuff there that I need to get." He thought about what Ato told him to stay at her place. "Yes¡­ of course. However, you need to take your team with you." "But why!" Saber asked, getting upset. "You aren''t the only one who lost a friend now are you? The others should know what exactly happened to Akari and where it happened." "¡­yea, I guess you''re right." Saber then walked into the elevator and returned back to his dorm only for his friends to wait for him. "Hey Saber where you been? Kat and I were looking everywhere for you." Manuel asked. "I was with Professor nxy. I wanted to ask him something and need to clear out my head." "What was it?" "It''s better to tell everyone at the same time. Can you get the others and tell them to meet me in front of the school? We are going somewhere." Saber said. His eyes slowly descended to sadness. "Yea¡­ okay." Manual then proceeded to get the others and meet him in front of the school. "Why did Saber boy want all of us to gather in front of the school?" Maria asked. "He said we will be taking a trip somewhere, but he seemed a little depressed when he said that." Manuel said as they the group finally reached the front of the school. "Hey Saber!" Mariane said as she ran to hug the knight. "Hey there Mariane, it seems everyone is finally here. You''re all probably wondering why I called all of you here. We will be going to a forest a little far from here. There is something I want to talk to you all about, but I want to make sure beforehand that you will not tell anybody." "Well you can trust me Saber. You know I will always be there for you." Mariane said, smiling at the knight. "Well I am your teammate and I would never reveal a secret, especially from a friend. I can also vouch for kat." Manuel said. "Well, you already know my secret and you haven''t told anyone yet, so of course I can keep your secret." Chen said. "Oh come on Saber boy, you know me. I can keep a secret." Maria said, grinning at Saber. "I would never reveal any classified information to any other people. You can definitely trust me Saber." Adalgisa said, placing her hand on the boy''s shoulder. "Thanks guys, but it would be best to tell you when we reach the destination." Saber said as he began walking. Everyone looked at each other confused and simply followed him. They walk through the city that was nearly in rubble. Thanks to Professor Yuki-onna and other good People willing to help, the buildings were partially rebuilt. The once bloody streets were now somewhat clean, although evidence of the tragedy still remained. The group finally reached the forest where the black knight was born and there still lay multiple weapons from the blood bath. "We''re here." Saber said. The others stood still and looked at the sight of the rotting bodies arms and legs heads intestines that were lying around Milo and Akuo. "S¡­Saber. What is this?" Adalgisa asked as she covered her mouth in hopes that it would prevent her from puking. "We aren''t here for the bodies, we''re here for this." Saber said, stepping over the bodies Remembering the horrible and site to get to the weapons he came to get. "That''s Akari''s weapon and shield." Manuel said. "This is where it happened¡­ this is where she died¡­ in my arms." Saber said getting onto his knee to pick up his and Akari''s stuff. "Saber¡­ did Akari really kill all these soldiers of Half human?" Chen asked as she walked around the area in shock. "Just a few¡­" Saber said. He picked the weapons up and began walking towards the remaining group members who were still frozen at the sight.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. "Then the person who saved you k-killed the others then?" Maria asked. Her body was trembling, no words can describe the feeling she felt. "More or less yea¡­" "Then who was it?" "I¡­ I don''t know. I collapsed before I saw him." Saber said, slowly reaching his head but stopped a quarter from the way. "You''re lying." Maria said. The trembling sensation was gone and now she was scowling at the knight. "He is." A voice came out of the woods. "Who''s there!" Mariane yelled. The group quickly took there combat positions. "Relax. That isn''t a great way to say hi to your older brother after the battle now is it?" Matheus jumped off the tree and landed in front of the group. " BROTHER MATHEUS!" Mariane yelled, running to him. "Brother?" Saber asked himself silently. "Oh that''s right, I never told you Saber that I am material and Maria''s Brother huh." "Yea¡­ you kinda left that small important detail out¡­" All the more reason to not let any of them die. "Wait¡­ you met matheus?" Maria asked. "Yea it was back to school." "Well it seems you did quite a number here kid. I didn''t expect you to do this much damage at all." Matheus said, observing the bodies. "Wait¡­ you did this?" Chen asked. Shocked at the statement. "MATHEUS!" Saber yelled at the man. "What? Oh sorry. This drink really does a number on you, ya know?" Matheus said, taking drink out of a flask. "Saber, how did you manage to do this? You aren''t exactly the type of person who knows how to protect themselves from an attack." Adalgisa told the boy. "Well it seems you were wrong. Apparently I can protect myself, so be sure to add that to your notes." Saber said, agitated at what Adalgisa said, as He was thinking maybe it was better to stay with Ato. "Well in any case, I need you to come with me Saber. There is something that came up and I need you to come along." Matheus said. "Right now?" "Right now." "Wait! What''s going on? Where exactly are you going to take him bro?" Matheus asked blocking the knight. "It''s something that doesn''t concern you Mariane. You should go back to school with your friends and I will explain later when me and Saber are done." "No! You will explain to us what is going on and only then will I move." "Mariane is right, we''re his friends and teammates. We deserve to know what is going on." Manuel said, joining Mariane to her side. The rest of the team also joined her to know what they were trying to keep secret. "Tell you what, if all 7 of you can beat me and Saber, we will tell you everything you want to know." Matheus said, pulling out his Greatsword. "I''m sure Saber wants to tell us so he will obviously be on our side. Right Saber?" Mariane asked. "¡­ I''m sorry Mariane, but I changed my mind. None of you can never understand the truth." Saber said, as he slowly walked to Matheus. If you ever found out, I know for a fact that you will look at me in a different way. Saber stared at the fragile blue eye girl that stood before him. Even now that I told you what happened here, the look at your eyes after what you''ve seen. I can already tell¡­ you are having second thoughts of me¡­ Aren''t you Mariane? "Don''t worry Saber. What''s done in the dark will be brought to the light. We will win and the truth will set you free." Mariane said, pulling out her daggers and staring back at him. Saber smiled at her and pulled out his black katana. "Then I will hope you beat us¡­ Mariane." I guess I was wrong about you Mariane. Thank you for still being there for me and you too Ato we have a lot to talk about when i come back, even if I try to push you away. "Let''s go!" Mariane yelled, as both teams attacked. Mariane, Maria, Chen and Adalgisa went for Matheus and circled around him. Manuel and kat went straight for Saber who had his guard ready. Mariane quickly ran towards her Brother and swung her her daggers hoping for Matheus to block her attack. Martheus didn''t take the bait and simply took a step back which caused Mariane''s attack to miss by mere inches. Maria, Chen, and Adalgisa circled the old man and began hitting him with a barrage of attacks. This however, was child''s play for Martha. He simply smiled and managed to avoid most of the attacks and quickly pulled out his Greatsword and unleashed a wide ranged attack, hitting its attended targets. Adalgisa, Mariane, and Maria took the attack, but Chen used her enchantment and her shadow took the attack for her. "Oooh nice Enchantment you got there kid." Martheus said. Chen quickly unsheathed her weapon and used the katana to hit Martheus. He however continued dodging as if it were a dance. "I would put that away if I were you¡­" As the barrage of attack continued, Maria quickly took several shots from her distance to catch the man off guard. "OH SHI!" Martheus yelled as he kicked Chen away in order for him to block the incoming attack with his Greatsword. Although he managed to block the blast, he was pushed back to a tree. "Nice try kid but you will need to do a better job than tha¡­" Martheus was cut off by Mariane who used her enchantment to close the gap between them. Mariane used her daggers and went for a diagonal attack that made its mark. Martheus knocked down but quickly rolled to the right. "Alright enough games¡­ it''s time to get serious." Martheus said as he jumped towards Mariane and swung his Greatsword. Meanwhile, Saber was at the defensive blocking both Manuel''s and Kat''s combine attacks. If I don''t come up with something quick! Saber thought. He quickly saw an opening for him from Kat and took advantage of it. That''s it! Saber thought. He quickly sheathed his sword and ran towards the girl. He slid underneath and Kat unleashed a powerful attack with her weapon that barely missed its mark. Rocks came flying out of the ground due to the power behind the attack and Saber''s true attended target was the mastermind who was none other than Manuel. He got back to his feet and quickly unsheathed his sword and performed a jump attack on Manuel. Manuel saw the attack coming and used his two automatic pistols to shoot at the incoming knight. Saber used his kite shield to block the incoming attacks allowing him to get up close with maunel. Saber swung his sword but Manual was able to use his pistols to block the attack. "Kat!" Manuel yelled Kat ran towards the 2 and used her large weapon to strike down Saber from behind. Saber quickly did a 180 sweep attack to knock down Manuel and block the incoming attack from kat. Kat''s hammer came crashing down towards Saber''s kite shield creating a massive explosion. "What!" Kat said shocked at the knight who was still standing from the attack. Saber quickly pushed her weapon aside and went for a side kick to the chest that sent kat flying to a nearby tree. What the! Saber thought. Manuel performed a leg sweep that made Saber land on his back and aimed his guns at Saber. "Looks like we win" Manuel said smiling. "Look again." Saber said . Manuel looked underneath him and there was Saber''s sword aimed straight to Manuel''s stomach. "I guess it''s a tie." Back with Matheus''s battle, he witnessed what was going on even though he was dodging the girls combined attacks. He took a giant step back and put his hands up. "Okay¡­ I give" "WHAT!?" Maria said, ready to unleash her Enchantment. "We were just getting to the best part!" "We''re going to be late if we keep this up so we might as well tell you now." Matheus said, taking a big swizz of his flask. "So what was the point of having a match?" Saber asked. "The point was for me to see how you fought. I can see why your teammates aren''t intimidated by you." "Come on brother!" Mariane yelled. "It''s true though¡­" Martheus said. He''s right though. I can barely keep up with kat and manuel and if I''m going to find the person who is responsible for my sister death, I need to get stronger when come back I''m going to have to call Sen. DAMMIT! Saber thought, clenching his fists. "Tell them what they want to hear so that we can get going." Saber said with an angry tone. "Oh, did I hurt your feelings? Sorry." Manuel said sarcastically. Matheus began telling them what they wanted to hear. He told him about what happened in the forest, what Saber has kept secret, the stories about the Dark and being a half human, and what can happen to him if he doesn''t control it. He told the group that Saber wants to avenge Akari and by doing this he will be able to fulfill that duty. "Saber you can''t simply carry all this on your shoulders. She was our teammate too and we should be going for the people responsible for it together." Manuel said, placing his hand on his shoulder. "I can''t allow that. I don''t want to witness another person I care about end up like Akari. What''s worse is that I can go insane and end up killing the people I swore to protect. If that happens I wouldn''t be able to forgive myself." "I don''t care what you say, I am not letting you carry this burden all by yourself." Mariane said walking towards the knight. "You aren''t the only person who was hurt after Akari''s death. If something were to happen to you too, there''s no telling what we would do. You were my best friend brother When i most die you were there to pick me up. If I were to lose you I¡­ I don''t know what I would do. We''re going after these people together, whether you like it or not." Mariane said, frowning at Saber. "She''s right. You can''t take everything on your own. We are here to become hunter and Magic users. This will be the first step to becoming one. We all want the same thing, peace in the world right?" Adalgisa asked. "Yea¡­ you''re right. However, the decision isn''t up to me, it''s up to Matheus. Everyone looked at Matheus, he was standing there drinking. "What? You guys can do whatever you want as long as you stay out of my way. However, you two! Matheus pointing at Maria and Mariane. "Who? Us? Maria asked "Yes you two! I''m watching your every move so I would be careful where you tread." Martheus said eyeballing the two. "What do you mean?" "You know what I mean. Anyways, we should get going Saber." "Ok. All of you should get back to Ikebukuro Academy. We can talk about what we are going to do next when I come back." Saber said. "Okay. Be careful Saber." Mariane said running to hug Saber. "Hey! What did I say!?" Matheus said, as he managed to pull Mariane from her T-shirt and drag her back to her team. "I''ll see you all soon." Saber replied. He began walking off with Matheus into the woods from the opposite direction of the school. "BE CAREFUL FEARLESS SABER!" Kat yelled, as they began walking back to school. "What should we do with his Sister''s stuff?" asked Maria. "I think it would be best to leave at her Gave." Manuel stated. The sun had finally set and both teams were now at Ikebukuro Academy, enjoying their last warm meal for the day as well Ato couldn''t stop thinking about Shi Saber Akamine she can''t wait until he breaks. Chapter 11 conquest Matheus and Saber finally reached the club in the poorest part of the city and observed the surroundings before making a move. ¡°Alright kid, you''re gonna stay out here and stay low. You aren''t old enough to enter the club so I''m gonna need you to keep watch.¡± Matheus said silently as the two approached the club''s entrance. ¡°There has to be something I can do. How about you sneak me in?¡± Saber said. ¡°The only thing I need you to do for now is to wait outside. The time will come when I will need your help, but for the time being just stand over there against the wall.¡± Matheus pointed to the wall facing the club that was covered in graffiti and had other shady people standing around. ¡°If something happens out here and you need my help don''t hesitate to call me.¡± Matheus said. ¡°Yea¡­ okay.¡± Saber looked down in shame. He really wanted to help him gather information and be useful for once in his life. He was always the person who no one would ask for help. Saberreally wanted to be helpful in combat, but it seems whatever he does, makes things worse. Matheus entered the club and disappeared inside the crowd, whereas Saber walked over the graffiti covered wall and simply put on his hoodie and leaned against the wall. ¡°So did you hear about the incident in Tokyo?¡± said one of the guys who were standing next to Saber. ¡°You mean the attack by a whole mess of Demons and Half human?¡± another said. The group of people that were talking caught Saber''s attention and paid close attention to their conversation, hoping to pick up some useful information that he can tell Matheus. ¡°Yea, that''s the one. I heard a rumor that a¡­¡± Saber was distracted by a man who approached him. ¡°Got any money to spare man?¡± A man who seemed high off of something was asking the boy for money. ¡°Sorry I don''t.¡± Replied Saber, he kept his head low to avoid his face from being seen ¡°Come on man, I just need a few bucks.¡± ¡°Like I said, I don''t have any money on me.¡± ¡°Don''t be like that! I know you have money.¡± The man started to get aggressive. ¡°AH! I said I don''t! Leave me alone!¡± Saber yelled, frustrated at the man for distracting him. The man quickly pulled out a knife and attacked Saber. Saber saw the knife coming and managed to avoid the strike and instinctively pulled out his combat knife and swung at the man''s hand that wielded the knife, slicing it in two. ¡°AHH! YOU SON OF A BITCH! MY HAND!¡± yelled the drugged man who held his bleeding wrist. Everyone looked at the commotion and took notice at the man who held his arm. No one bothered doing anything and went about their business as if this were something that commonly happened in the area. The man ran and disappeared in the dark alley. Saber put away his combat knife and leaned back against the wall. Dammit! The people who were talking about Tokyo left, why the hell would that stupid druggy do something like that. I''m amazed that no one called the police or did something to me after what I did. I didn''t even want to attack him. It was like a natural instinct or something that made me attack. Is it a side effect of having this Dark presence in me?Saber thought to himself, trying to keep a calm mind. Matheus walked out of the front entrance and approached the knight. It would be best if I keep what happened moments ago a secret. The last thing I want to do is get Matheus upset and let him find out that I made a big commotion.Saber thought to himself. ¡°So did you find any useful information?¡± Saber asked. ¡°Yup. I''ll tell you what I found out back in the hotel where we will be staying for the night.¡± Matheus said. *RING RING*Saber''s phone went off and looked to see who was calling. It was Mariane and Matheus immediately noticed the face on the phone and quickly pulled the phone out of Saber''s hand. ¡°HEY What the hell!¡± Saber yelled. ¡°Hello? Saber?¡± Mariane asked. ¡°Sorry Saber can''t get to you right now. To leave a call back number press 5, to leave a¡± ¡°MATHEUS! WHY DO YOU HAVE SABER''S PHONE!¡± "He had to do something so he told me to hold his phone while he was gone.¡± ¡°That''s not true!¡± Saber said loudly. ¡°I just heard Saber in the background Matheus.¡± ¡°What do you need mariane?¡± ¡°I just want to know if he was safe before I head off to bed.¡± ¡°It''s 2 am, you should have been in bed 4 hours ago.¡±The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. ¡°Yea but I can''t sleep unless I know my teammate is safe.¡± ¡°Ugh fine. I''ll pass you to him.¡± Matheus gave back Saber''s phone and continued walking towards the direction of the hotel they will be staying. ¡°Hey Mariane, how are you?¡± ¡°I''m doing fine, how about you? Find anything interesting on your trip? ¡°I''m doing fine considering I nearly died only once.¡± ¡°What happened!?¡± ¡°Relax, some druggy wanted money and pulled a knife on me. Let''s just say, I HANDled the situation.¡± Saber laughed at the last part. ¡°What''s so funny?¡± ¡°Oh nothing, just an inside joke that''s all. Anyways, was there something you wanted to talk about?¡± ¡°Um¡­ nooo. Why you ask? ¡°Well you called me so I thought there was something you needed.¡± ¡°Oh uhhh no. I just wanted to know if you were doing fine on your small trip.¡± ¡°Don''t worry about me Marianne. I''m fine. You sound just like my sister you know that?¡± ¡°Oh shut up. Anyways come home soon, everyone misses you, especially me.¡± Marianne said, blushing from the other side of the phone. ¡°Once I''m done over here I will get back as soon as possible. I''ll even bring you back a souvenir if you want.¡± Saber though about Ato he need to see her then he heard Marianne say. ¡°Ooooh! I''m looking forward to seeing my gift!¡± ¡°Alright Marianne, I''ll see you soon. Bye.¡± Saber hanged up and proceed to follow Matheus to the hotel. The Victor Hotel ¡°So why did Marianne call you?¡± Matheus was in the bathroom brushing his teeth getting ready for bed. ¡°She wanted to know if I was doing fine.¡± Saber said. He was already in bed and was reading one of Ato books. ¡°Is she always worried about you Huh?¡± ¡°She became more concerned about me after my sister''s passing. That''s one of the many things I came to like about her. You don''t see someone with a personality like that anywhere these days.¡± ¡°That''s just the kind of person my sister has always been. She sees the good in people and that is one of the many reasons why I didn''t want her to become a magic user.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Saber put down the book and looked at Matheus who was came out of the bathroom and got on his bed. ¡°She is nice, too nice. I don''t like to think about it, but one of these days her kindness could get her killed.¡± ¡°That''s not going to happen. I will make sure nothing happens to her Matheus, you can trust me on that.¡± ¡°You need to learn to protect yourself first. Tomorrow morning will be your first day of training and I am not gonna go easy on you.¡± ¡°I know that. I''m ready for anything.¡± ¡°Well are you ready enough to take on a 30 Half human soldiers?¡± ¡°30? Was that what you found out in the club?¡± ¡°Yea and apparently there is going to be a very important meeting involving some high ranking officials of Half human at Tokyo. This could be a trap, but I am 85 percent sure that at least one of the officials that knows about the attack will be there.¡± ¡°So we''re attending this wonderful rally?¡± ¡°I am, but you aren''t.¡± ¡°I can help you if things go south!¡± Saber said getting out of bed. ¡°If you can improve your combat skills before the gathering, I will consider you helping me.¡± ¡°Ugh, fine.¡± Both matheus and Saber fell asleep and slept through the night. Discovery ¡°You seem to know how to strategically get to your objective during a fight. You also know how to dodge efficiently, but your sword play still needs work. Lucky for you, I am considered one of the deadliest swordsmen in Japan.¡± ¡°Are you?¡± ¡°Well I like to think so. I''m not the type of person who enjoys having a spotlight on them every day. In any case, come at me with your sword and only your sword.¡± ¡°Okay, if you say so.¡± Saber pulled out his sword and took his stance. matheus pulled out his Greatsword and immediately attacked Saber. Saber saw the attack coming and rolled to the right. ¡°Nice dodge there.¡± matheus quickly went for another swing which Saber continued to avoid every hit. ¡°Avoiding my attacks will not help you out all the time kid.¡± Matheus increased his swinging speed which made it more difficult for Saber to avoid. ¡°START ATTACKING!¡± Matheus yelled. Saber swung his sword and aimed for Mathrus''s ribs but was stopped by his great sword and Saber was now trying to overpower Mathrus. ¡°If you can''t overpower your opponent, it is best to think of a way to get him open to an attack!¡± Mathrus overpowered the boy and hit Saber''s chest which sent him a few feet back. Saber ran back to the dusty old man then went for a jump attack. Mathrus had no problem blocking Saber''s attack and used a large amount of force to push him back. ¡°If you continue to rely on strength alone, you will surely die!¡± Saber took a deep breath and analyzed matheus. He''s right. Brute strength alone won''t help me at all in this battle. His weapon weights a lot more than my sword, so it must be somewhat difficult for him to perform these types of swings repeatedly. My best bet is to go for a counter attack in the last second.Saber ran back to matheus and thrust his sword straight towards Saber''s stomach. ¡°OH NO YOU DON''T!¡± matheus used his strength and his great sword''s weight to slash at the incoming attack hoping to stop the attack and sent his opponent flying. Saber expected this from matheus and moved to the side in the last moment, nearly missing matheus''s great sword and making his mark. Matheus''s was sent back a step, but the attack didn''t faze him. He quickly went for charged up attack and struck down on the surprised knight. Saber quickly used his sword to block the impending attack. The amount of force that matheus put into the swing caused the ground to shatter, but Saber was still on his feet. ¡°What the hell!?¡± Matheus yelled. He took a few steps back and tried to figure out why didn''t his attack work. Saber''s sword began to glow and the power behind Matheus''s attack was absorbed and coursed through Saber''s body enhancing his speed and his strength. Saber noticed this sudden surge and decided to use it to his advantage. Saber''s speed allowed him to surprise Matheus and didn''t allow him time to block or evade the attack. Saber''s attack hit and the impact sent Matheus sliding back several feet away. ¡°Whoa!¡± Saber said. He walked over to his teacher that was in Awe. ¡°Oh man, what the hell was that attack.¡± Matheus looked at the Saber weapon. ¡°I don''t know, maybe the Dark power?¡± ¡°No that can''t be it. Hey kid, let me see your sword.¡± Saber proceeded to give him his sword and looked at the dusty old man as he analyzed it. ¡°Where did you get this sword from kid?¡± ¡°It''s a hand-me-down from my great great-grandfather that''s what my sister told it''s a rare black blade katana.¡± ¡°Interesting, it seems your weapon absorbed my strong attack and was used to enhance your speed and strength.¡± matheus gave back Saber''s weapon and went to take his stance to continue the training. ¡°That''s awesome!¡± Saber yelled as he lifted up his sword with pride. ¡°Let''s try that again, this time I will be holding back on my attack so that I can test the theory out.¡± The two took their stance and matheus swung his sword and landed against Saber''s weapon. ¡°Now attack me.¡± matheus said as he was ready to block the incoming attack. Saber ran and attacked the drunk man. Saber''s speed and strength wasn''t equal to that of his previous attack. ¡°Each time your sword makes contact with the enemies attack, it will immediately be transferred to you. If your sword gets hit with tremendous force, it would be best to use the energy behind it cautiously. It will not last long so it would be best to use it to its fullest.¡± ¡°I get it now. Man, grandpa really had powerful weapons in his arsenal.¡± ¡°Let''s see what other tricks your stuff can do" Chapter 12 Re Nearly a week passed since his departure and Saber began to be efficient in his sword play and increased his strength, speed, and balance. Although he did become a better swordsman, there were still some aspects in his fighting that he needed to work on that Matheus wasn''t efficient in, in order to become a threatening hunter. The two went back to Tokyo hours before the anticipated meeting occurred and Saber had the enough time to get back to the school and talk with his friends about his short adventure with Matheus but he needed to go visit Ai first he was wearing nice suit as he making his way to Ai apartment and knocked on the door she opened it she had her hair in a bun as she saw who it was she had a nice warm smile let Saber in they talked about few things Ai want to Saber meet her father as she got ready they left the house. ¡°Hello, Mia!¡± She yelled, causing the short haired girl to smile. ¡°Hello, Ai.¡± she replied, with her own version of cheerfulness: Which consisted of a slight smile and an upbeat, but low-toned voice. ¡°Say? Is my father around here by any chance?¡± The author asked looking around the empty shop and placing a finger at her lip. ¡°Uhhh, yeah, up stairs.¡± she said pointing to the next flight of stairs, ¡°Why?¡± Ai merely smiled another of her cryptic smiles and leaned closer to her, ¡°Oh... You''ll find out soon enough...¡± she said. Mia began to worry, as much as she considered the managers'' daughter a sister, Ai''s surprised were either good or bad, there was no in between. She could only watch with a single mouth open as the author strolled past her, black and white highlights haired Ikebukuro student practically falling over behind her trying to keep up. Well... she was dragging him by the wrist... Jack stood by the window of the break room, cup of coffe in one hand, the other behind his back, pressing against his vest in the style of a stereotypical formal bow from mid evil Europe(London specifically), and his eyes relaxing due to the scenery. ikebukuro was his favorite place in Japan, the world perhaps, originally though, he hadn''t understood the appeal of it. Why would any half human or dark users want to live inpeacewith humans? Now he wondered who wouldn''t. Though, he supposed he would still be like that, like the dark Lord that he made himself out to be in order to protect his daughter, Ai was now, she wasn''t always this way, she used to be destructive and hateful. Jack didn''t like to recall her being that way, besides, all that passed when she published her book. He smiled, and looked over to the picture taken of him and her when she was only 15 years old, she held the book up to her chest a happy smile on her face and he stood beside her, hand rested upon her shoulder. It was a happy memory and the beginning of many more... The entrance swung open, and in marched said girl with a boy in tow behind her, being dragged by the wrist. ¡°Daaaaad!¡± She sang aloud as the boy behind her tripped over his feet. Jack turned and smiled, happy to see his daughter, but frowned when he saw the ikebukuro Academy student behind her. Ai... Was never one to bring home boys... and to make things worse this one was a human... Jack knew he wasn''t exactly the best example of that, but still. He just hoped the boy didn''t end up in her stomach...or Killed. Ai pulled her new roommate along with her as she entered the break room, she always liked it in here. It smelled of coffee and leather, two of her favorite fragrances, it always had this feeling about it too, a felt as if you were placed outside of time and into a zone of pure comfort and relaxation,however this is not the time for that. ¡°We have a situation...¡± She told her father, turning serious suddenly. Saber watched as the two left the room to discuss, most likely about him. One question ran through Shi''s mind:Why did that waitress call her Ai or Ato?He wondered, as he looked around him. He was surrounded by fine china, wooden cabinets, and leather furniture, on which he decided to sit down. The leather squeaked beneath him as he sat down and relaxed on the couch, it was surprisingly soft considering it was leather. He noticed three cups sitting on the tabletop in front of him: one black, one red, and one red with a black accent. They were arranged in a way so that it would look as if the cups were a family... It was kind of sad... If he understood correctly, the manager of this coffee shop was her father, a Half human and her mother was a human. He connected the dots as red being half human and blue being human, while the hybrid cup was Sen. As sad as it was, though, it was heart-warming. The door re-opened and in stepped the old man and Ai, they both had the same smile on their face, Definitely related... Sen turned to him and gave him a thumbs up symbol and a smile, which would have been reassuring... If she''d told him anything. She had remained humming the whole ride and when Saber had asked her where their next stop was she simply said: ¡°It''s a surprise!¡± The old man now sat before Saber, staring at him awkwardly... The new half-human and dark user felt as if he had become a statue, who''s only purpose was to stare at him for all eternity, which was why Saber jumped when he finally spoke. ¡°Mr. Saber... In your life, how many jobs have you held?¡± Saber had been asked this, before, it was an embarrassing question, because the answer was: one. He averted his gaze and blushed in embarrassment... ¡°I uhhhh...¡± ¡°Just one huh?¡± The old man replied, smiling, making it was obvious that it wouldn''t be a problem. ¡°Y-yeah...¡± He affirmed, scratching his cheek and looking down. ¡°That''s no problem... It''ll be fun... Working here...¡± He said. ¡°Our staff is composed over entirely half human, so you''ll get to learn the way half human life rather quickly.¡± He smiled. ¡°Wait!¡± He said, shocked, ¡°Everyone?!¡± The old man nodded ¡°You mean the waitress, the guy with the funny hair, and the other woman?¡± ¡°Ah! You mean Mia, Alexander, and Lauren. Yes everyone of them...¡± He then extended out a big, wrinkled hand and said ¡°By the way, my name is Jack, however most people here call me grandfather.¡± He giggled a bit at the ironic nickname. Saber took the hand, shakily, and felt it grasp his tightly, much to tight for a man his age, but then he was a Half human (half human are basically super humans with super cell''s called dark magic cells they need to eat other humans to consume their meat and they''re nutritious to use special abilities.) The older Half human seemingly controlled his arm as he shook his hand, causing Saber''s arm to move in the way you would see a worm do so.If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Now then, when can you start?¡± Jack asked, quizzically And before Saber could even reply, or think to reply, his hostess spoke up. ¡°In about a week from now.¡±, she answered for him. ¡°A week?¡± Jack asked, surprised. ¡°Sorry, I want him to get a bit more accumated to his new biology... I imagine it can''t be easy.¡± Jack nodded and said ¡°A week it is then...¡± He turned to Saber, ¡°See you then.¡± Their hands broke and Saber and Ai left the shop as quickly as they arrived. ¡°Ok!¡±, The female Half human said/ sighed, as she sat in the drivers seat of the car, ¡°we have one more stop and then we''re done...¡± She placed the key inside of the ignition ed, turned it, and the engine roared to life causing the car to vibrated and steadied its rhythm. Honestly the only reason she took it was for Saber''s belongings but it''s back in the Academy so it won''t be so easy as his friends question him as to why he''s leaving or moving in with a female, which to be honest wasn''t much, his clothing, his books, and some films(all of which were requested by Ai, films she hadn''t seen and couldn''t find, that she would want to). ¡°Ah, miss Sen-¡± was all Saber got to say before Ai stuck her hand over his mouth, she''d had enough of that ''miss Sen'' bullshit. Miss was a word reserved for old women, and she was anything but, she was only 25 for Christ¡¯s sake. Still, she wasn''t mad, he was just being his adorable normal self, the shy boy that he was. But they were to be living together now, for a while, it wasn''t permanent, a year at most and he needed to get used to calling her by her real name. I had told his Teammates he was moving out in two weeks cuz he need to take care of something they want to ask more questions but Ai told them that he needed time to grief about his sister that was a lie he was moving out today, but two weeks notice is always nice. When the time came, Ai would help him find a new one nearby, but until then, they were roommates. ¡°My name is Ai Ato yeah I know it sounds weird but that''s what my parents named me.¡± She said, eyes still on the road ahead of her. ¡°We are going to be roommates for a while so please use it.¡± She said ¡°Ahh... OK,Ai.¡± He said, a little uncomfortable, causing Ai to smile. She moved her hand over his face and to his hair and began to ruffle it. ¡°Good boy.¡± She complimented, causing Saber to blush and relax at the same time as she softly played with his hair black and white highlights. Soon enough(probably to soon for Saber''s taste, considering how relaxing Ai''s head massage was), they were at their destination, a shop deep in Red light District Saber decided, to look around as he looked up at the plastic board above it. In subtext, it readMask and Tattoos shop. Saber frowned slightly, his Sister told him if he''d ever gotten a tattoo she''d never forgive him, he''d hoped that Ai wasn''t trying to make him get one, in fact, how could he? To get a tattoo a needle must pierce your skin to leave ink. ¡°Uh, Ai,¡± he asked, nervous, ¡°what are we doing here?¡± Ai kept walking while she explained. ¡°Well, you see Shi, Half human as well dark users will often need to hunt for their food, and when they do that they are liable it is seen by onlookers and their faces will be discovered. That is why you need a mask, because should the time come, you''ll need to hide your face.¡± At the thought of himself eating humans Saber began to feel cold.I... I can''t eat a human! Not a live one Anyway... What the hell is being a dark user this bad He watched Ai knock on the door three times and return to her idle stance. After the owner of said shop did not open up, she decided to take it upon herself to barge in, ¡°Nico!¡± She called, the name most likely belonged to the owner. ¡°Come out!¡± she ordered. There was nothing, nothing but veiled objects upon stands. They waited, but no one came, it was just them, or so Saber could see. He began walking closer to Ai, to whisper: ¡°I don''t think he''s here...¡± ¡°Oh no, he''s here, he''s just trying to see who will break first,¡± she whispered back, ¡°he almost never leaves this place.¡± An audible sigh was heard, causing Saber to jump a little, and then a voice. ¡°I see, so it''s like that huh?¡± Saber looked over to the direction of the voice, hoping to see its caster. At first there was nothing, nothing but white drapes and tiled floors. Then a man, who was tall, lanky, and bony, crawled out from underneath the curtain. The man was dressed in black, and had Tattoos covering his visible body. ¡°I never could out last you...¡± He said looking away, slightly annoyed. ¡°Awwww, is someone mad?¡± She teased, walking up to the man, who''s hands rested in his pockets, and pinching his thin bony cheeks. For some reason, Saber felt a sense of jealousy. He didn''t know why, but he felt like something that belonged to him was being tampered with. He shouldn''t have, that wasn''t right, to think of Ai as an object... But either way his jealousy was quelled when the dark tall man sleeper her wrists away and rudely asked what she wanted, ¡°Bah, you''re so mean to me big brother Nico!¡± She teased. ¡°We''re not related, don''t call me''big brother...''¡± He said, annoyance in his voice. ¡°I just don''t get why you always yell at me... You''re so nice to mia and Adam, the latter of which you used to hate.¡± ¡°Yeah, but Adam wasn''t intentionally an asshole to me.¡± ¡°I just like to tease...¡± After a full five minutes of light bickering, Ai finally spilled why she came over. ¡°Anyways, that guy over there.¡± She threw her arm at Saber, who simply waved his hand at the Tattooed Half human. He noticed, however, when the man saw him a smile formed on his face. Not one of bad intention, nor malice, but simple kindness. Nico, that''s his name right?, Lifted a hand and motioned Saber to a chair that held on it: measuring tape. ¡°He needs a mask, he''s a half-human and Dark users like me... Though his is on the left...¡± Saber plopped himself down on the chair and straightened his back up. ¡°I''m very sorry your first impression of me was me arguing with Ai...¡± He apologized, ¡°She''s a friend, and I love her to death, but she just pushes my buttons...¡± He said as he pulled out a drawer next to him and held a small what like a bread stick, but upon further inspection, which meant nico turning it over, it was a long finger. Saber felt his stomach grumble and crave the treat at the same time... His human side still hadn''t adjusted to his dark users nature yet... ¡°Want one?¡± The man asked, holding the long finger in front of him. ¡°Ahhhh, n-no, thanks though.¡± He said, shaking a little. Nico shrugged and plopped the finger into his mouth. ¡°Let''s see- um, what''s your name?¡± The Half human asked. ¡°Shi Saber Akamine...¡± ¡°Well, Shi, do you have any hobbies?¡± Nico asked, while setting up the tape next to Saber''s head and measuring, then writing the measurements down on a blank paper. ¡°I like books uh pretty much it?¡± Saber answers unsure. ¡°I''m sorry, but is this necessary?¡± He asked. ¡°Oh yes very...¡± Nico replied as he took measurements on his head with. ¡°You see the more I know of my client, the more likely I''m going to do a good job on their mask...¡± He explained, it was either superstition or him just being social. ¡°I see, sorry...¡± ¡°Don''t be. Now what type of books do you like?¡± Nico asked as he examined his head. ¡°Well, mostly horror...¡± Saber replied. ¡°Oh, that opens up more options...¡± nico said as he once again measured Saber''s cranium. ¡°Tell me, are there any girls you like?¡± Saber blushed before answering. ¡°Uh, n-no...¡± ¡°Really?¡± Nico asked, ¡°Forgive me but might you be a homosexual¡± earning a quick ¡°No!¡± From Saber. ¡°I see... You don''t get any attention from girls around your own age huh.?¡± Saber was silent. ¡°What about Ai over there?¡± He asked. ¡°You''re both half-human and dark users I mean...¡± Saber simply stuttered out. ¡°She''s kind of... Wild.¡± Nico simply nodded and rolled up his tape. ¡°Well I''ll call you when it''s done...¡± He told him... ¡°Until then Take care.¡± Saber stopped, turned and looked at Nico, a single question in mind. ¡° nico?¡± He asked. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°What sort of customers do you get in here?¡± ¡°Well...¡± he began, ¡°mostly Half human, but every now and then I get the occasional human to come in and request a mask or tattoo.¡± He paused. ¡°And then,¡± Nico placed a finger onto the base of his neck. ¡°I get racing feeling right here in the base of my neck...¡± He said, bending towards the smaller ghoul. ¡°But, it''s not hunger... It''s happiness...¡± Chapter 13 Half Human Later that night. Saber had put on a blue pajama suit which he''d taken with him when he and Ai stopped by his drom and was about to go to bed in the guest room. His bed was significantly smaller than Ai''s, but it was much, in his own opinion, more comfortable. He threw back the covers of the bed, revealing a soft, white mattress. The dark users, very unceremoniously, threw his body onto the bed before rolling himself up in a blanket and putting his mouth and nose underneath the covers. For a moment all was silent as Saber relaxed underneath the weight of the covers. It was silent, though Ai was still up he it was silent. He didn''t want to be rude, but in all honesty he''d imagined Ai to be a more noisy person to live with, but he guessed he''d been proven wrong. Suddenly he heard the door of his room open and a light crawled up his room, on the bed frame, and then into him, forcing him to open his eyes. Ai was silhouetted by light currently, but he noticed that she''d carried a small rectangular object with her, he couldn''t tell what. ¡°A-i?¡±he asked groggily as she moved towards him with light feet. ¡°Sorry, Shi... I realize you''re trying to sleep, but I wanted to try to do something...¡± She whispered/hissed as she crawled into the bed, a tiny flashlight also in hand. ¡°And what might that be?¡± He asked turning over to face her slightly. ¡°I''ve always wanted to read someone to sleep.¡± she said, opening the book and turning on her tiny light, being careful not to hit her roommates eyes. ¡°Unless, of course, you mind.¡± Shi smiled warmly, whether the author knew it or not, she did(as he''s stated so many times) have a certain ability to relax him. ¡°No I don''t mind...¡± he whispered back. ¡°Just...¡± He blushed a little. ¡°Can you... uhh, play with my hair?¡± A silence fell between them, and Shi thought he''d created and awkward setting. He was just about to apologize when he felt a soft hand on his head, the sound of pages fluttering and the click of a light.Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. ¡°Chapter 1...¡± Ai hissed lowly as she danced her fingers through Saber''s hair. Saber was in a strange place... The only way it could be accurately described is by saying that it ''was neither here nor there'', because that''s all it was. The ground underneath Saber was white and reflective, not so reflective as a mirror, but rather it looked as if some silhouetted figure was walking in sequence with him. The sky was calming, yet alarming; it was blue, but had many clouds, it was bright, but said clouds cast somewhat of a dark shadow underneath themselves. The surrounding air was still, but held a feeling of weight upon itself... ¡°Saberrrr!!!¡± a voice called out, echoing slightly before disappearing once more. Saber froze, heknewthat voice, it sent chills up his spine and made him freeze. He knew that voice, but he couldn''t quite place it. He knew he should''ve been able to, but he couldn''t. ¡°Saber!¡±, I called once more, this time louder, and closer, but still far enough away to be small. Saber turned to look at the creator of such noise, they were female, he could confirm that much. She wore my school uniform with a Red undershirt, her hair was long and flowing slightly because of a sudden small breeze passing through the area, her eyes were closed gently, Slowly, she opened her eye''s revealing a pitch black, with a blue center, giving Saber a look of pure hunger filled lust. ¡°How has it been, Shi?¡± Mariane sat in the back of their history class, boredom overtaking hi as she tapped the eraser of her pin onto her cheek, her headphones blasting music only audible to her, despite them laying on her neck. Normally in any other class, despite she laid back personality she''d be furiously taking notes, not here though. For Marianne history was simple, she hardly needed to glance at her notes to pass any exam or whatnot that may be thrown towards her. To be honest it was a matter of common sense more often than not, besides on written answers. And even then it was still no problem. Sighing, Mariane dug into her pocket and produced a phone, luckily for her, their professor(Saber has the same class also) knew of Mariane''s talent for the subject and let her get away with goofing off... most times. Mariane, using only the hand she pulled the phone out of, pulled up her recent texts page, scrolled and found Saber''s name. Sighing, he pressed it and a series of recent messages appeared. ''Really missing you in history...'' ''I can stop by and give you some notes if you want to.'' ''You''re gonna die alone.'' Mariane had begun to think she''d been a little too harsh on Saber with that last message, but it seemed as if Saber had been avoiding her, and that pissed her off to no end. If there was one thing the dirty silver hated, it was being ignored. True, Saber had been in a horrible accident, but if the Academy had let him go he was fine enough to pick up his phone... or maybe it was something else...