Sun City…

  After the meeting ended...Alejandro decided to take a walk-in order to analyze what just happened...He did not notice that someone or something was following him…

  “The Golden Key...every time I use it, it shortens my life...Uriel and his mother managed to seal it, but still…” Alejandro walks towards a famous spot known as “Plaza de los Lagartos” (Alligator Plaza) This famous spot has multiple alligator statues and a fountain in the middle.

  Alejandro looks at the fountain and thinks; “I wonder, if I could ever be strong enough to protect someone.”

  (WOOF WOOF)

  Suddenly, a dog stands in the back. “A dog?” Alejandro looks at the dog, the dog gets closer.

  “No, is that a coyote?” Alejandro sees that the coyote slowly passes through the lights, Alejandro looks confused:

  “What is a coyote doing here?”

  “I finally found you...host of the golden key…” Alejandro hears a voice coming from somewhere; “Who said that?”

  Suddenly, the coyote begins to transform into a human.

  “Wait, what’s going on...the coyote transformed into a woman?” Alejandro rubs his eyes, the human walks towards him. Alejandro opens his eyes and clearly sees...he was wrong…

  “No... don’t tell me that’s a…” Alejandro is in shock as he sees a young man with brown skin, and yellowish eyes, the young man has a very feminine posture with long brown hair.

  “It’s a pleasure, my name is Navajo…” The young man (who is naked) extends his hand towards Alejandro.

  “Hey, dude...cover yourself…” Alejandro covers his eyes. “Oops, I forgot when I transformed, my clothes disappeared...fufufu…”

  (CLICK)

  Navajo snaps his fingers. -POOF- Suddenly, he makes his clothes appear, his clothes consist of a tight high collar and sleeveless greenish-shirt with native american patterns, black skinny jeans with native-style sandals. He has a native style bandana and bracelets in his arms.

  “Is this better?” Navajo asks in a feminine style. Alejandro stops covering his face and nods in agreement with suspicion. “How did you know who I was?” Alejandro asks suspiciously, Navajo chuckles; “Fufufu...well, let’s just say, a girl’s intuition…”

  “Cut the crap, judging from your clothing and the way you call yourself, and you mentioned the golden key…”

  “Fufufu...I see that you are smarter than you look, and you didn’t even flinch when I transformed from a coyote to a human...So, I knew who you were because I knew a way to release the golden key from your hand…”

  Alejandro opens his eyes wider, looking surprised; “Are you serious? How...How can you do that?”

  “Fufu...that’s a secret...you see, I know a ritual in order to release that power, but it needs to happen at a special time…”

  “A special time?”

  “That’s right, it must happen in a lunar eclipse…when the moon is slightly tainted in red...”

  Alejandro looks surprised upon hearing the moon and asks; “The moon...why?”

  “We need the moon’s power to release the key...however, we will need to make a contract…”

  “A contract?”

  “Yes...it’s a simple contract in which our souls will combine…” Navajo begins to move his hand around his body; “Yes...we will need to become one…”

  “Okay, that’s creepy…”

  “Fufufu...so, what do you say?” Navajo begins to move closer; he extends his hand and paralyzes Alejandro. Alejandro begins to feel his bloodlust; “This isn’t good…” Navajo smiles as his fangs appear; “You look very delicious, maybe I’ll just have a bite…”

  “Wait…”

  (BBBOOOMMM)

  At that moment, a figure falls in between Navajo and Alejandro. Alejandro is pushed away by the force, Navajo jumps back; “Oh, we have a visitor?”

  “Are you okay, President?” Alejandro hears a feminine voice, as the smoke screen clears, revealing a girl with black hair, pale skin and reddish colored eyes.

  “A-A-Anastasia?” Alejandro looks at her in shock, Anastasia wearing her uniform stands in between them. Anastasia without any expression lifts a double-edged long sword. Navajo laughs:

  “Fufufu...it appears that we have company...how about we meet again in 10 days...right here in this spot…”

  “Go to hell…” Alejandro says with anger.

  “Fufufu...I really like your attitude, I think I am attracted to you…” Alejandro feels chills down his spine; “Oh great, another weirdo…”

  Navajo walks backwards as he transforms into a coyote; “I’ll be waiting...and I know, you will come…”

  Anastasia lowers her weapon; “It appears, his presence disappeared.”

  “Phew...that was a close one, thank you Anastasia...but wait, were you following me?” Alejandro asks as he chuckles nervously. “Indeed, I was…” Anastasia replies without hesitation.

  “Wow, so forward…” Alejandro sighs with his eyes closed and asks; “So...why did you follow me?”

  “I was instructed by Master Aleister that you would be my new Master...meaning that I must obey every command…”

  “Aleister really said that?” Alejandro once again sighs: “Well, thank you for helping me...but I’m going to be okay now...so, I’ll see you at school…” Alejandro begins to walk away waving at Anastasia.

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  Alejandro’s Apartment…

  Alejandro walks to his apartment; “Well, that was weird, perhaps I should tell Kasumi about this...or maybe not, I wouldn’t want to give her any…” Alejandro stops at his door and sees luggage in front of it.

  “What the…who left this luggage here…”

  “The luggage belongs to me…” Anastasia appears behind Alejandro; “Woahh...you were following me?”

  “Yes, as I told you before, you are my new master now…’

  “So, you are going to live with me?”

  “Indeed…”

  Alejandro looks nervous; “What the hell is wrong with this girl…this may be a trick from Aleister to kill me...” Alejandro crosses his arms; “Sorry...but no... you can’t stay here...I mean, it isn’t right… I am a man you know...”

  “I see...then would you let me stay here outside?”

  “Wait...don’t you have a home?”

  “I do, but I was ordered to stay with you…and for that, I was negated to go back to my home until further notice…” Anastasia shows no expression upon explaining. Alejandro begins to feel guilty and sighs with his eyes closed; “Hey...are you going to kill me?”

  “No, I wasn’t ordered to kill you…”

  “Okay...you may come in…but please, don’t tell anyone about this okay...”

  “Thank you…I shall keep my lips sealed…” Anastasia carries her luggage and enters Alejandro’s apartment.

  Alejandro sighs once again and thinks; “If anyone sees a girl living in my apartment, I am going to be in a lot of trouble…”

  From that moment on...Anastasia and Alejandro became roommates…

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  Later that night…

  In a luxurious apartment located in the richest part of Sun City...a beautiful woman gets out of her bed and walks to the restroom...that woman is Johanna Gomez, the nurse of the Sun City International Highschool…

  “I’m so hungry...I guess, I should’ve eaten more dinner on that date I had…” Johanna heads to the fridge and grabs something to eat; “Oh well, I guess I’ll have some late-night snack…”

  “If you eat that, you will get fat…” A voice from behind her stops Johanna from eating her snack. She lowers her food and chuckles; “Haven’t you heard of knocking?”

  Johanna turns around and sees three figures. One of them is on her couch, the other sitting in a chair and the other standing in front of her.

  The one standing in front of her speaks; “Sorry to interrupt your agent Gomez, but we came here to inform you…” The one standing in front of Johanna has average height.

  “-? Man, this sofa is comfortable...you live in heaven…-? ” The one on her couch says with the voice of a little girl. She is moving around and playing on her couch. The one sitting in the chair stands up, he is taller than average to the point that he almost touches the ceiling of the apartment; “Please mind your manners…Flood”

  “-? Tee...hee...sorry, Drought, I got a little excited.... -?”

  “Flood...Drought, please settle down…” The man standing in front of Johanna orders both of them.

  “Right...Typhoon…”

  Johanna smiles: “So, what is the famous group of M.I.S.T. doing in my apartment?”

  Typhoon, the one that stands in front of her, begins to explain; “We came here to inform you that we will begin our mission in a couple of days...Agent Watson sent you this order…”

  Typhoon shows Johanna a piece of paper. Johanna reads it and opens her eyes wider; she proceeds to burn the piece of paper with a lighter.

  “Understood…” Johanna burns the paper.

  “We expect full cooperation, Agent Gomez…”

  The agents of M.I.S.T disappeared. Johanna chuckles: “So, their target is Yggdrasil and I was ordered to not interfere...Agent Watson...do you plan to start a war?”

  Johanna sighs as she looks at the table; “That stupid girl…she took my snack…”

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  February 24th; Sun City

  One week has passed since Alejandro was presented as a candidate to join Yggdrasil...There have been peaceful days in Sun City and in Alejandro’s life…Right now, it is past 10 pm...and Jairo’s cafe is about to close...

  “Thank you...come again…” Alejandro waves at the last of the customers. He locks the door and sits in a booth; “Oh man, I’m beat…”

  Jairo walks towards him and puts a cup of coffee on the table; “Good job today Alejandro…”

  “Thank you…”

  Jairo notices that Alejandro is tired; “Say...how has school been? Is it hard to be the President?”

  “It’s too tiresome...on the second day, I had a meeting with the Principal and got chewed out because her daughter is too clingy on me...next I had to see the budget of the athletic teams who will be competing on the spring tournament...On the next day, I had a meeting with the art clubs, and discussed about their budgets as well...and after that, I met with the Student council presidents of the other schools…and that was just the first five days of my life as President…”

  “Fufufu...you sure have it hard…” Jairo chuckles, Alejandro puts his head on the table; “Tell me about it...and yet, I feel as if the school still hates me...plus, Valerie…”

  Alejandro stops as he thinks about Valerie. Jairo notices:

  “What’s wrong with Valerie?”

  Alejandro looks down; “She’s been avoiding me all this time, because she saw me on top of Marjorie…I think now, she hates me...”

  “You know dear, I don’t think she hates you; I think it’s the opposite…”

  “You really think so?” Alejandro lifts his head up feeling relieved.

  “Of course, that’s the way my hubby and I always play around…”

  “I see…”

  “Maybe, you should try talking to her tomorrow…” Jairo smiles, Alejandro stands up with confidence; “You’re right, I will do my best...and tomorrow, I will speak to her…”

  “Excellent…now, how about if we do some training...” Jairo smiles at him. “Not again, Carlos’ methods are extreme and training to control mana with Shion is a pain also…”

  “Well, you said you wanted to be strong right?” Alejandro looks at Jairo and asks; “Mr. Jairo, why did you decide to be a member?”

  “That’s a tricky question…” Jairo says as he changes his expression.

  “Sorry, I think I was too forward…” Jairo chuckles; “It’s okay dear, I’ll tell you...you see, I was one of the people Carlos said was forced to be part of Yggdrasil…”

  “Really?”

  “You see, my full name is Jairo de la Hoya, and my father was in charge of the Economic division of Yggdrasil...he raised me and my brother to be members as well...at the end my brother Alvaro was the one who took the post...he was smarter and more talented…”

  “You mean you have a brother?”

  “Yes...my family lives in Spain along with my hubby...I’m sure he is waiting for me with open arms…” Jairo finishes cleaning the table.

  Alejandro chuckles and changes his expression; “At least you have someone waiting for you...my sister doesn’t even want to see me...I haven’t seen her in 5 years…and she rarely calls me…”

  “I’m sure that she has her motives, and she is working hard as well...”

  “I doubt it…” Alejandro feels angry, Jairo shakes his head and changes the subject:

  “Alejandro, you must be strong and think that people who trust you...I, myself am one of them and Rosa as well…” Jairo puts his hand on his shoulder and smiles.

  Alejandro chuckles: “Well...I’m glad...I don’t care what other people say, you are my best friend….and I will become stronger…”

  Slowly...and without anyone noticing...a thick mist began to surround the restaurant…

  “So... what do you think this Golden Key opens?” Alejandro asks as he looks at his hand. Jairo scratches his cheek; “I don’t know dear...but...it's dangerous to use it...we of Yggdrasil will try to keep you safe so please, don’t use it…”

  “I know...I know...but I'm just curious, according to Uriel, there are seven in total right?”

  “That I don’t know…” Jairo stands up; “Let’s go finish cleaning the kitchen and get ready for the meeting, okay?”

  “Right...I wonder if other people know about the golden keys…”

  “That...young man...is classified information…”

  (BBBAADDDUUMMMPP)

  Alejandro and Jairo are frozen upon hearing those words. They turn to look at the entrance and see the members of M.I.S.T. Flood is drinking coffee; “-? Delicious, you have quite the talent…-?”

  The members of M.I.S.T have full black military attires; they all have black robes with hoods and theater style masks that make their identity a secret. Flood has a white mask; Drought has a black mask. Finally, the Typhoon has a mask that is divided into white and black.

  “Flood, please mind your manners…” Drought says to Flood. Flood takes out a dollar and puts it on the table; “-? Keep the change…-?”

  “Mr. Jairo, who are these people?” Alejandro asks in fear. Jairo looks angry; “Stay behind me…” Jairo walks forward; “How may I help you?”

  “Jairo de la Hoya...member of Yggdrasil, we the members of M.I.S.T have come to kill you…”

  “M.I.S.T?” Alejandro asks, confused. Jairo takes a step back; “It can’t be...Alejandro, you must get away…”

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  “Flood...do it…” Typhoon, the leader orders Flood to act. Flood takes a step forward and gathers mana in her hands; “-? Okay...time to begin our mission. -?”

  The mana takes the shape of an orb. Flood releases it slowly to the restaurant; “-?Get ready…-?”

  “What is…” Jairo quickly grabs Alejandro. The mana sphere expands creating a great explosion.

  (BBBOOOOOOMMMM)

  Soon Jairo’s restaurant suffered a large explosion. Destroying everything inside.

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  A few minutes before…

  “Senpai...do we really need to go to the meeting? I’m kind of tired today?” Chelsea complains as she walks with the others.

  “Chelsea, this meeting is important so move…” Carlos exclaims to Chelsea, who turns around and replies; “Oh shut up, you just want to brag about how awesome a trainer you are…”

  “That’s right…” Carlos replies with “stars” shining around him. Kasumi chuckles: “Okay you two, try not to get carried away with the rookie…”

  “Senpai...you seem happier lately, is it because Alejandro is part of Yggdrasil now?” Shion asks Kasumi with a curious expression. Kasumi nods: “Indeed I am, you see, ever since I arrived here 2 years ago...Alejandro has always been so casual and very kind to me, you know for a foreigner feeling alone in a place like this well...I’m just glad…”

  “I see...if you’re happy senpai, then I am as well…” Shion smiles at Kasumi.

  (BBBOOOMMMM)

  “Senpai, what is that?” Chelsea points at the explosion, suddenly everyone notices a thick mist surrounding them.

  “Wait, why are there no people here? And this Mist?” Shion says feeling anxious.

  “Everyone, get ready...this is not normal...the explosion, that’s Jairo’s direction…” Kasumi observes feeling nervous.

  “Senpai, I tried calling Rosa, but she is not responding…” Shion informs Kasumi. Kasumi begins to run as she orders everyone to follow her:

  “This is bad...we’re under attack.”

  (BBBOOOMMM)

  A few seconds after the explosion, Jairo jumps back from the smokescreen holding Alejandro.

  Jairo falls along with Alejandro; “A-A-Alejandro, are you okay?” Alejandro grabs his head; “Yeah, it’s a bump…”

  “G-G-Good…” Alejandro feels something warm in his hand. He looks at Jairo and his eyes open wider; “J-J-Jairo...you’re arm…” Jairo is missing his left arm, and blood comes out non-stop, he is also burned from the left side of his face.

  Alejandro is shaking as he sees Jairo coughing up blood; “J-J-Jairo…”

  “S-S-Stay focused Alejandro, they're coming, don’t worry about me...I’ll be fine…”

  “Wait, what’s with all the mist...when did it get here?” Alejandro stands up and looks around.

  “So you’ve noticed boy…I was informed that the members of Yggdrasil were Kasumi Miyazono, Shion Saito, Rosa Gutierrez, Jairo de la Hoya, Carlos Valverde and Chelsea Lockhart...but I didn’t see any other members on the list...who are you?” Typhoon says as he and the other members walk out of the smokescreen. They throw a body to the ground:

  “RROOOSSAAA”

  “Don’t worry, she’s still alive, however…she might die if you don’t answer the question?” Tyson takes out a gun and points at her.

  Alejandro looks really nervous; “I-I-I…”

  “He’s just a high school student who was curious about the golden keys, that’s all…” Jairo immediately responds as he thinks; “There hasn’t been any updates...if there were spies, then they wouldn’t know about Alejandro…”

  “I see...well, because our order is to kill the members of Yggdrasil...the boy may leave after we erase his memories.”

  (BADUMP)

  Typhoon notices someone entering the mist; “Drought, take care of Jairo, Rosa and the kid...it appears that four people have entered the mist...Flood, come with me…”

  “-? Right…-?” Typhoon and Flood disappear in the mist.

  “Too bad for you...I am your opponent…” Drought says as he reveals to have a pair of giant iron gauntlets that shine a red color.

  “Hahaha...do you think I will go down so easily? Don’t make me laugh…” Jairo stands up and with mana, he stops the bleeding. Jairo lifts his arm revealing a pink crest that has the shape of a wing.

  He takes a deep breath and shouts; “Activate; Flamingo Elegante; Completo” (Elegant Flamingo; Complete)

  Jairo’s crest begins to spread around his body causing him to transform into his esper suit. The suit consists of black military pants with pink stripes shining on his side. A black vest that has pink stripes in the borders and a flamingo figure on his back. Pink gauntlets and a black police hat with pink borders. Finally, a short pink cape that hangs on his right side.

  “I am not going to permit you to lay a hand on my best friend…” Jairo prepares to fight. He looks at Alejandro and whispers; “Alejandro...this is your first mission...save Rosa...I will distract him…”

  Jairo looks at Alejandro shaking and screams; “ALEJANDRO…PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!”

  Alejandro hears Jairo and looks at him enraged, he breathes heavily as he thinks; “I’m sorry...but I am scared…”

  Alejandro stands up; “But I need to save Ms. Rosa…” Drought looks at Alejandro; “Are you going to attack too? A civilian that gets involved will count as an accomplice…”

  “I don’t know what you are talking about, but your main focus is me…” Jairo charges straight into Drought and prepares to attack.

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  At the same time…

  Kasumi’s group decided to separate into teams...Kasumi and Chelsea head to the left side...Shion and Carlos head to the right…Their goal is to reach the cafe on both sides simultaneously...

  “Shion, where is your location?” Kasumi asks as she and Chelsea approach the cafe. They suddenly hear loud noises; “Senpai, what is that?” Chelsea asks Kasumi.

  Kasumi looks worried; “I don’t know, but it appears Jairo is fighting…let’s hurry…”

  “Right…”

  On the right side, Shion and Carlos head down the street, only 3 blocks away. “Shion-Senpai, what’s with this mist...it’s so thick, I can’t see a thing…”

  “Carlos, stay in position, this is probably a mechanism used by the enemy to attack…”

  “-? You got that right…-?” Shion and Carlos hear a little girl’s voice. Suddenly, a projectile heads their way.

  (BBBOOOMMM)

  Carlos and Shion dodge the attack with ease. They see a small figure walking in the mist and heading their way. Carlos gets angry; “You bastard, was it you’re doing?”

  “-? Tee...hee… it looks like I missed…hello there...my name is Flood and I came here to play with you…-?”

  “A girl?” Carlos asks as he tries to figure out who is behind the suit. “Carlos, change into your suit now…” Shion exclaims as she raises her arm. Shion begins to chant:

  “Activate: Gorudenkuren Complete” (Golden Crane)

  Shion′s crest begins to spread around her body causing her to shine into a golden color revealing an esper suit. The suit consists of a black kimono with golden lines around the edges of the borders of the kimono. The kimono is adjusted into her body with the skirt being short above the knees. She has black stockings that go up to her knees with her border being golden color. She has sandals with golden colored strings.

  Carlos lifts his arm as well showing his crest which consists of a circle with two rectangles up and down and chants; “Activate, Gorrion de Safiro, Completo” (Sapphire Swallow, Complete.)

  Carlos’ crest begins to spread around his body causing him to shine into a blue color revealing an Esper suit. He is wearing a blue short sleeved shirt with long sleeved black jacket with blue borders and black military pants with blue military boots. The back of the jacket has an image of a swallow with bluish borders.

  Flood begins to jump with excitement; “-? Oh wow, these are the famous esper suits...it’s my first time seeing them...how exciting, I can’t wait to kill you…-?”

  Shion and Carlos prepare to fight; “Carlos, we’re going with formation B…”

  “Got it…”

  Meanwhile on Kasumi’s side…

  “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Kasumi Miyazono…” Typhoon, the leader, stands in front of Chelsea and Kasumi. Kasumi looks at him with anger; “Who are you?”

  “I am Typhoon, the leader of the special group known as, Mystery Intelligence Special Task Force...in other words, M.I.S.T.”

  “Mist? That’s so lame…” Chelsea thinks as she looks at the Typhoon.

  “Did you say M.I.S.T? Why are government assassins here?” Chelsea notices Kasumi shaking.

  “You see...we received direct orders to assassinate all members of Yggdrasil involved with the terrorist attack ten days ago on Sun City International Highschool...Jairo de la Hoya and Shion Saito…”

  Kasumi opens her eyes wider; “W-W-Wait, they only defended the school from an attack...who told you that they were terrorists?”

  “That’s none of your concern...this is nothing personal, but we were given orders, and we will fulfill them...so if you please let us finish our jobs, we will be on our way…”

  Kasumi makes a fist as she thinks about Jairo and Shion; “I see...so Olivia Lucifugus was the one, right? You can try...but, as the leader of the team...I will not let you kill them…” Kasumi lifts her right arm to reveal an orange light crest. The crest has a circle in the center of her forearm with two curving lines. The crest begins to shine brighter as Katsumi chants:

  “Activate Orenjikji: Complete” (Translates: Orange Pheasant)

  Katsumi’s crest begins to spread around her body causing her to shine into an orange revealing an esper suit. The suit consists of a black kimono with an orange line around the borders of the kimono.

  The kimono is adjusted into her body with the skirt being short above the knees. She has black stockings that go up to her knees with her border being orange color. She has sandals with orange color strings and a black jacket that she holds with her shoulders. The back of the jacket has an image of a pheasant with orange borders.

  Chelsea lifts her left arm as well showing her crest which consists of two rectangles and chants; “Activate, Sky-blue Hawk, Complete.”

  Chelsea’s crest begins to spread around her body causing her to shine into an orange revealing an esper suit. She is wearing a black vest with light blue borders with a long shirt below her vest. She has black shorts with leggings and military boots. She has headphones with a special blue lens on her left eye. On her back, an image of a Hawk with light blue borders.

  Typhoon sighs: “I knew this wouldn’t be easy...oh well...please be aware that I warned you…”

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  Flood vs. Shion and Carlos

  (SSLLASSHHH)

  Carlos with a pair of ninja kunais fights Flood who has a sword made of manna (similar to a lightsaber) both of them clash their weapons. Flood’s sword is superior and destroys every kunai that Carlos makes.

  -TCH- “What’s with this guy...his sword is like something out of Star Wars…”

  “-?Tee...hee...sorry but I have bad news for you…-?” Flood gets closer to Carlos and says; “I’m a woman…-?”

  “You’re a what?”

  (PPUUUMM)

  Flood kicks Carlos and sends him flying towards Shion; “Carlos, are you okay?”

  “Yeah...don’t worry senpai…but what’s with this mist?”

  “-?Tee...hee...That’s classified, I won’t tell you that this mist is a special barrier that keeps people without any mana away and makes our job as assassins easier…those who smell it are affected by the mist and turn around…-?”

  “WAIT, YOU ALREADY TOLD YOUR SECRET!” Carlos exclaims angrily.

  “-?Oh, that’s right...tee...hee…-?” Flood chuckles causing Carlos to get angrier.

  Shion steps forward; “Calm down, analyze the situation, and figure out her moves…”

  “Right, sorry Senpai…” Carlos makes two kunai appear and throws one of them towards her, suddenly, the kunai travels faster and higher. -PPUUMM- “What the...my kunai…”

  Shion looks at Flood; “Carlos, you sent the kunai and missed, what happened?”

  “I don’t know...I just threw it to her.” Carlos looks at his hand, Shion begins to think; “I trust him, Carlos is the type that never misses...so let’s try this…”

  Shion takes out two talisman paper that have the kanji word; “鎖” (Chains) She makes a hand sign with only her index finger up as she chants:

  “Kogane no Shinseina kusari” (Golden Sacred Chains)

  Two golden chains come out, Shion aims at Flood, however, the chains missed going to higher. -BBBOOOMMM- “-? Tee...hee...you missed... -?” Flood chuckles, Shion looks nervous; “I get it, you have the ability to increase mana or strength, right?”

  “-?That’s right, they call me “Flood” because I can increase mana and everything in large proportions like a flood, you may think it’s a disadvantage but, it’s quite the opposite….-?” Flood disappears from their sight and appears in front of Carlos; “-? Now then, my business isn’t with you, but with the woman. -?”

  (BBOOOOMMM)

  Flood kicks Carlos with force that sends him flying to a car, destroying one side: “N-N-No way…she’s strong…”

  Carlos bleeds from his head and loses consciousness.

  “CCCCAAARRRLLOOOSSS” Shion screams, she makes her chains chase Flood.

  Flood avoids every attack, she takes out a gun and prepares to fire; “-? Shion Saito, you are guilty for the terrorist attack on Sun City International Highschool and now you’re sentenced -?”

  “Guilty?” Shion looks surprised. -BBBAANNNGG- Flood fires from her gun, Shion makes a shield; “I won’t let it hit…”

  (BBBOOOMMM)The bullet connects with her stomach.

  Shion begins to bleed and falls down to the ground; “No way...my shield…”

  “-? Tee...he...I already told you, I can increase anything I want, including bullets and momentum…-?” Flood changes to a serious tone; “-? Now then, Shion Saito, time to die…-?”

  (BANG BANG BANG BANG)

  Flood shots multiple times, blood begins to cover the street, Flood walks away as she takes out a cell phone; “-? Mission Accomplished…-?”

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  Typhoon vs. Kasumi and Chelsea

  On Kasumi’s side, Chelsea quickly moved to a secret location as she is a sharpshooter. Kasumi battles Typhoon directly…

  (SSSLLLAASSHHH)

  Kasumi with her katana clashes with Typhoon with a manna saber similar to a lightsaber. Kasumi tries to attack multiple times, but the Typhoon predicts every movement:

  “Is this the best you got?

  Kasumi breathes heavily as she thinks; “I can’t waste time here...I need to help the others.”

  “What’s wrong, you seem a little off...first time being a leader? Let me tell you, your subordinates are replaceable. Concentrate here and now…” Typhoon makes fun of Kasumi.

  Kasumi gets angrier and holds her sword tighter; “What did you say? You bastard, how can you think that way…”

  Kasumi charges at the Typhoon, Chelsea is in the building next to them and points her a rifle that consists of a small telescope lens, it has a pink color and black flames on the side. She is camouflaged as she eats a lollipop; “Senpai, I got the target locked…”

  “Fire…” Kasumi jumps back.-BBAANNNGG- Chelsea shoots a bullet and connects with Typhoon.

  “Got him…” Chelsea smiles with confidence however, there is a figure standing in the smokescreen; “Not bad, sniper...however…”

  Typhoon swings his sword causing a wind barrage and completely destroys the building where Chelsea was.

  “KKYYAAHHH” Chelsea flies away with the building.

  “CHELSEA!” Kasumi gets distracted, Typhoon uses the opportunity to swing his sword releasing a wind barrage at her as well. Kasumi flies a couple of blocks away.

  She lies on the floor as blood comes out of her hip. Typhoon appears and points his sword at her; “It’s over…”

  “I was defeated. Just like that?” Tears come out of Kasumi’s eyes as she looks up. Typhoon continues to speak:

  I was ordered not to kill you...but I have orders to get rid of Jairo...Shion was already taken care off…”

  “What... did you…” Kasumi tries to get up, Typhoon puts his sword away as he begins to walk away; “Now, it’s time to take care of the other target…”

  (BBBOOOOOMMM)

  At that moment, mana comes out of the location where Alejandro and Jairo were. The mana is golden and black at the same time, destroying the buildings surrounding them.

  ***************************************************************************

  Drought vs Jairo and Alejandro

  Jairo charges at Drought and punches him with force; “NOOWWWW…” Alejandro runs quickly to Rosa and carries her thinking; “Damn it, I’m so weak…” Alejandro gets Rosa out of the fire range. Jairo and Drought continue with their fight. Jairo decides to use his “Kawai Flamingo” minigun.

  (BANG BANG BANG BANG)

  The minigun has a 6-barreled, air-cooled, electrically operated rotary machine gun. The electric motor rotates the barrel chamber and firing system inside the weapon. Multiple barrels have a higher capacity to withstand a high rate of fire, and they are recharged by manna.

  The bullets connect with Drought but none of them seem to affect him; “What’s happening, my attacks don’t work.”

  Drought begins to laugh; “You’re wasting your mana and bullets, let me ask you something. When you hit me...didn’t you feel weak?”

  Jairo notices that and thinks; “That’s right, I thought it was just my imagination but…” Drought laughs harder; “You get it now...my ability is to dry things up just like a drought...now then…” Drought moves quickly and attacks Jairo.

  (PPPUUUMMM)

  Drought punches Jairo in the stomach, Jairo vomits blood. Jairo tries to punch Drought but he dodges it and punches Jairo in the face. Drought has the upper hand punching and kicking Jairo without mercy. Alejandro only shakes as he hold Rosa in his arms, he feels desperate thinking:

  “What do I do? Jairo is being killed in front of me...damn it...the key…”

  Alejandro looks at his hand and thinks; “I can use its power….I’m sorry, but I have no choice…” Alejandro stands up and takes a deep breath.

  “Master, are you okay?” Alejandro hears a voice and looks at his right, he gets surprised upon seeing Anastasia next to him; “Wow, how did you get here?”

  “I will be on my master’s side…” Anastasia looks at him without any expression, Alejandro smiles; “Perfect timing, please take Rosa and run as fast as you can...I am about to unleash this power, please take her away, out of the mist...now…”

  “As you wish…” Anastasia grabs Rosa and begins to run. At the top of the building a coyote is looking at the scene; “Oh, so there you are my beloved...and I can see that girl is also special, she may be in handy in the future...now then, will I get to see the golden key in action?”

  Alejandro unwraps his left hand revealing a scar in the shape of a key; “I’m sorry, but I need to release this power in order to save my friend…”

  (BBAADDUUUMMPPP)

  Mana comes out of Alejandro’s hand. Alejandro feels that someone is behind him, the old man with the Native American attire is behind him:

  “Young one...the golden key...use it…”

  Golden mana comes out of his fist. Alejandro feels pain as he grabs his left fist; “Focus, just like a Space Ranger attack…just like the Chupacabra”

  The coyote says with excitement; “Finally, the golden key!”

  “WHAT’S THIS MANA!” Jairo and Drought notice; “ALEJANDRO NOO!!!”

  “AAAHHH” Alejandro charges towards Drought; “Silver Punch” Alejandro tries to punch Drought.

  (BBBBOOOMMMM)

  Drought punches Alejandro with force and sends him flying; “Too weak…”

  (CCCRRRAAASSHHH)

  Alejandro hits his head on the ground; “AAHHHHHH”

  He grabs his bleeding head as he thinks; “This hurts, hurts, why, I thought I punched him…”

  Drought slams Jairo in the ground and walks towards Alejandro, he grabs his left hand; “This thing, a golden key huh...you thought that just by screaming and charging at me, you would hit me? Don’t be an idiot boy...does it hurt? Of course it does, because you are weak…”

  Drought squeezes Alejandro’s arm with force; “AAAHHHHH” Alejandro screams as Drought chuckles; “Maybe I’ll do you a favor and rip this hand off….” Alejandro begins to scream; “NOOO!!! PLEASE NOOO!!!”.

  (BBBAADDDUUUMMMPPP)

  Suddenly, mana emerges with a violent wave pushing Drought back; “What the...what’s happening to the kid?”

  (BBBOOOOMMM)

  Golden and Black mana come out in the shape of tentacles and begin to destroy everything. Alejandro’s left side is covered in black veins as he holds it with pain; “Damn it, my hand...no….” Alejandro begins to cry in pain.

  “You damned brat, what did you do?” Drought lets go of him as he jumps back. Jairo notices and charges at him trying to help:

  “Alejandro, pull yourself together...Alejandro…”

  “Damn it...I’m losing control…” Alejandro begins to lose consciousness. The coyote jumps off as he slowly turns into Navajo; “Finally, that power is mine…”

  Navajo extends his hand and begins to absorb the mana. Jairo notices and grabs Alejandro, exposing himself to the power; “SNAP OUT OF IT!”

  (BBBBOOOMMM)

  “HAHAHA MORE! MORE!” Navajo continues to absorb the mana. Suddenly, Anastasia appears and quickly grabs the bandage; “MASTER!”

  Anastasia exposes herself to the mana as well. She quickly begins to wrap Alejandro’s arm. The mana begins to disappear, Navajo lands in front of them and whines:

  “Aww, is that all...well, I guess you’ll eventually give me that power okay…” Navajo walks away and disappears in the mist.

  Drought notices Navajo; “That monster…a Skinwalker?” He looks forward; “No…my mission comes first…”

  “That would be enough…Drought…” Drought sees someone on his right.

  Jairo and Alejandro fall to the ground exhausted. Anastasia looks at Alejandro without any expression and asks:

  “Are you okay Master?”

  “Ha...ha...ha...yes, thank you Anastasia…” Alejandro replies, he looks at Jairo who is burned by the key’s power.

  Alejandro feels tired as he apologizes to Jairo. Jairo smiles; “Don’t worry about this...I’m sure I’ll be…”

  (SSSLLLASSSHHH)

  Alejandro opens his eyes wider; Anastasia also opens her eyes a little. Blood falls into Alejandro’s face as he sees a mana sword piercing through Jairo’s chest. Blood comes out of Jairo’s mouth as he slowly falls to the ground.

  “JJJJAAAIIIRROOOO!” Alejandro screams as he looks at Typhoon, the one who stabbed Jairo; “Why, why did you do that?”

  “Because it was our mission...Jairo de la Hoya was a threat that needed to be eliminated…” Typhoon begins to walk away, Alejandro breathes heavily as he looks at Jairo; “J-J-Jairo…” Alejandro loses consciousness in Anastasia's arms.

  (DRIP DRIP DROP DROP)

  Rain falls heavily and the mist slowly disperses in the air.

  “-? Aww, that was too easy...I can’t believe these were members of the famous Yggdrasil…-?” Flood says as she walks casually.

  "It was necessary, these guys needed to be stopped from being terrorists…” Drought replies as he walks alongside her.

  Both of them head towards Typhoon. Typhoon communicates with Agent Watson:

  “Yes boss, it was something easy, we have eliminated all of the members including one pedestrian who tried to help them…”

  The three figures begin to walk away, the mist begins to clear as it shows all the members of Yggdrasil on the floor, they are covered in blood. Rain begins to fall as Typhoon says:

  “Mission Accomplished…”