Out of the door emerged Lisvern the pink-haired menace he had only just put in his place. His smile was wide, heavily breathing with absolutely no fear in his manic eyes. He had long jumped the cliff and was now spiraling down an endless abyss.

"It's you… How did you even find me? How were you even let out of your room? Eh, doesn't matter. Did you come here for me to put you in your place again? I'd be glad to do it," Moby casually spoke; people like him were absolutely no threat to him.

"Haha… Funny words for a man who's about to get maned… I know that I can't beat you alone… So… I brought back up!" As soon as he spoke those words, two other men walked out onto the balcony bearing that same crazy expression as Lisvern, an ugly blonde-haired man and another with hazel hair.

The look on their faces told an entire story. They were being serious… They were really trying to kill him…

"Wow wow wow! Calm down there, do you really want to alert the school about all of this?"

Lisvern and the others simply smiled at Moby's remark, their palms on their foreheads.

"Now… Why would that matter to any of us when we have nothing left to live for… Our life is ruined and people like you are the reason…"

"Well, it wasn't my fault. You were the one who challenged me? Right?"

"DOES IT LOOK LIKE I CARE!?" His smile grew even wider, his screams echoing far and wide, hitting off the shield above.

"Oh well, it's been nice seeing you again but I really have no time for this." Moby was comfortable in a one-on-one fight with Lisvern but the addition of two others was the main problem. He was not confident of winning, especially if they were around Lisvern's level. They were elite school students after all.

"See ya!" He waved, before looking off to the edge of the school to jump down. That was when he was met by a purple forcefield that was suddenly erected all around him. And, when he looked out behind, he noticed it was the work of the hazel-haired man.

"Do you really think we'll let you escape so easily? Well… THINK AGAIN!"

'Shit…' Moby inwardly cursed. There was nowhere to run; he could not jump off and they were guarding the exit.

The only way to win was to fight back. He was certain that if he killed them and explained it to the military, they would completely understand and would be a good source of XP. But, that feet would undoubtedly require sin-mode to accomplish.

In such an open area, he was hesitant to use his sin-mode in case of being caught. It would undoubtedly be alarming. Yet, from the looks of it, it seemed like his only option.

He turned around to face the three opponents behind him as they slowly walked towards him with an ever-growing bloodlust.

He took a deep breath and calmed his mind as he prepared. From how they were acting, he was certain to receive a massive power boost.

"We'll tear you to shreds and make your shitty orphan ass wish you were never born!" Lisvern's arms turned into small, needle-like spikes as he held it in front of him, ready to fire.

"This school is no place for people like you…"

The other two behind him followed his lead, an odd void in the hazel haired man's palms while tentacles were growing out of the other's.

Moby's eyes turned into deadly slits from their previous casual nature, black energy flowing all around him as he prepared to unleash all hell on the three in front of him. *sigh* 'Let's get this over with…'

'Huh?'

That was when suddenly, Moby noticed a small flash from behind, and the shadowy figure descending from the sky like an eagle pouncing on its prey.

*CRASH*

There was a loud impact from where the three boys once stood, and in the wake of that crash was a fourth man, pinning the two men behind Lisvern on the ground with his hands alone, causing massive cracks beneath their blank, now white-eyed, unconscious heads.

"Oh, hello there Kane. I had no idea you were up here too. Were these men causing you some trouble?"

Moby couldn't believe his eyes. It was all out of shock, yet the shock was not simply due to the identity of the man, but how he was so easily and swiftly able to eliminate both of them like they were nothing. Admittedly, Moby did not have his eyes of sin active, but with his still superior senses, he did not manage to even track that man…

"Artorias? What are you doing here!?"

"Huh?" He seemed slightly confused before he smiled. "I always go on the roof. It's my favourite spot to relax, which I was doing there above the door before they started making some noise.

"YOU! ARTORIAS! ARE YOU WORKING WITH HIM!?" Lisvern yelled, looking at Artorias like he was some sort of monster, holding his new friends on the ground like they were training dummies, unconscious and foaming out the mouth.

"FUCK! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! DIE!" A burst of energy exploded off of his body as he transformed into his spirit mode. But, instead of rushing towards Artorias, he bolted towards Moby who was still prepared, activating his eyes of sin.

He was unable to use freezing time considering he was using his void ability but Lisvern's desperate rush of pure rage towards him was so extreme that he was confident enough to take advantage of it and counter.

But, before he could even do it, it was already done…

"Where do you think you're running off to?"

Behind him, Artorias was already there with a smile, and with a simple love tap on the neck, he was skitting on the ground, knocked out cold.

'W-wha….'

This time, Moby had his eyes of sin active and he was only able to perceive Artorias's movements when it was too late. He was powerful, more powerful than he expected… It was to the point that he did not even see him use a single ability.

He did not even think such power was possible from a single student. Although Mason was definitely holding back, It felt more like when he would watch adults, like when he trained with Mason Griffith or professor Leo.

It was a huge eye-opener and put into perspective how far he was from even the top echelon of his fellow students, let alone the adults.

"Thanks, Artorias… I guess…" Moby thanked him slowly.

"No problem!" He smiled back brightly, walking over and holding all three unconscious boys by their collars. "I'm sure you didn't need my help. These chumps wouldn't be a good match for someone like you."

"Oh no! You're thinking too much of me!" He laughed, rubbing his hands at the back of his head.

Artorias simply smiled back before walking towards the edge of the school and throwing off all three boys down to earth.

"Don't worry, this won't kill them with their constitution and now the staff will go get them from down there instead of bothering us up here. It was clear they wanted to kill you so taking them out is no big deal,"

"I see…" Moby nodded back.

"Anyways, what made you go up here? People rarely ever go on the roof these days."

"Well… It's rather calming and all…"

"Hmmm… Calming you say… Yes... That is also the reason I come up here… It makes me forget about the hecticness of the outside world and what lies even beyond this mortal grasp." He lied on the ground slowly and thrust his open palms up in the air.

"That's some pretty deep talk…"

"Yes…" He smiled wider. "One of these days I'm sure you'll understand… We… Everyone here are mere microscopic chess pieces on a massive, ever-expanding chessboard and struggle of black and white… But now, the white has overcome the dark, and now the chessboard is consumed in its blinding darkness…"

"What do you mean by that? Who exactly are you? Can you stop speaking in cryptic code?"

"Like I said in class… I am a simple man who is in absolute command of my mistress… I am not always in accordance with her words. This is a perfect example of something I've felt very conflicted about but she insisted it was only me who could do it... She's not exactly famous, but I'm sure you've heard of her before. Still, I've become quite interested in your power. It's quite unique, I could not help but notice. You will undoubtedly go places in life; on this massive chessboard. So… This will be a simple practice match… Do you want to face me in battle? We can keep it all confidential. Don't hold back, I want to see where you truly lie…" He slowly stood up and stretched, his gaze now focused off of the sky above and straight at Moby, a hint of ominousness sending shivers down Moby's soul. "So… What will it be?"