5 Minutes Before…

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Uriel and Ian clash, they get separated with force, Ian has Estrella in his arms; “Let go of me…” Estrella says furious, Ian looks at the portal that opens below him and smiles; “Your taxi has arrived...goodbye little girl…”

“GYYYAAAHH” Ian throws Estrella to the portal, the portal closes. Ian begins to take off his tie and unbutton his shirt; “Now that the girl is gone, I can finally let loose.”

“What the hell are you?” Uriel asks Ian, Ian grabs a pebble and says; “I am the strongest one here…”

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(CCCCRRRAASSSHHH)

Ian throws the pebble towards the school destroying the barrier that Shion was raising and wall in an instant.

“It can’t be…” Shion looks horrified, Jairo makes a fist thinking; “I don’t think we can fight this guy…” Uriel walks forward feeling rage, “You haven’t answered me yet...What the hell are you?”

Half of Ian’s face begins to transform as if he was melting it, soon the left half has a purple colored skin with pointy ears and yellow eyes. Ian laughs insane as he presents himself:

“Allow me to introduce myself properly...I am a level 3 Shadow...the destroyer of kingdoms...and the most powerful one here...I am a Ghoul...Ian Constantin…”

Rain falls faster...lightning hits the ground between Uriel and Ian

Ian points at Uriel as he says; “Uriel Di Fiore...no...Charro Negro...I challenge you to a fight...however, it will be a fight to the death…I hope what Serena told me it’s true…”

Upon hearing the name Serena...Uriel releases a great amount of mana as he replies:

“You bastard...that name…”

“Oh did I hit a nerve?”

Uriel smiles with anger as he replies; “No...you did me a favor, reminding me about my purpose...Ian Constantin...I accept your challenge….”

he clouds cover the sky... Rain slowly falls to the ground...Outside the Gymnasium...two figures stand facing each other releasing manna that creates heavy air pressure...

Uriel, feeling enraged, glares at Ian. Ian looks at Uriel with excitement; “Did I hit a nerve? So it’s true...you’re the one who attacked and almost killed Duke Baltazar almost two year ago...am I right?”

Upon hearing the names Baltazar and Serena, Uriel’s rage grows stronger, their mana aura is so strong that it shatters all the glass around them.

“Their mana is so suffocating, it’s even visible…” Jairo says to Shion, Shion looks petrified thinking; “This Level of mana, it’s almost as if two Elite Roots are fighting or perhaps stronger…”

Uriel walks towards Ian; “It’s true...I was the one who almost killed that bastard…”

“Hahaha...Excellent, you know back in Romania, you are quite popular...the famous Charro Negro who seduced and stole the heart of the Dutchess of Moldova, and nearly killed it’s Duke...I recommened that you never go there because you are the number one in the wanted list....”

“You Bastard...did they send you?”

“No, no, I don’t work for them, I work for someone else and he is much stronger than that pitiful Duke, in fact, I know I am stronger than him...but the question is...are you that strong?”

Uriel, with great speed, kicks Ian with great force and sends him flying towards a building located several blocks away.

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Uriel turns around and looks at Shion and Jairo; “Hey...I am going to take on that idiot myself...take care of the rest…”

“Uriel wait….”

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Uriel disappears from their sight. Uriel with the help of his divine wind as an impulse, heads with great speed towards Ian’s direction. Ian is located in a twenty floor building, Ian is waiting for him at the building:

“Excellent, I am waiting for an exciting fight Uriel…”

Ian gathers mana in his left fist, Uriel also gathers mana in his fist. Ian smiles and chants; “mâna stângă a fiarei” (Left hand of the beast)

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Uriel and Ian clash their fist creating a large crater in the floor. The floor collapses, Uriel with his right arm, punches Ian slamming three floors down. Ian lands on his feet and gathers impulse to jump. Ian jumps towards Uriel's direction.

“That’s not enough...Charro…”

(PPPUUUMMM)

Ian punches Uriel’s stomach. Uriel coughs up blood and forces him to go up floor by floor towards the sky. Uriel floats for a fracture of a second. Ian passes him and heads towards Uriel, kicking him down once again.

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Uriel falls five floors down. He lands on the 15th floor. “Hahaha, here I come…” Ian is about to attack Uriel. Uriel dodges his attack, the attack smashes the lights on the floor.

“Excellent...Excellent...I hope you are not getting tired already Uriel…”

“No...I’m not...tell me...why are you here?”

“You know what...I will...because I am having so much fun...the truth is...I came here to take Aleister Lucifugus with me…”

“Aleister? Why?”

“My master has picked interest in him...he is Darius' son after all…”

“I see...who is your master?”

“I’m sorry...but I won’t tell you...now let’s get to business…”

Uriel and Ian charge once again to continue their fight…

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As Uriel and Ian continue their fight...the problem in the school hasn’t ended yet…Heading from a few blocks from the school...a boy with red hair and a girl in a nun’s attire run towards it…

“Ha...ha...ha...Daniel, wait up…” The girl with the nun’s attire says as she tries to catch up. Daniel stops:

“Fabiola...you’re too slow…”

“GIVE ME A BREAK...IT’S NOT MY FAULT MY LUNGS ARE SMALL…”

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Suddenly, both of them feel the tremendous amount of mana coming from the school. Fabiola, who is scared, asks:

“Daniel, what is that?”

“I don’t know...but one of them must be my brother…” Daniel replies as he thinks; “Who is the other guy? The mana that he is releasing is as powerful as….” Daniel turns and sees Fabiola:

“Hey...I will pick up the pace, try to catch up okay…”

“Hey wait…”

Daniel runs faster disappearing from sight. Fabiola puffs her cheeks as she screams:

“NO FAIR...WHY DO YOU LEAVE ME BEHIND…DANIEL!”

Meanwhile...

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“The power of their fist can be felt here…” Jairo says to Shion. Shion looks back at the building; “At least the school and students are safe…”

“You think so?” Jairo and Shion hear the voice of someone who walks towards them. El Muerto with his green striped mask slowly walks towards them; “You haven’t forgotten about me right?”

“El Muerto...Shion, get into position…” Jairo orders Shion. Shion nods in agreement; "Right...let's finish this…"

El Muerto sighs; "You know...I'm tired of Fighting...and I already accomplished my boss' order...so I will leave you with a present…"

Shion and Jairo look around and see Sombras coming closer. "There are still more?"

El Muerto points up saying; "Look up…"

Shion and Jairo lookup, a projectile flies down, Shion and Jairo evade the projectile.

(BOOMMM)

The projectile explodes but it isn't an enormous explosion but green gas that spreads into the air.

"What was that?" Jairo asks El Muerto. El Muerto creates a green platform, he begins to float away.

Suddenly, Shion and Jairo, who inhaled the gas, fall to their knees; "What's going on...my mana, it's disappearing…"

El Muerto analyzes them with a monitor in his wrist thinking; "So it only drains 50% of their mana...their esper suits are still intact, I guess the experiment wasn't a total failure…"

El Muerto floats away thinking; "I wonder if he went too far hitting the school, oh well, that’s Ian’s problem, not mine…"

Shion and Jairo are surrounded by Sombras; "Jairo-san, what do we do?"

Jairo smiles and says; " I'm afraid this is the end...so please don't look at me…"

Jairo grabs Shion and throws her away from the Shadows. "GGYYYAAHHHH"

Jairo looks like she is okay and smiles; "Bring it on...you beast…"

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Shion regains her senses and sees Jairo being attacked by the Sombras. "JAIRO NOOOO!!!!!"

Shion tries to move but feels weak and can't stand up; " What happened? We inhaled that gas and suddenly our mana…"

"AAAAHHHH" Jairo screams as he is being devoured by the Sombras. "JAIRO, URIEL, SENPAI, SOMEONE PLEASE HELP HIM SOMEONE!!!!"

Shion punches the ground crying;"Why...can't I do anything…"

(PIU PIU PIU PIU PIU PIU)

Without warning, dozens of red beams fall from the sky, instantly eliminating the Sombras that were attacking Jairo. Shion is in shock:

“What happened here? Who did this?”

The red beams stop, leaving no trace of the Sombras, only a smoke screen. Shion runs towards Jairo:

“JAIRO-SAN, ARE YOU ALRIGHT? ANSWER ME!”

Shion hurries and checks his pulse. -BADUMP BADUMP- She feels a pulse and checks his heart. -BADUMP BADUMP- Shion begins to cry:

“Thank goodness, he’s still alive...but who…”

As the smoke screen clear, Shion looks at a young boy approaching them. The boy with red hair smiles:

“Looks like I made it in time, sorry, the bus was slower today…”

Shion is surprised as she thinks; “Who is that boy, his mana level is high...he looks like…”