Look who got defeated after a few people PMing fan fiction request?

Me! x_x . I've turned down some ppl's request until I finally defeated by their tempting request. So the requests are:

1. Please make NozoEli with Dragon-Age-ish story! (Mage vs Templar, Demons, etc.)

2. Can I have more of Lilith and Eve Please? I love them!

3. Please, a story with the moms in action!

4. The Story with your OCs as the supporting characters are quite interesting. I wanna see more of it.

5. I like to have more Ultra Seme Eli please!

6. Please make NozoEli with Inuyasha-like theme with KotoUmi as side pairing!

7. NicoMaki!

So here we go... my another...fan fiction... Please be patient lol. I'm working now so kinda hard to write lol.

It wasn't her first time to help out in the shrine;

Nozomi Toujou, a high-school girl who often spend her times as shrine maiden, twin tailed purplenette, has decently sized womanly asset, turquoise-eyed, fair skinned, cute but also a person who never have any friends in any school she attends, sweeping quietly on the Kanda shrine's (almost) pristine floor. Honestly, she has never lived by herself, but she is fixated on her decision.

She wants to stay here in Akihabara—Tokyo, in her Otonokizaka High School, hoping that she can make friends and be someone's precious memory. Yet at the first time she enters the school, she snapped on some people for trying to pick her book and a few more for asking how she got herself a pair of big breast. Despite being in an all-girl school, Nozomi still feels insecure about her size or her hobby.

I guess I'm really not meant to be socializing with others.

She said in her mind with her heaviest regretful sigh. Those people she snapped on are scared of her now and they probably will talk about it to others. Perhaps she should start grieving about her loss or pray for better future. But, even if she wants to have a friend, what kind of friend she is after?

Someone who can understand her, someone who is willing to clash with her, someone who is loyal to her, and someone who loves her the way she is.

That sounds too perfect.

She thought.

As if I'm looking for a lover instead of a friend.

She continued again.

But what exactly is a friend?

How is a friend supposed to be?

She asked to herself as she keeps sweeping and walking backward. Without her realizing, she is moving toward a statue of Kitsune, a nine-tailed fox which always known to be a holy beast with many varieties of traits and nature. Knocked away by the Shrine maiden's feet, it flew a few centimeters away from its spot—hit the ground but didn't break.

"Aaah!" Nozomi panicked.

"Haaah…" She sighed again as she realized that she isn't breaking the fox statue.

She gently touched the fox statue and by the time her fingertip touch it…

A flash of vision appeared before her eyes and mind;

There's a dimension where Gods and Goddesses existed along with their demonic servants called "Yokai". The world is quiet but not a peaceful place to rest. Everyone has to pay attention to their surroundings unless they want to be killed unexpectedly.

A tall female-like creature with nine fox tails on her back, big fox ears above her head, long blonde hair, and cold azure eyes, wearing a white fur coat and white hakama under it, standing on the highest hill of the spiritual forest with an odachi sheathed at her back. She is looking down to two other yokai with different beast shape than her.

The one with dark blue hair, brown eyed, has a pair of dark blue eagle wings with white feather ends, wearing simple yet heroic black hakama, holding a naginata in hand and a bow along with its arrow on the back.

Another yokai is red-haired, amethyst eyed ,wearing white and black tiger-striped fancy hakama, chained metal claws rolled and kept on her waist next to two tanto.

"Hey, Eli. You're dead serious about this?" the red haired one asked to the blonde.

"I'm serious, Maki. I'm going to seek for her and maybe also to find the orb she is protecting—if it's the only possible clue it is." she replied.

"Honestly, I think we should think about how to return the order instead." The blue haired one said.

"Umi, we can't simply do that. If no one listens, then no one is going to stop this mess. I agreed with Eli that we need to find her and make everyone listen to senses once again, but… We don't know where she might be. We also lost contact with a few other deities and perhaps investigating their disappearance will give us some clue about her." Maki replied.

"We need to split. I don't want to focus my mind on searching for her or looking for the other deities. I will try to keep the order and keep the rebels at bay." Umi said.

"I'm not objecting to the idea. Are we going to use soldiers or agents?" Eli asked.

"Hmm… Umi will need them. I will take a few agents with me, but as for you, I think you should make your search personal. Everyone believe her to be dead after that explosion."

"I don't mind, besides, I don't think I want to be held back by a few slow-ass agents or loud-ass soldiers."

"They are not that bad…" Umi said.

"Have it your way, but now that's settled, I'll be–…" the blonde paused. Her eyes are looking into nowhere—or perhaps, she is currently looking at the person who is having this vision. Followed by the other two yokai, the three of them are now looking at Nozomi.

Carefully, the blonde yokai who is also the tallest among them, reaching out her hand toward her and it looks like she is trying to pull someone out. Nozomi would be more aware if she can feel her physical existence, though by the time she thought there will be nothing happen when the blonde yokai's hand reach her, she started to doubt herself as she can feel her hand grabbed. Now it's too late to react—she is pulled into their world.

Waking up in a bed that feel similar to her own bed;

Except she can feel different materials and room temperature. Her eyes also set on how old-looking the room is and also, not to forget the scent that always stays around her—a scent of sakura petals. She also always been using this similar scented perfume in her room. Then at the same spot of her room back in her age, a big window facing toward the sun. It always is too bright when the morning comes, that's why she needs to wake up and go to school as well.

She is about to search for her wardrobe, but another strange thing she notices is her clothing she wears right now. A simple yet comfortable striped jinbei smells like sakura and wood, worn a little messily and her hair undone as if she just woke up from a slumber.

Another thing to focus, another thing to notice. Now Nozomi also notices that her wardrobe is different but have the same arrangement. Nine decoration with different type and shapes above them, a case for writing tools, then a few stack of paper and some roll of leathers replacing her books and note.

Nozomi decided to investigate what might be inside it. The first few stacks of paper are written in ancient Japanese writing which she somehow understands, then the leather contains some sketches of weapons and some mechanics that also she somehow understands.

Who am I, exactly?

She wondered.

She searched through a cabinet that placed near a study desk—which she believes to be in the same place with the study desk in somewhere else that she knows so well. She found a journal that written in somewhat messy handwriting which she believes to be hers. She read them carefully and she eventually recalled a few of them like she somehow has the memory of writing them in the journal.

Sun: 6-9.

It's my birthday and my mother finally granted me permission to use the workshop which she prepared for me from a year ago. While the other girls in the city wanting to be married in their 17th, I want to be acknowledged as a woman who can work for my own future. Those men might look down at me, but I'm sure that one day they will beg me to make their machines.

Women have to stand up for their right to be educated. I want every woman in this world to believe that they can be as smart as my mother.

Additional note: I might mind it if they are also a smart ass like my mother too! Please don't add more smart ass to this world.

The last page of the journal said. Nozomi believes that yesterday wasn't her birthday. She is starting to be unsure about where she is or when she is existing right now.

She changed the pages and found herself to be writing at unpatterned schedule. Either she is just forgetful or having no reason to write at the day she missed.

She closed her journal and keep it back inside her cabinet. She picks up a set of hakama from the wardrobe—considering she only has that choice of fashion, then going out with bathing tools that she happen to grab without thinking.

When her feet steps out of her room, she found herself in a decent home with white walls, stone pattern and some wooden lining. Then behind the wooden counters, a woman with purple hair braided on the side, elegant black to white gradation hakama with red flower pattern belt, dilligently cooking the breakfast for the family.

Nozomi notices that she is only preparing for two person.

"Mom." She called. She knows that she is just assuming right now, but that woman really looked like her mother so she must be her mother.

"Why are you only preparing for two?" she asked.

"Your father isn't coming home today. He is going to hunt at the hill."

Hunting? Seriously, when is this?

The purplenette thought.

"Oh, by the way, don't you have a meeting to do? You told me that I should remind you about—…"

A pretty loud knock heard from the door.

"There they are." Her mother said.

Nozomi took the liberty to peek outside, it's a little black haired girl. She seems to be familiar and her name is just appearing in her mind at the very second.

"Oh! Nikocchi!" she said as she opened the door widely.

"What the hell? Are you not ready yet? We are about to dispatch soon!"

"Aaah!" Nozomi quickly closes the door and run back toward somewhere that she believes to be the bathroom. She wonders what she is hurried for, but either way, it must be an important schedule—like school.

It wasn't what she expect;

The little black haired girl dragged her all the way to the riverbank and they are fishing with sticks. Why is she taking her time to take a bath if she just going to be dirty again? Then, she also regrets her fashion choice. She shouldn't be wearing a long skirt at a muddy place like this.

At the same time, she enjoys herself when watching the little girl fishing. She seems to be bad at it but she is trying. It's intriguing in a way.

"By the way, Nozomi." The little girl started a conversation.

"Have you seen Kotori today?" She asked so lightheartedly. From that, Nozomi realizes that she is in a good term with this person and the person she is asking about. In her mind, she remembers a very cute ash brunette with a high-pitched voice and an unknown hair tuft growing on top of her head.

"Not yet, I just woke up when you came to my home." Nozomi replied.

"Right, huh? It's like she is been gone an hour ago and nobody cares." Niko replied a little bitterly.

Wait, there's something happening with that girl she asked about? She didn't know!

"When did she gone missing again?" Nozomi tried to assume the question to pry for the information that she didn't recall.

"I don't know, I think her mother reported her disappearance last week. Everyone have gone through everywhere to look for her, but nobody found her. Many are assuming her to be dead."

"That's unlikely, I believe Kotori-chan is a strong girl."

"You think so? As for my thought, I think she might be stuck somewhere. Her legs aren't that strong. She is too fragile to go anywhere. Alas, why is she going anywhere? She should've known that she is not born for adventure."

"You are a little too pessimistic, Nikocchi, if that's something she has with her, I have believed that she might be trying to strengthen her legs by going to adventure."

"You are too optimistic. But hey now, did you hear about the newest rumor? They said, the grand enchanters of the capital city has suddenly gone missing. They are trying to keep it in status quo until they anyone happen to be able to find her or if they happen to find a replacement."

Well, she doesn't know that.

"I wonder what will happen to all the yokai she is taking care of, I heard they'll be free until the new grand enchanters are chosen."

So? What's wrong with that? If the yokai are like the yokai in her vision, then she might not need to mind about that. Other than because they seem to be a group of benevolent spirits, Nozomi might want to meet them and see how they truly look like.

"There must be a big war one day, they'll be after all of the free yokai especially the soldier game trio!"

"Soldier game trio?" Nozomi wondered.

"Yeah, the three Holy Beasts. People said, Soldier Game Trio are very charming and anyone who can gain the heart of the Soldier Game Trio deserves to be one of the new grand enchanters."

"I wonder how hard it might be." Nozomi said as her eyes looking up to the sky as if she is dreaming about it.

"Huh? Well, I believe I can do that easily. I'm a very charming girl after all." Niko said smugly.

"You're overconfident." Nozomi replied bluntly.

"W-What the heck? Just a few minutes ago you are an optimist, then suddenly you are being pessimistic about me?"

"Just because you are over confident, Nikocchi." Nozomi replied with a giggle.

Maybe this is what she wants to feel. A feeling to own a friend and a feeling to be loved even though she is saying something so bluntly.

"But for real, though. I'm very confident that if I'm born an enchanter, I might be able to own them all with my charm."

"Do you think you are natural born enchanter?" Nozomi asked.

"No idea. Until now, I've never got any dream about anything magical. I might be one, though, we just have to test our ability in our…. OH!" Niko raises her eyebrows.

"Oh my God! Happy Birthday! Yesterday was your birthday, right? You are 17th years old now! You can use your promised workshop and you might have a chance to be educated in the Capital City for enchanting classes! You should go register yourself, now!"

"It contradicts my wish, you see. I've been waiting so long to be able to use my workshop, then suddenly I have to go to Capital City?"

"Huh? What's wrong with that. Your mother is an enchanter, she can transfer your workshop to the capital city. Beside, she might be able to make your transporting door too. You should be proud of being born from a great enchanter like her."

Alright, she didn't know that detail too.

"Right, huh? Just transfer and it's all done. You make it sounds easy."

"It is, you're no longer living in an age where enchanters are suppressed. They are in fact very open to your existence. Honestly, if enchanters are still suppressed, then we might be led by an emperor instead of a group of grand enchanters."

Then suddenly, Niko' eyes widened…

"Oh my God! Without any grand enchanter, some people might want to crown an emperor or an empress to lead—then enchanter might be once again living in a suppression!" she said loudly.

"This is politically bad for us!" she continued once again.

What exactly the deal with suppression and all? She wonders if it has something to do with whatever they can do as an enchanter.

"We need to go home now and discuss this with our parents!" Niko said as she dropped her stick and pulled Nozomi to return to their city.

At Yazawa's estate;

Niko's father and mother are sitting around the living room when Niko and Nozomi came in through the main door.

"Mama! Papa!" Niko called upon them so loudly.

"Yes, Niko-chan?" Her father replied gently.

"If the Grand Enchanters are gone, then who is going to protect us? Some people will probably try to put an Emperor or an Empress on the throne!" Niko asked so boldly. Nozomi may not have any idea about what exactly going on between Enchanters and (perhaps) common people, but she knows that something serious is going on and she is even more sure of it when she looks into Niko's father.

His eyes seem to be concerned, though he tries so hard to keep his smile.

"There's nothing to worry about. People are wise enough to judge." He said.

"Really?"

"Yeah, the enchanters are helping their life, I'm very sure many will be grateful for their existence."

He replied with his forced smile. This is kind of sad for Nozomi. When a father forcing that smile just to comfort his daughter, it must be something that will seriously wound his daughter's morale. Then also another fact that Niko's mother is currently taking care of her innocent siblings… hmm… where there are so many kids here?

"By the way, Nikocchi, you have a lot of siblings." Nozomi commented.

"Huh? You think so? It's only three of them."

Only three of them makes it four. Four kids in this household… must be a very passionate night every day.

After they are finished with the chit-chat in Niko's house;

Nozomi and Niko headed to the middle of the city's square. They both sat near a wooden sculpture of a supposed to be a knight enchanter. If Nozomi must be honest, she will totally say that the sculpture looks very low quality—She can't even see any decent detail on it!

"Haaah… it must be hard to become an enchanter now. Without the Grand Enchanter, everyone is going nuts and I believe they will certainly make a mess out of it." Niko complained.

"I thought your father said that everything is going to be alright?" Nozomi asked.

"He can say his white lies, but I can't be fooled that easily. I know he is just trying to keep my morale." Niko said.

Well, unexpected but now she knows her friend is not that foolish.

"I just know something is going to happen and I will not let my guard down. We need to hurry up and register ourselves in the magic school."

"What? Now? Don't you want to ask your parents first?"

"They can listen to me later, but we need to act and that's that. I know someone we could ask to go with and I'm pretty sure that she is going to be very happy about it."

"Why do we need to drag someone else again?"

"To make us look like trying to help someone, of course!"

Nozomi doesn't get it.

"Anyway! Let's go before it's too dark to do anything good!" Niko continued before she dragged Nozomi to somewhere else.

They stopped at a flower shop;

Apparently, Niko told her that the very flower shop is the most popular shop in town. She also said that it's owned by a farmer couple who has been the main source of the village's food supply. The Couple doesn't have any magic flowing in their vein, but their daughter happens to inherit the magic in her vein from their grand-grand-grand-grand-grand father.

Her parents are loving her so much, but they also fear her at the same time because they never know what kind of thing she can do as an enchanter (and worse, thanks to the rumors flying around them, they also happen to be too gentle to her). Turns out that their daughter is becoming a gentle person too. Too gentle and fragile.

At the good side, the daughter is also a very loving person. Maybe not every spoiled kid turns bad after all?

"Her name is Hanayo Koizumi, she is a shy crybaby, but she is very dedicated to her favorite subject. You could literally say one word and she will talk for a day." Niko said.

"What word?"

"Rice…" Niko said plainly.

Why would anyone be obsessed with 'rice' and why is that her favorite subject?

"Did anyone say rice?" an obsessive girl with short chestnut hair appeared.

"There you are. Hanayo!" Niko called her.

"Oh! Niko-chan!" she turned to Niko.

"And…uh..who is…this?" she asked timidly as she is looking at Nozomi. For some reason, Nozomi feels like she is not exactly looking at her. Might she be looking at somewhere else?

"This is Nozomi Toujou. The person I told you about."

"Ohh! The other enchanter! Daughter of uhm…. Kazuha Toujou?"

Nozomi doesn't even know that 'Kazuha' name. But at least she knows that she has the same family name with her and she can always assume her as her mother in this… place? Or is it a dimension? What exactly is this place?

"Yes, that one High-Enchantress!"

"Aah!" Hanayo's eyes suddenly sparkle as she is looking at her.

"M-May I… visit you?" she begged timidly.

Nozomi couldn't say no to this. She doesn't even want to say no.

"Sure?"

"Perfect! I'll be getting my stuff and head to your house now!" Hanayo said before she runs back to her house and closed the door as if she won't let anyone looking at her preparing stuff. Just within a minute, Hanayo is fully prepared with empty scrolls and two bottles of inks plus a set of brushes.

"I'm ready!" she said obsessively. It's unexpected change of expression. She looked very timid before she talked about who her mother is.

Walking all the way back to Nozomi's home;

Now Nozomi knows that her home is actually a pretty decent home with plenty of details. The first detail she notice is that her home is actually a big workshop that mostly take care of magical technology—and by technology, she isn't talking about something with metal or similar to it. She is talking about wooden wands, potions, and some other traditional looking stuff that she feel familiar but not quite. Those are all displayed on top of the table just outside the left window along with a crow sitting on the perch-like decoration. Additionally, she also see the said to be flowers that always be related to death—the red spider lilies.

"Ooohhh! Look at those displayed charms!" Hanayo said excitedly.

"The school of magic probably own better version of those." Niko said.

"Do they really?" Hanayo asked excitedly again.

"Yeah, those are Nozomi's doing. She isn't even learning from the school yet."

Those are her doings?

"Ooohh! Then! Would Kazuha-samma own something like those? She is very well known for her inventions, right?" Hanayo asked excitedly.

Honestly, Nozomi doesn't know if she can testify to that. She wishes she could.

"Uhm… should we just come in? I think my mother will like to meet you two."

"Th-that would be very nice!" Hanayo replied excitedly.

"Yeah, sure. We can always use some advice anyway." Niko said.

When the three enter the house, they can see a vase of red spider lilies placed on top of the dining table. Then just a little bit next to it, there's a hallway with the same flower growing between the wooden floors. It's like they are trying to show a path to somewhere.

"I didn't know Kazuha-samma is a fan of red spider lilies!" Hanayo said.

"I should plant them!" she continued.

"Huh?! The heck?! No way, you silly girl! This is not how this house usually is! It wasn't like this too this morning!" Niko said.

Was itn't? Nozomi didn't remember that.

"Oh, then, what flower she likes?" Hanayo asked.

"You were right. I am a fan of red spider lilies." Said a familiar female voice from the hallway.

When the three turn their eyes to the woman, Kazuha Toujou, also known as Nozomi's mother, appeared from there with her unique eyes glaring at her daughter.

"Aaah! She is actually a pretty woman!" Hanayo said excitedly.

"Non-chan, please come here for a bit. This is a pretty serious matter." Her mother beckoned to her. Hanayo and Niko look slightly surprised—while Hanayo also trying to suppress her excited scream.

Passing through the hallway;

Nozomi is led to meet with a man who she happen to know as her father. He is wounded and red spider lilies are everywhere surrounding him. She began to realize that those red spider lilies are actually growing from a spell that bind to him—or perhaps, she could say that it looks more like a curse than a neutral spell.

"What's going on here?" Nozomi asked. She can see the red spider lilies are growing around the room too and her mother seems to not making a good expression about this. Maybe she should consider they are looking at a real wounded man, but Nozomi is too clueless to understand the entire situation right now.

"Nozomi…" the man called her with his throaty voice.

"Listen…" he continued.

"The mayor is trying to sell this village to a rebel group." He continued again.

Now this sound very serious. Just like what her mother said.

"You must run away before midnight… Run with all of your friends and your mother." He tried so hard to talk as clear as possible.

"The rebel has already held some of our people as captive."

Is that so? Then perhaps, the girl who was gone missing might be there? Who was her name again, Kotori Minami?

"It might be hard to do this, but please, do not make this information spread carelessly. Some of our people are traitors and if they know where you are all going, then they might be trying to silent you."

"How do we know if anyone is a traitor?" Nozomi asked.

"I don't know about that too, but there must be something that you can do about these clues. When I ran away, none of them know who I was or where I went to. It's saved for you to mention about who I am or question about where I might be, but do not mention anything about what going to happen tonight or what I found in the mountain. Those might be their clues to know your intention."

"What you found in the mountain?" Nozomi asked once again.

"Their basecamp. It's just north of the eastern waterfall. There are so many of them and I think I saw them trying to build catapults."

Catapult?! That's too much! Alas! She can't believe she might be still living in an age where those things exist not in a museum and fully functioning like what its supposed to be.

"They have ogres on their side, a few yokais and a grand general that looked like an abomination. He is huge, muscular, and holding a spiked club that could crush this entire house with one hit."

Are they fighting some kind of monsters?

"I feel like they are trying to build an empire and misused their magics. It's not right. Please seek for safety to the west."

A journey to the west? That reminded her of a story she read back then when she believes she is still sitting on the modern school bench. About a monkey and…. No…this is not the time to think anything like that. Be serious.

"I don't know if you can meet her but, if you find a three-legged crow, ask her to aid you. "

Three legged crows. Yatagarasu? That's only a legend! Or at least, it is in her modern logical mind.

"We don't have that much time then. We need to go now. It's almost dusk." Her mother said.

Even though it's not that obvious, Nozomi feels like her mother knows about where the Yatagarasu is, else, she would prefer to have a better preparation than rushing to go now.

"Yes, the curse will work. Once I become a yokai, all of you will have reason to run away. There will be a slaughter, so please, never come back for me."

What? Curse? Is it really a curse?

"Thank you, Kazuha. I don't know how else I can help without you."

"It's a pain to put it on you, so don't give me those words." Her mother replied upsetly.

What?! So it was her mother who put it on her father? Just so they can escape with a reason?

"Now, Non-chan. You have something to do, right? Please go do what you need to do. I'll make the preparation for us." Her mother said calmly. Nozomi gestured to her and left the room.

Walking through the hallway again;

She doesn't know what to say yet, but perhaps, to collect her friend and explain…no… she can't explain anything. Other people might hear it and it will be dangerous for them. She needs a strategy. A strategy where she can convince them all to gather and run away together.

Wait. To gather is actually something easy to be done. She just needs to ask and use one issue as a reason. The School of magic! They were talking about that! She can use that as a reason to gather them and perhaps their families as well. She can always make them run by the time her father turned to a yokai and 'pretend' to chase her mother away from home.

But, what if their family is involved in these traitor businesses? That would be bad, right? It's like running with an enemy ready to stab from the back, right? Oh, but, considering it. Niko's father was acting very agitatedly about 'nothing is going to happen to anyone'. He might be… one of the traitor? But why? Is it perhaps to save his family?

Then, if his family's safety is guaranteed, he doesn't need to bind himself in whatever agreement they are making, right? Seems like a good idea.

Once Nozomi reached the living room, Hanayo and Niko waited for her with a worried face.

"Aah! You are here! What's wrong?" Niko asked.

"A-Are you ok?" Hanayo asked.

"My mother just told me that it was fine for me to go to the school of magic." Nozomi said.

"W-what? Did she call you for that? We didn't even tell her anything yet!" Niko said.

Good point.

"That's expected from a High Enchantress like her! She knows everything before anyone told her!" Hanayo said excitedly.

Somehow, she is glad that she brought Hanayo here. She obviously idolizing her mother.

"Aaah! Now that I met one High-Enchantress, I want to meet more of them. The A-Rise perhaps?!"

"A-A-A-rise?! You crazy?! They are way too far from this city!" Niko said.

"That sounds like quite a journey though. Maybe we can ask your parents about it?"

"W-wait-wait, what?!" Niko exclaimed in her confusion.

"You are suggesting us to go on a journey?! We are not even educated enough for that!" she continued.

"Well, I was suggesting to register in the school of magic and expect us to go on a journey to the capital." Nozomi replied.

"That's unlikely! We already have our own school of magic! It's impossible to go on capital for that!"

"What if we ask for the recommendation?" Nozomi asked.

"Heck! Listen, ok? The capital might be the one with the best school of magic, but since we are living in a city with a school of magic, the chance for us to be recommended is low. Perhaps we need to spend more than three months to prove our worth. Plus, even the enchanter who are born in the capital had better chance of being sent to another school than the capital's school of magic!"

Such a complicated system. Nozomi wonder why capital's school of magic sounded like an arrogant ass school. Truth to be told, she is starting to hate the idea of entering an elite school. She is glad that she enter the Otonokizaka highschool in her modern version of world. It is a simple and not-so-popular school but very comfortable to be in.

"But we never know if we never try, right?" Hanayo suggested.

"Huh?! Well—that's true but…. Hey! You can't convince me to go with your idea!" Niko said.

"That's fine. I'm determined to go. I'm going to ask my parents about it!" Hanayo said before she is about to leave the very place.

"W-wait-wait!" Nozomi called her back.

"What?" Hanayo stopped.

"Why don't you call your parents here? Nikocchi should call hers too! We all need to discuss this together." Nozomi suggested.

"That's a good idea! My parents should be able to talk some sense to all of you!" Niko said.

"Alright, then I'll call them! Please wait, ok!?" Hanayo said before she headed out of Nozomi's house. She seems to be excited. Then Niko… well, she looks like she is doubting, but she headed out too anyway.

About a moment later, both of Niko's parents along with her siblings, Hanayo's parents and also Niko and Hanayo themselves returned.

"Hana-chan, are we you sure you want us to discuss this here?" asked Hanayo's father.

"I'm very sure! This is the High-Enchantress house after all!" Hanayo said surely.

"What with all these leaving from this city to get to the capital business? It's a waste of resources and time." Said Niko's mother.

"Well, I told them! They won't believe me!" Niko said.

"I believe the high-enchantress can explain about this, where is she?" Niko's father said.

"I'll call her once we got everyone's opinion." Nozomi said.

"You want our opinions?" Niko's mother asked.

"Yep." Nozomi replied.

"We say no. The capital is fine, but the journey to there is far too dangerous for an amateur. A lot of rebels are after the throne, they might be around the walls by now." Niko's father said.

"But so is with not entering a school of magic. We have been trying to contact the school her and they said they can't accept any student until they can find the teachers and students who went missing a few months ago. They've been investigating their school as well just in case there's something magical happening in there." Said Hanayo's father.

"I know a miner family who constantly going in and out of the capital to send materials. If we can find them, we can enter the city with their help." Said Hanayo's mother.

"Wait a minute, we?" Hanayo wondered.

"Yes, if Hana-chan wants to go to the city, then we will join in. We can leave the farm to our neighbor." Hanayo's mother said.

It sounds like a better idea now. Once again, Nozomi feels really glad that she asked Hanayo.

"Eeeehh!?" Hanayo seems to be surprised.

"Hana-chan is too important for us! We can't let her dream rot in our farm!" Hanayo's father said.

That's… what she could call as dedication as parents. Maybe they don't fear her after all. They love her too much!

"W-what the hell?!" Niko exclaimed.

"If that's the case, then, Niko, what do you want to do?" Niko's mother asked.

"I-I can't leave them on their own! If they are that dedicated, then I'll come too to keep them safe!" Niko said.

"Hey, you are coming too, right?!" Niko asked Nozomi.

"Of course, my mother even encouraged me to go to the capital city's school." Nozomi replied.

"Such an educative act! As expected from a high-enchantress!" Hanayo said again.

Niko's father look like he is trying to think of something when the conversation goes on. Nozomi wonder if she could at least know what he is thinking.

"Then, if Niko-chan wants to, I guess I have no choice. I'll let you go, Niko-chan." Niko's mother said.

"But what about papa?! What do you think, papa?" Niko asked her father.

"Just go. I think that's a good educational experience for you. I'll make sure you to be off before midnight." Niko's father said.

Now, that's quite unexpected reaction, but it clears up something: her father knows something about what going to happen this midnight.

"Huh? You changed your mind?!" Niko lifts her eyebrows.

"I might change my mind again if you are not leaving before midnight. So you better prepare yourself and go!" her father said clearly. It's obvious, he has something in his mind about what going to happen this midnight.

The room become a little awkward before Hanayo and her family decided to take their leave first. Niko's mother gestured to Nozomi before she brought Niko's siblings away from the family while Niko and her father remain there as if they still have something to talk about.

"Papa…" Niko called him gently.

"What are you hiding?" she asked softly.

"Just go, Niko-chan. This is not something you should miss." He replied.

Well, Nozomi guess she has to leave them alone and talk with her mother about the real plan. She can't believe she is in a situation she didn't expect to have. She hopes that everything goes alright from here.

Passing the awkward hour like they are being watched by the enemy;

Niko and her father finally left the house. Nozomi is packing up herself while her mother seems to not making any preparation. She told her that she needs to do something first before going out. Hanayo and her family awaits them outside while they are also talking with the neighborhood. Some people are worried about them, some seems to be glad about their intention, while some care nothing about them.

Niko and her family are also prepared but they are not in a good mood it seems. Nozomi wish that it could be better for them, but she has no right to say anything right now. This might be what it takes for everyone's future.

As Nozomi is ready with her belongings, she walk out of her home. She is now wearing a black yukata with purple thin coat, brown magical bag and a wooden umbrella. This is honestly very… traditional for Nozomi. She hopes that she could tell them that she prefer something a lot more simple.

"Ah, there it is, the recently birthday girl. I assume you are the main reason why they suddenly want to move to the city?" said an old woman with strange fashion.

Who is this person?

"N-No! High-Enchantress Harada, Nozomi-san is just here to accompany us." Said Hanayo nervously.

"Ah, is that so? No doubt that is the truth behind this. A daughter of a High-enchantress is always way more capable than any juniors. That's why they are always in the priority wave."

What the heck is priority wave and what is she talking about?

"Did your mother write a recommendation letter for you?" High-Enchantress Harada asked.

"Maybe she is writing it right now." Nozomi replied.

"I hope so. High-Enchantress Kazuha is the Great Grand Enchantress's best friend. Many people are trying to drop her name as they are registering their child to the capital's school of magic, but none of them can answer the most important question related to your mother."

What are those questions, she wonder?

"Anyhow, I hope you to have a safe journey. I'll be staying here to protect the city." The high-enchantress said.

It's disturbing for Nozomi that she is talking like something is going to happen to the city (...and she can't deny that fact too). But most importantly, does she know anything about this midnight? Which side she is on?

Nozomi opened her lips, she really wants to talk about it, but she remembers that she shouldn't say anything about that. She put her mouth shut again and by then, the high-enchantress whispered to her:

"Silent is gold. To save few is better than saving no one. Then to die on arms is better than kneeling to death under the enemy's feet. Please remember these as my last word for you. We will never meet again, Nozomi Toujou."

Very disturbing. She can't believe it. She doesn't want to believe that this is their last meeting. She sees that the High-Enchantress Harada is whispering something to Niko and Hanayo as well. They both smiled and nodded as they heard it. It's like they are given with blessing while Nozomi is the only one who get the disturbing word from her.

"I assume you are all ready. Please dispatch in peace and say my hello to the High Enchanters in the capital." Said High Enchantress Harada.

As soon as they are about to bow respectfully, an arrow dashing and stabbed on the ugly statue that Nozomi no longer care about.

"An attack!" a man running in toward the crowd. Right after he said it, another arrow accurately stuck on his head. He died instantly and Nozomi is once again shocked by the fact that she is looking at a real dead body.

"If anyone moves, then we will make our move!" said a powerful female voice.

As everyone turn their sight to the source for the voice, they can see a brave-looking female warrior with black feather coat around her shoulder, fair skin, long straight blue hair and brown eyes, sitting on top of an armored black horse. A tall naginata on her back reaching down to her feet with a raven claw-like knives on its tip while a big-curved-sharp knife is on the other side. She came in to the city with varieties of soldiers.

No one moved at this point, many lifted their hands to surrender but some are not. The High-Enchanter also remain silent as her eyes gazing peacefully. Nozomi believes that she is making that eyes with a reason. Even she knows that this woman is not a bad woman—or at least, that's what she thought about her when she remember about the vision she had.

"We are here in peace, if anyone decides to say otherwise, then we can grant that wish." The blue haired warrior said.

"I believe you. You are from the capital, right? Are you here to pick up these peoples?" said High Enchantress Harada.

"Sadly, we are not taking anyone to the city right now. We are here to give chance to rebels to disarm and re-think of their move." The powerful woman replied.

"Who are you to say that? The capital is disoiriented, we can't believe to just anyone who came from the capital." Said Niko's father.

"Is that so? Then pardon my manners. I am Grand General Umi Sonoda, directly chosen by the Grand Enchanters and the right hand of Great Grand Enchantress. If you ask about who is the person in charge, then I am the answer."

"Then answer me this, what will happen to the future of the enchanters in your hand? You are the Grand General who is responsible with the mass slaughtering that happened in the capital's school." Niko's father said.

"You cannot blame me for that, the entire school turned into Onryou, they have died before my soldiers kill them."

"They did not turn into Onryou yet until your soldiers surpress them and force them to surrender! You turned the school into a hell until the grand enchanters told you to halt your slaughter and leave it to the grand enchanters! Don't you ever think that you can hide that! We all know about you!" Niko's father said loudly.

"You are not there to witness the mess! You cannot claim that as the truth!" Grand General Umi said.

"I am not, but our leader is there! He is the current grand enchanter that you defile!"

"Your leader?! A current grand enchanter?! Then, you are meaning to say that one of the grand enchanter the one who created this rebellion?!" Grand General Umi exclaimed furiously as she glare at Niko's father. Niko's mother look very worried while she also try her best to stay as calm as possible.

"Capture him alive! We need to gain more information!" she continued as she pointed at Niko's father.

"I rather die than working for a murderer like you!" Niko's father replied loudly before some people in the city began to unsheathe their weapon. A mess is happening and it is right in front of Nozomi's eyes. The High Enchantress Harada guide them to a place which she believes to be a safe place, though just right before they could reach the desired place, an explosion happen on Nozomi's house then a huge dog-like creature appeared with the exact wound that Nozomi saw on her wounded father.

"Yokai!" A few people shouted.

"It came from Toujou's resident!" another said.

"The High-Enchantress Kazuha must be trying to give us a chance to run! Let's run now!" another said before they began to scramble everywhere.

"Capture them! Capture them! Keep the closest alive and death for they who get too far!" Grand General Umi shouted loudly before a yokai that Nozomi believes to be her father starting to attack the Grand General's soldiers.

There is no time to think of them, that's what Nozomi believes when she gestured her companions to continue running. The city is a mess and it appears that her mother's strategy works out with the situation perfectly. With everyone losing their focuses, Nozomi and the others are able to slip away smoothly.

Even though they have to deal with a few soldiers on the way, they finally got through the city wall from a small door which always be unlocked for the city scouts. The High Enchantress Harada truly keep them away from any kind of harm. Some even tried to snipe but she always put up barrier for them.

"They have magic! Get the anti-mage team!" said one of the commander.

Well, this sounds really bad. Magic is the only asset they have.

A group of soldiers with strangely glowing armors are running after them immediately.

"Run! Don't get caught!" High Enchanter Harada said as she stopped near them and channeling something in her hand. Nozomi and the others have no choice, they keep running to wherever they can run into.

By the time they are getting pretty far from High Enchantress Harada, she casted a very big barrier to fend off from a barrage of attack. Arrows, sharp ice needles and some swift waters which are cast to them reflected back though by the time a very big white beam dashing toward them, the barrier breaks.

A loud eerie scream heard from the distance, Nozomi turn her sight to her and all that left was a shade of shattering human being beamed by the powerful light—and it is coming to them as well!

"Everyone, drop!" Nozomi shouted. Everyone quickly lay down on the ground as the beam swiftly passes above them. They got pretty lucky this time, but they need to quickly get up before anyone caught up to them.

When they continue to run, they began to realize that there is a group which seems to be catching up to them, but they aren't quite sure about it. They see flashing shades around them which eventually getting closer and closer.

Then right in the middle of them, a light appeared before a very powerful wind blows them. While Hanayo and her family are blown to the east, Niko and her family blown to the west and Nozomi blown up to the sky. She wonders if she is going to die as she falls down, though before she could feel this death she always wonders about, a huge crow flying under her and took her away into the distance.

Ok, that's it for the first chapter. I have to mention that if you request for something else again, then the way this story goes might be different. The busy me is really going to make this the very-very-very last fan fiction!