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Chapter 99 - Chapter 99 ‘defeat after defeat’

After that busy day. Charles, Leo, Shadow and Pluto were all facing off against Seris. All of them stood at each other. "Let's begin." Seris said. I was up in the air watching the fight. 

"Burner Finger 3." Leo said as the middle, pointer, ring finger glowed with sunlight. As they were launched at Seris. Seris managed to appear in front of Charles. Punching him into the wall. He was imprinted into the wall. 

"Demon Flame: Demon Arrow." Shadow said. As an arrow forms a silvery blue flame. It was launched at Seris as he batted it away. It slammed into Charles. Charles let out a growl. 

"My partner." Charles said as an explosion of pure white starlight. Dragon horns grew on the side of his head. Charles' smile was full of hatred. 

"Looks like you're taking this seriously finally." Seris said as he appeared behind Charles. 

"Starlight: Twister." Charles said. A twister of pure white charged at Seris. He merely raised his sheathed katana above his head and slammed it down. It disappeared. The twister was instantly destroyed. 

"Burner Finger 4!" Leo yelled. As all his fingers glowed with sunlight as it was launched at Seris. Seris blinked and it disappeared. 

"You're getting better." Seris said. A smile on his face. As Pluto appeared behind him with his bident. Seris sheathed katana slammed into his gut sending him flying back into the wall. 

"Demon Flame: Thorn Prison." Shadow said. As silvery blue flames that took the form of thorns bound Seris. Seris break them like wet tissue paper. Shadow seemed saddened at how weak he was. 

"Surpeme Starlight: Twister." Charles tries again. Seris lifted his sheath katana above his head again and then swung it down. The pure white twister disappeared. This was insane; he was yet to take us even a little seriously. But he was still winning. 

"Demon Flame: Devil Arrow." Shadow said as the silvery flames condense into a pure white. It launched at Seris. He hit it away. It rushed at Charles. Charles absorbed and seemed to grow stronger. His starlight grew brighter and larger. 

"Surpeme Starlight: Chain Explosion." Charles said as one burst of Starlight. Seris walks out without an injury stopping the chain reaction. 

"Well then." Seris said. Appearing beside Charles hitting him like a home run. Charles smashed into the other wall. With a loud thud. 

"Demon Flame: Demon Thorn." Shadow said. As silvery flames transformed into thorns. 

"Burner Finger 3: Lance." Leo said as his middle finger, ring and pointer finger glowed with sunlight. It rushed at Seris. 

"Cerberus Cage." Pluto said as Seris was finally frozen in place. The Burner Finger landed at long last. 

"You finally are working together." Seris said uninjured was this man immortal? 

"What in the world?" Charles questioned. 

"You four are growing at a rapid rate and you should be proud of yourself." Seris said. "But yet there is so much farther for you to go." He said. Appearing behind Leo knocking him out. Shadow quickly followed. Then Pluto was knocked out. 

"Well we are done." Charles said as he was knocked out. Seris looked at all four of them with a pleased smile on his face. 

"Starlight: Heal." Seris spoke, healing all four of them. As he let out a sigh and sat down. 

"Arrrgh my whole body hurts." Pluto complained. Leo and Shadow got up quickly. 

"Shut up." Charles said. 

"Let's get to class." Shadow said as we all left. We got back to our classroom. 

"Welcome you four." Mrs Freya said. 

"Thank you Mrs Freya." Charles said as he slumps on the chair. 

"Well let look at the score boards on the points for the first years." Mrs Freya said. 

1st place: Charles Starling (max)

1st place: Milla Maxwell (max)

1st place: Gabriel Merlin (max) 

1st place: Niuhi Jaws (max) 

1st place: Abel Adam (max) 

1st place: Rachel Murat (max) 

1st place: Mary O'bell (max) 

1st place: Shadow (max) 

1st place: Pluto Hades (max) 

1st place: Leo Starling (max) 

"Quite impressive top ten for this year. We already have students on max on the second day." Mrs Freya said with a kind smile. 

"Wow those four are all maxed." One of the students said. 

"Shut up! We take this outside!" Charles snaps. Everyone fell seriously silent. 

"Well can we get back to our lesson?" Mrs Freya said with a small frown showing on her face. 

"Sorry, continue." Charles said. As Mrs Freya nods. The class seemed ready to learn. 

"Today's topic is Dungeon. They are the middle ground between here and the Realm of Chaos. When they first form we have a week before they break open into here. There are categories by the ranks of E to S. They have a Boss Monster being the thing keeping the pocket realm up. There are special ones like Hell Gates for Demons. But there are also called Chaos Parades where the barriers between the two realms are thin allowing Chaos Beast to burst through. The biggest one was the one that brought the Vampire king Dracula." Mrs Freya said. At least they're teaching the kids. 

"Thank you for the information that you have." A student said boot licker. 

"Wait, so a quick question. What the strongest Dungeon that has ever been recorded." Charles asked. 

"The three Pendragon beasts. Cerberus, Gargoyle, Wraith King. Those three all protect the Pendragon estate." Mrs Freya said. 

"Thank you." Charles said. Gargoyle protects the main entrance. Cerberus guards the catacombs, Wraith King guards the hallway at night. 

"Well but since we are done with our lesson. Remember the festival is coming up. Since some people have the points to join. Being 1,000 points if you place high enough then you could be up to a promotion. It is split into three rounds. The individual events are hidden but the three categories are survival, tournament and a mystery event." Mrs Freya explains. As the bell rings Mrs Freya smiles. 

"Hi!" Goetia Ars Guant popped his head in. "I am here to pick up my junior." He said with a happy smile on his face. 

"Let go." Charles said. As both of them walk out the door. "What are we doing today?" Charles questioned. Thump! Thump! Thump! Charles grimaced. 

"You okay?" Goetia asked. 

"I am fine." Charles said. A small growl leaving his lip. He did not seem fine. Thump! 

"Okay what should we do? How about training?" Goetia said with a smile. 

"What kind of training?" Charles asked. 

"Physical training." Goetia said. A smile that seemed like Hellsing full of blood thirst. As they got to the training ground 001 As he pulled out two swords. As Charles used a Jackal blade to block. But then he had to duct under the second blade a few strains of hairs. Charles jumped back. I took the sky. 

"Gear Shift: Fear!" Charles said as the tips of the gun glowed yellow. The blades were completely yellow. Goetia appeared behind him. Dozens of slashes appeared on his body. Shallow but still drawing blood. Charles' eyes widened; he was fast. Faster than Charles. As Charles shot a yellow Bala at Goetia as he disappeared. Once again appearing behind Charles. Even more cuts appeared on him. Charles fell on his face. Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! 

"What wrong, are you done?" Goetia asked as Charles snarled as he got up. 

"Shut up! Get out of my head!" Charles roared. What was wrong. 

"Let me fight!" A voice called in my head. 

"No, let me fight!" Another voice in my head. It felt like my head was being split open. 

"Shut up! Let me fight, I am the strongest!" The voice of Pride. 

"I said shut up!" Charles roared as the voices disappeared. 

"You're done arguing with your heart." Goetia said with a smile. 

"Yes I finally have my heart in this fight." Charles said. Charles shot several yellow Balas at Goetia. Goetia once again disappeared and reappeared beside Charles. Charles was able to block him. 

"You're adapting to my speed." Goetia said with a small smile. 

"You may be fast but Seris is faster." Charles said with a smile. 

"Good for your learning." Goetia said. 

"Let the hunt begin." Charles said with a smile that looked like Hellsing. Goetia looked shocked and took a step back. 

"Yes, let's start." Goetia said. As Charles shot at Goetia. Goetia managed to dodge all of them. 

"Noble Phantasm." Charles said as two Phantasm formed into wolves. They charged at Goetia. Goetia killed them in a blink of an eye. They both exploded but it seemed to do little to no damage. Goetia appeared beside Charles. Dozens more cuts appeared on him. Blood gushed out like a waterfall. 

"You did well." Goetia said with a kind smile. As Charles starts to fall. Goetia caught him before he hit the ground. Goetia was giving Charles a piggyback ride. A gentle smile on his lip. 

"He did not stand a chance." I said landing on top of Charles' head. 

"Yeah but it seemed like he was holding back." Goetia said as my eye lids seemed to grow heavier than lead. As I was in the place of eternal darkness those eight eyes looking at Charles and Charlotte. 

"Why won't you let me fight?" Pride asked his tone he was genuinely hurt. 

"Sorry but you'll have to shut up when I say shut up." Charles said. 

"What do you think you have power over me?" The deepest and most demonic voice spoke. 

"It's my body." Charles said. 

"You wouldn't be alive if we weren't here." The voice spoke again. 

"Oh yeah, thanks, it's still my body." Charles counters. Charles rolled his eyes. "So why am I here? Because I know I don't like my time being wasted." Charles said growling. 

"Well I offer. You and I fight and when I will you will give me your body for an hour. But if I lose then I will serve you." A young voice asked. 

"Maybe later. But I have more important things to do." Charles said. 

"Coward no wonder Marinette is a crybaby." The voice said. Charles growls. 

"Sure, let's fight." Charles roars. He was glowing with Starlight. As the voice forms into a massive serpent. Covered in ice spikes and its eyes were the Stella Deus. Its tongue was a deep purple. 

"My name is Envy." Envy said as Charles prepared both Jackal and Ivory. 

"Gear Shift: Rage." Charles said. The tips of Ivory and Jackal glowed a crimson red. The blades glowed red. Envy struck, trying to eat Charles. Charles was barely able to dodge. 

"Is that all you got?" Envy taunted. Charles fired Bala as they seemed to have no effect. Charles snarls at the lack of damage. 

"My partner." Charles said as he put Jackal and Ivory in their hostler. Pulls his ring off his necklace. As he puts it on. Pure white starlight covers Charles' body. Charlotte appears in her sealed form. 

"Charlotte, it's good to see you again. I can finally kill you." Envy said. Envy shot several ice spikes that impaled Charlotte. But Charlotte quickly heals as Charles pulls out Jackal and Ivory. The tips of both guns glowed white. The blade was glowing a pure white. Bala made of Starlight were shot at Envy. Destroying the spikes but those quickly regenerated. 

"I wonder why you try it is pointless." Envy said. As she slammed her head into Charles' body, sending him flying into the air. Charles landed roughly. Charles quickly got back up ready to fight. Envy serpent form stood above Charles looking down at him. Charles shot starlight Bala at Envy. Envy blocked them by using parts of her body that then quickly regenerated. 

"Damn it, you're just going to keep healing." Charles said. As Envy seemed to smile at this comment. As Envy's tail slammed into the ground. Charles rolled out of the way. But then her tail swiped at Charles hitting him into the air. As Envy tried to swallow him whole. He shot a few starlight filled Bala at Envy head. As Envy's head slowly regenerated and missed Charles by the skin of his teeth. Charles starts to laugh. 

"What's so funny?" Envy asked. 

"It makes sense your head regenerates the slowest that why you used your body to block those Bala before." Charles said, laughing like a madman. Envy seemed to snarl. Envy launched several ice spikes Charlotte was used as a shield. 

"Free me…" Charlotte begged. Charles let out a sigh. Then he closed his eyes. 

"Queen born from death. Come forth your true form." Charles said this as the chains dropped and Charlotte glowed brightly. Skin glowed a bright white. Covered in black flame marking. Claws like daggers and a massive tail and two angel wings. Her one golden eye glowed with a light beyond this world. Two massive legs that looked like a raptor. Her face looked like a metal mask of a dragon.

"Thank you." Charlotte formed as a spirit of pure white formed. Hugging Charles back. 

"Let the hunt begin." Charles said. The Starlight glowed a pure white. As he blasted at Envy destroying massive chunks of Envy's body. Charlotte grabbed the head of Envy. 

"Do it." Charlotte said. 

"Surpeme Starlight: Twister." Charles said. It hit Envy's head and Charlotte jumped beside Charles. Envy let out a howl of pain half of its head was destroyed. But it quickly started to regenerate. 

"Surpeme Starlight: Twister." Charlotte said. As she tried to kill Envy with a twister of pure white. Envy dodged out of the way. 

"Fine I admit defeat." Envy said as the being bows its head. Envy transforms into a small girl no older than 16 years old. In a maid uniform. She had a snake tail and blue hair. Her eyes were still Stella Deus. "I. Envy creation of Methulash. Knee to Charles. I shall serve you faithful and without question. Master Charles Hellsing." Envy said with a bow. As Charles opens his eyes. It was med bay. Strangely, it was also very early in the morning. Charles throws off the blanket. 

"I wonder what strange dream that was." Charles said. 

"It was no dream." Envy said form inside my skull. What a strange ability. 

"What? Where are you?" Charles asked, looking around. Thump! Thump! 

"I am in your heart master." Envy said. 

"Whatever." Charles said. 

"You can use my powers all you want." Envy said. Charles nods. I guess I should pick up that cube of metal from Enkill. As we got to Dragon Ally we past someone. It seemed like Charlotte Pendulum so much like her Charles was so confused. 

"Was that?" I asked myself. 

"It must be my mind playing tricks on me." Charles said. As he walked to the weapon shop. 

"Oh it you again." The person said as she entered the back of the shop. Enkill was carrying something about as big as him and dropped it at Charles' feet. 

"Careful it could be fragile." Charles said with a playful tone in his voice. 

"I made the alloy like you asked it been reforced with Dwarven ruins." Enkill said with a smile. 

"Thanks." Charles said as he puts the box over his shoulder. 

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