Arkomas: Is that all you have to offer?

Blue: Hah! No!

Blue channels his blue flames, they surround him and immediately burn the branches away. Arkomas was surprised, and gets kicked back by Blue.

The two then start to clash, with Blue using his Katana, while Arkomas had his hardened skin as both defense and offense. Adam and Evelyn watched from the sidelines, they were surprised by how much Blue had grown in his fighting style.

They never got to see the fruits of his training in the last few months, and were definitely surprised. And while Arkomas wasn't showing much to them, they knew that he was holding a lot back.

Demons were always powerful, and if Arkomas was sealed, then it must've been for a reason.

Blue blocks a punch, but that turned to be a feint by Arkomas who grabbed Blue with both of his hands. He gut-checks Blue, and then throws him back.

Blue recovers, but doesn't jump back into the fight. Instead, he looks at Arkomas, dead in the eye.

Blue: Hey....Arkomas, I've got a question for you

Arkomas: In the middle of a fight? Fine, ask child.

Blue:.....Were you involved in my Father's Death? Like Sindweller?

Arkomas stayed silent, he didn't shift at all and just stood there in silence before speaking.

Arkomas: I wasn't

Blue: How can I know that you're not lying?

Arkomas: Because I was sealed before your Father's Death, but while sealed inside of the Old Horn....I felt his spark being snuffed out

Blue: Do you know who? Was it Sindweller?

Arkomas: I highly doubt it, while he may be a crafty one, Lupercio would annihilate him. He was actually the one to seal Sindweller.

Blue: Seal?

Adam: Is that how Demons end up being in the Old Horn?

Evelyn: Umm, yeah? My Mother said that a higher being can seal a Demon.

Adam: Ah shit, you're right

Arkomas: Indeed, but just know that the one who took your Father down, was someone close to his level

Blue: Was it Abaddon?

Arkomas: Abaddon? Ah, I see that you're using the lesser known name of our King

Blue: Lesser known?

Arkomas: His true name is Nihilus, and no, he wasn't responsible for Lupercio's Death.

Blue: Nihilus? Yeah, that's better than Abbadon. Anyways, back to the fight!

Blue and Arkomas go at it again, exchanging attacks in slow paced fight. But it only seemed slow, because Arkomas wasn't attacking or defending at a fast pace.

Blue was going for the quick attacks, but Arkomas would block each strike despite moving slower.

Blue: How is blocking these? The way he does it is so......it's like an illusion or something!

Arkomas grabs Blue by the sides of his face, and brings it down as he lifts his knee, smashing it into Blue's forehead. This staggered him for a moment, and allowed Arkomas to punch him hard in the stomach.

Blue slides back, he could feel the power of Arkomas despite having great durability himself. He knew Arkomas was as strong as Sindweller, but there was something about the Corpse Stalker that made him more of a threat than the Agent of Chaos.

And his assumption was correct as he felt....sick...unwell....nauseated.

Blue: W-What the? Can he make me nauseous?

Adam: Blue! Dodge!

Blue: W-Wha? Agh!

Before Blue can react or comprehend Adam's warning, he is punched hard in the face. He is sent flying back, before his ankle is grabbed by a distorted tree branch.

It lifts Blue up and slams him down to the ground. Arkomas was going to do it again, but is interrupted by an invisible force knocking him back with a barge. Blue breaks free from the tree branch, and lands on his feet.

Arkomas was about to resume the fight with Blue, but then his hand reaches out and grabs something. It turned out to be Adam's neck.

The ghost boy had used his invisibility power to disrupt Arkomas' flow. Once he turned visible again, Arkomas looked like he was going to burst through his chest with his free hand.

But then, Adam uses his ability to phase through physical matter to slip out of Arkomas' grip.

He drops to his knees and then jumps back, and because Arkomas was distracted momentarily by this, he doesn't see Blue leap in with a powerful straight kick that sent him crashing across the ground.

Blue: Safe G, that was a good assist, you know.

Adam: Honestly, I'm glad that I can be of use, unlike your Sister

Evelyn: Hey! It's not my fault that I don't have offensive based abilities!

Adam: Mine aren't too, but I can still provide support

Evelyn: Well I have my own way of support! Like telling you to look up and focus!

As soon as Evelyn said this, Arkomas was already up and had distorted the tree breaches behind him to track Blue's position. Because he was warned by Evelyn, he is able to raise Sutakira and cut the breaches into pieces.

Adam backs up a bit, and then backs up even more when fire shoots outs from Arkomas' back. The three flinch, and Adam stays by Evelyn's side, leaving Blue to handle Arkomas.

The Corpse Stalker's chest opens up and shoots out the flames right at Blue in a tornado wave. Blue's eyes widen, and he quickly generates a portion of his Blue flame energy around him.

He holds out his hands and blocks the regular flames, but they were pushing him back slightly. Blue knew he had to do something, so he risks it all and goes up to 50% of his Flames Potential, cancelling out the other flames.

What Blue didn't know, was that he had entered his Demon state, his eyes were purple, and his canine-like-teeth were present.

Arkomas: Those purple eyes....they are interesting.

Blue: Wait, Purple Eyes? Oh Noes! Did they show?! Ah damn it!

Arkomas: You seem to despise them

Blue: It means I'm close to fully entering the Danger Zone, I'll lose my mind and go through a transformation. But only if the purple eyes are there for too long, I can use it for a bit....but that's about it....oh hey that rhymed.

Blue calms down, and he reverts back to normal. He holds Sutakira close to his side, as he sensed the drive for the fight had calmed down.

Arkomas: I don't sense the full extend of your power from those eyes.

Blue: Because they're not complete, or unlocked, or whatever that I have to do to make them the best they can be.

Arkomas: Pure Demon Eyes....yes, while you haven't unlocked them....you are on your way. Acquire them, Son of Lupercio, and you will reach a level far beyond that of which you are at now

Blue: But how?

Arkomas: You'll discover that yourself, as that is the way of the Demon Clan.

Blue: Wait.....I think I remember something from last year....

Marina: You let the demon inside of you take control, so you get it back by remembering who you are and what you stand for.

Blue:....Yeah....now I remember

Arkomas: You do?

Blue: Yes.....T....Thank you?

Arkomas: It wasn't because of me, Young Demon, you just remembered what you've been taught. Now remember that...and strive to become stronger.

Blue: W-Wait! I can't just let you go!

Arkomas: Yes, but....I am needed somewhere else, we will meet again, Blue Light.

Arkomas delves into the ground, and disappears. Blue sighs and puts Sutakira away into his portal...and also grabs a snack from there.

Adam: You can do that?

Blue: If I put things in, yeah, but I don't do it much

Evelyn: Huh....I think I'm about to exploit my Twin Brother

Blue: Screw you, but I'll let you store something inside one day. But damn, I kind of wanted to fight a bit more

Adam: Even if he was beginning to show the gap between you and him?

Blue:.....Yes?

Adam:....God Dammit, Blue

Evelyn: Well, let's go back! Mother is probably worried

Blue: Expect a giant hug and a rant about how she wants to put some child lock on us

Adam: Hah....

The three walk back the way they came from, exiting the forest and heading back to Marina and Darren.
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[Sometime Later]

Time had passed since the appearance of Arkomas. It was now May, which meant that the school year was going to end next Month. Blue, Adam, Evelyn and the others were all 17 now, and enjoying the relatively quiet times in these months.

Megan's mindset has improved at a successive rate.

Blue's training with Lady Lilith has made him stronger than before, and now he can enter 50% of his Demon State with no backlash at all.

A replacement for Prospero Moore had come in and taken over his lessons seeing as how the sicko was locked up.

Marina started visiting Nevermore and Jericho a few times, as she wanted to check on her children. During her visits, she would talk to Lilith a lot, and even Medusa and Dracula as she had known them for years now.

Marina would also talk to Blue, Adam and Evelyn's friends again, as they all see her as a Mother Figure, even Wednesday didn't mind getting advice from her.

She found it to be useful.

However.....Xavier would once again feel something inside of him whenever he sees Marina. He didn't know why this was happening to him, but he didn't mind it at all.

It eased him a lot, especially when Marina didn't mind talking to him herself. She reminded him so much about Blue, and he had a feeling that a part of Blue's innocence came from her.

Her laugh was angelic, her advice was amazing. Her face, hair and eyes was mesmerising, and Xavier found himself growing attached to her.

Every opportunity he had, he would go and talk to her.

Adam was the only one that knew why, and he didn't like it one bit. He wanted to say something, but he didnt want to cause a scene, especially since Xavier was almost always with her.

Whenever Marina had to go back to England, Xavier would be questioned by Adam on what he is doing. But Xavier would play it off and say that he is learning from Marina since they're both psychics.

To Adam, Xavier is his friend, but he was doing a madness. Now he doesn't want to go full on Arkham Batman, and start interrogating him.

He wants to wait, and see what happens next, because Adam knows that Xavier won't get what he wants. He knows his auntie well.

But Adam didn't know that there was a another person who may have attachments to Marina.

One certain Sheriff Galpin.....

Marina: Thank you again for buying me tea, Sheriff, but there was no need to. Trust me, I've got money to spend

Galpin: Now that won't be nice of me to not treat a lady. Our talks are nice, and I have the feeling that I should leave a good impression

Marina: [Laughs] You always do, Sheriff. But yes, our talks are indeed nice. Conversing with respectable adults like yourself is just relaxing

Galpin: O-Oh, uhh you....think I'm respectable?

Marina: How can I not? You strive to do your job, and that's something I respect.

Galpin: R-Right...

Galpin used his hat to hide his red face, he starts to move the conversation away as himself and Marina continue to sit in the Weathervane.

Marina: So, have you heard anything about Tyler yet?

Galpin: Yeah...he uhh...is trying to escape, but they've got the tight locks on him. He seems to be incurable...

Marina: I see....you have to remain strong, and hope that he changes

Galpin: You really think that will work?

Marina: I don't know, but sometimes we just have to wait and...in the words of my Son, "Trust The Process".

Galpin: Yeah...those are definitely his words alright

Marina: They have never failed him, so we just can't help but actually trust it.

Galpin: You're not wrong there. Anyways, I need to go back, break is over. Same time tomorrow?

Marina: Sorry, Donavan. But I'll be busy these next few days, helping my Son, and taking to Lilith

Galpin: O-Oh uhh...right, that's fine. When do you think we can do this next?

Marina: I'll see about it

Marina gets up and leaves, Galpin watches her go, and doesn't realise that he was staring too much....partially at Marina's rear.

Galpin: God, that Woman makes me different
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While Marina goes back to Nevermore so that she can spend time with her Family, Wednesday managed to sneak away from the others and head back to the Old Horn so that she can talk to Veles once again.

During their conversation, Wednesday was thinking about what Veles' goals were, and decided to ask the wounded Demon.

Wednesday: Veles, I must ask....what do you plan to do if you escape?

Veles: Me? I want revenge on our great king

Wednesday: He was the one that left you like this, right?

Veles: Yes, I-I must pay him back with death! It sounds audacious, but my pride as a Demon won't let me pass up the opportunity!

Wednesday: Good luck with that, you still need to recover

Veles: Y-Yes...I know, will you.....will you help me?

Wednesday: Why should I?

Veles: B-Because there is trust between us, right?

Wednesday: Trust is something that is earned, so the question is, have you earned my trust?

Veles: Per....haps not, so I'll leave that to you

Wednesday: If I help you....will you teach me more about your kind?

Veles: While that is secretive information...I am in desperate need of help, so I will tell you what you want in exchange for help

Wednesday: Good, now I have a few more questions for you

Veles: Ask away, Young Addams....

Wednesday: What are your abilities?

Veles: My.....abilities?

Wednesday: Yes, my friend mentioned that Demons have multiple

Veles: Yes, we Demons have access to a few...but I don't seem to remember what I am capable of

Wednesday: You've forgotten?

Veles: F-Forgive me but....it has been a long time since I was free. And I can't just test to see what I can do, not in this condition

Wednesday: Yet you remember what the Demon King has done to you?

Veles:.....What that treacherous fool has done to me....I can never forget.

Wednesday: It must've been bad....can you share the details with me?

Veles: I...I cannot....it's....traumatic

Wednesday: Very well......what is the Demon King's name? And what is the Demon Realm like?

Veles: Ah, you're aware of the other worlds....very well. Our Bastard King's name is Nihilus

Wednesday: Nihilus? A fitting name for supposedly the strongest entity in existence. And the Demon Realm?

Veles: It's basically Hell but in Shadows

Wednesday: Interesting, I would like to go there one day

Veles: Take my advice....and do not even attempt to do that

Wednesday: Why not?

Veles: You will not last a day....a minute even....that is if you go by yourself

Wednesday: And if I ask you accompany me?

Veles:....You will live longer, but not when I'm in this condition

Wednesday:.....One more question.....who killed Lupercio?

Veles: You know of him?

Wednesday: Who hasn't?

Veles: Fair enough.....yes....I know who did it...but I cannot say their name

Wednesday: Why not?

Veles:....I cannot explain why...but just know that I cannot say it....think of it like a curse.

Wednesday: That's fine, I'll get my answers soon enough

Veles doesn't reply, he just closes his eyes and thinks while Wednesday leaves him and the Old Horn. Veles was definitely interesting to Wednesday, and she will use him....just like she has used Blue.

As soon as that thought came to her, Wednesday clutched her head. Was she feeling....bad for using Blue again?

Wednesday: I thought I was past this, he was fine with it....so why does it....hurt?

Wednesday shook off those thoughts and continued back to Nevermore. While she did, the focus turned to a girl that had been conflicted all year.

A girl by the name of Yoko Tanaka.

She was called one day to go to Dracula's office, and it wasn't surprising seeing as how she was essentially the star pupil of Count Dracula.

But she felt tense....very intense, despite being from the same type of Outcast, Yoko was uncomfortable with Dracula. But things were going to take a turn for the worse, as when she opens the door....she sees Dracula waiting....with her Father.

Yoko: D-Dad? What is this?

Kenichi: Just....a talk, sit down, darling.

Yoko does what she is told and sits down opposite Dracula, while Kenichi stands besides Yoko.

Dracula: It's good to see you, Yoko. How are you?

Yoko: I-I'm good but....why is my Father here?

Dracula: Well, we are here to discuss an....opportunity that has been going on behind the scenes

Yoko: O-Opportunity? What do you mean?

Dracula slides over something for Yoko to read, and as she does, her eyes widen in horror. Her heart wanted to burst out of her chest, her breath was slowly being blocked off.

She didn't know what to say until a few minutes had passed. She looks over to her Father, as her eyes demanded an answer.

Yoko: D-Dad, what is this?

Kenichi: Yoko, we are....a-arranging your marriage to Count Dracula Tepes
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Blue: Woah...hold on, what is this?!

Adam: Let me cook bro

Blue: Does that mean you're going to write the finale?

Adam: Nah bro, you've got this

Blue: T_T, good grief...well....Season 2's finale is next....so stay tuned as I try to structure this funny mess.

Adam: It will cook! Shut up!