With Lyra and Bon-Bon

Lyra and Bon-Bon changed into their civilian clothes and waited at a local church for their contact. It was a classic Gothic cathedral in its architecture with two praying angel statues looking down over them. They walked through the doors and waited in the pulpit for their contact to arrive.

"What do you think our next mission is?" Lyra asked.

"Not sure. Maybe we'll be sent to hunt down another nest or be sent to scout a location for a full assault," Bon-Bon replied.

Lyra stretched her arms over her head, pushing up her ample bust. She looked up at the cathedral's vaulted ceiling in boredom.

"It would be nice if we could take a few days off. I heard that this town's having an anime convention this weekend," Lyra said.

"That would be nice. I think this one's having a few special guests showing up," Bon-Bon responded.

"Oh really? Who?"

"I think Luci Christian, Tia Ballard, Josh Grelle, Felecia Angelle, and Bryce Papenbrook are going to be there."

Lyra's eyes were as wide as dinner plates. "Oh, now I want to go even more!"

Bon-Bon really wanted to go, too. If they were given new orders, she hoped they could wrap it up quickly in order to go to the convention.

"If you wish to go, you'd better work hard. Especially with this particular assignment," a strange voice said.

Both of the Hunters looked around in surprise for the source of the voice. As they looked around, an old man walked into the main room. They never heard him come in. There was no doubt about it, this man was a seasoned Hunter.

The man was tall and wore a long white coat. He had a bald head and surprisingly few wrinkles for one of his age. Thanks to magic, he's been alive for longer than normal people. Clinging to his side was a sheathed shortsword. The biggest thing about him that stood out to him was the scarred and empty eye socket that used to be his left eye. He walked toward them with a smile on his face.

"Good evening, girls. My name's Father Banesworth. I trust your last hunt was successful?" the old Hunter asked.

Bon-Bon cleared her throat. "Yes sir. We both successfully destroyed a vampire nest living in an old asylum."

"Excellent. Now, I know you two are fresh off a hunt, but the Order has a new task for you," Father Banesworth replied.

"And this is?" Lyra asked.

Father Banesworth reached into his coat and pulled out a picture, and handed it to Lyra. The junior Hunters were looking at a picture of what appeared to be a long-abandoned school.

"Are we dealing with a solitary monster, a nest, or a mixed lair?" Lyra asked.

"Your target is similar to a mixed lair, but it's not. Apparently, it's a whole school for monsters," Banesworth replied.

Both Lyra and Bon-Bon were confused. A school for monsters? This was the first time they've ever heard of that.

"How are we to approach the situation?" Bon-Bon asked.

"Apparently, the higher-ups want you to wipe out the entire school," Banesworth said.

"Wait, why us?! Are we doing this alone?" Lyra asked incredulously.

"The Order has other Hunters dealing with other matters. They need you to deal with this particular situation. Don't worry, they'll be sending you the proper equipment to deal with the situation, including Enochian Blades," Banesworth says.

The part about the Enochian Blades was what really took Lyra and Bon-Bon by surprise. Enochian Blades were weapons literally made by Angels. The blades were made out of pure Angelic light. But the thing is, because the blades were made of light, humans and monsters can't be harmed by them. The only thing that can be harmed by Enochian Blades is Demons. If they're getting Enochian Blades, that must mean a powerful Demon is in the school.

Demons were on a completely different level than monsters. The kind of magic Demons possess is way different than monsters. Demons use their magic for corruption and domination, whereas monsters use their magic for mainly combat and hiding from humanity.

"So where is this school for monsters?" Lyra asked.

Father Banesworth once again reached into his coat and pulled out a piece of paper with a map drawn on it.

"You'll find the school here," Father Banesworth said. "The school is protected by a special magical barrier to keep out intruders. Our intel also told us that the school is protected by a trained pack of werewolves".

Bon-Bon raised an eyebrow. "How do you know this?"

"We received this intel anonymously. We don't know where we got it from," Banesworth replied.

"Either way, we should really prepare for the fight ahead of us," Lyra said.

"One more thing, don't underestimate the werewolves at this school. They're more powerful than the werewolves you've fought so far," Banesworth warned.

"Why? Have you met these werewolves before?" Bon-Bon asked.

"I have a healthy bit of history with them," Banesworth said.

"Well, let's just get our gear and get ready to exterminate," Lyra said.

Both Lyra and Bon-Bon left the cathedral and Father Banesworth alone. The Paladin looked up at one of the large windows and smiled.

"It won't be long now. I still own you two wolves. And you wouldn't hesitate to accept a challenge from me, would you, Celestia and Luna?" he asked.

Friday- The Day of Spike and Sunset's Duel

It has now been a week since Spike joined Dreadmire Academy. Both Rainbow Dash and Twilight had recovered from their first training session in the gym, but Twilight occasionally threw predatory glances at Spike. Spike and his new friends walked to the school's arena after all classes were done for the day.

When the group arrived, they saw that the entire student body had gathered in the arena to watch the fight. Spike looked around in awe.

"I didn't expect so many to come watch the fight," Spike said.

"Of course! The student with the highest arc level and the school Overlord duking it out in the arena? No one wants to miss that!" Rumble replied.

Curiously, Sunset hadn't arrived yet. Spike took this time to head to the arena's locker rooms and get ready for the fight.

The arena's locker room consisted of rows of lockers, showers, benches, and a duffel bag with a note on it.

"For Your Duel, Spike

Spike opened the duffel bag and saw what looked like fake plastic armor. He took off his clothes, put them in one of the lockers, and put on the dueling armor. It fit him perfectly and comfortably. He put on a pair of fighting gloves and made his way out to the arena floor.

Once he was out there, he saw that his friends had occupied some of the seats in the stands closest to the ring itself. They all seemed to be cheering him on. A gate on the opposite end of the arena opened and revealed none other than Sunset Shimmer, equally decked out in dueling armor.

Sunset had a fierce and determined look on her face. Her eyes glared at Spike with such intensity that she threatened to burn a whole through his face.

With Sunset- Before the Fight

Sunset was getting herself ready and geared up for her duel with Spike. She had a lot on her mind that threatened to distract her from the fight. Some of those thoughts were about how Spike could possibly have such an insanely high arc level.

He's supposed to be a Ghoul. From what I remember, Ghouls aren't that strong of monsters. I've fought plenty of Ghouls before and they were all pretty weak. But how does Spike have such a high arc level?, Sunset thought to herself.

Before she could theorize an answer, her phone rang. She pulled it out and stopped breathing once she saw who was calling her. It was her father. With a shaking hand, she hit the "Answer" button.

"Hello, Father. How are you?" she asked with a shaking voice.

"You'd better win this duel, Sunset," her father said with replying to her greeting.

"I will, Father. I've won every duel I've had before. This one will just be another one under my belt," Sunset replied.

"You'd better. You know what happens if you lose, don't you?" her father asked.

Sunset gulped. "Y-yes, I do, Father. You don't have to worry".

And with that, her father hung up the phone. Sunset put her phone away with a worried look on her face. But she soon replaced her worry with determined rage.

Back to the Present

Both Spike and Sunset faced off in the ring. They walked a bit closer until they were a good twenty feet from each other. Coach Spitfire was in the middle to serve as the referee for this duel.

"Alright you two, what are the terms for the fight?" she asked them both.

Spike looked at Spitfire with a quizzical expression. "Wait, we can have set terms for the fight?"

"Yeah, you can ask the loser to do a variety of things if they lose," Spitfire informed him.

Spike shrugged and looked to Sunset. "What terms would you like?"

"If I win, you'll be my servant for the whole school year. If you win, I'll be your servant for the whole year," Sunset replied.

"If that's what you want, then I'll agree to these terms," Spike said.

"Alright, this is going to be a non-lethal magical fighting duel. The first one who gets knocked out loses," Spitfire said. "Fighters, are you ready?"

"I'm ready to go. I'm dying to see how my training has paid off," Spike replied with a small smirk.

"Eager, are we? Alright then," Sunset said before taking a battle stance. "You ready to go? Let's go!"

Monster Guide

Demons
Demons are very well-known throughout all human cultures. However, there are two types of Demons that exist in this universe: True Demons and Soul Demons. True Demons, as their name suggests, are the incarnations of evil. They seek to corrupt, dominate, and destroy. Soul Demons are those who have the one thing that True Demons lack: a soul. With a soul, Soul Demons gain the capacity to be good. Demons possess a variety of powers, including driving people mad just by looking at them, corrupting animals, and possessing people. Demons reside in the Underworld, a place where the souls of the damned are sent for punishment. Demons can eat normal food, but they derive the most nutrition by eating the souls of other creatures. True Demons are ruled by the Seven Princes of the Underworld. There are seven different species of Demons in all. Demons have been known to produce children with humans, producing hybrids called "Devils". Why some Demons have souls is easily answered. In the beginning, the goddess Nyx, the Mother of Monsters, took pity on Demons for living dreary lives in the Underworld and gave some of them souls. She then allowed these Soul Demons to live among her other children. Still, there exists a small degree of animosity between monsters and Demons. It's possible for monsters and humans to make contracts with both True Demons and Soul Demons, but True Demons ask for too high a price in return.

Author's Note

I hope you all are ready for these two to rumble!! How will Spike fare against a better-trained and better-experienced opponent? Find out next time!