Chris Ganale:: Apologies for the long delay in getting this chapter out. As usual, it's been sitting ready for about two months, but delays in assembling the soundtrack have held it up. I assure you, that for the last two chapters of Mages vs. Mars (yes, that's right, TWO MORE CHAPTERS OF EPIC, omg-get-your-awesome-immunization-shots) will not see the same soundtrack delay issues that the first two did. With that said, get back in there and let's see that clanker body count rise! As always, don't get reading until you've got the soundtrack ready to play, and be sure you follow the included instructions as to what to play when.

And now, a word from our author.

Chris Ganale:  STOP! The full experience of Mages vs. Mars can't be felt without having the soundtrack to go along with it. Don't start reading this chapter until you've downloaded the Chapter 20 OST from kuro-arashi (dot) net, available now! It won't be the same without the music!

Chris Ganale: This one's actually been finished for almost a month now, the delay in posting it has come primarily from my going through three damn computers. Srsly. In that short amount of time. That's sum bullshit. I'm working on a borrowed computer for the time being, and it's just one headache after a-goddamned-nother. Because of various and sundry bullshit ranging from shitty headphones to a lack of motherfuckin' install priviledges, I can't assemble the OST for this chapter, even though there is one. Thankfully, there's only four tunes to this chapter, so it's not a problem listing them, as below:

SeeD - Final Fantasy VIII OST - Negi Party Planning Session
The Stage is Set - Final Fantasy VIII OST - Kuro Crew Strategy Meeting
Interlude - Samurai Warriors 2 OST - Yuuna Akashi Story Mode, Chapter 1
Activate the Droids - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace OST - Surprise Attack

It's my hope that, with the cooperation of some of the other actors in Project: Arashi, that we can get a downloadable OST out for you for the remainder of Mages vs. Mars. Now gear up and stay frosty, cos we're diving headfirst into it!

Chris Ganale:  We have no excuse for the length of time it has taken to get this chapter to the public. We at Project: Arashi can only express our sincerest apologies and ask for your patience and understanding as we craft the monumental work in progress that is Kuro Arashi. This chapter was beset by actor changes, poor planning, lack of effort, and the attention-drawing affairs of other projects. We hope that the length of this chapter makes up somewhat for the amount of time that it took to create, and give our assurances that the next series of chapters will not take so long. As with the last several chapters, the filler material of this chapter does not come accompanied by an official soundtrack, leaving the choice of music up to the readers.  
Part Two:  Okay kids, you know what's coming. This is what you've been waiting for ever since you learned that Negima had made its way into Kuro pre-Mahorafest storyline. Mages vs. Mars is upon us, so you'd better ready your breakfasts and eat hearty.

Chris Ganale:  Alright guys, it's your friendly neighborhood Chris Ganale, fresh from the battlefields of Si Shui Gate with multiple victories over Orochi's army, but sadly, no fourth weapons of Masamune Date, Xiao Qiao, and Yukimura Sanada to show for my troubles. Yeah, I've been playing too much Warriors Orochi lately. But! I digress! It has been five friggen months since an update, and that's way too long. Sadly, that's just the way the game as played. The reason for this is that Kuro Arashi itself has become a collaborative effort now. If you've noticed a slight change in tone/writing style from one character to the next, you're not going crazy. One of the new features of the new Kuro is that it's largely become the story of an RP now, with a handful of players (I like to call them 'actors') playing the parts of certain characters. And because of that, it's up to each and every one of us to keep things flowing, which kinda didn't happen for about a month and a half there around March. And yes, for some of you devious people out there, that means there IS an opportunity for you to get involved in the production of Kuro Arashi. While we're not accepting any more Chosen Hero original characters, we're looking to fill friggen every canon character from Love Hina and Negima, except, of course, Setsuna and Konoka.

Now that advertisements are over, on to storyline. As you can tell, we're diving headfirst into Mahorafest. No, we are NOT going to spend like fifty chapters on the first two days. That crap was boring as hell, and everybody knows that we want to get to Mages vs. Mars. Speaking of Mages vs. Mars, this goes back to the above "Hey, you can get in here too" statement, but I'm in the market for any characters to make cameo appearances during the event. Some of the cameo characters may go on to take part in larger storylines much later down the road, some may not. It's a crapshoot. Anyway, back to the point. Kuro Arashi's Mahorafest runs concurrent to the same event in Negima, and we're going to try to stick to canon as much as we can. And I'll try to give play-by-play for things that may conflict with what you read in the manga, such as Setsuna's kendo performance. For this, we'll suffice to say that Negi took a lot longer to wear out and go take a nap in the nurse's office, and now Setsuna will already be there, and join him in his time travel antics that way.

Well, that's all for this chapter. Get yourselves psyched up guys, we've got more character interaction ahead, and in ten chapters or less, the epic event that is Mages vs. Mars!

For now, we're eagerly awaiting the next chapter of Kuro Arashi.  Stay tuned, folks!

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The author who originally created the altered version of Namusan Sampou has come back claiming that our esteemed author, Mr. Ganale, does not have permission to use him, and is claiming that Ganale is guilty of the dreaded CI, or Copyright Infringement trap.  We're denying that with great venom.  Why?  It's impossible to copyright something you didn't originally create, even if you used an edited version.  As the original Namusan comes from the Love Hina manga, we here at Kuro Arashi feel no guilt for his use.  In short?  Keep reading, and hopefully there won't be too long a wait before we get to Chapter 17 of Kuro Arashi!

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A/N: There was quite a delay in getting this one out to the public, but this chapter consisted of little but establishing strong ties between Love Hina and Negima, and laying out some villain backstory, so it was a chore to work on at times. Add on to the fact that I picked up an XBox 360 and a bajillion games for it about halfway through this chapter, so I got distracted. Besides, I had figured the string of quick uploads for the last four before this were more luck than anything else. Updates should come about once a month now under normal circumstances, give or take. 

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We've got the website up.  From here on, we just need to get the stories put in their respective places.  Hope everyone enjoys the tale of Kuro Arashi. 

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