Okay, so maybe I went out of my place and ideas came flowing into my mind once again...but however, I'm hoping that these few chapters that I'm posting up get some good reviews and hopefully find some good inspiration to keep going. So, this one is a cross between Yu-Gi-Oh! DM and 5Ds, but set somewhere between the 14th and 15th century.
Title: Synchro Beast, Crimson Rose (Rated mature for coarse language and violence, a few gory scenes, adult dialogue and a couple of sexual scenes.)
Summary: He was bound by a spell in a forest closed off to the people of a nearby village, hating everyone that dare come near his presence. One girl, however, wasn't afraid of him and held something important that he must protect her at all costs. But the shadows have ears, as a woman from his past will set vengeance on everyone that dared defied her law.
Pairings: YamixOC(Amy Rivers), SetoxSerenity, slight JoeyxMai, YuseixAki, and a couple of scenes of JackxCarly.
Chapter 1: How It All Began...
War between the vampires and humans have been raging on for centuries throughout the years as humans seem to gain the upper hand when they possessed people known as, "vamporants", who collect information regarding to all of the vampires' weakness, powers, etc. It was very high enough that the humans were gaining the advantage over the vampires, having their hunters divulge into their weaknesses, dwindling down their numbers as the war still raged on. This anger the western district of the vampire race, having the vamporants spying on their turf and then documenting all of their tactics along with the vampire hunters' training coming to a point of which he didn't want any of his clan suffer more than they already have.
Even though they were down by numbers, the continuation of vampiric transformations still increased over the past few years and still neither side has backed down. In order to try to communicate with the humans and work out a treaty among them, the vampire lord of the north called an emergency meeting of the consul to discuss his tactics, but it was on deaf ears as the western lord himself slammed his fists on the concrete stand, not caring that his fists were even bleeding for that matter. The same went for the eastern lord, but he held his anger in contempt.
"You cannot be serious, my lord! Do you have any fucking concerns about our army? The lives of our family being slain by those worthless mortals? A Pureblood like yourself should use those powers of yours and slaughter every one of them!"
"Gozaburo, I appreciate your concern, but the way the war is going as of now, our only hope is to try and negotiate with the humans for a peace treaty as it is. I will not resort to anymore unnecessary bloodshed amongst my kin, and my powers are far too strong for you to comprehend."
"But, he's right, my lord! The conditions we have now won't support any chances of a comeback. We must unite ourselves to defeat this enemy and reclaim the land as our own! Shit, this is even worse than our forefathers' war 200 years ago!"
"Kiryu, my word is final. I will venture out on my own, and see if the humans are willing to compromise in their current position. I know what our forefathers have done, but it also that very same war that started the long-ass war between the mortals and that of our species. This meeting is adjourned."
The vampire lord lived up to his reputation, and for several years peace was temporarily settled once again between the two races. But unbeknownst to either one, there was a set of betrayal hanging upon the dark clouds of which the vampire lord will soon regret to cross.
The elite consul had called upon him to their discussion chambers regarding what happened in the eastern district. It seems the castle that housed Kiryu and all of his clan was destroyed by an unknown person, and there was no trace of the eastern lord himself. Along with the castle's destruction, the villages close to them have bodies slaughtered with some having being completely mutilated and others sucked dry of their blood. However, there was at least a few survivors from the massacre and they inhabited the northern castle in case they have information regarding to such an tragic event. A few months into their investigation, the consul have called the vampire lord once again to discuss their concerns. But, what they suggested he should do sent his anger flying into the tensing atmosphere, with small portions of his power seeping through his control.
"My lord, it is for the better of our clan's survival! You must declare the marriage of the western lord's granddaughter!"
"Hell shall be frozen over my dead body before that chance should ever happen! I agree that the western part of our clan is also the strongest we have gotten over the years, but declaring marriage in form of an alliance is completely out of the question!"
"It's for the best of your stature, my lord! Should anything happen to you, at least you'll have an heir to take your spot as the new lord of our clan!"
"Bullshit! The western lord and I have not been in good connections several years after I signed the treaty with the mortals themselves. What makes you think that marrying Tèa would make things better between the two of us?"
"Because, my lord, we may think that whoever attacked the eastern clan might be after you, and it can't be the work of the mortals because they wouldn't do something of such sheer magnitude. We may think someone within our kin is responsible for the eastern clan's fall, and it's best to make sure that no one is passed from our vision of trust. Please, my lord; it's for the best of our survival!"
"...My answer is still no to the end of time itself. I shall not be wed to Tèa under all circumstances, and I do not want any further discussion of this topic. Continue your investigation and report to me if anything is worth catching my attention."
Two weeks have passed since the last discussion of their on-going search to whatever caused the massacre in the east, but it followed up with news coming from the southern district of their clan's territory. The same thing happened again, only this time everything was burned down to the ground, with the exception of the castle grounds that barely survived the wrath of whatever or whomever attacked their territory without warning. When they reported the incident along of whom the target was, the vampire lord was enraged by the actions of the rogue vampires who dare defied his law and commit such an act. Knowing that his district was the last of where the vamporants lived, he ordered his elite force to keep close eye on every vamporant to ensure security and identification of the rogues so that he can deal with them himself.
The granddaughter of the western lord continued with her persuasion to sway the vampire lord to accept her hand in marriage, but her persistence was at his limit of tolerance. It was completely out of his hands when the consul told him that they forgot to inform her of the rejected invite of marriage, and it was driving him insane. He needed to get away from her so he can think clearly to himself, yet she continued her advances.
"For the last time, Tèa; I'm not gonna marry you, so should my words fall upon our ancestors!"
"Yami, you know that our clan is dwindling down in numbers, and I can't stand the fact that you still wouldn't marry me since a century ago! You will have to love me eventually, my darling...not even the elders themselves can prevent this upbringing of love for you, my lord."
"Enough! I want you out of my castle right this moment, and never to step onto these grounds ever again. Should I sense any trace of you on my grounds, you'll be punished under the extent of our law. There was no love between us since the day you passed on your grandfather's reign over the western lands, and it will never exist!"
Furiously soaked in anger, the queen of the western land stomped out of the room, while the vampire lord readied himself to depart for the village of which he will protect to preserve the treaty between the humans and vampires. During the course of the temporary lockdown of the village, he befriended a highly respected vamporant of which she would give him a special gift when the time was right. She brought him the finest of wine she could get from the market, having to know him more over time, but this friendship sparked a deep hatred in the western queen's heart. How dare he brushed her off for some mortal; a vamporant no less! It was time to finally bring down the last of these special mortals and gain much more power over the vampire hunters.
Three months later, the woman delivered her baby girl and placed her into her bedroom, but also knew that if the vampire lord still knew her true identity, it will be disastrous towards her heart. Later that night, the vampire lord came to visit her once again, only to see her holding her baby in the midst of the darkness. He had blocked his mind completely of all the conversations he had with her to protect her identity.
"I see this is your baby, correct?"
"Yes, my darling angel is the very last hope for the human race, but I need you to do me a favor, Yami."
"What shall it be?"
"I'm sorry if I have to do this, but I need to seal the part of your memories that includes me and my daughter. It's too dangerous for you to know anything that might endanger my daughter's life, and I can't say that I would be with you forever."
"I completely understand, Aryia. But, in return, your daughter becomes my wife the next time we do meet."
"I understand; the spell I'm about to place on you won't be in full effect until a week from now, when the moon is at the highest in the sky. When you hear our special name, the spell will be broken and the memories will come back, but might cause you a bit of headache."
"Alright."
The effects of the spell did cause the vampire lord to be nauseated for a couple of days, but they went away much to his pleasure. Piece by piece, memories of his most trustful companion and her daughter started to vanish from his mind, until that very night before the spell's effect became permanent. News from the vampiric guards outside the village reached the vampire lord faster than expected, knowing fully well of the danger of his friend, and flew over to the rampage of that of his clan.
Echoes of screams and agony rushed into the fiery winds of the fires as vampire hunters and priests tried to contain these rogue vampires that dared broke the treaty; yet they could not stop them from taking down the vamporants that resided here. Worried about his entrusted friend, the vampire lord rushed towards her home, only to see the small fires still ravaging, everything burned into the ground, and a very bloody beaten woman holding her baby in her arms. He rushed to her aid, seeing her face and widening his eyes in fear. His best friend, almost in the brink of death, holding her baby of which she tried to protect her daughter from the rogue vampires that set sights on her and her group of informants.
"Aryia! Speak to me; are you alright?"
*cough* "My...my friend. T-they tried to t-t-take her away from me, but I shook them all off, b-but one of them st-stayed...S-she told me to rot in hell for taking you away fr-from her, and that all the vampires will have the upper hand again in the war when the last of the vamporants are killed. She didn't noticed m-my baby in her presence..."
"Save your strength, Aryia. I'll have my medical team get here as soon as they can to heal you."
"No...it's too late for me, Yami. My wounds are far too damaged to be healed, along with the fact that I lost too much blood. I need you to do one very last favor for me; for my daughter's survival and that of the vamporants."
"What is it?"
"Deliver my daughter to a trusted house not far from the Forest of Filaroya. There is a family of vampire hunters there that I have known for a very long time. I know that you have a long rivalry with the hunters, but please do it; for my daughter and me. I have given her a necklace that holds something very important to that of both humans and vampires alike, and I didn't want that vampire to take it."
"...If it's for the survival of both our species, then so be it. Goodbye, Aryia."
"Thank you, Yami."
He never shed tears for as long as he can remember since his mother's death, but she was someone he cherished for so much; a friend who didn't believe in separation and searched for the truth no matter what shape it was. He held her daughter and flew into the woods, hoping to find the house that will shelter the baby from harm. Once he arrived, he noticed the young boy holding his hunter gun at him, not hearing the baby's crying over the sounds of which came from the boundaries of the village. Upon his mother arriving to the back door, she also noticed the vampire lord holding a child in his arms, and ordering the boy to lower his weapon at him, even if the child was a vampire.
Explaining the whole situation towards the woman, she turned palely white at the news of her childhood friend dead from the siege of the rogue vampires and gladly accepted the baby girl from his arms. He retreated into the center of the forest, when unexpectedly was met by a crashing power and sent towards the Eternal Tree of Life. The shadow emerged as the western queen herself, her eyes glowing a dense shade of black and blue, as her grasp held onto the neck of her target. Snarling in disgust she smashed him into the tree once more, his hands grabbing her wrists to try and set himself free.
"That mortal bitch corrupted your heart, my lord, and took you away from me! How could you betray the code of which our ancestors created to ensure our survival from those who wished to kill us? If you can't love me the way that you loved that whore, then I'm gonna have to make you suffer until you have the chance to correct what you should have done a while back."
She threw the vampire lord towards the tree and backed away, knowing he'll try to regain his breath and started casting a spell around the whole tree. The ground emitted a dark purple glow, paralyzing the vampire lord in his tracks, running towards the western queen with such anger in his eyes, but the force of the spell's wall pushed him back towards the tree. Laughing like crazy, the western queen stepped into the moonlight of the forest.
"Don't try to break free, my lord. This spell is attached to my heart, and you won't get out until you say you love me from your very own mouth. Bye, you selfish son of a bitch!"
Months turned into years, the vampire lord has lost the trust he has towards his clan, towards the mortals, and to those who dare cross his path. However, a small part of him who never distrust his family, and he hoped that someone would break this spell that bounded him towards the tree. But, all of the vamporants are dead, and his clan are getting nowhere of finding the counter-spell. He wished he could remember what happened back then, but something in his mind was blocking a specific part of his mind.
The vampire lord didn't know that the baby he saved during the siege, will be his only way to free him when the time comes.
The beginning...of something anew is about to start...
Okay, guys. I don't want to spoil all the facts in one chapter, but I'll give you some facts that's gonna give this story a good chance...if I get some good reviews. I'll make another 5D's fic, but after that will be the prequel of all it all began. I'm still working on that DBZ fic, but that one will be posted on my DA account.
1) No way I'm following 'effing Twilight. IT'S just wrong! (I'm one of the many fans that hate Twilight...D: )
2) Aki here is a vampire hunter; Yusei, Jack, Crow, and Carly are vampires. I'm trying to get a groove here with balance and such. Also, I might get Bruno to be a priest and I can actually write something good. Now, if only I can keep these guys in character...
3) Okay, so Tèa fans won't like the fact that I turned her being evil. What choice did I have? It was either the 4kids version or Japanese version; and let me tell you, it wasn't a very easy decision.
4) Yami and Yusei are cousins. I was going to go for being god-brothers, but it didn't feel right towards me.
5) Kiryu is not DEAD. I like him like all the other fans, and I'm using a little combo with his Dark Signer version with some of his Crash Town persona. He'll come back in later chapters.
6) I'm in the middle of practicing writing a lemon story; if the chapters does come up and not met your standards, I am truly sorry and I'll never write one again...well, maybe in the future when I get more experience.
7) Vamporants (which I came up with) is a term of which people who specialize in finding weak points in vampire clans from time to time, and documenting everything in their books. I thought that I needed this huge excuse to tell people of how vampire hunters got their information from. I blame Vampire Knight for giving me such ideas. :D
Other than those points, please review!