Act One

Scene One

Sibling Rivalry

Berlin, Germany

There are many people gathered in Inumaru's room in his German manor. Inumaru, Tatsumaru's twin brother and his mortal enemy at the time, is looking at his brother amusement on his face. There is a smirk on the pink haired man's face as he speaks "you really think you have a chance of defeating me?" Tatsumaru gives a slight gasp of surprise at his brother's sudden question.

Many thoughts run through the blue-haired man's mind So what Jinn told me was true after all. I wonder what…! Pain spreads through Tatsumaru's body as Inumaru's sword punctures his stomach. Tatsumaru grimaces in pain. "Why you little bastard!"

"Kiss my ass, Tatsumaru, because you're done for. Your body is weak from the loss of souls and I know who bears your heart." Inumaru removes his sword from his brother's body. Tatsumaru's blind eyes open wide in surprise.

"Who? Who do you think bears my heart?" Inumaru contacts Cain through telepathy.

"Cain, Kill Abel."

"I am Planning on it." Cain disconnects the link.

Tatsumaru's uncle, Steven, looks around shocked and confused. "How did he know?"

The dark blue haired lord, Taikiro, looks at Steven just as lost "I do not understand…" Inumaru looks at his brother with a sneer spreading across his lips.

"You would not even understand it if it stared you right in the face." Tatsumaru stands up, gasping.

"Watch how you talk to my friends, you worthless piece of …" Tatsumaru is cut off as Masatsugu and Kensuke come into the room carrying the bloody body of Kurosawa. These two men have also sustained serious wounds as well. Kensuke bows slightly to his master.

"I am terribly sorry, Lord Tatsumaru, but Kurosawa is dead." Tatsumaru looks at Kensuke slowly, his face still twisted in pain.

"Who killed him?" Masatsugu, the blonde haired warrior, answers before Kensuke can say anything.

"Miyomoto and Koike killed him, my lord." Again Tatsumaru takes his time before replying.

"I see…." Kensuke and Masatsugu bow to their master in apology.

"We are terribly sorry, Lord Tatsumaru." Tatsumaru waves his hand to silence them.

"Do not be. Just take Taikiro and go back to Romania and stay there." Tatsumaru gives a subtle nod to those that know his plan. Taikiro complains about having to leave the battlefield.

"Why do I have to go?" Tatsumaru glares at the blue haired man with the eye patch over his left eye.

"Because I said so, now go!" Steven speaks up next.

"Should I go as well?" Taikiro, Masatsugu, with Kensuke carrying Kurosawa's body, head for the Sinistr Spire in Japan where Myotismaru is recovering. The leader of the ShadowHearts looks at his brown haired uncle.

"No…I need you here…" Inumaru sneers as his twin brother says this to Steven.

"Uncle Steven is practically useless in a fight for power and damn you, you should know that." Steven stutters as he speaks unable to get the words out right.

"I can fight i-if i-I n-needed t-to!" Tatsumaru speaks to his uncle in a soothing tone.

"Steven, don't bother, just go home, alright." Seeing that he has no choice, Steven complies with his nephew's wishes.

"Oh, alright, I will go home…" Steven leaves Inumaru's room sadly.

"Inumaru, we will continue this fight another time." Tatsumaru begins to disappear.

"I think not, Dragon!" Inumaru draws another sword and stabs it through Tatsumaru's left knee. Tatsumaru falls to his knees but still manages to escape the battle. "DAMN! JUUYOMARU, TRACK HIM DOWN NOW!" The pink haired panther demon looks at his cousin clearly scared.

"Y-yes, milord." Juuyomaru leaves to begin his tracking mission. Inumaru sits in his armchair, left leg dangling over the left armrest and right hand on his forehead in thought. The leader of the PureOnes speaks to his remaining followers in a tone that shows that he is not happy.

"Alright, can you guys leave me for a little while?" Inumaru's followers file out of his room without a single sound.

Sinistre Spire

Tatsumaru appears in his spire room so he could think of a plan to destroy his twin brother. When he looks around the room he is greeted with a surprise. Ayame races over to Tatsumaru.

"Milord, guess what?" Tatsumaru limps forward.

"What?" A gray haired young man speaks next.

"Guess who is here to see you?" When Tatsumaru speaks next there is an evident grumpiness in his voice.

"Gee, I wonder who it could be." Several thoughts go through his mind at the same time I am battle weary right now… Satan walks into the room.

"Is that how you greet the man that made you who you are today?" At the sight of the god of the underworld, Tatsumaru becomes both overjoyed and lost at the same time.

"Lord Satan, what brings you here?"
"I have come to lend you a hand in this fight with the forces of Good."

Kensuke returns from burying Kurosawa.

"Who are you?" The blonde haired warrior looks the god over carefully.

"Well if it is not Satan Popolus the God of the Underworld." Alucard walks into the room.

"Lord Tatsumaru, the ShadowHearts are returning."

"Alright thank you, Alucard."

"You are quite welcome."

End of Scene One