While Kaname is on his murderous spree, Zero is sent to do some investigating by the association. However, when injured on the job, the girl he didn't want to encounter anytime soon finds him…
The only thing I could hear was the fast panting of my breath and the scrunch of my footsteps upon the snow. Even with my vampiric powers, I was having trouble keeping up with the vampire I was chasing. He wasn't one the regular Level E's I would hunt each day. This time, it was different. This time, I couldn't kill my prey. I needed him alive. Well, the Hunter Association needed him alive. I wiped more blowing shards of ice from my eyes.
To be honest, I couldn't care less about the common vampire I was desperately trying to catch up to. The fact that it was my assignment was the only reason why I was doing this. Apparently, this beast could tell me where to find the damn bloodthirsty pureblood serial killer. I could care less about the pureblood lives he was murdering. Heck, the less the better. However, this was the job assigned to me and I had little space to object. However, the Chairman, did get an earful from me before I left. After Kuran wiped out the Senate, the former association president was found dead and his master plan to stay young was revealed. The Chairman then took over and Yagari became the Headmaster of Cross Academy for the time being.
The memories of what happened only about a year ago suddenly infiltrated my thoughts. On that particular day, I had lost everything all over again. Ichiru…and…
My throat suddenly dried and I could feel the red tint within my eyes glow. I used this newfound anger to my advantage. With my Bloody Rose in hand, I made progress closing the distance between me and the vampire. While trying to keep my footing along the snowy pathway, I lunged forward and caught the back of his clothing. The force and direction we were going in made us both fall forward on top of the blanket of white with a puff. I landed on his back and grabbed his clothes roughly to turn him around.
Pain.
I had little time to react. The moment I turned him around, the shot had been fired. I wouldn't have been worried normally, but this was not a normal gun that the common vampire had shot. The grinning man pushed me off roughly and stood up, clutching a small pistol with a familiar symbol etched on the side that resembled the same mark on my own weapon. It was an anti-vampire gun. I then tried to reach for Bloody Rose, but he kicked it away from my grasp to my disappointment. As I laid on the cold ground cringing in pain at the hole in my chest, I wondered why a common vampire could use a weapon such as that. As far as I knew, vampires could not use anti-vampire weapons. I was an exception and so was...that girl that I once knew. If I ever made it out of this situation, I would have to make sure to tell the Hunter Association about this new discovery. But for now, I was in a bind. I was bleeding and defenseless. The vampire chuckled as I attempted to apply pressure to my wound, hoping I could stop the bleeding. It hurt like hell and he seemed to be enjoying my agony. At this point, I was able to get a better look at the vampire who shot me. He was definitely not a noble vampire or a Level E. Seeming to only be in his early 30's, he wore a long cloak that helped conceal his weapon initially.
"Kaname-sama is doing this world a favor by getting rid of those disgusting creatures that think they should be treated like gods. I will not let you get in the way of his plans. Now common vampires such as I have a chance in this world. Never again will I be on low tier in the vampire society."
With the remaining breath I had left, I replied,
"You speak of removing all of the purebloods, but yet you serve one."
At this, the vampire frowned down at me.
"Kaname-sama is not like the other purebloods. He cares about what happens to us. Once he removes all of the pieces from his game, we will have a monarchy once again as it should have stayed. A disgusting former Level E like yourself would never understand."
A monarchy? That's his plan? The Hunter Association would never allow this. Let alone the Vampire Senate. I needed more information and my consciousness was quickly depleting. I didn't know whether he would kill me in a few seconds or not, but I wanted to know either way. It's not like I had anything left to live for anyway...
I groaned as I felt my eye lids grow ever tiresome. With heavy breaths, I continued.
"The Senate... and the Association...will never allow that.."
"The Senate and the Association will not be around long enough to see it..."
I laid my head back in realization. He was going to remove all of the obstacles and then set up his rule.
"And you will not be around to see it either..."
I was at the brink of unconsciousness when I saw the shimmer of his gun pointing down at me through the falling snowflakes. This was it. I made a promise before to chase someone else, but it looks like I won't be able to keep it. If only I could maybe see her face... one last time...
Darkness consumed me.
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A light...
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Something...warm?
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"Zero? Wake up. Please..."
