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-- This is the first of my stories I'm showing to people other than friends, bare w/me --

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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original animes found in this story. Though I wish I did. Then I'd be super rich and rules the ANIME/MANGA world! MWAHAHAHAHAA! That and I'd be able to spoil that one special person: ME! I dont own Vampire Hunter D (well.. not the name and backstory atleast.. you'll see that this D is more of my own special creation as you read on...). Nor do I own any of the other anime ideas that may pop up though I really wish I did. Then Id be uber rich and Id be able to super spoil my girlfriend! (I already spoil her alot ) Speaking of which shes glaring at me so let me post this story while I'm stil alive. x.x Once again I dont own Vampire Hunter D. All I "own" is my car, katanas puppy and girlfriend and please, please dont take that away from me! ;-;

I hope you enjoy. ;;

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Prologue

The soft, pallid beams of the celestial crescent shone onto the ring of immense stones amidst an immaculate lake, revealing the figure of a mysterious woman. Clad in a radiant flowing gown, toned to the finest shade of ivory, she stood to face the fierce, beckoning wind. Silken strands of midnight shadow, streaked with the hue of Gaia's hand, danced among the quieting breeze. Such an earthen tide swept passed across a pale, delicate face that mirrored a melancholic contemplation. She stared out into the water's darkness, hearing the echoing whispers of her name. Glistening, a sudden thread of tears stained her crimson cheeks. A tinge of fear quivered within her hands, creeping along the silhouette of her body. Night concluded her role and began to lay her dreary head upon the hidden horizon below. The maiden's eyes, darkening in shade, shimmered in the diminishing light of the halved moon. Engulfed in darkness, the clandestine voice rang, summoning her presence. It murmured sibilant words that were incomprehensible, swirling about the young woman's mind. She raised her arms to the darkened skies and cried out. Her Ether of light overwhelmed her body, reflecting the stealthy shadows that attempted to seize her.

As morning kissed the horizon, her spirit weakened, though the evil gloom vanished. Relieved that such an ordeal had ended, she laid herself upon the circlet of stone. From nowhere, the words came to sense echoing to the furthest reaches of the enchanted realm she was in... "Retaliator, you will be left to forever defend your soul, as the Lord of Darkness is immortal..."

"You may have me imprisoned here, but you can't hold me here forever, nor can you stop good from prevailing." she whispered as she made her way across the monument to it's very core, where a most ancient relic as old as time existed - The Full Moon Fountain. The fountain of legend that preserved the balance of light and dark, but the stars where not reflected as legend had portrayed. The murky black water held no reflection accept for the moon, which in the waters, was being eclipsed by a crimson black red orb, slow disappearing. The girl reach to touch the fountain but was repelled by the intensity of darkness that came off of it. She chanted a quiet spell and cause a sword to materialize in her hand. "I have no choice now.. the balance is too far-gone. I can't do this on my own but maybe.. if the chosen ones were awaken, they could... I am sorry to do this to you young ones, but this is the
only way to save the world. Please forgive me.." She stumbled to her feet and gathered the last of her energies into the enchanted blade as her silhouette floated directly above the fountain forming a crystal barrier around her to encase her.

"Ancient forces of nature, here my plea.. I.. Risika Auroberos beckon thee. The balance has been corrupted that thy had set in ages past. It threatens to destroy what you had created in times before. I ask that you awaken the chosen of spirit to come and save this world. I offer this blade infused with my life. I offer my body and soul as a gate for you to bring my message across the plains of time and give hope to this world once again.. Please.."

"I refuse to let you stop this. Darkness shall rule over all, this world will become a wasteland in our image and desire. And you shall be destroyed, you and all your kind."

"Never!" cried Risika. "I won't let you turn this world, a place that is so close to becoming a true paradise to rubble!"

"What was set into motion in the past will happen now. This land will be cleansed and darkness will prevail." A dark aura started to appear high above the fountain gathering dark mana into a concentrated form as the winds whipped violently in its presence. "Even now the fountain shows the truth of the future that is to come. Once the forces are aligned, this world will be ours and there is nothing you can do about it. Now die! Hidalcos!" The mana converged into one point for what would be a strong burst of evil energy with the aura of it targeting Risika.

"I may not have much in me left, and my body may not be able to survive, but I have what it takes to hold you at bay, atleast until the chosen have come. I believe in them." She said quietly in her heart, "I believe he will return.." She looked up defiantly with the last of her aura shinning through the crystal. "And I would die proudly as a descendant of Auroberos if I could take just one of you with me!"

"Hahaha.. it's already too late for you.. welcome to oblivion" The dark mana finally took form and in a shapeless wave, sped towards the crystal which housed Risikas' body as the very ground beneath shook violently and was torn into the sky from the density of the approaching power.

Speaking with her heart, her wishes echoed upon a silent wind to an unknown destination. "I don't know where you are, but I know you have been reborn.. Please.. find the chosen and come to me.. I'll be waiting for you.. You are the only ones who can save us... please hear my cry... I'll be with you... to guide you here..." The aura then flared to match the oncoming darkness, making one last stand in order to save not herself, but to prolong the balance of the world. "I cast you back to the darkness from whence you came!"

Her body shone brightly as it turned to the purist of mana from her desires as her energy mimicked the approaching darkness and shot back a bright beckon of light. The clash of the two energies caused the surrounding area to erupt, lightning raining down from the heavens as the earth was
whisked away into the sky only to rain down in a flurry of ashes and debris as they touched the two battling forces.

"This is it for you," Risikas' voiced echoed through what seemed to be the beginning and end of an eternity. "I place all my love, hopes and dreams for life in this last plea of the fire that burns within me!

dona nobis pacem
e dona eis requiem
inter ovas locum
voca me cum benedictis
pie jesu domine, dona eis requiem
dominus...
Deus...
Sanctus...
Gloria!"

The two forces erupted as the entire area shook and disappeared in blinding light. The last thing that was seen were a shower of shooting stars flying across the sky away from the mystical realm where the Full Moon Fountain was located.. Even quieter, across secret winds heading to
a unknown location.. was a solemn wish..

Please.. find the chosen and come to me.. I'll be waiting for you.. And I'll be with you to guide you
here.. Awaken... child of nature...