Another Try
What would have happened if Mikogami hadn't arrived in time to save Tsukune from Moka when he turned Ghoul? Simple he would die.
Chapter 1 Death
I do not own Rosario + Vampire in any way shape or form
This is my newest Fanfic I have put An Eagles Pride on hold as I am still having mixed feelings about my story.
I may come back to it eventually and rewrite it again but until then...
"Get on with the chapter already!"
Wait what!? How?!...Tsukune what are you doing here!?
"Im dead remember!? I can go where I please"
uh...right
"Well!? Get on with it before I make you join me."
Anyways...well Tsukune gets that off his chest enjoy the chapter and don't forget to leave a review listing your thoughts on this new project.
I didn't want you to die, that's why I pushed you away…
Tsukune…
…No good…the transformation isn't happening…
Also my Body is about to…
What's happening? I…don't feel…anything. All I can see around me is darkness…what's going on? Where am I?
"Ah, I was wondering when you would be joining me" a voice from behind him said.
Whipping around Tsukune now saw a man with a black hooded robe, with the shadow of the hood blocking his view from the stranger's face.
"Who are you? Where am I? Where's Moka-San and Midou!?"
"Why the young lady is just behind you, if you would take a look" the stranger calmly stated
Turning around once again, the area suddenly flooded with images and color. He was standing off to the sidelines of "his fight"
"Wha..what is this!?"
"Well I bet you're very confused right now, most people never really get to see themselves after they've died."
Tsukune couldn't look away from the sight that was in front of him, he couldn't hear anything that was going on but could see every bit of it. "Himself" was on top of Midou now punching him over and over aiming to kill.
"…what did you just say?"
"You're dead boy. What you see in front of you is merely your body reacting to the blood your friend gave you."
"….."
This can't be real, I'm dreaming. I'm watching myself behaving like a savage animal trying to kill Midou…am I really…dead?
"Oh, you are very much dead at this point, your body is a dead capsule being used as a tool for the natural instincts of a vampire's blood. Had that not been Shinso blood, you may have even lived to tell this tale."
Tsukune turned around with amazement plastered across his face.
How?...I swear I didn't say that out loud. And what does he mean Shinso?
"No, you didn't say that out loud. You just can't hide anything from me while you are here. As for your confusion about Shinso, did you honestly think your friend was a normal Vampire? Of course you did why am I asking that? Anyways a Shinso is the strongest of all Vampires, complete with true immortality."
True immortality…is Moka-San immortal? Wait the sprinklers stopped running.
Looking behind him he saw Moka walking up to him well his friends looked at him and Moka worriedly.
"Ah appears she is going to destroy her new creation"
Moka-San
He was watching himself being pushed back by Moka with the intention of killing him
No…I have no control over my body anymore…please don't get hurt anymore Moka-San
Kurumu got in front of him protecting him with Moka ready to strike.
"Kurumu move!"
"They won't hear you."
It was futile, he watched himself attack Kurumu from behind with her only just managing to dodge the blunt of the blow at the last second. The attack luckily only cut into her side instead of piercing her, but she was losing blood fast.
"Make my body stop! I'm hurting my friends, make me stop! I'm begging you do something!" Tsukune turned yelling at the stranger with wide eyes.
"I can't make you stop…I can however stall you for a moment to make sure your friend's attack connects."
"Do it" Tsukune said without hesitation
He didn't have to turn around to know that Moka had stabbed him through the chest. He could hear them now…they were crying…yuarkai was panicking…Moka was crying…
Im sorry Moka-San…I've failed to protect you…
"Take me away from here"
As if instantaneous he couldn't hear them anymore. He was in a white room with this stranger being the only other being or thing in the room.
"You've never given me your name."
"I suppose I haven't, have I? Well I don't have a name personally, but people tend to call me Death. So call me what you will."
"..So what happens now?"
"That depends on what you choose to do"
"What I choose to do?"
"Honestly I'm surprised it took this long for you to die. You've escaped me several times by a hair each time…and because of this I'm willing to give you some options."
"Options?"
"Yes, Options funny word isn't it? Everyone is set on a predetermined path on their life changing it ever so little at a time with their free will. When a person would come to die, they're path would be set for good from then…no more options. Except…those I deem remarkable, I have deemed you Tsukune remarkable."
"But why me? I'm just an average guy, there's nothing special about me."
"You brought together five different species of Yokai under your leadership that each loves you with their hearts. You have escaped me countless times, defeated impossible odds in your battles. You were a human in a school full of Yokai and you managed to survive this long, when just one of them could have killed you in an instant. Yet you survived somehow…normally I would not be interesting in somebody this much, but you were chosen to help bridge the gap between Yokai and humans by the will of the headmaster at your school, Mikogami."
"The headmaster?"
"Yes, a human cannot typically enter the barrier, nor see the barrier at all unless they have monster blood in them. And no you did not have monster blood in your blood lines with your family, perfectly human every one of them."
"But why? It doesn't make any sense why he would choose me."
"It makes a lot of sense actually, you have traits that are almost gone from the human species. You're kind, caring, noble, willing to put yourself in harm's way to protect what matters to you no matter the size or odds, and much more. Give yourself some more credit."
"If you say so, but I still think I'm an average guy."
"And to humble for his own good" death grumbled
But why make me meet everyone like I did, why make them fall in love with me?
"Well Mikogami, had most certainly planned to have you help repopulate their species, as being human you would have a higher chance of producing multiple offspring."
"Uh…um…ah…wha?" Was all Tsukune could say as he was supporting a major blush with multiple images going through his mind of his "harem".
"Wow, those are some interesting positions. I didn't expect you to have a perverted mind like that."
"WHAT!? You're the one who brought it up!"
"Hey don't blame the messenger, you're the one who thought of them"
"….Why are you talking as if you are guessing about what he's doing?"
"Just because everyone has a predetermined path, doesn't mean I know it. I've just been watching civilization for a long time and have gotten good at figuring things out for myself."
"Just how old are you?!"
"Didn't your parents teach you better than to ask for someone's age? In fact I know they did."
"Uh…right sorry."
I'm being scolded by Death himself…
"Oh I'm just joking with you, to be perfectly honest I've lost track of how old I am. I just know I'm damn old but I feel like I'm twenty" Doing a couple of jumping jacks to expand on his point."
Uh…ok then…he's been living this long and he can't crack a good joke?…wow
"Hey, I heard that you know."
"You said I had options, just what exactly are those options?" Tsukune asked seriously
If this is going to decide what's going to happen from now on I better get serious about it
"That's a decent outlook on things"
"You know that's starting to get really weird when you reply to my thoughts."
"So?"
"Never mind, what are the options?"
"The first is that you can remain by my side and help collect the souls of the dead with me, I'm always looking for some decent company, it does getting boring you know."
…
"…Ok then, your next option is that you can continue on to the afterlife where you would have your hearts desires to a point."
…
"…uh, your last option..is that I can return you to the bus at the start of the school year, to try again."
Moka-San!
"Well at least you finally thought of something during that, you were starting to creep even me out."
"…What are the restrictions?"
If Tsukune didn't know better, he could have sworn Death was grinning at this point.
"The first option you could not take pity on someone's soul, and give them a fate they do not deserve. You would also see your friend's deaths and would have to decide what would happen to them after."
I don't know if I could stand seeing them all like this, how would they even react to this? Would they have forgotten me?
"Nothing is certain till one gets to this point."
"The next?"
"As I've said it would be your hearts desires, to a point. You can do as you please, but only to the point of making your spirit unholy."
Unholy…
"The others would never be able to go there would they?"
"Smart lad. No, they couldn't, them being demons their spirit is naturally unholy."
"I see…"
"The last is that you could never change another's path too significantly. And…once you die again your soul will be mine to own and to do with as I please."
Signing off my own soul to live again…to see Moka-San, everyone again.
"Would I be as defenseless as when I first arrived?"
I don't want to be a burden to the girls anymore, this changes here.
"That depends…"
Tsukune raised an eyebrow in confusion
"Time does not pass while we are here. This is why I have brought us to their place as I was certain you would choose this option. With this dimension I do not have to worry about a wandering soul becoming lost. So I will train you mentally so that there will be no random outbursts."
"So you could also train me physically?"
"Yes, and no"
"Yes, and no?"
"I cannot train you physically as you are not in your body so to speak. What you are now is merely your spirit condensed into your form. So I could teach your spirit how to, and it would pass over to your human body over time as it grows to handle the stress from your soul's power."
"How fast could I recover my training?"
"Depending on how strong you get when you leave. It could range from a few minutes to years, as you do not have limitations that a human would have right now. For example you can train continuously without ever tiring. Once you would finish your training and you go back to your body, it would automatically start to adjust itself to your soul's potential. Of course it is only a human body so it would have its limits and you would eventually have to progress your body to something stronger to continue growing to your full potential."
"…Like a Vampire…"
So not only would I be losing my soul I would be losing my humanity as well… but if Moka-San is immortal then we could never have a relationship with me as a human.
"Not necessarily…you do not have to transform your body. As it will stop growing once it has reached its limit. However you soul would start to degrade your body from the constant pressure of unreleased power. It wouldn't kill you directly, just shorten your lifespan a little maybe a decade or two."
"I see…so I wouldn't need to give up my humanity for this"
But that doesn't fix the issue with Moka-San being immortal, if I want to have a relationship with Moka-San then I need to be able to take that step.
"I see that you have already decided on your humanity issue."
"…Then let's began. The sooner we start the sooner I can get back to Moka-San"
"hmm, good"
And with a snap of what looked like bones of fingers, the room changed to a calm spring with several rocks around, a waterfall going to the water, and the greenest grass Tsukune had ever seen surrounding the area. Tsukune never felt more at peace.
After viewing the change of scenery around him, Tsukune noticed Death removing his hood to reveal a skull, which quickly formed muscle and skin to form the face of outer Moka-San. Dropping the robe revealed that death had also resembled Moka-San's body, complete with her usual school attire and rosary.
Moka-san
"Then lets began" Death said in Moka-San's voice with a grin.
"Oh great now I have to deal with a weirdo with shape shifting powers and dry humor" *anime tears*
You're still here!? Get back to your training!
"Tsukune, where are you?"
Oh no...Tsukune leave now! I'll be the one who's dead next with Moka discovering that your here.
"Ok ok im going"
"Hey, did you see Tsukune here? I thought I heard him in here..."
Uh nope, he wasn't here at all...
"..If i find out your lying to me...I will make you my familiar for a blood bank"
BUT YOU ALREADY HAVE TSUKUNE FOR THAT! O.O
"Yes, but right now Tsukune isn't with me right now is he?"
Uh...Uh...
"I want Tsukune's blood within twenty-four hours or else its you I'm taking blood from next"
uh...yes, mam