Dead bodies are everywhere: Humans and common Vampires.

Stains of blood are everywhere.

Buildings are abandoned. Vehicles and stores are destroyed.

The smell of blood coming from those who prey us: The Vampires

"All Demon Squad!! I Command you!! Retreat!" I heard Guren's voice commanding us to retreat.

To leave the vampires behind.

To leave Mika, one of my beloved family, behind.

"Retreat before the Vampires could re-group with their Nobles!!" This time, I heard Shinya-san shouted.

I stared at the person, not far from me.He became tall and mature.

But he's still the Mika I know.

He's standing beside a Vampire but he's still the Mika I know.

"Yuu-san, let's go." a hand tap my shoulders.

"Shinoa...Mika..He's alive. My family is with the Vampires." I said and hold Shinoa's hands and look up to her brown eyes.

The brown eyes that always been there for me.

The hands that always comforted me.

The girl that never fails to give up on me.

She smiled bitterly at me and squeezed my hands in return. "I know, Yuu-san..But we have to go back, now..." she replied.

I stared at her brown eyes and fulped hard before ai turned back again to face Mika, one last time.

I'll save you, Mika.I promise.

I squeezed Shinoa's hand. "Let's go."

Kimizuki, Mitsuba and Yoichi nodded at us.

As we were about to run back to our camp, A loud thud and explosion stopped our tracks.

And the next thing happened was that Kimizuki is fighting against a High-ranked Vampire.

Mitsuba and Yoichi are against the common Vampires.

I suddenly alerted my grip on my demon sword when someone approached me.

"Yuu..." he exclaimed.

"Mika!" I replied.

I was about to run towards him when I heard a scream that put me to a stop.

A scream that made even my heart stop.

A scream that sounds familiar.

A voice that belongs to the person who became really precious to me.

"SHINOA!!" I shouted running towards her direction.

A vampire noble had her pinned down on the ground.

I caught a glimpse of the bite she took from that bastard.

I can see her trying to face at me smiling using her usual grin yet in a painful way. "Yuu-sa...san, You ha..have to live."

I tried myself not to cry and run as fast as I could to reach out to her.

But then I was too late.

Everything fell apart in me when I saw closed her eyes.

Everything fell apart in me when I remembered her promises.

It will never be fullfiled by anyone-Only Her.

And it became the Blood Promise...