Author note, I claim no ownership to the characters or this story. This is just my continuation of what we have seen in the anime not regarding any of the following manga (I did not read any manga after the Anime, I want my story to be my own ending without any influences) as they are not identical stories.

A year has passed, and the "Ruler of Monsters" and "The Boy" who promised her his all have remained side by side. Running the Bund has been a vacation compared to the trials Mina and Akira have faced together. A new story now unravels, one that will not only test Akira's loyalty and love for Mina, but the loyalty of her closest Servants.

Chapter 1

Together, Akira and Mina took a trip down below the Bund to visit the fangless. Smiling faces were all they saw as they strolled through the town. "Tell me Akira, how do you feel about all we have accomplished together?" Asked Mina as she gave Akira the smile he has always desired. Akira looked down at her and returned a smile.

"Princess... I couldn't be happier. Everyone here in the Bund has everything they ever wanted. I too, I have you..." Akira replied. Mina's eyes watered even though she expected those words.

"Akira..." Mina mumbled in a loving voice. Akira's face then turned from smiling to serious.

"I do however have my concerns. Your clone has yet to make an appearance or even cause us any problems. I feel as if she wants us to get comfortable, to let our guard down." Akira implied. Mina went to a more serious state as well.

"Akira, I won't lie and tell you I'm not worried. The True Blood Legacy is still not clear to me. I don't understand the reason for the clones. I'm sure we will figure it out when she finally decides to come after me." Akira just swallowed her words. Pulling her in to his chest, Akira embraced her tightly.

"I hate that you worry, I won't let her harm you or cause any ruin to the Bund. I promise..." Mina squeezed him as hard as she could when she heard those words.

"Geeze, get a room you two!" One boy said in a joking manner from the nearby playground. Akira and Mina quickly took a step backwards. Akira dashed off towards the kids in the playground giving them a quick scare.

"Maybe one of you wants to give the old wolf man a hug!" Akira yelled in a playful manner. Watching him play with those kids was ironic to Mina. For she was a woman posing as a child and Akira was a kid in a man's body or at least sometimes, she thought to herself. Akira eventually caught the kid who made the remark and gave him a noogy.

"I give I give!" Yelled the kid, just as Akira was letting him go Mina's cell phone went off. It was Veratos. Akira immediately went to Mina's side as she answered the phone.

"Hi Vera, what did you need?" Mina asked in a concerned voice. Vera never called just to chat so Mina knew something was up. Akira's eyes scaled the area, but he doesn't see or smell any danger nearby.

"Princess, we have reason to believe some of the vampires in the Bund are scheming something. I do not want you walking the upper streets without more protection." Veratos explained. Mina sighed and shook her head in disapproval.

"I see… I shall return and you can show me all your evidence." Mina implied as Akira gave her his look of assurance. Mina disconnected the phone call. She didn't have to say a word to Akira since nothing gets by his hearing. The two of them headed towards the elevator that took them to the surface. The elevator door opens and Akira enters with Mina right behind him. Akira presses the button to take the to the surface and the elevator starts to go upward. Then the elevator suddenly stopped, Akira then pulled Mina close to him. Some kind of dust started falling through some small holes in the top of the elevator. Akira started hacking and wheezing then fell to his knees.

"Don't breathe Akira it's silver powder; I will handle this just get out of this elevator." Mina demanded as she jumped through the top of the elevator attacking what appeared to be a gang of vampires. As the silver powder started to clear the elevator, Akira felt something stick him in the back, and everything just slowly went black.

"Akira, Akira!" Mina yelled as Akira was starting to come around. "Are you alright?" Akira's eyes searched the room; he was calmed by seeing Mina was unharmed.

"I'm sorry Princess, I failed to protect you again." Akira stuttered as a tear came down out of his eye. Mina wiped it with her finger and hugged him.

"It's ok Akira, but anyways, I wonder what all this is about? I guess there is no point in thinking about this now let's just get back to the compound." Said Mina, Akira then picked her up in his arms.

"I won't let you risks your own safety again." Akira declared as he carried her in his arms the rest of the way to the mansion.

Little did anyone know a major scheme had already been put into play. Akira would be tested by a test that he had never endured before. Would he be able to protect Mina from the dark intentions against her, would anyone?