Child of the Dark Moon
Prison Break

The inky blackness of the night sky crept between the iron bars and into the deepest corners of the jail. Even the light of the young prison officer's lantern didn't reach every crevice. The faces of the prisoners passed between obscurity and illuminated eeriness. The crimes varied from man to man yet the same harrowed expression appeared on their guilty faces.

The officer's footsteps fell in a steady rhythm, but his ears listened for any signs of abnormality nothing seemed amiss in Tokyo's man secure prison. Every so often the officer stopped in front of the prisoner and checked the inside for any suspicious behavior. Unlike the other prisoner, these prisoners didn't blink and some even stared back defiantly. These prisoners posed the greatest threat should they end up outside as the penchant for killing would never satiate.

"What are you doing boy?"

The young officer flinched ever so slightly yet stood his ground. Kuratake was in prison for killing and raping young women, plus other despicable things the older prison officers didn't like repeating. The convicted killer's facial features were grotesque like one would expect of a mass murderer, yet not all horrendous killers looked like human monsters.

"I asked what you're looking at, boy."

Instead of answering the young officer turned and continued down the corridor. Again his footsteps fell into a steady rhythm, but he saw and heard nothing out of the norm. A gust of wind made the young officer clap a hand on the back of his neck while his eyes narrowed and his heart beat rapidly. He slowly turned and looked behind him.

A sigh of relief escaped when he saw the empty corridor behind him, yet he still swallowed back the trepidation which still lingered in the back of his mind. The young officer's body relaxed and he turned back towards his patrols route of the prison.

A drill shot down his spine upon seeing the gorgeous woman standing in front of him. Her red colored eyes twinkled with mischief and her ruby red lips twisted into a smirk. Her hair was stylized into a bob which along with her clothing was popular among the ladies influenced by western fashion styles. Every element complimented the haunting aura which radiated off her. "My. Aren't you a handsome young man."

"What are you doing in here? How did you get in here?"

Her smile widened revealing a pair of white fangs, but she moved quickly. The young officer felt her breath upon his neck followed by a sharp, painful sensation. Her hands gripped his shoulders with a strength he'd not expected, but he felt his blood quicken and drain. His eyes rolled into the back of his head while he let out a gurgling sound. Eventually, his dead body dropped onto the ground, but she looked down at the young man before picking up the keys he carried.

"I guess my bit didn't turn you."

She started down the corridor until she came upon a rather large man with a disfigured face and a port wine stain birthmark which ran over a good chunk of his face and possibly body. The woman grimaced at the sight and clicked her tongue. Her thin nose wrinkled up yet the person inside the prison couldn't see her act of disgust because of the inky blankness which crept all over the place. Kuratake didn't hear her move either, as the Vampire moved in such a manner, she remained undetected to all human senses.

"This is the one?"

Her tone of disgust drew the attention of the man in the prison. "Who's there? What do you want?" The vampire's red eyes took in the way Kuratake's facial features twisted slightly at the corners. "Wait. You're a woman. What is a woman doing here when they know what I'll do?"

A hiss escaped from the Vampire's mouth. "I'm supposed to turn this disgusting filth to our cause? What is Kershner even thinking?"

"I don't know who this Kershner is, but I am my own man. Turning me to your cause it laughable."

"So you're not interested at all in escape or the chance of obtaining a power which would allow you more freedom to kill who you want?"

"And a weak woman can offer me this?"

The Vampire fetched a lighter from her purse. The flickering light from the lighter lit up the corridor and accentuated the monstrous red stain on the man's face. She let out another hiss and showed her fangs. The mass murder finally showed some kind of fear upon seeing this act but knew from her actions she was no weak woman he could easily break. "This so-called weak woman would rather not turn you but hopes her bite will kill you instead. My orders are my orders."

"Turn me?" The man continued glaring despite the obvious fear in his eyes. The Vampire wondered just how long his bravado might last, particularly when the Jaeger showed up. "I already said you can turn me."

"By turn I mean to make you into something with eternal life and give you the power of evading capture as you continually satiate your lust for blood, yet in a new way. Nothing more, nothing less. If you survive my bite, then you are free to do whatever you want. That is what Kershner said."

"Yes. But how do you plan on me escaping?"

The Vampire swung the keys around her finger while grinning so her fangs might show. "You didn't notice. Do you want freedom or not?"

She watched the fear start disappearing from the man's eyes. Kuratake didn't seem bothered by her presence anymore, almost as if he decided she wasn't any real threat. "Yeah, I want freedom."

Her hand reached out and put the key into the lock before turning with a resounding click. The next thing she knew the man slammed her against the wall and the keys dropped. "Oh. So you think you can take me, one of the royals?"

With a swift movement, she maneuvered herself out of his grip and him into a headlock. Despite not liking the idea of biting this particular man she bit into his neck and injected her blood. Kuratake collapsed onto the ground while choking, yet eventually, he stood up staggering slightly. The female Vampire reached into her purse and pulled out a pair of lenses and set them onto the ground.

"You'll need these if you want to go out during the day without turning into ash. You are, after all, not a royal. Oh, and a bit of warning. Kill all the humans you want. Don't go after the other vampires in your clan particularly the royals."

She then disappeared leaving Kuratake the chance of trying out his new abilities.