The time to it took to get to Sangium was a long and chatty one as it took at least 5 hours to get to Kyoto,where the city is and I think I took most the time answering questions about my life before from Chess and Horn while Crowley watched,throwing in a sentence or two.
Talking only 2 hours at least...for the rest of my time,I started my daily diary which took 30 minutes to do then I started reading a book for the rest of the time,feeling Crowley's curious gaz
e on me the whole time.
His stare his kinda...child-like but still unnerving as he is a vampire.
~Timeskip coz traveling is boreing~
Sometime later,I was pulled out from my reading as my book "Truth About Dracula" was forceably taken out of my hands and I ended up looking into Joel's smug face.
"We've have stopped,Emma", Joel informed me as he casually swings his backpack over his right shoulder and gestures to the end of the truck where various children are evening gathered,being given an livestock uniform and a collar.
With a jolt,I certainly felt like we we're underground with cold air just washed over me and curious,I looked to my right to see if Horn and Chess are their but pouted as they wasn't.
"I see..Thank you Joel", I hummed out as I stood up,stretching my sore and numb muscles from sitting down then I snatched my book as the same time stamping Joel's feet,hard and he let out a pain yelp,attracting the attention of near by vampires as Joel holds his foot in pain.
"That's for taking my book without permission,Joel", I mumbled as I carefully put the book back into my backpack,zipping it up on time as my hand was suddenly grabbed and I find myself being taken out of the truck and onto the pavement with the other children.
I looked at the figure...squinting as I try make out what class this vampire is as they all wear black and white. Only thing different is the style of clothing.
Hold on...is that purple hair!? Ahhh~ soooo cool I wish I could find some dye...ahhh I really want to dye my hair.
Without thinking of the conquences of my actions,I ended up taking a strand of the purple hair between my fingers.
"Such a lovely colour", I mumbled in awe and I swatted someones hand away from mine as it came to close before I got grabbed by someone and winced as my belly git kneed by their back as I found myself being carried. I grumbled and looked down,seeing an amused Joel as he walked,determinedly in a certain direction.
But if I looked closer,I could see that we're heading into the direction where Chess was waving to me with Crowley and Horn behind her and I pouted,hating being in this embarrassing position so I kicked Joel's shin hard,making him yelp.
"Emma,stop kicking my shin! It hurts",Joel complained as he crouched down to rub his shin while still somehow holding onto me and not letting me fall.
"Then put me down! I'm not a fucking sack of patotas and you're a man aren't you? Don't complain like a darn girl!",I growled out as I started to wiggle about,trying to get down but in the end Joel placed me onto my feet,letting me walk the rest of the way to Chess and she pulled me into a hug,pulling me along as we enter this kinda dark medieval castle.
General Pov
Emma,being clunged by Chess is being escorted through out the castle..well in Emma's chase just following Crowley and Horn as she has no clue where to go. They go past many bare,dark and soulless walls and many corridors,the castle giving out an cold and malicious feeling which sent shivers down Emma's spine.
One thought and one thought only crossed Emma's mind.
What type of vampire lives here? Dracula?
Emma tried to pay attention to the surroundings but couldn't from all the glares she recived from the vampires that are going back and forth down the cooridoors. Emma was starting to get a little pissed off from the looks,what did she personally did to oppose them like? but then she remembered that Vampires,the vast majority of them,hate humans and think of them as weak.
But Emma,deep down in side her heart hopes she could change some of the vampires minds and maybe try to end this meanless war as the cycle will just keep repeating until one race is completely extinct and what good will that be to the vampires,if there food supply is gone?
They will starve because the food supply is low and then what would happen? They go rogue and maybe kill each other in a craze.
Emma kept following Crowley and Ferid until they come across two large dark black doors,guarded by 4 guards with weapons at the ready. Emma watched patiently as Ferid conversation with one of them before he turned to Emma,becking her over. Which Emma gladly went over so she wouldn't get any trouble.
"Ahhha Little lamb~ We need your weapons for security reasons~",Ferid cooed out as his hand crept to my belt where my guns are strapped but Emma quickly disarmed herself,guns and her small dagger and her bullets alike as she gave them to one of the guards while Ferid whined to Crowley that she was mean.
Emma wasn't,she just didn't want Ferid to search her as she had a feeling that he is a major pervert behind that kind smile of his. Although he and Crowley are just nicer than other vampires and Crowley's aids,Emma added on mentally as she looked at them,Chess still leading her gently and conversing with Horn,quietly.
Emma didn't know what or didn't want to evastrop on them as thats a rude thing to do and one thing Emma knows about noble vampires is that they hate rude humans,they always seems to die first by the hands of of the reasons why Emma,the first months into the virus outbreak decided to read 13th century mannerisms and gestures so if she ever meet a noble vampire,she wouldn't die straight away from being to rude. Emma also researched table manners to her distraught but already knew most of it from her caretaker,Saito.
Saito seemed determined to drill them into your 6 year old mind every time you saw him on summer and winter break along with Raux,his friend. Emma grinned widely,remembering them both fondly; Saitou was almost like a dad with his strict nature and Raux was like an cheery,werid older brother who liked to video record her for memories.
Emma is brought of her thoughts as a big moving sound was heard as the two large doors was opened by the guards,revealing a cold,dark room with only a single throne residing in it. One the throne was someone Emma could describe as a teenager with long pink hair reaching to her calf,put into piggy-tails,her eyes were a bright red and like all vampires she had fangs and pointy ears but unlike other vampires,she was mostly wearing a black dress with white tints and ruffles and she uses a red ribbon tied into a bow at her neck.
Emma can persume that this is the vampire queen,Krul Tepes as Joel told her all the JIA had on the vampires after a lot of nagging on her half. Emma saw Crowley and the others bowing and she cursteyed along with Chess and Horn. Emma peeked at Krul's expression,noticing that she was bored as Krul looked over the vampires and Joels face but Krul's eyes widen in surprise when they meet hers before they changed to disbelief then finally interest.
But unfortunately for Krul,Ferid - The most irrating person to her - noticed and deiced to comment on it,much to her chargin.
"Ahaha~ Krul,do you recognized this girl?~",Ferid humms out glancing behind him at Emma,who avoided his gaze and looked at the ground. Many thoughts went through Ferid's mind,mostly regarding the seraph of the end project and telling Mika about her existence,wondering how he'll react when he finds out there is another human like his cute and perious,Yuu.
Krul glares at Ferid,hatred shining at the very depths and before she sighed loudly and rested her head against her palm as she stared at Emma again,choosing to ignore which he secretly pouted at in his head,hoping his beloved will notice him.
"Human,What is your name?",Krul asks as she gazes sternly at Emma,daring her to disobey her and Emma wouldn't even think of it with all the vampires present. Emma then places her hand on her heart then reminded herself to talk clear and loudly without sturtting.
"My name is Emma Silverwood,Queen Krul",Emma introduces herself poiletly and she received a small grin in return as Krul's flashed in recgoization as she stared at Emma. Leaving Emma thinking about whether she meet Krul at some point but came up with a blank and an headache.
"You definitely look like someone who I know back in the past",Krul murmured but it still rang out in the throne room which attracted everyone's attention,mostly Emma's whos curiosity got the better of her and she stood up,ignoring Joel's whispers to not ask questions but when has Emma ever listened once she got a hold on something she wanted to know,badly.
"Pardon my rudeness,Queen Krul but could I ask who I remind you off?",Emma asks as poilety as she could even though she really wanted to Krul in her exictment and because Emma found Krul to be seriously too cute,even though shes stronger than all of the vampires in this room. Krul couldn't help but smirk forming on her face as she stood up from her throne,walking briskly towards Emma.
"Very Well I'll tell you about you although..you,the other human show me your demon",Krul asks as she is now standing before them both with her bat familiar following behind her but to everyone's surprise,Krul's familiar went over to Emma,rubbing it self against her cheeks as it makes some cute noises. While Joel stood up from his crouching position,watching Emma with interest and the bat in surprise as he never saw a bat following a vampire before until today,that is.
Emma couldn't help but mentally squeak at the bats cuteness as she rubbed his cheek with one of her fingers,gently and makes the bat lean into it. Krul watched this in fansication as Arakue has never acted friendly with anyone else but her before,espically not a human.
'Unless she really is who I think she is',Krul thought to herself before she starts getting exited aswell and with all her will power,stopped herself from hugging Emma to death as she was waiting for her return for years now and she will most likely knows where her brother is turns her attention to Joel,eyebrows raised as she waits for him to answer her question.
Joel then snapped out of it,bowing again as to apologize for his blunder before he clears her throat,remaindering himself as what Emma did.
"My name is Joel,former JIA solider and my partner is Nagari No Yo",Joel introduces him and Nagari but that name sent Krul down memory lane.
~~Flashback~~
Krul ran towards there dinnering room,a few days after there forced transformation into vampires and Krul is following after her older brother,Ashera as they barge through the door,letting it hit the wall before they skidded to a stop as a sight before them.
In front of them,Shigama Dojil was convesaing with a tall,adult brunette as the said brunette is braiding his hair as she nodded or shook her head at whatever Shigama is saying. That is before Shigama noticed them,his wings fluttering as he turned to them.
"Ahh~ Ashera and his little Sister,Krul~",Shigama cooed out and attracted the attention of the bruntette who smiled warmly at them,which instantly calmed Krul down although,she had a feeling that she shouldn't piss off the woman for some strange reason.
"Ah Right,This is Emma Von Vermillion,a vampire,a mage and a rogue killer~",Shigama introduced them to her,which made Emma chuckle and walk to use before crouching down,ruffling there hair gently as she smiles warmly down at them.
"Let's get along,Okay?",Emma mumbled out softly as she winks at us. Krul instantly nodded along with Ashera as they didn't feel any evil intent radiating from her. Emma was going to say something but someone crashed into the door behind them,making Krul and Ashera jumps and quickly hide behind Emma,who mentally cooing at their cuteness and looks at the figure before them.
Emma then sighed lowly before chuckling,seeming to recognize the figure still on the floor.
"Nagari No Yo,stand up! and Apologized as you've scared these too",Emma commented before helping Nagari get up. Krul 1st saw the jaded green hair then the horns ontop of her head and her maid outfit came into view as she stood up,easily towering over them then a swishing sound got both of there attention as they noticed a snake like tail behind Nagari No Yo before she bowed,apologizing to them quickly.
"Emma-sama! We need to go back! It seems like your human friends are coming over!",Nagari cried before latching onto Emma's arm,weeping "I'm sorry! I tired to stop them and made an exuse to come here!",Nagari finished explaining although it doesn't seem like Emma was too annoyed about it as she was smiling dreamily before she turned to Shigama.
"Ahh seems like I need to go now Shi,Ash and Krul~",Emma sayes before ruffling their hair once more before leaving with Nagari.
Needless to say,they meet again when it came to training all of them.
~~Flashback End~~
"So Nagari is your demon,Let me talk to her!",Krul demanded as she took Joel's face between her left hand. Krul wanted to know where her brother is and Nagari would know,being that womans maid and servant.
Joel nodded then looked at Emma,who still is cuddling the bat famillar.
"Nagari will only speak through Emma,he's quite persistent about that",Joel informed which made Krul smirk and the other vampires started to talk among themselves.
"She!",Emma and Krul said at the same time,correcting Joel's lack of gender analysis and his stubborness at the same time.
Krul then turned to Emma,face serious and walked back to her,her hair swaying with each movement.
"Let Nagari converse with your body",Krul demanded as she stood infront Emma serious and cute,all in one package.
Emma nods at that,not really bothered about lending her body to a demon as Nagari always gives it back to her.
"That's fine although I don't know whether Nagari will answer your questions",Emma informed them as she rolled up her sleeves,perpairing for the take over. The process is simple; Nagari uses the snake she used to mark Emma as 'hers' that camouflaged into her skin to bite her then Nagari will be able to take over Emma's body while Emma's mind and consciousness sleeps for a bit.
"That doesn't matter,I'll make her",Krul repiled to Emma's comment,confidentiality in her negotiation skills.
"If it's not too much to ask could you let me know who I remind you of?",Emma askeds and ignored Joel's gesture to stop.
What Emma wants to know about...She'll find a way to do it.
"Very well,Give and Take is that what the humans call it?",Krul asks then smirks when Emma nodded. Krul struts back to throne,sitting on as a thoughtful expression crosses her face. "Before I start,nothing goes out of this room",Krul orders and the underlying of what said sunked in.
This,Of course caught Ferid's attention and he couldn't help asking an obvious question.
"Hmmm~ Whatever you're going to tell us is that big of an existence,Krul",Ferid humms out as his smirk was almost eating his face.
Krul sighed and knew that telling him,of all people will be a bad choose but beggers can't be choosers.
"Indeed...her existence was ment to be an old myth to those of newer birth as the counci itself,made sure no records if her remained",Krul started and begins to tap her foot,seeming irrated.
To say that Crowley and Ferid is surprised is an understatement as they both took time to recover.
"Why was it hidden for us,Queen Krul?",Crowley spoke up as his interest was peaked by the flow of the current conversation.
"Because she was able to kill vampires with the powers of lighning which turned anything it touched into dust. The main reason she was named the rogue killer",Krul bluntly stated as she smirked.
This peice of information struck something inside of Crowley as his hand started to shake as a memory started to surface,something important but it slithered away before he grabbed. Although from this exhilarating feeling he is now suffering of...Crowley can say for certain that he knew this person and was close to them.
Crowley woundered who it was? Why were they important? How close were they?
"Do you know the name of this person,Queen Krul?",Crowley questioned as poilety as he could and kept his face from showing what he felt.
"Unfortunately, I only remember her last name as it's a unique one; Vermillion and it's been atlest 1,000 years since I've last see her",Krul informed before she frowned slightly,worring about her wellbeing as she trusts way too easily. Krul also withheld her first name as she knew Ferid will start looking for her if she told.
Krul then looks straight at Emma,gaze unwavering.
"Let me speak to Nagari...although in private",Krul demanded as she descends her thone as Emma nodded and followed after her,entering a room near the back with a red door.
They was only gone for thirty minutes but when they came Emma was sleeping in the arms of Mika and they all presumed it was Mika's room that the Queen went into.
Crowley is the first to act,walking up to Mika and retrieving Emma in his arms as Krul,once again took a seat on her throne.
"Take her to one of the guest room,Mika show them the way and I don't have to say what will happen if even a peek of our conversation got outside",Krul threatened as she glared at them,one by one.
With that warning,They all moved out. Chess and Horn,sharing a guest room. Crowley and Emma gets a room of their own although Crowley stayed beside Emma,waiting for her to wake up.
~A few hours later~
Emma stirred,groaning as she started to wake up from her sleep and clutched at her head. One thing Emma hated when Nagari takes over is 1) She doesn't remember anything as Nagari took over and 2) The killer headache that she gets,everytime.
Crowley who is reading some papers beside her,noticed this and hummed a happy tone before he sets down a bottle of paracetamol.
"Joel said you'll needing these~"Crowley hummed out as he placed a glass of water next to it. "Oh! you're staying with Chess,Horn and I~",Crowley suddenly announced shocking Emma but she wasn't afraid nope. Emma actually enjoyed the females company so she just nodded at him,snuggling back into the covers.
Emma decided to get more sleep,taking the paracetamol with a big gulp of water. Emma felt safe with Crowley,debating the reason but shooked it off and fell asleep,under Crowley's watchful gaze.