The previous chapter was very short but also the prologue so, in my opinion, it was a good length, but you should expect future chapters to be as long as this usually maybe a bit longer.
Akane smirked as she looked down at the demon. It was in the middle of the room with an ax that did not look like it fit for the human it had possessed small frame. "Umm Akane-chan we shouldn't be here." spoke a nervous voice from behind her. She couldn't stand him, it wasn't his fault but his name reminded her so much of Yuu's and he called her Akane-chan, it hurt her heart every time she heard it.
"This guy doesn't look too strong. Besides, how am I going to kill all of the vampires if I can't even take on a demon? I am so getting that weapon!" and with that, she leaped over the railing making Shinoa groan behind her as she fell into a roll at the bottom.
"Yoichi go get the Moon Demon company!" Shinoa commanded as she walked down the stairs to Akane. Yoichi didn't waste any time and darted off to go get help.
Meanwhile, Akane had run through the maze of weapons surrounding the demon and was now not 10 feet from it. She took a deep breath before running forward and before she even took three steps the demon sliced at her as she ducked under it and slid forward. Now that she was behind it, she grabbed the weapon and was immediately knocked unconscious by the demon going into her mind.
Inside her mind, Akane was in the room they all shared as children in the Vampire City. She was sitting alone at the eating table and she guessed the others were asleep. She got up to go to bed before she felt arms hug her from behind and be pulled against someone's body. She blushed when she realized it was Yuu. "Akane-chan I'm scared," he said as all happiness drained from Akane's face. The Yuu she had known never shared his feelings and always tried to shoulder everything on his own.
She ripped herself out of his arms and glared at him. "Yuu doesn't get scared!" she hissed at the demon who had cloaked itself in Yuu's body. It was so tempting, to go back and hug Yuu. He felt so nice, even if it was a demon she longed for and missed him and the other children. Yuu the most though, as she thought of him every day wondering what would have happened differently if she had saved them from the queen. She wanted to be loved by Yuu more than anything but she knew she couldn't give into the demon, no matter what.
She lashed out at it and hit it right in the face. The thing stumbled back a little bit before smirking as it disappeared before everything went black.
Akane blinked as she woke up she saw the worried face of both Yoichi and Shinoa. Shinoa's seemed more shocked than anything though, as she gaped at the brunette. "Impossible... You woke up naturally. This never happens, let alone on people's first demon." she mumbled as Akane sat up and stared at the Purple-haired girl. She hated and liked Shinoa, she was kind of like a sister, always teasing her about things and being annoying all the time. But she knew the girl did it for fun.
"So I get the ax right?" she asked as she looked at the ax with a gleam in her eye. With that cursed weapon she would be able to kill so many vampires, and then she would be one step closer to avenging Mika and Yuu. A hand waved itself in front of her face though, as she blinked and looked up at the person possessing the hand.
"You may have beat the demon but that is not your weapon. It is used as a practice weapon, and I am sure once I tell Lieutenant Colonel you would be able to get into Cursed Gear training," she said as Akane got an even more dangerous gleam in her eye than the previous one. She pumped a fist at the prospect of getting Cursed Gear as she got up and started walking out of the room with the other two.
She wasn't sure what she should expect when she saw Guren teaching, but him leaning back in his chair, seemingly asleep sounded about right. She smiled fondly as she saw Guren. He was the closest thing she had to a father and he was the kindest man she had ever had the privilege to know. He always helped her when she had nightmares and he trained her for the three years. She remembered what they said when they found her, "We are going to use you" but she liked to think Guren had a bit of a soft spot for her and she would always be grateful for the man, however, at moments like this he irritated her to no end.
"Taichou?" coughed Shinoa as Guren lazily popped an eye open as he took in the three of them. He nodded as he stood up from his laying position.
"The reason for my rare presence in your class is because we have two new students, Akane Hyakuya and Yoichi Saotome. You two, go find a seat somewhere." he said as all three passed them, with Akane muttering a 'baka' under her breath as she passed him. He shrugged as he turned to Sayuri with an expectant look on his face. She gave a nod as she turned to the class. However, before she could start instructing with Guren supervising her teaching ability, they noticed Akane standing over an asleep Kimizuki.
"Move," she said as the figure snored at her. She didn't like being ignored so she decided to be a pain in his ass literally and kicked the chair out from beneath him. The boy awoke with a groan and a growl as he took the book off his face to reveal a pink-haired boy with glasses. He scowled at her but got up a moment later and sat back down in his chair.
She walked past where he used to be propped up and regrettably sat next to him. It was sadly the only spot left for her so she sat here. Sayuri took that as her queue and started class.
Later that day Guren was sitting in his office doing paperwork when Kimizuki walked into his office unannounced. "May I have a word, Guren Taichou?" he asked as he walked forward.
"No, and knock on people's doors before entering," he said in his annoying, witty, asshole reply. To his credit, Kimizuki didn't even bat an eye at the way he was disregarded and walked to Guren's desk. "It's regarding the Cursed Gear Aptitude Test a week from now, I am going to be granted a tryout for the top-ranked 'Black Demon Series' right?" he asked confidently with an undertone of shyness in his voice. He hadn't had fun in a while so Guren continued to mess with the boy.
"I said don't come in," he spoke without looking up from his papers. Kimizuki continued on, not any less determined.
"I should have the best grades in all subjects." he badgered at Guren. The Dark-haired man let out a sigh as he finally turned in his chair and regarded the boy.
"Why are you in such a hurry to seek power?" he asked while setting down his papers and looking up at the boy.
Kimizuki seemed thrown off by the question but answered like you would expect someone whose basically raised to listen to your superiors. "Why would you ask, the army has all the intel about my..." Guren didn't like his answer as he rolled his eyes. "Yeah, of course, we know. You need money to cure your sister that's infected with the Apocalypse Virus. If you join the Moon Demon Company you get unlimited treatment or disenchantment that is unavailable to the public. But, as you are now, you won't perform well enough to become part of the Moon Demon Company. Cursed Gear feeds on people's lust and you currently lust for any way to save your sister, it will feed off that like a dead carcass and the Cursed Gear will possess you." he said seriously but it seemed Kimizuki didn't get the hint and got a boisterous smirk.
"I bet no one other than me that is my age can," he said as Guren copied his smirk. "Akane broke free from a demon once, that is more than you of course." he took pleasure in the shock that replaced the cocky look on the boy's face. He decided to rub some salt in the wound. "And she has friends to help her too." he finished with a smirk as Kimizuki exploded in anger.
"Bullshit! I'm stronger compared to her..." he was cut off by an irritated Guren. The boy had cut into his free time and those papers he actually needed to get done. And, he could barely hear his music over the annoying Pink-haired boy. And even though he would never say it, he was rather protective of Akane and the boy making fun of her riled him up slightly.
"You need more than just power! You need friends to watch your back. Stop trying to take it all on your shoulders. If you don't, then when a demon possesses you," he unsheathed his sword a little as black smoke started coming from his blade. He decided on scaring the boy into submission, maybe that will make him go away. "If you don't, the demon will take you in and won't give you back." he finished as his sword's smoke enveloped the whole room, turning it a dark purple mixed with a black, making it look similar to tar is it seemingly swallowed everything in sight.
Kimizuki watched in fear as sweat formed on his brow. He saw Guren get enveloped in a pillar of the black smoke to the point only his chest and face were visible. "Desperation and rage are Demons' favorites. In your current state, your lust will swallow you and you'll end up a real demon," he spoke ominously as Kimizuki watched in a bit of fear. "Now leave." he finished as Kimizuki did not need to be told twice as he darted out of the room with all of the speed he had.
Guren resheathed his sword as all of the tar-like substance went away. "Damn gaki's," he said as his music resumed and he went back to his papers.
Guren's class stood in an arena with Sayuri at a balcony in front of them. "Okay class, in preparation for next week Cursed Gear application Test, I'll be judging your you can't get results here, You won't be able to take the Cursed Gear Aptitude Test, so give it your best," she said with a beaming smile as Shinoa, Yoichi, Akane, and Kimizuki stood in the back Yoichi looked down with a frown on his mouth.
"I-I wonder if I am up for it," he mumbled as he thought about how physically he wasn't too adapt. Shinoa and the others glanced at him but none said anything as they didn't really know what to do with a confidence lacking kid. 'Yuu would' thought Akane sadly as she remembered how on even the worst days Yuu could make everyone have a smile on his face. She smiled fondly at the memories.
Shinoa glanced over and saw Akane smiling fondly. She had seen that look a few times now on Akane's face and it concerned her. It reminded her of her look when she thought of her sister. She would ask Guren about it later, she decided as she paid attention to Sayuri.
"Today, I'll be checking your cooperativeness training. So, pick a partner," she said as everyone started flitting around to their friends or to someone for a companion. Akane picked Shinoa and told Yoichi to pick Kimizuki because he was strong and needed a partner.
Akane and Shinoa glanced around as everyone stood in pairs. "So, why are you here?" asked Akane as she looked over at Shinoa. She didn't know much about the small violet-haired girl, other than the fact she was keeping an eye on her for Guren she knew nothing.
"I have a demanding family," she said, revealing nothing yet answering the question at the same time. Akane smiled sadly at the girl next to her. Shinoa tried to hide everything away but she knew she was probably hurting on the inside. Guess we have that in common thought Akane grimly as Sayuri walked to the railing of the balcony above.
"I'll be scoring you, so put on your game face!" she finished with a smile as white humanoid machines came out of the walls next to them. Akane turned to Shinoa to try and get a plan done. "I say we just run away from it until we're done," she said as Shinoa shrugged next to her as the two girls set off into a jog while maintaining their distance with the machines.
Now that she got a closer look, Akane realized they were Army Curse machines. They were machines with low-tier demons in them so that the machine was controlled, and therefore was the demon. This continued for a minute until Sayuri suddenly stopped the exercise and spoke into her microphone. "Kimizuki, come to the hospital ward immediately. Your sister suddenly took a turn for the worse!" she finished as all eyes turned to Kimizuki. He cursed under his breath before lifting his head to look at Sayuri.
"I apologize. Please don't worry and resume the training," he said, drawing a worried glance from Akane but other than that nothing happened. Sayuri simply nodded before resuming the practice as the machines resumed their movements and the Exam continued. Akane and Shinoa simply continued to jog around the arena, only once coming into close contact with a machine, and Akane had grabbed Shinoa out of the way, but other than that no problems.
Akane walked down the halls as she left class. She suddenly stopped in the middle of her walk as she glanced up the nearby stairs with a somewhat longing look before smiling and continuing her walk yet in a different direction of her apartment as she jogged to the Market area. She found the place she was looking for relatively easy and ran into the shop.
Guren was sitting in his chair in peace as he listened to the record that used to belong to his lover Mahiru. His thoughts turned somewhat somber as he instinctively gripped his sword and pulled it from its sheath a tad bit. Black smoke surrounded him and enveloped him in a perfect cloak of darkness. In here he liked to imagine she was still there with him, normal, human. He had been against her making the weapons but she hadn't listened, she had simply kissed him and said she was a Hiiragi, she couldn't die.
And there she appeared, her long violet hair falling down to her knees, framing her petite face as she smiled at him. Then he saw the red eyes that reminded him she was a demon now but he couldn't care less at this point, he simply needed to know she wasn't gone. He just wanted to see her again and hold her. Shinoa reminded him so much of her sister it hurt, from her hair all the way to her witty and sarcastic attitude.
Mahiru walked around his desk and put a hand on his cheek and he shut his eyes and let himself imagine, imagines that in this ruined world he could have some happiness. He leaned up to kiss her as his mind kept pumping imaginations into him as he simply needed to feel her again, hear her talk to him. But alas, it was not to happen as he got within a centimeter from her lips before she backed away.
"Someone's coming." was all she said as he opened his eyes reluctantly and only saw the darkness surrounding his room emanating from his sword. He sighed as he sheathed it, making the smoke go away as he sat down, a mere moment before a brown-haired girl bounded through his door. "Haven't I told you to knock brat?" he asked as he leaned back in his chair and folded his arms over his chest.
She pouted at him before bounding over and plopping herself right on his desk with a bag in her arms. "But I brought you curry and everything," she whined as she brought out a bowl of the stuff making Guren frown. His will did not last long at the sight of his favorite food though, as he sighed and sat up and accepted the bowl and spoon she gave him.
"5 minutes," he grumbled as he took off the lid and dug into the bowl with gusto. She pouted even further as she got out her own bowl and spoon and opened it herself. "You're so mean to me Tou-san." she continued to pout as the man simply shrugged again with a grunt as he continued to ravish his bowl of soup. They continued in silence as the record played and they ate in comfortable silence. The Dark-haired man finally glanced up. "Why are you here anyway brat?" he asked as she rolled her eyes at what he called her.
"Can't you call me something else?" she questioned as he simply stared blankly back at her making her pout return full-force. "It is so wrong for me to see the man who raised me for so long?" she asked as he frowned at the shy look on her face. After taking her under his wing and raising her, he found out certain things like, the boy she loved was left behind in Vampire City, She hates sweets, She hated vampires, and she was shy when she was hiding something.
He sighed again as he set down his half-finished bowl on the desk next to her as he realized he wouldn't touch it for a while. He realized in the back of his head all of this sighing made him feel old but he shook it off, he would forever remain young and that was the end of that. "What's wrong Akane?" he asked as she simply kept eating her curry.
"I had a nightmare." he mentally cursed at this. She almost never had nightmares but when they did happen, god have mercy on his soul. Her nightmares always had something to do with the Vampires doing something to the Yuu boy and she would get so sad and guilt-ridden because she didn't know if the nightmare was real or not.
He let out a drawn exhausted sigh as he pinched the bridge of his nose when he realized he was going to have to be soft for her. He runs a hand through his already unruly hair and stands to the point where he is looking down at the brunette. She had changed practically none since he found her, her braid still reached down to the bottom of her chest and now laid over her breast which had grown with the girl. And now she wore JIDA uniform with the traditional black skirt ending at mid-thigh with black socks reaching her mid-shin.
He moved his curry out of the way as he sat down next to her on the desk and he barely held back the urge to sigh as he glanced down at his hands. He had never been good at this sentimental shit, his father hadn't exactly been around for it and his mother was still an enigma so he was really going off of the love Mahiru showed him. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder as she leaned into his embrace.
"I am not going to say some shit like, 'It'll all be okay' or 'You're gonna find him someday' or some other happily ever after shit because you and I both know that doesn't happen for people like us in this shitty world right?" he asked as he felt her hesitantly nod against him. "So, I am going to say what I always say when you have a nightmare and what she always said to me. 'Never look in the darkness, always look for the light in front of you.' and I don't think Yuu is in front of you. But who knows maybe he will be but you can't see him yet so just keep moving forward. Can you do that for me?" she again nodded against him. He smiled as he kissed the top of her hair, making her blush slightly at the affection he showed. "Thanks, kiddo," he whispered as he picked up his curry and sat back in his chair.
The smile on Akane's face didn't leave for the rest of the night as she and Guren spent the rest of the night talking about random things and enjoying each others company. They may never gain back their loved ones, but they can still try and have a sense of normalcy in this ruined world.
Yuu listened to the clack of his boots against the marble as he walked down the hallway. He had been informed Krul and the other nobles were at some kind of meeting so he decided to at least pop in and see what it was. He finally came to the open mahogany doors as he walked in and heard a loud voice and quickly gathered that everyone was being told something about humans.
"The Japanese Imperial Demon Army has been gaining an alarming amount of strength as of recently and they have been taking more and more Vampire settlements. If this continues, we Vampires will be backed into a corner like a rat in a trap." spoke the woman down at the stage as she spoke to the crowd of people in seats below him. He glanced over and noticed Ferid waving at him with a smile. He acknowledged the man with a nod as, even though the man had killed the other orphans and cause Mika's death, he couldn't bring himself to hate the man.
After Ferid had convinced him to drink human blood, the man had become more tolerable and Yuu even found himself chuckling with the man occasionally.
Yuu was walking down the hall when he saw Ferid and a small child round the corner in front of him. His eyes flicked to the boy's throat as he could smell and sense the blood running through him. He licked his lips as he looked away from the little boy, suddenly finding the wall next to him very fascinating. He hoped Ferid simply passed by with the boy, but it seemed fate was not on his side today.
Just as they passed each other Ferid stopped the boy with a hand on his shoulder as he tilted his head over his shoulder. "Oh Yuu-kun?" he called the young man as said green-eyed vampire sighed before turning and folding his arms across his chest in annoyance. Unkown to the younger man, Ferid had seen Yuu's eyes flick over and the pure hunger in his eyes. This cattle next to him was a small price to pay in exchange for Yuu becoming a fully-fledged vampire. "Would you like some blood?" he questioned while making an obvious show of the boy next to him.
Yuu growled as his eyes betrayed him as they looked at the small boy's throat in hunger. "No." he got out through gritted teeth as he flicked his eyes back up to Ferid. The silver-haired man simply smirked as he shrugged the child's shirt to the side, exposing his neck even more than it was before, to the point where Yuu could see the juncture, that vampires called the 'Sweet Spot' where they could get the most blood out of a person.
"Are you sure?" he taunted Yuu as the green-eyed youth couldn't take his eyes away from the little boy's neck at this point and was in a state of paralysis as he stared at it. 'Now' Ferid thought with a feral smirk as he brought up a sharp fingernail and cut the boy lightly on the neck making him wince. It wasn't a deep cut, just enough to make blood trickle out and that was the purpose. And it did its job perfectly.
Yuu couldn't take it anymore as his hunger became so bad he literally collapsed halfway to the boy- no not a boy, cattle. He sunk his fangs into its neck while sitting on his knees in front of it as he sucked. The small boy had died in three seconds from the amount Yuu was sucking but Yuu didn't notice or care. His 4-year long hunger was finally being sated and it was so good to finally be sated. The blood tasted so sweet, like a perfect glass of tea on a hot summer day. He knew he shouldn't but he continued sucking for about 30 seconds.
Ferid smirked next to the man as he watched. He was shocked though when the now fully-fledged vampire literally threw the corpse away as he leaped to his feet and stared him in the eye, this in itself was not shocking the fact the boy's eyes were still their vibrant green was the part that threw off Ferid. "I NEED MORE. WHERE-" he cut himself off as he saw a nearby passing group of children, about 6 of them not even 10 years old.
In Yuu's hunger addled mind he never even registered the fact that he was going to basically do the same thing Ferid had done to the Hyakuya family but he didn't care. He just needed more of the sweet nectar for his vast hunger as he quickly cut down all 6 of them, only two of them having the chance to shriek before they were killed and added to the body pile for Yuu's feast.
He wasn't proud of what he had done to those children, but he had noticed he was much stronger and his conscious was much clearer now that he has come to terms with what he is. "And that is why we will eliminate the Japanese Imperial Demon Army! With the Seraph on our side, we shall destroy the opposition and bring peace back to vampires for Japan." Krul spoke as she landed next to the previous speaker while pointing up at Yuu in the stands. He frowned slightly as he noticed every vampire turned to him and clapped and cheered for the Green-eyed vampire. He noticed this was one of the times Krul had told him to show off his power to appease the people.
His eyes became black with Yellow iris's and black pupils as he grew massive pure black feathered wings out of his back as the cheering and clapping increased tenfold as they cheered for him in every possible. He noticed Krul giving him a pleased smile as he sighed, he did this for her because she had taught him how to use this power and had helped him for the past few years now.
He shuddered inwardly as he remembered the training they had pushed him through to learn and master this form. He, of course, had never used his full power against something, but at half power, he had fought Krul to a standstill and he thought that was amazing, as, without the power of the Salt King, he could only fight Crowley to a standstill.
Krul and Yuu and Ferid stood in a field out on the surface as they stood there in thought. They had brought Yuu up here to try and train him in his Seraph mode since it would give him a massive power boost and he would be their ace in the hole against the humans. Everyone knew Yuu was an excellent swordsman and he was still very young and would only get better with time, but with his Seraph form, he would be unstoppable so they had gotten all of the Vampire Progenitor council to watch. Even Urd was here IN PERSON to watch the following.
The other important progenitors were watching from their holovids but Urd arriving had shocked everyone to a deathly state. And, after exchanging pleasantries with Krul, Urd had gotten a fair distance away and was watching with the others as the three vampires stood there. Urd realized this was not going anywhere and had an idea for activating the Seraph inside him.
The tanned man strode over to the three as Yuu tensed in the presence of his superior. Urd simply smiled and put a hand on the man's shoulder. "Ease up boy, you have the potential to lead us into the golden era here, I have hope in you. Besides you are a vampire, we have an eternity to discover how to activate your ability." the man smiled, easing the Green-eyed vampire.
Yuu had discovered a little while back that all the Progenitors were rather nice, even Ferid when he wanted to be. However, he had never met Lest Karr, Nix, Lucar, or Stefano. But, he had heard all of them were rather unpleasant to be even in the vicinity of so he didn't mind too much.
Urd glanced at the two older Vampires, "May I add my input Krul?" he asks as she nods, perfectly fine with the superior vampire's wisdom. "I believe it might be an emotional trigger, so if anything causes him, pain, envy, or desire I would suggest those since they are the strongest." he finished as Ferid nodded rapidly as he turned Yuu to him to behind the attempt. Krul and Urd both backed off since they knew of Yuu's past with Ferid and that Ferid was the best way to get under the boy's skin with the knowledge of what made the boy tick.
Ferid smirked ferally at Yuu as he started speaking. "Did you enjoy seeing the blood from the blonde boy? Did you want to drink it?" he asks as Yuu's eyes widen slightly and he snarls a little bit at Ferid. Ferid's smirk deepens, "Oh you did! I bet you cleaned his blood off of you with your own tongue didn't you?" he questioned as Yuu reached for the hilt of his sword but didn't lash out. Ferid realized the blonde boy wasn't the way to go and decided on someone else.
"How about the one that got away?" A very loud growl at that as Ferid seemed practically euphoric at the reaction. "You probably think about her all the time huh? Probably want to wrap her up in your arms and then bite her right in the throat. Don't you!" he accused with the same insufferable smirk on his face. Yuu raised his hands to his ears to try and block out the voice as Ferid continued on. "You probably want to turn her to our side, don't you? Want to make her suffer forever with you? Become the vampire power couple?" Ferid and the rest of the council watched on at the edge of their seats as Yuu held his hands to his head as he mumbled something they couldn't hear.
"shut up," he said louder now. "Shut up" louder "Shut Up" even louder "Shut UP" he was practically shouting now "SHUT UP" he was screaming now. Yuu glanced up from the floor and stared into Ferid's eyes. "Shut up." spoke a demonic voice from withing Yuu that had even Lest Karr all the way in Germany shivering as Yuu changed before their eyes.
First, his eyes widened to unbelievable proportions as they became pure black pits and Ferid felt like he was staring into a dark abyss. Even though he no longer had eyes, Yuu seemed to continue staring at Ferid or in this case, through him. Then Yuu hunched over onto his knees as he fell to the ground screaming in agony. And then out of the blue a white bubble of pure light enveloped Yuu, completely shielding him from the view of everyone.
There was pin-drop silence in the field as every single Vampire Progenitor stared at the bubble in shock. No one knew what was happening and everyone simply stared at the bubble in shock as Urd was the first to fall out of his shock. "Is he-" he was cut off as the Bubble expanded into a blinding light as everyone covered their eyes while also looking away as if trying to escape the blinding light.
Next thing they know and there Yuu was although with massive changes. He had two massive wings that stretched 30 feet on either side of him with feathers as black as night. They noticed his wings were slowly flapping, keeping him hovering about 20 feet off the ground. The next thing they noticed was the Pure white sword in his hand and it looked like it was made of salt.
And last, but not least was his eyes as Ferid stared at them in fear. They were pure black as night Sclera and a mustard yellow for his pupil. And the dot in the middle of it all that seemed just as black as his wings added to his truly demonic and deadly look. "The Salt King..." murmured the Second Progenitor in shock as he stared up at the winged god.
Apparently, the King heard him and turned slightly. "You know me, I am impressed. But, what am I doing here vampire?" he asked, directing the question at Urd.
Urd, quite possibly the most powerful vampire alive right now, bowed to the King. "The vampire you are inside of, his name is Yuuichiro and we decided to try and see the power of the Seraph inside him and learn how to activate it," he answered as the King seemed to ponder this for a while. The being stayed there in the air as it pondered the answer he was given.
The King continued to talk to the Second Progenitor. "And why is my Warden a Vampire? I have never had a host be a vampire and this is interesting since I am sure I chose a human. This means someone gave my host vampiric blood and then the blood survived. Who has achieved this feat?" The being questioned as Krul stepped forward under the watchful gaze of the Winged man.
"I did, my King," she answered in submission. If even Urd was bowing then she knew this man was truly powerful or was it technically a Vampire?
The King seemed to inspect her for several palpable moments as it inspected every detail of her as she found herself fidgeting under its gaze. She knew now why Ferid was so scared. When those yellow lifeless eyes looked right through her she felt as if he was seeing every single thing she has done in her life and judging her for it.
"Interesting," it commented before dragging his gaze up to Urd. "I give my host permission to use my power up to 50% before I take control. The humans have played with my gene and almost made themselves extinct. I do not like being poked and prodded like a lab rat so you may fight the humans with my power and teach them to not try and meddle in things that are not their's to meddle with." it finished as everyone stared at it in mouth gaping shock.
The King briefly noticed the skepticalness on their faces as he frowned. Did they think he a liar about his power? "I am currently in control right now at full power and this is a taste of my power." and barely as those words left its mouth it reappeared right next to Urd with supersonic speed as it cut at his neck and Urd blocked it but he was not prepared for the power behind the blow. Urd was sent flying 200 feet, ripping through trees and rocks before finally disappearing into a house.
Everyone blanched in fear as they just saw their strongest Vampire get shot away like a rag doll. "I am done here," it said as the wings started receding into the boys back as his eyes shut and he fell forward. Krul caught the vampire as she glanced down at him in concern before briefly opening one of his eyes and seeing his normal vibrant green staring up at her. She sighed in relief as she knew he was back to himself.
Urd walked out of the house with a broken arm as he reset it while walking to them. They watched the man as he continued to nurse his arm to make it work again. Overall, Urd looked terrible with his hair thrown in disarray and his suit had rips while his arm was bent weird. "We did it," he said calmly before walking off the field.
He didn't remember it but from what Urd himself, Krul and Ferid had told him when he woke up, it was quite the show that the Salt king put on for them. He had actually talked to it for a brief moment and it had been one of the most nerve-wracking yet shortest conversations he had ever had. He had fallen asleep and went into his mind and there and it was sitting, reading a book in front of him. The King had stared at him for a moment before he had closed his book and walked to Yuu. He gave the young Vampire a once over before yellow met green and they stared into each other's eyes. "You are my host." the heavenly being spoke as Yuu found himself nodding in agreement.
"What do you plan on doing with my power?" it asked as Yuu found himself frowning thoughtfully. He knew how he phrased this mattered a lot and this would decide how he and the King of Salt ended up working together and that meant that the power would also probably be taken from him if he answered incorrectly and then he would be fully possessed by the King and humans and vampires and demons would all be killed in the being's rage. "I am not going to lie, I intend to use your power to fight my way to the top. I simply want to bring peace, in this case, it will be for the Vampires and putting the humans under their boot, but I would like to also tell you that I am not doing this for the joy of killing like most others of my species. I am doing this for the survival of the world and for the sake of Vampire's to exist humans must exist and this is the natural order of things. I am doing this for balance so your power will never be needed after me and the world will stay in balance." he spoke with a confident gleam in his eye as he maintained the King's gaze.
The King and Yuu stood there for what seemed forever as they gazed at eachother, waiting for one to say something. The King finally nodded before simply going back to his chair and resuming his reading. Yuu took that as his cue to leave as he woke up from his sleep and had gone to talk to Krul about the talk with the King.
Yuu shook himself of those thoughts and thought of something Krul had told him this morning. Apparently, he was to be made a 4th Progenitor tomorrow and he had to go to a meeting for it. He had been so shocked and had asked Krul why but she had said that he was strong enough to be one. He was honestly very happy, no one had been a 4th, there had been a third and a fifth but never a fourth. It would also mean he was the fourth strongest Vampire alive but he knew he was technically stronger than even Urd if he went all out but that would get everyone killed and he tried not to think about it.
Yuu had also remembered how all Progenitor's had a strange wardrobe and he decided to find something strange to fit for him. He also knew how all of them wore white and Krul wore pink, maybe he should wear black to match his wings and hair. He nodded as he walked out of the area while deactivating his wings and eyes, barely remembering he had them active as he went to the fabric store in the castle. They had figured Vampires had weird fashion tastes and now a group of low-ranking vampires manned a fabric store where you can get custom clothing done.
He arrived there soon enough as he went straight to the vampire behind the register. He had had time to think of what he wanted on the way here and was now very pleased with what he had chosen. He walked to the counter and cleared his throat to the vampire behind the counter reading a magazine about something or other. "Hmm." the vampire grunted as Yuu growled. He had gained a bit of a superiority complex when he became a vampire and he hated it when those below him didn't show respect.
He reached over the counter and grabbed the man by his hair and threw him into the wall to his left. The Vampire on the other side of the store quickly made his way to irrate noble. "What can I do for you sir?" he asked as Yuu smiled. Much better.
"I am becoming a Progenitor soon and am in need of a new wardrobe." the vampire in front of him immediately straightened as it was not every day a Progenitor was made and he knew this was going to be important.
"If you don't mind me asking what level?" the pointed ear man asked as he assumed the person in front of him would be around 16-20th Progenitor level. He did not know who Yuu was since he was not a Noble and no one below Noble knew of the power Yuu possessed nor what he held inside him.
"4th," said Yuu as the vampire drew in a loud breath as he immediately whirled around and dipped his head to the other in respect.
"Let us get you clothing worthy of a 4th Progenitor," he said as both he and Yuu went into the back of the shop as they looked through the fabrics and did fittings for the next few hours.
So, in this story, the Salt King talks and Yuu mastered his transformation. By the way, the reason his wings are full his because in my opinion Asuramaru was interfering with the Salt King and altered it to make it look all weird and like sticks. Next chapter will be Yuu becoming a Progenitor and Akane becoming a Moon Demon Company member.
And, Guren is going to be Akane's adoptive parent and Krul is going to kind of act like Yuu's mother. I also brought in Urd and that was fun because Urd is unknown really so I can mess around with his character a lot but I imagine him a lot like the 1st soft and kinder than most.
