The Shuzen kids had their dinner in the Dining Hall. Things were pretty awkward for the most part now that Issa gave Gyokuro the lip. Now all of the kids did not look at the adults while at dinner. Peter and Moka had to sit next to Akasha just so the former will remain safe…especially since they felt Gyokuro glaring at the BOTH of them – especially at Peter – throughout dinner. Thankfully, Akasha noticed, and a glare from HER made Gyokuro stand down.
After dinner, all of the children are sitting in the living room, the setting sun's lights shining on some of their bodies, but the shading makes the room for the most part dark.
Moka now began the meeting. "Alright, we've GOT to do something to protect Peter from Gyokuro. After that battle and her arguing with Issa, there's no doubt that she'll want him dead." She explained. The others nodded. Kokoa then asked, "What do we do? We're not entirely strong enough against her. You can barely stand against her, Moka. And you're a SHINSO vampire, too."
Moka nodded in agreement. "I know, Kokoa. Anyone?" asked Moka. The other kids looked at each other, a bit unsure. Peter then looked at Kahlua. "What about you, Kahlua? Do you think you can fend her off?" he asked. Kahlua looked nervous, and then looked down. "I can't." She explained. "Why not?" asked Peter. Kahlua looked back. "I can't hurt her…she's my mother." She replied. Aqua looked at her. "Yes, but if you keep thinking that, you'll lose Peter for good." She said sternly. Kahlua looked down, not saying anything else. Aqua then asked, "Hang on, isn't Gyokuro after you too, Moka?" Moka nodded. "I think so, too. But I'm more concerned about Peter. Between the two of us, she's more focused on Peter." She explained.
"Girls…I can defend the both of us against Gyokuro." Peter suggested. Moka looked down before placing her hands on her waist. "Really? How are you gonna stand the slightest chance against her?" she asked. Peter looked at her, and gulped, a drop of sweat dripping down.
"I'm…I'm a Zilla, I can fight her off. It'll be easy." He said, more confident this time. The other girls widened their eyes. Kokoa said, "Easy? Easy?! Peter, I know I said Zillas can mop the floor with most vampires; Gyokuro herself is NOT one of those majorities! She's the HEAD of the Shuzen family! How else can she survive Akasha's wrath?!" Peter looked at her in confusion. "I thought daddy's the head of the family." He said.
Aqua reiterated, "He's the head of the household. Gyokuro's the head of the ENTIRE FAMILY! That includes cousins, uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces." Peter widened his eyes a bit in interest, before he clenched his fist. "I just don't want any of you to get hurt! I'm a KAIJU; I should be the one trying to save you all. You girls shouldn't waste your time looking out for me!" he said, rather out of nowhere.
Moka and the other flinched back in shock, and looked at him, a bit of hurt in their faces. Then Moka's face grew irritated, and glared at him. "Peter! How many times do we have to tell you; you are WEAK! You've barely managed to hit me without your Zilla form! You can't rely on it everytime! Zillas are WEAK kaiju! You'll NEVER be as strong as someone like mother, father, or even Godzilla!" she shouted. Peter flinched back in shock and hurt, and just stared at her for the outburst.
All of the kids looked at them for a while, before Kahlua softly said, "Peter, darling. You need to understand when we say this; Kokoa and I, she's our mother. We know her VERY well. If left uncontrolled, she could even kill Issa! She's THAT powerful."
Peter looked at her and is about to retort, but instead, he just backed down a bit, secretly knowing they're right. Sighing to himself, he just looked down. Moka then turned back to the other girls. "Does anyone else have any idea?" she asked. Silence was all that was audible; none of the girls have any ideas on what they could do.
Just before they could continue, the door to the room opened, and Akasha walked in. "Hey kids. What's going on?" she asked calmly. Moka and the others turned to look at her, and smiled. "We're trying to find out how to defend Peter and Moka from stepmother." Kahlua explained.
Akasha looked at Kahlua and smiled sympathetically for a bit, before nodding and looking back at the others, her face growing saddened. "Um, Moka?" she asked. "Yes, mother?" she replied. "Um, we need to have that, talk that I mentioned earlier." She requested. Moka raised a brow, confused.
"Okay, what is it?" she asked, curiously. Akasha continue to look at her pleadingly. "I…I thought we'd talk outside." She explained. Peter then spoke, "You can tell us too." Kokoa agreed with him. "Yeah. If it's important, and something that could help us, then we should be allowed to hear this too."
Akasha looked at them, and gave a smile before shaking her head, giving in. She understood that the other girls care for her two children very much. She then sighed and began, "Oh, okay. I guess you girls deserve to know."
The kids moved in closer to her, wanting to listen to her. Akasha smiled as she took a seat in a nearby chair. "Moka…I've been thinking about your safety, ever since you accidently walked into the basement." She said, her tone now serious.
Moka looked down and nodded, fingers flexing a bit in the memory.
*Flashback*
A young, 6 year old Moka was looking around in her house, wondering where Akasha is. She looked rather concerned and worried as she walked onwards. "Mom?" she called out, worry in her tone.
Then, she approached a large set of double doors as she kept walking. Moka raised a brow. "Hmm, maybe she's in there." She said curiously before approaching the double doors.
Moka reached up to get at the handles, and with some difficulty, she grabbed the left handle and pulled it backwards, the left door opening. There, she saw a set of stairs leading downwards, but it was pretty dark.
For a regular human, it would be risky to go down the stairs, but Moka is a vampire, which means she has night vision. So she began walking down the stairs in hopes of finding her. She continued downwards, watching her step as she went down. "Wow…this is…actually scary." She said quietly to herself.
Moka continued walking down the stairs, until she arrived at a dark clearing. Moka looked into the room and walked into the room, gulping to herself once she becomes fully enveloped by the darkness.
"Mom?! Mom?! Where are you?" she called out, growing more and more concerned as her blood grew cold. The room she was in was large and foreboding to even someone like her. Her night vision was helpful enough, so she didn't bump into anything, but that didn't help her fear.
Instincts are telling her to just get out of there as she went further and further into the room. But Moka's curiosity is keeping her here. Then, her eyes caught something in front of her.
In front of her, is a large, coffin about 7 feet long. Something about this coffin made her even more uneasy than before. On top of the coffin itself was a large crucifix, whose purpose Moka doesn't know why. But there is a sign next to the tomb that said,
"Alucard's Tomb.
Keep out, if you want to live…
Moka felt sweat dropping, but she still, for some reason, didn't back away from the tomb. It only made her even more curious;
Who was this, Alcuard?
And, why is his tomb here?
Moka raised a brow in confusion, and after taking a breath, began to approach the coffin. Once she got close enough, she raised her hands slightly. She moved her hands closer in preparation to touch it…
*Flashback ended*
Moka shivered briefly at what happened after that, that she didn't want to think about it. So she nodded. "Yes, mother. I remember." She said. Akasha nodded before continuing,
"For a while, Issa and I spoke of what to do ever since then. We couldn't figure it out however, so we just blocked off the basement door." She explained. Moka nodded in understanding. Peter looked at her, then at Akasha, confused as to what they were talking about.
"Now though…" Akasha began, taking a breath, though it sounded like it was hitching a bit. "I realize that Peter, in addition to Gyokuro, may also be unsafe from the thing in the basement." "What thing, mommy? What's going on?" Peter asked. Akasha and the other 3 sisters looked at each other, worry and guilt in their eyes, before they looked at him. Akua then began,
"What's down there in the basement…is Alucard." Peter looked at her, now confused and even anxious when he heard the name. "Alucard?" he asked. They nodded. "He's the first vampire to have ever existed; having been around since ancient times." Akasha explained.
"Wow…so, he's living in the basement all this time? How come he never came out of the basement?" he asked. "He was sealed in the coffin. Though how he got sealed, and why he's down there, I'm not sure." Moka replied. Peter looked at her, still confused. So Akasha began to explain, as everything delves into another flashback;
*Flashback*
It was the dawn of a new day in a village in a valley in what is now Transylvania. People are already getting to work in their farms, tending to their crops, or livestock to feed their families, and trade to other settlements far, far away. This was 5,000 years ago, where civilization was just starting out.
"Legend says that Alucard's tale began in a village in his home country, Transylvania." Akasha's voice said in the background. As she says this, we see a small goat grazing away from the flock of adults nearby. Suddenly,
Fwoosh!
There was a sound of something speeding through the air, and an arrow pierced the baby goat in the head, killing it instantly. Eventually, a young man ran out in excitement as he ran towards the goat. He was a young man in his 20s, with white skin, long black hair that reached past his shoulders, and has a bow and arrow on him. "Got another one! Hehe, time to make a trophy out of this." He said as he grew a smirk, picking up the goat.
"He was a needlessly cruel man; always killing livestock and other wild animals for their skins. If you want to make cloths or heaven forbid, trophies, that's one thing. But he kept killing animal after animal for money, and that made the villagers mad." Akasha's voice was heard again as Alucard was chased away by the goat's farmer, who was carrying a pitch fork.
"His overhunting ravaged the farms of his town, until that one day;" Akasha narrated. "What happened?" asked Peter.
Now we see Alucard with a bruised arm hiding from a crazed man, who was holding a large machete. He had just slaughtered his pet dog a while ago, and was ambushed by said man. "He was attacked by a man whom his dog killed sometime before. His arm was injured, and it left him scarred; physically and emotionally as well." Akasha explained. And we can see it as well; Alucard, after losing the vengeful man, grew more and more angry at the thought that some lowly peasant – according to him – had dared to touch him like that. "As a matter of fact, it left him insane. He wanted to kill that man…and he did." Akasha said sorrowfully.
Next we see Alucard, driving a stake through the man's chest, puncturing his heart. He was laughing evilly, and in the heat of the moment, got a small cup, filled it with blood…and DRANK it. "He was so determined, that when he succeeded, he literally drank the poor man's blood." Akasha narrated.
"Wow…I don't like this man already." Peter's voice said. There was a sigh of sadness and guilt, before Akasha continued, "Yes, you're right, baby. And THAT, was the action that sealed Alucard's fate forever."
One raining evening, Alucard was sitting by himself in a chair near his chimney fire. He was just slouching down, minding his own business.
Knock knock knock.
Alucard opened his eyes and looked at the door. He walked to it and opened the door. There, stood an elderly woman with a beautiful dove. "Oh, how may I help you, little old lady?" asked Alucard. The woman looked at him, and underneath her hood showing her wrinkly, yet wise face, gave him a smile. "Excuse me, mister? But could you please let me in? I'm a little lost, and it's too dark to find my way back. There could werewolves, orcs, or any other monster out there?" she asked gently.
"There was an old woman that showed up to his door. She claims that she's lost, and wants someplace to stay for the night. While Alucard is a cruel man to animals, he's an ironically polite man to elderly people." Akasha explained as Alucard escorted the woman inside.
Later, the old woman is busy searching through the kitchen for some coffee to feed herself. She was preparing to pour some coffee inside when,
Crrrrrroooooo! Crack.
She heard her dove cry out in agony before she then heard a crack. The woman looked at the direction the noise is coming from before she ran to her dove. Onec she got inside, she saw Alucard already carving out the skin of the already dead dove.
"However, he couldn't control his impulse, and her dove is amongst those whom he killed." Akasha explained some more. Alucard looked at the woman in shock, not expecting her to be here. "Uh…hi?" he said quietly.
The woman looked at him in shock, before she closed her eyes, and took in a deep breath. Alucard looked at her, confused as to why she acted like that. Then, his eyes widened and he slightly gasped as her veins began to glow a bright blue color.
"Little did he know, that the woman whose dove he killed, is none other than the most powerful being of all." Akasha announced as the elder woman's body began to change shape; her back is not hunched, her skin became whiter and more clear, and the hood disappears, revealing her long, beautiful blond hair and blue eyes. "The spirit of the Earth herself; Gaia!" Akasha declared finally.
Alucard backed away in fright as bright light began to spread across the floor. Then as he looked down, he heard a tone of authority from Gaia, and he then turned to look at her, and he gasped in fright at seeing her eyes and veins glowing a bright blue.
"Alcurad Shuzen." Gaia declared in a deep, yet feminine tone. Alucard flinched at her tone, but he kept looking at her. "You are guilty for needlessly killing and skinning animals, as well as murdering and cannibalizing on another one of your kind out of an act of pointless revenge." She declared as she raised her arm to his direction.
Suddenly, the earth began to crack below him and dirt began to shoot up, wrapping them around his body. Alucard shouted in displeasure as he was pushed towards Gaia. "If you like blood so much, then I will bestow a curse upon you." Gaia said as she then pierced her fingers into his chest where his heart was. Alucard screamed in pain and horror as dark matter soon began to form from Gaia's arms, and traveled through her veins until they reached Alucard. He screamed in agony as it entered his blood system.
Then, everything went black… "From that moment on Peter, Alucard became the first Shinso vampire, and therefore the first vampire in existence." Akasha declared. "Wow…have you…met him, mommy?" asked Peter.
"Well, it's a difficult thing for me to tell you, but I'll get to it;" Akasha began once more as we see Alucard across time in human history, with Akasha stating his significance there. First, Ancient Egypt; Alucard, in his bat-like monster form, overlooking the construction of the Great Pyriamids of Giza. "From that moment on, he wandered the world aimlessly, witnessing Jews pouring blood and tears into building cities for the Egypt society," Akasha began.
Then, we see Alcuard in his human sitting amongst the crowds of a bloodthirsty audience overlooking a massacre in the Colosseum; several men – Christians – crucified by the Romans and fed to their lions. One lion, mouth covered in blood, roared and ran towards a lonely crucified man, who was screaming in horror and praying before the big cat pounced on him. "Seen Christians thrown to lions like cattle before his very eyes in the Roman Empire." Akasha continued.
Lastly, we see Alucard in his flying bat-like monster form, flying over a war that is taking place in the Great Wall of China. "And flew over a raging battle in The Great Wall of China." Akasha finshed.
Then, we see a map of the old world, with a small bat figurine moving across from China to the island of Japan. "Then, in the 1500s, he flew back to Transylvania. And not long after…he met me." Akasha stated as we see Alucard walking across town, with a younger version of Akasha by his side.
*Flashback*
Peter looked at her, amazed at the first part of the story. Even Moka, who has not been told the story looked at her with awe and pity. "Whoa. That…was intriguing to say the least." She said. Peter then looked at the other sisters. "Did you girls know about this?" asked Peter.
Kahlua, Akua and Kokoa looked at him, and gave their nods. "Yes. Our mother told us how he was a smart monster who made the right decision to dominate humans." Kahlua explained. Akasha shook her head solemnly. "There's more to it," she began. "He wasn't like that, for a while."
Now Peter and Moka looked at her, perplexed. "I thought you said he was a cruel man." Moka said. Akasha nodded. "He was when he was a human…but the ordeal changed him ever since he was cursed." Then everything delved back into a flashback once more,
*Flashback*
Alucard was wondering down the streets of a kingdom that he had built. The vampire lord, now having name changed to Dracula, has founded a kingdom where other vampires, as well as other monsters himself would reside, hiding in plain sight from the humans. "He, after experiencing the cruel ways humans have treated one another, felt something he never felt before; empathy. Sorrowfulness for the poor beings who were mistreated because they're different from others. So, after changing his name to Dracula, he started a kingdom called Wallachia, for vampires he turned, as well as other monsters across the world." She explained, with an admired tone.
"Is that how you met him?" asked Peter. "Yes, dear." Confirmed Akasha. In the flashback, Alucard looked at the scenery of his kingdom, just as a small girl is approaching him. "I was a young little girl when I first met him. I had no one to really call a family at that time." Akasha confided to them
Alcaurd heard something from behind him, and turned to see a little girl behind him. He then gave a smile at her. "Hello, little girl. What are you doing here?" he asked calmly to her. The little Akasha looked at him, and gave a small smile.
"Um…I'm sorry, sir. I…I just got lost, a-and…I…I don't know where my parents are." She said shyly. Alucard just chuckled warmly, and he stood up gently so as not to startle her, and then he walked over her. "Well then, how about I help you find them? Would that be okay?" he suggested. The little girl nodded. "My name is Alucard. What's yours, little girl?" he asked. The girl smiled. "I'm Akasha. Nice to meet you." She said.
Alucard smiled and giggled as he escorted her to find their parents. "We've met in good terms with one another. We went to search for my parents," Akasha's adult voice explained. We see now, that Alucard is now comforting a crying little Akasha. "But we, couldn't find them." She concluded, voice growing sad.
"W-What happens now?" asked Peter. "Well, Alucard took me in. And not long after that…he turned me." Akasha confided. We see Alucard biting Akasha's neck and injecting his special blood into her veins. "He injects his vampire blood within me, just like how I injected blood into Moka, and you Peter." Akasha explained. "But, just like with the both of you, the blood he gave to me is a special kind of blood." She added.
"Once he taught me how to activate and control my vampiric nature and abilities, he allowed me to live with him in his castle. There, he taught me about the ways of human life, and his dream of co-existence." Akasha confided as we see young Akasha living her life with the vampire king. She appeared to be having a great time with him as she grew up into an adult.
*Flashback ended*
Akasha smiled at such a memory, and she giggled as well. "Before I had you kids, that was the best time in my life." She reminisced, wiping away a tear in her eye. The kids smiled at their lovely guardian, before Peter frowned. "Then something bad happened, right? Something happened that made him grow mad and hate humans. Why else would be sealed up in the basement?" He stated.
Akasha looked at him, and smiled. "You're a smart boy, Peter." She complimented, gently caressing his cheeks. "But yes, all that is right. Something bad did happen."
Akasha took in a breath, and then said, "Well, Alucard got tired of having his dream of coexistence being…a dream. So, he announced the humans outside of his identity. The other monster supporters joined him, while others left the kingdom, fearing what would happen next…I don't blame them after what happened."
*Flashback…again*
Alucard and Akasha were fleeing from an angry mob, some of them with bloody forks and spears. "Because of human beliefs, they believed that we are a plague upon the world, and so they killed ALL of our vampire and monster brethren within the kingdom. He and I are all that's left." Akasha explained.
Now, we see Alucard and Akasha sitting on what used to be their castle. It has been a few weeks after the incident, and Alucard was nevertheless demoralized. He looked around the rubble, looking for any signs of the survivors. Akasha was standing back, hands clasped together as she looked on in sympathy.
Alucard used his super strength to lift up rubble in hopes of seeing someone of his family that is still alive. He soon discovered someone lying on the rubble. It was a vampire woman, heart impaled by a stake, the debris impaling it even further into the floor, blood spattered in the floor and some of the rubble. The woman herself looked horrified; her blue eyes staring at nothing in horror, her blond hair lying in the ground in an unnatural pose, her mouth open.
Alucard and Akasha looked on in horror and sadness as the former leaned down and, tentatively closed her eyes, and her mouth to make her look like she'll be resting in peace. Akasha approached her friend, and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Alucard," she asked.
Alucard didn't respond for a while. Akasha looked at him in worry, before she then sensed an aura emitting from Alcuard's body. It was a dark purple aura, and Alucard stood up, fist clenching in anger. Akasha grew fear within him. "From that moment on…the Alucard that I knew and loved died…and the evil Alucad that he was before he was cursed came back." The current Akasha explained, with utmost guilt in her voice.
"Alucard?" asked the past Akasha. Alucard looked at her, and growled, fangs growing. "I've felt pity for those humans." Alucard spoke in a deep, venomous voice. "Alucard," Akasha began in worry, but Alcuard continued onwards, "I've wanted to help the humans by making a peaceful world, with no war, no disease! And look at they did to our family, Akasha!" Alucard pointed at the vampire corpse. "And to all of the other monsters and vampires out there in the kingdom!" he was shouting at this point, making Akasha back away in fear. "The humans didn't even gave us a chance…they slaughtered us…like…like PIGS!" Alucard bellowed at her.
Akasha flinched, tears streaming down in fear. Alucard then grabbed his cheeks and dug his claws into them, blood seeping from the wounds. As Akasha gasped silently in horror,
Grrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!
Alucard lets out a deep, bellowing, maniacal roar of anger and agony. Akasha screamed slightly in fear, jumping back slightly in horror. Then, before she could react, Alucard was no longer there, having blurred away from the site like a lightning bolt.
Akasha simply stood there, wondering what just happened before; it had happened so fast. Once it was all recollected into her mind, she looked down at her shoes in sadness. She then began to take in shallow breaths, placing a hand in her mouth, trying to stifle a sob. But the memories of the carnage plagued her mind.
Before she knew it, she was on her knees, sobbing to herself, silently at first, before it grew louder and louder. Before long, she was bawling her eyes out. All she wanted was a peaceful world, for herself, for Alucard, and her kind. "I was upset so much…I lost a home, lots of friends, and maybe…I've even lost a good father…" the current Akasha said. "At that moment, I believed in what Alcuard said. I believed humans were savage beings, incapable of reasoning." She continued.
"W-Wait…I thought you said humans are…well, young and naïve." Peter's cracking voice said. "I believe that NOW, my darling. But back then, I didn't think so." Akasha confided. "Then what happened, mother. What made you change your view on humans to what it is now?" asked Moka, upset as well, though not to the extent of Peter.
"Well…" there was a moment of silence from the current Akasha, before, "THEY came along.""Who's they?" asked Peter.
Now, we see past Akasha still sobbing to herself in misery, until she felt something warm coming from above her. She thought it was the sun, but she then heard a noise she never heard before. It sounded very strange and…alien sounding. She would've been afraid and defensive, had she not sensed a benevolent aura.
She turned around, and her eyes widened at the sight. There, laying on a hill nearby…was a large, moth like creature, 72 meters from head to the back tip, a wingspan of 216 meters, and a weight of 25,000 metric tons. The wings are a colorful, wonderful sight; black in the tip areas with an eyelike spot, yellow stripes on the main part of the wings. The back wings are mostly covered in orange, with black patterns in the lower tip.
"One of them is a member of an ancient, powerful race of kaiju, having been created by Gaia when she was young, in order to protect all living things in her surface. They are the Divine Moths." Present Akasha announced.
The past Akasha was stunned at seeing such a large creature. Yet, she stood there, because of the benevolent aura she can sense from the moth.
Both of them stared at one another, the only audible sound being the sound of the moth's wings slightly moving up and down.
"Greetings, young Akasha." A duo of voices announced. Akasha was stunned, and looked around, looking for the source of the voice. "Down here." The duo voice spoke again. Akasha looked down, and saw two tiny, 1 foot tall women wearing red dresses looking up at her.
"W-Who are you two?" asked Akasha. The two women smiled warmly at her. "Please do not be alarmed, young one. We are the Shobijin of Infant Island." They said in sync. Akasha raised a brow. "Shobijin?" she asked. They nodded,
"We've been created by Gaia to help the Divine Moths protect all life in her surface and keep Nature in balance." They stated. Akasha was still stunned; she's talking to two tiny women who talk at the exact same time.
"When I first met the Shobijin…hehe, you shuld've seen my reaction; such tiny, yet elegant and powerful beings. It was almost so ridiculous it was hilarious looking back now." Present Akasha explained, laughing a bit.
Young Akasha soon calmed down a bit, and then asked, "W-What are you two doing here? And…who's that?" she asked, pointing to the giant moth behind them.
Chooong.
Akasha flinched at the moth's mouth split open, followed by a strange chirp noise. "That would be our friend and guardian, Mothra." The Shobijin explained. "And we're here because we've heard of a violent commotion." They added.
"They told me that they too wanted the human race to live in peaceful coexistence with other monsters, and they, along with Mothra would help me. I was confused." Present Akasha explained.
"But…But how could I trust the humans; they've destroyed my home, killed so many of our friends and family, and drove my mentor insane." Past Akasha said. The Shobijin nodded. "We are aware. But the humans are just a young species, having only been around for thousands of years." The Shobijin explained. Akasha raised a brow. "Young?" asked Akasha.
"Yes. They're just like children in a way; naïve, arrogant without a guide, but one with amazing potential. Mothra believes that peaceful coexistence could help set an example of working together as a species, by the humans acknowledging and getting to know other sentient races in this planet." They explained.
Akasha took their words in thought…yes, humans are aggressive; they destroyed her kingdom for goodness safe…but at the same time, before her reveal, the humans treated her like she was an angel from the heavens. Then she remembered what Alucard said,
"The humans need to learn to live with one another in peace. It's the only way for them to survive as a species. So maybe if they learn to get to know with other races, they could learn to work together more easily." He said in her mind.
*Flashback ended*
"You accepted their offer, right?" asked Peter. Akasha giggled softly. "Sweetie, if I haven't, Alucard wouldn't've been sealed, and humans would be either extinct or subservient to him." She giggled. Peter pouted. "Oh…sorry." He replied. Akasha and the girls giggled as the former picked him up and placed him on her knees. "Don't worry. Here's what they give me."
She fished in her pockets, and pulled out a small crucifix. It was similar to her rosary, but instead of a red color in the center, but instead, it's a blue coloring. The kids are now intrigued. "Wow…what is that?" asked Moka. Akasha smiled. "This is the summoner they gave me. Before they left, they told me to be prepared in case Alucard, or any powerful creature tries to attack. If I have any trouble in defeating him, Mothra would come and help me. It also helps to strengthen my weapons and abilities, but only for a limited time." She confided.
"You used it?" asked Peter. Akasha nodded, though her face grew saddened. "Yes…I really didn't want to though…after trying and failing to persuade Alucard, I and two other friends; Tenmei Mikogami and Touho Fuhai, are forced to fight him off. But…he had all completely insane."
*Flashback…once more!*
We see Akasha in battle armor and a sharp sword along with her battle comrades; a Kishin named Tenmei Mikogami, and a Yasha named Touho Fuhai, fighting against a large, 120 meter tall monster; no eyes, biomechanical skin, dorsal spikes on its back and shoulders, powerful arms, sharp teeth, and a second mouth inside the main mouth. Alucard's form gave out a strong resemblance to the creature from Ridley Scott's Alien.
"He had sacrificed his human form to become more powerful than any other creature by absorbing energy and powers from other monsters, and even a select few kaiju as well like Baragons and Varans." The present Akasha explained, as the young Akasha and the other two comrades, now known as the 3 Dark Lords, fought against the giant Alucard.
The beast used one of his tentacles and swung it against them. But, Akasha used her sword and sliced off the tentacle, causing Alucard to roar in pain and agony. He then unleashed his fist in attempt to crush them. Tenmei however, raised his hand, and a ball of fire formed and struck Alucard's hand, making him retreat.
Alucard looked at them, and growled. Just as the 3 Dark Lords prepared to continue,
Chreeooongg!
"I sometimes wonder if they gave me the summoner not only for Alucard, but for an evil kaiju." Present Akasha said. "Who was the kaiju?" asked Peter, now anxious. Akasha took in a breath, and said, "King Ghidorah."
"W-What?" asked a frightened Peter. Now, we see Alucard and the 3 Dark Lords looked on in the sky, as a 150 meter tall, three headed dragon came down from the skies. King Ghidorah came to Earth upon sensing a powerful entity from space.
Once he landed, Alucard turned to the giant 3 headed dragon. The two giant monsters stared at one another for a long time. "King Ghidorah arrived, and stared at Alucard, inspecting him. My friends and I were worried on whether they'll fight another, or team up…" Present Akasha said. Now, we see Alucard and Ghidorah approaching each other. The 3 Dark Lords looked on in temptation. The young Akasha got out the summoner the Shobijin gave her, and pressed it against the hilt of the sword. Once it happened, the light in the sword began to glow blue, and a small light shot up into the sky, covered up by the clouds.
"What happened?" asked Moka and Peter. "I know kaiju can't speak, but I know King Ghidorah must've made a deal with Alucard for an alliance, and in exchange, they would merge." Present Akasha said as we see Ghidorah's middle head glowing red. Alcuard's cranium also grew red as they pressed together.
Suddenly, there was a bright light, briefly engulfing the two giants for a moment, leaving the 3 Dark Lords to stumble back in shock. Young Akasha had to cover her eyes to avoid being blinded.
Then, the lights dimmed down, and the 3 Dark Lords turned to where the two monsters were. Their jaws dropped and eyes widened at such a sight; there in the distance, stood a 120 meter tall monster with exoskeleton with two small half skulls on its shoulders and two forked tails, a skeletal face, red eyes and long spikes on the top of his heads.
"Alucard and Ghidorah merged to form…Monster X." Present Akasha stated with fear as the creature, Monster X roared at them. Young Akasha turned to her comrades. "Split up!" she ordered, which they did, just as a skeletal fist slammed down at where Akasha was.
Akasha looked up to see Monster X glaring at her. It roared once more and tried to grab at her. She was able to blur aside, across the creature's arm, and ploughed the enhanced sword into his left eye. Moster X roared in agony as Akasha then stabbed the sword into his shoulders, then sliding down, creating a gash before she falls back down. Monster X stepped back, and as his wounds healed almost instantly, his eyes glowed yellow, and yellow bolts erupted from his eyes.
Akasha reacted by using her sword to create a force field, but the Gravity Beams blasted through the field like it was sheet of papers, and Akasha flew back with the force, losing her sword and tumbling across the ground. Tenmei and Touho looked on his horror, and were about to rush over to her aid, but Monster X's tail whacked them away from her, sending them crashing into more debris. Akasha herself slowly tried to get up, but she was too wounded. She was a tough vampire, being able to regenerate from being stripped to the skeleton – so long as the skull remains attacked to the body – but the Gravity Beams did a number on her, and parts of her face, arm, shoulder, chest and left leg have skin burned off, exposing the bone. They would begin to heal, but she couldn't move until her left leg heals completely. Akasha is now defenseless. "I…I can't believe it…I lost…my strength is…not enough." She whimpered to herself as Monster X approached her.
"My strength is nothing compared to that evil monster…I feared I wouldn't survive." Present Akasha narrated.
Young Akasha looked at her sword, with the summoner still attached to the sword. She hoped that the summoner would bring Mothra here.
And, speak of the devil and he shall appear…or in this case, SHE shall appear.
Mothra quickly came in and knocked Monster X from the side. Monster X falls down to his side, and he growled in pain. He stood up, and looked at the divine moth as she then glared at him. The two ancient monsters glared at one another in anger, before Monster X roared and charged at her.
"The thing is, I wouldn't be alive, I would've been on the ground, filled with maggots, and NOT taking care of my children, had it not been for Mothra." Present Akasha stated as Mothra began emitting golden scales from her wings. Monster X became disoriented from the scales, and he shook his head violently.
Young Akasha has finished healing up her wounds, and got her sword back when Tenmei and Touho approached her. "Akasha, what is that moth?" asked Touho, pointing at the two monsters. Akasha looked at them, and gave a smile. "That, is a new friend of ours, with the same goal as ours; to stop Alucard and hope for a peaceful coexistence." She said, getting her sword ready, which is beginning to glow bright blue. Tenmei and Touho stepped back, and though their expressions don't show it, they're stunned on what's happening with Akasha. The blue glow began to spread to her, and now a blue aura emits from her.
Akasha growled as she prepared her sword. "Stand back; this is between me and Mothra, and Alucard and King Ghidorah." She ordered, before she blurred towards the battleground, breaking the sound barrier in the process.
Monster X grew tired of Mothra, and prepared to unleash his Gravity Beam on her. Thankfully, the scales acted as a mirror, and the beams reflected back onto Monster X's face. As he stumbled back,
Slash!
Monster X felt his Achilles Heel cut off, and he fell backwards. It was Akasha, and she ran beside Mothra. Mothra looked at her, and chirped at her. "We need to split King Ghidorah and Alucard apart, so I can seal Alucard before he does anything else bad." She ordered. Mothra chirped back a few times.
"I'm willing to give my life to prevent Alcuard from waking up again. YOU can deal with Ghidorah." Akasha said. The divine moth looked at her, and nodded in agreement as Monster X stood up.
"The battle was long and ferocious; me and my friends cutting open Monster X's wrists, while Mothra blasted him with her antenna rays." Present Akasha explained as we see the fight. Monster X fought very well, and managed to knock out Touho. But, Mothra and Akasha then began to glow a bright aura. "Thankfully, we've managed to use our powers to the max, and Mothra and I charged at him while Tenmei blinded Monster X." Present Akasha said.
Young Akasha grew a dark aura while Mothra grew a bright, rainbow like coloring. They then charged at Monster X. There was a loud, bright explosion as Monster X roared in agony. The bright light soon faded, and King Ghidorah and Alucard were split apart. King Ghidorah was injured and exhausted, while Alucard was simply tired. However, as Mothra and Akasha looked down at them, King Ghidorah roared, catching them off guard, and flew off the ground, into the skies, and the atmosphere. Mothra looked up and chirped, before following him to make sure he never returns.
Akasha looks down at a weakened Alucard and grabs her Rosary. Immediately, she began to grow yet another bright light as she ran towards him. Alucard looked down at her, but was too tired to do anything. The formation took a lot of energy for both monsters. Akasha ran towards Alucard as the light from her rosary glowed once more. As her teammates watched onwards in helplessness, Akasha made contact with Aluacrd's chest…
*Flashback ended*
Peter and the kids looked on in amazement at Akasha's detailed story of Alucard's past, and by extension, her past as well. "Wow…you took on King Ghidorah and won?" asked Kokoa, not believing the information that Akasha had apparently left out. Akasha nodded once more.
"Yes indeed." She said. They stared at her like she's some god, while Peter, internally sulked; he was upset, and even jealous that a tiny, yet powerful vampire, and a giant MOTH were able to defeat a fused King Ghidorah and Alucard, yet his father couldn't even scratch the former. "Wait, then how did you get out, mother?" asked Moka.
Akasha smiled. "You father…and Gyokuro…rescued me." she said warmly. "I was asleep for 170 years with Alucard before I was rescued. But during that time, my blood synchronized with Alucard's…so if I were to fully awaken my Shinso powers…then he'll wake up as well." She explained. She then turned to Peter and Moka.
"Because I transferred my blood to the both of you, if you activate them by accident, he'll wake up as well." She explained. Moka and Peter looked at each other, then at her. "So…we're leaving because your scared we'll wake him up?" asked Peter. Akasha nodded. "B-But what does Alucard have to do with Gyokuro?" asked Moka. "Gyokuro always wanted to wake up Alucard…and in addition to killing you, I'm pretty sure she wants me to awaken and control him to destroy the human world." She explained.
Moka and Peter nodded in understanding, the older sister holding her little brother's hand. "But…do we HAVE to? I'm a kaiju, I can fight them off." He pleaded with a saddened tone. Moka grasped his shoulder. "Peter, we talked about this. You don't stand a chance." She said, rather sternly. "Moka," Akasha warned upon noticing the tone in her voice. Peter just looked at the both of them, and looked down in shame.
"I…I just don't want to be away from you guys…you are all I have left…" he stated silently, voice breaking away. Akasha looked at him sympathetically and hugged him tightly. The other sisters looked at him, as Kahula and Kokoa gently caressed his hair. Moka looked on at him with sadness and guilt. "Maybe I was a bit too harsh on him…" she thought to herself.
Later that evening, it was time for the both of them to go. A car had driven up, and out stepped Akasha's comrade; Tenmei Mikogami. Akasha had earlier called for him, and he said he was willing to take them in with him. Moka and Peter got out to meet him. Moka looked at Tenmei, and while intimidated, gave a nod as she walked towards the car. Peter, however, was less willing. He was rather scared of the man; what with his white priest clothing covering him for the most part.
Tenmei noticed Peter wasn't moving, so he approached him, and gave him a smile to appear friendly. Unfortunetly, he accidently scared the boy even more, and he ended up running back towards Akasha. Akasha knelt back down to console him. "It's okay, Peter. It's okay." she cooed softly.
Peter shook his head violently. "No! It's not okay! I want to stay with you! I promise, I'll stay away from Gyokuro, I'll stay away from the basement! Please, mommy!" he pleaded, tears streaming down.
Issa was about to step in, but Akasha shook her head, wanting him to stay back. She then gave a smile, tears also streaming down. "How about I take you to the car, alright?" she asked. Peter looked at her, and nodded hopefully, thinking she'll go with them.
Akasha lifted him up, and like she's carrying a fragile piece of glass, carried him over to the car. Peter clutched onto her tightly as she did so.
Once they arrived, Akasha sat Peter down and placed his seatbelt on. Peter gasped as she pulled away. "You're not coming?" he asked. Akasha shook her head. Peter was on the verge of sobbing, as he reached out for her. "PLEASE, MOMMY! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME! I ALREADY LOST DADDY, I CAN'T BE WITHOUT YOU!" he shouted. He had no intention to shout, but the idea of being separated from her for good, that it horrified him.
"Peter!" Moka scolded, but Akasha simply placed her thumb on his mouth, silencing him immediately. He stopped crying, and looked at her. He thought he was gonna receive the end of a heated punishing from her, but instead…all he got was a smile; a warm, lovely smile that shined along with the now setting sun.
"Peter, this is just as painful for me, as it is for you…I really don't want to do this either…but I HAVE to." She said, teary, but motherly at the same time. Peter looked at her, and just gulped, not having anything to say.
Then, Akasha pulled out something from her pocket; it was the summoner from earlier. "Here…keep this. Think of it as a memory from me…and as a good luck charm, baby." She explained warmly. Peter looked at her as she gave him the summoner. He clutched it tightly, but he still shook his head.
"I can't leave you, mom…why are you doing this?" asked Peter. Akasha smiled as she leaned in. "Because I love you…" That was all she had to stay to Peter for the moment. Peter looked at her, stunned. "When I first saw you, back at that village when that evil monster was attacking…I knew I couldn't leave you there to die." She explained warmly.
She cupped Peter's cheeks, and wiped away the tears in his eyes. "I'm glad I came there to save you, little boy. You are one of my two most precious treasures in my life. You are brave, determined, sweeter than the sweetest cherry pie, and…a bunch of other things I can't describe." She said.
Peter looked at her again, and after wiping away a tear, asked, "A…Are you, or anyone else gonna forget me?" Akasha shook her head and held him closely to her heart. "Peter…no matter how far apart you and I are, the bond we share, can never be broken. It is far stronger than anything Gaia could throw at us. Even if you're up at the MOON, my love for you and Moka will never get any weaker. Because knowing that I've sent you away to be safe…it brings me joy that you could grow up to live a happy, healthy life. And, as a mother, that's ALL I could ever want from you two." She cooed into his ear.
She set him down, and leaned in to give him a kiss. "I love you, Peter Akashiya. Always have…always will." Akasha said, kissing him in the cheeks. Moka smiled as Akasha looked at her. "All that goes to you too, Moka. You two look out for each other." She said. "We love you, mother." Moka said. Akasha blew her a kiss as she closed the door. Then, the car drove away. The entire family looked on, while Kokoa was especially saddened. Kahlua looked down at her, and placed a hand on her shouders. "I…I didn't even get to beat Moka once…" she said. Kahlua smiled warmly and hugged her tightly.
Inside the car, Tenmei looked at the kids in the back, and smiled. "You two are in good hands. Don't you both worry about it." He thought to himself. Moka looked at Peter, who was still wiping away tears. She gave him an apologetic look and scooted next to him, before hugging him again. "It'll be okay." she whispered, rocking him back and forth. Peter just stayed silent, leaning into her gently, unsure what'll happen in the near future…
AN: Phew…such a tearjerker in the final moments of this chapters. Kind of reminds me of when my mother would leave to a place where she'll be gone for a few days. Me being a little kid at the time, I was scared that I may never see her again. Exactly what I thought of when I wrote this.
And poor Peter; being separated from 2 important figures in his life…in a span of 4 years too. All because he felt like he was weak. I hope he realizes that strength alone does not determine a good fighter.
And yes, I did include Monster X in here. Because I figured if King Ghidorah was to destroy humans, and Alucard has the same goals, why not have them merge to become even more powerful? THAT is the result.
Questions;
Do you think Moka was a bit harsh on Peter ealier?
Do you think Akasha did the right thing by sending them away.
And this one is a more trivial question;
What are your thoughts on Zilla as a Godzilla Incarnation (Pre-2004) Vs. as his own monster (Post 2004)?
So that's it, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. And I hope you like the backstory of Alucard, and the inclusion of Monster X. Next time we meet, it is gonna be chaotic.
