The fourth chapter of Vampire Redux Season One is now underway! Toby has now been taken by Sephiroth to be his servant. Will Kairi be able to cope with the loss of her step-brother? And who was the cloaked figure? Read on, and find out!
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Night had fallen around Domino, the wake of the vampires drawing near. Kairi sat on the couch, her eyes downcast. Ever since Toby had been captured by Sephiroth, she felt no reason to fight. He was the only family she had now, ever since her father, Parou, left Domino to go back to the United States. Her mother had died from a rare disease, when Kairi was only ten years old. And Toby, bitten by the cursed werewolf happened only two years ago, when Kairi was thirteen, and Toby was eleven. She was the only one awake in the Kame Turtle Game Shop. The others were asleep upstairs. She buried her face into her hands, sobbing, unaware that a pair of sapphire eyes were watching the other Protectors upstairs.
"Since it will take me too long to convert the others, one by one," V. Sephiroth sneered, waving his hand. "I'll just have my fellow victims do it for me. With a little help of hypnotism…" He chuckled darkly as a few of his vampire comrades flew behind their leader, the Protectors, save for Kairi downstairs, approached the open window, their eyes in a trance-like state. The other vampires took hold of the hypnotized Protectors, and took off into the night. A large piece of metal fell to the ground, its helm spilt open. A red seal was scratched on the inside. Alphonse Elric was gone, since he proved no use to the vampires, thanks to his metal body. The other Protectors were taken to the center of the city, where the rest of the vampires and Toby were waiting. V. Sephiroth grinned wickedly as the vampires' shadows covered the hypnotized Protectors…
Above them, the cloaked figure from before, save now it wore a black mask across its face, watched them. It scoffed, and with a turn on its heel, it was gone.
-The next morning-
Kairi awakened slowly, the sunlight pouring onto her red, tear stricken face. Her dreams were filled with Toby as a killer werewolf, striking her down, while Sephiroth stood behind him, laughing. She rubbed her sapphire eyes, making her way upstairs.
"Good morning, guy-," she began, but stopped as she noticed that all the rooms upstairs were empty. "Did they all go to the arcade or something?"
"I'm afraid that you're too late," a voice replied softly. She turned around, and saw the cloaked figure from the night before. The black mask shone brightly in the morning sunlight.
"What are you talking about?" Kairi inquired. The figure moved from its leaning position from the wall, moving closer to her.
"They were taken by Sephiroth, and converted into vampires," it muttered. Kairi stepped backward in shock, covering her face. "One more thing. One of the Elric brothers was killed last night. Alphonse seemed to not serve a purpose to Sephiroth, so they broke the armor and destroyed the seal within him." Kairi raced past the figure, stepping outside.
"This has gone far enough…" she growled, whistling. A bolt of lighting appeared from the sky, even though it was sunny out. When the light faded, a horse made from electricity was in front of her, lone sparks flying outward from its body.
"Let's go, Lightning," she commanded as she leapt onto the animal. "Hyah!" Behind her, the figure stared her down.
"You don't know what he has planned…"
What will happen as Kairi tries to find her friends? Find out in chapter five, Eclipsing Darkness.
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