I am so sorry I have not updated in forever, I had too many things to do this fall. I apologize for grammatical errors. Please see below for further information. Also, I strongly urge you to reread chapter 3. I was not happy with the original chapter so I changed a few things. Enjoy!
Chapter 4: Meeting the Team
"Will you two please get a room!"
In the office of Fifth Progenitor Kiara Roshan, noble vampire Syrus Augustus was currently berating two of his teammates who were currently cuddling on one of the sofas. It wasn't as though their open display of affection bothered him that much (especially after working with them for five hundred years), but what did bother him was when they continued to 'devour' each other-make out-even after he walked into the room. Honestly, he thought being the second oldest vampire in the group meant respect from the younger vampires.
The two vampires stopped what they were doing and looked over at him. "Syrus, we didn't see you come in."
It didn't. They didn't respect him at all.
Maybe it was his height?
Syrus screamed again. "Inori! Please get off of Shu's lap before Kiara gets here and yells at us."
Inori Yuzuriha, a vampire noblewoman who some said looked like an older version of the queen, just stared blankly at Syrus. Her partner, Shu Ouma, did so as well before ushering Inori off of his lap. Even once that was done, Inori just laid her head on Shu's shoulder, prompting him to stroke her soft, light pink hair.
Syrus just through his hands in the air. Really, he should be use to this by now.
"The two lovebirds causing you problems, Sy?"
The three nobles turned towards the door to find their comrade leaning against the door. At just over two hundred, nobleman Jesse Anderson was already the team's second-in-command. Skilled in the art of combat with a good head on his shoulders, his leadership abilities were only second to their actual commander, Kiara. Despite this, he was very laid back when it came to interacting with his teammates. Smiling, he just watched as his friends bickered over Inori and Shu's PDA.
Pushing off against the the door frame, Jesse walked over to Syrus and ruffled the boy's fluffy sky blue hair. "Don't get so worked up. They're just showing how much they love each other. That's not a common feeling shown by humans or vampires anymore."
Syrus just huffed at him. Despite being older than Jesse, he only came up to the teal haired boy's shoulder. Looking up at him, Jesse just grinned at him, showing his fangs, causing Syrus to grumble. The very idea he needed comforting from him was embarrassing, but there was nothing he could do about it. Besides, Jesse was right.
The doors to the office swung open again and the four of them stood up as Kiara walked in with Eve at her side. Briskly, she walked behind her desk and sat down before prompting her five teammates to do the same of the two sofas that were across from each other and in front of her desk. All eyes were on her.
"I'm glad that all of you could come on such short notice." She told all of them. "I know you all have things you want to do today."
"Nonsense Kiara," Jesse said. "You gave us ampule time to change our schedules. Besides, we will always be there when you need us."
"That's right," Inori agreed. The rest of the team nodded.
Kiara smiled, "Thank you."
"However, I have to admit that this impromptu meeting is surprising," Shu stated holding out his tablet, "along with these documents Eve sent us. I know we've been gathering data on the Moon Demon Company, but this is the first time you've sent us personnel files on their individual soldiers."
Kiara stared at him for a minute. Shu had come a long way since she had turned him five centuries ago. He was calm, decisive, and completely loyal to his friends and Inori. Shu probably deducted from the information that they were going to leave the city, but Kiara knew he wasn't going into battle unless he had all the answers.
"There is a reason," Kiara told him. "The humans know the vampires are planning to attack Tokyo next month. As such, they are planning a counterattack by sending one hundred Moon Company Soldiers to the Nagoya territory to kill the ten nobles we have stationed there."
"But that's suicide." Syrus shouted as he stood up. "Why would the JIDA take such a risk? And with their own soldiers?"
"The Lieutenant General believes they are fighting for the greater good of humanity," Kiara said calmly. "One hundred soldiers-whether they are important or not- is an insignificant loss to him."
"But that's not right."
"Syrus," the boy sat down, defeated.
"I agree with Syrus," everyone turned their attention to Eve, who had been quite up to this point. Much like Shu, Eve only spoke when she thought it was necessary, but her words were usually powerful when she did. "We've seen other leaders state they are fighting for the greater good of humanity throughout history, when the reality is that they only want power. They do not care about the people around, about humanity, they only care about themselves. It's not right, and what's worse everyone seems fine with it."
Eve fumbled her hands as she spoke. She was the youngest in Kiara's group, not even a hundred years old. Yet she knew the tyranny of human military governments and the oppression that people suffered more than any of them. The JIDA was no different, and Eve hated them because of that. This whole war had done nothing but give her headaches and nightmares. Honestly, the humans were better off in the hands of the vampires then they were in a military state.
There was silence after that. Adsorbed in the memories and flashbacks of a once forgotten time, the team understood Eve's concern. History was repeating itself, as they had done so many times before. Humans never learned from their mistakes, and as a result continued to make them. Even after the apocalypse, human greed still triumphed, for the desire to take back the world that they had lost. It was tiresome, because no matter how much they hoped, neither vampires or God would allow human kind to rule this world again. They had lost that right along time ago.
It wasn't fair, but it was true.
"War has always been like that," Kiara finally stated. "No matter the outcome, lives will be lost, for both humans and vampires, but you all have to remember that this is still a war. Leaders and generals have always made decisions that affect the lives of soldiers, and despite knowing the fate that awaits them, the soldiers follow the orders they were given. War is one of the necessary evils in this world, yet winning does not mean that we are in the right. It just means we can continue to live as we are living now, and that we are stronger then they ever will be."
"They know that now, yet they continue to fight us. Even though we are helping them survive. Why?" Inori asked.
"They are fighting for what they believe in. And in this case, I do not fault the Moon Demon Company for that ideology. The JIDA, on the other hand..." Kiara trailed off.
"They're military tyrants who want to annihilate the vampires and seize control of the world for themselves." Jesse finished for her, "If that happens, the humans will be worse off then they are under the vampires' rule."
"The only way we can insure that doesn't happen is if we stop the JIDA once and for all," Kiara said putting her hands on her desk. "Which is why the six of us are going to Nagoya. We will capture the high ranking members of the Moon Demon Company and bring them back to Sanguinem. With them out of the way and a new invasion plan in the works, the JIDA will fall and this war can finally end."
Her team just looked at her, unsure if they heard her correctly. "I thought one of the conditions of the us coming back to Japan included never setting foot outside the city." Shu said, "What's the council going to say if they found out we left without clearing it by them?"
"I have permission from the queen. Besides, if it helps the vampires seize complete control Japan then I think they'll be willing to overlook that little detail."
"If you ask me they should have put us on the front line the minute we got back, we wouldn't be having this problem if they did." Eve grumbled.
"You know very well why they didn't Eve," Jesse countered. "They don't want us out in the open because...well, they don't want us getting any ideas, if you know what I mean." Eve gave him a look of annoyance.
"Anyway," Kiara spoke, an annoyed tone in her voice. "We are going to Nagoya, that's final."
Inori suddenly raised her hand. "Will we have to use our...abilities?"
Everyone froze. Then they turned to look at their commander again.
Kiara's eyes were filled with uncertainty, but she regained her composure and took a deep breath. "I'm sure that is what the council would prefer. Personally, I don't think we will need them, but if you feel like you have to us them you can. However, only use them if you think it is absolutely necessary, I'm talking live or death, is that clear?"
They all nodded.
"Good." She picked her tablet and began to open her files. "Now, if there are no further objections, lets get down to business..."
"No!"
I'm back!
I originally wanted to make this chapter longer but I'm tried, so you are all going to have to settle for the cliffhanger. Some of you may know some of the characters from other animes, but I wish to make a few things clear. This is NOT a crossover. The characters on Kiara's team should be considered OCs, however, their appearances and abilities are similar to the ones in their original animes (though they may be a little OOC). My reason for doing this is because I think that the blend of personalities just mesh well together.
If you are having trouble picturing these OCs, you can look up (though they all have red eyes in this story):
Jesse Anderson and Syrus Truesdale: Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Inori Yuzuriha and Shu Ouma: Guilty Crown
Eve (I gave her a last name) Angel: Black Cat Anime
There will be other OCs as the stories continues (Please don't bash me if you are upset about the characters. Remember, they are OCs and don't really have anything to do with their original animes) I just wanted to clarify that fact.
I am sorry I made you wait so long for an update.
Let me know what you think. I welcome reviews.
