Hey Guys back with another chapter for you all, I have one small request for you. If it wouldn't be too much, could you guys check out my other ongoing story 'Naruto and Menma Brothers in Arms' and let me know what you think of it? Anyway, on with the story.
Story Start.
Trevor struck down the last monster as the group moved forward.
"That was intense." Kurumu said as she folded her wings and her nails shortened.
"Well those were just the small fry, so be alert." Simon said as he nudged the corpse of a Hunchback. The group continued their journey as Simon noticed something off about the lanterns on the walls.
'Wait a second, these flames are different, I remember them being like this when I encountered-' His thoughts were cut off as he was struck in the back of the head and stumbled forward as a familiar face landed a few feet in front of him.
"Who the hell is that?" Shanoa questioned as she summoned one of her weapons, that's when a horde of Scavens busted through holes in the wall and Flying Scavens flew down from the scaffolding. Simon recognized his adversary and growled.
"Can't say it's good to see you again, Watchman." The third generation Belmont said as the Night Watchman stood up and spoke, which surprised Simon because he believed the person to be mute.
"The felling mutual, Vampire Hunter. I want a rematch, you against me, no assistance from your comrades." The undead being said as he pointed to Simon with his staff as Simon nodded and cracked his whip. The two lunged at the each other as the others were fighting off the Scavens.
"What type of creatures are these things?" Sypha asked as she blasted a fire spell from her book as it incinerated a Scaven and watched the one that Shanoa cut in half shudder as two formed from the pieces of the one before.
"They are known as Scavens, they are capable of multiplying by passing their disease to their victims and being bisected by weapons, the only way to truly destroy them is incineration or tearing them apart to the point they can't multiply!" Simon called out as he dodged a swing from his opponent's weapon. Simon grabbed the forked end and pulled the Night Watchman in before he delivered a painful uppercut and added a shoulder ram as he knocked the undead being back as he coughed a bit as he held his stomach.
"Perhaps, I have misjudged you. Seeing as you possess better skills than those brutes that took you in. how about we raise the stakes?" The Night Watchman said before spinning his staff in a windmill fashion as he tossed it to his side as it planted into a pillar and brought his hands together and began going through hand signs. Ahri narrowed her eyes at seeing this as she burned another Scaven and thought to herself.
'How exactly does he know hand seals and what is he planning?' her thoughts were interrupted as a large dome of translucent teal energy formed around the two fighters and expanded as the group was forced back. The Night Watchman then went through another set of hand seals as the remaining Scavens shuddered and grew out as they took forms similar to the sizes of bears and griffons. Simon's opponent cracked his knuckles as he got into a stance and motioned for Simon to come at him. Simon cracked his neck as he dropped his whip and got into his stance as the two began their fight.
"These new changes make them even tougher than before and harder to kill." Lulu said as she burned a hole through a Scaven's torso and watched as the wound regenerated and healed. Sypha turned to a specific page in her spell-book and called to her husband.
"Trevor, I'm going to use that spell! Keep them off me as I prepare it." She said as Trevor nodded as he wrapped his Combat Cross chain around a Scaven's neck and brought himself on its back as he struggled a bit and gained control as he forced it to attack its brethren. It only worked for a few moment before he was forced to abandon his ride as the other Scavens turned and tore it to pieces. Akasha and Gyokuro were working in tandem as the former was using her sword and strength to cleave her way through the beasts as the latter was using Enemy Zero to imitate Ahri's fox fire and burn the Scavens that Akasha tore through. Mathias was weaving his way through them as his arms shifted into a pair of wicked looking claws as he diced them up. Everyone else was holding out as Sypha finished her chanting for the spell.
"Pyro Art; Solar Flare!" she called out as a large blast of intense heat and flames exploded from her and incinerated the Scavens, leaving everyone unharmed.
"Wow, didn't know the housewife had those skills at her disposal." Gyokuro remarked as she brushed off the ash from her clothing.
"I had a few adventures of my own before I gave birth to Simon." Sypha said as she closed her book. Yukari noticed Mathias' arms and asked.
"Hey, why are your arms like that?" asked the younger witch. Mathias chuckled as he flexed a clawed hand before responding.
"This is part of my own powers, it more or less goes with my title of the 'Great Parasite'. I can changed my body to suit my needs and consume others completely. Let's say if I was left unchecked, I could consume half the human race within a short time span." Mathias said as his arms returned to normal and he reached into his coat as he pulled out a cigarette case and a lighter as he put one in his mouth as he lit it and put the case away.
"And if you get any crazy ideas, I will personally see to that you are sealed away and not able to harm anyone else." Akasha said as she placed her sword at his neck. Mathias pushed the blade away and replied.
"That will not be necessary, as I am leaving myself to the mercy of you and my biological daughter from here on out." Mathias said as he blew out smoke from his nostrils.
"Really? And what brought this about?" Carmilla said as she folded her arms.
"Well, for starters, I haven't been the good father I wanted to be for my child, seeing as I left with Akasha that day without bothering to search for survivors and in turn left you to fend for yourself. Also I want to make up for those I used for my schemes to come back and take over our world." He said as he glanced to Akua.
"Sound fair enough, just don't try anything funny." Trevor said as he motioned the Vampire Killer hanging of Ahri's waist. Mathias raised his hands in surrender as he smiled.
"You have my word, Mr. Belmont. Besides I want to go against your father to see which is the stronger Vampire Lord." He replied as Trevor nodded.
"Um, I know this is nice and all, but shouldn't we be worried about Simon?" Selena asked as she pointed to the two fighters as the Night Watchman landed an axe kick on Simon's shoulder as the red-head retaliated by grabbing the leg and bringing his elbow down as he broke the leg at the knee. His opponent flipped back as he snapped his leg in place and threw out six throwing knives, which looked awfully similar to kunai, at Simon as he dodged four of them but two stabbed into his left bicep. Grunting in pain, he ripped them out and caught the Night Watchman's arm with his other arm as the undead went in for a tiger palm strike. Simon held the throwing knives in his free hand as he stabbed them into the Night Watchman's heart and head-butted the person as the Night Watchman stumbled back and fell to a knee as he placed a hand on his chest as the barrier dropped.
"It has been a long time since I tasted defeat and seen my own blood." The Night Watchman said as he ripped out the knives and put them away as his mask was breaking apart from the head-butt, revealing his eyes. The skin was a pale color, on par with a Vampire or a fresh corpse, but what caught their attention the most was his eyes. His eyes were red with black markings in them, marking that Ahri and Rangiku seemed to recognize.
"We will meet again, Vampire Hunter." The Night Watchman stood up and held out his hand as his staff returned to him and tipped his hat before throwing a small sphere down as it exploded on impact, releasing a deafening bang and a plume of smoke as the Night Watchman disappeared from view. Simon's injuries caught up to him as he grunted and collapsed on his knees. Selena rushed over and started healing his injuries with a healing spell as the others walked up.
"Well, that was interesting." Victor said he holstered his weapon. Shanoa noticed Ahri and Rangiku's silence and looks as she spoke up.
"Hey, are you two alright, you look like you've seen a ghost." She asked. Ahri and Rangiku glanced to each other before Ahri replied.
"Those eyes he had, they bring back bad memories." Ahri said as she looked down.
"What kind of bad memories?" Trevor asked. Ahri sighed before she answered.
"Memories of a madman bent on world domination, the death of your grandparents, my capture and enslavement. I could explain better if I could show you." Said the vixen as Rangiku wrapped an arm around her sister.
"Hey, if we are lucky, that man won't show his face around here." Said the younger sister as Ahri nodded.
"Well, Simon is healed up, I wonder what else is in store in this place." Trevor said as Simon picked up his whip and stood up as he thanked his wife and was about to respond when a large colony of bats flew in through the hole in the ceiling and around the group.
"Oh, come on! What's next, a giant bat that spit's flames!" Kurumu yelled as she tried to get the small mammals away from her. While everyone was distracted Akua didn't notice the creature forming behind her out of the bats that slowly dispersed. The creature fully formed as all the bats flying around the group merged to it as the group regained their bearings, Jasmine sensed a presence behind her sister and she turned around to see the large bat like creature ready to pounce on Akua.
"Akua, behind you!" she warned as Akua, and everyone else, turned to face the beast, only for it to lunge forward as it's claws on its feet stabbed into her shoulders as it flapped it's large wings and shot out into the night sky through the hole the bats came in, letting out a loud shriek as it took off with its prey.
"Akua!" Carmilla yelled as she sprouted her bat wings from a partial transformation and took after the creature that took her daughter. The group tried to follow as the ones that could fly went after and the others got onto the rooftops and followed as they ran along said rooftops (but not before Simon picked up and pocketed a small glowing metal fragment of something that the Night Watchman left before following the group).
Akua was struggling to free herself, but only served to bring her pain as the large demonic looking, bat like creature (which was the size of a small wyvern) dug its back claws deeper into her shoulders as she winced. She noticed her mother flying a few yards behind as she tried to cast lightning at the monster, only to miss as the thing dodged and weaved through the spires and buildings.
"Let go of me!" Akua yelled as she tried using her nails, which lengthened into claws similar to Dracula's) to cut its tendons to free herself, but was surprised when they passed through as if the creature was an illusion. Akua then noted Carmilla's lightning that did hit its mark, was passing through the creature as it let out a guttural laugh. It was as if this thing was a Phantom that could be harmed by physical means (This Creature is known as The Phantom Bat).
"It's not working, mother. Your attacks pass through it like it's a ghost!" Akua yelled out as Carmilla thought for a bit and responded.
"Then try hitting it with a technique that can phase through reality and land a blow!" Carmilla yelled back as she dodged a spire. Akua nodded and focused her energy for her signature move, the Moon Crushing Dimensional Sword, she noted that a spectral blade formed over her arm from the elbow down to the tip of her nails, vibrant purple in color. Akua was momentarily distracted when the Phantom Bat flipped over on its back as it fired off a short series of magic fireballs, demonic purple in color, at Carmilla as the woman raised her arms to defend herself and created a magic shield around her. The fireballs connected and blasted her out of the sky as she fell below.
"Mother!" Akua cried out as she looked to the Phantom Bat as it turned back on its normal flight.
"Alright you animal, Try this on for size." With that, the younger Vampire sliced through its legs at the knees at is shrieked in pain as the feet let go of her and she fell. The Phantom Bat glared at her burst into regular bats (including its severed legs) as the colony dive-bombed to her. Akua was momentarily distracted as she prepared to land on a roof that she didn't notice the Phantom Bat reform as its hind claws (which were attached to the body again) sank into her torso as it flapped upwards as it gained higher altitude. Akua pushed aside the pain as she felt several of her organs pierced and noticed a small balcony on top of one of the many buildings that were part of the castle. She formed a plan and created another dimensional blade and this time cut the skin membranes before driving the magical blade into its torso. The Phantom Bat shrieked in agony as it tumbled out of the air and landed on the rooftop balcony as Akua managed to break free and put a hand over her wounds, she lost a decent amount of blood and was suffering organ damage to several vital organs. She noticed the Phantom Bat shamble a bit as it got up on its feet and folded wings (like how a wyvern stands using its folded wings)
"You want some of this, come and get some!" Akua growled as the demonic bat roared at her and charged Akua dodged and was about to strike when it burst into regular bats and reformed behind her and struck her with its whip-like tail. Akua stumbled forward as she turned around, only for the Phantom Bat to tackle her to the floor and bite down on her shoulder as she screamed in pain.
'I am not going to die like this, not before reaching Naruto!' she mentally yelled as she tried tearing gouges in its neck and body to free herself as she felt her life slowly being drained by the Phantom Bat. In the upper section of the main tower of the castle, Alucard formed from his bat cloud and saw where Akua was, he drew Masamune and threw it as the blade spun like a propeller as it lodged itself into the Phantom Bat's back and jutted out its chest, only millimeters from piercing Akua. The monster shrieked in pain as it let go of Akua and stumbled back as it tried to dislodge the legendary sword. Akua managed to get up and noticed a bit of the creatures blood stained her attire and got on her skin. She collected some and brought it to her mouth as she got a taste. Immediately this brought out something primal within her as she hungered for more and set her sights on the Phantom Bat, her eyes glazed over with cruelty and sadism matched by few people.
"Your blood taste divine, and I want more!" she hissed as her eyes glowed a demonic red as he nails turned back into claws. Akua appeared in front of the pained beast and formed another dimensional sword on her arm as she wiped twice and cut through the tendons as the bat's arms fell limp. Akua grabbed it by its snout and twisted it back as she exposed its neck and opened her mouth as she bit down, hard. The beast shrieked and struggled to free itself as Akua was ravenously feasting on its blood, her wounds healed as her body 'filled out'. Akua had her fill and pulled back as she tore out its throat as blood sprayed on her smiling face as she reached with her other hand around the dying monster and grabbed the hilt of the Masamune.
"You seem to be in pain, let me help." She said with a seductive undertone as she picked up the Phantom Bat and threw it over her as it landed on its stomach before she walked up and planted a boot onto its lower-back and grabbed swords hilt. She pushed the sword forward and cleaved the Phantom Bat in half from the mid-torso up as its blood sprayed out and pooled around it. The creature let out one final shudder as it succumbed to death. Akua had a dark smile on her face as she inspected the blade and licked the blood off it as she trailed her nails along the sword. Carmilla landed as her wings were absorbed back into her and noticed that her daughter seemed to be in a trance.
"Alirihgt, dear, snap out of it." The mother said as she focused some magic on her finger and poked Akua on the forehead as the glazed look left Akua's eyes and she looked down the corpse of her opponent.
"What just happened?" she asked as Carmilla sighed and Alucard, as well as the rest of the group, landed on the balcony.
"If I were to take a guess, I'd say you inherited more than this creature's power." Alucard said as he summoned the Crissaegrim and swiped at her neck, Akua was about to dodge it but was surprised when her neck burst into a small swarm of tiny bats as the sword passed through harmlessly and her neck reformed as Alucard stored his sword away.
"Odd, but intriguing." Jasmine said as she watched Akua raise a hand and focused as it burst into bats that flew around before she sent out a mental command as they reformed into her arm.
"That trance you succumbed to when you consumed the creature's blood also gifted you with father's passive ability to act on his predatory instincts, combined with your latent cruelty to display to your opponents, essentially makes you as deadly as him in terms of acting on predatory instincts, but not in power." Alucard said as he reverted to Trevor.
"So, I become like a feral beast when I get in a fight?" Akua questioned.
"Not essentially, while you will act on instinct alone, it is possible to hone your newfound powers and instincts to where you retain your mind as you fight, unlike my vampire warriors." Carmilla said as Akua nodded and looked to the Masamune.
"Can I keep this?" she asked as she turned to Trevor, who was about to retort when she hugged the blade and gave him the dreaded puppy eyes.
"Ppplllleeeeaaaasssseee?" she asked as Trevor sighed and muttered about young women and their habits.
"You may, however, if you use it to spill the blood of innocents, I will take it back. Understood?" the second generation Belmont said as Akua nodded and thanked him.
"Isn't one supposed to offer their blood for a powerful sword like that to accept them?" Yukari asked as she studied the legendary sword as she recalled reading about magical weaponry and their requirements to use them. Akua shrugged them and sliced her right palm on the sword as it glowed for a bit and Akua noticed some of that power flow into her open hand and form into a four pointed shuriken of pure energy as the blade and the shuriken dispersed as the Kanji for 'peace' was on her palm of her left hand as the wound on her right closed shut. Simon noticed the corpse of the Phantom Bat fade away in sparks as another glowing metal fragment was left in its place. He picked it up and held out the other piece as both floated in the air for a bit before connecting and falling back into his hand.
"Heh, seems like certain creatures leave behind pieces of the key that we need to reach Grandfather." Simon said as he showed the piece to the group before placing it in his pouch.
"Where exactly are we now?" Tsurara asked as she looked out for any signs of danger. Victor brought out a folded up piece of large parchment and undid it as he spoke up.
"I know this may not exactly help us, but I managed to recover a map from the Brotherhood HQ before I ventured into the city that night to see if I could find Great-Grandfather, this map was put together by Roland de Ronceval before he led the final siege all those centuries ago." Victor said as the group watched the map swirl about as they tried to figure out their location. Meanwhile Carmilla focused some magic on her finger and tapped Akua's shoulder as her outfit was restored and changed to accommodate her new 'bodily changes'.
"What's with this damn thing?" Simon asked as the map didn't seem to stop moving about.
"It seems that the demon that gave the castle its sentience does not want us to make progress." Jasmine said. Eventually, by some unseen force, the map slowed down and formed a complete view of the castle with multiple small glowing dots spread throughout the place as the group sighed in relief as the map had the castle sectioned in four parts by colored borders and many smaller sections labeled.
"So, those glowing dots are other pieces of this key we are building, but what are these colored flames moving about?" Outer Moka asked, Victor folded the map up and put it away as he answered.
"Your guess is as good as mine, but the next piece is located in the Abandoned Mine. Maybe we will encounter some friendly forces along the way." He said as the group hoped for that. Suddenly a teleportation obelisk (those that Zobek used to have Dracula get to certain parts of the city) appeared behind them.
"That's odd, I didn't expect Zobek himself to lend us a hand in our quest." Trevor said as he observed the obelisk.
"It's not the old prune, I can't sense his powers on this, rather the power I sense seems… older and happy?" she asked as she placed a finger on her chin.
"Well, let's not waste time here, my girls are freezing here." Rangiku said as she hugged herself to try to warm up as another gust of icy wind passed them. As if on command the obelisk opened up and they were all broken down into black mist and absorbed into it as it closed and teleported off the group's desired destination.
(Abandoned Mine)
The obelisk rose up from the ground in green energy as it opened up and spun in opposite circles as it vanished and the group was at their destination. Kurumu stumbled off to the side as she released the contents of her stomach behind a boulder, some of the other members of the group were queasy from the teleport but pushed it down.
"New rule, let's not do that again unless we have to, I don't want to be want to be like those anorexia patients on the catwalk thank you." Kurumu said as she came back and popped a stick of gum on her mouth to get rid of the taste of bile. A few people chuckled/giggled as they began looking around.
"Is it just me or does this place seem a little... empty?" Ruby asked as she tried sensing for other monsters but didn't find any so far. Yukari's parents shrugged as the group moved forward and kept their guard up.
"Hey, do you guys here that?" Kaluha asked as they stopped and heard the faint sound of fighting.
"Come on, let's go see if there is anyone in need of our help." Simon said as he ran forward as the group followed him. The noise got louder as they got closer and entered a large cavern as they came upon an unusual scene. While there were Harpies, their leaders, a few Harpies from the City of the Damned as well as the three variations of Mermen there. Their opponent is what caught their attention the most.
It was a large feline, not just any ordinary looking cat, this creature seemed to be entirely composed of blue flames and had two flaming tails along with a set of heterochromatic eyes, one yellow, and the other green. The large flaming cat seemed to be playing with the harpies and the mermen as their attacks didn't have much of an effect on it. The cat breathed in and let out a stream of fire as it roasted the majority of the monsters and started consuming them like cat food one by one as the remainder of the monsters took the opportunity to flee. The cat's ears twitched when Cornell accidently kicked a rock forward. The cat turned around and looked to the group with the corpse of a merman in its mouth as it downed the monster and its eyes scanned the group before settling to Ahri and Rangiku as the two stepped forward.
"Hey sis, it's us." Rangiku said as she patted the cat's nose. The cat opened its mouth and did something no one was expecting, it licked them as they were lifted off the ground with the tongue and dropped to the floor.
"Oh gross, I wanted a hug or even a new bottle of sake, not to be slathered with saliva." Rangiku complained as she tried to dry herself off, Ahri did that with a fire jutsu as the cat… giggled as it watched them.
"Always the type to complain, Rangiku." A female voice said.
"Yeah, you just need to relax more often." Another voice said.
"I am relaxed, I just don't like it when you two decide to ruin my clothes." Rangiku replied as she dusted herself off.
"spoilsport/crybaby." The voice said simultaneously as the cat burst into twin columns of fire as they condensed into human forms, revealing two women standing there in different attire. The women hugged Ahri and Rangiku as they expressed their happiness the see one another. Ahri turned to the group and introduced them.
"Everyone, these two are Yoruichi and Blair, they're our sisters and the twins of our group. Together they form into Matatabi, the Two Tailed Demon Cat." Ahri explained as the group understood as the twin cats greeted the group. The group noticed the pair of cat ears and tail on both women, Yoruichi's was a darker shade purple as Blair's was a lighter shade.
"Out of curiosity, do you know where we are?" Blair asked as she took of her witch hat and scratched her head before putting it back on.
"Well, I'm actually following sister and her group of misfits around." Rangiku said as she thumbed to the group.
"M-misfits! I'm going to take your head for that." Jasmine said as she channeled lightning through her hands, only to be stopped by Carmilla as the elder Vampire calmed her down.
"So, what's the group for?" Yoruichi asked as she looked to Ahri.
"We'll it's a long story, but to shorten it down. We are traveling through this castle and trying to get in contact with the rest of our siblings as well as assemble the key to our destination." Ahri said as she answered Yoruichi's question.
"A key to what?" Yoruichi asked as she noticed the glint in Ahri's eyes and the faint smile on her lips when she mentioned the key.
"The key to the room that my husband is in." Ahri answered.
"You have a husband, I this I want to hear, do tell." Yoruichi said as a smirk graced her face as Blair appeared next to her twin and had a smile of her own.
"What's this I hear about big sister having a lover?" Blair asked as she smiled as she heard what Yourichi heard and the two got closer into Ahri's personal space. Ahri simply placed her hands on their faces and gently pushed them back as she responded.
"That's enough you two, but if you are curious. I would like to introduce you to my son, grandson and great-grandson." Ahri said as she motioned to Trevor, Simon and Victor. Yoruichi and Blair turned to the three Belmonts and looked at them with wide eyes.
"Um, hi." Simon said to break the ice after a few moments of awkward silence. Before the trio could react the twin cats were inspecting them and poking and prodding their forms as they made a few comments and questions. This lasted for a few moments as Sypha, Selena and Shanoa giggled at their husbands' expense. Simon grew irritated and pushed the two away by their faces.
"Alright, now that meetings are over and I'm done being poked at like dissected frog on a magician's alchemy table, I would like to head to the location of the next fragment of the key." The beefy Belmont said as he glanced to his dad and son.
"You're no fun, red." Blair said as she grabbed his hand and moved it lower.
"If you want I can make you happy." She said as she moved his hand down to her breasts, only for a throwing knife to pin her hat to a wall.
"If you mind, I would like it if you do not try to seduce my husband." Selena said as she recalled her knife back into her hand with magic. Blair pouted and retrieved her hat.
"I see you are still curious about sex, Blair. Maybe another time." Rangiku said as she smirked.
"Aww, but I want to know how it works. I hear people say it's amazing, how come I have to wait." Blair whined as she pouted and folded her arms as Yoruichi just pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed.
"Don't worry sis, you'll find out. I can tell you its simply wonderful." Rangiku said as she smirked at Blair's reaction. Yoruichi made a fake cough in her fist and muttered 'virgin'.
"What was that!" Rangiku yelled as Yoruichi smirked and replied.
"Oh nothing, except the fact I can smell the scent of your innocence, virgin." Yoruichi teased as Rangiku growled and replied.
"Were on the same boat here, pussycat!" the raccoon shot back as Yoruichi frowned and sarks seemed to shoot between their eyes.
"That's enough you two, I can say that sex is a wonderful act in itself, but in the meantime, we have more important things." Ahri said as her sisters turned to her as she turned and walked to where she sensed the next piece of the key as everyone followed her.
Another Chapter in the bag. Akua is now the owner of the Masamune nd gained new abilities, Ahri and Rangiku re-unite with Yourichi and Blair who make up the Two Tailed Demon Cat, and familiar faces return. What else is in store for the group? Find out in the next chapter and please leave a review of your thoughts on this chapter and/or a PM if you have questions. I also want to know what you think of my other story Naruto and Menma Brothers in Arms, it's a bit slow at first, but I guarantee it's good. Until then, stay frosty.
Hell is Fun1 signing out.