Two Lords: Fight between the Rulers of Darkness
„What do you mean by that!?" Night Rikuos eyes narrow. „Simply what I just said. Even you cannot beat me, Rikuo" Soma tells him while shaking his head. „Prove it then!" Night Rikuo claims „fight with me, tomorrow! The place is yours to choose". Soma nods „Do you have territorial disadvantage anywhere, I do not want to be unfair" Soma points out but Night Rikuo shakes his head „I don't have any territorial disadvantages". „Fine by me. Tomorrow, come to the Hakuba shrine after school is over. You can bring your Demons, too. And don't worry over only being able to transform at night" „Agreed" „All weapons, magic and abilitys are allowed? Or do you want to leave out something?" Soma asks Night Rikuo. „Yes, everything is allowed". Soma nods in approvel and takes his leave.
The next day, Rikuo and some of his Demons are waiting in the Hakuba shrine. Some of the allied Leaders came as well to watch. Soma comes (dressed in a black shirt with blue pants and a white coat instead of the school uniform), too, with three youths around his age while Death is still floating behind him. „This are friends of mine who wish to watch" he tells Rikuo who nods. The red haired one comes up to Rikuo and stretches out his hand in greeting „It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Lother Belmont. The one next to me is my brother Wilmar Belmont and this girl is my sister Amata Belmont" The brown haired boy (Wilmar) and the blond haired girl (Amata) nod when they are introduced. „The pleasure is on my side. I'm Nura Rikuo, third head of my clan and a quarter- Yokai" Rikuo takes Lothers hand and shakes it.
„Well, let's go to the place we will fight. Shall we?" Soma suggests. The world around them changes and they find themselves before a massive castle door behind them a lifted drawbridge. The Demon energy is so high that Rikuo immidantly transforms into his night self. „Where is this?!" Night Rikuo asks Soma. Soma bows a little bit „Welcome to Castlevania, creature of chaos! ...Now shall we start the battle?" Soma wonders. Rikuo gets into a fighting position as he draws his sword while Soma just stands there with his hand in his leaps forward but as he brings his sword down Soma blocks his attack with black sword that emits a red aura. „What is that?" Rikuo asks in wonder as he jumps back into his earlier position.
„My sword? That's only Kadalbold, a sword of Darkness" Soma explaines as he aimes for Rikuo. Rikuo uses Kyoka Suigetsu but Soma manages to cut his left shoulder. As Rikuo appears behind his opponent Soma suddenly turn his weapon into a spear that seems to be enfluged with flames/ electricy on the tip (Gunger). Soma turn the spears tip behind him, through his arm and hits Rikuo in the right side. Rikuo shouts out in pain as electricy surges through his body. Soma swirls around while once again changing his weapon, this time into a blue glowing sword (Claimh Solais) and thrusts at Rikuo who dodges and cuts Soma into the left leg with his sword. Rikuo then has a huge sake cup in his hand and blows (Ougi Meikyo Shisui „Sakura").
Blue flames encircle Soma. Soma closes his eyes and concentrates, summoning his Final Guard soul. As the flames stop, Soma releases the souls effects and uses Regenaration (Alura Une Soul) on his leg while Rikuo charges at him. Soma uses Invisibility (Nemesis Soul) and vanishes from sight. Rikuo looks around confused as something strikes him on his back. Rikuo stumbles forward and falls. „You lost" Soma says while reappearing with a spear pointed at Rikuos neck. „I lost" Rikuo admitted. Soma lets his weapon vanish and helps Rikuo up. „How come you have no injury. I am sure I hit your leg?" Rikuo wonders. „I used an ability of mine called Regenaration." Soma smiles slightly.
Lother comes up to them and laughs „As expected! Soma now I know how you were able to beat gramps! All hail to Lord Soma!" Lother exclaimes and Soma puches him over the head. „Shut up! I'm Soma, yes but you make it sound like you mean 'him' right now. I'm still me you idiot!" Soma shouts angry. „I wanted to ask this since you used a word describe 'someone' from time to time... who is 'he'?" Rikuo wants to know. „...it is of no concern to you" Soma avoids his gaze. „The person he means i-" Lother gets punched by Amata. „Don't tell him! It is Somas thing to say, not yours!" Amata growls at her brother annoyed.
„Now you see, Rikuo. I'm stronger than you" Soma says to him. „Why did you long for such strenght?" Rikuo wonders curious. „I didn't want it. I just had it. I had to use it to survive this castle here" „This castle?" „Yes. I was here with my friend and there wasn't a way out. Another friend of mine told me to go to the Master chamber if I want to save me and my friend. The bad thing was that the whole castle has monsters, demons and other creatures in it and actually still has". „Well, you mangaged to get through with your Devils luck" Death comments. Soma feels a tick mark growing. „Hey? Would you kindly shut! Up!?" Soma lectures him. „..." Death says nothing. „Nice to know you can follow orders" Soma smiles slightly angry.
Clapping hands are heard. „As I thought! You truely are strong, Soma!" a person says while the castle doors open. The person gets revealed and Somas eyes grow wide „How is that possible?! You're dead!" Soma shouts out. Rikuo and the rest look at him. „Who is that?" Wilmar wonders. „Graham Jones, the missionary who thought himself to be Dracula. But I don't know how this is possible! I killed him after he turned into that monster!" Soma exclaimes. „Indeed, you did... however! I was resurrected and shall destroy you in order to become who I am supposed to be!" Graham laughs insane.
„Let me handle this!" Rikuo claims. „You're still injured from the fight, let me handle this!" Soma tells him. „No, I can do it!" Rikuo eyes hold determintion. Soma closes his eyes „Very well, go ahead".
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Rikuo stands before Graham and goes into a fighting position. „So I only need to defeat you and then I can destroy the kid? Fine be me. You won't last long!" Graham summons fire balls that are directed at Rikuo. Rikuo dodges and uses Ougi Meikyo Shisui Sakura but Graham just teleports out. „You need to have something better to defeat me!" Graham exclaimes. Rikuo faces him and waits for the mans attack. As Graham attacks, Rikuo uses Kyoka Suigetsu and comes up from behind Graham and slices his back and arm. „You shall not defeat me!" Graham shouts out and begins to change form. „What is this?!" Rikuo is astonished. „He's changing into a demon" Soma explains calm. „Demon?! But he's human!" Rikuo tells what he thinks as Grahams transformation stops. An arm from the demon shoots out and Rikuo avoids it. Concentrating, Rikuo fails to notice the circle above its heads and gets grazed by its attack as Lother jumps in. „Concentrade!" Lother scolds. „Yes!" Rikuo confirms. Rikuo cuts the demons right arm with his sword. The circle shoots another beam and Rikuo evades it with Kyoka Suigetsu.
Summoning his powers, Rikuo slices the demon in half. It gives a loud wail before turning to dust. „That was really good! You defeated him fast! I needed longer to do so." Soma laughs. Rikuo looks at him as Soma raises his hand. The world around them changes again and Rikuo and the rest minus Soma and Death are in the shrine again. „Where is Soma?" Rikuo asks. „Still in the castle. He certainly seeks for clues as to who resurrected Graham" Amata tells him with a small smile.
„Amata, Wilmar, Lother!" an old voice calls out and the three flinch. „Where were you?! Mina has vanished, help me to search for her!" „Yes, immidantly, gramps!" the three shout in unison and bide the Yokai farewell. „Mina? They must mean Somas friend..." Rikuo states.
Back at the Yokai- mansion, Rikuo wonders how to get a hold of those behind the incidents. „Hello? Is someone here?" a voice calls from before the mansions entrance. Rikuo goes there and sees a young adult with blue hair and slitted red eyes. „What can I do for you?" Rikuo wonders as his Yokai begin to gather. „Please excuse my intruding" The man bows „My name is Amos and I am in search of a certain 'person' from Europe. I heard the Nura- clan is the strongest and most well informed one in Japan so I wanted to ask if you know a person named 'Soma Cruz'". „I do" Rikuo replies. „May I know why you search for him?" he asks. „Of course. I was sent by my fellow kinsmen because we are in need of help. We intend to ask Sir Cruz for such" Amos explains.
„What sort of danger is it?" Rikuo wonders. Amos eyes narrow „A danger that Japans Demons need not know. We do not wish to drag you into our problems" he smiles. „If I don't know if I can trust you, I can't tell you" Rikuo tells him. „It's okay. I have an idea of what this 'danger' is" Soma says appearing from behind Amos with a ring in hand. Amos' eyes widen as he sees Soma, he didn't expect that Soma was here. „Soma you know him?" Rikuo wants to know. „Not at all" Soma says with a deadpan expression „That danger you speak of..." Soma turns to Amos „Does it have to do with 'Black Disaster'?" „Y- yes! ...How do you know?" Amos wonders dumbfounded.
„Here" Soma holds out the ring he brought „I have sealed a demon in it that was lurking in the castle. It told me the cults name". „What cult?" Rikuo is curious. Soma looks at him „the one that killed/ kidnapped Demons, Humans and Vampires". „You already know of these occurences? We thought your companion keeps such information away from you" Amos says. „Ah, you must mean Arikado. He does keep such information from me but seems to forget that I will get involved one way or another" Soma explains while looking at the ring in his hand. „How did you learn of it then?" Amos wonders. „Yoko told me as well as Berthold Black" „B- berthold!?" Amos cries out surpirsed „Are you sure?!" He asks Soma who nods „I am sure. He told me that he was sent by the other Vampires" „He wasn't! Berthold is one of two Vampires of Black Disaster!" Amos exclaimes shocked and Soma stares at him. Soma than starts cursing at his stupidity. „Rikuo!" he calls out and Rikuo faces him „The cult knows the location of your clan, be careful. The stronger ones of you should be extremly careful! Black Disaster searches for powerful Demons!"
„Why?" Rikuo asks him and Soma looks troubled. „They want to resurrect 'someone' but it will always fail because 'he' is alive. Wait!" Soma looks at Amos „Berthold knows 'he' is alive. Why would he be in a Cult trying to resurrect 'him'?" „Berthold problaby wants to see what happens if you try to resurrect someone who is alive. We Vampires suspect that if you do such, the souls of the sacrifieced will gather and merge after a while" Amos announces. Soma turns blue at the mere thought of this, he already dealt with a similiar being (Menace)! „By the way, Sir Cruz?" Amos catches Somas attention „Why is 'that thing' that serves 'him' behind you? I am well aware of who you 'were' but...". Soma looks behind himself and sweatdrops upon seeing Death „You're still here..?"
About Draculas true form and the Demonic Megiddo, I plan to bring them in this story. The true form might come soon unlike the rest. Also, I apologize if some wanted to see Soma and Rikuo equally strong. I know that Rikuo is really strong (he hasn't used Matoi in the fight, so of course it was a little easier for Soma).
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!