Limit Lovers
Chapter 3: Limited And Witch Side A
Written By Illuminet
Disclaimer:The characters from Rosario + Vampire are the rightful property of Akihisa Ikeda.
"..."-Speech
'...'-Thought
/R+V\
-Dimensional Gateway to Territory of Witch-Academy of Magic-
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"So...the wanderer has come to our Territory."The elderly Witch said to her sisters on the council.
"Indeed...that famed vagabond with no home of his own." The second witch looked nearly identical.
"Yes...the vagrant who has steeped a reputation beyond any other Youkai." The third and final one spoke.
"Tsukune the Blood-Edge. Ever since he recently battled the Dark Lord...his name and reputation simply keep rising." The first one added, speaking again.
"That is true. He has once again decreased the population of yet another Youkai race. The Succubi were dealt a heavy loss. Even if we don't see eye to eye with them, they did not deserve it." The second one talked again.
"We are less numerous then them even now, oppressed as we are...we cannot risk Tsukune's wrath. We are the next in line if the rumors hold true." The third one added.
"There are those of the Succubi who have claimed that they gave chase and he did not nothing more but run away until backed in a corner. If we leave him be, would he simply leave us be as well?" The first one offered.
"In any case, we must not fight with Tsukune the Blood-Edge. Our magic is powerful, but has lost the almighty touch it had when we were in our prime. I wonder...can we do nothing but wait and see?" The second offered her thoughts.
"Regardless, we must decide on a course of action soon. Tsukune the Blood-Edge draws nearer and nearer even as we speak. The timing could not have been worse." The third one spoke leaning heavily in her chair.
"Yes...the Ruby Requiem Festival starts today. I hope our fellow Witches can enjoy it without any interference." The first realized what the third meant. She crossed her arms and frowned at the development of what was occurring.
"Let us hope and pray...our younger generation is what will be our race's future. We cannot lose them." The second bowed her head and clasped her hands. The two others followed.
"May it be another good holiday this year. May our younger generation prosper and not need to know or feel Tsukune the Blood-Edge's power." The third one said. The other two agreed. They prayed for some form of salvation.
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-Territory of Witch-Lost City in the Mist-
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About the fairly large city it was foggy, but the Witches spirits were high. White roses the color of pearls lined every corner and direction, many starting to become partially red with the change in seasons. The Ruby Requiem was a holiday that spanned a good week of celebration for the coming new year. A young Witch was running as fast as she could through the cobblestone streets. She dressed in a sleeveless blouse with a short skirt, wearing tall stockings over her legs. She had a pointy hat on and mantle of sky blue, the tell tale signs of a typical Witch. She had a cute face, framed by shoulder length hair of midnight black. Her violet eyes sparkled with glee. She came up to one of several houses, knocking on the front door daintily. She repeated this when no one opened the door.
"Mou...where is Rubi-san, desu???" The young girl looked at the Town Square's Clock Tower in the far distance.
"She said she would be here at this time, desu!" She frowned cutely. She jumped in surprise when a hand touched her shoulder, making her spin around quickly to see a young woman a good few years older than her. The woman had a shoulder-less dress with a long skirt of red with black trim, with many lacy ties and frills about it. Her hair was long, two strands of black hair being tied by small lacy ribbons while the rest was unbound. Her eyes were a light red color, like the color of wine.
"Ah, Yukari-chan, right on time." The young woman said. Yukari regained her composure.
'Rubi-san! I thought you had already left without me, desu." She was happy Rubi hadn't. The two began making their way to the Town Square, greeted by several people along the way. The two were good friends, despite the age gap. Rubi had been an orphan when she originally came into the care of the Sendou family. Yukari and her grew up for the most part like sisters. Rubi had finally gone to live on her own, becoming an attendant to the School of Magic. It is the place where the ancient teachings of Magic are passed down from generation to generation.
"So, how are mom and dad doing, Yukari-chan?" Rubi asked pleasantly. The Sendou family was precious to her, even if only adopted and she addressed Yukari's parents like they were her own.
"They are doing good, desu! Mama's been setting up things in the Town Square and papa's about to get off work, so we'll all be together this year, desu!" Yukari was happily skipping around. It brought a bigger smile to Rubi's lips. Yukari was genius in terms of learning the intricacies of magic, and she had a thirst for knowledge so she studied often. Her young age was the only thing that made Yukari still seem like a bubbly little kid every now and again. Rubi herself had an innate gift for magic but she was sure given time that Yukari would surpass her by leaps and bounds once she grew up.
"Good. Let's have another wonderful year together!"
/R+V\
-Territory of Witch-Bucket Hill-
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Tsukune had arrived here finally and was looking about, but it was too foggy to make out where it was he currently stayed. At least it seemed friendly enough. But then again, he usually always thought it that way initially.
"Maybe it's best to try and find another Dimensional Gateway as soon as possible. Already my luck has been bad. Real bad." He mumbled to himself. Two Sheol Gates nearly back to back was bad enough. He hoped beyond hope that there was none here. He continued to walk, letting his feet take him where ever it was he wanted to go. There was no clear indication with so much fog about. He walked on for a while longer through the mist, but noticed a lack of any kind of landmarks to help him track his way around.
'There has to be something or someone here...at least a Dimensional Gateway or something.' He continued moving, miraculously finding some cobblestones. They became more numerous, making a path. As the first promising lead found, he took it.
/R+V\
-Territory of Witch-Lost City in the Mist-
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Tsukune finally came upon a quaint yet large settlement. He could sense out the presence of several people long before he came into the area, and wanted to avoid it. The fog was rolling thick, however, and Tsukune's vision was obscured. He decided it best to come to town and ask for a way to the next Dimensional Gateway.
'So many roses...' Tsukune saw that the city was lined with rows and rows of roses, many of them red with white tips. He wasn't sure what was going on, but little by little the roses became even redder. He could feel a big congregation of people at the center, able to see a large Clock Tower at the center of the place. Everyone gathered there. Against his better judgment he went there. There seemed to be some sort of Bizaar or Festival occurring, as several stalls and booths were set up. Everyone looked and dressed closer to regular Humans. Dressed closer to Humans of the far past. It brought some sense of nostalgia considering he had been gone from the Human world for several years.
'Why...many Youkai have a more exotic ware in most cases, but these ones...they are almost homely." He saw a few exaggerated designs, but not much. Several females had on mantles and pointy hats. For the most part he went ignored, though he definitely stood out with his way of dress. He could feel some growing fear amongst the crowds if as they got a look at his face. His reputation was known here to, that much he could tell. There were many who were walking by that started to disperse from him. Those at the stalls would avert their gazes and whisper softly amongst themselves. He decided it was best to ask his question and just leave. He rushed up to someone at a stall since they were stationary, but accidentally nearly knocked down another person who barreled into him.
"Ow, desu!" He saw the young girl who had rushed on ahead of her family to partake in the festivities, not even seeing where she was going. He was partially at fault for not paying as much attention himself. Before she fell on her rear, his arms wrapped around her small frame.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Are you okay?" He looked down at her, seeing that she was okay. She was dressed in sky blue pointy hat and mantle.
"Uh...uh..." She was stuttering. The man she bumped into held her in a gentle but firm grip. Her hands rested against his stomach, feeling the iron muscles underneath his course clothing. Her cheeks were aflame.
"Yukari-chan! You have to be careful..." Rubi also seemed a bit stunned at the strange man who held Yukari to him. She realized who he was after snapping out of her love struck stupor.
"You are...Tsukune the...Blood-Edge." Her body became tense. Yukari also seemed to snap out of her stupor to look more closely at his face, seeing the tell tale heterochromia that was something well known about Tsukune the Blood-Edge.
"Your Tsukune the Blood-Edge, desu? But I heard Tsukune the Blood-Edge was a savage fiend, desu. You look very normal, desu." Yukari said, rosy cheeks subsiding back to normal color a bit. Tsukune let go of her and stepped back, making her miss the embrace no matter how slight and unintentional it was. Yukari's parents followed up soon after.
"Yukari-chan, you should be careful. Apologize to the nice man and let's be on our...young man, you..." Mr. Sendou looked even closer at Tsukune, realizing who he was. He readjusted his glasses to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks, and surely they weren't. Yukari's mother had a pointy hat and a mantle too, but the colors were magenta with an inlaid violet of the mantle.
"Tsukune the Blood-Edge." Mrs. Sendou claimed. By some strange quirk, no one but her husband and daughter could understand her. Not even Rubi, who had lived with the family for a good portion of her younger years, could figure it out. This was especially true of Tsukune, who thought she said something else.
"Huh? Something is on my head? Where?" Tsukune misunderstood and began feeling around his face and head for something that might be amiss.
"No, desu! Mama said your name...you are Tsukune the Blood-Edge, right, desu?" Yukari translated. Tsukune decided it best to change the subject before he could be dwelt upon much longer.
"I see. I'm a simple traveler. I wish to go to another Territory via Dimensional Gate. Do any of you know of one besides the one closest by this Town?" He asked, though unsure if the Dimensional Gateway he came from was that close by the town or not with all the fog around to obscure his path. He didn't want to be lead back to the Territory of Succubus, not with the severe panic and torment he must have cast on the Succubi for losing control. Magic energies began to stir in the air.
"Theses presences...they are..." Rubi couldn't finish, but her and the Sendou family knew all too well who it was arriving via teleportation. Some other Witches near the area could feel it too. Three voices spoke to Tsukune from every direction, making it hard to track whoever the voices belong to by visibly looking around with his eyes. So he relied on other senses.
"Tsukune the Blood-Edge..." Three elderly woman garbed in wide cloaks surrounded him.
...Con't...
Next=Limited And Witch Side B
