Hello everyone. Sorry for the delay. I know I said I would post this last week...and I am really sorry! But here it is! I am going on vacation next week; and I'll be without internet but I'll have my laptop so once I get back I'll be able to post the next chapter! I won't have much else to do other than write, so please look forward to it.
Arisu turned her back to the man behind her as she walked forward to the shinning metal bar that had fallen. After bending down her suspicions were proven correct: Artimis.
"Stop." She commanded Zero. He had turned around and was moving back towards the school building. "If you go up you'll only get yourself killed. He is a pure-blood vampire, one of the strongest of the Kuran clan."
Zero growled as his hands balled into fists. As much as he wanted to move, there was an invisible lock on his muscles.
"If you want to help we have to figure something out…" she muttered under her breath. She knew her vampire senses worked on her wind ability; but she was curious on how other vampires sensed each other. 'I know the others can sense a pure-blood verses the others.'
"Maybe if you stay far enough behind me, I can use my wind to hide your scent. That way Rido won't realize your following." She led the way into the large institution and head up floor after floor. "Zero, stay a floor below me; when I get Yuuki free she'll come down and you can then protect her." He growled in response; clearly not happy with his part in it.
She stepped out onto the roof to see Rido holding Yuuki tight. "I'm here like you wanted."
Rido looked around, happy not to see anyone. "Very good." An evil smile cracked upon his face. "So you can be a good girl and follow orders."
"Just let her go!" Arisu called out.
"All the other blood I've had this evening has all been so cheap," his voice was cold, "but I bet hers will be much better."
"No! My blood is what you really want, isn't it?" She screamed out.
"Arisu…" Yuuki muttered.
Suddenly five of Kaname's friends busted onto the roof. "We won't let you do that!" Aido called out as they surrounded Arisu; defending her.
"Everyone…" Yuuki commented quietly, in awe of those who came to her aid.
"Release Yuuki Cross now!" Aido shouted, "or we'll be forced to attack.
Rido only smiled, "I don't think so." Suddenly a crowd of Level E vampires came from the other side of the roof. "I believe my friends would like to share in the meal. You are all vampires, and thus so your powers are controlled by me."
The many Level E vampires started to swarm around the Nobles. They had found that they no longer had any control over their powers, let alone their bodies. They would be an easy meal for their attackers. "No…" Ruka cried looking at her attackers helplessly.
Arisu started running towards Rido, "that's enough! They don't have anything to do with this."
Rido put his hand to his captor's throat. "Now now, you wouldn't want her to be injured, would you?"
She stopped dead in her tracks. "You monster…" Arisu's frame started to shake. Her anger was getting the best of her as a gust of wind rose out of her. It blew towards Rido, ripping Yuuki from his grasp.
Yuuki stumbled free from the man's grasp as she hid behind Arisu. Without a weapon to defend herself, she was utterly helpless. Her hands were wrapped lightly around her neck, trying to defend it from any impending attack.
"Was that meant to hurt me?" Rido questioned as he took a few steps back. "That was barely a gust. You'll have to do much better than that if you intend to hurt me." He took a deep breath while licking his lips, "you smell exactly like my Juri…"
The comment made Arisu's skin crawl. From behind her both Ruka and Rima screamed out. The Level E vampires had begun to feed off of them. Shiki, Aido and Akatsuki were being feed from as well. If she didn't do something soon, her friends would be turned to dust.
"What do you think you can do, little one?" Rido called, smiling.
Arisu put her hand into her pocket as she remembered. Yuuki's anti-vampire weapon: Artimis. It was going to be her only chance. She pulled the small pole out and held it before her opponent.
He laughed, "that? You can't wield a weapon like that."
"You just watch," Arisu focused her powers into the small weapon, "I am the Kuran Princess!" She whipped her arm out, forcing the metal to separate from itself. In a flash of light the small extendable pole transformed into a metal fan.
In her next motion she whipped it diagonally as a sharp gust of wind flew at Rido; cutting him across his chest. A small smile flashed across Arisu's face; seeing as she finally was able to attack him.
Rido only smiled back at her, "is this all you can do?" He put his hand to his chest; after pulling it away, it was covered in blood. "A weak attack like that won't do me in. Although you do have more pep than Juri did…you are indeed her daughter."
A gunshot rang out loudly on the roof. The Level E vampires backed away from the Nobles in fear. Rido's bloodied hand went to his shoulder where he was just shot. Everyone turned to see Zero standing on the roof.
"Zero?" Yuuki called out weakly, her hands still protecting her neck.
Zero looked to Yuuki, his mind jumping to conclusions. His eyes shot to Rido. "You." He pointed his Bloody Rose gun at the Pure Blood before him. Suddenly vines shot out from his back, encircling his right arm and entangling itself with the gun in his hand.
Rido's Level E vampires panicked at the sight of the powerful vampire hunter as they began to flee the roof. The Nobles present turned their attentions to them as they killed every one of them off. They wouldn't need their abilities to kill off the weaklings.
"Die." Zero's Bloody Rose glowed for a brief moment before a large burst of light shot out towards Rido.
Now was her chance. Arisu focused her powers into her own weapon and slashed at Rido three times, forcing more power into Zero's blast and cutting up the pure blood before her.
Rido screamed out before turning into a pile of ash. Arisu focused one last blast at the pile, spreading it to the winds.
