I said that this chapter would mostly be Frederick, Kenshin, and Yusuf talking. That's half-true but... WARNING: BLOOD SHALL BE SPILT IN THIS CHAPTER. AND some RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE/Insensitiveness, AND REFERENCES of Hellsing.

I might change the rating from T to M soon if need be.

Yeah my ideas tend to bloom like a thousand flowers when I write. This one's rather lengthy. THIS WILL BE UPDATED BY TOMORROW. GOT SOMETHINGS TO ADD.


"Excuse me, Efendim Himura, could you tell us what the note says?"

"Oro? It says that this bed is reserved for Kaoru and Himura, that it does."

Frederick and Yusuf snapped their gazes towards each other with the same questioning looks stuck on their faces, unable to fully comprehend the situation they were witnessing.

"HAHAHAHAHA! This plan that I, Misao Makimachi, and Tae Sekihara put together to make Himura's and Kaoru's relationship move forward is-"

"Flawed." Sanosuke interrupted with an even voice, "How is that gonna advance their relationship if they're sharing a room with other people Weasel Girl? Is doesn't matter if they're sharing a bed, there's other people in the room."

As Sano was pointing out the flaws in the plan, Misao's smile fell as her eyes became beady in realization to the one major flaw.

Tae just sweat dropped and muttered that she completely forgot about the other beds, while Megumi's fox ears crumbled into dust. Sanosuke just leaned against the door frame, with Aoshi standing silently beside him, and shook his head.

"Und," Frederick added, "how can you be sure zat zis vould be beneficial to Herr Himura und Fräulein Kamiya-"

"Uhh Mr. Heissler?" Kenshin interrupted as he became nervous, "Please let me handle this."

"If you insist." The demon shrugged.

"M-Miss Kaoru? I really don't mind if we have to share this bed for a few nights, that I don't."

"What!?" She hissed through her teeth.,

Kaoru snapped her head and twirled towards the nervous swordsman and appeared to be even more flustered, with brewing anger. Her hair that was already raised like a cat's when angered, rose up even more in less than a second after hearing Kenshin say that. However Kenshin, being the idiot as he is, did not seem to notice it.

Yusuf and Frederick however, clearly noticed that the situation was deteriorating, even more so by Kenshin's attempts to reverse it. The two foreigners looked at each other and nodded. Frederick stepped forward and placed his hand on Kenshin's right shoulder.

"Herr Himura, from a military perspective, the *zwei of us see that it is in best interest to retreat from the battlefield, regroup und rethink our strategy."

"Oro?" Kenshin was a little bit confused by his type of observation, but understood that this problem needed to be solved.

Frederick continued, "Ve're an army that is outnumbered und ill-equipped on how to deal vith the vomen outside und the voman that stands before us. I vill have Cobra talk vith those three vomen, if he's not in the after effects of a blood rage, und vonce Fräulein Kaoru calms down you may talk vith her."

"What can The Cold Creature do?" Yusuf asked in disbelief.

Frederick waved his hand in front of his face. "Trust me my Islamic friend. He von't say much, but trust me." The German wolf said reassuringly. With that he gestured the other two men to leave the room.

"Mr. Heissler I could sleep outside if Miss Kaoru wants me to, that I can." Kenshin said as he walked in the threshold and passed the other five.

Kaoru snapped out of her embarrassed angered state upon hearing that suggestion.

"... in fact in I don't mind sleeping outside, that I don't." He finished as he disappeared from Kaoru's sight, making her feel ashamed of her childish reactions. She mentally thanked the heavens that she didn't say or do anything rash that would've made things worse.

"Hey Heissler, what's a blood rage?" Misao asked.

"A blood rage is something zat cannot be described vith vords, Fräulein Misao."

Meanwhile, in the dense forests 5 miles east of the Japanese capital city of Tokyo, Lt. Cobra Forrgon was perched on a tree branch 42 feet from the ground surrounded by the trees foliage and of three other trees, making him barely visible to the group 20 feet away from the 60 foot plant that he was spying from.

He was crouching on his hiding spot, staring intently for the past two minutes at this 'hostile' group of 125 humans, 35 Bull and 25 Tiger demons.

This was the third group he discovered, save for the first 250 enemies, since he began his search through the woods. The second group he discovered less than three minutes ago was 180 strong, composed of both humans and goblins and bore the same three-headed black dragon, green flag as the first group, with the same armaments. This third group's arsenal however, consisted mostly of samurai weaponry: Katanas, wakizashis, kodachis, naginatas, and kanabos. But they had percussion cap rifles and crossbows available.

Cobra's eyes however, were filled with disdain.

The first 250 enemies seemed problematic enough to have 115 skilled Japanese and Cobreinian sharpshooters watching them, accompanied by 55 swordsman. The second group had 75 Demonic-Cobreinian rifle and swordsman watching them closely. But this group, despite being armed to the teeth, was more disorganized and less disciplined than the other two groups. They had 20 makeshift tents with large holes in them and from where Cobra was, he could smell the various unknown odors emanating from them. The ammunition was irresponsibly being guarded by five drunk demon sentries. Half of the group was surrounding three fires that were cooking whatever animals they hunted, and were fighting over who was getting, and causing all sorts of nonsense.

Cobra shook his head at the disorderliness of the group and glanced at their banner and thought bitterly, 'The fucking leaders and the rest of this shitty group better be worth it.'

Cobra attempted to leave the area and search for more enemies, he moved one inch when he noticed a second flag that was completely different from the other.

It had a white cross on a black field. He snapped his dark gaze back to the group and noticed that almost all the humans and some of the demons wore black and white uniformed... robes.

'They're dressed as though if their... CRUSADERS!' Cobra realized.

He spotted a large sign in five different languages. The only one he could easily translate was the Latin version.

WE ARE THE SERVANTS OF GOD AND JESUS CHRIST. WE ARE CALLED FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF INFIDELS, MONSTERS, AND THE HERETICAL ORDER. AND IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, WE SHALL BE THE GUARDIAN ANGELS FOR THE DEMONIC CREATURES WHO SEEK SALVATION THROUGH OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH AND OUR PRAYERS SHALL RECEIVE THE STRENGTH TO STRIKE AGAINST THE TYRANT EBENEZER AND HIS SATANIC FOLLOWERS. AMEN.

Cobra let out a low growl in and quietly said to himself, "And people ask me why I find Christianity distasteful." Bitterness was clear in his tone. He reached for Eiji's sword that tucked in his belt but kept himself from drawing it out.

"Wish I had a reason to slay them."

On cue, a low growling was heard... a few feet away from Cobra. "Speak of the devil."

With a bored expression, Cobra slowly turned to his right and sure enough, a humanized Tiger demon was growling at him and staring at him angrily. In his right hand he held a drawn broad sword, in his left he slowly unsheathed a wakizashi in his belt.

Meanwhile on the ground, a Bull was showing off his muscles and his horns coming out of his humanized head.

"... and these beauties can pierce through anything!" He boasted.

Once again on cue, a headless tiger demon, fell from the sky and fell on the sharp horns that effectively pierced through the cadaver as its blood spewed out as a result.

A series of gasps on wide eyes followed, wondering what had happened.

"Hey your right! They can pierce through anything." An unknown voice said.

Out of the trees, a black-eyed Cobreinian soldier wielding a broad sword and a bloodied wakizashi landed on his feet with ease.

"Even stab through your friend there." The soldier mockingly said with a straight face.

The faces that held fear now showed anger, as the need to avenge their fallen comrade was strong; they called for this man's blood.

Three Crusading humans and 6 Black-Dragonized demons came charging in at him.

Cobra took the broad sword and quickly swung it, effectively slicing through two Tiger demon necks and spewing their blood out everywhere. He stabbed two more humans in the torso, jumped up over a Tiger demon and stabbed him with both swords in his collar bones, he took the wakizashi and threw it at a human that pierced through his armor and embedded itself into his chest, killing him instantly.

In just three seconds, six foes were slain before they even hit the ground. At first, the soldier was standing in ankle high dry grass, next he was standing in a pool of blood from that of his enemies.

Six green wearing humans wielding katanas came charging in at the soldier ready to strike him down, only to be decapitated by a swing of the Cobreinian's sword.

"Who the hell is this monster!?" A Crusader asked angrily.

"The name's Lt. Cobra Forrgon." The soldier answered as he took three steps across the large pool of blood. "Though some call me the Anti-Christ. Even though I'm not the devil's child, feel free to call me that."

"You shall pay Anti-Christ, monster, for spilling Christian blood." Another Crusader declared.

Cobra shook his head. "No such thing as Christian blood Crusader, just blood."

Just then, a Bull demon charged at the mocking soldier at full speed, poised with his horns with the intention to run them through his body. Cobra however, used lighting speed that would rival Kenshin's god like speed, grabbed the bull by the horns, effectively stopping its charge, snapped the horns off, jammed one of them into the bull demon's skull which killed it instantly. He tossed the other horn to one of the Black-Dragon Tiger Demons which was embedded in its neck. He and everyone else watched the giant cat fall to the ground.

That brought the kill count to 15 in less than 30 seconds since his arrival.

"AARGH!" 20 humans wielding broad swords and katanas came charging in to avenge their fallen comrades. Cobra charged towards them and swung his sword a few times, slicing through them and killing them in an instant. Another Tiger swung his sword down at Cobra, only to have it blocked before being sliced in half by the Snake demon.

Cobra stared coldly at the remaining adversaries who glared angrily back at the soldier that was killing them off. Two Crusaders charged in at the sides, he countered this by jumping up and kicking them hard enough to snap their necks and kill them before hitting the ground.

"CHARGE!" 10 more of them charged in with bayonet rifles, Cobra grabbed the closest rifleman and snatched his gun away, stabbed him in the neck with the bayonet, fired the gun which hit another charger behind the dying man in the head, ducked when a swordsman tried to cleave his neck only to decapitate the man who Cobra bayoneted before stabbing him in the face with said bayonet.

"You." Cobra began as he plunged the bayonet into another man's stomach.

"Are." He bayoneted another in the stomach.

"All." He sliced a Bull demon across its throat with his broadsword.

"DOGS!" Cobra shouted as he sliced and stabbed his way through the enemy ranks with the bayonet rifle in one hand and a broad sword in the other, occasionally blocking and parrying the incoming attacks.

In just over two minutes of hacking, slashing and slicing, 62 humans, 21 bull demons, and 16 tigers lay dead, but the enemy would not give. This earned them some respect from the creature that was slaughtering them. 'Dogs, yet fearless. I'll give'em that.'

Meanwhile at the Embassy's courtyard.

Kenshin sat in the middle of one of the benches in the courtyard, with Frederick setting next to him on his right while Yusuf sat on his left, watching the children play. They had brief conversation on the basics of Kenshin and Kaoru's relationship, due to the sleeping arrangements incident, but it was mostly about Tae, Misao and a few other think that they should advance their relationship. But Kenshin merely said that he and Kaoru just started courting, and they agreed to take it slow for the time being.

Frederick and Yusuf didn't really understand the full circumstances of their relationship or courtship, but they silently agreed not to press the subject any further. After all they had another issue to discuss, which they had done for a few minutes now.

"I see." Kenshin said as he kept his eyes forward. "I had assumed that the demon race accepted Ebenezer as their sole political figure, or at least saw him as the highest public official of the demon race, but I had no idea that each tribe and species had its own government, that I did not."

Frederick nodded as he too kept his eyes looking forward. "Ja, but lets not get too far into discussing demon politics for now, its rather complicated to talk about."

"But," Yusuf interjected, "I can't understand why Tigers would form a separatist movement with goblins, and ally themselves with the bull demons whom they had fought many times in the past."

Silence shrouded the three men, only acknowledging the sound of laughter from two wolf pups and two grandchildren chasing a ball that passed by them.

Kenshin leaned forward with his elbows resting atop his reverse-blade sword that rested on his lower thighs.

"I guess our only answer to that is the 'large organized group' that Cobra mentioned earlier, that it is."

The other two men nodded in agreement.

"Then I guess the next question is," Sano threw out as he walked up behind them, "who are the leaders of this organization. Right Aoshi?"

Aoshi came to the side where Yusuf was sitting and just nodded.

"We couldn't help but overhear your conversation, gotta say you demons and Krêtans sure live pretty rough lives with all these enemies about." Sanosuke added.

Yusuf just shook his head. "Don't remind us."

"Hey Uncle Ken are you done talking with your new friends yet?" Ayame asked as she and her sister approached the grown-ups.

"Yeah Uncle Kenny you promised that you would play with us?" Suzume reminded him.

Kenshin smiled. "I did promise, didn't I? But wait- where's Yahiko?"

"Yahiko and Auntie Kaoru are playing with swords right now." Ayame pointed at the other of the yard to where Kaoru, who had changed into her training gi and hakama, and Yahiko were sparring, filling the air with the sounds of wood smacking and against wood... and occasionally Yahiko.

"Auntie Kaoru and Yahiko play with swords!" Suzume repeated.

Frederick closely observed the two and he pointed out to the other men that he could clearly tell that the young female kenjutsu instructor's skills were undoubtedly that at the level of a national champion.

"Indeed she is Mr. Heissler." Kenshin smiled.

"However," Yusuf interjected, "she might be noble martial artist, I can tell that she's inferior compared to the Battousai." He said solemnly.

Kenshin's smile fell, it was true what this man says.

Just then, Frederick covered his nose and growled in discomfort.

"Heh! The Battousai's Raccoon girl is inferior to the idiot street fighter." Said a familiar gruff voice.

They turned and spotted Saitou. Except his police jacket was absent and his hair was a little messy, and the smell of sweat and sex accompanied him.

Sanosuke smirked at the compliment and the cop's disheveled appearance. "Go easy on the Missy their Wolf, like you did with your wife."

Saitou scowled at the comment. "Teh. Compared to the four of us, we'd have to go easy on the Raccoon girl and the brat who both think that they can play with swords."

"HAAH!"

SMACK SMACK!

Kaoru and Yahiko heard the insults and attacked the wolf cop with their wooden swords, hoping to each land a hit. But Saitou blocked both of them easily with his sheathed sword, and just rolled his eyes at their attempts to strike them. But they continued their assault and swung wildly at him, but Saitou humored them and blocked every swing they made with his sheathed sword.

Saitou let out a fake yawn showing, arrogantly, that the assistant master and student had no chance to defeat him.

"Oroooooo!?" Kenshin's eyes bulged out of his sockets to see Kaoru and Yahiko, especially Kaoru, spar with his extremely dangerous rival.

Ayame and Suzume stared with wide innocent eyes at the scene.

Frederick and Yusuf were both shocked, less than Kenshin though, as well confused at the wild behavior the master and student were displaying.

"Is this normal behavior for them?" Yusuf asked aloud.

"More or less." Sanosuke answered.

More or less, was an understatement. In truth, this was a regular routine for the Kenshingumi.

As Kenshin was hopelessly trying to calm them down before one of them got hurt, a faint popping sound went off in the distance.

Though a soft noise, it caught everyone's attention.

"Sounded like a gunshot. Maybe somebody's hunting." Kaoru suggested.

Frederick narrowed his eyes disagreed, "Nein"

He stood up from his seat and walked a few paces. As he walked, he started sniffing their, growling as he did.

"What's the matter Uncle Fred?" Ayame asked, concern in her tone.

He didn't answer but kept on sniffing, until he growled even louder like a dog.

"Sir Fred?" Kenshin asked, wanting to make sure everything was all right.

The Germanic demon turned around and faced them all with a darkened expression on his face that paralyzed most of them.

"I smell blood."

Meanwhile at Cobra's new 'playground'.

Cobra sliced two more men in half with his sword. 45 Men, 11 bulls, and 9 tiger demons remain standing after four minutes of blood shed.

"Do not falter men! We must destroy this monster in the name of our Lord, Pope... and Mr. Rogue!" A human crusader commanded.

That Cobra's attention even more when he mentioned a general. The need to interrogate them about this 'Mr. Rogue' was apparent. "The little Jew that you worship after ignorantly believing to be a Christian, does not have the ability to command armies, and your Il Papa is not that stupid to stand against the Demon King."

The remaining enemy soldiers heavily growled in anger at the demon's mocking tone.

Cobra grinned darkly for the first time in who knows how long. "Your little Jesus cannot do anything but watch as I slaughter his servants."

The Men and Demons could clearly see that their enemy was just trying to enrage them even more... and he was succeeding.

"VILE DEMON!" Shouted 5 Tigers and 12 humans, charging in with spears, short swords, and a couple of kanabos.

A Tiger demon wielding a naginata, thrust his weapon at his enemy, only to be dodged and stabbed in the stomach by Cobra's broad sword.

The last words he heard from the man who killed him were, "Here's a tip: Use a thrusting technique that surpasses Mr. Saitou's Gatotsu." He said as he simultaneously drew the sword out and slew the other 16 foes with four slashes, two from the gun and the sword, all within three seconds.

Cobra grinned as he watched the bodies hit the grassy soil, only to have their blood stain the ground. Cobra's grin was replaced by a serious look. "However, I am curious to know more about this 'Mr. Rogue' which you fight for."

"Silence monster! You shall not AAAGH!" The Crusader that was talking was stabbed through the stomach by someone from behind, he looked over his shoulder to see Cobra had someone managed to appear behind him.

Another charged in behind Cobra, only to be back fisted in the face and stabbed in the chest.

Cobra withdrew sword as watched the lifeless lump drop to the blood soaked dirt. He unsheathed the sword that Eiji handed him, ready to slay more of his opponents that stand against him.

Just then, twelve soldiers, both human and demon, armed with either rifles or crossbows encircled him, trapping him in the center, every single one aiming at him.

'Seriously? Are they this fucking stupid?' Cobra's mind asked.

"FIRE!" They all fired their guns and bows at the same time, hoping to hit them. But Cobra hit the dirt the second the order was called out, and instead of killing him... they killed each other.

"They are that stupid." Cobra said as he watched the 12 dead enemies dropped to the bloody ground, while laying on his back.

A Bull demon with a kanabo stood over him and raised the large, iron-studded wooden club over his head ready to strike downwards and Cobra raised his sword to block it until...

"Hiten Mitsurugi Style... Ryu Tsui Sen!"

The Bull demon didn't know what him, literally, but he felt something crash into his face, that caused him to fall over on his back. The other men and demons were shocked to see a man using god-like speed to defeat on of their own, but they came angered again after a few seconds.

Cobra jumped up to his feet and was mildly surprised to see who had come to aid him, even though he didn't need it. Kenshin and Cobra stared up and down at each other for a minute. Kenshin wore his battle expression, while Cobra had no expression.

"Battousai, what brings you here?" The Demon asked.

"We heard a gun shot, that we did." Kenshin half-confessed.

"Yeah and the Wolf Man said that he smelled blood." A ninja girl said as she jumped out of tree and landed on her feet with ease.

Just then, a white clad street-fighter came running to meet them, carrying a small boy and a woman wearing a training outfit under his arms, followed by a male ninja and a police officer.

As the other five caught up with Kenshin and Misao, Yahiko jumped out from under Sanosuke's arms and shouted in unison with Misao, "The Kenshin-Owniwaban Group comes to the rescue!" The swordsman and kunoichi boasted.

Cobra looked unimpressed at what the citizens and police department have dubbed this group as the Tokyo Peace Force. For he could tell that their not accustomed at destroying monsters... much less fighting them.

"It seems though we are a tad late." Aoshi emotionlessly said, referring to the corpses that litter the forest ground and pools of blood that now stain the earth. There was at least 100 dead when they had arrived. Some of the cadavers were missing limbs... some were disemboweled.

Kenshin winced at the sight of those who lost their lives recently, Kaoru covered her mouth with her hand, equally shocked. Yahiko and Misao were ghostly pale, Sanosuke grimaced, Aoshi held no expression, while Saitou just grinned as usual.

"You Godless heathens are with this monster!?" A crusader asked in disgust.

The seven of the, turned towards the remaining soldiers. Cobra explained the situation quickly yet thoroughly, starting from when he was compromised. He briefly explained what a crusader was and their origins.

"We shall destroy thee heathens in the name of Christ."

Cobra turned towards the enemy and grinned madly. "Ask of me, and I shall give thee heathen for thy inheritance. And for thy possession, the ends of the earth. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces, like a potters vessel. Be wise now therefore O ye kings: be admonished ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, though his wrath be kindled but a little." He mocked their religion once again.


NOT FINISHED. STILL NEED SOME TWEAKS. THIS QUOTE is from Hellsing. YOU'LL SEE MORE HELLSING REFERENCES.