Apoch and Astreal were walking back to the girls' dorm building after a busy day of work for the headmaster. They had managed to complete a lot of paperwork, and also keep a keen ear out for any rumors that may be spreading in the school. So far nothing was heard, but they knew that was likely to change soon. As they walked together Astreal looked up thoughtfully. She knew Rason was taken by Kurumu, yet still felt happy that she could be near him in school. She had learned from Ruby that she used to take odd jobs around the school to follow Tsukune, just to get closer to him. Astreal was wondering if she could do that, if only to see the angel more. She may only be able to be friends with him, but as long as she could remain close to him she was fine with that. She then glanced to her sister walking next to her, seeing that Apoch was again listening to music given to her by Dark. Astreal giggled at the sight. She knew Apoch loved that player, and would likely be playing it every day from now on.

"Sister, I'm glad we came here," Astreal said gently as she looked up. They had made so many friends here, and they felt like they actually belonged.

"I wonder how Mr. Tsukune is doing," she asked herself quietly. After a moment she nudged Apoch who had yet to say anything. She glanced to Astreal and giggled, then put the earbuds and player away in her pocket.

"I'm sorry, what were you saying?" she asked.

"Oh nothing. How is his music anyway?" Astreal asked curiously.

"It's so wonderful. Mr. Dark has so many different songs on his playlist, they are all so much fun to listen to," Apoch said happily.

"Well that's good, think you'll let me listen to it sometime?" Astreal asked curiously. Apoch thought for a moment then giggled.

"Maybe…" she said softly. The two continued their walk towards the dorms smiling and moving at the same pace.

"Do you think Mr. Tsukune will be alright?" Apoch asked curiously.

"I was wondering that myself. Still, that boy has proven to be quite the survivor. I'm sure he'll be ok," Astreal reasoned.

"What about what the headmaster said, about what is happening out in the monster world…" Apoch said nervously.

"We'll deal with that when the time comes. In the meantime just focus on our duties here in the school," Astreal said in a professional tone. Her sister nodded and looked ahead with determination. They had a job to do in this school, and would do everything in their power to get it done.

In the giant castle of the dark lord Issa Shuzen all was quiet. The magnificent castle of the great vampire stood amidst a vast countryside. There were white mountains in the distance while green plains rolled on to the left of the grand estate. A forest was seen nearby with a path leading from it towards the large castle, the place being the home of the great vampire lord. Peace and tranquility was all that was around for miles and… it was just so quiet. After all who would be foolish enough to trespass on the property of a great dark lord?

In the halls of the castle a small girl with red hair in loose pigtails was running quickly, searching for somebody in this large residence. She searched in the throne room, the kitchen, the study, the ballroom, and the sleeping quarters. Still she was unable to find the one she sought out. After looking around aimlessly she walked into the large library the castle had, and found her; a small girl with silver hair and red eyes. She was at a desk reading a book casually.

"Big sister!" the young Kokoa cried out as she ran to her. The elder sister didn't bother to look up from her book.

"What are you doing? C'mon let's fight again," the redhead whined as she watched her sister continue to read.

"Again Kokoa? Honestly, how many times do you want to lose to me in a single afternoon? Don't you have anything better to do?" Moka replied without any hint of interest.

"Don't give me that, I'm going to beat you this time big sister, just you watch," Kokoa roared as she shook the desk in a tantrum.

"Hey, watch it! In case you haven't noticed I'm trying to read here," Moka said as she held the book in place with an annoyed expression.

"Why? These are all old books that have nothing to do with us anyway," her sister scoffed as she looked around her. Large bookcases lined the walls, all filled with books and ancient tombs.

"It helps to train both the body and mind to become a perfect fighter. You would do well with a little more knowledge yourself," Moka said smirking at the young girl.

"What could you learn in these old relics that would be remotely useful? C'mon, let's go fight, that's the only way to get better and stronger!" Kokoa barked back. Moka shook her head gently and turned to a page she finished reading.

"Here, take a look at this," she said as she turned the book to her sister. Kokoa walked over curiously and read the page.

"Vampires and Ghouls?" she asked after reading the title.

"Yes, an interesting story about how these monsters come to be," Moka said as she looked at the words again.

"What's a ghoul?" her sister asked as she skimmed through the book. Reading never was her favorite thing to do.

"A monster of incredible strength and power," Moka said cautiously.

"Big deal, vampires are the strongest monsters in the world," Kokoa said smugly.

"Don't be so arrogant," Moka said sternly as she slammed her hand on the book. Kokoa jumped back slightly surprised.

"Vampires are strong yes, but we are not the only powerful monsters out there. And these ghouls are something that should not be taken lightly," Moka said as she gazed back at the book.

"Why? What makes them so special?" Kokoa asked curiously.

"Their monster auras are immense, often rivaling or exceeding our own," Moka said softly. Kokoa looked at her with wide eyes then back to the book.

"Where do they come from? I've never seen one before," she said softly.

"They are created by vampires," Moka replied. Kokoa gave her a confused look.

"From us? What do you mean?" she asked as she tilted her head.

"Vampires drain the blood of those around them to feed and grow stronger. But we can also inject our own blood into those we choose to," Moka started as she reread the page.

"Why would we want to do that?" Kokoa asked with a disgusted face.

"To turn a chosen being into a vampire, or at least try to," Moka said as she turned to her sister. Kokoa gave her a puzzled look still.

"You see, our blood can turn a being into a vampire. Or at least close to one. Increased speed, strength, and lifespan, it's something we have the ability to do," Moka explained as she looked up thoughtfully.

"Ok, so what?" Kokoa asked not following.

"If we inject our blood into a being, one of three things will occur. One, the being dies from the power of the blood. Two, the being changes into a vampire like us. Or three…" Moka trailed off. Kokoa looked at her curiously as the elder sister paused before continuing.

"Three, the blood changes the being into something else, a monster of immense power and strength. But… it comes at a price," she said with a solemn tone as she looked back to the book.

"What's that?" Kokoa asked curiously.

"The being becomes a ghoul. They are strong and powerful, but also mindless killing machines. Blood, murder, death, they live only to kill and slaughter. And they would do so for the rest of their lives, never tiring or stopping," Moka said cautiously.

"Wow…" Kokoa said softly thinking about it. She blinked then looked at her sister curiously.

"So… how would somebody who's turned into a ghoul change back?" she asked. Moka looked at her after a moment and stared at her sister.

"Kokoa…" she said softly.

"TSUKUNE!"

Moka's voice snapped Kokoa back to reality. She shook her head and looked ahead with wide eyes again. In front of her the group was looking at a boy glaring at them with cold crimson eyes. He was smiling wickedly and chuckling to himself. His vampire aura was massive and was causing the area around him to distort and crackle with energy. His neck had black lines arching out from two marks, forming a twisted black web on his skin. Kokoa recognized the power, the markings, and the dark aura from the books and from Moka's teachings. Tsukune had become a ghoul, a being of immense strength, and bloodlust.

Next to the wall in Moka's damaged room the pink haired vampire was leaning back in shock. She was still dressed in a French maid uniform and her eyes showed she was horrified and scared of what she saw. Her tears showed she was hurt and sorrowful at what she saw. And her rosary, which glowed brightly, showed that her inner self was suffering as well.

"No… Tsukune… you can't be…" she said softly.

The group was looking at the boy as well. Mizore and Kurumu were staring with shocked expressions, overwhelmed by his massive aura and afraid of what was happening to him. Rason was staring with disbelief at the boy, not sure what had come over him or what he was going to do next. Dark however glared at the boy with pitch black eyes, the area around him growing darker as his monster energy was released.

"Ah, it's great to be out finally," the ghoul said as he looked around the group.

"What… what are you talking about?" Mizore asked cautiously. The boy grinned at her, and then looked to see Dark facing him with a steady glare.

"Hahaha, so demon, you don't seem too surprised to see me. I suppose seeing another killer in life wouldn't shake you up too much," he said in a dark and cold voice. Everybody gasped at hearing him talk like that.

"I had a feeling what was happening to you. It's a shame it was true," Dark responded with a cold voice of his own.

"What? What is going on here, Dark?" Rason asked confused.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Kurumu asked Tsukune in a frightened voice. She had never seen him act this way before.

"Haha, what's wrong? Do I scare you?" the boy chuckled with a grin. In a flash he dashed forward and sent a fierce punch to Dark's face, the demon recoiling back a bit before being grabbed by the ghoul and thrown out the window with great strength.

"Heh, too easy," the ghoul responded darkly.

"Dark!" Mizore cried out.

"What the hell man?" Rason yelled out. He turned to the ghoul with a glare and ran to throw a punch to him. The boy grabbed his fist effortlessly and delivered one of his own to the angel's face. The fierce impact knocked Rason back dazed for a bit, long enough for the boy to grab him and toss him up into the air. With a fierce kick he sent Rason through the wall outside as well.

"Rason!" Kurumu screamed out.

"This is boring. I was hoping they would do something other than fall down so easily," the ghoul chuckled. He was then instantly frozen from the neck down in a block of ice. He glanced over to Mizore who was glaring at him.

"How dare you attack my husband," she snarled.

"Hahahaha. That weakling? Pathetic choice for a man," he said with a dark smile. He instantly broke free and dashed to the snow maiden. Before she could move he sent a powerful punch to her gut, knocking the wind out of her. She launched a bit into the air before Tsukune grabbed her by the face and slammed her down into his knee, the girl taking the impact into her chest again. She let out a hoarse whimper as he tossed her to the side next to Moka, the vampire screaming at the sight of her friend like that.

"Mizore!" Kurumu yelled out. She glared at the ghoul and swung at him with her nails, the boy moving quickly and grabbing her wrist, holding her in place.

"Now now, you all get a turn," he snickered. He punched her hard in the chest and grabbed her neck, holding the gasping girl there. He sent another blow to her gut followed by another. Kurumu coughed out blood and started choking, feeling her ribs breaking from the force. He sent another fierce punch to her face then tossed her onto Mizore, both girls groaning in pain as they lay there.

"Now then, where were we?" he said as he turned to Moka with a cruel smile. She screamed out at the sight of her friends and started shaking her head.

'This isn't happening… this isn't happening!'

"Well, shall we see how loud you really can scream for me?" the boy laughed as he walked up to her. He was suddenly lifted up into the air and shot out through the broken wall. He soared in the air and then was sent crashing down into the ground below. Moka and Kokoa ran over to the girls to try to move them, both of them in immense pain.

Outside the ghoul looked up and glared at the sky.

"This bullshit again? You two think you can beat me with such a pathetic attempt?" he chuckled. He could smell the blood in the air, and he could feel their auras moving around in the sky, hidden by Dark's cloaking ability.

"Time to put you two down permanently," he declared as he leapt high into the air. He sent a powerful kick out, resulting in a loud bang and shockwave of energy. On his way down the ground below burst apart from the stealth flyers crashing into it. Out from the hole the two boys dashed towards the evil ghoul, both of them sending a fierce punch towards his head. The ghoul caught both in place with his hands and laughed.

"Really now? Is that all the power you have?" he laughed. He twisted both of their wrists, snapping them instantly, and sending both boys down onto a knee in pain.

"You are just prey, nothing more," he said coldly. He then launched them both up from the ground and sent a fierce punch to both of them at the same time, hitting them with incredible force. The two flew back and smashed into the ground with a fierce explosion.

Up in Moka's destroyed room the girls were watching from the opening in the wall. Moka was helping Kurumu stand while Mizore was leaning on Kokoa.

"Dark…" Mizore coughed out as she struggled to stay standing. The fierce impacts to her chest were causing immense pain. Broken bones and internal bleeding were likely and she was feeling woozy.

"Rason…" Kurumu said softly as her eyes tried to open all the way. She was feeling weak from her attack, her stomach and chest in horrible pain.

The girls were watching the ghoul attack Dark and Rason ruthlessly, the two boys seeming to be outmatched by his incredible strength.

"What… what happened to him?" Mizore said weakly.

"He's a… a…" Moka stammered as she watched her boyfriend attack their friends.

"A ghoul," Kokoa said softly. Mizore and Kurumu looked at her curiously.

"What's that?" Kurumu asked as she wavered.

Dark launched at the evil boy with a flying kick, the ghoul merely sidestepping before grabbing the demons leg. He swung him around and smashed him into the ground, but instead of letting go he then flung the boy over him and into the ground again. He did so again and again while laughing maniacally. After a few more slams into the ground the ghoul tossed Dark off to the side, the demon tumbling over onto the ground before collapsing down.

"It's a possible side effect from having vampire blood injected into you," Kokoa said while staring at the horrible sight.

"Dark… no!" Mizore cried out as she saw her demon lay there motionless.

"Dark!" Rason shouted as he launched from the crater and flew towards the ghoul at high speed. He sent a fierce punch to the ghouls face… and stopped instantly. The boy laughed and grinned at the shocked angel as his fist was connected to the ghoul's face, doing no apparent harm to him.

"Oh my, I almost felt that," he said with a chuckle. Before Rason could move the ghoul grabbed him by the face and held in in place. He sent punch after punch after knee to the angel's chest, each blow sounding like a thunderclap. Kurumu watched with horrified eyes as her angel was mercilessly beaten in front of her.

"Rason… RASON!" she cried out. After a few more hits the ghoul sent a fierce hit to his face, sending the angel into the ground with a large explosion. After the dust cleared Rason was seen laying there motionless.

"NO!" Kurumu cried out.

"It… it turns the victim into a soulless killing machine," Kokoa finished. The girls looked to her in horror then back to Tsukune.

"Tsukune… no…" Moka sobbed.

The ghoul walked over towards Dark's body and laughed at him.

"Time to send you back to hell weakling," he laughed as he walked closer. Mizore's eyes widened as she slowly shook her head.

"No… stay away… stay away from him!" she yelled out. The ghoul walked closer and then dashed towards the demon with his fist drawn back.

"Die demon!" he shouted as he lunged at the boy. Before impact he smacked into something and bounced back, a wall of light flickering brightly in front of Dark's body.

"What the…" the ghoul said surprised. Then he smirked and looked off to the side. He saw Astreal and Apoch glaring at him, with Apoch's hands outstretched and glowing and Astreal's raised hand aimed at the monster.

"How dare you attack Mr. Dark!" Apoch yelled out.

"Mr. Tsukune, I don't know what's gotten into you, but stand down now!" Astreal commanded as her hand started to glow a bright red.

"Haha, I don't think so, this is too much fun," the ghoul chuckled, then dashed towards them at high speed. Astreal aimed and fired her shot while Apoch moved her barrier in front of them. The ghoul dodged the blast in the blink of an eye and launched towards Apoch with another fierce strike.

CRASH!

A blinding flash erupted in the area, and then slowly died down. Everybody shielded their eyes from the light then looked to see what happened, then gasped in shock at the sight. Astreal blinked then looked next to her. Her eyes widened in horror as she stared at her sister. Apoch stood there with a surprised look on her face, arms outstretched, and the ghoul's hand impaling her chest. Behind him the remains of the barrier were seen flickering while falling to the ground in shards. The evil monster glared at the witch with a wicked smile as she looked down to see his hand dug into her chest.

"Mr… Tsukune…" she said quietly. In a flash the ghoul whipped his hand off to the side, slicing through the surprised witch. Blood shot out and dripped down from the gash as she stood there, a giant gash carved through her body from his strike.

"Sis… ter…" Astreal breathed out in shock.

"Apoch…" Moka breathed out in horror.

"Impossible… her shield…" Kurumu said softly.

"He broke through it…" Mizore said in shock.

"No… APOCH!" Kokoa cried out as the shy witch dropped to the ground. The ghoul laughed as he stared at the girl on the ground. She looked up with horrified eyes and her breathing was ragged, blood forming around her in a small pool from her mortal wound.

"Sister… SISTER!" Astreal screamed as she aimed at the ghoul, a massive glow emanating from her hand before she fired at the monster pointblank.

BLAM!

His upper body erupted in flame and a fierce explosion shot out from around him. Astreal glared at him with murder in her teary eyes, her hand wavering slightly as she choked back a sob. The smoke cleared revealing the ghoul standing there grinning at her, without a scratch on him. Astreal backed up in horror and shock and slowly shook her head.

"Heh heh, that tickled," he said coldly. In a flash he dashed behind her, his arm outstretched. Astreal blinked and then looked down. Blood dripped down from her chest where a clean cut was sliced through. She looked over to her sister with shocked eyes as she coughed out blood.

"Sister…" she said softly before dropping to the ground next to Apoch, a deep gash sliced through her ribs and left lung. She wasn't cut in two, but nearly was. They laid there on the ground in shock from the attacks, both sisters looking into each other's eyes.

"I'm sorry… I couldn't defend us…" Apoch said with tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry I… couldn't defend you… Apoch…" Astreal said softly.

"Astreal… I… I lov-" Apoch started before a foot slammed down on her head, crushing it into the ground. Blood splattered onto Astreal's horrified face.

"So touching, I think I'm going to cry," the ghoul laughed as he twisted his foot, crushing the remains of the skull into the ground.

"Apoch… APOCH!" Astreal shrieked out in horror. The girls watching from above cried out the fallen sister's name.

"Haha, well, any last words bitch?" the ghoul said with a dark smile. Astreal just stared at the body of her sister with horror, her breathing having turned ragged as she trembled from both anger and pain. Slowly she looked up to him with wide eyes, eyes that turned into a furious glare.

"Yes… just two…" she said with fury. He tilted his head and grinned at her as she focused all her power to her wrists with all she had. They began to glow brighter and brighter, her arms lighting up like a star. The ghoul looked at them then to the witch who was showing pure rage in her eyes.

"PLEASE DIE!" she yelled as she released her power. A massive explosion erupted from her and blasted away from the area. Flames and rocks shot out from the explosion as a powerful shockwave rippled away from the blast zone.

"No!" Moka yelled out

"Astreal!" Kurumu yelled out with tears in her eyes.

The area shook violently as Astreal's magic blasted the area to bits. As the smoke and flames died down the group of girls stared at the area with pained expressions, all of them having watched Astreal's attack not only annihilate the area but also claim her own life.

"No… this can't be happening…" Kurumu said in disbelief.

"Apoch… Astreal…" Moka said with tears in her eyes.

"They're… gone," Mizore said shaking her head.

Kokoa looked at the area with sorrow. After the dust cleared she then gasped in horror.

"No… NO!" she screamed out. The other girls stood there staring at the sight with wide eyes. Down in the charred crater stood a figure. The ghoul glared at them with a wicked smile, only seeming to have taken little damage from that blast.

"Nice try, too bad it wasn't enough though. Such a pity," he said before he started laughing crazily. He glanced down to see the burnt remains of an mp3 player on the ground. He chuckled and looked back up to the girls as he stomped it down into the ground.

Kokoa looked to Moka with frightened eyes.

"Big sister…" she said softly.

Moka stared at the boy in disbelief, having watched him singlehandedly kill two of their friends without any remorse.

'Tsukune… how could you?'

'It's not Tsukune anymore, you know that…'

'But… but Tsukune-'

'He's gone! You know what we have to do… what must be done now…'

'No… I can't…'

'We have to, or else others will share those girls fate. We… have to…'

'Tsukune…'

"Big sister…" Kokoa said softly again. She remembered what her sister had said to her that day in the library. She wished it didn't have to be this way, but she knew what must be done.

"So… how would somebody who's turned into a ghoul change back?" Kokoa asked curiously. Moka looked at her after a moment and stared at her sister.

"Kokoa…" she said softly.

The younger sister looked at her curiously. Moka paused for a moment then shook her head.

"They can't be changed back. If a ghoul ever comes into being, it's our responsibility to kill it. It's the only way to stop the bloodshed that will follow in its wake."

"Big sister," Kokoa said again, this time with Moka turning to look at her with teary eyes.

"I know Kokoa… I know…" she said softly.

"Know what?" Kurumu asked curiously. Moka shifted the succubus over so she could stand and help support Mizore, then looked to Tsukune.

"It's a vampire's responsibility to handle a ghoul if it ever comes into existence," Moka said softly while looking at her crazed boyfriend.

"Handle?" Mizore asked

"Yes… I have to… I have to…" Moka said while holding back tears with all her might. Kokoa looked down to the boy who stood there glaring at them. He was eyeing them with a dark grin as his aura radiated around him violently.

"We have to…" Kokoa said softly. Moka nodded and took a shaky breath.

"We have to… kill him," Moka said sternly. The others gasped at her with stunned expressions.

"Kill?" Kurumu asked loudly

"Tsukune?" Mizore said in disbelief.

"There's no other way, once somebody changes into a ghoul… they're gone…" Moka said with a heartbroken voice. Kokoa looked at her sister with sorrowful eyes. The other girls looked at her in shock then to Tsukune with tears in their eyes. The boy had gone mad, and killed two of their friends. He nearly killed Dark and Rason, if they were even still alive. He had done things that the real Tsukune would never do.

"Tsukune…" Moka said softly before the rosary started to glow brightly. She started to call out her power as she jumped down to the ground. Kokoa followed as well, both of them landing gracefully on the ground. The ghoul focused his sights on the two vampires that stood there, a young redhead who was glaring at him, angry that her friends had been hurt and killed, and a pink haired vampire, whose rosary glowed brightly as her aura started to build around her. She stared at the boy with tears in her eyes, but with a look of determination.

"Tsukune, I love you… and I will end your suffering," Moka said as she called her power forth, and prepared to strike at her boyfriend, her love.

Her ultimate opponent.