Joshua walked his sister down the isle towards Chrono, almost as elated as she was. It was a small wedding, though all of their friends and new-found family were present in dresses and tuxedos (there were no crosses anywhere and Jirou even had his hair tied back for once). Joshua couldn't remember the last time that he had seen Rosette, or Chrono, so happy before. The ceremony went smoothly, they exchanged vows and rings, kissed and celebrated with everyone – and then Aion made an appearance.
He picked up a glass of champagne, made an eloquent toast to their continued health and happiness, then informed them all that something had managed to reach the Kowloon King and they now seemed to have something akin to Pandemonium in the Eleventh Yard. He was containing it for the moment, but he didn't know how long that would last.
Then he left and stories had to be exchanged to understand the full magnitude of the threat. To say that there were a few surprises for the vampires was something of an understatement. Chrono just wished that Aion could have waited until after the wedding. Rosette got too stressed out and had to be made to sleep.
A Short Time Later:
Aion stood in the warehouse the Kowloon King's remains were held in, staring at the 'egg' (he had no other word for it) that now contained the remains of the vampire. There were wide, angular seems all over it that occasionally lit up with light (usually green, or blue, but sometimes red). He had tried destroying the thing more than once since he had found it, but with no luck.
One of the monsters – it looked like it used to be either a person or a corpse and was merged with something else that he couldn't identify – carried an unconscious person into the warehouse, heading for the egg. Aion killed both of them in a single shot. He didn't know for certain what the purpose of that Human had been, but he refused to take any chances.
From the shadows a naked woman watched, careful not to be seen. She realized that she was going to need another method of reconstitution than blood it seemed... But what? She'd have to look around to find a solution. The woman slipped away unseen.
