Ever since she came to this school Kokoa only had one goal in her mind; to defeat her big sister in combat. Kokoa idolized Moka, the real Moka, ever since they were children. Her older sister was always so calm and powerful, never lost her cool in battle, and always bested her in their sparring matches with such grace. Kokoa knew that she had to become stronger, not only to prove to her older sister that she was a proud S-Class vampire, but that her sister was the only thing she had in her life, and she wanted to be able to stand by her side as equals. When she came to Yokai Academy she found out her older sister was still in her sealed state, and vowed to remove the rosary permanently to have her beloved big sister back. Though she failed time and time again in doing so, and also losing to her in combat in record time, she managed to stay by her side through her school life.
In doing so she came across her sister's friends, as odd and weak as they were to the arrogant young vampire, and learned that her sister had fallen for a boy. A human boy. For the longest time Kokoa always pondered why him, what made him so special, and what does her sister see in him that she doesn't. It wasn't strength, though he did seem to run fast from trouble more often than not. It wasn't intelligence, as he frequently had to have tutoring lessons from Yukari. It was something else, something that Kokoa couldn't see at first. He had a heart, a genuine heart that loved and cared for Moka. He cared about all his friends deeply, even Kokoa, and tried to protect them when he had no real chance of doing so. Over time Kokoa learned what Moka felt for the boy, and even helped save his life when he was almost to the point of death. Like her sister, she gave her own blood to help Tsukune survive a life-threatening situation. She had even come to think of him as worthy of being with her sister, though still skeptical. Still, she was curious about the boy, and wanted to learn more about him.
Unfortunately, she was facing a new problem with Tsukune, as now she and Moka stood against the boy. The vampire blood in him had gone berserk, and turned the poor human into a bloodthirsty ghoul. He had attacked Rason and Dark, seriously injuring them, along with Mizore and Kurumu. He also attacked and killed the witch sisters Apoch and Astreal mercilessly, unable to be stopped by their magic. Now the ghoul was looking at them, the young redheaded vampire who knew her responsibility as a vampire, and her sister, the pink haired Moka who was still in her French maid uniform after a failed attempt to seduce her boyfriend. He had a killer look in his eye, and smiled a wicked smile at the vampires. They knew he would be going for the kill, and they also knew they had to do the same.
"Well well, two young girls all for me. How lucky can one guy be?" the ghoul chuckled to himself as he eyed the two vampires. The area outside the girls' dorm building was damaged from the fighting, and the auras of the powerful vampires and ghoul were causing the sky to turn black, lightning and thunder streaking through the air from the power spike.
"Tsukune… I'm sorry…" Moka said as she looked at her boyfriend. Her face showed determination, but her tears and voice showed she was suffering from heartbreak and sorrow.
"Big sister… you're not alone. I'm… here for you," Kokoa said softly. She knew the task at hand would be difficult to go through with, especially for her sister. She herself wished it didn't have to be this way.
"Sorry? For what, I'm having a blast," the ghoul laughed as he looked around the area. Dark and Rason were still lying motionless in the destroyed earth around them from their battle with him. Kurumu and Mizore were watching from Moka's destroyed room above, looking at the battle from the large opening in the wall.
"You killed our friends," Moka snarled as she clenched her fists. The ghoul laughed and looked over to the scorched earth where Astreal's attack had erupted.
"Actually, that bitch killed herself. I only killed her delicious looking sister," he said with a dark smile as he licked his lips.
"You… you monster!" Kokoa yelled out as she charged the ghoul. He chuckled as she lunged at him with a powerful kick. The ghoul dodged the attack in the blink of an eye and sent a fierce punch to her face, launching her back through a tree and smashing into the girls' dorm building rooms on the first floor. She crashed through the wall with a fierce explosion as a few screams were heard from inside by other students.
"Ha, so weak," the ghoul laughed. He turned in time to see Moka flying at him with a kick, her rosary burning brightly. He smirked and raised a hand up, stopping the girl's kick instantly. She dropped to the ground and sent another fierce kick at his head, the ghoul again stopping it with one hand effortlessly.
"Is that the best you can do?" he laughed as she struck at him again and again. Moka summoned more of her power and threw a punch towards the ghoul's face, the fist connecting and stopping in place. Moka stared at him in shock then sent another blow to his head. Again the ghoul just smiled as each hit connected, not being phased in the least.
'Damn, he's too strong, but how?'
'His monster energy is immense; we're not even making a dent!'
The ghoul grabbed her arm and sent quick punch to her gut. Moka gasped and keeled over, the powerful shot sending pain rippling through her stomach. She grunted then jumped up with a kick to his face. The ghoul dodged it and grabbed her leg, swinging her around and throwing her into a nearby tree. She crashed through it and tumbled onto the ground, her back in immense pain as she rolled to a stop. The ghoul laughed a bit before he looked over to the sound of a roar. Kokoa had leapt into a flying kick and slammed into the back of his head. The ghoul took a step forward off balance, then spun around and promptly kicked the girl into the ground. He walked over and picked her up by the throat and punched her in the face, sending her flying back into a tree. She slammed into it and slumped down against the bark, coughing weakly.
"Hahaha, is this it? Two vampires can't even offer me a challenge, how pathetic. I thought you noble creatures were all about great power," he laughed as he walked up to the dazed Kokoa. She shakily looking up to him, for the first time in her life feeling extreme fear as the powerful monster eyed her with a wicked grin.
Up in the destroyed room Mizore and Kurumu were watching with wide eyes.
"He's too strong… both Moka and Kokoa can't even damage him!" Kurumu cried out. Mizore looked at Tsukune, then over to Dark. He was lying still on the ground, having remained motionless since the ghoul had incapacitated him with no effort on his part. Mizore grunted as she stood up straight, and then started slowly climbing down the wall.
"Where are you going? We can't go down there now," Kurumu said in fear.
"I'm going to be with Dark. I can't leave him down there alone," Mizore said as she kept climbing down. Kurumu looked over to Rason who was still out cold.
"Rason…" she said softly. She extended her wings and slowly flew over to him, worried about her fallen angel.
The ghoul walked up and picked up Kokoa by the shirt and pinned her up onto the tree.
"Now then young vampire, shall we continue where we left off earlier in the clubroom?" he chuckled. Kokoa stared at him with wide eyes.
"What… what do you mean?" she said weakly. Then she remembered; Tsukune had pinned her down on the ground suddenly then, he had a lustful look in his eyes for moment and his neck seemed to have something on it.
"Wait… you made Tsukune do that?" she asked with anger.
"Hahaha, I just encouraged him. You know, he had dirty thoughts of you as well. But don't worry, I'll take much better care of you," he said with a dark smile as he reached down to her panties. She gasped and squirmed about, but was unable to move about.
"Get your hand off of me you perv!" she screamed as she tried to budge his arm.
"Let's hear you scream for me bitch," he said grabbing underneath her skirt.
"Let her go!" roared a voice from behind. He turned in time to see Moka flying at him with a kick, the attack connecting to his face and knocking him back a few steps. He blinked then smiled wickedly at the vampire as she stood by her trembling sister.
"Ohhh, got some fire left. How fun," he said as he eyed the angry vampire. Moka glanced to Kokoa out of the corner of her eye.
"Kokoa, are you alright?" she asked worriedly. The redhead looked at her and nodded slowly, then back to the ghoul. What he said to her a moment ago was puzzling the young vampire.
'Something's not right, I thought… I thought ghoul's…'
"How dare you touch my sister!" Moka yelled as she dashed at the ghoul, engaging in a series of punches and kicks the ghoul seemed to instantly block while he just stood there. He merely laughed as he watched the vampire attempt an all-out attack on him.
Mizore walked over to Dark and started to cry as she knelt beside him.
"Dark… please be ok…" she said softly as she took his hand that didn't have the broken wrist into her own.
'This can't be happening. How did we go from having a great night about to get even better… to this?'
She brushed the hair away from his face around his ear, like he had done to her so many times before.
"Please… wake up… you have to…" she said as she fought back tears.
Kurumu landed shakily next to her angel and dropped down to her knees with tears flowing down her face.
"Rason… Rason! Please wake up!" she cried out. Her angel lay there motionless, his feathers fluttering slightly in the breeze. Kurumu tried budging him, scared that he might be down for good.
"You can't die, you're my Destined One, remember? You can't leave me. Dammit you can't leave me!" she cried out as she buried her face into his chest. She could feel the angel still breathing, but it was slow and weak.
'You can't die… you're my angel… my mate of fate…'
Moka continued her assault on the ghoul, having no luck making any successful strikes. Even with her power focused and flowing from the rosary the boy blocked every attack she threw at him like it was nothing.
'This isn't working, he's too powerful!'
'Keep at it, we have to take him down, we have to before anybody else dies by his hands.'
The vampire tried another punch towards his face, the ghoul catching the fist and holding it in place.
"This is just sad; I thought you were more powerful than this. Is it because you don't want to hurt your boyfriend?" he said in a mocking tone. The vampire growled and tried to pull away but he held her tightly.
"Tell me vampire, how did it feel to dress that way in front of him? Were you looking forward to him fucking your brains out?" he laughed. He sent a punch to the face of the girl, sending her back a bit dazed. The ghoul let go of her arm and sent a fierce kick to her gut, launching her back into and through another tree.
Kokoa watched the fight and eyed the ghoul closely.
'Something's not right. Why is he talking so much? And… he tried to… molest me…'
Moka dashed from the broken bits of the tree and launched into a powerful flying kick, connecting to the ghoul's chest, and then bouncing right off as the boy remained perfectly still.
"Haha, just give up already. I promise to make it quick, since you loved this body so much. If you want, I'll give you a rough fucking first," he said with playful wink. Moka growled loudly and ran at him again, this time throwing a powerful punch towards the boy. He stopped the strike again with one hand then sent his own attack towards her, a strong uppercut to her jaw sending her up into the air. He then jumped up and kicked the airborne vampire into the ground with a loud crash. He landed back on the ground laughing at the girl as she let out a hoarse cry from the dirt.
"So weak, too bad," the ghoul laughed as Moka shakily got back up and glared at him.
Kokoa continued to watch the ghoul closely. She remembered the stories from the books, and from her older sister's teachings. Ghouls were beings of murder and bloodlust, they lived only to kill and slaughter. Anybody turned into one became a mindless unstoppable killer. So why was this ghoul talking, and trying to rape her? A ghoul should only kill, nothing more, right?
"Got anything left to offer, or should I try my hand next?" the ghoul taunted as he cocked his head to the side. Moka roared out with fury as her rosary flashed brightly then dashed towards the ghoul. She sent a fierce kick to his head, which didn't seem to affect him, then a punch to his face and another to his gut. The ghoul laughed and grabbed her by the throat. He lifted her up and chuckled as he glared at her.
"Time to end this," he said coldly. Moka yelled out and slammed her fists down on his arm, breaking the hold. As she dropped down her rosary snagged on the boy's fingers, and plinked right off.
"What the…" he said as he saw the trinket drop to the ground. Suddenly a large vampiric aura swept across the area. Moka's hair turned bright silver, her eyes turned crimson red and glared at the boy, her bust size increased, fitting snuggly into the maid uniform even more so. The ghoul looked at her then whistled.
"Well well, maybe now things will get interesting," he chuckled. The silver haired vampire growled and leapt into a strong kick to his head. Upon impact the boy skidded back a bit then regained his balance.
"You bastard, you will pay for what you've done, for what you've taken from us," Inner Moka said coldly, the vampire struggling to keep her emotions in check.
"Bring it," the ghoul said motioning her to come at him. The vampire lunged at him with a kick, the ghoul stopping it in place and sending a fierce punch to her gut. The vampire flew back into the air, then flipped around and landed on her feet, launching back at the ghoul. With her unsealed power she was able to move and strike faster, yet didn't seem to be able to do any more damage to the evil being.
While the two monsters fought Mizore and Kurumu were watching with worried eyes. Kurumu had brought Rason over to lay next to Dark, the two boys still not moving or responding to their girls' calls.
"Even that side of Moka doesn't seem to be able to take him down," Kurumu said as she coughed a bit, her injuries keeping her from breathing properly.
"We need to help…" Mizore said as she wavered slightly while sitting next to Dark.
"Who are we kidding, even if we weren't so badly hurt what could we do?" Kurumu said softly.
Mizore looked down to her boyfriend with worried eyes.
'Dark… wake up… please…'
Kokoa continued to watch her sister attack the ghoul; her eyes locked onto the monster as he effortlessly dodged and blocked her sister's attacks. The ghoul was still able to land a strong punch and kick to the vampire, knocking her back into the surroundings. But so far she managed to get right back up and charge the boy, determined to take him down.
'Why… why is he acting this way? A real ghoul would have just slaughtered us right away when we were all together. Instead he's toying with us. He's taunting us. It's like he's… enjoying it, like it's a game to him. Why?'
The ghoul blocked another kick from Inner Moka and jumped up, kicking the girl in the face and sending her back into a tumble. She bounced a bit then smacked into a tree. She got up and leaned against it, glaring at the ghoul as she breathed heavily.
'Damn… even with my full power he's still so strong… I never imagined a ghoul to be so… powerful…'
He walked up to her and punched her stomach, sending a strong shockwave through her, pulverizing the tree behind her and sending the girl flying back through the splintered remains.
"I'm going to enjoy tearing you up. Scream loudly for me, hahaha!" the ghoul laughed as he walked over to the girl. She was climbing back onto her feet with a growl.
"Damn you…" she breathed out, her vision starting to blur as he walked closer. He reached out and grabbed her by the throat, holding her in place.
"Die," he simply said as he reached his other hand back. He pointed his fingers out and launched his attack at her head, intending to impale her skull. She gasped and thought of only one thing.
'Tsukune…'
She blinked and looked at the boy with surprise. He was growling and showed signs of frustration. He glanced over to his side, his hand wavering in place an inch from Inner Moka's face.
"What…" he growled out. He pushed with all his might, but the arm would not go any further. The vampire looked at him in shock then to his hand.
"What the hell…" he snarled as he pulled the hand back and tried to lunge it forward again, the hand once again stopping in place before impact.
Inner Moka reached up and grabbed the arm that held her with both hands and strained herself to pull the boy's grip away. While she struggled with that the ghoul repeatedly tried to strike the vampire, his hand stopping each time as he roared out in frustration.
"What is this?" he snapped as he looked at the girl then to his hand. He cringed suddenly, his neck spiking in pain, and his grip on the vampire released on reflex. She glared at the boy, and then grabbed his arm. With momentum she flung the ghoul over her head onto the ground with a fierce crash. She jumped up and landed down on his chest, pushing him into the ground further. Kneeling down on top of him and holding his neck down with her hand, she brought the other hand back, poised to strike the boy as he had tried to do with her.
"Now ghoul, you will die!" she roared as tears started to come out. She had to strike, to kill this monster, to kill this murderer. To kill Tsukune, the boy she loved and cherished more than anything in this world. Her hand wavered as she growled loudly. The ghoul below her blinked for a second then glared up at her with a wicked smile.
"What's wrong? Can't kill your precious boy toy? How weak, you're so pathetic-" he started before he shut his eyes and growled. His head started to ache terribly and his neck pain shot up. He shook his head to clear his vision, the vampire atop him still glaring with anger and frustration.
'He's weakened somehow, I need to strike. I need to kill him now!'
She took aim with her attack, intending to impale his skull and kill the evil creature. Mizore and Kurumu watched with shock, both seeing what the vampire was going to do.
"Is she… going to…" Kurumu said nervously.
"Tsukune…" Mizore said with tears in her eyes.
Kokoa watched the scene with a strained look of frustration. She knew this had to be done, but she wished with all her might that it didn't have to be like this.
'Tsukune… I'm sorry… I really am…'
He was a perfect gentleman to everybody, even to her. He even saved her when they were lost out on that skiing trip. He kept her warm while they were stranded in the ice cavern, saving her life in the process. He was always so kind, and never cruel, a good natured soul, a gentle heart. Kokoa realized now that this was a big reason why her sister had fallen in love with him. How he supported and cared for her, not with physical strength, but emotional strength. His love for his friends and Moka are what made this boy unique and special to everybody.
"I'm going to tear you apart!" the ghoul roared as he pushed the girl up and away. Inner Moka jumped off and backed away, glaring at the ghoul.
"Dammit… I can't… I just can't…" Inner Moka said in a strained voice. She knew she had to kill him, and even had the chance. But she couldn't bring herself to strike.
'I've become so weak with love for Tsukune… I couldn't even do what was right. How… how could I have let myself…'
Inner Moka growled and looked at the boy with frustration. He stood back up and glared at the girl.
"Time to die already you worthless bitch!" he roared. He took one step then cringed again. He shook his head and took a step back dazed.
"What… how…" he said with low growl. Everybody looked at him with puzzlement as he seemed to be halted by something. The ghoul shook a bit then glared at Inner Moka with rage.
"It's… you… it's you he's protecting. Well no matter," he said with a snarl. He took another step towards her then howled out in pain, grabbing his head with his hands and shaking violently.
"What's he doing?" Inner Moka asked with confusion while Kokoa watched him closely.
"What's wrong with him?" Kurumu asked curiously. Mizore just watched him as he shook about and glared at the vampire before him.
"No matter, you will die, you will all fall to me!" he roared as he ran towards the vampire. She got into a ready position to fight back, focusing on all her power to fight the savage ghoul.
The ghoul ran towards her at high speed, but before reaching her stumbled and tumbled into a roll. The vampire watched as he crashed into the ground before her holding his head. He screamed as he thrashed about on the ground, with Inner Moka watching him with a careful eye.
'This is my chance; I need to kill him this time. I may not get another opportunity.'
Inner Moka reached down and grabbed his throat, holding him still. She raised her other hand back and readied to send a final blow to his skull, hopefully strong enough to end his life. She closed her eyes as she prepared to do the unthinkable.
'Tsukune… I'm sorry… and… know that I'll always love you…'
She reached back then yelled out as she drove her hand towards the boy's head.
"STOP!" Kokoa yelled out, getting the girls' attention.
"Kokoa? What are you saying? I have to-" Inner Moka started before she saw Kokoa staring at Tsukune with eyes of wonder, her mouth open from shock.
"Look…" she said pointing to him. Inner Moka looked down to see the ghoul shaking his head wildly, screaming out in pain.
"What… what's wrong with him?" Inner Moka asked watching the ghoul's strange behavior. Mizore and Kurumu were watching with confused looks as well. Kokoa walked closer and stared at the boy on the ground with wonder.
"He's… he's fighting it," Kokoa said softly. Inner Moka looked at her then to the ghoul.
"That's nonsense Kokoa, a ghoul isn't a sickness, it's a complete transformation. Tsukune is gone and there's no-"
"You're wrong," Kokoa said, eyes still locked onto the boy as he squirmed about beneath her older sister's grip.
"Kokoa, there's no going back from being a ghoul. It's impossible!" Inner Moka said as she watched the boy glare at her with cold red eyes, his teeth bared and his aura radiating around him.
"Tsukune is gone, and we have to kill this thing before it takes another life," she declared firmly.
"No, you're wrong. He's fighting it. That's why we are still alive, why we even lived this long," Kokoa said with urgency.
"How can you think that? He killed Apoch and Astreal; he nearly killed the rest of us!" Inner Moka snapped as she recalled how the boy she loved struck down the witch sisters in cold blood.
"Sister, look at him now. He couldn't even kill you. He stopped himself! He's holding the ghoul back!" Kokoa said pointing to the boy. Inner Moka looked down; she was holding him down with one hand still, which didn't make sense. Earlier when she struck at him with all her strength he didn't get pushed back at all, yet now she was holding him down with just one hand.
"But… how…" she said in disbelief.
"What do you mean how? You always talk about how great he is, how strong he is, and how wonderful he is. You of all people should believe in him!" Kokoa yelled out at her sister, taking the girl by surprise.
"Big sister, how can you not have faith in him now? You've always defended him, saying he's not weak or worthless. Well look at him, he's proving that right now!" Kokoa shouted as she waved to Tsukune. Inner Moka looked down at the boy carefully. His aura seemed to be flickering slightly and he was shaking his head repeatedly.
"But… we have to kill… we have to kill the ghoul while we can!" Inner Moka yelled as she looked up. She was instantly slapped by Kokoa, everybody turning to look at the redhead with surprise.
"Kokoa…" Inner Moka said softly, stunned that her sister would do something like that to her.
"You may not believe in him big sister, but I do. He's done the impossible; he's resisting a ghoul's nature. Think about it, a ghoul is supposed to be a mindless killing machine. This thing should have killed us all when we were still up in your room, quickly and mercilessly. Instead it's been taunting and toying with us. Ghouls don't have personalities! Tsukune's mind is still in there, he's affecting it!" Kokoa yelled out at her. Inner Moka looked at her then down at the boy.
'That's true… ghouls don't talk or rape, they only kill. This one isn't acting like a normal ghoul.'
"Tsukune?" she asked softly while looking at the ghoul with wonder. He snarled and tried to push back up, with Inner Moka now having to use all her strength to hold him down.
"Tsukune, if you're in there, fight it! Resist the darkness!" Kokoa said with high hope. The ghoul thrashed about then screamed as he shook his head violently. Inner Moka jumped off and backed up a bit, watching the boy with caution.
"You won't stop me… I'll kill them all!" the ghoul cried out as he stood up and stared at the girls with murder in his eyes. His aura fluxed greatly as the vampires backed up a bit.
"Tsukune… don't give up… you can do it," Kokoa said softly. Inner Moka glanced to her then to the ghoul.
"He doesn't seem to be listening… Kokoa we need to-"
"NO!" Kokoa yelled out, catching her sister by surprise.
"He can do this!" she said as she glared at her. She looked back to see the ghoul dashing to her, the boy grabbing her by the throat and picking her up.
"You stupid bitch, you can die first!" he roared as she grabbed onto his arms and struggled to get free.
"Tsukune… you can win… fight," she coughed out. Inner Moka dashed to the ghoul, but he promptly kicked her back, sending her flying into a fierce crash on the ground.
"So naive, you little runt," he snarled as he tightened his grip. Kokoa coughed out and looked at him with pleading eyes.
"Tsukune… I know you can win. Big sister was right about you…" she coughed. The boy glared at her and twitched a bit.
"You are strong, stronger then I could have ever guessed…" she said as her vision started to blur. The ghoul snarled and shook his head.
"I… believe in you Tsukune… my big sister was right… nothing… can stop… you…" she said before her world started to go black, her arms dropping to her sides. Suddenly she dropped to the ground gasping for air. She shook her head and looked up at the boy, seeing him holding his head with his hands again and trembling.
"Tsukune…" she breathed out. His aura flared around him brightly as he screamed while shaking his head. His power fluxed greatly, causing the ground around them to crack and shatter from the surge. Inner Moka had walked over, still dazed from the beating, and was looking at him with wide eyes.
"Tsukune… you… you're fighting it…" she said with disbelief. He was doing the impossible, fighting off a ghoul from within.
He screamed out as he shook uncontrollably, his whole body trembling as he struggled to remain standing. Mizore and Kurumu watched with shocked expressions then with wonder.
"He's… he's trying to push it back," Kurumu said softly.
"Tsukune… you can do it…" Mizore said confidence.
His power flickered violently. One second it surged around him in a furious storm then next it died down completely. Off and on his power fluxed as he cried out.
"NOOOOOOOO!" his voice echoed out, both the dark ghoul and Tsukune's mixed together.
"Tsukune… fight it… you can do it!" Inner Moka called out. She was watching in awe her boyfriend trying to regain himself, to fight back an unstoppable force from within.
"You can do it. I believe in you Tsukune. You are the only one who can do this, the only one who can take care of my big sister!" Kokoa shouted out. She now understood why her sister loved him; she saw it clear as day. He was powerful, unlike anything she had ever seen. She had complete faith in the boy now, that nothing could stop him. Nothing.
The boy dropped to his knees and arched back, yelling out as his aura surged around him. The sky above crackled with lightning from the massive monster energy being exuded below. He could feel his mind tearing apart, seeing images of his friends laughing and smiling together. He saw images of him tearing them apart and carving them up into pieces. He saw Moka's smile and heard her voice. He saw Moka cry out in pain as she was torn apart in front of him.
'GIVE ME BACK MY MIND!'
'Never! They will all die by my hand!'
'NO! GO FUCK YOURSELF!'
He shook about wildly as his power surged to unbelievable levels. Everybody was knocked back by the sudden shockwave and stared at the boy with wide eyes. The area around him glowed with bright red as his eyes flickered red to brown then back to red.
'This is my body!'
His aura spiked uncontrollably.
'These are my friends!'
The ground below cracked and scorched from the massive energy around him.
'You will not take them from me!'
He screamed out with all his might.
'GET OUT OF MY HEAD!'
His aura blasted around him, knocking everybody to the ground. A bright light shined from the boy as he roared out. Dust and debris flew away from the center of the chaos as a loud explosion was heard. Everybody rose to their feet slowly and eyed the blast zone carefully. Slowly the dust settled and a figure was seen there. Tsukune was on his knees holding his head. He shook a bit, and then collapsed onto the ground with a soft thump.
"Tsukune?" Kokoa asked softly.
"Did… did he win?" Inner Moka asked cautiously.
They looked to each other then slowly approached the boy. As they walked closer they felt no aura from him this time.
"Be on guard…" the elder sister said as they approached him. They saw him lying there unconscious, out cold, and breathing normally.
"Big sister… is he…" Kokoa asked as they slowly got near the boy. They looked him boy curiously. He seemed to be sleeping on the ground, not moving or making a sound. They glanced to his neck then gasped.
"He… he…" Kokoa said in shock. On his neck the black markings were gone, not a trace left on his neck or cheek.
"He did it..." Inner Moka said in disbelief. He had done it, he did what was once considered impossible; he resisted and regained himself from a ghoul. Mizore and Kurumu slowly walked over and looked at him.
"Is he ok?" Kurumu asked cautiously.
"Yes… he's fine. He did it," Kokoa said with a soft smile.
"He beat back the dark spirit from within. I can't believe it…" Inner Moka said softly. She gazed at her boyfriend there and realized that he was indeed strong, perhaps even stronger than she was.
"I told you. I knew he could do it," Kokoa said excitedly. She was happy that Tsukune changed back, and knew that he was indeed a perfect mate for her older sister. He did the impossible, and that was proof enough for the young vampire.
"So… what do we do now?" Inner Moka said with a soft smile appearing.
Thump. Thump.
They turned around and looked down to seeing Mizore and Kurumu passed out on the ground behind them.
"Um… we should probably get everybody to the infirmary," Kokoa said worriedly. She looked from the unconscious girls over to Dark and Rason.
"Yes, they were nearly killed by that monster. Let's get them to medical attention, I'm sure they need a lot of it right now," Inner Moka said surveying the battlefield. Her eyes stopped on the blast zone from Astreal's last attack, the area charred completely from the witch's sacrifice.
"Tsukune… I wonder how he'll feel knowing…" she said softly remembering how the ghoul struck down the sisters.
"Let's wait until everybody is better first," Kokoa said reaching down and picking the sleeping boy up.
"One battle at a time for him," she said softly looking at the boy in her arms.