Chapter 14: Battle Royale
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As Dracula leapt at D, he fired several shots from his handguns. D parried the bullets effortlessly and sent the blade for his head. Dracula ducked and teleported behind D. D jumped into the air and threw several wooden stakes at Dracula's heart. The Count shot all of them out of the air. Kenshin ran up to Dracula and aimed a cut for his neck. The blade connected and Dracula's head went flying. Before it had even hit the ground, a red mist flew from Dracula's body and reconnected his head.
"It seems I'll have to exert myself fully against you two. "Releasing combat status to level one." Instantly Dracula's red coat and hat vanished leaving him with a black undershirt. He then moved even faster and went towards Cloud. Cloud leapt up and aimed his sword downward, causing a crescent shaped beam of energy to fly towards the vampire king. He jumped over the beam and was about to fire at Cloud with his guns when Vincent appeared above him and aimed Death Penalty at his weapons. Both were shot out of his hands. Before anyone else could attack him, Dracula summoned a cone of darkness so black no one could see in it except D, Ron, and Hermione. The darkness was suddenly lit by the gleaming of many eyes looking at the combatants. Instantly, 20 creatures rushed at the group, their mouths slavering and snapping. D sucked the darkness into his left hand and charged the group. Kenshin and Cloud helped out slicing left and right. Pretty soon all the creatures were dead. They turned towards Dracula, who had retrieved his guns but then threw them off to the side.
"I don't need these to finish you! Lowering combat status to level zero." More dark energy engulfed Dracula's body. His clothing changed one last time and the energy disappeared. Standing before them was a being encased in black armor. A huge broadsword was in his right hand. His eyes were crimson and glowing eerily. Cloud, Vincent, and Kenshin all rushed at him. Dracula parried Cloud and Kenshin with one stroke and sliced Vincent across the chest. D ran up to him and the two started fighting with the most exquisite sword strokes. After a few moments though D was forced back and had several cuts on his body.
Now would be the perfect time to set my plan in motion. D mentally said to Lefty. Instantly Ron and Hermione's bodies started to spasm. Dracula turned to D with confusion in his eyes.
"What did you do to them?" D didn't respond. Just then two voices could be heard coming from Ron and Hermione, but it wasn't them speaking.
"Took you long enough, Lefty." One voice, a woman's spoke angrily.
"Now, Now, don't get so worked up." The other one, a male's, said trying to calm the woman down.
Then Ron and Hermione's left arms lifted up and faced everyone. In the palms of their hands were two faces. Both were wrinkled and had a mischievous look to them. Ash and Tifa's jaws dropped. Dracula attempted to mentally regain control of his fledglings but nothing happened. Then Ron and Hermione walked over to the party and faced Dracula.
"Now you'll pay for what you did to us." Ron and Hermione said at the same time. Ash revved his chainsaw, Cloud readied his sword, Vincent aimed his gun, Tifa got into a battle stance, Kenshin sheathed his blade and crouched down, and D stood there impassively, with his sword in his right hand.
"You're all alone now father, no more minions or familiars to help you. What will you do?"