DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN VAMPIRE KNIGHT!
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Zero and I farted up the stair case as we led the other hunters and Yagari to ambush Kaname. I reached for Artemis and hissed as it started to zap me. Sorry Yuuki looks like I will have to break that part of my promise on using Artemis to deliver the killing blow. I reached for Ravek with the same hand holding Artemis so I can easily switch the two out.
Suddenly there was a bright blinding blue light that surrounded me and I tried to shield my eyes from the light. "Iris, what did you do?" Zero demanded as the light disappeared. "I don't know! I was trying to switch weapons and..." I trailed off when I noticed I went from holding two rods to only one. Shit did I drop a weapon when somehow the light surrounded us?!
I looked around and noticed I was only holding Ravek. Yuuki is going to be upset I somehow lost Artemis!
I sighed heavily and looked at Zero. "Let's keep moving while we can still corner him." I told him. He nodded and we resumed heading up the stairs. I started to morph Ravek into its weapon form when I noticed it was a little heavier. I looked down and my eyes widened in shock. Did Ravek absorb Artemis?! Is that what was going on?! Yuuki is going to kill me if I can't separate the two!
Ravek was now a blue scythe and had a blade at the end of the handle. Well this is looking like a nice upgrade, but I will have to tell Yuuki what happened to Artemis.
We reached a fork in the road and we looked at Yagari curiously. "Split up. You two go down this hall," He pointed to the one on the left," and the rest of us will go down the hall on the right. If my men and I find him first we'll buy you guys time and be a distraction. You two stay put till you see he is distracted." He instructed. Zero and I nodded and headed down the hall we were told to go. "When did Ravek become a scythe?" Zero asked. "Um apparently that bright light that happened earlier was Ravek absorbing Artemis, and I guess it can now become a scythe." I admitted. "Well I hope Yuuki wasn't too attached to that weapon, because I don't think you can separate the two." He told me. I grimaced and nodded. "That was not what I wanted to hear." I sighed heavily and Zero and I halted when we reached the end of the hall to see more stairs.
"Did no one consider installing an elevator?" I asked in disbelief. Zero chuckled and pet my head. "You'll survive." He assured me.
XxX
Once Zero and I reached the roof we skidded to a halt when we saw Kaname approaching us. "Yes...the last one blocking my way would be you...though I think we both knew this all along, Iris." Kaname sighed. "Which? The fact I will one day kick your ass or the fact I never wanted to be your pawn in your games? You have killed and hurt countless innocents, like Ruka-san and Zero, and you crossed the line when you tried to kill Zero." I hissed and readied Ravek.
Kaname chuckled a little and I cocked an eyebrow. "You strongly resemble an Angel of Death." He explained. I rolled my eyes at him and charged at him. "In that case I've come to collect whatever soul you might have left!" I hissed and I felt something tugging at my back. I didn't dare look to see considering I'm charging head on at Kaname so I can deliver a lethal blow to him. I started seeing black butterflies surround him and thorny vines. I swung Ravek at him and he blocked my attack. I noticed there was a panicked look in his eyes and I cocked an eyebrow.
The fear died away and he shoved me away. I dug Ravek into the rooftop to stop me from falling on my back. The vines wrapped around Kaname and I spun around to see where they were coming from to see it was coming from Bloody Rose. So that what happens when bloody rose awakens...it's a big thorny mess!
I looked back at Kaname and charged again at him. I ducked underneath his sword as he tried to fight off the vines, and went behind him and held Ravek at his throat. "Unlike Yuuki, I won't hesitate." I hissed. He scoffed at me and tried to elbow me in the gut, however the vines tightened their hold on him.
"And yet here you are not delivering the final blow. You're not even a threat yet." Kaname mocked. "I promised Yuuki to do one thing before I kill you, otherwise you would have been nothing but shards by now. She asked me to get answers from you, and honestly I want the answers to the same question. You say it's the female ancestor who threw her heart into the furnace to give hunters weapons and powers will to kill all purebloods like you and I, but did she ever say these weapons were to be used to destroy all purebloods or is this your attempt to use her as a scapegoat for your sick desire to destroy everyone?!" I demanded.
I yelped when one of Bloody Rose's vines grabbed me by the waist and lifted me up in the air. "Zero, what the hell?!" I snapped and looked over to see he was struggling as he grabbed his head. I looked around to see what or who was making him struggle for control of his mind-though I had a good idea who it was-and my eyes landed on Suki.
Right...she had escaped her cell and everyone was originally trying to search for her...forgot about that.
I narrowed my eyes at her and reached for Silver Iris. I aimed it at her and whistles at her. She looked over at me and her eyes widened in shock. "Get out of his damn head!" I snapped and pulled the trigger. Suki fell back as the bullet hit her in her heart, and as she dissolved into dust I felt a weight slowly come off my shoulders.
She can no longer hurt those I love.
Zero glanced over at me and gave me a grateful look. Zero made the vines that were holding me up set me back down on my feet gently, and more vines from bloody rose fired at Kaname. Zero gritted his teeth and collapsed on his knees. I rushed over to him and knelt down beside him. "Zero, what's wrong?" I asked. "I'm...fine. Bloody Rose drinks my blood when it's in this state. I got him hold down, give him hell." Zero huffed. I nodded and charged at Kaname.
"It wasn't her wish or mine to be like this. I know the purebloods shouldn't be arrogant...she used her body to bring that to attention and yet you're using her sacrifice as an excuse for the atrocities you have committed!" I snapped at him. I was readying for the killing blow when I felt the floor beneath me shake violently, knocking me down onto my knees.
An earthquake?
As if to answer my question a liquid metal bursted through the space in front of me and I quickly scrambled away from it.
That's not normal!
"Is that the parent metal?!" I gasped as I got back on my feet. The liquid metal darted towards me and I jumped out of the way. If that is the parent metal, there is no way in hell I'm letting that thing touch me! Last thing I need is another trip to the damn hospital or worse...be dead!
The metal tried to grab Ravek from me, but I tightened my grip on my weapon. I looked over to see that Kaname was free from the vines but was now encircled by the parent metal as it tried to take his sword and Zero was trying to hold onto Bloody Rose. "Zero, why is the-" "I don't know! Just don't let go!" He instructed. "Wasn't...planning on it!" I huffed as I yanked Ravek back towards me.
"Why is it suddenly doing such a thing? Does it intend to take back its fragments?" Zero huffed. I could feel my grip was slipping on Ravek and I dug tightened my grip on it even hard till the point my nails were digging into my palms.
"Cooling down..." A female disembodied voice whispered. I cocked an eyebrow and looked around to see a hooded apparition of a woman behind me. "What the-" "If I don't take back my fragments, I don't take back my powers..." She whispered.
"Iris!" Zero shouted and I yelped as I felt an arm wrap around behind me and pull me aside. Right where I was standing the parent metal dived into the ground and Zero tightened his hold on me.
"Its targets are the weapons and pureblood vampires like you." He told me as he fought back some of the parent metal coming towards me. I looked over at Kaname to see the metal was now tightly around him and I shrugged.
Well I'm sure Yuuki will forgive me for not being the one to relieved the killing blow when I explained what the hell was going on here!
"At this rate...I cant allow myself to cool down at a rate like this until I fulfill it...I won't be destroyed until they have been...to destroy purebloods who draw others into darkness...that is the meaning of my existence." The hooded woman continued.
Oh...Kaname wasn't lying...well this is awkward.