Toshinori felt himself be consumed by the need to protect. The need to kill, the desire to spill the blood of the man that dared to hurt his heart's chosen. The one that he would do everything within himself to protect at all costs. Snarling, Toshinori turned his crimson gaze at the green haired woman as the two humans quickly made their way to her and went to take her to safety.
The one, he had an unbreakable bond with as a son, as his family and would never dare to harm him. The other human, he knew that he was his son's chosen, and would never dare to harm him. For one reason or another, Toshinori knew who his ally was, and who his foe was.
Snarling, Toshinori looked at Yuugure and narrowed his eyes at him. This man, he was the one that ruined everything.
Yuugure's gold eyes almost seemed as if they were filled with glee and joy as he stared at Toshinori. "It seemed I was right, you would be fun to play with! You are worth my time, I had second thoughts of turning you when you didn't come to me. Didn't think your spirit was as strong as it was when you were Yuudai. I had thought that with each time his spirit was reborn that it would dim itself over time but no. It is still a force to be reckoned with."
Toshinori snarled.
"Toshi, we got Inko, deal with him." Shouta called out.
He didn't need to be told twice.
Rushing forward, Toshinori bore his fangs at Yuugure. Yet, it seemed that the older vampire had foreseen this move as he managed to dodge and slam his elbow into the blonde's back. Toshinori growled and swung his body around and slammed his leg into the raven vampire's stomach, sending him flying into the wall.
Yuugure smirked as he let out a chuckle. "It seems, even while you let your desires and true-self out you are still able to comprehend your fighting abilities to body memory itself." Toshinori didn't seem to listen to him as he just seemed to rush forward with blinding speed. He managed to sink his fangs into the man's shoulder and whipped him around like a rag doll. The older vampire yelped out in shock before Toshinori had managed to let him go, tossing him across the room.
"I guess I'll have to stop this. It isn't fun unless you have truly given yourself into your instincts, not allowing yourself to have a shred of humanity within your heart."
Toshinori narrowed his crimson eyes before jumping at the vampire in the air. Pulling his hands back which seemed to confuse the other vampire. Toshinori made his body bulk up using the power of his quirk before throwing a punch. Causing air pressure to shoot out and slam into the vampire sinking him through the floor downward a couple floors of his own castle.
Yuugure yelped out in shock before he landed on the ground of the main floor. It seemed that he wasn't expecting the blonde vampire to have any kind of control over his quirk. After being alive for all this time, he had heard how Toshinori never truly fed himself properly. Not enough to sustain himself during the sunlight hours of each day. Yet, it seemed that even though he wasn't properly fed, that he was able to train himself to learn how to use his quirk even without being fed properly.
Blinking his gold eyes, he looked upward and saw Toshinori rushing down toward the older vampire. Toshinori snarled and growled like that of a wild animal before slamming his fist down into the ground. Yuugure rolled away and slammed his leg against Toshinori's head. Toshinori ducked his head from the attack before sinking his fangs into the vampire's flesh as he snarled and whipped him around.
Toshinori knew that he had to stop him that he would have to stop him before he dared to try to get to Inko. Dared to take away the most important person in his life. Yuugure smirked a little as he slammed his hand outward and stabbed Toshinori with what appeared to be sharp claws. "Don't think I wasn't going to use my own quirks did you?" He said with a smirk.
His answer was nothing more than a snarl. "You aren't very entertaining with all the growling you're doing." He said with a shake of his head.
"Grrr…. Fu… Fuck… You." Toshinori bit out before throwing a punch, causing the raven haired vampire to fly backward and into the wall. "You… won't… hurt… my Inko." He growled out as he marched toward the man, there was no way that he would allow anyone to take Inko from him. That he would allow anyone to hurt her again. Inko had been through enough and only deserved happiness and nothing more.
Yet, he knew that he couldn't allow the fight to keep going. The longer this fight went on, the harder it would be to kill the man. He knew, that this man himself was the cause for all of the hardships that Toshinori as well as his own past lives, and Inko's past lives had gone through. They could never be together so long as he was alive, so long as this curse was going on. Yet, Toshinori knew that he had to think clearly which he did. Even though he had given himself to his most basic of vampire instincts, he still seemed to allow himself some control over his humanity. How that was, he had no idea.
Looking up, Toshinori saw the man rushing forward and threw another punch, this time a drill seemed to rush at him. Toshinori dodged the attack and slid to the side and slammed the back of his hand against the man's shoulder, a crack was heard causing Toshinori to wonder if he had just broken the man's shoulder. Though even then, it wouldn't last long.
He knew that he had only a little bit of time. Only a small chance of finishing this fight but he also had to hurry up and get to Inko before she got in worse shape.
Shaking his head, the blonde vampire looked around, trying to find something that he could do to distract the vampire. Knowing that if anything he would have to be careful. Sniffing the air, all he could smell was blood. Inko's blood, it made his blood boil in the long run.
Shaking his head, the blonde frowned as he noticed that Yuugure had sped up and stood in front of Toshinori and stared with wide crimson eyes. "Sorry, but I have my bride to get back too." He said with a smirk before slamming his fist against Toshinori's chest.
Toshinori felt the air leaving his lungs, his ribs would have broken from the sheer force of the hit if it wasn't for the fact that his bones were far stronger than the average human. His body slammed into the nearby wall, causing it to fall and crumble around him in rubble.
"Hm, I thought you would have made this fight a little more entertaining but maybe I was wrong after all. What should I do to make this all the more interesting?" He muttered to himself before grinning widely. "Oh I know. If I turn Inko after the child kills her, I'll just have her kill you. What a better punishment than that?! For your defying me, I shall have the woman you love kill you! What poetic justice for all the things that you have started Yuudai!" Yuugure said with an insane smile on his face before he started to laugh.
"If you had just left Kumiko in my care, none of this would have happened in the first place! You wouldn't have been cursed, you wouldn't have made Kumiko marry off into a clan just to keep her safe when really, you only made both of you suffer in each and every life." He smirked before rubbing his chin in deep thought. His own desires to have Toshinori killed was sounding more and more pleasurable than ever before.
Toshinori could only listen as he stared to see images flashing in his mind. A life that he could have had with the princess all those years ago. A life where they could have been happy. Those images burned up in his head as it was replaced by the image of him and Inko. A life, where they can live in peace with their child.
Them, just laughing and holding onto their own very bundle of joy with love, happiness and joy. Yet, even that image seemed to burn up in his head as it was replaced with the smiling images of Yuudai and Kumiko. A life that they could have had all those years ago. It made Toshinori wonder, what would have happened if they had been able to be together. If they had been able to live a life where they could be happy at long last.
"Now, to claim my bride." Yuugure said with a chuckle before he started to walk away.
'I can't let this happen… I can't let him have her. Inko is to be free and happy.' Toshinori thought to himself.
"This is your only chance… take it. Save her, save yourself, and be happy." Yuudai's voice reached out to him, giving him renewed strength.
Quickly, lifting his head, Toshinori shouted "You won't touch her!" Then, the blonde vampire quickly grabbed the hilt of his blade and threw the sword at the raven haired vampire. Yuugure turned around and frowned in confusion before he was pinned to the wall by the sword, screaming out in pain by the silver blade.
Rushing forward, Toshinori screamed out in rage before grabbing the hilt of the sword once again, his body shrinking back down partially as he shouted "In the name of Yuudai, and all the people he had been reborn as this is the end of you and your curse. May the gods have cleansed your soul of your sins and start your life anew!"
"Do you think your soul is any less tainted than my own?" Mocked Yuugure.
Toshinori tightly shut his glowing crimson eyes before opening them once again. Revealing their electric glow as he gave a smirk. "It may not be pure or clean of sins, but I lived my life the only way I could by keeping those I hold dear safe. Which I shall continue to do so by removing the main cause of our pain and torment." The blonde smirked before pulling the sword back and slashing the main cause of his life's dark turmoil in half. Yuugure howled in pain as his body started to turn into ashes.
It seemed, almost as if it was nothing more than a bitter sweet way to end things. Yet, he knew that now the curse was over. Right? He and Inko could live in peace at long last? Closing his eyes, the young man felt as if his spirit, his soul, felt different. Free? Released? Light? He had no idea, but he knew that everything that he had gone through in both his human, and vampire lives, he was now free of this retched curse and could live on in peace at long last.
He could be with Inko. Allow themselves to live a life that they had always wanted for each other. Letting out a soft sigh, the young man looked out at the night sky and saw that it was still late in the night. He would have to go and get Inko and the others and return.
Frowning a little, he wondered why he felt a swirl of emotions deep within him. He knew that they weren't his, but Inko's. Yet, he felt that there was something wrong with her. Her emotions were a little too dim for his liking, and he knew that something was wrong but what could it be?
Rushing out the castle, Toshinori sheathed his sword once again, not wanting to burn himself. He turned back to the castle as he let out a soft sigh. To think, once in a past life he lived here and died in this place. Now, he killed the man who had started this and now he just hoped that he stopped the curse in time.
He felt pain, deep in his heart but at the same time even that feeling was starting to fade from him. Leaving something empty in its place. Something was wrong, but what?
Looking around, he called out for Shouta, in the hopes that he would have any idea where they could have gone. He knew that he couldn't have gotten far, not with how Inko was when they did managed to find her. Narrowing his eyes, now glowing a deep crimson as he tried to find them. Damn it all, he knew that this was a bad idea, that he wouldn't be able to locate them as easily.
Pulling out his cell, he tried sending a text to the raven haired young man in the hopes that he had kept his sound on. Then again, that was a little risky to do so as what if someone called Shouta? It would have lead Yuugure to them.
"Inko, please be okay." He whispered to himself, not sure if there was any way of knowing if the green haired woman was truly safe.
Blinking, the young man saw a figure standing within the treeline. No, it was more than just one, four in total. Rushing over, Toshinori feared that he was too late to help her. Too late to save Inko, he just hoped that it wasn't. That was one thing that he never wanted to go through, the loss of his beloved Inko.
"Toshi!" shouted Shouta and Hizashi.
"He's gone, Yuugure is dead but, how is Inko?" asked Toshinori.
"She had given birth." Shouta whispered, causing Toshinori to look over at Nana who was holding a squirming bundle of cloth that looked like it was made out of her own pant legs, leaving only a wrap around her waist to at least hide her dignity. "But, it seems that it took all of her strength… she's still alive but I don't know what more we can do for her Toshi." Shouta whispered with a hint of sadness in his voice.
No, this can't be how it ends! He killed Yuugure, he knew that much! The curse should be gone now shouldn't it?! They should be able to live in peace now. He had to do this, he had to make sure that they were all safe and could live happily now! This can't be how it ends for him!
"Inko!" Shouted Toshinori as he rushed to Inko's side and held her in his arms.
Her eyes fluttered open, revealing a pair of tired green eyes and a matching smile. It seemed as if it was taking up more of her strength just to be with him. Just to look at him and it was slowly draining away what little bit of strength that she had left within her body. "Toshi…" Inko whispered softly.
"Inko, it's okay now. Yuugure is gone, we can live in peace! We can finally have the life that our past lives could never have. We can be happy, free to love again!" Toshinori said, his eyes filling with unshed tears as he gazed down at her. She had to be okay, he couldn't lose her.
"Our baby…?" whispered Inko.
Toshinori looked up at Nana who gave him a small smile. "A boy with curly green hair and lovely green eyes." Nana said with a smile.
"Hear that Inko? We have a son, a beautiful son." Toshinori said with a smile, hoping that would give her enough reason, enough strength to stay with him. He wanted to spend some time with her longer. This couldn't be her ending could it? "Inko, you must stay alive, help me raise our boy."
"Izuku…" Inko whispered, causing Toshinori to frown a little. "Our son, I wanna… name him Izuku." Inko tiredly said with a soft yet weak giggle. "I want him to live… a happy life. A peaceful one." Inko whispered, which only made more tears fill the blonde's blue eyes as he tried to stay strong for her.
"Inko." Toshinori whispered, holding her a little closer to his chest. He pressed a kiss to her forehead as he whispered "Please Inko, don't leave me alone."
"You won't be alone Toshi, our son will be with you." Inko whispered, causing him to shake his head. No, it wouldn't be the same. He knew that it just wouldn't be the same, he knew that his life wouldn't be complete without her in it. He couldn't live without her, she was his very reason for even existing now. "Please, be… happy." Inko whispered before closing her eyes.
"No! Inko please! Open your eyes!" Toshinori shouted, a soft cry from his son caused him to look up. The child sensed what his father was feeling, and Toshinori couldn't help but cry himself.
"Toshi, it isn't too late. You can change her, you should still have time to save her." Toshinori looked up at Shouta, seeing the man also had tears in his own eyes. "She still has a pulse, weak as it is, it should be enough to allow you to change her. What more do you have to lose here?"
Toshinori looked down at Inko, it was something that he had hoped that he wouldn't have to do. Inko had voiced her desire to be with him to be a vampire so he wasn't alone. Yet, was this something that he could bare, what if she didn't want to be a vampire anymore? What would the odds be, that she would even be reborn again? He knew, that in every single life that they had been reborn, they found and fell in love again but now, he knew that this was a choice that he had to do.
He couldn't let their son, grow up without his mother in his life. Toshinori wouldn't allow that.
Tightly closing his eyes, he pressed his palm to his lips, biting down on his open palm to allow the blood to seep out of his skin and pool itself. He knew that there was a chance that this wouldn't work, even though he had already drank from Inko once, a piece of her soul was within him and he just had to 'give' her his blood in order to change her.
Yet, could it work while her body was so weak and close to death?
'I have to at least try!' he told himself before pressing his bleeding hand toward her parted lips as he made her swallow his blood. Blood of a vampire, blood that should initiate the change from human to vampire.
He just hoped, that this would work.