Bloodborne: Attack The Night

Another crossover By Jaketheripper

Chapter 1

Another day dawns in the city of Yarnham, mist is buffeted away in the cool morning wind as the sun touches the tops of the massive buildings. Given this cue, Furtive Yarnhamites quickly began to hustle and bustle, dressing themselves and quickly heading to work or other such locations. Such a quick reaction to the sunrise might give an outsider the impression that Yarnham was a hub of interesting things and people, however, to local born urchin Eren Jaeger, Yarnham wasn't a very interesting place at all, quite the opposite in fact, as he was subjected to his mother's morning cleanliness rituals, he was so very BORED.

"Mom my hair is fine." He whined, met only with his mother's disapproving glare, " look it's fine, please don't..." the glare intensified, "I hate the comb..." his mother's glare finally won him over and he sat on the stool in front of her as she began to fuss with his hair, "that's what I thought, what would the schoolmaster think if he saw the son of an esteemed minister like Grisha Yaeger show up with messy hair?"

Eren rolled his eyes as his adopted sister Mikasa walked down with a brush in hand, teasing her short but silky black hair as she did, "Can't go giving Father a bad name Eren." Giggled Mikasa.

Eden groaned as his mother finally let go, upon hopping up he shook his head aggressively! His mother letting out a defeated sigh as the front door opened, his father was home! He and Mikasa rushed into the main room of the house to see him taking off the hood of his white church garb. Mr. Jaeger was not an imposing man, but as one of the best Blood Ministers of the Healing Church, his garb and badge commanded respect.

He chuckled as both children clung to his legs, "Morning Eren, Mikasa, it's nice to be home..."

Eren's mom rushed in with.a gleeful expression on her face, "oh! Grisha! You're home!"

Grisha smiled, "Hey Carla..." the woman blushes and sits contentedly, "How was last night's hunt?"

Grisha face slackened and while his expression didn't necessarily sour, there was a resenting tone to his voice, "I've told you , Carla, time and time again." He sighed, but his Wife finished his sentence, "Church Buisiness, I know..."

Grisha nodded and went up to bed, "I'm damn tired..." Carla made an affirming noise and quickly ushered the two children out the door, "straight to school you two, no lollygagging!"

Eren groaned as the door shut behind them, "You'd think they'd let Father rest a night, it's not like he's a Hunter or anything..."

Mikasa looked at him over her red scarf, "You know how hard Father works, I've read his journals, they're trying to cure the Beasts, turn them back into humans."

Eren's eyes widened, "You read father's Notes!?"

Mikasa nodded, "only the ones I could understand...and It looks like the Church is trying to come up with a cure."

Eren was enthralled with the idea, he smiles, "a world without beasts huh? Maybe we'd be able to leave Yarnham...wouldn't that be a trip?"

"Literally and figuratively." Sighed Mikasa.

As the two continued on their nonchalant plod down the main Street of central Yarnham, a constable stopped them, "OI! Do you know what time it is!? You lot better get to school! You'll be late!"

Eren looked at the pocketwatch his father had given him, he saw that it was indeed almost past 3:00PM, "oh geez, sorry sir! We're on our way there now."

The constable nods, seeming to be satisfied, "see that You do..."

With this, Eren and Mikasa broke into a sprint up the cobbled streets, up towards the schoolhouse.

As they neared the school a ruckus made itself known as a feminine shriek responded from one of the many alleyways they had to pass to get there, Eren came to a stop to see a small group of boys clustered around a crouched figure with blonde hair.

"HEY!" Eren shouted at the bullies, the group scattered as he and Mikasa rushed over, "are you ok, Miss?"

The blonde haired figure glared up at Eren, "that's not funny! I'm a boy, damnit!"

Eren's hand didn't withdraw but the boy could see he looked slightly confused, "Alright, um...are you ok?"

The blonde boy took Eren's hand and stood, "I'm fine thanks, I didn't really need your help back there, I had 'Em on the ropes, I did."

Eren sighed and shrugged, "I'm sure you did, my name's Eren Jaeger, this is my adopted sister Mikasa, what's your name?"

Armin dusted off his clothes, feeling his fat lip, "Armin Arlert..."

Eren smiled, "Nice to meet you Armin, and hey, if you ever need anyone to help you out of a bad scrape, just ask alright? I'm always here, do you go to the Central School?"

Armin nodded, "I do, I was on my way there when those pricks jumped me."

Eren pointed back down the alleyway, "then we'd better hurry."

The school day progressed pretty much how it usually did, no real issues with the material presented, but tedium did set in somewhere around 6:00, but by then, school was over and the new trio of friends had began their march home!

As they rounded the corner however, they noticed the sun had begun to sink early, Eren saw the lanterns all spring to life and his heart sank as the sun did, "we have to get home! We have to get home now!"

As Eren began to run, the screams of accosted townsfolk began to scrabble at his ears like the claws of so many beasts! The group opted to stay close together as the aounds of gunfire blasted through the alleys! The trio arrived at the Jaeger house only to see the front door had been destroyed!

The group of children ran in to see, to their horror that Eren's mom was standing over the body of a man, but the man's arms had grown overlong and hairy, his face deformed and mangled by the beastly scourge, in her hands was a rifle, "everyone get to the Cathedral, the church will protect us!" Carla took her son's hand, "your father will be waiting for us..."

Suddenly a dark chuckle resounded from behind the kids as a monstrous hairy beast with massive claws blocked the doorway, "Found you, Grisha Jaeger, you black bastard!"

It was only a single motion, but Eren saw it as he fell backwards, the beast's claws swept forward, grasping towards his face, but then he was jerked backwards and the beast's claws clasped around his mother's neck!

In one savage tug, the monster had pulled her out of the building, hopped out of sight and escaped!

Time seemed to flow faster around Eren, voices and noises were dulled as someone seemed to be picking him up, when he next came to, he was being sat down inside a great cathedral by a Hunter in a wide brimmed black hat, Mikasa clung to him and Armin was shaking, "boy, BOY!" Eren's trauma laden stare snapped up towards the eyes of the man in black church garb, with the wide brimmed hat.

"Were there any others with you? Anyone still alive or still human?" The man's tone was even, it helped Eren keep his head straight as he tried to think of anyone else, anyone he remembers who wasnt dead or turned, "I dont know...we left straight from school...it usually doesnt get dark before 8...why did this happen? HOW did this happen?" His hands began to shake as Mikasa held him fast.

Without answering his question, the man in the Black hat turned to a gang of hunters behind him, all carrying different weapons, armed to the teeth, with bags full of molotovs, "Djura, the lower region is lost, Take the other PowderKeggers and burn it down, spare no one, we can't be too careful."

Eren stood, tearing himself out of Mikasa's arms, "NO! my mother is down there!"

The man in the black hat turned to Mikasa, who looked lost without Eren to hold, "is this true?"

Mikasa shook her head, snapping out of her reverie, "No...a beast took her...it spoke...it was looking for Father."

The black hat hunter nodded at Djura, who wore a slanted cap and an eye patch, "Burn it down."

With that, the hunter named Djura led the other men into the city, shutting the doors behind them. After the powderkeggers had left, the man in the black hat squats down next to the children, "You're Grisha's kids huh? My name is Gascoigne, A church hunter much like your father." It was then that Gascoigne noticed Armin, "your friend...whats his name?"

Eren' still shaken but more steady now, spoke, "His name is Armin Arlert...did any of his family make it out?"

Gascoigne nodded, "I know there's a Hunter in the upper city by the name of Arlert, he's an old bastard for sure but I'm sure he'll be glad to see his grandson...meanwhile, I have a question for you children."

Eren looks the aging man in his steely eyes, "what is it?"

Gascoigne's mouth split into a grin, "Do you have any interest in becoming a Hunter? Hunt beasts in the night, draw strength from the hunt, train at the Workshop...perhaps with time...you might avenge your mother...I only ask because we recently lost several new recruits...wont be for a few more years that you get to do anything, but it's best to start early with these things."

Eren springs up, "YES!"

Mikasa nods, "I'll follow Eren."

Armin just kept staring, completely out of it, Eren looks around expectantly, "where IS my father?"

Gascoigne shrugs, "I just assumed he's somewhere in upper cathedral Ward...while we wait for morning, I'm going to take you by my house...my wife and daughters will keep you lot company til I can arrange transport to the Workshop."

Not too short a walk from the cathedral Ward was Gascoigne's house, where his wife Viola took them in, feeding them and giving them warm, safe beds for the night before the morning, when three white clad holy men came to the gascoigne house, with them was an old blind man in a wheelchair.

"Hello Gherman." Said Viola as she allowed the churchmen into her home. Gherman smiled, "So nice to see you again Viola, Gascoigne told me that there were three children who wanted to begin training as Hunters?"

Viola pouted and sat down at the dining table, "Really, Gherman? They're so young..."

Gherman nodded matter of factly, "The key to creating stalwart hunters is training them from a young age...after the catastrophe in lower Yarnham, I'm stepping up the recruitment process."

Viola sighed, "very well then...children...come down here please."

Gherman looked up the stairs as Eren, Mikasa and Armin followed by Gascoigne's twin daughters Flora and Fauna.

"Hm...yes, I like the rage I can smell from THIS one..." Gherman points to Eren, "come closer boy...do not be shy, my days of hunting are far behind me..." Eren aproached Gherman and the old man touched his face, smiling as he did, "Got a fire in your belly to kill Beasts do you, boy?"

Eren nodded, his eyes affixed on the old man's blindfolded face, "A beast killed my mother...and for that I'm going to kill every last one!"

Gherman let out a cackle, "good, GOOD! This boy is worth his weight in beastblood, and my boy I promise you, you'll get to kill more than your share of beasts..." he then turned to Mikasa, "You, Girl, your scent isn't so volatile...but you do have it...the decided anger, rage...we need that...you two will make fine hunters..."

Armin looked nervous as Gherman's hands touched his face, "AH! you...have a face like Lawrence...you remind me of a good friend...the face, features of a thinker...of an innovator...a problem solver...you lack courage boy, but I promise you...Henryk will BEAT some courage into that big head or yours!"

Armin jumped a bit as Gherman laughed again, "Then we're away..." Eren stopped the old man before be turned around, "Wait...you're with the church, do you know where my father is?"

One of the churchmen leaned down and whispered into Gherman's ear, "OH! You're Grisha's boy? I should have been able to tell...Your father is busy with affairs of the church, hard at work trying to figure out the nature of the Beast Blood and...how to cure it...come now boy, we're away! To the workshop!

To be continued...