A/N: hello dear reader, its been a, while a little bit longer than I wanted and I'm sorry for that. however this chapter and I have been battling. trying to paint this story from my mind to the paper is a lot harder than I thought but the show must go on. ok so I got a few announcements, first the next update will be a revision of the first chapter, not much will change except for the grammar, second I'm going to have to extend the dates I publish to once a month until further notice, and lastly I have a poll going on that can and will effect the course of the story so please vote.
Welcome to The World of Monsters
"so this is the special person you want my family to take care of? Headmaster we are assassins not babysitters." Came a voice Tsukune did not recognize but it was powerful and angry.
"Enough Issa, I know you don't like it, but this boy is important to me. He must be treated with the upmost respect, and care while I prepare another home for him at the academy." Entered in the unmistakable voice of the hooded priest who called himself the Headmaster.
"why, who is he, what plans could you possible have for this pitiful; weak, useless, human?" suddenly Tsukune felt his arm jerk upwards as if by reflex felling something tap his arm like a fly or a nat. immediately the room fell completely silent. "everybody out." The same voice ordered calmer.
"he stopped a blow from father."
"no father wasn't trying to hit him, if he did the human would be dead." Both were female voices very young they were accompanied by several other sets of footsteps.
When the sound of a chamber door closing sounded tsukune could barely hear the two voices whispering. "what the hell is he?"
"he's important that's all you need to know for now, but lets just say this… when the time is right by using that boys blood, the bloodline of Abel." Tsukune couldn't quite make out the last bit before a knock came at the door.
" My lord lady Aqua has returned." Came a proper and deep voice almost like a large butler.
"we aren't finished Tenmei." Growled the same hostile voice as the door to the chamber swung open.
"I think you'll find your daughter's wedding to be a waste of time young Issa shuzen, you know her true mate wont allow it without a fight." Chuckled the headmaster as the footsteps went further and further away.
"Tsukune, poor Tsukune I take full responsibility for what has been done to you, and now I'll try to make things right." The headmaster pressed two fingers against Tsukune forehead allowing him to awaken. The momentary pause before his brown eyes fluttered open with the two stars still shining brightly until they melted back into his head.
"where am I?" Tsukune found himself in a large chamber with stone floors and thick cold marble walls that were decorated with intense paintings of battles or lone men standing in heroic ways. Sitting up he looked around seeing multiple stone beds going either direction, and they were curved down slightly with a drain in the center for what Tsukune didn't know until he saw the stains of red in each bed including the one he was laying in. "god this must be a bleeding station." Tsukune thought worriedly standing up and looking around seeing nothing but trays full of old fashion tools that looked like torcher devices.
The teens mind was immediately made up there was no way in hell he was staying here, making his way to the chamber door he peaked out surprised at what he saw. It was a lavish hallway as if for a mansion or a castle. Polished floors, beautiful overhead chandeliers, and elegant painting and polished medieval weapons all over the walls. "what is this place?" Tsukune thought as his hand accidently touched a note stuck on the inside of the door with his name written on its face. Tsukune grabbed the note and eagerly opened it hoping it would shed some light on his plight.
"Dear Tsukune,
Forgive me for abandoning you in this place after I saved you, but I fear it was unavoidable, because a number of dangerous forces are now aware that you are alive, and are searching for you. However, fear not this is the safest place in the world you can be besides the academy where I have gone to prepare for your arrival. Though I must warn you to stay here, and follow every rule that the Shuzen family sets in place, you may be a guest in their home, but vampires are extremely prideful and are easily offended, so do stay out of trouble.
Excited to see you again soon Tsukune signed your future headmaster Tenmei Mikogami
P.S: DO NOT FOLLOW THE LADY IN WHITE!"
Putting don't the letter he panted for a second feeling something fussy start to appear in front of his face, "what the hell?"
"FEED ME!" the absolute hunger Tsukune felt made him hit his knees as the world began to spin. Tsukune heart began to pound, while his every muscle contracted and breathing became erratic and raspy.
Tsukune knew what this was one of his anxiety attacks but this was way worse than normal and the hunger was new to him. Reaching into his pocket he shakily pulled out his only bottle of his medication and popped one into his mouth desperately choking it down dry, while the bottle spilled out onto the floor.
Within five minutes Tsukune returned to normal looking down at his shaking and sweating hands he sighed and collected the pills from the red carpet he spilled them on.
Standing up Tsukune looked around, and started to make his way down the hallways trying to find his way out of this labyrinth of a castle.
Minutes turned into hours as he wondered the hall, only having to dodge the occasional butler or maid that popped out of random doors.
"I've got to find a way out of here." Tsukune growls rounding a corner to see a huge set of double doors that had to be eighteen feet tall at least. Running up to them he gave them a push but the thick wooden doors stood like the trees they once were rock solid. "damn" growled Tsukune kicking the door out of spite making the smaller door that was hidden in the center of the right door to open.
"sometime I'm surprised how stupid I can be." Running through the door he was blinded by sun light to the point he had to slow down and walk until he reached shade. However, rubbing his eyes, he saw he wasn't outside, he wasn't outside at all, Tsukune was in fact in a great hall, with several long tables that spanned the nearly the whole room but stopped at the edge of a stage. The stage was made of polished oak floor that sat on grey river rock stone for a platform and on that stage was a single two-person table at the base of a huge statue ten feet high. It was a man in steel armor with the symbol of sword driving through water on the chest and on his shoulder was an all too familiar black dragon. the closer tsukune looked at it to try to take in the details around the warriors face the more his eyes hurt thanks to the sun resting perfectly behind its head. giving the statue a massive halo but also hiding its face.
Tsukune was immediately entranced by the statue, and approached it slowly as if he were approaching a god rather than a statue. It wasn't long before Tsukune bumped into the table drawing his attention down. His eyes immediately stopped at a golden plaque with a long slender package wrapped in bandages on two golden hooks that lay above the plaque words. Tsukune knew what it was the second he saw it, a sword of a fallen warrior that was waiting for a new master. Looking down he began to read the words engraved in the gold.
"Abel, the man that freed the world from the shackles of the evil king. Abel the man who built the vampire counsel with his bare hand. Abel the hero who led the vampires to victory in the great war. Abel a warrior, a husband, a father, a dear friend, you will be missed."
"Master?" A voice suddenly whispered to Tsukune. The voice seemingly had no origin until the sword started to shake on its rack. "Master, at last, you've returned." The blade whispered while flame blue smoke slowly leaked out of the bandages. "pick me up, I hunger, I hunger for worthy blood."
Tsukune approached the blade panting his entire being was never more sure that he was doing the right thing as his hands slowly cupped underneath the bandages. "At long last, you've returned to me master, and we shall wonder the battlefields of this world again. " the voice grew strong as he held it, the voice was calm and welcoming to Tsukune. "now feed me, complete our bond, master Abel, feed me, and I will once again be powerful and complete."
"but I'm not, I'm not Abel." State Tsukune giving the voice pause before returning.
"that voice, and this blood, how could you not be him? How could you carry such power if you are not my master." the voiced paused again before returning. "What name do you carry?"
"T-Tsukune, Tsukune Aono." Tsukune stuttered while looking down at the blade.
The blade fell silent again and let out a small growl of displeasure.
"Hmm, I disagree. No one, not even the most powerful of mages could awaken me." The voice countered as the blue smoke slowly coiled around his hands. "Except you, my beloved master. Abel Takeo vampire warrior feared by ALL"
Tsukune bellowed in pain feeling something like hot metal pressing against his right forearm. Dropping the blade, and hitting the ground the desperate teen did all but tear his shirt to stop the pain. Looking down at it he pulled up his sleeve seeing what looked like a fresh brand on his tender flesh.
"what the hell?" tsukune groaned looking at the blade hearing its low chuckle. "what magic have you done to yourself to turn back the sands of time. Hmm Abel, were you that unhappy? Or is it something else answer me."
Tsukune growled as he grabbed the sword and slammed it back on the rack muttering curses under his breath, before turning and leaving the cursed sword.
"Abel, do not leave me here." The blade said as the teen got further and further away.
"Abel! Come back. You PROMISED!" Tsukune stopped dead in his tracks he could feel the pain in the swords voice as it shook madly on the rack.
"You promised that we'd be together again! All I had to do was wait for you! Please, please god don't leave me again!" Tsukune felt the desire to run to the blade grow higher and higher until he turned and ran towards it.
All for a Pretty Face
"OPEN FOR THE BRIDE!" suddenly yelled a booming voice while the great mighty gates started to push open. In a blind panic Tsukune mere inches from the sword freezes and started looking around for a place to hide finally sliding underneath the lone table on the stage the white long table cloth concealing him completely.
A beautiful maiden slowly walks into the grand hall her heart sunk lower seeing all the decorations for her own wedding.
"I wish to be alone seal the doors." The command was cool, but sad to, the lone guard nodded before pulling the great doors closed with ease. The second those massive doors groaned once again resting in their proper place she quickly approached the statue of Abel and fell to her knees at the great stone man's feet. Folding her soft hands and lowering her head she started to pray in the silence of the great empty chamber.
"great warrior Abel, you who freed our people and served my mother before me I pray to you. Long ago you took up the sword to fight at my mother's side and swore and oath of loyalty that was paid a hundred times over. I know that even as her daughter I have no right to ask anything of you, but please stop this wedding. Do not let them claim your sword and by extension claim me. Please Abel I… I want to marry for love, not this." As the prayer spoke her words turned to tears that did not fall on deaf ears.
Every second Tsukune listened he felt his heart slowly melting, while his emptiness started to fade. He had the incredible urge to go to this woman with the angle voice and comfort her. However, Tsukune held his place knowing doing so could lead to disaster. Not a moment after the hidden boy's emotions were quelled, a set of heavy footsteps appeared from the other side of the hall, quickly closing in on the weeping maiden.
"I'm afraid that's impossible, my beloved," suddenly entered another voice from behind her. Turning around, she saw the man who was the most powerful and most despicable of her suiters.
"Baca? What are you doing here? It's forbidden for us to be alone together," the girl yelped in surprise, looking back at the man. He wasn't bad looking. He had a strong jaw, with a toned face; his hair was black, greased back in perfect military formation. His deep red eyes were made only more prominent by the snow white suit he was wearing with a blood red tie.
"Why? We will soon be married. After all, I just have to beat all those weakling suiters then claim the sword, and then this." Baca's hand suddenly wrapped around the young maiden, grabbing her butt while pulling her close with a smile.
"Baca!"
"Hmm still so young and unexperienced, but don't worry I'm sure you and my three other wives will get along nicely once you're mine." The man chuckled his youthful appearance hiding his true ancient age.
Every word cut into Tsukune like a dagger, because if there was one thing it couldn't stand it was the mistreatment of women. The whimpers and pleas got louder and louder to till Tsukune was at the breaking point. "I have to stop this."
"Baca let go of me or I'll scream." This only made the man chuckle turn into a laugh until a firm hand grabbed his shoulder from behind.
"take your hands off the mistress." Turning the vampire only chuckled seeing a human boy grabbing his shoulder.
"a human servant bearing his teeth at his master. You certainly are a brave one, but stupid to." Baca lifted his hand to punish the brave servant until he froze and noticed something. This servant was in regular cloths. "intruder…Intruder!" he yelled summoning forth a large group of guards who quickly filled the room and surrounded the human and the two vampires.
"on your knees you scum." Growled one of the guards as Baca pulled the young maiden away from him.
"pink hair?" Tsukune questioned with his hands up not able to see the girls face before he feels everything go black.
Chatting with Electra: the beautiful maiden blushes slightly as the editor starts the scene. "Stop that, your making it sound dirty. I'm just nervous its my first time doing this." the writer stifles a laugh not wanting to get smacked by his new host. "That's not what I meant, and you know it." the woman sighed giving up on defending herself to the stupidity of the male mind. "This chapter I have to say has potential to be great, but..." the writer waits with baited breath at the honest opinion of his work. "its got a lot of unanswered questions. like how can the sword talk, and why does he think tsukune is my husband?" the writer nods a few times accepting the advice laid out as she goes onto explains the problems while he secretly ends the chat.
