Zero, from a young age, was extremely talented as a hunter. He could perform hunter charms and spells that took senior hunters years to master at the age of seven. He was able to memorize thousands of spells and charms brought to him in books by his teacher, Yagari. He memorized and excelled. It was the same after he was turned into a vampire at the age of twelve.

He was the only exhuman who was able to resist the change for four years and still resisted the urge for blood. He was the only vampire (except the Kuran clan) to wield an anti-vampire weapon and not get burned. He was able to unlock the weapon's true power that even senior hunters (beside Kaien) didn't know of. He could still cast powerful hunter spells and charms even as a vampire. He had seen so much at so young. He knew so much at so young.

Now, however, all that knowlege and experience was useless to him. He had no future to look forward to. He had no place in the Vampire world and he couldn't help the wrongness of the Hunter world. He was stuck and felt hopeless. Even now, on a mission from the Hunter Assosciation, he felt the wrongness of it all. Which is bullshit because this is what he was born and trained to do.

The mission was simple enough. He had to kill four level E's who have been wreaking havic on a small town two towns away from Cross Academy. What he didn't count on, when he entered the the decaying remnents of what used to be a two story house, was for there to be a female level B vampire. Surrounding her was several bodies of young females and vampire ash.

"What's this? Has a little hunter come to play?" she giggled insanely. "How fun!"

He saw no sanity in her yellow eyes and drew his gun. "No, not fun."

He went to shoot but felt his body freeze up as the female drew nearer. The blood covered sundress she wore glided across the decaying wood floor.

"Like my little trick? I can control the body of anyone I wish just by 'hijacking' a bit of their life force," she says and brushes her hands against the silent hunter's face. "Now be still as I drain the blood from your body, little boy."

Zero felt her move to his neck and he mouthed a spell that freed his body.

"Release me from the mortal chains!"

He shovered her away from his body and fired a single bullet. It hit her in the forhead and she collapsed. Zero sighed as her body turned to ash. He felt the usual rush of sympathy and adrenaline. Then he heard the sound of slow clapping.

"Well done. A spell liked that only works by saying it verbally and yet you somehow were able to just mouth it. Truly remarkable."

Zero turned around and aimed his gun at the intruder. A man floated forward. He was older looking with black hair streaked with gray strands. He was obviously not from Japan from his American accent and facial construction, yet, he spoke fluent japanese. From what Zero could sense, the man was human. Then he noticed the red cape. It seemed like it was sentient as its collar brushed the man's face, which was impossible considering that it was a cape.

"Please lower your weapon. I mean you no harm," the man says as he lands softly on the ground. "I just want to talk."

"Who are you?" Zero asks, putting Bloody Rose away after hesitating a bit. The man stepped forward and handed him a business card.

'Dr. Stephen Strange: Medical Consultan'

"If you're a doctor, why are you here? How the hell did you float?"

"I will explain in due time. But for now let's find a more suitable place to speak. Unless you prefer the smell of stale air, mold and rotten wood," Strange says. "Would you prefer my place of residence or yours?"

Zero paused for second. "Mine."

"Excellent!" Strange moved his hands in a circular motion. A portal made of orange sparks appeared, showing the Chairman's home.

"How the hell-?!"

"Like I stated before, all will be explained in due time. Now, come. We have much to discuss."

Strange walked through the portal leaving a confused Zero behind him. He hesitated for a second and then stepped through right into Cross' kitchen. He turned around and saw the portal close.

His eyes shifted to Strange and saw the man seated at the table. His cape was off, floating in the corner. It raised a corner and waved at him.

He knew right then and there that it would be a long night. Why didn't he listen to his mother when she said not to talk to strangers?

A/N: Yup. Its one of those. The spell Zero used is a spell spoken in Ancient Greek. Like Strange said, it should only work by being spoken. Zero mouthed it.