I waited in our usual spot. Moka quickly emerged from her dorm. She reached out to take my hand as we have practiced. "People are beginning to think we're together." Moka whispered.
"Good, maybe they'll think twice about kidnapping you." We were quickly joined by other guys holding the hands of girls walking to art class.
"This makes me feel like a child." Moka admonished.
"No more girls have been taken since we started this. It's working." I grimaced. "There still isn't any sign of where the girls were taken." I said. She looked around seeing the other guys look at us.
"Could Tsukune pick me up? I don't feel comfortable holding your hand where so many of our classmates can see." Moka asked.
"I thought you were distancing yourself from him." She let go and took a step away from him. I nodded my head and turned towards the gym.
"I have some training to do. I'll ask Tsukune to pick you up. Same time, right?" I asked.
"I'm sorry." She whispered. I sucked in a breath, closed my eyes, and dropped my shoulders.
"I don't blame you. Just be careful. Don't let anyone separate you, he may need to remove your rosary." I put my hand on her arm and pushed enough aura around her to form a barrier. In a few hours the barrier would naturally fade away.
In the gym, I set up 1800kilos for my bench press. With my diet improved my strength increased. I was gaining weight and power. After eating again, I grew an inch. My arms were screaming as I pushed the weights hard. It still wasn't close to enough. To master aura, I needed absolute control. Another 200kilos later and I was pushing 2 metric tons. This was what I needed.
Hours passed, while I put the last of the weights back on the wrack something I froze. Two steps put me out of the gym. From there I shot myself through the distance between myself and the art building. I felt golden aura spill from my eyes and nowhere else as I ripped through the locked door.
I saw girl shaped statues. Their feelings were muted only the tears flowing down their cheeks showed they still lived. The bodies filled the closets, cabinets, and more were down stairs. Anther burst of demonic aura caught my attention.
In my wake the wooden stairs shattered from my steps. Once down the stairs I came upon a scene.
Moka's leg was turned to stone and prepared to slam down on a snake haired teacher's head. The blow landed cracking the teacher's skull and slamming her onto the ground. The poison was still spreading through Moka's leg.
"I thought beating her would restore us." Moka said. Her eyes were lit with worry. I placed a hand on her leg and destroyed the spell. Her leg quickly returned to normal.
"It does make this easier." With a burst of aura, I snapped blasting the spell away. Everyone quickly returned to normal.
"What would you do, if I was surrounded by snakes in my outer form?" Moka asked.
"I'd save you. Anyone would do the same." I said.
"Tsukune did and unlike you he did it as a weak human. Would you give up your power for me?" I knew the answer and I knew she wouldn't like it. There was no doubt.
"No," I said. "Is that a problem?"
"I wouldn't ask you to. I said I'd train you, but it hasn't exactly happened yet." She shifted to the side. "You've filled out a bit Morpheus. Did you know it was illegal for a vampire to mate with a none vampire?" I frowned and turned away. Tsukune was slow to return to normal. Was her culture yet another obstacle in my way?"
"Should I start by asking your father's permission to court you. Is there a potential arranged marriage in the works? Do I need to challenge a few male vampires to a duel?" I smiled at her letting my eyes glow gold.
"Does that excite you?" She flashed her fangs at me, and I held my hand out to her.
"Not as much as the prospect of training with you all night. We are free tomorrow." I tempted. More of Tsukune's body returned to normal. I levitated the rosary from his hand to mine. From my pocket I took out a piece of paper and wrote him a note. Then I levitated it to Tsukune's hand.
"Are you sure you'll be able to keep up with me?" Moka challenged.
"I'm stronger than before." Aura spread through my larger muscles and no longer leaked out of my control. This was a sign, I'd reached low foundry. From what I could sense, I always controlled 23% to 45% of my aura output.
I caught her eyes turning to Tsukune's direction. "He's jealous of you." Moka said. As I watched Tsukune return to normal I wondered, did he sacrifice himself for Moka or outer Moka.
She took off in front of me when we left the art building. When she moved, I couldn't hear her foot falls. I watched her foot touch the ground and rise without disturbing the grass. Her hips caught my attention making subtle changes maneuvering her weight with blinding efficiency. There was no aura wasted a great improvement above my current state.
I followed her using my own tactics. My feet never touched the ground. From my feet pockets of aura shot me forward. It used the barest amount of energy compared to flight. I turned on a dime feeling intense pressure was placed on my body while I corrected myself. That was a weakness of this form of travel. My body was exposed to more pressures.
When we stopped, she turned shot her leg up and delivered a bone shattering kick. The kick descended with blinding speed. My arms rose to block instead of parry. Aura held my every cell in place as the kick landed.
My barrier shattered. The ground crumbled. My shoulders ached from the force. Despite the destruction of the kick and the power Moka displayed. My legs didn't buckle. I twisted smashing my knuckles into her surprised face. She threw a kick up as she moved with the blow.
Moka moved the second my hit landed. A smirk in glittered in her slit eyes. My momentum was added to her next kick.
The kick came in waist level and rose toward me neck. I tucked my elbows in and parried the blow. I charged with a jab. She leapt forward both legs aimed for my chest. Moka slammed her hand on the ground raising her legs for a grapple. Aura pushed me out of the way before I snapped my hand out and let out a light blast.
A small ball of aura hit her before dispersing. It wasn't damaging by design. She hit the ground and leapt with a flying kick. I stepped into the attack, parried with my left arm, and slammed my fist into her stomach. She swapped to speed.
Her knuckles crashed into my barrier before she sliced into my shoulder with her hand. Each blow from my fist was met with one from her. Her strength was increasing, and my control was. The difference this time was my body. I was solid and capable of handling the forces my aura unleashed.
"You're avoiding my vitals." Moka declared. Vitals made me think. I've been using a primitive hard but easily shattered shield. I needed to evolve.
"Killing you isn't my goal. I want to master my aura." Golden aura covered my skin. With my ever-growing skill, I've begun altering my barrier. Vital spots were covered in several layers of barriers. They folded together woven in a way that transferred force. Instead of a hard barrier, I've strived to use the flexibility of my aura to distribute force. This new barrier was soft, but flexible.
Moka slammed a heavy kick into my chest fracturing the hard barrier on the soft one. A hard, soft, and hard barrier idea came from bullet proof glass. I grabbed her leg and threw her. She charged kicking and spinning faster than before.
I parried kicks and delivered hard blows to her stomach. Each time an attack made its way through my guard my new barrier ate it. Moka was getting stronger as the night wore on. Each of her attacks hit harder but it wasn't enough. She was on the back foot and I held the advantage.
Moka leaned against a tree her chest heaving. "You altered your defenses to deal with my strength. Were you planning that technique or was it something created on the fly?" Moka asked. Her tone was a little dangerous.
"I stole the idea from bullet proof glass. Until now, it wasn't possible. If not for you, I wouldn't have reached this level." A lot of the credit went to Hinami as well.
"Pure humans can reach this level." I shook my head.
"I'm going to tell you something about my kind. This stays between us." I said. She looked at me then nodded.
"This is going to be dark, I can feel it." Moka said with a smile.
"Most of my kind don't care to increase their control. Many are obsessed with obtaining powers. At death, the mind become desperate. It will do anything to preserve itself. We take advantage of that by lending a false hand up." I let out a sigh as my words sunk in.
"It's a trap." Moka guessed.
"Its dependent on the person. If you were dying, I'd take your mind into my qi until a body could be made for you." She looked at me her eyes a mix of worry and something else. "It's strange, I can't imagine a world without you even after this short time." She rested her head on her arms.
"I've done nothing but cause you pain." Moka lamented.
"I'd argue you made me stronger." I looked down hoping to divine my next words from the brush. "The monster girls I talk to say I should kill Tsukune." I said. I didn't mention the fact I'd only spoken with Hinami.
"Outer wouldn't be happy. She's lonely and you're not always around." At the time, I thought it was telling how Moka saw Tsukune as a tool.
She shivered as a cold wind blew. "I'll start a fire." I took hold of a stick and started rubbing it with aura. In moments the friction caused the stick to smoke. A little later the stick caught fire. With some nearby brush, I built up the fire. Rocks from around the forest served to keep the fire contained.
"That was quick." Moka quipped. "I don't imagine Tsukune would be able to make a fire so quickly. Should I ask for shelter next."
"Don't push your luck. Eventually, the school will notice the missing trees." I said. We stared into the fire in silence shoulder to shoulder.
"What happens next?" Moka asked.
"Could I write to your father for the right to court you? I've read about it somewhere." I said.
"You're outdated. I can be with anyone I please. My father has no say." I raised a hand out to her.
"Moka will you fight with me forever." I asked her. The sun began to rise lighting up the forest.
"What do you know about me other than my beauty and my strength? Since meeting me you haven't asked a single question about my past or family. Do you know my favorite color? What I want to be? Have you even thought about the future?" The future, I hadn't thought about it other than ascending.
"I know that outer enjoys art. But you're right. I've been obsessed with chasing and training with you. Getting to know you fell on the wayside." I didn't know if I felt bad because I'd lost to Tsukune or because I was losing her. Either way the feeling was rotten.
"I enjoy training with you. This fire has been pleasant. Remember Morpheus, no matter how powerful I am, I'm a woman." Moka said.
"When is your birthday?" I asked. She smiled as the sun's rays touched her.
"May 8th , what about you?" She asked.
"September 1st is close enough." I said. "Who are your parents? I asked.
"My father's name is Issa Shuzen, he's one of the three dark lords." She watched my face for a reaction then nodded. I'd passed the test. "My mother, I don't remember her name. I have no photos of her or record. Even my last name leads nowhere." I stepped closer and took her hand into mine.
"Do you want me to try and find out?" I asked her. Moka gave me an incredulous look.
"Unless your father has no clue then he'd a lead. I could send him a letter declaring my desire to date you and ask to meet him, to get his blessing." I said.
"How are you going to get that information out of him?" She asked.
"I can detect emotions. I'll ask questions until I pinpoint the right path to victory." I said.
"Have you used that ability on me?" I stared at her as if she were a particularly slow child.
"If I had Tsukune would already be forgotten. You have no idea what power I have at my disposal." I've been pulling my punches for a long time. Playing fair was an alien concept for most of my kind.
She sighed. "Its not a bad idea. With some more thought it might work out. I'll write the letter. You'll botch it up."
"Who do you think I am Tsukune?" I asked.
"I'm still mad at him for putting my rosary on before I claimed my reward. I'll try to convince my outer self to give you more opportunities. No promises. If you screw up its one you. Try to act kind." My eyes widened. A smile graced her lips. "It's a lot to ask of you I know."
"Thank you Moka. I'll try not to ruin everything." I said. Her eyes twitched before she stepped forward and sunk her fangs in my neck.
Author's Note: The Naruto section will begin during the time skip between Rosario vampire season 1 and 2. Please leave a review and tell me what you think.
