The Oracles Chosen: Vampires
By The Dark Necromancer
Chapter 5 – The Transformation
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Ranma tried to think how long he had been chain but he couldn't count it could have been hours it felt like days. They all had stopped talking as they contemplated what to do next Ranma felt despair Akane, Ukyo are they okay? What about his Nabiki and Kasumi what happened? Are they coming to save us? Ranma chuckled the great Ranma Saotome needing rescue.
"Ranma?" Ryouga said
"Yeah?" He replied
"Any ideas?"
Ranma sighed they had tried pulling on the ropes but even with Ryouga prodigious strength they hadn't been able to pull the chains loose from the wall.
"Stay alive long enough not to be turned into a vampire and wait for the cavalry to arrive." Ranma replied
Ryouga snorted
"What is it P-Chan?"
"You expect Akane Ukyo and the hunter and maybe a few more to come in and save us they may not even know where we are and it may be to late by then."
Ranma glowered at Ryouga
"Don't be so pessimistic"
"I'm realistic"
"What about Ki blasts maybe we can break the walls."
"Lets try"
Ryouga gathered his Ki as did Ranma When suddenly the chains crackled with energy and they cried out as the dark electricity ran through them.
"I wouldn't try that again. These chains are designed to increase in electricity when Ki is gathered"
Mousse Kuno also looked up there was the Vampire lieutenant. Ryouga growled and pulled at the chains.
"That's no use these chains counter all strength by magic once on only a person with the key can open them." Two other vampires came in
"Take Kuno his time is now"
Kuno struggled as they came near but they grabbed his arms and one hit him on the back of his head knocking him out.
Ranma felt fear in his heart for the kendoist as he was dragged away
They all looked as he went the lieutenant smiled cruelly
"Don't worry you'll be next."
Ranma felt his fear become over powering at that and he saw that the others weren't much better then him.
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Kuno awoke he was lying in a large double bed he looked and there was the vampire lieutenant
"What dost though want of me heathen!?" Kuno said as he tried to sit up looking around for any chance of escape.
"I only want to be your friend Tatewaki I can see the pain in your heart every time you look at Ranko and Akane Tendo such sadness."
"You try to trick me though canst go against the mighty Kuno brain though wants the very lifeblood in my veins."
"Not true my friend I only want to help you." Kuno looked into the lieutenant's eyes and saw compassion and help there
"Though canst deceive me." Kuno mumbled
"My friend you have suffered much your mother the beatings the insanity I can help I want to help."
Tears came unbidden as Kuno remembered his mother and the savage beatings he and Kodatchi suffered before she took her own life saying it was because of her children that she did then came the guilt and his father's insanity.
"How could you help the past can't be changed." Kuno said tears rolling down his cheeks as he felt his guilt and suffering come back to his mind his heart felt hollow
"I can make the pain go away you will never feel it again." Kuno felt the pain all of it as fresh as it was on that dark day looking into the vampire's eyes he said
"Make the pain go away. Please"
The vampire smiled and went near Kuno and bit his neck piercing his jugular vein and drinking the blood like a fine wine Kuno felt a brief pain and then felt it all flow away as if he were free of it all no guilt no hatred he had forgotten how it had felt. He felt something wet flowing into his mouth he licked it, it tasted tinny and felt dark and sweet with promises.
"Take it and be free." Came a voice like his mothers
He drank it down feeling it go down into his stomach strangely the more he drank the more he wanted suddenly he felt a shearing pain lance through him as if his very nerves were on fire he felt the darkness across his vision the pain it was indescribable as it went to his brain and colours exploded in front of his eyes. He cried out in pain clutching at his stomach he felt the pain suddenly explode through his body coursing through his veins. It went as suddenly as it came and Kuno started to laugh, it was a laugh worse then Kodatchis his voice laughs through the stones of the castle his eyes dark and full of malice he felt his fangs slide down his mouth and over his lips.
"Here" The lieutenant said throwing in a girl about 17 enjoy yourself for a while Kuno, Kuno smiled showing his fangs. The girl backed away trying to escape but there was none. After a while Kuno exited the room one thought in his mind 'there's no pain'
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Serin stood with Cologne, Shampoo, Akane, Dr Tofu, Ukyo and Gosunkugi
"Here they come." Serin said The other didn't reply
A car pulled up it was a Toyota Space cruiser sleek black with tinted windows two people came out they were dressed similar to Serin but one was taller about 23 and was more muscular yet moved with a grace that defined all Martial artist. The second was a girl about 20 she had a sword strapped to her back and had two bandoleers crossing over her chest she also had the look of a worrier on her. Serin stood
"may I introduce Clare" He pointed at the girl the girl smiled at them
"And Reg" He pointed to the Tall man behind Clare, Reg waved briefly to them
"Okay everyone we know what we are doing and how but for those who don't know or have forgotten this is it. We are going to try and rescue Ranma Ryouga Mousse and Kuno. Once we have them unconscious we will try to get them back to Nerima and do the spell which will reverse them back to human form. If we can't however they must be killed."
This created shock from the other and they started to protest.
"Listen we haven't got a choice with all four of them as vampires the world may be delivered into the vampires hands and the past shall come back to haunt us."
Every one went quiet again.
"Now we have a plane booked to fly us there in about 3 hours time it. I have gone over with my colleagues the plan and we'll have to land about 50 miles away from the vampire stronghold because we won't only have to worry about vampires and the vampires will be still entering the stronghold and there will be sentries so we will have to find a weak spot. Now let me say this no one has entered the keep and lived okay? If we enter it we may not come out alive are you sure you want to do this?"
Every one nodded
"Okay well let's get going then." Serin sighed
"Okay all of you in the vehicle I drive my bike and meet you at the airport."
Serin jumped on his bike and watched them all enter the Toyota. Serin revved his bike and went off the car trailing him.
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Reg was driving the car and Clare turned around and started to chat with them
"So I've been filled in with what Serin said so I wanna ask what are the people we're gonna rescue to you lot." Clare asked Shampoo answered firstly
"Shampoo Ranma fiancée most beutifullest fiancée and best cook fiancée Mousse just from Shampoo village, Lost boy Shampoo no care much about but on occasion is friend Stick boy is a royal pain to Ranma but since he there Shampoo save."
Ukyo Akane and Kodatchi glowered at Shampoo but didn't say anything. Ukyo spoke next
"Well I'm Ranma cute fiancée and a much better cook then some Chinese bimbo's. Ryouga is a friend and saved me so I'm gonna save him Kuno again is a pain but shouldn't be left to vampires and Mousse is the same as Kuno."
Shampoo was about to remark on the bimbo part but Akane jumped in next.
"Ryouga is a friend to me and Mousse can sometimes be a friend Kuno has always been an idiot but shouldn't be left to the vampires and Ranma well....is sort of my .....fiancée but it was decided by our parents he's normally an insensitive jerk" She added quickly Clare nodded a smile on her face next came Kodatchi
"HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO I am Ranmas true fiancée and will rescue him from the pig tailed harlot so he can shower me with gratitude, Tatewaki is my Brother so I suppose I should rescue him but Ryouga and Mousse are nothing to me HOHOHOHOHOHOHO."
Clare looked at her strangely 'Ranmas got four fiancées????'
"oookkkkayyy so what about you three?" She said pointing to Cologne 'another fiancée? Christ what's with this kid' and then to Dr Tofu and Gosunkugi
Cologne answered next
"I am shampoos great grandmother and great grandmother in law to Ranma and if my great grand daughter is to fight these creatures she will need me also"
Next came Dr Tofu
"We'll a Dr might be needed and I can help fight Ranma is a friend to me as is Mousse and Ryouga so I am going to help them as well as Kuno." Gosunkugi sat silently his hands upon the grimoir and thinking before answering
"I will find the last artefact to completely gain access to my power and I am the only on who can turn them back to humans. Gosunkugi suddenly had a vision by the talisman he saw Kuno being bitten and drinking the blood of the lieutenant.
"Oh no" He said
"What?" said Akane
"Kunos been changed into a vampire."
"How do you know" Asked Ukyo
"I saw it this talisman" He showed it had a silver crescent moon on a golden cloud
"it gives me visions and I saw Kuno change" he shuddered
Kodatchi looked down as if in deep thought her mind reeling.
"Great" said Clare just what we need "We'll at least we know when there changing will that talisman tell us if the others change?"
"No it's not that specific it chooses what to show me and was worn by a great Magician."
The Atmosphere turned sombre then as they thought what else could be happening to Ranma Ryouga and Mousse.
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Ranma leaned against the wall the chains chaffing his wrists he had tried pulling at the chains but he still couldn't break them.
"I wonder what happened to Kuno" Mousse said quietly
"What do you think?" Ryouga said back "They drank his blood and turned him into one of them their gonna do it to all of us."
"We've got to be strong."
"STRONG!!!!" Ryouga yelled "You saw how strong they are there just gonna walk in here and take us one by one."
They all fell silent
"Poor Kuno even he didn't deserve that."
"Oh I don't know" They looked up there was the lieutenant again
"What did you do to him!?" Raged Ranma struggling against his chains
"The same thing as I will do to you Ranma but first..." Two more vampires entered the room
"Take the blind fool he's next." Mousse yelled and tried to break free all types of utensils fell from his sleeves the two vampires came they grabbed his arms and hit him on the back of his head as they did to Kuno knocking him out. They then unchained him and pulled him away. The lieutenant smiled to Ranma and Ryouga
"oh don't worry your turn will come oh by the way Kuno is just sleeping off his meal but you'll see him again don't worry about him HaHaHaHaHaHa."
The lieutenant laughing as he left them Ranma shuddered now there were 2
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Mousse came to in a room similar to Kuno it had white walls and he was sitting on a bed with red satin sheets he pulled his glasses on and saw the lieutenant smiling at him Mousse jumped as far back as possible his back against the wall
"Stay away from me" Mousse said
"Now Mousse I mean you no harm all I want to do is help you, to make you see to take away your blindness."
Mousse was shocked
"You can do that? No i don't trust you stay away demon" Mousse yelled towards a banner
"I could and would" Mousse turned and looked into the vampires reddish brown eyes and saw truth there
"I'll make it so you'll never be trodden on again Mousse none in your village will ever tread on you again you'll have the power to show them your better then them."
Mousse remembered how in the village he was ridiculed thrown in the dirt he felt his anger rise how just because he was short sighted no one thought he was worthy of anything how even if he did win Shampoos hand he knew cologne would find some way to keep her from him. His anger kept on rising and rising it was irrational everything that had ever happened to make him angry flashed in his mind, How shampoo kept fawning and throwing herself all over Ranma and never over him and why? Because of some stupid Amazon tradition. His anger became a rage and madness.
"Give me the power" Mousse shouted at the vampire
The vampire jumped to him and punctured his neck drinking his blood he felt Mousses strength enters him his blood sweet and soothing his hunger ebbing. Mousse felt himself get weaker but his anger stayed on the vampire bit his wrist and placed it over Mousses mouth. Mousse licked the wrist and started to drink great gulps of the blood felling it run through his system flowing through him he felt his stomach cramp and pain fly through his system he felt his sense heighten and his vision no longer blurred he felt his hearing rise sharply but the pain Mousse screamed aloud as the pain reached a peak and he fell limp. His eyes snapped open fangs sliding down his lips his skin became as white as ivory and he felt a deep hunger in him. The lieutenant smiled and opened the door this time another vampire came in her hair snow white and eyes a deep blue Mousse felt his hunger rise and heard the lieutenant leave. Mousse leapt forward and bit her wrists drinking her blood. She pulled Mousse up and bit on his wrists leading him to the bed.
After an hour Mousse stood up and stretched he felt invincible and he knew no one would look down on him again or he would make them pay.
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Serin waited at the airport he sat at a café bar while he waited for the others he had long since left them on the motor way he decided to wait for them while drinking a cappuccino and ordered lunch he hadn't had much to eat and if he was going to die on that island at least he'd die with a full stomach. He finished just as they all came in
"Well?" Said Akane
"Okay this is what were gonna do this here's a private airport so security won't stop us carrying our weapons since were a private company okay? anybody else hungry?"
They all shook their heads
"Well okay lets get suited up we leave in one hour Clare will show you girls how to put on your parachutes pay special attention because we will be falling at 1000ft and if your parachute doesn't work you won't have to worry about facing the vampires."
Serin got up well lets go Gosunkugi was about to answer when he had another vision he saw Mousse changing into a vampire. He stopped
"Serin Mousse and Kuno are now vampires" He said sadly Serin sighed
"I knew that they would be changing them into vampires Gosunkugi thanks for telling me though. Come on, Dr Tofu, Reg lets get changed."
They followed him leaving the girls alone
"Well let's go" Clare said
They followed her to the girls changing room
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Serin waited at the Plane
'What's taking them so long?' he thought
Gosunkugi was struggling under the weight of the parachute and was holding tightly to the grimoir Dr Tofu looked excited at parachuting and Reg just looked on patiently.
'Finally' he thought as the girls appeared
"What was taking you so long?" He asked Clare
"Small problem with Akanes parachute she couldn't fit it on right but its okay now."
Serin shrugged
"Okay everyone place your weapons in this box it will fall near us since we can't parachute holding our weapons."
They nodded and everyone threw their weapons in noting that there was a lot of sheathed weapons in there Akane was going to ask why when Serin spoke again
"Okay then lets go all!" He yelled as the plane started up
Everyone ran on and Serin came on last and closed the door and the plane took off
"We'll be jumping in about 1 hour okay? So if you have any question just say so? Firstly when we jump off the plane count to 30 then pull the rip cord you should all know were that is in case you don't Serin pointed to a cord near his chest if you can't pull this one try your back up cord he pointed to another cord. Okay now if you have any questions ask them"
Akane spoke first
"How long will it be before we reach the vampires lair?"
"Hopefully about 2-3 hours we have to move slowly there aren't just vampires on this island."
"How many vampires will there be on the island?"
Serin shrugged "Don't know maybe 200 or 300 but no more then that but that reminds me once we get on to the ground remind me to give you some new weapons the ones you have presently are useless against vampires."
There were no more questions they all seemed to be thinking. He sat opposite Ukyo and began to think
'300 vampires' he thought bitterly 'they will go over us like a swarm hell only 50 would be needed to take us out. But then again you never know'
He smiled at that last thought Ukyo looked at him
"Sooooo......how'd you become a vampire slayer?"
"Hunter" He corrected Ukyo looked puzzled
"There's a difference?"
"Yes a slayer is someone chosen by destiny they are always girls but a hunter chooses to be a hunter a stalker of vampires and killing them"
"So were did you go to be a hunter sign up?" He said the quirks of a smile beginning at her lips
"You might say that." He replied smiling "It took me about 12 years training before I could hunt vampires though and those were twelve years of back braking labour."
"How do you train?"
"My sensei first trained me in basic martial arts then I trained with a lead sword and dagger."
"Eh? Lead?"
"Lead was heavier so built up my arms and a normal sword felt much lighter in my arms after using a lead sword for about 3 months. After this I was apprenticed to a vampire hunter who took care of me and taught me how to kill and track vampires."
"What happened to him?" Ukyo asked
"Her" Serin said softly "She died she went up against a vampire that was too strong for her and was killed."
Ukyo felt she breached a sensitive topic and left it thinking about Ranma how he was strong now if he changed into a vampire who was going to defeat him? She shuddered. Serin? She looked at him he was good no doubt but Ranma good? She doubted it no one was as good as Ranma except…She looked to Cologne maybe Cologne has a few tricks up her sleeve?
Serin was thinking about the hunter he was apprenticed to
'Mariko I still haven't avenged you but I swear I will' He thought 'I will'
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Ranma was thinking he had no intention of being turned into a vampire he heard what Serin said 'the vampires could be close to unstoppable if they had his skills' he thought ' But how am I going to escape before they come for me or how'll I resist them?' He thought but could find no answers the chains still weren't breaking he tried another Ki blast but all that had succeeded was in him being unconscious for about 30 minutes. Ryouga looked down on the ground he hadn't spoken since Mousse was taken then Ranma had an idea
"Hey Ryouga?"
"Yeah what?"
"I've had an idea instead of pulling on the chains ram your hand into the wall using your breaking point technique that may be able to break the chains loose."
Ryouga thought about it
"I could do it....but Ranma for you the Bakusai Tenketsu might damage your back with the shards of rock."
"Ryouga either we somehow get out of here or were going to be like Kuno and Mousse we have no choice do it and fast the vampires might be coming back and will be alerted by the noise of the Bakusai Tenketsu"
Ryouga concentrated
"Alright Bakusai Tenketsu!!!"
Ryouga rammed his finger back into the rock Which shattered as he hit it he pulled on his chains which came out of the wall.
"Alright it worked come on hurry the vampires might be here any minute." Ranma shouted to Ryouga
Ryouga ran to Ranma
"Now this might hurt brace yourself"
"Bakusai Tenketsu!!!"
Ryouga rammed the rock behind Ranma, which shattered sending bits of rocks hurtling into Ranmas back and head. Ranma cried out, as the rocks lanced into his back like splinters
He pushed back the pain and pulled on his chains, which came loose.
"Come on lets go" Ryouga said lifting Ranma up
Ranma groaned feeling blood on his back he pushed the pain aside and ran to the door kicking it open
"Which way out?!" Ranma yelled
"How the hell should I know!?" Ryouga yelled back
"Let's go in this direction!" Ranma yelled running down a dark black corridor
Ryouga cursed and followed him making sure not to lose sight of him
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The lieutenant was walking down a corridor when all of a sudden he felt the rock tremble
"Huh? What was that?"
He heard it again
"That came from the prisoners! Shit their escaping!"
He ran down the corridor only to collide with two people who were running opposite him
"Watch were your going!!" He shouted when he push the two off him when he felt something on his hand
'blood? Blood???!!'
"It's the prisoners!!" He yelled reaching for them Ranma looked up and saw the lieutenant so did Ryouga and he felt a stab of fear in his heart
"Bakusai Tenketsu!!" Ryouga yelled hitting the floor bits of Rock slamming into the lieutenant
"Keep Running!!" Ranma yelled
Ryouga needed no encouragement and ran on the lieutenant struggling with a piece of rock, which embedded itself in his chest. They ran for all they had when something slammed into Ranmas and Ryouga legs tripping them down.
Ryouga grunted and looked up
"Mousse?" He said incredulously Mousse wore a shimmering dark robe his eyes dark red. He looked to Mousse side there was Kuno he also wore black his eye red and fangs showing at the bottom of his lips.
'Oh shit' He thought he looked to his side Ranma had also noticed them and was getting into a fighting stance.
"We don't wanna hurt you guys just back off" Ranma said
They just smiled Ryouga wondered why and turned his head too late he saw a black club smash on his head spinning him and knocking him out
Ranma looked and saw Ryouga go down the vampire held a dark club and was advancing on Ranma now
Ranma felt his blood soaking his shirt were the rocks had lanced into him he took a deep breath to steady himself and concentrated forming a sphere of Ki
"Mouko Takabisha!" He yelled throwing his ki ball at Mousse.
From Mousses sleeve a shield came out which blocked the Ki ball Ranma felt something grab his arm he looked down one of Mousses chain had latched onto him he realised and was suddenly pulled forward with enormous strength.
He tried twisting in the air but he was going to fast. He felt something explode at the side of head and realised it was a punch he didn't know who threw it but his vision swam and he saw the three vampires close in on him. Something struck him at the side of his temple and Ranma fell to the cold floor his last sight was of the vampire lieutenant with bits of rock still sticking out of his chest and eyes red advancing on him then he fell mercifully unconscious.
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"Okay everyone get ready to jump I'll jump with the weapons remember count to thirty then pull the rip cord!" Serin said
Getting up and opening the door. Dr Tofu looked out and swallowed they were really high up he held his breath and jumped out screaming
"Arghhhhh!" He yelled as he fell
Serin looked out and saw him pull the ripcord and him floating down to the island.
Cologne went next she didn't saw anything but leapt out and pulled the parachute. Kodatchi went to the door and laughed maniacally as she jumped out. Shuddering Shampoo went to the door she also swallowed
'she was Amazon she would not be afraid!' She held her breath and leapt out saying nothing but screaming in her mind. Clare came next she just leapt off yelling
"yahooooooooooooo!!!"
Ukyo smirked and readied herself jumping out of the plane screaming
"Geronimo!!!"
Gosunkugi came next still holding the grimior he leapt off screaming at the top of his lungs
Reg leapt next silent as always till Serin was the only one in the plane he pushed the chest near the door and threw it out holding on to it
He pulled the chest parachute and let go letting it glide gently to the ground he waited and pulled his parachute gliding softly o the island.
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Dr tofu landed heavily his legs collapsing underneath him breathing heavily
'that was exhilarating!!' he thought 'I've got to do that again!!'
Cologne landed near him and walked near him
"Were are the others?" she asked
'she sounds so calm' Dr tofu thought here we are on an island of blood sucking fiends and she's clam amazing' Shampoo wandered near to them pulling leaves from her hair from landing in a tree.
"Stupid trees" Shampoo said
Akane came next stretching her muscles on her shoulders
"When you pull the parachute it really drags you" She said
Clare came next smiling widely
"I love that!!" She said almost yelling
Reg, Ukyo and Kodatchi came into view, Dr Tofu noticed Ukyo smiling like Clare
'she liked it to' He thought.
Gosunkugi came next paler then ever and shaking slightly but he was okay after a few minutes
Lastly came Serin dragging a chest with him
"Well don't just stand there! Help me this thing weighs a ton!" He exclaimed. They all rushed forward helping him pull the chest to the centre of the group Serin opened it
"Okay all here take these your normal weapons won't be of much use against a vampire you'll have to use these weapons choose for yourself which weapons you want." Serin said pulling a long-sword out in addition to his two daggers.
They all rushed forward Cologne chose a baldric of daggers, which she put on.
Shampoo came next pulling a short sword out and a quiver of arrows, which were silver tipped and a bow. Kodatchi came next saying
"Stand aside plebeians I Kodatchi shall choose next." She looked at every weapon and finally chose another short sword, dagger and another bow and arrow.
Reg walked forward and choose a double bladed axe with silver edges as well as a dagger.
Ukyo came nervously up she didn't really know what to pick she looked at the weapons and chose another baldric of daggers and a short sword she didn't like swords usually but this had superb balance in her hands.
Akane came after Ukyo looking at the weapons she chooses two short swords, which she placed by either side of her hips.
Clare came forward and chose a sabre and a two daggers the sabre she placed by her back and the dagger by her hips. Dr Tofu and Gosunkugi waited back
"Will pressure points work on vampires?" Dr Tofu inquired Serin nodded
"Most will but you should arm yourself in case" He replied handing him the last baldric of daggers and to Gosunkugi he said
"Your magic will be good but still take this dagger in case okay?"
Gosunkugi looked pale accepting the sharp silver dagger but he did anyway. Then Gosunkugi had a far way look and said
"Here let me do something everyone but the hunters stand together."
Unsure what Gosunkugi was going to do they moved forward hesitantly.
"Now this won't hurt" he said in a soothing voice which did nothing to help the others fears
He started to chant and a white glow enveloped them Serin looked on seeing what he was going to do
'wonder if he'll do it right' he thought
Finally the glow disappeared and the clothes of them had changed to a dark black and silver look. Akane now wore black trouser and a black top with silver lines on the shoulders the short swords were now sheathed in a dark black scarab at her waist. Dr Tofu was now wearing a dark black gi his baldric of silver daggers shining out on his chest. Ukyo wore similar clothing to Akane except hers was totally black and silver was running from her waist like a belt. Shampoo wore a black bandanna across her forehead and shining black clothing. Cologne wore similar her head band now black and her clothing back with a silver design on her chest, Kodatchi wore her leotard which was a shining black and silver bandanna adorned her forehead.
Serin shook his head
"Okay now you look the part of vampire hunters lets just hope you can act the part as well as you look it." He said and started walking away
Everyone started admiring their new clothing and then they followed Serin as he and the others walked away through the clearing.
"Okay the vampires keep in about 15 miles straight ahead if we hurry we can reach there in a bout 1-2 hrs let's go"
Ukyo liked her new look her sword didn't even feel heavy nor did her baldric of daggers but she wondered if she'd be thinking that after walking to the vampires keep. Akane liked her clothes but only hoped that they could maybe get to the keep before Ranma was turned into a vampire.
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Ryouga woke up the chains were gone from his hands he looked around The lieutenant was there he looked around maybe he could escape but he saw how easily they were captured last time and looked at the vampire with undisguised hatred.
"So when are you gonna do it drink my blood now or later like you did to Mousse and Kuno." He said
"I never forced Kuno and Mousse to become vampires they chose to become vampires" The vampire answered him
"Well I choose not to be a vampire!" Shouted Ryouga at the vampire
"Being a vampire is wondrous Ryouga you'll see more and"
Looking into Ryougas eyes Ryouga tried to pull away but something held him in the vampire's eyes
"You'll never be alone again Ryouga never." Ryouga shuddered 'Alone' the words rang through his head 'alone'
It was loneliness that Ryouga hated and feared the most he had always gotten lost so never really made any friends he hadn't seen his parents in years how could someone love him he was never there! He imagined himself dying alone and unloved who would mourn for him! He thought bitterly
"You have always been alone Ryouga but I could give you power that you would never have to be alone again"
Ryouga thought about it he found he couldn't think of anything else apart from how lonely he was he tried to remember something else but he couldn't but that didn't matter he thought all he could think of was his loneliness the vampire was offering him a life line
'never to be lonely again' he thought wistfully. And here he had a chance!!
Tears came unbidden to his eyes as he thought of his loneliness
"I don't want to be lonely again!!" He shouted out
The lieutenant smiled and went near Ryouga tilting his head back.
"You won't be Ryouga" He said softly his fangs slamming deep into Ryougas neck piercing his main vein and drinking his blood Ryouga cried out and would have fallen had the vampire not been holding him. Blackness crept across his vision. And he then feel down he saw the darkness take up most of his vision.
"Drink this" came a voice "And never be lonely again."
Ryouga something wet on his lips and began to suck at it drinking down the substance in his mouth till his stomach cramped. He cried out whatever he drank felt like acid eating him away from the inside out he started to shake uncontrollable he vision swam making him sick and then Ryouga opened his eyes he saw brilliance darkness. He smiled fangs showing, the lieutenant felt the power when he drank Ryougas blood he found the technique he used against him and he felt himself become stronger and stronger. He opened the door and grabbed a vampire he had chosen especially for Ryouga
"Please him" He told the vampire her sparkling eyes amber coloured as she walked in. Ryouga saw her enter and realised he would never be alone as a vampire.
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Gosunkugi shuddered he saw Ryouga becoming a vampire and saw the love of being a vampire in his eyes.
"Ryougas a vampire now" He said to Serin as they walked through to the vampire keep, Serin nodded
"Only Ranma left" He said
'Yes' Gosunkugi thought 'only Ranma'
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Ranma woke his back ached slightly but he pushed that aside
'where am I' he thought
He looked around and saw he was in a room with walls of black and a red carpet beneath him and he noticed a bed with red satin sheets. Pushing these thoughts aside he looked and saw the lieutenant vampire standing leaning on a wall.
"Ah so your awake at last" The vampire said
Ranma didn't reply but looked to see an avenue of escape he saw the door and was tempted to run but the vampire cut into his thoughts
"There are 2 other vampires out there Ranma"
Hope fled from Ranma and he felt despair what was he going to do now
"So" Ranma said "What are you going to do turn me into what you did to Mousse and Kuno"
"Up to you Ranma Ryouga is also now like us and they all chose to be Vampires we never forced them but they saw the light so to speak." The vampire smiled slightly showing his white fangs.
"Well I dunno how you convinced them but there's no way in hell your gonna convince me!" Ranma yelled
Ranma looked into the vampires eyes and felt their pull he struggled and resisted The vampire looked amused
"Come now Ranma what makes you think we convinced them" Again Ranma felt the vampire eyes on him he looked away still
"Because there no other way you would have convinced the others to turn into vampires of their own free will" Ranma replied the vampire was silent
"Ranma I could give you power that you will never be defeated you will be the most power fullest person and could always protect Akane from any one who came after her."
Ranma looked up and this time couldn't look away the eyes held onto him but he struggled a voice came to his head
'give in give in want want'
"Ne...Ne...." Ranma tried to say but felt he was losing control of his body as he thought of Akane and losing her being beaten by someone who was stronger then him being second best unworthy of Akane
"Never!!!" Ranma yelled clutching his head at the temples
This infuriated the vampire
'he's resisting me!!' the vampire thought
No one had resisted him before he was a lieutenant probably the strongest vampire after the Queen no one resisted him he tried again
In Ranma mind the voices became more insistent you must give in
'how could you protect Akane if you don't' The voices said
"N...N.....NO!!!" Ranma Yelled again
The vampire flew into a rage grabbing Ranma by the throat he lifted him up so that his legs dangled. Ranma looked down and saw murder in the vampire's eyes
"I'll... never ...be... a...Vampire!!!" Ranma yelled to the vampires face and spat at him
The vampire threw Ranma across the room and advanced on him. Suddenly the vampire seemed to be thrown aside Ranma felt a pain in his mind and fell unconscious again.
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The vampire lifted himself from the floor Ranma was unconscious again who struck him he looked to his sides when he was hit again against the wall webs of cracks occurred where he smashed into the wall.
"Idiot" said a voice like a serpent
"I have spent years planning the return of fire and your bungling with this one is putting that in danger!!! He is the most important one and has a destiny!!! If you killed him everything will have been for nought."
His was lifted by his neck and he saw the dark black eyes of the Queen of Vampires.
"Gah...I'm sorry mistress this human annoyed me he is strong." He
managed to say
"Of course he is strong fool that is why I chose him!"
"But... But mistress how can we change him"
"I shall convert him" She looked down to Ranmas prone form
"mmmm handsome a worthy consort don't you think?" A trace of lust in her voice
"Mistress your blood could kill him." The lieutenant said getting up
"Perhaps but he is strong leave him to me"
The lieutenant was going to say more when the Queen looked at him he decided he'd better get out of there before he was killed so he went to the door and got out when he did he breathed a sigh of relief and wondered about Ranma.
'Could he survive?' He shrugged the Queen hadn't converted someone in centuries she had made the first then after they had served her purpose killed them
'would she do that to Ranma?' Again he shrugged what ever happened the days of fire were at hand. And he went to the main hall to wait for the Queen to finish with Ranma.
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Ranma groaned as he came to he had a splitting headache but he quickly pushed away the pain and felt his neck He wasn't bitten he sighed in relief. He managed to resist maybe they couldn't change him he smiled at the thought.
"So how're you Ranma?"
Ranma whirled around and immediately felt sick but he forced himself to see the figure before him. Ranma jaw dropped. He saw a gorgeous woman with shining black hair and shining black eyes wearing a low cut top of black Satin her skin was creamy white making her eyes shine. But Ranma knew she was a vampire no one could be that pale.
"So I take it your not letting me go?" Ranma said as calmly as he could
The women laughed it was a sweet gentle laugh
"No you're to important to us Ranma"
"We'll your not turning me into a vampire"
"Like the lieutenant told you, you choose if you want to be a vampire"
Ranma snorted
"Well then I choose not to so let me go."
There was silence as Ranma felt the queens eyes on him he kept his eyes away from her.
"You must be a vampire Ranma" He heard the queen say almost hypnotically
Ranma rocked back as if struck the pain in his mind intensified and grew as he fought against it he held Akane face in his mind willing all his strength forward
"No!!" Ranma said to the queen
This time the Queen fell back as if struck her eyes shone and she pierced Ranmas memories seeing the face of a girl she stopped.
'This is were he is getting his straight from' She smiled
She held her hand palm upwards and an image on the air above her.
"Look Ranma"
Ranma looked up and saw
'Akane? What the..." He looked and saw Akane she looked so beautiful it hurt his heart
"Look Ranma she doesn't care for you as soon as you left she was in the arms of that hunter Serin"
Ranma looked and saw Akane she was Kissing Serin holding on to him
'No it can't be!' Ranmas Heart shattered with an audible sound deep down Ranma knew it was all lies but no matter how hard this time he couldn't think of anything else but believing The Queen.
The Queen looked and saw Ranma resistance fading she felt the small spark of vengeance in his mind and fanned its flames feeding it and watching it grow she held back Ranmas other desires with her mind
'vengeance Ranma let me give you the power to exact vengeance on all of those who have hurt you' The voice reached Ranmas Mind He thought of nothing now except his hate for Akane and vampire hunters his anger
'Revenge!!' His mind cried out 'take your revenge on them all!!!'
Another image came to his brain Kodatchi, Ukyo and Shampoo all forgetting about him as soon as he had gone hearing them say
"Good riddance he had no breeding and never deserved me" He heard Kodatchi say
"Ranma not real man he could not have Shampoo on wedding knife shampoo would cut throat"
"I agree Ranma was no man he wasn't even half a man" Ukyo said
The words cut into Ranmas Heart and Head he felt devoid of any feeling the blackness of despair
'REVENGE!!!!'
Ranma cried out shrieking his revenge it reverberated across the room and suddenly the Queen was on him biting his throat
Ranma felt the pain as she bit his throat but it was washed away as his fury growled and blossomed enraging him He saw the queen slashing one of her wrists immediately blood that was pitch black flowed
"Drink Ranma and have your revenge" said a voice
Ranma grabbed her wrist and drank the black blood he drank about 4 mouthfuls when his stomach cramped and spasm suddenly all his muscles locked and pain started shooting through his body pain took over Ranmas thoughts as he felt it slam into his brain he cried out and screamed his stomach felt like it was dissolving he was being eaten from the inside out the pain went to his spine and travelled upwards to his brain then exploded the pain doubled and Ranma felt his heart start to cramp in his chest the pain reached a peak and then exploded His screaming went higher as the pain exploded Ranma arched his back as all his muscles spasmed against his bone and his back arched as he finally fell unconscious.
The Queen shuddered as Ranma screamed her blood transforming him but she shuddered not from fear but from pleasure she loved the way people screamed as they felt their life taken away. She looked over Ranmas prone form
'He was so strong'
she felt his blood enter her and licked her lips she looked further at him and wondered how long it would be before he regained consciousness if indeed ever if he did not arise in at least 10 minutes its more than likely that he was never going to she remembered the last time she tried to convert someone it had been so long ago about 3 centuries she reasoned he wanted her blood and she gave it too him he died only 1 minute later he couldn't take the flux of power she smiled though 'Ranma would' she thought sure of herself.
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Gosunkugi cried out and everyone stopped they were only one mile from the vampire stronghold and where tired so had stopped for a rest. Serins head shot up
"What did you see?" He asked
"The The The Queen" Gosunkugi spluttered out "She's She's changed Ranma"
Akane gasped and started to cry Ukyo looked numb but was prepared. Serins face looked as if it was made from stone
"Shit" He said "This isn't good there's no choice now we'll have to kill Ranma"
"No!" The girls shouted
Serin was having none of this
"Listen!!!" Serin shouted
"And listen good We can't defeat the queen vampire no slayer could get near her!! And no one can drink her blood its corrupt and evil and powerful if Ranma drank it forget who you knew Ranma will now be the second most power fullest vampire alive and the most deadly" Serin turned to Gosunkugi who was shaking
"Could you turn Ranma back" Serin practically shouted
Gosunkugi thought
"I I don't know your talking about the queen vampire!!" He opened the grimoir
"What does it say?" Akane asked
Gosunkugi sighed
"It doesn't say anything there still maybe a chance but I don't know" He answered sadly
Serin growled
"Look answers me this....how'll you convince Ranma to change back?!" He asked to everyone
"I'll talk to him" Ukyo said
"There's something else" Gosunkugi said his voice still sad
"What?" Dr Tofu asked
"I saw how the queen convinced Ranma she she" He took a deep breath
"She showed Ranma false images showing Akane going with Serin and
everyone against him" He took another deep breath "I feel that Ranma
will almost certainty not be happy to see us" He finished
"What happen now?" Shampoo asked
"Forget about Ranma for now we must get there and fast." Serin paused
"Ok we've come this far tell me how're we gonna get them back so we can change them back."
Cologne paused and went to Serin
"Is there a lake near here?"
Serin looked puzzled yes we'll be passing one why?"
Cologne smiled "I have an Idea"
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By The Dark Necromancer
Chapter 5 – The Transformation
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Ranma tried to think how long he had been chain but he couldn't count it could have been hours it felt like days. They all had stopped talking as they contemplated what to do next Ranma felt despair Akane, Ukyo are they okay? What about his Nabiki and Kasumi what happened? Are they coming to save us? Ranma chuckled the great Ranma Saotome needing rescue.
"Ranma?" Ryouga said
"Yeah?" He replied
"Any ideas?"
Ranma sighed they had tried pulling on the ropes but even with Ryouga prodigious strength they hadn't been able to pull the chains loose from the wall.
"Stay alive long enough not to be turned into a vampire and wait for the cavalry to arrive." Ranma replied
Ryouga snorted
"What is it P-Chan?"
"You expect Akane Ukyo and the hunter and maybe a few more to come in and save us they may not even know where we are and it may be to late by then."
Ranma glowered at Ryouga
"Don't be so pessimistic"
"I'm realistic"
"What about Ki blasts maybe we can break the walls."
"Lets try"
Ryouga gathered his Ki as did Ranma When suddenly the chains crackled with energy and they cried out as the dark electricity ran through them.
"I wouldn't try that again. These chains are designed to increase in electricity when Ki is gathered"
Mousse Kuno also looked up there was the Vampire lieutenant. Ryouga growled and pulled at the chains.
"That's no use these chains counter all strength by magic once on only a person with the key can open them." Two other vampires came in
"Take Kuno his time is now"
Kuno struggled as they came near but they grabbed his arms and one hit him on the back of his head knocking him out.
Ranma felt fear in his heart for the kendoist as he was dragged away
They all looked as he went the lieutenant smiled cruelly
"Don't worry you'll be next."
Ranma felt his fear become over powering at that and he saw that the others weren't much better then him.
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Kuno awoke he was lying in a large double bed he looked and there was the vampire lieutenant
"What dost though want of me heathen!?" Kuno said as he tried to sit up looking around for any chance of escape.
"I only want to be your friend Tatewaki I can see the pain in your heart every time you look at Ranko and Akane Tendo such sadness."
"You try to trick me though canst go against the mighty Kuno brain though wants the very lifeblood in my veins."
"Not true my friend I only want to help you." Kuno looked into the lieutenant's eyes and saw compassion and help there
"Though canst deceive me." Kuno mumbled
"My friend you have suffered much your mother the beatings the insanity I can help I want to help."
Tears came unbidden as Kuno remembered his mother and the savage beatings he and Kodatchi suffered before she took her own life saying it was because of her children that she did then came the guilt and his father's insanity.
"How could you help the past can't be changed." Kuno said tears rolling down his cheeks as he felt his guilt and suffering come back to his mind his heart felt hollow
"I can make the pain go away you will never feel it again." Kuno felt the pain all of it as fresh as it was on that dark day looking into the vampire's eyes he said
"Make the pain go away. Please"
The vampire smiled and went near Kuno and bit his neck piercing his jugular vein and drinking the blood like a fine wine Kuno felt a brief pain and then felt it all flow away as if he were free of it all no guilt no hatred he had forgotten how it had felt. He felt something wet flowing into his mouth he licked it, it tasted tinny and felt dark and sweet with promises.
"Take it and be free." Came a voice like his mothers
He drank it down feeling it go down into his stomach strangely the more he drank the more he wanted suddenly he felt a shearing pain lance through him as if his very nerves were on fire he felt the darkness across his vision the pain it was indescribable as it went to his brain and colours exploded in front of his eyes. He cried out in pain clutching at his stomach he felt the pain suddenly explode through his body coursing through his veins. It went as suddenly as it came and Kuno started to laugh, it was a laugh worse then Kodatchis his voice laughs through the stones of the castle his eyes dark and full of malice he felt his fangs slide down his mouth and over his lips.
"Here" The lieutenant said throwing in a girl about 17 enjoy yourself for a while Kuno, Kuno smiled showing his fangs. The girl backed away trying to escape but there was none. After a while Kuno exited the room one thought in his mind 'there's no pain'
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Serin stood with Cologne, Shampoo, Akane, Dr Tofu, Ukyo and Gosunkugi
"Here they come." Serin said The other didn't reply
A car pulled up it was a Toyota Space cruiser sleek black with tinted windows two people came out they were dressed similar to Serin but one was taller about 23 and was more muscular yet moved with a grace that defined all Martial artist. The second was a girl about 20 she had a sword strapped to her back and had two bandoleers crossing over her chest she also had the look of a worrier on her. Serin stood
"may I introduce Clare" He pointed at the girl the girl smiled at them
"And Reg" He pointed to the Tall man behind Clare, Reg waved briefly to them
"Okay everyone we know what we are doing and how but for those who don't know or have forgotten this is it. We are going to try and rescue Ranma Ryouga Mousse and Kuno. Once we have them unconscious we will try to get them back to Nerima and do the spell which will reverse them back to human form. If we can't however they must be killed."
This created shock from the other and they started to protest.
"Listen we haven't got a choice with all four of them as vampires the world may be delivered into the vampires hands and the past shall come back to haunt us."
Every one went quiet again.
"Now we have a plane booked to fly us there in about 3 hours time it. I have gone over with my colleagues the plan and we'll have to land about 50 miles away from the vampire stronghold because we won't only have to worry about vampires and the vampires will be still entering the stronghold and there will be sentries so we will have to find a weak spot. Now let me say this no one has entered the keep and lived okay? If we enter it we may not come out alive are you sure you want to do this?"
Every one nodded
"Okay well let's get going then." Serin sighed
"Okay all of you in the vehicle I drive my bike and meet you at the airport."
Serin jumped on his bike and watched them all enter the Toyota. Serin revved his bike and went off the car trailing him.
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Reg was driving the car and Clare turned around and started to chat with them
"So I've been filled in with what Serin said so I wanna ask what are the people we're gonna rescue to you lot." Clare asked Shampoo answered firstly
"Shampoo Ranma fiancée most beutifullest fiancée and best cook fiancée Mousse just from Shampoo village, Lost boy Shampoo no care much about but on occasion is friend Stick boy is a royal pain to Ranma but since he there Shampoo save."
Ukyo Akane and Kodatchi glowered at Shampoo but didn't say anything. Ukyo spoke next
"Well I'm Ranma cute fiancée and a much better cook then some Chinese bimbo's. Ryouga is a friend and saved me so I'm gonna save him Kuno again is a pain but shouldn't be left to vampires and Mousse is the same as Kuno."
Shampoo was about to remark on the bimbo part but Akane jumped in next.
"Ryouga is a friend to me and Mousse can sometimes be a friend Kuno has always been an idiot but shouldn't be left to the vampires and Ranma well....is sort of my .....fiancée but it was decided by our parents he's normally an insensitive jerk" She added quickly Clare nodded a smile on her face next came Kodatchi
"HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO I am Ranmas true fiancée and will rescue him from the pig tailed harlot so he can shower me with gratitude, Tatewaki is my Brother so I suppose I should rescue him but Ryouga and Mousse are nothing to me HOHOHOHOHOHOHO."
Clare looked at her strangely 'Ranmas got four fiancées????'
"oookkkkayyy so what about you three?" She said pointing to Cologne 'another fiancée? Christ what's with this kid' and then to Dr Tofu and Gosunkugi
Cologne answered next
"I am shampoos great grandmother and great grandmother in law to Ranma and if my great grand daughter is to fight these creatures she will need me also"
Next came Dr Tofu
"We'll a Dr might be needed and I can help fight Ranma is a friend to me as is Mousse and Ryouga so I am going to help them as well as Kuno." Gosunkugi sat silently his hands upon the grimoir and thinking before answering
"I will find the last artefact to completely gain access to my power and I am the only on who can turn them back to humans. Gosunkugi suddenly had a vision by the talisman he saw Kuno being bitten and drinking the blood of the lieutenant.
"Oh no" He said
"What?" said Akane
"Kunos been changed into a vampire."
"How do you know" Asked Ukyo
"I saw it this talisman" He showed it had a silver crescent moon on a golden cloud
"it gives me visions and I saw Kuno change" he shuddered
Kodatchi looked down as if in deep thought her mind reeling.
"Great" said Clare just what we need "We'll at least we know when there changing will that talisman tell us if the others change?"
"No it's not that specific it chooses what to show me and was worn by a great Magician."
The Atmosphere turned sombre then as they thought what else could be happening to Ranma Ryouga and Mousse.
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Ranma leaned against the wall the chains chaffing his wrists he had tried pulling at the chains but he still couldn't break them.
"I wonder what happened to Kuno" Mousse said quietly
"What do you think?" Ryouga said back "They drank his blood and turned him into one of them their gonna do it to all of us."
"We've got to be strong."
"STRONG!!!!" Ryouga yelled "You saw how strong they are there just gonna walk in here and take us one by one."
They all fell silent
"Poor Kuno even he didn't deserve that."
"Oh I don't know" They looked up there was the lieutenant again
"What did you do to him!?" Raged Ranma struggling against his chains
"The same thing as I will do to you Ranma but first..." Two more vampires entered the room
"Take the blind fool he's next." Mousse yelled and tried to break free all types of utensils fell from his sleeves the two vampires came they grabbed his arms and hit him on the back of his head as they did to Kuno knocking him out. They then unchained him and pulled him away. The lieutenant smiled to Ranma and Ryouga
"oh don't worry your turn will come oh by the way Kuno is just sleeping off his meal but you'll see him again don't worry about him HaHaHaHaHaHa."
The lieutenant laughing as he left them Ranma shuddered now there were 2
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Mousse came to in a room similar to Kuno it had white walls and he was sitting on a bed with red satin sheets he pulled his glasses on and saw the lieutenant smiling at him Mousse jumped as far back as possible his back against the wall
"Stay away from me" Mousse said
"Now Mousse I mean you no harm all I want to do is help you, to make you see to take away your blindness."
Mousse was shocked
"You can do that? No i don't trust you stay away demon" Mousse yelled towards a banner
"I could and would" Mousse turned and looked into the vampires reddish brown eyes and saw truth there
"I'll make it so you'll never be trodden on again Mousse none in your village will ever tread on you again you'll have the power to show them your better then them."
Mousse remembered how in the village he was ridiculed thrown in the dirt he felt his anger rise how just because he was short sighted no one thought he was worthy of anything how even if he did win Shampoos hand he knew cologne would find some way to keep her from him. His anger kept on rising and rising it was irrational everything that had ever happened to make him angry flashed in his mind, How shampoo kept fawning and throwing herself all over Ranma and never over him and why? Because of some stupid Amazon tradition. His anger became a rage and madness.
"Give me the power" Mousse shouted at the vampire
The vampire jumped to him and punctured his neck drinking his blood he felt Mousses strength enters him his blood sweet and soothing his hunger ebbing. Mousse felt himself get weaker but his anger stayed on the vampire bit his wrist and placed it over Mousses mouth. Mousse licked the wrist and started to drink great gulps of the blood felling it run through his system flowing through him he felt his stomach cramp and pain fly through his system he felt his sense heighten and his vision no longer blurred he felt his hearing rise sharply but the pain Mousse screamed aloud as the pain reached a peak and he fell limp. His eyes snapped open fangs sliding down his lips his skin became as white as ivory and he felt a deep hunger in him. The lieutenant smiled and opened the door this time another vampire came in her hair snow white and eyes a deep blue Mousse felt his hunger rise and heard the lieutenant leave. Mousse leapt forward and bit her wrists drinking her blood. She pulled Mousse up and bit on his wrists leading him to the bed.
After an hour Mousse stood up and stretched he felt invincible and he knew no one would look down on him again or he would make them pay.
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Serin waited at the airport he sat at a café bar while he waited for the others he had long since left them on the motor way he decided to wait for them while drinking a cappuccino and ordered lunch he hadn't had much to eat and if he was going to die on that island at least he'd die with a full stomach. He finished just as they all came in
"Well?" Said Akane
"Okay this is what were gonna do this here's a private airport so security won't stop us carrying our weapons since were a private company okay? anybody else hungry?"
They all shook their heads
"Well okay lets get suited up we leave in one hour Clare will show you girls how to put on your parachutes pay special attention because we will be falling at 1000ft and if your parachute doesn't work you won't have to worry about facing the vampires."
Serin got up well lets go Gosunkugi was about to answer when he had another vision he saw Mousse changing into a vampire. He stopped
"Serin Mousse and Kuno are now vampires" He said sadly Serin sighed
"I knew that they would be changing them into vampires Gosunkugi thanks for telling me though. Come on, Dr Tofu, Reg lets get changed."
They followed him leaving the girls alone
"Well let's go" Clare said
They followed her to the girls changing room
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Serin waited at the Plane
'What's taking them so long?' he thought
Gosunkugi was struggling under the weight of the parachute and was holding tightly to the grimoir Dr Tofu looked excited at parachuting and Reg just looked on patiently.
'Finally' he thought as the girls appeared
"What was taking you so long?" He asked Clare
"Small problem with Akanes parachute she couldn't fit it on right but its okay now."
Serin shrugged
"Okay everyone place your weapons in this box it will fall near us since we can't parachute holding our weapons."
They nodded and everyone threw their weapons in noting that there was a lot of sheathed weapons in there Akane was going to ask why when Serin spoke again
"Okay then lets go all!" He yelled as the plane started up
Everyone ran on and Serin came on last and closed the door and the plane took off
"We'll be jumping in about 1 hour okay? So if you have any question just say so? Firstly when we jump off the plane count to 30 then pull the rip cord you should all know were that is in case you don't Serin pointed to a cord near his chest if you can't pull this one try your back up cord he pointed to another cord. Okay now if you have any questions ask them"
Akane spoke first
"How long will it be before we reach the vampires lair?"
"Hopefully about 2-3 hours we have to move slowly there aren't just vampires on this island."
"How many vampires will there be on the island?"
Serin shrugged "Don't know maybe 200 or 300 but no more then that but that reminds me once we get on to the ground remind me to give you some new weapons the ones you have presently are useless against vampires."
There were no more questions they all seemed to be thinking. He sat opposite Ukyo and began to think
'300 vampires' he thought bitterly 'they will go over us like a swarm hell only 50 would be needed to take us out. But then again you never know'
He smiled at that last thought Ukyo looked at him
"Sooooo......how'd you become a vampire slayer?"
"Hunter" He corrected Ukyo looked puzzled
"There's a difference?"
"Yes a slayer is someone chosen by destiny they are always girls but a hunter chooses to be a hunter a stalker of vampires and killing them"
"So were did you go to be a hunter sign up?" He said the quirks of a smile beginning at her lips
"You might say that." He replied smiling "It took me about 12 years training before I could hunt vampires though and those were twelve years of back braking labour."
"How do you train?"
"My sensei first trained me in basic martial arts then I trained with a lead sword and dagger."
"Eh? Lead?"
"Lead was heavier so built up my arms and a normal sword felt much lighter in my arms after using a lead sword for about 3 months. After this I was apprenticed to a vampire hunter who took care of me and taught me how to kill and track vampires."
"What happened to him?" Ukyo asked
"Her" Serin said softly "She died she went up against a vampire that was too strong for her and was killed."
Ukyo felt she breached a sensitive topic and left it thinking about Ranma how he was strong now if he changed into a vampire who was going to defeat him? She shuddered. Serin? She looked at him he was good no doubt but Ranma good? She doubted it no one was as good as Ranma except…She looked to Cologne maybe Cologne has a few tricks up her sleeve?
Serin was thinking about the hunter he was apprenticed to
'Mariko I still haven't avenged you but I swear I will' He thought 'I will'
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Ranma was thinking he had no intention of being turned into a vampire he heard what Serin said 'the vampires could be close to unstoppable if they had his skills' he thought ' But how am I going to escape before they come for me or how'll I resist them?' He thought but could find no answers the chains still weren't breaking he tried another Ki blast but all that had succeeded was in him being unconscious for about 30 minutes. Ryouga looked down on the ground he hadn't spoken since Mousse was taken then Ranma had an idea
"Hey Ryouga?"
"Yeah what?"
"I've had an idea instead of pulling on the chains ram your hand into the wall using your breaking point technique that may be able to break the chains loose."
Ryouga thought about it
"I could do it....but Ranma for you the Bakusai Tenketsu might damage your back with the shards of rock."
"Ryouga either we somehow get out of here or were going to be like Kuno and Mousse we have no choice do it and fast the vampires might be coming back and will be alerted by the noise of the Bakusai Tenketsu"
Ryouga concentrated
"Alright Bakusai Tenketsu!!!"
Ryouga rammed his finger back into the rock Which shattered as he hit it he pulled on his chains which came out of the wall.
"Alright it worked come on hurry the vampires might be here any minute." Ranma shouted to Ryouga
Ryouga ran to Ranma
"Now this might hurt brace yourself"
"Bakusai Tenketsu!!!"
Ryouga rammed the rock behind Ranma, which shattered sending bits of rocks hurtling into Ranmas back and head. Ranma cried out, as the rocks lanced into his back like splinters
He pushed back the pain and pulled on his chains, which came loose.
"Come on lets go" Ryouga said lifting Ranma up
Ranma groaned feeling blood on his back he pushed the pain aside and ran to the door kicking it open
"Which way out?!" Ranma yelled
"How the hell should I know!?" Ryouga yelled back
"Let's go in this direction!" Ranma yelled running down a dark black corridor
Ryouga cursed and followed him making sure not to lose sight of him
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The lieutenant was walking down a corridor when all of a sudden he felt the rock tremble
"Huh? What was that?"
He heard it again
"That came from the prisoners! Shit their escaping!"
He ran down the corridor only to collide with two people who were running opposite him
"Watch were your going!!" He shouted when he push the two off him when he felt something on his hand
'blood? Blood???!!'
"It's the prisoners!!" He yelled reaching for them Ranma looked up and saw the lieutenant so did Ryouga and he felt a stab of fear in his heart
"Bakusai Tenketsu!!" Ryouga yelled hitting the floor bits of Rock slamming into the lieutenant
"Keep Running!!" Ranma yelled
Ryouga needed no encouragement and ran on the lieutenant struggling with a piece of rock, which embedded itself in his chest. They ran for all they had when something slammed into Ranmas and Ryouga legs tripping them down.
Ryouga grunted and looked up
"Mousse?" He said incredulously Mousse wore a shimmering dark robe his eyes dark red. He looked to Mousse side there was Kuno he also wore black his eye red and fangs showing at the bottom of his lips.
'Oh shit' He thought he looked to his side Ranma had also noticed them and was getting into a fighting stance.
"We don't wanna hurt you guys just back off" Ranma said
They just smiled Ryouga wondered why and turned his head too late he saw a black club smash on his head spinning him and knocking him out
Ranma looked and saw Ryouga go down the vampire held a dark club and was advancing on Ranma now
Ranma felt his blood soaking his shirt were the rocks had lanced into him he took a deep breath to steady himself and concentrated forming a sphere of Ki
"Mouko Takabisha!" He yelled throwing his ki ball at Mousse.
From Mousses sleeve a shield came out which blocked the Ki ball Ranma felt something grab his arm he looked down one of Mousses chain had latched onto him he realised and was suddenly pulled forward with enormous strength.
He tried twisting in the air but he was going to fast. He felt something explode at the side of head and realised it was a punch he didn't know who threw it but his vision swam and he saw the three vampires close in on him. Something struck him at the side of his temple and Ranma fell to the cold floor his last sight was of the vampire lieutenant with bits of rock still sticking out of his chest and eyes red advancing on him then he fell mercifully unconscious.
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"Okay everyone get ready to jump I'll jump with the weapons remember count to thirty then pull the rip cord!" Serin said
Getting up and opening the door. Dr Tofu looked out and swallowed they were really high up he held his breath and jumped out screaming
"Arghhhhh!" He yelled as he fell
Serin looked out and saw him pull the ripcord and him floating down to the island.
Cologne went next she didn't saw anything but leapt out and pulled the parachute. Kodatchi went to the door and laughed maniacally as she jumped out. Shuddering Shampoo went to the door she also swallowed
'she was Amazon she would not be afraid!' She held her breath and leapt out saying nothing but screaming in her mind. Clare came next she just leapt off yelling
"yahooooooooooooo!!!"
Ukyo smirked and readied herself jumping out of the plane screaming
"Geronimo!!!"
Gosunkugi came next still holding the grimior he leapt off screaming at the top of his lungs
Reg leapt next silent as always till Serin was the only one in the plane he pushed the chest near the door and threw it out holding on to it
He pulled the chest parachute and let go letting it glide gently to the ground he waited and pulled his parachute gliding softly o the island.
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Dr tofu landed heavily his legs collapsing underneath him breathing heavily
'that was exhilarating!!' he thought 'I've got to do that again!!'
Cologne landed near him and walked near him
"Were are the others?" she asked
'she sounds so calm' Dr tofu thought here we are on an island of blood sucking fiends and she's clam amazing' Shampoo wandered near to them pulling leaves from her hair from landing in a tree.
"Stupid trees" Shampoo said
Akane came next stretching her muscles on her shoulders
"When you pull the parachute it really drags you" She said
Clare came next smiling widely
"I love that!!" She said almost yelling
Reg, Ukyo and Kodatchi came into view, Dr Tofu noticed Ukyo smiling like Clare
'she liked it to' He thought.
Gosunkugi came next paler then ever and shaking slightly but he was okay after a few minutes
Lastly came Serin dragging a chest with him
"Well don't just stand there! Help me this thing weighs a ton!" He exclaimed. They all rushed forward helping him pull the chest to the centre of the group Serin opened it
"Okay all here take these your normal weapons won't be of much use against a vampire you'll have to use these weapons choose for yourself which weapons you want." Serin said pulling a long-sword out in addition to his two daggers.
They all rushed forward Cologne chose a baldric of daggers, which she put on.
Shampoo came next pulling a short sword out and a quiver of arrows, which were silver tipped and a bow. Kodatchi came next saying
"Stand aside plebeians I Kodatchi shall choose next." She looked at every weapon and finally chose another short sword, dagger and another bow and arrow.
Reg walked forward and choose a double bladed axe with silver edges as well as a dagger.
Ukyo came nervously up she didn't really know what to pick she looked at the weapons and chose another baldric of daggers and a short sword she didn't like swords usually but this had superb balance in her hands.
Akane came after Ukyo looking at the weapons she chooses two short swords, which she placed by either side of her hips.
Clare came forward and chose a sabre and a two daggers the sabre she placed by her back and the dagger by her hips. Dr Tofu and Gosunkugi waited back
"Will pressure points work on vampires?" Dr Tofu inquired Serin nodded
"Most will but you should arm yourself in case" He replied handing him the last baldric of daggers and to Gosunkugi he said
"Your magic will be good but still take this dagger in case okay?"
Gosunkugi looked pale accepting the sharp silver dagger but he did anyway. Then Gosunkugi had a far way look and said
"Here let me do something everyone but the hunters stand together."
Unsure what Gosunkugi was going to do they moved forward hesitantly.
"Now this won't hurt" he said in a soothing voice which did nothing to help the others fears
He started to chant and a white glow enveloped them Serin looked on seeing what he was going to do
'wonder if he'll do it right' he thought
Finally the glow disappeared and the clothes of them had changed to a dark black and silver look. Akane now wore black trouser and a black top with silver lines on the shoulders the short swords were now sheathed in a dark black scarab at her waist. Dr Tofu was now wearing a dark black gi his baldric of silver daggers shining out on his chest. Ukyo wore similar clothing to Akane except hers was totally black and silver was running from her waist like a belt. Shampoo wore a black bandanna across her forehead and shining black clothing. Cologne wore similar her head band now black and her clothing back with a silver design on her chest, Kodatchi wore her leotard which was a shining black and silver bandanna adorned her forehead.
Serin shook his head
"Okay now you look the part of vampire hunters lets just hope you can act the part as well as you look it." He said and started walking away
Everyone started admiring their new clothing and then they followed Serin as he and the others walked away through the clearing.
"Okay the vampires keep in about 15 miles straight ahead if we hurry we can reach there in a bout 1-2 hrs let's go"
Ukyo liked her new look her sword didn't even feel heavy nor did her baldric of daggers but she wondered if she'd be thinking that after walking to the vampires keep. Akane liked her clothes but only hoped that they could maybe get to the keep before Ranma was turned into a vampire.
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Ryouga woke up the chains were gone from his hands he looked around The lieutenant was there he looked around maybe he could escape but he saw how easily they were captured last time and looked at the vampire with undisguised hatred.
"So when are you gonna do it drink my blood now or later like you did to Mousse and Kuno." He said
"I never forced Kuno and Mousse to become vampires they chose to become vampires" The vampire answered him
"Well I choose not to be a vampire!" Shouted Ryouga at the vampire
"Being a vampire is wondrous Ryouga you'll see more and"
Looking into Ryougas eyes Ryouga tried to pull away but something held him in the vampire's eyes
"You'll never be alone again Ryouga never." Ryouga shuddered 'Alone' the words rang through his head 'alone'
It was loneliness that Ryouga hated and feared the most he had always gotten lost so never really made any friends he hadn't seen his parents in years how could someone love him he was never there! He imagined himself dying alone and unloved who would mourn for him! He thought bitterly
"You have always been alone Ryouga but I could give you power that you would never have to be alone again"
Ryouga thought about it he found he couldn't think of anything else apart from how lonely he was he tried to remember something else but he couldn't but that didn't matter he thought all he could think of was his loneliness the vampire was offering him a life line
'never to be lonely again' he thought wistfully. And here he had a chance!!
Tears came unbidden to his eyes as he thought of his loneliness
"I don't want to be lonely again!!" He shouted out
The lieutenant smiled and went near Ryouga tilting his head back.
"You won't be Ryouga" He said softly his fangs slamming deep into Ryougas neck piercing his main vein and drinking his blood Ryouga cried out and would have fallen had the vampire not been holding him. Blackness crept across his vision. And he then feel down he saw the darkness take up most of his vision.
"Drink this" came a voice "And never be lonely again."
Ryouga something wet on his lips and began to suck at it drinking down the substance in his mouth till his stomach cramped. He cried out whatever he drank felt like acid eating him away from the inside out he started to shake uncontrollable he vision swam making him sick and then Ryouga opened his eyes he saw brilliance darkness. He smiled fangs showing, the lieutenant felt the power when he drank Ryougas blood he found the technique he used against him and he felt himself become stronger and stronger. He opened the door and grabbed a vampire he had chosen especially for Ryouga
"Please him" He told the vampire her sparkling eyes amber coloured as she walked in. Ryouga saw her enter and realised he would never be alone as a vampire.
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Gosunkugi shuddered he saw Ryouga becoming a vampire and saw the love of being a vampire in his eyes.
"Ryougas a vampire now" He said to Serin as they walked through to the vampire keep, Serin nodded
"Only Ranma left" He said
'Yes' Gosunkugi thought 'only Ranma'
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Ranma woke his back ached slightly but he pushed that aside
'where am I' he thought
He looked around and saw he was in a room with walls of black and a red carpet beneath him and he noticed a bed with red satin sheets. Pushing these thoughts aside he looked and saw the lieutenant vampire standing leaning on a wall.
"Ah so your awake at last" The vampire said
Ranma didn't reply but looked to see an avenue of escape he saw the door and was tempted to run but the vampire cut into his thoughts
"There are 2 other vampires out there Ranma"
Hope fled from Ranma and he felt despair what was he going to do now
"So" Ranma said "What are you going to do turn me into what you did to Mousse and Kuno"
"Up to you Ranma Ryouga is also now like us and they all chose to be Vampires we never forced them but they saw the light so to speak." The vampire smiled slightly showing his white fangs.
"Well I dunno how you convinced them but there's no way in hell your gonna convince me!" Ranma yelled
Ranma looked into the vampires eyes and felt their pull he struggled and resisted The vampire looked amused
"Come now Ranma what makes you think we convinced them" Again Ranma felt the vampire eyes on him he looked away still
"Because there no other way you would have convinced the others to turn into vampires of their own free will" Ranma replied the vampire was silent
"Ranma I could give you power that you will never be defeated you will be the most power fullest person and could always protect Akane from any one who came after her."
Ranma looked up and this time couldn't look away the eyes held onto him but he struggled a voice came to his head
'give in give in want want'
"Ne...Ne...." Ranma tried to say but felt he was losing control of his body as he thought of Akane and losing her being beaten by someone who was stronger then him being second best unworthy of Akane
"Never!!!" Ranma yelled clutching his head at the temples
This infuriated the vampire
'he's resisting me!!' the vampire thought
No one had resisted him before he was a lieutenant probably the strongest vampire after the Queen no one resisted him he tried again
In Ranma mind the voices became more insistent you must give in
'how could you protect Akane if you don't' The voices said
"N...N.....NO!!!" Ranma Yelled again
The vampire flew into a rage grabbing Ranma by the throat he lifted him up so that his legs dangled. Ranma looked down and saw murder in the vampire's eyes
"I'll... never ...be... a...Vampire!!!" Ranma yelled to the vampires face and spat at him
The vampire threw Ranma across the room and advanced on him. Suddenly the vampire seemed to be thrown aside Ranma felt a pain in his mind and fell unconscious again.
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The vampire lifted himself from the floor Ranma was unconscious again who struck him he looked to his sides when he was hit again against the wall webs of cracks occurred where he smashed into the wall.
"Idiot" said a voice like a serpent
"I have spent years planning the return of fire and your bungling with this one is putting that in danger!!! He is the most important one and has a destiny!!! If you killed him everything will have been for nought."
His was lifted by his neck and he saw the dark black eyes of the Queen of Vampires.
"Gah...I'm sorry mistress this human annoyed me he is strong." He
managed to say
"Of course he is strong fool that is why I chose him!"
"But... But mistress how can we change him"
"I shall convert him" She looked down to Ranmas prone form
"mmmm handsome a worthy consort don't you think?" A trace of lust in her voice
"Mistress your blood could kill him." The lieutenant said getting up
"Perhaps but he is strong leave him to me"
The lieutenant was going to say more when the Queen looked at him he decided he'd better get out of there before he was killed so he went to the door and got out when he did he breathed a sigh of relief and wondered about Ranma.
'Could he survive?' He shrugged the Queen hadn't converted someone in centuries she had made the first then after they had served her purpose killed them
'would she do that to Ranma?' Again he shrugged what ever happened the days of fire were at hand. And he went to the main hall to wait for the Queen to finish with Ranma.
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Ranma groaned as he came to he had a splitting headache but he quickly pushed away the pain and felt his neck He wasn't bitten he sighed in relief. He managed to resist maybe they couldn't change him he smiled at the thought.
"So how're you Ranma?"
Ranma whirled around and immediately felt sick but he forced himself to see the figure before him. Ranma jaw dropped. He saw a gorgeous woman with shining black hair and shining black eyes wearing a low cut top of black Satin her skin was creamy white making her eyes shine. But Ranma knew she was a vampire no one could be that pale.
"So I take it your not letting me go?" Ranma said as calmly as he could
The women laughed it was a sweet gentle laugh
"No you're to important to us Ranma"
"We'll your not turning me into a vampire"
"Like the lieutenant told you, you choose if you want to be a vampire"
Ranma snorted
"Well then I choose not to so let me go."
There was silence as Ranma felt the queens eyes on him he kept his eyes away from her.
"You must be a vampire Ranma" He heard the queen say almost hypnotically
Ranma rocked back as if struck the pain in his mind intensified and grew as he fought against it he held Akane face in his mind willing all his strength forward
"No!!" Ranma said to the queen
This time the Queen fell back as if struck her eyes shone and she pierced Ranmas memories seeing the face of a girl she stopped.
'This is were he is getting his straight from' She smiled
She held her hand palm upwards and an image on the air above her.
"Look Ranma"
Ranma looked up and saw
'Akane? What the..." He looked and saw Akane she looked so beautiful it hurt his heart
"Look Ranma she doesn't care for you as soon as you left she was in the arms of that hunter Serin"
Ranma looked and saw Akane she was Kissing Serin holding on to him
'No it can't be!' Ranmas Heart shattered with an audible sound deep down Ranma knew it was all lies but no matter how hard this time he couldn't think of anything else but believing The Queen.
The Queen looked and saw Ranma resistance fading she felt the small spark of vengeance in his mind and fanned its flames feeding it and watching it grow she held back Ranmas other desires with her mind
'vengeance Ranma let me give you the power to exact vengeance on all of those who have hurt you' The voice reached Ranmas Mind He thought of nothing now except his hate for Akane and vampire hunters his anger
'Revenge!!' His mind cried out 'take your revenge on them all!!!'
Another image came to his brain Kodatchi, Ukyo and Shampoo all forgetting about him as soon as he had gone hearing them say
"Good riddance he had no breeding and never deserved me" He heard Kodatchi say
"Ranma not real man he could not have Shampoo on wedding knife shampoo would cut throat"
"I agree Ranma was no man he wasn't even half a man" Ukyo said
The words cut into Ranmas Heart and Head he felt devoid of any feeling the blackness of despair
'REVENGE!!!!'
Ranma cried out shrieking his revenge it reverberated across the room and suddenly the Queen was on him biting his throat
Ranma felt the pain as she bit his throat but it was washed away as his fury growled and blossomed enraging him He saw the queen slashing one of her wrists immediately blood that was pitch black flowed
"Drink Ranma and have your revenge" said a voice
Ranma grabbed her wrist and drank the black blood he drank about 4 mouthfuls when his stomach cramped and spasm suddenly all his muscles locked and pain started shooting through his body pain took over Ranmas thoughts as he felt it slam into his brain he cried out and screamed his stomach felt like it was dissolving he was being eaten from the inside out the pain went to his spine and travelled upwards to his brain then exploded the pain doubled and Ranma felt his heart start to cramp in his chest the pain reached a peak and then exploded His screaming went higher as the pain exploded Ranma arched his back as all his muscles spasmed against his bone and his back arched as he finally fell unconscious.
The Queen shuddered as Ranma screamed her blood transforming him but she shuddered not from fear but from pleasure she loved the way people screamed as they felt their life taken away. She looked over Ranmas prone form
'He was so strong'
she felt his blood enter her and licked her lips she looked further at him and wondered how long it would be before he regained consciousness if indeed ever if he did not arise in at least 10 minutes its more than likely that he was never going to she remembered the last time she tried to convert someone it had been so long ago about 3 centuries she reasoned he wanted her blood and she gave it too him he died only 1 minute later he couldn't take the flux of power she smiled though 'Ranma would' she thought sure of herself.
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Gosunkugi cried out and everyone stopped they were only one mile from the vampire stronghold and where tired so had stopped for a rest. Serins head shot up
"What did you see?" He asked
"The The The Queen" Gosunkugi spluttered out "She's She's changed Ranma"
Akane gasped and started to cry Ukyo looked numb but was prepared. Serins face looked as if it was made from stone
"Shit" He said "This isn't good there's no choice now we'll have to kill Ranma"
"No!" The girls shouted
Serin was having none of this
"Listen!!!" Serin shouted
"And listen good We can't defeat the queen vampire no slayer could get near her!! And no one can drink her blood its corrupt and evil and powerful if Ranma drank it forget who you knew Ranma will now be the second most power fullest vampire alive and the most deadly" Serin turned to Gosunkugi who was shaking
"Could you turn Ranma back" Serin practically shouted
Gosunkugi thought
"I I don't know your talking about the queen vampire!!" He opened the grimoir
"What does it say?" Akane asked
Gosunkugi sighed
"It doesn't say anything there still maybe a chance but I don't know" He answered sadly
Serin growled
"Look answers me this....how'll you convince Ranma to change back?!" He asked to everyone
"I'll talk to him" Ukyo said
"There's something else" Gosunkugi said his voice still sad
"What?" Dr Tofu asked
"I saw how the queen convinced Ranma she she" He took a deep breath
"She showed Ranma false images showing Akane going with Serin and
everyone against him" He took another deep breath "I feel that Ranma
will almost certainty not be happy to see us" He finished
"What happen now?" Shampoo asked
"Forget about Ranma for now we must get there and fast." Serin paused
"Ok we've come this far tell me how're we gonna get them back so we can change them back."
Cologne paused and went to Serin
"Is there a lake near here?"
Serin looked puzzled yes we'll be passing one why?"
Cologne smiled "I have an Idea"
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