The Oracles Chosen: Vampire
By The Dark Necromancer
Chapter 6 – Consequences
Ranma opened his eyes the light seemed so sharp and he quickly closed them again he felt different for stronger somehow then he remembered
'Akane'
She betrayed him all of them laughing at him behind his back. He forced his eyes open and saw the queen he smiled and fangs slid down his mouth and poked on his bottom lip his tongue felt the fangs sharp and wondered what else had changed about him. The queen looked at Ranmas form in undisguised lust but Ranma didn't care at the moment all he cared for now was revenge on all of the people who had hurt him. He paused First Akane then he would work his way down the list.
"No Ranma not yet" The queen spoke to him
Ranma turned his head towards her
"First we have things to do then you can have your vengeance"
"I want it now" Ranma replied his voice had changed his voice was dark and full of menace
"Not yet first let's go see your friends and the people who shall be your family then you shall understand what we first must do." The queen replied
Ranma scowled but he felt drawn to the queen so obeyed her
"Oh Ranma those clothes don't suit you" The queen made a motion with her left arm and Ranmas clothes changed he wore a totally black version of his usual red top and black bottoms the new dark clothing made his pale face shine out and the clothing had a sheen around it.
Ranma smiled then frowned slightly
"I'm thirsty" He said
The queen nodded and a girl was shown in she couldn't of been more than 16
"Drink your fill then come down the guards will show you around"
Ranma didn't need to be told twice and the girl screamed as Ranma charged and her and his fangs buried themselves in her throat her screams quickly died as Ranma drank all her blood but Ranma didn't see the girl he saw Akane as he drank. He dropped the now dead girl and walked to a Mirror that adorned the wall and saw his face His eyes were no longer blue but completely pitch black his face was unnaturally pale and his lips were blood red from drinking. He punched the mirror shattering it the glass lacerated his hand but he saw it quickly heal he turned and walked out the door. One guard went in and removed the body of the girl while the other guard showed Ranma to the main hall.
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Ranma saw his friends Mousse wore a black robe with red trimmings his eyes were blood red, Kuno sat by his side he also wore black his eyes red too, Ryouga sat opposite Mousse his eyes red but wore a red top and Black bottoms but still wore his black and yellow bandanna he was smirking slightly and his normal fangs were larger as they poked his lips. The queen sat At the head of the Table with the lieutenant by her side She waved Ranma over and he sat on her right side. Over vampires started to file in sitting on the table till 50 vampires filed in and sat.
"Comrades I would like to introduce our newest vampires Ryouga, Kuno, Mousse and Ranma." All the vampires stared at them
"Now the time has come we will finally stop the war between us and the Hunters with Ranmas Ryouga Kuno and Mousses power we will be victories nothing shall stop us this time we shall take our rightful place as the leaders of this world and the humans shall be cattle to us!!"
The vampires all grew excited the days of fire were at hand!!
"When do we strike!!?" One vampire shouted he was the leader of Vampires in England
"Soon firstly we shall liberate Japan from the hunters then we shall spread across Asia and then Europe"
"I will obey but I am curios how will we defeat the hunters the war has gone on for centuries?"
The vampire leader of South America said
The queen waved to the lieutenant who stood
"our new sons have given us the powers to destroy the hunters once and for all my lieutenant shall demonstrate"
The lieutenant threw a black dagger which arced threw the air and smashed into a wall the wall promptly crumbled.
"This technique also works with humans" A struggling man of about 25 was thrown into the room from Ranmas eyes he saw that it was a gaijin and looked to the lieutenant. The lieutenant held another dagger but instead of throwing it he made a slicing motion in front of the air and a cut appeared on the struggling man on his chest. The man cried out in pain and the lieutenant concentrated and blue ki shot from his hand and burned a hole threw the mans chest. The man screamed and ceased struggling the man was dragged away and all the vampires looked in awe of the new powers that they could posses.
"There are more powers as you will see when we attack Japans hunter building make no mistake we shall finally destroy the hunters."
All the vampires grinned as they thought of the Earth finally there's
"When do we attack?" A vampire asked
The queen smiled
"Now"
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Serin stopped In the distance they could see the castle of vampires.
"What is it?" Clare asked as she came next to him
"I don't know something isn't right" He answered
"What's the hold up?" Ukyo asked from behind
"something....this is wrong somehow we should have seen some vampires by now they wouldn't leave the stronghold unguarded unless..."
"Unless what?" Ukyo said puzzled
Serin ignored her "Let's keep moving"
They walked forwards and continued to the stronghold, Ukyo was slightly worried Ukyo was awed as she got a proper look at the stronghold it was stone black and had an eerie presence it had a drawbridge like a medieval castle.
"Don't be fooled by its looks" Clare said next to her
Startled Ukyo almost leapt into the air
"What do you mean by that?" She asked curiously
"This isn't there real place the vampires normally live in high priced areas" Clare answered
"But why the castle?" Ukyo asked confused
"Had us puzzled too Serin says it reminds them of where they came from" Clare answered
Ukyo paused
"That's another thing you look older than Serin yet he leads why?"
Clare smiled
"He's more then he looks"
Ukyo looked curious but Clare wouldn't say anything else
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Ranma stood ready he made a movement with his hands and a short sword slid into his hands it had an ebony blade and a shining red handle Mousse had his claws on his hands Kuno had a katana and Ryouga had a staff which was bladed on one end with a curved blade. The queen stood before them her lips blood red and eyes black like the night behind her stood the remaining 5 lieutenants
"how shall we attack them?" asked one of the lieutenants
"Here look" A map was rolled out and a building was circled in red
"This here is the vampire hunter building its designed to take on vampires but with our new strength courtesy of the young ones we shall hit them in 3 ways" She pointed to 2 vampires
"you shall lead 100 vampires at the front of the building You" She pointed to another 2 shall take the back. And I with the young ones shall take the side the police will be detained by you" She pointed to the last lieutenant
"Now let's go". She waved her hand and a portal opened she stepped through with Ranma, Ryouga, Mousse and Kuno following her.
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Serin stopped they were right at the draw bridge it was down
"hmmmm to inviting"
"What's wrong Ranma is in there" Akane said to him
"Don't you think its too inviting?" Serin said in a calm voice
"No let's just go and get him" She said drawing her sword and walking down the drawbridge
Serin swore and walked after her He grabbed her before she entered the keep
"Listen you don't have any idea where he is in there or how many vampires are in there"
Akane shook off his restraining hand and yelled at him
"I can take care of myself!!" And started walking back again Ukyo, Shampoo and Gosunkugi walking with her
"Idiots" Serin said he calmed himself
"What are you doing" Clare said
"Shh let me concentrate" Serin said back
Serin touched the stone and felt its presence he held back his anger as he felt all the dead people in the keep. He did a double take
'where were all the vampires?' he felt no life in the keep 'wait no life they killed all the mortals in the keep but why'd they do that? They always keep some people alive for food unless…then he heard it a cold chilling laughter' Serin drew his presence back into his body
"Damn there aren't any vampires in the keep they've mobilised! Get them outta the keep the Queen has laid traps!!"
"What!!" Clare said shocked
"Go find Akane and the others who entered the keep hurry!"
Serin took a cell phone from his pocket and started dialling
"Who're you calling" Reg said to him "Base" was the quick reply
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Gosunkugi let his mind free
'Merlin said that I would know the third talisman from the keep' He concentrated and sure enough he felt the presence of something that called to him.
He turned and went in that direction Akane looked to him and went with him wondering where he was going.
A door blocked Gosunkugi, he concentrated and the door was thrown open by the force of his mind. He gagged on the floor there were dead bodies staring open eyed in expressions of terror. He took shallow breaths and felt the call again he looked and another door was there he heard a cry and saw Akane she as white faced but guessed it was more likely from the dead then anything else.
He pushed this door open and gasped on the stone wall adorned many weapons but also was jewellery he felt something call to him even stronger then before and went over to the jewels his fingers wondered over the jewels until he found it what was calling him. He looked and saw a gold ring with a purple jewel, which throbbed with power. He grasped it and felt as if a part of him had returned. A glow enveloped him and he lost consciousness.
Akane saw Gosunkugi collapse at that point Clare came in
"Quick Serin wants us Shampoo and Ukyo are already going back" She said as if oblivious that there were dead bodies all around her.
"Gosunkugi has collapsed" Akane said
Clare looked and grabbed Gosunkugi by the arms and started dragging him
"Give me a hand please" She said through gritted teeth For someone who looked so small Gosunkugi was heavy
"Shouldn't we be worried about the vampires?" Akane said looking around
"There aren't any here, but look out for other things…" Clare answered "Come one we'll know more once we get back to Serin."
A stealthy shadow followed them
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Serin heard the phone ring and ring and ring
'Why aren't they picking it up?' he wondered suddenly it was picked up
"help us man! They're coming in through the walls!!! Help…gah" There was a pause and silence the phone was disconnected.
Serin went numb he knew who it was on the phone someone who would never be scared from vampires 'What the hell is going on?'
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Ranma laughed as he dodged a clumsy slash at his side and made a riposte that cut his opponent's throat. The attack had gone great Ryouga as broken down the wall right into the head quarters and then simultaneously the other vampires attacked from the front and rear. Another vampire hunter ran at him. He snarled and threw a wave of dark ki at his opponent slamming him from his feet and into a wall. Ranma then threw a dagger, which embedded itself in the person's heart. Oh how he loved it the expressions of terror as they saw they couldn't beat him. He swung his sword fast making the air pressure cut a person in half as he came at him. Suddenly Ranma was hit on his side he looked and saw a crossbow bolt. He pulled it loose and immediately it began to heal.
'Who dared!' an old man appeared about 50 or 60 Ranma couldn't tell he was frantically trying to re arm the crossbow. Ranma growled and threw a black dagger which smashed into the mans shoulder spinning him from his feet. Ranma leapt threw the air onto the mans back and lifted him up. He saw fear in his eyes and yet resilience and hate as well. Ranma growled again and bit his throat drinking the blood that flowed. He killed the man smiled and leapt back into a squirmiest between some vampires and hunters
'How he loved his new life!'
Ryouga was killing people left and right they ran at him and he used his bakusai tenketsu killing them with shrapnel on his side Mousse was there slashing with chains and claws the floor was getting slick with blood. Ryouga felt his hunger rise as he saw the red substance flying threw the air from someone who he just killed. A girl hunter ran at him with a sword. He batted it away by the flat of the blade and grabbed her from her neck seeing defiance there he smirked and plunged his fangs into her throat he drank her blood and threw her corpse away ready to meet the new range of attackers her felt the minds of all the vampires near him. Some were diminishing as they dies from some hunters but with there new strength the hunters were dying soon it would be over.
Mousse felt contempt for the people who attacked him
'Worthless' he thought as the people who attacked him could not get near him without dying from his claws and chains which where bladed. He snapped a chain to a wall and it sheared the wall in two as the blade left and careened into a hunter charging down the hallway. He felt someone in his mind
'Don't be flashy dear just kill them' it was the queen. He pulsed back
'I hear and obey mistress'
And he started killing in a frenzy that was unstoppable.
Kuno waited till the hunters got close enough to him and then lashed out his katana cleaving the ranks of the hunters like a scythe does with fields. He stabbed left and right as they attacked no one got even near him as he lashed out he cried out his special attack
"Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike!!!" People died as they neared him heads toppling from their shoulders and limbs spraying blood as they were cut off the wall behind them crumbled behind them. Kuno laughed as kept on slashing
'how it felt good to be alive!'
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The queen watched from her vantage they were winning and she felt ecstatic
'the first to fall'
some vampires she felt were dying but that was to be expected after all not all hunters were bad but they never had faced such forces as the combined might of the new ones. She felt the hunters dying only a few left now. After a few minutes she felt no human life in the hunter's base. She smiled triumphantly 400 hunters dead from 200 vampires oh she wished she could savour this. Her lieutenant had told her Serin was likely to be at the keep by now. She looked to her watch any second now he would get a hell of a surprise. She mind pulsed all the vampires telling them that they had done well and to retire to the new vampire building in central Tokyo. She again looked to her watch any moment now she would enjoy his scream of terror just thinking about it gave her chills, Serin the strongest hunter in Japan he had killed one of the six lieutenants but soon enough he won't be a problem anymore. She looked at the vampire hunter base and concentrated a ball of dark black ki formed in her hand she threw it at the building which erupted in dark flames which even burned the stone, then she turned and left.
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Gosunkugi saw himself back in the astral plane Merlin stood there again smiling broadly
"Thank you Gosunkugi you were lucky the vampires vacated the keep before you came they are stronger then ever now and I don't know if you could have gotten the next talisman but you exceeded my expectations."
Gosunkugi blushed but there was a question h had to ask
"Why did I need these three talismans?"
Merlin sighed and a chair materialised which he sat on
"A long time ago near the end of king Arthur's reign I felt my power a new power coming and this was the first appearance of the vampires. I used my powers to hold them back but then the queen entered the fray. My power was on the wane. There is only a set amount of power someone can have at a specific moment which has to be recharged every so often by a special sleep called the druids sleep I hadn't recharged in a while I still felt my power was great." Merlin paused
"The queen was strong but at the peak of my power I could have destroyed her instead I was killed by her and her acolytes but before I died I sent my magic into three objects which I knew would come together at some point and I could give to someone worthy."
Another pause
"I Have chosen you Hikaru Gosunkugi to be the heir to my power the three objects shall increase your power to enormous heights you could be one of the most power fullest magicians if you live"
Gosunkugi took this in
"If I live?"
"Your future is uncertain as is a few of your friends a time is coming when a choice will be made this choice will effect the universe I can tell you will be involved but I can't see how."
Gosunkugi couldn't believe it in his whole life he never had any magic now he was the heir to the magic of Merlin now something that the universe depended on will take place and he was part of it.
"When will this choice have to be made?" He asked Merlin
"I can't tell but I see nothing after 1 and a half years so about then the choice will be made. Now I feel death calling me my spirit was held until those three talismans came together now I hear him come Before I go listen to me Gosunkugi. Your power is strong yes but the queen has gotten stronger she could destroy you even at my peak I could not defeat her now."
"How'll I defeat her?"
"Listen to me you can't but if you should live go to Stonehenge in England find the circle of sorcerers Find my tome it shall tell you what you need to know!!" He turned
"He comes……"
Gosunkugi turned his head a black figure came towards him he was darker then a bottomless pit and carried a scythe in his hands
"Come Merlin your time has come" His voice was like a wind across a tombstone Gosunkugi shut his eyes
Merlin sighed and went with death and vanished
Gosunkugi opened his eyes and saw the sky and felt water thrown over him
He spluttered now fully awake
"Wha…What's going on?"
"Trouble" Was Serins short answer
Serin had drawn his sword and dagger as a howl rent the air.
"What is it?" Akane asked
"Don't know but I don't think its friendly get ready"
Gosunkugi struggled to his feet he looked around everyone had drawn there weapons.
"Form a circle so it can't take us from behind" Serin shouted as a crunching sound started towards them
They all quickly formed a circle
"Gosunkugi can you give us some light in that direction" Serin said pointing to were the crunching was coming from
Gosunkugi concentrated and a ball of white energy formed in his hand he threw it to the sound and white light filled the air and they got their first look at there assailant. They were shocked in front of them stood a sort of wolf hound mix but was 12 feet tall with foam dripping off its mouth and blood red eyes its fur was matted black and was close to 7 feet across.
It howled again and started towards them again
Gosunkugi knew what this was with Merlin's magic he had also acquired a bit of knowledge this was a chaos hound
"What the hell is it!?" Ukyo shouted her grip on her swords made her knuckles white
"It's a chaos hound a demon that was summoned from the pit" Gosunkugi answered with a strangely detached feeling
Shampoo had enough before it got to close she started shooting arrows from her bow Kodatchi quickly followed her. The chaos hound cried out as the arrows hit it one burying itself in its flank the rest was bounced off it.
"that won't work the arrows haven't enough force to pierce its hide."
Gosunkugi said
Gosunkugi concentrated and blue fire shot from his fingers slamming into the Chaos hound the hound reared but continued coming Gosunkugi noticed it was going for Serin.
"It's after you Serin!" He shouted
Serin didn't say anything he held his sword two handed now the beast was coming closer the blue fire slowed it but wasn't stopping it.
"Lets step back" He shouted everyone started falling back but suddenly a new howl came from behind
"Shit another one!" Clare said
Kodatchi threw her bow down and took her sword out of its scabbard she laughed
"The mighty Kuno shall not be felled by the likes of you curs!!" He shouted and lunged towards the chaos hound
"Ukyo, Akane, Cologne see if you can help her you to Gosunkugi" Serin shouted, "the rest lets go after the other one."
Kodatchi charged towards the chaos hound, which charged towards this new foe and snapped at her trying to bite her in two. Kodatchi slashed the sword on the hound's muzzle but it didn't break its skin
She yelped and dodged as it swung its mouth and teeth at her again. She rolled in the ground and dodged again as its claws came down at her.
Ukyo threw her dagger, which again bounced off it, and it turned and started towards her.
Ukyo cried out in fear as it loped towards her it was fast. She jumped as the claws came down for her and narrowly avoided it. Shampoo ran forward and tried to stab its under belly but again the sword wasn't piercing its hide.
"It's not working!" Ukyo said
"The chaos hounds hide can be pierced but a lot of force will be needed." Gosunkugi said
He again threw the blue fire at it and it howled in pain but continued towards Serin.
Serin was having about as much success with the other Chaos hound as they were with theirs.
He slashed at its face and dodged its claws and bites but he wasn't hurting it. Reg charged forwards his axe cleaved towards the chaos hounds face. It buried itself under its eye the hound reared in pain and lashed out hitting Reg in the chest and knocking flying into a tree. Reg was soundly unconscious Dr Tofu moved in to help Reg he drew a dagger and threw it at the hound as it came near him and Reg. But this dagger bounced off its hide and kept coming to them.
Clare ran at it from behind her sabre crashing into its back leg. It roared and kicked backwards knocking claw into the chest a claw piercing her arm she cried out as she fell but was knocked unconscious by the fall. Serin saw red and leapt into the tallest tree he could.
He positioned his long sword into a downward stab and leapt off the tree branch. He cried out as he fell and his sword stabbed the creature in the back of its skull blood gushed out from the wound soaking Serin in blood that burned him. The Chaos hound roared in pain but the blow was mortal and it cried out once more and turned into a black smoke and disappeared.
Kodatchi dodged again the chaos hound kept on coming its claws smashed into a tree braking it Ukyo saw what Serin had down and had an idea. She leapt into a tree as he had done.
"Gosunkugi distract it!" She yelled
Gosunkugi concentrated and sent a blaze of blue fire into the hounds face
Ukyo Leapt her short sword smashed into the creatures back and pierced its hide but the blow didn't kill it. The hound cried out and started to jump trying to dislodge Ukyo from its back.
Akane came into the fray she threw her sword, which smashed into the hound's eye blinding it. The hound roared again its voice filled with pain and slashed left and right smashing trees and scattering its opponents.
Cologne threw a dagger and blinded the other eye it screeched and Ukyo struggled to hold on. Akane leapt onto another tree and did the same as Ukyo this time her sword pierced its sine paralysing it. Its feet fell from under it. Gosunkugi came towards it and started to utter a spell of banishment. His hands glowed and he touched the hound it shimmered and disappeared.
They looked and saw Reg stirring to consciousness by Dr tofu
Serin was holding Clare his hand over her wound healing her and her coming back to consciousness. He held her close and pulled her to her feet saying something to her. Akane looked and saw Serin was covered in black blood much to her dismay she saw that she and Ukyo were covered too. She went and recovered her sword as they looked for their weapons. Serin tried to clear the blood off him and think about what was going on.
A few minutes later they all were sitting Ukyo and Shampoo were cooking okonomiyaki and Ramen while they discussed what was going on.
"Those hounds were specifically going for you Serin" Dr Tofu said Tying a bandage around Clares arm.
"I know" Was his answer "Who summoned them is what I want to know"
"Only someone of great power could summon something from the pit" Gosunkugi said
"The Queen" Akane said
"Yes the Queen" Gosunkugi said
Serin took some Ramen and started eating it tasted good on his empty stomach but know they had a bigger problem.
"Hey Gosunkugi can you teleport us to a place that I tell you?" He asked
"Sure…I think" He answered blowing on his hot okonomiyaki
After a while everyone had eaten and Gosunkugi asked them to hold hands.
"Okay this is my first time so Serin tell me where will I have to teleport us to?"
"To the vampire base in Japan"
"Ummm I need more I could easily materialise us in a wall"
The thought of his hand getting lodged in a wall was stomach wrenching
"Here" Serin pressed his hand to Gosunkugi head and an image came to him
"I take it that's what it looks like"
Serin nodded and went back to his place
"Okay let's go" He concentrated keeping the image in his mind the world swirled and he found himself in a street there were fire engines and police everywhere
"What the" Serin said and looked around the base it was gone!
"How…?" Clare said
"The vampires" Serin said shortly "they attacked with Ranma and the others they didn't stand a chance"
He looked over there were dead bodies everywhere and blood his stomach felt like it was going to heave but he was long used to death. He turned and his blood ran cold
'His sensei' He lied dead in the street quickly a cover was placed over him by some ambulance men but Serin saw it was him and it was obvious he was bitten before he was killed. Serin felt numb his sensei dead!! It
just couldn't be. Reg came next to him looking at the body of a girl. Serin felt sad it was Regs sister she also had been bitten before killed. Reg held her close as if a child and then let her go his face was made out of stone when he let go and came back to the group. Clare looked at the destruction but like Serin and Reg she also felt that no one was left alive she had lost friends and family. Tears coursed down her cheeks, Ukyo surveyed the destruction it was horrible fire had melted the stone and some bodies were burnt to a crisp. Shampoo held her horror
'she was an Amazon they showed no emotion at battles'
Cologne was even sickened she had seen many battles and this was just like them and she felt sickened to her feet by it.
"Hey who are you?" A policeman came towards the group
Serin turned his eyes to the policeman
"They were our friends our…our family" He said emotion in his voice
The policeman nodded but said "You must step behind the line please"
Serin nodded and went behind the line with the rest of them
There was silence as they watched the dead bodies being carted away
"Where do we go now" Akane asked
She was pale faced and tired she hadn't gotten much sleep and all this death had gotten to her the rest looked the same. Serin answered
"We'll go to a hotel I know come on"
He turned and left the hellish scene the group following to him. He felt like it was his fault he should have killed Ranma and the rest before they were vampires if he had then this could have been averted. If he had gotten there earlier maybe he could have done something.
Reg looked worse then him he had lost his only living family his sister who wanted to be like him so had come to Japan to keep close to him he killed her he felt. Silent tears ran down his cheek his mother his father now his sister there was only he left and the vampires will go after him next.
Serin checked them in the hotel and paid for their rooms
"Come on lets get some sleep." He said shortly to the group
"Wait Serin" Akane said Serin stopped
"I'm sorry about your friends and your family" She said to him
Serin laughed cruelly
"Family? I have no family Akane the vampires saw to that but I'll make them pay" He said and started walking again
"We still must save Ranma and the others" She said softly
Serin stopped and sighed
"Must we? It's simpler to kill them now" he said
"No I won't accept that Serin" She shouted Ukyo, Shampoo and Kodatchi agreeing with her
"I don't know where they are and Ranma almost certainty took place in this attack why should he live now? Or the others?" He said in a harsh voice
"They are still innocent Serin and a hunter is supposed to protect the innocent" Reg said it was the most he had said in a while
Serin calmed himself Reg had lost more than anyone if he didn't want vengeance then he wouldn't either.
"Ok but how do we know where they are?"
Kodatchi looked to Gosunkugi
"You Witch boy Thoust have the ability of vision thou should now where they are"
"It didn't work like that before but I'll try to see" Gosunkugi answered and concentrated his amulet grew warm and he got an image Ranma was there his lips cruelly pulled back as they were discussing the attack, his fangs showing.
Gosunkugi shuddered but looked around for something to tell him where they are. He looked out of the building and saw a road sign. Suddenly Ranma looked right at him a puzzled expression on his face
Gosunkugi ran back to his body
"Ahh" He cried out "They saw me!!" He said
"Do you know where they are?" Akane said to him
"Yes there in Tokyo still in a big building…"
"Oh that's a lead," Ukyo said
"As I was saying in Tokyo and" He stated the address but before he could say anything else Serin spoke
"That's good enough we'll go tomorrow now we need some sleep." Serin said and went up the stairs.
"Well he is right this has been one tiring day" Dr Tofu said stretching and yawning also heading upstairs.
"Don't worry Akane we'll get Ranma back" Clare said to Akane a shaky smile on her lips
Akane blushed and a defence spring to her mind
"What makes you think I want him back!?" She replied hotly
"You came all the way here didn't you?" And before she could offer a retort Clare ascended the stairs.
Akane thought about it 'what would Ranma be like if he got back? When!' she corrected herself 'when he gets back'
It was hard to imagine that people she had known had been involved in that massacre she shuddered and went up the stairs determined to get some sleep.
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Ranma continued to look at the spot that Gosunkugi had just vacated.
"What troubles you Ranma?" Kuno asked his Katana sheathed across his back.
"I felt something from that spot but I don't know what" Was Ranma answer
"Bah maybe it's was a spectre of the dead Ranma" Mousse said "Either way it's nothing that could harm us"
"I wonder" Ryouga said
"what?" Ranma asked him
"Remember the vampire hunter what if it was him?" Ryouga finished
At the mention of the vampire hunter memories of Akane and the others and how they'd betrayed him coursed through Ranma. His eyes turned an even darker shade of black.
"If it was him I shall personally rip his heart from his body" Ranma vowed
No one said anything
Mousse changed the subject
"So how many did you kill?" He asked Kuno
"Ah the mightiest Kuno did smote them well I must have downed thousands with my blows…"
"Kuno there were only 400 hundred not thousands" Ryouga put in
"There may have been hundreds where you were but they were thousands I say where I was and I downed them all with my blade their blood nourishing me and there screams music." Kuno finished
They were about to argue but stopped what was the point?
"What about you Ryouga?" Mousse asked
"Ahh now me I have no need to embellish I killed around 57 hunters and this sweet girl's blood tasted like a fine wine." He said his mouth was getting thirsty just thinking about it
"And you Ranma?" Mousse asked
"There was no battle only a slaughter" Ranma said his dark eyes looking up at the ceiling he floated slightly from his chair.
"Aww come on tell us" Ryouga said
"I don't know 80? Maybe" Ranma answered
"Well" Ryouga said getting up
"I'm hungry see you lot later" Ryouga
"Trying out the magic?" Mousse asked
"Hell yeah!!" Ryouga answered and a black glow enveloped him and he disappeared
"Ryouga is right I'm starving haven't fed since we got back" Mousse
grinned showing his fangs
"Want to come Kuno" Kuno shrugged and got up
"thou thinkest well Mousse let us go and feed" Kuno and Mousse stood and disappeared like Ryouga
Now Ranma was alone he didn't mind he felt the thoughts of all the vampires in the new vampire base. His thoughts turned to Akane and anger flared through him anger that gave him strength this anger was irrational but he didn't think about that all he wanted to do was go now and kill her. But the Queen had told him not too yet he will have his vengeance on them all he clenched his fist on the table and the table creaked and broke he cried in rage and punched the table destroying it.
The queen surveyed Ranma from her vantage point the lieutenant by her side.
"Interesting" The lieutenant, said "How even the barest thought of Akane causes his rage"
"I made it like that" The queen said "In his mind is a telepathic command every time he now thinks of Akane in anyway he will get angry that anger will never cease even into his eternal life"
"My Queen you do realise that Serin escaped the Chaos hounds"
"I realise everything yes he escaped no mean feet considering we sent two"
"Maybe he had help"
"Fool of course he had help I went back and felt powerful magic one I had not felt in quite some time."
"What of Ryouga Mousse and Kuno"
"They will obey me now forever if I command them" The queen said
"Ah the attack did go well did it not queen" The lieutenant said smiling
"The first of many lieutenants"
The queen vanished then
"Yes the first of many" And then the lieutenant vanished too
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Ryouga wondered the streets of Tokyo looking for prey he preferred girls but he didn't really care anymore than someone cared the sex of the piece of lamb they were eating it was all food. He was now sighting a delicious looking couple that walked hand in hand with each other. He licked his lips his mouth watering He heard there conversation as they passed him. He paused as he was about to jump down one may run besides I'm not picky he concentrated as he was told to and he projected a thought into the boy. The boy started arguing with the girl Ryouga grinned. The boy suddenly shouted and walked off leaving the girl looking confused. Ryouga glided down from the wall be was floating by.
"Need a hand?" He asked
The girl jumped in shock and fear by not seeing him before
"N…n….no thank you I'm okay" She said backing away
Ryouga smelled her fear he loved it fear added taste to the blood by the hormones it released.
"oh its okay I can help a lot" He said fangs slid out of his mouth
The girl screamed and started to run down the street
Ryouga laughed and flew after her.
He grabbed her by the shoulders as he flew by her
"have to run faster then that girly" laughing he said
She ran faster Ryouga was mildly impressed but he felt hunger knaw at him and decided to finish this. Leaping over her he landed directly in front of her she couldn't stop in time and smashed into him. Ryouga though didn't move an inch and grabbed her lifting her by her neck as if she were as light as a feather.
"Oh don't feel bad you were a real good runner" Ryouga said
The girls tried to scream but Ryouga bit down on her neck silencing her. Blood poured into his mouth and he drank it as fast as it came. He felt raptures joy as he drank and finally there was no more blood. He tossed her corpse away from him it hitting a wall. Ah he felt better more full, he stretched and teleported back to the base for some sleep sunrise wasn't far off and he was getting tired.
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Kuno and Mousse walked the streets looking for some prey they had come to the slums of Tokyo were drug dealer and junkies and only criminals went at the dead of night.
Mousse sensed movement behind him 3 people stepped out from behind him and Kuno another 3 stepped out in front of him and Kuno.
"Well Well and what are you supposed to be?" The leader of this gang said referring to there black clothing and pale complexions.
"Wouldn't you like to know" Mousse said
"Begone miscreants the mighty Kuno doust not want to spill low life blood at the moment" Kuno said after Mousse finished.
Mousse sighed Kuno had all the grace of a turkey on ice.
The leaders faced paled as he got angry
"I was just going to take your valuables but now" He swallowed "Now you're going to die"
Mousse laughed "Come and try"
Blades came out of his sleeves so he held two short swords in his hands. Kuno took out his katana the muggers laughed.
"We have more up to date weapons" They all pulled pistols from their pockets and aimed them at Kuno and Mousse.
"Try it" Mousse, said opening his arms giving them a full range to shoot at his chest and back.
Gun fire ripped through the night as the muggers emptied their weapons into Kuno and Mousse. Mousse body was tossed like a rag doll as his body was hit in the back and chest. Kuno had the same reaction, they both fell to the ground.
"hah see if they have any money on them" The leader said
They laughed with their boss and went closed in on Mousse and Kuno's body. Once in range Mousse and Kuno rose laughing sounding like demons. Mousse slashed the muggers nearest to him in the chest and stomach screaming they fell away from him. Kuno slashed one attacker in the chest and stabbed another through the heart. Now there were only two left. Mousse put his swords away and Kuno sheathed his sword,
"Now it's your turn" Mousse said his eyes glowing evilly
Kuno smiled cruelly and they closed in on the two would be muggers.
Mousse hypnotised the leader and quickly killed him by drinking his blood. Kuno didn't bother hypnotising the leader and just killed the man as he screamed for his life.
"Bah that blood was low" Kuno said
"True but still satisfying come we must go before the sun rises" Mousse shimmered and disappeared Kuno grunted and followed Mousse.
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Ranma saw Ryouga arrive he was tired and went to his room to sleep in his bed. At first he wondered why not coffins but was told by the queen that coffins are used only when they are far from safety. Mousse and Kuno came a few minutes later on Kuno was complaining of a bad taste in his mouth while Mousse went to his room. Kuno complained a few minutes more then went to his room.
He was slightly hungry now he should have went as well, he shrugged he couldn't do anything now so why worry.
"Hungry Ranma?" The Queen said materialising near him
"Just a bit" He replied
"Here" She opened her wrist to him
He stared at her and then moved forwards he grabbed her wrist and placing it at his mouth started to drink.
"Yes Ranma drink" She said
Ranma obeyed her then took her wrist away from him. It started to heal almost instantly.
"What troubles you Ranma
"I want my revenge" He said
"And you will get it" She said
"When?" He said
"Once we destroy of the next Vampire hunter base you can go to wreak your revenge."
Ranma exposed his fangs
"Thank you my queen" He said "Now I must sleep" As he went he could feel her hot gaze on his back she was after him he knew but he wanted his revenge first then maybe…
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By The Dark Necromancer
Chapter 6 – Consequences
Ranma opened his eyes the light seemed so sharp and he quickly closed them again he felt different for stronger somehow then he remembered
'Akane'
She betrayed him all of them laughing at him behind his back. He forced his eyes open and saw the queen he smiled and fangs slid down his mouth and poked on his bottom lip his tongue felt the fangs sharp and wondered what else had changed about him. The queen looked at Ranmas form in undisguised lust but Ranma didn't care at the moment all he cared for now was revenge on all of the people who had hurt him. He paused First Akane then he would work his way down the list.
"No Ranma not yet" The queen spoke to him
Ranma turned his head towards her
"First we have things to do then you can have your vengeance"
"I want it now" Ranma replied his voice had changed his voice was dark and full of menace
"Not yet first let's go see your friends and the people who shall be your family then you shall understand what we first must do." The queen replied
Ranma scowled but he felt drawn to the queen so obeyed her
"Oh Ranma those clothes don't suit you" The queen made a motion with her left arm and Ranmas clothes changed he wore a totally black version of his usual red top and black bottoms the new dark clothing made his pale face shine out and the clothing had a sheen around it.
Ranma smiled then frowned slightly
"I'm thirsty" He said
The queen nodded and a girl was shown in she couldn't of been more than 16
"Drink your fill then come down the guards will show you around"
Ranma didn't need to be told twice and the girl screamed as Ranma charged and her and his fangs buried themselves in her throat her screams quickly died as Ranma drank all her blood but Ranma didn't see the girl he saw Akane as he drank. He dropped the now dead girl and walked to a Mirror that adorned the wall and saw his face His eyes were no longer blue but completely pitch black his face was unnaturally pale and his lips were blood red from drinking. He punched the mirror shattering it the glass lacerated his hand but he saw it quickly heal he turned and walked out the door. One guard went in and removed the body of the girl while the other guard showed Ranma to the main hall.
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Ranma saw his friends Mousse wore a black robe with red trimmings his eyes were blood red, Kuno sat by his side he also wore black his eyes red too, Ryouga sat opposite Mousse his eyes red but wore a red top and Black bottoms but still wore his black and yellow bandanna he was smirking slightly and his normal fangs were larger as they poked his lips. The queen sat At the head of the Table with the lieutenant by her side She waved Ranma over and he sat on her right side. Over vampires started to file in sitting on the table till 50 vampires filed in and sat.
"Comrades I would like to introduce our newest vampires Ryouga, Kuno, Mousse and Ranma." All the vampires stared at them
"Now the time has come we will finally stop the war between us and the Hunters with Ranmas Ryouga Kuno and Mousses power we will be victories nothing shall stop us this time we shall take our rightful place as the leaders of this world and the humans shall be cattle to us!!"
The vampires all grew excited the days of fire were at hand!!
"When do we strike!!?" One vampire shouted he was the leader of Vampires in England
"Soon firstly we shall liberate Japan from the hunters then we shall spread across Asia and then Europe"
"I will obey but I am curios how will we defeat the hunters the war has gone on for centuries?"
The vampire leader of South America said
The queen waved to the lieutenant who stood
"our new sons have given us the powers to destroy the hunters once and for all my lieutenant shall demonstrate"
The lieutenant threw a black dagger which arced threw the air and smashed into a wall the wall promptly crumbled.
"This technique also works with humans" A struggling man of about 25 was thrown into the room from Ranmas eyes he saw that it was a gaijin and looked to the lieutenant. The lieutenant held another dagger but instead of throwing it he made a slicing motion in front of the air and a cut appeared on the struggling man on his chest. The man cried out in pain and the lieutenant concentrated and blue ki shot from his hand and burned a hole threw the mans chest. The man screamed and ceased struggling the man was dragged away and all the vampires looked in awe of the new powers that they could posses.
"There are more powers as you will see when we attack Japans hunter building make no mistake we shall finally destroy the hunters."
All the vampires grinned as they thought of the Earth finally there's
"When do we attack?" A vampire asked
The queen smiled
"Now"
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Serin stopped In the distance they could see the castle of vampires.
"What is it?" Clare asked as she came next to him
"I don't know something isn't right" He answered
"What's the hold up?" Ukyo asked from behind
"something....this is wrong somehow we should have seen some vampires by now they wouldn't leave the stronghold unguarded unless..."
"Unless what?" Ukyo said puzzled
Serin ignored her "Let's keep moving"
They walked forwards and continued to the stronghold, Ukyo was slightly worried Ukyo was awed as she got a proper look at the stronghold it was stone black and had an eerie presence it had a drawbridge like a medieval castle.
"Don't be fooled by its looks" Clare said next to her
Startled Ukyo almost leapt into the air
"What do you mean by that?" She asked curiously
"This isn't there real place the vampires normally live in high priced areas" Clare answered
"But why the castle?" Ukyo asked confused
"Had us puzzled too Serin says it reminds them of where they came from" Clare answered
Ukyo paused
"That's another thing you look older than Serin yet he leads why?"
Clare smiled
"He's more then he looks"
Ukyo looked curious but Clare wouldn't say anything else
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Ranma stood ready he made a movement with his hands and a short sword slid into his hands it had an ebony blade and a shining red handle Mousse had his claws on his hands Kuno had a katana and Ryouga had a staff which was bladed on one end with a curved blade. The queen stood before them her lips blood red and eyes black like the night behind her stood the remaining 5 lieutenants
"how shall we attack them?" asked one of the lieutenants
"Here look" A map was rolled out and a building was circled in red
"This here is the vampire hunter building its designed to take on vampires but with our new strength courtesy of the young ones we shall hit them in 3 ways" She pointed to 2 vampires
"you shall lead 100 vampires at the front of the building You" She pointed to another 2 shall take the back. And I with the young ones shall take the side the police will be detained by you" She pointed to the last lieutenant
"Now let's go". She waved her hand and a portal opened she stepped through with Ranma, Ryouga, Mousse and Kuno following her.
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Serin stopped they were right at the draw bridge it was down
"hmmmm to inviting"
"What's wrong Ranma is in there" Akane said to him
"Don't you think its too inviting?" Serin said in a calm voice
"No let's just go and get him" She said drawing her sword and walking down the drawbridge
Serin swore and walked after her He grabbed her before she entered the keep
"Listen you don't have any idea where he is in there or how many vampires are in there"
Akane shook off his restraining hand and yelled at him
"I can take care of myself!!" And started walking back again Ukyo, Shampoo and Gosunkugi walking with her
"Idiots" Serin said he calmed himself
"What are you doing" Clare said
"Shh let me concentrate" Serin said back
Serin touched the stone and felt its presence he held back his anger as he felt all the dead people in the keep. He did a double take
'where were all the vampires?' he felt no life in the keep 'wait no life they killed all the mortals in the keep but why'd they do that? They always keep some people alive for food unless…then he heard it a cold chilling laughter' Serin drew his presence back into his body
"Damn there aren't any vampires in the keep they've mobilised! Get them outta the keep the Queen has laid traps!!"
"What!!" Clare said shocked
"Go find Akane and the others who entered the keep hurry!"
Serin took a cell phone from his pocket and started dialling
"Who're you calling" Reg said to him "Base" was the quick reply
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Gosunkugi let his mind free
'Merlin said that I would know the third talisman from the keep' He concentrated and sure enough he felt the presence of something that called to him.
He turned and went in that direction Akane looked to him and went with him wondering where he was going.
A door blocked Gosunkugi, he concentrated and the door was thrown open by the force of his mind. He gagged on the floor there were dead bodies staring open eyed in expressions of terror. He took shallow breaths and felt the call again he looked and another door was there he heard a cry and saw Akane she as white faced but guessed it was more likely from the dead then anything else.
He pushed this door open and gasped on the stone wall adorned many weapons but also was jewellery he felt something call to him even stronger then before and went over to the jewels his fingers wondered over the jewels until he found it what was calling him. He looked and saw a gold ring with a purple jewel, which throbbed with power. He grasped it and felt as if a part of him had returned. A glow enveloped him and he lost consciousness.
Akane saw Gosunkugi collapse at that point Clare came in
"Quick Serin wants us Shampoo and Ukyo are already going back" She said as if oblivious that there were dead bodies all around her.
"Gosunkugi has collapsed" Akane said
Clare looked and grabbed Gosunkugi by the arms and started dragging him
"Give me a hand please" She said through gritted teeth For someone who looked so small Gosunkugi was heavy
"Shouldn't we be worried about the vampires?" Akane said looking around
"There aren't any here, but look out for other things…" Clare answered "Come one we'll know more once we get back to Serin."
A stealthy shadow followed them
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Serin heard the phone ring and ring and ring
'Why aren't they picking it up?' he wondered suddenly it was picked up
"help us man! They're coming in through the walls!!! Help…gah" There was a pause and silence the phone was disconnected.
Serin went numb he knew who it was on the phone someone who would never be scared from vampires 'What the hell is going on?'
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Ranma laughed as he dodged a clumsy slash at his side and made a riposte that cut his opponent's throat. The attack had gone great Ryouga as broken down the wall right into the head quarters and then simultaneously the other vampires attacked from the front and rear. Another vampire hunter ran at him. He snarled and threw a wave of dark ki at his opponent slamming him from his feet and into a wall. Ranma then threw a dagger, which embedded itself in the person's heart. Oh how he loved it the expressions of terror as they saw they couldn't beat him. He swung his sword fast making the air pressure cut a person in half as he came at him. Suddenly Ranma was hit on his side he looked and saw a crossbow bolt. He pulled it loose and immediately it began to heal.
'Who dared!' an old man appeared about 50 or 60 Ranma couldn't tell he was frantically trying to re arm the crossbow. Ranma growled and threw a black dagger which smashed into the mans shoulder spinning him from his feet. Ranma leapt threw the air onto the mans back and lifted him up. He saw fear in his eyes and yet resilience and hate as well. Ranma growled again and bit his throat drinking the blood that flowed. He killed the man smiled and leapt back into a squirmiest between some vampires and hunters
'How he loved his new life!'
Ryouga was killing people left and right they ran at him and he used his bakusai tenketsu killing them with shrapnel on his side Mousse was there slashing with chains and claws the floor was getting slick with blood. Ryouga felt his hunger rise as he saw the red substance flying threw the air from someone who he just killed. A girl hunter ran at him with a sword. He batted it away by the flat of the blade and grabbed her from her neck seeing defiance there he smirked and plunged his fangs into her throat he drank her blood and threw her corpse away ready to meet the new range of attackers her felt the minds of all the vampires near him. Some were diminishing as they dies from some hunters but with there new strength the hunters were dying soon it would be over.
Mousse felt contempt for the people who attacked him
'Worthless' he thought as the people who attacked him could not get near him without dying from his claws and chains which where bladed. He snapped a chain to a wall and it sheared the wall in two as the blade left and careened into a hunter charging down the hallway. He felt someone in his mind
'Don't be flashy dear just kill them' it was the queen. He pulsed back
'I hear and obey mistress'
And he started killing in a frenzy that was unstoppable.
Kuno waited till the hunters got close enough to him and then lashed out his katana cleaving the ranks of the hunters like a scythe does with fields. He stabbed left and right as they attacked no one got even near him as he lashed out he cried out his special attack
"Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike Strike!!!" People died as they neared him heads toppling from their shoulders and limbs spraying blood as they were cut off the wall behind them crumbled behind them. Kuno laughed as kept on slashing
'how it felt good to be alive!'
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The queen watched from her vantage they were winning and she felt ecstatic
'the first to fall'
some vampires she felt were dying but that was to be expected after all not all hunters were bad but they never had faced such forces as the combined might of the new ones. She felt the hunters dying only a few left now. After a few minutes she felt no human life in the hunter's base. She smiled triumphantly 400 hunters dead from 200 vampires oh she wished she could savour this. Her lieutenant had told her Serin was likely to be at the keep by now. She looked to her watch any second now he would get a hell of a surprise. She mind pulsed all the vampires telling them that they had done well and to retire to the new vampire building in central Tokyo. She again looked to her watch any moment now she would enjoy his scream of terror just thinking about it gave her chills, Serin the strongest hunter in Japan he had killed one of the six lieutenants but soon enough he won't be a problem anymore. She looked at the vampire hunter base and concentrated a ball of dark black ki formed in her hand she threw it at the building which erupted in dark flames which even burned the stone, then she turned and left.
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Gosunkugi saw himself back in the astral plane Merlin stood there again smiling broadly
"Thank you Gosunkugi you were lucky the vampires vacated the keep before you came they are stronger then ever now and I don't know if you could have gotten the next talisman but you exceeded my expectations."
Gosunkugi blushed but there was a question h had to ask
"Why did I need these three talismans?"
Merlin sighed and a chair materialised which he sat on
"A long time ago near the end of king Arthur's reign I felt my power a new power coming and this was the first appearance of the vampires. I used my powers to hold them back but then the queen entered the fray. My power was on the wane. There is only a set amount of power someone can have at a specific moment which has to be recharged every so often by a special sleep called the druids sleep I hadn't recharged in a while I still felt my power was great." Merlin paused
"The queen was strong but at the peak of my power I could have destroyed her instead I was killed by her and her acolytes but before I died I sent my magic into three objects which I knew would come together at some point and I could give to someone worthy."
Another pause
"I Have chosen you Hikaru Gosunkugi to be the heir to my power the three objects shall increase your power to enormous heights you could be one of the most power fullest magicians if you live"
Gosunkugi took this in
"If I live?"
"Your future is uncertain as is a few of your friends a time is coming when a choice will be made this choice will effect the universe I can tell you will be involved but I can't see how."
Gosunkugi couldn't believe it in his whole life he never had any magic now he was the heir to the magic of Merlin now something that the universe depended on will take place and he was part of it.
"When will this choice have to be made?" He asked Merlin
"I can't tell but I see nothing after 1 and a half years so about then the choice will be made. Now I feel death calling me my spirit was held until those three talismans came together now I hear him come Before I go listen to me Gosunkugi. Your power is strong yes but the queen has gotten stronger she could destroy you even at my peak I could not defeat her now."
"How'll I defeat her?"
"Listen to me you can't but if you should live go to Stonehenge in England find the circle of sorcerers Find my tome it shall tell you what you need to know!!" He turned
"He comes……"
Gosunkugi turned his head a black figure came towards him he was darker then a bottomless pit and carried a scythe in his hands
"Come Merlin your time has come" His voice was like a wind across a tombstone Gosunkugi shut his eyes
Merlin sighed and went with death and vanished
Gosunkugi opened his eyes and saw the sky and felt water thrown over him
He spluttered now fully awake
"Wha…What's going on?"
"Trouble" Was Serins short answer
Serin had drawn his sword and dagger as a howl rent the air.
"What is it?" Akane asked
"Don't know but I don't think its friendly get ready"
Gosunkugi struggled to his feet he looked around everyone had drawn there weapons.
"Form a circle so it can't take us from behind" Serin shouted as a crunching sound started towards them
They all quickly formed a circle
"Gosunkugi can you give us some light in that direction" Serin said pointing to were the crunching was coming from
Gosunkugi concentrated and a ball of white energy formed in his hand he threw it to the sound and white light filled the air and they got their first look at there assailant. They were shocked in front of them stood a sort of wolf hound mix but was 12 feet tall with foam dripping off its mouth and blood red eyes its fur was matted black and was close to 7 feet across.
It howled again and started towards them again
Gosunkugi knew what this was with Merlin's magic he had also acquired a bit of knowledge this was a chaos hound
"What the hell is it!?" Ukyo shouted her grip on her swords made her knuckles white
"It's a chaos hound a demon that was summoned from the pit" Gosunkugi answered with a strangely detached feeling
Shampoo had enough before it got to close she started shooting arrows from her bow Kodatchi quickly followed her. The chaos hound cried out as the arrows hit it one burying itself in its flank the rest was bounced off it.
"that won't work the arrows haven't enough force to pierce its hide."
Gosunkugi said
Gosunkugi concentrated and blue fire shot from his fingers slamming into the Chaos hound the hound reared but continued coming Gosunkugi noticed it was going for Serin.
"It's after you Serin!" He shouted
Serin didn't say anything he held his sword two handed now the beast was coming closer the blue fire slowed it but wasn't stopping it.
"Lets step back" He shouted everyone started falling back but suddenly a new howl came from behind
"Shit another one!" Clare said
Kodatchi threw her bow down and took her sword out of its scabbard she laughed
"The mighty Kuno shall not be felled by the likes of you curs!!" He shouted and lunged towards the chaos hound
"Ukyo, Akane, Cologne see if you can help her you to Gosunkugi" Serin shouted, "the rest lets go after the other one."
Kodatchi charged towards the chaos hound, which charged towards this new foe and snapped at her trying to bite her in two. Kodatchi slashed the sword on the hound's muzzle but it didn't break its skin
She yelped and dodged as it swung its mouth and teeth at her again. She rolled in the ground and dodged again as its claws came down at her.
Ukyo threw her dagger, which again bounced off it, and it turned and started towards her.
Ukyo cried out in fear as it loped towards her it was fast. She jumped as the claws came down for her and narrowly avoided it. Shampoo ran forward and tried to stab its under belly but again the sword wasn't piercing its hide.
"It's not working!" Ukyo said
"The chaos hounds hide can be pierced but a lot of force will be needed." Gosunkugi said
He again threw the blue fire at it and it howled in pain but continued towards Serin.
Serin was having about as much success with the other Chaos hound as they were with theirs.
He slashed at its face and dodged its claws and bites but he wasn't hurting it. Reg charged forwards his axe cleaved towards the chaos hounds face. It buried itself under its eye the hound reared in pain and lashed out hitting Reg in the chest and knocking flying into a tree. Reg was soundly unconscious Dr Tofu moved in to help Reg he drew a dagger and threw it at the hound as it came near him and Reg. But this dagger bounced off its hide and kept coming to them.
Clare ran at it from behind her sabre crashing into its back leg. It roared and kicked backwards knocking claw into the chest a claw piercing her arm she cried out as she fell but was knocked unconscious by the fall. Serin saw red and leapt into the tallest tree he could.
He positioned his long sword into a downward stab and leapt off the tree branch. He cried out as he fell and his sword stabbed the creature in the back of its skull blood gushed out from the wound soaking Serin in blood that burned him. The Chaos hound roared in pain but the blow was mortal and it cried out once more and turned into a black smoke and disappeared.
Kodatchi dodged again the chaos hound kept on coming its claws smashed into a tree braking it Ukyo saw what Serin had down and had an idea. She leapt into a tree as he had done.
"Gosunkugi distract it!" She yelled
Gosunkugi concentrated and sent a blaze of blue fire into the hounds face
Ukyo Leapt her short sword smashed into the creatures back and pierced its hide but the blow didn't kill it. The hound cried out and started to jump trying to dislodge Ukyo from its back.
Akane came into the fray she threw her sword, which smashed into the hound's eye blinding it. The hound roared again its voice filled with pain and slashed left and right smashing trees and scattering its opponents.
Cologne threw a dagger and blinded the other eye it screeched and Ukyo struggled to hold on. Akane leapt onto another tree and did the same as Ukyo this time her sword pierced its sine paralysing it. Its feet fell from under it. Gosunkugi came towards it and started to utter a spell of banishment. His hands glowed and he touched the hound it shimmered and disappeared.
They looked and saw Reg stirring to consciousness by Dr tofu
Serin was holding Clare his hand over her wound healing her and her coming back to consciousness. He held her close and pulled her to her feet saying something to her. Akane looked and saw Serin was covered in black blood much to her dismay she saw that she and Ukyo were covered too. She went and recovered her sword as they looked for their weapons. Serin tried to clear the blood off him and think about what was going on.
A few minutes later they all were sitting Ukyo and Shampoo were cooking okonomiyaki and Ramen while they discussed what was going on.
"Those hounds were specifically going for you Serin" Dr Tofu said Tying a bandage around Clares arm.
"I know" Was his answer "Who summoned them is what I want to know"
"Only someone of great power could summon something from the pit" Gosunkugi said
"The Queen" Akane said
"Yes the Queen" Gosunkugi said
Serin took some Ramen and started eating it tasted good on his empty stomach but know they had a bigger problem.
"Hey Gosunkugi can you teleport us to a place that I tell you?" He asked
"Sure…I think" He answered blowing on his hot okonomiyaki
After a while everyone had eaten and Gosunkugi asked them to hold hands.
"Okay this is my first time so Serin tell me where will I have to teleport us to?"
"To the vampire base in Japan"
"Ummm I need more I could easily materialise us in a wall"
The thought of his hand getting lodged in a wall was stomach wrenching
"Here" Serin pressed his hand to Gosunkugi head and an image came to him
"I take it that's what it looks like"
Serin nodded and went back to his place
"Okay let's go" He concentrated keeping the image in his mind the world swirled and he found himself in a street there were fire engines and police everywhere
"What the" Serin said and looked around the base it was gone!
"How…?" Clare said
"The vampires" Serin said shortly "they attacked with Ranma and the others they didn't stand a chance"
He looked over there were dead bodies everywhere and blood his stomach felt like it was going to heave but he was long used to death. He turned and his blood ran cold
'His sensei' He lied dead in the street quickly a cover was placed over him by some ambulance men but Serin saw it was him and it was obvious he was bitten before he was killed. Serin felt numb his sensei dead!! It
just couldn't be. Reg came next to him looking at the body of a girl. Serin felt sad it was Regs sister she also had been bitten before killed. Reg held her close as if a child and then let her go his face was made out of stone when he let go and came back to the group. Clare looked at the destruction but like Serin and Reg she also felt that no one was left alive she had lost friends and family. Tears coursed down her cheeks, Ukyo surveyed the destruction it was horrible fire had melted the stone and some bodies were burnt to a crisp. Shampoo held her horror
'she was an Amazon they showed no emotion at battles'
Cologne was even sickened she had seen many battles and this was just like them and she felt sickened to her feet by it.
"Hey who are you?" A policeman came towards the group
Serin turned his eyes to the policeman
"They were our friends our…our family" He said emotion in his voice
The policeman nodded but said "You must step behind the line please"
Serin nodded and went behind the line with the rest of them
There was silence as they watched the dead bodies being carted away
"Where do we go now" Akane asked
She was pale faced and tired she hadn't gotten much sleep and all this death had gotten to her the rest looked the same. Serin answered
"We'll go to a hotel I know come on"
He turned and left the hellish scene the group following to him. He felt like it was his fault he should have killed Ranma and the rest before they were vampires if he had then this could have been averted. If he had gotten there earlier maybe he could have done something.
Reg looked worse then him he had lost his only living family his sister who wanted to be like him so had come to Japan to keep close to him he killed her he felt. Silent tears ran down his cheek his mother his father now his sister there was only he left and the vampires will go after him next.
Serin checked them in the hotel and paid for their rooms
"Come on lets get some sleep." He said shortly to the group
"Wait Serin" Akane said Serin stopped
"I'm sorry about your friends and your family" She said to him
Serin laughed cruelly
"Family? I have no family Akane the vampires saw to that but I'll make them pay" He said and started walking again
"We still must save Ranma and the others" She said softly
Serin stopped and sighed
"Must we? It's simpler to kill them now" he said
"No I won't accept that Serin" She shouted Ukyo, Shampoo and Kodatchi agreeing with her
"I don't know where they are and Ranma almost certainty took place in this attack why should he live now? Or the others?" He said in a harsh voice
"They are still innocent Serin and a hunter is supposed to protect the innocent" Reg said it was the most he had said in a while
Serin calmed himself Reg had lost more than anyone if he didn't want vengeance then he wouldn't either.
"Ok but how do we know where they are?"
Kodatchi looked to Gosunkugi
"You Witch boy Thoust have the ability of vision thou should now where they are"
"It didn't work like that before but I'll try to see" Gosunkugi answered and concentrated his amulet grew warm and he got an image Ranma was there his lips cruelly pulled back as they were discussing the attack, his fangs showing.
Gosunkugi shuddered but looked around for something to tell him where they are. He looked out of the building and saw a road sign. Suddenly Ranma looked right at him a puzzled expression on his face
Gosunkugi ran back to his body
"Ahh" He cried out "They saw me!!" He said
"Do you know where they are?" Akane said to him
"Yes there in Tokyo still in a big building…"
"Oh that's a lead," Ukyo said
"As I was saying in Tokyo and" He stated the address but before he could say anything else Serin spoke
"That's good enough we'll go tomorrow now we need some sleep." Serin said and went up the stairs.
"Well he is right this has been one tiring day" Dr Tofu said stretching and yawning also heading upstairs.
"Don't worry Akane we'll get Ranma back" Clare said to Akane a shaky smile on her lips
Akane blushed and a defence spring to her mind
"What makes you think I want him back!?" She replied hotly
"You came all the way here didn't you?" And before she could offer a retort Clare ascended the stairs.
Akane thought about it 'what would Ranma be like if he got back? When!' she corrected herself 'when he gets back'
It was hard to imagine that people she had known had been involved in that massacre she shuddered and went up the stairs determined to get some sleep.
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Ranma continued to look at the spot that Gosunkugi had just vacated.
"What troubles you Ranma?" Kuno asked his Katana sheathed across his back.
"I felt something from that spot but I don't know what" Was Ranma answer
"Bah maybe it's was a spectre of the dead Ranma" Mousse said "Either way it's nothing that could harm us"
"I wonder" Ryouga said
"what?" Ranma asked him
"Remember the vampire hunter what if it was him?" Ryouga finished
At the mention of the vampire hunter memories of Akane and the others and how they'd betrayed him coursed through Ranma. His eyes turned an even darker shade of black.
"If it was him I shall personally rip his heart from his body" Ranma vowed
No one said anything
Mousse changed the subject
"So how many did you kill?" He asked Kuno
"Ah the mightiest Kuno did smote them well I must have downed thousands with my blows…"
"Kuno there were only 400 hundred not thousands" Ryouga put in
"There may have been hundreds where you were but they were thousands I say where I was and I downed them all with my blade their blood nourishing me and there screams music." Kuno finished
They were about to argue but stopped what was the point?
"What about you Ryouga?" Mousse asked
"Ahh now me I have no need to embellish I killed around 57 hunters and this sweet girl's blood tasted like a fine wine." He said his mouth was getting thirsty just thinking about it
"And you Ranma?" Mousse asked
"There was no battle only a slaughter" Ranma said his dark eyes looking up at the ceiling he floated slightly from his chair.
"Aww come on tell us" Ryouga said
"I don't know 80? Maybe" Ranma answered
"Well" Ryouga said getting up
"I'm hungry see you lot later" Ryouga
"Trying out the magic?" Mousse asked
"Hell yeah!!" Ryouga answered and a black glow enveloped him and he disappeared
"Ryouga is right I'm starving haven't fed since we got back" Mousse
grinned showing his fangs
"Want to come Kuno" Kuno shrugged and got up
"thou thinkest well Mousse let us go and feed" Kuno and Mousse stood and disappeared like Ryouga
Now Ranma was alone he didn't mind he felt the thoughts of all the vampires in the new vampire base. His thoughts turned to Akane and anger flared through him anger that gave him strength this anger was irrational but he didn't think about that all he wanted to do was go now and kill her. But the Queen had told him not too yet he will have his vengeance on them all he clenched his fist on the table and the table creaked and broke he cried in rage and punched the table destroying it.
The queen surveyed Ranma from her vantage point the lieutenant by her side.
"Interesting" The lieutenant, said "How even the barest thought of Akane causes his rage"
"I made it like that" The queen said "In his mind is a telepathic command every time he now thinks of Akane in anyway he will get angry that anger will never cease even into his eternal life"
"My Queen you do realise that Serin escaped the Chaos hounds"
"I realise everything yes he escaped no mean feet considering we sent two"
"Maybe he had help"
"Fool of course he had help I went back and felt powerful magic one I had not felt in quite some time."
"What of Ryouga Mousse and Kuno"
"They will obey me now forever if I command them" The queen said
"Ah the attack did go well did it not queen" The lieutenant said smiling
"The first of many lieutenants"
The queen vanished then
"Yes the first of many" And then the lieutenant vanished too
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Ryouga wondered the streets of Tokyo looking for prey he preferred girls but he didn't really care anymore than someone cared the sex of the piece of lamb they were eating it was all food. He was now sighting a delicious looking couple that walked hand in hand with each other. He licked his lips his mouth watering He heard there conversation as they passed him. He paused as he was about to jump down one may run besides I'm not picky he concentrated as he was told to and he projected a thought into the boy. The boy started arguing with the girl Ryouga grinned. The boy suddenly shouted and walked off leaving the girl looking confused. Ryouga glided down from the wall be was floating by.
"Need a hand?" He asked
The girl jumped in shock and fear by not seeing him before
"N…n….no thank you I'm okay" She said backing away
Ryouga smelled her fear he loved it fear added taste to the blood by the hormones it released.
"oh its okay I can help a lot" He said fangs slid out of his mouth
The girl screamed and started to run down the street
Ryouga laughed and flew after her.
He grabbed her by the shoulders as he flew by her
"have to run faster then that girly" laughing he said
She ran faster Ryouga was mildly impressed but he felt hunger knaw at him and decided to finish this. Leaping over her he landed directly in front of her she couldn't stop in time and smashed into him. Ryouga though didn't move an inch and grabbed her lifting her by her neck as if she were as light as a feather.
"Oh don't feel bad you were a real good runner" Ryouga said
The girls tried to scream but Ryouga bit down on her neck silencing her. Blood poured into his mouth and he drank it as fast as it came. He felt raptures joy as he drank and finally there was no more blood. He tossed her corpse away from him it hitting a wall. Ah he felt better more full, he stretched and teleported back to the base for some sleep sunrise wasn't far off and he was getting tired.
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Kuno and Mousse walked the streets looking for some prey they had come to the slums of Tokyo were drug dealer and junkies and only criminals went at the dead of night.
Mousse sensed movement behind him 3 people stepped out from behind him and Kuno another 3 stepped out in front of him and Kuno.
"Well Well and what are you supposed to be?" The leader of this gang said referring to there black clothing and pale complexions.
"Wouldn't you like to know" Mousse said
"Begone miscreants the mighty Kuno doust not want to spill low life blood at the moment" Kuno said after Mousse finished.
Mousse sighed Kuno had all the grace of a turkey on ice.
The leaders faced paled as he got angry
"I was just going to take your valuables but now" He swallowed "Now you're going to die"
Mousse laughed "Come and try"
Blades came out of his sleeves so he held two short swords in his hands. Kuno took out his katana the muggers laughed.
"We have more up to date weapons" They all pulled pistols from their pockets and aimed them at Kuno and Mousse.
"Try it" Mousse, said opening his arms giving them a full range to shoot at his chest and back.
Gun fire ripped through the night as the muggers emptied their weapons into Kuno and Mousse. Mousse body was tossed like a rag doll as his body was hit in the back and chest. Kuno had the same reaction, they both fell to the ground.
"hah see if they have any money on them" The leader said
They laughed with their boss and went closed in on Mousse and Kuno's body. Once in range Mousse and Kuno rose laughing sounding like demons. Mousse slashed the muggers nearest to him in the chest and stomach screaming they fell away from him. Kuno slashed one attacker in the chest and stabbed another through the heart. Now there were only two left. Mousse put his swords away and Kuno sheathed his sword,
"Now it's your turn" Mousse said his eyes glowing evilly
Kuno smiled cruelly and they closed in on the two would be muggers.
Mousse hypnotised the leader and quickly killed him by drinking his blood. Kuno didn't bother hypnotising the leader and just killed the man as he screamed for his life.
"Bah that blood was low" Kuno said
"True but still satisfying come we must go before the sun rises" Mousse shimmered and disappeared Kuno grunted and followed Mousse.
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Ranma saw Ryouga arrive he was tired and went to his room to sleep in his bed. At first he wondered why not coffins but was told by the queen that coffins are used only when they are far from safety. Mousse and Kuno came a few minutes later on Kuno was complaining of a bad taste in his mouth while Mousse went to his room. Kuno complained a few minutes more then went to his room.
He was slightly hungry now he should have went as well, he shrugged he couldn't do anything now so why worry.
"Hungry Ranma?" The Queen said materialising near him
"Just a bit" He replied
"Here" She opened her wrist to him
He stared at her and then moved forwards he grabbed her wrist and placing it at his mouth started to drink.
"Yes Ranma drink" She said
Ranma obeyed her then took her wrist away from him. It started to heal almost instantly.
"What troubles you Ranma
"I want my revenge" He said
"And you will get it" She said
"When?" He said
"Once we destroy of the next Vampire hunter base you can go to wreak your revenge."
Ranma exposed his fangs
"Thank you my queen" He said "Now I must sleep" As he went he could feel her hot gaze on his back she was after him he knew but he wanted his revenge first then maybe…
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