Thanks for the reviews you guys! I guess I need to explain about the people
in this story. There are generally different species of beings in this
universe (of the fic). I classify the vampires of the story into three
levels, lower and higher vampires and incubi. The lower vampires are
created very easily, from victims of feeding. When fed upon, a mortal can
become two things, a zombie or a lower vampire.
A zombie is a total slave to the vampire that created it; just one of those rotting, mindless corpses, and a lower vampire is essentially just your basic vampire. Lower vampires can create zombies or other lower vampires but the only way a lower can become a higher is if higher vampire gives a lower vampire his or her blood to drink. Lower vampires are bound to the ones who created them, be it higher or lower vampires.
Higher vampires are more powerful. They are only created after drinking the blood of another higher vampire. For basics, they are like lower vampires, but not bound to anyone, except possibly an incubus or a succubus. Also, they are capable of more enhanced powers, like quick healing and some immunities to the weakness of vampires.
Last are the incubi. They are ageless and cannot be created by normal means. The incubi are more of a classification of demons. I know that in mythology, incubi were actually creatures that fed upon mortal life force through intercourse or through dreams. Incubi are known as handsome men who prey on women, and succubae (or succubi) are their female counterparts. The incubi cannot be killed and they can only create vampires once during the cycle of the moon.
All of these are classified as "dark" creatures or the "undead." Though there is no way to kill an incubus, the other three can be killed. Zombies and lesser vampires can be killed with silver or mercury; hence the slayers use a special kind of silver bullets. Higher vampires must be killed with a weapon of blessed metal directly, usually through blades. Since they can regenerate themselves (unlike lower or zombies), the healing process must be blocked.
Then there are the mortal species. The slayers are a variety of people, mostly mortal however. They can be enhanced with magic from time to time, but most of their strength and skill comes from intense training and their weaponry. Their corporation is known only as C.R.O.S.S., divisions of national governments that are specifically meant for the disposal of undead creatures. Very few know that they even exist, and there are factions all over the world. This story involves the Japanese division (Think of the anime Hellsing for those of you who have seen it).
Then there are other types of beings. There are magic users, Wiccans and pagans as a few. Their power varies from person to person as do their species. Also, there are magical beings, demons and creatures from other planes of reality that are often summoned by those who use magic. They can be bound to a certain plane or choose to stay there. Often, those beings are very intelligent as well as powerful in strengths.
As for the characters, I cannot exactly classify them all because I have a few more in mind to put in but I can put up information about the main ones.
Hikari Yagami (or Kari Kamiya) Classification: Mortal, Slayer Age: 22
Taichi Yagami (Tai Kamiya) Classification: Mortal, Slayer Age: 25
Takeru Ishida Classification: Higher Vampire Age: 1600
Yamato Ishida Classification: Higher Vampire (?) Age: 1750
Miyako Inuoue Classification: Mage Age: 24
Ken (true name unknown) Classification: Other planar being, demon Age: N/A
That's about as much as I can do. I need to add a few more notes though. Sorry about babbling, but I'll try to make it quick. Takeru and Yamato were not created; they were born as high vampires. I don't think I need to go very deeply into their family history though. Although Yamato is older, technically he is the weaker of the two brothers. Despite that, he is shrewder and has more cunning than Takeru, having experience and all. Yamato would have Takeru at an advantage if he wasn't so cocky. Alright, I can't say anymore, I'd ruin the story! Keep on reading and I'll try to put up chapters quickly.
~*~
Taichi looked at Hikari, who was sleeping, an IV in her arm and an oxygen mask over her face. His eyes were still red rimmed but he was relieved his sister was back. He held her hand gently, not even noticing the ruby ring on it.
"Come on, sis," he whispered. "You have to live. I know you're a fighter."
~*~
I slept in a trance of darkness. Fleeting memories passed by and I was able to recall some details. Why had the vampire released me? Why? He could have killed me, but he didn't.
Everything was so damn fuzzy!
Why couldn't I remember, why?
Then I saw him. We were standing on a cliff overlooking the ocean. He was dressed in black, like always, his hands stuffed into his pockets. Blue eyes glinted at me coldly, like sapphires, like ice.
"I don't deserve you and you don't deserve me," he said flatly, looking straight at me. "Be glad I didn't kill you and dispose of your body."
"Why?" I whispered. For a moment those eyes softened, and I saw a lost little boy instead of an ice prince.
"I don't know myself," he said softly before hardening. "Leave me be, witch. You torture me far more than you can even start to comprehend."
"But-" With that, I was left in darkness. Dimly I recalled someone carrying me and setting me down on something very hard and very cold. And that was the extent of my memories.
But why did I feel so hurt? Why did I feel so betrayed? All I wanted to do was curl up into a little ball and cry.
When I opened my eyes, I find myself surrounded by water, an ocean. Sunlight poured down to me and I tried to breathe. It was just like being in the air, as oxygen rushed into my lungs. I heard giggling and what looked like tiny mermaids flitted around me. But they soon disappeared and I was all alone. The water turned dark and surrounded me like a cold blanket. It was suffocating me; I was going to drown in this cold ocean, all alone.
Then someone grabbed my hand, pulling me up. When I coughed out the water, I looked up and I saw an angel.
"Mother?" I whispered. Tears trickled from my eyes but she pressed a hand to my lips and gently wiped away the tears.
"Do not drown yourself in your own tears," she murmured to me, wrapping me in a warm embrace, an embrace I had never experienced for years. I felt like a child again, my mother comforting me from a nightmare. "The one you love will love you back. Only you can bring him to the light. Hikari, you are like that, you will be his sunlight."
Then she started to go up, her wings slowly flapping, raising her up. "Mother!" I screamed, trying to catch up with her, trying to be in her embrace forever.
She only smiled sadly at me, blowing me a kiss as she flew away from me. "Remember who you are, Hikari."
~*~
Taichi dozed but was startled as Hikari sat bolt upright, her eyes anything but sane. He leapt out of his seat, knocking down his chair. As suddenly as she had sat up, she fell down, her eyes half closed.
"Hikari!" he shouted, shaking her a little.
She looked up at him before falling unconscious again. He ran out of the room, searching for a doctor, a nurse, anyone. In a record time, he dragged in a doctor, who was still holding his mug of coffee. After a long time involving rants on Taichi's part, puzzled looks involving the doctor, Hikari lay sleeping peacefully, the oxygen mask off.
Taichi sat by her side, his elbows on his knees as he rested his chin on his palms. He thought, 'What happened to you, Hikari?'
~*~
Takeru lay on his coffin-turned-to-a-bed. "So, you're supposed to be some kind of guardian angel?" he questioned Adrian, who was seated in a cross- legged position and currently hovering about two feet in the air.
"Not really, you can't classify me as an angel," the other male said, laughing a little, but it was a wry sound.
"Than what exactly are you?" he demanded.
"More like a spirit that has to stay in this world." Adrian looked at him with his one amber eye.
"Okay then."
"Takeru, you are not evil, why else did you release that girl?" the spirit asked.
"I don't know, dammit. I was bored of her." Takeru was getting more and more irritated.
"You could have killed her," Adrian pointed out.
"Right, but I didn't, so what?"
"You're no longer the bloodthirsty bastard you used to be," the man said dryly.
"That's it!" Takeru hurled a knife at the other male. It sank easily into the target, his left side.
Immediately it jerked out, dripping a little with blood. The wound wasn't even there. Adrian deftly wiped the knife off, sending it back. "If it makes you feel any better, that hurt."
"Dammit, what did I do?" Takeru muttered. "What did I do to have a pain in the ass angel hanging around me?"
He received no answer, only maddening silence.
~*~
A/N: Now we know what happened. Is Hikari going to go insane? Is Takeru going to go insane? Who knows!
I hope you're all enjoying this. This is more of a filler chapter, though. Next chapter: The new boss arrives, Takeru accepts having a "guardian angel," Hikari sinks into depression, and there's a lot of screaming going on.
A zombie is a total slave to the vampire that created it; just one of those rotting, mindless corpses, and a lower vampire is essentially just your basic vampire. Lower vampires can create zombies or other lower vampires but the only way a lower can become a higher is if higher vampire gives a lower vampire his or her blood to drink. Lower vampires are bound to the ones who created them, be it higher or lower vampires.
Higher vampires are more powerful. They are only created after drinking the blood of another higher vampire. For basics, they are like lower vampires, but not bound to anyone, except possibly an incubus or a succubus. Also, they are capable of more enhanced powers, like quick healing and some immunities to the weakness of vampires.
Last are the incubi. They are ageless and cannot be created by normal means. The incubi are more of a classification of demons. I know that in mythology, incubi were actually creatures that fed upon mortal life force through intercourse or through dreams. Incubi are known as handsome men who prey on women, and succubae (or succubi) are their female counterparts. The incubi cannot be killed and they can only create vampires once during the cycle of the moon.
All of these are classified as "dark" creatures or the "undead." Though there is no way to kill an incubus, the other three can be killed. Zombies and lesser vampires can be killed with silver or mercury; hence the slayers use a special kind of silver bullets. Higher vampires must be killed with a weapon of blessed metal directly, usually through blades. Since they can regenerate themselves (unlike lower or zombies), the healing process must be blocked.
Then there are the mortal species. The slayers are a variety of people, mostly mortal however. They can be enhanced with magic from time to time, but most of their strength and skill comes from intense training and their weaponry. Their corporation is known only as C.R.O.S.S., divisions of national governments that are specifically meant for the disposal of undead creatures. Very few know that they even exist, and there are factions all over the world. This story involves the Japanese division (Think of the anime Hellsing for those of you who have seen it).
Then there are other types of beings. There are magic users, Wiccans and pagans as a few. Their power varies from person to person as do their species. Also, there are magical beings, demons and creatures from other planes of reality that are often summoned by those who use magic. They can be bound to a certain plane or choose to stay there. Often, those beings are very intelligent as well as powerful in strengths.
As for the characters, I cannot exactly classify them all because I have a few more in mind to put in but I can put up information about the main ones.
Hikari Yagami (or Kari Kamiya) Classification: Mortal, Slayer Age: 22
Taichi Yagami (Tai Kamiya) Classification: Mortal, Slayer Age: 25
Takeru Ishida Classification: Higher Vampire Age: 1600
Yamato Ishida Classification: Higher Vampire (?) Age: 1750
Miyako Inuoue Classification: Mage Age: 24
Ken (true name unknown) Classification: Other planar being, demon Age: N/A
That's about as much as I can do. I need to add a few more notes though. Sorry about babbling, but I'll try to make it quick. Takeru and Yamato were not created; they were born as high vampires. I don't think I need to go very deeply into their family history though. Although Yamato is older, technically he is the weaker of the two brothers. Despite that, he is shrewder and has more cunning than Takeru, having experience and all. Yamato would have Takeru at an advantage if he wasn't so cocky. Alright, I can't say anymore, I'd ruin the story! Keep on reading and I'll try to put up chapters quickly.
~*~
Taichi looked at Hikari, who was sleeping, an IV in her arm and an oxygen mask over her face. His eyes were still red rimmed but he was relieved his sister was back. He held her hand gently, not even noticing the ruby ring on it.
"Come on, sis," he whispered. "You have to live. I know you're a fighter."
~*~
I slept in a trance of darkness. Fleeting memories passed by and I was able to recall some details. Why had the vampire released me? Why? He could have killed me, but he didn't.
Everything was so damn fuzzy!
Why couldn't I remember, why?
Then I saw him. We were standing on a cliff overlooking the ocean. He was dressed in black, like always, his hands stuffed into his pockets. Blue eyes glinted at me coldly, like sapphires, like ice.
"I don't deserve you and you don't deserve me," he said flatly, looking straight at me. "Be glad I didn't kill you and dispose of your body."
"Why?" I whispered. For a moment those eyes softened, and I saw a lost little boy instead of an ice prince.
"I don't know myself," he said softly before hardening. "Leave me be, witch. You torture me far more than you can even start to comprehend."
"But-" With that, I was left in darkness. Dimly I recalled someone carrying me and setting me down on something very hard and very cold. And that was the extent of my memories.
But why did I feel so hurt? Why did I feel so betrayed? All I wanted to do was curl up into a little ball and cry.
When I opened my eyes, I find myself surrounded by water, an ocean. Sunlight poured down to me and I tried to breathe. It was just like being in the air, as oxygen rushed into my lungs. I heard giggling and what looked like tiny mermaids flitted around me. But they soon disappeared and I was all alone. The water turned dark and surrounded me like a cold blanket. It was suffocating me; I was going to drown in this cold ocean, all alone.
Then someone grabbed my hand, pulling me up. When I coughed out the water, I looked up and I saw an angel.
"Mother?" I whispered. Tears trickled from my eyes but she pressed a hand to my lips and gently wiped away the tears.
"Do not drown yourself in your own tears," she murmured to me, wrapping me in a warm embrace, an embrace I had never experienced for years. I felt like a child again, my mother comforting me from a nightmare. "The one you love will love you back. Only you can bring him to the light. Hikari, you are like that, you will be his sunlight."
Then she started to go up, her wings slowly flapping, raising her up. "Mother!" I screamed, trying to catch up with her, trying to be in her embrace forever.
She only smiled sadly at me, blowing me a kiss as she flew away from me. "Remember who you are, Hikari."
~*~
Taichi dozed but was startled as Hikari sat bolt upright, her eyes anything but sane. He leapt out of his seat, knocking down his chair. As suddenly as she had sat up, she fell down, her eyes half closed.
"Hikari!" he shouted, shaking her a little.
She looked up at him before falling unconscious again. He ran out of the room, searching for a doctor, a nurse, anyone. In a record time, he dragged in a doctor, who was still holding his mug of coffee. After a long time involving rants on Taichi's part, puzzled looks involving the doctor, Hikari lay sleeping peacefully, the oxygen mask off.
Taichi sat by her side, his elbows on his knees as he rested his chin on his palms. He thought, 'What happened to you, Hikari?'
~*~
Takeru lay on his coffin-turned-to-a-bed. "So, you're supposed to be some kind of guardian angel?" he questioned Adrian, who was seated in a cross- legged position and currently hovering about two feet in the air.
"Not really, you can't classify me as an angel," the other male said, laughing a little, but it was a wry sound.
"Than what exactly are you?" he demanded.
"More like a spirit that has to stay in this world." Adrian looked at him with his one amber eye.
"Okay then."
"Takeru, you are not evil, why else did you release that girl?" the spirit asked.
"I don't know, dammit. I was bored of her." Takeru was getting more and more irritated.
"You could have killed her," Adrian pointed out.
"Right, but I didn't, so what?"
"You're no longer the bloodthirsty bastard you used to be," the man said dryly.
"That's it!" Takeru hurled a knife at the other male. It sank easily into the target, his left side.
Immediately it jerked out, dripping a little with blood. The wound wasn't even there. Adrian deftly wiped the knife off, sending it back. "If it makes you feel any better, that hurt."
"Dammit, what did I do?" Takeru muttered. "What did I do to have a pain in the ass angel hanging around me?"
He received no answer, only maddening silence.
~*~
A/N: Now we know what happened. Is Hikari going to go insane? Is Takeru going to go insane? Who knows!
I hope you're all enjoying this. This is more of a filler chapter, though. Next chapter: The new boss arrives, Takeru accepts having a "guardian angel," Hikari sinks into depression, and there's a lot of screaming going on.