The Unholy Alliance
Life has no real meaning.. Just an illusion filled with sorrow. An insignificant existence. That will disappear when comes tomorrow.
What are we all living for? What is the true reason that we are here? Are we all pawns do be disposed of in an ancient battle of the gods?
Vampire or human, werewolf or mutant, there is no real difference. We are all here in this lonely existence, waiting for our pitiful lives to end. Why bother with anything else?
It is our infinite greed for power that keeps us from our lonely depression. It is a precious jewel in the eyes society that people desire it just for its image. It is as if we deliberately want to earn envy and greed from everyone else, presenting ourselves as superior than others. But in the end we all want one thing.acceptance.
Despite the strongest of spirit and determination, we all get pulled down into the ways of society. It is just that some of us take more time to resist while others just give up in hopelessness. In the end, we all fall into the bottomless void. So the next time someone tells you that hope and light exist, they are lying. Or they are dangerously naïve. Hope does not exist. Light could never penetrate through darkness. That is the way life.
"What a convenient understanding of life for a human" smirked the white royal. The blood stained leather diary closed with an abrupt thud in his lap. He had no use for the thoughts of a human, even if the human was a well-known philosopher.
"Yes, Your Highness, indeed a waste. We found him clutching this in death. When our soldiers advanced, he seemed to be guarding this as some sort of valuable" reported Rubius with a profound sense of pride.
"Good. That's one less mortal we have to worry about. Now, I trust that the Hino Alliance has been rightfully taken care of as well?"
"Yes, of course Your Highness.." responded Rubius nervously, earning a questioning glance from the prince.
"Then care to explain why the black poison crystal is still reacting?"
"Well..there was a slight problem with the Hino girl" admitted Rubius with apprehension.
"What kind of problem?"
"She had somehow managed to escape.."
"You mean that a little girl managed to escape from twenty of your best soldiers?"
"Well." Rubius tried to explain in a way to best save himself from the wrath of The White Prince. There was a moment of silence as the powerful leader awaited for his answer. Realizing that there is no excuse for his failure, Rubius concluded with a deep sigh. "Yes."
"And what are you doing about it?" demanded the royal.
"Well.. Your Highness.I have sent my commander after her." answered Rubius with unease. "But there also seemed a slight problem." The White Prince glared in rage at his soon to be dismissed lieutenant.
"What kind of problem?" the powerful leader asked with a frightening calm tone.
"Well.I have lost contact with him." began Rubius nervously "he must be dead since I cannot sense him anywhere."
"Killed?"
"I believe that's the most logical answer."
"Who killed him?"
"I don't know as of yet Your Highness, but rest assured that I have my men looking for candidates. Who ever dared to kill one of our kind WILL pay."
"Good. I want this person.or creature, found," commanded the white royal. "Something powerful enough to overcome one of our commanders does not come along too often. They may prove to be very useful to us."
"Yes Prince Diamond."
~*~
"I trust that you are settling in very comfortably?" inquired Ami with a friendly smile. The silence of the girl was really unnerving.
"Yes, quite well" Rei softly replied.
"Anything interesting happen?" further interrogated Ami, determined to at least get a full minute of conversation going.
"No"
"Well.. did you like your past week here?"
"Yes, it was nice."
"Did-" before Ami could fire her next question, the sound of Makoto's freakishly cheerful voice came.
"Diner's gonna be ready in a minute!" she warned.
"Got it!" Ami yelled back with a smile, looking expectantly at Rei to make a comment. She was greeted with down cast eyes. Her mind was somewhere far away as her eyes took on the mirror look of a lost soul.
Ami shook her head in pity. She could do nothing to help the girl. She is just going have to accept the fact that her father is dead. It is hard, but that's life.
Suddenly, a bolt of electricity went through the once serenely lost girl, startling Ami out of her pondering. The air within the room began to thicken with anticipated doom as Ami stared in puzzlement at the sudden shift of atmosphere.
"They are coming." Stated Rei calmly, but as she looked up, her eyes gave away her hidden emotions. The blazing hatred burning inside them scared Ami deeply. For a moment, both women sat in remarkable silence.
"Is everything alright there?" asked Makoto, coming over with her dirty, patched apron. "You two seem rather quiet all of a sudden."
"They are coming." Warned Rei once again with her monotone voice. There was something about her tone that Makoto disliked very much.
"Who?" asked Makoto, both in puzzlement and in a shadowed fear of the creatures she suspected. Things have been way too easy for the past week.
"The Vampires"
Just as the concluding statement was made, the muddy window to the rotting apartment shattered violently. The ringing sounds of the glass washed throughout the room, spelling doom in its wake.
The demons of the night jumped in with swift grace, thousands of glittering tiny shreds falling onto their dark armor, making their entrance look even more spectacular. The proclamation of superiority was definitely made.
"Get the Hino girl!" the leader commanded, pointing one deathly pale finger at Rei. But she did not back off in fear. She stood her ground strongly and proudly, as if daring for the vampire to kill her. Death she no longer feared.
The vampire with the lower rank obeyed with pleasure. Liking his lips in the anticipation for blood he advanced, ready to strike his helpless prey. Humans were weaklings.
The glinting iron sword came out of its sheath, ready to target the young woman's heart. Yet the rage still burned within her firing soul.
The young priestess was ready for her death.but not without a fight. She would have her father's revenge. This she promised.
A long forgotten spell formed in her mind. A charm that will burn the demon's soul and drag it into hell, where it belonged. But she only had enough power to produce one charm, thus still leaving 5 demons unslayed. She wanted them all dead.
'Get the leader' her mind told her, indicating the large well-built creature standing proudly. 'Get the leader and the rest will follow.'
Rei obeyed. Her mind will not betray her. With a swift motion fit for a warrior, Rei charged ahead at the large creature. She would have her revenge.. or die trying.
However, the laws of nature do not take pity upon broken souls. Her movements were not fast enough to overcome the highly trained vampire as he stopped her charge with one swift blow of his large arm. Rei was knocked to the floor with blood seeping out of her nose.
Blood. What the vampire wanted.
Instead of waiting for his man to come, the vampire leader unsheathed his own sword and prepared to strike the fragile girl. A pathetic creature like her would only pollute the world further.
The sword came within striking distance of her neck, ready to take aim. The vampire smirked mockingly.
"One." he began to count, "Two.. Thr-"
"HOLD" commanded a strong voice out of the shadows. The interrupted beast looked up with fury at the creature that would dare interrupt his kill. No image greeted his sight.
"WHERE ARE YOU?" demanded the beast in rage. Silence met his question.
"Who the fuck was that?" he demanded from his men, who shrugged in equal confusion. Rei looked around the dark corners of the room, eager to find her savior. Ami and Makoto mimicked her inquiries with wonder.
The dark lifeless eyes of the creature swept across the room one more time, cautiously taking measurements of all the hidden shadows that even his nocturnal eyes couldn't penetrate.
"WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" cried the vampire a second time. A note of panic was evident in his tone.
Suddenly, out from the deep shadows stepped out two forms. One the well- built shape of a man while the other the slim figure of a woman. Two beautiful beings met the gaze of all that were in the room.
"Who are you.?" the vampire leader asked skeptically, eyeing the glistering blade by the handsome blonde's side, who smirked coldly while regarding the vampire with superiority.
"We are the guardians of the ancient" the blond clad in a golden armor answered with a strong rich voice.
"You are nothing but a mortal!" the vampire leader stated, gaining back his air of supremacy, taking away his sword from the defenseless girls neck. He had new prey to kill.
The vampire leader strode confidently towards the two new arrivals, contempt in sending them to the jaws of death. He slowed down his pace as he neared the blond.
"Any last words before death, pretty boy?" he asked with a sneer. The blond lazily smiled in return, showing boredom in body movements. Slowly, the young warrior raised a hand and unsheathed the heavy blade previously eyed by the vampire before.
"Nothing comes to mind" the blond replied with a knowing smirk, brining the heavy blade up in wait for battle. The vampire, angered by his actions, began to charge in immediately, his sword leading the way.
The first strike was made as the blond knowingly sidestepped the attack. It was pathetic to the skilled warrior. However, despite how much fun it was to mock an arrogant vampire, the young warrior did not toy with prey. Before the fuming beast could make another strike, the warrior's shimmering blade met his heart full force.
The room suddenly went in deathly silence. Nothing could kill a commanding vampire so easily. Nothing human.
Before the shocked beast could retaliated in any way against the blade plunged within his black heart, the crimson immortal blood began to flow freely from the open wound, taking the vampire's life into oblivion.
"NO!" the vampire shrieked with pain, as the blood within his heart began to empty. All the work he had gone through hunting down mortal prey for nothing.
As the last drop of black blood flowed from the deep wound, the vampire leader rapidly disintegrated into dust. Made from ash and to ash he will return. The immortal dies once the blood in the heart flows free.
"H-How d-did you do that?" asked a frightened Rei from her helpless position on the floor, the only one daring to break the deep silence following the immortal's death. "I-I though swords could not kill a vampire."
"Quite the contrary" replied the handsome blond with a wink at her direction. "Wish for another demonstration?"
"Not necessary" replied a deep dangerous voice out of nowhere.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through the window, shattering the remaining glass on the frame. But no one paid it any heed as they were all focused on the dark figure emerging from the shadows.
A ruthless face with flaming hair greeted everyone's sight. Rubius has arrived.
"So you must be the one that killed my commander" spoke Rubius in greeting.
"And you must be Lord Rubius.." Answered the silent beauty from the corner. All eyes averted to the aqua haired enchantress clad in light green.
"Indeed I am" replied Rubius with a superior gaze. "And who may you be?"
"Your end" the beauty stated softly with penetrating gaze. "We are here to eliminate all that stand in our way of our mission."
"And what, prey tell, is your mission?" mocked Rubius. "Oh, wait.. let me guess.to protect the remaining Hino girl?"
The silent glare of the two warriors was his only reply.
Rubius slowly unsheathed the silver sword engraved with crimson rubies by his side, sending the blond warrior into alert. But before another battle could brake out, Rubius charged at the helpless Hino priestess on the floor, determined to prove his theory.
The raging sword swiftly cut through the air, eager to make contact with the soft mortal flesh. But the blood never spilled.
Suddenly, a glinting blade met the ruthless strike head on, blocking it from the interned target. The silver sword dimmed in comparison to the lustrous blade of the anonymous wheeler.
Rubius looked up at the creature that dared to interrupt his massacre, boiling rage clearly evident in his crimson glowing orbs. However, instead of expecting to see the skillful blond warrior, an angelic face with flawless perfection met his gaze. Rubius was mesmerized.
Before him stood the most hypnotic beauty clad in pure black. With the features of a light goddess and the golden hair weaved from sunlight, the leather trench coat touching her ankles gave her the appearance of a fallen angel. But the cold hatred in her cerulean blue eyes denied the possibility of her relation to love. A dark angel bred out of hatred was within his presence.
Gasps went throughout the room at the sudden appearance of the stunning creature. No one dared to utter a word in anticipation of the beauty's next move.
"Who are you?" Rubius spoke softly with wonder, shattering the deathly silence prolonging in the air. His crimson orbs evaluated every part of her stunning body.
The enchanters smiled in response, taking the image of beauty to a brand new height. With a last glance at the mesmerized vampire in front of her, the dark clad soldier turned her unguarded back at him and began to stroll to a certain destination. She calmly passed the astonished blond, and the shocked aqua haired beauty, whom paled in comparison to her image. Ignoring the unchanging stares of awe from the remaining nocturnal creatures, she continued her even steps towards the shocked raven-haired girl on the floor. Confidence was evident in her every stride.
With her approaching steps, Rei quickly scrambled to her feet, eager to greet the mysterious enchantress properly. It amazed her how much respect the silent soldier commanded with her actions alone.
"Hi-" before Rei could finish her greeting, the cold melodic voice interrupted.
"I want the key" the warrior requested softly with the voice of a serene goddess. Silence resumed throughout the room, all keen to observe the young priestess' reaction to the absurd request.
"What key?" Rei finally spoke, breaking the thick tension building in the air.
"GIVE ME THE KEY" the striking beauty demanded more sternly this time, yet her facial expressions did not change.
Before Rei could respond with all the courage she could muster, the puzzling scenario was interrupted by the cold ruthless voice of the red vampire.
"Hold" commanded Rubius sternly, reverting the beauty's attention back to himself. However, he did not bask in the given glory as the new telepathic command within his head grabbed all his concentration.
"Yes.? "
"I.or rather my prince, would like to offer you a proposition" stated Rubius, obeying his given task.
"What kind of proposition?" she asked with interest clearly evident in her tone.
"That is for my prince alone to tell you" replied Rubius. Despite being a skilled vampire soldier, he still had to answer to higher authority. "He has invited you to his castle in Topaz."
"Well, tell your prince I'm flattered, but unless he can come up with a good reason for me to obey his 'wishes', he can expect me to be absent" the angel replied with a sweet smile.
"What if I say I can promise you immortality and unyielding power?" asked a deep velvet voice, carrying the air of royalty and power all around. All heads immediately turned to the source, landing on a spectacular being clad in pure white.
Deep violet eyes pierced into clear blues ones as the prince gazed strongly at the dark warrior. A moment of silence passed before she decided to break the thick settled eyes with one of her genuine smiles.
"It seems that vampires love to make dramatic entrances" she stated, taking measure of his powerful body and striking facial features. She paid special attention to his natural light blue hair and deep violet eyes that could pierce through any mortal's soul. Truly a sight to behold.
"It is a long tradition" he replied with a gorgeous smile, "Are you accepting my proposition?"
"No" she answered sternly, "I do not care for immortality nor power."
"Then is there anything else I can interest you in?" he inquired, rather amazed at her rejection for power. What creature didn't crave for power?
"No"
"You are truly something.." breathed Diamond, mesmerized not only by her beauty, but by her radiated confidence and enigma as well. The angel cocked a delicate eyebrow in response.
"Who are you?" Diamond questioned, eager to know her identity.
"Omega"
"The end?" It was his turn to raise an eyebrow in amusement.
She nodded in response, not taking any offense at his apparent mockery.
"Well, Omega, I can offer you anything you can possibly desire" spoke the powerful prince with a grin.
"What's the catch?"
"I would like to form an alliance with you."
"Why?" she asked skeptically.
"Through your demonstrated movements, I think you'll prove to be a powerful ally" answered Diamond with a penetrating gaze as a look of admiration passed through his deep violet orbs.
"I do not wish to get involved in your affairs" replied the beauty with a smirk.
"Oh, but my dear, you already have" countered the white royal with an all- knowing look. "You see, you have already interrupted my men's hunt for the Hino priestess. Perhaps she possess something my lady desires?"
"That does not concern you" she replied icily. Diamond smiled in response, quite amused at her indifferent attitude towards him. No one had dared to treat him this way, but the white prince was going to make an exception only for her.
"However, I would like you to take a glance at what I can offer you." spoke Diamond with confidence, despite her cold personality. "The riches, power, mortal domination.."
"You are willing to offer that to another race?" challenged the beauty with a sweet smile of her hidden cynicism.
"I'm willing to make an exception for you" he replied with a smirk. The mysterious warrior shook her head in amusement. Slowly her eyes left his powerful form and once again landed on the helpless petite figure on the floor.
The Hino Priestess.
"Key" was her sole word spoken before extended a beautiful gloved hand towards the priestess, expecting a treasure to be placed inside her raised palm.
"NO" a firm voice interrupted before Rei could provide an answer. The previously aqua-haired silent observer swiftly moved in front of the confused girl, protecting her from the piercing gaze of the angel.
"The sacred item you desire could only be obtained if she comes to control her full power offered by her ancient bloodline" stated the aqua-haired warrior with knowledge. The dark clad enchantress glanced at her in question, indicating for a further explanation.
"The only way that she will come to harness her full power is if we bring her to Setsuna" she continued. "Setsuna will know what to do."
"Ah, the ancient priestess of Rielis." commented Diamond with a knowing grin. "You must be her two guardians, Haruka and Michiru."
"Yes" nodded Michiru in confirmation, not the slight bit disturbed by his knowledge.
"I don't care for any ancient priestess" spoke the beauty. "But if she knows a way to get the key, then she could expect a visit from me." And with those last words, the beauty departed the scene with a graceful jump into the cold nigh.
Diamond watched to her go with awe as a new obsession began to form within his mind.
'She shall be mine' he promised himself before teleporting out with a brilliant flash of light, taking Rubius and the remaining vampires with him.
And thus the two guardians were left to deal with the aftermath of the event.
*~*
"Where the bloody hell could a old priestess be hiding?" the beauty known as Omega asked herself as she gazed down on the illuminant city from the highest tower.
Omega. There was perhaps once she went by another name..Serenity. But that was from the past she did not remember. She has no past..nor a future. All she had was now..and her mission, to find the key of light. What was she going to do once she obtained it? She had not a clue, but a craving from deep within her told her she must possess it.
Closing her delicate cerulean eyes, she tried to feel waves of ancient power originating from anywhere within the city. But she could feel nothing, only the low pathetic energy from the inferior human race and the hunger of vampires and other beasts making another kill.
"Perhaps I could be of some assistance?" asked a familiar deep velvet voice. She immediately swirled around to be greeted with the striking sight of the silver prince.
"How did you fine me?" she asked in a menacing tone.
"My dear, you would be surprised at how many people I can find." Answered Diamond with a cocky grin that added a certain new appeal to his already handsome features.
"What do you want?" asked Omega as she narrowed her eyes in suspicion.
"Why, I have come to make an alliance, as I previously offered."
"What makes you think I'm going to trust a vampire?" she asked in a bitter tone.
"Ah, good question." Diamond replied. "The wise man knows to trust no one, but he also knows to ally with an equal to get further within the world. Now, you and I will have a deal not because of some artifice that we like each other, but because we know where we stand with each other. So what do you say?"
It might have been the first time, but there is just something deeply appropriate about his explanation. The wise man knows to trust no one but allies himself nonetheless to gain what he wants.
"Is there something you want in return, your royal highness?" she asked in mock respect.
"To gain a superb warrior" he answered without a beat. "And add more power to my reign."
"So you expect me to be present at your every whim? Well, you must be offering a hell of a reward."
"I can give you the Hino priestess. And I would not command you like any ordinary pathetic warrior." He promised with sincerity.
"It is not her I want."
"Whatever you desire shall be yours. Just name it"
A small smile appeared on her stunning features. Perhaps there are many advantages for her in this supposed alliance.
"Very well, you have my alliance for now. However, I will come to you when I choose and if I choose." She stated with no room for argument.
"Indeed" agreed Diamond with no anger taken at her command. "Would you like to see the power you have allied yourself with?"
She cocked an amused eyebrow in response. Slowly, Diamond extended a white- gloved hand for her to take hold of.
"Shall we my dear go explore my dwelling?" he invited with a grin. She looked at him with a cynical expression, but a slow mischievous smile slowly spread across her lips. Knowing the vampire's lair does present certain advantages.
With ease, she placed her delicate hand in his as he teleported them both to his magnificent marble palace in a flash of light.
*~*
Setsuna could feel two great powers abruptly vanishing from the city. She did not know where they had gone, but she indeed knew from whom they had come from. The unmistakably icy silver power had been that of The White Prince.but the golden one was a complete enigma to her. This did not match any description of the existing powerful vampire lords. Not even the High Kind Endymion himself had such a shinning aura. So who is this mysterious new being with such an immense strength?
She had caught only a glimpse of the woman yielding the power. And her beauty certainly frightened Setsuna. No ordinary being can possess such flawless beauty, which led the ancient priestess into thinking that she was no ordinary being.
Setsuna closed her omniscient eyes in contemplation. For once, she could not foresee what was to come. The future has become unstable, which means that they were currently standing at a crossroad. And who is to choose the path? This Setsuna also didn't know, but she had a sneaking suspicion that it would be this new woman.
"The Hino has been taken care of" reported Michiru, making both her and her partner's presence known. Haruka nodded in confirmation.
"Good" replied the ancient one as she opened her clear gray eyes. "Has she embraced her destiny?"
"Well, yes...after some persuasion." Answered Michiru. A lot of persuasion.
"You two have done well then." nodded Setsuna in approval.
"However, we might have a slight problem.." interjected Haruka with a slight frown.
Setsuna gazed at the tall blond. She should have been born a man. But fate had decreed her to a woman body, and thus she must endure. She may take the appearance and personality of a male, but her body anatomy will forever remain female.
"There's someone else after the Hino priestess. But we don't have reason to believe she's with the vampires."
"And how did she look like?" inquired Setsuna with a sneaking suspicion to the answer.
"Blond and clad in black." Haruka answered simply, purposely forgetting to mention the part about her beauty.
"She is now with the vampires." Stated Setsuna. "She has formed an alliance with The White Prince."
Neither guardian contradicted her as they both nodded in acceptance. The ancient priestess was always right at her statements. Such was her gift of prophecy. And such was her curse to know the dark future beforehand.
"What do we do?" asked Michiru, breaking the silence.
"Let her come to me" replied Setsuna.
"What!" yelled Haruka in disbelief. "NO WAY! We aren't sure just how far she would go to get what she wants. For all we know, she might kill you if she doesn't get her answers!"
"She may have something to do with the prophecy" stated Setsuna serenely, choosing to keep the "a lot" part to herself. She could not be sure as of yet.
"Fine, but we stay with you when she comes" replied Haruka in defiance, as she stared at the omniscient eyes of the ancient in challenge.
"Very well then, Haruka, both you and Michiru may be present when she arrives. Now, what of the Hino priestess, where is she currently?"
"She is residing with two mortals." Answered Haruka.
"With no protection?" Setsuna frowned.
"Both Michiru and I will be keeping watch. We had tried to persuade her to come here, but it was a flat out refusal."
"Very well, she is perhaps safe for now. Fate her decreed her to play an important role in the future to come."
"What do you see?" asked Michiru in awe.
"A war filled with blood and destruction." Setsuna answered with no sadness. She has learned long ago not to let her soul be tainted any more by the dark future. She had a role to play in the prophecy as well and she will not let herself be eaten by the sorrows of darkness. "The White Prince will finally challenge the mighty power of the High Kind Endymion openly."
"And the outcome?" Haruka inquired with anticipation.
"It will be up to one being to tip the balance. But it is yet undecided which way."
Life has no real meaning.. Just an illusion filled with sorrow. An insignificant existence. That will disappear when comes tomorrow.
What are we all living for? What is the true reason that we are here? Are we all pawns do be disposed of in an ancient battle of the gods?
Vampire or human, werewolf or mutant, there is no real difference. We are all here in this lonely existence, waiting for our pitiful lives to end. Why bother with anything else?
It is our infinite greed for power that keeps us from our lonely depression. It is a precious jewel in the eyes society that people desire it just for its image. It is as if we deliberately want to earn envy and greed from everyone else, presenting ourselves as superior than others. But in the end we all want one thing.acceptance.
Despite the strongest of spirit and determination, we all get pulled down into the ways of society. It is just that some of us take more time to resist while others just give up in hopelessness. In the end, we all fall into the bottomless void. So the next time someone tells you that hope and light exist, they are lying. Or they are dangerously naïve. Hope does not exist. Light could never penetrate through darkness. That is the way life.
"What a convenient understanding of life for a human" smirked the white royal. The blood stained leather diary closed with an abrupt thud in his lap. He had no use for the thoughts of a human, even if the human was a well-known philosopher.
"Yes, Your Highness, indeed a waste. We found him clutching this in death. When our soldiers advanced, he seemed to be guarding this as some sort of valuable" reported Rubius with a profound sense of pride.
"Good. That's one less mortal we have to worry about. Now, I trust that the Hino Alliance has been rightfully taken care of as well?"
"Yes, of course Your Highness.." responded Rubius nervously, earning a questioning glance from the prince.
"Then care to explain why the black poison crystal is still reacting?"
"Well..there was a slight problem with the Hino girl" admitted Rubius with apprehension.
"What kind of problem?"
"She had somehow managed to escape.."
"You mean that a little girl managed to escape from twenty of your best soldiers?"
"Well." Rubius tried to explain in a way to best save himself from the wrath of The White Prince. There was a moment of silence as the powerful leader awaited for his answer. Realizing that there is no excuse for his failure, Rubius concluded with a deep sigh. "Yes."
"And what are you doing about it?" demanded the royal.
"Well.. Your Highness.I have sent my commander after her." answered Rubius with unease. "But there also seemed a slight problem." The White Prince glared in rage at his soon to be dismissed lieutenant.
"What kind of problem?" the powerful leader asked with a frightening calm tone.
"Well.I have lost contact with him." began Rubius nervously "he must be dead since I cannot sense him anywhere."
"Killed?"
"I believe that's the most logical answer."
"Who killed him?"
"I don't know as of yet Your Highness, but rest assured that I have my men looking for candidates. Who ever dared to kill one of our kind WILL pay."
"Good. I want this person.or creature, found," commanded the white royal. "Something powerful enough to overcome one of our commanders does not come along too often. They may prove to be very useful to us."
"Yes Prince Diamond."
~*~
"I trust that you are settling in very comfortably?" inquired Ami with a friendly smile. The silence of the girl was really unnerving.
"Yes, quite well" Rei softly replied.
"Anything interesting happen?" further interrogated Ami, determined to at least get a full minute of conversation going.
"No"
"Well.. did you like your past week here?"
"Yes, it was nice."
"Did-" before Ami could fire her next question, the sound of Makoto's freakishly cheerful voice came.
"Diner's gonna be ready in a minute!" she warned.
"Got it!" Ami yelled back with a smile, looking expectantly at Rei to make a comment. She was greeted with down cast eyes. Her mind was somewhere far away as her eyes took on the mirror look of a lost soul.
Ami shook her head in pity. She could do nothing to help the girl. She is just going have to accept the fact that her father is dead. It is hard, but that's life.
Suddenly, a bolt of electricity went through the once serenely lost girl, startling Ami out of her pondering. The air within the room began to thicken with anticipated doom as Ami stared in puzzlement at the sudden shift of atmosphere.
"They are coming." Stated Rei calmly, but as she looked up, her eyes gave away her hidden emotions. The blazing hatred burning inside them scared Ami deeply. For a moment, both women sat in remarkable silence.
"Is everything alright there?" asked Makoto, coming over with her dirty, patched apron. "You two seem rather quiet all of a sudden."
"They are coming." Warned Rei once again with her monotone voice. There was something about her tone that Makoto disliked very much.
"Who?" asked Makoto, both in puzzlement and in a shadowed fear of the creatures she suspected. Things have been way too easy for the past week.
"The Vampires"
Just as the concluding statement was made, the muddy window to the rotting apartment shattered violently. The ringing sounds of the glass washed throughout the room, spelling doom in its wake.
The demons of the night jumped in with swift grace, thousands of glittering tiny shreds falling onto their dark armor, making their entrance look even more spectacular. The proclamation of superiority was definitely made.
"Get the Hino girl!" the leader commanded, pointing one deathly pale finger at Rei. But she did not back off in fear. She stood her ground strongly and proudly, as if daring for the vampire to kill her. Death she no longer feared.
The vampire with the lower rank obeyed with pleasure. Liking his lips in the anticipation for blood he advanced, ready to strike his helpless prey. Humans were weaklings.
The glinting iron sword came out of its sheath, ready to target the young woman's heart. Yet the rage still burned within her firing soul.
The young priestess was ready for her death.but not without a fight. She would have her father's revenge. This she promised.
A long forgotten spell formed in her mind. A charm that will burn the demon's soul and drag it into hell, where it belonged. But she only had enough power to produce one charm, thus still leaving 5 demons unslayed. She wanted them all dead.
'Get the leader' her mind told her, indicating the large well-built creature standing proudly. 'Get the leader and the rest will follow.'
Rei obeyed. Her mind will not betray her. With a swift motion fit for a warrior, Rei charged ahead at the large creature. She would have her revenge.. or die trying.
However, the laws of nature do not take pity upon broken souls. Her movements were not fast enough to overcome the highly trained vampire as he stopped her charge with one swift blow of his large arm. Rei was knocked to the floor with blood seeping out of her nose.
Blood. What the vampire wanted.
Instead of waiting for his man to come, the vampire leader unsheathed his own sword and prepared to strike the fragile girl. A pathetic creature like her would only pollute the world further.
The sword came within striking distance of her neck, ready to take aim. The vampire smirked mockingly.
"One." he began to count, "Two.. Thr-"
"HOLD" commanded a strong voice out of the shadows. The interrupted beast looked up with fury at the creature that would dare interrupt his kill. No image greeted his sight.
"WHERE ARE YOU?" demanded the beast in rage. Silence met his question.
"Who the fuck was that?" he demanded from his men, who shrugged in equal confusion. Rei looked around the dark corners of the room, eager to find her savior. Ami and Makoto mimicked her inquiries with wonder.
The dark lifeless eyes of the creature swept across the room one more time, cautiously taking measurements of all the hidden shadows that even his nocturnal eyes couldn't penetrate.
"WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" cried the vampire a second time. A note of panic was evident in his tone.
Suddenly, out from the deep shadows stepped out two forms. One the well- built shape of a man while the other the slim figure of a woman. Two beautiful beings met the gaze of all that were in the room.
"Who are you.?" the vampire leader asked skeptically, eyeing the glistering blade by the handsome blonde's side, who smirked coldly while regarding the vampire with superiority.
"We are the guardians of the ancient" the blond clad in a golden armor answered with a strong rich voice.
"You are nothing but a mortal!" the vampire leader stated, gaining back his air of supremacy, taking away his sword from the defenseless girls neck. He had new prey to kill.
The vampire leader strode confidently towards the two new arrivals, contempt in sending them to the jaws of death. He slowed down his pace as he neared the blond.
"Any last words before death, pretty boy?" he asked with a sneer. The blond lazily smiled in return, showing boredom in body movements. Slowly, the young warrior raised a hand and unsheathed the heavy blade previously eyed by the vampire before.
"Nothing comes to mind" the blond replied with a knowing smirk, brining the heavy blade up in wait for battle. The vampire, angered by his actions, began to charge in immediately, his sword leading the way.
The first strike was made as the blond knowingly sidestepped the attack. It was pathetic to the skilled warrior. However, despite how much fun it was to mock an arrogant vampire, the young warrior did not toy with prey. Before the fuming beast could make another strike, the warrior's shimmering blade met his heart full force.
The room suddenly went in deathly silence. Nothing could kill a commanding vampire so easily. Nothing human.
Before the shocked beast could retaliated in any way against the blade plunged within his black heart, the crimson immortal blood began to flow freely from the open wound, taking the vampire's life into oblivion.
"NO!" the vampire shrieked with pain, as the blood within his heart began to empty. All the work he had gone through hunting down mortal prey for nothing.
As the last drop of black blood flowed from the deep wound, the vampire leader rapidly disintegrated into dust. Made from ash and to ash he will return. The immortal dies once the blood in the heart flows free.
"H-How d-did you do that?" asked a frightened Rei from her helpless position on the floor, the only one daring to break the deep silence following the immortal's death. "I-I though swords could not kill a vampire."
"Quite the contrary" replied the handsome blond with a wink at her direction. "Wish for another demonstration?"
"Not necessary" replied a deep dangerous voice out of nowhere.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through the window, shattering the remaining glass on the frame. But no one paid it any heed as they were all focused on the dark figure emerging from the shadows.
A ruthless face with flaming hair greeted everyone's sight. Rubius has arrived.
"So you must be the one that killed my commander" spoke Rubius in greeting.
"And you must be Lord Rubius.." Answered the silent beauty from the corner. All eyes averted to the aqua haired enchantress clad in light green.
"Indeed I am" replied Rubius with a superior gaze. "And who may you be?"
"Your end" the beauty stated softly with penetrating gaze. "We are here to eliminate all that stand in our way of our mission."
"And what, prey tell, is your mission?" mocked Rubius. "Oh, wait.. let me guess.to protect the remaining Hino girl?"
The silent glare of the two warriors was his only reply.
Rubius slowly unsheathed the silver sword engraved with crimson rubies by his side, sending the blond warrior into alert. But before another battle could brake out, Rubius charged at the helpless Hino priestess on the floor, determined to prove his theory.
The raging sword swiftly cut through the air, eager to make contact with the soft mortal flesh. But the blood never spilled.
Suddenly, a glinting blade met the ruthless strike head on, blocking it from the interned target. The silver sword dimmed in comparison to the lustrous blade of the anonymous wheeler.
Rubius looked up at the creature that dared to interrupt his massacre, boiling rage clearly evident in his crimson glowing orbs. However, instead of expecting to see the skillful blond warrior, an angelic face with flawless perfection met his gaze. Rubius was mesmerized.
Before him stood the most hypnotic beauty clad in pure black. With the features of a light goddess and the golden hair weaved from sunlight, the leather trench coat touching her ankles gave her the appearance of a fallen angel. But the cold hatred in her cerulean blue eyes denied the possibility of her relation to love. A dark angel bred out of hatred was within his presence.
Gasps went throughout the room at the sudden appearance of the stunning creature. No one dared to utter a word in anticipation of the beauty's next move.
"Who are you?" Rubius spoke softly with wonder, shattering the deathly silence prolonging in the air. His crimson orbs evaluated every part of her stunning body.
The enchanters smiled in response, taking the image of beauty to a brand new height. With a last glance at the mesmerized vampire in front of her, the dark clad soldier turned her unguarded back at him and began to stroll to a certain destination. She calmly passed the astonished blond, and the shocked aqua haired beauty, whom paled in comparison to her image. Ignoring the unchanging stares of awe from the remaining nocturnal creatures, she continued her even steps towards the shocked raven-haired girl on the floor. Confidence was evident in her every stride.
With her approaching steps, Rei quickly scrambled to her feet, eager to greet the mysterious enchantress properly. It amazed her how much respect the silent soldier commanded with her actions alone.
"Hi-" before Rei could finish her greeting, the cold melodic voice interrupted.
"I want the key" the warrior requested softly with the voice of a serene goddess. Silence resumed throughout the room, all keen to observe the young priestess' reaction to the absurd request.
"What key?" Rei finally spoke, breaking the thick tension building in the air.
"GIVE ME THE KEY" the striking beauty demanded more sternly this time, yet her facial expressions did not change.
Before Rei could respond with all the courage she could muster, the puzzling scenario was interrupted by the cold ruthless voice of the red vampire.
"Hold" commanded Rubius sternly, reverting the beauty's attention back to himself. However, he did not bask in the given glory as the new telepathic command within his head grabbed all his concentration.
"Yes.? "
"I.or rather my prince, would like to offer you a proposition" stated Rubius, obeying his given task.
"What kind of proposition?" she asked with interest clearly evident in her tone.
"That is for my prince alone to tell you" replied Rubius. Despite being a skilled vampire soldier, he still had to answer to higher authority. "He has invited you to his castle in Topaz."
"Well, tell your prince I'm flattered, but unless he can come up with a good reason for me to obey his 'wishes', he can expect me to be absent" the angel replied with a sweet smile.
"What if I say I can promise you immortality and unyielding power?" asked a deep velvet voice, carrying the air of royalty and power all around. All heads immediately turned to the source, landing on a spectacular being clad in pure white.
Deep violet eyes pierced into clear blues ones as the prince gazed strongly at the dark warrior. A moment of silence passed before she decided to break the thick settled eyes with one of her genuine smiles.
"It seems that vampires love to make dramatic entrances" she stated, taking measure of his powerful body and striking facial features. She paid special attention to his natural light blue hair and deep violet eyes that could pierce through any mortal's soul. Truly a sight to behold.
"It is a long tradition" he replied with a gorgeous smile, "Are you accepting my proposition?"
"No" she answered sternly, "I do not care for immortality nor power."
"Then is there anything else I can interest you in?" he inquired, rather amazed at her rejection for power. What creature didn't crave for power?
"No"
"You are truly something.." breathed Diamond, mesmerized not only by her beauty, but by her radiated confidence and enigma as well. The angel cocked a delicate eyebrow in response.
"Who are you?" Diamond questioned, eager to know her identity.
"Omega"
"The end?" It was his turn to raise an eyebrow in amusement.
She nodded in response, not taking any offense at his apparent mockery.
"Well, Omega, I can offer you anything you can possibly desire" spoke the powerful prince with a grin.
"What's the catch?"
"I would like to form an alliance with you."
"Why?" she asked skeptically.
"Through your demonstrated movements, I think you'll prove to be a powerful ally" answered Diamond with a penetrating gaze as a look of admiration passed through his deep violet orbs.
"I do not wish to get involved in your affairs" replied the beauty with a smirk.
"Oh, but my dear, you already have" countered the white royal with an all- knowing look. "You see, you have already interrupted my men's hunt for the Hino priestess. Perhaps she possess something my lady desires?"
"That does not concern you" she replied icily. Diamond smiled in response, quite amused at her indifferent attitude towards him. No one had dared to treat him this way, but the white prince was going to make an exception only for her.
"However, I would like you to take a glance at what I can offer you." spoke Diamond with confidence, despite her cold personality. "The riches, power, mortal domination.."
"You are willing to offer that to another race?" challenged the beauty with a sweet smile of her hidden cynicism.
"I'm willing to make an exception for you" he replied with a smirk. The mysterious warrior shook her head in amusement. Slowly her eyes left his powerful form and once again landed on the helpless petite figure on the floor.
The Hino Priestess.
"Key" was her sole word spoken before extended a beautiful gloved hand towards the priestess, expecting a treasure to be placed inside her raised palm.
"NO" a firm voice interrupted before Rei could provide an answer. The previously aqua-haired silent observer swiftly moved in front of the confused girl, protecting her from the piercing gaze of the angel.
"The sacred item you desire could only be obtained if she comes to control her full power offered by her ancient bloodline" stated the aqua-haired warrior with knowledge. The dark clad enchantress glanced at her in question, indicating for a further explanation.
"The only way that she will come to harness her full power is if we bring her to Setsuna" she continued. "Setsuna will know what to do."
"Ah, the ancient priestess of Rielis." commented Diamond with a knowing grin. "You must be her two guardians, Haruka and Michiru."
"Yes" nodded Michiru in confirmation, not the slight bit disturbed by his knowledge.
"I don't care for any ancient priestess" spoke the beauty. "But if she knows a way to get the key, then she could expect a visit from me." And with those last words, the beauty departed the scene with a graceful jump into the cold nigh.
Diamond watched to her go with awe as a new obsession began to form within his mind.
'She shall be mine' he promised himself before teleporting out with a brilliant flash of light, taking Rubius and the remaining vampires with him.
And thus the two guardians were left to deal with the aftermath of the event.
*~*
"Where the bloody hell could a old priestess be hiding?" the beauty known as Omega asked herself as she gazed down on the illuminant city from the highest tower.
Omega. There was perhaps once she went by another name..Serenity. But that was from the past she did not remember. She has no past..nor a future. All she had was now..and her mission, to find the key of light. What was she going to do once she obtained it? She had not a clue, but a craving from deep within her told her she must possess it.
Closing her delicate cerulean eyes, she tried to feel waves of ancient power originating from anywhere within the city. But she could feel nothing, only the low pathetic energy from the inferior human race and the hunger of vampires and other beasts making another kill.
"Perhaps I could be of some assistance?" asked a familiar deep velvet voice. She immediately swirled around to be greeted with the striking sight of the silver prince.
"How did you fine me?" she asked in a menacing tone.
"My dear, you would be surprised at how many people I can find." Answered Diamond with a cocky grin that added a certain new appeal to his already handsome features.
"What do you want?" asked Omega as she narrowed her eyes in suspicion.
"Why, I have come to make an alliance, as I previously offered."
"What makes you think I'm going to trust a vampire?" she asked in a bitter tone.
"Ah, good question." Diamond replied. "The wise man knows to trust no one, but he also knows to ally with an equal to get further within the world. Now, you and I will have a deal not because of some artifice that we like each other, but because we know where we stand with each other. So what do you say?"
It might have been the first time, but there is just something deeply appropriate about his explanation. The wise man knows to trust no one but allies himself nonetheless to gain what he wants.
"Is there something you want in return, your royal highness?" she asked in mock respect.
"To gain a superb warrior" he answered without a beat. "And add more power to my reign."
"So you expect me to be present at your every whim? Well, you must be offering a hell of a reward."
"I can give you the Hino priestess. And I would not command you like any ordinary pathetic warrior." He promised with sincerity.
"It is not her I want."
"Whatever you desire shall be yours. Just name it"
A small smile appeared on her stunning features. Perhaps there are many advantages for her in this supposed alliance.
"Very well, you have my alliance for now. However, I will come to you when I choose and if I choose." She stated with no room for argument.
"Indeed" agreed Diamond with no anger taken at her command. "Would you like to see the power you have allied yourself with?"
She cocked an amused eyebrow in response. Slowly, Diamond extended a white- gloved hand for her to take hold of.
"Shall we my dear go explore my dwelling?" he invited with a grin. She looked at him with a cynical expression, but a slow mischievous smile slowly spread across her lips. Knowing the vampire's lair does present certain advantages.
With ease, she placed her delicate hand in his as he teleported them both to his magnificent marble palace in a flash of light.
*~*
Setsuna could feel two great powers abruptly vanishing from the city. She did not know where they had gone, but she indeed knew from whom they had come from. The unmistakably icy silver power had been that of The White Prince.but the golden one was a complete enigma to her. This did not match any description of the existing powerful vampire lords. Not even the High Kind Endymion himself had such a shinning aura. So who is this mysterious new being with such an immense strength?
She had caught only a glimpse of the woman yielding the power. And her beauty certainly frightened Setsuna. No ordinary being can possess such flawless beauty, which led the ancient priestess into thinking that she was no ordinary being.
Setsuna closed her omniscient eyes in contemplation. For once, she could not foresee what was to come. The future has become unstable, which means that they were currently standing at a crossroad. And who is to choose the path? This Setsuna also didn't know, but she had a sneaking suspicion that it would be this new woman.
"The Hino has been taken care of" reported Michiru, making both her and her partner's presence known. Haruka nodded in confirmation.
"Good" replied the ancient one as she opened her clear gray eyes. "Has she embraced her destiny?"
"Well, yes...after some persuasion." Answered Michiru. A lot of persuasion.
"You two have done well then." nodded Setsuna in approval.
"However, we might have a slight problem.." interjected Haruka with a slight frown.
Setsuna gazed at the tall blond. She should have been born a man. But fate had decreed her to a woman body, and thus she must endure. She may take the appearance and personality of a male, but her body anatomy will forever remain female.
"There's someone else after the Hino priestess. But we don't have reason to believe she's with the vampires."
"And how did she look like?" inquired Setsuna with a sneaking suspicion to the answer.
"Blond and clad in black." Haruka answered simply, purposely forgetting to mention the part about her beauty.
"She is now with the vampires." Stated Setsuna. "She has formed an alliance with The White Prince."
Neither guardian contradicted her as they both nodded in acceptance. The ancient priestess was always right at her statements. Such was her gift of prophecy. And such was her curse to know the dark future beforehand.
"What do we do?" asked Michiru, breaking the silence.
"Let her come to me" replied Setsuna.
"What!" yelled Haruka in disbelief. "NO WAY! We aren't sure just how far she would go to get what she wants. For all we know, she might kill you if she doesn't get her answers!"
"She may have something to do with the prophecy" stated Setsuna serenely, choosing to keep the "a lot" part to herself. She could not be sure as of yet.
"Fine, but we stay with you when she comes" replied Haruka in defiance, as she stared at the omniscient eyes of the ancient in challenge.
"Very well then, Haruka, both you and Michiru may be present when she arrives. Now, what of the Hino priestess, where is she currently?"
"She is residing with two mortals." Answered Haruka.
"With no protection?" Setsuna frowned.
"Both Michiru and I will be keeping watch. We had tried to persuade her to come here, but it was a flat out refusal."
"Very well, she is perhaps safe for now. Fate her decreed her to play an important role in the future to come."
"What do you see?" asked Michiru in awe.
"A war filled with blood and destruction." Setsuna answered with no sadness. She has learned long ago not to let her soul be tainted any more by the dark future. She had a role to play in the prophecy as well and she will not let herself be eaten by the sorrows of darkness. "The White Prince will finally challenge the mighty power of the High Kind Endymion openly."
"And the outcome?" Haruka inquired with anticipation.
"It will be up to one being to tip the balance. But it is yet undecided which way."