Aha! I have the second chapter up! Go me! Well, have fun reading this though.Please R&R.

Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Hunter D. (darnit) I own the female dunpeal though... does that count at all?

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Beginning

"That takes care of those creatures." A cold feminine voice, that showed barely any emotion, puntured the quiet. Eyes the color of a burning sunset, darkened by haze, pierced out from a halo of earthen brown hair, and pale tinted skin. The clothes that she wore were of a female hunter; light armor fitting her, and some array of cloth and leather pieced together in a way that made her outfit seem perfect. The shoes she wore were of knee high darkened earth boots. Her body held the form of a fit woman, who men would love to have, and also of a warrior who was stronger than looks showed. In her hand was a long sword that was partially covered in blood of the ones that she had just killed. Her eyes moved away from the place where the pieces of the vampires lay on the ground and she slid her sword back into its sheath that was hanging on her ride. She put her foot into the strap and pulled herself back into the saddle of the horse, and then galloped off into the night once more.

She rode from city to city, protecting it from vampires and other creatures who had no moral. In a city that she went to, she just seemed to be a normal person just looking for a place to stay, but indeed she was not. She had gotten wind of rumors and a smile crossed her dark crimson lips. The city that she was at before had rumors saying that some city was being stolen of its women, so they feared that their city would be next. The rumors were of a powerful vampire that returned to earth somehow, was once again hunting for some possible brides. She left the city and left towards the town where the vampire supposedly was.

The journey to the town was long and pretty dangerous. Creatures of the Barbaroy had escaped to the lands and the hunters had become the hunted. Many hunters who had heard of the rumors had died on their way to the town, but she did not. She made it to the town without even a scratch. The pace of her horse slowed down once the town came into view and then came to a halt once they were there. Many of the people in the town looked towards her. A few whispered 'dunpeal' to each other and then went on with their work. It had almost seemed that they had seen many dunpeals go through the town. She sighed a little and then looked around. A few homes had a small mourning sign over the door. A small omen that showed that the daughter or the lady of the house had been taken away. She had left her horse behind and she walked into a bar. A small sign was stuck in the window that said 'Need Help. Will Hire.' As she walked in, many men looked at her, and then they looked away. She walked towards the bar where the owner of the tavern stood cleaning glasses. "So tell, why do you come here little missy?" The man asked her, his voice deep and a little cheerful. She just looked at him, and smiled a little. "Tell me about the rumors that are here in this town. Are they real or not?" Her voice was still cold. The man just looked at her and smirked a little. "So you are another hunter, eh? Well the rumors are true. A strong vampire has been out looking for so-called brides." She just watched him and nodded her head in a way. "That isn't all that I have heard. What about the sacrifice place?" Her voice held a little curiousity in it, but that was it. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see a few men move uncomfortably in their chairs. The man's eyes widened and then he sighed. "Yes. We take girls of this town, but only those who are older and single, and those who are almost women. We must do it or he will destroy this town." His voice started to shake with a little anger in it. Her eyebrow raised a little. "He?" The man gave her a little look and then nodded. "Meier Link. If he does not like the girl we give to him, he turns her into one of them. Then he lets them out into the sunlight, and they just burn away." She looked at him, and then sighed. He had a few tears welled up in his eyes. She looked back at all the other men in the tavern. Some of them also had tears in their eyes. Her hand left the counter, leaving a few high numbered coins, and then she left the place.

She walked down the street, looking at all the people who were scattering around the town. Her eyes gazed down at the road underneath her, studying its texture for some reason. Then she glanced at a young girl; she was in tears, and it seemed that she was being prepared for something important. The huntress walked over to the girl. "What is going on here?" Her sunset eyes showed a burning gaze. The girl looked up at the huntress and then she looked down at the ground; a few tears still fell. "I am supposed to go to Meier Link. I am the only girl in this town known with the correct status to do it." The girl looked away, and the huntress smiled a bit. A little plan came to mind about how to get to Meier Link. "You are not the only girl in this town with that status." The girl looked back up at her, confusion shown on her face. "What do you mean?" The huntress moved a little in the place where she stood. "I am also a young single female. Even though I am not known in this town, I could take your place, and if I get to Meier Link, maybe I can stop him from taking the rest of your friends in this town." The girl just stood there trying to get the plan through her head, and then she smiled. "Would you really do that?" The huntress just nodded her head, and then took the gown that was being held in the girls arms. "Now let's get the plan ready. How much time do we have left?" The girl looked at a large clock tower that stood in the middle of the town. "Only a few moments. We must hurry." The huntress nodded and they got to work on getting her ready, and the plan in action.

Moments passed by, and the huntress in disguise stood on the sacrifice place, which was a barren piece of land with a small fence around it, just so the girls could not escape. Before she had left and come to the "giving place" many of the villagers had thanked her, and given her praise. She had mostly ignored them all; she was only doing them a favor by getting rid of the pest problem for them and for herself. Night was coming quickly, and then was there with a swift time. The huntress just stood in the middle, not moving. Soon she could hear the sound of hooves beating quickly across the land, and in a few moments a large black carriage, horse-drawn, came into view. Sitting on the drivers bench, was none the less, Meier Link. His silver hair glimmered in the moonlight, and his blood red eyes burned a little to find out who his next "victim" was. Her sunset eyes held a burning gaze, and they still held it when he stopped in front of the fence. He looked her over, and his eyes narrowed a little. "They give me, for a bride... a dunpeal? I guess you will have to do." Her eyes narrowed at what he said, and her arms crossed a little. "What, am I too much for you to handle already?" He smirked at what she said and then reached his hand out to her. She sighed a little, and lifted her hand back to him, and she soon found herself sitting next to him, his arm around her to keep her at his side, and the carriage flying at a high speed back to his castle.