A Certain Scientific Vampire Killer
Chapter 9: Wait and Bleed
My eyes opened to the sight of the morning sky, there were many clouds above me, and a bright sun emitting irritating light towards my face. This all feels very familiar like I've seen this exact sight somewhere before, it's almost like a case of deja-vu. Hey, wait a minute! I have seen this identical sight before! I saw this exact sight, not a long time ago, but just the other day!
"I seriously fell asleep outside Tsukuyomi's apartment again? Are you kidding me?! How the hell could I have done such a horrible mistake two days in a row?!" That should have been impossible?" I said while complaining about the shitty situation that is happening around me as I then looked at the ground only to notice that I'm nowhere near Tsukuyomi's apartment. Instead of being nearby my home, I'm somewhere in the middle of a grassy field, that I don't remember ever spending time at in my entire life, though it's somehow all strangely familiar.
"Where the hell am I? Koff! Koff! Koff! Kuh, ah! Ugh, what the?" I said as I produced a violent coughing fit when I then looked towards my hand that I used to cover my mouth when I was coughing, only to see it drenched with blood. However, it wasn't just anyone's blood but my own blood. I stared at my hand in disbelief while being utterly confused about what's going on.
"This can't be real? This has to be some weird dream! There's no other explanation! I'll wake up soon and then laugh all of this off like it's a bad dream! AH!" I said as I then screamed at the top of my lungs in agonizing pain while my vision became really blurry. Blood was pouring down my face, onto the grassy field that I'm still on, as my vision was partly obscured. I then realized to my absolute horror that my left eye completely exploded.
"AH! AH! AH! AH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as I received the most brutal, horrible, unforgiving pain that I have ever felt in all fifteen years of my life while all of my blood vessels exploded one after another. Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! Burst! All of my blood vessels burst repeatedly, on, and on, and on, and on. Until all of the blood that existed in my body leaked out onto the grassy field as I then fell onto the grassland.
Wow, there's so much blood. That was all in my body? I never knew every single human had that absurd amount of blood in their bodies. I want to deny what I'm looking at right now with all of my being though I can't. Because it's the sight that I'm staring at right now. Me on top of a grassy field, that is now utterly drenched in a pool of my blood, and all of the blood that was in my body. I can't stand up. I can't move. I can't even speak. Although, it doesn't matter anymore. Because it's over. All of it. It's all finally over and I'm dead. I thought to myself as I closed my eyes and entered into a long, deep sleep that I would never wake up from ever again.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as my eyes opened wide again while I bolted upright from my sleeping position. I then looked around towards my surroundings as I clutched my heart while sweat dripped from my forehead and onto my body. My surroundings consist of two chairs, a window that has blinds, which concealed more light from getting into the room, and a TV that was playing a random episode of some random Tokusatsu show. This all seems like a pretty typical hospital room to me. I'm glad that I'm not dead, though I'm really confused now.
"Why am I here?" I said as I tried to remember the events that happened previously which led to me being hospitalized again after just obtaining my freedom from this hospital back on Friday night which was only two days ago or so I thought.
"Are you joking? You have got to be kidding me! You really don't remember that guy or vampire or whatever the heck he was who injured you to the point that you almost died due to blood loss?! Do you have amnesia Aisa?!" A girl with blonde hair and blue eyes said while wearing a black sailor top and a pleated skirt as she was worried about me and walking in circles in an effort to try and figure out what was going on with me.
"Ohhhhhh! I remember now! I blacked out due to using my power to summon more weapons than I should have been able to and went beyond my limits which resulted in some of my blood vessels exploding due to using my ability too much. Did I get all of that right, Frenda?" I said with a fist on my chin as I thought and figured out what indeed happened to me by simply connecting the dots to what information I already knew.
"U-Uh, that's right. Jeez, Aisa! You had me thinking that you lost your memory like some anime protagonist! Or even worse, I thought you had severe brain damage and that you wouldn't be able to remember who I am?! And don't even get me started on how worried I was when you wouldn't wake up for three whole days! Ugh! I thought I was going to lose my f-I mean my employer! Yeah, that's what I was definitely going to say for sure! FuFuFu!" Frenda said as she kept walking in circles while expressing how distressed she was over me and tried to laugh off something she said which she didn't want me to talk about.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean for me to get injured that bad that it caused me to be hospitalized again in just a few days after leaving it. So, I'm sorry about worrying you Frenda!" I said as I bowed my upper body while sitting in the hospital bed that I was on.
"Eh? Y-You, don't have to go so far to apologize to me! It's fine really-I mean, yes! Do you have any idea how much anxiety you caused me due to you being selfish enough to try and finish off that vampire when you were clearly in no shape to continue fighting after I arrived? Oh, and don't forget to thank me for saving your life, which you almost lost because of your stubbornness! Jeez, Aisa, what the heck am I going to do with you?!" Frenda said as she raised one of her fingers right in front of my face as she scolded me for my actions like some mom scolding her teenage daughter for getting home really late.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean for this to happen! I'm being honest! It's not like I wanted to die! I was just to kill that vampire bastard before he recovered and took his anger out on that chestnut-haired girl or even worse you! Plus, that vampire was super annoying and bugged the shit out of me every time I looked towards him and saw his really irritating face! Hey, wait a minute! Did you just say that I was hospitalized for three whole days?! I said while I tried to explain my thought process to Frenda concerning the fight with the Vampire King Weezer, as I then looked towards Frenda's face with a face full of shock and surprise over realizing what she said earlier.
"Uh, yeah! What did you think was going to happen when you remembered what happened? Did you honestly think that you were going to a few bandages and then you would be good as new? That's not how the world works! When a person gets injured, they have to rest and heal themselves which takes a few days or even worse many months in terms of how bad the injury they received was! Also, did you really say that this isn't the first time you were hospitalized? And that something similar happened just a few days ago?" Frenda said as a pissed-off expression appeared on her face which then turned into a smile as she recalled that I indeed said again when referring to ending up in the hospital. Frenda is definitely mad.
"U-Uh, I mean, yes I was injured earlier and ended up in the hospital a few days ago! But, it's not because of what you are thinking! I was forced to stay in the hospital for a few days after breaking one of my feet after I accidentally dropped something heavy on it! That's for sure what happened so please don't ask more questions about it!" I said while lying through my teeth as I made a bullshit story to cover for myself since I didn't want Frenda to know that this isn't the first time that I got injured really badly in a fight against a vampire.
"Really? Ugh! I can't believe that you are so careless with yourself! Listen Aisa, you need to take care of yourself more because you should value yourself as the most important person in your life! You only got one life, so use it wisely! If not and this happens again, I'm one-hundred percent going to stick a bomb up your butt whether you like it or not!" Frenda said as she continued to scold me for my actions while pointing one of her fingers towards me. Ugh. Frenda's worrying is annoying but at the same time, I really like her for that. Which is a contradiction, but still, that's just how I feel about her.
"I understand now. Don't worry, something like this won't ever happen again, because we are partners! So you don't need to worry about me Frenda, because you have my back and I have your back! Together we are a team, and that's how it's going to be from now on! So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm glad I met you Frenda! Thank you for being my partner and my friend too!" I said with a cheerful smile on my face while looking straight at Frenda's eyes.
"E-Eh? I guess what you are saying is correct. I and you are a team, but h-hold o-on! Friends? Me and you? Since when? I never said we were friends? I don't know what you are talking about?" Frenda said with confusion on her face which was getting more and more red as each second passed.
"What do you mean? Weren't you going to say that we were friends earlier? Hahaha! Don't get too embarrassed Frenda, because I feel the same way! I said a playful but honest smile on my face as I told Frenda how I feel about her.
"I don't understand? Do you want to be friends with me? But we've only known each other for a few days and most of that time you were unconscious. Are you really sure that you want to be friends with me?" Frenda said with a serious expression on her face while looking at my eyes.
"Of course! You do realize that you have saved me twice, wait no, that's wrong. It would be three times since someone had to call an ambulance after I blacked out! You saved me three times, Frenda! You are bossy and uptight but in a nice and sweet way! So I care about you, like a lot, Frenda! Plus, you have a really funny hat!" I said with a smile on my face while giggling.
"Eh?! What do you mean that I have a funny hat?! It's Norwegian! Haven't you heard of Norway?! And I'm not bossy and uptight! You are just way too reckless! But, um, i-if y-your-really wants to be f-friends with m-me, I think I would like that." Frenda said with a frazzled expression on her face over my comments about her earlier which then turned into a smile on her face while she blushed, bright red.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahhahahahahhahaha! Oh my god! Your face! Your face looks like a tomato right now! I'm sorry Frenda but that is priceless!" I said as I laughed my ass off over Frenda's blushing face while tears of joy dripped from my eyes.
"Eh? You are seriously doing this again? You have got to be kidding me! Why do you have to tease me so much when I'm being honest with myself! Aisa, you are such a jerk!" Frenda said with a pissed-off expression on her face as she then threw her dark-colored beret towards me in retaliation against the teasing comments that I said about her.
After I and Frenda exchanged the words that we wanted to say to each other, I learned from a certain frog-faced doctor that during my three-day vacation at a certain hospital that most of my injuries have already healed. The frog-faced doctor also told me that I would be able to go home as soon as tomorrow, as long as I fill out the required paperwork, and that I don't get brutally injured again within that time span. Frenda then told me in response to the very good news that I'm going to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, that I and her are going to hang out together all day tomorrow so that we could have fun together and not hunt vampires for once.
At first, I was reluctant to such an idea but I couldn't say no to Frenda's pleading face which resembled a puppy who wants a toy and a belly rub, it was simply too adorable. So, I accepted Frenda's proposal to hang out together all day tomorrow, and then Frenda told me that she would plan out the entire day of what we are going to do together tomorrow. All I had to do was sit back, relax, and wait for tomorrow. However, that was easier said than done, because, for some reason that I can't explain, I couldn't stop thinking about tomorrow.
"Well whatever, It's already been a few hours since Frenda left, making it 10 at night, so I guess I'll just go to sleep early," I said to myself while I tucked myself under the covers of the hospital bed, rested my head on the pillow, and finished preparing me to go to sleep so that I will be well-rested for tomorrow and the events that come with the new day that awaits me.
A few hours later
I can't sleep. No matter how much I try to fall to sleep, for some reason that I can't figure out, it's just impossible for me to go to sleep right now. Ugh! How the hell am I this awake when it's this late? I don't understand? Why can't I fall asleep right now, oh? I think I just realized why I can't fall asleep right now for the life of me. I must be very excited for tomorrow to the point that I can't go the sleep because of the anticipation that I feel because of it.
Well, I guess that explains a lot, considering that even in bed, even though it's definitely past midnight now, I can't stop thinking of what could possibly happen tomorrow. No matter how much I try to deny it, the answer is obvious, it's because of Frenda. Within these past few days, both me and Frenda have gotten very close to each other, so close in fact, that I would admit I would already rank her quite high on my list of friends. Even though it's only been roughly less than a day of me and Frenda interacting with each other, that's just how I feel about her.
I would even go as far as to say that I love Frenda, not in the romantic way of course, but I honestly view her as the younger sister that I never had. I don't think I've ever felt so strongly about a person in my entire life, well other than her of course. Now, that I think about it, Frenda really reminds me of Nanoha. The way they both act like children when they get pissed off towards another person. The way they both are bossy and kind of annoying towards their friends. And the way that they are both really good people who would never abandon the people that they care about no matter what.
Ugh! I feel horrible! I'm not trying to replace Nanoha, nor am I ever going to forget about her for the rest of my life, but whenever I'm around Frenda, I'm happy. I'm really happy to be around her and even more happy that I was able to meet her. But, I don't deserve her. Not in the slightest. I know that already. I don't have to remind myself that I'm an awful person. I'm a murderer who has killed many vampires. I'm a murderer who is still killing vampires. Even if I try and give an excuse that it was all in self-defense and that those vampires were trying to kill me. I still killed them.
I killed so many vampires over the course of my life that it would be impossible to count how many vampires that I killed. And I'll never deserve to have Frenda or anyone else like her in my life because of that fact. Not Toma. Not Tsukuyomi. Not Seiri. And not Nanoha, even if she was still alive to this day. I'm not a person who deserves to be happy because of the sins that I have committed. So, then why do I still wonder to myself the same thing every night? What makes life precious and worth living? I still want to know the answer to that question.
The next day
"Good morning, Aisa! I'm so excited for today and all the things that I planned out that we are going to do together! So you better be excited too! Wait a second. Oh no! What happened to your face?! There are wrinkles on your face and bags under your eyes?! Were you actually secretly an old lady this whole time?!" Frenda said with a flabbergasted expression on her face, as she held both her hands on her cheeks with surprise.
"Idiot! I'm fifteen years old! I'm fifteen years old and that's how it's going to be for the rest of my life! I'm never going to become an old lady, so don't ever call me old again! I'm just a little tired because I didn't get much sleep the other night! Do you understand, Frenda?!" I said with a pissed-off expression on my face, as I then flicked Frenda in her forehead a few times while pulling her hair in retaliation for an earlier comment regarding my age.
"Ok! OK! I got it! I won't ever call you old again! I'm sorry! So calm down! Why do you always have to act like Mugino whenever you get mad at me?" Frenda said as she rubbed her forehead and the top of her head in response to the punishment I gave her for calling me old.
"Good! Now that you understand and you apologized for your mistake, it is time for us to have some fun together! Come on, what are you waiting for? Let's go, Frenda!" I said with a smile on my face as I grabbed Frenda's right hand and pulled her with me as I walked forward.
"Why are you so happy about hanging out with me now right after you got mad at me?" Frenda muttered in a voice so low I could barely hear it as she pouted in retaliation.
After reuniting with Frenda, we both left the hospital, and we then walked around Academy City as we made our way towards the first destination of the many places we are going to hang out together at today. The first place we arrived at was a nearby diner known for having the best breakfast in all of Academy City or well at least that is what other girls in my class said about it since I have never been there personally until today. I and Frenda both decided to order the same breakfast dish, which was Belgian waffles with whipped cream and strawberries on it, with a side of eggs stuffed with cheese, two pieces of bacon, and a piece of toast for each of us.
"Wow! That was so delicious! I almost wasn't able to finish it because there was so much delicious food! But it was so worth it! Now, I can die happy and satisfied with my life!" I said with a huge smile on my face as I rubbed my belly in satisfaction with eating such delicious food.
"Yes, it was quite delicious indeed! Although the Belgian waffles I make are far superior, these waffles are still passable! FuFuFu!" Frenda said with a smile on her face while giggling.
After eating and finishing breakfast together, I and Frenda both then went to the next place according to Frenda's plan for today. The next place we arrived at was a small building that you were able to play the game, laser tag, with a group of people. That is another place I've never been to in my entire life though Seiri always told me that when she played laser tag she would always obtain the highest score which I couldn't believe her about because of her large forehead being an easy target.
"Dam it! I can't believe that I lost to you in laser tag! I know that I've never played it before but geez! I never expected it to be that hard! Plus you cheated with that small height of yours!" I said with a scowl on my face while I voiced my complaints towards Frenda.
"You are just salty that I not only beat you but obtained the highest score in that place for laser tag in all of its history! You snooze you lose! So better luck next time, Aisa! FuFuFu!" Frenda said with a grin on her face as she held both hands to her hips in satisfaction of beating me.
"Fine! I may be a little salty that I lost against you but your speed was insane! I don't know how the hell you are so fast? You were giving that vampire bastard a run for his money here and there! What's your secret to that ridiculous speed, Frenda?" I said as I pointed one of my fingers towards Frenda as I demanded an answer to how she acquired such an insane level of speed.
"Me? Oh yeah, that's a simple and easy answer! You already know that my powers are my almost limitless supply of bombs right? Well, not all of my bombs are highly destructive to the point that they would destroy a part of a building with ease. My bombs all vary in shapes and sizes, some are big, and others are small. This means that I have small, almost micro-sized bombs that are in the shape of a random stuffed animal. Though, these bombs are so tiny that they are about the size of a penny. However, these micro-sized bombs pack an explosive punch, and they allow me to fly, I mean glide in the air with style! These micro-sized bombs also have a huge amount of kinetic force behind them, and they allow me to almost break the sound barrier in terms of speed!" Frenda said with a smug smile on her face as she pointed one of her fingers in the air while giving her explanation of how she acquired that ludicrous level of speed.
"Wow! That's awesome, Frenda! I didn't know your power was that cool! Um, hey, wait a minute. Now that I think about it, that must be how you beat me in that race that we both participated in back at the grocery store! And if I'm correct, that means you cheated so that you could obtain that can of mackerel and have it all to yourself!" I said with a genuine smile at first which then transformed into a wicked smile after putting the pieces together concerning certain events that happened previously that involved Frenda and her insane level of speed.
"Yes! My power is incredibly awesome! Uh, um, yeah! That's how I beat you in that game we played together and the laser tag we both just played but hear me out! It's not cheating since you didn't find out until after both games were over, though I'm sorry. So, um, oops!" Frenda said while sticking her tongue out at me as she put a fist onto her head, which was somehow still kind of cute, I guess.
"Frenda! You cheater!" I yelled as I ignored Frenda's opinions about the cheating she committed not actually being cheating because I was so pissed off at her for not telling me the truth about it until now and rubbed my fist roughly on Frenda's head.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! OW! Alright! I'm sorry! But I would have told you the truth about my power sooner if you only asked about it! It's not like I wanted to lie to you about my speed, it's just that I never thought about it as a question that needed an answer!" Frenda said as she rubbed the top of her head because of the pain that I caused her.
"I understand. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to overreact to that extent, it's just I don't like losing at specific things like games. I'm very competitive if you didn't already notice, so I take some things a little too seriously. So, I apologize for that, Frenda!" I said as I bowed my head and upper body in order so that I could show Frenda that I was sorry towards her.
"Uh, um, it's fine! To be honest, I'm also a very competitive type of person, which is why I occasionally cheat at something, when I feel that the odds are stacked against me. So, you don't have to go that far to apologize to me! Let's just continue to have a lot of fun for the rest of today!" Frenda yelled as she held my hand with her hand as we made our way out of the place that you were able to play laser tag with friends.
"Right!" I said as I felt my cheeks blushing, bright red, because of how nice and forgiving Frenda is compared to someone like me. I couldn't help but think that I don't deserve to have someone like Frenda in my life or this much fun for that matter but I tried to ignore those feelings. I and Frenda both then went to the next place according to Frenda's plan for today. The next place we arrived at was a bowling alley, which I was actually familiar with in contrast to the previous two places both being completely brand-new experiences for me. I and Tsukuyomi always tried to go bowling together at least twice a month so in that time I acquired a decent level of skill at the game.
"Ah! No! I can't believe I lost again! I can't accept this! No, I won't accept this! I demand another do-over! There is no way that I'm not going to beat you at bowling, Aisa!" Frenda yelled towards me as she demanded that we play another game of bowling together so that she might win against me.
"No thanks. I'm sorry Frenda, but we already played four games of bowling together, and my arm is starting to feel stiff over bowling so many times. Let's just play another round of bowling another time! Ok, Frenda?" I said as I scratched my head while I told Frenda a half-truth and a half-lie. I wasn't technically fully lying to Frenda, both of arms were feeling a little stiff over consecutively bowling so many time, though, that wasn't a huge problem for me.
No, the problem with continuing was that simply I was too good at bowling and Frenda sucked at it in comparison to me. I'm not trying to boast or anything, but I guess I just had a knack at bowling, and I was able to score a strike almost every turn with ease. In contrast, Frenda usually got gutter balls, and even when she did knock down a few pins, they were always less than half. It just wasn't a fair contest. I'm sorry Frenda, but without practice, she's not going to beat me at bowling. That's just an indisputable fact.
"Ugh! Really?! No fair! Do you know how it feels to lose at something so much! It sucks! But, fine, whatever! Mark my words! One day, I will beat you at a game of bowling, Aisa!" Frenda yelled as she declared her vow to best me at bowling one day in the future, and honestly, I hope she does. It would make for more fun and interesting game. But more importantly, even though she acts like a child when she loses, that stubbornness Frenda has about not giving up is really endearing in my opinion. Plus, Frenda's my friend, and I like seeing her when she's really happy.
After leaving the bowling alley, I and Frenda I both then went to the final place that was according to Frenda's plan for today. The final place we arrived at was one of the many parks that are part of Academy City. The park we arrived at was nothing all that special, it was a little on the small side, but it had a nice and inviting atmosphere to it which I really enjoyed.
"Wow! I feel absolutely satisfied right now! You were right, sometimes, I, or anyone for that matter should just take a day off and just have a good time! This is exactly what I needed! Thank you for today, Frenda! I said with a cheerful smile on my face as I watched the sunset in the distance while I sat on the grass beside Frenda.
"FuFuFu! Your welcome! But, don't stop thanking me! Praise me more for my brilliant planning skills and for being such a great friend to you, Aisa!" Frenda yelled as she shot her fist into the air with satisfaction for accomplishing her desire of having a fun day with me and not battling vampires for once.
"Yeah. I'm happy. I'm really happy, Frenda. So thank you again for spending time with me so that I would be able to have such fun memories that I'm never going to be able to forget for the rest of my life! I had so much fun today, even though I really didn't deserve to have this much fun." I said as a few tears dripped from my eyes and onto the grass while I was still watching the sunset with Frenda beside me.
"Huh? What did you just say? I don't understand! What do you mean by that, Aisa?!" Frenda yelled towards me which drew my attention from the sunset to Frenda as some tears were still quietly dripping from my eyes. I then looked at Frenda's face, which had a shocked expression on it as well as some anger too. Frenda was really mad for some reason.
"I don't understand what you mean? I had a lot of fun today, so what's wrong, Frenda?" I said with a confused expression on my face as I rubbed the tears that were on my face with the sleeve of my black T-shirt.
"Idiot! You said that you didn't deserve to have this much fun! Why? Why did you say that, Aisa?! Answer me!" Frenda yelled even louder than before as she stood up from her sitting position on the grass while demanding an answer to her question from me.
"Calm down! I'll answer your question, Frenda! U-Uh, u-um, wow, this is hard to talk about. I guess I'll just say it bluntly. I'm a bad person. I'm a murderer. I'm a murderer who has killed other people again, and again, and again, and again. I mean, all of the people that I killed were vampires, and they were trying to kill me because of my power. My power, or Esper ability, attracts vampires towards me, and whenever they reach me, they are always in a frenzied state. Whenever vampires are around me, their bloodlust almost always activates, and all they desire is that I'm killed. I think that vampires are like that towards me because of how my power works, I guess. But, even though those vampires that I killed were the ones who tried to kill me first, it still doesn't give me the right to take away their lives. I don't like vampires that much. Hell, in fact, I hate them with every fiber of my being. Although, those vampires used to be people, and I killed them. Those vampires used to have friends and family just like me, and I still killed them. That's why I'm a horrible person. I can't ever become a good person until I save the lives of innocent people that are triple, no, at least quadruple the amount of vampires that I killed in comparison. Even then, I'll never be able to forgive myself for the sins that I have committed. That's why I don't deserve to have you in my life, Frenda. I don't deserve to have such good people in my life because of those atrocities that I and I alone have committed. And that's why I didn't deserve to have so much fun today. Wow, I know that I rambled on for so long, but that was incredibly cathartic. I'm relieved. I'm relieved that I was able to finally tell someone that truth which I was keeping to myself for so long. So, thank you again for being there for me, Frenda." I said as I was staring directly towards the sunset that was becoming darker and darker as the sun was about to be replaced by the moon and that nighttime was about to begin.
The next thing I knew was the sensation of someone's fist being slammed right into my face, which caused me to fall onto the grass as I looked towards the person who hit me with such sheer force right in my face. It was Frenda. It was Frenda who just sucker-punched me to the ground.
"Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! You are such an idiot, Aisa! Did you really say that you don't deserve to have fun just because you killed other people! I've killed people! I've killed people who were trying to kill me so that I could continuing living! It's not that I wanted to kill, but, I had to! It was kill or be killed! And I wanted to survive! That doesn't change the fact that those people that I killed had lives! But! I wanted to continue existing for another day more than the other person! Hell, maybe, I was just lucky! That doesn't change the fact that I wanted to continue living! I don't want to die! Not anytime soon! Because I like being alive! I like to spend carefree days where I just sit back, relax, and have some fun! Do you know why? Because that's how your life should be lived! Why the hell would anyone want to feel like they deserve to be happy because they fought with their own lives on the line and ended up killing some people? And all you did was kill vampires! People that were already beyond saving! And you feel like that you don't deserve to have fun, or be around people who care about you, or even be happy just because you killed some vampires?! Vampires that were trying to kill you just because you were alive?! I don't understand? No, I can't understand a person who is willing to waste their life because they killed other people in self-defense! And then go so far as to protect other people because they have an inferiority complex and that they think other people deserve to live more than they do! That's why you went so far to save me, isn't it, Aisa?! I can't believe you would go far to save me not because you valued me as a friend! You save me because you thought you were better off dying instead of me! That's awful! That's such a sick and twisted ideal! I can't believe that you believe such utter nonsense!" Frenda screamed at the top of her lungs as she was now on top of me and slapping me hard in the face, and giving me many consecutive blows.
"Frenda! Please stop hitting me! It hurts! Look, you don't understand! I don't deserve to have fun, or have you in my life, or be happy because I killed other people! They were vampires, but they didn't deserve such a cruel and miserable end! And what do I have to show for it? I've only saved one other person! Just one! Tsukuyomi! And that's it! Compare that to the hundreds if not thousands of vampires that I have killed! It's not even a fair argument to be made! I need to save more people! No, I need to save many more people until I can redeem the awful person that I am! So yeah, what if I did save you because I thought you were a better person than me? It's the truth! I'm awful! I'm the worst of the worst! The worst of the worst who will never be able to redeem myself because of those sins! I can't take it back! I won't ever be able to take it back! And I'll have to live feeling like shit for the rest of my life! So why the hell don't you deserve to live more than I do?! I screamed as Frenda continued to pummel me in the face repeatedly.
"Dumbass! I can't believe you actually admitted the reason that I thought was true! I really didn't want to believe you were so suicidal! But, I was wrong about you! I was wrong about everything concerning you! A person should never ever go so far to save another person that they are willing to sacrifice themselves because of it! But you are even worse! You are willing to sacarfice your life in order to save any other human! That is horrifying! And then you say that I don't understand what you are trying to say? That's wrong! You don't understand what you are saying! So, I'll repeat myself again so that it's crystal clear to you, Aisa! A person should never ever go so far to save another person that they are willing to sacarfice themselves because of it! But you go so far because you have such a foolish ideal! An ideal that makes you believe that you belong in the trash when compared to actual bad people! I don't think that I'm the greatest person on the planet! No far from it! But at least I live my life while knowing my faults because, in spite of that, I love being alive! However, you are the opposite, Aisa! You hate yourself and you don't think you deserve to live! You or anyone else for that matter, shouldn't live your lives with such a twisted ideal! So, I can't continue to hang out with you or be around you at all! I quit being your mercenary! I'll even return all the money in full that you paid me with because I refuse to involve myself with someone like you, Aisa!" Frenda screamed as she was still pummeling me in the face to the point that I was bleeding and becoming bruised on my face.
"Are you joking? You can't be serious, Frenda! You promised that we would hunt vampires together so that they could all die! The rest of the remaining Vampire Kings have to die! Both of them! No matter what! So you can't chicken out Frenda until all of my enemies are destroyed and obliterated from this planet! Then! Finally then! I can truly start redeeming the awful person that I am because they will no longer be in my way! So you have to help me! You have to help me finish them off, Frenda! I'm so close to finally being free from this horrible curse of killing, again, again, again, and again! And if you are really a murderer too, then that means you have an obligation to help me! Sinners don't deserve to live! I don't deserve to live! And I have to become a person who has a life that is precious and worth living! Frenda, you will help me finish this! Friends don't just abandon each other when things get tough! You and I are friends, Frenda, I'm right aren't I?!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as I grabbed Frenda by her hands and proceeded to push her off of me in order for her to stop hitting me. I then stood up and screamed that last part so loud as I pointed one of my fingers towards me as blood dripped from my face and onto the grass.
"That last thing. That last thing you said was the only thing that wasn't wrong. You're right, Aisa. I can't abandon my friend who I vowed to fight with by her side. But, I refuse to fight with a suicidal bastard any longer. So, I'm going to finish this. I'll finish everything once and for all. After that, you and I are done. Not just for a little while or anything like that. But done forever. I thought you of all people would understand what makes life precious and worth living. But I was wrong about you. I was completely and utterly wrong about you, Aisa. You are a person who doesn't value their own life. You are the complete opposite of me and I hate you for that! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you, Aisa! And I should have never become friends with you. So, bye-bye, Aisa." Frenda said with a dead-serious expression on her face as she rubbed her hands which were both now bleeding because of how hard she was hitting me with them previously. Frenda then walked away from me as the moon was now in the sky instead of the sun.
"Fine! Leave! Go ahead and leave for all I care! I thought that you were my friend, but I guess I was wrong about you, Frenda! You were never my friend in the first place! So all I have to do now is finish those vampire bastards off! Then I'm free! Free at last from this fucking curse! Which forces me to kill again and again and again and again! Oh yeah. Don't you remember who killed those Vampire Kings? It was me! I killed them! I killed both Korn and Weezer! Me and me alone! That's how it has always been! A fight where I just have to keep killing until I'm the last one standing at the end! I don't need to have fun! I don't need to have friends or family! I don't even need to be happy! All I need is to kill! So I never needed you at all, Frenda!" I screamed at the top of my lungs so loud in fact that I was now coughing up my blood onto the grass.
"Idiot! You are such an idiot, Aisa!" Frenda screamed as she turned around and I saw her face which was now covered in tears as they poured from her eyes and fell onto the grass.
Huh? No. No! This is not what I wanted! I don't want her to cry like that! I don't ever want to see her cry like that! Frenda looks devastated! Why? Why I did say all those awful things to her? Frenda's my friend! I care about her! I love her! So why did I say such cruel things to her? I'm sorry Frenda! I'm so sorry Frenda! I need to tell her that! I need to tell her that so she doesn't have to cry like that anymore! But before I could say anything, he showed up.
In an instant, a man that I never have seen before in my entire life showed up out of nowhere and appeared right between where I and Frenda were standing currently.
"Hey. So that stuff you were saying earlier, what you said about my partners, Korn and Weezer, you said all of that, right? Oh, and don't try to lie and say it was someone else, because I saw the entirety of your lovers' quarrel. My opinions on it are that it was kind of boring, I expected it to end with both of you killing each other, so I was disappointed when that didn't happen. But it's fine, I just have to complete the mission that my partners failed to accomplish. The mission to kill you, Himegami Aisa." A man with straight, dark, silver hair said who was wearing an American military uniform that was all green with many medals all on it.
"Huh? What? Who the hell are you? Why do you want to kill me?" I screamed as I avoided facing the reality that was now in front of me while Frenda was obscured by the silver-haired man's body.
"Idiot. Don't play dumb. But, fine, I guess that I will introduce myself to you. My name is the Vampire King Slipknot. I'm the last remaining Vampire King who is currently serving my lord! My lord, who is the absolute greatest of all vampires on this entire planet! The Vampire Emperor!" The silver-haired man screamed while he revealed himself to be a Vampire King and that he was serving someone called the Vampire Emperor. Vampire Emperor? Who the hell was that? That doesn't make any sense? But that doesn't matter. All I have to do is the only thing that I'm good at. Kill the thing that is in front of me. That's all I ever have to do, isn't it?
I proceeded to sprint at full speed towards the Vampire King Slipknot. I already know what weapon I'm going to summon. I have all the details already processed in my mind. So all I have to do is kill him. I have to kill this vampire bastard! I have to kill him so I can be free of killing!
"Red Gauntlet!" I screamed while the complete picture of the gauntlet in my mind became fully realized as a blood-red gauntlet was projected from my mind and into my hands as I then proceeded to punch the Vampire King Slipknot with a direct hit against his face!
Then the next thing I knew was my blood-red gauntlet on my hand that instantly shattered onto the grass and broke into many pieces when I punched the Vampire King Slipknot in the face.
"No way!" I yelled as the shattered fragment of my blood-red gauntlet then disintegrated from this world. No. This can't be happening? Why did my blood-red gauntlet break? This doesn't make any sense? What the hell is going on? My weapons are supposed to kill vampires!
"Pathetic. If you can't even dent my skin, you have no chance of ever defeating me, Himegami Aisa. So why don't you just go ahead and die already." Slipknot said as he proceeded to aim his fist towards me. I can't dodge. I can't move. Am I actually going to die?
Then just before the Vampire King Slipknot's fist hit me and broke my head open which would have been instant death for me, she saved me again. At the last second, Frenda saved my life again and took the blow of Slipknot's fist which appeared to crush her skull open. Frenda was now lying on the grass with blood gushing from her head.
No. No. No. No! This isn't supposed to happen to you! I should have been killed! I should have died instead of you! I'm a bad person! I'm a murderer! I'm a horrible person who doesn't deserve to live! So why? So why am I the one alive in the end?
"Dam it. I missed and accidentally hit this random short, blonde-haired girl. Oh well. I already have so much blood on my hands. So just one more person's blood on my hands isn't anything to worry about. Tsk. But now I'm in a bad mood. Whatever. I guess I'll just take this girl with me and torture her for information on you. Apparently, you are both friends, which is hard to believe considering how awful you were to her. Be glad that you live another day, Himegami Aisa." Slipknot said as he lifted up Frenda's body and started to walk away from me.
"You vampire bastard! I won't let you get away with this!" I screamed but before I knew it, the Vampire King Slipknot's fist slammed directly onto my head as I then crash-landed onto the grass and I proceeded to blackout due to the strike that was landed against my head.
Hey everyone! Ren here! So with this chapter, I wanted to showcase the friendship of Aisa and Frenda, by giving them a day off from vampire hunting. I also wanted Frenda to learn of Aisa's inferiority complex and show her reaction to it. It was a depressing scene though the words just came from my mind easily and I loved writing it. But yeah, things are starting to heat up and I can't wait to write some specific scenes that I've been wanting to write for a while. No spoilers but I hope you guys like it. The next chapter will be out by next Sunday as usual. Get excited! Ren out!