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Karol- good call I was wondering if anyone caught that towards the end of chapter 16. With all of the confusion and chaos going on no one not even Tsukune thought about what he did when he cleaned himself up. But it will come to light a little later in the story. Heheheh

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Chapter 18

The Elder Council

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The ruling party of the vampire race, the Elder Council gathered together to discuss the current situation. Two of the Elders were missing and no one was able to get in touch with them.

"Elder Victor, we all saw and heard your opinion on Tsukune Aono's claim to the throne. What are the odds that you are wrong?" Elder Dario Vienburn asked

"I would say 1 in 10000 would be the odds that I'm wrong." Elder Victor Danvitch said.

"We all heard your reasoning but we could also see that you were not saying everything you knew during the fight commentary. What did you keep silent Victor?" Elder Salvatori Maharogai asked

"Tsukune killed 2 members of the Elder Council along with their families in that fight, as well as at least 6 other vampires that were close to the Elder families." Victor said calmly.

"WHAT? Are you sure about that?" Dario asked as color started to fade from his face.

"Yes, I called Lord Shuzens clean up crew and asked them to search through the remains for family crest rings. They found 27 rings and delivered them to me this morning." Victor said as he laid the rings on the table for the council to examine.

"Well… this is… a bit shocking. To be able to dispatch 27 vampires with at least 8 of them being over 2000 years old and none of them younger that 600 years with out a single major or minor injury… I would say the odds you gave were watered down a bit Victor. I think you need to add a few more zeros to it." Elder Serana Dajimo said with a chuckle as she eyed a few rings belonging to at least 4 other Elder members families.

Dario's eyes were drawn to 2 rings as he looked at them. His jaw tightened as he clenched his teeth before walking back to his seat trying to hide his feelings. He knew he wasn't the only one as he saw a few other rings before he spotted the rings he gave his sons. He watched Elder Brone Karayan grimace and shed a tear as he found his wife's ring among them. Elder Adreana Akeldama shook with rage as she saw her husbands and daughters rings before she masked her rage and sat back down. Elder Orpheus Persephone grabbed 4 rings off the table before flipping the table through the room.

"I'd rather die than bow to that human loving piece of filth." Orpheus said through clenched teeth as he walked out of the council. Dropping his council member amulet on the floor as he left.

"Well… I guess now we need to come to an agreement on how to greet Lord Aono. I've heard he was too human and soft but I can see that he also has no problem being harsh and terrifyingly cruel when push comes to shove." Elder Komi Sabita said calmly.

"I for one plan on greeting him with open arms and doing what I can to assist in fulfilling his dreams. From everything I've heard about him I believe he will be fair and just. Compassionate and merciful as long as the line isn't crossed." Victor said smiling.

"Yes I agree with you Victor. Now I don't mean to sound power hungry when I say that at least in serving him we will still have some power and voice. But as a businessman with several company's in the human world as well as in the monster world it could prove very beneficial for my businesses." Elder Salvatori said while tapping his fingers together while grinning.

"He will destroy our way of life! He holds all races as equals with equal rights." Elder Adreana said venomously.

"Yes. I agree with you but how do we stop him Adreana?" Dario asked with clenched teeth.

"We risk a war with Issa Shuzen and kidnap his daughter Moka Akashiya and force him to lay down his life for hers" Brone Karayan said darkly.

"Issa would assassinate all of you right now if he had any idea of what you're suggesting. He may be a lot younger than us but he is the best assassin I've ever seen." Hoyt said trying to deter them.

"I'm with Victor and Salvatori. If you want to invite the most deadly vampire as well as the most powerful to be after your heads… you're on your own." Serana said smirking at them.

"What about you Astrid? Will you side with us or them?" Brone hissed

"You're on your own. I'm not going to get myself killed just because your family members were too weak, compared to him. They attacked his home, his family! He was more than justified." Elder Astrid Imperia said mockingly

"How dare you!" Adreana said as she launched herself at Astrid.

Astrid caught her by the neck and held her so her feet dangled above the floor.

"What are you 1500 years old? I'm 1000 years older than you and you think you can beat me head on? You're as pathetic as most of those humans you hate. I see no difference between them and you. You prove Mr. Aono right, you are equal to all of the lesser races." Astrid said before tearing out her heart and dropping her body to the floor.

"Sorry about that but I can't let a challenge go unpunished. As for Mr. Aono… I will serve him and prosper. I agree with Victor but I also believe Mr. Aono will be mostly letting us live as we wish as long as we as least do our best to treat others with some decorum of respect. We do that every day just to get good business deals so whats the big deal?" Astrid said smirking at Dario and Brone.

Dario and Brone glared at Astrid and the others before they walked out but unlike Orpheus they didn't drop their amulets. After a few minutes went by and the mood of the room calmed down Hoyt got up and took the podium.

"Well I think we should make our way to Castle Shuzen and meet our future King. Find out what his goals are and how we can assist him. That and to warn him of the fools that want to enrage him enough to kill us all and start fresh and anew." Hoyt said in a serious tone.

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Tskune and Moka awoke refreshed and close to a climax, still locked together at the hips as well as the neck as they started rocking their bodies together more vigorously before the ecstasy of their union reached its crescendo sending wave after wave of orgasmic bliss to the young lovers. They broke from blood sharing to kiss each other passionately before they got up to rinse off and start their day. Today they had plans to go into the village and enjoy watching Tsukunes family oohh and ahh over the shopping district and restaurants within the village. Of course it will also be the first time other species of yokai visited the area as well. Tsukunes and Kyoko's moms were non stop talking about window shopping most of the night last night before everyone retired to go to bed. So Moka was excited to show off her home to everyone.

Tsukune and Moka found Tsukunes parents room empty and made their way down to the dinning room where Koji and his brother Jiro were listening intently to Akua. Who was telling the tale of one of her most daring exploits while they hung on her every word.

They found Kyoko playing a video game with Kahlua and gave her an under their breath warning to let Kahlua win but just by barely so that it would look like she was doing her best against her.

They finally found Kasumi and Hoshi in the kitchen watching and learning some new recipes. The kitchen staff was happy to have them and to be acknowledged by them. But at the same time they weren't sure how to react to them since they were mostly ignored by quests as well as the vampires they served. Other than Akasha and Moka, they were used to only interacting with other staff members.

"Hi Mom, Aunt Hoshi. Are you two having fun?" Tsukune said with a big smile.

"Oh my yes we are. Akari here was just showing us a few new tricks. Heheh." Kasumi said.

"Well I'm glad you're enjoying yourselves. We'll be ready to go to the village after we eat breakfast, so you might want to clean up a bit. We're ready when you are Mrs. Jitsuko." Tsukune said

I'll have your breakfast served in just a moment Lord Tsukune and Lady Moka." Jitsuko said as she went to grab the serving cart.

"Come Miladies, I have fresh clothes laid out for you in your rooms for your visit to the village shopping district." Fujiko said with a bow.

Koji, Jiro and Kyoko were all escorted to their rooms where they found fresh clothing waiting for them as the maid staff helped them get ready for their visit to the shopping district. They did the ladies make up and hair and slightly embarrassed the men by striping them down and dressing them, giving them a shave and splashing a bit of aftershave on them before escorting them down to wait for the others. Koji and Jiro both had stunned looks on their faces when they saw their wives being escorted to where they were waiting for them. They stuttered and blushed like school boys as they greeted their wives and the ladies loved the sincere attention.

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As they stepped outside a horse drawn carriage awaited to take them. Kyoko looked at the young driver and blushed before turning to Tsukune and Moka.

"Hey Tsuki, Moka are all the guys here so cute." Kyoko said blushing hard.

"Only in their human form sadly. Goblins are among the sweetest of creatures and the most loyal of servants but their true form leaves a bit to be desired." Moka whispered into Kyoko's ear.

"Goblins? Are all the servants Goblins?" Kyoko whispered back at Moka

"Yep" Moka said with a smile.

"Wow, their nothing like the stories describe them." Kyoko said.

"Most of the stories are very wrong and a few are accurate but only about their fierceness when they've been wronged. Otherwise they're just like anyone else, with hopes and dreams and a desire to love and be loved." Tsukune said.

They loaded aboard the carriage and headed into the village. Several Vampires in the village that saw the drawbridge lower and the horse drawn carriage approaching began dashing through the village letting everyone know they were coming to town. People raced inside and changed clothes to be more presentable. The restaurants changed the table cloths just in case they chose to eat there. The whole shopping district was in a state of chaos for a few moments as the carriage crossed the bridge. Amid the chaos a toddler of 3 yrs of age started crying as he had walked off and was now lost. Kasumi picked the young vampire up into her arms and tried to calm him down.

"Shhhh shh sh its ok sweety. I'm sure your mom will be here very soon."Kasumi said as she held him in a gentle hug.

Everyone was glancing around for any sign of a worried parent, sibling or babysitter. That no one noticed the toddler sniff her neck and go "Mmm"

"Owch, oh the poor thing." Kasumi says with a chuckle

Moka suppresses a giggle and covers her mouth while Tsukune actually chuckles, seeing the young vampire falling asleep nursing on his moms neck while she just holds him gently smiling away.

"Well I suppose I'll be doing a bit of this when you two give me grandchildren." Kasumi says warmly, winking at Moka.

Just then the boys mom come around the corner in a full panic and is completely mortified seeing her son nursing on Kasumi's neck.

"Oh my God, I'm so so sorry. Please forgive him." The scared mother says with her eyes pleading.

"Oh, there's nothing to forgive dear. He was just scared, tired and a bit hungry. No harm done. He's an absolute joy so don't you worry about a thing." Kasumi said as she handed the mother the sleeping child with a warm smile.

"Thank you milady." The mother said before bowing and heading back home.

As they wandered around the shops it wasn't long before the bags piled up on the boys. But thankfully the carriage was nearby so it wasn't hard to drop off the bags while the girls were looking at some jewelry to accessorize some of the outfits they bought. After a while they found themselves starting to get hungry so they set off towards the fine dinning area of the village.

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The smell of good food started getting every ones attention so they followed the enticing aroma. Vlad's Impaled Delights was the name of the dinning establishment, as they entered they were greeted by a tall Romanian Vampire dressed in formal attire leading them to the VIP section of the restaurant. The interior was as enticing as the aroma of the fine cuisine being prepared in the kitchen.

"The luxurious tables and chairs before you were originally crafted by one of the most skilled craftsman of the 15th century, Jorg Syrlin the Elder. Who was and still is known for his work 'The Choir Stalls' in the Ulm Cathedral, Ulm; Germany. Of course he had to be blackmailed with threats on his family to do the work as well as paid handsomely once the job was finished. But I believe it was worth it in the end as these truly are masterpieces." Vlad said as led the group to their table.

"My.. now I'm scared I might spill something or scratch the surface." Yukari said gulping as she eyed the intricate carvings all around the table and chairs.

"Don't you give it a second thought young lady. I said these were originally crafted by Jorg Syrlin. But these here are absolute perfect replicas of the originals. Which I have in a special vault where the humidity and temperatures are controlled to preserve the pieces for centuries to come." Vlad said with a prideful wink.

You could hear everyone exhale as they relaxed and sat in their seats admiring the artwork that would have fooled the most brilliant antique collector in the human world.

"Whats the specialty of the day today Vlad?" Moka asked

"Ah, I think you will love this my dear. Roast Aurochs, Marinated for 3 days in a luxurious red wine and slow roasted for 24 hrs. This delicacy melts in your mouth while your tastebuds sing like the Angels in Heaven. Topped with a lovely plum wine sauce and garnished with steamed vegetables grown in my own greenhouse. And for desert a cheesecake to die for topped with your favorite fruit or chocolate." Vlad said kissing his fingertips as a finishing move.

"Oh that sounds perfect. I'll have that." Moka said as everyone else agreed.

"I'll be back momentarily with your meals." Vlad said as he bowed and excused himself

The meal was everything Vlad said and more. It was like all of Vlad's artwork that decorated the restaurant. The meal was a masterpiece of fine cuisine that showed centuries of perfecting his craft in the kitchen. The whole group found themselves talking about how wonderful the food was as they ate. Mizore and Yukio had to chill their food a bit but were practically crying tears of joy as the food sent explosions of flavorful bliss upon their tastebuds. Koji and Jiro were in heaven as they ate, their face's said it all. Kurumu and Gabe were on their 3rd helping as Yukari looked like she was about to pass out from blissful stimulation overload. Ruby was devouring her 4th helping, Hoshi and Kasumi couldn't remember ever eating anything so delicious. Then came the desert. It was every bit as good as the meal. The look of ecstasy was filling Vlad's heart with joy as he watched them devour the food he had made from the kitchen door. It had been so long since he had served his food to anyone other than the prideful aristocratic vampires of the village that he had forgotten what it was like. How unlike his now usual patrons, they would allow themselves to literally swoon over the meal.

"Vlad, that was hands down the best meal I've ever had next to my loves blood." Moka said glancing at Tsukune with a deep blush.

"Thank you my Queen, you honor me greatly with your complement." Vlad said bowing

"You weren't lying about our tastebuds singing like the Angels of Heaven and as an Angel of Heaven I would know." Gabe said with a look of bliss.

"You're an actual Angel of Heaven?" Vlad said with a shocked look.

"Yep, and I can say your cooking is fit for Thee Almighty." Gabe said with a smile.

"I have to agree with everyone here. That was beyond amazing Vlad." Tsukune said as Mizore and Yukio agreed.

"Thank you my King, it was my honor to serve you and your guests." Vlad said

"The Honor is ours." Tsukune said as they all bowed to Vlad.

They took a picture with Vlad just outside the restaurant where his sign was visible before loading into the carriage to head back to the Castle.

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As they approached the Castle they noticed several limousine's parked just inside the gate with small flags with family crests upon them. Moka's eyes went wide as she recognized them.

"What is it Moka?" Tsukune asked seeing Moka getting nervous as she eyed the limo's.

"The Elder council's here..." Moka said with a gulp.

"The Elder council?" Kyoko asked confussed.

"Yes, the ones who will either welcome Tsukune's claim or try to kill him." Ruby said calmly

"What? How can you be so calm about that?" Kyoko asked completely shocked by Ruby's calmness.

"You were watching the same fight I was last night weren't you?" Ruby asked with a cocked eyebrow.

"Oh… um yeah. But then why is Moka so nervous." Kyoko asked turning towards Moka.

"Because 6 of them aren't here." Moka said

"So half of them are here and half of them refused to come." Tsukune said tightening his jaw.

He knew this wasn't a good sign. ' As if I don't already have enough to deal with.' he thought as they started to unload from the carriage. The servants came and gathered the bags and boxes from the shopping trip as they headed to the double doors and entered the Castle.

"Lord Shuzen has requested everyone to follow me to the Throne room upon your return." Fujiko said with a bow before turning to lead the way.

"As we enter into the Throne room Lord Tsukune and Lady Moka will walk down the center. The rest of you are to walk at least 3 meters behind them and then have a seat on the right just beside the Throne. Lord Tsukune, you shall sit on the Throne with Lady Moka on your right and Lord Shuzen on your left." Fujiko said as they approached the doors to enter the room.

"I shall now announce you before you enter." Fujiko said before stepping in and closing the door behind her.

As they entered the room Tsukune and Moka walked down the red carpet towards the Throne with their arms interlocked in a formal manner. 3 Elders on each side were knelt down with their right fist over their heart and their left hand open, touching the floor next to their right foot. As they approached the Throne they saw Issa standing next to the chair to the left. Akua, Kahloa, Kokoa and several of Issa's strongest guards were to the left. As they climbed the few step's to the Throne, Tsukune's family and friends turned to the right and settled into their assigned seats. Tsukune reached the Throne turned and returned the deep bow before taking his seat. This of course confused the Elders as well as the rest of the vampires in the room.

"Just to clear up the confusion. Might I ask why you bowed to all of us as well as the news camera's?" Elder Hoyt Baldassare asked

"First, I'm not King yet. Second is to show due respect to your years of experience as well as to honor your position. Third is to show that I believe a leader is given power to serve the people he or she governs over. To ensure their best interests for a prosperous and safe future are first in his or her leadership. To do otherwise wouldn't be ruling with pride but rather false pride and arrogance." Tsukune said confidently

"So what will you be doing about your other offices? Namely becoming the Headmaster of Yokai Academy and the Dark Lord of the Late Mikogami?" Elder Astrid Imperia asked cocking an eyebrow.

"I shall combine the offices and delegate authority to those I deem worthy and up to the challenge. I don't plan on overseeing every little detail. That is what other offices and titles are for. Much like the servant staff of any good home. Lord Shuzen has an excellent staff of servants but he doesn't oversee them even though he is head of this marvelous home. He has delegated authority to a select few and just oversees them." Tsukune said with his famous smile.

"What if the interests of the vampires and the interests of one of the areas you will govern as a Dark Lord conflict with each other?" Elder Salvatori Maharogai asked

"Then I will see if we can't find some sort of compromise that will benefit both parties. Much like working out a good business deal. I want to be fair to everyone, just because one is born into this house or that house, this race or that race, doesn't make their lives worth any more or less than the other. If you go into the restaurant Vlad's Impaled Delights, you will see priceless works of art everywhere. Not one of those works of art was created by a vampire and yet they are masterpieces that set the mood for the main masterpiece. Vlad's perfected his skill over centuries until his food became the main masterpiece. Combined together and you have absolute perfection, a dinning experience that is second to none. Yet if it wasn't for those other masterpieces that were created by what many vampires call inferior or good for nothing but livestock… Even though his food is in my opinion second to none, someone else with inferior quality and skills could easily beat him in the dinning experience that produces long lasting pleasant memories." Tsukune said with Moka looking at him with wonder, amazed at how fast Tsukune has learned the art of politics.

"Well said Lord Aono, I believe you have laid a great many fears to rest. That not only the vampire communities may have had but also several of the fears some of the other races may have had as well." Elder Victor Danvitch said.

"I for one believe your claim but as a lawyer I have to ask if you have any physical document or proof and I would also like to congratulate you and milady… is it still Akashiya or Aono now?" Elder Komi Sobita said noticing the Blood Mate marks on both of them.

"I'm still using the last name Akashiya until we can have a human style wedding that our friends and family can attend." Moka said blushing.

Tsukune nodded to Scarlet who pulled out an envelope from her pocket before she walked over to Komi and let her see the letter and also pointed to Moka's ring. Elder Komi Sobita looked over the letter twice before walking over to look at Moka's ring that Tsukune gave to her. Hoyt Baldassare watched with a knowing smile as the other Elders as well as the news camera's examined the letter as well as the ring. When Moka would remove the ring the crest would fade and change to 2 hearts interlocked together in a celtic design, as she put it back on, the design would change until the crest was clearly visible and a red crest would appear within the diamond.

"Elder Hoyt Baldassare, didn't you want to examine these for yourself?" Elder Serana Dajimo asked.

To which Hoyt stood and reached within his shirt and pulled out the amulet of the royal guard. He also pulled a small book out of his coat pocket. It was Marika Junsui's diary.

"I don't need to see it. I was there when she wrote it." Elder Hoyt said to everyone's shock.

"WHAT?" practically the whole room said in unison

"I was Marika Junsui's personal guard. I helped her escape when her husband was assassinated and her powers and longevity was sealed after I was wounded enough for them to find an opening. They were cloaked perfectly but I learned quickly how to find our assailants but by then the damage had been done. My brother and the King were both dead. I snuck her out through the hidden escape tunnels and she triggered the enchanted seal that sealed off the Castle. I hunted down the Warlock that managed to create the sealing spell that turned Marika Junsui into a mortal slightly stronger than a strong human. I killed his entire family line, destroyed every book and note he wrote and then caused the extinction of an entire species to make sure the ingredients to perform the spell would be lost forever. When I returned to Marika's side she had fallen in love with a human named Tsukki Aono and they were engaged to be married. Over the years I searched for a way to restore Marika only to find out that I had destroyed the main ingredient when I rendered a species extinct. I was devastated by what I had found out. When I returned to her with the news she was pregnant with her first and only child. She wasn't mad at me but graced me with a kiss on my cheek and said "I have never been so happy or loved as I am now Hoyt, Don't cry or dismay, instead join me in my joy." After her husband passed away I stayed with her as she wrote that letter. We had found out through her only other trusted friend from the monster world that one of her descendants would bring about the return of the Junsui Vampire Bloodline. So I watched over the Aono family for 200 years before Mikogami came to me with a piece of evidence that the one who hired the assassins were in the elder vampire council. He didn't know who it was but suggested I join the council where I could figure it out over time as well as be there when one of the Aono's would be born with the trait. Then it would be just a matter of placing him with a willing vampire. Mikogami took over watching the Aono's and I joined the Elder council. When Moka Akashiya applied to go to Yokai Acadamy, Mikogami changed his plan and caused Tsukune Aono to be enrolled at Yokai Academy as well as making sure they were the first people they met on the campus. According to Mikogami he was instructed to do it that way by Thee Almighty in a dream." Hoyt said

They all just sat there listening to him as he told his story. Tsukune and Moka looked at each other in amazement as the story got to the day they met as they relived it in their minds. Then Moka jumped into Tsukune's lap and kissed him.

"That's how Marika and Tsukki Aono were together." Hoyt said as a tear rolled down his face.

"Well, we still have one more piece of business to attend to." Astrid said getting everyone's attention

They shared everything that went down at the Elder council meeting the day before. How 3 of the Elders wanted his head, how Tsukune had already killed 2 of them and how Astrid took out one cause she wouldn't join them.

"Although if they try kidnapping Lady Akashiya now they would learn all to soon that they may as well attack Tsukune head on being that she's now a Junsui herself thanks to the Blood Mating you two have done." Astrid laughed as she finished up.

At this Moka smiled and growled "Let them come."

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Ruby had spent a few more hours reading on vampire laws, traditions as well as possible punishments concerning flirting and making sexual advances on a bloodmated vampire. She had been slightly crushed when she found out Tsukune and Moka had become bloodmates. She knew that bloodmated vampires were known to even kill members of their own family if one of them were to try to interfer. While she didn't want to become Tsukune's wife… She did however want to be his slave...his toy. The risks were very high and the odds were only slight that she would be given such an option. She pondered everything she had read as she laid down to go to sleep. There was something else that had been bugging the back of her mind since they departed the human world. Something Tsukune had done that had her mind replaying the events over and over in her head. But for the life of her she couldn't seem to place what it was that was itching and clawing from her subconscious to take notice. She was almost asleep when she shot up with her eyes open wide.

"He wasn't hurt by water!" She gasped as she remembered him taking off covered in blood and gore only to return drenched, dripping wet.

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