Chapter 18 Insanity Held Back! The Black Blood Tries to Resonate?
"Damn it!" both Madrigal and Madeline heard Kyosuke yell.
They ran into the room where they held his brother and saw that the bed was empty.
"That son of bitch!" he growled.
"Well, this is interesting." Madeline said with a purr.
"Looks like the prick escaped from our clutches." Madrigal said.
"How dare he escape especially when I injected him with the black blood?" Kyosuke asked.
"So, you injected him after all." Madeline said.
"This is very interesting, I am guessing you did it while he was passed out." Madrigal said.
He nodded.
"Good, that means his dreams will take over and try to influence him." Madrigal said.
"When that happens, he will succumb into it and come back won't he?" Kyosuke asked.
He felt Madeline's arms wrap around him and said, "Of course, he is your brother after all, why wouldn't he?"
"eventually your brother will resonate with you since you two do turn into each other's weapons." Madrigal said.
Kyosuke nodded.
"Just wait, he will come into it and be at your side again." Madeline said.
"I will." He said with a smirk.
At the chateau, everyone was sleeping in the guest hall. Ryonosuke was tossing in his bed in the room with Jiro and Kana. He groaned and clutched his pillow tightly. This caused Kana and Jiro to wake up and run over to him.
"Ryo! Wake up!" Jiro yelled.
He got punched and he hit the floor with a groan.
"Just like his brother." Kana said.
"Don't sound so calm!" Jiro yelled as he got back up and tried to grab him.
The door flew open and the others came in to witness what was going on.
"Ryo! Wake up!" Jiro yelled.
"I think I know how yyou can wake him up." Baki said as he walked over and pressed a pressure point in his elbow.
This caused him to wake up and noticed Jiro on top of him holding him down.
"Jiro? I didn't know you were on top of me. Did you have that dream thinking I was a hot girl again?"
"No! And now that's revealed thanks a lot!" Jiro exclaimed as he blushed.
Some of the girls giggled.
"Enough of that, what was going on in here?" Deathscythe asked.
"It's the dreams again, they're saying the word fear again." He answered.
"I was afraid of that." Dr. Stein said.
"What do you mean by that Stein?" Harry asked.
"Your student was injected with black blood and it is doing the same thing as it did with Kyosuke." He answered as he turned the bolt.
"No, it can't be." Kana said.
"It is, his dreams are trying to influence him in getting back into fear as before." He said.
"Who would do this?" Miaka asked.
"Easy, Madrigal that's who." Aria answered.
Ryonosuke was silent.
Harry walked over to him and said, "Are you under the influence?"
"No, I don't want to go back." Ryonosuke answered.
"I can see why, he worked hard on getting back to lust and he doesn't want to lose that craving." Maka said.
"One question, since he has the blood in him, is there any way of getting him away from the Wraithe twins and his brother?" Soul asked.
"I don't think so, if his brother tries and get him again it might cause him to fall into darkness and be lost by it." Dr. Stein answered.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Baki asked.
"He won't be able to get back onto the soul hunt and you guys have to take down the Ishidas and eat their souls." He answered.
Ryonosuke stood silent.
"Damn it! Why does Madrigal have to try and take them away from us again?" Jiro asked.
"Because he's an asshole that's why." Kana answered with tears in her voice and ran out of the room.
"Kana…" Tsubaki said.
"Well, we shouldn't let him get our buddies here! He is not the true star around here!" Black Star exclaimed.
Tsubaki nodded and said, "That's right."
"I guess we have to do our best and try to take him out then." Liz said.
Patty nodded.
"Count me in, I want to take off that asymmetrical grin off his face! Kid exclaimed.
"Maka?" soul asked.
"We've been training so we got to do it." She answered.
"Don't forget about me!" Chrona exclaimed.
"Chrona?" Maka asked.
"You may need my and Ragnarok's help when it comes to fighting those two, so I will help the best I can!" he exclaimed.
"Very well then, it looks like we will be having an interesting fight ahead of us." Harry said.
Thomas nodded.
Jiro found Kana on one of the balconies of the chateau after the sun risen on a new day.
"Found you!" he said.
She was silent with her knees to her chin.
He went to his knees and asked, "What's wrong with you? You never acted like this before."
"Yeah, but it feels like I am losing ryonosuke again if the black blood fully consumes him." She said.
"Are you in love with him?" he asked.
She was silent.
"Are you? You know you will lose your vampire powers if you do." He told her.
"Yeah, I am and I thought doesn't happen after feeding off of emotions." She said.
"We're still young, we only had our vampire powers for a year actually." Hetold her.
She sighed and said, "What does it matter anyway? We are monsters no matter what."
"You're sounding like an actual human being disgusted after finding out who we are." He said.
She hit him and yelled, "Shut it!"
"Now that's the Kana I know, it's okay if you have feelings for someone, but you always going to be there for Ryo even if the black blood does get him."
"You're right, I will make sure I will be there when Madrigal goes down even if it is done with my own hands." She said.
"Good, now let's get inside, everyone's gathering for the strategy point of this battle." He told her.
She nodded.
They went inside to find everyone in the main dining room where they were discussing the battle that's ahead of that was done, they all went to set up for it, but Ryonosuke stopped Thomas for a favor which they went to talk alone.
"Where are they off to at a time like this?" Soul asked.
"Not sure, but they will get back in time when we have to leave." Black Star answered.
The doorbell rang and Justine answered it to find Murphy at the doorstep.
"Sargeant Murphy? What are you doing here?" Kid asked as they saw her walking in.
"I am in this so-called investigation so why not show that much?" she asked.
Mouse came up to her and put up his paw and she shook it.
"Never thought I would see a dog offer the paw to shake without the command." Jiro said.
"He's a smart dog! So, everyone's ready to go?" Harry asked.
"We have to wait for Ryo." Baki answered.
"Whre did he go?" he asked.
"I'm right here." He answered wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood up.
He saw his brother right behind him and tried to get an answer. He shrugged as an answer.
"Whatever, you all know the strategy. Me, Stein, and Lara will go up against the twins."
"What about me Dresden?" he heard Murphy ask as she came in.
"Hey there Murph, I am guessing you will be with us meisters." Harry answered and turned back to the others. "While the rest of you will try and snap Kyo out of that insanity of his before he decides to get Ryo tap into his."
"Right!" Maka exclaimed.
All the weapons changed into their proper weapon forms and Murphy finished loading her pistol and they headed outside where it was starting to get dark.
"Don't tell me that it's going to rain!" Kana exclaimed.
"It's Chicago, what do you expect?" Jiro asked.
"Come on guys, let's get a move on!" Black Star exclaimed.
They all headed for the other chateau that housed the Wraithe twins. Once they arrived, the group separated into their respected groups and went their separate ways with the grown ups heading for the main building while the younger meisters headed for the other.
As the younger group were walking, they were using their soul perceptions, whoever had it, to try and track Kyosuke.
"Where is he? We can't find him anywhere." Kana asked.
Ryonosuke kept on using his power and then felt something and groaned in pain.
"What is it Ryo?" Jiro asked.
"I feel him and the black blood inside of him." He answered and ran in the direction where it was coming from.
"After him!" Kid yelled.
The others followed.
They were all led to a garden area where they found the hooded Ryonosuke facing his brother, who was sitting on one of the benches smelling a rose.
"There you are Kyo." He said.
Kyosuke looked up and said, "You finally found me, I am guessing the black blood has sung its song to lead you to me?"
"Song?" Black Star asked.
"Looks like you brought our friends with you." He said with a smirk and smelled the air. "Smells like their fear is going to be scrumptious when I'm done with them."
"Quit that!" Maka yelled.
"Aw Maka, the strong leader of the Crescent Moon class, I can smell your fear loud and clear! Why not feed me or feed my brother?" Kyosuke asked and turned to him. "Can't you smell it? Take a whiff if you can."
"No, I am not giving into the black blood like you did." He answered.
"What? What do you mean by that?" Kyosuke asked as he squashed the rose and black blood came out of the cuts from the thorns. "You can't escape from the taste of fear especially with that blood inside of you."
He stepped back a bit.
"Get away from him!" Kana yelled as she charged with Jiro raised.
"No Kana! Come back!" Miaka yelled.
Kyosuke turned around and his arm became a small axe blade and started to fight her and hit her.
She got back up and started to fight again. Kyosuke managed to kick her in the stomach and knocking the air out of her.
"Kana!" Ryonosuke yelled.
"Now, a little bit of fear for my lips." Kyosuke said as he kissed some of the fear out of her.
"No! Kana!" Ryonosuke yelled and growled and charged at his brother and tackled him.
"Come on guys!" Maka yelled and charged at Kyosuke and they started to fight him.
After a few hits, they all breathed heavily from the fight.
Kyosuke cackled as his injuries healed with the help with the black blood.
"Damn it! It's just like when we fought Chrona the first time!" Soul exclaimed.
"Hey, look at Ryo, his injuries just healed as well!" Tsubaki told them.
They noticed it as well.
"It looks like the black blood has started to run through your veins, doesn't it feel great to have your injuries healed right away?" Kyosuke asked.
"We already had that with our vampire powers, why would we need black blood in the first place?" Ryonosuke asked.
Kyosuke walked over and said, "Because of the power, why not give in? Also, pull that hood off, you look silly."
He pulled it down and revealed the old kind of hairstyle that Kyosuke had but the spikes were downward instead of up.
"Wow, never thought you would try and look like me." He said.
"Wait, that was the favor you asked Thomas for?" Baki asked.
Ryonosuke nodded and said, "Because I wanted to show what Kyo looked before he went insane."
"Hmm, it's not working now." Kyosuke said.
"No it's not! But this will!" Ryonosuke yelled and punched him.
Then he got kicked and coughed and went to the ground and grabbed his stomach.
"We should help him out!" Patty exclaimed.
"I don't think we can't!" Liz exclaimed.
Kana groaned and said, "No, we can!"
"Kana!" Maka exclaimed.
"That bastard ate my fear and I can't let him get away with it!" Kana yelled.
"How can we? Kyosuke helps us with the soul link." Miaka said.
"There's one way!" Baki said and closed his eyes and linked up to Jiro.
"What the?" she asked.
"Even though we're missing one meister, I can still use one! Let's do it! Soul resonance! Wolverine's strike!"
"Moon crater!"
Their attacks were blocked.
"Heh! Like if that would hit me! Now Ryonosuke, let's show them a real soul resonance!" Kyosuke exclaimed as he grabbed his brother.
"Let go of me!" he yelled and felt the black blood inside of him mesh up with his brother's. "What is going on? It is like we're linking up…"
He changed into his axe form and Kyosuke swung him around.
"My turn! Soul resonance! Nightmare Dusk!"
Both Kana and Baki were hit head on and they went down.
"Baki! Kana!" Black Star yelled.
What should we do now? It feels like we've failed and we can't save them now. Maka thought to herself.