chapter 3: the awakening
when they finally caught up to where the vampires was, they were met with the weirdest sight ever.
hundreds of vampires were clawing at the base of a steep rock cliff that was covered with moss and ivy. they were fighting over each other to try to go through(?) the rocks.
"well, what the heck are they doing?" rido said in sheer confusion.
"I don't know but let's get rid of them first!" zero said while pulling out his gun and racing toward the vampires. but even as the first shot rang clearly in the forest, the vampires neither stopped or attacked them.
kaname's eye surveyed the area. I have never seen vampires acting this way. what is happening?
all too soon, all of the level E vampires was destroyed. kaname slowly approached the rocks and placed his hand along the jagged rocks. as he slid his hands along the rocks, his hand got cut from the sharp edges. blood ran along his fingers, splattering on the rocks.
suddenly, the base of the cliff shook, and rocks fell down to reveal a doorway big enough to enter. kaname went inside without hesitation, and the other 3 followed behind. their eyes opened wide in awe of the sight before them. it was winter and snowing before, but when they entered the doorway, they were standing in a clearing that looked like spring. there were trees and green grass, flowers, and the air smelled like warm sunlight.
kaname, who was the first one to enter the clearing, suddenly stopped in his tracks.
in the middle of the clearing, a beautiful oak tree stood alone solemnly. at the trunk of the tree, a beautiful woman was pinned to the tree with an arrow. it had pierced her heart. she looked so alive and healthy, yet her eyes were closed to the world.
she had midnight blue hair and pale, white skin that made them think whether she was a vampire or not.
the group stilled and stared at the woman in awe and curiosity. no one moved until rido flashed beside her and leaned his face close to her chest.
..thump...ba bump.
"she's alive! I can hear her heartbeat!" rido exclaimed, surprised at this fact.
"how can she be alive? she's been shot." zero said with an obvious tone.
"shes so beautiful.." murmured Yuki softly. kaname agreed with her in his mind. she is.
"she IS hot though." rido grinned, his playboy attitude flaring to life.
"oh lord.. can you not?" zero exclaimed irritably. "anyway, we should try pulling out the arrow. she might come back to life."
without saying anything, Kaname walked towards her and reached his hands toward the arrow when suddenly, a screech interrupted the moment.
a giant centipede the size of a small building crashed into the clearing, screeching, "GIVE ME THE SHIKON JEWEL! MINE!" and flicked its body, slamming all 3 vampires except Kaname, who lept out of the way into a wall. when Kaname started his way to them, it suddenly changed its course and slammed Kaname into the tree that was holding the woman. it then spun its body around the trunk, squeezing his body and the woman together.
rido and zero pulled out their weapons and tried to attack the centipede, but its flesh kept regenerating.
kaname had his breath knocked out when it slammed his body against the tree but was going to escape its grasp when suddenly, he heard a soft gasp of breath behind him.
the woman had opened her eyes, and for a moment Kaname was mesmerized by the clear sapphire blue eyes of the woman. she seemed confused and groggy, but she saw the situation and cried out to him desperately, "can you pull this arrow out? "
kaname, analyzing the urgency of her tone, grasped the arrow and pulled it out of her body without even a blink. the moment he pulled out the arrow, the area shown in bright light, blinding everyone in the area.