Chapter 4: Battle with the Empire

Chapter note: We are still in the Flashback. I like the way this is going but if anyone has a suggestion to improve it, please review.

Zack was shocked, " I would never kill my own sister."

Asta didn't answer, just attacked. She gripped the spear tightly and rushed forward. In one great motion she thrust the spear at him. He grabbed it in his hand and used it to to twist her to the ground.

He switched to his Crusnik form, " Nanomachines Crusnik 05 limitation 80%. Activate!"

He steadily transformed into a vampire, or Crusnik. He grew a black wing on his left side and a white on his right. Fangs formed in his mouth and a Blood sword formed in his hands. He rushed full speed at her but was knocked down by Baibars. Asta quickly rose to her feet and took the spear in her hand once more. She readied the spear and fired a energy blast from the tip. Zack easily dodged the blast and rushed towards her. Zack materialized the sword in his hands and swung violently at Asta. She dodged and did a spinning kick while on the ground. Zack fell over and Asta quickly put the spear in his face.

" Why do you want to see the Queen," She yelled.

Zack answered with a kick to her stomach. She crippled over dropping the spear, which Zack used to pin her against the castle walls.

" All I want is to talk to my sister, the queen," He said.

" You lie," she spat.

" Haha, you don't know me at all, do you," He chuckled.

He drew the spear back and used it to pin her to the wall. He shoved it right above her heart. She began to throw up then blacked out. He took the blood sword in his hand and approached Baibars. He threw his seven sided blade at Zack, who caught it and broke it in two.

" Fool, I'll be going now," He laughed as he shoved the bodyguard to the ground.

" You won't be going anywhere," Baibars said as he grabbed the Crusnik by his leg and flung him on the ground. The Crusnik hit with a hard thump. In one swift movement he rolled around and lodged his sharp fangs into Baibars neck. He began to leech blood from Baibars as, Baibars screamed in pain. Baibars used his last ounce of strength to send a powerful punch to Zack's ribs. He fell over and Baibars began to rise, but then he as well fell over. Baibars vision went blurry from loss of blood and he finally blacked out.

Zack rose to his feet and began to walk over to the Empress's throne room door. He glanced over to the pillars that lined the entrance. He dug his hands around it and removed it from its place on the wall. He placed it over the knocked out body guard. He them used his claws name to engrave the word Zachariah into it. He walked to the doors and pushed them open to see the Empress sitting on her throne.

1 Hour Later

Guards had gathered at the scene of the battle and blood was everywhere. They all worked together to lift the pillar laid over Baibars then went remove the spear from Asta's chest. They were both severely wounded and both bleeding heavily, Baibars from the neck and Asta from her chest. The guards immediately tried to wake them, for they were still alive, barely. They got them to medical aid immediately.

In the Empress's throne Room

Zack had been questioned by the Empress for an hour now, but the Empress could finally verify that Zack meant no harm.

" Okay so what is it you want," she spoke from behind her veil.

" An audience with her majesty, my sister," He spoke with a smile.

" Your sister?," She said stunned.

" Empress Augusta Varadica, or should I call you Seth. I am Zack, also known as Crusnik 05."

" So, your my...my brother."

" Why Yes I am, and I have a question for you, where may I find my other brothers?"

" So you seek to learn about your family, the Nightroads, you must find my brother Abel but watch for Cain, he is now corrupt."

" Where may I find him."

" Last I heard the AX, a division of the Vatican, sent him to search for you, knowing you broke out of jail, they heard you were resting in the Empire. He should be by now in the town of Avean, just outside the Empire."

" Thank you, I will go meet with him now."

Zack then walked to the door and opened it, where hundreds of Vampire guards waited for him. He took to the skies and broke through the roof. He was wanted once again.

End Flashback

Abel and Noah listened intently to his story and when it was finally over Abel had one question, " So why did Asta never mention this to me."

" Well if I remember right, when she woke up, neither her or Baibars remembered what happened."

" So what do you want to know," Abel asked.

" About Cain," Zack answered, " Seth didn't tell me anything but, " He is now corrupt."

" Seeing you deserve to know," Abel started, " He leads the Rozenkruez Orden, a group bent on reforming the world in war, the Vampire you fought here was part of the Rozenkruez. Cain killed our sister, Lilith, then went mad, so me and Seth killed him. He found Issac von Kampfer the co-founder of the Rozenkruez and he reformed his body. Until now I was searching for him for 30 years, then Caterina head of the AX, which Seth told you about, told me another Crusnik was in the Empire. I thought it might be Cain, but it was you."

" I see so lets go back to the Vatican and try to stop this terror," Zack suggested.

" Can I come," Noah spoke up for the first time in a while, " I always wanted to go and I have to escape Count Reiv."

" Why," Abel inquired.

" Because I lead the rebellion, a group to overthrow him from his seat of power."

Both Abel and Zack gasped at this alarming information and as if on cue the wall blew in and revealed Count Reiv and his advisors.

End Note: Thanks to all my reviewers and I hope to hear from you again, until next time.