A/N: I like to go over an ability I gave Alucard in this story. Remember Devil may Cry's hero, Dante's Devil Trigger Mode? Well, I gave Alucard a power similar to that called Blood King Mode, in that mode, he changes into a powerful form on which I made a description in my profile page and it will appear in a few chapters. So bear with me. Also, I decided to replace Log Horizon with Koi Koi 7 since I'm not familiar with Log Horizon, so I apologize for the minor change in crossovers. So without further ado, here is Chapter 4.
Chapter 4: The Mysterious Woman: The Dream Hunter, Class President and Possessed Crimson Ninja
Alucard and his party and the Inuyasha gang sat down on the same area where Alucard's party saved Super Sonico and where Alucard fought Inuyasha and won, which made Inuyasha angry that he lost to a half-demon.
"Now tell us more about this Shikon Jewel." Alucard commanded sharply.
"I guess I'll go first." Miroku sighed. He took a long pause before beginning but who could blame him? Naraku had brought so much pain to their world.
"Before we can explain the Shikon Jewel, let us tell you about our mortal enemy, Naraku. Naraku is a terrible demon. He was born about fifty years ago from the evil in a human called Onigumo."
"But how can a demon be born from a human?" Tsubasa asked skeptically. "No matter how evil a human is. It just can't be formed."
Miroku nodded. "Yes but not when you sacrifice your body to be devoured by hundreds of demons."
"!" Alucard's party except for their fearless leader were surprised by this, even Maron, Jean and Sonico were frighten by this.
"Onigumo let himself be eaten by demons and somehow had created Naraku. Now, Naraku is on the same quest that we are on, to collect the sacred jewel shards scattered throughout our world."
"Jewel shards?" Alice asked, raising an eyebrow.
"That's because the jewel shards give demons and humans great power if they're in their possession." Sango began before continuing. "The jewel shards were once part of a precious treasure called the sacred jewel. The sacred jewel or the jewel of the four souls as some call it has the power to create powerful creatures and can also turn half breeds into full."
'I wonder if that's why Inuyasha is after it…' Bridget thought to herself.
"You guys seem to really hate him. How bad is he?" Alice asked again, wanting to know about this Naraku fiend.
"It's because of Kikyo." Kagome answered.
"Who?" Sonico asked, alarmed.
"She was a priestess who could purify the souls of demons." she said humbly. "...She was also Inuyasha's first love."
"W-Whoa…" Maron murmured in amazement.
"Anyway, she once cared for a badly injured Onigumo. He must have been jealous of Inuyasha for being in love with her. Onigumo resolved to sell his body to demons and became the lowly demon we all came to hate. He then orchestrated this huge betrayel where Kikyo and Inuyasha would fight each other over the Shikon Jewel." Kagome explained.
"That's horrible…" Jean muttered with a desponded tone.
"And he didn't stop there..." Miroku continued. "You know how I got the Wind Tunnel? My grandfather was a monk like myself. He was pretty much like me-"
"A lecher!" Sango interrupted, sounding disgusted.
"Yes, he was." he continued. "Anyway, Naraku tricked my grandfather, and lured him into a trap. Naraku disguised himself as a beautiful woman to get close to my grandfather, and then cursed his right hand. My grandfather started the wind tunnel, which in time, destroyed him. As you grow older, the hole of the wind tunnel grows larger and larger. And in time, destroys the person as well. My father died when I was still pretty young, and I'm really the last..."
"So that's why you're like that with Sonico and most women." Alucard frowned in disapproval. "You don't want your family line to die."
"That's still no reason to be a pervert though!" Tsubasa growled.
"But what about you three?" Bridget turned to Kagome, Shippo and Sango with a concern nature. "What did Naraku do to you?"
"Nothing to me." Shippo said quickly. "My father was killed by the Thunder Brothers. Inuyasha and the others help me avenge him and now I'm sorta paying my debt."
Sango, however, had a tear run down her cheek. "I have a younger brother named Kohaku. He was really kind and gentle, but he tried his best at being a demon slayer nonetheless. One day, we were sent on a mission to exterminate some demons at a castle. It was a trap set by Naraku and Kohaku was controlled by him. " Sango cried, Miroku comforted her, while not rubbing her butt.
"No…" Bridget tried to hold back her tears.
"And you?" Alice turned to Kagome.
She looked down a little. "Kikyo... was my ancestor."
Everyone was silent. "But your friends come from the past in your world, right?" Sonico asked in concern. "You speak of Kikyo as she was-"
"Dead? She is. Naraku killed her. He is not the same man who lusted after her anymore."
Alucard closed his eyes in introspection for a minute until he opened them, showing signs of little anger. "Naraku is even worse than Count Dracula, toying with people's emotions and then killing them for their amusement over a jewel."
"Um… who's Count Dracula?" Shippo piped up in curiosity as the name Dracula seems alien to him.
"Yes, who is this Count Dracula?" Sango asked, also curious on Dracula.
Kagome giggled slightly. "Relax, Count Dracula is not real, he's just a fictional movie character in my world."
"Um… In my world of this timeline, he's real…" Bridget corrected Kagome with a serious tone.
"Eh?! So… are you saying Dracula is real?! Oh dear…." Kagome held her hand in front of her mouth in shock.
"Yes… and he is known as the Lord of Darkness. Every hundred years, he comes back from the dead to try to take over the world. The Belmonts are the only ones who can defeat him with a sacred whip." Alucard explained the history of Dracula and the Belmonts.
"A whip?!" Inuyasha snapped, angered that the Belmonts' choice of weapon is a whip. "Why the hell did these Bel… whatever their names are use a puny whip to defeat this Count Dracula guy?!"
"Fool!" Alucard frowned at Inuyasha's immaturity. "The Vampire Killer is a powerful whip created by Leon Belmont that is the only thing capable of banishing Dracula."
"Wow, the Belmonts must be a heroic clan of heroes. Just like in Kagome's picture books." Shippo's eyes sparkled with delight.
"I still don't get why a puny weapon like that could work on a vampire or whatever those demons are called here." Inuyasha said in his snarky attitude.
"Sit boy!" Kagome ordered as Inuyasha fell to the floor, face first. Surprising all but Alucard and Inuyasha's friends.
"H-How did you do that?! Was it by magic?" Alice asked in amazement.
"That was the power of Priestess Kadea. Whenever Inuyasha is rude or does something stupid, I'll say the magic words and he heels." Kagome explained with a smile.
"I see…" Alice nodded in understanding. Shippo then sniffed Alucard's scent.
"Hey, you looked human, but you smelled like a demon. I guess Inuyasha wasn't joking about that."
"…" Alucard turned away with a slightly annoyed look. "It's because I'm half-vampire, I was born by my mother who was a mortal and father who was a vampire."
'So there are vampires who can fall in love with humans and give birth to children too…' Bridget thought to herself. Maybe she and Alucard can… Why is she thinking stuff like that?! She blushed slightly.
"So…" Kagome began, feeling sympathy for Alucard because he must have went through the same hell Inuyasha went through when he was a child. "Who is your father?"
"That's none of your concern…" Alucard told her coldly. Inuyasha got up from his position and was up and front in Alucard's face.
"Oi! Vampire! If the lady asked who your father is, you better ask her who your damn old man is or I'll-"
"Inuyasha, stop." Kagome interjected. "If Alucard doesn't want to talk about his family's history, we can't force him. But he'll have to tell us sooner or later. Will you, Alucard?" She smiled softly at him.
"As you wish…" Alucard told her nonchalantly.
"But… the question is… How did you guys get here?" Tsubasa asked Inuyasha and his group that question.
"Well… We were seeking shelter from a thunderstorm after our last battle with Naraku and after entering a shed, a bright light appeared out of nowhere and engulfed us. Next thing we know, we woke up here in this castle." Kagome explained.
"And that's how we met you." Alice nodded thoroughly. "Which means, the Queen's Gate is behind this. I'll explain on what the Queen's Gate is later. Right now, you'll come with us."
"Why should we?" Inuyasha sneered.
"If you were brought here by the Queen's Gate, there's a good possibility that Naraku was also brought here as well. I was wondering how those Gargoyles got ahold of a shard of the Shikon Jewel. Plus, the Grand Order of Evil has me questioning who is behind the reappearance of Dracula's Castle." Alucard stated.
"Inuyasha…" Miroku began with a serious tone. "If this Dracula is able to come back from the dead every hundred years, he would make Naraku a weakling if he has the power to come back every hundred years, so I say we help Alucard and his lovely ladies find a way to defeat the evil in this castle."
"Plus, you must help us protect Bridget at all costs." Tsubasa added firmly.
"What's so important about that wench?" Inuyasha snorted.
"Sit boy!" Kagome ordered as Inuyasha again fell flat on his face before turning to Alucard's party with a questionable glance. "Why is Bridget important to protect if you don't mind me asking?"
"The reason we were brought to this world is because the bad guys want Bridget to open the links between our worlds so they can amass a large invasion force to conquer them. It is called the Master Plan by their dark master, whoever that may be. So we must protect Bridget and not let her get captured." Alice explained.
"I get what you're saying." Kagome smiled at Bridget. "Don't worry Bridget, we won't let anything happen to you."
"Your help is appreciated, but I can fight too." Bridget closed her eyes and smiled.
"I don't mean to be rude, but shouldn't we get moving?" Maron looked around nervously.
"She's right. Let us press forward…" Alucard nodded as the party with their newest members proceeded to the next room.
The room was a hallway of old antique clocks and when they entered the next room, they were in a room with a giant clock in the center and they were about to pass by a woman with blond hair, and wearing green medieval clothes who noticed them and called out to them "Wait!" The party turned around to face the woman.
She studied the party carefully and questioned with "All of you seem human, yet with special abilities, odd clothes and that man with the cape… What brings you lot here?"
"That's none of your-" Inuyasha was about to make a snarky comment until Alucard halted him.
He was silent for a moment until he told the woman "I have come to destroy this castle and find a way to send my companions back to their worlds and eras."
The woman smiled. "Then we have the same purpose. I'll trust you people for now. I'm Maria Reynards Belmont. The reason my last name has the name Belmont is because my sister is married to my brother-in-law who is also a Belmont. Who are you people?"
"My name is Bridget Verdant. It's nice to meet you, Maria." Bridget bowed lightly with a smile.
"My name is Tsubasa Kazani. It's a pleasure, Miss Belmont." Tsubasa smiled slightly.
"My name is Alice Dodgeson, heir to the Dodgeson Foundation." Alice bowed politely.
"I'm Maron Makaron, chef-in-training and future idol." Maron closed her eyes and smiled, her hat mimicked her movements.
Jean was drooling at Maria's sexy body until Alice noticed him doing that and bopped him in the head. "J-Jean, Maria-chan." Jean whimpered, nursing his bump.
"My name is Kagome Higurashi. Just your typical modern day schoolgirl who is a priestess in training." Kagome formally introduced herself.
"My name is Sango, a demon hunter. And this is my pet demon who wouldn't hurt a human is Kirara." Sango gestured to herself and Kirara who is small until the need to turn big arises.
Miroku walked up to Maria and held her palm. "My name is Miroku, a humble priest, milady."
"Don't lie." Maria frowned as she slap Miroku's hand away. "I can already sense you're a lecher and you're trying to rub my bottom." Sango then proceeded to drag Miroku away from Maria. Maria then noticed Inuyasha. "Who's the man with dog ears? I see he's a demon, but he doesn't have the intention to kill an innocent human."
"Feh!" Inuyasha looked away, insulted by Maria's comment.
"Don't mind mister grumpy Inuyasha. He's having trouble trusting others." Kagome reassured Maria.
"I'm Shippo, a kitsune!" Shippo greeted.
"How cute, a fox child." Maria couldn't help but blush at Shippo's kawainess. She then turned to Alucard. "And you are?"
Alucard was silent for 9 seconds until he replied with "…Alucard."
Maria eyed Aliucard with a suspicious glance. "Not the talkative type I can see. Well, perhaps we can meet again. Alucard, please look after your friends, especially your green haired girlfriend. I see you and her are perfect for each other." Maria smiled teasingly in a gentle and polite way as she walked past them and headed right out of the clock room. Bridget was blushing madly while Alucard remained silent.
"L-Let's go to the next room…" Bridget stuttered as the party headed the direction where Maria has gone into.
However, when they got there, they saw a woman who has brown hair tied in some sort of ancient hairpin, she has a bust of 87, wore a red shinobi dress, with a white bowtie and large, long, flowing, red and white ribbons behind her. On her arms she has black wristbands, and on her legs she has black socks with red and white sandals. She has a monotone look on her face. Jean drooled again at the woman's exposed cleavage.
Alucard pointed his sword at the woman and demanded "Who are you? And what happened to Maria?"
"Maria was past here before I got here. So don't worry, she's safe for now…" The woman said in a dull and mindless tone. "But more importantly, Alucard… traitor to all of evil and protector of those feeble mortals… You will hand over the girl needed for the Master Plan's ritual. And perhaps, He will forgive you for your betrayal…"
"Who is this He?! And who the hell are you?!" Inuyasha unsheathed his Tetsusiga at the busty kuniochi.
"My name is Mai Shiranui… Servant to my master and you will do as I say, Alucard or suffer the consequences." Mai snapped her fingers and two spider girls appeared holding another busty woman who wore a miko's outfit which reminded Kagome and Inuyasha (gloomy for a bit) of Kikyo, she has black shoulder-length hair kinda like Kagome and has a dark bandana with a symbol tied up and unconscious. Jean immediately recognized her.
"Tomoe-chan!" He gasped.
"You know her?" Tsubasa turned to face Jean as she asked him that.
"Yes. But what's she doing here? Unless the Queen's Gate brought her as well?" Jean placed his hand on his chin to ponder this.
"I won't do as you say and I will continue my assault on this castle. If Death put you up to this, then I will show no mercy." Alucard got into a battle position.
"No, Alucard!" Bridget tugged Alucard's sleeve. "We can't kill her! Remember Laura who is still brainwashed? We got to help Mai! And we need to help Laura once we find her! So don't kill her!"
Alucard looked into Bridget's pleading eyes for about 20 seconds until he muttered "I will help her…"
"Typical response for a human lover…" Mai said with a dull tone a bit filled with disgust. She did some hand symbols and made two clones of herself.
"S-She can make clones of herself?!" Maron's eyes turn white dotted in surprise. She also noticed the spider girls holding Tomoe decided to join in the battle too.
"You're starting to piss me off. Wind Scar!" Inuyasha slams his blade down onto the floor, making the wind attack, but to his surprise, Mai and her clones jumped over it with amazing accuracy, they landed next to him and proceeded to punch him 10 times.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome gasped as she readies a sacred arrow and fired it at one of the two spider girls, it connected and the first spider girl was obliterated. The second spider girl retaliated by firing her web at her, but Tsubasa grabbed Kagome and got her out of harm's way.
"I-I have to help!" Maron's expression was serious as she leaped up into the air and used the sharp fingernails in her clothes to slice and dice the second spider girl, killing it. The spider girl's remains burned upon death.
Alucard decided to help Inuyasha, Alice aided him as they charged at Mai and her clones, Alucard slashed his sword vertically at the first Mai clone, but she blocked his attack with one hand and threw a shuriken at him, he had to duck to avoid its sharp edges. He did a leg sweep on the first Mai clone, causing her to fall to the ground. Alucard managed to slashed her five times with his sword before the first Mai clone did a up kick with both legs on Alucard's chest, knocking him back a little.
Alice opened fire on the second Mai clone and the real Mai, but when the bullets connected, they turned into logs, confusing Alice before the real Mai and her clone appeared behind her and both kicked her in the back. Alice growled as she got the whip that attached to her clothes and lashed it at both Mais, knocking them back.
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango launched her large boomerang at the second Mai clone, giving big damage and causing her to dispel. Alucard nodded to Sango as a way of thank you and rushed in to help Alice, he was followed by Inuyasha who also will aid him.
"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha launched his wind attack at the first Mai clone, this time, it connected and made the clone disappeared.
Mai then placed a fan in her mouth and did some hand symbols again, and then she threw her fan up and suddenly, 20 clones of the fan appeared, flames emitting from it and Mai flung them at the party.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" Jean panicked frantically as the party were forced to dodge them. Mai made another 20 clones of her fan and flung them again.
'Damn it… This could be trouble…' Alucard thought bitterly to himself as he dodged another fan. Suddenly, a spirit ball was flung at Mai, pushing her back and dispelling her fans.
"Who dares?!" Mai growled as she looked around for whoever did that, then Mai was forced to step back a little after a gunshot was fired at her. All eyes turned to a blue haired busty woman with a pink small hairclip, wearing a normal schoolgirl uniform, but wielding a deadly katana and a 15 year old girl with green shoulder length hair and wearing a purple cloak and purple clothes and holding a pistol at Mai.
"Sounds to me you need a lesson on attacking innocent people, demon who possessed an innocent girl…" The blue haired girl growled as she aimed her katana at Mai.
"Careful, Junko." The green haired girl advised with caution. "I still need to ready the exoticism bullet to free her from the demon's grip. So knock her out, will you?"
Junko nodded with a heroic smile and replied with "On it." With a dash, she charged towards Mai and slashed her four times with her katana.
"Damn you!" Mai growled as she flung shuriken at Junko who had to bend her back ala the Matrix and she did a leg sweep that knocked Mai to the ground. Mai tried to do the up kick on her, but Junko did a backflip and flung a spirit ball at Mai, hitting her and causing her to skid across the room.
Mai was about to use her fan attack again but Junko in a dash of light, managed to slash her five times, causing the possessed kuniochi to hold her arm which is bleeding slightly.
"Now!" The green haired girl yelled as she fired a strange white bullet at Mai, at first, the party thought it was gonna go through Mai's chest, but to everyone save for Alucard's surprise, it stopped when it almost reached Mai's chest, a powerful white aura wrapped around Mai, causing her to scream as white electricity surged through her.
To Bridget's surprise, she can see the evil aura from Mai being sucked into the bullet and getting destroyed for good. 'How… on earth can I see that evil aura?' She thought to herself in bewilderment.
After a minute or so, Mai slumped to the floor and was knocked unconsciousness. The party were concerned about her.
"Is-Is she…?" Shippo stopped in mid-sentence, he doesn't want to say it. The green haired girl walked up to Shipp with a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry. She isn't dead." She told him. "Freeing her from the evil spirit has exhausted her. That is the power of my exoticism bullets. By the way… Who are you people and are you like us, brought to this castle for an unknown reason?"
To be continued…
Next chapter: The Lady Grappler and the Gear: Battle with the First Member of the Grand Order of Evil: Round 1
Rem Ayanoko's Corner!
We see Rem Ayanoko sitting at her desk with a smile.
"Hello." She greeted the viewers. "Today's chapter was an exciting one. We just learned that whoever brought me and others to 1797 in another Earth wants the main character of this story, Bridget Verdant to be sacrificed so the forces of evil can open the way to many worlds and conquer the entire universe." Rem held up a picture of Bridget in her normal attire walking down the streets of Tokyo with a smile.
"I'll make sure nothing bad happens to her. Plus…" She held up another picture of Alucard with the moon standing in the background. "This Alucard fellow has me intrigued, he's a good guy, but what is he hiding because of a bad experience in his childhood that made him side with the humans in battling evil?"
"What secrets does this evil castle hold and who is not brainwashed by the dark master or how many members of the Grand Order of Evil are there?" Rem held her finger up with a smile. "We'll be sure to find out as the story goes on. This is Rem Ayanoko, signing out!"
A/N: How do you like Rem's Corner bit that I put in this story? I will do a Rem's Corner bit almost every chapter. So stay tuned for more updates.
