Seals and Sacrifices
"I need to get out of here this school is just to scary for me." Mathew said.
I came to Yokai academy from an invitation from the headmaster himself, saying he might be a good fit for the school. I wasn't the smartest kid, but I did well enough my parents didn't have to worry academic wise. I'm a rather rebellious kid, and a bit of a delinquent, I don't go looking for fight's, but I won't shy away from one either, unless it's a one sided match to which it would just look like I was picking on the other one.
Upon my last year of middle school in America, I got an offer from a strange man in robes reminding him of a priest. I thought it was strange, but I liked the idea of being able to go see another part of the world. I figured it would be my one and only chance to leave his small town.
I'd grown up in a small town in southern Michigan. Mostly agricultural kind of jobs present, small stores, and almost not industrial just small fabrication shops, and junkyard/auto care, a place where everyone knew everyone. So it was hard to get away with doing anything bad. My part time jobs at the local farms kept him in decent shape, and aided him in his random scuffles at school, especially with my uncle...well he was like my uncle, being a close family friend. Him and dad knew each other sense they were in elementary school. Dillon he was a rough neck and a slave driver. I could hold my own against the breed of farm boys, winning some and losing some. I did enjoy the occasional fight, something to break the lazy, boring, peaceful atmosphere that often left me feeling anxious. Like I was meant to do something more than this.
So a chance to see something new was a god send. My parents had already accepted the offer before I'd been ask. They were rather happy I got to go somewhere while I was still young. Not to mention the schools name held meaning to other prestigious universities across the world. They'd always wanted me to have the best I could get, and this was something that they couldn't afford for me on their own. Running a small bar and restaurant, the upstairs was their living space. Cigarette smoke often filled your nose upon entering our home from the outside stairway. They had installed really good ventilation, but cigarette's linger bad, and smell horrible after the first light. I liked the scent of the tobacco burning, but not the smoke breathed out.
So here I am first day of Yokai academy. First thing I'm told is it's a place of monsters, for monsters, and by monsters. Ridiculous notion in my opinion. But I can deny the pighead attached to a human body I saw earlier. Great! Now what? Oh the girls are so good looking, but damnit they'd probably eat me. So I decided to split. Cut my losses and make a run for it.
Just as I'm about to walk through the main entrance to go to the bus stop. I notice that pretty pink haired chick from class. She's talking and trying to steal this guys bag. I can't make out what they are saying. But I could have sworn I heard human. Did they smell me, some tall guy with a lip piercing kept saying he smelled human, and looking around the room. So I figured they could smell me.
He takes off running, and she gives chase. I figure now it's clear I can make my get away.
"Whoooosh, hooooowwl" the wind signalling my starting gun. I bolt down the same path, well the only path there is. Then I hear a scream of a girl and a loud boom. Like something smashing into something.
I know I shouldn't but damn those are screams for help. Why should I care for monsters? Let them kill each other, and my chances for living skyrocket. But the sound of a lady crying out in pain stabbed at me heart, but what can I do? I'd never liked leaving someone need without first seeing if I could do anything.
"This has got to be the dumbest thing I'm about to do." I said out loud in a last ditch effort to reason with myself. I run towards the sound of a man...well a monster. Reminded me of a spiky Hulk. He was groping the pink haired girl with his tongue. Why didn't she change too? Maybe she's actually a human like me. Sold a bill of goods like me.
"Hey ass clown, let her go!" I said, then I thought, "I'm sooooo dead." I rushed into the towering behemoth. My head barely level with his midsection. I threw a couple jabs as hard as I could to his bony spiky stomach. Ouch that is hard!
"Ha ha haaa, a little runt like you can't hope to fight me if that's all you got. I'm an orc, what are you? A mouse ha ha ha. You smell like a human." He taunted me.
Luckily I jumped back barely being missed by a strong back hand. That was a total luck, I'd only moved back because my hand hurt. Placing myself between him and the girl. He looked as shocked as I was at the near fatal blow missing me.
"Hey, can you move? You better make a run for it while you can." I'd never been one to just fight. Usually I stood up for those who'd gotten bullied, or if someone thought they could bully me. I was way out of my league with this guy. Not like David and Golioth, more like Bambi and a T-Rex. I wouldn't try to fight one of those, what the fuck was I thinking.
"I can't leave you here." She said to me. Great, just great, if she'd made a run for it I could too. Running was my only chance, now there was no chance. She didn't seem as scared of him as I thought a human would be, but what am I doing? The pot calling the kettle black.
"I'll teach you not to look away from me!" The towering orc landed a hard punch to my face and chest. That's how big his fist is. I could have sworn I heard a few ribs break, my jaw was luckily in tact,nose broken. My body flooded with pain, feeling the pull of gravity my body fell and fell, down hillside, branches broke my fall but every one sent pain rippling through me. My legs, back, and arms. I'm lucky my head missed them, tumbling down, down, down, down, and still down the hill.
I landed at the bottom on my stomach. Feet towards the red ocean, my whole body felt heavy. "Am I going to die here?" I barely managed to say. "Don't move. You're bleeding badly. Mmmmmm you smell good." The pink haired girl said sniffing me.
"Moka get away from that chump. You're my woman now." The orc said.
Oh so that's her name. At least I know the name of the person I'm about to die for whether I want to or not.
"No way, I don't like people like you, I like nice people. Just leave us alone."
I stumble weakly to my feet, "You...should get out of here...Moka,... doesn't look to good but...I can buy you sometime." I'd given up on living, one of us had the ability to run away at this point. I figured she was a monster, and here I was trying to get out of here so I wouldn't be killed by a monster, and now I'm protecting one, and about to be killed by another. I really am an idiot.
"NO!, I can't leave you like this, I'd never be able to forgive myself for sacrificing you for myself." She said even though my sight was hazy I could see the determination in her eye's.
I couldn't help but wonder if she'd have a change of heart if she knew I was a human. Her green eyes didn't seem like she would. In a hushed tone so only she'd hear me,"I'm only a human, if not him then maybe you'd be the one to kill me. Now go! live!" I stumbled back reaching my hand out to stop my fall. I felt my hand brush her chest and touch her rosary, it dropped off as if it wasn't held on by anything.
Next I knew I was on the ground, and a bright ominous purple light erupted from where Moka was. Dense pressure pressed on my body, my instincts screamed RUN! I probably would have if I could of. Eh who am I kidding, I'd stay curiosity killing the cat I am.
Then the bright light ceased. Now a completely different looking girl stood where Moka once stood. Silver hair, blood red eyes, bigger ass and tits, same height maybe a little taller, not by much though. She was way scarier than the orc that towered over her. She was unfazed by his presents. She glanced down at me with a sinister grin, showcasing her fangs, the slits in her eyes made her look all the more sinister, and yet I was captivated by her beauty. I felt a painful grin appear on my face in response.
"So you're the one who woke me?" She said in a tone that commanded respect and fear.
The orc was shaking visibly,"No way. It...It can't be. A legendary S class monster, silver hair, blood red eye's a vampire does exist." The orc said staring at his shaking hand. "Hey if I take down an S class then my reputation will go up."
"If you think it's that easy then come at me." She said. Why was she holding back? He is scared of her, maybe she's not as strong as he thinks she is. Who am I kidding, she's unshakened, and the monster orc is having to talk himself into attacking her.
He charges trying to deliver a punch with his massive fist, the girl yawns then as he gets in range he swings, but her kick to his stomach is quicker and harder. The behemoth is sent flying into a near by cliff side. Crashing into the earth a few feet, making a crater in the wall. Boulders lay around him his head spinning then his eyes roll back. He's out like a light.
I stood haphazardly stumbling as she approached. Before I passed out feeling my face resting on something warm and soft.
When I came to my sight was filled with emeralds, and pink, and apples, and cinnamon, "Oh! You're awake." She greeted me. I felt the warmth of her thighs under my neck. Smooth, soft, and yet firm.
"How long have I been out?" I said a hazy memory of what happened before I KO'ed. Remembering this girl is an actual vampire. Or was I just dreaming? Well that was answered by my throbbing chest and face.
"A while we should get back to school it's about to get dark." She answered. She must have seen my look of worry for being a human in a monster school. "Maybe you'd be better off going back to the human world. Maybe monsters and humans can't get along. I mean look at me, I'm a vampire and I drink peoples blood."
I could agree with the first part of what she said, but I didn't totally agree with the last part. "Well you and I get along I suppose. I mean you didn't drink my blood while I was unconscious. Right?" she had a look of mischief in her smile.
Getting nervous and waving her arms excitedly,"No no. I didn't. I wanted to. It seemed wrong while you were sleeping." She started sniffing me like she'd just noticed the blood trailing down my cheek from a scrape I got. "But you do smell soooo good. I just can't help myself." Then she bit my neck shortly after saying that.
I was rather amazed. It didn't hurt like you'd see in a movie, it was kind of pleasurable with her soft lips on my neck, the little sucking sensation. Feeling a bit embarrassed I said," Hey! You could at least wait until I've recovered." She backed off, and helped me to my feet.
"I don't think I'm going anywhere at the moment." Noticing the bus schedule, and my shaky legs. Moka seemed a little excited at that. "Well maybe we can be friends." Then she looked a little hesitant continuing, "Unless you don't want to be friends with a vampire."
I thought for a moment taking it in. Then answered, "Well I don't have a problem being friends with you, You saved me when you could have killed me if you wanted, so I will be your friend."
Her eyes lit up like jewels, and she jumped giving me a hug that felt too tight,"Moka, Moka, ease off will you, I can breath." I said in a breathless voice. "Oh sorry." She said still grinning from ear to ear but a bit embarrassed she hugged me too tight.
She helped me get back to the dorms, which took a while it was way past sun down before I got to bed.
The rest of the month flew by quickly. A lot of things happened. Kurumu, and Yukari had become friends with Moka, and me. The latter made it known she was in love with Moka. They also expressed interest in me. Who Kurumu had dubbed Matty.
The other male students were envious of the male human who they believed was anything but human. Moka still the only one who knows the truth about me at the school. I was scared of what could happen if anyone else found out. It was bad enough that Moka knew, no telling if she might be held accountable if word got out.
The other two I wasn't so sure. Moka had only learned the truth in my attempt to save her, which she ended up doing the saving. She later told me about the rosary and what it did, and how she couldn't remove it herself. I'd wanted an opportunity to speak with her in her true form to validate my assumption that they were 2 separate people. Her true form only came out during altercations that I surely couldn't handle or her sealed. Somehow I'd managed to take the rosary off in dire situations. But I was unable to on others. I was wondering the conditions that had to be met. Each time so far I'd been willing to protect her with my life, and touching it in that mindset released it. Oh well I suppose it is what it is.
Kurumu turned out to be a succubus hell bent on turning the men into her willing slaves to find her destined one. She had a grudge against Moka for drawing the men's attention off of herself. She tried using her love charm spell to keep me under her control. Moka luckily figured it out and put a stop to it. She almost went to far I thought so I stopped her before she tore Kurumu's wings and tail off. Her and Moka are friends for the most part, but when they squabble I'm usually the rope in their tub of war. Damned monsters are going to rip my arms off someday I just know it.
Yukari she's a genius who skipped a couple grades, she saw me as a rival for Moka's affections, then after saving her from these lizardmen she now wants Moka and I at the same time. How does a guy get any luckier than me? In a couple more years it might be hard to turn her down. She's calmed down on her mischief a lot. She's a great friend. Although Kurumu gets a washtub to the face when they get into it. She usually plays referee when Moka and Kurumu get into it, especially when they are about to rip my arms out. Thanks Yukari, I owe you.
Out of the 3 girls well I guess 4 if you count scary Moka as her own person which I am leaning more towards. I'd have to say scary Moka is on my mind more, but nice Moka and I are very close now. Maybe because she's the only one who knows the truth, I'm not sure.
Between Moka's love for my blood which she said was the best she's ever had. It was so good with a divine after taste. The random scuffles with other students, I was rather beat, and the constant fear of my truth coming out. I wasn't doing as well in academics here like I had in the human world, and I was feeling kind of useless always being saved by the girls. Oh I tried and failed every time to protect them, getting my ass beat in one blow. My ribs had multiple fractures and always hurt.
I kind of became use to the pain, but was wondering if I should actually leave. I wanted to stick it out with my new friends I made, who wouldn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous girls all the time. But the catch was I had to hide myself from everyone besides Moka who already knew, and I didn't like faking to the others either. People always made a comments about me smelling like a human, or they smell a human. Moka was quick to say it was fabric softener she lent me. Or her dad had human blood bags delivered for her to consume and that's what they smell. Seemed to work I guess.
My cellphone got no reception, so snail mail was my only option to write to my parents. I would assume mom is pissed not having heard from me in about a month. I ran into the girls fan club boys. Fucking lame, even more lame is I couldn't even fend off those weaklings by monster standards. All 4 girls had kicked their asses for me, and even scary Moka had said she would like it better if her food stayed close. I got the feeling she wasn't being completely honest with why she wanted me to stay. I believed she liked my blood, but their was a warm kind of concern in those blood red eyes that I hadn't seen before. I was pretty happy to hear them say they wanted me to stay.
I had no intention of actually leaving just to see if the bus driver would mail my shit for me. Now the bus runs daily, and even a public phone on campus. Mom was thrilled to have a phone call every week or so.
We all joined the newspaper club. I'm not much of a journalist, but I am good with words and editing. Ginei is our club president, and werewolf. Pretty freaking cool and scary if you ask me. He started out as a spas trying to frame me for being the campus peeping tom, turns out he is. He's alright I suppose, hardly in for club things so the girls and I basically run it.
Mizore was a bit creepy first meeting her. She has the whole stalker vibe going for her. But she's alright, still stalks me. She's just lonely.
A few more months have passed, we went on summer break in the human world. There we met and fought Ruby a witch. I haven't seen her sense Gin pulled her out of the water. This is where the summary ends.
Now preparing for another term in school. The schools newspaper is doing really well. Our first day back handing out newspapers was disappointing. Not many people were taking it. The Kurumu noticed another paper in someone's hands. It was in color too.
"What the hell is this?" She says snatching the paper out of his hands. "Who's giving out this garbage?" The shocked boy pointed in the direction of a big gathering. We all head over to the commotion.
There we see 3 girls handing out newspapers. They aren't the Yokai Gazette. On closer inspection of the document the maker is Yokai Press. "What the hell do you bitches think you're doing? Only one Newspaper's club is allowed and we're the official one."
One of the girls says back in a mocking tone,"You mean the garbage you guys put out? We're tired of that boring drivel, so we decided to make one better."
"We'll see about that." Kurumu retorted walking off towards the faculty lounge. We talked to our club advisor Mrs. Nekanome, she said the school would allow 2 for the time being, then keep the most popular one. We all wanted to fight back, and show them a thing or 2. But we had to wait for Gin's go ahead with him being club pres.
Kurumu and Yukari went off to handout newspapers in maid outfits sex sells I suppose. Moka and I weren't comfortable with doing anything without Gin's go ahead. So we held off and waited for his return.
"So Gin have you heard about the other newspaper club?" I said
"Yea, It doesn't sound good."
"Should we compete with them?"
"Look I want too, but it's got bad news written all over it. Nothing good can come of fighting back."
"But Gin, were just going to quit and let all our hard work go to waste?" Moka said clearly saddened by his verdict.
"Look Moka, Matt, there's someone bigger behind them. I'll explain a little more when the others get back. Just trust me you don't want to get into this with them." He said clearly intimidated by the ones backing the new newspapers club. I thought if an S class werewolf was hesitant about them then surely there's a reason. If it wasn't for the stone railing on top of the school breaking no telling how his fight with inner Moka would have turned out.
Later on the other girls showed up and we had a meeting for Gin to tell them the bad news. He told us about the security council and their dirty dealings, corruption of power, basically a mafia police force.
After he left the room telling us to dispose of the remaining newspapers, all of us were saddened by it, but Kurumu was most vocal about the bullshit we were being fed. We tried reasoning with her to calm her down, but she wasn't listening to any of it.
We'd gotten into an altercation with a spider bitch, working for the security council. We probably would have disposed of the newspapers and got a reluctant Kurumu to let it go, if that spider hadn't come to add salt to the wound.
I was useless again in that altercation, and inner Moka had saved the day again. Showcasing the difference in strength between her and the arachnid. It was the spark that started the fire to fight back. I had no idea of what awaited with that choice.
We'd gotten pictures of them taking bribes, and other payments from other clubs, strong arming them into submission. Kuyo the leader unknown to us, was and had already started an investigation into the 5 of us, namely me.
Our 3 witnesses had been silenced, taken to the security council's headquarters for questioning. Our cause to expose them looking bleak.
Then one day they came to our homeroom. Kuyo said,"Mathew David, you're wanted for suspicion of being a human." He said with a sinister grin,"and you 3 are under suspect for knowing."
"Matty? A human? You've got to be kidding me, he's no human." Kurumu said confidently, then showed hesitance as she saw the fear on my face,"Tell them your not."
"All matters will be cleared up on further interrogation human." Kuyo said.
Shit...fuck...they caught me, but how? Is this what Gin was trying to warn us about? I'm dead now, the only thing I can do is hope the others don't share my fate.
We were marched with our hands bound to their headquarters, I hoped Yukari could avoid being taken in with us. Inside we were separated, I was restrained by 2 male students holding my arms.
"Mathew David, you're under suspicion of being a human. What do you have to say for yourself? Hmmm?" The sadistic smile ever present on his face. I like a fly no gnat caught in a spiders web. It was only a matter of time. What do I do? What kind of monster looks human? A vampire but what would Moka say? Conflicting stories would doom me, and her. I hope the o...
"Well? Some of your classmates had this to say after a little encouragement." He snapped his fingers and the girls fan club members appeared strapped to a column, bruised and beaten. He continued,"He's weak like a human. We kept beating on him and beating, and never once did he break his transformation. What do you have to say about that?"
"Where's Moka and the others?" My mind was only concerned with them.
"You don't need to worry about them, they're fine as long as they cooperate. Ohhh, and they have this to say." He said snapping his fingers again, first Kurumu showed sitting in a chair. Denying my humanity, but with no success as the questions she was asked she didn't have a real answer for.
Mizori was the same deny, deny, denying the allegations but with no real answer other than he's not a human I know it. Then I heard a cry of pain then he snapped his fingers again showing Moka, and some cockbag with a cup of water splashing little drops on her. She denying my humanity under what I could only guess as intense pain.
I snapped wiggling an arm free I caught one of my retainers off guard with a hard haymaker to his cheek. Clearly stunned both boys loosened their grip. Just one good fucking hit on this turd. That's all I want. My hand was throbbing from the blow I delivered. While they are in human form they are still leagues stronger and more durable.
I was an arm length and a half away from Kuyo but my restrainers caught up to me quickly, tackling me, and delivering hard punches to my face and the back of my head. I thought my head would cave in.
Shakily I said, " You know monsters aren't so different from humans after all. Both just as corrupt able as each other, and both can extent great charity when they want too."
"Is that a confession?" He said chuckling at my now beaten self.
"I'll tell you what, let me get a good shot in and you might just find out." I didn't care anymore. I heard Moka cry in pain again snapping me out of my rebellious mind, "Fine I'm a human, let the others go."
With a triumphant smile and tone Kuyo said, "Did you hear that everyone? He admits it." Finishing with a snap and three people appear behind me. Moka, Kurumu, and Mizori.
"No, that can't be true. Why didn't you tell us?" Kurumu clearly shocked at the betrayal of finding out the truth this way. Sadness turned to anger, then back to sadness.
"Why did you admit it?" Moka said, "It shouldn't have mattered what they did to me, we could have gone on like nothing happened." She was at a loss for reason and judgement at the admission. There was no way to fake being a monster for me. Seeing them appear, Mizori quiet with a sad face, Kurumu asking why I hadn't told her too, and she yelled at Moka for knowing the whole time, she clearly felt betrayed, Moka thinking if I kept denying sooner or later they'd let me go, and probably guilt for hiding it from the others.
"You see, this hall is misleading, it can have many small rooms or bring everyone together in one large one." The wick smile never once left his face. With a final snap the room was filled with other members of the security council. "What say you? Guilty or not guilty?".
Many 'guilty' verdicts, no 'not guilty' verdicts. "I hereby call you guilty, and the punishment is death. You have one hour to make peace with your god. Moka will be punished later because she knew the whole time, the others may leave.
No last meal, or rights all that awaited me was the graves cold embrace. Moka couldn't save me this time, nor any of my other friends, why would they. I'd lied to them the whole time.
They kept Moka and I separate, I stayed in the hall with Kuyo's annoying rambling. Clearly he enjoyed humiliating people. What I wouldn't give to beat the shit out of him. No I wanted to kill, if there is a god give me that before I die.
The hour of nothingness was upon me. No telling what they had in store for me. The suspense of how I'd die wasn't eating at me as much as what would or was happening to her now.
The whole school was assembled on the grounds, one pathway for my walk of shame. At the end stood a crucifix with dry lumber at the base. Crucifixion and incineration. The crowd roared for my blood to be spilled, it wasn't the way I initially wanted to attain fame. I guess I'll go down in the history of this school. I'll never see my parents again. This blows, fuck this. I wish I could find a way out of this. I should have left when I had a chance.
They hoisted me up, my arms bound to the horizontal parts of the cross, legs bound at the base. Well it wasn't all bad, I got to meet Moka and the others. Mmmmm, I wish I could see those blood red eye's again. So beautiful.
Kuyo announces my execution and the reason "This Mathew David is guilty of being a human. To protect the sanctity and peace of our school he is to be executed by fire."
The crowd erupted in curses, and hatred. Nobody was showing any mercy. The few that did were silenced by force.
"Any last words human?" Kuyo said looking up at me.
"Will the others be spared?" I know dumb question.
"Oh yes, they will. Their deaths will be quick and painless." He said with a hearty malicious laugh.
"Well fuck if that's how it's going to be, how's it feel to be looked down upon? You're nothing, the load that should have been swallowed." Fuck him I thought. I'll get my licks in with words. No sense in begging, he's already decided what he'll do.
He laughed clearly it did nothing to hurt him, why would it? He had all the power. Sending a fireball at the base the flames erupted to life. Steeling my nerves for the pain that awaited. Suddenly the flames froze and I heard the familiar voices of my saviors. Ruby, Moka, Kurumu, Mizori, and Yukari.
"Don't worry Matt well get you down from there in no time." Kurumu said flying next to me, then taking a swooping lunge towards Kuyo. He dodged it effortlessly.
"Get away from him." Mizori said freezing some security goons. Then launching ice spikes at Kuyo who vaporized them effortlessly. "Stop this pointless farce, if you look the other way I'll let you off with just a beating." He mocked thinking he was clearly going to win. "Get them."
Moka, Yukari, and Mizori squared off with three security goons. "Kurumu get Matt to safety, we got these wimps." Yukari ordered. Kurumu responded by slicing my restrained limbs free and flying me to safety on the roof.
"Matty!" Kurumu said hugging me after we landed, "I don't know whether to slap you or hug you more. I'm still pissed about you hiding that from me. Aren't we friends?"
"I know Kurumu, I'm sorry I never told you, it got harder to say the longer I waited."
"All this friendship bullshit is going to make me barf. It's time you die, and your friends only saved me the trouble in hunting them down one by one. Maybe I should kill them all very slowly and painfully in front of you. Huh? How does that sound human trash?" Kuyo had caught up in no time. His smug aura of superiority directed at us.
"Save the reunion until after you two, we've got an issue to take care of." Ruby said casting a spell at Kuyo. He incinerated the magic with his flames.
"You're going to have to do better if you hope to stop me fools." Saying as he retaliated with a couple fireballs. Kurumu grabbed me as she moved out of the way. "That human is going to be the end of you. I mean look at him. He can't do anything to defend himself. Why even try? Put him out of his weak misery." Kuyo taunted. He said, "Humans are violent, unsightly creatures that only care about themselves. He'll turn on you someday, just you watch human monster coexistence is a bullshit notion."
His taunting worked on Kurumu, because she set me down and launched at him swiping with her elongated nails. "We're friends, monsters and humans can coexist, and we're living proof." He moved slightly missing her strike, catching her out stretched arm then backhanding her hard. She flew back to where she set me down.
He sent a fireball shortly after she started to stand. I managed to push her out of the way tackling her. "Mmmm, you'll have to do that later when we're alone Matty." She said unfazed by the life and death battle.
Ruby interjected,"This is no time for that Kurumu, get to fighting."
"Awww you're no fun Ruby." I moved off of her so she could stand. Then Moka and the others showed up. Rushing to get between me and our executioner.
"Don't worry Matt we'll protect you." Moka said holding her gaze at me. I wished I could do something to help. "Hurry get this off." Moka grabbing my hand and placing it on the rosary. It wouldn't budge, why now, the only one who can hope to stand up to him is Moka.
A fireball came crashing between our group blasting everyone to the ground and away from everyone else.
"I'm going to make good on my promise to kill everyone of your beloved friends before you. Now watch as I take their last breath. Let's start with Moka, it's a shame to see such a beautiful creature on a human's leash." Kuyo said launching a fiery spear at her chest.
My body acted on it's own as soon as I heard her name, I closed our gap with speed I didn't think I possessed. It's amazing what you can do when a loved one is in danger.
Just as my hands touched Moka's chest to push her out of the way, my side burned. He was never aiming for Moka, he aimed in anticipation for me to act to protect her. My body engulfed in flames. I could smell my own flesh burning. It's a god awful smell, and the searing pain throughout my body. My lungs breathed in the flames burning my wind pipe and lungs. I've heard about this one time. They say you essentially drown on the mucus and fluid your lungs produce after the the cells have been damaged by heat. I always thought drowning was the worst way to go. Fuck my life.
The flame died, along with the intense purple light around Moka. Gasping for air that would never fill my lungs again. "Whoosh" I felt the air cooling my blistered skin, bubbles popped under intense pressure. There was no pain on my skin for it had been burned away. No nerves no pain. Just the insane want to breath fresh air.
The silver hair beauty kneeling before me. I saw an intense rage and sadness in those blood red eyes. "Don't die Matt, I'll give you my blood." She looked at Kuyo, "Don't look so triumphant little man, I'm killing you next."
"Oh is the vampire angry that her toy got hurt? Boo hoo that's so sad." In a flash she'd gotten to her feet and gave him a hard fast kick into the adjacent roof. Then everything went black. the last thing I remember is seeing her approach me...
It's so dark...so cold...nothingness...just me?...no sound...no light...just an endless abyss of dark nothingness...I guess there is no god...hmmm I should have known damn fairy tail of a story that book...wait what...what's that a tiny bright light...no a blackened crimson flame...it's hot...sooooo hot...it should burn me but it's not...who...who are you?
The voice spoke, my voice spoke from the flame, commanding, strong,"I am you, you are me, we are but one. The seal on you has been weakened, by your friend's blood. She has met the blood offering condition for unsealing a portion of our power, and allowed our true form to manifest for an instant."
"But how? Why now? What am I?" I asked confused, thinking this was a trick being played on me, or a hopeless delusion in hopes I could save my friends...wait who are my friends?
The numbness to my senses couldn't stop the warmth I felt for them, that's right Moka! The mysterious silver haired savior of mine.
"Know this human me, there are only 2 ways to achieve your full power." The flaming me spoke with caution,"A soul offering by someone you care for, and they care for you. In other words they purposely give their life for you, and you will consume their essence. That means no heaven or hell or reincarnation for them. Only nothingness, oblivion, a part of your soul forever." Then he spoke of the other way, "Use the magic and over time you will gain your true form. That of a dragon god. Lost magics both used to slay gods and dragons, then when combined, have the potential to destroy even the world itself, and when used will change you into both. We started out as human once before...well a sealed demon, and learning both types of slayer magic we became consumed by them. In either case don't make the same mistake again."
"Mistake? What mistake?"
"All will be remembered with time. The old you has already started to be absorbed by the new you. The time here is short you will awaken soon. Stay close to those that love you, and crush all those that would take them from you."
The flame was over taken by a new light. The light of life.
Things aren't looking too good. Matt hasn't woken up, and I've already given too much of my blood to him. I was still landing kick after kick, but I could tell they were lacking the knockdown power needed for this fox. I was becoming sluggish with each kick. Each kick was becoming desperate, and not composed.
"Is this all vampire?" Kuyo said mockingly catching my cheek with his face. It was a hard hit, and it burned, "Oh did you give to much blood to your human friend." My body dangled over his fist to my stomach. He sent a couple more to the same spot keeping me winded. "I was hoping to have more of a challenge from you, no matter though you we're going to die either way."
A hard haymaker sent me flying to Matt's lifeless body. "You see you're human friend caused this, you could have saved yourself and all the others if you weren't so worried about your pet."
"You bastard I'll get you for this." I retorted I was losing but if I could catch him slipping with on good hit, I could end this. Kuyo summoned a huge fireball sending it my way. I looked at Matt and notice his skin had been rejuvenated. Thank god it work, but if he isn't stopped it will mean nothing. "I'm sorry Matt" I said in a tone only I could hear.
Then the fireball that should have hit, but nothing, what happened? It was shrinking, and a few trails of fire lead to the cause. Its...its Matt, he's consuming it! But how? He's a human through and through.
His body began to convulse and shake, he let out a roar of pain. His hair fell off, his skin cracked and peeled off. Just what in the world was happening. His body increased it's mass, ripping his pants, a reptilian tail emerged under him.
He rolled on all fours, Oh my! He has a huge...(You hear a gong sound on campus)
"He has a huge...(A rooster crows in the distance)" Kurumu said what I was thinking.
His scent changed, a little bit human, a little bit from the blood I gave him, and something else, something irresistible, it made my mouth water.
He grew a snout, his teeth became jagged and elongated like dinosaurs of old, his head reminiscent of a T-Rex long extinct, but fiercer. Skin bat like wings erupted from his back. It can't be? A dragon! I've only heard myths of them, thought they only lived in legend of old. I've heard of a class of monster higher than S class, the ultra rare X class, and dragons we thought to be that or higher, the mythical Z, and triple ZZZ classes. Only thought to exist among gods and true demons or devils, and god's, and angels. Those that lived not of this planet.
Dragons Thought to be able to achieve the same levels of the gods who created the world, holding absolute authority over their respective element. I heard from my father that even the God of the church feared and hated them.
Black crimson flames covered his body, he kept getting bigger and bigger, soon the building would collapse under his titanic weight.
"Get off of here NOW!" I shouted no sooner than I jumped the building collapsed. When I landed I turned to look at the collapsed building. Replaced by a huge dragon, black , with the tips of his scales red, horns protruding out along his snout ending in a deadly point just past.
He let out a terrifying roar, it sounded like a train approaching a car stopped on it's path. Wings outstretched from awaking from his slumber. His gaze drifted around first at the others then me. His body changed, is appearance awe inspiring, and threatening, but his blue reptilian eyes can't hide that he is indeed a friend to the others and myself.
His gaze fixed on the little fox, Kuyo seemed to be in an awe struck at the mythical beast of legend, Foxes fire thought to be handed down to them by dragons as a gift to help the small animal demon, opening his mouth a cone of flame rushed out. It was so hot, the trees behind him ignited and started to burn. The collapsed potion of the building in front of him caught fire, and the stone began to melt. If he kept this up too much longer I might burst unto flames.
The barrier surrounding the campus began to crack, so much energy was coming from one breath attack. Is Dragon's energy equivalent to all the monster's energy now at this school combined? No this is just a sliver of his power. Pieces of the barrier began to shatter revealing the human world to us and viscera.
"Kurumu, take this to the chapel and place it where the broken one is." Throwing my rosary to her, I couldn't leave now if he lost it and went on a rampage. She seemed to sense that too, and reluctantly agreed to my request. "But Moka? What will you do?" she asked. "I don't know yet, But I'll think of something." If he was a crazed beast bent on destruction he wouldn't have attacked Kuyo first. It would of been me and the others who caught his gaze first. So he had to be in some kind of control.
Then the flame subsided, the heat relented the cooling air caressed my sweat soaked body. He roared again in triumph, and Kuyo was no where to be seen. Probably turned to ash and sprinkled across the land by the wind.
The dragon now towering over me, looking into my eyes, one of his gigantic talons was as big as me.
The cries of the other students in amazement and fear sounding as they eyed the scaly behemoth. The look in his eyes changed to that of rage, he turned their way. I had to act, how to stop him though, still recovering from the lack of blood I'd given him.
I jumped in a desperate attempt to reason with any part of him that was still rational. His eye as big as my head and torso combined. I latched on to his scaly soft and smooth skin.
"Don't let it control you." What did I mean? Maybe the power running rampant, or the reptilian part of his brain calling the shots. Those dark blue almost black slits of his eyes are beautiful I thought, then I felt his movement stop.
Before anything else could happen he slowly shrunk down in size. His eyes closed, soon he was back to his original size his head cradled in my bosom. I was thankful I wasn't force to kill him, but could I of even if I wanted too?
His scent of just a human, but he's something much more now. What awaited him and us is anyone's guess.
A few hours later I awoke in the infirmary a little weak, next to me on either side was a bandaged from head to toe Moka on my left, and a pasted out lightly bandaged Mizori to my right. Kurumu, and Yukari they filled me in on how Moka had given me her blood to save me, and the fight with Kuyo, and what I did after I awakened. I remember being angry and wanting to burn all those to ash who'd tried to hurt my friends and I. But my actions were a bit hazy, I remember seeing Moka and her torso in my eye, telling me something.
They they told me about Moka having Kurumu use her rosary to repair the barrier that I'd caused to break. I felt really bad about Moka giving up so much for me, and rather relieved that it didn't get a lot worse.
A day passed and the nurse removed Moka's bandages, her eyes fluttered open, those deep red eyes targeting me.
"Moka hey, I'm glad to see you awake. How are you feeling?" I said," I really want to thank you for what you did for me, and to apologize for what you had to give up after I caused trouble."
She grabbed me and effortlessly pulled me on top her bed cradling my head against you giant bosom. "They is one way you can make it up to me." She said with a wicked playful grin, exposing her enlarged K-9's.
I am rather aroused by her aggressive show to me. My lip quivering with excitement. "What you don't want to? You should feel honored a woman of my stature would find you so irresistible. I do have refined tastes you know."
"I guess I'm getting off easy if this is the price." I said exposing my neck to her. I did owe her, but I'd let her take it regardless of how much she helped or didn't help me.
"Oh, and what makes you think this is the only thing I want from you?" She said smiling teasingly. I am totally at her mercy and she knows it. Like a cat playing with the mouse she just caught.
Her fangs sank into my neck, the painful puncture replace by her gentle soothing sucking. Feeling the blood being pull from my body. She relented her sucking after a little while saying,"mmm you taste better than before."
The nurse came and gave her a clear bill of health and allowed her to leave. We bid each other good night upon reaching the dorms and parting ways for the night tomorrow will be a new day, and a chance to get to know the inner Moka, or maybe the real Moka is a better way to put it.
Author Note
Hey everyone this is a new story I thought up for those of you who've read my other work of fan fiction. On that it might be a while before I update it. I think I was to ambitious with the character selection, and not creative enough to think of ways to make a good match for him.
Enough of the old, this story won't follow the canon story at all. I might throw in a bit of it, but for the most part this will run into other fan fiction universes. I think I gave a good hint in this chapter of the crossovers that may be present. Dragon slayers, devils, gods, angels, it just kind of went that way.