Chapter 14
"How can we fight without Miss Isabella?" Hanabusa Aido whined, as he stood among Cross Academy's Night Class.
"My sister's strong. She will heal and return to us." I said, boldly. "Right now we have to defeat Derek and Jamie together. We have to go to Ouran Academy."
"I'll take Miss Isabella to Ouran Academy, to the Music Room so she can heal herself." Kaname-senpai said, kindly, picking up Kashu and holding her in his arms.
"Kuran, I'll do it." Zero assured, sharply. Kaname-senpai lifted Kashu into Zero's arms and strutted over beside Yuki. Zero carried Kashu while we all sped quickly to Ouran Academy. We all made sure to keep together. Mitsukuni Haninozuka, otherwise known as Honey-senpai rode on Takashi Morinozuka also known as Mori-senpai's shoulders beside me. Zelman ran on my right with fire in his eyes, angry but burning with excitement. Not that I was surprised. Zelman missed the first Kowloon War and only had a relatively small role in the other one. He had shown true strength and spirit while fighting at the Special Zone and I trusted him dearly. His grim excitement scared me but it made me only trust him more than usual. I was glad he was with us. Tamaki Suoh, Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, and Haruhi Fujioka ran swiftly behind Zelman. The Night Class, although presumably faster than all of us stayed at the far right and at a decent spend as to not outrun us. We were all determined to see this last battle through, and to stand together and protect our comrades. Arriving back at Ouran Academy was not a happy moment though. It was pure devastation. Luckily, all of the students were locked inside for their own safety, as to not be harmed. The school would have major issues if they were injured or even killed. The Ootori Family Police Force had Ouran Academy invaded though. They had breached the inside of the academy and held it under their control despite efforts to protect it.
"Isn't that Kyo-chan's car?" Honey-senpai asked, confused. Kyoya Ootori's car was parked at the front of the academy but Kyoya was nowhere in sight. Suddenly the Ootori Family Police Force began to approach all of us from all sides.
"Why is Kyoya here? He isn't still sulking at Cross Academy?" I asked baffled.
"That's right. We left Kyoya at Cross Academy." Tamaki-senpai said, pondering. "I know. Kyoya must have come down here to negotiate terms. Yes, that's right." He assured, happily.
"It looks like I got here at the right time." Kyoya's voice said as he walked affront a few soldiers from the Ootori Family Police Force just a stone's throw away. He wore a grim smile.
"Kyoya, what are you doing?" I said, harshly, noticed the soldiers closing in as Kyoya walked closer.
"Is it wrong to follow you guys?" He said, sincerely but with a cunning tone.
"Kyo-chan, are you alright?" Honey-senpai shouted, innocently.
"Yes, senpai, but unfortunately you won't be." Kyoya grabbed a remote-like contraption and talked into it. "Attack them." The Secret Police charged at us.
"Derek and Jamie brainwashed Kyoya. He would never betray his friends no matter how selfish he is!" I yelled, frustrated beyond belief.
All of us charged into battle. Zelman set fire to a couple of the soldiers. He was sure serious in battle and pretty ruthless…but I already knew that. Tamaki-senpai kicked another soldier while Honey-senpai flung members of the Ootori Family Police Force with his monster strength into the ground. Mori-senpai punched each soldier he crossed into the face, knocking them out instantly and passed them without any further difficulty. What amazing strength! I thought. I looked down at my arm with deep determination, influenced by the amazing feat of my comrades around me. I did what must be done to protect them and protect myself. I plunged my fangs into my arm, drawing a vast amount of blood that flowed down my arm. The blood twisted together, becoming solid, hardening like ice but the blood burned like a blazing fire. A crimson naginata formed from the twisting blood and shimmered like a fiery star. I sealed my wound with a touch of the crimson naginata's tip. The pain was excruciating but the wound became only a charred bloody scar.
"Surrender to Reality!" one of the soldiers shouted at the top of his lungs, charging towards me and nearly shot me, but my naginata cut his large machine gun in half before he had time to fire a second time but most of the fingers in his right hand were also severed. Blood spurted from what was left of his fingers. He collapsed and writhed on the grass below. I continued to battle with the remaining soldiers among my friends. I noticed Zero Kiryu running across the battlefield, cutting down opponents in his way with one fist as the other carried Kashu to safety. When he and Kashu had made their way inside the academy, I became overcome with relief. I suddenly realized I wasn't paying attention but it was too late. I heard a bullet fire. I unintentionally dodged it luckily. I turned towards the direction the bullet came from and saw Kyoya. He smirked.
"Black Blood Vines!" I cried as red-hot bloody vines emerged from all corners of the naginata, crackling like blazes of fire, and like a bolt of lighting were sent spiraling towards Kyoya. The blood-like lighting hit his arm, causing him to drop the gun, and he shrunk back, writhing in pain. Blood leaked from his charred arm. The vines sprang back, retreating back into my blade.
"Kyoya!" I called, angrily. Kyoya looked at me with a different look this time, a look of bewilderment, as he held his injured hand. It wasn't his usual brainwashed grimace. Was he back to his original self? Is his mind free? Suddenly, he glared at me and smirked. I sighed. For a moment he was.
"Little daughter, I'm surprised to see you without your sister." The charismatic but rough voice belonged to Derek.
"You aren't my real father. You deceived both me and Kashu!" I shouted in rage. "You two are so naïve, of course it was easy to trick you." Derek said, laughing hoarsely, brushing his dark coppery hair out of his face.
"You hurt my sister!" I was suddenly filled with immense rage and swung my naginata at his head but missed. He laughed at me and blocked my naginata, pressing it down hard against sharp rod.
"You're a fool….Aya….a pathetic weaking who has to rely on everyone!" Derek cackled.
I tried not to cry. "No…I can protect myself!" I shouted back at him
"You are sacrificing your friends to protect this world of yours." Derek laughed. "You even coerced the Ancient Hunter of Darkness to drink from you. I see…he gave you his blood in order to make you stronger. Without that power, you would be nothing." He said, slyly.
"No! You are wrong! I hollered. Tears fell from my eyes. I fought to wrench my naginata away. Derek smirked at me. Suddenly, my crimson naginata began to split down the side. I gasped with horror. Derek thrust his rod against my naginata, splintering the pole into pieces. The blade broke off and landed into the ground. I stared at Derek with disbelief. His rod swung directly at me, as I attempted to dodge it blindly. The blade brushed my cheek causing blood to leak from my cheek. Derek dove at me. I did not have enough energy or time to form another naginata. A shot of electricity surged head-on straight at Derek but out of nowhere, Jamie caught the attack with her katana. Her silver katana absorbed most of the electricity, causing the blade to glow dark blue. I turned, curious in the direction where the electricity came from, and there stood Rima a few feet away, expressionless.
"Don't interfere!" Derek shouted. He charged in the direction of Rima, rod in front to protect himself and laughed evilly.
"Rima!" I called out, terrified. Rima didn't blink at all. She stood still, prepared, pointing her index finger at Derek.
"Die!" Jamie screamed as she lunged at me with her katana but I fell back just in time to miss the deadly blow.
"You're slow!" She cackled, clearly excited from the fight. She made an effort to cut at me again but I bounded for the curved blade broken from my naginata that protruded from the ground and stabbed her in the side. She screamed. Jamie retreated back; blood exuding from her wound. I wouldn't let her get away so easily.
"Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha." A loud-pitched voice echoed through the battlefield. Renge, the female manager of the Ouran Host Club rose on a podium in the middle of the battlefield. She screamed through her large megaphone, shattering the windows of Ouran and highly irritating the vampires and humans who fought. My ears stung from Renge's voice. Suddenly, there was a large crash. Derek was thrown against a large tree. Electricity vibrated from his body and he writhed in shocks of pain. I turned to Rima.
"He was highly irritating." She said, emotionless. I smiled.
Suddenly, Zelman caught my attention. He had begun to fight Jamie but Jamie had the upper hand. She absorbed his fire, but I noticed her hand was scorched for the fire drawn into the sword heated the sword. She struggled to hold onto it.
"Protecting your precious kin, how unlike the last descendant of Warrior Asura. I heard you killed all of your kin until you were the only one left standing…." Jamie taunted. Zelman waved his hand, sending an enormous stroke of fire that barely grazed her.
"Silence!" He shouted, angrily.
I was overcome with disbelief. She must be lying. Yes, Jamie's lying. It can't be true. Would Lord Zelman do such a thing?
"Will you kill her? You passed to her your cursed bloodline." Jamie laughed.
"I said Silence!" Zelman hollered, fuming with anger. A magnificent ball of fire that resembled the sun but smaller cascaded directly at Jamie but Jamie was fast. She narrowly missed being engulfed by Zelman's attack. Zelman growled.
I noticed behind Jamie, there was an abrupt silver flash in the sky. It landed with perfection on the podium beside the unaware Renge. It was a beautiful thin vampire with short silver hair and bright eyes. It was Seiren of the Night Class, Kaname Kuran's bodyguard. She laid her hand on Renge who was still hollering into the microphone. Seiren twitched in pain from Renge's screaming. Renge began to tire, falling asleep slowly. Seiren was calming her with her sleeping powers.
"The pain is receding." Rima said, relieved. She then turned to face Derek, who laid crumbling against the ground under the tree.
"He still won't give up." Rima whispered. Derek struggled to stand, coughing up blood. He grasped his katana and charged. There was a screeching crack as a long red whip hit Derek in the side, throwing him many feet until he fell against the ground once again. His katana spun to the right, far away from him. Shiki appeared behind Rima, startling me but apparently not fazing Rima. "You're late." Rima said, with a hint of irritation. Shiki simply munched on the pocky he still held in his hand.
"Thanks you two." I said, gratefully.
The sound of Renge's screaming died completely. I watched Seiren as she moved Renge's body out of the way and started back to Ouran Academy. I approached Derek who was stumbling up off of the ground. I stared down at him, burning with intense rage. He looked up at me, panicked with immense fear. Sweat dripped down his face. His eyes focused on me and did not dare look away. Suddenly, without warning, his body burst into flames. Derek shrieked horribly until he became nothing but dust. I looked around me, away from the ashes of the father I knew for most of my life. All was silent around me. The Ootori Family Police Force was defeated and Kyoya was captured by the Ouran Host Club. He wasn't brainwashed anymore so the last of the Reality must have gone.
"Miss Aya! Jamie is still alive! She has fled to the Special Zone." Tamaki Suoh shouted.
"She won't get away!" I called back. I started to move forward but Zelman strutted in front of me. "Aya, Miss Isabella is healed. She is ready to fight alongside you once again." He said, in a pleased tone.
"I'm so glad." I said, happily.
"She will meet up with you in the Special Zone." Zelman said, softly.
The Ouran High School Host Club stayed at Ouran Academy, wishing us good luck and bidding us all farewell. The Reality had already begun to devour the world, consuming the exterior, forcing black clouds to evade the barriers shielding from its influence. The air began to become hard to breathe for everyone. Once we had all reached the Special Zone, we began a search for Jamie, searching all eleven yards to find her. I had hope we could defeat her but I didn't see Kashu and my hope began to fade. Zelman stood beside me, hands in his pockets, still soar from his unsuccessful fight with Jamie before. The Night Class stood behind us, but only with few members. Hanabusa Aido and Kain Akatsuki stayed behind at Cross Academy to help protect the school with Headmaster Cross. Kaname had disappeared from sight with Yuki, probably to protect her. Takuma Ichijo had been absent the entire time, probably with the Vampire Council. Seiren had also disappeared from sight back at Ouran Academy. The only members left were Ruka Soen, Senri Shiki, and Rima Toya. They all waited, patiently for the opportunity to fight.
"We should check the 11th yard." I said, desperately.
The 11th yard was still littered with black ash from the last battle with the Kowloon children and their leader. We would wait until Jamie appeared to us, assuming she came at all.
"What a pathetic army of weaklings!" Jamie chanted, blathering insidiously.
Zelman pulled out a cigarette beside me, slipped it into his mouth, and lit it wondrously with a flame. Shiki nudged me from behind, as I turned, he held up the box o pocky from which I eagerly took a couple of chocolate sticks.
"Thanks Shiki." I smiled.
Suddenly, Jamie appeared, standing before the ashes of the Kowloon King. "Do you really think you can stop me? I am far stronger than that weakling Derek." She brushed her long golden hair out of her face and bore down on us with her cold silver eyes. They stuck at us like daggers. I stared at Zelman and he smiled at me.
"Now!" I yelled, hopefully.
Ruka focused on Jamie and tried to possess her with her mind control.
"You fool! I cannot be taken over so easily!" Jamie shouted, angrily, using her immense power to push Ruka full-force into a tree.
I wanted to end this between Jamie and I. I was losing too much blood. I couldn't draw a naginata from my blood again. I had to use the fiery power Zelman had passed to me instead. I prepared myself. Rima shot a bolt of electricity towards Jamie but Jamie just absorbed it again with her katana and sent it spiraling towards Rima. Shiki stepped in front of her and deflected the blast away from us with his blood whip. Suddenly, a shadowy figure shot down towards us, from on top of one of the buildings. It had to be a vampire for it would not survive the fall. Jamie apparently did not see the shadow spiraling down towards her from above. Jamie became crazed and furious and darted towards us with a wild and evil look in her eyes. She held her surging blue katana in her hand tightly ready to kill us. I stared at Jamie, startled. Zelman was ready to unleash his fire attacks. Ruka lay unconscious. Shiki and Rima stood affront Ruka, prepared.
"Jamie!" Kashu's voice broke me from my panicked stare. The shadow soared through the air directly at Jamie. Jamie's bitter eyes darted up at Kashu. In a stunning transformation, Kashu's rod morphed into a swift katana and in a split second cut Jamie in two. Crimson blood sprayed Kashu's body and face. Once Kashu landed onto the ground before me, I hugged her tightly.
"Good to see you're well, Kashu." I said, happily. Tears ran down our cheeks.
"You too." She said.
I turned to Zelman and the Night Class. Zelman smiled, brushing his bright red hair out of face, laughing a little, and smoking as he did it.
I smiled to Rima and Shiki who stared back, faintly smiling but mostly sighed from relief.
"Is Ruka okay?" I asked, glancing over to the tree that Ruka was thrown against.
"I'm okay, Miss Aya." Ruka said, exhausted, but smiled vaguely.
Suddenly, my body began to tense up. An odd tingling sensation shot throughout my body, heating. The sun above began to rise into the sky like a beaming orange orb. The burning sensation in my body became more intense as the sun continued to rise higher.