I have returned my lovely readers with an awesometastic new chapter. I've read my poll results and just like me, most of my readers enjoy the forbidden love concept. :) Anyway, read on!
"We beat that Cynthia chick good." Shu said grinning.
"More like we beat her because of her stubbornness." Jiro said and Shu frowned.
"It was still a victory regardless." Kluke said and they started walking.
"Now onward to Logi's ship!" Bouquet and she ran into Rikaru, who stopped abruptly. Bouquet moved back and rubbed her head. "What's wrong Rikaru?"
"We've got company." Rikaru said and the others stopped. "Three hostiles hiding behind those boulders a few yards ahead."
"I should've known we weren't done maro." Marumaro said and three people stepped from behind the boulders. It was Andropov, Lemaire and Schneider.
"So we meet again Miss Zola." Lemaire said and he looked at Rikaru. "You too as well."
"Stating the obvious huh." Rikaru said.
"Alright listen up. There are seven of us and three of them. The tall one will come after me but I don't want anyone coming to help me." Zola said and Rikaru sighed.
"I assume you'll beat him hands down?" Zola nodded and Rikaru chuckled.
"Jiro and Marumaro will handle the other two. Shu, Kluke and Rikaru will provide Bouquet with enough protection to get her aboard Logi's ship." Zola said and Bouquet instantly clung to Rikaru and Shu.
"I feel so safe now." Bouquet said and Kluke glared at her.
"Let's go." Shu said and they ran off with Killer Bat covering their escape.
"Hey Rikaru, where are your swords?" Kluke asked.
"I left them back in Desert-Moon Village. I don't really use them very often." Rikaru said and he stopped.
'It's him.' Rikaru thought and Logi appeared.
"Figured I'd run into you sooner or later Rikaru." Logi said and the others looked at him.
'If this guy blows my cover then I'll seriously have to kill him.' Rikaru growled.
"What do we do Rikaru?" Bouquet asked.
"Shu and I will handle Logi. Kluke, you escort Bouquet to the ship and finish the mission." Rikaru said and Kluke nodded. She left with Bouquet and no one said anything for a few minutes.
"By the way, there's something that I need to ask you Rikaru." Logi said.
"What is it?" Rikaru asked and Logi pulled out a gold amulet from his pocket.
"There have been several werewolf attacks recently and they managed to be stupid enough to leave a clue." Logi tossed the amulet to Rikaru and the werewolf easily caught it. There was a black bat with ruby red eyes and there were words in a different language. Rikaru knew what language the words were in but couldn't decipher what it said. Rikaru had an angry look on his face and he clutched the amulet so hard he almost cracked it. He growled loudly and Shu looked at him worried.
"What's that?" Shu asked.
"Now's not the time Shu. I'll tell you and the others afterwards." Rikaru said.
"I assume you know what that amulet is. The werewolf Valkyrie killed was holding it in its paw." Rikaru put the amulet in his pocket.
"That's...impossible." Rikaru said. "This amulet is of no use to werewolves so why would one have this?"
"Do you think I'm lying?"
"Did you come here to talk and debate theories about this or defend your ship?" Rikaru asked and he smelled the scent of smoke and the faint smell of undeath. He loudly cursed and ran to where the scents were coming from. Shu ran after him and they stopped to see Bouquet hiding behind Kluke. Phoenix projected a barrier around them and there was a woman standing before them. She was wearing a white jacket with the hood over her head, a red shirt, a black skirt and thigh high boots. Her skin was very pale and her eye color was blood red. She turned to face the newcomers and smirked, showing her sharp fangs.
"I'm looking for General Logi. He has something that doesn't belong to him and I'm here to take it back." the woman said and Rikaru stepping in front of Shu.
"You mean this?" Rikaru asked taking out the amulet and showing it to her. The woman sighed.
"Just great. The amulet fell in the hand of a flea ridden dog." the woman said and Rikaru growled. "A filthy beast like you has no use for it for obvious reasons."
"She's just asking for it." Shu said angry. Zola, Jiro and Marumaro ran over to them and stopped when they saw the woman. Rikaru gave Shu the amulet and Kluke and Bouquet ran over to them.
"Shu, don't let this vampire get that amulet." Rikaru said and he turned to Zola. "Get the others out of here and fast. I'll follow you when I can."
Zola looked at the woman with unnatural eyes and back at Rikaru. His eyes turned into wolf ones and they urged her to get the others away. Zola nodded and ordered the others to run. The vampire smacked her lips in annoyance and started running after them until Rikaru moved in the way.
"Move wolf." the vampire said.
"Make me bat." Rikaru said and his head halfway morphed into his werewolf one. He took off his clothes and fully morphed into his werewolf form. Logi moved to his ship to assess the damages and Rikaru snarled.
"As soon as you beasts transform, your intelligence takes a complete nosedive." the woman said and Rikaru growled in response. The woman swiftly ran towards him and Rikaru blocked a punch aimed at his head. She roundhouse kicked him and Rikaru flew back a few feet. She once again ran towards him but Rikaru backhanded her and she hit a boulder a yard away. Rikaru charged towards her on all fours and pinned her to the boulder. He continued to snap at her neck with his large fangs that she swiftly dodged. She kicked him away from her and he landed on his paws. The vampire's nails extended into claws and she slashed Rikaru's chest. He roared in pain and used his claws to slash her arm off. The woman yelled out in pain and held her bleeding stump. Rikaru snarled and tackled her to the ground in a burst of speed and dug his fangs in her neck and shoulder. She screamed in pain as Rikaru continued tearing up her neck and shoulder. The vampire bled to death and Rikaru stood up. He shifted back to human form and put his pants on. He used the woman's jacket to wipe her vampire blood off his mouth and followed Zola's scent in the direction they ran in.
In Jibral...
"Ow, can you please be more gentle Zola?" Bouquet asked. She was transformed into a page of the Extra Seven and Zola was looking over it. Kluke was done copying and Bouquet transformed into the second page. The door burst open and Rikaru walked in shirtless with several people behind him saying something about his chest wound.
"I'll be fine. There's no need for you to worry and follow me everywhere." Rikaru said and he closed the door. His chest wound was almost fully healed and he sighed as he leaned against the door.
"Well aren't you popular." Zola said and Rikaru looked at her.
"Don't start with me Zola." Rikaru said putting his shirt back on and Zola chuckled.
"Are you okay Rikaru?" Shu asked and Rikaru nodded.
"That vampire was a mere newborn. They don't really pose much of a threat to an elder werewolf like me." Zola smirked.
"So basically you're an old man." Rikaru's eye twitched in irritation.
"Dammit Zola I'm not that old!" Zola laughed.
"Really then how old are you?" Jiro asked and Rikaru remained silent.
"Twenty-one."
"That's a damn lie and you know it." Zola said and Rikaru growled slightly.
"Ok fine. I'm six hundred and fifty." Everyone looked at him in shock. Later, Kluke finished copying the Extra Seven and Zola looked over it.
"By the way Rikaru, here's the amulet." Shu said and he handed the amulet over to Rikaru.
"What's that maro?" Marumaro asked and Rikaru looked over it.
"It's an amulet used primarily to strengthen the power of vampires." Rikaru said and he placed the amulet on the table. Zola picked it up and looked over it.
"I've never seen this language before." Zola said looking over the words circled around the bat.
"Do you know Rikaru?" Bouquet asked.
"The words are in a language that I do know of."
"What language is that?" Jiro asked.
"It's in vampiric." Everyone looked at him.
"Well can you translate it?" Kluke asked and Rikaru shook his head.
"I'm sorry to say that I can't. Since I'm a werewolf, my mind is unable to grasp its concepts." The children looked at Zola.
"So what you're saying is that your brain is incapable of learning this language." Zola said and Rikaru nodded.
"Exactly. The vampiric language can't be known to werewolves and vise versa. Vampires are incapable of learning the wolven language." Rikaru said. "However, humans can learn both these languages if they want."
"So what happens if a human knows both languages but gets turned into a vampire or a werewolf?" Kluke asked.
"Well here's an example. If a human manages to learn both the vampiric and wolven language but gets turned into a werewolf, then the vampiric language is immediately erased from their brain and they can never learn it again." Rikaru explained. "Unless someone manages to create a cure for lycanthropy and vampirism."
"Well all we can do now is finish translating the Extra Seven." Zola said and Rikaru picked up the amulet. He crushed it in his hand and threw the tiny shards away. Rikaru, Zola, Jiro and Kluke were busy trying to translate the Extra Seven while Shu, Marumaro and Bouquet brought in snacks and tea.
Late at night...
"Please tell me you plan on sleeping some time soon." Rikaru said while he sat on the window sill watching Zola work. "Don't need you to develop insomnia."
"I'll be fine Rikaru." Zola said and Rikaru stared at her.
"It's two in the damn morning Zola." Zola took a sip of her tea.
"Your point?" Rikaru sighed.
"I'm...just worried about you Zola." Zola stopped working and looked at him. Rikaru was surprised that he said it and looked away blushing a little.
"I appreciate your concern for me but I'll be fine." Rikaru doubted that and got up from the window sill and stood next to her.
"I'm serious Zola." Rikaru said and Zola had a surprised look on her face. She had a small blush on her face and sighed.
"Very well then." Zola said and Rikaru smiled. He placed a blanket over her shoulders and Zola went to sleep. He stared at her for a little while and finished translating the Extra Seven.
'What exactly are you to me?' Rikaru thought and he brushed a strand of Zola's silver hair from her face. His eyes softened and and smiled at her.
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