TWO MOONS Series
Part II: Bright Fullmoon / Werewolf ver.
"You are the demon slayer, Oni Giri. He is Diable with Flamme Jambe. And this is a battle between those two monsters."
Preview of Red Moonlight:
Nami is a vampire slayer who was transferred to a school where five of its schoolgirls had been reported that they disappeared mysteriously. She also suspected a student named Sanji as the vampire culprit. He was indeed a vampire but the culprit is actually another vampire, a teacher named Absalom. Defeated, Sanji in an effort to protect Nami from Absalom then turned into Diable-a demon that isan ancient form of vampires. He ultimately succeeded in killing Absalom sadistically. However, his action is not over yet ...
7 months later ...
There is an abandoned chapel that has been abandoned by the congregation. It seems that it has not been left long enough because the wall paint has not been peeled and the wood is not too rotted. But the door remained only half and the other half crushed as if it was hit hard. Inside, in the first glance, it can be seen that the seats are scattered. In these months, the soil is wet. Rain is quite often flushed in the spring to make the chapel condition began to damp. Of course, it is also caused by its location in the wettest area or the highest rainfall in the country. Looks like soon, the moss will grow on the wall.
The chapel is located inside the closed Catholic boarding school area. No one of its residents wanted to go back there, people also didn't dare to send their children there. However, that night, in the middle of a cloudy sky that meant to hide a full moon that should have been able to shine brightly, a green-haired man walked toward the school. Though the rain had not gone down yet, apparently he was already worried about being soaked and speeding up his pace. His body was burly though hidden beneath his thick jacket but he lightly climbed the school's high fence because the main gate was padlocked.
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Deliberately locked.
…as if it was locking something up inside so people also couldn't approach the area.
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So, who is that brave man? He isn't lost, right?
"Looks like in this time, the location is right," the man said softly. "Damn, I'm not lost, I just got here by now."
But he cannot complain because he had refused the help of a beautiful woman who offered to accompany him on the way. He didn't want her to be in danger even though she is also strong enough. The man then looks back, trying to make sure once again that he isn't followed. He then chuckles. If she knew, she would laugh at me now, he thought.
Then his eyes fixed on the sky. Though it only looks black he can tell that the thick lightning clouds have begun to move closer. His eyes focus on the bright moon. He then stretches out his arms, as if he's begging the blessing of its rays before the clouds would swallow it.
"Why the hell the rain must falling this time?" he sighs again.
The man named Roronoa Zoro looks confused. He desperately needs the moonlight but he feels he cannot wait for the next full moon to go back to this area because the woods might blind him back to his destination. And, from his experience, he sometimes takes a week or more just to wander off looking for the right direction. If it had been so, the full moon then was over.
But staying in the enemy's nest is not a good idea either.
Zoro shakes his head at the thought that he-was-not-expecting-the-woman-here-to-help. Finally, he brightens his mind, that this is not his first experience of getting into a vampire's nest. Two years ago he, had been to Kuraigana Castle to challenge a vampire named Dracule Mihawk. And after fighting for 6 days 6 nights, he came out as the winner despite having to lose one eye.
The problem is that his opponent at that time was a vampire.
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What he would fight now is...
a demon.
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Heh, what's the difference, he argues. The demon was once a vampire, wasn't it? Vampire's power will peak during a lunar eclipse while his power will peak when the full moon is shining so bright. The time against Mihawk, they both hadn't been in their respective peak periods. And he heard, this damn demon awakened during the blood moon phenomenon-the rare total lunar eclipse, but now it is his turn to feel the peak time... supermoon. Thick clouds don't eliminate the fact that the moon still shines brightly on the top.
That's how Zoro finally went on, along the edge of the fence to walk around the school. With his familiar eyes in the darkness, he notices the surroundings, occasionally he can see the blood spots that had worn out on the walls of the school. He always thinks that the room would not be that one or he would get lost in the school labyrinth. Not long enough, he finds a different building. It looks like a combination of beams and triangular prisms. In front of him, there is a conical tower and has a bell. And the more he looks to the top, he can see two asymmetrically intersecting metal stakes. The same symbol he saw on Mihawk's chest as a pendulum. Zoro then wonders why vampires are so attached to that kind of symbols while his race isn't religious-he himself was even an atheist. Hmph, he smirked, why must be religious while they prey on human's blood and flesh? His lips grin as it makes him even more convinced that this building was the nest he has been looking for.
Zoro steps inside. He stares for a moment at the half-destroyed door and then his gaze catch something in front of him.
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BLARRR!
Lightning strikes not far from where he stands then followed by the roar and drops of rain that finally comes down. The light was only a fraction of a second but it was enough for Zoro to record all the parts in the church.
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Including the presence of someone ...
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The demon stands as he's facing the altar. The wings are still folded. He also shows no meaningful movement. Just be quiet. And that was strange, Zoro has been reminded that demon is very sensitive to the smell of human blood and flesh-more sensitive than when he's used to be a vampire. Well, Zoro isn't human, neither, but precisely because he isn't human, the demon should be more sensitive to him even while he had jumped across the fence with the sound of unhidden movement.
Yeah, the smell of the enemy.
The archenemies of the vampires.
And the demon is still silent. Not sleeping. Tsk, Zoro spat. Even a demon seems to offer a prayer to God. Beg for forgiveness, heh? After all, demon was created by God to worship and honor Him before it's fallen. And that's how Zoro felt unhappy with the position. I didn't come here to serve like an angel, he thought.
It seems to be silent, but precisely because of that, Zoro captures a very strong alert from his opponent. He memorizes vampires' behavior as if he had been ingrained because he often dealt with them in an eternal feud. Vampire's anger is not visible, it's buried, and if it has piled up on the crown that once out of control they will be very difficult opponents to conquer. Wasn't the demon in front of him also born because of it? This is in contrast to his outspoken race in expressing anger and being able to transform into another figure every night without having to wait for the full moon to appear. Once again, full moon just the peak of their strength.
In addition to the existence of the demon, Zoro's eyes also catch the altar state in front of him.
Red.
Full of red shades.
He knew it isn't blood. Ah, maybe mixed, vaguely he could smell it, but not strong enough. A pile of red roses spread there to the floor, mixed with the withered ones and the fresh. Did the demon set it up? The blood itself had dried up a long time, he could see a large mark on the middle floor while others are in the form of spheres that extend from the door to the front of the altar like blood drops. It must've been be formed like that since the demon's hand even couldn't escape the thorns of roses. One more thing that Zoro knows from vampires; that they love beauty, philosophy, and art.
That's how the demon finally turns and turns slowly, now facing his guest.
As the demon turned around, at first glance, Zoro could see another object laid out on the altar, poking between the pile of red roses surrounding it. The color is white.
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He was sure it's a skull.
Human skull.
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It's sufficiently white, either because of skinned out so clean when the person was being preyed or it's because the person's death happened a long time ago. What clear is, Zoro could see there are remnants of hair still attached to the crown of the skull, the color is orange. And from the bone structure and the robustness of its jaws, he can recognize the skull's sex is female. A young woman, about 18-20 years old.
Was that a human sacrifice, Zoro thought. However, he doesn't see any other skull around the altar table, knowing that the evil's victim was quite a lot. The skull seemed looked special, maintained in such a way and the roses were presented to her.
The image of the demon isn't quite the same as Zoro heard. He was told that the demon had lost his identity as a vampire, and it is clear he sees them still the same. He was also told that the demon did not know anyone, hostile to anyone, prey on anything, and lose its mind.
It can't be...
Do his feelings still remain subconsciously?
Zoro then takes off his coat and tops to be thrown on the side. This time, it is clearly visible that he has muscles which are so sturdy plus brown skin. "You look so pathetic," he said. "Come and get in, I'll be kind enough to set you free from pain."
He growls, lowering his head, crossing his hands in front of the tightly clenched then he stomps to the side. The chest is puffed, the muscles tighten, the veins all over the body are visible. And slowly the fine green furs protruded from beneath his skin, covering the entire surface of his body. His ears are tapering upward, jaws advanced in a muzzle, as were his teeth and fingers lengthening and sharpening.
And the demon also replied with a span of wings and flame covering one of his legs along with the changes of Zoro's form into the ...
...Werewolf.
A/N: Sorry, I couldn't finish it on time as I planned. But I'll make sure this fanfic is completed before November. I listen to the song "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal for Sanji/Nami part here. Well, did you notice what line is it?