Prologue
It has been forever since he, Yuki and Kaname had parted. But during that time, he had found information about his clan that that he had never expected. The Kiryu clan had appeared directly after the disappearance of the pureblood monarchy. The clan that was of the pureblood monarchy had been known by their surname Shichiyou (the seven luminaries: the sun, the moon… or the appearance of the bloody moon).
During the first Blood War or BWI, the pureblood monarchy Shichiyou used their powers to make humans to submit. Every village had to pay tribute to the Vampires. At first the humans paid tribute to the Vampires, in terms of a sacrifice. The sacrifice entailed a boy and a girl of fourteen summers. The Vampires were to kill them and take their blood. The Vampires were not to torture, rape or harm the sacrifice while they were alive or to mar their bodies once they were dead, but to return the bodies to the villagers. But one year, the humans banded together and revolted because the corpses of the sacrifices had been defiled. And it was the final straw. All fear of Vampires was dispelled due to the tension finally having come to head due to the severing of the contract.
It was about this time that the Shichiyou clan realized what they had done. It was their mistake that caused a second Blood War. They had arrogantly maintained that Vampires were a superior race and that humans were lower than them and they were prey. As long as that mentality existed, there would never be peace between the two races. They would never have a symbiotic relationship. Thus, the Shichiyou clan retreated into darkness and was never heard of again. It was about this time that the Kiryu clan appeared. They fought for none, but themselves.
It was said then, in legends that in bloody times of the future, the Shichiyou clan would awake from darkness. The monarch would choose the way the future of the world once more.
During his travels, Zero returned to the abandoned grounds of the Kiryu clan. There he continued his research. In the document below, Zero read:
The Kiryu clan was born to make peace between humans and vampires. They were a third party to the BWII or the Second Blood War. They made weapons that could kill both humans and vampires.
Several paragraphs down.
As time passed, the Kiryu clan began to side more with humans. They became known as Hunters. The head of the clan took in several students. These students excelled and they created clans of their own.
No longer interested, Zero tossed the book onto the ground. A sheet of paper slipped out. He picked it up and read.
When the bloody future has come, the spell below will be of use. The seal on the Kiryu (Shichiyou) clan will be removed. Once the time has come, there will be no going back. If it has come the last of the bloodline will have to read said spell. If they do not read this spell after they have found it, this sheaf will not only appear in their possession at all times, but the spell will repeat in their minds over and over and over, until the spell is cast.
Horrified, Zero dropped the paper to the ground. It ended up in his hand once more. He relaxed his grip. Then it appeared in his jean pocket. He had come back to this estate for a weapon and not be told that he was the last in line in the Vampire monarchy. Then he thought if his own parents had read the spell, then he and Ichiru would have been married off to other purebloods or to each other, regardless whether they are male or female because:
The Shichiyou clan has the power of creation. Every element in this world belongs to the Shichiyou. If born a male, he could choose to become a female, if he is mated to another male. If a female and mated to another female, she could then choose to become male. If the mating is between two of the opposite gender, then the chances of becoming with child is higher than that of ordinary vampires, since all vampires below the Shichiyou, in terms of fertility is ordinary in comparison, whether they be pureblood or not. It is also important to know that Shichiyou mate for both love and for power, so that their offspring can be more powerful than they, in order to preserve their lineage.
No wonder, Zero had an attraction to both Yuki and Kaname. They had both came from a powerful clan, the Kuran. But it had been Kaname with whom he had fallen in love and Yuki who had been his first crush. He wondered whether it was because of his become more and more of a vampire. It meant that whether Kaname, Yuki or his own brother gave him blood, after ingesting part of Shizuka Hio's body, he still wouldn't become a level E anyway. Because the seal would have broken immediately after he became a level E which meant that he would have been a level E for about five seconds then he would spew up blood and have blood ooze out from its pores as the tainted blood left his body. Then it would have given the Night Class heart attacks. He smirked sadly and thought. Aish, it always had to be me who suffered, eh? I bet the Vampires would freak out when they find out that the Shichiyou became the Kiryu and that I was a really a purest of purebloods instead of level E, after all. What would Kaname and his followers say? I need to get him out of my head. He and Yuki are already mated by now. But I suppose it wouldn't hurt to go see them after I use the spell. But then I can't kill vampires anymore, I have to stop them from killing each other off. I won't be like the rest before me. No, I will make peace for everyone's sakes. I won't let anyone else go through what I have. I won't let anyone else loose the people they love. Another thought came to him, Ichiru should not have died and neither should my parents, but that's the past, there is no point in thinking of it, anymore. The future has to be brighter for everyone.
In the darkness of the blind, give back the sight I seek
This Blood Moon, I seek the truth, my will shall seek
This Blood Moon, I ask for power, power that was mine
Power that is mine, power that will be mine
This Blood Moon, I honor my ancestors
I have not forgotten the sacrifices made
This Blood Moon, give me what I will
Blood Moon allow me just this wish
At that moment, the moon rose, and it was red as blood. There was a pulse, as if the world had just begun to awaken.