Love in Dark Realm
By AngeL From Chaos
This is a plain story about a secret vampire clan, the Lamias, who were believed that they are just one of those myths. The folk tellers often describe them in three words: Immortal, brutal and lethal. Despite of these characteristics, there are capital laws that are strictly prohibited when dealing with humans: Limit their blood lust and don't dare to fall in love with humans. But what are the consequences for rule breakers like the princess of the dark realm, herself, Sakura Kinomoto?
However, there is this mystical book of the Legendary King Lacudra that possesses an ancient power to bring the dead to life… in exchange of someone's soul.
A/N: Love in dark realm is actually a comic strip of mine that's why I decided to publish it on the net, too. Yeah, right! I sketch this on my sketchpad! Anyway, this is just my 1st fanfiction to be submitted on this site so. Please pardon me for having some grammatical errors. I am not that expert in English grammar but I'll try my best not to have errors. It will be my pleasure if you'll review / post a comment.
Chapter 6:
Eriol Hiiragisawa was busily relaxing in his apartment. The place was spacious and doesn't have plenty of furniture. A small black couch was at the corner; a laptop can be found, too. At the azure walls, there was different combination of ancient paintings hanging.
"Tonight is going to be a big night," Eriol said glazing at the beautiful paintings. "..at the horror castle!". Then someone knocked at his door and he shifted his glaze at the front door. "It could only be you…," he assured himself. Eriol gracefully stood from the couch and strolled towards the door.
As his pale hands grasped the doorknob and opened the door slowly, a slim long –haired girl came to his sight. "Good afternoon, Eriol," she greeted and tilted her head to the sky. "I supposed I should greet you a good evening because the full moon is starting to show up."
"Nakuru Akizuki…," Eriol stated. "What are you doing here?" he asked roughly crossing his arms against his chest.
Nakuru is a vampire and a follower of Eriol. "Just wandering around so I can play with your stuffs," Nakuru replied. "Isn't it nice?" she asked giggling. "If you want help…"
Eriol frowned. "I absolutely don't need your foolish cooperation. I can work by myself…," he said turning his back from her. "I can have Sakura and the Legendary book without your help."
Nakuru raised her brows. "Oh? You really think so? I think your task of abducting the princess will not be easy for you," Nakuru said stroking her maroon hair waiting for his reply. "Maybe you're wondering why…," she smiled.
Eriol looked at her sideways. "Now why?," he questioned with a cool tone in his voice.
She walked around him and explained briefly, "Sakura's big brother was here already. And we perfectly knew how cunning Touya is! Touya was always ready to protect her sister from danger."
Eriol smirked. "Now let me ask you this," he began. "To whom are you sided with? To Touya? Or to your master?," he asked. But Nakuru seemed speechless. "You better not betray me if you don't want to happen the same thing with my trusted man to you." Eriol meant his trusted follower who made the ancient book. "Anyway, no matter how many boundaries there are, they can't stop me from my plans. This realm will soon be mine the moment I have Fujitaka's leadership!," he watched his fingers as he foresaw his own victory. The victory that he was awaiting for a long time.
Nakuru sat on his couch. "Ofcourse I won't betray you," she said with her eyes closed.
Eriol grinned. "Betraying me will bring painful surprises…," he warned with cold eyes. He rolled his wrist to see his watch. "I'll be leaving for a while. The horror castle is a great hangout. Lot of teenagers will be there," he looked at Nakuru. "It only meant plenty of menus for blood…"
Nakuru watched him go to his room. "Poor Eriol," she murmured. "Eriol's cold-blooded heart was gone when he met Tomoyo Daidoji(Is it spelled Daidouji?). But now she's gone, his merciless stuffs returned…"
East part of the city, Sakura sensed his brother atlast. "Onii-chan!," she called from afar. He was standing at the tip of a streetlight. "Hey! Everybody would think of you as insane of what you are doing!," she put her hands on her hips.
Touya smirked. "I'm just smelling the fresh air. You know how I love the scent of the night air especially when there's a full moon." He gazed at the beauty of the yue. Then he looked at his sister. "Why are you here, anyway?," he questioned with a disdainful look.
"As you know, our topic about that Tomoyo girl is not yet finished. Therefore, I am here to know more about her…," Sakura answered with eagerness in her eyes. "Onii-chan, please?"
Sakura's brother jumped from the street light silently like a black cat. "Okay, I'll tell you a brief background of Tomoyo," he sighed.
"Is she a vampire?" Sakura repeated.
"There are no so much descriptions about her, actually. All they know is that Tomoyo is an ordinary human gifted with angelic beauty. Every night her neighbors could hear her enchanting chants," they sat by a nearby bench. "The mystery of her death is still unknown, as well as her real identity." Touya continued his gaze at the bright moon. "But the gossips say, the villagers murdered Tomoyo because they think of her as a witch or sorceress, something like that!"
Sakura wanted to hear more of the story. "Oh! That's not nice!"
"The villagers hate people doing witchcrafts because they think of them as bringing doom to the village," Touya sighed. "Do you know about the place called Temple of Void?" he asked Sakura seriously.
"Yeah, I heard of it. It is also known as the Forbidden Temple of Vampires!," Sakura replied scratching her head. "Actually, I just know its name but I don't have any idea what's inside of the place or why it is called forbidden."
Touya said, "A very few vampires knew about that temple. And I'm one of the gifted ones who had knowledge with that creepy Tempe of Void! Haha!" He laughed proudly shortly and got serious then. "Tomoyo built that temple, 'ya know?"
Sakura was shocked. "Wow! That was awesome! Well, what made that temple so special?" she asked curiously.
"Because the moment a vampire steps into its territory, its vampire power or strength will be sealed. Any vampire who enters that Temple of Void will be treated as an ordinary being, a human being to be exact. Therefore, we can't harm that holy place…," Touya explained.
"How did Tomoyo manage to build that?!," Sakura kept asking.
"With the help of the mystic arts, maybe. Nobody knew how exactly she did it. You see? Even the ruthless intentions of Eriol Hiiragisawa was blocked with its holy barrier," Touya said.
Sakura rubbed her chin. "Ah, that's good. Is it still working until now?"
Touya stood from the bench. "Yes," he answered abruptly. "I entered it lately. It's just around here in the city of Aegis. And I felt weak as I entered the temple. You should try to enter it, too."
"Huh? But…"
Touya smiled. "Don't you worry. The moment you stepped out of the territory, you will regain your powers immediately," he looked at his watch. "Sakura, you have to go home now. Anyway, I almost forgot that I haven't fed for today so then, I'll be leaving you for a while… Yukito is waiting for me in his apartment," he smirked and waved goodbye to Sakura.
Sakura was struck with disbelief. "Hey! I want to go with you! I haven't seen Yukito for several months!," she said running to Touya.
"Uh,uh,uh!," Touya raised his point finger as a sign of disapproval. "I said you go home…," he said.
Sakura pouted with protest. "Aww, say hi for me then…," she shrugged and went home safely.
Meanwhile… The opening of the Horror House was really a grand opening. It didn't look like a horror house but some sort of amusement park. With all the popcorns on the corner, children asked their parents to buy one. As you stroll to the other side, lots of stalls were there.
Teenagers who had their gimmicks were enjoying, too. Just like what Syaoran, Meilin and Yamazaki were busily fund of. "Buy me a cotton candy, Syaoran!," Meilin pleaded like a kid who lost a mom. "I want the green one!," she uttered as she point it out.
Syaoran slightly scratched his head. "Okay, take it with you..," he pulled out his lacoste wallet from his pocket and gave cash to the vendor. "One mint flavor please…," upon receiving the green cotton candy, he handed it to Meilin. "Here you go, Meilin. Anyway, that's a nice flavor because it's my favorite color," he said smiling warmly.
Meilin giggled. "Yeah, I know this is your favorite color," she said taking a petit bite on the cotton candy.
Syaoran thought differently. "Maybe that's one of the reasons why I like Sakura. Her eyes were made up of green hues… and I love it!," he imagined Sakura by his side. Then he shook his head. "What am I thinking about?"
Yamazaki popped out. "Ah, cut it out, guys!," he yelled at the top of his voice. "Let's go to the horror house! The vampires are waiting for us! Haha!," he joked and grinned holding a bunch of popcorn.
Meilin picked popcorn and ate it, "Ha! I'll smash their stupid heads with my own fists and crush their battery-operated bodies!," she uttered aloud with confidence.
"Oh, don't be too proud or confident. You might be the first one screaming and running with terror!," Yamazaki insulted the black-haired lass. "And don't you wrap your arms around Syaoran so to prove your courage."
Meilin's ears puffed. "I won't do that. That's a promise…"
Syaoran just sighed. "If only you're here…," came his whisper. "It would be so much fun to have you here."
As they walked toward the enormous horror house, "I think it would be nice if we'll take a snapshot with the stupid vampires inside. How's that, Syaoran?," Meilin asked.
Syaoran shrugged. "Uh, not bad.," he answered giving a fake smile. "There's the entrance." And they were already standing in front of the main entrance of the horror house. Syaoran scanned it very carefully. "It doesn't look like a haunted house, actually," he said through his teeth. "It is more compared to a castle-like dungeon," he continued and remembered something. "The dream I had last time… It was somewhat the same as this one!," he thought abruptly.
Then Meilin pushed herself through the crowd and opened the door immediately. "Oh," she was amazed with the cozy place. "Hey Syaoran! Yamazaki! Come on in! This place is really one welcoming to us!"
Syaoran and Yamazaki followed Meilin. "Wow! She's right! The vampire statues are realistic. Look at 'em, dude," Yamazaki said facing Syaoran.
The statues were just like the stones when Medusa's glare effect takes place to her victim. But the Syaoran felt differently as he looked around the dark realm. Torches hanging on the walls brought a little light on the hallway. "This is odd…"
While the other teenagers started to scream as different fake zombies attacked them, the trio remained cool where they stood. The terrorized teenagers continued to run fast as they can. The crowd was split into small groups as some were trapped in a dungeon of skulls. And others were stuck in a cell of mummified corpses. Most are running with terror.
Well, the trio continued their freaking quest. There were only three of them walking on the hallway. "I am getting bored," Meilin said with disappointment. "I expect this one to be thrilling. What do you think, Syaoran?," she stared at Syaoran who was somewhat out of this world, having a hard time thinking. "Hey Syaoran? Are you alright?," she asked worriedly.
"I, uh… I'm not," Syaoran answered seriously while walking. Suddenly their dark path became foggy. It was not like some artificial fog but some kind of bad omen. The silent aura of the lair was suddenly shattered with an unexplainable cause. "This is not really nice!," he warned his company. "We can't see anything. Let's just concentrate well with our feelings…"
Yamazaki and Meilin didn't understand what he's talking about.
But then they stopped strolling all of a sudden.
"Oh dude! What are we gonna do?" Yamazaki went berserk.
Instead, Meilin answered his question. "Don't panic, Yama-kun! The fog will surely fade in a short while," she tried to calm him down. "This is just a commencement for the climax of the game, if you know what I mean."
Syaoran was constrained. They could hear smooth footsteps walking towards them like a cat lurking on shadows for a mouse. He rubbed his eyes hoping to see the walking body.
Fortunately, the fog slowly disappeared and revealed the presence of the source of footsteps. The trio slowly opened their eyes to see a person wearing a hooded cloak. And to their surprise, he was not just a cloaked man but also handing a deadly sharp-pointed scythe! It looked real. The sharp edges of the scythe were ready and built for slashing not grass but humans.
Meilin's heart beat hard enough to interpret her nervousness. "What is that Grim Reaper doing here?!" she asked stammering.
"No, no!," Yamazaki tried to back off. "Are we already dead? Is he coming to send us to hell?!"
Syaoran started to perspire. He scanned the reaper's body. "He was the cloaked guy in my dream," he thought with his eyes trembling with disbelief and fear as well. "That was exactly him who tries to hurt Sakura's chained body!," his fear was altered into wrath. "You were the one who killed my father..," he yelled in his mind.
End of the sixth chapter
AngeLfromChaos: Someone will die on the next chappy. Guess who…
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