New Calibre

Time flows endlessly.
New things unfold.

Maybe it was difficult to make such choices. Choices that may make the one you love scream and weep, though it was for the best. Or take the path that will satisfy them, but break you down slowly as you are the only one who can see your doomed fate either way. That was Sasaki Koujirou's predicament. Although he would have chose the former option a few minutes ago, that radiating smile that he saw, one that he was going to destroy, made him stop and think. Was it worth it to make her saddened because he wanted the demon dead, for the sake of his own revenge? His enemy was his favourite mercenary as well; even he would be disappointed with her death. What Koujirou failed to realise was that Terumi's main concern was the high possibility of his death. Alone in his messy room, the vampire hunter continued to ponder over his choices for the night. He still had a bit of time to continue thinking.

Her back. It burns. The sun didn't need to peel off her skin for her to feel the fiery pain. Groans of pain and fidgety noises were made in the room, illuminated by purely the full moon. Old wounds, to be precise, four bullet scars that were embedded deeply into her skin felt the worst; her current self fluctuated from the past to the present with the memories that flooded her almost too suddenly.

"AuuGGGhhHHh...aaaaUUUGHhhHHh..."

Her moans dragged out horrendously, as if she were the living dead. In the presence of her panicked brothers who scrambled around the mansion to assist her, Ruki stayed by her side. This was the worst night of all. In no way in the past did she writhe in so much pain, nor did her eye colour fade in from greyish-blue to a shining amber. Right now, she was absolutely concentrated with power. One wrong move and everyone in the vicinity- no, everything in the vicinity would be obliterated, like a nuclear explosion. That included the destruction of her body as well.

"Shit! Where are the suppressants?" Yuma had arrived at his sister's small room, alongside Azusa.

"It should be on her desk."

In a rush, they scrambled towards her table for the familiar syringe. Their eyes settled upon the item, filled with a clear red liquid. Azusa noted that they never paid much attention to what she was injecting into herself.

"It looks like blood, but the smell is weird." The meek brother stated. Yuma merely nodded as he pulled him along towards the door, with no time to waste.

Meanwhile, Kou was in his own room, smiling sheepishly while he held onto his phone. He placed it a slight bit away from his ear when he heard a voice rumble in confusion. Kou responded with a half-hearted laugh.

"C'mon, I just need you to make it. You've got the ingredients and recipe, you just need to make it!"

"I can, but I really need to know what you need it for." The man on the phone huffed. "Since you're giving it to a person, shouldn't it be toned down? Maybe if you'd-"

"No can do! It's a secreeeeet!" Kou interrupted quickly, getting annoyed at how long the conversation was taking. Time was ticking.

"Haaah... fine. Listen, you better pay up. If anything goes wrong, tell me. And all responsibility is on you." The voice sighed in defeat.

"Thank you Reiji-kun! Seriously!" His eyes shot up in relief to hear the results. "Make it quick, like right now okay? We need it right now. "

"Okay." Kou put down the call once he heard Reiji's approval. Now they just need to wait.

"What's up with Kou..." Reiji grumbled as he set the test tubes up. "If I read the recipe correctly, the recipient is most likely not human at all."

"We need to run! Get into the woods!" Ruki yelled as he looked back to see his four friends running behind him. Quite close on the tail was a group was angry adults, one of them wielding a gun. He knew things would get rough.

"If I stay behind...Fuyuki-chan's barrier would work better right? Then I..."

"Shut up Azusa, we won't leave you behind!" Bear snapped, breathing heavily.

"...repel." Her cold voice sent shivers down their spine. In a moment, their pursuers fell a few feet backwards. They sat on the ground in shock before turning towards the children, who were supposedly unequipped.

"The barrier's down for 5 seconds!" Kou informed as he rushed forward with them. He whipped out a gun from his pocket, one that he stole from his 'client'. With determination, the blond shot at the man who had the weapon. Unfortunately, it only hit a tired pursuer. This spurred on their anger, much to their dismay. Kou's eye widened as he saw a bullet flying in his direction. While he was awaiting the pain and shock, it didn't come at all.

"Fu-Fuyuki? Hey! Are you okay?!" He panicked as he saw a patch on her back soak red.

"I'm...fine." She mumbled. Fuyuki wasn't in a state for talking as all her power was on running and spells.

"Flare." A blinding light engulfed the surroundings behind, giving them more delay.

"Barrier down for 3 seconds!" Kou had learnt most of her abilities, to the point he knew the duration of it's cool-down. He was the first one who met her, after all. The children hopped over a large rock, fortunately not tripping.

"I'll remove the bullet and mend you while we're at it." Ruki slowed down, allowing Bear to take lead. The leader carefully removed the bullet, cleaning the wound with his sleeve. "I can't do much for now."

"Fuck this rock!" A deep voice from behind rumbled. It was getting dangerously dark and they were getting tired. Fuyuki especially- she wouldn't last for long. They were already quite deep into the forest.

"He probably has three bullets left, since he shot 2 just now. His pistol has 5 rounds." Azusa informed them as he removed the bandage that was around his arm, handing it to Ruki.

"Its getting dark, I can't aim either..." Kou cursed at his lack of abilities. Looking back, only two pursuers were left. They just had to lose them and everything would be complete.

"Gotcha, brats!" A shot came again, this time at Ruki.

"Shit- no, not her...!" Once again, Fuyuki had sacrificed her back to protect whatever she had left in her forsaken life. She flinched before pulling the bullet out herself, tossing it aside violently.

"Two bullets left...Fuyuki-chan, are you okay?" Azusa inquired.

"Mana's helping me..." She mumbled silently as a response. Even though it was cruel, it was for the best if she was damaged as she could tolerate the pain and live it out more longer than the rest of them.

"...I'LL JUST HAVE TO TAKE THEM ALL DOWN!" The man was desperate, his pride crushed by the escaping orphans. He could not accept this. Shooting again, two shots this time, he aimed at the other two boys- Bear and Azusa.

"I'll block...but you guys will be on your own then..." Fuyuki's voice cracked with emotion.

It all happened in slow motion. The way it pierced into her cruelly, slowly, painfully. The way her eyes shot up, yet not showing any signs of discomfort. The way she dropped onto the soil, her blue orbs still wide open, yet empty and cold. Ruki could only turn his head away, holding back his tears. Yuma on the other hand, did not hesitate to scream at the site of his friend dying. Kou's face darkened with absolute hate. Azusa bit his lip till blood drew out of it, silently wishing for her to at least crawl towards them.

No. The blond boy screamed in rage as he saw the man step over her body like a piece of garbage on the ground, shooting mercilessly at him. Fortunately, their armed pursuer tumbled onto the ground as well, writhing in pain. One more left.

Fuyuki's breath was shallow. She was barely alive- the only thing she had left was the mana coursing through her veins- mana that was passed over the decades. As she smiled bitterly, her body covered with dirt, she wished her friends the best. Coldness. Darkness. Sounds of footsteps.

A well-dressed man hovered over the young girl's body with curiosity. Picking her up, he wiped her face, removing the dirt. His white hair tickled her scratched face, causing her to open her eyes a little.

"Well, my child. I am Karl Heinz- your parents must have mentioned me before."

His deep voice reassured her despite her distrust for strangers. She meekly nodded in agreement.

"You'll live a new life soon. Just trust me."

"RuuUu...kKiIii..." She stared at her brother, disturbing yet concerning. "This- is worst...than any other... remembering... wounds..."

Her older brother couldn't take it any more. He knew what she was talking about. That time when they all escaped that dreaded place- she sacrificed herself. It was always her that had to suffer the most for their benefit because she was the strongest. But, how could she be the strongest mentally without their support?

Ruki took her into his arms in a tight embrace, his own heart beating erratically because he did not know what she was capable of doing at this state. Fortunately, Yuma and Azusa came rushing down the stairs, injecting the suppressant into her neck. Her breathing calmed down for a bit. Kou was preparing to leave the moment he would receive a call from Reiji.

"This is less effective than usual, but Kou should be able to grab the chemicals in time." She breathed calmly, reverting back to her usual state of emptiness. They sighed in relief- but her eyes were now stuck in their amber colour indicating that her body was still surging with explosive power that was not in her control. "Since I remember and that this was so strong...this might be the last night of my transformation."

Humans to demons. It was a hugely different context from vampire transformation. To completely change, it takes time to receive the power. So, moments of immense pain and overpowering mana occur every full moon until the cycle is complete. After all, demons were powerful beings- transformation required a lot of specifications.

"Is that so...oh? Kou has left." Azusa pulled his sister away from Ruki's protective grasp and hugged her in relief, though his poker face was still on. "Maeki-chan's hair is soft as usual."

"Your smell is reeking a little." Yuma turned his eyes away shamefully. "I'm, uh..."

"So you were so worried about the full moon that you didn't eat properly. Huhu- ouch." Fuyuki nonchalantly said before a pillow was thrown at her face.

"I-I was worried okay? Argh, I can't control my anger-"

"Azusa, is Yuma on his period?" She asked sarcastically with a straight face.

"I don't know Maeki-chan. Maybe we should ask him." He responded back as calmly.

"Damn, your looks are deceiving!" Yuma shouted.

Indeed, the two cuddling each other in similar outfits, with the same hair shade and emotionless faces may seem kind of cute- two poker-faced siblings together. Nobody would know they had an inner demon inside them.

"Don't spur her on too much. I still want a house to live in." Ruki pulled Yuma back down onto his seat.

"I'M BACK MAEKI!" Almost screaming, Kou flew his way towards the girl and set a purple flask into her hands. "Your eyes, they-"

Without any delays, she poured the liquid down her throat. Fuyuki laid down on Azusa's chest as her eyes faded back to blue, tiredly sighing. Raising her hand up, she clenched it.

"I feel...great." She mumbled. "I should be able to kick Sasaki's ass."

Authors Notes: AHAHAHA I HAVE REVIVED FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL.

Writer's block guys, my bad. Finally the full moon arrives after its probably only mention in Chapter 1 (derp). I'm so sorry...I even went onto make another fanfic while I was at it... *drownsinownblood*

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