why helloz. chapter 34 is up and ready to go. id really like to thank everyone who has taken the time to read and review my story so far. it really means a lot to me. you must really like me ^_^

random person: no, they don't. they just do it to shut you up....

me: shut up! no one asked you! anyway i hope you like this chapter. its a little short, but i promise that the next one will be longer. enjoy :]

Bloodbath

Chapter 34

When Nana opened her eyes, she could vaguely make out her surroundings. She was in a speedboat, wrapped up in a blanket.

"Where am I?" She asked, disoriented.

"You're safe. That's all that matters."

She turned her head to look at the man who had spoken. "Papa! You came back for me!"

"A little too late,"Kurama replied. "Luckily, your limbs were thrown off the bridge with you, so I have them whenever you're ready."

"Papa, where are we going?" She asked.

Kurama sighed. "We're going to stop what I should've done seven years ago."

At the beach

"Come on and face me, bitch!" Bando called out. "Afraid that I'll blow your fucking head off?"

Zoe stepped out from behind him. "Not really." With that, she threw him with her vectors.

Bando crashed into the sand about twenty feet away. "Funny how I always seem to end up with you freaks at the beach."

He sprang to his feet and began to run towards her. Zoe was about to attack when he pulled out a grenade and flung it in her direction.

Zoe dove, safely rolling away from the explosive. Catching her off guard, Bando slammed his metal hand into her stomach, sending her flying backwards.

"I'm really going to enjoy killing you once and for all. Maybe I'll do what you did to me. I'll gauge your eyes out and dismember you, how about that?"

The blond slowly rose, then sent her vectors at him. The soldier dodged them, firing his pistol at her. Zoe easily deflected the bullets and began to walk towards him.

Bando glared at her. A moment later he threw yet another grenade at her. To his surprise, Zoe caught it and flung it back at him.

"Shit!" He barely jumped out of the way, burning his left leg slightly. "You bitch!"

Zoe's green eyes bore into him as she continued to walk closer to him. Knowing that bullets would do no good, Bando dropped his gun and pulled out a collection of knives. He hurled the six blades at her, not realizing how foolish it was to do so. Zoe's vectors easily stopped them, and once again, threw them back at him. One of them buried itself in his leg, while another one sank into his shoulder.

He screamed. "What the fuck?! What the fuck does it take to kill you?!"

Zoe slammed him into the ground, then cut off his right leg, just below the knee. The man wailed in agony as blood stained the sand beneath him. His eyes were fused shut as he tried to ignore the pain. After waiting a few seconds, he opened them. To his horror, Zoe was standing over him, just as she had done the night he first tried to kill her.

"Look familiar?" She quietly asked.

Bando glowered at her. "I don't care! I'm still going to kill you!"

"I doubt it."

A searing pain burned through his neck, causing him to scream again. A moment later, his head was ripped off.

At Takuya's house

"So what's going on with Takuya?" Tommy asked. "Why does he keep saying he can't remember his past? Did something happen?"

After a brief hesitation, Kouji sighed. "Ten years ago there was an accident. No one knows for sure what happened, but one night Takuya went to a carnival with his family and Courtney. Over forty people died that night. Some say it was from an explosion, but others say it was something else. Anyway, to make a long story short, Takuya's family was killed right in front of him."

Tommy gaped at him. "Wait, what?"

"Courtney had already left with her parents and Takuya boarded a train with his parents and brother, Shinya. Someone was on the train with them that night. Apparently his brother was brutally cut in half and his parents were both decapitated," Kouji said.

"W-what happened to Takuya? How did he survive?" Tommy swallowed.

Kouichi cleared his throat. "No one knows the reason why he was allowed to live. After witnessing their deaths, Takuya went into shock. He was admitted into an institution for a year and was diagnosed with amnesia. He recovered, but he never regained his memory of the accident."

"But how do you guys know?" Tommy asked.

"We knew from a police report. Even though Takuya doesn't remember anything, we don't want to remind him of it. It's better that way," J.P. said. "I mean, it traumatized him, so why bother making him relive his past?"

"I guess...." Tommy's voice trailed off. "I had no idea it was that bad...."

"He was only nine at the time," Kouji told him. "But before he completely lost his memory, he mentioned something about a girl....I can't remember what it was, though."

"You were probably too young to know about it, but that night was known as the Carnival Massacre. To this day, no one knows what was behind the deaths. People were being ripped apart left and right." Kouichi took a sip from his drink.

J.P. looked up. "I heard that there was a girl walking around, covered in blood. She seemed like a zombie, apparently, because she didn't seem to care about her surroundings. Some people thought she was behind it all, but no one could see her doing anything..."

Tommy's eyes widened. "Do you know anything at all about the girl? Think really hard. Did Takuya describe the girl he was talking about at all?"

They thought for a moment, until Kouji's eyes lit up.

"Now that I think about it, Takuya said that he met a blond girl," he said.

"D-did he tell you anything else?" Tommy's stomach clenched, putting the pieces together.

Kouichi felt his heart stop for a brief second. "Yeah, he said she was different. He said that he had never met anyone with horns before....But we brushed it off at the time thinking he was confused...."

"Oh, shit." J.P. groaned.

"Yeah," Tommy said, trembling. "It's Zoe."

Meanwhile

"Hello? Director Kakuzawa? It's Bryce Donovan."

Mariko weakly looked up from the bed she was lying in to see the man pacing around. He seemed not to notice her.

"Miss Shirakawa is dead. Zoe killed her," Donovan said. "Number Thirty-Five was able to eliminate Number Seven, but her vectors have been disabled."

The girl could hear shouting on the other line.

"I'm sorry, but if she can't use them, we're screwed. It'll be all over for us," Donovan replied, sighing.

"She is still useful," Kakuzawa told him. "Just be patient. Her vectors are only temporarily disabled."

Donovan inwardly groaned. "Yes, sir."

He hung up, rubbing his sore eyes. "I just want this shit to end already......"

Mariko saw him turning to look in her direction so she closed her eyes again to feign sleep. Donovan stared at her for a moment, then began to make his way to the door.

"Hard to believe that little monster is Kurama's daughter," he muttered as he left the room.

When he was gone, Mariko looked up at the ceiling.

"Kurama....." She softly repeated.

yup in case you didn't already figure it out, mariko is chief kurama's daughter. now the next chapter is going to be really exciting. there's only a few chapters left so stay tuned. let me know if you likey ^_^ goodbye for now