Chapter 16: A Stolen Rosario, and Demon + Vampire
Disclaimer: I do not own Rosario + Vampire. I twisted the author's storyline into my own imagination.
While Kotaro was enjoying his flirtatious moments with the three guardians, Moka and Kokoa carefully unlocked the door of prison number 7. Right after they opened the door they found the three vampires chained up to the wall. All of them were covered with bruises, cuts, and blood.
"Father! Akua! Kahlua!" cried Moka and Kokoa running toward them. They quickly unlocked the chains holding Issa's wrists and ankles. Issa slowly opened his eyes and saw his two daughters in front of him.
"Moka…Kokoa," he groaned. "Is…is that you?"
"Father! You're alright!" Moka cried, hugging Issa.
"My daughters…you…you shouldn't be here," grunted Issa. He tried to stand up but he fell back on his knees.
"It's alright, father," said Moka. "The guards are already taken care of. We are gonna get you out of here."
"Where's Tsukune?" he gasped, looking around him.
"He's heading to the throne room right now to retrieve the Rosario," said Moka.
Issa's eyes suddenly widened.
"He shouldn't be in this place! He's running to ah…argh!" he grunted in pain.
"Here, Issa-san. Drink this. You will feel better," Said Murotsu, handing him a potion.
Issa received the potion and sipped the red liquid. He glanced up to Murotsu and smiled at him.
"Murotsu! You've grown up," he said, relieved to see him.
"Yes it has been a while," said Murotsu.
"Where's your father? Is he still alive?" he asked.
"He's...he's dead," Murotsu said, sadly.
"I'm sorry to hear that," he replied.
"Come on, we're gonna get you out of here," Murotsu said.
"Thank you for helping us, Murotsu," Issa said with a smile.
"You should thank Nazere. He brought it for you guys," Murotsu replied.
Kurumu followed by Moka, ran to Akua still sleeping and in chains.
"Akua! Akua-sempai! Wake up!" said Kurumu, shaking her, Akua slowly opened her eyes and saw the blue-haired girl in front of her. She studied her face and immediately recognized her.
"I…I... remembered you," Akua said to Kurumu.
"Look Akua. I didn't come this far to fight you again. I'm here to get you out of here," explained Kurumu.
"Get me out of here? Why? After that battle, I had with you and your chilly friend? After I…ugh!" groaned Akua.
"Because you are my friend's sister. I'm doing a favor for you just like I'm doing a favor for your sister," said Kurumu.
"She's right," said Moka as she broke Akua free. "Kurumu is trying to help you."
Akua then realized that Moka was right. She even thought about the time she sliced Kurumu's illusion and her battle with the real one. After that moment, she hung her head with sorrow.
"I-I'm sorry…for attacking you and your friend, I was just trying to-" her words were interrupted by Kurumu.
"It's okay, Akua-sempai. I forgive you. I understand you cared a lot about your sister," said Kurumu, handing her a potion.
"Kurumu…" Akua said softly. She sipped the potion with gratitude.
Ruby, Gin, and Kokoa ran toward Kahlua and broke her free.
"Onee-san, are you alright?" asked Kokoa, trying to wake her up. Kokoa slowly opened her eyes.
"Kokoa, you are okay," she said relieved. "Where is Moka? Is she alright?"
"She is here right now. Alive and well," said Ruby, giving her a potion.
"I'm glad you girls are alright," said Gin to Akua and Kahlua.
"Hey, you guys! Let's leave now! Talk later, dechu! I can't hold these chicks any longer, dechu!" shouted Koumori's voice from Kotaro.
"Right, let's hoist them up and get them out of here. The bus should be waiting for us in the forest," said Murotsu.
Murotsu and Moka helped carry Issa. Kurumu and Kokoa carried Akua followed by Gin and Ruby with Kahlua. As they head to the secret exit, Koumori was still sweet-talking the three guards. Meanwhile near the stairs Tsukune, Mizore, Yukari, and Fong crept behind the pillars and saw two goblins patrolling in front of the stairs.
"That may be the way to the throne room," whispered Tsukune.
"It has to be, but this place gives me the creeps, desu," whispered Yukari, shaking with fear.
"These goblins are guarding the stairs. How do we get past them?" asked Fong.
"I've got an idea, desu. Let Fong summon a chicken, desu," suggested Yukari.
"A chicken, why?" asked Fong, giving her a weird look.
"She's right. Goblins like to eat chickens. The summoned chicken would distract the goblins while I take them out without any notice," said Mizore in an icy voice.
"Alright, Fong does your thing," said Tsukune.
Fong raised his hands and a chicken appeared. The chicken slowly began to waddle toward the stairs. Tsukune and his friends peered right behind the pillar and nervously watch the chicken approach the patrolling goblins. When the chicken saw the goblins, it squawked with terror. The goblins saw the chicken and roared in delight.
"A chicken! I call dibs on it," said one of the goblins as he began to advance on the chicken. Saliva dripped from its mouth.
"You get no dibs on my appetizer. That's mine!" snarled the other goblin.
As the two goblins began to fight over the chicken, Mizore leaped from her hiding place and threw her ice kunais at the goblins. When the ice kunais struck the goblins, they both fell dead.
"Nice work, Mizore-chan," said Tsukune.
As Tsukune, Mizore, and Yukari hid the bodies, Fong used his power to release the chicken he summoned before they quietly walked the twisting stairs. Surprisingly there were no goblins on the stairs. When they reach the top of the stairs, they came upon a large pair of double doors. Tsukune quietly opened the doors and they slowly walked into the room. Indeed, this is the throne room. The throne was empty and there were no goblins around. Then something red and shaped like a cross was hovering over the throne.
"There it is! Issa's Rosario!" said Tsukune.
"Good! Let's nab that seal and get out of her!" said Fong.
Tsukune reached out to grab the seal. When his fingers touched the seal, there was a loud shriek that shot through the entire castle. Yukari and Mizore covered their ears when that happened.
"Argh! The Rosario is reacting!" cried Fong, covering his ears.
Tsukune grabbed the Rosario and shoved it into his pocket. The shrieking still continued. He took it out and tapped the center of the red seal. Then the shrieking stopped. Everyone sighed for a moment until they heard loud roars from the stairs. Goblins.
"The goblins are coming!" shouted Fong, reaching for his sword.
"How do we get out of here?" Tsukune frantically asked.
"Let's close the doors!" shouted Mizore. "It would buy us some time for now."
Tsukune and Fong quickly shut the double doors and stood back in the middle of the room. The roaring of the goblins can be heard from the exit. They were trapped. Tsukune and his friends stood back to back with each other in the center of the room. They drew out their weapons and prepared for an attack. There was a moment of silence until they can hear the roaring and growling of the goblins.
The roaring and growling grew louder and were coming from the stairs. Yukari clutched her wand and her nunchucks as the goblins started banging at the double door. Mizore and Tsukune glanced toward the exit and saw that the flames are getting closer. The goblins reached the throne room and pointed their weapons at them. Tsukune and his friends stood there and waited for the goblins to take their first move.
The double doors were then broken and many goblins were pouring out. Tsukune whirled around the room. They were surrounded. How could they possibly escape? Suddenly the window shattered and in came a blue winged dragon. It exhaled a stream of blue fire at the goblins. The goblins roared and ran around in circles trying to dodge the blue flames. Tsukune immediately recognized him. Murotsu.
"Tsukune, did you get the Rosario?" shouted Murotsu in a growling voice.
Tsukune nodded.
"Hurry! Get on my back and let's get out of here!" yelled Murotsu.
Tsukune and his friends ran and hopped onto Murotsu's back. Murotsu spread his wings, let out a roar, breathing blue flames and flew out of the open hole he made. The goblins roared, cursed, and hurled their spears at Murotsu. The spears missed him and he was able to fly out of sight.
"Murotsu-senpai, is Moka-san and the others okay?" asked Tsukune.
"Yeah, Moka and the others are with the bus driver and are heading to the Youkai Academy to escort the spies directly to student police and Mikogami. Nazere is going to stay at the hideout to nurse Issa and Moka's sisters," said Murotsu.
"It looks like we've got company, desu!" shouted Yukari pointing the opposite direction.
Tsukune glanced back behind him. Ten gremlins are racing behind them. Each of then carried a heavy spear in their hand.
"I'll handle this," hissed Mizore.
She thrust her ice kunais at their pursuers. Four of them fell but six remained on their tail.
"Hang on!" shouted Murotsu, as he spun around and flew down toward the woods.
Tsukune and Yukari screamed as they made a fast descent to the woods. Fong grasped onto Murotsu's spikes and looked like he was going to be sick. Mizore was still sitting properly behind Fong and had no reaction to Murotsu's flight. She was too busy throwing ice kunais at the gremlins.
There are two more gremlins left after Mizore thrust her last ice kunai and got out of breath. She breathed heavily and was too exhausted to shake off the gremlins. Murotsu began to approach a tunnel of a mountain. Murotsu exhaled blue fire to light the way. He whipped his tail against the stalagmites. The stalagmites fell onto the incoming gremlins.
At the castle...
Koumori was still trying to find a way to escape while Surazi, Yakuma, and Ushia still clung onto him.
"Okay, ladies. I need to go," said Kotaro.
But the ladies won't let go of him.
"Kotaro-sama! Please stay!" begged the three guardians.
"I got to get out of here or I will be done for!" thought Koumori, sweating with fear. "Alright ladies, if you love me. You will have to let go! Je'taime!"
The guardians obeyed and let go of Kotaro.
"I regret heard the voice of my true love!" said Kotaro, pointing to the ceiling. "I must fly!"
At that moment, he jumped out the window.
"Kotaro-sama!" the guardians cried out.
As Kotaro fell, he transformed back into his bat form.
Surazi, Yakuma, and Ushia fell to the ground. A minute later they woke up dazed.
"What happened?" asked Surazi.
"I felt some sort of strange feeling," said Yakuma.
"Look out there!" shouted Ushia.
All of them peered out in the stone window and saw Koumori flying away.
"So the whole time I was clinging on that idiot?!" cried Yakuma.
"I won't forgive that perverted bat! And now Yuroku-sama would punish us," shouted Ushia.
"It looks like the escapees are flying to the Youkai academy. We shall awaken the stone gargoyles!" shouted Surazi.
Surazi, Yakuma, and Ushia came together cast some sort of spell to awaken the gargoyles.
Perched on top of the mountain were two giant statues of gargoyles holding double bladed axes. Suddenly, the gargoyles moved. They grasped their weapons, spread their wings and flew toward the party.
"Guys, we got more company and they are fast!" cried Mizore, see the gargoyles.
"Not these two," said Murotsu. "We need land now and fight them!"
Murotsu descended to the ground and slowly landed on his feet. Tsukune, Mizore, Fong, and Yukari got off Murotsu's back and readied their weapons.
"Put down your weapons," said Murotsu. "These monsters are stone gargoyles. We must fight in our monster forms right now!"
Everybody transformed into their monster forms. Murotsu and Yukari took on one, while Tsukune, Fong, and Mizore, took on the other. All of them charged at the gargoyles but were knocked by their powerful axes. The gargoyles advanced toward the fallen group. Mizore fired her ice beam at them at them and froze them but the gargoyles broke free. Fong rushed toward them dodging their swinging axes. One of the gargoyles grabbed him and hurled him at Yukari, knocking her down. Murotsu fired his lightning and blue flames at them. The gargoyles shielded them with their giant wings. Grinding his teeth, Murotsu used his telekinetic power to hurl giant rocks at the giant beasts. Again the gargoyles protected themselves with their wings. They lashed out their tails and grabbed him and threw him at Fong. Tsukune leapt in the air and was about to smash his fist on the monsters' heads. The gargoyles covered themselves with their wings to block the punch. The gargoyles swung their axes and sent Tsukune flying back to the group. Mizore grind her teeth and took out her ice kunais.
"Dammit, how do we beat these guys?" she asked.
"The wings are protecting them, desu," said Yukari.
"These guys have to have some weak spots," said Tsukune
"If we can blind these guys, we might be able to hit their stony bellies or their backs," said Fong.
"Good idea, Fong. Focus their attention on you while Mizore can throw her ice kunais at their eyes. Can you do that?" asked Murotsu.
"Yes!" replied Fong.
The rest of the four moved away from the gargoyles and hid in the trees. The gargoyles advanced toward Fong.
"Now Mizore!" cried, Fong.
Mizore leaped up in the air and thrust her kunais at their eyes. The Kunais struck causing the gargoyles to roar with pain and placing their claws on their eyes.
"Nicely done, Mizore!" said Murotsu.
"Thanks, and now you are up!" replied Mizore.
"Right!" cried Tsukune.
Tsukune leaped up into the air and landed on the gargoyle's bellies. Murotsu flew toward a gargoyle and smashed its stony body with his thundery claw. Tsukune did the same and embedded his fist into the belly of the other gargoyle. The gargoyles roared in pain and later broke into pieces. The stony remains then turned into dust.
"You have grown a lot stronger than before, Tsukune. I believe you are ready to face Soku," panted Murotsu. Tsukune smiled.
"Let's go home!" said Tsukune.
Later near the black volcano...
Far away from Zukoshi's castle and the Youkai academy, three figures were standing at the edge of the black volcano. Yuroku, the Masked King, and Gyokuro stood in front of the pit. Down low in the pit were four large keystones. Gyokuro was holding the body parts of Alucard and lowered them before the edge of the volcano. Yuroku raised his hands and unleashed his magic toward a keystone. The Masked King and Gyokuro did the same to the remaining keystones using their powers.
As the beams were absorbed into the keystones a symbol appeared on them. All of a sudden, cracks appeared and the keystones were destroyed. The remains of the Alucard were slowly lifted from the ground and hovered over the pit. After that lava began to stir and the ground began to shake. A giant glob of magma spewed out of the pit. Millions of ash and lava covered stones rained all over the place. The remains of the Alucard disappeared.
Emerging from the lava came a large demonic creature. It's two curved horns sprouted on his head and it's large wings spanned. Yuroku, the Masked King, and Gyokuro watched with fright as the massive beast roared. Then the beast settled and transformed into its human form. His black hair was nice and straight. A large black cloak appeared on his body as well as a pair of two large black boots. Yuroku, the Masked King, and Gyokuro froze with terror for a moment and bowed immediately.
"Soku-sama," the three said in unison.
"At last, Lord Soku has been freed!" shouted Yuroku.
"Now that Akasha and Zukoshi us was gone, nothing can seal you away," said Gyokuro.
The dark figure began to shout in triumph, "I live! Now nothing can hinder me from destroying all of mankind in the human world! All shall tremble before me and despair!"
"All hail Lord Soku of the Underworld!" hissed the Masked King.
"All hail!" they yelled repeatedly.
"Rise, my minions, " commanded Soku. "We shall leave and you three shall implement my plan for our attack on the Youkai Academy."
"Yes my lord," they all said hitting their left sides of their chests with their fists.
A moment later Yuroku raised his hand conjured a large gust of smoke. Then the misty figures of the three guardians appeared.
"Report!" commanded the dark dragon mage.
"Lord Yuroku, it appears that we had intruders infiltrating the keep," said Surazi.
"Deal with the situation immediately," ordered Yuroku.
"The problem we had is that the intruders escaped with the vampire prisoners!" said Yakuma.
"Our soldiers reported that the Chosen and a blue dragon were among the intruders," said Ushia.
"Impossible! My nephew already found the Chosen. Your news are disturbing!" shouted Yuroku.
Suddenly a misty figure of a Lich appeared.
"Report, general Juko!" said the dark dragon mage.
"Lord Yuroku, the Rosario from the throne room is also stolen," said the Lich.
"Interesting...it seems so that my nephew and the Chosen were pretty desperate. He didn't realize that we already used the power of the Rosario to create our weapon! He's a fool as well. Rally all of the goblins, ghouls, and gremlins! Order my three guardians to prepare for battle! We leave tomorrow!"
"No. Not yet," said Soku holding out his hand. "Let's wait til the day after tomorrow. I must rest before my victory march and then let the troops be fully armed and ready to march to the Youkai Academy. We will soon get rid of those wretched students and destroy the barrier between the two worlds. Then we will send those accursed humans and all the monsters to their doom. The time of darkness and demons shall rise again. Ahahahahaha!"
To Be Continued…