Chapter 20: Youkai Battle + Vampire Part 2
Disclaimer: I do not own Rosario + Vampire. I twisted the author's storyline into my own imagination. If violence is an offence to you, please do not read this!
In the Youkai Academy, crowded by goblins and gremlins, Ruby was defending the entrance using her magic wand and naginata. Suddenly a giant blade whizzed past Ruby's head and was stuck on the wooden surface of the door. Ruby turned in front of her and saw the giant lich approaching her. The monstrous masked face was mutilated and had yellow eyes. Its fleshy decaying body was exposed and his bloodstained blade was gleaming in the moonlight.
"It's your turn to die, little witch," the lich hissed in a thin voice as he pulled the blade out of the wooden door. Ruby held her naginata and pointed the blade at her attacker. The lich swung his massive sword at Ruby. She dodged causing him to hit the walls instead. He raised his sword to strike at her again. Ruby held the naginata in front of her to defend herself. The blade hit and broke the naginata into two pieces.
Then the lich made a grab for her and thrust her against wall. Ruby fell the ground unable to move. Her arms and legs were covered with blood. The lich slowly marched toward her to make a finishing blow on her. Gin suddenly leapt on top of the lich and took a bite out of the lich's neck. The lich yelled in pain and shook the werewolf off. He sank his blade onto the ground and began to hurl his decaying body parts at the werewolf. Gin dodged until the lich cornered him.
The lich raised his massive sword to hurl it at the poor werewolf. Then the blade of Ruby's broken naginata pierced through the lich's stomach. The giant monster fell and moved no more. Ruby was standing right near the lich's corpse. Yukari and Fong arrived a moment later.
"I'm glad you came in time," said Ruby to Gin relieved.
"Good thing you saved me and our reinforcements have arrived," he said, pointing to the battlefield. They all looked and saw the monster business army clashing with the forces of darkness. Yukari also saw Issa and his two daughters fighting the goblins. The Youkai students cheered and helped drive off the attackers out of the school.
As the Youkai Academy with the help of Issa, Akua, Kahlua, and the Monster Management army were able to fight off the goblins, ghouls, and gremlins, Tsukune was in the woods searching for Soku. The forest was dark and quiet. There were no bats or crows present. As he was walking he glanced around him. Then he saw a figure standing in front of him. The figure was wearing a black cloak with black boots on.
He was the same figure that was next to Yuroku. Soku, he thought. He charged at the figure but it suddenly vanished. Tsukune whirled around him but couldn't find the figure. He could still hear the cruel laughter of Soku. All of a sudden Tsukune sees the ghostly figure of the Soku in his human form again.
Tsukune's heart began to jump for a moment when he saw him. The ghostly figure floated away into the darkness. Tsukune ran and pursued the ghostly figure. Then another figure appeared before him. It was Mikogami's. Tsukune stopped and stared at Mikogami.
"Tsukune, what you just saw was just an illusion of Soku. He was just trying to lead you away from him. Hurry to where you encountered Yuroku, Gyokuro, and the three guardians. Your friends are in great danger! Soku is heading straight their way!" cried Mikogami. The figure of Mikogami floated away into the darkness. Tsukune nodded and followed Mikogami out of the woods.
Meanwhile, Mizore and Nazere stood their ground back to back to face Surazi and Ushia. The hydra and the Chimera stood back to back and simultaneously blew a stream of fire at them. Mizore and Nazere dodged the flames and leapt onto a giant tree.
"You can't run away forever," hissed one of the Ushia's heads. Surazi spewed green fire at the trees where Mizore and Nazere were hiding. The trees caught into green fire. Mizore used her ice beam to cool down the fire. Surazi continued to unleash her flames. Mizore and Nazere were sweating like mad. They couldn't stay inside the tree forever and Mizore's ice beam can't withstand the green flames.
In the skies above, Kurumu clashed with Yakuma, the hellbat. Yakuma unleashed her sonic shockwave at Kurumu, forcing her to cover her ears. She charged at Kurumu and knocked her off balance with great speed. As Kurumu began to crash land to the ground she grabbed her Kusarigama and thrust the bladed chain at the trunk of the tree to keep herself from falling. Yakuma flew toward Kurumu and smacked her with her powerful wing. Kurumu almost lost her grip on the chain but held on. Her wings were tired from the flying.
Gyokuro broke many trees with her powerful legs. She lifted them with one hand and hurled them at Moka. Moka dodged and hid behind the giant boulder, but her opponent charged at the boulder. Her fist smashed the stone. At that moment Moka jumped into the air and unleashed a midair shockwave kick at Gyokuro. Gyokuro held out her palms and deflected the shockwave with her hands. Inner Moka stayed put right near the boulder, catching her breath.
"You are no match for me," sneered Gyokuro, throwing a giant stone at Moka.
"This madness must stop, mother," panted Inner Moka, avoiding the stone.
"Not until the human race has been annihilated. I have no problem to kill you as well," argued Gyokuro.
Murotsu fired his ice beam from his mouth at Yuroku but the dark dragon countered it with his black lightning. Both of them were already in their dragon forms already. The dark dragon extended his hand toward a bunch of large boulders near the forest. One of the boulders began to slowly rise out of the ground and suddenly darted straight for Murotsu. As the stone came close, Murotsu slashed the stone with his claw.
Sparks of lightning were showing as the boulder exploded. At that moment another large stone darted toward him. Before Murotsu could dodge the second stone, it smacked him on his scaly stomach and sent him flying backwards to the ground. Murotsu grunted with pain and heaved himself up to his feet. His wings were tired and his arms were exhausted. He breathed heavily as smoke escaped from his nostrils and jaws. He fired his green magical chains from his staff at the dark dragon mage. The chains hit and automatically fasten his black wings to his body.
Yuroku laughed as he was tied up.
"Do you honestly think those puny chains will stop me?" he hissed. All of a sudden black flames covered his body and melted the green chains. Murotsu's blue eyes flared.
The dark dragon mage roared and ascended to the sky. The blue dragon mage growled at the dark dragon and flew up after him. As they both flew in the air, there was a lot of clawing between them. The black dragon lashed out his long tail and whipped the blue dragon with it. Murotsu roared and used a wing to defend himself. At that moment, Yuroku came close to him with his tail still whipping him and made a grab for Murotsu's wing.
The dark dragon opened his mouth and sank his razor-sharp teeth into the blue dragon's wing. Murotsu roared with pain and sank his claws into Yuroku's stomach. The black dragon immediately released Murotsu and unleashed his spell to disable Murotsu's monster form. Murotsu used the same technique to counter his uncle's attack. Both of the black beams collided and backfired at each other. The dragon mages stumbled backwards after getting hit and turned back into their human forms.
Yuroku grunted and stood back up on his feet. Murotsu staggered to get up and made a grab for his double-edged blade and charged at Yuroku. The dark dragon mage drew out his massive axe and clashed with the blue dragon mage. Murotsu unleashed his lightning at Yuroku but it weakened because of Yuroku's spell that hit him. His tired hands were still grasping his weapon. Both of them finally engaged into a deadly blade lock until Yuroku overpowered Murotsu and kicked him in the stomach. Murotsu fell to the ground, grunting with pain. His body was dripping with sweat and blood. He wanted to use the staff but he knew he couldn't use it because the spell disabled his power and ability to use magic.
"You're so pathetic, Murotsu," said Yuroku, advancing toward him. "You thought you were able to avenge your father but you are no match for me."
Mizore and Nazere were still in the tree trying to keep away from Surazi's and Ushia's flames. The temperature began to rise really fast.
"We are just sitting ducks," cried Mizore.
"Get on my back! I'll run while you fire your ice beam," said Nazere. Mizore hopped onto Nazere's back and stopped using her ice beam. Nazere howled and leapt from tree to tree past the two giant multi-headed beasts while Mizore fired her ice beams from both of her hands and the beams hit starting from their tails.
Ushia and Surazi stopped breathing fire as Surazi's snake headed tail became frozen and Ushia's tail became frozen stiff. Mizore continued to unleash her ice beam with maximum power until the two monsters became frozen up to the last head. Mizore jumped off Nazere's back and gazed at the two giant monster statues she created.
"Now that's what I call art," she said quietly.
"Nice work, Mizore. Great team work," said Nazere high fiving Mizore.
Kurumu was still hanging on the tree branch at the edge of the cliff with her Kusarigama. Her tired wings burned as she clutched onto her chained weapon. Yakuma charged at Kurumu with incredible speed.
"Let's finish this shall we?" hissed the hellbat.
Kurumu gave a quick glance at Yakuma and flew back into the air. She quickly detached her weapon from the tree branch. She spun the chained weapon in the air and hurled it at Yakuma. It whizzed past Yakuma and she glided to the right. The sickle landed on the tree branch. The hellbat began to laugh at Kurumu.
"Ha! You missed!" jeered the hellbat.
"That's what you think," said Kurumu as she flew backwards. The hellbat glanced ahead of her and crashed into Kurumu's chain. Kurumu quickly flew in circles tying the hellbat into the tree branch and flew about fifteen feet away from the cliff. Yakuma struggled to break free from the chain but it was too heavy. Kurumu sharpened her claws and charged at the imprisoned hellbat. Her claws sliced through the tree branch. The branch along with Yakuma fell down the cliff below.
Murotsu was lying on the ground unconscious. He tried to heave himself up but his body was too weak and heavy to get up. Yuroku stood in front of him and placed his foot on top of Murotsu's back. Murotsu screamed in pain as Yuroku's heavy boots put pressure on his back. The dark dragon mage made a grab for him and thrust him toward the trees.
Murotsu crashed with his back hitting a tree and fell on his knees. His weapon fell right beside him. Yuroku knelt down and grabbed Murotsu by the throat. He was able to pick him up from the ground. His axe was in his other hand. Murotsu grasped his uncle's wrist trying to loosen his uncle's grip and struggled to break free.
"Join me when you have the chance," said Yuroku.
"No! I will...never join...a murderer like you. You...took away my father...my clan...and my friends from me," gagged Murotsu. His hands were still grasping his uncle's grip on his throat.
"Your father is weak as well as your pathetic friends. But I am strong and together we can wipe out those peasants and the human scum. We can overthrow Lord Soku and rule the human world and the Youkai Realm!" said Yuroku.
"You are mad!" shouted Murotsu.
"Tell me, why do you insist in protecting your so called friends? There is no chance that these weak pathetic beings will live!" sneered the black dragon mage.
"I will kill anyone who hurts any of my friends. I am sick of watching people die before my eyes!" shouted Murotsu. "I am never going to sit back and watch them get killed. That is why I chose to protect them! And I will do whatever it takes to kill you!
"Such a foolish boy. I will give you one chance. Join me and together we as dragon mages will rise and defeat Lord Soku and rule the human and monster realms!"
"Never!"
"Then so be it, my nephew," said Yuroku, raising his massive axe toward his throat. Murotsu closed his eyes thinking that it would be the end of him. All of a sudden Tsukune's red beam struck Yuroku on the back. The dark dragon mage screamed and fell on his knees. Murotsu slowly heaved himself up to his feet and picked up his giant double-edged blade. Yuroku looked up gazing into his nephew's eyes.
"Are you going to kill your uncle?" gasped Yuroku with a wicked smile on his face.
Murotsu raised his blade at the dark dragon mage and stood in position. His blue eyes glowed, as he was about to strike the dark dragon mage.
"I'm not your nephew. I once was human just like Tsukune. My father adopted me and cared for me which transformed me into a dragon mage. I will never forgive what you've done to everyone that I love. For that, you shall pay with your life!" He shouted.
"What! Impossible! Such human filth in my presence! I will ki…" his words were cut of by Murotsu's blade that sliced his chest.
"That was for my clan!" He yelled and slashed him again.
"And for my friends from Youkai Newspaper club!"
Murotsu pulled the blade up to his waist and delivered a finishing blow in Yuroku's stomach.
"And that was for my beloved father!"
Yuroku gave several gasps and fell flat on his face. Murotsu got up to his feet and wept in front of his uncle's body.
A few feet from the battlefield Ruby, Gin, Yukari, Kokoa, Fong, and Hiyata glanced around the outside of the school. There were many bodies of goblins, ghouls, and gremlins lying everywhere. The Youkai academy also faced several losses as well. Murotsu's ground assault team lost about 80% and the Youkai defense lost about 45%. Blood and monster body parts were also scattered everywhere. If it weren't for the Monster Management army then the Youkai Academy would have fallen. Grief struck all six of them after calculating the amount of casualties they had. Mikogami and Fuhai then appeared before the group.
"We must evacuate the students now," Mikogami said in a low voice.
"But we just defeated Yuroku's army and we are currently trying to recover from this awful battle," objected Ruby.
"We do not have much time. Soku is planning destroy the school with his own demonic power fused with the Alucard's and the remaining students are still inside. It's his plan B," said Fuhai.
Ruby looked down at the casualties and back at the school. She waited for Tsukune to come but she couldn't find him anywhere.
"Alright, let's hurry," said Ruby. She and the rest of the group hurried back toward the Youkai Academy. Just then Fong held up his hand.
"What is it, Fong?" asked Gin.
"I sense him. It's the Masked King," he said.
Everyone whirled around and could hear the hissing of the Masked King. There was no sign of him but they could hear him. All of a sudden a large tentacle like arm rose from the ground causing the ground to shake and knock everyone out of balance. Everyone gazed in terror as they saw the Masked King rise out of the ground. He is in his large monster form and his appearance was more terrifying than ever.
"You fools are not going anywhere. None of you shall stand in his way," hissed the giant monster.
"What should we do?" asked Kokoa.
"Let us handle this monster," said Tossa, advancing toward it.
"No, you can't do that! He is twice as powerful as you think. You and your army must help evacuate the rest students in the building. The rest of us will fight him," said Kokoa. But the masked man and the three other kings came in running toward the hideous monster. The Masked king raised a tentacle and banged it against the school. The building began to crack and large bricks fell on top of Tossa and his three companions.
"Tossa, guys!" Kokoa cried.
Issa, Kahlua, and Akua arrived a moment later.
"My daughter," said Kokoa's father. "Your sisters and I can provide you guys assistance to stop the Masked King as well."
The Masked King glared at the three vampires.
"You traitors! You should have stayed in the Fairy Tale and served me just like your mother did," hissed the Masked King.
"We will not allow your master to enslave us or massacre the human race!" snapped Akua.
"Neither you or mom should lay a hand on our sisters," said Kahlua.
The vampires and the Mask King glared at each other. Gin began to leave the group.
"You guys handle him! The monster gang and I will help evacuate the students," insisted Gin. Heading to the school.
"Gin, please be careful not to do anything stupid and get them to safety," requested Ruby.
"I will bring them to the hideout," he said and left with Tossa's army.
Fong stood in front of the hideous Masked King.
"You made big mistake to come and fight us, Masked King. You are about to have an eight against one battle," said Fong.
"You are already out numbered, desu," shouted Yukari.
"Perhaps I am. But I am never outclassed," hissed the Masked King. All of them engaged into combat.
Moka continued to clash with her stepmother. Both of them were already tired and sweating. As Gyokuro charged at Moka, she suddenly froze in place. Moka looked up and saw the dark figure of Soku behind Gyokuro, stunning her with his dark power.
"What?" gasped Gyokuro.
"You are so pathetic, Gyokuro. I thought you were supposed to kill your daughter. Not dance with her," he said in a deep voice, as he blasted Gyokuro with his dark beam into a boulder and knocked her unconscious.
Inner Moka felt a bit relieved that her fight with her mother was over but went from one battle to another. Soku used his dark super pulse and shattered the statues of Ushia and Surazi. The blast knocked Tsukune, Murotsu, Moka, Kurumu, Nazere, and Mizore off their feet All of them crashed to the ground and lay on the ground unable to move for a while.
To Be Continued…