Act Three
Scene Nine
The Dark Master's Return
It has been several weeks since the disastrous events occurred. Tatsumaru's body was indeed destroyed, but his soul was not. At this very moment, the soul of the Vampire is searching for a host body. I know the perfect host body; Rikimaru's body will do wonders! Tatsumaru thought. Rikimaru is seeing to the movement of his late brother's followers. They are all in chains to prevent them from attacking him or any of his men. Abel Darkmoon, who has his glasses off right now looks up suddenly. He looks into the sky seeing his master's soul flying in circles above his brother. Abel watches closely as Tatsumaru's soul flies into Rikimaru's body. Rikimaru feels something enter his body, he gasps in pain.
"WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?" Rikimaru yelled.
"He has returned for us!" Abel said gleefully.
"'He' who?" Rikimaru asked. Tatsumaru speaks through Rikimaru.
"Your brother."
"I thought you were dead…" Rikimaru said faintly. Abel stands up boldly.
"Well you thought wrong!" Abel said boldly. The chains and shackles that bind Tatsumaru's followers suddenly let go of them. One by one Abel and the others join Rikimaru's body.
Rikimaru's thoughts: How am I supposed to defeat my brother now that he is in my body? I have no choice but to do what he says now… Great, just great… Rikimaru is standing in the now abandoned square. He then walks away from the ruins of Tatsumaru's once beloved home and goes to find Rosa.
Rosa's House
Rosa is cleaning up her house when Rikimaru first appears. She looks up briefly, but does not speak to him. Tatsumaru speaks through Rikimaru.
"Rosa, it is I."
"Tatsu is that really you, my love?" Rosa said surprised. Tatsumaru is still speaking through his brother.
"Yes. Rosa, I need your help." Tatsumaru's followers separate from Rikimaru's body
"Help with what, Tatsu?" Rosa asked.
"My lord's body was destroyed thanks to Rikimaru's friends, the Demon Exterminators," Abel said.
"So now Tatsumaru must find a host body that can support his Dark powers," Kai said.
"Unfortunately Tatsumaru was unable to find that kind of host," said Donovan.
"So he used his brother's body instead," said Yakatemaru.
"Plus Lord Tatsumaru does not want to kill Rikimaru," Vladislous said. Hearing this Rikimaru rejoices and continues to listen to the conversation.
"At least not until he gets what he wants from Rikimaru's body first," said Reigo. Rikimaru's shoulders slump at this.
"What could Tatsumaru possibly want from me?" Rikimaru asked. Tatsumaru begins playing a game with Rikimaru.
"You have the power of the Chosen One, correct."
"Yeah, and?" Seymour cuts the game short.
"Lord Tatsumaru wants your power; it is as simple as that." Rikimaru gasps.
"Seymour! I wanted Rikimaru to figure it out himself!" Tatsumaru hissed slightly.
"Sorry, my lord…" Seymour said quietly. Tatsumaru growls slightly, almost ruining Rikimaru's throat.
"FINE! Yes, Rikimaru, I want the power of the Chosen One, because I was cheated out of that power when I was born!"
The Past
Tatsumaru is seen when he was just born. We can hear the conversation that is going on between his parents. "Honey, we can't give Tatsumaru the power of the Chosen One." Tetsumaru is holding a sleeping Inumaru in his arms.
"Why not Tetsumaru?"
"Because the boy has the symbol of the Yang on his forehead."
"SO WHAT?! THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING!"
"It does, because he bears the Tenryu Curse, June."
"What do you mean? What Curse?"
"The curse that was put on my family, because of my good-for-nothing father, Reigo!"
"What is this "Curse"? What does it do?"
"That's…classified… information…" June lifts her voice slightly.
"Tetsumaru, I'm your wife for Heaven's sake! I have the right to know!" Both babies begin to cry, June and Tetsumaru rock them back to sleep.
"Fine, I will tell you. The Tenryu Curse was put on my family because of what my father did."
"What did he do?"
"He killed the Devil God. This resulted in the Tenryu family being cursed. He in turn became a power-hungry Devil. The Devil Gene, as I call it, then traveled into my mother, who was not affected by it. The curse was then transported into me and my four brothers."
"Who are your brothers?"
"Lee, Kai, Riku, and Steven Tenryu are my brothers."
"So Lee, Steven, Kai are three of your brothers after all."
"Yes, they are. Now allow me to finish. After the curse infected us and we had children." Tetsumaru refers to himself, Kai, Riku, and Lee when he speaks next.
"The Curse will infect those that bear the Yang on their forehead."
"But you don't have the Yang on your forehead, and besides Tatsumaru has the YinYang on his forehead." The second part of her response is unheard by Tetsumaru.
"That's because as the curse traveled through the family tree, it developed, got stronger, now it infects those that bear the Yang on their foreheads. That is why Tatsumaru cannot gain the power of the Chosen One."
"But how do you know Tatsumaru has Dark Powers?"
"The Yang gives it away."
"Oh, I see." June gives up on trying to convince her husband about the YinYang on Tatsumaru's forehead.
The Present
The conversation fades out and we return to the present time in which Tatsumaru is still within Rikimaru's body. He has finished explaining why he could not gain the power of the Chosen One.
"If you were supposed to get the power of the Chosen One, then why did I get it?" Rikimaru asked.
"You got the power of the Chosen One, because you do not bear the Yang on your forehead, you have the Yin instead," Abel answered.
"I see. So, Tatsu, you were cheated out of the Chosen One's power at birth, right?" Rikimaru asked.
"Yes, because…" Tatsumaru started.
"There is another reason why you did not gain the Chosen One's power, other than the Yang on your forehead," Tetsumaru said cutting his son short. Tatsumaru does not face his father.
"Yeah and what is that?" Tatsumaru asked.
"Because you would have become power-hungry like my late father," Tetsumaru said.
"I think we're a little late on that one…" Rikimaru muttered.
"You're right, Rikimaru, because I got what I wanted from your body!"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" Rikimaru asked astonished.
"I HAVE THE CHOSEN ONE'S POWER!" Tatsumaru yelled.
"HOW?" gasped Rikimaru. Tetsumaru gasps in surprise.
End of Scene Nine