Okay, chapter 8. Wow this story has turned out more prolonged than I originally intended. Oh well, that just means it's time to get the climax of the story soon! ;D

48 hours ago

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Standing under a waterfall Setsuna cleaned her tattered and blood ridden wings. She sighed as she realized just how long it took to make her wings white once again.

The cold water bit at her fresh wounds harshly, but she didn't mind; it would heal soon thanks to her accursed heritage. Setsuna hated her demon side and loathed even more to rely on its power in a fight.

Her trainer knew this well. He would intentionally make Setsuna use them, such as flying away from lethal spells, making her chant ancient Hanyou language to draw forth her darker sides and other things that Setsuna would never do.

She especially hated when she had to transform into her darker self. Setsuna had little control over herself in that state, she would more or less feel okay at that time with her actions but as soon as she transformed back, she would remember everything and hate that she couldn't control herself enough yet.

Setsuna shivered as she recalled some predicaments she had gotten herself into.

One of the most embarrassing being how she had tricked her trainer into getting drunk by telling him they would "have more fun later" as she would say winking. She had been successful in getting him drunk, and she then escaped and was almost off the mountain when she bounced back off a barrier rather roughly. It had been either good luck or bad luck, Setsuna couldn't decide, that she had caught a teenaged boy's attention after giving a short scream as she fell. Setsuna-getting de-transformed because she got knocked out from the hit- woke up to find a rather attractive blonde haired, blue eyed boy that seemed to be her age.

He had asked her how she got there and Setsuna hating to lie, explained how she was on an important training mission. He became intrigued and said he knew his way around a sword himself, he also revealed he was actually a 400 year old vampire, living with his 401 year old vampire master; Evangeline. He also said Evangeline was the most powerful vampire alive and was also his sister.

Setsuna glared at her freshly healed wings as she hurriedly dried them off before banishing them away again. She didn't like to look at them as they reminded her of how she could never be normal.

Setsuna smiled as she remembered the spars she shared with the blonde, Nathaniel, and his master Evangeline.

Setsuna didn't mind Eva-as she came to call her-all that much. She had learned quite a few things from her and Nate both. Mostly how to use her chi as a substitute for magic and cast specially designed spells that were written in ancient Hanyou language, that thank the odds Eva and Nate ended up having found in their travels over the 400 years of journeying.

Setsuna knew that if she hadn't befriended them, she might have lost sight of herself and her true feelings and never would have told them about her dilemma with the Princess. They then took it upon themselves to investigate and learn the princess was intending to go to Mahora.

Setsuna had then made a deal with the king that if she fully controlled herself, she could guard the Princess once more. He didn't argue because deep down, he knew she was exceptionally powerful and would make a perfect guard. His only request: don't get attached to the princess.

Eva and Nate then enrolled themselves into Mahora. Eva and Nate mostly travelled around, seeing no point to sit around in one spot as long as you could travel the world and do whatever you pleased.

Setsuna often battled with being their friends, as she knew they had done some horrible things, but then found out one time by over hearing a conversation between the two that they wished they curse would be lifted because they could help drinking blood.

Setsuna had then decided to forget the fact the two blondes drank blood to survive. It was trivial; after all, Setsuna physically could drink blood and gain power from it as well. This only being achieved after transforming -which Setsuna hated because it was quite painful- and then drinking blood.

Setsuna sighed, annoyed as she recalled how she came to find that fact out.

Setsuna tried her hardest to never transform in front of the other two. She feared they would take advantage of her and most definitely try to humiliate her-or worse- deciding to become more evil, they could control her and use her powers. Setsuna didn't doubt the master vampire's strength, she had seen Eva control several guards one day when they trio had decided to go swimming in a nearby private estate's pool.

One day though, Evangeline made a wrong decision by trying to taste Setsuna's blood. After treating a wound and smelling Setsuna's rare blood, Evangeline had lunged at her. Setsuna's instincts and reflexes kicked in and she transformed abruptly on accident and proceeded to punch Eva, stopping just barely in time before touching the vampire's nose. Eva indeed proved to be a little rattled by this, claiming no one had gotten that close to her since she became a vampire.

Setsuna found it a little relieving that they didn't decide to be evil, but found it odd they chose to follow her to Mahora. Eva and Nate claimed they just wanted to make friends seeing as befriending Setsuna seemed to turn out well enough.

Now dressed and ready to gather her things and depart for Mahora, Setsuna set off with a little nervous thumping in her heart, knowing she could procrastinate any longer.

I put this chapter in so I could introduce new characters and inform you all of how Setsuna could transform. I hope it didn't ruin the flow of the fic, but I didn't see where else to insert the chapter

'till next time xoxo~