A calm breeze flew by as the sun was shining down through the tree branches above. The parts of the sky that could be seen through the foliage showed the blue sky with green and red streaks flying by through the air. Sitting against a tree Ren was eating an apple while looking up at the leaves above her, humming a gentle tune to herself as her other hand twirled a strand of her hair around leisurely.
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion followed by a monster's roar echoed out, with Ren stopping with her chewing and looking down with a thoughtful expression. After a pause she started counting on her fingers, getting up to three before another roar and fierce crash echoed out nearby. The siren paused then started counting again, getting to two before a howling cry of a monster was heard followed by another loud explosion. The siren nodded then resumed chewing again while looking up with a calm smile.
'He's getting faster with this.'
Several loud booms were heard as multiple cries from demons were heard within the forest. Ren held a hand to her ear while she stopped chewing, listening and hearing several loud crashes as a few trees toppled over.
'And he's fighting more at once while doing so, I think about… eight? Or maybe there are nine.'
The siren listened as the sounds of screams, howls, and wailing cries were heard in quick succession. The sounds echoed out as Ren showed a thoughtful expression, the girl then resuming her snack with a nod.
'Nine, and all in about seven seconds. Not bad at all.'
From the trees nearby a large three legged brute crashed through and tumbled into a roll, with Ren just watching it with a curious expression while chewing her apple. The monster plowed through a few trees before stopping itself with its large hands, growling and looking back towards where it had tumbled through before spotting Ren. The siren just watched the large beast with a calm expression as she took another bite of her apple, chewing it leisurely before winking at the monster.
'Come and get me big boy.'
The brute roared before charging towards the girl who merely watched with a calm expression. Ren made no effort to move as the monster raced towards her. She contemplated in her head casually whether the giant beast was thinking about smashing her into the ground, eviscerating and devouring her, raping her, or perhaps a combination of all three. The brute raced up and swatted the tree behind her away, the girl watching the monster with wonder while she held the apple in her mouth with her teeth as the splintered remains of the tree flew off to the side. She held one hand back to keep herself propped up on the ground as the monster towered over her with a vicious snarl. Ren glanced down to something of his for a moment then looked up at the monster while tilting her head slightly, seeing very clearly what the monster was thinking about doing to her first.
'Yep, it's going to rape me.'
Ren watched as the monster roared while standing over her then looked down with a thoughtful expression. She started counting in her head, only getting to two before a powerful boom of vampire energy shot past her and knocked the towering brute away into a wild tumble. The siren smiled slightly while holding the apple in her mouth and looked up to see Tsukune standing before her, his monster energy flaring around him violently as he faced the brute which came to a crashing halt in few trees. Ren giggled softly and held the apple as she took another bite, eyeing over the vampire boy with a coy smile while chewing her snack.
'My hero.'
The brute roared and charged again towards Tsukune, the boy remaining still while the air around him wavered with a crimson glow. Ren looked at Tsukune with a playful smile then to the approaching beast.
'These things never do learn, Tsukune is the best there is.'
She watched as the monster swung down towards Tsukune, the boy blocking the attack by grabbing the oversized fist with one hand and stopping it instantly. The ground below him cracked and shattered from the force while Ren's hair fluttered behind her, the siren watching Tsukune with a smile as she ate her snack. She giggled as the brute swung down again, only for Tsukune to send a punch to the fist, the forceful hit destroying the arm which blasted back into bloody pieces as the brute roared out in pain. Tsukune then darted forward and jumped into a powerful punch to the beast's head, striking it with a hit that splattered it away into pieces. The brute's body dropped dead as Tsukune landed down from his jump, his aura flaring around him wildly still while Ren watched with an amused smile. She swallowed her bite then laughed a bit as the brute's body twitched on the ground.
"I almost felt sorry for that one, thinking he could stand up against you," she said with a smile. Tsukune slowly turned to look at her with his crimson and black eyes, the girl seeing the boy's aura flaring around him while her heart fluttered from the feeling of his aura.
"There isn't anything in this world that can stand a chance against you Tsukune," she said assuredly. She then watched as the boy walked towards her with his aura rolling by in waves, the feeling causing her mind to swim a little. A sudden flare of his monster energy caused the grass around to blow away as the girl nearly blacked out from the intense feeling of her body warming up from his aura. She nodded slowly as if in a trance while smiling up at the boy.
"You're hungry again, aren't you? I can see it in your eyes," she said softly. Tsukune nodded slowly as he looked down at the girl. She tilted her head slightly and flicked her hair away from her neck.
"Take what you need from me Tsukune," she said with a wink. Tsukune slowly knelt down as Ren watched him with a loving smile. After a pause he then pushed her down by the shoulders, the girl gasping with surprise as she was held down on the ground with Tsukune looking down at her with his crimson and black eyes.
"T-Tsukune?" she asked softly. The boy took the apple and put it into her mouth, the girl whimpering around it as he held her down by the shoulders while using the fruit to gag her.
"I'm hungry for you Ren," he said, the girl staring up at him with wide eyes as her hands lay at her sides. She said something around the apple before his aura started to increase, the area around them then lighting up with fire which burned around the ground nearby. Ren moaned loudly into the fruit as her body quivered, her legs kicking about weakly while the boy held her down by the shoulders. The ground around them scorched and cracked apart as the girl screamed into her apple, her clothing igniting and searing off to reveal her skin which wasn't burned or harmed in any way. Her hat seared off into ash as she moaned and drooled around her gag, the girl's mind going blank from the overwhelming aura that resonated with her at pointblank range. She shakily looked up to him as she whimpered something around her apple, the boy licking his lips before leaning back.
"And I'm going to eat every last bit of you up, my delicious little siren," he said before picking her up by the legs and moving her over so that he held the girls legs apart on either side of him. She shakily looked down to where he was looking with a hungry eye then to him as she felt her body melting away under his aura. She felt her willpower vanish as her mind was overwhelmed by the boy's monster energy, her body unable to move properly while her heart was beating steadily.
'I don't know which way he has in mind about doing that, but either way… eat me Tsukune, please.'
Tsukune moved his head down between her legs before the siren screamed into her apple, her eyes glazing over while drool leaked out around her lips as she felt the boy choosing the less cannibalistic way of eating her out, much to her pleasure and relief. Her muffled cries of ecstasy echoed out into the air as she lost herself in the sensation of what was happening to her.
"Ren?" Tsukune asked, the boy looking down at seeing the siren lying on the ground next to a tree while having an apple in her mouth, the girl seeming to be in a dreamy daze as she murmured something around the fruit. She twitched and moaned into the snack while her hands shifted around at her sides, with Tsukune watching her with a puzzled expression.
"Um, Ren?" he asked again. He glanced around to seeing nothing else nearby then down to the girl as she said something around the apple that was in her mouth. Tsukune knelt down then gently shook the girl by the shoulder.
"Ren?" he asked again. Suddenly the siren shot up with a loud scream, the apple falling out of her mouth as Tsukune fell back onto his rear while watching her with surprise.
"YES! PLEASE MORE!" she cried out with a deep blush on her cheeks. She blinked then looked around to seeing her dream having come to an end. Looking back over to Tsukune she saw him staring at her with surprise while all fell quiet around them.
"Tsukune?" she asked softly. She jumped then looked down while quickly pulling her skirt down between her legs, feeling how wet she was and fearing Tsukune would notice.
"Are you ok?" Tsukune asked as he regained himself. Ren nodded slowly then glanced to him with a blush.
"Yeah… just a… dream," she said softly. He looked at her curiously as the siren quickly looked away while holding a hand to her cheek.
"What were you dreaming about?" he asked. She paused for a moment then glanced to the apple that was lying near them.
"Um… apples," she said glancing to him. He looked at her puzzled then to the apple.
"Apples?" he asked. She nodded then smiled weakly.
"Yeah, what can I say, I… really love them," she said, the image of herself with the apple in her mouth while Tsukune ate her out flashing before her mind, causing her blush to grow. The sensation of him enjoying his 'siren meal' caused her mind to wander again. She smiled softly and looked down with a timid expression.
'I especially love them now.'
Tsukune looked at the apple curiously then to the siren as she shrugged with an innocent smile.
"Well, ok then. I guess that makes sense, I like having one every now and then too," he said rubbing the back of his head with a small laugh. Ren nodded with a weak smile as they both stood up, with Tsukune looking around the area then back to her with a shrug.
"Anyway, I wanted to show you something I found," he said with a curious smile.
"Something you found?" she asked. He nodded then picked up the apple on the ground, handing it to her while she watched him with wonder.
"Here, I'll show you, I think you'll like seeing this," he said. She gently reached out and took the apple, a small smile forming on her face as she nodded slowly.
"Alright," she said before the boy started leading her through the woods. She took another bite out of the fruit, the memory of her erotic dream coming to mind again from the taste and causing her to blush again. Tsukune led her through the forest and up a hill, the siren watching him with a curious smile the whole way.
"Where are we going? What is it?" she asked.
"You'll see," he said glancing back to her with a smile. She took another bite out of the apple while watching him with a timid expression. They made their way up the incline and through some bushes, with Ren then being grabbed by Tsukune at the shoulder and halting before she would have walked straight off a steep cliff. The girl looked down with surprise as she quickly backed up near the bushes, seeing that they were standing on a cliffside overlooking a large river below and with another cliff across from them. There were a few waterfalls on the other cliffside while the air above the river had a sparkly mist with multiple rainbows glittering about from the water coming down from the falls as well as splashing around from the surface. Ren stared in awe at the sight then looked to the left to seeing the river heading out into what appeared to be a large sea with the horizon being filled with clouds and streaks of light, then looked right to seeing the river weaving into the land while there were dozens of tall thin spires of rocks with winged feathered creatures flying about squawking casually at each other.
"Wow," Ren said with wonder.
"Look up Ren," Tsukune said. She looked to him then up, seeing a small floating island hovering a few miles in the air above the river. It had rocky spires sticking out the bottom while there was some trees seen popping out around the sides of the landmass. Ren stared at the floating island with awe while Tsukune smiled curiously at her.
"Oh my god, I don't believe it," she said softly.
"I thought you might like to see this, have you ever seen anything like that before?" Tsukune asked.
"Never," Ren said with wonder. She smiled brightly and looked to Tsukune.
"Let's go take a look up there," she suggested.
"What? Take a look?" he asked with a jump before Ren giggled and quickly hugged him close, the girl's feathered wings spreading out behind her as she smiled at him playfully.
"C'mon, it'll be fun," she said before flying up with Tsukune in her arms, the boy watching with a surprised smile as the siren flew them up into the air towards the floating island. The girl laughed playfully as she spun them around while flying higher, the two making their way towards the large landmass in the sky. They flew up and then touched down on the edge, seeing that had a few rolling hills on it with trees here and there along with a small lake in the middle.
"This is amazing," Ren said looking around at the area. Tsukune smiled at seeing it then looked down over the edge, seeing that they were very high up over the large river below. Ren walked through the grass while looking around at the peaceful area that was high above Paradise.
"It's so nice up here, and there aren't any monsters or anything," she said with wonder.
"Well, none that you can see, let's not let our guard down just yet," Tsukune said with an amused smile over to her. The girl walked up onto a small hill and gazed around at the area while her hair flowed behind her from the wind. Tsukune walked over towards her while looking around at the scenery with a calm smile, with Ren then turning to him with a giggle.
"I think we found our new home while we're here, we can rest and relax here when we need to and sleep during the night. Nothing will sneak up on us way up here," she said with a nod.
"It is nice up here, but I don't want to trouble you with flying me up and down from here every day like that. We can probably find somewhere else for camp down on the ground," Tsukune reasoned while rubbing the back of his head.
"It's no trouble for me at all, I don't mind carrying you. Besides, it's so nice up here, this might be the only real safe spot we find while we stay in Paradise, we shouldn't pass it up," Ren said with a pleading smile. Tsukune looked around the area, not seeing any signs of local inhabitants or danger, then back to the siren who nodded with an eager smile. She took his hand then led him towards the lake in the middle of the landmass. After bringing him to it she turned to face him with a hopeful smile.
"We have water for drinking, you have me for all the blood you need, and we can bring anything we find for food down below up here. Oh! I can even start a garden up here; we can grow anything we need while we can fish down below in the river. There's trees here and we can even build our own shelter, we're going to be here for a while after all and need someplace to stay," she pointed out looking around at the surroundings. Tsukune watched her with an amused smile as she turned to face the lake while looking around at it with wonder as the ripples and sunlight caused the surface to glimmer and sway about.
"There might even be fish in this lake, we could have all we ever need up here," she said, envisioning herself and Tsukune living in a house that they would have built together on the floating island, with herself sweeping the front pathway while Tsukune relaxed in a lawn chair nearby.
"This isn't a vacation for us you know, we do have a reason we're in this world," Tsukune reminded knowingly with a smirk. Ren giggled and looked to him with caring eyes.
"I know, and there are plenty of bad monsters down below for you to train yourself with. But at least here you'll have a home to come back to, a place to rest," she said gently. She looked down and away while holding her hair out of her face with one hand, having a timid smile as Tsukune watched her curiously.
"I'll take care of you Tsukune, I promise. This may not be a vacation or pleasure trip, but… we can still enjoy our time together can't we? We can still have something of a home out here in this world," she said softly. Tsukune watched her with a gentle smile then looked around while taking a few steps away from the girl, the siren glancing to him with a loving smile as he surveyed the area.
"I suppose this place would be safe to at least sleep during the night, and you can't beat the view either," he said with a small laugh. Ren looked at him as she held a hand over her heart, slowly nodding in agreement. A calm breeze flowed by as her hair swayed in the wind, her eyes remaining fixed on the vampire as he looked up around at the sky which had blue and green streaks flowing by near the clouds which were closer to them now. Tsukune chuckled then glanced to her.
"We'll have to plant some apple trees up here for you then if we're going to use this place as our home," he mused with a wink. Ren blushed then looked down while nodding bashfully, her erotic dream coming to mind again and making her heart flutter.
"And… I'll be sure to give you whatever you want to eat as well," she said glancing up to him while gently brushing her hair to the side and around her ear timidly. Tsukune smiled at the girl then looked towards the edge from where they had come from.
"Well, for now though we should get back to it. I haven't pushed myself hard enough yet, can't be resting up here for long like this," he reasoned. Ren gave a pouty smile to him and shook her head.
"Aw, can't we stay just a bit longer? It's so nice up here," she said turning back to look at the lake. She walked over towards the edge while Tsukune turned back to her with an amused smile. Ren looked around at the lake as the surface glittered with the gentle rolling waves then jumped with a gasp as the water calmed down. She stared with wide eyes at seeing a large scaly beast under the surface, its body seeming to take up the entire bottom of the lake as two of its many red eyes focused on her.
"Ren?" Tsukune asked as he saw the girl staring at something while remaining still. Suddenly a large splash erupted up from the surface as something shot into the air, with Ren and Tsukune watching to see a long scaly tentacle with a small bladed sickle on the end wavering around in the air. Ren stared at the limb with surprise while a gurgled groan was heard below the water.
"What the hell? Ren!" Tsukune called out as the siren stared at the monster's tentacle with fearful eyes. In a flash the limb swiped at her, the sound of flesh being sliced through echoing out as blood splattered down onto the grass.
"REN!" Tsukune's voice echoed out from the floating island along with the siren's scream of agony.
Inside an HDA armored truck Moka and Akasha were remaining silent while riding with their armed escorts, the two being taken out of the city and towards the HDA headquarters where the organization's director would be expecting them. After a while Moka decided to break the silence with a simple question.
"Just out of curiosity, where are you taking us?" she asked glancing to a soldier next to her.
"To the HDA HQ located in the barren plains near the city of Ahwasa," the man informed while keeping a close eye on her. Moka looked at him with wonder.
"Ahwasa?" she asked.
"Yes, the city in which you broke out of containment yesterday, the city where Alucard ran loose with its rampage, sound familiar?" the man said with an accusing glance at her. Moka crossed her arms and leaned back with a slight huff of annoyance.
"I'm quite familiar with that city, and we escaped being wrongfully imprisoned by you people after we put an end to Alucard ourselves to save all of you," she replied with discontent. Akasha looked at her daughter with wonder.
"You destroyed Alucard?" she asked softly. Moka smiled at her and nodded.
"My friends all helped to fight back on that day, and it was my boyfriend that personally struck down the destroyer for good," she said proudly.
"Your mate dispatched that accursed monster all on his own?" Akasha asked with disbelief. Moka smiled weakly and shrugged.
"Well, one of our friends helped him a little, but he was the real hero of that day," she admitted. Akasha looked at her with wonder then smiled curiously.
"Amazing, I simply must meet this mate of yours later, he sounds quite extraordinary," she said with approval. Moka nodded and looked down with a gentle gaze.
"He is, he's everything to me. I love him with all my heart; he's the only mate for me in all my life. I'm hoping to see him again soon as well; he's… dealing with another problem right now, one that's going to be a difficult challenge even for him. Still, I know he'll overcome it, and return to me, I just need to make sure there's a world for him to return to then," she said softly. After a moment she looked to her mother curiously.
"Mother, is it true, about Alucard? Were you really the one that…" she asked. Akasha smiled at her daughter with both a sense of pride and also remorse as the soldiers watched her carefully.
"I'll be happy to answer all your questions about that later on Moka. For now, I believe we have other matters to be focused on," she said gently. Moka nodded slowly and watched her mother with a curious eye as the truck drove out of the city and onto a highway that led towards the HDA HQ.
After a while the sounds of helicopters were heard overhead, with Moka and Akasha looking up and around to hearing the rotors spinning from the airborne crafts nearby. The sounds stayed consistent as the truck drove along the road out into the barren plains, showing the gunships were staying close to the moving transport.
"Quite a big escort for just the two of us, it seems you're just as afraid of us as we are of you," Akasha mentioned glancing to a soldier sitting across from her.
"If we were afraid of you we wouldn't be sitting inside this truck with the two of you, don't think that just because you're monsters that we're frightened or scared to be near you like this," the man replied with a slight scowl. Moka glanced to him with a dull expression, the man watching them carefully while having his rifle set next to him with one hand resting on it.
"If you're not scared then why are you keeping your hand on your rifle, surely you don't think we're foolish enough to try anything when surrounded by you people," Moka reasoned plainly. The soldier narrowed his eyes at her while she looked back down with closed eyes.
"If there was any just cause for you to be holding your gun you would either be shooting it at me or be dead by now. You do realize that we're here to talk to you about peace, right?" she said simply. The man scoffed and didn't make any further reply. The truck continued to drive along with the droning of the helicopters above being heard, the two vampires waiting patiently for their arrival to see the director of the HDA. After a long drive the truck came to a halt, with the soldiers holstering their gear while the vampires looked around.
"Alright, let's get going, Mr. Tamaka is waiting for you," a soldier instructed as they disembarked through the back door. Moka and Akasha hopped out after them, looking around to seeing that they were inside a large military compound. Dozens of other buildings surrounded the large parking lot they had stopped in, with other soldiers standing at the ready with their weapons lowered and watching the two monsters carefully. A large concrete barrier surrounded the complex with its security gate closing while armed troops stood guard along the walls. There were hangers next to a large airfield and dozens of garages with tanks and humvees parked inside, with armed soldiers and HDA security personal walking about while many were keeping a close eye on the vampires. The two helicopters from earlier hovered over the complex for a moment before circling over towards the airfield.
Moka and Akasha looked around at seeing themselves surrounded by armed humans then over to seeing a group of HDA personal approaching them; seven men with six of them having rifles in their hands while the front officer wore an army cap while having a pistol holstered at his side.
"You are to come with us, what the… why is she armed?" the officer demanded, pointing to Akasha who was holding her sword. Everybody turned to her as she shrugged.
"You have stockpiles of your own firearms and technology around this place, have us completely surrounded and at your mercy, and you're concerned about one little sword?" she asked amusedly.
"You are to relinquish your weapon monster, we are not allowing you to walk about while having that in your possession," the officer ordered. Akasha nodded then struck her sword into the pavement with a sharp thrust, the strike echoing out slightly as the humans watched her cautiously. The vampire left the blade sticking up from the ground and crossed her arms.
"Very well, however I'll expect to get it back once we are done here," she reasoned calmly. The men just stared at the sword that had been driven into the concrete so easily then at her with caution.
"If you are allowed to leave by the director's order, you'll get your sword back," the officer said with a tone of discontent. He waved them forward then turned to walk towards a larger structure at the end of the parking lot. The two vampires followed with the six armed men then walking behind them while keeping on guard. The group made their way into the lobby of the command center then over towards the elevators at the side, with the vampires glancing around to seeing other officers and personal going about their business while soldiers were stationed around the area. The elevator doors opened and they walked into a large lift, with the soldiers standing off to the sides while the officer and vampires stood in the middle. The car then began traveling down while soft blooms of light passed by along the shaft from the crack in the doors on both sides of the lift.
"You two will speak to the director about the recent monster attacks, there are to be no sudden movements from either of you or you will both be executed on the spot. Your guard detail will not leave your side until this matter is resolved, they will be watching both of you carefully, and if either of you even give us the slightest reason to fire we will do so without a moment's hesitation, are we clear?" the officer ordered while keeping his eyes forward.
"Crystal," Moka said simply.
"Deep underground surrounded by armed humans, just what do you think we're going to do?" Akasha asked amusedly.
"We will not be taking any chances with you monster, you are going to be kept a sharp eye on down here, any suspicious behavior and you're done," the officer replied firmly.
"Our names are Moka and Akasha, the least you can do is stop treating us like animals and address us properly," Moka said with a dull glance at the man.
"Monster, you're not even animals in our eyes, and you will speak when spoken to while you are here, this is not some leisurely visit for your kind," the man snapped at her. She watched him with a dull expression then looked forward again.
"As you wish," she said simply.
The elevator stopped and the doors opened, showing a long corridor with rooms and hallways branching off on both sides. The group walked down the corridor as people around stopped and stood aside for the monsters and their armed escorts. Moka and Akasha kept their eyes forward, not bothering to look around at all the dull glares that were so easily assumed to be thrown their way. After they traveled down the long corridor they arrived at a set of double doors guarded by two armed soldiers. The men glanced to the vampires then to the head officer who nodded.
"Alright, is the director ready?" he asked.
"Yes, he's been expecting you, please proceed," a soldier said as they stood at attention. The officer nodded then led his group through the doors. Inside was a larger office with smooth black floor tiles. It had several large LCD TVs set up on the left wall showing broadcasts of news reports from around the country, a small lounge-like area with two couches and a bookshelf, and a large sleek desk set adjacent from the doorway which had a computer, phone, several books and papers lying about, and a man who stood up from his chair behind the desk. He had a larger build with long black hair that went down past his shoulders, his blue eyes seeming focused and his expression firm. He wore a black suit and tie, white undershirt, dark pants and dress shoes. The HDA officer stood aside while the six soldiers remained on guard behind the two vampires, both girls watching the director walking around his desk to face then then leaning back against it while crossing his arms.
"So, these are the two monsters I saw on the news report today," Hothorne said with a cautious tone. Moka and Akasha glanced to the officer next to them who nodded in agreement then looked back to the director as he watched them with a stern expression, both waiting to hear what the man in charge of the HDA would say to them.
Up on the floating island in Paradise the lake monster was letting out a low groan while a few of its long bladed tentacles swayed about above the surface. Near the shore a bloody patch of sand and grass was seen, the spot then leading away from the lake with the underwater monster in a trail towards a hill further away. Lying on the grass at the top of the knoll Ren was looking up at the sky with a strained expression, her breathing short and raspy while blood was dripping from her mouth. She was being held by Tsukune who was looking at her with disbelief and sorrow as the girl's blood had soaked the grass below them. Her stomach had a large gash dug straight across where the water demon's blade had carved through in a flash, her internal organs having been cleaved and bleeding out as now she started to feel cold and numb.
"Tsu… Tsu… Tsukune…" she coughed out before trembling slightly. Her eyes struggled to focus on the boy as the pain she felt was unbearable.
"Ren, oh god, please, you have to hang on," Tsukune pleaded. Ren looked to him with a few tears forming in her eyes, her hand at her side twitching on the grass while the other that was being held by him began to loosen from her tight grip on his hand.
"I can't… I can't… breathe…" she said before her eyes started to lose focus.
"Ren! Oh my god, what do I do? What do I do?" he cried out looking to her mortal injury. The girl's breathing started to slow down as she shakily looked up at him.
"Tsukune…" she said quietly. Tsukune held her close and shook his head, fearing that there was nothing that could be done for her.
"Please, promise me… promise me that… when you leave this place…" she said before coughing out blood. She looked to him as she tried to take a few breaths, feeling her body shutting down as her world began to turn dark.
"That you'll find my old master… and make him pay… for what he did to us. Stop him… please…" she whimpered. Tsukune closed his eyes and nodded slowly, holding the siren close with remorse. She took a shaky breath before her head slowly rocked to the side.
"I believe… in you… Tsukune…" she said quietly before her hand started to let go of his. Tsukune showed a strained expression as he held the girl, shaking his head as he watched her slowly start to fall limp in his arms.
"Ren… Ren! No! You can't die like this, you can't!" he cried out. He looked at the girl with desperation, struggling to think of any way of saving the mortally wounded siren. After a moment he looked at her neck with dwindling hope, holding her close to him as he started to think of something.
"Ren…" he said softly. He closed his eyes and lowered his head, holding the girl close as she slowly breathed out before lying still. Tsukune's hands trembled as he held the girl, feeling that her lifeforce was fading out. He slowly bared his teeth and shook his head, then looked at the girl with a determined expression.
"I won't let you die like this, you're going to see your sisters again," he said quietly. He closed his eyes as he focused his mind, then without hesitation bit down onto the girl's neck.
Hothorne watched Moka and Akasha carefully then walked over towards the wall with the TVs and glanced around at the multiple videos that were playing from various news stations.
"Before we begin I will offer you one and only one apology," he started.
"Apology?" Akasha asked. The man nodded and looked back to her.
"The other monsters you were with have been taken back to their requested destination, however upon arrival the driver reported accidently running over somebody there, somebody who 'appeared out of thin air from a black cloud'. I'm going to assume that who he hit wasn't human, so I'm offering this simple apology as that wasn't planned on happening," he explained. Moka jumped with a gasp.
"Appeared out of a black cloud? Dark!" she said looking down with worried eyes.
"You know that one?" Hothorne asked with a raised eyebrow. Moka nodded then looked to him with frustration.
"Yes, he's my friend, why did your men run him over? We told you we wanted no trouble and would cooperate with you!" she shouted out. Hothorne narrowed his eyes then walked over towards her, with the soldiers behind tensing up while still holding their rifles downward.
"As I said, it was an accident; the driver claimed he could not see the one he hit until after he was hit. He reported that those that were dropped off rushed your friend into the compound, presumably for medical attention, however he was under orders to drop off your friends then depart while our forces keep an eye on the location from afar, he did not wait around to hear any other news. Now, that was an accident, I gave specific orders for my men not to harm anyone, and aside from that little run-in they have done just that. Do not push my limited generosity with you further, daughter of the dark lord," he declared firmly with a scoffing tone at the end. Moka looked at him with frustration then down with great concern.
"Oh no, Dark…" she said softly. Hothorne glanced between the two then looked back over to the monitors.
"That was not intentional, I am a man of my word and my men have kept up their end of the bargain by not killing you all where you stand. However, I expect a very good reason for what has been happening in the world as of late, or else you and your kind that are hiding in our world will be exterminated," he stated. He walked over towards the screens then brought out a small remote from his pocket, turning one of the screens to the video of Moka when she was talking to the camera earlier while the speakers tuned to the channel. Moka and Akasha watched as the image of the vampire was pleading to the camera.
"Now then, the reason you are here is because I watched your little speech today on the news, regarding how you yourselves claimed to be under attack by another party. As far as deceptive tricks and poor excuses go that one is quite common, blaming the attacks on someone else. Still, seeing as how I could have had you killed at any moment I decided to let you elaborate on this as I will take no chances on another monster attack occurring. Now, explain to me just who this 'monster in the darkness' you speak of is," he ordered looking back to the vampires. Moka regained her composure while holding onto hope that Dark would be alright, and then looked to the man with a serious expression.
"A week after we put an end to Alucard our school received three new students," she started.
"Your school, I believe that was called Yokai Academy, correct?" Hothorne asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes. The school originally taught monsters to blend in and coexist with humans in disguise to live peacefully and out of sight, however with talks between our worlds the school was starting to change its studies in hopes our students wouldn't have to hide who they were anymore," Moka confirmed. She looked to the monitors while Akasha watched her curiously.
"Three students were transferred to learn to coexist as well, sisters, who were all sirens," Moka continued.
"Sirens?" Hothorne asked. Moka nodded and glanced to him.
"Yeah, just like what you've heard stories about I'm sure. They can charm those around them with their voices, although mostly that works only on men. However, they weren't at our school for learning, they were under the control of their master, the evil monster in the darkness. They tried to charm and steal away every male student and faculty member in our school, to take them away to become part of this monster's army," she explained.
"An army? You're telling me this monster who hides in shadows is using schoolgirls to recruit his army with their voices?" the man asked flatly.
"That monster you saw flying above your city was one of those that was charmed into this bastard's army. That dragon that was unleashed inside your jail was sent by this monster as well. Those sirens were used by him for a long time, and they charmed countless monsters and warriors from every world you could imagine," Moka said with discontent. She looked down with frustration as the others watched her carefully.
"Even those that helped stop Alucard, my own boyfriend even, were charmed by them. They were going to take them all away, to use them as pawns to invade your world and ours, and any other this monster wanted for his own," she cursed. The humans watched her with a careful eye while Akasha listened to the story with a curious ear. Moka shook her head and looked to Hothorne.
"Those sirens rebelled, they were used as his slaves and promised to be free, however their master went back on his word. They freed my friends, and in turn they freed them from this monster's control. We don't know who or what this monster is, or where he came from, or how many he has under his control still, but we do know that earth, both the human realm and the monster realm are next in his sights for conquest," she stated.
"So you're saying this 'monster in the darkness' came to your world to steal away your men and use them in his army?" the man questioned carefully. Moka nodded while Akasha looked down in thought about what she had heard. Hothorne watched Moka cautiously for a moment then glanced to the TV.
"You did mention that the monster attack that occurred in our world was because this 'dark one' was after your friends who were going to our school," he mentioned.
"Yes, Falla Cii, she's a rare monster from our world, and was gifted with very powerful magic. Although her magic was sealed when she attended this world she was still the target of this monster. Our friends tried to stop those that were sent after her, and humans were caught in the crossfire. That's why I and others came into this world, to find and bring her back with us. We had hoped to take her back to the monster world to keep you humans out of this monster's sights; we tried to prevent any of this from happening. But we were too late, when we arrived she had fled after the fight and your people arrested us thinking we were the culprits," Moka explained.
"Why was your friend so important that this outbreak occurred?" Hothorne asked. Moka hesitated then closed her eyes with a solemn expression.
"She can control time," she explained. Hothorne held back his chuckle with a scoff as the soldiers looked at her with dull expression.
"Time? She can control time?" the man asked dryly. Moka looked at him with a serious expression.
"I know, we were skeptical at first too when she and her sister arrived in our school; time travel, time control, nothing but nonsense, right? Well seeing is believing Mr. Tamaka, and I've seen it firsthand. The organization Fairy Tale, the one I'm sure you're aware having existed before, knew of their magic as well, and plotted to use a forbidden spell to rewrite history in their favor," she stated assuredly. Hothorne showed a cautious expression as the girl watched him carefully. She smirked slightly and tilted her head.
"That rings a bell doesn't it? My sisters were used in that company, Akua and Kahlua Shuzen, I'm sure you know all about them as they were helping my father trying to establish peace with your world. They told you something similar, of which you likely didn't believe because of how it sounded. Well believe it, time control is possible, Falla is one of the last of her kind that can do so. And that's why this monster came looking for her, why he was willing to wipe out anything that got in his way to get her. He wanted her, not for her cooperation, but because she's female; she was going to be used as a breeder for that damned monster, to give him more time controlling minions for his army," Moka said with hatred at the end. The humans looked at her carefully as she looked down with remorse.
"Even her sister, Luna, was targeted. But she… was taken. That monster took her into his world, and…" she said before trembling. She forced her composure again and looked to Hothorne.
"My friend was raped by those monsters, tortured and abused like a sex doll," she cursed with anger. Akasha looked down with closed eyes while Hothorne continued to watch Moka carefully.
"So this monster now has in his possession another monster which can control time?" he asked cautiously. Moka shook her head.
"He did, but somebody got her out of there. The thing is, it wasn't us, we didn't get to her in time. Somebody else saved her, but we don't know who or where they took her. My friend that went in to that world brought back a lifeless decoy, a doll. That's why those flying demons descended upon your city, not to attack you, but to try to recover the doll. They thought that was Luna as well, they didn't know somebody else saved her. Now that monster above knows Luna is free and will be looking for her again as well as her sister," she explained. Hothorne watched her carefully then turned his attention to the screens again. Moka calmed herself then looked at him with remorse.
"I understand how you must hate monsters; human blood was spilled because of these outbreaks. I know you see very little reason in trusting us, in thinking we can ever be allies. But please listen to me; we're all in great danger. This dark king, he's going to destroy us all if he isn't stopped. His forces greatly outnumber our own, and perhaps even yours," Moka said regrettably. The man glanced back to her as she showed a remorseful expression.
"And do you have any proof of what you've said?" Hothorne inquired. Moka shook her head.
"Nothing but my word," she answered.
"And we're to just believe you? To trust you just like that? I will admit your sisters did tell quite a story about time manipulation and a farfetched plot to exterminate mankind when we asked about their involvement with Fairy Tale; however that as well couldn't be believed by anyone. You using the same story could just be another trick," the man reasoned with a narrowed stare at her. Moka looked at the man with a flustered expression.
"You're one to speak about trust. How can we even trust you after how you treated us? We protected you from Alucard, we exposed ourselves willingly and told you everything you wanted to know about us, we've cooperated with your governments and even had three of our own students join your school as an act of peace. You're the ones that throw us all in the same lot when one of us acts out; you're the ones that have trust issues. Humans shot at us yesterday, tried to kill us all without even listening to us or willing to hear reason, yet I don't assume all humans are evil and want to kill us. There was a human girl who risked her life to free us, her name was Sandra and she gave her life helping us. She died because her own kind shot her, killed her like a common criminal all because she wanted to help those she knew were innocent," she snapped back with anger. Hothorne looked at her cautiously as the vampire tried to control herself.
"You treat all of us like evil monsters, like we're all out to destroy humanity and ravage the earth. Well those are nothing but children's stories Mr. Tamaka, not all monsters are the devils. But there is one that's worse than the devil, and he's targeting both of our worlds for annihilation. So, tell me this right now, is this going to be a free-for-all, or do you want to have allies who can help you against this threat?" she demanded. The humans watched her carefully while Akasha smiled at her daughter, seeing very clearly that fighting spirit and confidence she was expressing. Hothorne looked at the girl carefully then to Akasha as the woman smirked at him.
"You know, you could have killed us all; us, our friends, you could have had us all executed. Yet you allowed the others to go free, although it sounds like you did seriously hurt one in doing so, and you even allowed us to come talk to you face to face. If all you wanted was information regarding this threat in the darkness you could have killed our friends and interrogated us at gunpoint while you were safe in your office here. But you chose to speak to us personally, why is that?" she asked casually.
"I'm not afraid of you monster," the man stated with a glance to her.
"Indeed, I can see that very clearly, however unless I'm mistaken I would wager a guess that you haven't completely given up on the notion of peace yourself between our worlds. After all, just letting our friends go like that and willing to talk to us in person like this isn't something you would do with those you were just planning on executing anyway," she pointed out. Hothorne glanced between the two then crossed his arms before him. Akasha chuckled as she set a hand at her hip.
"Am I wrong? Are you going to kill us right now, or was there something else you wanted to tell us?" she continued. Moka watched Hothorne carefully as the man remained silent. After a while he pointed the remote at the TV and changed the video to a security tape that played in black in white, showing Ceal, Arial, and Complica talking to Jenner from the prison breakout.
"Don't give me that crap monster, you attacked us! You killed and slaughtered our people and ravaged our cities! Even when my people were so foolish to trust you, to allow you to come to our world, you tried to kill us anyway! You started this war, and now we're going to finish it!" Jenner yelled out as he was bound by dark tentacles that were coming out of the ceiling.
"That's not true, my husband and his friends saved all of you; they're heroes!" Arial shouted out. Ceal glanced to the angel then back to Jenner with a cold stare.
"This girl speaks the truth human; our kind did want peace with you until you tried to kill us. Those cities that fell under attack were done by monsters, yes, and they were saved by monsters as well. The ones you attacked were your allies, the ones that protected you from the real dark monsters of the world," he said as Jenner glared at him.
"Of course, how could I have been so foolish to think that the monsters in this building who are killing my men would be the enemy? Spare me the bullshit monster, I've already had to watch as my misguided government bought that crap, but I will not make that same mistake," Jenner snapped.
"You're making a different mistake human, one that could cost the lives of many of your kind. You're making enemies with the wrong monsters," Ceal said coldly.
Moka and Akasha watched the video then looked to Hothorne as the man rubbed the back of his head and paused the recording.
"Now, I'm not going to ask why that young girl was married to anyone at such a young age as I don't know the traditions or customs of you monsters, so I figure it would be best for me to just ignore that comment she made. However that boy who apparently has some rather unsavory magic at his disposal did catch my attention with his words and actions," the man said before the video resumed and showed Ceal snapping his fingers and causing the tentacles to vanish, dropping Jenner to the ground.
"I could kill you; it would be easier than killing an ant. Even those two kids over there could kill you easily enough, and one of them has more than enough of a reason seeing as how you were going to execute somebody precious to her," Ceal said with a shrug.
"To me, your life has no value. You're just another human that thinks he's above monsters, simply because he's human," Ceal said calmly. Jenner looked back to him cautiously as the boy shook his head.
"However, my life should have value to you human, just as the others that you've kept locked away here," the boy said looking out the window.
"And why would that be?" Jenner scoffed.
"Because we're the ones that can stop the real monsters in this world from killing everybody," Ceal said simply.
"Ceal didn't kill him," Moka said with wonder.
"No, he killed him," Hothorne said plainly as the video continued on. Moka and Akasha watched as Ceal explained the nature of dragons and warned Jenner that he was making a mistake in declaring war on all monsters. The video then showed Jenner grabbing a gun and aiming it at Ceal in a panic, the mage keeping his sights on something outside of the window, presumably the dragon they were all talking about earlier. The catalyst mage then snapped his fingers and summoned his necro demon which detained Jenner before a shot was fired through the window.
"I gave you a chance human, that's far more than what it's going to do," Ceal said before the limbs flung the human out the window. The video stopped as Hothorne looked back to Moka.
"He did, your friend released Jenner and tried to speak to him, to warn him about that dragon. He then killed Jenner, out of self-defense," he stated. Moka and Akasha looked at him with wonder then to the video screen.
"Your friends killed many men that day to free your comrades, however several security tapes showed they didn't want to be killers, that they were forcing themselves to fight against us to save your friends and were merely defending themselves," Hothorne before he clicked the remote again. The TV cycled through different feeds as the group watched again.
"Um, I don't think they're up for listening to us," Render pointed out while glancing to the group as they were under fire while in the parking garage.
"We can't kill them, they're just misguided humans," Gabriel pleaded worriedly.
"Misguided and trying to turn us into bloody bullet bags. I hate to admit it, but Ceal's right; we're not getting through here trying to be pacifists," Leon said shaking his head. The feed changed to seeing the group taking sustained fire from the soldiers.
"This isn't like it was with Fairy Tale; they're not trying to destroy the world. They're only doing what they think is right," Ruby said softly. She then looked to the humans with a careful eye.
"However, if we don't act now then our friends will be put to death. Given that's our situation…" she said glancing to Astreal. The girl nodded then held out her hand towards the soldiers, a bright glow building her wrist as she narrowed her eyes.
"We have no choice," she said before firing a shot out towards them, the blast of magical energy shooting through the chest of one of the soldiers.
The feed cut to another video, showing Complica hiding behind a wall away from HDA soldiers, the girl clutching a baseball bat tightly with an uneasy expression on her face.
"Ok, I can do this. Just take out their guns… and maybe they'll run away," Complica said to herself. The video then changed to Ruby's group while they were in the storage hall during their rescue mission.
"But what we're doing is right; we're trying to save my big sis and our friends. We're not the bad guys here," Kokoa said shaking her head. The video then changed to show Sun grabbing a rifle from a soldier and knocking him back, the girl then aiming the gun at him while keeping on guard.
"Easy there girl… don't be stupid," an HDA soldier cautioned slowly as Sun was holding his rifle to him, her expression of forced determination while Arial and Complica watched nearby. The man lunged towards her only for the girl to fire at him pointblank. The silent siren glanced to the monster angels with her then led them off down the corridor.
Hothorne stopped the feeds and looked back to the vampires.
"Your kind did spill our blood then, however it wasn't out of malice or hatred, but out of desperation to save those we imprisoned from death. You were acting in self-defense," he stated. Moka and Akasha watched him with wonder before he turned on another security tape of Moka and Mizore running through a shopping center while the vampire was carrying the doll of Luna in her arms. The video switched from one security camera to another as the girls made their way through the mall, detaining and stopping human enforcers without killing them. The video then showed when Moka and Mizore were hiding in a sports store while armed guards were searching for them.
"They're coming this way, we need to go through them to get out of here," Mizore said quietly although still being heard by the security camera that was over them.
"We can't kill them; we look horrible enough in the eyes of the humans after what we did yesterday. Just stop them without seriously injuring them," Moka reasoned.
Moka watched the video the glanced to Hothorne, the man watching her with a blank expression.
"Stop them without seriously injuring them. Although your friend didn't quite get the full meaning of that suggestion as she did injure those men, she didn't kill them," he pointed out.
"You were watching us," Moka said with wonder.
"I've been going over all the security footage regarding monster attacks as is my job, and in doing so I've noticed a few things that have stood out, things that do match up with what you've been saying," Hothorne said, then changed the video to when Moka was addressing the news crew.
"Just as you said earlier in your speech today," he said turning to the screen as Moka was talking to the camera.
"We didn't want to hurt you yesterday, but you gave us no choice. We had to free ourselves from being wrongly imprisoned and accused of being enemies of mankind. Yes, we did harm and even kill some of the HDA when we broke out of your jail, we didn't want to but we had to. You wouldn't listen to us, you wouldn't even try to understand, you just blamed us for everything all because we were monsters and you were scared!" she cried out. Hothorne stopped the tape then looked to Moka, the vampire looking at him with worried eyes.
"Of course we were scared; monsters were attacking our homes and children. Fear was an acceptable response from what we were going through. However it appears as though, just as you stated, we were pointing our guns at the wrong monsters," he said before starting another video feed, with the vampires looking to it with wonder, showing Moka talking into the camera directly.
"The HDA has been nothing but a barrier in any efforts to forming peace with you people; they treat all monsters as absolute evils regardless of their nature. I've laid my life on the line for your kind and this is what I get for it, a gun to my face and accusations of being a plague in your world. I value life, no matter what it may be, do you?" she declared firmly before turning her attention to the soldier in front of her.
"We put a stop to the monster attack in your home, we tried to save as many lives as we could, we've begged you to listen and allow us the chance to explain what happened, yet you still point that thing at me," she said glancing to the rifle before holding her hands out at her sides.
"You want to kill me just because I'm a monster? Can there really be no peace between our worlds? If so, then go ahead and shoot, you won't get an easier shot than this. Just remember we're willing to give peace a chance, but this monster in the darkness, the one that has attacked both of our worlds in his quest for total domination, he will not be so merciful as to offer you a similar chance," she said sharply.
Moka and Akasha looked at the video then to Hothorne as the man turned to face them with a raised eyebrow.
"Well ladies, to answer your question, I do value life. I have a family, a loving wife and two daughters that I want to make sure stay safe in this world. I wanted to meet both of you, to hear what you would have to say under the accusations of what has been happening and to see how you would react," he stated. The vampires looked at him with wonder as he held his hand up, the soldiers behind the girls then lowering their weapons and stances. Moka and Akasha looked back to them then to Hothorne as he walked over to his desk, sitting down at his chair and watching the two girls with a careful eye.
"Our organization was formed to keep our kind safe from monsters, it's our job and we take it very seriously. The world knows about monsters, and many still fear them as they rightfully should. However, I don't believe they are all evil at heart, if I did then you two would be dead right now along with all of your friends," he said calmly. The girls glanced to each other then looked back to him as he leaned back in his chair while watching them with a raised eyebrow.
"You two claim there can be peace between our worlds, that there are monsters that can be our allies against those that are truly evil, be they human or monster in nature. Do you still believe that?" he asked. Moka nodded agreement to that.
"We know there can be peace, with the majority of monster races in our world. Yes, there are some that are evil and cannot be trusted, just as there are evil humans in your own world, but many do wish for peace still," she assured. Akasha nodded as the two girls walked towards the man's desk.
"War is coming Mr. Tamaka, this monster in the darkness is more of a threat than Alucard was. Both of our worlds are in danger of being wiped out by his forces if nothing is done about him," she added. Hothorne nodded as a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Well then, perhaps we should consider changing this war from a free-for-all to a team game."
Ren slowly opened her eyes, seeing the sky above turning to dusk as a few green and violet streaks gently flew by near the clouds. She blinked a few times then slowly sat up, her senses gradually coming back to her.
"Wha… what happened?" she said looking down, seeing that her wound was gone and healed up. She patted her belly with her hand with wonder, her body feeling perfectly fine now with no mark or scar from where she had been cut open earlier.
"But… how…" she said before looking to the side, seeing Tsukune lying there asleep while on his back with his arms at his sides. There was some blood on his lower lips lined up to where his fangs would be, the siren looking at him with wonder before feeling her neck. There were no bite marks or anything on her skin and she actually felt fully refreshed for some reason.
"Tsukune? Tsukune?" she asked nudging the boy a few times. He remained asleep as the siren watched him with wonder, the girl then looking around as all had fallen quiet on the floating island.
"I don't get it… I'm alive?" she said looking down to her body. She slowly stood up and examined herself, feeling no discomfort or fatigue at all.
"But how can I be ok, I was gutted open like a fish," she said with disbelief. She saw the tear in her shirt along with her blood that had stained the fabric, showing that she didn't dream being sliced open by the lake monster. She shook her head then looked around with a curious eye.
"What happened, how could I have survived?" she asked herself quietly. She looked to Tsukune then back to her clothes where she had been struck earlier. Her eyes slowly moved over towards her hand, the girl forming it into a fist and noticing something different about how it felt. She looked down and around at her body, knowing something was different now.
"This feeling…" she said quietly. She looked to her fist then slowly uncurled it, staring at her hand as she felt something flowing through her veins.
"Could it be…" she said softly before looking over to Tsukune. After a pause she then looked towards the lake with a careful eye, seeing no sign of the monster's bladed limbs above the surface. She then slowly started to walk towards the shore, her eyes focusing on the water carefully while her footsteps were quiet. The siren got to the shore then kneeled down, gently taking a handful of water and drinking it. After a while she stopped and just looked at the water, seeing it rippling about while her expression slowly turned into a cold stare. Her hand slowly reached out and grabbed a rock, the girl then standing up before throwing it into the water with a splash. A loud groan was heard before a bladed tentacle shot up from the surface and wailed about in the air. Ren watched it with a cold glare while standing on the shore, her hand flexing at her side before tensing up.
"This is our lake, you're not welcome here," she said with discontent. The monster swung its tentacle at her again, the blade slicing through the air before being caught by Ren, the siren holding the powerful limb in place instantly by the blade as her aura started to rise. Her monster energy shifted around then grew and grew, a crimson glow coming from her as another tentacle shot up from the surface followed by another. The first one swung down towards Ren, the girl grabbing it with her other hand and holding the blade in place. The third swung down at her before she darted to the side in a flash, the limb striking down into the ground as the siren's aura grew higher still. The ground below her cracked slightly as her eyes watched the monster trying to pull its limbs back, the girl remembering something from before.
"Moka saved his life by giving him her blood, that's what gave him vampire powers in the first place," Ruby said as she and Ren were sitting in their small cave while Tsukune was asleep. Ren looked at Tsukune with wonder then to Ruby as she continued telling the story about how he came to be like he his.
"Yep, he used to be human, but not anymore. During our fight with Hokuto and Alucard he was mortally wounded, we couldn't save him with our magic. Moka gave him her blood again, along with Kokoa, Akua, and Kahlua, all four vampire sisters transferring their blood to him through their fangs. It saved his life, helped him recover from his injuries, and what's more it gave him the strength to fight again. He's a pure blooded vampire now Ren, all his human blood was replaced with that of four vampire sisters who gave him their blood," Ruby explained. Ren looked at her with wonder then to Tsukune.
"Their blood is what changed him into this?" she asked.
"Yes, their blood is what healed his wound and infused their vampire strength and energy into him. He was very fortunate to have had their help on that day, and became a mighty fighter in the process. Although he is suffering from this illness, I have faith in him that he'll overcome it, he's overcome the odds time and again Ren; nothing can stop him," Ruby assured with a nod.
Ren glared at where the underwater demon was while holding onto two of its limbs with a hand each, the girl's strength having increased exponentially as her aura flared around her like never before.
'Tsukune, you saved me with your blood. This feeling… it's you… it's your essence within me that's given me this power.'
Her wings arched back behind her as a powerful boom of monster energy radiated around her, the girl's strength causing the blades in her hands to crack from the stress.
"Tsukune, you saved my life," she said softly. She then growled and shattered the blades on the tentacles with her bare hands, the monster wailing as it whipped them back before two more struck towards her. She grabbed the limbs below the blades and held on tightly, her grip crushing in the tentacles slightly as she glared at the beast.
"In return, I'll always guard yours. My life is yours Tsukune, yours and yours alone for all time," she said while holding the tentacle monster firmly. She growled then yanked back on the limbs hard, causing the monster to be lifted out of the water with a giant splash. The siren flapped her wings and shot into the air with a powerful gust of wind, her movements far exceeding what she could have done before she had vampire blood surging through her veins. Ren soared up into the air then threw the monster up in front of her, the bulbous mass of scales and tentacles groaning while its many limbs flailed about.
"I'll protect you Tsukune," she said as she clenched her fists.
An image of her hugging Tsukune from before flashed before her eyes.
"I'll watch over you," she said with a determined expression.
An image of him sleeping with her watching him flashed before her eyes.
"I'll give you all the delicious blood you need," she said as her wings flapped behind her.
An image of the boy drinking her blood while she smiled softly came to mind.
"And I'll be worthy of you," she said as she narrowed her eyes.
An image of Moka flashed before her eyes.
"Moka," she said with a bite.
The tentacle monster reached the peak of its climb then started to fall before Ren shot at it with powerful kick, blasting the monster off with a painful howl. The siren growled then darted after it as the beast flew over the floating island and above the river far down below.
"You cursed him with this bloodlust," Ren snapped before she punched the monster hard, knocking it further away into the air before she flew after it with an angry growl.
"You took the sweetest guy in the world and plagued him with this horrible condition!" she said with anger before kicking the tentacle monster into the air, its limbs flailing about as the siren looked up at it with a cold glare.
"You don't deserve him after what you did to him," she said with growing rage. She flew up and darted around the monster's bladed limbs before kicking it away again like a soccer ball, the beast flying off into the air with a loud howl. Ren watched it with a furious glare as she clenched her fists, her aura swirling around her wildly.
"Tsukune deserves a real mate, one who will take care of him and never let him fall in life," she declared, then took a deep breath before singing a heavy and powerful song, her words causing the sky above to turn dark and thunder. The tentacle monster tumbled around in the air before it was caught by an airborne tornado, the beast then spiraling around while Ren continued with her song. She struck powerful note as he aura flared around her, causing a large bolt of lightning to strike down from the clouds and decimate the monster into pieces within the whirlwind. Ren watched the fiery remains drop down towards the river below while her wings kept her flying in place with steady flaps, her aura flowing around her as the powerful storm she created swirled around her before slowly fading away.
"And that's going to be me."