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The Capricorns: "And, Merry Christmas to all of the OC pirate crews out there!"
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Ch. 106: "I Was a Teenaged Vampire."
With Kaoru and Mina, they were trying to find the source of the voice that was calling out to them earlier.
"Look, Kaoru, I've already told you this – You are not going to find the source of the voice. We need to get back to the Hyperion so the crew doesn't get suspicious," Mina explained.
"Mina, I know whose voice it was. If we can find her, then we'll deal with her and go back to the ship," Kaoru said before he bit his lip. "And… Besides… She's somebody that shouldn't be here. Because of me… She should be dead."
"Who are you talking about? And why should she be dead?" Mina asked. But, Kaoru ignored her. "Answer me, Kaoru!"
Kaoru sighed.
"It's nothing, Mina. Let's go back to the Hyperion," Kaoru said dully.
The next morning, Hana awoke, still in Holden's arms. Hana smiled as she tucked a lock of Holden's hair behind his ear and kissed him.
"Morning, sunshine," Hana whispered to Holden, who slowly awoke. Upon seeing Hana, he smiled.
"Good morning," Holden said, sounding groggy. "I slept like a baby last night. No nightmares and no vampires, and it's all thanks to you."
Hana smiled.
"Want to get breakfast now?" Hana asked.
"Sure," Holden said before he reached oer and kissed Hana. "Just let me get dressed."
Right when the Capricorns were cleaning up their breakfast, Kaoru and Mina entered the room.
"Where did you two go last night?! We were worried sick about you!" Yuki-Rin cried.
"We're trying to find the reason why vampires keep attacking us," Mina explained.
"Turns out, my deceased wife is making people into vampires," Kaoru explained. Several Capricorns dropped whatever items they were holding or they spit out their drinks if they were drinking something.
"You were MARRIED?!" The Capricorns cried.
"I've never even heard you talk about a wife! What's all this about?!" Mina cried.
"That's because… I killed her on my wedding night. I killed Lavinia with my Devil Fruit," Kaoru explained.
"How did you kill her?" Yuki-Rin asked. Kaoru went silent.
"One part human nature, one part vampire instinct…" Kaoru answered.
*Begin Flashback, Several Months Ago*
It was Kaoru's wedding night, and he stood with a woman with short, pink hair in a wedding dress. This was Lavinia, Kaoru's new bride.
"And, here is a rare gift for the lovely couple," A man with a monocle said as he handed Kaoru a blood-red persimmon with swirls on it.
"A Devil Fruit?" Kaoru asked as he inspected it. "What would I do with a Devil Fruit?"
"You're a collector of rare artifacts, Kaoru. It wouldn't hurt to have a Devil Fruit in your collection," the monocle-clad guest explained. "Then again, if you want to eat it and see what happens, be my guest."
"That's the risk you take," Kaoru said before he bit into the Devil Fruit, cringing at the awful taste. "Well, it tastes rather unpleasant, but I don't feel any –"
Suddenly, Kaoru fell to the ground, clutching his head.
"Kaoru!" Lavinia yelled as she covered her mouth.
"Somebody get help!"
"What's going on?!"
"The groom ate a Devil Fruit! He's slowly becoming a monster!"
Just as Kaoru was able to recover a bit, he felt something weird happen to his teeth. They seemed to be growing and getting sharper.
"Is Kaoru going to be all right?!" Lavinia asked everyone as Kaoru got up.
"I am fine," Kaoru answered, showing his new vampire fangs. Then, Kaoru lunged at Lavinia, tackled her to the ground, and began to suck the blood out of her.
"Oh, Dear Lord! He's a vampire!"
"That man deserves to be burned at the stake!"
Kaoru got back up onto his feet, blood dripping from his mouth and cheek.
"I… I killed her, didn't I?" Kaoru asked before he passed out. When Kaoru regained consciousness a few minutes later, a butler was standing over him. "My wife… She's dead, isn't she?"
The butler nodded, but Kaoru didn't say a word.
"Also… I feel that it's best that you leave this town. The townspeople want you dead for the killing of Lavinia," The butler explained. Kaoru grew pale.
"Dear Lord… What have I done?!" Kaoru cried. "I'm a monster! A hideous monster!"
*End Flashback, Revert to the Present*
"Ah. So that's why you and Mina were living on that ghost ship," Yuki-Rin said.
"The damages were already done. I almost killed my wife, and now she's turned against me. We have to stop her tonight," Kaoru explained.
"Tonight?" Yuki-Rin asked.
"It's the full moon tonight. It's the only was we can do this," Mina explained.
"You'll try to kill us again! Are you crazy?!" Hana cried.
"If we do, please stop us. We can't kill our nakama," Kaoru explained.
"If you say so," Yuki-Rin said. "How do you know Lavinia is on this island?"
"Mina and I can hear her voice. She's trying to guide us to her so we can become part of her vampire army. She's already controlled a fair amount of people on this island for her army, and they will only stop attacking us when we stop Lavinia," Kaoru explained.
"How can we stop her? We're already outnumbered against an army of vampires," Blaise asked everyone.
"We'll need the three things that kill vampires – Cloves of garlic, a wooden stake, and silver blades and/or bullets," Mina explained.
"I've got you covered," Heathcliffe said as he pulled out his scythe. Kaoru sweatdrop.
"Do you seriously want to use that?" Kaoru asked.
"Just trying to help. Sheesh," Heathcliffe said with a huff.
"Where are we going to get the garlic?" Yuki-Rin asked.
"I have some. It's not much, but still…" Sebastian said as he nervously rubbed the back of his head.
"And, I can build a small, wooden stake," Kartik offered.
"Well, looks like we're ready to take down Lavinia. All we need to do is find her," Yuki-Rin said.
"Lavinia's voice will guide us to her. She wants us to come to her," Kaoru explained.
Ending Note: The next chapter will end the Vampire Princess Lavinia Arc. The Water Seven Arc will begin the chapter after that.
Review if you want to see the Capricorns defeat Lavinia!