"Come on! This way!" Mizo rushed at an abandoned school building with Yukinari following close behind...and Kumaru running even faster past them both.
Kōmura Nazo says:
Again, there's NOTHING in the previous chapters that shows he knows where the Monstrel hideout is! WHEE!
"Oh, god, Tsuki-chan! PLEASE be alright!" the incubus boy screamed.
*BARGE*
He barged through the front door, screaming, "TSUKI-CHAN! *GASP*" Just then, he gasped at the sight of what he saw: Tsuki was holding as unconscious Midō by the throat.
"...Tsuki..." Mako whispered in horror. "What have I done? No, I know exactly what I've done: I've turned her into a ghoul..."
Bite-Size Monster Dictionary:
Ghoul
A person's corpse that reanimated by being possessed by a wicked spirit. Human flesh is its favorite dish and attacks children, and also eats dead flesh by digging up graves. It is believed that they're weak against holy crosses.
Just then, Mako saw Kumaru and Yukinari running up to him (and Mizo hiding behind some boxes). "I'll go turn off the water!" said Yukinari.
"Mako-san, what wrong?" asked Kumaru in concern. "And why isn't Tsuki-chan affected by the sudden shower?"
"...This...This is all my fault," whispered Mako tearfully.
*BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM*
Suddenly, Tsuki started punching Midō's face in a psychotic rage. "T-TSUKI-CHAN! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" screamed the incubus boy.
"WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?!" shouted a Monstrel. "WE GOTTA STOP HER! NOW!" They charged at the ghoul girl to—
*BAM* *POW* *WHACK* *CHOP*
Tsuki easily and brutally dispatched the Monstrel teens.
"H-Holy SHIT!" Kumaru screamed in horror. "What's gotten into her?! How'd she become so powerful?!"
"Tsuki body reached its limit," explained Mako, "and her weak body is now completely under the control of the blood that injected into her not too long ago. Vampires are, by nature, a warlike species...that nature is 'seeking blood and slaughter'...the blood I injected into Tsuki slowly destroys her mental state...until it finally has complete control over her body. In other words, Tsuki...has become a ghoul...one who seeks blood by wandering mindlessly as a killing machine."
*CREEK*
Yukinari turned the fire hydrant lever, turning off the water...but by that time, all the Monstrels have been utterly defeated.
"Goddammit, Tsuki," the silver-haired vampire whispered.
Tsuki slowly turned her head to him.
"I told you to go back home to the human world..."
*BAM*
Mako gave Tsuki a brutal kick to the face, shedding more tears down his face. "I am sorry, Tsuki...I really am, but there is no way left to save you. I MUST do this.
*KICK* *PUNCH* *PUNCH*
Mako continued tearfully attacking his lover...
*BOOM*
...but with the last hit, he missed. "ARGH! I've given too much of MY blood...that I don't have enough strength to keep fighting. I've also lost a lot of strength from the water not too long ago. Tsuki's no longer human, so she CAN'T get hurt at all...and if I don't her seriously, I'LL be dead..."
"MAKO-KUN, STOP! IF YOU HAD ACTUALLY HIT HER THAT LAST TIME, SHE CLEARLY WOULD'VE DIED," cried Kumaru.
"My mother once told me: There are fates WORSE than death..."
"...S-Say what?!"
"*SIGH* Basically, there are two types of fates for those who've been eaten away by the reaction of vampire blood: 1. (the LESS severe) Death; 2. (the MOST severe) Degeneration into Ghoul. Those who degenerate into ghouls no longer have free will, they only continue to like by their thirst for blood. As long she's alive, Tsuki will most likely kill and devour as many humans as possible. I MADE her a monster, so I HAVE to kill her."
"NO!" Kumaru furiously jumped in front to Mako, preventing him from getting closer to the transformed ghoul.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, KUMARU?! THIS IS MY MESS! AND I WILL CLEAN IT UP!"
"How can you call her a mess?!" the incubus boy cried. "And...I can see you crying!"
Widening his eyes, mako touched his cheeks and felt small, wet lines, confirming what Kumaru said.
"L-Look, Mako-san," said Kumaru tearfully, "I know exactly what you are: You're my best friend...the first one I've ever had; back then, I acted like a rapist because I had nobody to love...but you gave me somebody I can now actually love...and helped me change my ways..."
"He's right!" Yukinari said as he stood next to the incubus teenager. "I was extremely younger that everyone else at Yōkai Academy, and everyone treated me like shit because of that...AND because I wasn't technically an actual monster! But YOU helped me...and YOU showed me that there were still those who were nice, and THAT was when I fell in love you...or, at least...PRETENDED to be so I could get to Tsuki-san!"
"It's true," Mizo said as he got out from behind the boxes and stood in front of Mako as well. "When I first strat3ed going to this school, I was nearly raped buy a psychotic teacher, and spent nearly the entire in hiding because of fear. And after I mustered up the courage to come back, she struck again, and you and Tsuki were there to save me...and help conquer my fears. And for THAT, I am grateful..."
"That being said," Kumaru continued, "if you try to kill the girl that we all love, we WILL stop you!"
Mako's widened his eyes in shock, then looked at the ground. "Are these...Are these faggots really THAT stupid to save her? Even when I tell them that she's already dead?" But then, he looked up at them and shouted, "*GASP* G-GET OUTTA THE WAY!"
"I'm sorry," said Kumaru furiously, "but maybe I didn't—"
"NO! SERIOUSLY! GET OUTTA THE GODDAMN WAY! NOW!"
*SLASH*
But it was too late, Kumaru was suddenly slashed in the chest from behind by Tsuki's fingers, causing him to scream, "GAH!"
*PUNCH*
"GODDAMMIT, TSUKI!" Mako screamed as he punched the ghoul girl in the face, then kicked her in the gut...
*KICK*
"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kumaru collapsed onto the ground as he held her bleeding gut. "DAMMIT!"
"Oh, my god~desu!" gasped Yukinari. "You're bleeding! Hold on! I'll—"
"Never mind me!" the incubus boy cried in pain. "But Tsuki! Please, save her!"
*BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM*
Sitting on top of Tsuki, Mako tearfully began punching her face over and over again. "Tsuki! I...I didn't want to lose you!" the silver-haired vampire screamed in anguish. "Even after I turned you into a ghoul, I was hoping you would be able to live! But instead, you made me TURN you into a monster! And that's WORSE than dying!" As he continued punching, pints of blood began spewing out of Tsuki's mouth, and off her face. And then, the punching stopped as Mako tried to catch his breath. "*SOB* The truth is," he sobbed, "I wanted to be with you more than that pussy! Every day, sitting in that shitty Rosario Cross, waiting for you to take it off...just so I can be with you again. But now...NOW I SEE THAT THE GIRL I LOVED IS NO LONGER ALIVE! AND FOR THAT, I MUST END YOUR GODDAMN LIFE!" And so, the silver-haired vampire
"NO!" cried Kumaru.
"PLEASE!" cried Yukinari.
"STOP!" cried Mizo.
*WHIP* *WHIP* *WHIP* *WHIP* *WHIP* *WHIP* *WHIP*
Suddenly, Mako's body was entangled by a bunch of whips, pulling him off of Tsuki and onto his feet. "GAH! W-What the hell is THIS?! Let me go, goddammit!"
"Sheesh! Even after all that trouble coming to save you guys," said a male voice from atop a balcony, "you STILL have a vulgar mouth."
Looking up, Mako saw two hooded figures: one in a black hood that restrained the silver-haired vampire, the other in a white hood who jumped down and approached Tsuki.
"NO! DON'T! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SHE'S BECOME! GET AWAY! NOW!" Mako screamed.
But the white-hooded figure paid no attention as he approached the ghoul-transformed girl and removed her necklace with something hanging off the chain.
"*GASP* A...A Rosario Cross!" exclaimed Mako.
And so, the white-hooded figure knelt down by Tsuki side and...placed the Rosario Cross on her forehead...
*FLASH*
Kōmura Nazo says:
This chapter's climactic battle took 1,254 words! WHEE!
As the bright flash dimmed down, the white-hooded figure was seen holding a now-human Tsuki in her arms.
"Holy shit! They actually dispersed Tsuki-chan's monster form!" thought Kumaru.
"Who...Who the hell are you assholes?!" Mako shouted in shock.
"Calm down, everyone; we're not your enemies. That woman over there is an exorcist who came to save you all," the black-hooded figure said as he removed his cloak. "Long time no see, everyone. Hope you don't mind, but I came to repay the favor you did for ME at Witch's Knoll."
End
