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So Izuku just died. He got shot four times after his regeneration already left him. He dragged his busted up ass all the way to Ruby's house before dying. When he Woke up he was in hell. He figured he might as well find Vlad for real this time. He did want to get Vlad's side of what happened to him. Whether he deserved it or not. So he took off through the hell city in the direction he remembers Vlad's castle being. So he makes his way over there to have a talk with the count.
It wasn't that bad of a trip. The angry demons were angry but he was stronger than they were so he kicked their ass on his way to the castle and there it is. He knocks on the doors. Which are actually massive. Why does he need doors that big? It's not like he has visitors coming all the way out here.
The door opens and there he is.
"I remember you. What do you want?" asks Count Dracula.
"Uhh," shit this guy is threatening, " I'm Ruby's thrall."
"Oh. Well shit, come on in. I wasn't expecting this." says Vlad.
"Neither was I." says Izuku.
"Come in sit down. I'd love to get to know you." says Vlad.
"Sure." replies Izuku, "Also … do you know that you're doing that?"
"Doing what?" asks Vlad.
"That. You're doing it right now. Everytime you say anything I feel like I'm seconds away from dying. Like I'm shitting bricks here man. You're scary." says Izuku.
" Oh that. Yeah sorry that's just the way I am. It took Ruby some getting used to. Of course her powers were mental so it wasn't too hard for her." says Vlad.
"Alright that makes sense." says Izuku.
"So how long have you been a vampire?" asks Vlad.
"Oh jeez. It feels like I've been this way for years already. Dude I haven't even been a vampire for a year." says Izuku.
"Oh you must have questions. I like to think I'm more qualified than Ruby to answer those questions but I haven't seen her in … five years maybe." says Vlad.
"Yeah I've got a couple of questions." says Izuku.
"Ask away. We should get this out of the way first. Assuming you're going back up." says Vlad.
"Ruby's gonna revive me soon I died on her doorstep." says Izuku.
"In that case send her my regards … and tell her I'm sorry for leaving her like that." says Vlad.
Even that still felt terrifying to Izuku but it felt sad too. Depressing even. Vlad struck him as a very sad man. That's not the right wording. It's worse than that. Vlad struck him as a man who lived his entire life miserable.
"Are we bad people?" asks Izuku.
"The worst. Men are nothing but a miserable little pile of secrets… but were no better. We're miserable little bundles of rage and agony. We kill to survive but we can't live. Although you most likely know that, maybe you don't know how to articulate what you feel but you know it to be true." says Dracula .
"Ruby answered differently but I couldn't help but feel I needed a second opinion." says Izuku.
"Ruby was incredibly lucky to have received a mental power. She isn't bound by the mentality of vampires. She's not like us. I'm grateful I could live to see a truly joyful vampire." says Vlad.
"... me too." says Izuku.
"Might I ask, when was the last time you were joyful? I don't mean happy, I do not mean happy. When was the last time you were joyful?" asks Vlad.
"It's been a while." replies Izuku.
"You weren't joyful even when you were a human?" asks Vlad.
"People wouldn't let me be joyful." says Izuku.
"Humans tend to be cruel." says Dracula.
Izuku just kinda snorts in response.
"I understand the irony isn't lost on either of us but I'm still right." says Vlad.
"Yeah. I guess you are." says Izuku.
"Does Ruby ever mention me?" asks Vlad, it kinda seemed like he'd wanted to ask that for a while.
"She does. She said you saved her when that bomb dropped. You treated her like a daughter. She says you weren't the best person out there but you tried to be better." says Izuku.
"What do you think?" asks Vlad.
"I've talked to a couple people about this. I spoke with Alucard." says Izuku, Vlad perks up at the mention of his son, "Hell I even talked to All For One. I don't really know what to think. Well shit I guess we must be bad people we're down here."
"It's different for vampires. Humans can sin more than us and still get into heaven. We make one or two mistakes and we're down here. We're sinful by nature." says Vlad.
"That's nice to hear actually. Like I know it doesn't sound like it because I'm probably gonna get back here." says Izuku.
"But it's nice because you know you aren't a bad person, right?" asks Vlad.
"Pretty much yeah." says Izuku.
"How has Alucard been? You mentioned speaking with him." says Vlad.
"He was murdered. I spoke with him in heaven." says Izuku.
"I see…" says Vlad.
It's back that feeling of dread just being near Vlad is back. It's stronger than it used to be.
"Do you know who killed him?" asks Vlad.
"It's the current vampire king. I don't know his name or what he looks like though. I do know that he's the guy that got Alucard to k-fight you." says Izuku.
"Mm. I'm sure he'll wind up down here someday. Maybe I'll pay him a visit." says Vlad.
"Do you… are you upset with Alucard for what happened to you?" asks Izuku.
"Not at all. I love my son but when he knew me, I was at my worst. If I had met someone like me I'd have killed them too. I wish I could've reconnected with him but he never wanted to talk to me. He hated me. When we fought I was just about to kill him. I froze. Before I knew it I had a silver rapier digging into my heart. I still remember the look on Alucards face when I died." Vlad clears his throat, it's clear Izuku won't get anything else out of him about that.
"If I see Alucard again, I'll tell him what you wish you could have." says Izuku.
"Thank you." says Vlad.
"It's no trouble." replies Izuku.
"No, but it still means something to me." replies Vlad.
The two of them fall into a comfortable silence for a while, but Izuku still has some questions he needs to ask.
"Hey, how did you get so strong? Like were you just made that way or is it something I could do?" asks Izuku.
"Well I was naturally stronger than most vampires, but a lot of my strength was earned." says Vlad.
"Like earned by working out or is there a faster path?" asks Izuku.
"Earned through killing. Lots of vampires challenged me to combat. Nobody but me knows this but if you can drive a stake through a vampire's heart you can take their power, or at least a watered down version of it." says Vlad.
"Woah." replies Izuku.
"Yeah, I took at least forty different strength enhancers." says Vlad.
"So how does that work?" asks Izuku.
"Silver into a vampire's heart banishes their soul as does a holy blade. Combine the two and you destroy the soul completely. A wooden stake takes the soul from the body but does not force the soul to move on. It leaves the body and can go anywhere but it is bound near the body for a short while. When it's there, breathe deep and suck the soul into your body. It will send the soul on but you keep their power. A vampire's power is linked to their soul. So for quick power that's the way to go." says Vlad.
"Well the only vampire I've met is Ruby and I'm not doing that but that's still interesting to know." says Izuku.
"Well maybe it'll help you someday." says Vlad.
"Maybe, but I don't plan on going out of my way to kill anybody." says Izuku.
"You've never killed anybody?" asks Vlad.
"I've killed a couple of people but I've never planned too. It was all heat of the moment type stuff. I've killed about a dozen people now." says Izuku.
"That's a fairly impressive body count." says Vlad.
"It's nothing to be proud of." replies Izuku.
"What do you do anyway? To kill those people I mean, how did you get in that kind of situation?" asks Vlad.
"I'm a vigilante. I've ended lives to save others so it's not like I change much when I kill. It's just this time the survivor is somebody I know or care about." says Izuku.
"I was a vigilante too when I was alive. Of course I deserved to get locked up more than any of the people I hunted but I got what was coming to me either way. Being stuck down here and all." says Vlad.
"What do you think your body count is?" asks Izuku.
" Directly probably a couple million. Indirectly maybe four or five. I kinda lost it for a while. I tried to make humans go extinct. Then the vampires would die out with nothing to eat. All that would be left was animals." says Vlad.
"Okay … cool, but why? Why would you do that?" asks Izuku.
"The catholic church killed my wife for witchcraft." says Vlad.
"Was she magic?" asks Izuku.
"No she believed in science but this was a long while ago people didn't take kindly to science." says Vlad.
"Well, I'm sorry to hear that." says Izuku.
"That was a long time ago. I don't need your sorrow." says Vlad.
"It's there either way." says Izuku.
Vlad simply hums in response.
"Hey before you go do wanna spar with me?" asks Vlad, "It's been a while since I fought anybody. I'm sure it'd be good for you too."
"Not really man." says Izuku, "Like you're still scary."
"Oh." replies Vlad.
"Ah fuck it lets go." says Izuku.
"Follow me to the court yard." says Vlad.
Izuku follows him to the courtyard. It was huge. This whole castle is a lot bigger than it looks. When Izuku looks back at Vlad he's holding a broadsword.
"Woah, are you gonna fight with that?" asks Izuku .
"You've got my old axe. It's a fair fight." says Vlad.
"I guess." says Izuku.
"Great, then let's get started." replies Vlad.
The two began to fight. Vlad had a much slower fighting style than Izuku. Despite that Izuku couldn't get a hit in. Everytime Vlad blocked one of his swings it sent vibrations up his arms. Like when a bat hits a ball just a little too close to the grip. The fight honestly didn't last that long the second Vlad went on the offensive he hit the axe right out of Izuku's hand.
"Honestly, I thought you'd be better. Your speed and reflexes were good and all but you don't handle the axe all that well. With a fighting style like yours I thought you'd have it double sided." says Vlad.
"It can get double sided?" asks Izuku.
"... give me the axe." replies Vlad.
When Vlad holds the axe the handle extends and an axe head comes out of both sides.
"Ho-lee shit." says Izuku, "I didn't know it could do that."
"Here take it and try again." says Vlad as he tossed him the axe.
Izuku does what Vlad asked and he comes at him again. This time his attacks are much faster. His weapon compliments his fighting style and he even manages to knick Vlad's cape before getting launched to the other side of the court yard.
"Well that was much better." says Vlad.
"It felt better." says Izuku before looking down at his watch, "Oh shoot. I gotta go soon. Before I go I have one more question to ask you."
"Ask Away." replies Vlad.
"You ever watch hotel Transylvania." says Izuku before disappearing.
Authors Note
Man, it's been a while. Like three maybe four weeks? That's my bad. I fell outta the swing of things as soon as I was getting back into them. I think my problem is that I no longer have any concept of the days of the week. For real though I shoulda had this out earlier. I would have had it out last night but the wifi just stopped working and I said fuck it and went to sleep.
Anyway onto the chapter itself. I finally got to introduce Dracula, like really introduce him. I got to have him hold a conversation with Izuku even though it ended just like the last one. (That hotel transylvania joke is my magnum opus) I even got to do the double sided axe thing I've been thinking about. My inspiration for that is darth maul. I thought it would be a good fit because I've been pushing an all out aggressive fighting style for Izuku and Darth maul is kind of built on anger and aggression.
So what do you guys think about Izuku picking up some new powers from the vampires he's gonna fight? Pretty much just stole the idea from adventure time but it's a cool idea, so I don't regret it. I stated that the powers he gets from stealing them are watered down versions of the powers he steals, my reason for that is just to stop him from being too over powered. I feel like making him OP would take away from the stress in any situation, that would otherwise be tense.
I've been wondering. Should I just abandon the discord. Cause it never really got anywhere to begin with. I sent a message yesterday but I got nothing back. Actually, I'm gonna try again right now. I just checked apparently everybody is offline. I'm gonna use that discord more though. Here is the code.
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Frozen Drake: Thank you for saying that I really appreciate it. I'm glad you decided to comment I really appreciate it. It makes me feel special that I was the first story you bothered to leave a review for. If you're thinking about making a story like this, go for it. I've always wanted to see more vampire Midoriya stories. It's why I decided to do one. I'd be stoked to have another one out there. It's clear to me that you have good taste so I know you'd do a good job.
I'm glad you love it. It feels good to hear. I think world building is important even if it's just little stuff about characters like how Dabi likes spicy food because it's one of the only things he can taste. It's also really fun to come up with and write. I wanted to do something different with Midoriya. I realized that he was gonna be hanging out with villains. Villains need to be confident, people tend to act like the people they spend time with so our timid little Midoriya grew to be brash, reckless, kinda fucky, and very cool. Ruby had an interesting back story to write. The reason I felt that was the right way to handle her back story was because it shows human evil at work. There is a debate whether the bomb should have been dropped or not but I'm not qualified to make that debate. But war is terrible no matter how it's ended. Bomb or no bomb good people die. With the upcoming vampire arc the question is gonna be asked, 'Are vampires worse than people or are people worse than vampires?' I want that to play a role in the conversation.
The humor is my favorite part too. I had this idea where Midoriya calls Aizawa and is just really heartfelt and says nice things and apologizes then goes 'sike you idiot you really though I'd say that shit, ya clown' It's my favorite joke that I've ever thought up for this. Either that or hotel transylvania. I'm glad to hear that I can make people laugh or smile with this. It makes me pretty happy. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Blue hell fire 666: hey dude, loving your name by the way, Glad you found it interesting. I wish I could animate some of the fights in the story. It'd be cool to do and I feel it would help my vision come across better. I try to upload weekly but I'm not really succeeding anymore.
That would be pretty nuts, I could see Izuku getting a couple of heroes to fight the vampires with him. I hope you enjoy the chapter.
Johnny Specter: I feel what you're saying but have you ever met an Italian man that wasn't proud of the fact he's Italian. I sure haven't. The weakness thing is just another point of pride. Also it's because I want him to have a strong Italian accent.