Chapter 5: Unfolding the origins
Tatsumi and Lubbock were taken back and shocked by his word. They saw him how he is being traumatized by Shiki and don't know what did he do to him. At least they'll try to play soft.
"Then I would like to know what sort of person is he?" said Lubbock, trying to ease up with his own words.
"He is not...human anymore! He is the worst monster that we ever face! Back in 400 years ago, I used to serve with my clan while we were hunting the White Princess until he annihilate us! He left me alive as he took my right eye out! I know he is not human! I know he hides his true form and I never have seen him becoming...more monster than vampires! I thought Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were legends until...now!"
They both look at each other when he mentioned about vampires. They thought it was the only story when they were young. Turns out they don't know if it was real or not. Plus they don't know about Magus or Dead Apostle, include so-called Mystic Eyes of Death Perception or whatever it is.
"I would like to know what the Dead Apostles and Magus are. It seems like you knew about them."
"Magus is like...but it's not what you think they are a magician. That is quite the opposite one. They are a quite powerful one that I ever have seen of. I know there is one woman, Miss Blue. The rumor is she was hunting for the high bounty which he is hiding at the remote island and she blew up the whole island. Not even a trace left. And speaking of Dead Apostles...they are low-life vampires, like me. And there is only one thing left that you can't face Twenty-seven Dead Apostles Ancestors. They are the most elite vampires that you can't face them. Originally, Einnashe was the only 7th Dead Apostles Ancestor and Satsujinki took his place after he killed him while he took Fruit of Eternity. And now he is 7th Dead Apostle Ancestor and is currently Second-in-Command of the 3rd."
"Whoa...that is quite a story. And you said Satsujinki is a vampire? And what is Mystic Eyes? Just what are they?" said Lubbock, was being amazed by what he tried to understand.
"Yeah, I've been wondering what they are. I thought the stories were only myth and legends since I was a kid when my mom used to tell me. Tell me, what can we do against them?" said Tatsumi, trying to figure out what will they do in the next future if they encountered.
"You should go to church and tell them about Black Heart incident. The best thing you should..." he widens his eyes as he stood up and scream, "PLEASE DON'T COME CLOSER TO ME! PLEASE, I DIDN'T FEED OR DRINK ANY BLOOD! PLEASE HAVE MERCY!"
They both look back and found no one was there until they watch him flailing around and screaming, "SATSUJINKI! PLEASE HAVE MERCY! NOOOO!" He rushes toward the window before anyone stops him. He jumps over the window before leaving his brown hood as his whole body turns into a fire until reduce into ash.
They both witness his death as they realize there were on the scene before leaving the apartment before making their reports for Najenda. Before they had gone back to Night Raid HQ instead to Chruch which Lubbock knew there is one place to go.
"Vampires...I thought they were only myths and legends because we've been told by several stories as we were young to listen every night," said Tatsumi, trying to ease up with his own mind, but he couldn't get the words out from his mind.
"Same thing for me. I've been wondering how long did vampires hide in here while we never notice anything unusual? Perhaps Shiki knows where were they up to. So that's his goal is to kill Klein and Valesti. I never imagine that he is 7th Dead Apostle Ancestor and yet he is a vampire killer. The question is...is he human or vampire?"
"I only met him when I tried to enlist at Imperial's Army. He looks like a human to me, and he didn't look like a vampire to me. But the sun didn't burn him alive."
"Maybe he is a kinda elite vampire, just like that? I really don't know how their system works for vampires. There is only one thing that we should find this out about the church. They might willing to tell us about them."
Once they reach their St. Villa and they often heard their rumors that church used to take care of orphanage children which the family can't afford on their own due to Capital's regime. Some were abandoned, some were left behind and some were taken by the church. It's not like you've seen them every day because the families were desperately trying to save children in the grim future.
Once they were approached by a young nun who is no more than 16 years old. Same age as Akame. Young and beautiful girl with fair skin and lavish brown eyes. She kindly asks them, "Oh my, both of you are young here to adopt a child? You need approval from an adult."
They were both stunts by her charm before realizing, "No...I would like to speak to someone who is in charge of this church. Things that we would like to talk about." said Lubbock.
"Oh right. If you're here about donation, then he will be grateful. You may follow me if you have to." said young nun, turns back as she walks toward to church.
"But...oh well never mind then. We'll follow you," said Lubbock as they both follow her inside the church which it is filled with various glass windows which people were portrayed.
"These are people who served this church... a long time ago. Narbareck was a head priest thus gave her own successor to Ciel and so go on. And now we have a new priest, Father Itusu. Oh, I forget to tell you my name. I'm Alice and you are?"
"Name Lubbock and my friend, Tatsumi. I must say it is quite nice to meet you are your Father. Things that we have a business for him when we talk about." said Lubbock, start being embarrassed and so did Tatsumi too. It seems like they were unable to resist her charm.
She starts to smile at them," You can say the same thing too. And here we are," Once they stop at the door as she opens the door before letting them in. They notice that man is older, but not even old and had white hair. Not to mention his age is far different from Najenda's.
While he read his documents before noticing two newcomers before greeting them, "Hello, I'm Father Itusu and may I ask why were you here? Is it about a donation?"
"Well...we are not here to talk about donation. It's about-"
Before Father interrupts him as he spoke, "Black Heart incident? Then do you really want to know about them?" he let his killing intent before both of them was surprised as they about drew their weapons, instead, their whole bodies were frozen before noticing two swords with red handle and hilts stuck on the ground.
"Seems like Alice did warn you and Night Raid to decide to ignore our message. And both of you were stuck by her Black Keys. It seems like you don't know about the Burial Agency too."
"Then...what are you?" said Tatsumi, trying to move before he heard from him.
"You guys, need to stop moving around otherwise both of you become sore enough. As you said this before, we are human. Same thing as you are but with different goals. And now you really want to know about Black Heart incident, 27 Dead Apostle Ancestor, and a few more things...but you don't need to know about them anymore. We normally made people disappear for knowing too much." said Itusu, gave his smile as he starts to threaten them to dispose of them.
"Wai...wait! If you kill us, then you know Night Raid will find this out? Aren't you going to be afraid if someone else is going to find this out for what you did?" said Lubbock, trying to bluff his own ways.
They both heard an unknown voice came out from nowhere, "It is quite...interesting. There's no need for you to dispose of them." They turn their head as they notice Satsujinki sat on Itusu's chair as he plays with his pen, "Can't they at least have their better experience about the history of 27 Dead Apostle Ancestor and few things what they had to learn?"
"Satsujinki, how did you get in here? And you suppose not to talk to them. You already know what we did told you not to," said Father Itusu as he gave his gesture to Alice.
She gave her knowledge as she lifts her hands before Black Keys returns to her before both of them fell down with their exhaustion.
"Oh really? Doesn't matter how I get in and don't care when you tell me what to do. I would rather have Ciel to be here...unfortunately she is not here anymore." said Shiki, stood up as he moves around the table before making his smile, "And you do plan to dispose of them? I'm sure you are willing not."
He is about to argue with him, but there is no point for him to talk back because he once heard the rumor before. There is only once that Clock Tower did send one agent to capture Einnashe for research...but Satsujinki interference and fought against her by using his knife to deflect her magic as if he cuts them like paper. He wasn't sure if he did kill her or let her live. There's another story to go on later.
He knew he can't win against a legendary assassin because God of Death had Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. He knew he read Satsujinki's background and it is once said that he died and the Divine Spirit, Balor, save his life for an unknown reason. It is said the legends that they once died on their battlefield or wherever they are, instead of a mere
"Damn it, Killer. I'll let them go and you better care of them for your own responsibility!"
He still smiles at him as he gave his bow to him, "I'm sure they will have fun...until it will be last." he turns at them as he walks toward to them, "Shall we go for a walk? Would you care to join us...old man?"
Two hours later...
Leone came back from her scouting while she notices there is a priest stood there while the rest member of Night Raids were gathered. She is wondering why a priest is here, perhaps she might think he might give his request for assassination.
"Glad you're all here and you're wondering why is he here to make his request which he didn't. I'm sure he is willing to explain to us than making his request to kill," said Najenda, gave her gesture to a Priest for his explanation.
"Thank you, miss. My name is Father Itusu and I work with Burial Agency. I'm sure you have many questions about 27 Dead Apostle Ancestor and Clock Tower. Things that I can and can't tell you because I cannot guarantee your safety."
With members of Night Raid were confuse while Tatsumi and Lubbock almost knew what they are. At least Sheele raises her hand as she gave her question, "What are 27 Dead Apostle? I kept hearing some mentioning from Najenda because we think they are organization."
"So did the Revolutionary Army too. They don't exist in their document or Imperial history. Why are you telling us?" said Bulat, start being suspicious that a priest is hiding something.
"Burial Agency keep the public hidden because they didn't want to spread out their words. But True Ancestor, Dead Apostles, and vampires didn't forget about it too. With every generation continue to protect the secret in a few centuries ago. It's how the Burial Agency works beside different ones."
"Let me guess...your so-called, Burial Agency works with Church? I'm not surprised that we are living through this invisible society."
"That's right, Najenda. Our organization doesn't exist in your war because we don't have an interest in your conflict. Unless if the vampires appear in a small village or town, we or Satsujinki usually purge vampires in order to prevent them from being infected. If there is becoming a bigger problem, then it is up to Satsujinki to wipe them out. The fact is there is no cure because we can't save them all. If there is a bigger war like the Holy Grail War was."
"What is the Holy Grail War? But what about Holy Grail? The book didn't mention the war or anything else," said Mine.
"I wasn't there when I heard the war starts, but Kotomine was there to a participant for his own goal. I really don't know his motivation is but that Faker killed him before trying to accomplish it."
"Then what else do they want for the Holy Grail War?"
"Not 'they' Only one who will become the victor and can wish for anything else. Maybe it's just...I don't know and I never been there this before because I don't know what was it. Only Kotomine knows about it before he died for trying to achieve his own goal."
"And you mentioned the purge this before? What about Patas Clan? I thought Northern Tribe wipe Patas Clan out? I only heard there is a survivor that she managed to hunt them down."
"Well...we cover this up because we didn't want the public to know about the plague. At least Death made his mistake to let her live because he claimed that little girl wasn't infected. And yes, she didn't learn about us, instead, she starts to kill them all and she didn't learn about us."
"Hang on...you kept calling him as Death, Killer and few things that you call him. Why not use his real name?" said Mine.
"Not sure about his reputation. I think he killed Forest of Einnashe back in thousand years ago. It was his first time to killed the first 27 Dead Apostle Ancestor when Dead Apostle fear him and called him Satsujinki and many titles that he got. But the others claimed that he first killed Roa and thus he managed to wipe his existence away. Not sure which one was it. I think that's how he became the legend of an assassin."
"Thousand years old?" All of them shouted at the same time as they were surprised to Shiki is far older than anyone else.
"Isn't Shiki human or vampire? Or just something else? I notice he never age than others., said Tatsumi, starts to remember he first met Shiki when he tried to join the army.
"Good question...I don't know. I can't tell if he is human or vampire. He is...worse monster than Dead Apostles. I remember my colleague, Sarah, tried to ask him and Satsujinki whisper something in her ear. I don't know what did he tell her and managed to scare her away. Two days later, Sarah committed suicide when I came too late after I came back from my activity."
"Hang on...I have one question, what is Mystic Eyes of Death Perception? Is it like Tegui?" said Najenda.
"No. Not a kind of Tegui. It is kinda like...weapons of mass destruction. I personally don't know how Mystic Eyes works, but he is able to slice them into pieces and makes them disappear. I was there when I was hunting cults down before I noticed Satsujinki was there too. The next thing that I knew he is fighting against more than five cults and one of them tried to take his blindfold off from him. I saw his face became pale as if he stared at him. He killed him without doing anything else. By the way, have you heard the story about Balor?"
They all nod their heard which they already heard Balor's story. They knew he led his battle until he was killed by his own grandson, Lugh. It is once said that he is unable to avoid his fate until he met his own death.
Najenda starts being confused about Shiki's origins and tried to clear up her own misunderstood, "Then how does Shiki relate with Balor? There's no way that he met him back in thousand years ago."
"Well...I thought about it too. I checked on his background and he supposes to die from an accident and I don't know how he did he borrow power or stole the power from Balor. That's what I've heard of and I never have seen any case like that before. Originally his family came from Demon Hunter Organization and they have their own Mystic Eyes, Pure Eyes. I personally think his Pure Eyes and Mystic Eyes just mixed up together as if...I don't know about his power. Or that's what I heard from my colleague."
"Damn..it's scary. I think I know why because we were wondering about his eyes. And now you're treating him as if he is becoming a tool of weapons. The question is...how are we suppose to avoid his eyes?" said Lubbock.
"There's nothing that you can avoid from his eyes. I think you can stop looking for him so that he can hunt on his own. Better safe than sorry." said Father Itusu shrugs as he stood up before he notices a cat is sleeping on the table before she woke up, "Len...you can stop fooling around."
They had no idea why did he talk to a cat until it stood up and stretching before going down as she transforms into her human form. With Night Raid members were surprised that cat turns into a human. This was their first time that they've seen a supernatural creature this before. She went behind by Itusu's back as she hid.
"That's her! It's the girl that I told you about!" said Lubbock, starts to freaking out as he points at her. They all react differently about her human form and how she is able to infiltrate HQ.
"It's just like..Chelsea with many faces which she is able to infiltrate any bases to kill them and now she is far different from her."
"Oh I forget to tell you...she is a succubus and she can peak inside of your dream and pick any desire what you want."
"Wait a minute! She is the one who peaked my dream?" said Lubbock, realizing that he was dreaming about his 'desire'.
"Well...yes. She never intends to 'invade' your dream as she picks some desires for you. Plus, she can find any information from your minds, but you cannot counter against her." said Father Itusu, start planning to leave soon before giving his advice to Night Raid members, "If you find Dead Apostles...then don't fight them because your Teigu is very useless against them. Only the God of Death could. Oh, I'll send you some files for Klein and Velisti soon."
Author's notes: I'm soooo done! It took me to write on this chapter almost like three weeks ago after I'm trying to catch up with my own time but I just took my time away to laze around. At least I'm still around to play around to put some little reference and vice vera and that's all.
Anyway I'll see you around whenever I got my time (Don't know when. :P )