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("…Gotta get back…back to the past…Samurai Jack.") There's nothing but a black screen.
("I've finally returned to the past and defeated Aku.") The scene then goes down to reveal Jack. His silhouette all white with a white shadow behind him, standing in the dark with his back turned towards the viewer.
("But, I still feared for the future.") Jack is then shown looking out at the horizon from the balcony of his castle, pink Sakura leaves falling all around him and his empire. The scene then changes to show an opening in a snowbound forest with towering trees.
("Though he's gone, his shadow still remains.") The camera turned slowly to the right and stopped when it shows Jack meditating on the snow-covered ground, with his right side facing the viewer. There's then a close up of the sheathed Sword, as the blade is pulled from the scabbard.
("Though I will not be around, I will not let the nightmare return.") The scene focuses only on the Sword's blade, as reflection of Jack's eyes was shown in the metal for a moment, before Aku's eyes replaced them.
("With a simple goal, the Sword was passed down to eldest child of the eldest child.") Jack's silhouette, with the sword in hand, stands on top of a hill looking at his home from a distance. But then the scene changes to where there was a woman standing in Jack's place, looking at another city of the in the 19th century.
("To be passed down throughout the times.") The scene fades into another one, this time to a man looking at a city set ablaze in the night, as American bombers fly overhead during World War 2.
("So that if Aku does comes back, there's hope.") Again, the scene changes. But this time shows Kenny's silhouette looking at Kuoh. The city lit by its neon lights in the night atmosphere.
("I've placed my faith in him, and those around him.") Kenny was now sitting on the ground and leaning against a tree while looking up at the silhouette figure a familiar young woman. The screen suddenly goes black.
("His name is Kenny Kurosawa, the Red Dragon Samurai.") Then the title burns itself into the scene, glowing red as it shines in the dark.
The Red Dragon Samurai
Episode XXIII
"The Half Blood"
"Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
An outrageously high-pitched scream was emitted from inside the forbidden, just after Rias and her Peerage entered the room. Asia and Kenny exchanged glances, and tilted their heads. Xenovia also had a questioning look. Only Kiba and Koneko understood the circumstances, with Kiba smiling bitterly, and Koneko letting out a sigh.
"Hello. I'm glad to see you're looking well," Rias said to whoever let out the scream. The curtains were tightly shut close. There was no light, but the one coming from the open doorway. Dimly lighting the inside. The room was decorated in an unexpectedly cute manner, that it would have easily been looked at as a girl's room. Stuffed dolls were present as well.
The redhead and Akeno were standing in front a single coffin present in the middle of the room, right in front of the bed. "I don't understand what's going on!" exclaimed a young voice from inside the coffin.
"The seal has been broken," Akeno gently said with a voice of sympathy, as she walked over to the coffin. Kneeling down, she grabbed the lid and soft opened it. "So, you're free to come home with us now, okay?"
"No, I don't want to ever leave here! The outside is too scary!" exclaimed the person in the coffin. In a pose that looked as if she wanted to escape was a beautiful young girl with platinum blond hair and pinkish-violet eyes. Her hair is styled in short bob cut with several small fringes over her forehead, and she has pointed ears. And she was wearing the school girl's uniform.
"Wait, what," Kenny said, widening his eyes. "This little girl is the Bishop? She looks no older than Karen." He had to admit though, she was pretty cute. Wait, does that mean that all Bishops have to be blondes and pretty. But wait, Momo and Reya weren't blonde. Kiba chuckled a little behind Kenny, getting his attention to look over his shoulder. "What? What's so funny?"
"The child is a boy," Rias said with a knowing smile.
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For a moment, Kenny doubted his ears. He looked at her and said, "Eh?"
"I realize he may look like a girl," Rias said, looking at the Bishop. "But he is most definitely a little boy."
Asia gasped behind him, as Kenny looked in disbelief and unconvinced. "I call bullshit."
Akeno giggled because of his response. "As you've noticed, he does like to dress up like a girl, though," the black-haired beauty said calmingly.
Rias then walked over to the girl-dressed boy and hugged him from behind. "Everyone, say hello to Gasper Bloody," she told them, introducing the boy to the group. "The other Bishop in my household. He's a first-year student, here. And before I had the honor of turning him into a Devil, this little guy was actually half human-half vampire."
Asia gasped in shock. "What? He's real vampire?"
"As in a bloodsucker," Kenny asked, also surprised, as Rias let go of the vampire and backed away. Turing on the light in the room so that they could see the Bishop much more clearly.
Looking at the Gasper and staring at his slightly open mouth, Kenny saw the pointed teeth of a vampire, but they were small and didn't look all too impressive. Maybe he was still a young vampire.
Walking over to the vampire, Kenny crouched down to where he was eye level with Gasper. "But wait, if you're a boy, then why are you wearing girls' clothing?"
"W-W-W-Well, I just think girls' clothes are cuter, that's all," Gasper replied.
Kenny looked at him with a questioning eyebrow raised. Was Rias playing a joke on him, Asia and Xenovia? Was Gasper really as dangerous as she's been making him out to be.
His girlfriend came over and kneeled down next to Kenny. With her hands on her knees, she looked softly at Gasper. "Hey Gasper, why don't you come with us outside now, okay?" Rias asked gently.
Gasper however desperately shook his head. "I don't wanna! Please don't make me!"
Somehow, Kenny felt himself getting upset at the boy for defying Rias' orders. "Come on, you heard her," he said, reaching and pulled his arm.
"Eeeeeek!" Gasper screamed…
FLASH!
Suddenly there was a flash of white light in front of everyone. Kenny was further confused when he looked at where the cross-dressed boy was, only to find that Gasper wasn't there anymore. "What the hell?" Kenny quickly stood up and looked around the room. That's when he spotted Gasper shaking in one corner of the room, hearing him whimper.
"I'm sorry! I made you mad, didn't I!?" the vampire shouted in fear. "Don't get angry! Don't get angry! Please don't hit meeeeeeeee!"
Asia looked just as shocked as Kenny and Xenovia, with a hand over her mouth. "Was that just me or did you guys feel something, weird too," she said.
"I did, and I'm pretty sure he's behind it," Xenovia said.
Akeno then said, "It looks like the Forbidden Balor View to me." Rias knew it and breathed out a small sigh. Akeno noticed Kenny turn his head towards her with a look of confusion and decided to explain. "It's also known as The Evil Eye that Stops the World. It's Gasper's Sacred Gear."
Kenny was a little surprised, but it would explain what Gasper just did. He turned back to the frightened boy and stared into his pink eyes. "Just by that name, I'm guessing that he has time power."
Koneko nodded. "When he gets too excited, he can stop whatever he happens to be looking at in that moment for a certain amount of time."
"So why was he locked away," asked Kenny. After they left Gasper's room with the vampire boy, the Devils went to continue the discussion in the clubroom. Gasper stood before the group, as Kenny, Asia, and Xenovia sat on one sofa, while Kiba and Koneko sat on the other.
"Unfortunately, Gasper couldn't control his power," Akeno said, standing next to Rias as the redhead sat at her desk, "so Sirzechs decided that he should be sealed away here as a precautionary measure."
"On top of that, his ability seems to grow stronger unconsciously, so there's a distinct possibility it could become a Balance Breaker," Rias said.
Kenny wondered why she seemed troubled by that possibility. Wasn't that a good thing?
There was then a muffled whimpering, and Kenny and the others looked towards Gasper. "I don't like it when you guys talk about me like I'm not here." However, he wasn't standing where he previously was. They then turned towards the source and saw that is was coming from inside of a big cardboard box placed in the corner of the room. "Why can't you just ignore that I'm alive like normal!"
"How'd he get there," Asia asked, as Kenny got up and walked over to the box.
"Come on, Gasper," he said, kicking it silently. "Quit hiding."
"Eeeeeeeeeek!" A shout was heard from inside. "Leave me alone! I'm not hiding; I'd just rather be a Gasper-in-a-box than be around you all!"
Well, he wasn't going to be much help.
"Um, Rias." Akeno turned towards the redhead. "I think it's about time for us to go."
"Yes, you're right," Rias said to her before standing up and looking at everyone else. "It you'll excuse us, Akeno and I must leave to go to a meeting about getting ready for the leaders' summit. Kiba?"
Kiba stood up when his name was called. "Yes, how can I help?"
"My brother said he wants to know more about your Balance Breaker," Rias told him. "I'd like for you to join us, as long as you're free, that is."
"Yes, I'm free," Kiba said with a nodded.
"Wonderful, thank you." Rias stood up from her chair. Then a Gremory family teleportation circle appeared behind her and the Queen. Rias then turned to Kenny and smiled. "Darling, I want you and everyone else to take over Gasper's training until we get back."
"How are we supposed to do that," Kenny asked.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Do you call this running?" Xenovia exclaimed as she cashed Gasper—who was crying—around outside with Durandal in a small open space beside the old school building. As they were approaching evening, Kenny, Asia, and Koneko were just standing on the sideline watching the whole fiasco. "If you don't move those legs faster, you'll wind up Durandal's next victim."
"She's a real vampire hunter, isn't she?" Kenny commented, as he watched the poor boy get chased around.
After she was done with him, Xenovia stopped chasing the vampire. Gasper sat down against a tree in a feminine position, looking like he was going to cry again. "I don't understand why you have to be so mean to me," he whimpered.
"A healthy mind lives in a healthy body," Xenovia told him as she stood in front of Gasper. Still having out Durandal. "Trust me, you won't think I'm so mean when you're stronger." She then smirked, feeling proud of herself.
"Well, at least Xenovia's having fun," Kenny said.
"Yeah, that's true," said Asia. "It seems like she really enjoys yelling at people."
"I can't do this anymore!" Gasper sobbed. "What you say doesn't matter if my legs won't work!"
Koneko reached into her pocket and pulled something out as she approached the vampire. "Gasper." Gasper looked up at her. Only to see that what she pulled out was some garlic. "You'll feel better immediately if you eat this."
Gasper quickly freaked out and jumped out. "No way! You trying to kill me?!" He screamed.
"This is no time to be picky," the white-haired girl said, before chasing Gasper around with the garlic. It was definitely an odd thing to see from Koneko.
"Koneko seems to be having fun training, too," Asia said.
"I didn't think she'd ever care enough to tease someone," Kenny said. Are these two first-years getting along well?
"Oh, there they are." With that, the Student Council member Saji appeared as well. Walking from around the corner of the building, with Karen surprising with him.
Kenny and Asia smiled at the two. "Saji, what's up? And what are you doing here, Karen," the black-haired teen asked.
The younger Kurosawa looked a little offended. "What? I am not allowed to see you?" She demanded mockingly. But then smiled. "No, I just came back from school and decide to see what's going on."
"And I heard Rias finally released her dangerous Bishop, so I wanted to check things out," Saji said, before looking towards Gasper. When Koneko was finally done chasing him, Gasper was on the floor again, crying. The sight of the kid made Saji gasp happily, and Kenny instantly knew that he mistook the vampire for a girl. "Another pretty blonde?"
Gasper looked towards the newcomers, scared at first, he then caught the sight of Karen and he became curious. "Who's the pretty girl," he asked with some tears in his eyes.
Karen grinned bashfully and placed her hands on her hips. "Aw, I'm not that pretty. If anything, you're way cuter," she told Gasper, mistaking him for a girl, too. This didn't fail, however, to make Gasper blush bright red.
Kenny decided to break the news to them in with a smirk. "Congratulations, Karen. A boy thinks you're pretty."
While Saji fell to his hands and knees completely dejected and heartbroken, Karen's entire body turned white. Shaking, she turned to her older brother with an expression that made it look like she's seen a ghost. "Th-Th-That's…a boy," she asked with a shudder, as her cheeks turned bright red.
"That's right," Kenny said, seeing that Karen didn't know how to handle being called pretty by a boy she thought was cute. Oh, he was going to enjoy this. Time for payback. "The cute boy is Gasper."
"Well." Kenny gasped when he heard that familiar voice. Turning in the direction it came from, he saw that standing a few feet from him and the group was the evil-looking man wearing a yukata known as Azazel. "Don't tell me the household of the Devil Kings have all come out to play together because that would be just too sweet," Azazel said with a smirk.
Kenny quickly grabbed the Sword from the shinai bag and unsheathed it. Putting everyone on alert.
"Ah! Hello there, samurai-Devil boy. Oh, sorry. I mean Red Dragon Samurai. You're looking well."
"Nice to see you too, Azazel," Kenny said rhetorically with a glare and summoned his Boosted Gear. With his words, the atmosphere completely changed.
Giii!
Xenovia had her sword at the ready. Asia hid behind Kenny, so he stood ready to protect her. But she also pulled out her dagger.
Snapping out of it, Karen quickly ran before and her master. Holding out her hands to them in a manner that told them to stop. "Whoa, wait a minute! Let's not go straight to violence."
"Are you serious Kenny," said a shocked Saji, as he summoned his Sacred Gear. "That's Azazel?"
"Yeah, that's him," Kenny said, not taking his eyes off the Fallen Angel.
Azazel chuckled for a moment, which made Karen looked over her shoulder at him. Feeling that he was going to provoke them.
"You could come at me all at once, but that would still end in failure," he said with a hand on his chin. "Even low-ranking Devils such as yourselves realize that much."
"Seriously, boss, what are you doing here," Karen demanded.
"Is that really a way for a servant to talk to her master? Especially after I was able to bring these two back together." After Azazel said that, two people came walking over from behind the governor.
Kenny looked at who they were. His eyes widened, and he gasped. Approaching them before coming to a stop was X-9 and his creator Exdor.
"Exdor?"
Karen looked at her brother and the other. He had a look of surprise and confusion, just as Asia, Koneko and Saji. Xenovia looked puzzled at Kenny, as Gasper hid behind a tree. "You guys know him," Karen asked.
"Yeah, but what are you doing with Azazel," Kenny demanded from Exdor, taking a threatening step forward. This made the scientist yelp in fear.
"I know this may look bad for him, Kenny," said X-9, walking over and placing a hand on the tense teen's shoulder. "But please hear him out."
X-9 looked back at Exdor and nodded. Exdor sighed out in relief and cleared his throat. "Y-Yes. Well, allow me to explain," he said before beginning. "It's was after I left all of you that I was approached by Azazel to come and work for him. At first, I reclined. I didn't want anything to do with Devils, Angels, or other supernatural things after what happened that night."
"But I was about to win him over," said Azazel with a proud smirk. "I told him that if he came and work for my organization, that he'll be protected, safe, and be able to continue his work with as much funding as he needed. But most importantly, I told him that he'll be helping bring down the people responsible for the death of his friends and colleges."
"And so, I've been with them all this time," Exdor said with a smile, as he approached Kenny. After what he was told, he dropped his guard and lowed the Sword. "Karen brought me X-9 so that we could meet, settle our differences, and work together to stop the people responsible." He then held up his hand. "High-five!"
Kenny raised an eyebrow. Seeing that he wasn't going to get it, Exdor slowly lowered his hand.
Azazel then continued talking. "As for me, I figured I should stop by to pay a visit. Is that Holy Devil Sword guy here?"
Kenny brought up his sword slightly, pointing it at Azazel. "No, Kiba's not. And this is your only warning; stay the fuck away from him!" Kenny exclaimed.
"Always the feisty one, you Kurosawa. So, no Holy Sword Devil guy, huh? Boring!" While scratching his head, Azazel approached. There was no hostility at all, but that just made them all the Devils more on edge. "Hey, you, adorable vampire!" Azazel called out after turning his head to where Gasper was hiding.
Gasper panicked, but poked his head out from behind.
The Fallen Angel Governor said, "Forbidden Balor View, huh? You know, this type of Sacred Gear can wind up extremely dangerous if the user's capacity is too low." Azazel turned around towards the Devils, and pointed to Saji. While scared, Saji tried to remain brave. "And let me guess, you've got the Black Dragon Pulse, Absorption Line, right? During practice, you should get that one to connect with the vampire, so he can take away all that extra power no one can control. You're welcome in advance."
Hearing that surprised Saji and looked down at his gauntlet. "Take away power," he asked breathlessly. "You mean, I can do that?"
"Don't tell me you didn't know! Your Sacred Gear has the power of the Evil Black Dragon King. Otherwise known as Prison Dragon, it scatters the powers of whatever it comes into contact with. Of course, attaching itself to something else for a short period of time is another perk."
Saji showed a complex expression, but one that showed amazement. "This thing is more badass than I thought."
"Although, actually, there is a faster and simpler way to go about it," Azazel said, looking at Gasper. "He can drink the Red Dragon Emperor's blood." That made Gasper gasp in fright for some reason.
"You're not talking about me, right?" Kenny snarled.
"Don't get mad at me. He's the vampire. The blood thing is best, but I'm sure you guys can figure it out." The Fallen Angel Governor-General said just that much, and with a single look, turned to leave. Exdor then followed after him.
"Hold it!" Kenny exclaimed. Getting Azazel to stop. "Why did you hide your identity when you first contacted me?"
"Oh, right," Azazel said, before looking over his should to him. Showing a mischievous smile. "That's just kind of my thing."
And with that, he left the place. Leaving behind the high school kids, vampire, Karen and X-9. They all exchanged glances and were troubled on how to react.
"So, he's the Governor-General of the Fallen Angels," asked Xenovia, after lowering her massive sword. "I do not understand him."
"How do you think I feel?" Karen retorted, as Kenny sheathed the Sword and put it away. "I work for him."
After the sun had gone down, the group decided to start with Gasper's Sacred Gear training. After X-9 went back home, they all went into the gymnasium. Kenny's sister decided to help out.
"Alright," Kenny said, standing off to the side the volleyball net they set up. Karen had the idea that by throwing volleyballs at Gasper, he'll have to use his abilities to stop them in their place. Kenny looked to the right side of the net at Karen, who was standing up on a small high platform. "Ready, Karen?"
"All set," she said with a smile, before looking to Gasper. "Ready? I believe in you!"
Just as Kenny would have thought, Gasper was wearing the girl's gym uniform, with some long black socks. "Okay, I'm ready," he said, with the tongue of Absorption Line on his head. Saji stood on the opposite side of the net with the Absorption Line ready to be used.
"All right then, bloodsucker! Here it comes!" Karen threw the ball straight at Gasper.
FLASH!
However, just when the ball was inches from hitting Gasper in the face, he screamed, and everything went white in a flash. When it was over, Gasper was nowhere to be seen, and the ball hit the ground.
"What the?"
"Did he just disappear," Saji asked.
"That's not how this was supposed to work; his goal was to stop the ball, but he stopped us, too," Kenny said, scratching his head.
Then Koneko came walking back, dragging Gasper across the floor as he sobbed. "Guess who was about to run away again," she said.
"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to!" Gasper cried.
Xenovia and Asia were watching a few feet away with troubled looks. "This training would be fairly difficult for anyone," the blue-haired bombshell said.
"And his power isn't helping much, either," Asia said.
"His powers are too strong for him to control," Karen said, before looking to Saji. "Saji, do you think you could take away a little more from him?"
"Absolutely," Saji complied confidently. The tough of the gauntlet started to glow violet as he sucked some of Gasper's powers. Don't know why, but it made Gasper moan.
"Awesome. Thanks for helping us out, you two," Kenny said to Karen and Saji.
"Don't worry about it. I mean, hey, I'm the one who's got to learn how to use a new power, right?" Saji stated.
"I'm just glad to help you out, bro," Karen said. "But I'm still wondering why the boss helped you."
"I'll say. And what about that blood thing," Kenny said, getting a shiver down his spine just thinking about it. "I'm not liking that idea at all."
"Me too! I hate blood so much!" Gasper cried out with a scared look on his face.
"What?!" Karen looked at him in shock, nearly tripping off her platform. "What do you mean you hate blood? You're a vampire!"
"I can't help it! The smell of blood makes me wanna puke! I hate that stuff!"
Karen deadpanned at him as Koneko said, "You're like the worst vampire ever."
"Of all time," Karen added in, which just caused Gasper to drop down and start crying that irritating that would make anyone what to pull out their ears.
Kenny sighed. This was going to be harder than he thought.
The night of the next day was approaching with the sun setting. Despite everything, Kenny and Karen couldn't get Gasper to control his powers. Now, after failing so many times, Gasper locked himself in his room and could be heard crying loudly to the point of dying.
"Gasper, please come out," Rias pleaded., as she, her boyfriend and his sister were standing in front of the bedroom door. "I want you to know I never wanted you in here."
But all they got were more sobs of sadness.
Kenny sighed, feeling like he's failed and turned to Rias. "I'm really sorry about all this. The last thing I wanted to do was bug you in the middle of your meeting, but I guess I don't have a handle on this.
"No, don't worry," Rias said, placing a hand on his right cheek and giving him a kiss on the left one. "It means a lot to me that you're all working so hard and want the best for him."
Gasper then cried out from the other side. "I can't leave! It's too scary out there!"
"Gasper, please don't do this," Karen said with sympathy, walking over to the door. "It doesn't have to be scary. Just let me think of something that'll really help you."
"No, please! Don't make me!"
"It's okay, Karen," Rias said softly.
Karen turned to her with a glare. "How! How is a boy that's afraid to even be around his friends okay?" She demanded, before looking down. "I thought that I could help my brother, but all I'm doing is making things worse for Gasper."
Rias was a little surprised by how much Karen really wanted to help Gasper, but then looked sadly. "Well, to be honest, knowing Gasper's background, there's only so much we can do," she said, getting looks of confusion from the Kurosawa siblings.
"What're you talking about," Kenny asked.
"Gasper's father is a vampire from a well-known and distinguished family. However, his mother is a mere human. Vampires are even more concerned with pedigree than Devils. As a result, Gasper was discriminated against by everyone, including his own family. And sadly, when it came to the human world, he was treated like a monster. Oh course, that's all on top of his power to stop time. A power he didn't have the ability to control. He wasn't just feared; he was loathed. A person can't know what happens to them when they've been frozen. Naturally, nobody wants to be near someone with that kind of power."
Kenny exhaled with a somber look. "I get it, now," he said. Karen, meanwhile looked heartbroken by Gasper's story. "Sounds like Gasper and Asia have a lot in common, don't they?"
Rias nodded. "Yes, they do. And like her, we know he would never use that power to do anything bad."
"I wish I couldn't do it." Gasper sobbing could be heard, and Karen looked at the door truly heartbroken. Gasper's crying no longer sounded annoying, but were wails of sorrow and a damaged soul to her ears. "I wish everyone wouldn't stop. Then, they wouldn't be so scared of me. I hate it as much as everyone else. My friends freeze right in front of my face, and there's nothing I can do about what I'm making happen."
Rias looked down in depression. "What kind of King am I to him?"
Her boyfriend placed a hand on her shoulder. "You're a fantastic King, princess, and nothing is ever going to change that," Kenny said, taking her a back a little. "Please leave this to me. I will do something about it."
Rias couldn't object strongly to his suggestion since the meeting was important as well. The leaders of the three great powers were going to assemble, and if something inconvenient occurred on the same day, then the gap between them might increase much more. "Thank you, my darling," she said to him.
"Just give me some time with him, and I'll make it all better." Truthfully, Kenny didn't have much confidence. This sort of delicate type wasn't his forte, compared to gently handling a girl, or slicing and dicing enemies. But for his girlfriend, he was going to try.
Rias smiled and nodded. "I guess you're the man for the job then. All right, I'll let you take care of it," she said before summoning a teleportation circle under her feet. Feeling regretful and worried, Rias took one last glance at Gasper's room, before disappearing.
"I better get going too," Karen said, feeling that she'll just make it worse for them with her big mouth. She really wanted to cheer up Gasper, but there were also things she needed to do with Azazel for the meeting. "Go luck, bro."
As she turned and walking down the hallway, Kenny turned back to the door. This was all he could do, wait for a person who was a shut in and wait for them to come out.
"Oh yes, I understand," Asia said on her phone. "Of course, of course. I'll be one hundred percent fine; I promise. All right, well then, I wish you good luck! Bye." And then she ended the call.
She was currently walking back home with Koneko and Xenovia. After Gasper had given up and ran away into his room, Kenny just told the blonde to head on home without him and he'll catchup. But then she got the call from him and he said that he'll be staying at the old schoolhouse to work with Gasper.
"That was Kenny," Asia told the two walking beside her on her left. "He said he won't be able to come home tonight."
"So, it's a test of endurance until Gasper finally comes out, huh," Xenovia asked.
"I know this is the way he wants it, but I still feel bad leaving Kenny to deal with Gasper all by himself."
"…Really? 'Cause I don't at all," said Koneko.
"Well, our options are limited," Xenovia stated. "What could we possibly do to help him?" The three girls thought for a moment.
"Sorry. I'm even borrowing your bathroom," Xenovia apologized to Asia, as she unclipped the strap of her pink and white stripe bra. Letting the cups fall her large busts and exposing them.
After returning to the Kurosawa residence, Asia asked for them to come inside to devise a plan to help Kenny deal with Gasper. But then she suggested that they all take a bath together while doing it.
"I apologize for having to be included, too," Koneko sincerely said, down on one knee as she took off her last black sox from her feet. Having yet to take off her pink and white dotted underwear.
Asia had her hair tied up, and was taking off the last part of her uniform. Which was her skirt. "It's better than just talking for a long time outside," she told them, before slipping the piece of clothing off.
"But why did you want to discuss this in the bathroom," asked Xenovia, as she pulled her panties down her long, tone legs.
"I heard someone talking once about that they called a 'bare-all relationship,'" Asia said, taking off her white bra to expose her breast.
"I've never heard of that before."
"It's a little off, but I suppose it's not technically wrong," said Koneko said, after taking her panties off her petite body.
"I see. So, we can deepen our friendship while discussing what to do about Gasper. We'd kill two birds with one stone," Xenovia said, while Asia walked over to the door to the shower.
Asia smiled at her and Koneko. "That's right!"
Moments later, the three girls were bathing themselves, as the bathroom fill with steam. Asia and Koneko were relaxing as they were sitting in the bathtub. Xenovia was sitting her knees next to the tub, lifting up her right breast as she scrubbed under it.
"I sweat a lot chasing after Gasper, so I'm glad we have the chance to take a bath," the blue-haired Knight said.
"Xenovia and Koneko, I have to say I'm impressed with how hard you both worked," Asia complimented her.
"No, that's nothing compared to Kenny and Karen's enthusiasm," Xenovia said, her mind mostly on the boy she wanted to give her babies. "What's really impressive to me is that he's still working hard all by himself for Gasper's sake."
Koneko looked down at the water when she said, "I guess no one can ever say that Kenny doesn't care about his friends."
"I'm beginning to understand that," Xenovia said as she washed herself with the showerhead. "Especially because the only reason I'm able to be with you guys in the first place is due to Kenny's determination to save his friend Kiba. Even after I attempted to take the Sword, he was willing to still show his friendship."
"He really is a good person," Koneko said as she stepped out of the water and sat down on the edge of the tub with her feet on the ceramic tile floor. Genuinely meaning that. "Even if he is a playboy."
"Speaking of Gasper, I confused," Asia said. Looking at the other girls with a puzzled look to go along with her confusion. "I thought vampires could only be active at night, but Gasper seemed perfectly fine to me, you know?"
"It seems Gaspie has the blood of the Daywalker vampires in him," Koneko explained back in the tub, as Xenovia stepped in with them, "so that conveniently explains that."
Xenovia lowered herself into the water and sighed a little because of the warm water. "As I thought," she admitted. "I had actually figured as much already myself."
"What's a Daywalker vampire," asked Asia, squirting soap into her hand.
"A special type of vampire, one who's resistant to the sun."
"Yeah." Koneko cupped some of the soap bubbles in her hands and stared at them somberly. "He doesn't necessarily like the sun, but it doesn't seem to impede his movements, either." She and Asia stood up and stepped out of the tub.
Asia sat down on a stool and started rubbing a soapy sponge on her arm. "Oh yeah, I guess that makes sense. So, I've been thinking about what we could do for Gasper."
"Me too." Xenovia turned her body and stretched out her legs in the tub. Leaning back and looking up at the ceiling. "And, the biggest problem right now is his extreme misanthropy. Having him run from place to place isn't technically training."
"That's true." Koneko scrubbed her hair and said, "That is the first thing."
Actually, Karen pointed that out earlier today.
Asia turned on the water for the shower and started washing herself. "Um…"
This got the attention of Xenovia and Koneko. "What is it," asked the blue-haired beauty. "Did you think of something, Asia?"
"No. That's not what I was just thinking about." She admitted, holding the shower head and started watching herself. "I kinda realized I'm not very good around people at first, either, so I think I understand how he must feel. I'm okay on the phone in general, but when it comes to face to face, and I can't tell you why, I still get completely nervous."
Xenovia turned her head away to face forward. Thinking about what Asia just told them. "Face to face, huh?"
That's when she got an idea.
Just like Xenovia said, it has been a battle of endurance for Kenny. With that, he firmly remained in front of the door for an hour, but there was no change. There was no sign of Gasper coming out either.
With the moon up in the sky, Kenny was sitting quietly with his back against the door, and the shinai bag laying on his lap. However, he knew that this wasn't going to help with anything or anyone. So, it was time to try talking to Gasper.
"Hey, Gasper. You still there?"
"…"
"...You're scared, aren't you? I mean of your Sacred Gear and even us."
"…"
"Can I tell you a secret? The truth is, I'm scared too. Terrified actually." Kenny said, before reaching into the red shinai bag, and grasping the handle of the Sword. Unsheathing the blade from the scabbard produced its unmistakable sound, as metal and wood was rubbed against each other.
Having pulled out the Sword, he held it out in front of his face in his left hand. "Have you ever heard about me? About the Red Dragon Samurai? Well, the thing is that I've got a dragon in me. He's supposed to be the strongest one in the world, too. But it's not just that. I'm also the descended of a great warrior named Samurai Jack."
There was still silence from Gasper.
"So, you've never heard of the story, huh? Basically, thousands of years ago, an evil demon named Aku was set to conquer the world. However, then Jack attempted to stop him, and he almost did, before he was thrown thousands of years into the future. A future ruled by Aku. He was able to get back to the past and defeat Aku. However, the followers of Aku, the First Legion of Darkness, now have plans to reawaken him. So, Jack made sure that the Sword, the only weapon that's able to kill Aku, was pasted down from generation to generation in my family. So that there if Aku ever returned, there was always someone to defeat him."
Kenny sighed somberly and placed the Sword on his lap. Leaning back and resting his head on the wooden door.
"It's scares me. I practically have the world resting on my shoulders. That's why I want to be stronger with my dragon powers. But I'm also frightened every time I use that power. It's like my body's being twisted into something else. But it's because of that and my mission to stop Aku and his followers that I refuse to let fear stop me."
"…But don't you worry about the things you care about most," asked Gasper. That's good. He's listening to Kenny's story. "You might lose them all because of your power. You'll fail. I don't understand how you can keep going without any doubts like that."
That question was quite troubling for Kenny. "Well, I'm stubborn as hell and I don't die easily. Besides…"
"Beside what…?"
"I've seen many horrible things since becoming a Devil, but the one I could never see again is when Rias almost died," Kenny told Gasper in a sad tone. His mind flashing back to all the times he's seen his friends being blown up by the masked killer. "We were all fighting for our lives that night, but then when everything seemed okay, one of Aku's followers attacked us. Ruthlessly hurting each and every one of my friends. They almost died, including Rias. I almost lost my life in that fight. Even after all this time, I can never get the sight of my friends and Rias, the girl I love, laying there dying out of my head."
Kenny closed his fist tightly as his brain showed him every detail of Rias' damaged body. Even remembering it now was mortifying. "That's when I realized that those who followed Aku were going to do everything in their powers to hurt me, before they kill me."
With a dull sound, the door opened up a bit. "Oh, I've heard about that fight," said Gasper as his profile appeared from behind the door. Looking like he was earnestly holding back his tears. "I'm sorry. I was locked in here when it happened."
"Don't be. It wasn't your fault, and I promise things will be different from now on."
"Maybe. If I'm there, though, I'll only bother everyone anyway."
"You're not bothering me. Not even a little," Kenny told him with a smile. Gasper was a little surprised to hear that. "I mean, despite the fact that you've been a Devil longer, and that I've only met you, I want to be your friend."
Gasper blinked in surprise, and opened the door wider. Holding a stuffed bunny in his arms. "You mean it?"
As Kenny touched Gasper's head, he peered into both his eyes with a smile of determination. "Of course I do. So please, help me out. Lend me your power so that we can support Rias, and I promise to defeat anything that scares you!"
But despite giving out a confident smile, Gasper was troubled by his comment. "I don't know."
"What about drinking my blood? You wanna see if it really works?" Kenny suggested. "What if Azazel's right. If it works, you might be able to control your power more." But then wouldn't he become a Vampire? Kenny's not a virgin, so he might be safe.
However, Gasper shook his head horizontally. "No, it's too scary! I don't like drinking blood from living things. It takes everything I've got just to drink blood from transfusions every once in a while. Besides, I'm already terrified of this stupid power. If it somehow got worse, I don't think I could handle it. It's too much."
Kenny was a little surprised. Was it really that bad? "Well, if you ask me, I'm actually jealous of what you're able to do," he said to cheer up Gasper.
Gasper showed a surprised expression from the bottom of his heart from just a few words from the Pawn. "What? You're really jealous of me?"
"Yeah, I mean, come on! You're able to stop time! Who wouldn't want that? I could use it to beat enemies! Sleep in! And even use it to go have time stop for me and Rias!" Kenny exclaimed with enthusiasm. He stopped for a moment and saw Gasper just staring at him. And also realized what he said for that last part, and it made him sound like a pervert. "Sorry, got carried away."
Gasper then smiled. "It's okay. I think you're a nice person," he said, surprising Kenny. "No one's said they were jealous of me before. I don't know why, but it makes me feel better."
Well, that least he was feeling better.
"It's funny. You're jealous of something I've believed for my entire life that I needed to hate."
"Then it's time to forget about all that!" Kenny declaimed, standing up with the Sword in his hands. He looked down at the boy with determination. "You and I are the bearers of Sacred Gears, Gasper, and we'll never escape this fate! It's time to accept this path. That is, unless you want to be afraid for the rest of your life!"
Gasper gasped in shock, hugging the bunny tighter.
"I'm going to use the Red Dragon Emperor's power in my battle against the First Legion and Aku. Everyone else is on board, and together, we will stop his return!" Kenny proclaimed, holding up the Sword.
After a second, Gasper looked up at Kenny with astonished eyes upon hearing my speech. "Oh, I think you're amazing, Kenny!" He cheered as he stood up. "You bear this legendary power and are against a great evil, but instead of being afraid of that responsibility, you're ignorantly positive! Wow. I wish I could be more blinded to reality like that!"
Kenny pouted with deadpanned eyes. "Are you trolling me?"
"Y'know, I'm not sure why, but finding out that you can be brave make me feel kinda courageous, too!" Gasper proclaimed.
That was enough to bring a smile on Kenny's face. "Thanks, man," he said, placing a hand on Gasper's shoulder. "Trust me, it's not easy. I've been against many strong enemies!"
"What? How many did you fight?" Gasper was just gushing with amazement. Wanting to hear more from the black-haired teen. The two of them entered his room, as Kenny started talking about his battles in the past.
After finding a place on the ground to sit down on the floor, Kenny began. "I've had a ton of fights," he told Gasper, as the vampire sat down and listened. "The first one was with my ex-girlfriend, who turned out to be a Fallen Angel that was totally insane."
Gasper gasped (AN: Heh heh). "No way. Was she really strong?"
"I'll say. But I was willing to let her walk away after she begged for her life," Kenny said, only to groan, "but then she stabbed me, and I was revived. I had a few more battles with her, but I was able to beat her with the Sword after awakening my Boosted Gear."
The door to the room opened. "Look at you two," said Karen, walking into the room, before crossing her arms and smirked.
Seeing her made Gasper blush, and Kenny didn't notice it. He was just glad to see her again. "Hey! Welcome back," he said with a smile.
Karen looked at Gasper and her smile grew into a toothy grin, seeing that he was in a much happier mood. "Well, look at you, Gaspie," she said, unaware that Koneko also used the same nickname for the vampire. It was enough to make his blush grew. "Finally coming out of your shell. Aw~ and look at you blush!"
"Yeah, and now we've got a new ally in our fight against Aku's force," Kenny said, grinning and standing up.
"Nice! You're going to be…" Karen's sentence came to a stop when she saw Gasper sitting in his little box again. "Oh, come on! You're back in the box?! You're not Snake, man!"
"Oh. I'm sorry. If I'm talking to people, I just feel better in here," Gasper said apologetically, with a small blush as she talked to him, shrugging his shoulders. "But hey, don't take it personally. I didn't close the top, right?"
"That's supposed to make it better?" Karen approached the boy and crouched down to face him at eye level. It was still weird to think that she was at the end of her middle school years and yet Karen and Gasper looked like they were the same age. "You don't have to be afraid of me," she said with a gentle voice. "Or anyone for that matter. You're not trapped."
"…Yeah. I know."
Then the door opened again. "How nice," said Xenovia, as she, Koneko, and Asia entered into the room and approached the Kurosawa siblings and the vampire. "You all seem to be getting along."
"Hey. What's going on," Kenny asked, while happy to see the pretty girls. But he was wondering why they were all here together.
"Well, after leaving, and after talking about it, we decided to do what we could to help take care of Gasper, as well," Asia explained to Kenny.
Xenovia picked up where she left off and said, "And then we brainstormed several different ideas that might help him deal with his life better."
Gasper was surprised to hear that, so he looked at them in astonishment. "You all want to help me," he asked.
"Of course, you're our precious companion, too," Koneko told him with her usual blank expression.
The vampire smiled. "Thank you, Koneko!" Gasper expressed his gratitude.
"These are for you." Koneko then threw some garlic into the box.
Seeing what it was, Gasper screamed and jumped out of the box. "No! It's garlic!"
WHISH!
Xenovia then swiftly pulled something out and used her Knight speed. In an instant, and what seemed like only half a second, Xenovia had put a brown paper bag with two eye holes cut out right over Gasper's head.
Realizing that he was calm and there was over his head, Gasper took notice.
Xenovia turned around to him and smiled proudly. "You like that?"
"Maybe. I feel calmer." Gasper said, standing there for a moment to take in the feeling of the paper bag over his head. He looked around before blushing and putting his hands on the bag. "I think I do like it."
Karen raised an eyebrow, as her brother blinked in confusion. "Girls, what did you just do?"
"It was Asia's idea, and it was a good one," Koneko told the siblings.
Kenny looked surprised at the blonde girl Bishop. "This was all you, Asia?"
"Well, not exactly," she replied shyly. "I know I'm not especially good at talking to people face to face, either. But on the phone, I seem to handle things okay. I just mentioned to them that as long as my face wasn't seen, other people seemed to be a lot easier to deal with."
"That's when I remembered I had these," Xenovia said, pulling out and showing them her condoms that she kept carrying around. "Then I thought, 'what if we put something over his head?'"
As Karen looked smug and mischievously at Xenovia and her brother, Kenny quickly snacked them out of her hand in a panic. "What is it with you and carrying these things?" He whispered at her.
"What's wrong?" And there goes Karen teasing him. "Were you going to use those with her?"
"SHUT UP!" Kenny yelled with a cherry red face.
"How is it," asked Gasper, getting all of their attention back to him. He's been sluggishly walking around like a zombie, with big, leg straight, steps and his arms held out in front. There were red glints made by his eyes coming from the eye holes that sent a fearful shiver down the spines of the Devils and Fallen Angel's. "Does it make me look cool?"
Karen gulped in fear, but didn't know why she did. "It…definitely makes you stand out, Gasper," she told him.
"Yeah, he's right," said Xenovia. "Makes him stand out as a murder stalking you. In the dark and alone."
Not really helping.
"This is fun." Gasper continued walking around like a zombie or even Frankenstein's monster. "I like it a lot."
Kenny chuckled nervously. "Well, you're pretty great by yourself right now," he complimented him, getting Gasper to stop and look at him.
"You think," he asked with a hopeful tone. "Oh, I wonder if wearing this will help me get a better reputation as a vampire!"
Kenny seriously doubted that, as he was starting to feel tired. These people around him are all weird.
Gasper bowed his head. "Thank you so much guys. You're the best!"
Well, at least he was happy.
The next day came, and it was back to school. Kenny and Asia were walking towards their next class. "Too bad Gasper couldn't come to class," the modern samurai said to his friend. "But I guess he can't with that paper bag."
"I think it's just gonna take him a little time," Asia insisted. Then a familiar voice called to them.
"Hey, guys."
Kenny and Asia turned their heads towards the voice of Rias, and saw her standing a few feet away with Akeno with her. Seeing his girlfriend brought a smile to Kenny face, and so he and Asia walked over to them. "Hi, ladies," he said, before he and Rias shared a small peck on their lips. "What's going on?"
"Nice to see you," Asia said and bowed her head.
"Perfect timing, as usual," Rias said to them, confusing them a little.
Akeno looked at Kenny and said with one of her classic smiles; "So, Kenny. I've been looking for you to see if you might possibly come with me somewhere after school today."
Kenny blinked. She wanted him?
After school, as some rain clouds gathered overhead in the sky, Kenny went towards where Akeno wanted him to go. Finding himself to continue walking out of the city. When he reached the place, he was surprised to find himself at the base of the steps leading up to a shine. However, upon inspecting the stone Torii, Kenny started to see that there was something familiar about it. But, weren't shines a bad place for Devil's?
But then he remembered. This was the same he fought the masked Killer. So that meant he was safe. So, Kenny started walking up the steps. As he made his way up, he started taking in the few cuts in the stone steps that were caused by the fight. It's hard to believe he survived that fight. He was so reckless.
"Hello, Kenny," said the voice of Akeno. Kenny looked up and the figure of the beautiful young woman, clad in her shrine maiden's outfit was standing on one floor ahead of him. "Thanks for coming."
Seeing her made Kenny run up the stairs to get to her quickly. "Hey, Akeno!" He said, before reaching her.
Akeno giggle at this. "Please forgive me," she said to him with a smile. "I apologize for the sudden invitation."
"Oh, it's wasn't a big deal," Kenny told her, taking a quick moment to admire her before following her up the rest of the way up the stair. The outfit suited her pretty good. "Where's Rias?"
"Right now, she's finishing up her last meeting with Sirzechs," Akeno replied. "She'll be here right after that's over."
Kenny was a little confused. "So, you didn't have to be there?"
"No, I did not; I had another job with a certain someone."
That certain someone must have been him. If not, then who else could it have been? As they reached the top of the stairs, Kenny looked up at the gate and stop. However, he noticed that Akeno wasn't and quickly grabbed her arm. "Wait! We have to stop here," he told her.
To his confusion, Akeno giggled. She thought it was sweet that he was worried about her. "Don't worry; we'll be fine in this place even if we're Devils," she told him with her usual smile. Kenny let her go, and she continued forward. "After all, you were fine when you fought here. Thanks to a bit of a special agreement we have behind the scenes with this place."
While saying that, Akeno passed through the archway without anything happening. Kenny released his held breath, and passed through with caution. Afterwards, he walked over to Akeno as she'd stopped and stood beside her. Now in daylight and in front of his eyes, Kenny took a moment to admire a splendid main shrine. Oddly, he saw that there didn't appear to be any damaged parts at all. Look, it was brand new.
Then an odd thought entered his head and he looked to Akeno. "Akeno, is this your home," he asked.
Akeno nodded. "After its previous god left, it remained unoccupied for a while. Then, Rias managed to find a way to get a hold of this place for me."
"So, this is the Red Dragon Samurai?"
Startled, Kenny's eyes widened on high alert.
SHEEK!
Pulling out the Sword than Akeno could react to, Kenny quickly stood in front of her. Standing with means to protect her. "Who's there?" He demanded to the third person. Suddenly there was a bright light in the sky above them that glowed gold, putting Kenny more on edge.
"It's okay," Akeno whispered in his ear, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Kenny Kurosawa. It's nice to meet you," said the new voice. "Please here's no reason for violence." As the light got closer to them, Kenny was amazed to see a person coming down to him and Akeno. What caught the modern samurai's eyes first and instantly were the twelve golden-colored wings that were dazzling and coming out from the person's back.
As they got closer to the ground, the person's appearance became clearer. It appeared to be a handsome-looking man with long blond hair and green eyes that were shaped in a perpetually sad manner. He was wearing a red robe with a gold cross on the front of his white alb. He had golden shoulder plates with a white sash and a golden halo set above his head.
Wait, halo? Kenny's eyes widened. Could it be?
"I am Michael," said the legendary Arc Angel. "Otherwise known as the Chief of the Angels."
To Be Continued…
{Playing Shine by Mr. Big}
[Instrumentals] The opening fades into the inside of a room and focuses on an accordion-book that was open all the way onto a table.
[I never really feel quite right] The scene then fades to show the beginning of the book, before moving to the left, as it showed the pictures in it. The first of the pictures was of Kenny and Karen smiling in front of their new home.
[And I don't know why, all I know is something's wrong] As the camera moved, showing the rest of the photos, it then showed a picture of Kenny looking sideways at the camera, wearing a black hooded jacket with a lollipop in his mouth. The next picture showed Rias looking into the bright blue sky from the window of the old school building.
[Every time I look at you, you seem so alive] The next picture showed both Akeno and Asia, each in their gym clothing, practicing magic. The one after that was of Kiba as he smiled sheepishly at a group of girls that had hearts in their eyes.
[Tell me how do you do it, walk me through it] After that, Koneko was seen in a picture, looking really annoyed and embarrassed while wearing cat pajamas. Then Isabella, Xuelan, Karlamine, and Yubellune were seen looking through the window of a shop.
[I'm following every footstep] X-9's picture, while holding up Lulu in his palm, was shown giving a peace sign to the viewer.
[Maybe on your own you take a conscious step] The next picture was of Sona and her peerage walking down the hall. The picture next and under it was of Sona being hugged by Serafall, much to her embarrassment.
[Do you wanna give it up? All that I want…] The next picture was of Kenny, smiling to the camera as he wore the samurai armor before the Rating Game. The photo after that was Grayfia watching over an injured Kenny with a hand on his head.
[Is for you to SHINE~] The photo after that showed Kenny challenging Riser to his dual.
[SHINE~ down on me] The next photo was of Rias and Akeno playing tennis against Sona and Tsubaki.
[SHINE on this life that's burning out] A photo after that showed Xenovia naked, as she posed sexily for the camera. The one underneath it show Rias and Asia running to stop her.
[SHINE~] Irina is shown in a church praying.
[SHINE~ down on me] The photo after that showed the wooden Aku medallion.
[SHINE on this life that's burning out] Fading away from that one photo, the scene changed to show the last picture in the book. Kenny is shown sleeping in bed, surrounded by the sleeping, naked bodies of Rias, Asia, Akeno, Koneko, Xenovia, Irina, Sona, Tsubasa, Yubelluna, Isabela, Karlamine, Xuelan, Serafall, and Kiyome.
[SHINE~] A hand then closes the accordion book.
Narrator: "On the next episode of The Red Dragon Samurai…."
Kenny: "Akeno, please. You can trust me."
Akeno: "He's more than enough for the both of us."
Karen: "Together, we're going to protect our family!"
Narrator: "The Red Dragon Samurai. Updates coming soon."
X-9: "Someone's coming."
Narrator: "Only on Fanfiction."
AN: After a long hiatus, we kick thinks off with episode 23!
Just like I explained in the last chapter of my Gravity Falls story, I'll be updating each story three times now, before moving onto the next story. And I've decided to abandon the system in which I've tried to stick to when it comes to updating, and I'm now just going to be doing it in a random order.
This just makes things more fun.
So, we start things off with Gasper being introduced to the group. Not much has changed in this episode, except for the start of the KarenxGasper shipping. This is not going to be rushed. Just like my other stories, it'll be taken one step at a time. However, it looked like Gasper's a little shy around Karen, and Karen doesn't know how to handle it when a boy calls her pretty. Aw~!
Although, that doesn't mean she'll spare him from her teasing. But it appears that Karen does care for Gasper and his well-being.
Next episode up is the beginning of the leader's summit. The episode after that one, just like the Rating Game and the fight with Kokabiel, is going to be a long one, as it'll combine both of the two last episodes of the anime season.
After that's wrapped up, there'll be one more three-part arc that'll end this season, before we move on to the third season.
Thank you very much for reading. "The Red Dragon Samurai" will return. Please be sure to Favorite and Follow if you like the story, and if you want me to keep writing this story, then please leave a REVIEW. I would really appreciate it if you do. NO FLAME! If you any questions or discussions you'd have for me, then please PM me or write it out in the review.
Until next time, goodbye, farewell, and amen.