Normal P.O.V
"What's going on, Shinoa?" Kimizuki asked, finally regaining his breath. Shinoa shook her head. "I don't understand either." She said as she looked around the airport, seeing no rescue choppers in the area.
"There should be choppers for us to escape in." Mitsuba stated, starting to get a bit suspisous. Yoichi looked around as well, starting to get worried. "Forget helicopters, there isn't a single car out here."
Goshi turned towards Shinya, curious about the sudden delay. "Guren said that there'd be choppers for us to escape in." Narumi turned towards Shinya as well, his eyes narrowing.
"What should we do? The vampires are behind us. If we don't do something--" He started to say, but Mito cut him off. "Major general Shinya, the directive from the flight control room." She said as she handed Shinya the piece of paper.
Shinya hesitated to take it at first, but he eventually did, reading over it carefully. "What does the directive say?" Goshi asked, trying to get a look at the directive himself. Shinya's eyes and he sighed. "It says to stand by." He stated, causing everyone's eyes to widen in shock.
"You! Why are you still alive?!"
Rika slapped Shinoa in the face hard, causing her to stumble backwards a bit. Kimizuki and the others went to stop her, but Shinoa told them to back down.
"Yayoi, Kagiyama, everyone's dead because of you! So why are you still alive and kicking?!" She shouted, grabbing Shinoa by the collar of her uniform. "Because of you...because of..." Rika said, trying to hold back her tears.
Shinoa looked down at the ground, feeling guilty. "I'm sorry." She said, making Rika even angrier. "If you're gonna apologize, pay for it with your life!" She seethed as she drew her sword, the blade of the sword pointing at Shinoa's neck.
Kimizuki and the others went to help once more, but Shinoa stopped them again. "Please stop." She ordered, not wanting anyone to interfere.
"If you're gonna apologize...if you're gonna apologize so easily...give me back me friends." Rika said as tears fell from her eyes, her hands trembling. Narumi and Shusaku walked up to Rika, trying to comfort her. "Calm down a little. I'll take it from here." Narumi said, surprising her.
"But Makoto!" Rika exclaimed as Narumi walked towards Shinoa, grabbing his weapon. "I'm not saying I'm going to forgive them. "I'm saying, "I'll take it from here"." Shinoa glared at him, not about ready to lose her life so quickly.
She still wanted to make sure her comrades came back safe and sound.
"No, that isn't your job." Shinya stated, causing Narumi to glare and turn towards him. "Then will you punish them for siding with a vampire on the battlefield?" He asked as Mitsuba helped Shinoa up off the ground.
Shinya shook his head. "It isn't your job to decide if they get punished eith--" He started to say, but Narumi cut him off. "Then what will you be doing for us?!" He asked as he clenched his fists.
"We followed your orders and came this far. We lost our comrades and our commander, but moved forward without looking back! And look where it got us. Moreover, the top's order is to stand by. Are they telling us to die out here?!" Narumi asked, causing everyone to look down at the ground.
Shinya sighed. "Escape with the chopper and lure the vampires to the trap-zone, Shinjuku. That was supposed to be our mission, but it wasn't Guren that came up with it." He said. Narumi'seyes narrowed. "Then who was it?" He asked, starting to get a bit suspisous.
"Lieutenant general Kureto Hiiragi."
Everyone's eyes widened is both surprise and anger. Why would Lieutenant general Kureto Hiiragi come up with such a dangerous plan right out of the blue?
"I'm sick of it." Narumi stated, clenching his fists tightly. "I'm sick of the Hiiragi family abusing their power and just giving orders! We're abandoning this mission!" He shouted, causing Shinya to glare.
"Shut up, Narumi. You're the one who said to listen to your--" He started to say, until Narumi cut him off, grabbing him by the collar of his uniform. "No, you shut up!" He snapped, not wanting to listen to anymore orders. "We, the Demon Company, will be heading back to rescue Lieutenant colonel Ichinose." Narumi stated as he started to walk away.
"We should go as well, Sayuri. If this isn't Lieutenant colonel Guren's mission, we don't have to follow it." Yukimi stated as she walked away herself. "Good-bye, Goshi, Mito, Shinya." Sayuri said as she started to follow her comrades.
Mito's eyes widened. "Sh-Shigure! Sayuri! Please wait!" She shouted, trying to stop her friends from leaving. "Wh-What will we do, Shinoa. Should we also...?" Mitsuba asked, but she stopped when she saw the serious look on Shinoa's face.
Making a final decision, Shinya sighed and turned towards Narumi. "Wait, Narumi!" He shouted, causing Narumi to glare and turn towards him.
"If you're gonna say it's against army regulation, the court-martial me!" He stated bluntly. "Agh. Just shut up already!" Shinya said, starting to get annoyed. "I'm trying to say, let's abort the mission together!" Everyone's eyes widened in surprise.
"We're going to ignore the orders from the top! The Demon Company will reassemble and go on a mission to rescue Guren Ichinose!" Shinya stated, making everyone nod in agreement. Shinoa smiled and turned towards her squad members.
"You heard him, everyone. Let's hurry and get ready to move."
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"Well this was quite the fight." Crowley stated as he looked at all of the dead Demon Army soldier's and what remained of vampires. He turned towards Krul, who was currently giving orders to the other vampire troops.
"Your plans. Spill them already." One of the vampires growled as he punched Guren in the face. Guren just smirked. "Then try hard--" He started to say, but he was cut off when the vampire kicked him in the face. "It's Krul-Sama's order to not kill him." Another one of the vampire's stated, stopping his comrade.
The first vampire glared. "Soon he'll think he's better off dead." Guren sighed, starting to get tired of this constant abuse.
"Dammit, this hurts and I'm tired. But the intel I leak will be more credible if I take a bit more of a beating."
"I need to somehow get them to Shinjuku..."
Guren's thoughts were soon cut short when the first vampire grabbed him by his head. "It's too early for you to take a nap." He stated, continuing to try and get the information from Guren.
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"Hey, Crowley-kun. Long time no see." Ferid greeted as he appeared out of nowhere. "Five nobles were killed. Their locations were all compromised. I'm sure it was you that leaked the intel." Crowley stated, causing Ferid to give him a hurt look.
"I'm hurt. There's nothing worse than selling out your friends." He said. "Really? Well, it's not like I care." Crowley stated bluntly, his eyes soon narrowing. "What I do care about is that you also gave them mine and the Fourth Progenitor, Riza Shiranui's, location. I thought we were in your clique."
Ferid just smiled. "But didn't you both have fun?" Crowley just shrugged. "Well, yeah. I guess it was fun." Ferid chuckled.
"By the way, I couldn't help but hear that you told our little half-ling princess about who she really was. I'm guessing that went well?" He asked as Crowley nodded. "It was quite fun to see her reaction, even if Riza-san was mad at me for telling her. But either way, it's best to be told the truth than be sheltered." He stated. Crowley soon sighed. "Even if it was fun, I still find it a bit mean that you would give away our location."
"Instead of complaining, you should thank me. Besides, if members of my clique get attacked, no one would suspect me." Ferid stated, catching Crowley's interest. "So you were behind all this." Ferid nodded.
"I was a part of it, but there's actually another puppeteer behind this." Ferid said as he looked over at Guren, who was currently taking a beating. Crowley's eyes widened. "Oh? Who was it?" He asked as he followed Ferid's gaze.
"It was him."
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"Do you really wanna die that bad, human?" The vampire asked as he grabbed Guren by the throat. Guren smirked and spat in the vampires face, causing him to bare his fangs in anger. "D-Damn you!" The vampire growled as he slammed Guren on the ground, causing the ground beneath him to crack.
"This should be enough."
"Sh-Shinju--" Guren started to say, but he was cut off by asked sharp pain in his back. "You're dead! I'm gonna kill you!" The vampire snarled as he continued to stomp Guren into the ground.
"Oi, stop it! He's saying someth--" The second vampire said as he tried to stop his comrade, but he was quickly cut off.
"Shut up!"
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"He's a half demon." Ferid stated, causing Crowley's eyes to widen in surprise. "Hmm? Half demon?" Ferid nodded. "Just a step away from becoming a complete demon. Everyday, he goes back and forth between his two personalities. One is an idealist who wants to save his men and his friends. Another is a perfectionist, whose possessed by his dead ex-girlfriend and becoming a demon." Ferid stated. He soon smirked, the atmosphere around them changing.
"Look. The monster's coming out."
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"Alright. You've had enough, Guren."
Guren slowly opened his eyes, glaring as soon as he came face to face with Mahiru. She smiled. "Surrender yourself to me."
"Shut up." Guren said bluntly, sounding annoyed. Mahiru giggled deviously. "Poor Guren. You don't have even have the strength to push me away." She said, causing Guren's eyes to widen slightly. She was right, he didn't have the strength anymore...he had no choice.
Soon, Mahiru smiled and covered Guren's eyes, causing everything around him to go black.
There was nothing he could do anymore...
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"Die!" The vampire shouted as he went to kick Guren again, but he was caught off guard when Guren stopped him. "Don't touch me with your dirty feet. I'll kill you." He stated, his eyes soon turning red.
The vampires eyes widened. "H-How dare livestock--" He started to say, but he was soon silenced permanent when he was suddenly cut in half. "You..." The second vampire studdered as he backed away, frightened.
Guren's sword rose up in the air and a black mass appeared, soon revealing Mahiru Hiiragi. "Give it to me, Mahiru." Guren said as he took his sword from her.
"I see. So you're the guy." Krul said as she stepped out of the crowd of vampires, sounding unimpressed. When Mahiru vaniahed, Guren lunged at Krul, swinging his sword at her. She quickly repelled his attack and slammed him into one of the buildings.
The second vampire gritted his teeth and quickly drew his sword. "Go kill him!" He ordered as he turned towards the other vampires behind him. Before they had a chance to even move, Krul stopped them.
"So you're Mahiru Hiiragi's meesenger. Where is she?" Krul asked, glaring at Guren. Guren smirked. "Mahiru is dead." Krul bared her fangs, not wanting to here that answer. "Not what I agreed to. I made a deal with Mahiru Hiiragi before the world collapsed. If she's not here, I'm not joining hands."
"Then kill me." Guren stated bluntly, startling Krul slightly. "Oh, that's right. You can't. You've already betrayed your people enough to where you can't go back." He mocked, causing Krul to grit her teeth in anger. "You need the Owari No Seraph experiment to succeed today." Not wanting to hear anymore of what he had to say, Krul stabbed Guren, which only made him laugh.
"That's good. Now continue your act, Krul Tepes. The testing sight is at the airport." He said, causing Krul's eyes to widen. She quickly turned towards the other vampires. "To the airport! The humans are reassembling at the airport! All units, move!" She commanded, starting to walk away herself.
Krul stopped for a moment and turned back towards Guren. "I swear..if Mayu is there..." She seethed, clenching her fists.
"If my sister is in any danger...I'm going to kill you.."
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Crowley turned towards Ferid, starting to get suspisous. "So, what's about to start, Ferid-kun?" Ferid smirked.
"The transformation of the world."
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Shinoa and the others looked around the airport, the sound of nearby planes coming in range. "Is it the enemy?" Kimizuki asked as he turned towards Mitsuba. She shook her head unsure.
"Yoichi!" She exclaimed as she turned to him. He nodded in response and grabbed his weapon, aiming at the planes. "Wait! That's..." Shinya shouted, trying to get a better look. His eyes soon widened.
"...the Demon Army's transportation aircraft!"
Mitsuba's eyes widened as she saw her older sister Aoi step out of the plane. What was she doing here? "Nee-san.." She mumbled, catching here sisters attention.
Aoi's eyes narrowed as she saw here younger sister. She soon turned away, acting as if she just met eyes with stranger. Mitsuba went to call out to Aoi, but she quickly went silent and looked down at the ground, hurt.
Yoichi and Kimizuki glared when they caught sight of the person who got off the plane next. "He's the guy that tortured us." Yoichi whispered, turning towards Kimizuki.
"Kureto Hiiragi."
Kureto stood infront of all Demon Army soldiers, a serious expression on his face. "Everyone! I am Lieutenant general Kureto Hiiragi, a member of the Hiiragi family that rules the Demon Army!" He announced, causing everyone to whisper to each other.
"Isn't Kureto Hiiragi..." Rika asked as she turned towards her comrade. Shusaku nodded. "Yeah. Rumor has it that he's the next family head." He stated, causing Narumi to glare.
"Thanks for completing the mission. Today, we will have total victory our vampires, founded on the Moon Demon Company's sacrifice." Kureto stated as he looked at all of the Demon Army soldiers. "We will take it from here! You can disarm and get comfortable!" Everyone looked at each other, completely confused.
"Are we saved?" One of the Demon Army soldier's asked as he put away his weapon. "Looks like it." His comrades stated with a shrug, putting his weapon away as.
Rika's eyes widened in relief. "Makoto! Shusaku!" She exclaimed as she put away her sword. Even though their comrade was happy, both Narumi and Shusaku couldn't help but feel uneasy and suspisou.
Shinoa and the others felt the same as well, refusing to disarm. "Everyone, please stay ready to fight." Shinoa commanded, her eyes narrowing.
Shinya stepped forward, not buying a single word his brother said. "Total victory? Vampire nobles are heading this way. Nii-san, how are you planning on winning?"
Shinya's eyes narrowed. "I think it's about time you tell us what your plan--" He started to say, but Kureto cut him off. "Where's Guren?" He asked, causing Shinya to look away. "He was captured by the vampires." Kureto's eyes widened slightly. "You're joking!" He said, catching Shinya's attention.
"Is he an idiot? Which personality was he? Or is he trying to conspire against me as well?" Kureto asked, surprising Shinya. "What? You still don't know about it?" Kureto asked. Shinya shook his head. "What are you talking about?!"
Kureto's eyes narrowed. "Well, he always did try hard to protect his comrades. He probably wanted to look good since you're a close friend." Shinya's eyes widened in anger.
"What are you saying?! What do you--" He started to say, but Kureto cut him off again. "Shut up now. You have no part to play in this." He stated bluntly, soon turning towards Aoi. "Lets do it, Aoi."
Aoi nodded and ordered for the DemonArmy soldiers to open the cargo plane. As soon as they did, a huge crate was carried out, catching everyone's curiousity.
"Wait, Kureto-Nii-san! What is that?!" Shinya asked, only to be shut down. "I said, you have no part to play in this." He stated bluntly, causing Shinya to clench his fists. "What are you planning on doing?!" Shinya asked once more, this time drawing his weapon. Aoi quickly blocked his way, pointing his sword at him.
"Oi!" Narumi shouted as he stepped forward himself, catching Kureto's attention. "Who are you? I told you to disarm. Listen to my orders." He commanded, but Narumi continued to be defiant. "Orders?! You think you can still--" He started to say, but he was quickly cut off when both Rika and Shusaku stopped him.
Suddenly, the crate began to move, startling everyone. Shinoa glared, gripping her weapon tightly. "This is bad, really bad."
Kureto soon drew his sword, pointing it at Narumi. Shinya quickly got infront of Narumi protectively, causing Kureto to glare. "Don't bother. You can't save him." Shinya glared as well. "We were just in a kill-or-be-killed situation behind enemy lines. If the mission is over, just let us go." Shinya stated, causing Kureto's glare to darken.
"And overlook his rebellious attitude?" He asked. Shinya nodded. "Fine, I'll forget about it. I'm in a good mood." Kureto stated, startling Shinya. Kureto soon smirked.
"Besides, he's going to die soon anyway."
Shinya glared once again. "Dammit!" He exclaimed, knowing his brother was up to something. "Begin." Kureto ordered, the top of the crate soon opening.
As soon as the crate was opened, back daggers came flying out of it, swarming around Kureto. Shinya's eyes widened in shock and fear as the daggers came flying towards them. Gritting his teeth, Narumi swung his weapon, causing a giant shield to quickly repel the attack.
"Genbushin!"
The shield was soon broken, giving Narumi and the others no choice but to fight. Narumi blocked most of the attacks, completely unharmed.
Suddenly, a pained cry caused him to turn around, his eyes widening as he saw Rika being impaled by the black daggers. "Rika!" He exclaimed as he went to help his dying comrade.
He was soon stopped in his tracks when he saw that the same thing was happening to Shusaku. "M-Makoto, r-run!" Shusaku screamed, before finally being silence.
Narumi's eyes widened in anger and sadness as he let out an enraged scream. "Damn you!" He growled as he charged at Kureto. He swung his weapon at Kureto, his attacks all being blocked.
"I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" He seethed around tears fell from his eyes. He lost all his comrades...Yayoi..Kagiyama..Rika..Shusaku..
And it was all because of this bastard!
"Calm down. This is an honorable death. It's best for the advancement of humanity. This experiment will save countless citezens. This is justice!" Kureto stated as he kicked Narumi out of the way, leaving him open.
Narumi's eyes widened as black daggers started speeding his way. Was this the end...it couldn't be...
Right..?
Before Narumi could get hit, both Yoichi and Kimizuki got I front of him protectively, blocking the attack. "Go away!" Yoichi exclaimed as he started to attack Kureto. Kureto quickly blocked Yoichi's attacks, treating them like they were nothing.
"We need to disengage!" Shinoa shouted as she pointed her scythe at Kureto. "Don't fight it, Shinoa. I'll let you live, since you're technically a Hiiragi." Kureto stated, causing Shinoa to glare at him difiantly. His eyes narrowed. "Then die."
Shinoa's eyes widened and she quickly held up her scythe defensively, hoping that she wasn't going to be one of the ones to die.
"I'm sorry...Yuu-san..Mayu-san.."
"This is the end for me!"
Suddenly, she felt someone grab her wrist and pull her aside. Her eyes widened as she met eyes with her comrade.
"Y-Yuu-san!"
Yuu turned towards Shinoa and smiled. "Are you okay, Shinoa?" He asked. She nodded, her eyes soon widened. "Yuu-san! Look out!" She exclaimed as more black daggers started speeding their way.
"Obliterate everything in your path, Konekomaru-kuchiku-kan!"
Soon, a wall of purple flames spiraled towards the black daggers, causing them to melt instantly. The others that weren't melted were quickly repelled when Mayu swung her scythe.
"Mayu-san!" Shinoa exclaimed as her green haired friend landed infront of her. "I'm glad we made it in time. Other than that, you guys would've been turned into human cobabos." She joked, holding up her weapon defensively.
"Yuu-chan, Mayu-chan."
Both Mayu and Yuu turned towards Mika, who wasn't too happy about the situation they were in. "See? We shouldn't have come." Mika said as he looked around in disgust. "Humans attacking humans. Look." He said as he pointed at all of the dead Demon Army soldiers.
"No, I'm glad we came." Yuu stated, disagreeing with his friend. Mayu glared and stepped forward. "You, Hiiragi bastard!" She shouted, catching Kureto's attention. She pointed her scythe at him, his eyes soon widened as he recognized her weapon.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing to my comrades?!" She seethed as she bared her fangs at him. Kureto's eyes soon narrowed. "So, you're the reason why Konekomaru was missing. I had a feeling Guren lied to me."
Soon, more black daggers came out of the crate, replacing the ones that Mayu had destroyed. "It's coming from the container, Yoichi!" Kimizuki shouted as he turned towards him.
Yoichi nodded and fired at the crate, only destroying more of the daggers. Mitsuba grit her teeth in frustration. "Dammit! What exactly is that thing?!" She exclaimed, backing away slightly.
"Who cares! It's coming!" Yuu shouted as the daggers started to speed their way once more. Mayu growled and quickly destroyed as many as she could, trying not to get impaled like the other Demon Army soldiers.
"Lets go!" Shinoa shouted as she started to fall back at a safe distance. Mitsuba and the others quickly did the same, trying not to get hit. "Yuu-chan, Mayu-chan!" Mika exclaimed, falling back himself.
He soon stopped as he caught sight of vampire choppers in the distance. "I knew I sensed the presence of more vampires...just great!" Mayu growled, ready to fight.
When the choppers came into range, the vampire's began to swarm out, surrounding everyone. "All units, move! Kill all the humans!" One of the vampires ordered, causing the other vampires to move forward. Mayu glared, her expression soon changing as she caught a onto a familiar sent. "This sent...Okaa-san! But wait..." She mumbled, soon catching another sent.
"There's another sent...one that's...similar to mine.."
"We're going to extinguish the vampires, right here, right now!" Kureto shouted as he pointed his sword at the vampires. "Open our way to the future!" He ordwrd, causing the Demon Army soldiers under his command to charge forward.
The battle soon became heated, making it harder for Shinoa and the others to escape. Caught, they had no choice but to fight.
"Dammit, what should--" Yuu started to say, but he was stopped when Shinya put a hand on his shoulder. Shinya glared. "Don't panic! This is a great opportunity!" He stated.
Mika nodded in agreement. "Right, we're not the targets anymore. During this confusion, we can--" He started to say, but he was cut off.
"You kids go ahead and run." Goshi stated, startling them. He smiled. "The adults have got your backs." Shinya smiled as well, soon pointing his gun at the vampires. "I'll clear the way! Let's go!" He stated, starting to shoot down the vampires that were in range.
Mayu nodded and charged at the hoard of vampires infront of her. "Lets do this, Konekomaru!" She exclaimed, cutting down the enemy's in her path at a terrifying speed.
"I'm never ever going to let anyone else die!" Yuu shouted, not even realizing how far out of the battlefield he was going. "Idiot! You're too far out!" Kimizuki shouted as he tried to hold off one of the Demon Army soldier's that was attacking him.
Yuu glared and swung his sword, cutting down all the vampires that were in his way. He soon stopped as he caught sight of Guren, his eyes widening in relief.
"Y-You were alright, Guren!" Yuu exclaimed, completely happy to see his caretaker. Mayu's eyes widened as well when she heard Guren's name. When she turned around, she froze, sensing something completely different about Guren. "Stop! Yuu-kun! Something's--" She started to say, but she was cut off when a vampire tried to attack her.
Guren smirked, turning towards Yuu. "Hey, Yuu. Glad to see you're okay." He stated as he swung his sword at Yuu.
To be continued...