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When the Bloody Moon Rises (chapter 12)
Dec. 4th, 2024 07:04 pmTitle: When the Bloody Moon Rises (chapter 12)
Fandom: Togainu no Chi
Pairing: Shiki x Akira
Characters: Akira, Keisuke, Emma, Gwen, Shiki, Nano
Status: Completed (12 Chapters)
Rating: +18 (Smut, suggestive themes, violence)
Summary:
And thus, the silver-haired hunter sets on the new journey. Will he be able to do it?
Read and find out~
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After a couple more rounds, the fearsome vampire lord catches a break.
Who knew that his prized possession had so much hidden stamina to keep him long under his foot? Even Shiki could tell that Akira was doing his best to hold back from going full force.
Of course, it hurts the red-eyed vampire’s pride that his partner doesn’t take him seriously. On the other hand, even if it’s hard to admit, he’s secretly happy to learn that someone as reserved as Akira can be possessive and prone to jealousy.
However, his train of thought is interrupted when his lover throws his arm over his shoulder, pressing his body against his back. The vampire rolls his eyes and murmurs. “What is it? Are you still not satisfied?”
The silver-haired man only nuzzles his neck and closes his eyes. “Can we stay like this for a while?”
When he opens his sleepy blue eyes, he lowers his gaze and adds in a sensible, shy tone. “Besides, you’ve been snuggling like this with no issues in your panther form. So, it shouldn’t make any difference to you now, I think.”
Such a humble request pleasantly surprises Shiki… but he starts to get up nonetheless. “Don’t be a fool. I just don’t want to lie in this mess like an animal.”
Unfortunately for him, his attempt is utterly crushed when a pair of arms wrap around him and his needy partner pulls him close.
“Please.” is all Akira says, nuzzling Shiki again and refusing to let go.
After a brief pause, he adds in a slightly concerned tone, “How else will I know that you’re here and not throwing your life away again? Stay for just a second. That’s all I ask…”
When the dark-haired male turns his head, Akira’s blue eyes seem to be begging him. For sure, the ruthless vampire feels brought to his knees just by that gaze and unable to disobey it.
‘When did you become so clingy?’ The vampire wonders. But for now, Shiki silently groans and replies like a prideful feline. “Hmph. As if I have anything better to do… But only this time. So, don’t get used to it, understood?”
Relieved, the silver-haired male says nothing, and instead he presses a soft kiss to Shiki’s neck before resting his head on his shoulder.
In the end, Shiki returns to his thoughts while being trapped in his lover’s embrace. ‘I swear… Be grateful that I’m in this state, thanks to you. Otherwise, you might be singing a different song.’
After several minutes, Shiki tries to escape from the tight hug and, fortunately for him, succeeds. After escaping, he puts on and fixes his black bathrobe, walking on wobbling legs towards the door.
However, his partner’s voice makes him turn his head. “Wait.”
Akira’s laying on his stomach now, looking slightly concerned, “Will you be alright on your own? Just give me a moment and I’ll help you to walk.”
As the vampire leans against the door and feels the remains of their fight for dominance running down his thigh, he closes his eyes and fires back like a proud cat. “There is no need. Doing something useless like that would be a waste of breath.”
For sure, the blue-eyed male’s stubborn behavior makes him facepalm. After Akira brushes his hair from his face, he sighs. “But you may trip and hurt yourself.”
The dark-haired man’s poker face breaks when his prized possession stands up and picks up a white shirt lying on the carpet, not caring whether it belongs to him or not.
At that moment, the fearsome vampire, Lord Il Re, is like a cornered feline that doesn’t want to be petted. Akira can practically see his lowered panther ears and long tail curled around him, the tip twitching.
But for now, Shiki responds in a mildly irritated tone while his unbothered partner, wearing only a buttoned shirt, approaches him. “You worry too much, idiot. Just wait for your turn. Understood?”
After the silver-haired male takes his hand and throws his arm over his shoulder, he stares at him with demanding blue eyes and whispers. “Please.”
A moment later, the red-eyed vampire turns his head away and admits his defeat. “Do as you wish…”
Akira lowers his shoulders and nods before wrapping his other arm around his partner’s waist and leaving the bedroom together.
Meanwhile, a demon maid with green hair cleans the corridor, dragging behind her a vacuum cleaner whose body is an enormous skull with a hose made of spinal bones.
But she immediately turns it off as soon as she notices Shiki leaning on his lover.
For sure, that view alone bewilders the long-time servant of this castle. After all, it’s her first time in her life-span seeing a ruthless vampire that has never shown any weakness, now so vulnerable and fragile like a rag doll.
Nevertheless, it doesn’t leave the green-haired demon indifferent towards her master. Thus, when she turns off the vacuum cleaner, she addresses this couple with big, concerned eyes while resting her clenched palm on her chest. “Master, are you alright? Are you sick?”
When Shiki turns his head, his exhaustion and annoyance is evident as he narrows his eyes, glaring at the maid for a moment before turning away.
“Did Akira-sama do something to you?” The green-haired demon presses.
At that moment, the red-eyed vampire feels pierced by another sharp knife and lowers his head.
The demon tilts her head to the side and gives a questioning look at him. “Did you hurt him, Akira-sama?”
Akira senses the rising dark, murderous aura surrounding his partner. However, he remains calm and makes a request of the servant: “Can you send someone to tidy the bedroom and prepare the bath for us?”
“Y-yes! Of course!” The green-hair demon bows before running on her way.
After the couple is finally alone, the silver-haired male checks on his partner. Despite Shiki quietly growling, and his eyelid twitching, Akira closes his eyes and sighs. “Let’s go. Besides, weren’t you the one who wanted to go to the bath so badly?”
Thus, he prompts the dark-haired male before continuing the walk down the long corridor.
Some time has passed. Somewhere in the study room, deep in the dark Lord’s Il Re’s library, Akira comfortably rests in the armchair and reads another book from Shiki’s personal library while waiting for his return, unaware of the presence of the Evil One who tormented his lover for years.
Suddenly, the chill air and strangely familiar energy makes the silver-haired male freeze. As he lowers his book, he looks around, but there is no one aside from him, and that brief aura is nothing like Shiki’s.
After he closes his eyes and lowers his shoulders, Akira sighs. “Just be careful, you stupid vampire. I won’t forgive you if you die on me.”
Meanwhile, at the castle’s entrance, a loud banging on the wooden gate echoes through the room, awakening Il Re’s pet snake locked beneath.
The giant, black-scaled reptile lifts its head and opens its mouth, ferociously hissing at the intruders disturbing the peace.
“Silence!” his master says, immediately calming the snake.
The enormous snake lowers its body and flicks its split tongue while patiently waiting for its owner’s command.
Shiki lowers his sheathed blade and closes his crimson eyes, an arrogant smile crossing his lips. “… Not now. Why don’t I greet the guests first?”
When he lifts his head and opens his eyes, he orders the demon servants without looking back. “Take Akira to the underground caverns and make sure he doesn’t leave until I say so. Unlock Slyther’s room as well.”
The group of maids nods, some rushing to the library and a couple of them to the chained door that seals his pet.
‘Hmph. It’s been a while since I had so many human beings coming to my castle.’ The vampire ponders as he approaches the entrance gate with noble elegance.
However, when he opens the door, the smug look on his face fades away upon seeing a familiar couple: a red haired nun and a priest. Not only that, it seems they arrived not alone but brought an enormous group of men wearing white sacred hooded cloaks as well.
As the wind ruffles Emma’s sleeve like a waving flag, she politely greets the vampire lord. “Good evening. Ah, and what an honor we have earned to be greeted by Count Il Re himself.”
Wasting no time, the red-eyed vampire looks for a specific item in his pocket and upon finding it, tosses it at the redhead servant of God.
Fortunately, Emma’s reaction is quick, and she catches the cross at her and keeps it close to her chest while listening to the vampire’s indifferent speech. “If you came to pick up the boy you sent to take me down, leave. He was a waste of my time.”
Just as Shiki is about to shut the gate, a foot steps in, and the dark-haired priest holds onto the door without removing his eyes from the nocturnal creature.
Gwen narrows his eyes grip firm on the door.
“Father, you can let it go.”
Emma’s voice makes him turn his head. A moment later, she addresses the fearsome Count Il Re: “Not so fast, vampire. There’s something that you can do for us. So why don’t we talk?”
As she smirks like a viper, she adds, “Or would you prefer to be finished here and now, along with your servants, while we inspect this den of unholy creatures?”
Not even a second passes before the men in robes raise the holy relics, aiming at Shiki.
The noble creature of the night indifferently stares and respires. Hmph. They think they can threaten me with cheap toys? What a bunch of pathetic worms.
“Either way is fine by us. So what do you say, Count Il Re?” Emma continues.
However, the noble creature of the night keeps his stoic stance while leaning against the door. “Leave. I have no interest in fighting weaklings.”
“Neither we sending the Inquisitors to take care of one pesky, arrogant vampire. But there is someone else in this castle that must be retrieved dead or alive at any cost.” The stubborn, red-haired nun fires back with confidence.
Suddenly, the ice-cold and powerful presence of one certain dark entity, sends the bad shivers and makes Shiki widen his eyes. While he grips his arm, he wonders. ‘Shit… and of all times for him to show up. However, I won’t let him steal what belongs to me.’
He grips his katana and with his thumb pushes the sheath down, revealing the naked blade. He doesn’t remove his crimson eyes from the army of his enemies.
But Emma doesn’t give in to her opponent’s intimidation, “You aren’t leaving us much choice. If the only way to get to him is through you, so be it.”
Shiki takes another step and leaves through the door, he turns his head and gives a firm command to his loyal pet. “Slyther, come. Tonight, you can feast as much as you want on these vermin!”
And with these words, the large black snake bursts from its room and outside.
But before he or his snake can advance, knives from above cut through the air and stab one of the cloaked men. Shiki glances at one of the windows.
“Master, please let us take care of them!” The reserved blue-haired maid with the blue eye patch shouts from a window, another set of knives glinting between her fingers.
More so, there are several other demon maids on the roof with their folded wings, long sharp nails, and lashing tails that are ready to shred anyone who threatens their precious master’s life. On top of that, an army of armored knights surrounds the holy men.
As soon as the battle breaks out, Shiki rushes into the castle, sensing the Evil One getting close to the Inner Quarters. ‘He won’t run away this time!’
Meanwhile, in the study room, the sound of a door slamming in the distance makes the silver-haired male lift his head.
“Young Master, there is no time to waste! You must follow me!” the green-haired demon swiftly flies across the library without hiding her genuine concern.
Placing the book on the table, Akira stands and tilts his head to the side. “What happened?”
The concerned demon maid only folds her wings and presses her intertwined fingers against her chest with her lowered long pointy ears and big pleading eyes. “There is no time to explain. We have to hurry before it’s too late, Young Master!”
“Where is Shiki? Did something happen to him?” The silver-haired male asks.
The green-haired demon lowers her darkened face and immediately takes his hand. “Please listen to me. Master is fighting hard to protect you and everyone in the castle and told me to take you somewhere safe. I’ll drag you by force if needed.”
“Take me to him.” Akira orders shortly.
After a brief pause, he adds in a confident tone, “Your master may take more than he can handle and I cannot allow him to die. Or are you okay with whoever overthrows him and becomes your new master?”
“Akira-sama...” The demon maid only stares in disbelief. When she releases his hand, she softens her gaze. “As we speak, Master should be getting closer to the garden in the inner quarters.”
Akira closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. “Thank you.”
Wasting no time, he heads towards the exit of the library.
Meanwhile, the green-haired demon maid bows and bids farewell. “Please be careful, Young Master.”
‘... Because Master needs you more than ever.’ she thinks to herself while watching the blue-eyed male slowly disappear from her sight.
After several minutes, Akira reaches his destination. However, he is shocked upon noticing the distorted scenery of once flourishing flora, plant monsters, and the ruined wings of the golden goddess statue on the top of the center fountain. It was as if a powerful beast had been looking for something. Even the crimson full moon in the sky only observes and illuminates this scene for the final act.
A few moments later, after shaking his head and fixing his hair, he steps deeper into the ruined garden. Step by step, until he gets close to the enormous fountain, and sees an unknown male figure.
He was sure he had never seen this man before in his life, but Akira had a strange feeling that they had met before, if not in this world, then in another one and another time.
The blonde man might be another vampire hunter, but that doesn’t scare Akira. He instinctively approaches the mysterious stranger, as if is drawn to him by invisible strings.
However, the cracked tiny stone under Akira’s foot and the man immediately turning back alert him and make him step back.
Meanwhile, the stranger with pale skin silently stares at him with his glowing purple eyes and a calm, robotic look.
“Who are you?” The blue-eyed male asks carefully.
The man doesn’t say a word, and it’s impossible to read his face.
Undeterred, Akira continues his interrogation, “Answer me. Is this your work?”
The light-haired man only turns his head and lowers his gaze.
After slowly blinking, he returns his gaze to Akira, moving closer to him.
Just as he lifts his extended arm towards the blue-eyed male, the click of a blade makes them both look back.
The bloody, red moonlight illuminates the dark vampire lord and his trustworthy katana blade pointed at his enemy.
When Shiki bares his fangs and wrinkles his nose, he growls like a feral beast while his red eyes glow with the hellish fury. “You won’t escape this time, you bastard!”
Akira could swear he had never seen such pure rage in his partner. His cold, murderous energy alone could kill an ordinary person on sight.
Meanwhile, the purple-eyed male keeps his stoic look and lowers his arm.
When he presses it close to his chest pocket, he narrows his indifferent gaze and comments in a monotonic voice. “You are still alive?”
After closing his eyes, he turns his head towards the silver-haired male and comments. “You… You are also tainted by the same black color as him.”
For sure, his long-time arch-nemesis ignorance continues boiling Shiki’s primal hatred for the nocturnal creature that once stripped his pride. Even the scar on his chest aches by his sight alone.
When he prepares to launch himself at the light-haired male with the heavy slash, something small and sharp rapidly flies past him.
As the crimson liquid runs down the noble vampire’s cheek, he hisses through his bitten teeth and freezes into the same spot.
Suddenly, Akira’s arms drop, and he calls his partner’s name. “Shiki!”
Before he steps in, the same sharp item bounces off the wall and flies near him. But it doesn’t freeze him in the same spot as the stern male voice announcing. “Halt!”
Apparently, that voice belongs to the preserved dark-haired priest.
As he catches the ricochet gem in his gloved palm, the red-haired nun steps forward and holds the bullwhip close to her chest. “You can no longer run away from us. Give up now.”
Seeing two familiar faces from the past shocks the silver-haired male. All he can do is silently say. “You two…”
“Hand over to us Premier Nicole and Null Nicole and we’ll make sure the Ordinary will take care of them. Your death will be also instant, if you cooperate with us, vampire.” Gwen addresses the noble ruler of the night and ready to unleash his weapon at any moment.
“Hmph. There is no need of him, Father.” The redhead curves a smile like a viper.
As she points the whip at Akira, she narrows her gaze and explains. “Haven’t you sensed yet? He is no longer human. Besides, he already served his purpose of luring Nicole. That’s why I can finally put them down before the church gets them.”
Meanwhile, Shiki lowers his sword and studies this couple that he temporally forgets about his arch-nemesis, who is apathetic to what is happening.
Gwen’s poker face finally cracks, and he addresses his mission partner. “Emma!… That’s not what we agreed! Are you disobeying the given orders? Are you aware of what happens to you if they discover you betray them?”
As something painful stuck in his throat, he continues. “I knew something was off about you before this mission started… I should have reported about you to the Ordinary before it was too late.”
Suddenly, his words are interrupted by the crack of a whip, and he yells in pain. “Gaah!…”
After Emma unleashes another heavy strike, she kicks him until his body hits the ground.
When the redhead nun bites her lip, she closes her eyes and confesses. “As if I ever cared about it! These church fools can do whatever they want, but I won’t let anyone stand in my way. Not until I put these two out of their misery caused by these heartless religious freaks!”
“That’s too bad that you betrayed me as well. Good bye...” Emma says with a bitter smile, tightening her whip around Gwen’s neck until he finally gasps his last breath.
Loosening her trusted weapon and lowering it, she faced the purple-eyed male, approaching him with an unusually concerned tone. “I’m only doing this to shield you from those awful men who twisted you into a monster.”
Upon remembering their last encounter, she feels a phantom pain and grasps the hollow sleeve of her tunic. “That’s why, for your own sake, I have to end this here, Nano.”
Just when she gets close to the light-haired blond and lowers her shoulders…
Suddenly, she widens her eyes and groans as this man’s hand pierces her chest like a sharp blade.
After Nano withdraws his smeared with bright red blood elbow, he indifferently stares at the redhead nun falling on her knees like a rag doll with cut strings.
Emma looks at him with her pitiful big eyes while her trembling lips whisper a few mute words before collapsing and sinking into the world of never-ending darkness.
After an intense pause, Shiki breaks the deadly silence and fixes his hair. “Now, it’s your turn.”
With these words, he charges at his opponent, who only cracks a mocking smile.
However, the dark-haired male becomes alerted by slashing a thin air and his arch-nemesis standing behind him.
Fortunately for him, he dodges the fatal claw strike.
Calmly, Nano observes the dark-haired swordsman, who nervously gulps and points his trusty weapon at him.
“You have fangs and claws, but you still cannot use them. Creatures like you don’t survive long in nature. You are still -” The blonde comments.
His words are immediately cut off by Shiki’s aimed stabbing strike.
However, his attack is evaded.
A moment later, the purple-eyed male sends a powerful punch into his guts, making him gasp and twist his face in agony.
Meanwhile, Akira watches as the blonde grabs Shiki by the throat and lifts him as if he was a small animal captured by an apex predator.
Even so, his body starts moving on its own, and he sneaks to pick up his partner’s dropped weapon.
The red-eyed vampire narrows his gaze and hisses as the grip around his neck tightens, accompanied by a faint cracking noise.
Even if he understands his demise is near, he refuses to let this sadistic creature enjoy his suffering or struggle in vain.
Without removing his eyes from the vampire, Nano extends his sharp nails and aims at his target’s belly.
Lastly, he announces in the same monotonic, lifeless voice. “Do not fear. I’ll set you free from this pointless existence. You won’t even notice it, vampire.”
The very little that he knows, the real threat to him is closer than he thinks.
Without Nano suspecting him, the silver-haired male with flaring blue eyes right behind him with his shining blade reflecting the crimson moonlight.
One sudden move and Shiki’s katana penetrates his chest, making him drop the original owner of it.
Even so, Nano lowers his gaze and indifferently stares at how his brown coat soaks with a dark liquid and the tip of the bloody blade.
“Ah...” the light blond sighs as if it is a small inconvenience to him.
After Akira pulls out the katana, he tilts his head and declares with a strong determination. “I have no idea who you are or what you need from me. However, I will not care if you are a demon, human, or the god himself. Dare to touch this man, and I’ll send you to the netherworld.”
Nano slowly turns towards the silver-haired male and takes a step closer to him while his purple eyes start glowing in various spectrum colors.
In the meantime, Shiki picks up his other sword and addresses his long-time enemy. “It’s not over yet. So, face me, you coward!”
However, the purple-eyed male ignores him yet again and focuses on Akira.
Surely, it annoys the dark-haired swordsman, and he lowers his darkened face.
As the murderous aura grows stronger with each second that makes Akira step back, Shiki addresses his partner while containing his primal rage. “Stay back and do not interface. It’s between him and me.”
When he lowers his katana, he rushes at his opponent and unleashes the heavy upward slash.
At that moment, Akira observes this as if time had frozen around them and Nano facing Shiki and accepting his fate.
Hell, he can swear that he could hear Nano whispering while putting on a victorious smile. “I won...”
Slash! The blond man’s head flies into the sky and as the bloody fountain splashes from his neck, his body harshly hits the ground.
A second later, Shiki falls to his knees and, as he deeply breathes, he lowers his head. “It’s over...”
The red-eyed swordsman covers his face with his palm and his chuckle growls into laughter. “It’s finally over!”
As he holds the corpse of the fallen enemy, he lifts him by his upper arms and brings him close to him.
Even Akira feels the bad shivers down his spine when the madness glows in these red glowing eyes with madness.
However, when Shiki opens his mouth and reveals his sharp fangs, he is about to sink them into the cut neck...
Suddenly, the silver-haired male acts upon the instincts.
After clenching his palms into fists, he approaches his partner and bends down.
As the harsh, loud slap echoes across this area, he pushes the dead body away from the reckless vampire and roughly grabs Shiki’s shoulders.
While the red-eyed vampire is dumbfounded and feels his pulsating, aching cheek, he keeps his bewildered look and respires.
When Akira lowers his head and bites his lower lip for a couple of moments, he lashes out at his partner. “Look at yourself! You already won. You finally set your score. That man is already dead and you are still not satisfied? Just why?... WHY ARE YOU STILL OBSESSED OVER HIM AND WANT TO KEEP HIM LIVE INSIDE YOU?!”
After shakily exhaling, he confesses. “I hate it. You should have killed me while you could, you fool... However, now, I won’t let get dragged together to whatever hell that man went... Even if that will take an eternity, I’ll make you forget that man and look only at me, no matter what it takes.”
These words spark the excitement in the noble creature’s of the night eyes and he curves a satisfied smile.
“How are you... Nevermind. Do what you wish...” He closes his eyes and replies.
When he rests his palms on his partner’s shoulders, he opens his eyes and adds. “Let’s go. The battle is over, but there is a lot of work left, thanks to these pesky invaders.”
After both stand up, Akira follows Shiki to wherever he might lead him.
Yet the dark-haired male is briefly surprised by his partner holding into his hand and gently tightening his grasp.
In the end, he turns his head and listens to Akira’s full-hearty confession. “I’m not letting you go. Not this time, not ever in the future.”
Not only these words but also these blue faithful eyes make even a ruthless vampire blush and turn his head before his partner used it as his chance to either tease him or point out the obvious.
Nevertheless, deep inside, he wouldn’t mind it. After all, Akira keeps proving that he is more than worthy of standing by his side for the rest of eternity.
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