Ryo woke up and his head hurt. Everything was dark. Ryo was inside his coffin.
"Anna!" said Ryo, popping the lid.
"Ryo! Are you ok?" said Sage.
"What's happening? Was I asleep the whole night?"
"Yeah. I think you hit your head."
"I have to go!" said Ryo, jumping up and running out.
"Wait! Where are you going?" said Sage.
Ryo ignored him.
Anna was all tied up. Her gown was all torn up. It was stained with the blood. Nick was laughing and looked at Anna.
"You'll be my queen now. Would you like that?" said Nick, touching her cheek. Anna bit Nick's pinky.
"Ow!" said Nick, pulling his hand away and looking at it. His pinky was bleeding.
"So you want to play rough?" said Nick, laughing.
The horse ran at a high speed. Ryo hoped to make it.
Anna kept biting Nick's hand every time when he trying to touch her.
"Come on. I just want you." said Nick.
Somebody jump on him. Ryo!
"You'll pay for this!" said Nick.
"I don't think so!" said Ryo, hitting his glass jaw. He's out cold.
"Ryo!" said Anna.
Ryo ran to her.
"Don't worry. I'm here." said Ryo, breaking the chain.
Anna threw her arms around Ryo. He was surprised to see that and moved his arms around her.
"Ryo, I'm scared." said Anna.
"I know." said Ryo, touching her hair.
He moved her so she could see him.
"Let's get us out of here." said Ryo.
Anna nodded her head. They walked out of the room. Ryo heard a voice.
"I'll find you!" said Nick.
"We have to run." said Ryo.
"Ok." said Anna.
Before they ran, Ryo was about fall. Anna caught him.
"Go without me." said Ryo.
"No! Please don't!" said Anna.
Ryo looked at her, sighing.
"Ok but I'm too weak to run." said Ryo.
"Why are you weak?" said Anna.
" 'Cause I didn't drink blood for almost three days."
Anna looked at his tiger blue eyes, shock.
"I'm a vampire." said Ryo.
Anna was speechless.
"I'll explain later. We need to hide." said Ryo.
He saw a big hole in the wall.
"Come on. This way." said Ryo.
Anna helped Ryo to walk inside the big hole.
"They're looking for us." said Ryo.
"Why?" said Anna.
"You will never understand vampires."
"Make me."
Ryo looked at her.
"If there's two men who want a female, they'll fight to the death. We have to get out of here." said Ryo.
"So you don't want to fight. You fear death." said Anna.
"No. If I didn't drink blood, I'll be weak."
"Can you drink other vampire's blood?"
Ryo sighed.
"This is bad idea." said Ryo.
"If you can't drink their blood, you'll drink mine." said Anna.
"No! If I do, you'll become vampire." said Ryo.
"We have no choice." said Anna.
Ryo knew Anna was right. He sighed. He hated to do this to her but he had to.
"Ok. But you have to fall under my spell. So you won't feel a thing." said Ryo.
"Ok. I'm ready." said Anna.
She sure is brave. Thought Ryo.
"Here come." said Ryo.
Anna fell for his spell. Ryo moved his head close to her neck. His fangs touched her neck and went though her skin, causing bleeding. Ryo moved his fang out slowly. The holes from her neck start bleeding. Ryo smell her blood. Ryo moved. His lips touch her neck where the blood is. Ryo drank her blood. Anna's eyes closing slowly. Ryo were right. She can't feel a thing.
In few minute later, Ryo stopped drink. Anna is still have more blood but Ryo let her have some blood. He took his cape off and put it on her.
"Thank you." said Ryo, kissing her cheek.
He lick the blood off his mouth. Ryo stood and ran out of the hole. All he does is fight.
"I want you to find Ryo and the girl!" said Nick.
"Looks like you found him." said a voice.
"Ryo!" said Nick.
"Let's fight." said Ryo.
Without a word, Nick flew and attacked Ryo. His claw ripped Ryo's shirt. Ryo looked at his shirt.
"That's was my favorite shirt." said Ryo, took pieces of his shirt off.
"You'll wish you never said to fight, huh?" said Nick.
Ryo hit Nick with his claw. Nick's cheek is bleeding.
"Is that all you can?" said Nick.
Ryo jumped on him, fighting. He used his claw to scratch his face. Nick scream in pain.
"This is for hurting my girl, you leech!" said Ryo, choking Nick.
His claws buried deep in Nick's neck. Nick try to push Ryo but he is stronger than before.
Nick gasped for the air. A few minutes later, Nick stopped moving. He is dead. Ryo take a breath. Anna is now safe. Ryo felt pain from his shoulder. He saw his blood come out. Ryo walk to the hole. Ryo picked Anna up. She opened her eyes and saw his wound.
"Ryo, you're injured." said Anna, in her weak voice.
"I know." said Ryo.
Anna touched his wound. Ryo felt warm came her hand and it stopped. She moved her hand.
"Good as new." said Anna.
Ryo was surprise to see his wound gone.
"You healed me?" said Ryo.
"Yes." said Anna, resting her head on Ryo's shoulder.
Ryo smiled. He kissed her on her cheek.
"We're going home, my love." said Ryo, walking to the castle.
With Nick dead and several more hours left until sunrise Anna and Ryo could take their time getting back to the castle. At the same time Keda was walking away from the ashes of Anna's house. She was worried about her friend then she looked at the sky and let a tear slip down her cheek. "I'd better get home," She sighed and took one last look around before jumping up and into the trees.
She thought to herself, 'Anna were ever you are, I hope you're alright.' Keda sat on a branch and looked out over the landscape. As she moved her gaze up to the sky a tear slipped down her cheek. What had happened to everyone? The first person who had vanished was Rowen then Sage, and now so many years later, Anna? Keda bit her lower lip as the wind kicked up. She pulled her hair out of its ponytail and let a few more tears fall down her cheeks.
"Are you ok?"
Keda exclaimed, "What!" She looked up and saw a boy with blue hair then made one of her agitated faces. He climbed down the tree to the branch and sat besides her; he didn't look to be much older than Keda. And yet, he looked familiar...almost as if she had seen him a long time ago. She just starred at him, her hair resting on her shoulders.
He waved his hand in front of her face, "Hello? Are you ok." She nodded and jumped out of the tree then started walking down the coastline. The boy followed her for a bit then he noticed something...a bat. It was flying over the girl, almost as if it was watching her, waiting for something. He noticed the collar around its neck, it couldn't be... Nick's bat was after her. He ran up to the girl but didn't come up even with her.
"Why were you following me," Keda asked. Before the boy could answer a projection came from the gem on the bats collar...it was Nick. The girl noticed him too and she got into fighting stance but for what reason both Nick and the boy couldn't figure out.
Nick spoke, as he rubbed his neck, "Your friend was a pretty good fighter, he even saved the girl. Well, now let's see if I can steal Rowen's dinner in stead."
Keda looked over to the boy and exclaimed, "Rowen?! I thought you were dead?!"
"I'll explain later Kay," Rowen replied.
"You'd better Ro," Keda retorted. Nick motioned for the bats to get Keda.
Rowen yelled, "You can't have her!"
Nick laughed, "Ah, but I will." Rowen heard Keda scream, he spun around to see the bats carrying her off.
She spoke as she was flown off, "Last time this I leave the house with out my stakes! AAAAAAHHHHHH!" Rowen followed them until the bats flew into somewhat of an evil looking castle.
Rowen thought, 'Keda...I'm coming pal.'
Once in the castle, Nick's bats dropped her on several silken pillows as Nick enter. He walked over her and spoke, "Hello my dear. You shall be my queen." He moved in to kiss her but all he got was a punch to the jaw. Keda held her hand and rubbed the knuckles, his jaw maybe glass, but it was hard.
"No mortal has ever been able to punch me that hard," Nick growled.
Keda adlibbed, "Well, I guess I'm not every mortal."
He growled, "What did you say!" Keda stuck her tongue out at him and stood up.
Nick spoke again, but more calmly, "You will be my bride. The last queen I tried to gain refused me and then was rescued by that sorry excuse for a vampire Ryo."
Keda turned white, she thought, 'Ryo's a...a vampire. No way.' Nick advanced towards her and began sweet-talking her until he was almost right in her face. He leaned in to kiss her again but this time she kicked him where the sun don't shine.
Nick demanded, "What are you!"
Keda replied, with a smile on her face, "A Vampire Slayer."
Nick chuckled, "Then I suppose that you can do my dirty work for me. Because Rowen is also a vampire, just like Ryo." Keda's jaw dropped. That couldn't be true, it just couldn't! Nick advanced on her and this time Keda started backing-up, and into the wall no less. She thought, 'Not good, this is not good!'
Suddenly a voice yelled, "Get away from her!" And Rowen came bursting in the door. He ran over and spin kicked Nick into the wall then went to Keda. Rowen wrapped his arms around her then took her wrist and moved her to the other side of the room.
Rowen ordered, "Stay here!" She was about to protest but decided that she'd better not.
Rowen charged Nick and decked him, shattering Nick's jaw. But somehow, Nick spoke, "Your friend already fought me but he had the same luck your gonna have." Nick picked Rowen up by the neck and threw him across the room. Keda ran over to him and saw several open, and bleeding gashes in his chest, neck, and back. There was no way he could fight like this. She placed her hand on his chest and closed her eyes, not giving him any time to protest. Her hand glowed a silvery color and then a purplish light left her hand and covered each of his cuts, healing them.
Nick chuckled, "So, the one I want for my queen is powerful." Keda pulled her hand from Rowen's chest and he stood up. Rowen got ready to attack Nick again. Keda felt something poking her in the side. Her eyes opened wide as she slammed her hand onto one of her stakes.
"Rowen! Use this!" She exclaimed as she pulled the stake from her belt and threw it to him. She continued, "Just make sure it goes through the heart." Rowen caught it and nodded. He lunged at Nick, making sure to keep the point away from him. Nick dodged it and this went on for a little while. After about ten minutes Rowen lunged at Nick once again and Nick dodged. But when he got ready to punch Rowen he found that he couldn't move.
He growled, "WHAT!" He looked over to Keda. Her eyes were shut and she had her hands clasped. There was a purple aura around her.
Keda spoke, "If I can't kill you Nick, then I at least want to help get you killed." Rowen looked at Keda and smiled, then he drove the stake through Nick's heart. The evil vampire tried to gasp for air but it was useless. He tried to grab Rowen's hand but he couldn't lift his arms. After a few more moments he was just a pile of dust on the floor. The castle shook and Rowen ran over to Keda and grabbed her wrist.
He spoke, "We've gotta get outta her." He pulled her through the corridors of the evil palace until they were outside, then he didn't stop running until they were a good two or three hundred feet away. Keda watch as the building collapsed. Then she rested her head on Rowen's shoulder and passed out. He carried her back to the castle.
Meanwhile...a girl with long brown hair sat atop a black stallion that she called Thunderwith and galloped to the place where Nick's castle had been just a thirty minutes earlier. She spoke, "What happened? Did Keda beat me here? Did she kill him?" The horse neighed and the girl patted his neck. There was a bracelet around her wrist. It had her name on it, Akira.