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Vampire Princess: A Daizua Neo Story (Non-Canon)

Episode 11

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The Romanian landscape is now covered in beautiful white snow. The morning sun rises, and all is silent. Then suddenly, the ground shakes near the abandoned Northern village. Blackfang's army arrives at the gates. He hurls his axe staff into the air, signaling for the army to stop. This was his chance to get total revenge, or so he thought.

Blackfang: Count Ulysses Bloodmoon, you stand accused! Your wretched peace treaty will not save you now. It is the tinder on which you burn.

  Nothing happens for a moment. Believing them to be hiding in the village, he signals a battering ram to come charging at the gates. After several rams, the gates are forced open, and the army comes charging in, only to find that it has been completely deserted.

Blackfang: Search the village. Leave no stone unturned.

  His army searches the village for anyone hiding. He sits down to ponder this strange occurance.

Blackfang: Most peculiar. Moonshire said there were plenty of them...

  Blackfang then realized that had happened. They couldn't have been prepared to leave... unless...

Blackfang: Moonshire double-crossed me!  FIND ANY EVIDENCE THEM LEAVING THE VILLAGE!

  The scouts double their search. As they continue to pillage and ransack the empty city, a group of infected Strigois are suddenly obliterated by a powerful burst of fire. But this wasn't any fire... it was a Hell's Black Flame.

Blackfang: Zugaikotsu...

  Like an angel of death, the Vampire Dragon comes descending upon the Earth, folding his skeletal wings. Following him are Rockbeard and Sirius. Blackfang readies his axe-staff, charging dark magic.

Zugaikotsu: Blackfang, for the sake of vampire-kind, you must cease your campaign.
Sirius: What is so upsetting about Bloodmoon's peace treaty?
Blackfang: If you lost a loved one to war, would you try to cover it up with a peace treaty?
Rockbeard: Look, we understand it's hard to forgive the death of your father and grandfather, but this is not the only way to avenge them. We too have loved ones whom we lost, but we didn't seek conflict to solve it, we sought peace and happiness. The more you hold onto a fleeting rope, the more it hurts.

Blackfang lets his guard down for a moment. He considers what the three dragons have just told him. Unfortunately, his burning hatred gets the better of the vampire lord, and he lands a powerful blow on Zugaikotsu.

Zugaikotsu: Oh, so unwise...

  Zugaikotsu flies up and starts attacking the infected army. Blackfang confronts Rockbeard and Sirius, who are anticipating his next move.

Rockbeard: Alright, I'm sick of this crap. You remember our old bending techniques?
Sirius: Just like old times.
Rockbeard: Then let's get this done!

  To the vampire lord's surprise, Rockbeard and Sirius start to glow. Waves of energy surround Sirius, while the stones of Rockbeard's body begin to shed. After a powerful flashbang, where Rockbeard and Sirius once stood, now stand Ofalchu and Jade.

Blackfang: Dragon Shifters... neither dragon nor man.
Ofalchu: We were heroes of the old Mutation War of Alayssia.
Jade: And there's lots you don't know about us, Blackfang.
Blackfang: Such as?
Ofalchu: This!

  Ofalchu stomps his foot into the ground, summoning three giant boulders, which he kicks into the vampire's direction. Blackfang dodges the first two and slices the third. Jade then unleashes a powerful sonic scream. Blackfang is able to hold his ground, but the sound is starting to hurt him, affecting his hearing.  This enables Ofalchu to sneak around from behind and kick him into the ground.  Blackfang then strikes him with his axe, but it doesn’t kill Ofalchu.

Blackfang: So the stories of Shifters being immortal are true.
Ofalchu: We exist to protect the natural order.
Jade: And you are disgracing it with your experiments!

  He tries to fight them, but he finds himself outmatched.  Just as the dragons prepare the finishing blows, the shadows get larger, and engulf the entire village. Zugaikotsu, Ofalchu, and Jade all look around as a chilled wild spreads over the region, and a voice rumbles from everywhere and nowhere. It is Balaur.

Balaur: You will soon face my wrath... and I will remove all traces of Dracula.

  Blackfang seizes the chance to charge his axe-staff with dark magic, then he swings around, slashing Ofalchu and Jade. They yell in pain as the dark magic inflicted upon them knocks them down, leaving purple slash marks.

Blackfang: Ah, so I CAN hurt you! And if I can hurt you, I can kill you!

  He raises his staff, but Zugaikotsu rams him into the wall and grabs his fallen apprentices. Blackfang recovers from the blow, but Balaur stops him.

Balaur: Leave them.. we need to find the descendant of Dracula; she knows too much.

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  Elsewhere, the Northern Vampires are nearly at Rose Thorn Valley after two days of travel. Soon, they find the sanctuary they sought out. It is beautiful with snow, and the fortress there is largely untouched.

Bloodmoon: Twilight was right. Her route got us here sooner.
Remel: And a good thing too, the women, children, and elders are hungry. What's the plan?
Bloodmoon: We will spend the winter here. Hopefully, Blackfang will have abandoned his mad course by then.
Remel: The sooner, the better. Oh, and Sire?
Bloodmoon: Yes?
Remel: I'd hate to be the paranoid one, but we should set up sentries and prepare soldiers for battle. If Blackfang discovers we left, then it's entirely possible he will search us out. I realize him finding this sanctuary unlikely, but we should be ready just in case.
Bloodmoon: Will that be necessary?
Remel: Blackfang does not seek to destroy your crops or village, Sire. He seeks to destroy your people, down to the last child.
Bloodmoon: It's not only Blackfang that worries me...
Remel: Sire?
Bloodmoon: He's also going after Twilight, given Balaur fought Dracula.
Remel: I'm not following you.
Bloodmoon: Only a direct descendant of Dracula can defeat Balaur. And Twilight is his most current descendant.
Remel: Your daughter is related to the greatest vampire lord of them all?
Bloodmoon: I've been meaning to tell her that for some time.

  Unknown to them, Twilight's grandfather is eavesdropping on them.

Remel: And what of Moonshire?
Bloodmoon: We cannot afford to lose any more.
Remel: I see.
Bloodmoon: I know Twilight disappeared too, but we cannot help her right now. The blizzard is too strong.

  The grandfather leaves the scene. In a cold hall, Zach is playing a sad song with his flute. The Bimbettes hear the flute and investigate.

Eloise: That's a lovely tune, young man.
Zach: Thank you. You came to listen?
Eliana: We love music.
Elise: Yeah, play for us.

He resumes playing his flute.  Other vampires come to hear him play. Even Remel stops by, accompanied by Bloodmoon. The music is very calm and soothing. Crying babies soon fall asleep, and Zach continues to play for the other vampires.

Remel: He's got talent.
Bloodmoon: And it's providing the people some comfort.
Remel: Yes. We must do what we can to keep their hopes up.
Bloodmoon: True. Be safe, Twilight...

At the group's hideout, things are calm. Fida and Kamden are keeping watch. Nymphia is sleeping in Lycae's mane, while the werewolf rests on Jumbo's stomach like a dog. Inside the castle, Moonshire and Twilight are huddled together next to a fire they've set. Thinking about her mother, she starts humming the lullaby she used to sing her all those years ago. Moonshire notices, and he smiles.

Moonshire: That's a pretty song.
Twilight: My mother used to sing it to me.  It would help me sleep. After she passed, my grandmother would sing it. But now that she's gone, I just sing it to myself.

She gets up, staring at the moon.

Twilight: I'm going to sing this song even more when I have children.
Moonshire: I think you would make a good mother, Twilight. The children of the village like you.
Twilight: I appreciate that comment. You've always been such a sweetheart.

They have a sweet embrace and prepare to kiss, but they notice something in the distance. They go out to Fida and Kamden to see what it is.

Fida: We have an incoming visitor.
Moonshire: Blackfang? Bloodmoon?
Fida: Definitely not Blackfang, but the robes look like Northern Clan.
Twilight: Wait, I know that horse. Grandpa used to let me ride it.

They realize it is her grandfather. He arrives at the fortress, where they greet him as he gets off and takes off his hood. Twilight rushes to him and hugs him tightly.

Grandpa: I'm glad you're safe, Twilight.
Twilight: What about Papa and the rest of the clan? Are they alright?
Grandpa: They're at the sanctuary. But let's talk inside, where it's warm.  I have lots to tell you... and there may not be enough time.

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To be continued...

Characters & Story (c) Me, Dinossword , ethan2509 , TimeKratt

Description
Vampire Princess: A Daizua Neo Story (Non-Canon)

Episode 11

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The Romanian landscape is now covered in beautiful white snow. The morning sun rises, and all is silent. Then suddenly, the ground shakes near the abandoned Northern village. Blackfang's army arrives at the gates. He hurls his axe staff into the air, signaling for the army to stop. This was his chance to get total revenge, or so he thought.

Blackfang: Count Ulysses Bloodmoon, you stand accused! Your wretched peace treaty will not save you now. It is the tinder on which you burn.

  Nothing happens for a moment. Believing them to be hiding in the village, he signals a battering ram to come charging at the gates. After several rams, the gates are forced open, and the army comes charging in, only to find that it has been completely deserted.

Blackfang: Search the village. Leave no stone unturned.

  His army searches the village for anyone hiding. He sits down to ponder this strange occurance.

Blackfang: Most peculiar. Moonshire said there were plenty of them...

  Blackfang then realized that had happened. They couldn't have been prepared to leave... unless...

Blackfang: Moonshire double-crossed me!  FIND ANY EVIDENCE THEM LEAVING THE VILLAGE!

  The scouts double their search. As they continue to pillage and ransack the empty city, a group of infected Strigois are suddenly obliterated by a powerful burst of fire. But this wasn't any fire... it was a Hell's Black Flame.

Blackfang: Zugaikotsu...

  Like an angel of death, the Vampire Dragon comes descending upon the Earth, folding his skeletal wings. Following him are Rockbeard and Sirius. Blackfang readies his axe-staff, charging dark magic.

Zugaikotsu: Blackfang, for the sake of vampire-kind, you must cease your campaign.
Sirius: What is so upsetting about Bloodmoon's peace treaty?
Blackfang: If you lost a loved one to war, would you try to cover it up with a peace treaty?
Rockbeard: Look, we understand it's hard to forgive the death of your father and grandfather, but this is not the only way to avenge them. We too have loved ones whom we lost, but we didn't seek conflict to solve it, we sought peace and happiness. The more you hold onto a fleeting rope, the more it hurts.

Blackfang lets his guard down for a moment. He considers what the three dragons have just told him. Unfortunately, his burning hatred gets the better of the vampire lord, and he lands a powerful blow on Zugaikotsu.

Zugaikotsu: Oh, so unwise...

  Zugaikotsu flies up and starts attacking the infected army. Blackfang confronts Rockbeard and Sirius, who are anticipating his next move.

Rockbeard: Alright, I'm sick of this crap. You remember our old bending techniques?
Sirius: Just like old times.
Rockbeard: Then let's get this done!

  To the vampire lord's surprise, Rockbeard and Sirius start to glow. Waves of energy surround Sirius, while the stones of Rockbeard's body begin to shed. After a powerful flashbang, where Rockbeard and Sirius once stood, now stand Ofalchu and Jade.

Blackfang: Dragon Shifters... neither dragon nor man.
Ofalchu: We were heroes of the old Mutation War of Alayssia.
Jade: And there's lots you don't know about us, Blackfang.
Blackfang: Such as?
Ofalchu: This!

  Ofalchu stomps his foot into the ground, summoning three giant boulders, which he kicks into the vampire's direction. Blackfang dodges the first two and slices the third. Jade then unleashes a powerful sonic scream. Blackfang is able to hold his ground, but the sound is starting to hurt him, affecting his hearing.  This enables Ofalchu to sneak around from behind and kick him into the ground.  Blackfang then strikes him with his axe, but it doesn’t kill Ofalchu.

Blackfang: So the stories of Shifters being immortal are true.
Ofalchu: We exist to protect the natural order.
Jade: And you are disgracing it with your experiments!

  He tries to fight them, but he finds himself outmatched.  Just as the dragons prepare the finishing blows, the shadows get larger, and engulf the entire village. Zugaikotsu, Ofalchu, and Jade all look around as a chilled wild spreads over the region, and a voice rumbles from everywhere and nowhere. It is Balaur.

Balaur: You will soon face my wrath... and I will remove all traces of Dracula.

  Blackfang seizes the chance to charge his axe-staff with dark magic, then he swings around, slashing Ofalchu and Jade. They yell in pain as the dark magic inflicted upon them knocks them down, leaving purple slash marks.

Blackfang: Ah, so I CAN hurt you! And if I can hurt you, I can kill you!

  He raises his staff, but Zugaikotsu rams him into the wall and grabs his fallen apprentices. Blackfang recovers from the blow, but Balaur stops him.

Balaur: Leave them.. we need to find the descendant of Dracula; she knows too much.

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  Elsewhere, the Northern Vampires are nearly at Rose Thorn Valley after two days of travel. Soon, they find the sanctuary they sought out. It is beautiful with snow, and the fortress there is largely untouched.

Bloodmoon: Twilight was right. Her route got us here sooner.
Remel: And a good thing too, the women, children, and elders are hungry. What's the plan?
Bloodmoon: We will spend the winter here. Hopefully, Blackfang will have abandoned his mad course by then.
Remel: The sooner, the better. Oh, and Sire?
Bloodmoon: Yes?
Remel: I'd hate to be the paranoid one, but we should set up sentries and prepare soldiers for battle. If Blackfang discovers we left, then it's entirely possible he will search us out. I realize him finding this sanctuary unlikely, but we should be ready just in case.
Bloodmoon: Will that be necessary?
Remel: Blackfang does not seek to destroy your crops or village, Sire. He seeks to destroy your people, down to the last child.
Bloodmoon: It's not only Blackfang that worries me...
Remel: Sire?
Bloodmoon: He's also going after Twilight, given Balaur fought Dracula.
Remel: I'm not following you.
Bloodmoon: Only a direct descendant of Dracula can defeat Balaur. And Twilight is his most current descendant.
Remel: Your daughter is related to the greatest vampire lord of them all?
Bloodmoon: I've been meaning to tell her that for some time.

  Unknown to them, Twilight's grandfather is eavesdropping on them.

Remel: And what of Moonshire?
Bloodmoon: We cannot afford to lose any more.
Remel: I see.
Bloodmoon: I know Twilight disappeared too, but we cannot help her right now. The blizzard is too strong.

  The grandfather leaves the scene. In a cold hall, Zach is playing a sad song with his flute. The Bimbettes hear the flute and investigate.

Eloise: That's a lovely tune, young man.
Zach: Thank you. You came to listen?
Eliana: We love music.
Elise: Yeah, play for us.

He resumes playing his flute.  Other vampires come to hear him play. Even Remel stops by, accompanied by Bloodmoon. The music is very calm and soothing. Crying babies soon fall asleep, and Zach continues to play for the other vampires.

Remel: He's got talent.
Bloodmoon: And it's providing the people some comfort.
Remel: Yes. We must do what we can to keep their hopes up.
Bloodmoon: True. Be safe, Twilight...

At the group's hideout, things are calm. Fida and Kamden are keeping watch. Nymphia is sleeping in Lycae's mane, while the werewolf rests on Jumbo's stomach like a dog. Inside the castle, Moonshire and Twilight are huddled together next to a fire they've set. Thinking about her mother, she starts humming the lullaby she used to sing her all those years ago. Moonshire notices, and he smiles.

Moonshire: That's a pretty song.
Twilight: My mother used to sing it to me.  It would help me sleep. After she passed, my grandmother would sing it. But now that she's gone, I just sing it to myself.

She gets up, staring at the moon.

Twilight: I'm going to sing this song even more when I have children.
Moonshire: I think you would make a good mother, Twilight. The children of the village like you.
Twilight: I appreciate that comment. You've always been such a sweetheart.

They have a sweet embrace and prepare to kiss, but they notice something in the distance. They go out to Fida and Kamden to see what it is.

Fida: We have an incoming visitor.
Moonshire: Blackfang? Bloodmoon?
Fida: Definitely not Blackfang, but the robes look like Northern Clan.
Twilight: Wait, I know that horse. Grandpa used to let me ride it.

They realize it is her grandfather. He arrives at the fortress, where they greet him as he gets off and takes off his hood. Twilight rushes to him and hugs him tightly.

Grandpa: I'm glad you're safe, Twilight.
Twilight: What about Papa and the rest of the clan? Are they alright?
Grandpa: They're at the sanctuary. But let's talk inside, where it's warm.  I have lots to tell you... and there may not be enough time.

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To be continued...

Characters & Story (c) Me, Dinossword , ethan2509 , TimeKratt