Act 1 Clear day

  The day was fair, days of constant rain and storm was over, the typhoon finally passed.

  “Finally! I thought that damn storm wouldn’t leave!” It was Lizel who I shared my time with as we stood at the parking lot, looking up at blue sky with barely any clouds near the amber sun.

  “Hey! Shiro you have moment?” I looked down from the sky and saw Derick.

  Behind him his group was already packing there things into there minivan, much like the other guests of the inn.

  “Yeah sure, what is it man?” I asked sounding casual, to the university student on break.

  “Just wanted to say goodbye, and give you this.” He handed me a check, addressed to a community bank account, 6 thousand Toku.

  They where a group of 6, included Derick, they used three rooms, 150 toku for one day and night with meals. . . they over paid?

  “That’s to much? You only owe me for 5 days.” I said as I finished calculating.

  “It’s fine, think of it as a thank you for helping me and my friends out, our numbers on the back call any of us if your ever in Manila! See you agent dude!” He said as he walked off joining his group.

  “Huh, thought you did some magic to mess with there memories.” Lizel asked curious at what she saw.

  “Well I don’t have a spell that can make them forget anything, just one that can change a few things so they don’t. . .” I didn’t know how explain it.

  “Freak out?” Lizel finished as I was thinking off a good word.

  “Yeah that, still I’m happy things ended well.” I said smiling as the other guests asked me to come to them, probably so they can clear there own bills before leaving.

  “You mean only one died?” She said as she was giving me a smirk.

  “Yes because only one died, now come with me those two aren't gonna help me sell my act.” I said motioning her to come with me, as looked to a canopy with freshly dug grave.

  “That should be fine thank you~” I heard Rikka thanked loudly, my gazed towards her.

  What I saw that she was talking to the other guests, princess Komiko was with them, as they had them help with packing our things into the car’s trunk.

  Act 2 Mercy

  I was walking alone in the halls of the now much more empty mountain motel, and then I opened a door to a storage room.

  “Finally your back! I felt ‘drained’ waiting for you! So? Have you decided.” The noble vampire spoke changing his mask from joyful, satiric to serious.

  “Yes I have.” I said as I came closer removing the needles draining his blood from his arms and neck.

  “Ahh~ good, so what ransom do you demand from me sorcerer?” He said his serious mask on as he stretched his neck and shoulders, still chained on the sofa.

  “A simple one, you keep your threat.” I said as I went and collected his blood in large blood packs, storing them in a cooling box.

  “Huh, Miss Rikka was right, you are insane, well. . .a ransom is a ransom, by my blood I will have my kin hunt you, by dictate of my pride and those of my duke, once I’m free.”

  He said trying to sound as noble as he could while still chained on the sofa.

  “Good, once your free drink this, its blood from one of the victims surprising enough she was still a virgin.” I said leaving a small blood pack on the table he and Rikka uses to play chess.

  “This chains?” He asked which made me smile.

  “They'll turn to dust once I’m more than a mile away from you.” I said as I turned around, he didn’t stop me as I reached the door.

  “Know this Zahav, this is the last time I’m showing your breed mercy. . .” I didn’t continue my words, with my last warning said I left, not waiting for him to say anything back.

  Act 3 Red eyes

  Within a realm just beyond those of the human, in a woods of shadows and monsters, a man of copper skin and ashen hair walked as his cape moved by a cold wind.

  “Is that you Count Zahav? It’s only been a few months, do you have a message for the Duke?” A voice spoke within the shadows of the woods.

  For a normal blood pack this woods was a place of great danger but for someone like me? It’s a hunting ground.

  “I do, a complication had come.” I said as I looked towards a tree where the echoing voice did not come from.

  “Truly? The great vampire count Zahav the random, met a ‘complication?’ now that’s something I would like to see.” The voice echoed to my left then to my right.

  As a woman of short dark brown hair, and blood red eyes left the trees canopies, my attention followed her.

  “Your blood gift can never fool me Lady Elena.” I said giving her a small bow, as she gave me a courtesy.

  “Well I never did intend to use it too fool, so tell me dear Count why call one of the Duke’s messengers?” She said as she continued to walk and my eyes followed her every movement, as her own eyes followed mine.

  “The princess had gathered strong allies since her self-exile.” I started as only the stars, and lightflies gave faint light as we walked the grassy paths of the wild shadowed woods.

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  “Truly? Impressive that the young princess, had gathered enough strength to make you retreat, it’s only been less than year hasn’t it?” Her curiosity was plain, but she was my only connection to the duke, so my candor must be sharp.

  And I don’t plan to travel all the way back to the night realms, as I have other plans that needs to be settled back in the human realm.

  “Report this to the Duke, Lady Elena. Second princess of the Surtr Royal line, had discovered my 2nd and 3rd objectives.” I started as we stopped at a clearing with stone ruins.

  I sat upon a broken ruined parameter wall as Elena listened to my report, writing it into parchment.

  “I’ll be hiding and continue working at my 1st objective in secret, in a neighboring town. The princess has 4 allies, her Royal android, a Human sorcerer, a werewolf half-breed of the silver mountain clans, and an unknown pure-blood agent.” I paused giving Elena time to write.

  “Been captured by the Human sorcerer while working on the 2nd objective, needed to be ransomed, the Human asked nothing of value but asked for me to continue my threat of him being marked by a vampire dukes Blood price.” I looked around as I felt ears upon us.

  “Lady Elena you have been followed, tell the duke I would give him more details once he can reach me directly.” I said as I stood up, Elena followed suit, her own senses telling her what I noticed.

  “Grr!” A growl was what greeted us.

  It was a pack of large boars hearing us, there eyes as red as are own, blood-boars monstrous pigs that we usually enjoy hunting. . . but that’s only done with a retinue.

  Without saying a word both of us jumped and flew turning into bats as dozens of boars charged at our last spot.

  “I will leave first Count Zahav, contact me the same way in a year, if you haven’t heard anything from the Duke.” She spoke through her echoes as we weren’t able to speak in our bat forms.

  Act 4 Drive

  In the back seat of a german car, a young marble haired young man. With his amber eyes looked in wonder at a pack of blood.

  “What do you plan in using that on Shiro?” A pale beauty spoke her blood red eyes peered into the amber eyes of the young man.

  “I’m not sure yet, vampire blood is a potent sacrifice, many within the Abyssal sea would want it and plus, the older the vampire you took the blood from, the more valuable it is.” I said as I stopped playing with the blood pack.

  “Can’t you just drink this and become a noble?” I asked curious at how vampire promotion worked in this realm.

  “How crude! Is that what you sorcerers think we do?” Rikka said feigning indignation, but I can hear her amusement through it all.

  “Well isn’t blood sucking the only thing you leeches do! Ha ha ha!” Lizel said commenting as she drove.

  “Atleast we don’t run around naked and fornicate in the woods!” Rikka shot back as the car swerved in Lizel’s distraction from the insult.

  “We don’t do that anymore!” She said with clear anger.

  “Focus Lizel, I would like to go home in one piece, no more insults while we drive.” The princess told everyone as her focus was outside as the open windows blew on her golden hair.

  “Fine.” Lizel answered focusing on the road.

  “Of course” Rikka agreed.

  “So is there some kind of ritual involve?” I continued with our last topic.

  “There is, and your partially right that blood is involve in the ascension of a pureblood to nobility.” She said before smiling at me, as my attention was fully on her.

  “Since a deal is a deal I’ll tell you all the Vampiric lore I know off.” She said her blood red eyes still as enchanting as ever.

  “Isn't that against your peoples laws Rikka? I don’t want you to become an outcast over this.” I said realizing that there might be reasons she was less generous with her peoples lore, before we made our deal.

  “Oh no, our royals never made laws against it, we can basically tell other races everything we knew of our people.” She said as she looked out of the forest hilly filled side of the road.

  “It’s just that we don’t see the point of it most of the time.” Her hand cleared a lock of her raven hair revealing her slightly pointed ear.

  “The ritual is simple, a pure blood must drink the blood of a royal, and sleep for 7 nights in a coffin filled with blood. . . either a noble vampire would be born or a monster that must be put down.” Her voice became sadden as she said the last part.

  “I’m sorry, were they friends or family?” I asked.

  “Hahaha! Neither! just an idiotic fool, who had there ambition consumed them.” She said laughing, her mask placed tighter than before.

  With that said the car became silent as we reached the edge of the town.

  Act 5 Tea-house

  The sun was warm, yet the light was to soft for it be the afternoon, as I felt the air’s chill and the winds blowing on the now orange leaves of the maple trees.

  “Bing! Bing!” I opened the door of what used to be a small flower shop.

  “Welcome! Oh! Shiro! You brought your friends.” The shop owner welcomed us with a bright smile.

  “Hey Fiona, can we hang here for awhile?” I asked as my friends entered.

  “Oh wow.” One of them said.

  “Yeah, didn’t know this place exists!” My seatmate said.

  “Sure you can seat there while I get the menus.” Fiona said as she pointed at a circle of bean bags, with a tea-table in the middle.

  We sat down as we kept looking around the newly opened tea-house and the large amount of natural decoration mostly different kinds of maple bonsai, and flowering vines and exotic cacti.

  “Is this like those hippie, flower power shops in American movies?” One of my friends asked, his light brown eyes looking into mine.

  “I’m not sure Justine-kun, I haven't been here for awhile.” I answered my friend as he fiddled with his painted nails.

  “Who wants to bet everything in the menu is vegetarian?” The oldest of us said with confidence.

  “I’ll take that bet Janne-senpai, I’ll say that this place has milk so I bet not everything is vegetarian.” Justine said as his interest peaked.

  “What’s the stakes?” Our dark haired tall tomboy of a friend asked.

  “Angle-chan! I almost forgot, how about the losers pay for our drinks?” My best friend in the group suggested.

  “I’m fine with that Yuki-chan.” I said as I thought about the bet.

  The others agreed to the bet’s stakes.

  “I’m going with not everything is vegetarian.” I said to my group.

  “I’ll go with the other girls pick.” Yuki said as she wedged herself deeper into her been bag couch.

  “Here you go kids. . . also I’ve overheard your little bet.” She said pausing dramatically in the end with mischievous smile.

  “Sorry to say this Shiro, you’ll be paying the lot it seems. Fufufu!” She said laughing as she went back towards the counter.

  I looked to my friends as they immediately looked through the menu and I followed.

  Fried tofu using olive oil, Vegetarian carbonara using coconut milk. . . pastries with all having fruit or vegetable fillings. . . Mushroom and white onion fries.

  And the drinks! There all teas, cocoa mixes or different nut or bean coffees!

  “Well a bet is a bet.” I said with resignation in my voice.

  Atleast our time was enjoyable, as we all ordered are drinks and snacks and talked about joining an open mic in one of the Night-cafes are hosting.

  “What play should we do?” Angle asked as she she ate her mushroom fries.

  “How about the witch and the knight?” Janne said probing are response, as she ate her fried tofu.

  “A horror romance? Well Halloween is just around the corner, want me to play the witch?” Justine asked as he gave me a flirty wink, as he sipped at his lemon honey tea.

  “Ha ha ha, that would be funny, I’ll play the evil demon then.” I said after a bout of laughter at my friend’s joke.

  The group seem to be receptive to the story will be performing after all we’ve only finished reading the novel series a week ago.

  “We can’t do the entire story, so what scenes do we play?” Yuki asked as she sipped on her thick coco and almond milk, maple sap sweetened drink.

  “Oh dear knight a single taste wouldn’t be so bad. . .” I said smirking evilly, as I voice acted the scene where the demon offers the knight a bit of alcohol, that’ll make them lose everything.

  And there we talked and acted out the scenes we loved the most in that story until the sun went down and all of us went our separate ways home, me leaving first as I lived in a different direction than them.

  “See you guys!” I said as I biked up the slow twisting road, towards the manor up the hill.