The Black Rabbit

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Finally, Krul Tepes had found some time to take a walk in the ruined city and stretch her small legs after countless hours of sitting, writting letters to council members. The day was a bit cloudy, but still enjoyable for the pinkette took her walk nice and slowly, merely with the intention of relaxing, she had planned to invite Mika to join her, but sadly he wasn’t back yet from the rounds.

Suddenly, the queen felt something pull on one of her long black sleeves, she had gotten distracted with thoughts, therefore she didn’t quite notice what had just approached her back, and as she turned around, she faced a female human brunette with long hairs, hand gripping her sleeve firmly and pulling it back slightly. It was unusual to see people around that area, let alone seeing them approach a vampire freely without it being an attack, but Krul sensed no danger in the girl.

“…Hello? What do you want?”

She had woken up, completely terrified of what had become of the world. This is why she disliked the Abyss, it drops her off at random points in time. Her home was in ruins, many humans were dead- It had left her shocked. Her agency was gone, her friends, everyone- Gone. She was alone, again. Thus, she traveled. Maybe she could find someone, anyone, to explain what had happened.

That’s when she saw her. Odd to see someone out in the open, but she didn’t have a normal human scent, guess she wouldn’t pick a fight with her, then. Alice had to play it safe, not that she would get reckless anyway, she was terrified. Her hand grabbed onto the sleeve of the other, that dainty hand of hers trembling.

❝ W-what happened here? Where are all the humans? Where are the labs? Where’s my tower? Where are all my friends? Am I all alone now? ❞

She threw multiple questions at her, desperately wanting answers. She couldn’t help it. Alice had woken up in a strange, terrible world. She had no one, no friends, no back up, it was terrifying.

The Queen could only blink in confusion at the bombardment of questions this girl was throwing at her, first off there were a couple of odd ones in the mixture she didn’t quite get, secondly, how could a human not know what had happened to the world so far? She didn’t know either to be stupidly surprised with this child’s ignorance or curious to know how she had grown so oblivious to everything.

“Well, thanks to an experiment made by greedy humans, 95% of the human race is now extint thanks to a lethal virus.” She explained as simply as she could, she didn’t feel like jumping into a detailed explanation, nor did it seem like a good idea to do so considering how confused sthis girl already was. “Your friends are most likely dead. Tell me, where do you come from?” That was the only thing in the subject that actually interested her, after all, where in that wicked world could a girl hide for so long she wouldn’t be aware of diasaster that fell on earth.

The shocking look remianed on the girls features, so Krul decided to introduce herself, hoping to at least offer her some sort of reasurance, after all, she didn’t quite know how to deal with a panicking human. “My name is Krul Tepes. I’m the Queen and ruler of the vampire race in Japan, and we’re aiming to stop the human’s greedy actions.”

In a near instant, her arms wrapped around the other in a tight hug. No, no. This couldn’t be true, but how could she deny it? The proof was all around her. The scent of death was all around, there was no choice but to believe her. Guess Alice had lost her place in the world once more. At the questions she received, she pulled away from the other to actually speak properly, it would be rude if she didn’t.

❝ The Abyss. I’m Alice Baskerville, I was.. Killed, I believe, and I fell into the Abyss. Humans like to call it Hell, though. I was trapped for some time until my wounds were healed, but.. I return and.. When I was last on Earth, I was in the middle of a fight, my scythe was taken, and.. And I died. ❞

She had died, again. How reckless could she be at times? Usually the punishment wasn’t too much, but this time, it was overwhelming. Too overwhelming, actually. Looking up at the vampire, tears welled within her violet eyes.

❝ Krul, I once died for this world, ages ago, to protect those dear to me. If humans are ruining this place.. Let me help you, please. I’m a solider, willing to fight. Humans have done terrible things to me, taken my humanity, and now ruined my home. So, please, I-I don’t want to stay with these rotten humans if it means they’ll just ruin this world! ❞

The pinkette flinched in surprise, was this human really hugging her? A sigh escaped her lips, not quite knowing what to do but lacking the will to pull away a scared human as well.

Once Alice pulled away from her, Krul guessed she was finally aiming to explain her circumstances. Apparently, this girl was in a situation the queen was too familiar with… she had died. The noble listened to every one of her words, letting out yet another sigh, she could still remember the day Krul Tepes herself had died, victim of an attack of vampires to her house, having everyone in it fall victim to death except for herself and her brother Asura, the one that tried to protect her to the very end, although in vain - they had both been turned into vampires at such young age, but it gave the girl a chance to return the favor to humans that attempted to destroy the world, the power the pink queen now held, was fully focused towards stopping the insane experiments that were eradicating what’s left of the world they live in.

“If you’re willing to fight I’m willing to take you in, but you’ll have to prove yourself strong enough to fight in my army” She explained, not even knowing if turning a dead girl into a vampire was possible just like that. “Also… be aware that even though we stop the human’s deeds, it will be dangerous, and it certainly won’t bring your friends back.” She added in hopes she would understand where she was getting at, after all, she didn’t want to pull a girl into a battle she would later regret.

The world she once knew was forever gone, there was no looking back for her. So, why not agree? Her friends wouldn’t return, she was alone now, in a world where status didn’t matter, and where she didn’t have the guidance of her twin anymore. Wiping away any tears that came to her eyes, she nodded and clenched her hands into fists. She would fight, she had allowed humans to pass with their sins for too long.

❝ I know. I’ll still fight, I’ve already been alive for centuries, but humans have taken things too far this time. I already have some powers of my own, I’m sure I can hold my own in this world. Either way, it’s humans we’re facing, isn’t it? Humans are easy to kill. ❞

Any previous sadness she had was gone now, all that was left was an anger, and a silent pain that wouldn’t ever heal. Stepping back, a rather large red scythe was summoned into her hands as she got down on one knee, keeping the blade away from the vampire.

❝ My blade is yours to do whatever you wish. Since I’ve just recently returned, I’m a bit more weaker then I’d like to admit, so I apologize. With time, I’m sure I’ll be fully healed. ❞

“I like your attitude, Alice.” She admitted, quite a bit surprised by how fast the brunette had made her way onto one knee, offering herself to serve as one of he queen’s soldiers. “Sadly, humans aren’t that easy to kill anymore, the army we’re up against now possesses demon cursed weapons, capable of slaughtering even a vampire. You have a lot to learn, therefore for now, I’ll have you as my personal guard.” She announced firmly, after all, who better than herself to teach this young woman about the new, sad world they found themselves in?

Usually a personal guard would be one of high trust to the queen, but for the time being there was no one Krul trusted anyways, except perhaps for Mikaela that found himself on Ferid’s team for daily rounds, so she was fine with Alice as her constant guard, after all, she wasn’t a defenseless queen, she was perhaps too strong to care who she held by her side.

“Follow me to Sanguinem, once you settle in you’ll have a chance to prove to me how powerful you are.” As she finished speaking, the pinkette turned around, starting her pace back towards where she came from.

Why were humans always such bastards?

Of course, they wouldn’t make things easy. How boring. With a sigh, her scythe vanished. She might have to learn how to handle a sword if her scythe wasn’t of any use against these weapons, and she was such a big fan of her scythe, too. What a shame. Still, despite the fact she wouldn’t be fighting right away, she was fine with things. She had to relearn so much from the world, things were once again unknown to her.

❝ Perfectly fine with me. But if humans have new weapons, I’m not sure just how much of a use my scythe can be. ❞

With a nod, she hurriedly followed beside her. So much to do, so much to fit into. How tiresome. To think, in her time, she had just gotten herself to the top. Humans fearing her, not a demon attempting to get near her, such a shame things went wrong. She could at least find out if her cat was alive. The little bastard better be, he was her partner, and it’d be a shame if she lost that extra power. Maybe her twin was alright as well.

❝ Of course. If it’s alright, once I’m settled in, I would like a chance to see if my twin lives. Her power is greater than my own, so she couldn’t have died so easily. ❞

#sassykrultepes

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Finally, Krul Tepes had found some time to take a walk in the ruined city and stretch her small legs after countless hours of sitting, writting letters to council members. The day was a bit cloudy, but still enjoyable for the pinkette took her walk nice and slowly, merely with the intention of relaxing, she had planned to invite Mika to join her, but sadly he wasn’t back yet from the rounds.

Suddenly, the queen felt something pull on one of her long black sleeves, she had gotten distracted with thoughts, therefore she didn’t quite notice what had just approached her back, and as she turned around, she faced a female human brunette with long hairs, hand gripping her sleeve firmly and pulling it back slightly. It was unusual to see people around that area, let alone seeing them approach a vampire freely without it being an attack, but Krul sensed no danger in the girl.

“…Hello? What do you want?”

She had woken up, completely terrified of what had become of the world. This is why she disliked the Abyss, it drops her off at random points in time. Her home was in ruins, many humans were dead- It had left her shocked. Her agency was gone, her friends, everyone- Gone. She was alone, again. Thus, she traveled. Maybe she could find someone, anyone, to explain what had happened.

That’s when she saw her. Odd to see someone out in the open, but she didn’t have a normal human scent, guess she wouldn’t pick a fight with her, then. Alice had to play it safe, not that she would get reckless anyway, she was terrified. Her hand grabbed onto the sleeve of the other, that dainty hand of hers trembling.

❝ W-what happened here? Where are all the humans? Where are the labs? Where’s my tower? Where are all my friends? Am I all alone now? ❞

She threw multiple questions at her, desperately wanting answers. She couldn’t help it. Alice had woken up in a strange, terrible world. She had no one, no friends, no back up, it was terrifying.

The Queen could only blink in confusion at the bombardment of questions this girl was throwing at her, first off there were a couple of odd ones in the mixture she didn’t quite get, secondly, how could a human not know what had happened to the world so far? She didn’t know either to be stupidly surprised with this child’s ignorance or curious to know how she had grown so oblivious to everything.

“Well, thanks to an experiment made by greedy humans, 95% of the human race is now extint thanks to a lethal virus.” She explained as simply as she could, she didn’t feel like jumping into a detailed explanation, nor did it seem like a good idea to do so considering how confused sthis girl already was. “Your friends are most likely dead. Tell me, where do you come from?” That was the only thing in the subject that actually interested her, after all, where in that wicked world could a girl hide for so long she wouldn’t be aware of diasaster that fell on earth.

The shocking look remianed on the girls features, so Krul decided to introduce herself, hoping to at least offer her some sort of reasurance, after all, she didn’t quite know how to deal with a panicking human. “My name is Krul Tepes. I’m the Queen and ruler of the vampire race in Japan, and we’re aiming to stop the human’s greedy actions.”

In a near instant, her arms wrapped around the other in a tight hug. No, no. This couldn’t be true, but how could she deny it? The proof was all around her. The scent of death was all around, there was no choice but to believe her. Guess Alice had lost her place in the world once more. At the questions she received, she pulled away from the other to actually speak properly, it would be rude if she didn’t.

❝ The Abyss. I’m Alice Baskerville, I was.. Killed, I believe, and I fell into the Abyss. Humans like to call it Hell, though. I was trapped for some time until my wounds were healed, but.. I return and.. When I was last on Earth, I was in the middle of a fight, my scythe was taken, and.. And I died. ❞

She had died, again. How reckless could she be at times? Usually the punishment wasn’t too much, but this time, it was overwhelming. Too overwhelming, actually. Looking up at the vampire, tears welled within her violet eyes.

❝ Krul, I once died for this world, ages ago, to protect those dear to me. If humans are ruining this place.. Let me help you, please. I’m a solider, willing to fight. Humans have done terrible things to me, taken my humanity, and now ruined my home. So, please, I-I don’t want to stay with these rotten humans if it means they’ll just ruin this world! ❞

The pinkette flinched in surprise, was this human really hugging her? A sigh escaped her lips, not quite knowing what to do but lacking the will to pull away a scared human as well.

Once Alice pulled away from her, Krul guessed she was finally aiming to explain her circumstances. Apparently, this girl was in a situation the queen was too familiar with… she had died. The noble listened to every one of her words, letting out yet another sigh, she could still remember the day Krul Tepes herself had died, victim of an attack of vampires to her house, having everyone in it fall victim to death except for herself and her brother Asura, the one that tried to protect her to the very end, although in vain - they had both been turned into vampires at such young age, but it gave the girl a chance to return the favor to humans that attempted to destroy the world, the power the pink queen now held, was fully focused towards stopping the insane experiments that were eradicating what’s left of the world they live in.

“If you’re willing to fight I’m willing to take you in, but you’ll have to prove yourself strong enough to fight in my army” She explained, not even knowing if turning a dead girl into a vampire was possible just like that. “Also… be aware that even though we stop the human’s deeds, it will be dangerous, and it certainly won’t bring your friends back.” She added in hopes she would understand where she was getting at, after all, she didn’t want to pull a girl into a battle she would later regret.

The world she once knew was forever gone, there was no looking back for her. So, why not agree? Her friends wouldn't return, she was alone now, in a world where status didn't matter, and where she didn’t have the guidance of her twin anymore. Wiping away any tears that came to her eyes, she nodded and clenched her hands into fists. She would fight, she had allowed humans to pass with their sins for too long.

❝ I know. I’ll still fight, I’ve already been alive for centuries, but humans have taken things too far this time. I already have some powers of my own, I’m sure I can hold my own in this world. Either way, it’s humans we’re facing, isn’t it? Humans are easy to kill. ❞

Any previous sadness she had was gone now, all that was left was an anger, and a silent pain that wouldn't ever heal. Stepping back, a rather large red scythe was summoned into her hands as she got down on one knee, keeping the blade away from the vampire.

❝ My blade is yours to do whatever you wish. Since I’ve just recently returned, I’m a bit more weaker then I’d like to admit, so I apologize. With time, I’m sure I’ll be fully healed. ❞

#sassykrultepes

@wherethelonelyonesroamed from here

Despite her attempt of simple courtesy, Mika stood up on his own and dusted off his white cloak before looking up at her with sharp eyes. “Who are you?” he asked her. He had never seen her before, someone like her, standing out with the way she was dressed, her unreal long hair…he would remember if he’d seen her around.

The boy didn’t even bother to answer any of her previous inquiries about him, he actually had entirely blown off her apology, her offer of a hand, her question about his well being. Any room for some kind of positive contact was just thrown right out the window, might as well have lit it on fire while he was at it. All Mika cared about was who this conspicuous girl was, and what she was doing here running so carelessly around like she was trying to get away from something.

So rude. Here she was trying to make up for it. Humans are so mean. Or well, at least she thought he was human. He smelled like one, after all. But there was something else mixed in with it. But she didn’t know exactly what, so she was just guessing he was human.

❝ I’m Alice Baskerville, I’m a spirit. I died ages ago, and now a monster keeps me alive. Ya happy, Mr. Grump? Man, you humans just get much more rude over the years. Almost makes me miss the times when I was treated with respect for being a noble. ❞

With a huff, she crossed her arms over her chest after dusting herself off.

❝ Oh, I’d also run if I were you. Some giant monster things were chasing me. So if you don’t want to die, run. ❞

Mika sighed and looked behind him. Whatever was chasing such a small girl probably wasn’t a big deal. The boy turned around looking in the direction that she’d previously referred to.

“Whatever you’re running from, I’ll deal with it.” He told her coldly leaving her an open invitation to run. Mika was in no way saying this in a valiant or heroic tone, rather much more arrogant. He had not a drop of concern in his voice. “And for the record, I’m a vampire not a human.”

Once again Mika had ignored her comments of him being a grump, he could care less really. She had already made his door yes a little more interesting but also a little more taxing. Running around like a lunatic and bringing friends? Mika would have to take out whatever it was..he was standing around like this in case threats showed up after all…and lo and behold there was one coming this way. A drag but ah well, he’d take what he could get.

Violet eyes widened at his words. You’re kidding, right? Him handle one of those creatures?

❝ Hey! Don’t, they’re- ❞

Vampire. Vampire. Alice nearly backed away in fear. he hadn’t bitten her yet, and he more seemed like he wanted to get rid of her instead of taking her blood. With a sigh, she walked over beside him, a rather large red scythe being summoned into her hands.

❝ Might as well help you, little vamp. ❞

The creature that had been chasing her was a Four Horsemen of John. Alice flinched, just hearing the sounds it made when it came running towards them. She stepped back before glaring on ahead and standing strong. She was scared, yes. She had never seen any of these creatures before, so it was only natural she was terrified. But she couldn’t just leave this one guy on his own. What if he got hurt?

Mika hummed. “you’re one to talk about being little.” He remarked before seeing the creature ahead of them. He had figured she had to be running from something like that. They weren’t a big deal. Large in mass? Yes. Hard to defeat? Not at all.

The vampire boy sighed deeply as he drew his sword. “I don’t really need your help but if you really feel spurred to swing that scythe around I can’t say I’ll stop you.”

He wouldn’t turn down assistance, even if he could easily take the Four Horseman down on his own. She seemed the stubborn type, loud, the Yuu type essentially. He was pretty familiar with people like her, she wasn’t gonna back down if it made her look like a coward.

Oh, he did not just say she was short. How dare he!

❝ I’m not short! Don’t call me short! ❞

With an annoyed frown, Alice only huffed as she glared lightly at him. Stupid vampire boy calling her short. She’d show him. She’d definitely show him. Just as the creature was nearing them, the others that had been following her came running in. There were two more, for a total of three. Holding her scythe tightly in her hands, she already ran off ahead to fight.

❝ You handle that one, I’ll handle the other three! ❞

Scythe in hand, chains came out her back and stabbed into the creature, allowing her to jump up on each chain and to stab her scythe within it’s head. A quick kill. Just for show, her chains ripped off a few limbs, just to be sure. Of course, she wasn’t all mighty, and the second Four Horseman was quick to attack her, though one of her chains took the hit. Quick to cut off it’s arm, she jumped onto it and grinned.

❝ Hey, wanna get on my new ride? It’s totally awe- ❞

With a squeak, she was nearly shaken off from the movements, and thus, she had to stab her scythe into it. Alright, now she needed help.

Was this girl serious? Sure sure just handle all of them on her own? Who did she think as was kicking.

“Suppose it can’t be helped.” Mika said with a bored tone in his voice as he pulled his sword to a point and muttering. Thorns came from the hilt of his blade digging into his hand, he then glared up at the girl being swung around like a rag doll, she was holding onto that scythe tightly…it was a bit disturbing how reckless she was.

Within a few moments, Mika had moved quickly and efficiently only aiming to reach the dead center of view for the Four Horseman. He took his sword and gave one swift swing of his sword and lacerating the beast right in it’s core killing it. He glanced behind him at the girl. The Four Horseman had taken a collapsing when it was cut down by the young vampire. He’d hoped he didn’t crush her, never really gave a second thought of what would happen to her if he just slew the thing.