Part 1: Hunters and The Hunted.
Arc 6: Kuragari.
(Inside the RoundTable Organization Towers)
(Atama Meishu, head of the Japanese branch of the RoundTable Organization is storming through the building)
Atama Meishu: Seal down this entire damn building if you have to! Reyes is not getting inside this building! Nor his friends! No one gets in or out of here.
Aiko Hiro: (She has long untied brown hair and blue eyes. She is 5'6ft tall and is of a casual build. She is wearing a neat black shirt and blue jeans) (Atama's secretary, she is out of breath and struggling to keep up with him) Yes sir!
Atama: Should they breach this building, the Seven Heavenly Virtues are to be declared active and they will take Reyes out and his entire band of misfits.
Aiko: Uh... but sir...
Atama: What?!!
Aiko: Aren't the Seven Virtues only to be used for "Extreme" situations? A-Class End of World events?
Atama: If I say they're getting called in; then they're getting called in!!!
Aiko: Right...
Atama: And make it fast! If you do even the slightest thing wrong, your ass is getting fired!
Aiko: Right sir...
(Aiko turns around and starts running to her office)
(Atama walks into his office and sees Sam sitting at the desk working on the computer, while singing "Mr Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra)
Sam: (He looks at Atama and stops singing) Oh, hi there!
Atama: How the hell did you get in here?!
Sam: If you want to keep a Reaper out of a building, you gotta make sure they can't see inside! (He stands up from his chair and plugs a Flash Drive inside the computer, he walks over to the window) You see, I could see inside the office from out there, allowing me to Reaper Gate inside.
Atama: Reaper Gate?
Sam: (He starts rolling his right arm sleeve up) Yeah, like this! (He teleports behind Atama and drives his fist right into Atama's chest) Get ready, cause here we go! (He kicks Atama out of the window) Now all I need is "War" by Edwin Starr playing in the background and oh, this would be perfect!
(The flash drive finishes transferring files and he takes it out. As Sam looks out the window he sees Kane arriving at the entrance to the tower)
Sam: And here comes the bride. Oh this is gonna be fun.
(Kane walks into the tower and towards the receptionist where another man wearing a red cloak, a black sweater, red pants and brown boots is also standing)
Kane: I need access to the top floors and fast!
Receptionist: (He is flipping through a magazine, not even looking at Kane) Like I told this guy right here. No access unless you got proof that you're here on an appointment or have been called in.
Kane: Ah! Screw it!
(Kane walks right past the receptionist desk and goes up one of the elevators)
Receptionist: And you pal? You gonna go up there too.
(The Man seems to scan the entrance to the tower when he turns his head back to the receptionist)
The man: I will be back.
(The man walks out of the building leaving the receptionist alone)
(Several seconds later)
(A car crashes straight through the entrance, crushing the receptionist and his desk. The song "Dragula" by Rob Zombie is playing inside the car)
The man: (He climbs out of the car and starts making his way up the stairs) I am back. (He looks at his fist as he walks up the stairs) (Thinking to himself) It's strange, it seems that this body is comprised of flesh on the outside, but inside it's made of a metal. A far cry from my old body. Even my eyes are different, I see everything. Everyone... Van Helsing. I know where he is, at all times... I Count Dracula am a Vampire, no longer.
(On his way up the stairs Dracula accidentally bumps into Aiko making her lose balance and she begins falling. But Dracula catches her before she hits the stairs)
Aiko: (She looks at Dracula who is continuing to walk up the stair) Oh.. ah t- thanks, sir.
Dracula: Don't make it a habit.
(On top of the helipad, Sam is looking out to the city, when Levi lands on the helipad using anti-gravity boost to elevate himself up)
Sam: And so the King looked down at his lambs and he said to him "Spill your blood on this forsaken ground so that none may take it from us"!!!
Levi: (He walks over to Sam) What's that from?
Sam: Came up with it myself!
Levi: Well, what's the meaning of it?!
Sam: I don't know, I just always wanted to shout that on-top of a place that's high up!
(A dark cloud starts approaching the city as lightning strikes in the distance)
Levi: (He turns around) *Tch* There's a storm on the way.
Sam: You just do your part, don't worry about the storm.
(Levi slightly turns his head back to Sam before he jumps down the building)
(Kane arrives at the helipad, kicking the door down on his way out)
Sam: That door had a family, Kani.
Kane: So did you, Sam.
Sam: Yeah... well. Glad you could come, what do you wanna eat on this date? Italian? Chinese? A can of whoop-ass?
Kane: Jokes on you. You're the one opening it.
Sam: Let's see about that.
(Sam and Kane both take fighting stances)
(Before they can even rush at each other Dracula walks up the stairs to the helipad too)
Dracula: VAN HELSING!!!
Sam: D-... Dracula? ...The hell? Kane, did you bring a third-wheel?
Dracula: I'm back for my revenge, Van Helsing! All that time I spent dying… over and over, again and again… I kept thinking, what I would do when my hands are near your throat again. But killing you would be too… too, not like me. I will torture you for eternity, Van Helsing! Now… you will face all the hatred that I have built up, face me! I can never die!!!
Sam: So... you're gonna turn me into a... "fun" toy? Didn't know I was dealing with Keyaru 2.0 here.
Dracula: Call me Keyaru again, I dare you bitch!!!
Sam: Yeah, yeah. I'll deal with you in a minute, just let me kill this bastard right here.
Dracula: I'm talking to you, boy!!!
Sam: Yeah, but I don't care!
(Suddenly Able and Annah jump on the helipad from one of Annah's Clear Crystal platforms)
Able: Samuel!!!
Sam: (Irritation grows on Sam's face as he turns to the both of them) This is a FIFTY story tall building!!! How in the name of Hell do you all keep getting up here?!!!
Able: Sam... you don't have to do this!
Sam: Do you think the readers are here to get bored like ME or are they here to read me smack Kane's ass into next week?! Now all three of you just sit back and enjoy the show!!!
Annah: Sam... please... listen to me.
Sam: (He starts shaking his head) No... don't, Annah.
Annah: Sam... you were always there for me. No matter what you had been through.
Sam: Don't start with the rescue from darkness speech, Annah. I don't want to hurt you.
Annah: You saved me, from that dark claustrophobic cage. You took care of me! Gave me a home, food and safety! Deep down I grew a love for you.
Dracula: Alright, you know what! I've had enough!
(Dracula rushes towards Sam from behind, but Sam merely knocks him out with a elbow strike to the face)
Annah: I always hoped that someday... we could get married and settle down far from all this world ending and Magica nonsense! Just you and me.
Sam: (He begins holding onto his head) No- no- no don't.
Annah: I would go out and work as... a cleaning maid perhaps. You could stay at home and get the groceries when we needed them, maybe you could become a Poet too! I've seen the beautiful things you've written down in your journal!
Sam: Stop it, Annah... I don't want to hurt you!
Kane: Yeah he's right, stop it! I wanna kill him!
Able: (He stands in front of Kane blocking him) No, Kane. I'd rather try and save Sam then kill him. If it fails then you can kill him.
Annah: (She reaches her hand out to Sam) Would you take it? Just us two and Elizabeth until she's old enough to move out. What do you say... the glimmering light admits the grim dark?
(Sam falls on his knees and starts crying)
(A large explosion of fire goes off from where Sam is standing, sending out a strong gust of wind. Able scrambles to protect Annah from the fire and wind. Dracula is knocked off the building by the wind)
(In a green rose field)
(Kuragari is looking out towards the field)
(Reyes is Kuragari on, with remorse in his eyes)
Reyes: What... what have you done. What have you become. You... you idiot!!!
(Kuragari merely remains silent)
Reyes: (He punches Kuragari, but he just stands there looking away) What would she think? What would Isabel... think? (He falls on his knees and starts crying) You made a promise to her... why... why...
(Kuragari turns to Reyes and merely gives him a headpat, before walking away)
Reyes: Why... (He hits the ground over and over again, all the while shouting why) I'm sorry...
(When Kuragari turns around he sees the crying Reyes turn his head towards him and reaches his hand out. Before Reyes dissipates into the darkness)
(On top of the helipad, the fire and wind have disappeared and in the center stands Sam wielding a Katana that is 100cm in total length. The grip is ebony. The tsuba is a golden red color. And the blade is pure black almost like an endless void)
Kuragari: Come then, Kane! The Black Scythe is waiting for your blood!
(End of Chapter 49)