Chapter 32 - [ I ] - Who Is Razephon?

A stranger walked into the motel. The owner was startled. "Can I help you?"

"I am looking for someone…is the one named Shikura Sakume here?"

"I am sorry," replied the owner, "I cannot disclose that information."

Randolf hissed and grabbed him by face. "You're useless!" He took a bite out of the poor guy's neck, and after his blood was drained, he collapsed. Randolf proceeded to walk to the motel rooms.

Faith was startled by the knock on the door. "Sakume?"

The door came crashing down, and she gasped. Randolf came in and hissed. Faith got out of the bed and backed away to the wall. "No…no…"

"I found you at last, my dear." he said.

Shikura just came back from his morning shopping. There was a crashing noise at the motel, and he quickly ran to it. Craaash! There was a hole on the wall. Faith was being chased by a vampire.

"Faith!!" he yelled.

"Sakume!!" Faith screamed.

He dropped the food and drew his sword and ran forward. Randolf jumped over his slash. Whoosh.

Randolf ran at Faith, and she got scared. Shikura quickly got in front of her. "Not so fast, you bloodsucker. I believe I am the one you want." He stabbed his sword into Randolf's shoulder. Schleb. Randolf felt no pain, which surprised Shikura. He grabbed the sword and took it out of Shikura's hands and threw it away. Then he punched Shikura a dozen times in the chest, knocking him down.

Faith ran to Shikura, who's down for the count. "Sakume? You okay?"

"I'm fine." he replied, even though he has few broken ribs. He managed to stand up, but he was worried about his opponent.

Randolf: "I've been sent here to eliminate you. I don't see why Razephon see you weaklings as a threat."

Shikura: "Razephon? Who's Razephon?"

"Oops, I've already said too much."

Suddenly, Anji and Nayuki showed up. "There they are!!"

Randolf turned around and charged at them. The duo quickly jumped away, one to the left, one to the right. Randolf hissed and charged at Anji. Anji took out a seal, which is a piece of paper with holy power attached to it, and he threw it on Randolf's forehead. The seal hurt him tremendously and he screamed like hell.

Nayuki took this golden chance and stabbed him in the stomach. Randolf stepped back after Nayuki took her blade out. He was bleeding heavily and he groaned. "ARRRGH. UGH." He took the seal off his head and crushed it. "You damn humans…how dare you…" His head faced down.

Nayuki thought she had won. Randolf remained motionless. Then he started to laugh. "What's so funny?" Nayuki asked.

"You think you've won? You have no idea…about my true power!"

Shikura: "Your true power?"

Randolf: "Behold!" He screamed as his body began to transform. Wings grew out of his back, and they were the wings of a giant bat.

All the good guys were shocked. "What the?!" Anji exclaimed.

Randolf laughed hysterically. He flapped his wings, creating a strong wind, and everyone covered their eyes. Whoop, whoop. Randolf charged forward and took flight, going over Nayuki. She slashed but missed.

Randolf flew up high, took a turn, then came back. Everyone got out of his path. Shikura grabbed Faith and they jumped out of the way. Anji jumped into a table of fruit. Crash.

Nayuki: "How do we stop this thing?"

Anji: "We have to cut his wings!"

"Good idea." Nayuki replied. "I need you to distract him. Can you do it?"

"Leave it up to me." said the confident monk.

As Randolf descended towards him, he threw a seal up. Randolf knocked it out of the way, and he continued to fly down. Whack! Anji was hit and knocked down.

Nayuki loaded an arrow into a bow and aimed. Randolf looked at Shikura and Faith and he flew towards them. The couple screamed. Nayuki's arrow hit Randolf's wing, and he screamed. "Aaaaah!" His flying control was disturbed for a moment and he crashed into another store.

Nayuki: "Sakume!! Now's your chance!"

"Gotcha!" Shikura ran to his dropped sword, picked it up and ran at the winged vampire. Randolf grabbed his head dizzily.

"Why you…"

Shikura charged forward and stabbed Randolf in the neck. "AAAAAGH! AAAGH!" Blood gushed out from the wound, and Shikura made sure that he dies. With the sword still in his neck, Shikura made it turn sideways. Sliiish! Randolf fell backwards and thrashed about, but he eventually laid still.

Shikura: "One dead vampire, coming up."

Anji: "A job well done, detective Sakume."

Shikura: "Thanks. By the way, where's Ritoshi?"

"Oh, he'll be fine. He needs time to recuperate from his injuries."

"I see. I still owe him one."

Nayuki helped Faith get up. "You okay there, Ms. Lin?"

"Yes, thank you, Nayuki. You've always been there for me."

"Aw schucks, don't be like that. We've been friends forever."

"Ever since we stopped you from killing the mayor, you've disappeared. I thought you would not come back."

"I changed my mind." Nayuki replied.

Shikura: "Boy, the guys at the police station are going to have a heart attack when they see this. No one will believe this. And I used to believe that vampires don't exist."

Anji: "That is a fine specimen. I hope this won't cause a panic."

Dracula has disappeared for good, and that means the heroes can take a sigh of relief for now. Faith and Sakume stand together to look at the sunset. Anji said that he has a cure for Sakume becoming a vampire, and with that said, Sakume felt the whole world being lifted off his shoulders. He and Faith can finally spend some quality time together.

Dracula was staring at the same sunset, but he feels hatred and despair. (You humiliated me, detective, and I will have my revenge. You will not be let off easy.) he thought.

The End

…Or is it?