Mission twenty three: sidelines

Previously in Kiss of the vampire

And I snapped my eyes open; all I can see is darkness. "Urgh, fuck that dream again. Damnit. Where am I? (and he suddenly remembers)" Oh, I fell for that damn vampire. How long have I been sleeping? he asks himself.

"I think we need to destroy this mine, Ethan answered.

"No, you not going to order that damn it; Deyviel is still inside!" Denver said while pointing his sword at Ethan.

"Put down your weapon, kid," Mizuno orders.

But Alicia, Yumi, and Kliev raise their weapons too

"Damn it, you guys, what are we doing?" Kliev shouted.

"Listen, we can't just leave him behind!" Denver shouted, his voice filled with desperation. "Deyviel would never forgive us if we did."

Deyviel's heart raced as he heard the familiar voices echoing through the darkness. He pushed himself up from the ground, his body aching, but the sound of his friends calling for him ignited a spark of hope within him. "I'm he..ere.". He weakly said. "Damn it, my leg is busted. I can't stand up." As he said that, he heard a faint voice. "You want help?"

"Man, I might be losing so much blood; I'm hallucinating; I can hear a small voice," he said to himself, but there is no one there.

As he turned his head, he could see a skull, but not just a normal skull but a burning one. But the most unusual thing is that the skull is not burned yet. It's just keeping flaming by a blue flame. "What the...fluck is this? He asked as he was about to touch the flaming skull. He heard a loud explosion.

At the distance, he can see a temple or shrines of some sort. He can't tell what it is because of the darkness. So he mustered all his strength to crawl. He crawled towards the shrine. When he gets there, all of the torch lights up. "Fuck ?! The hell is happening here? Hey, somebody here?.

"Fuck. Are they fighting? Damn it, their aura's is fading no. What should I do? I'm buttered and have a broken leg. How can I help?" As he said that, the mysterious voice replied again. "I can give you power if you want it," the voice said.

Deyviel's head turns to the skull.

"Heh, so it was you. What's the catch? he asks back.

The flaming skull hovered ominously, its blue flames flickering as it spoke. "No catch, just a simple exchange. I can grant you the strength you need to rise and fight, but in return, you must accept the darkness that comes with it. You will gain power, but it will come at a cost."

The skull's flames flickered brighter, illuminating the dark space around them. "You will gain strength beyond your wildest dreams, but you will also carry the burden of that power as long as you live. You will be marked by it, and it will change you. You will become a vessel for the darkness, and it will whisper to you, tempting you to embrace it fully."

"You mean a cursed," he asks.

"You could put it like that. But you could officially curse of the Immortal Demon Dragon, sound cool right? " The skull ask.

"Man. You calling your self a dragon but your skull is from a human. Can you just shut up for now let continue this chitchat after I win .Kay?

"Sounds like a plan"skull answer.

"I got a party to crashed"

Deyviel's heart raced as he weighed the options. He could feel the urgency of the situation outside—the cries of his friends, the growls of the wendigos, and the sinister laughter of Apollo. He had to act, and he had to act fast.

Kiss of the vampire

"The girl with the Sharp sword"

Mission twenty three: sidelines

"What kind of darkness?" Deyviel asked, his voice steady despite the fear coursing through him. "What will I lose?

After a few days of no result of searching for Ghelle and the artifacts. The Black Knights squad is still not in shape to go on a mission because of the injury they suffered on their last mission in Japan, which the reporters dub as a Shinjuku incident.

"Man, I hate this; we can't do anything to help with the search," Denver said while sitting prostrated.

"Yeah, we couldn't help; because of that last blast, we didn't expect that we left our guard down and shit happened," Yumi said while clutching her fist.

"I can't believe they take them from us that easily; Deyviel won't forgive us if something happens to her (talking about Ghelle and her friends). Damn it," Alicia angrily said.

"Even I won't forgive myself for what's happened. But we need to be brave and heal fast to be able to make up for our mistakes," Cymac said with a determined face.

"Yeah, I agree with you, Cymac. We need to focus on healing first; we can't do any if we're still at the hospital; we'll just end up burdening the other teams if we aren't healed yet," Andrew said, nodding to Cymac's.

"So, Ethan, do you have any news about the twins? Are you sure they've been taken with Ghelle?" Emily asks him.

"Yeah, as for now, that's what we concluded. But we can't stop hoping they will appear out of nowhere without harm; we can't lose another of our own. Not again, so let's hope for the best.

The atmosphere in the room was heavy with frustration and worry. Each member of the Black Knights squad felt the weight of their recent failure pressing down on them, a constant reminder of the Shinjuku incident that had left them battered and unable to act.

"Hope is all we have left," Denver muttered, still slumped in his chair. "But it feels so damn useless when we can't do anything."

"Don't say that," Yumi snapped, her eyes flashing with intensity. "Hope is what keeps us going. If we give up on that, then we might as well throw in the towel."

"Deyviel will be mad if he's heard you saying that, brother. Mizuno chime in.

Alicia leaned back, crossing her arms. "I just wish we had more information. The longer we wait, the more dangerous it gets for Ghelle and the twins. We need to find a way to track them down."

Cymac stood up, his posture straightening as he spoke. "We will find them. We just need to be patient and strategic. Rushing in without a plan will only get us hurt again. We need to gather intel, find out who took them, and why."

Andrew nodded in agreement. "Cymac's right. We need to use this time to recover and prepare. We can't afford to be reckless. We need to be smarter this time."

Ethan, who had been quietly listening, finally spoke up. "I've been trying to dig into the intel we have. There are rumors about some vampire activities around Japan operating in the shadows, one that might be connected to the incident. If we can figure out who they are, we might be able to track down Ghelle and the twins."

The room fell into a contemplative silence, each member of the Black Knights squad lost in their thoughts. The weight of their situation hung heavily in the air, but the flicker of determination began to spark within them.

"It's a possibility," Ethan replied. "But we need more evidence before we can act on it. I'll keep looking into it, but we need to be careful. If they're as powerful as the rumors suggest, we can't afford to underestimate them."

The room fell into a contemplative silence, each member of the Black Knights squad lost in their thoughts. The weight of their situation hung heavily in the air, but the flicker of determination began to spark within them.

"Alright," Denver finally said, lifting his head. "So we focus on gathering intel. What do we know about these vampires? Any leads we can follow?"

"But I'll let you guys know if we got a clear lead, but for now you guys need to heal fast before we head on the next mission. Except for the black knights because they were injured last mission.

Golden Eagle-Captain: John Cooper (he was called the American not because he is literally an American but because of his guns).

Vice captain: Eric James Harper (who was also an American bun; he was called the war machine).

Blue Fangs captain: Brixton Marco (was called Yami Sukihiro or Shiki? Idunno, just comment down below; I'm not sure.)

Vice captain: Seowon Lee (yeah, she's a Korean if you knew you knew 😉).

thunderbird-captain: Alex delos Santos (he's an asshole, jerk douch like Deyviel called him captain douches).

Vice captain: Jake Miller (an African guy with bush-like hair).

Falling swords: Chloe Natalie Udovenko (a Russian girl; she was called the Moon Goddess by Mizuno; he literally made a funclub for her inside the main base, typically a simp 🤣).

Vice captain: Anastasha Tsevera (the one-eyed white Demon the vampires called her because of her precision in sniper).

Dark Void Captain: Ron Ji Woo (he's a Korean, and he has so many tattoos; more on that later; he's from Japan but half Pinoy).

Black Dragons captain: Blake Baker (a half Pinoy, half American with a full-sleeve black dragon tattoo; he looks like Vincent from Yuyuhakusho).

Vice captain: Wo Raflaga (an American but born in Japan but grew up in Cebu, Philippines, but studied in Mexico, so he's a bit, I don't know, to understand he's talking in mixed language 🤣).

7 swords, captain: Cloude Redfeild (a guy with 7 swords combined, yeah, he's more like Cloude from FFV 7; don't judge, bruh. I love those anime and games, so let me put them here😉).

Vice captain: Clareine Redfield (our best girl; everyone likes her except Deyviel because of her pheromone that her body is secret that Deyviel found foul for his nose but not from others).

Silver Phoenix captain: Ben Railey (the mysterious captain that can wipe out any threat he encounters even when he's alone). There are many instances where he leaves his squad to go malling, and he goes and clears a large vampire hive alone within 30 minutes, and no one sees him use his abilities or skills because when everyone arrives, the fight is already finished, and he sits there waiting, taking a sip of his coffee. He's so strong, even the generals consider him to become one of them or even a commander level, but he bluntly refuses it; no wonder on earth why.

Vice captain: Nharck Narufumi (also a mysterious voice captain because no one sees him fight like his captain Ben, but for Nharck he can fight because Ben won't let him.)

"We're having this meeting to basically informed you of what's really happening behind the scenes, the vampire are mobilizing an army as we speak and gathering this so called artifacts and they already have one that they stole from Deyviel From the mines . Some of you will be task of finding an altar underground a vampire facilities that the black knights discover. Back then they'll the only team that task to search this but now we're running out of time so we asking you captains to find this artifacts. And also some of your teams will be task to find the whereabouts of the senator's daughter Ghelle and her companion and we confirmed that our two hunters are captured with them so I'm asking you not to engage if you saw or had the lead for them. So we can formulate a plan. " General Monica explain and all of them just stand there and has a serious face.

"Ahm, are the black knights going too?" one lower hunter asks.

"No, they need to recover from their injury, so they're not coming, "she answered.

The tension in the room was palpable as General Monica's words hung in the air. The captains of the various squads exchanged glances, each one aware of the gravity of the situation. The Black Knights, once a formidable force, were now sidelined, their injuries a constant reminder of their recent failure.

"Understood, General," Brixton Marco, the captain of the Blue Fangs, said, breaking the silence. "We'll do everything we can to locate the artifacts and the missing individuals. But we need to be careful. If the vampires are mobilizing an army, we can't afford to underestimate them."

"Exactly," Alex delos Santos, the captain of the Thunderbirds, added with a smirk that belied his serious demeanor. "We'll need to coordinate our efforts. If we split up and cover more ground, we might have a better chance of finding them before it's too late."

"Agreed," Chloe Udovenko, the Moon Goddess, chimed in. "But we also need to ensure that we're not walking into a trap. The last thing we want is to lose more of our people."

"Right," Ron Ji Woo, the captain of Dark Void, said, his tattoos glistening under the fluorescent lights. "We need to gather as much intel as possible before making any moves. If the vampires are indeed gathering artifacts, they might have a larger plan in motion."

"Let's not forget about the senator's daughter and the twins," Anastasha Tsevera, the one-eyed sniper, reminded them. "We need to prioritize their safety. If we can find them, we might be able to leverage that to our advantage."

"That's the plan," General Monica confirmed, her voice steady. "Each of you will lead your teams to gather intel and locate the artifacts. Remember, the Black Knights may not be with you, but they will be counting on your success. We need to show them that we can still fight, even without them."

The captains nodded, their expressions resolute. They understood the stakes and the responsibility that lay on their shoulders. Each of them had their own reasons for fighting, but the common goal of rescuing Ghelle and the twins united them.

"Let's regroup in 48 hours," Eric Harper, the War Machine, suggested. "We can share what we've found and adjust our strategies accordingly."

"Sounds good," Ben Railey, the enigmatic captain of Silver Phoenix, said, his calm demeanor contrasting with the urgency of the situation. "We'll need to be ready for anything."

As the meeting concluded, the captains filed out of the room, each one deep in thought about the tasks ahead. They knew that the road would be fraught with danger, but they were determined to do whatever it took to protect their own.

Meanwhile, back in the hospital room, the Black Knights squad remained restless. Denver, still slumped in his chair, looked over at Ethan. "You think we'll be able to help them from here?"

Ethan shrugged. "We can provide intel and support from the sidelines. We may not be on the front lines, but we can still contribute."

Yumi clenched her fists, her frustration palpable. "I just wish we could be out there with them. I hate feeling so helpless."

Cymac placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "We'll heal, and when the time comes, we'll be ready to fight again. For now, we need to focus on recovery and gathering whatever information we can."

Alicia nodded, her expression softening. "We'll find a way to help. We always do."

As the squad continued to strategize, the determination in the room began to shift the atmosphere. They may have been sidelined for now, but the Black Knights were far from defeated. They would find a way to support their comrades and reclaim their strength, ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead. The sound of footsteps echoed in the hallway outside the hospital room, drawing the attention of the Black Knights. Denver glanced toward the door; curiosity piqued. "I wonder who that is," he muttered.

Just then, the door swung open, revealing Mizuno, a fellow squad member, with a determined look on his face. "Hey, I just got some intel from one of our contacts. There's been a sighting of a vampire gathering near the old warehouse district in here (he pointed at 8 points on the map he's carrying and put it on the table for them to look at what he's pointing at.). It might be worth checking out."

"At so many?! "they ask in unison.

"Yap, in Saitama prefecture in France. In Mexico, one in Egypt, one in Italy, one in Korea, one in China, and lastly, one in Australia, we need to inform the other captains about this.". And on the info I gather, they're putting some guards in each of those locations. But the more hotspot is Japan in Saitama prefecture. They need to slit in each of the locations. Ethan, do you think it's a trap? He added.

"It might be there might be more elder lord vampires there, like that bastard appolo said they're nine of them, so it could be a trap," he replied.

"And now he's dead, and this is 8 locations. There's a huge chance there might be elders there." Denver chime in.

The atmosphere in the hospital room shifted once more, the weight of Mizuno's intelligence hanging heavily in the air. The Black Knights, despite their injuries, felt a surge of adrenaline at the prospect of new information.

"Eight locations," Yumi echoed, her eyes narrowing in thought. "If they're gathering in multiple places, it could mean they're planning something big. We need to figure out what they're after."

Cymac leaned forward, studying the map Mizuno had laid out. "If Saitama is the hotspot, we should prioritize that. But we can't ignore the other locations either. If they're spreading their forces thin, it might be our chance to strike."

Alicia nodded, her mind racing. "We need to inform the other captains immediately. They can't go in blind. If there are elder vampires involved, we need to be prepared for a fight."

Ethan, still analyzing the map, added, "We should also consider the possibility of a diversion. If they're expecting us to focus on Saitama, they might have traps set up there. We could send a smaller team to one of the other locations to draw their attention away."

Denver, finally sitting up straight, looked at Ethan with newfound determination. "That could work. If we can create a distraction, it might give the other teams a better chance to gather intelligence or even rescue Ghelle and the twins."

Mizuno nodded, his expression serious. "But we need to be careful. If we split our forces, we risk leaving ourselves vulnerable. We need to coordinate with the other captains and come up with a solid plan."

"Let's do it," Cymac said, his voice steady. "We may be sidelined, but we can still play a crucial role in this. We'll gather our intel, relay it to the captains, and prepare for any contingencies."

As the squad began to strategize, the urgency of their situation became clear. They were still recovering, but the fire of determination burned brightly within them. They would not let their comrades down, nor would they allow Ghelle and the twins to remain in danger.

"Alright, Mizuno, you take the lead on contacting the captains," Andrew instructed. "We need to get this information out as quickly as possible. The sooner they know, the better."

Mizuno nodded, already pulling out his phone to relay the information. "I'll make sure they understand the gravity of the situation."

As he stepped out of the room to make the call, the remaining members of the Black Knights continued to discuss their strategy. They knew they had to act quickly, and every second counts.

To be continued….

Authors note:

Character bio

Name: John Cooper 

Position: captain of the golden Eagle

Age: 32

Height: 6'3

Eyes green

Blood: ab+

Occupation: hunter

Rank: s+

Weapon Guns 

Awaken yes

Attributes enforcement 

Ability ki manipulation

Skill. Chance body composition/ weight density ect.

Status : alive.

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