Azalea

Vampirates

Jecht
Jecht's rest was not going very well. He kept waking up again and again, his weariness not at all leaving him, and every few minutes he slipped back into unconsciousness only to awaken once more.

His wounds were already beginning to heal thanks to his vampire abilities, and with the addition of extra human blood he drank from Cepheus, but Jecht's recovery was still coming along slowly. Two difficult fights over the course of just two nights was not something that happened that often, especially him practically losing those two fights. Ashamed of his failure, he closed his eyes and turned onto his side to continue his pitiful rest.

The darkness was all he knew for awhile before the cycle of no-sleep-for-Jecht renewed and once again the vampire's slumber was disturbed. Pound, pound, pound...he heard the gentle knocking from outside his room. Dazed, Jecht forced himself to wake up and he slowly sat up on his bed, glancing towards the door. A bit miffed that his rest was interrupted, he called out, "Come in."

It was only when the door started to open that Jecht remembered he had tossed his shirt on the floor of his room before he went to sleep. He inwardly began to panic. It was bad enough the crew knew he was so injured he had to actually rest and recover; he didn't want anyone to see the recent wounds and bandages he pathetically acquired from the wizard and werewolf! Jecht quickly lied back down and covered the blanket over him, feeling like an idiot because he accidently made one of his injuries hurt more from him rushing to hide his body. He felt ridiculous because he was sure he looked embarrassing, cuddling onto the blanket as if it were a matter of life and death.

As Mariemaia entered the room, he hoped she didn't notice or comment on his injuries, and wondered why she was here. "Mariemaia, I was asleep, what do you want?" the words flew out of his mouth automatically and Jecht cursed himself. Great, he already had to admit he needed rest in front of her earlier, and now she would probably figure out that his rest hadn't even done any good by the way he was complaining. At that memory, he also remembered that he had given her orders before he returned to his room. She must have been here to discuss her tasks with him then; if she already completed them, just how long had he been resting?

"I mean." he tried to sound less agitated, looking at her from were he was laying on the bed, "Do you have anything to report?"

Vampirates

Dromena
Fantine frowned, feeling the frustration that Kakeru no doubt felt as well but was relieved once Kakeru managed to persuade Fenrir not to act rashly. She was glad another level-headed member of the crew was here; it made dealing with Fenrir's bloodthirtsy werewolf behavior easier. "This plan will make the search for dragonspheres go much smoother, I think."she commented. "Which I believe should be the top priority, since we have a time limit for our search."

Nemesis
The vampire 'hmphed' at the leaving males, before turning back to Mariemaia. "What?! On your own, why?"she asked, confused, frowning a bit at her. "You want to see Jecht alone...? Are you sure?"

Nemesis was full of confusion, but the determination expressed in Mariemaia's face was absolute. Why would anyone want to be alone with their angry captain? she wondered, but then her eyes widened and her frown curled into a smirk. "Oh...Ohhhh, I see. You want to be alone with the captain. Trying to ensnare him in your fangs while Trixxtal is gone, huh?"she teased, remembering gossip around the ship that Mariemaia had a crush on Jecht, but Nemesis herself was unsure if the rumors were true. But if they were, how could Nemesis refuse such a request?

"In that case, alright, I'll go make sure the men know how to clean properly. Good luck Mariemaia!"

Vampirates

Dromena
Fantine trailed behind Kakeru as she walked into the room, listening to the men speak about the hostage they had taken. "I agree with his reasoning," interjected the first mate, "And using that vampire can help you retrieve the dragon sphere from that ship as well, Captain."

Nemesis & Charlie & Cepheus

"So...he really is taken, then?"asked Nemesis with a frown, finishing up her healing of Videl's wound, "I hope Trixxtal is alright..."

Charlie sighed and closed his eyes. "He is probably really hurt, considering the state of this room and the fact that Videl was stopped..." he said solemnly, but quieting down once Videl began to explain what happened.

Charlie just continued to look gloomy off on the side. "I'm really sorry but...I would rather not be the one to tell him either...I would probably start crying, which would make the captain angrier."he explained before sitting onto the floor and curling into a ball. "He's scariest when he is angry...and I saw how mad he got at that werewolf captain, especially after he mentioned a wizard, and Videl said Trixxtal was taken because of a magic spell...and um, I don't want to get burnt by his lightning..."

Cepheus nodded his head. "Oh yeah, he's definitely terrifying. If I deliver the news he'll probably lose his mind, then drain me of all my blood and throw me overboard out of anger."he agreed with Videl and Charlie, shivering slightly at the thought of his death, "I'm not looking forward to an early grave, I've had already been to hell once and I do not want to go back there anytime soon, no thank you."

When Protettore began begging him not to force him to be the bearer of bad news, Cepheus quickly jumped in for the little vampire's sake. After that ridiculous stunt with "teaching" him how to swim, Cepheus felt he was the only one left on the ship good enough to watch over the kid now that Trixxtal was gone. "Ahahaha, of course you don't have to do it either! Isn't that right, everyone?"he stated, looking each vampire in the eye and letting them know that the exact chance of Protettore doing the deed was zero.

Nemesis huffed at the males and crossed her arms. "All of you men are cowards! I'm afraid of his wrath too but...Where is your bravery?! Why don't we tell him together?"

"I would rather not..."mumbled Charlie, still lying on the floor looking depressed and defeated.

"Yeah, what Charlie said."jumped in Cepheus, holding Protettore protectively.

Nemesis threw up her hands in exasperation. "You are all ridiculous! Are you really going to throw me and Mariemaia under the boat?! Argh, I can understand the kid being excused, but come on! We are the crew of the FlyingDeath. The most feared ship on the entire ocean! We ride this boat together and we die together. Crewmates for life! We're all in this together."she continued preaching to try to inspire them, but Cepheus just chuckled.

"Oh Nemesis, I'm not some crazy wildcat like you! I'm a dog with his tail tucked between his legs because I know I'll be in trouble with my master."he laughed nervously, "In fact, I am going to go find Protettore some new pants so we are too busy with this important task to speak with Jecht. It could take a long time. Hours, even."

Vampirates

Remus
Accepting the bottle without a word or glance at Kakeru, he continued watching his motionless brother. Romulus had yet to wake up but his lack of consciousness did not stop him from crying out in pain from time to time. Every whimper cracked Remus' heart further and, if he could move his jaw, he would ask if he could give this vial to his brother instead.

He looked at the pain reliever once more, then back to Remus, before returning his attention back to the pain reliever. Finally, he made his decision and brought the glass to his lips, carefully drinking the liquid.

"T-thank you..."he managed to say to Kakeru, his jaw already feeling slightly better, but it still pained him to speak.

Cepheus
Cepheus embraced the young child in a hug as he attempted to comfort him.

"Shhh, it will be fine, we'll find him..."he said softly. "He'll be back...they took him because they want us to fight them again...so we'll have a chance at getting him back. And we won't waste that chance, alright?"

Tori still wasn't soothed, but Cepheus didn't blame him. He had lost his family and all he had was...well, himself and the vampires. "I'll protect you until we find Trixxtal. Even, uh, from Jecht."he added, hoping Tori didn't notice the slight fear and hesitation in that promise, "Were you hurt in that fight?"

Nemesis & Charlie
Wait here, I'll go find some medicine for your shoulder Videl!" Nemesis hurriedly searched through the mess of supplies that had scattered during the apparent fight.

"What happened is that we just received a death sentence."replied Charlie despondently, helping Videl stay on his feet. "The first mate has...been taken. We're dead. We're all dead the captain will kill us for letting this happen."he clarified gloomily.

When Nemesis returned to the two males she began to apply some salve she successfully retrieved on Videl's bite wound, hissing at Charlie simultaneously.

"Do you have to put it like that Charlie? Maybe we're mistaken! Mariemaia." Nemesis suddenly turned her head, looking desperately at the other female with hopeful eyes, "Please tell me that you've seen him?"

Cepheus

Still holding onto the sobbing Tori, he quickly interjected, "Well if Trixxtal is not here I am not going to be the one to tell Jecht."

Vampirates

Jecht
An odd memory struck him now, as sweat slid down his face, the heat from the electricity and his quick dodging and the strikes of the swords beginning to add to his fatigue.

I had a mother once, he recalled as he slipped past the oncoming blade, making sure to remain light on his feet, gripping his sword tighter, I remember. She used to dance ballet, didnt she?

Jecht spun as he slashed his weapon, feeling an intense satisfaction watching the werewolf scramble backward, grasping at the wound Jecht dealt to his side. Never miss a step, she always stressed, he remembered, giving the werewolf a smug smirk, memories floating towards the surface of his mind, This fight feels like a dance. [i] Mother was right. One wrong step could mean my life…. [/i]

The fog in his mind started to lift, the maddening anger beginning to fade away. The werewolf then started spouting some nonsense and Jecht nearly snorted, replying hostilely, "Retreating, coward? Fine, return when you arent so pathetic. I will welcome your challenge."

Now that the adrenaline from the fight was beginning to fade, he began to feel the pain he suppressed during the fight. The captain honestly did not know whether they were wounds from the werewolf or from his previous fight with the wizard, but now he felt relieved the fight was over, not that he would admit that thought out loud. He growled as irritation crept up into his mood once again and he glanced towards his crew, searching for the nearest least injured person.

"Mariemaia." he finally called out, slowly walking towards her, wincing slightly with each step. "Check the ship for any casualties then tell the first mate to watch the ship if he is uninjured, if not, then you take care of things. And we have to get to land for medicine, if you feeling well enough, will you steer the ship for me, Mariemaia? I will be in my quarters, I would do it myself but I… have to rest." he admitted, a faint blush on his face out of embarrassment for his state of weakness.

Usually he would just ask his first mate for help, but they werent talking right now, and Jecht was beginning to feel guilty about yelling at Trixxtal for trying to make him rest. He did not want to admit he was wrong just yet, so he would just have to do with asking Mariemaia instead. She at least had experience steering a ship, since she was a captain herself before she joined his crew.

[i] Ugh, I should have listened to Trixxtal, maybe I would not feel this embarrassingly weak if I had. Ill just…apologize to him later, when I wake up. [/i]

Fantine

Her battle ended in a stalemate, with both her and the vampire receiving little injuries, to her relief. She did not have time to be recovering from injuries while her comrades were suffering; earlier she noticed Romulus bloody and unconscious being carried away by his distraught brother.

"I enjoyed this spar, vampire. Thank you for the challenge." she retreated alongside the others, sheathing her sword as she left. On her way back to the SkullKracken she noticed Regulus stumbling back, holding his stomach in pain. "Little Reggie, were the last ones on the ship, we need to hurry."

"R-right…,"she heard him mutter, and as she guided the teenager to safety, Fantine silently wondered if Fenrir managed to secure the dragon sphere.

Remus
ImahorriblebrotherIm sorry sorry sorry. Pleasebealright Remus dontdieIm sorry.

His mind was racing, thousands of thoughts flying around at once, each one reminding him of his failure to protect Romulus.

He swore that they were just on that ship, where Romulus blood was spilt; his body twisted and broken, where he failed to protect him. He was a failure. He was a failure. He was a failure. How strange, when did they return to the SkullKracken? Remus didnt know what was going on anymore. He ignored the intense pain he was in. But he failed at that, too, because it hurt to speak. Was his jaw damaged? Oh, right, he remembered getting kicked in the mouth by that vampire. He was such a failure. He cant even speak, cant even apologize to his brother for failing him.

All he could do now was stay by his side in the medical room and watch over him as he rested, but even then Remus felt like a failure, because he felt so tired; so much in pain, that it was becoming hard for him to stay awake. He wanted so bad to lie down too, and rest his aching body, but, his brotherhis only brotherhe wanted to watch Romulus, stay by his side. "I failed you."

Cepheus, Charlie, & Nemesis

"Thank you for the blood, Cepheus, I needed that!"said Nemesis, followed by Charlie muttering a soft "Im sorry for wasting your time and taking your blood like this but thank you."

"Youre welcome, Nemesis. And its fine, Charlie, I offered to help." replied Cepheus, who watched as the bite marks on his wrists began to heal.

"See, you managed to hold your own against him! "Nemesis suddenly patted Charlie on the back, but the male vampire merely sighed and just felt uncomfortable.

"I didnt really do anything though both me and that werewolf were fighting pretty half-heartedly. I dont deserve any praise, Nemesis." he replied, disappointed at his reluctance to fight and protect the ship. "What if somebody got hurt because I couldnt give it my allit would have been my fault if I let that werewolf injury anyone."

"You did fine, Charlie." assured Cepheus absently, worried about the wound on his face. The boy finally managed to swipe his face with his claws and to Cepheus astonishment, they had not healed yet. There were three slash marks running down the middle of his face; ever since he was cursed he always healed quickly but unlike all of his other injuries, these slashes didnt seem to be healing at all. Was it because the child was a demon? He needed to remember to stay away from him if they ever crossed paths again. "Do you want to accompany to the supply room? I need to get something. We can check on Trixxtal and Videl, too." he suggested, wanting to find something to help the wound before he went to find Jecht.

When the three of them entered the room, they nearly froze at the sight. "Videl!"shouted Nemesis, worried for her friend as she rushed to his side.

"H-hes unconscious, the room is a wreck." Charlie commented nervously, joining Nemesis to try and help Videl.

It was Cepheus who uttered the three words that made all three of them again shiver with fear.

"Where is Trixxtal?"

Another Time, Another Story

Roleplay Title:
Not This Again
Setting:
Sometime after the start of school in the parallel world, but before Ethan and Rodrigo have enrolled.
Characters Involved:
Angelic Zolnerowich
Azure "Seiryuu" Drake



“Aha! There he is!”she exclaimed excitedly, spotting Seiryuu walking in the hallway.

When she caught up to him, Angelic tapped him on the shoulder. The blond turned his head to his side and locked eyes with her, and Angelic saw a spark of curiosity expressed in them. He stopped walking and brought his hands to his headphones, removing them from his ears. “Hello, Angelic.” he greeted her politely, speaking over the music Angelic could hear still playing through his headphones. “Did you need something?”

Angelic smiled and nodded her head. “Yep! I need to ask you something. It’s too crowded here though.” She replied, and then glanced to the students walking around them. The hallway was packed with students heading towards the cafeteria and Angelic could barely hear herself over all of the different conversations. “Can we step outside for a bit?”

Seiryuu shrugged and pressed pause on his music, following Angelic to a more secluded place. The blond had no idea what she wanted to ask him, and she wasn’t a stalker like a certain somebody, so a date couldn’t possibly be what she wanted, right? But then, why would she want to be alone with him if she was not asking him for a date?! Valor certainly would have asked him out if they were alone. Panic flooded through him and he became so distracted that he accidently bumped into her. “O-oh, sorry.” he mumbled, backing away embarrassed.

The young girl just laughed sweetly. “No problem. Anyways, I wanted to ask…are you free this Saturday at 3?”

Seiryuu didn’t answer right away, wondering if he should be truthful. He was free, he would be done with his idol practice by then, so he would not have anything planned. It was harder to lie to her than to Valor because Angelic wasn’t an insane stalker. But maybe a date wouldn’t be so bad? I haven’t gone on one in awhile… he thought. “I’m not busy. Why?” he finally answered, and the pink haired girl smiled.

“That’s great! Listen, I was wondering…will you switch practice times with sis★tar this Saturday?”

Seiryuu felt dumbfounded. “Oh…yeah, I guess.” He replied, pretending to look unbothered, and Angelic gave him a thankful smile.

“Thanks! You see, daddy called me this morning and said I have a doctor’s appointment at three on Saturday, the same time as my practice!” Seiryuu could hear the enthusiasm in her voice and smiled.

“Hm...You’re very dedicated to your group.” he remarked, and he couldn’t tell if the pink on her cheeks was because of make-up or not. “To be honest, I would have just skipped out on practice.” He admitted. He did enjoy being an idol with his friends, he really did, but Seiryuu just found practice so boring. “You know, I’m a bit embarrassed admitting this, but I thought you were going to ask me on a date.” he said with a playful laugh, and he saw Angelic immediately start giggling.

“Wow! ‘Are you free this Saturday at three’, that did sound like I was asking you out didn’t it?! Sorry about that! But if you do wanna go on a date, I would be happy to-“ BAM! Seiryuu blinked and the next thing he knew, a random basketball had hit Angelic in the face. Confused, he turned to see who could have thrown the basketball but didn’t see anybody. He looked back at Angelic and saw her disoriented and reaching out for the glasses that had fallen onto the ground.

“Are…are you ok? What in the world was that basketball just now?” he spoke with a frown, placing his hand on her cheek. “Wow, you already have a bruise on your cheek. Come on, I’ll walk you to the nurse.” Seiryuu wrapped his arm around her shoulder protectively, cautiously looking from side to side for any more incoming basketballs, escorting her to the nurse’s office without any idea about a certain blond watching them from the shadows.

Wizard Characters {Midorimacchi & Azalea}

Radomus Cedara
95 years old
28/06/1049

He was originally born in the Main City, living the beginning of his life in the poor district. Radomus hated life and fell into despair due to the conditions he was forced to live in. His grandparents were taken away to a labor camp long ago, his mother died giving birth to his younger sister, his younger sister perished from starvation, and his father wasted away the rest of his life using drugs until he died. Radomus reached his lowest point after the death of his family and became suicidal, wanting nothing more than to escape life in the forsaken city in order to join his family in the afterlife. However, he felt too afraid to die, and simply lived his life like an empty shell working at his horrible job.

He found his purpose in life when he saw Seraphion. The mysterious wizard was giving a speech at a secret rally Radomus ended up attending by pure chance. Seraphion spoke of revolution, and never before had Radomus felt the spark of hope ignite so strongly in his chest than at that moment. The way the wizard spun his words painted a bright future that made Radomus believe that change was possible, that he would not have to settle surviving under the tyranny of the upper class. The only requirement for joining the rebellion was believing in the cause and Radomus truly believed in Seraphion.

He joined and dedicated his life to the revolution, to Seraphion, and rose through ranks quickly. His talent did not go unnoticed by the leader and before he knew it, Radomus was appointed Seraphion's second-in-command. Seraphion is the face of the revolution, while Radomus takes care of the more dangerous work that Seraphion cannot do himself. Radomus is known as "The Lieutenant" by people who do not know his name and he acts like Seraphion's bodyguard whenever the two of them are in the same place. He is also Seraphion's best friend and knows more about him than anyone else, even Aurelia or his children.

Vampirates

Jecht
For a moment, Jechtfeared for his life at the word 'wizard' but rage swiftly replaced the fear in his heart and he shouted; shouted so loudly that the heavens could probably hear his voice.

"YOU'REWORKING TOGETHER WITH THAT WIZARD?!"

He snapped, and consumed by his madness, Jecht ferociously lunged forward with lightning at his command. His mind held no more coherent, well thought out plans of attack. Fury was the vampire's only fuel as he blindly attacked the invading werewolf with his electric sword, golden energy shining, shimmering splendidly around his entire body.

Regulus
Of course on a ship full of vampires, Regulus was stuck with the one human on board capable of fighting. He rubbed the bruise on his cheek, planning to take twelve baths later to rid himself of the human's touch and scent, and growled as he glared at the human. The filthy creature was giving him a smug grin and it pissed Regulus off.

Cepheus
"Oh?" he mused, observing the obviously irritated boy in front of him. A curious scent. Demon and human, a mix of both. Quite like me...

He reminded him almost of Jecht, the way he was so suddenly angry without explanation. That thought made him smile.

Then the demon-human hybrid gave him an even more repulsed looked and suddenly slashed at him, although Cepheus managed to dodge in time and knee'd him in the stomach before tossing him away. He needed to defeat this boy quickly, otherwise he could not check up on little Protettore. What if he was being killed right now?!

Romulus & Remus

Romulus cheered towards the brunet, " Thats right! Now surrender your supplies now or prepare to fight! Kakeru says we have to fight you! But you dont want to fight us, my brother is the best brother and he will beat you up! Right, brother?" he paused in his speech, enthusiastically glancing at Remus before continuing. "So just give us the supplies, otherwise my brother will-"

Remus covered the pups mouth, masking his embarrassment over Romulus tirade with a glare towards the vampires. "Take this seriously." he whispered harshly to his brother before releasing him.

"ALRIGHT!" he shouted, pumping his fist into the air. "LETS DO OUR SUPER COMBO ATTACK, MY BROTHER! FOR OUR ALPH-"

"You're going to get us hurt with you babbling!"interrupted Remus, a grimace on his face over his foolish brother, silently praying that he didnt get killed by the vampires because he talked so much. Romulus pouted but nodded, and in the blink of an eye the brothers both transformed into their wolf forms and simultaneously lunged towards the brunet vampire.

Charlie

He was unsure if the werewolf could somehow sense his reluctance to fight and was only using it to advantage, and the smiled confused him. If he did not want to fight, then why did he come to their ship prepared to fight?

He did not understand and did not reply, cautiously stepping back to dodge the claws. There was a slight hesitation in his stance before he raised his fists defensively, observing the wolf and preparing to try to dodge any attack he might try.

Nemesis

Irritated that the he was barely affected by her attack, she did not expect him to suddenly kick her feet. Nemesis was about to fall onto her back when she suddenly resummoned her flames to her hands. She quickly aimed her flames onto the deck and used them to propel her from the floor. Ignoring the hint of fear of her nearly becoming vulnerable, she growled and sent a flurry of flames towards his reproductive organs to see if he would merely flinch from that attack.

Vampirates

Cepheus
"I suggest we find a healer to join the crew, Captain."he proposed, his hand rubbing the side of his neck as the fresh bite marks started to heal. He heard an uncommitted "Hn, I will consider it." from Jecht and nodded silently, knowing he needed to say more. Just as he intended to leave the captain's quarters, Cepheus' memory suddenly jolted and he remembered the strange sphere he found in the ocean.

"Jecht, please wait a moment."he requested, waiting until the vampire's attention was back to him, and pulled out a small bag that held the treasure. "Will you examine what is inside of this for me when you have the time? It was found during Protettore's task."

Jecht
The vampire looked at Cepheus questioningly but shrugged his shoulders, grabbing the object and stuffing the bag into his coat pocket without bothering to know what was inside. "I'll look at it later, after I finish some business."he explained, gaining a smile and a thank you from his human friend. The two of them exited Jecht's room together but went opposite ways.

Jecht found himself on the deck a few minutes later. He leaned against the gunwale and inhaled deeply, his mind filled with thoughts of recent events. Jecht still did not feel one hundred percent recovered from his wounds dealt by the wizard and he was still fighting with Trixxtal.

He heard footsteps. The vampire tilted his head to the source of the sound and noticed Mariemaia approaching. Jecht parted his lips to speak a greeting to her, but his eyes caught notice of something in the distance that froze his words.

He returned his gaze onto the ocean, feeling the waves rocking his ship along the water. Those same waves, he could see, carried an approaching ship closer and closer towards his precious FlyingDeath. The FlyingDeath sustained numerous damages over the years from the battles he waged but no matter what, his ship always managed to sail on proudly. "Well, my dear,"he cooed, patting the edge of his ship with a hint of fondness in his voice, "Looks like you may have to go through another fight tonight."

He removed his hand and glanced up into the sky, the sensations of electricity moving through the air and he felt the power pulse around his body. Lightning suddenly sparked in his palm, shining bright like the stars not hidden behind his storm clouds, and slowly twisted his lips into a faint grin. The energy floated passively in his hand before dividing into small, circular lights resembling fireflies. The lights burst away from Jecht and swiftly floated away.
"Let them come if they want to die, it is no fault of mine if they harbor a death wish."he declared.

Sparks of lightning floated towards every crew member. They all knew the meaning of the lights; the lights being one of the methods Jecht used to warn the crew of an incoming attack. Steadily the crew arrived and gathered around him, with a few the captain noticed immediately.

"Where is the first mate? And Videl?"he asked cooly, and Jecht heard one of the vampires mention the supply room.

"Tell them to stay there and protect our supplies, then. I suspect that our attackers are not human; therefore, the rest of us here will fight and defend!"he dictated, his eyes scanning over his crew. Human pirates, in Jecht's opinion, tended to attack during the day. They had more advantages in the sunlight, especially if they mistakenly attempted to raid a vampire ship such as his.

Dave flew up to him and perched on his shoulder, and Jecht patted the bird gently on his head as he waited for their guests to arrive.

Regulus
While many of the werewolves appeared eager to fight, Reggie just wanted to go back to his room and eat Kakeru's cooking. He preferred not be around filthy humans and mentally cursed Fenrir for forcing him to fight and waste his time on worthless creatures.
"Ugh, what if I get their dirty blood on me..."he muttered under his breath, trailing behind Fantine as her and the rest of the crew jumped onto the ship. He felt contaminated just walking on the same floor as them and Reggie felt the urge to jump into the ocean to rid himself of human presence. Thankfully, the scent of human was not too strong...in fact, he did not understand the scent he was picking up.

Regulus kept his face impassive, however, and merely looked straight at his enemies. A man with a parrot on his shoulder surrounded by what Reggie assumed was his crew was glaring at all of them.

"Welcome to the FlyingDeath."greeted the man with the parrot, his voice laced with a mix of malice and superiority.

They certainly weren't cowering in fear and confusion instantly replaced Reggie's irritation. As soon as the man with the spoke, as if signaled, the FlyingDeath's crew attacked and Regulus realized why he did not smell any humans early. This crew was obviously not a human one and he was not sure if he should feel worried or relieved over the news.

"Vampires..."he heard Fantine remark and he widened his eyes in surprise. A short surge of panic filled inside of him before his nails extended into claws and his body became enshrouded with a visible, dark aura. It was by luck that Regulus transformed when he did, for out of nowhere, a black dog pounced on him and he was sure the bite would have tore through his arm if it were not for his tougher demon skin. However, since he was not full blooded, he felt a cut stinging somewhere on his upper arm. He hissed and grabbed at his wound instinctively, glaring at the dog as he sent a wave of demon energy at it.

The dog dodged out of the way of his attack and transformed into a humanoid form so fast that Regulus did not have time to think before getting punched in the face.

Charlie & Nemesis
Charlie gulped, wondering if he would be able to win against the intimidating looking werewolves.

"Charlie, we are strong vampires! We can win against those wolves, just fight well like you always do."he heard Nemesis whisper in his ear supportively. He hesitantly nodded and inhaled deeply, hoping he could somehow channel some sort of secret mystical power to give him strength. He did not wield a special ability that he knew of, like Jecht's lightning or Trixxtal's waterbending, but Charlie did learn some martial arts while he lived in Japan. Hoping it was enough to bring him victory, he attacked the closest werewolves and prayed internally that he would not let down his crew.
Nemesis, on the other hand, felt slightly more confident in her abilities. I am a fierce and strong princess, not a damsel in distress! she reminded herself.

After her inner monologue, Nemesis felt determined to demonstrate why her family was made into royalty. She summoned flames to her hands, and sent a fireball towards a strong looking werewolf with dark brown hair.

Dromena
She thought they had been incredibly fortunate to find the location of a dragonsphere so quickly, but she should have known that acquiring the object would not be easy.

"Vampires..."she commented, her voice loud enough for the crew to hear. Fantine tightened her grip on the blade she wielded in her hand. She recognized the name FlyingDeath, the ship belonging to another infamous band of pirates like them except they happened to be composed of mostly vampires rather than werewolves. She briefly noted where she saw the others: Fenrir seemed to be engaged in a fight with the vampire caprtain; Celestin against a blond haired male vampire; Nicolao versus a dark haired female vampire; Regulus fighting a man who she could have sworn had just been a dog; Gwendolyn near a child; and finally, the brothers and Kakeru sneaking away behind a door. Despite her worry for the more inexperienced like Romulus, Regulus, and Gwendolyn, Fantine felt excited at the thought of being granted the opportunity to test out her weapons against the vampirates.
She lunged her sword at a female vampire wielding a similar weapon to her blade.

Romulus & Remus
"Kakeru and brother, I smell food behind this door, I think we should check here first!"chimed Romulus, dragging Remus' arm towards a wooden door. The young werewolf excitedly rushed them inside and Remus refrained from scolding his brother for once, since they were in a hurry. The rest of the crew were fighting vampirates, after all. Who knew how much time they had to secure the supplies?

Remus continued to let Romulus drag him through the seemingly empty hall and he made sure to keep Kakeru in his sights as to not accidently get separated. "This place seems a little...empty."commented Remus, wondering if they were gong the right way. There seemed to be no guards, but Romulus' had the better nose when it came to finding food...

And right as Remus was doubting his brother, the three of them arrived in what looked to be the supply room or at least where they kept some of their food. "Yeah! I told you it was here!"Romulus rejoiced, who looked as if he was about to dash forward and grab everything in his sights.

Remus held his brother by the shoulders to keep him from moving forward before he could get himself hurt. "Romulus, are you blind?! Be careful. There are two vampires in here..."he explained in a harsh whisper, eyeing the two vampires warily.

Vampirates

Cepheus
When the vampire grabbed onto him desperately, it took a lot of effort not to get shoved under the water by the panicking Protettore and he silently thanked Cerberus for giving him extra strength. Cepheus patted the boy on the shoulder, attempting to calm him down. "I don't think they'll listen to me..."he answered, and right on cue he heard Mariemaia from above saying that they couldn't go against the captain's orders. He sighed, holding Protettore protectively as he attempted to think of a way to solve this mess. "Are you sure he has to do this?"he shouted out to Mariemaia and Charlie.

"Uh, he said not to let him return until he found the stuff so...Yeah, I think so...!"he heard Charlie begin to say, and scowled internally.

"Are you serious? What is he even sending him to look for?!"yelled Cepheus, and Charlie said something about jewels and paper that Trixxtal threw overboard, causing him to sigh once more.

"Well kid, I can't order them around so it looks like me and you get to go on a treasure hunt. Ah, it's ok to be scared, but remember you won't be alone."he smiled.

"And I can shapeshift into a dog, random I know, but I can transform and lead you in the water safely. Just hold on to me and I'll do the swimming. I turn into a grim, and they're stronger than ordinary dogs, so even though we're in water I think I can find the things if I just search for your uncle's scent. You just have to grab them. Is this plan alright with you?"he asked. "It's the simplest way I can think of to get you out of here..."

And within a few minutes, after more persuasion and reassurance, Cepheus found himself in his grim form leading a terrified vampire child who could not swim around the ocean. He had never personally swam under the ocean, only above the water on board a ship, so he was surprised to see that the ocean actually looked beautiful in his eyes. There were a lot of colorful fish and strange...water trees...?

They returned every few minutes back to the surface for air and Cepheus was glad that there were no sharks or other dangerous creatures. He led Protettore to the jewels one by one, using his nose to find them, and after finding about ten of them he could no longer smell Trixxtal's scent scattered in the water. Just as they grabbed the last one, Cepheus was going to return to the surface when something shiny caught his attention. He took a detour and saw a small, orange sphere hidden in one of the water trees. He grabbed it with his snout and swam with Protettore back to the surface.

He immediately transformed back into his human form and looked at Protettore. "Well, that's all of them!"he told him happily before looking up at Mariamaia and Charlie. "We're done!"he shouted, and to his relief he saw Charlie begin to pull Protettore's rope back onto the ship. As Cepheus waited in the ocean, he glanced down at the sphere in his hand. He grabbed it because it was shiny but now that he was examining it closer, he sensed some sort of strange power coming from it. All he could see was that the sphere had three stars on it and other than that, he had no idea what the item was.