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When the Bloody Moon Rises	By : Mina-chan95 Category: +S through Z > Togainu no Chi Views: 300 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: This story was made for fun and definitely NOT for making profit or money out of it. Trust me, Mina only sees writing as a hobby and her passion. More important, I do NOT own Togainu no Chi.

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Alright, and before working on this month's writing entry, I've decided to update this project ( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )
More so, today is also an good excuse to make it a bit more self-indulgent xD
After all, today (August 13th) is the National Left-handed People day!
(^o^)~≪☆*CONGRATULATIONS*☆≫~(^o^)／
And guess, who is the left-handed writer?~
Anyway, as always,
Enjoy!

After entering through the gate, Akira notices he is in the dark, spacious hall, enlightened by the scarlet moonlight. The whole place looks covered in thick layers of spiderwebs and dust.
Suddenly, the blue-eyed hunter gets startled by the loudly shutting gate behind him. However, the pitch-blackness doesn’t last long. A second later, the whole place lightens up with the warm light of countless candles.
The once abandoned hall is now reborn and revealing its former glory. Perhaps the previously seen carcass was nothing more than an illusion, tricking the wanderers into believing that this is what they get by surviving the living hell. Or it is only a warm welcome by the master of this castle.
No matter what is the reason, the hunter takes a deep breath and remembers his true purpose here. Step after step, he reaches the center. Of course, he should use either the right or left staircase and hope that one of the doors will lead him closer to his goal.
However, the blue-eyed young man is curious about what could hide behind the giant locked door between the staircases.
‘What in the world can be kept under so many locks?’ Akira wonders while stepping closer to the locked door under thick iron chains.
Suddenly, something bangs behind the door and attempts to break it. Before the vampire hunter makes any other move, a gigantic creature breaks through. Fortunately, the silver-head evades the sent remains of the wood.
Yet, to his surprise, the scaled monster already roams freely across the hall and preys on its new snack. After the reptile crawls in front of him, Akira realizes he might not be so lucky this time.
That snake, which reminds the grass snake, is at least a few meters tall, and who knows how long it can get. But for now, the black reptile with two orange spots on its head sides keeps sticking out its split dark tongue while looking down on the intruder.
Even as an experienced hunter, Akira understands that behind these calm yellow eyes, this creature patiently waits for a single wrong move.
As the silver-haired hunter doesn’t remove his gaze from the snake, his hand slowly moves his hand to reach out for the combat knife.
When the reptile realizes its opponent’s motives, it reveals its bare fangs and hisses at the human. However, the stubborn hunter only stares back at the monster while standing in a defensive pose.
Lastly, the black-scaled snake aims at Akira and instantly strikes. Although, all it swallowed was the ground. Meanwhile, the hunter dodges another attack and swings the blade at the creature’s side of a long neck.
The hunter is in shock that where the knife cuts, there are only blinding white sparkles. In the end, the snake’s scales are fine as they are new.
As the reptile turns its head to face its food, it charges at Akira at full speed.
Fortunately, his instincts saved his life. The vampire hunter jumps over the monster’s head and clings to its nape.
Perhaps its nape has an opening spot. Or so, Akira hopes while holding into the snake.
Yet, this creature desperately tries to shake him off, and its smooth scales make its prey slide down to the tip of the tail.
Despite that, Akira holds as tightly as possible, even if now the tail aggressively swings in multiple directions. Up and down, right to left, diagonally the protector of the castle desires nothing more than to get rid of the pesky impostor and eat it.
Soon enough, Akira’s hands are too tired. When he releases the tail, he crashes into the wall. All he can do now is only roughly breathe while grimacing in pain. Meanwhile, the giant snake crawls towards him.
While the deadly predator gives him a piercing, intimidating gaze, the vampire hunter takes the risk. That’s why Akira only sits and waits for a moment like this.
As the snake is close to him and lifts its neck, he holds the trustworthy blade.
If his theory is correct, what appears to be new scales should be newly grown and not fully hardened.
Therefore, the blue-eyed hunter may have a chance to survive. As Akira grips the handle, he uses the upper slash until he reaches the snake’s chin.
Fortunately, the mighty reptile lets the last gasp before collapsing next to the hunter.
A few seconds later, the dead creature’s jaw loosens, and while it is bathed in its blood, it secretes the awful stench. No doubt, this poor reptile won’t cause any harm to anyone, and that is more than enough to convince Akira that he can finally catch a break before moving on.
After the vampire hunter walks to one of the staircases, he gets alerted by the sound of a loud rustling behind him. When he turns his head, he notices only a pile of sloughed, transparent skin but no sign of his slain monster.
Suddenly, the black tail wraps around his leg and drags him down. The silver-haired hunter had no time to realize what happened. In the end, the snake wraps its body around him while squeezing him.
Lastly, the reptile stares at him without hiding the satisfaction in its yellow eyes as it constantly sticks out its tongue.
Despite Akira’s struggles to escape, the snake tightens its grasp. Hell, he cannot move his arms or legs. So, it is only a matter of time until he will be crushed alive.
However, as the scaled creature leans close to its prey, it freezes in fear after hearing a growl of the wildcat.
As the blue-eyed hunter moves his head to see what kind of enemy appeared this time, he notices a black panther with glowing crimson eyes. Another detail that catches his attention is that the panther has a black leather belt and a katana attached to it.
‘Perhaps, these monsters decided to have a fight over their new food. It may growl like a ferocious beast, but how this creature has a chance against a foe which is several times bigger than him?’ Or so, wonders Akira as he observes the wild feline approaching the snake as a warning about entering its territory.
‘He will lose. That snake is out of his league.’ Or so, the hunter convinces himself while waiting until the reptile regains its senses.
However, the snake refuses to move no matter what. Suddenly, the panther lifts the bottom and gracefully jumps into the air. After landing on the reptile’s nape, the big cat sinks the nails and roars before biting the snake.
Surprisingly, this creature doesn’t even fight back, only silently accepts the defeat. The snake closes its eyes and lowers its head. When it loosens the grasp around the hunter, the panther lands on the ground. Lastly, the large cat sits while holding his tail close to his body.
In the end, the feline patiently observes how the protector of the hall crawls into its house. For sure, Akira is confused and not sure how a cat has the power over an enormous creature. Despite that, his body is too exhausted even to get up. So, even if he wanted, he couldn’t fight back against the most basic beast.
But for now, his blue eyes follow the approaching predator, whose tail is lowered and slowly waggles. He knows that he is nothing more than food for the feline, yet he won’t give up that easily and do anything in his power to resist.
Eventually, the panther is next to the lying on side Akira. As the hunter struggles to get up, the dark feline silently growls and puffs before pushing him by the paw. After stomping on Akira’s chest, this creature looks at him with curious red eyes and studies him.
‘‘What are you waiting for? Aren’t you going to eat me? So, hurry up before I’ve changed my mind and kill you.’’ The silver-haired young man addresses the panther in front of him.
The beast remains silent and slowly blinks. While resting his paw on the human’s chest, the panther extends his nails and spreads a paw. A second later, he clenches it with no need to rush and enjoys the hunter’s shown expressions.
At the moment, Akira deeply breathes and keeps a poker face while focusing on the spotted collar made from the same material as the belt. More so, he tries to read the name tag. Unfortunately, it flips to the other side.
But for now, he closes his eyes and lets out a silent whimper. After all, not only the sharp claw sinks into his skin but also a wild feline purposely and slowly kneads his chest. It felt like the beast wants to tear his skin and open his ribcage.
Fortunately, such suffering doesn’t last long. Once the panther removes the paw, he briefly sniffs the fresh wound.
After making deep trilling noises, the panther pushes the hunter on the stomach and grabs him by the back of his coat and shirt using his sharp teeth. Lastly, the big cat throws Akira on his back and carries him.
Even if the hunter doesn’t know where the panther brings him, he allows this creature to act as he wants. Besides, whether he would sense a threat, he can always steal the cat’s katana and run away.
Some time passes by going in the endless corridors. As Akira almost got used to being carried, the black beast stops near the wide oval-shaped wooden door, which was decorated by the ornamented stone arc.
After the feline pushes the door with his head, both enter the marble bathroom. However, most of the space takes a deep hot bath. There is even a marble lion head statue with its open mouth attached to the wall, through which runs the water.
‘‘Why did you bring me here? Isn’t your master rest in this place?’’ The hunter asks the panther.
Instead of answering this human’s foolish question, the wild cat drops him to the ground. When Akira finally stands up, he can feel how the red-eyed panther nudges him with his head. Of course, it confuses him, yet, he gives another question ‘‘What is it this time?’’.
After checking the nearest mirror, he notices he is covered in blood and guts. That’s why, when Akira lowers his head, he gives another question ‘‘Do you want me to take a bath?’’.
Lastly, the sitting panther lets out a brief trill while staring at the hunter.
As Akira removes his coat and is about to undo his belt, he can feel the gaze of the curious feline. One thing is sure, it is annoying and getting on his nerves when someone observes him doing something intimate like this.
When he faces the supposed-to-be Il Re’s loyal pet, the hunter addresses him in a slightly irritated tone ‘‘You don’t need to monitor me. You can leave me alone because I can handle this on my own, you stupid cat.’’.
Unfortunately for him, the black feline does the opposite of what this pesky hunter says. So, the red-eyed cat comfortably lies while sticking out one paw and placing it on the other like a fine gentleman while keeping his head lifted.
If this stubborn fellow acts as he wants, it’s not worth wasting his time and arguing. Or so, Akira finally understands. After sighing, he continues undressing despite feeling ashamed of being watched by an amused big cat.
Of course, he could use his trustworthy knife. However, who knows what kind of monstrosity this feline can turn into? Nor he cannot be sure that if he kills this creature, his owner can show up. Therefore, playing along with the pet’s rules might be a wise idea.
Either way, Akira protests by picking up his coat and throwing it at the arrogant fellow ‘‘If your master hasn’t taught you to respect the privacy of others, I’ll do.’’.
Finally, when he thinks he got rid of the red-eyed fellow, the hunter makes himself comfortable in the bathtub. Perhaps, it might be only another created illusion. Yet, it’s been a while since his body felt so light and relaxed.
More so, when he takes a better look at himself, he notices that all bruises and scars are gone. However, the hunter still needs to confirm something. After Akira places his palm on his chest, he can sense that the beast’s left scratches are healed too.
Is it only another Il Re’s whim to let anyone recover and give them false hope before killing them, right? Perhaps, he was only a mere toy in this bastard’s hands. Whatever the reason, Akira decides not to think too deeply about it because he shouldn’t worry about something that will distract him during the encounter with the lord of darkness.
For now, the hunter sinks deeper into the bath and lets the water wash his problems and pain away.
He almost forgets about his mission and dozes out. Suddenly, Akira’s hunter instincts act up, and he looks around - there is no sign of the panther or his clothes.
‘’How did this cat leave without making any sound? Beats me. But at least it’s calm before that stupid cat returns…’ And with such thought, the blue-eyed hunter uses his chance to clean himself and relax alone while he can.
Some time passed. Akira starts to wonder where that stupid cat went and why he takes so long. After all, he needs to get up, have his clothes back, and defeat the fearsome vampire lord.
Speaking of the devil, he nearly gets alerted when something furry nudges his back and breathes into it. After turning around, the silver-haired hunter notices the familiar panther. Then, next to the feline, his clothes are neatly folded, and on top of that, a couple of towels.
‘‘Did you go to get these for me?’’ The hunter honestly asks while resting in the bath and leaning on the edge. After a pause, he comments ‘‘I thought pets resemble their owners, but are nothing like him.’’.
Yet, the silver tag on the beast’s collar captures the hunter’s attention, and he reaches out for it. Surprisingly, the black panther doesn’t resist and allows him to study it while patiently waiting.
After flipping it, Akira silently says “Shiki... So, that is your name.”. However, after looking directly at the panther’s crimson eyes, he is slowly mesmerized by them. It almost feels like he is drawn close to stroke this cat’s head.
However, as he softens his gaze and reaches out behind the panther’s ear, the hunter suddenly returns to his senses. When Akira realizes that he almost fell into a possible trap, he instantly with-draws.
There was no excuse to lower his guard like that, even if he was dizzy from the heat or that cat had alluring eyes. After all, he is in the enemy’s lair and should be more self-aware and cautious. Or so, the blue-eyed hunter tells to himself.
Even so, the silver-haired young man gives a brief command to the crimson-eyed feline before climbing out of the hot bath ‘‘Move.’’. This time he doesn’t mind the company of the panther. After he dries himself, he finally puts his clothes on.
However, he gives a questioning look upon realizing that his coat, the bag where he keeps the throwing knives, and the combat knife are missing. On the other hand, his clothes look fixed and clean.
‘‘You stupid cat… Do you still want me to do something before I get my stuff back? Fine. Just show me already.’’ Akira scolds the panther sitting in front of him. After the black feline gets up, he proudly lifts his head and tail. As the big cat elegantly walks, he turns his head towards the human, demanding him to go after him.
In the end, Akira facepalms and follows the vampire lord’s pet while trying to figure out what this stupid cat prepared for him next.
After a while, the black beast escorts him to what he assumes is the guest room. The hunter hasn’t expected that a cruel dark ruler of the castle would be kind enough to welcome anyone to stay.
Perhaps the Count is already bored with watching how the monsters kill the wanderers or mercilessly finish the survivors with a single strike. Therefore, he decided to have some variety by letting the challengers rest and giving them a false sense of safety while learning about them.
On the other hand, he shouldn’t make these guesses or care about his target. He should only care about how to slay the evil vampire and leave this place as soon as possible.
Besides, he is another prey for the nocturnal creature, and Il Re is nothing more than a mere target for him. Or so, the hunter reminds himself.
But for now, when they both are inside the room, he addresses the large feline ‘‘Do you want me to wait for your owner? Then, you brought me to the wrong place. Return my weapons and show me where the master room is.’’.
When Akira attempts to leave the room, the red-eyed panther blocks the door and shows his disagreement by growling at him. Hell, the agitated feline wrinkles his nose and roars at the hunter, who stubbornly tries to leave. Fortunately, Akira’s reflexes are faster, and he steps back in time before receiving the beast’s slashing strike.
In the end, the blue-eyed hunter frown and closes his eyes. After shakily clenching his hands into fists, he was about to lose his temper. Instead, he opens his cold eyes and scolds the panther ‘‘Do as you wish. As if I care to see your pathetic owner anymore. In this case, I’ll rather jump through the window than face the lazy bastard who sends a domestic cat to do the dirty work. Perhaps, the terrifying SS-rank vampire like him is no stronger than a hungry dog.’’.
For sure, the dark fellow lies down while lowering his ears, holding his rapidly hitting the ground tail close to him, and letting out chattering noises at the hunter. However, it doesn’t affect Akira at all, who turns his back and walks toward the bed where he crashes.
After the black panther quickly licks his face, he observes the hunter lying on the side and turning his back to him while ignoring the big cat. Lastly, the feline licks his paw and cleans his face.
Some time passed, and the blue-eyed young man lazily opens his eyes while letting out a silent groan while something heavy leaped on the bed and lay next to him. It didn’t take even a single second to realize who is his furry companion.
When Akira rolls on his back, he sighs and addresses the feline in a half-sleepy tone ‘‘Of all places you picked this bed. Shouldn’t you rest by your master’s side and protect him?’’.
However, instead of speaking to this human, the panther rests his upper body on the hunter’s chest and deeply purrs while staring at him with glowing crimson eyes.
‘‘You aren’t a light-weighted, small kitten, you know. Nor do you need to be friendly to your master’s enemy. And it doesn't make me want to keep you once I defeat him, you stupid cat.’’ Akira briefly comments while scratching behind the beast’s ear.
For now, the silver-haired hunter understands that the wild cat treats him like a toy, and he cannot do anything right now. Yet, his purring is so strong that the beast’s vibrations calm down Akira until he gives up for tonight. In the end, the dark panther even allows him to stroke his head, and the hunter eventually falls asleep again. Although, it might be the last moment of temporal peace for him.
A/N: First of all, I wanna thank one good friend of mine suggesting one of this feline's forms and, of course, sparing his loyal pet alive (Not Akira, tho xD ... yet(?) ) along with keeping one scene in the final version❤
Ah, and rn wondering which of Shiki's endings I should pick for this month's entry ''He made a poor job of hiding the damage.''
A-anyway, as always - See you next time!~
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