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When the Bloody Moon Rises	By : Mina-chan95 Category: +S through Z > Togainu no Chi Views: 48 -:- 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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A-anyway,
It's been a while since I've updated this work and I already missed working on it.
More so, it seems that this project is slowly evolving into unexpected Beauty and the Beast AU x'D (aaah, I swear, one moment it's a vampire story, and the next one... well, only a musical number is missing)
Ah, and before I forgot, let me add my research sources 'cos I had to revive my memory for this and incoming chapters:
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJR9jpRv0fA - ''Sword's Path | The Basics - The High Guards''
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq4VM1Vx_sI - ''Sword's Path | Fight like a Witcher - Eskel's/Ciri's Training''
3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Laafd9oKOA0 - ''Japanese Sword Experts RECREATE moves from The Witcher | Experts Try''
4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TfBYeTcw0I - ''Sword's Path | The Basics - The Low Guards''
5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYi3xYoT8rs - ''Sword's Path | Fight like a Witcher - Witcher techniques vs HEMA''
But, yeah, this is what happens when one reads Lamento - that one Rai and Konoe training scene was something....
Either way,
As always,
Enjoy!~
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A couple of hours pass. After Shiki washes the still unconscious Akira, he carries him to the bedroom and puts him into a gray pajama.
As the vampire observes his peacefully sleeping partner, he brushes his hair from his face.
Despite his unexplained warm emotions upon seeing Akira, he is determined to keep his prized possession close and protect him.
More so, the bite marks on the hunter’s body prove he belongs to him and no one else.
He even carried Akira to his personal bath to wash him safely. After all, pure water - be it a holy one or not, irritates his skin, and if he stays longer in it, it can leave terrible rashes and burn him.
On the other hand, mixing the water with aromatic herb oil negates its effect. Therefore, the vampire could take care of his human.
But for now, while Shiki enjoys the lingering herb scent on Akira, he tucks him under the blanket. Human life is fragile.
More so, it will be troublesome if anything bad happens to him. He denies developing stronger feelings for the blue-eyed male and resisting the urge to give him more attention.
These thoughts are nothing more than irrational and should be gone soon. Something that only weak, selfish, and stupid creatures like humans would waste time on it. Or so the red-eyed vampire convinces himself. Yet, such cold logic fails when it comes to the silver-haired hunter.
In the past, he did not need to bother himself with anything even remotely close to this nonsense. That’s why, he is anxious about something he cannot explain.
For now, Shiki sits next to slumbering Akira.
However, accusing Akira of trying to befriend and kill him is pointless and childish.
More so, the silver-haired male hasn’t such ulterior motives nor has any acting skills, and Shiki can see through him as a clear glass.
As Shiki picks the small, silver cross from his pants pocket, he studies it and remembers. When he brought Akira to the inner quarters for the first time, he returned to the master room to retrieve this holy relic.
He wondered why this person relied on it and used it as a last resort to defend himself. It wasn’t even blessed, nor did it possess any secret power that only legendary hunters could unleash. It was about as useful as a fifth leg would be to a dog.
That’s why Shiki took it to the alchemy laboratory to learn the truth behind it.
After he prepared all the needed instruments, he turned on the gas lighter and dropped the necklace into the testing tube. As the bright blue flame wrapped the bottom of the tube, this piece of jewelry melts.
However, Shiki turned off the lighter immediately when he saw something inside the cross. Upon pouring the molten metal on the testing plate, he observed it.
The noble creature of the night cracked a smile. Someone implanted a tiny tracking device in it. In the end, Shiki picked up his katana and smashed the device by its handle.
That should let anyone know that they should give up. After all, their sent pawn is dead.
But for now, the vampire plays with the hunter’s cross between his fingers and wonders.
The blue-eyed male wasn’t just here to kill him and get a generous bounty. If so, he wouldn’t receive a mere decoration like this.
Someone wanted Akira to infiltrate the castle for whatever reason. Well, whoever is the mastermind behind this, and if their goal is still unclear, it doesn’t matter.
On the other hand, the longer Akira stays in the castle, the more often Shiki senses an overfamiliar presence that lurks somewhere in the darkest shadows. That dark, chilling energy that cannot be mistaken for anyone else.
No, that cruel entity didn’t return to haunt him, not just after unbearable humiliation a long time ago. That demonic creature doesn’t stalk him to taunt him or laugh at him, and Shiki knows that.
Within time, the dark-haired male realized that HE momentarily appeared and watched Akira over, somewhere in the distance, with his changing color, glowing eyes.
Suddenly, Shiki grasps the cross and grinds his teeth, just knowing how day by day this creature gets closer, yet HIS presence instantly vanishes when Shiki chases HIM.
More importantly, after he took down another challenger yesterday, was no exception.
After he facepalms and fixes his hair, he opens his eyes and puts the small cross into his pocket.
For now, the red-eyed vampire stares at Akira, wondering what could be so special about this human that he even attracts his long-time-forgotten enemy after many years.
He is a troublemaker who has a significant talent for finding problems where they don’t exist. Secondly, his blood has an extraordinary taste that no mortal ever has. He can’t even hold a sword.
Yet, there is something unexplainable about the silver-haired male that keeps even a merciless, dark ruler of the night attracted to him.
It even makes Shiki give in to the morbid curiosity that he barely felt before and desiring him.
In the end, the vampire considers granting this human wish. Even if it’s Shiki’s personal whim, he wants to see how far he can push the hunter’s limits and how he’ll grow. Maybe someday, the vampire allow him to face him again, but without holding back.
Perhaps, this time, the outcome of their fight could be different. Who knows?
But for now, before taking his leave and dealing with another pesky challenger, he almost touches Akira’s cheek. Even so, he withdraws his palm and himself and freezes at the last moment.
He doesn’t understand why he did such a stupid thing, as if he instinctively did it. In the end, he only exhales and leaves the room.

Some time passes. Finally, the blue-eyed male wakes up. When he sits, he closes his eyes and sighs.
He is certain - that the pesky shape-shifting creature is not here.
Of course, he isn’t. Why should he be here?
Maybe he is hunting for new prey or playing with his target before finishing it. After completing his daily tasks, the vampire turns into a panther and spends time with the silver-haired man before sleeping on him.
Then, a new day will arise, and the same circle will repeat until Shiki drains him to death or gets bored by him and replaces him.
After all, what is a human’s life for the immortal? It’s nothing more than dust in the desert. A mere blink compared to the timeless life-span of noble creatures of the night that fought more battles than there are stars in the sky.
Therefore, anyone else temporal life means nothing for vampires or demons. Besides, why would such creatures feel any emotional connection towards a mere source of nutrients? A wolf would never cry after eating sheep. Otherwise, such a predator won’t survive in nature.
So, Shiki should be like any other of his kind - just a cold-blooded killing machine, as Akira is just another prey for him.
Despite that, the blue-eyed hunter cannot accept being slowly eaten alive. At least his remains of pride refuse. He acknowledges that he stands no chance of fighting and winning against the vampire.
Even so, Akira continues to prove that he is not a vampire’s toy, nor anyone will break his will.
Hell, he is aware that he cannot leave the castle, nor he wants it anymore. More so, if he outlives Shiki somehow, he’ll make it into his new fortress, desolated by the outside world. Even the idea of the solitary life as the ruler of the vampire’s castle strangely comforts him.
But for now, he widens his eyes by hearing a familiar voice. “You are finally awake. Took you long enough.”
Upon turning his head, Akira notices the vampire leaning against the wall next to the door with his arms crossed. The first thing that catches his eye is that aside from not wearing his long coat nor carrying his sword, Shiki is more chilled than usual.
Suddenly, the memories of yesterday flow inside the hunter’s mind, and his poker face cracks. As he feels the rushing heat to his cheeks, he asks. “Why are you here? It’s still too early for you to annoy me.”
Such a reaction amuses the ebony-haired man, who smirks like a feline.
“What do you want from me?” The silver-haired man inquires without removing his eyes from his partner, who approaches him.
After he lowers his gaze, he spots a familiar katana resting against the night-drawer. Instead of using it against its owner, he gives a mildly bewildered look as he asks how long it has been there.
Soon, he complains. “Why is it here and can you stop using your vampire charms for once? Because their effect is growing weaker.”
No matter how he is tempted to tease his partner, he holds back from commenting. Besides, if this is what he wants to believe, let him be. Or so decides the vampire.
After a temporary pause, he sits next to Akira and asks. “Your name?”
The hunter is confused by his partner’s question. For now, he lowers his gaze while grasping the blanket without understanding Shiki’s ulterior motives.
Yet, without receiving the wanted answers, the vampire remains persistent and leans closer. “Come on. Just say it.”
In the end, Akira glimpses at him before closing his eyes and replying in a humble voice. “Akira.”
Meanwhile, Shiki delightfully stares at the hunter and repeats the hunter’s name as if it were a newly learned foreign word. A second later, he remarks. “… Someone who can be bent but cannot be broken.”
However, the silver-haired male uses his chance while Shiki is in a better mood and replies. “Then you also owe me some answers.”
“What is it?” The red-eyed swordsman asks.
As Akira fixates his eyes on his partner, he states. “You took too long to deal with the previous challenger.”
Shiki only closes his eyes and cracks a smile. “Hmph. Were you worrying about your master’s well-being?”
It was a last drop of Akira’s patience, and he scolds the vampire. “Cut it out and take it seriously!…”.
When he notices how the smug look on Shiki’s face was wiped, he realizes that is screwed. Nevertheless, he continues. “You wouldn’t just show up as a panther and behaved as you did, if that was a mere hunter. Something terrible happened. I don’t know what it is, but I don’t like it.”
He feels that he angered the vampire. Yet, he refuses to close his eyes or shrug. For now, he slightly withdraws and nervously swallows the saliva while staring at Shiki, whose face darkens.
After a minute of intense silence, the dark-haired male turns his head away and replies. “It’s none of your concern.”
“If you throw your life away recklessly without saying a word, it is.” Akira backfires.
Shiki only closes his eyes and silently chuckles while shaking his head. “Idiot…”
When he lifts his head and opens his eyes, he explains. “What happened in the past should not concern you… No matter what madness of one man you saw or if that may come back to haunt you. So, get rid of useless emotions if you want to become strong to take your revenge.”
The blue-eyed hunter is clueless why Shiki is telling all this, nor what it could mean. Despite that, he genially asks. “But it happened now. Does it have anything to do with that person? Do I know him?”
In the end, the vampire turns his head to face his partner. “All you need to know is that you are a trouble-maker that cannot be left alone.”
After a brief pause, he gets up and orders. “Either way… Get up. We’re leaving.”
“Where?” The silver-haired hunter asks.
“You need to eat. Then we’ll start on your training.” Shiki briefly explains.
Of course, it doesn’t sound too promising for Akira. More so, knowing Shiki by far, it could mean anything.
But he understands the vampire won’t leave him alone until he gets what he wants. In the end, he closes his eyes and removes the blanket.
When he gets up, he covers his sore bottom with his palm. For now, he gives a slightly irritated look to Shiki, who remarks. “If it is too early for you to walk, maybe your training should be delayed.”
However, Akira only lifts his head and walks towards the closet. After he picks the dark bathrobe, he puts it on. “And then, you gonna show up the next day asking for the same thing. So, let’s just get going.”
When the silver-haired male fixes the bathrobe, he walks by Shiki and prompts him by the gaze of his blue eyes alone.
For sure, such a gesture satisfies the red-eyed vampire. After all, his human becoming more confident.

An hour passes. After the hunter finishes his meal, he changes into Shiki’s left clothes for him. The outfit he received this time was the same Victorian-era one as before. The only difference was that there was also a pair of leather gloves, and instead of a cotton vest, this one was made from sturdy leather.
Of course, Shiki also mentioned it would be useful during the training. After all, Akira still has no idea what his partner meant by training. More so, knowing the vampire’s nature, it could be anything.
Nevertheless, he is more curious than concerned, even if that might be the ebony-haired male’s other way of teasing him.
Currently, the silver-haired hunter enjoys leaving the inner quarters. Even though he is supervised by Shiki.
After wandering in the castle corridors, they reach an old oak door and enter inside.
Akira's intuition alerts him as he feels the coldness in the air and notices the only light source is fire torches on the stone walls, indicating something is suspicious.
Suddenly, the gentle push on his lower back returns him to his senses, and he turns his head to meet the crimson eyes that suggest he shouldn’t stay behind.
And thus, he doesn’t leave the vampire’s side and goes down this endless spiral staircase.
Fortunately, it doesn’t take long to reach a small corridor branching to two sides. On the left and the right side, there are doors.
But for now, Akira follows Shiki to whatever is behind the door on the left.
Apparently, it’s a medieval-style weaponry storage.
For sure, the blue-eyed hunter had never witnessed such a vast collection of weapons, ranging from combat knives to spears, swords, whips, long axes, and much more. There were even a few modern shotguns on the shelves, and who knows what else was hidden in the sealed wooden boxes.
Hell, any of his visited weapon shops could only dream about this place.
Either way, he doesn’t understand why Shiki would ever need such weaponry. On the other hand, it won’t be surprising that it might be just his trophy collection from his defeated enemies.
Meanwhile, the vampire addresses his partner before going deeper into the storage. “Just wait here.”
Lastly, he observes how his partner searches for a specific item. After he returns carrying a familiar-looking katana, he tosses it at him. “Here.”
Even after Akira catches it in his hands, he raises his eyebrow while studying the given weapon.
“It should do it for now.” The vampire calmly adds while passing him by. Just before opening the door, he turns his head, asking the hunter to follow him.

A few minutes pass by.
Upon entering the right door, the hunter is welcomed by a long corridor adorned with crossed weapons and warrior statues in various battle positions.
Of course, another detail that catches his eye is the several locked cells on each side. After glimpsing through the gaps of the bars on the top, inside some cells, there are hanging skeletons or exhausted, wounded prisoners.
Suddenly, the silver-haired male is alerted when he hears the rattling bars or groaning like undead.
However, the vampire explains. “Ignore them. These are weaklings who have broken the game rules or went against me.”
“What game?” The hunter gives him a curious look.
Shiki only briefly cracks a smile. “Next time, I’ll take you with me and show you.”
As they walk further, the previous voices shut down after not receiving attention from the silver-haired male.
After a while, they finally reach an old elevator covered in red rust, which reminds a large cage. Even behind it, there is visible an extension of this corridor.
Soon enough, the elevator automatically opens while creaking. Surely, it doesn’t look trustworthy. They won’t use it, right? Or so Akira hopes so.
Yet, the vampire gives him an indifferent look. “What are you doing? Get inside.”
No matter how the hunter wants to protest, he plays along.
Suddenly, the elevator closes the door from both sides, and it slowly goes up. Surprisingly, aside from the loud gear and chain grinding, it runs smoothly.
When the elevator arrives at the second floor, it stops and opens the door to let out all the passengers.
This floor differs from the previous one because there are no prisoner cells, only a tall gate securing something behind the wooden lock. And thus, Shiki lifts it.
After being greeted by a couple of hooded men in robes, they enter deep into the spacious field.
As Shiki leans against the wall, he addresses his partner. “What are you waiting for? Your training starts now!”
“What are you?-” Akira speaks up before he gets alerted when the ground trembles and a group of new enemies emerge.
Suddenly, the undead bandits charge at him.
The silver-haired hunter closes his eyes and cuts the zombies with a heavy slash. Upon the bloodstream, the dead howl before hitting the ground.
Soon enough, the necromancers raise their arms and cast another spell.
As Akira pants and opens his eyes, an additional threat arises - this time, a couple of armored skeletons surround him.
For sure, the luck is on his side, and he dodges the double attack. Lastly, he grasps the sword and uses a lower strike.
Meanwhile, Shiki only studies his partner’s movement while he takes down another target and exhales. After all, the hunter leaves so many open spots while relying on aimless swinging like an amateur.
The more he observes Akira, the more he notes what flaws he should fix. Yet, he is mildly entertained watching this human who keeps fighting and refuses to give up or ask for help.
Finally, the last challenger shows up. Apparently, it’s a few meters tall armor knight wielding a chained steel ball.
As the monster stares at its victim with white glowing orbs through the gaps of the helmet, it roars and swings the chain into the air.
Even so, Akira nearly gets crushed by a thrown metal ball.
Soon, the creature brings the chain close to it.
One thing is for sure, it will be difficult to approach the enemy from such a distance.
However, his further thoughts are interrupted by another heavy attack and the armored knight taking a few steps closer to him.
Crushing strike after crushing strike and the hunter’s energy is nearly drained from dodging and rolling. It might be a matter of time before he passes out.
Even so, he wants to try one idea which may kill him.
As Akira stands up, he waits for the armored knight to swing its chain.
When the heavy ball is thrown at him, Akira shakily closes his eyes and slides forward into the beast. While his opponent is busy withdrawing his weapon, the hunter picks up his sword and slashes the creature’s arm that holds the chain.
After the armored knight howls after the lost limb, it punches the stunned hunter and sends him flying off across the arena.
As Akira’s back harshly hits the wall, he gasps before collapsing. All he can do is lie on the ground while the armored knight picks up the chain with his remaining arm and approaches him.
When the vampire is about to draw his blade, he is immediately stopped by the silver-haired hunter’s voice. “It’s not over yet! I can still move…”
Meanwhile, before necromancers are about to summon a new enemy, Shiki gives them a cold, piercing look. “Begone!”.
Thus, a couple of robbed men raise their hands, and as the darkness surrounds them, they disappear like smoke.
Finally, while the creature swings its arm with an iron ball, Akira shakily leans on his elbows and stares at his opponent with a determined gaze.
Suddenly, the diagonal slash cuts it in half. Just before the beast collapses, Akira widens his eyes as he is carried far away from the fallen enemy.
In the end, he realizes he is in the vampire’s arms upon hearing him. “I’ve seen enough…”
More so, from his serious face and voice alone, he knows that he disappointed Shiki.
However, he has no idea why it hurts him more than his still-aching body. For now, he turns his head away and waits until they return to the bedroom, where he can rest without needing to face Shiki.
After the vampire sighs, he addresses his partner. “You can rest for today… You earned it.”
In the meantime, Akira is confused if his senses tricked him or whether he misheard the last part.
Of course, he wants to object, but the best thing he can do is cling to Shiki’s shirt with one hand.
For sure, such a gesture thrills the dark-haired swordsman. “What is it with you? I would just check your wounds first.”
While Akira is being carried, he only closes his eyes and buries his face in the vampire’s chest. After all, he doesn’t understand why he is genuinely relieved and feeling that inner warmth for the first time. However, at the moment, he doesn’t mind this feeling.

Another day begins, and thus, Shiki takes Akira to the arena for the training. Of course, the hunter mentally prepares himself for what kind of monsters he may need to face this time.
However, there are no necromancers, nor anyone else aside from this couple.
Perhaps, today, the lord of darkness decided to use him as his training dummy. The hunter wonders while they are getting closer to the arena’s center.
Instead, he hears a brief demand. “Show me how you swing sword.”
“Huh? Didn’t see enough yesterday?” The silver-haired hunter complains.
After the hunter draws his blade, he swings it high until the tip of it almost touches his back. Suddenly, he lands a heavy strike.
“Did I ask you to chop the wood? Try one more time.” The vampire comments.
Meanwhile, Akira gives an annoyed look and raises the sword again. Yet, he panics when he feels Shiki’s body pressing against his back. As he turns his head and lowers the blade, he addresses his partner. “What are you?-”
“Straighten your back and raise your head.” Shiki orders while he holds Akira’s chin with one hand and makes him face forward. When he wraps his other arm around his partner’s waist, he fixes his posture and continues. “Never swing your weapon above your head. You’ll only exhaust yourself without dealing any damage.”
After the red-eyed swordsman gracefully leaves his side, he instructs. “Try again.”
Lastly, Akira closes his eyes and exhales. Lastly, he follows the orders and… Slash! His strike is successful.
For sure, it satisfies the nocturnal creature, and he crosses his arms. “Again. Repeat it until I say so.”
No matter how the blue-eyed male doesn’t like taking orders, he doesn’t argue, and slash after slash, he continues this movement.
Later, Shiki worked on improving his partner’s lower and high guard and stance. It’s still far from perfect and needs to be corrected. However, the vampire is impressed by how Akira is a quick learner and catches up with given instructions.
In this case, he will test the hunter’s skills again sooner than expected. Perhaps he would even let him go through the obstacle course. Who knows?…
But for now, Akira’s training continues.
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