Silver Cross and Draculea:Volume01 Epilogue

Epilogue

"....I am still alive"

Hisui, lying on the bed, murmurs to himself.

He gets up from the sick bed, and looks out of the window; it look like daylight outside.

"Are you awake?"

Looking over, Eruru sat on the chair by the bed, operating a notebook computer.

"Eh..."

"Please say thank you to that..."

Eruru looked at Rushella, who is sleeping by Hisui's bedside.

Looks like she is keeping the Hisui company, her face is a bit pallid.

"You are AB/Rh- type, which Blood Bank don't have much in storage, so she decided to donate her blood to you. The two of you are the same type."

"But...receiving a vampire's blood, you know what will happen right? It is likely you will become an undead abomination."

"True...we have considered the situation, but she refused to listen...all she wanted is to save your life. Also, [Your body] shouldn't have any problems right? In reality there is no issue?"

"What do you think I am?"

"You body is interesting, your physical attributes...appears not to be something you were born with, how was it changed?"

"I am not sure..."

"The scar on your chest---is that a mark from surgery? Where is your heart from?"

"...................."

"Blood is source of life, so the organ that regulate blood flow is the one that controls life itself. Thus, against a vampire, striking through the heart with a stake is fatal. The source of your strength...Isn't just from flowing that mysterious heart?"

"I don't know..."

"But?"

Holding his chest, Hisui smiled.

"Miraluka paid with her life, to make my heart beat again. To let a heart beat again after it stopped, letting herself turn into ash."

"It is so mysterious. It is disappointing I could not dissect you."

Eruru whispered without any expression. To be honest, she could do something that frightening.

"I investigated that Holy Sword of yours, it seem to be a treasure. One could say it is the Bane of all Vampires. The relative who left it with you..."

"It's the Vampire who took care of me."

"Why did she give you something like this?....Is it to protect you? And about your physical attributes, everything is for your survival as a human?"

"I think I was an experiment. How could vampires co-exist with humans-She always considered this question. But even if she succeed she still died, what was the point?"

Hisui felt crushed by his guilt, balling his fists together.

"Just to save me, she didn't have make things so complicated, all she had to do was suck my blood and turn me into a vampire. Then she could had been saved too. Then so-called eternity she hated, I could had accompanied her, it would let me live with her forever."

In front of Kujou's eyes was his beloved caretaker's final moments.

Bathed in sunlight, turned into ash. In the instant he picked her up, the remaining body was scattered by the wind. No matter how tightly he held on, in the end, he held on to nothing.

Her beautiful face, dark hair, red lips, all vanished as if they never existed.

Couldn't even hold her in my arms.

"That person...didn't turn you into her race. She want you to be in your original state. To be human, to live as a human. Am I wrong?"

"What so good to be a human? Also, I am not a human but a mon..." (<---Intentionally cut off-Translator)

"You are a human."

Eruru answered without expression. Regarding Hisui's question, the girl did not back away from a straight answer this time.

"You are human, there are no good answers."

"...That is good."

"But sleeping next to you, is definitely an authentic vampire--a [TRUE ANCESTOR]. I heard the story from her, It appear Kishida's goal was the powers within her. If that is the case, I am afraid there will be more people targeting her in the future. 觊觎权势的吸血鬼的强硬派也有可能出卖她, even so, you still want to protect her?"

(Translator note-I think the above sentence said "Hardliner vampires who covert her powers would also want to betray her"...someone please double check.)

"She will protect herself. Also, I can't believe her to be a [True Ancestor]. The one at my home should be the last [True ancestor], Miraluka said so herself."

Kujou's words made Eruru's eyes glow. His body, and vampire who made him this way, all made her very excited.

"Regarding her losing her memories, I did some investigation, Right now there are no vampires related to her. She apparently just appeared one day, She maybe the first True Ancestor in modern day society. It is so mysterious. Right now all we want to do is observe her."

"....please be merciful. Also...why not exterminate her? Right now the sun is up, all you have to do is open the window, and she is doomed right?"

"Because she is exonerated from the crime. There is no reason to exterminate her, since there is no difference between me and her. And cut to the chase, it is only because she committed no crime right now. Even if she sucked your blood, it is not a crime right now. So because she is innocent, we won't take action."

"True True..."

Looking at Hiusi staring at her, Eruru got up and begin to walk away.

"I have to go. Also..."

"Also...?"

"Thank you."

The half vampire's face turned red and left the sickroom. At the same time, Rushella woke up.

"You...are you ok?"

"Ah, um...should be..."

Kujou mumbled, and Rushella flip herself on to the bed, sitting right next to him.

"Really...no problem? It is clear you lost so much blood."

"Eh, why are you worrying so much?"

"Of course I am worried? You are my property after all."

"......."

"You are not allowed to do anything crazy from now on. After all...you are human."

"I was able to protect the mistress, right?"

"Even if...unacceptable. Protecting me is your duty....but...."

"But...?"

"Not allowed to die."

She spit out, word by word. Her scarlet eyes piercing his.

"Without my permission, you are not allowed to die. Even your death belong to me."

"But I cannot become a vampire."

"I have not given up! Someday, your body, and your soul, everything will belong to me. You will kneel before me!"

"Ok Ok..."

Even though he gave a Perfunctory reply, but Rushella still came close with a hug, then brought her eyes to meet Kujou's.

"You don't want to?"

It is not like don't want to...that thought came unbidden. But Kujou still manage to swallow it down. One cannot just easily stop being human.

Because Rushella refused to move her gaze away, Hisui could only gave her an conscious and honest answer.

"I will help you, find out who you are....investigate you past, I will definitely help."

"Also have to add, my dietary requirement as well. We did agree right?"

"....Yes Yes, ah, but you have to hold your end of the bargain as well, don't suck anyone else's blood."

"I know. I...know what is like to have your blood sucked out. I can understand."

"....It is so."

"Also, you address me by name right? Even though you are a servant."

"That...that was forced by the situation."

Hisui wanted to just gloss over the situation, but Rushella did not appear to be angry, but only lightly replied: "I will give you special permission to do so."

"Eh?"

"I will also call you Hisui, No problem?"

".....Yes."

Watching Hisui nod in acceptance,