Queen Yuki

Everyone had taken countless photos since joining that organization, but she was one of the people who treasured them the most, and in this special case, this photograph was extremely important to her.

She reached out her right hand very carefully before taking the portrait from her, she was able to blink softly and slowly to put it on the cabinet. She was face down, just like she left him every night to go to work and so she closed the door leaving the room in darkness while she adjusted her gloves.

Be quiet.

Everyone watched her as she prepared herself with ease. She took a pair of twin swords and put them in the sheath that was strapped to her shoulders, holding it behind her back. She then took a pair of silver revolvers which she placed at the sides of each of her legs, her work would start in ten minutes but she was very calm.

He turned one last time to the mirror: dark, skintight leather pants, then what appeared to be a simple leather vest, not even anything underneath, that belt holding his pants, the weapons, the fingerless gloves, and decided I was ready to go. She remembered that her reflection didn't exist and a man simply walked over and handed her a long black coat that would hide evidence of her weapons.

"It's time," he informed her so that she could only nod with a sigh, to quickly put on her coat as he began.

"Let's go get them, Xander"

XXX

There was a very bright moon in Detroit. There was commotion everywhere as it was Saturday so people were getting drunk and making some riots around the neighborhood. Due to the violence in this area, no one was surprised every time a dead person was found, although lately the victims lost a lot of blood before being completely killed.

It was so cold that the albino could barely tolerate it despite the mask on his face, which covered his mouth and nose. The truth was that working on cold dates was not his greatest pleasure, but now he was very distracted on the roof of a warehouse while he read for the umpteenth time that book that he did not put down for some reason in life. Thanks to the fact that it was night, his presence there was not obvious and due to the special ability of that abnormal eye, he could read without any problem despite such darkness.

"It's going to be so much fun when you go blind" accused the blonde as steam was present in every word he said "How can you be so calm in this cold?"

"There's nothing better than being distracted, Jose. Can you tell where he is?"

"Give it a few seconds," asked the blue-eyed man, before putting a cigarette to his lips, taking a lighter out of his pocket before lighting the tobacco, to take a deep drag "Would you like some?"

"It seems that they don't mind hiding their presence" murmured a female voice, sitting on the ground behind them, while they both reacted.

"When did you get here?" The blond questioned, surprised.

"It's you who smells them and you didn't even notice their presence, huh? What an idiot" the older one mocked, to which the girl smiled.

"Our grouping doesn't make much sense, after all, Xander," she reminded him, before standing up. "You can see the thousands of miles away, he smells them, I can do both and even feel them"

"Well, we face all kinds of enemies" commented the other, with a barely evident smile.

"Here it comes" she murmured, turning serious.

"Really?" He asked the other before turning over his shoulder, not to see anyone, and then facing forward "I don't..."

"She's gone" interrupted the boy. "He's about to turn the corner"

"Let go of me, damn it!" One woman screamed as a tall African-American almost dragged her by her wrist.

"Shut the fuck up" he growled, before pushing her against the warehouse wall, he had red pupils.

A shot.

The girl blinked twice before noticing that she had been hit right on the wrist of the hand with which she was holding her, she turned to look to her right and found a woman, she turned her face to the left and looked at that shattered hand, even so, the boy had remained motionless, while his face had some spots.

She began to tremble, not knowing what to do, as the fellow steadied himself and opened his mouth again, hearing a somewhat savage growl that would make the prostitute scream in terror just before those animal fangs sharpened and the other handshake him and take him by his hair, placing him in front of the other woman, showing her how he would devour her at that moment.

The second shot hit her shoulder on her good arm so the woman was freed without choice, so she ended up on the cold pavement, leaving her to crawl looking for a way out of what seemed like a real nightmare. He just stared in amazement, the beast before his eyes and then the woman in black.

"Go" ordered the woman with the gun, so the girl only hurried to escape and run, while the monster reacted to both shots, with its head down, before raising its face and letting out a ferocious growl "And you shut the hell up!" mouth" he shot.

"Fuck off, you filthy bitch" then he lunged at her, with that red tinkling look, so she fired off another couple of shots.

When they realized, that body was on the ground colder than before. One-shot right between her eyes and one to her chest, terrifyingly penetrating. She just put the gun away before hers two companions of hers reached her, standing next to her before looking at the body of her subject, the albino then covered her eye with the band he was wearing. her.

"You seem more independent lately, Yuki" the man admired, to which the girl sighed tiredly.

"Well, I've been training a long time," she admitted, as the blond pulled out a phone and made a call. "I'm sorry if you don't enjoy yourself as much as before Xander, but I can't depend on you all the time"

"Of course not" he supported her as she smiled once more "You're all grown up, little one" he teased, putting a hand on her head.

"Cleanup crew is on their way," the blonde informed. "We can continue with the work, according to the locator we will find him in the next building, the other is selling drugs at a party, we will have to wait for him to come out"

"Then let's continue" replied the girl, to give them a very calm smile before they turned their backs on her.

"Okay, it looks like this visit to Detroit won't last as long as the previous one" commented the blond very animated. "Maybe we'll be early." They were making their way, taking only a couple of steps before a shadow rose behind them.

"Jose, are you hungry?" The girl asked, to which he sighed before shaking his head, shuddering slightly.

"Go ahead, Alejandra has served a lot of dinners..."

"Okay. Take advantage" he muttered, before turning around with a high kick that pushed the guy against the warehouse wall.

The grotesque figure emerged from the dust and debris, before noticing the girl walking calmly, her eyes now a radioactive shade of green, glowing like a pair of neon-style spotlights, her hands in her pockets.

"Demon" he accused her, but she smiled.

"My friend is a devil" she started, before taking off his coat and letting it fall when he got dangerously close "But darling" the tone of her eyes was changing to a reddish one "I'm much worse"

"Yuki has been very hungry lately" Jose commented while both gentlemen waited for her "Although considering that she doesn't drink much..."

"Yuki doesn't drink human blood, that will wear her down" replied the elder.

"Stop talking about me like I'm not here" she complained, before picking up her coat from the floor "Xander, tell the cleaning service that they only have to see the reconstruction and the ashes"

"Whatever you say, Yuki" then he made another call.

She opened her eyes violently, sitting up on the bed, her chest rising and falling restlessly. Her room was very dark even though it was barely around 10:00 am.

She put a hand to her forehead before finding some cold sweat ... it was not usual that being a vampire things like that would happen, but since few vampires sleep like she becomes more normal, she was also one of the few vampires whose diet was reduced to self-stolen blood.

Even though it was early according to her sleeping hours, that she was naked and in her darkroom, something told her that staying asleep for a long time would make the nightmares more and more intense.

Then she slid his jade-colored sight around the room, the one in which she could see better thanks to her abnormal abilities, then she noticed a certain detail ... They had not done the cleaning the night before, all for the simple fact that that painting was recharged from the front against the wood of the furniture.

The matter made her reach for her robe and then get up. She walked through the darkness to the cabinet and took it, arranging it properly. Then she looked around and without considering it much more, she yawned to walk towards the shower, taking a cold bath since she had a very bad record when showering with the hot water.

After bathing, she got comfortable and left her room very early, still 20 minutes before midnight. Many reacted somewhat surprised to note that she had gotten up so early but continued on her way as she advanced towards the kitchen, leaving the housing complex.

"Good morning, Yuki" Alejandra greeted "I'm surprised you're up so early, I'm just making lunch"

"Good morning, Ale" she replied, pretending to enter, but stopped.

"I'm sorry, I have garlic" the girl made a face "I know you hate its sheer scent, so you'd better not go inside"

"I support you" she said "I imagine Xander and Jose will be sleeping... I'll see how to wake them up she warned, leaving there, taking a calm step but stopping in front of the blond's door for a few seconds"

"I can smell you" she heard from within, so she smiled to herself "Come in, it's open"

"Good morning, Jose" she said, entering very naturally.

"Your scent is always very strong in the morning" he complained, his torso uncovered and gently rubbing the back of his neck.

"I'm sorry, it's the nightmares" she assured, turning on the light that didn't bother him and then trying to pour himself a glass of cold water "I even sweated" she said raising her eyebrows, to which he yawned, stretching.

"It's as if you were half-human, it must be a sequel to your poor diet" he said almost to himself "The organization gives you human blood, however, you ..."

"I won't be like them" she answered immediately "I'm strong enough without having to drink from humans, I don't care. I can survive with this, however, we should wake up Xander"

"The priest doesn't need that" he said, taking a cigarette from his nightstand and lighting it with a click "Mnh... Yuki, you won't be able to catch up with them if you keep on like this"

"Oh, yes I can" she replied, going to take the cigarette from his hands and put it on her lips "After all, I am a Draculina" The blond looked at her seriously, as she let the smoke escape from her lungs "This will kill you"

"You are not a Draculina, you are not his woman" he snapped, to which she smiled amusedly at his words "One way or the other. What should we do?"

"Gabriela has something for us"

"Hn?" He looked at her confused "Has she called you?" But she shook her head, to which he opened his eyes a little "I see... it's speeding up. Even without human blood"

"Hurry up and get dressed" she said, consuming the cigarette.

After those words, the boy dressed immediately. They both left the room ready as they made their way to the segment dedicated to humans, where Xander waited patiently for them. They both stopped when they saw him, their faces shocked and incredulous, to which he looked back at them.

"Come on, it's not so weird that I'm here before ..."

"It's completely impossible!" They exclaimed in unison, at which he smiled quite gracefully, gesturing for them to follow.

"Gabriela!" He knocked on the door, opening it without further ado "Good"

"Knock on the door before entering, Xander" the woman snorted, a bottle of sake at her side from so early "I can see that they are improving. I didn't even have to call them, did you predict that Xander?"

"Something like that, but Yuki came by herself with Jose"

"I see" the woman began, turning to face them before sighing "She's moving faster than I thought" She sounded complaining as she closed the book in her hands "Yuki, I've heard that the nightmares continue. Inform me"

"There is nothing new she began. All the symptoms point to the moment approaching, teacher. But it is you who have information about it, different from the priests or the oracles I cannot have a clue of the future except for the predestined"

"Certainly" she said uneasily "I promised that this specific case would be for you, but I will have to give you support if things get serious. It is a fact that we have sightings of the dark priest who is protecting Dracula, but we have not yet had accurate information from him. However some of his vampires have been disrupting the towns taking young women, but we doubt they are for him"

"A Dracula only creates one Draculina, it is limited to only one" Xander commented, silently watching Yuki "What do you want them for?"

"It's not him" Jose answered instead "He is not interested in women, after all... they must be his subjects" He rubbed the back of his neck "If so, then he shouldn't be there, but he's still a problem"

"It's weird to hear you speak sensibly" Yuki scoffed "Reveal your feelings"

"Tsk" he blurted out, before smiling and seeing the blonde before them "Old ... Let us go catch them, we will get information!" He was completely excited.

"I knew you'd say that" she complained "But I'm afraid I've already sent two priests and two Hercules to take care of it" Jose's expression immediately worsened"Don't look at me like that, boy. Even if I wanted to, they have an extremely powerful priest... one of the Big Three who could defeat me, even if I did battle. I can't put Yuki at risk, especially if things go this way. She is growing up as Draculina"

"Yuki is not his Draculina!" He yelled annoyed "Stop calling her that way! She is not his wife!"

"Stop your car there, Jose" interrupted the aforementioned, leaving them in silence despite the calm that everyone had maintained until now "I understand the situation, teacher. I will refrain from putting myself in unnecessary danger"

"I applaud your understanding, Yuki. But I do have a mission for you tonight: after the Hercules clear the danger area, you must go there. He is not there, he would not expose himself that way, but they will not be able to with the lesser vampires. I will ask you to clean the area and take the opportunity to feed yourself. We can't let you get caught in bad shape"

"As you say, teacher"

"Xander, Jose: His mission is the same as always. Support it and don't let it fall into enemy hands. They will travel there after lunch. Prepare yourselves"

"Yes, ma'am!" The three emitted to the rhythm, before retiring.

"Shizune"

"Lady Gabriela" replied a brunette, who had remained on the sidelines inside the room all that time.

"Don't be noticed. I can't afford a miscalculation"

"If a Dracula creates a Draculina it is to create a new generation, more powerful than the previous one" she recited aloud "Yuki Hax was betrayed by the vampire who worked as her partner hiding being a Dracula and turned her into his Draculina taking advantage of the love she felt for him. Are you afraid that she still loves him?"

"I'm not afraid of love, Shizune" she began, as she sipped her sake, taking a few seconds to digest it "I fear her hatred. The worst that can happen to love is that there is a new Dracula"

"But in these times, a new Dracula would be ..."

"Nor will I make such a mistake" she snapped "A child of Dracula does not wake up until the combined blood of his parents forces him to do so, and no pregnancy of any kind depends on an encounter. But a fight between a Dracula and a Draculina could affect the balance more than anything ... a story like this has never been told because it has not existed. We are going to prevent it"

"Lady Gabriela ..."

"Shizune!" She reacted to her loud voice "Make sure to protect Yuki Hax and avoid showing your presence until it is needed! That's an order"

"Yes, Lady Gabriela"

Vampire stories were always horror stories. Supernatural beings do not encompass much more than the fictional world of most humans, who are unaware of their actual existence in the world, because they do not know the depths of darkness like many others. This is because there are organizations that seek the balance and survival of the human being regarding these races that could easily disappear from the face of the earth. But no one, yet, understands the bases of their dark existence, much less why these beings are so aggressive.

But that's how human beings are. They are terrified of any aspect that threatens their existence regardless of whether this is the food chain, the survival of the fittest: the reality of the animal world to which they believe they do not belong. And they defend themselves against those "monsters", cornering them towards extinction. There are more than one Dracula and Draculina in the world, but they are not all the same. They fear the greatest power. They fear divinity

"It's funny" was the monologue of a beast. Of a one who would be considered a monster due to his inhuman nature "That they worship these divine forms, but want to assassinate the closest representation that exists of their God"

"Humans have too pure a perspective of what being a divine being represented" said a vassal who believed himself to be the great thing and spoke too much "They are dreamers who believe in light more than darkness"

"There are no such differences said the divinity. It is not that I am bad or that I am good. I said there is no such difference" he reaffirmed "It is animal instinct. We are all animals in this world, after all, Orochi"

"Of course, we are, we just have to remind humanity"

"And have you decided to take responsibility by becoming more powerful?" His incredulous tone was evident "I do not believe in you. I know that at any moment you will bite me and inject your poison, but it is natural. It's what a snake does"

"I will appreciate your honest understanding"

"It won't be necessary" His reddish eyes stood out from the darkness, looking at him from head to toe "I'll kill you on the spot" But his words only elicited a twisted smile from the dark priest who had been supporting him

"It will be an exciting battle"

"Don't get so excited, you make me sick" His words were harsh and cold "When the time comes, I can assure you, it will be a one" sided slaughter. "I will keep you alive so that you suffer the agony and understand what you have done"

"Sounds wonderful, my Dracula. But what does he plan to do with the Draculina?"

"Hmpt?" He had caught her attention a bit, causing his eyes to look back at him if he ignored him "Yuki?"

"That's right. Wouldn't their immediate extermination be the most pertinent? She is wiping out the vampire population even if she is one of them now. It's unforgivable, how could we overlook it?"

"You're wrong about that. Killing her would be the most impertinent thing you could do. After all, I am the one who has made her like this. She perfectly demonstrates the strength of the order of the food chain: a queen can consume anything and taking down the weakest of the species is the fastest way to strengthen her. Even if they are not your intentions"

"Even if that's the case, we can clean the race ourselves... Besides, once she's dead she could create a new Draculina"

"Enough of your impertinences!" His voice echoed through the darkness "Don't you understand anything? I want to see her do it! Freak out over losses, come to me, and use it as I please. She will have the new generation in her womb and she will not be able to live with it as long as she watches them destroy their beloved humans. It will be my most entertaining battle and most glorious victory. The indomitable Draculina will not be able to against me. To strengthen it for me. If you want to see a dark tomorrow under my reign, make her more powerful to me, and don't you dare kill her, is that clear to you?"

"It is clear to me up to a point, but I will fulfill your wishes. Just because it will be fun to watch, that's all"

"You're disgusting, doing this for fun"

"But if it is exactly what you do with that Draculina" he answered, with an enormous smile "You just want to torture her for fun, because that's the way you are... Isn't that right, Drui?"

XXX

Yuki's point of view.

The darkness of the night had never been compared to that of her eyes. Not a moonless and starless night had gone so far in the existence of the sky, while she always lived in uncertainty to know what was due to that. That intensity of darkness was not something that was seen every day, much less any vampire had it. He was a special case, as he was an alpha male who had been left without a clan many, many years ago, and yet he was still just who he was: a leader by nature.

She asked herself silently the entire time. Why did her teacher keep such potential recast into a team as just one small link in the chain? He was tremendously strong like Jose and Xander were, but he was on a psychological level that could not be understood. And she always felt this overwhelming sense of unavoidable attraction that, she assured herself, couldn't be due to her power of charisma.

"Are you stupid? Be careful with that, you can cut yourself at any time"

That velvety voice always got on her nerves, even when she heard it in her mind. If they communicated by any means, it was still irresistible and see that the tests said that the charisma was only transmitted live. She knew it wasn't that at all, so what the hell did he have? He had eaten his nails out of anxiety when he hadn't seen or heard him for a couple of days. He had waited for the slightest sighting of his presence, but it was always subtle. Because it was forbidden for someone to fall in love with him, it was forbidden by himself, after all.

"Certainly, Yuki ... you are brilliant"

And somehow, things ended up going the way they did. She did not have to say a single word about it and they both realized it but they both kept it a secret because they did not want to be separated in any way. Or at least that was what she believed or wanted to believe deep down in her clumsy, romantic heart. She was a woman after all, but she had made a huge mistake. Why hadn't it been Jose?

"I'm sorry, Yuki. We have already come too far to stop"

She had never felt so weak. Never in all her life had he been in the line of death like that night and the images would never be erased from her mind. Even in that state, she had shed tears of sadness instead of pain or fear. The air had left her lungs and she felt how she was bleeding, while she could not do anything because the wound in her chest had shocked her entire body. And neither could she refuse the poisonous kiss that that man gave her, letting the ambrosia of a demon enter her throat, her very essence, the poison that would burn in her entrails.