Persona - Mask of Origins

Yuki pinned Callen down with her scythe to make him suffer.

 

Callen lifted his head up and pulled Yuki down, sinking his fangs into her neck.

Zain couldn't open his eyes, without risking being blinded by Eden's light.

 

Yuki screamed loudly in pain before swinging her scythe at Callen's throat.

 

Callen grabbed the scythe, not caring that it cut into his hand and reveled in her blood. It was just as sweet as he imagined. Not nearly as delicious as Zain's but it was good for a human. He bit harder and let the blood drip down his chin.

 

Yuki was suddenly filled with Metatron's strength. She grabbed Callen's jaw and forced it open, pulling away from him.

 

Callen pushed her off him and stood, rubbing his jaw. "You're very fiesty. Just how I like my dinner." Zain put Eden away and grabbed his collar of his shirt. "You...you've caused enough damage!" He flicked his hand behind him and under his shirt to grab his lance. Callen grabbed his hand, holding it where it was and licked the blood from his chin, "Are you jealous Zain? Just because I drank from your sister and enjoyed it?" "Nnngh, filthy creature! Get out!"

 

Yuki's wound on her neck healed almost instantly. Her eyes burned red with rage.

 

Callen laughed when he looked at Yuki, "Why she looks just like you! You two really must be siblings. But...you will always belong to me, Zain." Callen wrenched himself free and fled through the open door. Zain slumped to the floor. He looked up at Yuki, "Yuki...are you alright, he...it didn't hurt too much did it? I'm sorry, forgive me."

 

Yuki calmed herself.

"I've been through a lot worse."

 

Zain growled and clenched his fists, his fangs piercing into his lower lip, "But...I'm supposed to protect you. At least from him. He bit you Yuki! I can never forgive myself for this mistake." he stood and brushed himself off, "Before I make more of a mess of this...I should go back to the Orphanage. Before I hurt someone."

 

"I'll see you in the morning, Zain." Yuki said.

 

He waved behind him as he headed back to the Orphanage. "None too friendly is she?" Zain ignored him and kept walking, "Shut up you idiot. You bit my sister." "True...but if I hadn't I wouldn't have been able to get this for you.." He held out a vial of Yuki's blood to him, "Take it, drink it. It'll make this night easier for you." Zain took the vial and pocketed it, "I'll never drink my own sister's blood. Now, where is your blood that you promised me?" Another vial shot out in front of Zain's face, it's black liquid reminding him of oil, but this was tinged with hues of red. "Your blood looks funny. Is that because you feed from other shadows?" "Yes indeedy. Not often someone compliments your blood." he laughed and disappeared as Zain reached the Orphanage again. Setting the two vials outside his door, he locked himself in again and lost himself to the shadow within.

 

Yuki sighed as she fell asleep.

 

Zain woke in the morning after apparently knocking himself out trying to reach Yuki's vial. His head hurt as he gathered up the vials and returned to Toji's.

 

Yuki was still asleep.

Toji was getting the lab equipment ready.

 

Zain watched Yuki sleep for a minute. He was glad she wasn't hurt by Callen. Sighing, he helped Toji get things ready. Staring into the cure for a long minute. "I wonder...if adding a foreign element to the cure would make it better than Daieko's. He nearly lost his memory and I don't want to do the same." He pulled Callen's blood from his pocket and stared at the both of them. Wondering if it would change it enough that it would keep his memory but still cure him.

 

"It'd be worth the risk." Toji said.

 

Zain nodded. he set the cure down and slowly dripped Callen's blood into it. Little sparks came off of the liquid where Callen's blood touched it. After the whole vial was empty, Zain studied the cure carefully. It smelt more like medicine now than some rare piece of scotch that had been fermenting for years. "I'd say success but we won't know until I get the last of the shadow blood I need for this. Then, I swear humanity will be mine."

 

"You still need more? I thought you needed just one sample."

 

"Of course I need more. Reversing a shadow process takes more than a few exotic herbs and one vampiric shadow's blood. THe last I need comes from a few shadows with more humanity than they know what to do with. I'll get that tonight." His fingers touched Yuki's blood in his pocket. Slowly pulling that out of his pocket, he sat it on the table beside the cure. "The only question I have for now is...what do I do with this? If I drink human blood and then the cure...I'm sure it would mess it up. But if I can't control myself tonight...everything is ruined."