The Red Vine

chapter Two

chapter 2

Placed his okape on the coffee table," Now listen young man, my leader wants you to be part of our crew, and our crew is build upon trust, I am their captain. Before he could finish the okape vibrated in a strange manner. Genki grabbed it roughly, opened his eyes widely, frowning his face, went to were Joe was standing. " Hold still there is someone in the house. He whispers (mishi shitsu Tatsu). The okape stretched to about fifty metres in length with blue flames like a laizer light surrounding it. There was a faint pleasant energy circling Genki. He Raised his angry voice "come out"! He shouted. Ibra opened the door slowly and frightened walked towards Genki. Genki pointed him "don't move, stay were you are". More serious than ever he grabbed his lazor sword with two hands. "I said come out monster," he continued with a raw voice like a tiger wanting to kill. Suddenly he relaxed his face and the sword's energy faded away and its size reduced to the original form. He explained "you are not safe here, the monster that killed your granny has found you. "I will leave this little friend with you, handling over the okape to Joe. It will react to any magic and or a monster, it will protect you. I will come back for my answer tonight". Genki vanished. Ibrahim was relieved to see him vanish. It was normal during the day evil have the influence at night in this city of KISHIMOTO. After some few hours at school. " Joe why are you not wearing your glasses" asked his lecturer. "My optician sir, he answered with a smile. (KUDA) "guys I am telling you the truth, the power I feel I have is ten times I had, I even lifted my bed with one hand. No one amongst the children believed him. Only Ibrahim could understand but kept quiet as he promised Joe. "Okay the best way to solve this matter is we meet up in the woods tonight and you show us that power. "No, answered Molly, its not good to sneak out at night, that is disobeying our parents count me out, she left the group and joined other ladies. "She is a good girl today since morning will see if she wont follow me said kuda. Benson and Jeremy were not going they have presentations to do tomorrow. (On telephone)" I have found the boy, but we have another issue". "What is it"? "The 5 star has awaken and the ADA have no idea" "good, kill him tonight". " Consider it done my king". He placed the receiver, exits the call box and entered into the crowd.

Joe grabbed his new weapon placed in his pocket and joined the crew to the woods. "Its been thirty minutes and yet you have done nothing but to waste my time," said Joe with a disappointed voice. "I am trying be patient replied Kuda. Suddenly, the atmosphere changed a strange man appeared before the five children. In panic Joe removed the small okape from his pockets, holding it with two hands. He concentrated more on his defence leaving few openings for his opponent to strike. With anger and hatred his eyes were stuck on the opponent and never blinked. The okape vibrated strongly in his hand that he almost let go but the thought of his grandma kept him in fighting mood. Seeing the seriousness of his leader, Thando picked a piece of wood, Ibra with stones, they drew near the enemy just at the same time circling their enemy. Kuda on the other hand felt the heat from his feat and did not move from where he was standing. Meky was to join the crew in hours time. " Don't interfere the strange man told the other kids, I came to only kill this boy with black blood running through his veins. The death thought entered in their hearts. Kuda's vampire claws came out the heat in his feet increased more. Placing a foot in front of the other he thought of nothing else than to kill the enemy in front. "My mi, what a surprise, little did I know I was to play with a vampire, too bad today its not yours, your day will come be patient with a base. So mind your own business." The strange man said, taking a position to fight. The atmosphere got tenser while the enemy drew his okape. "My name is Zuginatarah of Zugi if you like,its an honour to die knowing who is responsible. Come out Tarah he whispered" and the okape got bigger with intense energy surrounding its owner. "Poor boy you can't withdraw your sword, you have never used it before,he said. raising his laizor sword jumping high up towards Joe with no other intention than to kill. "Come out whispered Joe to his okape" And nothing happened. It was to end for him but Kuda as a vamp was fast enough to interfere. Zug, before landing on Joe's head he backed off a bit to gain more momentum. As soon as he reached the ground, within a fraction he used the back of his sword to hit Kuda with force that he fell a hundred metres away. Ibrahim left with no option than to throw one stone with all his mighty. "You full said Zug, he vanished and appear from his back holding the stone in his hand. "I believe this is yours" hitting him hard in the head. Thando was shocked to see a hand on his throat before he could hit Zug. He was thrown to the ground and collapsed. "Now I'm left with only you Johan! Any last words? " Joe saw death coming and accepted it with both hands. Closed his eyes as Zug was raising his arms for the final swipe. "Get up" said Genki clashing his laizor sword with Zug's. Their swords gleamed in the cool moonlight. Placing his menacing eyes on kuda who was some metres away. The fight got so intense that it was life and death. Sword blows were exchanged for a while. Joe was looking at his friends who were left with nothing than to lie on ground. Joe looked at his okape and saw how Genki was fighting with passion to defeat his enemy. He saw that look on grandma when he left the house, he blinked twice when he saw Genki striking his opponent's stomach. There was a sudden relief of victory in his mind.

Zug Pressing the sword deeper inside his own stomach shocked Genki, did I win? Is this the end? Genki asked himself. Zug, the only one with a weapon in his hand raised it holding one hand of Genki. As a leader Genki made his last signature with the other hand in the air. Zug swung his sword straight to Genki's neck. Slicing Genki's head off. Zug fell with his back. He used both hands screaming he pulled of the okape from his stomach and threw it away. Breathing like his lungs were about to burst. He looked at the young boy standing before him. Joe formed a fist, sitting on top of Zug, he sends a blow to Zug's face, about five of them counting for his friends any grandma's. Zuginatarah spilled blood out of his mouth, took a dip breath and the air got intense again. He pushed Joe roughly from his stomach awakening his okape he went near Joe. Joe whispered the same words as Genki's (mishi shatsu tatsu) grabbing his okape, which was unstable, but nothing happened. It was death for him no life left. Zug swung his sword for the final blow jumped high but not high enough to kill. "Sorry grandma I've lost, Joe whispered to himself while lying down flats with his back on the ground. Zug was a fraction to hit him. The okape he is holding pointing to Zug awakened bigger and longer. Zug with fewer length could not dodge but landed on it penetrating through his heart. Zug let go of his sword which dropped pointing Joe and left a cut near his ear when he dodged his head to the right. The death of Zug was in the eyes of two ADA members who arrived late on the scene after receiving Genki's signature. One of them stayed hidden in the woods whilst the other went near them after hearing different voices coming their way.

As the children were breathing heavily molly came to the rescue with her parents. The kids were helped and placed in hospital and brought the ADA member with them for further investigations.(the institution) The doors stretched open as a man with the black and purple uniform entered walking straight to the throne seat with no hesitation in his blood. Folded his right hand on his chest and standing upright before the king. He asks permission to speak in private and the other members left the chambers with only the two of them. "Leader, he started we received Genki's last signature". " What is it saying". "He is sorry for failing the institution and he said we have a vampire in our city". The leader gazed the guard with his red eyes, "That should be taken care of, understood! Any news from our new member? "Yes sir, he is coming in tonight" replied the guard. Thando with few injuries was waiting for his parents who were called in for few questions. Ibrahim was still in a bad shape and doctors were trying their best to heel his broken bones. On the other hand Joe was staring at the flowers through the hospital window for half an hour. So beautiful that you fell in love insight. Dazzling eyes, so white and shiny, with soft tenderness fingers that ran through his ear to his chicks and watery lips she have. The nurse that stitched him and gave him the hospital care he needed. She have the beauty of an angel. Tifa was the name he remembered written on her badge. Joe had never felt this way before, it was strange and strong. Kuda was home being shouted at by his father. Luckily for the kids the ADA member took all the blame before he left. Joe remembered the piece of paper with an address he was given by the ADA. Left the hospital without a track, hit the road and arrived to the address. It was an old house, an abandoned apartment. He used his fist to knock the gate until someone wearing jeans invited him in. Inside the abandoned house was another apartment different from the one outside big with uniformed and armed people. "Is this the" "welcome to the ADA young man" said one of the members. The all clapped gathering near him with happy faces. "He is Zuginatarah's killer". All members were happy, he was led to the chambers of the leader. "So tell us boy, how did you manage to kill him? Asked the leader. Joe had no clear idea on what actually happened on the last minute. He wore a straight face and answered with confidence. "With my okape sir". You must be special there son, Zug was strong for all members, they feared him,so your training starts tonight and Tommy will show you around. You report directly to me boy, after every mission. I had your grandma's news, my condolences. Of course if you don't want you are free to say so said the leader. Joe was over excited to join this group. He had the reply to that question since he was ten. "I am happy to be here sir" Joe replied. He was shown around given rules and regulations. How the training would go and were they would pick him up after school. "If you tell anyone about this place you are dead said Tommy. Meanwhile Kuda was told not to go anywhere the whole day. His mother was so worried and so was his father. They, both, did not believe that their son was sneaking out at night. Ibrahim was to be hospitalized for the whole week and his parents were there kneeling and praying for his quick recovery. Thando left a few hours ago with his angry father. Others of the Joe's group are at school and are to visit Ibra after lessons.

The night approached a black tinted polo came to pick Joe up. He went to the institution excited for his first training. His excitement increased when he was told it was a field training. He was given a nice shining attire that tears went running as they please down his chicks. "look grandma I told you I would make it one day" he said to himself looking in the mirror.His first training was to go with two members in hunting of a vampire. "Kill the vampire and bring in its parents, if they refuse kill them. They have raised a monster in our world, they deserve punishment" said the acting captain. His over excitement clouded his focus. He was blinded enough not to see that it was Kuda they were targeting.