The necessary

While Dark's survival battle was going on

-Akira!

An agitated Stella comes running towards her sister.

Akira who is sitting at the desk in her room is surprised by Stella's sudden visit.

- What's wrong? What's wrong with you?

Confused by the obvious agitation of her sister

-The circle is not working!

Stella shouts in desperation

Akira's expression hardens

- I didn't think you would attack him .... I was careless-

A slight murmur leaves Akira's lips.

-Do you have another way to get to the mansion?

Stella asks staring at her sister

-Yes I do, calm down, bring Irina and wait for me in the Royal waiting room." Giving directions to her sister, Akira gets up and leaves the room with Stella.

1 minute later

Akira, Stella and Irina are standing in front of a bookcase.

-What are we doing here?

Stella asks, not understanding why they are there.

Irina looks curiously, being very worried about Dark.

-Shut up and follow me.

Opening the entrance to their training room

The bookcase disappears and a tunnel appears in front of them.

-Let's move quickly.

Akira enters quickly

Stella and Irina look at each other and nod before following Akira into the tunnel.

30 seconds later they reach a dead end wall

Akira extends his hand towards the wall and a circle appears at his feet.

-Everything you saw here, must be put away and buried, never to be spoken of.

Akira says looking at the two girls behind her.

Akira and Stella nod at the same time.

Light starts to come out of the teleportation circle, distorting its surroundings and appearing in the middle of a forest.

-Well try to keep up with me.

Akira starts running

Irina and Stella are surprised by Akira's speed.

-If they run in the same direction as me, they will eventually reach the mansion, quickly," Akira shouted as he disappeared from the sight of the two women.

Akira shouted as he disappeared from the sight of the two women.

-She sure is fast.

Irina says while looking at Stella

-Let's go fast, we have to find Dark.

says Stella as she started to run followed by Irina.

***

-Let's see the mansion, it should be around here.

Akira looks around, but the only thing he sees is an irregular, destroyed area, 100 meters away he sees a big crater on the ground, approaching quickly to the edge.

-It was attacked...

Staring at the crater, Akira notices something.

-But he survived.

There were blood stains on the ground, but they make a path as if coming out of the crater.

- But he was hit, it doesn't look like he walked out.

Akira was trying to deduce what had happened.

A few seconds later, Stella and Irina arrive towards Akira.

Akira and Irina's eyes widen when they see the crater where the mansion was supposed to be.

-What about Dark?

Irina asks feeling impatient

Akira answers

- I don't know, but he seems to be alive.

He says while looking around.

Stella's body shudders when she hears those words.

-But this energy

muttering Akira starts to walk around the ground.

[There was combat but...] Looking towards the forest Akira deduces that Dark escaped there [I don't think I can defeat him, but he should be able to escape...but].

Akira sees Blood and holes on the ground, as if he had been stabbed.

Akira's face tenses up [Was he forced to use that...?]

Stella and Irina were walking across the destroyed ground trying to find some clue about Dark

-This is...

Stella sees several smaller craters along the ground.

Irina sees more destruction inside the forest

-Girls come here...

Akira calls them and says

- He's probably inside the forest and I doubt he's alone, you stay here and wait.

he says with a firm voice

Irina and Stella wanted to refuse but they were aware that they would probably be in the way if something happened.

They both nod feeling frustrated and annoyed.

Akira noticing that gives a smile - the time will come for you guys, you have to get stronger so you won't feel that way-.

Akira jumps and flies through the sky, looking for traces of more destruction.

***

A few seconds later he starts to see more and more traces of destruction, looking at the horizon, a big hole enters in Akira's field of vision.

-That's it...

Akira accelerates his speed and reaches the big hole in the ground.

Akira's blood shudders at the thought that Dark might have died.

[This energy is Duke Alaric's and Dark's... it's scattered all over the place].

Trying to figure out what happened at the site Akira notices a faint energy signal at the bottom of the hole.

[Dark!] Akira jumps into the hole without a second thought.

Falling for 30 seconds he finally reaches the bottom of the hole

Akira starts to remove debris and dirt from the surrounding area.

[Damn, the energy is everywhere] Akira couldn't clearly feel the place where Dark's energy is.

After a minute of removing dirt he finally finds Dark, under a big rock, without his legs, only with one arm, his clothes shredded and full of blood everywhere, the energy he had was getting less and less.

[Cursing for not having brought Stella or Irina, Akira makes a decision.

Slashing his wrist Akira drops his blood into Dark's mouth, a few seconds later Dark's wounds slowly started to heal.

A few seconds later Dark opens his eyes as he sees Akira giving him his blood, a smile forms on his face and as a whisper says

- Looks like I survived-

-Shut up you idiot...

Akira scolds Dark to keep silent.

Slowly Dark's body started to regenerate.

A few minutes later Dark was fully regenerated but he couldn't stand up.

-I don't have the strength to get up.

Dark says while looking at Akira's white hair.

Akira turns around and says

- Do you want more blood?

Dark opens his eyes in surprise

- May I?

Akira nods and approaches Dark.

-Get well quickly.

Akira who had been sitting next to Dark is pulled by him and bitten on his neck.

-EH?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Akira is surprised by Dark's bite on her neck.

- What do you think you're...

Akira's body starts to feel hot.

[This is bad....]

Dark who was still drinking his blood, takes Akira in his arms.

[Get a hold of yourself Akira, it's your sister's husband] Akira was trying to convince herself.

-Dark, please let me go!

A blushing Akira tries to push Dark away.

Dark noticing Akira's request lets go of her

Akira touches the biting place on her neck and blushes

-Whatever, can you get up now?

Akira evades Dark's gaze and asks

Dark gets up slowly and says, "At least I can walk now-" Akira smiles.

Akira smiles

- I'll take you to the girls.

Offering him his back to carry him

-Thank you-

Dark approaches Akira, dropping his body on his back.

-I've got a good grip on you.

Jumping and flying out of the hole

A few seconds later they come out of the hole

-It was really deep.

Dark is surprised to see that hole from the sky.

-You're tough, to have survived an attack like that.

Akira praises Dark sincerely

-Your training helped me a lot, I probably would have died if I hadn't done it.

Dark says while putting his arms around Akira's neck.

-Oh yeah... I'll fly a little fast, hold on tight.

Akira a little nervous changes the subject.

-Thanks-

Dark thanks before falling asleep

A slight smile forms on Akira's blushing face.

***

A few minutes later

Akira arrives to where Stella and Irina are with Dark asleep on her back.

Irina and Stella run to where Akira is descending.

-Dark-

Irina calls out to him with tears in her eyes.

-Darling...

Stella sees Dark in that state and a lump forms in her throat.

-Let's go back quickly, he has to rest".

says Akira

Nodding at Akira's words, Stella and Irina start to move towards the circle.

-I'll fly, stay alert and follow me.

Akira says before taking off

***

In a room in the castle of the vampire kingdom.

Dark is lying in bed, it's been 2 days since they came back from the human realm, there are 58 days left until the day of the duel.

Dark has just woken up, his gaze wanders around trying to figure out where he is.

Dark sees a woman sitting on the side of the bed.

-Stella-

Stella noticing that Dark woke up, jumps on top of him crying and started to apologize.

-I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Stella doesn't stop apologizing

Dark smiles and says

- Calm down honey, I'm still alive-

trying to calm Stella down Dark continues

-It was just a few scratches, besides Akira helped me and most of my wounds healed.

Dark says smiling but Stella's face gave a 180 degree change.

-What did you say? Akira helped you? -

A cold voice comes from her lips

-Ah, yes she let me drink her blood to recover.

Dark says trying to calm Stella down

-So that's what he did?

-Stella that hurts... -Stella that hurts...-

Stella is taking Dark by the shoulders

-Ooh you woke up already-

Akira who has just entered the room, notices that Dark is awake.

-The bitch-

Stella says seeing Akira in the room.

Akira shudders when she feels her sister's gaze.

-What's wrong?

Akira nervously asks

-I see that you helped MY husband.

A cold smile forms on Stella's face.

Akira looks at Dark as if to say "What did you do? Dark noticing her look evades her and pretends to be asleep.

-Akira let's talk.

Stella puts a hand on her sister's shoulder.

-How did you get here without me noticing?

Akira is surprised by her sister's speed.

-Let's go-

Stella drags her sister out of the room.

-S-Stella, Ca-calm down, I did it to save him-?

Akira nervously tries to explain to her sister.

Dark seeing the situation, just smiled.

[How hard is this, I want to sleep] Closing his eyes to sleep.

Suddenly Dark feels something climb onto his bed when he opens them he sees Irina lying next to him, her eyes filled with tears, saying nothing

Dark stretches out his arms to her and hugs her

Feeling Irina in his arms, he falls into the world of dreams.