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S-Somebody help!

Y-You're a priest, ain't ya? Do somethin'!

They say the eating of priests gives eternal life.

Mere superstition?

We shall see, shan't we?

Come along, boys. The food's growing cold.

Who dares!?

One who hates the Dark.

Scratch that... Make that "ones."

It shows much courage to come alone.

However, you should not underestimate us.

You think I'm alone?

I distinctly recall saying...

...that the "ones" who hate the Dark have come.

Enough with the dweebs, already.

Take us to your leader, okay?

Why, you...!

Whatever. Let's get it over with.

They say this world was created by light.

What then, caused the Dark to be created?

The will to fight is awash in the stench of blood.

A death mask is reflected in the faces of those who live in the light.

While those who live in the Dark are content with their crypts.

Of what worth is one's will to fight?

What worth, when blood sprays forth from violated flesh...

...and finds freedom in its release.

The humans fear the Dark, but to escape it, they discard their humanity.

And fight the Dark simply because they exist in the same universe.

Fight until death.

Neither approving of the other's existence, both determined to fight.

The world seems drunk on the elixir of madness!

You have the eye of a Dark One.

True. Half the blood in my body is the curséd blood of the Dark.

The half that is Dark tries to bury this world in madness.

But the half that is pure...

...will yet triumph over the power of the Dark.

You cannot.

How can you do...

...what cannot be done!

"Blood of Darkness Power of Darkness"

From the look of it, it seems to be the work of two...

No, make that one strong man.

Let's hear it for the end of the Dark Ones.

Hip, hip...

...hurrah!

Yes. It was hard not to notice.

You're satisfied, then...

...that the Darkstalkers in this area have been exterminated?

Well, we did ask you to come and defend us...

...but everythin's been taken care of here.

Payin' you is gonna be somethin' of a problem...

We've no intention of accepting reward for service not provided.

Yet we'd like any information you have on the man who did the job.

Him? Well, he had this huge sword, and wore some crazy beads.

Was he a monk?

Yeah, he was quiet enough for one.

Best part of it was, we didn't have to pay him a thing!

Ain't often you get somethin' for nothin'.

Best part of it was not having those Dark Ones around no more!

No need to rush off.

A gal shouldn't be out at night.

The work's dried up, but you can stay.

So how about it?

We need company after the Dark Ones carried off all our womenfolk.

So, whaddya say? Ya gonna spend the night or what?

Yeah, ya don't want nothin' to grab ya'!

Let's have some fun together!

Sorry, Gentlemen, but no.

One would so hate to be obliged to her "protectors" for protection.

Good day.

Stop! If you don't wanna get hurt, do what we say!

We can't just let the first girl we've seen in forever drive away.

Come inside. Be a good girl. Pour your daddy a drink.

What is it with men?

Hsien-Ko, please deal with them.

Cut it out already!

We take on Darkstalkers. You're overmatched.

Nihao!

Yeah, I know.

You just want me to punish them a little, right?

Huh? Haven't had enough?

I'd reconsider. Being drunk doesn't make you invincible, you know.

Go! Get her!

You monster!

Monster? I'm offended!

I'm a Kuang-Shi!

Wait a second. Oh, yeah, a Chinese vampire is a monster, isn't it?

Die!

Okay, I'll deal with you all at once!

Thank you, Hsien-Ko.

Honestly, you always leave the physical stuff to me!

Now a maiden like myself can safely stay the night here.

A "maiden," huh?

Damn you, woman. How dare...

Oh, pardon me.

Even humans are sometimes as vile as the Darkstalkers.

And as long as that holds true, the Dark can never be...

...vanquished.

This is not what I seek.

I have not a shred of interest in these...

...soulless pieces of armor.

I seek a powerful spiritual weapon that craves blood.

The more I search, the more I hear of the forbidden armor...

...that would even feed upon its own wearer.

That is the only thing that will appease me now.

Sir, I've received word...

...that the man you have sent for has reached the city gates.

I see.

Make sure you welcome him properly.

Oh! Seems like an interesting spectacle.

I'll bet 20 on the large man.

I'll bet 30 that he loses.

50 to win.

100 he loses.

A gun?

- I-It's a sword of the Dark! - It's a Darkstalker's sword!

It's a Darkstalker! A Darkstalker!

S-Sir! As you suspected, he's one of the Dark Ones!

It's a good thing we decided to test his strength!

I'll gather the troops to finish him off!

Wait! If he is, in fact, a Dark One...

...then a hundred human soldiers won't be able to defeat him.

He has come here as a hunter of the Dark.

If we do not provoke him further, there would be no more trouble.

We are his employer, and he is the employee after all.

But who'd have guessed he was a Dark One.

It's a good blade.

I'd only heard the rumors.

A man who has the same strength... No, a greater power than a Darkstalker.

Although a man couldn't normally stand up to the power of the Dark.

I see you're not a man for small talk.

All right, let's get to the point.

In the valley right outside this city...

...a treacherous Darkstalker has set up camp.

We are suffering from his presence.

Just as we'd given up our last shred of hope, we hear of a man.

One who hunts the Dark Ones...

...a vampire hunter is said to exist.

We contacted you hoping that one who fights for justice...

...can bring peace to this city.

I have no need of compensation.

As rumors have said... but for humans, money is essential.

Tales of the demon of the Northern Valley caused visitors to avoid us.

But now the city shall be saved.

Northern Valley. That is all I need to know.

Wait!

I'm sorry.

But, please, if you would, leave out the back door.

We don't want to scare the customers.

As I've said, the people are afraid of the "demons."

Even revered as the hunter of the Dark...

...we still cannot live in the light of mankind.

Is it the light of the city that is corrupt?

Or is the idea of the light I seek corrupt?

You should remain here.

There is no need for you to put yourself in danger.

My way of life is foolish. Do not join me.

A foolish way of life?

What's the matter? Have we reached the city?

Huh? We're still in the mountains? Why have we stopped?

And this is the valley where the Dark Ones are said to appear.

Quickly! Get the horses going!

You are correct.

Rumor says that a Dark One does indeed roam these parts.

More the reason to get a move on!

Let us leave this place!

We feel the same about this place.

We would very much like to deliver you gamblers to the city...

...but we have to ask your assistance in our little endeavor.

Assistance?

This route through the valley is essential to get to the city.

And to make the road safe...

...we have to be rid of a nuisance first.

You're not thinking of fighting the Dark Ones, are you?

Impossible! Let us escape from here!

There is a great reward for the demon of this valley.

For the money...

No, for the sake of the people in the city.

I think your assistance isn't too uncalled for.

He craves blood!

If you keep refusing to help us...

Y-You can't!

T-They're mad!

Anything yet?

No, nothing is showing up!

Then we need blood!

Fill our area with the smell of blood.

Hurry up and die!

What the...? Hey, get the horses calmed down!

I-Is it behind me!?

It's here!

The armor! If we take this armor back, we'll be rich!

Don't blow it!

You say you want me?

I see that this great continent without wars is filled with fools.

However, as long as such fools exist...

...I can be covered with blood.

So, are you mighty?

I favor strong opponents.

I, along with this blade, have the power to make a mighty warrior even greater.

W-Who the hell is that?

This is one of the warriors that desired to possess me.

Together we have taken many heads.

We have become a formidable union stacking many bodies over the years.

Are you mightier than this man?

If so, you may possess me.

Let us share hell on Earth together!

This blade is called "Ki-En"... the demon fire!

If you are strong...

...then take this blade and armor for yourselves!

Slow! Too slow!

Did you think you could take this armor with your pathetic strength!?

- What fools you are! - Spare us!

I have not killed enough!

Not enough at all!

I crave more blood!

I need to kill more! More!

Oh, God!

Blood! I crave more blood, I say!

S-Spare us! We have no part in this!

You say you want me?

I see this great continent without wars is filled with fools.

We said no such thing! None of us said that!

Take it from me, this armor!

A blade of the Dark?

You want the armor, don't you?

Have you come for my soul?

Is my soul what you crave?

Let's see which one of us will be the dew on the other's swords.

And enjoy the spattering of each other's blood.

I have no desire to be covered in your filthy blood.

I will vanquish you completely!

Impressive. You are of the Dark. I am pleased! Very pleased!

Good! Get him!

If you defeat him, I will pay you handsomely!

I'll pay you as well! Get rid of him!

What fools they are.

They seem to believe that you are their savior.

Not knowing that we of the Dark feed on their blood and souls!

Foolish humans! You annoy me!

Begone!

W-What are you doing!?

I don't understand! Why does he try to save the humans?

Is one of the Dark blood actually trying to save them!?

The power of the Dark exists to feed on the souls of this world!

I don't get it! I can't comprehend it!

I don't get it!

Why!? Why is this!?

I don't understand!

I don't! Why is this!?

I will rid this world of all its Darkness!

I don't understand!

One with the power of the Dark, trying to rid the world of the Dark!?

I can't understand it!

Who are you?

I am but a foolish warrior who sought strength...

...and took the curséd armor for myself.

But your will and determination confused the armor.

So now its hold over me has subsided temporarily.

But you have a Dark One's powers, and you want to kill all Dark Ones...

Does that not deny you to your own existence?

To commit suicide is to betray yourself.

I need not explain the inconsistency in my own existence.

But I do feel a pleasure in seeing...

...the blood flow out of my body.

The blood is filthy. Let it flow out of me.

If I could, I would ask your blade to finish me off...

...to rid the world of my filthy blood.

You poor soul.

To feel your hatred of the Dark, even in your own body.

But you hate the knowledge of your too-fragile mortality.

Do not waste all the battles you have fought in your way of life.

The life you lead is the path...

...of a pure soul.

It seems the journey to find the answers is no longer just YOUR quest.

Live on. Live on and show me.

Do not be tempted by the Dark. Show me the path of Man.

Not be tempted by the Dark.

The path of Man...

It may only be a dream.

Do not let it end as a dream.

That dream is the path we have lost.

That we've all lost.

Sir! It's the armor!

The armor is just lying on the ground!

I see! The armor!

I've finally gotten the armor of the Dark!

Man yearns for battle, to gain what one desires.

And from it, he creates many hells, even finding pleasure in killing.

The "armor of the Dark," in its long history...

...is nothing but a shell of ugliness.

A truth filled with much sorrow.

Your plan, to obtain the armor or the hunter's sword...

...was a great success!

I've finally obtained the armor!

This is it! The armor of the Dark.

W-What's going on!?

Even when the time of war ends...

...the armor craves a crazed master.

It is a sad story indeed.

For now, I shall don the armor once again.

I now realize that the only one...

...who can defeat this armor is a true warrior.

I shall once again wear this armor...

...and do battle with it from within.

And only when I defeat it...

...will I truly be free.

I would like to live my life...

...as man desires to live it.

Please see this man through to the end.

On the lonely path that one must take, having one that watches over...

...can be a saving grace on the soul.

A soul can be saved...

...if it is watched over.

I don't understand! I don't understand!

They do not understand the beauty of the Earth.

The Earth's beauty is ruined, blanketed with this unsightly cloud.

Is it true that the Darkstalkers have done this...

...to hide the light from man?

The Earth should be loved.

There is something that the Earth needs...

...and that is a ruler.

And that means that I, Pyron, am needed!

Class: Vampire.

Believed to be the most powerful of the Demon-kind in the human world.

Subject two...

Class: Succubus.

One of the nobility of the Demon world.

Many points of interest on its acceleration abilities.

If we can find another, calculations say it is possible.

What do you think is possible, Huitzils!?

The extermination of Pyron.

That is why I am so pleased.

Because on this little planet called Earth...

...the sign of a lower life-form called "battle" still exists.

Now, awaken in me again...

...the alluring charm of the thing called battle!

Humans are weak.

Humans are weak. And yet...

Mei-Ling, that's him.

The one that's competing with us.

Seems like it.

He's badly injured.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.

Now, give him some of that water.

What are you waiting for?

Hurry up or he'll die!

He's your friend, isn't he!?

He's not a friend!

Why you...

Hsien-Ko!

What kind of kid is she!? She doesn't do as she's told.

What's with that attitude when there's a guy dying!?

Hsien-Ko, more importantly...

Yeah.

He's still breathing.

But with these wounds...

Will you please go and get more water for him?

It's an important thing, a man's life.

The man is still trying to survive.

He must still have many things left to do in this life.

We can do something for him.

That's right, we can help this man.

Just be true to yourself...

...and act upon your honest feelings.

I hate kids today. They turn away at the weirdest times.

It's the flip side of kindness.

This girl has eyes molded by the bloodiness of the world.

She has to be stubborn and defensive to protect her inner gentility.

You can barely move as it is. Just sit still.

We are, at least, not your enemy...

...but we would like to know who you are.

Pardon our rudeness.

We sisters are hunters of the Dark.

Most likely in the same line of work as you.

That's right, this medicine worked well.

If we didn't have this...

...you probably would have died.

Is that...?

Yup, it's medicine for Darkstalkers!

Target located. Beginning annihilation.

Target located. Beginning annihilation.

I have cursed the blood of the Dark that courses through me.

And I have sought to find value in my own life...

...by striving to rid this world of the Dark.

Because I hate the half of my blood that is the Dark...

...I strive to cleanse my soul by battling the Dark.

Will that change anything? I do not know.

But I am a man who knows not how to live any other way.

That is who I am!

If all of them converged, even Pyron's survival chances are small.

Huitzils, what do you know?

Fine then!

I shall gather them for you!

And with my true power...

...I shall bring an end to all their lives!

What's that light!?

It's the sun! The sun has returned!

H-Hey! What's going on?

There are two... No, three suns!

Is that the real sun?

Gather! Lower creatures!

Vampires!