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Cepheus
"I suggest we find a healer to join the crew, Captain."he proposed, his hand rubbing the side of his neck as the fresh bite marks started to heal. He heard an uncommitted "Hn, I will consider it." from Jecht and nodded silently, knowing he needed to say more. Just as he intended to leave the captain's quarters, Cepheus' memory suddenly jolted and he remembered the strange sphere he found in the ocean.

"Jecht, please wait a moment."he requested, waiting until the vampire's attention was back to him, and pulled out a small bag that held the treasure. "Will you examine what is inside of this for me when you have the time? It was found during Protettore's task."

Jecht
The vampire looked at Cepheus questioningly but shrugged his shoulders, grabbing the object and stuffing the bag into his coat pocket without bothering to know what was inside. "I'll look at it later, after I finish some business."he explained, gaining a smile and a thank you from his human friend. The two of them exited Jecht's room together but went opposite ways. 

Jecht found himself on the deck a few minutes later. He leaned against the gunwale and inhaled deeply, his mind filled with thoughts of recent events. Jecht still did not feel one hundred percent recovered from his wounds dealt by the wizard and he was still fighting with Trixxtal. 

He heard footsteps. The vampire tilted his head to the source of the sound and noticed Mariemaia approaching. Jecht parted his lips to speak a greeting to her, but his eyes caught notice of something in the distance that froze his words.

He returned his gaze onto the ocean, feeling the waves rocking his ship along the water. Those same waves, he could see, carried an approaching ship closer and closer towards his precious FlyingDeath. The FlyingDeath sustained numerous damages over the years from the battles he waged but no matter what, his ship always managed to sail on proudly. "Well, my dear,"he cooed, patting the edge of his ship with a hint of fondness in his voice, "Looks like you may have to go through another fight tonight."

He removed his hand and glanced up into the sky, the sensations of electricity moving through the air and he felt the power pulse around his body. Lightning suddenly sparked in his palm, shining bright like the stars not hidden behind his storm clouds, and slowly twisted his lips into a faint grin. The energy floated passively in his hand before dividing into small, circular lights resembling fireflies. The lights burst away from Jecht and swiftly floated away.
"Let them come if they want to die, it is no fault of mine if they harbor a death wish."he declared.

Sparks of lightning floated towards every crew member. They all knew the meaning of the lights; the lights being one of the methods Jecht used to warn the crew of an incoming attack. Steadily the crew arrived and gathered around him, with a few the captain noticed immediately.

"Where is the first mate? And Videl?"he asked cooly, and Jecht heard one of the vampires mention the supply room.

"Tell them to stay there and protect our supplies, then. I suspect that our attackers are not human; therefore, the rest of us here will fight and defend!"he dictated, his eyes scanning over his crew. Human pirates, in Jecht's opinion, tended to attack during the day. They had more advantages in the sunlight, especially if they mistakenly attempted to raid a vampire ship such as his. 

Dave flew up to him and perched on his shoulder, and Jecht patted the bird gently on his head as he waited for their guests to arrive.

Regulus
While many of the werewolves appeared eager to fight, Reggie just wanted to go back to his room and eat Kakeru's cooking. He preferred not be around filthy humans and mentally cursed Fenrir for forcing him to fight and waste his time on worthless creatures.
"Ugh, what if I get their dirty blood on me..."he muttered under his breath, trailing behind Fantine as her and the rest of the crew jumped onto the ship. He felt contaminated just walking on the same floor as them and Reggie felt the urge to jump into the ocean to rid himself of human presence. Thankfully, the scent of human was not too strong...in fact, he did not understand the scent he was picking up.

Regulus kept his face impassive, however, and merely looked straight at his enemies. A man with a parrot on his shoulder surrounded by what Reggie assumed was his crew was glaring at all of them. 

"Welcome to the FlyingDeath."greeted the man with the parrot, his voice laced with a mix of malice and superiority.

They certainly weren't cowering in fear and confusion instantly replaced Reggie's irritation. As soon as the man with the spoke, as if signaled, the FlyingDeath's crew attacked and Regulus realized why he did not smell any humans early. This crew was obviously not a human one and he was not sure if he should feel worried or relieved over the news. 

"Vampires..."he heard Fantine remark and he widened his eyes in surprise. A short surge of panic filled inside of him before his nails extended into claws and his body became enshrouded with a visible, dark aura. It was by luck that Regulus transformed when he did, for out of nowhere, a black dog pounced on him and he was sure the bite would have tore through his arm if it were not for his tougher demon skin. However, since he was not full blooded, he felt a cut stinging somewhere on his upper arm. He hissed and grabbed at his wound instinctively, glaring at the dog as he sent a wave of demon energy at it.

The dog dodged out of the way of his attack and transformed into a humanoid form so fast that Regulus did not have time to think before getting punched in the face. 

Charlie & Nemesis
Charlie gulped, wondering if he would be able to win against the intimidating looking werewolves.

"Charlie, we are strong vampires! We can win against those wolves, just fight well like you always do."he heard Nemesis whisper in his ear supportively. He hesitantly nodded and inhaled deeply, hoping he could somehow channel some sort of secret mystical power to give him strength. He did not wield a special ability that he knew of, like Jecht's lightning or Trixxtal's waterbending, but Charlie did learn some martial arts while he lived in Japan. Hoping it was enough to bring him victory, he attacked the closest werewolves and prayed internally that he would not let down his crew.
Nemesis, on the other hand, felt slightly more confident in her abilities. I am a fierce and strong princess, not a damsel in distress! she reminded herself.

After her inner monologue, Nemesis felt determined to demonstrate why her family was made into royalty. She summoned flames to her hands, and sent a fireball towards a strong looking werewolf with dark brown hair.

Dromena
She thought they had been incredibly fortunate to find the location of a dragonsphere so quickly, but she should have known that acquiring the object would not be easy. 

"Vampires..."she commented, her voice loud enough for the crew to hear. Fantine tightened her grip on the blade she wielded in her hand. She recognized the name FlyingDeath, the ship belonging to another infamous band of pirates like them except they happened to be composed of mostly vampires rather than werewolves. She briefly noted where she saw the others: Fenrir seemed to be engaged in a fight with the vampire caprtain; Celestin against a blond haired male vampire; Nicolao versus a dark haired female vampire; Regulus fighting a man who she could have sworn had just been a dog; Gwendolyn near a child; and finally, the brothers and Kakeru sneaking away behind a door. Despite her worry for the more inexperienced like Romulus, Regulus, and Gwendolyn, Fantine felt excited at the thought of being granted the opportunity to test out her weapons against the vampirates. 
She lunged her sword at a female vampire wielding a similar weapon to her blade. 

Romulus & Remus
"Kakeru and brother, I smell food behind this door, I think we should check here first!"chimed Romulus, dragging Remus' arm towards a wooden door. The young werewolf excitedly rushed them inside and Remus refrained from scolding his brother for once, since they were in a hurry. The rest of the crew were fighting vampirates, after all. Who knew how much time they had to secure the supplies?

Remus continued to let Romulus drag him through the seemingly empty hall and he made sure to keep Kakeru in his sights as to not accidently get separated. "This place seems a little...empty."commented Remus, wondering if they were gong the right way. There seemed to be no guards, but Romulus' had the better nose when it came to finding food...

And right as Remus was doubting his brother, the three of them arrived in what looked to be the supply room or at least where they kept some of their food. "Yeah! I told you it was here!"Romulus rejoiced, who looked as if he was about to dash forward and grab everything in his sights. 

Remus held his brother by the shoulders to keep him from moving forward before he could get himself hurt. "Romulus, are you blind?! Be careful. There are two vampires in here..."he explained in a harsh whisper, eyeing the two vampires warily.

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