Blood Moon Hunters

In a private detective’s home in Hokkaido, Japan.

“Um…”

Kamikawa Hiko groaned. He slowly opened his eyes and entered a daze while staring at the white ceiling. After a second, he suddenly thought of something and got up quickly.

“Uh!!”

However, when he exerted strength, he would feel a sharp pain in his bones. This pain was enough to stop all his actions. He pressed against his chest and paused halfway.

“This…”

Kamikawa Hiko looked at his body. It was already heavily wrapped in bandages. He had exerted too much strength earlier and the wound had torn apart. Blood started seeping out and the pain kept on coming.

He gritted his teeth and stood up slowly. His whole body was twitching. That pain really made him feel like there were countless sharp knives cutting through his body and then salt and liquor were poured all over it. It was really tearing him apart.

“Um… ha… ha uh…”

Kamikawa Hiko was all wet with sweat. With much difficulty, he turned his head and looked around. He saw a slim figure lying on the bed across him silently. Its body was also entangled in bandages.

“Meiqing… uh!”

He wanted to reach out and grab Meiqing’s hand, but the pain made him struggle to even lift his hand. He ended up falling onto the ground. The pain that came after that made him almost bite his teeth off.

However, he did not make a single sound as he was afraid to disturb Meiqing’s rest. He did not want to wake her up. He just wanted to sit at one side silently and watch her until she wakes up.

“Um! Um…”

Kamikawa Hiko struggled to use his head, the only part of his body that could move, to act as a pivot and slowly crawled till he reached below Meiqing’s bed. Then, enduring the great pain, he sat up with great difficulty and gently sat down by her bed.

“Is… this okay?”

He frowned and asked himself. Then, he recited a Yin-Yang mantra to look at Meiqing’s body. He realized that her primordial spirit was slightly injured and the wounds on her physical body were healing.

Her injuries on her skin were still quite serious, so it was not a good time to wake her up. Otherwise, she would also have to experience this heart wrenching pain.

“Ah! You are already awake!”

Just when Kamikawa Hiko was looking at Meiqing attentively, a voice came from behind him. He turned around and realized that it was a blonde female foreigner in an OL outfit.

“You are?” Kamikawa Hiko asked.

“I forgot to introduce myself, and my name is Jacqueline. I’m an elite magician from Black Tower, I belong in Magic Mentor Merutia’s team,” Jacqueline answered politely.

“Blood Moon Hunter, Kamikawa Hiko. Please take care of me,” Kamikawa Hiko smiled and said.

“No need to be polite, we are all on the same team. And my captain and team leader are also good friends, so we should be considered friends too,” Jacqueline smiled and said.

She was a passionate and cheerful woman. She had a special trait; it seemed like when you saw her smile, you would feel warm in your heart and mind.

Just like her golden hair, she was like a little sun. She radiated all the time.

“Oh, right.”

Jacqueline seemed to thought of something and turned around and smiled. “Sisters, Mr. Kamikawa Hiko is awake! Hurry up with those dishes!”

“Okay!”

A few responses came from outside. A few moments later, three magicians came in at the same time. They were carrying Japanese food, matcha, and cutleries respectively.

“Let me introduce. This is Maggie, Eleanor, Carrie,” Jacqueline said with a smile.

She introduced the three magicians from left to right. She then let them put their things down.

“Oh no! Mr. Kamikawa Hiko’s wound has opened up! I’ll go get the medicine!” Carrie exclaimed.

Then, she put down the matcha and turned to leave. She came back quickly and dressed his wounds.

Kamikawa Hiko nodded and smiled. He then looked at Meiqing and said, “Thank you all, I want to know how long it will be before she wakes up.”

“Miss Meiqing’s injury is slightly better than yours, she should wake up soon,” Jacqueline said.

Kamikawa Hiko nodded. Since she said so, he would believe it. Then, with the assistance of Maggie and Carrie, he ate the food. He missed this familiar cuisine.

Since returning to Japan, they have been fleeing almost all the time, let alone have a meal. Even moments to breathe and rest were luxury.

During this period of time, they fled from city to city. They had gone to almost all cities across Japan. They even went to some hidden places that even the locals did not know.

While on the run, they did go out. Meiqing was a Taoist so she could not eat. However, he was just an onmyōji, so he could not go without food or water for a long period of time.

Every time he needed it, he would go out alone to search for wild fruits in the mountains to fill his hunger. Occasionally, he would be able to catch some fish or small animals. That would be considered a luxurious barbecue.

However, without any condiments, those barbecues were all tasteless. However, Kamikawa Hiko was very content. It was not easy to survive in the first place. Having meat to eat was also a blessing. He needed to treasure it.

Now that he could taste the familiar dishes from his hometown again, he felt an inexplicable reminisce. However, he knew that what he missed was not his hometown, as he was adopted.

When he was 15, his Master died too. He had almost nothing holding him back here. If it was not to pay respects to his Master, perhaps he would never come back.

What Kamikawa Hiko really missed was the family members with different surnames. There were many familiar dishes here that he had made with Wang Bugui before. Ever since Wang Bugui learned how to make matcha, he made some really good ones.

It had been a while since he left them. He wondered what kind of adventures they had in the West.

“How long have we been in a coma? Did the vampires come and find us during this period of time?” Kamikawa Hiko asked.

He suddenly remembered that he and Meiqing could be tracked no matter how hard they tried to hide. They were so seriously injured they were on the brink of death. They must have been unconscious for a long time, yet the vampires did not manage to find them?

“You guys have been in a coma for a month. During this period of time, it was very peaceful. This is because of the magical stone on Miss Meiqing’s body. It had the ability to block tracking. No magic can find it, even the vampires.”

Jacqueline told the whole story in great detail. Kamikawa Hiko then remembered that Meiqing did have a stone. When they were fleeing away the last time, they somehow managed to steal it from a gang leader.

Back then, he was very puzzled why Meiqing still asked him to snatch a stone when she was already dying. Now that he thought about it, perhaps she knew the history and effects of the stone.

“Uh…”

After five minutes, Meiqing frowned and groaned. Then, she slowly opened her eyes. When her dim and blurred vision became brighter and clearer, she only saw Kamikawa Hiko’s happy face.

“You finally woke up!” He exclaimed with great joy.

“Were you worried about me?” Meiqing smiled slightly as she stared at this man who was always calm and had few words.

“I…” Kamikawa Hiko’s cheeks turned pink. He was very shy.

He could remain calm in front of anyone but this woman. Ever since he brought her back to life using the Emperor of Taishan’s sacrifice, he felt a special feeling towards her.

He could not say it out nor could he explain it. However, his heart would beat faster. Furthermore, it kept on intensifying. He had no idea what happened to him.

He did not know if this was considered love and he did not dare to find out. He had never experienced this feeling before. One would say that when a woman was in love, she would feel like there was a small deer in her heart jumping all around.

His situation was much worse. He felt like a herd of deer was knocking into his heart. Sometimes when Meiqing deliberately teased him, he felt like his heart was going to jump out.

“You, you’re fine… that’s good…” Kamikawa Hiko said awkwardly.

“Um…” The corners of Meiqing’s lips curled slightly.

Then, she harnessed her strength, adjusted her breathing and healed her wounds by using her spiritual strength and the stone. She even healed his.

“What is this? It’s amazing!” Kamikawa Hiko exclaimed.

He clearly felt his injury getting better very quickly. The unbearable pain also disappeared gradually. Even the blood from his torn wound was slowly dissipating!

“That’s why I told you to snatch it. This is my Hua Xia treasure, a fragment of the heaven-repairing stone. It could heal the most serious injury. It’s just a matter of time.”

“Furthermore, if you don’t utilize your spiritual strength, you won’t be able to feel when it is being activated. Hence, after having this, it can shield our aura,” Meiqing said slowly.

Then, she caused the stone fragment to float mid-air, letting everyone witness this unprecedented artifact.

This stone was small and exquisite, the whole thing radiates a bright and colorful light. A powerful yet gentle auspicious power slowly flowed out from within.

Everyone was baptized with that bright light and aura. In that instant, the slightest pain in their bodies all disappeared. Their cheeks also became rosier and they looked more energetic.

“Wow! This treasure is amazing!”

“I have never seen a gem like this before!”

“Hua Xia’s treasure is so powerful!”

Jacqueline and the others could not help but exclaim. Meanwhile, Kamikawa Hiko frowned and said, “But why was this heaven-repairing stone fragment in Japan?”

“Years ago, when Lady Nuwa went up to the sky, the debris scattered around the world. There were even rumors that they flew to some corners of the universe, so it was not strange that it’s in Japan,” Meiqing said with a smile.

“So this is why…”

Kamikawa Hiko nodded slowly and then said, “In short, with this thing in hand, we can take some time to have a good rest. Perhaps we can even launch some counterattacks.”

After saying this, a cold light flashed across his eyes. A bitter-cold murderous emitted from his body.

“Exactly what I thought. With the heaven-repairing stone fragment, while waiting for Big Brother to come back, we can take the chance to counterattack and even become stronger with the rock!”

Meiqing gently twisted some strands of her hair while her lips curled slightly. She already had an idea in mind. This idea could allow them to become stronger and also launch a counterattack to stall some time as they wait for Wang Bugui to return.