In honor of Mother's day I'm posting this as a full story. Happy Mother's day to all you out there doing such great work!

"I...am going to kill that bastard!" snarled Nana.

"What's a bastard, Mama?"

"Someone who is going to be very, very dead as soon as I get my hands on them," said Nana sweetly.

The question was which fool was going to die first. Iemitsu for knocking her up, lying to her for years and then leaving her all alone to raise a kid... or that fanged annoyance that she called her grandfather that thought it was an absolutely hilarious prank to give her amnesia of all things and then dump her in this world with only a bare idea of how to be human?

Feeling the seal on her daughter's powers, the answer became quite obvious.

Iemitsu was a dead man if he ever stepped foot in her house again. She might be new to this mother thing, but there was no way she was going to let a mere human dictate what was best for her daughter!

Nana patted her daughter's head.

"Tsu-chan... how would you like to meet Mama's grandpa?" she said sweetly.

"Really Mama?" asked Tsukiyo, amber eyes wide.

"I really should contact grandfather and introduce you to him," said Nana, her smile more than a little terrifying.

In another dimension...

Zelretch had a foreboding feeling. One that if it had been anyone else, would have been a precursor to him in a trolling mood and ready to find some new victims to play with.

So when he got a message from Arcueid that she wanted to meet, he didn't think anything of it.

He quickly realized his error when he saw the little girl standing behind his adopted granddaughter. She could have passed for a five year old Arcueid with amber colored eyes, a slightly darker shade of blond, and radiating an aura that clearly stated she had the lineage of a True Ancestor, as opposed to a Dead Apostle Ancestor.

"Who's this little cutie?" asked Zelretch, already mentally preparing to run like hell and hope the White Princess wasn't in a mood to absolutely murder him.

He was not that lucky. Fortunately she had other targets higher up in her 'must kill painfully and graphically' list.

"This is Tsukiyo. She's my daughter," said Arcueid smiling in a way that said if he ran he was a dead man many times over. And she wouldn't be quick about it.

"And the father?"

"He's on the list, a name or two above yours," she said, with her 'smile' never disappearing.

Read: he's a dead man the next time he dared to show up.

"May I ask what happened?"

"You're the one who gave me amnesia and a basic understanding of how humans operate in their daily lives," said Arcueid flatly. "What did you think would happen?"

To be fair, nothing. It wasn't like Arcueid really knew what sex was, though apparently some poor bastard took advantage of that fact and got her knocked up.

Zelretch winced.

"Do you have the father's name?"

"Iemitsu Sawada."

Zelretch stared, first at her, then at Tsukiyo with far greater interest. And then, to the horror of anyone within earshot who heard it, he began to laugh.

Oh the chaos from this was going to be glorious!

"You know something," said Arcueid suspiciously.

"Depends on which version I stuck you in. In most of them all the heirs before her die or are invalidated because they aren't bloodline, and she ends up with a pint sized home tutor that drags her into all sorts of things in the name of training. A very low-level troll, to be honest," said Zelretch.

Arcueid was not happy.

"Are you telling me that arrogant human is going to try and claim her after he basically kicked her out of the family with a seal?" she growled.

"Relax, he rarely returns home to 'protect' his family and at most we can hypnotize him until the tutor arrives. And if not, well it's not like they were going to miss her much anyway," said Zelretch dismissively.

In short he was absolutely going to corrupt Arcueid's daughter for maximum amusement. A pity she couldn't claim the Brunestrud name until she was old enough to manifest that particular ability.

On an unrelated note, he was definitely going to avoid Merem and Altrouge until things cooled down. They were going to be pissed as hell when they found out one of his pranks got Arcueid knocked up.

Tsukiyo looked at Zelretch with wide, curious eyes. She was really far too innocent and cute looking for her own good, and if not for her heritage the world would have eaten her up. As it was she was going to have a lot of protective uncles, aunts and cousins who would spoil her absolutely rotten...all while wanting HIS head on a pike.

Altrouge looked at the smaller version of Arcueid, before giving Zelretch a foul look.

"You didn't clone her did you?"

"Of course not. One is more than enough, thank you. I may have given her amnesia and dumped her in another world though, since she wanted to have the 'real' human experience," said Zelretch.

"...Your prank got her knocked up?" said Altrouge dangerously. She barely tolerated her 'sister', but this was a new low even for him.

"Pretty..." said Tsukiyo, staring at Altrouge intently.

Altrouge gave her an odd look, before glaring at Zelretch.

"You're a dead man three times over when this gets out."

Zelretch winced.

Altrouge bent down to the little girl.

"Hello little moon. I am your aunt," said Altrouge.

"Auntie?" said Tsukiyo, tilting her head. It took a considerable amount of effort not to squeal at the sight of such cuteness. Was Arcueid this adorable as a child too?

"Auntie, up?" asked Tsukiyo, holding her arms up in the universal sign of children everywhere who wanted to be picked up and held.

There was no defense against that look. Zelretch was already plotting on how to use this new development to his advantage...and preferably keep the bloodshed for Tsukiyo's heritage to a minimum.

"You're still a dead man," said Altrouge, letting the girl snuggle into the side of her neck.

Perhaps it would be safer to start working on a new Kaleidostick specifically made for someone of Tsukiyo's heritage? And a way to suppress any urge to drink blood until she was old enough to control it?

Zelretch had to admit, seeing all the bigger players who had regular contact with the White Princess or at least the 27 Dead Apostle ancestors cave to a six year old was downright hilarious.

No one was safe from Tsukiyo's looks, or her demands to be cuddled. Not even Primate Murder.

It was a pity they couldn't call her Tsukiyo Brunestrud. While she has the potential to summon that particular power, she hasn't quite reached the level required to pull it off and not be overwhelmed by it.

Tsuki, age seven...

Altrouge had a rather odd expression of pride on her face watching her niece rip apart a pedophile.

Considering the mess that came about from Arcueid being unaware of what she was, they had thought it best to insure her daughter knew very early on what she was capable of. There was no telling if she could turn someone, so Altrouge decided it was better to teach the little moon to actually kill her prey before feeding, if the urge ever hit.

Tsukiyo's eyes were an odd mixture of amber and bloody red, and her fangs were still little more than baby teeth. She looked terrifyingly adorable, even with the blood dripping from her face.

"Good girl," said Altrouge, patting her head. Tsukiyo beamed at her aunt.

She let the tiny girl ride her piggyback style back to the meeting point. Zelretch had a few things that would help hide Tsukiyo's nature until she was bigger and able to do it herself.

"The little moon definitely has Arcueid's strength...she was able to rip apart a disgusting excuse for a human with no effort at all," said Altrouge, letting the girl down so she could run to her mother.

Arcueid beamed at her little girl and hugged her tightly. Tsukiyo happily nuzzled into her mama's hold. She was a bit different from how she was before, but she still loved Tsukiyo so that was okay. Even if her aunts, uncles and grandpa were all really weird, they were nice to her so she didn't mind that either.

Zelretch grinned, rather pleased with himself as he presented... a choker with a bell?

"What's that?" demanded Merem.

"This is a warning system and a way to suppress her vampire urges until she's older. If the bell starts to sound, that means her 'vampire' side is close to the surface and will likely murder anyone she doesn't see as 'allied' or 'family'," said Zelretch.

They had noticed early on while training the little one in her vampire powers that she sometimes got a bit...carried away. This was her first time trying to use her powers without holding back against "live prey", though because she was half True Ancestor there was no real telling if she would have the desire to feed on blood. The more human she behaved, the easier it would be for her to hide until she was strong enough to defend herself.

There was also the weird fact that she kept referring to herself as "Hime", and not Tsukiyo. Considering she had the habit of referring to herself in the third person (a cute habit they weren't entirely in the mood to break just yet) that was a pretty big sign.

So in the spirit of helping her control or at least hide her true nature, they allowed the secondary controlling 'personality' to form naturally. "Hime" had a much better control over her powers than Tsukiyo did and it would be a very unpleasant (and short lived) surprise for anyone stupid enough to try and read her mind.

Hime was a vicious, bloodthirsty little monster who could at least tell the difference between "acceptable prey" and "friends/family". Tsukiyo was a bright, innocent little thing that was 'untouched' by the darker side of life.

It was the perfect cover and no one would see Hime coming until she had already ripped their throats out. It was hilarious.

Zelretch cheerfully put the little bell on the white choker around Tsukiyo's neck. It fit well, but left plenty of room for adjustment and for her to grow. Considering the bell was made of rust-proof metal, she could even take a bath with it on.

Arcueid's eyes gleamed and she pulled something out to plop on her daughter's head. It was a pair of cat ears that perfectly matched Tsukiyo's natural hair color.

"Too cute!" she squealed. Tsukiyo looked like a little kitten with the bell and ears on. The little girl giggled and snuggled into her mother's arms a bit more.

"Just wait. Soon I'll have Kaleidostick Moon ready for her to play with! Magical Girl Tsukiyo-chan will be a thing! With cat ears installed!" said Zelretch with far too much glee.

Tsukiyo, to his open delight, was an easy convert to the wonder of the "magical girl" genre. As such she was all too happy to dress up in flashy, and often very frilly, outfits that often included animal parts.

And that was before you got into the fact that the 'magical wands' or other Mystic Items generally came with a little surprise, such as power boosts, finer control over her natural abilities, or general bombardment spells loaded.

It was probably a sign of the impending apocalypse on the world Tsukiyo was born in that Altrouge took one look at the gleam Tsukiyo had upon unleashing untold amounts of destruction and then proceeded to kidnap her niece for some very amusing 'bonding time' in the name of blowing things up.

Zelretch could only hope that Tsukiyo's newly discovered love of blowing things up with an overkill-level of power was genetic, if only so he had even more chances to corrupt Arcueid's descendants.

He couldn't wait to see Tsukiyo figure out how to recreate the "Pink Befriending Beam of Doom" from that one series he loved. The idea of the "White Devil Incarnate" (this time almost literal, which really amused him) being unleashed on that poor, unsuspecting world was making him grin something fierce. It was almost worth having to dodge the irate Altrouge and Merem for getting Arcueid knocked up in the first place, because she wasn't nearly this fun as a kid.

They were out clearing out some annoying low-level Dead Apostle that used to be a magus and an entire village full of ghouls when it happened.

The idiot former human went after Tsukiyo directly, and while the little girl managed to hold him back it was clear she was too inexperienced in her full power to kill him without taking serious bodily harm.

The man laughed cruelly, and in a fit of desperation, Tsukiyo latched onto the first thing she could while in complete "sync" with her alter ego Hime.

An aria she had never heard before, let alone used, came into her mind. Without knowing why or even what she was doing, she began to draw power and verbalize the words in her head.

She couldn't remember most of what happened after the last line was spoken...just that the man trying to kill her as well as the ghouls were all very dead and her aunt was looking at her with a strange mixture of pride and shock.

"Auntie?" she asked. Her body felt really worn and overheated.

"Well done little moon. Your mama is going to be really happy," said Altrouge, gently stroking her niece's hair, before easily lifting the girl onto her back. Tsukiyo nuzzled into her neck.

She completely missed the shocked expressions of her uncles and grandpa when Altrouge told them exactly what Tsukiyo had managed to manifest on a simple cleaning mission.

Hime would remember the aria, but for now that particular ability was out of the little girl's grasp. She wasn't strong enough to hold it as she was now.

On an unrelated note, she could now truthfully claim her name was Tsukiyo Brunestrud.

Her official title was the Fire-Eyed Princess of the Harmonic Flame. Not that she really cared, but now the movers and players of the secret worlds that knew of the True Ancestors and Dead Apostles would take her seriously as a threat. After all, only those who could manifest Millennium Castle Brunestrud could claim that as their surname and title.