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Vampire Game
吸血遊戯 (Vampire Game)
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Authored by	Judal
Publisher	Shinshokan
Serialized in	Wings
Original run	November 1996 – November 2004
No. of volumes	15

Vampire Game (吸血 遊戯 Kyūketsu Yūgi) is a manga by the Japanese author and artist, Judal. It originally ran as 'Kyūketsu Yūgi' in Wings Manga Magazine - a monthly manga anthology in Japan and just finished with the November 2004 issue. There are now 15 volumes in all of the series. It has been licensed in the U.S. by TOKYOPOP.

Contents 1 The story 2 Characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Phelios's Descendants 2.2.1 The Royal House of La Naan 2.2.2 The Royal House of Ci Xeneth 2.2.3 The Royal House of Zi Alda 2.2.4 The Royal House of Mil Seii 3 Manga Summaries 4 Other Works by Judal 5 External links

Centuries ago in an epic battle, King Phelios defeated the Vampire-King Duzell. Using a powerful spell Phelios destroyed Duzell but he perished as a sacrifice for using such a strong spell. As both laid dying, Duzell swore that he would be reincarnated to find Phelios' reincarnation and when he did he would drain Phelios' blood, rip his body limb from limb and laugh while his soul writhes, damned for eternity to a lake of fire. A later, Duzell is reborn as a wildcat called a kyawl. Unfortunately, he can't find the reincarnation of the now Saint Phelios. Luckily, he is adopted by his nemesis' great-granddaughter, the 15-year-old princess Ishtar, through whom Duzell may be able to find the reincarnation of Phelios. The fate of the ages is reborn, and the vampire game begins.

Main article: List of Vampire Game characters

Ishtar - Princess Ishtar is only fifteen years old and controls the throne of Pheliosta due to her parent's death earlier in her childhood. Defiant and stubborn, Ishtar gets what she wants and is known for running away and causing trouble. Though loyal to a fault, she often hurts situations more than she helps, which Duzell or Darres have to fix. Ishtar is in love with Darres and would cast La Gamme for him - the very spell Phelios cast to destroy Duzell at the cost of his life. At the end of the manga she marries Darres and gives birth to twin boys, Phelios and Duzell. These two are the actual reincarnations of their namesakes, due to a promise Ishtar made to Duzell.

Duzell - The dreaded Vampire-King. When he was still alive, before his battle with Phelios, Duzell struck fear into every heart, human and vampire alike. He was quite cruel and began "world domination" because he was bored with his immortality. Now, in his reincarnation, he has been considerably softened by Ishtar. Though his true form is a kyawl (a cat-like creature) he is able to change into any being from whom he draws blood. Eventually he becomes strong enough to take on his original vampire form. When in this form, Duzzel masquerades as Ishtar's doctor. He later sacrifices himself to save Ishtar and Darres at the end of the manga, using La Gamme to kill Lassen and, as a result, himself. Five years later he is reincarnated as Duzell, prince of Pheliosta and twin brother of Phelios. His appearance is of his male Ishtar form, looking identical to his mother.

Darres - Ishtar's 27-year-old bodyguard who was first employed ten years ago, when he was seventeen and she was five. He is a master swordsman. He often has to chase Ishtar when she runs away or tries to fix things she has screwed up. He is actually quite dense to many things (especially women) and is oblivious to Ishtar's deep love for him. At the end he marries Ishtar and becomes the father of Phelios and Duzell. Considering his approval of both names, Ishtar told him everything after Duzell's death

Yujinn - Yujinn is actually Ishtar's cousin Yuujel masquerading as her spell tutor. He is known to be quite the ladies' man but also flirts with men and, possibly, Ishtar's kyawl. He is killed by Sharlen in the 14th book.

Sharlen - The Vampire Marquise. He is the son of Diaage a vampire countess, and St. Phelios. Phelios used Diaage and other vampires as sacrifices to create the ultimate ruelle called Sidia. Sidia the holy sword can only be drawn by someone of Phelios' blood line. Sharlen is half human, and wants to kill Phelios' reincarnation because he sacrificed his mother. He thinks that Ishtar is Phelios' reincarnation. He Respects Illsaide because Illsaide reflects a part of himself being half human and half monster. He hates Duzell because his mother chose to sacrifice herself to get revenge on Duzell by helping Phelios. Sharlen is uncertain in the end who Phelios' reincarnation is so he helps Lassen start a war in hopes that all the descendants of Phelios will be killed. Sharlen was killed by the King of Razenia and Vord with Sidia when Sharlen was possessing the kings body.

Queen Ramia - Ishtar's hot-tempered widowed aunt and queen of La Naan. Ramia is bent on getting one of her sons on the throne (though only Seiliez is truly eligible) by any means even if it means setting one son against the other. Because the marriage was childless due to his unwillingness to consummate the relationship, they adopted Seiliez, Vord, and Laphiji, even though seiliez was the bastard son of a prostitute and the lord of La Naan.

Vord - One of Queen Ramia's adopted sons. Vord would be considered the "heart-throb" of La Naan for his good looks and muscular stature. Vord is actually the son of the king of Razenia. He was one of twin sons, and Razenian superstition held that the youngest of the twins would be evil; Vord was youngest "chosen" to be the evil one and was abandoned into the care of the Lord and Lady of La Naan. At the end he is married to Falan, with no children, although if they succumb to Ramia's demand they may soon have some.

Laphiji - Laphiji is the middle son and the quiet one of the three. He is rarely seen with a smile and is often called creepy by several of the other characters. Like Vord, Laphiji was adopted. Being the son of a mercenary, his life was just another thing to sell in which Lady Ramia of La Naan was the purchaser. However, three months later, the mercenaries kidnapped him to finish a tribal ritual which is where the mark on his fore head comes from. This basically means that his body is living magic so any ban of magic placed upon him is ineffective. It is also insinuated that he may be in love with Seiliez.

Seiliez - The last, and eldest, of the three princes of La Naan. It seems that Ramia hates Seiliez because he is the product of an affair between her husband and a prostitute. Seiliez is actually quite gorgeous being the pretty boy that he is and inherited his mother's eye and hair color. In his first appearance in the manga, he is dressed in drag to sneak off in order to see his mother, who his foster mother forbids him to go near. It is also insinuated that he may be in love with Laphiji.

Jened - Ishtar's uncle and king of Ci Xeneth. He has had dealings with Sharlen and conducts secret experiments to create ruelles from the souls of monsters. He is Falan's father and plots to kill Ishtar so that his daughter can become Queen of Pheliosta. Jened is later revealed to also be Illsaide's father though he does not care for his son. At the end of the Ci Xeneth arc, he is killed by one of his guards.

Falan - Ishtar's cousin. Falan is a sweet girl and is one of the only relatives who Ishtar is fond of. The two are frequently chatting over a special mirror. She is in love with Illsaide, but is unable to marry him due to their blood connection. Later, Vord falls in love with her.

Illsaide - Nicknamed "The Holy Warrior". He is a taciturn and powerful fighter who is adept in all types of magic. He is in love with Falan, although they find out that they are half-siblings since Jened had Illsaide with a sea nymph. Because of his sea-monster blood, Illsaide is exceptionally powerful and that power amplifies when it rains.

Sonia - Ishtar's favorite aunt and queen of Zi Alda. A nice woman who succeeded in marrying outside of the family and has one son, Yuujel. She is found with a terminal illness and passes away.In her will it 'Reveals" that Sonia had a bastard son (sir Darres) before marrying Yuujels father.

Yuujel - The prince of Zi Alda, also known as Yujinn. He left Zi Alda to become Ishtar's tutor one year ago. His best friend is Ashley, and Leene is in love with him although he does not return her feelings. Ashely and Leene are married also. Yuujel is Killed by the King of Razenia in book 14. He has before hand come to realize that he only wants what he can't have.

Lassen - The illegitimate Duke of Mil Seii. Lassen is the reincarnation of Phelios. He wants to rule Pheliosta, and killing Ishtar is part of his plan. His holy magic abilities & his years of studying poisons have made him one of the most powerful members of Phelios' blood line. It's rumored that he poisoned his own parents. He despises Duzell & is in love with a reincarnated sorcerer known as Rishas who used to be Duzell's lover, and is now Lailis who was the only one who showed him kindness. Lassen teams up with Sharlen to kill off Duzell & Ishtar, but Duzell casts La Gamme on him so both of them die a second time. Lassen & Duzell are reincarnated as twin brothers.

Lailis- 'Queen of the doomed land Lodoc' Lailis is the reincarnation of Rishas, Duzells favourite puppet in there past lives, Rishas was a human that Duzell was gradually turning into a vampire, however as Duzell says 'when Rishas died he was still human, he was incomplete.' Though it was not completely known to the Vampire King, Rishas loved Duzell with all his heart, and Duzell did love Rishas in his own way, but he could not show it as it might be considered a weakness. Lailis knew Lassen in his youth, and only stayed in contact with him because he was part of Phelios' blood line and knew that eventually Duzell would come looking for him. After telling Lassen about Duzell, Lassen started modelling himself after the vampire king in an attempt to make Lailis love him.

Vol. 1 Long ago, in an epic battle of might, King Phelios defeated the Vampire King Duzell. And as both laid dying on the field, Duzell swore that his reincarnation would find King Phelios' reincarnation and exact his revenge. A hundred years later, the moment of reincarnation has arrived... the only problem is that Duzell has been reincarnated as a harmless house cat. And to add to his frustration, he can't find the reincarnation of King Phelios. Luckily, he has been adopted by Phelios' grand-daughter, the teenage princess Ishtar, through whom Duzell may be able to track down who in the Phelios tribe is host to the great king's reincarnated soul. -Back of Vol. 1

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• http://www.princessishtar.com/
• Official Tokyopop Vampire Game Website