Boom!
A prison of lightning appeared out of thin air, trapping the vampire elder inside. Purple arcs danced across the cage, crackling explosively.
The vampire elder roared and tore at the lightning cage with both claws, but every touch sent them bouncing back, scorched black smoke rising from his claws.
"Damn you, human! Let me out!" he howled madly.
Qi Wu tilted his head, watching him with amusement, as though he were looking at an enraged monkey in a zoo. "You expect me to let you out just because you say so? Wouldn't that make me look bad?"
The vampire elder trembled with rage. His blood energy surged, forcing a crack open in the lightning cage. Blood-red light blazed around him, his withered muscles swelled, his white hair stood on end, and his aura kept climbing.
"I am Johnson Mordred, Great Elder of the Holy Blood Family! How dare a mere human imprison me!"
Qi Wu raised an eyebrow. "Oh, you've still got some fight in you." He raised a hand and snapped his fingers. "Lightning Arts: Lightning Bind!"
Several thicker chains of lightning shot out of the ground, binding the vampire elder tightly. They bit into his flesh with a sizzling hiss. Johnson struggled a few times before becoming utterly immobilized, leaving only his blood-red eyes blazing with fury.
Qi Wu crouched down and smiled at him. "Johnson Mordred, right? Long name, not much skill. You said you wanted to steal my teammate?" He patted Johnson's face. "Want to say that again?"
Johnson's eyes widened with rage. "You-! Her Highness is our family's hope! You're making an enemy of the entire Holy Blood Family!"
"Oh." Qi Wu stood up, slipped his hands back into his pockets, and looked at him expressionlessly. "And?"
Johnson choked on his words.
Qi Wu