Vanitas no Carte Part 2

Dante and Johann lead Vanitas and Noé to Suagues to hunt the Beast of Gévaudan in the Silver Forest.

While searching for the Beast of Gévaudan, Dante, Johann, Vanitas, and Noé enter the Silver Forest near Suagues. Noé gets lost in the snow, while the others meet dragoons, suggesting time travel. Jeanne stops the Beast, but Noé meets Astolfo Granatum, a Chasseur who recognizes him as a vampire. Astolfo kills the dragoons and uses a serum to boost his power. Jeanne and Vanitas arrive to fight the Beast. Vanitas provokes Astolfo, summoning Naenia and demons. Astolfo goes mad. Vanitas tries to use The Book of Vanitas to heal the Beast, but a knife knocks the book away. The scene fades to black. Noé remains unconscious. Chloé reverts to human form. Jean-Jacques finds the grimoire and asks Chloé to return to Gévaudan castle with him.

Jeanne discovers wounded Vanitas in snow while Jean-Jacques and Chloé capture Noé and the grimoire.

Jeanne rescues Vanitas from Astolfo’s poisoned knife and shelters him in an abandoned building. She attempts to heal him, unaware that he seeks to save the Beast she intends to destroy. After recovering overnight, Vanitas is embarrassed by Jeanne’s proximity to his naked form. Johann and Dante arrive, revealing that Jean-Jacques and Chloé have abducted Noé and the grimoire. Vanitas questions their motives and demands answers regarding the pursuit of the Beast, prompting Dante to explain. Meanwhile, Marco locates Alfonso hiding in a cave, still determined to kill the Beast. At Castle Gévaudan, Chloé feeds on unconscious Noé until a jealous Jean-Jacques intervenes. Later, Noé joins dinner and encounters Charalatan’s envoy, Naenia, alongside Chloé.

Chloé reveals her voluntary curse-bearer status while Dante discusses the d'Apchiers' research on the Alternate Engine.

Chloé explains to Noé that she accepted her role as a curse-bearer after Naenia granted her wish. Noé attempts to attack Naenia in retaliation for Louis's death, but Chloé intervenes and renders him unconscious. Concurrently, Dante informs Veritas that the d'Apchiers family was destroyed by the Beast while pursuing forbidden research on the World Formula. Their goal was to create an Alternate Engine to modify the formula responsible for the Beast of Gévaudan, despite opposition from the Church. Dante also discloses his allegiance to Sir Francis Varney and the Clockwork Fiend Marquis Machina, who desire the engine. Inside the castle, Chloé reflects on her family's legacy and her refusal to surrender the research to August Ruthven after the human-vampire war. She ultimately resolves to activate the Alternate Engine.

Jeanne and Vanitas travel to Gévaudan castle to confront the Beast while Noé gains memories.

Jeanne and Vanitas journey to Gévaudan castle to eliminate the Beast. Inside, Jean-Jacques transfers his blood to Noé, allowing the vampire to witness Jean-Jacques’s pact with Charlatan to protect Chloé. Noé learns that Jean-Jacques is the Beast, while Chloé is a vampire who accepted a curse. After recovering, Vanitas reunites with Noé to share findings, suspecting the Church sanctioned the Beast to instill fear of vampires. They encounter Astolfo, and Noé agrees to care for him while Vanitas searches for Chloé and a grimoire. Vanitas finds Chloé activating the Alternate Engine, which forces Naenia into a physical form, allowing Chloé to defeat her and the associated evil.

Chloé attacks Naenia while Roland arrives to intervene in the crumbling castle.

Chloé attempts to strangle Naenia to avenge Jean-Jacques’ transformation into the Beast. Vanitas cautions her that Naenia remembers her identity as Queen Faustina, the first vampire of the Crimson Moon. Naenia resists, and the Beast assaults Chloé, but the queen effortlessly repels it, causing Chloé to collapse in pain. The castle disintegrates into a closed world created by Chloé, where wolves attack the populace. Paladin Roland, accompanied by Chasseurs Olivier, Georges, and Maria, arrives to slay the wolves. Roland reunites Vanitas and Noé, stating he wishes to speak with Chloé before killing the Beast. Meanwhile, Jeanne recalls being turned into a bureau by Ruthven to serve as a weapon.

Jeanne struggles with duty while Vanitas seeks to save Chloé and Jean-Jacques from self-destruction.

Jeanne faces internal conflict regarding her duty as a bourreau to kill vampires Chloé and Jean-Jacques, while Vanitas urges her assistance in saving them. Astolfo regains consciousness and remembers how he and his sister befriended a vampire boy who later slaughtered their family and household in revenge for the Chasseurs' paladins killing his own relatives. Vanitas tasks Dante with locating a grimoire while he attempts to reactivate the Alternate Engine using blue tearstone, a specific form of astermite. Astolfo enters a rampage, slashing Jean-Jacques and viciously attacking Noé. Both Vanitas and the injured Jean-Jacques realize Chloé intended to destroy herself and Gévaudan castle. Jean-Jacques reaches out to Chloé, expressing his desire to be together forever, which causes her to revert to human form. Vanitas retrieves the grimoire and opens it to neutralize the self-destructive spell surrounding the castle.

Vanitas frees Chloé and Jean-Jacques from the Beast's curse to end Gévaudan's suffering

Vanitas learns the grimoire fails against malnomen unless a curse-bearer abandons the icy nether world, so he urges Chloé to reject this realm. While Noé defeats Astolfo at the cost of his left hand, Vanitas convinces Chloé to return to humanity. She reveals her true name, Canorus, meaning she who makes music with snow flowers, breaking her spell and covering the land in white petals. Now human, Chloé allows Jean-Jacques to ask Vanitas to free him as well so they can be together. Vanitas complies, revealing Jean-Jacques's name is Aprix, he who nestles up to the last snow. This finally frees Gévaudan from the Beast's curse. Overjoyed that Chloé is human again and no longer must kill her childhood friend, Jeanne is overcome with emotion and jumps on Vanitas to drink his blood.

Vanitas Returns to Paris Suffering from an Unexplained Condition After Jeanne's Bite

Noé brings Vanitas back to Paris, where he appears to be afflicted by a severe illness following Jeanne's bite. Vanitas struggles to stop thinking about her. While walking, he meets Roland and Olivier, who diagnose his state as love after he describes his symptoms, leaving him shocked and horrified. In a separate conversation, Jeanne shares her feelings about Vanitas with Luca. He clarifies that she has actually fallen in love with him, a realization that surprises Jeanne. The group deals with these unexpected romantic developments while Vanitas remains distressed by his perceived condition and his inability to forget Jeanne.

Mikhail takes Dominique hostage and forces Noé to drink his blood to reveal memories.

Mikhail, Vanitas' adoptive brother, kidnaps Dominique and sends Noé a letter containing her hair. Noé meets Mikhail at an amusement park, where Mikhail threatens Dominique's life to compel Noé to drink his blood. This act forces Noé to view Mikhail's memories, revealing that after his prostitute mother was killed by a vampire, he was taken in by the Chasseurs. Subsequently, he was captured by Doctor Moreau to serve as a test subject, which is where he first encountered Vanitas.

Vanitas rescues Moreau's child victims and reveals his tragic past to Mikhail.

Two children, previously subjected to Dr. Moreau's experiments, are rescued by the genuine Vanitas, who assumes responsibility for their care. During a nightmare confession, the impostor Vanitas recounts the death of his mother upon his birth and his father's demise following a vampire attack. Vanitas subsequently transforms Mikhail into a vampire to extend his life, as Moreau's experiments had severely weakened his body. The other Vanitas declines this offer, choosing to remain human. The narrative concludes with the flashback ending, allowing Mikhail to reunite with his adoptive brother.

Vanitas forces Mikhail to recall killing Luna while Noé intervenes to protect Dominique from Vanitas' violent defense of his past.

Vanitas pressures Mikhail to remember the incident where he killed Luna, the Vampire of the Blue Moon. Mikhail admits he retains few memories, recalling only that his rescuer mentioned a method to resurrect Father. When Vanitas attempts to shoot Mikhail using Dante's gun, Noé steps in to safeguard Dominique and demands answers regarding Vanitas' history. Vanitas declines to answer, leading to a fierce confrontation where he utilizes a green serum and grimoire power against Noé to shield his secrets. The combat ends in a stalemate with both fighters severely injured. Dominique jumps from a Ferris wheel to free Noé from his burden, but Jeanne rescues her. Noé recognizes Vanitas' refusal to form attachments and lowers his guard as Vanitas approaches with a knife.

Vanitas spares Noé while Mikhail loses control of his grimoire and leaves with Count of St Germain.

Vanitas hesitates to kill Noé, while Mikhail’s grimoire power runs wild until Dominique uses ice to shield everyone. Mikhail attacks Vanitas, but Noé injures Mikhail’s face. A teacher appears as Count of St Germain, revealing he saved Mikhail, and departs with him. The following day, Mikhail finds Vanitas and Noé on the rooftop. Vanitas states he killed Luna because the Blue Moon Vampire was cursed by an unknown person. He explains that seeking this culprit drives his work with cursed vampires and refuses Mikhail’s offer to join him. After Mikhail leaves, Vanitas reflects on his past, vows to continue his quest, and apologizes to Noé, whom he now considers a friend.

An Unexpected Meeting

The Witch and the Youth

The Vampire of the d'Apchiers

The Beast Itself

Hands upon a Nightmare

Only the Two of Us

A Flower of Snow

An Illness Beyond Cure

Scars Left Behind

A Night of Blue

Tears Falling like Rain

What He Wished For