43rd Night

Cover
The current Yuki and Zero hugging in a snow storm. The cover caption states "At the very farmost end of this white world...where we shall never again be together..."

Summary

 * Zero and Yuki fight and kill Rido
 * Kaname summons and kills the Vampire Council
 * Takuma challenges his grandfather
 * Zero turns his Bloody Rose on Yuki

Synopsis
Yuki and Zero fight Rido. Kaname summons the council and tells them they are corrupt before ordering them to take off their heads. Rido calls Zero his prey and intends to consume his power, all the while calling Yuki by her mother's name. Zero pushes Yuki off the roof intending to destroy Rido alone. The building collapses, Shiki escapes carrying Rima. Yuki destroys Rido with Zero's help. Zero turns his gun on Yuki. Kaname confronts Ichiou, but leaves him to his grandson, Takuma. Yuki decides to fight Zero.

Memorable Quotes
"A system that can no longer tell good from evil...is a system that can no longer be used..."
 * - Kaname

"If I kill every pureblood there is...then this will certainly be forgiven as well..."
 * - Zero

"You didn't do anything bad...Yuki..."
 * -Zero

"Grandfather...Let us together put an end to the Ichijou line."
 * - Takuma

Character Appearances

 * Kaname
 * Yuki
 * Rido
 * Zero
 * Kain
 * Ruka
 * Shiki
 * Rima
 * Yori
 * Aido
 * Asato
 * Takuma

Trivia

 * Kaname displays previously unseen powers before, such as the ability to summon.
 * Kaname uses his compulsion power for the first time