Volume 5

This book is the 5th tankobon in the Vampire Knight series and includes chapters 20th Night to 24th Night.



Images

 * Cover - Kaname lays on the ground over an image of Yuki and Zero, red rose petals spilt on the ground.
 * Inside flap -
 * Black and white - Yuki leaning into Kaname's shoulder
 * Back flap - Zero and Kaname wearing the day class uniforms with jackets, leaning against a fence.

ChuangYi Manga
Shizuka Hio is dead, and the Council of Elders seems to eager to execute Zero for the crime, even though he has not been proven guilty. Kaname gains new powers that seem to cast a shadow over his heart, changing it into something dark and deadly...Meanwhile, Zero seems to be recovering from the ordeal, but is troubled by the loss of the target of his hatred - and Yuki lives in fear of the day Zero loses his sanity...

Shojo Beat Manga
Zero is suspected of killing Shizuka Hio, the pureblood vampire who murdered his family. Incensed, the vampire senate sends assassins to Cross Academy to execute him. Will the Night Class intervene, or will Kaname let Zero take the fall?

Plot outline
Zero smells blood, and a panicking Ichiru runs to Shizuka's side. Aido, who had been eavesdropping on Kaname and Shizuka, was the sole witness of her death. Ichiru flees angrily, vowing revenge against Zero and the school. The Night Class reports to the Vampire Senate that it was Zero who killed Shizuka Hio, and they send assassins to take care of him. Kaname interrupts, and stands against the Senate. He, Ichijo and Akatsuki Kain go to the Senate itself to testify for Zero, while Aido runs away to the Sun Dorms because he was upset about witnessing Shizuka's death. After watching Zero drink Yuki's blood and talking to Yuki, he resolves his issues and returns to the Moon Dorm. Later, a Day Class student collapses, with fang marks in her neck. Kaname openly suspects Zero, and Yuuki shouts at him, saying that she won't talk to him again until he admits that Zero is innocent. Kaname discovers the culprit, while Zero has a vision of himself accidentally killing Yuuki. Yuuki asks him what's wrong, and he, rejoiced that she was still alive, leans in to kiss her.