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Title: Untested
By: PatriciaTepes (AKA Patricia de Lioncourt @ fanfiction.net; PatriciaLouise @ TTH)
Chapter Title: Out of Time
Links to Other Chapters: Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three
Fandom: Castlevania
Rating: Pg-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Castlevania, any related characters, or the images used below. Yes, Aly (of Aly & AJ fame) is my model for my main OC. But please, don't let my inability to draw hinder your imagination, as Ria really doesn't look exactly like that. :)
Summary: Adriana Smith is just a normal girl...or so she thinks. However, as her mother and she move into a house known as Belmont Manor and a strange storm and decoration enter her life, she will find that her mother has not told her the truth of her family...
Author's Notes: Okay, so about ten or so chapters ago, I was sitting here typing along when I thought, "Um…what did I do with Death's scythe?" So, here's that answer. Enjoy!
Chapter 24: Out of Time
Ten Minutes before Dracula's Arrival…
Sophy had finally given into her sobs, and the sound of it tore at Isaac's heart. He snarled, angry, but not at the girl's mother. His anger was only directed inward…for there were several questions circling his mind for which he had no solid answers. Damn his blood bond with the girl! Because of this, so much was confusing him.
If Ria was dead, then surely he was released from any duty she had ordered him to do. He would be gripped again by Walter's orders to destroy Dracula and the need to watch over Sophy would be, again, only in Walter's interest. But this would be the case anyway, being is such close proximity to him. As soon as Walter would arrive, he would hand over the sobbing woman for sacrifice. But…this isn't what it felt like. He was protecting Sophy because he wanted to…to keep the woman alive, safe. But…wouldn't that simply be the result of Ria's blood bond with him? Then, wouldn't that mean that the girl was still alive? Or could he possibly want to keep the woman safe…just so she would be safe?
No, the latter would be impossible. If he wanted Sophy safe, it was for his own reasons only. He wanted Walter kept off Castlevania's throne, that was all. But, when Isaac permitted himself a moment to dwell on this, it didn't feel quite right either. He was just so damned confused! But his time for dwelling on such matters drew to a close with a flash of crimson light. Even Sophy stopped sobbing as both Isaac and she turned to gaze at the spot where the light was.
Isaac's brow furrowed, only for a moment, as Walter and Orlox emerged. The red-haired vampire strode forward towards Isaac, who inclined his head for a moment, with his face set. Orlox didn't trail far behind, and Isaac didn't like the smug smile on his face.
"Shall I begin, milord?" the wizard-vampire asked with an elaborate bow.
Walter gestured for him to do just that, and Orlox turned away to conduct his business…but not before smirking in Isaac's direction.
"Milord?" Isaac inquired slowly.
Walter stopped and smiled wickedly up at Sophy, who gasped and moved as far away from him as the cage would allow.
"So sorry to hear about your daughter, my dear. Honestly, I expected her to make it here…especially with all the help she's been receiving," he said, smiling at Isaac.
Sophy gasped, but Isaac fought to keep his face neutral.
"I…am unsure as to your meaning, Walter."
Now Walter's face contorted, going from a jovial countenance to a furious, feral snarl. He lifted his hand, balled into a fist, and brought it down across Isaac's right cheek. The force of the blow knocked the devil forgemaster to the ground and set his world spinning. When his sight cleared again, he gazed up, wide-eyed, at a still fuming Walter.
"Do not insult me, Isaac!" the vampire roared down at his bonded servant. "Do you not think that I knew? Knew that you were leaving to help the child! The only reason that you are yet living is because I am fond of a game. Having my own servant help the enemy heavily raised this game's entertainment value, but now I've grown bored. We are going ahead with the sacrifice."
"Milord, please! I simply wanted to speed her along! For your use!" Isaac lied quickly, raising to his feet.
"Spare me," Walter huffed, putting his back to him.
"But, if you'll not wait a bit longer, she might yet appear. I didn't see her die. And, if you wait, just a little longer—"
"Enough!" roared Walter again, as he whirled back on his servant.
There was a brief pause in which Isaac searched for the words that might convince Walter to wait to see if Ria was indeed dead. Sophy had pressed herself against the cage's bars, staring at Isaac, a hopeful gleam in her eyes. But it might be a false hope, he knew. Behind Walter, Orlox stood grinning at Isaac's failings. He had summoned the stone table again and had paused in his mixing of the necessary herbs. A foul stench was rising from the stone bowl that held the herbs he had already ground up, and that was what Isaac at first thought what Walter was scenting the air for when he saw the vampire's nose in the air. The master vampire mimicked breathing deeply, taking in whatever scent he was looking for. Then, he snarled.
"I see. That was how you were so able to question my authority. Well, it has no power here," Walter said pensively.
Isaac knew what it was he smelled, but before he could feign ignorance, Walter's fist came down across his face once more. This blow threw him back a few feet, and the devil forgemaster landed on his back, groaning and spitting blood. He leaned up on his elbows, and was startled by the sight he saw.
Walter's eyes were crimson and his fangs were fully extended. Sophy gasped.
"Stop it!" the woman cried. "Leave him alone!"
A part of Isaac found that funny. In all his days, he never thought he would hear someone of Belmont lineage plead on his behalf. He sat up now, eyeing Walter and noting, with much chagrin, that Orlox seemed to be having the time of his un-life.
"A blood bond. You've blood bonded with that child…yes, I can smell her all over you. I will not tolerate this betrayal," Walter hissed.
The blood bond was still active? Was Ria yet living? Surely that was impossible! But if Walter could smell her on him…perhaps this was all just wishful thinking. Yes, it was more likely that it was only remnants of the blood bond. Shaking his head, he stared up at Walter, a scowl firmly in place. He saw his own death coming in the vampire's eyes and knew he was in no position to fight back.
"Blood bond with me or not, milord," Isaac spat from his place on the ground, "you'll never have my loyalty. Dracula is the true master of this castle and of the Crimson Stone you've stolen. He will defeat you."
Walter's hand began to move in the motions, Isaac recognized, that would summon a fireball. Isaac did not move from his place in the dirt, awaiting death. However, only moments after his defiant speech in favor of Dracula, the doors of the coliseum opened. All eyes within the room turned to stare at the newcomer. Sneering back at them, his arms still spread in the act of opening the double, stone doors, was Dracula. He let his arms drop and he stalked further into the room, a growl escaping his lips. Isaac moved from his place between Walter and the vampire king and pushed himself to his feet. Orlox stepped forward, his smirk growing into a grotesque grin.
"Ah, Dracula. How nice of you to join us," Walter said, smiling as one might do at a welcomed guest.
"I've come for my Stone and my castle. You'll not stand in my way, Bernhard."
Isaac stepped, discreetly, backwards, coming up against the bottom edge of Sophy's cage. He felt the woman's hands come to rest gently on his shoulders through the bars.
"Could Ria really be alive?" she whispered.
Isaac tore his eyes away from the stand-off taking place between the two vampire lords and stared up at Sophy, to see that she had not bothered to take her eyes from the same spectacle to ask her question. Isaac trained his eyes back on Dracula and Walter as he answered, in full honesty, "I hope so."
"Milord, it would be my deepest honor to kill this usurper for you," Orlox said from his place at Walter's side.
Walter grinned. "That might be amusing. Make it quick, Orlox. We have our sacrifice to perform."
The crimson haired vampire stepped back, giving Dracula and Orlox a wide berth. Dracula shook his head and hissed, his fangs flashing a little.
"My betrayer," the vampire king said, taking a single step forward. "I shall enjoy destroying you."
Orlox said nothing in return. Instead, he simply extended his right arm out to his side, his clearly empty hand shaped as if he was holding a staff. A flash of oddly colored light emitted from said hand, and suddenly his hand was not so empty. Standing taller than the wizard-vampire, a thick, wooden pole made the staff that, at its top, had attached a finely sharp curved blade. Orlox brandished the weapon a few times before himself, his smile wide. Dracula's countenance was less cheerful.
"Death's scythe. I had wondered what had become of it after my escape. As I have wondered what has become of Death," Dracula said.
Orlox laughed. "We've trapped him in his own dimension, and, in reward for my loyalty, Walter honored me by allowing me the scythe. It's a marvelous weapon. I've yet to have the chance to test it out, though."
"Pity that that will still be the case."
At that, Dracula opened the folds of his cloak, calling forth large, black spheres of fire. Orlox sliced one in half with the scythe, causing it to dissipate, but handling the scythe must have been harder than it looked because he was forced to dodge the second one. The wizard-vampire rolled to the side on the ground, coming back up in time to take a swing at Dracula with the scythe. Dracula disappeared and reappeared behind him. He called forth more dark power and directed its wicked energy at Orlox. One of the energy bolts hit Orlox in the arm, causing his grip on the scythe to waver.
"How is this possible? You haven't got the Crimson Stone!" Orlox hissed, taking a few swings at Dracula, pushing him backwards.
"I was powerful even before I was a vampire," the vampire king replied simply. He growled a bit before he added, "I tire of this. Let's finish it."
Orlox lunged at his former master with the scythe, but during one of the swings, Dracula reached out and grabbed the weapon just below the blade. Orlox gasped and tried to pull it out of his hands, but in one mighty pull, Dracula now had control of his faithful confidant's signature weapon. Orlox leapt back, snarling.
Isaac took this moment to look about for Walter, wondering if he had taken the opportunity to escape. The devil forgemaster was surprised to learn that he had not. Instead, Walter was still watching the fight, like Isaac and Sophy was. Sophy was gripping the bars of her cage tightly, while Isaac was fighting the urge to help on behalf of Dracula. Now, the vampire king had the obvious advantage…and he knew it. With a grim smile, he swung the scythe. Orlox dodged again, rising up to his full height to summon…but the onlookers never got to find out what it was that he had been trying to summon.
The chance to strike was not lost on Dracula, and with a roar, he brought the scythe across, even with Orlox's neck. The gaunt, skeleton-like vampire's head flew across the room, turning to dust—like the rest of his body—before it hit the ground. Walter roared with anger as Dracula turned his focus on the crimson-haired vampire now. Isaac felt his legs twinge all of a sudden, and he reached for his Chauve-Souris, pulling it out to attack.
"Isaac, what are you doing?" Sophy said in outrage.
Walter's orders were surging up in him, and, try as he might to fight them down, he couldn't. He was about to lunge at the vampire king when Walter held up a lazy hand.
"That won't be necessary, Isaac. In fact, now that it's come to it, I'd like him to see me secure my hold on the Stone that should have been mine to begin with before I kill him," Walter said, taking a single step forward.
Instantly, Isaac's body relaxed, but he did not put away the weapon. Something told him he would need it soon. Dracula waved his scythe in front of him, ending the movement in a poise for attack. Walter chuckled and gestured for Dracula to make the first move. Dracula lunged for him, about to bring his weapon down over his adversary's head, when the Crimson Stone suddenly glowed. Dracula was stopped, frozen in place like a statue. Walter waved his hand, and Dracula flew across the room, losing the scythe along the way. He hit the wall behind him hard, sliding down its rough surface as Walter laughed.
"See how my hold is ever-growing, even before the sacrifice! All I must do is spill the blood of this Belmont, and all will be lost for you, Tepes," he said, putting his back to a very shocked Dracula.
He was coming for Sophy now. Isaac put himself between the cage's door and his bonded master. He held his spear out, horizontally, ready to attack. Walter chuckled.
"I know I can't fight you and win, Walter," Isaac began as Sophy let out a quavering gasp, "but I'm not about to give up without a fight. You've plans to kill me anyway, most likely. I will die trying to stop you from destroying my Lord Dracula's powers."
Walter was still chuckling, deliberately leaving himself open for attack. Isaac took a deep breath and started to charge forward when a voice from behind Walter stopped him dead in his tracks.
"Isaac, don't."
All eyes turned back to the doorway of the coliseum to see Ria standing there, her whip at the ready.
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