I admit I don't own Trintiy Blood. But I wish I did. Anyways you might get mad at me for this, but you'd be surprised what someone can write with the wrong thought pattern. So this is an angst story. Meaning somepeople have to die. Oh and Dietrich is NOT alive, I never liked him anyways... Oh, well review every once in a while. See if you can wiggle through that web of a plot.
Over the Edge and to War
Seth sat staring off towards the West, she had contemplated going to the Vatican herself, but that would have been out of the question. The Empress would never be allowed to leave her empire unescorted. She had sent Ion to fetch Abel so they could figure out what to do about Kain. Ion still hadn't reported in from the Cardinal's office, Seth began to worry that maybe something had gone wrong. She was worried, it had been a week since she had sent Ion. Now that she thought about it, she could just contact the Vatican herself. Now where had Mirka gone?
-since doesn't do good spacing I will label scene changes for you.-
"Good the beast is finally awake, Petros!" Abel heard someone yell. It sounded like Cardinal Medici, he opened his eyes to find himself strapped down. To a metal table no less, he felt something bubbling inside him slowly. That old feeling from his youth from so long ago… The feeling of being tested with strange metal objects and devices, and being injected with all sorts of things.
Once he suppressed the urge to destroy every single thing in the room he was back where he started. With the realization that he had been taken to an experimental chamber in the depths of the Vatican, and way underground the main mass of buildings he normally walked through. There could be only one reason, Abel looked down to his arm and saw the IV's sticking into his arm. Sedatives.
"Sir, the probe is ready. Your orders?" came another voice, from the other side of the one way glass. Abel cringed, Sister Paula. There was no response, only a sudden jolt of current running through his system. Abel flinched, it had been a low voltage, but it left him with an itchy arm no less. Annoyance crossed his face, he had been in far worse situations.
"What exactly are you planning to do to me?" Abel asked, he had to know what they were testing him for, or at least that was what it seemed…
"If I can't get you to join me… your dying words will be the end of Caterena, or the last screams of your tormented soul. Whichever comes first," was the smug response. Definitely Cardinal Medici, but he had no idea what he was dealing with. Abel was not about to let him get Caterena either, no… That would destroy the peace, and that would mean that Abel had failed Lilith.
"No… You had best let me go Cardinal, or your worst nightmare will not even compare to the reality of what might be unleashed. My boss will be the least of your problems," Abel muttered. He knew that as soon as Seth would go beserk, as Crusnik 03, and come to rescue him no matter what it took. After the testing that had occurred in their youth they were not about to let one of their own suffer again. Kain might even do the same, merely because he enjoyed toying with Abel so much… The thought was disturbing enough, but the idea of being in Kain's clutches was much more humane than Cardinal Medici's.
"Enough demon, I have no more to say to a traitorous heretic!" Medici yelled. Abel heard his cloak whoosh as he signaled for the level to go up. Abel braced himself for the next wave. He was not disappointed… a jolt ran through his system way stronger than the first. Abel let out a grunt of pain, as the jolt turned into a constant pulse of energy. Then he heard another click as the 'probe' was turned up a few levels.
It felt like that time he had taken an icy shower on accident. His fingertips should have gone numb, but they didn't. He felt his heart beating against the inside of ribs, if he didn't do something soon he might not have a heart left. The nanomachines themselves were bouncing off the insides of his veins, not like when they wanted to change either.
Another click later and he let out a blood chilling scream, it no longer sounded human, he felt the nanomachines take over and he sighed in a slight relief. At least he could generate electricity at a certain level… Or this would be horrible. The nanomachines were only at the approved rate of 5,that way they would think that his hair changed from the static electricity or something. He flexed his arms and broke free of his crude bounds looking at Medici lustfully. Or at least where he presumed the loathsome Cardinal would be. There was another few clicks, Abel started to feel his heart again. This time he raised the approved rate to 40, his scythe was here now. He tried raised it to cut through the one way glass and he heard at least 15 more clicks.
That was enough, he fell to his knees screaming in pain. He knew that even if he went to 80 the result would be the same. All he could do was scream in pain from his crippled position on the floor. Then after a while his body went numb and the screams faded as Abel blacked out on the floor. His fingertips bloody from clawing at the floor.
"Turn it off now Petros, we can't let it get used to it or it might develop a resistance to the probe. Now to the evenings Vespers…" Medici ordered walking back up to the main level of the Vatican. He was more than pleased, this was going to be fun, well… at least until the demon dies.
-'kay now you're in Caterena's office.-
Caterena was furious, she knew that when Tres returned back with out Abel a week ago that something had gone wrong. Tres replayed what little memory he had of the incident. Kate looked at Caterena with concern, they had not seen Abel in almost a week and a half. Tres had seen him in the Vatican once, but he was the only one.
"Something has gone seriously wrong, my brother must have done something to him…" Caterena noticed her hand was shaking, "why am I so afraid? It's just Abel after all."
"I agree that there's something wrong, your eminence. We need to find him before…" the young count in the group chimed in. That was when the communication phased in, the young girl who appeared was in front of them looked to be about ten.
"Earl of Memphis, what is taking you so long?" she asked the young Methuselah noble. He bowed quickly trying to hide his surprise at her sudden appearance. Caterena figured that this was no stranger to their business.
"I apologize, but who are you and what are you waiting for?" she asked trying to think of who it may be.
"Empress, I neglect to inform you that your requested contact has vanished," Ion said raising his head, "Father Abel Nightroad hasn't been seen since Cardinal Medici talked with him about a week ago." The girl's face went pale, Caterena didn't understand why it was so important to her to speak with Abel anyways.
"Abel… My brother Abel has vanished? That cannot be, I need Abel's help…" the young looking empress's face held a look of worry, "Abel isn't like that, you need to find him Lady Caterena. Otherwise Kain and his Orden may overwhelm us." Caterena felt something click, the Empress of the New Human Empire was his little sister. She was talking to him about the Rosen Kurtz Orden, and they were trying to stop their psychopath brother Kain.
"I'm only too aware of that your Majesty, but I fear my own psychopath brother might have done something… I presume you've heard about Cardinal Medici?" she asked, the Empress nodded frowning, "well he spoke with him, then Abel was gone. I fear he's being interrogated for the peace treaty between your majesty and the rest of the Vatican." Her expression turned to one that Caterena didn't expect.
"Interrogated? You mean tortured… Brother has been in the hands of a psychopath for seven days?!? He might as well be in Kain's hands! Ion, I want you to retreat to the empire, you can't be there anymore," the Empress commanded. She signed off and Ion whimpered looking at Caterena.
"This is bad… Your eminence I recommend you evacuate with the Pope or this could get very ugly," Ion said pulling himself together. Kate looked scared, as did Caterena. She nodded and turned to the holographic SisterKate.
"Sister Kate, ready the Iron Maiden to pick up me and Alec. If that was really was the Empress," Caterena said looking from Ion to her again breifly, "which I don't doubt at this point, we should do what the Earl has suggested. I'll get Alec."
"You can't waste any time, the Empress will be here in a few short and destructive hours! Go Cardinal Sforza, and don't forget the Pope!" Ion confirmed. He rewrapped himself in the turban he had brought and sprinted towards his escape.
"Gunslinger, get Dandelion to go with the Earl! Make sure he gets home safe!" Caterena ordered sprinting towards the main hall where Alessandro the XVIII would be. Father Havel was there and watched her in surprise as she walked straight up to him panting.
"Your Eminence, what's wrong?" Havel asked looking from her to the distraught Pope. Alessandro looked at his sister worried.
"Sister what's wrong? Is something going to happen?" the Pope asked. Caterena looked up still panting and straightened her breathing out.
"The Empress... pant... of the New Human Empire is on her way here. ...Pant ... Brother, ...pant... Francesco just started a war with the Empire! ...Pant..." Caterena relayed as fast as she could, "He tortured her brother! We need to evacuate you to a safer location your Holiness!" Caterena whispered to him, Alessandro's eyes bugged out and he looked at Caterena in fear. He knew his sister only ran in if something was deadly wrong. Francesco had just walked in when Alessandro stood up.
"Brother!" Alessandro called to him, Francesco looked at the Pope with a 'what' stare, "is it true you're torturing someone right now?" Francesco looked at Caterena with daggers in his eyes.
"I'm just intterogating a heretic who has been contacting the heathen Vampires from Caterena's Ax Squad. That falls under my jurisdiction does it not?" Francesco defended.
"Only when it's not the Empress's brother you moron!" Caterena breathed turning to face him, "She's on her way to break him out right now!" Caterena was yelling at him, and he certainly wasn't about to take it from her either. That is until Alessandro raised a gloved hand.
"BE QUIET! You know I don't like screaming. Sister, what do you propose we do?" Alessandro asked shaking. Caterena shook her head.
"Your Holiness, we need to evacuate the Vatican. I fear that the Empress is not the only one we need to worry about. We must hurry, the Iron Maiden is waiting for us Alec," Caterena answered, "and leave Francesco to deal with what he's caused."
"Wait Caterena, why should his Holiness go with you? You're the Heretic that opened ties to the Empire!" Francesco accused. Caterena knew it, he had been investigating her work.
"So be it, but I will deal with that after his Holiness is out of the way of YOUR CONFLICT! Hope you're still alive to regret it brother," Caterena yelled escorting Alessandro to the Iron Maiden quickly. Francesco didn't see the point to arguing with her at the moment. Not when he could torment her agent. He went back down to the basement to resume his tormenting.
The Iron Maiden was gone within the hour, with Ion, and everyone else onboard who was important. Except the traitor Francesco, he was gone… The Inquisitorial Department was spread out through the Vatican. Ready to strike, ready to kill and more importantly… Ready to die for their sins that Francesco had committed.
