Castlevania: Fallen Concerto
Ch.4
(So far my chapters have been criticized, as long as it's not flat out flame crap its okay)
I walked around a bit in the current section of the labyrinth which was much like a garden; although there was no sunlight and very little light to begin with, yet grass as well as several types vines were growing. As I continued to walk I noticed a strange plant that had wiggling tendrils so I approached it but as I did it leapt out of the ground and looked like a little yellow beast. For some reason I knew to cover my ears to keep from dying. As I did the creature let out a monstrous scream and then fell apart.
"Great, mandragoras. If I am not careful then I'll die," I said relieved.
Drawing my sword I moved slowly towards the next plant and drove my sword into it but it wasn't mandragora it was just a seemingly normal plant but it seemed to be bleeding from the area from where I stabbed it. Then a red beam of light came out of the plant and flew into the stone but for some reason the stone became really hot as if it was left in a fire and I dropped it when I did it exploded and the shockwave sent me into there the air.
"What just happened?" I asked, completely confused.
"It seems your silly philosopher's stone was defective or you were not compatible," Said a African accented voice from behind me.
"Who are you and what are you talking about?" I asked getting up slowly from the explosion.
"Like a said, your stone was either a bad stone or you're not the right person," The African man said.
"So are you here to kill me too?" I asked with my sword in hand.
"Well not anymore, since you don't have anything I want you are nothing to concern myself with," The man said calmly.
"Nothing to concern yourself with, I'll show you!" I shouted as I ran at the guy but my sword shattered as it hit him.
"Like I said; you're nothing, now settle down before I am forced to hurt you," the man said as he turned his back and walked off.
I sat there powerless and defeated with no weapon and no abilities as if all my chances of ever making anywhere seemed to shatter just as my sword did.
"What went wrong?" I asked myself.
I found a little spot and sat down distraught and forlorn when I heard walking and looked up and saw it was Fran with her elegant blade drawn and covered in the blood from various creatures that lurk around.
"So what's with the depressed look?" Fran asked as she walked up.
"Well aside from the fact the philosopher's stone exploded and the weapon I had shattered against someone's body, I seem to have lost any chance of survival," I said as I pointed at the broken objects on the ground.
"So, you're not one of us then, that poses a problem," Fran said as she wiped the blood from her sword.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"Nothing. Just never mind it," Fran said as she put her sword away.
"No, you are hiding something from me, something important," I said as I got up.
"You don't need to know, it doesn't concern you," She said turning away from me.
"I have been threatened by some wine drinking freak and was until recently hunted by some steel skinned African man, so if you're not telling me something I suggest you do," I said forcefully.
"Or what? You're in no position to demand anything," Fran said as she stood up.
I sat down and then looked down "Please just tell me," I said as I looked down.
"Fine, but this'll just make matters worse. I am known as a dark one, and those others are also dark ones; we are…evil incarnate, though some of us are not exactly evil…like me for example," Fran said as she looked away from me.
"You're not human?" I asked.
"Well yes and no, I am human but my abilities are that of the inhuman. All dark ones have the innate ability to use a proper philosopher's stone without a backlash like you experienced, there are very few of us and even less who are merciful. The two you met so far were Roberto and Balthazar," Fran said taking her sword belt off from her shoulder and placed it beside her and the revealed a mark on her neck that looked like a vampire bite.
"What on earth, you're a vampire?" I asked in disbelief.
"Well, not exactly. I just have the powers of a vampire, due to the fact that one of my past lives was a vampire, but I am not, I just received the abilities to be labeled as a dark one," Fran said hiding the mark again.
"This just doesn't add up, why am I a target?" I asked Fran
"That I can't say for sure, but one thing I know is that Balthazar probably won't be a problem, he's not exactly the worst of the dark ones, Roberto, on the other hand, has no idea that you don't have any abilities and he is not exactly the most reasonable man so he will try to come after you again," Fran said stretching.
"How many of you dark ones are here exactly?" I asked curious.
"Well aside from me and the other two you know of, there are five to my recollection and some of them would annihilate you in an instant, one of them will annihilate you with Tetris blocks," She said.
"WHAT THE HELL, are you serious?" I asked in total disbelief of a person who wield Tetris block as weapons.
"Well, he likes making using his power to make Tetris blocks out of any stone object he wishes and that's only if he is toying with you," Fran said rubbing the back of her neck.
"Well that's great; I'm going to be killed by what I assume is a Russian maniac!" I shouted.
"Well in your current state, but there may be a way you can gain…unique powers," Fran said .
"Unique powers?" I asked.
"Well there is a place here where you may be able to receive some sort of powers although I can't guarantee it's safe or that'll you'll gain any desirable abilities from it," Fran said.
"If it will give me the power to keep me alive so I can get out of this place, I will do it," I said with resolve.
"Fine. I hope you know what you're risking, I will take you," Fran said in a low tone.