Chapter 10: Devil's Blood
Alexander had been overturning crates with his minions in search of Isabelle when a smug smiling Raoul approached,
"Any progress?" he asked with a mocking tone causing the irritated prince to whirl around on the vicomte with shock filled wide eyes,
"Vicomte... What are you doing here? I expressively told you that you were only to come when I contacted you" Alexander growled lowly in frustration but Raoul's smirk did not fade,
"Indeed but I grew tired of waiting... And besides... It's time for you and your beloved to elope" Raoul told him, his smirk widening into a bright smile as Alexander leaned forward to him,
"... You found her?" he asked,
"I didn't need too, old friend... She came straight to me as I knew she would if I suddenly arrived here on the island... Isabelle is just... Dying to finally say 'I do'" Raoul told Alexander whom smiled a dastardly smile before following the Vicomte back towards the Tavern.
Raoul led Alexander to the upper floor of the tavern but soon developed a hate filled glare when he found the door to his room standing ajar... He quickly stormed into the room to find it empty and he quickly moved to check the joining bathroom,
"I thought you said she was here" Alexander growled as Raoul moved back into the main room, overturning a small table in frustration,
"She was! It's impossible for her to have left... She was close to death when I left her" Raoul growled causing Alexander to look at him angrily,
"You moved to the final stage without my authorisation?" he demanded,
"Of course I did! You're a fool if you think you could actually get her up the aisle... We need to find her before she tells someone of what we're planning. She couldn't have gotten too far" Raoul insisted before moving out of the room, quickly followed by Alexander and his two goons.
Antoinette and Meg had been down in the concert hall kitchen's preparing Erik and Gustave a plate of sweet treats in hopes of cheering them up but both woman cried out in shock when I trap door on the floor suddenly flung open to reveal a gruff and muscle built man,
"Stefarno... What on earth are you doing here?! I thought now was about the time when the tavern was filled with a mid day rush of customers" Madame Giry demanded in frustration as the tavern owner pulled himself out of the underground tunnel before carefully pulling a weak, pale and un-moving Isabelle up after him,
"It is... But I didn't know where else to take her, Anne... I don't know what the bastards' done to her but she needs help" Stefarno told the two women whom looked at Isabelle in horrified shock before rushing to her aid; Antoinette lightly tapped Isabelle's ghostly pale cheek,
"Isabelle?... Isabelle, wake up. Can you hear me?" the former ballet mistress pleaded in vain before looking at her daughter with urgency,
"We have to get her to Erik, quickly" she insisted but Meg looked towards the door in concern,
"We can't... To get to the elevator we'd have to take her through the lobby and someone will surely inform Alexander that she's here" Meg pointed out before looking towards the dumbwaiter... Antoinette slowly followed her gaze and smiled brightly,
"Perfect... Quickly, Help me get her inside" she instructed before lifting Isabelle's unconscious form up and placed her carefully into the dumbwaiter before closing the hatch and took hold of the rope that controlled the dumbwaiter's movements; Antoinette looked to Meg,
"You go and take the main lift to Mister Y's office..." she told her before giving her a key that would allow the lift to take her to the floor of Erik's office,
"Help him with whatever he needs in order to make Isabelle responsive" Antoinette insisted and Meg was quick to follow her instructions.
Erik had been struggling in his attempts to relax by playing his piano when he heard the Elevator Ding signalling its arrival,
"Mr Destler! Mr Destler!" he heard Meg yelling in panic and he quickly emerged from his music room,
"Little Giry? What brings you up here?" he asked with a concerned expression,
"... It's Isabelle. Mother is sending her up in The dumbwaiter..." Meg began but Erik was quick to rush into the main area that served as his office and opened the service hatch of the dumbwaiter just as it came to stop at his floor,
"Isabelle!" he cried, carefully pulling her out of the dumbwaiter and laid her down on the floor with her un-moving head rested within his lap,
"NADIR!" he yelled after checking her pulse that unfortunately could not be found; The former Daroga quickly came running as Erik looked towards Meg,
"What happened to her?!" he demanded,
"I don't know. Stefano the tavern's owner brought her through the underground tunnels... Is she..." Meg tried as Nadir began helping Erik to lift Isabelle and carry her into Erik's chambers where the former phantom laid her gently on the bed,
"The vicomte... He did this to her..." Erik growled as Nadir began to examine Isabelle; Checking under her eyelids as well as her slightly blue lips and finally her neck and wrist for a pulse... The Persian finally closed his eyes sadly before looking at Erik,
"... I'm sorry... She's..." he tried weakly and Erik soon gritted his teeth in anger,
"... I'll kill him for this" he growled, slowly moving towards Isabelle's still form and brushed a strand of hair out of her eyes before reluctantly dragging himself away and stormed out of the room.
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