Chapter 14: Inner Demons
Disclaimer: same, adding in Soul Caliber 3
After the introductions had been made Karil and Alec were taken to the guest rooms and were given somewhat of a tour, each was given a small map of the intricate structure. It was as if the entire place was much bigger on the inside than on the outside, as if the laws of reality did not apply…then again they never seemed to really matter in the first place.
Their first thing to do was to take a well needed bath. Each of their room's connected to a hot-spring, and a very relaxing one at that. It was like an expensive spa hot-spring bath with a variety of oils and soaps lining the sides. Karil was the first to enter her own and simply soaked for about 20 minutes before bathing. It was like nothing mattered anymore for that brief period of time and she was simply free to do what she wanted.
"Karil." spoke a voice softly.
Karil looked toward the door to find a shadow on the other side.
"It's Alec. Listen, I need you to meet me in the dojo when you're ready, we have something we need to do." He stated before walking out of the room, probably back to his own.
Karil did not care; she merely continued to soak for a few more minutes then began to wash.
While Alec was walking back to his room he ran into Sylvia walking back from her sparring with Ballasus. She was making her way to her own room when she bumped into Alec; literally. They both fell backward and right onto the floor. Alec flipped forward and back up while Sylvia got up the normal way, she wasn't as much of a show-off person as Alec was.
"Okay, when a demon that has lived as long as you have walks into me something is definitely wrong; care to talk about it?" asked Alec
"Nothing, just a thought that's been bugging me for a while, it was something Ballasus did when he first saw Karil." she replied somewhat worriedly.
"Oh really, and what would that be?" asked Alec with a hint of concern.
"It was a look he had in his eyes for a moment. Some sort of lustful look, I think, but I can't be too sure."
"Well, I wouldn't worry about it. I don't think he'll do anything, besides, I trust him. He's saved me a few times in the past." stated Alec
"Alright, I'll take your word on it." Sylvia ceded.
"Okay. By the way, do you remember the seals you used when Dre went nuts after he was taken over by that demon?" asked Alec
"The Seele Vertrag bestätigen (This should say Soul Bind contract, but something might come up in the grammar), yes, I remember it. Why do you ask?"
"I need the ritual at the ready. I'm going to bring out Karil's inner demon, but I don't know what will happen, or how well it will go for that matter. So I need it to be ready in case something…unexpected happens." answered Alec.
"Okay, I'll get the ritual symbols ready, but how are you going to do it?" questioned Sylvia curiously.
"I'm going to use Zasallamel as a medium into her mind and have him drag it out of the cage."
Sylvia's mouth gaped. "You're going to use that emotionless
bastard, what are you thinking?!"
"Nothing, I'm only doing. Come on, I need you to help me get
ready." stated Alec shrugging off her exclamation.
West-Wing Dojo
After about half an hour Alec was ready to help Karil to extract her demon. About ten minutes later Karil walked through the door of the dojo.
"You get lost?" Alec asked casually as he was messing with the black case he had brought with him.
"Yeah, how is this place so big, when it doesn't look that way on the outside?"
"Dimensional technology. We are essentially in another dimension right now, inside the castle." stated Alec matter-of-factly.
Karil let out an O of acknowledgement before looking down to find the symbols on the floor.
"What are those for?" asked Karil curiously.
"Symbols used for sealing. We're going to draw out your inner-demon and, considering your heritage, I don't know how powerful it will be or if it will be "intelligent" or some blood-thirsty beast. And we're also going to use this to do it." answered Alec.
With that Alec drew out a giant scythe roughly five and a half feet, with an intricate design to it. It had a white handle that composed most of the length with a bulbous part at the end and a short chain. The top had the blade in the shape of a vulture neck with golden colored eyes, and three "feather" ends on the other part.
"This scythe holds the spirit of a sage\summoner by the name of Zasallamel, who lived before the time of your grandfather's rebellion. He was imprisoned by a powerful demon into his weapon before he was able to strike it the finishing blow, however he was lost until about 30 years ago on a mission of my mother's and given to my father as an anniversary gift. He found out about what it did from an ancient inscription she told him about and then he gave it to me. But why you give a 10 year old a weapon like this…I don't know what he was thinking. Anyway, sit down in the center and we will begin."
Once Karil had sat down Alec walked over to her…then brought the scythe down. Rather than slicing Karil it seemed to open up a portal right down the middle of her, in front of her. She did not move, as if she were in a catatonic state. Alec placed the chain at the portal as his own mind and spirit were sucked into her body and mindscape.
Karil's Mindscape
Karil was in a white place unlike anything she had seen before. And she couldn't believe it, this must be heaven. And, for that matter, how could Alec have betrayed her like that and why?
"He didn't betray you, young one, and this is not heaven, this is your mindscape."
Karil looked around to find a fully cloaked man in black. He looked to be Indian or middle-eastern in decent with pure white eyes. She could see anything else due to his cloak, but she could tell he also had hair as black as the night itself.
"Actually, this would be more of my "prison", really. Your mindscape is much different, and Alec should be waiting for us there, as he took the straight trip to it. Now, if you would please follow me and take my hand we can begin." stated what she believe was Zasallamel.
When he held out his hand she saw that he was wearing a long sleeved loose robe that reminded her of the Jedi Star-Wars robe, minus the stuff on the belt, and with long loose pants and sandals rather than leather Italian boots. When she took his hand she felt herself being pulled through some sort of watery surface and then found herself in what seemed to be some sort of barren wasteland floating out in the middle of space. Alec was sitting in a leafless and gray tree near a rock formation that was close to their entrance into that world.
Alec yawned once they had come into the world. "You know, you guys take way too long to get over here. I think I was able to catch a few hours of sleep."
"You sorry bastard, why did you do that to me and not warn me?!'" shouted Karil.
"If I had warned you then your mind would have automatically put up defenses to stop the intrusion, albeit weak, they would have caused me to break through them, and that could cause damage. So without those barriers, then we could so this became a hell of a lot easier. Trust me; I make it a point to know what I'm doing when it comes to p- stuff like this."
"Okay…" started Karil, wondering what he was truly about to say.
"So, I'm forgiven?" asked Alec hopefully.
"You wish. I can't believe you would do something like that to me, your girlfriend, your going to be making this up to me for a while." said Karil in an evil way.
"May we begin?" asked Zasallamel.
"Alright, alright." said Alec, mumbling something.
"Very well. Follow me and we will be able to find the portal to your, shall we say, darker side of your mind where your demon lies." began Zasallamel as they started to make their way through the wasteland.
A\N: Okay, I know it's not much and people are probably going to kill me, but I thought this could be a cool beginning to something. So, I guess tell me what you think and give me any suggestions that you have or feel free to ask questions.