Chapter 26- Aquarius
I awoke and found myself chained to a hard cold concrete table. What happened?, I wondered looking around. The only thing I saw in the large grey room was six foot statue of a demon with large bat-like wings and horns. "Good, your awake" Ben said appearing out of thin air. I gasped as I saw his wings. "You bastard, where am I?'' I shouted. He grabbed a sword and walked toward's me. "Its time for you to fullfill your destiny as a demon" he said.
He raised the sword over me. What are you doing?" I asked shakily. "Aquarius... my master" he whispered as he brought the sword down through my stomach. I screamed in pain and was silenced as a red light filled the room. The walls shook and the roof collasped around us. The statue began to move and roared. I flinched as Ben pulled the sword out of my body. He bowed, "Master Aquarius... welcome". I lifted my head up to see a tall white man who appeared to be in early 30's. He had long light blue hair and blue eyes. He had long poiny horns on his head.He smirked and circled the table, making loud thumping noises with his boots. His turquoise colored trench coat fluttered in the light wind, exposing his black sleeveless shirt and leather pants. "You look just like you mother" he said as he stood over me. I growled, "Who the hell are you?".
"I am your father Aquarius... lord of all demons... ruler of this pathetic world" he said raising his arms in the air. He looked at Ben, "It seems that we have some guests. You know what to do". Ben bowed his head, "Yes master" he said and flew away through the hole in the roof.
Rocio limped outside and fell to the ground. She was exhausted from running down three flights of stairs with a broken leg. Her hand was still slightly bleeding. She tore a piece of her shirt and wrapped it around the large cut. What do I do now?, she thought as she sat on soft brown earth and leaned against a tree trunk. She looked around and saw that she was surrounded by tall trees. What is a warehouse doing in the middle of the woods?, she thought. She sighed and closed her eyes to keep from crying as she remembered what Ben had done.
She looked horrified as Rachel fell to the floor. Ben laughed and so did the demons. "Such a shame that her blood had to go to waste" Ben said licking his hands. "What do we do with this one?" one of the demons asked. "Leave her. I want her alive". Rocio whimpered and shook uncotrollably.
"Rocio" she heard someone say and jumped. She sighed in relief to see Alucard, Walter, and Integra standing over her. Alucard knelt in front of her, "What happened? Where's Rayne?" he asked. Rocio wiped the tears from her eyes, "Rachel and I were kidnapped and used as a lure for Rayne to come here. Rayne is inside fighting Ben" she said. "Where is Rachel?" Integra asked. Rocio sobbed softly, "She's dead. Ben killed her".
Integra and Walter bowed their heads in a respectful manner. "May god be with her" they whispered. Alucard clenched his fists as he read Rocio's mind. "What do we do now?" Walter asked. Alucard stood up and helped Rocio. "I can feel a strong demon in the warehouse. But its not just one... its more than one. We fight and save Rayne" he said. The two humans nodded their heads in response. "Let me help" Rocio pleaded. "No, its to dangerous. You must hide" Alucard said. "I don't care. Ben killed Rachel" she shouted. Alucard grabbed her by the shouldiers and looked into her eyes. Her eyes glowed red and soon she passed out. He picked her up bridal style and hid her behind some bushes.
"Alucard" Integra said, "Do not hesitate to kill the demons". He smirked and chuckled, "Master, when it comes to killing our enemies I never hesitate. I don't care if their humans or monsters... I never show mercy and I never will".
Integra shuddered at her servants words. She knew it was true. They turned their attention to a menacing laugh above them and saw Ben flying towards' them. "Well... well... well... look what the cat dragged in" he said as he landed smoothly on his feet. "Where's Rayne you disgusting creature" Integra shouted aiming her gun at him. He laughed, "Anxious are we... she's on the third floor with her father".
"Madam" Walter said, "We've got company". The three of them looked around and saw that they were being surrounded by thousands and thousands of demons. "Perfect" she muttered cocking her gun.
I groaned and tried to brake the chains again. It was no use, I was too weak. Aquarius laughed, "You need my blood to become whole Rayne. Your still asleep". I raised my hands again, refusing to give up. "Never" I muttered. "Your just like your mother" he said as he slit his palm with his claw. He placed his hand over my mouth. I moved my face away. He grabbed my face and forced my mouth open. "Drink it" he yelled. I had no choice but to obey. His blood was delicious. I couldn't stop... I was so hungry.
He moaned, "That's enough Rayne... no more" he said. I refused to stop and continued, feeling my blood boil. He jerked his hand away, "No more" he shouted. I panted as my body was filled with pain. It felt like I was being stabbed repeatedly. The pain became stronger and stronger. I screamed and arched my body foward. "Yes" he said laughing. His voice sounded miles away. The panting increased as I saw my mother cradling me in her arms.
Richard walked into her room. He looked angry as he walked over to her. "Hello Richard" she greeted coldly. He raised his 13mm handgun and shot her in the chest. She screamed and fell to the floor. "Your not going to get away with this. I'll come back... one way or another" she swore gasping. He smiled, and aimed the gun at her heart and pulled the trigger.
"Richard killed my mother" I whimpered. I was paralyzed as the pain increased. "No... of course not. Richard didn't know about her" Aquarius said, "I took his form and killed her after using her to conceive you. She knew it was me. I gave her what she deserved". I growled angrily, "She didn't deserve anything you asshole" I shouted growing weaker and weaker by the second.
He laughed and cut off the chains with his claws. He grabbed my arm and pulled me off the table. I couldn't stand and fell to the floor. He wrapped his hands around my neck and pulled me up to his level. "You have very little blood left in your veins. I will use that to become immortal. For... your virgin blood is very powerful" he said. I screamed as he sunk his fangs into my neck. He dropped me onto the floor. "How does it feel to be left helpless on the floor after being fed on?" he asked mockingly, "Why did you choose to fight?". I used what little strength I had left to speak. "Not all humans deserve to die" I said feeling no more pain and closed my eyes.