Ethan had not expected his day to be going this way, he expected it to be like any other day in Romania, work from home, going out, speaking to the locals, and having dinner with his wife and daughter. That was the case until Chris Redfield and his men came and shot up his whole house, including his wife. They kidnapped him and his baby, Rose.
He later woke up at the sight of the van he was flipped on its side and a dead man lying beside him. He looked around but couldn't spot his child. He saw the phone the man beside home was holding and picked it up."hello... I need to speak to Chris Redfield", the person on the other side responded" you are not authorized to be on this line, hang up immediately .after that the line cut off, "damn it" Ethan muttered to himself. he looked back to the body, he saw the tactical vest the man was wearing and began to take it off. After putting on the vest he saw footprints leading towards a path, seeing no other way he went that way.
He soon realized that was a mistake after he met an old man with a gun that shot at him. after proving he was no danger to the man, was handed a gun, it wasn't anything special just a normal handgun with some cloth on its handle for added grip. he relatedly asked the man what was going on but the man seemed distracted by something else, soon after he heard some roars in the distance. Then suddenly the man was snatched towards the ceiling, his blood dripping from the hole left behind. when he thought it was done a hand pulled him down to the under a layer of the house. There he found dozens of dead bodies, then out of nowhere, there was a savage-looking man with unnaturally sharp teeth biting his ring and little finger off. He was pushed out of the basement leaving a hole in the wall. Ethan looked at the hole he came out of." What the hell was that?". After the beast walked out Ethan managed to kill it with his gun.
After getting surrounded by a horde of Lycans and their leader, with a huge Lycan with a massive hammer, he managed to survive.
Recap: Ethan inventory at the moment
Lemi handgun and an M1897 shotgun
His humble knife and a couple of first aid meds.
After his encounter with the Lycans, he saw an old woman passing through a red gate." hey hold on, wait" he called out. He followed the woman, and she informed him of Rose being in the village. now knowing his goal he continued to an old church where he found a map to the house he heard of on a radio. He took a second to sit down and think about everything that has happened." why would Chris kill Mia" he thought to himself." he wouldn't do it with a good reason right" he would come back to this later right now he had to get to that house.
When he got to the gate he tried to open it but it didn't open "must be locked" he thought, he then heard something move in a small shed. When he approaches the shed with his Lemi drawn he opens the door to be greeted by a young woman."close the door! please!" She pleads, Ethan complies and closes the door. After helping the woman and her father into the house they are invited in by Luiza the owner of the building.
After escaping the burning home Ethan used the screwdriver he got to open the little gate that was guarding the demon stone, he grabbed the stone and put it under his armpit. After making it back to the church and grabbing the other stone. he walked up to the wall and put both stones into their respective holes. when they were set in place the door opened.before pushing forward blindly like an idiot. He went back towards the church and got all his stuff ready, made sure all his weapons were loaded and his wounds were treated.his major injuries were in his shoulder area since that was where mist lycans attacked and bit after taking his jacket off to address his figures he poured a bottle's worth of first aid medications on them both. After putting on his jacket again he headed out towards the bridge just ahead of the now open wall. He was now in a corridor made of rock followed by a set of stairs. After going up the stairs he arrived at a room filled with barrels. He saw a lever and just as he was about to pull he was impaled in the gut by a metal pole. when he looked at where it came from he saw a man with a trench coat and a hat with circular sunglasses." well, well you must be pretty tough huh?" "Who the hell are you" the man replied again "you're not local, even better".Ethan was then entrapped in several different metal objects he was then knocked out
He then awoke to a porcelain doll with a bridal gown and a deformed man with a hunched back. he paid them no mind, he was thinking of ways to get out there. he then saw the same woman he saw in the fields 'that must be Miranda' he thought. he looked to the left of her to see a woman in a morning gown picking up the doll that was harassing him earlier. the other two in the room were bickering about who got to keep him." Hey don't I have a say in this" he asked but no one answered seeing that talking was no use he continued to think to himself until he heard a countdown. He saw lycans swarming in the room waiting to tear him to bits. When the countdown finished he made a run for it.
After escaping the gauntlet and avoiding being turned into ground beef. He made it back to the lever he started at, after double-checking his surroundings he pulled the lever and the gate opened up, showing a pathway to the castle. Right before the entrance, a large man rolled out of a carriage " I've been waiting for you mister winters" "how do you know my name" " anyone who is anyone has heard of you, a hero looking for his daughter, though I must say that castle arouses suspicion" "yeah and so do you" after introducing himself as the duke he offered Ethan to browse his wares. After selling a bunch of crystal skulls he got from killing lycans, he bought a better trigger for his handgun and a couple of first aid meds paired with ammo.
Ethan bid the duke farewell for now and left towards the castle.
(we're gonna take a short break here, make sure you drink some water..yes you are the person reading this, and now we are briefly going to cut to Donna.)
Donna hadn't seen an outsider for a very long time. She truly wished the best for him but knew he would die. Angie wouldn't shut up about their meeting until Donna can't ask Angie to let her think for a moment. When they made it back to the house Benevento Donna set Angie down on a chair and started preparing tea, she would later read a book.
(Cutting back to Ethan)
He was currently hanging in the air suspended by two hooks one in each hand." there's no other way" he then yanked both hands through the hooks and fell to the ground he looked around and saw a bottle of healing juice(forgot what its called) he poured it on both hands and searched for his backpack, he saw it laying on a corner and picked it up. he could barely stand after getting struck in the knees he was surprised he could stand he poured some more fluid on his knees, after getting a feel for his legs again he looked around for an exit. The door was locked, he crouched down and saw an opening through the chimney where the wood was supposed to go he crawled through he then found a statue with a ring and took it to the wall then turned on its side allowing him to pass through the gap in between the walls. he was back where he started, he saw a door straight ahead and went towards it inside was surprisingly the Duke." Duke..what are you doing here '' preparing for business of course, now are here to make a purchase". "Now I just want to take a breather," Ethan replied, Duke, nodded his head and continued inspecting his wares. after about ten minutes Ethan finally asked " hey duke do you sell protective gloves"
"why yes I do, only one pair left in stock" Ethan bought the gloves for 10000 lei." don't want my hands going through any more pain.
Our protagonist has made his way to the second floor of the castle, after narrowly avoiding one of the witches he made it to a lower level. He is currently looking at a lot of two sides fighting. after figuring out what he had to do he had lit both torches and the mural had split apart revealing the entrance to what seemed like a dungeon. Ethan looked at the instruments of torture in this place and muttered to himself "these people are insane" he made his way out of the dungeon, encountering the rate enemy here and there. that's when he encountered a different one of the three witches, a blond one, she attacked him, he managed to dodge the attacks and shot at her. the bullets went right through breaking the window behind her. she shrieked as she began freezing. Ethan managed to defeat her, " that's one down three to go," he told himself, he picked up the crystal torso and a nearby rope and tied her torso to his back.' I'll give this to Duke later' he thought. He made his way through the kitchen picking up the bottle of blood/wine he needed. After leaving the kitchen he found a small case containing a commentator for his handgun. he put it on and continued. making his way back to duke. after some walking, he got back to Duke. he gladly bought the torso and Ethan was on his way.
After placing the bottle in its holder the wall opened up to a small room where he got a key to the courtyard.
(Now you're probably thinking what I'm doing here well I'm here to skip all the boring stuff and skip to the good stuff to save you time/and my effort, cya in my next note)
Ethan has just gotten his face shoved in and through the floor by lady d.he has ended up in a corridor he found a lever at tried to pull it down but halfway there his hand got cut cleanly off. After running around for a while he grabbed his cut off-hand and he pulled down the lever opening up his way out of there he got the last mask he needed and went to the hall of four pillars, on his way he reached his hand using med fluid. before putting the mask on the pillar he visited Duke. he upgraded his shotgun and left. After placing the last mask on its pillars the doors behind them opened. He found himself at a tower with a coffin in the center. he pushed off the top of the coffin to reveal a corpse and a dagger. he was then suddenly turned around by lady d who stabbed him in the gut finishing off his already damaged tac vest. he, in turn, stabbed her with the dagger he got. it was very effective, she thrashed and wailed and seemed to transform into a deformed dragon with a flower petal-shaped mouth. unfortunately lost the dagger.
After a brutal fight, they both fell from the top of the tower to the bottom. At the end of the fight, Ethan stood victorious. He picked up her crystallized torso and the flask she had on her and made his leave. after passing through a couple of corridors, picking up a key and gates he reached a "safe" place and had seen that the duke had already set up shop there.
After a chat with the duke, Ethan had come out with three pieces of information the names of the lords, that rose was split into four parts and that each lord had one. He was on his way towards a house with a red chimney. he found it but the gate was locked so he had to find another way in. after going around back he managed to climb a ladder that let him get roof access. he made his way in and found a lycan eating a man, after shooting it dead he found plans for a key, and that is had five parts. There next to the plans was another part of the key, he combined both to form a new key. He then went towards the church he had been to before to take a breather and rest a little. When he got there he saw a laptop and other papers that had not been there before. When he checked the computer it talked about him, rose and infiltrating Heisenberg's factory. "Looks like Chris and his guys have shown up, about time too, I needed an explanation. but right now he was tired so he laid his head down on a bench and dozed off.
After a while, Ethan had woken up, he looked up at a clock a saw about an hour has passed he got up and made his way to the duke where he got a more thorough explanation of the lords and where they reside. he was on his way to face Donna.
Recap time: Ethan's stuff
Lemi with better trigger and compensator.
M1897 shotgun
Sniper rifle
Humble knife
A couple of meds and some ammo.
(Cut over to Donna once more)
Donna had finished reading her book for today and went to her kitchen to make herself and Angie a meal. She made ciorba de porc which is basically soup with vegetables and pork. After setting the table she prepares to dig in.
(Back to Ethan )
Ethan finds himself at a, not at all sturdy-looking bridge " I'm probably gonna fall to my death" he hesitantly walked on the bridge until he made it to the other side where he sighed relief. He continued onwards. after asking through a gate that opened itself he saw mia." Mia? No, I saw you get gunned down, I must be hallucinating. mia later disappeared. he continued pushing forward he saw more flashes of mia. At this point, he was utterly confused. when he finally reached a grave lit by beautiful flowers he couldn't help but admire, he ended up picking a flower and put it in between his ear and head. he made his way to a door behind the grave
The door had a mail slot he figured he had to put his family picture in the slot after a second or two the door opened into a room containing an elevator after what get like forever. (seriously why do elevators in this game last so long)he arrived at the Benevento house.
When he entered the house he could smell something delicious in the air he followed it to the kitchen where he found a pot of soup." why not" and with that he poured himself a bowl and sat down at the table. After the first spoon full he couldn't stop eating, it was delectable(delicious).he was on his way to get a second serving until he heard something in the living room, it was just a book that had fallen. making his way back to the kitchen he got a glass and filled it with water, he was quite parched(the words I'm using are so fancy right?)he looked around the house some more and came across a large painting of what he assumed was Donna without her veil.' wow..she's pretty ' Ethan thought to himself, he then shakes his head and tells himself to focus at the task at hand. he could admire faces later, right now he had to find the flask. he made his way to the back of the house where he found an elevator, he got in and went down.
(And cut, I don't feel like writing all the stuff that happens in the basement, especially the huge three minutes old baby..thing still gives me nightmares. So instead you can hear me rant on why Donna is slept on or you can skip to the back to the story your choice. now first things first why she is slept on, it's because of the huge amount of popularity other lords have gotten specifically lady d.which drowns out the other lords. Also like I mentioned in the story she is very pretty like scar or not. thank you for reading and back to the story)
Ethan was currently going back up the elevator from the basement, he was almost eaten by a huge deformed baby. what an awful way to go, but luckily he escaped. When he stepped off the elevator he was still shaking he made his way back to the living room to find Donna and Angie. she spoke "don't leave...I can't let you" it seemed more like a plead than a command. the doll spoke "you're still alive huh? better find me quick before my friends murder you." Ethan rushes towards where he saw Angie go. he had gone up the stairs of the living room and into a bedroom where he spotted Angie. he grabbed her by the neck and put the doll in a chokehold. Angie flailed and struggled but couldn't escape as Ethan maintained a firm grip applying more pressure by the second. after around 6 seconds he felt tapping in his arm he lowered the tightness of the hold but still enough so they couldn't escape. he looked around and was back in the living room with Donna in his arms he applied less pressure so she could breathe.
She gasped for air and said something" you can have the flask just please don't kill me" she pleaded, she hugged her doll tight as a coping mechanism leading up to her death
Ethan let go of her completely and let her gasping figure collapse on the floor. he stood up and went to the kitchen to fetch two bowls of pork soup after coming back to the living room he sat down and slid the bowl and a spoon towards her while starting to eat his from his bowl. she stared at the bowl not touching it." you should eat, it's really good" Ethan told her. she got into a sitting position as well and grabbed the spoon she lifted her veil just enough for her mouth to show but nothing else(kinda like how spider man does it) and started eating the soup in front of her. Ethan spoke again "doesn't always wearing that veil get uncomfortable" she nodded her head without saying anything. Angie had found her way back to the living room and sat on Donna's lap. Finishing his bowl he walked towards the kitchen. After cleaning his bowl he got back to the living room. Ethan sat down on one of the chairs there, knowing Donna wasn't going to give him any answers he decided that talking to the doll was the next best thing." hey Angie was it" the doll looked at him expectantly," why does she wear that veil anyway" "she wears it because she thinks she's ugly or something" Ethan nodded"well I think you don't look that bad from what I saw in that picture" Ethan pointed to the painting in the staircase. Remembering the task at hand Ethan stood up and asked for the flask and key , Donna complied and gave them to him. just as he was about to leave he felt.
(And cliffhanger, don't worry next chapter will be up by tomorrow. Thanks for reading)