Nightmares from the Past-Chapter 3
By Red Star
Note: The Finnish Prime Minister informs me that I still do not own these characters.
The rat skittered it's way across the classroom. It's eyes kept on Sakura the whole time.
Quickly! commanded the voice, Hide over there!
The rat obeyed and dashed under a bookshelf at the back of the classroom. Now he could see the girl and not be seen himself. Well, he could see her until a boy sat down behind her.
Li sensed something. "Sakura," he whispered. Sakura turned to him. "What?" "Do you feel something?" "Yeah, I shouldn't eat so many eggs for breakfast."
Li sighed in frustration. "No, I mean like something's watching you?"
Sakura was silent for a moment. "Yes," she finally murmured, "There is something…AAAGH!" she suddenly shrieked and jumped up from her seat.
Li followed her gaze to the bookshelf behind him, or rather, under the bookshelf.
There sat a rat, as white as snow and with red eyes. Only something was wrong with those eyes. They appeared…dead.
In the executive suite at the nearby hotel, Dr.Sulov lay flat on his back on a long, flat satchel that stretched a few inches longer than his body. His intelligent blue eyes stared straight up at the ceiling. Not a movement came from him. To the casual observer, or even a trained doctor, he would appear to be dead.
A sighing sound escaped his nose as he saw the events play out before the rat's eyes which were linked telepathically to him. The teacher immediately called for the custodian, the girls had backed far away, and a young boy was telling them about the rat's attraction to a certain kind of make-up's smell, which confused it's brain into thinking the odor was from a female rat. Sulov also noticed the boy, Syaoron Li. The boy's eyes were hard with concentration. The boy appeared to be saying something under his breath. And then, Sulov heard the boy's hard young voice.
Who are you?
Sulov was pleasantly surprised and answered.
Well done! You speak with this rodent quite easily.
What are you doing? asked the boy
I'm afraid I can't tell you. But, I can thank you for revealing your command of the magical arts to me. Until we meet again, my young friend.
Wait!
But Sulov had already severed the connection and his thoughts turned to other things.
Day had vanished about an hour ago. Li led the small group of Sakura, Kero, Yue, Madison, and Meiling through the forest.
"So, how long has this thing been going on?" asked Sakura as she stepped over a log. She was dressed in a blue military-like costume with a black cape trailing behind her.
"About two days. I heard about it on T.V. I tested the lazon board on it. There's something in there."
"So why did you get us?" complained Kero. He was bitter about leaving that new video game that Sakura had. "Why didn't you go yourself?"
Li stopped and stared at him and snapped, "I didn't want Meiling and me to go in alone."
He was about to say something further when he looked at the towering hotel over nearer to town. He narrowed his eyes.
"Something's in that place." He murmured, indicating with his hand. Yue looked over and frowned. "Yes, I can also sense it. Something of great power is in there."
Dr. Victor Sulov was amused. He had returned from the hospital, where fresh victims had arrived, to find his door smashed in. He calmly opened the door as if there was no hole in it and walked in to find three other nosferatu in his room. One appeared to have been a Sumo wrestler in his past life and wore a black robe. Another appeared to have been an officer in the Japanese Army. The last one had a green punk style haircut and wore black leather. "Good evening gentlemen," cried Sulov, holding out his hands in a welcoming gesture. The three turned to see him there. Sumo was the first to attack. He produced a long, sharpened wooden sword and charged the waiting Sulov. The doctor smiled grimly as , with a mere thought, the wrestlers body was suddenly flung back as if he were hit with a tank. Sulov produced a revolver. "Bullets can't kill us, Count!" spat the wrestler as he lurched to his feet. Sulov smirked and fired straight into the wrestler's chest. The wrestler looked smug and reached out a massive hand. And then he dissolved into dust.
"Wooden bullets," declared Sulov, "I've entered the modern age very well, I think."
The soldier pulled out another wooden weapon and maneuvered to the waiting Sulov, trying to employ a combat move he must have learned in the world war. Sulov vanished into a cloud of mist that swirled into the soldier's face. Then he reappeared with his arm around the soldier's neck. In one move Sulov snatched the stake from his opponent's hand and plunged it into his chest.
Sulov then turned to the punk and smiled that grim smile. In a few steps, he had intercepted the vampire. "Now," snarled Sulov through those grown fangs, "Where is the Countess?" The youth stammered, "I-I-I dunno! She just gives us orders over the phone! She calls us, we don't know where she is!" Sulov's eyes narrowed. "You are not lying." He stated, matter of factly. "No, no," said the punk, "so, can I go?" Sulov stared at the boy, and promptly plunged the stake into the punk's heart.
Sulov stood up and looked around the room. Nothing appeared missing. One of his trunks was open and rummaged through. Also, the couch was moved aside. He walked over to the disturbed couch. Strange, he thought to himself, why would they move this?
He got his answer when he saw the fist sized hole in the wall. Above the hole was a small device with a clock and red rods attached to it. Three wires extended from the device into the hole. He looked closer at the clock. It was counting down. Ten seconds were left. He smiled and stood straight up. He chuckled sinisterly and looked out the large windows one last time. "Well done, Elizabeth," he said, "now, for my move."
And then Dr. Victor Sulov was swallowed by an ocean of flame.