Everyone followed Alucard; they ran smack dab into a large castle. "This is where she's been, in this castle." Nathan got ready his whip, Alucard his sword, Uriel, Hugh, and Darien also with swords, lastly Daira with her magic and staff. The drawbridge and the gates opened for them. "This is too creep" Daria whispered. "This is not time to be scared, Daira." Alucard said in a calm voice. They ran into the castle not knowing what dangers laid ahead. They ran into many vile creatures, as they entered.
The Priest laughed "Look at this Ciardha, your 'friends' are coming." Ciardha laughed "What friends?" He laughed again "Right, they left you to rot, never caring." Ciardha looked back at the Priest "What is it you want me to do?" He turned back to the image of the group "Kill them if you can, in anyway you like, Black Lady." She smiled an evil smile, she held up the scared whip "Oh course." With that she left. He laughed at the attempt; he thought they could never do.
The group was fighting a group of Siren's "Will this never end?" Darien wondered. "Keep up, Darien don't give up!" Nathan shouted. Soon the Siren's left the group alone. "What the hell is going on?" Alucard asked. "I don't know, and I don't like it." Uriel said. Nathan ran forward, "Nathan wait!" Alucard shouted, but Nathan didn't hear him. He wanted to find Aurora fast, and to help her. "Nathan!!" Hugh shouted, "Nathan get you ass back here!" Nathan this time heard Hugh, and he did stop. But he didn't turn around; the group ran up to him. "Let's stay in a group. No running off." Alucard said. Nathan nodded, even though he felt alone. Daria placed a hand on Nathan's shoulder "Don't worry Nathan. We'll find her, and save her." Nathan gave a weak smile. Daria smiled back, "Alright lets go." Nathan shouted the group started to run around the castle. When they first started, Daria clasped Hugh's hand, and held it behind her as they ran.
Ciardha stood before a pool of water, "This will be his Grave!" She laughed as she awaited someone to step on the trap-door down here. She stood by the water, waiting…
Soon they ran into a fork in the road. "What are we going to do?" Uriel asked, "Well there is six here. We could split up into groups of three." Darien suggested. Alucard considered it, "I think that's the best way of finding Aurora. But yet were still in a group." Daria looked at he twin "Darien you need to go with the other group." Darien nodded. Nathan looked at Daria "Why?" She smiled "Because my brother has magic too, somewhat like me. He could heal when his group needed it." Nathan nodded. "I'll go with Hugh, and Daira." Uriel said, Nathan, Darien and Alucard when together. As they separated, Daria tightened her hold on Hugh's hand. Hugh face turned a light crimson but he didn't let it bother him.
The path Nathan, Alucard, and Darien took, was slightly empty. It only had a few skeletons, and Will-o-Wisp's. "Something isn't right here. This is too easy…" Darien whispered. He was right just as Nathan moved more down the path, a trap-door opened underneath him. "Nathan!" Darien shouted as he ran to the door and pounded it. "Darien don't worry, I think he'll be fine." Darien looked up at Alucard and nodded. "Let's see if there is anything here." They walked down further seeing no passages anywhere a dead end. "Let's get back to Daira and the others, and then we'll look for Nathan as well as Aurora." Darien said as they walked back making sure that they didn't fall through the trap-door.
Nathan fell into a pool of water, and when he reached the surface he sputtered out water, and then coughed. "Well, well. Who do we have here?" Nathan looked up to see Ciardha "Aurora…" Ciardha sneered "Stop calling me that!" Nathan moaned in slight pain. His eyes met her dull ones, and for a moment he saw Aurora's warmth in them. Nathan grabbed her ankle and pulled her into the water. She was about to drown for she was too shocked to swim. But Nathan pulled her up into his arms. He used all this strength to pull them out and onto the floor. Nathan laid her on the floor, and traced his fingers alone her face. Even in this form, she still looked like herself, when asleep. He leaned over and kissed her lips. Soon she awoke and pushed him off "How dare you kiss me, you creep!" Nathan looked at her "How can I be a creep if I just saved you?" Her eyes went wide "You saved me? Why?" Nathan smiled "Because, I love you. Remember?" Ciardha looked away from Nathan. If he hated me, then why? Does her really love, and care for me? She asked herself. She stood, and backed away "Leave me, alone." Nathan saw her in that form, he saw her eyes return to her. "Aurora, please…" But Ciardha shouted "STOP IT! LEAVE ME!!!" grasping her temple and disappearing. "Aurora…" Nathan whispered and almost cried. It was then the rest came into room "Nathan are you alright?" Hugh asked worriedly. "Yes. I'm fine Hugh." Nathan stood. That Priest will pay for what he did! He thought "Let's find, that priest and Aurora." Uriel looked at Nathan and knew that he cared for her a lot, and couldn't deny it. "Right, Nathan." He said and he held out his hand. Nathan looked at it "Right." He said as he took Uriel's hand. They left to find both the priest and Aurora.
The Priest, saw that Ciardha had return with out killing anyone of them. "Ciardha, what is wrong?" She looked at him with her eyes dull "Nothing" She said coldly. "Good." And he turned back to the image. "Next time kill them." Ciardha bowed. Is what the priest told me, all a lie? She asked herself, and answering herself. Yes! Yes it is. Nathan and everyone cares for us. Ciardha looked at her left ring finger, and saw the ring Nathan had given her before the Priest came. Nathan… gave me this ring as a token of his love… He- She couldn't finish the thought for everyone burst into the room. She looked at them with her dull eyes. "Ciardh-" Nathan snapped his whip on the ground. "Shut up you bastard! You will pay!" Everyone in the room glared at the priest. "Kill them." She kept up the ruse with him "Yes…" Now her whip snapped the floor. Nathan went wide eyed, she was aiming at him. He closed his eyes, and then heard someone else cry in pain. He opened his eyes to see the Black Lady attacking the Priest. Tears coursing down her face. "You… You caused my visions. I see clearly now, you brainwashed me by you visions and finally abducting me, and finishing it." She used her whip to start choking him. "How..?!" He gasped, She made it tighter "It took, Nathan to show me the truth! Saving me from drowning. And me saving his token of love. Now you shall die!" She pulled as tight as she could and broke his neck.
She turned to her friends and family "Thank you, everyone… I'm sorry for the trouble I caused." Alucard smiled "It's aright, you couldn-" He was stopped dead by the castle rumbling. "Get out!" Aurora screamed as she pushed them all out of the room. "No, I'm not leaving you!" Nathan shouted crying. She gave him a kind smiled "Here take, this." And handed him Juste's bracelet. Then she threw him out. "Now get out Nathan!" and she locked herself in the main room. "Let's do as she said" Alucard agreed. Darien and Hugh had to drag Nathan away from the door, as he was screaming "AURORA!!!" Aurora looked at the door, "I am truly sorry, Nathan. But this is for the best. Until we meet again, my love…" The castle crumbled to the ground just as everyone got out.
"NO!" Nathan cried and fell to his knees. Face covered with tears, everyone was in tears. "Aurora. Why?" Uriel asked her. "Come, we must tell Richter and everyone else." Nathan stood, and nodded. Daria held on to Hugh, and cried on his shoulder. Hugh patted her shoulder, to calm her as they made there way back to Richter's place.
"NO! AUROA!!" Annette shouted, crying as well. "I am sorry, she gave her own life for us." Alucard said tears still coursing down his face. There is no way, Aurora would let the castle fall on her Maria thought, but didn't speak of her opinion. Alucard headed for the door. "Alucard where are you going?" Maria asked. Alucard turned to her "To sleep, I have no reason to be here anymore." With that Alucard left. Nathan looked at Juste's bracelet that Aurora had given him. "Richter do you.." Richter held up his hand "No, you keep it. She wanted you to have it." Nathan nodded and put it on his wrist. That night everyone cried, all that knew her.
But as Nathan slept and cloaked figure appeared at his window, "I'm sorry Nathan…" and the figure disappeared..