CHAPTER 20: OLROX
The past was amiss for the second time yet. They started out in a room with stairs and skeletons with boomerangs. A few well placed shurikens from out of view took care of that threat. In the next room was a giant flying sword like the one Magus had met in the church, but this one summoned a variety of different weapons in one wheel. The two hacked at the lot and destroyed the sword shortly after. They climbed another set of stairs to the door in the rightern upper corner. In the next room were three giant living armors of three different colors and weapons. One was deep blue and wielded a giant hammer, one was green with weird knives and the other was orange with two swords. Alucard took care of the Hammer and Magus went for the other two. Alucard avoided a crude but destructive swing and nailed his sword in it's head. Magus parried the Blade's attack and countered by sinking his other sword in it's chest. He heard it scream in pain, saw it fall to it's knees and it threw it's extra sword. Magus leapt over it and saw it kill the Gurkha. He recovered his sword from the carcass and they continued up a long vertical path with no stairs, one levitating and one as a bat. At the top of the long shaft, they found themselves in the prisons at last. The main floor was rigged with open spike pits and bloody zombies patrolled the halls. Once in awhile, a decrepit bag of bones and flesh walked to the gates of it's cell, rattled it's bowl for food and received a stab of the zombie's sword in it's fingers. The pair dealed with the weak zombies and jumped the pits to the next room. They were in the interior courtyard. The floor was badly damaged where they were, which is a balcony 10 stories above the ground. As they walked to the edge, the floor let out under Magus, making him fall. He managed to get a grip on the ledge just in time.
Alucard: Magus!
Magus: Don't worry, I'll catch up in a sec, just get rid of whatever's ahead! A medusa head tackled him, making him fall... Alucard did as he was told. He turned into a bat and flew to the next room, a short hall leading to a wooden door. On the other side was a splendid dining chamber. At the other end of the table, someone was sitting, sipping at a glass of wine...
Man: Ah, company, it's so rare to see someone like me around these parts.
Alucard: Who are you?
Man: I am Olrox, master of these prisons.
Alucard: So you're one of my father's men...
Olrox: Ah, so you are indeed the son of Dracula.
Alucard: Yes, I am.
Olrox: We've received orders about you. I'm afraid I have to kill you.
Alucard; a human can't kill a vampire so easily!
Olrox: Oh, but who says I'm human? Olrox disappeared and reappeared behind Alucard, sending a blade of wind crashing in his back.
Alucard: What the... The vampire raised his hand, making a dozen ghosts appear. The specters lunged at Alucard who suddenly disappeared. He reappeared behind Olrox and sent two blazing rocks crashing in the man's back.
Olrox: Ah, impressive! It seems my normal techniques are useless against you... so I'll take this up a notch! The man convulsed in pain, his clothes tore as his body size grew to gigantic proportions. His body became bonier and his skin became green. His fingers grew claws and his voice became more strident. The giant lizard- like beast lunged it's hand at Alucard. He jumped back and swung his sword at it's hand, cutting it off. It reeled back in pain. He opened his mouth and sent out a volley of fireballs. By the time Alucard was done breaking all of them it's arm had grown back. It shot another volley of fireballs. Alucard used that opening to cut off it's head. Olrox fell to his knees, his skin falling off until the bones were all that's left. The huge skeleton got back up and started to lunge for Alucard until it blew to bits.
Magus: Bad giant headless skeleton! Alucard stared at his friend standing in the doorstep. Bits of snake heads all over his clothes and a bone in his hair.
Alucard: Um... why is there a bone in your hair?
Magus: There is? Must be from the Valhalla Knight I landed on... He took it off and the two crossed the door to end up... in the past.
Alucard: Um... why are we here?
Magus: Beats me. They were in a decorated hall with pretty statues and a few axe armors. In the end of the room they climbed three sets of stairs to go to the next room. It had prison cells with dead people in them. After jumping a pit or three, killing a skeleton and two axe armors, they went back up. In the next room was a long hall lit only with candles. As they walked past each one, it shut itself off. In the end was a room with a few tapestries where only one candle lit the corned they were in. On the floor they could see quite a few skulls.
Lyliara: Ah, so you're here. A candle lit itself in the opposite side of the room, revealing a familiar red skinned demon girl floating above the floor in a sitting position.
Alucard: Lyliara? What are you doing here?
Lyliara: I was bored, so I decided to come see some entertainment...
Magus: Well, if you're the gate's guardian, you'll have some fun allright... She saw his swords flash as a threat. She placed a finger to her lips.
Lyliara: No, that won't do at all. Alucard knocked Magus' sword away with his own. He then lunged at him, Magus sidestepped.
Magus: What's going on here?
Lyliara: Well, when you have sex with a bored demon girl, you can't expect it to all that clean... I accidentally let out a few spores of evil in him, making him act this way. I just came to watch how this would turn out...
Magus: Damn you! She waved a no-no finger at him.
Lyliara: That's no way to talk to a lady!
Magus: Grr... He parried another blow. He was forced to endure Alucard's relentless assault for half an hour. At that time, his attacks became slower and cruder.
Lyliara: Oh, has it already been that long? Looks like the effect's ending, good for you! Now have fun you two!! ^_^ Alucard stopped completely, he was back to his senses.
Alucard: Um... why was I attacking you?
Magus: Well, your "girlfriend" gave you some little disease when you were in bed...
Alucard: Oh? Magus: No matter, let's just get going... (That's why I can't stand demons, they're such a pain in the ass...)
The past was amiss for the second time yet. They started out in a room with stairs and skeletons with boomerangs. A few well placed shurikens from out of view took care of that threat. In the next room was a giant flying sword like the one Magus had met in the church, but this one summoned a variety of different weapons in one wheel. The two hacked at the lot and destroyed the sword shortly after. They climbed another set of stairs to the door in the rightern upper corner. In the next room were three giant living armors of three different colors and weapons. One was deep blue and wielded a giant hammer, one was green with weird knives and the other was orange with two swords. Alucard took care of the Hammer and Magus went for the other two. Alucard avoided a crude but destructive swing and nailed his sword in it's head. Magus parried the Blade's attack and countered by sinking his other sword in it's chest. He heard it scream in pain, saw it fall to it's knees and it threw it's extra sword. Magus leapt over it and saw it kill the Gurkha. He recovered his sword from the carcass and they continued up a long vertical path with no stairs, one levitating and one as a bat. At the top of the long shaft, they found themselves in the prisons at last. The main floor was rigged with open spike pits and bloody zombies patrolled the halls. Once in awhile, a decrepit bag of bones and flesh walked to the gates of it's cell, rattled it's bowl for food and received a stab of the zombie's sword in it's fingers. The pair dealed with the weak zombies and jumped the pits to the next room. They were in the interior courtyard. The floor was badly damaged where they were, which is a balcony 10 stories above the ground. As they walked to the edge, the floor let out under Magus, making him fall. He managed to get a grip on the ledge just in time.
Alucard: Magus!
Magus: Don't worry, I'll catch up in a sec, just get rid of whatever's ahead! A medusa head tackled him, making him fall... Alucard did as he was told. He turned into a bat and flew to the next room, a short hall leading to a wooden door. On the other side was a splendid dining chamber. At the other end of the table, someone was sitting, sipping at a glass of wine...
Man: Ah, company, it's so rare to see someone like me around these parts.
Alucard: Who are you?
Man: I am Olrox, master of these prisons.
Alucard: So you're one of my father's men...
Olrox: Ah, so you are indeed the son of Dracula.
Alucard: Yes, I am.
Olrox: We've received orders about you. I'm afraid I have to kill you.
Alucard; a human can't kill a vampire so easily!
Olrox: Oh, but who says I'm human? Olrox disappeared and reappeared behind Alucard, sending a blade of wind crashing in his back.
Alucard: What the... The vampire raised his hand, making a dozen ghosts appear. The specters lunged at Alucard who suddenly disappeared. He reappeared behind Olrox and sent two blazing rocks crashing in the man's back.
Olrox: Ah, impressive! It seems my normal techniques are useless against you... so I'll take this up a notch! The man convulsed in pain, his clothes tore as his body size grew to gigantic proportions. His body became bonier and his skin became green. His fingers grew claws and his voice became more strident. The giant lizard- like beast lunged it's hand at Alucard. He jumped back and swung his sword at it's hand, cutting it off. It reeled back in pain. He opened his mouth and sent out a volley of fireballs. By the time Alucard was done breaking all of them it's arm had grown back. It shot another volley of fireballs. Alucard used that opening to cut off it's head. Olrox fell to his knees, his skin falling off until the bones were all that's left. The huge skeleton got back up and started to lunge for Alucard until it blew to bits.
Magus: Bad giant headless skeleton! Alucard stared at his friend standing in the doorstep. Bits of snake heads all over his clothes and a bone in his hair.
Alucard: Um... why is there a bone in your hair?
Magus: There is? Must be from the Valhalla Knight I landed on... He took it off and the two crossed the door to end up... in the past.
Alucard: Um... why are we here?
Magus: Beats me. They were in a decorated hall with pretty statues and a few axe armors. In the end of the room they climbed three sets of stairs to go to the next room. It had prison cells with dead people in them. After jumping a pit or three, killing a skeleton and two axe armors, they went back up. In the next room was a long hall lit only with candles. As they walked past each one, it shut itself off. In the end was a room with a few tapestries where only one candle lit the corned they were in. On the floor they could see quite a few skulls.
Lyliara: Ah, so you're here. A candle lit itself in the opposite side of the room, revealing a familiar red skinned demon girl floating above the floor in a sitting position.
Alucard: Lyliara? What are you doing here?
Lyliara: I was bored, so I decided to come see some entertainment...
Magus: Well, if you're the gate's guardian, you'll have some fun allright... She saw his swords flash as a threat. She placed a finger to her lips.
Lyliara: No, that won't do at all. Alucard knocked Magus' sword away with his own. He then lunged at him, Magus sidestepped.
Magus: What's going on here?
Lyliara: Well, when you have sex with a bored demon girl, you can't expect it to all that clean... I accidentally let out a few spores of evil in him, making him act this way. I just came to watch how this would turn out...
Magus: Damn you! She waved a no-no finger at him.
Lyliara: That's no way to talk to a lady!
Magus: Grr... He parried another blow. He was forced to endure Alucard's relentless assault for half an hour. At that time, his attacks became slower and cruder.
Lyliara: Oh, has it already been that long? Looks like the effect's ending, good for you! Now have fun you two!! ^_^ Alucard stopped completely, he was back to his senses.
Alucard: Um... why was I attacking you?
Magus: Well, your "girlfriend" gave you some little disease when you were in bed...
Alucard: Oh? Magus: No matter, let's just get going... (That's why I can't stand demons, they're such a pain in the ass...)