Chapter 3
Four is Company
As I enter the castle courtyard, somthing seemed different. The castle was much larger than before, and the materials it was made out of looked different. However, I didn't care, and I ran up to the large arched doors. I pushed them open, and my eyes beheld a new sight. The inside of the castle was far more elegant than before, and I wondered how this was possible. No one could make a castle like this in less than thirty years.
I walked up the stairs that led up to Dracula's chambers. But there were no longer his chambers. The door had a different symbol on it that I didn't recognize, and it was much more vibrant than the one before. I opened up the door, and to my amazement, it was a cermony room. A man cloaked in black and dark blue robe was standing in a circle of blue flamed candles.
"Welcome, Camilla." said the strange man. "I am the Dark Preist known as Shaft."
"How many more people are going to know my name!?" I yelled.
"Calm yourself. Our Lord has told me your name."
"And who is our Lord?"
"The great Count Dracula! Who else?"
"What... is he here?! Tell me! Please, I must know if he is still alive!"
"Of course he is alive. Our Lord is eternal. He has been with you the whole time."
"Is this some kind of religous spirtal sermon? Don't make me any angrier than I already am!"
"He is right beside you."
"What? You liar, I don't see him-"
"Meow."
I couldn't believe it. Could Mittens be... Dracula?!
"Yes Camilla. Your cat is Dracula reicarnate. That is why he is purple. Have you ever seen a purple cat before? Probably not. Now that you have brought him here, we can resurrect our Lord, and he can wrap the Earth in Darkness! What say you, Camilla? Will you help me?"
"Why of course. I must let Dracula know how I feel. What must I do?"
"Bring Dracula to me."
I picked up 'Mittens' and handed him to Shaft.
"Thank you. Now I shall conjure the powers of Darkness and he shall have human form!" yelled Shaft. He then began to hum a peculiar tune, and the hums turned into shouts in a strange language. Mittens began to glow bright, and Shaft put him on the floor. Shafts shouts became screams, and I covered my ears. There were several flashes of light, and when they receeded, my heart jumped again. Dracula was back.
Shaft bowed instantly, but I was frozen in place.
"My Master, you grace us with your presence." said Shaft.
"Yes. You may rise Shaft. I am deeply greatful for your services. And you shall become one of my most trusted servants." said Dracula. He then turned around and blinked.
"Camilla! Is that you?" he asked.
"Yes! It is me!" I ran to him, and we embraced. He kissed me on the lips for what felt like forever.
"I have missed you deeply. You kept your promise. Oh, Dracula..." I began crying.
"There there. Don't be sad. I'm back now. All is well once more. I believe you have alot of questions. I am willing to answer them."
"Thank you. My first question would have to be is-"
"My Lord, I hate to interrupt, but 'they' are coming." said Shaft.
"Then summon my most trusted friend." commanded Dracula.
"Yes my Lord."
"To my chambers." said Dracula to me. I follow him up and down several flights of stairs, and it seemed like we walked for hours. He was back, and that was all that mattered to me. We finally reached a door with the same symbol that was on his chamber door before. He opened the door, and we walked in.
"Now what were you saying, Camilla?" asked Dracula.
"Dracula, do you love me?" I asked once more.
"Camilla... yes... yes I do love you. But my heart once belonged to another. I hope you can forgive me for such."
"What do you mean?" I asked
"You see. I have a son by the name of Alucard. I had this child with a woman named Lisa. This was some time ago however."
"The past doesn't matter, Dracula, my love. As long as you love me now, I shall be forever happy. Finally, you know how I feel about you. Dracula, I love you." I said. And him and we unleashed our passions upon each other. My love for him grew and grew.
"Camilla, I must leave you for the moment." he said. He got up out of the bed. I wasn't going to let the past repeat itself.
"Let me come with you!" I said loudly.
"Camilla, my dear, I don't want you getting hurt. Please understand."
"Then let it be so, my love."
"Thank you." He then left the room. Like before, I couldn't stay put. Was there another Belmont? If there was, then I had to protect my love from him. If the Gypsy man was correct, then I could use my passion to help myself and Dracula. I quietly got up out of the bed, and followed Dracula down the stairs. I walked silently, because I did not want to make my love know I was following him.
He went into the ceromony room, and began talking to someone whose voice I didn't recognize. I hid behind on of the pillars, hoping not to be seen.
"My Lord, the invocation to summon 'Death' is complete." said Shaft.
"I am here my Lord." said "Death". This Death person was clad in royal blue, and carried a large sythe. He was a bit more than a skeleton.
"With you by my side, old friend, I know we shall defeat the Belmonts. If they even show up. After all, they were exiled from Romainia by the people. And the one who defeated me before would be too old to fight." said Dracula.
"Still, let us go then my Lord. And what about that Camilla girl? Shall we make use of her?" asked Death.
"She wants to help, so I shall let her. But... I fear for her. I haven't loved someone since..." Dracula stopped.
"My Lord, I shall make sure no harm comes to her." said Shaft.
"You cannot garantee that. I apprciate your... kind words but do not fill my head with false hope. You would be well-versed not to trigger my anger." said Dracula.
"Yes my Lord." said Shaft.
"Hmm... the smell of the living is among us..." said Death.
Death came over to the pillar where I was standing. My fear was rising, and I appeared as if Death could smell it.
"There is nothing to be afraid of mortal. Come out from where ever you're hiding. We can bless you with the heart of Darkness. You know that is what you desire." said Death with moving persuation in his voice. Did he know it was me? If he did, he would just merely ask for me.
"Death, my friend, there is no need to delude the mortal, for she is Camilla." said Dracula.
"Indeed? Then come out Camilla." said Death.
I got out from behind the pillar, and showed myself.
"Ahh, so this is Camilla." said Death.
"Camilla... it is a pleasure to see you. Even though I told you to stay put, your eyes... remove the veil from your face." commanded Dracula. I did as he told me, and he gazed into my eyes.
"Come hither." he said. I walked into the circle of candles, and we embraced and kissed.
"My Lord, shall we?" asked Death and Shaft at the same time.
"Yes, we shall. Camilla, you cannot become a Vampire like me." said Dracula
"What? What do you mean, my love?" I asked hastly.
"You have a gift with the Darkness. You can become a 'unique' kind of Vampire. You will be able to waltz in the sun without damage. Well, if a powerful normal vampire goes out, then it won't harm them either, but that is beyond the point. You will have powers that very few vampires ever obtain. But, this power could drive you into madness. On the other hand, you could become famous among our kind. What say you Camilla? Will you join me?" asked Dracula.
"I will do anything for you, my love." I replied with a flying heart. The night I had waited for had come! I could finally join my love, and help him in his goal of wrapping the world in Darkness. My heart raced, and I could hardly wait for what was coming next.
"Now... my Lord. We need your blood." said Death.
"Yes, I am aware of this." responded Dracula. Death came over, and with his sythe, drew blood from Dracula's right wrist.
"Camilla, drink." they all commanded at once. I held Dracula's hand, and licked the copious blood off of his wrist. It tasted sweet, like a fresh apple. I did not expect such sweet flavor, and couldn't resist licking more and more of it.
"It... it is very good." I said. Suddenly the bleeding stopped, and my stomach felt strange.
"Lay opon the floor, Camilla. You won't like the next part. I hope you can handle it." said Dracula. I did as he told me to, and laid upon the ice cold floor. I was obviously still wearing the veiled dress, and it made me warm. Without warning, an intense wave of energy tore through me. I felt extremly sick, and I felt like I was going to burst. The feeling got stronger and stronger, and I started to scream.
And as fast as it started, it was over. I got up on my feet quickly, and I felt a million times stronger.
"Are you all right Camilla?" asked Dracula axiously.
"I feel great. Whatever this power is, it has made me a new person." I replied. My eyes felt sharpened, and I could hear wolves howling in the distance. This sound was no longer frightening, but it was actually welcoming.
"Now that you are the new you, you have the honor of naming this new breed of Vampire; what shall you call it?" asked Dracula.
"Hmm... well... I don't know... how about... 'Dunmer'?" I asked.
"A very creative name. So, Dunmer, what shall you do now?" asked Dracula.
"I wish to now help you, my love." I said. We then embraced once more, and kissed. My passion had become my power, and I was willing to give it all for My Love's sake. Death suddenly looked appaled.
"My Lord, the living reek their stench in your castle. Would you like me to deal with them?" asked Death.
"Hmmm... who could it be? Go to wherever this person is and-"
"It is four people, my Lord." Death iterrupted.
"Well, go and find out who they are. And report back immediatly." commanded Dracula.
"Of course, my Lord." said Death, and he disappeared in a shroud of blue mist.
"It can't be the Belmonts? Can it my Lord?" asked Shaft.
"I am unsure. Camilla, if a battle comes, don't hold back. Do you hear me?" asked Dracula.
"Yes, my love." said I.
"I am enlightened to hear you say such words. I fear I may not see you for a long time though."
"Why, my love?"
"Worry not. I shall try my best to change Fate."
"I do not understand."
"Again, worry not. You shall know better soon enough." I began to ponder what Dracula meant by these words. Why was he hiding things? But perhaps it was for my own good. I had just been accepted into the Darkness, so there were probably secrets I didn't want to go within. Still, I could wonder...
"I hope Death returns soon." declared Shaft. He appeared to be restless. His eyes were dimly glowing purple, possibly hoping that it was the Belmonts just to have a fight with them. How observant I had become! It was like I was reading his mind.
"Shaft?" I asked.
"Yes, my Lady?" responded Shaft.
"Do you crave a battle?"
"Hmm? Perhaps. If it means the glory of my Lord, then I would fight any battle."
"I am glad to hear that." said Dracula. Now I decided to read Dracula's mind, if I could. I just sat there, staring at him like I did Shaft. But then I remembered that it might not be very smart to go within his mind. I might not come out. There was a sudden rush of mist, and Death reappeared.
"My Lord, I bring troubling news." said Death urgently.
"Let me guess, the Belmont and his accoplices have finally moved aginst us." replied Dracula.
"Well yes, but there is one who accopanies the Belmont." said Death.
"And who is this?"
"Your son, Alucard."
"What? How can that be? The last time Alucard was seen, we sent our 'spies' to convince him to put himself into a long sleep." declared Dracula.
"It appears he has awoken to destory you."
"What about the others?" asked Shaft.
"There was the Belmont, who has that wretched whip; some pirate who looks like one from the Dinisti familiy, who are my Lord's greatest rivals, and a gypsy woman." A gypsy woman! Could it be the same as the gypsy woman who predicted pain for me? If it was, then I would surely have my revenge.
"Well! Let us meet them in battle!" yelled Dracula.
"Shall we then?" asked Shaft.
"To battle!" I yelled. Death began to chant in the same way that Shaft had before. There was another flash of light, and we were somewhere else than the ceromony room.
"Our 'company' shall be here soon." said Death.
"I am ready for them." I said.
"Camilla, my sweet, don't... never mind..." said Dracula. His words baffeled me. But I guess we were entering a very dangerous situation, and he didn't want me to get hurt. Or was it more than that? Perhaps I should try to read his mind...
"They come!" said Death suddenly. With my new powers I could smell them coming. They came up a staircase that led into the circular room which we were inside. Death was right. The Belmont was accopanied by three others. There was a man who looked like a pirate, a man with long white hair. And... the same gypsy woman from the village! This was my chance! My chance for revenge had come!
"'Tis you!" I declared.
"Hmm? Ah, you are Camilla correct? I warned you about the pain." said the gypsy woman.
"I presume that you do not even remember my name." she said. It was true; I couldn't remember what her name was.
"As I thought. I am Sylpha Bendales. You are deeply mistaken if you think that revenge shall come so easily." She was reading my mind! I focused my energy on her, and tried to read her mind instead. But, it felt like I was pushed to the ground when I tried this.
"Foolish young girl. You cannot intrude on my thoughts. I am far more powerful than you." she taunted.
"Enough with this stupidity!" yelled Dracula.
"Father, be silent yourself!" said Alucard.
"Alucard, you have ever been the ally of humans! Why must you be that way? Where is the old Alucard that I once knew?"
"I was once blind to the evil that you were made from. Now I gaze upon the ugliness of your sinful ways! Dracula! In the name of my Mother, I shall defeat you!" yelled Alucard. He drew out a sword, and ran at Dracula. I instantly summoned up my passion for Dracula and let it loose out in a wave of energy. It made contact with Alucard, and his sword excaped his hand, and got jabbed into the wall. I ran over to it, and tried to pull it out, but my but efforts were in vain.
"Hmph! Do you see Camilla? The Darkness gives you no true power. Why didn't you stay on the side of Light? Now that you have sold your soul, you shall never be forgiven! Not by my people or your Mother! But you still join such a foul thing! Why?" asked Sylpha.
"Because I love Dracula!" I yelled, and my passion exploded in a bolt of magenta at Sylpha. She was thrown on the ground along with Alucard.
"My love is stronger than your pitiful 'Light'! You may think that the Darkness is not capable of love, but it is! And I shall show it to you!" I yelled.
"Camilla... Let us fight!" yelled Dracula. He began teleporting around the room, like he did before, and shot fireballs at the Belmont and the pirate. The pirate was far faster than I could have imagined. He bounced around, far faster than Dracula's teleportation. However, the Belmont barely moved and evaded a ball of fire. My love need help, I thought to myself. I shot bolts of passion at the pirate, and few of them actually made contact.
"Hey! Mind yer own beeswax!" he said to me with a jamacian accent.
"You shall not hurt my love!" I yelled as more waves of my passion flew at the pirate. He acted like this was some kind of show, and snickered as he moved out of the way of the waves.
"Ye aren't very good with such things, are ye?" he asked sarcasticaly.
"Be silent!" I yelled. But my energy began to run dry, and I, for some reason, fell to my knees. The pirate ran at me with dagger in hand, but Dracula leaped in front of me, and let the dagger pierce his chest.
"Camilla, my dear, my sweet, my love, please... run... I promise... to see you... again." he said, while coffing up blood. I began crying, but did as he said and ran down the staircase which the Belmont and his company took, and I didn't look back. I could hear the Belmont whipping at my love, and my tears streamed down my face. My legs led me down the several staircases, hoping to find the door but there seemed that such a thing didn't exist. Then suddenly, as if Dracula's last breath, a door appeared out of no where. I opened it, and I was outside.
The castle behind me crumbled as I exited, and I fell to the ground and wept. With the destruction of his castle, Dracula, my love, was surely dead.
Four is Company
As I enter the castle courtyard, somthing seemed different. The castle was much larger than before, and the materials it was made out of looked different. However, I didn't care, and I ran up to the large arched doors. I pushed them open, and my eyes beheld a new sight. The inside of the castle was far more elegant than before, and I wondered how this was possible. No one could make a castle like this in less than thirty years.
I walked up the stairs that led up to Dracula's chambers. But there were no longer his chambers. The door had a different symbol on it that I didn't recognize, and it was much more vibrant than the one before. I opened up the door, and to my amazement, it was a cermony room. A man cloaked in black and dark blue robe was standing in a circle of blue flamed candles.
"Welcome, Camilla." said the strange man. "I am the Dark Preist known as Shaft."
"How many more people are going to know my name!?" I yelled.
"Calm yourself. Our Lord has told me your name."
"And who is our Lord?"
"The great Count Dracula! Who else?"
"What... is he here?! Tell me! Please, I must know if he is still alive!"
"Of course he is alive. Our Lord is eternal. He has been with you the whole time."
"Is this some kind of religous spirtal sermon? Don't make me any angrier than I already am!"
"He is right beside you."
"What? You liar, I don't see him-"
"Meow."
I couldn't believe it. Could Mittens be... Dracula?!
"Yes Camilla. Your cat is Dracula reicarnate. That is why he is purple. Have you ever seen a purple cat before? Probably not. Now that you have brought him here, we can resurrect our Lord, and he can wrap the Earth in Darkness! What say you, Camilla? Will you help me?"
"Why of course. I must let Dracula know how I feel. What must I do?"
"Bring Dracula to me."
I picked up 'Mittens' and handed him to Shaft.
"Thank you. Now I shall conjure the powers of Darkness and he shall have human form!" yelled Shaft. He then began to hum a peculiar tune, and the hums turned into shouts in a strange language. Mittens began to glow bright, and Shaft put him on the floor. Shafts shouts became screams, and I covered my ears. There were several flashes of light, and when they receeded, my heart jumped again. Dracula was back.
Shaft bowed instantly, but I was frozen in place.
"My Master, you grace us with your presence." said Shaft.
"Yes. You may rise Shaft. I am deeply greatful for your services. And you shall become one of my most trusted servants." said Dracula. He then turned around and blinked.
"Camilla! Is that you?" he asked.
"Yes! It is me!" I ran to him, and we embraced. He kissed me on the lips for what felt like forever.
"I have missed you deeply. You kept your promise. Oh, Dracula..." I began crying.
"There there. Don't be sad. I'm back now. All is well once more. I believe you have alot of questions. I am willing to answer them."
"Thank you. My first question would have to be is-"
"My Lord, I hate to interrupt, but 'they' are coming." said Shaft.
"Then summon my most trusted friend." commanded Dracula.
"Yes my Lord."
"To my chambers." said Dracula to me. I follow him up and down several flights of stairs, and it seemed like we walked for hours. He was back, and that was all that mattered to me. We finally reached a door with the same symbol that was on his chamber door before. He opened the door, and we walked in.
"Now what were you saying, Camilla?" asked Dracula.
"Dracula, do you love me?" I asked once more.
"Camilla... yes... yes I do love you. But my heart once belonged to another. I hope you can forgive me for such."
"What do you mean?" I asked
"You see. I have a son by the name of Alucard. I had this child with a woman named Lisa. This was some time ago however."
"The past doesn't matter, Dracula, my love. As long as you love me now, I shall be forever happy. Finally, you know how I feel about you. Dracula, I love you." I said. And him and we unleashed our passions upon each other. My love for him grew and grew.
"Camilla, I must leave you for the moment." he said. He got up out of the bed. I wasn't going to let the past repeat itself.
"Let me come with you!" I said loudly.
"Camilla, my dear, I don't want you getting hurt. Please understand."
"Then let it be so, my love."
"Thank you." He then left the room. Like before, I couldn't stay put. Was there another Belmont? If there was, then I had to protect my love from him. If the Gypsy man was correct, then I could use my passion to help myself and Dracula. I quietly got up out of the bed, and followed Dracula down the stairs. I walked silently, because I did not want to make my love know I was following him.
He went into the ceromony room, and began talking to someone whose voice I didn't recognize. I hid behind on of the pillars, hoping not to be seen.
"My Lord, the invocation to summon 'Death' is complete." said Shaft.
"I am here my Lord." said "Death". This Death person was clad in royal blue, and carried a large sythe. He was a bit more than a skeleton.
"With you by my side, old friend, I know we shall defeat the Belmonts. If they even show up. After all, they were exiled from Romainia by the people. And the one who defeated me before would be too old to fight." said Dracula.
"Still, let us go then my Lord. And what about that Camilla girl? Shall we make use of her?" asked Death.
"She wants to help, so I shall let her. But... I fear for her. I haven't loved someone since..." Dracula stopped.
"My Lord, I shall make sure no harm comes to her." said Shaft.
"You cannot garantee that. I apprciate your... kind words but do not fill my head with false hope. You would be well-versed not to trigger my anger." said Dracula.
"Yes my Lord." said Shaft.
"Hmm... the smell of the living is among us..." said Death.
Death came over to the pillar where I was standing. My fear was rising, and I appeared as if Death could smell it.
"There is nothing to be afraid of mortal. Come out from where ever you're hiding. We can bless you with the heart of Darkness. You know that is what you desire." said Death with moving persuation in his voice. Did he know it was me? If he did, he would just merely ask for me.
"Death, my friend, there is no need to delude the mortal, for she is Camilla." said Dracula.
"Indeed? Then come out Camilla." said Death.
I got out from behind the pillar, and showed myself.
"Ahh, so this is Camilla." said Death.
"Camilla... it is a pleasure to see you. Even though I told you to stay put, your eyes... remove the veil from your face." commanded Dracula. I did as he told me, and he gazed into my eyes.
"Come hither." he said. I walked into the circle of candles, and we embraced and kissed.
"My Lord, shall we?" asked Death and Shaft at the same time.
"Yes, we shall. Camilla, you cannot become a Vampire like me." said Dracula
"What? What do you mean, my love?" I asked hastly.
"You have a gift with the Darkness. You can become a 'unique' kind of Vampire. You will be able to waltz in the sun without damage. Well, if a powerful normal vampire goes out, then it won't harm them either, but that is beyond the point. You will have powers that very few vampires ever obtain. But, this power could drive you into madness. On the other hand, you could become famous among our kind. What say you Camilla? Will you join me?" asked Dracula.
"I will do anything for you, my love." I replied with a flying heart. The night I had waited for had come! I could finally join my love, and help him in his goal of wrapping the world in Darkness. My heart raced, and I could hardly wait for what was coming next.
"Now... my Lord. We need your blood." said Death.
"Yes, I am aware of this." responded Dracula. Death came over, and with his sythe, drew blood from Dracula's right wrist.
"Camilla, drink." they all commanded at once. I held Dracula's hand, and licked the copious blood off of his wrist. It tasted sweet, like a fresh apple. I did not expect such sweet flavor, and couldn't resist licking more and more of it.
"It... it is very good." I said. Suddenly the bleeding stopped, and my stomach felt strange.
"Lay opon the floor, Camilla. You won't like the next part. I hope you can handle it." said Dracula. I did as he told me to, and laid upon the ice cold floor. I was obviously still wearing the veiled dress, and it made me warm. Without warning, an intense wave of energy tore through me. I felt extremly sick, and I felt like I was going to burst. The feeling got stronger and stronger, and I started to scream.
And as fast as it started, it was over. I got up on my feet quickly, and I felt a million times stronger.
"Are you all right Camilla?" asked Dracula axiously.
"I feel great. Whatever this power is, it has made me a new person." I replied. My eyes felt sharpened, and I could hear wolves howling in the distance. This sound was no longer frightening, but it was actually welcoming.
"Now that you are the new you, you have the honor of naming this new breed of Vampire; what shall you call it?" asked Dracula.
"Hmm... well... I don't know... how about... 'Dunmer'?" I asked.
"A very creative name. So, Dunmer, what shall you do now?" asked Dracula.
"I wish to now help you, my love." I said. We then embraced once more, and kissed. My passion had become my power, and I was willing to give it all for My Love's sake. Death suddenly looked appaled.
"My Lord, the living reek their stench in your castle. Would you like me to deal with them?" asked Death.
"Hmmm... who could it be? Go to wherever this person is and-"
"It is four people, my Lord." Death iterrupted.
"Well, go and find out who they are. And report back immediatly." commanded Dracula.
"Of course, my Lord." said Death, and he disappeared in a shroud of blue mist.
"It can't be the Belmonts? Can it my Lord?" asked Shaft.
"I am unsure. Camilla, if a battle comes, don't hold back. Do you hear me?" asked Dracula.
"Yes, my love." said I.
"I am enlightened to hear you say such words. I fear I may not see you for a long time though."
"Why, my love?"
"Worry not. I shall try my best to change Fate."
"I do not understand."
"Again, worry not. You shall know better soon enough." I began to ponder what Dracula meant by these words. Why was he hiding things? But perhaps it was for my own good. I had just been accepted into the Darkness, so there were probably secrets I didn't want to go within. Still, I could wonder...
"I hope Death returns soon." declared Shaft. He appeared to be restless. His eyes were dimly glowing purple, possibly hoping that it was the Belmonts just to have a fight with them. How observant I had become! It was like I was reading his mind.
"Shaft?" I asked.
"Yes, my Lady?" responded Shaft.
"Do you crave a battle?"
"Hmm? Perhaps. If it means the glory of my Lord, then I would fight any battle."
"I am glad to hear that." said Dracula. Now I decided to read Dracula's mind, if I could. I just sat there, staring at him like I did Shaft. But then I remembered that it might not be very smart to go within his mind. I might not come out. There was a sudden rush of mist, and Death reappeared.
"My Lord, I bring troubling news." said Death urgently.
"Let me guess, the Belmont and his accoplices have finally moved aginst us." replied Dracula.
"Well yes, but there is one who accopanies the Belmont." said Death.
"And who is this?"
"Your son, Alucard."
"What? How can that be? The last time Alucard was seen, we sent our 'spies' to convince him to put himself into a long sleep." declared Dracula.
"It appears he has awoken to destory you."
"What about the others?" asked Shaft.
"There was the Belmont, who has that wretched whip; some pirate who looks like one from the Dinisti familiy, who are my Lord's greatest rivals, and a gypsy woman." A gypsy woman! Could it be the same as the gypsy woman who predicted pain for me? If it was, then I would surely have my revenge.
"Well! Let us meet them in battle!" yelled Dracula.
"Shall we then?" asked Shaft.
"To battle!" I yelled. Death began to chant in the same way that Shaft had before. There was another flash of light, and we were somewhere else than the ceromony room.
"Our 'company' shall be here soon." said Death.
"I am ready for them." I said.
"Camilla, my sweet, don't... never mind..." said Dracula. His words baffeled me. But I guess we were entering a very dangerous situation, and he didn't want me to get hurt. Or was it more than that? Perhaps I should try to read his mind...
"They come!" said Death suddenly. With my new powers I could smell them coming. They came up a staircase that led into the circular room which we were inside. Death was right. The Belmont was accopanied by three others. There was a man who looked like a pirate, a man with long white hair. And... the same gypsy woman from the village! This was my chance! My chance for revenge had come!
"'Tis you!" I declared.
"Hmm? Ah, you are Camilla correct? I warned you about the pain." said the gypsy woman.
"I presume that you do not even remember my name." she said. It was true; I couldn't remember what her name was.
"As I thought. I am Sylpha Bendales. You are deeply mistaken if you think that revenge shall come so easily." She was reading my mind! I focused my energy on her, and tried to read her mind instead. But, it felt like I was pushed to the ground when I tried this.
"Foolish young girl. You cannot intrude on my thoughts. I am far more powerful than you." she taunted.
"Enough with this stupidity!" yelled Dracula.
"Father, be silent yourself!" said Alucard.
"Alucard, you have ever been the ally of humans! Why must you be that way? Where is the old Alucard that I once knew?"
"I was once blind to the evil that you were made from. Now I gaze upon the ugliness of your sinful ways! Dracula! In the name of my Mother, I shall defeat you!" yelled Alucard. He drew out a sword, and ran at Dracula. I instantly summoned up my passion for Dracula and let it loose out in a wave of energy. It made contact with Alucard, and his sword excaped his hand, and got jabbed into the wall. I ran over to it, and tried to pull it out, but my but efforts were in vain.
"Hmph! Do you see Camilla? The Darkness gives you no true power. Why didn't you stay on the side of Light? Now that you have sold your soul, you shall never be forgiven! Not by my people or your Mother! But you still join such a foul thing! Why?" asked Sylpha.
"Because I love Dracula!" I yelled, and my passion exploded in a bolt of magenta at Sylpha. She was thrown on the ground along with Alucard.
"My love is stronger than your pitiful 'Light'! You may think that the Darkness is not capable of love, but it is! And I shall show it to you!" I yelled.
"Camilla... Let us fight!" yelled Dracula. He began teleporting around the room, like he did before, and shot fireballs at the Belmont and the pirate. The pirate was far faster than I could have imagined. He bounced around, far faster than Dracula's teleportation. However, the Belmont barely moved and evaded a ball of fire. My love need help, I thought to myself. I shot bolts of passion at the pirate, and few of them actually made contact.
"Hey! Mind yer own beeswax!" he said to me with a jamacian accent.
"You shall not hurt my love!" I yelled as more waves of my passion flew at the pirate. He acted like this was some kind of show, and snickered as he moved out of the way of the waves.
"Ye aren't very good with such things, are ye?" he asked sarcasticaly.
"Be silent!" I yelled. But my energy began to run dry, and I, for some reason, fell to my knees. The pirate ran at me with dagger in hand, but Dracula leaped in front of me, and let the dagger pierce his chest.
"Camilla, my dear, my sweet, my love, please... run... I promise... to see you... again." he said, while coffing up blood. I began crying, but did as he said and ran down the staircase which the Belmont and his company took, and I didn't look back. I could hear the Belmont whipping at my love, and my tears streamed down my face. My legs led me down the several staircases, hoping to find the door but there seemed that such a thing didn't exist. Then suddenly, as if Dracula's last breath, a door appeared out of no where. I opened it, and I was outside.
The castle behind me crumbled as I exited, and I fell to the ground and wept. With the destruction of his castle, Dracula, my love, was surely dead.
