Yes, I know. An unusual turn of events.

Yes, the other vampires will be coming in. Yes, vampire Raziel and Soul Reaver Raziel will eventually make an appearance. (It was Dumah that caught Raevin first.) Work with me, here.

Finally, to answer a question I'm sure some of you are wondering, and one that my sister herself asked: Yes, Raevin and Ally have a thing going on, but for the present it's a friendship. So keep your mind outta the gutter! :P

Disclaimer: I own nothing by Eidos. Raevin, Ally, Ectoplasm, and Vogel are property of… me.

Also, this chapter will probably be focused more on Ally than Raevin, but I'll try to squeeze Raevin in here… and I've kinda reached my writer's block. ::fidgets::

~Raevin~

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Ally woke up suddenly. Her shoulder ached, her head ached, and her jaws weren't feeling to good. She felt stiff, and she wasn't in the best of moods anymore. "I still have to get Raevin…" She said, standing up on shaky legs. She retrieved her sword and headed back to Dumah's lair.

***

Raevin was pushed back into her cell after another encounter with the fledgling groups. This was getting a bit difficult. She was feeling weak, and she often found herself in a lethargic state when trying to rest.

"I don't know how much more of this I can take." Raevin said, leaning against the stone wall.

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Ally crept closer to the entrance to Dumah's lair. There were only two guards there, so Ally sat down again and tried to figure out how to shift forms.

She closed her eyes and concentrated on trying to change. She had heard stories of vampires able to change into red mists, or wolves, or bats. Now, she was going to figure out if any of it was true.

Ally felt herself grow warmer, then a bit hot. Her body began to tingle as she started to shrink and grow transparent, dissolving into a red mist.

Well, the red mist part was true… Ally thought to herself as she pulled her misty body together, becoming a small red cloud about the size of a small plate. She floated high above the vampire guards, then sneaked in through the entrance behind them. That wasn't so hard. Ally thought again as she looked for a place to change back.

She found a small room, and carefully looked around to see if anyone was there. Not seeing human nor vampire, she quickly turned back to her human… vampire… body.

"Caw!" Came a very raven-like voice from a dark lump on the table in the room.

Ally blinked and walked over to the lump. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was a bird cage covered with a black blanket. Ally removes the blanket to see the raven, who's feathers were a bit battered.

"Oh, you poor thing." Ally said, opening the cage and letting Vogel out. The raven gladly jumped out, then climbed up onto Ally's arm to her shoulder. "So, you're the raven that follows Raevin around, right?" The bird preened some feathers. "Must be. Let's go find Raevin and Ectoplasm."

Ally peeked out the door to make sure no vampire was patrolling the halls, then sneaked out with a very quiet Vogel on her shoulder. She peeked around every corner she came to, and avoided all the vampires.

Ally and Vogel eventually found the cells. They searched the cells and found mostly skeletons or rotting corpses. At the end of the hall, they found who they were looking for.

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Raevin was curled up in her corner when she heard an annoying scratching sound. Thinking it was a vampire coming for her again, she growled and opened her eyes, glaring at whoever was at her cell door.

Raevin blinked when she saw Ally. "How'd you find me?" Raevin asked, still not believing her own two eyes.

"I followed you when Dumah and his brood caught you. I had a spell cast on me to keep me hidden." Ally smiled and kicked at the door's lock. The rusted lock broke easily, and Ally pulled the door open. She grinned again and stepped into the cell to help Raevin up.

Raevin drew back from Ally upon noticing her fangs. "I thought the vampires hadn't bitten you." She said.

"They didn't. Not the ones that gave me my scar." Ally replied. "I got this several hours ago when one of Dumah's guards found me. It tried to bite my neck, but it missed and bit my shoulder, instead." She pulled back her shirt collar to reveal a bite mark on her shoulder, the same place where Raevin got her unusual wound. "It didn't live long enough to draw a lot of blood. But I am a vampire, I'm afraid. I have the fangs, and I won't risk stepping into the sunlight."

Raevin stood up slowly, still keeping an eye on Ally's fangs. "Why are you helping me?" She asked. Vogel cawed from Ally's shoulder, as if annoyed.

"Because I care, and because I consider you my friend." Ally replied simply, tapping Vogel on the beak.

Raevin fidgeted, still wary. The sound of footsteps, though, got her attention. "We better hurry, then. Someone's coming." Raevin said. Leading the way out, she added, "Just, please, don't bite me." Ally giggled, then followed Raevin out of the cell.