1FLASHBACK

When Selene first came to Castle Corvinus when Viktor had "saved" her from the lycans. She arrived on horseback surrounded by Death Dealers. Soren was escorting her. Viktor and Kraven had rode ahead and arrived at the castle.

"Open the gates!" shouted Soren.

"Hey!" some appeared from behind one of the armaments. "You don't have to be an asshole about it."

A figure loomed over the side of the castle. The young man had scruffy brown hair and a 5 o'clock after shave. He wore a white cotton period shirt, black breeches with black leggings he also wore a french highwayman's jacket with black boots. A sword was sheathed at his side.

"Just open the gates, Thane!"

The man called Thane shrugged his shoulders disappeared behind an armament. The gates slowly began to open.

"Who is that?" questioned Selene.

"Thane Grim."

Thane and Selene's eyes met for a minute. He smiled at her. He was then called by another vampire to help him with his sword technique. Thane quickly waved goodbye and dashed off.

"Pay attention!"

Selene was startled by Soren's sudden outburst.

"Follow me. . ."

They disappeared into the stables where a stableboy quickly took their horses. Thane was laughing as he quickly overcame his opponent other vampires began to gather around and take turns trying to fight Thane, but he always won. Wagers were soon put down. Selene was amused by his laid back attitude.

"You boys are going to make me rich." as he fought a blonde haired vampire who's sword quickly flew out of his hand.

Soren was grumbling to himself. He walked by Selene, across the muddy ground and through the crowd of whooing and hooting vampires. He grabbed Thane's sword right out of his hand.

"All of you stop fooling around. Go on!"

Thane took his sword back and glared at Soren.

"As for you, Thane, I would tread carefully."

"Ruin my fun again. It's not my fault if you fell out of favor with Viktor."

Soren raised his hand to teach the young one a lesson, but quickly lowered when he saw Viktor looking out his chamber window he seemed to have been enjoying the fight, but Soren saw his expression which was extremely angry. Viktor turned from his window.

"Selene lets go. You must get ready for tonight's party."

Thane sheathed his sword and walked away. Thane never attended that night's festivity. She remembered yelling and shouting that night a little while before the party had ended. There were people running down the hall chasing after someone. There was a roar from around one of corners that shook the castle and then silence. She never saw Thane again and everyone after that incident had acted like he never existed.

Selene was back in her chambers starring at photographs of lycans, but for some reason she couldn't concentrate something was drawing her to go and search for the chamber where the hybrid supposedly lay asleep.

"It can't be nothing more than a stupid legend."

Something that the vampires create to amuse themselves. There was laughing and chattering outside her door. Selene could see shadows moving about underneath the door.

"Oh! Selene have you come to join the hunt." said one flamboyant vampire.

"Yes. . ."

"Goody." giggled the vampire of his arm.

Selene didn't follow with the rest of the crowd she went more towards the older parts of the mansion. Where technology hadn't taken over. This is where most of the archives and other relics lay covered with centuries of dust. Her fingers traced a long the walls tapping on them from time to time. Even after an hour of searching she found nothing. Not even an abnormal looking wall, mysterious door, secret passage, trapdoor.

"This is so stupid."

Selene just for the hell of it decided to look in the old library which was now used for storage. The library had been moved years before. Now all that was in there was obsolete weapons, and furniture. There were a few remaining books.

"It has been a long time since I entered this cold place."

She strolled over to the bookcase directly in front of her and swiped her hand over the shelf her hand came up with a thick coat of dust.

"Disgusting."

"I thought I'd find you in here."

Selene spun around it was Erika and Kahn. They were looking around.

"Selene I thought you said this was stupid?" said Erika.

"I got bored."

"This place gives me the creeps." said Kahn.

"It's weird. I almost feel as though some is watching me, but no cameras are installed in here." said Selene.

Erika walked over to the bookshelf. She stood on her toes and looked into one of the higher shelves. She saw something that looked out of place.

"What's this?"

"What's what?" said Selene and Kahn.

"Look for yourselves. Seems someone carved the covenant's symbol into the backing."

"Do the rest have that?" asked Kahn.

"No."

Selene's heart was racing. Could this be the place where the hybrid slumbered. Her head was racing. All three of them were quiet. They all thought of what they should do. Go and tell Kraven or venture in and find out for themselves.

"Knock on it." said Kahn.

There was an echo when Erika's knuckles rapped on the wood. Now Selene's heart was really going. What were they going to find when they finally reached the chamber?