Lady Dimitrescu was smoking a cigarette in her personal office. Her serene demeanor was shaken when she opened an old envelope.

In her large desk there were endless things, but neatly arranged by herself. But what she stood out among all that paperwork and files was a small open chest.

Lady Dimitrescu had this forgotten chest in her office. That was not weird, she had hundreds of objects that were as old as the castle itself. But a name and a face would remind her of the old chest in her office, the trunk was among the things she had.

Inside the chest were dozens of even older documents over 100 years old. But what she stood out was a manila envelope, a very, very old envelope that was never opened until that night.

When Lady Dimitrescu opened the chest, I took out the things inside the contents. The big bulky envelope showed what was sent and forgotten until that night.

Out of the large envelope came out several old but still recognizable sheets, very old newspapers, black and white photographs and finally, reward notes with the "wanted" or the classic "alive or dead."

But what stood out most from the contents of the large envelope was a sealed letter. In it was a letter that Lady Dimitrescu read in a low voice.

"Date. November 14, 1903

Dear client, Lady Dimitrescu

On behalf of our investigative agency, we are very pleased to hand over to you the investigative task that you entrusted to us. The investigation into the person "Erron Black" has concluded. Here are the most important facts about this person's life.

Erron Black, born in 1842, in the Republic of Texas (4 years before the annexation to the United States) was the son of Anglo-Saxon settlers who settled in Texas. Erron Black served alongside his younger brother John Black on the Confederate side during the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of sergeant until the Confederate army was dissolved in 1865. After that, Erron Black would begin serving as sheriff in Wicket until 1873 when he committed patricide by killing his father. From there he would begin to be persecuted by the forces of order.

During this period of time, he carried out various crimes for the surrounding towns such as theft of cattle and robberies of bank caravans. However, the act that would make him popular with the outlaws of the time was the robbery of a train in Dallas Texas, in 1877, where unfortunately several people related to the Romanian and Bulgarian nobility were killed.

After this unfortunate incident, his search went from regional to federal level, increasing the reward for his capture. However, Erron's luck would end when he was captured in Huston, Texas. Where he was hanged on March 21, 1880 for his crimes of murder, robbery, kidnapping and smuggling.

Thus concludes the investigation. We have attached archives from the era including the bounty sheets, photographs, and periodicals from the era. We hope you found this investigation satisfactory.

Atte. Detective Nick Valentine ".

Lady Dimitrescu put the page down on the desk. She took her cigarette to calm herself.

She then proceeded to look at the rewards drawings. On them was a drawing of a masked man with a hat. But the most curious thing is that that hat looked a lot like that of her daughter, which her daughter had taken from ...

"It can not be possible". - Lady Dimitrescu said as she looked at the drawings and one of the photos. The drawings were more or less accurate. But the photos said something different.

One of the photos was of a group of armed men. In the photo, one of those men appeared circled, this one was younger compared to the others. The caption on the photo read "Confederate Volunteers of Texas.1862"

The next photo was of a man dressed in more mundane clothes, but what stood out was a star in his coat. His face is more serious than the previous photo. The caption read "Sheriff Erron Black, Texas. 1872"

The next photo was of a group of men, in this there were 5 men armed with weapons of the time. But one stood out more than the others. It was impossible. There was his new servant with those men, in those almost identical clothes with which he came to the village. With that mask and hat that Daniela now used as a disguise.

And finally, a photo of a hanging man. However, something in this photo did not match, in the previous photo of Erron he was taller, in this one the hanging man was slimmer and shorter. The caption for the photo read "Erron Black Hanging. 1880"

Lady Dimitrescu took a deep drag on her cigar. This was unreal to her. Is that man in the photo, over 150 years old, the same man who sleeps under his roof?

"And me believing that my world was very small." She told herself when she saw the moon over the town.


One more day, the sun as usual, was just beginning to shine on the old Valley. The castle staff woke up early to prepare for another workday. Erron had gotten up early, and repeated the same routine from the day before. Erron got up, bathed, dressed, and went to the servants' table.

Upon entering, he saw how the rest of the servants were sitting, waiting for their food rations.

Erron took a seat next to Anna, the maid with whom he had a certain affinity, because this was the one who had told her what it was like to work in the castle and of course, it was she who told him about the bed in the room.

"Hi Black, did you sleep well?" - Young Anna asked when she saw Erron sit next to her.

"If I'm honest, no" - Erron said to the young woman sitting there already in her maid dress. - "The fight I had with that bloodsucker left me sore" - said Erron.

"I would advise you not to talk about Miss Cassandra like that, she can be very spiteful." - Said the young woman in a low voice, to avoid Mariana's attention.

"If you say it". Erron said as he shifted his sight from him to Mariana, who was approaching them.

"May I know what you are talking about?" -Mariana asked while she watched the two sitting there

"It is nothing important, Mrs. Mariana, we were only talking about the weather, spring has started and that makes me very happy." -Said Anna while she will smile at Mariana, while Erron showed her face nodding to the little lie of her partner.

"I hope so" - Said Mariana.

After a couple more minutes, the plates of food were served. They looked delicious and whetted everyone's appetite in the room.

But before starting, a prayer was made to Mother Miranda and that "Black God". And like the day before, Erron refused to participate. Mariana saw this rebellion as something annoying for her, she would definitely talk to Erron in a few more hours.

Breakfast was better than before, as it had meat and had a comforting taste for the morning. In addition to giving Erron energy to work.

Once all the servants had eaten, Mariana gave the day's jobs to each of the servants. Erron was given a different task than yesterday.

"Erron, your job today will be to clean some rooms. But first, you will help transport the Duke products. Maybe it will arrive in a couple more hours, so I want you to be downstairs."

Erron nodded, this was better than being outside chopping wood. He only had to transport merchandise, plus Erron's deal with the Duke was pending.

"Sounds good to me." - Erron said to the Senior maid.


Erron regretted not being chopping wood right now. Erron was downstairs with Anna and 4 other maids cleaning the main hall.

He thought the broom was easier than the ax. Big mistake. Cleaning a large lobby and making it gleaming was a big challenge. Despite the fact that most of the time it was always clean, Lady DImitrescu had a very strict order, that the castle be clean.

This order filled the maids with panic, so they cleaned with great speed and speed.

Erron took the broom and dustpan and began cleaning the large door that connected to the outside. Erron looked closely at the door and noticed something very interesting, this door had a strange mechanism on top. But he also observed that there was a lock space in the mechanism.

"It looks like a kind of front door, but it seems that it is not possible to open it from the inside unless you use a key.

As Erron watched the door, the heavy stomping of high heels, followed by buzzing down the grand staircase.

Immediately, the maids left their chores to wait directly at the base of the stairs.

"Quick, leave that there and follow me!" - Anna said to Erron taking him by the shoulder, he noticed the desperation in Anna's eyes.

Something like this would make Erron react with a punch to the face, but the sound of the heels made it clear why the young woman was desperate.

Erron followed her, then the two of them joined the rest of the servants.

The Lady of the Castle and her daughters arrived.

"Good morning, Lady Dimitrescu" - The maids who were there said in unison while bowing, including Erron.

"Good Morning". -Lady Dimitrescu said to her servants. Although these people served her with work and blood, it did not mean that Lady DImitrescu acted like a despot without manners.

The golden eyes surveyed the assembled servants, each of them bowing with their heads lowered. But, of all the servants gathered there, there was one who stood out from the rest. It was Erron.

There was the man of her most recent thoughts of her, bowing to her. Yesterday's letter, the one that she had not reviewed in due time from hers, had given her the answers she requested long ago, but now she had new questions, which needed to be answered.

But clearly, she wouldn't bother asking her questions to the enigmatic servant, at least not now.

Lady Dimitrescu stepped past her servants, as she went straight to the family dining room. However, her daughters went straight to feeding on the fresh blood of her servants.

Each one of the servants knew what would happen, because the young women before having breakfast, they take the blood of a servant. This day she was no exception.

But the young vampires bypassed the female staff present, and instead headed to where Erron was.

"There you are man-thing!" Cassandra said with a mischievous smile, as she pointed her finger at Erron. - "Ready for a second round?"

"Good morning Miss Cassandra." - Erron said in a polite and formal way, despite the abrupt manner of the young woman that caused Erron to dislike him.

"You don't have that role, you know?" Cassandra said as she got closer to Erron.

"As you know, we should have blood for breakfast, and well, I want a pint of you." Cassandra said in a more seductive tone as she came face to face with Erron.

"Stop!" -Daniela said as she stood on the right side of Erron's shoulder. - "It's not fair, you two have already taken your part. On the other hand, I have not taken anything."

"I don't care Dani, I'll go first." -Cassandra said, while she looked at her younger sister. - "Take whatever you want from the other maids."

"Enough of you two. I'm the oldest of you, so I'll go first." -Bella said as she positioned herself on Erron's left side.

"I know, let the man-thing choose." -Daniela said with her jovial tone.

"Yes, of course, and then we will hold hands and run through the garden." - Said Cassandra.- "Besides, I came first, so let me eat at ease, okay?"

"I think it's a good idea". - Said Bela.

"What? You too?" - Cassandra said at the absurd idea of Bela.

"Two against one Cassie" -Daniela said, celebrating her small victory over her sister Cassandra hers.

"Ughhh. Well, you guys win." -The defeated Cassandra said, then changed her face from frustration to a more "friendly" one.

"Tell me man-thing, which one of us do you choose?" Cassandra said, with that seductive and malicious tone of voice, in addition to pressing hers with some sharp and well-cared for on Erron's shoulders.

The situation turned out to be too ridiculous for Erron, but when the subject of who he had to choose to have his blood sucked came up, it really made him uncomfortable. Erron saw the faces of the psychopathic women in front of him, each worse than the last. But after thinking of all the possibilities, Erron made a decision.

"Well, I choose Miss Daniela." Erron said as he met the red haired woman's gaze.

"Sure?" -Cassandra said as she pressed harder on Erron's shoulders

"Yes I am." Erron said, painfully feeling the pain in his shoulders.

"Great!" -Daniela said as she hugged Erron by the right side of her.

"Good choice Erron." - Daniela said whispering softly in Erron's ear.

Cassandra had been defeated, again. She might not take the blood of the man-thing for now, but there were still the "consolation prizes", so she released Erron to approach the servant closest to hers. Bela did the same.

"I wonder what you taste like." -Daniela said while her fangs grew.

Erron remained calm, despite what would happen. While young Daniela got into position to draw the blood from Erron's neck, the other vampires did the same with the other servants. And in unison, the 3 young women attacked their breakfast necks.

Erron felt a prick on her neck, however, the pain was not so much in comparison to the matriarch or Bela, however, this woman consumed the blood in a more "affectionate" way than the other 2.

"Delicious" - Daniela said after taking her lips off Erron's neck.

"See you later Erron" - Daniela said while she and her other sisters went to the dining room with their mother.

Once the vampires left, the servants finally regained their composure. Fortunately for Anna, she was not selected by the ladies.

"How are you?" - Anna asked Erron.

"I really admire you guys, I can't stand this shit anymore" -said Erron as he grabbed her neck by the wound.

"You will get used to it." - Anna said, to be interrupted by Senior Maid Olga.

"Anna, Maria, Dana. They will serve the lady's breakfast." - Said the maid Olga - "While Martha and Erron will go to the merchant's room, there will be Mariana waiting for them."

"Good luck." Anna said to Erron as she took him by her shoulder.

"You will need it more, because you will be in the lion's cave." - Erron said with a smile at Anna.


"Good morning Duke, how was your return trip?" - Asked the maid Olga to the morbid man on the sofa.

"Good morning, Mrs. Mariana, it was more than perfect, without delay and without inconvenience." -Said the plump man with his peculiar kindness.

Next, Duke took out all the products that were destined for the castle. They were cardboard boxes, but of good quality, very thick and well sealed, each one had a signature written in marker. However, there were other products that were more than refined, and were kind of exclusive to the Lady of the castle. They were fine, well-sealed products that only the older maids could personally deliver to the Lady in her chambers.

"Very good are large boxes of supplies, Lady Dimitrescu's personal shipment and finally, a box of empty wine bottles imported from France." -Said the Duke as he read a page from his little notebook. As the Duke finished reading his notebook, the door opened, revealing a man and another maid.

"Thanks Duke. Okay, start transporting things. You take that to the wine room. I'll take Lady Dimitrescu's shipment and you take that box." -Mariana said, giving orders to her servant took one of the boxes, Erron had given him the supply box. This one was not so heavy, but it was big, besides it was very cold, as if a piece of ice were inside.

The maids were the first to take their boxes to take them away, each one being greeted by a smile from the merchant. Then it was Erron's turn, when he approached and looked at the merchant's face, he noticed that his warm smile had transformed into a colder smile.

As Erron noticed this expression from the Duke, the rest of the maids have already left, leaving Erron and the Duke alone in the room.

"You know Mr. Black, paying a merchant with a worthless coin is rude, especially in this region of the world." -Said the merchant while he took out the coin with which Erron paid him.

"Sorry?" - Erron said.

"Normally the coins are backed by a country, however the one you gave me was backed by a king ... a king who has died." - Said the Duke, examining the coin. - "But fortunately, Outworld only uses precious metals for its currencies, and this is no exception."

Erron stood still, the merchant already knew of the nature of the coin.

"How is it that you ..." - Erron said only to be interrupted by the Duke.

"Look Mr. Black, as a merchant, I must thoroughly investigate my products for sale, that also includes foreign coins, but since this coin was made of pure gold and of great weight, in addition to that I thought it was some kind of Aztec currency or similar, consider accepting it. "- Said the merchant while holding the coin between his fingers.

"But as a good merchant, I have my contacts, and among them, I have contacts with Outworld. Apparently Kotal Kahn had been overthrown 3 days ago, in that dimension, and because of destiny, you come out of nowhere and save me from some wild dogs, exactly 3 days ago. "- The merchant explained to the man in front of him.

"What I want to get to is that you, Mr. Black, are from OutWorld, and not just a simple tourist. I know what you were within that fallen empire." - The Duke said with an accusing voice, but now accompanied by a smile.

"Who was I exactly?" - Erron asked.

"If my contacts do not lie to me, you are the Fifth Imperial Lord of OutWorld, appointed by Kotal Kahn after the Civil War against the Kahnum Melinaa. I understand that the other lords were executed in the imperial palace, and certainly, you would be something as well as "political exile" in these lands, right? "- The merchant told Erron.

"What do you eat to guess?" Erron said as he smiled. Certainly this merchant had figured it all out.

"I assure you, only the best, Mr. Black" -said the merchant while he smiled with a warm smile.

"Well, now what? Are you going to accuse me with Mother Miranda or the Lady of this castle?" - Erron asked.

"Certainly not. It is not in their interest to know this, after all, professional ethics does not allow me to reveal my clients' secrets." -Said the merchant while he turned his back to take a case from his belongings. - "And speaking of clients, here's what I ordered the other day."

The merchant showed a black case, in which there was a laptop with the necessary equipment.

"Although this coin is no longer valid in OutWorld, since apparently new coins are being minted with the face of the new empress and at the same time all evidence of Kotal in the empire is being erased, Kotal's coin is gold very good quality. And thanks to that I got a good computer, the computer has the best unlimited data package in the region that you can use for a full year. Go ahead, it's all yours. "- Said the merchant.

Erron walked over to the computer to examine it better. Although Erron was so old, he did not mean that he did not use these computers much, but it was undeniable that it was a fundamental tool for a mercenary like him. The computer was really new, the smell of new attacked his nose.

"Well, I guess we're on good terms, merchant." Erron said as he put the computer back in the case.

"Of course Mr. Black. That's what we're here for." Said the Duke as he smoked his big cigar. - "By the way, you look good those clothes."

"Ha, whatever you say." - Erron said to the merchant, that compliment broke the seriousness of the conversation.

"Hey Duke, where did you get the drink you sold me from?" - Erron asked before closing the door.

"I'm sorry Mr. Black, that's 'professional secret', but if you want more I can get you, of course, as long as you pay me." - Said the Duke.

"Sure, when they pay me" - Erron thought before saying goodbye to the merchant.

After the talk, Erron carried the box and its case on his back and returned to the lower rooms where he would leave her with the responsible maid. Then he immediately went back to his room where he put the case under the blankets.

After that, she joined the rest of the maids for cleaning the castle, where it would be stagnant for several hours.

"I definitely prefer to be a lumberjack," Erron said as he knelt to clean up what appeared to be dried blood.


"The project of Shao Kahn's new daughter is very ambitious, nothing that I have not done before in the past. But to combine the genetics of an Edenian as powerful as that princess Kitana and with that of one of the barbarian dogs of Tarkata , It is a waste of my skills. However, it is a whim of the emperor, what else can I do? "- Leia in a low voice a woman who was sitting in front of a burning fireplace. -" Anyway, I think I already know how to fix this detail. "-The woman licked her finger to turn the page.

"Failure after failure. The construct requested by the emperor is very defective, he practically wants to use a body as simple as the Tarkatan body as a recipient of the great Edenian power in its purest form. The ego blinds him, and I certainly don't want to tell him that it would be better to use a human body as a base, it would just break my neck. Skalret and Erron are examples of good achievements, sure, but they are not good enough. Skarlet goes berserk every time she uses blood magic and her blind faith in Shao Kahn makes her no more than a mere assassin, as disposable as anyone else. Instead, the human Erron is a great example, the Edenian serpent-parasite in his heart has made him a skilled warrior and mercenary, he has accelerated regeneration abilities like an Edenian, he is even capable of creating portals between the Realms, but of course, he needs tools to catalyze that magic. Although sadly by my plans, he is not a loyal and obedient dog, his free will gives him that great advantage over Skarlet. Anyway, I think I already know how to solve this detail. " - The woman licked her finger to turn the page.

"Well at least there is a breakthrough already. The Romanian parasite I got a few days ago was very useful. The creature I created can move and talk. However, it is not what was expected. It does not have the blue elemental ability of Kitana's wind or the sword claws of the Tarkatans. Clearly a flaw, but a very significant one. "- The woman in black kept reading while taking a drink from her cup.

"At last. After dozens and dozens of failures, I have succeeded. The creature is complete, it physically resembles Kitana, but she has the teeth of a Tarkatan. Perhaps this creature inherits the psychopathic instinct of the Tarkatans and tries to devour humans. , but that's not my problem. Now, we are now 2 years from the final tournament, and certainly, Shao Kahn will achieve his goal of invading the Earth, the did in Edenia or Vaeternus. They will fight with their advanced weapons, Raiden and his remaining warriors. they will fight for the Earth and the most probable ones ... No. What will happen is that they will expel Shao Kahn and it would be a shame that

"At last. After dozens and dozens of failures, I have succeeded. The creature is complete, it physically resembles Kitana, but she has the teeth of a Tarkatan. Perhaps this creature inherits the psychopathic instinct of the Tarkatans and tries to devour humans. But that's not my problem. Now, we are now 2 years from the final tournament, and certainly, Shao Kahn will achieve his goal of invading Earth, but this company will not be the same as it did in Edenia or Vaeternus. They will fight with their advanced weapons; Raiden and his remaining warriors will fight for Earth and the most likely ... No. What will happen is that they will expel Shao Kahn and it would be a shame that an army of his so adorable daughters devour his beloved father. But in case of victory, it would be a good idea to have allies within Earth to collaborate with OutWorld. The Lin Kuei and the Black Dragon are interested in controlling China and the Pacific respectively. However, we will need more allies, perhaps the witch from Romania and that dwarf from Spain wants to collaborate ... "- The woman in black read to be interrupted later.

"Mother Miranda, we bring you the traitors." Said a Neo-Lycan beast while kneeling like some kind of medieval knight.

"Excellent Igor". Said the woman in black as she got up from her chair.

Miranda looked at the traitors who informed her of her contacts abroad. She sent her Neo-Lycan to claim them and pay the guard who imprisoned the traitors. They were Leonardo Lupu and Elena Lupu, only Leonardo was unconscious.

"I wonder why one of the oldest families in this valley would want to leave. Could it be because of the weather or the environment." - Mother Miranda said looking at the young woman who was more than terrified. Perhaps more for Mother Miranda herself than for the other beasts that carried her by force.

"I ... please ... Forgive us ..." - Elena Lupu said as she hugged her unconscious father.

"Because I should. You have spat at your village while trying to flee and if I remember correctly, you gave asylum to the murderer of the Neo-Lycan, who as the entire village knows, are recovering patients that you must respect." - Mother Miranda said when she saw the terrified young woman.

"Forgive us, oh Mother Miranda, I beg you !" - Shouted the young woman before Mother Miranda.

"Of course I can forgive them, both of them." - Said the great Mother Miranda. This idea of forgiveness filled her with hope like a balloon, and like a balloon, it would explode.

"Like you, the families who tried to escape I have forgiven them by turning them into Neo-Lycan." -The woman in black affirmed, while she pointed with her hand to the beasts that were around her.

"No please, anything but that!" - Said the terrified young woman. - "Do anything else to get your forgiveness, but this is not the way !"

"Anything, huh ..." - Mother Miranda said as she turned around and looked at the book on the nightstand.

"Tell me Elena, what about the stranger who came to your inn?" - Mother Miranda asked the frightened young woman.

"Erron Black? He arrived at night ... and ... he paid us to stay a full week ... he has a horse ... and that's all my lady, I don't know anything else ..." - the young woman said, trying to remember to remember the man who arrived at her inn.

Miranda listened to the little information the terrified young woman gave her. It wasn't useful information, but it was something. Now the following remained: what to do? Clearly this Erron is the same one from Shang Tsung's book, but now this is under Dimitrescu's care. Dimitrescu does not like men, it is very likely that Erron is in the cellars. But if there was a possibility that he was free through the corridors of the castle, it would be a threat, not for Dimitrescu but for Miranda and his plans. But now Miranda does not have the time to solve this, the best thing would be to have someone trustworthy inside the castle to inform her ...

"Elena Lupu, tell me, what are you willing to save the ungrateful hides of your family?" - Miranda asked the frightened young woman with great authority.

"Anything oh Mother Miranda." -Said Elena Lupu while she was on her knees before the woman in black.

Then Mother Miranda turned and went to a piece of furniture from which she took out a cell phone from the early 2000's. She then came back and handed it to Elena, who didn't know what exactly that thing was, but she received it anyway.

"Listen to me well Elena. If you want you and your father to live, you will obey this simple task and follow these simple instructions, if you fail you and your father will suffer, okay?" -Mother Miranda asked while the young man nodded her head.


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