Rachel Alucard
~Mistress of Worry~
I stared at the dark wall in front of me as I stood in this magic imprisonment circle, wondering how, exactly, matters were carrying out at the Altar. Will Ragna defeat Terumi? I knew this for sure. Unless there were to be some sort of shift in the time/space continuum, which was not likely, he will defeat him. Though, I was a small bit worried. Because there is a narrow possibility of him dying. If this were to happen, the Black Beast would reincarnate itself in another body, changing it. Or worse, the world would turn to dust.
I heard a slight whoosh sound in the air, and looked behind me. There were rose petals falling to the ground, and my butler, Valkenhayn, walked through a portal he had created. "Arriving to save the 'Damsel in Distress,' wolf-man?"
Valkenhayn chuckled and replied, "Yes, milady. I sensed that something of negative origin had happened here, so I decided to bring myself here to observe the situation," he said properly, " I may have also noticed that you're in a bit of a jam as well. Kokonoe trapped Hakumen in one of these magic circles, did she not? It should not be too hard to counter it."
And in minutes, I was free from the holds of the circle. I dusted myself off, for I did not want any filth on me. Ever. "Princess! We need to get to Ragna!" Nago demanded. Nobody demanded anything from me. I grabbed Nago by his tail and slammed him on the ground multiple times. "S-sorry princess! Ow…"
I apologized for the first time in my life. Nago gave me a confused expression, with a hint of pain in his eyes. I even stroked his head. "Sorry, Nago. But now, we have to see what is happening at the Altar. Valkenhayn, follow me!"
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"Yes, milady." I rushed up the steps, holding up my dress as to get nothing filthy on it. Gii; the fat red bat, Nago; a black, shape-shifting cat, and Valkenhayn; my werewolf butler, followed behind me. I heard yelling. The nurse, Litchi, came running down, tears streaming down her face. I stopped in front of her, caring for once. All she did was attempt to hit me with her staff, and I used my cat as a shield. "Nurse Litchi? Is something amiss? Have you been at the Altar?"
"Get out of my way!" Litchi yelled at me. She charged out of the Librarium. I wondered what was troubling her. Though, I dare not waste my time here. I must get to the Altar as soon as humanly (though I'm a vampire) possible.
"Alright, you three, let us continue forward." We marched up the green marble steps of the Librarium's cathedral and arrived at the Altar, where everything around was orange-tinted. There was an artificial warm-colored sky surrounding the area. In the center of the Altar there was a large rectangular monolith of stone, with the emblem of the Azure glowing in the middle of it. At the base of the Altar stood the black figure known as Arakune. In his grasp was the 12th subject. "Arakune! Don't!" I cried. I was too late. He had devoured her. On the ground, 5 feet from Arakune, was Ragna, beaten, bleeding to death. "Ragna!"
I rushed up to him and held his hand in mine. "Ragna, wake up, please!" No response. I could tell by the pulse in his wrist that he wasn't dead, and that was good, but he seemed to be making his way there.
"Madam Rachel, look, if you will, at Arakune," Valkenhayn said, slightly commanding.
I looked up at Arakune. He was changing, becoming…bigger. "Oh my! What is this monstrosity? Is this what I think it is…?" I said in a tone that gave the implication of worry.
"KIHIHIHIHI! Th Az re s MI E!" Arakune exclaimed in his broken English. His bronze spider-like arms retracted into his body, and he grew. He grew quite rapidly, expanding to heights of over 30 feet in 10 seconds.
Terumi, whom I had not noticed until now, stood up, trembling. "You-…you goddamn abomination…! WHY THE HELL DID YOU JUST DO THAT!" He yelled in an angry tone. Furious was more like it. There was blood sputtering from within his lips every time he spoke.
"Terumi," Valkenhayn said, "get the hell out of here! We might need you for this…"
Terumi tried walking. He failed. He slammed right down onto his stomach, more blood sputtering out of his mouth. "Ah…dammit…" he said, closing his eyes.
Arakune, on the other hand, reached his limit. He towered over the monolith and reached the top of the Altar room, destroying it. Chunks of metal and concrete pummeled down from the sky, and nearly landed on Valkenhayn, but his quick reflexes saved him from the impact. "My word! Arakune! Why, I ask you?"
Arakune only looked down at me, and his mask came off of him. There was nothing under it, surprisingly, and his body took the form of a kind of three-headed snake with large red eyes. "Madam Rachel…do you believe the same as I?"
"I think so…this looks like the Black Beast…" my eyes widened, showing extra red irises.
Ragna awoke from his short, pained slumber. "Wh-what the hell is going on here…? What…what is that?" He looked up at Arakune with a surprised look on his face. His stomach, I saw as he rolled over, was gushing out blood.
"Ragna, your stomach!" I yelled. Maybe a bit too over-dramatic, because he seemed fine. Spiritually, that is. I gripped his hand tighter.
"Rachel, help me up," Ragna demanded. With my tight grip on his hand, I pulled him up off the ground. "And before you ask me, yeah, I'm okay. Don't worry about this wound."
"Wait, who is this man?" Valkenhayn inquired, standing about five feet behind me. I looked over to my left. He was a man dressed in green robes, and his green eyes glowed slightly orange in the backdrop of the Altar. He stepped closer and looked up at Arakune.
"Hey…what's all this about, Captain?" the green-dressed man asked, "It's like a giant glob of black goo. Well…maybe that is what it is."
Terumi, whom the green man addressed as Captain, remained unconscious. The green man just stared at him, and then looked over at us. "Oh, uh, I'm Ryou. I assume you're…Rachel, right? And, uh…Bloodedge. And Valkenhayn. Nice to meet you guys…now…uh…what's going on here?"
"Ryou, these matters are quite private, if you do not mind leaving." I said, "But if you would like to stay and help us with this abomination, you're welcome to do so." Ryou simply stood there and stood at Arakune. Up in the air, Arakune looked down, and we saw a red eyed snake face with bloody fangs.
And then, before I could blink, Arakune, Ragna, and Ryou began dematerializing. I grabbed for Ragna's hand, but my palm went right through his wrist as though he were air. "Rachel! What the hell is going on?" Ragna yelled to me. He disappeared. They all disappeared. I began to tear up a bit, but regained my strength, and wiped away the tears.
"Ragna…"
Rachel story: END
