Dream 2: Sunset Meetings.
In the waking world, Shaft and the others were in a meeting. It had been three months since Dracula had been put to sleep, caused, as Shaft soon learned, by a powerful sleeping draught found in some of the left over blood, causing the victim to sleep until death. Death then spoke up, his omnipotence of past and future allowing him to see what they needed to wake their master. He stated that in order to awaken Dracula, they would need the blood of a powerful virgin, one so pure that despite her beauty had never known love from a man. Carmilla suggesting kidnapping maidens from a nearby village and using their blood to awaken their master, killing them afterward if it failed. Shaft agreed to this and proceeded to sending demons to follow their plan, unaware of who they would unexpectedly bring into Castlevania by doing so…
In the dream world, a new landscape appeared around the Dark Lord. It was a field at sunset, with a tower surrounded by black stone as a strange red machine was parked near it. Venturing closer he saw Liv Starfeld, this time in gold and silver armor and carrying a large sword, was getting out of the machine. He called to her, causing to turn around and wave at him. She then ran toward him, her sword on her back. "Hey there Fangface,"she greeted, "I didn't expect to see you again." Dracula simply closed his eyes, the term she used for him annoying him slightly. "Apparently my dear," he said to her, "We are bound by our agreement. Which means until you are mine, I will be in every dream you have, or are you in my own?"
"Oh, so you think you can get to me that easily?" Liv said, smirking, "you have to get to know me first, and I have to get to know you. Remember? And to make things interesting, if I am unable to fall for you, our deal is null and void, but if I do, you can find a way to bring my physical body to Castlevania. That sound like a challenge?"
Vlad smiled at her, she was determined, it seemed to give him a challenge as hard as she could. He enjoyed that kind of idea, it was much more, fun for him. "Very well, we have ourselves a wager. But know this, I will win. " He then placed a heavy hand on her armored shoulder, and looked toward the tower. "Now, let us take care of the business we have to, and then we can chat."
"Alright," Liv said, smirking once more, "Inside that tower somewhere is a book, before you showed up, a wizard asked me to get, but I have to defeat the guardian first."
"Ah, so why doesn't the wizard get it himself?"
"Because he's a coward."
"Makes sense, shall we go then?"
"Of course."
The pair then went into the tower, Liv expecting a few monsters to battle along the way, but there were none. Disappointed, she kept moving forward, while Dracula decided to make conversation, so he could better know this girl, and win her over. "Tell me Liv,"he began," is your name short for Olivia?"
"Yeah, what about it?" she said,her eyes not even looking at him.
"Well, why do you like to be called Liv instead of Olivia?"
"Because, I just like being called that. It just feels right to me to not go by Olivia."
"Well, I guess that make sense. What about your family? What are they like?"
"Well, my mom is an accountant, a person who keeps track of people's money, She worries about me, but mainly because I'm so far from home."
"How so?"
"Well, I'm kinda living far from where I grew up, so I can train to be an excellent singer. It's going well, but my brothers make fun of me for it, but that's because they are a pair of smartasses."
"So, you have siblings then? They can't be that bad, could they?"
"Well, Robert, my older brother, is nice most of the time, but incredibly sarcastic when he wants to 's learning to be a physicist so he can solve the scientific mysteries of the universe. On the other hand, my twin brother, David, he has a bad temper so anything can easily piss him off. He's studying machines so he can help people, or take over the world, depends on his mood really."
"Sounds like your twin may be in for some competition then." Dracula answered, chuckling silently."What of your father, my dear?"
Liv stopped walking as she answered, not turning torward him, "He died. He was in an accident at the hospital he worked at and died." She then turned to him, her face expressionless, "So what about you? What's your family like?"
Dracula's tone went a little solemn as he answered Liv's question, "I had two wives, my first died while I was away, and I turned my back on God. My second was killed after being mistaken for a witch, and she was burned, she left behind a son, who turned against me as I wanted revenge on all of humanity for her death."
"Wow," Liv said, "So you hat all humanity and yet you talk to me, a human. I'm pretty sure that's irony right there Fangface."
"Maybe so, but you are the only one I can communicate with it seems."
"Heh, knowing my luck, I'll probably end up as you third wife. If I can't find a boyfriend among the living, I'll just have one among the dead."
"You have no lover?"
"Nope, I've been a friend to boys, but when I find one I think might be one I can love, they're already taken."
"How sad a young woman like you has no one to court her, especially with your looks. You are what age, 18?"
"20." She said. This caused the Dark Lord to raise an eyebrow as they continued on in silence.
They were soon at the top of the tower when they saw the book. In front of it was a man who looked like he had survived a fire, but his clothes were strange to the count,a shirt of alternating red and green stripes, dark pants of unknown material, and a hat that was styled in a way most unfamiliar to him. He looked at Liv, who was about to draw her weapon when the man just raised a hand and magically forced her body against a wall, and making chains appear to keep her in place.
"Sorry kid, you won't get the final cut this time." The man said, paying no heed to Dracula's presence.
"Dammit Freddy! Why the hell do you keep trying to kill me?" Liv said.
She has encountered this being before? Interesting. The count thought, the being, Freddy as Liv called him, then began to force the girl's armor off of her, showing bare skin and cloth beneath it. He answered he as he did so, "Because I never let a dreamer live if I want to, You chopping me up was a mistake. I want to see you dead kid, so this is our last goodbye!"
This caused the Darklord to make his presence know as he placed a hand on the being's hat at took it off, revealing a bald head. This caused the poor fool to look upward in surprise, feeling the sudden draft on his head. Dracula then crushed the hat, in an attempt to intimidate the dream demon, but Freddy only spoke in surprise when he saw the Dark Lord.
"Who are you? Her boyfriend? Well Lover boy, you don't really scare me, I'm the king of nightmares! Now fuck off, I'm going to have some fun with this bitch before I kill her." He then turned his back on Dracula and went back to tearing Liv's armor off of her. Unfortunately for the nightmare monster, his motive toward Liv and to Dracula was pissing off the Dark lord, as he had changed into the form of a Demon and grabbed Freddy Kruger and crushed him in his hand. He then punched a hole in the ceiling , revealing a beautiful night sky with a full moon. He threw the crushed man through the hole, not caring where he would land, and turned back to his human form. He then broke the chains restraining Liv, causing her to fall forward. Cathing her, he noticed that all that was left on her body was the boots and guantlets of her armor, and a black shirt held up by two think straps, and a pair of short pants that stopped right above her knees.
"Were you afraid of me, my dear, when I took on the form of a demon?" He asked, curious to her reaction.
Liv looked up into his eyes, her face showing a little joy. "Not really," she said, surprising the count,"I actually was more afraid of what Freddy was going to do than your Demon form. Though I do like what you did to him."The count just stared at her as she vanished again, the world around him vanishing into Darkness. However, he then noticed the book she was after was laying behind him. Picking it up, he looked at the cover. It was a dark blue book with gold stamping. The title read "The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm", He noticed that it was marked about halfway, and opened it out of curiosity. It was at a story called "The Singing Soaring Lark."
Interesting, the Dark Lord thought and, conjuring his throne, began to read it. Could this be a clue on how to win our wager? If so, who, or what left it here?
Well readers, looks like while Dracula is asleep, Rondo of Blood is beginning to occur. What will happen between our two dreamers? Will Dracula get the girl? Will Liv get out of the contract? Who left the book behind? Find out this and more as the story continues, if you have any theories, which I love reading, as to what will happen, make them in your reviews!