4th dream: Winter Lakes and Doctors?
Death and Shaft were discussing what to do. It had been four years since the resurrection had failed; Richter Belmont had been captured and was having his will weakened by Succubus, much to Shaft's chagrin. Not only that, but strange things had been appearing on their master's coffin, pictures of a young girl dressed strangely, in a world much different from their own. On the back was a date, the year 2010, and the letters SG. But now, a note from SG had appeared on the coffin, and Death, opening the note, soon realized who SG was. It had read, "Dear Deathikins, You've seen the pictures, right? Well, I'll be doing you a favor and bringing her to you so you can wake up your master. Oh? You're curious as to why I'm helping you? Well, Deathikins, Let's just say some douchebag time traveller, has decided that Dracula needs to sleep forvever. I'll send the girl you need within a year's time. So loooong! Love, Saint Germain." Death, merely annoyed by the letter, tore it up and raised a bony fist, yelling "GERMAIN!" to the empty air, while shaft looked on in confusion.
Dracula had been in the dream world for a long time. He was lonely most of the time, but his loneliness dissolved when Liv Starfeld showed up. They had a lot of adventures and battles together, getting closer with each dream they shared. She still insisted on calling him Fangface, but he had grown used to it, considering it now as a term of endearment from her. He then noticed the darkness he waited in between their meetings was dissolving and changing, she had fallen asleep and arrived to the Dreamworld. This time the location was a peaceful, snow filled forest clearing near a lake. He was standing between two hills, near the icy lake. Looking around, he found his companion in this world, standing on the western hill staring at the lake. She was dressed in a pale green shirt with two thin straps holding it up and a pair of shorts. She had not yet noticed him so the dark lord decided to sneak up on her. As he floated over the snow, he silently reached Liv, and noticed that she had her arms crossed as she rubbed her shoulder with her hands. Smirking, he placed a hand on her shoulder, causing her jump a little as she turned and faced him. He saw tears running down her face, surprised at this he spoke to her.
"What is wrong my dear?" he asked, concerned.
"Before You showed up, I was thinking of what would happen if I made it to Castlevania, and I realized what if you woke up, and you didn't remember our dreams together? What would you do to me? Would you even know me at all? I was so worried, that I began crying, so I came here, hoping I could relax a little."
"I see, but I sense that is not all, my dear."
"Is it truly that obvious? Well, a very good friend of mine was killed. He was inflicted with a deadly disease, I can't remember what its called, but he died because they couldn't help him in time. I was told repeatedly that it was God's doing, that he had a plan and that he gives and he takes. Well, if that's so, then God is nothing more than a celestial Jack ass. I stopped worshipping him in high school, so he decided to take my best friend from this world, leaving his family, his friends, and his girlfriend in sorrow. I don't know if God was trying to make me worship him again, but I hate him, messing with people, favoring those who bribe him over those that just supposedly hates violence but he is okay with it done in his name. What a confusing fool."
Dracula looked at her; he too had lost someone important to him, his first wife Elizabetha, her death made him turn away from God, as he became what he is now. He merely drew her closer to him, comforting her in silence as she cried on his chest. After a while, he spoke again.
"Why come to a place so cold my dear? As a mortal, you'll surely freeze to death dressed as you are now."
"I guess it's because I used to come here as a kid whenever it snowed. I'd walk through the snow covered woods as I made my way here, spending hours just sitting here and playing in the snow. Being here in the winter made me happy, so I came here hoping it would cheer me up. Plus, I had hoped one night I'd show it to you, so it'd be a place where we just relax and remember all of our joy together, I just wish it was under better circumstances."
Dracula then sat down near a tree, Beckoning Liv to come sit by him. As she did so, he placed his cape over both of them. She then wriggled her body close to him, which he enjoyed, and began to hold onto him, still needing comfort for her loss. He took his glove of his right hand and ran it through her hair, which felt soft to him. He held onto her for a time, and then Liv lifted her head and began to draw her lips close to his, as he was about to finally win, he sensed something coming, causing him to turn his head before the kiss could connect.
"What is it Fangface?" Liv asked, annoyed that the moment was killed.
"A group is coming, two human, the third…I'm not sure, but it smells ancient." He said, looking toward the east. He then rose to the ground and wrapped his cape around Liv. "Stay here, my dear,and keep warm. I'll be back soon."
"Be careful Fangface." Liv said, worried.
"I'll be fine.I promise, you won't lose me." He said, reassuring her. He then turned into his wolf form and bolted in the direction he sensed the group. When he saw them, he made sure he wasn't seen, hiding in the bushes, he decided to figure out their motive. The group consisted of two men and a woman. One of the men, who looked cowardly, and the woman, a red head, were human. The other man, dressed seemingly as an intellectual of sorts, was the one who was off. By the way he spoke, in more than just smelling ancient. The trio was also standing near a strange blue box with a fixture on top. Despite his curiosity, the count stayed hidden.
"Now then, " the intellectual said to his comrades, "According to the Tardis, there is something very off here, a dimensional disturbance has appeared in our world, now who made it, and why, is what I'm going to find out."
"But Doctor," the coward spoke, "what if the radar is wrong? It looks like a normal forest to me!"
"Rory, it may look like a normal forest, but two different time periods are intercepting each other here. Anything could show up here."
The woman then spoke up, she was unfortunately, a Scottish woman, judging by her accent, while the men, were British. "Like, I don't know, a giant wolf in the bushes?"
The count was surprised, he hadn't realized he had slowly been getting closer. The woman was the only one to notice him apparently, but the men turned in his direction when she spoke up.
"That, that is not the natural size of a wolf." The coward said, frightened and deciding to run, only to be stopped by the woman. The intellectual agreed as he pulled out a strange device. "Exactly Rory, and that's not even it's, or rather his, natural form." He then pressed a button on the device, causing it to pop open and make an irritating buzzing sound, while a green light shone in his eyes. He then changed back into his human shape and, towering over the trio, grabbed the device from the annoying mortal and threw it, stopping the buzzing. "That was annoying. Now, what were you talking about." The count said, the two humans, as he soon noticed were dressed in a similar style to his companion, quivered in fear. "Doctor, that Thing, just turned into a man, what is he? A Werewolf?"
"You insult me, wench." The count said, "I am Dracula, Lord of Castlevania, Master of all Vampires, and ruler of various monsters, including Death Himself! I have enough power to destroy you, and I will use it if you insult me again!"
"OI!" the coward spoke up, "That's my wife you're talking to!"
"You poor man, if you wish, I could put you out of your misery, quickly if you wish." He said, serious about killing him. Unfortunately,before he could make a speech followed by "Have at you" he heard a scream coming from the lake. "Damn," he said to himself,knowing who screamed and turned to the group, "You are lucky that something more important than killing the three of you has come up and requires my attention. If I see you again, I will kill you." He then turned back into a wolf and ran back to the lake at amazing speed.
When he returned to where he left Liv, he saw that she was gone, the scenery was still there, so she hadn't awakened yet. But something had occurred, something had taken her, judging by the damage of the trees, it was big, and smelled of the dead. Dracula saw his cape on the ground, and he placed it on his shoulders. He then looked for a sign as to where the monster who took his friend might have gone and saw a trail of broken trees, he then followed it, angry that someone had taken his companion when he was so close to winning her challenge. Furious, he followed the trail in his wolf form until he caught up with the beast that captured his only company in the Dream world. He was surprised when he saw a gigantic undead creature that hissed.
"Yessss. Sssso, you are Dracula, correct?"
"Who are you? Where is Miss Starfeld?"
"I am Scarmiglione, as for the girl, she isss here…" the monster than indicated to a glowing red orb with Liv inside moving her body slowly as if she was in ecstasy. The darklord, not wanting a prolonged battle when his friend could be in danger, quickly summoned a pillar of hellfire and defeated the beast. He then examined the orb Liv was inside when it landed on the snow covered earth. He touched and noticed his hand went straight through it, he then pulled it back out. As he was about to enter the orb, he heard a voice belonging to a familiar being, he did not need to turn around to know who it belonged to.
"Do not go in that thing!" the doctor said, annoying the Dark Lord.
"And why not, Doctor was it?"
"You do not know what that thing is, or what it would do to you, or what it is doing to her!"
"Fool, this place, this orb, it came from the realm of Dreams. You do not belong here. I intend to get Miss Starfeld out of that orb by any means necessary."
"Listen, that thing could trap you inside it forever, you could Dream, forever, this place should not even exist and yet it does, I think it might have something to do with you!"
"I have been sleeping for a long time mortal. I made a deal with miss Starfeld, and I intend for it to be met once I finally awaken, no matter how long it takes. Doctor, pray that you don't end up near my home one day, for if you cause trouble,and I find out, you will find Death himself waiting to get rid of you…" The Dark lord then entered the orb and was briefly surrounded by a bright light, blinding him.
Once his sight came into focus, he saw he was in a throne room, on the throne was sitting a purple garbed Vampire, with short hair and dark eyes. Dracula recognized this being before him as Joachim, who noticed him immediately.
"Why hello Mathias, it's been a while."
"Joachim. Where is the girl?"
"Oh? Her. She is right her, living her desire to be loved." He said indicating to a section of the throne room that was shaped to look like a bedroom, Liv was on the bed with a phantom, entranced as it had its way with her. Dracula was angered as he glared at Joachim.
"What did you do to her? Is this what happened to you after Leon destroyed you after you failed to defeat Bernard? You became a demon of the dream world who entrances his victims, so they live what you believe their desire is, while you sit back and watch?"
"Oh come on Mathias! I have been here for a long time, I get bored! Why should you care? She is nothing like the woman you lost."
"Times have changed Joachim. I fell in love with a woman in the 1400s, gaining a son, but losing her when he was just a child. Then my recent resurrection was disrupted, causing me to fall asleep. I met her, and made a deal with her. I want her to make her end of the deal when I awaken!"
The darklord let loose several fireballs, destroying Joachim, which caused the wraith to vanish. He then went over to Liv, and snapped her from her trance. The room around them both as it faded into darkness. Liv looked at him, and then ran and hugged him as she buried her face in his chest.
"I'm sorry Fangface, I…I don't know what happened!" she said, crying.
"It is alright my dear. Joachim was a powerful force in this world. My attack might have destroyed him for good, but I have a feeling we might see him again." The count said, consoling her.
"I hope we don't. How were you able to resist?"
"I absorbed the power of the one who made him a Vampire. It made more powerful than he."
"And yet he managed to control my mind while you couldn't?"
"I see you're feeling better already, my dear. I guess you'll be waking up soon?"
"Actually Fang face, I think it's time we both woke up!"
Darkness then descended upon Dracula, causing to see nothing as the dream finally ended.
WOOO! Don't worry folks, the dreams might have ended, but the story hasn't!
Let's see what happens when Dracula wakes up, and what changes have been made because of his sleep in the next chapter!
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