Sorry it took so long everyone, but I finally have chapter 3 ready. Now I could waste your time with annoying things, but that's no fun, because i'm damn sure by now that everyone knows who owns Resident Evil, and what I own. Anyways, now for chapter 3. Also, bold text is someone speaking while reading a document if anyone had been wondering.
Chapter 3: To the Church.
After a half hour of scouring the pueblo, Leon and Dante had managed to find a first aid spray, two green, red and yellow herbs, four boxes of handgun ammunition, two boxes of shotgun shells, and 20000 pesetas. Leon then opened his radio, as Hunnigan's face appeared on the screen.
" Hunnigan, we have some bad news. We've confirmed the body of an officer. Something's happened to the people here." Leon said.
" Leon, you two need to get out of there. Look for a tower. Follow the trail near it." Hunnigan said.
" Got it." Leon said, ending the transmission. They divided their supplies amongst themselves, and walked through the door. In a shack near the door they were heading to, Dante and Leon saw a letter and a box of handgun shells. Dante grabbed the shells, and opened the letter, noticing the pictures of Leon and himself.
" Alert Order.
Recently there has been information that a pair of United States government agents are here investigating the village.
Do not let the American agents get in contact with the prisoner. For those of you not informed, the prisoner is being held in an old house beyond the farm. We will transfer the prisoner to a more secure location in the valley when we are ready. The prisoner is to stay here until further notice. Meanwhile do not let the American agents get near the prisoner. We do not know how the American government found out about our village.
I sense a third party other than the United States government involved here. My fellow men, stay alert.
Chief, Bitores Mendez."
" Well, that may explain our encounters. This Mendez fellow is looking like one of the masterminds behind all this. We might as well head out and try and find that girl before something really big comes out and eats us." Dante said.
" With the way our luck had been lately, that just might happen." Leon said.
" Don't say that. Seriously, I'd rather not see the inside of another giant monster. Didn't Claire tell you about what happened on Rockfort island a few years ago?" Dante said.
" Yeah. That must not have been fun at all." Leon said with a laugh.
" It wasn't until I turned up the heat a bit. And its insides were kinda sliced up. Not pretty. Well, lets go before they send something else after us. We are supposed to be looking for her, correct?" Dante said getting back on track.
" Right." Leon said, opening the door. As they shut the door, they saw the farm. On a tree past a fence, they saw a letter pinned to a tree, and a blue medallion with a strange symbol embossed on it. Leon opened it, and read.
" About the Blue Medallions.
15 Blue medallions. 7 in the farm. 8 in the cemetery. For those of you who destroy more than ten medallions, will be awarded."
" Can't read the rest, but it looks like we need to shoot those medallions." Leon said, firing a bullet through the medallion in the tree. Dante saw another hanging on the roof of a farm building, firing at it immediately. Moments later, two Villagers armed with pitchforks ran towards them, being brought down with two well placed head shots from the two Americans. After destroying the remainder of the medallions from the farm, as well as finding a beer stein with three indentations in it. Dante placed it in his bag, along with two boxes equaling 10,000 pesetas. They went through the door on the right, since the one on the left was barred off. Once through the door, they saw a sign with two bones, along with a pair of skulls. Dante and Leon walked slowly, when they heard three Ganados struggling. They looked up and saw them pushing a boulder over the cliff, right over them.
" Oh Shit." Dante said as the two started to run with the boulder only feet behind them. Dante saw that the boulder wouldn't stop until it hit the entrance of a passage to a cave nearby. When they got near the entrance, Dante and Leon jumped to the opposite sides of the boulder, watching as it crashed into the passage entrance and break into pieces. Dante and Leon saw the same three Villagers run down the path towards them, and Dante tossed a grenade at them, killing all three in an explosion of gunpowder and shrapnel.
" And stay dead." Dante said, as him and Leon started to walk through the passage, shooting a pair of gems from the ceiling of the carved out passage. Dante pocketed them, and saw a lone ganado looking around Leon took another step forward, and saw another villager in a small house throw a lit stick of dynamite towards them. Dante kicked it back towards the house, noting the traps in the small shack to their left. After shooting the explosives and bear traps, Dante saw the ganado standing outside lighting a stick of Dynamite. As it was about to throw it, Dante drew his handgun, shooting the dynamite and destroying the villager in the process. Dante and Leon flanked the small house. As a villager began to light his stick of dynamite, Dante tossed an Incendiary grenade through the window, igniting the villagers dynamite, destroying all the villagers inside. Dante jumped through the window, grabbing a box of handgun shells and a box of 3000 pesetas. Dante then saw a red gem lying on the table, which fit into the beer stein they'd acquired earlier. They proceeded inside the house. After destroying the explosive traps, they heard a banging noise. They saw a closet, and walked towards it. Dante went to the right, aiming his gun at it, while Leon grabbed the handle, holding his handgun in his free hand. Leon then opened it, watching a man bound up fall to the floor. They saw the man struggle, as Leon removed the tape from his face.
" Ahh, little rough, don't you think?" the man said, as Leon turned his over, drawing his combat knife to work on the man's bonds.
" You're, not like them." the man asked
" No. you?" Leon responded, removing the bonds, allowing the man to sit up as he rubbed his wrists.
" Okay, I have only one, very important question. You got a smoke?" The man asked.
" Got gum." Leon said. The three then saw two villagers walk in, while they heard the footsteps of a third larger Villager.
" Perfect. The big cheese." The man said.
" What?" Leon said, seeing a very tall bearded man walk in behind the two villagers. Dante ran towards him, delivering a round house. The Chief merely caught the attack, throwing Dante into Leon and the unknown man, knocking them all unconscious. About an hour later, Dante woke up, bound up with Leon and the unknown man.
" Feeble humans. Let us give you, our power." A cloaked man said.
" Hahahaha, Soon, you'll be unable to resist this. . . . . . intoxicating power." The cloaked man said, as one of his subordinate's proceeded to inject Leon with something. At that moment, Leon woke up. He looked over his left shoulder, seeing Dante trying to wake up the unknown man. Soon after, the unknown man woke up, shaking his head.
" Ay yi yi. Crawl out of one hole, and into another." The unknown man said.
" You wanna tell us what's going on here?" Leon said, trying to get out of their bonds.
" Americano, si? Now what brings a pair of blokes like you to this part of the world. Ow. Hey, easy, whoever you are." The man said as Dante and Leon tried to remove their bonds.
" Name's Leon. That's Dante. We came here looking for this girl." Leon said, managing to pull the picture of Ashley from his pocket and showed it to him.
" What, are you two supposed to be cops or something? Nah, you don't look the type." The man said.
" Maybe." Leon responded.
" Okay, let me guess. She's the president's daughter." The man said.
" That's too good for a guess, wanna start explaining?" Dante said.
" Psychic powers." the man said.
" Nah. Just kidding with you amigo. I overheard one of the villagers talking something about the president's daughter being held in the church." the man added.
" Before we continue, may we ask who you are?" Leon said.
" Me llamo Luis Sera. I used to be a cop in Madrid. Now i'm just a good for nothing who happens to be quite the ladies man." Luis said.
" Why'd you quit?" Leon asked. Luis scoffed.
" Policia . . . you put your life on the line, but no one really appreciates you enough for it. Being a hero isn't what it's cracked up to be." Luis said.
" Used to be a cop myself. Only for a day though." Leon said.
" And I thought I was bad." Luis said.
" Dante and I managed to get involved with the incident in Raccoon City on my first day in the force." Leon said.
" That is the incident with the viral outbreak right? I think I might have seen a sample of the virus in the lab at my department." Luis said. Seconds later, a bloodied up ganado dragging a large Axe behind him walked through the door, saying.
" Te voy a matar! ( I'm going to kill you)"
" Do something cop." Luis said.
" After you." Leon and Dante retorted. The man rose his Axe, then swung. Dante, Leon and Luis then moved away from each other as possible, making the Axe slice through their bonds. Dante quickly stood up, and then kicked the man in the chest, swinging him into the wall, making him land on his head, effectively snapping his neck and killing him. Luis then stood up, running from the room. Dante wrapped his knuckles, then heard Leon activate his radio.
" It's Leon, sorry I couldn't get in touch sooner, but we were a bit tied up." Leon said.
" Your okay right?" Hunnigan asked.
" We're fine. There was a male civilian held captive. According to him, Ashley is being held in a church somewhere." Leon said.
" Do you have a fix on the location of the church?" Hunnigan asked.
" No, but apparently, there's a secret passage in the Village that leads there, so we're going to head back that way.
" Roger." Hunnigan said, as Leon ended the transmission. Dante and Leon saw that they still had their weapons, and started to walk, when they saw a cloaked man walked over to the window.
" Over here, strangers." the man said, walking away from the window. Dante and Leon walked outside to where he was standing.
" Got something that might interest ya. I offer weapons, weapons, and accept local currency and rare items." the man said, opening his cloak, revealing several types of weapons.
" Hey, how much for that .223 M1903 Springfield sniper rifle and scope." Dante asked.
" 12000 for the rifle, 3000 for the scope." The merchant said. Dante nodded, and gave the man the money. Dante then traded the ruby, and the five pink gems for 20000 pesetas. Leon purchased a Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol. Leon and Dante both had their handgun's firing speed, and ammo capacity upgraded. The man nodded, laughed, and said
" Come back any time." The merchant said, as Leon and Dante left the man.
" Leon, guard the door. I want to see if my firing skill with a rifle is still as infamous as it once was." Dante said, finding a spot of crumbled wall. Dante then spotted a group of Ganados near an explosive drum. He smirked, and then slowly squeezed the trigger. His rifle fired, and seconds later, he saw an explosion through his scope, confirming a hit. A villager then said
" Ahi Esta. ( There he is)" as several more Ganados started to walk towards them. Dante then continued his tirade, scoring head shot after head shot. Leon then saw a villager walk towards him, as he took a point blank shot of steel pellets to his ribcage. Dante then placed his rifle on his back, then drew his handgun. After searching the immediate area, they found a box of .223 Caliber Rifle rounds, a box of 9mm handgun ammo, and a box of 3000 pesetas. Dante then saw that the door back to the village could only be opened with a certain emblem. Dante then saw two unopened chests on opposite ends of the area that the emblem could be in. Leon went to the one near the cliff side while Dante went after the one on a scaffolding. Dante opened the chest and saw that there was only half the emblem in the chest. Dante then saw several Ganados following Leon. Dante drew his rifle and fired at the explosive barrel near the group of villagers, defeating several of them. Leon then grabbed the opposite piece of the emblem, as the two proceeded towards the door. They placed the two halves into the door, and it unlocked. They moved quickly through the next area, finding only a wood barrel with a box of handgun ammo, and box of 2000 pesetas. Inside the building, Leon grabbed a box of shotgun ammo from a barrel. When Dante opened the door, him and Leon saw three villagers guarding the room. After some well placed head shots, Dante grabbed the Spinel one of the Ganados dropped, and saw a pair of windows. Dante and Leon jumped through them, dodging a Ganado throwing a sickle at them. Two more villagers then lit and threw dynamite sticks towards them. The two thought quickly, hiding behind a dumpster to avoid the blast. Dante then tossed a grenade back at the group of villagers. After hearing the explosion, Dante looked up and saw that the coast was clear, other than the dozen bear traps on the floor. After dealing the traps, Dante grabbed a box of colt handgun ammo, and the two walked through the door. Dante noticed a room blocked by a boarded up window. Dante pulled the boards from the wall, and then grabbed a mask with three indents in it from the wall. He placed it in his back pack, and left the room seeing Leon breaking a wooden, barrel, grabbing the first aid spray hidden inside it. When they opened the door, they saw a tunnel leading to a small underground passage. After killing the Ganado, they climbed the ladder. After climbing up, they saw a well, a small shack, an explosive trap, five bear traps, and a house up the road. After grabbing the pocketwatch hanging above the disgusting water in the well, Leon grabbed a box oh shotgun and machine gun ammo, and destroyed the explosive trap. Dante and Leon walked inside the house, where they saw a locked door, where they had to rotate the ball embedded in it to a certain way to unlock it. While turning the ball, Dante noticed that the ball had the same insignia as the emblem used to unlock the door from earlier. Dante then heard the ball click, and the door slid open. After searching the room, they'd found a box of 5000 pesetas, a box of machine gun ammo, and a key resembling the insignia on the door and emblem. Dante then grabbed the note on the bed, and began reading it.
" As instructed by Lord Saddler, I have the two American agents in confinement, alive. Why keep them alive? I do not fully understand what the lord's intentions are. I would however think he'd keep them separate, not confined together as has been ordered. I do not believe Luis would trust a stranger, but by chance they did cooperate, the situation could get a bit more complicated.
If for some reason, an unknown third party is involved, I don't think they'd let a chance like this slip by. But maybe it's all Lord Saddler's ploy, leaving us vulnerable so that this third party will surface, if they even exist that is. . . .
It is an unlikely possibility, but if a prowler is already amongst us then our plans could be ruined. I guess the Lord thinks it's worth the risk, if we're to stop whatever conspiracy is at work. At any rate, it's the lord's call, we will trust his judgment as always.
" That is strange. But, that guy is definitely smarter than those regular villagers. So we better be careful." Dante said
As they opened the door, they heard voices and decided to stay quiet. Leon turned around, where he saw the village chief appear out of no where, grabbing Leon by the throat, strangling him. Dante went to knock Leon from his grip, his effort only being met with a cinder block sized fist connecting with his face, knocking him into the wall. The Chief then grabbed Dante by the throat, proceeding to crush the two. He then noticed their eyes glow a pale red, and he dropped them both to the ground.
" Hmmmm. You two carry the same blood as us, it seems. Nevertheless, you're outsiders. Just remember, if you become unpleasant to our eyes, you'll face severe consequences." Mendez said, walking through the door they'd come from.
" What. Same blood?" Leon said, holding his neck. Leon's radio then beeped.
" Leon, I've been able to find some info that might help you." Hunnigan said.
" Fill us in." Leon said.
" Apparently there's a religious cult group involved. They're called the Los Illuminados." Hunnigan said.
" Los Illuminados. That's a mouthful. Anyways, we had an unexpected run in with the big cheese of the village." Leon said.
" But you're ok right?" Hunnigan asked.
" Yeah. . . . But he could have killed us, but he let us live. . . . And he mentioned something about us carrying the same blood as them. Whatever that means." Leon said.
" Carry the same blood. . . . Hmm. Interesting." Hunnigan said.
" Anyway, there are more important things than solving riddles right now." Dante said
" Right. Hurry and find that church you two." Hunnigan said, ending the transmission.
" Leon, let's go pay the big cheese a visit." Dante said. Leon nodded, and the pair walked through the door. The village chief caught both off guard, causing Leon to fire his gun at the wall, the bullet going through the head of a man in a portrait. He then started to crush Leon with his foot, when two shots rang out. Dante and Leon looked to the window, where they partially saw a women in the window, holding a smoking handgun. Bitores then ran and jumped through the window in pursuit.
" Shit, talk about a guardian angel." Dante said.
" Catch her face?" Leon asked.
" No, I only got enough of a look to see her retreat from that behemoth of a village chief. But she was wearing a red dress though." Dante added.
" Well, we might as well keep moving. Whoever she is, she probably disappeared by now." Leon said, grabbing his handgun which had be discarded during the scuffle. Once downstairs, Dante checked a door which led to a bathroom, with a Ganado inside. After a bullet to the head, Dante grabbed an Incendiary grenade from a cabinet, and a box of handgun shells, they walked through the door. Leon heard a chainsaw being revved up, and two villagers running towards them. Dante shot one of the villagers in the head with his handgun, making him stumble backwards. Leon then round housed the other, knocking him into the chainsaw Ganado. Dante tripped the villager his shot in the face, then drop kicked the chainsaw ganado in the chest, knocking him into the wall. Dante drew his shotgun, and shot the chainsaw ganado right in the face. Dante grabbed the ruby the villager dropped, and he and Leon continued down the path, dispatching a female Ganado with a hand grenade. In a nearby shack, Dante grabbed a green herb, and a box of rifle and machine gun rounds. As the they were close to the village, a group of about seven Ganados stood in their way. Dante threw an Incendiary grenade, dispatching two of them, while injuring the rest. After some well placed head shots, the way was clear, and they went through the door. They saw the familiar sights of the village, knowing they were close to the church. Leon then heard several villagers charging towards them. Dante drew his shotgun, grouping them together to maximize damage. Leon fired a stream of bullets from his TMP, killing several Ganados instantly. After the attack, Dante and Leon collected anything of use, then found the door leading to the secret passage to the church. Dante used the Insignia key, and opened the door, tossing it aside afterwards. Dante and Leon discovered a trap door, which lead to the underground passage to the church. Halfway through the passage, Dante faintly noticed some treasure glinting on the ceiling, and after a few handgun shots, two Spinels and an elegant head dress dropped down. As they neared the end of the passage, they saw the merchant that sold them the rifle and TMP.
" Got something that might interest ya." The merchant said, opening their cloak. They upgraded the ammo capacity, firing rate, and firepower on their weapons, and left, hearing the merchant say.
" Come back anytime." Leon nodded, and the pair climbed up the ladder. They saw the path lead to a graveyard, where more of the Blue Medallions from earlier were sporadically placed. A villager then yelled.
" Ahi Esta ( There they are!)"
" Of course." Dante said, shooting one of the Ganados. A second ambushed Leon from behind, being knocked away by Leon's elbow. Yet another villager, grabbed onto Dante, only to meet his foot crushing their face, killing them instantly. After raiding a nearby shack of 2 boxes of handgun and shotgun shells, they walked up to the church, shooting the last few of the Blue Medallions. After discovering the church doors locked, Dante and Leon went around to the back, seeing a green cats eye in a device. They then noticed an inscription on the device.
" 3 Family Insignias of the Dead Ringers." After noticing that the dial only turned in 3 or 4 increments, they spun the dial in this order. 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3. As they input the last spin, the cage blocking the gem slid open. Dante noticed it resembled the red cats eye in the beer stein they acquired recently, and placed it in another of the three indentations. Leon opened his radio, and in seconds, Ingrid Hunnigan's face appeared on the screen.
" Hunnigan, it's Leon. The Church doors are locked, we can't get in." Leon said.
" Didn't they teach you to how to pick locks at the academy." Hunnigan responded.
" Unfortunately, normal lock picking skills won't open this kind of door." Dante said.
" There's some sort of indentation, like something might fit inside." Leon added.
" Well, there's no use standing around. Leon, you two need to find some way or something to get inside." Hunnigan said, ending the call.
" Wonderful. As if needing to solve these damn puzzles didn't drain away our time as it was. Now we need to go on a manhunt for something that could possibly be heavily guarded." Dante said.
" I know. I remember how much fun you and Claire had solving those annoying puzzles on Rockfort." Leon said.
" Ugh, don't remind me. I don't like remembering anything from that. Not only did one of Claire's friends died, but we had to deal with a homicidal psychotic cross dresser with a high powered rifle. Not to mention his easily as dysfunctional twin sister." Dante responded, as they started to walk onto the scaffoldings hanging above the cliff side. After dispatching the nearby Ganado, they raided another small shack, finding two crates and a note. When Leon opened the second crate, the snake that was inside lunged, biting into Leon's arm. Leon swore and threw into the water. After spraying the wound with First Aid Spray, and spouting a few choice words, Dante tapped him on the shoulder, and began to read the note they'd found in the shack.
" Closure of the Church
Regarding the three fugitives, the apprehension of Luis is our top priority. The American agents are a close second. What Luis stole from us is far more important than the girl. Unless we get it back the girl will become useless to us. We must get it back to execute our plan to the end. If it gets in the wrong hands, the world would become a totally different place than what Lord Saddler has envisioned.
At all costs, we mustn't let that happen. Never the less, we're not letting go of the girl. To ensure that the agents do not get to her, I have locked the door where the girl is being held. Anyone who needs access to the church must first get approval from Lord Saddler. There is a key beyond the lake, but it should be safe now that the Del Lago has been awakened by our Lord. No one will get across the lake alive.
Plus, our same blood flows through the two agent's veins. It'll be just a matter of time before they join us. Once they do, there will be no one left to that will come looking for the girl."
" Apparently, I was right when I said they had the key heavily guarded. For now, we should keep moving. We'll worry about this Del Lago when the time comes. And that carry the same blood thing again." Dante said. They continued down the catwalk, and went through the door. On the other side, there was a large open area, with three small shacks to the right. They grabbed 3 boxes of handgun ammo, two boxes of shotgun ammo, and a box of machine gun and rifle ammo and a first aid spray. On the opposite end of the area, were two doors. They went through the door to the right first. They saw it lead to an underground dock. To the right, they saw the familiar face of the merchant, behind a counter. On and behind it, several types of rifles, shotguns, handguns and even rocket launchers were hanging.
" Hey, we shot all of those blue medallions." Dante said. The merchant nodded, and slid a handgun over the counter to them. The handgun was an FN five-seven punisher with a LAM. The particular model had the ability to launch a round through tougher materials than most 9mm handguns. The merchant added some upgrades, and said
" Here you go, strangers." handing them the gun. Dante gave the handgun to Leon, who placed it in a spare holster the merchant gave him. Dante traded there treasure for cash, then they purchased. They left the dock, and proceeded towards the other door. On the other side, they saw a small shack with box of 4000 pesetas, and a box of handgun ammo. They saw another sign with a bloodied skull and bones. Dante and Leon kept an eye out, when they heard three Ganados struggling, as saw them pushing another boulder over the cliff.
" Not this shit again!" Dante said, as him and Leon began to run from the boulder rolling down the hill after them. At the last second, Dante and Leon jumped to the right, watching the boulder slam into a rock formation. The two wandered down the path, where it took them to a pond with a large walkway over it. One of the Ganados noticed them, only to be destroyed when Dante shot the explosive trap behind it. After collecting the box of handgun ammo he dropped, plus a box of handgun ammo, shotgun ammo, and an antique pipe. Further across the structure, there was a break, so Leon and Dante had to go into the water. Dante noticed a villager walking towards them, when he ran into one of their own traps. After dispatching another couple of villagers, they raided a shack of a Spinel and a box of machine gun ammo. Then they walked up the path to a door. After going through it, they walked up the path, to a small cliff. Leon then noticed a small motor boat in the lake, and took out his binoculars. He saw the dead body of the other officer that brought them there, as the tossed him into the water. They quickly drove off, and seconds later, something in the water engulfed the corpse whole.
" Oh shit." Dante said. Leon nodded, and the two proceeded to the opposite side of the area.
First off, the solution to the puzzle where you get the green cats eye, is one I found on-line a while and have always used since then. Anyways, Dante and Leon are about to cross the lake. What will happen? Who be that woman in the red dress? For answers to those questions and more, stay tuned for the next chapter, Supernatural Occurrences.