I've been thinking something since I started this chapter. How the hell did I manage to make time to write this? Well, I dunno, and neither would you. Regardless, I have to make sure this is finished so the vultures don't try to attack me in my sleep. Time for the chapter, so remember who owns what, shut up and enjoy. PS. BEHAVE! Or I'll beat the shit out of you XD.
Chapter 6: Blind freaks with claws, oh my!
After the encounter with the cult worshiping Castellan, they grabbed a purple gem from a vase, indicating that there was a second Elegant mask they could find. Leon grabbed a box of handgun ammo, quickly checked their weapons, and walked through the right door. They saw that the door resembled a type of prison door, and walked by, grabbing 3400 pesetas and an Incendiary grenade from a pair of wooden barrels, along with a note pinned on the wall, which Dante read.
" Capture Luis Sera
I have confirmation that Sera has entered the castle. Why would he return during his escape leaves me to question his motives. But we must seize this moment to capture him. We will get the other three Americans after we apprehend Sera. It appears he took some vaccines when he stole our "Sample". The vaccines we can do without but we must retrieve the sample for it is our life blood.
I feel there is somebody else or some other group involved in this whole affair. if the sample were to get into the hands of that other entity, the world which we seek to create will not come. We must apprehend Sera as quickly as possible."
When Dante looked behind a painting of Lord Saddler, he saw a indent in the wall, where three gold bars were. Dante placed them in his bag, and they proceeded through a walkway, where a pair of statues obstructed the way with fire coming from the statue mouths. Dante saw a key on the wall. He grabbed it, and the trio proceeded towards the prison style door. Dante motioned for Ashley to stay up where they were currently, while Dante and Leon walked down to investigate. When they walked down, they saw a cell, and a strange person inside, who's eyes were sewn shut. Dante kicked down the door, holding his weapon ready, while Leon stayed to his flank, watching the form closely. Just as Dante was about to pull the lever, the form busted from its bonds, extending a pair of three bladed steel claws, about two feet in length.
" Leon, fall back!" Dante said, as the two put some distance between them and the beast. The beast wandered, until Dante fired a bullet at it. The bullet merely bounced off its armor, alerting it to his presence, and it charge towards him. Dante rolled to dodge the charge, and fired twice at the beast's back. Leon tried to walk up the stairs, when the door shut, locking them inside. Dante moved very silently, watching the assailant carefully.
" Leon, look at its eyes." Dante said. Leon looked carefully, seeing its eyes sewn shut.
" It can't see us. It's back seems to be its only weak spot. Use the bells to distract him." Dante said. The beast heard him, growled, and charged at him, jabbing its claw into the stone wall where his head had been just seconds before hand. Dante fired two shots into its back with his .45 handgun, enraging the beast. Leon saw it charge blindly towards him, and thought fast, firing his handgun at the left bell. The beast stopped, and charged towards to loud bell, destroying it with a single jab, getting it's claw stuck in the wall. Leon and Dante fired four shotgun shells into its back, when it finally pulled it's blade from the wall. It charged towards Dante, who was then cornered. The beast swung, catching Dante's arm. Dante kicked it away, while Leon fired at it's back. Dante threw a grenade in the beast's direction, rolling right behind it. After the resulting explosion, the Garrador dropped the tentacles from the plaga on it's back flailing about for a short time, before dissolving, leaving the body of the beast on the ground. Dante muttered a slew of curses under his breath while he sprayed a can of first aid spray on his arm, healing the wound. Leon meanwhile, grabbed a ruby and pulled the lever, opening the prison door and stopping the fire coming from the statues, opening the path.
" When I get my hands on Salazar, I'm gonna shove a grenade down that sneaky little bastard's throat." Dante said. Leon chuckled, and the two walked back up to Ashley, who was glad they weren't killed. Their reunion was cut short, as half a dozen zealots charged towards them. Dante shot the oil lamp above the attackers, setting half of them on fire. The remaining three continued towards them. Leon shot one in the knee, then showed off a slight bit by using the suplex on the one he injured, smashing its head open against the ground. Dante saw another of the zealots walk towards Ashley, and shot him in the knee, and delivered a straight, destroying the attacker's head. Leon took down the last one with his shotgun, and took a second to reload his weapon. They proceeded past the statues, to see a zealot throw a stick of dynamite towards him. Leon fired his handgun at the zealot's head, making him stumble back. The zealot was about to throw the dynamite, the fuse burnt into the explosive, destroying the zealot, along with a pair of cultists armed with cross bows. After collecting a box of handgun ammo, Dante took out his Red 9 to get some use out of it. They walked through the door, seeing two black robed cultists and one in a red robe.
" Ahi Esta! ( There they are!)" The red robed zealot yelled, as the two cultists next to him charged towards them. Dante took out his shotgun, blasting one of the zealots with a shield back, blowing apart the wooden item apart. Leon shot the other several times with his handgun until it dropped dead, bubbling away like the ones before them. Dante stomped the zealot he shot, killing it, while he saw two more with shields emerge from doors near the red robed zealot. Leon shot one with his shotgun, while Dante did the same with the other. Dante then took out his rifle, shooting the red cloaked zealot in the head. Suddenly, a plaga emerged from its head. It started walking towards them, while two zealots with cross bows fired at them from another floor. They moved towards a staircase, firing at a pair of zealots near a door. Dante broke their necks, and they walked through the door. They saw a pair of switches that two of them needed to stand on to activate, and Leon and Ashley walked on to them. They heard a noise, and several zealots, and readied for the attack. Ashley walked to the corner behind one of the floor switches, while Leon and Dante kept an eye on the door. A zealot then burst through the door, while a second jumped down through a hole in the ceiling. Dante drop kicked the zealot that dropped down, while Leon round housed the other. Dante drew his knife, and jabbed it into the zealot's chest, while Leon fired his handgun at the head of the other, until its head exploded. Two more walked in, while another jumped through the hole in the ceiling. Dante shot one with his handgun, while Leon took down the other with his Benelli. They grabbed two boxes of shotgun ammo, and walked back outside. They saw a crank, and Leon started to turn it, while three zealots charged towards them. Dante took out his MP5K, firing several shots at each of them, the bullets ripping through the flimsy wooden shields. A stairway connected them to the next area, and after grabbing a box of handgun ammo, they noticed a pair of cranks on another floor. Leon helped Ashley up, and Dante handed him his rifle, while he took out his Red 9, which he could fire accurately at longer ranges. They saw several zealots on the floor Ashley was on, and where Dante and Leon were. Dante helped Leon, and watched their own backs while Ashley turned the cranks. One zealot managed to grab Ashley, only to be met with a bullet in the knee from Dante's Red 9, while Leon fired a shell into the cultist's brain, blowing it apart. Dante shot another zealot in the face, when it's head exploded, revealing another parasite. Dante threw a flash grenade, and continued attacking any enemy he saw. The first part of the walkway finally shot up from the water, while Ashley crossed a bridge to reach the second. Dante saw half a dozen zealots with scythes run towards them, and fired several shots at them, killing four of them. Leon shot another zealot off the bridge Ashley was crossing, keeping an eye out on Dante's enemies as well. Dante sweep kicked the remaining two zealots, and stabbed his knife into the chest of one of them, firing his Red 9 into the chest of the other. Leon shot the last zealot he saw, while Dante retrieved his knife from the floor where the zealot once was. The second walkway appeared, and Dante caught Ashley as she jumped down. They jumped across, and walked through the door. They saw several cabinets, and found a grenade in a chest, and two boxes of 900 pesetas. They bought some upgrades for their weapons, and walked down the hallway, when Ashley started coughing violently, finding blood on her hands. Leon walked over to her to see what was wrong.
" You alright?" Leon asked.
" I'm fine, leave me alone!" Ashley said, pushing away from Leon, running forward away from the two.
" Ashley." Leon said, trying to stop her, when a gate of spears shot up from the floor separating the two from her. Ashley started back up, as more gates rose from the floor until her back was against the wall. Suddenly, three braces slammed together, trapping Ashley against the wall.
" Ashley!" Leon yelled.
" What's going on?!" Ashley said, when the wall turned, cutting her off from the two.
" Dammit!" Dante said, smashing his fist against the wall, as the gates receded into the ground. Leon's radio beeped, and he activated it.
" Hunnigan, what happened? The transmission got cut off." Leon said, seeing the view screen blank. They heard laughing, and the image of Salazar appeared.
" Salazar! How'd you?!" Leon said.
" We've jacked the line. We didn't want you telling everyone any unnecessary information." Salazar said.
" Where's Ashley?!" Leon said.
" Aw. . . . . So she fell into one of our wonderful traps. We'll make sure we find her. Don't you worry about her. Oh yes. We let our miserable insects out for some exercise in the sewer." Salazar said.
" Thanks, that should keep us company, because boredom kills us!" Leon said
" I look forward to our next encounter. . . . . In another life." Salazar said, while Leon ended the transmission.
" Come on. I want to show that little bastard he's sorely underestimated us." Dante said, taking out his shotgun. The pair walked through the door, and inside, grabbed a box of 2000 pesetas, and a flash grenade. They jumped down into the sewer, keeping an eye out for Salazar's insects. While the walked, they heard a banging noise, and took a second to inspect the area, before continuing to walk. They grabbed a box of 1100 pesetas, and walked down the hallway, when the two stopped again. Dante took out his handgun, aiming the laser around. The laser connected with something that wasn't past of the wall, and Dante fired. The bullet hit a large insect, which seemed to be able to render itself invisible. Dante took out his shotgun, as the creature walked towards them, its eyes the only thing visible, which was its weakness. Dante fired, knocking it down and rendering it visible again. Dante fired one last time, and the beast died, leaving a red eye shaped gem behind. They grabbed it, and proceeded farther. They walked slowly, and noticed three insects in the water down below. Dante took out his Red 9, and fired six shots towards one of the creatures, while Leon fired at another. The creatures died from the sneak attack, leaving the two to search the area freely. In the water, they found a red and green eye, a velvet blue, a flash grenade, and a box of machine gun and handgun ammo. They climbed up the ladder, and walked through the door, seeing a skylight. Dante walked forward very slowly, aiming his shotgun in front of him. He saw a faint movement, and fired, the steel pellets connecting with another of Salazar's insects. Dante threw a hand grenade, catching three in the blast. The one he shot and one other were killed, while the third managed to survive the explosion, only to meet the barrel of Leon's own shotgun, ending it. They collected two green and one blue eye, and searched the cells. From one cell they grabbed an incendiary grenade, a yellow herb, and a lab report. Dante opened it, his eyes slightly widening as he started to read.
" Luis Memo
There are some parasites that have the ability to control their hosts. It's basic knowledge among biologists but not much is known as to how the parasites do it. Studying these parasites specifically might reveal some clues to as to how the powers of the Las Plagas work. And perhaps provide more insight on the victims of the Las Plagas, the Los Ganados. Here is a list of some of the parasites that have the ability to manipulate the behavioral patterns of their host.
Dicrocoelium = Once the larvae of this parasite migrates to the ant's esophagus, it alters the behavior of the ant. When the temperature drops in the evening, the infected ant climbs to the top of a plant and clamps onto a leaf using its mandible. It stays there immobile until the next morning, placing the ant where it's most vulnerable to be eaten by a browsing herbivore, such as sheep. One could conclude that the parasite is manipulating the host's behavior to its way into the body of its definitive host.
Galactosomum = The larvae of this parasite makes its home inside the brain of a fish such as the yellow tail and the parrot bass. Once infected, the fish make their way up to the water's surface where they'll swim until eaten by seabirds. Once again, the peculiar behavior can only be explained by the parasite's desire to get into the bodies of the seabirds.
Leucochlordium = This parasite's sporocysts develop in the snail's tentacles. The sporocysts are vivid in color and pulsate continually somewhat like a worm. Surprisingly the infected snail makes its way to the top of a plant where it is most visible to the eyes of birds, therefore more likely to be eaten. Once eaten by a bird, the parasite will complete its metamorphosis into an adult."
" Luis, I wonder if you are what you say you are? In any case, this memo is very valuable. It could come in handy." Dante said, placing the memo in his back pack. They walked down the corridor, walking into a water level control room. Inside, they found a butterfly lamp, which they could put the eye gems into, a green herb, and a box of shotgun shells. Dante placed the red, green, and blue eye into the lamp, and placed it into his bag, while Leon lowered the water level. When they left the room, an insect attacked, kicking Dante back while Leon shot it with his shotgun. Dante got up, and stabbed his arm blade into its exoskeleton with a crunch. He retracted it, and took out his handgun, keeping an eye open to not repeat that scenario. They killed two more that dropped from the skylight, taking the red eyes they dropped. They climbed down, and heard three more insects. They walked up the staircase, grabbing a box of shotgun ammo, and 500 pesetas. They quickly gunned down the bugs, grabbed the box of handgun ammo and two green eyes they dropped, and walked through the door. In the room, they saw several swinging blades, and walked carefully. They waited for the blade to pass, and simply walked past the first blade. They had to jump at the second one, and managed to make it across. With the third and final, there were two blades, swinging in opposite directions. The two waited and very quickly ran across where the blades were swinging, missing them by mere inches. They grabbed the velvet blue off the ground, and then walked through the door. They climbed up the staircase, and grabbed a box of 1700 pesetas, and a Spinel. Through the door, they noticed about a dozen zealots praying near a cult symbol, and something covered in blood. Dante took out his last hand grenade, and threw it, killing all the cultists. Leon climbed down the ladder to collect the items dropped by the cultists, while Dante swung across a pair of chandeliers, and grabbed an elegant mask, where he put the purple gem, and put the mask into his bag. He jumped down, where Leon had found several Spinels from the zealots, along with an Illuminados pendant. They sold the Illuminados pendant, the two velvet blues, and the Spinels, and proceeded through the door next to the merchant. Inside, they found a red herb, which they combined with a green and yellow herb, and a note on a table. Which he started reading.
" Castellan Memo
For many years the Salazar family has served as the castellans of this castle. However, not everything is bright, for my ancestry has a dark past. Long ago there once was a religious group that had deep roots in this region called the Los Illuminados. Unjustly however, the first Castellan of the castle took away their rights and powers. As a follower of this religion and as the 8th Castellan, I felt that it was my duty as well as my responsibility to atone for that sin. I knew the best way to atone for that sin was to give power back to those who we once took it away from, the Los Illuminados.
As expected it took a little time, but we were able to rejuvenate the once sealed Las Plagas. With this success I was one step closer to the revival of the Los Illuminados. The reason why I released the Las Plagas from deep under the castle and gave them to Lord Saddler was not only to repay for the sins of my ancestors but I felt certain that the Lord would make better use of this power to help save the world.
To save those that have sinned with the power of the Las Plagas and to cleanse the their souls creating a world without sinners. The way it was meant to be. Once cleansed, they would become one of the many Ganados where they will find their reason to live. And after the Lord has succeeded in creating the world in which he has envisioned, then the sins of my Salazar family will be atoned for.
" It seems like the first seven castellans were much more intelligent that Salazar." Dante said, placing the memo in his bag. They grabbed a box of handgun ammo off a chair, and walked through the door, seeing several zealots around the room. The two took cover, and Dante attacked first, shooting his rifle at tone of the two zealots with a cross bow. Leon shot on of the cultists walking towards him in the face, then delivered a round house to the cultist, smashing the zealot's head into the marble. They saw the red robed zealot hide in a small room, hidden from their attacks. Dante smashed the butt of his rifle into the face of a cultist, then followed up with a drop kick, the force of the blow breaking its sternum and killing it. They grabbed a box of rifle ammo, 2700 pesetas, and a velvet blue. They walked through a nearby door, grabbing a box of rifle ammo from a wooden barrel. After killing a zealot from the top of the stairs, they walked through the door, seeing two more zealots with cross bows. Dante quickly killed them, and the two proceeded towards the room the red cultist was hiding. When they jumped down, the cultist opened a passage on the walkway they just jumped from. Dante fired his machine gun at the cultist, only a few shots managed to hit. The cultist disappeared, and the two searched for anything of use. After failing to unlock a door which blocked their progress, they found four boxes of 1000 pesetas, and then ran after the cultist. When they were back on the first floor, the cultist rose from the floor, on a large mounted Gatling gun.
" Dammit!" Dante said, as he and Leon jumped through a small window to dodge the hailstorm of lead.
" Leon, move!" Dante said, aiming and firing his machine gun over his cover to distract the cultist to allow Leon to head to the opposite side to flank the turret. Leon made it, and fired with his TMP, luring the enemy in his direction. Dante threw a grenade, and blew the zealot from the gun, bubbling away to nothing seconds later. Dante grabbed the key the cultist had, and they proceeded back to the locked door. Inside, they saw a several stuffed heads and paintings, as well as a couple of small vases. After grabbing a velvet blue and two boxes of shotgun shells. They saw four paintings on a wall, one with someone's head about to be severed by a guillotine, one that showed a man on a cross, and two pictures of a pair of people hanging from ropes around their necks, with a small pedestal with five switches in front of them. They saw a small plaque on it, and quickly read it.
" The sacrifice of six lives shall make way the true path." Dante read. He pressed the first switch, and the two paintings on the left rotated, making all the paintings with people hanging. He pressed the second switch, and all but the far right painting rotated, showing two pictures of people under the guillotine, and someone on a cross. He pressed the third, and all but the painting on the far left rotated, showing another person on a cross, and two of people hanging. He pressed the last of the numbered buttons, and it showed two paintings with someone under a guillotine, and two pictures of people hanging. Dante pressed the last button, and the wall with the paintings moved over, revealing a doorway. They walked through, and seconds later, saw a shadow pass over them, revealing it to be the annoying Illuminado, Salazar.
" What a pleasant surprise, but i'm afraid it's Ashley I need. Not you two." Salazar said.
" If you don't need us, then get off our back old man." Dante said.
" Did you say old man, Mr. Redfield? It might come as a surprise, but I'm only twenty years old." Salazar said.
" So you're just like all the others. A puppet of the parasites?" Leon said.
" Surely you don't think I'm the same as those diminutive Ganados. The parasites, Las Plagas, are slaves to my will. I have absolute control." Salazar said.
" Well, I really don't give a damn. Rain or shine, you're going down." Leon said. The two agents then noticed almost a dozen zealots walking towards them. Armed with scythes, flails, crossbows, and even a pair with rocket propelled grenades, or RPGs.
" Get rid of our American friends." Salazar said, walking away with his bodyguards through a door on the second floor, a iron gate slamming down after them, along with barring off the door behind the two.
" Leon, this way!" Dante said, referring to a door to their right. The two walked through, when the two with RPGs fired, the rockets hitting the wall near them. They walked up to the second floor, and Dante grabbed a hand grenade and yellow herb. He saw a zealot with a crossbow and two more with scythes, and threw a hand grenade at them.
" Bye bye." Dante said mockingly, as the grenade exploded, killing the trio of zealots. Two more came through the door they went through moments ago, while Leon took them down with two shots from his Benelli. One of the zealot's heads revealed a plaga, which Leon killed with a flash grenade. Dante saw five more pour through the door on the second floor. Dante fired a shell from his shotgun, then round housed the zealot, knocking back several more. Dante jabbed his knife into the solar plexus of one of them, then fired a handgun shells at the rest. Dante grabbed the boxes 400 pesetas and box of handgun shells they dropped, when they heard noise, seeing four more zealots with crossbows appear. Dante shot an oil lamp above one of them, killing the cultist instantly. Leon smashed the butt of his shotgun into the face of the nearest zealot, then back kicked it, before ending it with a shotgun blast at close range. Leon shot another oil lamp, stopping a cultist from proceeding while he shot him with his handgun, until its body dissolved. They saw no one else, and quickly searched the area. On the first floor, they found a box of 2500 pesetas, a velvet blue, and near the painting the zealots were hiding behind, a box of handgun shells. Dante saw a button for the security system, and pressed it. They saw a platform with a large chest on it rise from the floor and proceeded towards a room they hadn't checked, when the painting rose again, showing the zealots from earlier with RPGs, ready to fire.
" Fuck!" Dante said, as him and Leon jumped away from the cultists, the rockets whizzed past them, slamming into the marble pillars near them, sending shards of them everywhere. The painting lowered, and they scrambled for the room. Inside, they saw a vase at the end of a hall. They treaded carefully, keeping an eye on their surroundings in case of trouble. Nothing bad happened, as they smashed the vase, revealing another security. They heard noise, which they guessed was a walkway to the chest. They opened the door, seeing a pair of zealots with rocket launchers near the chest.
" Not again!" Dante said, as the two dived away, the rockets slamming into the door they opened just seconds ago. Leon and Dante fired several shots at the now unarmed cultists, until the zealots died. They took the box of rifle ammo the cultists had, and opened the chest. Inside was a goat ornament, which looked similar to the indentation in the main hall where they first met Salazar. The gates trapping them in the room rose, allowing them to continue. Through the door, they saw a large hallway and a small table with a typewriter on it. After some scavenging, they only found a box of handgun ammo hidden in a vase on a small table. They walked through a door to their right, revealing a small stairway with windows, which several crows were sitting in. As they continued, they saw two boxes of 1000 pesetas on the ground, as well as a small room with a locked door. Leon helped Dante climb to the nearby window, and unlocked the door. Inside where several chests, inside of which was a gold bangle, a red herb, an elegant perfume bottle, a Schofield Model 3 Broken Butterfly magnum, and a box of 18 .45 magnum rounds for the revolver, along with a box of rounds for Dante's Desert Eagle.
" Leon, take this." Dante said, handing Leon the revolver and the box of shells.
" Thanks. I might need the extra firepower." Leon said, pocketing the weapon. They proceeded through door across the roof, inside, they saw a large hedge maze. Before they could proceed, Leon's radio beeped. He opened it, revealing the face of Ramon Salazar.
" Mr. Kennedy. Mr Redfield. Still alive I see. So, do you like garden?" Salazar said
" We see you've managed to work in a little of your twisted taste here too." Leon said. Salazar merely laughed.
" Sagacious as I am, even I get lost here sometimes. Even if it takes your whole life, you'll never get out. Do you know that no one dies without a purpose? You two will satisfy the stomachs of my cute pets. Now if you excuse me, I have to tie up a few loose ends, like chasing down a few rats." Salazar said, ending the transmission.
" Rats. If Luis is one, who are the others?" Leon said.
" Dunno. Let's keep going." Dante said. After checking a door, seeing an indentation, they decided they had to go into the maze. They opened an iron gate, and grabbed 1800 pesetas, and a velvet blue from a pair of wooden barrels. Before they continued walking, they heard growling, and saw 3 infected dogs, similar to the ones they'd seen near the church in the village. Dante quickly drew his shotgun, blasting one as it lunged towards him. Leon hit one away with the stock of his own shotgun, and fired, knocking the beast back. The last one then sprouted tentacles from its back, and hit Leon several times. Dante saw it lunge toward him, and he fired, blowing the beasts ribcage to shreds. Dante killed the last Colmillo, and kept an eye out as Leon tended to his wounds. They walked down the left path, and kicked down a small locked gate. They saw a small kennel with a pair of Colmillos inside. They though smart, and threw a grenade into the kennel. Just as the kennel door busted down, they grenade exploded, killing the pair of infected dogs before they were able to do any harm to the agents. They walked down another long path past a staircase, and grabbed a box of shotgun shells from a chest. When they turned around, they heard panting, and readied their shotguns. The Colmillo sprouted tentacles from its back only to meet a spray of pellets from both of their shotguns. The Colmillo died, and the two walked up the stairs they crossed seconds earlier. They turned right, and saw a fountain with a piece of a tablet on it. They placed it in Dante's bag, and proceeded back, when a trio of Colmillos jumped through the hedges, ready to tear out their throats. Dante took out his MP5, firing several rounds at the beasts, while Leon fired at them with his shotgun. One of the beasts tackled Dante, and bit into his arm. He screamed in pain, and back handed the beast with crushing force, killing it instantly. Leon jabbed his knife into the head of the other, dying before even hitting the ground. In a small chest to the right of the staircase, was a box of Machine gun ammo, which they took with them. They walked back across the staircase, and towards the opposite end of the maze. After grabbing a red gem from a chest, they continued walked towards an elevated fountain, when they heard very familiar growling. Leon shot the dog with his shotgun four times, quickly ending its threat against them. They grabbed the other part of the moonstone, combined it with the other, and they proceeded back towards the door with the indentation. They placed the moonstone on the door, and it receded into the wall. They walked inside, and hear someone pulled out a gun. Their assumption was strengthened by the face that they both felt something poke into their backs.
" Put your hands where I can see them." the person said, a woman by their voice.
" Sorry, but following a lady's lead just isn't our style." Leon said.
" Put them up. Now!" a second woman said. The two agents started to put their hands up, and quickly turned, gaining the upper hand by grabbing their weapons. The woman in red kicked the handgun from Leon's grip and back flipped, while the other woman extended a blade from her metallic wrist, but her handgun was kicked from her grip. As the woman in red back flipped, Leon drew his knife and ran towards her. The woman grabbed the gun, but when she was able to aim, Leon held his knife to her throat. Dante blocked a couple of swipes from the other woman, when they stopped. The woman retracted the blade back into her arm, leaving her friend unharmed. Leon grabbed the woman in red's gun, aiming the gun to the ground.
" Bit of advice. Try using knives next time, works better for close encounters. Leon said, as he unloaded the gun, and threw it across the room.
" Leon. Long time no see." The woman in red said, taking off her sunglasses.
" Ada. So it is true." Leon said.
" True? About what?" Ada said.
" Oh I don't know. Maybe that you're working for Wesker?" Dante said.
" I see you two've been doing your homework." Ada said, dropping her sunglasses, which were seconds from exploding.
" Why Ada?" Leon said, keeping his knife ready.
" What's it to you?" Ada retorted.
" Why're you here? Why'd you show up like this?" Leon said. Ada scoffed, and the pair of glasses she dropped detonated, acting like a flash grenade. Ada jumped across the room, grabbed her gun, and quickly stood up.
" See you around." Ada said, as her and her partner jumped out a nearby window, leaving the two agents alone.
" I thought you told me that woman had died in Raccoon." Dante said.
" Trust me. I thought the same exact thing." Leon responded. Dante grabbed an Incendiary grenade and a pair of Spinels on a nearby table. They walked into a nearby room, to see a pair of closets and the merchant. They grabbed a mirror with several embedded pearls and rubies, and a box of machine gun ammo. They gave the merchant the mirror and some of the treasures they'd accrued, and upgraded their weapons. They also noticed a file on a table, and quickly read it.
" Female Intruder
There seems to be a pair or female intruders among us. We believe she's connected with Sera. We also believe that they were the ones who removed the egg injected into Sera before it hatched. They may have had him retrieve the "sample" before the American agents arrival. It's obvious that their objective is the "sample". We must get to her before they are able to reestablish contact with Sera.
There's also reason to believe that they're working for somebody. We need her alive for interrogation. The females should be able to answer all our questions. After we have captured them, Sera will no longer be of any concern. As long as we retrieve the "sample", you may dispose of him as you see fit." Dante folded the letter and placed it back onto the table.
" It seems that Luis might have an agenda, and I think Ada and that other woman might be a part of it. At any rate, we have to get moving, Ashley is our top priority at the moment." Dante said, reloading his weapons. Leon nodded, and the two walked through the door opposite the entrance to the room. They walked down the hallway, lined with several portraits of various men and women, along with a few with phrases on them. After a few minutes, they organized the phrases in order.
" Bread begins the meal of life. Meat to savor the time at hand. A desert to cherish our remaining years. One last drink and the bottle breaks, returning us to the dust from whence we came." Dante read, and noticed they were in a dining room. After trying to get through a large gate across the room with no luck, the two walked to a door down a small hallway. Inside, they grabbed anything of use, including an incendiary grenade, a box of shotgun shells, a first aid spray, 6200 pesetas, and a Spinel. They walked back into the room with the paintings, and saw a counter with a bell on it. Leon pressed the bell, and saw a painting with several foods painted on it. The most distinguishable was a bottle of wine that was attached to the painting. Dante remembered the phrases on the wall, and aimed his handgun. He took his time, then fired, blowing the bottle apart. The gate blocking the door rose, and they carefully walked towards the treasure chest in the center of the room. Before they could open it, a steel cage descended, trapping them in the middle of the room. A dozen zealots and a Garrador jumped down. Dante swore under his breath, and decided he had to pull out all the stops. The Garrador was about to strike Leon, when it was slammed into one of the locked doors. Leon then guessed that Dante was using his Telekinetic powers to save their butts. They quickly ran through the cage door, grabbing a box of .45 magnum shells, and ran back into the Dining Hall. Dante saw the Garrador run into the room blindly, searching for someone to rip to shreds with its razor sharp claws. Dante shot at the armor, making the beast charge towards him, leaving Leon to fire two shots at it's back with his magnum, injuring the beast. Dante also fired two shots from his own, and jumped across the table as the Garrador swiped its claws again, leaving gouges in the wall and table, as well as destroying extremely valuable pieces of art.
" The Louvre isn't gonna like this." Dante said, firing at the Garrador's armor, gaining its attention. Dante turned to dodge, meeting the blade of a sickle, which connected with his shoulder, going in half a foot. Leon shot the zealot off, him, and fired at the beast, giving Dante cover. He pulled the weapon out of his arm, muttered a few choice words, he stomped the zealot, and shot the Garrador two more times. It finally dropped to the ground and dissolved, leaving three gold bars worth 5000 in its place. Dante removed his jacket and shirt, sprayed First aid spray, and wrapped the wound. Dante put his shirt and jacket back on and slumped to the ground against the wall, taking a minute to rest. As Leon walked towards him, a Zealot tried to sneak behind the older agent. Dante drew his handgun, and fired three times, all the shots connecting with the cultist's forehead. Leon turned to the Zealot, and then turned back around, and helped Dante to his feet. The two walked through the doorway, back into the room with the cage. After shooting a pair of zealots, they grabbed an hourglass with gold décor. They grabbed a box of 3000 pesetas, a flash grenade, and walked through the door. They walked down the hallway, and busted open a vase, grabbing a box of rifle ammo that was inside. They saw three zealots near a gate lever, and eyed the area quickly. Dante pulled a grenade from his belt, and pulled the pin. He cooked it for a few seconds, then tossed it down. By the time the cultists noticed the American agents, the grenade exploding, killing them in a blast of shrapnel. The two jumped down, grabbing a box of 1300 pesetas from a vase, and a box of shotgun ammo from one of the zealots. They pulled the lever, and a walkway ascended. They climbed up a nearby ladder, and heard a door shut. Seconds later, they saw three zealots were running across the walkway, while another two came from the door they used to enter the area. Dante shot an oil lamp above the enemies on the walkway, while Leon threw an incendiary grenade at the other two. Three of the attackers will killed by the fire, while the remaining two stumbled backwards. Dante drop kicked the one Leon had injured, while Leon had shot the other, before round housing it backwards, killing it. Dante impaled his knife into the cultist's sternum, making it release one choked out breath before dissolving. They proceeded across the walkway, and to their left, seeing a display case with several items inside it. When they jumped down, they heard several zealots come from either side. They moved back to back, taking out their machine guns. They fired at any that got too close, every so often they attacked with hand to hand moves, but still fired since all the zealots had shields. After the shootout, they busted the glass from the display case, grabbing a box of handgun, shotgun, machine gun, and rifle ammo, a fragmentation grenade, an incendiary grenade, and an RPG-7, an Anti tank rocket launcher Dante knew had been manufactured by the soviet union in the early 1960s. Dante slung it over his shoulder, and the two walked up a staircase to a locked door, which brought them back to the walkway. They walked through the door, and at the end of the hall saw a Merchant. They sold him what they had, and upgraded their weapons as much as they had to spend, then walked through the door. They walked for a few seconds when they heard the door open behind them. They turned, and saw Luis standing there with something in his hand.
" Leon. I got it." Luis said. Moments later, he lurched forward slightly, and looked to his chest, to see a large claw sprout from it. It jabbed farther through, and then Luis was propelled into the air.
" Luis!" Leon yelled. Seconds later, the thing in his hand dropped, straight into the hand of Osmund Saddler. Saddler smirked, and threw Luis to the ground, as his claw tentacle receded under his robe.
" Now that I have the sample, you serve me no purpose." Saddler said
" Saddler!" Dante said.
" My boy Salazar, will make sure you two follow the same fate." Saddler said, walking away. The two walked to the Spaniard, to look over his injury.
" Stay with me, Luis." Leon said.
" I, am a researcher. Hired by Saddler. He found out what I was up to." Luis said with a weak chuckle.
" Don't talk." Leon said, trying to help Luis, who merely knocked Leon's hand away.
" Here. It should suppress growth of the parasite. The sample. Saddler took it. You have to get it back." Luis said, handing Leon a bottle of pills before succumbing to his injury.
" Luis! LUUUUUUIIIIIIIIIISSSSS!" Leon said. Dante knelt beside him, and placed a hand on his friend's back.
" He's in a better place now." Dante said. Leon nodded, and took a moment to collect himself.
" Luis. I'll get that bastard for you." Dante said, and stood up, taking the pill bottle from Leon. He looked inside, took out six pills.
" Leon, here. We have three more doses between us and Ashley." Dante said, handing Leon the bottle, only filled his his and Ashley's doses. The two searched, finding a box of handgun ammo, a Spinel, 8800 pesetas, 2 boxes of rifle ammo, and a flash grenade. Just then, they heard Ashley yell for help. They turned around, and saw Ashley trapped against the wall. Dante took out his Red 9, and fired, destroying one of the braces. Dante fired two more shots, and the remaining two braces fell apart. Ashley brushed the dirt off her clothes, and walked to work the stiffness out of her legs.
" Talk about a near death experience." Ashley said, as a gate opened to her right, and a small troupe of zealots walked through. Dante gave Leon his rifle and rifle ammo, and jumped down next to Ashley.
Let's see. They fought a Garrador, some Novistadors, Colmillos, Zealots, Leon and Dante met the Bitch in the red dress and her partner, fought another Garrador, and freed Ashley. My ears hurt and she doesn't scream nearly as much as in the game. Regardless, this chapter took over a freaking month. Man I fail. Anyways, I'll try to add chapters a bit more quickly from now on. Stay tuned for chapter 7: Your Right Hand Come off?