Plague of Darkness
A/N: I want Leon to be a bit more Matrix like, so I've incorporated some of that into this chapter, as well as Ada. Also, Leon will be able to hold two weapons at once.
Leon
Leon climbed the stairs, and suddenly recognized where he was. He was near where the boulder had chased him down to the docks above a little lake. He looked to his left and saw a huge clearing which he recognized. Leon eyed the insignia that he was holding and quickly attached it to his belt and withdrew his pistol.
The church isn't too far ahead…
Leon stepped into the clearing and took a deep breath. His mission was almost accomplished. He just needed to get to the church, find Ashley, and then go to the extraction point. He began to make his way across the clearing when suddenly the huge wooden gate behind him slammed closed into the ground. Leon jumped and withdrew his pistol. Suddenly the entrance closed as well.
Spanish swearing could be heard. Leon turned and saw about eight villagers pulling on two sets of rope, heaving, as if they were trying to pull something out. Leon backed away pulling the safety off his handgun. An inhuman roar filled the area, and suddenly this big grey bulk came out of the cave. The villagers were pulling out some kind of troll.
It roared in rage and then stepped on one of the villagers. Leon winced. It then picked up a handful of villagers and threw them into the hard rock wall.
"¡El gigante está fuera de control! ¡Funcionamiento!"
El Gigante huh? From Leon's basic Spanish lessons, he knew that El Gigante meant "The Giant". It saw the villager who had shouted out and then picked up another one who was trying to escape, and threw him at the villager on the cliff face. The villagers died. El Gigante turned on him, and then roared in front of Leon. Leon aimed, and shot him in the eye. It roared in pain, and then shook its head stupidly. It picked up a rock and then threw it at Leon. He quickly rolled out of the way as it hit a cabin behind him.
Close call.
Leon holstered his gun and took out his TMP which he had just purchased from a strange man who seemed to call him "Stranger" and open fired, making a lap around the whole clearing. Suddenly a howl could be heard. Leon looked up, and saw a wolf, with a red coat of blood on its knee.
"Hey, it's that dog!" he exclaimed. It was the dog he had saved before the nightmare had began. It had ran off into the bushes, and had probably followed him. It howled again and then jumped onto the Giant's back and bit into the flesh. It roared and threw the dog off. It suddenly grabbed its head, and roared. Leon covered his mouth as something popped out of its back.
Weakspot!
Leon unsheathed his knife and sprinted towards it. He jumped on its back and began to slash widely at the parasite on its back. It suddenly was sucked back in, and Leon was thrown off the Giant's back. He quickly collected his balance and took out his TMP. The wolf began to bark. The giant was distracted and began to go after it. Leon reloaded his TMP and open fired, holding it with one hand as he lapped around the clearing.
"Hey! Over here!" he yelled as one of the Giant's swipes narrowly missed the wolf. It moaned and turned. Leon quickly climbed onto the small shed. The El Gigante roared and covered its head as it began to charge towards Leon. Leon bent his knees, and jumped, shooting into the small opening where the parasite was. He fell into a roll, and stood up. He reloaded his TMP and clipped it to his belt, and then began to sprint towards El Gigante. The parasite was now writing. Leon climbed onto the Giant's back and began to slash. It roared and Leon jumped off again.
It roared again and then, clutching its head, fell to the ground. Leon sighed, and then sheathed his knife. Suddenly, the Giant jumped up grabbing Leon by the stomach. It clenched its teeth and then began to twist Leon. Leon clenched his teeth.
Oh my god…so painful!
The pain was almost unbearable as Leon writhed. He unsheathed his knife and stabbed it into the El Gigante's hand. It roared, and then fell to the ground, dead. Leon sighed again, and began to cough up blood. Leon was afraid of internal bleeding. He would have to contact Hunnigan once he got back to the church.
Clutching his side, and made his way to the entrance. The gate opened up, and he walked through.
Ada
Ada quickly closed the trap door as the main door to the room closed. Ada withdrew her TMP as she stood up.
"Hello intruder." Ada spun around and saw Osmund Saddler standing there with a smirk. She raised the TMP and took off the safety. Saddler laughed, and began to pace the area behind the podium. Ada looked behind her and saw that there was a second level to the church.
"Why are you here? Are you here for the same reason as the American Agent? My, my, President Graham must be getting agitated for his missing daughter."
"I'm not here for the same reason," Ada replied. She raised the TMP. Saddler smiled, and suddenly a claw lashed out from under his robe. Ada back flipped onto the second level and open fired at the claw. It screamed inhumanly, and then went back under Saddler's robe. He laughed out loud.
"You seem to be a bit hard to get rid off too, it seems. Anyhow, I must be off. Good bye." Saddler moved out of sight, through a camouflaged door behind the canvas behind the podium. Ada sighed, and then ducked as she heard gunshots outside. She looked through the stain glass and saw Leon sniping a dark object. She smiled and then walked behind some barrels in the corner, and waited.
Leon
Leon entered the church, covered in blood that didn't belong to him.
What the hell were those things?
Leon had been ambushed by some kind of mutated wolf that would have began to feast on his face if he hadn't been fast enough unloaded the rest of his TMP clip into the wolf's neck. It had rolled over dead, leaving its blood all over him.
Leon looked around the church and saw that it was peaceful. He saw pictures of a man he recognized. He had seen the same picture in the Village Chief's house, of the man in a purple robe. Leon guessed that he was the leader of the cult. Leon took out his handgun. This was where Ashley was being held, and he had to find her. He walked in, leaving a trail of blood. He saw a baptism pool at the head of the church. He dunked in his head and washed off the blood on his face, and then splashed it on his chest. He was free of the blood that the wolf had left on him. He walked to the side of the church and saw a ladder leading up. He climbed it quickly, and found himself on the second floor of the church. He could see some kind of console on the other side of the church…but there was a gap that looked about five or seven meters.
Leon saw a chandelier and had an idea. He would swing on it and then jumped off onto the other side. It seemed like a good idea enough, but would it be safe? Leon had to risk it. The fall wouldn't kill him. He backed up to the wall, and then jumped over the gap, quickly grabbing the chandelier. As it swung over to the other side, Leon let go and cleared the other half of the gap. He landed, and then stood up.
Ada
Oh…close call Leon. Now the dial!
Leon
Leon went to the console, and pressed a button. Suddenly, three lights illuminated three spheres of stained glass. Leon saw that there were three buttons. They were are colour coordinated, so if he pressed the red one the red circle of stained glass would move.
There was a fourth button. He pressed it, and then the light of the three stained glass combined. Leon suddenly remembered the insignia that the cult had. It looked like some deformed "Y". Above the three circles was one big one with the symbol. He had to combine the colours and get that symbol, and it would open something. He already knew that they would have a trap, it had said so in the letter.
Leon pressed the red button enough times so the arrow on the circle was facing down. He then pressed the green button so that the arrow was facing to the left. Then the blue button so that the arrow was facing to the right. He pressed the fourth button, and then the sound of gates rising echoed the room.
Leon saw a door which before he couldn't access. He opened it slowly, aiming his gun.
"Ashley?" he said.
"No! Don't come!" Suddenly a stick went flying at Leon. He lifted an arm to deflect the blow and then he lowered his weapon.
"Hey, take it easy!"
"No! Get away!" the girl sat down and hugged her legs to her chest, not looking at Leon.
"Calm down, everything's going to be fine. My name's Leon, I'm under the President's order to rescue you." Suddenly the girl looked up.
"What? My father?"
"That's right. I have to get you out of here. Come with me."