"She died here…in this place…" Sebastian said, staring out into the storm from the greenhouse window. "She was young, beautiful, and in love to the first Sebastian Montgomery, whom I was named after. And he loved her, more than anything. He risked losing this house and his fortune for her."
"How did she die?" Kiarra asked.
"She poisoned a glass of wine, and drank it." Sebastian said sadly. "He couldn't bear to live without her, so, he hung himself from the chandelier in his study. When news of his death reached his brother, and he inherited the house and the fortune. Some say that Sebastian's soul wanders these halls, waiting for her return. If you listen closely, you can hear his broken heart beating."
Seto clutched the table cloth on Espana's table. "So let me get this straight, this guy is really the original Sebastian Montgomery, he's dead, and he wants to marry my wife?"
"Pretty much." Joseph said.
"Oh, Madame Espana, is it really Karina? Has she come to us at last?" Mai asked.
"It is true, Karina wanders these halls. But do not be deceived." Espana warned. "Things are not as they appear. The truth must be known for this curse to be lifted, and for the truth to be known you must find the key."
"Where is it?" Seto demanded.
"It lied in the tomb under the great dead oak. Enter there and find the crypt that bears no name. Or else your fate shall be the same."
"Alright then, but how do we get to the tomb?" Seto asked.
"Well…we could always use my way." Joseph said, smirking.
Seto yelled as the carriage driven by Joseph led by a skeletal horse burst out of the mansion and into the backyard cemetery. After he recovered from the landing, he noticed the rain had stopped, and that the cemetery was full of ghosts. "Are they all stuck here to?"
"Yes, all because of the curse." Mai said from the driver's seat.
"Once the curse is broken, they can all move onto the light." Joseph said, lashing the reins.
Seto watched the ghosts, and sighed when the carriage stopped. "Thanks." He said.
"We'll wait here. Be careful." Mai said, worry on her face.
Seto nodded, and wandered into the cemetery, looking for a tomb. He wandered for minutes until he was convinced he was lost. He heard a quartet of men singing, and headed towards them, but spotted a tomb that was next to a dead oak before he reached them. He opened the door, pushing it all the way open. He then took a torch, and made his way down into the crypt. "That gypsy better be right." He said.
Sebastian led Kiarra through the attic, sure that the painting of Karina was gone, and showed Kiarra the wedding dress. "She was to wear this for their wedding…but alas."
"It's beautiful." Kiarra said.
"It would have been even more beautiful, had she had the chance to wear it." Sebastian said.
"It must be painful; to loose someone you love…" Kiarra murmured.
"If you truly love someone, they never truly leave you. They remain in your heart forever." Sebastian said, smiling at her. He then led her out of the attic, still smiling.
As Seto got to the bottom of the stairs, he looked around and spotted a black crypt that wasn't marked. He walked over to it, and shoved it open, coughing at the smell that was released. He covered his nose and mouth with his free hand. He spotted the key, which was hanging from a chain around the corpse's neck. "Great." He muttered. He took a deep breath, and put his hand behind the corpse's neck, trying to undue the clasp. When he finally got it, he sighed. "Now to save Kiarra." He said, heading out. He stopped when he heard movement, and looked back. The corpse had sat up. When he was about to laugh at it, it turned and looked at him. "Oh you have to be kidding me." He said, and saw the other coffins starting to move, and the corpses inside them exiting them. He ran for the stairs, the corpse's right behind him. Once out, he tried to shut the door, but it wouldn't budge. "Common!" He said, pushing with all his might.
Finally, just as the corpses reached the top of the stairs, he shut and locked the door. He put the key in his pocket, and headed back to the carriage.