Chapter 37: The plan
Raphael had conceived a plan to escape.
He didn't know if he would be able to carry it on, but it was his only chance.
The strange girl came back soon as she had promised. She had gone to fetch Raphael's rapier.
- Well, well, well... – she said maliciously. – Let's have some fun.
She approached him and started ripping his pants with the rapier, while smiling naughtily.
- Oh, almost forgot. I'm Tira.
She didn't say anymore and kissed him.
Raphael wished to get rid of her, but if he wanted to escape, he had to let her do that.
The girl started caressing his chest. She wanted to enjoy her prey before killing it.
Then Raphael decided to start his plan.
He grabbed Tira's waist and returned her kiss. She hadn't expected it. Her reaction was to drop the rapier in order to embrace Raphael.
Raphael had managed to get what he wanted. He took advantage of his strength to turn her around and grab her, wrapping her neck with one of the chains holding him.
- Set me free! – he yelled, strangling her.
- I…can't! – she moaned.
- I'll kill you!
- If I let you go...- said Tira. - ...he will.
She was undoubtedly talking about the armor.
Raphael thought quickly and said:
- If you do, you can come with me.
He held the chains around her neck more softly.
That sentence surprised Tira.
- What? – she mumbled.
- I'm as full of desire for you as you are for me. – said Raphael. – We can escape together.
The girl smiled.
- It's okay. I'll set you free.
Raphael let Tira go. She took out a little key and opened the chains holding Raphael.
The first thing Raphael did when feeling free was to pick up his rapier.
- So where are we going? – asked an excited Tira.
However, the only answer she got was a quick and thin cut on her neck.
Tira became petrified when she saw what Raphael had done and, after her last tear rolled down her cheek, she fell lifeless to the ground.
Raphael then got ready to fulfill his final goal.
He approached the chest containing Soul Edge, willing to open it and destroy the sword with his weapon.
However, before he could do that, the sword's eye looked at him through its transparent container.
Raphael felt a terrible pain in all his body, stronger than anyone he had felt before.
He screamed, dropped his rapier and collapsed. He was unconscious.
He woke up hours later…and the sword, along with the armor pieces, had disappeared.