Story Title: Build a God, Then We'll Talk
Summary: He freed her, she annoyed him. Comedic relief comes in all shapes and sizes.
Rating: T
Warnings: Swearing, both creative and traditional. Possible blood, gore and mentions of stabbing, and not in the fun way yo.
Author Notes: Nothing I can think of at the moment, le gasp! Shortish Chappy, my sorrys.
Disclaimer: *Holds up a sign* Does not own, nor claim to own Resident Evil in any way shape or form... Except for a copy of each Gamecude version ever published. Nor is she in fact, any sort or Shellfish.
Chapter 11: Demented Elves
By: Tamuril Telrunye A.K.A Bamvivirie
The door opened into an empty courtyard, wall arching overhead as we walked out the door Battle racing ahead before the sound of a door opening behind us caused our collective hackles to rise. I spun ready to shoot, but dropped my arm as soon as I heard the familiar voice.
"LEON!" Luis called catching up to us with a grim grin.
"Luis!" Leon turned
"I've got something for you guys!" he said, grinning. He patted his pockets, searching for something in his pockets before cursing "Whu-SHIT! I must've dropped it when I was running away from them!"
"Dropped what?" Ashley asked.
"A drug, he said with a sigh, To stop your convulsions."
Leon and Ashley shared a look as I moved towards Luis.
"What do you mean?" I said biting a lip, he couldn t? Or could he. We haven t said anything to him, and I am starting to wonder just how much he knows.
"Look," He said, looking me in the eye before looking to Leon and Ashley, Leon was tense a hard edge glinting from his eye as a lump formed in my throat "I know you're carriers. You've been coughing up blood right?"
I nodded massaging my throat thoughtfully.
"Yeah," Leon said gravely.
"And you?" Luis asked looking first to Ashley then to me.
"Yes." I an Ashley parroted, sharing an uncomfortable look.
"DAMN!" Luis said turning away, "The eggs have hatched. We don't have much time."
"What are you talking about?" Leon said, walking towards him. I moved to stand beside Luis, trying to look around and into his eye.
"I have to go back and get it." Luis said, voice fading.
"Let me come with you!" Ashley said, and I couldnt help but slap myself in the face.
"No. Ashley. Augh what are you thinking?" I let out a gusty sigh," Let me come with you?"
"No. You stay here with Leon, he's better with the ladies. I'm sure." He said pacing away, before I grabbed his wrist. He was warm, and his shirt was made of a thin wispy cotton.
"Wait," I said holstering my gun, I put my fingers to my lips and whistled. Battle came running.
"Kaiser?" Luis said, bending down to the now over enthusiastic canine. We'll one mystery solved.
"I do such at naming, what do yah I know? He's yours I'm presuming," I said scratching his scruff, "Either way, take Kaiser with you."
"No, he should stay with you eh?" Luis said, patting him on the head before standing strait again. "After all, he was always more of a woman's dog anyways."
"I for one," I said taking the stubborn bitch stance and looking him in the eye, "Would feel safer if you took him with you."
"Fine," he said in defeat.
"Maybe when you get back I can tell you about the adventures we've had. I swear to god, everything pre-fireball was true." I paused for a moment, "Or not, I don t remember it all. Hit my head a few times. Think I dropped a few I.Q points."
"A few?" Was Luis's only response to this grinning.
"Why are you doing this?" Leon asked quietly, all business. Luis turned to look at him before moving to go. Way to ruin the mood my friend.
"It makes me feel better, lets just leave it at that." He said before walking away, Batt- I mean Kaiser following with a tail wag and a bark.
We turned back to our original direction, moving towards a stone courtyard the had two doors set into dirty white/grey stone walls. One stood directly in front of us, reddish tinted metal gleaming in the moon and torch light. The second stood off to our right, double wooden doors cradled in a stone recess twin brazers on each side, burning brightly in the otherwise dull moon light. It looked almost warm and inviting, but even Ashley has to have learned by now that appearances are deceiving. Leon looked from one door to the other before walking towards the double doors, determined look on his face.
Large metal rings were set into the wooden surface, metal studs covering the door in rows like the stereo-typical siege door. A heavy lock set into the doors proved to be very locked as Leon tugged impotently on the handles with a curse.
"Key must be the other direction." He said starting towards the door before I grabbed his arm.
"One moment Leon, let me have a look at this thing." I said poking at the oversized door lock with a grunt. The hole for the key was easily big around enough to put my thumb in, so naturally I put my pinky in their poking and moving it around I felt along the recess before my face broke into a grin.
"What, don't tell me you have a hidden talent for lock picking that you didn t tell me about." Leon said scowl in place. "Because that would just totally take the cake."
"Nope," I said before rustling around in my bag looking for something small and maybe pick like. Far from it in fact, but... I pause for a moment before my fingertip slipped over an oiled bit, pinching between two components, "Owie, son of a bit-"
I gave up before throwing my hands into the air in frustration.
"Come on," Leon said, shouldering his shotgun "We'll try the other door."
"No," I said plopping down.
"What?" He said, "Are you giving up on me?"
Nah, I just need a rest. I said checking the sights on my gun before ejecting the clip, I need a minuet, you guys go on ahead.
Leon looked at me strangely as I sat there, and I let out a gusty sigh before going into explanation mode.
"Look, if you really are going off to find the key to this damn thing then you will be back." I said jerking my thumb at the door before rolling my eyes, "I for one, need something to eat." I finished before jerking a bag of Cheetos out of my bag, accompanied but a half finished bottle of water.
Leon shrugged at Ashley before moving toward the other door, giving me a stern look before saying "Don t go wandering off, and don't go gallivanting off after Luis either. You move from that spot without good reason and I'll chain you to Ashley."
"I know I know," I said rolling my eyes.
"Ashley stay with her."
"WHAT?" came from two mouths.
"Stay with her," He said leaving no room for argument.
"Hells Bells. It's like I'm babysitting only I'm not getting paid." I said huffing before scooting back against the door. I emptied the chamber of my gun, wishing not for the first time that I had a cleaning rag and some gun oil so I could take care of it properly, before slowly taking it apart. I removed the gunk, and gore from the pieces methodically using the edge of my shirt as a makeshift rag.
My Granda was always very strict about the maintenance, and care that you put into a weapon. If you needed a gun, you also needed to take care of it, because if you didn t you would be S.O.L when it decided it was a good time to give up, and I knew that he would be more then a little cross with me if he saw how badly scuffed the dark metal was due to any number of falls I've taken in the past oh... Several hours?
Normally a gun didn t require so much care, but if anything about this situation was normal I would eat my hat. I'm not wearing one, so there. Insert mental tongue sticking out at any one who says otherwise here. Sometimes the best person for the job IS the trained monkey.
About fifteen minuets passed before Leon reappeared, key in hand scowl set in place.
"You ok?" I asked, gun reassembled and back in its holster.
"Yeah," He said shoving the key into the lock with a grimace, "Lets just say that I for one am glad you decided to take a break."
"Oh?" I said as Ashley moved to he feet, brushing her skirt off.
"Yes, apparently they have crossbows." He said, and I noticed for the first time the fine line of red that beaded the side of his once unmarked face.
"Ouchies," I said, rubbing my cheek in sympathy before letting in drop. The doors swing open as Leon gave them a shove, revealing a room beyond that made me wish for Saddlers immediate demise.
Lavish carpeting ran up the center of the room and marble tile set into intricate designs, covered the floor beyond it, as a white lavish stone dome stretching overhead supported by ornate pillars. Twin rows of brazers similar to the ones outside ran up either side of the deep blue carpet, stopping at the top of a small set of stairs that lead into yet another area of the hall. Beyond the steps was another another wall small hallway leading to another chamber of the massive room, and as we moved towards the stairs the sound of demented laughter had made me look up.
A stone balcony stood out, about a floor above us. Center stage above the central hallway. Movement caught my eye, and two impossibly tall figures stepped out of the doorway just beyond one wore red, the other black. But my eye was inherently drawn to the movement of another figure in the enter, and I couldn t help the incredulous look that crossed my face.
The man-boy-presumably male creature was shorter then I was! And he was LAUGHING like some demented elf or something. I suppose I should be more focused on something else, but let me clue ya. I'm five nothing. If this male creature is indeed an adult, and shorter then me then he was damn short for a male.
Also, he was wearing something akin to purple/blue velvet suit that looked like it would be more at home in some mid evil painting then in the 21 century. Is it me, or do these people need to get out more? Did I mention he had a tri-corner hat to top it off (No pun intended), no? Good, because he did and for some reason I had the unconscious urge to steal it just because I could. Well, I couldn t technically since he was up there and I was down here but that's besides the point.
"I was starting to wonder when you might notice us." Said the small guy.
"Your kinda hard to miss." I said, before Leon could say anything and I caught him face palming out of the corner of my eye.
"Who are you," Leon asked, rubbing the bridge of his nose. I couldn t help but stare at the short guys friends/lackeys with distrust. Something about them made my hackles raise, and my gut told me that they weren t something to fuck with.
"Me llamo Ramon Salazar," He said with a flourish of his hands "The eighth Castellan of this magnificent architecture. I have been honored with the prodigious power from the great Lord Saddler. I've been expecting you, my brethren."
"No thanks, bro." Leon said, and I had to fight the urge comment on the technically inappropriate word usage.
"My, my we've got a feisty one." Salazar said, "If you care for your own well-being, I suggest you surrender yourself and simply...become our hostage. Or, Mr. Scott, you can give us the girl's, since you're not worth a penny, I'm afraid. You can die."
He turned and walked away, and I could stop myself from leveling my handgun at his back and taking a shot. He spun, and an unearthly hiss escaped from the taller fellows on either side of him.
"Don't turn your back on us," I said sounding bigger then I was despite my fear. Salazar leered at me the glint of an unnatural obsession in his eye.
"Don't worry little sister,?|" he said backing away, "I would never wish to make you feel forgotten, in fact just for you I shall have a something special. "
As he disappeared from view, I couldn t help but think I should've kept my mouth shut and my hands in check. I believe I have been marked for a particularly horrid fate. Oh joyous day. I sighed as I felt the adrenaline rush pass, hand on my heart I payed little attention to Ashley's whining about never turning into one of then, and Leon's reassurance.
My heart was beating pretty fast, shouldn t it have passed by now? My breath hitched, and suddenly as my stomach and diaphragm seized in horrible razor sharp pain. There was nothing but the pain, seizing my muscles and causing me to drop. I was choking, I couldn t breath, I couldn t...
Ending Notes: has anyone ever noticed that in the cutscene with Salazar that the hall looks a lot bigger the it did? It bothers me because I cant honestly tell if its my eye's playing tricks or they added and Extra set of brazers or something.