Hetavania

Chapter 8

Finally, they reached the warp gate and went back to the Lost Village. Norway looked around at the village.

"So, this is the Lost Village. Cozy..." Norway said.

They went to Yoko's shop and were waiting for Soma and Yoko to finish up the weapons.

"So, where are we going next?" England asked.

"According to the map, it rooks rike we're going back through the Subterranean Herr." Japan said.

"Ve, back'a through the'a water." Italy said.

"We can warp there and find an area called Silenced Ruins." Soma said.

"I wonder what enemies we'll face there?" England said.

"First things first though. There's a mirror here in the Lost Village I can take you too." Soma said. "Your friends must be really worried about you guys."

They all looked at him and nodded. Soma gave them their weapons and Norway used some of the money he found to buy a gun with silver bullets. These bullets are blessed so they would come in handy. Though Norway can also use magic, it doesn't hurt to have a little extra security. They left following Soma and found the mirror after taking down a few zombies. The mirror sparked to life and showed the images of several surprised countries.

"Ve Ciao!" Italy said.

"Konichiwa." Japan said.

"Hello everyone." England said.

"Hallo again." Norway said.

Germany stood up running to the mirror.

"Italy und Japan, your both okay, that is a huge relief." Germany said.

"Norge! I thought for a minute there you wouldn't ever be back to normal!" Denmark said.

"Stupid Dane." Norway said.

"Dude! England, so glad your okay!" America said.

"Shut up you loud mouth!" England said. "Did you honestly think we'd die that easy?"

They shut up and heard Soma.

"Don't worry, I personally guarantee that they will not be corrupted by the darkness here." Soma said.

"You must be Soma Cruz, I am the country Romania."

"Nice to meet you, now, about this book. Something important we need it for?" Soma asked.

"Three more of us can come in and with my magic, we can reunite the book and use it to create a portal to return home." Romania said.

"It's that important then, right, we'll search for it as best as we can." Soma said. "We'll keep in touch too as best as we can."

"Soma, whatever you do, don't lose yourself." Romania said.

Soma nodded and looked at Italy, Japan, Norway, and England.

"Lets go, we need to go to the Silenced Ruins." Soma said.

They nodded and left the room. Heading back to the warp room they transported to the Subterranean Hell. Following the map, they came back to the area where time froze as the cannon ball hit the two columns blocking their way. Soma used the power he gained from Zephyr's soul to reverse it. Now the path was clear to take. Going inside was a bit of a maze but same could be said for the rest of the castle. There were a few familiar monsters but also a few new ones including a monster called Dead Mate. This monster protects graveyards alongside its beloved dog. By killing either the dog or zombie, the one left would instantly give up since its companion was no longer there. There's also a Dead Crusader, a zombie warrior that carries a sturdy shield. Many of the monsters they have seen before are Skeletons, Ghouls, Bats, Bone Ark, Skelerangs, and Skull Archers.

"Ve, the'a Dead Crusaders are'a annoying and hard to'a kill when they hold up'a those shields." Italy said.

"Yeah, but Soma's power to freeze time is pretty handy." England said.

"Soma-san, can I ask you something?" Japan asked.

"After we get to a healing room." Soma replied.

They ran into a room and Saw Julius one one leg glaring ahead. Dario was there but there was a dark energy coming off of him. Strong dark energy.

"Done already? Jeeze, your weak and you call yourself a Belmont." Dario said.

"Julius!" Soma yelled.

"Stay back Soma, he's a lot stronger than he was before." Julius said.

"With this power I can get payback from you punk, the top of the tower. That's where you are headed. We'll settle this there." he said and vanished.

They ran over to Julius.

"Julius, are you alright?" Soma asked.

"I've had worse, its worse though since I can't use magic seals." Julius said.

Soma looked confused at what Julius said as Italy healed Julius's wounds.

"Wait a minute, you can't use magic seals?" Soma asked. "Didn't you fight monsters you found that you couldn't kill?"

"No, I was able to kill them before they could reconstitute." Julius said.

Soma looked very surprised it shouldn't have been possible for him to do that. But it's very possible for a Belmont to do anything related to killing demons and monsters. Julius handed something to Italy telling him to keep it close. Italy nodded and left with the others. They went in further and finally found a healing room.

"Soma-san?" Japan said.

""Okay Kiku, what's your question?" Soma asked.

"That seared off area of the Demon Guest House, wirr we be going there?" he asked.

"Of course, the only way through there is through The Pinnacle." Soma responded.

"So then to get to The Pinnacle we have to go back through the Cursed Clock Tower." Norway said.

"Yeah but we'll need a special power. There's a lot of spikes in the Tower." Soma said.

"Perhaps this is what is so special about the boss we are about to fight." England said.

"Perhaps but we need to proceed with caution." Soma said.

"Si, we'a need to'a be careful." Italy said smiling.

They went to the sealed door and Soma used the magic seal to unlock the door. Once it was open, they all ran in. What they saw were hundreds of red bats but something was up with the bats. The bats came together flying as one to form a huge bat.

"This monster is called Bat Company, they think and act as one careful, don't let them grab you!" Soma yelled using the power of Guillontiner and Mandragora.

A Mandragora is a mythical plant said to inflict death upon those that uproot it but with Soma having the power, it could only hurt the enemy. A Guillotiner is a monster rumored to have chopped off thousands of heads with its bloody guillotine. This was very effective as both caused over 100 points damage to the enemy. Norway and England used their magic to keep the bats from forming into a hand that tried to grab Soma. Japan helped Soma slash at the enemy with his katana. Italy learned a new holy move called Holy Lightning. This move caused more damage than Divine Storm. They defeated Bat Company and Soma gained the ability to turn into a bat.

"We should share this power to get through tough areas." Soma said.

Norway used his magic, when Soma becomes a bat, so would they.

"Ready to test it?" Soma asked.

"Si!" Italy said excited.

"Hai, I am ready." Japan said.

"Of course." England said.

"Jeg er klar." Norway said.

Soma used the power he acquired from Bat Company and became a white bat. There was a white tuft of fur around his neck, and his bat feet were blue. Italy became a cute little brown bat and he still had the curl on the side of his head. Japan was a black bat with a refined look. England was a blonde bat and of course still had thick eyebrows. Norway was a lighter shade of blonde than England, he still had his hat, and the floating curl aside his head. With this form, they flew out of the room and flew past the enemies without being noticed. Once they were a safe distance, they all returned to normal.

"Ve, that'a was so fun." Italy said smiling.

"This should be very helpful to us, now then chaps, I believe we need to warp to the Cursed Clock Tower." England said.

They all nodded and headed for the warp room. What boss would they face in the closed off part of the Demon Guest House. There's only one way to find out.