Witch of Dishonour 2: Dracula
The Vampire doesn't loosen his grip. I don't know, it feels natural.
We're siblings, right? That's why we have to stay together!
Something fills my head.
I and the others might not return...
My chest hurts, I feel something akin to betrayel but the feeling seems like I accidently betrayed someone without knowing it.
Seth is really stupid! He always says I'm too childish to be called the Demon King, can you believe it?!
A warm feeling begins to spread at the sound of this voice in my head but... this voice belongs to Amos.
I'm going to protect you, my little sister, always.
My eyes widen, this voice was the one of the Vampire that hugs me right now! I realize why he acts so much like he knows me but I don't know him and I'm only a human while he's a Vampire. But it feels... like he really is something like my brother.
„Br...other..." I test the word and smile warmly „I heard a voice in my head. It was yours, you called me your sister"
„Yeah..." He admits smiling „You're my sister. I will protect you this time, I promise"
I cast down my eyes „Can you... explain it all to me? I only remembered four voices but I only recognize three. One was my own, one was yours and one belongs to a demon I met a bit ago. I don't know the fourth one"
He stops hugging me and looks me in the eye with a fond smile „You're the sister of a demon named Amos and me. I and him were known as two of three original beings. You were one of us but you were cursed and turned into a tree. Over two decades ago, the tree you turned into vanished and you were born anew but we couldn't locate you"
„But how can a Human, Demon and Vampire be siblings?" I wonder cautious.
He smiles „You will remember it. It would be no good if I told you without you knowing"
I nod „Okay..."
I can suddenly hear voices that plead and cry painful.
Don't leave! Please don't leave us! We need you, don't leave us behind! Not yet, not yet. Stay with us! ...I beg you...! Stay with us!
The painful voices tear me apart and I come close to collapsing. The Vampire catches me worried and asks what's wrong. The voices sound so breaking, as if they're breaking apart themselves. Their pain and agony mixed together can reach me and I wish I could just comfort them but they're only voices in my head.
They're pleading like their life depends on the person they hope to reach. It sounds like their world is ending, like their deepest fear came true. I claim myself and breath heavy once I can relax again.
„I'm sorry... Something just..." I apologize to him.
„Seth, Seth, Seth look what I made! It's a floral wreath for you!"
I find myself somewhere else, my body running. I'm running to a younger version of the Vampire I just met.
He turns around and smiles at me „Thank you, Infinity"
I smile to myself „Seth... That's your name"
He's suprised but smiles again „That's right. I'm Seth, your other brother is Amos and you're our little sister, Infinity. Please remember all the fun times we three had together"
It feels as if he wanted to say: But don't remember the sad times.
„Infinity!" I hear Lance shout as he runs here.
I'm surprised, he shouldn't know I'm here. He runs up to me before he realizes that there's someone else. It was so short that I didn't see it but for only a split second recognization crossed both their faces. Lance grabs my arm and pulls me with him despite my protests. Seth remains at the cliff, waving at us.
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„Why did you pull me away?" I ask him after I whacked him on the head.
„Because Amos said to get you no matter what!" He tells me.
I gaze at him „And what does he want?"
„..." He smils dumbly „He said he wanted to surprise you"
„Where is he?" I question.
Lance points upwards and before I can lift my head, Amos lands beside me.
„You just met Seth, right?!" He asks stern and angry at the same time.
I cover my ears at the volume off his eyes „Yeah, I did. He explained me the relation between you two and me"
He looks at me with his brows furrowed „Relation...? You may look like someone I know but that doesn't mean that I have something to do with you"
Well, I don't understand everything yet either.
„Lance said you wanted something?" I question him indifferent.
He loses all expression „I only wanted to get you away from my older-... from Seth"
I know that he wanted to say 'older brother' right now... But I'll just let it slide for now. I have to remember everything first.
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I yawn. Three years have passed since my meeting with Seth. I've only remembered voices so far but to see a scene only happened that one time with Seth. The voices tell me nothing but I guess I'm happy that none of them were negativ.
Dracula is still causing trouble. I would have gone straight to his castle but he protects it with an barrier. I finally got to get him to talk with me.
/Tomorrow.../ I remind myself /Tomorrow I will talk with him/
I have everything ready for the walk to his castle. Lance wanted to accompany me but I refused each time he asked. The boy would only get into trouble. He has grown into a great wizard and even I improved in my magic.
As for clues on my memories: Gisela won't give me any, Seth says I should remember more before he tells me and Amos still hasn't realized that I am who I am. But for now I have to concentrade on Dracula...
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I stand before the drawbridge of his castle. Beside the sounds of the castles residents, no sound is heard. The animals left the area long ago in search of safety. Plants withered and the earth around me has become black from the evil energy surrounding it.
The bridge is slowly being lowered. Creatures of darkness roam around the other side of the bridge, they want to know who their lord and master is willing to meet. The creaking bridge finally stops and I make my way across it.
I go through the demons without showing as much as a hint of fear. They watch me wide awake. Searching for suspecious movement.
„Iduna!" Dracula comes out of the castle and greets me „You have really raised some trouble for me out there"
„I only did what I thought was right, just like you did what you thought was right" I tell him „I only have one request Lord Dracula, and that is for you to stop this madness. Lisa loved humanity"
His eyes grow sad „I know. But it was also humanity that destroyed her"
I look at him with hope „And yet I'm sure she forgave them"
„They will repeat their mistakes, that's just how humanity is. Please don't stop me, Iduna, you were a friend of Lisa, you have to understand" He tries to reason with me but I know my own opinion.
I close my eyes „I know what you're trying to say, but you must know that as long as you fight I will fight as well. Humans are a part of this world. Instead of trying to eleminate each others errors we should embrace them and try to teach them truth. It might take decades, centuries or even thousands of years but I'm sure that even they will understand that what they're doing is wrong"
I open my eyes and want to smile at him when-
Red. Red. Red. Red fills my vision. I can make out two persons, two persons that I can only make out as blurrs.
„I know... what you're trying to say,... but you must know that... as long as you fight I will fight... as well. Humans are a part of... this world. Instead of trying... to eleminate each othe...rs errors we should... embrace them and try to... teach them... truth. ...It might take decades, centuries... or even thousands... of years but... I'm sure that even they will... understand... that what... they're... doing... is... wrong... So... forgive... them..., forgive... me..., my... belov-"
-I realize that I just repeated something I seem to have said once before. But the moment that I remember it in is so short that Dracula doesn't realize that something is wrong and I smile at him softly, trying to encourage my point.
Dracula looks at me sadly, a sadness that I don't understand „While that may be true, I can't accept it. The humans have to pay, if they can't bring her back they will have to pay with their lives for hers"
I look at him, not knowing what to say. A strange sadness fills me but there's another feeling as well, a feeling that leaves me with a slightly lost and hopeless expression.
Bring her back! Bring this world back to life! You killed her, bring her back! If you don't bring her back you will pay with your lifes for hers!
Voices fill my head again, voices that scream out the same as Dracula just did.
I look at him with pain in my eyes „But the circle will continue. You kill them and their kin will say the same about you: Kill him. His life for theirs, if he won't bring them back he will pay with his life for theirs"
He sighs „I see your point but it's already to late for me"
I reach out my arm and present him my hand „It's never too late, Dracula. The only time it'll be too late is when you die"
He gently pushes my hand away „I don't care, I will finish what I started. I do not wish to bring you harm Iduna, you were her only true friend..."
I smile melancholic „And I'm still her friend right now. She's still with us, Dracula, and that's why you have to stop. She's still here with us: Her smile, her memory, her good deeds, her warmth, her love... and her very soul. We may not be able to see her, but Dracula, I can still feel her soul on this very earth. Her soul is able to be born again, you just have to wait, to believe in her"
„Believe? And in which of these gods shall I believe?!" He spats.
„I never said that you should believe in any god. I said you should believe in her, in Lisa, in her love for you, her love for you that will let her come back" I look at him desperate „And I know how deep she loved you. She would hardly talk about anything else than you aside from her medical knowledge. She loved you and that's why she will come back!"
Dracula looks at me torn, as if he doesn't know which side to choose „I don't Iduna, I don't know. I can't stop now anymore, forgive me..."
He casts his eyes down and I clench my fist.
Tears well up in my eyes „Ask Lisa for forgivness once you stop this madness and not me and more impotantly not now while it's still going on!"
Why are you apologizing? It should be us who should apologize! Infinity! We were so stupid! We have ignored your pleads, it's by no means your fault! Forgive us stupid idiots! Forgive us...
„I'm sorry, Iduna" Dracula summons his magic and I get pushed out of the castle „I can't forgive me, myself. I hope no harm comes to you"