Chapter 5

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With no other choice both you and Ethan had to go through this place and slowly made your way around the area's, course there was some of the undead there but it was quickly dealt with as you and Ethan worked together to get it all done in order to move ahead.


Somethings you found were some coins, bullets and some gunpowder at one spot which you briefly mentioned that you could carve up some gun bullets once you two were out of this creepy place that wreaked with the scent of blood.


Once the final undead was out of your way, you both took a moment to reload your guns before heading for the rather small elevator. Sighing you knew the fit would be tight so you and Ethan were forced to stand rather close but soon as he pulled the leaver it quickly took you guys up to a part of the castle where there was a balcony.


"Maybe I can contact Chris from up here." You muttered.
"Chris is here?" Ethan asked.
"He should be why?" You asked.
"I need some answers from him!" Ethan replied with a small growl to his voice.


'Hold up...did Chris not inform Ethan of our plans?' You thought.


Sighing you just brought up two fingers to your earpiece and had tried to make contact with Chris and the team. So far nothing worked, you tried a few more times before giving up for the moment and silently cursing to yourself.


"I can't get through, I'm not sure if this thing is broken or there's interference going on." You sighed.
"Fine, we'll just find him ourselves." Ethan sighed.
"First we find your daughter...then we'll meet up with Chris." You replied.


Ethan just nodded his head and off you two were and found yourselves in a different room which the door was wide open, you had taken this time to quickly make up some bullets for your handguns and split them evenly as much as you could before you both left off only to overhear the sound of a phone ringing just a few feet ahead of you both.


With the nearly falling due to some wood breaking Ethan quickly helped you over the ledge and when you both got over you quickly crouched down hopefully out of sight when you noticed Lady Dimitrescu herself in the very room with the phone ringing in.


For the moment you and Ethan watched her take a puff of smoke from her pipe, she just stood there for a short moment before quickly huffing and taking a seat in front of the mirror before her and answered it.


"Mother Miranda. I regret to inform you that Ethan Winters has escaped that fool, Heisenberg...Because he is in my castle and has already proven too much for my daughters to handle! On top of that, he has successfully rescued that Kennedy woman and is now finding a way to get her out of here! When I find him--No, Mother Miranda. Yes, of course, I understand the importance of the ceremony. I won't let you down. Do not worry, Mrs. Kennedy will return to my side soon enough." Lady Dimirescu tells Mother Miranda over the phone.


She hung up the phone and took a split second before she growled and roughly grabbed her vanity and tossed it across the room, that action alone made your eyes widen as you looked at it then back at her.


"To hell with the ceremony! That man will pay for what he's done...and I will retrieve my sweet little pet." Lady Dimitrescu comments.


Both you and Ethan watched for a split moment longer as she bent down in order to get through the double doors. Soon as the doors were closed shut you felt yourself let out a breath you didn't realize you were holding. Patting Ethan's shoulder you both stood up and carefully sneaked inside the room.


That's when a small crib was around there but sadly it was empty, no sign of Rose no proof she was actually in there recently.


"Rose, where are you?" Ethan asked.
"We will find her okay? Don't lose hope." You told him.
"I know we will, I just hope she hasn't been hurt...or worse." Ethan frowns.
"Don't talk like that! We'll find her and then we'll get the fuck out of this place alive alright?" You explained.
"Right, your right. Thanks (y/n)." Ethan replied.


As Ethan looked around for anything useful at the time you look into a book that held rather elegant writing on the pages which clearly described Dimitrescu's dislike for her 'siblings' and the fact that she apparently was Mother Miranda's favourite.


'Good grief so Ethan and I gotta deal with these freak's family drama to survive?' You thought.


"Hey, (y/n). I found this...could use this to that door to get out of here." Ethan replies.
"Only way out anyway...though she could be nearby still." You replied.
"If she is we'll have to make a run for it for now," Ethan suggested.


With a nod of your head, you watched as Ethan slid the key into the lock and twisted it to unlock it only to have the door shoved open and in came in Lady Dimitrescu herself.


"Oh fuck!" You shouted.
"Oh, shit..." Ethan commented getting into a protective stance in front of you.
"There you two are. All this for a child who isn't even here." Lady Dimitrescu says
"What the hell do you--" Ethan shouted but was gripped by the throat.
"Ethan!" You shouted only to get shoved to the floor beside Ethan by her other hand.
"Let...her...go!" Ethan forced out.
"You ungrateful, selfish wretch! You come into MY house--you lay your filthy man-hands on MY daughters--and now you even try to steal my property? How dare you!? She's mine, both of them!." Lady Dimitrescu shouted as she continued to shove Ethan onto the floor.


The force of the impact slowly began to break apart from each blow, and just as the wood under both of you broke Ethan quickly brought you into his arms and broke your fall as he landed rather a long way.


"Rest while you can, because I will hunt you, and I will break you!" Lady Dimirescu's voice rings from above.
"Go ahead do your worst." Ethan spat.
"You okay Ethan?" You asked to help him up after collecting yourself.
"I'm good but shouldn't I be asking you that?" Ethan asked.
"I think I'll be alright...whatever Mother Miranda did to me seems to be working to protect me and my baby..." You replied placing a hand on your still flat stomach.
"Look once we find my daughter we'll get out of here together, they won't take you or your baby okay?" Ethan said hoping to relieve some of your worries.
"Right." You nodded your head.


Course you were worried that if by chance things didn't go well then it would mean these freaks should they lose their grasp on Rose...that they'd keep you here further and use your own child which you weren't going to let it happen...this baby will be safe and he or she will meet her father who at this point still doesn't know they even exist.


'Not like I knew for sure if my body could carry a child due to all the shit I've been through...but this...this is a miracle for Leon and myself...and I'll be damned if some sick mid-evil freaks want them...we'll both get back home to your father. That's a fact!' You thought.


Making your way through the place and into another one you weren't sure where you were now or what this place was but you just knew that the both of you needed to get out of here ASAP due to the fact you could sense Dimirescu on her way down here.


"She's coming soon...careful Ethan." You whispered.
"How do you know?" Ethan asked.
"Not sure when but...whatever they did to me I've been able to do some things I haven't done before...I can't explain it all just yet since I've barely wrapped my head around it myself." You replied.


Exploring more of this place Ethan found another lever to use in order to open some of the metal bars before the two of you, but just as he began you shouted for Ethan as you saw Lady Dimirescu appear and screamed in horror when his hand got chopped off. Just as you were about to pull out your gun, in a blind fury Dimirescu pretty much slapped you away from them forcing you to land on the ground on the floor using your arms to protect your stomach.


"(Y/N)!!" Ethan shouts but got grabbed himself and thrown off a long way.
"Like I'd let you two getaway. You'll be sliced to ribbons before you ever see that child! Don't think you can act like a hero and take my precious food." Dimitrescu says.


That's all Dimitrescu saw you as, food. But considering you were pregnant she couldn't really harm you, cause if she did she'd get in trouble with Mother Miranda. Which really irked her since that would lead to more problems since you were a fighter and wouldn't back down no matter how many times Dimirescu told...more like demanded you to submit to her.


With her focus on Ethan you flinched as you carefully took what was left of his hand and pushed the lever up, it was rather gross to hold something like that but just as soon as the doors opened up Ethan was at your side again and you helped him through the halls and quickly as you both could to the door that held the same symbol on the key used before. Quickly getting inside and grabbing at the mask there the floor under you both began to slowly rise up.


All you heard was Dimirescu's laughter as she told both of you that there wouldn't be any place safe to run towards.


"Ethan are you alright?!" You asked.
"Yeah just...give me that first aid..." Ethan replies as he held his cut-off hand.
"Um...okay?" You replied.


What happened next both shocked and horrified you...Ethan was somehow able to not only reattach his hand onto his arm, but when he checked it...it was as if all the parts within him were able to be used as his fingers moved when he gently clenched his fists as if to test his hand out to see if it would still work.


"What the actual fuck...what is with you and your hands getting cut off?! And how the hell are you of all people able to reattach them like it's nothing?!" You nearly shouted.
"What? This...this isn't normal?" Ethan asked.
"No, it ain't normal! The fuck?!!" You pretty much shouted this time.
"Don't you heal too?" Ethan asked.
"Yeah but I haven't had that happen!" You replied.


But then you remembered that the bite mark on your shoulder had healed itself up by creating what was lost and left nearly no evidence of such a wound...could this be because of the Mold? You weren't sure but you knew one thing...you'd have to get your team's analysis to review a blood sample of yours to check what else is happening inside of you.


"Forget it let's just get the hell out of here! She'll be around any moment if we waste time." You commented.
"Yeah. Man, screw this castle!" Ethan replies.


Once you reached the top you and Ethan quickly got the fuck out of there, with Dimirescu now on your trail and could possibly run into her from time to time you were reminded of the Tyrant - Mr. X back all those years ago in Raccoon City... the only difference was that Dimitrescu was able to fucking talk and she was a heck of a lot taller than that BOW...


'I don't have time to go down memory lane, we need to find a way out of here!' You thought.


Heading back into the main part of the castle Ethan informed you about these weird statues where that mask could possibly fit in as when you both looked in the back were as a certain number of holes to fit a certain mask.


"Let me guess..we'll need more of these to officially escape this place huh?" You asked.
"It would seem so," Ethan replied.
"Alright then, let's get this one in place and look around the castle more...we should have more access with that key so let's get started." You replied back.


With a quick trip there you carefully placed the mask into the statue and watched as it all linked up and above the doors a light flickered on, okay so you were correct...you'd have to find the rest of them to make it out of here completely.


Sneaking your way back outside, Ethan and you walked up to the once locked up door and used the key for it. Once the door was able to open both of you walked inside and quickly shut the door behind you. Inside you found another map for more of the castle and carefully folded it up and placed it in a pouch you had on your hip for future use, then followed Ethan up the stairs.


Entering another room you looked over the bannister and found a piano on the bottom floor, raising an eyebrow you chuckled muttering to yourself that when you had taken some time off Jill had actually taught you some piano songs though you weren't as good as her of course. So when you guys headed downstairs you realized that there was a small compartment inside the piano.


"Don't tell me I have to play this song to get whatever is inside..." You sighed.


Trying it out you realized that you did have to do it in order to get a damn key to the door that had a metal gate in front of it blocking it off for the time being, so these people liked their puzzles too huh? Great...just great. Really.


"We should use this key to that gate...there might be some things inside we could use to get out of here...or something." You told.
"Agreed," Ethan replies nodding his head.


Walking back up the stairs with your guns ready only to run into Dimirescu who brandished her claws.


"See? There you two are." Dimirescu says.


When she tried to land a hit at you both Ethan managed to get by just in time where you dived forwards ducking down enough to pass by her claws. You two rushed to get out of that area and used the key to the gate and just as it finished opening and she bent down to get through the door behind you both, Ethan pulled you through the door before you both only to get trapped inside by another of the sisters...


"So you both finally came to see me! Everyone falls for me in time." Daniela says appearing before the both of you.


Considering there weren't any windows in this place you tried to shoot at the glass above but when it wouldn't open you noticed a lever on part of a small pillar and pushed it down which lead for the cold winter air to fill into the room effectively giving you and Ethan the chance you needed to fight her.


"We don't have a choice we gotta put her down!" You shouted.
"If it's the only way to get out of here and save my daughter...so be it," Ethan mutters.


And from there on it took quite a while and a heck of a lot of bullets, and pushing the lever again and again before she slowly began to harden and then shattered to pieces, again Ethan grabbed the crystals and from there you both were able to head to the double doors and slowly but carefully make your way out.


Finding the other mask you took it whereas Ethan decided to take on point so you both could return to the statues to place this one in...all you both needed was two more and you both were good to get the hell out of this place.


But when you unlocked the door and carefully made your way out, you and Ethan were forced to hide behind one of the pillars on the second floor as you heard Dimirescu's voice from below.


"Cassandra! Come here...now!" Dimrescu shouts for her daughter.
"Enough games...I want that man's head! And that woman back in those cellars! Now go!" Dimitrescu orders her.
"Of course mother!" Cassandra replies disappearing in a mass of flies.


You and Ethan watched Dimirescu turn around and walk back into the dining room, looking at one another you knew things were going to get even more difficult from here on out considering Lady Dimirescu was now getting more and more angry and desperate.


Once the doors were closed you and Ethan sneaked your way down the stairs and back to the statues where you'd place the second one in watching it do the same thing as the first then quickly pulled out the map you had found before looking at it together as you both whispered among yourselves on where you should go.


"First I think we should stock up on supplies...The Duke will help us out." Ethan told you.
"Where's The Duke then?" You asked.
"In that very room right there," Ethan replies pointing it out to the door on your left.


Nodding your head you folded the map up and placed it back in your pouch before taking out your handgun once more and following Ethan inside. The Duke was actually rather pleased to see Ethan alive and was very much excited to finally meet you.


"It's a pleasure to see you safe! How were things?" The Duke asked Ethan.
"No sign of Rose," Ethan replied.
"I'm...so sorry it turned out that way. Well, you'll find your way to her once you're out of this castle. Have you found Mrs. Kennedy yet?" The Duke asked.
"Actually I have she's right here," Ethan replied moving out of the way for him to see you.
"Ah! Mrs. Kennedy. It is the utmost pleasure of mine to finally meet you." The Duke says bowing a bit.
"Nice to meet you as well, so you'll be helping us out on this?" You asked.
"Ah yes! I'm more than honoured to help a skilled woman such as yourself to aid Ethan Winters in his quest to save his daughter." The Duke explains.


Raising an eyebrow at that you looked at Ethan who just shrugged his shoulders and from there you guys had traded some of the crystals you gained to get some coins in order to buy some bullets and a few good upgrades to your pistol.


"What's buying! Haha! Just something an old friend of mine used to say!" The Duke said.


That for the moment freaked you out and you quickly looked up at The Duke...this guy was friends with that Merchant from Spain? As if reading your mind The Duke nodded his head...which seemed to be somewhat of the reason why he had seemed to have heard quite a bit about you.


Whatever the reason you didn't care at the moment since you reloaded your guns and made sure the extra clips for your gun were completely loaded. With more first aid you checked if anything needed a quick fix but since nothing else was needed you nodded at Ethan then turned your gaze back to The Duke.


"Thanks for the help." You told him.
"No problem. I look forward to our next encounter." The Duke replied.


And from there you and Ethan left the room, ready to go search for the last remaining two masks to get the fuck out of here.

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