ALL NOVEL Chapter 28 Carmilla
Having spent 3 hours in the entryway of the Inner Quarters Zero and his team managed to get the 200 witch souls and 200 succubus souls. His nemesis team had grown to 15 and 2 had died in the 3 hours of hunting in this area leaving him 13. With nothing left to gain from this area Zero and the nemesis, the girl continued to travel deeper into the Inner Quarters.
After 20 minutes they entered the next area of the Inner Quarters which looked identical to the previous area the only difference was the enemies in this area. The Valkyries were beautiful women boasting white wings and they wore a Norse helmet, armor, and boots, as well as a long loincloth that covered their lower body. The Curly an equally beautiful buff female monster of Hinduistic origins with dark skin and 4 arms each carrying swords. Persephone were demonic maids who served Dracula within the castle. They wore a classic purple maid dress, with simple shoes and a simple maid headband. They also have blue hair tied in a ponytail fashion.
RACE: VALKYRIE
SOUL: LESSER VALKYRIE SOUL
SOUL RANK: C-
LEVEL: 37
ATTRIBUTES: WIND, LIGHT
STRENGTH: 750
SPEED: 1240
MAGIC ENERGY: 2,000
VITALITY: 8,500
SKILLS: FLIGHT, WING MANIFESTATION, SPEAR MASTERY, LANCE MASTERY, HOLY RESISTANCE, HOLY MAGIC MASTERY, LESSER VALKYRIE PHYSIOLOGY
RACE: CURLY
SOUL: DEMON SOUL
SOUL RANK: D+
LEVEL: 58
ATTRIBUTES: DARK
STRENGTH: 3250
SPEED: 640
MAGIC ENERGY: 300
VITALITY: 25,500
SKILLS: ADDITIONAL LIMB GENERATION, SWORD MASTERY, DARK RESISTANCE, ENHANCED STRENGTH, ENHANCED VITALITY, LESSER DEMON PHYSIOLOGY
RACE: PERSEPHONE
SOUL: LESSER DEMON SOUL
SOUL RANK: G
LEVEL: 5
ATTRIBUTES: N/A
STRENGTH: 70
SPEED: 50
MAGIC ENERGY: 0
VITALITY: 500
SKILLS: MAGIC VACUUM, INTERMEDIATE HAND TO HAND MASTERY, CLEANING INTUITION
Zero had expected the Valkyrie and Curly to be strong so their stats didn't surprise him but the Persephone maids did. They truly had no battle prowess to speak of and he figured that they were truly meant to be maids who clean and took care of the needs of the castle residents. Since Zero and his teams were invisible the enemies did not react to their arrival. Zero had always wondered what monsters did when they weren't fighting the heroes. The 15 Valkyries and 10 Curlys were relaxing sitting at a large table eating and drinking. The Persephone maids were serving them food and drinks while cleaning the area. He noticed a Valkyrie and a maid standing in the corner far from the seated group in each other's embrace it seemed they were kissing.
'Seems like they behave like humans when no one is around. I guess that makes sense since they used to be human souls before Dracula's powers turned them.' Thought Zero as he ordered the nemesis girls to launch a sneak attack and kill as many as they could before they could get into battle positions. They attacked and killed 3 Valkyries, the two in the corner, and all the 20 Persephone maids.
Surprised and distorted at the death of their sisters the monster were slow to react. The nemesis rushed to kill more Valkyries as they would be the hardest to attack. Only managing to kill one before they took flight after manifesting their wings. The 10 Valkyries then created lances out of pure light while the 10 Curly ran to grab their nearby swords.
Zero then ordered the nemesis girls to attack the Curlys and he deactivated his invisibility. He then willed his body to generate wings. Although his body manipulation had fused into another skill he still had the ability to control his body. He felt pain erupt from his back as a large bat-like wing grew. He instinctively knew how to use these wings to fly. He channeled mana into the wing and he began to rise into the air. Pulling out his katana Zero rushed at the Valkyries knowing that a defensive fight in the air would put him at a disadvantage.
The closest Valkyries flew and attacked horizontally with a lunge of her lance made of light. Zero teleported behind her and attempted to decapitate her when he sensed another 3 attack him from behind and teleported away. Zero was very annoyed at the situation because it looked like he wouldn't be able to pick them off one by one. He switched from his adaptive void style to his quick draw oblivion sword style to best utilize his new speed. He rushed at a Valkyrie and aimed his quick slash at her neck but she raised her shield which bore a symbol of a dragon on it. She barely managed to block the attack and was pushed back by the attack.
The nemesis girl were having a hard time dealing with the curlys as they were both sword masters the deciding factor came down to strength and speed which the curlys had more of. A curly rushed forward, slashing and destroying anything in her path, and managed to kill 2 of the nemesis girls. She continued to advance forward, only stopping to rapidly stab with the swords she wielded in each of her four hands. When the curly's rush ended the 3 nemeses stabbed her through the chest as she bled she grabbed onto one of the invisible girls and crushed her bare-handed. Of the 13 nemesis girls, only 9 remained and no Curly had died yet.
Zero was having a hard time also with the valkyries as they were not only skilled with their lances but were also casting light spells. They used light magic that fired a straight beam of light in front of them which would be easy to dodge if not for the fact that 8 beams were being fired. He had to fight 2 valkyries while still dealing with the beams as time went on the valkyries adapted to his fighting style. As he was dodging a lance strike he suddenly felt a rush of mind-numbing pain flood his mind and plummeted to the ground. Zero looked at his wings and saw that half of his left-wing had been burned off by a beam of light.
As he was getting up he spotted a strange sight. He saw a rabbit in a coat with a cloak in its paws as it came straight out of Alice in Wonderland. His instincts screamed at him that this creature was dangerous so he remained on guard. As he ordered an appraisal the rabbit-like creature raised its clock and everything began to slow down before coming to a complete stop.
RACE: CHRONOMAGE
SOUL: PARADOX SOUL
SOUL RANK: C-
LEVEL: 10
ATTRIBUTES: TIME
STRENGTH: 70
SPEED: 50
MAGIC ENERGY: 60,000
VITALITY: 100
SKILLS: TEMPORAL MANIPULATION, SPATIAL MANIPULATION, TEMPORAL COGNITION
Zero blacked out and awoke in a different room than the one that he had been in. He noticed that there were no monsters in this room. The valkyries, curlys, and the nemesis girls had not been sent here along with him.
'System what happened' asked Zero
DUE TO ABILITIES RECORDED IN CHRONO MAGES APPRAISAL, THE HOST HAS LIKELY BEEN TELEPORTED THROUGH TIME AND SPACE TO AN UNKNOWN POINT IN TIME
THERE ALSO EXIST THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS IS A PARALLEL WORLD
'Can I use my World Traveler skill to return?' asked Zero
YES BUT IT IS ADVISED THAT THE HOST TRAVEL TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION IN CASE THE CHRONO MAGE STILL LURKS IN THE AREA TO AVOID BEING DISPLACED IN TIME AND SPACE AGAIN
WARNING IF THIS IS THE PAST OF THE CURRENT WORLD THAT THE HOST WAS DISPLACED FROM IT IS ADVISED TO AVOID MEDDLING WITH THE TIMELINE
He looked around his surroundings to get a bearing of where he was since it still looked like that he was within the castle. He noticed nothing in the room and saw a door having no other options he opened the door. Going through the door he came across an elegant pale woman with crimson red lips, icy blue eyes, and long straight white hair nailed to a beautifully designed cross. She was wearing a black and crimson red ombre dress. She looked weak as blood dripped from her hands and feet.
"Who are you?" asked the woman
"Just an average vampire. Who are you?" asked Zero
"If you're a vampire you must help me. I am Carmilla a general of Dracula's army." said the woman
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you Lady Carmilla. Might I ask why a general of Dracula's army is here?" asked the suspicious Zero
"I was trapped here by the traitorous Isaac a forge master who betrayed Dracula." said Carmilla
'Isaac if my memory serves me right is the antagonist of a different Castlevania game that takes place in the past after Dracula's first death. This means I am in the past rather than a parallel world.' thought Zero
"Lady Carmilla I will free you if you answer some of my questions. Starting with what year is it?" asked Zero
"1478" answered the confused Carmilla