Cursed To Be Vistani

Strahd

Rahadin turned and looked and froze

Sergei turned to see

Elvira looked unimpressed at Leran

Strahd was leaning against the door frame. He looked the same he had as Sergei remembered him except his ears were more pointed and less human and his skin was very pale "I missed you Sergei"  he said honestly

Rahadin could only stare at him. He was speechless and overwhelmed. He'd been so depressed thinking strahd was gone for good.

Sergei frowned. He looked confused again. “You said he was dead.” As soon as he said the word ‘dead’ though his eyes widened and he held his head as memories flooded him. He let out a sound of pain

Strahd let him be and waited

"But it used to be always cloudy here. Like it was never sunny, ever. And after strahd died it was always sunny" Leran tried to explain

Sergei was left gasping for breath from the intensity of the pain. “You...y-you killed me.” He sounded astonished

Elvira frowned. That didn’t bode well. She walked with him “why?”

Cuz he's a vampire and they don't like the sun" Leran said

Strahd nodded "I did." He considered his brother for a moment. "Rahadin what have you been doing while I was away? You really let the castle go to waste... Leave us for now" strahd told Rahadin.

Rahadin slowly got up and left closing the door behind himself.

Strahd looked at Sergei "... I " he had such a massive ego this was difficult to say. "Regret my actions."He was trying to say sorry for killing you, looking back it wasn't such a good idea. But he'd often wondered what if Sergei had still been alive and in his heart he privatly missed his brother.

“Hmmm...” Elvira and Leran started to get closer and she saw Strahd’s back and didn’t recognize it. She set a hand on her sword, ready to draw it if needed. She paused when Rahadin came out and closed the door. “Whos’ that?”

Sergei looked at him. “Why? Why would you kill me?” He looked betrayed, hurt, and honestly a little scared. His own brother had killed him.

Strahd knelt down and put his hand on Sergei's head stroking his hair "shh, I won't do it again. I promise. I'll get far too bored without you around" He tried to sooth him.

Sergei pulled away a little. His hands shook again “what happened to Tatyana?”He was afraid of Strahd now. He’d killed him once before. What if he did it again?...

She flung herself off of a cliff"

Sergei looked pained at that, but then tried to hide it “Why?”He knew she wouldn’t have done that without reason

I want- I love her. She loves her youth so much that she prefers you over me. So I did this to myself so she and I could be immortalized forever.... She didn't take it very well" Strahd didn't know what love was. He thought conquering and obtaining her is what he had to do to be happy. He saw how happy she and his brother were and it made him jealous

“You killed me because of her.” He said slowly “and she...she died because of you.” The pain in his eyes seemed to go right to his soul.

Strahd watched him "I know it must seem like a shock"
But I conqured this land, Im the king. You've never killed. You've never had to go through that. You're still a child in my eyes. I'm much more qualified. Tatyana needs a man. Not a boy"He was jealous

For the first time in his entire life, anger flashed across Sergei’s face. “ a shock?! You killed me. My own brother. The one I looked up to. The one I trusted. You killed me the day of my wedding. And then you killed the love of my life.” His hands shook badly, but this seemed more from anger.

He felt entitled. Strahd didn't really react much. "... It's natural ur angry" he stood up

Sergei snapped again “angry?! Your nothing but a selfish child who thinks he deserves everything. You deserve nothing.” His emotions overwhelmed him. He couldn’t stop this

Rahadin pushed leran and Elvira away "you 2 have caused enough trouble  for one day" he saw them approaching and wanted to get them away to give the Von Zarovich's space.

Elvira looked at him “excuse me?”

Strahd snorted "deserve nothing? I fought in war and almost died! While you did what?! Sat at mothers side and she spoiled you with her love and kept you as far away from the bloodshed as possible. So she could have a beautiful son untouched by war! "He was jealous. He was jealous that Sergei got all their mother's attention. Jealous of Sergei's innocence and youth that he'd lost.

Unless ur going to help me clean, leave " Rahadin suspiciously wanted to get rid of them

“I had no control over what mother did! Do you know how much I wishe do could have followed you?! Well now I see she was right. It would have only ruined me. Just like you. Made you into someone so petty and jealous that you’d kill your own brother!”

Elvira narrows her eyes “I’ll help clean.”

Strahd was trying so hard to control his anger. "I wanted what you had! "He erupted
"I didn't want to kill you!
I loved you, you were the only family I had left! "

Rahadin sighed. "Fine" he had them work on the kitchen and cleaning down there. It really needed some love

“If you truly meant that, you wouldn’t have killed me or Tatyana.” The fight seemed to go out of him and he shook his head, looking down. “Well you got your wish. You took everything from me.”

His arms were crossed. He was trying to control himself. He didn't want to hurt Sergei. He laughed misrably "I lost everything! Because of this curse I'll always come back. I can't die if I wanted to. And Tatyana refuses to be mine!! " he was angry.

Rahadin was very into cleaning. He kept correcting Leran.

Sergei laughed and shook his head “that’s STILL what you think about? After killing me? After all this? That’s all you want? Her?”

Elvira quietly slipped away and down the stairs

Strahd didn't know what love was. He had a twisted belief of what he thought it might be.

“Just take it. If you really want my life so badly, take it again. I don’t want it.” He meant kill him again

Elvira moved down to the room silently. She stayed back a bit, listening

Sergei looked beyond depressed. He looked almost.. empty

Strahd looked so angry. He grabbed Sergei and pulled him into a hug. He held him close to himself proctectively. "I regret doing that. I already told you" Maybe strahd wasn't completely all gone to his madness. Maybe if shown how to love properly Sergei could disolve Strahd's obsession with Tatyana

Sergei didn’t hug him back. He was stiff

Strahd was a mental mess

He pulled away. He didn’t punch or hit Strahd’s, just resisted. “I don’t forgive you.” He said quietly. That was VERY unlike Sergei
“Leave me Strahd.” He stood and walked to the window, unsteadily. He grabbed hold of the window seal, breathing heavily, trying not to pass out

"I can't have u go and throw yourself out of the window"
After all he'd done he'd resigned to believe he was the villian and this was merely how life was.

“If you don’t get out I will.” He sounded completely serious

If you kill yourself I'll bring you back as a vampire, or something " he threatened. He opened the door and left

Sergei was silent for several moments. And then quietly he cried. He slid to the floor and sobbed quietly into his hands