Chapter 3: Shadow Battles: Part 1

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After having defeated the party of Night Creatures traveling to Arges, the group was coming upon some old ruins of two homes. Meilė was sleeping, resting her head on Ramybė's shoulder. Her shoulders rose and fell with each breath. Trevor and Sypha were once again, sitting in front, Sypha holding the reins of the horses attached to the wagon. Trevor looked up from leaning against the seat. His eyes softened slightly.

"There." He said, looking at a dead and crooked tree. He turned his head and looked at Ramybė. "Ram," he said. Ramybė looked at him. She rose an eyebrow. He pointed at the tree. "There's our tree." He said. Ramybė looked over and she smiled softly. She then shook Meilė.

"Meilė. Sister, wake up." She said, still shaking Meilė. Meilė groaned and opened her eyes, rubbing them.

"Huh?" She hummed. Ramybė pointed to the tree.

"We're getting close." She said. Meilė smiled at the tree.

"We, Trevor, Ramybė and I used to play in that tree when we were younger," Meilė explained. Sypha and Alucard looked at the tree, watching it pass by. "That means we're nearly at the house." She said. Sypha glanced back at the twins then looked at Trevor.

"I can imagine Ramybė and Meilė playing, but you, not so much." Sypha said, making the twins smile slightly. Ramybė sighed, looking up at the covered roof of the wagon.

"It was everything to us, that tree. It was our house, our boat, our fort," she snickered. "One time, Trevor and Meilė made a fake sign that said, "No Older Siblings allowed." I wasn't allowed in that tree for a whole week until the two decided it was no fun without me and let me back in." She said, chuckling. Meilė rolled her eyes.

"We just felt bad for you." She said. Ramybė chuckled.

"Whatever you say, Sister." Ramybė said. Trevor looked back at the tree.

"Goodnight, tree." He said quietly. The cart was pulled further through the trees until reaching two, intricate looking fountains. Dust covered both of them and it was clear that no water had spilled forth from it for many years. Sypha pulled the horses to a stop. Ramybė, Meilė and Alucard got out of the back of the wagon, Sypha and Trevor getting out of the front. Meilė walked up to the second fountain.

"This, this was the fountain that I used when I trained with Mother." Meilė said. She placed her hand on it. She smiled slightly, remembering fondly practicing using the water-whip with her Mother. She took her hand away and brushed the dust off on her leggings. Ramybė let out a shaky sigh. There, before them all, stood the ruins of the Belmont and the Gelbėtojai Homes.

 Just by looking at the ruins, Sypha and Alucard imagined that the Homes had been large with multiple floors

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 Just by looking at the ruins, Sypha and Alucard imagined that the Homes had been large with multiple floors. Ramybė sighed and walked up to the same fountain.

"We haven't been here in years. To be honest, I almost forgot what it looks like." She said. Lighting torches, Ramybė having a small ball of flame in her hand, the five looked around the ruins of the homes.

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