The Resident Eviloves : Connections (Lady Dimitrescu - Resident Evil)

Chapter 12 - The Village's Girl

_"Hey... hey, Sleeping Beauty, wake up..."

That voice was enough to pull Emily out of her not-so-restorative sleep, and she tiredly opened her eyes to see Heisenberg standing in front of her and gently shaking her shoulder. Looking around, she remembered where they were. In one of the waiting rooms at the Toronto airport, on these seats rather uncomfortable and not made to sleep there.

_"They just announced our plane, we have to go. Take your suitcase." Heisenberg added.

_"I know. And also, stop with your nicknames, ok? My name is Emily." replied the young woman, rubbing her eyes and getting up, taking her father's sealed suitcase.

_"My apologies, princess. I didn't mean to offend you." Karl chuckled softly, causing Emily to huff and roll her eyes.

Walking side by side amid the throngs of people, tourists and locals alike, all waiting for their various planes, Karl and Emily headed unnoticed toward the boarding area of the flight heading for Romania, country as close as possible to the village of the lords. Dressed in a black hooded jacket, Emily was a little nervous but did everything to hide it and not look suspicious. At least the seizures related to her power had faded and she had managed to get used to this new feeling a little. Heisenberg was rather serene, but still showed a certain annoyance at not being allowed to smoke in the airport. They were able to pass the security checks but due to the metal that made up part of his body, Heisenberg had to invent the excuse that he had a prosthesis when his body rang the metal detector. And luckily for Emily, nothing was detected in her suitcase. His father had surely foreseen this scenario and took precautions. The duo crossed the aisle leading to the plane leaving for Romania and settled into the back seats, only having to wait for the time of departure while the hostesses greeted the other passengers boarding one by one. on board. Emily was still rubbing her hands a little nervously as she sat next to the porthole and looked out briefly, a fine rain having begun to fall. Sitting next to her, Karl remained calm but nonetheless on guard, watching each arriving passenger almost as if expecting an ambush from the men searching for them.

_"Tell me more." Emily asked then, breaking the silence that had settled between them for long minutes.

_"About what?" said Heisenberg looking at her.

_"These Lords, of which you yourself are a part." Emily added with an insistent look.

Karl sighed at first, not wanting to talk about it but knew she wouldn't give up as long as he was talking. He first checked that no one could hear and spoke as quietly as possible, not wanting to draw attention to them.

_"In the past, the valley and the village were ruled by the first five lords: Berengario, Cesare, Gugliemo, Nichola and Ivar. They were the founders of our houses: Heisenberg, Dimitrescu, Beneviento, Moreau and Derune. These five lords had discovered a power in a cave under the village: the Megamycete. Aware of the danger it represented, they sealed it in order to protect their people, but also the world. But over the generations, the Megamycete became a mere myth and the mission of the lords was lost in the oblivion, and little by little, the Megamycete freed itself from its prison and fed on the inhabitants of the village, leaving only desolation and death in its path..."

Emily listened without missing a word and almost felt like she was hearing a legend worthy of one only read in great fantasy books, only this time it was in the real world. Karl continued his explanation, his gaze and voice darkening as he progressed through the story.

_"Then one day, this damn power was discovered by this woman, Miranda, who saw in this thing the way to bring her daughter back to life. But the Megamycete saw in Miranda only a new pawn which he could use in order to to spread her influence over the world. Miranda, driven by her madness, allowed herself to be infected, convinced that by acquiring more power she would achieve her ends. But she knew that she lacked one thing: the blood of the lords. Thus, she found the descendants of the five lords: Moi, Alcina Dimitrescu, Donna Beneviento, Salvatore Moreau and Alice Derune. Miranda infected us with this damn parasite, turning us into monsters and making us her lieutenants. The others seemed won over to her cause, but I... she hadn't succeeded in completely indoctrinating me, and little by little, I knew what she had done to me, and I could never forgive her. I wasn't the only one... Over time, Alice Derune managed to guess Miranda's true motivation, and chose to flee, leaving us behind. Alice's disappearance was however a blow for Miranda, because she needed the blood of all the descendants in order to carry out her plan... Until the day when another Derune arrived in the village..."