Ultima Blood - Aaron's Year

Will You Be Here For Me?

Third Person
Altea was in her room with a bucket of water, and a medical kit. Her shirt was off and she took off her bra to clean the wounds. Then she took out bandages and started wrapping her right arm. She threw the bloody bandages down and grabbed the next roll, and tied it around her left arm. She then threw those bloody bandages down as the blue water started turning red.
Next her waist and chest were bandaged and the water was swirling red, and bloody bandages littered the floor beside it. Altea grabbed a bra, and a shirt.

Altea then looked into the mirror her red eyes staring back at her. A large amount of scars were still Visible, but half her torso was wrapped in bandages. Altea gazed into her own eyes through the mirror.
Flashback
A younger version of Altea and Aaron were chatting in Aaron's room. Altea then pulled out a bandanna.
"Here Aaron, this is yours. I kept it longer than I should've." She spoke.
"You keep it." Aaron said grabbed her hand.
"Huh?"
"I want you to keep it for camp." Aaron said.
He then pulled out a necklace with a red ring looked through.
"You've given me something to remember you. I dont want you to forget me" Aaron said
Altea hugged her brother tightly.
"I could never forget you." She said.
Flashback end
Altea looked down and turned to her bag. She walked over and found the same bandanna.
"I'll never forget." She said.
She took the bandanna and tied it around her blood red eyes.
Altea then walked to the door and opened them. Garroth wad pacing outside the door and stopped as he noticed Altea standing there.
"How are your wounds? Are you okay?" He asked.
"I'm fine Garroth." Altea spoke, "I just needed to make sure I was patched up before we head out."
"Uh? UH!" She grunted and then she fell to the wall. Altea grabbed it and looked down.
"Altea?!" Garroth said
Will you always be here for me? Aarons voice spoke in her head.
"Altea? Altea!" Garroth panicked.
"I'm fine Garroth." Altea said standing up and looking back at the boy.
"No your not." Garroth said frowning, "How are you even alive?! I saw what Aaron did to you."
"That wasn't Aaron! He would never do that!" Altea defended quickly.
"Altea.." Garroth sighed.
"Aaron was the first person who treated me normally! He was the only person who would let me have half the life I wouldn't get!" Altea said, "he saw me more than I was! And more than I ever will be.."
"He saved me back then! From feeling lost, and forgotten! Everyone!" Altea yelled, "I WONT LET EIN TAKE THEM FROM ME! They saved me from him once before! Now it's my turn to repay the debt."
"Are we even going to be able to save them?" Garroth asked sadly.
"We will. I won't rest till everyone's safe." Altea growled.
"You haven't strenght! Alright!" Garroth smiled, "what's the plan!"
Altea sighed slightly.
"Our main problem is Lucinda." She pointed out, as the flashback of Lucinda using her magic cane to her mind.
"Right..Lucinda." Garroth said, "there's no way we can get to Ein with her under his control."
"We need to find a way to break the potion on Lucinda." Altea agreed, "as long as she's under his control, we don't stand a chance getting to any of them."
"Right. So we need to-"
A loud high pitched scream cut Garroth off. Both friends looked around and then back at each other.
"That sounded like-"
"KIM!" Garroth cut her off, "KIM WHERE ARE YOU!?"
Another scream filled there ears and Altea ran a little bit last Garroth and faved the stairs.
"It's coming from this way! Come on!" She said and ran down.
They ran down the stairs and through the room and then into the dinning hall.
Kim was floating facing a ghost.
"What's going on?" Garroth said quickly, "Kim!?"
Garroth ran forward but the ghost turned her head. Then she used her other....um..half hand thing..and Garroth flew back towards Altea, and fell.
"Garroth!" Altea yelled.
"NOW ANSWER ME!" The ghost spoke, "WHERE IS HE!?"
"Uhhh" Garroth groaned, "Where is who?"
"Zane!" Kim answered, "bring her Zane!"
"That's impossible! Zane isn't even here!" Altea said loudly, "He's in danger!"
The ghost gasped and dropped Kim.
Altea and Garroth ran to the girl, and then looked at the ghost.
"Y-Y-You said Zane was in danger!?!" Ghost said in shock.
"Yes! Now please leave Kim alone!" Garroth said quickly.
"YOU WILL TELL ME WHERE MY LOVE IS!" Ghost yelled, "OR SO HELP ME!"
"We can't help you!" Altea yelled annoyed, "ZANE ISNT WITH US!"
"W-What did you say!" Ghost asked
"I do not know what you are..." Altea said her voice rising in volume and rage, "But I do not have time to deal with you!!!"
"Where is my Zane!?!" Ghost asked, " I do not sense him in my house!"
"A terrible man used a potion on Zane to make him his slave.." Altea growled, "Forever!"
"N-No way..!" Kim gasped
"For-Forever?" Ghost asked soundly like she was about to wail in tears.
"Unless we can find a way to reverse it." Altea said.
"You- He-" Ghost started and then started taking shaky breaths, "this can't be! Don't you understand how much he means to me!"
"Wait! You said forever! You must mean.." ghost said, "a forever potion!?"
"What do you know!?!" Altea asked loudly.
"There have been people visiting this lodge. People who sought the Emeralds in the mountain to make potions." Ghost said
"Help is Please!" Altea begged, "were trying to get out friends back!"
Ghost didn't answer. Instead she looked at Altea and then down at the floor.
"Please!" Garroth pleaded, "anything to help my baby brother Zane! Our friends!"
"If you can save my Zane." Ghost said.
Then she disappeared.
"It's gone." Altea said with no emotion.
"Kim! What happened?" Garroth asked turning to the girl still seated on the floor.
"That ghost. It just wats Zane. All it cares about is Zane." Kim said, "Maybe I can help her."
"Here." Ghosts voice rang and three emeralds were dropped infront of the three friends.
"Emeralds.." Altea breathed.
"They were left here years ago." Ghost said reappearing, "they sparkle with energy. I have no use for them. Just please..Save my Zane."
"We can't." Garroth said, "we have no idea how to reverse the effects of the potion!"
"Do You know someone who does?" Ghost asked.
"No. We don't anything about these potions. The only person ever coming close was Lucinda," Altea said, "But shell never tell us now."
"Take me to her." Ghost said.
"What" Garroth and Altea said.
"I will help you. I have the ability to posses people." Ghost said.
"You think!" Kim snapped.
"I cannot leave this house in my own. However if I had a host then I could get to her." Ghost informed, "there I could control her and help you get this Lucinda back."
"Fine." Altea said, "ill be your host as long as you can help us. I need to save them. I need to save Aaron."
"I-"
"No, Altea," Kim cut her off, "I'll be your host."
The girl stood up and Ghost gasped, as Garroth said her name.
"If Everyone is danger like you say," Kim said, "then let me help."
"Kim. You don't-" Altea started but was cut off by the other girl.
"I'm used to her. I can act as her host!" Kim said, "Please! Help my friends!"
"Hmm." Ghost said and then flew forward and into Kim.
"Oh! She let me take fffuuulll control!" Kim said strangely.
"Kimmy!?" Garroth said.
"Are you sure you can help us?" Altea asked ghost/Kim.
"I wouldn't lie when it comes to Zane." Kim/ghost answers, "now! Tell me the plan!"
"Lucinda's the most powerful under Ein's control. She's a powerful witch with magic." Altea explained, "are you sure you can posses her."
Ghost/Kim giggled, "it depends on her will power. If she's a witch I'm not sure how this will play out. Then this could be much more difficult than I imagined. But I'm willing to try."
"But where are we going to find Lucinda?" Garroth said.
"Leave that to me!" Altea said.
The girl then walked out and stood in the doorway facing the front room. She then took a deep sniff.
Garroth and Ghost watched from behind staring at her.
"What is she doing" Ghost asked.
"I'm..I'm not sure." Garroth admitted.
Altea sniffed twice and then her mouth curled into a snarl
"She's been here." Altea growled.
"Altea?" Garroth calmed from behind.
Altea turned to the other two.
"Follow me!" She said and then started walking away.
Garroth followed after, and Ghost followed after him. Altea led them up the stairs and into the room with the secret passage.
Altea stopped staring at it. A concrete wall was blocking the once, dark tunnel.
"Here?" Garroth asked confused.
"Lucinda's scent." Altea said, "it's faint but it's here. It's behind this wall."
"It's cemented Shut. I could try to break through it but.." Garroth started.
"Leva that to me." Ghost said and raised her..(err Kim's..) arm.
The wall then vanished and the tunnel was revealed.
"What the?" Garroth said
"That was my doing. I didn't want you guys took take Zane away from me.." Ghost explained, "but somehow he managed to escape.."
"Let's go!" Altea said quickly, "we've wasted way to much time already!"
Then she headed into the tunnel. Garroth and Ghost nodded to each other and chased after her.
Altea ran down the twisted tunnel the other two following behind her.
Lucinda was at the potions room set up at the desk. She was mixing and smashing ingredients. She was making another potion.
Altea entered the room but crouched begins some crates. Garroth did the same behind a few others with Ghost.
"Lucinda." Garroth says, "what is she doing?"
"She's creating potions." Ghost said as Garroth turned to her.
"More forever potions?" Garroth asked.
"No. It looks like a whole slew of potions. Various ones. From what I see." Ghost said.
"From what I see forever potions have a specific look. Plus you need Emeralds and those are super rare." Kim said.
Lucinda was unaware of there presence and was still making away at the desk.
"I'm on it!" Ghost said and then left Kim's body making the girl pant heavily.
Ghost floated behind Lucinda who was still unaware.
"Alright. Just a dash of firefly dust, and some broken rat tail." Lucinda spoke to herself, "brother will be so pleased with this potion."
"HIA YA!!" Ghost yelled.
Lucinda whipped around and gasped shocked and scared.
"w-w-What!?! It it is it is!" Lucinda panicked.
"Ahahahhaha! Your mine!" Ghost laughed.
"N-No!" Lucinda screamed as Ghost flew into her.