The Last Alavara | Castlevania

Alavara Temple

"They're my family"

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"Falael, can I ask you a question?" Sypha mumbled looking down at the stone path, as the four of them walk beside Falael.
Falael hummed in response. "How do you know magic? I mean, you seem the type to rely on weapons..." Sypha glanced at Falael nervously. This question caught the attention from both men, who were silently following. Falael huff pulling down her hood, and looking at Sypha from the corner of her eye. "I was born with them. My family had magic running threw their veins from the very beginning of time." She yawned looking straight forward. "Although, it's not a simple task to learn magic, or rather control them. Even though my family had magic running threw their veins for centuries. Most of the Alavara's didn't manage to wield magic." Sypha looked at Falael in aw'. "That's also the reason, why my ancestors where known for being hunters, and not magic users."

"Oh, well you look at that. We arrived." Falael announced to the trio.

The trio looked at the odd architecture in aw'. Before Sypha can ask questions, a rain drop had landed on her nose making her blink a bit. Falael looked up at the sky, seeing that the rays from the sun have been covered by dark clouds. Slowly drifting towards their direction. "We should hurry inside. Seems that there's going to be a storm." Falael announced towards the trio before speed walking towards the entrance.

She slowly opened the grand door. Making sure that her movements won't cause havoc to her surrounding. She let the three go in first before closing the entrance as gently as possible. The four of them looked around the area that they're in. A grand stair case at the front of the entrance, leading up to a space where it parts in three ways. Both sides leading up the next floor while the one in the middle leads to a hallway riddled with doors. Falael slowly stepped on the stairs, making sure that wood beneath her weren't faulty. She glided her hand across the railing, dust flying around by just a touch. She also realized that the inside of her home being filled by plants and wildlife. Some debris here and there, slowly being covered by nature. Although, the house seems to be in pristine shape, it doesn't stop her from worrying that the ceiling could fall on them in any second. One wrong move, and 'bam' gone. After the four of them went to explore the home they came back towards the entrance. "So the house is interesting and all, but aren't we supposed to be looking for information about the castle." Trevor spoke up, looking at Falael with a look. "Yes, and since you have mentioned about it. You know what, just follow me." Falael mused, walking towards the back of the house with the three following along. They stop in front of a painting of a dragon, and a man besides the dragon. Just by the painting the Dragon seems to radiate dominance, as if the dragon  was above anything and anyone in this world. The man besides the dragon as well have the same aura as the dragon. The man was holding what seems to be a necklaces. The painting didn't have much detail in it, but the necklace seems to be a --

"So is this where we are supposed to be" Trevor asked confused, and amazed by the painting. "Patience, and yes this is where we are supposed to be." Falael hummed and pressed on a spot that is on the corner of the frame. A whir of noises suddenly can be heard making the three panic a little. Suddenly the space on the floor next to them open, a spiraling staircase leading down. Falael starts walking towards the stairs, and looked over her shoulder. "C'mon we don't have all day."

The stairs led to a room filled with wine and other sorts of drinks.

As they reach towards the bottom, Trevor's eyes widen. His eyes sparkling with excitement, and cheeks slowly turning flush. "Can I -"

"No, Trevor you can't have one." Falael respond, not bothering to look at him. Trevor face immediately deflates, and let's out a sigh. Falael approaches to the shelves, and reach for one of the bottles. Instead of picking up the bottle she pushes it in. A clicking sound could be heard in the room, suddenly the shelves parts away leading deeper into the ground.

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"This is quite impressive Falael" Alucard slowed down to walk beside her. Falael only raised her eyebrow at his saying. Before she could respond she hears Sypha yelling out in frustration, "It's a dead end!!" She turns to face Falael an huffs, Falael only gives an amused look with a slight smirk. "So, what now. The pathway is blocked by bunch of rubbles, and there is no way for us to go threw without the ceiling caving in on us." Trevor grumbled. She only hummed before speaking up, "check again"

The three only gave her a weird look before turning towards the rubles. Sypha approaches the said rubbles, and grazes her hand along the boulders. She knitted her eyebrows in confusion, and looked back at Falael exasperated. "There's nothing out of the ordinary here. They're just some normal boulders that have caved in over time." Sypha mumbled, not understanding what she's suppose to see. Alucard gracefully walked up to the rubles, and like Sypha he grazes his hand over the rubbles. Only to realize that the rubbles where not real. They where only images of rubles, they look like one, but the texture is all wrong. "What is this?" Alucard questions, tearing his gaze off the rubles towards Falael.

"Imageries. As Alucard notice, they're not real just simple imageries to mess with the mind. Making anyone that does not know of this magic, believe that the ceiling had caved in. It's a precaution in case if any enemies manage to find this."
Falael walked up to the rubbles, and placed her hand on it. Chanting a foreign language under her breath - watching as the rubble slowly faded away into nothing.

"And we have arrived in our destination."

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