In most ways, at least. He didn't want Sypha to be here when they had to do this, but- well, you can't have everything. He can't sacrifice the world for her. If she has to go with them- so be it. The castle responded to the blood. He knows it did. So she can just kill all of them - the three of them, along with every vampire in this place, and-
-she doesn't do that. Instead he feels a gust of wind at his back, keeping him clear of the gears just long enough for Alucard to grab him. And that's stupid. Infuriating. They're going to die anyway- ]
-Sypha! The castle- Put us into the sea!
[ Sypha looks horrified for only a moment as she realises what he's asking of her, and then she presses her lips into a thin, determined line and nods. The castle flickers again, for a moment everything feels impossibly light in the water-that-isn't-there.
Dracula had been lunging for Sypha, but he's forced to return to the device. He plants both hands against it, suddenly shaken in a way that he wasn't by there being a sword in his neck. The castle falls still again, disappointingly not full of water, but Dracula's fingers tremble with effort. Sypha trembles, too, her whole being focused upon trying to move the castle. It wouldn't be close, in a battle of magic against magic. Not even Sypha can compete with Dracula in that. But with her connection to the castle strengthened by the blood of Leon Belmont it's a stalemate between them. ]
[Alucard has Trevor slung over his shoulders like a sack of potatoes. It's the only way all three of them are going to be able to get out at this rate, because the battle plan is a mess and--
--shit.
Their stupid plan worked.
More than that, Dracula knows it worked. Alucard has seen fear reflected in his father's eyes too much of late, and oh, oh that moment just caused the tiny bits of Alucard's heart that have reconstructed themselves to shatter again. The thought about home, protection, and in Dracula's case, a life's work are shared and neither of them can dwell on it.
Alucard runs back to the alcove. He keeps his speed human because he must, but once Sypha's there, he can pick her up too. Run and never stop, run to the end of the Earth and then let the other two do whatever stupid plans they want.]
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In most ways, at least. He didn't want Sypha to be here when they had to do this, but- well, you can't have everything. He can't sacrifice the world for her. If she has to go with them- so be it. The castle responded to the blood. He knows it did. So she can just kill all of them - the three of them, along with every vampire in this place, and-
-she doesn't do that. Instead he feels a gust of wind at his back, keeping him clear of the gears just long enough for Alucard to grab him. And that's stupid. Infuriating. They're going to die anyway- ]
-Sypha! The castle- Put us into the sea!
[ Sypha looks horrified for only a moment as she realises what he's asking of her, and then she presses her lips into a thin, determined line and nods. The castle flickers again, for a moment everything feels impossibly light in the water-that-isn't-there.
Dracula had been lunging for Sypha, but he's forced to return to the device. He plants both hands against it, suddenly shaken in a way that he wasn't by there being a sword in his neck. The castle falls still again, disappointingly not full of water, but Dracula's fingers tremble with effort. Sypha trembles, too, her whole being focused upon trying to move the castle. It wouldn't be close, in a battle of magic against magic. Not even Sypha can compete with Dracula in that. But with her connection to the castle strengthened by the blood of Leon Belmont it's a stalemate between them. ]
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--shit.
Their stupid plan worked.
More than that, Dracula knows it worked. Alucard has seen fear reflected in his father's eyes too much of late, and oh, oh that moment just caused the tiny bits of Alucard's heart that have reconstructed themselves to shatter again. The thought about home, protection, and in Dracula's case, a life's work are shared and neither of them can dwell on it.
Alucard runs back to the alcove. He keeps his speed human because he must, but once Sypha's there, he can pick her up too. Run and never stop, run to the end of the Earth and then let the other two do whatever stupid plans they want.]
Come on! This way!