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Chapter 4: Sypha Belnades and Meilė's Promise

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“Isn’t there a head man in Gresit you could go to?” Ramybė asked. The Elder shook his head.

“He died in the first horde attack. Our searches have been unsuccessful.” The Elder said. Arn looked at the two, not noticing that the other was gone. He thought nothing of it, assuming that she had gone outside to get some fresh air.

“So, what are your plans?” He asked. Ramybė shrugged.

“Find some more food, find some drink, watch this idiot get drunk,”

“I take offence to that.” Trevor said, not looking at the older twin.

“That was the point,” she said. “Eat some food, move on.” She said. The Elder frowned.

“That’s it?” He asked. Trevor shrugged.

“Maybe find a tall tree, sit in it with Meilė and Ramybė, watch the show before we move on, all the good little people dying horribly, all that.” Trevor said. The Elder frowned.

“You two feel no compassion?” He asked. Ramybė looked at him, frowning.

“This is what the church wanted. The Belmonts and the Gelbėtojais were the only people who could’ve fought Dracula and his army, but they didn’t want us.” She said. Trevor looked down.

“They wanted to fight the darkness on their own terms, good luck to them.” He said.

“But the ordinary people of Wallachia, they didn’t get the choice.” The Elder said. Ramybė turned away.

“For evil bastards to win power, all ordinary people have to do is stand aside and keep quiet.” She said.

“There’s always a choice.” Trevor finished. The Elder sighed.

“Well, find a good tall tree. You can watch us die, too.” The Elder said. Suddenly, Ramybė gasped and clutched at her heart. Trevor’s eyes widened.

“Ramybė!” He caught her before her knees buckled. “Ramybė, what’s the matter?” He asked. Ramybė looked at him.

“Meilė, somethings happened to her. I don’t know what, but it’s not good.” She said. The twins had an extremely strong spiritual connection. The connection allowed them to feel what ever the other was feeling if they were far away from each other. Sadness, happiness, anger, and pain. However, the feeling only lasted for a second before disappearing.

“It’s his grandchild.” Arn suddenly said. Ramybė looked at the man as Trevor helped her straighten up. The Elder looked at him.

“Arn!” He reprimanded. Arn shook his head.

“I don’t care! It’s the elder’s grandchild down there. We can’t even bury them. It’s not our way to just leave our dead unattended to!” Arn argued. Both Ramybė and Trevor’s eyes widened. This is why they refused to leave. The Elder frowned.

“We stay for the people of Gresit.” He said. Arn nodded, looked down at the Elder.

“Yes, we do. But we also stay because we hope.” Arn said.

“So, you’re staying to die with the good people of Gresit, not just because it’s a good thing to do, but because you don’t have your grandchild’s body?” Trevor asked, sounding astonished.

“If you want to put it that way.” The Elder said. Trevor sighed. Ramybė looked a the Elder.

“If Trevor and I go and recover your kid’s body, as well as rescue my sister, will you please leave?” She asked. Trevor looked at the Speakers.

“Wait outside the city. Give your aid to the survivors when the night horde finally just rips through this place.” Trevor said. Arn frowned.

“Why would you do that?” He asked. Ramybė turned and faced the unlit fireplace.

“They’re going to come for you soon,” she said. Trevor and the Speakers looked at her. “The good people.” She turned and faced them. “It’s gonna be a pogrom.” She said. Trevor walked over and stood next to her.

“Ramybė’s right. They were talking about it in the marketplace this morning.” Arn frowned.

“I don’t think you answered my question.” Arn said. Trevor walked up to him.

“Ramybė, Meilė and I know what it’s like to be persecuted by your own country for the accident of your birth. Meilė means the world to me. I am not going to leave her alone in those damn catacombs.” Trevor said. Ramybė placed her hand on Trevor’s shoulder, silently telling him to calm down.

“If Trevor and I find your grandchild, will you leave this city before nightfall?” She asked, looking at the Elder. The Elder sighed.

“If that is the condition of your recovering, then yes.” The Elder said. Trevor and Ramybė turned, facing the door.

“We’re leaving now.” Ramybė said. Trevor turned and looked at the Speakers.

“Don’t go walkabouts looking for people to give support to. Stay right here.” Trevor commanded before turning.

“Belmont. Gelbėtojai,” the two froze, listening to what the Elder had to say. “It is not dying that frightens us. It’s living without ever having done our best.” The Elder said. Trevor opened the door.

“I don’t care.” He whispered. Ramybė sighed and looked back at the Speakers.

“We’ll be back soon.” She said, closing the door.

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The wind whistled as the two ex-monster hunters made their way across the town of Gresit to the opening of the catacombs.

“Ramybė, can you still feel Meilė’s spiritual energy?” Trevor asked her. Ramybė stopped walking for a moment and closed her eyes, concentrating.

“Yes. It’s faint, but it’s still there.” She said. Trevor nodded.

“Good.” He said. The made their way up to what looked like the statue of a person and a snake. Ramybė narrowed her eyes. She moved to the side a little and smirked.

“Hmm. There,” she said, pointing to an opening between the snake. Trevor smiled.

“Good eye.” He said. They walked closer to the snake. Ramybė bent her knees and lifted up with her arms, creating a sort of platform of earth for the two to stand on. Moving her arms up, the platform raised and stopped right at the entrance. Trevor hopped off first and grabbed Ramybė’s hand, helping her across. “Have I told you how awesome it is that you have powers?” Trevor asked. Ramybė smiled.

“You could mention it more often.” She said. Trevor chuckled. Ramybė turned to the platform. She stomped on the ground and pushed her arms down. The platform sunk into the ground again. Trevor looked at her and cocked an eyebrow. She looked at him and shrugged. “What? Don’t want people following us up here.” She said. Trevor nodded.

“Right, but, how are we going to get down?” He asked. Ramybė started to walk forward.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” She said. They walked further in and saw some torches. Trevor walked forward and picked up a torch. He sniffed at it.

“Hmm,” he turned to Ramybė. “Does this smell like fresh oil to you?” He asked. He held it out for her to sniff it. Ramybė did so. She nodded.

“Yup. Fresh oil,” she confirmed. Trevor looked at her. He held the torch out.

“Will you do the honors?” He asked. Ramybė smiled.

“Gladly,” she stood back a little. Trevor held the torch a little ways in front of him, keeping it away from his body. Ramybė took a breath in. Pointing with her index and middle finger, she thrust forward with her arm. A small flame shot forward and lit the torch. Trevor started to walk forward, Ramybė following.

“Anybody home?” He shouted. Ramybė rolled her eyes.

“Do you really think a person would respond if you asked if they were home?” She asked. Trevor looked at her and shrugged.

“What? Just wanting to make sure.” He said. A hallow clang caught their attention. Ramybė frowned and walked over to a golden pipe. She placed her hand against it.

“Warm. That’s weird.” She said. Trevor and Ramybė continued forward. A faint rustling caused Ramybė to draw her sword and Trevor his short sword.

“We can hear you. We’re armed, and a lot less happy than you are so you want to stay well out of our way.” Trevor said. All of the sudden, the ground beneath the two collapsed.

“Whoa! Oh!” The two landed on their feet. Trevor looked up and smirked.

“Ha! Reflexes like a cat.” He said. As if the universe wanted to prove them wrong, the floor broke open again.

“Must you always jinx things?!” Ramybė shouted as they fell again. They landed on a pile of rubble. The two groaned in pain. Ramybė looked up as lights flickered and turned on. She gasped as she saw the statue of a Speaker and the statue of her sister.

“Meilė!” She shouted. She scrambled to get up, and rushed to the statue. Ramybė placed her hands on the sides of the statue’s face. Trevor walked up to the statue of the Speaker. He knocked his dagger against it.

“Either someone left a statue of a Speaker down here, or,” his sentence was cut off when loud footsteps filled the empty catacombs. Ramybė gasped and whirled around.

“Cyclops!” She shouted. The two dodged as the Cyclops opened its eye. Purple light shot through. The two hid behind pillars.

“Stone-eye cyclops.” Trevor said. Ramybė nodded.

“Yup. Right out of the family bestiary.” She said. The cyclops shot at the two again and they dodged it.

“God shits in our dinner once again.” Trevor said. Ramybė frowned.

“Trevor, stop complaining about God shitting in our dinner and try to kill this damn thing!” She shouted. Ramybė shot fire at it. The fire didn’t affect it at all. Using his whip and his dagger, Trevor moved the whip so that the dagger stabbed the cyclops’ chest.

“Come on. Come on! You’re dead! Stop and notice you’re dead.” Trevor shouted. Ramybė rolled her eyes, running in front of him.

“Idiot! The only way to kill a Stone-Eye Cyclops,” she jumped and flipped midair. Thrusting her hand backwards, a spike of earth shot through and stabbed the cyclops in the eye. “Is to hit its eye.” She said. The cyclops fell to the ground, blood oozing from its eye. Ramybė landed on the ground, the spike sunk into the cobblestone, becoming one with the floor once again. Now that the cyclops was dead, all of the victims that had been turned to stone, were now reverting back to their original forms. Including the statues of Meilė and the Speaker. Trevor rushed over to Meilė. Ramybė rushed over to the Speaker. She caught the Speaker in her arms. Trevor caught Meilė in his arms. He waited for her to wake up, but she didn’t move. Trevor gently shook her.

“Meilė?” He shook her again. “Meilė!” He turned and looked at Ramybė. “Ramybė, Meilė isn’t waking up!” He shouted. Ramybė rubbed the back of the Speaker as she vomited. Hearing what Trevor said, Ramybė gasped and ran over. Trevor gently set Meilė on the ground. He gently cupped her cheek. Ramybė looked at him as she knelt next to her sister.

“She’s still breathing, right?” She asked. Trevor nodded.

“Yeah. She’s still breathing.” He said. Ramybė nodded. She placed one hand on Meilė’s chest and one on her forehead. Ramybė closed her eyes and concentrated. When she opened them, her eyes were glowing white. After a few moments, Ramybė’s eyes returned to their normal light brown color. Ramybė cupped Meilė’s cheeks. Meilė’s eyes opened and glowed white. She then gasped and started coughing. Both Trevor and Ramybė sighed in relief. Meilė slowly opened her eyes and saw her best friend and her sister.

“Trevor? Ramybė?” She asked quietly. Trevor chuckled and pulled her into a hug, gently caressing the back of Meilė’s head. When they pulled away, Trevor helped her sit up. He looked at the Speaker, noticing that the Speaker was a female. Her hair was cropped short and strawberry blonde.

“Granddaughter, then,” he muttered. He helped Meilė stand up. Ramybė rushed over and pulled her sister into a hug. Trevor rubbed the back of his head, now looking at the Speaker. “Ah. I wish Speakers wouldn’t do that.” He said. The Speaker frowned.

“What?” She asked.

“Dress the girls like boys.” Trevor said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

“It’s safer when we travel.” The Speaker explained. Meilė looked from the Speaker to her best friend and sister.

“What happened?” Meilė asked, looking at her sister.

“Both you and the Speaker walked into a stone-eye cyclops.” Ramybė said, gesturing to the now dead thing. Meilė's eyes widened.

“Turns you to stone with its eyeball and feeds on your terror while you’re trapped in your own body.” Trevor said. Meilė shivered with fright, causing Ramybė wrap her arms around her sister’s shoulders in comfort. The Speaker frowned.

“Did…did you two climb on me?” She asked. Ramybė shook her head.

“Nope. But he did.” She said, pointing at Trevor. Trevor crossed his arms and nodded, not even bothering to hide the fact. The Speaker frowned.

“That was rude.” She said. She looked at the three who were in the catacombs with her. “Who are you three, anyway?” She asked.

“We met your grandfather,” Trevor said, not answering the Speaker’s question. “He wouldn’t leave the city until he had your body.” Trevor said. Ramybė jutted her thumb at him.

“We came down to recover your remains so the Speakers would go to safety. And to get my idiot sister out of danger.” Ramybė frowned, looking at Meilė. Meilė crossed her arms.

“I had it covered.” She said. Ramybė scoffed.

“Yeah, if you call being turned to stone and scaring the shit out of your twin sister and your best friend having it covered, then you did a splendid job, Sister.” Ramybė said, sarcasm in her voice. The Speaker frowned.

“But the Sleeping Warrior is still down here.” She said. Trevor shook his head.

“There is no Sleeping Warrior,” he gestured to the dead monster. “Just a cyclops waiting for people stupid enough to go looking. And someone kind enough, like Meilė, who go looking for people who disappear. It’s a trap for gullible Speakers. You’re not popular around here.” Trevor said. The Speaker frowned.

“The Old Wisdom says the tomb is guarded…”

“Yeah, yeah. Come on. Time to go home.” Trevor said, interrupting her. Ramybė looked at the Speaker.

“Your people think you’re dead. The least you can do is set that old man’s mind to rest.” She said. The Speaker looked shocked.

“He thinks I’m dead?” She asked. Ramybė nodded, placing her hand on her hip.

“He wasn’t much wrong. Killing a cyclops is the only way to restore a victim.” Meilė said. Ramybė looked at her sister.

“Oh, and I can see you managed to kill it.” She didn’t want to be mean to her sister, but she nearly lost her. Meilė was the only family Ramybė had left. Their parents were dead, their people were dead. The twins had to stick together now.

“Ramybė, you know that I can't control my powers as well as you do! Despite all the years of training, your control over your powers comes more easily to you than it does me.” Meilė argued. Trevor sighed, looking at the twins.

“Can we please save the sibling argument for when we’re not in the catacombs?” He asked. The twins sighed and nodded. Trevor looked back at the Speaker.

“In agreeing with what Meilė said, I didn’t think Ramybė and I would manage it. The whole killing the Cyclops thing.” Trevor said. The Speaker frowned.

“Who are you three?” She asked again. Trevor looked down.

“Trevor Belmont.” He said. The Speaker looked at the twins. Ramybė took Meilė's hand.

“My name is Ramybė Gelbėtojai.” She said. Meilė placed her free hand on her chest.

“And my name is Meilė Gelbėtojai.” She said. The Speaker didn’t look too impressed.

“But the Belmonts and the Gelbėtojais fight monsters.” She said.

“We’re out of practice. Let’s show you to your grandfather, and then you can come down here and get killed again. Deal?” He asked. Meilė looked at him in shock.

“Trevor!” She shouted. Trevor looked at her.

“What?” He asked innocently. Meilė shook her head at her best friend's choice of words.

“Very well,” the Speaker said, slightly shocking Meilė. The Speaker placed her hand on her chest. “I’m Sypha Belnades.” She introduced.

“I don’t care.” Trevor whispered. He had already begun to walk towards the exit of the catacombs. Meilė sighed and shook her head. She smiled at her sister and rushed to catch up to him.

“You scared the shit out of me and your sister.” Trevor said, not looking at her. Meilė frowned.

“Trevor, both you and Ramybė know that I’m not the kind of person to leave someone. I have to go and help.” She said. Trevor stopped walking and looked at her.

“Meilė, you almost died! You could have died if Ramybė and I hadn’t come for you! I almost lost you.” He said. Meilė’s eyes widened at her best friend’s words. Trevor sighed and pulled her into a hug. Meilė hugged back.

“I’m sorry I scared you, Trevor. I promise I’ll never do it again.” She said.

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