Chapter 11

- It's better that you talk now. - I said in Spanish standing up. - Do you really know what's going on here?

- Something like that. - The spanish answered.

- Don't come to me with games, Sera, tell the truth.

Leon stood up and to one side of Ashley, both looked attentively at the spaniard while Pamela lowered her gun.

- I'm a researcher hired by Saddler. He found out what I was up to. - He commented.

- Did you create Las Plagas? - Leon asked.

- No, but I've studied them. I created a machine to remove the parasite from the body. - By saying this a light of hope was kindled in me. - Look, I know you're carriers, except Pamela. Have you been coughing up blood?

- Yes. - Leon replied.

- And you? - He looked at Ashley and me.

- Yes. - We both answered in unison.

- Dammit! The eggs have hatched. We don't have much time. - Luis warned.

- So, could we die? - I asked.

- No, you can become one of them and be manipulated by Saddler, that's what he wants, after all you will no longer be you.

- What are we going to do? - Ashley asked.

- You all have to keep going, I know a drug that might work for you three. I'll get it and then I'll give it to you.

- If you're working for Saddler, why are you helping us? - I asked curious.

- I'm working with him to keep me alive, and I'm helping you because Saddler has gone crazy, after all, you ladies are very beautiful and sexy. - Luis answered.

- Ohh, that includes our agent, I suppose. - I said not to bother arguing about what he had said and he was a little surprised by my answer, I guess he wanted to barf.

- What? I am not a lady. - Leon interrupted and I gave a small mocking laugh.

- Whatever. I'm leaving you guys. - Luis said a little pissed.

- Let me go with you. - Ashley interrupted.

- No, you stay here with Leon. He is better with the ladies, I'm sure.

I turned to see Leon from head to toe, then I looked at Ashley and laughed.

- You're crazy, take to the squeaky that is unbearable. - I said in spanish.

- Let's just leave it at that. - He refused and turned his back on us. - It makes me feel better. - He said.

- Luis. - Leon called and the spanish turned to look at him. - Take it. - The blond threw an earphone. - We are in contact.

- It's okay. - Luis nodded grabbing the device and then walked away.

- Are we going to let it go? - Pamela asked me confused.

- Now that I know the truth, yes, but he will come back. - I answered and stared at Leon. - This will be the last time you stop me like that, blondie. - I pointed him with my finger.

- Sorry, I thought you could kill him. - Leon said. - By the way, you hit very hard.

- I know, but after all you're weak. - I gave him a half smile and he tensed.

Suddenly his mobile device rang and he went away to answer. Then I explained to my friend what we had talked with the spanish.

- But are you sure we can trust him? - Pamela asked.

- I guess not at all, I still have my doubts. - I replied.

- I've lost contact with Hunnigan. - Kennedy interrupted us.

- And what are we going to do? - I questioned him.

- Keep moving. - The agent answered and opened the huge door of the castle.

When I entered I admired the place, it was wide and with an architecture of the middle ages, we went further until we heard a childish laugh, it seemed terrifying but it caused me a bit of laughter as well.

Suddenly on a stage of the second floor three subjects appeared, of which one was of small stature, wore a very peculiar hat of the independent period, the other two companions were tall, wore red robes, covering their heads and we couldn't see their faces, in their clothes was impregnated the symbol of los iluminados, no doubt, these were part of that evil cult.

- I was starting to wonder when you might notice us. - The dwarf said in english raising his short arms.

- Who are you? - Leon asked.

- Me llamo Ramón Salazar, the eighth castilian of this magnificent architecture. I have been honored with the prodigious power from the great Lord Saddler. I've been expecting you, my brethrens. - He introduced himself with a very peculiar greeting from the middle ages.

- No thanks, bro. - Kennedy said sarcastically.

- My, my, we've got a feisty one. If you care for your own well being, I suggest you surrender yourself and simply... Become our hostage. Or Mr. Scott, you can give us the girl because you're not worth a penny I'm afraid

- What about us two? - I interrupted pointing to my friend and myself.

- Oh, you are the tourists from South America. - Salazar said. - You will remain alive, if you don't want to run the same fate as your north american friend, I recommend you join me, to share this unlimited power. - He commented in spanish and Pamela looked at me.

- Uncle, we won't accept that offer. - Pamela denied imitating her accent and I laughed while the two blondes looked at us.

- I'm afraid you're our enemies now. All of you can die. - Threatened the last in english and retired with his "bodyguards".

The four of us were reflecting a bit on what we just discussed with the dwarf.

- I'm never turning into one of them. Never! - Said the squeaky girl.

- Got that right. We'll find a cure. - The blond man commented to then continue the journey and we accompanied him.

We entered a sector, the place was adorned with a table, vases and chairs, according to the map we had to cross through that area but at the end of the road there were two horse statues that fired fire preventing us from passing.

- What do we do now? - Ashley questioned.

- This might work for something? - Pamela asked grabbing a key from a nightstand.

- I don't see any door here. - I said.

- But here, yes. - Kennedy pointed to another direction.

Suddenly a group of illuminads arrived and, apart from their medieval weapons, they also brought shields.

- Die is live, die is live - They were musing.

I quickly took my gun and together, with my friend and the agent, we started shooting at them. I had shot one of them in the head and it exploded, as expected, but something very different appeared. A kind of giant worm.

It gave off a nauseating smell, I became quite terrified and almost vomited. This infected grabbed me by the shoulder and I was paralyzed when he opened his huge mouth to devour my head, but agent Leon Scott Kennedy kicked him away from me and shot him three times in his worm's head, killing him.

I had fallen to the ground and I noticed that another iluminado one was going to attack him with his mangual, then I took my 9 mm with both hands. and I shot hi. in the legs. The infected man knelt down and Kennedy became aware of it, so he quickly gave him a brutal kick.

- Die is live. - I heard another one who approached me with the intention of hitting me with his shield.

I dodged turning on the floor and with an agile movement kicked him in his knee, he fell to the ground, I stood up and shot hum, but my gun didn't have bullets.

When I was going to recharge, I couldn't do it, the adrenaline that I had was so intense that my hands were shaking, so I threw my gun, took off his shield and hit him several times on the head.

- If you think that die ... is live ... - I mumbled between teeth with a lot of anger, while I kept hitting him. - Then live your death, damn bastard.

The shield got stuck in his neck and the iluminado stopped moving. I was very agitated and I bent down to grab my gun and recharge it.

- Laura, the submachine gun! - The agent asked, while he was dodging another attack of an iluminado shield.

- Take it! - I threw the gun at him once I took it out of my backpack.

The american took it and shot it to destroy the infected's shield and kill him.

Finally I watched as Pamela took the ax from her attacker and stuck it in his neck. I gave her a half smile and she gave it back to me but then vomited. I grimaced in disgust.

And so we had finished with that group of iluminados.

- We shouldn't entered here. - I said panting, but soon I replenished myself.

- It's not time to lament. - Leon said. - A part is the only way to get to the extraction point.

The agent asked for the key to Pamela and she handed it to him. Then the american opened the door.

- You're okay? - I asked my friend and she just nodded.

We entered and saw some stairs, it seemed the way to a basement. We went down in the hope of finding an alternative exit, but we only found ourselves locked in walls, accompanied by a kind of mutant man with claws whose mouth and eyes were stitched. He was tied up and apparently unconscious.

- But what is that? - Pamela asked looking with horror to that being.

- Mmm ... the lever must be used for something. - Leon said pointing to it, it was close to the mutant.

- What if that monster wakes up? - Ashley asked with fear and we all looked at her wishing she had not said that.

- Hey... be careful. - I warned the agent and he ignored it.

The blond approached the lever and pulled. We heard a noise in the distance.

- I'll go take a look. - I warned with my gun in my hand.

I went upstairs and returned to the place where the statues were, no more flames came out of them, we had access. So I went back to where the others were.

- We can continue! - I exclaimed from the door.

When Leon turned, that monster woke up and attacked him. He barely dodged, but the one with claws managed to make a small cut in his arm. I stayed frozen, I got scared. Ashley started screaming in terror.

- Ashley, come here! - I called her and she went up the stairs.

Pamela with her pistol shot the claws and caught his attention. The agent stood up and shot him, getting his attention again. When the man of claws turned, I could see that there was something stuck in his back, he must be infected by Las Plagas, it could be a weak point.

- In his back! - I exclaimed.

My friend took advantage of the fact that he was distracted and with her pistol she shot the thing several times, but it seemed to have little effect. The monster attacked Kennedy and he crawled on the floor dodging.

- Take! - He threw his submachine gun at my friend.

The agent quickly took off his gun and reloaded it to then shoot the subject with claws. He attacked him again but failed. Because Leon was on the ground and the monster attacked a little higher. Apparently he was only guided by the noise.

Since the clawer turned his back on my friend, she positioned herself perfectly to shoot him with the submachine gun, right where the parasite of Las Plagas was impregnated in.

The clawer fell dead on Leon, dropping his saliva on the agent's forehead.

- Ahg! - Kennedy exclaimed, throwing the body aside. - This is disgusting. - He commented while drying with his shirt.

Pamela extended a hand to the american and helped him to stand up.

- This place is getting weirder. - Ashley murmured.

- I agree with you. - I said looking at the already dead clawer.