Chapter Six - Forest Of The Impaled
As Alucard was left impaled and left to die in the Forest Of The Impaled, Alucard looked around to see the countless rows of impaled corpses that made up this morbid forest. Some groaned in pain as their cries of pain echoed throughout the forest. As for Alucard himself, he could feel his wounds slowly overwhelming him. It wasn't long before the voice of Radu whispered in his ears.
Radu(Voice): Suffer....Vlad. Suffer in the forest you spawned.....
Alucard coughed blood as the voice of his brother taunted him. For a moment, it seemed as if Alucard would indeed meet his end within the recesses of his own mind. But Alucard refused to die in such a manner. If he was to die, Alucard would die a good death. Fighting through the pain, Alucard began to slowly crawl out of the stake he had been impaled on. The pain was excruciating. Under normal circumstances, escaping this would have been nothing. But with Silent Hill depleting a great portion of Alucard's power, climbing out of the stake was painful beyond words. But despite the pain, Alucard managed to climb out of the stake. He collapsed to the floor and coughed blood as he wounds slowly began to heal. As he crawled from the ground, Alucard looked up to see the face of Abraham Van Helsing standing down at them.
Alucard: Van Helsing....
Van Helsing: This is no nightmare from which you'll soon awaken. Your castles are plundered, your dominion in ruins, your servants destroyed and the girl has fled this place forever more. She will never be yours! And now....within the Forest that you have built with the corpses of innocent men, women and children, you will finally face the judgement you deserve.
Alucard looked upon the vision of Van Helsing with seething hatred in his eyes. While Alucard greatly respected the late Van Helsing, he knew that this was not the man who defeated him.
Van Helsing: You are judged and found wanting, Vampire King! You have nothing! You are nothing! Nothing!
Alucard began to laugh.
Alucard: Wanting? You judge and find me wanting. Ha! You may wear him form, but you are no Van Helsing! You are not the man who bested me! You are but a shadow conjured up by the ghosts of this cursed place!
Van Helsing: I am every bit as real as the Forest Of The Impaled. Look around you, Count. Look upon the anguished faces of the people you condemned to a fate worse than death. How many souls have you condemned to this place? 100? 1000? 10000? And for what? For a kingdom that could never be?
Alucard slowly got up in an act of defiance. Though the wounds lingered, they slowly healed.
Alucard: Your tricks are impressive. I look forward to ending your miserable existence.
With that, Alucard walked past Van Helsing and began to navigate through the Forest Of The Impaled. As he did, the people impaled within the forest called out to Alucard, begging for a release to their pain. But Alucard ignored them as he navigated through the Forest. It wasn't long before the voice of Radu spoke in his ears.
Radu(Voice): There is no escape for you, Vlad. Your fate is sealed.
Alucard: If you truly believe that, then you remain the fool you have always been.
Radu(Voice): You cannot hope to run from your sins forever, Vlad. This Forest Of The Impaled is your legacy, brother. This...grotesque forest of a thousand corpses of the people you swore to protect. But now those very same souls are trapped within your cursed form. Like a parasite, you siphon their souls to fuel your unlife. But your time will come and it will not be the dignified death you crave.
Alucard: You have always been a fool, Radu. Fate cannot chain me.
Radu(Voice): But you have always been chained, brother. You were chained to your ambitions. Then you were chained by your condition. Now you are chained by the family of the man who bested you.
Alucard: Speak all you like. Whether you are real or not is of no consequence. All that matters is the mission. Nothing else.
With that, Alucard continued to navigate through the Forest Of The Impaled. With each step he took, the sounds of the suffering from it's inhabitants grew louder and louder. But eventually, Alucard reached what appeared to be the end to the Forest. But there was one final impaled victim standing before him. Alucard paid it no mind as he approached the stake. But when he got close, the victim grabbed Alucard. Alucard fought back against his assailant and turned to face him. To his shock, the person on that stake was none other than Alucard's previous life: Vlad The Impaler.
Alucard: This....this cannot be.
Vlad The Impaler: In order to convert ten sinners into righteous men, one man should die. In order to convert one hundred, ten must perish, serving as an example. In vain you ask the thief not to steal, the killer not to kill. Asking doesn't accomplish anything. It's not the love of God that brings people to the church, but the fear of the Hell's throes.
As Vlad The Impaler said that, he broke the stake he was impaled on. As he dropped on the ground, Vlad The Impaler pulled the stake out of his body and wielded it as a weapon. In that moment, Alucard would face his sins manifested in the form of Vlad The Impaler within the Forest Of The Impaled.
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