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Running through the door, I quickly ducked to the side, hoping that those creatures wouldn't find me. When it became clear no one was following me, I relaxed a bit before turning around to face the room I was in.

It seemed to be some kind of workshop, tools and appliances scattered all around the place. At the end of the room there was a strange piece of machinery. I walked over and had a look, it seemed to be used for melting metal or something along those lines.

In the centre of it was a small furnace with a square indent to presumably place an object. My eyes widened when I remembered the strange Mold I'd found earlier. Maybe this machine would help me with that.

Placing my Mold in the furnace, I flipped the machine into action. The Mold was tipped sideways and taken to the back of the furnace, disappearing out of sight. A small spout emerged, pouring a molten liquid into it. Once that had stopped, steam sprayed out, likely for cooling purposes.

Once all that was done, the Mold came back up, this time though it appeared to be opened up. I reached in carefully and was now able to pick up the small object inside. A smile spread on my face as I commented "Huh, seems useful."

Image of the Horse Relief:

I looked around the room, I noticed a staircase heading up to another floor, I ascended that however it lead to a dead-end. There was a doorway however all around it was on fire, I saw the burnt remains of one of those Soldat things and an emergency shutter had lowered.

Since this way was blocked, I returned back to the workshop before when something caught my attention. The brick wall to the right of the room, had a small indent in it. Upon inspecting closer, I noticed the indent matched that of the relief I'd got.

I held up the small metal object and inserted it into the indent. A clicking sound could be heard as the wall lifted up revealing a path ahead of me. I took a deep breath and raised my shotgun before stepping forward.

I wonder of Y/N made it here? I hope he is alright...

Y/N POV

I began making my way down the corridor I was on. One hand holding my magnum in front of me while the other was still clasped over the large wound in my side. I was on edge at this point, having no first-aid medicine and minimal ammo in both my magnum and rifle. I did have plenty of Lei though.

Pushing a door open, I kept walking for some time before I reached what appeared to be a cross roads, a large door was going directly ahead and a small door heading just to the right. I was about to approach the larger door when I heard a familiar voice. "Ah, so you did make it this far after all."

For a moment, I froze up, however as I turned, I saw the Duke sat in what seemed to be a large freight lift, with his assortment of strange objects. I slowly approached and asked "You didn't think I'd make it?"

The Duke gave a faint shrug "Anything is possible Y/N. I did warn you Heisenberg was the most dangerous of the Lords and I knew you and Ethan got split up after defeating Moreau." I commented "I see." Before stepping into the lift area and dropping a pouch of lei down in front of him. "A bottle of that first-aid medicine please."

This made the Duke chuckle as he reached for it. "Yes, I see you've gotten quite injured there. Had a run-in with some of Heisenberg's toys have you?" I stated "You have no idea." The Duke held the bottle out to me saying "Well, here you go."

I took the bottle, muttering "Thank you." I wasted no time unscrewing the lid and dunking my fingers in the liquid. I stuck my fingers through the rip in my coat and began spreading it onto the wound. The alcohol in it stung, making me hiss in pain however after about a minute the pain faded, not just from the medicine, but from the wound itself.

I placed the empty bottle down on the table as the Duke asked "So, is there anything else you'd like to purchase?" I actually still had a fair bit of lei remaining so I said "Okay, let's see what you have." The Duke chuckled and said "Here are my wares, let me know if something catches your attention."

Naturally I instantly went for the magnum and rifle ammo, picking up two cases for the magnum which was about twelve bullets and three cases of rifle ammo. Easily giving me enough. However this time I also noticed something else. 

On one of the table was a small stash of those pipe bombs and landmines. I remembered them working wonders against Moreau. Perhaps they were just what I'd need to tip the odds in my favour here as well.

I picked up three of each and forked over the lei to the Duke who said in his usual jolly tone "A pleasure doing business with you." Once said business  had concluded. I finally brought up. "You do realize this is a lift right?"

The Duke raised his hands "I do indeed. But as long as I'm somewhere accessible to my clients, that's fine with me." There was a pause for a moment before I said "Alright, I'd best be going. I've got more of this place to explore."

I turned to leave when the Duke abruptly said something that made me freeze again. "Did you know that Ethan Winters has also made it to this factory?" I remained still for a moment before once again turning and giving the Duke a confused look, asking "Really?" 

The Duke nodded "Indeed. He arrived here about half an hour ago. And has already met with Heisenberg it seems. Didn't go down to well." My eyes widened as I exclaimed "What happened?! Is he alright?!"

This caused the Duke to chuckle "Oh he's fine. For now. He just turned down Heisenberg's offer at friendship and got thrown down here." I groaned, facepalming as I commented "Oh damn it Ethan!" Turning back to the Duke I asked "How do you know this?"

The Duke grinned as he said "It's my business to know. Not much happens in this village without my knowing of it, I can promise you that." I just nodded myself, without another word. Behind me I heard the Duke call out "Best of luck!"

I set off, continuing my venture into the factory. It was even more important now that I get to the bottom of this place. Now that I knew Ethan WAS here, I just had to hope he'd be able to hold his own, or I'd at least be able to show up before something back happens...

Author's Note: And that's it for this chapter. I don't know how long we've got left of the factory portion of the story. It's safe to assume it was the longest part in the game. I really hope you enjoyed the chapter and as always, thank you for reading.