Castle of Blood Page #5

Who are you?

- I am Dr. Carmus.

- The famous medical researcher?

We had no news of you for some time.

We thought you were...

Dead?

I stopped living a futile existence

in a world that made it impossible

for me to complete my studies.

You have had a shock.

You need to drink something strong.

There's a stock

of excellent whisky in my study.

Sit down.

Relax, Foster.

- Your name is Foster, isn't it?

- How did you know?

I heard you speaking

with Elisabeth.

- You...

- Yes, I saw everything.

I heard everything,

but there was no way for me

to intervene.

You'll understand why.

Sit down, relax, and drink your whisky.

I don't understand.

It's as if I were living

in a nightmare.

Yet I'm convinced, I'm sure, that

Elisabeth is alive.

I felt her body trembling,

I felt her warmth.

At this moment, she's alive

thanks to the power of her senses

that do not wish to die.

What do you mean?

Three forms of life

exist together in every human being.

That of the body

is the most fragile form.

Next, there is the spirit,

which is indestructible.

Finally, there are the senses,

which are not eternal,

but which can survive

long after death.

Especially when a human being

is torn from life

by an act of violence

in a moment

when the senses are undergoing

an intense emotion.

In shod,

one does not entirely die

when one is not ready to die.

That is a totally absurd theory.

But I can demonstrate.

Be careful,

this reptile is very poisonous.

At this moment,

all its senses are mobilised

by a profound

instinct of defence.

Theoretically,

the snake should have died

when I struck the blow.

But it continues to live.

I did this experiment

when I was a child,

with lizards.

It's true, the body struggles for

a few seconds, but then...

There.

Now it has completely

ceased living.

Move your hand closer to it.

Be careful.

Its glands are still secreting

venom.

The reptile is dead, but

its defence instinct survives.

Not for long.

When the blood circulation stops,

decomposition begins,

leading to the death

of the sensory-motor system.

I don't believe your theory

can apply to human beings.

You should believe it,

because you've seen the proof of it.

You've seen Elisabeth.

You've spoken with her.

You've felt her body

trembling in your arms.

Yet,

Elisabeth is buried over there,

in the park cemetery.

And the others?

They too are buried there.

They are victims of

the same destiny.

What destiny?

Follow me, and you'll find out.

Soon, the dead

will relive once again

the final episode

of their earthly existence.

Only Lord Thomas's perversity

could have made you come here

tonight.

He takes after his great-grandfather,

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