Morrigan continued her flashback tale of how the legacy of Den Maximov came to be.

BERLIN GERMANY 1943.

The war was reaching a fever pitch and both Dimitri and myself knew that we had to leave this accursed palace sooner or later.

When Dimitri left the castle to take an extended search of what was left of his homeland and castle in Romania,I managed to get enough strength to arise from the bed and lure the nazi soldier into my room so that I may--absorb his essence."

"Since she is a Succubus,I think we can skip the details on that as well."said Rose.
"Good call of course,Rose."said Morrigan. "Anyways,once most of my strength and power had returned,I set off into the depths of the castle,to unleash my vengance against the vampire and his minions."

I went about the nazi stronghold,taking out anyone I came across,until at last I found the lair to the evil psychic witch that knowingly freed us from the prison I had originally preffered to begin with.

I slowly and carefully opened the wooden door and found a stone cellar which smelled of strange and exotic odors.

Shelves were stacked with both jars of strange spells as well as human weapons that I at first found unfamiliar.

I then heard voices as I trekked deeper within the cellar.

Once I made it to a safe corner,I peeked around and saw both Baron Burgenmister and the gypsy witch."

"Demitri may be with us now herr baron,"said the witch. "but we can not trust him anymore than any Darkstalker."
"You mean once he returns here,he may turn against us all?"asked the Baron.

"I'm afraid so."said the witch. "That is why I must concoct this spell and control him to my will,the power of both him,his newborn son as well as that tramp succubus shall indeed empower the nazi army,the world shall be--yours for the taking,herr Baron!"

"YES,YES!"said Burgenmister. "Not even that fool Hitler shall be able to withstand the power of a new generation of Darkstalkers at my hand. The Nazi army shall indeed flourish when the war is over!"

The Baron then took out his gold watch and checked the time.
"Ah,i'm afraid I must depart for the hour,madame gypsy."he said."I have to attend an emergency meeting of the strategic powers concerning the war against the allies."

"Of course,herr Baron."said the gypsy. "Fear not.once you and Dimitri have returned,my spell shall be complete and he shall indeed be under our very power."

Burgenmister raised his hand in typical nazi salute,and then left the room.

Once left,the gypsy witch cackled.
"German fool!"she spat. "Little does he know that once I, Ruby Ra'mond mistress pyschic have completed the spell and place Dimitri under this spell,I shall have him destroy the baron and all of his cronies. Even their own weaponry shall be useless against the powers of a Darkstalker,this castle shall be the house of a bloodbath when he's done,HAHAHA!

But--that is just the start of a grander scheme that I have begun."

Ruby went over to her workshop.

It was adorned with ancient scrolls,bottles and jars of spells and substances and even had the nazi flag hanging on the front wall.

In the center of the room lay a steel grey cauldron and in it a steaming brew was cooking within it.

She then went over to one of the shelves and took down a strange red sapphire necklace affixed to a gold chain.

"This...shall be the greatest triumph for myself and the Darkstalker vampire race."she said. "This blood ruby I created has the power to harness a vampire's own essence---an essence capable of transforming a race of humans---into vampires themselves!

Yes,with the power of Dimitri and the blood stone at my command,the world shall be under the control of darkness--FOR ALL ETERNITY--HAHAHAHAHA!"

"Hearing enough of this inane cattle,I finally confronted the old hag."said Morrigan.
"I think not!"she said appearing out from the corner.

"WHAT,MORRIGAN?"said Ruby. "How can this be,I had you strongly sedated!"

"Your pitiful spells and efforts will take more than that to put out a succubus,old woman!"said Morrigan. "My vengance--IS NOW!"

The Succubus aimed her fists and fired her Soul Fist blasts.
Ruby simply put upher hands and bounced them away with a deflection spell.

"I may be old as the centuries you and the vampire stayed in,Aesaland,"she said.But my own cache of powers are greater than even your own!"

"We'll soon see won't we?"said Morrigan.

The Succubus flew into the air and swooped over the gypsy and towards one of the nearest shelves.

"NO--GET AWAY FROM THERE!"shouted Ruby.

Morrigan ignored here plea and began to tear down and throw jars and pots containing many strange and deadly spells.

The first few she threw exploded on impact as they hit the floor and both sparks and smoke began to fill the room.

"NO,STOP!"screeched the witch. "You're going to damage my most important spells!"

"What--this?"said Morrigan looking down at the cauldron of brew.
"If you think i'm going to let you control that bastard with a concotion of mystical urine,you've got another thing coming! Not while I intend to make him--DIE!"

Morrigan then kicked the pot over,causing the magic brew to cascade across the dirty stone floor.

"YOU MANIACAL BITCH!"screamed Ruby. "I SHOULD'VE KILLED YOU WHEN I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY!"

"Well,let's see just how much magic power you have,prune puss!"said Morrigan.

The mystic flung her dark red scarf about and threw a trio of fireballs at Morrigan.

Morrigan dodged the first two and shot away the third with her Soul Fist.

"You'll have to do better than that,old one!"she said smiling.
"If you insist!"said Ruby.

The old hag spread out both of her hands and a giant wave of energized red currents exploded from her arms.

"ZZZZAPP!"

"UNNGH!"
Went Morrigan as he was jolted head-on by the force,and was thrown up agains the wall.

"HAHA,you are good as dead my dear!"said Ruby. "See you in hell!"

Morrigan was up against more than one wall as she saw the evil gypsy ready to fire again.

Suddenly,looking down at the floor she saw a very familiar sword.
It was long and curved at the end with a set of teeth affixed to it.

"Could---this be the sword---of Donovan Baine?"she thought.
But before I knew it I was about to get blasted by another helping of Ruby's psyche blasts.

Suddenly,looking down near my lap I found an ancient yet familiar weapon,it was the sword of Donovan Baine.

Reacting upon instinct,I grabbed the sword and shielded myself with it,just as the old hag fired away.

"ZAAAP!"
"ZING!"

The psychic bolts deflected off of the sword and directly back at Ruby,she was hit so hard,the bvlast went right through her chest and blood exploded from the wound.

"AAAAK!"she cried as she fell backwards and crashed to the stone hard floor.

"Gotcha..."I said as I arose.
....now,for the--'child' and the 'father'."

While back upstairs in the main bedroom of the baron's castle...

Dimitri Maximov flew in through an open window and transformed from his bat form,to his vampire form.

"Fools!"he thought. "They're all fools to think I shall coicide with them. I've seen what is happening out there,this war shall be won in a matter of months--and it shall not be on the side of these--'nazis'!"

Dimitri went over to the crib containing his son.
"My homeland and castle are no more,"he thought. "It is infested with thousands of humans!
I must relocate with my child to a new location,so I may be able to recreate my own destiny over the human race--and seek out what is left of the Darkstalker race."

Suddenly,Baron Burginmister came in.
"Ah,lord Dimitri."said the baron. "Back so soon? And how was our trip?
Oh,and have you seen our glorious regime in action as we stand against the filthy americans and their allies?"

Dimitri said nothing,and simply backfisted the baron across the face,knocking him down and to the floor.
"Stupid human stooge."he said.

Dimitri picked up his infant son,still sound asleep.
"Come my son."he said. "We shall relocate together,to start our own legacy.
But before we do,I must head down to Madame Ruby's lair,and see if there is something that can--augment both of our powers to start our own conquest."

Morrigan stood over the dying gypsy.
"You--may have--stopped me,Darkstalker..."gasped Ruby. "But--you will never---stop him---or the nazi army--never! COUGH-HAKK!"

"Nothing shall ever stop me again old witch!"said Morrigan. "I shall destroy Maximov and see to it that his own son shall never reach manhood!"

But before Morrigan could make good on her words,she was blasted full-force in the back!'
"FWOOM!"

"AAAHH!"went Morrigan as she went flying across the battle-ravaged room and crashed into a shelf of spices.
"KRASSH!"

"I THINK NOT,SUCCUBUS!"said Dimitri who just fired off a hellblast from his left hand.

He then went over to the fallen Ruby.
"Ruby--no!"he said. "What has she done to you?"

"Do not mourn for me,lord Maximov."said Ruby. "But--I wish for you to carry on my work,my--plan for your race."
"What--plan is that?"said Dimitri.

Ruby painfully pointed across the floor to the sapphire that lay there.
Dimitri picked it up,examining it's red glowing beauty.

"That--sapphire--possesses a great power--a power that will---enable you to transform anyone into a vampire themselves. Use it--to re-plenish your race of vampire Darkstalkers. Become greater than that of the nazi army."

"I intend to."said Dimitri. "But--I cannot leave you here,it was your magic that freed me from my prison with Morrigan."

"My time was up--long ago,lord Dimitr."said Ruby. "I only did my part that you would live again. Now,repay my trust and carry out the plan for you---and your son...."

"Madame Ruby..."said Dimitri.
But it was too late,the gypsy breathed her last,she was dead.

"I promise you madame ruby."said Dimitri. "I shall find a way to use this mystical device--and conquor the planet earth for my own!"

"NEVER!"said Morrigan arising from the spot she had fallen. "You'll never escape from this castle alive,not you or you son!"

"That is a matter of opinion,"said Dimitri. "say goodbye to your 'mother' young Den."

Before Morrigan could react,Dimitri fired again,this time at the ceiling.

"CHOOM!"

Dozens of pieces of rubble and brick came crashing down upon her,burrying her alive.

"HAHA!"said Dimtri. "You were never a match for me then,what made you think you were now?"

Dimitri then ran back upstairs.

He studied the surroundings of the castle and spotted something to bring the place ablaze.
A swastika flag on a wall nearby and a set of flowers upon a table that stood in front of it.

Dimitri smiled wickedly.
"Perfect."he said and then and fired off another hellfire blast.

"FWOOSH!"
The flag and flowers both caught on fire,and the rest of the wooden made area began to catch ablaze as well.

"Burn--like your deluded fading dream--burn in hell itself,nazis."said Dimitri.

The vampire king then transformed into his winged demonic form and then flew through an open window,off into the night.

While back downstairs,Morrigan managed to blast a hole through the wall of the cellar,and was outside the castle at last,just to see Dimitri and his son fly off into the night.

"MAXIMOV---YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE ME!"she shouted.
"I WILL FOLLOW YOU AND YOUR SON TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH,I SHALL SEE YOU BOTH PRECEDE ME IN DEATH!"
 

"Many years had followed after the end of WWII."continued Morrigan. "I searched many parts of the world for Dimitri,until suddenly in 1955, the seemingly useless sword of an old enemy,suddenly glowed with power.

Donovan's sword was no ordinary blade,it had a life of it's own,and it had informed that there was someone who it sensed that had the same power that Donovan Baine himself on ce possessed.

"I sought out where the source was coming from.

It was at a University in England,I watched silently ona rooftop across from the main entrance building.
Then,exiting from the doors,was the individual I sought for the sword.

She was ta,beautiful,well-built and had red brown hair and it was done in long pig tail similar to Donovan's.

I then approached her,she was frightened,but I handed the sword to her willingly.
And once she touched the handle,she was instantly transformed.

She was changed into the individual you saw now,costume and all.
The sword obviously spoke to her spirit about everything that was her ancestor and everything she was and is to be herself."

She instantly became Donovan's descedant,and threatened to destroy me,since I was a Darkstalker myself. But...I managed to explain myself to her and told her of the menace that was to be Dimitri Maximov and his newborn son.

She and I accepted a temporary partnership,but only until both were found,and disposed of."

"So,it seems that you have not one but two threats to deal with yourself,Madame Morrigan."said Rose.
"Let me deal with that,Rose"said Morrigan. "As I was saying,we then began our search for the dreaded pair of vampires that would pose a threat to the world."

WHILE BACK AT THE OCEAN LINER...

Chun-Li was tied to a plush chair and dressed in a red mandarin dress,her hair down around her shoulders.'

"Ryu and the others will come for me,monster!"she said. "And Ryu will destroy you,count on it!"
Den chuckled.
"I certainly hope so."he said. "They shall become my greatest soldiers once I--transform them all."

Den then held up a bright red sapphire in a necklace,it glowed with a strange aura.
"What's that...?"said Li.

"The one deivce that will insure my victory before this night is over."said Den. "And once it is over,evn daytime itself will cease to exist. The blood stone,left to me by my father,Dimitri lord of the vampires. I shall rule in his name---the planet earth shall become a haven--for Darkstalkers---HAHAHAHA!"