At last! Verona couldn't believe it, after four hundred years of failing her children finally lived! Her sisters, Aleera and Marishka soon joined her on the balcony that overlooked their new born children, exitement and relief that they had survived. The hordes of children looked around and explored the large dining room, and dying to feed. Verona noticed it as their eyes grew darker, almost black to match the dismal sky. They needed to feed now.

"Teach them how." whispered a silky voice from behind the three sisters. It was their loving master and father to their children, Dracula. Verona nodded in agreement, her straight black hair blowing round her face in the wind. Without food in the next few hours her precious children would once again be taken from her, and she wouldn't be able to take that. Marishka, the middle sister, flicked back her golden hair to lean over the balcony. It was obvious that she was liking the idea of dining too. So without wasting any more time, Verona leaped from the balcony, her green dress slowly forming her wings and showing what she truly was - a vampire. Marishka followed soon after, leaving only the red haired bride Aleera left with Dracula. She looked uncertain, but she could feel her master's eyes boring into her back wondering why on earth she wasn't moving. She thought about turning and trying to confront him about what was on her mind, but she knew it would be hopeless. So she quickly jumped from the balcony, and changed into her beast form, flapping her wings as fast as they would go to catch up with her biggest enemies, her sisters...

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Dracula saw Aleera finally drift away into the distance, pondering over why she had held back. Was this not what she wanted? After her 150 years of life didn't she want her children to live? He was sure of it. But as he was walking away his mind filled with thoughts something brought him back to reality. He was just about to turn the door knob when a loud bang could be heard from behind him. A gun shot. He turned and ran to the balcony once again to find a few of his slower children being shot from the sky. The man shot down more and more as Dracula stood in amazement. But it soon turned down to anger at the man killing his children.

"Now that i have your attention" he said, not a hint of fear escaped his lips, Van Helsing had arrived.