Anna walked through the armory in search of Van Helsing. She was furious with him. How dare he work up the nerve to knock her out cold! Whether or not it was for her own good, he had no right to take such liberties. No, he would pay for that. And to think that I had any trust in him after his deed in town this afternoon! I groan in disgust at my naivety. Well, that won't happen again. Break my trust once; don't count on getting it back.

"Van Helsing?" I called out only to receive no response… where the hell was he? He had hell to pay once she found him that was for sure. Fury at this man in short blinded her. She could not contain her anger. He waltzes into her town and tries to tell her what to do! She would not stand for it, not the princess of the gypsies.

"Hello princess… something troubling you?" Oh God no, she knew that voice. She knew it all to well. Count Vladislaus Dragulia. Dracula, in her home. Nothing good could come of this. In a brief moment he was at her side, his cold hands on her hips. The shock of him at her side caused her to drop her lantern and the flame went out, leaving them in darkness.

"Such a beautiful woman have you become, would be a perfect bride." I winced as his cold as stone lips brushed my collarbone.

"What are you doing here? Van Helsing will kill you if he finds you, you stand no chance anymore count. I will defeat you." I knew my voice was much less than convincing. But I couldn't help it, I was frightened of him. I despised him with all my being. His lips graze my shoulder and I involuntarily shudder, and he does not mistake it for the cold of the armory. He knows exactly what he does. His icy blue eyes then meet mine and I try so hard to push away from him. But my muscles will not let me move, besides the fact that he holds me in my place next to him.

"My my princess, I thought higher of you! Finding joy in the touch of the undead that your family worked so hard to kill!" he laughs and I feel at a loss for words. I am overwhelmed with the sense of fear and abandonment. I needed Velken. I needed his protection, now more than ever.

"I could never find joy in you Count. You have destroyed everything, taken everything from me!" I scream into his face and spit directly in the eye. How I despised him! But the only reaction I get from him is a grin, and his sinister laugh.
"I will have you princess, all in due time. I can wait for all eternity, but how long can you wait?" he slurs his words and stares me in the eyes. For a split second, I am in complete shock.
"I hope your heart beats Count, for one day I promise you, I will drive a stake directly through it."
"Now now, we all know that will do nothing to me! You have a head on your shoulders Anna; I would use it if I were you. This isn't even a fight for me, I could erase your line right at this very moment if I wished it… but I will continue this little game with you. Quite frankly I enjoy seducing you." And with that he was gone. He had the speed beyond all human understandings. I stared in shock at the window he had exited through. My head was spinning out of control; the only thing I had left for myself was to kill him. And I was more determined to do it than ever before. I walk down the hall further into the armory to gather weapons. I would go after him tonight, with or without the monster hunter. This must end. As I reached for the nearest pistol I felt something cold and wet drop to my face. Water? I turn slowly, what in God's name? And as I turn I am face to face with a werewolf. I fire, surely I hit it! But as I check the revolver a shocking realization hits me. They were in fact not silver bullets. Oh Lord, please no. I slowly turn the corner, stealthily trying to avoid the werewolf lurking somewhere unknown in the dark shadows. As I turn the corner my heart stops with shock as I run into my very brother!
"Velken?" I mostly question to myself, "Oh my God! Your alive!" my hand finds its way to his cheek and he covers it with his own warm hand.
"No! Anna! I only have a moment! Dracula- he has a-a- " No, please God don't have it be what it appears! "Anna! Run! Run!" his last words form as a scream and he is then backing up to the stone wall, shredding away his very own humanity. Why had God forsaken him? How could I save him? For sure I would not be able to bring myself to kill my very own brother!
"No…" the tears fall freely down my face and I cannot catch my breath. My heart races as I see the brother I loved so dearly completely transformed, glaring at me with yellow satanic eyes, filled with bloodlust. The person I loved so dearly, eager to kill his own sister. I close my eyes and wait for the pain to come. If I died, I would die here and now at the hands of my brother. But before I get the chance a voice breaks through the sharp pain in my heart.
"Anna!" I hear him yell. It was Van Helsing. Surely he must have heard the anguished cries of my brother and has come to stop him from harming me. But the only way he could do that was by killing him… My eyes spring open as I stare at the beast in front of me, still to shocked to move I watch the scene play out. Van Helsing pulls out his revolver, ready to shoot but my brother, fast as he is, is able to avoid the shots that would soon be blown. He jumps through the glass window to the right of me and he's gone. My brain cannot function. I had just seen him transform in front of my eyes, into the very thing that was supposed to be killed. My brother was a werewolf.
"Anna, are you alright? Anna!" I can hear the shouts of Van Helsing and his hand on my shoulder, but I am still lost in myself staring out after where my brother had left the castle. Van Helsing takes off, running towards the door of the armory. And I know that he is after my brother, and will stop at nothing to kill him. I spring to life and follow after him but only after grabbing my own revolver and pocket knife. I would not let him harm my brother.