Gabriel and Carl had ran all the way from Valerious Manor up to Castle Frankenstein. Gabriel was almost in tears, his pain, his fear was so great. They were just inside the main entrance of the castle, looking around the wide hall.
Gabriel pulled out a silver stake. Carl followed his lead.
"We aren't alone," said Gabriel.
Carl took in the mysterious blue light, the dark shadowed areas and the great cobwebs. "No offence, but that was a pretty much foregone conclusion," he quipped, his voice trembling.
Gabriel laughed depsite himself. They heard a creak to their right and both turned quickly to see... nothing.
Gabriel opened his mouth to speak, but strong arms grabbed his waist and Erika, in human form, pulled him to the floor. Gabriel swung the stake around blindly, but it was no use.
"Hello, Gabriel!" laughed Erika in his ear, still clutching him tightly, lowering her fangs to his neck...
Carl shot a silver bullet. It narrowly missed Gabriel's shoulder and entered Erika's. She let go of Gabriel with a high-pitched screech and transformed into a bat, flying up and sitting on a cobweb on the ceiling. She transformed back to her human form, and placed a hand to her shoulder, which was pouring black blood everywhere.
"Put a bullet through her heart," Gabriel spat.
Carl raised the pistol, aimed and fired....
Time seemed to slow down as the bullet streaked through the air, towards Erika. At the last minute she dived from the cobweb, and the bullet streaked just over her feet as she transformed into a bat again.
"This is wasting time," snarled Gabriel, firing at Erika with his crossbow.
Erika cackled madly, flying jerkily about. There was no way Gabriel could shoot her.
"You go and find Anna," Carl said. "I'll deal with Erika."
"Carl- no," Gabriel said, looking at his friend in concern.
"Do it," Carl said, handing Gabriel a small wooden box, "and make sure Anna gets that box."
Gabriel ran off. Carl stared angrily at the vampire.
"Think," he muttered.
His brain was whirring then, taking in her every movement, calculating quickly...
Erika gave a cackle as she swooped lower. It was a cackle which died suddenly on her lips as she saw the silver stake hurtling through the air towards her heart. She couldn't avoid it. She gave a terrible shriek as it smashed into her chest. She fell to the floor, nothing but black gore as she reached it.
"And the final score is evil yet oh-so-sexy vampire zero, good yet even sexier Carl one!" Carl cried out.
Gabriel pulled out a silver stake. Carl followed his lead.
"We aren't alone," said Gabriel.
Carl took in the mysterious blue light, the dark shadowed areas and the great cobwebs. "No offence, but that was a pretty much foregone conclusion," he quipped, his voice trembling.
Gabriel laughed depsite himself. They heard a creak to their right and both turned quickly to see... nothing.
Gabriel opened his mouth to speak, but strong arms grabbed his waist and Erika, in human form, pulled him to the floor. Gabriel swung the stake around blindly, but it was no use.
"Hello, Gabriel!" laughed Erika in his ear, still clutching him tightly, lowering her fangs to his neck...
Carl shot a silver bullet. It narrowly missed Gabriel's shoulder and entered Erika's. She let go of Gabriel with a high-pitched screech and transformed into a bat, flying up and sitting on a cobweb on the ceiling. She transformed back to her human form, and placed a hand to her shoulder, which was pouring black blood everywhere.
"Put a bullet through her heart," Gabriel spat.
Carl raised the pistol, aimed and fired....
Time seemed to slow down as the bullet streaked through the air, towards Erika. At the last minute she dived from the cobweb, and the bullet streaked just over her feet as she transformed into a bat again.
"This is wasting time," snarled Gabriel, firing at Erika with his crossbow.
Erika cackled madly, flying jerkily about. There was no way Gabriel could shoot her.
"You go and find Anna," Carl said. "I'll deal with Erika."
"Carl- no," Gabriel said, looking at his friend in concern.
"Do it," Carl said, handing Gabriel a small wooden box, "and make sure Anna gets that box."
Gabriel ran off. Carl stared angrily at the vampire.
"Think," he muttered.
His brain was whirring then, taking in her every movement, calculating quickly...
Erika gave a cackle as she swooped lower. It was a cackle which died suddenly on her lips as she saw the silver stake hurtling through the air towards her heart. She couldn't avoid it. She gave a terrible shriek as it smashed into her chest. She fell to the floor, nothing but black gore as she reached it.
"And the final score is evil yet oh-so-sexy vampire zero, good yet even sexier Carl one!" Carl cried out.