Van
Helsing and Dracula were facing each other with determined looks on
their faces. The two women watched as Dracula transformed, his
enormous wings stretching menacingly over Van Helsing. The Knight
seemed oblivious to this though and remained completely calm and in
control.
Nicola was the first to realise what he was doing. It
looked as if he were stretching his arm to reach inside his coat but
she knew of the mechanism attached to his arm. In an instant she was
running forward and she threw herself in front of her lord as a small
projectile shot from Van Helsing's sleeve towards the Count...
Nicola
knocked the arrow aside and charged for Van Helsing, fangs bared.
Arene moved in front of him and held out the crucifix. Nicola flew
back at once as the power of the object frightened her. Arene pulled
back only to make sure she hadn't hurt her friend, but her heart told
her to keep her guard up. They were friends, just not now. Arene shot
towards Dracula, thrusting the crucifix at him. Dracula swatted her
hand aside and threw her across the room, slamming her into a wall.
Van Helsing cried out and charged towards the vampire. Nicola tried
to defend him, but Dracula held her back.
"I must fight
this one on my own!" he said and flew towards Van Helsing. Both
men's faces held determination, courage and fury. Dracula picked Van
Helsing up into the air and threw him to the side. But Gabriel was
swift and was able to catch hold of Dracula's foot and hold on as
Dracula tried to shake him off.
Arene struggled to stand as
the impact had hurt greatly and she looked up to see Van Helsing
fighting with Dracula. She picked up the crucifix and ran to help,
but Nicola flew into her path, pinning her against the wall. Arene
dropped the crucifix on the ground as Nicola looked at her
painfully.
"I can't hurt you, Arene," she said, "but
I can't let my master be harmed."
"I know,"
Arene said, struggling, "but I can't let my family die!"
As
the two girls struggled to keep each other down Dracula and Van
Helsing continued to try to get each other wounded enough to kill.
Van Helsing fell to his feet and jumped out of the way as Dracula
bared his claws, able to catch one of Van Helsing's arms. He
staggered for a moment, clutching his arm in pain and Dracula closed
in for the kill.
"THIS WILL END IT!" He shrieked.
"Now you and your child will die!"
"Not yet!"
Van Helsing said and pulled out a shotgun, pulling the trigger. The
bullet went right into Dracula's chest. Dracula let out a
laugh.
"You are a fool, Gabriel," he said. "Did
you honestly think that would-"
He looked down at his
chest to see deep black blood spilling out onto the floor as his
flesh began to crumple.
"No! This can not be!"
Dracula cried.
"That bullet was filled with the blood of
a werewolf." Van Helsing said. "I don't think even you can
stop that."
Both girls looked over and saw what had
happened. Nicola cried out in pain and tried to go over to help him,
but it was too late. With his last breath, he looked at her and
spoke.
"Nicola! I love you!"
With that he was gone. Nicola shook her head, not daring to believe what she saw. He could not be dead. Arene looked over from where she was and saw what had happened. She could feel the pain and anguish run through her friend. Nicola fell to her knees while Arene slumped against the wall, burying her face in her hands and both girls wept.
