Aleera, Verona, and Marishka, having eaten their fill and carrying a young
boy for Dracula, fly from the orphanage window into the night laughing
about the job they had done. Aleera hears shouting below them and looks
down to see a girl yelling at them, "Hey you! Put the boy down you bitch!"
She hurls something hard up at them and Aleera catches a glimmer of what it
is and dives out of its way. A silver knife plants itself into Verona's
stomach. She hands the child to Aleera and pulls the knife out, dropping it
to the ground in disgust. She scans the ground below and spots the child
yelling at them.
Verona looks to her sisters and speaks to them, "Take the boy to the Master as a first course," she looks back a the girl, "I will bring a dessert." With that they all let out a screech and Verona dives toward the earth, claws out stretched, ready to grasp the girl by the shoulders. Adrian turns quickly at the sight of the approaching vampire. She runs as fast as her legs can carry her, dodging between trees and keeping just enough room between her and the demon so it can't reach out and grab her. Adrian scans the area for cover and stumbles as she spots a small barn and feels sharp claws dig into the flesh and muscle of her shoulder. Since the claws were not able to grasp around bone, a hard twist and pull yanks the flesh from Verona's clawed hand. Adrian flings herself at the half open door and falls onto the cool ground of the barn. Looking back at the open door way she stumbles as far from the door as possible seeing the demon flying at her. She shuts her eyes to prepare for a hit but instead hears a crash. Peeking at the doorway she half laughs at the site of the demon stuck in the doorway unable to get free do to its large wings. Taking advantage of the situation, Adrian grabs an ax off the wall and approaches the struggling creature. Verona lashes out her arm only for it to be met with the dull blade of the ax. A blood-curdling scream unlike any Adrian had ever heard fills the air and she lets the ax fall again, missing the neck and hitting the wing, breaking it. The temporarily mangled wing allows her to move easily from the doorway and inspect herself as the wounds heal.
"Shit." Adrian whispers to herself as the fully healed vampire walks into the barn, her form changing back to human.
"Aww, poor child. Are you afraid?" Verona asks, a wicked smile on her face.
Adrian's brain begins to function again and she matches her foe's smirk, "No, but you should be." With that Adrian flings a large glass bottle of holy water at Verona, having it shatter on her perfect face, hearing it sizzle. When the creature is preoccupied, Adrian lifts the ax and brings it crashing down into Verona's shoulder, lodging it there. Verona screams in agony, and lifts a nearby trough of water (for the horses) flinging it at Adrian trapping her under it.
Verona changes quickly back to her demon form and breaks through the roof, wailing into the night, "Master! Master!"
Adrian pulls herself weakly out from under the empty troth and does her best to move it back to where it was. Weak from the fight, she crawls into an empty stall and curls up into a hay pail.
Arriving at the castle, Verona changes to human form and pries the ax from her shoulder. She races to Dracula's thrown room and flings open the doors dropping the ax and sobbing like a child. "Master, master!"
Dracula is instantly at her side trying sooth her, "Shh, hush now. Tell me what happened."
"A child. I tried to bring you another child. She attacked me off guard when we tried to bring you the boy and tried to kill me." She felt a bit of embarrassment telling her Lord that a child defeated her and could tell he was a bit confused himself. She pulled back the arm of her gown showing the slowly healing wound made by holly water and a blade on her shoulder.
The look in Dracula's eyes grew cold and Verona whimpered and stepped back. "Who did this?" He demanded.
Aleera speaks carefully, "We don't know, my Lord. She is new here."
"Where is she now!" Dracula shouted, his brides huddling together in fear.
"The orphanage." Verona squeaks.
Dracula looks to the window and sees that it is almost morning. He sighs and opens his arms to his brides. They coo softly and hurry to him. He comforts them and speaks gently, "Don't worry my loves, I will find her."
Verona looks to her sisters and speaks to them, "Take the boy to the Master as a first course," she looks back a the girl, "I will bring a dessert." With that they all let out a screech and Verona dives toward the earth, claws out stretched, ready to grasp the girl by the shoulders. Adrian turns quickly at the sight of the approaching vampire. She runs as fast as her legs can carry her, dodging between trees and keeping just enough room between her and the demon so it can't reach out and grab her. Adrian scans the area for cover and stumbles as she spots a small barn and feels sharp claws dig into the flesh and muscle of her shoulder. Since the claws were not able to grasp around bone, a hard twist and pull yanks the flesh from Verona's clawed hand. Adrian flings herself at the half open door and falls onto the cool ground of the barn. Looking back at the open door way she stumbles as far from the door as possible seeing the demon flying at her. She shuts her eyes to prepare for a hit but instead hears a crash. Peeking at the doorway she half laughs at the site of the demon stuck in the doorway unable to get free do to its large wings. Taking advantage of the situation, Adrian grabs an ax off the wall and approaches the struggling creature. Verona lashes out her arm only for it to be met with the dull blade of the ax. A blood-curdling scream unlike any Adrian had ever heard fills the air and she lets the ax fall again, missing the neck and hitting the wing, breaking it. The temporarily mangled wing allows her to move easily from the doorway and inspect herself as the wounds heal.
"Shit." Adrian whispers to herself as the fully healed vampire walks into the barn, her form changing back to human.
"Aww, poor child. Are you afraid?" Verona asks, a wicked smile on her face.
Adrian's brain begins to function again and she matches her foe's smirk, "No, but you should be." With that Adrian flings a large glass bottle of holy water at Verona, having it shatter on her perfect face, hearing it sizzle. When the creature is preoccupied, Adrian lifts the ax and brings it crashing down into Verona's shoulder, lodging it there. Verona screams in agony, and lifts a nearby trough of water (for the horses) flinging it at Adrian trapping her under it.
Verona changes quickly back to her demon form and breaks through the roof, wailing into the night, "Master! Master!"
Adrian pulls herself weakly out from under the empty troth and does her best to move it back to where it was. Weak from the fight, she crawls into an empty stall and curls up into a hay pail.
Arriving at the castle, Verona changes to human form and pries the ax from her shoulder. She races to Dracula's thrown room and flings open the doors dropping the ax and sobbing like a child. "Master, master!"
Dracula is instantly at her side trying sooth her, "Shh, hush now. Tell me what happened."
"A child. I tried to bring you another child. She attacked me off guard when we tried to bring you the boy and tried to kill me." She felt a bit of embarrassment telling her Lord that a child defeated her and could tell he was a bit confused himself. She pulled back the arm of her gown showing the slowly healing wound made by holly water and a blade on her shoulder.
The look in Dracula's eyes grew cold and Verona whimpered and stepped back. "Who did this?" He demanded.
Aleera speaks carefully, "We don't know, my Lord. She is new here."
"Where is she now!" Dracula shouted, his brides huddling together in fear.
"The orphanage." Verona squeaks.
Dracula looks to the window and sees that it is almost morning. He sighs and opens his arms to his brides. They coo softly and hurry to him. He comforts them and speaks gently, "Don't worry my loves, I will find her."