Nicola felt so strange; it was like nothing she had ever felt before. She felt powerful, more alive than she ever had in her life. With the demon inside her, she felt stronger than she ever had, but she kept a peaceful mind and turned to the three men who looked at her in shock.

"Nicola!!!" Vladislaus cried, rushing to her side as Carl and Van Helsing followed, "what have you done?"

"I had to do this, my lord," Nicola said. Even her voice felt strange. "You have suffered enough and I will not risk you dying. Jekyll has never seen me before and I have just as good a chance of getting the antidote as you, maybe more. "

Dracula shook his head and was about to speak, but Nicola gently touched his face.

"You forget that I was a vampire once too. I know what it is like," she said, a smile was in her voice. Carl felt as though he had to speak.

"But you were not a vampire as long as Dracula was!" he said, scared for his friend's life. "This demon may be stronger over you than it would have been over Dracula."

"As long as I keep the most important things in my heart, this demon will never control me." Nicola said. She looked at Van Helsing who looked just as shocked and scared as her husband,

"You do not need to be frightened, I promise I will be alright," she told him, looking into his eyes. "I'll find the antidote and this nightmare will be over. Your daughter will be safe once more."

Van Helsing nodded, scared for Nicola's sake. He was not sure what Jekyll had up his sleeve, but he knew it could not be good.

Vladislaus sighed and touched Nicola's shoulders and looked into her eyes, even though they were pure black, he could still see her warmth in them. The love she had for him.

"You are truly the most amazing person I have ever met," he told her. "If you are going... I am going with you."

"So are we," both Carl and Van Helsing said at once. "We will be in hiding off to the side if you need us. We will not leave you behind."

"Are you sure?" Nicola asked. "It could be dangerous."

Van Helsing smiled. "I've faced him before, I have no fear of him. Whatever he attacks with, I will be ready. However...."Gabriel drew a shot gun from his duster, "I have a score to settle with him... and it's personal."

Everyone knew it had to do with Arene and decided not to speak. They just nodded in return. Nicola could still feel the power within her and it was beginning to grow. She nodded to her husband.

"Let's go," she whispered.

The four of them reached Jekyll's area and waited just outside the door to Jekyll's home. Nicola placed her hand on the door and waited a few moments. The others watched intently and then held their breath as she pulled back and nodded.

"He's in there, we have to be very careful," she told them. She worked her hand slightly and a light blue flame covered her fingers. "That's a new feature," she thought.

Dracula nodded to his bride and grabbed her arm. "Just know I will be one step behind you at all times, any sign of danger and I will get you out."

She smiled at him and kissed him passionately; it felt amazingly good. She pulled away and looked at Van Helsing and Carl. "You both know what to do?"

"Yes," Van Helsing nodded, "any sign of danger and we are in there. He had a shotgun in one hand and a tojo blade in the other. Nicola suspected he had more in his coat. Carl clung tightly to the vial, shaking. Nicola smiled and came beside him, lightly lifting his chin with her finger.

"Don't worry, my friend, I have complete faith in you." She hugged gently and turned to the group. "I'm ready."

They nodded and watched as Nicola took a deep breath and turned herself astral, they could still her, but it was a very fine outline as she floated through the door.