The moment the sun had disappeared of over the horizon, the four vampires left Castle Dracula. The speed at which they flew turned a long journey into a short flight.
Once they landed in Vaseria, every single person fled without them doing anything else than landing.
"Now what happened to Verona again?" Aleera asked.
"I merely think it is possible that she decided freedom and the ability to think for herself is a good thing," Verishka said, innocently.
"It wouldn't be the first time I've lost a bride to that," Dracula said.
"May we get this over with?" Marishka shuddered.
"Very well, Verishka come with me, you two over there," he said, pointing to a small wooden balcony. He then put one arm around Verishka's waist and leaped into the air and onto a small balcony across from the one he had pointed to. Aleera and Marishka did the same on the balcony he had pointed to and they now stood about two hundred feet across from each other.
Verishka stood on the edge of the balcony, leaning over the edge, waiting for Dracula to say some sort of beginning for the fight. She suddenly felt him close behind her as his breath touched the back of her neck.
"Going to wish me good luck dear?" she asked.
"You don't need it. This will be over quickly, and you will be back with me where you belong," he whispered seductively.
"I'll take that as your wish," Verishka said.
"You know what I desire," Dracula said.
"All too well," she said in a low, sensual voice.
"To the death, and by any means necessary. Let the battle begin!" he bellowed.
With ear shattering battle shrieks, the three vampires leaped into the air and effortlessly changed. Dracula stood on the balcony, serving as a spectator, but still one with a side that he was pulling for. Verishka collided with the other two and began to scratch and tear at them with such force and fury, it surprised even Dracula. Aleera and Marishka could not heal their wounds fast enough as Verishka tore massive holes in their wings. Dracula was starting to wonder why she was taking her time. She could have killed them each twice by now, but still she was practically playing with them.
Although she was nowhere near being brought to the ground, Marishka angered Verishka by pulling on a wing and, while fighting off Aleera with her feet, Verishka took her hands, and snapped Marishka neck. As the vampire fell to the ground to heal herself, and angered Aleera dove her claws into Verishka back as the vampire let out a painful howl. Dracula stood up for a second, having felt that as if Aleera's claws had been in his back. However he then assured himself that Verishka was fine and had the battle under control. And Verishka did have the battle under control. She dove away from Aleera and began weaving through the town to reach the hiding place of her silver stakes. Once she reached them, she grabbed the weapons but did not stop flying since Aleera was right on her tail.
As Aleera realized what Verishka was planning, she turned and began to fly away from her. However Verishka grabbed her from behind and plunged the stake into her heart.
Aleera fell right from the sky and landed in a pile of ash as Verishka brought her attention back to Marishka. The young vampire was behind her, attempting to foolishly strangle her. But Verishka drove the stake from behind and the woman released her neck as she dissolved into ash as well.
Once Dracula was aware of the outcome he knew was coming, he felt relieved. Finally things could be normal, and she would once again be his. Yet he could feel something was not right. Verishka was actually flying away from him, and was very close to getting over the mountains where he could no longer see her.
'Not this time, Verishka,' Dracula thought to himself as he leaped from his place on the balcony and began flying after her. Unlike Verishka, Dracula was unable to speak in his hell beast form, and so he spoke to her in her mind.
"Again you're leaving. I need to know Verishka, what are you so afraid of?" he asked.
"I'm not afraid of anything Dracula," she lied, "if I want to leave I may."
"But why?" he asked again.
"After your fight with Van Helsing you left me forever. I intend to do the same. Should the Count Vladislaus Dracula I knew ever return, I will be happy to do the same," she said.
Once again, she was right. He hadn't been the same since his death. Verishka had at least tried to regain and rekindle their old love, but he had turned a cold cheek. So he drifted back and landed. Seeing her again made him realize, they weren't ready to be together again. Dracula still had things to learn.
When she didn't feel Dracula's looming, and dark presence in pursuit, Verishka was surprised, yet relieved. He finally understood. However now the only problem she was presented with was: where to move next?