Part XVII
"Anna Valerious", said Verona. Tina burst into tears. Hearing that was too much for her. Kitana put one arm around her shoulders, trying to give her some comfort.
"Come", said Aleera, "We want to show you something right now."
They went to the stairs and looked down at the edge of a kind of balcony in the castle. A few meteres downstairs stood Dracula and Anna, kissing. Suddenly Tina freed herself from Kitana, turned into her hellbeast form and flew right in Dracula´s direction.
"No! Don´t do that!", Aleera shouted after her.
Interupted from the cry Dracula led go of Anna and turned into his winged form, too.With a horrific cry he flew towards Tina. The two vampires fought in the air. Dracula was clawing wildly at his bride´s face, making deep red gashes in her skin. Finally he clawed one last time over her stomach and then let her fall the whole way down to the ground.
Tina changed into her human form again. Now it was impossible not to see the torn flesh, mostly on her stomach.With one hand over the deepest wound she sat up. Dracula appeared in front of her and pulled her roughly to her feet.
She let out a scream of pain as she stood again.
Tina used all the remaining strength to push him away from her. "I´M PREGNANT, YOU BASTARD!", she cried out. Everyone was silent, now.
"Already after one hour I could feel them in me. But now they´re gone. YOU KILLED THEM!"
Dracula shook his head. "No, you´re lying! It´s a lie!", he roared in frustration. Tina was weeping and sobbing hysterically. It seemed like an eternity before darkness consumed her. The blood loss made her unconscoucious.
Part XVIII
"TINA!" Kitana screamed at the sight of her friend's torn flesh. "DRACULA! YOU BIG LUMMOX! I'M GONNA STAKE YOU FOR THIS!" Dracula looked up at Kitana. Kitana didn't miss the look of sorrow that was in his eyes as he materialized away from his unconscious bride. The strange thing was that when he materialized he took Kitana with him.
"If I had known I would not have hurt her like that," Dracula said, his voice was quiet. "It was an accident." Kitana´s glare deepened.
"Accident?" she said in a dangerous whisper. "You just tore up her stomach and face right in front of my eyes and you expect me to believe that it was just an accident! Don't make me laugh, you hideous beast!" An angry look came into Dracula's eyes.
"I brought you here for a reason, Kitana," he said. "And it wasn't to listen to your insults." Kitana felt the color leave her face when she realized what he meant.
"No," she said. "I refuse to become a blood-sucker! You can't make me!" Dracula smiled.
"You don't have a choice in the matter, my dear," he said.
Before Kitana could react Dracula grabbed her and kissed her roughly on the mouth. Once he removed his mouth from hers Dracula placed his lips on her throat. 'Relax and there will be no pain,' he whispered in her mind. Kitana didn't struggle, move, or even seem to breathe. But in her mind she was screaming. Was she to suffer the same fate as Tina? She didn't know. There was no pain.