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Chapter 13

Council and a weird decision

This night on the Great Council meeting came all older men of the area of San-Francisco. Their gathering was in the secret place under ground under escalated guard. Mostly older men were bandaged and looked terrible. Dracula healed his scratches and was in deep thinking, it seemed that nothing worried him, and his thoughts were far away of this place. Victor, Lady Sylvia and Luka raised and addressed to older men.

"Urgent gathering of the Council had never had to solve such problem!" – said Luka. Then Lady Sylvia took a word:

"All noble families met together, when clouds covered our sky. You all know about failed experiment. Because of yesterday accident, we lost many of our respectful friends and relatives. We three talked about it that night and Victor offered the only way to stop unequal mongrels. Victor …"

Vampires' head of council looked at older men, count, who was now listening attentively, and at his own guard with Selin at the head.

"Than you Sylvia. So I'll start. We both know that using our own power isn't enough to fight. As you noticed yesterday, mongrels found out the way how to spread their type and created new monsters. They have much more people than we. Our first decision was to ask for help in other states, but their power is still not enough. Before our allies' arriving, monsters will destroy us all. By the way, if so many night creatures will get together, it can attract attention of humans."

"So what do you think we should do?" – broke his speech Maya. She remained faithful to herself. Witches looked at her with contempt, and Maya asked with the same look.

"We have only one choice … to enter into agreement with … the Holy Order."

The reaction was as Victor thought. Older men began to whisper with each other and even to argue. Dracula kept silent, but Victor saw how feelings fight with bad memories in his eyes. At such moments Diamond thinks that Vlad loaded all responsibility on his shoulders too early. Victor lived in Transylvania and was at the age of thirty six when seventeen years old boy started ruling the country. Victor knew that Dracula needed more father's love that Valerie Senior gave to him.

Selina crossed hands on her chest; she didn't like the idea of reconciliation. Witches were shocked and shouted for explanations. Werewolves argued with vampires on the tops of their voices. Awful noise filled the room. Vladislaus was tired because of it and couldn't be tranquil any longer; he raised and growled as loud as he could:

"QUIET! Let Victor to speak!"

Everybody stopped talking and looked at devil's son with fear. Sel smiled, she waited him to stop the noise as it was making her nervous. Vlad breathed in deeply, and for the first time in his eternal life thought that silence is the greatest thing.

"Go on, Victor," – he said and set down.

"Thank you, count. I see that someone don't like our decision. That's why I offer voting. Now, raise hands, who agree with idea of asking the Holy Order for help."

Twenty raised hands.

"And now who disagree."

Again twenty. The most part (A/n: Dracula wasn't an older man but in extra events could vote, too. Of course his choice was decisive) kept neutrality.

"May I ask you to vote, count?" – asked Victor politely.

All glances were addressed to Dracula. Vlad raised and looked into Diamond's eyes:

"My choice is on your responsibility, Victor. I hope, I won't feel sorry for it."

The question was solved.

"Lady Sylvia … "

The main witch snapped fingers and black cat with white ribbon on its neck appeared. It was a tradition to send important news with cat, or sometimes bat. Victor wrote something on paper, and Lady Sylvia fastened it to cat with ribbon.

"Go, Nightmare," – she ordered to cat, and smart animal teleported to the street.

Of course Nightmare couldn't go to Vatican, so after the long way by roofs, the cat found the church where the priest from the Holy Order sermonized. Nightmare waited for favorable moment. She noticed the man in hat, and jumped from the roof on his shoulder. The man took the cat for scruff of the neck and looked at it:

"What are you doing here?"

Nightmare hissed and disappeared, left only the notice with white ribbon.

"Witches' tricks," – said Gabriel and squeezed the notice thoughtfully. Then hunter came back to church and showed the letter to saint father.

"What's that mean?" – asked Van Helsing, watching priest reading.

"Devil's servants finally understood what evil they created. Council asks for meeting. What do you think about it, Mr. Van Helsing?"

"I don't believe them. Maybe it's a trap!"

"Maybe, maybe … That's why I'll take you on this meeting."

"Me?"

"Yes, who knows what's on mind of devil's servants."