CHAPTER 15

THE ULTIMATE VAMPIRE

The brown bat helped Shadow off the ground.

Shadow had no idea who he was, but he was grateful that he saved him, "Thanks."

"Don't mention it, Shadow", he said.

"How did you know my name?"

The bat laughed a bit, "I know every single one of you. Rouge, Derek."

Rouge and Derek couldn't believe that he knew them and they never met him.

"Who are you anyway?" Derek asked with suspicion.

"My name is Dracula, king of all vampires."

The three vampires gasped in surprise, "Dracula!"

Shadow led Dracula to Raf's body, "In case you didn't know, I lost Raf. Can't you bring him back?"

Dracula shook his head, "Sorry, I can't."

"Why not?"

"It was his time. It's better if he stays dead. I'm sure you'll miss him as much as I will."

Shadow stared down at his dead master, "I understand."

Dracula looked over at Rouge with interest. He walked up to her, "Hello Miss."

Rouge greeted him back, "Hi, I must say it's a honor to be in your presence."

"And you as well, love."

Rouge had a feeling that he was hitting on to her, but she didn't say anything and just smiled.

He started to walk around her, "You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my whole life."

Rouge blushed, "Really?"

"Of course, your fur shines brightly within the moonlight." He placed his finger on her neck moving it all around her neck, "And that neck of yours is so perfect I could kiss it forever."

Rouge moved away from him and ran to Shadow, "I'm Shadow's girlfriend."

"I know and I've been wanting to ask Shadow something."

Shadow faced him.

"Shadow, I came here for a reason and that is to take Rouge's hand in marriage."

Shadow's eyes widened, "What! No, I won't let you do that!"

"Shadow, do you know what happens to those who says the word no to me?"

"You punish them as you did to Raf?"

"Yes or possibly worse than what I did to your master."

"You can't threaten me."

"Raf may have been your master, but I am your lord. You must obey me or die."

Shadow loved Rouge no matter what and he would never give her up, "If I have to hand Rouge over to you in order for you to spare my life, then I choose to die."

Derek thought he was insane to say that to the king of all vampires, "Shadow!"

Dracula gave Shadow a serious glare, "If that's what you choose, then you can perish."

Rouge held on to Shadow, "Don't do it, Shadow. That's the king of vampires you're dealing with."

"I know and I won't lose you to him."

Rouge had tears in her eyes, "Shadow..."

Shadow kissed her on the forehead, "I'll be fine."

Rouge let him go trusting him.

Shadow ran towards Dracula and tried to hit him with his fist, but Dracula caught his fist and pushed him back on the ground. "Damn, he's strong."

"You cannot beat me, Shadow and you never will", he grabbed him by his wrist and stabbed his claws in his wrist.

Shadow yelled in pain as he saw blood dripping from his wrist and fell on the ground.

Rouge was on the verge of crying, "Shadow..."

"He's crazy, he knows damn straight that he has no chance against him", Derek knew it was the end for him.

Rouge then looked on the ground and beside her she spotted Vic's crossbow.

Shadow broke away from Dracula by kicking him away.

"Shadow, catch!" Rouge threw the crossbow towards Shadow.

He caught it and pointed it at the brown bat. He shot it at Dracula and it hit him in the chest.

Dracula was wounded, but he wasn't dead.

Shadow dropped the weapon down on the ground in confusion, "What? I don't understand. Why aren't you dead?"

Dracula removed the arrow from his bleeding chest, "Even the vampire killer's weak weapons can't harm me. No weapon can hurt me!"

"No weapons huh?" Shadow rolled into a ball and cut through the brown bat.

The bat yelled in pain as his blood scattered within the atmosphere. He fell to his knees on the ground bleeding the death from the inside out. He looked over to the bloody Shadow, "Damn you, Shadow." He fell on the ground dead.

Shadow was covered in his blood. He looked over at Rouge and smiled, "Looks like I win."

Rouge smiled back at him and ran over to him kissing and licking all over his bloody mouth. She broke away and leaned on his bloody body, "What's going to happen now?"

"Who knows", Derek walked over to them still staring at Dracula's body.

"The police will be chasing us for the murders that we've caused. I guess that makes us fugitives", Shadow said.

"What matters they won't stand a chance against us", Rouge said.

"That's for sure", Derek added.

Shadow laughed a bit, "Looks like this is the beginning of a new future for us all."

N/A: All of a sudden my internet is working, so I'm updating normal now. Told yea I would get to the bottom of it. Thanks for reviewing this story.