Danny stopped in front of Master Tower. The tower was built of black metal and stone. Outside of its huge height, it looked just like an office skyscraper. He spotted movement inside and around it, but nothing came out to attack him. Danny knew Vlad was taunting him. He wanted Danny to try and storm the tower. The ghost teen pulled out one of his metal crosses and tossed it. It spun in the air and impaled one of the stone pillars in front of the main doors. He turned his bike and drove south. He drove for several miles before stopping again. His whip was starting to glow a soft blue. He walked his bike down a small alley. He came across a black door with a red cross painted on it. There was no knob or lock. He walked up to the door and knocked. He heard nothing except the echo of the knock. He rubbed his chin and snapped his fingers. He pulled the pendent he got from Alucard out of his armor and tapped it against the door. The cross shinned with blue light and the door opened. He stepped into a candle lit hallway. He walked for a minute before coming across a large room. Worn rugs and paintings were the only decorations. As he stepped forward, a woman in a brown robe walked out of a small door, "Welcome my lord!"

"What is this?" Danny looked around, "Who are you?"

The woman bowed. She had brown hair and blue eyes, "This is one of the safe houses our order has hidden through out the city. You may use this to rest and restock."

"What order are you?"

"One from every religion. When Dracula was raised the first time, one person was selected from every religion to serve The Belmont Clan in time of evil. It is the one thing we can all agree to."

Danny smirked, "Cool! So any idea of what is going on?"

"Vlad has done a good job of keeping most of what he is doing secret."

"How close is he to gaining all of Dracula's powers?"

"Close! But the final part will take him a considerable amount of time."

"Why?"

"If he was simply bringing him back, Vlad would have an easier time. But to finish the job, he will need to crack open a portal to hell. And that was hard even for the vampire lord."

"Well we have that going for us." Danny walked over to a large cabinet. He opened it and found a large array of vampire hunting weapons, "Do you have and gems or jewels around?"

"Yes! We use them to buy weapons from some of our more mystic suppliers. Do you need some?"

Danny nodded, "I need information!"

Danny parked his bike outside of a large building. It had taken him two hours to get from the central district to the eastern one. The roads were deserted, but he had ran into several weak level vampires. Either Vlad could only create weak ones, or he was saving his best stuff for later. The building looked run down, but it was covered in neon lights. He walked up to a large glass door with red lights built into it. Danny pushed open the door and walked into a large room with music blaring. It was a strip joint. Danny shook his head slowly and walked in. The entire room was filled with vampires. They gave him a small glance, but the half naked dancers kept most of their attention. The vampire he had met in the northern area appeared, "Here so soon?"

"I need some information. I heard you sell it." The vampire smiled and led Danny into a small office. The music outside suddenly died off as the door shut. "Sound proof?"

"Can't stand the music out there. But I do love the money. And speaking of."

Danny pulled out a red silk bag and tossed it to the vampire, "I would like a freebie first!" The vampire raised an eyebrow as he looked through the assortment of gems. "Your name!"

He laughed, "Of course! Simon! Like the vampire hunter of old." He nodded, "Nice!" He sat down at a large glass desk, "So what do you need? I'll answer three questions."

"How close is Vlad?"

"He has a little over a week until the final ritual can begin." He counted in his head, "Nine days! Counting tonight. He has to build up enough dark energy to crack the portal open."

"Vlad have much support?"

"Each district has its own overlord. North, south, east, and west. Each with their own army of creatures. Not sure who is who at this time. They wisely use enough agents to keep themselves hidden. But I will keep looking."

"Anyway to sneak into the tower?"

"Need to rescue the damsel in distress."

"How do you know about that?"

"Vlad wants you to know what he is doing. Do yourself a favor and ignore it. It will only get in your way." Simon stood up, "If you need anymore information, you know where to find me."

Danny left the place in disgust and got onto his bike. He started to start it, but stopped, "I can't do this! Not with her in that hell." He looked to the tower in the distance, "How can I simply ignore what is happening to you?"

Simon watched Danny ride off from the roof of his bar. Death floated behind him, "He can't keep his mind on the task at hand."

The vampire nodded, "No he can't!"

"We must interfere."

"No! If we get too involved, we risk being taken by that upstart." Simon rolled his shoulders, "But if we block her from his mind." He turned to Death, "Can it be done?"

"Yes! But it will be temporary."

"All we needare nine days." He smiled, "Once Vlad is taken out, we will bring back the master."

Death bowed, "I will see to the spell."

Danny drove at full speed towards the tower. He had to get Sam out of there before doing anything else. As the tower loomed closer, a dark shadow covered his eyes. He went intangible and flew off his bike. He landed on the street as his bike crashed into a parked car. Death was floating in front of him, "What do you want?"

Death gripped his large scythe, "Your humanity is annoying me. I will free you from it." He shot at Danny.

Danny rolled under him and activated his gauntlets, "Get out of my way!" He fired several beams of holy energy.

Death spun his scythe and deflected the shots, "You need more power!" He sliced the air with his weapon and cut open a large tear in the sky. It led into a dark place. A large force of wind pulled Danny off of his feet and into the tear. Death looked around, "He won't expect this." He vanished as Danny appeared on the ground.

"Ouch! Guess I should have taken a few more courses on motorcycle safety." He walked over to his bike and was glad to find it unharmed. He looked at the tower, "Enjoy your rituals. As soon as I take out your forces, I will have the power to end you." He jumped onto his bike and drove away.

Death watched him leave, "With the girl gone from his mind, things will finally go according to plan."

Danny walked back into the safe house in the Central District. The woman he had met earlier bowed as he entered, "Did you find the information that you needed?"

"Yes! After tonight, Vlad will be ready to finish draining Dracula in eight days."

"What do you plan to do?"

"I need to take out his supporters one by one. When that is done, I can make my attack on the tower." Danny walked to a red curtain and pushed it away. A small bed was sitting in front of him. "I will return to the Northern District tomorrow and begin searching. I've already activated the elemental totem, but I know more is there."

The woman nodded, "I will get you something to eat." She left.

Danny took off his pendent and looked at it, "I have eight days. I better take it slow. Can't afford to slip up now." He got on his knees on the floor and placed the pendent in front of him. He closed his eyes, "May the forces of light guide me through the darkness." The pendent shinned with light. Danny felt a warmth fill him as the light died down. He opened his eyes and they shinned with white light for a second before returning to green. "Something is wrong!" He shook his head, "Probably just the evil energy in the air." He put the pendent back on and readied for bed. He would hunt at sundown.