The men were waiting for them at the bottom of the stairs; they stood on a balcony and waited until the tall vampire men and regal vampire women came through the doors, the acrobats began there performances and the singers began to sing a soulful ballet.
"Would you like to dance, Misha?" said Van Helsing extending his hand to her.
"I'd love to" she answered.
They swirled out onto the dance floor and began to move among the other couples, the dance was slow at first and then it turned into an erotic dash, they spun and leaped, swirled and dived in time to the music.
The ball was going perfectly, the couples flowed across the dance floor.
"Come, my brides" said Dracula. "Show them how it is done"
The brides jumped lightly off the balcony and began to move among the couples, swaying and dancing, turning the stately waltz into an erotic belly dance. The musicians began to play faster and the drummers began to beat an exotic dash.
When the dancing had finished they all sat around a huge table for refreshments, Dracula stood up and addressed the guests.
"As you know my daughter Misha is to be married" said Dracula. "But it is not Lord Vincent she shall marry, it is Sir Gabriel Van Helsing, I ash you to raise you glasses to Sir and Lady
Van Helsing"
"Sir and Lady Van Helsing" chorused the guests, raising there glasses and drinking.
Suddenly there came a blood curdling laugh, a high pitched laugh that was almost a cackle.
"Oh Vlad" said a voice. "You did not think to invite me and my brides to your little party this year did you?"
"Viktor?" said Dracula, staring at the man who was standing in the great doors that led out into the hall.
"Oh yes, you remembered" said Viktor. "May I introduce you to my newest bride, Montanah" a young woman with black hair and pale, flawless skin stepped forward.
Van Helsing looked at the brides, they all looked the same to him, no defining features, all the same; straight black hair and flawless white skin with cold blue eyes.
"And now" said Montanah coldly. "We are going to crash your little party"
"Get them" roared Viktor. "Kill the Count and Van Helsing!"
The brides transformed and sprang at the guest, but the vampires bitten by Dracula truly were his, they let loose on the army of vampires, Viktor's work, as they spread among them, bitting, stabbing and tearing at there enemies.
Misha was truly Dracula's daughter, she seized the nearest sharp object (A silver sword) and stabbed the nearest enemy through the heart, the vampire appeared to be burning and disintegrating until there was only a blackened skeleton. On and one she went, the sword slicing through flesh and bone, flashing and dripping with the crimson liquid that sustained her. Before she had been sent to kill Van Helsing she had been trained as an assassin that could kill the most legendary monster hunter of all time; Gabriel Van Helsing.
As the vampires attacked, Van Helsing did what he would always do, went straight for the weapons,
seizing a mace, a sword and a gun from various glass displays, he tore off into the battle, slashing, and smashing, ripping and tearing, he could see Aleera fighting nearby with Viktor himself, hell she was better than him, much better.
The battle seemed too last for ever, the vampires were relentless, they would not stop until the battle was over, but they didn't need too.