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Carl blinked but he couldn't believe his eyes. A woman and man were now blocking Van Helsing and his path to Atrum. The man was dressed in gold armor and had sky blue eyes and curly golden locks. The woman was dressed in a silver toga, dark blue eyes, long black hair, and most disturbing was the bow with the silver arrow pointed at Van Helsing and him in her hands. The string of the bow was taunt as she glared at them, the man stepped forward.

"I have been sent her with a message," he spoke, his voice light and airy. "You may not speak to Atrum until your mission is finished."

"By then it will be too late," Van Helsing argued as he pushed Carl to the side. "I need to speak with her now."

"I have been ordered to strike you down if you disobey the message," the woman said firmly, her voice light and airy too. "Orders are orders, and I have a damn good shot."

"Apollo, Artemis," Atrum said as she walked towards them. "Allow me a moment to speak to Van Helsing."

"Orders," Artemis replied, keeping her aim steady. Apollo stared at her, and turned his back on Van Helsing.

"You have chosen a different path now," Apollo said to Atrum. "Are you sure this time."

"I can say I have never been more sure about anything in my life," Atrum told Apollo. "Please allow me to say what I have to say."

"Hecate asked us…" Artemis started, but Atrum held her hands up, palms facing Artemis.

"I am no longer under Hecate's control," Atrum interrupted Artemis. "My palms no longer bare any mark of servitude. Do not try and stop me. I asked you nicely, now just do it. Please."

"Come on Artemis," Apollo said, as he pushed her bow and arrow towards the ground. "There is nothing left here to do."

"She said not to let…" Artemis began.

"I do not care what she said!" Apollo roared. "Atrum has been put through hell, and she has her choice back. Her fate is finally in her own hands and I will be damned before I let myself take her choices away."

"Oh fine!" Artemis huffed before she faded out, a few twinkling stars remained but soon faded away too.

"Are you sure about this?" Apollo asked Atrum quickly.

"Aye."

"Be careful," Apollo told her. "He broke you once, he can only do it again."

"Do not worry," she said as Apollo followed Artemis in fading out, leaving twinkling gold sparkles where he had been.

"Atrum," Van Helsing began, but stopped when she beckoned him to follow her. Wordlessly he followed her, Carl watched them walk away, leaving him alone. Stopping outside of the scared circle, she leaned her back against a tree. She wrapped her arms around herself, feeling cold without her cape, Van Helsing took his coat off and put it over her shoulders.

"Thank you," she breathed, and looked up at the stars once more. "Before I would have gladly join the stars to get away from this world."

"You always loved the stars," Van Helsing said, he was standing a foot away from her, but dared not to get closer.

"I did," she sighed. "It was a long time ago Alexandros. A life time ago, in fact. Yet it feels like it was just yesterday, the two of us happy and free. Before I would have blamed you for all of this, but it is my fault too."

"If I told you how sor…" he started.

"It doesn't matter," she laughed. "We were both warned, and we still did it anyway. I do not think anything could have stopped us, so what does it matter now. The man point is we loved and still do love each other. There is no need for any kind of apologies. It is done."

"I still feel like I betrayed you," he confessed. "Especially since I did fall in love with Anna."

"How can I expect someone who didn't even know who I was to keep their promise to love me only and forever," Atrum sighed, and looked down at the snow covered ground. "White can represent innocence, and water can represent purification. The snow can purify our innocence. We are innocent now."

"Innocent," he laughed. "I never seem to be innocent."

"There is a choice I have to make," Atrum said locking eyes with him. "My life depends on it, and at first I thought the choice was obvious, but after letting my mind see what was there and what wasn't. I know the right choice now. I choose to…"

"Well now, isn't this sweet," Dracula laughed from behind them. They quickly turned to see him stalk over towards them, two skimpy clad females following him. The blonde female dressed in orange belly dancer outfit held Carl in her arms, a hand firmly clamped over his mouth. A tall black haired female walked by her side, both had a sick twisted grin on their face.

"Your brides," Atrum sneered.

"Yes," Dracula laughed. "I need to have my options you know. All I need is a red head to complete the collection."

"You can't have her," Van Helsing roared as he leapt towards Dracula, only to have the his female companions leap at him. They dragged him away from Atrum, and Carl had been tossed to the side. Dracula quickly snatched Atrum.

"A shame I cannot have you," he laughed darkly. "But you will belong to my master, and what master wants, master gets. Master wants you."

"Never," she hissed. Dracula threw her into the sacred circle, and trapped her in there. Stefan had tainted the circle with his lies, and Satan now control the circle. Standing up Satan appeared in black smoke in front of her.

"Hello Atrum," Satan smirked. "It is time those powers of yours were mine."

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