Michael and I walked and walked and it seemed as though we'd never get there. The closer we got, the thicker the forest around us got, the road got narrower and narrower, until finally the pavement gaveway to crumbling brick. Another few miles, that's all. Soon the brick gaveway to stone and the road turned into a narrow path, going uphill.
"Where is this castle?", Michael whined.
I looked up, above the trees the red-clay tile roof of the castle was just barely visible above the treetops.
"Right there.", I pointed.
A brief sigh escaped my lips as I continued, the path getting steeper and steeper until I tripped on something. I got to my feet and looked down. Uneven stone stairs went up the remaining hundred feet, or so to the castle.
"Stairs? Oh my favorite.", Michael whined.
I shot him a glare and started up the steps. We arrived at the top, nearly there we followed a barely visible sidewalk and we came upon a large, wooden door.
I reached out to knock when I heard a voice.
"Who are you?", the voice said.
I looked around, trying to find the person that was talking.
"Answer me.", the voice said.
A vampire dropped down from his perch above the doors. He aimed duel pistols at Michael and I.
"Lycan.", the man said taking in Michael's scent.
"I'm Selene, this is Michael.", I told him.
"Vampire?", he said looking and me.
I shook my head, yes.
"What is it you need? Why are you up here? This far from civilization."
"I need to see the elder."
"I'm not so sure about that."
"It's important. I need his help, to save the vampire race as well as the human race.", I begged.
He thought for a moment and motioned for us to follow. The large doors slowly opened, we went in. Michael and I followed him down a maze of long, stone corridors lined with tiny, narrow windows and a few gas lamps every few hundred feet. Up and up a spiral staircase and finally coming to a large door, similar to the entrance.
"He's in there, make it quick.", the guard told us.
I nodded and Michael and I went it. Walking across the crumbling, stone floor of the throne room looking for Dracula.
"What do you want?", a deep voice boomed.
We looked around to see the tall, slender man sitting on the enormous stone throne under a single gas lamp.
"Are you, are you Dracula?", I asked scared.
"Oh, hahahahaha, why yes I am. Who asks?", he laughed.
"Selene, and Michael. We need your help.", I told him.
"Doesn't everyone, what is it that you need from me?"
"I need your help, the Lycan leader, Lucian is working with the humans to eradicate the vampires. Leading the humans on that they are protecting them then he plans to do the same and extinct the human race."
He thought for a moment, grabbing his long chin with long, bone-like fingers.
"I can only help you fight them. I cannot do anything.", he concluded.
"But I can't take on all the Lycans by myself! That's why I came here!", I pleaded.
"I'm much to old to do any fighting, a vampire at the age of seven thousand years is much to fragile.", he started, "But you may drink from my blood and possess my many powers."
He motioned to me and I slowly approached him. He held out his pale, ivory colored wrist to me.
"Drink my child. Drink", he repeated.
I reached for his hand, I grasped it and put my lips to his wrist. Barring my fangs and biting down on him. The deep tasting blood, flowing over my tongue. I drank and drank, finally his cold hand loosened my grip.
"Now my dear Selene, as I sit here and rot away along with my castle you go and you fight for us. Fight for your kind."
I bowed and hurried out of the throne room.
"Wait up!", Michael shouted. How could he not keep up I've barely taken two steps, I turned around to see that I was on the other side of the room, and Michael was running to catch up.
How did I move so far in one step?
"Yes my dear Selene, you now possess an elder's power. Use it wisely.", Dracula's voice struggled to reach across the room.
I had the power to beat Lucian and Marcus. I would be the new, vampire ruler.