Quietly; Anna and I followed Van Helsing down a corridor and came upon something hanging from the ceiling "What do you suppose these things are" Anna asked. "Offspring; a man with three gorgeous women for 400 years" Van Helsing answered. "Yes; vampires are the walking dead. It only makes sense that their children are born dead. He's obviously trying to bring them to life" I added. "Dracula and his brides only kill one or two people a month but if he brings all these things to life" Van Helsing said but cut himself off. We knew exactly what he was thinking.
We went a little further and Van Helsing sliced open one of the pods. Anna and I both felt sick to our stomachs until we saw a little white creature. "So; this is what you get when vampires mate" Van Helsing commented. All of a sudden; the things came to life and we heard Dracula tell his two remaining brides "They need to feed. Teach them how! Teach them!" Anna had already taken off in the opposite direction to find her brother while Van Helsing and I had to take cover. "And beg the devil that this time, they stay alive" Dracula added.
Van Helsing and I shot a few of the creatures before Dracula saw us and Van Helsing said "Now that I've got your attention." Dracula growled so Van Helsing and I took off to hide. I flew him up to a little tower and then left him and flew to a higher beam and perched myself before making my wings disappear. I could see a huge shadow coming this way so I shot a look to Van Helsing who was crouched in a corner. I had to figure out how to calm my racing hear. If I didn't; I knew Dracula would find me right away. Now; all I had to do was remain quiet and wait for a signal.
"I can tell the character of a man or a woman by the sound of their heartbeats. Usually; I when I approach; I can dance to the beat like one of yours" Dracula commented, referring to mine as he clapped his hands rapidly like my pounding my heart. He slowed the clapping to a steady beat and continued "Strange that the other is so steady" referring to Van Helsing's. 'How does Van Helsing keep so calm in the face of danger' I thought to myself. It got quiet with a sudden lightning strike and I watched Van Helsing impale with a silver stake. Van Helsing prayed but it had no effect on Dracula and he said "Hello Gabriel." I was confused since I had never heard Van Helsing's first name. I was flying down to grab Gabriel when Dracula grabbed my ankle and asked "Where are you going little Eva?" "Not with you" I answered, prying his hand off of me.
I quickly grabbed the crucifix Van Helsing threw to me and thrust it into his hands. I took that moment to grab Gabriel and we flew away and tried to help Anna before we had to run when Anna's brother turned into a wolf and began to chase us. It began raining as we ran into the ruins of an old mill and then the floor gave way on us. We stayed quiet until we were spotted by Velkan and Van Helsing said "We need to get you back to Rome. It's no longer safe for you." "I can't back down now" I told him. "You have to Eva. It's not worth you dying at Dracula's hand" Van Helsing told me. I didn't have any choice but to agree and we set a plan for my return into motion. I could only hope that this would work.