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Epilogue | |||||||
It had been weeks since William had sent three of his best nosferatu followers to Shanghi to investigate rumores of a slayer. William thought it was stupid to assume that there were ANY left, he had killed them all, of course. With his new ability to walk unscathed in the day, he had no problem finding, and destroying all of his would-be enemies in Europe. Most who initially opposed him eventually joined him in fear. Many of the vampires in London (those who do not lie in the sewers) work for him. He can still remember the night that he came to realize his power...what had it been? 30 years? Who cares, anyway. He and his queen were immortal. "William! News from the east has arrived!" - Jessica "What is it, have they found the rumores to be true?" - William "Yes, and something more... The message that we received wasn't from our scouts. It came in a letter...from a man named Burke." - Jessica |
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Dear vampire scum, I am regretful to say that your scouts didn't put up nearly as good a fight as I would expect from a trio of daywalkers. I would also like you to know that I will be paying you a visit soon. I have cleared out the vampire infestation beginning in Japan and moving west. By the time that you receive this letter, I should be in Budapest. I'm coming, and there's nowhere to hide. I'm coming... With disgust, Burke |
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"Burke? Wasn't he there that night that I met you, my love?" - Jessica "...yes. He was one of the Illuminati's test subjects that I helped to rescue. No matter. He can't be that strong. Our forces in Transylvania will take him down. There is nothing to fear." - William And so they passed the time frollicking in the streets of blood. Then, two weeks later, a transmission came from Transylvania. It was broken and full of static, but the idea was clear. A man clad in leather was shooting and slicing his way through everything. Then, everyone but him stopped moving, and he went over to the camera, gave it the finger, and blew it away. Needless to say, both William and Jessica were scared out of their minds. They began fortifying their castle (the former Tower of London), and making more vampires and ghouls. In a week, they had an army of over 5,000 ghouls, 768 vampires, and 53 nosferatu, some with the powers of the earth. It was on a cold night, a full moon overhead, that he came. Down the main road carved out by William's men, he walked ever so slowly. Never had there been a more fearsome sight. A lone man, greying at the temples with a leather trenchcoat, a cowboy cowboy hat, and the biggest sword ever made by man strapped to his back, raised his head, and said in a voice just above a whisper, "Come and get me." A full unit of 100 ghouls were sent down the road to take him, only to be sliced to bits in a flurry of metal and leather. Then, the mass of the army was sent in. With a massive sword in one hand and a semi-automatic shotgun in the other, he took them all out in under five minutes... "IMPOSSIBLE! No man could do such a thing! No man!" - William "My king, almost the entire army has been slaughtered, and those who live are fleeing...what should we do?" - Jessica "...What should we do? Heh, we...shall...FIGHT!" - William William slowly floated to the ground where Burke waited patiently. "So, this is it, I'll either score one for mankind, or die in the process...either way, I did my part." - Burke "Hahaha!!! Don't you realize who you are dealing with? I am the ultimate ruler of the world! For thirty long years my power has crippled men! You are no different! You shall fall like all the others!" - William With that, they sprang at each other, sword in hand. They met, and the resounding clash was like nothing ever heard before. Their actions were so fast that no mortal man could even hope to see the battle with the naked eye. Blade against blade, man against monster, they fought for what seemed like hours, but in reality, lasted less than a minute. Then, Burke landed a blow. William's left arm fell to the ground, and he screamed in pain. Jessica then threw herself in front of William, using herself as a sheild. Burke arched his sword over his head and uttered what would be his final words... "DIE YOU DEVILS OF THE NI---HHHGGGTTT!!!" - Burke Just then, Burke found himself on the ground, with a blade protruding from his neck. "No no no! You think that I'd let you hurt my little William? Hahahaha!" (with a strange accent) - ??? A figure cloaked in shadows loomed before the fallen figures. It stepped into the light, revealing a seemingly middle-aged man draped in red garnments. Both William and Jessica began to gasp heavily and grab at their heads, and a quizzical expression came over Burkes pailing face. "Confused, are we? Well, let me explain. The night that old William here became a vampire, there was a battle, wasn't there? A battle with a nosferatu? Aaah, yes. Now we get it. I was that creature. I had it only in my mind to destroy the Harker Organization, but, when I found out that Will had made his choice, well, I just had to butt in... You see, when a person becomes a vampire, they have a sort of...connection to that vampire. I influenced Will to become more savage, and one night, he embraced that savageness, and from then on, I was in control. Jessica here was so lovesick for him, it was easy to get control of her." - ??? "But, who? Who are you?" - William (back to his former self) "HAHA! Still haven't figured it out yet? Your grandfather was Jonathan Harker, the only human to have taken down a nosferatu, right? WRONG! Those fools assumed that with my head removed, that I was dead, but oooh, it takes more than that to kill one as old as I!" - ??? "Oh my god! That means you're--" - Jessica (back to her former self) "Yes, my child. I am the master of the night, the bringer of sins, the lord of the undead...I am Dracula!" - ??? "This... isn't... happening... Where is everyone? What has happened to me? Jessica?! You're a vampire! Burke, oh my god! You've used me, you used my friends! You killed everyone! YOU BASTARD!!!" - William The ground began to tremble, and Dracula started in disbeleif. William rose into the air, muttering incoherently under his breath. Jessica began to focus her psychic energy. Burke, confused and stabbed, drew the sword from his throat and readied himself as best he could with his own blade. Then, in a blinding flash of light, the descended upon the ancient one. The battle was fierce and long, but, in the end, the three stood over the oldest one ever to walk the earth. "You...you can't be serious! I can't be...defeated by these weaklings! I am the lord of the undead!" - Dracula "This is for my parents." - William With that, William's only hand entered Dracula's chest, ripping out the still-beating heart of the monster. Everything was quiet. "Burke, Jessica, there is no excuse that I can offer for my actions. I am responsible for all of this death. If only I hadn't--" - William Burke placed his hand upon William's shoulder, and forced a smile through all of the blood collecting on his face. Jessica then brought all three together, and with that, the Harker Organization was reformed. |