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Chapter 18 - The Infinity Crusade Part 1

Part 0: Beginning of the end.

Arc 4: Dracula Infinity and the ties of a bloodline

(The search for Dracula Infinity has begun, the exact location of Dracula is unknown, but he is located somewhere in the city of New York. Thus the group has set off to find as much info as possible, a lead has led them to the famous Empire State Building. Where the group is now catching their breath for a small while)

(On top of the observatory of the Empire State Building)

(Carter is leaning over the side of the railing looking downwards at the streets, clearly uneasy around the height)

Cater: Damn...

(Erik lightly shoves him forwards, frightening Carter because of the feeling of falling off the side)

Carter: Ah!! The hell was that for!?

Erik: Haha...

Carter: I'm uneasy around heights, especially in a 102 story tall building!!!

Erik: Sorry! I didn't you were so scared of them!

Carter: (Faces forward) I'm just uneasy around them...

(Sam is sitting in a chair with Annah sitting in the chair next to him, holding onto his left arm while sleeping. Sam is looking at a photo. While Able is looking out to the skyline)

Able: (Looks at Annah holding onto Sam's arm) Hasn't that arm started to go numb?

Sam: (Puts the photo he is looking at in his pocket) Kinda, yeah...

Able: Well, she's asleep just move it away.

Sam: (Tries to move his arm from Annah, but she just holds onto it tighter) She only does that...

Able: Haha, where do you think Dracula's hiding?

Sam: Knowing evil vampire emperors, probably a dark castle.

Able: Don't you think it would've been easy to find him then? This is New York...

Sam: Yeah, you're right. We can always go door to door, knock on them, see who answers...

Able: Yeah, it'll only take us 2 months to cover 783,8 km²...

Sam: I guess you're right.

(Erik throws a coin off the side of the building)

Sam: (Looks at Erik) What are you doing Ocean Man?

(The coin falls the entire 381m and lands on its side, perfectly on the sidewalk)

Erik: (Jumps in the air out of victory) Yes!!! I did it! This Marine Biologist has done it!

Able: Done what?

Erik: I just dropped a coin off the side of the side of the Empire State building and it landed on its side! I've done everything on bucket list!

Sam: Good for you, Ocean Man...

(Annah wakes up from her nap)

Sam: You're awake, good. We should get going now...

(A photographer walks past)

The Photographer: (A young girl with brown hair and green eyes) Cheese!

(The flash from the camera surprises and stuns Sam and Annah)

Sam: (Covers his eyes) Ah!! The hell was that for, kid!?

The Photographer: Relax, it's for my school project. (Looks at the image and is confused by something) Huh? He wasn't there before...

Sam: (Recovers from the light flashing in his eye) Who wasn't there before?

The Photographer: (Shows Sam the image) That guy, the one in red...

(In the image Sam sees him, the same figure in the red cloak, his hair is more visible being blonde and wild, his face is still concealed as always. This is the first time he has appeared in a photo or image, he standing behind Sam on his right side.)

(Sam looks behind him and no one's there)

Able: Sam, what's the matter?

(Before Sam can hand over the image to Able, it is suddenly set ablaze, without Sam using Grimm Fire)

(Someone whispers to Sam: "No, no, not yet Samuel...")

(Sam looks around and no one is whispering to him)

Carter: Hey, what's the ma-...

(Suddenly out of nowhere Carter is decapitated)

(The Photographer runs away out of horror)

(Everyone is shocked but they ready and prepare for a fight)

(Annah is confused and shocked as to what is going on)

(Sam suddenly summons the Rogue Scythe in his right hand)

(Able summons Excalibur on his back, using Harness Wind to boost his attack speed)

(Erik takes out a black dagger from his coat pocket)

(From the entrance to the top plaza comes Vlad and he calls back his shuriken like weapon, that he used to decapitate Carter)

Vlad: You are a difficult man to track down, Mr. Reyes...

Sam: Vlad!!!

(Sam starts to walk over to Vlad, but Able stops him)

Able: Sam... get Annah out of here. We'll take care of him!

Sam: Fine... (Hides away the Rogue Scythe and starts to run away with Annah holding onto his arm) Don't die!!!

Vlad: I guess I can have an appetizer before the main course!!!

(Vlad throws his shuriken at Able, but Able stops it with a gust of wind from Harness Wind knocking it to the side and he charges towards Vlad)

(Able attacks Vlad using Excalibur and Vlad blocks a hit from it using his arm and Able uses this, driving the blade through Vlad's arm chopping it off)

(Erik charges at Vlad from the side, where he is vulnerable)

Vlad: (Jumps away from Able) Haha, you fool!

(Vlad calls back his shuriken, with Erik in the way the shuriken goes straight into his back)

(Erik reaches towards his back and takes out the shuriken, using Healing Aqua to heal the wound)

Vlad: (Catches the shuriken) I will exterminate you, for my Infinite God!

Able: So Dracula did obtain infinity? What is he gonna do with it?

Vlad: Simple! He is going to wait until the Scarlet Eclipse, then he will ascend it!!!

Able: Ascend it? What do you mean?

Vlad: That's a surprise for another time!!! You all have nowhere to go! Time to die!

Able: (Points behind Vlad) You might want to check what's behind you...

Erik: (Steadies himself from the shuriken that went in his back) That's a 102 story drop, even if you were to survive that fall, you wouldn't be able to run away; before the clock hits 13:00, where you'd just be turned into dust on the sidewalk...

Able: So make this easy; tell us where Dracula is!!! You're cornered rat!

Vlad: (Walks backwards slowly) I know, I'm cornered and I'm embracing it!!!

(Vlad runs backwards, breaking the glass with his shuriken)

(Vlad runs out the window and falls the entire 102 stories)

Able: Coward... (walks towards where Vlad fell down and looks to the street, and quickly turns his head back with a yikes look on his faces) Well...

Erik: How bad is it?

Able: He's basically a puddle of blood and flesh, scraped on the sidewalk...

(Sam and Annah come running in)

Sam: Listen, I wanted to run, but she had other ideas and wanted me to join in... (Notices Vlad is gone) And what did I miss?

Erik: Not a lot. He jumped out the window...

Sam: Oh...

Able: (Still looking down at Vlad to make sure he's dead and then what's left of Vlad gets run over by a car, making everything worse) Oh!!! Damn!!! Shit!!!

Sam: What?

Able: (Shakes his head) Nothing, he's dead for sure... Listen Sam, you're right. Dracula has obtained Infinity and it seems he's planning on getting even stronger. We need to stop him before the Scarlet Eclipse, it's 3 days away... We must act fast.

Sam: Yeah... (Bows down next to Carter's body) I didn't expect to lose someone, so quickly...

Able: (Leans against a support beam) Give it a few minutes...

(A centipede crawls out of Carter's neck and slowly crawls towards his head)

Sam: (Slowly stands up) What the hell...

(The centipede looks almost as if it is part of his neck or even his spinal cord)

(The centipede crawls over to his head and attaches itself to it)

(The centipede pulls his severed head back to the body and Carter springs back to life)

(Sam, Annah and Erik look at him in confusing)

Carter: What?

Sam: What just crawled out of you!?

Carter: Oh! That's simple to explain...

Erik: Mind telling us then?

Carter: Well you see, I'm something called a Ōmukade. Or more or less the host for one... what you just saw was, the Ōmukade itself, it's basically my Spinal Cord. Since I was decapitated the Centipede crawled out and retrieved it, bringing me back to life, the same goes for if I lose an arm of leg, if the arm is destroyed the centipede will make a new one. No matter how severe a wound may be, I can be brought back by the Ōmukade. I can still die of natural causes or if the Spinal Cord is completely destroyed... I know, I'm bizarre...

Sam: Okay, now I've seen and heard everything... listen we're all one or other sort of mythical creature here, just because you're a centipede doesn't mean you're better or worse than any of us here.

Carter: Really? What kind of mythical creature are you?

Sam: Reaper.

Able: Half Demon.

Erik: Umm... a Marine Biologist is pretty rare, I guess.

Sam: Anyways, we need to get going. We only have 3 days left... we best put that to good use. Did Vlad say anything else?

Able: Zilch.

Sam: Great...

(Police and Ambulance sirens wail in the distance)

(The group leaves the observatory room, leaving only broken glass and blood over the floor)

(A few hours later)

(In the unknown location in New York)

(In a cold and empty throne room sits Dracula Infinity, on his throne, a wine glass of blood in his hand)

Dracula Infinity: (In a clear and sorrowful tone) And now Vlad has fallen... (Clears his sorrow) What a fool he was anyway! (Tears of blood start forming in his eyes, but he wipes them away) He was a coward, nothing more, nothing less!!! Alucard, get the hell over here!!!

Alucard: (Enters the throne room) (Clearly tired of Dracula) Yes brother?

Dracula Infinity: Find Van Helsing, kill him and bring me his head!!! That isn't a question, it's a request!!!

Alucard: Getting desperate now, huh? *Tch* Fine. (Starts to leave the room) I'll find your oh so hated Van Helsing. At least if he kills me, I'll be able to rest forever...

(Alucard leaves the throne room)

(Dracula Infinity throws the glass across the room and slams his fist down on the throne)

(Dracula Infinity is broken, almost like Sam was 6 years ago)

Dracula Infinity: (Covering his face to hide his blood tears) What are you looking at Oroc? Go to your chambers, your time shall come to fight.

(A man that was staring at Dracula Infinity from the door next to the throne, closes it and remains silent)

Dracula Infinity: I killed the woman he loved, he burned my kingdom, so I'll burn his world!!! Every single inch of it!!!

(Dracula Infinity fixes his composure and sits straight on his throne, crow lands on his shoulder and has a photo in his mouth)

(Dracula Infinity take the photo from the crow and it's an image of Sam's group taken when they entered the Empire State Building)

Dracula Infinity: (Focuses on Annah holding onto Sam's arm) And I'll make him life with an eternal curse of his failure... (Pats the crow, while maniacally laughing) Good job, Demonio...

(Dracula Infinity's evil laughter echoes throughout the halls of his mansion)

(End of Chapter 18)