He hated having to result to this as he felt terrified with what Alicia might think or see him as, however there was no other choice, she was all that mattered to him and was willing to do anything to keep her safe, he knew he had only a limited time with Morbius as the demon king was significantly weaker than dracula and would only be able to hold his conciousness for an extended period of time and knew of the possibility of being trapped in this void as it seemed Dracula's body was at his limit.
Still he was willing to do everything to make his borrowed time count, he always knew this day would come, however he hoped he would have lived hundreds of years with Alicia before it did and with a firm resolve he envisioned and projected himself into a new host, the demon king morbius.
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