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"Alright. Heres a door... Looks mighty ornate if I do say so myself..."
Dan Said.
It was a tall door, very decorated with carvings and designs that seemed almost to spring to life.
The trio walked in. Flame with his Bustersword drawn, Dan with the Weapon Wily ll had given them, and Afro with a rapier and a ghostly Great Knight familiar.
It looked to be some manner of hall. As if a dance hall.
"Hey, and who might you be...?"
a slightly stern voice said.
they stopped.
"Whos there!"
"?? Why, I'm the lord of this castle!"
a man walked out of the shadows. he had slicked back hair and wore a grey/white suit.
"You may call me Graham... Im here to inherit my rightful place as Dracula!"
"You pathetic wannabe..." Afro said without even thinking.
"!! You! who are you!.. A familiar... and- !!"
by then, after having grown in his powers, had gained red vampiric eyes.
"You- what is that power..!"
"The power..? A power you can never match... the power of the king of darkness, the power to rule!"
Graham burst into a rage.
"YOU INSOLENT LITTLE PEST! YOU SHALL NEVER BECOME DRACULA! I AM THE TRUE LORD OF DARKNESS HIMSELF! I AM DRACULA!"
He began to glow red in his anger.
"IF I SO MUCH AS SEE YOU INTERFERE WITH ME< ME AND MY CASTLE SHALL MAKE SURE YOU REDEFINE THE DEFINITION OF ETERNAL PAIN!"
He teleported out in a flash of red light.
Afro staggered back a bit, and took a deep breath.
"whoa... Just there- That was TOTALLY the Dracula in me talking... I wonder JUST what will happen to me?"
Dan and Flame looked at each other nervously.
the explored the dining hall some more. it was covered in dust and cobwebs. there was no furniture in sight, just a royal red carpet and drapes, the ceiling extending far above into almost darkness. There seemed to be a few balconies. but nothing of interest, so they continued on through the adjacent door, exiting into a reception hall.
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((yeah, suddenly this became Aria of Sorrow.
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