Dracula: The Dark Prince

The year 1453.

From the lands of

Constantinople,

a mighty force of Ottoman

Turks sweep across Romania,

threatening the very

heart of Christendom.

From the ashes of destruction

arose a young Romanian prince,

a knight of the secret

Order of the Dragon.

A direct descendant

of Abel himself,

the prince was charged to vanquish

the Turks from his homeland.

Before leaving for battle,

he appointed his one true

love to rule in his place

until he returned.

He ordered his four best knights

to guard her with their lives.

Protect her.

Some say he fought

with the power of God.

Others say the blood

of the dragon.

Those who dared

whisper his name

would feel the fear

in their tongues.

Dracula.

Far from the bloody

battlefields,

another war was being

fought at home.

Taking advantage of

their master's absence,

Dracula's own advisors plotted

to overthrow the throne.

Unhappy with the

prince's visionary ways,

the traitors dared not

challenge Dracula directly.

They found his gentle bride

to be a much easier target.

The battle was over,

but the war had just begun.

My love.

I am victorious.

Elizabeth?

Elizabeth?

Elizabeth.

What did they do to you?

It was an ambush

your Highness.

Why?

We all tried to defend her.

Now you can join her.

I have killed for God,

this I swear:

the hands that fought for him

will now be turned against him.

I renounce him

and all who live

under his name.

I renounce him

and all who live

under his name.

I have blessed myself,

baptized in blood.

Eternal life

begins after death.

Ours begins now.

Your Highness.

I heard fighting.

I thought it was the Turks.

I have killed for God,

this I swear:

the hands that fought for him

will now be turned against him.

Some legends

say Dracula was cursed

with immortality as punishment

for his defiance,

to live with his tortured soul

for eternity.

The carriage is too slow,

we must leave it.

Keepers, gather around.

Alina, you take Esme

and go on ahead to

the rendezvous point.

We'll try to meet up

with you there.

We will stay and fight.

You're light

and have the fastest horses.

Find Leonardo,

he'll know what to do.

Come with us.

I'll stay here

with the other knights.

We'll hold them off

as long as we can.

Now go!

We should move into the forest.

We can lose them there.

We need to stay on the road

if we're going to find Leonardo.

But we'll never make it to him

if the creatures find us first.

Come on.

This way.

Steady now.

Easy.

Come on, Esme.

Faster.

Leonardo should have

been here by now.

This is it.

Where is he?

Something's not right.

I don't like the

looks of this place.

What is that?

Esme!

You okay?

Esme?

Talk to me.

Where is your God now,

Crusader?

Wrath, this man

was one of the Keepers.

The Lightbringer isn't here.

Find it.

The Lightbringer

couldn't get far.

Spread out.

Take the prisoners

back to the castle.

The rest of you, follow me.

Look.

What is that?

You're going to be okay.

Can you sit up?

Come.

Get up.

Get up.

Come on.

Come, come, come.

Who have we got here?

Looks like somebody

lost a pair of wenches.

- Feisty ones at that.

- You're not the undead.

- And you're not knights.

- You're just common thieves.

I'd prefer to think of us

as extremely charming

and witty thieves.

Hmm. I see there's nothing

common about you, either.

Ooh.

Allow me to introduce myself.

I am the great Lucien Merel.

Really, what's so

great about you?

Some would say my excruciatingly

handsome good looks.

Are those people blind

or just drunk?

Ooh.

Look, darling,

we want what's in that box.

So why don't you

just hand it over

and we can all go on

our merry way?

Over our dead bodies.

You'd certainly make

a lovely pair of corpses.

Move along

and no one gets hurt.

We have got you completely surrounded.

What did you do that for?

- I warned you.

- Boys, take the box.

That box is more important

than you could ever imagine.

Really?

Oh, yeah.

I'm real scared.

- There you go.

- Whoo. Sorry.

Told you we were witty thieves.

We're delivering it to a man

named Leonardo Van Helsing.

- Never heard of him.

- If you want money,

he will pay handsomely

for your assistance.

But if you choose

to steal what's his,

he's a dangerous man.

And so am I.

- Sorry.

- Boys.

See ya later, wenches.

Wait!

Now what?

Take us with you.

Just to the next village.

- This is what I'm talking about.

- Dude, listen, don't do it.

- This is what happened last time.

- Women are nothing but trouble.

- What are you doing?

- Just go with it.

- But she's beautiful.

- You can buy women

which will be less of a headache

than those two up there.

Are you insane?

Just play along.

Sorry, boys.

We have lost him again.

So what would we do with you?

We can pay

for safe passage.

And Esme is a great cook.

- I am?

- Yes, you are.

Fine.

But you'll do as I say.

- Understood?

- Yeah.

Until the next village.

What's happening to us?

Where are we?

I'm so scared.

Welcome.

You must be tired

after your journey.

Let us go.

Do not worry.

You'll not be harmed.

I am Renfield.

Chancellor of this kingdom.

Come. I will see that

your needs are tended to.

Who's this? Who's this?

What does he want?

Come.

I will see that

your needs are tended to.

All the comforts of our

castle are open to you.

Through here is the great hall.

Enjoy.

All sorts of pleasures

and adventures await you.

This is the main dining room.

You are our guests.

We want you to enjoy

your time with us.

- It's beautiful.

- All of this is for you.

Whatever you want or

desire, it's here.

We want to make you feel

at home and welcome.

Everything has been done for

your pleasure and enjoyment.

The music...

company...

comfort...

all is for you.

We hope that you will

learn to love us,

embrace your new life with us.

I will leave you now.

The master will see you

again tomorrow.

Sit, eat.

Enjoy.

This is your new home.

The newcomers have settled in.

I don't like strangers.

There is word of slayers

arriving from as far away

as Kvenland,

the frozen wastes of the north.

With so many enemies

aligned against us,

we must increase our numbers.

Just think...

with the Lightbringer

in your possession,

we will no longer have to worry

about these things again.

We'll find it.

And then you can have as

many followers as you wish.

Just think, sire...

once the Lightbringer

is in your possession,

no one need die again.

Except those who defy me.

I say it's gold.

- No, it's too light to be gold.

- Oh, what do you know?

Well, whatever it is, they've

spared no expense on the lock.

This is a bad idea, Alina.

What other choice did we have?

Gather 'round, boys.

Moment of truth.

- Come on.

- All right, open it up!

Come on, a little enthusiasm.

Open it already.

It's just a walking stick.

All that effort for

a piece of wood.

We cannot lose

the Lightbringer.

Wait, what did you say?

The Lightbringer.

It alone has

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