Dracula: The Dark Prince Page #2

the power to defeat

Dracula and the

creatures of the night.

Wait, so you're

saying you think

this is some kind of

magic walking stick?

It's what Cain used to slay Abel.

It was the very first weapon.

Whoo!

You don't say.

The blood of innocents

transformed it into

a tool of God's vengeance.

- Did you bang your head?

- I think so.

The trail ends here.

Spread out.

In the right person's hands,

it has the power

to wipe out entire armies.

You're putting a lot of

faith into a walking stick,

aren't you, sweetheart?

Oh, what a strong one

here, boys.

Trade you for a kiss.

What is it about

this walking stick?

It's an ancient holy relic.

It's taken us years to find it.

There were others with us

who gave their lives for it.

I'm sorry.

We may not be knights,

but we respect that.

There might not be a market

for religious artifacts.

Should we give it back to them?

- A thief with a conscience?

- Maybe even a heart.

The Lightbringer

should not be passed around

like a flagon of cheap ale.

I told you he'd come

for the Lightbringer.

What is happening here?

What are you two doing with

such companions as these?

What is this flirtation?

Open your eyes. Look.

Is this the people to share

your sacred secrets with?

- She was the one that told...

- No, you!

No, no.

I am disappointed

with both of you.

What would your father

have said now?

And he trusted me

with your care.

Excuse me.

Who are you, old man?

I am Leonardo Van Helsing.

And who are you?

- I am Lucien Merel.

- A great adventurer.

World's finest poet.

Lover.

Thief.

- Very amusing.

- Very.

My friend, you have something

that belongs to me.

Do I?

What's going on?

The scourge.

What did you do, old man?

You brought them here.

You fool!

They've come for

the Lightbringer.

Pack your weapons.

Wrath.

I should have known.

Who here carries

the Lightbringer?

He does.

I stand before you

in the name of God.

Prepare to send you back

from whence you came, demon!

Kill them all.

Something's wrong.

Protect the Lightbringer.

You're coming with me.

Let go of me!

Lucien!

Alina!

No!

Let go of me!

My lord.

Forgive me.

Wrath, I'm disappointed.

You were but a young boy, yet you

stood bravely against my enemies.

I will remain loyal to you.

Now I have given you strength to

match your courage and yet you fail.

How is this possible?

Sire, they used

the Lightbringer.

But that's impossible.

The...

You.

My God.

Dracula.

You do exist.

Elizabeth.

My friends will come for you

and kill you all.

What is your name?

When my lord asks a question,

you will answer him.

Calm your temper, my knight.

No reason

to frighten our guest.

Alina.

My name is Alina.

Ah.

A Greek name, I do believe.

If I'm not mistaken,

it means light.

It also means fire.

You are hurt.

Go ahead, kill me.

Oh, on the contrary.

No one shall touch you.

Renfield,

show our guest

to the west wing.

- See to her injury.

- The west wing, my lord?

The royal suite...

for Alina of the light.

As you wish, my lord.

My lord.

Do not give up hope.

I feel that Alina

may still be alive.

Look on the ground behind you.

I believe

that this sign is telling us

that your sister

is not only alive,

but somehow thriving.

We'll save her.

Yes.

We will leave now.

Even though the scourge

of Dracula's army

cannot rise in the day,

we will travel

throughout the night

and we will save her.

- You're not coming?

- No.

- This is where we say goodbye.

- Even after all you've seen?

The scourge, the Lightbringer,

you want to leave?

I don't even know what the Lightbringer

is or why it responded to me.

The question is

not why it chose you,

but who you really are.

Not interested.

Have you not seen

the giant pile of bodies here?

Next time will be different.

There won't be

a "next time."

Well, what about your friends?

Don't you want to avenge them?

And what good would that do?

They're dead

and they're not coming back.

Or have you got a little magic

walking stick for that, too?

What about Alina?

What about her?

Come, Esme.

Let us go.

You can't force someone

to do the right thing.

And you don't want to be alone

when the undead return.

Hey, wait up.

My lord,

the Lady Alina is resting.

What do you think, Renfield?

There is a remarkable

resemblance.

But is it more?

My lord, be wary

of coincidence.

The girl may bear her face,

but never her soul.

Is it possible

for us to return to this Earth?

Born again in another time?

Be careful

where the parts of your

mind wander, my lord.

I fear they will only

lead to disappointment.

I would welcome disappointment.

The elders said we should

not dwell on the past.

The elders are gone,

along with their

outdated beliefs.

Should not some of their

beliefs be reconsidered?

No.

We have our own ways now.

I see you are still young

at heart, my master.

I'm not unsettled.

I need her, Renfield.

Are not the women

of the castle enough to

sate your appetite?

A thousand of them could never

fill the void she left behind.

You should rest.

How could I possibly

think about sleep now?

Power of our armies

lies in your power

of regeneration.

Without it, it would grow weak.

See to it that

the boards are replaced.

You know my heart

cannot leave this place.

Renfield...

watch over her for me.

Of course, sire.

Esme!

Who knows?

The master is beguiled,

grows weak under her spell.

He'll surely make a mistake.

I feel your pain, my knights.

My lady.

You should be in bed.

And for their failure

to protect his beloved queen,

he imprisoned them

for all eternity.

You know of the four knights?

Yes, but I never

believed them to be true.

Only stories mothers told their little

girls before they went to sleep at night.

And what story did

your mother tell you?

Once there was a great,

handsome prince

who fought gallantly

for Transylvania.

He defended us

against our enemies

until one day

he turned to the dark side.

He lost his faith.

He put his own selfish

desires ahead of God's.

He was let down by his knights

who were supposed

to protect his one true love.

His princess.

Elizabeth.

He was a great knight.

This country owes him a great debt

for his sacrifice and courage.

Yes, he...

loved his princess

with all his soul.

What do you know of love?

God is love.

Everything else is a pale

shadow in comparison.

Well, perhaps that explains

why my master prefers

the shadows.

Here...

God has no power.

How can you serve such a demon?

There is much you do not

understand about loyalty.

I was born into

the Keepers of the Light.

The first words we learn are

oaths of honor and loyalty.

My loyalty is to the land.

And as long as my master

rules over it, to him.

Your master is a monster

that should be destroyed.

There is no

earthly power

that can defeat my lord.

What about the Lightbringer?

Lucien,

what do you know of your past?

My parents died

when I was very young

and the only other family I've

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