text: You burst towards the wooden door, unlatching it and opening it so Lucas and Mikhail can topple in. You quickly close the door behind them, seeing the eyes of one of the beasts as as it desperately stares at you with the rage of a hungry and stuck lion. You lock the door as it's weight smashes into the hard wood with enough force to splinter it.
  
  
  "There's not supposed to be that many! There's not that fucking many!" Lucas says.
  
  
  "There must be every cursed wretch under the moon's gaze," you mutter.
  
  
  Mikhail spits blood onto his chest.
  
  
  "Christ..." he groans, as Lucas chuckles.
  
  
  "Oh dear brother, Count Grey would tear your throat out if he heard you mutter that fucker's name here," Lucas smiles. "Samuel, help me. We need to get Mikhail to the medical bay."
  
  
  "Can't you handle him? I need to go warn Count Grey and the viceroys," you say.
  
  
  "Yes, sure," Lucas says, grabbing Mikhail and putting his arm over his shoulder.
  
  
  He walks towards medical bay, as you quickly hurry up the stairs to the sacrificial chambers. You walk upstairs quickly, heading through the lounge. You reach the door to the sacrificial chambers, before pausing. You can hear whispered voices inside, almost drowned out by the roars of the werewolves outside. How has Count Grey not noticed the attack? Why is he still in the sacrificial chambers? You tilt your head forward, and you think you can make out the words if you try hard enough.
  > You enter the room
  You walk into the room, and are immediately faced with a shocking scene. Count Grey kneels on the ground in the center of the pentagram, his face covered with blood. Viceroy Draven stands over him, his sword pointed at the older vampire's chest he smiles, looking at his prey. Viceroy Alexa stands to the side, leaning against the wall as she drinks from a crystal bottle filled with the scarlet blood of one of Count Grey's many victims. Viceroy Mihrab stands over his former master, his sharp fingernails pressed against Count Grey's neck, an ornately carved wooden stake in his hands.
  
  
  In an instant, all four vampire's look at you, surprised.
  
  
  "He escaped the wolves. Impressive," Viceroy Alexa says.
  
  
  Viceroy Mihrab's eyes narrow, as he plunges the stake into Count Grey's hearts.
  
  
  "Get him," he commands.
  > You run
  You turn, sprinting away as the vampires give chase. You have a clear shot through the main hall and out into the courtyard, where you can lock the heavy wooden doors and keep him locked inside. You could head through the lounge and into the armory to find something capable of killing these beasts. Finally, you could head down the small, spiraling staircase and lose them in the lower floors.
  > You head into the courtyard
  You sprint forward, past the coat rack and into the entry hall. You grab the wooden door, quickly lifting the metal bar up with a heart-filled with adrenaline, and swinging the door open, shutting it behind you.
  
  
  A massive bundle of flesh and fur smashes into you, shattering your bones. You painfully smash into the ground, looking up to see a massive, white werewolf sitting atop your broken body. It stares down at you, it's blood red eyes filled with an animalistic hunger, devoid of any sentience beyond that of the wolf it's body has morphed to imitate. 
  
  
  You close your eyes. Thankfully, this beast doesn't like to play with its food, and finishes you quickly.