text: He was sitting in his huge operations room.... Tens of operators with their headsets, telegrams, paperworks, mini maps, battle reports.... &#x200B; The ground kept shaking every now and then from nearby explosions, reports came through a megaphone fixed on the roof: squads losing, others winning, enemy movements and sightings... &#x200B; He was hunched over the huge battle map infront of him... watching as the company figurines get added and removed... observing inspite of his anger... inspite of his loss... &#x200B; “SIR, WE HAVE REPORTS THAT THE FIRE-WING MUTINIED” a report came through the megaphone “ENGAGING NOW... BRACE FOR POSSIBLE BOMBARDMENT” The ground shaking increased as the structure took direct hits. Dust particles kept falling through the roof... it kept on for a while: every shockwave from each cannon could be felt as it travelled through the fortifications. &#x200B; “BRAAAACE” the megaphone screamed... &#x200B; Suddenly, a huge impact shook the entire thing like the strongest earthquake... the sound of rubble falling as if the entire upper floor was levelled... all the lights turned off, the whirring machines and the microphones got silenced... then red emergency lights lit the place: all the operators loaded their guns and unsheathed their swords as they heard distant screams and gunshots. &#x200B; “Guards” he growled in extreme anger. He grabbed his cane saving his wrath for the close fight. Two guards brought the six barreled wondrous machine of death on two wheels... the rest brought their bayonetted revolver rifles. With a company of twenty he marched. Through dim red lights and dark hallways, they approached the fight with each step. &#x200B; “DRACULAAAAAAA” a loud shout called from the end of a hallway “END OF THE LINE” &#x200B; “CHAAAAAARGE” he growled and followed his loyal soldiers as they rushed to receive the first volley. &#x200B; The crashed zeppelin was bright and blazing in the background of a huge room, a room where Dracula kept the things he thought interesting throughout his years, a room now desecrated by blood and ashes. And stepped on by enemy troops. Red banners hiding red stains of blood, jewels, statues, artifacts... all scattered. &#x200B; The troops exchanged fire uncaring of the hot lead piercing their bodies or the shards cutting their flesh. They charged in the smoke of volleys fighting with bayonets stuck in their chests. Roaring and screeching words that could never come out of a human... enduring pain that never a man could endure. &#x200B; Munching, slashing, breaking... doing whatever their master ordered... unafraid of death for they have already died.... Or rather unafraid for they do not feel at all.... Cold killing puppets of flesh that fought humanity since ages in a quest of a crazy man. &#x200B; Finally, Dracula entered the fight, his eyes turned bright red in outrage. He took the head of an undead fighter in squeezed it. &#x200B; “HOW HUMILIATING” he screamed. He unsheathed his cane sword and sliced off the arms of another. “HOW IGNORANT” he pulled his huge reaver pistol and shot a hole the size of a ball in the chest of a third. “AFTER ALL I DID FOR YOU ?” &#x200B; “YOU CRAZY OLD MAN” metallic stomping on the ground followed by a huge beast of flesh, gears and brass. “we played along for far enough” said a pale white man with sharp fangs and red eyes in the chest of the behemoth controlling it. &#x200B; “alucard....” Dracula said in despair “my own goddamn son” the Gatling gun had already set up behind him. “I tried curing this cursed world” &#x200B; “By killing off our food ?” alucard cried “since your wife died, you went insane” &#x200B; “this town is your crawling castle’s grave” said another voice of another vampire coming next to alucard’s beast. &#x200B; “oh... and your loyal secret cult” said a third vampires “we know about them” &#x200B; The gatling gun started unloading at alucard’s monster tearing out pieces of flesh but the beast rushed to disable it. &#x200B; “THE CULT IS THE SEED” Dracula said as he intercepted alucard “THEY WILL BUILD A BETTER HUMANITY” he tore off the beasts arm but his cane hit something hard. The behemoth as if built out of a pile of corpses, had a human skeleton made out of cast brass. &#x200B; “awww” the vampires said, she rushed to fight Dracula “did your human wife turn your heart soft ?” &#x200B; “YOU WHORE !” he fired his reaver pistol again but she dodged it. “ALWAYS SO VULGAR. ALWAYS SO LUSTFUL. JUST LIKE THE REST OF YOUR RACE” &#x200B; “YOU TURNED US ALL, FOOLISH OLD MAN” she replied as she swung a threaded silver cane “FOR YOUR STUPID QUEST” “CAN’T YOU SEE IT ?” he pulled a grenade and threw it at her “IT’S THE NEW ARK..” &#x200B; “WE” the third vampire killed the machine gun’s operators “ARE THE NEW ARK. THOSE HUMANS? THEY ARE WEAK AND FRAGILE” then rushed Dracula. &#x200B; “IT’S A CURSE” he replied dodging his attack “WE ARE CURSED. THE FUTURE LIES WITHIN THEM” two undead soldiers joined his side. &#x200B; “kill all humans” alucard grabbed a trooper with his beast “keep some to feed off. The plan was simple” &#x200B; “they killed your wife” the vampiress grabbed a pistol “and you decided to write the longest suicide note in history” she shot Dracula but he shook the bullets off. &#x200B; “AN EDUCATED POPULOUS AND AN IMMORTAL ONE...” he blocked off the vampire’s sword “I WOULD CHOOSE WHICH TO LIVE” &#x200B; “I told you he had other plans” alucard squeezed the “life” out of the trooper “he isn’t that stupid” &#x200B; “but now...” he growled. One of the two troopers hugged the behemoth and pulled the trigger off of a suicide vest “vampires prove to me time after the other that they are the wrong choice” &#x200B; “good” the vampiress replied “FOR NOW YOUR QUEST ENDS” the suicide zombie blew up half of the behemoth sending all four flying &#x200B; Dracula let out a whistle “you think I wasn’t prepared ?” a growling beast came up from behind him “I never wanted it to end this way” a huge wraith in the shape of a wolf stood by his side dripping blood from its shiny blue teeth. &#x200B; “immortal corruption... undead lust... too much power in the hands of the wrong people... my plans will continue and I will deliver humanity into the new world... and since all of you are here, it would make it easier for me....