Scene – "Queen's Descent"
Carter, ever observant, stared at Bruce's underground lab.
> "This place connects directly to the vampire lair beneath Hero Town," he muttered.
Then louder: "Get ready, boys. Things are about to get nasty."
They had no powers left to rely on. Ron was still drained from the Titan battle. Carter hadn't unlocked the second tier of The Dark Faith. And Locki? He hated using powers anyway.
This time, it would be steel, brains, and desperation.
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Elsewhere, inside the vampire sanctum...
Olivia lay unconscious before Dracula, her fate sealed in his eyes.
> "You'll be the perfect vessel," he whispered. "Through your body, my queen shall rise again."
He opened his coffin and laid Olivia inside. A strange ritual began. As ancient words echoed, 60% of Hero Town's vampiric population emerged from the shadows—called by the dark pulse of their master's magic.
Just as the energy began to swirl and intensify—
💥 An explosion shattered the silence.
The entrance burst open. Vampires swarmed the disturbance. Dracula, eyes still closed, continued his ritual.
But when he opened them again—
Ron's fist was already in his face.
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Ron and Locki, armed with Bruce's experimental cure-injectors, moved like shadows. Every vampire they touched went limp—neutralized by the antidote. Cure after cure used… until only one vial remained between them.
They rushed toward Carter, who was fighting Dracula—but getting brutally outclassed.
Suddenly, a female spirit descended, slipping into Olivia's body.
> "No—!" Ron shouted.
Without hesitation, he slashed with his Blade of Vengeance, slicing the spirit in two.
> "You're not coming back. Not in her," he growled, laughing through bloodied lips.
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Dracula roared.
Rage distorted his regal face into something monstrous. His eyes turned pure crimson.
Carter and Locki charged, fighting together. They fought well, but without powers, they were simply outmatched. Dracula smashed them into walls, ceilings, and floors like ragdolls.
Locki activated his Eye Power, momentarily freezing Dracula. Ron lunged, jamming the final cure directly into the vampire's throat.
No effect.
Dracula's hand clamped around Ron's neck, hurling him with brute force. Ron's body tore through Bruce's secret entrance and crashed straight into a screen.
> "Ron?!" Bruce shouted, turning from the console.
Ron, barely conscious, pointed—just behind Bruce.
There he was.
Dracula.
Standing in Bruce's lab, holding Carter and Locki by their throats.
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Scene Ends With…
A slow smile spread across Dracula's face.
> "You killed my queen.
Now I'll make your deaths... poetic."
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Final Confrontation: "The Betrayal and the Burn"
The vampire lord blurred through the room, and in an instant—he stood before Bruce.
> "You again…" the Dracula hissed, raising his clawed hand.
He swung—Bruce barely dodged. The console behind him shattered, sparks flying.
Across the room, Locki, barely conscious, opened his glowing eyes. With a pulse of energy, he mirrored Dracula's powers, slamming the vampire into the floor with his own strength.
Carter, coughing blood, pulled out a secret syringe—a last-ditch antidote. He plunged it in.
Nothing.
Dracula stood and grabbed him by the throat, lifting him effortlessly.
Suddenly—steel flashed.
Ron's Blade of Vengeance pierced Dracula's neck from behind.
The vampire laughed, crimson leaking from his mouth.
> "Do you really think that's enough to stop me?"
He threw Carter aside like a doll and turned on Ron, pummeling him, again and again, until the floor cracked beneath them.
Bruce, with a glove designed to simulate sunlight, punched Dracula in the face.
The vampire reeled back, smoke sizzling from his scorched skin.
> "Ron! The second glove—take it!"
Ron grabbed it, sliding it onto his hand.
Dracula blinked. Confusion twisted his face.
> "Wait… Ron? You're Ron?"
> "Yeah? Who's asking?"
> "You're the one who told me to take over this town… You sent Dr. Thomas."
Ron froze.
> "Dr. Thom—what? No. You've been played."
Dracula's face contorted. "Then… who was—"
Before he could finish, Locki's eyes blazed again, freezing him in place.
Bruce activated a nearby machine. With a deep hum, it emitted pure simulated sunlight.
The light hit Dracula—who screamed, burned, and then—turned to ash.
Silence fell.
Bruce and Ron collapsed, exhausted. Carter and Locki limped toward them.
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Aftermath: A World Reset
They were rushed to the hospital, bruised but alive.
Bruce used his media contacts and public influence to blame the entire incident on the woman who had first initiated the blood ritual. With her dead, no one could contest the narrative. The vampires returned to normal, their curse broken.
Hero Town was safe again.
For now.
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