Aiden Shepard [ Abraham Van Helsing ] (arcere) wrote in bellumlogs,
Not John, too --
Helsing took one step down and seized his friend by the back of the jacket, pulling him back and away from the awfully lovely perversion of his dear Lucy. He couldn't lose any of them, couldn't risk further harm - and especially not to those he considered as much family as he had left.
He didn't miss Dracula's movement, though, and as swiftly as he'd pulled his friend back he used his other hand to rip the stake from his pocket and hold it in front of him. This meant that Jonathan had no-one to hold him back now, and even Madam Mina's strength was failing - she was reaching out, trying to seek her husband. Van Helsing locked his eyes back on Dracula and grit his teeth, ready to lunge forward as much as the monster was.
"Despicable creature," he hissed, "I struggle to see you as ever having been a man. Others may have fallen to you before, but I will not." He struggled to keep himself still, to avoid attacking, but even he couldn't stop his eyes from glancing at the nearest window.
The sun was soon to creep over the horizon. Only a few moments more, and the beast would be weakened ...