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[X] Immediately follow after her into the cave. You can't let her go in there alone.

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Vincent slashes at the ghoul, slicing off its head cleanly off the neck. The creature falls down and twitches a few times before falling completely lifeless. Then, he takes a look around.

In every direction, the restless dead slowly creep toward him. Holding his sword in one hand and his torch in the other, he bravely tries to fend them off. He continues fighting, cutting the ghouls down one by one, but more rise up to take the place of the fallen. If this goes on, he will not have the stamina to face the Master.

"I have no choice, then," says Vincent.

He takes his sword and thrusts it into the ground. Then, he clasps his hands together in prayer. The ghouls continue to approach as he mumbles several cryptic passages and the names of saints. Suddenly, a bright circle of light forms around him. The circle grows brighter as he continues praying. A few of the dead try to swing at him, but they are immediately thrown back when their limbs approach the light.

Vincent opens his eyes and he puts his hand upon the handle of his blade. The steel edge begins to glow with unearthly light as he pulls the weapon out of the ground. Slowly, he lifts the weapon and faces his enemies.

"Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned," he whispers.

The whole world turns white around him as he swings his blade in a single, circular fashion. He can hear the moans and screams of the dead as they burn in the holy fire. Then, after a few moments, the world returns. He can see the scattered ashes of the dead all around him. But the silence is soon broken.

"Impressive, but foolish," says a mocking voice. "Wasting your energy on small fry like them."

From the shadows comes a single, tall figure. Long black hair, neatly kept. A white long-sleeved shirt, unbuttoned to expose his chest. And a confident smirk upon his deathly pale white face. There is no mistake. He must be the one raising ghouls to attack the villagers.

"Vampire and traitor," whispers Vincent. "It just had to be you, no less."

"Hunter and dog," replies the vampire. "Did headquarters send you alone? How typically foo-"

Suddenly, an arrow speeds through the air and drives itself straight into his open mouth. The vampire coughs blood, kneeling down in pain. For a moment, he sways from side to side, as if about to fall down dead. Then, he stops. He takes his right hand and grasps at the end of the arrow tightly. With one swift motion, he pulls out the arrow and throws it to the side. Then, he stands up and wipes his mouth.

"[i]Not alone[/i], I see," says the vampire with a smile. "This will be more interesting than I thought..."

"Chen! Get out of here! Now!" cries Vincent to the darkness behind him.

But instead, several more arrows fly toward the vampire. This time he dodges each with ease. Moving with supernatural speed, he rushes forward toward the unseen archer. In response, Vincent draws his blade and runs after him.

"Cheeky little bitch," mutters the vampire. "I see you now!"

The vampire raises his right hand, and with his fingernails, he digs it deep into his left arm. He cringes for a moment before pulling his hand out. Blood starts dripping in torrents from his self-inflicted injury. Then, he starts muttering words in the cursed tongue. The droplets of blood start floating toward his right hand, forming a dark, crimson blade.

Chen continues firing her crossbow at the vampire, but he easily deflects the incoming arrows with his new weapon. Within seconds, he is a few yards of the girl. From this distance, there is no way she can avoid this attack.

"I'm going to stick a little of me into the lot of you!" cries the vampire.

He swings down his blood sword at the girl, fully intending to slice her in half. But something unexpectedly stops his blade. The vampire blinks in mild surprise as Vincent blocks the crimson weapon with his own.

[ ] "We aren't finished yet, vampire."
[ ] "Why don't you play with me, instead?"
[ ] "Chen! Get out of here!"
[ ] "Chen! Shoot him now!"
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