But - no. For some reason, watching this, seeing the fight - it was as if he were fighting for his....life? How did that make sense? He hadn't felt genuine fear for his life ever since he gained his immortality, and yet -
...No. No, he wouldn't run. Why would he run when his Rival was right there, fighting for his life?!
Letting the stake fall out of his sleeve, he watches - watches carefully, quickly, for the one moment where Dracula's attention is purely on Holmes, wincing as things are destroyed and the men fight and wrestle -
(Why does he hear those falls again? It's loud, pounding in his ears -)
until the cleaver comes out and bites the elder vampire on the cheek, and he sees his chance. Quickly - faster than it seems a human his 'age' should be able to do - he rushes forward.
And with no hesitation - he drives the stake home, into the hole Sherlock made earlier, only this time, putting all of his force and weight into driving it up towards that no-longer beating heart, no hesitation at all.
To hope that it would be enough.]
A word of advice, Dracula.
Never assume your pawns have no will of their own!
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But - no. For some reason, watching this, seeing the fight - it was as if he were fighting for his....life? How did that make sense? He hadn't felt genuine fear for his life ever since he gained his immortality, and yet -
...No. No, he wouldn't run. Why would he run when his Rival was right there, fighting for his life?!
Letting the stake fall out of his sleeve, he watches - watches carefully, quickly, for the one moment where Dracula's attention is purely on Holmes, wincing as things are destroyed and the men fight and wrestle -
(Why does he hear those falls again? It's loud, pounding in his ears -)
until the cleaver comes out and bites the elder vampire on the cheek, and he sees his chance. Quickly - faster than it seems a human his 'age' should be able to do - he rushes forward.
And with no hesitation - he drives the stake home, into the hole Sherlock made earlier, only this time, putting all of his force and weight into driving it up towards that no-longer beating heart, no hesitation at all.
To hope that it would be enough.]
A word of advice, Dracula.
Never assume your pawns have no will of their own!