Canon is Van Helsing

[nolongerhollow]

That is your final decision, then?

Fair enough. I will stay the course and not use my powers to take what I want no matter how desperate the cravings.  To Hell with wasting attention on the undeserving. I will face this trial, this exorcism or whatever they wish to call it, alone and unsolaced.

At least you are arranging to undo some of the damage that has been done.

But why do you make me wait so long? Yes yes, approvals and communication and arranging things. Bah! You could have it all done in days if you wished instead of months. If you're going to condemn a man to that, at least give me some expediency!

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[actualcannibal]

Oh, I like you.

[nolongerhollow]

Hmmmm?

[actualcannibal]

I thought Dracula was a vampire, though.

And dead.

[nolongerhollow]

I am a vampire. But I'm only mostly dead.

[actualcannibal]

Did you really feed those three babes a living baby?

[Delicious, tender, newborn babies are the best, after all.]

[nolongerhollow]

No, that was Stoker being a sensationalistic hack.

[actualcannibal]

I don't know that I'd say that too loud, Not Quite Deadula. The real Dracula might get pissed and do something about it.

[nolongerhollow]

I am the real Dracula, you ridiculous little man.

[actualcannibal]

Yeah, and I'm Hollywood Superstar [Actual Cannibal] Shia Labeouf.

Good to get the polite shit out of the way.

[nolongerhollow]

That was polite?

...whatever.

[darknessb4me]

It's a bad idea.

[nolongerhollow]

Which part? Restraining myself from using my powers or taking a tremendous, agonizing and utterly thankless risk in the name of "redemption"?

[darknessb4me]

Second.

[nolongerhollow]

Sometimes I feel exactly that way. The other vampires did not have to suffer thus--why should I?

Except that I know why.

I sold my soul.

[darknessb4me]

[That phrase is blood in the water; Arthas goes from sulking to ferocious in less than a second.]

It's not about what you deserve. You'll become someone different - the old you will die. You'll be weaker. Pitiful. Your enemies will not hesitate out of mercy.

[nolongerhollow]

Actually if I get through this and graduate I will become stronger than my enemies, and less vulnerable to them as well.

But I don't expect you to understand. I doubt you'd have the nerve to go through with it, so of course you try to discourage me.

[darknessb4me]

I went through it! You never saw me as I was before - I was remorseless. I fought the angels and almost won. I wore the blood of a god as my armor.

[timesbureaucrat]

I for one am glad you're not going to abuse the powers I just restored to you. I don't tolerate broken trust very well. And since I gave you my word that I wouldn't use Zero as punishment, I would have been forced to get creative.

[nolongerhollow]

It's not like you even have the capacity to understand what I am going through. YOUR spouse isn't an insane, neglectful, frigid bitch. YOU aren't forced to try and appeal to the whims of women who are prejudiced against you from the start, and YOU are not facing the possible destruction of your essential self alone.