Beside Shiela
Whittier’s grave, Dracula laments the life they could have had together. He
returns to Castle Dunwick and writes in his diary….
He recalls a time in
19th century Germany, when Lyza Strang invited him from Romania to
try to seduce Dracula into killing her husband, Archibald. She explains that
the Emperor is considering making Strang Minister President and he will then
declare war on Romania, destroying Dracula’s castle. If Dracula kills Strang,
Otto von Bismarck, a peaceful man, will take the position. Dracula stalks and
kills Strang but he is spied by soldiers led by Lyza and staked. Later, Lyza
went to Bismarck and wanted to marry him; Bismarck throws her out: he loves his
wife and calls her a fool for having her husband slain as Bismarck had already
been given the position. So, Dracula came to her in her misery and made her a
vampire. She was staked later that year by van Helsing. And Bismarck’s policies
led to World War I when Castle Dracula was destroyed anyway….
A more recent
incident: Dracula met a young blind girl named Melanie Knight. Her parents were
arguing about finances, the mother wanting to send Melanie to a special school
and the father claiming they can’t afford it. Then Dad shoots Mom so on
Melanie’s behalf, Dracula kills him. When he reveals to the little girl what he
has done, she explodes in tears and tells Dracula she hates him, baffling the
undead monster….
A third incident, in
China in 1968: Dracula is visited by a young man named Blade who tells him he
and some friends know vampires will soon conquer the Earth and are volunteering
now to serve Dracula’s cause. He leads the Lord of the Undead to a cave where
he and his four friends attack Dracula and pierce his heart with wooden knives,
killing him. But Draculas’ brides arrive and restore him to life. He went on to
kill two of the men that night and one more later, leaving only Blade and his
pal Musenda alive. He lets out with a villainous laugh and the story ends….