[h1][center][color=gold][b]DIO[/b][/color][/center][/h1]
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This caught DIO's interest. The vampired raised an eyebrow and uncrossed his legs, leaning forward with a keen smile. [color=fff200]"Dracula? The one and only? Fascinating. I did not realise I was in such esteemed company. Unless of course, it is simply a moniker you adopted to intimidate your foes."[/color] He leaned back, skeptical but still intrigued.

[color=fff200]"But who am I to question anything? In this vast and unfathomable universe, the possibilites are endless. The only way to learn is to explore and ask questions. This is why I seek all knowledge, which is another reason I, DIO, have invited you into my home besides it being proper etiquette."[/color] DIO took a brief sip of his wine before continuing. 

[color=fff200]"How long have you lived, Dracula? No doubt a long time. If you truly are the one and only Dracula then I am sure my lifetime of one century pales in comparison to your medieval origin. Forgive my skepticism. In my world, you, Dracula, are merely a fictional story written by a man named Bram Stoker, loosely inspired on a long dead warlord named Vlad the Impaler. Vampires existed a long time in human folk lore, and I assumed they were merely stories until I myself found the means of becoming one."[/color] 


[h3][center][color=004b80][i]Eltariel[/i][/color]
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Eltariel watched as the mad dark warlord took on the incredible beast. She wouldn't dream of doing such a thing. The massive lizard was far larger than any Graug or Cave Troll she had ever seen. Was this a natural predator of these lands? Or had it too been drawn unwillingly into the Crossroads?

It did not take long for the creature to defeat the man who had mortally wounded her. As he seemed to want to leap directly into it's mouth it revealed the ability to spew some kind of energy from it's mouth that the elf could feel the heat from here. Eltariel watched as he wisely fled into the forest, assumably leaving the elf to her fate at the teeth and claws of this gigantic creature. But the elf was filled with hope. Regaining her composure, the assault on her Tower had been interrupted. The only danger to it now was the dragon-beast accidentally swiping it with it's tail, but the Tower was resilient to blunt force trama. It would take the beast effort to destroy the inert structure- and why would it? Most likely it would just leave it alone, right? Eltariel wasn't done yet. She actually laughed, the spike of hope surging through her body before she gasped and fell onto her back once more. 

Then the thing roared. Eltariel covered her ears and grimaced. She hardly noticed it was over, her ears were ringing so loud. Opening her eyes she startled at the sight of creature spotting her. Well, so be it. She'd been eaten by things before. Not the worst way to die. As long as she got to come back...she could actually do this. The 100 tokens, despite being down to one, were not out of her grasp. If she could just collect them and return to Middle-Earth she could accomplish her goals.

Eltariel still had a hand on her lower abdomen, her wounds undoubtedly fatal. The creature approached and merely began to sniff the area inquisitively. She sucked in a breathe and spoke. Why not, right? It may even be able to understand her. The creature was certainly large enough to have a brain that could store intelligence within. Really she had no reason to assume it was a dumb predator other than the fact that most creatures on her homeworld were.

[color=004b80]"You...s-saved my Tower. Th-thank...you."[/color] She managed, body trembling. Her face was pale and her eyes were gaunt and baggy. Very obviously someone in the throes of death, though she faced them with remarkable and practiced composure.