Light in the Dark (Young Dracula) 3

Ch. 8: Bad Vlad

Finally it was Vlad's sixteenth birthday. He would face the blood mirror and fully transform, taking on all of the powers of the Chosen One. The Count knew that once he transformed he would finally be able to open the Predictum Impaver.

 All throughout the day Vlad heard voices whispering to him. 

"We have what you need." 

"Come to me." 

"I can help you." 

"I'm in the mirror room." 

"Look for the mirror." 

"We're over here." 

"Vlad, down here, in the dark. In here!" The voices all led him to the blood mirror where the two guarding gargoyles grabbed him and pushed him in.

Vlad was in a large, dark room where the only light came from the mirror. He felt something suddenly whizz past him. He heard the echoes of evil laughs. It continued to toy with him. Running past him while he tried to catch it but it was always just out of reach. Then, suddenly, it appeared in front of him. It was himself. "It's like looking in a mirror." He said and laughed. He grabbed Vlad and the two began to fight. 

"Stay away from me!" Vlad pushed evil Vlad away. 

"Don't fight me, Vlad. I can be of very good use to you." His reflection said. 

"No! You're evil! I will not become evil!" Vlad shouted. 

"Not even if it saves your family?" His reflection said. "And Anna." It added. Hearing the name made Vlad let his guard down. 

"What do you mean?" He asked in confusion. Then a bright light appeared on the other end of the room. 

"You can have Anna back. When you rule all vampires you can shape the world in your image. You can make a world where you and Anna will live together. I promise." His reflection said. The thought did please Vlad. "But only when you have your full power." His reflection added. Despite how nice it sounded, Vlad could feel something wrong. He looked into the evil eyes of his reflection. 

"No. It's a trick. You're lying." He said. 

"Oh Vlad, you don't get it do you? You're special. You don't just have one evil reflection. You have a thousand!" His reflection said and from that light appeared a whole army of evil reflections. Vlad was shocked and even scared to see them all. "Together, we will be the most powerful vampire ever." Evil Vlad said. Then they all ran at him at once. 

"No!" He shouted but when they got to him they all merged with him.

When Vlad left the mirror he was being controlled by all his evil forms. He went straight to the Predictum Impaver and found his family, Bertrand, and Ramanga all there. He pushed past them all and grabbed the book. All the fingers opened immediately. The finger that hung on Ramanga's necklace snapped off and flew to its rightful place on the book. Everyone was in shock. Then Vlad set the book down and opened it. "Master, reveal to us our destiny." Ramanga said, kneeling behind Vlad. 

"Tell the others our time is coming." Vlad replied and began to laugh.

Vlad was reeking havoc on the school now that he was fully transformed. He enjoyed the screams of Breathers as they ran out of the school. Furniture was destroyed, the whole school was trashed.Vlad found Ms. McCauley in the hall, in despair of the state of the school. "I expect you'll be wanting to see me in your office." Vlad said from behind her which spooked her and she turned around.