The Staking of Lucy Westenra Part One In the midst of melancholy, Lucy Westenra remains lifeless, encased inside a coffin of etched glass. Her skin appears unnaturally pale, so pale that it unifies with the white of her lacy gown. Pain, sorrow, and heartache have set the frame of mind within the atmosphere. All that disturbs the silence is that of a woman’s weeping, and the murmuring of men. Amongst the foreground of mourners …showed first 75 words of 1175 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1175 total…take the stake in his left hand, place it over Lucy’s heart, and in God’s name strike. “Now!” Silence covers the room, as the steel stake pans over her chest. Staring intensely at the deadly object, Arthur drives the hammer down, “Aaarrrrrrrgh!” Arthur screams, “Aaarrrrrrrrgh!” Thrusting the stake deep within the heart of the woman he loved. Without hesitation, Van Helsing decapitates her. Dracula is infuriated, as the holy bond is severed…forever.