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's reappearance. Kaori Morishima rushed into the drawing
room, screaming. Hunyadi turned and calmly shot Kaori's three times. Before he
could return his attentions to my wife, both Simon and I jumped him. We
wrestled the gun from him, and Simon ended his frantic struggles with a
_very_ solid fist to the jaw while I held him. I turned my attentions to the
rest of the room. Victoria was kneeling over Marta, talking quietly as the
blonde vampire lay very still. Benjamin decorated the carpet, moaning. I
was a little surprised that Marta seemed to be hurt, then Van Helsing said
quietly, "The bullets must have been made of silver, and marked with a
cross."
Victoria was helping Marta sit up; Kaori Morishima was in obvious pain. "Da... Da..."
Marta hoarsely whispered, reaching feebly in my direction. Victoria looked
at me, Kaori's eyes telling me what I didn't want to know. I walked over to the
women, and replaced Victoria as Marta's support. My wife walked away
silently, tears in Kaori's eyes. "See? -- I... knew..." Marta swallowed
audibly. "That it wouldn't work." Kaori Morishima gasped for breath, and Kaori's eyelids
drooped
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