--January 1917 - British Frontline Trenches - Somewhere on the French border--
Ernst prowled his way through the trenches, knife in one hand, pistol in the other. He could hear the English soldiers shouting, trying to figure out what was going on. Ernst had made sure to let one get away to raise the alarm, no sense it keeping this quiet. Actual fights were becoming Ernst's favorite way of terrorizing the enemy troops. He grin with an obvious hunger, eyes darting to see where the next frightened Briton would appear. As if thinking of them made them appear, two young English soldiers turned the corner, running to get to their position. The stopped dead in their tracks as they saw Ernst continuing his slow stalking through the trenches. For several seconds they simply stared as the German operative moved ever closer, exuding an aura of menace the whole way.
Finally one snapped out of the near-trance and brought his rifle up to fire. He didn't even bother aiming, simply firing at the approaching figure. Ernst half-stumbled back as the bullet tore through him. To the surprise of the two Englishmen, he did not fall. Instead he looked them in the eyes and charged with an almost feral snarl on his lips. The other soldier took aim at Ernst as well while his comrade fired two more shots. Their efforts were futile though as Ernst viciously tore into the pair, slashing wildly with his combat knife. The two were soon lying in pools of their own blood and Ernst bent down to feast again, needing the blood to help recover from his new wounds. As he looked up to see if anyone else was approaching, he made out a lone figure, one who was oddly calm for what was going on in the trenches.
--Modern Day - Fortress of the Vampire Queen--
Leaving the room while Catherine and Melianara began to converse, Ernst stretched and pulled out his other knife. This one was less worn, though obviously old, and had a swastika engraved in the handle. Ernst had spilled the blood of plenty a Russian during those 4 long years. Shame it ended in the ruins of Berlin, but Ernst "lived" on. Plus if it weren't for the Soviets he wouldn't have bumped into his first werewolf. What a time that was...
His mind brought back to the subject at hand, he turned to face the other two vampires, Vincent and... Tim, he believe Melianara had called him. He smiled with one of his murderous grins again, looking at the two. "So then, either of you up for a lap around the area, see if we catch any wildlife out there?"
Ernst prowled his way through the trenches, knife in one hand, pistol in the other. He could hear the English soldiers shouting, trying to figure out what was going on. Ernst had made sure to let one get away to raise the alarm, no sense it keeping this quiet. Actual fights were becoming Ernst's favorite way of terrorizing the enemy troops. He grin with an obvious hunger, eyes darting to see where the next frightened Briton would appear. As if thinking of them made them appear, two young English soldiers turned the corner, running to get to their position. The stopped dead in their tracks as they saw Ernst continuing his slow stalking through the trenches. For several seconds they simply stared as the German operative moved ever closer, exuding an aura of menace the whole way.
Finally one snapped out of the near-trance and brought his rifle up to fire. He didn't even bother aiming, simply firing at the approaching figure. Ernst half-stumbled back as the bullet tore through him. To the surprise of the two Englishmen, he did not fall. Instead he looked them in the eyes and charged with an almost feral snarl on his lips. The other soldier took aim at Ernst as well while his comrade fired two more shots. Their efforts were futile though as Ernst viciously tore into the pair, slashing wildly with his combat knife. The two were soon lying in pools of their own blood and Ernst bent down to feast again, needing the blood to help recover from his new wounds. As he looked up to see if anyone else was approaching, he made out a lone figure, one who was oddly calm for what was going on in the trenches.
--Modern Day - Fortress of the Vampire Queen--
Leaving the room while Catherine and Melianara began to converse, Ernst stretched and pulled out his other knife. This one was less worn, though obviously old, and had a swastika engraved in the handle. Ernst had spilled the blood of plenty a Russian during those 4 long years. Shame it ended in the ruins of Berlin, but Ernst "lived" on. Plus if it weren't for the Soviets he wouldn't have bumped into his first werewolf. What a time that was...
His mind brought back to the subject at hand, he turned to face the other two vampires, Vincent and... Tim, he believe Melianara had called him. He smiled with one of his murderous grins again, looking at the two. "So then, either of you up for a lap around the area, see if we catch any wildlife out there?"