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“Ah, Doctor, do as you must It is horrible, horrible!” Özdemir and I took the poor man by his arms and raised him up The doctor lifted up the child, as off to the side,Deftly, we left it near a police station without revealing ourselves to anyone, despite the danger

As we parted ways, the doctor said:

“Coether in daylight”

Turan and Özdemir stayed at my house We all lay down on one of the sofas I do not need to explain the rest

All four of us were at Sadan’s grave the next day at two o’clock This ti We opened the coffin with tre hands My God; Sadan lay in the coffin with her bloody mouth, neck, and shroud—and her exceptional beauty And by this tirisly scene On one hand, we still could not believe our eyes and e to deny the evidence before us

Although there was still daylight, the doctor lit the lantern he took frolooround he placed his surgical knives and a thick, polished stake that was about three feet long After doing this strange thing, he took out a heavy hammer with an iron handle

The professor looked up suddenly and said gravely:

“Before we get to work, I find it necessary to say a few s to you What I shall tell you is about the deeds of these ghouls and the limits of their powers and abilities, which have been researched unceasingly and collected by age-old nations, societies, and sohout the world I shall explain everything briefly When a hu in that state forever These things never die As the ancients said, they will continue to live over and over and bring new victims and catastrophes to the world For with the bite of a vampire, all who have their blood sucked by them and die become vampires themselves And then they prey on other people So this terror and disaster continues to grow My dear Turan Bey, had you kissed poor Sadan without ht, you would have been in danger of beco the monster that the Slavic people call Nosferatu, Europeans call Vampire, and other nations call Hortlak Now the exploits of poor Sadan, which you witnessed with grief and fear, are only beginning The condition of the children whom Sadan has bitten is not yet clear; but if she continues to exist in this vampire form, she will have a constant influence and a terrible effect on thely to have their blood sucked However, if Sadan was to truly die, the situation would be resolved The wounds on the children’s necks would disappear on their own There is another important point that must be considered; e actually kill Sadan, her soul will be freed from the servitude of evil and she will find eternal peace and happiness For this reason, the one ill strike the blow of salvation will be doing her the ultiht to do this duty, should he wish it”

At these last words we could not help but turn our eyes to Turan This brave soldier, who did not lose his cheer even when surrounded by death, was now as pale as a ghost His treure was apparent even in the darkness However, the poor young th with a superhuman effort and said:

“Tell me, my friend I shall do whatever is necessary without hesitation!”

Doctor Resuhî Bey said:

“I know, you are as brave as you are patient But let : this will take very little time; but once you start, do not falter and do not stop; we shall be there with you” Turan, ith only a little effort was to be the cause of eternal happiness and compassion, repeated in a hoarse voice:

“Tell ”

The old professor came closer to Turan:

“Now take this sturdy stake in your left hand and be ready to put the point over Sadan’s heart Then take this hain to read (here the doctor brought out a little book that I later understood was a Quran), you say “Bis it through until it penetrates to the other side”