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The face haunted his once pleasant dreams. The pure face was not in any way threatening, evil or wicked. It was beautiful. But it terrified him. After facing Lycans, Warlocks, Vampires and anything hell could spit at him, this one thing he could not vanquish.
"Van Helsing? Are you awake?" Carl nudged his friend. Van Helsing flicked his eyelids once or twice and his eyes adjusted their pupils to the bright, morning light of Rome. Out of the coach window, birds flew overhead against the pale yellow of the sky, and they sang their perfected song. "Ah so you are," Carl noticed "Now, as you've probably noticed, were here so I think you and I ought to be making our way over don't you Van Helsing?" Van Helsing smiled and nodded gently at his friend. He brushed down his dark clothes and stepped out of the equally dark carriage onto the cobbled floor. He turned back to the carriage and reached for his hat which he placed, and adjusted to his head.
"Off we go then Carl," he stated. He was about to make his way over to his destination when a young Fryer, younger than Carl, marched up to Van Helsing and Carl.
"Ah, hello Andrew," Greeted Carl to the young Fryer,
Andrew smiled at Carl and turned to Van Helsing "Van Helsing?" The young Fryer questioned, already knowing the answer.
"Yes?"
"Package. Details of your mission is in there. Thank you ... sir." He nodded his small, hooded head and marched back to were he had been waiting for them. Van Helsing looked at the package that was tied neatly with thin rope and sealed with a wax stamp. Van Helsing or Carl didn't recognise the emblem embedded upon the red wax. He raised a thick, black eyebrow toward carl who mimicked in return. Van Helsing untied the rope and unfolded the brown paper with in which the package was concealed in. Inside was a letter, again, stamped with the unrecognisable wax stamp and a small, brown box. Van Helsing handed the box to Carl and read the letter;
'Van Helsing,
I presume as you are reading this letter, you have made it well and safely out
of you last mission which was situated in Transylvania. Congratulations on
completing it. You have no idea who it is that is writing to you but, I can
assure you, I know plenty about you my friend. I am writing to you to inform you
about your next mission. You will travel to the village of Steinbach in the
Baveria region of Germany. Here you will seek out the unknown monster we have
christened Crucio Belua. You are to seek out this beast,
restrain it and return it to myself. I have prepared a carriage for you and your
company at the 'Tornamo Inn' of which details I have enclosed
in the package that accompaniese this letter. Waiting for you will be my daughter, Adrina and she
will accompany you to Steinbach. I may warn you, her English is somewhat limited but she is
eductaed enough for you to understand. She will take you to my mannor in
Steinbach were I will aid you with more information of our situation here. Many
thanks my friend.
Abdul Maqsud.'
Van Helsing folded the paper and replaced it into the envelope and requested the package that Carl was holding. He opened it and, Abdul had explained, was a map with details of how to get to the Tornamo Inn.
"I'm taking you already knew of this Carl?"
"Well, yes, I did yesterday but, as I knew that you too would recieve the letter today, I thought I shouldn't spoil the suprise for you!"
"How thoughtful of you Carl," mused Van Helsing "So do we get into the carriage or is there any other suprises waiting for me?"
"Yes we get in the carriage and, no, there are no more suprises, of what I know of anyway, but knowing your luck I'm thinking there is to be more than suprises on this mission," Carl smiled "Off we go then! Driver take us to the Tornamo Inn!" Carl said, over excitedly jumping into the carriage. Van Helsing shook his head and smiled at the predictable fashion Carl was taking and it amused him. He handed the map to the driver of the black carriage who nodded and informed Van Helsing that he knew of the Tornamo Inn but had never actually been, but would be able to make it using the map and assured him that they would be there in about three hours. Van Helsing thanked the old driver and joined Carl in the carriage.
Four Hours Later
The carriage journey was a hot and uncomfortable journey and it didn't help that Carl had fallen asleep and persisted to snore loudly for near enough the entire journey, but Van Helsing dared not wake him and let him alone to his dreams. They finally pulled up near the Tornamo Inn around noon and they paid the good driver and rewarded him a handsome tip for his trouble. Van Helsing thanked the driver and watched him ride off down the road until he could no longer be seen.
"So," yawned Carl "We are here then,"
"It appears so," Van Helsing said studying the sign post of the Tornamo Inn. It had a pheonix painted on it. The legendary bird was holding a gold staff with a ruby on the top of it and had a magnificent crown placed upon it feathered head. Chips of paint was missing and it needed repainting and it appeared the pheonix king had lost his respect. They walked up to the door of the Inn and found it already open. They stepped inside. Van Helsing expected the Inn to be crowded with drunken men but to his astonishment, only an old, feeble man with no shirt on supped at his brew quietly in a corner. Van Helsing (closely followed by Carl) walked up to a man behind the bar who was reading a book. "I am looking for a Adrina Maqsud, is she here or not?"
The over weight man looked up scornfully at Van Helsing, clearly showing he did not apreciate being disturbed from his novel and sighed. "She is in her room sir, would you like me to get her for you?"
"If you would my good man,"
The man sighed again and walked up some steps to his right. He returned, quickly and more respectfully to Van Helsing "Miss Maqsud welcomes you sir and informs me she will be joining you in a moment. Please take a seat Mr Helsing, sir and I shall bring you and your fine friend the Inn's finest broth."
"Thank you," Van Helsing said and sat down on a faded, red cushioned chair with Carl.
"Funny place this do you not think Van Helsing?" Carl said, looking around the room.
"I've seen worse," he said.
"Here you are sirs," the large man said placing two glasses of ale on the scratched table. Van Helsing nodded and grasped the glass and drank. Carl starred at the ale like it was some posionous substance and dared not touch it. Van Helsing placed the glass on the table and chuckled at Carl.
As he did so, a young girl came down the stairs. She had long, waist length ash blonde hair and pale, clean skin. She wore black trousers which hid black, buckled boots. Her black waist length jacket, covered her black, loose top. She quickly became fixed with Van Helsing and Carl and smiled at them both. She was beautiful. Van Helsing, swallowed his saliva and sat upright.
"Don't get up, please," Adrina said shaking her left hand. Her voice was tinted with, noticable German. Carl looked at Van Helsing. He knew. "Ello, I am knowing you got the letter from mine father or you would not be here no?" she said sitting with them. Van Helsing was shocked. Her eyes were deep and brown and they were lashed with thick black eyelashes. It was if Van Helsing was under some kind of spell Adrina's eyes alone had placed him under. He felt his heart pump the blood around his body quicker and quicker. "Ello?" Adrina asked again.
Van Helsing cleared his throut "Sorry, yes that is correct, I got the letter this morning,"
"Good. I am Adrina Maqsud and I am to accompany you to Steinbach. I have a driver waiting for me and we are too travel to Baveria. Ze diver has my belonging and we are to leave at once. But, I shall let you finsih your drinks. I shall be waiting for you at ze carriage," she said getting up again and walking to the door. Van Helsing got up and Carl copyed him.
"Wai - wait! I do not understand my mission fully, why exactly am I going to see your father in Germany. All I know is that there is some beast that I am meant to seek out, but for what purpose?"
"My father will explain," she said walking out of the door.
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