Cassandra POV
We both tracked the monster all the way to the cathedral, and thanks to my extra senses I was able to get a better insight to tell us where he is exactly to save us on time. But this leads us to the attic, typical.
Slowly and silently we walked up into the attic; I keep my eyes open for anything as I see Van doing the same, going separately around the giant bell in front of us so we see on both sides in case either of us see something the other doesn't.
Then suddenly after walking a few footsteps in front of the bell, and right in front of us, is the ugly beast of Dr. Jackal upside down, attempting to scare us with his growl, but neither myself or Van flinched.
"Evening" says Van, inclining his head to him; I just nod at him, keeping my eye on the beast before us.
"You two are good, you'll both be hard to digest" he says, from this Van then raises his hat so he can see the monster better,
"We'd hate to be such a nuisance" he says. I grin internally. But there's no way in hell I'm ending up in this monsters belly.
After jumping to the floor whilst giggling like an idiot, the monster is now standing in front of us and rises to his full height, which is almost twice as tall as Van.
"I missed you in London" I say to cut the silence, he laughs at this and jumps up to one of the banisters, his eyes on me now,
"Hehe! No you bloody did not, you got me good you did" he says grinning at me, showing the gaping hole through his fore arm where I shot at him, I smirk at this.
"Doctor Jackal you are wanted by the knights of the holy order" says Van, from this the monster jumps up to the wooden frame on the ceiling,
"It's Mr. Hyde now" says the monster, or should I say Mr. Hyde as we now know he likes to call himself when he is like this.
"For the murder of twelve men, six women, four –"but he's interrupted by Mr. Hyde,
"Children, three goats and a rather nasty massacre of poultry! You're the great Van Helsing, and you ma Cherie are Cassandra - No last name" he says.
It's true nobody knows my full name since not even I know, all I know is my first name, my skills and all else I have gained since being found by the monks in Rome over four hundred years ago, four months and six days today. Van and the monks of the order are my family and have been ever since.
They did first think me to be a demon or a monster because of my 'gifts' had me locked in a cell until they could determine if I was a threat or not, but when they found the truth of my nature they decided to train me, teach me and allow me to learn under their instruction on how to defeat the monsters of darkness.
"And you're a deranged psycho-path" I say, looking at Mr Hyde, from this he lands back on the floor in front of us,
"We all have our little problems" he says, now eating the large cigar after putting it out on his tongue. But I could have sworn he glanced at me when he said this, I don't believe he knows all my limits but he has witnessed me using my special talents.
"My superiors would like me to take you alive so that they may extricate your better half" says Van, but the monster leaps over him, taking his hat in the process and places it over his own head, proving it to be too small for him, but he doesn't seem to care.
"I bet they bloody would" he says,
"Personally I'd rather just kill you and call it a day – but let's make it your decision shall we" says Van, both of us now facing him now, looking at him waiting for him to answer, but I am betting that this isnt going to go down without a fight.
"Hmm, do lets –. " But without finishing, he throws at the wall to thee side with one swing of his arm, but not without us aiming a few shots with our guns at him, but unfortunately missing.
Quietly I get up followed my Van, looking around to see where Mr Hyde went.
Carefully we stand up with our guns still in hand, looking around us for him, then suddenly we hear a creak at the far end of the attic we're in to then see him start swinging over to us using the eves on the ceiling as supports,
"Here – I – Come – Ready – Or – Not!" he yells, now finally off and on the ground and charging at us,
I see Van at the corner of the my eye bring out his hand saws and begins winding them, and when Mr Hyde runs at us, we dodged him at either sides of him, leading to him running head first into the bell behind us,
"The bell! The bell!" he yells as if in pain, clutching his ears, as he does this I extend my nails after putting away my guns, one of my abilities and its come in a lot of uses.
Both me and Van now begin to advance at the monster, but he sees this and we see him pull the bell off its chain and holding it over us, but before he lowers it on us, and without him seeing me, I quickly crawl up to the top of the inside of the bell using my nails, with Van crouched below me. Both of us hearing the monster laugh thinking its captured us in the bell.
Van looks up to me in question, and I nod in answer to his silent question, still remaining at the top of the inside of this bell. He then uses his hand saw to create a circular hole in the ground to make it look like we escaped through it. I help Van up quickly into the bell just as the monster pulls us up, and as predicted he sees the hole in the floor.
But then Van uses his hand saw to then cut the monsters arm, but after he's done that the monster drops the bell and in effect us with it.
"Damn it!" I hiss after we've crawled out of the bell, me after hitting my head against the bell, now hearing the monster weeping from his loss of his arm,
"I'll bet that's upsetting" says Van, I nod in agreement from this.
But then suddenly the monster runs up to us and then grabs Van and tosses him to through the ceiling. Then unexpectedly grabs me and chucks me over his shoulder and jumps up the ceiling and through the hole he made, there I see Van on the floor of the ceiling.
"Ah Paris!" yells the monster, then dropping me to the floor and grabbing Van, then going over to the edge,
"I – I think you'll find the view over here – rather spectacular. It's been a pleasure knowing you. Or ra vwah!" he shouts (sorry don't know how to say it so put it how it sounds,) throwing Van off the ceiling.
"Van!" I yell, from where I'm at shock and fear running at me after registering that Van has just been thrown off the tower. But then suddenly his hook shoots through the monsters stomach and the tip just inches away from my face, I smile knowing hes still alive, I touch the tip of the hook for it to fully come out as a hook and it then shoots back but grips onto the monsters back. But without warning he grabs my neck as he is dragged forwards, I grab his hand in mine, trying my best to keep from getting my neck snapped, seeing us approaching the edge of the tower.
But with quick thinking the monster uses his foot to step on a gargoyle so that we don't fall, then I see him grabbing the rope from where Van is holding on from, I can see him now at this angle holding onto the other end of the rope.
"My turn!" yells the monster, then yanking up the rope and beginning to run us over to the other side of the tower top but forgetting to look backward he trips over the ledge and throws us over the edge. I grip hold of his hand that's still around my neck and make my nails grow that pierce his skin, causing his scream to louden as he finally lets go of me in time for me to allow my wings to rip through my back and stop me from landing on the glass ceiliing of the cathedral, but the monster is not so lucky. I watch as he goes right through, still attached to the string and as I fly through the cathedral trying to grab hold of him to prevent him from going further, gravity wins out and he flies through rose window of the chapel, the hook coming right through his stomach, I try to fly faster at him as he gets closer to the ground.
Before my eyes he changes to the older proffessor Jackal, and he looks behind him, seeing the ground approaching, I reach my hands out to him, trying to get him, but just as he looks back at me and tries to reach for me…its too late.
Quickly I flap my wings to prevent me from suffering the same, and end up hovering over him. I look around me to see people coming towards me, and I quickly fly upwards towards the cathedral tower finding Van there.
The both of see the body of Dr Jackal being surrounded by people and to make matters worse, we see officers there too, and one looks up at us, spotting us, me crouched on edge of the tower, feeling terrible for not being able to catch the doctor in time.
"Van Helsing, Cassandra? You Murderers!" he shouts.
As quick as we could we got away from the church, me carrying Van down from the tower as to avoid the officers and found where we'd hidden our horses. I make my wings vanish before I approach my horse as she gets a little skitish when I have them out
"Cassie, are you alright?" asks Van as we ride out of Notradamn, I look to him at my side, trying to not let my face display the despair I feel,
"I should have flown faster, if I had then I could have caught him in time. I hope the cardinal can forgive me" I say, I know he has seen through my mask as he offers me a supportive nod,
"You'll be alright Cassie, I'm sure he will understand, you did what you could its not your fault, your only as fast as your wings will let you" he says, I nod in agreement, I'll just have to practice my flying more in hopes that this will not happen again.
But I am still sure that the cardinal is going to give me a lecture when we get back to Rome.