Without Hope
There were two of them, both them larger then any kind he could remember, or maybe they were just closer to him. Van Helsing sprinted through the forest, dodging trees and rocks and he tried to locate better fight grounds. The two werewolves hot on his trail, so close behind he could hear them breathing.
As he ran he turned for a brief moment to see exactly how close they were, and to his horror they were getting ready to pounce. They both jumped towards him with their claws ready to kill. Van Helsing, still not watching where he was running, tripped over a rock just in time to watch the werewolves fly over his head. He hurriedly pulled out his guns and released a round of silver bullets into both of their chests and stomachs. One of them crashed into a series of trees, knocking them all down. The other hit a sturdier tree no more then 3 feet from him and fell to the ground. He made the sign of the cross over his chest and whispered a prayer while watching the hairy demons shrink back into their human forms. He turned his back on them and made his way back to Transylvania.
It had been almost 6 months since Anna's death, and Van Helsing could still not find it in him to leave this place. He had been granted ownership of the castle that the Valerious's owned. The halls haunted him with memory, but he would rather have memories then bare the pain of forgetting her face.
He walked with a steady pace through the mixed trees with his head hanging down, just enough so he could barely see where he was walking. There hadn't been a vampire sighting since the destruction of Dracula and his brides.
"Where those the only vampires" Van Helsing said softly to himself. It was odd to think that, for every time he tried to sleep, that haunting feeling came over him, the feeling that a vampire was still amongst them. He couldn't find peace from this feeling.
When he came to a clearing in the forest he stopped. His gaze darted around and his mouth gapped open slightly.
"I have no memory of this place" he whispered to himself again. The trees around the clearing were taller then the rest. It seemed that the full moon was set directly above the middle of this clearing. A cold breeze seemed to grab him and he pulled out his gun. A branch snapped somewhere to his left, he spun and pointed the gun in the direction of the noise. Another twig snapped behind him and he spun again, gun raised. His eyes tried to keep focus on everything at once. His heart beat slow and steady, awaiting to see what was watching him.
That cool breeze spun around him again, licking at his face and toying with his hair.
"Show yourself!" Van Helsing demanded. He was not one to enjoy games being played at his expense.
"Gabrielle" the wind whispered softly into his ear before vanishing just as mysteriously as it came.
"Gabrielle" Van Helsing whispered to himself. He paused for a moment before bolting back out of the woods towards the Valerious manor.
Something wasn't wrong, something was terribly, terribly wrong.
A/N: This is pretty much just an intro for the rest of the story. I just wanted to get the basic idea out there before going into full depth. Please rr!
There were two of them, both them larger then any kind he could remember, or maybe they were just closer to him. Van Helsing sprinted through the forest, dodging trees and rocks and he tried to locate better fight grounds. The two werewolves hot on his trail, so close behind he could hear them breathing.
As he ran he turned for a brief moment to see exactly how close they were, and to his horror they were getting ready to pounce. They both jumped towards him with their claws ready to kill. Van Helsing, still not watching where he was running, tripped over a rock just in time to watch the werewolves fly over his head. He hurriedly pulled out his guns and released a round of silver bullets into both of their chests and stomachs. One of them crashed into a series of trees, knocking them all down. The other hit a sturdier tree no more then 3 feet from him and fell to the ground. He made the sign of the cross over his chest and whispered a prayer while watching the hairy demons shrink back into their human forms. He turned his back on them and made his way back to Transylvania.
It had been almost 6 months since Anna's death, and Van Helsing could still not find it in him to leave this place. He had been granted ownership of the castle that the Valerious's owned. The halls haunted him with memory, but he would rather have memories then bare the pain of forgetting her face.
He walked with a steady pace through the mixed trees with his head hanging down, just enough so he could barely see where he was walking. There hadn't been a vampire sighting since the destruction of Dracula and his brides.
"Where those the only vampires" Van Helsing said softly to himself. It was odd to think that, for every time he tried to sleep, that haunting feeling came over him, the feeling that a vampire was still amongst them. He couldn't find peace from this feeling.
When he came to a clearing in the forest he stopped. His gaze darted around and his mouth gapped open slightly.
"I have no memory of this place" he whispered to himself again. The trees around the clearing were taller then the rest. It seemed that the full moon was set directly above the middle of this clearing. A cold breeze seemed to grab him and he pulled out his gun. A branch snapped somewhere to his left, he spun and pointed the gun in the direction of the noise. Another twig snapped behind him and he spun again, gun raised. His eyes tried to keep focus on everything at once. His heart beat slow and steady, awaiting to see what was watching him.
That cool breeze spun around him again, licking at his face and toying with his hair.
"Show yourself!" Van Helsing demanded. He was not one to enjoy games being played at his expense.
"Gabrielle" the wind whispered softly into his ear before vanishing just as mysteriously as it came.
"Gabrielle" Van Helsing whispered to himself. He paused for a moment before bolting back out of the woods towards the Valerious manor.
Something wasn't wrong, something was terribly, terribly wrong.
A/N: This is pretty much just an intro for the rest of the story. I just wanted to get the basic idea out there before going into full depth. Please rr!