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Makes me very happy... makes me want to write more... so here I am. I am taking
suggestions and such for later chapters, I have the whole idea worked out
but I could really put some other stuff into it. Thanks again for your
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Chapter 3
It was the middle of night already by the time Van Helsing felt adequately suited up for his night of hunting. His muscle ached by the weight of his weapons pressing down on him, but he did not care. If indeed Dracula was still alive, he wouldn't be for long.
"Carl, I ask that you remain here, if Dracula is still around, I'm sure he won't be all too happy with me, I can't put you into harms way!" Van Helsing stated as he lifted his ever favorite automatic crossbow over his shoulder.
Carl nodded; he took a step back from Van Helsing and gave him another nod.
Van Helsing nodded back to his friend and turned around to head for the door.
"Van Helsing!" Carl yelled back at him.
He turned to face Carl and raised an eyebrow.
"When you kill Dracula, and I know you will, be sure to cut off his head this time!" Carl half mocked as he tossed a sword towards the hunter.
Van Helsing gave a small smile and tipped his hat, then turned around again. He made his was out through the front doors and into the streets to hunt for the enemy that cost him so much.
As Van Helsing walked he tried to rule out places that Dracula would go. He wasn't certain that he would not have gone to castle Dracula again, unless he wanted to be found easily. Castle Frankenstein was out of the question. Van Helsing paused and wondered where we has going. Anger and rage had overcome him so fully that he hadn't even thought about where he was going to look; just that he was going to.
"If I was a blood sucking, egocentric vampire where would I go?" Van Helsing wondered aloud to himself. He thought about the fight he had in the forest with the werewolves, and the feeling he got when he was in the clearing. Taking off in a sprint it was decided that he would find the clearing and hope to have the same reaction as he did last time. The few townsfolk that were outside gawked at him as he bolted passed. They were use to seeing him running to or from something by now. They only hoped that he would leave their homeland soon.
Van Helsing reached the edge of the forest completely winded and exhausted. He lowed his crossbow from his shoulder for a moment to have a rest as he leaned against a near by tree.
"Now I can dance to the rhythm of your heart beat" the wind whispered around Van Helsing. He raised his weapon up again, his heart still thundering in his chest. He had no clue which direction the voice had come from. He took a few steps into the forest and looked around again.
"Come closer Gabriel" the wind seemed to be speaking only to him, and no one else could hear it. The voice droned inside Van Helsing's head, implanting itself into his brain.
As if to obey Van Helsing moved slowly, step by step, further into the dense forestry. As he walked he thought he heard laughter, but the wind had intensified so much that he wasn't sure what he was hearing anymore. As he ducked underneath a branch, he looked up to see something he had never noticed before. A small graveyard lined with all identical tombstone, evenly spaced out and carefully groomed.
He stepped forward into the array of tombstones, he looked over the names, it was the Valerious family graveyard. As he read over the names, he looked across to the next row over from where he was. He saw the tombstone with Anna's name on it. He knew that Anna's ashes were collected and buried, but he didn't know where. He leapt over the tombstone in front of him and fell into Anna's grave.
It had been dug up, and it was completely empty...
Note: Chapter 4 is already in progress as well
Chapter 3
It was the middle of night already by the time Van Helsing felt adequately suited up for his night of hunting. His muscle ached by the weight of his weapons pressing down on him, but he did not care. If indeed Dracula was still alive, he wouldn't be for long.
"Carl, I ask that you remain here, if Dracula is still around, I'm sure he won't be all too happy with me, I can't put you into harms way!" Van Helsing stated as he lifted his ever favorite automatic crossbow over his shoulder.
Carl nodded; he took a step back from Van Helsing and gave him another nod.
Van Helsing nodded back to his friend and turned around to head for the door.
"Van Helsing!" Carl yelled back at him.
He turned to face Carl and raised an eyebrow.
"When you kill Dracula, and I know you will, be sure to cut off his head this time!" Carl half mocked as he tossed a sword towards the hunter.
Van Helsing gave a small smile and tipped his hat, then turned around again. He made his was out through the front doors and into the streets to hunt for the enemy that cost him so much.
As Van Helsing walked he tried to rule out places that Dracula would go. He wasn't certain that he would not have gone to castle Dracula again, unless he wanted to be found easily. Castle Frankenstein was out of the question. Van Helsing paused and wondered where we has going. Anger and rage had overcome him so fully that he hadn't even thought about where he was going to look; just that he was going to.
"If I was a blood sucking, egocentric vampire where would I go?" Van Helsing wondered aloud to himself. He thought about the fight he had in the forest with the werewolves, and the feeling he got when he was in the clearing. Taking off in a sprint it was decided that he would find the clearing and hope to have the same reaction as he did last time. The few townsfolk that were outside gawked at him as he bolted passed. They were use to seeing him running to or from something by now. They only hoped that he would leave their homeland soon.
Van Helsing reached the edge of the forest completely winded and exhausted. He lowed his crossbow from his shoulder for a moment to have a rest as he leaned against a near by tree.
"Now I can dance to the rhythm of your heart beat" the wind whispered around Van Helsing. He raised his weapon up again, his heart still thundering in his chest. He had no clue which direction the voice had come from. He took a few steps into the forest and looked around again.
"Come closer Gabriel" the wind seemed to be speaking only to him, and no one else could hear it. The voice droned inside Van Helsing's head, implanting itself into his brain.
As if to obey Van Helsing moved slowly, step by step, further into the dense forestry. As he walked he thought he heard laughter, but the wind had intensified so much that he wasn't sure what he was hearing anymore. As he ducked underneath a branch, he looked up to see something he had never noticed before. A small graveyard lined with all identical tombstone, evenly spaced out and carefully groomed.
He stepped forward into the array of tombstones, he looked over the names, it was the Valerious family graveyard. As he read over the names, he looked across to the next row over from where he was. He saw the tombstone with Anna's name on it. He knew that Anna's ashes were collected and buried, but he didn't know where. He leapt over the tombstone in front of him and fell into Anna's grave.
It had been dug up, and it was completely empty...
Note: Chapter 4 is already in progress as well