Van and Carl leaped from the wooded area into the mob right at the edge of
the trees. Van was shouting as he went and Carl was more compared to
screaming. They guided their horses around the many people in attempt to
keep from running someone over. At the same moment a group of horseman were
galloping after them. Van turned his head to look behind him. Carl was
still there, right behind him.
"I'm guessing we won't arrive at the party for awhile." Carl shouted to Van.
Van smirked and smacked his heels into the horse's hind legs and leaped forward into an even faster gallop. Carl, Van, and the people chasing them were now at a stampede and stopping seemed impossible. Their horses were panting heavily but kept their pace steady. Van and Carl turned down an ally where barrels were laid out. Van held the reigns tight and his horse leaped into the air. Carl soon came over the barrier and they galloped off. Unfortunately the other riders weren't ready for the unexpected barrier and they all toppled over it. Though Van and Carl were clear from the people they didn't slow down. They turned around to the direction that they first came down at a gallop, heading for the party.
But another party of riders came at them. Van was expecting a head-on- collision until the group finally pulled hard on the reigns and the horses reared back neighing with whatever strength they had left. Some horses had fallen over from the sudden stop but the other riders turned around and galloped away as fast they could. Van and Carl were left puzzled until the sound of strong wing beats were heard behind them.
The shadow of a creature was right behind them, heading straight for Van. Van jumped off his horse and the creature scooped the horse up with it's talons. Realizing that Van was missing it dropped the horse into a 40-foot drop. The horse hit the floor with a crash, dead at impact. Carl scooped Van onto the back of his saddle and they galloped into the other direction. They were heading straight for the harbor.
"Should I keep going?" Carl shouted back.
Van looked ahead of them and hesitated. But once he looked back and saw the creature he shouted, "YES!"
The creature was large and its long wings had several holes in it for speed. It had large fangs and it had huge talons on its large bony feet. The creature was a purplish red and it had horns at the top of its spiked head. Its eyes glared a glowing fiery red. It's feet stretched out towards them, it came in fast but the horse jumped the dock and they fell into the freezing cold water. Once again the creature only got a handful of horse and it dropped it into the ocean. Van and Carl hid under the dock until the creature finally passed.
Van's heart for a change was racing. Carl thought his heart had stopped and clutched his chest as a wave of pain took over. Van grabbed Carl as he slowly sunk to the sand below. Van held him above the water with one hand and held onto the pole of the dock with his other.
"You alright?" Van asked.
"Yeah. Just pure shock. That's all." Carl replied.
They made their way to the shore, shivering from the cold. In the distance, the horse only drifted out farther into sea and suddenly sunk to the bottom from exhaustion. Carl stood hunched over gasping for air. Van stood tall and poured the water out of his gun. He turned to Carl and asked, "What the hell was that?"
Carl looked up at him still hunched over and dropped his gaze. "That my friend was Clarviete, in flesh."
Van's eyes widened and his mouth gaped. "She's monstrous! Three times the size of her brother."
"I know." Carl quietly replied and straightened himself up. His knees cracked in the process. "Bloody hell!" he shouted.
Van took Carl by the arm and guided him up the stairway and onto the street where the civilians watched warily for the creature. Van took out his bow and arrow and held it against his shoulder. In the other he held his silver gun with a finger on the trigger. The people who's heads were stuck out of the doorway's and windows gaped at the sight of him. He looked like a legendary warrior but evil and the same time. They gradually made their way to the party and entered smelling like rotten fish from the ocean water. Everyone turned their heads to him and began screaming when they saw Van's choice of weapons.
"Don't you think you should put those away?" Carl stuttered.
"No more chances Carl. Now where is this person we are supposed to meet?"
"Uhhh...." Carl looked around the crowd of terrified people and around them. "Up the stairs and I believe in one of the rooms up there." he said pointing to the spiral stairs.
Van walked towards the stairs. Noticing the stares he turned to them and shouted, "Well..go on with your little party!"
The people looked from one to the other and they slowly began to walk away and start doing what they were doing before they were interrupted. Carl apologized to them and they made their way up the stairs. After passing three rooms a pair of hands appeared and pulled Van and Carl into a darkened room.
"You pull far to much attention to yourself Van Helsing." the stranger said.
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"I'm guessing we won't arrive at the party for awhile." Carl shouted to Van.
Van smirked and smacked his heels into the horse's hind legs and leaped forward into an even faster gallop. Carl, Van, and the people chasing them were now at a stampede and stopping seemed impossible. Their horses were panting heavily but kept their pace steady. Van and Carl turned down an ally where barrels were laid out. Van held the reigns tight and his horse leaped into the air. Carl soon came over the barrier and they galloped off. Unfortunately the other riders weren't ready for the unexpected barrier and they all toppled over it. Though Van and Carl were clear from the people they didn't slow down. They turned around to the direction that they first came down at a gallop, heading for the party.
But another party of riders came at them. Van was expecting a head-on- collision until the group finally pulled hard on the reigns and the horses reared back neighing with whatever strength they had left. Some horses had fallen over from the sudden stop but the other riders turned around and galloped away as fast they could. Van and Carl were left puzzled until the sound of strong wing beats were heard behind them.
The shadow of a creature was right behind them, heading straight for Van. Van jumped off his horse and the creature scooped the horse up with it's talons. Realizing that Van was missing it dropped the horse into a 40-foot drop. The horse hit the floor with a crash, dead at impact. Carl scooped Van onto the back of his saddle and they galloped into the other direction. They were heading straight for the harbor.
"Should I keep going?" Carl shouted back.
Van looked ahead of them and hesitated. But once he looked back and saw the creature he shouted, "YES!"
The creature was large and its long wings had several holes in it for speed. It had large fangs and it had huge talons on its large bony feet. The creature was a purplish red and it had horns at the top of its spiked head. Its eyes glared a glowing fiery red. It's feet stretched out towards them, it came in fast but the horse jumped the dock and they fell into the freezing cold water. Once again the creature only got a handful of horse and it dropped it into the ocean. Van and Carl hid under the dock until the creature finally passed.
Van's heart for a change was racing. Carl thought his heart had stopped and clutched his chest as a wave of pain took over. Van grabbed Carl as he slowly sunk to the sand below. Van held him above the water with one hand and held onto the pole of the dock with his other.
"You alright?" Van asked.
"Yeah. Just pure shock. That's all." Carl replied.
They made their way to the shore, shivering from the cold. In the distance, the horse only drifted out farther into sea and suddenly sunk to the bottom from exhaustion. Carl stood hunched over gasping for air. Van stood tall and poured the water out of his gun. He turned to Carl and asked, "What the hell was that?"
Carl looked up at him still hunched over and dropped his gaze. "That my friend was Clarviete, in flesh."
Van's eyes widened and his mouth gaped. "She's monstrous! Three times the size of her brother."
"I know." Carl quietly replied and straightened himself up. His knees cracked in the process. "Bloody hell!" he shouted.
Van took Carl by the arm and guided him up the stairway and onto the street where the civilians watched warily for the creature. Van took out his bow and arrow and held it against his shoulder. In the other he held his silver gun with a finger on the trigger. The people who's heads were stuck out of the doorway's and windows gaped at the sight of him. He looked like a legendary warrior but evil and the same time. They gradually made their way to the party and entered smelling like rotten fish from the ocean water. Everyone turned their heads to him and began screaming when they saw Van's choice of weapons.
"Don't you think you should put those away?" Carl stuttered.
"No more chances Carl. Now where is this person we are supposed to meet?"
"Uhhh...." Carl looked around the crowd of terrified people and around them. "Up the stairs and I believe in one of the rooms up there." he said pointing to the spiral stairs.
Van walked towards the stairs. Noticing the stares he turned to them and shouted, "Well..go on with your little party!"
The people looked from one to the other and they slowly began to walk away and start doing what they were doing before they were interrupted. Carl apologized to them and they made their way up the stairs. After passing three rooms a pair of hands appeared and pulled Van and Carl into a darkened room.
"You pull far to much attention to yourself Van Helsing." the stranger said.
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