-A/N I do not own Van Helsing, I only write for inspiration. Thankys for
reviews, and here is the second chapter.-
It had been almost a year since Dracula had been murdered. Van Helsing had dispersed of Carl and was now living in the Valerious manor in Transylvania where he felt closest to Anna. Most of the time he would spend his time in the local tavern and the other time he would go out hunting for werewolves and demons. He still felt the need to protect mankind from the evil that inhabited it. Kinyan had gone from town to town but mostly remained in Transylvania, she had long forgotten Gabriel but those were for her own grief stricken reasons. Aleera had long by now been working on bringing back her master and now it seemed as if her plan was going to work this eve.
"The job is completed, within moments Dracula will live again." The son of Frankenstine stood over the operating table he had been using for days. A white cloth laid on top of the table, and the outline of a body laid under it. Aleera walked up behind him, as she smiled.
"Good. You have done a good job, and now you shall be given an award." She turned, as she pressed her body against his side. He quivered lightly, as he turned his head and looked down at her.
"I...I don't need anything, I will just leave and you'll have your master back." His voice wavered a little, as he was nervous at having this vixen so close to him. She laughed gently, as she leaned up and kissed his neck lightly.
"Oh don't be afraid, I won't bite....Hard." Her fangs grew larger, as she bit down hard into his neck. He tried to get away from her, but she was to strong. He slowly felt his life leave him, as his eyes closed. She continued to drink the blood from him until there was none left, she then let his body drop to the ground, as she turned back to her master. Aleera stood over the table her master was laid upon. Her eyes traveled down him, as he slept. He looked so peaceful sleeping there, as if he had been sleeping all along. Slowly her hand moved onto his chest and slid down it in a seductive way, as she called to him gently.
"Wake up my master..."
Slowly, mist unfurled its deadly cavern upon the atmospheric cellars. Lightning struck from the darkness and soon the vapor materialized. Then he stood, the very devil himself. His eyes torched with the life of hell, and his hands outstretched, and his head slowly turned to each side, until looking upon her without emotion.
"Why have you awakened me from my slumber? He said in a dark, languid tone. Her lips turned upward into a smile, as she looked up at him.
"Because my master you have slept to long....I have brought you back...Back to strike fear back in the hearts of all those mortals....To take back your revenge."
"I shall take my acts when I see fit.." He walked directly to her, and placed a kiss upon her lips, an animalistic yet cold action. "Where are the others?"
As he walked towards her, she felt the power she had long ago missed. As he kissed her lips, she brought a kiss back upon his. Then she heard the words she feared to speak, as she gently hung her head.
"Gone my master...Dead..."
An unholy snarl etched from the lips of the lord of darkness. With a roar reaching from the depths, he looked upon her, and then took to flight. Changing into his winged form, nothing but blind rage and malcontent in his blackened soul. As she heard him roar with anger, she backed away into a wall. As a shriek escaped her, her arms immediately moving in front of her face for self defense. She watched him take to flight, she knew he was more angry then ever before, he would let nothing get in his way. No longer did he care for stealth and silence, for there would be no force, not even god himself which would stop him. In minutes he stood in the middle of the village, a vicious storm rising from the sky, as lightning shot into his spine. The villagers ran like frightened animals and he snatched one from their flight. Gripping the little girl by the neck, his eyes rolled back into his head, and his mouth bared back and ripped deep into her throat. He was no longer hungry, this was sheer violence. After its completion, he snapped the little one's neck.
"VAN HELSING!" He shrieked.
Aleera was still in the castle, as she quickly jumped up onto the balcony's ledge. She wanted to get to the tavern to help her master as best she could, she felt it her job to protect him from harm, she would not let him die like the did the last time. She jumped down through the air, as she changed into her winged form. Her wings beating rapidly, as she made her way quickly to the tavern. A shriek escaped her, as she moved faster then she ever had. Meanwhile at the tavern Kinyan slowly stepped into the tavern, seeing it was empty. Good. She didn't feel like socializing right now. Her long dark hair flowed behind her reaching down to her mid back. She wore a white peasant top with a black mid thigh length skirt and black buckle up boots. Van Helsing was already in the back room, as he stepped out of it into the front. Having heard another occupant, finally some company he thought. He stopped dead in his tracks as he saw the form there in the doorway, his eyes widened considerably as that crossbow of his was slung forward from his back and aim was taken.
"No....No. It's not possible." Doubt was heard in his voice, as he spoke. Somehow he wished that maybe he was wrong, but yet another part wished not. Kinyan looked to the man, as she cocked her head to the side and raised a brow.
"Have we met? She smirked, as she saw the crossbow aimed at her, she was not afraid of it. He gave her an odd look, one of confusion and yet one of emotional agony. She had forgotten him, how could she have? Sensing that the bow did him little good, he lowered it to his side.
"You've forgotten me? But...It's me...Gabriel"
All she did was blink her eyes at him, as the name hit a button in her. She remembered nothing of before she was bitten, and no one had told her anything either. She eyed him warily.
"You're the one that killed him aren't you?"
He saw that expression on her face and it worried even him slightly. His grip tightened on the bow, his knuckles almost white upon it. He wasn't positive who she spoke of but he had a strong suspicion.
"I've killed more than one being. You'll have to be a bit more specific."
"Dracula" She felt something tug at her heart and growled, though most of the ties with him had been severed she could still feel the pull towards Dracula.
"Yes, yes I am the one who destroyed the epitome of darkness...The being who took so many lives." He looked upon her and got quite an eerie feeling from her words, her general aura now. He raised his bow to chest level and held it ready but not aimed upon her. Slowly she stepped away and into the corner, hiding in the shadows.
"He's coming, so is Aleera." She spoke with fear and anger in her voice, she had never really thought that Aleera would bring him back but it seemed as if now she was wrong. Within minutes she made her way to the tavern, as she landed down through the roof of it. Pieces of it falling down throughout the tavern, as she landed down onto the rafters. She clawed her nails into it, as she glared down at Van Helsing.
"Say goodbye to your love Helsing, for this is the last time you shall see the light!" She cackled, as she spoke to him. Kinyan looked up to Aleera, as she glared from the shadows. She muttered stupid bitch under her breath, as she moved out from the shadows.
"Still his lapdog as always I can see." She turned her head, as she heard Dracula scream Van Helsing's name. Van Helsing turned his head towards the door of the tavern, he heard him scream his name. How could it be? That voice it was as she said, Dracula. But he was dead. He dove backwards as the roof fell down, taking cover behind the bar. He double checked his crossbow and prepared to fire off his first shots.
Dracula slowly walked through the scattering herd of fellows and drove the back of his hand through another nose, leaving him to die. He marched toward the Valerious manor without breaking a stride.
"Come, rescue your flock." He yanked a third and lifted him up by the throat, watching him gag. Without emotion, he flung the little boy through a wall, leaving a gaping hole in the house. He outstretched his arms and opened his hands like claws and threw his head back, calling upon the elements, utterly vanquishing the sun. Rain fell hard from the heavens as he watched, waiting.
"Come to me Van Helsing..."
"At least I hold my honor to him, unlike you!" Aleera laughed, as she turned her glares towards her. Her claws dug deep into the wood of the rafter below her, as she heard Helsing preparing to fire at her. But she was ready, she was not going to die, not today, not ever. She stared at Helsing.
"Come on, come and face my master...Or are you scared?" She cackled again, as she watched him."
"Fear from that thing?" He almost seemed to let out a light chuckle, maybe a mask maybe for real. Who could tell? He whirled up from behind the bar and fired off at least a good three shots towards her. He would answer Dracula's call but he would have to fight his way past this she-devil first. As the shots were fired towards her, she felt the air moving around them. She quickly brought her arms down along the side of the rafter, as she brought herself up into a handstand, flipping over. She had missed the first three rounds he had fired. Kinyan in the mean time had just leaned against the wall and watched the whole thing. She really didn't care if anyone died, or lived for that matter, she just found it all amusing. Dracula growled, as he was being ignored by Helsing, his patience had now vanished. Without another word he took flight and flew directly to the spot where Helsing was fending off Aleera. He didn't even stop when he saw the wall, he was like a battering ram as he went through the wall and straight into Helsing knocking him into the middle of the floor.
"You will not ignore me Gabriel..."
A smirk grew over Aleera's lips, as she watched her master pummel Helsing into the middle of the floor. She raised her head, as she looked over to Kinyan.
"Your lover will die."
Kinyan saw Dracula, as she muttered a string of curses under her breath. She decided this was a safe time to leave and started inching her way towards the door, trying not to be seen. She stopped in mid step, as she glared up at Aleera.
"I have no clue what you are talking about."
Dracula raised his hands, as she motioned off towards the three dead villagers, as he looked back to Helsing.
"How many more must die before you shall heed my warning? How many Van Helsing?!?" He threw his head back, as the elements came. His eyes calling upon lightning to fill his body, making the lord of darkness look even more satanic. Van Helsing stood up, as he stretched, reaching for his dropped crossbow. This was not a good time to have another vampire bearing down upon him, maybe with luck he could get another shot off he thought to himself.
"I did not ignore you, I merely put you on hold until I could deal with your she-devil." He nodded his head over towards Aleera who was still hanging onto the rafters. Aleera simply watched, as she did not falter back. She had seen her master in a rage before, but this was personal. Helsing had killed two of his brides and there was no patience for that. She flipped down from the rafters and immediately morphed into her human form, as she landed on the ground. Kinyan had now decided to stick around for the fight, maybe she could get some of her questions answer if Helsing managed to live.
"It is time to end our association Gabriel. Even your god knows that I cannot die. HE will not have me, the devil will not have me! Do you not understand, angel? Or do your memories fail you again!?" Dracula spoke in a harsh yet somewhat calm tone to Helsing.
Something in her urged her to do what she did next, though she knew it was probably stupid. She ran pushing past Dracula and grabbing onto Helpings arm and transforming into her vampric form, and flying off quickly. She knew they would be followed so she flew as quickly as possible, trying to get at least to the mountains she could see in the distance. As Helsing was being flown off quickly he fired off one last haphazard shot towards Aleera, hoping to rid himself of at least one menace. Aleera simply watched in disbelief as Kinyan pushed back Dracula and flew off with Helsing, she then turned her gaze to her master to see what he would do next. As she turned she just got the feel of the arrow shooting through the air towards her heart, she just missed it as she moved slightly and was hit in the shoulder and thrown back against the wall in such a force that the very wind was knocked out of her. She cringed a little, as she moved her hand to the arrow that held her into the wall. She pulled the arrow from her arm, as she shrieked a little from the pain. She then moved outside of the tavern, as she stared in wonder at what to do next.
"Look! Look at them! Where is your dark angel? As you have stolen my beloved from me, I shall take your children and send them back to you!" Upon the last words, another bolt of lightning struck another house, lighting it aflame. Minutes elapsed and dozens died, yet the bloodlust did not. He looked to Aleera, anger still fuming in him as he stormed towards her. Aleera simply stared as he master came towards her, she had no idea of what to do now.
"Are you going to stand there or must I tear out your heart?! Go get them! And do not return until you have him or I shall have you!" Then the count vaporized, a trail of sinister white mist left in his wake. Aleera simply stared forward, as she let out a shriek of pain. She quickly jumped up into the sky, as she morphed into her winged form and headed towards the mountains. She knew that Helsing was strong but her will was stronger, she refused to let her master kill her. She had to strong of feelings for him, and she would not lose him, not now. Not since she had worked so hard to bring him back.
"I will bring him back to you my master, and you shall feast on his blood." A loud cackled escaped her mouth, as her wings beat rapidly against the storm her master had created.
It had been almost a year since Dracula had been murdered. Van Helsing had dispersed of Carl and was now living in the Valerious manor in Transylvania where he felt closest to Anna. Most of the time he would spend his time in the local tavern and the other time he would go out hunting for werewolves and demons. He still felt the need to protect mankind from the evil that inhabited it. Kinyan had gone from town to town but mostly remained in Transylvania, she had long forgotten Gabriel but those were for her own grief stricken reasons. Aleera had long by now been working on bringing back her master and now it seemed as if her plan was going to work this eve.
"The job is completed, within moments Dracula will live again." The son of Frankenstine stood over the operating table he had been using for days. A white cloth laid on top of the table, and the outline of a body laid under it. Aleera walked up behind him, as she smiled.
"Good. You have done a good job, and now you shall be given an award." She turned, as she pressed her body against his side. He quivered lightly, as he turned his head and looked down at her.
"I...I don't need anything, I will just leave and you'll have your master back." His voice wavered a little, as he was nervous at having this vixen so close to him. She laughed gently, as she leaned up and kissed his neck lightly.
"Oh don't be afraid, I won't bite....Hard." Her fangs grew larger, as she bit down hard into his neck. He tried to get away from her, but she was to strong. He slowly felt his life leave him, as his eyes closed. She continued to drink the blood from him until there was none left, she then let his body drop to the ground, as she turned back to her master. Aleera stood over the table her master was laid upon. Her eyes traveled down him, as he slept. He looked so peaceful sleeping there, as if he had been sleeping all along. Slowly her hand moved onto his chest and slid down it in a seductive way, as she called to him gently.
"Wake up my master..."
Slowly, mist unfurled its deadly cavern upon the atmospheric cellars. Lightning struck from the darkness and soon the vapor materialized. Then he stood, the very devil himself. His eyes torched with the life of hell, and his hands outstretched, and his head slowly turned to each side, until looking upon her without emotion.
"Why have you awakened me from my slumber? He said in a dark, languid tone. Her lips turned upward into a smile, as she looked up at him.
"Because my master you have slept to long....I have brought you back...Back to strike fear back in the hearts of all those mortals....To take back your revenge."
"I shall take my acts when I see fit.." He walked directly to her, and placed a kiss upon her lips, an animalistic yet cold action. "Where are the others?"
As he walked towards her, she felt the power she had long ago missed. As he kissed her lips, she brought a kiss back upon his. Then she heard the words she feared to speak, as she gently hung her head.
"Gone my master...Dead..."
An unholy snarl etched from the lips of the lord of darkness. With a roar reaching from the depths, he looked upon her, and then took to flight. Changing into his winged form, nothing but blind rage and malcontent in his blackened soul. As she heard him roar with anger, she backed away into a wall. As a shriek escaped her, her arms immediately moving in front of her face for self defense. She watched him take to flight, she knew he was more angry then ever before, he would let nothing get in his way. No longer did he care for stealth and silence, for there would be no force, not even god himself which would stop him. In minutes he stood in the middle of the village, a vicious storm rising from the sky, as lightning shot into his spine. The villagers ran like frightened animals and he snatched one from their flight. Gripping the little girl by the neck, his eyes rolled back into his head, and his mouth bared back and ripped deep into her throat. He was no longer hungry, this was sheer violence. After its completion, he snapped the little one's neck.
"VAN HELSING!" He shrieked.
Aleera was still in the castle, as she quickly jumped up onto the balcony's ledge. She wanted to get to the tavern to help her master as best she could, she felt it her job to protect him from harm, she would not let him die like the did the last time. She jumped down through the air, as she changed into her winged form. Her wings beating rapidly, as she made her way quickly to the tavern. A shriek escaped her, as she moved faster then she ever had. Meanwhile at the tavern Kinyan slowly stepped into the tavern, seeing it was empty. Good. She didn't feel like socializing right now. Her long dark hair flowed behind her reaching down to her mid back. She wore a white peasant top with a black mid thigh length skirt and black buckle up boots. Van Helsing was already in the back room, as he stepped out of it into the front. Having heard another occupant, finally some company he thought. He stopped dead in his tracks as he saw the form there in the doorway, his eyes widened considerably as that crossbow of his was slung forward from his back and aim was taken.
"No....No. It's not possible." Doubt was heard in his voice, as he spoke. Somehow he wished that maybe he was wrong, but yet another part wished not. Kinyan looked to the man, as she cocked her head to the side and raised a brow.
"Have we met? She smirked, as she saw the crossbow aimed at her, she was not afraid of it. He gave her an odd look, one of confusion and yet one of emotional agony. She had forgotten him, how could she have? Sensing that the bow did him little good, he lowered it to his side.
"You've forgotten me? But...It's me...Gabriel"
All she did was blink her eyes at him, as the name hit a button in her. She remembered nothing of before she was bitten, and no one had told her anything either. She eyed him warily.
"You're the one that killed him aren't you?"
He saw that expression on her face and it worried even him slightly. His grip tightened on the bow, his knuckles almost white upon it. He wasn't positive who she spoke of but he had a strong suspicion.
"I've killed more than one being. You'll have to be a bit more specific."
"Dracula" She felt something tug at her heart and growled, though most of the ties with him had been severed she could still feel the pull towards Dracula.
"Yes, yes I am the one who destroyed the epitome of darkness...The being who took so many lives." He looked upon her and got quite an eerie feeling from her words, her general aura now. He raised his bow to chest level and held it ready but not aimed upon her. Slowly she stepped away and into the corner, hiding in the shadows.
"He's coming, so is Aleera." She spoke with fear and anger in her voice, she had never really thought that Aleera would bring him back but it seemed as if now she was wrong. Within minutes she made her way to the tavern, as she landed down through the roof of it. Pieces of it falling down throughout the tavern, as she landed down onto the rafters. She clawed her nails into it, as she glared down at Van Helsing.
"Say goodbye to your love Helsing, for this is the last time you shall see the light!" She cackled, as she spoke to him. Kinyan looked up to Aleera, as she glared from the shadows. She muttered stupid bitch under her breath, as she moved out from the shadows.
"Still his lapdog as always I can see." She turned her head, as she heard Dracula scream Van Helsing's name. Van Helsing turned his head towards the door of the tavern, he heard him scream his name. How could it be? That voice it was as she said, Dracula. But he was dead. He dove backwards as the roof fell down, taking cover behind the bar. He double checked his crossbow and prepared to fire off his first shots.
Dracula slowly walked through the scattering herd of fellows and drove the back of his hand through another nose, leaving him to die. He marched toward the Valerious manor without breaking a stride.
"Come, rescue your flock." He yanked a third and lifted him up by the throat, watching him gag. Without emotion, he flung the little boy through a wall, leaving a gaping hole in the house. He outstretched his arms and opened his hands like claws and threw his head back, calling upon the elements, utterly vanquishing the sun. Rain fell hard from the heavens as he watched, waiting.
"Come to me Van Helsing..."
"At least I hold my honor to him, unlike you!" Aleera laughed, as she turned her glares towards her. Her claws dug deep into the wood of the rafter below her, as she heard Helsing preparing to fire at her. But she was ready, she was not going to die, not today, not ever. She stared at Helsing.
"Come on, come and face my master...Or are you scared?" She cackled again, as she watched him."
"Fear from that thing?" He almost seemed to let out a light chuckle, maybe a mask maybe for real. Who could tell? He whirled up from behind the bar and fired off at least a good three shots towards her. He would answer Dracula's call but he would have to fight his way past this she-devil first. As the shots were fired towards her, she felt the air moving around them. She quickly brought her arms down along the side of the rafter, as she brought herself up into a handstand, flipping over. She had missed the first three rounds he had fired. Kinyan in the mean time had just leaned against the wall and watched the whole thing. She really didn't care if anyone died, or lived for that matter, she just found it all amusing. Dracula growled, as he was being ignored by Helsing, his patience had now vanished. Without another word he took flight and flew directly to the spot where Helsing was fending off Aleera. He didn't even stop when he saw the wall, he was like a battering ram as he went through the wall and straight into Helsing knocking him into the middle of the floor.
"You will not ignore me Gabriel..."
A smirk grew over Aleera's lips, as she watched her master pummel Helsing into the middle of the floor. She raised her head, as she looked over to Kinyan.
"Your lover will die."
Kinyan saw Dracula, as she muttered a string of curses under her breath. She decided this was a safe time to leave and started inching her way towards the door, trying not to be seen. She stopped in mid step, as she glared up at Aleera.
"I have no clue what you are talking about."
Dracula raised his hands, as she motioned off towards the three dead villagers, as he looked back to Helsing.
"How many more must die before you shall heed my warning? How many Van Helsing?!?" He threw his head back, as the elements came. His eyes calling upon lightning to fill his body, making the lord of darkness look even more satanic. Van Helsing stood up, as he stretched, reaching for his dropped crossbow. This was not a good time to have another vampire bearing down upon him, maybe with luck he could get another shot off he thought to himself.
"I did not ignore you, I merely put you on hold until I could deal with your she-devil." He nodded his head over towards Aleera who was still hanging onto the rafters. Aleera simply watched, as she did not falter back. She had seen her master in a rage before, but this was personal. Helsing had killed two of his brides and there was no patience for that. She flipped down from the rafters and immediately morphed into her human form, as she landed on the ground. Kinyan had now decided to stick around for the fight, maybe she could get some of her questions answer if Helsing managed to live.
"It is time to end our association Gabriel. Even your god knows that I cannot die. HE will not have me, the devil will not have me! Do you not understand, angel? Or do your memories fail you again!?" Dracula spoke in a harsh yet somewhat calm tone to Helsing.
Something in her urged her to do what she did next, though she knew it was probably stupid. She ran pushing past Dracula and grabbing onto Helpings arm and transforming into her vampric form, and flying off quickly. She knew they would be followed so she flew as quickly as possible, trying to get at least to the mountains she could see in the distance. As Helsing was being flown off quickly he fired off one last haphazard shot towards Aleera, hoping to rid himself of at least one menace. Aleera simply watched in disbelief as Kinyan pushed back Dracula and flew off with Helsing, she then turned her gaze to her master to see what he would do next. As she turned she just got the feel of the arrow shooting through the air towards her heart, she just missed it as she moved slightly and was hit in the shoulder and thrown back against the wall in such a force that the very wind was knocked out of her. She cringed a little, as she moved her hand to the arrow that held her into the wall. She pulled the arrow from her arm, as she shrieked a little from the pain. She then moved outside of the tavern, as she stared in wonder at what to do next.
"Look! Look at them! Where is your dark angel? As you have stolen my beloved from me, I shall take your children and send them back to you!" Upon the last words, another bolt of lightning struck another house, lighting it aflame. Minutes elapsed and dozens died, yet the bloodlust did not. He looked to Aleera, anger still fuming in him as he stormed towards her. Aleera simply stared as he master came towards her, she had no idea of what to do now.
"Are you going to stand there or must I tear out your heart?! Go get them! And do not return until you have him or I shall have you!" Then the count vaporized, a trail of sinister white mist left in his wake. Aleera simply stared forward, as she let out a shriek of pain. She quickly jumped up into the sky, as she morphed into her winged form and headed towards the mountains. She knew that Helsing was strong but her will was stronger, she refused to let her master kill her. She had to strong of feelings for him, and she would not lose him, not now. Not since she had worked so hard to bring him back.
"I will bring him back to you my master, and you shall feast on his blood." A loud cackled escaped her mouth, as her wings beat rapidly against the storm her master had created.