Author's Note: If you see the name Seth in the story, disreguard it because
it is a typo. It should read Adam and not Seth--Seth is a characer from an
original vampire story of mine. I do not own Gabriel Van Helsing, Anna
Valerious, her family, Vaseria, Carl, or any other part of the story
relating to the Van Helsing movie. I forgot to mention on the previous
page, but I do not own Lucy Westerna or Abraham Van Helsing.
Chapter 1
Adam had traced lunar activities down to a pack of werewolves in Transylvania. He and Madeline packed up suitcases and left servants in charge of their manor. They headed for Transylvania, and neither one could keep their excitement at bay. Madeline, dressed in a dress from the current fashion of London, had her arm entwined with her father's at the elbow. They rode in a luxurious carriage, after they had made it to Romania by boat, that could be shut tight to prevent sunlight from entering during the ride in sunlight hours.
Each night, Adam and Madeline would visit a bar and wait for a local drunk to ask Madeline to escort him home. The drunk would pass out once in his home, and father and daughter would share the blood. They always left a tiny satchel of gold coins by the body before they left. The driver of the carriage was a servant of theirs, and did not mind their lifestyles. Madeline often held talks with him, since he was a mortal that she had access to. He enlightened her on what he could, and he ate up all the knowledge he could give.
Adam and Madeline arrived at Transylvania just in time to learn of a Gabriel Van Helsing being the current werewolf. The name Van Helsing sent torrid resentment surging through Adam's veins, especially when he learned that Van Helsing was after Dracula. Adam never forgot Dracula's gift to him by bringing Lucy back to life the first time, and was the reason that he had Madeline. So, Adam raced down to Vaseria, where he had heard rumor of Van Helsing helping one Anna Valerious, the last of her family bloodline, track down Dracula.
By the time that Adam made it to the village, he found Van Helsing free of his werewolf form. 'So, he killed Dracula. I did not know that such a creature could be vanquished. I shall miss him for giving me Lucy back once. As for now, I must find this Van Helsing." Adam thought.
Adam and Madeline searched Van Helsing's trail to the Black Sea. Adam searched a site where Anna Valerious, who Van Helsing's werewolf form had killed, had a burnt pyre on the edge of a cliff overlooking the gorgeous sea. Adam felt the woman's presence and felt love that Van Helsing had felt for her. His hatred for the man fell to the depths at that love in the air. Even Madeline felt the love. "Daddy, that man loved her," she said quietly in the still night. "He's guilty for her death, even though he could not control his actions as a werewolf."
"Yes, that is what I feel too." Adam replied to her.
Madeline looked over to her father. "He is in great pain, Daddy. A pain you recognize from your past. We must help him."
Adam looked to his daughter. "He bears the name of the man who killed your mother," he said flatly.
"But, he has no connection with that man, Daddy. Gabriel Van Helsing is a man of an ancient past, and I feel no connection with the man from London." Madeline's green eyes were full of fire. "I cannot stay here with this man's pain so strong. I must help him."
"How, Madeline?" Adam asked as he turned to stare his daughter sweetly in the face. "How do we help him?"
Madeline stared over at the pyre. "We bring her back to life," she told him.
Adam was bewildered. 'What is my daughter thinking,' he thought. "Madeline, that is not possible."
Madeline shook her head, tossing her gorgeous curls about. "Human history speaks of Egyptians with the spells to resurrect a human."
"Madeline." Adam interrupted.
Madeline continued, "We must find the Book of the Dead, Daddy."
"That's all?" Adam asked skeptically. "Find the Book of the Dead."
Madeline twisted her mouth about. "And, a sacrifice."
Adam coughed out, "What?"
Madeline held up her hands trying to calm her father down. "If the woman's body had been buried, not burned, a sacrifice would not have been needed. We could have simply brought her spirit back from death and reinserted it into her original body." Madeline sighed as her father began to accept her argument. "But now, we must find a host to reinsert Anna's spirit into, thus transforming the host body into the exact replica of Anna's original body."
Adam sighed and watched Madeline's eyes plead him to tell her they could embark upon such a quest. 'This is impossible to accept. How can we, two vampires with no knowledge of the ancient Egyptian language, find this sacred book and read from it to bring Anna Valerious back to life. And, that is not even considering finding a host body.' Adam stared deep into his daughter's eyes, and he could not disappoint her. He loved her far too much to deprive her of this task, which for a mysterious reason meant so much to her. "All right, my daughter, we will bring this Valerious back to life. But, we must find some help."
Madeline ran to her father and hugged him tightly. "Oh, thank you, Daddy. This means worlds to me."
"Tell me why?" Adam inquired hopefully.
Madeline touched her father's face. "Maybe some day, but not today," she told him. Adam sighed and followed his overjoyed daughter back to the carriage.
Madeline ran to the driver of the carriage, Monty. "Monty, Monty, Daddy and I must travel to Egypt to find the Book of the Dead. We must bring a woman back to life to ease a heart-broken man."
Monty stared at Madeline. "The Book of the Dead. How do you plan on reading this book? You and your father know not of Ancient Egyptian language."
Madeline suddenly realized Monty was right, and it dampened her spirits. "Oh, dear, I do know know." She sunk down into the carriage seats. 'I did not think about how the book needed to be read. Perhaps my task shall not be fulfilled.'
Monty suddenly felt guilty for saddening the lovely daughter of his master. "Madeline, do not fear defeat so early. Search for the witches!" Monty thrust his arm into the air. "They must be roaming about so shortly after Hollow's Eve. The witches are old creatures who hold many secrets. Perhaps you can make a bargain with them to retrieve and read from the book."
Madeline's face lit up once again. "Oh, Monty, such brilliance!"
Adam entered the carriage. He was so slow because had been enjoying the Black Sea and the smell of the waters. Madeline grabbed his arm and shouted merrily, "Daddy, we must find the witches! We can bargain with them to find the book and read from it!"
Adam grinned slyly at the thought of the witches. 'Yes,' he thought, 'We send the witches to do the hard part, and I bargain with them. I will let them keep the book, and I will use their services to serve a good purpose. I just cannot let Madeline know of it yet. She would be devastated at my plans.' Adam told his daughter, "Yes, that is a novel idea. We will find the witches, and I do believe we have a place to start in our collection."
Madeline laughed. "Oh, Daddy, I already know where the witches lurk. In the colonies, well, England's former colonies. There are many records of witches in the town of Salem!"
Adam smiled at his brilliant daughter. "That's my daughter," he told her. "Monty, would you--"
"Yes, sir," Monty interrupted, "I shall come along and be your driver." He was very curious to see the States. They had caused England a lot of trouble, but they were strong. Monty wanted to meet the people who lived in the land of the former colonies.
"Superb!" Adam announced. "Then, we must make way for the States."
"Quite right!" Madeline agreed. 'My task has not been defeated,' she thought. 'It lives and will grow in due time.' Madeline was bubbly about the turn of events, but she would have been unhappy with the plans her father held in store for the mortals she sought to bring happiness. He planned on using them for his own good, and that was not at all what Madeline wanted.
original vampire story of mine. I do not own Gabriel Van Helsing, Anna
Valerious, her family, Vaseria, Carl, or any other part of the story
relating to the Van Helsing movie. I forgot to mention on the previous
page, but I do not own Lucy Westerna or Abraham Van Helsing.
Chapter 1
Adam had traced lunar activities down to a pack of werewolves in Transylvania. He and Madeline packed up suitcases and left servants in charge of their manor. They headed for Transylvania, and neither one could keep their excitement at bay. Madeline, dressed in a dress from the current fashion of London, had her arm entwined with her father's at the elbow. They rode in a luxurious carriage, after they had made it to Romania by boat, that could be shut tight to prevent sunlight from entering during the ride in sunlight hours.
Each night, Adam and Madeline would visit a bar and wait for a local drunk to ask Madeline to escort him home. The drunk would pass out once in his home, and father and daughter would share the blood. They always left a tiny satchel of gold coins by the body before they left. The driver of the carriage was a servant of theirs, and did not mind their lifestyles. Madeline often held talks with him, since he was a mortal that she had access to. He enlightened her on what he could, and he ate up all the knowledge he could give.
Adam and Madeline arrived at Transylvania just in time to learn of a Gabriel Van Helsing being the current werewolf. The name Van Helsing sent torrid resentment surging through Adam's veins, especially when he learned that Van Helsing was after Dracula. Adam never forgot Dracula's gift to him by bringing Lucy back to life the first time, and was the reason that he had Madeline. So, Adam raced down to Vaseria, where he had heard rumor of Van Helsing helping one Anna Valerious, the last of her family bloodline, track down Dracula.
By the time that Adam made it to the village, he found Van Helsing free of his werewolf form. 'So, he killed Dracula. I did not know that such a creature could be vanquished. I shall miss him for giving me Lucy back once. As for now, I must find this Van Helsing." Adam thought.
Adam and Madeline searched Van Helsing's trail to the Black Sea. Adam searched a site where Anna Valerious, who Van Helsing's werewolf form had killed, had a burnt pyre on the edge of a cliff overlooking the gorgeous sea. Adam felt the woman's presence and felt love that Van Helsing had felt for her. His hatred for the man fell to the depths at that love in the air. Even Madeline felt the love. "Daddy, that man loved her," she said quietly in the still night. "He's guilty for her death, even though he could not control his actions as a werewolf."
"Yes, that is what I feel too." Adam replied to her.
Madeline looked over to her father. "He is in great pain, Daddy. A pain you recognize from your past. We must help him."
Adam looked to his daughter. "He bears the name of the man who killed your mother," he said flatly.
"But, he has no connection with that man, Daddy. Gabriel Van Helsing is a man of an ancient past, and I feel no connection with the man from London." Madeline's green eyes were full of fire. "I cannot stay here with this man's pain so strong. I must help him."
"How, Madeline?" Adam asked as he turned to stare his daughter sweetly in the face. "How do we help him?"
Madeline stared over at the pyre. "We bring her back to life," she told him.
Adam was bewildered. 'What is my daughter thinking,' he thought. "Madeline, that is not possible."
Madeline shook her head, tossing her gorgeous curls about. "Human history speaks of Egyptians with the spells to resurrect a human."
"Madeline." Adam interrupted.
Madeline continued, "We must find the Book of the Dead, Daddy."
"That's all?" Adam asked skeptically. "Find the Book of the Dead."
Madeline twisted her mouth about. "And, a sacrifice."
Adam coughed out, "What?"
Madeline held up her hands trying to calm her father down. "If the woman's body had been buried, not burned, a sacrifice would not have been needed. We could have simply brought her spirit back from death and reinserted it into her original body." Madeline sighed as her father began to accept her argument. "But now, we must find a host to reinsert Anna's spirit into, thus transforming the host body into the exact replica of Anna's original body."
Adam sighed and watched Madeline's eyes plead him to tell her they could embark upon such a quest. 'This is impossible to accept. How can we, two vampires with no knowledge of the ancient Egyptian language, find this sacred book and read from it to bring Anna Valerious back to life. And, that is not even considering finding a host body.' Adam stared deep into his daughter's eyes, and he could not disappoint her. He loved her far too much to deprive her of this task, which for a mysterious reason meant so much to her. "All right, my daughter, we will bring this Valerious back to life. But, we must find some help."
Madeline ran to her father and hugged him tightly. "Oh, thank you, Daddy. This means worlds to me."
"Tell me why?" Adam inquired hopefully.
Madeline touched her father's face. "Maybe some day, but not today," she told him. Adam sighed and followed his overjoyed daughter back to the carriage.
Madeline ran to the driver of the carriage, Monty. "Monty, Monty, Daddy and I must travel to Egypt to find the Book of the Dead. We must bring a woman back to life to ease a heart-broken man."
Monty stared at Madeline. "The Book of the Dead. How do you plan on reading this book? You and your father know not of Ancient Egyptian language."
Madeline suddenly realized Monty was right, and it dampened her spirits. "Oh, dear, I do know know." She sunk down into the carriage seats. 'I did not think about how the book needed to be read. Perhaps my task shall not be fulfilled.'
Monty suddenly felt guilty for saddening the lovely daughter of his master. "Madeline, do not fear defeat so early. Search for the witches!" Monty thrust his arm into the air. "They must be roaming about so shortly after Hollow's Eve. The witches are old creatures who hold many secrets. Perhaps you can make a bargain with them to retrieve and read from the book."
Madeline's face lit up once again. "Oh, Monty, such brilliance!"
Adam entered the carriage. He was so slow because had been enjoying the Black Sea and the smell of the waters. Madeline grabbed his arm and shouted merrily, "Daddy, we must find the witches! We can bargain with them to find the book and read from it!"
Adam grinned slyly at the thought of the witches. 'Yes,' he thought, 'We send the witches to do the hard part, and I bargain with them. I will let them keep the book, and I will use their services to serve a good purpose. I just cannot let Madeline know of it yet. She would be devastated at my plans.' Adam told his daughter, "Yes, that is a novel idea. We will find the witches, and I do believe we have a place to start in our collection."
Madeline laughed. "Oh, Daddy, I already know where the witches lurk. In the colonies, well, England's former colonies. There are many records of witches in the town of Salem!"
Adam smiled at his brilliant daughter. "That's my daughter," he told her. "Monty, would you--"
"Yes, sir," Monty interrupted, "I shall come along and be your driver." He was very curious to see the States. They had caused England a lot of trouble, but they were strong. Monty wanted to meet the people who lived in the land of the former colonies.
"Superb!" Adam announced. "Then, we must make way for the States."
"Quite right!" Madeline agreed. 'My task has not been defeated,' she thought. 'It lives and will grow in due time.' Madeline was bubbly about the turn of events, but she would have been unhappy with the plans her father held in store for the mortals she sought to bring happiness. He planned on using them for his own good, and that was not at all what Madeline wanted.