Chapter 7: Through the forest.
The carriage was swiftly carried by Transylvanian horses, the fastest known creatures in the land. The road they followed stretched on for a long while, letting Carl rest. Van Helsing was steering the horses. Alvonia sat, reading a book. Inside this book was a map of Budapest. She studied it thoroughly and saw a full moon at the top of the map. Alvonia looked at it very closely when the carriage came to a halt. She went to the door and opened it, seeing nothing in front of her but trees and bushes.
"Van Helsing?" Alvonia asked. Just then, the monster hunter dropped to the ground. His hat was on and his pistols drawn. She gave a worried look, but he signaled for her to follow him. The shape shifter left the carriage and saw that the road before was pitch black.
"The horses stopped and began to whinny" Van Helsing said, pistols still risen in the air. Alvonia quickly transformed back into a vampire and smiled at Gabriel. She walked on, eyes seeing clear through the darkness. There was a road covered in leaves and brush. Alvonia readied her new vampire fangs and lunged at a creature in the dark. Van Helsing heard the noises and ran into the darkness. Alvonia had bit the Gillman in the throat, making blood spill onto the ground. Gabriel shot at the Gillman, making it growl and lunge at him. Before it reached the monster hunter, Alvonia had grabbed it by the feet while its fangs bit hard into the air. Van Helsing shot blindly, hearing one bullet zoom past a tree, another hitting solid into a patch of bushes.
"Alvonia!" Gabriel yelled, hearing a chomping noise near his head. He put the pistols away and withdrew the stunning weapon. Before he shot Alvonia yelled.
"You have to remember how it is killed!" she yelled "It needs to be stuck in the heart and the head needs to be cut clean off!" the shape shifter exclaimed. Van Helsing quickly pulled his swords out, lunging them at the creature that was almost near his face. He could feel hot breath on his face and could still hear the chomping noise. Gabriel stabbed once more and the blade pierced the Gillman's heart. The creature stopped biting and fell to the ground, still held by Alvonia. When the monster hunter was about to cut its head off, she stopped him
"Go back to the carriage and warn Carl. I will take care of the creature and steer the carriage the rest of the way," she told him. He nodded in the darkness, walking away and placing his items back in the proper places. Inside the carriage, Carl was still fast asleep, to Van Helsing's surprise.
"Carl," he said, "Carl! Get up!" Gabriel repeated, beginning to shake the friar.
"Seventeen is twice..." Carl muttered in his sleep, but woke up with a start.
"Carl, Alvonia has just captured the Gillman" the monster hunter told him. The friar's eyes grew wide and he gasped.
"Where is it? Are you armed? Is Alvonia safe?" he asked.
"I said she has just captured the Gillman" Gabriel said plainly.
"Oh, thank goodness, I thought the worst!" Carl told him. Van Helsing sighed, closed the carriage door, and went to the top. Alvonia sat there, Gillman beside her, tied in thick, black string.
"So?" the monster hunter asked.
"It wouldn't cooperate at first," she began, "but I threatened to cut its head off and it finally did."
"Why didn't you?" he asked. Alvonia's eyes glinted brightly and she grinned.
"We will ride to the end of the forest, cut its head off there, and drop it down a deep chasm," she said simply, signaling him to take a seat.
The carriage rode deep into the dark forest. The Transylvanian horses and Alvonia could only see the path before them. Van Helsing kept a watch on Gillman, making sure it wouldn't make a move. Every now and then, it would move slightly, but not make a move to attack.
"How far is Budapest?" Gabriel asked. The shape shifter turned and smiled.
"Allow another five minutes. We will be there," she told him. Right when Gabriel looked away from the Gillman, it broke free from the ropes and attempted to jump from the carriage.
"Alvonia! It's getting away!" he yelled, shooting it with his pistols. She threw him the reins and transformed into her Banshee, screaming. The carriage rode on, and Gabriel saw that the Banshee had clung her feet onto the carriage door, holding onto the Gillman. Van Helsing withdrew his swords once more and threw one to the shape shifter. She smiled and swung it at the monster's neck. It growled and broke free from her grasp. Alvonia now shifted to a slender, cheetah like being. It soared through the air, racing after the creature. Van Helsing saw that the Gillman had climbed atop a tree and jumped from bush to bush, trying to get away. Gabriel saw that Alvonia wasn't transforming into any beast, but stayed in the cheetah like form. After the Gillman had fell from the tree it stood on. The carriage went by a sign that read Budapest in scribbled words. Van Helsing looked over and saw Alvonia standing in her human form, lunging the sword at the Gillman. He smiled, but then gasped at the sight before him: the area was well lit by the sun, but a cliff was their main problem.
Alvonia stood at the Gillman, her sword on its neck. It growled lowly, and finally jumped. She yelled and cut its chest, making more blood spill on her clothes. She fell to the ground. The blood it had spilled sizzled upon her, making her burn. Gillman now raced after the carriage, jumping on the top. Van Helsing was attempting to stop the horses, but they kept going. Meanwhile, Carl had jumped from the moving vehicle and lay on the dirt road. The Gillman growled again and pounced at Gabriel. He yelled and they both fell off. The two tumbled down the road and finally, off the cliff.
Carl hurriedly stood up and ran over to Alvonia. She lay, smiling at the friar. The blood had disappeared, and wings were spread on her back.
"Hold on!" the shape shifter yelled. Carl did the same thing as the two soared through the air and down to where the Transylvanian horses lead the carriage off the cliff. She also saw Van Helsing draw one sword and cut the Gillman's head off. The body flew down the cliff, along with the monster hunter. Right when Alvonia was going to fly down, Gabriel shot his grappling gun and it hit the cliff. He was pulled upward and lifted by the human Alvonia. Carl smiled as the three stood, looking at the Gillman's body fall into the water.
"Well done" Alvonia said. Van Helsing smiled. Carl looked across the cliff and saw another forest.
"So we are in Budapest?" Carl asked. The two nodded.
"I feel that Harven had a great deal to do with the darkness in the forest!" Alvonia said. Van Helsing put his weapons away and looked at the forest. Past the trees were three flying creatures that looked to them like ravens.
"Shall we go?" Van Helsing asked. Alvonia smiled again and flew the two toward Budapest.
I will put chapter 8 and 9 up soon!!! Stay tuned and R&R pleez...
The carriage was swiftly carried by Transylvanian horses, the fastest known creatures in the land. The road they followed stretched on for a long while, letting Carl rest. Van Helsing was steering the horses. Alvonia sat, reading a book. Inside this book was a map of Budapest. She studied it thoroughly and saw a full moon at the top of the map. Alvonia looked at it very closely when the carriage came to a halt. She went to the door and opened it, seeing nothing in front of her but trees and bushes.
"Van Helsing?" Alvonia asked. Just then, the monster hunter dropped to the ground. His hat was on and his pistols drawn. She gave a worried look, but he signaled for her to follow him. The shape shifter left the carriage and saw that the road before was pitch black.
"The horses stopped and began to whinny" Van Helsing said, pistols still risen in the air. Alvonia quickly transformed back into a vampire and smiled at Gabriel. She walked on, eyes seeing clear through the darkness. There was a road covered in leaves and brush. Alvonia readied her new vampire fangs and lunged at a creature in the dark. Van Helsing heard the noises and ran into the darkness. Alvonia had bit the Gillman in the throat, making blood spill onto the ground. Gabriel shot at the Gillman, making it growl and lunge at him. Before it reached the monster hunter, Alvonia had grabbed it by the feet while its fangs bit hard into the air. Van Helsing shot blindly, hearing one bullet zoom past a tree, another hitting solid into a patch of bushes.
"Alvonia!" Gabriel yelled, hearing a chomping noise near his head. He put the pistols away and withdrew the stunning weapon. Before he shot Alvonia yelled.
"You have to remember how it is killed!" she yelled "It needs to be stuck in the heart and the head needs to be cut clean off!" the shape shifter exclaimed. Van Helsing quickly pulled his swords out, lunging them at the creature that was almost near his face. He could feel hot breath on his face and could still hear the chomping noise. Gabriel stabbed once more and the blade pierced the Gillman's heart. The creature stopped biting and fell to the ground, still held by Alvonia. When the monster hunter was about to cut its head off, she stopped him
"Go back to the carriage and warn Carl. I will take care of the creature and steer the carriage the rest of the way," she told him. He nodded in the darkness, walking away and placing his items back in the proper places. Inside the carriage, Carl was still fast asleep, to Van Helsing's surprise.
"Carl," he said, "Carl! Get up!" Gabriel repeated, beginning to shake the friar.
"Seventeen is twice..." Carl muttered in his sleep, but woke up with a start.
"Carl, Alvonia has just captured the Gillman" the monster hunter told him. The friar's eyes grew wide and he gasped.
"Where is it? Are you armed? Is Alvonia safe?" he asked.
"I said she has just captured the Gillman" Gabriel said plainly.
"Oh, thank goodness, I thought the worst!" Carl told him. Van Helsing sighed, closed the carriage door, and went to the top. Alvonia sat there, Gillman beside her, tied in thick, black string.
"So?" the monster hunter asked.
"It wouldn't cooperate at first," she began, "but I threatened to cut its head off and it finally did."
"Why didn't you?" he asked. Alvonia's eyes glinted brightly and she grinned.
"We will ride to the end of the forest, cut its head off there, and drop it down a deep chasm," she said simply, signaling him to take a seat.
The carriage rode deep into the dark forest. The Transylvanian horses and Alvonia could only see the path before them. Van Helsing kept a watch on Gillman, making sure it wouldn't make a move. Every now and then, it would move slightly, but not make a move to attack.
"How far is Budapest?" Gabriel asked. The shape shifter turned and smiled.
"Allow another five minutes. We will be there," she told him. Right when Gabriel looked away from the Gillman, it broke free from the ropes and attempted to jump from the carriage.
"Alvonia! It's getting away!" he yelled, shooting it with his pistols. She threw him the reins and transformed into her Banshee, screaming. The carriage rode on, and Gabriel saw that the Banshee had clung her feet onto the carriage door, holding onto the Gillman. Van Helsing withdrew his swords once more and threw one to the shape shifter. She smiled and swung it at the monster's neck. It growled and broke free from her grasp. Alvonia now shifted to a slender, cheetah like being. It soared through the air, racing after the creature. Van Helsing saw that the Gillman had climbed atop a tree and jumped from bush to bush, trying to get away. Gabriel saw that Alvonia wasn't transforming into any beast, but stayed in the cheetah like form. After the Gillman had fell from the tree it stood on. The carriage went by a sign that read Budapest in scribbled words. Van Helsing looked over and saw Alvonia standing in her human form, lunging the sword at the Gillman. He smiled, but then gasped at the sight before him: the area was well lit by the sun, but a cliff was their main problem.
Alvonia stood at the Gillman, her sword on its neck. It growled lowly, and finally jumped. She yelled and cut its chest, making more blood spill on her clothes. She fell to the ground. The blood it had spilled sizzled upon her, making her burn. Gillman now raced after the carriage, jumping on the top. Van Helsing was attempting to stop the horses, but they kept going. Meanwhile, Carl had jumped from the moving vehicle and lay on the dirt road. The Gillman growled again and pounced at Gabriel. He yelled and they both fell off. The two tumbled down the road and finally, off the cliff.
Carl hurriedly stood up and ran over to Alvonia. She lay, smiling at the friar. The blood had disappeared, and wings were spread on her back.
"Hold on!" the shape shifter yelled. Carl did the same thing as the two soared through the air and down to where the Transylvanian horses lead the carriage off the cliff. She also saw Van Helsing draw one sword and cut the Gillman's head off. The body flew down the cliff, along with the monster hunter. Right when Alvonia was going to fly down, Gabriel shot his grappling gun and it hit the cliff. He was pulled upward and lifted by the human Alvonia. Carl smiled as the three stood, looking at the Gillman's body fall into the water.
"Well done" Alvonia said. Van Helsing smiled. Carl looked across the cliff and saw another forest.
"So we are in Budapest?" Carl asked. The two nodded.
"I feel that Harven had a great deal to do with the darkness in the forest!" Alvonia said. Van Helsing put his weapons away and looked at the forest. Past the trees were three flying creatures that looked to them like ravens.
"Shall we go?" Van Helsing asked. Alvonia smiled again and flew the two toward Budapest.
I will put chapter 8 and 9 up soon!!! Stay tuned and R&R pleez...