Chapter 14: The ruby: Part 2: Prelude to a resurrection.
Anna's mouth opened. No signs of life seemed to hang around her, but a ghostly presence hung in the air. Harven leaned in and put his index finger to the Princess' lips.
"Shush for now, my sweet Princess. Your life will be redeemed once we reach my cousin's lair. And then all will be well. You will take in Frankenstein as your spouse, and he will love you like Gabriel once did," Harven whispered. Behind him stood Miles who stared out the window on the opposite wall. "Now, lead me to Dracula!" Harven said a little bit louder than last time. Above Anna's mouth came a small, blue orb of smoke. It lowered into her stomach. He smiled as she began to move. The vampire looked up as the large hole in the ceiling let small drops of rain pour in.
"Count?" Miles asked. Harven swayed his eyes off of Anna and to Miles. He saw out the window the outline of a large being craning its head. Harven swiftly changed into Hellbeast form and flew at it.
"Go back to the depths, demon!" the vampire yelled. He bared his fangs and sank them deeply into the Gillman's throat. It fell down the large passage between the high window and ground. Miles ran his fingers through his hair.
"You have harmed my creature, you monster!" Miles yelled. Harven changed back and landed inside again. His eyes darted to Anna.
"That 'thing' would have killed you if it got its chance, and oh, that was one chance!" Harven told the doctor. He stood over Anna again.
"Do you honestly think I, Mischoffe Miles, would be fool enough to think that a child of my creation would turn against me?" Miles asked, looking at Harven.
"Well, you sure didn't do well with bringing Alvonia back to good health! She had to become a shape shifter and help those dreaded Banshee!" the vampire spat.
"You willingly gave those demons power, and now you badmouth them?" the doctor replied. Harven sighed and turned to the Hellbeast again. He opened his mouth and growled wildly, flying toward the ceiling. He then flew down to Miles and took him by the throat with a large claw.
"YOU don't seem to know that I knew Dracula and picked many traits from him, hmm?" Harven asked in the deep, booming voice. The doctor was cowering and trying to break free from the terrible grasp. It looked odd, for Miles was indeed invisible.
"I'm sorry, I will not ever talk that way to you again!" the doctor yelled. Harven narrowed his eyes.
"I do not have a heart, do YOU honestly think I care about others and their problems?" the vampire asked, letting Miles free from the grasp. He flew backward toward the stretcher that the Princess lay on. He changed back to human form and stroked her forehead. When Harven did so, a thick line of blood lay on her head now. He looked at the hand. Blood covered it and it was almost like a glove. The Count's elongated tongue came out and licked the blood away. He turned and saw Miles crouching on the ground, gasping for air. The vampire snapped his fingers and the blood that covered the ground disappeared. The doctor got up and pointed his index finger at his master.
"Why, Count?" Miles asked. The Count's eyes grew wide. He walked over to Miles and grabbed his hand. He turned it so that his palm faced up. Three scars lay in a row. It glowed red, but no blood poured out.
"They are using the ruby" Harven said, sighing and wiping his forehead. Miles looked at the scars and gasped. It stung when the air hit them.
"What ruby?" Miles asked.
"You don't remember, of course, because that ruby, in particular, can wipe the memories of others, make others appear from one place and go to another, or curse others" Harven said softly. The man took his index finger and stroked the scars. Now blood came out and then disappeared. "They should be arriving here in about, the next ten seconds! But I will distract them yet again!" Harven said in a higher voice then the previous soft one.
"Exactly how, and how did the ruby work on me?" the doctor asked quickly. Harven smiled and walked back to Anna. She lay still.
"WHY?" the vampire yelled. He took her wrist and stroked it. Not blood, but a thin strand of cloth came out and began to wrap itself around her wrists. It then trailed up her body and finally, Anna was covered in cloth. Harven snapped his fingers again and many switches flipped on. In the room of Victor Frankenstein, the rain had stopped and lightning began to hit the stretcher in a pattern. Every ten seconds, another bolt would soar down and hit it. Miles looked at Harven and nodded his head.
"You have truly taken a page from Victor's book!" the doctor said. The stretcher went higher and higher until it finally reached the hole in the ceiling. Lightning hit it faster and finally, it stopped. Harven spread his wings and flew up. The cloth was writhing with static electricity. Rain began to pour down again. It hit his black hair. The rain now hit Anna's cloth. The strands began to dissolve. Harven didn't mind the rain and began to unwrap her. He finally took the last strand off and looked at Anna's eyes flicker open. They were as blue as the ocean. Harven smiled and opened his mouth.
"Welcome back Anna"
This is part 2 of 3...