Chapter 15: The Ruby: Part 3: Behind the veil
Carl rubbed his head. He looked around and saw that Van Helsing, Alvonia, and Frankenstein's Monster sitting on the steps of Castle Frankenstein. He saw a small horse stable below and two large, wooden doors. He turned to the others and scratched his head.
"How did we get here?" Carl asked drowsily. Alvonia held the ruby in her hand and turned it three times. It began to light up and make a whistling noise. She turned her head to the side and stared at it. A red light emitted out and lit the steps up.
"The ruby" Alvonia said, still staring at the light. Frankenstein shielded his face and groaned. Van Helsing turned away from the light also, but Carl merely stood up and walked over to it.
"What an amazing object" the friar said, placing his right index finger upon it. Alvonia pulled it away from the prying friar.
"Do you want to get us killed, Carl?" She asked, placing her other hand over it. He gave a bewildered and worried look.
"I'm sorry" Carl replied.
"This ruby holds more powers than Dracula or Harven could ever posses!" Alvonia stated, bringing it in closer.
"So Harven and Miles are inside?" Gabriel asked. The shape shifter nodded in reply. Frankenstein took his hands down and looked up. He remembered the tall turrets and looming windows.
"Home" the creature muttered.
"Yes, home, but you won't want to have this as your home if Miles gets his way" Alvonia said, looking at the ruby again.
"So what are we waiting for? Shall we go inside?" Gabriel asked. She sighed deeply and looked back and forth at the three.
"I have it!" she said, "Frankenstein, you go with Van Helsing. Carl will go with me" the shape shifter said quickly. They nodded and turned around to the door. Alvonia changed to the Banshee and flew toward it. The doors swung open and Van Helsing helped the creature inside.
"Why do I have a feeling that we are going to fly?" Carl asked. Alvonia smiled and grabbed the friar by the shoulders. He yelled as they flew high toward the large turrets of Castle Frankenstein.
Anna looked around. She first stared at Harven and then past him, looking at the vast grounds in Transylvania. Harven put his pointer finger to his lips. She looked around again and opened her mouth. The vampire shook his head.
"You will take Miles and I to Castle Dracula, Princess" the vampire said slowly. She breathed deeply and put her hand to her head. Anna now pointed at something behind Harven. He turned and saw nothing. The vampire turned back and smiled. He leaned into the Princess and placed his lips on hers. She struggled and broke away, hissing. She looked down to see that she was dressed in a long, blue dress. Her curly hair hung down to her shoulders.
"What have you done to me?" Anna asked. She now felt her throat. When she asked the question again, Anna felt her vocal chords. "What has happened to me?" she thought. Harven clapped his hands twice.
"You have fresh blood flowing through your veins" the Count said. She pointed her finger again, and this time when Harven turned, a silver stake flew into his heart. He gasped and clutched his chest. Carl watched the vampire, and then Anna. The Princess looked at him.
"Anna?" Carl asked, but he was suddenly knocked out by Harven. He had pulled the silver stake out and hit the friar over the head. Next, Alvonia swooped down and hit Harven in the head. He growled as his black, silky hair came down and hit his shoulders. He now changed to Hellbeast and flew at the shape shifter. She clawed his face, letting blood pour down. He grabbed her throat and began to choke her. His other clawed hand hit her in the stomach. Anna's eyes were filled with tears. What was she doing with a vampire near? Had she experienced a long dream and was now waking up from it? Suddenly, Alvonia flew by her and down to the ground. She changed to human form and gasped. Harven swung down and stabbed her again. He was in human for also. Anna shook her head. This had to be a dream. The last thing she remembered seeing was a werewolf stabbing her in the stomach. Those painful memories haunted her. She looked down at the poor girl on the ground. Her face was indeed familiar, but the Princess couldn't quite figure out who she was, or help her at that. Harven crouched down and bared his fangs.
"May the task be succeeded." He said, placing the sharp teeth into her throat. Alvonia opened her eyes once more and closed them. The shape shifter's body went limp and blood poured down her neck.
Van Helsing and Frankenstein walked down the hall. They finally reached a door.
"Now Frankenstein, whatever is in there, you must be ready" Gabriel said. He nodded his head and they both went in. Victor's room was a total disaster. Broken glass and paper was flung everywhere. Van Helsing readied the stunning weapon and pointed it at a moving phial. The phial moved onward, but then dropped. Glass flew everywhere. Van Helsing shot again and again. He saw blood hitting the ground.
"YOU!" Miles said. Gabriel and the creature's eyes darted to a large water machine. The chords that connected it became loose.
"Frankenstein..." Van Helsing began. The creature turned.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Get out of the room! NOW!" the monster hunter yelled. The creature nodded his head and disappeared from the room. Gabriel turned to see the large water tank flying toward him. He quickly pulled the crossbow and and began shot the water machine. It stopped and fell to the ground. More ammo hit it, and water began to come out.
"This is the revenge I get, monster hunter!" Miles said from across the room. Van Helsing turned to see another water tank flying at him. He did the same thing, and water poured out. Before he knew it, he was knee deep in water. Miles did the same thing and Van Helsing shot the tank again.
"So you're the man that creates this all?" Van Helsing asked angrily. Miles cackled and simply smiled.
"It's not much!" the doctor exclaimed. He laughed again and jumped in the water.
"Let's put an end to these creations!" Van Helsing yelled. He shot the crossbow and it hit the wall. Miles laughed louder and kicked the water. He spat and laughed.
"You can't, you can't, you can't! Ha ha ha ha!" Miles mocked. Van Helsing rolled his eyes. He shot again, but missed. When Miles began to kick the water again, something pushed him over. Van Helsing saw the outline of the Gillman. He shot the crossbow and it hit the creature. It moaned and lunged toward the monster hunter. Van Helsing hurriedly took the grappling gun out and shot it at the ceiling. The water was almost reaching his neck. The grapple caught onto a ledge and he soared up. Next to him was a window. There was a large platform that was almost the size of the room he was in. While looking down he saw the Gillman pouncing up the walls. Gabriel shook his head and shot. It moaned again and fell backward. The creature was plunged into the water. Van Helsing smiled and quickly broke the window. He ran onto the ledge and gasped. Fresh air. He turned back to see the room filling with water. It was progressively braking each window with its force. He looked across to the next turret and
shot the grappling gun. Gabriel soared over and met a sight: Harven smiling and baring his canines.
Carl rubbed his head. He looked around and saw that Van Helsing, Alvonia, and Frankenstein's Monster sitting on the steps of Castle Frankenstein. He saw a small horse stable below and two large, wooden doors. He turned to the others and scratched his head.
"How did we get here?" Carl asked drowsily. Alvonia held the ruby in her hand and turned it three times. It began to light up and make a whistling noise. She turned her head to the side and stared at it. A red light emitted out and lit the steps up.
"The ruby" Alvonia said, still staring at the light. Frankenstein shielded his face and groaned. Van Helsing turned away from the light also, but Carl merely stood up and walked over to it.
"What an amazing object" the friar said, placing his right index finger upon it. Alvonia pulled it away from the prying friar.
"Do you want to get us killed, Carl?" She asked, placing her other hand over it. He gave a bewildered and worried look.
"I'm sorry" Carl replied.
"This ruby holds more powers than Dracula or Harven could ever posses!" Alvonia stated, bringing it in closer.
"So Harven and Miles are inside?" Gabriel asked. The shape shifter nodded in reply. Frankenstein took his hands down and looked up. He remembered the tall turrets and looming windows.
"Home" the creature muttered.
"Yes, home, but you won't want to have this as your home if Miles gets his way" Alvonia said, looking at the ruby again.
"So what are we waiting for? Shall we go inside?" Gabriel asked. She sighed deeply and looked back and forth at the three.
"I have it!" she said, "Frankenstein, you go with Van Helsing. Carl will go with me" the shape shifter said quickly. They nodded and turned around to the door. Alvonia changed to the Banshee and flew toward it. The doors swung open and Van Helsing helped the creature inside.
"Why do I have a feeling that we are going to fly?" Carl asked. Alvonia smiled and grabbed the friar by the shoulders. He yelled as they flew high toward the large turrets of Castle Frankenstein.
Anna looked around. She first stared at Harven and then past him, looking at the vast grounds in Transylvania. Harven put his pointer finger to his lips. She looked around again and opened her mouth. The vampire shook his head.
"You will take Miles and I to Castle Dracula, Princess" the vampire said slowly. She breathed deeply and put her hand to her head. Anna now pointed at something behind Harven. He turned and saw nothing. The vampire turned back and smiled. He leaned into the Princess and placed his lips on hers. She struggled and broke away, hissing. She looked down to see that she was dressed in a long, blue dress. Her curly hair hung down to her shoulders.
"What have you done to me?" Anna asked. She now felt her throat. When she asked the question again, Anna felt her vocal chords. "What has happened to me?" she thought. Harven clapped his hands twice.
"You have fresh blood flowing through your veins" the Count said. She pointed her finger again, and this time when Harven turned, a silver stake flew into his heart. He gasped and clutched his chest. Carl watched the vampire, and then Anna. The Princess looked at him.
"Anna?" Carl asked, but he was suddenly knocked out by Harven. He had pulled the silver stake out and hit the friar over the head. Next, Alvonia swooped down and hit Harven in the head. He growled as his black, silky hair came down and hit his shoulders. He now changed to Hellbeast and flew at the shape shifter. She clawed his face, letting blood pour down. He grabbed her throat and began to choke her. His other clawed hand hit her in the stomach. Anna's eyes were filled with tears. What was she doing with a vampire near? Had she experienced a long dream and was now waking up from it? Suddenly, Alvonia flew by her and down to the ground. She changed to human form and gasped. Harven swung down and stabbed her again. He was in human for also. Anna shook her head. This had to be a dream. The last thing she remembered seeing was a werewolf stabbing her in the stomach. Those painful memories haunted her. She looked down at the poor girl on the ground. Her face was indeed familiar, but the Princess couldn't quite figure out who she was, or help her at that. Harven crouched down and bared his fangs.
"May the task be succeeded." He said, placing the sharp teeth into her throat. Alvonia opened her eyes once more and closed them. The shape shifter's body went limp and blood poured down her neck.
Van Helsing and Frankenstein walked down the hall. They finally reached a door.
"Now Frankenstein, whatever is in there, you must be ready" Gabriel said. He nodded his head and they both went in. Victor's room was a total disaster. Broken glass and paper was flung everywhere. Van Helsing readied the stunning weapon and pointed it at a moving phial. The phial moved onward, but then dropped. Glass flew everywhere. Van Helsing shot again and again. He saw blood hitting the ground.
"YOU!" Miles said. Gabriel and the creature's eyes darted to a large water machine. The chords that connected it became loose.
"Frankenstein..." Van Helsing began. The creature turned.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Get out of the room! NOW!" the monster hunter yelled. The creature nodded his head and disappeared from the room. Gabriel turned to see the large water tank flying toward him. He quickly pulled the crossbow and and began shot the water machine. It stopped and fell to the ground. More ammo hit it, and water began to come out.
"This is the revenge I get, monster hunter!" Miles said from across the room. Van Helsing turned to see another water tank flying at him. He did the same thing, and water poured out. Before he knew it, he was knee deep in water. Miles did the same thing and Van Helsing shot the tank again.
"So you're the man that creates this all?" Van Helsing asked angrily. Miles cackled and simply smiled.
"It's not much!" the doctor exclaimed. He laughed again and jumped in the water.
"Let's put an end to these creations!" Van Helsing yelled. He shot the crossbow and it hit the wall. Miles laughed louder and kicked the water. He spat and laughed.
"You can't, you can't, you can't! Ha ha ha ha!" Miles mocked. Van Helsing rolled his eyes. He shot again, but missed. When Miles began to kick the water again, something pushed him over. Van Helsing saw the outline of the Gillman. He shot the crossbow and it hit the creature. It moaned and lunged toward the monster hunter. Van Helsing hurriedly took the grappling gun out and shot it at the ceiling. The water was almost reaching his neck. The grapple caught onto a ledge and he soared up. Next to him was a window. There was a large platform that was almost the size of the room he was in. While looking down he saw the Gillman pouncing up the walls. Gabriel shook his head and shot. It moaned again and fell backward. The creature was plunged into the water. Van Helsing smiled and quickly broke the window. He ran onto the ledge and gasped. Fresh air. He turned back to see the room filling with water. It was progressively braking each window with its force. He looked across to the next turret and
shot the grappling gun. Gabriel soared over and met a sight: Harven smiling and baring his canines.