Chapter 18: Through the Ice: The Battle of Wills.
Eyereyna looked down at her sister. She spat on the ground next to her. She suddenly transformed to a vampire. Eyereyna wasn't of course a true vampire, for she had to be bitten by a real one to actually become one. The canines in her mouth grew large and she flew around the room, hissing. Alvonia, meanwhile, opened her eyes slightly and saw her oldest sister. Eyereyna wasn't paying attention to Alvonia. The original shape shifter had changed into a vampire, also, and flew up. Eyereyna's eyes grew wide as her sister flew at her.
"Didn't I kill you?" she asked. Alvonia smiled and punched her in the face. Eyereyna attempted to do the same thing, but her sister had grabbed her throat. She gasped for air.
"Why can you shape shift? And why are you here?" Alvonia asked. Her older sister attempted to speak, "WHY?" the original shape shifter yelled. Eyereyna dropped to the ground and disappeared. Alvonia rolled her eyes and flew back to the room where the portal was. The ice was still there. She readied and flew toward it. Her head soared through and the shape shifter crashed through the door.
Harven walked up to Van Helsing.
"What is going on here?" Gabriel asked. The vampire smiled and changed to Hellbeast form. He flew up and left the shape shifter standing there. Her eyes glowed red. Van Helsing brought the stunning weapon out and shot it at her. She changed to Dracula again.
"Hello, Gabriel" the fake vampire said. Carl rolled his eyes back and fell, unconscious. Van Helsing shot again and it pierced her. Dracula changed to Alvonia.
"Do you really want to hurt me, Helsing?" she asked. Gabriel shot her again. She screamed and changed to a Banshee. Van Helsing shot again and the Banshee flew away.
"You can run but you can't hide!" Van Helsing yelled. She laughed and disappeared. Gabriel turned to see Carl sitting up.
"Wha' happened?" Carl asked.
"We just ran into another shape shifter, nothing bad" Gabriel said sarcastically. Carl nodded his head.
"And your about to run into another!" a whining voice said. They turned to see Iaana, Alvonia's third oldest sister flying around in circles, creating a ball of fire in the air. Gabriel sighed and put the stunning weapon away. He now pulled his sword out.
"Sword?" Carl asked. Van Helsing took the other one out and stood, ready for the demon. She smiled, showing pointed teeth. He gave a mock smile and took three side steps. Iaana moved in closer. Carl inched backward. Gabriel jumped up and stabbed one sword into her. She screeched and yelled, spitting everywhere. The sword was lit up with a green rim around the blade. A green light similar to the rim emitted out and illuminated the whole platform they stood on. Carl walked to the edge and looked down. There was miles and miles of darkness. He swallowed and stepped backward. Snow poured down more and lit the ground with a silver glint. The Banshee screamed more and was slowly fading away. The ectoplasmic sword that pierced her was slowly killing her. Gabriel smiled as she ended the scream and flew off the edge. Carl turned to the wall and then looked up.
"Where are we?" Carl asked. Gabriel looked around and saw hills of trees. They were many miles away, so a grapple wouldn't do any good.
"We can't manage to get back through the portal, since there is a brick wall" the monster hunter said, touching the wall and sighed. Finally, he noticed a silver light in the dark and clouded sky. "Wait a minute" he said. While pulling the crossbow out, they heard a flash of lightning. Carl immediately took his goggles out of the weapon bag and put them on. He turned a knob on the top of it and they focused more. In the distance was Fortress Miles.
"Van..." he stopped. Gabriel looked closely.
"Yes, you two are smart!" a voice said. They turned to see Harven. He smiled and sighed.
"Yes, we are!" Van Helsing yelled, hitting the vampire in the mouth.
"I can't believe..." Carl gasped. Harven turned, blood dripping down his jaw. The vampire flew over and took Carl by the neck. Van Helsing took his swords out again and aimed them at the beast.
"Get your hands off of the friar or you won't see the light of day again!" Van Helsing warned. Harven laughed and clutched Carl's throat more.
"Van He..." Carl gasped. Gabriel brought the swords closer.
"I'm warning you!" the monster hunter yelled. Harven changed to Hellbeast form and flew away. Gabriel put the swords away and took the stunning weapon out. He aimed and shot at the vampire. It caught his ankle and made him screech with pain. Gabriel put the weapon away and took the grappling gun out. It soared and fell into Harven's chest. Van Helsing soared toward him. The vampire threatened to drop Carl, but Gabriel couldn't risk killing an innocent human being. Harven bared his teeth, leaned down, and snapped at Carl. The friar was yelling as they approached Fortress Miles. Van Helsing held held tightly to the grappling gun, and then it happened: Carl fell.
Author's Note: I will explain why the door didn't lead to Dracula's lair and where Alvonia is in Chapter 19...AND...Thanks for the great reviews!