March 3, 1418
Born to Count Vladislaus Valerious (the Elder) and Countess Valerious, a son, Valerious Valerious (the Younger).
December 15, 1422
Born to Vladislaus Valerious the Elder and Anna Daughter of the Gypsies, a son, Vladislaus Valerious.
October 26, 1429
Born to Vladislaus Valerious the Elder and Anna Daughter of the Gypsies, a daughter, Anna (Valeria).
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February 18, 1462
Transylvania
Officials of the Vatican:
I have come upon a matter of moste urgent necessity for examination. My Lorde Vladislaus Valerious, mine younger brother and the son of Count Valerious the Elder of Transylvania, hast committed a most dreadful acte that merits immediate attention. He hast given himself over to the Great Evil thate is the Devile and claims to be His true son. I have grave fear for mine father and myself as well as the rest of the worlde. Please sende help as soone as it is possible. I will looke for an arrival in the days to come.
Blessings be upone,
(Count) Valerious Valerious the Younger
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Dear Journal,
Father has told me the strangest story. He told me that we, the proud Valerious family, are defenders against an ancient evil, that of Dracula. I have of course heard of this thing, but I have never had an explanation before. I asked him what he was talking about.
Dracula lives somewhere in Transylvania in a giant stone-and-ice castle fortress with his three brides. Father says that they are very beautiful, but they are more deadly than the wolves that roam the forests at night. Dracula and his brides are vampires. They kill people and drink their blood to live.
Dracula was killed 400 years ago but he made a pact with the Devil and still roams the land, killing innocent people. His castle cannot be found, and we do not know a way to kill him ("we" means our family). Here are some of the methods we have tried:
Clubbing, stabbing, crucifix, stake through the heart, shooting (arrows and guns), drowning, poisoning, sunlight, and even putting garlic around his neck while he was distracted. Nothing has worked (Father's descriptions of some of the fights were fantastic!) so far.
I do not know if I believe Father, but I do not think that he was telling a story as he usually does in the evenings.
Voris Valerious
Dear Journal,
Mother told me that the story of Dracula is true, and that it is her and Father's life goal to vanquish Dracula, otherwise our family will never enter Heaven. I hope that, if that is true, Mother and Father kill Dracula soon. I know they will. They have the most wonderful father and mother in the world.
Voris Valerious
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(note in Carl's hand)
Dracula—son of Valerious the Elder, murdered March 1462, "Left Hand of God" (metaphor? Look up in library…).
Crucifixes do not work on him. Perhaps wooden stakes?
Odd—Anna's ancestor also named Valerious, but Valerious the Younger. Letter to Vatican is from him? Incorrect date? It is dated BEFORE Dracula was murdered…very odd…
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(note in Carl's hand)
Frankenstein monster used as Dracula's tool for life to his children? He wants to populate the Earth with his kind…how if not by electricity?
Velkan (werewolf blood didn't work)
Voris—not sufficient energy output
1258
Not sufficient voltage
37/144energy dynamo—coefficient—28? NO
(random numbers/calculations scribbled down)
OH MY GOD…
Okay you know the drill...R and R!
