The lord of castle Frankenstein prowled the grime and shadow drenched streets of Cairo, accompanied now by a still nervous Dr. Konrad and his creation. Although Konrad and Victor remained in their suits, the monster was covered in the clothes of the local populace; a heavy robe and a head clothe left only the terror's face to be seen, a welcome relief from the usual hassles of hiding his creation in Europe. Victor, cold and detached as ever, still wore the gauntlet that allowed him to control the monster. Konrad was carrying another freakish device only the mad doctor of Strasbourg could have conceived, let alone built.
"Victor, what in the hell is this infernal contraption supposed to do?" Konrad asked, clearly nervous and irritated by the entire endeavor.
"It's actually quite simple, Konrad," Victor replied calmly, in his lecturing tone, "The device measures fields of electricity in a vicinity, but it is designed to distinguish between natural electricity and the reanimating surges that keep corpses such as Adam and our undead quarry moving in their twisted parody of life. If you doubt my theory, I insist you turn the device on our patchwork friend."
Konrad, ever the skeptic, turned the machine towards the monstrous Adam. A small clicking sound flared to life for a split second, before Konrad turned it away from the creation. This earned a sneer from the monster.
"Really Frankenstein," Adam said in his low, deep voice, "what do you expect to do with Dracula once you've found him?"
"Observation, my short sighed creation," Victor replied, "We shall see what the count seeks in this land, and act after we acquire that knowledge."
"I certainly wouldn't shed many tears if I had to travel this far simply to get away from you foul presence," the monster said.
"Honestly Adam, your wit is like acid," Victor said sarcastically.
The exchange was cut short by a sudden burst of clicks from the device. The party immediately turned their heads towards where the device was pointed. Across the street, dressed in a fine set of local clothing, was an Egyptian man heading down the streets with a quiet but apparent determination that kept others on the streets out of his way. Victor grabbed the device to read it for himself.
"Konrad, I've never seen readings like these before. He's clearly reanimated, but no creature I've tested this on before has a pattern of reanimating electrics like this one," Victor said in amazement.
"Perhaps he's a species of undead that's native to the region?" Konrad said in this most professional tone, the allure of a scientific enigma easing his nerves considerably.
"A plausible theory, I must admit," Victor said before trailing off, and slipping deep into thought.
"Doctor Frankenstein?" Konrad asked after a moment of waiting on his colleague.
"Consider it a blessing he's silenced himself," Adam remarked gruffly.
"Konrad, you and Adam will continue searching for a sign of Dracula or his brood. I'll pursue this phenomenon on my own," Victor said, apparently not paying attention to the conversation.
"What?" Konrad almost wailed, "You're leaving me alone with the monster?"
"He knows the consequences if he betrays me," was all Victor had to say before shoving the device back into Konrad's hands and leaving the group to pursue the mysterious undead Egyptian.
"Victor, what in the hell is this infernal contraption supposed to do?" Konrad asked, clearly nervous and irritated by the entire endeavor.
"It's actually quite simple, Konrad," Victor replied calmly, in his lecturing tone, "The device measures fields of electricity in a vicinity, but it is designed to distinguish between natural electricity and the reanimating surges that keep corpses such as Adam and our undead quarry moving in their twisted parody of life. If you doubt my theory, I insist you turn the device on our patchwork friend."
Konrad, ever the skeptic, turned the machine towards the monstrous Adam. A small clicking sound flared to life for a split second, before Konrad turned it away from the creation. This earned a sneer from the monster.
"Really Frankenstein," Adam said in his low, deep voice, "what do you expect to do with Dracula once you've found him?"
"Observation, my short sighed creation," Victor replied, "We shall see what the count seeks in this land, and act after we acquire that knowledge."
"I certainly wouldn't shed many tears if I had to travel this far simply to get away from you foul presence," the monster said.
"Honestly Adam, your wit is like acid," Victor said sarcastically.
The exchange was cut short by a sudden burst of clicks from the device. The party immediately turned their heads towards where the device was pointed. Across the street, dressed in a fine set of local clothing, was an Egyptian man heading down the streets with a quiet but apparent determination that kept others on the streets out of his way. Victor grabbed the device to read it for himself.
"Konrad, I've never seen readings like these before. He's clearly reanimated, but no creature I've tested this on before has a pattern of reanimating electrics like this one," Victor said in amazement.
"Perhaps he's a species of undead that's native to the region?" Konrad said in this most professional tone, the allure of a scientific enigma easing his nerves considerably.
"A plausible theory, I must admit," Victor said before trailing off, and slipping deep into thought.
"Doctor Frankenstein?" Konrad asked after a moment of waiting on his colleague.
"Consider it a blessing he's silenced himself," Adam remarked gruffly.
"Konrad, you and Adam will continue searching for a sign of Dracula or his brood. I'll pursue this phenomenon on my own," Victor said, apparently not paying attention to the conversation.
"What?" Konrad almost wailed, "You're leaving me alone with the monster?"
"He knows the consequences if he betrays me," was all Victor had to say before shoving the device back into Konrad's hands and leaving the group to pursue the mysterious undead Egyptian.