Lotus

A/N: Sorry it took a bit for me to update. I suddenly got stuck again and I needed to have a walk annd breath the fresh (kind of) air to get some inspiration, lol But now I'm back now and here you go, another chapter! Hehehe! And Dracula is back! Like in all my other fan fictions, lol. It wouldn't be a Van Helsing fic if he wasn't there! lol Anyways, thank you so much for you reviews Fortune Zyne! And Sabre, thank you so much:) Well please enjoy and review AND as you know, please do NOT FLAME!

Disclaimer: -sigh- I do not own anything from the marvelous movie called Van Helsing. At least I own Loras and others I have created!

The Black Raven

Rise he does, the son of the devil... But to be able to fulfil his task, he must tend with the girl... The girl who is the future and power of his kin... He is a man of charms and beauty, he thinks it would be an easy thing to seduce this mortal weakling. Very wrong was he to underestimate her... As many might say, first impressions count, mmm?

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"Where am I? SPEAK."

A cloud of smoke, dust and mist that formed around the charmed circle of Dark Magic. A dark form stood with both his hands thrust in the air proudly as eyes opened. It glowed red and then back to normal.

The vampires who ressurected the figure standing inside the circle looked at awe as they felt the sheer power of their own kin radiating from his body. And the glow in the monstrous red eyes that was once there, piercing through the cloudy mist. It would have terrified any living thing to run for its life.

A vampire servant came, wearing a very nervous looking smile on his face. It kept wavering as his eyes seemed to twitch for a few seconds before raising the clothes towards the mist.

A pale, white hand stretched out and snatched the clothes from the servants hand. The vampire looked like he could run for his life as well, but he stood quivering in fright. He knew anything could happen while he waited for a command from the Higher Vampire in the circle. He may as well die serving the Vampire Coven today, killed by the Higher Vampire. And he didn't want to die.

"Answer me."

To the servant's relief, Valigan came and stepped forth, pushing the servant roughly on the shoulder so the servant could leave, his undead mind swimming with a what-if scenario of his death.

Valigan walked up towards the very edge of the circle, where the vampire sorceresses were dismissed quickly from their kneeling positions. The other vampires were also dismissed as quickly as the vampire sorceresses with a swift snap of his fingers.

The room, which was covered with white-silver jagged walls and marble floors, and doors to exit and enter, smelt of burning inscence as the light in the room was dimmed and the color of the room was suddenly turned silver and eerie. Valigan only stood proudly wearing a curved vampiric grin, eyes glowing in the darkening room.

"The Mistress wishes for your service, Count Dracula."

A disturbing sound of a loud snarl thundered from the still misty area of the circle. A foot appeared from the mist and stepped out of the burning circle. The instant the foot walked away from the circle, the burning circle, which burned with a purple color, instantly disappeared.

Another foot followed the other and before long, Dracula stood with a rather insulted expression on his face. A deep frown etched on his expression and his eyes glowed redly, suggesting this was a very dangerous thing to have said. The count was dressed all in black, and his hair was pulled up in a pony tail with a short silver ribbon with a small crest of the dragon on it. A disgusted look formed in his eyes as he glared towards Valigan, whose grin seemed to falter. He only bit very hard on his lips and clenched his fists tightly. Dracula only seemed to stare uninterested at the vampire, but insulted.

"The Dark Queen? Well well. How she insults me so. I know exactly what she wants me to do. She wants me to seduce a girl. And a weakling no less. Father is not pleased with her at all."

Valigan clenched his fist even harder. How dare he insult his lady in such a manner? His lady was grand and beautiful as a prickling rose. With the silvery eyes of the moon, she was their dark mistress, their Dark Queen. And he insults her so in such a kingly manner? He knew soon enough the evil useless and unlikeable Count will perish like he did when he battled the Archangel Gabriel Van Helsing. The thought made his smile come back again.

"The Lady wishes it so. She has now gone to talk with our very own 'Father'. She will be back soon. If you do not accept, do not think the mistress will not harm you. She has many means. Even for the Son of the Devil. I suggest youobey her request," Valigan said coldly, glaring back.

Dracula only grinned, eyes flaring with excitement.

"You warn me so. Very well, I will do as she requests. But she knows I have an errand to do and it will happen the instant she is useless in the Queen's plans."

Valigan reluctantly nodded and bowed, eyes still flaring with burning anger. Dracula smiled with amusement and walked towards Valigan. Valigan stopped bowing as Dracula gave on hard patt on his cold shoulder. Valigan hissed in warning as Dracula's smile widened. With his smile still growing, Dracula walked out, his dark looking clothes making him look like a dark deadly raven about to fly into the sky.

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