Allo dearies...First Van Helsing fic right here. I hope you all like it.
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Van Helsing but omg i wish to go i did...who wouldn't?
Chapter 1: Introduction
His footsteps echoed down the hall as he walked through the church, his hands and crossbow covered in blood. He kicked the wall that lead down to the secret chamber located underneath the church. It lifted and retreated into the ceiling revealing the vast amount of steps into the chamber. He descended down them to be greeted by the sounds of groaning men and metal clanging together. A sigh escaped his lips. This was his home. 'Home sweet home' he thought, chuckling slightly at the thought.
"Ahhhh there you are my boy! Vwe were beginning to worry about you." The cardinal spoke to him.
"What? I wasn't gone that long…" He said, his flair beginning to return to him again, even after such a long mission.
"Come, you must rest. A new mission is already coming in…you must be at your full strength for dis one."
"You aren't serious! I just got back from killing an entire army of red caps and your sending me back out into the field again!" He said, his voice rising with every word. Gabriel was not happy at all. He was tired, dirty, and above all cranky.
"Stop your fussing, it is your duty to carry out the work of God. Vwe've been over dis before. Now go take a bath and get some rest, you vwill be leaving in two days." Gabriel watched him walk away quite pissed off but decided he was too tired to argue with the old man. He sulked away to the back of the chamber and went into the underground hot springs for a well deserved bath. He slid into the water, his sore muscles immediately relaxing. He closed his eyes and laid his head back on the edge of the spring.
It had been a year ago...when he had defeated Dracula and lost Anna. He was getting over it, although he still had nightmares and would always think of what he could've had with Anna. A half hour had gone by before he got out of the water. 'No use dwelling on the past any longer' he thought before getting out of the water and changing into some clean clothes.
"Van Helsing!" Gabriel whipped around to see the closest friend he had, Carl calling his name.
"Hello Carl, how are you? Invent anything new lately?" He said smiling, placing a hand on Carl's shoulder.
"Not lately, I've been filing all the missions…they're coming in like crazy and we're running out of field members. We lost Hon and Malek last week. We're dropping like flies!"
"I wonder why there's been so many missions lately." Van Helsing asked curiously.
"I don't know but if we don't do something quick, the entire order will disappear!"
"Carl! Calm yourself, we'll be fine…this order's been around for centuries, we always pull through." Carl looked at him with a doubtful expression.
"I suppose your right…in the mean time come with me, I'll give you a sneak peek at your next mission."
(meanwhile...)
He screamed as the burning hot whips tore his back, the three women behind him giving a shrill cry with every blow he took.
"Enough!" a deep, powerful voice said. His blood red eyes looking on at his chained pet with the utmost amusement. "Had enough yet Vladius?"
He hissed in response, his piercing crystal blue eyes boring into his master's.
The master frowned "Come now pet, you must show more respect to your master." He snapped his clawed fingers and another lash fell upon Dracula's back. He gave out another cry and sunk to his knees, his three brides breaking into tears from having to watch their beloved one get tortured. He was panting slightly, blood trickling down his lip. He became nauseous and dizzy from the smell of his singed flesh. The devil laughed, he loved that his little pet broke under his harsh tortures. Indeed on earth these same tortures would be nothing more than scratches, but down here they were far worse under the devil's hand.
Aleera cried out "Why! Why master must he suffer so much!" Verona looks at her in bewilderment. She was a foolish one indeed but she was still young. It was not wise to question the master.
"Because, he disappointed me. He got careless and let his guard down. He should have finished the cursed angel when he had the chance, but he had to make small talk instead. I want him to understand I don't accept failure at all. Now, SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN YOU LITTLE BITCH!" He roared, his voice shaking the earth, causing an earthquake. Aleera recoiled behind the other two brides, shaking. Verona put an arm around her sympathetically 'guess she learned her lesson.' He turned his attention back to Vladius.
"Aww, my poor, poor pet" he said in a mockingly sympathetic tone "I am doing this to teach you a lesson and make you stronger, you should be thanking me. Now, I'm going to give you another chance. Take your brides and finish him this time…and don't disappoint me again. You won't get another chance."
The chains released him and he fell to the ground. Standing up shakily he looked at his master. He opened his mouth and hissed his fangs coming into view.
"This time I won't fail you master." With a screeching hiss, him and his brides were engulfed in a black cloud and vanished from the devil's lair to return to the surface. The master smiled and turned to the guard at his chamber door. "Bring in the grave robber...how I love seeing him squirm from the flick of my wrist." He said laughing as the doors opened to bring in the scrawny man.
A/N: soooo what did u think? good? bad? R&R. comments, suggestions and constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. It'll get more exciting i promise. k dearies, ttyl. much love