Daaaaayum. u ppl haven't seen me in forever. Well, good news. New chapter YAY!...right ok i'm done. I hope you all haven't deserted me. Well enjoy your new chapter.

Chapter 3: First Encounters

Van Helsing yawned. They had been on this wild goose chase for about three hours now with no progress whatsoever. He looked up at the sky and saw the full moon shining brightly casting a pale glow on the surrounding forest giving it an eerie atmosphere. 'Why the hell haven't you shown yourself yet…?' His brows knitted together in frustration. He was getting bored, and quickly; he wasn't sure how much more he could handle. He got up and was about to go find Carl when he heard a twig snap behind him. He paused for a moment and within the blink of an eye he whipped around and had his pistol aimed in between the eyes of Carl. Van Helsing let out a breath he didn't notice he was holding.

"Be careful, you know it's not wise to sneak up on me. Next time I might pull the trigger before I realize it's only you." Carl gulped slightly.

"Yes well I'll keep that in mind but I figured you'd like to see the foot prints I found just over that hill."

"Good work Carl, you always come through."

"Yes I know." Van Helsing let out a small chuckle before his eyes widened. He barely had time to react before the beast pounced on him snarling. They hit the ground hard and Gabriel found himself pinned under it. He looked up and saw he had found his prey...or predator in this instant. There it was; its ugly face an inch from his. He looked it in the eyes and saw the soulless void staring straight back at him. He tried to move and it only snarled more, the saliva from its open mouth pooling onto his coat. Its claw rose above its head, ready to take his last breath away when its screeching yelp reached high above the trees. Carl grabbed the silver steak he had just embedded into its left shoulder and tried to push it in deeper when the creature flung its right arm at him sending him flying into a tree. Gabriel took a greedy breath as the pressure from the werewolf was lifted off of his chest. He immediately sprang to his feet and clutched onto the steak ripping it from the monster's shoulder. It howled in pain again before it grabbed onto his arm and threw him into the same tree that it had thrown Carl into moments before. Clutching its wounded shoulder, it retreated back into the surrounding forest.

"Damn it…we lost it." Van Helsing said as he kicked the ground in frustration.

"It'll be alright, it's wounded now so it should be easier to track down." Gabriel let out a heavy sigh before replying.

"I guess your right. We should track it into the woods." The each gave a nod of approval before collecting their things and heading into the forest it had disappeared into moments before.

So. That's the next installment of this epic. I kno i kno, short. But i wanted to get something out so you all have something new to read. Don't worry. I'll have ch. 4 up in a couple of hours anywayz. Tune in next time. Much love