chapter 9 : A Familiar Tour
"Ello, the names Vernan. I'll be your guide, but please be warned. Do not go off on your own, I'll explain why later on." "Hi, I'm Arielle. These are my friends, Laura the nutty red head, and Lyssa the blonde." "Nice to meet ya. Now here is Valerious Manor. This place was inhabited by Anna and her brother Velkan Valerious back in 1888 I believe, somewhere around that time." It was a dull looking manor, that peeked no interest in me, and from what I can see neither my friends liked it. We walked even further, passing through the village itself. "That's the old church right there. Been around for centuries. Now that castle is the Frankenstien castle. It was owned by the doctor himself, with his creation. One night the villagers came and destroyed the doctor near the windmill by setting it on fire. The creation lived, hiding among the rubble underneath it." It was such a familiar castle. I had painted it, I remeber. I stared in awe, trying to figure out how I could've painted that without even looking. "They say that Dracula, willed the doctor, or tricked actually, into making the thing. Now Dracula is the one to fear." "Do you actually believe in that? He's something that's been dead for years," I asked defiantly to his beliefs. "Well Arielle, you do not know this village like the rest of us do. Just pray that nothing goes wrong after your stay here." "Is that a threat?" "No missy, it is not. It's just a helpful warning. Anyways, Dracula's castle was hidden somewhere were we didn't know. It's an icy black fortress with skulls and skeletons of his enemies. He has two towers, one called the Devil's Tower. Van Helsing and Anna found it and destroyed him, leaving us in peace, for a while." This was nonesense. I couldn't and I wouldn't believe it.
"Well that ends it." Vernan left so quickly, maybe sensing that I was angry. "This place is so cool. I can't believe you came to this place so long ago." Laura was twirling around, looking at everything. "I'm suprised you didn't throw up yet after spinning."
I decided to look around myself, then realizing that Vernan never told us about what to be warned about. Probably a bunch of crap to scare tourists. It was becoming darker now. We watched the sun set from a distance. It was so beautiful. All the colors and the soft twinkling of the stars that soon slowly appeared. This place had it's beautiful quality, and I really did enjoy it. "Arielle, me and Laura are going back to the inn. Are you coming with us?" "No, I'll be back in a few hours or so. I'm going to take a look around." "Be careful." They walked away, heading toward the inn. Finally some quiet and peace.