Warning: If you want to know the base of this story, read my Van Helsing 2, for this is merely a revision of my original story.
Disclaimer: Universal Studios, Stephen Sommers, and the crew of Van Helsing own the base characters, but I own Alvonia Elra, Sereno Harven, Enchantress, Darkbane, and Hervok Vorra. I don't own Vampire, The Gillman, The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man, or the Banshee. Thanks.
Author's Note: I decided to revise this chapter because I didn't include a description of Harven in and what his plan was (which is basically the plot of the story). Thanks for the great reviews!
Van Helsing: Legends of Blood Reign
Chapter 3: Mission London.
Vatican City, Rome
One week later...
At the middle of day, sun lights the ground. The Vatican City stays silent as a horse approaches the church's steps. Gabriel Van Helsing had once again completed a mission, which would be a surprise to the Cardinal, since he always killed his enemies. Gabriel turned the creature that sat on the horse. Dried blood circled its eyes.
"You're coming in with me, Thonious" he said gruffly. The Shape Shifter groaned and stepped off of the horse. The once black cloak that he had worn before wad torn with big holes in the back and hood. Blood surrounded where Van Helsing had struck him in Hamburg.
"Cardinal Jinnete won't take likely to me!" Thonious replied. Gabriel sighed and turned toward the church doors. He heard the faint prayers and the thunderous bell ringing. He turned back and raised his eyes.
"I fear that if the Cardinal sees you again...he may reconsider your sudden death!" he declared, a wry smile creeping onto his lips. The Shape Shifter couldn't see the grimace, for the handkerchief was a blanket to Van Helsing's mouth.
"On our last meeting, the Cardinal sent me to the Priests, where they judged whether I die or not!" he said slowly. "And, you told me that if my acts are stopped, you will bring me back, huh?" he asked, eyes changing from black to yellow. Gabriel nodded his head, but then slightly turned it to the side.
"Cardinal Jinnete would favor to see you. I can make sure that you are in safe hands!" he gruffly replied. "But, your evil deeds will not look good on your record in life..." Van Helsing put a finger to his neck and drew it across in a motion to cut his neck off. Thonious nodded and stepped up to The Monster Hunter.
"Aye, Mr. Helsing. I will go inside as needs be, but the church cannot disable me from shifting freely!" he exclaimed, eye flashing to black again. Gabriel nodded and pointed toward the church doors. The two entered the Holy Order. Same as always thought Van Helsing. He couldn't count how many times he had walked into this church with the sins of murder resting upon his shoulders.
"Stay out here until I give you this signal!" Van Helsing said, lunging two fingers up in the air. "You're not good seen unto the un-knowing eyes of the Cardinal" he hissed. Thonious shrugged his shoulders and swayed back, his cloak rustling on the stone ground. Van Helsing stepped into the confessional box. He made the prayer symbol with his right hand and cleared his throat. "Bless me father, for I have sinned" he said. The gate flew open and there from the deepening shadows sat Cardinal Jinnete.
"Did you succeed with the shifter? Byblethonious?" he asked, a hard look baring out from the two, coal black eyes. Van Helsing nodded.
"The mission was accomplished. Mr. Thonious proved no harm..." he broke off. The Cardinal gasped and saw three claw marks on his side.
"Yes, the mission seems accomplished, but this time, you have wounds as a souvenir! From prior times, I thought you were indestructible! Killing a Madman, Vampire, Princess, Wolf, Clan of trolls..." he listed. Gabriel sighed and pushed two of his fingers into the air. The Cardinal eyed them. "What is this?" he asked. Just then, Thonious stepped up, unimpressed look drawn on his face. Jinnete's eyes grew with astonishment. "Thonious?" he asked. The Shape Shifter rolled his eyes, the pupils changing colors swiftly.
"Don't seem surprised, Cardinal! This isn't the first time you've lay eyes upon me!" he growled. Jinnete sighed deeply.
"It is apparently not that way, but on our last meeting, you took a different shape. I believe it was of Friar Slerve!" he exclaimed. Thonious grinned and bared his teeth, showing grimy decay.
"Oh you're right, Cardinal!" he said, taking a step back. Gabriel looked back and forth between the two. They exchanged long glances but then Jinnete spoke again.
"Shall we go see what Carl has in store?" The Cardinal snapped, giving Thonious a venomous look. Van Helsing glared at the Shape Shifter and saw a smile craft upon his face. The three walked down into the hall. The same smells of fire and burning wood met Gabriel's nose. They spotted Carl and approached him. He stood by the projector, and eager look upon his face. The Friar turned and lit up.
"Van Helsing! I thought you would never return!" he exclaimed, looking to Thonious. "And I see that you brought back a prize!" he muttered. The Cardinal walked up next to the Projector Manager and snapped his fingers. A picture came on. Two ghoul-like beings illuminated the screen. One had sharp fangs and silvery black hair, the other had stark black eyes and white, curvy hair.
"In London, England, these creatures" The Cardinal began, pointing at the two "Caused mayhem three days ago! It has reached the Order's ears that deaths have occurred to their ghostly appearance!" Carl pointed to the picture.
"These creatures are Banshees!" he exclaimed. Thonious studied the picture carefully and changed to the one with the silvery hair. Van Helsing smiled as it stood there, a wail coming from its mouth. The Cardinal snapped his fingers and gave a stern look at the Shape Shifter. Thonious returned to his normal shape.
"We are not pleased with your Tom Foolery and games, Byblethonious!" he growled. Thonious kept a straight face and looked at the screen again. A new picture appeared. A man with tousled brown hair and large glasses askew upon his forehead was there. His large, brown eyes were staring at something in front of him. "This man is Mischoffe Miles. He is a man of science and power. He is believed to be the one that unleashed these awe full beings. The next" he began, pointing once more to the next picture. Three of the ghouls that had been seen before were next to a creature that was large, green, and had tentacles on its head. Carl chimed in.
"The Banshee and the Gillman are very deadly!" Carl continued, wiping his forehead. Van Helsing stared at the picture.
"Another being to vanquish!" Gabriel announced. The three looked at him.
"And that" Jinnete said "Is exactly the matter I wish to bring up! Next tableau!" he said. The picture switched to that of a man. His black hair was tied back in a proper fashion. Loose bangs hung over two coal-black eyes. He resembled a man named Vladislaus, one that stood out in his distant past. "Lord Sereno Harven is this mans name! He was born in the high mountains of Transylvania and lives there today! He is a man of power, pride, and courage!" Jinnete explained.
"So this man is a master to Mischoffe Miles, who sent out the Banshee and Gillman to do his work!" Carl exclaimed.
"The usual!" Thonious and Van Helsing said at the same time. Jinnete grinned and cleared his throat.
"Sereno is a man who is like none you have seen before! Not even Dracula! To continue, Harven grew up with an ambition in heart: To be full in life, or to have each piece of life living within him! Next tableau!" he growled. The next image showed Harven standing with a pendant in his hand and a map in the other. Now, Carl reached into his cloak pocket and withdrew a box, carefully lifting the lid. Inside was a map identical to the one Harven held. Beneath it was a third of the pendant he held.
"What does this all mean?" Van Helsing questioned. The Cardinal nodded his head.
"To fulfill his quest, he needed the bane of a Werewolf, Vampire, blood from the line of Royalty, the heart of that who shifts their shape, one who is dead, and one..." he was cut short.
"No one will get me without a fight!" Thonious growled. Van Helsing didn't acknowledge that and waved his hand.
"What's the last one?" he asked.
"The head of the one who hunts evil" he choked out. Carl gave Gabriel the map and the third of the pendant.
"So Harven wants us dead just so that he will be provided life?" Gabriel asked.
"Um, yes! It is believed that Harven broke the pendant, placed some sort of an enchantment on it, and made sure that the scattered pieces found those who's power he needed most!" Carl exclaimed. Thonious shook his head.
"BLASPHEMY! THAT'S ALL IT IS!" Thonious yelled. The whole hall fell silent. Gabriel looked at the tableau again. He wasn't sure if this was this man was going to be easy to defeat.
"Settle down, Byblethonious! Harven has already obtained the bane of a vampire and werewolf! All that he needs is the others mentioned!" The Cardinal said.
"And the strange thing is that on this pendant, it says Mano sinistra del dio, or, The Left Hand of God!" Carl said. Gabriel snatched the pendant and looked at the Italian words. Thonious fingered something around his neck.
"I believe that Harven has more powers than meets the eye! It is almost supernatural!" Cardinal exclaimed. "The Order requests of you to go to London to eliminate the Banshee and retrieve knowledge of the whereabouts of Mischoffe Miles! And as needs be, do not, under any circumstance, travel to Transylvania! Harven remains there now and will kill you at the first sight of you both!" he declared. "Carl will be going with you, and Thonious will do the same! That map that Carl holds is the key to your travels! That is what will lead you to Mile's Fortress!" he finished.
Thonious walked alongside Van Helsing as they surveyed the line of weapons. The weapon sack had been fully provided with a crossbow, knives, guns, Tojo Blades, and the usual silver stake, string of garlic, and holy water.
"Now to destroy a Banshee, you need to obtain the ectoplasm of a ghost!" Carl began, picking up to large bottles of green liquid. He then picked up one of the crossbow ammo holsters and held it in front of Gabriel's eyes.
"Yes?" he asked.
"This ammo has been bathed in the ectoplasm of a ghost! It was obtained when this happened..." he stopped, picking up a sword. A green glow captured the blade. "A Knight of the Holy Order, Hervok Vorra, returned with this sword. He swore that he defeated a ghost with this! Now, I was reading in a book that a Banshee will only be eliminated by this ectoplasm because the chemical reactions between the two will be fatal! Don't ask me why, I just know this sort of thing!" the Friar said, handing the sword and crossbow ammo to Gabriel. Van Helsing looked at Thonious. The Shape Shifter grinned. Carl now picked up a large weapon that was similar to the crossbow. It had the same bow and body, but the ends were pointed more. Two blue lights illuminated the ends.
"What does this do?" Gabriel asked. Carl jammed his finger down toward a red button on the table and three dummies came down from the ceiling. He aimed the weapon and fired at the first dummy. A large hole was open in its stomach and it was loosed from the rope. The ammo disappeared.
"This is The Stunning Weapon! I started on it five years before the crossbow, but this seemed to be a failure! Right after our trip to Transylvania, I collected the blood of a vampire, mixed it with a certain glycerin, not forty-eight, and that's what made the stream of power you just saw! Now, the stream of power rapidly shoots at a speed ten times faster than the crossbow! The Stunning Weapon can be used on any creature!" he finished, handing the weapon over to Van Helsing. Gabriel pointed it at Thonious and smiled.
"I'm sure that this will come in handy!" he smiled, placing his hand on the trigger. Carl hit it out of his hand.
"Don't be too reckless, Van Helsing, this is not a child's toy! Treat it with care, I spent a long time on this!" he squealed. Gabriel nodded his head and swung it over his back. He made sure that everything was in order and the three left on ship to London.
Author's Note 2: Thanks for the reviews again and, if Thonious seems to be a character in the dark, he is going to progress to be a bigger character! I will update soon!
