Back again with another chapter. Thank you to my reviewers Believer29, Alatus, Ron's Sexy Girly 750, and Blood Thirsty Pirate. I can't think of anything to say so read on.
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"The sun is setting," Atrum ranted. "And I don't know how far or close we are to Dracula's castle, or if he turned Carl, or anything!"
"Calm down," Van Helsing said as he stood next to her. "We'll get him back."
"I hope I die after this mission," she mumbled. Van Helsing wrapped his arms around her, and rubbed her back as he held her.
"You promise to tell me what you know after this," he said. "How can you keep your promise if you die?"
"I'll die after you know the truth," she whispered as she leaned her cheek against his chest.
"Please don't," he pleaded. "I have this feeling that if you die I will never be happy again. That this eternal damnation will only get worst."
"I do not hold all the answers, Gabriel," Atrum replied, tears glistening in her eyes. She pushed herself away from him. "I'm a solitary person, forevermore."
"Why," Van Helsing said as reached for her hand. "Are you scared to see what the future could hold?"
"I had a future once," she fumed slapping his hand away. "Then you had to die!"
"What?" Van Helsing said taken back. "What does that mean?"
"It means I had the perfect life! A husband, a child on the way! Then those Romans had to march in. I give up! This endless wandering has to come to an end!"
"Atrum you are confusing me," Van Helsing said as he looked at her.
"I'm confusing you," she laughed. "It's your fault for unlocking these feelings in me. Now can we go find Carl and get this over with?"
"Atrum," Van Helsing started as she went to walk away. She turned and faced him. "I need to know the truth. Who am I? Who are you to me?"
"I was once your world," she whispered. "As you where mine. But that is all over and done with. We are nothing to each other now, nor will we be once we destroy Dracula."
"Please," he said as he brought her closer to him. "I just want to know the truth."
"Here the truth," she whispered the pressed her lips against his. Shocked, at first to feel her lips against his, he soon gave into the kiss. Something in his mind snapped, like a door opening. His mind was scrambled and over loaded as memories flooded in. dropping to his knees he clutched his head as memories swirled and tried to right themselves. Soon darkness over came him and he passed out.
"He wanted the truth," said a familiar raspy voice behind her. "He shall receive it."
"Hecate!" Atrum cried as she turned to face her. "What have you done to him?"
"Released his memories," the dark cloak figured sighed. "When he awakes he shall know the whole truth. As for you, get to that castle and save the monk."
"Yes mistress," Atrum replied. "But what of Van Helsing? Surely I can't just leave him here!"
"Zytka shall watch over him. Now go!"
"Bloody ridicules!" Atrum mumbled into the night air. "I have been stomping around this forest for a whole two days now and there is no sigh of a castle!" She pushed some bushes to the side and stepped into a clearing. Looking up she saw the gray stone castle, surrounded by cliffs. "Oh look castle! Well hell, ask and you shall receive. Now how do I get up there?"
"Like it?" Dracula laughed. Atrum turned and faced the count. "I can take you up there, but I'm afraid it is a one way journey."
"I'll find my own way up," Atrum said as she started to walk away.
"Where is Gabriel?"
"Why you care, I do not know," Atrum laughed. "Hell I don't even know if he is alive anymore. You will return to hell."
"I intend to," Dracula laughed. "If you join me."
"I'll pass," Atrum replied, trying not to gag. Dracula then transformed into his bat form, and charged her. He grabbed her and lifted her into the air with him.
"I'm sorry my dear but I don't take no for an answer," Dracula laughed.
"Let me go!" Atrum cried as she tried to fight them. Flying up to his castle, he made it into one of his windows and threw her onto the stone floor.
"Welcome home my dear," Dracula laughed as he transformed back into his human form. "This time he won't becoming to stop you from becoming my bride."
"We shall see."
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Right, anyway review, I'm off to bed. Till next time.