Van Helsing's Castle 2 by Virgil Knightley

Author:Virgil Knightley [Knightley, Virgil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eldritch Blade
Published: 2023-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

When I stepped inside Tali’s hut a few minutes later, Tasha was already next to her sister, wagging her tail rapidly as she whispered something to her. The witch took on a pensive expression as she listened to her sibling’s words.

After a few seconds of the muted chatter, Tali turned to face me. She propped her elbow against her cauldron. “It seems my services are in need of once again.”

“Yes,” I replied. “I’m assuming you understand how fucked up of a situation it is.”

“From saving monsters to killing people. It’s an interesting change of pace.”

I frowned. “Can you give her a strong anchor?”

“Does my humble abode look like a dock for ships?” the silver-haired beauty retorted with a grin. When I didn’t crack a smile at her remark, she shrugged her shoulders. “Alright, fine, no jokes then. Yes. It’ll take some preparation, but what you’re requesting can be done.”

“How long?”

After my question was posed, others began to flock around the door. Shelley came waltzing in with the stringy-haired doll, holding it up with the hand that didn’t possess a sharp set of claws but normal fingernails.

Tali’s eyes darted to the doll. She took a step back when Tilly’s voice spoke through it.

“Is it something you could have done by tonight?”

The witch laughed. “Naturally. I just need to know if the vessel you’re inhabiting is personal to you.”

“It was a gift from my grandmother from when I was a little girl. She was like a second mother to me. It’s the last thing I have to remember her by before she died of cancer.”

Tali quirked a brow. “Cancer?”

“A terminal illness,” I clarified before I redirected the conversation. “Anyway, is the doll good enough for whatever spell or ritual you need to do?”

The witch nodded. “Yes. It will be perfect as an anchor, but I must warn you, Tilly: if the object you inhabit is damaged or destroyed, you could potentially fade away as a shadow. You could become nothing.”

The remark was met with silence. Tilly contemplated the notion for several seconds until her voice came from the doll again. “Well, I trust my master. Nathaniel will never let anything like that happen with my vessel.”

“That’s right,” I said with a quick smile. “I’ll always keep you safe.”

My words made Tasha wag her tail as her expression lit up. The silver-haired witch also grinned at my remark. “Your dedication to one another is touching. Makes me jealous.”

Dusky snorted from the doorway. “Just what we need. A third wheel.”

Shelley turned to the catgirl and looked at her with a befuddled countenance. “I’m sure we already have at least six or seven wheels rolling around here already.”

“Exactly! Rolling on after my man!” Dusky said as she hugged me tightly to make me groan. “Don’t you think that’s unfair? Unjust? What a cruel, vicious world.”

I sighed as I felt the makings of a migraine forming behind my temples. “Focus, please. This is not exactly a trivial matter here. We’re talking about Tilly right now.”

Dusky cleared her throat.

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