Hello all,

Thank you for giving this story a try, and I hope you enjoy it. First off I do not own Dracula or Van Helsing. The only thing I own is the OC. Secondly I often have what I call an Author's Note after each chapter to explain anything that I feel may be unclear or of controversy in the story. Lastly please note the rating is set at T for violence and such but in later chapters it will go to M so please be aware of that if you are adverse to reading M rated stories.

So now without further ado the first of many chapters.

There are many tales of Dracula all hold some truth but not the whole story. The legends and tales never come through time unscathed as my uncle would say. No one is absolutely certain of the tale of Dracula or how he came to be. One of the more absurd stories claims he is the one that betrayed Christ. However there is one defining detail in all the tales, that never changes. The death of his beloved that pushes him to his downfall. Some claim he went to battle and she was told he died, so she committed suicide. Others claim she was murdered by his advisor's, or that she fell ill and died before his return.

And yet there is another tale that claims something darker happened. It is this tale many believe far more then others. The year was 1453 a year war and bloodshed. From the lands of Constantinople an army was poised to invade Romania, and a young Romanian prince rose to face this threat. Led by a greedy Sultan who desired to conquer much of the lands and destroy Christianity demanded oaths of fealty and a thousand boys to serve in his army. Most did not dare question the Sultan and rather then face war most agreed to his demands. However the young prince did refuse for he was a kind loving ruler. The Sultan took this as a sign of defiance, to punish the young prince the Sultan made another demand one he would regret. The young prince's bride was beautiful and had caught Sultan's eye, and so he demanded the prince give her up to him.

This time the prince outright refused the Sultans crude demands. The Sultan swore to return with his army and claim both the thousand boys and the prince's bride. Time was short and the prince knew he had to act fast, but how to fight the invaders to his lands? For this he went in search of a power to destroy his enemies and protect his people and bride. There were dark rumours of a creature with the power he sought, and so he sought it out. No one knows where or how he found the creature, but when he returned he was no longer a man, but a monster. With his new found power he laid waste to his enemies, and any that dared to try and come for his bride or harm his people.

However many began to see the evil in him that this power presented, and some had far more foolish ideas on where that power came from. The advisor's that served the young prince whispered that his bride must be a witch that cast a spell on him. No sooner did they whisper, the people began to whisper the same. Like most of the tales this is where tragedy struck. While the young prince battled the Sultan and Turks far away, many called for the witch's death. It was inevitable and sad what came next, the prince's knights were slaughtered as they try to defend their princess, and she was to die a witch's death.

She was tied to a stake in the village square outside the castle, and gagged so she could not cast spells. They condemned her to the flames and when the gag was burned away only then was she able to scream. An instance later her prince heard her cries and appeared in the square just in time to see her die. The prince flew into a rage and slaughtered all who stood and watched his beloved burn including his advisor's who tried to tell him she had cast a spell on him. He found his trusted captain nearly beaten to death and dying not far away, and turned him.

That day the gentle prince died for he vowed vengeance and death on those that dare cross him. Darkness and fear descended on the lands, the Turks that survived abandoned their Sultan and fled back to their lands deeming Transylvania as a cursed land. The Sultan and any still with him were slaughtered, along with any that dare challenge the dark prince. The people he once protected now called him Dracula, and had forgotten his true name with time.

This could be how Dracula came to be, or perhaps it is only partially true, no one but Dracula knows. However it is the story that seems most likely and is most accepted. If it is so it was sadly not the end of it but the beginning, for Dracula spread his curse far and wide.

It spread like a wild fire across Europe, and so Vampire Hunters rose to combat the spread of it. The greatest of these hunters was Abraham Van Helsing. Together with his band of hunters he has made it his life's pursuit to stop the spread of Dracula's curse. I however follow my Uncle for another reason, revenge. My name is Lecura Winters, and I am a vampire hunter. I care not for the stories and legends about Dracula, only that he is the monster that spread this disease and I want him dead.

Author's Notes:

Thank you for looking in on my story but before you write a review please allow me to explain what I am doing. This Dracula fanfiction is not a fanfiction of just one movie but several, it will take elements from all the Dracula movies we know and love and from other Vampire movies as well. I was inspired by the upcoming movie Dracula Untold staring Luke Evans and another movie gave me the idea for this story called Dracula The Dark Prince. If interested in watching the dark prince it can be viewed on youtube. While it is not a major blockbuster movie I still like it and recommend it.

I had considered all the great stars that portrayed Dracula and Van Helsing and while I do love the ones that played them I decided to go with something outside the box per say. Do not worry it is still a fanfiction, after all I do not own Dracula or the movies that inspired this story. So I have come up with a 'new cast' of people that I envision as being in this story and being certain characters. Now before anyone gets angry I am with you guys I think Luke Evans is HOT and will be awesome as Dracula, but I did not want to do a fanfiction for Dracula Untold and mess up. Because the movie is not out yet I have nothing to go on as far as writing a fanfiction based off of that movie. I need a bit of context to pull from for that, I need to see his personality in the movie, and also how the movie goes. I do not want to write Luke Evan's character out of character and go to the movies and think: 'Oh no I totally messed that up!' When I see the movie only then will I go for writing a fanfiction on that movie.

For now I mentioned a new cast, and will explain my choices:

Dracula/Vlad Tepes- Richard Armitage

Abraham Van Helsing- Nicolas Cage

Elora/ Lecura Winters- Original Character (OC)

Rorke- Ron Perlman

Thrask- Mathew Macfadyen

Demetri- Luke Roberts

Cordric- Billy Burke

Morris- Ray Winstone

Wesley- Jay Baruchel

Captain Aiden- Mads Mikkelsen

Advisor Femris- Charles Dance

More cast or characters may be added later, for now I think I got the main group down. Not all the character will appear right off the bat. Now to explain my choices Richard Armitage is the actor who played Thorin in the Hobbit and Guy of Gisborn in the BBC tv series of Robin Hood. For those that watched Robin Hood and saw Guy, he looks like he would fit perfectly. I picked him because one I think him HOT and he I think would be an amazing Dracula. He can play both good and dark roles so it is not just because he is good looking though it helps.

Next I chose Nicolas Cage for Van Helsing, often we see an old man playing the character either that or Hugh Jackman take your pick. While Nicolas Cage is an older actor he is not so old that he can not keep up. I wanted a slightly younger person to play Van Helsing without the readers going: 'Oh god he is too young.' Besides that I could honestly see Nicolas Cage portraying Van Helsing and making it amazing so there you go.

Next are a group of characters made up but I have picked out people I could see playing the roles and it helps to have that mental image to work with. I won't say what their roles are in the story because I do not want to spoil it. So I will instead go down the list of actors and tell you what they have been in to avoid you having to do a search, okay? First is Ron Perlman he has played in the Hellboy movies as the main character. He was also in 'In the name of the King', and 'Conan' to name a few. Mathew Macfadyen he was Athos in the Three Musketeers which should say it all to the Luke Evans fans because he was in that movie too.

Luke Roberts is the man that plays Dracula in the movie I mentioned before Dracula the Dark Prince, he is mostly in Tv shows, but has also played a captain of the guard in the latest pirates of the Caribbean movie, and a butcher in 300: Rise of an Empire. Billy Burke is the actor from the Twilight Saga he plays Charlie Swan Bella's father and is in Red Riding Hood as Valerie's father. Needless to say he is an excellent actor. Ray Winstone is the actor who has played in Beowulf as Beowulf. He was also in King Arthur as one of the knights Bors and the last Indiana Jones movie. Jay Baruchel he is the actor with a unique voice used for Hiccup in the How to Train your Dragons movies, he is also in the Sorcerer's apprentice with Nicolas Cage. Mads Mikkelsen is yet another actor from the Three Musketeers he plays Rochefort, and in the Clash of the Titans he plays Draco. Lastly is Charles Dance he is Tywin Lannister in the popular T.V show Game of Thrones, and is also in Dracula Untold though with all that make-up you may not recognise him.

Alright so I got them all covered and this is the longest Author's notes I have EVER written. Oh one more thing I had considered going with the name Mirena the name of Dracula's wife in the new Untold movie or another name of Dracula's love from one of the other movies. However I figured I am already doing something completely new, so Elora sounded good. For those that have read my stories before you know I like my off the wall names. Anyway that said I better just state a few more things and finish this Author's Note. So to clarify this is a fanfiction that will take elements and plots from all the movies, but is a new approach and is not a crossover. Okay now I am done, please review away and I hope you like this new approach.

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