A Centuries-Long Dream

by detroitficcity

Alucard has been wandering the wastelands for centuries, unable to remember how he got there or why. When he confronts the one responsible for his exile, his memories return and he must come to terms with his own past. Inspired by events from IchiLARP 2014. Appearances from Durarara and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. AxI shipping, AAxA bromance

1. Prologue to the Epilogue

Okay,

So a bit of prologue before we get to the story. This story was born at IchiLARP 2014, an annual LARP held during Ichibancon in the Charlotte area of North Carolina. When the teasers revealed Edward Cullen, I decided to apply with Alucard (with Vampire Hunter D as a backup) for reasons that should be obvious.

Ten minutes after submitting my desired character, one of the GMs informed me that Alucard is kinda special this year, since he's part of the LARP's backstory. Did I mind being a major plot monkey? Of course, I didn't and the character was in good hands with the resident Hellsing expert!

So during the course of the LARP, it turns out that Alucard has absolutely no memory of how he got here, what happened during his time in this world and remembers no one in this world and vice versa. Part of this was to keep me from getting meta-gamed to death because one of the major plot points was bounties being offered on vampires. Part of this was "you asked for 'superhard' mode, here ya go".

So one of my plot hooks was finding out what happened to Alucard, which was revealed in a series of flashbacks and legends being revealed over the weekend. All this led up to the confrontation with Alucard's tormenter on Sunday, which ripped out an epic unrehearsed speech out of me.

So here's the super-long epilogue, guys. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Special thanks once again to the IchiLARP staff for giving Alucard such a compelling backstory with which to build upon.