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What a beautiful night, Alucard thought.

The moonlight rippled through his hair as he surveyed his surroundings. His third eye stretched out far, seeing glowing cities beyond. His fourth eye, ah wasn't that interesting. His new fourth eye looked back into the infinite possibilities surrounding him.

He sniffed the air. His new world was full of possibilities – they all were. For now, he was trapped in endless wandering. He could, if he wished, step one dimension to the left, and see where he ended up. But Schrödinger controlled the direction. That was what he had been doing – if damaged, simply step into a universe where that never happened.

One million, two hundred thousand, five hundred and thirty seven. That's how many left, Schrodinger. That's how many will die before your soul has nowhere to run and I win.

His nose picked up. A being like him. Fascinating. He could sense the faint tang of screaming souls, the scent of a being masquerading as human. 'How many souls can you slaughter before I rip out your heart? Let us see!' He said, drawing his two weapons. A leap on wings of darkness, and he was spiralling lighter than a leaf over the forest canopy.

The vampire was not hard to locate. A blast of fire lit up a clearing in the forest, and then was destroyed. The vampire must have looked horrifying to the humans below – an almost spherical creature, with a great maw bound the front of its body, spouting a series of giant teeth.

Ignoring the humans running beneath him, Alucard jumped down in front of the vampire, gleaming teeth spread wide in a grin. 'You look fun. Tell me, what do you do? Go on, I'll give you a free shot.'

The vampire roared, showing a single eye in the centre of its maw. The teeth slammed forward, and bit into Alucard. The right side of him was swallowed up into the mass. 'Well isn't that interesting?' Alucard replied. Then he fired his Casull.

The vampire fell back, screaming. 'Not a bad shot, vampire.' Alucard said, as his limbs reformed from darkness coming from his heart. 'You managed to kill three souls. Well done.'

The creature leapt forward again, but it was slow, uncoordinated. Alucard leapt to the side, replying with his Jackal. The thing screamed as its arm was blasted off, but it started to regrow it immediately, red light sparking of it.

'What is that?' Alucard heard one of the humans say. He ignored it. 'Another Homunculus?'

'So, you can survive a blessed round like that one.' Alucard said. 'You are not an unimpressive being. So allow me to raise the stakes.'

Alucard held his hands together in a square. Darkness rolled around his limbs, coming out as clawed hands, eyes hanging off every surface. The vampire stared at the display for a second, an expression something equivalent to delight. How curious. Alucard leaped forward, limbs stretched forward. His body was torn apart as parts of it were devoured, but it did not stop him. He smashed the vampire down, and started to tear it apart. Limbs were thrown away, only to be regrown, and ripped off again. Alucard let out a laugh as blood spilled around him. He instinctively began to bring his mouth down to bite, to taste the sweet taste of blood. But he stopped. If he ate, even a little, it would just extend this purgatory.

Instead, he brought his arm into the maw, towards this beings heart. But as he ran it through the teeth, he felt it devoured again. 'My, you are an interesting one. Now squeal!'

Alucard dragged the half broken corpse of the vampire, eight limbs grabbing it into the air. It tried to break out free, but his grip was too strong. Alucard could feel the pool of souls running dry inside the beast. 'You want me to let go. No no.' Alucard pointed the Jackal t the creatures head. 'Bad dog.'

Alucard fired. The creatures head blew apart, and Alucard savoured the feeling of brains on his face, resisting the temptation to lick it away. The remains of the body began to disintegrate in front of him, turning to small square particles in the air.

'Well done.' Alucard told the dead vampire. 'You managed to destroy twenty seven of my souls. You were good sport.' And Alucard laughed. His laugh echoed around the clearing, sending out into the heavens. A laugh to herald a demons arrival in this new world.

'What the hell are you?' Came a voice from edge of the clearing. Alucard looked around –it was one the humans he had noticed earlier. While the others were hiding behind a fallen tree, this one had stepped into the clearing, holding out a sword.

'Isn't it obvious.' Alucard said, putting away his guns. Now he looked like nothing more than a tall man in red. 'I'm a monster!'He grinned wider still. 'I'm a monster that devours other monsters! Now tell me,' he continued, 'where can I find other monsters?'

Father stirred from some half slumber. He rubbed his chin. 'Pride, are you listening?'

'I am, Father.' Pride replied, sending tendrils out towards his chair.

'Go contact Sloth. I need him back here.' I thought a moment. 'Envy and Gluttony too. And take a candidate from Wrath's competitors. I think I will need a new Greed more rapidly than I had envisioned.'

'But why, Father? What has happened?' Pride asked.

'I just sensed a philosopher's stone close to here. A philosopher's stone of a million souls.'

'What!' Pride said. 'How did Hohenheim get that many souls?'

'This is not Hohenheim.' Father replied. 'This is something new. Whatever it is, it is a threat – and perhaps, an opportunity.'