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A Drive Within

Summary: PostManga. The end of the world is approaching. As humans seek to find refuge among vampires, Seras Victoria feels a drive to find something else, but what is this that she searches for so desperately? What drives her through the fields of hell itself to find it? AxS

Author Notes: Okay, well I guess I'm considering this as post Manga. In all honesty, I have never read the Manga, so I'm going off from the knowledge I've gained from either other fiction or some research I've done. Characters might not be in character, this is my first attempt at a Hellsing story, and I'm not completely confident in being able to grasp onto the ever enigmatic character of our dear Alucard. Seras is also a little harder to grasp after the 30 years that passed because I don't think anyone besides the creators knows just how much she changed. Nevertheless, I will give it my best shot! This was also inspired from Wolf's Rain. Once you read it you might see how they're connected if you've seen the Anime.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hellsing or its characters, only those that will rise from my over-active imagination.

Prologue

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2030

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"You never gave up on me did you."

It was not a question, this she knew. She knew just as he knew the truth of his own words.

"Even my Master was quickly losing hope of my return," he chuckled, a dark riveting chuckle that if she were anyone else, would have chilled the bones, but only served to warm hers.

"I felt it in my blood, you never really left," she smiled widely, a smile that reflected an innocence that puzzled him more than anything ever had. How could someone who had seen as much as she still hold onto something as precious as innocence?

He grinned, and placed a gloved hand on top of her silky golden locks. She almost purred in content as they continued to stare at the full moon.

What a beautiful night indeed.

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2045

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"Things have calmed in recent years, but this does not guarantee such times will continue, as I'm sure you are aware of."

"Of course, my Master."

There was a silence, a silence that he took to admiring her figure. Her frail yet strong body faced the outdoors through the window in her office, the light of the moon illuminated her skin and making her somehow appear younger, and despite the years that had passed, he only saw the same strong woman that he had called his Master for over half a century.

"When the time comes that I leave this world, others will take my place, of that we both know, and we also know that not everyone will be as... understanding with your nature, as well as that of Seras'."

"You speak as though this will happen anytime soon," even without seeing her face he could sense a wry grin on her face.

"One never knows. Not even someone as powerful as you can guess at the future."

She was wrong, he knew. He could already feel her life slipping away, a fact that he had tried to ignore.

"You wouldn't have to die, my offer will forever stand, Integral Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing," he drawled out her name, an action that had once sent shivers down her spine.

"It is too late for me Alucard, maybe once upon a time, and even then I doubt I could have ever accepted, regardless, if ever comes a time when you or that of Seras' existence is threatened, I forbid you to go down Alucard. You will fight for your freedom, and you will not let anyone touch you and those that belong to you."

A long smirk crossed his feature.

"Yes, my Master."

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2060

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"She would have been a beautiful vampire, wouldn't she?" her empty eyes looked down at the resting place of the last of the Hellsing line.

"Indeed, she would have made a great walker of the night, but there is no shame in dying as a human either," he spared the girl next to him a glance, knowing very well the check she was keeping on her emotions. He knew not even probing at her mind would let him know what she was feeling.

He walked towards her and grabbed her chin with his fingers, gently raising her head so that she was looking at him, and he was pleased with the curiosity her eyes took on.

"But you, my dear Seras Victoria, are an exquisite Draculina."

And she couldn't help but smile as she closed her eyes and leaned into his touch, how long had she longed for such words?

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2070

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"What will become of us, Master? We are alone now, we have no purpose," she was sitting on the ground, her arms embracing her legs as she sat on the cold floor. She was hungry, and she had never before felt so empty, not from nourishment, but from life. The once full mansion was nothing but an empty shell of what it once had been.

They had fled after the death of Sir Integra, but after a decade, came back. It was mostly on her part, she wanted to see what had happened, what was left. She was vastly disappointed by what they found. What had she expected anyway? A new organization? One that would take in the rouge vampires? Ha! Naivety. But she had still hoped. . .

"Rise Seras, the ground doesn't suit you."

She looked up to the red clad vampire. His imposing figure never failed to excite her. The embodiment of power. Of death. Of destruction. Something in her stirred as she looked on, her eyes beginning to fade to crimson. With a purr, she stood.

"Yes, my Master."

He could see and feel the blood lust in her, and a dark chuckle escaped him.

"You hunger, my dear Seras," she sauntered towards him, a sultry smile on her face.

"I do, my master." she pushed herself onto him, tracing his chest with her fingers as she nuzzled his neck, inhaling his scent and licking his jugular. He wrapped his own arms around her slender waist and craned his neck the slightest.

"Then feed," she wasted no time in obliging as she gently kissed the spot before baring her fangs digging them into his flesh. She moaned at the taste of her Master's blood. No virgin could ever compare to the power-filled blood of her Master. He pulled her closer as he chuckled.

"We do have a purpose Seras. Our purpose is to survive. And together, we shall."

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2085

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"Master!"

She ran down through the debris as fast as she could. Another blast hit the ground next to her, and the heat barely registered as she plowed on, intent to find her Master through the Hell the Hellsing Mansion had become. It felt just like when Millennium had attacked, except it wasn't Nazi's this time. No, it was much more dangerous.

Humans.

It seemed silly, that it was humans now that had the power to kill her. But was she surprised? Not really, after all, humans were adaptable, and those that survived the genocide of Millennium had rose up with one sole purpose; eradicate all vampires. They had become master Vampire Hunters, new effective weapons, strategies, numbers. Everything they did and create became centered over a defense and offense to the creatures of the night.

What had once been myth no longer remained shadowed, and without that protection, nothing and no one was safe. If you were not human, you were a threat, and as such, destroyed. That was what had become of them. They no longer had the advantage. They were no longer the hunters, they were the hunted.

Over the years, the numbers of the supernatural had depleted considerably, to the point that Alucard and Seras had become the primary objective. They were the strongest of their kind, and could no longer be ignored.

Seras, I'm here.

The mental message sent a rush of relief through her system. She would not be alone. They would survive.

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2108

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"How long will we remain in hiding?" She looked over the snow covered field that lay beyond the castle walls. A sight that had become ordinary over the years.

"Who says we are hiding?"

She looked back to see him leaning against the wall, his crimson gaze staring into her own blue one.

"Constantine's Coven has once more asked for our alliance, why do you continue to deny fighting against the humans?"

His great loud laugh filled her ears and she waited for it to pass as is dulled to a maniac grin. He removed himself from the wall and walked over to her. She remained immobile as she once more turned her gaze towards the winter landscape. Long arms snaked around her waist, and a mouth found her neck.

"My Queen, how you have changed. Once, you would have fought for the humans," she craned her neck, allowing him to further his assault with his mouth.

"Things change. The humans have turned against us. Vampires are my people now."

"Are they now?"

She turned in his grasp, wrapping her arms around his neck and stared into his eyes. Eyes forever full of mirth and amusement, eyes that she had struggled so hard to decode, but could only scratch but the surface.

"You will always be an enigma," she smiled, a warm smile that reflected the young innocent girl she had been over a century ago, "But my place will always be by your side."

"As it should be," and he leaned forward, capturing her lips in a searing kiss.

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2115

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"Please, take us under your protection," the human stood before Seras and Alucard. There were four others. Two women, one boy, and one girl. All of the same blond hair and green eyes. A family.

How this family even found them was a mystery.

"Our protection?" she narrowed her eyes. This was new. Humans that wished to be protected by vampires? Why? Vampires were the enemy to the humans.

"The world is deteriorating. Cities everywhere are being destroyed by the four powers of the world. The end is approaching. The only way for us to survive is by the protection of vampires. We are not stupid, we understand that vampires cannot survive without human blood. It has come to the point that our species will not survive without the other."

"So that is what humans now believe. Pathetic," Alucard narrowed his eyes at the humans, "I once respected your kind. But now you are nothing but the scum you once sought to destroy. Why would you think that we need our own personal blood bank in order to survive?"

"I have no reason beyond our will to survive and continue living as a family. If you will not take us in, then turn or kill us. There is nothing for us out there anymore," the boy of the group began crying, and Alucard stood from his throne and turned to leave.

"Seras, I will leave this matter to you."

She already knew the answer. She smiled as she walked up to the crying boy. She knelt so that she was eye level with him and placed a hand on his head. The family around him looked on frightfully, unsure of what would happen next.

"Shush, little one. Everything will be alright."

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2120

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"Human forces are approaching!"

Alucard looked from his throne to the man before him. A grin spread over his features.

"So they have found us. I wonder how."

The flicker of nervousness that spread over the human boy's face told him everything he had already known.

"Please, she didn't know what she was doing! Spare her!"

The family had been nothing but a nuisance since they had taken them in. This was the final strike. He should have killed them when he had the chance.

Seras soon appeared from the shadows to stand beside him.

"They outnumber us by a great deal."

"It makes no difference. Come Seras. Let us feast," he outstretched her hand to her, and she gladly took a hold of it with her own.

"Yes, my Lord. Lets," a slow grin spread over her features, and they were gone into the the soon to be battlefield.

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They should have learned by now never to underestimate the humans.

After more than a century of learning about their vampires ways,it no longer mattered that they were the most powerful of their kind. The humans had learned once more. Adapted once more. They easily managed to take out most of the human forces that had been sent for them, but it became harder and harder to kill. There was something in their weapons, something that they had never encountered before, something stronger than silver, more powerful than blessed blades. It was affecting their ability to heal, their ability to control their powers.

Seras knew there was something wrong. She could no longer sense her familiar. She could no longer summon her shadows, and her wounds from the humans were not healing as they should have. Valuable blood seeped from her arm as a circle of humans soon surrounded her. Where was Alucard? She hissed at them, crouching defensively as for the first time in a long time, she was cornered. Unable to do anything. She attempted to call out to Alucard telepathically, but she couldn't seem to locate that invisible link. What trickery was this?

"It's over vampire. This is the end," they fired their weapons, and she attempted to move, but found herself glued to the ground as rope-like tendrils wrapped around her. Pain stronger than she had ever felt coursed through her body. A painful scream tore itself from her throat as the pain continued, until finally she collapsed to the ground, surrounded by darkness.

A human took out a stake, ready to drive it through her heart before a voice stopped him.

"No. We have special orders for this one. Lord Kramer asked to bring her in. Hurry up and load her onto the ship and leave, before the other one realizes what happened."

"Right away sir!"

The lithe form of the vampire was quickly picked up and taken past the foliage that surrounded the castle. A ship rose up in a clearing where several other humans seemed to be holding a perimeter. Once the vampire was inside, the rest of the soldiers followed suit, and the ship took off, a sonic boom following in its wake.

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The snow covered fields now seemed to be covered in a red sheet as hundreds of dead bodies littered the scene. There were no survivors. The vampire king's figure was the only one who loomed over the fields of death, as he licked the last traces blood from his hand. His eyes soon surveyed the land, searching, calculating. Something was missing. His mind searched for her, but how can one find something that is not there? He already knew she had been taken. He had heard her last scream of pain. But he had been weakened by this new sorcery of the humans. His powers had been blocked for the most part. He did not know how the humans had achieved this, but it would not go unpunished.

"Return to me, Seras Victoria."

TBC

Ending Comments: I've been thinking of this for a while now. So what did you guys think? Does this show promise? Are the characters adequately characterized? I sure hope so! I guess this chapter kinda serves as a timeline to the events that have led up to the story. What is it like 90 years? I guess that would be like 120 years since Seras was turned. It was really condensed so I'm sorry if you guys found it a bit confusing. I hope to clear things up in later chapters. I wanted to make this into a long oneshot. But i simply can't do that. I need readers and reviewers to push me to write! Soo. . .

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