Hello everyone, and welcome to Brothers of Dark Blood chapter two. As said in chapter one, this is a rewrite, for the same reasons as said on chapter one. I hope that this is better than the previous one, that &, I hope that it is okay with Patricia de Lioncourt, once again I am sorry to have copied your mini-series.

Disclaimer- I don't own Castlevania or any related character. It all belongs to Konami. I also don't own Vampire Hunter D or any related character. It all belongs to Hideyuki Kikuchi.

Chapter Two: New World, Old Friends

The rain raged against the world with unmatched fury, downpours such as these where common on the Frontier and Alucard had the ill-fate to be caught in its grasp but he would not be turned. For this was the night…

He had been awake only for two months now, simply searching for D. Any information, sighting, anything of anything was precious and useful to him. But it was on this night, during this unnatural rainstorm that he now walked through in this new world, that he had finally tracked the most reliable lead on D he had ever had.

He had entered this small rural farming community which was near the tenth sector of The Frontier, as the land was now called. His white stallion, which he had gotten in his travels and was unable to see in the rain, trailed behind the Dhampir, only being led by the pull of its reins. Alucard knew that shelter was a must have, because the storm was nowhere near finished raging against the earth and it did not favor for his vampiric side.

Dhampirs are known for the mix of blood of both the Nobility and humans and they are known for inheriting some of the physical strengths and weakness of both, mainly the vampire side. Why vampires couldn't stand water was a mystery to both humans and vampires themselves, it was only known that it caused the heart of a vampire to stop functioning and the body would cease all regeneration, but this effect were easily avoidable but night and drinking fresh blood. But this was not the cause for Alucard and Dhampirs in general, for having human blood help balance the effect out; for Dhampirs: their body temperature would drop by four degrees, their running speed would fall by thirty percent and their metabolism would slow dramatically.

So this only made Alucard feel slow, sluggish and much more vulnerable to an attack but it matter naught, for he had arrived in the very town he had searched for the last month.

Only by following a rumor that a woman and her brother that had once met the great Vampire Hunter D lived in this quaint little village.

"Hey!" he heard a voice scream over the unending sound of the rain pounding on everything that was within the town's limits. Alucard stopped, using his ultrasonic hearing to guide his eyes. He could see, even over the rain that crashed endlessly, a woman standing in the rain, waving to him. He led his stallion over to the woman. Nearing her, he took in her appearance.

She looked like she was about 22, was dressed simply in black boots, a shirt and jeans, a threadbare blue scarf with an ash-grey material of a waterproof cape. Her hair was a tress, pure black like the night and her eyes brown and alight, somewhat tanned. She was also very beautiful and that's what got to Alucard the most (or in better words: hit him like a brick wall), as even though he was quite far from her he could smell her blood, it was so enchanting…

Mouth-watering…

But he could also smell something else from her…something familiar…

The woman then ran up to Alucard and said, in a somewhat loud voice "what are you doing out here in this mess, sir?" Alucard could understand why she was yelling, her hearing was not as advance as his own, so he replied, in a similar tone so that the girl would hear him "I am in search of someone, but it would seem that I also need shelter" the girl gave him a kind smile as she said "follow me!" and with that, Alucard followed the woman to a farm.

The farm was by verdant prairies that were most likely rendered permanently fertile after the war three millennia ago. As the centre was the main house, constructed by wood and tensile plastic, and was surrounded by flowers and to the far right of the house there was a barn house. When the two got close to the house the girl said "put your horse in the barn and then come inside" Alucard had no reply, he merely did what she said and he guided it to the barn.

One it was calmed, Alucard moved to the opening of the barn and stood there, like a statue. He truly felt pathetic at that point but it couldn't be help, after spending (after he learned the year) 10,293 years in that coffin his body still need to get back to normal, which would still take a while. He would also need to gain more control over his bloodlust but that could wait.

Gaining the courage, he sprinted to the front door of the house and got in. Once inside, a young boy offered him a towel.

He was dress kind of like a little solider; he looked about 13 as well. "Here you go, sir" he said kindly, Alucard gladly took the towel and said "thank you" he dried his face and hair and looked over to the side to see woman standing by a door frame, not sure what to do, Alucard said with a bow "thank you for letting me in your home, ma'am" the woman was rather taken aback by this but she replied with "it was nothin'. Don't worry about it, come with me" she gestured to the room behind her and she, the boy and Alucard walk in, leaving Alucard rather confused.

The room they went into was big; it had a big, rectangular mirror that reached five meters in height and tow wide, two couches and one arm chair (all covered with some sort of soft material which Alucard could presume was fabric), a small table in the middle of them and a stair case that lead into a bathroom.

The girl and the young boy sat on the couch whilst Alucard sat in the arm chair opposite them, after a brief silence, the girl asked "so, what brings you 'round these parts, stranger?" Alucard gave a small smile as he said, in his usual monotone voice "as I said, I am in search of someone, and I heard that someone in this sector can be of help to me" the girl gave a little smirk as she said "my, my, a Dhampir coming to a human for help? How unusual…" Alucard's eyes glimmered with shock, this girl could tell?

Was it that simple?

Before he could refine his words the boy said "we could tell by the way you acted, that and we're vampire hunters. That training never goes to waste on The Frontier. So, what kind of person are you looking for? Is it a hunter?" the boy finished with a questioning tone and Alucard's eyes widened slightly in shock but he answered none the less, in the same tone as before, "not per say. I'm searching for one of my own kind. and I heard that someone in this sector could help lead me in his direction" Alucard leaned back into the chair, sensing now hostility from the girl or the young boy.

The girl gave a kind smile as she asked "what's your name?" she crossed her arms and layed backing and absorbing the softness of the couch, as she felt more relaxed "most call me: Alucard" he answered politely, he noted the boy's slight reaction in his eyes, many shock and awe, he didn't find that surprising as many found his name interesting.

And of course, they didn't notice that it was his father's branded name in reverse, to represent that he stood for beliefs opposite those of his father "Alucard, huh? So, why are you searching for another Dhampir, Alucard? Does he owe you money?" the girl asked, she found herself willing to help his fair man.

The rain on the outside of the house raged on with unmatchable fury, like solders attacking each other with everything they have and then finding slightly more. Alucard shook his head slightly as he said "no. The matter is more…" he paused for a second, trying to find the right words to say "personal" that would do, for the time being.

"Family?" the girl asked, seemly knowing without asking, slightly shocking the Dhampir but he did not show it "Who are you looking for, Alucard? If it's someone from the town we'd be glad to help you" Alucard then found himself in a bit of a stuck at that point.

This was taking longer than he wanted it to, out there now, D could be getting farther away from him with each passing minute and he was here talking, he decided that he needed to make things go at a faster paces, "if I am correct in assuming, this is the home town of Miss Doris Lang?" he asked and the girl's eyes widened "yes…" she said after a brief pause, she leaned forward and Alucard could feel her tense rise as well as the nervousness of her voice "if you could direct me to her, I would be very grateful" he said, the same tone as before, and the girl gave a snort as she said "there's no need, you're looking at her!" she expected to see his jaw drop and his eyes widen but all Alucard did was smile again "I suspected as much" he said, his tone a little quiet.

Just then lightning flashed outside and for a brief moment, someone else was sitting in Alucard's place, someone with brown hair, blue armour and a hat that concealed his eyes…

"What do you want?" Doris asked, her voice slightly lost some of its friendliness "Miss Lang…I wish to know about Him" Alucard said. By 'Him' did he mean...the infamous Vampire Hunter D?

Lightning flashed again, this time louder, as if God himself did not want to hear the mentioning of D but Alucard would not be discouraged so easily, he needed to know, he had to now, he must know.

"Why?" Doris asked "are you gonna kill him?" Alucard did not speak again immediately. He could hear the rain still pounding down from the sky; He lost himself in the sound for a moment as he pondered how to answer her.

Would he kill D?

Could he…NO! A Dhampir that doesn't kill his darker kin for a good cause is not a Dhampir at all; they may as well be humans! But another part of Alucard was also saddened to know what he had to do…what he was going to do…to kill another family member with his own hands and to make matters worse: it was his brother, his own little brother, that he had to kill. If killing his father was not painful enough to regret then this certainly would.

"No" he said, coming back to Doris "not unless it absolute necessary" he meant that, he could see the pain and shock in Doris's eyes so he would see what she had to say but she gave no reply as she turned her gaze from him, seemly lost in thought.

Alucard could tell why, it would of seemed that trust is not something that went round so easy on The Frontier but he could tell that the reason was deeper than trust, much, much deeper.

"You do not understand" Alucard started, as he arose from his chair "he's…not fulfilling his duty…" Alucard begun to lose the words he thought he had, was it duty or birth right?

But then the boy asked "duty? What duty?" Alucard looked at the boy for a moment, soul piecing golden eyes looked into soft brown eyes, before saying "a Dhampir must destroying its darker kin for a good cause; D is doing it merely in the pursuit of money. I cannot allow this" this caused Doris to leap to her feet as she snarled, with angered eyes, "what gives you the right?! Why do you get to decide how D lives his life?!"

Alucard's eyes became very cold as he asked "does the older brother not have his rights?" there was no emotion is those words, only a sliver of ice.

Doris looked at Alucard with bulged eyes and a dropped jaw, she knew too well that D was never this reviling but she never would have thought that he would…would have a brother…& more so, he was older?

How old?

And another good question crossed her mind: does he know about D's parents? She had always wondered but she wondered more so when she learned of the rumor that said that D was the son of the Sacred Ancestor, many found it impossible, saying that the Noble King would never scoop so low, but…

"But I…how…D didn't…" she tried to find words to say but she had none. The revelations as well as Alucard's eyes made her lose them all, but that's when Alucard's eyes soften as he said "It would seem that my Father did not tell D of my existence, that does not surprise me though. He was always like that" a small smile appeared on his face, as he remembered the good years he had with his father…and his…mother.

"Tell me" he asked, within a heartbeat.

Doris looked at him with a confused expression, so he elaborated, "I heard of you because they say you met him…tell me what happened" Doris stared at Alucard for a second, she couldn't take her eyes of his golden ones, he was just like D. Beauty on such a level any girl or even man, no matter who they were or what level of society they were on, would fall on their knees and start begging for him.

When she came back to reality, she said "sure" and with that, Alucard and Doris returned to their seats and Doris begun her story.

The hour at least she went on, describing how D had helped her with the Count Magnus Lee, how she learnt more of her family, the death of those close to her, how much D meant to her and of course, how D did most of it in more than the pursuit of money. But Alucard could see it, it showed in her face and eyes, she loved D and he left her but he could understand that, with their father's blood in him, he was not meant to love.

Oh, how it reminded him of his time, to feel pain of knowing never to love because of the blood in your veins, to know that you leave someone you love because of such a trivalent matter…oh, how it reminded him.

"…& after the castle fell to the ground, we never saw D again and all that was five years ago…" she finished and she saw that the story had been a parlay shock to Alucard but then the half-blood asked "you and D…did you…share any moments together?" he tried to find the right words to not sound rude or indecent but they seemed to make Doris blush red "WHAT?! NO!" she yelled at him, which didn't seem to shock him at all, but then she said "well…um…we…did share…one…kiss…" she trailed off as she looked down with embarrassment and sadness as she remembered D, and how he left right before she could to say her love for him.

"I thought as much" Alucard muttered with a small smile "I can feel his presence on you" Doris looked at him with a confused expression, so he elaborated, "a Dhampir can leave a part of his aura onto someone to find them if he cares or loves them. It's partly how I knew you were Doris Lang, as I could still feel the scent of his aura. Which is quite rare, as the scent goes off after a brief period of time but it's as strong as it must have been five years ago" Doris's red grew deeper as she heard that, she would never think that D would actually feel for her in the same way that she did to him, he just didn't seem like that at all.

But then she looked at Alucard, he was more reviling, more emotional, he just didn't seem like a relative of D at all.

What if…?

"Then why?" she asked after a brief period of time, Alucard gave her a confused looked so she said "then why hasn't he come back? It's been five years. Five years" her voice was bitter as she felt that, after the first two years went by, she had been betrayed by D.

Alucard looked at her with pity; she was unfortunate to fall in love with the hunter, but he could guest what the reason was "I think that D did not want to bring you pain. Hurt you or harm you due to his vampiric side as well as the blood in his veins, as are in mine" he said and Doris's eyes turned back to angered ones once again "what?! What do you mean 'blood in his veins'?! What kind of excuse is that?!" she shouted at him.

Alucard's eyes went dark as he asked "did you want to bare the child of the son of the Sacred Ancestor?" his voice was like the tip of a blade, ready to strike into a person's heart.

Doris looked at him with amazement and shock, he's-no…that couldn't be…could it? Then it was true…she loved the son of the Sacred Ancestor, a monster who was the main cause of the world today.

She was also shocked once again by how Alucard said that, so dark, so forwards, so…cruel.

Truly nothing like D at all.

Alucard's eyes softened once again "me and D are the sons of Count Dracula, or how you call him the Sacred Ancestor, I was born in the time before the vampires rule and when humans ruled the world" he explained. Doris stared at Alucard with bewildered eyes, 'before the vampires rule'? Then…that made…that made Alucard at least 10,000 years old!

"Nine thousand eight hundred and thirteen…" Alucard muttered quietly, his age. Old in age but young in experience of this new world.

Doris looked at him still with disbelief but then she said "Alucard, D's a good man. He doesn't kill vampire for money, in know that for a fact. He protected me and Dan, even when he didn't have to. I think he hunts for the same reasons you hunted, to live to see the day when humans don't have to fear for the rest of their lives, to not fear the night ever again" Alucard looked at her, stunned, and Doris gave a small, triumphant smile "alright, Dan, it time for bed" she said to her little brother, who had listened to the conversation with utter amazement (& slight embarrassment to the fact that his sister had kissed the man he called brother), "ok, sis" he said and with that, he zoomed off to his room &, as Doris got up to leave, she said "please think about it, Alucard. You can stay here for the night, if you want" and with that, Doris left to make sure her brother did as she told him, leaving the Prince of the Vampires alone, as he took in what Doris had said.

The storm carried on for a great amount of time, it roared with thunder and crackled with lightning with power that would only match that of a god, the flowers on the outside of the house moved and shivered in the wind and the howl of the wind could be heard from the outside and the inside of the house.

The hour of the night was quarter past eleven.

Doris left the bathroom, she was only covered in a threadbare bath towel that covered her from her breasts to her thighs, she silently walked down the stairs and out the door and that's when she noticed him.

Alucard was standing by the front door, it was open and the sound of thunder could be heard more clearly than before, it also brought in a warm draft from the outside. Without making a sound, Doris walked over to him "Alucard…?" the Dhampir's eyes were cold and as clear as ice, he didn't look at Doris as he said "I thought about of what you said…" his was rather quiet and distant, as if he was far in thought, he looked out into the storm as it continued to rage.

"And?" she asked, wanting to know what he thought.

"I was wrong about him, I guess I looked at him the wrong way" his voice was ever so slightly bitter, was this out of regret or shame?

Doris felt triumphant and she would of if Alucard didn't say "I guess with what I was thinking at the time, with the failures I had done, I wanted to let my anger on something. I was glad to know I had a sibling but…my rage clouded my judgement…as well as my joy…" the sadness in his voice made Doris look at him with pity and sadness, she felt as if she knew this scene from somewhere…

"What happened?" she asked quietly, she could tell that this sadness came from something more than just his first bad impression.

Alucard gave a heavy sigh "I failed to make sure" Doris looked at him with a confused look as he continued "I should have stayed awake…I should have made sure. I merely walked away, believing that my Father was finally gone and in peace, as did others the times they destroyed my Father but I did not, and my Father still didn't find the peace I hope for. In that, I failed. My Father found another rise to power…his greatest yet. He made sure that only the strongest of forces would awaken me then and it was D's presence that did so. He awoke me and then I wanted to kill him…how I've sunken…" the last of his words became full of bitter and regret but he didn't stop.

His voice begun to bleed with pain "and now I am in a world I am still unfamiliar with. All I loved is now forgotten in the passages of time and even my Father seems to have forgotten about everything he fought for and even myself. My Mother…he…forgot her…how…how could he…" he choked on the last part as pain begun to take his whole being, the same pain he felt when he was at mother's side when she died, a memory he wanted to forget so badly but never could.

"Your mother?" Doris asked with interest, she was also shocked to see a Dhampir in pain; Alucard looked like he was on the verge of crying "yes…her name was Lisa. She was murdered. Her village burnt her at the stake as a witch, when she had only been using herbs to make medicine for the sick…& in that moment, I lost my Father completely…" he paused slightly, collecting himself, he then continue in a calm voice "she brought my Father love that he hadn't felt in centuries, he even was coming back to care for humanity once more, something he had lost long before and many thought he could never find. But when she died…he changed, more horrific way than when he became a vampire. Humanity became the enemy once more…& the war between humans and vampires became more horrific" Doris looked at Alucard with shock and horror, she couldn't believe how cruel those people had been, killing off someone's mother just out of misunderstanding.

How sickening!

She was also shocked by the fact that a woman would stay willingly with the King of Vampires but then again, it was in ancient times and who could resist the beauty of a vampire? No less their king.

"Also…I didn't want a sibling so that he or she could be cursed with the blood of our Father, the Prince of Darkness…but I am sorry, Doris, I still have much left to learn of this new world" he turned to her and stiffened a gasp, as he saw what she was wearing, that's when Doris saw Alucard's face in a flash of lightning, which caused her to catch her breath.

He was truly beautiful, like a god, like gleaming marble in the small light afforded by the crashing of the lightning; so much like…his younger brother…

"There's no need to apologies…" she said as she found her breath "I just wanted you to understand…I'm sorry too…" she looked down in shame and Alucard, due to his height, looked down at her, mystified "excuse me?" he asked "for what I said, the things I said to you. It's just…D was very important to me…I didn't want him to die…but when he left…I felt as if there was nothing left for me…but Dan helped me endure it…" she trailed off once again, making sure that she said nothing revealing to the white-blonde half blood.

But Alucard's gazed was fixed out into the storm, seemly lost in thought again, he then asked "if you don't mind my asking…did you…love D?" if this question had been asked three hours earlier then Doris would have shrieked rage and bloody murder but now she felt more at peace with the Dhampir, so she said "yes…I did…but I don't think D felt the same" her tone was slightly sadden but then Alucard reminded her of what he said before "don't forget, I believe that, at the very least, D felt something for you. He just didn't want to trouble you with what he was, I have experience that…& it has always hunted me…" his tone became quiet as he remembered another person from the past.

"Have you been in love before, Alucard?" Doris asked with interest, Alucard gave a small, gentle smile as he turned to Doris "yes…twice…but the second stands out to me the most…it was when I fought against my Father…I met a girl who was hunting for the same man I was, her name was Maria Renard. After I destroyed my Father she followed me, begged me to stay with her and I did…but I left…I had to, as I endangered her with my vampiric side" the smiled soon disappeared and the beautiful face turned back into a blank one.

He then looked back out into the raging storm. They stood like that for a few minutes until Doris said, as she turned away to head to her room, "well…I do hope you find him…" she said that as if he was leaving, did she have a guess that he would?

Alucard did not turn nor did he even listen to hear her leave, he then whispered, even though she was out of his range, "I hope so too…"

The storm stopped over the night and when day came it was a nice, sunny day…but there was no sign of the white haired Dhampir…Doris went into the barn and saw that his cyber-horse was gone too.

She only sighed…it was D all over again: leaving without saying goodbye. She only prayed that D would be glad to see Alucard and not hurt him…but she now feared more for what would happen to the two…now that there are two…sons of Dracula walking about the Frontier…

So, there you have it. Look forwards to the next chapter, as D will learn of this other brother...