"So..you've finally arrived."

The silence that consumed the room when his steps stopped was near deafening in her ears, had it finally come to such a conclusion? Blood shot hues shifted up to stare at the male through snow white bangs, a pang of agony stabbing through her heart as for but a moment the visage of her beloved appeared and dissipated to replace the man who had hunted her for far to long.

The last time she had seen him was during the Battle of London, she had no thought of joining in on the play the Major conducted until he had entered the scene. Those blue eyes pierced into her coldly, causing her to give a small and broken grin, he hadn't changed in the least had he? An air similar to a chuckle left her nostrils flaring, her grip on the throne her mate normally occupied tightened, his smell still lingered very faintly in the stone. Oh how she missed him..

"It is quite odd for you to give yourself away like this, Tsuyoi."

Did he still believe that the dog was still a conscious voice in her head? How pathetic, and he claimed to know her so well, guess two thousand years wouldn't be enough for him. Pulling herself to stand, she lifted her head to stare at him, oh how stupid she had been for these past two millenniums as well. All this time she thought she had been the only one in her family to survive, yet here was her flesh and blood standing before her, albeit ready to kill her but..alive. She finally figured it out when he spoke of her dog's name, as if he had known all along..the eyes, the facial features, he hadn't changed a bit over the years.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you…would you, Satoshi-kun?" She swallowed thickly, how emotional would she get? It was like before she had re-met Alucard, the insanity seemed to be creeping up again. He narrowed his eyes at her, as if attempting to figure out what she was speaking of, "Believe what?" At least he was being civil, she extended her arms out to expose herself fully to him, making note that he had reached back to grab his blade. "I've never left you, oniichan, I have accepted a higher power in order to achieve my freedom. She has liberated me, gifted me with powers I'm sure you've faced, and so much more..but Tsuyoi does not control me; she has been obedient and faithful to her true Master."

His features barely changed, so he didn't believe her? What could she do to prove it? Did it truly matter anymore? An exhale and she lowered her hands, a brave and fearless walk drawing her closer to danger, he even went as far as to pull his blade free from it's scabbard. "You would cut down your own sister, Satoshi? You're not that type of man." Her words acted like a blade, meant to cut him apart. He snarled lowly, pointing the blade directly at her heart so her movements toward him would cease. "You took my sister away from me a long time ago, you're nothing like my precious oneechan, not anymore."

Eyes flashing, she grasped the blade and twisted it to point away from her body, drawing herself closer to grasp his throat, which he managed to smoothly dodge. Even though that was dodged, she did manage to pin him into the wall by his shoulder, her palm flat against the collarbone. Growling lowly, the shadows at her feet snapped and twisted with wrath, the room growing darker as her power danced around.

"You're right, that pathetic little human child who was so scared of defying her father is no more, instead I have grown stronger and I am able to stand proudly on my two feet. Isn't that what you desired from the very beginning, brother? Was it not you who taught me how to write and read so I wouldn't be an illiterate fourteen year old mother, married off to some bastard who's ripe in old age ready to beat me at a moments notice? I've done what none could accomplished, yet you still stand here and demand I am a monster because I am different from what I use to be?"

Tears began to brim her eyes, causing the struggling man to still in his movements as he was attempting to reach for a prayer sheet to get her off. Why was she even crying? Was her suffering so horrible? He felt his heart twist, how badly he desired to end her suffering..why didn't she understand that?

"I have lost everything, perhaps some of it because I shoved it away, but some of the most important people were ripped from my grasps because of what I am or because I was unable to save them from disappearing." Her throat constricted as if a python wrapped around her throat. "I lost you, mother, and a father I once adored. So many people I can call friends, comrades and soldiers..and now I lost the one being I was willing to spend the rest of my life with. You desire to kill me, don't you? To end my suffering, because you think my soul is in constant agony?" Red shifted up to glare at him.

"I have been granted abilities that allow me to suffer no longer, have you yet to notice Satoshi? What other Inugami are able to do what I do?" He blinked, realizing her point, none others were able to bend shadows to their will like she was able to do. Twisting his blade in her palm, she was forced to back off as he swept it across with all his strength in order to cut her across her abdomen. She slid to a stop a few feet away, lips turned up into a sorrow filled snarl, she gulped down her pride at long last, just as he was about to lunge for a fight.

"You desire to end my suffering?" That caused him to stop entirely, was she giving up? That was unlikely. "Then..don't leave me alone like everyone else did. Please oniichan..stay with me..I hate being alone…" Surprise finally settled, his blue eyes following the trail of tears now streaking down her face, all the way to her falling to her knees. "If you still believe I'm a monster that deserves nothing but death, then do so..I just want to be happy again."

He relaxed his arm to allow the blade to rest by his side, eyes turning hollow and distant as he thought over her words carefully. Could this be a trap, or could she honestly be the Natsumi he had adored as a child? No, that girl was far from gone but..should he even take the chance? It was selfish of him to drag out her agony, but if he could make it better by doing the one thing he desired to do after two thousand years…the offer was tempting. Several tense minutes passed before he lifted his sword, Natsumi remained unmoving yet had the passing thought of how Alucard would react if he did cut her down..at least until the sound of a blade sliding into his sheath entered her ears.

The next thing she knew, her arms were grabbed as she was dragged up and brought into his arms, the nearly bone crushing hug squeezing the air temporarily out of her. Her crying started then, slowly but surely did she begin to sob, wrapping her own arms firmly around his waist as she buried her face into his chest.

Two thousand years, he had searched for her..

Two thousand years, she had been alone..

Two thousand years of constant fighting..

Finally it had come to an end.