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Chapter 3: Undead dread.
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San Fransico, Alcatraz Island, 1340 hours day 3
Drake sighed as he watched Ommadon bust down a large metal door to the lower levels of Alctraz, area's off limits to the public most of the time. He had only brough a small force with him. Johan, Ommadon, Anti Ross, Anti Ranger, Anti Neros, Anti DBV, Anti DM, and Anti Jean. He'd figured that he wouldn't meet much resistance. No darkside had ever defied him for long.
'Well except one.' He thought darkly. He hadn't seen Shade since Shade had broken into his libary with Anti TSS and the Reds. He hadn't even faced Shade past that. He personally hoped Shade would stay were he was and rot.
"Okay boss the doors open." Ommadon said.
Drake nodded.
"Anti Ranger and Anti DBV stay put and guard the entrance." Drake ordered. Unlike their opposites Anti Ranger and Anti DBV were on good terms.
"Everyone else come with me." Drake ordered and the rest of the group made there way down into the lower levels of Alcatraz.
After a few minutes Anti Ranger and Anti DBV were bored senseless.
"Hey?" Anti DBV said.
"Yeah?" Anti Ranger replied.
"You ever wonder why we're here?" Anti DBV asked.
Before Anti Ranger could respond a purple line drew itself in midair going across Anti Ranger's left leg and Anti DBV's right arm. The two stared at it.
"What the heck is that?" Anti Ranger asked.
"I have no idea, maybe we should call this..." Anti DBV started to say when another voice cried out.
"CHAOS BLADE!!!"
Then to the pairs shock and horror the limbs the line had crossed slid off their bodies as though they had been cleanly cut off. Bones, muscles, nerves, and arteries didn't seem to realized they been cut until the blood sprayed all over the two anti's. Then they both screamed crying out in agony as the speaker became visible. Shade towered over them Soul Eater in hand.
"Thank you Rasets!" He said laughing. The two anti's were to busy trying to stop the bleeding that they didn't even care as Shade walked right over them and made his way after Drake.
Sanfransico, Underneath Alcatraz, 1352 hours day 3
"What the hell!?" Drake shouted looking down on what was before him.
The darkside he came to collect was a nearly skeletal corpse. The eyes were gone, the hair thinned and greyed, and the purple skin a brooding black. Johan leaned into examine the body.
"Looks like he's been dead for a while." Johan reported.
"I can say that you dimwit!" Drake snapped at Johan.
"So we came here for nothing sir? So much for my first mission." Anti Ross muttered.
Drake swore violently and kicked the corpse, foot breaking through the rib cage and ragged clothes.
"You really aren't to bright Drakey boy." Said a voice Darke instantly recognized.
"YOU!!" Drake howled.
Shade stood at the top of the stairs smirking at him.
"I don't see any sheep Drake, maybe an ass though." Shade replied.
"I don't get it." Ommadon said stupidly.
Shade sighed. "You weren't supposed to, you're the stupid one."
Ommadon's nostrils flared.
"I'll show you stupid! Ommadon smash!" Ommadon brough his fist down on Shade who side stepped. Ommadon gave a cry of pain as his finger's broke on the stone floor.
"As I was saying Drake." Shade said walking past all of Drake's guards. "You really should research your targets better."
Drake glared at him. "Oh really?"
"There's an old story about blood dripping down under Alcatraz and something feasting on it. They say that a trio of inmates tried to escape from the prison from the catacombs down here. Their bodies were found weeks later drained of blood and lying at the top of these stairs." Shade said.
"What are you getting at?" Drake snapped itching to wring the other Darksides neck.
"Come now Drake you should have seen the signs. After all one of your anti's had the same affliction as this darkside here." Shade said bringing Soul Eater's blade to the palm of his hand.
"What?" Drake said blinking in confusion.
Then to everyone's suprise Shade brought the blade across his palm and a trickle of blood dripped from his hand onto the floor. Johan frowned.
"I didn't know he was an emo." Johan said.
"I'm not. I had an emo period already. All I did was listen to that one song that emo's listen to." Shade replied.
"When were you emo?" Anti Ross asked.
"When your positive stole my origin story and made Ozzy happen. Thats the reason why you didn't show up sooner." Shade snapped.
"Oh." Anti Ross said rubbing the back of his head.
"Well this has been fun Shade." Drake said as he nodded to Johan and the Anti's. Ommadon rose to his feet nursing his hand. "But I'm afraid this is a final good bye." Drake finished smirking.
Johan swung out his whip and, in a second, wrapped Shade completly in it's length. Anti DM raised his staff. Shade smirked.
Then the there came a sound that got all of their attention and chilled the blood.
Thuck...
The sound of something wet running across a hard surface. Drake and the others of his group stared at the corpse while Shade grinned. The body had leaned forward and ran a black toung across the floor towards the blood and through it collecting as much as it could.
"What... What the the hell!!?" Drake shouted!
"This darkside." Shade continued. "Is a Vampire."
Then the head looked up the sunken eyes visible. They were a blood red and malicious.
"I'm hungery." It hissed.
London England, Hellsing Head Quarters, 2001 hours day 3
Ranger groaned and opened his eyes. He was lying on a bed with red sheets in a well furbished room. His gear lay on a table across the room along. He pulled himself out of the covers and discovered he was wearing dark green pajamas. He walked over to his stuff noting minor pain on his left shoulder. He pulled the neck hole wider and discovered a bandage placed over the mark. He pulled it off and grimaced. Their was a seal on his curse march, a series of penticals and circle with words in several langauge's around the edges.
He'd been against getting a seal on the mark but it seemed others had thought it was wise to make sure he wouldn't lose control again. He sighed as he picked up the Moon sword by the hilt and looked at the silver blue crescent moon. He hadn't lost control of the curse mark for a long time, not since it had leveled up and that had been months ago. Three months since that day in october when it had triggered against his will.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Who's there?" Ranger asked setting the Moon sword down and reaching for the grips of Sol and Luna.
"It's me." TSS's muffled voice said.
"Me who?" Ranger asked smirking.
"Me! Who the hell do you think!?" TSS shouted.
"Shadow just open the damn door." Nukid's voice said.
The door opened to admit the two of them, Tss holding a wine glass of blood. Ranger sat down on the bed lowering Sol and Luna.
"So what's the word?" Ranger asked.
"Integra wanted to wait until you'd woken up before telling us anything about why she wanted me to pick you up." TSS said looking into the mirrior which gave no reflection except his clothes and the blood filled wine glass in his hand.
"But you should know Anderson escaped. With a few more holes in him than usual." Nukid added.
"Integra's pretty pissed about that whole mess." TSS picked up. "She's been yelling the ear off of Enrico Maxwell since we got here."
Ranger smiled.
"That must have been fun." Ranger said heading over to his gear. Someone had disassembled his sheath network and clearly gone over Sol and Luna. The blades had remained untouched as had the shadow arms. He set to work disassmbling his pistols until they were only a pile of parts infront of him. Then with a surgeon's skill he began putting them back together.
"I take it someone took a look at my gear?"
"Walter," TSS answered. "Integra was making sure you weren't bugged except for bugs she wanted. And Walter wanted a look at the sheaths."
Ranger smiled, his weapons sheaths were nothing but clothe, leather, and buckles strung and stuck together so they would be in easy reach but concealed behind his cloak.
"So when do I have my little chat?" Ranger asked.
"Once she gets off the phone and you get yourself dressed." TSS said nudging Ranger's duffel bag.
"I'll get on it in a minute." Ranger replied loading Luna and pulling back the slide.
Sanfransico, Underneath Alcatraz, 1402 hours day 3
Everyone of Drakes underlings stared at the vampiric Darkside who grinned insanly at them. No one spoke. Finally Anti Ross spoke..
"What does he mean by..."
He got his answer before his question was finished. The darkside jumped on him and before he could stop it sunk it's fangs into Anti Ross's neck! Anti Ross's screamed died in his throat as his head came clean off! The shock of it was enough for Shade to strike back! Shade unleashed his Chaos wraith which broke through the thongs of Johan's whip and hovered over him ominusly! Drake looked in horror as Anti Ross's blood splashed everywhere!
"Fall back!" Drake shouted as Anti Neros, Anti Jean, and Anti DM turned on the spot to run. Before they could even mount the steps Shade shouted, "Scorpion's STING!"
Anti Neros's cry of pain died in his throat as the chain's of Shade's sycthed swords passed clean through his heart. He hung there dead on the chains liked a macber puppet. Drake, Ommadon, Johan, and the two unharmed Anti's fled up the steps. They soon came upon Anti Ranger and Anti DBV both nearly bleed out and going into shock.
"Grab them and run!" Drake screamed opening a dark portal. They worked out bound of Alcatraz but not in bound. They ran through not daring to look back.
Down in the catacombs the Vampire darkside let Anti Ross lifeless and dry body fall. He then turned on Shade as the other darkside pulled his chains out of Anti Neros. The body fell to the ground blood pooling around it.
"I take it you're the one who woke me up to this feast?" The Vampire hissed as his face became a full purple and his hair turned a bloody red. The shriveled hands were tied behind his back by the straight Jacket he wore. Shade nodded.
"How did you know?" Shade asked setting Soul Eater on his shoulder.
"Your blood tells me much." The other Darkside hissed.
"Ah, blood memories." Shade said smiling.
"Indeed. Shade Blood." The other darkside said stooping down to sniff Anti Neros's blood. "I know all about your little battle with... Drake I believe his name was?"
"Yes, Drake Ebon Darkstar." Shade answered. "And your name is Seige I believe?"
"In deed." Seige replied tasting Anti Neros's blood with his tounge. "I know you came here to ask me to join your forces. But..." He said raising his face from Anti Neros's corpse. "I want your word that I won't end up being used in the spell that creates a King class Darkside."
"That you have, I don't even know the spell." Shade replied.
Seige's eyes flashed to Soul Eater but only for a second. "The secret is closer than you think, Shade Blood."
Shade frowned glancing at Soul Eater, more questions about his sword flashed into his mind. He'd have to figure them all out later.
"Well then," he said, summoning a Dark Portal. "Shall we?"
Seige glanced at Anti Neros's body.
"I don't suppose I can get a bag can I?" Seige asked.
Ranger24: Next time, plans are made and a search begins. This party is just getting started people! Read and Review!
