Lord Makura: Hope you didn't fall far off that cliff! If you did, then I hope you're ok! ;)
Ludifer: I understand about the whole review thing! It was pissing me off too!!! Anyway, I was trying to think of something original with the plot for Seras that would include Darik. Believe it or not, it came to me as I was writing...as do all my ideas...pretty much! Glad you liked it anyway! We'll see how Seras turns out in the ass kicking dept:)
Doofus96: Would you like a cookie for being right? ;) Lairst will get his at some point! Trust me! Don't worry, this isn't a story I'm gonna let go of and forget about... :)
Demmie: It was a nasty cliffie, wasn't it? You don't know how pleased I am that you and everyone else has really liked the ancestor plot with Darik and Seras!! That little spin, as you call it, came to me as I was writing and I thought to myself, 'Hell, yeah! That'd make for an interesting story line I think!' I'm like you and love to see Seras be cruel to mean, evil sons of bitches:)
RisingGundam2006: Yes, damn cliffies! I just might use the insult! Thanx for the info on where it came from! I'd never have known it:)
MistressMizu: I'm flattered about how you feel about the story! I'm even more flabbergasted that you stayed up so late reading it and had to finish it in the morning! Thanx so much for your literary dedication!!!! You'll get you're wish on the romance, though, but for now, I wanted there to be more tension and high strung emotions racing around. Do I have enough yet? ;)
The Story Necromancer: Me and me cliffies suck...I'm sorry..I'd been trying to do better... I didn't tell you but I'd joined a group for fic writers called, 'Cliffy Writers Anonymous'! Isn't it great!!! ;) hehehe... you can kill me later... :)
deidara: Here's another cool chap just for your reading pleasure. :)
Blitz KriegHerr: I'm thrilled to know that you're "entranced" by another one of my stories:) Lairst will get his! Seras and Alucard will both get some in on him! Anyway...enjoy:)
A/N: Sorry guys that it took so long to update. I've been sick and then for those of you that didn't know...I went to see Hinder, December 10th! They rocked! Anyway, I hope that this chap was worth the wait for all of you. Read on, my friends.
Disclaimer: Check chapter 1. I do own Lairst, Seta, Darik and anyone else that doesn't originally belong to Hellsing.
A Small Secret Chapter 7: Games Vampires Play
Seras flew towards Lairst in a red haze. She'd instantly transformed from her regular vampire Seras to wacked out beserker Seras no time flat. At the last second, the her enemy jumped upwards avoiding her flying blow. Stopping, she threw out her right arm striking him on the neck, and knocking him backwards several steps. Lairst grabbed his throat and coughed. He couldn't believe that a little thing like her got such a hit in on him! He was perfectly astounded. The much taller vampire used his height to his advantage. Throwing several punches, which she still blocked, he lashed out quickly kicking her in the left side. He smiled at her moan. She was hurting and he was sure of it. Time for more fun, he thought. Seras stood up straight and tried to will away the pain throbbing in her side. All she could think of was that she hoped her baby was okay! The blow to her stomach really made her angry, adding to the already reddened haze covering her gaze.
Thinking carefully, she viciously attacked again with renewed energy with her punches and kicks. She placed a well timed kick to his mid section nailing him hard with her combat boot. Seras felt such triumphant glee well up inside. Take that, you bastard, she thought. The petite, female draculina moved to block again as Lairst swung forward hoping to knock her off balance and send her to the ground. He failed. Locked in heated combat, the two vampires traded blows so rapidly that the human eye couldn't possibly follow them. Seras fought against him using one of the best weapons she had available to her. Her smaller, quicker size and her adversary wasn't prepared for the fact that she'd trained in martial arts and aerial hand to hand combat. She easily flipped around and over him causing him to constantly shift his position so he wouldn't loose his ground. Suddenly, Lairst thrust a long,silver blade in her direction. It sank into her flesh at her shoulder and she screamed from the pain.
Meanwhile back in the mansion, in Sir Integra's study, Alucard fell to his knees from Seras' pain and her scream echoing in his head. Integra instantly arose and went to him. Touching his shoulder she asked, "Is it Seras?" The heiress was worried about what could bring him to his knees grabbing his head and wincing in pain. Alucard, himself, laughed at pain but something really bad had to happen to have him reacting this way.
He glanced up at Integra through angry eyes. "Lairst stabbed her with a silver blade. She wasn't aware that I was linked with her and I saw it all happen."
"Alucard, what will happen to the baby if it's a silver blade?"
Grimly, he stared at her as if he didn't even want to consider the matter. "Depending on the form and strength of it, it's enough to cripple and kill a normal vampire. That much you know. However, we have no idea how the baby's doing and I'm afraid since his blood and Seras' are constantly intermixing that he will die. His little system won't be able to handle the onslaught of deadly material bombarding him.
Integra worriedly watched him. She could tell whenver Seras suffered a blow and was brought down momentarily. Alucard would show it in his stance and facial expressions. Bending down on her knees, she was still unable to be on eye to eye level because of his height, she took hold of each side of his face to steady him. "Alucard, break away from her...now! I need your full attention for what I'm going to say."
That got his attention and crimson eyes intelligently stared into her blue ones. He ground out between his teeth, "I'm here, my master." That's all he said. He was pissed at having to leave Seras alone in her solitary fight. She needed him and her body was wearing out and fast. He could hear the baby calling for him too. His blood was enraged their pain. He would introduce Lairst, personally, to the concept of torture, pain and hell when he wrapped his extremely long fingers around his throat. Visions of his ripping out Lairst's throat gave him small consolation and he grinned maddeningly.
Integra alarmed by his smile, whispered, "Alucard?" Snapping back to reality, his silky voice answered, "I'm here. I was already envisioning the punishment for this piece of vampire trash. In fact, cockroaches have more class than he does." A small chaotic laugh escaped his lips filling the room with it's dark intentions. His attention back on Integra, he said, "You were saying?"
The pale blond suppressed a shudder from hearing that laugh. "Oh, yes. Go to Seras, Alucard. Help her. And I give you all the approval you need to bury this son of a bitch! Now go!" Integra quickly stood up and half jerked, half helped the absurdly tall vampire to his feet, not that he needed the help. Mentally she intructed him to use any and all means necessary for their adversary's destruction. She wanted him dead and fast!
He glanced at her through his psychotic eyes and he knew that she would stay out of his way, allowing him any means necessary to win. Coldly, he called out, "Ready or not, Lairst, here I come!" He vanished before his master could utter another word.
Integra stared at his vacated position in stony silence. For the first time in her life, fear was beginning to wheedle it's way into her heart and mind. Damn that emotion! She hated it worse than tears. Fear was for the weak and she was anything but weak! She sent a prayer to the heavens for Alucard and hoped that he would be victorious! Hellsing's leader and inspiration went to sit back at her desk to comtemplate ways to eliminate this threat should Alucard fail, which wasn't even an option. Thinking to herself, she entertained the slight possibility that her ace in the hole might've finally met his match and that they may be completely over their heads.
Back out on the impromptu battlefield, Lairst had already jerked his sword from Seras, stabbing her several more times. Seras retalitated by whipping out, Pain, her gun that was identical to Alucard's jackal, only it's size scaled down to fit in her tiny hands. Pointing it at his chest, she fired. Immediately she felt the rush over the uncomfortable twinges she caused him. She'd become as Alucard and enjoyed an enemy's pain. Their hurt and suffering gave her power with an adrenaline laced surge, just the same as drinking blood from a mortal with an adrenaline rush, such as fear.
"Now, Seras, is that any way to treat your intended?", Lairst reprimanded her with a sly grin.
"Intended what? You mean my intended pain in the ass? Other than that...intended doesn't extend to you! Or have you forgotten that I belong to someone else? And have you also forgotten that I carry his child?" She felt such hate welling inside. She wanted to kill him as expediently as was possible and head back to the mansion. Her side was really killing her, as was her multiple stab wounds with dark blood slowly oozing out. The female vampire knew it was just a matter of time before her body gave out from exhaustion and blood loss. The effects were already beginning to take their toll on the pregnant draculina. Making matters worse, she could feel her baby's pain and feel him reaching out to her, calling out to her. There wasn't much she could do until she'd gotten rid of this persistant pest. The lascivious manner in which he was staring at her made her want to get sick. Weakness was creeping in and she fought it the best she could. Unfortunately, if she gave in now, Lairst would win and there was no way in hell that she'd willingly give up-ever!
"What's the matter, Seras? Feeling a little weak yet? I'm going to be the victor and there's nothing you can do about it!" His laughter rang out in the surrounding air, menacing as it was cold.
Pissed off even more, Seras lifted Pain a second time and fired. She effectively hit her premeditated target with no problems. She laughed at the pain that sang out in his voice and the the yell that followed it.
"You bitch! You'll most assuredly pay for that! After I'm done fulfilling this prophecy, you'll die a most horrible death and if your lover survives, he'll find you scattered in pieces!"
Scornfully, she scoffed at his threats. "Lairst, if I had a dick, right about now is where I'd tell you to come suck it! All you can do is make idle threats that are no good. Until you show me something to be afraid of then you can lay there and mourn your male parts that I just blew to kingdom come. But then again, you'll regenerate them so there's no point in crying over spilled milk. or should I say there's no point in crying over bloody stumps!" Musical, taunting laughter washed over him and erased his earlier cruel sounds of premature victory.
Using his powers attained through the absorbtion of many Guardians, he unleashed his revenge. Evil laughter grew louder as he saw the horror on her face. "So, Seras, tell me what it's like having the fight one that you love? Is it difficult or easy? If it's easy, then does that mean that you never truly loved them? Such a philosophical question. Can you answer it without thinking?" His eyes ridiculed her with a mocking glare, sweeping over the many wounds he created and thoroughly enjoying her suffering.
Swallowing hard, the wounded blond stared in disbelief at the form that stood in front of her now. The flowing black hair, the impossible height that he gazed down at her from, and the eyes that had once lovingly and protectively watched over her; sharing the love that she'd felt was no longer existent. This time, he stared down at her in hate, in disgust. It was almost as if he was hunting her and she'd become one of the freaks he actively destroyed in God's, the Queen's and Hellsing's names. Seras frantically searched her brain for answers. If she was going to have to fight him, basically she was screwed! He was her master and not free as of yet, so there was no way she could fight him on equal ground. Her love would decimate her, kill their child and ultimately destroy what was left of their love. Why would Alucard have switched sides? What prompted that change? Seras was so confused she could barely think straight. Surely this being in front of her wasn't Alucard. She couldn't imagine him joining the evil side for any reason. It's not like Lairst could offer him his freedom. There was only one way he'd get that and that was for Integra Hellsing to free him by allowing him to drink from her. Just what exactly was going on here?
Her master leapt at her forcing her to jump backwards. He threw punch and blow after blow making contact with each hit. Alucard grinned maniacally as Seras tried in vain to block everything thrown in her direction, time after time failing miserably. Rearing back, he paused before he could release his intended action when Seras interrupted him.
Tears streaming down her face, she screamed, "Alucard! What about our baby? Do this and you kill him along with me! Is that what you want?" Intuitively she already knew he wouldn't stop, even after her emotional pleas, so she resolutely said to hell with it and was going to fight back. She had to or her unborn child and herself would die, but not before her damned enemy could complete the prophecy. A stone cold expression took over as she wiped away her remaining tears.
Coldly, she smiled and said, "Bring it on. You're mine asshole!" Seras' back straightened rigidly as she prepared herself for their fight to resume. Fury fueled her, pushing her momentum further; faster than before. Her emotions were black with rage. Rage that her enemy would dare use her lover and the father of her child against her. Well, she thought, fuck him! I'll fight and make his plan backfire right in his face! Spinning around Alucard, she avoided his blows or blocked them, then she quickly swiped her hand across his side digging her nails into his flesh and raking them deep. Triumphantly, her crimson eyes gleamed. "Aw, come on! The real Alucard wouldn't even let me get a hit much less inflict a deep wound like that! You're falling down on the job, Lairst! Your imitation isn't even half the vampire that the real Alucard is."
Across the way, a pair of narrowed, red eyes glowed in the darkness watching his mate in pride. At first he'd been alarmed when he'd arrived and found that their adversary had summoned a creature that was an exact physical replica of him. Could Seras fight it? That's the very question he'd asked himself until he saw her in action. Her words further spurred his pride in her. She was so confident that he wouldn't allow her to land a hit and she was right. She was so much more correct when she stated that he wouldn't have let her cause a wound like that on him in the first place. The petite blond, even as powerful as she'd become lately, wouldn't have been able to get within ten feet to hurt him. It sounded cruel, but he wanted her to be strong and he didn't want her to feel as if he'd coddled her in their simulated fights. He'd do for her what he hadn't done for his previous fledglings. He trained her right and forced her to accept the dark half of herself while allowing her to retain her precarious hold on her humanity since it had meant so much to her. His thoughts turned back to the battle at hand and he observed patiently, sure that his bride would win. But then again, she was clashing with a version of him so how fair was that?
Seras' chest heaved heavily despite the fact the she no longer needed air to breathe. Her body was on the way to giving out on her. The scene in front of her wavered with her blurring vision. Her crimson eyes widened in fear when she witnessed what was about to happen. Alucard's replica retrieved his Jackal from inside his coat. Aiming it at her, he fired directly at her chest and the draculina collapsed to the ground.
The real Alucard screamed her name in fear. Up until now, fear had been a foreign emotion to him. But anywhere and anytime Seras was concerned it didn't matter. He'd swallow his pride to protect her however and with whatever it took. His gaze narrowed as he watched his replica melt back into Lairst's form. "What the hell?"
Lairst bent down gently scooping Seras off the hard, bloody ground, decorated in her essence flowing from her battered body. Flashing a rather bragging look towards Alucard, he spoke matter of factly. "She's now mine and the prophecy can finally be realized and fulfilled. Farewell for now, Alucard. Until we meet again, enemy mine." The evil red headed vampire holding Seras disappeared from sight before Alucard could react.
Hellsing's hunter's eyes glowed with a fiery rage unchecked, his blood rushing through his veins eager to absolutely obliterate something. It didn't matter what. Alucard transformed into a black wolf and took off running into the night. He'd maim and destroy before the night was over and that in itself was a promise! He had to try and track down Seras. Who knew what that depraved bastard would do to her in her critically injured state. And to top off his worries, he felt the link with their baby rapidly fading as well as hers. There would be nothing in this world safe if something should happen to either of them. Evil creatures of the night would be reminded of why, in his former mortal existence, he's been called, "The Impaler". He'd return to his ways of wreaking havoc and destruction until his master would be forced to bind him back into his prison down in the basement.
"Alucard?" The sound of her voice was faint and in terrible pain. She'd been trying to hold on just for him. To prove to him she was no weakling and she could hold her own on the playing field. She'd done her best and pleased him greatly.
"Seras." Relief flooded through him just to hear her voice. The sound eased his torment somewhat. Easing her worries, he replied back, "Seras, I'm coming for you. Just hold on and don't give up. Be the No Life Queen I'm preparing you to be. You have it in you. If anything, your words and actions tomight and in the last few nights have proved it many times over. Together we'll make this bastard pay. Sound good to you?"
Her voice fainter than before, he didn't know for sure if it was due to increased distance or not, reassured his chaotic emotions swimming in his mind. "Sounds wonderful! Together. We'll be a team again. Look forward to it. Alucard?" Their link died off without a further sound from his beloved. He tried to get her back, but there was no reply. Increasingly worried, Alucard put on speed, padding through the streets of London searching for his bride. Black rage filled his heart and mind and he sent his venomous words winging into the shadowed night. "Lairst, you'll pay for what you've done. There's nowhere you can run where I won't find you. There'll be no one who can hide you from me! All the demons of Hell will feast on your flesh and I will bear witness to your death over and over coupled with pain and suffering as you've never known. I'm coming for you! Prepare yourself to die!"r
Dark, hateful and menacing laughter filled the night following Alucard's threat. The gauntlet had been thrown. The battle would soon wage for supremacy and for the right to live.
A/N: Sorry for another cliffy... but I've still got Christmas shopping to do and I've got to go do that and I at least wanted to give you this chapter. I'll try to update again by Monday, if I can get enough reviews and prods! ;) Lemme know what you thought... I wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas! Have a safe and happy one! nlightnd
