Hellsings Newest Member
Chapter 7
Dark Days
Automatic gunfire echoed throughout the parking garage. The man with the southern accent was sending a hail of gunfire toward Seras and her men, laughing like a madman the entire time. Two men were killed as bullets tore through their bodies, they didn't have a chance. The rest of them took cover behind other parked vehicles.
"You think those cars are gonna stop my bullets!" The man shouted.
He then threw down his submachine gun and aimed his large assault rifle at the cars the men were hiding behind and opened fire. The roar from the large rifle was deafening in the small-enclosed area. The rounds tore through the cars like a hot knife through butter, striking some soldiers. The man was using armor piercing rounds. Glass and chunks of metal were flying all over the place. Seras then ordered one of the soldiers to hand her a grenade, he did as he was told. She pulled the pin and tossed it in the mans direction. A loud explosion roared through entire building and the gunfire ceased.
"Open fire!" Seras shouted.
All the soldiers that were hiding popped up from where they were and opened fire at where the man was. To their surprise they opened fire at nothing, the man had vanished. The smell of gunpowder and smoke filled the area. Seras ordered a small group of men that were on her far left to see if they could find him. Seras suddenly heard a small click and saw a small black object land amongst the group of men, before she knew what it was, an explosion tore through her men. More gunfire erupted killing more of her surviving soldiers. She ran over to a soldier lying on the ground and knelt down to help him up. She stopped when she saw that the entire left side of his face was blown off.
She was starting to feel true fear. She hadn't felt like this since her last run in with Alexander Anderson and Incognito. This freak was killing off her men. Men she is responsible for. She was snapped out of her thinking when she heard the panicked shouting of one of the soldiers.
"Officer Seras! What are your orders!" The soldier asked in panic.
Seras scanned the area for the man that was massacring her men. There was no sign of him. She looked at her remaining soldiers, there were only seven left.
"I want the rest of us to stay in a small group together, now. I want all of us to face in every direction and when you see him, open fire. We are going to try to get back to our vehicles and get out of here. We don't stand a chance at this rate. We have to retreat." Seras ordered.
The men did as they were ordered, they formed a small circle and faced in different directions. Their guns were prepared to fire on anything that moved. Suddenly, the man appeared out of nowhere and fired off a few rounds striking one of the soldiers in the chest. He fell to the ground dead. As soon as the man appeared his body turned into a black smoke and he disappeared.
"Holy shit! Did you see that!" A soldier shouted.
"What?" Seras asked.
"That guy just disappeared! He appeared then his body jus-", the soldier was cut off when a bullet struck him in the temple spattering brain matter on his fellow soldiers. The five remaining soldiers panicked and spread out. Three hid behind a small Honda Civic and the other two still remained with Seras.
"Get back here, now! That's an order!" Seras shouted, but it was of no use. The men were too frightened to come out from hiding.
Seras decided she would stay with them, she couldn't leave them behind. She then tried to focus on where the freak was. She couldn't pin down his location until she noticed him standing on top of the ceiling as if he were a bat. She didn't know how the hell he could do that. She had never seen a freak that could do that. The freak aimed his rifle at the three men hiding behind the Honda. Before she could fire off a shot at him, he fired his grenade launcher. The explosive round struck the car blowing it up along with the three soldiers. Seras and the two remaining men went flying, due to the force of the blast. Seras quickly got up, unharmed by the explosion. The two other soldiers weren't as lucky. One soldier was dead, the other one had his leg blown off. Seras rushed to his aid.
"Oh, God. Don't move, I'll see if I can stop the bleeding." Seras said as she quickly looked around to see if that freak was close by.
"I-I wanna go home. I wanna go home." The soldier cried, he was in shock.
"Shhh, don't talk." Seras said, tears of blood were beginning to form at the base of her eyes. She ripped a part of her uniform off and tied it around the soldier's bloody stump. He yelled in pain. Seras did all she could, she just had get them out alive. She drew her pistol out from her holster and looked around for the freak.
"Where the hell did he go?" She said to herself.
"Right here." A voice said.
Horror crept through her body as she slowly turned to be face to face with the freak. He didn't have his assault rifle anymore, just a large Colt .45 aimed at her head. He gave her an insane grin as he lowered his gun and fired a round in her leg. A sharp pain shot up her leg as she fell to the ground holding her wound. The gunshot actually hurt her.
"Bet that hurt. These silver bullets hurt like a bitch, don't they?" The freak chuckled.
Seras didn't respond. She just glared at him. Thoughts raced through her head. She realized that if a miracle didn't happen, she would die right here.
"Well aren't you just the prettiest thing. You got a nice body and a fine ass, if I do say so." The freak said with a wicked smile.
"Fuck you." Seras said as she spat into his face.
The freak put his head back a little as if he were stunned then began to chuckle. He opened his mouth and pointed at it, "Oh yeah. Next time make it in my mouth."
"If you're going to kill me just get it over with." Seras said in an angry and defiant tone.
"Kill you? Now why would I wanna kill a pretty little girl like you? Be a waste to kill such a sexy thing like you. You know, in all honesty, I'm gettin pretty hard just looking at ya. How would you like me to be your first?" The freak said.
"No thanks. I don't want your little tootsie roll dick." Seras said with a smile.
"Oooo, you got a mouth on you. Some one should show you how to use it." The freak said as he grabbed his crotch.
"Go ahead. I'll bite it off." Seras spat back.
"Now, now, I take offense in such harsh talk like that. You wouldn't want me to take out my anger on your little buddy over there, now would you?" The man asked as he pointed over to the one legged soldier.
"Leave him alone. He can't hurt you." Seras pleaded.
The man smiled, "It's so much more fun when they can't fight back, though."
He slowly walked over to the soldier and aimed his .45 at the soldier's head. He looked back at Seras who was now pointing her pistol at him. She pulled the trigger and he disappeared in a cloud of black smoke. He then reappeared behind her and he kicked the gun out of her hand and shot her in her right arm. She yelled in pain and laid on the ground holding her arm.
"Just for that shit, I'm gonna torture that fucker over there and you are gonna watch." He said in anger.
He walked over to the soldier and pulled out a knife from a small holster by his ankle.
"If you would have just stayed there and not tried any shit, this man could have died a quick and painless death, but now he won't have that luxury." The man said as he knelt down to the soldier and brought his knife close to the soldiers left eye. The soldier was still in shock and wasn't aware of what was about to happen until the freak stuck the knife underneath the soldiers eyeball and cut it out. The soldier screamed and kicked trying to escape the freaks torture, but it was of no use. Seras cried as she begged for the freak to stop. After removing both of the soldier's eyes he walked over to a sobbing Seras and dropped both eyeballs in front of her. She looked over to the soldier and could see the hollow openings from where his eyes used to be. He wasn't moving.
"J-just kill me." Seras sobbed.
"I told you, girlie. I don't want to kill ya. I 'd rather fuck ya." The freak said with a lecherous grin.
"You're a sick, twisted bastard, and you'll get what's coming to you in the end. People like you always do." Seras promised.
"Ooooo, I'm scared. You're gonna be what's coming to me. I'll fuck you so hard that you'll be moaning like a cat in heat, but until that day comes, I bid you goodnight." The freak said as he pistol-whipped Seras across her head knocking her unconscious.
"W-w-who are you?" The frightened young boy asked.
"My name is Michael. I'm here to help. I am with the police." Michael lied.
The boy gave Mike a look over, "Y-you don't look like a cop."
"I'm with a special branch of the police force." Michael replied.
"Is that scary man gone?" The boy asked, his face was getting pale and small sweat beads were forming around his forehead.
"Yeah, he isn't here anymore." Michael reassured, he was wondering what man this boy was talking about. "What did that man do?"
"I saw him bite my daddy on the neck. After that he hit my mommy and started to yell at her. I came in here and hid. I heard him yelling some more and then I could here him in Miranda's room. She was screaming. I-I didn't know what to do. I think he killed her." The boy said as he began to cry.
Mike tried to comfort him, "What's your name?"
"J-James." He replied.
"Well, James, that man is gone, he won't hurt you anymore," Mikes eyes then went to the bite on James's arm, "How did you get that bite?"
James looked at it, "My daddy bit me. I heard my mommy scream so I came back out. I couldn't see that scary man so I went to go see why my mommy was screaming. D-daddy was biting her. He saw me and he chased me to my room, before I shut the door he bit me on the arm." James explained.
Mike sighed, "I see."
Just then some gunshots came from the kitchen and then Tim entered the room. He saw Mike sitting next to James. He saw the bite on his are and grimaced. Mike nodded, he felt the same sentiments that Tim felt.
"I-I'll go tell the captain." Tim said as he turned around and left.
"Who was that?" James asked.
"One of the other police officers." Mike answered.
James began to cough rather violently, his face was becoming more pale "Mr. Mike, I don't feel good and I'm really tired."
Mike knew why, this boy was dying and once he did he would become a mindless ghoul. Mike was used to shooting ghouls, but they were just soulless beings, he never got to talk to the person before they became one.
"A-am I going to die?" James asked.
Mike didn't know how to reply, so he just lied, "No, you should just lay down and rest. The doctors w-will be here shortly."
"Ok." James said as he quietly laid down. James could tell by the look on Mikes face that he wasn't going to make it. "You know, Mr. Mike, I don't mind dying. I'll get to see my family again."
Mike looked at the young boy in surprise, he wasn't sure how he knew his family was dead and how he knew he was going to die, but he did.
"Is it going to hurt when I die?" James asked.
"I-I don't know." Mike said as a tear of blood ran down his cheek.
"It doesn't hurt right now, I just feel," James paused as he took in a deep breath, "really tired."
"I-I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner." Mike said trying not to cry.
"Don't be. I'm glad…you were here..to talk with me." James said with a weak smile, "Thank….you." He said with his last breath as his eyes closed.
Mike looked at his lifeless body, he wanted to break down and sob, but he didn't. He stood up and pulled out the Raven then aimed it at James's body and waited. Suddenly, James's eyes opened revealing those soulless white eyes that Michael hated so much. James rose up, but not as himself, but as a lifeless ghoul that craved flesh. The ghoul that was James walked slowly toward Michael. Mike pointed his gun at James head, said a short prayer then pulled the trigger.
Integra heard the gunshot from inside the house and she knew what that meant. Captain Davis had informed her of what Michael was doing. She decided to let him stay with the boy until he turned into a ghoul. She laid back on the seat of her car and pulled out a cigar from her coat pocket and lit it. Walter was sitting at the drivers seat awaiting further instruction, and Alucard was sitting next to her. He had a rather serious look on his face, which for some reason, made her uncomfortable.
Integra still had yet to talk with Michael. He was supposed to talk with her once he woke up earlier, but then all this happened. There was still no word on Seras and the new recruits. Integra looked out the window just as Michael was coming out the front door of the house. He had a face that showed no emotion. She half expected him to come out crying or screaming and yelling profanity, but he didn't. It was as if all his emotions had left him. Despite his emotionless face, tears of blood ran down his face. Michael walked over to Davis to tell him something, most likely that all the targets have been eliminated. Davis then pointed towards Integra's direction, Michael nodded then saluted and headed over to where Integra was. He wiped the bloody tears off his face as walked towards Integra's location. She rolled down her window as Mike reached her.
"You wanted to see me ma'am?" Mike said, his voice didn't have a shred of emotion in it.
"Yes, you will be driving back with me, we still have some things to discuss." Integra said.
"Yes, ma'am." Mike said as he got in on the other side of the car and sat next to her.
Walter started the car and began to drive. Michael sat as far away as possible from Integra his master. The look in his eyes disturbed her.
"I am sorry about the young boy, Mr. Kane." Integra said.
"Me, too." Mike said quietly.
"I know this must be hard on you, and as difficult it is to hear, there was nothing you could have done to save him. Don't blame yourself, if anything blame the damned freak that caused this." Integra said.
Mike was silent for a moment, he looked at Alucard then back at Integra, then he spoke, "I don't blame myself, ma'am. Once I pulled that trigger I made a promise to myself that when I find the fucker that did this, I'm gonna to make him suffer a death ten times as painful than what he did to that boys family. I'm gonna make him beg for a quick death, but I won't give it to him. I'll make hell seem like a fucking pleasure cruise to whoever did this." Mike said quietly, but every word was filled with a deep hatred to the freak that caused that boys death and his eyes yearned for revenge.
Walter didn't say a word, and Integra was a bit stunned at what Mike said, she was even more stunned at how calm he was, but she knew that deep down he was hurting. What really bothered her was how quiet he was. His calmness was creepy. It reminded her of Alucard for some reason. With that thought, Alucard grinned, "Such violent thoughts, college boy. And to think that a child could spark such an attitude."
"Shut the hell up. You weren't there. You didn't see him slowly die then come back to life as a ghoul and have to kill him. So you keep your damn mouth shut." Mike said in a deadly tone.
"I have seen and done far worse things than that, college boy." Alucard said.
"Well, good for you. Do you want a cookie?" Mike said sarcastically.
"I'd love one." Alucard teased.
Mike rolled his eyes in annoyance, he wasn't in the mood for Alucard's teasing. His mind kept on playing back that little boy he just killed.
"Stop thinking about it, college boy. What's done is done. You did the boy a favor. Do you think he would want to be a mindless ghoul whose soul purpose is to feed on flesh?" Alucard said.
"No he wouldn't, master, but that's not the point." Mike replied.
"Then what is the point, college boy? That the boy was to young to die? That you feel bad that you had to kill him? Well let me tell you something, college boy, bad things happen all the time around the world and there's nothing you can do about it. That's just the way the things are. So stop your pathetic pouting and get over it." Alucard said.
Mike wanted to punch Alucard in the face as hard as he could, but what his master said was right. He would never admit it though. The thought of what he did was tearing him up on the inside.
"Are you two done chatting?" Integra asked with annoyance, "I wanted to talk to you, Mr. Kane, about your suspension on leaving the mansion. I was hoping to talk with you after you woke up earlier today, but you were called out. Your suspension is still in effect. You are to remain in the mansion at all times unless they are some extreme circumstances or you are out on a mission, understood?"
"Yes, ma'am." Mike said.
"Good, because if you attack my men once more, I won't hesitate to have you exterminated." Integra said.
Mike glared at Integra, her icy stare did not falter, she was serious.
"Have me exterminated? I feel so loved. Then my dad and sister can have a real funereal for me." Mike said sarcastically.
"I can't have you attacking men because they made you mad, Mr. Kane. You can kill one of them by throwing a hard enough punch if you wanted." Integra said.
"Well, maybe you should tell your stupid fucking men to not insult me and my family, then we wouldn't be having this discussion." Mike snapped back.
"Watch your tongue, Mr. Kane. You need to control that temper of yours. Going around and beating up men that call you and your family names proves to them that they won and they know what makes you mad. If they start bothering you just think on your feet and say a witty come back. That works so much better than beating them up and throwing a tantrum like a child." Integra explained.
"But beating up people can be quite fun, master." Alucard grinned.
"Shut up, Alucard." Integra replied with annoyance.
Alucard smiled and looked at Michael.
"While we are on the subject of punishment, I still owe you a punishment as well, college boy. You haven't forgotten our little chat have you? You got caught by Integra, so I owe you one." Alucard said in Michael's head.
Mike looked at Alucard with a glare. He had a pretty good idea of what his master had planned for him. He didn't want to think about it. He was just to emotionally drained. Alucard was about to speak when suddenly, his face went deadly serious. Michael gave him a curious look.
"What's wrong?" Mike asked.
"It's the police girl. She and her men have run into a bit of trouble." As soon as Alucard said that he disappeared from the car.
Integra quickly called up Captain Davis, "Captain, I want to you send the men to Officer Victoria's location, immediately." She then hung up the phone and looked at Michael.
"Do you think it's that bad?" Mike asked with a little worry in his voice.
Integra was somewhat relieved to see a bit of emotion in Michael once again, "You saw Alucards face. Whatever happened to them can't be good at all." Integra said in a serious tone.
Alucard appeared in the parking garage and surveyed the area. Bodies of Hellsing Soldiers littered the ground. There was no trace of the freak that did this. Alucard quickly found his fledging lying on the ground, she was unconscious, but still alive or as alive as a vampire can be. He noticed her gunshot wounds and realized that whoever attacked them knew to use silver bullets. He gently picked her up and began to walk down to the bottom floor. Sirens could be heard in the distance. Seras began to stir slightly and mumbled some incoherent words. At the bottom floor, Hellsing soldiers greeted him as well as Integra and his fledgling.
"Your men are going to have some cleaning up to do on the fourth floor. All the soldiers up there are dead. The police girl has sustained some injuries as well, but she will heal within a day or so. I escort her back to the mansion myself." Alucard explained.
"Do you know who did this?" Integra asked.
"I know it was a freak and I know what his face looks like. I peaked into the police girl's head. He's American. That's all I know." Alucard replied.
"Very well. Take her back," Integra said she then turned to Michael, "Mr. Kane, you are to come with me." She ordered as she got back in her car, Michael followed.
Alucard disappeared with Seras, and Walter began to drive Integra and Michael back to the mansion. She had the Captain Davis take care of the men on the fourth floor. She hated losing men. She hated going to the funerals and seeing their wives and children weep. The burden of those men's lives was on her shoulders. She had lost almost all her new recruits in one night. The stress was piling up. Unbeknownst to her, Mike was watching her. Even though her face was calm he knew what she was thinking and feeling. He remembered her telling him that she was responsible for her men. He could only imagine what she was feeling.
"I know I can't say anything that will make you feel better, ma'am. I'm kinda feeling like you are right now. You lost some soldiers and I killed a boy. I can't comfort you, but I promise you that I will find the freak that caused all this and I will make him suffer." Mike promised.
Integra looked at him. She was silent for a moment then she said, "I hope you find him soon in that case, Mr. Kane."
"You should have seen it! I killed every last of those Hellsing fuckers except that fledging girl. I gotta tell ya, Morrigan, she was pretty hot. I bet she'd be great in bed." Zed bragged.
"Glad you had fun. You took your time as I expected you would." She replied in a bored manner.
"I got back pretty quickly though. Only took me half a day to get back once I had done my deed. I bet that Integra bitch has her panties in a twist about the whole thing." Zed chuckled.
"I'm sure she does. I just hope you didn't attract any attention to myself." Morrigan said.
"Hell no. You can continue on trying to free the boss. By the way, how is that going?" Zed asked.
"Rather well. I have three more spells to break and he should be free. Unfortunately, the last three have proved to be rather difficult. Once I release the first one, though, his presence will be felt by every vampire and other creature of the dark. They will know who is coming." Morrigan said her tone more cheerful.
Zed smiled, "That's good news. I have to say I'm in quite the good mood. I-" Zed stopped as he heard a noise from outside.
"Did you hear that?" Zed asked.
Morrigan lifted her head up then disappeared. Zed looked around to see where she had gone when she suddenly appeared in front of him only this time she was holding a young man in a chokehold. He had a crucifix around his neck and listening equipment.
"Looks like I found a spy, and from the Iscariot organization no less. What are you doing here, Catholic?" Morrigan asked.
"Its to late. I have already warned Iscariot what you are planning to do. They will be here to stop you." The young man said defiantly.
"Oh really? Well, to bad for them. When they get here they can witness the wrath of my master. As for you, I'll leave you in the trusting hands of my servant." Morrigan said.
Zed smiled, "Yummy, fresh meat. I haven't had anything to eat in a while, but since you went and told those bastards at the Vatican what we are planning to do, I'll make you die extra slowly. Morrigan, hold him here, I'm going to get a few tools."
"Seras? You there? Is it alright if I come in?" Mike asked.
"Sure." came her voice.
Michael slowly opened the door and found her sitting on her bed. She looked dazed. She was staring off into space like a catatonic person.
"You ok?" Mike asked as he took a seat on a chair at her table.
"Yeah. My wounds have healed up nicely." She replied in a monotone voice.
"I wasn't talking about your wounds." Mike said.
She slowly turned her head to look at him. She looked as if she was going to cry, "Have you heard anything about that soldier that had his eyes taken out? I-is he going to live?"
Michael looked to the ground, he knew what happened, "No, I haven't heard anything."
"Oh, I should see if he's ok." She said, her voice was very soft.
Mike sighed, "Yeah."
She looked at Michael. She noticed he had bags under his eyes. It looked as if he hadn't got any sleep in a while. She had heard what happened the other day, how he had to kill a young boy. It looked as if they both had experienced some horrific things. She couldn't imagine shooting a young boy even if he had turned into a ghoul.
"Are you having trouble sleeping?" She asked.
"How could you tell?" He chuckled, "It's the bags under my eyes, huh? Who knew vampires get bags under their eyes too," He paused for a second, "I still see his face when I close my eyes."
"Do you mean the little boy?" Seras nervously asked.
Mike nodded, "His name was James. I can't sleep, I keep on seeing him in my head."
"I know the feeling." Seras softly said. She kept on having nightmares of that freak vampire she encountered. His horrifying face and the torture he inflicted on that helpless soldier haunted her dreams.
"Have you ever thought what your life would be like if you never were changed into a vampire?" Mike asked.
"Many times. I honestly don't know how it would be. I could've taken so many different directions with my life, but that will never happen. I'd probably still be working as a police officer. How about you, do you think about it?" She asked.
"All the time. I probably would still be in college studying my ass off for tests. Then I would finally get my Bachelors degree in business. I could help run my dads company and life would continue in that direction." Michael explained.
"You don't really appreciate your boring old life until it's taken away from you." Seras said.
Mike chuckled slightly, "You got that right."
Morrigan was chanting incantations towards the glowing orb that held her master captive. Upstairs she could hear the tortured screaming of the Iscariot agent. Zed decided to use the hacksaw to sever the agent's limbs slowly. He always thought up of the most disturbing and painful ways to torture his victims. That was one of the few things she liked about him. His mind was already twisted when she turned him, now he was just more powerful and bloodthirsty.
As she was chanting she could see the orb glowing a brighter and brighter. She knew she was close to breaking one of the three seals. Her excitement began to rise. She chanted one last line and the orb suddenly changed to a dark red color. Morrigan could feel his presence. It was intoxicating. She loved the feel of it. The entire room began to darken and Morrigan began to genuinely smile.
Michael was walking down the long corridor back to his room when he felt it. It was a feeling that one got when a stranger has broken into your house and you are all alone, or when you wake up from a nightmare and can't go back to sleep because you are to scared. It was the feeling of impending danger, a danger you cannot see but you know its there.
The lights in the corridor began to flicker on and off. Noises from the end of corridor could be heard. It sounded like voices mixed with growling.
"M-master? Is that you?" Mike nervously asked.
The noises stopped abruptly. There was complete silence and for a moment Mike calmed. Suddenly the lights began to flicker even more, and more noises could be heard. The more the lights flickered the louder they would get. Mike couldn't see what was making the noises, but they were more distinct now. It was the noise of metal banging and low guttural growling, all blended into one horrific noise. The lights began to go off and on and finally off. The dark was so thick that it was difficult for his vampiric eyes to see through it, then the lights came back on and what Mike saw terrified him. The walls of the corridor where run down and covered in blood, the lights looked old, as if they hadn't been used in years.
Panic began to creep into Mike. He began to run towards his room and when he reached his door the word "MICHAEL" was crudely written on his door in blood. He mustered up the courage to enter his room. He turned on the lights and he wasn't sure if it was his room. The wall was covered in weird symbols that were drawn from blood. The entire room looked rundown, as if no one had been occupying it for years. There was a disgusting stench in the air that would have made any normal human gag. Just then, a loud bang was heard from his door. Mike jumped in horror. A voice could be heard on the other side.
"Michael." Came a creepy whisper.
Mike didn't answer, he was to scared.
"Michael, come join us." The whisper beckoned.
"Leave me alone!" Mike shouted.
"Join us, Michael." The whisper said teasingly.
"Leave me the fuck alone! Just go away!"
The whisper laughed and whole hoard of creepy laughs and screams came from the other side of the door.
Suddenly the banging continued. It got louder and faster and continued at this pace. Just as the door opened Mike closed his eyes. He wanted out of this hell, whatever came through the door Mike just begged for it to leave. He refused to see what horrible thing came through the door.
Once Michael left her room, Seras decided to get some shuteye. It was a little early to be getting to bed but she needed it. As she laid down she felt a disturbing feeling. A chill ran up her spine. She sat up and to her shock a little girl was standing in the middle of her room staring at Seras. Her eyes were completely black, no white was in her eyes at all.
"W-who are you? How did you get in here?" Seras asked, her voice was somewhat shaky.
The little girl just smiled, then the lights in Seras room went off. Her room was pitch black. Seras began to panic. She could hear the footsteps of what sounded like many people in her room. The lights flickered back on and her room had dramatically changed. It looked rundown and dirty. Messages written in blood were all over the walls in her room. They all said the same thing, 'We are watching you'. She quickly got up and began to search for her Harkonnen.
"Come play with us, Seras." Came the sound of children.
Her eyes searched the room but there was no sign of any children. She could hear them giggling all around, but she couldn't see them. She felt as if she was going crazy. Was this happening or was it in her head?
"We're watching you, Seras. Come play with us." The voices of the children kept on chanting.
"Shut up!" Seras screamed.
Seras caught a glimpse of what looked like a child on the corner of her eye, but whatever it was disappeared. The children's voices teased. For a moment she thought she could hear the sound of an old air raid siren, but before she could distinguish the noise the lights went out again, and Seras began to scream.
For what seemed like an eternity the lights finally came back on. Seras looked around her room in a panic and to her surprise her room looked fine. The children's voices were gone, and so were the bloody messages on the wall. Seras was shaking. She didn't know what just happened, but she was glad it was over. She felt something cold running down her cheek and realized it was a tear of blood.
"Alucard?" Integra asked.
He didn't reply. He just stood perfectly still, his face unreadable.
"Alucard, what's wrong?" Integra asked.
"Nothing, master. If you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to." He replied.
Before Integra could object, Alucard disappeared through the wall and appeared in his room. He smiled a truly demonic smile.
"I haven't felt that presence in a long time." Alucard said to himself, "It seems someone is trying to free you. I hope they do, you will be a worthy opponent." Alucard grinned.
Here is another chapter everybody, finally. I hope you like it. If you are wondering what Seras and Michael experienced, it will all be explained in the next chapter, so stay tuned! Please review, I like to hear your input, criticism are fine too.