A reviewer wrote that it's supposed to be Victoria Seras, not Victoria Ceres...In truth, I've seen both versions in fics, subs and even in the manga. So I thought, what the hey, "Ceres" looks nicer ;) I hope it's not a big deal to y'all...just blame it on my incompetence.

Chapter 20: We are on a mission from God.

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"My lords, you have called up this meeting, so I suggest, you get to the point. Let's not waist His Majesty's time." Mina said slowly, trying to conceal the rage and betrayal she was feeling at the moment.

They were sitting in Buckingham Palace in the Conference Hall, at the large old rectangular oak table, with the King on his golden throne behind them. Mina had asked to go in alone and though opposed to the idea, Gabriel agreed in the end to stay with the Hellsing Vampires before the chamber. This discussion was reserved for the Knights and herself.

So here she sat, along with twelve other council men and women, including her father, who was looking like he believed the whole situation(meaning her turning into a vampire) to be some incredibly long bad dream, deciding her own fate. Wilhelmina thought that it was a wonder that they hadn't staked her yet at all, according to the terrified scent coming off of the Knights.

"You are in the presence of the Convention of Twelve, I reckon, seeking voice and leadership in this matter and discussion to be extremely inadequate-" Lord Holmwood said in a frosty voice. What he really meant was: shut up, who are you to order us around, vampire.

Mina glared at him.

"You seem to forget who you are speaking to, my Lord. I am Wilhelmina Marie Harker and my family has been serving this convention for over one hundred years. I am not someone to be looked down upon."

Thery all froze up for a whole of three seconds, basking the place in utter silence.

"You are no longer the Sir Harker we have come to know. It is uncertain if the real Mina Harker even resides in you at all, vampire." Lady Ashley looked at her with her cold minty eyes "We are not certain where your loyalties lie."

"For now you may abide by this council's will…" Said Lord Irons "But who is to say, that in one hundred years time, when we are all gone, you shall not devour Britain herself and Destroy all that we have worked so long to protect?"

"I will always serve My Country and King." Mina said calmly, though it took everything she had to not slam her fists against the table in anger. If she did, she would probably leave gorged holes, and that would not prove she was safe and reliable at all.

"But what is your word worth? Hellsing is an organization that hunts vampires, not creates them! Hellsing and its main assassins cannot be left in the hands of a midian. Hellsing is an organization on a mission from God-how can the Director be one of the damned?" The chairman gazed at the woman from above his half-moon spectacles. He laced his fingers calmly before him, taking in the firm set of Mina's jaw, her angry frightened eyes and tightening fists. Mina stood up rapidly, making her chair screech and wobble, before falling behind her.

"Nonsense. This is all nonsense." The woman glared at all the Knight's, taking in her father and Sir Penwood's apprehension and had betrayed her. All of them-not one person seemed to care for her now. As if the Change, truly transformed the young Harker into a monster. She turned on her heal facing away from the conferanciers and kneeled gracefully before the King, placing her life on the last line.

"I am merely a servant of thee, Your Majesty. If my services do not please you, the King need only ask and I shall gladly take my own life." Mina bowed her head low. King William sat there for a while, thoughtfully drumming his fingers against the arm of his throne, then stood and approached the Hellsing Director. Mina immediately moved back, bowing even lower, till she was almost pressed to the marble floor, when the ruler approached her.

Harker tried her best not to focus on the delicious swirl of his blood moving in his arteries.

She had sworn to herself to never to drink a drop of fresh blood. From today, she would punish and perfect herself with synthetic blood…But that didn't make the people surrounding her any less tempting.

"There shall be no need for that yet, Sir Harker. " William's voice was cool and calm, almost like a balm for all the Knight's gathered in the room. "Till appropriate measures are taken, Sir Harker, you shall remain the Director of the Hellsing Organization. There are more pressing matters to discuss… You may be a valuable asset still."

Mina breathed a sigh of relief. She had no need for oxygen now, unless she was speaking, but she didn't intend to give up her human quirks. Her eyes shown with unshed tears when she answered in a thick voice:

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

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*I totally plagiarized Tom Cruise's line from The Last Samurai, where he says that he'd give his life for the Emperor ( I think it's pretty sweet).
*Also, I sympathize with Mina-she lost everything she was ever hoping for, and here a bunch of assholes are telling her to literally drop dead, because they don't trust her anymore!

*Music: Hellsing OVA9 To the Night of the War,

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