The story of Alucard and Anderson as they battle through the vampire invasion... Warning: 18 and above only (I will NOT deal with any "damage" caused). More detailed warning at the top of chapter 1.

For thirty years, Seras has been thinking of her Master, loyally awaiting his return to Hellsing. She spoke to him when nobody believed him to come. She dealt with the pain and loneliness of being the only Nosferatu in the Hellsing orginization. But what does he have in store for her when he returns? AXS and multiple AU plots.

A collection of independent/standalone Alucard x Integra fics and drafts. Some are NSFW and/or weird, others are... not.

A particularly obligatory type of Alutegra fic. Rated M just in case.

Integra needs more out of her new life as a vampire. So, taking Seras's advice, she temporarily hands the reins over to her and plans a journey starting in Romania. Everything started out great, that is, until they find themselves upon a battlefield in 1477 and come face to face with Vlad the Impaler. AxI

"Singing about cannibalism again?" Alucard was sitting in the chair beside her at their breakfast table, his blood warmed up and filled his nostrils with it's pleasant aroma. "It's not my fault it keeps being appropriate." She pouted at him. (As of 9/12/18 this story has been edited in prep for next chapter updates, Big rewrite in chapter 23, sorry for the hiatus.)

Barely scraping by with a mercenary's salary, Elizabeth Ryder stumbles across the Hellsing Organization and is hired by Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing to hunt vampires. She soon ends up with more than she bargained for when an old enemy makes an appearance, and Hellsing's ace-in-the-sleeve returns.

Integra dies, only to wake up in the past, as a fifteen-year-old. AxI.

Abraham couldn't bring himself to understand anything about it. The way it acted before its capture, was completely different than how he acted now. He expected the beast to yell, scream and hiss at him or anyone that got near it. Sadness and empathy were not something he was expecting. What was he thinking when he brought it back to England with them? Why was it acting this way?

An AXS oneshot song fic that popped into my head and wouldn't leave. So what happens when Seras's life gets changed for the better one night when she goes out with her best friend. Read to find out rated M for Sexual content.

500 years ago, before there were vampires, before there was Alucard, there existed a man known as Vlad III Dracul, Prince of Wallachia. This is where the story begins. The story about the woman who loved him before and after he became a vampire.

Theirs was an unconventional relationship, founded by whimsy and fueled by loyalty. When those aren't enough, something more is born from the ashes. (AxS, AAxI, and Walter is the fifth wheel)

Alucard has returned and gained a new power after 30 years. Moreover, there are things in the past that were left unclear. Who's satisfied with the ending of Hellsing Ultimate? Continuation of the last chapter/episode, Canon, AxI and SxP. Rating and genre changed because of the progress of the chapters.

Alucard wants to test his Draculina's limits. How far can he push her until she's broken? Rated MA for sexually explicit content. You have been warned. AxS. Completed. (Possible sequel? Let me know what you think.)

In which a little girl and an old monster learn to trust each other. Rating might go up for later chapters.

Integra recovers from her wounds, and remembers the things that have passed between her and Alucard. Set between episodes 10 and 11 of original anime.

Breathing some fresh life into an overused plot. Integra is mortal; there's nothing Alucard can do about it. (Not without risking the sanctity of the relationship he has with her anyway) And Mortals die. But sometimes, their ghosts just won't leave- and maybe turn up in some unexpected places. Mostly AluSeras, slight Alu-tegra, and Angst, because Alucard's a widow many times over.

Seeking refuge from the latest party she's forced to attend Integra hides in her servant's room while the vampire is away, for now. Could giving into temptation while past decisions come back to haunt her cause more trouble than she can handle as she's forced to choose between the vampire she loves and her duty to crown and country? All the while an evil is brewing behind the scene

A gated community. Quiet days, restless nights. Murders in cold blood. Closed curtains and secret societies. But that's only the least of your problems, when you're trying to play Happy Families with a 15th century warlord.

Second sight, or better yet Clairvoyance; the supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. Simply put - the ability to see glimpses of the future, through waking dreams or the rattling sensation of visions. Willow Rhodes possessed this unnatural power from the time she could walk; now she uses it to aid the Hellsing Organisation.

"He goes by many titles; Dracula, Saint, Prince, King, Lord, Count... He was never any of those things to me. He was only... Vlad." Aurelia, born in 1433, has known Vlad Tepes intimately since she was born but how will she handle the consequences of being in love with a prince who would transform drastically from the man she had known to become the "No-Life King".

Romanian for "nothing." Alucard and his many observers. (Rewritten with new chapters)

Alucard is forced to make a difficult decision while haunted by the ghosts of his past, present, and future.

-A Valentine's Day Special Request- Alucard was given a mission to exterminate a vampire, disregarding his and Integra's desires for a moment. She waited but he was busy. What happened to him? She goes to make sure he's alright but what she witnesses breaks her heart. Some Angst and some Hurt/Comfort, and of course, Love.

"In the very depths of Hell... Do not Demons love one another, my dear?"

They were both alone and broken. Broken by their own ill fated decisions. Both losing everything they loved. When you suffer a loss...sometimes you just need a shoulder to learn on...even if its the person you thought you despised the most...AlucardxOC(mainly) Some PipxSeras. M because...well...its Alucard...and possible lemons in later chapters

On the eve of Integra's death, Alucard must obey one final command from his beloved master. But if he does, will he have the courage to embrace Integra's final offer and finally go gentle into that good night?

It didn't take long. The last of the Hellsing line was barely beneath the ground before he was upon her.

There are clear rules when dealing with the Old Ways. Don't step on the grass in a dancing circle, don't look a forest maiden in the eyes, and DO NOT insult a witch when one has done wrong. Unfortunately for Seras, both Alucard and his Vatican nemesis can't seem to get the hang of that. Now a spell has been cast on them. Oh, the humanity!

Alucard has the strangest of ideas when it comes to presents. PWP.

"Everything felt so surreal when the nameless man awoke with a hole slowly sealing in his head. It didn't hurt, though he understood that he had somehow been shot directly between his eyes. And did not die." Alucard has somehow lost his memories. And with his memories comes the loss of the Hellsing seals. How will he view those he once cherished through a stranger's eyes?

A series of seldom seen portions of unlife in the Hellsing Estate. Not necessarily connected, just fun little snippets.

Alucard has a nightmare. Integra has a paper cut. Seras gives dancing advice. Not necessarily in the same day, in that order. AxI.

Present and past, interconnected but not the same.

In the time before Seras came to the organization, Alucard was fading.

Being dissatisified with the anime and the manga ending, I took matters into my own hands. What will Integra choose when Alucard demands that she give him an order? Takes place at the end of the anime. Currently updated as of 9/13/2016!

Murky, heavy clouds roam the skies above London. Large raindrops coat the ground in near bullet-like fashion. One individual decides not to take shelter from the rain, but instead brave it to reach an important destination. Rated M for gore and language.

Why did Alucard turn Seras?

A rewrite of my old story What Could Have Been, this is what should have happened. (Blame Jubalii!) Seras Victoria hasn't been a vampire for long, only about a month, and she's not very comfortable in her Master's presence yet. Unfortunately, Sir Integra is dead, and Alucard is free to do as he pleases. It just so happens that 'as he pleases' involves taking her with him. Oh dear.

Set after Alucard returns after 30 years, what will happen when Integra passes on? My first Fanfic, My grammar is kinda shot, but I've always had this idea in my head (Lemons through out, Lemon Warning)

Integra confronts Alucard about his true form.

During Abraham Van Hellsing's time - Alucard's introduction to the soldiers of the Hellsing Organization.

Seras witnesses a tragedy and turns to Alucard for help.

Seras has figured out how to tolerate the... side effects that her enhanced powers have brought. But when Alucard returns from his thirty-year absence, things are thrown into a whole new perspective for everyone involved.

Alucard, Integra, and a semblance of marriage. AxI, PxS.

There's a matriarchal clan of vampires living in a catacomb, and Integra wants their allegiance come hell or high water. The twist? While Seras and Alucard are there, she has to play the diplomat while he is her utterly submissive servant! While he's more than happy to do so (what a perfect teasing opportunity!), a suggestion to Seras from the Captain might spell trouble...

Forced to free Seras by uncontrollable conditions with plans to find her and claim her once Integra's dead. 41 years later Alucard stumbles upon something that piques his interest. Alucard decides to find the interesting thing. He doesn't know its Seras. UP FOR ADOPTION. WILL BE RE-WRITTEN.

"My darling servant.. mine to mold, I once said.. Being away for 30 years.. I wasn't here to mold you into who you are today. Please forgive me, my Seras Victoria." Rated M for later chapters (Will be added at a later time.) Reviews are appreciated!

Integra pitied the Hogwarts students that were soon to be subjected to Alucard and whatever was his twisted idea of teaching.

Seras is trapped with Alucard in a mansion, far from Hellsing, for the next several months. Seras feels the creeping tendrils of insanity as both the mansion and Alucard begin to toy with her mind, body, and soul. Sequel to Thirst. Alucard/Seras.

"When you've given up someone you loved as a daughter, have fought hunter after catholic after Nazi soldier, and have maddening memories of the past hit you like a kick to the face, then you can come find me and cry about your sad pathetic life."

"So tell me, when was the first time you had a woman?"

After thirty years have passed, Alucard has returned, and Seras is once again reminded of her position: a fledging. Unwilling to continue her perusal of her master's affections, Seras allows herself to succumb to her own dark urges. However, it seems her master has also been restricting himself from his own nefarious desires, all of which revolve around his little draculina.

AlucardIntegra Integra is weary and overworked, Alucard has his own agenda and sinister things are in the works.

Who was this man who claimed to be anything but human? Sa întâmplat prea repede. Too much too quickly. Everything was changing, she could never go back to her normal life. No, she was trapped now. How could he claim her? It wasn't possible, she was just some girl, and he was a monster... It's too much too fast. Lemon, AlucardxOC, gore, smutty

I would not give away too much. Let just say if you are a A/S fan you will like this one. Enjoy...

Sequel to 'Her Human Feelings' 10 years after they've mated. What will happen to Hellsing after a young vampire child is born inside it's walls? WARNING: Gore at the beginning!

Seras was alone for 30 years, but all that is about to change. With Dracula's return a heart will once again beat it's phantom rhythm.

Integra Hellsing thought she was the only one in the world that could have any kind of control over her vampire servant. However, over time, she watches Alucard bend to the will of a new master: their own child.

Seras decides to surprise her master with a sexy police uniform.

On Children's Day, as it is dated in Romania, Alucard pays tribute to those whom meant the world to him.

A glimpse on Alucard and Integra's affair.

For humans, eternity has neither a beginning or an end. It takes more than simple measurements of time and space to understand the value of an eternity with someone. The only ones that notice such things are the creatures that hold the power of eternity in their hands.

Nothing tempts Alucard like resistance-resistance combined with beauty.

On a rainy day, Seras gets permission to take one book out of Sir Integra's personal, "restricted" library. Knowing that she'll be severely reprimanded if Alucard knows she has the book, she begins to read in secret before bed- an act that comes with strange and amazing consequences.

What really happened between van Helsing and Alucard? Was it as "by the book", or was it all a marvelous fabrication of a story that isn't as romantic as it appeared to be? Well, finally Seras is getting the answers she's been seeking: but it may not be the ones that she wants.

Seras x Alucard One-shot. The death of Sir Integra leaves Seras questioning her own masters sanity and feelings for her... not that he really had any to begin with... right? Rated M for a reason.

When Seras and Pip walk home from the convenience store. Pip is his usual amorous self, but Alucard sees. Seras has gotten herself into a lot of trouble with her master. A/S Translation: Just a Bunch of sexy smut ;]

These are but some of the few things I know about him for it was never easy to understand my master.

And It is at nights like this, when sleep proved to be elusive, that she finds herself ruminating or at times, brooding over certain matters.

The thief lived on the streets as far as I could tell. No family to miss her. No friends to remember her. That would make this very easy. I want her and I will get her. What secrets is she hiding from me though? A axs story. Rated M for a reason. Temporary hiatus

Alucard Comes back After 30 years to find out his timid little draculina has had hidden feelings for him. Rated M For later Chapters. Chapter 5 contains a lemon.

Seras discovers who her Master was in his past. Hints of AxI, Peras

Everyone knows the common vampire myths, but the realities aren't quite what the human population wants to hear. Especially when it involves the Devil Incarnate and his little Antichrist.

Ghost's from Alucards past have come back to torment Seras. Can Alucard stop this maddness happening to Seras? AXS pairing and rated M

Welcome to The Second Glass Revisited. This is a more in depth look into the original story. I got the idea while watching Hellsing duh and after completing the first story and reading the feedback I have decided to rewrite the story.

Alucard decides to surprise Seras during a nightly walk. He had good intentions, but when he finds out about her love for pain, will he stick with his original goal, or go with the flow? Aleras-AlucardXSeras- LEMON/Oneshot(later chapters)

Seras Victoria chose to be claimed by darkness, and there's no turning back. When Alucard challenges her reluctance, he seizes the opportunity to ignite an unexpected shift in their relationship. The journey ahead of her is a long one, and she has but two choices: become stronger or die. Will she triumph and rise to the title of No-Life Queen? AxS.

Seras struggles to fight her blood lust & an unwanted desire for her Master. She's beginning to enjoy his cruelty & she hates herself for it.

After the bloody tower and the imprisonment of Integra. Seras is left to wonder the meaning of her existence, what she means to the members of Hellsing, and why Alucard created her in the first place.

After being sent back in time by a sorceress vampire, Integra must find a way back, but gets taken in by a certain Romanian Prince. After she gets to know him, will she want to go back to her own era or stay in the past forever?

"If that's true then why do you love me?"she asked softly averting her eyes from his crimson gaze. "If I could pinpoint all the reasons why it would mean that at some point I'd doubted my love for you, I never did." He said fading into a dark mist. [chapters 1- 3 edited]

I can hear you calling my name while you pleasure yourself at night. Or did you seem to forget I have that ability to tap into your mind using telepathy at any point in time I want." RUN SERAS! RUN!

Sweet or cruel to her, Seras still sticks to her master but how far is she able be with him till she can't take anymore. The story is better than the summary.

After he's caught in an embarrassing sex scandal, Alucard stands before the Round Table to answer for his behavior. But he has Integra's wrath yet to face as well as scorn from Walter and Seras...

Seras finds herself infatuated with her Master, and fighting that continuously growing attraction fang and claw. She knows somehow that it is all Alucard's fault, and she refuses to give into his game.

Seras wakes up one morning to find something that will change her "life" for ever! Rated M for the lemon part! Updated! Or fixed if you want :3

Fifty years after Integra's death Seras is working for the new Hellsing squad, until one night when her former Master is back, seeking only one thing, her and her love. AxS

Alucard captures Seras doing something too much for him to stand out...

Set after Seras joins Hellsing. Will Integra claim what was always hers...or will it claim her? NEW CHAPTER UP

Abraham and Alucard ... Alucard brings Abraham over the threshold of insanity, into a world that the vampire knows all too well...then questions his own knowledge of the abstract realm. Warning: mature content and language

They can't help but see Alucard as a monster.

When his lips didn't part to reveal those fangs, he had a handsome smile. And he was very tall, which was pleasing to a girl. And she had grown fond of the way his unkempt hair fell into his eyes. Yes, he was the most dangerous foe. Mature content.

During Seras Victoria's time at Hellsing, she has been totally ignored by Alucard...or so she thinks. Finally discovering the truth behind his coldness, Seras realizes what she must do...

Alucard has a talent no one knew about...he uses it on Integra who has a secret of her own...One-shot LEMONS!Rated M for a reason.

After a decade, Integra finds the thrall of resisting her attraction to her vampire too much to bear. With Pip hitting on Seras, she wonders if this makes Alucard jealous, and then the interesting relationship between master and servant is blurred. AxI

An AndersonxAlucard story, where conflict comes from outside their relationship, attempting to tear them appart. warning: for them being out of character and for fluff.

Double Chapter update and Completed! Rated M for Lemons. Ever wondered what that second glass on Alucard's table was for? Well he's saving it for a special purpose. For Seras. I stink at summaries so please read! Comments encouraged. Enjoy!

Ceras finds her master and her master's master playing a role that they will never able to do in reality. One-Shot. AxI, SxP You may leave anything for the author

Some things are better left unheard for the faint of heart.

Alucard and Seras Victoria are reduced to forms they should never have been able to return to. Anderson enters the story as both of the vampires are at his relative mercy...

Integra Hellsing has waited Thirty years for Alucard's return.

Upon returning home for spring break Integra has a mission on her mind. Her goal: To learn more about the creature known as man. How shall she learn about this creature while keeping her virginity intact? Why she'll use Alucard of course. Rated M for AxI

It's Christmas at the Hellsing residents and things are about to get really interesting for one ancient vampire...his strawberry blond present all tightly wrapped within a red bow.

Seras wakes up, and finds out that she's in heat; much to the delight of her mate Alucard. rated M for swearing and sexual content.

After Alucard's return, what became of him? After the end of the manga...

Abraham van Hellsing, Alexander Anderson, and Alucard...Anderson falls one hundred years into the past. Warning: mature theme, language, and some gore...

He suspected her on the brink of adolescence;her features still round and soft like a child's.Whatever was left of her innocence would probably disappear quickly,if it hadn't already,he thought sadly There was only so much grief a human heart could take

Lonely nights alone can escalate to odd dreams about one's servant.

Integra finds Alucard brooding over his past and tries to comfort him. Valentines day fic...kind of.

Alucard and Integra confess their sexual fantasies to each other. Part 6--Alucard struggles to reconciliate his twisted fantasies after he discovers Integra is experimenting with someone else.

A poem about Alucard

Sick of the captain's attentions, Seras goes to her master for help. ONESHOT. COMPLETE. DO NOT OWN CHARACTERS.

It would have been perfect, I had her where I wanted. The moment the powers of the family that bound me would wane I would take her, willing or not. That was until she became her heir. Alucard/Seras, Rated M for containing more lemon than lemon iced-tea.

Seras wonders about her soul and incquires Walter, Peter Ferguson, Integra and Alucard about it to find out more about her soul and herself. Rated T for heavy-duty thinking. Will make more sense if read. One Shot

Seras wakes up one night to an amazing sight.

Sequel to Nightmare. Based around Simon and Garfunkle songs. Do not own characters or songs. Seras explains herself to Alucard, and for once, he listens to her. Adult themes that doesn't automattically mean sex, by the way. COMPLETE

A year has past since Millenium and Iscariot were defeated, and Integra has fallen in love with Alucard, much to his delight. But as old foes rise once more to challenge Hellsing, will Alucard be able to protect the one he loves? Finished, Sequel Up!

Stubborn and prideful Integra Hellsing refused immortality, and Alucard is left with the aftermath

Tired but unable to sleep, Seras wanders the halls of Hellsing mansion until something beckons her to her master's room. There she discovers what nightmares can do to you and how to cure them. Rated M for a reason. A/S pairing hopefully no fluff

Set at the end of the manga, Seras has done some growing up the past thirty years in her master's absence. Now that he's come back, he's taken notice in the changes of his protégé.

Short one-shot. While Seras sleeps in Alucard's arms, the No-Life King reflects on their relationship. Hopefully, IC and not too mushy.

Integra suspects Alucard may hear her in the night. Light smut.

Seras and Alucard have a conversation about his gloves that starts innocently... one-shot, AxS WARNING: lemon - read at own risk

One night, Alucard decides that it is about time he turns Seras Victoria into a proper vampire. Rated M for lemon and blood. Oneshot, Alucard x Seras

Sort one-shot. Alucard gets a little possessive of his fledgling. This is kind of dark in some parts, but not overall. Well, hope you enjoy. AxS pairing... obviously.

Here's a little Valeninte's Day AxI story. The key to happiness is being honest with yourself.

Seras unknowingly goes into heat and suddenly eveyone in Hellsing manor is atracted to her, including Sir Integra! Alucard is away on a mission, but will return soon. Can Seras figure out what's going on before he does and is affected too? AxS

Alucard seduces his master with chicanery, forcing Integra to reinstate the difference between master and servant. Rated M for Alucard x Integra

When backed into a corner by her queen and the Council of Twelve, Integra makes a decision regarding Alucard that no one expected.

The No-Life King finally returns to his master, while having some unfinished business with his fledgling.

Spoilers for the manga up to chapter 94. The waiting ends on Tuesday, and this fanfic is jut to ease the bitterness of an ending that we know won't look like this.

Seras comes to realize just how much her master means to her.

Seras Victoria is a new vampire and has no idea how to live as a vampire. For example, do vampires have sex? Well Alucard has read his new servant's mind and is ready and willing to answer that question for her. Oh my! Rated M for a reason - NOT FOR KIDS

Trapped as a prisoner of the Knights, Integra has nothing to do but scrutinize hers and Alucard's relationship. At least he gave her time to think about it. AxI. Rated to be safe.

Walter, Integra - "I love my lady far too much." A request, an abandoned tea party and an expected phone call. Warning for violence. Hints of AxI.

When Integra is forced into a marriage with a man she probably doesn't love she's made to decide what she wants, what she needs and how that will go over with her organization. Includes weddings, coffins, Queens, and now an epilogue!

Alucard comes to Integra's deathbed to get last orders and to issue one of his own.

Alucard has raised a few fledglings since his death, each one has meant something to him, each one has been loved. Can he come to terms with that again after so long with nothing?

The final battle with the Millennium group looms over the Hellsing household. Alucard visits Sir Integra to impart his wisdom about the war to come and how they can all best survive it. Manga universe.

Another oneshot. Set in the future long after the disbandment of the Hellsing Organization. Again nearing the anniversary of Integra's death, Hellsing's former vampires reflect and cope in each their own way. [AlucardxIntegra, PipxSeras]

Integra's son finds something interesting in the Hellsing dungeons. AxI

For over a decade, they are content to live fully through each other. Yet, the structure fractures, the agreement changes. Alucard x Integral.

A sweet encounter between a protective Alucard and a pregnant Integra. Contains mild sexual content.

Manga AU: What if Alucard didn't feel remorse or anything following the defeat of Father Anderson can Integra reach him before he truly becomes nothing as a monster? Sung to the tune of HURT'S Rapture. Follows up to Dark Walter's arrvial. MANGA SPOILERS!

Walter is forced to talk to a young Integra about rather intimate matters, like intercourse, despite a raging desire not to. Alucard is a nuisance, as usual. Oh, and apparently the infamous butler was once a sex god. Who knew, right?

A mourning vampire is truly something horrific. What happens to Alucard after Integra dies?

Little to do with the title. Alucard is in a strange mood and Seras has no idea as to what is going on. What could Alucard be suffering from? Could it be...! Rated for strong language and sexual references.

“You won’t be regaining your sight, Sir Hellsing.” I felt the blood drain from my face, and I collapsed onto my bed. “What…?” It was the shadow of a whisper, the specter of a breath.

Post Anime. Seras drank the blood of her master, but can she control the powers within? AxS

I am tired, Alucard. Will you lay with me tonight, as you did when I was a child, and fight away all the monsters?” AxI Alucard x Integra ONESHOT. COMPLETE.

"They used to look so happy, Seras recalled, smiling and picking the rings up." AxI, mentions of PxS. Seras' POV. Manga set.

It's Halloween and Integra has a special mission for Seras. What happens when our favorite fledgling vampire gets to go out on the town undercover and what does a certain no life king think of her costume. AXS

Seras Victoria needs help to adjust to her new life. She finds help in the most unexpected place.

How long must the spell be lifted from the Beast so he and the Beauty could achieve a happy ending? A fairytale shaped Alucard x Integral ending for the Manga.

"He always knew how everything was going to end up since the very day they met." Alucard x Integral. One Shot, Manga set.

When Seras goes into heat, Alucard finds to his great amusement, himself the star of all her loving, sexual attention.

One-Shot. Seras begins to wonder about her master's past, which leads to some interesting discoveries. Slight AxS

[completed; AxI] He was still smiling at her, the smile that she didn't expect, didn't understand.

This is set after volume 3 of the manga. Integral answers Alucard's question: If she was turned on by seeing the death and destruction he caused in South America. . Rated R for sexual themes.suggestion. AxI lime. ONE SHOT. [C]

She had made a promise. No matter what, she would be his humanity. (AxS fluff. Slight AU)

After his encounter with Rip, Alucard relives some of his memories with a fugitive Integra. Volume 5,6,7 spoilers. AxR; AxI. Rated R for innuendo and phallic imagery. [Oneshot]

She couldn't seem to control her thoughts these days. Was it possible she could actually be falling in love? A study of a complicated relationship from the start. A Seras x Alucard production. Chapter one redone!

Oh? What is this meant to be? Love?" "This can be whatever I like, monster." AlucardIntergra.

An Alucard X Integra fanfic. Sexual situations, violence.

Integra contemplates her thoughts on her pet vampire one night as Alucard brings things into a different light. IxA.