Ch 2.





"Amazing. I have been away from the world that long?"

The faerie nodded her tiny head, "Yup" She giggled, "Oh, Alucard. You were always the deep sleeper. Lazyhead! Tee-hee."

Alucard began thinking. If he was asleep this long… It would certainly be interesting to see how humanity has progressed through all these years. Would they be an advanced, peaceful civilization? What type of technology would they have created to better themselves? He hoped that his mother's wishes for humanity had come true.

Humanity certainly had a chance…Eons ago, before his eternal slumber, Alucard had made sure to send Dracula, master of evil, to hell. And with the help of Maria, he had rescued Richter, a Belmont, from the mind-control of the evil priest Shaft. There would be no stopping the progress of humanity as long as the blessed Belmont clan was alive to fight evil.

The faerie was getting more excited, "So Alucard? What you gonna do now, huh?"

He sniffed the air. "The night is still young…I am curious as to why I awakened this night. I sense something…I have to see for myself."

The faerie was jumping with joy, "Yay! We will have an adventure! Let's go!"







When Alucard stepped outside of the chamber, he was suddenly struck by the horrific stench of blood. The night air was tinged with the smell of fear, violence and…and…vampires! Alucard sensed thousands of them. How could this be? He had destroyed the father of all vampires eons ago!

Because of their solitary nature, vampires would not be able to survive long without a strong leader like Dracula. Without leadership, a vampire's sense of union would disintegrate, leaving them to be as harmless as the occasional werewolf or zombie. Vampires were truly terrifying once they had organized under a head ruler like Dracula.

But Alucard did not sense Dracula's presence in this world. Then who would be powerful enough to control a vampire army this huge? If there was such a being, he would have sensed its powerful presence by now. This was getting more curious by the minute.

Suddenly, Alucard's super hearing picked up a woman's scream coming from 2 miles away. Without hesitation, he transformed into a wolf and raced towards the sound.







When Alucard reached the woman, he transformed back into his humanoid form. He did not want to scare the woman, so he walked towards her slowly.

"Are you all right, miss?" asked Alucard, his eyes noticing how pretty she looked. She reminded him of someone…She looked a lot like Maria.

The woman stared at him with fear and pointed towards the sky, "No! That monster in the sky! It's after me!"

Alucard did not need her warning. He had already sensed the vile creature up in the air and was ready for it, should it dare try to attack. There was no monster in the mortal plane that Alucard could not handle, a benefit of being the cursed heir of Dracula.

The monster in the air was circling around the pair, pondering whether it should attack. It seemed a bit hesitant to do so now that this mysterious silver-haired man had arrived.

The woman was starting to panic, "Please stranger! Pay attention! There is a monster up in the sky, and it's going to attack us any second!"

Alucard ignored her warning and in a calm voice replied, "Please, do not worry, everything will be fine. Are you hurt? Do you need a village wife's attention?"

The woman was getting teary-eyed. "You don't understand…We're going to die!" She was crying.

Abruptly, Alucard sensed the monster flying in to attack. It had its wings folded neatly behind the arms so that it would glide. Its teeth were ready to take a bite out of Alucard.

In a blur of motion, Alucard withdrew his sword from its sheath and swung the blade in a semi-circle towards the direction of the creature. There was a soft, disgusting sound of flesh being cut.

The creature landed 10 feet away from the woman. It had been split in half by the delicate sword technique of Alucard. Its heart was still beating as it spilled out from the body. The woman stared at the dead monster in shock.

"Who are you…?" She whispered, "You can't be human. And why do you help me?"

"My name is Alucard…And I help because you would have died if I had not."

When the woman heard the name Alucard, she almost fainted, "Alucard? Alucard? Do you mean to mock my spirits with your lies?"

He was getting impatient, "I am Alucard. Why do you not believe me?"

The woman closed her eyes and gave a prayer of thanks to the gods. Then she opened her eyes, stared at him and replied, "My name is Angelica Belmont. The last descendant of the holy line of Belmont. And you are Alucard. The same Alucard who helped my ancestors Trevor Belmont and Richter Belmont defeat Dracula. And you are also the same Alucard in which the prophecies speak of as 'the savior of man, born from the rib of light and darkness'."