Hellsing: Fated Meeting Integral and Alucard
Chapter: 2
It had only been three days since her father; Sir Richard Hellsing had been buried. Integral watched from the opening in the vent as Robert's henchmen busily searched the corridors and rooms of the vast institute.
"Have you found her yet?" barked Robert.
"No, sir," was the reply.
"Well, hurry up and find her!! Any longer and the others will begin to suspect!" yelled Robert.
"Yes, sir!"
"How can someone so small cause so much trouble?" muttered Robert as he strode off.
Integral leaned against the wall of the vent. She knew she had to move soon. But she had nowhere else to go. Robert's henchmen were everywhere. She was going to be discovered and there was nothing she could do about it.
She sighed, defeated, "Father... if only you knew. Oh... Uncle Robert... why?
"Search the vents! We can't let her escape!"
Integral raised her head. She had to press on. But where was she to go? She thought hard.
And she remembered her father's words. 'Integral, if you cannot win against forces much greater than yourself, head towards the basement. Our secret weapon lies there.'
Integral smiled sadly. Those words had seemed so unnecessary then. Her father had been there to protect her. She stemmed the memory before it loosed a flood. She did not need the pain it brought. Integral began to crawl towards the basement.
The heavy basement door swung open soundlessly. It was strange considering it had not been used for a long time. Integral stood at the threshold, not daring to enter, less the darkness swallowed her whole. But she had no other option. Bravely banishing her fears, she entered, shutting and barring the door behind her.
She stood with her back to the door. Her heart was pounding. Slowly her eyes adjusted to the darkness. She looked around. But she saw nothing. Puzzlement overtook her fear. She stepped forward. Where was the secret weapon her father had mentioned? The room was empty. Then her foot nudged something. She looked down into the empty eye sockets of a dried corpse.
Integral gave a cry and stumbled backwards. Her heart was doing somersaults in her chest. The corpse did not move. Slowly her shock abated. She went to inspect the dry corpse. There was nothing spectacular about it. It was only a dried corpse. But strangely, leather straps bounded it. Its' arms were tightly lashed to its' body. It must have been much feared before if it was tied up like that.
She sat beside the dried corpse and sighed, "Was this the secret weapon daddy? How is this supposed to help me?" She chuckled resigned, "You were my only hope. Well, at least you don't mind me being here..."
Suddenly the door burst open. Robert's henchmen rushed in.
"We've found you!"
What will happen to Integra next??