Chapter 31:
The sun began to rise on the raft at sea, but neither Alucard nor Wilhemina cared too much. Now that Alucard has found his true of his past, he was not going to let it get away from him.
"Mina, the sun is about to rise and we have yet to reach the further shore." Alucard said in a deep sinister voice that ran through her bones. He let go of her to show his seriousness, though, it was hard for him to ever be serious.
"I know, but we are not that far from it, and there is shade enough for rest. I can see the trees and already smell the blood of animals in the area." Wilhemina replied just as subtly, and continued, "So what do we do? What can we do, we shall both be fried before reaching the shore…" Wilhemina looked at him with tears forming; she did not want to die this way.
Alucard looked at her in his old amusement, and grinned widely. "Hmm…we shall not die today…he he he.."
"How do you kn…" Before Wilhemina could finish her sentence, Alucard had wrapped her in a hug, but also surrounded her with his big red coat. It seemed to engulf her just as easily as it covered him, and they both were now covered with its redness.
"It is not a permanent solution, but it will help…" Alucard said as he looked down at her from as he was taller and always loomed whenever by her. Wilhemina shook her head showing that she believed him, and would continue to do so, which put an insane smile on Alucard's face. Of course, Wilhemina knew he was only joking, but she could not help but smile too.
The sun rose as their raft became nearer to the shore, fifty feet away and closing in. Alucard winced as he used his back and size to help hide Wilhemina, who was still in a shock about reaching his true self on the raft.
After ten more minuets, Alucard began to clench his teeth, showing his sharp incisors. Wilhemina could not help but look at him, and worry. She could feel it, not the heat of the sun, but something else that was breaking, and it stung her deep down. Wilhemina could not speak, she knew she would falter by trying to do so, and did not even attempt it. She did not want to lead on how much she thought of him.
Within the half hour, the raft reached the shore, and on the count of three, they both made for the shade of the trees. Alucard covered her the whole way to the cornucopia of the tree branches.
Alucard wanted to sit down, but when he tried to lean against the tree, he ended up sliding down and falling over with an "owch". Wilhemina, though concerned, could not help but laugh at the sight of a six foot vampire falling over.
Wilhemina bent down over him, and asked in a laughing voice, "Would you say that you are falling for me?"
Alucard rubbing his back, and noticing that it only made it hurt worse, looked up at her blankly for a second, as if what she said did not register. After another minute of starring, he said back to her in his sarcastic voice, "Falling…hmm, I'm falling alright, but who is falling now…MWH HA HA…" He laughed as he pulled her down on the ground, jokingly, and with great force until she was on the ground next to him.
Wilhemina laughed and looked up at Alucard, who was trying to lye against the back of the tree and not hurt himself more. She did not mind being dragged to the floor, but she was glade her dress came down with her as falling could have easily revealed her undergarments, and that was something she would not have stood for.
By the time Alucard finally got comfortable to a point with minimum hurt from the burn, he was so tired, he was no longer in a joking mood, but more of a vampire without sleep. Wilhemina leaned up on another side of the tree, but because it was not that big, she was still half leaning against him as she began to sleep. Wilhemina stole a glance at Alucard before she feel asleep, as Alucard was the first to shut his eyes. Both were asleep before they knew it or had time to wonder about where they were exactly.
Seras could not believe what she was seeing in her mind, as she tossed and turned during the day.
Seras saw her master, Alucard, leaning up against a tree. She reached her hand out trying to touch him, but he vanished…This is a dream again, why do I have these…Especially since they are all about the one person I am trying to get away from, and the one person, that I still have to see. Alucard, where…where can you be.
Seras felt a pain in her back, a strong burning sensation, and when she placed her hand there, all she found was blood. She shook her head trying not to see it. She knew by the smell that it was not hers, but Alucard's, and this thought shook her to her knees.
Then, a thought occurred to her in her dream…I can see him clearly now, before I could not see him that clearly, and I can smell his blood…so, that must mean…He is near by…
"Master!" Seras shouted as she stirred from her dream, and jolted up to find that Vampire Hunter D was awake, and still by her side. He was sitting up before she jolted awake, and seemed to be starring at something that she could not see.
"Wha…"
"Shh.." D said, not meaning to sound so cold, but because he thought there was something out there. Even his hand was quiet, that is how you know something was up.
"Move…Now!" D shouted to Seras and gently, but quickly, pushed her down and to the side as something fast with wings swooped down at her and D.
D ducked, tumbled to the other side, and drew his sword in a round sweep to block the second attack. He attacked somewhat blindly as shadows seemed to dance around him and engulf him on all sides. Seras could feel the movement of the darkness, but the aching in her body was still numbing and she could not do much if anything, but sit and watch. This made her feel weak and useless.
D blocked, parried, attacked, dodged right, and left, but nothing he did seemed to give him an advantage.
It, whatever it is, keeps pelting down at incredible speeds. Its as if it could sense everything he was doing…it was as if there was nothing, but darkness…wait…darkness…it's being commanded…Seras realized that it was moving not on its own accord, but as something, meaning, that something, or someone, must be moving it purposefully.
Seras scanned the area, and only saw D's horse semi close behind her, sniffing at the air around him.
"Ah, you sense it too don't you, boy." Seras said as she beckoned him closer to her, so that she could at least rub his nose.
Seras looked straight at D's horse in the eyes, he was scared, and she could easily smell it. "You know where it is?"
D's horse kneaded the ground with his foot and shook his head in the affirmative.
Seras smiled wearily, but knew what she had to do. She pulled herself up, barely, and the horse kneeled down to help her as much as possible. When she finally got up, she looked at D, and saw that he was running out of energy. His motions were sluggish; his left hand was struggiling, trying to suck in the darkness, and his fangs were poking out maliciously.
Seras patted the head of the horse using a good amount of effort to do so. "Okay, you know where he is, take us there, but be careful." The horse shook his head in a jolt that almost threw Seras off accidentally, causing her to say "Woah".
The horse took off, slowly at first, and doggedly, waving by and around trees as if he knew where there was heavier darkness, the kind that attacked. All of a sudden, horse ran into something hard, but something that she did not see. The horse backed up, and rammed it again, knocking Seras right off, and giving D a chance to get out of the dark ring that seemed to have a hold of him.
D threw off the hold like an electrical field and rushed to where Seras and the horse are. D jumped up with sword in hand only to get slammed down again under the darkness, and the horse knocked down by the force. The creature seemed to be able to generate it wherever it needed to. Seras saw a glint when looking up, like something shiny, as white as bone, but silvery.
Seras concentrated harder while D struggled to stand and she swore that she could hear a faint sinister laugh that reminded her of her master's deep voice, but there was something more sinister in it, something purely evil.
Seras reached up to the creature, and started to make out, that it was not a creature, but in the shape of a man. It was a man with silvery hair and pure white clothes, but fangs of a kind, thus, he was a vampire. It is a vampire with the power of darkness, pure as that, and he is hunting D.
Seras still felt pain in her body, legs mostly, and leaned against the apparent nothing like it was a tree. She was standing right under him, and struggled to stay up, but, she was safe as he did not see her, and she knew that.
I must try, I must do something…Seras thought to her self seeing the pain that D was going to, and yet managing to keep his sanity. Well, here goes nothing…Seras thought as she jumped up and held grabbed onto the darkness the beautiful vampire was standing on, throwing his balance right off, and making him fall face first into the ground.
D was released instantly, and attacked just as quickly, with sword stretched out, and poised to strike. The vampire just stared at Seras with his light red eyes and seemed to not pay anymore attention to D, which, it appeared to Seras, made him sterner than before.
D grabbed the vampire by the throat and hauled his carcass into the air single handedly. D glared at him calm faced, but with hidden undertones of anger. "Why did you attack Seras?" D spoke, anger rising.
The vampire who still seemed calm as rain and still only gazing at Seras spoke in a deep tone, more malicious and smooth than D's could ever be, "He…You think I would tell a mere hunter. One who can not realize the full power that this Seras posses. Sired by Alucard and raised as a human, when she snaps…Oh how I would love to see it happen."
The vampire's words only made D angrier, and bitter, though, he did not realize it. D did not even give him a chance, but up took his sword again, and thrust it through the vampire's heart. However, the vampire did not die, nor did he turn to dust; he simply disappeared.
"hehe…You will find your place, Seras, Victoria. When you do, it will not be with a master or hunter, it will be when you have turned down your human side and realized that you are immortal…" The deep voice said and disappeared into the darkness.
Seras stood there dumbfounded, not knowing who that was, or, more importantly, what he wanted. D seemed to growl under his hat and glare at the floor, not daring to turn or look at Seras, or his poor horse that was only now recovering.
Seras felt her knees starting to buckle under her weight again, and guessed it was only the stupor that allowed her to stand so long.
"So, got competition there, huh D? Is that why you aren't even fighting back his words, or is there something that you still ha…" Left hand started saying before D cut his tirade short by clenching his fist as hard as he could and turning to look at Seras. He noticed her starting to fall and quickly went to hold on to her, making sure that she would not injure herself anymore by falling.
D helped carry her by hooking his hand around her side, holding her up. He looked down at the horse, which was starting to get up, and waited for him to start getting his legs in order, and stamp the ground to give himself security. The horse kicked at the ground three times when he would allow D and Seras to get on him for riding.
D leaned Seras up against the horse, and helped her to get on without hurting the horse or her. He then proceeded to put his sword away and swing himself back on the horse as well. With reins in hands, he was off again, tugging on them with his left as to shut up his left hand.
It was just like that for the rest of the ride, neither of them saying much with the exceptional breaks, and Seras trying to feel the presence of her master, as she had screamed his name alerting the other vampire of their presence.
They road across the plain to the other side and into the heart of the forest, and this is where they stopped again, to sleep and such.
Hehe…I said I would go back to my normal writing schedule of one a week, or try to as best I can. Hmm… I wonder which character I have described as a vampire, LOL. OH, and Tigerrain, you could easily figure this one out^^ But, anyways, have fun, and see you next chapter…Mwh ha ha ^,,^ *fangs