Reprieve-Order 2-Severed

Alucard shot the last ghoul in the head before taking a look around. This was really a job for the police girl but his master, Integra, insisted that Seras have some time off due to the day that was coming up. Ah yes, the day he turned Seras. He had mixed feelings about it as the year was coming to a close but recently he had enjoyed her company, maybe even hungered for it.

She had come so far, in a few days the year would be sealed and once again he would ask her to drink his blood, to become a full blood relative. He was actually looking forward to that night. She had truly come a long way sense then and hopefully she had gotten over her aversion to blood.

Walking out of the building Alucard felt something cut threw his mind. The pain was shattering his mind. Dropping to his knees his guns clattered to the ground. He clutched his head, the pain intensifying, Seras, something was happening to Seras.

Alucard tried to focus on opening a hole to her room to get to her but the pain in his head wouldn't allow it. He was at least an hour away from the mansion. Grabbing his guns he raced down the streets. Hoping that whatever was happening would wait for him to get there.

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Seras felt her heart struggle, one beat, than two, than two more. The beat was like a drum that had been broken but was mended once again, the sound and feeling like an old friend. Watching the change in the mirror with her mouth open she watched her fangs retract back into her gums, taking on their human look once again. She watched the blood red colors in her eyes soften, the hard red giving way to soft and innocent blue.

Suddenly like someone cutting the strings of a puppet she felt her strength leave her. She would have collapsed to the ground if Walter hadn't caught her. Finally she felt the link between Alucard and her go numb. She frowned, she thought it would cut away completely, but she still felt it, like a straw was letting the water out that once was unrestrained, a mere fraction of what it once was but still there.

Looking up Seras could see a grandfatherly smile on Walter. She knew that he wanted the best for her; otherwise he wouldn't have given her the serum. Standing Seras up her brushed off some of the dirt on her cloths. "You should leave now Seras, before Alucard returns."

Seras was taken back, she didn't think that it would hurt this much, maybe because she never thought she would leave her masters side. She was once again the master of her own life. Giving Walter a hug she whispered into his ear "Thank you Walter, for everything." With that she opened the door and left the mansion.

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Alucard stormed threw the door way. He could just feel her, he couldn't sense where she was, her thoughts, nothing other than that she simply existed in one form or another. He ran down the stairs, the pain still preventing him from phasing threw straight to her room. Opening the door to her room he found Walter sitting there, looking straight back at him.

"What's happened, where is Seras?!" Alucard demanded noticing a tear along Walters face. He could stand it if he told her she had died in battle, that some creature came and claimed her. What Walter told him send him to the floor in shock.

"She took the serum Alucard, she's human once again." Walter said, his voice solemn.

"What?! Who told her about it?" Alucard demanded.

"I was the one Alucard, she had a right to know everything. You should have told her everything. Because of your twisted game you hurt her more than any dam ghoul or vampire possibly could have."

"You had no right to interfere, human." Alucard hissed, pointing his Jackal at his old friends head.

"How do you think she would have reacted after the year was complete? To have found that she could have gone back to what she wanted. She was your fledgling that made her your father."

"Then as her father it was my duty to protect her, even from her own weaknesses."

"You should have told her, for her to decide to remain with you or return was her right. Clearly you didn't give her reason enough to remain with you. Its your fault Alucard, and it was wrong for you to lead her to believe there was no other choice."

Alucard considered what Walter said, slowly he returned his weapon to its place. The pain in his head wasn't as strong as it was, he could concentrate better now, but it still wasn't enough to allow him to use his powers, he turned and left the room threw the door. "Where are you going?" Walter called out.

"To get my fledgling back and have her see the error of her ways, human."