Chapter 15
"We are in a war..." The words echoed threw Priests mind during the drive back to the compound. Yes, he knew that and he to held a fair share in vampire killings. But he knew the difference between killing your enemy and doing what David had done. In all the years that he existed he never took pleasure in killing or torturing his enemies. David didn't seem to know the difference, something he must have picked up in his travels.
Looking in the back seat at the large sack he strained his ears and listened to the heartbeat of its occupant, one of Priests ideas to prevent the freak from getting attention from the outside world or letting anyone see him. Returning his attention to the road he noticed they were entering London's city limits. It wouldn't be long until they reached the compound; secretly Priest hoped he wouldn't have to go on another mission with David again.
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It had been a few days sense David and Priest returned with their "prisoner". The freak laid on a metal table restrained somewhat though that was moot seeing as the mans arms and legs had been removed. David on the other hand was outside in the storm that had begun a few days ago with his staff extended waiting for a lighting bolt to strike him.
Sitting on the roof next to one of the stone gargoyles he silently watched everything that happened below him without the slightest movement from himself. He was aware of everything, the dripping sound of the water that fell from his chin and fingers, the heartbeats of everyone in the courtyard and the soft breathing of Laura as she walked on the top of the roof to him.
"Hello Laura." David said as soon as she entered earshot.
"I never could sneak up on you, master." Laura said as she walked up behind him and placed her arms around David. David reached and grasped Laura's hand firmly and squeezed.
"You know you don't have to call me that, some of our kind might start get to thinking..."
"Then let them think whatever they want we both know the truth, that's all that matters. So what were you thinking about, must be something important or else you wouldn't be in the rain like this."
"Remember how I once tracked the vampire that wanted you dead? I'm hoping to catch a bolt of lightning."
"Ah, well then ill let you concentrate, let me know if you find who you're looking for."
"Thanks Laura, ill see you in a bit."
Laura released David from her embrace and turned to leave, she knew better than to stick around when David needed to be struck by lightning.
DS/
Flashback
David walked in the great palace that he had been summoned to, a large structure hidden from the view of others by magic in the hills of Japan. He wasn't a stranger to these lands but it had been nearly a hundred years sense he had set foot on their shores.
Walking in the halls he could feel the gaze of hundreds of vampires that lived in this place and he paid them no heed. He wasn't here to exterminate them like he would have wished for. No, a vampire that had a job had summoned him not long after returning to this island nation.
This of course was nothing new; he had been summoned and asked to do countless jobs by both human and vampire alike, that was where they called him the vampiric assassin. All vampires knew him by that name, few humans as well but none knew of his origins except for several, his master Berne, his bastard father and he always hoped, his love. All others that somehow found out about his past quickly disappeared.
Approaching a grand set of doors he was stopped by two vampires in samurai armor. "Your master seeks my presence."
As if on queue the great doors parted and the vampires stood aside and bowed in respect. Walking past them David entered a great chamber lit by great brazens of fire that cased great shadows up to an endless ceiling. A throne sat atop a staircase in the center and resting in it was an elderly of a vampire dressed in emperor stile clothing.
As David approached the stairs several beings dressed in black jumped from the deep shadows where they were concealed a moment ago and encircled David. Looking around him he took note of their weaponry, katana's, ninja stars, and other sorts of possibly dangerous weapons. "Begin." A great voice boomed from above.
With practiced easy all the ninjas that held throw able weaponry released their arsenal at David, and quickly received stars that others had thrown in their chests, arms and heads. Half of them died and turned to dust in a matter of seconds while the wounded pulled the enchanted silver weapons from their limbs. Quickly they looked about trying to find their prey.
A shout of surprise came from one corner, the other ninjas looked in time to see one of their comrades fall to the floor and turn to dust, a silver dagger sparkled in the remains. Several of the ninjas retreated back into the darkness in hopes of sneaking up on their prey while the others armed with their swords gathered in the center and to act as bait.
Shouts and screams could be heard in the darkness all around them. One of their comrades that had entered the darkness tried to crawl out of the shadow to his friends but was grabbed and pulled back into the darkness against his will, a moment later a scream came from that direction. Finally no other sound was heard in the shadows.
Their hearts pounding the vampires looked for any bit of movement in the darkness. A soft clinking sound came from behind them all. One turned to the center to see a ball shape object fall a few more times to the ground before it exploded, releasing silver dust upon them, swallowing their bodies, their was no time to scream for them.
The man that sat in the throne watched without emotion, he considered those that had just died as expendable. If any of them had indeed survived he would have ordered their deaths himself. Even before the device that had engulfed those in the center went off he felt a slight breeze go by him and a moment later the serrated edge of an exotic weapon pressing against his throat.
"Why did you summon me to your castle? Was it to see if your men were of equal or greater skill them I? Or was it something else?"
"They were only a test, I had to see your skills in action for myself." The man said calmly and without betraying any fear in his voice.
"You scarified the lives of several beings to satisfy your curiosity, for that I should kill you where you sit now." David said and to prove his point he pushed the blade harder into the elder man's throat.
"Here me, if you don't like what I have to say you may kill me now."
Slowly David pulled the blade away from the other mans throat. Jumping he landed silently on one of the stairs a few steps down from the top of the case. "I'm listening."
"There is a vampire in the county side that I want you to bring to me, if you can not then kill her." The elder said
"This seems trivial, why do you need me?" David said hinting at his annoyance.
"This one is a new blood, she has slain her master, a good friend of mine for centuries. I wish to bring her, to justice. She currently is residing in the human city of Tokyo. She was English before she was changed if that help's you in your search."
"It will cost you greatly, and should this not be what you promised, I will come for you, old man."
DS/
The elder vampire watched as the assassin walked out of his castle and left the magical shield. A bit of sweat beaded his forehead as he watched him go; silently he hoped that the assassin would choose to kill her instead of brining her here, if he brought her here she might tell him the truth.
Turning he spook to his general to make preparations for the assassins return either way, in his mind the dunpeal's were already dead.
DS/
David entered the city of Tokyo with dawn rising to his back. The city still slept as he walked along the roads seeking out his prey. Eventually the people started to come out of their homes and go about their daily lives. After waiting some time and looking about to see if the one he hunted was among them he started to ask questions.
Most of them didn't know what he was talking about; others were surprised that a foreigner in their county could speak their language without an accent. Finally David found one man who had some idea and pointed him to the run down south end of the city. Thanking the man he tossed a few coined over and left.
By the time he reached the south end of the city it was closing in on evening, if what the elder said was true then he wouldn't have much time until night came and the vampire's power returned to her.
Going about he finally found another that knew exactly where to find who David was looking for. She politely pointed to a semi run down dojo, bowed and left before he could pay her for her help. Pushing the gate aside to the courtyard David saw that the place had been rundown and not used for sometime.
"Pity, from the looks of the building this dojo must have been very prominent in its time." David said to himself, the paint was heavily chipped, the roof was missing countless tiles or entire sections of the roof had collapsed, a perfect place for a vampire not wishing to be seen.
Pulling his staff out he brought it to the ready and entered the main building as the last rays of sunlight faded over the horizon.
DS/
David instantly sensed another being in the room he entered. The search had taken nearly a half hour but he had finally found his target. Something was different though, the scent in the air didn't speak of an undead creature, no this was more of...
Suddenly a sword came flying towards him, dodging to the side he hardly had any time to counter several other objects from flying to him. With quick thinking he either dodged them or cut them aside with his weapon. Looking about he no longer could sense anyone in the room but the scent lingered a bit longer. Listening carefully he could hear the sound of someone running down the hallway, giving chase he broke threw a wall instead of exiting threw a door way.
His prey let out a yelp of surprise and the sudden violent exit that David had taken but quickly retook to running. David continued the chase, this was his job, and yet something nagged at him in the back of his mind, normally all other prey stand and fight, they don't know who their up against, he had made sure of that. Was this yet another trap his employer had set for him?
Jumping threw a hole in the roof he continued the chase with him on the roof and his prey still running threw the hallways. After a while his prey made a mistake and ran outside where he was waiting for her. Grabbing the prey he held it down the ground, in the moon light he finally got a look at her, and more importantly, at her eyes.
DS/
"You're not a vampire." David said in surprise.
"Neither are you." The young dunpeal said before she kicked David clear off hey and into a nearby wall. Jumping back on her feet she took on a ready stance, she wasn't going to run anymore.
David righted himself and sized up the situation, the elder had lied to him, but right now he had a more pressing issue. "My employer says you killed his friend, is that true?"
The young dunpeal sized him up before replying, "of course it is, it was the only way I could save myself!"
"What do you mean?"
"Your employer paid his friend to find a dunpeal to turn, to make into a three day walking hell!"
David heard enough, returning his staff to its place he turned and began to leave. "Where are you going?" the young girl asked.
David turned and saw a confused look on her face, she clearly expected him to fight her and drag her back to the elder for the demented purpose he had in store for her. "We both know you're a dunpeal, I don't have to question that. If you must know I'm letting you live, your going to live longer than my employer will."
As David left the dojo he sensed the girl follow him, turning he saw her standing there defiantly. "What are you doing?"
"You think I'm going to let you kill that bastard? No that piece of filth is mine."
Looking her over again he decided to let her tag along; he wasn't going to argue with her, if she died it was of no consequence. "Very well, you may come with me."
End flashback
DS/
A lightning bolt flashed across the sky, its energy was pure and true as it flew across the sky effortlessly and free. It was heading straight for the earth, as if to fulfill a purpose to demonstrate to man that there were things that it could never master. As it headed for the ground something pulled at it, something metal called to it. Naturally it answered the call and flew to its new target.
DS/
David stood quickly, the extra water splattering off him. If it weren't for his reflexes he wouldn't have time to get ready for what was coming. Time once again slowed to a crawl for David and yet he felt like he was moving normally.
The bolt of lightning zigzagged across the space towards him in a beautiful pattern, it was energy seeking an outlet but for his purpose it was more. Feeling the static of the bolt now he raised his staff into the air, just then Seras walked out into the courtyard in time to see David and the lightning bolt make contact. Before she had time to scream the two connected, the electricity coursed threw his body and mind. While the energy danced within him he forced his mind to fly up the bolt into the sky.
As his mind reached the clouds a great pale unblinking eye parted the clouded sky. Everything that was on the small island, both in plan view and concealed was in his sight. Quickly he looked in the city for his target, Aundae. Within moments he found him in a warehouse surrounded by other vampires and ghouls.
David felt the energy in his body began to subside and he struggled to see the address, twenty-two-river side. Suddenly the eye closed and he was thrown back to his body. The forces scent him flying into a small tower on the grounds. Falling to the ground Seras was upon him instantly.
"My God David, are you ok?" Seras asked franticly. David looked around the area, at first he didn't know where he was or who the girl was that was shaking him franticly. Suddenly it returned to him, he knew where the bastard was and his revenge could to some extent be brought to a close.
"Come with me Seras. I believe Miss Hellsing would like to here this."
DS/
"I don't think so." Integra said flat out after David explained the situation.
"There is no chance that I will send Hellsing operatives on some wild goose chase. What if a real threat presented itself?"
"I'm not asking for your entire organization, just a team, hell I know that you sent entire squads on no more than a hunch, why would this be any different?" David demanded.
"The answer is still no, you say that you found his location by being struck by lightning? How am I to believe that?" Integra smirked.
"Its something that I have done in the past to track my targets but the point is I know where he is! Why are you being so stone walled about this?" David practically roared.
"First off, I have never heard of any mortal or undead receiving visions from being struck by lightning. Second there is no proof that their even there, third...."
"Fine, I get your point!" David said as he slammed his fists onto her desk leaving slight impact craters. Recomposing himself he turned and began to leave.
"I'll do it myself..." he mumbled to himself as he walked by Alucard, then he left and went down the hall way to gather his things for his hunt.
Turning to his master, Alucard looked her straight in the eyes to see if anything would betray her otherwise emotionless face, her eyes didn't even so much as blink.
"You know you have let me out just because I felt someone's presence."
"You're different than that trash, I can depend on you." Integra said.
Walking closer to her Alucard's face fought to control the sudden rage he felt. "That trash as you put him is my son, or have you forgotten already?"
A shiver went up Integra's spine, Alucard never acted like this before, even when he brought David to her the fist time and she tried to kill him on the spot, no something was different. "What are you getting at Alucard?"
"Even though you denied him access to a Hellsing team that doesn't mean he's not going to try Jonathans little team, I imagine he's in there right now asking for Laura to join him on this mission."
"Why Laura? Why is she so special to him?" Integra demanded.
"Even I don't know that answer, you forget I can't read David's mind without him mentally throwing me into a wall. But it doesn't take a vampire to see that something is there." Alucard said with a hint of humor in his voice.
Integra shuttered at the thought but quickly brushed it off. She would have to hope that Jonathan would not allow the abomination access to his team members. She was fairly certain that the team leader from the Americans vampire hunter division would see things her way, after all he was human.
DS/
"Approved." Jonathan said without hesitation when his fellow dunpeal requested Laura to accompany him. He quickly noticed the look of confusion on David's face.
"Don't worry about it, were both the same you, I and the rest of my team. The humans may despise us just because of how we were brought into this world. But it makes no difference to my team or I, were here to do a job after all. This isn't for some petty rivalry like the Hellsing organization and the Iscariot have going on." Jonathan said reassuring David.
"Thank you Jonathan." Quickly David left to find Laura. After looking about for a while he finally found her and another dunpeal with her at the far end of the gym. At first it appeared they were in a no holds bar fight between the two of them. But as David came silently closer he noticed the duo were in fact training with Laura being an active instructor.
Looking closer he noticed that they were practicing movements that he had taught Laura centuries ago. He watched as the other put Laura in a headlock only to grabbed by the neck and thrown several feet. "We need to keep working on that one Sam, you should be able to dodge my hand coming for your neck."
Sam mumbled something under his breath before he realized that David stood only a few feet behind him. David extended his arm and helped the young dunpeal up. "ah, look who decided to come out of that storm already, though it helped with the smell." Laura teased when she noticed him.
"Your apprentice Laura?" David asked and he sized Sam up.
"Yes, I've been trying to teach him more lethal ways than just using the gun, but at times it seems like I'm beating that fact in." she chuckled
"He's from the old west, of course he's going to rely on a gun. o Sam, what do you prefer, a gun or a melee weapon?" David asked.
"Well, I'll always carry my old six shooter, but I want to learn how to use a staff like yours, that way I wont be in a jam if I run out of bullets." Sam said with a faint cowboy accent.
"Good answer, though I've only used a gun in the military."
Before Sam could reply he turned to Laura, "I'm going on a mission, I know where Aundae is."
"Ah, so that's why you were on the roof in the storm for the past few days, trying to surf on a bolt of lightning huh. Did Miss Hellsing okay this?"
"No, that's why Jonathan did." David said.
"Ah, well I take it you want me to come along?"
"That's what I'm hoping for." David said, hiding a small smile.
"Okay, but I would like Sam to come along as well." This got Sam's attention rather fast, he hadn't been on any missions recently, Section 80 felt he needed more "training".
"Very well, get ready, will be leaving in a half hour." With that David left the gum and headed to his room to get ready.
DS/
Outside the seemingly abandoned warehouse the trio stood about David's jeep as they tried to figure out their next move. Sam, always the cowboy proposed they go in with guns blazing. Laura recommended stealth, kill all the ghouls, vampires and freaks and leave Aundae for David. David instead decided the best of both views would work the most to their advantage.
Quickly he gave them the details of his plan; needless to say Sam wasn't to thrilled about the part he was going to play in this little operation.
DS/
Standing at what appeared to be the front door Sam felt more and more like bait. Of course he was the bait but feeling like a piece of bait was never a thrilling experience. Pulling both revolvers from their hoisters he aimed them into the air and pulled the trigger. The loud sounds of gunfire echoed in the night air as he continued to fire the rounds until both guns were spent.
The doors swung open in time for Sam to reload both guns, standing in the door was a group of ghouls and some vampires, all looking rather displeased to see the intruder. "Hiya fellas, hungry?" with that Sam took off into the night air with a large group of ghouls giving chase.
DS/
David and Laura watched as Sam ran from the group of hungry ghouls, so far the plan was working. Looking down David noticed several vampires standing around the door guarding it. Apparently they weren't that stupid after all. Pulling a flat looking device from a duffle bag David quickly punched in a few digits, looked over the edge and dropped the device.
It landed in the middle of the group of vampires with a loud thud, the group turned and looked at the thick flat disk that had fallen in the middle of their group. Before any of them could react the device beeped in rapid secession before releasing a large cloud of silver dust.
Quickly jumping into the persistent cloud of silver both David and Laura made their way into the warehouse. Looking about they noticed a pair of vampires resting against the wall with their backs towards the intruders.
Before David could react Laura had pulled out a beautifully intricate silver bladed dagger, rushed the first vampire and stabbed it in the back turning it to dust before it could do anything. The other vampire turned and saw his comrade was nothing but a pile of dust with his killer still standing over the remains. The vampire began to shout but was cut short as the dagger sealed shut his throat, a moment later he too was dust.
Bending down Laura retrieved her dagger from the pile of dust that had once been the vampire. David just shook his head and the pair continued into the warehouse. Finally they entered the main section of the warehouse, several ghouls, milled about carrying heavy weapons, obvious to the intruders or the fact that several of their masters had exchanged their bodies for an equal amount of dust. In the center stood a black mirror, and looking into it was none other than Aundae himself.
"Yes master, everything so far has gone to how you have foreseen it." Aundae replied to the dark mirror. David quickly realized what it truly was. Paradox mirror, a mirror infused with dark magic to become something of a communication device linked to a sister mirror somewhere else in the world.
'This might be my ticket to knowing who is controlling Aundae' Looking about David quickly found a ladder to the scaffolds above, climbing up the ladder he took the remaining silver bombs and planted them throughout the scaffolds in a pattern that would cover everything.
DS/
As he worked Laura took the opportunity to try to listen in on the conversation that Aundae carried on with whoever was on the other side of the mirror. Laura got as close as she dared, the skills that David had taught her all the centuries ago allowed her to go unnoticed even to the undead, within reason.
"Where is Markus now?" the figure from the mirror asked, the voice was feminine.
'Markus? That's David's old name, only a few know what it is...' Laura thought to her self.
"Master, he resides within the Hellsing manor for the time being with the nosfaratu Alucard, the nosfaratu's latest fledgling Seras Victoria, and recently a group of dunpeal's from America. They are the group responsible for resealing Markus into David."
'They know about us? Someone is leaking information to him from the manor; there is no other explanation.'
"Very well, I do not understand the prophecy in this stage of development. Do you know how they resealed Markus to David?" the shadow from the mirror continued."All we know is that it involved large quantities of silver, after the operation our operative could not locate any of the silver that was brought into the room. We believe it is possible that the silver was placed in his body to seal Markus and prevent him from taking control once again." Aundae explained.
"Ah, so that's what the prophecy meant, that silver shall protect him and bind him, how clever."
"Master?"
"We can not harm him with silver when he comes to that point in time Aundae, it shall prove interesting."
"What ever you say, master."
DS/
Sam was tired of running and acting as bait for these ghouls. Turning he took aim and fired. Each shot was a perfect headshot, the ghouls fell, as the bullet would continue to pass from the last ghoul's body and enter the next. Within a few moments the entire group was dead.
Running back to the warehouse he reloaded his gun, hoping that he would be of some help and not just be another piece of bait.
DS/
David finished placing the devices that would release the silver dust and kill every undead creature within the room once it touched its skin. Looking around he spotted Aundae. It took him a moment before he realized the bastards arm had been regenerated. There was no logical explanation for this; only those of the same order knew how to remove the curse the silver would leave behind if the target managed to remove the afflicted extremity.
Slowly and carefully David began to walk back to the ladder that lead back down to the ground floor. He wouldn't let Aundae have such a quick death; no he would let this one suffer.
DS/
Laura stood perfectly still. For a second she thought that she saw the ghoul look directly at her. The thing looked directly at her for a full ten seconds before it wondered away. Quickly she breathed a sigh of relief; a moment later she wished she hadn't.
Swerving back once it heard the sound the ghoul pointed and shouted directly at Laura alerting every other ghoul and vampire in the building to her presence. Quickly Laura burst into action to silence the undead zombie but was to late, several ghouls and vampires were quickly advancing on her.
Jumping to the scaffolds she avoided a volley of gunfire form where she was standing only a few moments ago. However a stray shot reached her and wounded her shoulder. The resulting spike of pain and force from the bullet caused her to lose control and she fell back down to the floor, into a waiting group of vampires and ghouls.
DS/
David watched as Laura tried to jump from the group of ghouls only to be shot back down into the waiting mass. An image of ghouls tearing at her flashed across his mind as the seconds slipped by. "I see your not alone here David."
Looking around David spotted Aundae, a sword in his regenerated hand. "Come now, shall we dual it out?"
"You dam well know I can trip these bombs and they would release the silver killing every undead creature in this forsaken building before you could order your ghouls to harm Laura!" David shouted back down towards the vampire.
"You could, but your not going to rob yourself of the satisfaction of killing me."
David looked at the situation, Laura was being held hostage by the ghouls, Sam was still nowhere to be found and he wasn't about to let Aundae get off the hook that easy. Bringing his weapon to the ready he jumped down towards Aundae.
As soon as David landed he went into action. He brought his weapon from the side towards Aundae's throat, the liquid mix dripping off the ends of the blade like a drool soaked tooth waiting to bite down into some meat. Aundae bought his Celtic sword up to block the blow, the mix however continued along its way to Aundae making contact with his cloths. Aundae felt a burning sensation but ignored the feeling.
Kicking David off he jumped at him with his sword aimed for his arm meaning to simply pin him to the ground. Silently the being behind the mirror watched the battle with great interest.
'Markus fights to kill Aundae for vengeance that is rightfully aimed at me. Aundae on the other hand fights to bring Markus out of David, an interesting dilemma to say the least.'
She continued to watch the battle play out on the mirror, she took note that the other one that Markus had came with had managed to free her self but it was of little consequence. The fight that had originally been between Markus and Aundae was now a full brawl within the compound, silently she cheered for Markus.
DS/
Sam burst threw the twin doors in time to see the battle already in full swing. A smile crept across his face; he wouldn't miss any of the action after all. Jumping into the fray he quickly began shooting off rounds from his gun at the ghouls and vampires, anything that got in his way.
One of his guns ran out of bullets as a ghoul advanced on him, instead of trying to reload the gun he took the blunt end of the butt and smacked it across its head, the body went limp after the blow. Reloading his gun he continued to fire round after round into the horde of undead monsters. All the while this started to remind him of when he first met Laura when he was hunting the bastard that had he was forced to call father.
A ghoul grabbed him from behind and tried to hold Sam down, with quick thinking Sam aimed at the ghouls kneecap and fired, the monster collapsed to the ground but still held on to his legs. Getting one leg free Sam pulled back and kicked the ghoul's head straight off, in the distance he could barely hear and sickly smack as the head made contact with the wall. Returning his attention to the remaining group he continued to kill the ghouls and occasional vampire as he tried to search out Laura.
DS/
Laura was for the most part struggling against the ghouls that tried to continue to hold her down. Fortunately for her the training that David had given her allowed her to give mortal blows to the undead solders, but to kill the vampires she would need her sword. She continued to kill ghoul after ghoul as she looked for the vampire that had disarmed her of her favorite weapon, the same one that David had given her centuries ago.
Her back bumped into someone, turning she brought her fist towards what ever it was head only to stop a fraction of an inch away from Sam. "Whoa, glad you have great control" Same said as he instinctively jumped back.
Suddenly she spotted the undead freak that held her favorite weapon, quickly she ran up behind him grabbed the arm holding the sword and twisted it off with weapon in tow. The undead creature screamed in pain as the realization that it no longer had a right arm became painfully clear. A moment later its head went tumbling down the floor before turning to dust. Laura quickly returned to what remained of the ghouls and vampires as David and Aundae continued to fight it out.
DS/
David continued to try to make a strike on Aundae's body, anywhere would do, and just one cut on the skin would be lethal to the vampire. Each strike was blocked by the vampire's Celtic sword. Every now and then David would try using his powers to throw Aundae off balance but to no avail. The sound of the two weapons clashing would deafening as the two fought almost rhythmically, each ones strike and counter strike flawless.
The pair was within their own world, nothing seemed to matter to either of them. David's agenda was to kill the other, Aundae's objective was to fight David long enough to bring Markus out of his slumber. Fortunately for David the silver that had been graphed to his skeleton prevented Markus from taking over as quickly as he once did.
"You can't win David, Let your true self out." Aundae said to him as they held a clash of their weapons.
"This is my true self!" David replied as he kicked Aundae in the side, breaking the two apart.
"You keep thinking your human, your something greater, something more. Why wont you just except the fact." Aundae nearly shouted as he entered another stance.
DS/
The vampire rolled on its side, holding the gaping wound the bitch of a half-breed had inflicted on him. He could feel the venom coursing threw his veins slowly killing him without petty or remorse for its victim. He pulled his gun from its hoister and ejected the magazine. The pain was so intense now; he only had minutes before the silver finished its job and he as nothing more than a pile of dust.
He slammed a new magazine into the gun. The bullets made from gold instead of silver, the one weakness of the dunpeal, "suns metal" as one vampire called it. His vision began to blur; he felt the silver cutting threw his eyes now, severing their connection to his brain effectively blinding him.
He pulled back on the gun loading a bullet into the chamber, he no longer felt his leg's, looking back he saw they turned to dust, it would be over in a few seconds now. Looking at the two fighting with swords of some kind he took aim, hoped that it was the bitch that had killed him and fired. He only saw the bullets fly straight for their targets and then darkness took him as what remained of his body turned to dust.
DS/
David only heard the sound of a gun going off, he thought nothing of it seeing as he and his group were in battle. He had even taken a few stray lead or silver bullets during the fight. But this was different, pain, he felt intense pain him his chest. Not from the sword that Aundae wield but a small neat hole had appeared square in his chest and refused to push the bullet out or heal.
Blood began to flow freely from the wound as he stammered back. He looked up at his opponent, for the first time sense he had learned of Aundae a look as sheer horror was on his face.
A scream penetrated the already loud atmosphere, covering all other sounds of gunfire and other screams. Time seemed to slow not by David's power but as if some force ordered time to slow its march as he fell to the ground mortally wounded.
Another scream came from the black mirror as a portal of darkness opened up and an army of ghouls and vampires came flooding out. None of them were armed; all seemed concerned over David's life. By this time Laura and Sam were upon David trying to help him out of the warehouse. Laura tried desperately to carry David's frame into the cool night air as Sam franticly fired round after round into the swarming mass of undead.
'Alucard... father...'DS/
Alucard was wondering the mansion trying to scare some of the staff or annoy one of the solders. He had spotted Seras and was about to sneak up on her to see how she would react when a sound entered his mind. 'Alucard... father...'
The voice penetrated his mind like a knife threw butter offering no resistance. Instinctively Alucard knew who it was, only one other mind could send a message with such force that only David could do such a thing.
In one quick motion he turned raced down the hallway and slammed threw the twin doors to the outside. With one giant leap he flew into the air, his body turning into fast moving vapor as he moved as fast as he could.
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David, Laura and Sam were well out of the warehouse but the undead still kept pouring out of that demonic mirror. Sam had long sense ran out of bullets and was relying on Laura's sword to decapitate the undead.
David was fighting to stay alive, he was barely aware of what was happening or why he was outside. Looking down he saw the mass of ghouls and someone using a sword to keep them at bay. Slowly he remembered the remote trigger in his pocket.
Painfully slow he put his hand in his pocket, felt the detonator and pulled out the device. His vision began to burr but it didn't matter, pressing the red button down hard he heard the screams of undead ghouls and vampires as a giant cloud of silver dust descended upon them forcing the mirror closed to prevent any of the silver from back tracking to the source.
With no longer an endless wave of undead to face Sam started to push the ghouls slowly back into the warehouse where the silver dust sill lingered in the air. A small smile crept across David's face. He may not have killed Aundae the way he wanted but the Bastard was dead for sure. Nothing could have escaped that much dust.
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Laura had laid David down on the ground as she franticly ripped off his coat and assassin armor to get to the wound. Blood was everywhere, the scent was sickly vile even to a dunpeal's nose. She found the wound and tried to pull the bullet out where her hands only to feel sheering pain, instinctively she pulled back. "Shit the bullets are gold."
Going against her own sense of self-preservation she jammed her hand once again into the wounds ignoring the burning sensation as she pulled the bullets out one by one. In total five bullets had entered his body. She watched and waited expecting the blood to pool and reenter its host, for the wounds to heal up and her century's old master to sit up and reassure her he was fine.
Nothing happened, the blood continued to pour out of him slowly now as the wounds refused to seal. David's breathing was shallow now and almost nonexistent. Desperately Laura ripped the sleeve of her shirt off and placed her hand on David's chest hoping that the power that David had to heal did not solely rest him.
Desperately she tried to force her body to release its energy into David's to help him heal. Laura let out a scream of frustration as nothing happened. She was unaware of Sam standing besides her now watching her desperate attempts to revive David.
Laura began to break down and sob begging David not to die, that she needed him still but it seemed to fall on deaf ears.
Without warning the two dunpeals sensed another vampire nearby, Laura didn't care to look up but Sam had the sense to be on guard and looked carefully around them. Finally his eyes landed on an undead dressed in a red over coat and red hat.
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Before Alucard was even near David he could feel their connection begin to rot away, the sensation of death cutting the link that father and son shared was taking hold. Arriving at the warehouse Alucard could see the grim view. His son lay on the ground dieing, Laura trying desperately to revive him threw any means she knew and the one named Sam stood over both of them on guard for any other attacks.
As he rematerialized Sam took note of him and allowed him to come closer. As he approached the group it was like his presence was all that was needed to help David awaken. Looking down at his son he couldn't help but feel remorse but he had to offer a choice.
"It's your choice David, what will you take?"