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Chapter 3: Bite Me
Alucard watched the three Blade Children leaving the heavy-curtained room with a little twisted smile. He then fell carelessly into the big old chair that stood behind him, placing his long legs on the top of the wooden desk in front of him.
"I'm bored…" the vampire declared with certain dissatisfaction, that was only increased by the killer smirk in his red eyes.
It has been now over a year since the tragic incident in London that changed his life. Again. His right fist closed in anger when he remembered once again that cursed night.
FlashbackHe was out on a mission, alone, chasing some idiotic chipped vampire that- like every young vampire- thought he is the chosen one due to the vampiric ancient prophecy. Well, it wasn't a big surprise for anyone that that buffoon wasn't, but the situation still needed to be taken care of. Or so said lady Integra Hellsing, the fearless and the emotionless Alucard's human master. He remembered her cold piercing voice when she ordered him to hunt and destroy the little lich. Even then he heard the little worried tone in her voice- that was very strange and unlike her in a disturbing way. But he ignored it at the time.
And that was basically the reason why he wasn't at the Hellsing mansion on that night. Why he wasn't there to stop what happened.
He was in a far place, searching for the vampire. It was piece of cake for him, of course; he traced the lich, defeated its' ghouls and putted an end to the chipped guy's career. It was only then when he heard the piercing scream off his vampire comrade, Seras Victoria, crying for help in his head.
"Master! Help us…" she screamed to him telepathically, her voice sounded like something was torturing her body and soul at once.
Alucard ignored the little shock of fear for the ones he cared, and shimmered as quickly as he could, heading in the form of a shadow towards the Hellsing mansion.
But he was late. When he got there, smoke was rising from the building. Bodies of Hellsing soldiers were covering the front yard and the entrance to the building. Inside was a mass to. It seemed that whatever attacked the mansion was well prepared- the progress of the enemy (which was marked by a large trail of blood and other soldiers) was specific without wrong turns, as if it knew exactly where it was going.
And it went straight to the third floor, where Integra's main office was situated. And there was where Alucard bumped in two familiar persons; his comrade, Seras, and Integra's servant, Walter.
"Master…" Seras looked at Alucard with tired red eyed. The vampire felt pure rage when he looked at what they've done to her. She was crucified to the wall, four pure silver sticks stubbed into her arms and legs. Another stick was stubbed straight into her hearth, from where she was bleeding unstoppably. With sorrow he forced himself to look in her eyes, his features become soft, realizing that there is nothing he could do to save her.
"Who was it?" he asked, trying to control his emotions.
"He called himself Moriac…" answered Seras, chocking from blood. She seemed determined to tell him all she could.
"He charged in with some strange-looking beasts" tried Walter to help. He was laying on the floor next to Seras, covered with a lot of blood. The vampire detected one major wound in his chest that seemed very serious. But he thought that with the right treatment Walter might be saved.
"Was he a vampire?" he asked slowly, coming near Walter and lifting him to a sitting position. He then lifted up and came close to Seras, pooling out the silver sticks with his white-gloved hands.
"No.." Seras answered "But he looked… supernatural…" she fell straight inside Alucard's arms, not strong enough to stand.
The vampire embraced her gently for a few moments, and then putted her- again, gently- on the floor. Then he realized something's missing.
"Where is Integra?" he asked.
"That bastard took her" Walter answered.
"Took her? Where? Why?"
"He failed to mention those little facts"
"Master?" Seras asked in hesitation.
"Yes, Police Girl?"
"I'm sorry I failed you down"
"You didn't, Police Girl." He assured her in soft voice. "Although you really should have tried to drink real human blood once in a while" he added with a twisted smile.
"Bite me, Alucard…" she said, forming a little gentle smile. Her eyes closed after a moment, but the smile remained, even when her body turned to ashes.
"Been there, done that…" he whispered. A small tear was rouge enough to escape his eye. It rolled down on his cheek, disappearing into the thin air.
To his amazement, Walter whispered a little pray for her soul.
"So, my Angel of Death," Alucard turned to Walter in his hunter's name "What shall we do with you?"
For the next weeks Alucard took care of Walter, using all off his personal contacts to make the man stay alive. And he succeeded. After three months Walter was back on his feet. That's when their little vengeance journey began.
They've traveled all around the world, using every little clue they had, combining the puzzle piece by piece. They were very patient- they had all the time in the world. And they knew that someday, eventually, they'll find that so-called Moriac. Imagine Alucard's surprise when they first found out that Moriac's was last seen in Transylvania, the country where Alucard was first born, so ling time ago?
It must be more than a coincidence, he told to Walter after he had spent an entire night thinking about the subject (something that he son regretted, when he realized that he was very hungry, and that he had to wait a hall 24 hours for the next opportunity to go for a hunt).
Walter agreed with him, but it didn't change the facts- their only lead was in Transylvania, and so they've reached the country. Another surprise was when they learned about the exact location of Moriac's hiding- near a little town named Alivia; the region where Alucard's old castle was. He wasted another night thinking about it, but came to the same conclusion- either this all was one giant coincidence, or either (and the more likely situation) they were led to a trap from the very beginning.
But for what reason? That was the question that Walter asked him. Alas, neither of them knew the answer. So now they had two choices: to proceed or to go back. Of course they chose to spit on every logic conclusion, and proceeded, occupying the abounded Dark Castle, that belonged to Alucard a long time ago.
End of flashbackAlucard's sadistic grin appeared on his face, when he remembered the events of the last year. "Soon…" he thought to himself "I'll kill him, soon…"
A little gray cloud of shadows sneaked trough the curtained window. The vampire watched it with amusement, as it grew taller and created the form of a young woman with long black hair and wide red stripes.
"What is it, Katrina?" Alucard asked in curiosity, noticing the urgent look on her face.
"I have interesting news"
That definitely peaked his interest, for that, that the young vampire was his main source of intelligent-information in this region. Alucard met her during his searches for Moriac. She was the one who informed him about the current location of the enemy, in the first place. Her information has proved itself quite useful not once, and her sources were liable and very important during Alucard and Walter's little vengeance journey.
"I'm listening," Alucard said, taking his legs from the desk, as the young woman has sited herself in front of him, her big red eyes directed into his. "Any good news, after last night's awful incident, will be welcomed warmly"
Katrina bitted her lip with her fang- a habit that the male vampire already got used to; she did it every time she was thinking about the best way to express her in tell.
"Two hunters- a man and a woman- from Japan, came to Alivia this morning, in the same with Edward Elric." She started, leaving her lip in peace. "They are witch hunters, who came here to investigate the so-called local beasts, or so they said"
"So you had an interaction?"
"Yes. They helped me with a little incident…" she coughed in a small embarrassment, and changed the subject quickly. "Anyway, it's not the point. When they came close to me, the pendent on the man's neck glowed in bright green…"
"Was it filled with Orbo fluid?"
"Indeed"
"You said they came for Japan. Using Orbo? They must be from the STN organization"
"They are; from STN-J department. I recognized them from their profile photos" she pulled a brown file from underneath her long maroon coat, placing it on the desk.
Alucard reached his white-glowed hand and took it, opening it. He found inside a few pages, creating two profile files, on the top of every one of them written the words "Top Secret". A little all-knowing smile appeared on his face when he saw those words- Katrina's sources were indeed a blissful addition to their side.
"So this is the notorious Amon? And who's the girl? Robin Sena? I never heard of her"
"It's no wander you didn't. She has been working with them for only 4 years…"
"So what about them? You said you had good news"
"I'm getting there…" Katrina's voice was a bit annoyed- she didn't like to be rushed. "So as I was saying- the Orbo in Amon's pendent glowed when I approached. They were amazed by the fact that I am a vampire. And that's when I noticed that the girl next to Amon was a witch"
Alucard's wyes opened in surprise. This fact could have changed their situation- it could have fixed the last night's grand failure. Hell! It could have save them all!
"We have to meet them" Alucard declared.
"Already one step ahead of you," she said with a self-proud smile "They'll be here at sunset"
Alucard wore his sadistic grin, feeling very pleased.
Edward Elric examined the people in front of him in the big hall-room inside the castle. Rio introduced them to him, and now he was trying to understand what the hell they needed from him. He was just about to open his mount, when the farthest doors of the room opened, and tree new men entered the room.
"This is Alucard, the master of the castle," said Rio "The woman is Katrina, and the third man is named Walter"
"Nice to meat you" Ed said politely, examining the two men and the woman. To his surprise, Alucard and Katrina… felt… differently than the others. Anyway, when he remembered Rio's description of Alucard, it seemed as if she was describing a totally different person. He glanced at her quickly, and she returned him a shy smile. "Women…"he thought to himself in desperation.
"So you're finally here. Good, we can proceed now" Alucard said, looking with his amused grin, which only made Ed feel even more annoyed by him.
"How much did you tell him, Rio?" Katrina asked.
"Not much. I thought it'd be wiser for all of us to do so"
"I'm still here, you know" Ed said before he could stop himself.
"I'm sorry," said Katrina honestly "but you have to understand that we don't have much time"
"Fine, I'm listening," Ed answered in a much calmer voice. "I came here to find a way to go back to my world. Then I received a letter, "he pulled the white paper from his pocket, showing it to everyone in the room, "that told me to come here- that you have some information which can be useful to me. So I came. Now I'm confused"
"So we'll fill your gaps, Ed," said Ryoko "we summoned you here because we need your help in defeating the man who's responsible for the attacks on many places on this earth, including this region"
"The vampires?" Ed asked.
"They can hardly be called vampires," explained the man named Walter, with a deep pleasant voice "but those who don't understand that call them in this way"
"Actually, Moriac controls not only these particular creatures, but also many others"
"How?" was Ed's most appropriate question.
"He is a sorcerer," answered Eyes Rutherford "and he was able to construct some sort of a portal, which he uses to summon creatures from other…planes"
"Right…" agreed the Full-Metal Alchemist in sarcasm, clearly doesn't believe a single word that he heard.
"He's not joking," Kousuke said, "I've seen it"
"Then what do you need me for?"
A sharp silence stroked the room.
"In order to stop Moriac, we need tree people with magical blood in their veins" answered Alucard, interfering the silence.
"Ok… I understand," said Ed, when in fact he didn't understand a thing. "But don't you have enough 'magical' people over here? You all seemed to be quite involved"
"Looks can be deceiving" remained him Rio.
"And how will it help me to get home?"
"That portal… it can lead you back" answered Katrina, lightly biting her lip. "So you see- we can't beat Moriac without you, while you can't go home without us"
"Splendid," Ed agreed in a little gloomy voice, "So what do we have to do?"
"Right now, young man, you're going to rest from your journey. I'll show you your room" said Walter, pointing him a warm smile towards the big doors.
ME: Well, this is the end of chapter 3. Yes, I know that the first part of it was kind of cruel… please don't hate me…-
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