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"Where the hell could she be?" Alucard asked himself as he paced his room.

Astra had gone up to the roof last night and hadn't been seen since. Everyone was on the lookout for her. Walter had informed Sir Integra who had said that she would probably show up soon. Alucard, however, was not so easily convinced. His daughter didn't just disappear, if she was gone, then something was wrong. Never had she gone out without letting him know.

Where are you Astra? The vampire clad in red thought. What happened? Where did you go?

Your daughter is safe for now. A strange voice echoed through Alucard's chambers.

"Who are you?" Alucard yelled to the room.

I am Jovan, King of all Vampires.

"No." Alucard whispered, for the first time ever, fear showing in his voice. "What have you done with her?"

I have yet to do anything Alucard. Why are you so worried? You never even wanted to have a daughter. Why does she matter so much, and yet her mother so little?

"Bastard."

Don't tempt me Alucard. You were once one of us. One of the true immortals. Then you spoiled it by pledging your loyalty to that damn Hellsing family.

"Just tell me where Astra is."

She is in the Forest of No Return. Lord Manelin is training her. You remember him, don't you. He has the position you once held, my right hand.

"Get out of here."

Temper, temper. Relax Alucard. I must tell you one thing first, though. Astra is to be the Princess of Darkness. You should feel honored, really. To have such an honor bestowed upon one's daughter-

"Get out!" Alucard roared.

Alright then. I will go, but be warned, if you go after her, Astra will be killed. Farewell my old friend.

"ASTRA!" Alucard yelled, the echo carrying the sound to Sir Integra's study.

"What the hell was that?" She asked Walter, who stood serving her tea.

"I do believe." He said as he poured the tea. "That Alucard is worried about Astra."

"She'll be fine."

"I hope so."

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"Not good enough." Manelin's voice rang in Astra's ears as she evaded another target. "You need to stand straighter."

"How the hell am I supposed to do that with these things coming at me?" She mumbled, knocking another target out of the air.

"Stop you miserable wench." He growled.

Astra stopped and leaned against a tree, trying to catch her breath. Manelin walked over to her. Suddenly, a cane appeared in his hand and he brought it down on her head.

"What the hell was that for?" She asked as she rubbed her head.

"For being not getting that right." He shook the cane in her face. "You need to have your torso straight when you evade."

"That just makes you a bigger target."

"You're not fighting ghouls here, you're fighting vampires. They don't lunge at you like ghouls, they attack in a noble way. There are no cheap shots as you would call them."

"I don't know what vampires you're talking about, but they're damn well not the ones I've been fighting."

"I can assure you that when you fight here, you will only be fighting noble vampires, not the trash that your human friends deal with. Your father knows what I am talking about."

"I doubt it."

"Your father was a noble vampire, until he sank down to serving that damn Hellsing house."

"My father was the creation of the Hellsing family."

"So that's what he has told you. I'm sorry to tell you that Count Dracula was once a proud member of the King's court."

"Bull shit."

"It is the truth. He had the seat I now occupy, right hand to the King. It was too bad that the Hellsing family caught him and made them their whipping boy."

"My father is not a whipping boy." Astra's voice shook with rage. "He is a servant of the noble Hellsing family, headed now by Sir Integra Wingates Hellsing. I am honored to be of service to them, and honored that my father has such a noble-"

"What is noble about being the servant of humans?"

"You seem to forget that I am human."

"Your father raped a prostitute while on a rampage. You were never supposed to be created."

"Shut up." She lunged at him.

Manelin smirked before moving out of her reach. Astra growled deep in her throat and swiped at him. This time her attack was right on target. He landed with a thud and before he could even sit up, she had his gun pointing at his throat. His eyes were filled with fear.

"I could do it you know." Astra's voice was like ice. "But I want to know who the hell is this damn king is and why he wants me to be a princess."

"Let go of me." Manelin's voice was laced with rage.

He pushed her off of him and got to his feet. Astra glared at him before aiming her gun again. Manelin appeared to be gone before reappearing behind her. Cold steel rubbed up against her neck. She froze for a split second before pushing him away from her. Her gun was pointed at his head while his knife was at her throat.

"Stop this nonsense immediately." A loud voice made her look up.

At the edge of the clearing stood a man wearing what looked like clothing from the middle ages. He stood tall, as if he was God. Astra looked at him skeptically. It seemed as if he was staring into her soul.

"Your Majesty." Manelin got down on his knee before yanking on the leg of her pants in an effort to make her kneel.

"Why do you not kneel?" She then noticed a young looking vampire behind the other one.

"Kneeling indicates respect." Astra said, staring at the strange man. "And I have yet to see anything that would indicate that I should respect this piece of filth."

Suddenly, three other men appeared around the clearing, all had pointed their crossbows at her. Manelin had stood up now and was about to pin her against a tree when something stopped him. She looked up at the king guy and saw that he had raised his hand.

"Please do not harm her." He seemed to command the others. "She is the Princess of Darkness."

"Like hell." She replied as she put her gun in its holster.

"Excuse me?"

"I said like hell. There is no way that I am going to become a princess, much less being the Princess of Darkness."

"It is a real honor. Especially in this time and age."

"If being kidnapped is an honor, then those are some demented people."

"You are stubborn, aren't you?"

"Personality fault, I've been working on it, but nothing seems to fix it."

"Your father was never stubborn…"

"I'm not my father. I never have been and I never will be. I've yet to figure out why people compare me to him so much, I mean, he is the most legendary vampire in existence and I'm merely a half-breed."

"The daughter of the most power-"

"Power has nothing to do with it. Now, give me a reason to stick around, or I'm going home."

"The reason I give you is your father's legacy."

"Please," Astra sighed, exasperated. "I'm sick of hearing about my father. My whole life, I've been trying to get out of his shadow. There is no way in hell that I'm going to step back into it."

"Is that so…" His voice started to drift off. "Well then, you and Lord Manelin must join us for dinner."

"I don't drink blood." Astra protested.

Manelin, however, stepped on her foot and dragged her to follow him as they walked behind the others. Every so often, she could see him glare at her and she glared right back. She sighed as they reached a hill, overlooking what looked like a village. There was a castle not far behind it.

"All of this will be yours Astra." She heard the King say before they descended down the hill, leading Astra into the Lion's Den.

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"Damn it Astra." Alucard was now pacing on the roof of the Hellsing House. "Where the hell are you?"

"Is there something wrong Alucard?" Walter asked the vampire as he reached the roof.

"Astra has been kidnapped."

"How do you?"

"The King of Vampires, Jarvis, told me."

"How, no one has sent anything…"

"Vampires can communicate through our minds over long distances."

"Well then, why does he want her?"

"I was his right hand; a long, long time ago. He was very upset with me for leaving to serve the Hellsing Family. I believe that this is revenge."

"She must be rescued then."

"He said that if I tried, he would kill her. Anyway, he seems to be hell bent on making her Princess of Darkness."

"Princess of Darkness?"

"It is a position for a vampire. Whoever holds the position is in charge of trying to conquer the world."

"Have faith in Astra, Alucard." Walter sighed before looking up at the stars. "She is an incredible person, and would never do that. Her strength is not in her physical body, it is in her heart. Astra has never failed, and this time will be no different."

Alucard sighed and headed down into the house. He would like to believe what Walter said was true, but he knew Jarvis. That bastard would do everything in his power to get what he wanted, no matter who got hurt. Astra wasn't safe from him, even with all of her strength. Physically and mentally, he had the upper hand, and Alucard was scared to death.

Astra, oh Astra. Please, fight Jarvis. He will stop at nothing to take what he wants. I don't want you got get caught in his power hungry scheme. Get out of there as soon as you can.

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Astra sat next to Manelin at a huge table situated in the middle of a great hall. About two seats down from her, sat the King at the end of the table. The entire hall was filled with vampires of all types. They differed as much as the humans of New York City. She'd never seen so many in one place.

Before she'd even been allowed into the Great Hall, a young female vampire had taken her to a room at on of the towers of the castle. There, the young vampire had told her that she was to change.

She supplied a long, flowing, black dress. The dress looked like it had been designed in the Middle Ages. It had a very low v neck and showed a lot of skin. Both sleeves passed her wrists and had sort of a sorceress feel.

The young vampire, who had identified herself as Kiara, insisted that she do her hair. It took her about five minutes to convince Astra, but in the end, she was allowed to do her hair. Kirara had pulled her long blond hair into a bun on top of her head, decorating it with black clips that had blood red stones in the middle.

Glancing over at Manelin, Astra tried to figure out what she was supposed to do. This was her first time attending anything fancier than a meal at a Chinese Food restaurant. Most of the time, no one wanted a half vampire at a dinner party, it would scare away all of the guests.

Suddenly, many human children, all with cuts near their throat, walked into the hall. They walked in front of the vampires and tilted their necks. To her horror, the vampires all reached for the children and sank their teeth into their necks.

A little girl stood next to her, waiting for Astra to bite her. Astra's heart skipped a beat.

"Is there something wrong Astra?" the King asked her, taking a pause from his meal. "You don't look hungry."

"Human blood runs through my veins. I have never, and will never drink from another human." With that, Astra stood up and walked out of the room.

She didn't know where she was, or where the corridor led, but she didn't care. Eventually, she found herself on a balcony, overlooking the sea. Shakily, she leaned on the railing. The wind whipped her hair, pulling it from the clasps. Her eyes began to fill with tears, but she whipped them away before they could start to fall.

Suddenly, Astra heard footsteps behind her. They were getting louder and louder by the second, until suddenly, they stopped. She didn't bother to turn around. Whoever it was moved behind her so quickly that she didn't realize that they were there until she felt their breathing on her neck.

"What the hell do you want?" Her voice would have sent a chill down any man's spine.

"You walked out on His Majesty." Manelin's voice shook with rage. "You insulted him, the people of the court, and me."

"So what?"

"Get over that you are human. It will only hold you back."

"My humanity is what keeps me from being a demon like my father."

"You are demon no matter what you think. Whatever you say, whatever you do cannot change that."

A moment of silence passed between them. Astra really didn't know how to reply. She'd always repressed the thought that she might be a demon, but now that Manelin had said it, it almost seemed to be true. In her heart, there was no way that she was as ruthless as her father. She showed mercy when he did not. That was the difference, in her mind, between being human and a demon.

"I know that I am demon." Astra admitted. "I drink the blood of humans to preserve my immortality, but, I would give my immortality for the chance to feel at peace."

"What are you talking about?" Manelin's voice seemed surprised.

"I wasn't born with a purpose, so I really have no meaning for my life. Humans fear me, and vampires torment me. The only thing I can do is hunt vampires and ghouls. It seems as if it is the only thing that I will do for the rest of eternity."

"That is a pretty meaningless existence."

"The only thing that I've ever wanted is to feel wanted, needed. Why the hell am I telling you this? You probably don't even care."

They stood in silence for a while, both looking up at the sky. Manelin moved next to her and looked at her face. She noticed this and looked at him. They stared into each others' eyes for a moment.

"Lord Manelin." Kirara's voice broke the silence.

"Yes?" Manelin asked, both of us turning around.

"His Majesty would like you to join him in the dungeons."

"Alright." With that he strode off, leaving Kirara and I alone.

"I heard about the incident in the Great Hall." Kirara stood next to me at the railing.

"Damn word gets around fast." I replied.

"So you have human blood?"

"I'm a half-breed."

"That's impossible. You're the daughter of Count Dracula, he would never-"

"He raped a prostitute while on a rampage in London. I was never supposed to be born."

"But if you don't drink blood, then how do you survive?"

"I do drink blood, but only transfusion blood. Anyway, being human has its advantages; I can go in sunlight and eat human food."

"That is so weird. Well, anyway, you should probably get out of that dress."

"Not a bad idea."

With that, Astra followed Kirara into the castle, towards her biggest adventure yet.