Hellsing: Amen

by Notan Rappa

Chapter 5: Blood Stains

Seras sucked the last remains out of her third blood packet. She felt satisfied enough that she felt it was safe to take a walk. She noted with interest at how much she was beginning to like the taste of blood. She walked up to the firing range, with a small handgun in hand, set the target back so that it appeared to be no bigger than a dime. She lifted the handgun.

BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! After the target was pulled back, she was pleased to note that her accuracy was improving.

Walking around, taking the long way back to her room, she saw one of the men standing around alone. Seras felt some feral instinct inside of herself snarl...

A few moments later...

Seras smiled at her kill, now completely drained of blood. Then she paused. Some voice inside of her was yelling in silent horror at what she had done, but it was drowned out by the pulsing of fresh warm blood coursing through her veins. This was not why she was pausing. The reason she was pausing, the reason for the small wave of panic welling through her was the realization that the man she had drained would soon turn into a ghoul! Unless she did something with it, and it wouldn't do to be seen dragging a bloodless corpse around. She needed to burn it! Burn it! BURN IT!

Suddenly, a flame burst from her hands, and leapt at the corpse. Startled, she jumped back and the flames went out. She stopped, looking at the scorched corpse. 'Did I...do that?' She lifted her hand again and willed flames to come out. 'Burn, damn you. BURN!' It wasn't working. She tried harder. The corpse started to stir. 'BURN!' she shouted inside her head. Flames burst from her hands again and leapt at the corpse. The ghoul writhed and fell, burned to dust. Seras willed the flames to go out, which was far easier than starting it, and then scattered the ashes.

'I need to be a little more careful about this.' Seras thought.

Meanwhile...

Alucard seemed distracted.

"Alucard!"

"Hmm?" Integra's eyes narrowed.

"What is it, Alucard?" Integra was feeling a little suspicious. This was unlike Alucard.

'Seras,' thought Alucard. 'So, you have made your first kill. Your powers are developing sooner than I expected, as well. This is bad timing.' He smiled to himself. 'Oh well. It will keep things interesting.'

"Alucard!"

'But I should not tell Integra, or she very well may have Seras chained, and she is not yet strong enough to destroy such chains.'

"ALUCARD! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME!"

End Chapter 5