Chapter 4: The Story of the La Magra Dagger

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Seras could only stare as the vampire who had beaten Alexander Anderson; the Paladin who had once decapitated her master, the regenerate who had pierced her throat with one of his blades, and the Soldier of The Vatican who had seemed near invincible, now began to walk toward them, and as her master was doing nothing but standing there.

" I guessed he wouldn't be much of a challenge, but that was something very unbelievable. I couldn't have done it better myself, well, just maybe I could have." Said Alucard, with his normal cockiness. Sieghardt merely chuckled at this.

" Maybe, maybe not. We can't find out now, can we?" said the son of the No-Life King sarcastically.

Seras was amazed at the fact that Alucard still looked to have his normal grin, he didn't even begin to show the slightest bit of agitation or even infuriation at this Sieghardt. When anyone else, who had said something like that, in that tone of voice, would have a rather large hole in his or her head at that point.

" I heard you in My Master's office, you claim to by my son, do you not?" questioned the elder vampire, his smile disappearing in a straight face, showing true seriousness, Seras guessed that someone who staked this claim would have to prove it, and if they did not, or could not, then they would most likely be killed.

" I claim it because it is the truth." Said Sieghardt gaining the same seriousness in his voice.

" Your skills could prove it, but I need something more definite. Show me the back of your right hand." Said Alucard as he took off his glasses.

Sieghardt lifted the back of his hand toward Alucards face. When he looked at the back of his glove he eyed the symbol, taking great measure to make sure that the markings were exactly like his.

Alucard's POV

These symbols are the same. This is the proof I was looking for, this one truly is my offspring, but why did he show himself now. And if he is my son, then who is his mother? Hmm… I suppose these questions will have to be answered soon. I wonder if she is his mother… it would be nice of she was.

Normal POV

"Master, what do those symbols mean?" asked a somewhat confused Seras Victoria

" Simple, Police Girl, these markings are the symbol of my bloodline's bondage to Hellsing." Began Alucard, but Sieghardt finished for him.

" Only those of our bloodline, their mates, and their fledglings can wear these symbols, when they are exact, without being burned or turned to dust, mostly so that those who find some way to infiltrate the Manor cannot fully take on our forms." He finished.

" So I could wear them since he is My Master?" asked Seras

" If you wanted to, then yes." Said Sieghardt " But this is somewhat besides the point, I believe that you have questions for me, so I suggest we continue this in Sir Integral's office."

They didn't have time to respond as this new Vampire transformed into a gray mist, leaving the underground garage almost immediately after doing so.

Back at the Mansion (This is when Alucard, Seras, and those of the team who had survived the mission that night, return)

" Ahh, I see." Began Walter as he was talking to Integral and Sieghardt " so this ' La Magra Dagger' is what we need to begin to find, before this vampire named Kagan can get to it, right?"

" Right, but that isn't the only thing he needs." Said Sieghardt " He also needs a sacrifice. A sacrifice of a true Nosferatu."

" Someone like myself then, is that right?" asked Alucard as he phased through the wall, Seras Victoria coming in through the door a moment later, of course she knocked first so as to announce herself.

" Or me, but I have a feeling Kagan would want to kill me himself, if that were possible." Said Sieghardt with a great amount of bragging in his voice.

" I see." Began Integral " but that still doesn't explain how that shard of the diamond got into my family heirloom. Or why you decided to show up at this time."

" Actually, those two reasons are intertwined almost. You see I hid that piece so that I could use it when, and if, Kagan managed to find any of the pieces." Began the young Vampire " It was a way to forget as well, so that no one could use some sort of telepathy on me, an example would be my father and Seras, though theirs is more of a bond than that sort of telepathy. But this is besides the point, the reason that you have it is because it is a family heirloom, right?" She nodded " The person I gave it to was one of your ancestors, a man by the name of Professor Van Hellsing."

Everyone then stared at Sieghardt, like he had just said something that could never be true by any standards.

"How?" questioned Alucard, he was somewhat surprised, and a little annoyed that this one had managed to get close to Van Hellsing without nearly being killed, or at least, warded off somehow.

" Well for one: I didn't try to kill him, or anyone around him the first time we met" began Sieghardt " and two: I told him this, that this cross contained a piece of the La Magra Dagger. Which when combined with the other 3 pieces could open up a gate to Hell and release the Army of No Lives."

" And he believed that?" questioned Integral

" Well considering who he had seen before." Began Sieghardt, his head gesturing toward Alucard " I would guess having to face one is enough, but to have to face an army. Well let's just say that's the part where he decided to take the cross. Also, it couldn't do any harm to him, so I think he could also see I wasn't trying to kill him."

" Okay, can you give us some background into the dagger itself, and this Army of No Lives?" asked Seras

" I guessed this would come. Honestly I don't know much more than the legends of it since I have, thankfully, never experienced these tales in reality." Began Sieghardt " But basically, it is a dagger created by La Magra, or the Blood God, to awaken an army of Vampiristic Demons."

" Wait, I thought you said that they were Vampires?" questioned Alucard " and powerful ones at that. Ones that might be able to put up a good fight."

" They may be Demons, but the have the same abilities and traits as other Vampires, but their victims don't become ghouls. They become true Vampires, that can be killed normally, but with the size and amount of the original force…" Sieghardt trailed off there, leaving the others to guess what would happen.

" You said that these demons are strong, would there be any way to kill them?" asked Integral, still as calm as ever.

" Yes, the Dagger itself." Began Sieghardt " One interesting trait about it is that it will kill any un-true vampire with the simplest cut. For example: FREAKS."

" So the dagger has the ability to awaken the army, but it can kill them just as well because they are not true vampires, right?" asked Walter " But then why would it be created to open a portal of Vampirirstic demons, and yet still be used to kill them?"

" Because, since La Magra created the dagger, he was going to open that portal to turn everyone into true vampires, since there were still a good-many fakes during the time that he created the dagger. He had an awful distaste for fake ones, especially the assholes who think their all powerful, but can't even transform into the simplest of forms." Said Sieghardt mumbling that last part so only his father could hear, and Alucard heard it. And seemed to agree.

Seras began to yawn, she was getting tired, and she needed to get some sleep.

" We can continue this discussion tomorrow evening, then we can begin to search for the dagger when we are ready." Surprisingly Alucard, who had a serious tone of voice to him, said all this.

" Alright, we will meet here tomorrow night." Began Integral " and Sieghardt, use the shard to locate the exact location of the next piece by then."

" Yes Sir." Was all that was said by him toward Integral.

" Come this way, I shall have a room prepared for your stay." Said Walter.

" Thank you, Walter." With that the two of them left the room to leave Seras, Integral, and Alucard.

" Do you believe that he is telling the truth, Alucard?" asked Integral

" Yes, I do, Master. The symbol he carries on his hand is enough proof, considering it is the symbol of my bloodline." Alucard then phased through the floor signaling an end to that conversation.

" Seras, I suggest you head back to your room so that you may be rested by tomorrow night." Said Integral as she began to look at the work she had begun to neglect once Sieghardt made his appearance.
" Yes Sir." Said Seras as she too, left the room. Thus leaving the Hellsing to ponder over some of the things that had been said earlier.

AN: I have an idea about adding Sieghardt with other weapons than his guns, for reasons to be explained later on of course, but I would like to have your opinion on that matter.