1Chapter Twenty: Grand Finale' Part 4 (Concert)

"Hey James!"

The teenager turned to the girl who was running up to him, and asked, "What is it?"

"There's a new band doing show tonight. Wanna come?"

"New band?"

"Vampires of Hellsing."

"Hellsing? Isn't that supposed to be a terrorist group or something?"

The girl started tapping her foot impatiently, "No, that's not what it's supposed to be. Just what it is. Hellsing is supposed to be an underground group of vampire hunters that use vampires to hunt their own kind."

"You believe everything you read don't you?"

"No! One of my friends knows a girl who knows a guy whose cousin was attacked by vampires!"

"Uh huh. What type of music is it?"

"It said rock/metal on the flyer. Come on, let's go, just to check it out."

"Alright. Who knows, they may actually be good."

A few blocks down the street a group of gothic people were gathered around a flyer that had been posted up.

"Vampires of Hellsing?"

"Another bunch of idiots trying to put on an act. They probably don't even know what a familiar is."

"Ever the doubtful one."

"I like to think of myself as a logical optimist."

"That's a fancier way of saying pessimist my friend."

"I say we go just to see what it's like."

"Why not? Not much else to do."

That was the general feeling of much of the teenage population. Why not?

So, promptly at eight o' clock, they began to filter into the place designated. It was an old style opera house. Most of them hadn't even seen the inside, much less actually been. This was a pretty high class place.

Well, it would have been. But there was a lot of black on the walls. And there seemed to be a whispering that no one could figure out.

EARLIER

Lui walked around on the stage, and whistled, "Integra, you spared no expense."

"Hey, I got to shoot Maxwell, and you ran Iscariot out of England. It's the least I could do." Integra told him.

Lui nodded as some soldiers started setting up the equipment. Integra walked away, to go and attend to some business.

"Lui?"

"Hey Seras. What is it?"

"I... nevermind."

Lui glanced back at her. She looked fine, but he could sense something in her. He didn't want to press the issue. He had a lot on his mind already.

"So, do you think we're ready?" He asked, braking the tension that had been building.

"I don't know. I'm the weak link in this."

"Ah, no your not. Quite honestly if we could have put pictures of the bands on the flyers most people would show up just to see you. I know I would."

"I wish you would stop that."

"Just telling the truth."

"Yo! Vampire! Where do you want this stuff."

Lui sighed and walked over to help the humans set up. This was going to be a long day. Not only was he up in the afternoon with the rest of the vampires, he was having to baby sit soldiers. Great.

Seras bit her bottom lip. She had better think of something to say to him soon.

PRESENT

Some of the people had been waiting for half an hour. Others as much as a whole one. They were beginning to get impatient. Ya, the flyer said they would start at nine, but come on. The place was almost full already. And they were all wondering why there were soldiers filling up the front rows.

Then suddenly they heard laughing. Deep, demonic, insane. It was around them, weaving between the people, echoing off the walls. The lights suddenly went completely dark, and they heard the doors slam shut. Then it was deathly silent. No one even breathed.

A roar filled the room, and they felt energy wash over them. Ancient, powerful. Like an electric current.

"Welcome mortals."

The stage was occupied suddenly. One person, a man in a black coat and clothes, and black sunglasses. He stood, hands behind his back, smirking at them.

"You have entered our domain of your own will. We did not force you in any way. The choice," He said, holding up a finger, as a drum began to play in the back ground, "The choice between life and death. Enjoy my friends. It may be your last night on Earth."

The lights went off again, but they still heard the pulsing beat of a drum. It sounded familiar. Almost like...

A heartbeat.

The lights faded in on the stage slowly, a mist covering the floor. First the drummer. Then a women (Wow, this trip suddenly seems so worth it), who started playing a base. Then the man who had talked to them, and another one slightly shorter. The began to play their own small rhythm.

They all had on the same thing. Long black coat, black pants (Except for Seras who had a skirt and really long boots), and black shirts. Oh, and sunglasses.

Then the laughter from before returned. In a blink of an eye, a fifth and final figure appeared. He had long black hair, a black suit, boots, and a crimson coat and hat. His eyes were hidden behind yellow-orange sunglasses.

He was laughing like a lunatic.

Then the song began.

"You are in my world now, little ones. And you walked into it willingly. Delicious. Let's begin."

"We feel the blood in your vein,

Each pulse calling us by name,

To us the hunt is just a game,

To you I doubt it's the same.

You've stumbled now mortal,

Your life now counts for nill,

Beware of the monsters in the night,

Waiting, waiting for the kill."

The red vampire stopped to let one of the guitar players to go into a short solo. It was deep and throbbing, like panic in your ears.

"You are chased now children,

By monsters you can't even see,

Would you like a head start?

Come on, we'll count to three.

Run, run from the night.

Hide in the light.

But you are never out of our sight,

Never safe from our might."

"The beating in your throat,

So strong and sweet,

have you ever tasted living blood?

It's really quite a treat.

Cornered now, no where to run,

For us it's the start of the fun,

The blood flowing down our throats,

Far from the burning sun."

The other guitarist did a solo this time, faster, higher pitched. Thrilling. The thrill of the kill.

"Then I arrive to help,

Killing the trash that haunts you,

Now your life is in my hands,

And I ask for your view."

Every vampire sang the chorus.

"The choice is simple,

Death or life,

Walk the night as one of us,

Or suffer death by the knife.

Join us in the shadows,

Wander for all time,

Until the end of all,

When death's bells start to chime.

Or lay there and die."

The crowd was pretty into it by now, those who weren't scared stiff. As the two guitars went into a sort of 'double solo', they started moving with the beat.

Then suddenly the instruments let their final note ring out, and Alucard sang,

"That is now your choice,

Now chose and make it quick,

I have been thirsty so very long,

Waiting nearly makes me sick.

I'll kill you either way,

Join me or not.

Sorry if that's not what you want,

But those are the choices you've got.

Now then, your decision.

You have to make it now.

I'll respect your choice I swear,

This is my vow."

They started playing the main riff one last time, and sang the chorus,

"The choice is simple,

Death or life,

Walk the night as one of us,

Or suffer death by the knife.

Do you want to join us in the shadows?

Wander for the rest of time?

It's not all that you think,

Until those bells start to chime..."

Then with a final flourish the song ended. The crowd was roaring. Those who hadn't left in sheer terror.

Then one of the guitarist sang and the drums rang out.

"Some kind of eminence,

Some kind of reason,

Why I can't find a way,

To be in my light."

Then the red clad one began to roar in the metal voice words they couldn't understand. Then suddenly every vampire started to sing,

"Sun doesn't rise at all!

Who knows how far, I fall.

Sun doesn't rise at all,

who knows how far I fall."

(This song is Sun Doesn't Rise by Mushroomhead. Not owned or written by me. There, I gave a disclaimer for it, so it should be alright to post the lyrics)

After this song, the guitarist that wasn't singing said, "That's got to be like the vampire national anthem."

"Very true, very true." The drummer commented.

A deep guitar/drum/bass rift rang out, then the red clad vampire began to sing.

"And I wonder,

Day to day,

I don't like you,

Anyway..."

(Whatever, Godsmack. Cause there vampires, and they're like, whatever mortals do what you want just go away and leave us alone.)

Then the guitarist started doing a weird noise, until the drums kicked in. Then the main riff came in, simple but throbbing. Again, one of the guitarist sang.

"I... Won't go away...

Right, right here I stay..."

Then another rift of the guitars. After some more singing, the red clad vampire sang.

"Shoot me again, I ain't dead yet!"

"Come on shoot me again I ain't dead yet."

"Come on shoot me again I ain't dead yet!"

"Come on shoot me again I ain't dead, yet!"

"Come on, shoot me again, shoot me again, shoot me, shoot me again, shoot me again, come on, shoot me again, shoot me again, shoot me, shoot me again, shoot me again, come on!"

(Shoot Me Again, by Metallica. Not by me. Borrowing it)

Then this song was finished. The drummer thought about it a moment, "Shoot me again, that sound's like something you would say Alucard."

Then after some real alien sounding guitar work, they went right into another song. (Not even going to try the lyrics for this one. Dragula by Rob Zombie.)

Some weird stuff started to happen at that point. As the four people started playing their instruments, the one in red began to do something very odd.

It seemed that his body was melting, reforming, changing. But it seemed so odd they couldn't actually see it. Finally it looked like he had become a writhing mass of shadows. Then they watched in horror as he turned into a swarm of bats, reformed himself, and began to sing.

"Something takes a part of me,

Something lost and never seen,

Every time I start to believe..."

(Freak on a Leash, Korn. Again, not my song. So far only the first one has been mine.)

Then a sound like a breeze filled the room. A whisper, soft and deadly asked, "What do you see when your in the dark? When the demons come for you?"

(Releasing the Demons, Godsmack.)

The red clad vampire laughed. That laugh was haunting and invigorating. Frightening and soothing.

"Well now, we've wasted away almost and entire night without introductions!" The red clad one told them, and began motioning.

"My old friends Kyle, Luis, and Johnny. All the way from America. And of course, I couldn't forget my own daughter of the night Seras."

In the audience, a girl nudged the boy beside her. He seemed like the type of person who would know, "What does 'daughter of the night' mean?"

He bent down and explained, "That's what it's called when a vampire makes a new one. Son of the night, daughter of the night."

"What do you think he means by that she's his daughter of the night then?"

"A part of the act. Maybe he recruited her. Quiet, he's talking again."

"And I am Vladimir Tepes. Perhaps you know me better as Vlad the Impaler. That's who I was. Now I am Vladimir, the No-Life king, bound to humans by their blood, the one who impales his enemies, maybe you know me as Count Dracula."

A hush fell over the crowd, seemingly involuntarily.

"But you may call me Alucard."

The guitars broke the silent hush. The crowd gasped simultaneously, as if they had been under a spell. Which they had.

After that song ended, the drummer emmediatly went into a pounding rhythm. After the other instruments joined in and some whispering, one of the guitarist yelled out.

"Wha-ah-ah-ah-ah!"

Then again a few seconds later "Wha-ah-ah-ah-ah!"

After that, the red clad vampire began to sing,

"Drowning deep in my sea of loathing,

Broken your servant, I kneel... will you give it to me?

It seems what's left of my human side,

Is slowly changing, in me... will you give it to me?

Looking at my own reflection,

When suddenly it changes!

Violently it changes!

Oh no, there is no turning back, now you've woken up the demon,

In me!"

(Get Down with the Sickness, Disturbed. Minus the part where he talks about his mom, that's just weird.)

The woman, bassist, said, "That sounds familiar. Reminds me of when you fought Incognito Alucard."

Strange noises, almost like moaning, a voice that didn't match any of the ones that had been heard before began to talk. Guitars also started roaring.

"Few creatures of the night have captured our imaginations like vampires. What explains our enduring fascination with vampires? What is it about the vampire myth that explains our interest? Is it the overtones of sexual lust, power, and control? Or is it our fascination with the immortality of the undead?..."

(Vampires, by Godsmack. Hmmm, let's see, why would they play this song? I wonder...)

The guitars made the intro, then went into the riff. Alucard sang.

"Wish I may,

Wish I might,

Have this wish I wish tonight,

Are you satisfied?"

"Dig for golf, dig for fame,

Dig to make your name,

Are you pacified?"

(King Nothing, Metallica. Seemed appropriate, considering it sort of shows how pointless our feeble kingdoms would be to a vampire)

After that song ended, one of the guitarist walked up saying, "So, have you had a good time tonight?"

The crowd roared back a yes.

"Great, great. Look, believe me, we could go all night, but I'm afraid we have to clean this place up before tomorrow, so be sure to careful on your way home. Can I get a big hand for the armed forces that protect you guys? Ya, some of them are down here in front."

Another round of clapping, then the guitarist said, "Alright, see you guys around. There are promo cds by the door, grab one on your way out. Songs by us and our versions of others. Pretty cool. Some stuff you heard, other stuff you didn't, so be sure to check it out. Oh, and all you soldier guys, stick around for a bit."

It took the better part of half an hour to clear the place out of teenagers. After that, it was just the vampires, and the soldiers from Hellsing.

Lui walked up and began to address them, "Alright, let's get down to business. Most of your bets with me have been settled, except for the biggest one. Who won the undead prank war?"

Mutters of agreement were heard.

"Well, it's been an exciting expanse of time, I can tell you. And now it's over. And by unanimous decision, it was a tie so none of you win and I keep all the money bye!"

Lui ran away, laughing, followed quickly by Kyle and Johnny. The soldiers figured out what he had said a few seconds later, and began to chase them, screaming about how they wanted their money back.

Seras and Alucard watched as the chase moved by them.

"Well, that was fun."

Lui jumped onto a motorcycle that was parked out back, soon followed by Kyle and Johnny. Together they sped off down the alley, and turned down the street.

"Hahahahaha, British people are so gullible."

"And that my friends is why we won the Revolution!"

"AMERICA ALL THE WAY BABY!"

Then Lui began to slow down a little. Kyle came up beside him, "What is it?"

"You two go on. I'll catch up. Go on, I'll see you at home."

"Alright, don't wait too long. Those guys are going to kill you."

"I just have to go take care of one more thing."

"See ya later man. Come on Johnny, I'll race you to the airport!"

(Camera starts to pan out as Lui separates from the others. He laughs, does a wheelie, and speeds down the street. Credits start to roll, as Sun Doesn't Rise starts to play.)

Alright guys, that's it. That's the end. It's done, finished, no more, no less, and I am done writing it. Hope you had as much fun reading it as I did making it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hellsing or any of the songs listed here, except for that one. Only Johnny, Lui, Kyle, and Sara are mine.

See ya.