Order 6 Alliance
Time Stamp: Several hours later (Present)
Location: Hellsing mansion "guest room"
William, Heinkel and Yumiko waiting in the Hellsing guest room as Nathan continued to talk with Integra. William knew that, even at his age of fifty he and the girls could easily overpower the girls and make a break for it. 'Damn it Kid, I know she was your fiancee but did you honestly have to give her some of your blood? Now both of you will know where the other is, we cant hide anymore.'
Heinkel busied herself with changing Yumiko's bandage, though they hated being in the presence of Hellsing, the pair still regarded them as heathens and unfit for this line of work, they were kind enough to provide medicine for Yumiko's pain, fresh bandages and offered to have a doctor look for infection. They had accepted all but the doctor, William had medical know how and had assured the doctor that no infection had been able to grow in the severed limb. "How is the pain?"
Yumiko looked over at William, he was in a high chair looking in the opposite direction, changing the bandages had required her to partly disrobe. 'Well at least he seems to have a sense of shivery, when the time requires it.' "Its not so bad anymore, its like a dull pain now."
William nodded his head as he continued to look out the window and watch the snow fall. "After this, ill see what I can do about making you a prosthetic to replace the arm you lost."
Yumiko chuckled "another one of your talents William?"
"Yeah, came out of necessity though..."
"What do you mean?"
William didn't answer her question, only rubbed his arm unconsciously as he continued to watch the snow dance in the night air. The only thing that broke his concentration was when the door opened, revealing Hellsing's angel of death, Walter.
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Seras listened on in silence as Nathan answered each of her master's answers. Most of the questions she knew the answers to, some she didn't others made her wonder what made Nathan come back. She was interested in his explanation of what vampires used to be, how they were in fact guardians of man. It made her wonder about her former master, Alucard. Did he know? Had he chosen to not reveal the truth to her? Would it have made a difference?
"Do you honestly believe yourself to be on a mission from God, Nathan?"
"Do you?"
"Do not answer my question with another question! Yes or no!" Integra responded harshly though that did not seem to faze Nathan, if anything he seemed to bear a familiar smirk on his face.
"I don't believe, I know. I know for a fact that you are no saint, that you are guilty of many things, your dabbling in the occult and the supernatural makes you a target, though... you and your family has always walked a fine line for generations. Be sure not to cross that line."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"It doesn't matter, you know what it means, always have. But now what is going to happen? Seras and I are linked, both of us now and forever will know where the other is, I doubt that we can simply ignore it."
"Yes, why did you link yourself with her in the first place if you knew that we would find you?"
"Simple, she didn't deserve to die, that is what would have happened if I didn't do what I had to do. The longer we both exist, the stronger the bond shall become. You don't know what can kill me, if anything can before my time is up. I doubt that you are willing to kill Seras. Yes, a strange dilemma indeed."
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"So, how is your mother?"
"She's dead, she died a long time ago."
"Im, im sorry to here that, why didn't you send word? I would have come."
"Would you? I don't blame you for her choice to keep you from being my father, but, she wasn't even your wife, she was just a one night stand after the war that had come to visit England."
"Now just a second..." Walter said as he reached out to grab William's arm as he turned away. The result was the sleeve being ripped from the rest of the shirt. "Oh my..."
William looked down at his arm, the grey metal reflected the light in the room as silent hydraulics along the surface twitched slightly in response to his nerves messages. Looking up at Walter he knew that he would have to explain the appendage. "Were not so different, we both lost something up for what we believed. You lost your youth to defend England against the Nazi's and the undead. I lost my arm to defend my family from demons, in the end I only could save my daughter, your grandchild, father."
Time Stamp: twenty years ago
Location: United States, state Illinois
A truck pulled up to a quite country house, the vehicles single occupant stepped out and took a look at the setting sun, the fall sky was full of colors as a cool breeze drifted threw the trees, releasing more leaves from the trees hold to tumble in the wind before landing on the ground only to be pulled back up into the air a micro tornado of wind and leaves.
William could smell dinner as he neared the door, could hear his children playing with each other and the dog. His mom had come to visit him, Eileen and her grandchildren for the weekend. As he entered the house his children ran up and hugged him. Picking up his youngest he walked into the kitchen where his wife and mother were busy making dinner. "Hey hon, how's dinner comin?"
"It will be ready in about a half hour." Eileen replied, William nodded as he headed back into the living room where the children were. A half hour later the family sat down and began to eat their dinner, that's when everything went to hell.
Half way into the meal the door to the outside was kicked down and several disfigured men entered the house. Within moments complete chaos erupted, instinctively William grabbed the shotgun from the wall behind him, an antiquated weapon that had once belonged to his grandfather, took aim and hear only the clicking sound of the hammers hitting spent cases. The men only laughed like some depraved jackals as before anyone could do anything they tore into William's grandmother, killing her instantly.
Without thinking William charged at them, using the near century old weapon as a club. The attack was successful only in killing one of the seemingly possessed men, mostly because he wasn't expecting the attack. The others took revenge on William without any mercy, before he could react one of the men ripped William's arm from his body, the shotgun still being held by the severed limb.
The children screamed as the superhuman crazed man sank his teeth into the arm and began eating the still warm raw flesh. What happened next was truly horrific, for the next hour the inhuman monsters went about killing the family one by one, forcing William to watch until only he and his youngest daughter remained. He had given up trying to communicate with them, he doubted that based on their actions that they wouldn't understand or care. They were like animals, no something worse.
He was starting to weaken from the blood loss as he saw them approach himself and his daughter; the last thing he remembered was hearing a loud sound outside before succumbing to the darkness.
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"Daddy… daddy!" William awoke to his daughter shaking him awake, they were in the hammock, he didn't remember how they had got there or why they were even alive. Looking around he saw the house was ablaze, a woman sat on a tree stump next to them, watching the blaze intently, as if daring anything that was inside the burning structure to reveal itself.
Looking to his right he face turned white, his arm was indeed gone, in its place was burnt flesh, someone had cauterized the wound. "Laura, are you okay?"
The little girl only nodded, tears were in her eyes as she hugged her father tightly, sitting up he took the little girl in his remaining arm and supported her as she continued to hold on to his neck. He walked over to the woman, the night had been a nightmare, and it still was a nightmare. Halfway there she noticed the two approaching and got up. When her gaze broke with the house the fire seemed to die down instantly, like the woman was in control of the flames.
"I'm sorry that I couldn't arrive sooner, I had been tracking the demons for some time, I was only able to save you and your daughter." The woman said before William could ask anything, her voice was full of regret and sorrow. William remained silent, he just watched his house burn, his wife, children, almost his entire world was gone in flames.
Before he could say anything to the strange woman she had disappeared, leaving the two alone in the night.
Time Stamp: Present
Location: Hellsing Mansion, London
Integra sat at her desk, an unlit cigar in her hand being twirled about her fingers absentmindedly. Nathan and her servant Seras had long since left her office and now she was looking at her father's portrait. The words that Nathan had said strangely hit home, something that even Alucard had a great deal of doing when he was around.
There was something else about the young undead that struck her as odd. She had seen parts of his personality that were strangely familiar to her. The grin, the tone of his voice, the way he held himself, she could have sworn that it was… no, he couldn't take on a different human form, only different animals and those in themselves didn't look natural.
But why was she so shaken by his words? Maybe it was that someone, someone higher than she could even possibly imagined looked down on her with skeptical eyes. Her father never used Alucard at least that she could remember and if he did defiantly not as long as she had. Had she unknowingly come within a hairs breath of being damned aswell? The thought made her shudder.
Time Stamp: three days later, Present
Location: Hellsing Mansion, London
Yumiko grabbed the heavy crate with ease as two soldiers carefully handed the wooden box full of computers to her. William had finished work on her new cybernetic arm two days ago and perfectly changed the skin tone to match up with the rest of her body. Yumiko quickly discovered that she had feeling in the artificial limb and when she asked William about it he merely smiled.
Ever since Heinkel and hers escape from Section thirteen she felt at ease though the soldiers and Seras stayed a little on edge around herself and Heinkel. She brought the crate into the library where William and Walter were busy assembling the network. "No, that one goes there, the other goes over there."
Yumiko looked up thinking that William was talking to her when in fact he was speaking with Walter, apparently the old retainer had quite a hunger for computer technology and was simply amazed as how alien this gear was. William had told Yumiko about how those that helped the phoenix had kept up with the times by making their own versions of modern technology. William's computer for instance used crystals instead of computer chips to function. The nests even had several communication satellites in orbit that the rest of the world didn't know about disguised as old abandoned weather satellites, she didn't bother in asking how they had managed that. Everything about the nest operators was strange, their technological approach in everything they did was so drastically different and yet on the surface looked that same to the rest of the world made it impossible to replicate if it had fallen into the wrong hands.
"This is the last one William, where would you like it?" Yumiko asked.
"Hmm, that's the buffer computers, put those with the rest of the crates. I'm never going to get this thing set up again…"
Yumiko merely chuckled as she headed back out into the daylight to help with anything else.
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"Yes my lord, I'm positive it's Nathan. No I don't think that he realizes what I am. Yumiko and Heinkel are here as well."
"Very well, take out the two girls, avoid Nathan and the vampire at all costs."
"Yes, my lord."
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Nathan walked silently in the dark stone hallway with Seras, like the undead vampire he could see perfectly in the dark as well as in the light. "When are you going to ask it Seras?"
"I thought you and I could read each others mind." Seras replied.
"Eventually, but I would prefer to hear your voice."
Seras was surprised, all the times before hand he had acted so strangely to her, but now here he was, with her. "Ok, why did you come back?"
Nathan didn't have to think for that answer. "For you, Seras. I came back because of…" Nathan trailed off as he looked about the stone hallway, like he had suddenly heard a noise. A moment later fire appeared along his arms only to die a second later revealing his weapons.
"What is it?" Seras asked.
"A demon is in this house."
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Yumiko and Heinkel practiced in one of Hellsing's many indoor shooting ranges. The Hellsing butler, Walter was kind enough to set this area aside for their personal use. Walter was the only Hellsing member that they trusted, though not completely. Mainly due in part because they trusted William, that trust had been given to his father.
Heinkel seemed to enjoy this the most, she had a free limitless supply of rounds for her desert eagles, relative safety from those seeking to kill her and Yumiko or worse, even though it was in a den of heathens and scum. What more could a girl ask for? They were even allowed to not have to wear the Hellsing coat of arms insignia. Mainly because they were part of Nathan's group who had made is abundantly clear to Integra Hellsing that they would not be a part of the organization but rather aid them when it was needed.
Yumiko had found a magnum in the weapons locker and was now trying the power of her cybernetic arm. Surprisingly the arm absorbed all of the kick back from the weapon. The arm was also perfectly steady, she was hitting bulls eye one right after the other.
Heinkel was the first to notice the Hellsing soldier as he walked in nonchalantly; he looked as if he had left something in the room earlier, neither Yumiko nor Heinkel paid the man any mind.
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The man breathed a sigh of relief when the two former Iscariot members returned to their practicing luckily they hadn't recognized him. It would be easier this way, as if it would matter. He pulled the dagger from its sheath as he silently approached. His footsteps made no noise as he approached his targets. In a fluid motion he brought down his weapon on Yumiko. He could feel the resistance as the blade sliced threw the girls arm.
Glee turned into confusion and than rage as the limb refused to bleed. Yumiko wasted no time in turning and firing her weapon into her attacker. The soldier flew back from the force of the weapons bullets back into the lockers. For a moment he remained still as both Yumiko and Heinkel slowly approached the would be assassin. Without warning the man jumped up to the ceiling, veins popped up along his skin as his eyes dilated. He began mumbling incoherent words as he crawled around the roof, hands digging into the material like claws.
The girls wasted no time on shock as they continued firing their weapons at what ever it was. They assumed the man was possessed, they had heard of stories from section thirteen exorcists of demons defying logic when they took a body. The bullets managed to hit the target but to no avail. The creature seemed unfazed by the weapons barrage on its body as it jumped down towards Heinkel, intent on sinking its claw like hands into her body.
Before the creature could reach it's target fire shot from the floor towards its limbs. The creature was jerked back, like the fires acted like chains it could not break. From the floor materialized Nathan and Seras, apparently the vampire was with Nathan and was fast enough to open a dark portal.
Finally landing on the solid ground the portal disappeared as Nathan continued to hold the demon with his fire. "Are you two okay?"
Both nodded, with the exception of the cybernetic arm, the creature hadn't managed to do any damage. "Did it have a weapon?"
Yumiko looked around the floor and spotted the dagger like weapon, retrieving it she gave it to Nathan. "Obsidian."
The creature merely writhed in agony as the fire gave off all the sensations of burning but did no damage to the body it possessed. "What are you doing here, who sent you?" Nathan demanded.
The man merely smirked in between the pain. "Ok, hard way."
The fire intensified its hold on the possessed man. "Talkative yet?"
The demon didn't reveal anything, only writhed in more agony. "You... you will not harm this body... you can not."
"Hmm, your right." Slowly, four more flames sprouted from Nathan's arm. The color of the flame was blue as it shot straight towards the possessed man and seemed to penetrate deep into his chest. The possessed man hollered as one set of flames held him in the air and another burrowed deep into his chest.
Needless to say, the screaming had attracted others, Integra, Walter and William were among those that watched on. Several soldiers had come in as well, veterans that belonged to Seras' division of troops turned pale as they watched, Integra's normal stone face started to riven at the sight. Finally events started to change as the blue flames began to reverse from the mans chest. In its glow a grotesquely formed creature was pulled from the man.
"Now this is a surprise, one of legion." Nathan stated as the creature fought against the fire. Looking past for a moment, Nathan concentrated as the orange fire carefully put down the former possessed man. "Lady Hellsing, please take this man and place a guard, he is from Iscariot but had no control even before he was possessed. The chip may still be active. Several soldiers quickly came into the room and took the man away, Nathan suspected that they had seen enough and merely needed a reason to leave the room with their dignity still intact.
"Okay legion, I know that man, before that chip was implanted which I suspect is how you got in so easily, he was a good friend to me."
"What is... your point... guardian." Nathan responded by increasing the flames power.
"I want to know who commanded you to come here."
"Never..."
"Wrong answer." The blue fire quickly covered the demons body, enveloping it. The fallen angel screamed in agony as the holy flame coated his body from head to toe, no matter what it did, the pain only intensified. After a few minutes, the flames resided.
"Tell you what, give me the name and I'll consider sending you to the abyss."
"And where... else would... you send me."
Nathan threw the dagger into the air a few times with his free arm, making sure that the demon could see the blade sparkle in the light. "I don't have to send you anywhere, it can all end right here for you."
"You... can not... only he can." The demon began to look even more uncomfortable as the realization of what Nathan was thinking.
"Shall we find out?"
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Nathan thought over what the demon had confessed before he sent it into the abyss as he walked towards the library. 'So, sections 1-20 have been infiltrated, sections one, five and thirteen have been fully taken over. Everyone was either replaced by a clone or had been implanted with that damn control chip.'
Walking into the library he could here William frantically working with the nest computer. "Damn it!"
"What's wrong William?"
William looked up, "none of the nests are responding in Italy, the satellites in orbit cant even give me a shot of Vatican city!"
"Have any other nests reported in about the blackout?"
"Yeah, its like something is blocking the network over there."
"That doesn't make any sense, I thought the nest network was based on different technology all together."
"It is, no one outside of the nest network knows how to block it. Only thing I can think of... hey kid where are you going?"
"I don't like it, im going to head there myself. Get ready, will be leaving soon."
"Alright but... wait a minute, your not going to ask for her help are you? Kid answer me!"
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"We have received no word from the Italian government as to why they have gone on high alert. What we have heard so far is that the defense network has been activated. All communications going to and from Italy have been cut off." Integra continued to watch the television as the news reporter continued to go on about the situation in Italy.
'This is so strange, a possessed agent from Iscariot and now this, what is going on.'
As she continued to watch the television the fireplace began to become brighter. She was just about to turn and look at the sudden change in light when the fire exploded, revealing Nathan in the flame. "I find your methods of entry quite familiar Nathan, someone I used to know enjoyed using similar methods."
Nathan looked at the televison for a few moments before speaking. "Something is blocking the nest satellites in orbit, William cant communicate with any of the nests in Italy either."
"What are you planning on doing?"
"I'll be heading to Italy in a few hours along with Heinkel and Yumiko."
"This just in, diplomats from local countries including London have all been executed by unknown military powers within the boarders of the Italy. Several nations have already begun taking military action."
"What the bloody hell is going on over there!" Integra shouted.
"Chances are, it's the possessed clones. The miliary factions I can imagine are Sections one, five and... thirteen."
"Maxwell's section..."
"Indeed. Its time that I go and say hello to my old employer."
"What do you need?"
"As I understand, you have in your inventory an armored world war two train that you have recently brought up to code."
"Yes, the logos, we refitted it to be able to ram threw any blockade in the way of the train. It can also function as an inserted command center, capable of defending itself against both human and undead attack."
"I'll be needing that as a method of getting close to Vatican city."
"Cant you just teleport there?"
"If the other phoenix are not responding than we have a problem. If I try to teleport there maybe an ambush."
"Very well, ill order the Logos to be prepped for use."
"Thank you, lady Hellsing."
"One thing however Nathan, Seras and her division shall be going with you."
Nathan looked at her for a moment before turning away and heading out the door. "Whatever you wish lady Hellsing." Nathan smiled as he headed out of the room.
Authors note: I promise, the last two chapters will top Secret Weapons last chapter.