Illness
by: Alucard's Bane
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'Ello! And welcome to chapter 11! YAY! CHAPTER 11! LOL. Someone has won the contest I was running. The lucky winner was LadyAkki who guessed the nail on the head. I'm 17, and all of those that guessed 17 reveiwed AFTER she did. So she won. She will be the proud owner of one AxI fluff fanart as soon as my sister get's started on it, so please be patient, LadyAkki XD
Chapter 11
"All right," Integral stepped into a dark room as Alucard reached over her shoulder and flipped a light switch. The dark room was suddenly bathed in a pale yellow light and it revealed a dusty lab table sitting in the middle of the room. A tray full of rusted knives sat next to it, and there appeared to be bloodstains on the walls.
Alucard let out a visible shudder as he stepped into the room. "I hate this place." he walked over to the metal table and ran a gloved finger over its surface, shuddering again as memories began to flood his mind. He was snapped from his reverie by Integral's hand on his shoulder.
"It's all right..." she was staring at the dark red places on the walls. "...is this where...?"
"Yes, this is where Abraham did his little experiments." another shudder, Integral's grip tightened on his shoulder.
"We won't be here long..." she let go of his shoulder and walked to the other side of the room. "You say that everything we need is here?"
"Yes," he swept his coat sleeve over the table to remove the dust and he sat down upon it. "The book should be in that cabinet there."
Integral shuffled through some of the clutter in the room and headed over to the wooden cabinet he was pointing at. She pulled open the decayed doors and saw the object to their success. She grabbed the leather bound book and walked back over to the lab table. "Is this it?"
"Yes, give it here." Alucard took the book in his hands and opened it hurriedly to the last page. The text was in some foreign language. "This is Dutch," he ran his finger over a passage and then looked up at Integral. "Abraham used to put all of his documents in Dutch to prevent someone from finding them and using them for things other than their intended purpose."
"It sounds like he was a smart man." Integral watched as his eyes scanned the pages. His finger tapped a paragraph.
"Here, this is what needs to be done." he cleared his throat. "In order to purge the excess souls from Alucard's body, I have performed a variety of experiments, all of which have failed." he paused
"...go on." Integral sat down next to him as he continued to read.
He skipped down a few passages. "I have finally found a way to purge Alucard of the excess souls...it is a painful process for him, but he will be better for it in the end, I think." he swallowed rather loudly and continued. "In order to purge Alucard of these rouges, one must preform a sort of magical ritual. It requires immense concentration. The caster MUST NOT BE DISTURBED AT ALL COSTS! For if the caster happened to become distracted, the process will be interrupted and Alucard will perish."
Integral's eyes widened. "I don't know if I can do it."
"As long as you tell everyone not to disturb us, it will be fine." he bent the page and closed the book. He lay his face in Integral's hair and inhaled her sweet scent.
"I know...but, what if I mess up part of the chant?"
"You won't. Trust me." he picked up the book again and opened it to the page he had marked. "Just look over this while I get everything else ready." he pointed to a paragraph that was written in Latin. She nodded and began to read.
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"You can't." Integral was in the kitchen, still studying over the spell. Walter was looking at her with a pleading expression. "Please, Integral, don't do this. This spell also takes a lot out of the caster."
"I don't care what happens, Walter." she slammed the book shut and looked up at the former butler. "As long as this gets my top man back, I don't care what the side effects are."
He sighed as he saw that familiar fire in her eyes. Now he knew that no matter what anyone else said, she was going to do as she pleased. "All right, Integral," he placed a cup of tea down in front of her. "But at least let me come with you in the event that something may go wrong."
"No," she took a sip of the tea. "There can be no one present while this is being done. Alucard wants it that way. I want it that way. And that, Walter, is final." she set the teacup down on the saucer and then picked the book back up. "Just make sure that we are not disturbed in anyway, understood?"
"Yes, Integral." he sighed and placed some pastries in front of her. She arched an eyebrow. "Eat, Integral. You need to make sure you're strong enough to do this, and going in on an empty stomach will not help."
She picked up one of them and smiled. "Thank you,"
"Your welcome, Integral." he returned her smile and sat down next to her. "Integral,"
"Yes, Walter?"
He placed her hand on hers and squeezed it gently. "Please, be careful. Black Magic is a tricky thing..." he squeezed her hand again, like he was afraid to let go of it again. "I don't want to loose you...I don't even want to experience coming close to it ever again..."
"I understand, Walter." she got up from her seat and wrapped her arms around him. "I'll be all right, I promise..." she felt his arms wrap around her back. They both sat there in each other's embrace for a moment. Integral pulled away as she heard Alucard clear his throat.
"Master, everything is ready."
"All right, Alucard...I'll be there in a moment." she gave Walter's hand a squeeze before she let it drop back down to his side. "Remember, Walter, no matter what happens, do not enter that room."
"Yes, Integral," he watched his 'daughter' walk away from him and over to Alucard, whom was standing in the door way. She took the vampire's hand and they both walked down the dark hallway, down the basement stairs, and out of his sight.
TBC...
Hehehe. Okay, there it was. Chapter 11. I hope that this chapter is as good as the rest of them. And if you couldn't guess, it's almost over. Anyways, until next time, and as always, REVIEW! And check out my IxE one shot, plz?