Order 01: The Undead, Part 2
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Note: Again, Alucard is a little OOC near the end. I need to stop doing that...
"Hello? Is anyone there?" I asked, my voice strong.
A figure appeared in the shadows near the altar and I knew immediately what it was that stood in front of me and that I was in trouble.
"Yes my child? What is it you need?" he asked turning towards me. "The church has always been a sanctuary for those who are about to die!" he yelled, rushing at me.
For the second time within twenty minutes, I was caught in the grasp of a vampire. He tried to take control of my mind, but I was able to fight him off. I shot my machine gun into his stomach, but he just smiled as the wounds closed.
"That really won't help you, you know. Normally, I would take my time in draining such a wonderfully beautiful woman like you. But you shot me, so therefore, you must die," he said.
I struggled as best I could as he grabbed my hair with one hand and pulled, revealing my neck. He gave a burst of maniacal laughter before sinking his fangs deep into my neck.
As I felt my life flowing out of me, I thought, Master! Please help me! In...the... church...found the...mag..got...
Suddenly I was released and I collapsed to the floor. The vampire said something to me, but I couldn't hear him very well. Hearing the sound of a girl's voice, I closed my eyes and thought to myself that she needed to run. I listened as the vampire took control of her mind and was about to drink her blood when the door was blasted into pieces.
"I've had enough of you," Master said, "Goddamn punk!"
"And who are you?" the vampire asked.
"My name is Alucard. I am but a servant of the Hellsing Organization. I deal with garbage like you," he replied.
"Garbage like me? Who do you think you're talking to? Have you lost your mind?"
"No, you're even less than garbage, you're just scum. And that ridiculous costume. You look like some sort of sad carnival freak," Master said, walking through the blasted door.
"Just look at you wearing those priest robes. Don't you have any shame? I thought scum could at least feel shame," he said, walking towards us.
"I think you should die now," the maggot growled, summoning his Ghouls.
Master continued to taunt the maggot vampire as I drug myself into the aisle behind him.
"You are a fool who creates slaves to do his dirty work. A coward and an incompetent, incapable of doing anything on your own. You're not worthy of the lowest pits of Hell!" he said, grinning.
"Just kill him!" the vampire said to his Ghouls.
The police girl and I watched in horror as the Ghouls shot Master many times.
As his body fell, the maggot turned towards me and said, "You, stay put! I'll kill you later!" Turning back towards Master's body, he said, "It looks like somebody was all talk."
As the smoke from the guns began to clear, you could hear Master laughing as his body began to reform.
"What?"
Master pulled himself up and the maggot said, "Oh God..."
"Shooting me is not going to do you any good," Master said, sticking out his tongue to reveal his ever-so-long fangs.
"One of us...?"
"You'll need more than guns to stop me!" Master said, holding out his hand as it reformed.
"Hurry up and kill him!" the maggot screamed at the Ghouls.
Pulling out his huge gun, Master opened fire on the Ghouls, making short work of their demise.
The maggot asked Master why he was trying to kill him. Master prepared to shoot the maggot, but he started using the police girl as a shield, taunting Master by saying he couldn't kill the girl to kill him.
Master said nothing, but I knew that he was talking to the police girl through telepathy.
"Stop that! Are you listening to me?" the maggot vampire asked after a minute.
"I'm going to fire my gun now and the bullet is going to rip through your lungs before it hits the maggot vampire's heart," Master said.
"But...Wait a minute!" the vampire said, incredulous.
"I know you don't want to die tonight." A pause. "Do you want to come with me?"
"Now...now hold on!" the vampire said, looking at the police girl.
I can't force you into this. The decision has to be made of your own free will. So, make the choice!" Master said, staring at the police girl.
After a moment's hesitation, the girl simply said, "Yes," and closed her eyes.
Master smiled, revealing his fangs and pulled the trigger. The bullet passed through the police girl, creating a huge hole in her chest and plowed into the vampire. He flew into the cross on the wall, where his body quickly disintegrated into ash.
Are you all right? Master asked in my head.
For the moment. My blood is almost gone though. Take care of Police Girl before you worry about me, I replied faintly.
I saw Master nod and he turned to Police Girl. He spoke to her for a moment, before he began the process of changing her into a vampire. I closed my eyes, as the sight of her blood made me very hungry.
"Still alive. That's good," Master said a few minutes later, walking over.
I opened my eyes and replied, "Yes Master, I'm still here, but not for much longer. I didn't let him take control of my mind. He was too strong for me physically."
"At this rate, you won't survive much longer. Can you stand?" he asked.
"If you help me to a pew, I'll be able to pull myself up," I replied.
Smirking, Master picked me up and set me on my feet next to a pew.
"Thank you Master," I said, holding onto the pew, "I'm ready now."
Master nodded and his body began to distend, four extra arms growing from his original two. All six arms took a hold of me, restraining all my movement. Master's arms drew me close and he licked the blood away from my mouth.
"Welcome to the night Haematitia," he said, biting my neck.
I gasped as my remaining blood was drained by Master. Soon I knew my blood was gone and my body was completely limp in Master's grasp. I felt his fangs retract from my neck and something warm fell onto my lips. I opened my mouth with the last of my strength and felt Master's blood once again fill my mouth. This time, information came with strength.
Alucard. My name is Alucard. Learn it well Haematitia, I heard him say.
The blood finally stopped and my heart stopped along with it. I felt a chill run through my body as I realized I was dying. The blood moved slowly through my body, changing it. Finally, I opened my eyes and looked up at my new master.
"Master Alucard!"
"Welcome to the world of the damned, Haematitia," he said, helping me up.
I looked around and gasped as my newly heightened senses took in everything.
"You will get used to your senses soon, Haematitia. You are a true No-Life King, or if you prefer, Queen," Alucard said, steadying me as I swayed slightly.
I looked across the aisle and saw Police Girl curled in a ball on the floor.
"Can she not stand?" I asked, looking down at her in pity.
No. Police Girl is only a servant vampire. She never drank my blood. If she were to drink from me , she would become a true Undead like us. It takes a long time for her body to change, Alucard replied in my head.
I nodded and found a blanket in a back alcove to wrap her in.
"Come Haematitia. Now it is time to meet your human master, Sir Integral Hellsing," Alucard said.
"Hellsing? I think I might have heard of that family before!" I said, wracking my still-reeling brain.
Alucard didn't say anything for a moment as I found a group of my friends, including Spike and Alicia, shot down. Closing my eyes, I felt my blood turn to fire in my veins. Just as it felt like I would explode, I opened my eyes and their bodies caught on fire.
"Haematitia, what is your full name?" Alucard asked.
"My full name? I was told by my aunt that it is Haematitia Hayden Taylor. My parents died when I was young and I was sent to live with her when I was three. Unfortunately, she died two years ago and I am now an orphan," I replied, wondering about the question.
"You've taken on the characteristics of your name to a very high degree. You are now a vampire, you have the ability to control fire, and I'm guessing you are a wonderful seamstress," he replied.
"Yes, I am a seamstress...I make all my own clothes and I made body armour for my unit one weekend. You're right Alucard, I have taken on the characteristics of my name. And your name, I think I know what your name means," I said, finally figuring it out.
"Really? And what does it mean?" he asked, sounding curious.
"Well, Alucard itself doesn't mean anything, but if you flip it around, Alucard becomes Dracula, which means 'son of the Dragon.' You are truly Vlad Dracul II, known as Vlad Tepes and as Dracula," I said.
Police Girl shifted as Alucard stopped and stared at me.
"How did you know all of that?" he asked increduously.
"I do my research. I have always been fascinated by vampires, since I have a form of the Porphyria disease which makes everyone think I'm a vampire. All the history books say you were killed in December of 1476, fighting against the Turks," I said, continuing to walk.
"You are quite the amazing young woman Haematitia," Alucard said, shaking his head.
As we neared the roadblock, Alucard said, "Haematitia, stay behind me until I tell you."
"Of course," I said, moving into line behind him, out of sight.
"Limited power release complete. All target activity ceased," Alucard said to someone in front of him.
"You took far too long to silence one target Alucard," a woman replied.
She paused for a moment then said quietly, "I'll have someone take care of her."
"No. I want you to transfer the police girl to the Hellsing Organization," Alucard replied.
"You don't make decisions," the woman said bitingly.
"The police girl made the choice by herself. And Haematitia did not have a choice," he said.
"And just who is Haematitia?"
Alucard stepped to the side, revealing me. I fell into a deep bow and said, "Sir Hellsing, I am Haematitia Hayden Taylor, your humble servant."
Sir Hellsing gasped as I stood straight and I did as well. I felt like I was looking at what I would have looked like in seven years. We both had tan skin, long platinum blonde hair and we were both very tall. Sir Hellsing's eyes were also the same colour that mine were before I was changed.
"What did you say your name was again?" she asked, getting her voice back.
"Haematitia Hayden Taylor. Is something wrong, Sir Hellsing?" I asked, puzzled by her response.
"No, nothing is wrong. It's time for the Hellsing Organization to move out!" she said, turning away from us.
We watched as all of Hellsing's vehicles left, save for one helicopter.
"Um..." Police Girl said, speaking for the first time.
"It was a perfect night. Wouldn't you agree, Police Girl?" Alucard said, smirking.
Police Girl just sighed and closed her eyes as we walked over to the helicopter. The door closed and we took off, heading for London. As the sun began to rise, Alucard covered Police Girl's head with the blanket and propped her up in the far seat.
"Come closer Haematitia, and I will shield you from the sun's rays. Soon though, you will be able to walk in sunlight," he said.
I scooted close to him and he wrapped me in the folds of his voluminous coat. His body was cold, but I leaned against him anyway, feeling a heavy sleep coming over me.
Sleep now my blood queen, and I will watch over you, Alucard thought.
I soon fell into a comatose-like sleep as Alucard wrapped his arms around me. For more than an hour we flew, until I felt us descending. Alucard took off his coat and wrapped me in it securely. I felt movement and I opened my eyes to see Alucard carrying me into a large gated mansion.
"Welcome to your new home, the Hellsing mansion. This is where you will live until time releases you," Alucard said.
I smiled and thought, Right now, all the time I want to spend is with you Alucard.
I felt us going downstairs, and door opening. Alucard gently placed me in a coffin lined with silk and closed the lid.
Sweet dreams Haematitia, Alucard thought.
I smiled and drifted back into a dreamless sleep.
R&R, please. Order 02 will be up soon. Thanks!