The Lusts of Broken Minds

AN: This is NOT the last chapter...and keep in mind, things are not always as they seem.

Chapter: 13: The Sword

Integra smiled a cruel smile as she walked down the halls of the large estate, heading towards the basement. That is where Alucard was locked in sleep, completely unaware of the evens that had transpired over the last few hours. She easily pushed open the door and walked to the bed. Alucard looked so serene while sleeping, no one would be able to tell how insane he actually was.

"Alucard. It's time to wake up."

She whispered the words in his ear as she unlocked the seals keeping him asleep, but the ones holding his telepathy were still in place. After a few moments crimson orbs looked up at her after casually glancing around. "My Master, may I ask as to why you are in my bedroom?"

"I have some things to talk to you about my pet."

Alucard sat up in bed, his mussed black hair falling around his bare shoulders. He raised an eyebrow. "And what would these things be?"

"Your fledgling. I know what you have done with her, and I am not pleased by it."

Alucard slipped past his master, his clothes automatically materializing on him. He was uncomfortable talking about this.

"What I do in my bedroom is none of your business."

"Oh, but it is Alucard." She turned to face him, his back was turned towards her. "We are bound my pet. Bound by blood and now bound by body. You are mine, and I will not have that pitiful fledgling of yours interfering with that."

Alucard knew she was right. He was her slave whether he liked it or not. With a heavy sigh he turned on his heel to face her. His eyes raked over her form, she was tense. He tried to scan her mind but found that he could not. "And exactly where is my little Police Girl?"

"Come with me and I will show you." She is about to meet her fate. And I won't let you come between that.

Alucard noted where they were heading as he and the Hellsing walked through the house. They were heading to the sub-levels, the dungeons. A sinking feeling entered him at the remembrance of being locked in that room for those many years. A cold chill ran through him as they turned a corner and he spotted the door. The blood seal was still very visible. But Integra turned to one of the side doors, opening it slowly. The smell of death and decay assaulted his senses. Many vampires had died in the dungeons of Hellsing. He stepped with long strides through the portal as Integra entered and switched on the lights.

Their footsteps echoed as they walked past the cells of the dreary dungeon. Integra walked a bit faster than him and pulled out a ring of keys, halting in front of one cell. As he walked closer to the cell he saw her. Integra unlocked the door and walked in, ALucard close on her heels. His eyes roamed over the pale girl. Her head was tilted down, those strawberry blond locks shielding her eyes from view.

"Wake up."

" I am awake bitch."

Seras looked up, but her eyes automatically found her master. Anger boiled up inside of her. It sure as hell didn't look like he was here to save her. But she kept that anger tapped down, a snarl escaping from her more vampiric personality.

"Why would you let her do this to me Master?" Alucard stepped forward, a glance given to Integra for a moment. When he turned back to Seras his mouth was a cruel line. "I'm sorry Seras, but it was out fo my control.

"Why can't you save me, why didn't you answer when I called for you?" Seras' voice was steadily rising in pitch, nearing hysterical. Alucard sighed, his arms folding over his chest. "Why? Becuase you are a pathetic excuse for a vampire. If you couldn't save yourself from being caught in the first place, you are of no use to me. What happened last night between you and I was nothing. I only indulged your girlish fantasy because I may be a vampire, but I am still a man.."

Tears were filling her eyes, threatening to spill down her cheeks. But Seras wouldn't allow herself to cry, not in front of her master and Sir Integra, not now. The next few moments were silent, nearly the same maniacal grin set on both of Alucard's and Integra's lips.

The door to the dungeon was heard, someone was coming. Footsteps broke the stark silence and soon Walter stood before the unlocked cell. In his hands were a small metal case and a long sword. "Walter, you've come just in time."

"Yes Sir Integra. I have brought what you have asked for."

"Thank you Walter, you can leave now. I doubt you want to stay for this."

Walter gave a look to Seras, a look of sadness and pity and regret. By that look she knew what metal that sword was forged of. As the retainer made his way out of the dungeon the eerie silence was once again restored.

"Seras' attention was once again pulled to Integra as she knelt down and opened that case, pulling out a small bottle and a very large syringe. Her eyes widened as the Hellsing drew the clear liquid into the needle.

"Now this little serum is going to help me a lot. On humans, it causes the inability to move as well as the inability to breath. But since you don't need to breath, I don't have to worry about you dying from it." As Integra neared Seras began to squirm, paying no mind to the shackles now. "Alucard, hold her face still."

Alucard stepped to her, gripping her chin firmly in his icy grasp. His usual sunglasses were missing, allowing her eyes to look into hers. He saw the fear and the sadness in her through those eyes, he also saw the anger that burned within her. He actually felt bad doing this to her, but it had to be done.

Integra positioned the needle to Seras' carotid artery, feeling her body jerk away as the needle pierced her vein. They both stood back after it was done, watching as Seras struggled against the poison. But soon she went limp, her head hung down. Integra lifted the girls chin, staring into her eyes. " You're still trying to struggle aren't you, telling your arms to move but they can't. Telling yourself to scream but the sound won't come. Perfectly aware of everything around you."

Integra took another key form her pocket and unlocked the silver shackles around the young vampires wrists and ankles. With strength no one knew she possessed, Integra lifted Sears from her seat and took her to the far wall of the cell.

Seras could do nothing as she was propped against the wall, panic raced through her mind. Integra lifted her hands above her head, chaining her to the wall in another pair of silver cuffs. She wanted to scream, she begged for her tears to fall, but the only thing that came out was a whimper.

As Integra locked the last of the shackles, the ones around Seras' ankles, she spoke. "The only problem s the effect were off quickly in vampires. But that works for me here. It's perfect timing. I want to see you squirm."

The next few moments were silent as whatever she was injected with began to wear off. The silver chains burned into her flesh, irritating the already burned skin there. But Sears still refused to scream. She would not give Integra the pleasure of hearing it. She whimpered and allowed the tears to streak her face, btu she didn't scream.

"You're a brave one Seras. Most vampires I've tortured have screamed to high heaven, begging for forgiveness, btu not you." Sir Integra paced in front of the crying vampire, before heading to the back of the cell. She picked up the sword that leaned against the stone wall. "But this will be your undoing."

Slow steps carried her back to Seras. She raised the sword to bring the tip to Seras' pale cheek, her head automatically turning away from the lethal metal. "The silver hurts doesn't it? As I said before, the black widow always will prevail over the weak little fly. And it seems you are caught in this black widows web." With those words she dragged the sword over each cheek, spilling vampiric blood on the stone floor. Integra stepped back, positioning the sword to Seras' chest. "You've been a nuisance for too long."

Sears cast one last fleeting look to her Master who stood in the shadows in the back of the cell, but she could still see him. His arms were folded over his chest, his body leaning against the wall. He mad no move to stop this. His eyes staring straight into hers. She couldn't stand it, she had to close her eyes. She wondered what he was thinking, if he even cared? Integra's harsh laugh broke through to her ears. "Your interference ends now." And she trust the blade into Seras' chest, her blood curdling scream tearing through the dungeon and reverberating off of its walls.