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"Stop crying over that corpse."
"He was in league with the vampires."
"The villagers said he was going to try and resurrect Master."
"He cast a spell on you."
"I'll never let anything happen to you."
"India…"
I sat bolt upright. My whole body was covered in sweat and I was panting. Those voices, they were too real.
"Damn it." I muttered, throwing my blankets off before heading to the bathroom.
The water in the tap was cold, so different from my skin. Suddenly, I got the feeling that I was being watched. Glancing up, I could swear that there were eyes in the mirror, but none were.
Stay away. I thought, turning back to the bed. Not now, not ever. We can never be together. Sighing, I put my head in my hands as I sat back on the bed.
"Why the hell do I keep having that dream?" I asked. "That's the fifth time this week."
It must be taunting me.
A piercing siren made me jump. I stood up and looked out the window. Something had happened at the front gate. Grabbing my revolver, I ran to the front hall. Sir Integra was already there, along with the butler, Walter. She looked pissed.
"What the hell is going on?" She fumed.
Laughter filled the hall. It made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. That laugh, it was evil.
"What's wrong baby girl?" The laughter stopped and this voice replaced it. "Something happening that you didn't plan. Oh, poor you."
"Who the hell are you?" Sir Integra yelled.
"I am the Sun of the Night." A figure appeared above the front door. "I am Master."
"I thought I smelt something funny." I laughed.
"You are so like your father India. He was foolish too."
"I'm nothing like him." I just about growled.
"Oh, temper, temper. India doesn't like being reminded that she was disowned."
"How the hell would you know about that?"
"I know everything, I am the-"
"Shut up." Alucard's voice made me flinch. "No one speaks to my master that way."
"Ah Count, it is good to finally meet you. You know, all of the other vampires say you're powerful." The figure smirked. "I can't wait until we battle."
"You talk too much." He smiled the most evil smile I'd ever seen. "Let us fight now."
"Such talk, you can't back it up. Besides, my plan is not quite finished. Six days. In six days the fires of Hell will consume Derby. Until then, you and your wife have some catching up to do."
With that, the figure disappeared. The four of us were left staring at the wall. I didn't want to break the silence. It was obvious that Alucard didn't want to either.
"What the hell was he talking about?" It was Sir Integra who finally spoke.
"It's a long story." I said.
"I am sick of you telling me that. Just give me a straight answer for once."
"If we survive this battle in Derby, then I'll tell you."
Suddenly, there was a loud bang on the floor. I turned to see a young woman lying sprawled out, a sheepish grin on her face. It startled me to see fangs and red eyes.
"Sorry about that. I heard the sirens, but couldn't get out of my coffin." She told Sir Integra before she looked at me. "Hey, you're new here, aren't you?"
"Miss Victoria, this is India." Walter spoke, seeing no one else was going to. "Miss India, this is Alucard's fledgling, Miss Seras Victoria."
"Fledgling?" I looked up in surprise. "But you can't-"
"I did." He didn't look at me.
"What do you mean he can't?" Integra questioned me.
"He shouldn't be able to create other vampires or ghouls."
"I am a vampire India." His voice was like ice.
"A vampire created from pure blood."
"If I remember correctly, you aren't exactly a virgin."
"Will one of you tell me how you two know each other?" Sir Integra interrupted us.
"India is my wife and creator." He glared at me.
"What?"
"Impossible."
"She can't be. She'd have to be over five hundred years old. No human-"
"That is the part I don't get." He turned to me. "You're not a vampire, so what are you?"
"I haven't figured that out yet. But believe me, you'll be the first to know." My last words were filled with venom.
Without letting anyone reply, I turned and walked back to my room.
Why did you say that? You know you still love him.
I can't love him.
I closed the door behind me.
Why not?
Because of the promise I made.
What's a broken promise to an eternity alone?
The revolver was heavy as I pulled it from the holster.
If it wasn't for this damn weakness I wouldn't even be here.
No, you would have died an old maid, never knowing what it was like.
Oh shut up.
I'm serious; you would have never felt love.
"Shut up!" I slammed the revolver down on the bed. "That damn witch just had to get curious."
Would you have preferred to die then?
Yes, anything would be better than this.
"So immortality isn't to your liking?" His voice made me freeze.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I spun around and glared at him.
"Is it now against the law to see my wife?"
"You know we can't see each other."
"Why? Your father is dead, and so is your brother."
"But my family is not."
"My master won't-"
"I made a promise Alucard. I can't go back on it."
"India, they're dead."
"Hellsing is not. I didn't make the promise to my father or my brother, but to the Hellsing family. We can never live like we did."
"If you call one night living."
"Alucard, please. Don't make this any harder."
"If you didn't want to break the promise, then why are you here?"
"Master-"
"Hellsing could have handled him India!"
"No you can't! Damn it Alucard, the only reason my father was able to defeat him was because he got lucky and the sun came up. He won't make the same mistake twice."
"If that's true, then how can you help us?"
"Because I created a vampire, I can destroy them too."
"You're making no sense."
"Good, I don't like to make sense. Now get out."
He glared at me before disappearing. A small smile came over my face. I was still Hellsing; he had to obey me. Sitting down on my bed, I looked out the window. Outside the sun was coming up.
Six more days…Now if only I could figure out how to defeat him.
You told Alucard that you already knew how.
I know how to defeat him, but I don't know how to do it.
Then how do you defeat him?
Alucard was created through love, and though he dislikes the sun, it can't kill him.
So?
All natural freaks are killed by sunlight, unless of course they are either manmade or have the blood of a very powerful manmade vampire in them.
So you're saying that Master must be manmade or related to a manmade vampire.
Yes, and since humans make mistakes, we need to find out what mistake was made when he was created. That's his only weakness.
Wait a minute; if humans make mistakes and that mistake is the vampire's weakness, what's Alucard's?
Me. I made the mistake of creating him when I was desperate to have his love back. Therefore, he wants my love. He'd kill to get it.
Well then, what's Master's weakness? What would he kill for?
I don't- that's it!
What?
Master wants power, he must have been created by someone who wanted power and planned to use Master to get it.
Okay, so how do we use that against him?
Damn it.
You haven't figured that out?
Give me a break, I just figured out what his weakness is.
There was a knock at the door that made me jump.
"Come in." I said, suddenly aware of where I was.
"Sir Integra wishes to see you." It was Walter.
"Alright, I'll be right there."
He smiled before leaving. I sighed as I stood up. It took me very little time to get down to the office. Sir Integra was sitting at her desk, waiting for me.
"You sent for me?" I asked.
"Yes, I need to know how you plan to defeat Master." She said.
"I really haven't figure that out yet."
"What do you mean you haven't figured it out yet! You said that you would help us defeat him. How do you plan to do that if you don't know how to bring him down?"
"I know his weakness, I just haven't figured out how to exploit it yet."
"And just what is his weakness?"
"Power, he wants power."
"How did you figure that out? And how do you even know it's correct?"
"Think about it, only manmade vampires and their brood can go out in to the sunlight, but they don't like it. When Master was defeated last time he ran to his coffin in fear of the sun, though he was unharmed. This coupled with the fact that humans always have a motive in creating vampires, means he has a human weakness. That weakness is power."
"If humans always have a motive, then what was the motive for Alucard? Also, what is his weakness?"
"The more people that know-"
"If I know his weakness then I'll be able to prevent Master from exploiting it."
"I doubt it. But if you really must know, his weakness is me."
"What?"
"He loves me, he'll kill anyone who tries to hurt me."
"I see." There was a moment of silence. "Well, it'll be difficult to exploit Master's weakness. What if we promised him power?"
"But how would we do that?"
"We could use something to tempt him into a seat of power."
"Then when he took the bait we could keep him there until sunrise. After sunrise he'll be weak enough for Alucard to kill."
"How do you know that Alucard will be able to kill him? He is manmade as well."
"Yes, but love can beat anything."
"If you say so."
"You do know that there will most likely be a lot of death before sunrise. Are you men ready for it?"
"We are. Just keep up your side of the bargain, execute the plan."
Five days…
Four…
Three…
Two…
One…
Tonight is the test, I hope I'm right. The fate of the world depends on it.
A/N: The next chapter should be up for next weekend. I didn't get a chance to write it last week, but I'm going to be doing double duty to write the next two chapters. Until next time.