Ruiner
The ruiner's a collector
he's an infector serving his st to his flies
Maybe there will come a
day when those that you keep blind will suddenly realize
Maybe it's a part of me
you took to a place I hoped it would never go
And maybe that fked me
up so much more than you'll ever know
Alucard & Integral
For what it was worth, Integral prefered the rapier over a ranged weapon. To say that practicing melee techniques was outdated would be difficult to argue against. However, in Integral's experience, it was very difficult to kill a zombie with one shot. Normally, it took five shots to the neck and head before the thing would collapse. Then, just as you try to reload the next clip, your arm has already been gnawed off by the rest of the undead horde.
The rapier had an advantage. With one flick of the wrist, you could severe the head from the body. And to save even more time, reloading is absolutely unnecessary.
Therefore, swords were more efficient than firearms. Case closed, Integral wins.
Unfortunately, the zombie argument can only work so many times.
"... Alucard, you said you would show restrictions!"
"What... having a hard time clipping off my head, Master? Not quite so cocky, are you?"
There were many disadvantages to being trapped under a vampire. Of the multiple life defying and soul extinguishing threats that existed, the only particular thing Integral minded was Alucard's breath. Poised underneath him, both arms were pressed into her sides as the vampire shifted his weight to better pin her, bones grinding against bones and flesh separated by the thick material of her suit and the thin fabric of his coat. He sighed, the cold, dead air frosting Integral's glasses.
It smelled like rotten flesh.
Must be the smell of defeat.
She hated defeat.
"Nostalgic," Alucard murmured, admiring his master as if she was merely an oversized child. Though the thought was disturbing, because if she were an oversized child, the look in his eye would be nothing short of pedophiliac. "Remember when you first shot them...?"
Integral rolled her eyes at his reflections, already bored with the conversation just at its tail-end beginning. It would be nice to express her distaste with a huff. But the act of opening her mouth would only expose her tongue to Alucard's breath. In all regards, she prefered to listen to the man instead of interrupt him with any expression that may ruin her own taste buds in the long run.
"... Surrounding you... you were crying. Asked me to take you away... I wouldn't. Gave you that sword. Made you tear them apart."
"You bastard, you let them bite me." Saying that was worth the taste of decay. Gagging on Alucard's smell, she tried to ignore present circumstances by staying focused on the unpleasant conversation. "I hope you liked being locked up for a month without blood after that."
A smile split pallid lips, words hushed under a cool tone, "The torture was worth the experience of holding a terrified, bloodrenched little girl."
She could only smirk, "You may have gotten far, and lord knows I have no idea how, but let me make one thing very clear in your narrow little mind. I can see just what you are and not what you think you are. Also, to add insult to your measly pride... You never hurt me Alucard, but I'm glad you've convinced yourself of false victories." Integral smiled as her arm shifted under the cocky vampire, "It brings about some charming aspects of your personality."
"... You really are still that little gir-"
BAM
So, okay. Perhaps firearms had a couple of values that the rapier lacked.
I've wanted to use this song since forever. It's my favorite Nine Inch Nails song, but I had the damndest time trying to apply it to a storyidea. Of course, it was going to involve Alucard's Superiority complex, but in what context?
Well, he does think he has Integral pinned, doesn't he?
And after that thought, it hit me.
So really, Integral is the narrator in the song Ruiner. Alucard is the Ruiner; Integral is the 'Ruined'.
You didn't hurt me nothing can hurt me
You didn't hurt me nothing can stop me now
god I love this song. :D