I don't own Hellsing, Kiora is mine though. This takes place prior to both the manga and the anime. Thank you to DarkHuntressNoyze and Mysterious for reviewing! Reviews are welcome, flames mean more s'mores! Broken line means dream sequence, solid line means scene change.
It had been three months since Jaeger blew up the building and I hadn't heard from him since. I had a sinking feeling that he was planning something. Integra had the same idea and everyone in Hellsing was keeping an eye out for him.
"Are you alright Kia?" My father's voice broke my train of thought.
"Yeah, fine." I sighed, looking at the piles of paper on my bed. "I wish Jaeger would just show himself, this getting rather irritating."
"Patience Kia." My father sat down on the edge of my bed. "He will reveal himself soon enough and you will be wishing that he had waited."
"I know, it's just, he's up to something, and I have a bad feeling about it."
"You're too young to be worrying about these things. It's nearly midnight, you need to get to bed."
"I can't sleep." I picked up a paper and looked it over. "I've tried."
"What am I going to do with you Kiora?" I heard him sigh as he brushed a bang behind my ear. "You're sixteen, dare I say that you should be out partying with friends. Something besides obsessing over this vampire."
"I can't Daddy." I whispered. "He's turning children into ghouls."
"You're a child too. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you."
"Daddy, I…"
"Get to bed Kiora, it's late." He sighed and hugged me before heading out.
As he left, I felt a wave of sadness come over me. I didn't want to make my Dad worry but I had to go after Jaeger. No one else knew him as well as I did, besides, if I didn't go after him, he'd come after me. If that happened, well, Dad would be worrying a heck of a lot more.
Sighing, I leaned up against the headboard on my bed. Slowly, I felt my eyelids grow heavy and soon, I was fast asleep.
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"Why so glum little one?" Jaeger's voice filled the dark room I was in.
"Where are you?" I growled, trying to get my bearings.
"I am everywhere little one. You should start getting some sleep, it looks like you haven't been and I really do not want to fight a tired opponent."
"Bite me."
"I would gladly if you were not such an interesting girl."
"What do you want with me Jaeger?"
"Getting frustrated little one? You must learn patience."
"Patience? I've shown more patience then you have in your body. You've raped and murdered innocent children, how the hell am I supposed to act?"
"Let me show you something."
The dark room I was in disappeared and I found myself in a world that looked too strange to be real. Something about this place made me think of Armageddon, the end of the world. Overhead, the sky was blood red and the ground was covered with debris.
Then, I spotted a figure, kneeling in front of what looked like remains of a church. Slowly, I walked towards the person. It was a woman; her clothes were worn and tattered, her face was scratched and looked old, though she couldn't have been over thirty.
"Please save us." The figure whispered.
I gasped; I recognized the voice, it was mine.
"What are you pulling Jaeger?" I yelled. "Stop trying to trick me."
"This is no trick little one." Jaeger's voice echoed around me. "This prediction will come true, mark my words, in a few years that will be you."
"Liar!"
"You cannot change fate…"
"Miss Dornez." I felt someone shake me.
"What, huh?" I opened my eyes to see one of the officers shaking me.
"We're under attack."
"By whom?"
"Jaeger."
"What? How the hell did he get here?" I jumped up, grabbing some clothes.
"We don't know. Sir Integra wants you in the conference room."
"Alright." I headed toward the door.
"Miss Dornez, we can't get there, ghouls are everywhere."
"Children ghouls?" I stopped in my tracks.
"Yes, but how?"
"It doesn't matter I'll get to the conference room on my own, besides, all Jaeger wants is me."
With that, I made my way out of my room. The hallway looked like a war zone, I didn't know why I didn't wake up. There were bodies of Hellsing troops everywhere and child ghouls were eating them.
I had to suppress the urge to vomit, and instead turned my mind to getting to the conference room, or at least contacting it. My main concern, however, was finding Jaeger. That bastard must be somewhere nearby.
As I moved about the mansion, the number of ghouls seemed to multiply, not ghouls of Hellsing members, but children. None of them were older than eleven.
"Where are you Jaeger?" I cried out in frustration.
Shouldn't you be going to that conference room to see Sir Hellsing?
"Tell me where you are so I can kill you."
Ah, someone is angry.
"They are children Jaeger, don't you have any sense of mercy?"
You're father is getting worried…
"Bite me." I growled, trying to figure out what to do. "That's it."
Turning around, I headed toward Integra's office. She had a phone in there that I could use to call the conference room. That way she would know where I was and what I was going to do. Then I could find Jaeger and kill him. No doubt Alucard was out looking for him, but I needed to find him.
The great oak doors opened easily and I locked them behind me, I didn't need any surprises. I quickly made my way over to the phone and dialed in the number for the conference room.
"Who is this?" Integra's voice made me feel relieved.
"It's Kia." I said.
"Thank God, where are you?"
"Your office, there's no way I can get to the conference room."
"That's fine, just stay there. Alucard has gone out to exterminate Jaeger."
"I'm going out to find him Integra."
"You're made Kia. Walter would kill me."
"I'm sorry Integra, but I have to. Good-bye." I hung up the phone before she could protest.
You should listen to your superiors little one.
"Show yourself Jaeger."
I don't see why not.
His form appeared in front of me, there was this most sadistic smile on his face. A chill ran down my spine, but I stood firm.
"Well little one." He took a step toward me. "It seems that we are alone."
"It seems that way." I replied, coolly.
"You must be really determined to kill me, disobeying a superior's orders…"
"You've raped children, and then made them ghouls. I'm not going to let youg et away with that."
"You can't kill me little one."
"You want to bet?"
With that, I leapt at him. He dodged and I hit the wall. My head was spinning as he walked up to me. I could feel his breath on my ear.
"Soon little one, soon. Soon will I show you my true power, are you ready?"
"Kiora, wake-up." I heard Integra's voice above me.
Everything around me was dark and I couldn't move. I felt myself being lifted up and place on what seemed to be a bed. Something cool was put on my forehead and I slowly fell asleep.
Very slowly, I felt the world around me grow lighter. My eyelids felt warm and I opened my eyes. I was lying on my bed, it seemed as if the ghouls had trashed my room. A path had been cleared between the door and my bed. Dad was sitting on a chair in the middle of the path.
He was asleep and it looked like he'd been there a while. Some parts of the room looked neater than other parts and I guess Dad had tried to get his mind off me by cleaning.
My stomach knotted, why had I made Dad worry so much? He didn't need to be worrying about me while I went off to fight some vampire that could kill me in an instant. I should have let Alucard find Jaeger, at least then Dad wouldn't have had to worry about me nearly getting killed.
Suddenly, he began to stir, and a smile came over his face when he saw that I was awake.
"Thank God Kia." He embraced me. "I thought I'd lost you."
"I'm sorry Daddy." I whispered, tears starting to form.
"It's alright Kia." He whispered gently, pulling me closer. "All I care about is that you're safe."
Two months later…
"We haven't heard from Jaeger since he attacked us a few months ago." Integra grumbled form behind her desk.
"I'm not surprised," I replied, sitting down in front of her. "He probably wants us to worry."
"We need to be careful." She sighed. "I can't let you go out to fight him alone."
"Alright, I'll take Alucard."
"That sounds like a good idea."
"Is there anything else you need me for Integra? I kind of promised Dad I'd spend some time with him today."
"Just one thing. When Walter and I were in the conference room during Jaeger's attack, I heard a voice, but Walter didn't. The voice said that he knew the future and that he told you. What was that about?"
"Long story." I whispered.
"Tell me Kia, I need to know."
"It's probably nothing."
"Just tell me Kia."
"Jaeger showed me images of my father's death, and then an image of me at Armageddon. I doubt they're going to happen."
"Still, you must be careful."
"I'll remember that." I smiled. "Is that all?"
"Yes, don't keep Walter waiting."
A/N: I hope everyone likes. I hope I haven't gotten ahead of myself; I'm already starting to think about the final battle. Anyway, please review; I love coming home to see reviews in my mailbox.