Chapter 7

She had never let herself release her seals this far before…it was a nightmare! She felt her own powers rip and tear at her already fragile mind….All she could hear was laughing…was that her? Or someone else? But then she managed to see through the darkness. A werewolf had leapt for her, but instead of hitting her, her own shadow body engulfed it! The shadows swirled around it and altered it…until she let it go. Now a changed shadow werewolf under her control! The black werewolf fur swelled and pulsed with it's own life and it grew to a larger size, deep crimson eyes covered it's back, its fur flowing freely as if wind was blowing. The other animals charged at it. It began to tear them to pieces! But animals were also behind her as well, she turned to face them, they faltered a little, but as a group thought they could take her down. Her own body exploded, into a seething mass of shadows and demon wolves. Her demon wolves leapt at the werewolves…straight into them! They also began to twist and writhe turning into shadow werewolves…some combined to from two headed ones or even three headed ones! She herself formed an angry shadow mass made up of shadow wolves, bird-men rained down from the sky…but she and her servants tore them away. The dust settled… Seras in her shadow form looked around at the bloody carnage that was before her. She was proud, and proud of her new servants. But her power was fading, it ripped at her mind and she could not keep it up for long…the last few enemies were torn up by her faithful servants till the end. Until once all of the creatures lay dead she lost it, her seals were reset and she fell back into her own body panting for breath she didn't need. She stared at her servants, but instead of disappearing they fell down as black liquid which ran near her. Seras got up, slight fear over ruled her new persona for a second before it fell away and she embraced her servants and they joined with her. They disappeared inside her…

"Any word from Seras?" Elena asked her secretary down the phone.

"No, miss Hellsing." Elena sighed and returned the phone. She ran her hand over the growing amount of paperwork starting to fill her desk. When that same note from before caught her eye.

'Yes, a retainer…and who is this Walter?' She thought. So Elena decided to kill some time and walked out of her office and to her library. Inside was a big, large room. Bookcases filled to the brim with books, some new, some extremely old. To one side was tons of filing cabinets. One was of past employees….the soldiers file was full to the brim…but she looked under retainers. There was only a few, as if the Hellsings usually didn't bother with them. Flicking through them she found a file that was almost falling apart, got to be 100 years old. Picking it up carefully she noticed two files inside it. Elena strode over to the table and sat down opening the delicate file.

Inside was two pictures, one of him as a young lad. As a teenager perhaps, maybe older, she couldn't tell. But it was listed that he was a 'Trashman as Seras had put it' of Hellsing once. Someone was in the picture with him…but she couldn't tell, the picture was too faded. The other file was of his time as a retainer…to Integra Hellsing! The Integra Hellsing! That interested her, she began to read…noticing another image. This one with three people in it….Seras! But she looked so…innocent…she wore what looked like a police uniform…Elena squinted to get a better view. But it was no use, she was stood next to what she assumed was Walter…and another man. A very tall man…but it was no use, he was even harder to make out then the rest of them.

'Mental note…I must ask Seras about this.' When all of a sudden a servant rushed into the room.

"…There you are! Come quick…its Seras!"

She couldn't do this…she wasn't Alucard, she would never be as good as him. He was the no-life King. She was nothing.

'How do you know?' A voice spoke to her. She snapped her eyes open…but the voice didn't speak again. She was exhausted, and extremely thirsty. Seras reached into her pocket and pulled out a blood packet. She ripped into it with her fangs, the blood dripping down her chin.

'Why am I here? Did I choose this? I'm not Alucard….yet I am bound into service…' The thoughts raced through her mind. But finishing her meal she threw the packet away and stood up. She felt the bindings I place, actually comforting for once. But a bang alerted her to something behind her. As she whirled around she saw them.

'Not again…' Instead of a mass of animals it was a mass of human-like creatures. Most of them vampires. Seras glared at them, she had no ammo, they had guns, she couldn't release her bindings, they were fresh into the battle. She cursed at her own weakness but decided to run.

'I'm not Alucard…' She repeated to herself, as if running away proved that. But she felt her body twist into the shape of her familiar, the demon wolf. ' I still have strength to do that?' But she knew it was only for a brief second of renewed strength, as afterward she felt her body run. But it was so heavy! Every muscle and sinew cried out for rest. But she couldn't rest, not until she was home…home…where was her home? She knew the answer, she had come to accept that Hellsing was her home. It may be forever…forever…that was a word used far too lightly…But she scoffed as another bullet zipped past her. A barrage flew out from behind her, they grazed her and ripped at her flesh. But she continued to run. For how long she didn't know, it felt like hours but then she saw a sight!

As she bounded down a hill she saw in the distance a great mansion, a clone of the Hellsing mansion. But this was black, dark as the shadows themselves. That dark feeling from before…it came from there!

But Seras never reached the mansion as a barrier appeared around the mansion! A slightly purple haze covered the barrier. Sera smacked right into it, pain filled her shoulder and head where she had bashed herself, but she didn't have any time to think as the vampires were coming…they neared her. She looked around franticly trying to find a way in…but there was no way…the barrier covered the entire area.

'No, you are not ready…' That voice again….but she tried to ignore it. Panting from exhaustion she ran into the barrier again, smacking into it to try and force her way through…but it held fast. 'No!' The voice shouted, when all of a sudden she felt her own body ignoring her! It turned around and leapt into the air, back into her lightning form! She zipped across the sky back across the way she came. Her body was out of her control….

Elena placed the files on the desk and rushed off with the servant, sure enough as she ran outside into the darkness a black ray of light could be seen rushing toward them. Elena smiled in relief…but the light wasn't slowing down…instead it began to descend! An explosion shook the ground as the light crashed into a military van. The van was completely destroyed! Elena and a few soldiers rushed over to the van…. inside the ruin was Seras. She thrashed around in as if she was having a fit.

"Seras?" Elena shouted. Seras continued with a few added growls and snarls, she looked as if she was insane! "Seras! What's wrong?" But then Seras pushed herself up, twitching. Elena watched trying to work out what was wrong. But then she leapt for her! Elena jumped and stepped back in shock, the soldiers didn't have time to raise their guns at the unexpected attack. But then the seals on her gloves glowed a bright red and an unknown barrier around Elena pushed her away. Seras was launched through the air and landed back in the smoking vehicle. A soldier edged in front of Elena, as if he could protect her.

"Seras!" That was Elena's voice…but she couldn't see anything…only the darkness. It was so cold, Seras sat and huddled her legs to her. She was blind to the world…she couldn't help anyone…she felt utterly useless.

'Police girl,' Seras looked up.

"Alucard?" There in the darkness a figure emerged. It was him! He stepped out of the darkness, his usual attire of red trench hung around him with those same haunting glasses and that hat of his. He smiled and leant toward her, offering his hand to her. Seras smiled in happiness and reached out to take it.

Seras struggled with herself. Elena tried to reach her,

"Seras! Officer Seras Victoria!" At that Seras looked up at her, they had lost the crazed bloodlust and she looked down, as if ashamed. Seras picked herself up off the floor, she bowed and whispered.

"….I'm sorry." Before she vanished into the shadows. She was gone! The soldiers relaxed beside her but this annoyed her even more.

"Damn you Seras!" She huffed, before marching back to her office. The servant that had led her out stared transfixed to what had just transpired. She turned slightly, " I want cigars in my office…I think I need them. And none of those cheap rubbish!" the servant nodded before rushing back inside, as if in a hurry. But Elena shook her head.

'Seras! You better get your ass in my office right now or I'll shoot you myself!' She thought, knowing Seras would hear her. Woah, since when did she sound like that? She rushed, in almost a run to her office. She pushed open the door to find Seras sat on her desk, that usual smile back on her face. But she was different, she wore her sunglasses out of choice and wore a large rimmed hat…what was that about?

They were both black, which matched her trench coat; Seras grinned and hopped of the desk.

" Do you wish to see me?" Seras spoke. Elena had a sudden urge to shoot her anyway, for her outburst earlier and the new mocking tone she was using.

"Yes! What was that back then! And I want you to report on what happened on your mission." Elena calmed herself down and sat back in her usual chair, wanting a cigar now, but not having any.

"That," Seras looked away. "I don't know, but I guess a residual effect of having to release all of my seals." Elena was caught of guard.

"You release all of them?" Seras chuckled.

"I had to, I have never done it before and I guess I will have to get used to the strain it puts on my mind." Elena sighed and fiddled with her cross.

"So report…" Seras looked back at her.

"It was a ruin, no one could possibly live there, not even animals were there. Nothing.

But I encountered many creatures, such as the werewolves from before, I found a vampire and attempted to acquire information, but he died…"Seras left out the part about him recognising her…

"You killed him?" Elena butted in. Seras shook her head.

"No, he merely died. But I was soon attacked by what you could call a massive army of demons. Half human creatures such as werewolves attacked me, that is why I had to release all of my seals,"

"Do you still have your weapons?" Elena butted in again.

"Yes, I put them back, that reminds me I need more ammo for them, I'm out." Seras folded her arms. " Anyway, after the army of creatures another wave of Vampires attacked, but I could only hold the seals off for a short amount of time, the seals reset and I had to weapons, their were too many to take on, so I ran."

'The great Seras, ran away?' Elena thought. Seras eyed her, she heard that, but carried on.

"As I ran toward where I thought the evil was coming from I stumbled upon a mansion, but a barrier covered it and was impossible to penetrate." Seras finished. Elena waited expecting more.

"And?" She stated. Seras shrugged.

"I can't remember after that."

'Hmmm, I can't tell…' Elena thought. She stared into her glasses, but they hid her eyes and her new hat overshadowed her face.

"And one more thing…" Elena pointed to her new hat. "What's it with the hat?" But Seras merely laughed and disappeared into the shadows. "Wait, I need to ask you something?" But she was gone…Elena sighed and picked up her phone… "…Get me my cigars, I need them now. Oh and how's my brother?"

"Yes, miss. Adnd I'm sorry but you brother is in a coma, we've stabilised him, but we need to transfer him to a hospital. There he can be looked after better then we can do here."

"Fine." Elena put the phone down.