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Rachel Alucard sighed to herself as another old 'associate' of her passed father left her in search of some other company. It was another person to try and lick her toes to gain a little of what was her inheritance. She didn't just give it out though, as she wasn't the head of the royal Alucard family and head of many businesses in Mistral.
She was a young woman with pale skin, long blonde hair tied into two pigtails with black ribbons, and red eyes. She wore managed to get away with wearing her usual Gothic Lolita fashion with a frilly black gown and jacket, red ribbon bow tie, a red bat symbol design cross from the front to the back on her dress, another red cross on her shawl and bottom half. To finish the look, she had on a pair of black pony heel boots with a red cross, and red ribbon on her right ankle.
Downing her choice of non-alcoholic drink, tomato juice if one were so interested to know, Rachel wiped her mouth with a napkin that was supplied on her person to not dirty her own clothing. A choice of fingerless black long sleeve gloves made entirely out of satin that complimented her general color scheme perfectly. The color of darkness perfectly matched her pale complexion and bright hair, which sometimes looked golden yellow in certain places under bright lights.
Why had she come? To keep up images. Many words of her family spread, saying that the girl had killed her only family in order to have a much closer chance at gaining the inheritance that was meant for her. What was the true case though was that her father had died of age. A simple, yet painful, truth. People did not believe the words from her mouth though, claiming that such sentences were lies.
The glass in her hand cracked easily under the pressure from her irritated vice-grip. Realizing that she had just ruined a perfectly good piece of glassware, she frowned, setting it precariously on the top of the stair's handrail. Oh well, there went a three hundred Lien custom made glass. The clapping of dress shoes against marble floor was clear and she straightened her spine, chest out, shoulders back.
"Hello, Miss Alucard." A smooth voice spoke in – what she could guess was an attempt at – a seductive tone and Rachel's eyebrow twitched as small winds began to form in her palm. But she reined it in as her back was facing the boy without any form of respect/ He cleared his throat and she rolled her eyes before spinning around, arms folded beneath her chest.
"You have business with me, Mister Marigold?" Navy-blue hair combed in style greeted her sights. It was already painful to look at him, even more so with that ugly set of clothes on him.
She wouldn't give the fellow teen any form of respect whatsoever. The nuisance had been trying to snag her as his own, taking one of the most beautiful girls her age off the shelves as well as control and share her wealth and connections when she became of official age to gain such. Nothing was more tempting than a rich, beautiful and intelligent girl.
He snorted at her tone, smirking coolly at Rachel, which made her fume. "You sound a little upset, Rachel." The girl bristled at the casual use of her first name. It was considered very demeaning in the upper echelons to call someone by their first name if you weren't given permission, best friends with them, or a higher rank than them in either job or society. "Can I call you Rachel?"
"No. You may not." A small gust of wind blew her hair and dress in a rough but gentle fashion, going unnoticed.
"Lovely, Rachel" She looked away as Henry ignored her. "Now, why not accompany me to the dance and perhaps I shall put in a good word for you with my father." He stated, looking expectantly at the girl who stared at him impassively. "I'm waiting."
"For what?" Rachel raised a pretty eyebrow. "For when you finally realize that your delusions of grandeur were indeed true? That they were indeed just delusions?"
Not accepting her rebuff and rude remarks, Henry grabbed her by the arm. "Come on, why no-"
"Leave the princess alone!"
Two pairs of hands shoved the boy away forcefully as Henry stumbled back. Surprised by the sudden attack, he looked down to see two pre-teens standing protectively in front of Rachel. One was a cat-Faunus, wearing black clothing while the second wore red-pink with his eyes closed and not even opening. "Princess, are you all right?!" Both asked at the same time. Rachel then immediately smacked their heads hard. "Ow, why princess?!" They both moaned in sync.
"That was for acting out of turn, Nago, Gii." Rachel stated, looking forward towards a stunned Henry. "I had the situation in perfect control."
"B-but…" The cat-Faunus, Nago, stuttered in a small argument. His clothing was a rather simple dark tux with white dress shirt. Grey pants covered his bottom. He was a bit on the bigger side, but not too large-boned. A pair of cat ears twitched nervously.
"He grabbed you…" Gii, who was a bat-Faunus despite it not being obvious at first, continued with a mutter. He too was rather stout, the shortest of the trio. His red clothing, that was his own signature color with Nago's apparel, shifted in an uneasy fashion. The head didn't know which way to turn, as long as the direction wouldn't be upwards.
"And I would have easily escaped." Rachel finished for the two of them, completely ignoring the boy in favor of looking at the two children. She bent down to her knees so that she was at eye level with the two of them. "But if I have to say, you both did moderate job when it came to protecting me. I expect such actions if the situation were to be in the future." Raising her arms, both hands rested upon their heads and rubbed rather roughly.
Eager looks and smiles fell onto the two Faunus children as they both shared a look together. It was extremely enlightening to them whenever Rachel gave them both praise for something. Even if it came down to the tiniest comment, it meant more than anything to them almost.
Henry on the other hand did not exactly like being ignored. He stepped forward, immediately grabbing the attention of the three party attendants. Nago and Gii immediately stood at attention once again, ready to prevent the boy from advancing. But a single figure immediately stood between the male and the group in a rather polite manner despite the rude action.
Who appeared was a rather stereotypical looking butler. This person looked elderly due to his light hair, but there were no wrinkles indicating that he must have been a young age. He wore a dark, aquamarine suit adorned with gold trimming. His long, white hair was tied in a ponytail at the back with a pink bow while having a beard that didn't grow out too long yet was a bit bushy. A brown vest with gold trimming was underneath the jacket, on top of a vertically striped white-collared shirt. He had a specific part of his bangs overgrown on the right side of his face. Classy dress pants covered his bottom with a pair of grey dress shoes with steel-toes.
Adjusting his gloves, he grabbed the glass that Rachel had placed down earlier and lifted it up. The piece was still wet on the inside from the previously swallowed tomato juice. "Do be careful, Madam Rachel." The male reminded her. "Placing your glass along the handrail is rather dangerous. You could potentially break such glassware as well as potentially harm someone."
"Why be concerned over such when I know that you would have taken care of it if such occasions were to occur?" Rachel asked, clearly nonchalant about the situation that had fallen upon the small group gathering around. She checked her nails as well, seeing if they were damaged by the sudden grab of Henry.
"Valkenhayn!" Nago and Gii both cheered.
"Well hello there, Nago, Gii." Valkenhayn greeted with a nod of his head while keeping his posture straight and proper. His gaze fell downwards due to being taller than the two children. "Are you two properly doing your jobs of protecting Madam Rachel?"
"Well, duh." Nago stated.
"This peasant placed his dirty hands on her!" Gii added, gesturing over towards Henry.
The white-haired teenager merely stared for a couple of seconds before deciding to turn around and face the navy-blue haired male who was being ignored the entire time. "Ah, Mister Marigold if I am to presume correctly. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Valkenhayn R. Hellsing, butler of the Alucard family." Valkenhayn bowed formally. But when straightening his back, eye were narrowed as if a predator were staring at a piece of game to hunt down.
"A butler?" Henry asked a bit in panic as he stepped back to be a bit farther away from the gaze that the butler was bringing. It was then that he realized the person's position. "Then do you think you can fetch some refreshments for Rachel and-"
His sentence was cut short as a swift hand curled around Henry's jaw, squeezing the hinges of his cheeks hard. The boy gagged as Valkenhayn forced his mouth open, while the butler pushed him backwards. Henry began sliding against eh marble due to the lack of friction of his shoes that he possessed as well as Valkenhayn's monster strength. He felt something nudging his back and then weightless. The lower half of his body was supported by the handrail, while Valkenhayn's incredible upper body strength held onto him by his cheeks. Henry began struggling, locking his legs around the butler's legs and thrashed his arms about. While attempting to make Valkenhayn's let go, it didn't occur to Henry that if the butler let go, he'd plunge downwards and land on his neck, breaking it instantly.
"Now listen here, Mister Marigold, because I am only going to warn you once. Such words will not repeat themselves." A growl escaped the white-haired teen's lips that was compared to the feral snarl of a wolf. Canine fangs slightly sprouted within the jaws of the butler. "If you ever touch or even approach Madam Rachel without her permission, I shall put you down and devour your corpse before feeding your remains to Grimm. Am I understood?"
The boy could only whimper like a pup in fear, unable to speak with mouth being forced wide open. Seeming to be satisfied, Valkenhayn yanked Henry back up and away from the handrail before tossing the boy against the wall near an exit.
All the while, Rachel was sitting on a large black chair while tugging away at Gii's cheeks. "Are you quite finished, Valkenhayn?" Rachel asked with a slightly bored tone in her voice and expression, twisting the flesh of poor Gii. "It is time for us to return home. I grow tired of tonight's events."
The vicious look on her butler's face immediately became neutral as he even smiled as if nothing had happened. "Of course, Madam Rachel. Lead on."
Rachel got up to her feet. The black chair she had been sitting on suddenly began to squirm slightly before beginning to shrink. Eventually, it turned back into Nago who rubbed his back due to it being rather sore. But that was not the end however. "Nago, umbrella." Rachel ordered. "Gii, bag"
Not even releasing a single sound, Nago began to shifted into a black umbrella for Rachel to carry without a single complaint. Gii at the same time began to transform himself, flesh being morphed into a handbag with straps wrapping around the blonde's arm.
The four left Henry to groan in pain as his neck, jaw, skull and back all hurt terribly.
Break
"Were tonight's events most unenjoyable?" Valkenhayn asked as the two people standing were waiting for an elevator to bring them down the building they were in. The area was rather empty, only a flight of stairs nearby as well as halls leading around the building where the party took place.
"Must you really answer that question?" Rachel responded as the elevator door began to slowly open up for them to reveal the small box that they were to ride in. Valkenhayn didn't show it, but he did his best to prevent himself from growling in anger at how many had treated his charge. Words were poisoned remedies to the ears of humans and Faunus. Truth and lies were a common sentence in reality, no matter how unjust one is from the other.
The two of them turned around to face the front of the elevator door and watched it close. A hand suddenly shot out and managed to grab it just in time before it could have actually locked shut.
Valkenhayn narrowed his eyes. The speed the hand appeared was too fast for a person not trained in combat. As his pupils looked down at the fingers, the door was pushed open to reveal a male with rather long hair that made it all the way to his neck. It was brown and gelled to create a rather slick look. They wore a rather plain dress shirt and pants, but nothing that didn't belong out of such a party environment.
"Sorry." The man apologized, as he stepped in with Valkenhayn stepping back to give room politely with Rachel shifting a little as well.
Both the blonde and white haired male eyed the newcomer. The person didn't press a button on the elevator. Subtly eyeing the feet, Valkenhayn watched the man nonchalantly slip his shoes off to reveal bare feet. Looking up, the person took off their coat. They created a façade that it was hot as they fanned themselves with a hand but also moved their head side to side to crack a couple of bones.
"Princess…" Nago whispered.
"Shouldn't we…" Gii continued.
"Hush, you two." Rachel stated, knowing what was going to happen but had full confidence in what the events shall play out to be.
Valkenhayn tensed his body as the elevator doors closed.
Leaning over to the right, the butler nudged Rachel while redirecting a kick from the assassin. Moving the blonde back to another corner, Valkenhayn blocked more attacks that came from the knee and feet. Attempting to attack the head, the butler's strike was blocked before having to avoid a foot that broke through the elevator wall.
Redirecting a punch, Valkenhayn continued to block the onslaught when he suddenly pushed Rachel's shoulder and caused her body to turn while stepping back at the same time. Doing so, he just managed to have Rachel avoid a fist to her face as he immediately countered with an elbow strike to the assassin's stomach. Hearing them grunt out in pain, arms and feet clashed once more for a few seconds as Valkenhayn blocked an overhead attack and countered with a punch to their throat.
The assassin slammed against the elevator wall as they rushed forward and dented the elevator. Feeling the onslaught, Valkenhayn made sure to remain in front of Rachel as he movements deflected fists to prevent them from landing on the blonde. In a quick surprise, the butler just managed to catch a fist that was just about to land on Rachel's face.
Hitting the assassin back with his elbow, Valkenhayn was knocked back. Spreading his arms out, the butler managed to hold himself up to not squish his charge. Raising his arm to block a chop, Valkenhayn grabbed the assassin's limb before locked their leg with his own. The elevator suddenly came to a stop and the doors opened.
With brute force, Valkenhayn used his free foot to force the doors open and threw the assassin out of the confined box. "Apologies for the hindrance, Madam Rachel." Valkenhayn said as he walked out of the elevator after the attacker. "I shall meet you at the bottom."
"I expect no less from you." Rachel nodded before the doors closed.
Lunging forward, his gloved hands suddenly grew bigger. Fur began to cover the fingers and flesh while nails turned into sharp claws. Growling like a beast, Valkenhayn landed several blows on the assassin's body before the they attempted to retaliate back with some blows of their own. Starting with an arm, they then began to fight with their feet as each of those attacks were blocked with what seemed to be ease.
Making their ways to the stairs, Valkenhayn began to quickly stumble down a couple of steps. Even with a second of gaining his bearings, the butler leaped down the stairs by a couple of steps and shifted his legs when the toes touched the surface. Feet were no longer shoes as they were now massive furry paws. The assassin leaped into the air and kicked off from one wall and off another to confuse the butler.
Blocking a kick, Valkenhayn made a clawing motion towards their face. Watching them fall to the floor, he avoided a kick that was meant for his stomach. Grabbing the leg, the butler viciously yanked the limb and sent the assassin down to the landing. His own wolf foot immediately slammed to the opponent's chest and Valkenhayn heard satisfaction due to the assassin shouting in pain.
Watching them slam against the other wall of the landing, Valkenhayn was impressed as they had got up with speed. Pressure was applied in combat as the butler had one blow blocked and used his free limb to attack their backside. Twisting their arm, they managed to knock the teenager back and down the stairs that led to one of the lower floors.
Descending down the steps, Valkenhayn blocked each and every attack until they made it to the lower floor. His back eventually pressed against a wall that was presumably next to the elevator. Dodging to his right, the butler avoided a powerful blow at the assassin's attack made a hole through the material. With one kick after another, Valkenhayn then dodged a spinning foot before facing a barrage of fists.
Grabbing an outstretched limb, the butler moved over and kicked the back of the assassin's knee and caused them to bend over. Being dragged along as well, his entire clothing soon began to dissolve and he just turned into a wolf. With jaws open, Valkenhayn bit onto a kicking leg. Being swung towards the next flight of stair, the butler landed on all fours and snapped his head back to bring the assassin tumbling down to the next landing.
Snarling, Valkenhayn snapped up towards the neck. Missing, he hopped back to avoid a kick before lunging forward to ram his head against their chest. Getting back up and turning into a human again with no animalistic limbs, his clothing did not even have a thread loose as he arm and leg to block several kicks while the assassin got up to their feet. Attacking their face, the blow was blocked which gave Valkenhayn the perfect opportunity to punch their stomach. As the two of them continued to descend down the stairs, they exchanged blow after blow. Climbing up the steps, descending down the steps, their feet and arms were in perfect flow as they didn't' let the small space stop them from fighting.
Kicking the back of their knee, Valkenhayn them stomped on their toes. Watching their face twist in pain, the butler slapped their cheek while sweeping them off their feet at the same time. Valkenhayn saw the assassin fall backwards as tier head and back slammed onto the ground floor of the building. That didn't seem to be enough though as they tried to attack once again. The butler grabbed the kick that was sent to him. Pushing outwards, Valkenhayn swept their leg out once again and watched them flip onto the ground in a pained heap.
Watching them grovel and groan in pain, Valkenhayn's expression was feral. Eyes were narrowed and a frown grew on is lips. Looking over to the elevator, he noticed that it was about to descend to the floor he was on. His eyes stared back to the assassin. "Leave." He stated, making a shooing motion.
The assassin groaned, slowly climbing back up to their feet and limped away.
Turning around, Valkenhayn brushed himself carefully to rid his clothing of any dust as the elevator made a small sound that it had arrived to the ground floor. As the doors opened, Nago and Gii were standing in front of Rachel in a protective manner. But their serious looks then turned into goofy grins as they saw Valkenhayn standing at the ready.
Rachel meanwhile nodded her head. "I never doubted your for even a second."
Valkenhayn nodded back with a smile. "I am most grateful of your praise, Madam Rachel." He bowed. "Now, shall we all head on home?"
Despite their position as servants, Nago and Gii excitedly grabbed Rachel's hands and began to drag her out of the building while saying that they needed to get to their car soon just in case of other attacks. Rachel didn't scold them at all, only having a look of amusement on her features as the two children ranted on with worry clearly in their sentences. Valkenhayn followed behind the trio, watching them like a father.
Not much focus on Valkenhayn, I know. But to be honest, he doesn't really have that much of a role in the Blazblue universe. That's why I couldn't really fin that much of a vibe for him in this trailer. Don't' worry though, I should be able to make him better in the story.
No flames please.