Expelling a breath, wearily he sighed. "We have to talk."

Integra stole a glance at Alucard, his face looked serious. His eyebrows met in concentration and light anger at this man and his news. But Integra looked back to the small man in the doctors' uniform.

"What is it?" She asked when he had not continued. The Doctor's eyes side glanced at Alucard who was staring at the poor man, then to Integra. He pushed his glasses up his nose and scratched his chin.

"It seems that the girl has fallen into a coma after we stabilised her. I don't understand why, but her brain function has lessened to a point where she has to be put on life support. Although before she did her initial examination showed her brain function had increased to twice that of an average person, perhaps the strain on her brain has caused it to deteriorate." The man appeared to ramble as if he was talking about a piece of machinery, not a person. Integra was growing impatient with this man as well. But Alucard spoke just as she opened her mouth.

"Can I see her?" He spoke, Integra felt slightly hurt that Alucard seemed to be half ignoring her now that Seras was alive once again, but she ignored the faint pang of jealously. He was a vampire for 'Pete' sake.

"Erm, she is in special care at the moment. But I'm sure you'll be ok. Some patients have been known to react to the voices of friends and family. Maybe you'll be lucky…." But at that Alucard pushed past him.

Alucard tore down the corridors, ignoring the shouts of protest from the medical staff. He knew that Integra wasn't far behind him. The hospital seemed drab to what he had expected, it was a bright white, but that was it. No other colour seemed to be in the area, and the medical staff all looked the same to him. But Alucard no longer cared, he had failed the first woman in his life, he would not fail her a second time! As he came to the last door where he thought she was, not by his powers as he had none, but purely based on a feeling. Sure enough a Doctor stood in his path.

"You can't go in there!" He spoke, as if surprised by Alucard's actions.

"Get out of my way…" Alucard spat at the man, offended that the man would try and stop him, even though Alucard no longer possessed the great strength he had as a vampire, he was still stronger then this weedy looking man here. And proved it by grabbing the man by the shoulder and forcing him out of the way, pushing him against a wall as Alucard opened the door.

"No stop! Something is wrong!" The man warned him, Alucard ignored him and entered the darkened room.

Integra ran after the crazed mortal vampire, what was he doing? It was easy to chase him, as she just followed the line of bewildered medical staff. There at the end, Alucard was standing before another doctor.

"Alucard!" She yelled, but he didn't seem to hear her, or he ignored her. And entered the room. The Doctor he had forced away seemed flustered. When she approached he turned to her.

"You mustn't go in there!" Integra thought that maybe she should hear the man out.

"Why not?"

Alucard entered the small single room with one bed. A beeping noise from the machines hit his ears. But the room was unnaturally dark…why? The light emanating from the bulbs did not seem to permeate the darkness. The Darkness proving to be the victor in this arena and filling the room. His human eyes struggled to see, vampire eyes do the reverse of human eyes, they take in the darkness in order to see. Humans take in the light to see. But he managed to stumble over to the bed, where a figure lay.
"Seras?" He spoke. Hoping she would react. She didn't. But a slight squeak caused him to look up…there on the ceiling were many, many bats. What on earth? The black bats didn't look natural, they were vampire bats, not native to this county, and there were flocks of them all over the ceiling! Alucard had a bad feeling about this. "Seras?" He repeated again, hoping to stop this. The bats seemed to grow more agitated above him.

"Please, you shouldn't go in." The Doctor spoke once again. Integra just raised an eyebrow at this. "There seems to be a….darkness, in that room. I'm not a religious man, or superstitious, but there seems to be no other explanation." Integra was growing impatient.

"What are you on about?" She huffed at him. Annoyed.

"Some kind of ….darkness is emanating from the girl, we don't understand what it is. But it is sucking up all the light in that room, and we fear it will spread to out here soon enough. I don't like this, not at all." Integra thought he was daft, what was he talking about? Although it did make her worry all the same.

Alucard stared at the bats on the ceiling before turning back to Seras. She lay there as if asleep, only resting. But that was not the case, he now knew what was going on. He was sure of it. His powers had not simply disappeared. It was impossible, that much energy can not simply vanish into thin air. It had fled, like the shadows shying away from the light. They had fled the only way they could, into the mind of the girl he had formed a link with. Her whole mind was awash and flooded with his darkness. But she was still mortal, she can not take that kind of power for long. No wonder her brain has lessened to such an extent as she had gone into a coma, her brain is strained with the power needed to control and keep that power in check. A power, she did not have. But how would he take the powers from her? Was it even possible…yes, it had happened before, so it could happen again. But now the bats above had grown into a state of frenzy, what caused it was unknown to him. Perhaps he was the cause? Their true master being so close, but they did not greet him in kind. Instead they attacked him! They swooped down, their tiny mouths biting and tearing, ripping skin and fabric. Panicked Alucard turned and ran, he ran out of the dark room, opening the door to the light and out of the room. Integra stood there with the Doctor from before. They both looked in shock at him, and his wounds.

"Alucard!?" Integra yelled. Alucard panted and held the door closed behind him.

"We should get out of here now!" He yelled. But as he did so below him, black cracks seeped from under he door, the darkness out of control now, not even a weak mortal mind to answer to. The cracks spread like cracks in rock or wood, spreading and forming new ones, seeking the light. The squeaking grew louder behind the door. Alucard decided to just run for it, and to take his master with him. He had no time for the other humans of this place.

"Everyone spread the word! You must evacuate!" Integra shouted to all that could hear. Many wondered what was wrong, some saw the blackness on the floor and were surprised. But one nurse shouted.

"What about the patients?" Alucard growled, he didn't have time for this. Then he noticed a fire alarm on the side of him, that would do. He raised his hand and smashed the glass that made the alarm go off. A sharp drill sounded around the place, causeing everyone in the building to react, putting into place practised orders of moving all the patients out. It was taking time, but hopefully they would finish before the darkness reached them. Sure enough the last patients were either in wheelchairs or being pushed out on their beds out of the hospital. Integra made Alucard wait until last, which he didn't like. But he still felt like he should serve her.

"We can't let this spread Alucard. You have to stop it!" She half shouted at him. Alucard plain laughed in her face.

"If you haven't noticed my master, but I cannot do more then you can. I am no more powerful then any other mortal. And my powers cannot be stopped." Alucard spoke with pride, his vampire pride it seemed had stayed. A smirk crossed his face at their situation. "What do you propose we do then?" At this Integra glared at him and stamped her foot in anger, before turning and running down the now empty corridor. The smell of blood mixing with the clean hospital smell of the ward. Alucard ran after his master as they made to get out of the building. He glanced back at the room that held his Seras, he would come back for her. The image of her lying helplessly on the bed plagued his mind. On the wall behind them now the entire wall and part of the floor beneath was covered in an inky blackness, the shadows reaching out to destroy the light in the room. Now Alucard could see what his powers could really do, suddenly out of the blackness the milky white of hundreds of eyes opened up on the wall. With crimson iris' staring right at him, as he tore further down the hall, the eyes watched him leave. The eyes were blank, no feeling within them, no anger, no sadness. Just as Integra and Alucard were reaching the stairs to run down a sudden howl broke through the sound of their running. Integra opened her mouth in a sudden gasp as on the bottom of the corridor they had just ran through was the forming bodies of two great black wolves. At this Alucard rushed to scoop up Integra in his arms, they would travel faster if he did not slow him down. As the claws of the wolves scratched the hospital surface struggling to get free he had Integra in his arms carrying her bridal style and rushed down the stairs, practically jumping from floor to floor as they descended, but they were only two stories high on the top floor and soon they were on the bottom. But Alucard did not let Integra go and she made no objection for him to do so, they both knew they were not out of the building yet. The huge entrance with the automatic doors was before them, Alucard ran toward it, he had to gt his master out of harms way. His boots clanged on the now black floor, it was a race against time, soon the darkness would be summoning wolves and any other abominations that came later. Just as Alucard neared the door suddenly the eyes materialised on the wall beside the door. Alucard skidded to a stop. Damn. Too slow, they were too slow. Integra breathed in a startled breath as she also realised why they had to stop. Then a great mass of shadows rose from the floor, a form was materialising before them. The shadows grew until it turned into the great hulking figure of a wolf, but then it twisted out of shape, and instead formed what would be best described as a beast. A werewolf. As the beast fully took form it's claws extended and it's crimson eyes stared at them in cold bloodlust. This was something new from Alucard's dark powers, but he quickly guessed it must just be the werewolf virus combining with his darkness. White teeth stuck out of the dark shadows, causing them to glance at them. They were dagger-like and the drool dripped from them. Alucard backed up slightly as the beast softly growled at them. He wished he had his guns on him right now, but he refused to wield a common human's gun nor could be use his own pistols, the recoil could break his hand now. He gritted his teeth in anger, stupid beast.

But suddenly from behind a sword flew through the air and pieced the head of the shadow beast, another soon followed through the chest, the beast howled and fell in on itself, falling into a black mass once again. A thought crossed Alucard.

"Anderson!" He shouted, before turning to him. But his jaw dropped when he saw it wasn't him at all. But someone totally different. A girl stood there behind them, she wore the clothes of the paladin order with long blonde locks down to her hips.Two swords were held tightly in her hands, but her face stared back at them with a grin plastered on it.

"My my, seems my dark side isn't a pretty picture." She spoke with the voice of Seras. Her face matched hers as well, but she just seemed different. Alucard wasn't sure what to think. Integra spoke first.

"Who are you?" She ordered, trying to take control of the situation. But the unknown paladin rushed forward pushing them to the exit.

"C'mon we have to get outtha here." She sounded harsh now, not the light voice from before. "Before she comes back." She yelled. Pushing them back to the door. The door slid open on it's own to let them through. The female paladin pushed them through and still some, causing Alucard to jog out into the cold darkness of the night outside. Integra practically jumped from him and landed surprisingly gracefully, her hair flopping into place. She quickly brought out a mobile and speed dialled her headquarters.

"Walter! Get the troops ready. Surround east side hospital and make sure nothing comes out!" Then she shut the phone ending the conversation.

"Wow, you sure don't mess around do you?" The woman spoke. Her swords seemed to have disappeared from her hands. Alucard looked back toward the hospital, it looked normal, like any other hospital at night. The car park was full as ever, but it was far too quiet. No noise surrounded them in the eerie gloom. The streetlights surrounding them flickered in the shadows. But the darkness had not spread out he building yet.

"Who are you?!" Alucard whirled around to the paladin, he had suspicions. But did not voice them, his human mind could just be playing tricks on him.

"Alucard? You don't recognise me? I'm hurt." She sounded playful and made a mock frown on her face. Alucard stood inbetween her and Integra. The woman shrugged.

"I guess you wouldn't in this getup. You met me the first time many, many years ago. Before you were a slave to Hellsing. Pardon me miss." She smiled at Integra, seeming to act her senior. " And you met me again about a month ago. I was once your Lucy." The woman smiled at him. Acting childish again. Alucard's mouth gaped open. Her face and hair, yes it was Lucy. But also Seras as well.

"Impossible…how…where did you come from?" He did not relax, and seemed to stiffen more. She put her hands into her pockets.

"I am their soul you could put it, but this darkness inside her is tearing her apart, she will not last long. And I was somehow brought here with her darkness. I was pushed out. You could say I was the yin of the circle….or was it yang…?" She seemed to think for a moment. "Whatever, I'm the good part of her. You've seen the bad part, back at Iscariot organisation." She lifted her arms and folded them in front of her chest. "I screamed at her to stop, but she wouldn't listen to me anymore. She listened to the evil darkness and went berserk. Seems I'm not wanted anymore…." She sighed.

"I'm the little angel on her left shoulder like in cartoons!" She smiled at them. Alucard couldn't believe this. She seemed to zip from serious to silly in mere moments. She spotted Alucard's confusion in his eyes and whispered. "Call me Seras if you want…" Alucard just glared at her for a second….but then softened, she truly was their soul. But before he could say anything the telltale sign of copters sounded overhead. The hard sharp whirring as some copters circled the building and some landed to let ground troops out. Like clockwork they set out to stop the public form getting near and placed guards to stop anything getting out. A older man in a butler suit soon appeared as if from nowhere.

"Ahh Walter there you are, I was thinking you were late." Walter bowed and spoke.

"So sorry sir." Before whipping out a box, inside were her cigars. She picked one out and brought it to her lips. Before he pulled out a lighter and lit it, sending whisps of smoke into the air.

"You can't stop it you know." Seras spoke. Integra just looked at her. Her eyes narrowed. "Could you stop Alucard if that was him? No. You wouldn't. Well you could say that is Alucard. Unbound and uncontrollable." Seras pulled out two long swords from her coat.

"Sir, what is a member of the Iscariot doing here? I thought…" But Integra interrupted him.

"Peace Walter, that isn't a member. She's on our side." I think she added mentally.

AN:There, sorry about he shortness and the wait. (I went on holiday with my parents and couldn't take my laptop...doh) But here it is finally. Hope you liked. nlightnd is your host next. Please RandR! Please!