Chapter 2: The second time - 250 years ago
"Is she really a vampire?" Bernadotte asked
"She really is" Alucard answered, materializing himself from the wall "She may be the lowest of the lowest rank, but she indeed is a vampire"
The mercenary people gawked at the sight, not believing their own eyes.
"What a bunch of cowards. You think we can you these people?" he smirked mockingly
"I'm sorry Miss" Walter's voice came from the back "I tried to stop him, but…"
"They're going to guard my bed. I wanted to see who they were" Alucard said as the others gawked at his appearance
"That aside, Miss" Walter's said as he offered a letter to Integra "We received this in the mail."
"A letter?" Integra took it and looked at the sender's name "The Head of Vatican's Special Operations 13th Division, Iscariot Organization, Enrico Maxwell?"
British Museum – Alucard's POV
'Bright… I don't mind the sun, but it's too bright… Those Iscariot better make my trip worth it…' I thought as I suddenly heard conversations on the other side of the wall "Ho, my master is raising her voice, this is interesting"
"You expect me to believe that? After you trampled over our agreement, sending Agent Andersen to Badric in Northern Ireland, where he attacked our agents, killing two of our men! I almost got killed myself! Don't tell me you've forgotten!" she said
"And so what?" Maxwell countered
"What did you say?"
"Don't let my politeness get to your head, what difference does it make if two or two million of your vile protestant soldiers die!? If his Holiness the Pope hadn't ordered us himself, we wouldn't be here, talking to you filthy creatures, so stop your whining and listen you protestant sow!"
Now then, this is what I couldn't just let go "You called her a sow?" I appeared through the wall behind my master "As expected from the 13th Division, even your insults are different. You've been doing it for 2000 years now. Good to see that some things never change."
"Nosferatu Alucard, Hellsing's "garbage disposal man", Joker, Assassin, it's the first time I've seen you with my own eyes. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Alucard" Maxwell bowed down
"It's a pleasure to meet you too, Maxwell and goodbye." I reached to my inner pocket "Did you think you could call My Master a sow" and brought out the gun, aiming at him "and leave this place alive? I'll shoot you dead, human."
"Oh no, I'm so scared." Maxwell mocked "I can't talk with a terrifying bodyguard pointing a gun at my head. But if that's how you're gonna play, then I have an idea. Let's make it an even fight." he flicked his fingers "Andersen!"
And from the back, he appeared, mumbling the words from the bible. Anderson smiled at first, thinking that he had gained the upper hand, but as Andersen got closer, he felt danger creeping up his back "Don't! Stop it Andersen" and tried to stop him, but no avail.
I chuckled as I went past My Master to face him. I took off my glasses and reached out for the Jackal, pointing it at him "That's right! Let's do this, Judas Priest!"
"Ha ha ha" He laughed "This time won't be like the last, Vampire!"
"Hi everybody~~" the stupid voice of the police girl rang up" Please this way!" she led a bunch of tourists through our way
I withdrawed my guns "This isn't the time or place to fight it would seem"
"Yes, I guess you're right." He answered, lowering his swords
"I'm going to head back and sleep. Getting up midday makes me tired." I said as I walked away 'Andersen, I really can't wait for the day that you can kill me, can't wait at all.'
I walked as my eyes got caught by something interesting 'Was there always a room here?' I questioned myself as I made my way to that room. The room was dark, not that I minded of course, and empty as well. I looked at the door and saw the "do not enter" label… Why the hell was the door open them… Wasn't that like an invitation? Humans... I looked up and was a portrait on the wall. It was a portrait of a British woman. A stern look adorned her face and green eyes, long straight brown locks cascaded behind her back. It was a face I wouldn't forget even if another thousand years were to pass… It was a face I knew well…
250 years… 250 years have passed… 250 years since the day I became a monster… 250 years I had lived… 250 years and nothing interesting, nothing, no friends, no allies, no subordinates… except for one lone monster… Was this the price I had to pay for becoming a monster?
Hmm? This smell… I grinned at the realization…
'It's death...'
I followed the source of the smell and ended up in a battle. Two banners, one was a red cross on a white banner and one was black cross on red banner were fighting each other.
"Do not back down! God is on our side! We will kill them all!" a woman's voice rang out
'A woman?' I thought 'A woman on the battlefield? That's rare' using my monstrous vision, I searched for that woman and it struck me when I saw her "Lina…?" I whispered. Although the hair color and her features were different, but I knew that it was her! 'Wait… she hanged herself more than 250 years ago… there's just no way! Unless…' I remembered her words 'If I was to be reincarnated… I want to be stronger…' I mumbled with realizing "Lina… If you really were reincarnated, then I…."
The battle ended with her total victory. I followed her back to their castle. On the way, we passed through many villages and towns, where information about her seemed to just overflow. Her name was Elleira Timour - an Iron Maiden, Queen of Transylvania, famous for her cruelty for her enemies and kindness to her people. She could start a war just because her citizens' or subordinates' rights have been violated in any way. 'How lovely' I smiled
~ At the castle - 3rd POV~
"My Queen, there's a man at the gates, stating that he wants to see you." a guard informed
"Who is he?"
"He presented himself as Vlad the Vampire and it would seem that he wanted to be your servant."
"A vampire?" the Queen asked doubtfully. She thought about it for a while and said "Bring him in."
A man dressed in red and black came in. He kneeled in front of the Queen and said "My Queen, my name is Vlad. I am here to ask you to let me be your servant."
"Vlad, you said you were a Vampire?"
"Yes, I did and I am indeed a Vampire, a monster."
"What can you do to prove that? Bare your fangs and suck everybody's blood?" the Queen asked amused by his confession
"I can certainly do so... But My Queen wouldn't want that, so I would like to propose something else."
"And that is?"
"Please have your guards and knights come at me, stab me, kill me... whatever suits you, but I won't die, because I'm a monster." he smirked
"Very well." she looked at her advisors and he nodded understandingly
"Knights!" he shouted as they surrounded Vlad "Attack!" the knights obeyed. Each and every single one of them drew their swords and stabbed their target. Blood flew, drenching the, already red, carpet with a darker shade. A few seconds passed as a loud laugh came from him. And suddenly, he was nowhere to be seen. While everybody else was looking around to find him, he was already groveling in front of the Queen's feet. "I swear to be forever loyal to you, My Queen." he said as he kissed her toes.
"Hmph" she chuckled "As if I can believe a monster's promise, but I guess it should be alright. I was in need of manpower anyway. And you, yourself, can replace an army of a hundred men, I believe."
"And you are very right, My Queen, all you need is to command and I will do the rest."
"My Queen!" one of her advisors shouted "Please, you must rethink this! No good will come out for using such a monster. The Gods will punish us!"
"The Gods, eh?" the Queen chuckled "Well then if this monster was to attack and kill you right now, then will the Gods be able to save you?"
"That's -"
"Well then, can you escape by yourself? Probably not, but you still have the chance, close to 0, but you still have it. I'm not saying you should stop believing, I am saying that instead of waiting and hoping for God, who is far, far away, you should believe in yourselves. Fight! The God's will is for us to fight! Fight until the last breath! Fight when you are still human! Fight for your own believes! And only then, God might descend upon you."
"That is right, My Queen. You certainly are the person who I was looking for. A master who I could serve with my life"
"Hmph, don't get so cocky, servant"
"I will never, ever betray you, My Queen"
~ Alucard's POV~
Ten years have passed since then. Elleira was a good Queen, brutal, but she did what was needed for her nation.
'You've gotten stronger, Lina' I thought amusingly 'The smell of your blood just keeps getting better and better. Such a sweet smell. You still refuse to give me blood however. I don't mind. But the monster inside me just cannot help but desire it.'
"Vlad, where are you?" I heard her voice from a few floors above. It was anger that I heard in her voice "I require your presence at once!"
I immediately floated through the ceilings and kneeled in front of her "I sense anger in your voice, my Queen. Did you call me here to eliminate the source of it?"
"Those Iscariots went against the peace pact and have attacked the border line villages, killing my people, enslaving them!" her voice rose "They cannot be forgiven. Servant! Make them pay for what they have done! Kill them all! Don't you dare leave a single of those traitors alive!"
"Yes, My Queen." I smiled triumphantly
I took off immediately. The villages were wiped off completely. I couldn't sense any signs of life. Well, less work for me. Protecting was hard, killing was easy. I was just her tool, she was pulling the trigger. Her hands were just as stained as mine.
*BAM*
"My Queen, I'm back" I entered the Grand Hall of the castle. But she wasn't there. Where were all the servants? Guards? "My Queen, where are you?" I couldn't feel her presence in the castle. Where was she? I knew something was off. Those Iscariot that I killed didn't have any memories of wiping out the villages. And the castle's presence seemed off...
"Hey, monster" I didn't need to turn my head to know it was the advisor, who objected to my presence in the castle 10 years ago. "How do you go about serving me? You will definitely have a better life that that you had serving under that woman. I'll give you gold, money, women, anything you want. I will even treat you as my equal!" he outstretched his hand "Join me, Vlad!"
"Hmph, you amuse me, human. What makes you think I will take up you offer?"
"I do not think of you as a monster. In my eyes, you are just as human as I am. Greed lust... me have it all! There isn't much difference between us."
"Ku ku…" I trembled from holding back the laugh "Hahaha. You are right, human, we are not much different. However..." I turned around completely "There is one small, little thing.."
"Yes?"
"We, monsters..." I bared my fangs "Never betray our Masters" I said as I charged at him
"W-Wait! D-Don't kill me! I'll do anything! AAAAAGH!"
I sucked that man and his guards' blood to see if there was any clue of her whereabouts. Their blood tasted terrible to say the least.
Following the little path through the town river, forest and in a small hut, carefully hidden by the trees and grass. There she lied, dying.
I approached her.
"Vlad, you are back" she said weakly "I had been waiting for you."
"I've killed all of them, including those who had betrayed you, My Queen."
"So you know already." she smiled and looked through the window "My whole life, I strived for the sake of my people. Brave, strong, iron woman - was what I have made myself to be like. But I'm still weak... So weak, Vlad. I still have so many regrets."
He words made me remember the words Lina said in her letter 'I want to be stronger.'
I gritted my teeth, not wanting to see her dying again. Perhaps, something human stirred inside of me "My Queen" 'Lina' "You don't have to die this way! Just let me-"
"No, Vlad" she said firmly "I had never had and will never have any intention of letting you turn me into a monster. I lived as a human and I will die as a human. You can bite me, drink my blood, but do that after I die, I'll allow it."
I felt blood tears, streaming down my face "My Queen."
"Hmph, I didn't know that monsters could cry too." she smiled
"We do, My Queen. Our tears do flow, but they are never from sadness. We monsters know no sadness or fear. Our tears only flow, when we are happiest." I kneeled as I took her hand, placing a cold kiss on her fingers "You are certainly a woman worthy of being my master. You are splendid. If you are to be reincarnated, please let me be your servant again."
She closed her eyes as the last breath left her lips, a smile adoring her face.
I picked her up and walked to the highest place in the area. The moon was bright, not even a single cloud visible in the sky. I sat down, hugging her body close to mine. Her pure white neck came to my vision as I pushed her hair to the side. My fangs pierced through as pure red blood flowed out
'A virgin.'
I chuckled at the thought. Why did that make me so happy even though I knew this fact already... I looked at the sky "Make sure you get reincarnated, Lina. I'll definitely find you. And this time as well, I'll make sure to be by your side until the end."
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