A/N: I have decided to add in To-Love-Ru, Rave Master and Fairy Tail to the list of crossovers. So expect the To-Love-Ru gang in the next chapter. So here is Chapter 10.
Chapter 10: Battle with the Scyalla and First Member of the Order: Bakura: Part 1: The Truth about Alucard's Father
Joey was munching down on some delicious bean biscuits while the rest of the party with their newest members were eating different food and getting to know one another.
"So… What's the deal with Dracula?" Tristan asked, wanting to know more about how Dracula is real. If he's real, then does that mean those horror movies and fictional novels were only just for show to prevent people from getting to think about Dracula?
Alucard sighed and set down his bowl of soup. "It's best if I go back to the beginning…"
And so Alucard told the Yugioh gang on the history of Dracula, about his life as Mathais Cronqvist who lead a peaceful life as a human. But until his wife died. Mathais slowly decended into madness and blamed God for her death. It was then, he discovered the Crimson Stone and met his ally and loyal servant, Death, the original Grim Reaper. Mathais then orchestrated a diabolical scheme to use both Leon Belmont and WalterBernhard into fighting each at which, Leon managed to kill Walter which Mathais used to complete the Crimson Stone that transformed him into the evil Count Dracula. Dracula did this in order to get back at God and his children for taking his beloved's life. Since then, Leon Belmont swore that he and his bloodline will destroy the evil Vampire Lord and make him pay for what he has done.
"I… never knew Dracula has a tragic life that made him want revenge on every human in Bridget's world." Serenity looked down, desponded now that she knew the tragic tale of the Belmonts and Dracula.
"And tricking his best friend, Leon into fighting this Walter guy which got Leon's fiancée killed was real low. I don't think I can ever forgive him for doing such an unspeakable act." Duke frowned angrily.
"Hold up a minute!" Joey looked up after eating his bean biscuits and glared at Alucard. "Alucard, right? How do we know you're not making this up and is trying to lower our guard so you can turn us into vampire slaves?"
"I will never do that…" Alucard frowned at Joey's naivety. "Just the thought of turning innocent humans into vampire slaves makes me sick. I must uphold my mother's promise."
"And what would that be?" Tea asked, a bit afraid of Alucard's calm but scary nature.
"To never despise humans and protect them. Humans may be selfish and arrogant, but they have the will to redeem themselves and make the world a better place." Alucard looked down a bit.
"Your mother must be a really kind and loving one." Bridget smiled softly in admiration. "What happened to her when you were first born?"
"…She was burned to the stake after being accused of witchcraft." Alucard said in a bit of a depressed expression. Inuyasha started to look gloomy.
Kagome took noticed of Inuyasha's sad and depressive movement. 'Inuyasha… Perhaps you and Alucard are like that when you were young, losing both your beloved mothers.' She thought sadly to herself.
"I'm… sorry to hear that…" Yugi looked down, also desponded as well. The rest of the party were silent after Alucard told them his mother was burned to the stake, accused of witchcraft.
"This reminds me of that Salem play that has false witchcraft paranoia, uh… What is the name of that play?" Joey rubbed his earhole as he tried to think on the name of the witchcraft play.
"The Crucible, you moron!" Tristan lightly punched Joey in the shoulder with a teasing smirk.
"Yeah, that one! Sorry to hear your ma was killed by being accused of witchcraft. Did your father tried to stop this from happening?" Joey asked out of sympathy.
"My father only cares about his goals of ruling the world and destroying all of humanity. He was too drunk with power to do anything to stop my mother's execution." Alucard said bitterly with a frown.
"You have father issues?" Kuwabara asked confusedly. Alucard glared at Kuwabara, making him flinch in fear.
"You can say that…" Alucard told him stoically. Reika and Hiei were silent as Midori and Sanae looked down despondently. Even Futaba was silent with sorrow as this reminds her of her parents' divorce and she and her sister Wakaba have to live with their mother before attending Kanenone Academy. (A/N: I made that up for the story)
'Why does Alucard hate his father so much?' Bridget thought as she looked at the half-vampire with concern, then she remembered what Alucard said about his father. 'His father only cares about world domination and human genocide. Could it be that Alucard is the son of… No, he can't be the son of the vampire who's trying to destroy humanity, could he…?'
"Alucard." Yukki placed her hand on her hip and looked at the half-vampire with a small smile. "We ought to tell our relationships with our parents sooner or later. So if your father is an evil one, but you have a noble heart, we'll always stand by your side."
Alucard was silent for a moment until he stood up from his sitting position and walked towards his destination, replying with "I know…" After the gang quickly finished their meal, they followed the half-vampire into the next area of the caverns.
The party arrived at a huge lake like area with only a boat along with an old hooded person. He noticed Alucard and smiled in a creepy way. "Welcome, Master Alucard. The Librarian has informed me of you requiring my assistance. At the other side of this lake is an item needed to get the relic to protect you from the water." The old man explained.
"H-Huh?! Even as a half-vampire… Water is still your weakness?" Tea's eyes widen in shock.
"…You have my gratitude, oarsman." Alucard bowed lightly before turning to his friends. "Wait here, and don't do anything stupid… Especially you, Inuyasha." He got on the boat and oarsman rowed him across the lake.
"Fuck you!" Inuyasha snapped.
"Inuyasha, language!" Kagome scolded her half-demon future lover.
As the boat carrying Alucard sailed across the lake, Alucard flashed back to the day in his childhood where his mother was being burned to the stake.
(Salem, years ago…)
"Mother!" A young Alucard gasped in horror as the people began to light the torch to burn his mother. His mother smiled warmly at him.
"Alucard… I'm sorry for leaving you like this." She said in a tone of sadness.
"Wretched humans! I'll make them pay!" Young Alucard growled as he fell on his knees and began to sniffle as tears fell out of his eyes.
"No, Alucard. Promise me one thing…" His mother reassured him. Young Alucard looked up with sorrow written all over his face as he listen to his mother. "Do not hate the humans. Even if some of them are bad, they have good hearts. Please, protect God's children and guide them down the right path."
"Protect… the humans…" Alucard muttered as he continued to watch the death of his mother.
The scene flashed forward to a pre-teen Alucard confronting his father, the evil Count Dracula on his throne room about the death of his mother.
"Why did you let them burn Mother?!" Alucard growled in fury
Dracula was an immortal 40 something year old man who wore black aristocrat clothes with a sinister cape, gray hair and a gray goatee. He remained unfazed by Alucard's outburst and told him calmly "Humans are nothing but childish animals who only care about themselves. I loved your mother, but there was nothing I can do to prevent her death."
"Damn you…" Alucard spat in disgust before pressing his father further. "Are you still hellbent on killing the same species that Mother was a part of?! All because you blamed God for the death of Great Grandma Elizbetha?!"
Dracula drank his wine glass and looked at Alucard with a sinister smirk. "I will create a new world where vampires and monsters become the dominant species of this planet and all humankind is extinct." Dracula then placed his wineglass on handle of his throne and stood up from his seat and glared at Alucard. "Join me, Alucard. And together, we can avenge your mother's death and purge the world of all humans."
"You disgust me, Father…" Alucard barred his fangs at his father. "Sooner or later, I will stab you in the back by siding with the humans. Only then, my mother will know revenge." Alucard stomped out of the throne room with anger building up in him.
The flashback ended as Alucard's boat made it to the other side. He walked over to the pedestal, showing an old merman statue. Alucard flawlessly grabbed the statue and placed it in his sub space pocket. He looked up at the celling.
'Bridget…' He thought to himself. 'You remind me of my mother… Maybe that's why I'm falling in love with you…' Alucard silently got back on the boat and the oarsman rowed it back to his friends.
Alucard stepped out of the boat while his friends ran up to him.
"Welcome back, Sir Alucard." Miroku greeted. "What is this item you need to gain this relic?"
Alucard didn't say a word as he got out the Merman Statue.
"The hell does that statue do?" Yusuke asked with curiosity.
"I know of a secret place that requires this statue. Follow me." Alucard told them as he walked past them.
"Something must be up with Alucard. I wonder why he doesn't want to talk about his past…" Sonico wondered out of sympathy for Alucard.
"He'll tell us sooner or later. I'm sure of it." Bridget reassured them.
"I hope so. Alucard refusing to tell us about his past is starting to make me distrust him bit by bit." Tsubasa in Symphogear form crossed her arms and began pondering Alucard's motives.
"Can't be helped. Let's follow Alucard." Reina reassured them.
Suddenly, a slight breeze blew through the caverns and lifted up Nowa's skirt… Revealing her…
"AHH GOD!" Kuwabara turned beet red while Yusuke, Yuuske and Inuyasha were caught off guard by this. Kagome covered Shippo's eyes while Jean and Miroku grinned pervertedly at Nowa's exposed buttocks.
"N-Nowa?! Why aren't you wearing underwear?!" Rem's eyes turned white dotted upon seeing her exposed butt.
Nowa smiled proudly and placed her hands on her hips and proclaimed "It is the way of the elves!"
"Somehow, I don't think that's the way of the elves…" Bridget closed her eyes and smiled nervously.
"We're wasting time with this circus act." Hiei growled. "Let's go!" And without any complaints about Nowa's lack of underwear, they followed Alucard into the next section of the caverns.
The next area of the caverns was icy and Alucard noticed a crack on the bottom. He used his sword to break the ice, revealing a secret passageway.
"Huh, what do you know? A secret passageway." Tomoe smiled. Alucard jumped down into the passage. An hour later, Alucard emerged from the passageway, his friends looked at him with curious natures.
"So, mister Alucard. What is this item you were seeking?" Serenity asked politely.
"This…" Alucard got out an anchor charm. "This relic protects vampires and half-vampires from water and allows them to breath underwater."
"So there are magical items that allow you to breath underwater…" Bridget gasped in amazement as she looked at the relic with awe.
"It almost reminds me of a similar power of the Millieunim Items." Yugi smiled in awe.
"Um, question. What are these Millieuim Items?" Jean asked, his thoughts filled with curiosity.
"Where to begin…?" Tea scratched her chin in thought, before she remembered everything about the origins of Duel Monsters and the Pharaoh's heroic past deeds that saved her world from the deadly Shadow Game Wars.
"Alright. I'll begin. A million years ago, Egyptians played a deadly game with real magic and monsters called the Shadow Games." Tea began.
"So there are monsters in your world as well?" Ymir asked, amazed by this story.
"Yes, but they were sealed in stone tablets and they came from another realm of existence. But the Egyptians soon misused the Shadow Games for war and even world conquest that it almost destroyed our planet." Tea nodded.
'How frightening… If stuff like that existed in my world, we wouldn't be here at all." Alice frowned.
"But a brave and powerful Pharaoh sealed the dangerous magic away in seven mystical artifacts called the Millieum Items. The Millieum Puzzle is one of them and it houses the spirit of the same Pharaoh who saved our world a long time ago." Tea smiled as the Pharaoh appeared beside Yugi.
"You expect us to believe that?!" Futaba frowned as she crossed her arms and glared at Tea with disbelief.
"Hey, me and Tristan didn't believe it at all, but Yug with the Pharaoh's help got us out of tough jams and saved the world from threats. And we realized how serious the Shadow Games are." Joey smirked as he gave her a thumbs up.
"May I continue?" Tea closed her eyes and smiled politely. "After the Pharaoh sealed his spirit for mysterious reasons, a man named Maximillion Pegasus discovered the ancient documents of the Shadow Games in the Pharaoh's Tomb and created a popular trading card game called Duel Monsters as a way to counter the return of the Shadow Games. At the same time, Yugi's grandpa, a famous retired explorer discovered the Millieum Puzzle and gave it to Yugi so he can solve its mysteries."
"And I'll go over how me, Joey and Yugi met." Tristan proclaimed proudly, he must be doing this to impress Serenity.
"Oh, you mean you two were bullies to me and threw the last piece of the Millieum Puzzle into the school's pond?" Yugi laughed playfully, causing Joey and Tristan to grit their teeth in shock. Serenity looked at Joey with a confused expression.
"Big brother, you were picking on Yugi when you first met him?" Serenity then shook her head in disproval. "Shame on you, Joey. You too, Tristan."
"Now wait, Serenity." Tristan reasoned. "Yugi stood up for us against that bully who beat us up. That got that bully expelled and we owe Yugi big time. That is why he's our friend because he stood up for us."
"Yeah, and I managed to dive into the pond to get the last piece of the Millieuim Puzzle as a way of apology to Yugi. It is when Yug completed the Puzzle that made him meet our biggest friend of all, the Pharaoh." Joey smiled.
"I see. Well, I forgive you and Tristan since Yugi stood up for you." Serenity closed her eyes and smiled.
"Interesting…" Rem looked at the Pharaoh. "You must be a very powerful Pharaoh if you were able to save the world like that."
"I have no recollection of my past since I was sealed inside my Puzzle." The Pharaoh smiled slightly as he folded his arms. "But it was fate that I met Yugi and his friends."
"I'm sure your memories will come back to you, Mister Pharaoh." Nowa smiled cheerfully. "I don't even remember my parents since I'm an orphan. But that doesn't keep me down."
"And the Pharaoh was awesome at Duel Monsters, he is the King of Games." Joey grinned. "The reason he's the undefeatable Duel Monsters Champion is because he defeated the former Duel Monsters Champion, Seto 'Jerk' Kaiba, and he became the King of Games by beating Pegasus who kidnapped Yug's grandpa's soul so he can collect the Millieuim Items to resurrect his dead wife. Not only that, he kept his title in the Battle City Tournament by beating the evil half of a tomb keeper named Marik Ishtar and sending the evil half to the Shadow Realm."
"That's a big accomplishment you got there, Sir Yugi." Tomoe smiled politely. "I admired that."
"Yeah, Terry is famous like you! And he will be my husband one day…" Mai drooled as hearts float around her head.
"Uh… Is she okay?" Duke asked with raised eyebrows as he looked at Mai oddly.
"I think so…" Junko sighed, but she became tensed as she sees a figure approaching them. The party turned around to see Bakura approaching them, but it's not the evil Bakura.
"Bakura?" Yugi blinked. "You're here in this world too? How did… you get here?"
"Well, I was running some errands for my mum and I was going to visit you guys. But then, this strange thunderstorm appeared and a bright light engulfed me. Next think I know, I woke up in this cavern." Bakura closed his eyes and smiled cheerfully. Alucard, however glared at him with suspicion.
"Then you know a way out of here?" Tea asked hopefully.
"Of course, follow me." Bakura motioned everyone to follow him. Alucard could feel an evil aura emitting from Bakura as he led them into the next room.
As the party entered the next room, the stone doors shut behind them. "W-What?! The doors shut on us!" Sango gawked as they saw Bakura walking towards the other side.
"Bakura, you didn't do that on purpose, did ya?!" Joey growled as he shakes a fist at his friend.
"That is not Bakura…" Alucard said dangerously as he got out his sword. Yugi and the Pharaoh's eyes widen in shock as they realized what Alucard meant.
Bakura chuckled darkly and said in a deep and evil voice "How observant, Alucard." Bakura turned around to reveal that he transformed into the evil spirit of the Millieium Ring.
"Argh! It's the evil Bakura!" Tristan screamed as he nearly fell on Duke.
"So you still have the cursed Milleium Ring, spirit of the Ring?" The Pharaoh growled as he took over Yugi's body and glared at his mortal enemy. "Something tells me you didn't came here to not only steal my Puzzle."
"Correct, Pharaoh." Bakura smirked darkly as he snapped his fingers and a huge pink like snake worm burst out of the ceiling.
"A Scylla worm!" Alucard gritted his teeth in fury as he glared at Bakura. "So you must be Bakura, the Thief King of the Grand Order of Evil."
Bakura chuckled sinisterly and remarked with "Of course, Alucard, son of Dracula."
The party gasped in shock as Bakura said Alucard, son of Dracula.
"M-Mister Alucard… Is this true?" Maron looked timidly at Alucard. "You're really Dracula's son?" Alucard said nothing as he glared at Bakura.
"Correct, foolish girl." Bakura grinned evilly. "I'll give you the secret behind Alucard's birth. After Dracula was defeated by a Belmont years ago, he resurrected and was about to begin his plans of world domination anew, but that is where he met and fell in love with Alucard's mother. They married soon afterwards and give birth to the traitor of evil you see before you. But then, Alucard's foolish human mother was accused of witchcraft and was burned to the stake. Ah, the irony of losing a loved one."
"Don't you dare talk about my mother like that!" Alucard growled angrily as he bared his fangs.
"Did I made you mad, Alucard? You were supposed to be the next Lord of Vampires after your father, Dracula. But you sided with those foolish humans and helped them kill your father. Your father even after death is very disappointed in you for siding with the species he hates. But enough talk, die!" Bakura laughed evilly as the Scylla Worm roared.
To be continued…
Next Chapter: Battle with the Scylla and First Member of the Order: Bakura: Strengthen Bonds and Allies
A/N: Oooh, Cliffhanger, will Alucard's friends still see him as a friend after learning that he is the son of mankind's greatest enemy? Stay tuned to find out.