(A/N: Got a bit of a surprise for you at the very beginning of this chapter. Based on the way the last one ended, you probably thought it was over. Oh, no, not yet, there's still more to come.)
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Chapter 9: The End, Or The Beginning
"No, not yet!" Romasanta declared. "I'm not through yet! This isn't over, Alucard!"
From within the dark mass of his body, Alucard raised an eyebrow. "So, you're still alive?"
Chunks of flesh moved through the darkness, pushing aside the centipedes and red eyes as the werewolf king began regenerating. The pieces came together and Romasanta slowly became whole.
"You thought you could consume me?" asked Romasanta, sounding amused. "I'll consume you, from the inside out!"
To Alucard's astonishment, Romasanta began slowly regenerating around his own body. The damned werewolf was trying to absorb him! Aucard didn't know whether to be insulted or impressed.
"I won't let you dominate me." Alucard growled, glad to face this unexpected challenge.
"Too late!" Romasanta declared, as more of his flesh began forming around Alucard, sucking in the black aura the vampire's body had become.
Junior watched the scene with great interest. This was certainly unexpected, not that he was complaining. Could the werewolf actual manage to consume the king of vampires? It looked like he was actually managing to pull it off.
Hairy flesh slide over Alucard's body, both the physical and nonphysical parts. Almost like a suit, Romasanta crawled over Alucard, his dismembered body knitting itself as he absorbed more and more of Alucard. Finally, the last of the vampire king was sucked inside the werewolf's body, Romasanta stood tall and powerful, an evil grin on his face.
"I win this time, Alucard. I win this time."
Junior grinned and began clapping. "Congratulations, Romasanta, congratulations. I must admit, I had thought that he had beaten you for a minute there."
Romasanta snorted. "Him? Never. I am his superior in every way. No vampire can conquer me." His ear twitched as his sensitive hearing picked up something beyond the door. "Oh, it looks like the fun isn't over yet."
Junior frowned. "Fun?"
The door all but exploded, sending pieces of the wall crashing down and cracks appearing on the ceiling and floor. Darkness filled the room as Seras entered, surrounded by a black aura. Her red eyes looked around before settling on Romasanta and Junior.
"Where is he?" she demanded. "What have you done with my master?"
Romasanta gave her a cheeky grin. "He's dead, my dear. This time for good."
Seras' eyes widened. "No… it can't be. It can't be true. You're lying! You're a liar!"
Romasanta laughed. "That may be true, but I am not lying this time."
"How did you escape?" Junior demanded, upset with his subordinates' lack of commitment. "My men should have you dissected by now, at least."
Seras' red eyes turned on him. "Your men are dead. All of them. Sinclair, Diabolique, Inquitinous, your sadistic scientists. All gone. I slaughtered them all. Not one is left. I tore them to pieces as they begged for mercy."
If she expected to invoke fear or anger in the clone, she was mistaken. Junior just chuckled at her dark tone. "Did you now? Well I'm impressed, fledgling of Alucard. You're finally behaving like a real vampire. Tell me, did it feel good to kill? Did you get a thrill out of shredding my men to bits?"
Seras just narrowed her eyes angrily. "You should know the answer to that."
Junior sat back, adjusting his glasses. "Yes, of course. It's in you're nature. But I do wonder, my young vampira, how long will you last against Romasanta when your master failed."
The werewolf smirked and stepped towards Seras. "Yes, my little leech, lets see how good you are."
He charged forward with blinding speed. Seras' eyes widened in surprise as the werewolf king suddenly appeared in from of her.
"Say goodbye!" he shouted, raising his claws.
Seras expected to feel the sting of Romasanta's claws digging into her, what she didn't expect to feel was a shower of blood. And she certainly didn't expect the shower of blood to come from Romasanta.
Romasanta stood frozen on the spot, slowly turning to look at the large gash that had appeared on his back. "What?"
More blood went flying as an arm made of darkness burst from his body. And it wasn't just one, but several of these shadowy limbs ripped through the werewolf. Romasanta howled in pain, spitting up blood as tendrils of darkness began tearing through his body. Centipedes began eating their way out of him as they swam in the darkness. Floating red eyes popped out of various places before they turned into floating mouth filled with sharp teeth that began gnawing at the fleshy prison that had incased them.
"What the fuck is this?" Romasanta shouted.
That was all he was able to say before his mouth ripped open and a swarm of bats flew out, circling around his bloody body.
An evil laughter filled the room. "Romasanta, you fool. That was a very good try, but did you really think that you could defeat me?"
The swarm of bats exiting Romasanta's mouth soon became a stream of darkness. The darkness began swirling around the ceiling, increasing in mass. Large glowing red eyes appeared as the mass of darkness took the form of a face, the face of a grinning vampire king.
"This time, you're mine!" Alucard roared as he dropped from the ceiling, mouth open.
The face of darkness fell over Romasanta, swallowing the werewolf in one gulp. Darkness swirled together as eyeballs and centipedes swam through the dark aura. It slowly came together to take the form of a man, and soon Alucard stood in a pool of blood with a satisfied smile on his face.
"You were truly a worthy adversary." He sat, as his body sucked up the blood like a sponge. "It's just a shame that we won't be able to fight again; I rather enjoyed our battle."
"Master!" Seras cried happily.
The vampire king turned to his fledgling, glad to see her surrounded by darkness with her familiars summoned. "Police Girl, you've finally accepted what you are. I'm proud of you."
Seras smiled, grateful for the praise. "Thank you, Master!"
A gun went off, and Alucard stumbled forward. He turned around to see Junior with a smoking gun, having been the one to shoot him, and in the heart no less!
"How did that feel?" the clone asked. "You seem to enjoy pain, but how do you like holy ammunition?"
Alucard got to his feet. "It's quite refreshing." Junior fired again, this time hitting Alucard in the forehead. The vampire king fell backwards and slide down the wall, still grinning. "We had a deal. You would free Sir Integra."
Junior's eyes narrowed. "I said that I would let you see her again, and I will. Just not yet. Nothing's going right." He was talking more to himself now. His eyes shifted to Seras. "She shouldn't be here."
Alucard began to chuckle before he erupted into full-blown laughter. "Fool. I was waiting for her to come." He turned to Seras. "Police Girl, this one is for you. He's the so-called master of this place, and he's all for you. Enjoy."
Seras smirked. "With pleasure."
Junior's eyes filled with anger. "I'm the one in charge here!"
He pointed his gun a Seras. At the same time, the large eye on her chest burst open and another arm, wielding her Harkonnen, came out of it. The two fired at the same time. Seras' massive bullet collided with Junior's, knocking it away.
Junior cried out as Seras' bullet tore straight through him, leaving a large hole in his chest. He fell against the wall and slowly slid down, spilling blood all over the place. He remained still for a moment, before he raised his head to look at Seras. There was actually a hint of fear in his eyes.
"Don't give me that look." Seras growled in a tone very similar to Alucard's. "You're the boss around here, aren't you? The big time bad guy. Don't tell me you're down after that little wound. I didn't even hit your heart."
Junior hissed at her. "Bitch."
"I'm going to make you my bitch if you don't get serious!" Seras shouted, now in full vampire mode. "Come on. Show me what you've got. I want a challenge. The bastards in this place were nothing, merely insects for me to swat. My master gave you to me, so now I want you. Stand up. Take your gun or whatever weapon you choose. Let me see what you're truly capable of."
Junior pressed himself closer against the wall, trying to keep more distance between him and Seras. Alucard was actually having a sense of déjà vu, being reminded of when he faced Luke Valentine. If Seras had truly awakened to her vampire nature, then he would be seeing a scene very similar to that one.
"What are you waiting for?" Seras demanded, getting impatient. "I'm right here in front of you! Fight me already! Hurry up, I want some bloodshed! Get your ass off the ground and show me what you've got!"
Junior didn't get up, nor did he respond. He just continued to look at Seras with fear and anger.
Slowly Seras' excited grin began a disappointed frown. "I see. This explains everything. You're weak! You really are just a child no matter how you try to be something more. You're just a mastermind. As long as everything goes your way, you're calm, cool, and collect, but now that I have the upper hand, you're nothing but a pitiful coward!"
Junior's hand moved over the wound on his chest. He lifted up his bloody hand, looking at the red liquid. "You're a monster." He whispered.
"A monster?" Seras repeated. "A monster?" She turned to Alucard. "Did you hear that, Master, he says we're monsters." Turning back to the clone, she grinned. "But isn't that what you wanted? Didn't you want to be in the presence of monsters? Isn't that what you've been trying to create? All these creatures that you've unleashed upon the world, you've found pleasure in their company, yet you fear us? And we're not even the real monsters here. You live in darkness and decay. You bring suffering and death to everything around you, and yet you want more."
She summoned up her Hell Hounds. And, feeling creative, she fused them together so they became, not quit one, but two that were trying to merge together to become one, resulting in a giant Hell Hound with three eyes, two noses and tongues, and one very large mouth filled with twice as many teeth.
"So you see," Seras continued, "the real monster here… is YOU!!!"
The Hell Hound pounced. Junior cried out as the beast took his entire body in his mouth. His arms and legs stuck out of the Hell Hound's mouth as it bit down hard, shacking its head rapidly. The four limbs fell away as the Hell Hound swallowed its mouthful before gulping down the two arms and legs.
"How disappointing." Seras muttered. "I expected more."
The sound of clapping reached her ears and Seras turned to find Alucard giving her a round of applause. "Congratulations, Police Girl, you've done very well."
Seras couldn't help but to smile. Feeling that the danger had passed for now, she returned to her more 'normal' self and powered down before running happily over to her master. "You're really proud of me, Master? I did good?"
The ancient vampire reached out and patted her head. "Yes, you did well. I'm very proud of you."
Seras grinned happily and hugged herself like a giddy child glad to have been praised. It didn't last long though as she remembered the whole reason they had come here.
"Oh, Master, what about Sir Integra?"
Alucard's grin widened. "Not to worry, Police Girl. I haven't forgotten." He walked passed her, over to the door residing by Junior's so-called thrown. "She is beyond here."
He opened the door and stepped through. After hesitating for a moment, Seras followed.
(A/N: Did you like Romasanta's comeback? It just wasn't quite good enough. And Seras whipped Junior's ass. But you know it's not that easy. We know Integra is behind it, but what else. You'll find out next chapter.)