Hello everyone and welcome to Brothers of Dark Blood Chapter 4, in this chapter we shall have D meet Alucard and what their reactions to each other will be...

After thinking how the story will go I think that you will like this story as it will be quite intresting and touching at times but i think that I might make Alucard and D OOC in this flic but that is just for the story sake, but I think it will be okay, mainly for D because he will be around another Dhampir (who is his brother) so there will be no need to have the emotionless act up all the time but we shall see, eh?

Note: from here on, there will be no copied work from Patricia de Lioncourt, once again I am sorry for what i did and i hope that this flic will be to both your liking and everyone else's.

Note: the dialogue won't be underlined, I have decided not to do it anymore, as there is not use to it, but you may of guessed this from the previous chapters.

Also, after looking over my information. I remembered that Bloodlust is set in the year 12,090, when this story is set five years after the origanal novel (which is also set in 12,090) and a few months after Bloodlust, so there's a bit of a continuity error there but I think we can over look that for both the sake of the story &, which I think is a logical idea, that D couldn't possibly have the strength to do everything in the frist, second novel and Bloodlust all in one year, even with him being a Dhampir and all. Hope that that's okay, I thought I would bring that up. So the year of the story is 12,095.

Please enjoy and reveiw!

Disclaimer- I don't own Castlevania or any related character. It all belongs to Konami. I also don't own Vampire Hunter D or any related character. It all belongs to Hideyuki Kikuchi.

Chapter Four: Brother or Foe?

A mountain stood beautifully by the front of a dead forest, travellers would know that to get to the foot of this said mountain they would have to go through the forest. The forest itself was dead due to the fact that it was in an area where rain was little and where pollution from the war long ago had all but destroyed the green that once stood there. The trees were now shrivelled and white with their dead bodies and they resembled skeletons rather than trees, their braches looked like the ghastly hands of the Grim Reaper.

This, though, was an ideal home for the Nobility or other creatures of the old world, as humans would not wish to set into such a lonesome place, the creature other than vampires would make short work of the humans that entered or when into their territory by mistake and finally, vampires could live in peace in such a place as their body bio-chemistry would then be unaffected by pollution and death that infested the forest, that and they could easily fend off the creatures that could pose as problems for them.

But now, such a problem is occurring in this dead land.

They were all around him but he showed no fear. They growled at him but he did not flinch. Their mouth's dripped with hunger but he was not turned, Vampire Hunter D stood with his sword tightly in hand and was posed and ready for attack.

The creatures that surrounded the beautiful shadow were werewolves, but unlike the mutants that now roam the lands well as the one that served in the Barbarois, they were normal feral ones. They looked like the average wolves but where about the size of lions, they were covered in brown fur, had white facial part as well as snouts and their eyes were red with bloodlust, much like Nobles. This was a common thing in werewolves though as they shared some genes of the vampire race that ruled them, in years long pass they were the closes thing that vampires had to relatives but that change as genes and evolution cause the blood of the wolfs to become thinner and weak and caused then to become more of a monster than their ancestors.

"Why didn't you just say that I was right?" asked a fearful voice from D's left hand.

A werewolf pounced at but the Dhampir dodged via merely stepping out of its way, when it came back to the ground it turned to D only to see a flash of light.

Split by D's blade from its forehead to lower jaw, by the time the hairy beast had fallen back to the earth it was breathing no more. A bloody mist reeled out of its remains.

"All you had to say was 'yes, this other Dhampir bothers me but work is more important' why? Why didn't you just say that?! We wouldn't be here had it not been for you!" the parasite in D's hand yelled, but of course, D gave no answer.

The shadow turned sharply and stabbed his sword into the mouth of a pouncing werewolf; the blade pierced the brain and killed it instantly. It slid off the blade sluggishly and fell to the ground; a trickle of blood came from its mouth.

The parasite words were true; it had been a three days since D had learned of this other Dhampir &, needless to say, it had gotten to D. the Dhampir had been looking in towns and other sites for the half-blood but he had only gotten mere rumours, they all spoke of a beautiful youth that was searching for the shadow. It made D angry, the first time in quite a while, but wasn't only to the fact that he was being hunter (which was something he didn't like) for some reason all the emotions that D had kept locked within him for so long begun to burn with rage and pain…but why?

Why did the thought of a brother make him angry?

"Why didn't you just go into that bar, get work, meet some sexy gal, and-"

"Quiet" D said, his voice was as calm as ever, yet conveyed a strict command.

The parasite was also true about the fact that work had been at its lowest for the Dhampir, ever since D had killed Carmilla and let Meier leave to the stars with, what appeared to be, a dead Charlotte, work had been very low. This caused problems as it meant: not enough money for supplies and various other problems related to money.

That bar would have been his way to get some work, even if the pay would have been low, and he would at least have some money but he decided that catching this other Dhampir before he would catch him would be better.

There was a snort from the left hand "but you have to admit that his has been bothering you, D. I mean, you can't even pay attention to attack these damn werewolves!" D's only reply was slicing off the top half of the head of another pouncing werewolf; it fell to the ground roughly and blood squirted from its head like a geyser.

His teeth were gritted ever so lightly; his hands were clenched into tight fists as he tried to ignore the symbiote's words. This though, was not the only thing that was being to drive his patience wear thin.

For the battle was far from over…

Werewolves were well know from travelling in large packs; they would use their numbers to bring their prey down, merely cutting or biting the victim so they would scum to blood loss and then it would make the kill more easier. Those who do survive such attack and get help would only tell how they came to be before too scrumming to blood loss. And that was the problem that D was in now, many more werewolf would come, they would not rest till D's blood painted the ground that they walked on but the biggest problem of all…was that D wasn't in the right state of mind entirely…

"D! Look out!" the Dhampir turned even faster than the Countenanced Carbuncle could shout the words, and saw another werewolf pounce at him. But before D could even lift his sword the werewolf fell to the ground before his feet and the upper half of its body slid forward, blood streamed out of the remains. This took D by shock but then he felt it, a presence, he looked to his right and saw a beautiful man with white-blonde hair and a sword in his right hand, covered in blood.

Alucard had found D, and in a rather bad situation.

Alucard had been watching from afar, at a distance were neither D or the werewolves could feel his presence, his horse he had left a distance farther away from himself so that it would not cause a problem when it got scared. Alucard had to say that he was impressed by D's skill; he had only heard rumours of D's swordsman skill but now to have seen his little brother fight in the flesh made it more clear how good D was, the true marksmanship of a Dhampir.

But when he saw that the battle was nowhere near finished he decided to step in, both revealing himself to D and giving him a helping hand. But that was not the only reason why he revealed himself…when he watched D fight, he felt something…something strange…

A strange sudden wash of emotion took Alucard's very being and he felt that he had to help D, even though he wouldn't need it.

This brought us to now…

D and Alucard looked at each other for a few seconds; Alucard's abrupt entrance had caused most of the world to stop around them as they took in one's appearance but that moment quickly ended when D turned sharply and sliced at a werewolf's throat, knowing that the battle was about to get worse, Alucard jumped over to D and they were back-to-back as the werewolves surrounded them, each one with murderous looks.

D turned his head to the half-blood behind him and Alucard mirrored the action, both could now take in one's appearance in better detail up-close.

D could see that Alucard physically looked twenty, had a fair face with white-blonde hair, golden eyes, was a little taller than him &, which stood out to D the most, he wore an ornate black coat with gold trimmings, with a waistcoat held together by silver buckles, and his large cuffs were folded back till his elbows. His hands were covered by black gloves, his long legs were encased in glossy black knee-high boots and a voluminous cape was draped over his shoulders, clasped by a metal chain. That clothing…wasn't the type of clothing that you would expect one of the Nobility to wear; it was clothing that you would only see in books and hear of in rumours.

The clothing of the past…

Alucard could see that D physically looked eighteen, had a strong stoic face that showed no emotion with brown-near black-hair, had light silvery-blue eyes (his eye colour from Bloodlust), was a little shorter than him and saw that he was dressed in blue body armour of sorts with a blue cape that reached down to his ankles, a blue pendent that hung around his neck and he wore a wide brimmed blue hat that almost covered his eyes but there was enough light to repel the shadows.

Both Dhampir's knew for a fact that they were from the same Father; there was no question about it, they could smell their Father's blood from each other, it was as strong as the repugnant smell of the werewolves' blood that stood in the air.

D then suddenly lunged forward and slashed his naked steel at a werewolf, slicing its throat "why have you been hunting me?" D asked, he didn't look back at the man behind him. His search had come to an abrupt ended and his hunter will answer his questions one way or the other.

Alucard gave a small smile and he slashed his sword at a pouncing werewolf, decapitating it. He merely stepped out of the way of its falling body and said "hunting is not the word I would use. I would say searching is more accurate" the werewolf's body fell to the ground roughly and blood squirted from its stump that used to hold a head and neck.

D was surprised by the voice of the Dhampir; instead of the commanding, dark tone he had suspected of his father, it was a rich, smooth voice. His father was those things but it was obvious that the two didn't share the same mother.

But D shook that off as he slashed at another werewolf and said "you didn't answer my question. Why have you been hunting me?" he kept his tone even, so that this 'brother' would know that he isn't playing around.

Alucard looked back at D with a raised brow, he saw that D was looking at him and that there were no werewolves behind him, he turned his sword in hand and stabbed it backwards, hitting a werewolf right in the head.

"In truth I was angry, and I sought you out to kill you…" he pulled back his blade and slashed at another werewolf, cutting it in half, "I thought that you were denying your true purpose: to destroy our darker kin with you unnaturally given powers…" he paused and his naked steel attacked another werewolf.

This gave time for D to take in what Alucard said, he was quite shocked but his face did not show it. 'True purpose'? Is that what this Dhampir was hunting him for? This Dhampir was wasting his time if that was the problem; D had never seen his life as a purpose to destroy the Nobles, he only did so that world would be a better place for humans. It was like he said to Carmilla before 'the time of the Nobility is coming to an end. Their kind must face extinction. They cannot survive, they must die. That is the rule of nature' and when Carmilla said that their spirits were eternal D shot back with 'nothing lasts forever' he meant every word.

The Nobility must be destroyed, their time is over.

His thought, though, were interrupted when Alucard said "but…that has changed…" four werewolves surrounded him but as he hacked them down he said "now I only wish to know you…" he slashed at one, cutting of the top of its head, "…to be by your side…" another flash of light, another head rolled onto the ground, "…to learn of my younger brother…" another head fell to the ground and Alucard brought his sword down into the head of another werewolf, his blade and kill both stabbed into the earth. He looked at D and finished with "D…my name is Alucard."

His name and reasons were given in peace but hostility was still strong in D but Alucard expected as much. D must have only heard of Alucard in rumours when he was searching for D but, as he said, the reasons have changed. It had been five days since Alucard had met Doris and changed his views on D, he realised that his guilt had blinded the fact that he had someone in his life. It was the first time in a long time that he felt such joy from within his heart, and this was all from a certain fact: Family.

He still had a family, even in this time he is still unfamiliar with.

D gave no immediate reply as he slashed at another werewolf but he thought of the name, "Alucard…?" he muttered, just below his breath. Somehow, he knew that name but he couldn't fathom how, he must have heard it somewhere in his long life.

Now what seemed like the final wave of werewolves were begin to make their advance, each one's maw dripped with saliva as they hungered for the flesh of the Dhampirs. Both brothers were now back-to-back once again and they layed their sights on their enemies, both had the usual calm face that they would always have. There was eight werewolves in total, four were focused on D and another four were focused on Alucard. And then, after moments of silence, both half-bloods lunged forward.

The Dhampirs were sheer magic.

D attacked the werewolves with fresh ferocity, his sword flickered like quicksilver, striking too fast for their eyes to follow nor dodge. Alucard did more or less the same thing, his longsword moved with the gracefulness of a swan but killed with the ferocity of a Basilisk, he move with seemly ease. An indication to the Dhampir's age perhaps? Together, the brothers performed a dance of death, its moves intricate and fatal. Slash. dodge, backslash. Slash, feint, stab, pivot, and slash again.

When they were finally done, bodies of werewolves covered the ground and their blood painted the remaining ground and filled the air with a revolting smell. The last remaining werewolves were quick to leave as they watched their clan get butchered by the half-bloods.

D flicked the blood and gore off his blade and turned to face Alucard, who was looking down at the remains of the werewolves who had perished by his blade. Now that the fighting was done and out of the way with D could now focus on what the Dhampir, his brother had said to him. He was mostly shocked by what the older Dhampir had said a few minutes ago: 'to be by your side'? Did he mean that? Did this Dhampir seek him out for…a family?

D wasn't too sure what to make of it but then a thought crossed his mind, an interesting thought.

"What changed your mind?" he asked.

Alucard turned to D, confused, so D elaborated "you said that you changed your view on me. What changed your mind whilst hunt-searching for me?" for the first time in a long time, D had to catch himself before saying the wrong thing.

A mistake D didn't like to make.

Alucard smiled at his brother, glad that he was or seemed to be taking interests in him but he was not going to go on a chance, mainly due to the fact that D had not sheathed his sword. Trust was something that was not easily obtained on the Frontier; searching for family was not an exception, nothing was ever done in not for a price. That was, unfortunately, the way Alucard had learned of the new world on the first month after his awaking.

But Alucard was willing to go at least on a chance, for family, "I searched for Doris Lang. I found her only by a rumour of your encounter with her. She was one of the main reasons why my view of you changed; she showed me that there was more to you" he paused briefly "more to what I had previously thought of you…" he closed his eyes as he remembered Doris, all the pain and love he saw in her was honestly painful.

She was truly unfortunate to have fallen in love with D but who could blame her? One of the main things that Dhampirs were well known for was that they were unnaturally beautiful, not even strong-willed men could resist the beauty of a Dhampir, not even male ones. And Alucard could see his father's features on D, he was (in his opinion anyway) a gem shrouded in the shadows, full of beauty let mystery.

But he trail of thought were interrupted when he heard the sound of feet scrapping against the ground, as if someone was lunging…

Alucard opened his eyes and saw that D was flying to him at high speed, with sword in hand; he barely had time to react as he threw his sword in front of him to protect himself. Their blade met with a strong amount of force, sparks flew outward from the connected blades but none of them actually touched the Dhampirs, as if the sparks themselves feared touching the beauty of the Dhampirs.

Alucard had shut his eyes to help with the pain of absorbing the impact of the blow, the blow of which was very powerful, more so than he had expected. He opened his eyes to see D's statuesque face mere inches away from his own, his eyes had the tiniest hint of red in them as he snarled at his brother.

But with a minor grunt, Alucard pushed D back from him and the dark youth flew back and landed on his feet gently. Although he landed safely on the ground D's feelings contrasts to it, though he did not show it, he was greatly shocked.

That was…a powerful comeback…

There are very few who can match the power D possessed, ones like Meier Link had to use all their physical strength to fight back but Alucard did it with no more than a minor grunt and stomach muscles, it disturbed him greatly. It was, so far, the first sign that this Dhampir was old, but just how old was this brother?

But what in the world had happened? What had Alucard said that caused D, the usual calm emotionless Dhampir, to act in such a manner?

Alucard looked at D with both brows slightly raised; it was (to him) close enough to a human who would be gasping or gaping in absolute shock, he didn't know what to make of it. Did D dislike the fact that he had gone to an old acquaintance of his to help him seek out his brother? But before he could think more on the matter; D raised his sword at Alucard, it was aiming just where the heart would be, one of only two places where you could successfully kill a Dhampir.

"Why did you seek out Doris?" he asked, barely able to keep the anger out of his voice.

Alucard noticed this and it confirmed what he said to Doris: D must, as the very least, feel something for Doris. This looked like an ideal reason to have caused such a reaction but Alucard had little time to ponder on such a question, he lowered his eye brows until his beautiful face turn back to normal.

"As I said, I was hoping that she could lead me to you. That was my only reason."

He meant every word but anger still bled off D, it was nearly suffocating. He did have a guest that D would be anger that he had gone to Doris but he had to, and he was very glad he did. For if it was not for her, he would still be hunting D out of blinded anger but that was no longer the reason and he wanted D to understand this, which was so far rather hard to do so.

D did not lower his sword, nor did his anger grow any dimmer, but then Alucard gave a sigh and said "I know you have yet to trust me, D. But I wish you would, I never intended to harm Doris" as if to emphasize his point, Alucard sheathed his sword and stood perfectly calm and still.

Shocking D.

"All I have said so far had been the truth. I am unfamiliar with this world, D; I do not fully understand it. I…have spent…too long without a family, without anyone, I would…be happy…to have a brother by my side" the pauses in his words must have been because the fair man did not find it easy to express his feeling openly. He fell silent, waiting for his brother's response.

But his sibling was less than likely to give one, for D's mind was in total turmoil. He did not know what to make of this nor could he think of a thing to say, this man-no, his brother-had searched for him truly for family, it baffled him. For so long D had been alone, his only companion was ever the Countenanced Carbuncle, but family…this was the first time that someone had looked for him for that…strangely, the idea oddly comforting.

Maybe this was because this was another Dhampir that he was facing, he wasn't sure. Dhampirs are a rare breed, most Dhampirs die at birth due to complications with the mother they are carried by but only few actually live passed birth.

Slowly, D lowered his sword and looked up at the white-blonde Dhampir, enough so his eyes could be seen "family…? That is why…you searched for me?" his reply was a smile from his brother "yes. My only reason" now D was shocked, or actually embarrassed, which really shocked him. He had seen so many smiles before but that smile…he just didn't understand.

Not wanting to think about it anymore, he sheathed his sword and turned his back to Alucard. He whistled to his black cyborg horse and the animal came to its master immediately, once it was in front of him he was about to mount it but he hesitated. He looked back at Alucard, who stared confusedly at him. This was an unknown territory for D; he had never met someone like him before. His life was a chaotic mix of the dual heritages that he couldn't escape nor hide from. The humans would never accept him, and he wouldn't have accepted vampires even if they could him. With this man, his brother, he had met for the first time someone with the same challenges and struggles as him.

Again, this was a comforting thought.

He also thought of what Alucard had said, he guessed that any place he might have considered familiar was long gone by now, He had nowhere to go to. He was totally alone, with not even an annoying extra voice to keep him company.

This thought was saddening.

Finally he came to a decision, a daring one but he was willing to try it, "you may travel with me, if you wish. I have no true obligation to it. I have no particular destination at the moment and wouldn't mind some company for once."

Alucard stared back at D, fighting the urge to smile out of success. He knew that half of D trusted him but another half didn't, but there would be time to work on that later. He whistled to his own white cyborg horse and the animal came to him immediately. Both hunters mounted their horses &, with one last glance at each other, both hunters kicked off, with D in front and Alucard following close behind.

Alucard knew that his mission was far from being fully completed, D had only allowed him to travel with him out of some sort of test. Maybe it was to test power and judgment? He wasn't sure, but he was going to try and make peace with D no matter what, no matter how hard.

But little did Alucard know that D thought of something, a thought that might change the destiny of both brothers, a thought that only one could answer.

Both hunters road out of the dead land, both with emotionless faces but their feeling contrasted them, the moon illuminated their dark bodies as their horses took them through the dead land and into places unknown.

Why didn't he tell me I had a brother?

And there you have it! I hope that D or Alucard weren't to out of character, please inform me if they were so I can make some changes. I have nothing to say on the next chapter, only that it's going to be good!