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Order Five: Waltz of Swords
Walter walked over to a small table on which a long black latched case sat. Alucard flashed a toothy grin as Walter began to open it. Raven and Seras peered over Alucard's board shoulders, curiosity burning in their eyes. The tall vampire stepped back slightly, hinting at the two girls on his back to jump off.
"This here, my old friend, is your newest weapon. The Jackal." The old butler held a brand new gun in his aged hands. Seras gawked at her Master's latest killing tool.
"That's not fair! I want something cool! All I have is a stupid gun that looks like a bloody action figure's accessory!" Police Girl hissed at her Master and Walter.
The three started up a small chastising contest but Raven just dazed out as she lost herself staring at the Jackal. Especially the color…Black…
Darkness... All around me. But of course there is nothing but nothingness, I am a Fallen Angel after all. I am not allowed to see the true Light after I had fallen from the forever sun. I missed the warmth, the love, but regretfully I had sinned far too much. Such a fate had Lucifer received, proclaiming he was better and far more powerful than the true God.
Lucifer said he deserved to sit above him, take hold of everything, and make all bow before him. The corrupted was blinded by greed and lust for power. He wanted nothing more than to laugh in God's face, such actions were not permitted. Lucifer was cast out and banished to Under Earth, alas his plans did not end. Posing as a serpent with a wise and lying tongue, deceived the two humans in the Sacred Garden who knew not the difference between Good and Evil. What a sly tongue he held within his vile mouth. How canny it is when one says;
Though the serpent has a silted tongue, he cannot lie.
What a tall tale, so had Lucifer lied with a forked tongue. So can the serpent.
Such lies are spread throughout the world, one day the Earth shall burn into nothing but ash, it shall then be scattered across the universe. Lucifer shall die one day as will I but, I will be forgiven. Hopefully, that this punishment He hath given me will erase my unholy actions. My dark love will also join me in death someday. Sadly, we can only hope our sins will be hidden by the Blood.
Doing this deed we have been cursed or set to accomplish, will we be saved from the Fiery Pit and not be erased for all eternity. I want to exist, live forever and be with my beloved into the afterlife.
"I-I want to survive…" Raven whispered, her voice as a ghost.
Alucard heard her faint claim and grasped her small hand.
"In the name of God, impure souls of the living dead shall be banished into eternal damnation."
He snatched Raven's chin between his thumb and finger, burning his gaze into hers, "Amen."
The group arrived at a mansion blocked off by police and some undercover Hellsing Organization guards. Seras and Raven were briefed on the way. Ghouls had infested the abandoned estate and they were threatening to spill out into the human streets. Police Girl quizzed Raven on what took place before they departed. The black hair girl nervously fiddled with her wrists, attached were poison lased needles.
"I just recalled a promise that was made. Nothing more." Raven muttered, folding her arms inside their opposite sleeves.
Seras Victoria nodded with a grim face. She felt Raven's sudden change both when she was below with her Master and again in the Armory. Something was definitely up with Raven.
"Raven, are you happy?" Seras piped up. Purple eyes blinked slowly. "Um, sure. I've never been happier till now. At least to my knowing anyhow." She trailed off, staring out of the tinted window.
"Then, why do you want to remember? What if were there was some things you don't want to re live? Maybe you forgot for a reason…" Her sapphire eyes glimmered with tears.
Raven had never thought of that way before. For some one to lose all of your lifetimes recollections, some thing must have happened. An injury? Accident? Punishment? Raven shuddered at the thought. What a cruel fate to inflict on a person.
The feeling of being alone and outcast, so powerful one could drown in it.
The armored van came to violent halt, snatching Raven from her dark musings.
Seras threw a wink Raven's way. "Come on, let's show these Ghouls who's boss."
The young vampire girls stumbled upon a horror show when they entered the hall. The police force that was sent inside to attempt to contain the creatures, had been slain and devoured. A blond vampire standing amongst the fallen, covered on both sides by Ghouls.
"Wh-what have done?" Seras screeched.
The blond snorted. "They tried to stop me. They separated me from my love! The humans had to pay!"
Raven felt some sympathy towards the young vampire. She too had been torn from her beloved, who ever he was. She had a suspension that this vampire's lover was not in this world anymore.
Seras' eyes glowed a vicious red at the sight of her dead comrades. She was apart of the Police Force. Taking the same oaths they did. They did not deserve to die at the hand of Ghoul creator!
She aimed her gun and placed her gloved finger on the trigger. Raven noticed and unfolded her arms, stealthy taking aim with her needles. Just when they decided to attack, the blond vampire screamed in pain and turn to ash. The Ghouls surrounding him, now in parts.
A strong wind brushed Raven's cheek, causing to slice open in a perfect line.
"Seras, did you get hit by any-" Raven looked over at her friend and was struck with terror. Seras had been struck with at least twenty blades. All of them deeply imbedded in her torso; one cut through her throat. Raven wailed as Seras fell to the floor.
Alucard dissolved out of the darkness. He drew Raven to his muscular body and cradled her there. His arms caged her to his torso. Her sobs echoing in the bloodied hallway. Her bloody tears staining his white shirt.
The king of the vampires stroked her hair soothingly. His red gaze paused on his fledging on the floor. She was alive but in shock and losing much blood. Alucard gave Raven a gentle pat on the back and scooped Police Girl in his arms.
"We must leave, come now." He voice hard as stone.
Alucard kept Seras tucked in his right arm while Raven's rested in his left. Raven went to touch the door and let out a mangle cry. Scripture pages guarded their exit. Alucard growled softly.
"A spiritual barrier."
Steam boiled off Raven's scorched hand. The older vampire brought her injured hand to his mouth and licked the burning wound. Raven gasped and blushed. The act sent a tingle down back and setting a low fire in her stomach.
"Much better," Alucard grinned. He set Seras down in the corner and turned to face the end of the hall. After Raven's whimpering quieted down, Alucard took heed of footsteps coming down the stairs.
Raven stared as a man in a grayish blue trench coat slowly descended. Two bayonets shone like fangs covered in Seras Victoria's blood. A golden cross on a chain hung down to the man's belly. His eyes blocked off by his glasses that reflected the light of the moon.
He finally stepped on their floor. Alucard with a smirk on his face, backed Raven behind him.
"We are the instruments of His divine punishment on earth. Our mission is to wipe out every last bit of those fools…" He flipped the bayonet in his hand. "who oppose him." His bayonets rose to form a cross of swords. "Amen!"
"If it isn't Alexander Anderson. You're from the Vatican, the Iscariot Organization. Why are you here?"
"Hellsing with all it's unholy pets couldn't clean up the mess so, I was sent. Now, while I am here…" He threw arms in front of him and pages flew out from behind the priest.
They concealed the windows, doors, and walls in order to prevent their escape. If Alucard, Seras or even Raven touched them; they'd burn to ashes as if they walked into the sun.
"Stay back and help Police Girl, Raven. I can handle a little priest." Alucard's eyes burned like ambers in the darkness. Raven shook her head nervously and scurried over to the bleeding to death vampire.
Alucard aimed his Jackal at the Judas Priest and fired five bullets. All of which were deflected by the sword wielding man. With a yell, Anderson took charge at Alucard, bayonets poised for a death strike.
Side stepping the human, Alucard easily dodged his jabs. One attack he could not out maneuver was blocked by slicing through his forearm. Hissing, Alucard shoved his gun in Anderson's face. Using his mind's eyes to take precise aim, he launched the bullet. Smashing the swords and cracking into the mortal's skull.
Anderson twitched some before falling to the ground. The trio stared as the priest bleed out into the wood. Alucard grunted as he flung out the weapon from his arm. He put away his gun and approached the two girls.
Raven held Seras in her arms, the bayonets all removed. Seras had healed minus her neck. The cut was still visible and slightly open. She could not express her thanks with words so she gave her Master a smile. Raven's eyes lit up when she saw Alucard was okay.
He bent down to their level, his hand stretched out. "Allow me to help you off the floor, my dears."
Just as Raven grasped his hand, more bayonets appeared and were stabbed into Alucard. His eyes widened in surprise. Anderson rose up behind him, head twitching to the right as smoke flowed from the gunshot wound.
"It'll take more than that little toy gun to stop me, vampire!" When the bullet hit the ground, Alexander lunged.
Alucard quickly spun around, gun in his hand. "Damn you, you're a human regenerator!"
Raven could hear the grinding of the gun's inner gears shot off the ammo but during that process, Anderson swung. With a flash of silver, Alucard's head flew into the air and landed in front of the girls.
Both girls screamed out their lungs. Seras began crying like a newborn as Raven continued with her wailing.
"Ssshh, it's going to be alright." His Scottish ancient was thick. "I will make it quick and painless for you two ladies, or rather you two monsters, you'll be reunited with your Master in Hell!"
Two swords came down hard and fast. Slicing the air like paper. Seras' bloody, mangled cries only increased as her own death became unavoidable. The blades contacted with an object and was stopped dead.
Anderson grunted and looked past his weapons. His swords were caught by Raven's hand and arm. Both dripping with blood. "You undead whore!" He pushed them deeper into her flesh.
Raven grit her teeth and slammed her weight against him, flinging the weapons and their owner away. Purple shone angrily in the night. Alucard's death sunk in and was filled with rage at the human. Letting out a war cry, Raven broke out into a run. She threw countless needles into Anderson's body. Every single one of them hitting their target and sinking in, poison infecting his blood.
"Go on! Pierce me all you want with your insignificant needles! I cannot die! This is God's divine gift bestowed upon me!" He laughed as more and more injections punctured him. Raven run out of her supply. But the rage still burned strong. She could feel herself slip into darkness, lose who she is.
Cracking her mouth wide, she coughed up flocks of ravens, summoning her personal bird as well. Raven's familiar Greed, a large raven with red eyes, perched on her shoulder. She grinned madly as the bird's began their onslaught.
Claws slashed at Anderson's face and hands. Peaks tried to pluck at his green eyes. The priest blindly tore through the flock, splattering blood on the walls. "You filthy demons!" One final great swing, the birds disappeared. Feather fluttered down from the ceiling. Raven slouched down.
Through the curtain of black feathers, Anderson could see that the undead whore had transformed. The bird perched on her shoulder was gone. Now she had wings sprouting from her back and wine red eyes. She reached to the wall and drug her nails downward. She put her hand before her face and reviled to Anderson her newly sharpened nails.
Seras Victoria could not believe what was happening. Her Master was decapitated in front her and her friend has transformed into some new creature she'd never seen! Cradling her Master's severed head in her arms, she pleaded this night would end. Within a few seconds, another fight would ensue. And Police Girl was helpless. She looked below her to gaze at her Master once more but was shocked to see his head missing!
"Master!" She croaked out.
The nighttime sky now painted red and the moon colored black, Alucard formed back into his body. Bats swarmed out of the darkness. Regenerating his lost limbs and refluiding his powers. That same second, Raven made the first move. Fangs gleaming, she flung her arms forward and sank her claws into the priest's chest.
Anderson gagged on his own blood but manged to kick her back. She flapped her great wings once to return her balance. Back on her feet, Raven let a shrill cry and advanced again. Anderson formed the cross with his bayonets to guard himself. In slow motion, Raven's claws came closer and closer to his already scarred face.
But Alucard intervined.
He shot Anderson's knees, causing him to collapse and Raven to miss. He roughly grabbed hold of her wrist. The angry Raven kicked and bit at Alucard to release her. He did not. Instead, he slithered his arm around her waist. Tilting back her head, their eyes locked. She froze.
Then their lips met.
All the rage and pain melted away. Red iris' morphed back to lavender and closed in bliss. The wings broke into many single feathers and forged back to the raven Greed. Raven wove her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss.
"I-I killed you!" Anderson stuttered while he staggered to his feet.
Alucard broke the kiss and looked at the Vatican priest. "I am far too old to be killed that easily."
Alexander Anderson spat on the ground. "We'll see vampire. One day, I'll kill you, you and your fallen angel!" The pages that surrounded them tore off the walls and blew around the priest. In a flurry of biblical pages, he vanished.
So ended the Waltz of Swords.
Fox: Kya the end! :D Haha, not really the end but ya know what I mean :) I hope you guys liked it! I enjoyed writing it! Tell me what you think please! R&R!