Descendant? Alucard? What on earth was the man talking about?

Alucard continued to smirk down at Issei. Issei coughed up more blood as he winced in pain. The amount of blood pouring from him was causing him to lose consciousness. Alucard chuckled.

"Do you want to die, Issei Hyoudou?"

As he struggled to go through the pain, Issei gritted his teeth as he desperately pondered.

'No, I don't want to die. Not yet! I absolutely cannot die! Not now!'

Catching what was seemingly his last breath, he uttered. "No..."

The last thing Issei saw before slowly closing his eyes, was Alucard's smirk widening, revealing his frighteningly sharp teeth. Darkness overcame Issei's sight, and there was nothingness.

Bee-dee-dee-deep! Bee-dee-dee-deep!

Issei's eyes shot open, gasping as he sat up. His eyes were wide open with shock as he breathed heavily in and out. He looked around to see he was back in his room. He looked around more to find the source of the noise, and found it was his alarm clock. He reached over and turned it off. Sighing, Issei looked in front of him.

"...Was it all a dream?"

"What do you think?"

Issei jumped in shock as heard the voice.

"W-what?" The voice chuckled darkly, and a amorphous mass of darkness appeared on the floor. The darkness formed into the shape of a tall man. Issei's eyes widened in shock and slight fear.

"You!" Alucard smirked in amusement and he snickered.

"Yes it is me." Issei looked down.

"...So it wasn't a dream. I almost died." He looked up at Alucard. "And you saved me." He closed his eyes. "Thank you."

His response was a snorted chuckle from Alucard. Issei gained a thoughtful expression. "But then... how am I still alive?" Alucard smirked and lowered his head.

"You, my descendant, are now a vampire."

There was an absolute tense silence. It was broken by Issei running to his bathroom, and looking frantically into the mirror. His eyes widened at his altered appearance. His light brown hair had transformed into a deep black color, and his usual stern but slightly warm brown eyes, were now a blood red hue. His hair and eyes were not the only things that had changed. As Issei looked into the mirror more closely, he could that his physique was more muscle-toned, and he had grown taller (not as tall as Alucard, but at the height where the red cravat laid on Alucard's chest). Issei stared in disbelief.

"I don't believe it."

He heard Alucard's chuckle from his room.

"Believe it, Issei." Issei turned around to see his ancestor smirking at him.

"What exactly did you do?" Alucard chuckled.

"As I said before, I've converted you into a vampire. You were listening, weren't you?"

Issei gave him an expression that he wasn't in the mood to play around, so Alucard became a bit serious, smirking all the while though.

"I merged my blood, consciousness, and my power with your soul, converting you into a vampire, or rather in your case, a hybrid vampire."

Issei looked at him for a moment away and then looked away. "A hybrid, huh? So I'm still human. That's a relief."

"Correct. Fortunately, you do not virtually possess the weaknesses of a traditional vampire."

Issei placed a hand under his chin in thought. "So the sun is harmless to me."

"And you do not have to depend on blood for consumption."

Issei sighed in relief, but then he sent Alucard a questioning glance. "Hold on. You said you merged with my soul. So ultimately, our souls are combined. Why are you still here?"

Alucard smirked.

"That is a topic of which I will tell you another time."

Issei stared at him for a minute, but then sighed as he let it go.

"I just can't believe it."

Alucard chuckled.

"As a vampire hybrid, there will be a time when you need to control your abilities. And that time shall be later on."

Issei nodded.

"For now, I will tell you what abilities you possess. Listen well, because I will not feel inclined to repeat it." Issei took on a serious expression and walked over to his bed. "All right. I'm listening."

As Alucard began to explain the powers and attributes, Issei continued to listen with growing amazement.

"Your strength had augmented to the point that it far surpasses that of a normal human. And your speed and reflexes are amplified as well. Regeneration is also a common ability of vampires, as well as the manipulation of shadows."

And the list goes on and on. Issei stared wide-eyed at Alucard, as the vampire continued his explanation.

After the description of his powers, Issei turned to Alucard.

"So, when am I going to learn how to control my powers?"

"I will let you know in due time. Until then, hone your body physically so you are able to get used to it."

Issei looked down in thought and looked up again. "All right."

A few moments of silence came next. Then Issei spoke.

"So... what are you gonna do until then?"

Alucard smirked.

"I will remain by your side to observe you while you practice getting used to your new body."

His smirk grew as he teased Issei.

"And if I ever get tired of standing, I'll simply recede into your subconscious and rest."

Issei stared blankly at his ancestor and crossed his arms.

"Ay, yi, yi."

He looked up and nodded to Alucard. "All right. I'll do my best."

2 Weeks Later

Issei barely dodged another bullet from Alucard's Jackal. Recovering, a shadow formed behind Issei, and the formless mass grabbed him by the arm. But before Alucard could damage Issei at all, Issei suddenly dissolved into a pool of shadows, and appeared behind Alucard, delivering a punch to the vampire. Rushing across the ground and then balancing himself, Alucard grinned with insane glee, as he shot more rounds from the Jackal, with Issei dodging every bullet. Then Issei pulled out a gun of his own, rivaling in size and appearance of the Jackal. A crimson aura formed around his body as his power flowed through him. He pressed the trigger, but instead of bullets, the gun released a barrage of ruby-colored energy beams. Alucard smirked as he teleported. When he turned around, he was caught off guard when he found out the beams were following him. His surprised expression morphed into a psychotic grin.

'Excellent! He's learned well.'

While gliding, he pressed the trigger on his Jackal, forcing Issei to evade the bullets, and hopefully break his concentration. But, much to Alucard's amusement and pride, Issei evaded them all successfully and still concentrated on attacking Alucard with the energy beams.

'Yes, he has definitely improved. His strength has increased many times over, and his reflexes are in tune with his reaction time.'

2 Hours Later

Issei was laying on his bed with his arms folded. He sighed.

"Today was brutal. Well... brutal would be an understatement."

Over the last two weeks up until now, he had been training with Alucard on how to hone his body and his vampiric abilities. He had managed to impress Alucard and gain his respect. Their relationship had evolved to a combination of a student-mentor bond to a rarely but surely unique friendship. Despite the fact that Issei was more or less a loner, and that Alucard himself wasn't exactly close to being the definition of social, they strangely made it work. When outside of training, Issei would usually go on with his life, while Alucard merely rested in Issei's subconscious. The only time Alucard came out was when it was time to train Issei, or the occasional habit of teasing and messing with Issei to death. Yes, what a unique bond it was.

'Hey.' He heard a grunt from his head. Issei couldn't help but chuckle.

'So is this how it's going to be from now on? Just us training?' He heard a snort of amusement from the vampire.

'Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that you didn't have a social life to begin with. It's not like you have anything else to do.'

Issei made a blank face. He then remembered something. 'You know you still didn't apologize for shooting me in the head like that.'

He heard Alucard laugh in amusement.

'Whatever made you think I was going to? You regenerated didn't you?'

Issei rolled his eyes. 'Dude, not cool.' He got a hearty laugh in response, and he closed the mind link between him and the vampire. He positioned himself comfortably on his bed, and let himself a well-deserved sleep.

NEXT DAY AT KUOH ACADEMY

Issei sat silently under one of the trees in the school yard as he observed the students walking around. When he had come back to Kuoh Academy, the students were surprised to see Issei's new appearance, especially with some of the girls showing some attraction towards him, much to Issei's nervousness. Alucard's constant teasing didn't make the situation any better. As he surveyed the area, he heard two gales of laughter from the bushes behind the windows of the Kendo Club. Issei narrowed his eyes as he immediately knew who it was.

"Matsuda and Motohama. I swear they really have to quit."

"Why do you even bother?"

Issei looked to his right to see Alucard standing full height near the tree Issei was sitting at. Issei was the only one who could see Alucard, much to the relief of the both of them, so Alucard was invisible to the humans.

"Let those fools learn their own mistakes."

Issei sighed and turned to look at his friends.

"That's the problem. They never do. It annoys the hell out of me when they do this."

Alucard stared for a moment at his descendant's two friends, before a dark smirk split his face. Issei noticed this and immediately paled.

"What are you going to do?"

The No-Life King didn't respond and disappeared into a flurry of shadows. Issei sighed, until he heard the vampire's voice.

'Watch this.'

And so Issei reluctantly watched, secretly hoping that Alucard wouldn't hurt his friends.

Matsuda and Motohama were giggling perversely as they watched the girls undressing through the Kendo Club window. The boys were so engrossed into looking through the window, that they failed to notice Alucard appearing behind them. The vampire's smirk widened when he picked up the suddenly surprised pair, and threw them through the window. The reaction was immediate. The girls screamed in indignation and, you guessed it, attacked the Perverted Duo. Issei snorted, and laughed out loud. He felt slightly sorry for his friends, but couldn't control his laughter at their misfortune. To his surprise, Alucard was laughing his ass off. Hey, if he didn't feel like killing anything, and if he was exceptionally bored, he could always just troll the hell out of someone.

But sadly, Issei's and Alucard's mutual amusement at the former's friends had quickly ended, as the Perverted Duo had called out for their savior. Their savior being Issei. And so Issei reluctantly went to the Kendo Club to save the two perverts. The girls in the Kendo Club blushed when Issei walked in, immediately forgetting the presence of the Perverted Duo. None too gently, Issei picked up his two friends by the collar, walked out of the Kendo Club, and pinned them against the walls of the school.

"Ok, guys. This has gone on far enough. You've got to stop this."

Matsuda glared. "No way, man! And besides, we got caught because we somehow got thrown through the Kendo Club windows."

Motohama put in his two cents (in vain mind you). "It wasn't our fault this time."

Issei could hear Alucard laughing in his mind, but ignored it and narrowed his eyes anyway.

"That's not the point. It was your fault. You shouldn't have been behind the bushes spying on the girls in the first place. I'm telling you guys, this is the last time I'm going to save both of your asses."

Matsuda waved his hand in dismissal.

"Oh, you don't mean that, Issei." Issei's eyes glowed bright crimson, and he released a vast surge of KI that paralyzed and shocked the Perverted Duo. He then said in a cold voice,

"I'm telling you guys for the last time. If this happens again, don't expect me to come save you."

He dropped them on the ground, causing them to rub their posteriors in pain. Issei shook his head in annoyance. As he walked off, two sets of eyes peered down at him from the roof tops of the building. One of the eyes belonged to Rias Gremory, while the other pair belonged to a well-endowed beauty with black hair and violet eyes, dressed in the same attire as Rias. The black haired girl giggled in amusement.

"Ara, ara. That was interesting." Rias stared at the departing Issei.

'His appearance is definitely different from the last time I saw him, which was two weeks ago. What on earth happened to him?' "The energy he released. It certainly wasn't human. Far from it."

'What are you Issei Hyoudou?'

She turned to look at her friend, who had a blush on her face, and was giggling. Rias rose an eyebrow, but then she smirked. 'Of course Akeno would be excited at the sight of someone getting frightened.'

She walked away, leaving Akeno to stare at the walking Issei.

As he walked home, Issei couldn't shake the feeling that someone was staring at him. He paused in his pace for a moment, and then he shrugged. He shook the thought and feeling away, and departed to his pathway to getting home.