Sorry for the delay, things just didn't work out the way I expected and now I'm back at university…the workload is intense and it was my birthday on Wednesday (21st in fact) but anyway on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Hellsing or any of its original characters.

Chapter 4: Blood, Tears and Death

She screamed…her voice echoed throughout the house but soon her screaming turned to sobbing, grief, pain, anger...all these emotions filled her very being as she looked upon her now dead parents, tears were streaming down her cheeks but she didn't bother to wipe them away…her mother, her father…the two people who loved and raised her and whom she had loved with all her heart were now gone. The full impact of the situation hit her hard, no longer able to control herself Seras staggered backwards until her back hit the nearby wall and then she slid down onto the floor, she paid no attention to her weapons still strapped to her back and sides…her whole world had just fallen apart so a little discomfort from the weapons pressing into her body was the last thing on her mind. No longer able to hold back her sorrow, Seras brought her hands to her face and sobbed loudly, "Mama….. Tată…", she was barely able to choke out just those words as she wept. She then dared to glance once again at their lifeless forms….their blood stained faces giving her a clue as to what was the cause of their demise, Poison…they were poisoned… the very thought brought bile to her throat and soon after she felt an undeniable rage for she knew exactly who would want her family dead!...But before Seras could contemplate this further the smell of smoke caught her attention, looking around for the source of the smell she was shocked to see that half of her home was already set ablaze! "What the hell?! What's going on?! How did I not notice….", she started to cough as the smoke filled her lungs, outside she could hear shouting and cheers, "Those bastards! They've come to finish the job!", for a moment Seras thought about just staying there to die, then she'd be reunited with her parents…

….but that thought was quickly thrown from her mind, "I am Seras Victoria Vânător! I will not just roll over and die for these bastards!", with her mind made up she got up and went to the kitchen window and flung it open, with a final glance to her parents' bodies she said a silent prayer and before climbing out the window…just as she got outside she looked around only to see the majority of the townsfolk at the front of her home throwing lit torches at it, trying to set every possible part of it alight, unfortunately while she stood there and watched in horror one of the townsfolk spotted her and alerted the others to her presence, realising that she was in danger Seras turned and ran as fast as she could into the forest. Yes she had her bow, arrows and daggers with her but going up against a mob would be suicide so she chose to take her chances and seek sanctuary in the dreaded woods. The more superstitious of the townsfolk chose not to follow her but there were still a few men that decided to throw caution to the wind and chase the girl. Some of them carried knives, bows and arrows while others chose a more modern weapon and had revolvers or rifles….if necessary they'd shoot her and be done with it! The sun had set and the forest was bathed in darkness but they weren't too bothered, they had burning torches with them, it was only a matter of time before the girl tripped over something due to her limited sight and when that happens they'll get rid of her once and for all.

Seras had no idea where she was going and couldn't see very well in the darkness but she didn't dare slow down or look behind her, she knew they were still chasing her, she could hear them getting closer. Tears still streamed down her face as she ran, she thought about how cruel life was and how she and her family had been made to suffer, now this…if there was indeed a God then she prayed that he would hear her prayers and help her or send a saviour to rescue her…immediately an image of the man from her dreams appeared in her mind, his burning red eyes filled with an intense rage but there was fear there as well...next thing Seras knew there was a loud bang and a sharp pain in her chest however before she could contemplate on what happened she tripped over a tree root and fell into a small clearing filled with wild flowers…this placed seemed so familiar but she didn't have time to think about that, she tried to stand up but the pain in her chest was excruciating and she started coughing uncontrollably…lifting a hand to the pained area she was shocked to feel something warm and wet on her chest….she had been shot… she was going to die. The mob that had been chasing her soon appeared in the clearing and sneered down at her as they approached… "N-n-no!...", words failed her as she coughed up more blood but her mind was screaming for a miracle, for someone to save her…Alucard….the strange name echoed in her mind as she watched the men approach her but suddenly there was a menacing growl from within the darkness of the forest…the ivory moon turned crimson and a sinister voice echoed all around them, "Îndrăznești rău mireasa mea ... ce îndrăznesc să atingeți ceea ce este al meu ... voi șterge existenței voastre din această lume!", a dark figured appeared from behind the trees, a tall man with hair darker than the night, pale skin and crimson eyes, besides him was a great hulking beast of a hound with similar red eyes and black fur…Seras could only stare wide eyed before passing out from blood loss.

Moments earlier….Alucard flung open the lid to his coffin, the sudden stream of emotions in his mind having shocked him from his death sleep…anguish, anger, sorrow…all these emotions practically burned his mind, he all to quickly realised that these were Seras' emotions and so without a moments' thought he opened his mind's eye so as to see what had caused such emotions to appear in his beloved…he was not prepared for what he saw, on the floor of Seras' home lay her parents, both dead, he extended his senses and could detect the poison in their bodies…fear gripped him in that moment and he sought out Seras, finding her standing not too far away from her parents he was relieved that there didn't seem to be any traces of poison in her system but that moment of relief was quickly overshadowed by the pain he felt at seeing Seras' grief stricken face, every tear tore at him and the emotions he felt from her became his own. Soon though the sadness became fear as Seras saw that her house was being consumed by flames…at this point Alucard roared out in rage, the sound echoing throughout the entire castle, those mortal fools dared to kill his beloved's parents and now they want to kill her as well…they will all die! He then released his hellhound, the beast growled and its hackles stood up right, it didn't waste any time before racing off into the forest ready to destroy those who would harm his master's mate. Alucard unleashed his powers; the very moon took on the colour of blood and soon the master vampire's body dispersed into a swarm of bats that flew through the night, his mind still firmly linked to Seras, he saw everything and felt everything that she did, he heard her thoughts and how she prayed for a saviour, a warm feeling overtook him when he saw that she was imaging him as her saviour….he was so close, he would slaughter the human mongrels and she would be safe….suddenly all he felt was pain and it was as if time had slowed down…with his mind's eye he saw Seras get shot…he saw her fall to the ground…and then her heard it, she called to him, whether she did it consciously or not, she called to him in her mind and with that he reached the edge of the clearing, the sacred place that held such precious memories for him was being tainted by the human bastards and was being stained by Seras' blood…his hellhound arrived shortly after he did and gave a loud menacing growl, he chose that moment to reform his body before speaking, "Îndrăznești rău mireasa mea ... ce îndrăznesc să atingeți ceea ce este al meu ... voi șterge existenței voastre din această lume!"

Alucard stepped forward with his familiar by his side; he paid little attention to the men who stood in frozen fear from the mere sight of him, no his eyes were on Seras as she watched him with shocked eyes before she passed out due to losing so much blood….the very smell of her blood was thick in the air but it brought him no pleasure, he was filled with an undeniable rage and the whites of his eyes were stained red…as much as he wanted to tortured and then kill the humans in the slowest and most painful ways possible he knew that he had to hurry for Seras was not long for this world and so he unleashed his shadows to snatch up the now fleeing men, their cries for mercy and for someone to save them brought some sick delight to the vampire while he proceeded to tear their bodies apart as if they were made of paper…their blood, bones and organs littered the floor….the hellhound was absorbed back into its master….Alucard allowing his right arm to become the hellhound itself, after the transformation it shot forward and proceeded to devour each and every one of them as they were either ripped apart by shadowy tendrils or were simply held up suspended in the air. After the last of their pathetic screams were heard and each man there was devoured the hellhound was absorbed once again into his master's body, the right arm once again taking its original shape while the Vampire King became accustomed to the new souls that would become his familiars…after a few moments he rushed over to Seras' side and lifted her into his arms, her breathing had slowed and her pulse was too feint….at this rate he would lose her and that was something he could not allow…he had wanted to introduce her to his world with more finesse but he had no choice now even if she landed up hating him for this he was not willing to lose her to death…and so he lowered his head and bit into her neck…..he drank quickly and deeply before pulling away, he quickly bit into his wrist and pushed it towards her mouth, he held her head at such an angle that she had to swallow the blood that was spilling into her mouth…it wasn't long before his blood started taking effect and her gunshot wound started to heal. Alucard let out a sigh of relief know that if he had waited another moment he would've lost her…by the next night she will be a vampire and then he will have to deal with what comes after that….he only hoped that she would not hate him….

I know this chapter isn't as long as the others but I wanted to get passed this point in the story, things start to get more intense after this chapter!

Phixora

Translations:

"Îndrăznești rău mireasa mea ... ce îndrăznesc să atingeți ceea ce este al meu ... voi șterge existenței voastre din această lume!" - "You dare harm my bride...you dare touch what is mine...I will erase your very existence from this world!"