Disclaimer: The meeting continues with more progress being made. After plans are made to form a united alliance against Klaus, information regarding Kazuya and his mysterious past surfaces.
Meanwhile, a possible threat rises against the Assembly, one which Dexter begins to investigate only to discover that the enemy is much closer than he could have anticipated.
Get ready, Klaus is coming!
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Chapter Thirty Three- The Meeting: Part II
Dexter casually strolled through the General Assembly Hall. The room was packed to the brim as delegations and representatives from every country in the world convened together on various topics. Dexter scanned the room; He spotted four guards on the lower level, each by their respective post. Each guard was armed with an MP5 sub machine gun, several additional rounds of ammunition, a bullet proof vest hidden underneath their suit and a backup semi-auto pistol. Dexter specifically made a request for larger caliber weaponry, and was denied. He frowned; this would have to do for now. He prayed to God they wouldn't need anything heavier.
"Control to Dexter, you there?" his radio squawked. Dexter reached and grabbed it.
"Yeah Dexter here" he replied.
"Everything running smoothly. All security cameras are functional, guards are stationed and we just received word there is additional presence outside the Assembly hall"
Dexter narrowed his eyes and nodded. "Alright, keep me posted" he said placing his radio away. He turned to the stage of the Assembly Hall, watching as the chairman took front and center and prepared to deliver his speech.
"So far so good" Dexter said continuing his patrol.
Back at the meeting…
"So it's agreed, a united alliance composing of the Hellsing Organization, Iscariot, the Nightstalkers, the Order of the Sword, the Order of the Cross and the Salvatore Brothers" President McGuire said. Everyone nodded in agreement.
Seishiro said, "Who will lead such a group?"
President McGuire said, "That is to be determined. Who would we feel most comfortable with?" she asked.
Integra said, "I recommend Vladimir, he has routinely shown commendable leadership in this time of crisis."
Vladimir prepared to speak when Maxwell slammed his fist on the desk. "That is certainly questionable! Isn't it true it was your forces who were supposed to secure Klaus' body in Egypt? Not only was the enemy successful but your forces suffered terrible losses, most noted by the death of Captain Yuri Reznov!" Maxwell said pointing at Vladimir.
Rosette's eyes widened as she turned to Vladimir, noticing the frustration in his expression. She had no idea that Captain Reznov had died.
Vladimir said "I make no apologies for losing Captain Reznov. He fought trying to defend his men from the Oboro, before the beast could kill him. We might have lost many dear comrades but our resolve has never been stronger. We will destroy LOD and defeat Klaus"
He then turned to everyone around the table. "By your vote, if you select me as leader I will be more than happy to oblige"
Director McGrath nodded, "All in favor of Mr. Sokolov raise your left hand and say "I do"
Integra raised her hand, "I do" she said and then smirked as Vladimir nodded. Seishiro raised his own, 'I do" followed by Rosette who said "I do"
All eyes were drawn on Maxwell, who furrowed his brow and folded his arms.
"Oh for God's sake Enrico" Integra said exasperated. Maxwell, eyes still closed raised his hand. "I do" he grumbled.
Lastly, Lucian raised his hand, "I do. I do this mostly to satisfy my own curiosity. Tell me Sokolov, what is it about your bloodline that would make a Werewolf, one of the oldest and most powerful of our kind no less, submit to you and call you his master?" he said narrowing his amber eyes.
Vladimir smirked, "Best take that up with Michael. He's the one who made a blood pact to my ancestor Vitali"
Lucian smirked as well, "Most definitely"
The President cleared her throat and prepared to speak when Maxwell interjected.
"Pardon me but there is something I have been most curious about for some time now. As I understand it: the assassin, Kazuya has been apprehended by the FBI and is awaiting trial for the murders he's committed. What shall be his fate?" he asked slowly turning to Rosette.
"Kazuya Hale has been placed under special security until his trial date. He will be held accountable for the murders he's committed" Rosette answered. Maxwell froze; "Did you say…Kazuya…Hale?"
Rosette cocked her eyebrow in confusion, "Something wrong?"
Maxwell's tone and appearance instantly changed. He became deathly serious.
"The Hale family fire, Annabelle's murder, my Lord so it IS him" Maxwell stated. Rosette paused; just how much did Maxwell really know?
"And what is the Hale family fire?" Vladimir asked curiously.
"It was 1964. A mysterious fire erupted in an upscale mansion killing ten family members. Only a single woman and her then six year old son managed to escape and fled into the night. The culprits were never found, nor was it determined the cause of the fire. And then…then, two years later there was a disturbance in a small village in upstate New York. Police were dispatched to a horrible scene. They found a woman, Annabelle Hale dead, and her son wrapped in her arms. She was beaten, bloodied, brutalized, naked, raped and sodomized. And her son was witness to the entire incident. Annabelle's killers were never apprehended and her son disappeared soon after" Rosette said shaking, visibly disturbed.
Vladimir, Integra and Seishiro all raised their eyes in shock, unaware of Kazuya's troubled origin.
"That boy was Kazuya Hale. He grew up and then dedicated his life to hunting his mother's killers, and he did. He killed every single one but he didn't stop there. He directed his rage and hatred over his mother's death to all who transgressed God's law. But how did you kno-" Rosette said trailing off, noticing Maxwell's sullen and bleak look as he stared off. Standing to her feet she covered her mouth with one hand.
"Jesus Maxwell, Iscariot knew?! You knew all along who Kazuya really was didn't you! How many more secrets is Iscariot keeping?!" Rosette shouted, growing increasingly angry over each revelation.
Despite her outburst, Maxwell remained calm.
"We denied her asylum. The reason Annabelle was murdered was because she defied him, Klaus. Klaus wanted what lies within the Hale family's bloodline, their darkest legacy. An all consuming evil so potent, so terrifying, so wicked it would destroy the world if unleashed, exactly what Klaus wanted. And that evil lay dormant in her son, Kazuya" Maxwell said slowly looking up and noticing everyone's changing expression.
"Annabelle knew Klaus would come after Kazuya, after the fire. So she fled and hid away with him. She then sought out the aid of the church to protect her from Klaus' pawns. And we denied her. The church, because of its past ties to LOD did not want to risk further corruption and so we did nothing."
Maxwell noticed everyone's expression.
"Please, this was before my time. It was never personal" Maxwell pleaded.
"Bastard, you unbelievable bastards. A woman died and her son watched it unfold, and all Iscariot cared about was its reputation" Rosette said with disgust.
"I'm sorry but you said Klaus wanted what lied in Kazuya's blood, and what was this?" the President asked.
Rosette hesitated, she knew the answer as she slowly closed her eyes and opened them again.
"I spoke with Kazuya after his arrest and he explained it. The entity refers to itself as Thanos, said to be the incarnation of death. Long ago, after the Jewish revolt against Roman forces, a monstrously powerful demon began a rash outbreak of demonic possession. Only a single Rabbi managed to confront the demon but at a price: He offered his soul and bloodline in exchange for greater power. Thus began the Sin Eaters"
"Sin Eaters…so the tattoo on his chest is correct. The legend is true then" Mariska said turning to Vladimir who sighed and rubbed his temples.
"Sin Eaters?" Seishiro questioned as Maxwell explained.
"To maintain their power, members had to devour the sins of the wicked. Such power has a terrible drawback: The more sins you consume, the greater your hunger for it, leading the user to commit terrible and atrocious acts as they sank further and further into corruption and madness" Maxwell explained.
"Lord have mercy…" Integra said shaking her head.
"So that's why he does it. He witnessed the brutalization of his mother and coupled with his bloodline, projects that unto the victims he chooses. It's almost like, almost like, he was destined to become this. I sort of feel sad for him" Vladimir stated shaking his head.
"Kazuya's killing span at least 50 years, spanning every continent, ever country. His true goal, was the death of the individual who ordered the death of his mother. That person, was Chief Allan Quinton, the former Section Chief of the Nighstalkers. Kazuya arranged so that once captured, he would be able to slay Chief Quinton for revenge. And he did just that" Rosette explained crossing one leg over.
The President sighed and said "Ok, let's review what we have. Two Anima devices have been recovered. Klaus has reclaimed his former body and plans to return to his full power. Klaus later plans to subjugate all beings under his rule, in four months at the end of summer. This raises a new question for me: What happened all those years ago that left Klaus a former shell of himself? What happened to make him desperately search for his former body?" she asked.
Seishiro raised his eyebrow saying, "Perhaps he miscalculated a step, messed up in the ritual. Or, maybe one of his minions turned against him"
"Nah, I don't think it's something so casual like that. We're talking about a man who for over 2,000 years has opposed the Christian church in his quest to release mankind from its greatest lie. But there is something that happened. What that something is, if we could figure out, figure what happened, it may work in our favor" Vladimir stated.
"How's that?" Lucian asked casually.
Vladimir turned to him, 'If Klaus made a mistake that caused him to lose his body, maybe it can be repeated"
Lucian scoffed and ran a hand through his hair. "So simple, too simple for my taste. As I said before, I will be the one to destroy Klaus"
"Don't be so arrogant, Werewolf, do you really think you alone will be able to destroy Klaus?" Maxwell challenged as he scowled. Lucian simply grinned, exposing his vicious fangs. "When the time comes, I will. I wield a power you can't possibly comprehend, human" he snapped.
"Gentlemen, please, this is getting us nowhere" Integra said exasperated as she rolled her eyes.
Back in the Assembly Hall…
"Yo Dex come in!"
Dexter grabbed his radio, "Yeah what is it?"
"Look, one of the guards assigned to the north level hasn't checked in. it's been over 15 minutes. You're the closest one there, can you see what's up?"
Swearing Dexter replied with a yes as he holstered his radio and proceeded to the north level. Stepping out into the hall he walked about twenty feet away from the Assembly Hall towards a maintenance stair case. Stepping in, he prepared to walk up the flight of stairs when he froze, hearing the faintest of footsteps. Soft, padded, almost like a very gentle and delicate slapping sound. Dexter carefully peered over the railing, gazing down at the series of winding stairs plummeting a good forty feet. He heard the sound again, and then silence. Suddenly a terrible, putrid and pungent odor filled the air, choking his nostrils as he stifled a gag. It was a revolting wet goatish stench, like raw meat which had spoiled for days.
Dexter froze, his stomach doing a flip flop as his eyes widened. He heard the sound again, only this time it was followed by a soft wheezing sound, like a horse breathing through a small tube. The sound carried on, seemingly growing closer and closer. Then a powerful and booming throaty growl shook the stillness of the air and causing Dexter to flinch. Peering over the railing, he saw a massive and brutish shadowy figure crawling up the stair case before exiting through the door on the adjacent level.
"Oh no…oh no…awwww SHIT!" Dexter shouted sprinting out from the stair case as he grabbed his radio.
"Dexter to control! We got a serious fucking problem!"
"What's going on Dex?"
"Listen to me very carefully. There is a terrible murderous beast loose in the Assembly. I'm not kidding, it's a fucking monster. That missing guard is probably rotting in the bottom of that thing's gut. So here's what we have to do. Send out a distress signal, clear out the Assembly Hall and then lock this place down tight. No one in or out until we secure the facility"
"Dexter are you seriously saying we clear out the UN General Assembly Hall, because of a monster?"
Dexter scowled, a flash of anger flooding his body. "Listen you cock, either you take me seriously or risk having every single delegate and representative of the United Nations brutally butchered. Your call"
Moments passed before control responded.
"Alright listen Dexter, evacuate the Assembly Hall but do it discreetly. We'll make sure we secure you an exit on the outside. Our guys on the floor are already expecting you to start clearing them out"
"Wait, what about the conference?" Dexter asked.
"They're still in the meeting, tell them time to move, now" and with that control signed off.
Dexter swore, his face breaking out in sweat as he reached for his phone in his back pocket. Quickly pulling up contacts he found Sion's number and began typing away furiously. Sending him a text message, Dexter went back to his contact list and pressed the dial key.
"Yo Dutch, pick up man" Dexter said tapping his foot. Moments later Dutch answered.
"What's up cuz?" he said.
"Dutch listen up, it's time. Bring all the big boys to town. It's going down, and fast!"
"Got it. Hang on little cuz, on my way!"
Back in the meeting…
Sion's phone vibrated as he blinked and reached into his pocket. Pulling it out he saw there was a new text message from Dexter. Seth turned, watching curiously as Sion flipped his phone open and read the message silently.
"The Oboro is loose in the building! Wrap the meeting up and get everyone out NOW!"
"Seth…we got a problem" Sion said turning to Seth who stared.
The conference had reached the point of constant bickering back and forth with little else progress made. Vladimir and Maxwell kept accusing one another of shady actions with Integra following suit. Seishiro, being the neutral player tried to appeal to reason only to be shut out by Maxwell's irrationality. Lucian meanwhile seemed to enjoy seeing the humans bicker and squabble.
"Please, gentlemen! There is no time to be wasted with senseless arguing!" the President shouted as Director McGrath nodded.
But Maxwell would have none of it. Rosette meanwhile held her chin in her palm, rolling her eyes as she rubbed her temple. She then felt her phone buzz as she discreetly pulled it out and read the message she received. Widening her eyes Rosette stood to her feet.
"Everyone shut up and listen! Madam President, we have got to get you out of this building now. Klaus has unleashed a terrible force inside the Assembly Hall. If we don't act now, none of us will survive to see our plan come to term" she said.
The President eyed her curiously before saying "I'm afraid I don't understand"
"Enough of this bullshit! There's no threat. Such inadequacy is further proof of why this alliance needs to be run by the Vatican. We have the greatest investment in this, everything ties back to our church" Maxwell arrogantly stated.
"For God's sake Maxwell, this is bigger than the church! Why can't you people see to rea-" Integra began to say but was cut off when Lucian yet again smashed his fist into the desk, standing to full height, fangs bared, eyes flashing as he growled.
"WHY YOU!" Lucian roared.
Then suddenly, a massive burst of pink smoke erupted in the center of the table spreading it mass before shrinking in size. There sitting in the center, was a man, dressed in garb reminiscent of a Medieval harlequin. He spread out his legs, spinning in a circle as he giggled in a feminine manner and batted his eyes. His face was milk white and he had red lip paint on as well as black mascara and chilling black eyes. Standing to full height, he cocked his hips, waved his arms and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
President McGuire widened her eyes as she jumped out her seat from fear.
Instantly, every single escort once again moved from their post with blinding and shocking speed, forming a protective cover by their respective leader all the while brandishing their weapons and/or firearms.
Vladimir, Integra, Maxwell, Rosette and Seishiro's eyes instantly widened as they stood from their chairs. Lucian spat angrily as he waved his arm. "What now?! More freaks to this party?" he shouted angrily.
The man on the table began giggling. "I've got a secret!" he said in a sing song voice, eerily reminiscent of the evil clown from Stephen King's IT.
He struck a pose, "Guess what? Klaus is somewhere in this building! Yeah, I wonder where?" he said pressing a finger to his lips.
Integra said, "What?! He's…here?!" she said. Alucard, Walter and Seras all looked questioningly at each other before pointing their weapons back on the intruder.
Sion and Seth grit their teeth; Seth wielding his sword and shield while Sion slowly unbandaged Oblivion as Rosette clenched her fists tightly.
Nero looked at Seishiro, who shrugged. Dante, holding Rebellion across his shoulders said "So he's come finally huh?"
Anderson meanwhile began laughing. "At last, time to purge that wicked bastard off of God's green earth" as Maxwell shook with both fear and anger.
Vladimir turned to Mariska who was focused on the intruder. He turned to Master Sato, only to discover once again, his master was missing. Michael narrowed his eyes, thumb pressed on the tsuba of his sword Fenrir as the pack gave low growls/howls and held their weapons at the ready.
Ramone, Jacob and Jason all turned to each other. "Klaus is showing himself here? That bastard has some nerve!" Jacob shouted angrily clenching his fists.
The man on the table, despite being surrounded by virtually every single supernatural trump card in existence did not seem fazed. In fact, he treated it as if it were a game.
"Alright, let's go find Klaus now. YAHOOOOOOOOOOOO" he shouted leaning all the way as he howled while laughing. Looking up, he saw Lucian's hand outstretch, just as it clasped around his throat with vice like intensity as the Werewolf hoisted him up in the air. Lucian squeezed, his face twisted into a visage of raw hatred and anger as he growled. The man gagged and retched, stunned by the sheer strength he felt.
"Oh dear! This one is strong!"
Lucian's eyes narrowed, his voice low but with the sharpness and cold intensity of a surgeon's scalpel. "Tell me where Klaus is hiding. Talk freak, if you don't, I'll rip your insides out with my teeth" he threatened. The harlequin continued squirming, still not speaking. Finally having had enough, Lucian proceeded to ruthlessly execute him by twisting his head completely around before pulling it off in one gory heap. Tossing it to the floor he kicked the bloodied stump of a body away as it smashed into the wall. Lucian did not even turn to acknowledge where he had thrown the body. With his head turned, he pointed his right index finger as he concentrated and fired a thin but deadly and potent beam of dark blue energy which completely vaporized the man's corpse in a matter of seconds. Satisfied, he turned and stepped off the table, coat billowing in his wake as his brothers smirked, enjoying the carnage.
Michael stared, utterly amazed at the brief display of power. "Jesus Lucian, what have you become? What did Klaus do to you?"
"Director McGrath, alert the authorities. We have a security breach. As of right now, the entire United Nations Assembly is on lock down. I want this place searched until we locate Klaus" President McGuire said sighing and closing her eyes.
"Yes Madam President" Director McGrath replied nodding as he pulled out his phone.
And with that, the madness and chaos of the war against Klaus began.
End Chapter
Well, get ready folks, the carnage is starting!
Coming up next; the UN is thrown into chaos as Klaus' forces unleash a devastating assault. Dexter tries to de-escalate the situation by evacuating the assembly hall, but will he do it before the Oboro surfaces to gorge on fresh victims?
Meanwhile, Lucian Salvatore is on the rampage as he seeks out Klaus. Aided by his brothers, the Salvatore's unleash an awesome display of their might, it is here we learn why they are the best of the best and feared as one of the most devastatingly powerful strike forces in the world.
At the same time, vampires descend unto the UN, killing and feeding on any in their wake. All the chaos, all the fighting leads to the finale: A super charged confrontation as Klaus makes his presence known to the whole world and in a twisted and savage ritual, returns to his former power and glory.
This is but a prelude to the terror Klaus is bringing. After ascending to true power and glory, he unleashes his most massive invasion to date as all of New York is thrown into a sea of horror and death. A war of nightmares is about to be unleashed on the unsuspecting public. Can our heroes rise to the challenge?
Stay tuned and thanks for reading!