A grim air hung over London, if it wasn't the random attacks and people left drained of blood, it was the shadowy organisation that helped oversee the defense of Britain….at least for the Queen; The Hellsing Organisation. With their most recent encounter against the Valentine Brothers and the ominous warning of Millennium making their approach, it left about a thousand questions in the backs of everyone's minds but with only a handful of answers to most of them.
"We can't take any risks if there is a larger threat approaching our country Ma'am." Walter the aged butler would explain to his master and superior as Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing gazed out of her window pensively; it was still the daytime so she could at least muse and come up with a strategy while her two greatest weapons and deterrants slept in their coffins far far beneath the estate.
"You're right Walter but you've said it yourself that there isn't a lot to be found out about this Millennium and if I'm to send Alucard out to counter this, I'm going to do it on a assurance, not a probability." she would point out, taking another puff of her cigar; it at least steadied her nerves as she determined what to do next.
"Quite prudent Ma'am but the informants and the communications network seem to be just as vague….Might I suggest the Police Girl? She may not be as powerful as Alucard but perhaps it could still…." Walter would start to suggest but was interrupted by the sound of Integra's lighter.
"Seras is strong but she's still not capable of doing what Alucard does….not to mention the fact that from what he told me, she is still too nervous to fully embrace being a vampire… Whatever fixes that is beyond me." she would say before turning her gaze to what looked to be a small spider spinning a web outside of her window; for most normal people this would just be an annoyance but for Integra, this seemed to bring about an epiphany.
A small grimace formed on her face but then slowly grew into a smile; "Tell me Walter….have we ever heard back from our friend in the woods?" she would ask her butler as she turned to sit back at her desk.
"Unfortunately Ma'am we have not, granted her network is very widespread but I've not heard hide or hair of her in months…." Walter would mention, "But what exactly do you hope to gain of her? the last time you went to meet her was…..not entirely successful." he would add.
Integra felt her mouth twitch a little in frustration but then sighed; "Perhaps we should rekindle our arrangement….but this can work to benefit the both of us….." she remarked before pulling out a file with a faded symbol engraved on the front.
Night came soon after as Seras Victoria was wandering through the dark alleyways of London before a small section of land just outside of the city; "Now remember Seras, the person you are going to meet is a vital part of our network and a royal so ensure you maintain a polite manner while you speak to her…." she repeated Integra's words in her head as she found what looked to be her stop, a very high and very tangled mess of hedge seemed to wall off where she was going but the only opening was a rusted gate with some police tape still hanging on one of the doors.
"Glenmore Park….." she would say to herself, steeling herself before opening the gate with a very loud and ominous creak and headed in; what she saw wasn't any more enticing then the outside: the park itself had become wild and overgrown in deep and tangled thickets which came with several decades of neglect. With what Seras remember from her time on the force; this particular park had an unsavoury history: it was sectioned off as a national park way back when the King had devised it as a goodwill project but that sentiment faded over time as it became a hotspot for drug dealers, gang meet-ups and even the kinds of things that weren't discussed in public.
That however paled with the more concerning information that many of these criminals that hung around these parts seemed to vanish without a trace….Something that seemed to bother Seras as the moon could barely shine through the thick canopy, it didn't take Vampire senses to realise that something was watching her from afar as discarded bags and boxes covered in cobwebs were strewn about the path.
Seras wasn't keen on the dark and the thicket hid a lot but she wasn't exactly thrilled that spiders seemed abundant here, one particular spider seemed to watch her from it's thick tree trunk, it looked fairly normal if it wasn't the size of a housecat, "Just keep walking, just keep walking." Seras thought to herself as her pace quickened; she remembered Integra telling her that she would be heading to a manor and she could see it in the distance, she could almost hear them chittering amongst themselves like they were talking to each other, once she reached the grand staircase leading to the front doors; she would see something else: a pair of red and black spiders as big as a horse were stationed in corners on the edge of the roof, these ones seemed drastically different as their bodies seemed to flicker in the light like a candle flame and shared the same black and red colouring as her master's hounds.
If she was still human then she would've turned and ran far for the hills but her recent excursions with Alucard plus her battles against Ghouls had made her a little more braver in their face but it still unnerved her to see a pony sized spider staring at her but she seemed to recognise that they were not mindless and were just guarding the manor….so with a sharp gulp in her throat and a hand that felt like it was filled with lead, she used the large door knocker which sent echoing thuds through the manor; "As long as I'm polite, I'm fine….right?" she would ask herself nervously before the door slowly creaked open into something rather unusual.
The manor's exterior was derelict and covered in ruin and spiderwebs but the inside showed it was a completely different story; it was dimly lit with candles but it wasn't that much different from the inside of the Hellsing Estate, up-kept and well maintained as it was a manor fit for nobility.
"Welcome, it has certainly been a while since I had a guest like this." a voice seemed to echo from up the stairs and the slow clacking of heels getting closer to Seras.
"T-Thank you, I-I am Seras Victoria….I've come on behalf of Hellsing in regards to a business arrangement with yourself and my Master." Seras would say to the approaching voice; her body trembling from the afterthoughts of the spiders.
"I see, it is certainly nice to meet you; Mademoiselle Victoria~" the voice sang as Seras could now place a face…or more specifically the person to the voice as they came to meet her; standing in front of her was a woman standing taller then her or Integra…in fact she looked to be around Alucard's height, wearing an outfit fitting of a nobleman; a coat of a darkened wine red with black highlights along the edges and a small silver flower fastened to the left breast, a button up white shirt paired with brown trousers and black heeled boots.
Seras was certain this was the person that Integra wanted to speak to, if her Master's master hadn't told her that she was of nobility then she certainly would've assumed her to be; her skin was a pale colour similar to the moon outside and a faint hint of a pink blush in her cheeks, her lips were full and almost beckoned Seras to kiss them; her cheek seemed to have a beauty mark where her nose and her upper lip met but it did little to besmirch her, her eyes shared Seras's own blue but they were a darker shade like staring into pool; both welcoming and enticing but also cold and calculating…..along with this was her long deep red hair that was tied up in a low ponytail but could very easily hang down to her lower back.
"So my dear, what exactly does the Hellsing estate want with me? I have already told them that I did not wish to be disturbed….." She would say, even though she had a near perfect royal english accent, Seras could tell that there was a hint of French in there as this noble woman swept across the floor with a regal air.
"L-Lady Adrienne….I came because my Master told me that you could help our organisation with your….web?" Seras would say to her as she tried to keep herself composed; "P-Plus she told me that you could….help me…." This seemed to pull Adrienne away from her focus as she turned to look at Seras, with a slow sashay over to the shorter vampire, her playful smirk grew as Seras could see the undeniable glint of Adrienne's fangs in the light.
"So you are a vampire too….am I right, ma petit chaton~?" she would coo as she rested one soft hand against Seras's cheek and the other hand used her thumb to delicately nudge Seras's lip up to show off her fangs, "I see someone has claimed you already, it's a shame really….Any self respecting vampire would claim a little beauty like you in an instant~" Adrienne purred as she admired Seras from up close.
Seras could practically feel her body warming up and her heart pounding very fast….or at least she would if she wasn't a vampire, Adrienne's hand was deft and cold against her skin but for some reason, she didn't seem to mind it; "S-So will you help us? I promised Sir Integra that I'd get your approval…." she would stammer nervously.
Adrienne however seemed more intent on getting Seras more hot and bothered then actively listening to her; "I think we can come to an agreement, though the madame you referred to hasn't visited me in a long, long time….it seems odd that she comes to me for help now of all times." she would say.
"N-Now? Sir Integra visited you?" Seras would ask, almost forgetting her mission. "What exactly happened between you two, Ma'am?"
"Oh no, your Madame was more than polite when it came to meeting with me….but she was so….stiff in her ways, it was almost difficult for me to determine whether she had a genuine interest in my assistance or if I was a mere means to an end." Adrienne crooned as her fingers moved down to stroke at Seras's cheek, chuckling a little as she watched the police girl go pink; "Are you the same? or should I show you how I was able to help her overcome her worries~?" Adrienne offered as Seras was nervously biting her lip, she had met Sir Integra before? but why did she have her go in her place?
"W-What did you do?" Seras whispered nervously and almost shyly as the two were practically inches away from each other, this prompted a slow and playful smile on the noblewoman's face as she decided to toy with Seras.
"Come to my chambers…and I'll show you~" Adrienne would whisper and coyly slid her tongue out to lick at Seras's lips briefly….hearing those words and the sudden contact of her tongue against her lips all but made Seras's head explode as she collapsed in Adrienne's arms with a bright red blush on her face that would put a tomato to shame; "Hm~ she tastes as sweet as she looks….though it's a shame she's so weak to a simple Charm…..I think this is something we can work on together~" she would say as a bunch of spiders came down from the ceiling and formed a makeshift bed under Seras.
"Take this young thing to the bedchambers….You'll know what to do~" she would say to them with a collective happy chitter in response as they carried Seras up the stairs. "I think this is going to be a fun night...for the both of us~" she would say before following after them.