"Can any one of you Undead. Immortal. Rabid corpses explain to us how you have such issues with capturing one single woman?!" Doktor shrieked out at the squadron of vampire soldiers that were in varying states of falling apart or ripped apart.
"D-Doktor, we made our way to the location you had specified but our plane was shot down!" The lead captain explained; "We still don't know how though…It wasn't a bullet or a missile."
"S-Sir, I keep telling you! It was an arrow that pierced the cockpit and hit the main pilot in the head dead center!" One of the more damaged soldiers protested as they had one arm missing and a bandage wrapped around their head.
"Unmöglich! I keep telling you that there is no one alive who can make that kind of shot with a rifle, let alone a bow and arrow!" The Captain argued back with a harsh command however a raised hand from the blonde man in the head chair.
"Do not be so quick to deny such implications, Squad Captain…You seem to forget that Millennium is an army of vampires that have spanned over 50 years. What we happen to be contending with is a Vampire who shares a long and sordid history…One that is nearly as long as Alucard's." The Major crooned as he pressed a remote to show a black and white picture of a noble looking woman standing in front of the gallows.
"The Countess Adrienne Du Saint Marais of the former French Nobility that was thought to have been thoroughly wiped out during the French Revolution." Doktor further elaborated as he smirked; "A woman who possesses a network of information so vast and innumerable that it has earned the praise and the esteem of the Hellsing Organization. Few groups in Europe who can afford her rather…Expensive billing when it comes to information."
"So she is merely a puppetmaster? A milquetoast Vampire noble who shrivelled up with age and hides in the deepest depths that could exist…" The Captain sneered but this particular comment managed to get him burned up with the "Security measure" that was instilled in the same chip that was supplanted in every Millennium Soldier.
"I will not tolerate such bile where it is not warranted." The Major growled as he threw away the remote; "Moving on, if anyone who can command the attention, respect and repeated business of a group like Hellsing…It should only be fair that we try to extend our hands in friendship and avoid trifling."
"On that topic, Major…You mentioned that she has an expensive billing for her services, what exactly is it that a Vampire like her would desire?" Doktor asked curiously, "Money? Blut? Perhaps a thrall of her own?"
Major simply chuckled; "From what I have noticed which seems to be a rather intriguing little tidbit into her history…There is no record of the Countess ever siring a child and there are no records of marriage…Perhaps we can come to an…arrangement with her."
Doktor quickly picked up on what the Major was suggesting; "You can always attract more flies with honey after all…I shall have a squadron pieced together for an alliance negotiation."
—Hours later on the next night—
A plane flew over Glenmore Park with several men and First Lieutenant Ripp Van Winkle on board; "We are nearing the Target now, Major….How would you like for us to proceed?" The Pilot announced as they were flying overhead before landing outside of the overgrown forest.
"Sehr Gut, now listen well….Your task is to make your way into the complex of Glenmore Park, our source tells us that we can find her there; The overgrowth and the fact that very little outside of less than reputable individuals populate that area but never go in is a good indicator that we are on the right track." The Major explained as the soldiers listened; "Remember, this is a mission for diplomacy! Not for starting an unnecessary conflict, I have given you money, a container full of virgin blut that was generously provided by Doktor and along with a briefcase full of accredited candidates to give her a thrall." The Supreme Commander explained over a radio; "Our lovely Lieutenant will help with negotiations if needed but she is primarily there to aid in security."
"Security? But she is a single Vampire, what could this Countess do that could warrant us a risk where the Valen-"
"Do not mistake our caution for lack of nerve! So far any attempt to land in the forest itself has resulted in aircrafts being shot down from kilometres away and all manner of beasts that wait in those woods…We do not seek to be a visible threat so why should we act threateningly?" The Major pointed out before hanging up, leaving the squad to prepare for their lengthy trip on foot.
—Meanwhile—
"So, this certainly has been a while since we met…Noble to Noble, I just wish you had told me in advance and that way I could have provided you with your cigars and your favourite tea." The Lady Adrienne remarked with a cordial bow as she welcomed Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing into her home.
"I could use the exercise with killing those guards outside, they seem to be a little lacking in observation." Integra snarked as she gazed at the taller and elegant looking woman in front of her; "What I wanted to see you about is more than just a simple formal visit, Your Highness." She mentioned and bowed back, The Head of Hellsing was highly esteemed but this vampiric woman was still nobility and she had always been told to respect as such.
"Oh, it is~?" Adrienne purred with a soft smirk as she leaned in close; "So you require information…Though judging by that adorable shade of pink in your cheeks, what you want is more then that, n'est-ce pas~?"
Integra growled in annoyance; As teasing as she was, Adrienne could read her like a book. Regardless of how well the two could work, part of the bespectacled woman absolutely hated the mental tapdancing that she was doing but another part of her couldn't help but feel a slight tingle in her stomach at the idea of her host considering such ideas. "I…I have a request for information of you…Since we were attacked by a band of Vampires and their Ghouls a while back, we've been grasping at straws for information…Even our contacts in America can barely turn anything up and I would rather invest in them than work with the Iscariots to learn more."
"I see, Enrico Maxwell still rubs you the wrong way…I can only share that sentiment…Why do you think I avoid visiting them or the Vatican in person?" Adrienne mentioned as she offered her a seat to a table with tea and a box of cigars.
"Because you're a Vampire in the same way that Alucard is?" Integra bluntly pointed out as she sat down and perused the cigars; "Because I find it hard to believe that someone as…Long lived as you would fear someone like him or the Vatican." She said with a playful smirk as she found that to be one of the rare times that she could actively be herself rather then the hard faced Commander at HQ.
Adrienne's typical look of playful cattiness kept as she sat opposite of her; "I do not fear such easily triggered men like Maxwell, though I may have lived a long, long time…I do not share Alucard's age and power, so I have to approach things in a different way." She mentioned with a rather open honesty to Integra. "My time as a Draculina has come from at least 200 years of life lived and if the information that I have taken regarding YOUR Vampire's origins, that is at least around a 300 year gap in existence."
"Of course, Alucard has lived since the age of the Impaler and of Wallachia while you existed during that power struggle between nobility back in France." Integra mentioned as she sipped her tea; "Yet here you stand stronger than any noble barring Alucard and potentially Seras if I am to believe your….graphic report." She admitted as she felt her cheeks heat up when she recalled reading over the results of Adrienne and Seras's "Training"
"Oh, you act so stiff and serious yet I can imagine you only wished that you could have seen it for yourself~" Adrienne teased when she saw the stone faced woman's cheeks light up a little. "The sight of her cute little blushing face panting and begging me to let her release~" She elaborated with that same level of smugness that she had when she coaxed Seras into her admissions; "Or seeing her pure naked body in all of it's glory, seeing her dance about in my hands as I played her like a piano~"
Integra knew exactly what she was playing at and even though a lesser person who talked to her like this would have gotten a slap in the face at best, Adrienne knew exactly what buttons to press to make her pause. "Y-You've made your point!" She growled as she held on to her cup; "And I thank you for aiding her but right now, this little consultation is something that I want to discuss between US…So I better not hear you telling Seras about this when you next see her."
Adrienne grinned, letting her vampire fang gleam in the light as she enjoyed watching Integra squirm but decided to keep it professional…For now at least. "Very well, when your little Seras showed up asking about her training…She did mention that you had your own information problem." She then began to explain about what she knew about Millennium; Their true moniker as the Letztes Bataillon, their goal to initiate a Fourth Reich and their location in Brazil.
"You seem to know a lot for someone who never leaves this park." Integra mentioned as she lit up a cigar; "Though I guess that comes with your whole…Spider thing." She mentioned as she saw one of the small spiders outside of the window keeping guard.
"Of course, these people in charge are always worried about the potential backstabbing from people on their side and the possibility of tanks, invading forces and uprisings…No one ever considers the smallest of the small to be their undoing~" Adrienne mentioned with a chuckle; "In fact, it was your own Papa that discovered one of my spiders that made our collusion possible."
Integra paused for a moment as she realised the implications; "Wait…You and my father….You didn't…Please tell me you didn't…."
Adrienne quickly realised and let loose a string of elegant yet pleasant sounding laughter as she figured out why Integra's face faltered; "Oh, my dear Integra~ I would never." She admitted honestly; "As kind as your father was to not kill my spy or make his demands of me, I never felt that kind of way to him…"
"Really? The woman who not only teases me with a number of things that would make even the most open minded cleric blush has a standard~?" Integra smirked as she leaned in.
"Oh, Integra~ I just have a type is all, your father just isn't it." Adrienne chuckled as she lightly tapped Integra's nose to nudge her back into her chair.
Integra internally sighed of relief; "Well then…Now that I know everything…I have to return, I'll have to send Alucard and what remains of our forces to Br-"
"Just one moment, Papillon~" Adrienne called out in a singsong voice, causing Integra to freeze on the spot once she heard that nickname. "You seem to have forgotten your side of the bargain~" She mentioned as she crossed her long legs and had an almost hungry smirk on her face, though this kind of hunger wasn't for blood or for violence.
In all honesty; Integra had hoped that talking about Adrienne's old life would have distracted her from that. "I remember it….I just happen to know that I am busy with…Other things."
Adrienne then shifted out of her chair and closed the distance between the two in a fluid motion; "Then perhaps I can "Convince" you to stay? I know you like your cigars but I recall this makes you shiver, Papillon~" She whispered in her ear as her thin, elegant fingers managed to slide under Integra's coat and lightly traced along Integra's lower back, in tandem with letting her cool breath tingle at the exposed skin of her neck.
Integra had to muster all of her restraint and focus to not squeal out and buckle under this woman gazing down at her as she pulled up a smirk in defiance; "W-Well, The Head of the Hellsing Organization does not bend to flattery or such cheap bribery~" She said with the most even tone she could muster; She knew that the moment that Adrienne heard her waver would be the moment that she gets…into it.
"Oh it's not bribery if Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing desires it~" Adrienne whispered as she then leaned her head down but instead of the typical Vampire's urge to bite down on her neck, she began to lightly kiss against her exposed skin and let the feeling of her soft lips tenderly shower love on Integra.
The leader of Hellsing however was feeling her walls coming down fast as the feeling of Adrienne's fingers caressing her body and her lips promising some incredibly loving things. "Y-You…."
Adrienne smirked as she could tell that she was cracking when she heard the hushed and attempted stifled moans but then decided to really drive home the teasing; "Be a good enough girl for me and I might let you out of the collar~"
Hearing that made Integra remember some very vivid things from her last visit; her being tied up with Adrienne's sharp nails caressing her exposed stomach into a hysterical mess, the sight of her Host in a see through gown that made her want to beg and the sight of her own reflection in the mirror crawling on her hands and knees to worship Adrienne's pale but very alluring soles. "Y-You win! I…I want to…stay..a while."
Adrienne smirked; "Of course, though I think you deserve a punishment for leaving me to worry about you for this long~" She said with a coy smirk and then scooped her up in her arms before taking her upstairs.
—Outside—
The squad of Millennium soldiers had arrived through the forest after navigating the fog laden maze of the tree's undergrowth and the growing masses of spiders that acted as Adrienne's own guard dogs. "Die Spinnen! They're everywhere!" one of the still surviving men balked as they reached the manor doors, unaware of what lay ahead and even more unaware of the company that had been had prior to their arrival.
"Stand fast, mein vampire squad….We have reached our target now we must remember our objective." Ripp Van Winkle would remind them of their task as the door knocked with a heavy pound.
The door slowly creaked open as Adrienne stood there with a rather unamused look on her face; "I don't normally allow such raucous people to march around the forest with such disregard to the things still living there…But I welcome you nonetheless." She mentioned with her Noblewoman's face and spoke with the same level of decorum and courtesy that outsiders normally get.
"Guten Abend, Adrienne Saint Mar-" One soldier spoke up but was quickly shut up when Adrienne glared into him.
"Excuse me? I may be of a dead family line but I am still a Noblewoman! I am Lady Adrienne Du Saint Marais and you will address me as such, swine!" She growled as she felt herself insulted by this soldier's rather casual talk to her, this was already Strike 1 against them.
"O-Of course, please forgive his crudeness! We have come to you on behalf of our master to offer our hand in friendship and in a business alliance, my lady." The Captain of this squad explained as he whispered to his men while Ripp stood watch behind them.
"If your master was so eager to form an arrangement with me then how come they didn't come themselves? Surely someone so invested in my work would meet face to face." Adrienne mentioned with a raised eyebrow. This already spoke volumes to her about their intentions with how they were sucking up to her.
"T-The Major is a very busy man, my lady. He regrets not showing and offers you his sincerest gratitudes with meeting…He offers you anything that you may desire if you choose to work with us." The Captain mentioned, his patience slowly growing thin at the fact that Adrienne was picking apart their attempts to be nice.
Adrienne eyed their offerings over; "So you offer me a large container full of blood, a briefcase full of what I can assume is Nazi gold….Though this dossier does pique my interest." She mentioned as she read through the files.
"The Dossier is for you specifically, we have heard that in your time of living, you hadn't taken a thrall or a partner so The Major offered you some names of good pedigree that you may pick from to choose as a follower or a husband so that you may continue your bloodline." One soldier piped up as they thought that saying this would sweeten the deal….However with the look of disgust on her face, this was not the case as Strike Two took its toll and served to anger her further.
"You chiens gonflés de sang! You dare assume that I desire such things without even bothering to ask me what I want?!" She barked at them, her eyes quickly changing from her blue to red as this really incensed her. "All this offering does is show that despite your sycophantic bleating that you know of me, all you can offer is what you offer any lowly Vampire to pacify them."
Ripp Van Winkle smirked a little, she was starting to like this particular Vampire Countess purely for the fact that she demonstrated a lot more control than a typical Vampire and on top of that she commanded the entire room into a hushed silence, though that quickly became clear that ego would prevail.
"Hold your tongue, you uppity bourgeoisie Sow! The Major and Millennium have offered you the chance for you to continue your unceremonious brood in an age where your royalty has died!" The Captain started to mouth off as they finally had enough of being insulted at the fact that Adrienne was denying not just their mission but their very attempts to be diplomatic.
"You should probably quiet down before yo-" One soldier said to him in a hushed whisper as slowly but surely; Adrienne's power along with her more iresome feelings were starting to seep through and the deep red of her regalia was starting to flicker like fire.
"No! I refuse to be talked down to by this unfruchtbare fotze! Listen here, Madame Widow of the crypt, you will accept the offerings and you will take one of these names as a sign of our good faith. In fact you should be thankful that The Major and Millennium has chosen to take pity on a shrivelled up and overglorified gossip like you…In fact, forget taking the list of names…I shall put a child in you myse-MPH!"
The mouthy Captain finally put Strikes 3, 4, 5 and 6 straight into the entire squad as Adrienne effortlessly grabbed the Captain by the mouth and lifted him off of the ground with a gaze that promised untold pain but then looked to the other soldiers; "In thanks to your captain, your "diplomacy" has been denied~ But now you have two ways of leaving….If my spiders catch you….Or if I do….So start running, mes petites entrées~" She would sing out loud before sinking her teeth into the Captain's neck and draining him of his blood.
With the sight of this formerly cordial Noble now red-eyed and her murderous intent now on full display, it didn't take that long for the other soldiers start running for their un-lives as the Spiders that guarded the manor shrieked horrifically into the night and gave chase.
Ripp Van Winkle however stayed rooted to the spot, her position as lieutenant meant that she was now the highest in command right now but the fear of this now terrifying woman kept her frozen in place; "Y-You…Who are you?" She stammered out in a quiet, almost inaudible voice as Adrienne walked closer to her.
Adrienne wiped the blood from her mouth with a napkin as her face was lit up in the moonlight like a porcelain mask and her eyes bored into her with a mix of aggression, hunger…and more predominantly, Lust. "I am Lady Adrienne…And thanks to the forces that you let talk for you…Are going to be my new playmate until the sun rises~" She hissed with a predatory smirk and then snapped her fingers to make dozens of webs fall from the ceiling and trapping the huntress in place, the building fear sent the frantically beating of her heart into a crescendo, along with the promise of any kind of punishment from this frightening woman sent her into so much of a fit that she passed out.