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Chapter 12

The hours seemed relentless as the guardians of
Hellsing waited for the day to fade into night. Their leader was
in the clutches of two ruthless vampires. No one knew that
Alucard and Seras were also prisoners of Demir and Aiesha. They
knew only that their leader was alive for the moment. Three men
had the task of holding the forces and the household together
while they waited for night fall.

Each man had his own way of dealing with the
situation. Fergason and Walter spent some time coming up with a
plan to rescue Integra. Pickman stayed long enough to hear the
plan. He decided he'd see Zoey and check on her condition. Nurses
were just leaving her room when he asked the doctor to see her.
With permission granted, Pickman entered Zoey's room. She was
sitting up preparing to eat the meal nurses had just brought her.

"You look like you're doing better."
Pickman commented.

"I feel a little better. Where are Seras and
Alucard?" Zoey asked.

"Sir Integra has been kidnapped by the two
vampires who kidnapped and attacked you. We know where she is but
until the sun sets we can't do anything. Plus they've got Alucard
and Seras and are holding them prisoner as well." Pickman
answered.

"Seras..." Zoey said putting her hands
to her mouth.

"Don't worry. Alucard and Seras can take
care of themselves. Seras Victoria is a strong girl. Alucard
wouldn't have turned her if she weren't." Pickman replied.

"Why are they doing this? What did any of us
ever do to them?" Zoey asked.

"I wish I could answer that. Who knows why
beings alive or undead do the things they do?" He answered.

"I've been a part of Hellsing for two years
now. First time I saw Alucard in battle I couldn't believe what I
was seeing. He went into a building full of ghouls. They shot him
to ribbons, and I thought he was done for. I was going to rush in
and take down as many of em as I could. But Alucard, he pulls
himself together as if nothing happened. Then he took out a whole
bloody line of ghouls with one shot. Every single one of them
shot right through the heart. Just fired one bullet and it ripped
through everyone of em like a hot knife through butter."

"He's really that powerful?" Zoey
asked.

"Yah. Alucard's defintely unique among
vampires." Pickman answered.

"Not to change the subject, but it's
daylight. Vampires can't surivive the day. Why don't the human
units just storm where the vampires are hiding and rescue Sir
Integra that way?" Zoey questioned.

"Normally, we would have done that already.
But these vampires have exibited powers we're not used to dealing
with. They've been able to cloak their conditions from even
Alucard. As powerful as he is, even he couldn't detect them until
it was too late." Pickman said.

"It all sounds so hopeless." Zoey
replied quietly.

"Nothing's hopeless. Besides, we may have
some unexpected help. Last night a female vampire came to us. She
wasn't like the two that attacked you. She said she knew a way to
destroy...what was the name she kept saying? Lily, Lilt..."

"Lilith?"

"Lilith, yah that was the name. I better go.
Once the sun goes down Commander Fergason will put us to work.
I'll make sure there are guards here to keep you safe."
Pickman said.

"Stewart," Zoey called.

"Yah."

"Be careful."

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The abbey was quiet as the sun began its descent.
Seras lay motionless in her cage locked in her vampire death
sleep. Integra was also asleep under the spell of her captors.
Seras began to stir in her silver prison. She slowly opened her
eyes and gasped. Alucard was motionless chained to the wall. His
hair had streaks of grey and white due to his massive bloodloss.
His face was a sickly ashen color and his eyes looked sunk in. He
looked more like a ghoul than the powerful vampire she knew and
loved.

"Alucard, Alucard!" She cried.

"He can't hear you my dear. The hunger has
made him deaf to your cries. His spirit is fading, and soon he
will meet his eternal end." Demir said smuggly.

"You lying bastard." Seras growled.

"Demir, don't waste your time with the
bitch. The time is approaching. Soon the ceremony must
begin." Aiesha said.

Deep in her sleep, Integra heard a voice calling
to her in her mind. It ordered her to remain still and act as if
she were still asleep so she would not attract attention.

"Descendent of Van Helsing, remain still
and listen to me very carefully. Soon Demir and Aiesha will begin
the ceremony to release Lilith's spirit into your world. There is
a way to entrap the dark mother once more, but you must do
exactly as I say."

"Who are you?" Integra asked.

"My name is Shivana. I carry with me the
key to the survival of your race." Shivana answered.

"I'm listening." Integra said.

"It is a sword I have guarded for many
centuries. The blade is made of pure and unblemished silver but
must never be touched by tainted hands. Your heart and spirit are
pure and righteous so long as Demir or Aiesha does not taint you
with their blood or defile your virginity." Shivana
explained.

"In the center of the blade is a perfect
crystal. As long as you remain pure you can use this sword to
entrap Lilith's spirit within that crystal. When you have her in
range, you must plunge the blade directly into Lilith's heart.
Her spirit will be taken into the crystal where it will remain so
long as the crystal is undamaged. The sword must then be hidden
from all in order to keep her spirit trapped for eternity."

"Sounds easy enough." Integra
replied.

"It is not as easy as it sounds. You
will only have one chance to strike, and that one strike must
count. The blade is forged of holy silver, but it was not forged
by man. It was made by the arch angel Gabriel himself. Once the
blade touches tainted flesh it will be rendered useless against
the dark mother. That is why when you strike, you must make sure
the blade pierces her heart directly. The crystal will take her
soul and trap it within. This may be your only chance to save
your people from the demoness your enemies seek to
ressurect." Shivana said.

"Where are you now?" Integra
asked.

"For now I must not reveal that to you,
but when the time is right I will appear. Do what you must to
revive your servant when the opportunity presents itself."

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Back at Hellsing manor:

"The sun has gone down. We need to mobilize
in order to rescue Sir Integra. If something has happened to
Alucard and Seras, she'll be counting on us to come
through." Fergason said.

"I know old friend. But we must not be too
rash in our actions. Remember these vampires hold her prisoner
and any action we take to rescue Sir Integra could backfire in
our faces and cost Integra her life." Walter refuted.

"We can't just stand by while those bastards
do who knows what to her. We have to go get her." Pickman
protested.

"Calm down captain. I am well aware of the
risks Sir Integra is facing. But we must be patient and wait for
the right moment to strike." Walter replied.

"You're not suggesting we listen to that
vampire who visited us last night. How do we know that stuff she
told us is true? Maybe she's in with the two who kidnapped
Integra and just told us that nonsense to stall us." Pickman
said.

"I've fought the armies of the true undead
since I was fourteen years old captain. Being well over seventy
years old now and having the benefit of interaction with a
vampire for half of those seventy years, I have learned a great
deal about the undead. I believe the vampire who came to us last
night can indeed help us save Sir Integra."

Walter turned to Fergason. "I believe it
would be a wise idea for you to gather your units and have them
ready to move out the very moment we are given the go
ahead."

#########################################

Integra felt her body yanked upward forcing her
to awake. She looked straight into the eyes of Demir as he smiled
wickedly at her. He looked up and sniffed the air. "Aiesha,
the human followers have arrived. Show them in." He said as
he forced Integra out of the cage.

"I swear to you if you harm me in any way
he'll tear you apart." Integra warned.

"I doubt that. You can see for yourself what
your servant has been reduced to. He hasn't even the strength to
open his eyes." Demir said pointing to Alucard. He was only
a shell of the vampire Integra remembered. But the site of him
worn down to nothing more than a hollow shadow did not deter
Integra's will.

"Don't underestimate your opponent."
She said sternly. She knew what she had to do, but for the moment
she kept the thought out of her head so Demir would not find out
what she was planning.

"I don't need to worry about underestimating
a hollowed out dog. You should just resign yourself to the fact
that he is lost. And soon the dark mother will rid the world of
his loathesome presense once and for all." Demir replied
confidently.

"I'll resign myself when the last drop of
blood leaves my body." Integra growled.

"It would be a pity to kill you. But if
death is what you want, so be it."

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Walter entered Sir Integra's office. It was a
rare occasion that the aged retainer lost faith in his abilities
and the soliders of Hellsing, but this was a moment when he felt
it wain. "We have to get her back." He said to himself.

"The time has come. Gather your forces
and send them to Carfax Abbey. Hurry, for there is no time to be
wasted." The voice of Shivana said in his mind.

Walter rushed as quickly as he could to where the
human units waited. Fergason was about to speak when he saw
Walter dashing like a madman down the hall. "Move your
troops out! It's time!" He shouted with all his strength.

"Move out!" Fergason shouted.

Walter leaned against a wall clutching his chest
trying to catch his breath. He'd run so fast his monicel fell
from his face. It hung from his ear as he heaved in one breath
after another. "God...watch over her. Bring Sir Integra back
safe and alive."

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Aiesha and Demir watched as both human and
vampiric servants gathered around the altar of Lilith. Demir held
onto Integra holding her hands behind her back in an iron grip.
The witnessess went to their knees and raised their hands to the
sky. Aiesha's eyes glowed red with anticipation.

"The moon has reached its apex. The time has
come to bring Lilith back into our realm. Demir, bring her arms
out and hold her still. You two, come and hold her legs so she
doesn't get away." Aiesha ordered.

Two vampiric servants knelt before Demir and held
onto Integra's ankles. Their grip was strong even for lowly
servants. She struggled but the iron grip Demir had on her wrists
was unbreakable. She looked over at Alucard who was still chained
to the wall. His body was motionless. But still Integra's will
remained unshaken. None who willingly took part in the events
about to unfold had no idea of the horror she was going to
unleash once she got the chance. Holding to that resolve, Integra
stopped struggling.

Aiesha approached with a ceremonial dagger. Demir
forced Integra's hand open, her palm facing away from him. Aiesha
put the daggers point against Integra's exposed palm. "Dark
mother Lilith! Hear your children! Let the strong blood of this
virgin fire your soul! Come fourth into our presence, we beseech
thee!" She exclaimed as she drug the point of the dagger
across Integra's palm forcing it to bleed.

Integra winced but did not show true pain in her
expression. She wasn't about to let these two pieces of filth see
her suffer no matter how much it hurt. Demir stretched Integra's
arm so that her bleeding hand was over the golden chalice. A
steady stream of scarlet dripped into the chalice. The sanguine
fluid gathered in a small pool in the middle of the cup until it
began to smolder and bubble.

All who were there watched in amazement as the
stone arms began to slowly move. Inch by inch they slowly brought
the chalice to the statue's lips until the blood began to drip
into its mouth. Integra watched with wide horrified eyes as the
marble stone began to take on a flesh toned hue. Solid rock
slowly turned into soft, supple flesh. Her hair and lips turned
from pale white to deep red. And her eyes blazed with a crimson
glow.

"It's happening! The dark mother's stone
prison has turned to flesh! Lilith walks among us again!"
Aiesha proclaimed.

Seras looked on terrified at the site she beheld.
Her sire was too weak to do battle. She was imprisoned in a
blessed silver cage, and her human employer was at the mercy of
the monsters who held her prisoner. Everything seemed beyond
hope.

"There is hope still." A voice
called within her head.

"Shivana?" Seras whispered quietly. No
one heard her voice as they were too caught up in their glorious
moment to notice.

"Within you flows the blood of Dracula.
You are young, but your will is strong. You must use your power
to create a diversion if you are to save Integra. Use the power
of your mind to aid you. You must hurry. Your human allys are on
their way as I speak."

"What do I do?" Seras asked herself
frantically trying to think of something. "Use the power of
my mind..." She said realizing what Shivana meant.

"He hasn't taught me how to do this yet. But
it's all in the mind. Like flying and going through the portal,
it's all in my mind." She said looking over at Alucard's
Jackul as it lay on the floor.

"It's the same principal as flying. I have
to imagine it as being very lite."

Seras focused in on the gun intently. In her mind
she imagined it as being something very light. Her crimson eyes
blazed as she concetrated as hard as she could. To her amazement,
the gun began to rise. She stretched out her arm. The gun began
to float in her direction. She kept her focus locked on the gun
as it levitated toward her. All eyes were on Lilith so they did
not notice her little magic act.

The gun made it's journey toward her outstretched
arm. She lowered it carefully to the ground just outside the
cage. "If I can handle that huge cannon Walter gave me,
Alucard's Jackul should be a piece of cake for me." She
whispered as she carefully slid her hand through the bars careful
not to make contact with the silver. She pulled the gun toward
her. She winced as her skin briefly made contact with one of the
bars. She gritted her teeth to keep from making a sound until she
pulled the gun in.

Lilith dropped the chalice to the ground and
looked at herself. She felt her arms and her hair. Then she
looked toward Aiesha and Demir who still held Integra in his
grasp.

"Flesh. At last, I am flesh!" She
cried.

"Kneel! Kneel before our dark mother!"
Aiesha commanded. The servants went to their faces, their arms
and hands pointed foward. Then she went to her knees and bowed
her head.

"What is this place? Where am I?"
Lilith demanded.

"The country is called England my mistress.
This is an abbey which we have converted into a place where we
could bring you back into our world. Before you I hold the virgin
whose blood has again give you life. I wish to offer her as a
sacrifice along with two vampires who have disgraced our
kind." Demir said pointing to the motionless Alucard.

"HEY! Asshole!" Seras shouted aiming
the Jackul at the congregation. She saw that Demir had pulled
Integra out of range. She had a clear shot at Lilith.

"Kiss mommy goodbye!" She hissed as she
cocked the gun and pulled the trigger. The bullet travled
straight for Lilith's heart, but to Seras's shock Lilith caught
the bullet with her bare hand. It melted in her grasp.

"Shit!" Seras cursed. But the diversion
was about to serve its purpose. Integra, seeing the opportunity
thrust her lower leg upward and kicked Demir in a rather
sensitive area. Then she ripped the tiny silver cross from her
tie and shoved it against Demir's forehead. The pain forced him
to let Integra go. She noticed also the two vampires that had
been restraining her ankles had foolishly let go of them. She ran
as fast as she could straight for Alucard's motionless frame.

"Stop her you fools!" Demir barked as
he peeled the silver cross from his flesh. The mark of the cross
had been branded into his flesh. Integra squeezed the cut in her
palm to make it bleed. She scrapped the blood up with her finger
nails and then wiped it onto Alucard's lips.

"You foolish bitch! It will take more than
that to revive him!" Aiesha spat.

Integra's lips curled into a wicked smirk.
"That's where you're wrong." She said smugly as she
continued smearing her blood onto the mouth of her servant.
Knowing what was about to happen, Integra rushed toward Seras.

"Prepare yourself Seras Victoria. Things are
about to get very nasty." Integra replied.

The small amount of blood Integra wiped on
Alucard's lips was drawn into his mouth. His eyes suddenly
snapped open blazing red with bloodlust. His lips curled into a
maniacal smile and his fangs elongated. The beast had been
awakened once again. With relative ease he broke free of the
chains that held him. His expression was nothing short of
demonic.

"That can't be! No vampire can revive from
so little blood!" Aiesha exclaimed in disbelief. The room
soon sounded with Alucard's insane laughter. He looked over at
the silver cage that held Seras prisoner. With the simple flick
of his wrist the door of the cage suddenly flew off its hinges
and went flying through the air.

Seras quickly exited the cage. She saw the look
on Alucard's face. It was not the look of her sire or the look of
the cocky vampire she'd grown attached to. It was the look of
death. He turned to her for but a second. "Protect our
master." He said cryptically.

Seras led Integra to a far side of the room where
they would be out of the way. Integra quickly took off her tie
and wrapped it around her bleeding hand. Seras kept Integra
behind her to keep her safe. Alucard charged foward, his eyes
blazing with pure madness. The servants both vampire and human
formed a wall between Alucard and his enemies. Alucard grabbed
the first human body he could get his hands on and sank his fangs
into the victim's throat. Blood spurted fourth as he feasted.
With inhuman ferver he drained his prey dry tossing the corpse
aside like a piece of garbage. He felt even more of his strength
returning now that he had fresh blood flowing in his veins. He
grabbed another human victim and drained that one as well. The
lower half of his face was covered in the blood of his victims.

Demir and Aiesha could not believe the horror
they beheld. Truly Alucard was a more powerful vampire than
they'd thought possible. They along with their mistress watched
as Alucard tore through both humans and vampires like they were
pieces of paper.

Alucard thrust his arm into one vampire and
quickly thrust it upward violently tearing the undead servant in
half. It dissapated into nothing but ash. He tore the head off
another letting it turn into ash as well. One foolish human went
charging at him. He caught the fool by the throat and proceeded
to ram his hand through the chest cavity. The victim looked down
with a rather horrified expression as Alucard ripped out the
heart out. He let the organ drop to the ground and then stomped
on it with his foot. It was reduced to nothing more than a bloody
pile of tissue under the vampire's boot. He also drained that
victim of its blood as well.

Within a matter of moments the witnesses had all
been slaughtered. Only Demir, Aiesha and Lilith remained. Aiesha
had given Lilith a deep burgandy and rather revealing dress to
wear. She looked on with an icy expression that potrayed neither
fear nor anger.

"You have underestimated the power the son
of the dragon holds." She said sternly to her two remaining
followers.

"No matter. I will end him once and for
all." The demoness replied confidently.

Lilith approached Alucard. Her red eyes glowed
with malice and spite. Alucard expressed the same upon his bloody
face. But as they prepared to face off a mysterious wind began to
blow. The room filled with a white mist from which a figure
stepped fourth.

"Lilith! You are not welcome in this
world!" Shouted the voice of a woman. Lilith and Alucard
both looked to see Shivana standing amidst the bodies and piles
of dust.

"Shivana! You will not ruin this
moment!" Aiesha hissed spitefully.

Shivana pushed back her cloak to reveal the
sheathed sword she carried with her. Then she turned to face
Integra and Seras. "The world of man rests upon you now
Integra Hellsing." She said pointing the sword upward. With
inhuman precision she hurled it toward Integra. It astonished her
that she caught the sword perfectly by the hilt.

Integra looked at the sword in wonderment for a
moment. Her reflection cast upon the perfect silver blade. She
felt something beginning to happen within her. Her blue eyes
focused intently with purpose. Her hands grasped the hilt with a
strong but not crushing force. It was as if the hilt had been
molded specially for her feminine hands. An unearthly light began
to surround her. Her eyes suddenly began to glow with a white
light. Seras didn't know what to make of the event folding before
her. Even Alucard was astonished by what was happening to his
master.

"Foolish human. You expect me to be
frightened of your pathetic magic." Lilith scowled.

Unafraid and with determination, Integra as if
under the will of a greater force, walked with purpose toward
Lilith. She stopped before the demoness and held the sword up so
that the point faced heaven. Then she pointed it toward Lilith.

"By Sanvi, by Sansanvi, by
Semangelaf..."

Lilith's eyes widened to hear three names she had
not heard since the dawn of time.

"By Adam, by Eve..."

Seras noticed Integra didn't sound purely like
Integra anymore. She couldn't describe it. It was Integra's
voice, yet not Integra's voice.

"In the name of God, impure souls of the
living dead shall be banished into eternal damnation!"
Integra thundered and lunged foward. As if a strange force were
guiding her hands, the tip of the sword plunged directly into
Lilith's heart. Caught off guard by the entrancing scene the
blade penetrated her flesh before she had a chance to react.

"NO!" Aiesha screamed.

Integra continued pushing the sword through
Lilith's heart until the crystal penetrated it. The dark arua
that was Lilith's evil spirit was drawn from her body and sucked
into the crystal. Flesh, muscle, tissue and bone began to shrivle
and turn to dust. The demonic essense was now trapped in the
crystal. Proof of that being the pure, clear crystal had now
turned black. Before her reign could even begin, it was over.

"Damn you! Damn all of you! Our efforts have
been for nothing!" Aiesha screamed.

Seras left the spot she was standing at and stood
between Alucard and Integra. Integra shook her head. She did not
fully understand what had just taken place. Still grasping the
sword she fell to her knees. Demir began to charge angrily toward
Integra. He was stopped by a wall of fire that suddenly erupted
out of the ground.

"You will not touch my master again."
Alucard growled. Seras ran over to where Integra fell. She jerked
her head upward hearing numerous voices. She recognized two
belonging to Fergason and Pickman.

"Sir Integra, Sir Integra are you all right?
Can you hear me?" Seras asked insistantly.

"Seras...what happened?" Integra asked
wearily.

"Hellsing units are here. I can hear them
outside." Seras answered.

#########################################

"I pray to God Sir Integra is still
alive." Pickman said as he rushed along side Fergason
ordering the units foward to storm the abbey.

"So do we all. Be prepared to attack
men!" Fergason shouted.

#########################################

"This cannot be happening! We had it all
planned so perfectly!" Aiesha shouted angrily.

"Your plans were far from perfect
Aiesha." Said a voice. Aiesha spun around to find Shivana
standing behind her. Before Aiesha could respond Shivana struck
her fiercely with her right fist. Aiesha was thrown to the ground
by the force of the blow. A trickle of blood began to leak from
the corner of her mouth.

"I should have killed you when I had the
chance Shivana." Aiesha hissed.

#########################################

Fergason and Pickman heard Seras calling for them
and followed her voice. They found her, Integra and Alucard
standing in front of the wall of flame protecting them from
Demir. Alucard looked toward his human comrades. Seras called out
to them to help Integra.

"Hurry! Sir Integra's been hurt!" She
shouted.

Fergason and Pickman rushed to Integra's aid.
"You all right Seras?" Pickman asked.

"I'm fine. Get Sir Integra out of here
before things get out of hand again." Seras answered.

"From the looks of things I'd say they
already have." Pickman commented as he and Fergason helped
Integra to her feet. They led her from the abbey. Seras was about
to take her place at Alucard's side to help him do battle. He
stopped her approach nodding.

"Go and help protect Integra. The battle
between Shivana and Aiesha is no longer our affair. Demir is
mine." Alucard said in a dark tone.

Seras, having seen what he'd done after being
revived knew it was not wise to argue with him. She followed
Fergason and Pickman out of the abbey as they helped Integra.

#########################################

"Damn you bitch!" Aiesha spat as she
clawed at Shivana's face. Shivana felt her face seeing the blood
now smeared on her fingers.

"I will see to it you never terrorize
another innocent soul again. And God has seen to it that Lilith
will never walk among the living!" Shivana barked back.

"You're a fool! We freed her once, and we
will find a way to free her again!" Aiesha hissed.

"She is too dangerous for this world, and so
are you!" Shivana shouted.

The wall of fire vanished as quickly as it
appeared through Alucard's will. He and Demir now faced each
other. Alucard extended his arm to his side and called his Jackul
which Seras had left into his waiting hand.

"It's over. Your dark mother is no more, and
soon you shall be the same." He growled.

Demir gritted his teeth and bared his fangs.
"If I go to Hell, then I will take you down with me."

"Hell won't have me. The devil's too scared
of what I'd do to him." Alucard said with a wicked smirk.

Aiesha and Shivana continued to do battle.
Shivana thrust her hands foward sending Aiesha sailing through
the air hitting a wall. Aiesha hit the ground with a thud but
soon resumed her footing. She in turn slashed the air with her
hand sending a large wooden bench flying across the room. Before
she could react Shivana was knocked violently to the ground.
Aiesha took the air flying at Shivana. Before she could get to
her feet Aiesha grabbed her feet and hoisted her up by her heels.

"You are a fool to think you can oppose
me!" She hissed and dropped Shivana to the ground head
first. Shivana recovered quickly and vanished from the spot where
she landed. Aiesha landed feet first upon the ground looking for
her rival. For a moment she could see nothing.

"I should have known you were a coward
Shivana. I will find you soon enough and end your pathetic
existance." She replied with a smug expression. She turned
her back beginning to walk toward Demir when something cold and
sharp pierced her chest. She looked down in disbelief to see a
metal point sticking out of her chest cavity.

"Aiesha!" Demir exclaimed seeing what
had happened to her. A long silver cross now protruded through
her upper torso.

Shivana stood behind her as she fell to her
knees. Her body began to fade from flesh to ash. "May the
devil welcome you into hell with suffering and agony."
Shivana said driving the cross deeper into Aiesha's body. She
watched as Aiesha's body continued to disentigrate. Her skin fell
away revealing only decrepit flesh and bone. And soon they too
turned to ash and dust.

As soon as Aiesha was gone, Shivana herself
vanished. "Son of Dracul, I have repaid my debt."
Her words echoed throughout the room.

"Looks like it's just you and me."
Alucard said looking at Demir's angry face.

"Then let this be the last time you and I
face each other." Demir growled.

to be continued...
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