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Eternal Hearts: Book Four-Daughter of Sin	By : alucardsangel1973 Category: Hellsing > General Views: 7750 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 5
- 6
- 7
This chapter contains graphic violence.

Chapter 6

Early the next afternoon
Kenneth arrived at the Hellsing mansion. He greeted Walter who
escorted him to Integra's office. Integra sat at her desk waiting
for her husband to be. Walter opened the door to her office
ushering Kenneth within.

"I admire your courage
Kenneth. You do know the mission you have volunteered for is
dangerous. While I will have back up waiting should something go
wrong, you must understand the creature we are dealing with is
crafty and cunning. She can kill men by draining their life force
right out of them." Integra stated.

"Of course darling. I
completely understand." Kenneth replied warmly.

Integra looked at Kenneth not
taking too kindly to the endearment. "Just so we understand
each other Kenneth, we are not married... yet. You may adress me
as Integra, not darling." She said with a scowl.

"Oh, of
course...Integra." Kenneth said feeling somewhat taken aback
by her reaction.

"What is our plan of
action?" He asked.

"This is the location of
the hotel where the target is staying. I will have scouts
watching her. I believe she will leave the hotel this evening and
start looking for a new victim. This is where you will come in.
You will be stationed at one of the local pubs since she is
believed to freqent these establishments." Integra answered.

After taking a drag off her
cigar she continued laying out the stragety. "You should
make yourself appealing to the target, but do not overtly flaunt
your wealth. This may make her suspicious and tip her off to our
plans. Introduce yourself and make conversation until she is
ready to leave. Then you will bring her to a predetermined
location. Your father has generously lent us use of one of his
mansions for such a purpose. Hellsing troops will be stationed at
key points around the mansion should problems arise. I will also
have Alucard, Seras and Father Alexander Anderson waiting when
the trap is sprung."

"Sounds simple
enough." Kenneth said confidently.

"Yes, but the key will be
getting Alucard and Anderson to cooperate long enough carry out
their mission which is to destroy the target. You must also keep
your mind absolutely clear of any knowledge of the plan. This
creature can read people like open books. Therefore this evening
to make sure you don't inadvertantly reveal our plans I'm going
to test you." Integra replied.

"Why wait til this
evening?" Kenneth asked.

"Because it will be
Alucard who tests you." Integra stated.

"Al...Alucard?"
Kenneth questioned nervously.

"Yes. Don't worry. He
can't do anything without my permission. Of course that goes
mostly for physical violence and mind control. I cannot promise
he may not reveal something embarrassing from your past if he
happens to find it." Integra answered.

"Ri..right.."
Kenneth replied becoming even more nervous.

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Seras lay
still in her coffin until she felt the stirring of the night
begin to awaken her. She heard footsteps coming into her room.
They were the stately but light footsteps she recognized as
belonging to Walter. He was bringing her nightly rations. She
pressed the button to her remote and the lid began to rise.
Walter had come and gone by the time it finished its ascent. She
got out of bed and got changed into her Hellsing uniform. Then
she had dinner. As she finished the blood ration for the evening
she heard a darkly wicked chuckle eminating from Alucard's
chamber.

Her curiosity
aroused she decided to see what had the elder vampire in such a
fine mood. She entered his chamber to find him sitting in his
chair with a dark smile upon his face. His eyes glittered with a
mischevious glint.

"You're
certainly happy about something. Looking foward to the fight with
our target or tearing Anderson to shreds?" She asked.

"Both...but
there is something else. I've just learned that my master has
chosen me to test her fiance's ability to block mind
readers." He answered.

"Oh
dear." Seras sighed.

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Thirty minutes
later Alucard and Seras were summoned to Integra's office.
Kenneth sat nervously across from his wife to be reaching for a
brandy.

"It's
best if you don't consume alcohol before you're tested. It can
inhibit your ability to hide the plan." Integra said.

"Right."
Kenneth replied apprehensively.

"Alucard
has not been told the complete strategety. He knows you are going
to lure the creature into a trap but that is all he knows. Seras
does not know the extent of the plan either so she has not had
the opportunity to tell him. He will have to read your mind to
learn what exactly will happen. He could try reading mine but
I've learned to put barriers up against his mental abilties. I've
had thirteen years of practice so I'm very skilled at blocking
him. You however have only had one evening so you're at a great
disadvantage. But you would be at the same disadvantage with our
target so things even out where that is concerned." She
explained.

Just as she
finished speaking Alucard and Seras materialized in her office.
"Is the vict, er, subject ready for the test?" Alucard
asked with a mischevious smirk.

"Yes. Do
try to behave yourself Alucard." Integra said with a serious
expression.

"Um, this
doesn't hurt does it?" Kenneth asked.

"It
depends upon what level of my mental abilities I chose to
excersize. I can sneak into a human's mind without detection, or
I can plant illusions in one's head that could drive a human to
insanity. In such cases the mental invasion can be...shall I say
rather uncomfortable." Alucard answered.

Kenneth gulped
nervously not sure of what he was in for. And the elder vampire's
wicked smirk didn't help make him feel any more at ease.

"All
right. Alucard, I want you to look into Kenneth's mind and see if
you can find out the details of the plan he and I discussed
earlier today." Integra ordered.

"Now
we'll see what dirty little secrets you may be hiding
human."

Alucard began
looking into Kenneth's mind. To say he found a few amusing
details floating around would have been an understatement.
Integra watched as the vampire continued peering into Kenneth's
memories. A moment passed as she finally began to wonder just
what he was looking for in there.

"Have you
found any details of the plan yet?" She asked.

"Not yet.
But I have found a few interesting little tid bits from his
past." Alucard answered with a smirk.

"You were
grounded at fifteen for sneaking off to go to an Ozzy Osbourne
concert. At the age of twelve you walked in on your mother and
father making your younger brother. And you and your older
brother were given a firm talking to by your father after you
both were discovered going through your mother's lingerie
drawer..."

At this point
Kenneth's face looked redder than a boiled lobster if that was
humanly possible. He'd never felt so embarrassed and mortified in
his entire life.

"Well, I
did say I couldn't promise what he may reveal reading your
thoughts." Integra said feeling a sense of satisfaction
seeing her fiance' so shame faced.

"At the
age of eighteen you told your parents you were going to study for
a school final when in reality you snuck off to an adult
theater." Alucard continued.

Kenneth was
horrified of what else Alucard was going to dig up and reveal,
but it kept him from learning what the plan was.

"And you
think my master is either a lesbian or a transexual."

"THAT'S
not true!" Kenneth shouted. He looked over at Integra who's
eyes were just as wide as his.

"I know.
I made that up." Alucard said with a chuckle.

"Will you
stop playing around and see if you can get at the plan you
dolt!" Integra barked.

Having had his
fun, Alucard continued looking but every time he thought he saw a
detail from the plan another embarrassing memory popped up.

"His
stragety is rather ingenious albeit at the cost of a bit of his
dignity. He keeps putting up memories from his past in order to
sheild my mental powers from finding what it is he doesn't want
me to find." Alucard replied.

"I will
take that as a sign you passed the test. You're to be
congratulated Kenneth. There aren't many humans who can stand up
to Alucard's mental and psychic abilities." Integra said
regaining her wits after the previous outburst.

"All
right, the plan will go as follows. Scouts are set up at the
hotel where the target is staying. It is most likely she'll do
her hunting in one of the local pubs. When we recieve word that
she is on the hunt again Kenneth will be deployed to the
destination she's chosen. He will lure her away and the two will
go to a decoy mansion. Then when she's vunerable, we strike.
Troops will be set up at stragtegic points of the location."
Integra explained.

"Alucard,
you and Seras will be deployed soon after the human troops are in
place. Anderson will also be deployed. The three of you must work
together in order to take this target out once and for all. When
she strikes, so must the three of you." She continued.

"And if
the lap dog should break his leash?" Alucard questioned.

"Then you
have my permission to do whatever is necessary to collar him once
again...after the target has been dealt with." Integra
answered.

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Enrico
recieved word from Integra at his hotel room. He looked to
Anderson with a less than enthusiastic look upon his face.
"We're to wait here until we recieve word from Hellsing. For
now I want you to comply with their wishes. When the demon is
destroyed, take out their filthy pets by any means necessary.
Hellsing is unworthy of being called a vampire hunting
organization when they employ the very creatures they're charged
with destroying."

"It will
be my pleasure." Anderson said with a maniacal smile.

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An hour had
passed. Seras sat in her room awaiting orders from Integra. After
having a few private moments to himself, Alucard joined her. She
looked to see him coming through the wall as if it were not even
there.

"Find
Kenneth's mind amusing?" She asked.

"Very. I
do find it admirable that he was willing to sacrifice his dignity
to protect what my master had told him to keep secret. Of course
I think I was very kind compared to some of the things I could
have done to him. Humans have gone insane after I've messed with
their minds. How do you think Reinfield ended up in a lunatic
asylum? He was quite a mess when I got done with him."
Alucard said.

"I can
imagine." Seras replied. "So do you think the creature
will take the bait?" She asked.

"Oh I
think so." Alucard answered.

"I hope
we can get this over with tonight. The thought of having to trust
Anderson as an ally bothers me." Seras said.

"Don't
worry about trusting him. He isn't trustworthy as far as we're
concerned. Most likely after the target has been silenced
Anderson will turn on us and we'll end up fighting him as well.
And we both know he isn't easy to deal with." Alucard
replied.

"I'd say
Maxwell has already told him to deal with us after the target is
silenced." Seras said.

"Most
likely. There is something else Seras. Shield your mind from her
as best you can. You've seen first hand how she can manipulate
the mind of one even as powerful as myself. She used my own
memories against me." Alucard stated with a serious tone.

"I know.
She already tried it once with me but, I was able to block her.
Funny thing is I didn't feel it anywhere near as strong as you
did." Seras replied.

"She
targets men. It could be that her mental abilities affect men
stronger than they affect women. Perhaps that is why you found it
easier to block her attack." Alucard said.

As he spoke he
felt the presense of his master entering his mind. "It's
time." He replied.

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Kenneth walked
into the pub and ordered a shot of brandy. He didn't look around
but kept his eyes directed at the bar so as not to make himself
look suspicious. He thought about anything else he could except
the trap being set for the target. He noticed out of the corner
of his eye a woman making her way toward him. He pretended not to
notice her at first.

She looked at
him noticing his hand was shaking slightly. Something that
perhaps he wished now she had not caught.

"You seem
nervous love? You're not afraid of a beautiful woman like me are
you?" She asked.

"Well, I
am a bit nervous. I'm supposed to be getting married soon. But
truth be told I'm not really sure if I'm ready to be married just
yet." Kenneth answered.

"Not
quite ready to give up the life of a bachelor?"

"To be
perfectly honest I haven't really...shopped around if you know
what I mean. I'd like a few amourous adventures before I deal
with the ol ball and chain for the rest of my life." Kenneth
answered.

"Well, if
it's an amourous adventure you're looking for, I'm sure I could
provide you with one that will leave you
quite...breathless."

"Really?
I could use a few lessons before I'm wed. I'm afraid I've not had
much experience with women." Kenneth replied.

"I'm sure
I could provide you with quite an education. I'm Sadie."

"Kenneth
Ascott. Why don't we go somewhere a little more private
love?"

"What did
you have in mind?" Sadie asked.

"I have a
nice cozy mansion not too far away. Why don't we go there and see
if you can teach me a few things before my honeymoon."
Kenneth said.

"You're
not worried about your fiance' finding out?"

"Oh come
now love. What she doesn't know won't hurt her." Kenneth
said.

"Shall we
then?"

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Alucard and
Seras waited near the mansion waiting for Kenneth and Sadie to
arrive. Much to their chagrin Anderson also waited with them. As
unenjoyable a task that may have been to all concerned. The
Iscariate paladin inspected his blades keeping a close and stern
eye upon the two vampires whom he had to call allies for the time
being. Alucard also cast a menacing glance at his rival as he
loaded his guns. Neither of them said a word as they waited.

Alucard felt
Integra calling to him mentally. "Are the three of you
in position?"

"Yes
master." He answered.

"Get
this done and over with quickly as possible. I don't want Maxwell
and Anderson here any longer than is necessary."

"Why
not just give me the word master? I'd be more than happy to send
them back to Rome in pieces."

"Because
the last thing we need is war between England and Rome. Now
concentrate on the matter at hand."

"We're in
position Seras." Pickman said to Seras over her radio.

"All
right. Wait until I give the word." She replied.

As she spoke
she cocked her head to one side listening intently. Alucard also
caught the sound of something close by. It was the sound of a car
rolling into the drive way of the mansion. Both vampires listened
as the car stopped and doors opened and closed.

"They're
here." Alucard said recognizing one of the voices as that of
Kenneth.

"Let's
go." He said.

The three
hunters approached the mansion. Alucard and Seras watched as
Kenneth and Sadie shared a drink in the mansion before heading
toward the bedroom. The two vampires vanished and materialized
inside once the couple was out of sight. Alucard raised his hand
making a gesture for the door to unlock and open at his will.
Anderson cautiously walked inside so as not to make any noise.

"What
is the situation?" Integra asked through the mental
link with Alucard.

"We're
in the mansion about to engage the target." Alucard
answered.

"Proceed
with caution. That's my fiance' in there." Integra
said.

"Are
you so concerned about your future husband?" Alucard
questioned sarcastically.

"You
get him killed, and you'll be paying for the engagement ball, not
to mention explaining to her majesty why there wasn't any
wedding."

Alucard
coughed at the comment and cocked his guns. He looked over his
shoulder at Anderson. "I would suggest you put up a barrier
so she can't escape this time."

Anderson
remained silent only nodding his agreement. Alucard fazed through
the door to the bedroom where Sadie was undoing Kenneth's blazer.

"Oh I'm
sorry. Was I interrupting something?" The vampire asked with
his trademark sadistic smile. Sadie spun around suddenly to find
herself staring down the barrel of Alucard's Jackul and Casul.

"So sorry
love, but I'm afraid I'll just have to take a rain check on
tonight." Kenneth said as he rushed away from Sadie.

"Now!"
Alucard shouted.

Pieces of holy
scripture suddenly appeared out of nowhere pinning themselves to
the walls and windows. Sadie growled and rushed toward an open
window. However her escape was halted by the barrier.

"What is
this?" She hissed.

"A
spiritual barrier. It keeps unholy demons like yourself from
escaping. Ye'll not get away this time." Anderson answered
walking into the room.

"Caught
you didn't we? Now it's time you were sent back to the abyss from
whence you came."

"Kenneth!"
Seras shouted. "Get out of here! The barrier will keep her
from escaping!"

Kenneth nodded
and rushed out of the mansion as quickly as possible.

"Captian
Pickman, get Ascott out of here as quickly as possible and get
him back to the Hellsing mansion." Seras ordered.

"Understood
captain Victoria. We're on our way." Pickman answered.

"The
playing field is all clear." Seras said opening the door to
the bedroom.

"Good."
Alucard said baring his fangs.

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Back at the
Hellsing mansion Integra paced back and fourth in her office.
There was a knock at the door. "Enter." She said.

Walter opened
the door. "Captain Pickman reports that your fiance' is
safely out of harm's way. Anderson, Alucard and Seras are
engaging the target as we speak. This should be settled before
the night is over."

"Good. I
want to be informed immediately when they have silenced the
target." Integra replied.

"Yes
sir." Walter answered and closed the door to the office.

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Anderson,
Alucard and Seras faced off against Sadie. Her eyes showed pure
venom in her glare. She focused upon Alucard trying to invade his
mind once again. Alucard's eyes narrowed as he easily blocked her
mental invasion.

"Oh no.
You're not pulling that little trick with me again." Alucard
said preparing to fire.

Sadie's eyes
changed from brown to a firey amber hue and began to glow. The
light spread from her eyes to the whole of her body. Her clothes
fell away as her skin changed from ivory white to dark green. Her
hair turned crimson red and bat like wings sprouted from her
back. Her forked tongue darted in and out of her mouth.

"So, you
reveal yourself as the filthy demon you are." Anderson
growled.

"You must
have found a few victims to renew your power. You weren't this
strong when last we met." Alucard replied.

"Commoners
are not to my taste but they serve my purposes all the
same." The demon said with a voice of pure malice. She
smiled evilly baring her pointed teeth and forked tongue.

"Young
boys are so easy to lure...like a wolf gaining the trust of
gentle little lambs. So sad they'll never become men."

"You
filthy whore of Satan!" Anderson shouted hurling his silver
blades at the creature.

She caught
them easily and hurled them back at Anderson. The blades found
their mark embedding themselves in his shoulders. He cried out in
pain as the weapons carved into his flesh.

Alucard
snarled as he aimed his guns at the beasts heart. "I doubt
you'll be able to catch bullets so easily."

With flawless
precision he fired straight at the demon's chest. To his suprise
a red light surrounded the creature deflecting Alucard's silver
bullets. He ducked just as the projectiles rickashaed off the
shield and headed straight back for him. He rose back to his full
height glaring at the demon.

"Did you
think it would be that easy to destroy me?" The demon
sneered.

"Clearly
you're not just a meer sucubus are you?" Alucard asked.

"Sucubus,
demon, call me what you will. I am a daughter of the darkest of
master and decendent of the dark mistress Lilith. The dark arts
serve those who know how to use them."

"You're a
spawn of the devil is what you are." Anderson sputtered as
he pulled the embedded blades from his shoulders.

"My
turn." The demon hissed and shot a beam of red light from
her hands. The energy knocked Alucard off his feet and shot him
backwards through the door. Seras rushed toward her fallen
mentor.

"Alucard!"
She exclaimed as she kneeled at his side.

"I'm all
right. That thing has more power than I imagined." He
growled as he tried to right himself.

"Die you
filthy hell spawn!" Anderson barked as he picked up his
blades and rushed at the demon. But his blades failed to
penetrate the force field protecting her. She directed another
beam of energy at Anderson sending him flying against a wall. His
blades were knocked from his hands. One flew through the
splintered and shattered wood where a door once stood.

Not to be
easily defeated, Anderson regained his footing and produced two
more blades. But he was quickly bashed against the wall once
again. The sheild began to grow and it soon surrounded both
Anderson and the demoness.

"What the
hell is she doing?" Seras asked.

"What
generations before me have done. I will continue my kind."
The demon answered as she looked down at Anderson who now lay
half concious on the floor. She changed her form to that of a
human woman once again. She stood naked over Anderson who was
barely moving. Anderson's arms were spread wide still holding the
sacred blades. The inhuman female easily took the blades out of
Anderson's hands and proceeded to drive them one at a time into
each of his palms. He cried out in pain as the bayonettes entered
his flesh. He was splayed out on the floor crusifix style with
his tormentor standing over him smiling fiendishly.

"You'll
pay for this sacrilidge..." he sputtered.

The demon
straddled his fully clothed body. She let her forked tongue
slither out of her mouth onto his neck. She laughed evilly.
"Bless me father, for I am sin."

"Get off
me you vile whore!" Anderson protested as he tried to fight
through the pain to release his hands.

"Don't
try to resist me...father. I know you want this one moment of
pleasure before you die." She said as her will invaded
Anderson's.

"But just
in case..."

She reached
into Anderson's coat and pulled out two more blades. She raised
one and rammed it through Anderson's already damaged shoulder
blades. Then she took the other and did the same. Anderson howled
in agony as blood poured from his wounds.

Alucard looked
through the red energy field with disgust seeing what was about
to take place. He got to his feet and ran at the field only to
have himself knocked backwards.

"You
can't penetrate that sheild you fool you pathetic male." She
growled as she began undoing Anderson's pants.

"She
targets men. Her powers work strongest on men." Seras said
to herself. She eyed a fallen blade just outside the shield and
got an idea.

"Alucard,
I think I know how to take her out." She said.

"How?
She's bested both Anderson and myself. Damn her." The elder
vampire growled.

"She
targets men. Her powers work strongest against men. Obviously
she's never had a real challenge from a woman." Seras said.

"You
think you can take her?" Alucard asked skeptically.

"It may
be our only hope. Trust me...OK?"

Seras picked
up the blade by the handle. It was a long shot to Alucard, but he
knew Seras was right. He watched as Seras slid the blade through
the force shield. Amazingly where he was blocked, Seras walked
through without any problem at all.

"It's
working. She walked right through." Alucard said to himself
with astonishment.

"Take
her out Seras. Silence her once and for all."

Anderson lay
helpless on the floor while the demon began having her way with
him. She was about to get his pants down and straddle him when
she felt a piercing pain rip through her shoulder blades. Seras
stood behind her with a manical grin on her face, fangs bared.

"How's
that feel you demon bitch?" Seras growled.

The demon
hissed and rolled off Anderson. She grabbed the blade's handle
now sticking out of her back and pulled it out. She resumed her
true form as a demon and flew at Seras. Seras ducked and rolled
toward Anderson.

"Sorry,
but this might hurt." She growled as she yanked a blade out
of one of Anderson's shoulders. He grunted as he was too weak to
do much else at the moment.

"You
little fool! I'll cut you to ribbons while your lover
watches!" The creature screeched.

"I'd like
to see you try." Seras sneered.

The beast sent
a beam of energy shooting toward Seras. Alucard's eyes widened in
horror fearing his beloved mate was about to be cut down before
his very eyes. To both his and the demon's shock the beam barely
pushed Seras an inch.

"What?
How can this be?" The creature asked with astonishment.

"I'd
guess women never posed much of a threat to you did they...until
now." Seras growled as her expression became deadly serious.
Her eyes glowed red as flame and her fangs elongated.

"It can't
be! My powers have never failed!"

"There's
a first time for everything." Seras said with a smirk.

"Of
course, she's never fought against a woman before. Her powers
don't have the same effect." Alucard said assessing the
battle as it began.

Seras raised
her blade facing off against her demonic opponent. Her normally
sweet face was now dark and fiendish...the look of her sire.
"You don't seem so big and bad now do you?" She asked
sarcastically.

"It makes
no difference. I'll kill you all the same." The demon
hissed.

"Talk is
cheap. More action and less words." Seras challenged.

The creature
lunged foward swinging her blade at Seras. Seras in turn perried
and blocked the strike intended for her head. The blades clinged
and clanged against each other. Occassionally sparks would fly
from the friction of metal on metal. Though she'd never had a
lesson in her life, she handled the blade like an expert
swordsman. To which Alucard credited the power of his blood
within her. In his days as a warrior he was a master with a sword
and the knowledge and skill was passed onto Seras through his
blood.

The battle
continued as the demon managed to strike one blow against Seras
cutting her arm, but not deep enough to make much of an impact.

"Is that
all you've got? I expected more than this. If you're this
pathetic then I'll just have to have to kill you." Seras
sneered.

"By
Satan's tongue you will not leave here alive!" The creature
hissed furiously.

"News
flash greenie. I'm already dead." Seras taunted and swung
her blade slicing off one of the creature's hands. It cried out
in pain as the severed appendage fell to the ground. Instead of
blood however, a viscus, yellow fluid ebbed from the stump.

"Well,
you certainly wouldn't do my appetite any good." Seras said
wriggling her nose at the foul smell the fluid emitted.

The demon's
focus now fragmented, the shield began to flash like a dying
light bulb disappearing and reappearing at a rapid pace. The
powers that held the energy in place were beginning to weaken.

The wound on
Seras's arm healed instantly. The demon however did not have as
much luck. "Well well, you can't regenerate your wounds like
I can. What a shame."

Now furious
and wounded, the demon rushed toward Seras blade in the one good
hand she had left. That too however was severed from her other
wrist. The hand weilding the blessed blade fell to the ground.
Now she was minus both her hands. Seras's wicked smile grew wider
as she realized the demon was now very vunerable. She lunged
toward her enemy driving the blade in her hands into the demon's
shoulder. With her vampiric strength she easily pinned the
creature to the wall next to where Anderson lay still helpless
and bleeding. One by one, Seras yanked the three remaining blades
embedded in Anderson's body and impaled one in the demon's other
shoulder. The other two she rammed one at at time into each
thigh.

The monster
screamed and howled in pain. The barrier of its making finally
dissapated once and for all. Alucard watched with satisfaction as
Seras drew back her hand and plunged it into the the beast's
chest ripping out its heart. With sadistic pleasure she crushed
the organ in her hand. From his vantage point he watched as the
creature's body melted into a blob of noxious goo. Seras stood
back as the demon's corpse melted from the impaling blades onto
the floor. She looked over at Alucard and walked out of the
bedroom leaving Anderson in a heap.

"Target
is silenced." She said.

"Well
done Seras. Sir Integra will be much pleased." Alucard
replied approvingly. They both walked to the front door. A silver
blade came out of no where heading straight for Seras's head. The
weapon however was caught half an inch from its target by
Alucard. His hand bled and burned as the blade sliced into his
fingers. He let the thing drop and turned. There was Anderson.
His wounds regenerated, he stood with bayonettes drawn.

"You just
don't know when to quit do you?" Alucard asked with a
sadistic smile.

"You took
what was rightfully mine to kill. So I'll take the both of you as
compensation." Anderson growled.

Alucard waved
his hand and the front door flew open. Lights shined in flooding
the living room with a flourescent glow. There stood Sir Integra
along with a band of Hellsing troops.

"I
thought this might happen so I took the liberty of bringing back
up." Integra said.

"It makes
no difference. I'll butcher the whole lot of you!" Anderson
shouted.

"I
wouldn't recommend that Father Alexander Anderson." Integra
replied confidently.

Enrico Maxwell
emerged from the glare of the flood lights with a scowl on his
face. He wasn't happy about what he was about to say, but never
the less he had to say it.

"You
cannot attack them without provocation Father Anderson. To do so
will be an act of aggression against the British monarchy. The
Vatican has ordered us to return to Rome." His words were
begrudging. Integra relished in the sound of every one of them.

"Your
buisness in our country has been concluded. Leave now while you
still have her majesty's good graces." Integra warned
sternly.

"Put away
your weapons Anderson. Orders are orders." Maxwell said
looking away with an angry scowl. Anderson felt his blood
boiling.

"This
isn't over vampire." Anderson growled at Alucard as he
walked past them in defeat.

"I
sincerely hope so." Alucard replied looking foward to the
next time he and Vatican's champion would square off.

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Integra met with her agents in
the study for a short post briefing. "You've all done well.
Her majesty commends everyone for their valor and loyalty. Now
that this demonic threat has been extinguished," Integra
paused before taking an exasperated sigh. "We can continue
with plans for the engagement ball. With circumstances being what
they've been, the queen wants this to commence as soon as we're
ready. So in two days the event is set to take place. Anyone who
has yet to find the proper attire, I would suggest you act
quickly."

Integra paused before adding
one last thing to the statement. "Do remember that this is a
formal affair in which many royal dignitaries will be attending
so please dress accordingly."

"When is the wedding to
take place Sir?" Walter asked.

"Two weeks after the
engagement ball. Her majesty didn't want a long wait between the
two." Integra answered.

Having answered all needed
questions, Integra dismissed her crew for the evening.

to be continued...
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Eternal Hearts: Book Four-Daughter of Sin