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Chapter 18 - Alucard's Resolve

  Alucard lunges at Tweedledum as Liam takes on Tweedledee. Alucard goes for a vertical slash but Tweedledee smoothly dodges it.

  "Nice try boy," said Tweedledee. He goes in and uses his massive belly to attack Alucard and hits him back a bit.

  "I need to be stronger," said Alucard. Alucard starts to remember when he was a child training to use a sword.

 

  Somewhere near a cabin in the woods in Romania in a field. Alucard was eight years old wearing a white dress shirt with brown overalls and shoes. He was with a Younger Jonathan who was eleven at the time wearing the same thing as him and his eyes were normal before they became all black. They were both wielding wooden swords. Alucard lunges at Jonathan but Jonathan takes him down with ease. He falls on his bottom. 

  "Dang," said Alucard. Jonathan extends his left hand out to help him up. Alucard takes his hand and he gets up.

  "You need to make yourself less open," said Jonathan.

  "Alright," said Alucard. Jonathan sees Alucard is troubled by something.

  "Is there something wrong, Alucard?" asked Jonathan.

  "Well, I do not like to fight," said Alucard.

  "I see. That's alright to feel like that, Alucard. The only reason we are out here training is because one day. Me or father will not be there to help you or when you need to protect mother and Victoria," said Jonathan. "You do not need to like fighting. I just want to protect those who are important to you when the time comes to it."

  "Fight to protect others," said Alucard.

  "Yes," said Jonathan. They would hear someone in the distance.

  "Jonathan, Alucard, dinner is ready!" yelled Victoria from their home.

  "Let's go," said Jonathan.

 

  Alucard was getting up from getting attacked by Tweedledee.

  "I will not lose again. I will protect my friends," said Alucard. He starts to emit a blue aura out of him. Alucard raises his blade and it starts to build up energy in the blade.

  "Brother, watch yourself," said Tweedledum. Alucard slashes his blade down and releases a giant blue energy blast out of his blade which knocks Tweedledee back breaking his weapon in half.

  "Good work, Alucard," said Liam. Tweedledum goes and checks on Tweedledee.

  "Brother, you, okay?" asked Tweedledum.

  "I think we are done here," said a Voice nearby. They looked around till they saw a cat that was large it was a striped cat with purple and black fur. it had yellow eyes with a big grin on its face.

  "Cheshire Cat," said Alice coming out.

  "I think you two have done enough damage how about you go back to The White Queen's Palace," said The Cheshire Cat. Tweedledum helps his brother up and they leave. Liam changes back to his normal form but he sees his robotic right arm fall into pieces.

  "Damn," said Liam. "I hate this arm."

  "Hey, Alice, I think it's time we fix his problem," said The Cheshire Cat. Alice comes over to Liam and puts her hands where his right arm is and a white glow appears around her hands Liam starts to feel something strange come from where his arm was and it starts to grow out from his body a new right arm.

  "There you go," said Alice. Liam starts to move it around.

  "Whoa, it's like it was never gone," said Liam impressed by Alice's powers.

  "That is amazing," said Alucard.

  "Oh, mister Cat we are looking for Alucard's friends," said Alice.

  "Of course, I can help you out," said The Cheshire Cat. "You need to head for The Red Palace."

  "What? But that place is ruled by the Red Queen of Hearts and she a very stubborn," said Alice.

  "Trust me, I think you and your friend, Alice can fend off what the Red Queen has to handle," said The Cheshire Cat who disappears.

  "Alright, I think we should make our way to the Red Palace," said Alucard.

  "Yeah, let's go," said Liam. They begin their way to the Red Palace.