Alucard's vision blurred and turned hazy as he willed his wobbly legs to stand still, but it was just impossible. Progenitor or not, all vampires would be greatly weakened if a holy weapon pierced their hearts. Worst case, some might even die due to the holy energy coursing through the weapons.
The last thing Alucard saw was a group of people clad in white robes with holy weapons and the faces of his terror-struck maids before his eyes shut and everything appeared dark.
***
Alucard's eyelids fluttered as they snapped open; he glared at his surroundings. He seemed to be in a desert. However, the gloomy skies and the shadows that seemed to be dancing made the vampire a bit cautious.
"This place... why does it seem so familiar?" Alucard wondered aloud as he glanced around, taking note of his surroundings.
"Have I been here before?" Suddenly, a blue portal appeared and sucked in Alucard like a vacuum!
When he popped out of the portal, Alucard saw a man with wrinkled cheeks, pale skin, and red eyes with a pair of fangs jutting out of his mouth.
It almost felt like this was a distant memory as Alucard stared at the old man, trying to understand why his own body was acting on its own.
"You see, Alucard, you don't need to be a king to have followers…you need charisma, one that would make everyone extremely loyal to you."
"How... how am I going to achieve that? I'm just a pathetic vampire. I have no kingdom; I'm no king... I'm just…I'm just a vampire stranded in the middle of nowhere," Alucard glowered in frustration as he staggeringly traversed the monstrous sandy desert. The moon hung high, illuminating the desert with its light, which Alucard used as guidance.
"Look deep into your soul. Everyone has a soul, you know? Vampires, our kinds as well. So there must be something in that gloomy soul of yours."
"Look into my soul? That would help me get back to the real world."
"Of course, yes, that would give you a much stronger will to leave this damn place."
"Thank you, you know? Thank you for raising my expectations."
"My child, you think this desert is your only problem? The holy church, even the gods, the temple of chaos. They are all your enemies. What do you do to an enemy?"
"Kill them. Massacre them alive and throw them into the deepest pits of hell. Even the devil, Lucifer, won't be able to save them."
"Now that's the spirit. The day you came to this world as Dracula's heir…you were already damned. The world had already condemned you. The only way for you to survive is to live. For you to live, you must cause
…chaos."
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Snap. Alucard's eyes snapped open; the first face that greeted him was a teary Nina, who had ruddy cheeks, perhaps from crying for too long.
Seeing the sight of his maid, Alucard sat up as he gently cupped Nina's face with his hands, staring deep into her eyes.
"Sheesh, stop crying. I'm okay."
Nina's eyes glowed red as a smile appeared on her cute, innocent face; all this while, she didn't even notice her master getting up from the ground, but after feeling the warm hands and soft words, she finally awakened from her saddened stupor.
"M-Master—"
"Sheesh." Alucard placed his fingers on Nina's lips. "Let's go help your sisters." The vampire's eyes glowed red as he glared into the distance.
In the distance, White robbed warlocks, and witches were engaged in a fight with both Muna and Nina. Several slashes of blood and ice pierced the air, and with each stab, a man or woman in white went down.
Alucard's gaze landed on the seductive succubus. Unlike her usual playful and seductive self, Lilith had a clenched fist, her teeth grinding back with force. She stared at the fight, fighting the urge to jump in.
Alucard narrowed his eyes. He didn't think much of it, for the current situation didn't accommodate that. Bolting forward with a toxic, murderous glow in his eyes, Alucard began to shroud his entire being in lightning as he shot into the sky.
With his hands aimed at the spot with the most Light warlocks and witches, a thunder ripped through the air as a giant beam approached the frightened light warlocks and witches.
Their lives flashed before their eyes as they stared at the fast-approaching lightning beam. They clenched the holy cross and muttered a silent prayer.
""" For Zion"""
It was the last scream before they were all consumed by the lightning beam, and it was all wails of agony.
The others, after noticing their fallen friends, all glared at Alucard with murderous intent. If looks could kill, Alucard would have died several times.
However, Alucard seemed unbothered by their look; he was more concerned with his completely drained mana. Checking his soul book, Alucard noticed that he only had 20 mana reserved left.
This didn't make him anxious or scared in the slightest as he shot down like a missile on the members of the church.
BooooooOOOOM
The few warlocks and witches in the vicinity were all tossed and flung like ragdolls as the lightning erupted in their midst. Luckily, due to Alucard's low mana, they received next to no scratches at all. They looked rather fine, except for their disheveled hair.
Siena and Muna were a bit surprised as they watched their 'master' take on all these holy mages. Though the warlocks and witches here were mostly Tier 1–2 and were like cannon fodder, they were still pretty strong for a newly awakened such as Alucard.
Their thoughts, however, didn't last long. They were more glad that he was awake again.
Lilith's eyes glittered as she saw Alucard, but her face darkened when a light warlock sneaked behind Alucard, who was more focused on the enemy at his front.
Lilith didn't hesitate as she made a quick gesture with her fingers, and the poor man fell and slept forever.
But after performing that attack, Lilith gritted her teeth as a spiky invisible whip slashed her back, pulling away a huge chunk of flesh. She coughed up a mouthful of blood and stood up, making sure no one saw her.
A few hours later, the fight came to an end; Alucard spared only a single light warlock as he lifted the bruised man to his eye level and glared furiously.
"Who sent you?"
***
When the fight was reaching its zenith, Lilith had seemingly vanished. No one noticed.
Now she stood before Lucifer in his dimensions. "What did you do?"
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Let's hit one of the power stone goals! >> Authors note for details