Legendary Heroes (Mobile Legends Fanfic)

Chapter 32 | One's Secrets and Changes

Ruby turned her head to look away from Alucard's smirking face, crossing her arms. "You're so small! Will you ever grow tall?" Alucard teased, trying to face her. But each time Alucard tries, Ruby keeps turning her head in the opposite direction to make him unable to look at her face.

"I will grow tall! Then you'll regret those words!" Ruby hissed angrily, still not looking at Alucard. "Fine. I'll stop teasing you, but in one condition." Alucard quickly slid in front of her, gently tipping her chin to lift her head up. "Say you're ruby!"
"Ha! saying my name is easy!" Ruby grinned, gently swatting his hand away that was tipping her chin. "I'm Ruby!" Ruby said proudly, her voice still childish, placing both of her hands on the sides of her waist. Alucard giggled, patting her head. "I know your name is Ruby. You said it earlier, remember?" He grinned playfully, nudging her on her shoulder. Ruby fumed, kicking his knee with one of her feet. "You said that you wouldn't tease me anymore, meanie! You didn't keep your word!" Ruby crossed her arms, glancing at Alucard, anger in her eyes. "I'm sorry. I can't help it, you're adorable! Just like a tiny doll." Alucard grin's turned into a soft smile seeing Ruby's cheeks show a red color, not from anger, but from something else.

Their moment was suddenly interrupted by a group of footsteps coming closer to them. As Alucard and Ruby looked around, the two finally realized that Tigreal was gone. "Where did that mister go?" Ruby said confusedly, holding her scythe's handle tightly. "I don't know, he must've left." Alucard said, his voice showing seriousness. He will not let his guard down for whatever that will attack or show up in front of them.

As the surroundings grew quieter, Alucard felt danger. He decided to lower his sword and acted like it was nothing. It might bait them into making their move first. It's a better idea than going to the tall bushes and be defeated by this mysterious group of people's ambush. Ruby looked at him, her confused expression still on her face. "Um. What are you doing?" Ruby whispered to Alucard, lowering her weapon as well. "Baiting them, act like we heard nothing. If we make our move, they'll ambush us easily in those tall bushes." Alucard whispered back, wrapping his free arm around Ruby's waistline to pull her close, then they moved to the opposite direction of the tall bushes. "Stay close to me. Pull them towards us if they attack, I'll show them no mercy." Alucard whispered again, his voice sounding like he thirst for blood at the end of his last sentence.

Alucard's plan managed to work. A group of cloaked figures leaped off the tall bushes to attack them, their swords sharp and large, a sliver skull with a half wing designed brooch on the left side of their chests to easily identify what hunters they are. Demon hunters, Alucard said inside his mind, he felt like he was about to panic, but he didn't, instead he remained strong and focused, unlike his old self.

Alucard raised his large sword, slashing at the first male demon hunter to get close to him. He stabbed through the demon hunter's torso rather easily and smooth, as if he was slicing a cake into individual pieces. The unfortunate demon hunter to get killed by Alucard gasped for air, his hands and feet twitching. But the cold fallen demon hunter-Alucard lifted his sword up to the poor hunter's head, until he sliced his body into halves, blood landing on the fallen demon hunter's cheeks. Alucard leaped towards to another demon hunter, kicking their chest hard, knocking the demon hunter down to the ground. Alucard stabbed their neck until it hit their spinal cord. Blood quickly rushes out of the demon hunter's cut, spilling all over Alucard's clothes. One by one, brutally and without mercy, Alucard killed the rest of the demon hunters, his eyes revealing no sympathy. He panted heavily, quite glad to kill all of the demon hunters that tried to kill them, all except for one.

"Stand back! Or I will kill this girl!" The last male demon hunter warned Alucard. His face showing fear and panic. Alucard turned his head to look at the last demon hunter, his eyes slowly widening. Ruby managed to look calm, although Alucard could tell that she's panicking in the inside. The demon hunter placed his sword below Ruby's neck, the sword's blade almost touching Ruby's soft skin. "Stab yourself, and I'll let this girl go!" The shaking demon hunter ordered, his voice stuttering as he spoke. Alucard scoffed at the demon hunter, lowering his sword. "You think a petty insect like you can order me around? You're a joke." Alucard said bitterly, quickly dashing in front of the demon hunter, kicking his sword out of his hand.