Sands of Time (Hellsing•AU)

Catching up(44)

•Relationship argument
•Death threat

Ylva went downstairs slowly. She entered the darkroom and found a low lit lamp. There was his large black casket and his throne. She had not seen it again since she fled in 1477.   Her last memories of the chair made her start to get angry.

Thinking nothing of it, she walked boldly over and sat down. She crossed her knees to straighten her armrest. Until the word that Vlad was dead, she sat in this chair everyday. Her fingers stroked the worn down spots. There was one promident set of worn spots that matched Vlad's. The left side spots were more defined. She remembered he rested his head on his right hand when bored or thinking.

"Reminiscing my dear? As always the throne suits you. It's why I told you to stay behind. I knew you would keep my people safe, if the Turks attacked the castle," Alucard smiled genuinely.

"Hmm perhaps until your death was announced. Your visir took me aside and convinced me to step down,"she stated.

"What did Gregory offer?" Alucard asked.

She snorted, "What did you want me from?"

"It was in the beginning but in the end you were my kindred spirit. I trusted you and only you.  I should have taken you to the battle. You were a good tactician that I missed, your perceptions for battles."

Ylva smiled,"Thank you Alucard."

The vampire paused then stated, "I need to hear about your past Ylva.  I have many questions for you. I expect you to tell me the truth..."

"Where do you want me to start?" she rose from the throne and stepped aside to allow him to sit.

He raised his arms up. Ylva knew he wanted her to sit partially on his lap. Her butt settled against the left arm rest and her legs across his lap. His right hand rested on her knee.

Alucard gave her a command,"What are you?"

" I have never regained my memory before I rose from the shallow grave. I was clothed and carrying a weapon. I don't know what would have happened, if the wolves had not let me feed, on their reindeer kill. This you know..." Ylva paused to lick her lips. "You know there are three types of vampires-cursed, turned as a human and lastly born...I am a born."

"Show me the true form you have..."Alucard demanded.

"Not much to see," She closed her eyes and reopened with glowing green. 

She had a mouth full of pointed teeth and her fingernails grew to talon like claws. Her hands swiftly grabbed his chin then went to rip his throat out. Drool ran out of her mouth. The woman jerked her head away and had an evil smile, as she licked her lips once more.

Her voice was shaky.

"You smell good, delicious. In fact, I want to drain you until you are ash. The bonus is, I would gain some or all of your abilities. I would eat your soul..."

"You're not human so it wouldn't kill me," he purred.

"Would you like to test this idea?" she tilted her head and stared at him, "I wonder what power I could gain? Perhaps you may not die but you would not have your abilities. I would strip you of them."

Alucard smirked, perhaps she could kill him?  That prospect was something to think on. 

No Life King continued, "The meeting with the Sultan went fairly well on the last day. He granted me a period of time, to find the traitors in the church and didn't form a campaign, for about two years. Did you have something to do with it? I can't see how."

"Such arrogance for a human then...quite simple, I revealed what I was. A deal was struck that I always went with you to battles. You forbid me to go, with you, so the Sultan thought you had sent me away. He attacked you and the rest is history."

"And your undead friends are created how?" Alucard kept staring at her green glowing eyes.

"I made my way to Egypt, via a Greek merchant. I became a priest (male and female are priests). When the head priest caught me feeding on the temple cattle, he took me to the desert and buried me. One year and a day, I dug my way out. I was claimed by Anpu (Anubis) . He grants me the ability to summon his army of the undead. I believe the army is at least 250,000 strong. Every person killed by them fills the ranks even more..."

"You are then a Necromancer..could you only summon Anubis' army or is it broader than that?" Alucard grazed her neck with his fangs.

"It seems all now, summoning the army is recent," Ylva had a puzzled look.  "You marked me yours, without my permission!"

"Yes as soon I became aware of Lucius' desire to claim you.."  Alucard chuckled. 

The Vampire King brushed her hair out of her face. He was rewarded with a set of fanged teeth in his upper forearm and then the arm severed. She spit it out and saw it reform from shadows.

"Feeling better now Úlfhéðnar?" he asked.

"No, not until I claim you and in turn place my mark on you!" Ylva demanded with a snarl.

"Really? I thought I broke your heart...how many men consoled you? How many have fucked you since? I should imagine quite a few knowing your 'appetite' for carnal pleasures..." The vampire was looking for some kind of reaction.

He had his share of women in the past so he wasn't completely upset about it.

"It's none of your business! The moment you entered your castle with your vampiric whore wife and two concubines you had lost me!" Ylva spit on his face then turned to a wisp of cloud like substance.  The woman stood in front of his door, with her arms crossed in defiance.

"My, my...touchy my dear Queen...I had only first become the Vampire King and so my lust for many things overrode me."

"I'm not your Queen! You left me at the altar!" Ylva became mist like again and fled out of his quarters.  She began to move quickly, to the open window, in a hall at Hellsing manor. Alucard phased up and through the floor to stop her.

"Where do you think you are going? Our discussion is not done..." a predatory smile crossed his mouth.

"Far from you!" Ylva snarled loudly with teeth bared. 

She made a couple of gestures then her shadow wolf appeared. The wolf was so big, that its shoulders came to her head, standing still. Ylva leaped onto it's back then the shadow took off at an incredible speed. Integra and Walter came out of her office, long enough to see the shadow wolf leap through, a large glass window.

No Life King formed his swarm of bats to pursue her. Much to the vampire's surprise, he couldn't keep up with the shadow's pace. Alucard reformed and stopped, as he didn't know where she was headed. He would track her once she stopped running.

"A hungry wolf is bound to wage a hard battle."
~Laxdaela Saga, c.19