Alucard x Reader; For Your Convenience

Part 1

You were just passing through. This small town was on your way, and it was getting so dark. At that hour, there was only one inn open, and thankfully they had an open room.

"What brings you to our little town?" The owner asked as they handed you the key.

"I'm heading to a town another 30 miles from here. Had to stop for the night," You replied.

In truth, you wanted to keep your answer vague. You'd been known to dabble in magic and had heard of a town where you could get all sorts of supplies, so you decided to make the journey. However, if people knew where exactly it was that you were going, they could guess why and try to burn you for magic.

"That's nice. Enjoy your stay," They said.

You nodded and bid them good night, picking up your things and heading to your room. It was the first door on the second floor. It was roomy, but there was little furniture. Perfect for one night but not for much longer.

From the window, you could see the town square, dark save for the occasional flicker of someone's lantern as they shuffled about. It was calm, quiet, and it was making you so tired.

With one last glance outside, you changed your clothes and went to bed.

The plan was for you to leave the next day as soon as you woke up, but things changed when you were awoken by a loud shriek. Throwing your covers off, you ran downstairs to see what was going on.

"Please don't go outside, you don't want to see that," The owner pleaded, standing between you and the door.

You didn't necessarily want to see anything, but if someone was hurt you might be able to help. Giving the owner a reassuring nod, you opened the door and stepped outside. To the left of the door, no more than 10 feet away was the bloodied corpse of what you guessed was a man. All around the body people crowded, murmuring and crying. They all looked so terrified.

For a moment, you worried the people would blame you since it happened the night you came into town, but a young man walked over and calmed your nerves.

"I'm sorry, you're probably scared aren't you?" He said.

You nodded.

"I'm not really used to seeing corpses," You replied.

"Yes, it's a terrible sight, but I'm afraid we're used to it here. The vampire strikes often and leaves the remains for us all to find. It's terrible, but we're helpless."

At the mention of a vampire, you were intrigued. You'd heard of them but never had a chance to actually see one. A while ago you bought a vial of vampire blood from one of your suppliers, but you didn't actually see the vampire they'd taken it from.

"A vampire? How do you know it's that and not wolves?" You asked.

"We thought the same thing as first. With how torn up the corpses were it would make sense, but then bodies started showing up with very little outward signs of trauma and all of their blood drained. The vampire lives in that castle up there, he comes down to kill at least once a week," He replied, pointing off.

You followed his finger and found a large decrepit castle that you hadn't seen the night before. It was a dark stone, probably why you couldn't see it at night, and had several tall towers. Vines grow up the sides, suggesting it'd been in a state of disrepair for a while now.

"Has anyone confronted the vampire?" You asked.

"Heavens no! No one is brave enough. We all just hide in our homes and do our best not to go out at night."