HELLSING Chapter 1 "Balance of Power (3)"

Balance of Power (3) (バランス・オブ・パワー (3),) is the third part of the Balance of Power, and the first chapter of Hellsing Volume 3. It is also the twelfth chapter of the Hellsing manga.

Synopsis
As Seras trains Pip and the Wild Geese to deal with the threat of vampires and Millennium, Alucard and Walter discuss the enemy, the past, and what it all means as they prepare to head to Rio De Janeiro...

Plot
Maxwell meets with the Pope at the Vatican City where he offers his forces for the Pope to use as he sees fit. He states that it is his hope that their enemies set up their own downfall. Elsewhere, Walter and Alucard talk about the artificial vampires and their connection to the Nazi Organization they faced during World War II. This leads Walter to talk about the difficulties of growing old, and how the British would rather give up their prosperity than their pride. He asks Alucard why he turned Seras into a vampire, and Alucard states that he doesn't know beside the fact that she chose it himself. He said he finds Seras curious, as she was the last survivor in the Cheddar Village. He mentions that "Giving Up" kills people, and that only those who persevere are worthy of walking the path of humanity. The day after, Seras is entombed in a casket which they plan to use to transport her across the sea, as crossing running water is a weakness of vampires, and Seras will be left in a helpless, agonizing state during the journey. Integra asks about Alucard's new choice of fashion, and Alucard mentions that he will be in public and must dress accordingly, even if it exposes him to more sunlight. He states that, for him, sunlight is not fatal, just annoying. Integra then orders Alucard to search and destroy, an order that he gladly accepts.

Appearances (In Order)

 * Enrico Maxwell
 * The Pope
 * Walter C. Dornez
 * Alucard
 * Seras Victoria
 * Pip Bernadotte
 * Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing

Organization

 * Iscariot (Vatican Section XIII)
 * Hellsing Organisation
 * Wild Geese