HELLSING Chapter 4 "Wizardry (5)"

Wizardy (5) (ウィザードリィ (5),) is the fourth chapter of Hellsing: Volume 8 and the fifth and final part to the Wizardy series of chapters. It is also the Sixty-First chapter of the Hellsing manga.

Summary
As Alexander Anderson walks towards one of his student's corpse while being surrounded by waves of familiars originating from Alucard, Anderson gets even more upset now that he had reminisces about the past; Maxwell was just a boy determined to be the greatest of them all... only to turn into something he had truly hated with all his heart. Time moves on however, and Anderson quickly orders Heinkel and the Corpo dei Preti Armati to escape from hell, and goes on to meet Alucard, who had recently just reunited with his master, and fledgling.

Synopsis
Now that one of his greatest student has died, Alexander Anderson, very upset, sad and much disappointed about what happened to the one who stated that he will become the very best, walks slowly towards his corpse through the horde of familiars created by Alucard. Doing so, Anderson frowns and looks down while the ghouls changes its target from Maxwell, to Anderson; he however, does not give a damn and strides forward still. As he walks past the horde of familiars, he reminisces about the past, recalling back when Maxwell was just a lost, young boy who's determined to be the greatest of them all...

Flashback
Back when Enrico Maxwell was a child, and also back when Anderson doesn't even have a stubble, Father Renaldo brung a young orphan into Anderson's orphanage, the Ferdinant Lukes, welcoming him to his new "home". Upon meeting his new teacher for the first time, Maxwell smiles and asks Anderson if the reason why he's here, and the reason why his father and mother didn't come get me was because... he's the son of a mistress? Not giving Anderson a chance to reply however, Maxwell continues his sentence in a manner which displays vengeance, hatred and confidence all in the same time, stating that he doesn't need friends, companions or a father and mother figure as other orphans adopted by Anderson walks around and plays with each other.

Looking down to see the lost child, Maxwell then proceeds to continue his sentence by proudly stating that he will become great, so great that he will become the very best and will look down upon everyone living on earth as says that directly on Anderson's face, who found the young man intriguing, very interesting.

Present
Now finally nearing Maxwell's body, it only made him more upset than ever. Then, he sits next to Maxwell's body and lay his head on top of his knees, clearly having a sad an disappointed face. Anderson deeply regrets not teaching Maxwell to be a respectful man even more, even though he had did his best to teach him on how to be a great person; it still was, visibly, not enough. In a sad voice, Anderson says "you're a fool" twice. Then, refusing to look at Maxwell's corpse once more, Anderson proceeds to close the eye of one of his favorite student turned enemy.

Shortly thereafter, Anderson orders the Armed Priest Corps to return to the Vatican City, as the Ninth Crusader Expedition Reconquista has been totally destroyed. "The morning comes. The dream's already undone," Anderson states. However, Heinkel, through the microphone protests, but before she could say anything other than "No, Anderson," Anderson quickly responds back by saying that this is not their place to die, and orders them to go back to the Vatican City and protect The Pope, in case he ever gets attacked and tells them to protect Catholicism for eternity. Then getting straight to the point about what he'll do, Anderson states that he will defeat Alucard.

Shortly after Anderson says that, Heinkel still protests, asking about what will come fighting a man like him; to which, Anderson states that it has to be now, because after releasing all of the souls inside of him, Dracula is now weakened and can be killed- he's just a single vampire now- a single Dracula. He then says that this is perhaps the plan of the "Insane Battalion Commanders" goal to sacrifice over a million innocent lives, just to overthrow and take down Alucard. Then surely, and confident of it, Anderson states that he'll be fighting to the death and bids farewell to his men, before saying that Maxwell's crying- and continues insulting him, shortly before teleporting to Alucard's whereabouts. All this, much to the Armed Priests dismay and worry.

Reunion
Within the thousand bodies that are dangling on top of spears, caused by the Wallachian Army commanded by Vlad Tepes himself; lies a loyal servant bowing down to his master. Welcoming him back, and smiling, clearly glad of Alucard's return, she in return, calls him the "Count," and then, the Impaler responds back by saying "I return, count." Nervous, shaking and sweat from top to bottom, Seras Victoria welcomes Alucard back, and suddenly, Alucard switches his focus on Seras almost instantly. To save this from being any more awkward than this, Seras quickly changes the topic and says that her master now have a mustache, to which, Alucard extends his right arm to Seras, scaring Seras almost immediately; closing her eyes.

Upon opening her eyes back... and feeling a comfortable space on her head... she sees Alucard patting her. Loving his fledgling as a father, Alucard smiles back to Seras with a kind, and gentle stare as he pats Seras on the head. "Seras. Seras Victoria," this is the first time Alucard had called her by name directly, and not calling her names like "Police Girl". He now recognizes that Seras is no longer the pathetic lost fool who's scared of drinking blood, and is forever stuck like that- no, what he's seeing now is a True Vampire. Now knowing that he recognizes what she truly is, Seras smiles in gladness as the three shares a heartwarming reunion.

Until a flurry of bible pages spawns and Alexander Anderson strikes.

The Final Battle
As Anderson spawns a flurry of bible pages to distract Alucard, and surprise him from an attack up above; Anderson with a bayonet on his mouth and both hand, quickly strikes the Voivode of Wallachia as he too, unsheathes his sword from his waist to protect himself from Anderson's surprise attack. The timing was perfect- it forces Anderson to put even more force into his attack as he was still up in the air, and it finishes in both parrying each other- both being sent back as both Anderson and Alucard grins. "Magnificent, my arch-rival" the Count says, and to which, Anderson, posing his two bayonets as crosses- starts a speech by stating that they're god representitives; earthly agents of divine punishment- their mission is to destroy those who defy gods down to the last little bit.

Clapping and thoroughly entertained, the Major smiles and claps.

Characters

 * Renaldo (flashback)
 * Enrico Maxwell
 * Alexander Anderson
 * Heinkel Wolfe
 * The Major
 * Dracula
 * Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing
 * Seras Victoria

Organizations

 * Iscariot (Vatican Section XIII)
 * Millennium Organization
 * Hellsing Organisation