HELLSING Chapter 1 "Castle Vania (2)"

Castle Vania (2) (キャッスルヴァニア (2),) is the first chapter of Hellsing: Volume 9. It is also the Sixty-Nineth chapter of the Hellsing manga, and the second and final part of the two-parters, Castle Vania.

Summary
In the midst of getting consumed by Anderson's holy flames, Alucard was awoken back to reality after his life had flashed back in his eyes with the help of his Draculina, Seras Victoria. Now, here comes the last stand of the Nosferatu, and the final defense of the Monster of God, as Arthur Hellsing narrates the fight by saying a speech about vampires that mirrors what Alucard truly is.

Synopsis
As life flashes back on his eyes, reflecting about what happened to his life; Alucard hears a name calls out to him as he's consumed by the holy flames of God. Blood as a tear coming out of his eyes, Alucard slowly but surely opens his eyes; only to see something that surprised him so much he glares as blood runs through the Count's eyes. As the holy fire splits him in half, Alucard sees his fledgling, Seras Victoria holding Anderson, no, that monster's bayonet from stabbing through Alucard's heart- which would've been the final killing blow and Alucard would've died. As Anderson struggles to stab Alucard completely, he retaliates by using the thorns to cut off Seras' fingers that's preventing the bayonet from piercing the No Life King's heart as Seras desperately tries to awaken her master.

Unbeknownst to her however, Alucard had already been awoken, and as the thorns goes through the arm of Seras, creating a huge wave of flames that lit ups her right arm, and during the final struggle, with his familiars that spreads throughout London burning because of Anderson's flames, as Rip Van Winkle and Tubalcain Alhambra experiences eachothers second death, with London now being covered by burning corpses of ghouls. Seras Victoria once again calls out for her master for the last time before she too, is fully consumed by the holy flames Anderson had created; but then she hears "You're so annoying, Police Girl", which surprised her so much. She decided to look at Alucard and sees him fully awaken, stating that he can hear her voice just fine; like an ear-splitting song.

Slowly, Alucard stands up and puts his hand onto the bayonet; fully denying Anderson any chance of finishing off the Vampire King. Now, with sadness within the voice of Alucard, who had wished that Anderson killed him moments before; stated that he wouldn't have minded him defeating him, had it been that day- had it been that twilight wilderness, and had it been 523 years ago. Alucard goes on stating that he even wouldn't have minded giving him his chest. But now- forget it, but now; he can't be defeated by him. In moment of immense anger and sadness, Alucard breaks the bayonet that held him and Anderson in place and pushed the angered Anderson backwards. Immediately right after, he unlocks level 1 and in response to Anderson's holy flames, created a hail of flames himself that surrounds him to the back, while the Vampire states that it's always humans who defeats monsters, something Anderson isn't.

As the pentagram written on Alucard's gloves glow white, Alucard groups his familiars in order to get past Anderson's last line of defense. Screaming a battle cry, Alucard poses his gloves just like when he posed his Casull and Jackal- an upside down cross, then soon right after- ran straight towards God's Monster whilst the holy flame and the flame Alucard had created battles it out. In response, Anderson steps backwards and opens his arms; multiple thorns comes out of Anderson's back as the entire front body of Anderson is shrouded in darkness, except for his eyes. Breaking through each vine Anderson created with ease due to how fast he is, dodging multiple thorns Anderson threw at him; with his army of familiars, Alucard launch himself towards Anderson as he aims for his heart while screaming.

While Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing watches in the back, she recalls what her father said about vampires on his deathbed; questioning if the undying monsters really do desire immortality as their existence, Sir Arthur Hellsing goes on stating that many of them instead crave conflict and gory struggles, and it becomes something akin to weeping; their screams are not born of a desire for combat, rather... it's a desire for death. While Alucard launches himself into Anderson and his last line of defense once again, breaking through every thorns Anderson threw at him- Arthur Hellsing on the background questions how many years the vampire, Dracula, has seen, and how many lives he had devoured; but now, he has no castle, no dominion, no subjects and no lovers- not even his own. Arthur then proceeds to describe Dracula as a "revenant who walks on and on and on, until anything and everything is gone and completely leveled." Then, Arthur states that to him, vampires are pitiful, pathetic children who might simply break down and cry feebly.

Then, back at the present and in real time, Alucard makes it through Anderson's thorns and for the last time, dives onto Anderson with his right hand plunged straight onto Anderson's heart- piercing through it as blood immediately pours out of Anderson's torso; and making both of them fall, Anderson tries to stop Alucard by for the last time, summoning a hail of thorns; but it's no use, Alucard quite easily so pulls Anderson's heart out of his torso as he stands atop of Anderson's body that was on the ground due to Alucard plunging himself forward. Pulling Anderson's heart, and as a rain of blood immediately gets lets out, Alucard for the last time, strikes Anderson again to stop the hail of thorns thrown at him; slicing Anderson in half with his own thorn and heart. As the body of Anderson falls, Alucard holds Anderson's heart in place, and taking a final look at the Nail of Helena, he crushes it with his hand; ending the Monster of God once and for all. A rain of blood then proceed to drop, making a pool of blood. Suddenly, to the surprise of pretty much everyone present, Alucard screams "You are me" to Anderson.

With immense sadness in his voice, voice cracks everywhere every time he speaks, Alucard covers his eyes, while he cries out blood as the sun rises. "You are me, I was this same way," Alucard screams as light shines upon the No Life King. He fully knows that what Anderson did, is similar to what he did after Alucard's own life flashes in his eyes; both were, in the moment of desperation, turns into a monster; Alucard sold his soul to the devil, while Anderson sold his heart to God; making him God's true servant. As Alucard continues to cry and blood burst from Alucard's eye, Anderson, near death coughs and looks at Alucard. To light up the mood, Anderson tells him to not cry as if Alucard was one of the orphans he adopted, then asks if did one of the children chases him.

Characters

 * Alucard
 * Alexander Anderson
 * Seras Victoria
 * Rip Van Winkle (Familiar)
 * Tubalcain Alhambra (Familiar)
 * Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing
 * Sir Arthur Hellsing
 * Yumie Takagi

Organizations

 * Iscariot (Vatican Section XIII)
 * Hellsing Organisation