HELLSING Chapter 2 "Age of Empire (1)"

Age of Empire (1) is the first part of Age of Empire and the second chapter of Hellsing: Volume 4]]. It is also the Twentieth chapter of the Hellsing manga.

Synopsis
Enrico Maxwell corners a Bishop that sympathized with the Nazis during the end of World War II to help them escape and uncovers the truth of it through what he calls his "Inquisition".

Plot
The story starts in the middle of an interview between Maxwell and a Bishop that was accused of sympathizing with the Nazis during the final days of World War II, helping them escape the Allies and justice. The Bishop does not deny this, but instead attempts to spin it in such a way as to make him sound like a victim. When that fails, the Bishop attempts to make it sound as if it was a widespread thing and that he was going through the motions to protect himself. No matter the strategy, the basic purpose is for the Bishop to make himself sound powerless, minimizing his control of the situation and maximizing his victim-hood under the Nazis. Maxwell doesn't go for this though, allowing Heinkel Wolfe to get rough. He then proceeds to tell the Bishop exactly what he knew. The Bishop, and all other priests during that time were cooperating with The Major in hopes of being a part of the fruits of Project: Letzt Battalion. They had hoped to become vampires to live forever, and as such had cooperated with the inhumane murderers. However, the project was not far enough along to reliably create more vampires, and only incomplete ghouls, which were all previously killed by Hellsing during the war. The Bishop once more planned to somehow excuse his actions, but in the end, Heinkel pulled a pistol out on the Bishop and asked for Maxwell to give them the order, saying something like this shouldn't walk the earth. Maxwell responds with Amen, resulting in the likely execution of the Bishop.

Appearances (In Order)

 * Enrico Maxwell
 * The Major
 * Heinkel Wolfe

Organizations

 * Iscariot (Vatican Section XIII)
 * Hellsing Organisation