HELLSING Chapter 7 "Sorcerian (1)"

Sorcerian (1) (ソーサリアン (1),) is the seventh chapter of Hellsing: Volume 10. It is also the Eighty-Sixth chapter of the Hellsing manga and the first out of two parts of the Sorcerian chapters.

Summary
Being ordered to kill The Major, Seras Victoria obliges; shooting him with the Hallconnen. However, the glass protecting The Major was simply too strong, and so, The Major sarcastically curses The Doctor upon seeing it only getting cracked by Hallconnen's bullets that's supposedly could withstand anything but tanks.

Then suddenly, Seras reaches her arm to the floor; grabbing a 88 mm gun which she would then fire. The shot was so powerful that it shattered the glass and takes out the left side of his body; then penetrates off the armor of the Deus Ex Machina. The Major's true nature... is revealed, and not long afterwards; he and both Sir Integra have a shootout.

Synopsis
After hearing Sir Integra's order to Seras Victoria to eliminate him once-and-for-all, The Major stretches his arm wide and open, telling them both to come as their enemies are right here with a smirk. "You are there... and I am here. RIGHT HERE!!", The Major said to them. Not so long afterwards, Sir Integra then once again orders Seras to shoot him. Shoot him. And shoot him. "Search and Destroy," Integra orders Seras twice as she points her finger to The Major who could careless about dying.

Obliging, Seras then screams and picks up the Hallconnen, shooting it multiple times however; only cracking the glass directly in front of The Major who witnesses it. Cursing the Doctor for making it too sturdy, The Major giggles and sarcastically said that. Seras however, continues firing until she ran out of ammo.

Dropping the Hallconnen, Seras then slams her arm right through the floor below, turning it into a shadow and latches it onto something... Then, slowly picking it up; a huge barrel surrounded by Seras' shadow would appear through the broken floor. Jumping backwards, Seras then pulls it out completely and grabs onto it with her left arm; an 88mm Flak Cannon just for this. Witnessing the act, The Major could not be more delightful and surprised; stating that it's fantastic and he loves it so as Seras points it directly to his face.

Seras then shortly after, fires the cannon; letting out a loud bang. However, it worked and the 88 mm bullet shattered the barrier The Doctor created and blows out half of The Major's, who still smirks even getting hit with a bullet that huge. The bullet would then penetrates through the light-armor that the blazing Machina has and then after, hits a nearest bell which deflected and slowed down the bullet. Eventually, it drops below without an explosion.

Back at the crumbling Machina, debris from the roof caused by the 88 mm cannon crumbles to below; creating a cloud of smoke which blocks both Seras and Integra's vision; making them lose The Major in the process. Walking slowly without any care about the dropping parts of the roof of the headquarters, Integra searches for The Major who she thought was hiding. In the process, she calls out for him; stating that it's over. In the distance however, The Major responds with "It looks that way, but not quite." Then upon finding his body, Integra was utterly shocked seeing The Major's true nature; asking if it's really him or she's just crazy. In response, The Major confirms it; it's him.

What she saw- was not a man, but rather; a machine. Shocked to see this, Seras too was severely shocked to be revealed that The Major is actually a machine. However, hearing his name and "machine" in the same sentence, The Major takes offense to this; stating that he's certifiably human and she shouldn't say something so rude. But then, Integra proclaims that he's a monster, that's what he is; a monster, which The Major then says that she's wrong, and one thing that makes "us" human; is their will. The Major then goes on telling Integra to not associate him with a pitiful monster like Alucard who uses blood as a currency of the soul, and has to keep in other people to go on living, once again telling her to not lump him together with one as feeble as him. Raising his hand upwards and looking up at Integra, The Major states that as long as he has his own will, then he should not be reduced to nothing more than a "brain floating in a glass of jar full of culture fluid," or "even memory circuits in a huge supercomputer."

Continuing his speech, The Major states that he's still a human, as humans are beings of soul, mind, and will. Then referencing Alucard, The Major states that even if he smiles in a guise of a young girl, or if he kneels full of sentiment in a guise of a veteran warrior; he's still a monster. The Major confirms that this is why he absolutely despises him from the bottom of his "heart," he does NOT approve Alucard the vampire. Then, The Major states what he is and what Alucard is; he is a human-like monster... while The Major, is a monster-like human. Smiling and still looking Integra, The Major declares that he is himself. Asking if Integra herself does not think that The Major is not the same as her, he then tells her to wage on the war they declared on each other a long time ago.

In response, Integra reaches out for the shoulder of her coat; then pulls it out, though still stays silent. The Major was pleased with this response, so then; he reaches out for his pistol as Seras lets Interga do her thing. Doing a one last stare-down with each-other, Integra then slowly walks to The Major as he shoots her on every step she takes. However even after so many chances, The Major misses on every shot and Integra eventually makes her way a few feet away from The Major. Now, a true standoff.

As they both wait for the perfect opportunity to shoot, Integra would then make the first move; aiming then shooting The Major. However before it hits him, The Major too aims and shoot. Getting caught in the eye, The Major however; was caught in the forehead perfectly. The glasses The Major wears fall off from his face, and he laughs in satisfaction; saying that for the first time ever, he hits something. Before passing, The Major says that it was a brilliant war.

A fire then races through the hallway of the Machina, engulfing it inflames and destroying it.

Characters

 * The Major
 * Sir Integral Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing
 * Seras Victoria
 * Alucard (Effeminate Appearance/Flashback)

Organizations

 * Millennium Organization
 * Hellsing Organisation

Trivia

 * A running gag is that The Major has an abysmal sense of aiming. For the first time in this chapter, he actually strikes his target.
 * The Major has vision problems which likely result in poor depth perception. This is odd as he is a cyborg who should have a body with optimized senses. It is possible that he wears glasses specifically because they are a part of how he identifies himself. Wearing glasses he does not need could explain why his depth perception is off and further more why he can never strike anything he shoots at.