Souls Interlink: Her Past II

The next day Alucard's phantom followed after the blonde with great unwillingness, as she made her way through the streets, to a local church.

Catherine exposed herself, her identity, to a local preacher and asked for help, she wanted to meet someone from her family, anyone remaining!

"You are the hunted Duchess!? Oh my God, madam please come in!" The preacher hurriedly opened the door and let her in.

Catherine explained to him everything she had been through with her daughter and asked for help, the despaired wails of a mother, she didn't want it for herself, but Jane, her daughter needed to live!

A light glint flashed in the preacher's eyes as she glanced at her up and down, he flashed a smile afterwards, "I see, sorry but you can't stay here now. I'll try to contact someone in England to see if your family would be able to come and pick you up, come back tomorrow with your daughter, I should have some space here by then. Here, take this and get some food for yourselves, it would be a pity if someone happened to the two of you after running so long." The preacher man said and gave her a small bag with several pounds.

Catherine saw the light at that moment, not even concerning herself with the man's dubious expression, she finally found some hope! someone had helped her!

"Thank you! Thank you! I'll repay this, I'll make sure to repay this!" She almost knelt on the floor with gratitude, they would have a decent meal tonight!

Alucard saw everything from the corner and sighed, how could he not recognise that gaze?

Catherine returned that evening with what could be considered a banquet.

Orange Juice, Hot and soft Bread, Steak! Oh God, Steak!

The moment she got inside their cave after collecting some more wood, Jane's trained nose was able to smell it! It smelt delicious!

"Jane dear! someone will help us! I found someone that will help us!" her voice overjoyed, she couldn't wait anymore to tell her daughter the good news, they wouldn't have to sleep in this cave anymore!

Jane's countenance visibly lightened, things were going to get better? Her mother wouldn't need to work so hard for longer!?

Today was a joyful day in their small family, the two ate until they were full for the first time in a long time.

Then they lay on many layers of clothes and blankets, covered with many layers of some more ragged clothes and scratched blankets, looking at each other.

"Go and sleep dear, tomorrow will be a good day" Catherine caressed Jane's cheeks slightly.

"Mother, I swear I'll make you proud, I'll be the best in the world!" Jane said, this being literally the happiest day in her life, the poor girl didn't even have time to mourn her father.

A few tears left Catherine's eyes as she smiled, "I'm sure you will dear, I'll support you! Now go and sleep."

Alucard felt boundless happiness in his heart, mirroring Catherine's. This was the happiest memory in her thirty-eight years of life.

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The next day afternoon, Mother and daughter made their way to the church.

The preacher man received them as he promised and they happily slept the night there, not knowing what terrible destiny awaited.

The following morning, Catherine woke up with her head in pain, looking around faintly, everything was blurry.

"Jane." she said lightly, the first thing that came to her mind was her daughter.

"Jane, where are you?" she clutched her head in pain, feeling a viscous liquid.

"Mother!"

"Jane... Jane! Where are you!?" The moment she heard her daughter's shout it was as if the light came back to herself.

She blinked once, twice and found herself in the very same church, except that now... Her daughter was tied to a chair... And so was she...

"W-What, no, NO PLEASE! Don't do this!" Utter Despair marred her wails the moment she understood the situation! He was going to hand them over to their executioners!

The preacher sat on a chair in front, drinking from what appeared to be a bottle of Rum, "You actually dare to show your face here and expect me to help you? The price for your head is in the millions, and your daughters are a little higher. Help you? I can live my whole life without doing any work or selling immigrants as slaves if I hand you over!" He smiled wickedly, already feeling the gold in his hands.

"No, please! Anything, anything! I'll do anything, don't let them have my daughter!" Anguish washed Alucard's existence as he was forced to witness Catherine's despair, all the time, he felt exactly the way she did.

Despair that no human, or vampire... Should ever be subjected to. An experience that managed to scratch the threshold with his own despair and loneliness.

The preacher looked at her up and down and a lascivious and disgusting smile appeared on his face, "They didn't say anything about handing you or your daughter over in one piece, I guess I can have some fun with you before I get my money!" He hurriedly stood up and walked up to her.

Upon hearing his words, an idea flashed in Catherine's despaired mind.

"I- I will do what you say! I'll collaborate! But please let my daughter off! I won't fight, just let her off!" Her daughter's safety made her play whatever card she could, was she to hand her body over to this bastard? It didn't matter! as long as her daughter lived!

The preacher stopped at her words, revealing a toothy grin, "Oh, anything huh? Alright, Duchess, I'll give you a chance, serve me here and I'll let your daughter go."

"Mom!" Jane shouted out, her countenance already pale, she understood the situation was critical and they might as well be dead now.

Catherine bit her lips, her blue eyes losing colour little by little, she shot her daughter a glance and smiled...

"Everything will be alright, Jane, don't worry." She said lightly and then turned to the man.

"P-Please let her go first, then I..."

"You're in no condition to stop me from doing anything or making demands woman!"

*PAM*

The exalted man threw the bottle making the two flinch in fear, it was the truth, they were tied.

"Undress..." he said and cut off her ties, sitting back on his chair and waiting, his countenance expressing his lack of patience.

Catherine bit her lips... It all came down to this, even after all she did, she needed to save her daughter... She felt so ashamed.

Showing her body to a despicable man in front of her daughter.

She undressed as fast as she could, not wanting to give this scum a show, and within seconds she was naked...

Her figure left a lot to be wished for her ribs were almost exposed, a clear sign of starvation. Wounds all over from cuts, bruises from every fall and from every chop of wood. Yet her figure remained, her breasts were still plump and so was her butt. Something that this bastard couldn't ever hope to attain in his lifetime.

When Jane saw her mother's body, tears couldn't help start falling from her little eyes.

"Hmph! Is that what's left of the unparalleled Duchess of Wales? To think you're the most beautiful woman in England and Wales, no matter, it will be enough" He stood up and walked up to her, carrying with him his disgusting self.

Alucard grit his teeth, his eyes red as blood.

The man shamelessly groped one of her breasts and there was no reaction except disgust and unwillingness from her.

"Hahaha! At least this is still plump!" He then pushed her down, intending to commit his crime right here!

"No! Mom!" Jane shouted in anguish, seeing as her mom was pinned down by some stranger.

"Jane, close your eyes dear! Don't see this!" Catherine struggled, tears running down her eyes, she didn't want this! But she also didn't want this image to remain in her daughter's mind.

*BOOM!*

An abrupt explosion broke the three of them from their reverie, the main door of the church exploded open!

"Who is it!" shouted the man in a fit of wrath at being interrupted, still on top of Catherine's body.

The blonde looked at the door, excepting that whoever it was would help her and her daughter out of this situation!

From the door came a teenager with an Asian complexion, raven hair and dark clothes, a gun in his hand.

His eyes were lifeless as he shot the preacher a glance.

"Don't you hear me punk!? I asked who are you!" The preacher repeated and got off from Catherine's body, much to her relief, but that didn't really end the peril they currently faced.

As fast as she could she ran to where her daughter was, not paying attention to the two men.

The newcomer's figure suddenly flashed and disappeared, materialising right next to the man and taking him by the neck!

"Ugh! You! release me!" The man wailed as his body was technically lifted by one hand of the man.

"Montario Stronoff, an order of execution has been issued on you, your times of pretending to run a church are over, what a piece of shit, to think I came all the way here to kill these weaklings." The man threw the preacher's body with so much strength that the seat where he fell broke in half!

"Ahhhh!!" he grunted in pain but didn't even have enough time to stand up.

*PANG!* A shot rang, going right through the man's head and killing him in that instant.

Alucard glanced at the newcomer firmly as his eyes shone with even more blood.

Catherine and Jane gaped at what they had just seen... Someone got killed just like that in front of them!

Catherine hurriedly untied her daughter and walked to pick up her clothes, trying to get out of there as soon as possible!

"Where do you think you're going?" The man said and her heart palpitated furiously!

"Catherine Rothschild, an order of execution has been placed on you and your daughter..." his cold voice said heartlessly, and when she turned around his gun was pointing right at her head.

'It's Over...' She thought.

Jane couldn't even speak at this point, only looking with despair marred all over her little face.

Catherine glanced in her daughter's direction and remembered her words from the last night, 'I'll support you!' She had to... do anything!

This man was strong... Maybe he could...

"Please, hear what I have to say!" That was the only thing she asked, her only option...