Eternal Life

Alucard who was sitting as he waited for the food to come, wondered what was the first thing he should do upon coming back, he needed to keep his advertisement on, but he also needed a more efficient way to do it, there was the meeting with Ruoxi...

'Ruoxi, and there is also Tang Wan~'

So many things to do, he thought with a smirk as he sipped some wine, Alcina leaned on him and watched National Geographic, interested in how animals hunt each other.

*TAP*

*TAP*

"You, bastard!"

Alucard stopped his hand with the cup and looked up only to see a panting Jane looking down at him with clear wrath!

Her hands moved forth as she took him by his shirt! trying to pull him to his feet but failing miserably to do so!

Alucard lifted his hand and stopped Jane in her tracks scaring her a bit.

"Calm down..."

"How do you want me to-" She retorted but was stopped abruptly!

"Not you..." The count said and looked to the side.

It was only then that she looked to the side and saw the horrifying image of Alcina towering over her, with half of her body covered in eyes as her claw was about to reap her life, beheading her for what she was worth!

"Alcina, stop!" Catherine shouted in fear, her daughter almost died just now!

"TAKE YOUR FILTHY HANDS AWAY FROM MY MASTER." Alcina's inhuman and monstrous voice spoke without any mercy... Her claws are ready to behead Jane.

"YOU'RE NO THREAT TO MY MASTER, BUT YOU COME SHOUTING ALL OVER, CURSE HIM AND EVEN DISRESPECT HIM BY PULLING HIS NECK, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, MORTAL? EVEN IF YOU'RE CATHERINE'S DAUGHTER, YOU'RE STILL JUST LIVESTOCK FOR US"

'Either you retire your hands... or I retire your life'.

"Jane, do as she says!" Catherine rushed over and held Alcina's hands, if Alcina really wanted to take Jane's life, she couldn't do anything!

"Alucard!" She appealed to her lover, even calling him by his name; the latter closed his eyes and sighed.

"Settle down you two..." He said.

Alcina's horrendous visage never left Jane's, the latter gulped and released her hands, she wasn't stupid, she knew how close she was to perish right there...

With that, the cold atmosphere disappeared, together with the towering Lady Dimitrescu as a slender mature beauty appeared once again beside Alucard.

"Fufufu~ It's fine that you know your place. Be grateful that you're Catherine's daughter, otherwise, your head would be rolling by now, I will not tolerate any disrespect to my master. Are we clear?"

...

"Are we clear?" the atmosphere turned cold once again!

"Yes!"

"Good!~" Alcina kissed her master's lips and continued watching her animal show.

"What is your problem, sit down and talk like a normal person..." Alucard sighed and created another cup of wine for her.

At that moment, the maids came and put a banquet on the table in front of the TV before leaving with a bow.

Jane bit her lips, "My mother said she's now omnipresent and that she's neither dead nor alive at the same time..."

"That is the truth..."

"Why!? Why do you make her go through such torture!? Doesn't that mean that she won't be able to die ever!?" She stood up as tears ran down her eyes, not able to imagine the torture her mother would have to go through due to this status!

...

Alucard regarded her with his eyes opened wide, "You..."

"She will never be able to perish, to forget, to be nonexistent, to rest! always living, always watching! always suffering! We don't know what's on the other side... after death... but what I know is; it is needed, whatever is one the other side, we all must go through, you denied that to my mother" She said with a clear resolution, she would never want to have such power!

Her words stunned Alucard... She knows, even without going through it herself, she knows...

"I didn't want to... I didn't pass her this power willingly, I don't know how she got it; it is the first time it has ever happened" He said softly, stunning Catherine.

"You, didn't give me this power intentionally?" Catherine thought that he gave it to her so that they could always be together...

"Catherine you don't understand... This is not a power, it is a curse. I didn't want you to have it."

"I don't care! I don't care if it's a curse! As long as I'm with you!" Catherine rushed between Alucard's legs and held his hands with a smile, tears running down her eyes.

"Mother! You don't understand!"

"I understand! I don't comprehend, but I understand! Eternal, I will live eternally, I will never die, but I don't care!" she looked to her daughter's way briefly only to turn again to lock eyes with Alucard and also Alcina who was looking at them.

Three pairs of pink eyes met.

"It is eternal, but you will be together with me, right? You will never abandon me" That thought gave her assurance as she kissed Alucard's palm.

Alcina also shifted her gaze towards her master, awaiting his answer.

"I won't..." He reassured, caressing Catherine's face as the latter kissed his palm with devotion... With Alcina doing the same to his other palm.

His wish for death was as strong as he remembered, but ever since he came to this world, unbeknownst to even him for a longest while until now, he noticed...

Two more existences like him appeared, and the two were very close to him to the point of being inseparable. Death was what he craved, but if he didn't attain death...

At least he wouldn't be alone again.