Thereafter
Words: 7,912 | Rating: T
Series: Hellsing | Pair: Alucard & Integra Hellsing
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Alucard took in a breath he did not need, completely baffled by his master’s boldness. His shadows receded within him, but his midnight hair still coiled and danced curiously above. The moonlights silver rays once again poured into the dark room, illuminating his master who bared herself to the vampire.
His mouth opened, his rose-tinted eyes luminous as he observed the patchwork on her skin. Thin lines, lighter than the rest of her, decorated her back in a myriad of jagged crisscrosses. There were more than there had been on her legs. Some were a pale pink, and slightly puckered. Some looked chillingly like the claws of a wild animal.
He could tell by the manner of which the scars had healed, some were old, and some had happened not too long ago.
There was one that caught his eye from the rest, however. One that looked so grotesque, it irked him to see such a disfigurement on his otherwise perfect master. It was not very big, the scar was three centimeters long, a half centimeter wide and a darker tone, it left a nasty shriveled indent on her skin; suggesting a sharp penetration. He recognized scars like this one, for he had suffered them many times before, in his past life.
He stepped closer to her, lowering himself slightly to peer down at her scarred flesh.
Integra whispered, “Can you see it?”
“This is a sword wound…” he inquired, more to himself than her.
“Yes.” She breathed softly, “… from my own sword no less.”