Azazel Would turn around looking in Isaura's direction before bringing his Energies under some control. "How long Has it been Lily, 14 no 15 years since you saw me last? he would ask as his words would cause the air to ripple at his words as his energy reached its last stages of getting in order letting Isaura breeath easier in his presence. "Im glad to see you have grown, along with your abilities. You probably dont even remember playing with Zayden when you two were younger. Thats an effect of the gate that was developed to allow us into the other world. the stronger the demon however the more memories we were allowed to retain, but should you cross back into your respective realm all memories would be regained funny thing that gate.

"Your master "Aly" he would get so pissed when i called him that" Azazel would chuckle at himself. "He would often times venture into my realm to cross blades. This was something that had occurred for centuries upon centuries and when power was shifted and we took the place of our respective lords the bond we shared grew with our power almost to the point we could read one another's mind and could detect the other. As of late however even in this realm where my powers are at their strongest I cant get a lock on him. Not to many are capable of blocking HIS energies especially since that's primarily one of the things he's known for is having an almost limitless energy supply, well that and being able to inhale the life force of a victim from miles away." Azazel said his mood going from delighted to worried.

He in fact cared deeply for Alucard a bond forged from rivalry a brotherhood of two. "Lily I ask you have you whereabouts of Alucard's location?" Azazel asked in a rather serious tone. "Any minuscule amount of info would help" He said almost pleading with his for all intents and purpose his niece.

Isaura frowned, “you remember me?” she stuttered in shock, “but you never,” she said trailing off and shaking her head. She wasn’t going to focus on that when he asked her a question.
“He went to visit the council so that they might discussion something of great importance. He did not tell me what. He sent me on a mission and said that he would return not long after I finished it. However when I returned to the castle I could not approach it. I was in fact, hoping you would help me find him so that I could return.”
“You wish to return?” he asked surprised.
“This is not my home. This is not my place. I was bought for a reason and until I am no longer needed I shall return to him,” she whispered.
“And if you could stay here, would you?” Azazel asked.
Isaura looked down and thought of Zayden. A blush colored her cheeks and she struggled to be honest, “If I could, if Zayden allowed me to, I would.”
Azazel stared down at the girl before nodding. “Well until we can find him, you may remain here.”
Isaura blinked, surprised by the kindness, “If it helps he is still alive and uninjured,” she tried to smile, “Our bond would alert me if he were not.”

"Its funny" Azazel would say looking at Isaura rosey cheeks. "That boy has been infatuated with you since he laid his little demon gaze on you. "and had it not been for his mother he probably would have told you so, see his mothers are where he got his current wings from to be honest most of his aesthetics come from her. Sadly the he even got her shyness. Had Zayden been full demon you would have known cause he would have been overly protective of you."
Azazel Azazel would walk to Isaura's side and pick her up. Isaura didnt resist as Azazel took off at blinding speed and landing near the portal. "Lets go" Azazel said ushering Isaura through, as he reverted back to his more human like appearance.
"Also worry not here has only pushed on by about 20min even though we were home for about 2hrs." Azazel said reassuring her "You also might wanna check on Zayden Woltar really put him through the paces and last time he fell asleep in the tub a maid found him almost drowning" Azazel said chuckling

Isaura sighed as she made her way back to Zayden’s room. She was unsure of what to think. She took a deep breath before she entered Zayden’s room. She closed the door behind her and jumped up, crawling onto his bed. She brushed the hair from Zayden’s face and stroked cheek with her thumb. When he moved she jumped back fell to the floor in a hapless heap. She took a moment to shush herself hoping that the noise she had just made hadn’t woken Zayden up.
After several moments she climbed back on the bed and touched her hands to his chest. She took a deep breath as her aura pressed against him. After a moment she felt his aura yield to her aura and start to intertwine with hers. In alarm, she drew her aura back in against herself to stop that from happening. She whimpered as she crawled back and away from him. That wasn’t supposed to happen. That only ever happened when, she paused and shook her head, refusing to finish that thought even in her own mind.
Instead she moved off the bed and away from Zayden. She needed to take her mind off of what had nearly happened. So instead she closed her eyes and crossed her legs as she searched inward for the ties of the bond holding her to her master. She vaguely felt herself disconnect from her body as she explored the rope-like strands of their bond. She tried to follow the bond but was prevented from following the bond through to the end. She took a deep breath and tried to follow the bond but continued to be prevented.
Suddenly she was sent back and forced into her body by a power much too powerful for her to resist. Her body fell to the bed with a thud and she gasped as she shot up. Isaura looked around and removed herself from the bed and Zayden’s presence as she moved to the door. She closed the door behind her as she left in search of Azazel. She supposed that now she really did have something to tell him.

Something wasn't right Azazel knew better to think that alucard would leave for the council alone. He knew the path there was treacherous even for warriors of their caliber thats why the trek was always made in pairs at least in there case.
The enrgies he felt from Alucard hadn't completely changed but there was something different about them, they seemed to become weaker. The once near limitless enrgy supply felt as though it was pulsing growing stronger and yet weaker. It was almost as though it was a weak heartbeat, Although alucard didnt have one his energy mimicked one perfectly. But for it to be acting in such a manner he was all but dead or he was in a fight for his non-li... Before this thought could be completed the enrgy signature would go silent. "I- I- Impos- sible" Azazel would say.
This was no accident. he thought to himself. before calling for Woltar and giving him a specific set of instructions. A panicked knock would be heard from the door. Woltar to would open it only to find Isaura standing there. Not caring much for ettiquette at this point she barged in speaking to Azazel directly. Alerting him of what was going on. "Calm down Lily i know i felt it too, And it was no accident someone or something is draining him." He said.
"If your coming we must go NOW" Azazel said watching Isaura storm pass. Azazel would nod towards Woltar "At once sir"

Isaura sighed as she walked. She missed her Master. He was supposed to be the strong one. She did not understand what was going on or why he had lied to her. She felt vaguely betrayed by the fact that he had sent her on a mission so that he could go off and do lord knows what. Like he was supposed to be the responsible one. And- and- and- oh, she was going to curse him out.
She huffed and glared at Azazel’s back before she allowed her mind to drift. Whatever anger she felt was only there because she was actually very afraid for Alucard. He had been the only caring parent she had ever had. When she was younger, in private, she had been allowed to call him father. He had adopted her as one of his own. They had performed the ancient rituals and they had shared blood. It was part of the reason for her vision, or lack there of.
It was her sacrifice. She would not regain her sight until the time was right, or so the oracle said. She had to first prove herself. But she had learned to live without colors. She could still see the outline of many things. Television was a hassle, it was all static. Like watching tv in a cheap motel with no cable. She was growing angrier with each passing moment.
Alucard wasn’t the one that could do this sort of thing. She was. It was understandable if she went somewhere on her own, in comparison to Alucard she was nothing short of a child and would always be no matter how long they lived. She was supposed to be the one to sneak off to lord knows where and be rescued so she could be scolded. Not the other way around. She crossed her arms over her chest and focused her lethal gaze upon the trees.

It was early in the AM and it had been almost two months since Isaura had left with his father and woltar wasn't sharing much in the way of WHY the two left together so suddenly. What he did share was that his training was going to be pushed along much further and faster than before and it would get brutal these were all truths. Since the night his training had begun Zayden had suffered 40 broken bones, was pushed to the point of near death 12x, and was forced to fight all the staff at all times of the day. Woltar being the worst he no longer pulled punches he at one point had hit Zayden so hard he shattered his entire spinal column.

The best healers were kept on call and were well compensated. The training had been proving to be a complete success however. Zayden had tapped into his demonic side and while he could barley do much of anything aside from move a bit faster his energy signature changed mimicking a much darker one after noticing theis woltar had taught him an assassination technique (sui satsugai no ito) Murderous intent, Killing Intent. this skill allowed Zayden to detatch himself from emotion and focus only on the kill.

Woltar after teaching him this knew he was almost ready all there was left was for him to cross the gate alone. if he failed the gate would kill him and if he succeded he would be allowed to the other side and his seal would be erased.

Zayden would walk to his balcony and stare thinking to himself a single thought "Isaura". Even with all the training he knew his dad could handle himself but he wanted to help Isaura. "My dads den would hold answers as to where they went but how do i get past Woltar?" he thought.

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"Another empty lead i am truly sick of this dead end after dead end someone knows something and someone will talk." Azazel said "We will find him Isaura i promise, its time we go straight to the Demons mouth, and that is literal." He would say as they walked out of a decemated tavern and and looked to the "Demons Mouth Mountain."

It was probably when they were about to set up camp that Isaura felt something. Eyes glazing over she began to follow the strings of the bond closer to Alucard. She shook her head and tried to focus but the tugging of the ropes made it impossible. She cried out for Azazel in a strangled voice at the images flashing in her mind.
For a moment she snapped out of whatever had been trying to drag her away when Azazel grabbed her and wrapped his arms around her. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly as she tried to think more clearly.
“I think, I think,” she stuttered as she rubbed at her aching chest. “I think we are close to him,” she stated slowly, “I think that was him reaching out for me,” she frowned as the pressure eased as she paced.
“I saw what I think was a female torturing him,” she shivered as a cold passes through her remembering the way the aura had flickered and curled, “She had what I think was tentacles.” Isaura shook her head and turned to Azazel who did not look pleased at all by what he had heard.

"It doesnt matter how i get through i need answers and im not getting them by keeping put here" Zayden became resolute in his thought and was determined to make his way to Isaura and his father. Zayden grabbed his blade and opened the door only to see the hall crawling with his servants all wearing a sadistic look on Their face. and one approached with a letter that he was to read before crossing the threshold. the letter read:

Zayden Shook a bit, had regained focused and his resolve As he stepped into the hall, only to be greeted by with a broken nose from a fist that was moving at a blinding speed. "Shit" Zayden exclaimed at the sudden rush of pain that assaulted his face. He focused as he barrelled into the hallway focusing on his surroundings, Effectively evading and countering the first 40 or so hits after a good 4hrs. Zayden barely made headway and already had 4 broken bones but wouldnt stop He would finally draw the masamune "If need be i will cut my way through But NONE of you will keep me back and that include..." as he spoke a noose of what seemed to be light would form around his neckand string him from the cieling.
Woltar would slowly approach his flailing body "Lesson 1 was dont be flashy nor talk to much just do what must be done." He said letting him fall to the ground and there battle had begun and in that time zayden had lost conciousness fighting in this stat allowed him to do things even he didnt know he was capable of. But he would never know of these things and ultimately the things he did caused woltar to allow him to pass.

Isaura frowned as Azazel explained who, or rather what, that thing was. A queen. A mind-flayer. Her heart hurt. She had to get Alucard back. She would do whatever it took to save him. He was the only parent she ever knew and his life, in her opinion, was worth infinitely more than hers. A
"So she feeds on the energy of others?" Isaura asks.
Azazel nods tersely, "And she would know that we are close. That we are coming for her. This will be no easy task."
Isaura's heart throbbed painfully. There had never been a time where she had genuinely feared for Alucard. He was her fearless protector and limitless in his power. Isaura turned away from Azazel and closed her eyes forcing herself to relax. She took a deep breath and steeled her resolve. She didn't care how it happened, but Alucard would be saved.

Zayden would awaken a bit dizzy from the whole ordeal, looking around and realizing he was in the study he would grow seriousas he stood only to fall back into his fathers chair. "What the hell happened?" he questioned as he slowly stood up and leaned against the mirror seeing a note hanging.
- this out fit is for you change and leave through the mirror GOD SPEED Zayden- signed Woltar
Zayden would dress quickly and after getting the suit on he would flex and test it making sure there was moving and breathing room. and after he realized ther was, he would pick up his blade and for the first time feel a slight resonance from it "Hmm, what was that he asks" Shaking it off as he steeled himself looking through the glass that seemed to show a distorted world.
Zayden would step through the glass and be thrown down a hall of images that seemed somehow familiar from battles his mother had to battles his father had that were harder to see to him shaking hands with a rather tall gent and smilling hard at a younger girl that seemed to grow and grow until he saw Isaura perfectly. and all of his childhood memories came flooding back even a promise he had forgotten "I dont care where you're from i like you and im gonna protek you from everything" and it would be concluded with little Zayden holding up a stick like a demon Knight causing little isaura to giggle. before zayden was spit out on the other side...

Isaura said a soft prayer as she readied herself for the day. She didn't want to think of what that evil woman must be doing to her father. That thought would only serve to make her heart ache. She knew that whatever Alucard was going through that it wasn't pleasant and that she had to save him. He had to know that she was forever grateful for all that he had done for her. She thanked whatever deity out there for listening to her.
She gently touched her heart as she thought about her father. She could feel Azazel's aura, ever potent against hers and she turned blind eyes towards him before abruptly turning and walking in the direction of her father. The closer she drew the more she feel the drain of his own energy exho inside of her. Suddenly she stopped and turned toward Azazel.
"We are close," she states softly.

"Dammit my head What the fuck happened...oh i made it through" Zayden said to himself turning over in the grass only to fall face first into a puddle of water. "Really though" He said standing and shaking off the excess water, but not before catching his reflection in the puddle in which he stood. "Wha- Wait who? is that me he said looking down why is..." Zayden would grab his head.

"The portal just awakened in you what has always been there" a voice said

"Who said that" Zayden would ask looking around Picking up Masamune .

"HEY, HEY, HEY, not so tight im not ur boy toy" masamune would say

"Wait thats you? your saying that? i didnt know you could talk"

"Well, last horse crosses the finish line" He says "Yes thats me talking and the reason you couldnt hear me before is because had i spoke to u in the other realm or before more of ur demonic half was awaken ur eardrums would have bust and u would have been as deaf as your little girlfriend is blind, by the way she is hot piece of ass if i still had my body the things i woul..." Masamune would be cut off by Zayden.

"YOU SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH" Zayden would say in a voice that scared even him accompanied by a wave of energy that burst from his body."Wow"

"HEH HEH HEH and theres proof that you are your fathers son. that voice is capable of silencing masses and putting fear into lesser demons. and it seems that girl is your trigger, oh and by the way as we speak she is walking into a deathtrap both her and your father actually"

"WHAT WHERE ARE THEY?" Zayden would say in a panic

"Hmmm if i tell you you have to do me one favor no matter the cost" Masamune would say glowind a deep red

"FINE WHATEVER"

Masamune would give zayden directions to his father and isauras location. Zayden would sheath Masamune and take off in the direction given.

Isaura forced herself to remember that their enemy was a mind reader and focused her thoughts on Zayden. The transition of her thoughts was easy enough to achieve. She missed him with such a deep longing that the intensity of her feelings surprised even her. She sighed as she closed her eyes and thought about the way Zayden made her feel. She felt warm and happy at just the thought of him. She sighed as she wondered what he was doing. She hoped that he was okay. He had to be. She bit her lip and let the happy thoughts settle as she readied herself for the fight she knew they would be facing.

The queen Flayer would stand above Alucards body Smiling as she neared the completion of his drain. “After…I.. get out of here…I swear to you im going to drain you of ur life force and feed you to Azazels hellhounds” Alucard said weakly. The flayer queen would look Alucard in his face before caressing it with her tentacles. Before delivering a crack with her with her cat of ninetails across his face. Alucard would loose a castle quaking roar as for a split second the truth of him would be revealed as he reacted to the whip that had been imbued with celestial holy and lawful aligned energies. Alucards skin hissed as it tried quickly to repair itself but took longer than normal to do so due to not having all of his energies…

Zayden would stop midflight after hearing that noise “That didn’t sound good at all, we should only be behind them by about an hrs flight we need to move if you really wanna save her” Masamune would say.
“I Know I know” Zayden said as he took off again keeping his thoughts focused on Isaura He would protect her at any cost SHE WAS HIS he thought to himself. “I wonder if shes thinking about me too” Zayden would shake his head and continue his flight

Isaura would make a pained sound at the sound of Alucard's roar. She didn't want to think about the strong male she considered her father as anything less than the strong warrior she knew him to be. She squashed whatever emotions swelled up inside her. She couldn't think about that right now. She thought about Zayden then. Zayden who she hoped to see when this whole thing was over. She hoped that Zayden was doing okay. He was safe at home and she was glad for that. She smiled ever so slightly at this thought.
She knew that she could not allow her thoughts to wander. She had to focus. She would not allow the bond she had with Alucard to be used against them. Se would not allow this mission to have occured in vain. She took a moment to reach out for Alucard to see if she could still feel his energy and her body shuddered with how weak his own aura was.

The queen Flayer would begin to moan in orgasmic pleasure as she felt the last of Alucards Energies drain into her. "MMMM so fucking good" She'd say as she licked Alucards weak face before holding it to her bosom.
"You're going to die in the most gruesome way" Alucard said almost in a whisper "And when its over im going to drain you dry."
"Even this close to death Youre such a damn tease. however instead of killing you where going to play a little game, we're going to clean your memory of that disgusting bitch you call a queen, That oh so sttractive Fiend king and we're gonna make you the powerful obedient lapdog of Alicia, Doesnt that sound fun?" Shed ask as she seductivley caressed Alucard kissing him and seating herself in his lap grinding against his member. Alicia would place her hands atop his skull as she slowly removed his memories and altered them implanting herself in the role of the queen in every instance of his life. She would begin to grind as she felt him pull her closer and get quite handsy as he slowly groped her ass. Alicia would moan for him finishing the transplant leaning back admiring her work. "Is that not better my king" She'd ask.
Alucard would smile and embrace her "My queen" He'd say...
*MEANWHILE*
Zayden would continue his flight but at the behest of masamune would land and continue on foot staying at the distance Masamune said. "So this is good yes?" Zayden would ask
"Yes this will keep you just out of her Aura range keeping the element of surprise on our side" Masamune would say
Zayden would catch a glimpse of his father and Isaura And he would grow excited to see her safe...
*JUST THEN*
The Gate would open and outstepped a young flayer Staring down Both Azazel and Isaura. "Its nice of you to come the lady will be expecting you" She says as she looks at Azazel "But who is this" Shed ask looking at isaura

Isaura wiped her brow as Azazel and her seemed to be fighting an endless stream of demons. However Isaura was pulling from the aura of each conquered demon and she was hiding small balls of energy to call upon if she ever did grow too weak. She knew that to absorb the power now would only make her a target. She had to keep it separate so that when the mind-flayer drained her of energy she would still have some left.
Finally they made it to the where Alicia was keeping Alucard and Isaura almost rant to the man that she considered her father, only to have Azazel grab her by her shoulder and shake her head. She looked into Alucard's eyes and the bleak emptiness she say in his eyes cause a shiver to run up her spine.
"Fa- Master," Isaura says softly tears threatening to blur her vision.
Alucard cocked his head to the side and smiled, all fangs before he advanced on them.

Alucard’s moves were precise cold and precise calculated even, he wasted little energy in each attack making each one count. “DAMMIT” Azazel would say as he fended off the onslaught off kill shots keeping Isaura out of harm’s way as best he could, striking whenever he saw an opening aiming for Alucard’s head trying through force to snap him out of it.
It wasn’t long before Alicia noticed what Azazel was doing what she didn’t realize is that with each strike he connected with he would push miniscule amounts of their shared energy into Alucard. Alicia would stand and launch herself into the fray attempting to kill Isaura in one shot but was thwarted in her efforts as a dark energy would surround Isaura and form a spike penetrating Alicia’s shoulder Causing her to scream and feign unimaginable pain as she screamed a convincing scream for Alucard as she pretended to pass out shifting her energies to mimic that of a dying person. Alucard bearing witness to this would grow enraged, “Alucard calm down you know as well as I do she wouldn’t have gone down that easy.” Azazel pleaded with his Brother in arms, and to no avail as Alucard answer with a terrifying answer. “Obsidian Malice, to my side” he would say as the castle shook and Black Fire surrounded his hands and revealed a blade that was as black as night and shrouded in a flame that seemed to have a will all its own. “So it’s like that is it Alucard Van Hellsing, U draw your infernal Arm against me in defense of this…this BITCH, Isaura I am sorry” Azazel would say as he stared in her direction.
Alucard would grab his head at hearing that name but would shake it off momentarily as his image flickered and Azazel threw up a guard barely withstanding the hit. “First you tried to steal her and then you kill her when she chooses me, this castle will be ur grave and I shall enjoy drinking you dry” Alucard would say as his eyes regained a momentary semblance of normal color…
MEANWHILE
Finally arriving at the castle Zayden would here a scream as he rushed in thinking it was Isaura Dispatching the few remnant guards that had seemingly recovered “Almost there Zayden” Masamune would say. “I know I know” Zayden says in a panic “She alright she’s going to be alright” Zayden says as Masamune begins to glow at his hip “Zayden I’m sorry” Masamune says in another language as Zayden’s vision blurs and clears as he reaches the roof only to see Isaura laying on the ground as she said to him. “You could have protected me” as she stretched out her arm and seemingly died as what Zayden believed to be her energy completely dissipated. “Is- Isaura- ISAURA NO NO NO NO NO “He would say as he rushed to her side, Only to be fooled as Alicia revealed herself and tried to penetrate Zayden’s chest using her hand only to run into a seemingly impenetrable material. “You made me think my Isaura was gone but why? Why would you do that?” Zayden would ask in a very monotone voice as he grabbed Alicia’s hand and broke it with little to no effort as his eyes went Ice cold and a murderous Aura seemed to embrace his body shrouding his angelic wing in utter darkness making it look as his other demonic wing.
Alicia would scream a true scream of utter pain at feeling her hand crushed, jumping back “it was actually an effort to get Azazel to falter in his battle but this was quite serendipitous Two lackeys and a King” Alicia would say as her hand healed itself.