The Escape V

Narrator's POV:

After Tigreal hugged his servant back, or rather a friend of his, he couldn't help himself but unleash his grief and sadness that mustered within him.

*whine*

Despite being known as one of the youngest and potential veteran knight of the Moniyan Empire, people are prone to sadness.

. . .

- - - 1 o'clock before Dawn - - -

( At the Light's Order )

Young Alucard is lying on his comfy bed but it seems the boy himself is having a nightmare....

*panting heavily*

Again...

. . .

*uncomfortable Alucard*

Sweats are dripping on his face, his hands are grasping the bed sheet greatly, his body shivers, and his face contorted because of pain.

*gritting*

He shakes his head and crying.

*gritting of Alucard*

. . .

What did the boy dreamed about? And why he's in pain?

. . .

Alucard's dream is all about an unknown scene where he, himself have no idea what's it all about.

- - - Alucard's Dream - - -

In never-ending pitch-black nothingness, he was running.

*panting*

He ran as he can and it seems there's an unknown entity chasing him.

*monster growl*

Alucard struggle to get away from the entity and all of a sudden, he tripped on something which made him lose his balance.

*Alucard groan*

He tried to soothe his leg that tripped in an unseen object but all of a sudden....

*crackling sounds*

*Alucard gasps*

It would seem his blood vessels from his right arm were tainted by black. It slowly slithers and engulf his arm slowly.

Alucard is severely horrified and he tried to stop the corruption from spreading throughout his arm through gripping it hard. He grunt and sob, hoping to stop the unknown sensation he witnessed in his very eyes but...

*Alucard's surprised*

When he's about to cry for help, an unknown energy started to engulf him. He can barely talk as there's something strangling him. He tries to glimpse on who's the one strangling him but...

*firm grip*

"Ahahahahah...!"

"No.... no.... Go away... No... No!!!"

- Alucard screams.

A monstrosity with no clear shape is spotted ahead of him.

*monster growls*

*Alucard yells*

- - - Alucard's Dream Ended - - -

*gasps!*

After a great yelling of fear from Alucard, he flinched and woke up immediately.

*caching some air*

"What was that??!"

- Alucard shockedly said.

Alucard put his left palm on his face indicating a confused look. He gulped and his eyes are trembling.

As fear still fresh and present in him, the boy took a moment to look on his right arm wonderingly.

*moment of silence*

. . .

"I've been having nightmares lately but the fishy part of my every dreams I had were; Why do I kept on dreaming about my right arm?"

- Alucard wondered.

*staring intensely at his Arm*

Young Alucard kept on staring at his arm but soon after, he stopped and gives off a great sigh.

"D*mn it!.... I had so many mixtures of thoughts inside me, and I didn't expect that those weirdness would come to haunt me in my peaceful dreams."

- Alucard disappointingly said as he scratch his scalp.

"I'd better stop thinking those sh*ts and think of something splendid starting from this day on."

- Alucard said as he slap both sides of his cheeks.

Alucard stand up and look at the window.

"Now, let's get back to the plan which we devised earlier! Heheheh!"

- Alucard impishly said and laugh.

Alucard opened the window and he go and sit at the Window.

. . .

As he was sitting peacefully, Alucard remembered that the Light's Order is strictly guarded because of the Stone.

. . .

"Is there any way for me to leave in this premises? Those knights are f*ck*ng everywhere. And by the way ..."

- Alucard grumpy said.

*crow of awkwardness*

. . .

*funny blinking noises*

"How the f*ck am I here in the first place?"

- Alucard wondered comically.

. . .

*funny noises*

"Did I sleep walk all over here? Or... Some Light Order cats dragged me here?"

- Alucard is comically wondering.

. . .

"Naaah! It doesn't matter how I get here! What matters now is that... Ants and other type of insects did not bite any part of my body... Heheheh!"

- Alucard pompously said.

. . .

*great exhale*

"Alright! Now, into the main plain! Ahahah!"

- Alucard excitedly said.

Alucard head near the window and gaze outside.

"But... Like I said earlier, there's no point escaping here knowing that the Light's Order's premises have been strictly guarded because of the Artifact."

- Alucard said in a thinking mode.

. . .

"How will I leave here? Is there some hints for me to come up with in order to perform my adorable schemes?"

- Alucard said as he felt a little down.

Alucard pouts at the window and gazing at the night skies. As he was pouting, a firefly appeared ahead of him.

"A... Firefly?"

- Alucard surprisingly said.

Alucard kept an eye to the firefly and it seems he was amazed by it.

*dazed*

The moment when the boy kept on staring at the Firefly, a memory of his started to flash through his mind.

A memory where his father, Zemislav and him are heading back to the Capital after they finished their visit at the Tavern that is located in the outskirts of the Capital.

. . .

What are they doing in the Tavern you ask?

Zemislav is meeting up with a friend of his that is working diligently from the Monastery of Light.

( Narrator: Monastery of Light is an Ancient religious shrine built by the Moniyans who believed in the Lord of Light. )

Zemislav's friend told him that he doesn't want to go at the Capital as it's a bit farther from the Monastery where he used to work, so Zemislav offers him to meet at the Tavern and that is where they'll have their precious moments of chitchat occurs.

. . .

Why's that potato head tags along with his Father?

*sigh*

. . .

It's already obvious, our potato boy doesn't want to be separated with his father. If he did, he'll whine all day long and messes everything what his eyes have locked on.

How about his mother?

. . .

Margarette at that moment is on a mission. She's dispatched together with Captain Luise at some parts of the Barren Lands. Captain Luise and her team serves as reinforcements die to the on-going warfare between Necrokeep and the Moniyan at those times.

And that's not the actual reason of the boy all. Alucard's truest intention is; he's deeply attached to his father rather than his mother. The affection for his father far exceeds from hers, that's why...

When the Light's Order didn't issue any mission or request any emergency assistance right from his father, Alucard will never let any chances slip in terms of setting his eyes towards his father.

His father is pretty aware of his childish schemes so, he let his son come along to him where he go. And that's how it came to be.

. . .

As they head back to the Capital, along their path lies a bunch of fireflies drifting throughout the place. Zemislav woke Alucard up and shown him a bunch of fireflies.

As Alucard woke up and witnessed the majestic imagery ahead, he was left speechless and mesmerized by the beauty of the Fireflies.

"Hey son? What can you say towards those floating lights? Aren't they elegant and majestic looking?"

- Zemislav ask.

*mesmerized Alucard*

"Well, that expression of yours tells all. Ahahah! Why do I bother to ask anyway?"

- Zemislav happily said as he look his son's expression.

*walking*

"Son, throughout the journey I've ventured so far, I heard lots of stories depicting about these tiny creatures. There's even a story that, these fireflies are the Spirits of the Dead or something correlate with my statement."

- Zemislav explains.

*Alucard gasps*

"Woah?? Really papa?"

- Alucard shockedly said.

"Well, I cannot exactly confirm it yet son as those were merely stories created by creative minds of man."

- Zemislav answered with a slight doubt on his statement.

"Well, who knows though? What if it's real? We clearly don't know for sure, right? And besides, there's no such thing as forcing someone to believe that story, isn't? So, of course it'll be okay!"

- Alucard excitedly said with a cheerful expression.

*Zemislav smiles*

"You're basically correct about that one. Ahahah!"

- Zemislav said with an awkward expression.

. . .

*crickets*

*breeze*

. . .

"Alucard, my son... May I ask what you've been thinking about them? About the Spirits I've mention?"

- Zemislav sincerely ask.

"Well, I don't understand what you're trying to imply papa... But.. these Fireflies are good spirits! I mean, just look at how amazing they are!"

- Alucard said happily.

*Zemislav gotten seriously quiet*

"The way they greet us is heartwarming! Just... Look at them! They're so cute and... Marvelous! Fireflies are good spirits! If there will be bad ones, they'll be meanies! And I'm afraid the way they shine are dul-"

- Alucard enthusiastically admits.

"Not all you see and what you thought towards something are good that you, yourself can conclude immediately."

- Zemislav seriously said without looking towards Alucard.

*Alucard starts to wonder*

. . .

"Pa... pa?"

- Alucard worriedly ask.

"They may all look the same but remember... Humans we are all similar in both composition of flesh, bone, and blood. We're all the same in terms of creation but it's harder to depict one's nature at all."

- Zemislav seriously said.

*Alucard's confused*

"Like... A Righteous man who happens to be one of the Servant of Good turns out to be a Great Betrayer whose schemes so wicked that may endanger everything including itself."

- Zemislav said, all serious.

*Alucard starts to worry*

"Papa.... what are you blabbering about? I... I don't understand!"

- Alucard ask confusedly.

". . ."

- Zemislav gone quiet.

. . .

*Zemislav blurts*

"Oh? Sorry about that son! Ahaha! Probably your papa so f*ck*ng sleepy that it mumbled some sh*tty nonsense sh*t along the way. Ahahah!"

- Zemislav childishly said.

*Alucard's worried*

"Anyway, want to see Papa do Ninja Run?"

- Zemislav funnily change the topic.

*awkward noises*

. . .

"Ninja... run? What's that?"

- Alucard confusedly ask, comically.

"Like.... uumm.... You know... Like.. something like this?"

- Zemislav said as put down Alucard and perform the Ninja Run, funny demonstration.

*intensified confused Alucard"

"You see, I've seen lots of Ninja from the Shadow Sect at the Cadia Riverlands perform their whatsocalled Ninja Run... Heheh! Want to learn it son?"

- Zemislav funnily offered.

*Alucard's brainstorming*

. . .

"Game!"

- Alucard excitedly said.

Zemislav grins and he grabbed Alucard and lift him up. He let the boy sit on his shoulder.

"Alright! Brace yourself son! Papa's gonna do Ninja Run!"

- Zemislav excitedly said.

Alucard's all excited, so as his father. Their faces are filled with happiness as they ran passed the fireflies. Without looking what's ahead, Zemislav tripped on a rock and they both fell to the ground.

. . .

The moment when Alucard remembered his precious memories with his father. A memories where they watched and play around with bunch of fireflies.

Alucard's grumpy expression finally disappeared, and he then smiled upon remembering that memories with his father.

The firefly kept on drifting in the air and suddenly, it landed on Alucard's Nose bridge.

*amazed Alucard*

Alucard stares at the firefly that landed on his nose. He kept starting and his childish mind started to take over.

"Wow! So amazing!"

- Alucard said while stunned by the beauty of the Firefly.

Alucard kept on staring at the firefly. After a while, the firefly started to flap its wings and left.

The firefly drifts in the winds but in Alucard's point of view, he started to hallucinate the image of his Father towards the Firefly.

*saddened Alucard*

"These fireflies are the Spirits of the Dead or something."

- Alucard remembered the words of Zemislav in his mind where he cheerfully explains it to him.

. . .

Alucard reach the firefly in a saddened expression.

"Papa, is that... you?"

- Alucard yearningly said.

*firefly kept on drifting in the winds*

At that moment, Alucard kept on reaching the firefly. His saddened mind kept on pestering him that he didn't noticed that the building is 6 storey high.

*breeze*

The insect can be reachable by Alucard that the boy tried his best to reach it.

Mesmerized by the firefly's appearance and at the same time, yearning for his parents' return, the young boy force himself to reach it.

*mesmerized Alucard*

He tried what he can, he forcibly reach the firefly that he, himself lose balance and.....

*Alucard shouts in dismay*

Fall down to the water way surrounding the entire vicinity of the Light's Order.

. . .

*panicked Alucard looking below him*

"F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!!!"

- Alucard curses, comically.

Alucard curses repetitively.

"I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!! I'M F*CK*NG GONNA DIE!!!!"

- Alucard whines funnily.

Alucard looked below him and he saw that he was falling right to the water.

"Oh wait? It's water! OH YEAH!! IM GOING TO LIVE! IM GONNA SURVIV-!!?"

- Alucard blissfully said in a funny way.

Alucard felt a little relieved that its water that'll he will fell into but suddenly, a moment of realization suddenly struck him.

"Oh wait.... I'm a poor swimmer."

- Alucard awkwardly admits.

*breeze*

. . .

*Alucard's goat-like scream*

"AAAAAAHHH!!!! F*CK!!!? WATER??!! F*CK! F*CK! FFF*CK!!! I CAN'T SWIM!! I'M GONNA DIE!! FOR REALL!!!!? WAAAAAHHH!!!"

- Alucard panickedly cried.

Alucard panicked in mid-air and finally..

*PAINFUL WATER SURFACE SPLAT!*

*SPLOOOOSSHH!!!*

. . .

When Young Alucard hit to the water surface, it makes a painful impact on his entire frontal body. He sink and gives off a glug glug noises.

As he lies on the water unconsciously, he inhaled some water in his nose which made him spring upwards.

"Help! HELP!! SOMEBODY! HELP ME!!"

- Alucard cries.

Alucard panicked and panicked and suddenly, out of nowhere...

The water level is not that actually deep what he thought it'll be.

*crow of awkwardness*

. . .

Which made the young boy felt a little embarrassed.

"Ooh... It's only shallowed water."

- Alucard frowns in disappointment.

After being disappointed of his reactions back then, he sprung up and leave the shallow waters. He looked back to the Light's Order's Building with a blank expression.

. . .

*firm grasps*

"Just you wait, ya sleazy m*d*rp*rs! Once I get back, I'll prove to you all that my Papa and Mama are alive elsewhere... I swear in my name."

- Alucard made a vow and gives off the 'golden' hand gesture towards the Light's Order's Building.

. . .