Run...

Just keep your head straight and run...

Don't look back!

Don't stop!

Or they will get you! Just runnnn!

It was the dark of the night the only light guiding her way is the silvery light of the pale full moon. She can barely see anything and she can barely keep her consciousness. Tree branches and rocks scratched her body while tears run profusely from her eyes. Her limbs are weak and trembling, her legs could collapse any moment. Her clothes are ripped here and there while her shoes are barely holding on. Her stomach growled in starvation but she can't mind that now since they're still hot on her trail. She can hear their growling and rapid footfalls following not very far from her. She tripped in panic but quickly collected her bearings. She will not die today, not because of them. She won't sleep and see those nightmares again.

The howling of her pursuers got louder. She tried her hardest to pick up her pace and outrun them but how can you outrun something that can smell you from a mile away? She saw the forest ending in front of her only a few more meters and she's out of the woods.

A sharp branch protruding from the tree wounded her leg causing the blood to flow. She winced suppressing a scream and proceeded to run out of the forest with a limp. Just past the forest is a castle stretching out to the sky. Hope suddenly bubbled inside her chest. Maybe she can find help there.

But it was too late. It won't matter anymore, they're here.

The first wolf pounced on her from behind bringing her to the ground. It tore her cape apart which elicited a loud moan of grief from her. That cloak was given to her by her mother and now that beast had torn it apart. The wolf had lifted her skirt and tore her panties with its sharp teeth exposing her pink genitalia into the cold air before licking it up. Her fear and sadness were replaced by rage as she grabbed a large stone near her head. She turned over on her back just as the wolf was planning on shoving its cock inside her pussy and bashed its head with the stone splitting its skull open.

The wolf whimpered away and went back to its brothers who started emerging from the woods. Ruby panicked and crawled towards the castle gates. She had lost all hope in her body and soul. Her body started giving up, terror had robbed her off all her strength to flee or fight. Her vision started blacking out as her limbs collapse user her body. A loud high pitched ringing invaded her ears as her face connected with the ground. With her failing vision, she was able to see the wolves approximately 10 meters away from her. In thirty seconds they will be able to reach her and she will be at their mercy. If they ever had one. One final thought registered in her mind before blacking out.

Who is that red wearing man standing protectively in front of her with a large sword?

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The next thing she knew her surroundings had changed. Instead of an open space with a castle standing proudly in front of her and a pack of wolves wanting to ravage her, she found herself in a dim room with red tapestries and elegant decors. She used her hands to push herself up and a sharp jolt of pain traveled from her wrist. Ruby lifted her hand and saw bandages wrapped around her wrist with a few blotches of blood. She undid the knot to view the injury that she was very sure she didn't receive during the wolf hunt what she saw is a long vertical line that stretches five inches along her wrist. It seems very deep and lethal and her pale hand and languidness had verified one thing. Looking at her state without a doubt the injury had killed her due to the loss of blood. She doesn't seem to be suffering from any other injuries therefore a slit wrist is her only affliction. Obviously, she had killed herself in a desperate attempt to push down her depression and fall in the darkness of deathly slumber for a while only to return back to life and to her grief.

She left the bed wanting to explore the Count's castle and clear her head. She pushed her feet to a pair of pretty shoes lying beside the bed and went out of the room. The hallways are a bit dim with the candle chandelier being the only form of light guiding her way as well as the soft light of the moon. She looked outside the window to admire the beauty of the moon as well as the stars that accompanied it. The view of the sky was obscured by the high towers of the castle. Such a shame, she wanted to see the sky. From a remote place such as this, the night sky should be full of stars and a nebula should be visible. The thought of seeing a sight already relieves her heart of its stress and pain so she quickly went for the castle's rooftop garden.

Bright red roses bloom wildly in the garden, wrapping around columns and crawling over arcs. Bougainvilleas also bloom in bushes lining the perimeter of the garden making her heart flutter in admiration of their beauty. Once these flowers also bloomed in the garden of her mother. They used to sip tea in the garden surrounded by the same flowers talking about the most trivial of things and she would lay her head on her lap while her mother caressed her hair. She closed her eyes and made the memory linger. In the darkness, she could still remember her mother's golden hair and intelligent emerald eyes that she had inherited as well as the beautiful fond smile she only reserved for the creature she had brought upon the world. A smile made its way upon her lips.

Maybe if she dies thinking about her she could have that pleasant dream when her life was much more simple and carefree. When her mother was there to make all the bad things go away. Before she met Rel.

Ruby went near the edge of the garden overlooking a very high drop. She held onto the railings and imagined what could have happened if she didn't meet him. Maybe in a dream world, she will find out. Maybe if she sleeps for a while again she will see a different path. Maybe if...

A cold hand suddenly grabbed her uninjured wrist restraining her from moving and distracting her from thinking. She looked up at him with innocent eyes, questioning his motives yet begging him to save her from herself. A fine man looked at her in disapproval and disappointment. He was pale like the cold white snow of winter and his eyes glowed a terrifying scarlet. He is exceptionally well dressed, bespoke crimson and black garments accented by gold linings accentuated his body tailored especially for his build. He is also handsome based on her opinion, not godly or romantic but in a sense that it is pleasing in her eyes. The light of the moon made gave him a silvery glow that highlighted his features.

"You are such a troublesome woman. You have killed yourself in my home for the 19th time and I won't allow for there to be a 20th. Tell me, what dream do you want to see this time?" he said like an adult would in reprimanding a child.

"I want to disappear. There's no point in living when I have lost everything I valued the most and all I have left is all the regret. Maybe Alice's magic has a limit of deaths." she answered truthfully.

"You are such a pitiful thing." he sighed pulling her away from the railings.

"You know I admired you for a very long time, or I did with the concept of you. You are the woman who bested Alice and Thamuz and annihilated a huge portion of the Abyssal Army. You led your forces well and saved the people of the empire if not the royal capital. When I heard about your exploit and victories, I said to myself "This woman is surely an amazing person, radiant and charismatic. If I meet her one day I want to honor her and maybe even make her smile for me. " But alas you never did." Ruby looked down on the ground in shame.

"Sorry for disappointing you. I'm not really a great hero. In fact, I'm a monster. I let the Abyssal forces to destroy the Imperial soldiers due to vengeance and only stepped in when they threatened me directly. I didn't think about the people. I was only consumed by rage when the empire executed my mom on baseless accusations. So I watched them die safely from the distance and then blasted the demons when they came knocking on my doorstep, "saving the world once and for all". You don't have any obligation to keep in a fraud and a destroyed mannequin. I would've thrown myself away if I were you. Say Alucard, why did you keep me all this time?" Ruby asked, emptiness showing in her dull green eyes.

"You are quite a bit dense, are you?" The vampire sighed looking down at her with unreadable eyes.

"Perhaps. But you're just very confusing. Why do you insist on keeping me when I'm clearly nothing but a burden? I'm not even good enough to be your food or someone to warm your bed. I am only sad and depressed, a useless piec- uhhmp!!" Cold yet soft and loving lips connected with her own interrupting her self berating dialogue. His hand had quickly held her chin and pulled her face in for a nice kiss. His lips danced with her passive ones, unable to move due to surprise and confusion.

Alucard pulled away and looked down at her astounded face, eyes wide with surprise while her soft luscious lips were slightly parted. He placed his large cold hand against her cheek in an affectionate manner and looked her deep in the eyes. Suddenly his hand feels warmer.

"It's because I love you." Alucard proclaimed sending a jolt of electricity in her body. She looked at him in bewilderment, unable to believe nor comprehend his reason.

"Wh-what?" she managed to say.

"I'm no longer in love with the concept of you but in love with you. During the times when you are not melancholic, you are radiant, like the sun. You light up this whole castle with merely your smile and filled my halls with music when you giggle. Yes, you have lost a bit of your brilliance but your charm has won me not only when you are the sun but even when you are the moon. Your emptiness and grief are somehow wonderful to me. The melancholy that you possess is like the moon that lights my dark heart. I just can't help but fall in love with you."

"But I don't think I can give you my heart. All that's left are pieces. I also don't have a reason to do anything anymore. I hate living." Ruby replied looking away from him.

A smile suddenly stretched across the vampire's lips. "Then let me give you a reason to live." His lips connected with hers once more and this time Ruby kissed him back accepting his love.

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Ruby found herself stripped naked on a bed while a pleasurable sensation ran from her pussy. Alucard was giving her oral sex to have her lubricate for him. She can feel his wet tongue brushing against her clit sending fire into her body. He provided a new sensation to her magic bean by sucking it and flicking the tip of his tongue against her pea. His hands roamed her skin, touching every part of her and claiming it as his.

Alucard caressed her waist. He seems to be very fond of her small and curvaceous waistline as he had numerous licked the curve of it. Then he went to fondle her breasts. He rubbed her nipples making them hard and erected. His lips left her clit and went for her cute pink buds. Ruby could only moan in pleasure, buckling her back in ecstasy. Alucard didn't leave her pussy unattended, he pushed two of his fingers inside of her and started pumping them slowly to get her accustomed to the sensation. Ruby released a whimper at the combined simulation on her sensitive buds and her sex deficient vagina. His fingers brushed against her sensitive nerves, stimulating her walls, and fucking her g-spot with his expert hand.

"A-Alu... I'm going to cum." she whimpered. "Something is coming out. It feels--mmmmmmmhhhhhhhh!!!" she came into his hand her waist buckling up as he continued fingering her g spot. Her eyes rolled back while she squirted her immense cum that flowed like an open faucet, hitting him in his chest and wetting his hard-packed abs.

She panted while her orgasm subsided surprised by what has occurred. It was the first time that she squirted this much and she blushed in shame of having dirtied him with her juices.

"Sorry, Alu. I didn't mean to do that. It just came out." she apologized hiding her face in her hands. He shushed her gently and removed the obstruction from her face. He kissed her forehead and pulled her up to his arms.

"Don't be shy now. It's fine, I actually enjoyed the show. But now the bed is wet and it will be uncomfortable to fuck in it. What should I do to you?" he said mischievously. His eyes suddenly flickered to the wall giving him a good idea.

Ruby stood facing the wall, her hips pushed out to give him a view of her womanhood. A cold metal hand grabbed her hip and she felt something poking her entrance, moving up and down to spread her juices. Even though she's done it before multiple times, she's still a bit scared of the impending penetration. She released a soft mewl of fear and excitement, the blush spreading across her cheeks is redder than any of the roses in his garden.

And then she felt it stop just outside of her hole. She waited in anticipation for him to enter her and he did, slowly. His thick organ wormed its way inside her making her feel its throbbing. He's doing it torturously slow as if wanting to torment her while she wanted him to pound her hard and make her lose her mind. And then he suddenly slammed his full length inside of her, instantly hitting the back of her pussy nearly making her legs collapse but his hand grabbed her stomach and kept her balanced. She pushed herself against the wall to help her steady her body while he stared to violently pound her insides. His long rod stirred her pussy and stretched her walls, expanding her contracting walls. Her pussy tightened against his length and the sound of squelching, moaning, and flesh hitting flesh filled the whole room and even pooled out into the hallway.

Ruby couldn't stop the loud moan that bubbled from her throat. The only thing registering in her mind is Alucard's big fat dick invading her body, probing her most sensitive parts, and seeking entrance to her womb. She felt his hard chest against her back. He swiped her hair over her right shoulder and started kissing her neck, and sucking the sensitive flesh making her whimper. His hands found their way to her breasts and he massaged them while his thumb and index finger rub her hard nipples.

Ruby buckled her hips upward against his thrusting adding force to his pounding. Her legs are shaking, weakened by his intense fucking while her juices drip down from her thighs racing down to the floor. A few drops of her warm juices are already splattered on the floor and soon it will be a puddle. There's also a few droplets of red mixed with her cum meaning his entrance had broken her flesh but the pleasure had washed away the pain.

A gasp escaped her lips as she felt a sharp pain against her ass. Alucard slapped the other one as well making it red.

"Haha, cute." he commented looking down at their connected genitals.

She brought one of her hands down to her nether regions and used the flat of her index and middle finger to rub her clit, intensifying the pleasure. She heard Alucard groan and push himself deeper and harder inside her. His throbbing intensified and she can feel his precum flowing inside of her. He's going to cum, she though.

The euphoria in her pussy changed. It became hotter and more intense. The sensation on her clit accompanied by the tip of his dick hitting her cervix is driving her closer and closer to her orgasm. The vampire placed his large hand over her smaller ones holding the wall before whispering sweet nothingness into her ear. Alucard gave three final hard push before expending his seeds directly against her womb while the presence of his cum and his dick against her uterus brought her to her own orgasm, squeezing his dick with her hot warm walls and squirting her own clear juices mixing with his white milk. Their loud moaning and groaning invaded the whole castle, filling the quiet and empty halls with the music of their lovemaking. The ghouls wandering the castle looked at each other in confusion.

Alucard kissed her shoulders and neck while caressing her womb where his dick bulged against her flesh. They both panted in exhaustion. Ecstasy and elation circulating their bodies. They've been connected and now they're finally one.

Alucard pulled his dick out of her warm soiled hole making their mixed cum drop down to the floor creating a large puddle. He pulled the wet sheets off the bed and carried her to lay on the soft mattress before climbing on top of her and covering their bodies with a blanket. He smiled down at her weak and exhausted state.

"Just a little more until three am. Waiting for the next night to fuck you again is so damn long even if we have all the time in the world." he begged stroking her cheek.

"I love you." was the only thing Ruby managed to say. A soft smile made it's way to the vampire's lips as he gazed down at her beautiful face, drinking in the eternal youth and beauty that blooms in her features.

"I love you too."

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"Hey Alucard what's that? I've been wanting to ask you about that scythe ever since you let me inside the library. It makes me feel... weird." Ruby questioned pointing at the purple bladed black scythe displayed on the wall over the fireplace.

"Well, that's Azrael, slayer of immortals. It can kill even gods, demons, and the highly phantasmal Dragons. It's an heirloom one of my ancestors collected from a gorgon. No one wielded it because they were too afraid of its power. It can strike fear in everyone by its mere presence as people tend to be when facing death. Once an entity is slain by its blade their existence will vanish completely. It also destroys both the body and the soul, no heaven or hell just nothing. It is one of the sharpest blades in all of the land of Dawn along with Excalibur." Alucard explained after putting down his book.

"Wow, it's so cool!! Can I try using it? Please." Ruby pleaded giving him the puppy eyes and clasping her hands together.

Alucard squinted at her battling himself from giving in and keeping her safe. Ruby's pouty puppy dog eyes intensified its cuteness while the vampire did his best to protect his heart and combat her enchantment. Alas, he gave in to her powers.

"Fine, just don't get yourself hurt or anything." he sighed giving up.

"Yesss." she cheered, running towards the weapon like a child given permission to play with a new and expressive toy.

"I lost the battle of will. Even my magic resistance skill is powerless against her puppy dog eyes." the Count mumbled to himself. He suddenly heard a loud crashing sound and looked over at his beloved.

"Alucard, someone destroyed your coffee table and it's not me." Ruby yelled hiding the scythe behind her back.

"The things we do for love." he sighed.

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Alucard can feel his hunger consuming his body and soon it will also consume his mind. The storm raged outside his castle more intense than anything he had ever seen preventing him from leaving and looking for his meals. It has been two weeks since he last tasted the blood of humans and now he's experiencing withdrawal symptoms combined with his intense hunger.

For the most time, he only slept inside his coffin to ward off his hunger and avoided seeing Ruby as much as possible. He had sent out numerous ghouls to hunt for humans but so far none of them returned. He's beginning to lose hope. If this continues on he will have to consume his own blood which will lead to him being a complete monster as vampire cannibalism often tends to be. If that happens he will endanger Ruby and maybe make her suffer for all eternity. That thing won't happen. He will put a stake to his own heart before he ever harms his beloved.

He held on to the wall as his head swirled with hunger. Endure it just a little more.

"You have a delicious meal on your table and yet you don't eat it. How stupid can you be, brother?" Alucard turned on his back and glared at the person

"What are you doing here, Lancelot?" he spat at the intruder.

"I'm here to bring you back to reality, Alu. You've been starving yourself for weeks, too afraid of hurting your little pet, and taking a small bite. Even though she is a fountain of delicious phantasmal blood. Really brother I didn't think that you'd fall so low as to love a Pe-."

"SHUT YOUR MOUTH, SCOUNDREL. If you ever suggest such a thing I will not hesitate to kill you!! Even in my current state, I can still destroy you!!" he warned summoning his sword and pointing it to his brethren.

"Ooohhh, terrifying. I would like to see you try." Lancelot replied in sarcasm.

"But don't say that I didn't give you anything." Lancelot threw a vial at the Viscount who caught it effortlessly.

"Blood mead?" Alucard guessed looking at his brother with a stern face.

"Yes, it can satiate your hunger for a while and don't worry I didn't tamper with it. I really pity you brother. You were the one that received the shorter end of the stick just because you were born first. Auntie Elizabeth also preferred you more that's why you were the one to inherit all these riches and curses. It must have been torture to be trapped in her castle where she used to torment you along with all the girls she had raped and tortured. I wonder if you still hear the voices of the damned screaming in your hallways. But I wonder more what your little flower will think when she sees your face. Do you think she'll be repulsed or do you think that she'd jump from a turret just to get away from you?" Lancelot voiced with a devious smile.

"You have overstayed your welcome. I think that it is best for you to leave." Alucard said in a low cold voice.

"Farewell, brother, and may you come to your senses." The earl said before turning into a cloud of bats and departing. Alucard looked at him loathing before turning away.

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Now he had done it. He had actually hurt his beloved.

In the midst of lovemaking, Alucard had bitten Ruby's neck and drank her blood as he orgasmed inside of her. She moaned in pain and whimpered his name, looking at him with a betrayed look. By doing that he made her nothing but a livestock which he can feed or fuck or both. He pulled away in guilt, looking at her with mournful eyes as if silently begging her for forgiveness.

He turned to leave but she grasped his hand and pulled him back. Ruby hugged him placing his head against her breasts and whispering words of comfort and forgiveness into his ear. Alucard started tearing up for some unknown reason he cannot explain, complex and heavy emotions swirling in his head and heart all because of her kindness.

"It's okay. My heart, my soul, and my body are all yours. You've taken care of me in my darkest moments and never left me. Now it's my turn to return you the favor." Ruby pulled away and wiped his tears away.

"Here, you may taste me. Even if you end up killing me it's alright. I have all my love to give and you won't run out of it anytime soon. My love is not fragile." She presented her body to him in all her nude glory. Alucard was dumbfounded for a moment before standing up and making her lay on the bed. He climbed on to of her and pushed his dick inside of her trusting ever so carefully inside of her warm and tight sex. He parted her hair and bit her neck eliciting a moan of both pleasure and pain from her lips. He drank her blood slowly at first before turning into large gulps. His penetration also intensified. Her blood tastes magnificent. Better than any elf or human he's ever tasted before. And the fact that he's eating her while pounding her insides is turning him on more. Ruby had shown him what true love is going as far as sacrificing herself for him. His mind is blank of anything but her taste and her pussy. He wants to cum inside her as she dies in his arms. Her life will complete his love and her blood will satiate his hunger.

He can sense her life fading as their lovemaking progressed. Ruby became more lump under him and her white skin turned paler, her lips losing their rosy color. His dick exploded, penetrating inside her womb just in time for the last semblance of life to vanish from her features and her heart stopped beating.

That was the first and the last time that Alucard had hurt Ruby. The storm has passed and the ghouls were able to bring back food for him. Their relationship was never the same after that but instead of the incident breaking them apart, it had made their love stronger. Alucard could never forgive himself for killing her and feeding from her kindness and innocence but Ruby always forgave him saying that she never regret what they did because she loves him more than her own life.

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Alucard awoke from his coffin, he opened the door and stood from the velvety cushion only to be surprised by a little present. His precious gem had let herself inside his room and dressed herself in mere red ribbons only. A cute smile stretched across her beautiful lips as he went near her and knelt in front of her. He kissed her hand and stared lovingly into her eyes.

"Happy 100th anniversary my dear. Can I open up my present now?" he asked holding on the ribbon binding her breasts.

"You can't unless you say the password." Ruby replied smiling at him cutely.

"Let me think. Is it sweet tits?" he guessed teasing her.

"Wrong."

"No? Well, then it must be strawberry shortcake."

"No, you're just insulting me. You're being a meanie. Meanies don't play with my kitty!!" she pouted giving him a head chop.

"Sorry, sorry, okay. Fine. I'll say it." Alucard stared her deep in her eyes with the same fire as the first time he confessed to her his feelings making Ruby's heart hammer loudly inside her chest. Even though it's been a hundred years, their feelings had never wanted one bit. Yes obstacles have challenged their commitment and they themselves have hurt each other repeatedly one way or another but in the end, they still choose to be together. Their love never bore fruit and they figured that it never will but they are contented to have each other.

"I love you." they said in unison. Their lips met in a passionate kiss, desire burning in their hearts. In the darkness, Ruby can feel her heart beating his name whispering it in thousand declarations of love. His lips danced with her own in rhapsody of their union while his cold touch roamed her body sending electricity running up her spine.

They pulled away in breathlessness and Ruby opened her eyes to find him... gone. She's no longer in his room, sitting in his bed, and frolicking with him. Bandages covered her body instead of the ribbons with which she had wrapped herself to surprise him. Pain registered in her brain instead of pleasure and his cold touch was replaced by cold nothingness. She's alone in this room. She's somewhere else from his castle and his embrace, far from him because he is long gone and forgotten by time except for her.

She sat up from the bed and stood up, wobbling slowly as she did. She supported her body with the furniture and walked towards the window where the pale full moon illuminated the room. She opened the lock and pushed the window open to feel the cold breeze that greeted her skin. She gazed up at the sky and ruminate. It was the same sky when he confessed his feelings to her. The scene is one of the most vibrant things in her memory because it was the first excitement she felt after decades of grief.

"You know. I never get to forget you." she whispered in the wind. The scene of his final hours played in her head vibrant and true as if it was the present.

It was the night of their hundredth anniversary. Ruby woke up alone in Alucard's bed still naked while the remnants of their lovemaking are still present on the sheets and in her legs. She stood up, dressed herself in her skirt and blouse before going out and looking for her husband. A shocked gasp escaped her lips at the scene she stumbled upon after leaving the room. Dead bodies litter the floor mutilated, consumed, and tortured. Blood splashed in every corner painting the brown walls with red. The scene made her gag and the smell make her puke.

Tears streamed down her eyes in grief but she held herself together and looked for her beloved. She went to the library to grab Azrael to protect herself in case anything jumps on her since the scythe is the only thing she knows how to use in his household.

She opened the door to the library and was astounded to find him there, feeding on a silver-haired female elf who was still alive and squirming. He was eating her flesh which he never did before. He usually only drinks their blood and order the ghouls to bury the body. Ruby found other corpses littering the floor, all of them are young petite and blonde like her. She tried inching closer to him, evading the puddles of blood and the torn-apart corpses of young girls.

"A-Alucard..." she whispered fearfully. The vampire's attention suddenly snapped to her and he quickly pounced on her. He had a hungry look on his face and Ruby whimpered noticing that his handsome features had changed into something monstrous. His eyes turned black while his formerly warm vermillion irises turned a darker and more sinister shade of red. His teeth got longer and sharper as well as his nails. The blood from his lips dripped down to his cheek making her reel back in disgust.

"Alucard... What happened to you?" she whispered looking him straight in his eyes.

"What happened? Well, you happened!! You let me taste your blood and even consume your life but the guilt made me miserable!! I couldn't stop wanting to eat you but there's something inside me stopping me from harming even a strand of your hair!!" he slammed his fist beside her head making her winch.

"You!! You!!" He screamed at her in rage. Ruby closed her eyes in fear of his impending moves and laid still due to her inability to think coherently and understand the situation. She can't believe what's happening. It all feels surreal. She must still be in a dream.

"You!!"

"You!!"

"You!!"

"I can't stop loving you..." tears suddenly fell from the vampire's eyes and dropped down to her face. Ruby opened her eyes, looking at him pitifully.

"I can't go back now. I've consumed even my own brother just to protect you. I'm turning voracious. I'm turning into a Demonic vampire as vampire cannibalism leads to and soon I will transition into a mindless evil and kill even you so you must slay me and let me die honorably." Alucard said pulling away from her and standing up to grab Azrael. He handed her the blade and looked at her with stern eyes.

"There must be another way. I please don't let me kill you. You are the only one left with me. I can't lose you too." she begged, declining the weapon.

"I don't want to lose you as well so I'm doing this for us. Don't worry I'll always be a part of you." he spoke softly to her, cupping her cheek and kissing her forehead. His face suddenly looked pained and he nearly collapsed on the floor but Ruby caught him just in time.

"Ruby it's too late. I can feel it taking over me. I have at least ten minutes left before evil takes over. We don't have time." Alucard urged pushing Azrael on her arms.

"But... But I can't kill you. I love you. If you're going to die then... Let's be together in oblivion." Ruby smiled weakly lifting Azrael.

"No. I want you to live. If I perish nothing will remain of me. No one will remember me, except for you. I will only exist in you now, that way we'll always be together even when we're apart." he intertwined his fingers with her and whispered words of soothing to her. Ruby was speechless as tears flow down her cheeks profusely. She lifted Azrael with shaking hands and gave him a pleading look as if begging him to make her stop. Alucard did no such thing, he only smiled and traced a cross against his heart telling her to strike there.

It took Ruby a solid minute to execute his order and when she did, her scythe hits true to its target. She pulled the scythe away and dumped it down the floor before rushing up to him and tackling him in a hug. Alucard caught her and held his ground.

"I'm sorry!!!" she cried in his chest.

"Don't be. I can't let you disappear. This way, you'll have a chance to have a happy next life. I want you to live and find your happily ever after. I'm sorry it's not with me. I guess I'm just another side chapter but I hope that you enjoyed the time you spent with me." Alucard started fading away. His feet were the first to turn to cinders and slowly ascend to his legs. He hugged her tighter in his embrace and whispered words of comfort.

"I love it! I love every second I spent with you! And I will let those wolves chase me a thousand times again and again if it means that you'll be there to save me a thousand times more. I love you. People may see you as a villain but for me, you'll always be my hero."

"No, it was you in fact who saved me. You made me feel love for the first time in my life. We are all bound to perish one day but you are the only one who was able to bring sunshine in my life. Farewell, my love. No matter how many years pass by, I love you the most.... more than anything else in the world." He said before completely vanishing into dust leaving her all alone in his castle.

A loud cry erupted that night from her throat but no one can hear her grieve nor console her sadness. She collapsed on the floor stained with his blood crying out for the gods to bring back her love. Only the darkness and the cold embraced her while the corpses he had slain rot around her. She cried and cried until the moon set and the sun rose until tears no longer fall from her eyes.

She stood from the ground and went to the balcony where the sun can be seen peeking from the horizon. When the light of the new day hits her face her golden hair had lost its brilliant color and turned to silver.

"I thought that you would always be here for me but then you vanished completely. And now you only live in my memory. No heaven or hell no ghost to haunt me. Just a memory. But thanks to you I have a reason to live. Not for anyone's desire but because I want to because you showed me with your love how precious my life is. Because I'm the only one where all of you live, where all of you exist."

"Perhaps in another world, we could truly be perpetual." she whispered before turning on her back and returning to her bed. She suddenly stopped in her tracks when rose petals flew around her.

"I love you."

The ghost of her dream still lingered in her memory where his touch never left her skin. Tears poured down from her eyes at the unearthed memory opening up long-closed wounds.

"Happy 340th anniversary, my dear." A faint voice whispered in her ear passing like the wind and fading as quickly as it came. She felt ghostly cold arms wrapping around her body as her legs collapsed under her. She cried due to the sudden sensations evading her heart.

She knew that it couldn't be his ghost, that he couldn't send her a message from the grave. She had killed him with Azrael after all, killing his soul as well. Everything she's feeling are just illusions made by her tired mind because of that dream. It couldn't be real.

But... even a little bit she wanted to believe that it was really him still looking out for her even after all these years. That he forgives her and still remembers her. Even if it's just a dream that she wanted to believe in.

A/N: Finally done!! I had to revise this chapter 3 times! The first version already has 5k words on it while this one has 6.6k. I'm more confident with this part so I hope that you guys like it. Anyway, leave a star or a comment or both if you like it or not. Thank you for reading.