towerofanimus | (no subject)

Characters: Alucard, OPEN
Setting: Floors 25
Format: I'll match
Summary: Alucard's arrival has not made him happy.
Warnings: Thread is set at night. Monster attacks are a strong possibility.

This floor had a meadow. It was strangely pleasant, even in the darkness. But he was a stranger in this place and found himself on guard as he wandered the floor. He was not alone. He could see shadows moving in the distance. Nothing he couldn't handle, he told himself. Nothing that he couldn't destroy. Alucard had killed everything that his father had thrown at him. He'd easily do it again and again. Let the creatures lurking in the shadows come! He welcomed the challenge, anything to take his mind off of the fact that he was trapped in a foreign land. Kidnapped against his will.

The man would not allow himself to calm down. He wouldn't be contained. His father had made that mistake, hadn't he? And now, according to the people who had trapped Alucard here, he was dead. For good. He wouldn't believe it until he had absolute proof. After all, much of what he had seen so far indicated that he was being tricked. The large metal boxes with images on them were just one example of things that he wanted absolutely nothing to do with.

Though he had seen from the dormitories that there were many, many people in the tower itself, Alucard had noticed that there didn't seem to be any other people around. It was strange, especially for such a peaceful looking meadow. The only thing that he could hear was something that sounded like vague shuffling of bushes in the distance.

"Who's there?" he growled sharply.

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The infirmary? At least now he knew where he could feed. He wouldn't have to risk harming the injured bird, or a person. "I was not aware," he admitted, expression softening. "You have been most helpful. Thank you."

Which had been the reason Tohko had told him. She didn't know that he wasn't aware, but she was always happy to help, so at the comments, she smiled.

"Oh, you're welcome! I'm always happy to help out! Although..I should have realized what you were earlier. Alucard is just Dracula backwards, after all."

There's a very brief moment at her comment that his face twists into something a lot like rage before it goes back to one much more neutral. It had been obvious to him, of course, but the fact that his father existed in other realms was something that he didn't really want to think about.

"It is no bother. I know now where to find sustenance."

While Tohko wasn't always perceptive, it was hard to miss that brief look of rage. While she didn't know Alucard's backstory, she had obviously said something that had struck a cord with him.

"..While that's good, I apologize for annoying you. Dracula is a character from a story in my world..but if he actually exists in yours and you don't like him, I didn't mean to make comparisons."

He laughed a little bitterly. "Fortunately for you, it seems as though he has not found himself here. I hope it stays that way." He'd have to kill his father if he ever did show up.

At that, Tohko sighed again.

"I'm not sure whether that's fortunate or not..but if he ever does show up here, you should be careful. If you're planning on fighting him, you should know that he can't be killed..at least, not here."

"He is not easy to kill, even in my own world," Alucard said darkly. After all, he had faked his own death, vanishing in that strange red light. His castle had collapsed, but Alucard knew that his father had not died then. With the universe gone, tough, Dracula was dead. It bothered him more that it had not been by his hands more than anything else.

"For the sakes of everyone here, let us hope he never finds his way here."

At that, Tohko sighed and scratched her head.

"Hopefully he won't..after all, we already have quite a few villains in the Tower, so it would probably be a problem if one more showed up."

"For the same of everyone here, I hope that he never shows up," Alucard said seriously. He'd fight the evils already in the tower. It was enough purpose for him.

"It would be nice..for both you and most of the residents."

Tohko was already fighting as hard as she could against both the residents and the Administrators.

Speaking of the administrators... "The people who brought us here unwillingly, there is an organized fight against them, yes?" he said carefully, eyes narrowing in thought.

He didn't think for a moment that there was something good in what they were doing. The administrators who had seen his entire world die would not have brought them to a tower of so many dangers had they wanted to help people.

At that, Tohko smile didn't fall, but she looked a bit more..determined than she did before. So, another person wanted to join the rebellion. She wasn't quite sure of how he had heard about it, but..Tohko was never against recruiting people she thought were trustworthy.

"There is a rebellion. I assume that you want to join them?"

"I do," Alucard said, nodding. "I am no stranger to combat. I am sure that my skills can be of some use." He didn't consider himself a master warrior, even if he had been the best at one point, it hadn't been enough to defeat Dracula. Here? He was not the best, but he was sure that he would be able to help somehow.

Tohko's smile grew as she lowered her voice to about a whisper. No one was around, but the Administrators watched almost every floor in this Tower. One couldn't be too careful.

"I have no doubt that you'll really help us out. Welcome aboard then. Good luck."

He nodded, expression determined. He would do whatever he could. He would help put an end to this. "Thank you."

Tohko, of course, was going to help out this resistance however she could. Dax may have chosen her, but she was still a bit of a weak link. She had to get better, had to do her best.

"No problem. I'm always happy to recruit a good person. I can't guarantee that you'll live..but I'll try my best to make sure that you will."

"That's fine," he said without hesitation. He was already dead. The worst that could happen to him was eternal rest. "I will fight to the death if I must. You have my word."

Which, considering how painful immortality was, might be a blessing, depending on how you looked at it. At that, Tohko nodded.

"Alright then..and you have my word that I'll try to keep you and the rest of our allies safe, even if it hurts me."

He nodded, stiff and severe as usually. "And I you," he vowed.

At that, Tohko sighed, even though she kept smiling, and attempted to pat Alucard on the head. If he was too tall, she would try to pat him on the shoulder.

"You don't have to do that. Really, since I'm getting everyone involved, if a person had to die for good, I wouldn't mind if it was me if everyone else was kept safe. I am a bit of a weak link. Immortality is a curse, but you probably know a lot more than me because of it, and you're probably a lot stronger than I. The others will need you if I die, so you don't have to worry about me."

He paused at the pat on his shoulder.

He was not exactly used to being treat so... so normally, in large part because the single night that he had spent in Dracula's castle had changed him in a major way. "Even so, I will do whatever I can."

He might not have been used to it, and if he told her that he didn't want to be patted, Tohko would have respected his wishes..but during her stay in the Tower, Tohko had learned that physical contact could help people, even in small ways, so she had grown a habit of patting people occasionally.

However, at that, she smiled and nodded. "Alright then! I'm not going to stop you if you want to do that, so I guess we'll both be trying our hardest to protect everyone."