[Location: Dungeon—Vampire King's Castle]
"You speak boldly for someone who does not even know the time I was feared just for existing, you think as if you're already a victor. Don't forget why I was sealed in the first place; Even Helel couldn't kill me at his peak, so tell me, brat, what gives you the courage to look me in the eye, YOU MONGREL!"
The skin on his face started to peel, revealing a completely black composition whose only visible features are monstrous, sharp teeth and red eyes, while his hair started be flying as if it's defying gravity.
My skin crawled just by looking at him.
Not fear.
Recognition.
The moment Alucard's flesh peeled away, revealing that pitch-black, voidlike composition beneath, something deep inside my soul responded—not with panic, but with a low, instinctive warning.
Danger.
Not the kind that screams.
The kind that whispers you should already be dead.
The blood rain halted mid-fall.
