#The best duo in Hellsing

[zevanthsnecromancy]

Makin a lil somthin

[bunny-bluue]

I finally finished my first Hellsing Ultimate Comic!!! I’m pretty proud of myself for making it happen since there was so much to do with these pieces! I recently watched the Addams Family and I could NOT get this scene out of my head! I really love this duo for Alucard and Sorina and I guess I’ll keep it like that! For this particular piece, it’s kind of a “what if” scenario, where Sorina had also been forced to become a Hellsing. She really hates being chained down by whatever means since she enjoys freedom and seeing that symbol on her gloves always puts her in a solemn or bitter mood. She actually had it imprinted on black gloves so she couldn’t see it easily. But whenever she does inspect it purposely, she becomes depressed or upset which Alucard can always sense with her and each time he does his best to console her. Anyways, I wanted to draw this out and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did! Read left to right in case you get confused how the order goes!

[your-local-simp-writers]

༺☆༻ Introduction ༺☆༻

Hello! 

We’re the dynamic duo behind “𝕐our 𝕃ocal 𝕊imp 𝕎riters,” just a couple of friends who love to get lost in the world of stories and games. We’re here to share our passion for writing and all the geeky stuff we can’t get enough of.

♡ About Us ♡

I’m 𝒞𝓁𝑜𝓊𝒹 and I’m all about gaming and art. You’ll often find me with a controller in one hand and a comic book in the other. My better half, the yin to my yang. She’s the partner in crime, the sweet melody to my wild riffs, and the one who brings a touch of grace to our shared tales of adventure and heart, 𝒞𝒽𝒾𝑒𝓃𝓃𝑒! She is the other half of this storytelling team. We both love creating stories that’ll make you feel like you’re right there with the characters.

♡ Our Writing ♡

We write what we love, and we love what we write. Our stories are inspired by our current fascinations—be it a game, a movie, or a manga. If it’s interesting and fascinating to us, it’s fair game for our writing.

Most of our stories are “x female reader” because that’s where we feel most at home. Occasionally, we’ll write “x gender-neutral reader” pieces for a bit of variety. However, we generally steer clear of “x male reader” or “OC x canon” stories. We want to create a space where female readers can see themselves in the worlds we love so much.

❤︎ 𝒞𝓁𝑜𝓊𝒹 '𝓈 Interests: 

Gaming: I’m a huge fan of Kingdom Hearts, Batman Arkham games, Mortal Combat, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Doom 3, Phasmophobia, Five Nights At Freddy’s, Twisted Wonderland, Call of Duty, Halo 3 and 4, Sonic and Transformers. If it’s a game or relating to horror, chances are I love it.

Comics: Batman is my passion. I collect anything related to the Dark Knight, and my collection is my pride and joy.

Anime/Manga: I'm into One Piece, Princess TuTu, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Jujutsu Kaisen, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kingdom Hearts, Sgt. Frog, Free!, HellSing, and a bunch more. I have also seen MHA, Fairy Tail, Dragon Ball, Soul Eater, Naruto, Castlevania, Diabolik Lovers and more.

Disney & Tim Burton: I’m a Disney kid at heart. My top 5 Disney movies are Treasure Planet, Cinderella 3, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and The Princess and the Frog. And I’m all about Halloween and everything Tim Burton.

Music: I love RnB and Y2K music so much! However, you can usually find me listening to cutesy, cheesy love songs.

❤︎ 𝒞𝒽𝒾𝑒𝓃𝓃𝑒’𝓈 Interests: 

Gaming: I’m definitely not the biggest gamer around, but I do love to play Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft! Sometimes I’ll also dabble in some fall guys, FNAF or Poppy’s Playtime. On Roblox, I love to play pretty much anything but pvp games due to the fact that I’m not the best at them. Horror games are probably my favorite, even though I’m a chicken!

Anime/Manga: My favorites are definitely Fairy Tail, Jojo’s bizarre adventure, Naruto, and Demon slayer. I’ve also watched MHA, Danganronpa, Yona of the Dawn, Food wars, High Rise Invasion, Angels of death, and more!

Disney and Tim Burton: I’m definitely a Disney girl! I love all Disney Princess movies, both animated and live action. My top three not in any particular order would have to be Tangled, The Little Mermaid, and Princess and the Frog. For Tim Burton, my favorites are the classics, The nightmare before Christmas and Corpse bride. 

Books: I’m also a huge book girly! My favorite genre has to be fantasy/sci-fi. My favorite book series is The Lunar Chronicles, I definitely recommend it!

♡ Join the Fun ♡

This is an invitation to you, dear reader, to become a part of our narrative. Engage with us, inspire us, and let us inspire you.

So, come on in, get comfy, and let's share the joy of stories. The next chapter is always the best one, and it starts right here, with you and us. Requests are always welcome in the ask box! and even inquiries, should you have any!

With all the warmth in our hearts,

𝒞𝓁𝑜𝓊𝒹 & 𝒞𝒽𝒾𝑒𝓃𝓃𝑒

P.S: 𝒞𝓁𝑜𝓊𝒹 drew the image, just so most people can get a idea of what we look like♡ AND THE G.M FIARY BOOK IS FOR FUN, for the pure shits and giggles TRUST

[nuclearforest]

🍋🍇🍓?

tbh that combo would probably make a bombass fruit tart. or jam. i like it uwu

lemon: favorite characters

i mean first and foremost i hope it is obvious that i am unhinged for hellsing's captain. the BEST stinky BASTARD MAN ever.

but other than that it depends on the anime. like, i'm bad at favorites questions because i am a filthy casual in most other places and usually forget what i've watched or read fairly quickly. we're talking like, full info dump. and then when i get back into it, it's all familiar and it's like: oh, great! which is like, the same problem i have listing my fav ships lmao.

but i guess beyond that I can think of a few more. So, in no particular order:

I like Schrodinger, he is my child. i am about to slap Monty and Doc with adoption papers and take them to court for my boy.

I also like Usagi, unhinged bunny man out of Juuni Taisen (Hans in his outfit WHEN???)

I guess we are also a kirishima (BNHA) in this house; we need more strong and upbeat dudes. And I guess we like mad artist duo Deidara and Sasori from Naruto because at the end of the day we admire the commitment to the craft. Will I one day be as feral about my art? We'll see.

grape: favorite costume/outfit

lemme walk u thru the concepts while i'm feeling just a bit energetic. maybe i shouldn't have had too much sugar with lunch.

i have watched a LOT of magical girl shit in my day so there's FAR too many cool outfits. Just. give every buff dude a magical girl outfit and we're good. the ones out of madoka magica slap. also valid to give them rem and ram's maid outfits from Re:Zero.

also massive appreciation for every dramatic MF in a longcoat. the bulkier and cooler the better. give them stupid intricate details that make every artist's life a living hell (i'm sorry fam)

and finally, to accessorize, give them a mech. doesn't matter whether zoids or gundam or like, big old cannons out of a magical girl anime. just give them a mech and that completes the outfit.

strawberry: favorite finale episode

listen i hate finales because it's a signal that the story is over and usually my heart is in absolute RUIN. but. i gotta say. i like Keijo!!!'s finale (I think? Honestly I've watched it twice now and still barely remember). it was high stakes (as far as a shitty, oversexualized sports anime) and gave the viewer a really happy sendoff after some wildin shit.

I also guess i liked the end of Mirai Nikki. And as much as I thematically loved the end of Juuni Taisen OW MY HEART.

[lizardthirty]

don’t like pacific rim the black very much so far.

I think my main issue with it is that it fails miserably to capture what made the first movie so great- i.e that the first Pacific Rim film didn’t take itself very seriously, and above all else it was fun! It was really fun! It had characters named shit like “Stacker Pentecost” and “Hercules Hanson” and there was a guy very high up in the military who wore suspenders and a bow tie everywhere and also these gay comedy duo scientists and a guy who sells illegal monster guts who looked like a cross between Hellsing Alucard and Guy Fieri. The Jaeger pilots all had these silly gimmicks like the russian ones who were both super buff and dressed the same, and everyone was a stereotypical movie badass in the best fucking way, and the fights were so utterly stupid cool like that one scene where the jaeger punches into a building and sets off a newtons cradle? iconic! legendary! And all the characters were complex and if they weren’t complex they were at the very least entertaining to watch.

Meanwhile we have Pacific Rim: The Black. The first episode ends with an entire village getting brutally killed by a Kaiju. Both of the main characters are boring at worst and irritating at best. There are only 3 interesting characters so far- one is a very mildly snarky robot, the second never talks, and the third was killed off midway through the series for no reason other than shock value after establishing himself as being a potentially fascinating character. Joel had so much fucking potential, the way he was demonstrating all the new skills he’d picked up by drifting with all those dudes was really neat! And then he got shock-killed just to convince us the villain was suuuuper evil, as if we didn’t have enough evidence already.

And not even the villains are cool! The only human villain in the first film was the aforementioned Alucard-Fieri lovechild, and FUCK was he fun to watch. Meanwhile the only villain we have here is a Shitty Old Guy in a Suit. Where’s the glamour? The spice? The joie de vivre? 

TL:DR Pacific Rim: The Black will not live up to the legacy of the first film until it stops taking itself so damn seriously. Fight me.

[koorinohebi]

✌♒☂

Ask the blogger || Accepting

✌ - favorite bands/ singers?; ♒ - fave animes?; ☂ - favorite season?

✌ Let's see, for the bands my favorite would probably be L'Arc-en-Ciel, Linkin Park and Nine Inch Nails. I feel like their music is something I've been listening to for years, and I've never grown tired of them. As for a particular singer, I enjoy Aimer's singing, to be honest. She has such a lovely and expressive voice that it easily evokes emotions. Have you heard Words? It's such a feelsy song. The first time I heard this, I couldn't help but cry.

♒ Affectionately places Fate/Zero and Naruto here, before beginning. You know, I thought this would be a pretty easy question to answer, but after removing the aforementioned two, it gets hard.

Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia is a fairly new anime in the Fate franchise, but man. Did they blow that adaptation out of the park. It was so good, so good. The story telling and the pace was something that I found enjoyable. They didn't miss a beat in their narrative for it. All the characters find a place in your heart, and by the end of everything you feel an emotional investment in everyone and I think that's impressive (also, Siduri is best girl). Can we also talk about how beautifully animated Prover and Tell Me are? They were so seamless, and perfect. Not to mention, the thing I liked about these Ending Songs the most is how they actually summed up parts of EoG. There's just so many good things about Babylonia. Plus this is super cute. I was caught off guard when I saw this the first time, I think I froze for a minute and then replayed it.

Hellsing Ultimate is probably my comfort anime. Every time I need to relax I put it on. If you're familiar with it, I can understand why you'd lift a brow at it being "comfort" specially when it has a lot of gore and blood in there, but for some reason, Hellsing has always appealed to me. It also doesnt help that the main character is basically Vlad Tepes. Apparently, I do like shows that have historical basis. It's a good source of learning for me, as well, it gives me a lot of things to think about. Speaking of Vlad, Alucard is one of the main reasons I love this anime. He is over all just so fun. Specially in that fight with one of the Valentine brothers. Jouji Nakata and Crispin Freeman really did a wonderful job voicing him, and truthfully speaking, I think Hellsing has a really good cast of VAs, both in Japanese and in English.

Super Robot Wars. I like this for the sole reason that my favorite mecha duo is here. Aussenseiter and Dyguengard. And yes, Aussenseiter transforms into a horse. Their pilots are also great.

☂- For seasons outside of my country, I do like Winter. But this is mostly because of how everything is so beautifully white. I do hear that winter time is not very pleasant because of how cold it can get and how dangerous the roads are, but I just wish that at least once, I can experience snow and winter. That'd be the nicest treat. I've never seen snow before too, so yes. My dearest kouhai does send me pictures of snow when it snows there in his country, but I would like to see it for myself too.

[sonicasura]

Random Thoughts

Speedwagon from Jojo and Cappy from Mario would make an awesome tag team. Speedwagon already got some killer hat skills and combine that with Cappy's powers, Dio would be running for the hills.

Saitama from One Punch Man and Alucard from Hellsing would easily get along. Both understood the consequences of their strength and powers and they both have apprentices that care for them and are great company.

Joker from Persona is legitimately either Bayonetta or Dante's from his swag and wit alone not just his Persona Arsene or capability of using guns or blades. (Dante from original Devil May Cry not the reboot bullshit)

If Ben Tennyson(original first series as in 10 year old Ben) was adopted by either Tony Stark, Alucard(Hellsing) or Dante, insanity would ensue. Ben and Alucard would insult everyone of their opponents and cause a lot of mischief whether be vampire powers or alien powers in general. Same with Dante but it'll be a lot of puns, bad jokes and super powered pranks. With Tony it'll be the crazy inventions(three science bros), prank wars, funny nicknames for every Avenger and Tony going broke with a swear jar that's $100 per a swear(jar courtesy of Pepper).

If Katakuri from One Piece and a young Giorno ever met, Katakuri would adopt Giorno and beat the shit out of his parents. I call them the Donut Duo with Katakuri being the Big Donut and Giorno the Little Donut. Wouldn't that make him Charlotte Giorno Giovanna?

Kirby, Izuku Midoriya (MHA) and Johnathon Joestar are complete cinnamon rolls. All three of them together would give anyone diabetes from their sweetness.

Sonic the Hedgehog and the Flash would be running buddies. Challenge each other to a race everyday with results varied.

Kid/teen characters I see Passione's Team parents (Bruno and Leone) would practically adopt: Ben Tennyson and Kevin Levin(Ben 10), Danny and Dani Fenton(Danny Phantom), Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia(Fairytail), Eren Jaeger, Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Alert(AoT), Peter Parker, Elric Brothers(FMA), Jak and Daxter(before Jak 2), Futaba, and Joker (Persona), Geo Stelar(Megaman), Knack and Lucas(Knack), Vergil, Dante and Nero (before their beginning games), Naruto Uzumaki and Rex Salazar(Generator Rex)

Guzzlord from Pokemon is cute and no one will change my mind.

Part 5 Polnareff and Jotaro are twinks, end of story.

Who the hell is Jolyne's mother, Nero's mother and Ash's father? We never got answers!

Toothless is best dragon and I would hug the crap out of him.

I would adopt Bendy if he was real. Poor guy seen some crazy crap.

[karenjodes1998]

Most Ridiculously Powerful Anime Characters

The world of anime is filled with action heroes that fight monsters and villains. Many times, anime characters have a usual arc that develops over time thus making the show interesting. Anime series like Gundam is known for their over-the-top machines that fight in space to protect Earth. On the other hand, series like DragonBall evolved from dealing with planetary monsters to destroying galaxies. All of these characters are portrayed to be extremely powerful to the point where human imagination cannot interpret the limits. However, some characters are just simply too powerful, so much so that comprehension of their capabilities becomes a joke. Be it brain power, muscles, or even fantasy forms, such characters defy the already exaggerated rules of anime characters. Here we have a list of such characters, including heroes and villains that just seem ridiculously powerful.

Saitama

Nothing can be more powerful than killing an enemy in just one punch. Saitama is a hero like no other. His bald face, cartoonish expressions, and average body is the complete opposite of his potential. Viewers of the show get a look into his training regime and it feels like a mockery considering the results. Even in its second season, when other heroes seem to have a hard time dealing with scary monsters, Saitama can kill demons with a single punch. His powers almost feel comedic as his friends, who are shown to have tremendous powers, fall flat in comparison to a single punch by Saitama. The series’ entire development is based on Saitama and his exploration of limits and if killing an enemy with one punch isn’t ridiculously overpowered, then nothing is.

Momonga

Momonga’s appearance is a very good indicator of how overpowered this monster from Overlord is. His skeletal body is capable of destroying worlds with a snap. In the series, his powers seem to be bound by nothing and the viewers get a very sharp look into his capabilities later on. Known as Ainz Ooal Gown, Momonga is regarded as one of the highest forms in his world and his magic casting abilities remain unmatched by any character in the series. Momonga seems to have an unlimited bank of powers that seem way too overpowered for a character in the series.

Shiba Tatsuya

Throughout the series ‘The Irregular at Magic High School’, Shiba Tatsuya seems undefeated as his powers of a long-barreled Silver Series Horn makes for a magical gun that stores all of his destructive powers. His tactical use of the weapon including precision needles that affect the target’s nerves and bloodstream is one of the highlights of his powers. Later his weapon is named “Trident” and later adds more magical powers to his arsenal.

Izayoi Sakamaki

The main protagonist of ‘Mondaiji Tachi Ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sou Desu Yo?’ is one of the best warriors who is known for defeating Gods and Demons alike. He does all this with so much ease that many think his slaying capabilities are as smooth as running butter through a knife. Izayoi is one of the top reigning members of the No Name community and one of the youngest characters that make it into this list.

Alucard

Vampires from Hellsing deserve a special category by themselves. Vampires are generally extremely powerful. Add to it the ability to regenerate from fatal wounds like a decapitated head, make Alucard from the Hellsing series one of the most powerful characters. Surrounded by the familiars that he built from centuries of feeding on people, he controls one of the most deadly armies of vampires that the anime world has seen.

Sora and Shiro

This sibling duo from ‘No Game No Life’ has recently made their way into the list. Unlike many characters in the list, Sora and Shiro don’t possess supernatural powers. Instead, their brains are what make them overpowered. Shiro is an extremely intelligent kid that is tasked with the responsibility of his sister and while she does make a mark on the series in some questionable ways, Shiro’s intelligence seems to have rubbed on her. Sora can predict things and courses of vents far into the future and with Shiro’s intelligence, the duo seems to have no competition in terms of brainpower.

Goku

Goku had to make it to this list as being one of the highest regarded protagonists that know no limits to their powers. His journey starts with him discovering his first Saiyan form and goes on till his death in episode 71 of Dragon Ball Super, where he becomes a Saiyan god that has crossed several Super Saiyan stages and forms. Goku’s ability to learn skills at an extremely fast rate adds to his talent that makes him unparalleled. Summoning a spirit bomb that takes a part of life essence from every single living creature on Earth sure takes a lot of power.

Gilgamesh

Fate/Zero has one of the best characters in the anime world and many agree that Gilgamesh has overpowered capabilities that arise from his half-god- half-human existence. The Archer class servant forms a contract with Kirei Kotomine while maintaining an obsession for Saber during his contract. What makes him so powerful is his ability to summon deadly attacks without even flinching. His sword later becomes the Excalibur and his ownership of Noble Phantasms of every hero spirit is seconded by none.

Sosuke Aizen

Bleach is one of the most famous anime series of all time and it holds the title for good reason. An action-packed series that involves Shinigamis and their powers, the main protagonist, Ichigo Kurosaki, is naturally supposed to be everyone’s savior. But Sosuke Aizen takes the place as one of the most devastatingly powerful characters in the entire series. Shinigamis are known to have special powers that are unique to everyone. What makes Aizen extremely powerful is his ability to control all the five senses of multiple people. Meaning Aizen never needs to physically fight and instead hypnotizes his opponent to create illusions. Towards the end of the series, Aizen is swallowed by Hollow powers and even then Ichigo is unable to fully kill him. It takes Ichigo’s mentor, Kisuke Urahara to bind Aizen to an extremely powerful Kido spell to eliminate Aizen.

Beerus

Another character from the DragonBall series, this Sphinx-faced part-human part-cat creature makes an entrance into the world being known as the God of Destruction. This is one of the only characters in the entire series that has the capabilities to kill any being in the universe, even Saiyans. Thus, the limit to the powers of Beerus is simply unknown. An entire movie is made around him and it takes a Super-Saiyan God to put his case to rest. Even then during his entire course, this seemingly large cat can give all the Saiyans a run for their money.

source: https://rateearly.com/most-ridiculously-powerful-anime-characters/

[thirstyforlulu]

Some people that are into the mythology on demons think that Sebastian's real identity is prince Malphas of hell. Can I get an HC of the reader being the half demon younger sibling of Sebastian? Also,how would Sebastian react to finding out that his yongest sibling is dating Alucard and how would Alucard feel about his Love technically being royalty in hell? Would he have to keep his relationship a secret considering how puritanical Integra can be to a degree for his Love's safety?

Being royalty in hell, you had grown up a bit sheltered

You weren’t supposed to leave hell unless absolutely necessary until you were old enough

Of course you didn’t listen, you snuck out all the time to visit Earth

It was on one of these visits that you met Alucard

He was on a mission, looking for a vampire in the town you were visiting when he came across you

His mission forgotten, the two of you started what you intended to be a short fling

It was so fun sneaking around with him, you found yourself really falling in love

Your brother found out of course

At first he was pissed

You weren’t supposed to be there, let alone fraternizing with some vampire

This could ruin your reputation if it got out, but you weren’t just going to let him run your life

The two of you fought about it for hours, and it wasn’t until he actually got to know Alucard that he got on board

If you’re going to be with him, you’ll have to give up your position in hell, but you don’t care

Alucard tries to keep you a secret, but Integra caught on

She was pissed at first

How dare he bring a demon into her fine establishment?

This could put everyone in danger

But he convinced her to actually talk to you before making any sort of decision

You guys actually got along really great!

She found you very sweet, funny, and passionate

Plus if she got rid of you she’d never hear the end of it, and you seemed to be able to keep Alucard in line

You adopt a new identity to be with him, becoming one of Hellsing’s newest and best recruits beside your boyfriend

You two make an unstoppable duo

Sebastian comes to visit all the time, making sure Al is treating you right

[thymepasses-blog]

1.1

Heat and light flooded into the street as the heavy oak door swung open. In the bright tavern, only the sweating obsidian colored windows remained untouched by the swelling fire.

“Close the door, you’re upsetting the hearth!” A young girl of naught more than 12 years stood at the bar, lifting a tray of pewter cups “Sit anywhere you like. If you need lodging, my father can help you.”

Dripping audibly the trio looked around. Ansil made a beeline towards the fire. Avoiding the eyes of the other patrons, the remaining duo settled around a table across from her. Neither felt compelled to retrieve nor join Ansil - their journey had thus far been wrought with unnecessary complications and its first fatality.

“Bring us three pints and a Sheppard’s pie.”

“Would you like some of the roast?” the young bar keep’s disposition matched the tavern. Ingrid, lifted her head from the table to look at the pig, slowly turning beside the fireplace, only to put her head down again.

“We would rather not. We’ve had a hard day and would be much obliged if we could be with ourselves for a moment.” Smile fading, the girl nodded and whisked out of sight.

“Mathias, speak for yourself! I would have liked some roast,” Ansil had left the fireside and seated herself facing to the fire. Ingrid made a slight gaging sound.

“I can hardly stand the smell. How can you think about eating at a time like this?”

“Exactly! I’m starving! We’re all starving! I couldn’t ask for a better change of fate!”

“Ansil,” Mathias accepted the pie and tankards, “I realize you’re feeling upbeat - but we just watched Bray incinerate himself. It’s too soon for us.”

“He would have wanted us to drink heartily to his memory!” Ansil slammed her fist on the table, “He was never one to give up!”

“Nor did not know his own limits or think ahead. He died because he was dry as tinder and tried to ‘roast’ the wolf pack rather than avoid it. They burnt to a crisp in the snow. I did not see the danger he presented himself when we accepted him into our party.” Mathias said firmly after a long draught, “Without a mage we almost froze to death in the blizzard. Ingrid?”

The silent member still sat, face down at the edge of the table with her hands in her hair. Though her skin began to flush a weathered red, her knuckles had grown paler, “I couldn’t save him. We were surrounded by trapped water and yet I could not save him.”

Ansil’s now anxious gaze shifted back to Mathias. They sat in silence.

“Ingrid, there was nothing we could do. If it helps, we can stay here until the end of the blizzard and recover his body for burial. We wouldn’t have made it if we tried to carry it with us nor could we have stopped to put him to rest.” Ansil was nodding, but Ingrid seemed unaffected. “Have some food, I will speak with the inn keeper. We should be able to live here for a week or two without working.”

The tavern was busier than Mathias has original observed with two dozen or so patrons. The din and hubbub of the room came into focus as he wandered farther away from the roaring blaze. There were no adventurers in this crowd.

“Where can I find your father,” Mathias leaned over the bar, “I’d like accommodations for my friends this week.” The girl looked around for a moment before pointing to the corner behind the door. A red-faced man sat alone in the booth with two tankards before him. Mathias glanced back at Ansil and Ingrid. Ansil had already decimated much of the pie and was rubbing Ingrid’s back consolingly. She will be fine in a few days. We should recover Bray’s corpse.

As Mathias approached the innkeeper’s table, the air grew heavy and smelled of some herb he couldn’t identify. The man saw him approaching and stood up, “Welcome to the Frosted Flagon. The name is Ernie. It’s 60 pieces for a night, 300 for a week.” Mathias shook the man’s hand,

“The two others in my party require separate lodging.”

“That’ll run you 275 for a week then. I was just negotiating a long term plan with this fine mage - you can decide if you want to room with her at a reduced cost. When you’re ready, I’ll give you keys and soap.” Mathias swiveled his head to peer into the dark booth before realize the inn keeper had not been alone. The tables candle suddenly sprung to life as a pale hand retreated into the long sleeves of a worn arch mage’s robes.

“Thank you, Ernie.” The man bowed before retreating to the bar. “Please sit.” Awkwardly Mathias, settled into the seat previously occupied by the inn keeper. “I am uninterested in your party’s presence nor do I care for your story. Our room accommodates three - though I’ve heard your party is one fewer than intended.” Whether it was the proximity to the door or the woman’s gentle, cold voice, Mathias felt the air in his lungs freeze.

“I do not sleep often, but I have stored various possessions in the footlocker and dresser below the window. You would do best not to toy with them if you value your life. Magical resistance is not your strong suite. Do you have any questions?”

“I’m unsure - I don’t think I am comfortable…”

“I will rarely be in the room.”

“…not knowing your name?” Mathias blinked. Though he expected a cold response of the mage to his concerns about gendered housing, she seemed heated in response to his question.

“You have no purpose knowing it.”

“I am Mathias of Hertzberg, a knight new to these lands. Ingrid, daughter of Hellsing, is an arch priest -” the woman chuckled unexpectedly, “… and Ansil, daughter of Waylands,” to which the woman openly snorted. The mage raised her arms, her sleeves rolling back to expose a pale hand and an intricately decorated glove. With her gloved hand, she quenched the candle and the bare one she flicked in the air,

“I care not for your stories. Be gone!”