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WHO  IS  INTEGRA  FAIRBROOK ?

you hear the headlines read,  articles in newspapers  (  both online or in print  )  attempting an exposé on this mysterious figure of the british nobility whenever the sunlight shines her way .  but rarely do they tangle with fact,  rarely are the words presented illustrative of the who integra fairbrook REALLY is,  or of what she is .  no journalist has ever managed to reach her,  each & every request for interview seemingly personally denied  (  though rumors say these never get past her butler  ) ; rarely is she spotted in public,  appearing to spend her days within her family’s mansion which resides on the outskirts of london,  where entry is denied to any & all not belonging to her bloodline or her staff .  & should one try to approach whenever they find themselves lucky enough to see integra outside the walls of her household,  getting past the armed guard which surrounds her proves too hard a challenge .

such articles attempt to piece together a clear background from very few facts offered,  that she’s wealthy,  a member of the british nobility,  believed to be of indian descent,  & someone whose contributions to society come in the form of generous donations to various charities .  but they always fail to ask the COMPLETE question,  because it is not simply a matter of who integra fairbrook is,  but who she is to whom  ...

TO  THE  PUBLIC

integra fairbrook is a reclusive british-indian millionaire with a seat in the house of lords,  one she rarely uses ; a seat no one seems to truly understand how she got,  though her family’s wealth serves as the easiest explanation .  tales of her fortune speak of an inheritance from a father with a successful business,  one she maintains by herself to this day .  just what this business is differs from publication to publication,  some say she’s an arms manufacturer for the british military & their allies,  others speak of her as the head of a security agency which provides protection to the highest bidder,  people of high importance across various governments .  whatever the dealings of the fairbrook organization are,  as some have taken to calling it,  no one quite seems to know specifics,  only ever taking notice of how well armed her bodyguards are .

she’s perhaps best known to the british public for the many headlines that speak of her many generous donations to a number of high profile charities,  such as stonewall UK & the LGBT foundation .  these acts have landed her quite some popularity among the populace,  who praise her help in aiding LGBT youth across the UK & endlessly speculate about her focus on such charities .  however,  those who lean further left discourage such open support for a member of the british nobility,  one who’s believed to participate in arms dealing .  of course,  right-wing publications speak ill of her monetary aid given to LGBT charities but praise her company’s work for the british military .

despite the occasional headline,  the larger british public sometimes forgets of her existence,  her face disappearing among the many members of the nobility,  regardless of the aspects which set her apart .  this might seem regrettable,  but really is it more than intentional .

TO  THE  GOVERNMENT

integra fairbrook wingates van helsing is the current director & commanding officer of her majesty’s secret hellsing organization,  a branch of the british government meant to asses & deal with any supernatural threat to the united kingdom .  it was founded in 1899 by professor abraham van helsing through funds awarded for his service to the british government in dealing with count dracula,  as per the events detailed in bram stoker’s novel .  it was created so that the british populace may never have to fear such attacks by the forces of darkness again,  & exists to slay any feral creatures of the night that make their way onto britain’s soil .  the organization was later implemented as a permanent part of both the british government & the military through the efforts of abraham’s son & integra’s father,  arthur van helsing & his wife,  jayashree van helsing  (  née revankar  ) .

integra is also the current head of the convention of twelve,  a meeting of twelve select individuals who are important figures among most branches of the british government,  each knighted by the queen as part of her sacred order of the protestant church .  however,  unlike every other member whose business the public is mostly made aware of,  integra & her organization are kept strictly CLASSIFIED,  their existence kept secret to all but the highest members of parliament .  this is because to admit the existence of the hellsing organization,  & of the last living heir to the van helsing bloodline,  is to admit to the existence of the supernatural .

the british government has devised its best efforts to keep all such knowledge strictly under wraps,  the reality of the events of bram stoker’s novel fictionalized so that people would deem the supernatural a fiction,  saving them from having to live their lives in fear of what moves in the darkness .  the fictionalization serves also to discredit any whistleblower who would dare attempt to bring to the public’s attention the reality of integra & her organization,  being written off as deranged conspiracies born of a mind which deems horror stories a reality .

this was scarcely their first of such cover ups,  but it is their most robust attempt at hiding an entire branch of the government was quite the task .  any & all missions carried out by the hellsing organization require a complex cover story,  & integra takes personal responsibility in crafting such tales so that no members of the public suspect there’s something more at play .  of course,  keeping herself hidden from their view was an impossibility,  so a fake identity was forged to fool the populace into viewing her as just another member of the british nobility,  with an inexplicable amount of wealth at her hands & mild power within the government .  a fake image which integra partakes in only under the most infrequent of circumstances,  with the rare public appearance .  her many donations to charity,  however,  were made in good faith & directly from integra herself,  but do serve as occasional moments in the spotlight so that no one question’s her absence from public life .

TO  THE  SUPERNATURAL

integra &,  consequently,  the van helsing name itself carries great meaning among the supernatural creatures which scurry through the shadows .  the hellsing organization,  through its actions over the century of its existence,  is FEARED for its efficiency in dealing with any creature of the night which makes itself known on british soil .  rarely have hunters past banded together so effortlessly to form a governmental body meant specifically to deal with the supernatural .  hellsing may have not been the first,  but it certainly the most notorious among its prey for its dedication to purging the undead from this world .  not just through missions carried out by trained soldiers carrying silver bullets,  but by employing creatures of the night against their own kind .  just as they fear hellsing & integra herself,  they too fear their most well guarded secret  ;  the vampire,  alucard .

to turn a vampire against its own kin is a feat that carries both meaning & fear among the forces of darkness,  & in some corners  ...  hope,  that perhaps one day the undead & the living can work together,  in some form or fashion .