I do not own Hellsing Just my character.

Maria Cantello was not an ordinary girl. Since her birth, the powers that had manifested with in her were a constant testament to her strange birth. It had been a long fourteen hours of labor for her mother and it seemed that the doctors could do nothing to force the labor. Ms. Cantello feared that her baby daughter would be lost if they didn't do something soon. As she sat up in her bed, trying to relieve some of the pain, she looked out the window and noticed something strange. Nine bright lights in the sky where lined up in a perfect alignment. The nurse followed her gaze and smiled.

"Tis the night when all the planets are in perfect synchronization." She said.

"I didn't know that." Was all Ms. Cantello could say.

More hours passed and each one brought on a new wave of agony. She closed her eyes and prayed to how was ever out there to help her get through this labor, and to let her daughter live. No sooner had she prayed the prayer, her body began to spasm. The doctors rushed in to help her and all went black. When she awoke, the same nurse was standing at her bed side with a frown on her face.

"What has happened? Where is my daughter?" she asked frantically.

"She is fine…the strangest thing happened when she was born. As soon as the doctor cut the chord, a blue light emitted from your daughters body and it felt as if the earth stood still. It was probably a trick of the lights." The nurse added quickly.

But this story is not about Maria's strange birth nor about the fact that her mother died when she was nine, but about the strange life she was about to lead shortly after her nineteenth birthday. She was sitting behind the banister on the balcony in the orphanage center in England. She had not been able to sleep. The night fading into early mourn felt ominous. A dark presence was about to enter her life she could feel it. She told her self that there was no reason to be afraid, but the irrational fear began to overwhelm her mind. As she sat there and watched the hours pass, the pressure in her chest continued to build.

Suddenly, the sound of heavy footsteps reached her ears. Just then, a dark silhouette of a large man appeared in the door way she was now facing. She froze, unsure of what to do. His deep voice cut through the silence.

"Oh, lookie here! Your such a pretty little thing, it's a shame I'm gonna kill you lovely." He said.

Maria merely glanced his direction and pushed out at him with her mind. His eyes widened when he was thrown off balance and into the wall behind him. She pushed again and he was thrown through the air and over the balcony she was sitting at. She didn't even look up when she heard his body hit the ground with an audible splat.

She could hear screaming on the lower floor and she quickly began to walk in that direction. A low growing sound reached her ears and she looked to her left to see Ms. Bently slouched over, clutching her head. But Maria knew something was not right, her sixth sense was going over the deep end, warning her that danger was near. As the Bently approached her, she saw that the woman's eyes were glowing and several pieces of skin and bone were missing. What ever she had become, it was no longer human. Maria pushed out with her mind and struck the creature, sending it in to the closed door. But this thing only shook it off and stood back up. Time to try something else. She thought.

Gathering up her energy, she located this things life force and began to mold it into a ball inside it's body. Once she had that accomplished, she pushed with her mind and ignited it. The creature exploded into ash. A faint clapping noise reached her ears and she turned. For a moment, all she could see was glowing eyes, but then the man stepped into the light. He was easily seven foot tall, and she had to crane her neck up to see him. He was clad in all red with white gloves with strange symbols.

"Impressive, I have rarely seen such power in such a young person." He said.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"Some vampires had decided that this would be the perfect place to stop for a bight to eat. You are the only person I have seen that is still alive in this place."

She considered that for a moment and then sighed. "What now?" she asked.

"What, no denial no screaming? No running away?" he sounded amused.

"Should I run?" she asked.

When he didn't answer she continued walking to the stairs that lead to the first floor. He followed her silently, keeping alert of any threats. Seras had pretty much cleaned up the second floor by now and he had taken care of the top floor. The fact that this girl had managed to survive amazed him, but at the same time, he had seen her power and knew she was not a girl to reckon with. They stopped at the landing between the floors, and she surveyed the scene in front of her. There were troops every where and a tall woman with long blonde hair seemed to be giving the orders. The woman spotted Maria on the landing and made her way to her. The red man was standing at her side, when the blonde woman reached her.

"Who is this?" Blondie asked.

"I didn't get her name."

"Maria Cantello, and you two are?" she asked.

"I am Integra Hellsing, this is my servant, Alucard. How did you survive?"

"I…I am not normal. I would love to explain, but it looks as if that man over there is looking for you." Maria said, pointing behind her.

"Damn him," Integra muttered, "Alucard, get her back to the manor, I will be there shortly." And with that she left.

Alucard shrugged and offered Maria his arm. She cocked her eyes brow at him, but took it any way. At swirl of darkness engulfed them and Maria closed her eyes against the coldness that came with the darkness.