That was right, though the Church's words are not what Alucard prefers to repeat. Their determination of her as a witch, going against God, and dancing with Satan's malicious intent. It was all wrong in so many ways.

The question is a burning one. When Alucard chuckles, it is a dry laugh without any real form of humor to it.

"I cannot ever claim as such," he answers. "But I did as she begged. I did not kill them. I did not do anything."

His father, on the other hand, did not take it all so kindly.

"People are cruel, terrible, selfish, and lash out at what they do not understand. But they can also be kind, loving, determined, and looking to change for the better. Humans are complex, capable of good and evil as any creature. I will never slay someone, not unless I must defend myself. That is all."