Things are in complete disarray for the Nazis. As communications are lost with the ground forces, everyone is wondering what to do and beg for the Major to give them orders. He's busy eating a sandwich and tells them to shut up, relax and enjoy the climax. He tells the zeppelin's Captain to arm his remaining forces with weapons and prepare to launch a full assault. The Captain says they've ran out of guns, but the Major tells him to arm them with pipes, scraps of metal, anything. He thinks the is going to be wonderful and goes into song about it.

But the Captain screams at him, the only reason they followed his orders was because they hoped to defeat the English. But this is no longer a war, it's madness, and he won't allow any more of his men to die. The Major can't believe some have come this far and still not grasped his goal, but so be it. Insubordination is the flower of war. Doc hits a button on his remote, which sends a gun out of the Major's chair.

The Major fires, but proves to be a terrible shot, managing to miss with every bullet he fires. He explains to Doc that the target is hard to hit, whilst Doc wonders how he ever managed to get into the SS. The remaining soldiers arrive, and the Major promptly has them execute the defeatist. He then tells them that everything is going to plan.

Meanwhile, Alucard is on fire, having been hit my Anderson's attack. He hears a voice and wonders who is there, and then realizes he can see himself. First, as Vlad. But then, he sees himself when he was just a boy.

As a child, he was one day taken prisoner and led to the palace of a Sultan. This Sultan threw him onto a bed and raped him. All he could do was hold onto a small cross he had, telling God that he would not kneel or prayer for his salvation.

Years later, he was now known as Vlad the Impaler, and commanded a large army. He led them into battle, telling them to fight for the glory of their God. He believe God didn't help those who kneeled before him, or for those who prayed for mercy. Those people are not true prayers. True prayer is forged in battle. If they dazzle their God with their "prayers", they shall truly know him. After the tearing and crushing of men's bones, he believed God would descend to pass judgment on his servants.

Alucard asks Vlad what happened, where is his God, or his kingdom? His thoughts move forward, showing how he had been taken prisoner, and was going to be executed. His followers were all dead following him and his promises, all had been sacrificed for his God. As Vlad was about to have his head chopped off, he saw some blood and began to lick it up...

Suddenly, Alucard can hear that voice calling out to him again. He wonders who is calling out to him and finally opens his eyes. He then realizes that, it's her.

Back in the real world, Seras is screaming out for her master, and attempts to stop Anderson herself. She grabs onto his bayonet and tries to pull it out, but the vines around it start to wrap around her, and catch fire. Integra notes that Alucard's whole world is burning away, as his familiars are also set ablaze and destroyed.

Seras is still screaming for her master, when he suddenly tells the police girl to stop yelling -why must she always make that awful racket? It's enough to wake the dead! He places his hand over hers and tells Anderson that there was a moment he could have defeated him, but he's had his chance. It was over 500 years a go on that field, he would have let him take his heart out. But now, that moment has passed.

He says he can't defeat him and snaps the bayonet. He tells Anderson that only a human can destroy a monster. He then charges towards his opponent. As Integra and Seras watch, Integra thinks about what her father once told her. Many immortal monsters roam the Earth. When he looked at them, he wondered if they were created out of their desire for immortality.

But many of them desire more than that. When he saw them on battlefields, he thought that their battlecrys were them crying out for death. The no life King, Nosferatu, lost everything, and he believed that he is now just a pale shadow that wanders from battle to battle. Those immortals are just frail, sobbing children. Alucard gets to Anderson and stabs through his chest.

As he pulls his hand back out, he rips out Anderson's heart, along with Helena's nail. Without wasting any time, he crushes Anderson's heart, and the battle is ended. All that's left of Anderson is part of his upper body. Alucard tells him that he and him are the same.

Alucard starts to cry, saying this is how he became what he is. However, Anderson surprised everyone by laughing. He tells Alucard that demons don't cry, so are these the tears of a long dead child? He must have become a demon because he couldn't cry any more. Humans cry, and once their tears finally run dry, there is nothing left other than a demon or monster, and one final prayer for death. He tells Alucard to laugh and remember -he beat him to it.

Alucard smiles at him as Anderson wonders how long he is cursed to walk the Earth. Alucard tells him he will go on until the weight of his past is shattered by his oncoming future -which shouldn't be too long. As Anderson crumbles away, he says he can hear voices of children, and tells them to not cry and say their prayers...amen.

Just as finishes his last words, someone crushes his remains. Walter has arrived, and regards Anderson as just being trash that shouldn't be mourned. Integra can't believe it's him, and Seras asks what they've done to him.

He calmly explains that he's obviously been captured, brainwashed and turned into a vampire, and has been forced against his will to turn his former friends and master to bloody shreds. Was that the sort of explanation she was looking for? He's the angel of death. Integra screams at him, telling Walter that that's enough, be he yells back telling her to not use that name. Suddenly, Yumie dashes forward, determined to kill Walter. Seras yells for her not to go, but she continues to charge, telling Walter he knows nothing of how to serve a master.

She uses a technique where she seemingly splits into three, getting behind Walter and slices through him with her sword. She says he's dead, but he begs to differ, revealing that his wires are covered in her blood.

Yumie realizes that without a scream, or single slash, she's got nothing left, and her world tumbles to its end. Torn apart by Walter's wires, she dies instantly and Heinkel screams her name. Heinkel takes aim at Walter, but the Captain quickly draws one of his guns and takes aim...

...at Heinkel's face. Heinkel gets blown away, as Walter says there is nothing they can do to stop him. Nobody can stand in the way of his treasons. Meanwhile, at a temporary British army base...

...Sir Irons meets with the other remaining member of the round table, Lieutenant-General Rob Walsh. Irons find out that the Queen has been taken to safety, and a nuclear submarine will be in range of London soon. London is still in complete chaos, and their last report from from Sir Penwood, of all people. They joke about Penwood, but know that these enemies have robbed them of good men, and they need to be made to answer to their crimes.

Their counterattack has already begun thanks to the efforts of Irons, and they believe it will take half a day at most to take back the army bases they've lost. But Walsh says London is the real problem, they're only barely keeping their make-shift barricade around the city. There has also been talk that the Queen and her advisors are considering a final nuclear solution. However that plan is seen as an absolute last resort. Irons says the battle is not over yet. Arthur's daughter still fights.

Walsh then mentions about the round table traitor. Many suspected Penwood, but Walsh reminds Irons that he had been quite defensive of him. Irons says he was, because whilst he was a fool, Penwood was also a man of character and honor, who would have preferred to die then betray the round table council. He instead suspects Walter -on the day of Arthur's death, he warned Walter to be wary of Arthur's brother, Richard. But on that night, Richard tried to kill Integra and Walter was nowhere to be seen. Arthur knew of the threat Alucard posed, and took great care to seal him away. But Integra released him, and perhaps that had been part of the plan all along. And who knows how long Walter had been a part of that plan.

Back in London. the Captain takes aim at Heinkel, but does not fire. Instead, he throws Heinkel a first aid kit. Not considering Heinkel to be an enemy and giving a clear warning for this fight to not be interfered with, the Captain then rushes back towards the zeppelin in a streak of light.

The last few survivors of the Iscariots head to Heinkel. Heinkel asks if Yumie is alright, but it's clear she has been horribly killed. Heinkel takes one of their guns and is determined to kill Walter.

Meanwhile Walter tells Alucard to get up and fight him, but Alucard just laughs at him. He reminds Walter he once told him that Englishmen look forward to growing old, and considers his new form wretched and ugly. But he knows they are both dogs, and won't bark unless they're told. Alucard bows before Integra.

He asks his master for her orders. It's her will that commands the killing. Integra lights a cigar, but then breaks it and yells for Alucard to search and destroy! Nothing's changed, he must annihilate all forces that dare oppose them, regardless of what or who it is.

She sadly tells him to destroy anyone in his way. Walter is pleased and tells her she was a master worthy of his years of service. She tells him how this happened to him, she no longer cares. He's nothing but her enemy now.

The Major has his zeppelin land, and he congratulates Integra via loudspeaker. He think she's finally worthy of this battle, and now considers her his arch-enemy. The zeppelin opens up, and Integra is beckoned to enter.

Alucard tells her to go to him and put an end to this, which she says it's about time. Alucard tells Seras to go with her, as Integra will need her help. Before she goes, Seras calls out to Walter and tells him that whilst this may be an odd thing to say given the circumstances, she thanks him for everything he's done for her, and to take care.

Walter reacts in shock but then tells her to take care as well. Integra does not look back, but tells Walter farewell and may they never meet again. As she and Seras move into the zeppelin, they are greeted by Schrödinger, who Integra promptly shoots.

Alucard says those two remarkable women are his now, with his dear master to whom he belongs, and his darling servant who is his to mold. They're lost to him forever now. Walter says nothing but charges forward, as Alucard does the same. Alucard does for his head, only to have his own arm sliced off by Walter's wires.

Walter wraps a wire around Alucard and then smashes him into some buildings. Walter reminds Alucard that he once told him true immortals don't exist, and he thinks now that he was onto something -so he'll put it to the test. Alucard breaks free and starts shooting at him, but Walter is able to shield himself from the bullets.

Alucard then sends out his baskerville familiar, but Walter slices through it in seconds. Alucard attempts to fire at Walter again with his Jackal gun, only for it to explode before he can pull the trigger -Walter reminds him that gun was created for defeating Anderson, and he is not Anderson. In the zeppelin, Doc had used a remote to cause the gun to self-destruct.

With the baskerville torn apart, there's a surprise to everyone when a man emerges from it. The Major can't remember his name but then realizes it's Luke Valentine, who had been eaten by the dog when he fought Alucard. With the dog dead, it seems he can manifest himself once more. Luke doesn't understand what the hell is going on and what is happening...

...but he then gets pierced by Walter's wires. He tells him one can always fine a use for an undead Nazi vampire, but then he stumbles a little. It seems his body is giving out, but he knew this was going to happen. Using his wires, he takes Luke, still attached to the baskerville, and sends them straight towards Alucard.

As the revived dog attacks Alucard, Walter stumbles again, falling down this time. He thinks it's too early to give up yet, as Doc watches from the zeppelin. Doc thinks this is because they rushed the surgery too much, but the Major says they gave him everything that had to give. They've also taken everything he had, such as his master, honor and loyalty. This is all part of a plan that's been in motion for 50 years, and he tells Walter to show them what he's made of.

Luke draws out a gun and starts firing at Alucard. The baskerville bites down into Alucard, who tells Luke his talents were obviously wasted with him being inside that dog. But now this is checkmate -as Alucard pulls out his other gun and puts and end to Luke once and for all.

This also kills the baskerville, as Walter sees that his new toy has been broken. He tells Alucard that this is it, and sends out many wires. These tear Alucard's limbs off and split him in two.

Walter stumbles yet again, but gets himself back up. He knows it isn't over without taking Alucard's heart, and goes to do so. Taking a pipe, he plunges it into Alucard's chest. But he realizes something is wrong, as Alucard is smiling. The one he's stabbed isn't him -as the form briefly reveals itself to by Luke Valentine before melting away into nothing.

Walter's body begins to regress and de-age, as he steps back in shock. He feels a hand on his shoulder and turns around, only to get punched in the face. It seems that someone new has entered the fight, but then it uses Alucard's voice.

Alucard taunts Walter and asks him if he's really going to let a single punch end this. Whatever he did to his body, it doesn't seem very reliable, and he won't be able to hold that form much longer. As Walter continues to get younger, Alucard says that's a face not seen in 60 years. Walter asks what kind of game he's playing. Alucard tells him the trappings of mortal forms mean nothing to him. Their battle now looks like nothing more than a childish squabble. And since Walter's new form perfectly reflects this, he thought it would be rude not to follow suit himself. This is the nature of battle: until you defeat was cowers you, you can't truly become yourself. But to do that, you need to break the shackles that hold you down. Just like he did, just like Anderson, and even the Major, did. They've all gone through the metamorphosis Walter is now experiencing.

Alucard tells Walter he is the one playing games. 60 years on and he's still the same: just a strong brat. But now, he tells him to show him what he's got. Alucard full reveals his new form: a young girl.

NOTES

This episode adapts part of the manga's eighth volume, and around just over half of the ninth.