I don't own Castlevania, no matter how much I adore it
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"Father…." I muttered.
"Well met, my son!" Dracula, my father said proudly. "It's been a long time!"
"I was hoping that we would not see each other again. I can't allow you to leave here, Father." I said determinedly.
"You have ever been the ally of humans. Have you forgotten what they did to your Mother?" Dracula asked.
I was enraged. How could he think of such a thing?
"No," I said. "But neither do I seek revenge against them."
Father was disgusted. "Still uttering the same nonsense….But no matter. Now's the time to put aside your weak human side and join me. Together, we can remake this world!"
I had to kill him. He could not be persuaded to do good.
"Dracula, in the name of my Mother, Lisa, I will defeat you again!"
Dracula laughed maniacally. " So be it."
Dracula vanished and in his place was a hideous demon. I readied my Alucard Sword and flew at him. The demon shot a beam at me. I fell back, injured.
"Will you join me or die?"
"I will never join you!"
Sensing a hole in the demon's defense, I flew straight at him and slashed it.
The demon was dying, I could feel it. The demon transformed back into Count Dracula, my Father.
"Go back to whence you came! Trouble the soul of my Mother no more!"
"How???" Dracula asked. "How is it that I've been so defeated?"
The answer was painfully obvious. " You have been doomed ever since you lost the ability to love."
"Ah….sarcasm. "For what profit is it to man if he gains the world but loses his own soul?" Matthew 16:26 I believe"
I stood silent, not knowing what to say.
"Tell me. What…What were Lisa's last words?" Father asked painfully.
"She said "Do not hate humans. If you cannot live with them , then at least do them no harm. For theirs are already a hard lot." She also told me to tell you that she'll love you for all of eternity…"
My father wept. " Lisa…Forgive me. Farewell, my son…"
With that, Dracula, my Father vanished into the dark void.
Blood tears came trickling down my cheek. My Father had hated humans because of my Mother. Did I do the right thing of killing him?
I flew out of the castle and saw the castle vanishing into the moonlit sky.
I saw Richter Belmont and Maria Renard waiting for me.
"So you made it." I said.
"Alucard! I'm glad you're all right!" Maria said, relieved.
"I'm sorry. It was my fault that you had to fight your own father…." Richter Belmont apologized,
"Fear not." I assured him. "I had my own reasons for destroying him."
"It must have been painful for you…"
" Indeed. But you must always remember that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
"I understand."
Maria asked. "Alucard…What will you do now?"
I sadly answered. "The blood that flows in my veins is cursed. It will be best for this world if I were to disappear forever."
Maria was clearly hurt by this answer but she maintained a strong front and said, "I see…"
"Farewell then. We'll not meet again." I said coldly and left, heading back to my crypt. I did not look back for I fear if I did, Maria would try and convince me to stay.
I flew into the dark night, never looking back….
