Castlevania: Fallen Concerto
(I don't own anything to do with Castlevania that is property of konami)
Ch.1: Today is the first day
(This story has aspects of C: AoS and C: DoS just that it takes place present day)
The year is 2010, a day like any other, I get up early to go to Community College where I spend three hours of my life a Monday through Thursday that I'll never get back. I get out of the car after driving to the college, get out of the car and wave my mother goodbye as I watch her drive away, life was simple and boring. I let out a heavy sigh and turned around
"If only I could just get to Johnson and Wales without going through this that would be sweet" I said as I fixed my back pack and adjusted my fedora
I wasn't paying attention when I bumped into someone
"Sorry I wasn't looking, please excuse…me?" I said as I looked at who I just bumped into and came face to face with myself I backed off a bit
The thing was standing there with an almost trance like stare as it took a step forward, I stood motionless completely dumbfounded not sure what to do. Suddenly a wicked grin shot across its face as it launched itself at me as it grabbed my neck and lift me up into the air. I started gasped for air as the thing continued to choke me.
"Silly mortal, all I have to do is kill you and I can take all your memories then go on and kill everyone and do the same and become unstoppable!" The thing said as it grip tightened
I didn't know what to do I was started to feel dizzy from lack of air and I could barely struggle when out of nowhere a blade stabbed it in the heart. As it released its grip I fell to the ground gasping for air and watched the thing stagger back and fall over then bursts into flames. I then saw a person come and pick up the weapon which turned out to be nothing but a simple dagger.
The person then walked over and asked in a woman's "Are you okay boy?"
"Boy!" I said as I panted.
"Aren't you still in High school?" The woman asked.
"I'm Twenty, I graduated two years ago!" I shouted, angry about the remark.
"You are, you look like your 16!" The woman said surprised.
"Well I'm not, so by the way what the hell just happened and will it happen again?" I asked worried.
"I'm not certain, but what I can say is you're not in Kansas anymore." The woman said looking in my direction, her face hidden by a hood.
"What do you mean anymore, I wasn't I Kansas to begin with?" I asked in reply to the remark.
"Well, the point is that you're no longer in the mortal realm of existence." The woman said in reply.
"Then where am I, everything looks about the same?" I asked looking around.
"You want proof, try picking up your hat, it fell off when you got attacked" The woman said.
As I bent over to pick up my hat my hand past through it what the woman said seemed to be the truth, but I was still convinced this was a dream, although this was not a dream it was a nightmare.
"So this realm of existence you speak of…what is it exactly?" I asked looking around.
"This is the realm of the dark lord…" The woman said before I interrupted her.
"Let me guess, Satan prince of darkness" I said sarcastically.
"No, good guess, actually it's Dracula; well technically he's dead and gone" The woman said.
"Wait you mean like the vampire?" I asked confused slightly.
"Is there any other Dracula?" The woman asked in reply.
"Good point, but what does this have to do with me?" I asked concerned.
"Well maybe nothing, or then again maybe everything" She said as a group of monsters appeared around us.
"Great, not this again!" I shouted as on came at me.
Suddenly in a blinding flash all the creatures vanished, as I opened my eyes I noticed I was still standing, and then I turned to the woman whose hood had come off, she had one hand raised with light emanating from it.
"What in the name of the lord was that?" I asked amazed at the display of power.
"That was Illumination, a power I gained from destroying a creature and capturing it's soul in this" The woman said as she held out a small glowing stone "This stone grants anyone who has it the power to wield the power of a soul of a fallen foe, although they won't always release when they do they can be captured and you can the call upon them at will, as long as you have the energy to do so".
"Where can I get one?" I asked curious about the stone.
"You can find on inside there" The woman said.
"You mean inside my college?" I asked confused again
"That's its outward appearance, I assure you it is much more different on the inside" She said walking towards the door. "This realm is different remember so don't trust your eyes for one thing, another you are stuck here".
"Wait what do you mean stuck here won't I be missed at in the real world?" I asked.
"No time for you in the real world has stopped, if you are able to leave, then you will resume your normal life and all traces of this place will be gone, it will be like waking from a dream" The woman said as she stood at the door way "There is only one way to find out and that is to cross the threshold into the realm of darkness".
"Okay, but could I at least have some sort of way to defend myself?" I asked as I walked towards her.
"Oh of course here you go" She said as she handed me the dagger.
"Wait…Why this little thing?" I asked a bit disappointed.
"Well it was the only thing I had on me at the time, and besides you'll better items in there like this" She said as she unsheathed a ornate blade that look as if it was made out of diamonds.
"Hey, why can't I have that instead?" I asked in shock
"Because it's mine, end of story" The woman said as she put it away
"Unfair, by the way what is your name?" I asked curious
"You can call me Fran, but you should've introduced yourself first, that what a gentleman would've done" Fran said as she put the hood of her white coat up
"My name is Stephen, my last name isn't important" I replied.
"Nice to meet you, anyway I am going to go ahead, I'll hope to see you again just don't die or because you die here you die for real!" Fran said as she ran ahead
"Okay, whatever…" I said as I put the dagger in my pocket
I stood outside the doorway wondering if I was still dreaming, if all this was my mind playing a cruel trick on me, and if this was real why was involved. Why was I chosen to be a target and further more what did woman who calls herself Fran mean by "this may have everything to do with you", well there was only one way to find out and that way to step inside. As I stepped inside what seemed like a school on the outside turned out to be like a labyrinth on the inside.
I sighed and said to myself "I knew school was evil, but this is ridiculous!"