Castlevania: Darkness Returns
Chapter 1: Alucard
The year is 1855. The Belmont family has vanished, and Alucard has been searching for them for years now. He didn't expect it to be easy, but he had hoped he would have some lead by now. He had traced the lineages of the Morris and Schneider families, but produced no satisfactory results. He knew he would inevitably succeed, having heard the prophecy of Dracula's defeat at the hands of a Belmont in 1999.
The search, however, was taking longer than he originally thought. He knew he had to find the Belmont family soon, because Dracula had been resurrected four times since Richter Belmont last wielded the Vampire Killer. He knew Dracula would only get resurrected again until 1999, and he knew that until he found the Belmont's, more innocents would have to face danger to bring him down.
And that's when he felt it.
The accursed castle of his father had risen again. He felt its dark power beckoning him to come forth, and little though he wanted to, he knew he probably had to.
"Shanoa would be nearing her fifties by now," thought Alucard "And besides, I don't think she would want to set foot in that castle again. Not after what happened to Albus in there." He also knew that she had had Albus's child a while back, several months after her defeat of Dracula in 1820, and that she was soon to be a grandmother. He didn't think she would want to leave that behind
"Nathan," he continued, "Would be the most likely to come back. I see no reason for him not to come back except that it was 25 years ago, and that he too was getting up there in the years."
"As for Cornell, he lost his power after he defeated Dracula in 1844. I don't think he would risk his life just to go after Dracula again. After all, Ada comes first from now on"
"Reinhardt has the Vampire Killer. Despite this, he wished to start a relationship after he defeated Dracula in 1852. That wasn't too long ago. His wishes probably remain the same. He will probably remain home to protect his family."
With these thoughts in mind, Alucard grabbed the sword and shield that had once been his mother's and, with these thoughts and more on his mind, he set off for Castlevania, ready to yet again confront his father.