Chapter 1 (timeline A)

It had been 32 years since the birth of Miracle Belmont. She was enjoying her life as a single child to Richter and Alucard. Her 'mother' coped quite well with raising a Vampiric child. He'd grown quite attached to his little girl, considering the fact that she's the only one of Richter's children that he's had an influence on. His first child, Matthew couldn't remember much of his father and his mother had almost forced him to become a doctor, instead of a Vampire Hunter. Which is what he was born to be. The Belmont ghosts watched over the child, but without the hunter training, he was a easy target for Dracula's minions to snatch. Annette didn't understand this fact. Even when Richter came over to her house when their son was 14, she refused to let him train his son in the ancient ways of a hunter. Why? She didn't want her son to end up like his father. To be controlled by the dark Lord's power and manipulated to doing things that he didn't know were happening. The Belmont warrior understood her reasoning, but he would be a sitting duck if the creatures of the night were to ever come for him. The same with his daughters. By the looks of things, none of his children had any kind of magical abilities that the family were well known for. Even the Perception ability had been weakened.

Richter stood in front of Annette's door, he knocked on it and waited for her to answer. Miracle stood next to her 'mother'. Her hair was a soft light brown and her eyes were heterochromic, one was an icy blue and the other was golden. Richter's ex-wife came to the door and she gave him a 'what the hell are you doing here?' look.

She sighed as she took notice of the young woman that was standing next to her old husband.

"New wife?" she asked.

The girl shook her head, "I'm his daughter."
"What? When? Who?" she gasped.

"Allow me to come in and I will tell you."
"Fine."

"Thank you." Miracle said polity.

Not much had changed since Richter had left the house to his ex. The walls were a different colour, they were now white for some reason and the curtains were a crimson red. The furniture had been moved around, but apart from that it was the same. Miracle sat down on the sofa, allowing her scarlet pink fancy dress to flow onto the floor. She was just about to take off the cloak, but her 'mother' shook his head as Annette vanished off to get some tea.

She returned with a full teapot on a tray with some biscuits and tea cups.

"So this is your ex? Why did you break up? She seems nice."

"It's a long story honey." Richter said.

"I don't mean to be rude, but why have you come knocking at my door Richter?"
"I needed to tell you something."
Annette was now 56 and her old age was beginning to show. Richter had noticed that the swine that she had cheated with was nowhere to be seen. She looked down at her hands and she allowed a single tear to drop onto her hand.

"Annette?"
"I'm sorry. It's just, I haven't seen you in such a long time Richter. I forgot how beautiful your smile was."
"Oh..."
"What is it that you wanted to tell me?" she said pouring the tea, "Sugar dear?"

"No thank you." Miracle said.

"I should tell you this before you start yapping Richter. Matthew got married."
"What? Who to?"
"She was a pretty girl, her name was Alexia Marquis."
"My son married a Marquis!?"
"I thought your families had settled their feud when you helped Cyril."
"Oh, sorry." Richter said sipping his tea.

"Also, when you were taken to Castlevania I was pregnant. I had twin girls. They both moved to Spain for a while. I haven't heard from them. I named them Elizabeth and Gwendolyn. Just a question, is Simon still?"
"Yes, I told you before my darling I can't get rid of him."

'Such is the fate of all mortals, they shall wither away by time...'

"One second Annette. What the hell Simon?"

'Oh... I got bored so, I just said random time related nonsense.'

"Have you been chatting with Aeon again?" Miracle asked.

'Maybe...'

"Wait, how come she can hear that ghost?" Annette asked.

"I was getting to that. It's because of her magic. She's part Vampire."

"What?"

Miracle pulled off the cloak and allowed her hood to fall from her head. To reveal her heterochromic eyes. Annette was amazed at the creature that stood before her, but she was really confused.

"But female Vampires can't have children." she said.

"I know, I'm her mother."

"WHAT?" she said nearly dropping her tea, "How is that-?"
"When I was taken to Castlevania a witch cast a spell on me. So I could get pregnant upon male sexual contact every ten-ish years. The reason for this was because Dracula fancied me and wanted me to be his Queen."
"Oh my, so is she...Dracula's?"

Miracle shook her head, "I'm Dracula's Granddaughter."
"Oh, he had a son?"
"Remember that blond man that came to the door with me when I came back to you and Simon ruined our marriage?"
"Yes, oh... He's the son of Dracula?"
Richter nodded, "He's a Dhampir, only half Vampire."
"Ah, I see. But that means you're gay."
"I have Simon living in me, it was going to happen eventually. He's the Dhampir's first mate. I just brought the two of them back together."
"Although I think that father loves mother more than Grandfather."
"Miracle. Don't say that, you'll piss Simon off. You know what he's like."

"Just asking, does that mean that you have periods like a lady?"

"Sadly, yes my love. I've come into heat twice after Miracle was born. It takes a lot of restraint from him. But the scent of the season drives monsters with sensitive noses closer to me."
"Easier to kill then." Annette said.

"Agreed."
"Are you nearing a season?"
"We'll have to see if father goes for him."
"True."

"It was nice to see you again Richter." she said hugging onto him.

"I'm just glad that we settled all of this." he replied.