Welcome
This story follows Carrie Fernandez and Julius Belmont on their quest to destroy Dracula… for good. (A prequel to Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow) The Type Moon universe provides a perfect bridge to answer the question: How did Dracula's castle migrate to Japan?
This is a continuation of my fanfic "Midnight Blue" which integrated elements from Tsukihime. If you wish to skip it and start from here that's perfectly acceptable.
P.S. The M rating is for language and dark themes.
The words of Tokiomi Tohsaka echoed in her mind as she paced between the trees.
"Anyone who enters those woods is destined to become lost. That is where your objective lies. If there is to be any hope in reaching that place I must ask you this: Do you believe in Fate?"
The magus, though unquestionably skilled, failed to comprehend magic short of the elements. Carrie's origin was "Inscription" and she had the ability to sense magic at its most fundamental level. It was this 'sixth sense' that guided her past the various barriers the Einzberns had put in place.
Carrie was born in the year 1840 and was twelve years old the first time she killed Dracula. Soon after, her destiny became entwined with that of Malus, a boy whose soul was possessed by the Dark Lord. She spent her remaining childhood in Dracula's castle and eventually sealed herself deep underground where Julius found her over a hundred years later.
Julius walked a few paces behind her. He was of the Belmont clan, a legendary line of vampire killers tasked with the destruction of Dracula. Carrie knew another Belmont during her time, though Julius was far more impressive a warrior than he ever was. Julius could be a klutz at times, as was apparent when he suddenly slammed into Carrie's back.
"Ouch! What's the hold up?" Julius said. Carrie was standing still on the path.
"There's an unusually strong barrier here. We must be getting close." Carrie said. Waves of golden dust only her eyes could see spiraled in front of her. The magical energy spun in a complex pattern different form the dusty trails spread across the woods.
"What do we do?" Julius asked.
"I'm not sure yet" Carrie said. "It doesn't appear to be an attack barrier. It could be nothing"
"Well then" Julius said, kissing the cross he wore around his neck. "Only one way to find out"
He dashed forward before Carrie could stop him. With an audible crack, his body came tumbling backwards onto the ground.
"The barriers gone" Carrie said. Julius struggled to regain his feet as Carrie ignored him and continued forward. The golden trail of dust had become more scattered after Julius walked through. She prayed it hadn't triggered anything nasty.
"Are you alright Julius. Is everything okay Julius" Julius mocked as he tried to catch up.
Suddenly, the dust trail ahead erupts in a powerful cyclone. Carrie's senses become overwhelmed; forcing shut her glowing red eyes and returning them to their typical amber color. A huge force of magical energy was taking place up ahead. Carrie breaks into a sprint.
"Hey wait up!" Julius cried. He was quickly left behind by Carrie's inhuman speed. It was in times like this he wished he had magical powers too. "Only a man can destroy Dracula" he reassured himself.
Carrie could see an enormous building through the trees. Even without her eyes she could sense a powerful spell being cast in the mansion ahead. This was bad, this was very bad. She raced into a clearing but paused to examine the structure ahead of her. From all outward appearances the building looked normal. Large clear glass windows lined the sides without a door in sight. She would need to run around.
Before she could move, the windows in front of her burst into pieces and out flies a heavily armored foe with an invisible weapon. Carrie fires a powerful blast of emerald energy hitting the knight square in the chest; to no effect. "WHAT!" Carrie screams. Her foe closes the distance between them in seconds.
Carrie equips her only melee weapons, a pair of magical rings gifted to her by Fernandez ancestors. She holds them up to block the impending attack but is thrown backwards. Her back stabs into the trunk of a tree. "By the Gods" Carrie curses. She had successfully countered the attack but was still tossed into the air like nothing.
The knight dashed forward to finish her off. Rather than risk another counter, Carrie teleported a few meters away and prepared another emerald orb in her left hand. The knight sliced clear through the trunk of the tree, sending it and its branches crashing down.
Carrie blasts the woman with her most powerful magical attack but it fails to make her so much as flinch. Carrie prepares her rings again, this time thrusting a powerful energy burst into her arms. Their weapons clash, Carrie only being knocked back a few feet this time. "Magic has no effect on her" she realizes. Carrie readies her stance and prepares for another blow.
Julius hears a deafening crash up ahead and quickens his pace. "I swear if you've lead us into a trap I'll kill you myself Tohsaka" Julius says. He spots Carrie flying through the air and races towards her. Suddenly, she vanishes and the tree she was under is sent crashing down in his direction.
"Curses woman I can't do anything against that!" Julius shouts as he runs out of the way. Through the clearing he notices a sparkle of light on the mansions rooftop. "Oh you've got to be…." his voice is drowned by the crack of gun. A chunk of wood splinters off just past his right ear.
Julius ducks into the brush expecting another shot. He can hear the clangs of Carrie's battle but doubts he could do anything to help. Even Carrie seems to be struggling to hold ground.
"How many snipers do they have I wonder?" Julius says. He peeks around the tree but can't spot the man anywhere. Inside his pocket he grabs ahold of a small wrist watch. These enchanted clocks had the power to temporarily slow time and were his only chance of surviving a gunfight.
Then, just beyond the corner of the building stood the man in black, this time holding an assault rifle. Julius threw the stopwatch into the air and charged. Bullets soared past him, impossible to dodge at normal speed. Julius grabbed one of his battle crosses and threw it. The cross soared through the air before embedding in the rock alongside the man. Julius rebuked with an explosive axe though his opponent leapt aside that as well. His watch stopped and time flew to normal.
The man in black tossed aside his rifle and grabbed a small pistol from within his trench coat. Julius smashed a jar of holy water, erupting the ground in a harmless blue blaze. It wouldn't affect an ordinary man, though it did make it difficult to see.
His gamble proved correct as he heard the crack of a gun through the haze. He missed. Julius immediately pulls out his whip rushed into range. To his surprise, the man suddenly charged with inhuman speed, easily ripping the whip from Julius's hands. He quickly activated another stopwatch and their speeds became matched. "Is this guy able to manipulate time as well?" Julius thought. He broke into a combat stance and punched the man with the best martial arts skillset available to him, to which his opponent countered masterfully.
Suddenly, Julius found himself on the ground with his arm in a lock. A hard tube pressed into his back.
"STOP! STOP! I SURRENDER!" Julius cried, begging for mercy.
"Relinquish your seals and call off your servant, now" replied the man.
"Wh-what?" Julius said.
"You don't have a lot of time. Follow my instructions carefully or I'll kill you. Right now. Right here."
"I'm sorry I don't know what you're talking about! We were guided here by Tokiomi in search of Dracula. That's all I know!" Julius said.
"You mean you're not a master?" the man replied.
Air is forced from Carrie's lungs as she's slammed into the mansion wall. Before she can breathe an invisible weapon slices the brick alongside her with a metallic clang. She teleports, but is unable to move far. The knight kicks her in the stomach.
Carrie leaps back and pours magical energy into her legs, as the knight swings she steps around the blade, smacks her across the chin, and warps to a safe distance. The knight charges relentlessly, with Carrie struggling to avoid contact with her invisible weapon. She slams her magic rings into the knight's fists, crushing her gauntlets. She steps back.
Carrie gasps for breathe as she eyes the knight, waiting for her next move. She pours magical energy into her arms in preparation for another counter. "I can't go on like this" Carrie thinks. "If only I could separate her form her weapon. But the armor around her hands is too thick for a wrist lock"
The calm air suddenly erupts in a violent breeze as though a hurricane were passing. Carrie struggles to maintain her footing with the wind bringing tears to her eyes. Whoever this was, they were exceedingly powerful. But Carrie wasn't an ordinary human herself. She had destroyed THE Lord of Darkness, twice.
Through her strained eyes Carrie could see a weapon beginning to take shape. There. A wondrously decorated sword with a powerful glow emanating from the blade. The cries countless soldiers throughout time howled in the wind, beckoning the name of its sacred promise. The knight raised her sword high into the air.
Ex-
"Saber Stop!" cried an unfamiliar voice.