Disclaimer: Castlevania is the sole property of Konami. Therefore I own none of its characters and etc. So don't sue me, please! ^_^
LDN: You know am a big vampire fanatic. I grew up playing all the Castlevania games starting with Nintendo and now I'm playing them on my Game Boy Advance. Saying all that it has come to my attention that I have never written or attempted to write a fanfic on Castlevania. I decided to base it on the GBA game Harmony of Dissonance. Well here we go. ^_^
~Summary~
This story is set after the events of Harmony. Harmony took place in 1748, so my story takes place in 1752. Trying to give you a timeline. I don't want to get too descriptive just in case you haven't played it. I don't want to ruin the game for you. So it starts after these events. It is in first person narrative. I have never done a fic like this and I decided to do it because I like to challenge myself. So here we go, lets see if I can do this! ^_^
Chapter 1- Events of the Past
Fifty years have passed since my grandfather, Simon Belmont, vanquished the curse of Dracula. Since then many Belmont's have wielded the hunter's whip, inheriting the title: Vampire Killer and all the obligations that come with that title. Many of my kin and countless others have perished by fighting Dracula. An evil force that refuses to stay buried.
At the tender age of sixteen, I inherited the esteemed whip and title. Did I want it? It didn't matter what I wanted. I didn't have a choice in the matter. Soon after I received the title, my friend Maxim Kischine, left on a training expedition. We were inseparable friends since we were children, us and Lydie Erlanger. A girl we both cherished. She kept us sane when our training became too much for us. When Maxim left we wished him good luck and that he would return soon.
Exactly two years since the day he left, Maxim returned. He wasn't the same young man that had left two years earlier. He was agitated, frightened and wounded, severely. He told me that Lydie had been kidnapped and that we had to save her. I told him that I would save her and that he should rest. I was deeply concerned about the wounds he had sustained. Yet he would hear nothing of my pleas and protests. He wanted to come with me. He always was so stubborn. So I took care of his wounds as best as I could and we set out to find Lydie.
We soon arrived at a huge castle surrounded by thick fog. It had to be where Lydie was being held captive. Standing solemnly in the night, the forbidden castle welcomed us, its unexpected guests and with moonlight shining on it we entered. In the humongous castle, Maxim and I decided to split up to cover more ground. After many twist and turns, I learned what events had transpired. Maxim, trying to save me from my fate, had hunted for Dracula's remains to destroy them himself. Alas, Maxim was not strong enough and Dracula's spirit had possessed him. He had used Maxim's mind and life energy to create the castle. Dracula had also used him to kidnap Lydie. He needed Lydie to be his sacrifice. Maxim tried valiantly to fight Dracula's power over him, but he failed. Leaving me to do something that I regret even to this day. Every time I close my eyes I see that fateful day so vividly.
After that day I didn't want to be a vampire hunter, killer. I didn't want anything to do with things that lurked in the night. Despite the protests from my family, I retired my whip. I didn't care if I was the most talented, the most powerful member of my family. The chosen one. I wanted to be selfish and I put myself in front of everything else. Let the world be damned! Let the vampires run rampant! I no longer cared!
Well there was one thing that I cared about. One thing that kept me sane, Lydie. She brought me back from the edge. A year ago when we were both nineteen we married. Married for a year, how time flies. Lydie, my beautiful wife is laying here beside me on our bed, sleeping. Exhausted from making love. Since I don't hunt vampires anymore I have lots of pent up energy. I have to vent it off some how. I reach over and remove a strand of blond hair from her face. She is sleeping so peacefully, but when her eyes are open they are a beautiful shade of green. Her soft rosy skin and when she talks her voice is so gentle. The very epitome of beauty.
As for how I look. I am six feet tall. I'm slender but with a well toned body. All those years of training shape your body into perfection. My skin is so pale that I could be confused for a vampire. I have long silvery-white hair that reaches down to my back. My eyebrows and eyelashes match my hair exactly in color. My eyes are a blend of silver and gray. I look like I've been standing in the snow for too long. Frozen, but I'm not. These are my natural looks. I am a Belmont. A member of the most powerful family of vampire hunters that ever lived. My name is Juste Belmont. Now I feel the fatigue setting in and I must sleep. I wrap my arms around Lydie and I close my eyes. Maybe tonight I can sleep in peace.
Lady Deadly Nightshade: Hmmm, I think the first chapter went well. Kind of a set up of the things that have passed. Well please review; let me know what you think! Later ^_^