Rosario of Sorrow

Chapter nine: Library and a Vampire.

Hammer and Eucliwood were at the castle entrance having a lighthearted conversation to pass the time.

"So?" Hammer asked. "What's the deal with Soma?"

"He's a very gentle person." Eucliwood said. "Even though he faces so much danger, he always thinks of everyone's happiness."

"He sounds like a swell guy." Hammer smiled.

"I love him…" Eucliwood blushed; she knew that there was no point in hiding her feelings.

"Must be wonderful to be young!" Hammer laughed, not knowing how old Eucliwood really was.

"But everyone keeps getting in the way…" Eucliwood looked down. "So many girls adore him…"

"I see." Hammer laughed. "He's quite the ladies man!"

"He sees us all as friends." Eucliwood was getting a little upset. "But he sees Moka as more."

"Ah, so you've got a rival?" Hammer sighed. "And from what you said, she's ahead by a few points."

"It's not fair…" Eucliwood cried, knowing that the castle's magic sealed her powers. "I've loved him for so long… I was devastated when he left…"

"You okay?" Hammer gave Eucliwood a concerned look.

"Now that we're together again…he's fallen in love with another girl." Eucliwood shed tears. "Mathias…"

Soma was getting closer to the chapel when he encountered four Gargoyle-like skeletons wielding spears.

"Out of my way!" Soma said in a cold tone as he burned them to ashes with his flame demon soul.

As the monsters were reduced to ashes, their souls entered Soma's body.

"What is this?!" Soma held his chest as he felt a strong magical presence from the door down the hallway.

"Oh?" An aging gray haired man wearing purple robes approached Soma. "You feel it as well?"

"Who's there?!" Soma raised Unholy Crucifix.

"No need to be alarmed, child." The aging man raised his arms in a pacifying gesture. "My name is Thanz , I'm a wandering exorcist."

"And I'm Soma Cruz." Soma put down Unholy Crucifix.

"Pleased to meet you, Sir Cruz." Thanz bowed.

"Likewise." Soma smiled.

"Do forgive me, Sir Cruz." Thanz said. "But I must be going."

"See you around…I guess." Soma replied.

"One more thing." Thanz warned. "A powerful magic waits for you behind that door."

"Magic user?" Soma remembered Shaft. "So…I can deal with the man behind all of this…" He thought to himself as he gripped Unholy Crucifix and opened the door.

"Tread carefully, Master." Thanz said as Soma entered the new area, his facial features becoming more sunken and skeletal as a scythe appeared in his hand. "Make this castle yours once more." He cut a rift and entered it.

At the guest wing of the castle, Akua and Shaft were discussing Soma's progress.

"My lord has dominated the souls of many monsters." Shaft smiled. "At this rate, he'll reach the top and deal with Graham in no time."

"As expected of my prince." Akua wore a serious expression. "He is Dracula…the dark lord himself… the only one that can truly understand me."

"Miss Akua." Shaft asked. "You love my lord because of his unrivaled power?"

"No…" Akua remembered her childhood and Soma's stay at the Shuzen castle. "It's because he's all I have…and I'm all he has…"

It was a moonlit night nine years ago in the Shuzen Castle Soma was wandering around when he saw Akua crying alone.

"A-are you ok?" Soma approached Akua.

"Everyone's afraid of me…" Akua cried. "I do terrible things."

"I'm not afraid of you." Soma sat beside Akua. "Your dad said I might be stronger than him… if I am…then people will be scared of me, too"

"Soma…" Akua looked at him, tears still flowing from her eyes.

"That means we have to stick together, right?" Soma tried to cheer Akua up.

"Yes!" Akua hugged Soma. "You're the only one who understands me…the only one who can stay by my side."

"I'll always be your friend." Soma hugged Akua back.

"You're all I have." Akua gazed into Soma's eyes. "And I'm all you have."

"When you're lonely." Soma smiled and wiped Akua's tears away. "Just talk to me, okay?"

"I'm the only one who can truly love you…" Akua thought to herself.

Back to the present, Soma entered the castle library and he saw that there were books flying everywhere.

"I never liked studying…" Soma sighed as he changed Unholy Crucifix to Silent Crescent.

The books opened and several bladed weapons materialized from the pages and they charged at Soma.

"Sorry, but I'm not spending my summer doing homework!" Soma waved Silent Crescent at the books and several crescent shaped slashes shredded the books.

"Soma, I see you're still using my technique." A familiar voice called out to him.

"Seraphim, is that you?" Soma looked at her.

"Yes" Seraphim nodded. "Where is Madam Hellscythe?"

"Eucliwood's at the entrance." Soma said. "Arikado told me to go to the throne room."

"I shall meet you there then." Seraphim then headed for the exit of the library. "I'll investigate the guest wing."

"I'll follow you soon…I just have to find the source of the library's magic." Soma said as he walked deeper into the library.

"Till we meet again." Seraphim left.

"The magical energy is getting stronger…" Soma climbed up the large spiral staircases that lead to the librarian's study when he heard a voice.

"I have to learn more!" A stressed and sad looking Yukari flipped through the pages of the Book of Glyphs and she absorbed a cursed orb glyph that read "Acerbatus and a laser beam glyph that read "Nitesco"

"Yukari?" Soma said as he opened the door to the study.

"S-Soma!?" Yukari was overjoyed to see him. "You're alive!"

"Yeah…" Soma smiled at Yukari. "Somehow…"

"I-I thought I'd never see you again!" Yukari hugged Soma tightly.

"Let's go." Soma smiled and hugged Yukari back. "I'll find everyone and we'll all go back.

"No…" Yukari's expression darkened.

"What?" Soma wore a confused expression.

"I don't want you to be with everyone else…" A dark aura formed around Yukari. "If everyone was here…you'll just ignore me because I'm a little kid."

"T-that's!" Soma tried to reason with Yukari.

"I can't take this anymore!" Yukari pushed Soma away and her hands and back started to glow. "I'll make you look at me… I'll force you to see me as more than a kid!" She shot a violet laser drill from the glyph on her left hand.

"What the?!" Soma jumped aside.

"Soma…" Yukari fired a cursed dark orb. "I won't let you think about them anymore…" The dark aura that possessed her was strengthened.

"Yukari, snap out of it!" Soma blocked the orb with Unholy Crucifix but was pushed back into a wall"

"I don't have large breasts like Kurumu…" Yukari approached Soma with a sad yet crazed expression. "I'm not as beautiful and Mizore… and I don't have the same bond Moka has with you…" She started to cry as a glyph that read "Falcis" formed a scythe in her hand. "But I'll do anything to make you mine…"

"Yukari!" Soma yelled out and out of desperation, he kissed Yukari's lips, hoping that it would take her mind off her insecurities.

"Soma…" Yukari blushed as Soma kissed her and the dark aura that surrounded her started to dissipate.

"Are you back yet?" Soma looked at Yukari.

"W-what happened?" Yukari asked. "I was reading a book and…I just blacked out."

"It's alright now…" Soma smiled. "I'm just glad you're back to normal.

"I-I was so scared!" Yukari cried as se hugged Soma. "I thought you were gone forever!"

"I'm right here." Soma hugged Yukari back. "I'll get us all out of here, I promise." He smiled.

"Alright." Yukari smiled back. "Please be careful."

"I'll take you to the castle entrance, you'll be safe there." Soma said.

"Right" Yukari nodded as she held the Book of Glyphs.

Near the altar of the Chapel, Kurumu was there, her eyes glowed red and her wings grew larger and her claws radiated with dark energy as the surroundings twisted into violent illusions.

"I'll avenge my destined one!" Kurumu said with anger in her voice.

Author's note: Soma has gotten Yukari back to her senses and we get to know a little more about why Akua is so fixated on Soma! Eucliwood is pouring her heart out, since the castle weakened her powers, Soma had to kiss Yukari to remove the castle's influence, and awaken emotions outside her negative ones. Anyone who's played Castlevania should know who Thanz is. Sorry if this chapter was short, the bigger the cast, the longer the chapter, so as more girls are found, the chapter's length will increase. Next chapter, we finally meet Julius and Soma must face Kurumu and Akua!

Now to answer my reviewers,

Haseo55

Thanks! And Alucard needs some love too, right?

I just introduced him.

Regarding chapter nine, we discussed in a pm

Lord Destroyer

Graham is a deluded maniac and the evil equivalent of a pastor

Yes, Alucard will be dealing with much more during the second year arc.

Yep! That's another thing Lords of Shadow forgot.

Me too…Shanoa was awesome and I want another heroine, but if you want a game with an awesome heroine, I recommend Bayonetta.

Yukari's still learning so she won't be as strong, she will be like a final weapon against Soma should he become Dracula

Crazy girl who is also affectionate and loving.

Yep, it feeds off their frustrations on their relationship with him.

The twist that explains that is a shocking and exciting one!

Without giving out too much info, Alucard's trying to right a wrong.

Expect her in one form or another.

Alhazad2003

Some things I forgot to reply to in the pm (sorry)

Yes, I based it directly off that boss fight.

I do plan on introducing Shanoa in one form or another.

Kane

Thanks, and Rinaldo and Hammer's faces look alike so it's a possibility.

To make use of her magical potential, Yukari isn't as powerful as Shanoa or Albus, and on the preview chapter, she will play a bigger role when that story arc starts.

I added a little bit of that on Kurumu's part, expect her to try to mindf*ck Soma.

The dragon is somewhat based of her episode and the sword is a desperation attack.

We'll see allot of changes in Soma's personality and hardships to motivate him.

Something like that, get ready for a surprise!

Thanks! I'll do my best!

Teiki

The road to that arc will be filled with hardships for Soma and the girls.