It is night time in the Smash Realm. In the garden, Byleth and Beth are sitting with their next guest, Simon and Richter Belmont. On the table, there are two ham hocks for the Belmonts to eat. The two vampire hunters started feasting on their meats, ravaging them like wild animals. Taking large bites and aggressively ripping off the meat.
The Eisner twins just stare in amazement. It was like watching two cavemen eat. It also reminded them a little bit of themselves and how they act when they eat. Jeralt always said how the two ate like savage beasts, but they got it all from him.
Simon had finished his ham hock and placed the bone on the table. He pats his stomach. "A ham hock is always good to have. It's been years since I've eaten one that didn't come out from the wall." He says.
Beth puts her hands with a concerned look on her face. "Wait wait wait. What do you mean by that?" She questions.
Richter takes another bite of his ham hock. "I can explain." He says with his mouth stuff. He swallows his food. "When we're out exploring, my grandfather and I tend to find meat hidden in walls. I don't know how long they've been there or why they're there, but they do come in handy."
Beth shudders. She got goosebumps thinking about all the cobwebs and dirt that would be covering the ham hock. "Gross." She mutters.
"I feel concerned for your health if you're eating food from the wall." Byleth comments. He looks at the Belmonts and see their Vampire Killers, axes, and Holy Crosses tucked in their belts. "So what is your occupation? I see you have an assortment of weapons with you."
"Our occupation is killing vampires and other foul beasts of the underworld!" Simon bluntly answers.
"What the hell is a vampire?" Beth asks.
"Only one of the most vile creatures that spawn from Hell. They're undead monsters who terrorize humans, sucking on their blood and draining their life forces away until they're nothing but a husk. Sometimes they even turn people into vampires." Richter explains.
Byleth places his hand on his chin. "How horrifying. In our world, we've only run into beasts that just kill. A creature that sucks human essence and turns them into their own…" The male professor begins to think. "How do you go about killing these beasts?"
"There are a few methods. A stake through the heart, sunlight, a silver bullet, having things related to a higher power such as a holy cross and holy water. However, Richter and I have something different." Simon takes out his Vampire Killer. "This is the Vampire Killer. The bane of not only vampires, but all spawns of hell."
"It has been passed down to our family for generations. Every time Dracula returns to our world, a Belmont must take it upon themselves to dispel his evil. It is our duty as the Belmont clan to stop Dracula." Richter explains.
"Is this Dracula guy like the leader of these vampires or something?" Beth asks.
Richter nods. "You would be correct. He commands a lot of the monsters we fight. He even has Death by his side to help him. He wishes to exterminate humanity, but that is something we cannot allow!"
"I have defeated Dracula twice. The second time he poisoned me and I was on a time limit before I perish. I had to regain Dracula's body parts, revive him, and then kill him again." Simon adds.
"Sounds needlessly tedious. Although, if I was about to die and that was the only way, I wouldn't have much of a choice." Beth leans back in her chair.
"That is a tremendous feat." Byleth compliments. He turns to Richter. "Richter. I've seen you with a white haired individual with pale skin. Who is that I may ask?"
"That is my good friend Alucard. He is the son of Dracula." The brown haired young adult answers.
The Eisner twins eyes widened. They leaned up close to the table. "His son?!" They scream in unison.
"Wait a minute! So you're friends with the son of the guy your family is destined to kill?!" Beth asks.
Richter puts his hands up in defense. "Now hold on. I know it seems strange, but Alucard is not a bad person." He tries to explain.
"I can vouch for Richter's words. Alucard is not on the side of evil, despite being the son of Dracula. In a past generation, he helped our ancestor Trevor Belmont defeat Dracula. Alucard is the only vampire we can trust." Simon says.
"I see. That makes sense. When do you believe Dracula will return again?" Byleth asks.
"He has returned already. He's here in the Smash Realm." Richter answers.
"Wait seriously?! That monster is here?!" Beth yells with concern.
"It was before you two arrived. A blood moon covered all of the Smash Realm. Dracula returned and unleashed all of his minions to wreak havoc all over. Princess Daisy had been mind controlled and kidnapped by Dracula. Luigi went to go and save her, but he was murdered by Death and his soul had been taken." Simon explains.
"That's horrible…" Byleth comments.
Richter continues. "We marched to Dracula's Castle with Mario, Princess Peach, and Alucard to save them. He tried to use Princess Daisy against us, but we managed to snap her out of her mind control. Daisy was able to severely wound Dracula during our battle with him. However, before we could finish him off, a dark force suddenly prevented us from doing so."
Beth tilts her head and raises her eyebrow. "Dark force?"
"This dark eye appeared in front of Dracula and shot out a wave of darkness to send us out of the castle. Then the whole castle was enveloped in darkness and disappeared. The blood moon went away and the monsters disappeared, but Dracula is still alive."
"We don't know what that being was, but it carried a dangerous amount of power. Even Alucard didn't know what the being was. It must still be out there somewhere. Lurking in the shadows watching us. The Smash Realm could be in great peril if that monster is still around…" Simon spoke in a very grim tone.
Richter stands up from his seat. "We have to go out there and search for it!" He exclaims, tightening his fist.
Simon stands up from his seat. "We must! Let us go ask Alucard to help us." He turns to the Eisner twins. "Thank you for inviting us." He bows.
Richter does his signature peace sign. "Farewell friends." The Belmonts run out of the garden to speak with Alucard.
Byleth and Beth were left in deep thought. A mysterious dark being even more powerful than Dracula? Dracula, Death, and other vampires were already something for the twins to worry about, but could be this dark eye being that the Belmonts mentioned? These were much different from the Demonic Beast the twins have encountered.
Beth runs her hands through her hair and shakes her head. "Well this isn't the anxiety I needed." She turns to her brother. "Did they have anything in that fancy library about this stuff?"
Byleth shakes his head. "None." The male professor stands up from his seat. "But we know about these dangers now. We'll have to be ready to protect our students at all cost in case these monsters come to invade again."
Beth nods in agreement. "Right. We also don't have to do this ourselves. We have a bunch of really strong guys here who can help us. I'm sure with all of us together, we can beat anything. Right?"
"I'm not too sure. There was a being that has killed everyone here in one attack. We truly don't know what kind of beings we could be dealing with. I'm honestly afraid." Byleth spoke with some shakiness in his tone.
Beth stands up and places her hand on Byleth's shoulder. "Geez, I haven't heard you sound this scared before. I would be a little more optimistic, but I'm afraid myself. As much as I hate to admit it. What have we gotten into?" She questions.
Byleth looks up at the full moon. "I...don't know…"
Author's Note: The next tea time will be the Dragon Quest Heroes. I'mma be real, I don't know a damn thing about Dragon Quest. So I'mma have to do research on that, may or may not take a little bit. Also to answer someone's question in the reviews, yeah I am going to do Min Min.
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