Castlevania: Resurrection of Darkness
Chapter 3 pt 1: Separation Anxiety
The full moon was high as the six adventurers walked through the gates of Castlevania. "Where do we have to go now?" Henry asked as memories of this place from his childhood began to resurface. "Usually we would to go to the throne room in the tower and to get to the tower we have go through the hall." Alucard said as he opened the door to the hall. Several zombies walked slowly towards them however before they got to the six adventurers, they were destroyed. "Must have been a nice place to live wasn't it Alucard?" Reinhart asked as they looked around the nicely decorated hall. Alucard scowled at him. Maria noticed a picture of Alucard hanging on a wall. She and Carrie were admiring the picture when the wall moved taking the both of them inside a hedge maze. Reinhart and Alucard went to examine the wall. Cornell and Henry were about to help when a trapdoor opened up beneath them and sent them to the room below them.
"Do you have the feeling that this was all planned?" "I wouldn't put it past my father to do this. Let's get going. The sooner we kill him the sooner we can find the others. Don't worry yourself, Maria's been through this castle once before and so has the werewolf remember. Most likely we meet up sooner our later." Alucard then led the way with Reinhart following up whipping anything that moved.
They walked up a flight of stairs and the first door they walked into held a villager in ravaged clothes cowering in a corner. Reinhart runs up to him and said "Don't be afraid we won't hurt you." Alucard however had another notion and pulled out a sword. "Stand back Reinhart." Reinhart turned towards Alucard and at that moment the villager turned into a vampire and attacked Reinhart. Alucard pushed the vampire off of Reinhart and sliced his head off spraying blood all over the plain white wallpaper. He then picked up Reinhart and walked out of the room saying, "Appearances can be deceiving hunter. Especially in my father's home be on your guard always."
Alucard then walked into the next room and into a rose garden. In the room were wall-to-wall roses all red as blood and strangely alive and thriving in this castle of death. This left Alucard very confused. "Very strange room here Alucard." Reinhart said as he entered the room. "Indeed, I don't remember a rose garden in this particular room. In fact I don't recall roses ever being in the castle grounds." Suddenly a woman in a red tattered dress appeared and began watering the roses. Reinhart took out his whip but Alucard stopped him. "She is a lost soul. She is no threat to us." The woman turned to them and asked "What brings you two handsome gentlemen to my rose garden?"
Reinhart blushed while Alucard merely replied, "We are looking for the lord of this castle. Do you know where we may find him?" "You are looking for Count Dracula? I do not know he is right now but he is usually in his throne room. What are you names kind sirs." "Who are you first dear lady? I have lived here a long time ago and I do not know you." "My name is Rosa kind sir and I have been here for a long time." "Well then I am Alucard and..." "Oh Count Dracula's son. He has been expecting you." "Really?" Rosa then turned to Reinhart and asked his name. "Reinhart Schneider, milady." He bowed to her as Alucard left the garden and entered back into the hall. He noticed a man in a suit going around a corner. The strange thing was that the guy had a tail. Alucard went after him but lost him when he turned the corner.
When he turned around he saw Reinhart talking to the strange man and then writing on some piece of paper. He raced over to find the man disappearing and Reinhart with his arms full of supplies. "Where did you get those?" he asked. "Renon sold them to me." "Who's Renon?" "A demon. I signed a contract and if I ever needed anything he'd come and sell it to me." Alucard slapped him upside his head. "You never sign anything to a demon. You probably just sold your soul to him." "Don't worry I read the contract. As long as I don't spend too much he won't come for my soul." Alucard mumbled something before walking to the door that led to the hall. "Wait for me Alucard." Reinhart said as he followed right behind him.
Next pt of Chapter 3: Henry and Cornell search through the dungeons
for the missing children.