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Castlevania: Sonnet of Legends

Chapter 2

The quest begins

Romania provinces

Rachael and Kim looked at their surroundings in awe. They were definitely in a Romanian province. The streets were actually made from cobblestones, but the buildings were made from concrete. Modern mom and pop stores flourished the streets, and each block had a row of street lights. However, there weren't many villagers out, which was good, since it would've been weird to see two people come out of nowhere. What they saw was definitely real, so any further skeptism about vampires and demons being real quickly withered away with the new surroundings. Rachael would've said something, but she was still trying to settle all this new experience into her mind. It just happened so suddenly, so she was still trying to adjust to it. Fortunately, her instincts proved to be most useful in handling her.

After a while of silence, Kim decided to speak up to get things moving.

"Well, I guess we better adjust our watches, seeing as how we've traveled to a new time zone."

"I agree. But first we should find a hotel or something. This pre-dusk silence is giving me the creeps."

"Hey, I know! Why don't we just ask---huh? Where did he go?"

Rachael turned around as well, and seen that Renon was nowhere to be seen. All that remained was the contract Rachael's grandfather signed, which she promptly picked up, and put in her backpack.

"How did he do that?" Kim asked.

"Obviously through supernatural abilities." Rachael answered, slowly becoming superstitious. Then she looked around. "Now where can we find a hotel?"

After a while of searching and asking around, they realized two things that would be a hindrance. They were lost, and none of the villagers spoke English. Although Renon gave them a map, none of them mentioned that they couldn't read one. Suddenly, the sun was fully set, and the town clock struck the coming hour, causing the villagers to hurry in their homes. Kim quickly ran up to one of them and asked what was going on. Unfortunately, that villager couldn't speak English as well.

"This doesn't look good." Rachael muttered while glancing around the now extremely quiet village. "Come on, let's move faster."

So the two hurried along, all the while trying to learn how to read the map, which was a bit difficult to do with only the street lights for support. As they were walking, they heard a groan in the alley. They stood there, wondering if they should check it out. Finally, instinct took over, and they ran. Suddenly, more and more groans were heard. Rachael turned around to see a bunch of undead looking people walking towards them. The two stopped running, for what they seen behind them, also appeared in front of them, and to their sides.

"Of all the times for grandpa to be wrong about supernatural creatures, why not now?!"

Rachael quickly took out her whip. A sudden surge of energy entered her body, causing her to gasp in surprise. She knew that the whip was made from alchemy, but she didn't think that the power could be felt so strongly.

So, without thinking, she quickly struck a zombie with it. Strangely, the whip not only killed it, but disintegrated it as well. She then stood there in surprise.

"So it 'is' an enchanted weapon..." She said to herself. Actually, it wasn't just that, but her Belmont bloodline. The whip just provided for faster results.

Kim looked at her, and then punched her shoulder. "Hey! Don't just stand there! Get us outta this!"

"(Easier said than done)!" She thought to herself. She barely knew how to use a whip, and what little she 'did' know, she saw on tv. So she closed her eyes, and blindly whipped in many angles. Kim quickly took refuge the minute there was an open path from the zombies. She wasn't about to accidentally get hit by her amateur friend!

Meanwhile, Rachael was running away while using her whip against the now lunging zombies. Eventually, she found some boxes to climb on, which led to the roof of a building. She motioned for Kim to rush over there, which she did in a much faster speed than Rachael.

After Kim was safely on the roof, she kicked the boxes over as the zombies were trying to climb them. The two females looked down in shock, their hearts beating very quickly.

"How many of them 'are' there?" Rachael asked.

"About twenty or so." Kim answered, actually keeping count.

Rachael looked at her friend in a surprised manner. "How can you be so calm after seeing all of this?"

Kim shrugged. "I dunno. It just feels so exciting for some reason. Maybe my mom was right about having an affinity for the darkness."

Rachael just shook her head. "Never mind that for now! How are we gonna get past these things?!"

"Hey, I know! Why don't we ask Renon for help? I'm sure he can provide us with the essential tools needed for these freaks." Kim felt that they should use Renons help whenever possible if they were ever going to make it in and out of the castle alive.

Before Rachael could respond, the zombies were already trying to climb the building from many angles. This shocked the girls. They had never see zombies do that in any of the horror movies they watched.

"Th-they can do that?! Grandpa never mentioned anything about that!"

So she quickly used the contract to summon Renon. The contract unfolded, a briefcase appeared, opened, and successfully summoned the demon.

"Hello, girls. How might I be of service?"

"By giving us something to use." Kim answered quickly as she was trying to keep the zombies from successfully climbing the roof by kicking them in the heads. "And anytime soon would be nice!"

Renon looked at the zombies, and then at Rachael.

"As you know, this will cost you."

"She doesn't care, don't you, Rachael?!"

As if snapping back to reality, she quickly shook her head. "How much?"

"About 500 gold per item. 1000 for big items."

"Gold?"

"Yes. I'm sorry to say so, but that is hells currency. We can settle the payment matter when the time comes. Now, how may I help you?"

Rachael quickly looked in the briefcase for something useful. She was also surprised at how deep she was able to reach for stuff. If this salesman weren't a demon, she would've been asking logical questions. After searching, she found a revolver, and picked it up.

"I think Kim can use this. Now all it needs are bullets."

"Already taken care of. Since the items in here are spiritual, they needn't any ammo."

So Rachael quickly handed the gun to Kim, who wasted no time in using it. She was making headshots to every zombie that tried to climb up. Meanwhile, Rachael was looking for something else that could be of use. She found an old looking bottle, filled with a strange liquid.

"That is holy water. Like with the revolver, you needn't worry about it running out. However, you mustn't throw the glass itself, lest you destroy it completely."

So she took it. "Thank you, Renon. Thank you for helping us."

"Anything for a client, as well as a friend. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be going now." So he tipped his hat, and vanished.

Rachael put the contract back in her backpack, and was using the whip and holy water to keep the zombies at bay. Eventually, all of the zombies were destroyed. Exhausted, the two collapsed. They were tired, and sleep had overtaken them.

However, minutes later, the two were awakened by a loud howl. They quickly rose to their feet, only to nearly fall at the sight they saw.

"A werewolf?!" Exclaimed Rachael.

"But I thought they weren't real?"

"Well, neither were zombies, but its happening!"

The werewolf looked around, sniffing the air. Suddenly, it turned right towards them, making the girls nearly jump out of their skin. This creature was very broad in width and height, had razor sharp teeth that seemed to have a blood coating on them, a red mane of hair, and glowing red eyes. It howled at them, and took a giant leap from right where it was standing, all the way to the roof that the girls inhabited.

It growled at them, and howled a blood curdling roar, literally giving the girls chills.

"W-well, Rachael? W-hat do w-we d-d-do now?"

"Well, I'm not sure. We can't outrun it, and I'm too scared to think of something. So, until then..." Then she sprinkled some holy water on it, causing it to howl in pain, and temporarily stunning it. "RUN!!"

So they slid down the roof from a pipe, and took a mad dash towards the forest. They saw more zombies along the way, but were just running around them, only caring to run from the wolf creature. Unfortunately, Rachael turned around to see that the werewolf had just torn through the zombies, and running towards them at blinding speed. The two quickly stopped, and it jumped right in front of them.

Trying to catch their breath, they tried to talk to the wolf creature, but to no avail. Wasting no more time, it lunged at Rachael, pushing her to the ground. She could smell the heat of its breath as it was sniffing around her face. Then it growled again, and raised a claw towards her face, ready to lunge and attack.

Fortunately, Kim had finally snapped out of her shock, and had shot it in the head several times, causing it to quickly retreat. However, that retreat only lasted a few seconds, as it was now healed, and ready to strike its 'new' target.

Rachael quickly got up, her knees still shaking from what just happened, and quickly whipped its back just seconds before it could slice Kim. There was a glowing burn mark in its back as it was howling in pain. It turned towards her, and charged.

Rachael had never been more afraid in her entire life. She had seen on tv about how someone can turn into a werewolf if they're scratched or bitten by one. Suddenly, a bright flash of light pierced through the creature, causing it to stop in its tracks. A few more bright lights eventually reverted it into human form, losing consciousness in the process.

Shocked at what just happened, and her body and mind telling her it was safe for now, she collapsed once again.

Morning

Rachael slowly woke up, and found herself in a tent. She walked outside, and saw that Kim was eating a bowl of rice, accompanied by a strange man in priests garments, and a woman, who was garbed in nothing but a blanket. She walked over to Kim's side.

"What's going on?" she asked, still a little tired from her sleep.

"Well, you fainted, and this guy came and rescued us."

The man extended a hand. "My name is Samuel, and this is my wife, Deborah. We're very sorry to have troubled you."

Rachael shook his hand. "Trouble? What do you mean?"

"You see, my dear Deborah has been cursed. One night went we were gathering firewood, a werewolf came out of nowhere. It tried to kill me, but Deborah pushed me out of the way, allowing 'her' to be attacked instead. I was able to kill the beast, but she was nearing death."

"That's horrible." Rachael said sadly. "What happened?"

"While she was dying, a man appeared before us. He was dressed very nice, although his attire resembled that of a sixteenth century nobleman. His skin was very pale, and he gave off a very uncomfortable energy pattern."

"Who was he?"

"Well, it was the Count, although at the time, we didn't know it. He had promised that if we served him, he would save my dear wife's life. Hearing this, I accepted. He miraculously healed her, and left, telling us to remember our words one day."

This made Rachael quickly back away. Deborah quickly noticed this, and spoke up.

"Wait! Don't fear what my husband is saying. We have no intention of turning you over to him. Had we known who he was back then, we would've preferred death."

"But if that's true," Kim started, "Won't he surely kill you now?"

"Perhaps." Deborah answered sadly. "But we cannot live with ourselves any longer for it. My own life alone has caused the deaths of many people. It seems that, although I lived, so did the effects of the werewolf curse. So in a way, I was serving him that whole time."

"But we will no longer do such a thing!" Samuel said. "I saw how effective your weapon was, and quickly understood that it was the ancient Belmont whip! The ancient weapon made from alchemy! Please, tell me. What is your name?"

"Rachael. Rachael Belmont."

The spouses' eyes lit up with joy. "So it is true!" Deborah said in excitement. "The Belmont clan really 'does' exist!"

"But, how did you know about 'those' stories?" Rachael asked. "I barely even knew about them from my grandpa."

"Let's just say that we're not as young as we look."

Rachael thought about their distress for a moment. It was sad how they could never enjoy life unless the curse was lifted. She then spoke out loud.

"Um, if it's not too much trouble, could you direct us to Dracula's castle? We don't seem to have a good sense of direction." She then took out her map. "We have a map to get there, but we sucked at reading it."

Deborah looked at the map, and then responded. "Yes, I can help you. However, we must travel quickly. At the light of the moon, I'll transform again, and I want to be sure that I'm as far away from you as possible."

"Alright then. How fast can we get there?"

"If we start after breakfast, then in a couple of hours."

"Hmm. I guess I could use something to eat. I haven't eaten since last night, which was yesterday morning from the part of the globe I come from."

So Deborah left to get dressed, while Samuel made some rice for Rachael to eat. After everyone had finished eating, they left for the castle.

Much later

When they finally reached the castle, there was a moat surrounding it. Kim looked around it.

"So this is Castlevania, huh. How is it that people haven't found this place?"

"None ever returns alive." Deborah answered.

"Oh. So how do we get in?"

"That's the easy part. The drawbridge opens at sunset. However, you'll have to move fast. It will close again ten minutes later." Then she took out a blue cross from her robe, and gave it to Rachael. "Here, take it. This is another ancient relic the last Belmont used. Just throw it like you would a boomerang."

So Rachael accepted it, and put it in her backpack. "Thank you."

"Well, I must be going now. It will be sunset in an hour."

Just as she was about to leave, Rachael called out to her.

"Wait!"

"What is it?"

"Have you, ever seen another Belmont around here? Perhaps one that said he was on a business trip?"

Deborah sadly nodded her head. "Yes. He said he had some business at the castle. He failed to heed my warnings, and thus never returned. Why? Do you know him?"

This made Rachael want to cry. So her father 'did' meet his end at the castle. Deborah comforted her.

"It's okay. What happened?"

"Well, he was my father. I had hoped that he was alive, but now it is not so. I just hope that my brother is still alive." Then she started to cry.

Kim also comforted her. "Its okay, Rachael. We'll save him before anything 'can' happen!"

Deborah stood up, and looked at the setting sun. "I've stayed around far too long. I must go now." Then she left as quickly as her legs could carry her.

1 hour later

It was now dark, and the castle bridge had just now lowered.

"Quickly!" Exclaimed Rachael. "Before we lose our chance!"

So the two quickly ran inside the castle as fast as their legs could carry them. Finally, they made it inside. Panting for breath, they sat down. However, while they were catching their breath, they saw another figure rush inside the bridge just as it was closing. When it stopped, Rachael and Kim gaped at the features.

He was a slender man with very pale skin. He had on elegant clothes that looked like a sixteenth century nobleman, with long blond hair, and a slightly feminine face.

"Dracula!" Shouted Rachael as she readied her whip. "Give me back my brother, now!"

The man looked at her strangely. "Dracula? Are you referring to the lord of this castle?"

"Y-yes. You mean you're not him?"

"No. I have come here to put an end to him once again. I suggest that you leave."

"No! Not until I've rescued my brother!"

"If you insist."

Kim quickly spoke up. "What's your name?"

"....Alucard."

Kim raised an eyebrow. "Riiighht. A dyslexic Dracula, right?" Then she shrugged her shoulders. "Well, at least you're handsome."

Alucard didn't say a word. Suddenly, another figure quickly entered the castle via parachute. When he landed, he looked at everyone.

The man was also of slender build, only he had tanned skin, green eyes, semi long black hair, and wore a black trench coat, complete with black pants, shoes, and shirt. He also wore a rather large backpack.

"So, I take it all of you are on this expedition of monster/treasure hunting too, am I right?"

Alucard didn't say anything, but had a 'couldn't care less' look on his face. Rachael had a slight blush on her cheeks, but also didn't say a word. Kim just smiled, and then decided to speak.

"Glad to see there's another handsome guy in our ranks."

"I can say the same thing myself, except I'll replace 'guy' with 'girl', if you don't mind." The guy said. "By the way, the names Nathan, but you can call me Nate."

"It's nice to meet you, Nate. I'm Kim. This is Rachael, my best friend. And the gloomy, yet also handsome guy over there is called Alucard. We don't know anything about him, since he just came here seconds after we did."

"Ah. Nice to meet you." Then he turned over to Rachael. "So, Rachael, is it? I hope to meet you again soon. Stay human until then." After that, he left deep into the castle.

When Kim turned around, she saw that Alucard was already gone as well. She just shrugged and approached Rachael, who was still blushing. She chuckled, and punched her on the shoulder, snapping her back to reality.

"Are you going to be doing this to 'every' really cute guy that comes across us?"

"N-no! Of course not! Besides, the next creatures we come across from now on will most likely be undead."

"Yeah. I know what you mean. Enjoy the view while it lasts, right?"

"Yeah...uh, I mean no!" Then she shook her head. "Now's not the time for teasing! We have to find my brother!"

So she quickly left, leaving a sprinting Kim to catch up with her.

End of chapter 2.

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