Topic: Castlevania: Crimson Betrayal

[Zacmac90]

Chapter 1: Returning home

The smell of death and decay greeted Jengo Croft as he entered the catacombs of the newly revived Castlevania. The walls were a dark green made of brick that was covered with a mix of fungus and mold, the air was was barely breathable but Jengo had grown accustomed to it. His face was hidden by a dark blue hood that was connected to an equally blue cloak that covered his whole upper body. He wore chain link gloves on his feet and hands while he wore black leather pants. As he walked down the dark hall, several skeletons wisely got out of the way as he passed. Although the catacombs were considered the dwelling of the slimy and the many victims of the castle, Jengo preferred it since the smell and surroundings allowed him to relax but due to his value as Dracula's personal assassin and his ability to shape shift into anyone he came in contact with, relaxation was something he did not have the luxury of enjoying. However, until he was called on he would relax in the slimy, moldy dungeon that he called his home. Jumping into a lower part of the catacombs, he leaned into a small space that was surrounded by hundreds of coffins.

"Ahh the sweet smell of death and mold…how I have missed it so." Jengo thought to himself as he sat down and chuckled as he heard the skeletons above him scatter and whisper amongst themselves. With the exception of Death and Lord Dracula, Jengo was one of the few beings in the castle that could inspire fear into the lesser minions of the castle just by walking into a room. They knew he was not one to cross or disrespect as it would mean a slow and painful death, he could smell it their fear as he walked past them and as he spoke, but he enjoyed it most when it was coming from humans.

" So sweet, just like the taste of honey." Suddenly Dracula's voice appeared in his mind, while he was greatly weakened from his revival, his voice was still powerful and fear inspiring.

"Jengo, I need to speak with you…come to the throne room."

"Yes, my Lord I shall be there momentarily." Dracula's voice disappeared and Jengo rose to his feet and sighed as he leapt back up to the higher level of the catacomb.

"So much for settling into my new home, maybe I'll get to add a couple new house guests." Jengo said sinisterly as he made his way out of the catacombs.

Lord Dracula sat on his throne slowly sipping a glass of blood, it was nowhere enough to fully restore his energy but it would do. The telepathy had drained what little energy he already had and thus he was forced to sit on his throne. Death and Shaft were already in the throne room with Dracula, Shaft seemed concerned for his master, the master vampire was highly vulnerable and using any of his abilities only made him weaker as he was not yet at full power.

"My lord, you shouldn't use any of your powers yet, you're still weak." Shaft said, Dracula glared at him and threw the empty glass at the dark priest who dodged it with ease.

"I am aware of this Shaft, I need to feed and soon." Jengo walked into the Castle Keep and kneeled before Lord Dracula.

"What do you require of me, my master?" Jengo asked rising to his feet.

"Blood...human blood, I need to feed and thus require you to get me some captives so I may restore my strength."

"Of course Lord Dracula, how many should I bring?" Dracula leaned back against his throne for a moment as he thought about it

"Three should be just fine...just don't kill them, I want them to be fresh." Jengo bowed his hooded head and left the room quietly, he could feel the urge to have the feeling of blood soak on his hands begin to creep into his mind, but for some strange reason seeing Dracula so vulnerable made the urges intensify. Shaking the thought from his head, he made his way out of the castle into the outside to find some potential victims.

Author's notes: Originally this story was called Castlevania: Dark knight, but I scrapped it and wanted to start over....criticisms and advice are welcomed

[Zacmac90]

Chapter 2: Belmont brothers

Jefferson City

It was a busy morning for Christian and Louis Belmont as they had just finished their three hour training in their backyard, it was a rigorous training that consisted of weapons and hand to hand training. The sun brightly shined over the trees that surrounded the yard.

"Man, with all this training that we've been doing…are we ever going to even hunt any vampires?" Louis Belmont asked putting his signature cards in his pocket, they weren't ordinary cards but cards that contained various mythological beings and elements that Louis for both offense and defense, he was like most 18 yr olds; cocky, impatient, a do before thinking mentality but had vast potential to be a great vampire hunter, he was about 5'9 with short autumn hair that was spiked up in front and blue eyes, except for his timberland boots, he was entirely dressed in black. Christian rolled his eyes as he sat down on a bench and sighed, he was tired and wanted to go see Kristal, the love of his life and soon to be mother of his newborn child.

"Relax little brother; I'm sure we'll get an opportunity real soon." Unlike Louis who was just starting out as a hunter, Christian had already had experience hunting vampires. He was 26 with short black hair and green eyes; he was a little taller at 5'11 but was about 15 pounds lighter at 215 lbs. He wore a black trench coat over a white t-shirt and black jeans, his combat boots were covered in caked blood and dirt from previous hunting. Since he was older, he was the owner of the legendary Belmont whip

"Well all this training will be pretty useless if we don't get to use it."

"You mean if you don't …I on the other hand am already experienced in vampire hunting." Christian corrected, Louis flipped him off but Christian brushed it off and went into the house which they shared with their now aged father, the last Belmont to use the famed whip; Julius Belmont.

Jengo watched as Kristal step out of her car, he hissed in interest as he watched her walk towards her door, he was hidden in a tree across from her house. Her long red hair bounced lightly on her shoulders as her green eyes sparkled with happiness as she talked on her cell phone, Jengo didn't know who but it didn't matter to him as he planned on taking her but he knew that humans these days were much different, they had much more to their disposal than humans of the past centuries. Suddenly he noticed a police car stop right below him, an idea popped into his mind, since he couldn't approach the woman directly he might as well appear as a friendly face. He dropped onto the roof of the police car, his metal boots dented the roof of the car.

"What the hell was that?" One of the police officers asked stepping out of the car, Jengo grabbed the officer by his throat and the officer struggled for his gun with one hand while he tried to get remove Jengo's vice grip from his throat. The officer's partner came out of the car and she too was grabbed and lifted by her throat, after a few minutes of struggling, Jengo dropped the officers who weren't dead but merely knocked out, he threw the officers into the car and then with a smile turned into the male officer.

"Now it's time to get my last target, hope Lord Dracula likes red heads." Jengo thought amusingly as he approached Kristal's house, he knocked on the door and waited a few minutes before the red head opened the door.

"Can I help you officer?" She asked curiously eyeing him. Jengo noticed that Kristal's belly was enlarged and then realized that she was pregnant.

"Could you please turn around maam?" The officer asked taking out his handcuffs.

"For what, I didn't do anything wrong, now please leave." As Kristal was about to shut the door, the officer slammed it open and grabbed Kristal and forced her against the wall, he grabbed her wrists and placed the handcuffs on and set them to their tightest making her cry in pain.

"Let's go...if you struggle at all I will kill you." As the officer led Kristal out towards the car, he noticed a crowd of people staring and watched as the officer pushed her into the car. As Kristal sat up, she noticed two people lying on the floor next to her, one was a female officer and the other was...the same officer. She looked up at the officer in front of her and then back to the one lying on the ground, they were the same.

"Help! Help! He's a fake! Heeeeellllp!" She screamed but it was no use as the people than began to walk away. As Jengo began to drive, he noticed a man staring at him, the man was wearing a black suit and had equally dark hair but the thing that made him stand out was the man's skin, it was pale, the suited man watched the officer with dark eyes that were filled with suspicion, the two stared each other down for a few minutes until Jengo sped off in the police car leaving the suited man alone in the street.

"I guess my father has been awakened early...I must find the Belmonts and quickly." The suited man thought to himself as he quickly vanished.


Author's notes: Genya Arikado {Alucard} stars in the story as well....what role will he play? Why didn't he stop Jengo? Stay tuned....