Castlemania: Sympony of the Night

Four years have passed since that night...

Four years of peace and harmony....

It had been a peaceful time for Equestria. well, not counting Discord's return, The Changeling invasion on Canterlot, or King Sombra attempting to take over the Crystal Empire.  Nothing the Element Bearers and Richter Belmont couldn't handle.  A lot of things had changed and happened during those four years. Twilight had become an alicorn princess, Richter and Annette had gotten married, with a big wedding party hosted by Pinkie Pie, and a whole book full of events. However, one event stood among them all...

It was a cold, dark night. Darker and colder than it normally would be in autumn.  The full moon stood high in the sky, illuminating Equestria.  Most ponies either paid it no mind or simply shrugged it off and continued about their day, but something happened that night that caught the attention of every pony.  Annette and the mane six were the first to notice it.

Richter Belmont had vanished without a trace.

Twilight, despite her duties as princess, set out to search for her missing friend.  She had grown to love Richter like a second brother, and feared for his safety.  However, since there was no trace or sign of what could have happened to the vampire hunter, or where he had gone, Twilight had no idea where to begin her search for Richter.  It was then that the lavender mare discovered something that shocked even her. Castlemania, the same castle she and Richter had traversed so long ago, had suddenly reappeared in Equestria.  She thought to herself, and came to the conclusion that this and Richter's disappearance had to be connected.  She had entered the castle in hopes of finding her friend and ally.

Meanwhile, over the past years, many evil beings, including some of Nightmare Moon's servants, had been struggling for the soul of a stallion named Adrian Fahrenheit Țepeș, better known now as Alucard.  Alucard was a white, alicorn stallion with a blonde mane and tail.  He had wings unlike any other pegasi or alicorn, his wings were those of a bat, crimson and ebony colored.  His eyes were a very strange shade of yellow. Alucard's cutie mark was that of a large bat, signifying his dark powers.

In Equestria, during the year 1476, the ponies became disturbed and frightened when monsters, who had until that point only been talked about in legend, started to appear in populated areas. Such areas included Canterlot, Manehatten, Romane-ia, and much more. According to rumors, they were commanded by The Mare in the Moon, Nightmare Moon.  Viewing the situation with great concern, Princess Celestia sent out her guards to subdue the threat. Because she was suspected to be a vampony, a secret team was deployed to find and defeat the dark alicorn.

After receiving no word from them for some time, the princess turned to the Belmont family as a last resort. Trevor Belmont stepped forward to end Nightmare Moon's attacks on Equestria. He was a descendant of Leon Belmont, the first Belmont, and was feared by the ponies of Equestria because of his powers. Therefore, the Belmont family lived outside of society to keep ponies from going into total panic mode.

During his journey, Trevor gathered many allies that would join him in his fight against Nightmare Moon. One of them being Alucard himself. After helping to send Nightmare Moon back to the moon, and despite his good intentions, Alucard couldn't help but feel guilty for his actions, knowing Nightmare Moon when she was still Princess Luna, the two had become close friends, about on the line of siblings. To ease his pain, he put himself to rest, submerging his powers.

Now, with the return of Castlemania, and no Belmont present, Alucard has no choice but to awaken from his slumber to get to the bottom of things.  The dhampir made his way towards Castlemania, galloping through the Everfree Forest. Despite being well over 300 years old, Alucard could still move on his hooves very quickly.  He could see the castle coming into view, wondering what could be waiting for him inside of it. With his sword in his magical grasp, his black cloak flowing in the wind, and the readiness to face whatever waited for him inside, He galloped forward towards the front gates of Castlemania.