Hi this is Benji Himura. I am now starting a Castlevania fanfic. I don’t own Castlevania or any of the characters of that story. I own Benji Himura and others original characters that will show up in the story. It might be violence and sex in the story so if you are underage of seventeen are warned the content might be too improper to your age. Read by your own will and risk. In anyway enjoy the story.

Benji Himura.

“Text” Talked sentences.

‘Text’ Thoughts.

-Text- Sounds effects.

(Text) Talked sentences in a foreign language as English when everyone else speaks Japanese.

: Text: Messages show in an electronic screen or written.

Text: something being recalled, flashbacks, scenes being replayed.

Text: a detail found in a location, scene, person, recording and images that originally wasn’t there.

“Text” Alteration in the voice, not in the tone but the voice itself.

Chapter two: Deal with devil

Benji stretches tiredly, the short hours of sleep it wasn’t enough for him to fully recover, but it was better than before. Carrie who woke him hands to Benji a piece of bread. “Thanks.” Benji said while accepting the offered food. Then Carrie proceeds to wake Reinhardt and repeats the process, after a short meal composed of hard bread, travel cookies and meat the trio resumes exploring the mansion.

Reinhardt and Carrie looks suspiciously at Renon the demon merchant, Benji knew that they guy wasn’t a threat, besides he is more interested in getting the sword out of the golden armor in a corner, without much success. “Damn thing!” Benji shouted while kicking the armor. “When I finally find something that I can use I can’t get it.”

Carrie could understand Benji’s frustration, the sword seemed to be a fine weapon, and Benji’s build was very suited for it, as for her it was a warrior’s build. Renon also notices Benji’s anger. “If you are willing to pay I can provide you with a weapon.” Reno said to Benji.

“And what exactly is the price?” Benji asked seriously, he wouldn’t risk anything that he doesn’t want to lose, and that includes his soul. “Gold.” Renon answered. “Or anything that you believe and I deem that is worth as weapon.” Benji as well Carrie and Reinhardt got a nice amount of gold on their way there, but Benji can’t remember what, but he knew that dealing with Renon has a kind of catch.

“We can use what we gathered so far.” Carrie offered. “It won’t do us much good other than dealing with that demon; getting you a suitable weapon would greatly aid us.” Reinhardt nodded agreeing while he doesn’t like dealing with demons and that lot he knows that Benji’s weapons aren’t doing much good as the enemies grow stronger.

“I guess that you two are right.” Benji commented. “I got ten thousand how much you two got?” “I got seven thousand.” Carrie replied. “Nine thousand.” Reinhardt added. Benji eyes Reinhardt for a moment, well based that he solved in game puzzles it wasn’t all that odd that he knew math.

“Only half of that amount will be enough.” Renon said to the trio. “Now tell me how you want the weapon to be. I will make it as close as your description as possible.” Benji grinned at that, he would make Renon earn his money hard, and starts a long description of the sword, including some sketches that he makes right then.

Carrie and Reinhardt are impressed with Benji’s request, but also chuckling softly at Renon’s expression, clearly the demon wasn’t expecting for Benji to ask for such a complex and powerful magic sword. With the use of a minor spell Renon gets all the details straight from Benji’s mind and regrets even more, he added a lot to the sword that he wished for, but he was a demon of his word and would make it as close as possible.

“I also want some kind of armor or something like that, make it a leather jacket or something.” Benji added, he would need that sooner or later. “Magic protections wouldn’t be bad.” Renon nodded and adds to the total price.

Renon excuses himself and tells that he will return shortly with the weapon, and then he vanishes in smoke. “You are sneaky.” Carrie said to Benji with a huge grin. “You think that I would just ask for a lame regular sword when I have the chance of having my own view of perfect sword?” Benji replied teasingly. “Plus he has to work for his pay.”

Reinhardt laughs at Benji’s words, he also agrees with them. “Still seeing that demon frowning like that was worth the price.” Reinhardt commented, after separating Renon’s fee they split the remaining gold in three parts. “Maybe I should see if Renon is willing to get me a secondary weapon.” Benji commented teasingly, it wouldn’t be bad to get one of his knives as well.

“I think that he would say no.” Carrie replied casually. “If it is as complex as the sword.” Reinhardt nodded agreeing, the sword sounded powerful enough, with a similar knife or other weapon Benji would get really dangerous. “I guess that you are right.” Benji said. “If she comes right then I might not need a secondary weapon.”

Renon pops on a cloud of smoke holding a sheathed sword. Benji smiled seeing it, it was just as he visualized it, metallic sheath, the guard of the sword is long and slightly curved upwards as it was a double edged broad dagger split open by the sword edge, the hilt is patterned as it was made of tressed metal and as the guard and fuller is made of nearly black blue metal with a sharp looking pyramidal pommel that seems to me missing its core held only by four metal bars, and inside the hollow pommel is a lighting blue gem.

“The form shifting couldn’t be made.” Renon said to Benji while handing the jacket to Carrie since Benji’s hands are busy. “Other than that all the powers were added.” Benji nodded pleased and exam the edge itself is quite plain ten centimeters broad, one centimeter thick with a rather deep fuller on the middle of the edge to lighten the edge. Esthetically speaking the only standing out element on the edge is that the fuller is black while the rest of the edge is silver colored. The sword total height is one meter and twenty centimeters, ninety six centimeters of the edge and the remaining twenty four of the guard and hilt.

Benji moves to the armor and fully unsheathes the sword, striking it, the sword slices the armor in the half, and then the two halves fall in smaller pieces on the floor, including the sword that Benji wanted a short while earlier. With a smile Benji pays Renon, he would have so much fun with that sword. “It was a pleasure making business with you.” Benji said still smiling. “So if I want something else you are still available?”

“Only if you pays much more than this.” Renon answered seriously. “If I am no longer needed I bid my farewell for now.” Then the demon once against vanishes in a puff of smoke.

Carrie hands the jacket to Benji, he thanks her and puts it on, it was a perfect fit and Benji could tell that would protect him a lot. Then Benji straps the sword on his back, pleased with it. “Now we can proceed.” “Later I want to see that sword.” Reinhardt commented casually, as a warrior the edge intrigued him, Benji nodded and agreeing and they move to the maze garden.

Benji and Reinhardt run like mad following this boy named Malus, while being chased by invincible huge dogs, Carrie was being held by the waist and carried by Benji that runs with her under his arm, she wanted to protest but she had to admit that her legs are much shorter than Benji’s and Reinhardt’s, she would slow them down

. ‘I know that there is something about that boy that I am not remembering.’ Benji thinks seriously, that was bugging him for a while, but he just couldn’t remember what it is. “Door! DOOR!” Benji shouted to Reinhardt, who is leading the run. “I know!” Reinhardt exclaimed while frantically searching for the key on his pockets

Benji runs through the open door and Reinhardt closes it behind them, the dogs impacting hard on the solid door. “I so hate this place.” Benji said between breathes, while trying to catch his breath. “I second that.” Reinhardt said with a nod, not as out of breath as Benji but still out of air.

“Guys what is that sound?” Carrie asked seriously while looking around, still hanging on the air on Benji’s firm grip. “Oh…crap…” Benji muttering recalling that the dogs aren’t the only thing in that garden, he throws Carrie to Reinhardt just in time to block a massive chainsaw coming down to him with his sword.

“Where the hell did that thing came from?!” Benji exclaimed, the chainsaw guy just appeared out of nowhere. “There!” Reinhardt exclaimed finding an arch in a wall in the direction that the monster came. Benji sidesteps the strong monster, unbalancing it, then he slashes it on the side making it fall dead on the ground.

Benji pulls cross boomerangs from his jacket and nails it on the man’s wrists, arms, legs and shoulders. “Benji what are you doing?!” Reinhardt asked surprised. “He will rise again, I just know it!” Benji answered seriously, continuing nailing the guy to the ground. “This will at the very least buy us time, if not hold it down permanently.”

It sounded reasonable, Carrie could understand his worries, in her book there was records of indestructible monsters, if that dangerous looking zombie man was one of them, then Benji was right in nailing him in place. “Let’s go.” Benji said when done nailing the man’s legs down. Reinhardt nod and they resuming running, the dogs’ barks are coming from another direction and was close, they should leave there.

After a long run on the garden the trio freed Malus from the mansion, but after that they had to return to the garden again, this time the trio takes a break first, but in the end they reach a suspicious looking door, readying their weapons they all move to it. In there they see a male vampire drinking a woman’s blood, and as soon he notices the intrusion the vampires attack them.

Reinhardt and Carrie dodge the mad dash, but Benji is tackled while he was trying to do the same, but Benji hits the vampire with his sword hard enough to prevent taking damage from the vampire. The vampire flies away and seems to be thinking on a strategy to deal with the three of them.

Benji throws a cross on the vampire at the same time that Carrie throws an energy ball and Reinhardt throws a second cross, all the three attacks connect on the vampire, and before he recovers Benji throws a second cross, Reinhardt closes of the vampire and hits it with his whip.

The holy whip wraps itself on the vampire’s neck and it starts to glow, burning the vampire that bursts in flames. Benji readies another cross and throws it at the dead woman’s direction, the timing was just right as she was standing up as a vampire when the cross nailed itself on her neck.

Carrie throws a spell on the vampire finishing her. “I admit that I was a bit careless.” Reinhardt commented while looking at the fading female vampire. “Happens to everyone.” Benji replied. “Just don’t let it be your death.” Carrie chuckled at that while they move towards the casket.

“We really have to jump down there?” Benji asked seriously, he really didn’t want to leap into a dark unknown tunnel with an unknown and darker fall. “Yes we have.” Reinhardt answered. “You hold Carrie, and go after me.” Benji nodded and notices that Carrie walks towards him and stands her arms, ready to be picked up.

Benji picks up and she wraps her small arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. “Like this there are less chances for us to be split.” Reinhardt explained. “And if happens, the two of you can work well as a team.” “I can’t deny that.” Benji replied. “I don’t mind it.” Carrie commented fighting with the aid of a warrior was good for a sorceress like her; she can focus on her spells while Benji protects her from closer enemies.

Reinhardt jumps first on the bottomless casket, Benji counts to thirty and does the same. “I so hate this!” Benji shouted while they fall, Carrie was in silence, but she agreed with Benji, but holding on him made her feel a bit better.

“Easy!” Benji exclaimed while Carrie touches his left leg. “If is this sensible it might be broken.” Carrie said seriously, the landing was quite harsh and Benji took the brunt of it, thanks to her strengthening spell Benji survived what would be a lethal fall, but the price is that his leg snapped. “I can cast a healing spell, but we have to align the bones.”

“Just great.” Benji muttered knowing what that means, and Reinhardt wasn’t anywhere near, so that will be hard. Nailing his sheathed sword on the ground Carrie ties Benji’s belt around his ankle, Benji had explained her what they would do, and it was the best way to align his bones.

After long and painful minutes Benji’s bones are back in place and Carrie is healing him. Benji is still gasping for air after screaming and forcing his leg, something that he won’t ever do it again. “Done.” Carrie said after a while, patting on his leg shows no pain for him.

“Thank you.” Benji replied while lying on the ground. “Just give me a couple minutes.” Carrie nodded and let Benji rest; he not only needed but deserved it, ten minutes later Benji is back on his feet and checking on his leg. “This is great Carrie, I can’t even tell that my leg broke a while ago.” he said with a smile. “That is the whole idea.” Carrie replied smiling back to him. With Benji’s leg healed as new they could move without worries.

“More and more I hate this place.” Benji commented, while hanging on his fingers while trying to cross on a almost inexistent ledge, Carrie was a little ahead of him doing the same thing, but unlike Benji she only weights thirty five kilos when Benji weights ninety six.

“If this place was easy to cross more warriors would come to fight Dracula.” Carrie replied seriously, it was the dangers of Castlevania added with the fear of monsters and Dracula that kept most of them at bay. “But I agree I am also hating this place.” After long and painful minutes they reach the other side of the hallway, avoiding the poisonous water below the floorless hall.

The duo walks across a thin passage when suddenly three lizard men jump out of the water. Benji slashes the closer one while Carrie attacks with her sorcery one that is coming on her direction, the opposite direction that Benji is facing. The fight is short and ends as suddenly as it started, with all three lizard men dead.

Benji winces looking at the cut on his right leg, a luck strike from one of the lizard men armed with a sword. Carrie looks at it, she frowns when feeling a strong putrid scent coming from it. “It was poisoned.” Carrie said while pulling a cure ampoule from her bag. “It explains why it burns.” Benji commented and Carrie pours the contents over Benji’s wound. Benji hisses at the burning pain of the medicine.

“This is counter the poison.” Carrie explained while healing the wound. “Thank you.” Benji said with a smile. “You are welcome.” Carrie replied smiling back. “I hope that Reinhardt isn’t in a worse situation.” Benji commented while she continues the spell. “Reinhardt is a seasoned vampire hunter; he must be dealing with everything with ease.” Carrie replied casually, out of the three Reinhardt was the one more physically prepared for the quest.

After that Benji recalled that in that area lizard men jumped out of the water frequently, so he was now ready for them and advancing was rather easy, still they were carefully to not trigger falling floors again, so Carrie was walking next to Benji all the time now.

Carrie was a bit shaken after meeting Actrise, Benji noticed that, but Carrie was trying not to show. “You don’t have to worry all that much I am here and I will help you.” Benji said placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder. Carrie was a bit surprised but finds herself nodding at his words; she did felt better with his words and gesture.

They move and reach the castle center, and they find Reinhardt there. “What happened with the two of you?” Reinhardt asked seriously, he was worried about the duo since they never followed him. “We landed in a different area.” Benji answered. “I am guessing that the tunnel split somewhere and when Carrie and I went in we fell on the other way.”

Reinhardt nodded understanding; it was a perfectly logical excuse and a strong possibility given the castle’s nature. “Since the two of you are here then it isn’t all that bad.” He said casually. “It means that less monsters that could escape and hurt innocent.” Carrie nodded agreeing.

They quickly exchange information about what happened when they were in different areas of the castle. They engage a group of vampires inside a large room; Benji noticed that was getting easier and easier to do so. After a flight of stairs they find a statue. “Now that is just creepy.” Benji commented while the statue starts to cry blood. “In any other place that would be a miracle.” Carrie and Reinhardt nodded agreeing with him, if was in any other location that would be considered a miracle from God. Reinhardt kills the blob of blood when it attacks.

After meeting a friendly lizard man the group decides to divide the tasks, Benji moves with Carrie to get the magical nitro while Reinhardt goes fetch the mandragora. With Benji fighting everything Carrie can focus on carrying the sensitive magical explosive. Benji climbs over the level difference between the path that they took and the door out of the gear room, Carrie looks at him confused.

“Give me your hands.” Benji said to her, Carrie does so and Benji softly pulls Carrie to the same level. “With this we saved ourselves a long and dangerous way.” Carrie nodded understanding; she was a bit afraid of getting crushed by those giant gears. “You are making this quest much easier for me.” Carrie said in a thankful tone. “If you weren’t there I would be dead when I fell in the river.”

“We are helping each other.” Benji replied with a smile. “If you weren’t helping me, I might have fallen on the river when we went activate that switch, or when that lizard man poisoned me, as far as I know we are helping each other.” Carrie smiled back; those words made her feel better about herself.

“Benji put that thing down!” Carrie said to Benji, he had just killed a motorcycle skeleton, and he had saved the motorcycle. “But this is quite cool.” Benji replied. “I really could use one of these.” “You can’t carry it and we both know that it can’t jump on platforms.” Carrie said seriously, she felt bad for saying that but that diabolical machine wouldn’t be useful.

Benji knew that Carrie had a point, so he pulls the motorcycle to a corner and leans it there. “In the way back I will get it.” Benji commented. “That thing is better than a horse.” “I am not so sure.” Carrie replied, horses were amazing animals, and she can’t see that machine doing half of the stuff that horses can do.

Since the hall is clear they move to cracked wall, Carrie settles the nitro down carefully and they sit in a wall not so far from the cracked one. Carrie stifles a yawn and blushes embarrassed. “It is quite late isn’t it?” Benji asked with a smile. Carrie nodded and pulls her watch.

“Then take a nap, when Reinhardt returns I will wake you up.” Benji said, Carrie nodded and leans against his body, knowing that if anything happens he will take care of it while she sleeps. Benji softly runs his hand on Carrie’s cyan hair, the girl alls in sleep quickly, showing how tired she really is.

With his sword unsheathed, the side of the blade resting on his right thigh, hilt high and clear ready for a sudden grabbing Benji remains there, with Carrie sleeping next to him using his left thigh as a pillow to rest her head on. Reinhardt finds the picture a bit confusing and looks at Benji silently asking what happened.

Benji points to his watch, Reinhardt then realizes that is way past two in the morning and they were fighting and running around all day long, with little breaks to eat or relieving themselves. Reinhardt sits near Benji but with some distance between them. “This place is much larger than expected.” Benji commented in a low tone to not disturb Carrie.

“As time passes more this mansion changes into Castlevania.” Reinhardt replied. “So it grows and changes in something much different than it originally were.” It was a reasonable explanation that Benji could believe on; it also explained why the castle was much bigger than it was when they saw it from the entrance.

Reinhardt had to admit that Benji was handling the situation quite well for a non-warrior, while his clothes are getting dirty and damaged he wasn’t looking worn, tired, but not exhausted, in contrast Carrie’s clothes aren’t damaged, still tinted brown from her fall on the river, but other than that totally fine, showing that Benji was indeed protect Carrie on their fights.

“How you got that?” Reinhardt asked while pointing to the cut on Benji’s right pants leg. Benji sighed recalling that. “I was fighting two lizard men.” Benji answered. “One of them scored a hit while I was killing the other, it wasn’t bad, but it was poisoned. Carrie treated me.”

“I also got some.” Reinhardt commented pointing to a handful of bruises on his body. “But Carrie is in one piece, that is good, she is just a child, this kind of damage would be worse on her.” Benji nodded agreeing, while Carrie took a hit now and then it was much lighter than his.

“You seem comfortable enough with her.” Reinhardt commented. “You have relatives that old?” Benji nodded confirming. “I have a cousin that should be around her age.” Benji answered. “And a sister a bit younger, so I am used to them; well not with every girls of this age. Carrie is a bit more mature than the average.”

Reinhardt nodded agreeing, he noticed that while traveling with Carrie, she was much more mature than kids of her age, even kids older than her, it was a bit sad, as Reinhardt knew that her family was killed by Dracula’s minions and that forced her to mature faster, but Reinhardt also noticed that Carrie had opened up to Benji very quickly, perhaps was the rescue when she fell on the river, but even before she was teasing him, and Reinhardt haven’t seen Carrie being playful before. It could be Benji’s own nature, or his experience with girls of that age, either way Carrie was a bit more lighthearted than before.

Carrie had woke with the voices, but she kept her eyes closed, she wanted to be mad at Benji for not waking her up when Reinhardt arrived, but the fact that he did to let her sleep made her unable to do so, there were halfway around the castle and it took them two days to get there, they still had time, and if they continued like that they would be too worn to fight.

Carrie heard to the conversation with curiosity, Benji didn’t spoke much about himself and his past, and she could notice that even Reinhardt was curious about him. “Eager to return to your family?” Reinhardt asked to Benji. “I am not so sure.” Benji answered. “Sure I have my family waiting back home, they might be worried, but I am not thinking too much about them and going home right now, I have bigger worries.”

Reinhardt nodded understanding, if Benji kept his mind filled with desire of returning to his home, then he wouldn’t fight well. “Other than my family I don’t have all that much to return to, other than things that I like.” Benji added. “Not a lover waiting, nor anyone special if you catch my meaning.”

Reinhardt nodded, he understood what Benji meant, but doesn’t agree with it entirely. “Still your family should be enough reason for you to return.” He said seriously. “I don’t speak about it often by my father died several years ago, and hew as my only family, so I believe that your family waiting for you from where you came should be enough reason for you to return.”

Benji couldn’t counter that, but he wasn’t all that convinced, going back to a world where in the best case would hold him a boring life, working on a unrewarding not well paid work, maybe finding someone and start a family of his own, that in the best case scenario, in the worse he would be unemployed, alone and enduring complaints from his family.

At least in this world Benji could make a real difference, just by aiding Carrie and Reinhardt to fight Dracula Benji was making a huge difference, and after what there were so many other opportunities for him, sure the luxury of the modern world would be lost for him, but still the chances are better here.

Carrie remained in silence, she doesn’t know what to think, in one hand she agreed with Reinhardt, having a family to go back to sounded like a wonderful thing, but she doesn’t want Benji to go either, she liked him, she admitted that she knew him for less than three days, but he was protecting her, caring for her and being nice to her, he had saved her life when she fell in the river, and more times after that.

Carrie wakes again a bit confused, she didn’t even realized that she had fallen on sleep while listening to Benji and Reinhardt’s conversation. She notices that she isn’t using Benji’s leg as a pillow anymore; instead was his backpack, and she was covered by Benji’s armor jacket.

Reinhardt was brewing a soup using what appeared to be a cut helmet. Benji not so far away was adjusting metal spaulders on his shoulders, next to him other armor pieces and several leather bands and metal rings. “What is going on?” Carrie asked a bit sleepy.

“We camped.” Reinhardt answered; it wasn’t far from the truth. “Benji decided to get more armor, so he went back a handful of rooms and chopped few armors to get any part that he feels like needing. Now he is adjusting them to use under the jacket. I can’t oppose his wisdom of protecting himself.”

Carrie looks at the makeshift pan where Reinhardt is making the soup. “The bread is getting too hard, so I used some cheese that we got from the pantry and am making a stock with some dry beef.” Reinhardt explained. “We need the energy.” Carrie nodded agreeing and walks to Benji, handing to him his now folded jacket and his backpack.

“Thank you.” She said really thankful for that little comfort that he is depriving himself of to give to her. “You are welcome.” Benji replied taking the items. “Feeling rested now?” Carrie nodded confirming, she was sure that they had rested longer than before since she was much less tired now.

“The soup will be ready soon, we readied some water over the corner you can wash your face there.” Reinhardt told to the young sorceress, she blushes and nods, moving to do so. Carrie found that the quest was more troublesome than she first thought, taking care of bodily needs was the worse part of it, with a sigh Carrie washes her hands on a hem turned to basin, a bit content with that soft paper roll that Benji had handed to her before she left, calling it toilet paper, it was better than using her hands.

Carrie was craving for a bath, she knew that she was dirty, so was Benji and Reinhardt, they are running and fighting non-stop for three days and they are all getting a bit smelly.

Back to the ‘camp’ Carrie finds that Benji had finished putting on the armor, now with a set of tassets protecting his legs, connected to his belt and strapped on his thighs, a breastplate on his chest, a bit snug but not too much, the spaulders on his shoulders, his left arm is fully covered with armor, and on his right hand a gauntlet, he even got sabatons over his boots.

Benji puts on his jacket effectively covering over seventy percent of the armor that he is wearing, Carrie now understood what Benji did, he was removing the bulk, adorns and other parts that would get in the way and make the armor needlessly bigger. “It is ready.” Reinhardt said, using a gauntlet to pour the soup on plates made of helmet tops that Benji cut earlier.

“Our tableware is made of armor?” Carrie asked a bit surprised. “It is either this or nothing.” Reinhardt answered. “At least Benji’s sword is sharp enough to him to make forks out of armor plates.” Benji nodded agreeing, it was a troublesome to make that, but he managed to make a trident styled fork using the sword and pieces of metal plate.

“And Reinhardt made the spoons after I cut the outline of them.” Benji added. “I think that we all have knives.”

Carrie nodded confirming, it was an odd surprise but still wasn’t bad. As they eat Carrie noticed that the soup wasn’t all that bad, the cheese made the beef stock thick and even more flavorful, the hard bread cut in small cubes added some crunchiness and a more solid texture on the soup, making it better. It wasn’t a bad meal at all, much better than before.

With the morale elevated thanks to a warm meal and a bellyful of food the trio is ready to leave, using some water they wash the makeshift plate and pot, before Benji stuffs it on his backpack under the premise that they could use it again, Carrie wouldn’t complain at that.

Now they place the mandragora next to the magical nitro and run away from there a safe place, waiting for the blast to put down the wall and take them to a whole new area of danger, taking them closer of their goal of killing Dracula.