Title: End Fandom: Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse Author: Elmina Rating: PG Disclaimer: Characters not mine, fanwork, Castlevania belongs to Konami etc. Pairing: Trevor/Alucard Warnings: None For: Castlevania - Trevor/Alucard - never enough time [for gardensgnome] Challenge: Round 3.1 - Quickplay!
The sun was about to reach its peak in the sky, and though the sunlight didn't actually bother him, Alucard had to shield his eyes if he wanted to look at the forest to the south of the cliffs. The area was hopelessly empty, and he wondered if there would be any life around anytime soon. Grant was apparently planning on staying but otherwise there was no way of telling if people were going to come and live here again.
Why would anyone want to live here in the first place, he pondered, looking at his wrecked surroundings. The area would regain its former beauty eventually, but right now he didn't think anyone would be willing to come anywhere close to the place. Although the castle was gone along with most of the monsters, the whole area was gloomy.
If only I could have stopped him earlier.
His thoughts were interrupted by someone walking towards him, and he turned, not that he didn't know who it was anyway. Telling his three companions apart from the sound of their footsteps was quite easy.
"Here again?" Trevor inquired and glanced around. "Thinking about him, am I correct?"
"I could not do anything," Alucard told him. "It was too late when I realized what he was doing. He was blinded by revenge, and..." He went quiet for a moment. "So many lives wasted because of my father, and the only way I could stop him was..."
Trevor patted his shoulder. "You didn't have a choice."
"I should have had one, but by the time I chose to oppose him, it was too late." Alucard closed his eyes. "Even when we... But he would not listen to me." He lowered his head and sighed. "I should have realized sooner."
There was a moment of silence, and then Trevor touched the dhampir's face lightly. "You cannot blame yourself for something that's beyond one man's control," he said. "Thinking is not going to make it better."
Alucard opened his eyes and gave the other man a faint smile. "Yes... Perhaps you are right. Thank you, Trevor."
"You're welcome." The Belmont stepped back and looked at the sky. "So, coming?" He asked. "It's lunchtime, and Grant was saying something about fish. Sounds good to me."
"All right," Alucard replied with a nod, and turned to take a look at the castle. "I will be right there."
Maybe Trevor was right about things being beyond his control. Chances were, there was nothing he could have ever done to stop his father before it was too late, but he couldn't help but wonder anyway if there had been a moment that could have made a difference.
But even if there had been such a moment, time had never been on his side.