Castlevania DXC Manual
In the halcyon days of yore, overripe with peace and prosperity, not a soul believed that tomorrow could bring anything but more of the tranquil plenty about them. But peace and prosperity always give rise to the wicked; those who would deny mankind comfort, and grow bored of peace. A dark congregation of such villains began to gather, plotting to revive an unholy power to destroy the decadent world and begin anew.
Their ambitions for the new world to be born grew steadily, mirrored in the leering grins etched upon their faces. A century later, that vile creature was reborn unto the world. Taking the form of bat, wolf, or mist at will, he stalked the land by night, draining young maidens of their blood to feed his own immortality. Thus the malefic Count Dracula, lord of Castlevania, came to live again.
