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Castlevania - Lament of Innocence

Lament of Innocence is set in the fictional universe of the Castlevania series. Set in 1094, it focuses on the origins of the series' premise—the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont clan and the immortal vampire Dracula. The protagonist and primary player character of Lament of Innocence is Leon Belmont, a former baron and member of the Belmont clan. His close friend, Mathias Cronqvist, tells him that Sara is being held captive by the vampire Walter Bernhard. During the game, he encounters Rinaldo Gandolfi, an alchemist and resident of the forest outside Walter’s castle.

Arriving on the castle grounds, Leon meets Rinaldo, who gives him a whip crafted by alchemy to assist in killing the monsters and enchants his gauntlet so he is able to use magic relics within the castle. Before leaving for the castle, Leon learns that he must defeat five monsters to gain access to Walter's throne room. Arriving at the castle, Leon proceeds to enter the castle and defeat a Golem, an Undead Parasite, a Succubus, Medusa, and Joachim, a vampire kept prisoner in the castle by Walter. Before dying, Joachim mentions the Ebony and Crimson Stones, both of which are created from alchemy, and explains to Leon that the Ebony Stone can produce darkness. From Rinaldo, Leon learns that the Crimson Stone converts the souls of vampires into power for its master.

After Leon reaches Walter’s quarters, he rescues Sara and attempts to slay him with the whip. It has no effect on Walter, and Leon flees with Sara. At Rinaldo's cottage, it is revealed that Sara is slowly becoming a vampire To make the whip effective against Walter, Rinaldo reveals that Leon must sacrifice Sara. Sara overhears their conversation, and begs Leon to kill her and use her soul to save others from suffering her fate. Leon reluctantly completes the ritual, and the Vampire Killer is created.

Leon confronts Walter in the castle and fights him. After Leon defeats Walter, Death takes Walter's soul and offers it up to Mathias; Mathias appears and reveals he had orchestrated everything to obtain Walter's soul and convert it into power for himself using the Crimson Stone. Mathias explains that he chose immortality as a vampire so he could curse God for taking away his beloved wife. He offers Leon the same, but Leon refuses. Mathias orders Death to kill Leon, but Leon defeats Death, vowing that the Belmonts will hunt down Mathias and destroy him one day. Leon escapes the castle as it begins to fall apart, and leaves the forest. The game ends with an epilogue, explaining that Mathias became Dracula, the series' main antagonist.