They're having a melancholy-off
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They're having a melancholy-off
Castlevania Nocturne + @ao3tagoftheday part 3 ft. Alurox propaganda
CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE | 2x07 "Grenadye Alaso"
We know now that the man who turned Olrox into a vampire was a Spanish colonizer. We can use this to safely assume that Olrox likely wasn't on friendly terms with other (European) vampires who came over with the colonists. We also know that, even though some vampires have forgotten who Alucard is by the time Nocturne takes place, the ones accompanying Drolta and Erzsebet knew enough to react with visible fear when he introduced himself at the end of season 1.
There are sooo many ways the Olrox and Alucard backstory could go, but I do like the thought of Alucard stepping foot into the New World and Olrox immediately sensing a shift in the other vampires there. Seeing how on edge they are, hearing their whispers of the daywalker who hunts them. The half-breed, the vampire who's not a vampire.
How could he not be intrigued? He's wary, of course, as he's learned to be of these European vampires, and we also know he's felled his fair share of vampire hunters, but he's also opportunistic. Perhaps this Alucard could be an ally, but even if not, he's at the very least someone he needs to keep an eye on. The enemy of my enemy and all that.
And Alucard almost certainly hearing stories of Olrox, too. The vampire who took on the form of a Sun God. Countless vampire hunters fallen in the pursuit of him. But an enigmatic figure; not the typical conquering would-be master of the world that other vampires aspire to. Alucard knows better than most that vampires are capable of humanity, but he also knows better than to trust based purely on word of mouth.
The two finally meeting, wary apex predators sizing each other up for the first time. Not an obvious enemy like foes they've faced before, but not sure whether than can trust one another. But both living legends in their own right. And both outcasts, too; forced to be at a distance from humanity, but not quite fitting with other vampires either.
Did they circle each other warily at first? Always remaining aware of where the other was in vicinity to them, but not meeting, not risking an outright confrontation just yet. Seeing the marks of each other's work in the world around them; empty nests where vampires once were, opportunistic vampire hunters going missing in the night.
Did one of them eventually force first contact? Was it Olrox, attempting to put their first meeting on his terms? Or was it Alucard, deciding to finally assess whether Olrox was friend or foe? Or perhaps it was coincidental, a common enemy finally pushing them together and forcing that first meeting on equally unsteady territory?
What happened? What happened?
Shittyly drawn alurox upon you!
when you're having a couple's argument but you're both vampires and always need to one up each other over who can be the most dramatic bich in the room
“He’s a good man. Keep him safe.” Alucard already knew Mizrak was dying. he knew he’d die from that wound. “keep him safe” ? for the next 10 minutes he has alive? “keep him safe” he’s already got a foot in the grave.
Alucard knew Olrox would turn Mizrak
I love the idea of a contrast between Adrian, who's in love with love & falls in love often, sometimes w multiple ppl at once - and Olrox, who loves rarely, intensely, jealously, & exclusively one at a time ... my partner called them "mono/poly solidarity" & I've been reeling ever since