Vlad Tepes Dracula
14 May 2015 @ 09:20 am
[When the video opens, Dracula is smirking into the camera with a vast array of gargantuan chemical filled beakers and tubes connecting them in the background, accented against the marble platforms acting as scaffolding throughout the laboratory.]

For those who are new to this place, allow me to introduce myself. I am Count Vlad III Tepes, lord of Castlevania, which is currently residing in a gate linking to the Everglades. I come to you tonight as a man of the sciences, along with a glimpse into my personal laboratory.

[The camera swings around to display the vast open alchemy lab, with multiple tables filled with instruments, chemical filled beakers, and blue flames that hover over the burners though they seem to be heating nothing.]

It is in this place that I have been spending the majority of my time, pursuing knowledge and creating tinctures of varying effects.

[The camera shifts fluidly as Dracula glides throughout the laboratory, the skeletons patrolling the area stopping to salute as he nears. He rounds a corner going into a small alcove near the back of the laboratory where a single table is set up. Multiple books litter the area, and another blue-flamed burner is set up, connected to nothing. Placed on a tray above the burner is a beaker containing a blood red potion, bubbling gently.]

I have created this healing potion that has proven to be more potent than I had intended. It has the power to mend flesh better than nature ever could, removing scars, expelling poisons, and healing any injury ever incurred as if it never happened.

[He spins the camera around again, grinning into it.]

However, there is one caveat. The heart of the imbiber must be strong and committed. Those with a weak spirit will perish. Which is why I have chosen to leave it here, guarded by my minions. However, I do offer this invitation. To any who wishes to have their body returned to its healthiest state, you are more than welcome to fight your way through my laboratory. Doing so should be proof enough of your conviction.

[Private to Sakuya, Remilia, and Izanami]

I have arranged for some entertainment to be gracing the castle for some time. I ask that you all abstain from interfering with them for the most part. I will have viewing balconies erected along the ceiling so as to best enjoy the chaos that ensues.