While Konoka had tried her best to contact Pidonus after (unfairly) ditching Porrim, she stood alone before the gate to the land only known as 'Castlevania'. She had seen some impressive buildings, including the old base of Cosmo Entelecheia, but this was definitely not anything to sneeze at. The hanging darkness felt no different than real night, and the fact that she caught Dracula's video broadcast did not ease her in the slightest. It was a bit scary, and yet awe inspiring. Opting not to show her worry, Konoka steeled herself, perhaps like a fabled Belmont staring down the castle itself.

...well more accurately, she was staring at the castle like the corrupted Belmont had, disappearing from the world after his victory. Pidonus had charmed her, and it was the thoughts of that succubus that led her here.

The charm was so deep seated that she didn't even realize how she wouldn't have come here had she not been notified before hand. She had her fair share of dealing with magical creatures and villains after her fateful field trip to the magical world, but the apprehension was different than those times, and far different from her previous adventures. For the next... well, for a good while, this might be the place she calls home.

So dialing one last time, she rang up Pidonus. "I'm here!" She said. "Place looks kinda scary!"

[Following the "liberation" of the mayoral office in Everglade, and the broadcast that followed discussing the changes in the city, now would be a time to locate Castlevania and meet with the one who might help reveal some secrets about the world of Genessia.

Now Marie passed through the subarchway and arrived at the gates of Castlevania, without her skeleton escorts no less. She wanted this to be a simple meeting and discussion. Even if fighting were to break out, she is confident she can take whatever is thrown at her, and the Skull Heart would be safe even if defeated.

If the little flea-man was telling the truth, the "Lord Tepes" will be expecting Marie, so she didn't wait for an invitation to push open the gates and make her way into Castlevania.

Marie would only stop when she enters the throne room...]