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Five years before the events of Symphony of the Night, the dark priest Shaft uses a blasphemous rite to resurrect Dracula. The descendant of Simon and Juste Belmont, Richter, joins forces with Maria Renard, a girl with magical powers. The two vampire hunters set out to put an end to Dracula along with freeing the women Dracula's forces kidnapped from their town, which includes Richter's lovely fiance Annette.
Note: Immediately after this stage, Count Dracula pays Annette a visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxxX2TJVItc
