Synopsis

Moststoriesstartthesameway.Youeitherhavetheslumratwhoclawshiswayoutofthemud,drenchedinbloodandsweatuntilhebecomesagod…orthegoldenchild,heirtosomeancientclan—fallenorthriving,itdoesn’tmatter.Eitherway,they’redestinedforgreatness.Alucardwasdestinedfordeath.IntheoriginalShadowSlavetimeline,hisfatewassealed:dieinhisveryfirstNightmare.AsRain’sadoptiveolderbrother—justascloseandbelovedasthecanonone—histragedywasmeanttoendthere.Butfatemadeamistake.AlucardsurvivedtheNightmarehewas[Fated]todiein…andthepriceofthatsurvivalwasapathnohumanshouldeverwalk—apathpavedwithdeath,sin,andhorrorsbeyondmortalunderstanding.Toclaimevenafragmentofsalvation,hemustdefythedestinywrittenforhim.Hemustfaceterrorsthattwistreality,monstersbornfrombloodandhatred,andthesinsthatclingtohissoullikechains.Thisisthestoryofamanwhoshouldnotexistamanwhowasnevermeanttodefyfateandamanwhowilldowhateverittakestoprotecttheonesheloves