A century later, Dracula rose again to assault mankind. This time, it was Christopher Belmont that took command of the Vampire Killer whip and stood up to protect Transylvania. Like his ancestors before him, he faced the trials and fought his way across the Transylvanian countryside and into Dracula's deadly castle; his brave actions in facing his destiny meant yet another confrontation between good and evil. It was no surprise, then, that Christopher was able to get the best of Count Dracula and outlast him in a battle for the ages. However, there was more to it than anyone could expect: Just before the final blow was to be struck against Dracula, the cunning Dark Lord quickly, cleverly, used what remained of his magic power to transform himself into mist, which created the illusion that he had been thoroughly defeated. Satisfied with what he thought was the banishment of his enemy, Christopher raced out of the crumbling castle to make a daring escape.

Christopher climbed to a nearby mountain cliff (as had become standard Belmont procedure) where he watched the castle collapse unto itself. When the coast was clear, Dracula shapeshifted into bat form and hastily, nonchalantly, escaped from the wreckage. Though devastated from the battle, weakened to the lowest of levels, Dracula would live on in his depleted state for many years, patiently waiting to strike again. This time, though, the Belmonts would never see it coming.