Albus was Ecclesia's chief researcher and like Shanoa trained from an early age to harness Dominus and destroy Count Dracula. Due to his dedication to research, the supreme pupil became Barlowe's trusted assistant. In addition to his prowess as a top researcher, he was also a warrior highly skilled in the use of magic; armed with a pistol named Argatha, Albus could channel glyph energy into bullets, which would then manifest as magical projectiles.

Albus was very close friends with Shanoa, the equivalent of a brother. Albus cared for Shanoa so much that he would do anything he could to prevent her from accepting Dominus, the true meaning of which was lost on her; Albus knew that the accepting of Dominus would interfere with one's memory and emotions, a risking of one's own life. To ensure that she would not receive it, he met with Barlowe and persuaded him to change his mind--to select Albus even though both knew he hadn't the capacity to absorb Dominus. Or at least not yet. Barlowe gave the youth his word before sending him out on a great errand.

As the day of the ceremony neared, whence Shanoa would become the bearer of Dominus, Albus sensed something was wrong and returned to Ecclesia, where on the special day he was informed by Shanoa that Barlowe had changed his mind--that Albus was unfit to bear such a responsibility. This set Albus into a rage. He later interrupted the ceremony, charging Barlowe with an act of deceit, before somehow stealing Dominus for himself and quickly escaping.

Albus knew that he had little time to act; he had only a few weeks to find a way to control this chaotic glyph and properly harness Dominus as the means to destroy Dracula before Shanoa could catch up to him, seeking what she didn't know was a highly self-destructive power. During his previous errand, Albus pieced together that Barlowe's aspirations were anything but sincere, and he didn't want to see Shanoa used as a pawn in a deadly game. His travels led him to a village called Wygol, which he had researched to discover was home to descendants of the Belmont clan. He took captive several of its habitants with the intention of taking samples of their sacred blood, hoping that it could act as a conduit to contain Dominus. That the village's founder, Nikolai, thought him to be Dracula was a realistic outcome more than a fear.

As Albus had guessed, the power of Dominus began to corrupt him, so he thought up a temporary solution. When the amnesiac Shanoa caught up to him on Minera Prison Island, requesting that he return to Ecclesia, he left to her care the splintered Dominus Hatred, one of the trio, hoping that it would slow the rate of corruption and buy him more time; he repeated this action when they later met in the Giant's dwelling, this time entrusting to her Dominus Anger. He encouraged the confused Shanoa to question Dominus' source, to speak to Barlowe and perhaps learn the truth as he had.

By the time of their final physical meeting, it was too late--Albus was overpowered by even one piece of Dominus and now sought to retrieve the two pieces of Dominus he had previously given to Shanoa, violently if necessary. "All of humanity is merely cattle, led to slaughter at my behest. I, Lord Dracula!" he shouted, underlining to Shanoa the severity of the situation. She had no choice but to fight and defeat her former friend, to reclaim the final piece of Dominus.

But Albus wasn't truly dead. Once Shanoa absorbed Dominus Agony, reuniting the whole of Dominus, she was overcome by an odd sensation and could somehow see into Albus' memories, quickly learning that his actions were only meant to protect her; Albus was able to live on as merely a vision, a remnant living within the Dominus glyph as absorbed by Shanoa--a divine occurrence made possible by the Vampire Killer whip's legacy and specifically Shanoa's absorbing of the glyphs that Albus had created to encase the Wygol village habitants (now known to her as Belmont descendants). Too, she learned the truth about Barlowe's scheme and was encouraged to confront him on the matter, before which Albus made her promise to never, under any circumstances, use Dominus. Trusting his words, she agreed.

Shanoa was unable to keep her promise, as she was forced to call upon Dominus to destroy the seemingly invincible Count Dracula; she would surely pay for tapping into its power with her life. As she prepared to exit this world, almost desiring of such a fate, Albus again appeared to her. While the despondent Shanoa was going about her final mission, Albus was wandering within Dominus to see if he could locate the memories it had stolen from her. Once Dominus had rushed away, having acted as the catalyst in Dracula's destruction, it left behind a glimmer--the sacrifice she had just made. Using what was left of his fading influence, Albus supplanted the radiant signal, effectively sacrificing his soul to spare Shanoa's life. While he had no regrets in doing so, he asked of the distressed Shanoa one final wish: To smile for him. Though she was suffering, she found the energy to grant his request, a sight he found beautiful enough to mark his passing. After all: What kind of brother would he be if he didn't protect her?