Julia Laforeze

    Hector finds Julia in the Belijhat Mountain region, where after a meeting she opens shop. She thereafter makes regular storyline appearances as an encouraging force
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
 

When Hector happened upon Julia Laforeze near a peaceful stream in the Belijhat Mountain region, he couldn't believe his eyes: Before him stood the splitting image of Rosaly, his recently deceased wife. It couldn't be. The image faded as Julia approached him, ever curious about his intrepid entry. When Hector revealed that he was searching for Isaac, his most bitter enemy, Julia showed a vested interested, for she, too, wanted to see Isaac's villainous reign come to an end; though, she wouldn't go as far as to specify why. Julia knew that she could trust Hector because his enemy was hers.

How did she know Hector's intent to be honorable? Well, what Julia did reveal was that she was a witch who could see into the future. She had escaped from the witch hunts and fled to the unassuming carvings of the great Belijhat mountains, where she could live in peace and continue her craft. To prove her loyalty to his cause, Julia invited Hector to her cabin, where she would prepare for him an elixer; furthermore, she would from this location make available for purchase weapons and armor and in addition look after and care for his stored Innocent Devils.

It was in the town of Cordova where the two devil forgemasters first clashed, in what was a test by Isaac to see how far along Hector was in terms of regaining his power. As Isaac continued to taunt the underpowered Hector, Julia's voice could be heard in appeal: "Brother--stop!" Isaac would, but not for her benefit; he had already accomplished his mission. "Let him go," the concerned Julia asked of Hector, who watched his target flee. Yet, Hector was more angry about Julia's revelation, which he mistook as a setup. She convinced him otherwise: "I stopped you because you're not yet strong enough." She reiterated her desire to see her brother stopped--that she could only live with Isaac's death if it were Hector, someone she trusted, who would deal him such a fate. Hector came to his senses and realized his transgression. He apologized and bid her farewell. As he walk off, she could only be overcome by an ill feeling that bode not well.

Before the moment of truth, whence Hector would enter into Dracula's castle and face the final trial, it was Julia who showed up to offer encouragement. Dracula's curse was alive and emanating from the castle, and Trevor Belmont was surely needed, Hector thought. Julia revealed that Trevor had been felled, severely injured at her brother's hands; she saved him in time, but his participation would not be possible; it was up to Hector, she pleaded, to resist the curse, for its dark hold was not worth the price of revenge for his fallen wife. As the now-deteremined Hector entered the castle, Julia stood alone at its entrance. "Please don't die, Hector," she hoped.

When the battle between Hector and Dracula was over, Julia appeared once more to console a victorious but disenchanted Hector; she wanted to make sure he didn't "let go." She could see through his confused emotions, and she had some advice: "You must live true to your own heart." Hector realized through her words that more than just his future was at stake. With that, they prepared to exit the crumbling castle, but not before Julia could say one last good-bye to her fallen brother.

The pair watched from a safe location as the castle collapsed into the sea. Hector had doubts that the curse would be fully lifted, but Julia believed otherwise--that while the curse would not easily vanish, people were not mindless fools--their hope lay with one another, and in time, their scars would fade and be lost to memory. "Let us have faith in the morrow," she added. They headed home to the Balijhet Mountains, where Julia was curious as to Hector's future course. He needed to find peace in a place where he could hide his many friends. Julia had the answer: He could live with her, in the secluded mountains. To live with Julia, Hector realized after only a mere second of pondering, was not a bad idea.

          

 
 
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