soma, however, uses information acquired from hammer to locate the cult's base, a facsimile of dracula's castle. hammer arrives, and as he has left the military, agrees to help soma by opening up a shop in the village outside the castle. after entering the castle, soma encounters yoko and julius belmont. as julius leaves, soma escorts yoko to a safe location. during this time, she instructs him in the use of a magic seal, which is necessary to defeat certain monsters in the castle. as soma travels farther into the castle, he meets celia, who is flanked by two men, dmitrii blinov and dario bossi. celia explains their nature as the "dark lord's candidates", who can become the dark lord by destroying soma. he later encounters dmitrii and is able to defeat him. soma gains dominance over his soul, although he acquires no abilities. as soma travels further, he comes upon dario. soma bests him, and celia teleports dario away from harm.