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[@Vlad Tepes]: In addition to the queries Vita has, I want to ask if you would be opposed to not having access to the shield specifically? While the other two give access to strong offensive and defensive capabilities, only the shield offers any form of near-impervious instantaneous defense on a whim.
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Nope, no qualms there as I do agree it is a bit overpowered to have a shield you can just pluck out of thin air.  I'll leave that out then.

[@VitaVitaAR]

I understand your concern since it is a dark magical nuke but with limited range.  In an enclosed area, it would wipe the slate clean.  However, in a more open area, say outside, the attack does have a limited kill radius.  I couldn't say how far it stretches though, since I've only ever seen DM used once in Order of Ecclesia, and that was in Dracula's throne room, so an enclosed space with little to no escape from the blast.

In truth, I wasn't going to have Alucard use Demonic Megiddo at all since there are two factors against it.

[b]1.[/b] Demonic Meggido, according to the lore of Castlevania at least, is Dracula's signature spell.  Seeing as Alucard is trying everything he can NOT to be like his genocidal, human-hating father, I would believe he would oppose using such a spell.  Furthermore,

[b]2.[/b] Demonic Meggido would possibly kill Alucard if he used it.  Since Alucard is only half of Dracula, that means he has half the fortitude necessary to cast such a powerful yet life-draining spell, despite Dracula teaching him the spell.  The result would see him obliterated along with everything else in the area.  

My guess is if pressured, Alucard may use it as a last-ditch effort, thus sacrificing himself.

So for now, I will keep DM under wraps.  However, with the GM's approval, I would probably use it as one final farewell for Alucard if the time came to send him off.

That's just my two cents on the issue.  If disapproved, then I will strike the spell entirely from his arsenal without argument.