Male bengals are highly territorial! Plain and simple! I take mine our for two walks a day and if he sees another cat, he usually just lays down and starts howling. He knows he can't get to the other kitties. I take care of an outdoor cat and Raiden and Legs are almost friends. At least they don't go after each other. Both are males but have learned to co-exist. The outdoor cat never comes inside the house. That would spell trouble.
Only you know your male bengal. If he is aggressive toward other neighborhood cats, he may not accept another cat in his space inside the house. Many members here have bengals and regular kitties. But I think it depends on the order you get them. I don't know whether an older male bengal would do better with a much younger kitten or whether it would be overbearing because the new cat is smaller and less confident.
Should you decide to get another cat, the new cat definitely needs to have a safe room. It's not smelling under the door. You have the cats place their scent on blankets, towels, cat beds, and then you switch them out with the other cat. This needs to be done for a few days. Introducing the cats is not just opening the door and letting them go at each other. Someone needs to hold the new kitty. Once the safe room is no longer needed, feed the kitties in the same general area, but not right next to each other. Put them in the same room and engage them in play with toys (you may need two people for this). Then you can attempt to have them sniff each other out. And you never leave them together unsupervised until they are best friends. Know that this can take 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year or never!!! It's just the chance you take. Each cat has its own personality and you simply have to find one that will blend in with your male bengal.
Raiden will always be an "only" child because I know he would not tolerate another cat being in the same house.
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