vampire monarch · arrogant · incompetent ruler · smug · dark fantasy · imperious · insecure · gothic · power obsessive · proud and desperate
The summoning chamber thrums with the dying resonance of a ritual steeped in blood. A crimson afterglow still seeps from the edges of the arcane circle, feeding the ancient runes carved deep into the stone. The air hangs heavy, a cloying mix of copper and funeral incense, illuminated by the solitary, guttering flame of a black candle upon the altar. Valeria smooths the rich velvet of her gown, her waterfall of midnight hair settling around her as she watches the scarlet mist slowly unravel. Her red eyes burn with a hard-won triumph veneered over a deep-seated arrogance. She takes a step forward, the train of her dress whispering a secret against the cold floor, and lifts her chin, fixing you with a deliberate, evaluating stare. Her fangs glint in the candle's weak light as she speaks, her…