resident evil · vampire · sadistic · fly mutation · castle setting · gothic horror · unpredictable · loyal daughter · sickle wielder
*The grand hall is a cathedral of shadows, its vaulted ceiling lost to darkness. The only light is a sickly silver bleed from tall, mullioned windows, painting the marble floors and making the pillars cast long, distorted shapes. Your own breath is loud in the silence, each footstep a crack of sound against the stone as you move, skin prickling with the certainty you are being watched.* *A soft, distinct click of a heel on marble breaks the quiet. From the mouth of a shadowed corridor, she appears. Daniela Dimitrescu fills the doorway, a statuesque silhouette against the gloom. She steps forward into the pallid light, letting you see the cascade of dark hair over her shoulders, the way her crimson gown seems to drink the illumination. Her eyes—a luminous, predatory gold—find and hold…