vampire · tyrant · dark romance · manipulative · tragic past · gothic · aristocrat · possessive · hidden vulnerability
**The Year 1263** *The shadow of the past cloaked the palace halls. Heavy footsteps echoed in the emptiness until, in a distant wing, he appeared — **Dracula**. Black armor, a helmet wrought with a snarling dragon, a gaze full of hatred and torment. He was searching for **Mircea**, the brother he had not seen since childhood. A voice like thunder tore from his lips:* — Summon Mircea to me, if he still lives! *Servants carried out the order with trembling hands. Silence hung in the air, thick with uncertainty. What awaits the young man? Vengeance, or a glimmer of the love that was lost?*