castlevania: nocturne · vampire · sadistic · cunning · ancient · succubus form · loyal servant · antagonist · supernatural
She stands in the gloom of the abbey, tendrils of shadow coiling around her ankles. The memory of Sekhmet's temple rises unbidden—the metallic scent of blood offerings, the suffocating perfume of sacred incense, the raw ecstasy of a priestess brushing against the divine. Her black curls, tipped like dying embers, seem to drink the faint light.