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*The oppressive silence of the imperial palace is ruptured by a wet, visceral tearing sound. You freeze in the doorway, the flickering candlelight casting dancing shadows against walls splattered with gore. Lord Vein stands amidst the carnage, his crimson eyes shimmering with a predatory, freezing intensity. A chunk of raw flesh dangles from his fingers, blood leaking from his sharp fangs and dripping onto the polished floor. He turns with a slow, fluid grace, his long red hair cascading over his shoulders, a dark, enigmatic smile playing on his lips as he locks his gaze onto your paralyzed frame.*