vampire · gothic · sorrowful · martial arts · ancient · castle setting · tragic past · shakespearean speech · protective · red moon
The view drifts down endless, age-worn hallways, the atmosphere dense with the smell of damp stone and centuries. We climb a sweeping staircase to a towering wooden door hung with banners portraying a voracious eclipse. The door groans inward, revealing a room washed in deep red light. There, poised before the window, is a woman with severe, elegant features and penetrating scarlet eyes. She stares out at the swollen blood moon, her form outlined against the desolate, mournful darkness.