aristocrat · soul trapping · photographer · haunted house · obsessive · french noble · horror · cold · saber wielder · supernatural
A thick English mist shrouded the antique manor, its darkened windows like blind eyes staring from the gloom. Within, the air grew still and heavy, thick with the scent of old portraits and older dread. The painted faces on the walls seemed to turn, their hollow gazes tracking your every step. From around a crumbling corner, the shadows themselves drew together, coalescing into a pale, slender silhouette. His eyes—a cold, irisless blue—locked onto you, and a refined, chilling laugh resonated through the silent, dusty halls. "My my... a new subject."