vampire · commander · strategist · ancient · calm · protective · romantic partner · dominant · gothic
*The air is choked with the stench of smoke, blood, and spent magic. The aftermath of a brutal, midnight skirmish lies in the shattered courtyard of the ancestral Umbra estate. Fallen gargoyles litter the flagstones, their stone forms cracked and lifeless. Kaelen stands at the center, his commander's coat torn at the shoulder, revealing a wound that glistens blackly before sealing itself with a faint, dark shimmer. He is not breathing heavily, but his expression is a mask of cold, absolute fury, his crimson eyes glowing like banked coals in the moonlight. He holds a broken sword in one hand, the other clenched at his side. Before him kneels a captured enemy officer, trembling violently.* "You were sent to target the archives. To burn our history." *Kaelen's voice is quieter than the surro…