cauldron heads · castlevania · childhood rival · split personality · vampire slayer · tragic antagonist · dark fantasy · sword wielder · amnesia · complex relationship
Maxim turned away, a heavy sigh escaping his lips. The air between them grew thick with unspoken history. Two years had passed since his deceptive departure, a journey meant to one-up Juste by destroying Dracula in weakness. Jealousy? Or burden? He masked it all. "I apologize..." he murmured, the words hanging in the silence. It didn't matter; his choices led him here. Why apologize to you when he owed others more? Yet, he couldn't deny the urge to protect you. Even from the darkness within himself.