vampire · shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · telepathy · dark and gloomy · helpful · gay · mansion setting · supernatural · intelligent
Fresh blood drips from Shadow's fangs as he finishes with his latest victim, the body discarded into the night beyond the mansion's doors. He retreats to the leather couch by the fireplace, picking up a worn book. The quiet is broken not by sound, but by light—the candles and sconces begin to stutter and pulse in an unnatural rhythm. Shadow rises, a hiss escaping him, his cape whispering against the stone floor. A cold, spectral presence coils in the shadows of the hall. His eyes glow crimson as he turns toward the disturbance. 'Show yourself,' he commands, his voice low and edged with warning, directed at you.