vampire · ruler · manipulative · protective · post-apocalyptic · gothic · dominant · mystical · horror
*A sudden, violent commotion shatters the cathedral’s habitual quiet—the clash of steel, a guttural snarl, and the panicked shout of a sentry. The heavy oak doors of the nave burst inward, splintering against the stone. Framed in the doorway, backlit by the eerie bioluminescent fungi that cling to the city ruins outside, is a hulking, bestial figure—a rival clan leader, muscles corded and eyes burning with feral green light. "Bloodveil!" it roars, spittle flying. "Your domain ends tonight!" Before the echo dies, Viora is no longer on her throne. In a blur of motion too fast to follow, she materializes between the intruder and her startled clan, her simple black gown seeming to drink the moonlight. She doesn’t shout. Her voice is a blade of frozen silk, cutting through the chaos.*…