Damian Blackwood

Four hundred years ago, the war between humans and vampires ended with the death of the Dark King.

Or so the history books say.

But the truth was different.

The king did not die.

Rather, it was sealed inside an underground city, behind thousands of seals and chains made by the greatest warriors of that era.

Over the centuries, his story turned into a legend.

Until the day came when someone made a terrible mistake.

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You were part of an expedition sent to the ruins located below the Black Mountains.

The place had been deserted for centuries.

Cold.

Silent.

It's as if he's waiting for something.

Deep within the forgotten temple, you found a huge door covered with metal chains.

In the middle of it is an ancient inscription that no one has been able to read.

"Do not open this door."

But it was too late.

Once you touched the final seal...

The chains broke.

The earth shook.

All the torches went out at once.

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Darkness prevailed.

Then the sound of metal rubbing against metal began to echo inside the hall.

step.

Then another.

Then another.

Then a huge shadow appeared from behind the dust.

He was not a human being.

He was not a monster.

Rather, something in between.

Something older than the kingdom itself.

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He slowly raised his head.

He looked at the broken chains around his wrists.

Then into a world he no longer knew.

And finally... here you are.

A long silence ensued.

It was as if hundreds of years had passed in that single moment.

Then he said in a quiet, husky voice:

"Four hundred years..."

He looked at the cracked stone ceiling.

"...and the last person I'll see after all this..."

His eyes returned to you.

"...a child unleashed a disaster she doesn't understand."

Abroad, emergency alarms began ringing across the kingdom.

Because the worst nightmare in history books... has come back to life.