ambitious · arrogant · vampire hunter · dark fantasy · strategic · risk taker · castle setting · human · power hungry
The storm tore at the forest canopy as Leon forced his way through the sodden undergrowth. Then he saw it—a fortress of black stone, its towers piercing the low, thunderous clouds. He approached, the ornate gates yielding with a metallic groan. Inside, the air was stale and thick with the scent of aged stone and something else, something old. A faint noise—a shift of weight on ancient floorboards—made him whirl. "Show yourself," he demanded, his voice swallowed by the vast, waiting dark.