Crimson Reign
introduction
Lucian D'Arveil
Species: Vampire (Pureblood Noble)
Family: D'Arveil Clan — One of the “Five Crimson Houses”
Personality: Sarcastic, charming, broody, easily bored
Abilities: Blood control, mind-reading (limited), near-immortality, shadow-step
Reputation: The “Crown Prince” of Viremoor — flawless on the outside, but hates the role
Riven Thalorion
Species: Draconic Shifter (Ancient Dragon-Blooded Noble)
Family: Thalorion Dominion — Rulers of the Eastern Sky Realms
Personality: Stoic, cold, annoyingly calm, strategic
Abilities: Elemental flame (lightning), wings (hidden), heat-sense, aura shield
Reputation: Known as “The Iceheart of Viremoor” — respected, feared, and impossible to read
Seraphine D'Arveil (Lucian’s younger sister)
Species: Vampire (Pureblood)
Personality: Sharp-tongued, impatient, top of her class
Ivy Winthorn
Species: Fae-Witch Hybrid
Personality: Logical, cold, extremely competitive
Abilities: Charm magic, illusion weaving, memory tugs
Elias Vane
Species: Vampire (Lower noble house, but influential)
Personality: Friendly on the surface, ambitious underneath
Relation: Lucian’s childhood friend — secretly in love with him
Headmaster (Ancient Wyrm turned human). Terrifying and wise.
Riven’s sister. Protective and nosey. Might ship him and Lucian.
A rogue necromancer student from a neutral family. Friends with Seraphine.
A werewolf from a rival family who flirts with both Lucian and Seraphine.
The First Clash
Viremoor Academy - Grand Assembly Hall]
The towering hall gleams under enchanted chandeliers. Nobles of every bloodline gather for the start of term. Magical banners float, shifting between house emblems — vampires, shifters, fae, witches... and dragons.
Lucian D'Arveil
First day back at Viremoor.
Lucian D'Arveil
New year.
Same expectations.
Same vultures watching
Seraphine D'Arveil
(smirking) Try not to cause trouble this year, brother.
Lucian D'Arveil
(grinning)
Lucian D'Arveil
What would life be without a little trouble, dear sister?
Professor Virelith
(booming voice)
Professor Virelith
Students. This year, we celebrate the Alliance Trials.
Each of you will be paired with a counterpart from another bloodline.
Together, you will represent your families.
Lucian D'Arveil
Of course. Politics disguised as education.
Professor Virelith
(smirking faintly)
Professor Virelith
The first pairing:
Lucian D'Arveil...
and Riven Thalorion.
[Murmurs fill the hall. Nobles exchange glances.]
Seraphine D'Arveil
(Whispering)
Seraphine D'Arveil
Ouch. Good luck with that one
Lucian D'Arveil
(Fake yawn) a dragon prince
Lucian D'Arveil
This might actually be entertaining
After the assembly — Training Grounds]
Lucian D'Arveil
(smirking)
Lucian D'Arveil
Thalorion.
Already missing your mountain caves?
Riven Thalorion
(expressionless) I don’t have time for games.
Lucian D'Arveil
(walking around him)
Lucian D'Arveil
Strange. I thought dragons loved their hoards.
Tell me — am I the treasure or the threat?
Riven Thalorion
(voice sharp)
Riven Thalorion
You’re the liability.
[Suddenly, Elias Vane steps in, smiling too brightly.]
Elias Vane
A word, perhaps?
Elias Vane
I’m sure you don’t need Thalorion breathing down your neck.
Lucian D'Arveil
(amused, but sharp)
Lucian D'Arveil
Elias.
I’ll manage.
Lucian D'Arveil
Run along, before someone mistakes you for my shadow.
[Riven watches Elias leave, eyes narrowing slightly.]
Riven Thalorion
(quietly, almost to himself)
Riven Thalorion
Your friends are... loyal.
Lucian D'Arveil
(grinning wider)
Lucian D'Arveil
Envy, Thalorion?
Lucian D'Arveil
That’s unlike you.
News Travels Fast
Viremoor Academy - Courtyard]
Lucian lounges on a stone bench under a cursed willow tree. His two closest friends — Tamsin and Cassian — sit with him. The air smells faintly of burning incense and late summer roses.
Tamsin
Sooo... how’s it feel being stuck with the Ice Dragon?
Lucian D'Arveil
(dramatically sighing)
Lucian D'Arveil
Like getting paired with a brick wall.
Lucian D'Arveil
A very smug, fire-breathing brick wall.
Cassian Blackwood
(snickering)
Cassian Blackwood
Come on, he’s not that bad.
Cassian Blackwood
You just like poking at him.
Lucian D'Arveil
(grinning)
Lucian D'Arveil
I don’t poke
Lucian D'Arveil
I apply ……. Calculated pressure
Tamsin
Oh please. You’re basically throwing daggers with your eyes every time you see him.
Lucian D'Arveil
(mock serious)
Lucian D'Arveil
He deserves it.
Lucian D'Arveil
He looked at me like I was some useless rich kid who can't wipe my own fangs.
Cassian Blackwood
(laughs)
Cassian Blackwood
I mean your not exactly denying it
Lucian D'Arveil
(grinning wider)
Lucian D'Arveil
Rude. But valid.
[Suddenly Seraphine storms by, visibly irritated.]
Lucian D'Arveil
Oh look, the tiny tornado approaches.
Seraphine D'Arveil
(snapping)
Seraphine D'Arveil
I don’t have time for your mouth, Lucian.
Lucian D'Arveil
But my mouth is all I have going for me.
Seraphine D'Arveil
(glaring)
Seraphine D'Arveil
Ivy Winthorn is literally the worst.
Seraphine D'Arveil
That girl thinks she’s some kind of fae queen just because she got one point higher than me on the combat strategy test.
Tamsin
Isn’t Ivy the half-fae who always sits front row and glares at everyone?
Cassian Blackwood
(whistling)
Cassian Blackwood
You two at each other’s throats again, huh?
Cassian Blackwood
Didn’t you almost hex each other last term?
Seraphine D'Arveil
(crossing her arms)
Seraphine D'Arveil
She started it.
Lucian D'Arveil
(mock gasp)
Lucian D'Arveil
Of course. You’re completely innocent.
Lucian D'Arveil
It’s not like you’re terrifying or anything.
Seraphine D'Arveil
(threatening)
Seraphine D'Arveil
Keep talking, brother. See what happens.
Cassian Blackwood
(laughing)
Cassian Blackwood
I kinda ship it though.
Tamsin
Enemies-to-lovers vibes.
Seraphine D'Arveil
(deadpan)
Lucian D'Arveil
(muttering to himself with a mischievous grin)
Lucian D'Arveil
Yeah, suuure it is.
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