Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Shadows
The city's gothic spires pierced the night sky like obsidian daggers, casting long shadows across cobblestone streets that whispered centuries of forgotten secrets. Adrian moved through the darkness with the fluid grace of a predator, his pale skin barely visible beneath a long black coat that billowed silently behind him.
Centuries of existence had taught him to blend into the urban landscape, to become nothing more than a fleeting shadow between streetlights. Yet tonight was different. Tonight, the familiar hum of the city carried a subtle vibration that set his immortal senses on edge.
He had felt it first as a distant tremor—a ripple in the supernatural current that connected vampires across time and space. Lucius. The name burned like acid in his mind, conjuring memories he had spent decades trying to suppress.
Adrian's fingers traced the ornate silver ring on his left hand, a relic from another time. The intricate engravings to
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