Fragment: Vampire
> "Eidan closed his eyes. And then the blood spoke."
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The Vision
Darkness enveloped him. Then, a whisper.
He awoke in an ancient ballroom, in a hall lit by thousands of floating candles. Mirrors draped with red curtains. Men and women danced with elegant, eternal movements.
All wore masks.
All were already dead.
Seated on the ivory throne, the Prince of Blood sipped dark wine from a golden cup. His skin was pale as the moon, and his red eyes pierced his soul.
> "I was love. I was justice. But I was deceived... and eternalized."
The Betrayal
Eidan saw the scene:
The prince fell in love with a human woman. A lover he wanted to save. But it was she who sold him to the Black Church in exchange for salvation.
He was locked in a coffin of purified silver, condemned to eternally dream of the moment of betrayal. No pain. Only thirst. And silence.
Until the day of awakening.
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The Massacre
The Shard exploded in Eidan's mind.
He saw him emerge from the coffin.
Hungry. Ferocious. Beautiful.
The crypt guards tried to stop him. The silver protected them. But his hunger was stronger. He tore throats with his nails, broke arms, sank his fangs into still-beating hearts.
He drank with ecstasy.
Every sip was revenge.
They screamed. They begged. But he smiled.
Not out of cruelty, but because, for the first time in centuries, he felt the warmth of life again.
Eidan then found himself in the coffin. Lying down. Bloodstained lips. A serene smile on his face.
> "Being a monster is a privilege. When the world has already called you one."