The unforgiving night air clung to Loren and his five companions like a shroud, their breath misting in the biting cold as they navigated the desolate expanse of Yekaterinburg's frozen wilderness. The wind howled through the skeletal trees, its mournful wails echoing through the forest like the whispers of restless spirits. As vampires, they were accustomed to the numbing temperatures of winter, but tonight, the cold seemed to seep into their very marrow, stirring a primal unease.Loren's instincts screamed warning; his senses heightened as he scanned their surroundings. The horses, usually stoic, shifted nervously, their ears pinned back against the wind, their eyes rolling in fear. Even the snow itself seemed to be watching, its crystalline surface reflecting the faint moonlight like a canvas of a thousand tiny mirrors."Stay sharp, soldiers," Loren cautioned, his voice low and urgent. "Something feels off."As they ventured deeper into the forest, the trees grew twisted and gnarled,

The night sky above the village of Dobrovolsk was a deep, foreboding shade, devoid of even a single star or the gentle glow of the moon. A woman stood, her feet planted firmly on the ground, her frustration palpable. "I should have fetched water before sunset," she muttered to herself, her anger simmering just below the surface. "Why bother attending the elders' gatherings, anyway? I never know what to say or how to advise them on their issues!" Her irritation boiled over, and she stomped the ground, releasing a pent-up sigh.As she approached the well, she noticed an unsettling silence. The night insects, which had been chirping just moments before, had abruptly fallen still. She raised her lamp, casting flickering shadows across the surrounding area. Suddenly, a faint rustling sound emerged from the grass to her left. She swiftly turned the lamp in that direction, but there was no one in sight. "H-hello?" she called out hesitantly, her voice barely above a whisper. Though she couldn'

Anastasia got up on her bed lifeless. She heard that today is a special day and she has to get ready though. The Allied forces are here and her role is important. With the increased number of attacks from weak-blooded vampires, the coup d'etat from the east, and the invading forces from Lithuania, she knows that all of them are co-related to each other. She must identify which of them is being led by the Duke of Yekaterinburg. Her biggest enemy is still the angel and for her, that creature holds the highest priority to be taken care of first. She stopped overthinking when the maid knocked on her door to advise her that she has to hurry and proceed to the garden immediately. The agenda of this meeting is to persuade the Royal family's allies that the trump card of the enemy is far from what they are expecting, thus they need to prepare and prioritize exterminating it. Though she knows that she should also prepare herself on persuading these allies that she is not an enemy too. Where

It has been two weeks since Faramir was taken by the fairies. He was not treated as a prisoner though. Besides, he has discovered a lot from them and as a researcher, he thinks that what has happened benefitted him and his curiosity. He learned that there is a secret place hidden from anyone that fairies call home. Asfelro was a magical place that gave fairies protection and a place to call home. He doesn't know until he saw it in his own eyes that there is still another place than the Winter land.Asfelro is a place full of mysteries and magic. All kinds of animals and plants that can't be found in Winter and Summer land are there, living harmoniously with the fairies. Also, these magical creatures are more powerful than the Elven think they are. A fairy is born from the mana abundant in the Estofidel and he discovered that the mana has a source. It is not an element that is just present in these lands just like what they believed in, it has somewhat taken the body of a very importan

Anastasia! Anastasia! Wake up! Anastasia!! She opened her eyes from the call of someone deep in her sleep. The first thing she saw is her room's ceiling. "Thank goodness you are awake!" She looked at Glacia's face and she saw fear and panic! "W-what is happening?" Before she received an answer, she heard multiple explosions outside that bought her in her window to see. "What the.." she backed away from the window when she saw chaos everywhere outside. She looks back to Glacia to ask her what is happening only to find her down on the edge of her bed losing her life. She came rushing to her for aid. "Glacia! Glacia! What happened?" she asked her loud enough to call it screaming as the elder is losing her life in front of her. "H-he sold us" Dizzy, panicking and can't decipher what she is saying she asked again, "What?" "Faramir" She was put to stone when she heard his name. Before she can ask another question, Glacia holds her hand as much as the little strength she has.