PrologueThe main source of illumination in the dimly lit underground chambers was a crescent moon-shaped hole in the ceiling that was exactly above a similarly shaped counter. Just a dozen feet away from the narrowing tips of the moon, a circular aperture in the same ceiling cast a cone of light in the center of the chamber.
Sherwin Williams, the vampire with a curiously startling name, stood directly under it. Sometimes he wished the Council members he was about to face in a few minutes didn't possess such a penchant for the theatrical.
A low, throaty gong went off in the distance. It reverberated throughout the entire cavern for several long seconds.
Seven hooded figures walked inside the chamber through a small side door, which was directly set behind the counter, so Sherwin was unab
