On the facing page was a full-color picture of a young man.
He looked to be of Asian descent, with deep olive skin, black eyes, and long black hair.
He posed regally in a navy-blue robe decorated with intricate designs.
He seemed familiar.
Something about the eyes.
Under the picture was a caption: Kenmei Yamata.
"Kenmei," I murmured, and started to read aloud:
"Before the time of man, vampires ruled the earth. They lived in harmony with all creatures, great and small: the trolls, and the goblins, the pixies, and the pixilettes. The dragons of the air and of the sea.
"The griffin and the mermaid. The elf and the dwarf.
"After a thousand years, one vampire rose up from the rest, her magic more potent than all others. She was beautiful, the most beautiful in the land.
"Creatu
