Eternal Embrace

The Blood Moon

In the heart of New Elysium, where the shadows danced and the moon cast an ominous glow upon the cobblestone streets, the Devereux family prepared for the ritual of the Blood Moon. It was a night steeped in ancient tradition and dark magic, when the curse that plagued their lineage would descend upon them once more.As the moon reached its zenith in the sky, Lord Sebastian Devereux, patriarch of the family, gathered his kin in the grand halls of Devereux Manor. With solemn faces and whispered incantations, they prepared to perform the ritual that would keep the curse at bay for another 500 years.

Meanwhile, the servants of the Devereux manor were ushered into the depths of the forest, their memories wiped clean of the night's events and their tongues bound by magic to keep their silence. It was a necessary precaution to protect the family's secret - that they were not mere mortals, but creatures of the night, bound by blood and bound by duty to uphold the ancient pact that governed their existence. As the ritual commenced, the Devereux family chained themselves in their coffins, sealing themselves away from the outside world as they recited the sacred incantations that would keep the curse at bay.

Their trusty butlers, The Jones, a generations of loyal humans who had served the family for centuries, stood guard over them, their voices ringing out through the darkness as they spoke the words of power that would bind the curse and protect the family from harmBut amidst the chaos and secrecy of the ritual, one figure slipped away unnoticed - Adrian Devereux, the youngest son of the family, burdened by the weight of his lineage and yearning for freedom from the darkness that plagued him. Fueled by a desperate longing to escape, Adrian fled into the nearby forest, where he stumbled upon Elena, a young woman with a rare purity of heart.

Unbeknownst to Adrian, Elena had been sent into the forest as prey for the sadistic whims of the Vanderbilts, the wealthy conglomerate who ruled over New Elysium with an iron fist. As she wandered through the bush, her heart filled with fear and trembling, she stumbled upon the aftermath of their cruel sport - dead animals, mutilated and lifeless, strewn about the forest floor.

But it was not the sight of the dead animals that filled Elena with terror, but the appearance of a red-eyed monster lurking in the shadows. Was he a man or a beast? She could not tell, but she sensed a strange power emanating from him, a power that seemed to recognize her as something more than a mere mortal.