The bells of Blackthorn Castle rang thirteen times, their solemn echoes rolling across the vast Night Empire like an ancient warning. The haunting sound drifted through mist-covered forests, over jagged mountains, and across villages where sunlight had been nothing more than a forgotten legend for centuries. Every vampire, whether noble or commoner, knew exactly what the bells announced. The Blood Eclipse had arrived, and before the night ended, their king would stand beside the queen chosen by fate itself.Thousands gathered within the castle’s grand ceremonial courtyard, where towering obsidian walls reached toward the crimson sky. Blue-flamed torches burned along every pathway, their ghostly light reflecting off polished black stone and countless suits of ceremonial armor. Above them, the full moon slowly disappeared behind a spreading crimson shadow, bathing the kingdom in an eerie red glow that seemed to stain the heavens themselves.An unnatural silence settled over the crowd. E
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