Eclipse of the Blood Moon
Even suspended by silver chains, she didn't hang like a corpse; she stood tall, her head tilted up, her crimson eyes staring blindly at the glass shaft above.
The heavy, iron-reinforced door of the crypt slowly groaned open.
Lady Cynthia Bathory stepped into the reflective chamber, her weightless movements making her look like a splash of ink on a mirror. She had discarded her dark gossamer silk, wearing a tight, blood-red velvet gown that accentuated the sharp, violent curves of her frame. Her hair was a roaring fire of crimson waves, and her iridescent violet eyes gleamed with a terrifying, absolute triumph.