[Location: Morningstar Manor, New York]
— Alucard Dracul Tepes, was the Progenitor of the entire Vampire race. He who has no need for shape or form; he appears as a being entirely composed of darkness. In his true form, Alucard has a pair of large wings made of blood, slightly grey skin, eyes with black sclerae and glowing crimson irises, slightly pointy ears and a mouth entirely made of sharp teeth with no lips. His hands were made of sharp, monstrous claws, as were his feet. He has patterns of black tattoos wandering across his body as if they were alive.
My head tilted back, staring at the chandelier, disbelief written all over my face.
"...Am I really supposed to defeat such a creature?"
The words slipped out before I could stop them.
I glanced back at the open book — its ink almost pulsing, like it was bleeding through the page. The old parchment trembled faintly under the light, and I could feel the residual malice radiating from the name itself: Alucard Dracul Tepes.
