[Location: 99th Floor Of Vampire King's Castle]
After some time, I was sitting on a vintage chair with sleeping Eris on my lap.
With my shadow soldiers: Erebus, Astra, Paimon, Draugr, Bob, Vael, and Carmilla— the Ex-wife of Vampire King Alucard, Guardian of the 99th Floor, stood surrounding me.
Erebus kneeled in front of me, with enough force to break the flooring. "My king, I am ashamed. When you needed me the most, I wasn't there. Please..."
Erebus's words cut off as his head lowered further, horned brow nearly scraping the fractured stone.
"…Please," he finished, voice low and distorted like a blade dragged across shadow. "Grant me punishment. Command it. I failed to guard you. I failed to answer your call."
The 99th Floor was quiet.
Not the empty kind.
The waiting kind.
I looked down at Eris on my lap first.
