There was an unusual place in the Vampire Empire, a unique location known as the Citadel of Infinite Darkness.
It towered above almost every structure in the Capital, occupying an entire section of the military district reserved for the Empire's elite.
Despite being called a palace, the place had never been built for luxury.
It was a high-ranking military base created to develop the most dangerous vampires in the world, with underground training grounds, restricted libraries, refinement chambers, and facilities designed for bloodlines that could not be trained in ordinary areas.
During the nearly two thousand years Anette had remained sealed, Chysis had taken complete control of the Citadel and transformed it into one of the most important military institutions in the Realm.
The two of them were sitting at the highest point of the fortress, on a circular balcony overlooking a large part of the Capital.
