THANE (The sorcerer who accompanied Darius, the Vampire General)

I had never made such a precise decision in my life.

I never liked Darius' extreme methods, but I could only follow his orders.

He was the one in charge, so I forced even more of his life force into that pup's already weakened body, fully aware that he wouldn’t survive such an aggressive invasion.

I heard the entire translation of the Altar from the lips of that strange woman because my magic acted as the mediator within the boy's body.

When the fighting began, I stayed in the crypt to maintain the portal spell, the one through which General Darius's men had entered to fight.

Everything went to shit in a heartbeat.

Even though I wasn’t physically present, I still trembled in fear, watching everything through my shadow magic.

My mind was racing—The General was dead, and no one had survived.

Who the hell was that woman?

I didn’t know exactly, but I quickly understood one thing—the Vampire King would be very interested in k