The sky was calm and indifferent, as he stepped into the shadowy expanse of the infamous rogue vampire's fortress.
Ancient stone towers loomed against the star-strewn sky, their black silhouettes cutting sharply into the night. The last time he was here, it was a long, long time ago. He smirked, his sharp canines glinting in the faint moonlight.
He moved like a wraith, silent and unyielding, his shadow stretching unnaturally long behind him. The guards stationed along the fortress's walls were oblivious to his presence. Even the winds seemed to conspire in his favor, masking the faintest of his movements.
There was a time he might have envied their confidence, their sense of invincibility. But tonight, he moved as the hunter, not the hunted.
Inside, the fortress reeked of arrogance and decay. Every corner seemed to pulse with a sinister life of its own, the air heavy with a cloying mix of ancient blood and unwashed greed.