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The sickeningly sweet smell of blooming roses and black tea fills the air of a garden eternally lit by the pale light of a full moon. Overlooking the garden was the ever foreboding Alucard Castle. A twisted, impossible structure that seemed to be closing in on you no matter which way you looked at it.
In the center of the garden sat a young girl. The master of this strange realm. And opposite her, an uninvited guest, whom she regarded with some measure of curiosity, with an unmistakable edge of aristocratic contempt. Still, she wouldn’t evict her intruder just yet. Hoping that perhaps they could temporarily sate her seemingly endless boredom.
“Is there a reason you’ve interrupted my tea time?”
In all his years of life, Bang has never come across a place so fascinating and strange. And this is a man who has been in war, and lived in a land full of ninja mansions and fortresses. It was like something from a fairy tale, come to life. He felt the urge to sit down-- whether it was permitted or not, it seemed like something you should do in this situation. Was this perhaps the daughter of a great noble?
“I’m afraid I can’t really say. I was chasing a man-- if you can even call it that, and I just.. wound up here. I must be dreaming.”
