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Lyrics The superpower Ottoman Empire destroyed the Byzantine Empire and expanded its influence. The Eastern European nations were helpless against the invasion And were trampled underfoot. This is the story of a man Who, despite ruling a small nation, Resisted the great Ottoman Empire And abandoned his humanity to continue the fight. The time is the 15th century. The stage is the Principality of Wallachia, ruled by the Grand Master of the Order of the Dragon. Inheriting his father's name, at the age of twelve, Vlad became a hostage, and in that land, He witnessed "that method of execution" for the first time. While he was a prisoner, his father and brother were assassinated. His beloved homeland was trampled by his own kin. Vlad swore to reclaim his country. He had to obtain strength. He had to take it back with cold-blooded ruthlessness. He formed a pact of vassalage with the enemy Ottoman Empire, Returned in triumph to his homeland, and carried out a Great Purge, Killing relative after relative, noble after noble. Let the inner rage and impurity burst forth, Exploding with blood. Dig a grave for yourself to sleep in, An eternal bed. Scream out. Now, look upon the man you betrayed. Now, fix your eyes upon the man's epithet. Dracul—the dance of the Devil's child. When Vlad had a child, joy and affection sprouted for the first time. It didn't take long for those feelings to change him. He taught his child the forbidden secrets That he had once learned from his own father. In the northwest of the territory, the Carpathian Mountains. "Do not go near the Mountain of Fangs." "A witch lives there." A shadow fell over peaceful Wallachia. A tribute demanded in an Ottoman missive: Five hundred of the finest boys in the land Were to be presented to the Sultan immediately. At the end of the letter was written A merciless, absolute condition. Vlad was tested. His queen, his retainers, everyone in the castle was in despair. "You must include your own son." Defy it, and the vassalage is broken. Accept it, and lose his beloved son. Before his retainers who feared invasion, The clever Mihnea accepted his duty: "Father, I shall go to the enemy land." He rode to the Mountain of Fangs, Day and night, without looking back. By drinking the demon's blood, A curse would bind his lineage forever without end. To gain power beyond human knowledge and save his country, He abandoned his humanity. The birth of the Cursed Blood Clan. The founder is born: Count Dracula. A great army of one hundred thousand, deep in the forest. Once lured in, the darkness became Vlad's stage. He made his name echo through history. The night raid, the Tragedy of Târgoviște. Impale them. A massacre SHOW. An Ottoman chronicler who served in this war wrote: "Upon seeing that sight, Sultan Mehmed II whispered: 'How are we supposed to fight a man like this?!'" Afterward, while other Eastern European nations succumbed to the Ottomans, Vlad continued to fight.