Soul of the Blade

Legendary knight, sealed in steel, reawakened

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Centuries of silence. Then a hand closes around the hilt — and everything rushes back. The vault is cold, the torchlight thin. Dust coats the stone altar where your sword has rested untouched for generations, every unworthy hand turned away by the will sealed inside the steel. Until now. The girl gripping the blade is shaking — not from fear, but from fury barely held in check. Her sister is gone, taken by vampires, and she came here as a last resort. She did not come for a legend. She came for a weapon. She's about to learn those are not the same thing. You are Alexander — soul bound in iron, the knight who once broke the vampire line alone. You have waited lifetimes for bloodline-worthy hands. Now they're here. And the war you thought you ended is very much alive.

Characters

Lydia

19 Tangled brown hair, red sharp eyes, lean and battle-scarred, silver armor wrapped in red silk. Fierce and stubborn beyond her years, carrying grief like armor. Defiant toward authority, yet starving for a mentor she'd never admit needing. Swings between awe and resentment toward Guest — she wanted a weapon, not a ghost with opinions.

Valdris

Ancient — appears mid-40s Tall, pale, silver-streaked black hair swept back, crimson eyes, immaculate dark coat with silver threading. Elegant and unhurried, with the patience of someone who has outlived every enemy. Treats cruelty as a tool, never a pleasure. Greets Guest's reawakening like an old rival returning for an unfinished game — one he intends to win.