"Your Highness, if I may be so bold, I do believe this experiment could be a veritable revolution."
Keeping pace with Dracula had always been a challenge. The monarch was one of high demand, even to his son-in-law- expecting strong resolve and better results, demanding that the alchemist always be at his best. Not that it was anything Edward could not handle- no, he was a master of his craft after all.
But even in this there were.. difficulties.
"The problem is, if the Arcadia Nanite is to succeed, I need resources. Our access to type 2 superconductors is already limited, and without the proper raw materials to produce my own, I need your permission to outsource."
There was a sense of pleading in his voice- a humility that Professor Edward Hyde was not known for. Perhaps it was because Vlad was family, perhaps because he admired the old bat- but he truly didn;t want to fail. Not with this.
Dracula's brow furrowed in deep thought, clawed digits stroke the length of his ebony beard. The silence was broken when the Vampire King beckoned him.
"Come Edward. Sit with me for a moment."
Crimson orbs remained fixed on the flickering flaxen flames, lapping and licking at the logs within the hearth.
The tip of a claw taps gradually upon the arm of his chair.
"I will have words with you."
His voice, though still deep and commanding was hoarse with fatigue. Something was off about Lord Dracula, he was always quiet but this was different.
Snap!
The crack of burning wood caused a brow to twitch. Jaw muscles clenched tightly and the tip of his claw buried into the polished wood.
Indie-Canon Divergent Doom Multi-muse| 10+ years of RP exp
Explores Themes Of:
Survivor's Guilt | Revenge | God Complexes | Loneliness | Regret | Hunger for Power | Desire for Closure | Savior Complexes | Shame | Violence | War | PTSD | Fate | Magic | Science | The Nature of Humanity | The Nature of Personhood | Loss and Grieving| AND BIG FUCKING GUNS!!!
After Dracula became the Progenitor, a contract was made between himself and Lucifer. The Tepes Clan would be tasked with caring for and attending to the needs of the Monsters of Earth. Lycans, Dryads, Changelings, Ghouls, Orcs, Ogres- All monsters would be under his rule, and thus under his charge.
Imperial Suveran Vlad Dracu Tepesl, Împărat of Wallachia, rose as the First Sovereign of the Undead.
His fallen family home was converted into a home for the monsters of the Banat Region, rebuilt from its rubble into an estate near twice its size. This became Monsterkind’s capital. It exists in the mountains outside Bucharest in Romania, and over the centuries became the largest concentration per capita of non-human entities.
Their motto?
Dulcius Ex Asperis. Through Adversity We Are Strong.
A kingdom by Monsters, for monsters. Hidden from the eyes of men and their bigotry.
Fun Facts
-National flower is the Turkish Rose
-National Flag is a black and white flag depicting the Dracul Family Crest- a dragon in a ring of stones, wings outstretched and maw open.
- Primary export is medical grade potions and healing artifacts
- Many magic users in the country have dragons the size of housecats as familiars. Other popular familiars are owls, cats, and direwolves.
- The population is primarily Vampires, Lycanthropes, Gorgons, Gargoyles, Fae and Gentry, Liches, Tieflings, Elven folk, Dwarven folk, and other nonhuman races in small amounts.
- Strigoi Vampires- the species of Vampire descended from Dracula- are historically very catlike (including traits often associated with Autism in humans).
Incredibly powerful weapons and artifacts purely holy and divine, like The Spear of Destiny, The Vampire Killer, and Helena’s Nail, can hurt, wound, and even kill Dracula.
Weapons forged from Heaven can also bring great harm to Dracula.
Beings of equal power can match his strength.
Dracula can move about in the daytime; however, his powers are less potent, and he cannot stay in the sun for long periods of time.
Continuous use of his most powerful magics and abilities will make Dracula weak and want to feed.
Though he can stay off his hunger for long periods, Dracula still requires blood to retain his immortality and power.
Dracula is revered and respected by all the forces of darkness as their king and sovereign. Having made the blood pact with Satan, granting him access to a portion of the Devil’s strength, Dracula now has near-unlimited access to all the infernal powers of Hell itself.
TRANSCENDENT VAMPIRE PHYSIOLOGY- Dracula possesses incredible dark power and is described as godlike. He is the first of the vampiric race known as Strigoi; he is revered by all other vampiric races as the paragon of their species as the oldest and most powerful vampire ever to exist, with abilities that surpass that of any old and modern vampire. His power rivals the divine, having single-handedly defeated powerful divine beings, gods, deities, demigods, and even angels.
Supernatural Physical Abilities- Dracula possesses physical abilities far exceeding the average vampire. He possesses near herculean-like strength, stronger than physical powerhouses such as the demon Skarbrand. He was able to one-shot Lord Alexander with only physical brawn alone while he was in a state of rage. His greatest feat of strength is when he fought the giantess Vulcam, a massive ancient giantess who was so big she dwarfed mountains, whom Dracula wrestled into submission. Dracula also possesses untold speed, infinitely faster than any average vampire, capable of easily dodging physical and magical projectiles, appearing as a mere blur to the human eye. He can also match the speed and tenacity of angels who are said to reach speeds succeeding light itself. Dracula also has immense durability, having survived things that would cripple and even kill normal vampires. He has survived great impact forces, blasted with magical and holy energies, taking little damage at his strongest. He even has taken blows from divine beings, having one time taken a direct blast of divine lightning without inflicting any damage. Dracula’s senses are ten times more proficient than the average vampire; he can smell a drop of blood and hear a pin drop within a several-mile circumference. He also possesses microscopic vision, which he can fully control with enough concentration and focus, and can see things no normal human can perceive with normal clarity. He also possesses near-infinite stamina, and it is incredibly difficult for Dracula to become fatigued unless gravely wounded or starved from blood.
Nigh-absolute immortality- Dracula is a borderline true immortal, having already died once and consumed the blood of Satan bestowed him with eternal life; therefore, he is physically and spiritually incapable of dying. He cannot physically age, get ill, or wane and is over thousands of years old, the oldest vampire ever to exist. He cannot be killed or wounded by normal conventional means of attack; bullets, explosions, fire, and electricity affect him very little, if not at all; blunt objects either break or bounce off him, and punches and kicks from humans result in broken bones. His spirit is just as immortal as his physical form, immune to spiritual damage and attacks on his soul. However, incredibly powerful weapons and artifacts purely holy and divine, like The Spear of Destiny, The Vampire Killer, and Helena’s Nail, can hurt, wound, and even kill Dracula permanently.
Unnatural Presence- Dracula has a mighty aura that can cause one to freeze or become overwhelmed with fear. His presence is even enough to affect the environment; it causes water to freeze solid and plants and flowers to wither and rot.
Shapeshifting- Dracula can freely change his form at will. He can transform into animals such as a swarm of bats, a wolf, rats, and mice. He can also transform into a thin intangible mist or a thick cloud of crimson fog.
Animal Manipulation- Dracula can control various animals, including dogs, cats, wolves, bats, rats and mice, ravens, and crows. Dracula can even control certain insects, such as locusts, flies, and gnats.
Flight and Levitation- Dracula can levitate off any surface and even fly.
Intangibility- The Dark Lord can move and phase through any object and ignore most physical effects in his way. He has mastered this ability to render opposing enemy attacks useless as they only pass through him like mist!
Supernatural Beauty- Dracula is described as ‘beauty that rivals the seraphim’ and has an inane charisma and aristocratic presence that seems impossible to ignore! He is perfectly aware of how to increase his appeal through apparel, action, or choice of words.
Indomitable Will- Dracula has an unbreakable will, able even to stave off God’s punishments when he was a human, refusing to break and die defiantly. In Hell, after a time, he could withstand the fires of Hell and go on a pilgrimage, killing demons on his way to confront Satan. As the Vampire King, his will remains ever strong.
Psychomancy- The Dark Lord, over time, acquired incredible powers of the mind, rivaling that of even powerful psionic users such as Dr. Edgar Cizko, aka Dr. Psycho. He can move, manipulate, pull, and repulse multiple objects and people with telekinesis, contact and communicate with one or multiple minds with telepathy, and possess incredible extrasensory perception. His ability to read and control minds is unparalleled, and he has perfected the art of suggestion, mind control, and hypnosis. He also has the ability to enter the minds of others and even manipulate dreams.
Divine Slayer- Due to his pure and absolute corruptive nature and having consumed the blood of the Devil himself. Dracula can kill powerful creatures or beings of divine origin or status, including gods, deities, and even angels.
Command Over Mythical Creatures- As the Lord of Darkness, Dracula can command and influence specific mythical and supernatural forces and beings that lurk in the earth's darkest corners, even (most notably) vampires!
Mastery of Infernal Magic- Dracula is revered as the most powerful practitioner of the dark arcane art known as Infernal Magic. Dracula embraces all infernal magical techniques and practices and is generally willing to go farther than most would even consider if it serves his ends.
Matter and Elemental Manipulation- Dracula can conjure and manipulate all earthly elements and control all forms of matter at its most fundamental level!
Astral Manipulation- Dracula can create, shape, and manipulate astral energy, allowing him to project his astral form from the physical plane to the astral plane, interact there, see spirits, make spirits visible to others, and astral trapping. He can even harm the spirits of the dead, like ghosts, phantoms, or ghouls.
Esoteric Darkness Manipulation- Dracula can conjure a darkness blacker than a thousand nights and can mystically manipulate and control shadows. He can use them as constructs in battle or as a means to shroud or ensnare his foes. Often summoned from his cape, he can create strands, tendrils, walls, and clouds of pure darkness.
Soul Manipulation/ Soul Razer- Dracula can control and manipulate the soul! He can rip and pull souls out of bodies, conjure souls, and even use the dark arts to summon all the souls of those he killed to use as constructs in battle, even use them as an army! He can cast a deadly curse known as “Soul Razer.” This curse will corrupt one's soul to the point it begins to deteriorate, a slow and excruciating process that will leave one an empty husk in absolute death from which the soul will never find true peace.
Weather Manipulation- Dracula can sense, create, shape, and manipulate weather, i.e., meteorological patterns.
Lightning Manipulation- The Dark Lord can conjure powerful lightning bolts from the sky to smite his enemies. He can also catch lightning in his hands and use them as spears or lances. He can create an explosive wave of lightning to bring pain to his enemies with a wave of his hand.
Storm Manipulation- Dracula can summon and create powerful storms that produce rain, strong hurricane-like wind, hails, lightning storms, snow, sleet, fog, and temperature changes that are powerful enough to cover entire countries. Dracula used this ability to bring eternal winter to Transylvania and destroy entire cities and kingdoms with typhoons and thunderstorms.
Mirage of Woe-The Dark Lord can conjure and inflict horrible illusions upon his victims. These illusions are powerful enough to see, hear, and touch them as if they are authentic, from which the victim cannot escape unless willed by Dracula himself. Those caught within the illusion will experience endless lives of continuous suffering and pain, each far more agonizing than the last. Those caught in the illusion will feel as if it lasted years when barely any time has passed in reality. Those subject to Dracula’s illusions will either go insane or die from fright.
Demonic Megiddo- A powerful spell that can create a dark spherical portal, creating a vacuum that whatever is sucked in is banished to Hell. Lord Dracula can summon this spell or cast it either above him or directly at foes as their body warps as it's sucked into Hell itself.
Blood Manipulation- Dracula can manipulate and control blood. He can control his or others' blood, generally creating long strands, thorns, and barbs of hardened blood to rip enemies apart. He also can create spikes and spears made of blood to impale foes.
Flames of Tartarus- Through dark magic, Dracula can conjure forth crimson flames from the bottomless vilest pits of Hell itself. These flames burn so hot they can reduce both the body and the soul to ashes, and due to their dark, corrupt nature, wounds inflicted by the fire cannot be healed even through magical means. Dracula can summon these flames in the forms of blasts, torrents, balls, and waves and can even conjure these flames from the sky like rain to cause untold destruction.
Medusa’s Glare- A magical technique acquired from washing his eyes with the tears of the Gorgons. This technique allows him all that looks upon his gaze to turn to stone.
Demon Summoning- Dracula can open portals to Hell itself and summon demons to use as familiars. His most favored is the “Heavens Bane,” a black demonic serpent with seven heads that breathes toxic emerald flames and can summon them through the decor of his cape!
Necromancy- Dracula is a master of the foulest form of magic known to man, necromancy. Conjuring the darkest of necromantic energies, which he learned to summon through the Naturum Demonto, Dracula can resurrect the recently dead into mindless undead ghouls bound to his will; he can summon forth spirits, ghouls, and phantoms through dark necromantic rites.
Perfect Calamity- Dracula’s most powerful technique, conjuring all the powers of darkness to create a vast vortex of dark energy. Once enough energy has been gathered, he releases it, destroying it on a near country-level scale. The aftereffects of this attack will cause Dracula to be nearly drained and significantly weakened, and he will need to retreat to his original resting place to regain his full strength.
Immunity to Vampire Weaknesses- The Dark Lord is immune to traditional vampire weaknesses. He has yet to become thoroughly acclimated to walking in daylight. Hence, he must always use the elements to his favor
Aliases: Dracula, Vlad Tepes, Impaler Lord, Vlad The Impaler, Dark Lord, Lord of Darkness, Son of Satan, Son of The Devil, The Sacred Ancestor, The Vampire King, The First Vampire, Emperor of The Undead, The Nosferatu.
Dracula is charismatic and aristocratic, stoic, poised, and regal, having perfect manners and an imposing presence, a silver tongue with a poetic way with words. Though he often laces it with sarcasm and dark humor, he is a gentleman, well-spoken, erudite, and distinguished, even greeting foes kindly and discussing their motives. He is also knowledgeable, a master of warfare and battle strategy; with a capacity for cunning and manipulation, always one step ahead of those who oppose him. Occasionally he uses unwitting pawns and proxies; he is no coward and isn’t afraid to take matters into his own hands. Though to those who earn his ire, he only displays scathing spite.
Vladimir is a warrior at heart, a brutal fighter, and a skilled swordsman regarded as the deadliest warrior of his time in his mortal days. Courageous and fearless, he can stand firm against the whole legions of his enemies in direct combat. He does not hesitate to smite his enemies. He spares no quarter and savagely slaughters his foes, preferring to impale his enemies after defeating them and leaving them to suffer a slow and painful death. Dracula fights with ferocity and often extreme cruelty, rarely killing until his enemies have been completely disabled, broken, and humiliated.
He is misanthropic, calling the majority of humankind petty, greedy, dishonest, and worthless. He states that many of humanity, including the heroes who confront him, have darkness in their hearts and should stop denying their selfish desires. He often says there is no true freedom and that people are willing slaves to their religions. He addresses his subordinates respectfully and politely whenever he engages in any conversation and even extends this trait to his enemies.
He is also shown to be reasonably grateful, as he often blesses and rewards those who serve him or otherwise help him by usually offering power, a high rank within his army, or even immortality. However, he is shown to be merciless toward any minions that defect from him, executing or torturing them in the most excruciating ways. He will not hesitate to slaughter people for working against him, killing them brutally and leaving their corpses impaled among forests of spears and lances. Still, he would have no qualms sparing innocent people who never intended to challenge him.
Though under all that, Dracula is a tortured individual whose heart has become cold as ice with hatred, not only for the world but for himself. He accepts that he is a monster, the things he has done irredeemable, and doesn’t try to be anything else besides the beast that all men have come to fear and hate. Yet, in his most private moments, he stares long into mirrors, seeing no reflection, drowning in his hatred for himself and what he has become. Dracula is a sad and lonely creature, yet he never expresses himself outwardly. He believes wholeheartedly that he is beyond all hope, cursed by God, feared by the Devil, and hated by all.
Yet his most incredible pain comes from those he had lost, the loss of his first family, whose deaths haunt his every waking moment and afflict him every time he closes his eyes.
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