Lucifer stood at the edge of the massive hole in the center of the ten-mile-wide crater. Below him, the ancient Vampire City sprawled in the dark.
"I do," Lucifer repeated smoothly, his voice echoing down the shaft.
The vampire on the shattered balcony below glared up at him. She was incredibly pale, her raven-black hair coated in a thick layer of gray ash from the vaporized mountain above.
Her crimson silk dress was scorched, the fabric clinging to her small frame.
She bared her fangs. Her blood-red eyes burned with a mixture of absolute fury and deep exhaustion.
[System: Entity Scanned.]
[Name: Princess Vexia]
[Class: Royal Blood Sorceress (Level 65 - Epic)]
[Status: Critically Wounded. Health: 1% (1 HP remaining). Severe Mana Depletion.]
[Warning: Target is highly volatile. Approaching terminal limits.]
Lucifer read the system interface. His eyes narrowed.
