Hours later, Oscar stood in the brightly lit hotel room, his lips tightly drawn, the weight of his decision heavy on his shoulders. Maps of Xu Kai’s castle adorned the walls, being studied in the past days by his men with precision. Punctuated by glowing red markers indicating strategic points of entry, the air is thick with an ancient tension. He had spent countless hours plotting this mission, driven by the need to act before Xu Kai fully recovered from his injuries. He’d called on his allies from within Xu Kai’s kingdom, Drakoria. His clandestine support had enough intelligence for this next part to happen. Demkan soldiers had secretly entered the kingdom but were given orders to stand down for now. They were to not fire upon nor attack anyone of the citizens. The vampire king turne

