A battle Mateo had anticipated to end quickly, ended up being one of the most arduous of his entire life.
Dracula, despite never coming across another worthy foe, was an incredibly powerful vampire with a blood thirst to match.
After trading a few blows with the monarch, Mateo realized just how much he must have drunk for him to possess this level of strength.
But it was more than Dracula's hunger that made him formidable.
There were some individuals who truly took to vampirism the way one might take to art or music.
Some individuals became posh and snobbish, climbing their way up to the top of an aristocratic society in order to have everyone eating out of the palm of their hands.
Others lost themselves to their new, primal instincts and had to be put down like the rabid dogs they were. Those were the types that Mateo came across the most.
