To fall asleep and wake up after a few centuries is a dubious adventure—one I absolutely didn’t want to experience. In that time, the world changed beyond recognition, while, strangely enough, people stayed the same. Over these centuries, my lineage was nearly erased from the face of the earth, and it turned out that those whom I had considered my family had been weaving their own intrigues all along. Well then: it’s time for the long-gone player to return to the game and prove whose blood is truly stronger.