For countless years, the Thirteen Clans had followed different formations, eventually becoming broadly divided into four factions: the Secret Alliance, the Demon Feast Alliance, the Independent Clans, and the Extinct Clans.
For thousands of years, the Thirteen Clans had constantly clashed over their respective ideals.
Internal strife was not a trait unique to humans.
According to Xitasil, the struggles between the various factions had developed from actual conflicts into competitions across different fields.
Regardless, they all adhered to the same ideal—to strive together and create a world better suited for vampires to survive in.
They fought among themselves, yet united against outside enemies. Though scattered, they were extraordinarily cohesive. Thus, the vampire community had been able to endure in the dark world. It could be said that the existence of the Thirteen Clans had created a vampire dynasty lasting thousands of years.
However, the Thirteen Clans were not the only vampires in existence. There were also other vampires, such as the Takizawa Family, who had become vampires through forbidden magic; the historically renowned Vlad the Impaler; and the descendants of Lilith, the vampire passed down from another mythology, among others.
The Thirteen Clans had always considered themselves pure-blooded and orthodox, placing themselves at the top of the pyramid within the vampire community. Over the years, even when individuals with enough power to oppose an entire clan occasionally appeared, they still could not truly participate in the Council of Elders formed by the Thirteen Clans.
Although there was no such thing as a vampire emperor, the Council of Elders of the Thirteen Clans was like the king of the vampire community.
Xitasil sighed and said, "In fact, the Thirteen Clans aren't merely the strongest in terms of power. In other areas, those weaker families also rely on the Thirteen Clans in