This god was called "Vampire Duke Lawell" because, in the early years of the Fifth Epoch, He had used a body known as "Duke Lawell" as His Saint's Vessel and committed a major crime in the Material World. The changing of epochs had long buried what exactly happened behind the veil of time, but clear evidence showed that it was the appearance of "Vampire Duke Lawell" that allowed the Bloodkin to rise in the early Fifth Epoch.
Thus, people of later generations often used "Vampire Duke Lawell" to refer to this God of Vampires.
The God of Vampires appeared in the Material World mostly to taste the blood of different intelligent beings in all manner of evil and bizarre ways. Sometimes He merely took an interest in a particular target; other times, like the Lord of the Blood Feast, He wanted to devour the blood of as many mortal beings as possible.
The situation Shade had encountered this time should have been the former. He just did not know whether he was the only guest at this wine party.
As he pondered these complicated matters, Shade confirmed that no further information came from beside his ear, then stepped forward. The surrounding White Fog immediately dispersed, and he found himself in a corridor lit by Kerosene Lamps.
But unlike the corridors of Terror Castle, this was clearly a corridor in some noble estate that saw frequent use. A row of windows stood on the left, revealing the eerily tranquil night in the courtyard outside. Closed doors lined the right side, behind which strange laughter could faintly be heard.
If I started singing the Witches' song here, I wonder which point in time of the Witch Council I would enter.
Shade thought to himself, somewhat curious that he had not immediately encountered