The castle was silent.. A morbid sort of silence, as dark clouds took over the midnight sky, and quiet flashes of lightning and thunder hit the sky. The rumbling echoe'd through the hallways of the palace, as a lone shadow crept against the wall.. A pool, a vortex of darkness, slithering along the cold stone, just out of reach of the torchs' lights. The form snuck about the castle, looking for a room.. A bedroom door, peering into each room, looking for some sort of victim.. Someone.. To quench his desires.