Secrets of the Dark Hall

Chapter 1: "The Dark Ages"

Chapter 1: "The Dark Ages"
In an upscale estate where the sunlight has faded. Lilith Orton was sitting in the library of the dormitory. The young woman, Lilith, had bright red hair that flowed like burning fire over her shoulders in dense waves... as if it were catching the sun's rays and hiding secrets in its strands, and with bright eyes full of sadness, she was studying old documents that she inherited from her mother, who died in a mysterious accident years ago. The Orton family was one of the most prestigious families in the kingdom, but her mother's death cast a shadow over her life, leaving Lilith alone in the dark residence. Despite her aristocratic surroundings, Lilith felt alienated in this place full of secrets. Among all the servants in the palace there was only one person who particularly interested her: Karl, the servant she had accompanied since she was a child. Karl was a strange man, tall, with sharp features, and deep, dark eyes that seemed to see beyond the present. No one knew where Karl came from or how he joined the Orton family, but he was always there, indifferent to the times, moving in the shadows as if he were part of the palace itself. One night, as Lilith was leafing through an old book on family legends, she felt something strange in the air. She raised her eyes and found Karl standing in the doorway, looking at her silently. He was wearing a luxurious black coat, and his black hair was shining under the dim lamplight... "I think I'm beginning to understand something strange about this book," Lilith said in a low voice, "but I can't believe it's about... them." Karl smiled calmly, "You have discovered something bigger than you imagined...Madam. What you have found is not just a family legend. It is a crossroads." He put his hand into his coat pocket and pulled out an old piece of paper bearing a strange stamp. He placed the paper in front of Lilith and said: "This is the beginning of what your family started hundreds of years ago. The lineage that was born to protect something...but something went wrong, and now it's time to pay the price." Lilith felt confused but at the same time, there was a moment of understanding. These papers contained amazing details about the secret of her family's past, and the blood that ran through her veins, blood that had a connection to something deeper than just power and money. She looked at him with shocked eyes: "You mean you know all this? Do you know what really happened to my family?" Karl replied in a very calm voice, but with a mysterious tone: "I know more than you think. And everything is about to unfold, Lilith. But we must be prepared for what is coming."
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