A Vampire's Ode: The Ballad of Count Malachi
In thier former life, Malachi and Vladimir were close friends. They worked their way through the society upper class women and daughters until they were both introduced to the Countess Helena Dragomir. Her beauty was beyond that of the local upper class. Before the friends realized it, they were both fighting for her love. Helena quickly fell for the daring and handsome Alexander but one night during a drinking parade, Vlad challenged his friend to a dual which Alexander excepted. The winner would get Helena hand in marriage, the loser will be the best man.
Deeply depressed by the loss of the dual, Vladimir Dracula fled into the night never to seen again. Over the years, Alexander had become the Duke and gained much opulence. That was until a stranger showed up in the city known as Count Dracula. The new stranger quickly gained popularity with fancy balls and parties unseen before. The nobles began to turn against Alexander as the Count began to undermine him. Alexander was unaware of his friend's true identity and suffered at his hands for months.
It wasn't until the disappearance of Helena that Alexander life began to take a turn for the worse as his world turned upside down. He suspected the stranger had something to do with it but had no proof. Until one night when he went to confront Count Dracula.
Alexanders fate changed when he discovered that the woman he had loved and thought dead for years had been turned into a vampire by Dracula. Determined to even the odds and win his wife back, Malachi turned himself into a vampire and took on the persona of the powerful Count Malachi.
The Ballad of Count Malachi tells the story of his transformation into a vampire and the epic battle that ensued between him and his new immortal enemy, Count Dracula. The novel explores themes of friendship, betrayal, love, and redemption, as Malachi grapples with his new identity and the consequences of his choices.
Count Dracula may have been the first, but he wasn't the only.
