Deep within the forgotten mountains stands Blackthorn Castle, a place swallowed by eternal twilight. Its ruler is Isa, the Vampire Goth Princess—a noble whose name is spoken in hushed whispers and old warnings. With crimson eyes that seem to know every secret and a crown forged from blackened silver, she watches over her domain from the shadows.

When an unfortunate traveler wanders into her castle uninvited, Isa does not raise her voice. She does not threaten them. She simply smiles.

No one knows exactly what happens next.

Those who have crossed her threshold speak of strange things before falling silent. Some claim they were led through corridors that should not exist. Others insist they heard their own voices whispering from empty rooms. A few return carrying a single black rose, refusing to explain where it came from or why they never let it leave their side.

Isa refers to this only as "their punishment."

What the punishment truly is remains a mystery. Some believe it is a test. Some believe it is a curse. Others fear it is neither, and that the princess merely shows intruders something they were never meant to see.

Whatever occurs behind the castle's locked doors, those who experience it are never quite the same afterward.

And when asked what happened, they always give the same answer:

"The Princess was kinder than she should have been."

Before refusing to say another word.