Crimson Syllabus of the Nocturne Pact
Blackspire University sells ambition, prestige, and opportunity. What it hides is a brutal nocturnal order that rules the campus once the sun goes down.
Rowan Vale arrives at Blackspire as an outsider with nothing to lose. He is quickly drawn into an elite academic track that tests more than intelligence. When a violent initiation leaves him forcibly turned into a vampire, Rowan is bound to the Nocturne Pact, a secret brotherhood that controls the university through blood, fear, and absolute loyalty.
By day, Rowan struggles to maintain the illusion of a normal student. By night, he learns to hunt, fight, and dominate. Power comes fast, and so does recognition. Within the Pact, strength is currency, weakness is fatal, and brotherhood is forged through violence. Rowan rises quickly, earning favor from the Regent while attracting resentment from those closest to him.
As his status grows, Rowan uncovers the truth behind the Pact. Students are resources. Loyalty is temporary. Betrayal is not a mistake but a tradition. When Rowan uncovers forbidden records, the order turns on him. The ultimate betrayal comes from his own maker, who trades Rowan’s life for power.
Hunted and cast out, Rowan survives by embracing the monster he tried to deny. Beneath the campus, among exiles and outcasts, he rebuilds himself into something ruthless and unstoppable. When war erupts during a major university event, secrecy collapses and Blackspire descends into chaos.
By dawn, Rowan stands at the center of the ruins. The Pact is broken, rewritten, and claimed. What began as an education ends as domination. Rowan Vale graduates as the undisputed ruler of the campus night.