The Forum Master's fingers flew across the keyboard as he shared more of the notebook's contents.
"According to these notes, if the Count successfully adapts to the 'Shadow' path, he'll slowly gain the potential to approach the true path of 'Darkness' over time."
He paused, then added grimly, "But the Count… he went mad."
"Did the ritual fail?" William typed, watching the conversation unfold.
"No," Forum Master replied, "the ritual itself succeeded. But tampering with a path that isn't your own is like drinking poison. Even gods can't digest extraordinary properties from unrelated paths. Losing control and falling into madness is almost inevitable."
The Forum Master continued, explaining further. "The 'Vampire Clan' and 'Shadow' paths aren't naturally connected. The idea that 'the Vampire Clan is part of the dark world' is more of a myth spread by common folk. In reality, there's no real link between them."
