Color of Blood

Once Emperor's bloodline was noble and graceful. Powerful creatures, surpassing the abilities of a mere man, able to stand up against gods and demons and defend the vast lands of Fandango. With time as the people supporting them became strong themselves, and as the empire grew, the rulers became meek and feeble, for their force was no longer needed yet their figures were considered the symbols of the humanity's might. So they were taken cared of, locked away in the royal palace, never to see the world outside it's walls.
Years have gone by, and in a thousand years so-called rulers were still glorious in sight, but their characters with every generation became more and more twisted, their deeds horrific and thoughts ugly.
And since then they were locked away to keep people safe more than to preserve bloodline.

Fandango, all characters and stories (c)

this pic was supposed to be an ordinary shoulder portrait but I got carried away as usual. Welp. 13 hours, SAI