Long ago, a bishop was walking through the courtyard of a cathedral he was visiting. It was just after sunset when it happened. First, the wind gusted, blowing out all the lanterns. Then, a swarm of bats flew directly at him! They swirled around him for a moment, while a cloaked figure ran along the perimeter wall. It scuttled down the wall straight toward him, revealing its fangs in the moonlight as the bats cleared away. The fangs of a vampire. Before the bishop could even reach for his holy water, the vampire was upon him, and he was bitten. He felt a piece of himself die inside as the fangs sunk into his neck. The vampire scurried off into the shadows. The bishop screamed in pain as two vampire fangs knocked out his two canines. He heard guards running, and thought about calling for help. But he carved it. Blood. As the guards approached him, he turned around and using his newfound power, called forth a swarm of rats to bring the poor men to him. A great mass of brown and black rats charged from all corners of the courtyard, and pushed the guards to the vampire bishop. He thought about killing them, and drinking their blood right out of their necks, but he decided against it. Instead he told them:
"Tell the townsfolk about me. Tell them what I've become. Tell them that one step out of line, one disobedience to the church, one heretical word, and I'll make a feast of their blood."
The two guards nodded in horror. He let them go, and jumped onto the courtyard wall, and vanished into the village beyond. A few moments later, the guards heard a scream coming from Old Man Luther's house. The guards gulped. What were they going to tell the townsfolk? The truth, they supposed, as lying could get them killed by the Bloodstained Bishop.

Originally for Marma's contest, I decided not to enter with this skin. It just didn't quite fit the theme, regardless of if I based it off of the chess board theme of Alice, Through The Looking Glass, And What She Found There. Nonetheless, it was fun to make :)