The empire stands at the brink of a civil war. The Emperor is old, his chosen heir but three years of age. The Empress, an imperial princess by birth, has chosen a different heir. And each looks to the powerful dominions within the empire to support their claims: the Emperor to Hyoutei and the Empress to Rikkai. To this troubled sea Seishun returns, newly victorious... NEW! Ch9&10!

Seigaku clan has a new prince in town. Hyoutei clan is vaguely irritated, Order of Shitenhouji is mildly concerned, and Order of Rikkai is hell-bent on putting Seigaku in its place. Preferably as a pile of dust. For its part, Order of St. Rudolph would rather err on the side of caution. After all, it's not every day a new pureblood vampire joins a clan. NEW: CH 7 POSTED! (4/16/14)