Once upon a time, there was a greedy little prince, proud as a lion, drunk on ambition and hungry for power. One day the prince met a sorcerer, cunning as a fox. He promised him a crown should he do what he asked.
"The blood of those you love is all I ask for. A small sacrifice for celestial power, no?" the sorcerer said.
After much convincing, he did what the fox asked and wiped out his brother and the remains of his bloodline. Then the fox said to him;
"Very well, for now, my fate rests in your hands. Your kingdom is mine and I shall protect it with my life, this I swear. The throne shall forever be yours and I promise to do everything I can to bring the most powerful forces of this world to your knees,"
That being the empress of the abyss, Lilith, and the black rose of dawn, Eve.