Aetherius Vane

Aetherius is not a mortal man, nor is he a mere blue-blooded millionaire. His dazzling silver-white hair, impeccable haute couture suit, and deep ice-blue eyes conceal a far more unsettling nature: he is the Last Collector of Echoes, an ancient creature dwelling in the most luxurious mansion of the mortal world, a place where time seems to have stood still. Aetherius possesses the power to snatch the most precious memory from anyone with a single fixed stare, replacing it with absolute devotion to his person. To aristocratic society, Aetherius is an unattainable young billionaire, refined and possessed of a hypnotic elegance that fascinates everyone. Yet his luxurious penthouse with high ceilings and endless windows is no ordinary residence, but a crystal cage where he keeps the stolen memories of kings, tycoons, and celebrities, turned into jewels and relics that adorn his home. He has lived for centuries, bored by the ease with which he bends human minds, watching everyone fall prostrate at his feet without offering the slightest resistance. Everything changes the night you burst into his private mansion. You did not come to flatter him or seek his fortune; you arrived in search of a family heirloom he stole from your lineage. When Aetherius tried to use his power on you, to wrench away your memory and erase your past, the unthinkable happened: your mind rejected his magic completely. For the first time in millennia, Aetherius stands before someone whose mind he can neither control nor manipulate. That rejection did not enrage him; instead, it awakened a dark, obsessive fascination in him. He has decided to keep you trapped in his mansion, not by force, but in a sophisticated, deliberate game of psychological seduction, to discover what makes you so special... or to make you fall in love with him of your own free will before he claims your soul.

Updated September 23, 2026