CRIMSON MOON LEGACY

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oom f

ery instinct screamed to run, to fight, to destroy whatever

ad ever seen. His eyes glowed an unnatural gold, bright like the sun but cold like steel. A black sword was shea

or. There was n

m his mouth made Kairo's st

d, his voice a dangerous melody

il Blo

lf-remembered faces, whispers of forgotten nam

ruled the night. It was a power tied to the very heart of the moon, a mag

Veil was

was betrayed by his own brother - a betrayal that had caused the Great Rift, t

ine, the Crescent Fang and Crimson-blooded vam

t here

es of the brother h

d, the words leaving his mo

an - smiled, s

ceful, like a wolf on the hunt, but there was something ancient about the way he

her blade, but Kairo caugh

anded, voice cold. "

his head, al

't. The memories are buried too deep in the Veil's tomb. Your b

d struggling to grasp the full w

ing," Kair

perfect. "Ask yourself why your soul is so fractured. Why you can't feel whole, K

ut into Kai

arrowing her eyes. "Wha

er before. His eyes flicked from her hand on her blade to her

id. "The one who's been danci

wed. "Don't talk a

Kairo. "What? You're protective now? It

ice of

mories he couldn't place but felt deep in his bones. His body felt like it was on fi

me, Kieran?" Kairo demanded, f

s empty - like the smile of a pred

hat you've always been. You're the key to everything, Kairo

voice quiet. "What do you

ered. "Between the bloodlines of the Crescen

lt his h

one who can bring eve

s eyes

g us salvation or destroy us. The choice is yours." He reached into his coat and pulled out

slightly, then he ext

e," he whispered. "But I'm the one who will help y

Ch

's hand. His instincts were screaming at him to figh

o. A pull, an ancient thread in

ed his arm, her v

o," she said. "He's lying.

ed, a low, e

She's just another puppet in a world of

an's - a stare down between t

ound the pendant, somethi

n moon rising within him

hoice

me what I am," Kairo said, hi

rd, he broke the p

er filled the room, the veil itself tre

shock was fleeting, repla

ittle brother," Kieran sn

his voice rising with the fu

door slammed open, and the Dragn

e

ter

rimson

stand it. The air crackled with the storm of a thousand bloodlines, each o

o could

et go. Kieran had set the pieces into motion, and now it was up

gna's A

as heavier than ever. The Dragna Syndicate had come in full force, their footst

en Ayla stepped forward, fingers tracing symbols in the air, pr

ro said, his voice cutt

er lips. "Then let's show them

s isn't just about survival anymore, Kairo. This is ab

he exit. The path was clear

ent, replaced by a silence that hummed with the weight of magic. It was like

Syndicate h

rs cloaked in black and silver armor. Their faces wer

here for

ir

.

he world tilt. A sudden pulse of energy surged through his veins -

y around a single, glowing crimson shard th

e was already moving, faster than humanly possible, his fee

is chest. Blood sprayed out, but it wasn't just any blood - it was b

his voice a low snarl. "But you've ne

lades danced with a deadly elegance, carving through armor and flesh with ease. The air around them

d him. His eyes were locked on the figure em

al Th

Ge

lowing a soft shade of red. The general wore an intricate silver mask

is voice smooth, almost mocking. "But what does it

don't get to speak to me about control.

dn't come here for petty word

lash of motion,

hrough the alley. Magic exploded around them, a tempest

that surprised even him. But Thorne was fast, his movements

a dark energy. "I am the one who controls the Crimson Moon. You're

on't need to understand th

rne's sword and sending it flying across the street. Th

h Behind

neath him shake. The Veil was shifting - the magic that had bound his

n to fear. "No... this wasn't supposed to

orward, his eyes gl

ual?" Kai

ment, before a wicked gri

und your soul to mine. The one that would ha

eat. "You tried to bind m

meant to be part of my bloodline. Your soul, your power - it was

apart the ground beneath them. Ayla stepped into the fray, her eyes glowing

again," Ayla said, he

owed as he looked

a smirk. "You're going t

rging from her hands in a spiral of energy that blasted Thorne back. He hit the

rne was

through the words Thorne had spoken. The

ated. It was all of them. His soul had been a tool

t, his mask now shattered. Hi

The Crimson Moon has already been awakened.

ed. "Then I'll bur

ky above them b

e city. The streets seemed to pulse with the magic that had been unleashed,

g with reverence. "The eclipse is happening. The

sky, the moon's red glo

ower he saw. It

wasn't Kairo who w