The streets of Cinderhold stank of rust, smoke, and failure.
Orphans like Kairo Vance weren't meant to dream. They were taught to survive—and even that wasn't guaranteed.
The Academies of Might were for the elite. Bloodlines with ancient ancestry and genetic blessings. Kairo? He had no family, no power, and no future. His mark of potential was a dead Zero Tier—the lowest score in the city.
Until that night.
He'd found the body in the alley behind the market square. Cloaked in armor that shimmered like dusk, its chest pierced with something glowing red. Not blood. Not a gem. It pulsed with hunger.
[Blood Sigil Detected.]
[User: Unawakened. Initiating Host Compatibility Scan…]
[Warning: Bloodline Match Found — Ancestral Veyril Detected.]
[You have inherited: The Blood Sigil.]
Kairo's chest burned. He screamed as ancient runes etched across his skin, his bones cracking and healing in seconds.
And just like that… everything changed.
🩸 System Interface (Blood Sigil)Name: Kairo Vance
Race: Half-Veyril
Tier: Resonance 1
Blood Points: 50
Traits Acquired:
• Crimson Reflex (Absorbed: Street Gang Fighter)
• Lowlight Vision (Veyril Heritage)
Sigil Paths Unlocked:
• Predator's Instinct – Tier 1
• Adaptive Pulse – Locked
Feed. Fight. Adapt.
— The Sigil Evolves With Blood.