The sky was unusually red that night.
Kael stood outside his small wooden house, staring at the strange glow spreading across the clouds.
"Something feels wrong…" he muttered.
Suddenly — loud footsteps echoed from the forest.
Villagers began screaming.
Shadows moved between the trees like living creatures.
"Run!" someone shouted.
Before Kael could react, a masked figure appeared in front of his house.
"You are the one we've been searching for," the stranger said coldly.
Kael's heart pounded.
"Me? Why?"
The stranger raised his hand — dark energy forming into a blade.
"You carry the bloodline of the Shadow King."
Before the attack landed —
A burning pain exploded in Kael's left hand.
A glowing black mark appeared.
The attacker froze.
"Impossible… It has awakened!"
Dark power burst outward from Kael's body — destroying the ground around him.
And everything went black.