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Prologue - The Crimson Oath Begins The silence was the only thing more terrifying than the fire. The Port of Veyra-the great, sprawling heart of human neutrality-was gone. In its place was a crater, kilometers wide, still smoking with the residue of hybrid power. The catastrophic energy released by the confrontation between Kael Dren and Lucien Vale, amplified by Aria Voss's awakening, had incinerated the Lycari and Vampire envoys alike. The seven centuries of fragile peace, enshrined by the Treaty, ended in that single, terrible night. The new reality was one of open, absolute war. In the hastily convened emergency assembly, held in a makeshift tent outside the radioactive ruins, the Lycari Elder Corvin addressed the shattered Council. His face, usually worn by the burdens of peace, was now carved with the stark finality of grief and rage. ""The Treaty is dust,"" Corvin's voice cracked, echoing the despair of the remaining Lycari leadership. ""The neutral ground is poisoned. The Vampires, led by Lucien Vale, have claimed the Hybrid-Aria Voss-as their weapon. They are consolidating their power, striking simultaneously at every weak point along the old borders. They call this new conflict the Crimson Oath-a vow to cleanse the world of all but their lineage."" He pointed a shaking finger at a scorched map where the Lycari territory was now bleeding dark red. ""Lucien Vale holds the key to an unstoppable power. But we are not yet defeated. Our first priority is survival. Our second is elimination."" A younger, feral Alpha named Rylan stepped forward, his eyes burning with vengeful fire. ""And the Executioner? Kael Dren. The man who crossed the line and returned as a monster? He is as much a rogue as Aria is a traitor."" Corvin did not flinch. ""He is worse. Kael Dren is a contamination. He carries the Crimson Code within him, the very fusion the Treaty was made to prevent. He is a walking prophecy of chaos, driven by the cold hunger of the Vampire and the savage fire of the Lycari. He is a weapon pointed at all of us."" Corvin turned to the Council Enforcers, their faces shielded by iron helms. ""The world is at war. But the true targets are two: the weapon of the Vale clan, Aria Voss, and the rogue who turned monster, Kael Dren. Find them both. They hold the power to decide which side survives this new age, or if anything survives at all."" The Crimson Oath had begun, a vast, global hunt for the two souls who now embodied the prophecy. The stakes were no longer about borders, but about existence itself.

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