Chapter 41: Legacy of BloodThe wind blew through Valenfort like the last breath of the old world. The once-proud buildings were now nothing more than rusted steel skeletons. Atop the collapsed tower, Lucien Draven stood still, his eyes fixed on the horizon covered in dried blood. The pale moonlight reflected off his eyes, which were no longer the crimson of the Blood King, but a cold, emotionless silver.Every step he took left a trail of blood. Not someone else’s blood, but Evelyn’s own, which had fused with his soul from the sealing ritual. She no longer existed in human form, but her voice… still echoed in him like a rain of memories.“Lucien… don’t let blood decide what is right or wrong. Remember why I held your hand.”Those words were the only thread that kept him human.Down in the valley of ashes, the survivors of the Crimson Pact began to gather. There was no light, no faith, only survival instinct and the rumor of the “Blood Emperor Reborn”. In their eyes, Lucien now symbol
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