THE ALPHA'S FORBIDDEN SURROGATE
Yet, history has a cruel way of repeating itself, and shadows grow longest under the brightest suns.
Far beyond the lush emerald vineyards of Oakhaven and the towering granite peaks of the Blackwood Estate lay the desolate, lawless expanse of the Western Wastes. It was a barren land of cracked red earth, petrified forests, and ancient, forgotten ruins where rogue wolves and exiled warlords went to die.
At the edge of a deep, jagged canyon known as the Rift of Echoes, a lone figure stood silhouetted against the dying crimson sun.