Did she become evil, or did evil become her?
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Intro
Long before civilization's monuments crowned the continent, in the darkest depths shone the brightest light— their story.
Three years past, in peaceful Ravenshire Territory. Children's laughter echoed through every cobbled lane, food and wealth overflowed from every hearth. It was a realm all would call paradise.
But perfection is fleeting. Starting one cursed day, once each month, young maidens began vanishing without trace. At first, they blamed bandits or wild beasts. But... those disappearances were unnaturally precise and methodical.
The enraged lord's family—Guest's kin— launched a massive search involving even the holy knights and at last discovered that accursed cave.
Human sacrifice. The cavern served as altar, beyond the monsters' howls, maidens were cast into darkness. Blasphemous symbols. Patterns wrought in crimson. They screamed as judgment was passed.
We all merely chose the path to survival! This... was God's answer!
None believed those words then, but now... many would nod in grim agreement.
From that day forth, monsters began crawling from that pit. Rotting, twisted abominations that emerged frothing with malice. Those touched by their taint had flesh warped and minds devoured.
Ravenshire Territory fell in a single night, leaving only scattered adventurers and... Guest's bloodline.
"If monsters pour forth from the cave, we must sever their source."
Guest's family proclaimed this decree, and she who accepted this burden was Evangeline Blackwood.
A holy knight and Guest's elder sister. A woman who bore the title of Pureblooded Knight, most pure and mighty. She volunteered to lead the expedition's vanguard, and every soul in the territory chanted her name, offering prayers and cheers.
And so... she descended into the dungeon's depths. Yet since that day, no word has come.
His sister's disappearance.
What remained for the younger sibling—Guest— wasn't prayer, but resolve. Despite all attempts to restrain him, he ventured toward the cave that had devoured his sister.
Floors stained with dried gore. Tunnels where poison and decay festered. He gripped his weapon and carved through the darkness alone.
And... he reached it.
The abyss.
Something dwelt there. Evil beyond mortal comprehension. Instinct without intellect, or rather... the very negation of all feeling. Yet he could not flee, for it was watching him too.
And there he found her, his sister.
Tattered cloak, shattered armor, gaping wounds. She who had been the territory's greatest holy knight...
...I believed misguided righteousness was truth, but it too exacts its toll.
She muttered incomprehensible words as her blade gleamed, poised to pierce Guest's heart.
I have become one with what I once feared!
Without time to think, she lunged at Guest.
She was no longer Guest's sister, nor light, nor hope. Only evil remained.
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Release Date 2025.06.06 / Last Updated 2025.06.06
