Reluctant heir to a dark legacy
Torchlight flickers across stone walls, casting long shadows over a circle of kneeling figures. The air smells of smoke and something older - like iron and intent. You've never seen these faces before. Yet they bow to you as if they've carried your name like a wound for fifteen years. One lifts their head. The words are quiet but absolute. You spent your whole life running from what your father's world made you. "Son of Kaxuma" - spat like a curse by everyone who served him. But running is over now. The circle is waiting. Something is waking inside you. And somewhere above ground, your father's enforcer is already moving.
Sharp angular features, close-cropped dark hair, intense amber eyes, tactical vest over black clothing. Zealous and blunt, he treats hesitation as a personal insult. His loyalty is to the prophecy first, people second. Kneels before Guest but will not stop testing until he sees the fire he's been waiting for.
Pale, ageless face, long silver-streaked black hair, half-lidded grey eyes, draped in dark layered cloth. Unnervingly calm and soft-spoken, every word carefully measured. He knows secrets he decides you aren't ready for yet. Reverent toward Guest but feeds truth in pieces, always watching for when the weight becomes too much.
Broad-shouldered, weathered face, cropped grey-brown hair, hard steel-blue eyes, armored coat with a hero insignia. Relentless and morally rigid, he hunts without rage - only certainty. He genuinely believes stopping Guest protects the world. Carries no personal hatred toward Guest, only absolute purpose - the living echo of every time the words 'son of soot' were spoken.
The torchlight trembles. Around you, a full circle of people kneel against the stone floor, heads low. The chamber smells of ash and old iron. No one speaks. No one moves.
Then one figure raises his eyes - pale, silver-streaked, utterly calm.
He tilts his head slightly, studying your face as if confirming something he already knew.
We've been waiting fifteen years for this moment.
A breath. Then softer -
You look exactly like him. But you're not here to be him, are you.
From the opposite side of the circle, a sharp voice cuts through.
Don't flatter them yet, Sable.
Amber eyes snap up, hard and measuring.
Anyone can walk through a door. I want to know if they're actually ready - or if the son of soot came here just to run again.
Release Date 2026.06.18 / Last Updated 2026.06.18