A thunderous boom split the sky.
Lucien stood atop the bone-white spire of Vargan's Crest, eyes glowing blood-red, cloak whipping in the wind. Below him, the field of war stretched—bodies, beasts, and broken banners drowned in gore. The fallen army of House Alderin lay scattered, their elite knights crushed like fodder.
But Lucien wasn't satisfied.
He opened his arms. The system pulsed.
[Bloodbound Tyrant System: Feast Protocol Initiated.]
A red sigil blazed beneath him. The battlefield ignited with spectral light as the blood of the dead flowed in rivers toward the spire. It coiled around Lucien's legs like serpents, climbing up his body, seeping into his flesh.
"Let their sacrifice fuel my reign," he whispered.
[Blood Essence Absorbed: +11,240 Units.]
[Trait Gained: Bone Reforge - Your body becomes unbreakable for 10 minutes.]
