"Kindness, we return tenfold.
Vengeance, a thousandfold."
—Crimson Lion War Creed
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Scene 1: The Crimson War March Begins
The world held its breath.
Across the continents, kings and emperors watched the Crimson Lion Clan's war declaration. Some dismissed it as dramatic rhetoric.
But they were wrong.
The first target wasn't the royal family who attacked Alen… but the kingdom of the Queen's origin—a once-proud realm named Velstra, nestled between two mountain ranges and famed for its archmages and steel-armored knights.
It was wiped from the map in three days.
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Scene 2: The Warning Before the Slaughter
Before the attack, a lone figure descended upon Velstra's capital: General Valeon Hellscar, one of the 12 Flame Generals of the Crimson Lion.
His crimson cloak shimmered in the wind as he raised his hand, and a magical sphere projected his image across every city and village in Velstra.
"People of Velstra. You have two choices.
Stay, and die with your king…
Or walk away now, and live."
The streets were silent. Mothers held their children. Fathers gripped their swords. And slowly, tens of thousands of citizens walked away from their homes.
This was not mercy.
It was warning.
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Scene 3: The Massacre of Velstra
Then, the Crimson Lions charged.
Only 45 elite warriors descended upon the nation.
No ordinary soldiers—these were monsters clad in red, wielding ancient techniques passed through blood.
General Auron Flamewrath melted city gates with a single swing of his burning glaive.
Lady Severa Thornclaw turned an entire battalion to dust using sound-based magic fused with mana vines.
Captain Reiss "The Reaper" Valen walked through enemy lines with only a dagger—and left behind rivers of blood.
"They didn't fight like men.
They fought like nightmares." —A surviving general of Velstra.
Velstra's army numbered 400,000.
Within 48 hours, only ash and bones remained.
Not a single Crimson Lion warrior died.
Heads flew like birds.
Blood ran like rivers.
And the world watched. The massacre was transmitted in real-time by the Lion Clan's scrying devices—to kingdoms, academies, and councils across all six continents.
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Scene 4: Global Reactions
In the war rooms of rival nations, kings wept.
In mercenary camps, warriors broke their contracts.
In temples, priests called for divine intervention—none came.
The Queen's homeland was no more, wiped from the world for her betrayal. Her family name was erased from every archive, every ruin scorched, every child bearing the blood of her house… eliminated.
"You may insult a Lion.
You may even strike it.
But touch its cub…"
—Unknown surviving scholar of Velstra
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Scene 5: The War Banner Raised
High above the ruins of Velstra, General Valeon stood.
He held the bloodied banner of the Lion, soaked with enemy blood, and burned the last royal crest of Velstra in silence.
A roar erupted behind him.
From the sky, Kaedin Leonhart, Head of the Crimson Lion Clan, descended with his son Alen behind him. For the first time, the world saw the two side by side—father and son. King and heir. Lion and cub.
Kaedin: "The world wanted proof of our vow.
We gave it."
Alen (quietly): "Was this necessary?"
Kaedin turned to him, eyes steel but voice soft.
"They swore to sell your beloved into slavery and tear your body limb from limb. And now the world knows what happens when they cross the Lion."
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Scene 6: Whispered Legends Spread
In marketplaces, whispers grew:
"Did you see the flames turn the sky red?"
"They say the Lions didn't even break formation…"
"The Queen's home kingdom vanished in a day. Not even a brick remains."
Some rebel clans celebrated.
Others began burning old alliances and hiding from the Lion's eyes.
Every soul on the continent now remembered the words burned into the sky during the invasion:
"Kindness, we return tenfold.
Vengeance, a thousandfold."
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Scene 7: Back at the Academy – Alen and Lyra
Back at the floating Academy, Alen stood beside Lyra on a high balcony.
The sky was red—still colored by the aftershock of the Lion Clan's conquest.
Lyra held his hand.
Lyra: "I saw the footage. The blood. I'm scared."
Alen: "So am I."
She looked at him.
Lyra: "But not of them. I'm scared… of what you'll become."
Alen (softly): "Me too."
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