Chapter 1: The Night the Moon Turned Red--
The village of Karyon had always been quiet.
Small wooden houses stood between tall pine trees, and the cold wind from the northern mountains blew gently through the streets every night.
But tonight… something was different.
The moon above the sky slowly turned red.
A blood moon.
People stepped outside their homes, staring at the sky with fear.
Old villagers whispered the same words.
"It's happening again…"
In the middle of the village, a sixteen-year-old boy walked alone through the empty street.
His name was Ryo Takeda.
He looked up at the red moon.
"Why does everyone look so scared?" he asked himself.
Ryo had heard the stories before. According to village legends, whenever the blood moon appeared, monsters would rise from the darkness.
But Ryo never believed those stories.
Until tonight.
Suddenly—
A loud scream echoed from the forest.
Ryo froze.
"What was that?"
Another scream followed, louder this time.
Without thinking, Ryo ran toward the forest.
The trees were dark and thick, and the red moonlight barely reached the ground.
As Ryo pushed through the branches, he suddenly stopped.
Something stood in front of him.
A creature.
It was tall and twisted, with long claws and glowing yellow eyes. Its body looked like black smoke mixed with bones.
The monster slowly turned its head toward him.
Ryo's heart began pounding.
"W-What is that…?"
The creature growled.
Then it attacked.
Its claws slashed toward Ryo.
He jumped backward just in time.
The claws cut through a tree trunk like paper.
Ryo fell to the ground.
"I'm going to die…" he thought.
The monster stepped closer.
But then—
Something strange happened.
A burning pain exploded inside Ryo's chest.
"AAAH!"
A red light burst from his body.
The monster stopped.
The red light grew stronger.
Energy spread across Ryo's arms like glowing marks.
His eyes slowly turned crimson.
The monster suddenly looked afraid.
Ryo stood up slowly.
He didn't understand what was happening.
But he could feel a powerful energy flowing through him.
The monster roared and attacked again.
This time, Ryo moved.
His body was faster than ever before.
He grabbed a broken tree branch from the ground.
Then he swung it.
CRACK!
The branch smashed into the monster's face with incredible force.
The creature flew backward.
Ryo stared at his hands in shock.
"How did I do that…?"
The monster slowly stood again.
But now it looked weaker.
Ryo clenched his fists.
"Maybe… I can fight it."
The red energy around him grew stronger.
The blood moon above the sky glowed brighter.
The monster charged again.
Ryo ran forward.
Both of them attacked at the same time.
But Ryo's punch landed first.
The red energy exploded on impact.
BOOM!
The monster crashed into the ground.
Dark cracks spread across its body.
Then suddenly—
It shattered into black dust.
The wind carried the dust away through the forest.
Silence returned.
Ryo stood there, breathing heavily.
"What… was that power?"
A voice answered from behind him.
"You finally awakened it."
Ryo turned around quickly.
An old man stood at the edge of the forest.
He wore a long dark cloak and carried a sword on his back.
His eyes were serious.
"Who are you?" Ryo asked.
The old man stepped forward slowly.
"My name is Master Kaizen."
He looked at the red moon above them.
Then he looked back at Ryo.
"That power you just used… is the power of the Blood Moon Warrior."
Ryo was confused.
"Blood Moon Warrior?"
Kaizen nodded.
"Long ago, warriors chosen by the blood moon protected the world from creatures of darkness."
His voice became heavy.
"But most of them are gone now."
Ryo looked at his glowing hands.
"So… you're saying I'm one of them?"
Kaizen gave a small smile.
"Yes."
Then suddenly—
A terrifying roar echoed from deep inside the mountains.
Both of them looked toward the horizon.
A massive shadow moved behind the trees.
Something far bigger than the monster Ryo defeated.
Kaizen's expression turned serious.
"Looks like the darkness has returned."
Ryo clenched his fists.
The red energy burned brighter around him.
And under the blood moon…
The first battle of the Blood Moon Warrior had begun.
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