Chapter One: The Blood Moon's Arrival

The night was as dark as ink, heavy clouds obscuring the stars, with only a pale moon hanging in the sky, emitting a faint glow. Kael stood at the edge of the Lycan village, looking up at the sky, a wave of unease washing over him. His fingers unconsciously rubbed the wolf tooth necklace hanging from his chest—his father's only keepsake.

"Kael, you're daydreaming again?" a clear voice came from behind him. He turned to see Lyra walking toward him. Her silver hair shimmered softly in the moonlight, and her eyes held a hint of teasing.

"I just feel like something's off tonight," Kael said quietly, his brow furrowed.

Lyra chuckled lightly, stepping beside him and looking up at the sky. "You always think that, always anticipating something bad will happen. Relax, Kael, tonight's moon is no different from usual."

Kael remained silent. His instincts had never failed him, and tonight's sense of unease was stronger than ever. He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the agitation within him.

Just then, the sky underwent a sudden transformation.

The once pale moon began to gradually take on a bloody hue, as if being eroded by some invisible force. The clouds turned a dark red, and the entire sky seemed soaked in blood. Kael's heart raced, his pupils dilating, his body tensing involuntarily.

"What... what is this?" Lyra's voice trembled as she fixed her gaze on the sky.

Kael didn’t respond. A deep, resonant humming filled his ears, as if something was calling to him. His vision started to blur, and his body began to shake uncontrollably. He felt a powerful energy pouring down from the blood moon, striking at his very soul.

"Kael! What’s wrong with you?" Lyra's voice became urgent as she grabbed his arm, trying to awaken him.

But Kael could no longer hear her. His consciousness was pulled into a strange space, surrounded by endless darkness, with only the glow of the blood moon flickering in the distance. He saw a blurry figure standing beneath the blood moon, facing away from him, as if waiting for something.

"Who are you?" Kael tried to speak, but his voice seemed to be swallowed.

The figure slowly turned around, and Kael's pupils constricted—there was a face identical to his own, but the eyes were blood-red, filled with endless madness and destruction.

"You finally came," the figure said softly, its voice carrying a strange resonance.

Kael jolted awake, finding himself kneeling on the ground, drenched in cold sweat. Lyra was anxiously shaking his shoulders, her face etched with fear.

"Kael! What happened to you? Just now... your eyes..." Her voice trembled, as if she had seen something horrifying.

Kael took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions. He looked up at the sky. The blood moon still hung there, emitting an eerie glow.

"I don’t know... but I feel... something has been awakened," he said quietly, his voice tinged with unease.

Meanwhile, far away at the Noctis Covenant headquarters, Selene stood by the laboratory window, looking up at the blood moon. In her hand was a freshly completed research report, her brow furrowed.

"The energy fluctuations of the blood moon... this is impossible," she murmured, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.

Her assistant, Lucian, walked up beside her, his expression equally grave. "Selene, are you sure this data is accurate? The energy fluctuations of the blood moon have never been this intense."

Selene nodded, but her heart was filled with anxiety. She sensed a powerful force awakening, one that could completely alter their world.

"We must find the cause quickly," she said softly, a look of determination crossing her face.

In a corner of the human world, Dr. Elias Voss stood atop a tall building, looking up at the blood moon. A wild smile played on his lips as he held a crystal glowing with red light.

"Finally... finally, this day has come," he murmured, his voice filled with excitement.

He pressed a button in his hand, and a deep humming sound emanated from the laboratory behind him. In countless incubation chambers, the eyes of hybrids slowly opened, glowing with a blood-red light.

"Go, my children. Let this world feel your fear," Voss whispered, his voice laced with endless madness.

The energy of the blood moon spread globally, awakening countless supernatural beings. In the Lycan village, Kael felt his power growing stronger, but unease filled his heart. He knew that the arrival of the blood moon was just the beginning; a greater crisis was