L74. Branded by Blood

Item : Book: Cradle of Stars

That night, Sirius blinked with a crimson red light in the sky.

As Andre prepared to leave his house, he noticed a letter outside his door:

To: The Arrogant Human Boy
You are nothing but a weak coward. You should take a good look at yourself before you stir up trouble in my absence.
I will give you one chance. Come fight me like a man, or crawl home like the baby you are."

Enraged, Andre balled up the letter in his fist. "You and your people will pay for this insult!"

Searing hatred in his heart, Andre charged towards the appointed place with unbelievable speed.

"I have never been so insulted in my life!" he announced to no one in particular.

"How dare a bunch of uncivilized barbarians insult me? I am the Star Child!"

Andre, blinded by fury, did not notice anything strange about his surrounding. Had he looked closer, he might have seen countless beady eyes, each burning with vengeance, buried within the velvet black night.

Item : Book: Cradle of Stars

"Wisewood King, come face me!" Andre rushed to the appointed place, but no one was there.

He turned around in circles, searching in the darkness, and a feeling of extreme unease came over him.

Suddenly, the distant night sky was lit up by a fiery crimson glow.

Smoke began to rise from flames. Andre panicked; his village was ablaze!


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