KYMON'S POV
Fox blood.
I pin my gaze to the steel statue before me. Canivulpes. They all have the same bone structure, identical eye shape, and nose. I have always had my suspicions about those four.
I snatch the lid from the metal desk and seal the bottle with a firm twist. As I step toward the Sanguine Archive, the air shifts. The moment I pull open its heavy door, a dense mist unfurls, carrying the acrid stench of aged metal—blood long past its prime.
With steady hands, I slide the bottle into an empty compartment, nestling it among its brethren. Some of them once pulsed with stolen life, feeding the silent statues that stand in eerie stillness, their hollow eyes watching.