Unknown City — Abandoned Warehouse, Midnight
Cracked walls. Broken glass. The air reeked of rust, blood… and change.
On a stained mattress, wrapped in a torn leather jacket, Damon Black twitched violently.
His breath fogged.
His heartbeat? Split.
System Core Rebooting…
System Name Retained: Check-In System
Status: EVOLVING
TRIBRID CONDITION CONFIRMED
– Gene Signature: Dracas-Blooded / Vampiric Alpha / Lycan-Fused
– Current Status: Cocooned Regeneration
WARNING: Bodily Reconstruction Phase 2 Initiated
→ Bone density multiplying
→ Muscle fiber threading with reactive tissue
→ Eye pigmentation shifting (crimson-gold flux)
→ Neural pathways overclocked to Apex Combat Learning Tier
Internal Monologue — Damon's Thoughts (Fragmented)
They took it all.
My name. My empire. My flame.
Good.
Because now I know what I am without power…
And I'll use that to build an empire so untouchable—
the gods will beg me for peace.
System Notification – Evolution Branch Confirmed
Check-In System v2.0 – "Phantom Flame Protocol" Online
– Core Focus:
• Wealth Acquisition
• Stealth Empire Construction
• Hybrid Combat & Hunting Integration
New Features:
– Blood Wealth: Passive ability to generate money from fear, reputation, and destruction
– Shadow Fund: Stealth-based account re-opened (Balance: $2,000)
– Mask of Flame: New identity protocol begins. Damon's appearance now fully transforming — unrecognizable even to DNA scans
Meanwhile — Zeke: Project EMBER Progress
Zeke stared at a red screen in a frozen lab beneath the Alps.
Damon's neural print shimmered like fire.
"Still alive," he muttered.
"Somewhere."
"But when he comes back…
He won't be Damon Black.
He'll be the god who outlived his grave."
Final Scene — Damon Wakes
His eyes opened.
No longer molten gold.
Not just crimson.
But both — swirling, alive, inhuman.
His reflection in a broken shard?
Not Damon Black.
Something more.
Something worse.
He stood — shirtless, scarred, beautiful and monstrous.
The silence cracked.
And Damon whispered:
"Now let's build it again…
And this time, we own the bones of the old world."