Beyond the skies of the Arcane Kingdom, across the vastness of space, existed civilizations far greater than humanity. These were not divine entities—they were higher beings, humanoid in form but evolved far beyond the limits of ordinary mortals. Their mastery over knowledge, energy, and technology allowed them to travel between worlds, shaping destinies without ever being seen.

  Among them were two dominant factions:

  The Solmari Dominion – A faction of rigid scholars and scientists, obsessed with unraveling the secrets of existence. They believed knowledge was the greatest power, and their influence stretched across numerous planets.

  The Vyreth Order – A faction of warriors and rulers who valued strength above all else. Unlike the Solmari, they sought control rather than knowledge, believing that true supremacy lay in bending the universe to their will.

  For centuries, these two factions had observed the world where humans thrived, occasionally interfering in secret, granting certain individuals power, guiding some toward greatness while dooming others to obscurity. But despite all their wisdom, there was one mystery they had never cracked.

  Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings.

  The Red Zone.

  It was an anomaly unlike anything in the cosmos—a defect in the planet itself. Neither Solmari scholars nor Vyreth warlords could decipher its origins. It was an unstable land where laws of reality twisted unpredictably, where neither magic nor science could fully explain its existence. And so, they watched, studied, and waited.

  But then—something changed.

  For the first time in recorded history, a signal emerged from the depths of the Red Zone.

  > "Impossible. No life should be able to survive there."

  "Yet the readings are clear. Something is moving."

  Aboard the Solmari research vessel, Auris-9, a team of elite scholars and scientists gathered around a shifting projection of the Red Zone. Their instruments had detected a living presence—something they had never seen before.

  > "It is neither beast nor machine. It is… human."

  "No human could survive in that environment."

  "And yet, one has."

  The decision was swift.

  A small research team was dispatched, clad in advanced environmental suits that could withstand the instability of the Red Zone. Their mission was simple:

  Identify the anomaly. Retrieve what data they could. Avoid unnecessary risk.

  As their vessel descended toward the crimson wasteland below, the Solmari researchers knew one thing for certain—

  Whatever was down there was not ordinary.

  And if a human had truly survived the Red Zone for years…

  Then they were no longer just human.