[System Alert: Ancestral Power Interference Detected.]
Divine energy awakened in your bloodline. Memory fragments surfacing.
Warning: Your fate is no longer fully your own.
Virellia Stronghold — The War Table
A map of the empire was spread out, ink-stained and red-threaded.
Selene's commanders waited.
"We control the East," her mage reported. "And the North rises quietly behind your name."
The masked warrior stepped forward. "But Lucien no longer plays politics."
"He plays with gods."
Selene's eyes darkened. "Then I'll speak their language."
[System Update: New Ability Unlocked – Bloodline Memory (Locked Fragment: The Flame Queen)]
The Temple of Bone – Lucien's Ritual
The altar was ancient — cracked, cursed, and forbidden.
Lucien knelt, eyes glowing with stolen light.
He placed Selene's hair, Kaelion's blood, and his own essence into the flames.
"Let her see it," he whispered. "Let her feel it."
The fire surged—
And somewhere far away, Selene's vision blurred.
The world tilted.
Vision Realm — Between Time and Fire
She stood in a ruined palace of stars.
Her own body shimmered in gold and black.
A voice echoed:
"You were not made to kneel.
You were made to conquer…
And to break the chains of the divine."
She turned.
And saw herself—older, crowned, bloodstained.
The other Selene smiled.
"If you want to survive this, you'll have to become me."
Elsewhere – Kaelion's Private Quarters
Kaelion awoke gasping, his chest burning — as if someone had carved a crown over his heart.
He looked in the mirror.
His blood had formed a glowing symbol on his chest — not the royal crest.
Selene's mark.
She returned to her body screaming.
[System Alert: Divine Route Unlocked. Faction Shift Possible.]
New Quest: "Claim the Flame Throne or Die Trying."
And in that moment, Selene realized:
This wasn't just about love.
Or revenge.
Or power.
It was about destiny.
And gods…
never liked being dethroned.