"Thump after thump," the impacts came with a unique rhythm.
Casio instantly entered the zone, and his vision was suddenly clouded in blood.
The very next second, he felt as though he stepped into the perspective of an onlooker, witnessing a grand ritual unfolding. July 1st, the Moonless Night, the Blood of Longevity. This was an ancient, gruesome ceremony conducted by Alpha's Direct Bloodline, requiring nearly a hundred humans as sacrifices, along with various ritualistic tools and materials.
All humans were slain, their blood left on the surface of the altar, funneled into the center via dense arrays of carved grooves. In an instant, all of the glyphs lit up, pulsating at a special frequency, as if communicating with some unknown entity. Soon, the will of that distant being descended.
Every sacrifice was taken away, while some potent blood was left behind.
