Batuhan_Keseci

"His family was slaughtered before his eyes. With the voice of the system, a second chance was given to him. Now, he has returned to the past… and this time, everything will be different."

Leon Aldrake was born as the weak and quiet son of a noble family. One day, while playing outside, his life was shattered by the screams coming from his home. His family was massacred, and that day, the system opened his eyes. He endured years of pain, until he learned the truth...

But fate offered him a second chance.

This time, he will protect his family, eliminate his enemies, and claim the greatest throne. However, the past is filled with dark secrets. And this path… will be written not only with power, but also with blood.

Beyond Time: A Fate Written in blood

The candlelight flickered gently as Leon sat alone in the quiet library. Dusty books surrounded him like sleeping giants, their ancient knowledge untouched for decades. His fingers brushed over a thick tome when something sparked in his mind—an image, a memory.

Torches that lit themselves as footsteps echoed through.

He froze. This… this wasn't a dream.

A memory, buried deep in his soul, had just surfaced. He remembered being carried as a baby—by his grandfather maybe—through a hidden passage. The faint scent of earth and the sound of dripping water. It had always been there, in the back of his mind. Now, it screamed to be remembered.

Leon stood up, heart pounding. He rushed to the old hall beneath the staircase. His fingers ran across the carved wall, searching… until he found a loose stone. With a soft push, a click echoed, and a section of the wall creaked open, revealing a spiral staircase descending into darkness.

Torchlight danced as he made his way down.

A massive underground chamber stretched before him. Stone platforms, strange runes glowing faintly on the walls, and at the center—a floating crystal pulsing with blue light.

> [System Notification: "Legacy Chamber Detected."]

[Warning: Unauthorized Access Noted. Bloodline Verified. Access Granted.]

[Initiating Forgotten Training Sequence...]

This place… it was once used by the ancient heads of his family. A private training realm, untouched for generations. The system was part of it—older than he imagined, maybe even tied to the founding of the mansion itself.

He stepped forward, and the crystal reacted. Runes lit up under his feet, and a voice echoed in the chamber:

> "Only those who bleed for the past may reshape the future."

To unlock the secrets of his bloodline.

To train beyond what anyone thought possible.

To become the storm that would rewrite fate.

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Chapter 8: The Forgotten Path Beneath