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When the blood awakens, the legend begins...

In a world ruled by gods and shadowed by Ragnarok, a young warrior named Shao discovers a mysterious power coursing through his veins — the blood of the Chosen. A blessing… and a curse.

Torn between sacrifice and redemption, Shao must traverse the Nine Realms, confront fallen gods, and battle the undead. By his side stand Astyr, the swift-hearted warrior, and Hym, the silent giant burdened by a dark past.

But in the end, only one question remains:

Will he save the world
or destroy it to save the one he loves?

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Location:* _The Passage of Shadows_ — the gateway between the Seventh Kingdom and _Newheil_, the Fallen City.

After freeing Aster from the curse of shadow, the companions were granted no time to rest. The sky had turned crimson, the wind howled as if the trees themselves were screaming.

From within the fog emerged creatures never before seen in any of the Nine Realms— _semi-divine beings_ bearing Loki's mark.

But before the clash… a moment unfolded that changed everything.

*The Return of "Oratus" – Voice of the Deep*

As they walked through the Passage of Shadows, time suddenly stopped. Raindrops froze midair, leaves halted their fall, and a heavy silence blanketed the world.

Then—came the unforgettable voice:

> *Oratus:* "The blood has begun to awaken… but are you ready for what that truly means?"

Xiao, gripping his spear, body trembling:

> "Oratus?! You were dead… I saw you buried!"

> *Oratus:* "I do not die, son of blood. I return… when the time is right."

*The Shocking Revelation: Who Is Xiao, Truly?*

In that suspended moment of time, Oratus began to reveal the truth.

> *Oratus:* "The blood within you… it's not heroic blood. It's the blood of the ancient line of _Niflheim_ —the Heirs of the Void."

> *Hem (in disbelief):* "Niflheim?! The bloodline Odin tried to erase?"

> *Aster (softly):* "Xiao… you're… a child of the Void?"

Xiao froze. His heartbeat no longer followed its rhythm.

> *Xiao (with chilling calm):* "So I was never chosen… I was cursed from the beginning."

A mysterious statue materialized at the center of the path—depicting a mythic scene of a king falling into the abyss, followed by seven gods crumbling after him.

> *Oratus:* "Loki didn't choose the darkness on a whim… he feared the _other blood heir_."

> *Xiao:* "I'm the heir of Niflheim?… Then what is this all for?"

> *Oratus:* "Because _you_ are the only key—either to shut the final gate… or to open it."

Oratus opened his hand to reveal a black dagger inscribed with the runes of the _Sleeping Blade_ —an ancient artifact, meant to be used only once: to awaken Xiao's dormant half… or to end him forever.

> *Oratus:* "Choose. Awaken your true self… or fall here, like all the others."

> *Hem (shouting):* "Don't trust him, Xiao!"

> *Aster (fearfully):* "If you choose… you might never return to who you were…"

Xiao sliced his palm with the blade. A single drop of blood hit the ground—

> *Xiao:* "I don't choose darkness… but I will no longer run from it."

An explosion of mysterious power rocked the space. Oratus was forced to step back, the sky trembled, and the statue of the gods cracked apart.

*End of Chapter 50: "The Next Phase"*

> "Choice does not make heroes. It reveals who they truly are."

chapter 50: The Next Phase