Crimson Veil
Episode 6: Blood Archives — Truth Beneath the Temple
[Page 1] – Splash Page
Scene: A dark, ancient temple half-buried beneath the forest outside the city. Crimson moonlight filters through broken stone as Ren and Lira stand before a sealed stone door carved with ancient runes.
Narration Box:
"Before the war, before the Veil, there was a pact... and a secret kept in blood."
[Page 2] – Scene: Outside the Temple
Lira (serious):
"This place was forbidden to all demons... even royalty. But your father left something here. A memory. A message."
Ren:
"And we're just gonna walk in?"
Lira places her hand on the door. The runes glow crimson and slowly open.
[Page 3] – Scene: Inside the Temple
Scene: Rows of stone coffins and faded murals line the walls. One mural shows a human woman and a demon general standing over a child wreathed in both light and shadow.
Ren (whispers):
"That's... my mom and dad?"
Lira:
"It's more than that. This temple was the place where they made the Blood Pact — the one that created you."
[Page 4] – Flashback Panel: The Pact
Scene: A ritual circle of mixed demon and human blood. Ren's mother and father stand in the center, holding hands, guarded by fallen warriors from both sides.
Voice-over (Lira):
"They swore to unite the realms. To end the eternal war. But the King saw it as betrayal... and ordered their deaths."
[Page 5] – Present Time
Ren kneels beside a coffin with a crimson sigil etched on it. He touches it — and suddenly the room floods with light.
Lira (shocked):
"You activated the Archive!"
[Page 6] – Holographic Memory Panel
Scene: A glowing projection appears — Ren's father, the demon general Kazen, stands beside a recording stone.
Kazen (recorded):
"To my son... If you're seeing this, it means the Veil has thinned. My blood flows through you. But so does hers. You are the key to balance — and the target of gods and monsters."
Ren (clenching fists):
"Why... did they hide all this from me?"
[Page 7] – The Warning
Kazen (recorded):
"But beware... there is one who must never be freed. A being of pure destruction sealed long ago... If the Tyrant awakens, even the Crimson Lord cannot stop what follows."
The memory glitches. Flames flicker across the room.
[Page 8] – Scene: Entrance of the Temple
A huge burst of shadow crashes through the entrance. Ashren reappears, flanked by cloaked demons.
Ashren:
"Apologies... but the King wants these memories buried."
Lira (eyes narrowing):
"You'll have to kill us first."
[Page 9] – Final Panel
Ren rises, aura swirling like a storm. His eyes glow — one red, one silver.
Ren:
"Then let's see if I'm really just a target... or the one they should fear."