The Obsidian Court was less of a settlement and more of a graveyard for a forgotten empire.

As Seraphina followed Silas through the dense, twisted canopy of the Deadwoods, the trees suddenly gave way to a massive, sprawling cavern carved directly into the side of a jagged mountain. Inside, the rui

The makeshift laboratory in the depths of the ruined Obsidian Court was little more than a hollowed-out stone chamber, but to Seraphina Vance, it was a battlefield. She stood over a cracked slate table, her hands moving with practiced, rhythmic precision as she ground dried wolfsbane and shadow-root

"A blood hunt," Seraphina repeated, the words hanging in the damp air of the laboratory like a death sentence. The heavy stone pestle slipped from her numb fingers, clattering loudly against the slate table.

A blood hunt wasn't a mere search party. It was an ancient, brutal rite of execution. It m