Far away, in the throne room of the Kingdom of Noctis, the atmosphere inside suddenly changed.
King Lucien Noctis stood before the large windows of his private chamber, staring into the darkness outside.
Something had disturbed him. A strange magical wave had passed through the kingdom.
It was faint.
But there was no mistaking it.
Lucien had felt this kind of magic before. It was the ancient energy of the Lightpool. His crimson eyes narrowed.
"The Lightpool..."
For decades, the Lightpool had remained unstable.
Its light had disappeared and its barriers had weakened. And now, after all this time, he could feel its presence again. But something was different.
The magical wave had not come from the Lightpool itself. It had appeared inside his territory. Inside Noctis.
Lucien turned away from the window.
"Your Majesty." A vampire knight immediately knelt before him.
Lucien looked at him. "Report."
"We received news from the commander knight stationed at the outer palace."
