Kaito awoke in a cold underground chamber.
Chains bound his wrists.
Candles flickered.
A girl stood before him.
Silver hair.
Silver eyes.
Calm.
"You're awake," she said.
"Where am I?"
"Somewhere the Holy Order can't see."
She studied him carefully.
"You're the first human who devoured a shadow and survived."
"I didn't choose it."
She tilted her head.
"Maybe it chose you."
He looked at her eyes.
They glowed faintly.
"You're not normal either."
She smiled slightly.
"No. I'm not."
Suddenly, the chamber shook.
An explosion above.
The Holy Order had found them.
She stepped back.
"Listen carefully, Kaito Ren."
His heart skipped.
"How do you know my name?"
"Because your birth was written in forbidden scripture."
More explosions.
Dust fell from the ceiling.
"The Crimson Eclipse is only the beginning," she said.
"And if you don't learn to control what's inside you…"
Her eyes hardened.
"You won't just devour shadows."
"You'll devour the world."
Above them—
War began.