Pact of Blood

A hunter moved silently through the forest, tracking the prints of a deer. It led him deep into the woods, far from villages, far from everything. Suddenly, the sky tore open – an explosion shook both the heavens and the ground. And just like that... it was over. Dark, bloody magic flooded the world. Everything alive screamed, burned, and died. The land collapsed into chaos. But him – he was still breathing. The ground beneath his feet began to glow with ancient energy. An old sacred place, long forgotten among the roots of the forest, had awakened. It wrapped him in a magical barrier – the only thing that saved him from the raging destruction. From that moment on, he was alone. Trapped in his own salvation. But then, between the trees, a portal appeared. Mysterious… pulsing… ALIVE…