"Relics don't slumber. They dream."– The Seventh Gravekeeper of Eronveil
Three days after the bandits, Lyra led Kael to a place not marked on any map.A place she only remembered from her nightmares.
They stood before a canyon carved into obsidian, rimmed with ancient stones that whispered in broken tongues.Etched above the entrance, glowing faintly with blue fire, were seven words:
"ENTER ONLY IF YOU WISH TO FORGET."
"We're really going in there?" Kael asked, deadpan.
"Yeah," Lyra grinned. "It's probably cursed."
🏛️ Scene: The Breathing Ruins
The air changed when they stepped inside.It… pulsed.Like they'd walked into the lungs of something sleeping.
Walls of bone-infused marble twisted into spirals.Script etched in living gold slithered away when stared at.And beneath it all, they could hear whispers.
Not ghosts. Not thoughts.Memories.Long-dead memories trapped in stone.
Kael reached out, touching the nearest wall—
"I saw you fall."
A voice. Not his.
"I saw your mark open the sky."
His knees buckled. The Mark on his chest spun faster.
"This place remembers me."
"That makes two of us," Lyra muttered, eyes glowing faintly. "My scar's burning like hell."
She pulled back her cloak.
Her Infernal Sigil was reacting. Glowing crimson, pulsing in sync with the ruins.
👁️ Discovery: The First Relic — Veilbrand
At the heart of the ruins, guarded by nothing but silence, stood an obsidian pedestal.
Floating above it: a blade made of translucent crystal, flickering with stars.Its hilt was wrapped in black chains. It breathed.
Kael stepped closer.Words etched themselves into the air:
[Veilbrand — Blade of the Unremembered.]Those who wield it may strike not the body… but the name.
"Don't touch it," Lyra warned.
Kael already was.
The blade reacted. Sang.And then — so did Kael's Mark.
The ruins shook.The air cracked.And then… something else woke up.
💀 Monster Reveal: The Echo-Fused Revenant
From the ceiling dropped a twisted humanoid, stitched together from displaced timelines.
Six faces, all whispering different languages.
Its arms formed from relic shards.
Its eyes? Blank. But bleeding Veyra.
"This place wasn't unguarded," Kael hissed."It was waiting."
The creature spoke — in Kael's voice.
"You shouldn't be here. You shouldn't exist."
⚔️ Fight Sequence
Lyra's turn:
She activated three runes midair, formed a spinning ring of light.
Launched herself into the Revenant with Flare-Step — burning through its past.
It screamed in fractured time.
Kael's turn:
He stepped forward. Veilbrand floated into his hand like it had always been his.
"Echo: Unname."
He slashed through the Revenant's chest — not cutting it physically, but erasing its identity.
The creature froze.Whispered one final word:
"Nullus…"
Then collapsed into dust made of faded dreams.
🧠 Lore Drop: What is Veilbrand?
Veilbrand is one of the Seven Echo Relics — legendary weapons forged from fragments of broken realities.
Each one has the power to rewrite one aspect of existence.
Veilbrand's domain: Identity.
Legend says only one "Hollow-Threaded" can wield it without losing themselves.
Kael held the blade. And it didn't burn him.
Lyra stared.
"Kael… this wasn't a lucky find."
"I know," he said quietly. "It called me."
🕯️ Final Scene: Outside the Ruins
As they walked away, Veilbrand sheathed on Kael's back, Lyra stopped him.
"Do you remember anything? Before the Drifts?"
Kael nodded slowly.
"Sometimes. In pieces. Other lives. Other names."
"Do you think… you're the only version of you that ever lived?"
Kael looked to the sky.
"I think I'm the only one still trying to change the ending."