Narrator's voice: over black panels slowly bleeding into a world of decay and light
"In the beginning… there was balance."
"Pain was part of life. Loss… part of growth. Humanity endured. And in enduring, they were whole."
"But then came the Shatterpoint."
The world cracked—not physically, but spiritually. Something deep within human emotion split into extremes. Those who couldn't bear their pain made a deal… and those who refused to surrender theirs bore divine scars.
"From this fracture, two paths were born…"
🔥 THE HOLLOW
A cloaked figure kneels beneath an endless, whispering void.
They offer something unseen… and scream silently as their mouth vanishes.
"To gain power, they gave something up. Their voice. Their sight. Their very hearts."
"They fed the Void—a servant of the Devil—and in return, the Hollow gained twisted gifts."
"But what they sacrificed… they lost forever."
"They became empty. Powerful. And terrifying."
✨ THE VEIN
A child stands in fire, shaking but unbroken. Their tears turn to light. Wings shimmer behind them.
"Others chose to endure."
"They carried rage, fear, heartbreak—never letting it go. These became their weapons."
"They were blessed by Angels, servants of God."
"But pain has a price… and so they burned from within."
"Hollow or Vein. Give or endure. Sacrifice or suffer."
"The world split between devils and angels. Monsters and martyrs."
⚖️ BUT ONE… CHOSE NEITHER.
A panel shows a boy—silent. Watching two people he loves tear each other apart. Blood. Screams. Power ripping reality. He reaches out…
Too late.
"He was normal. Powerless. Just… watching."
"His two closest friends, one Hollow, one Vein, tried to make him choose. But he refused."
"And so he watched them die."
Silence.
Then—months later—
The boy rises. His body glows faintly… not red, not black.
But silver.
"He did not sacrifice. He did not endure."
"He accepted."
"And became something not seen in generations."
"The first Embraced."
CUT TO BLACK.
Next panel—
A close-up of Kai's eye. One half golden, the other black. A thread glows across his back like a floating halo.
"My name is Kai. And I didn't choose a side… I chose the truth."