Crimson Veil – Chapter 5: Whispers of the Hollow Moon

Page 1:

Panel 1: Deep within the vault, Kael and Lira run down a narrow passage. The light from the gem and the blade illuminates carvings on the walls — forgotten faces, lost battles, crowned ghosts.

Lira (looking around):

“Why do these faces feel... familiar?”

Kael:

“Because your blood remembers what your mind forgot.”

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Page 2:

Panel 1: They emerge into a hidden sanctuary — a vast underground garden, long overgrown, filled with silver-leafed trees and glowing petals drifting like snow.

Lira (softly):

“It’s beautiful…”

Kael:

“No one’s been here in years.”

Panel 2: A stone bench beside a blackened statue of a queen. They sit. Silence. Then:

Lira:

“Back there, when you touched the sword…

did you see her?”

Kael (stiffens):

“…My mother. She said something strange.”

Kael (remembering):

“The moon will return to the throne.”

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Page 3:

Panel 1: Lira closes her eyes, touching her pendant.

Lira:

“When I was locked away, I used to hear a voice in my sleep.

She’d whisper poems... and one line always stayed.”

“‘When blood sings to blood, the crown will bleed light.’”

Panel 2: Kael gently takes her hand.

Kael:

“Maybe she was trying to guide you. Maybe she still is.”

Lira (whispering):

“Kael… if all of this ends in war… would you stay beside me?”

Kael:

“Even if the world burns around us, Lira.”

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Page 4:

Panel 1: Meanwhile, back in the archives, the battle has stopped. The Thorn Chain and Hollow Crown forces stand over bodies, both sides bloodied and exhausted.

*Vark and Seraphine face each other. Tension crackles.

Vark:

“They escaped you, too. Impressive.”

Seraphine (coldly):

“They’re not running. They’re remembering.

And when they do… this world will change.”

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Page 5:

Panel 1: Back in the sanctuary, Kael examines a hidden chamber behind a broken tree trunk. Inside: faded scrolls, cracked mirrors, and a small, locked chest.

Lira (from behind):

“What’s in it?”

Kael (holding it up):

“A family seal. Looks like it hasn’t been touched in decades.”

*Panel 2: He opens it. Inside, a torn journal. The last page reads:

“If you find this, son — protect the Moon Child.

She is more than heir. She is memory itself.”

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Page 6:

Panel 1: Kael looks at Lira — truly seeing her. The pieces begin falling into place.

Kael (thinking):

She isn’t just a princess… she’s the seal of the old kingdom.

She is what the world forgot… and what it fears remembering.

Lira (noticing his stare):

“What?”

Kael (quietly):

“You’re not just wearing the Veil…

You are the Veil.”

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Page 7:

Panel 1: A low hum vibrates through the sanctuary. Petals swirl unnaturally.

Lira (alarmed):

“What’s happening?!”

*Panel 2: A figure in a cloak emerges from the trees — neither Hollow Crown nor Thorn Chain.

*Kael draws his blade, but the figure raises a hand calmly.

Stranger:

“If you want to reclaim the throne… you’ll need more than memories.”

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Page 8:

Panel 1: The figure throws back the hood. A young woman with silver hair and one missing eye.

Stranger:

“My name is Nyra.

And I was the Queen’s shadow.”

Narration:

“As the Veil thins, ghosts return.

And what was hidden in darkness… prepares to rise.”

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°·`.Elliot.'·°

°·`.Elliot.'·°

I'm so sad it's over, but this story will stay with me forever.

2025-05-20

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