Reincarnated as the Last Villain

Location: Veloth's Hollow

Type: Memory-shadowed CitySky Condition: Pale. Constant eclipse.Flame Presence: None.

Veloth's Hollow was a strange place.

No hearths.No lamps.No warmth.

And yet, the people survived.They whispered stories of "The Ember Curse" — a superstition about a time when fire existed, long ago, and destroyed everything.

To mention fire was taboo.To remember it was worse.

And Kael?He had arrived holding a sword of fire—invisible to all around him.

The Girl

She sat on the edge of a dried-up fountain, drawing spirals in the dirt.

Pale eyes.

Hair like soot.

Clothes too thin for the cold.

She hummed a melody Kael had heard only once before—on the night he first found Ashendawn.

Her name?

"Lyra."

She looked up.

"You're not from here."

Kael replied softly:

"Neither are you."

The Fragment in Her Blood

Lyra wasn't just any child.

She was one of the Children of the Fireless Sky —souls born in alternate timelines, seeded with fragments of Kael's potential self.

In Lyra's case, she carried Kael's compassion…without his strength.

A silent girl with the soul of the Mercybringer—but in a world that punished kindness.

Kael tried to ignite a spark from his palm.

She flinched.

"Don't… the light hurts."

Conflict: The Pale Ones

Veloth's Hollow was being watched.

Creatures of stillness called the Pale Ones haunted the edges of the city.

They fed on emotion, memory, and potential.

And they wanted Lyra.

Because within her…was a seed of something they feared.

Hope.

Kael's Decision

He could take Lyra with him.Protect her.Train her.

But doing so would risk triggering the Pale Sovereign's attention.

Or…

He could awaken the flame within her.Let her decide what she becomes—even if it means she remembers everything…

…including pain.

[Choice: Lyra's Path]🔥 Ignite her spark: She becomes a Firebearer, inheriting a part of Ashendawn's flame.🌙 Shield her soul: Keep her safe, hidden in this world. Kael bears the burden alone.⚖ Blend the two: Teach her to carry light without burning. Risk slower awakening.

Kael knelt before her.

"The world isn't ready for you.But maybe… it never was for me either."

He held out his hand.

Flame danced at his fingertip—soft, golden, gentle.

Lyra reached out…

…touched it.

And for the first time in Veloth's Hollow—

light bloomed.

[Child of Flame 1/7 Located: Lyra]

Role: Flame of Compassion

Power: Ember Echo — Can heal with memory, but suffers emotional backlash

Status: Awakened

Connection: Deeply bonded to Kae