The Crimson Festival | An Arcanium Story

The Crimson Festival is meant to be a night of celebration. A time when the people of Eldoria gather beneath the great tree, their candles burning bright in honor of the ones with magic who came before. A time of warmth, tradition, and remembrance.

But for eight-year-old Ara, this year feels... different.

When she places her offering at the roots of the ancient tree, something stirs. The flames dance higher, shadows stretch unnaturally, and her candle-meant to be like all the others-burns a deep, unearthly red. Then come the whispers, calling her name. No one else seems to hear them.

Maybe it's just the wind. Maybe it's nothing.

Or maybe the past is trying to reach her.

**Set in the world of Arcanium, The Crimson Festival is a free short story that offers a glimpse into the magic, mystery, and long-buried secrets of a world on the brink of change.**