The Crimson Ember

The sky burned red the night Talvasa fell. The once-peaceful island, untouched by modern civilization, was the first to witness the arrival of Rovakai, an otherworldly behemoth whose molten scales and cosmic eye heralded destruction beyond human comprehension. With it came the Dreadshades-twisted, skeletal creatures that moved like shadows and fed on fear. By dawn, Talvasa was nothing but ashes.

Ten years later, Kael Dravik wakes up every night drenched in sweat, haunted by the screams of his past. He was one of the few survivors of Selkirk, another island consumed by the crimson sky. No one believed his warnings. No one listened when he spoke of the horrors he had seen. Now, as Australia begins to fall, he knows the nightmare is repeating itself. And this time, the world is running out of places to hide.

From the ruins of civilization, a desperate resistance forms: the Vanguard Initiative. Led by the battle-hardened Colonel Ethan Ward, it is a coalition of survivors, soldiers, and scientists united by one purpose-to uncover the origins of the Dreadshades and stop the crimson tide before humanity is wiped from existence. Leon, though reluctant, is forced to join them, carrying a secret that could change everything: a weakness buried in legend, hidden in salt.