Rumors spread. Kael's hybrid magic caught the eye of powerful factions: The Construct Assembly, The Circle of Flames, and worst of all—the Silent Choir, a group that hunted users of forbidden synthesis.
Kael was approached by a girl named Seren Ithrial, a descendant of an Archaic bloodline. She came not to challenge him, but to warn him.
"They'll come for you soon. Not because you're wrong. But because you're different."
Kael offered her a pact.
"Then let them come. But not before I finish what I started."