Chapter 6: Mirror of Blood, Chains of Sin
Lucien stood frozen, the torchlight flickering off his sweat-slicked skin, his breath ragged. The man bound to the obsidian throne—the so-called clone—had his face. His body. His grin.
But the thing that stared back at him?
It wasn’t human anymore.
The clone’s voice dripped with mockery. "I remember the warmth of Lilith’s thighs... and the taste of your first kill. Do you?"
Lucien’s fists clenched.
> [Blood Clone Analysis Complete]
Codename: Subject #02 – Rejected Vessel of the Scarlet Mark]
Stability: Degraded | Threat Level: Catastrophic]
Lilith moved beside Lucien, drawing her curved blade. "What the hell is that thing?"
He growled low. "A failed version of me. One the system made first... then locked away."
The clone tilted his head. His silver chains groaned with tension. "You took my place. My powers. My pleasure."