Chapter I - The Trace
The world has always left traces.
Most people simply never notice them.
We tend to believe that history begins with great events - wars, discoveries, names that outlive generations. But the truth is, every story begins much earlier. With a mark almost no one sees. With a choice that feels insignificant. With a single step that seems meaningless in the moment, yet changes everything.
The red trace was never a coincidence.
It belonged to no nation, no era, no place. It was found among the ruins of forgotten civilizations, hidden within the pages of ancient manuscripts, and carved into symbols whose origins had long been lost to time. It seemed to exist long before anyone ever tried to understand it.
For generations, people searched for answers.
Some believed it was a warning.
Others called it a promise.
There were even those who claimed the trace had been left behind by those who had already walked the path, hoping to guide those who would come after them. Yet no one could ever prove a single theory.
Eventually, the world learned to live beside the mystery. Questions faded into legends, legends became myths, and the trace itself was reduced to nothing more than a forgotten symbol, stripped of its meaning.
And still…
There were those who couldn’t walk away.
They were not heroes. They were not chosen. They were simply people who felt that the mark concealed something greater than the world was willing to reveal. Every trace led to another. Every answer gave birth to new questions. And with every step, one truth became impossible to ignore:
The trace was never meant to show the way.
It was meant to reveal those willing to seek it.
Perhaps that is why the story of this world has never truly ended.
Because every new trace is the beginning of someone else’s story.
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PROLOGUE
No one remembers when the red first appeared.
Some say it was always there.
Others believe it arrived without warning.
It left no answers.
Only questions.
And those who chose to follow it were never the same.
The first chapter of the Project R3D lore will be revealed soon.
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