Ivan spent the first hours educating Zera and Aaron on how the ritual would go, just like he had done the last two times, and it was a success. They listened, and Aaron always took his advice seriously because he was the wise one and looked out for their best interests.

Just like the name of the last ritual showed, it would be a blood ritual under the crimson moon. It would be a unifying ritual to sync their union before the moon goddess. Their palms would be sliced open with a silver ...