Some bloodlines never forgot. They carry Ancestral Fragments — the essence of the first humans, who didn't hunt the beasts. They shared their nature.

A corporation tried to harvest it. The awakened lost their minds to the animal inside and left the labs in ruins — so the scientists caged the power in a fragile balance, one that has to be fed, constantly, or the beast takes the wheel.

The research was seized, then stolen, then burned to nothing. One copy survived. The Professor put it into seven students he trusted — and bet the world on pure hearts and sharp minds.