EP3 - Cinder Hunger 🔥🐺⚔️👑✨

Ren enters his first real combat lesson still weak, silent, and unsure what his new body can survive. Under Veyra’s watch and Keld’s protection, a contained Cinder Hound turns the exercise into a genuine fight. Ren uses the low movement and hearing he learned earlier to create an opening, helping bring the creature down without overpowering it alone. Only after the Hound is defeated does its released cinder reserve flow into Ren, transforming him into Fire-Core. Nera then links the change to the interrupted summoning, while Tarek’s warning confirms the humans are preparing something larger outside the palace.