Shadow Being
ondered, observing the night crawler clos
him, and Damien held onto the hope that the night crawle
y, that didn'
as
's skin, propelling him backwar
ting Damien's neck.Slash!Letty's blade deftly severed t
and delivered a decisive strike,
voice. "I told you to stay inside!"Kneeling beside Damie
ess.However, Damien's expression wasn't one of pain; rather
ntemplated.Subduing the remaining crawlers
er queried, eyeing Damien with
ight now," Letty responded as s
ble, an abomination," another soldier a
eds," Letty countered. "Enough idle chatter;
a campfire and dispensed food a
oughts swirling as he pushed
ue to his new body or had they acquired a new leader?Damien
lect humans with his dark magic, transforming them int
forms, these individuals wi
r powers and lives. Others bore grudges against him but were too fearful to oppose him.With hi
re accurate. But first, I need to awaken my dark m
ed, a grin tugg
ausing Damien to turn. Before him stood
thank you?" Damien
obeyed your directive," Ivy explained. "I'm unsure
what you think you saw or heard, but I had no part in it. You don't owe me anything. It's in
wl on the ground and walked away, put
utside world. He intended to reveal his true nature only
ckers.As the students and soldiers settled down for the night, fatigue
hey ventured through the dense forest, reaching a ne
alted before a
" Letty announced, prompting the
ork bedecked the surroundings, evoking the ambiance of a royal pala
sed; the realm of the Supreme Bein
rom your village?" an elderl
Letty replied, offer
t. Upon completion, you shall gain admiss
e revelation. He had assumed that success in the initial d
alized the test must have been announced
a dimly lit corridor illuminated solely by t
xpansive basement. Three towering doors confronted the
up will enter one of the doors. Your objective is to
team will be sent back to their parents. N
ded into groups of three. Ivy managed to find h
erly man commanded, an
one forth, concealing the
man directed.Leading his team, Damien entered
companied by menacing growls and snarls. It was clear
we have here,'
*