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,'

*