Chapter 237 – The Stirring of Shadows
Madi was not the only Dark Emissary moving into play.
Far from the chaotic battlefield, in a barren stretch of desolate land where even the wind carried whispers of dread, another figure sat in stillness.
A massive magic array glowed faintly around him, carved into the ground with eerie precision.
His dark cloak rippled against the dry gusts, his eyes closed, his posture calm—yet the space itself seemed to bend in submission around him.
If Aiden had been present, he would have recognized the figure instantly. This was none other than Magus, the same man who had nearly ended Aiden's life back in Maurina City.
Magus sat cross-legged, his breathing steady, his aura hidden but heavy. Set into the lines of the array around him were dozens of beast cores, pulsing faintly as though on the edge of detonation.
Each core radiated tremendous energy—most harvested from A-rank beasts, and among them even one taken from an S-rank creature.
