James stood atop a New York skyscraper, Shadowkhan ninjas kneeling, red eyes gleaming. Tara's words echoed: "You think collecting masks controls the Shadow Realm?" His shadow deepened, a portal to another world.
"Shadow Realm, huh?" His eyes glowed red, stepping into the darkness like a black lake. Reality faded—no suffocation, just belonging. Seconds later, he emerged in the Shadow Realm, a void of endless darkness, no sky or ground, only drifting shadow creatures—dragons, malformed beasts—watching him.
"So, the masks were keys," James said, spotting a black palace. On its throne, a massive shadow stirred—Tara, Shadow King. "Welcome to my world," Tara's voice echoed like a chorus of souls.
James ignited a hellfire spark, eyes cold. "Your world? Soon mine."
He teleported before the palace. Tara rose, bat-winged, shadow-armored, red eyes glaring. "You hold my masks, my soldiers, but challenge my throne?" James smirked silently.
Tara's shadow energy boiled. "Here, I'm immortal! I withstand nuclear blasts, defy physics!" James vanished, a whip kick smashing Tara through the throne and palace, into the void's black tides.
"How?!" Tara roared, armor cracked. James flickered, unleashing a flurry of punches, elbows, and knees, shredding Tara's energy. "Physical attacks don't work here!" Tara laughed, reforming.
"Is that so?" James's eyes blazed gold, heat vision laced with solar magic—Eternal Burn! Boom! Tara melted, purified into smoke. A black orb, the Shadow Realm's core, remained. James fused it, the realm trembling, creatures bowing. [Ding! Shadow King Authority acquired! Infinite Shadowkhan summoning, dimensional travel, shadow law manipulation.]
"I'm the new king," James said, returning to reality.
Hong Kong, Black Hand Base
Valmont paced, smashing a wine glass. "Useless! No talismans, no Shadowkhan!" Afro, Laso, and Chow cowered. Crack! The Holy Lord's statue shattered, revealing a red-scaled dragon, claws sharp, eyes burning. "Holy Lord?!" Valmont stammered.
"Odd," the Holy Lord growled. "No talismans, yet I'm whole—stronger." Hellfire flared in his claw. "No need for talismans. Someone took them? I'll take their world." Hellgates began opening globally.
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