Author's Note: Do Not Unlock Yet. Chapter Is Still Undergoing Changes. Any complaints under the comment section will be completely ignored if you fail to listen.
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The next few weeks passed in a blur of training.
For the seven newly awakened members of the Shadow Reapers, there was barely a moment when their bodies weren't sore.
West had warned them that awakening was only the beginning.
He hadn't been joking.
Every morning, they trained.
Every afternoon, they trained.
And on some evenings, when West decided they still had enough energy left to complain, they trained some more.
Their abilities were developing quickly.
But West had made one thing very clear from the beginning.
Power alone wasn't enough.
If they wanted to represent the Shadow Reapers at Castle Extingo, they needed to know how to fight.
That meant hand-to-hand combat.
Weapon handling.
Movement.
Reaction speed.
Teamwork.
Ability control.
And most importantly—
