Chapter 25 – The Beginning of a Legend
Dust settled slowly.
Hunters stared upward.
Arjun descended gently.
The Obsidian Circle had retreated completely.
Director Arvind emerged from hiding.
His expression unreadable.
"You crossed into myth," he said quietly.
Arjun looked at his hands.
They no longer trembled.
The system window appeared one final time.
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So it wasn't over.
Not even close.
The Demon Commander shadow knelt again.
"What is your command… my king?"
Arjun looked toward the horizon.
Beyond the city.
Beyond the country.
Beyond this world.
Other Monarchs were watching.
Waiting.
Smiling.
He stepped forward.
"Prepare."
The ground beneath him darkened.
Because the rejected F-Rank boy…
Was gone.
And in his place—
Stood the Shadow Monarch.
The true nightmare had only just begun.