Chapter 3: First Blood
The Nightborne family had abandoned him.
Servants beat him. Nobles mocked him. Even children spat on him.
But they made one mistake—
They forgot who he used to be.
One night, when a servant tried to poison him…
Kael didn't resist.
He devoured the shadow beneath the man's feet.
The servant froze.
Then screamed.
Then vanished.
[You have devoured a soul.]
[Power increased.]
Kael exhaled slowly.
"…I'm back."