Chapter 22 – City of Fear
News spread instantly.
"Shadow user attacks guild."
"Unknown rank awakener destabilizes city."
"Possible Monarch-class threat."
Cameras captured fragments of darkness swallowing streets.
Citizens panicked.
Government forces mobilized.
Inside the domain, Arjun stood still.
Breathing heavy.
He wasn't in full control.
The Monarch Core pulsed inside his chest.
[Awakening Progress: 48%]
Too fast.
If he continued like this—
He might lose himself.
The Demon Commander shadow spoke for the first time since extraction.
"Control… your will."
Arjun clenched his fists.
The guild leader attacked again desperately.
Multiple S-Rank hunters joined.
Blades. Spells. Light.
Arjun raised his hand.
"Army."
The shadows answered.
Dozens rose.
The battlefield became chaos.
But then—
The sky cracked again.
Not metaphorically.
Physically.
Reality split open above the city.
And something descended.