The Imperial Palace stood tall, its white marble walls glowing with a faint, holy radiance. But to Ren, it looked like a tomb.
"The Chosen One has returned," the commoners whispered in the streets. But they didn't see a hero. They saw a man whose eyes held the darkness of a thousand collapsed stars.
Ren raised his hand. The shadows beneath the palace walls began to crawl upward, like black vines choking a dying tree.
[Skill: Void Domination - Level 2.] [Current Objective: Locate Saintess Elara.]
"Aris... Elara..." Ren's voice was a cold breeze. "I hope you've enjoyed the throne I built for you. Because tonight, I'm burning it down."