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"HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?"The scream cracked across the pleasure palace like a whip.
A porcelain vase arced through the air, then shattered against an attendant's skull. He collapsed with a wet gasp, blood seeping between his fingers. Ishtar didn't spare him a glance. She paced in tight circles, silk robes swirling like a storm front.
"Phryne! Tammuz! My elites! The entire spearhead of my Familia, dead! DEAD TO A SINGLE MAN!" Her voice broke into a rasp as she tore at her hairpins, sending golden ornants scattering across the marble.
Another attendant tried to speak. She silenced him with a glare that could peel paint.
"We lost Haruhi. We lost the level boost. We lost our level five. Our clients. Our leverage. Our future!" She whirled and seized Samira by her collar so violently that the woman's toes lifted from the ground. "And who else could orchestrate this but Freya!? Tell , Samira, tell ! Who else can wipe out my Familia overnight?!"
Samira trembled as Ishtar shook her.
"I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO HER!" Ishtar shrieked. "NOTHING! That alabaster parasite has been dreaming of my downfall from the mont she descended. Jealous. Always jealous. Of my beauty. Of my charm. Of my domain. That moon-faced witch fears !"
She threw Samira aside and inhaled sharply through her nose. The tantrum halted. The fury settled. Her divine poise slid back over her like a mask being lowered.
Ishtar took her throne, one long leg crossing over the other, fingers tapping the armrest with calculated rhythm.
"Find that man," she said, voice quiet but venomous. "I don't care what it takes. Bribe the guild. Threaten them. File a complaint. Buy a complaint! I want a na, a face, a shadow, a whisper. Soone dared to strike ." Her eyes glead with murderous glee. "And I will know why."
....
Across Orario, the rumors blood like wildfire.
A vendor whispered as he arranged fruit, "They say the Ishtar district got hit by so unknown adventurer. Level six mage, they're calling him. Soone who summons the dead."
"The Necromancer," murmured another. "Guild's naming him that now. Took down half the Ishtar Familia in one night. Monsters obeying him, corpses fighting for him… gods above."
A group of passing adventurers leaned closer.
"You think it's Freya?" one asked.
"Baseless. Freya doesn't even look in Ishtar's direction. And Ottar's no mage. Only level six she's got."
Another adventurer chid in with hushed excitent, "What about Zeus and Hera? People swear they're seeing signs. A level six not from Freya or Loki? It fits, doesn't it?"
A gruff voice dismissed them. "Idiots. Think. This isn't a god's return. A monster did this. Sothing crawled out of the Dungeon. Maybe one of those new rumors is true… monsters speaking. Planning. Hunting."
Soone shivered.
Whatever the truth was, no one agreed.Everyone had a theory.No one had an answer.
Which ant Damien's plan was working flawlessly.
Hidden behind layers of fear, stories, and misinformation, his na floated nowhere near the flas he had lit.Exactly as he wanted.
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"Haruhi!"
Mikoto practically launched herself across the living room. Haruhi squeaked as she was swept into a crushing embrace, tears already streaking Mikoto's cheeks. Ouka, Chigusa, and the rest of the Takemikazuchi Familia—who had crossed half the continent just to find her—closed in around her like a tide.
"Everyone… Mikoto…!" Haruhi clung to them, her voice trembling with a mixture of relief and grief. The room filled with that fragile kind of crying that happens only when a wound finally stops hurting.
Damien slipped out quietly, giving them the space they deserved. He caught Hestia watching him from the hallway, her expression softening into sothing warm and proud.
"Every ti you do sothing," she murmured, stepping closer, "I realize how lucky I am to call you my child. You did well, Damien. I'm proud of you."
He scratched the back of his head, a small smile creeping in. "Just trying to do the right thing. That's our Familia's banner, isn't it?"
"It is," she said. "And you carry it well."
She took a breath, the warmth in her face dimming with worry. "But about what you asked… the Falna issue. I've been digging everywhere I can, and the answer's the sa. A god's blessing can't simply be overwritten. The only ways to shatter it are Arcanum—which we can't use—or the god removing it willingly. For now, Haruhi is still counted as part of Ishtar Familia."
"That's… inconvenient." Damien leaned against the wall, brows knotted. "But Ishtar can't sense her, right?"
Hestia shook her head. "Not without a deep bond. And Ishtar doesn't do 'bonds.' Especially not with Haruhi."
"Good." Damien's shoulders eased slightly. "Then we keep her hidden. We get stronger. And one day we'll crush Ishtar instead of sneaking around her."
Hestia nodded with a grim little smile.
He threw himself onto the couch, exhaustion pouring over him like a weighted blanket. Only then did he pull up his stats.
[Stats:
Strength: 56→60→68
Agility: 54→58→68
Sense: 40→54→59
Health: 50→64→69
Intelligence: 57→71→85
Available Ability Points: 42→0
Passive Skills:
Tenacity
Sacred Fla
Demi-God of ███████
Active Skills:
Quicksilver
Mind's Eye
BloodLust
Stealth
Class Skills:
Shadow Preservation: (Capacity 34/40) [(A/N): I have retconned Igris taking 11 spots, as I realized it was a mistake on my part, in the Manhua Igris takes only one spot, not 11)
Shadows:
Elite Knight: Igris, Adonis
Normal Grade:
Adventurers 23
2 Infant Dragon.
1 Silverback.
3 Hellhounds.
3 Minotaurs.)
Shadow Extraction
Authority:
Ruler's Authority]
'I really didn't check any of this since getting Igris' Damien thought. 'This is absurd progress… Did I finally hit level four in the Falna system?'
And then the shadow count caught his eye.
'Right. Intelligence scaling raises capacity. Good to confirm.'
He then finally realized he can do what he's been wanting to do since a long ti
He sat up slightly as he addressed the shadows in the room.
'Minotaurs. You three. From now on, you belong to Haruhi's shadow. Guard her with everything you've got.'
The three hulking silhouettes saluted sharply, then sank into the floor and vanished into Haruhi's silhouette upstairs.
Next was Adonis. Damien's gaze flicked toward Hestia.
'Adonis. Your priority is Hestia. Your life is aningless compared to hers. Do anything! anything! to keep her safe.'
The knight bowed silently and dissolved into darkness, slipping beneath Hestia's feet.
Damien exhaled.
'I still have others to protect… but I need enough shadows on hand if I go into the Dungeon solo.'
His attention drifted to his armor's condition.
The system window blinked back at him.The numbers were… awful.
'Right. Durability is practically screaming. Either I repair this or replace it entirely.'
He clicked his tongue.
'Looks like it's ti to visit Tsubaki.'
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