As Darian finally subdued Elder Zhan, two figures emerged from the shadows, bringing with them a far more terrifying threat. Are Darian and the Shadow Forces ready to face the Dark Wanderers? Or will the secrets of the Nyxtherion Galaxy remain buried in the dark?✨✨✨The night sky above the Kardhana Sect temple pulsed with dark energy. Clouds twisted in the heavens like a living storm, swirling ominously overhead. Darian led his team—Lena, Arvid, Briana, Rina, Kenzo, Tony, and Jax—through a hidden tunnel that snaked its way toward the temple’s inner sanctum.The onyx pendant around his neck trembled—almost as if it could sense the rising danger. His mind still churned with Kai's stories about Nyxtherion and the fall of the Silent Circle. Yet one question refused to let go.“Kai,” Darian whispered into his communicator as his boots struck the stone floor with urgent steps, “why did your ancestors choose Earth? Of all the planets in the universe… why the Blue Planet?”A flickering holog

The night deepened at the Shadow Troops' headquarters. A cold wind seeped through the cracks in the outer stone walls, carrying the scent of damp earth and the lingering smoke from battles past.Inside his private meditation chamber, Darian sat motionless, his posture unwavering, his breath steady. Before him, Kai's hologram flickered faintly, its voice low but firm. "[Lord Darian, the analysis of Lena's covert communications is complete. The data confirms it originated from the Nocturne Empire. The messages indicate she once received orders to report on our operations." Darian didn't react as others might—no anger, no shock. His eyes remained shut, but his soul churned quietly beneath the surface. "I already knew." Kai paused, as if processing the weight of those words. "[If you knew… why did you still trust her?"] Finally, Darian opened his eyes. Their gaze was calm, yet fathomless. "Because I sense more than lies. I feel the conflict in a person's soul. And in Lena's…

A veil of morning mist cloaked the spiritual lake behind the Kardhana Sect's temple, blurring the boundary between water and sky into a seamless expanse of gray.The sun's faint light struggled to pierce the heavy clouds, casting only a dim shimmer across the lake's tranquil surface. At its edge, Darian sat atop a slick boulder, his gaze fixed on the onyx pendant dangling from his neck.The black stone pulsed faintly, like a heartbeat whispering in silence, each throb carrying a voice that grew ever clearer."Beware, my child… darkness lies not only beyond you, but within." His mother Liora's voice, soft yet laden with sorrow, seemed to rise from the lake's depths. Darian clenched his fists, striving to calm his racing thoughts, but her words echoed relentlessly, unearthing doubts he had long tried to bury.The power of Nyxtherion coursing through his veins had enabled him to crush the Nocturne Imperium, save Lena from betrayal, and unite the Shadow Brigade.Yet, each time he wielded

A thick fog clung to the snow-laden trees of the northern woods, draping the frozen pines like a tattered gray shroud. The wind whispered through the branches, carrying the sharp sting of ice and pine resin—but beneath it lurked something else: a hissing, almost like voices slithering between the snow-laden boughs. Darian’s team moved cautiously, their boots crunching against the frost-hardened earth, each step reinforced by the Qi humming beneath their soles. The morning sunlight barely pierced the mist and the dense canopy above, leaving the world bathed in a lifeless, ashen haze. Darian led the way, the onyx pendant around his neck pulsing faintly, as though sensing something hidden in the fog. His Piercing Sight flickered intermittently, scanning for unseen threats. Beside him, Lena gripped the hilt of her Flame Sword, her jaw tight but her resolve unshaken. Briana and Kenzo flanked the group, weapons at the ready, while Tony—lagging slightly—muttered under his breath about th

In the cold, small cave nestled deep in the snowy forest, the Shadow Team's campfire flickered weakly, struggling against the wind that sneaked through the cracks between the rocks. Outside, snow fell heavier now, burying their tracks — but faint whispers still drifted from the forest, like murmurs from unseen creatures.Darian sat cross-legged near the fire, his onyx pendant pulsing gently, reminding him of Valeria's vision and the Eternal Ice Mirror. Lena, Briana, Kenzo, and Tony sat around him, their faces worn with exhaustion yet alert.The ruins of the temple and the secret of the interdimensional portal to the Snow Valley Sect still lingered in their minds like a shadow they couldn't shake.Kai, in his flickering holographic form, hovered above the flames, scanning the runes he had recorded from the ruins.[I'm still decoding the portal runes], he said, his tone more serious than usual. [But this takes time. Your pendant, Darian, is the key — but we need to be careful.One wrong