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Chapter 40: The Noble’s Interest
The noble’s interest arrived like a blade pressed against the throat.It was late afternoon when the summons came.I was finishing cleanup in the lower training halls when a senior academy official approached, his expression carefully neutral but his posture rigid with tension.“Drax,” he said, voice low. “You are requested in the Headmaster’s private reception chamber. Immediately. Do not keep them waiting.”Them.Not him.I set the mop aside and followed without question. The official walked ahead, glancing back occasionally as if expecting me to vanish or sprout horns at any moment.Nyxar’s voice curled through my mind, sharp with dark amusement. “A noble has taken interest. How predictable. The powerful always sniff around when they smell something they cannot control. Let them come. Let them look. We will decide whether they leave with answers… or with fear.”The Headmaster’s private reception chamber was located on one of the upper levels, a spacious room with floor-to-ceiling w
Chapter 39: Eyes from Above
The eyes from above had begun to watch more closely.I felt them everywhere now.On the morning after the rumors reached their peak, I reported for my usual duties carrying a crate of enchanted restraints toward the central training grounds. The weight was nothing. My body moved with effortless strength, the bond feeding me a constant stream of power that made ordinary tasks feel almost beneath me.But the atmosphere had changed again.Students no longer simply avoided me they watched from a distance with open suspicion. Beasts refused to come near any path I had recently walked. Instructors paused mid-conversation when I passed, their eyes narrowing as they studied me like a problem they couldn’t quite solve.And from the highest levels, the real eyes watched.Headmaster Alistair Crowe stood on the upper balcony overlooking the central courtyard, his unreadable silhouette framed against the New York skyline. His gaze followed me as I crossed the open space. He didn’t move. He didn’t
Chapter 38: Rumors Spread
Rumors spread like wildfire in dry grass fast, uncontrollable, and impossible to stamp out once they took hold.By the next morning, the entire academy was burning with them.“They say he drained shadowstalkers without touching them.”“His shadows moved on their own during the mission. Like they were alive.”“His eyes are almost completely black now. Something’s inside him.”“Stay away from him. Seriously. Even the beasts are terrified.”I moved through the corridors carrying my usual crate of supplies, my expression carefully blank. The weight felt trivial. My body had grown stronger with every passing day, the bond feeding me a steady stream of raw power that made ordinary effort feel almost insulting.But the rumors were no longer whispers.They had become a living current that parted around me wherever I walked.Students gave me a wide berth. Groups fell silent the moment I appeared. Beasts pressed themselves against their tamers or refused to move at all when I passed. The usual
Chapter 37: A Glimpse of Control
Control was an illusion I was learning to wield like a blade.The days after the mission blurred into a careful dance of restraint and revelation. I continued my assigned duties sweeping halls, hauling supplies, cleaning the aftermath of other students’ training sessions but every task now served a dual purpose. On the surface, I remained the quiet F-rank failure. Beneath that mask, I tested the limits of what the bond had become.The shadows no longer waited for permission.They responded to the slightest flicker of thought, the faintest shift in mood. In the empty lower training halls at night, I practiced in silence. Tendrils rose from the floor at will, forming claws that could rend stone, wings that promised flight, and coils that could drain life force in seconds.Nyxar watched with possessive pride. “You are no longer commanding the darkness. You are becoming it. The bond has moved past symbiosis. It is evolution. The more you accept me, the more I reshape you.”I stood in the
Chapter 36: Something Inside Him
Something inside him was waking up.It wasn’t just power anymore.It was hunger.I felt it the moment we crossed back through the rune barrier and stepped onto academy grounds. The Wilds had fed Nyxar well the blood, the fear, the raw life force of the shadowstalkers we had devoured. The bond had grown thicker, heavier, more intimate. Every breath I took now carried an undercurrent of something ancient and insatiable.The team dispersed in silence. No celebratory cheers. No loud recounting of victories. Only uneasy glances and hurried footsteps as students returned to their dorms. Even the instructors moved with quiet tension, their eyes flicking toward me more often than necessary.I walked alone toward the outer dorms, the crate of remaining supplies light in my arms. The shadows trailed at my heels like loyal hounds, no longer needing conscious command. They simply existed with me now an extension of my will, my mood, my hunger.Nyxar’s voice curled through my mind, low and satisfi
Chapter 35: Power Grows
Power grew like a living thing inside me hungry, relentless, and impossible to ignore.The mission into the Outer Wilds had barely scratched the surface of what the bond could do. Every shadowstalker we encountered fed Nyxar. Every drop of blood spilled, every scream cut short, every life force drained strengthened the connection between us. By the time the team began the return journey, I could feel the difference in every step.My body moved with fluid precision. Strength hummed beneath my skin, no longer a faint echo but a constant, addictive thrum. The shadows responded to the slightest flicker of thought, coiling at my feet like obedient hounds waiting for command.Nyxar’s voice was a low, satisfied purr in my mind. “You feel it, don’t you? The power is no longer a gift. It is becoming you. The more we devour, the deeper the bond grows. Soon, even the academy’s strongest will tremble at the mere mention of your name.”I walked at the rear of the formation, carrying the usual supp
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