2026-04-02 01:37:00C280 — Chains of Authority
Ryan sat alone in the dim cell, his hands cuffed tightly behind his back, the cold metal biting slightly into his skin as he shifted to get more comfortable. The faint flicker of torches outside cast long, trembling shadows across the stone walls, and despite the harsh confinement, Ryan could not suppress a small, almost imperceptible smile. Clever, he thought, tilting his head slightly, observing the careful choreography of their captors. The prison itself
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C305: Whispers of the Infernal
C305: Whispers of the Infernal“Ha… ha… ha…”Ryan’s chest rose and fell like a broken bellows, every breath dragging hot air through his throat as if his lungs had been scraped raw from the inside. His entire body was drenched, not just damp from exertion but soaked as though he had been tossed into a river, with sweat running down his neck, his arms, his ribs, and pooling along his fingertips before dripping onto the floor in fat, humiliating drops.His legs were shaking, his hands were trembling, and even his eyelids felt heavy, yet he still forced himself to stay standing, because collapsing now would feel like admitting defeat to a pile of stupid glowing cores.He stared at the scattered remains of the consumed cores, jaw clenched, teeth grinding.It was finally done.Or at least, the worst part was.Vivian straightened from her chair, rolling her shoulders like someone who had just finished watching an experime
C304: Ashes of Plan C
C304: Ashes of Plan CThe moment Ryan’s question left his mouth, the air inside the room seemed to change.Not because of some dramatic pause, not because of suspense, but because the old man sitting at the head of the table did not answer with words.He answered with pressure.Dioki erupted from his body like a floodgate breaking, invisible at first, then suddenly thick enough that it felt like the entire world had been dunked into deep water. The candles lining the stone walls flickered violently, their flames bending sideways as if terrified. Even the fabric banners hanging from the ceiling fluttered like they were being strangled by an unseen hand.It was not heat.It was not wind.It was domination.The kind of Dioki that did not need a spell or a chant, because it was already a statement, a threat, and a punishment all in one.The men and women around the table stiffened, their breathing
C303: Dioki, Blood, and Burdens
C303: Dioki, Blood, and Burdens“I’m back!”Ryan pushed the door open like he owned the entire damn building, his voice loud enough to scare the dust off the ceiling.Inside the room, Chaollete Ashley was seated with perfect posture, her tone calm and teacher-like as she corrected Serafina’s stance. The girl was sweating, trying to look confident while her arms trembled from holding her Dioki flow steady.Chaollete turned her head the moment Ryan entered, her crimson eyes narrowing slightly before softening.“Oh?” she said, like she had been waiting for him. “You’re finished with whatever trouble you went to cause?”Ryan smirked, kicking his boots against the floor as he walked further in.“Yep,” he said casually. “And I even brought you something.”He lifted a bag in his hand, shaking it once like it was a harmless snack.Chaollete’s brow rose, suspicion and curiosity mixing together like poi
C302: The Dioki Dilemma
C302: The Dioki DilemmaBefore heading back to the villa, Ryan didn’t bother wasting time with the others, and instead returned straight to his own room like a man who had already decided the next few weeks were going to be absolute hell.The door shut behind him with a clean, heavy click, and the sound alone made the room feel smaller.Quieter.More dangerous.Ryan exhaled slowly, rolled his shoulders once, then raised his hand as Dioki began to stir inside his veins, not like warm mana, but like an ancient current of cold starlight slithering through bone and marrow.The air in the room shifted.The temperature dipped.The walls almost seemed to tighten.Then he summoned them.A pulse of Dioki surged outward like an invisible tide.Whoosh.The space rippled, and the first to emerge was Sphinx, landing with a heavy presence, his paw pressing down on the floor like he was mark
C301: Paper Walls, No Blood
C301: Paper Walls, No Blood“As long as we don’t fight,” Ryan said calmly, like he was discussing the weather instead of his possible forced marriage, “everything gets solved.”Chaollete Ashley stared at him like he had just confessed to eating rocks for breakfast.“Are you stupid?” she snapped instantly, her tone sharp enough to cut steel. “He literally said it turns into an immediate marriage. Immediate. I don’t even understand why he suddenly pulled this shit.”Ryan didn’t flinch. He did not even blink. He simply leaned back against the corridor wall outside the council room, his hands in his pockets, as if the whole academy could collapse and he would still look bored.“No,” he corrected her. “He said not accepting my challenge, losing, or winning leads to marriage. Meaning the fight itself is the trigger. If we can make it so the fight never happens, then the entire thing becomes meaningless.”Chaollete’s eyebrows twitc
Chapter 300: Bound by Challenge
Chapter 300: Bound by Challenge “I’m talking about facing my granddaughter, Noelle, in the Summoners War right before her graduation,” Sullivan’s voice carried the weight of command and expectation, firm yet tinged with the faintest trace of pride, as if he were outlining a ritual that had been long foretold, something meant to shape not just the outcome of a duel but the trajectory of his family’s legacy. Ryan’s eyebrows knitted together as he tried to process the magnitude of the request. “Facing Noelle before her graduation?” he repeated, the incredulity in his voice undeniable, each word steeped in disbelief. “Are you serious? You do understand the gap in our strength, right? Do you realize how vast the difference between her and me truly is?” Sullivan inclined his head slightly, a gesture that was calm, deliberate, and yet somehow unnerving. “Yes, I am serious,” he replied with an almost clinical precision, as if the consideration of risk had already been calculated and dismis
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