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Episode 26 – The First Unleashing
Time slowed. The wolf lunged, jaws wide, fangs gleaming, and Emma's scream got stuck in her throat. Jared didn't think, didn't hesitate.He raised his hand.Black and jagged chains sprang from his palm like living shadows and coiled in midair around the beast's neck. As the shadow-forged links pulled the wolf down, its momentum abruptly stopped and its body began to flail violently. The wolf, pinned and choking, slammed against the dirt with a sickening crack.Everybody froze.Emma's blade drooped. Liam's eyes widened, his anger pierced by disbelief. As they witnessed the impossibility, the mercenaries stumbled in the middle of firing.The wolf's body broke in a shower of black flame as the chains tightened and writhed as though it were alive. Ash was all that was left after the smoke cleared.Against the blazing black eye, Jared's steel-grey one wavered wildly. In his iris, the crown mark glowed dimly. He spoke in a low, distorted voice that sounded like two voices overlapping."Rem
Episode 25 – The Wolves at the Gate
The howls thickened into the night, no longer distant. They came from every direction, weaving through the ruined forest like a hunting call.Emma’s grip tightened on her blade. Liam shifted to cover their flank, eyes scanning the smoke-choked trees. Jared stood between them, his pulse hammering against the chain biting inside his chest. The whispers rose in his skull.“They’re hungry. And they can smell you, heir.”The first shape burst from the shadows—wolf-like, but its skin sloughed away in sheets, eyes glowing sickly green. Then another. And another. The Vault’s collapse had woken more than echoes.“Keep moving!” Emma shouted.They cut forward, blades flashing, but the beasts weren’t retreating. They were herding. Forcing them toward the ridge ahead.Jared’s vision glitched. The system flickered erratically.[Warning: Chain Instability increasing.][Defiance Threshold: Critical.]He staggered, clutching his head. Liam cursed. “He’s slowing us down!”But before Emma could snap bac
Episode 24 – Fractures
The forest lay in ruins. Smoke coiled from the splintered earth, the silence broken only by the hiss of settling debris.Emma’s hands shook as she steadied Jared against her shoulder. His body was heavy, limp, but not lifeless. His steel-grey eye flicked open weakly, locking onto hers for a heartbeat. Relief hit her chest—then froze when she saw the other eye.Black. Faintly glowing. Crown-light still smoldering inside it.Emma recoiled before she could stop herself. Jared felt the hesitation, the half-step of distance. Something inside him clenched tighter than the chains.Liam stepped closer, his expression hard. “He doesn’t look the same.”“Liam,” Emma hissed.“Don’t ‘Liam’ me. Look at him.” Liam pointed, voice sharp. “That thing—whatever sat on that throne—it’s in him now. You saw it.”Jared forced himself upright, pain lacing through every movement. “I’m still me.” His voice was hoarse, raw from screaming, but steady. “Whatever it was… I didn’t let it win.”Liam’s eyes narrowed.
Episode 23 – The Heir of Ruin
From the throne, the figure rose. In a chorus of iron screams, the chains fell off its body like water and slammed to the ground. The broken crown hung above its head, shards spinning, black light bleeding, but its face was shrouded in shadow. Jared's heart pounded. He was immobile. unable to breathe. He was prey to a predator older than the world itself, as his instincts told him.Emma's grip on the blade trembled. With his jaw clenched so tightly that his teeth might break, Liam had turned pale.Despite being a whisper, the figure's voice shook the room like thunder."You struggle with the chain."Jared had a sore throat. "Who are you?"Like a mocking smile, the shadows slanted."I am what you are going to be."The words made him feel cold.“No. I’ll never be—”"You are already." As the figure approached, the room appeared to flex with each step, the stone beneath its feet warping like clay. "You are called host by the system. A host, however, is merely a cage. You are not bound by
Episode 22 – The Vault Awakens
The forest was completely engulfed by the light. There was nothing but white, pressing in on his skin like fire, and for a breathless moment, Jared thought the world had ended again. The ground beneath his boots then reformed. chilly. Stone. old.Blinking against the light, he stumbled. They entered a huge room with walls adorned with sigils that seemed to move and bleed crimson light into the air. High above, lost in shadows that writhed like smoke, the ceiling arched.Emma's voice faltered. "Where are we, exactly?"Liam's eyes scanned the darkness as his hand tightened on his blade. "You mentioned a vault. It appears more like a grave."Jared did not respond. His eyes were already fixed on the middle of the room.There, encased in chains that twisted like snakes, loomed an obsidian throne. Above it swam a crown—shattered into sharp pieces, each shard circling indefinitely, dripping ink-like shadows.The voice of the system slithered through his mind.[Verified Location: Ruin Vault.
Episode 21 – Chains in the Code
The forest lay shattered in silence. Fallen trees, torn earth, and the metallic stench of blood clung to the air. Jared stood frozen, chest heaving, the shadow’s words echoing in his skull.A chain around your neck.His system flickered before his eyes, but for the first time since awakening, the glowing panels didn’t feel like salvation. They felt like shackles.[Combat log concluded.][Resources depleted: 74%][Recommendation: Enter Recovery Mode.]“Jared.” Emma’s voice was soft, pulling him back. She was kneeling, binding her bleeding palm with a strip of cloth. Her eyes—steady despite the cut—searched his. “What did he mean? About the chain?”Jared swallowed hard. His mouth was dry, every word sticking in his throat. “I… I don’t know.”It was a lie. A thin one.Liam slammed his fist against a tree trunk, frustration bleeding through his voice. “Damn it. That wasn’t just some rogue assassin. He knew you, Jared. He knew your system.” His eyes narrowed, sharp as blades. “So why the h
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