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CHAPTER 156
Dante roared. Golden light exploded from his body. He crossed the cavern in a single heartbeat and slammed his fist into the Sovereign's chest.The impact cracked the cave floor. The Sovereign flew back and crashed into the wall. But it did not scream. It laughed."Good," it wheezed. "Rage suits you. Let me give you a gift."The black mark on its body burst open. A wave of darkness shot out and struck Dante in the chest.Pain tore through him. His veins turned black from his chest to his fingertips. The golden aura around his body twisted and went dark like ink spilling in water.Behind him, the wounded Sovereigns who had followed him down the corridor froze in horror."His aura," a young god whispered. "It is black.""He is corrupted!" someone screamed."Kill him before he turns!"Dante dropped to one knee. His eyes flickered between gold and black. His breath came in ragged gasps.No, he thought. Not like this. Not by their hands.A whisper filled his head. Sweet. Smooth. Almost kin
CHAPTER 155
Dante stormed back into the sanctuary with a storm in his chest. The first signal from his father's message was still burning in his mind.The woman I once used to hide my son.His jaw locked tight. His fists curled at his sides until the knuckles turned white.Was my marriage a plan? he thought. Was every smile, every promise, every night just a piece on someone's board?He needed Elara. He needed answers. He did not get either.The floor shook. Every golden symbol on the walls flashed red at once."Dante!" an old Sovereign roared from the far platform. "The inner seals are breaking!"Stone cracked open across the sanctuary. One passage opened, then another, then ten more. A foul wind blew out of the dark holes.Orsus stood at the edge of the chamber with a smile on his face and a black mark glowing on his palm."Sleep well, little gods." His voice was sweet as poison. "The cellars of your divine city have been starving for a very long time."Creatures poured out of the passages. Tal
CHAPTER 154
Dante's jaw tightened. Even after everything, the crowd was swaying again like grass in the wind.He studied the projection in silence. Something was wrong with the mist. The edges rippled in a pattern he had seen before, in a place far from here."Orsus." Dante stepped forward. "You speak very well for a god who crawled through a hole in the floor.""Silence, mortal." Orsus's eyes glowed."Tell me something." Dante pointed at the mist. "That projection is a living shadow weave. A forbidden technique. The sanctuary records say it was banned thousands of years ago."The murmurs faded."Only one kind of being can use it," Dante continued. "Someone whose soul is tied to the ancient enemy. A normal Sovereign would burn out in seconds."The projection flickered. Orsus's smile slipped."You are lying.""Am I?" Dante raised his hand. Golden light flowed from his fingers and wrapped around the mist. "Then let us see your real face.""Stop!" Orsus's voice cracked.The mist twisted and screamed
CHAPTER 153
The underground exchange sat beneath an abandoned shipping terminal. Only the oldest supernatural families knew it existed.Dante walked through the iron doors alone. No guards. No entourage. Just the sound of his shoes on wet concrete.Over fifty representatives turned at once. Conversations died. Glasses stopped halfway to mouths."The Moretti mutt actually came." A woman in a fur coat smirked and tapped her cane on the floor. "I thought he would hide under a rock.""Rocks are for things that crawl," a bald man answered, grinning. "And he crawls beautifully."Laughter rolled through the hall. Dante kept walking. His expression stayed flat, like a man reading a menu.They surrounded him within seconds. Cold eyes. Sharp smiles. Hands resting on hidden weapons."Surrender Mars' power." The bald man stepped forward and spat on the floor near Dante's boots. "You are a leech sucking on a divine corpse. Give it back to those who deserve it.""A leech?" Dante tilted his head slightly. "You
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Within minutes, three powerful families sent word to their allies. Black Veil members began trading orders in quiet voices. Government officials demanded emergency meetings.The factions that had been wavering turned against Dante in a single breath.Far away, in a dark room lit only by a wall of screens, Cassian Veyr watched the broadcast with a glass of wine in his hand."Interesting." His smile was thin. "The Sovereigns are doing my work for me. Gods tearing down a god's heir. I could not have written it better."His aide stepped closer and bowed his head. "Should we move against the heir now?""No." Cassian swirled his wine. "Let them tear his name apart. A man with no reputation has no allies. Meanwhile, Black Veil will keep searching for the remaining divine gates quietly."He took a sip. Then his phone buzzed.He read the message once. His smile slowly disappeared.The thing controlling the marks was never part of our plan. Stop what you are doing.The sender's name appeared at
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The loyal Sovereign did not hide the black mark on his palm. He held it up to the light like a trophy."Surprised, little heir?" His voice was calm and proud. "Did you really think one rotten god was all this sanctuary had?"Dante's golden aura flared. His eyes moved across the chamber, counting every statue and every shadow.Two of them, he thought. And I called the other gods cowards for not seeing it."You opened a passage." Dante stepped forward. His voice was ice. "That cracking stone was not an accident.""Of course not." The Sovereign smiled and flexed his marked hand. "The hunters never needed to break into your city from outside. I invited them in. Every gate I opened was a door held wide for them.""You guided them." Dante's fists tightened. "Every attack tonight, every street, every dead civilian.""Guided them?" Orsus tilted his head like he was talking to a child. "I fed them, Moretti. You humans are such easy meals. You run around screaming like cockroaches when the ligh
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