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Chapter 214: First Defeat
Time did not actually stop. It just felt that way because everything happened at once—Ben Tate's guardian corps hitting Verons from three sides simultaneously, Roseline's blades carving through the air where his throat had been a moment before, Marcus throwing something that exploded into blinding light that made the shadow coating Verons's body recoil.The coordinated assault bought Anna exactly two seconds.She grabbed Jacob and started dragging him toward the exit. His body left a blood trail across the sanctum floor, red mixing with the darkness that seemed to be seeping from the walls themselves.Verons recovered from the surprise attack faster than should have been possible. His shadow-blade swept through Ben's guardians and three of them fell with wounds that would not heal. Roseline barely dodged the backswing, her coat torn but her body intact as she rolled away and came up moving toward the exit."Running?" Verons called after them, his voice carrying amusement that made Ann
Chapter 213: Overwhelming Power
The guardian blast hit Verons square in the chest and actually drove him backward. Shadow peeled away from his body in strips, exposing flesh underneath that looked wrong—too pale, veins visible through skin that was becoming translucent. For three seconds Jacob thought Anna had found a weakness.Then Verons stabilized himself and the shadow reformed. Faster this time, flowing back over exposed flesh like water filling a container. Within moments he looked exactly as he had before, completely unmarked by an attack that should have vaporized a normal opponent."Interesting," Verons said, examining himself with clinical detachment. "That actually hurt. Not much, but more than zero. Perhaps you two are not completely useless after all."Jacob and Anna moved together without needing to speak. They had trained for this—fighting as a unit, covering each other's weaknesses, combining their powers in ways that multiplied effectiveness. Every technique they knew, every strategy they had practi
Chapter 212: Transformed Enemy
Verons's transformation completed and the temperature in the sanctum dropped so fast that breath turned to mist. The shadow that coated his body was no longer just a layer—it was part of him now, integrated with flesh in ways that violated everything Jacob understood about physical reality."You see?" Verons's voice came from everywhere, not just his mouth. "This is what your ancestors could have become if they possessed vision beyond their narrow moral constraints. Power without limitation. Existence without the weakness of purely mortal form."Jacob channeled energy through his artifacts and fired a concentrated blast. The attack crossed the chamber faster than thought, aimed precisely at the spot where Verons's heart should still be located beneath the merged flesh and shadow.Verons was not there when it arrived.He had moved. Not dodged or blocked—simply moved from one location to another without appearing to cross the space between. The blast struck empty air and dissipated agai
Chapter 211: Breaching Inner Sanctum
Jacob did not answer Verons. He attacked instead, channeling everything he had left through his blade and driving forward with speed that would have killed a normal human from the acceleration alone.Verons blocked without effort. Their weapons met and the impact sent shockwaves through the temple courtyard that knocked down fighters on both sides. Shadow beasts scattered from the force of the collision, reforming seconds later to continue their assault on the survivors."Is that all?" Verons asked, his merged voice carrying amusement. "The great Dark Blade reduced to this?"Anna hit him from the side with a guardian blast strong enough to crack stone. It struck Verons full in the chest and actually drove him backward three steps. For a moment Jacob thought they had hurt him.Then Verons laughed."Better," he said, shadow already healing whatever minimal damage the attack had caused. "But still insufficient."He moved faster than before. One hand caught Anna's throat while the other d
Chapter 210: The Temple Siege Begins
The shadow army hit the southern perimeter like a black tidal wave. Hundreds of creatures, maybe thousands, swarming the defensive positions before most fighters had finished arming themselves. Screams cut through the predawn darkness as the first line collapsed under the assault.Jacob ran. No time for orders or strategy, just raw reaction as he channeled power through his artifacts and threw himself into the breach where shadow beasts were tearing through fighters who had been writing goodbye letters thirty seconds ago.His blade cut through the nearest creature and he was already moving to the next, then the next, falling into the rhythm of combat that his body knew better than conscious thought. Anna appeared at his left, her hands blazing with guardian light, buying space for fighters to retreat and regroup behind them.But the beasts kept coming."They are not stopping!" Leo's voice carried from somewhere to the right. "They are pushing straight through toward the camp center!"
Chapter 209: Final Preparations
The camp did not sleep that night. How could they? Tomorrow they would either kill a god or die trying, and rest felt like accepting death before it arrived.Jacob walked through the preparation areas watching fighters sharpen blades that would probably break against shadow armor, checking straps on armor that would not stop mystical attacks, rehearsing formations that assumed they would live long enough to execute them. Nobody spoke to him directly but he felt their eyes tracking his movement. Looking for confidence he did not have. Searching for certainty in a man who knew better than anyone how badly outmatched they were.The mystical warriors gathered in circles, chanting rituals that would supposedly strengthen their connection to guardian energy. Marcus led one group through meditation techniques designed to expand their capacity for channeling power. It might help. Might buy them an extra thirty seconds of fighting before exhaustion claimed them.Ben Tate supervised the convent
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