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Chapter 60
The single, blood-red pupil dilated within the squirming mass of iridescent purple scales, locking its unnatural focus straight onto Eldon’s dark mask.The air in the circular penthouse grew heavy, turning thick and metallic, tasting faintly of ozone and burning copper. No sound vibrated through the atmosphere, but a raspy, synthesized voice scraped directly against the inside of Eldon’s skull—cold, mechanical, and devoid of organic warmth."Anomaly designated: Null-Factor," the voice echoed, vibrating in his brain like grinding glass. "Subject lacks an arcana anchor. Subject lacks an assigned class framework. Subject lacks a registered soul-data entry within the primary ledger."Eldon didn't step back. He lowered his center of gravity, shifting his weight to his back heel as his right hand settled firmly around the leather-wrapped hilt of his dark cold-steel broadsword. His left shoulder still throbbed beneath its fresh bandages, and his cracked ribs burned, but hi
Chapter 59
The fall of House Golden-Lion sent shockwaves through the cobblestone streets of Crowcrest.By order of the High Council, Imperial Guards clad in gilded plate seized the family’s lavish noble estate by mid-afternoon. Heavy iron padlocks were clamped onto the high iron gates, trade permits were revoked, and the Golden-Lion crest was stripped from every public plaza in the district. The guild’s vast private vaults were frozen, leaving hundreds of mercenary retainers unpaid and scrambling for cover as the council declared Duke Volvo a rogue fugitive of the realm.Yet, despite the sudden collapse of one of the empire's oldest bloodlines, the mood in the upper city was far from triumphant. It was tense, paranoid, and thick with uncertainty.Inside the quiet, soot-stained interior of Old Orik’s forge, Eldon sat on a low wooden bench.He was bare-chested, resting his elbows on his knees while Orik carefully wrapped fresh, liniment-soaked linen bands around his bru
Chapter 58
THUD!Old Orik slammed the fist-sized violet crystal onto the central marble table, the heavy impact echoing off the vaulted ceilings of the Imperial Court.The two guards who had stepped up to intercept him froze mid-stride, their halberds hovering nervously in the air. High Judge Malakor’s hand remained suspended above the brass sounding block, his face flushed with a mixture of judicial offense and sudden, creeping dread."What is the meaning of this insolence?" Malakor bellowed, his thick white eyebrows furrowing as he tried to reclaim control of the room. "Guard Captain, remove this blacksmith at once! He is disrupting a capital sentencing!""Touch me and you'll answer to the Imperial Guild of Artisans, Malakor," Orik snapped, his single eye flashing with fierce, unyielding resolve. He struck the top of the rune stone with his calloused palm, engaging the crystal’s internal mechanical array. "Let the stone speak. Unless the High Court has suddenly decided that t
Chapter 57
The Grand Imperial Court of Crowcrest was a cavernous amphitheater of white marble, towering basalt pillars, and vaulted ceilings etched with golden runic script.Heavy iron chains clanked against the polished stone floor as Eldon was marched into the center of the trial floor. Four gold-armored Imperial Guards stood at his flanks, their halberds held at a strict forward angle, their eyes locked on the statusless commoner. Eldon’s dark leather tunic was torn, his left shoulder was tightly bound beneath fresh linen wraps, and his cracked ribs throbbed with every breath, but he stood erect, his dark eyes fixed squarely on the high judicial dais.Seated high above the central floor on an elevated bench of carved black granite was High Judge Malakor—a broad, white-bearded noble clad in crimson silk robes embossed with the scales of the High Council.To his right, occupying a lavish velvet armchair reserved for high aristocracy, sat Duke Volvo.The Duke wore a o
Chapter 56
Vrak’s boots kicked uselessly against the obsidian pillar, his gauntleted fingers tearing frantically at Eldon’s hand.The terrifying, un-stat-assisted crush on his windpipe cut off his breath entirely, forcing a wet, desperate wheeze through his bone visor. He looked down into Eldon’s dark, unblinking eyes—eyes completely devoid of doubt, pity, or hesitation—and realized with absolute, sickening clarity that the statusless cleaner would snap his neck like a dead branch without a second thought."Speak," Eldon said, his voice flat, low, and quiet."D-Duke... Volvo..." Vrak choked out, his raspy voice trembling as blood trickled from his split lip beneath his helmet. "It was... Duke Volvo... and Lord Van..."Eldon didn't loosen his grip, but his dark eyes narrowed slightly."Lord Van paid... fifty thousand gold..." Vrak sputtered, tears of agony and humiliation stinging his eyes. "To the Association registration clerk... to put your name... on the mandatory draft ledger... Volvo wante
Chapter 55
"Die, you statusless insect!" Commander Vrak roared, his voice booming out from behind four inches of dark, hardened shadow steel. The four-inch plate of dark mana encased Vrak’s towering frame like a impenetrable iron fortress. The ambient air around him warped, distorted by the dense, high-tier defensive spell script that converted raw mana into absolute kinetic mitigation. He stepped forward, his massive, spiked boots shattering the black ice into fine powder with every step as he accelerated into a full, unstoppable charge. [Abyssal Armor: Active] [Physical Mitigation: 99.8%] [Magic Mitigation: 99.8%] To any System-reliant hunter, Vrak’s current state was an unbeatable wall. Standard sword strikes would glance off the hardened shadow steel without leaving so much as a scratch, their kinetic energy absorbed and dissipated by the floating magic parameters governing the class skill. Eldon didn't step
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