Chapter 195 – The Shadow Realm
Noah finally gathered himself and looked around—but he didn't even need to. Because all around him, there was only one thing…
…shadows.
Only shadows.
They weren't sentient, they weren't alive. These shadows were mindless—beasts of instinct—and that was exactly why they clung so tightly to Noah. Because of his title. Because of what he was.
Sovereign of Shadows.
They obeyed him. They bowed to him.
And it was only now, standing here, in this strange new place, that Noah finally realized just how terrifyingly powerful that title was. Because even here, even in an entirely different realm—a realm that existed beyond normal mana, a realm where only shadow mana flowed—these shadows still came to him.
Shadow mana… a very specific type of energy, far more primordial and ancient than what existed in the middle worlds. It was raw, boundless, hungry. And yet, it wrapped around Noah like a cloak.
