System Check-In: Rome, Italy – Vatican Shadow Sector
Check-In Complete
International Vault Access Bonus Activated
Rewards:
– $8,000,000
– New Underworld Connection Unlocked: The Papal Silent Chain
– Passive Perk: "Anointed Illegitimate"
→ Grants secret immunity across hidden religious black markets and occult relic networks
Bloodline Surge Detected – Dracas Gene Thread: 12% Unlocked
The Vault Beneath Vatican Catacombs
Zhenyu and Damon moved in silence, lanterns in hand, past bones older than language.
At the final chamber, sealed in wax and flame symbols, ARCHAIOS couldn't scan.
They stepped inside.
At the center: a stone sarcophagus, marked with the Dracas crest — centuries old.
"Impossible," Zhenyu whispered.
But the name etched beneath the crest said it all:
"Draelon Dracas — The Nightborn Flame."
Inside the tomb?
Gold-plated manuscripts, black blood-soaked contracts, and a vial of crimson liquid with the label:
"Reserved for the true heir. Drink only once the empire breathes."
System Surge – Core Truth Fragment Unlocked
Dracas was not a name. It was a title.
A royal class of high-bloodline hybrids.
Part man. Part dragon. Part something older.
They were hunted. Burned. Forgotten.
Until now.
Damon placed his hand on the sarcophagus.
"Welcome back, Alpha."
Back in the Empire — Phantom Industries Update
Nova took over distribution channels in Argentina and Singapore.
Arielle led a Black Market arms deal through Ghana into Eastern Europe.
Zeke launched Phantom Energy — a clean energy front now backed by 3 senators.
System Update: Weekly Earnings – $92,000,000
Global Wealth Ranking: Entered Top 300 (Public Masked)
Underworld Rank: Tier I Prime
Dracas-Blooded Net Value: $1.03 Billion (Clean) / $6.2 Billion (Shadow)
Love Entanglements Deepen
Zhenyu kissed Damon in the shadow of the tomb — a long, slow, claiming kiss that made her whisper:
"If you are the last Dracas…
Then I want to taste what made the bloodline feared."
Nova, after sealing her Argentina deal, messaged him at 3 AM:
"I want your name.
And the war that comes with it."
Arielle began training with new weapons developed by Phantom Forge — and the way she looked at Damon changed: like she was preparing to protect him from something she couldn't name.
Final Scene — The Gift Activated
That night, back in his Rome suite, Damon drank the crimson vial.
It burned.
Changed him.
Marked him.
System Overload:
→ Dracas Awakening Phase I Engaged
→ You are no longer classified as human.
As he looked into the mirror, his reflection flickered — gold irises, veins like molten silver, and an aura so intense the lights shattered.
He smiled.
"Let's see if gods can still be hunted."