Location: Solara — Southern Slums, 2:14 AM
Thunder cracked.
Rain fell in sheets.
A young runner carrying forged documents sprinted across rooftops — chased by something fast, growling, inhuman.
He reached a Phantom drop point. Begged for help.
And the shadows moved.
Damon stepped out. Mask on. Blade low. Aura cold as death.
"This city belongs to me.
You should've stayed in the dark."
Enemy Profile: Class-B Werewolf Mercenary – Codename: Vrek
Height: 7'3"
Bone Density: Reinforced
Regeneration Rate: High
Kill Record: 63 confirmed
It leapt.
Damon didn't move.
Let the beast come.
And when it did?
He turned it mid-air, slammed it through concrete, and shoved his silver-forged blade through its chest.
Eyes never blinked.
Not once.
System Update – Supernatural Kill Registered
Target Eliminated: Vrek – Class-B Werewolf
Rewards Gained:
– $175,000
– Gene Upgrade: Lycan Endurance Tier I
– New Passive: "Bone Bind"
→ Increases resistance to supernatural blunt-force trauma
"Blood for fire.
The more they come…
The more unstoppable you become."
Meanwhile – Nova's First Echo
At a black-market inn, Nova encountered a wounded smuggler.
He described the attack.
"Masked killer. Cold eyes. Didn't speak.
Killed a werewolf like it was nothing.
Walked into the rain… like a god wearing shadows."
Nova's heart stopped.
She whispered,
"Damon…"
Rico – Tested
During a weapon deal, Rico was approached by a Red Circle spy.
Offered $3 million for the Phantom's location.
Rico stood. Thought. Then broke the man's kneecap with a steel pipe.
Dragged him to Damon's lair.
Dropped the body at his feet.
"They're coming harder now," Rico said.
"You want me to vanish too?"
Damon turned, silent.
Then nodded.
"Then we vanish louder."
Final Scene – Vatican Blacklist Update
Lucien Hale knelt in front of an obsidian altar.
The screen before him glitched.
Then loaded a live feed.
Damon — mask on, rain falling around him — killing a vampire with surgical ease.
No anger.
Just cold perfection.
Lucien whispered:
"He doesn't kill for hunger.
He kills like it's routine.
And every time he does…
He grows."