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The Shadow Reign

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When the skies split open, demons poured through the Black Portal, and humanity stood at the brink of extinction. The ten governments of the world united, forming the World Government and the elite Legion Force to repel the invasion. With the help of a mysterious stranger, the demons were defeated—yet the man vanished without a trace, and the world was left with questions. Soon after, a divine artifact known as the God Core crashed from the heavens, shattering into ten fragments. From it, humans awakened extraordinary powers. To harness this strength, the Legions were formed—ten guardians chosen to protect each region, with thousands striving to join their ranks through brutal examinations. Kael, a boy who lost everything to demons, dreams of rising through the Legion and avenging his fallen family. But in the shadows lurks another figure in this world with the terrifying ability of Shadow Dominion—to command the dead as his eternal slaves. His ambition is not survival… but conquest. In a world where demons, Legions, and secrets of the God Core collide, two destinies begin to unfold—one bathed in light, and the other swallowed by shadows.
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Chapter 1 - Prologue: The World Shattered and Reborn

Long ago, the world was divided.Ten great powers ruled across the endless seas, each commanding their own lands with pride and suspicion.

Aetherion

Drakoria

Nerathis

Lunaris

Valoria

Zhentara

Kaelith

Oblivara

Thaloria

Solara

For centuries, these ten regions quarreled, their ambitions separated by endless ocean. None trusted the other. None dared dream of unity.

Until the Black Portal opened.

From the skies descended horrors unimagined—beasts, demons, and monsters that defied mortal strength. Each region fought, and each region fell. Cities burned, oceans turned red, the tundras cracked beneath their march. Humanity's pride shattered before the endless tide.

And when the last defenses faltered, a stranger appeared.A man without a name, wielding power beyond comprehension. Alone, he stood against the abyss. With him, the tide was broken, and the demons forced back into the shadows.

When the world sought his name, he had vanished.When they searched for his origin, no trace remained.He saved the world, and yet left it drowning in questions.

Then came the God Core.

It fell from the heavens like a star and split into ten radiant fragments, scattering across the regions. From that moment, humans began to awaken—wielding powers drawn from the fragments' mysterious essence. The age of ordinary men ended; the age of awakened began.

In fear of the demons' return, the ten governments forged the World Government, centered in Aetherion. From its will, the Legion Force was born:

Ten Legions, each led by the strongest warrior of their region.

Ten divisions under each Legion.

Ten members sworn to each division.

An army of thousands, created to be humanity's last wall of defense.

Every five years, the world gathers for the Legion Force Examination, where the young and ambitious prove their worth. Few survive. Fewer still rise.

Yet in this age of fractured history, unanswered questions remain.Who was the man who vanished after the war?What are the demons, and why did they come?And what is the true nature of the God Core?

This is the story of a boy named Kael, a dreamer forged by loss, whose father disappeared on a secret mission, whose mother was claimed by an illness no healer could cure. Sixteen years old, two years from the Legion Exam—his heart carries only one vow:

To rise among the Legions.To uncover the truth.And to slaughter every last demon that threatens his world.

But fate is not his alone to decide.For in the shadows, another rises—a man from another world, a criminal reborn,commanding the dead as shadows at his feet.

The stage is set.The oceans stir.And the world awaits the return of darkness.